APPARATUS FOR INSERTING WIRES INTO WIRE-RECEIVING PORTIONS OF ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS

摘要

Apparatus for storing and serially positioning a series of carrier strip mounted electrical connectors at a wire insertion station at which pairs of small gauge insulated wires are trimmed and inserted into the electrical connectors. Each wire-receiving portion of a connector is located by a projecting portion on the connector. A reeling device advances the carrier strip until the projecting portion registers against a stop which momentarily positions the wire-receiving portion correctly at the insertion station. Subsequent to connection of a pelf of wires in the connector the stop is moved allowing advance of the carrier strip. The stop is then replaced to engage another of the projections on the same connector or another connector to position momentarily another wire-receiving portion of the connector at the insertion station. By applying continuous tension on the carrier strip each wirereceiving portion is advanced and momentarily positioned at the wire-receiving station despite any variation in the length of feed required of the carrier strip.