FEED MECHANISM FOR A TERMINAL CRIMPING MACHINE.

摘要

A feed mechanism (300) for a terminal crimping machine including a feed track (302) and a strip locator 304). The feed track (302) has a top plate (310) and a side wall (312). The top plate extends from a front (306) of the feed track to a rear (308) of the feed track. The top plate is configured to receive thereon a terminal strip (320) having a plurality of terminals (322) arranged along a carrier strip (324). The terminal strip is configured to be moved from the rear to the front towards a crimping zone of the terminal crimping machine. The side wall has a fixed edge (336) above the top plate. The strip locator is coupled to the feed track and has a rail movably coupled to a support wall. The support wall is fixed relative to the feed track. The rail is biased against the terminal strip to force the terminal strip against the fixed edge of the side wall.