| 摘要 |
A method and apparatus for interconnecting pairs of terminals with a pretwisted pair of insulated wires routes, cuts, strips, identifies, and secures such identified ends of the pretwisted wire pair to appropriate terminals. Routing operations are performed in part by pairs of biaxially translatable dressing finger assemblies which engage the twisted pair and provide points about which the wire is routed to achieve complex wiring patterns having multiple bends. Routing and terminating operations are performed by a pair of substantially identical mechanisms which are also mounted for biaxial translation. Such mechanisms include assemblies which prepare the ends of the twisted pair for termination by severing the wire, untwisting a portion of the wire adjacent its ends, and removing insulation from a portion of the untwisted wires, as well as assemblies which achieve proper terminal interconnection by identifying the individual wires at each end, directing and loading the wires into appropriate wrapping tools, and securing the wires about appropriate terminals in multiple helical wraps.
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