摘要 |
<p>Apparatus for identifying individual wires (20) of a group of randomly ordered wires (20) and terminating the identified wires (20) in selected terminals (24A & 248) of an electrical connector (24) in which the wires (20) are transported one-by-one from a wire feeding mechanism (2) by a wire transporting wheel (4) past a sensor (6) to a transfer mechanism (10) which moves the individual wires (20) axially into alignment with a wire terminating ram (34A or 34B) of a terminating mechanism (22). The wire terminating ram (34A or 34B) is arranged to index along a row of terminals (24A or 24B) extending axially of the wire transporting wheel (4) into alignment with respective terminals (24A and 24B) in response to the identity of an individual wire (20). The wire transporting wheel (4) is arranged to rotate in either direction to divert an individual wire to either side of a connector (24) with rows of terminals (24A and 24B) on both sides in response to the identity of the wire (20).</p> |