Trennmechanismus für Steckergehäuse.

摘要

A cutting apparatus for severing multiple, electrical connector housings (10) into single units, features a cutting or web severing station (40) comprising one or more horizontally reciprocating cutting bars (30), each bar (30) at one end thereof having a slot (32) for mounting same on a pivoting lever arm (46, 52), and at the opposite end (34) a hold-down flange (36) which acts to restrain any vertical movement of said webs, and a recessed web severance portion (38). Cooperating with said bar(s) the essentially "L" shaped lever arm (46) mounted for pivotal action at the junction of the arms thereof, where one arm (48) is mounted for vertical movement by means of a hydraulic piston (50). By virtue of said vertical movement, the remaining lever arm (52), to which such cutting bar (30) is mounted, is caused to reciprocate within a given plane between a web severance position ("B") and a remote position ("A"). An optional feature is the provision of a rotary support (86,88,92) for vertically adjusting the relative position of the connector housings so as to hold constant the relative position of the connector housing webs (20) to such cutting bar (30).