| 摘要 |
<p>A fully automatic apparatus which measures, cuts and strips a plurality of wire leads, which may be of differing diameters and lengths, which applies terminals or the like to the leading ends of the wire leads, and which transfers the plurality of cut wire leads to a conveyor which subsequently indexes the trailing ends of the cut wire leads past a plurality of terminal applicators or other work performing structures to a discharge station. The various components of the apparatus include a wire measuring device, a first terminal applicator or the like, a cutting and stripping mechanism, a feed mechanism, a transfer mechanism, a conveyor, a plurality of additional work performing structures, and a discharge station. The wire measuring device, which is associated with the feed mechanism, measures a plurality of wire leads to differing lengths. The feed mechanism shifts the leading end of the wire leads between a first position, wherein terminals or the like are applied to the leading ends of the measured wire leads, and a second position wherein the feed mechanism feeds the pre-measured lengths of wire leads past the cutting and stripping mechanism. The transfer mechanism which is disposed adjacent the cutting and stripping mechanisms, receives the cut wire leads and transfers them to the conveyor. The conveyor, which has a plurality of clamp assemblies mounted on an endless chain, conveys the cut wire leads past the additional work performing structures to the discharge station. Additional work operations are performed upon the trailing ends of the cut wire leads, such as the assembling of terminals, etc., as the cut wire leads are conveyed.</p> |
