Apparatus for connecting electrical connectors to cable.

摘要

Apparatus for connecting electrical connectors (2) to a flat multi-conductor cable (26) comprises a work table (55) on which are arranged a connector orienting assembly (48) for placing electrical connectors (2) at loading locations in different selected vertical and lengthwise orientations, a press (34) for connecting the connectors (2) to the cable (26) by forcing the cable conductors into conductor receiving portions of terminals of the connectors (2), an assembly (36) for feeding the cable (26) intermittently through the press through the press (34), a shuttle (44) for receiving connectors (2) from the loading locatins of said orienting assembly (48) and being movable intermittently along a path extending between the orienting assembly (48) and the press (34), rams (72) for loading connectors (2) from the loading locations into the shuttle (44) and an insertion assembly (52) for driving the connectors (2) from the shuttle (44) into the press (34).