ELECTRICAL HARNESS FABRICATION MACHINE

摘要

An electrical harness fabrication machine which produces harnesses which comprise ribbon cable having a connector (14) at each end. Each connector has a housing with terminals loaded therein. Prior to termination to the cable, the terminals are partially preloaded into their respective housings so that conductor engaging ends thereof are presented to a termination station for mass termination. A conductor engaging end of the terminals are free standing sections (38) which form an insulation displacement slot therebetween. The termination assembly has a portion adjacent conductor stuffing blades for laterally supporting the conductor engaging ends of the terminals during the termination operation. In addition, pilot members (100, 102) are provided to cooperate with a connector nest (60) having a preloaded connector received therein and the conductors for accurately aligning the conductors, conductor engaging ends of the terminals and the termination assembly with respect to one another.