Terminal band feeding device having efficient partitioning tape disposal which limits tension in the terminal band

摘要

A terminal band feeding apparatus has a feeding reel on which spirally wound are (i) a terminal band having terminal blanks in a chain manner and (ii) a partitioning tape for preventing the terminal blanks from becoming entangled with one another. By pulling out the partitioning tape from the feeding reel, the terminal band is reeled out and fed to the terminal crimping position of a continuous terminal crimping machine. When a limit switch detects the fact that predetermined tension is applied to the terminal band, the tape is clamped and sent downward by a predetermined amount. The tape thus sent is thrown away in a dust box.