Wire processing apparatus.

摘要

The apparatus comprises first and second wire treatment stations (60 and 80). Wires (1) are fed through the second station (80) and their free ends are terminated to an electrical connector (2) at the first station (60). Wire lengthening rollers (58 and 59) are then operated to advance the wires by different lengths, so that they form loops between the stations (60 and 80). During such advance of the wires, wire tensioning rollers (91 and 104) are operated to keep the wires in tension between the tensioning rollers (91 and 104) and the wire lengthening rollers (58 and 59) and to pay out the wires into the loops. The wire lengthening, and the wire tensioning, rollers are then topped and the wires are simultaneously severed at the second wire treatment station (80) and the severed ends of the leads so formed are terminated to a second electrical connector (2 min ) at the second wire treatment station (80), after which, the terminated leads (1 min ) are ejected from the apparatus.