UN APARATO PARA SEPARAR POR CORTE COMPONENTES, POR EJEMPLO TERMINALES ELECTRICOS, DE UNA TIRA DE LOS MISMOS, Y PARA IN-SERTAR CADA COMPONENTE SEPARADO EN UNA PIEZA DE TRABAJO.

摘要

Apparatus for severing components from a strip of components and for inserting the severed components one by one into a work piece, comprises means for feeding the strip of components incrementally to a component severing station, means for severing the leading component from the strip at the severing station and an insertion tool for inserting the severed leading component into the work piece; all driven by a stepping motor through step down transmission means acting on a main cam shaft. A disc cam on the shaft has on opposite faces cam tracks receiving cam followers connected to the insertion tool and the severing means, the feeding means being driven through a barrel cam on the shaft. An electronic control unit monitors the angular position of the shaft.