Die set for forming axial leads of electrical component into hairpin lead pattern

摘要

The dies here comprise opposed sets of parallel-elongated members which are arranged for engagement to form component leads. Members at opposite ends of the dies cooperate in pairs to cut axial leads of a component positioned between the dies to prescribed lengths when the dies are engaged. A third member of one die has a slot through one of a pair of opposite sides thereof that are adjacent one end thereof and the component. A second pair of elongated members of the other die are positioned to move adjacent the opposite sides of the third member. When one lead of a component is held against the one end of the third member, with one ends of the second pair of members being proximate the component body and the free end of the one lead, engagement of the dies causes the second pair of members to force a portion of the component body into the slot and the one lead adjacent to the other opposite side of the third member to form the component leads into a hairpin pattern.