ELECTRICAL LEAD AND HARNESS MANUFACTURING

摘要

A tape controlled, measured length of wire is automatically fed from a reel to a position between laterally spaced bench presses and within a pair of transfer arms embracing the wire. The wire is severed and insulation stripped away from the line of severance of both the newly severed lead and the leading end of the wire. Respective transfer arms for the new wire lead and the leading end of the wire rotate the severed and stripped ends to opposite sides of the wire feed line and beneath respective presses. Multiple unit, shiftable electrical terminal applicators are selectively shifted under tape control relative to the line of action of each press to present the selected terminal from one of respective multiple terminal strips to the severed and stripped wire ends with the terminals crimped to the trailing end of the wire lead and the leading end of the wire upon depression of the press rams.