Method of and apparatus for fitting rubber stopper.

摘要

A method of fitting a rubber stopper 1A for a water-proof connector terminal 3 onto an end portion of an electric wire 2 includes the steps of: successively feeding a group of rubber stoppers 1A aligned in a row in a state wherein each of the rubber stoppers 1A has its longitudinal axis extending vertically; transferring each of the rubber stoppers 1A into a stopper housing portion 20; retaining the electric wire 2 disposed on an imaginary line passing through the center of the stopper housing portion 20; and press-fitting the wire 2 into the rubber stopper 1A, whereby the rubber stoppers 1A are successively and continuously fitted on the respective wires 2. Also disclosed is an apparatus which may be suitably employed to carry out the above-described method. The apparatus includes an aligned stopper successively feeding section 7, a stopper transfer section 8, a rotary conveyor section 9, and a wire press-fitting section 10. The apparatus is further provided with an automatic control circuit 50 adapted to allow the respective operations of the above-described sections to be sequentially interlocked with each other.