摘要 |
Apparatus for inserting wires into respective wire-receiving slots of electrical contacts, arranged in a row along an electrical connector, the apparatus comprising a wire insertion ram mounted on and reciprocable relative to a frame which provides a guideway for the connector extending transversely of the path of movement of the ram; releasable positioning means mounted on the frame accurately to position slots of successive individual contacts in alignment with the ram on movement of a connector along the guideway; wire guides on the frame above and below the path of movement of the ram to locate a wire in the path of movement of the ram, the lower guide being movable away from the guideway after each wire insertion and adjacent the guideway prior to operation of the insertion ram. |