Te Connectivity Solutions Gmbh

Tyco Electronics UK Ltd

Tyco Electronics Corporation

The Whitaker Corporation

Robert Allen Dubler

Jonathan Roberts

Matthew John Orlowski

Kerry Joseph Stakem

Keith Lynn Nicholas

John Dunaway Charlton

Michael S Shank

John Avenoso

John David Dodds

A wire terminating apparatus and method which allows for determining the quality of a wire termination. The method includes terminating the wire, monitoring the thermal properties of the termination with one or more thermal sensors and comparing the monitored thermal properties to stored thermal properties to determine if the termination is defective. If the termination is defective, the termination is discarded. The apparatus includes a wire termination zone. A thermal sensor is mounted on the wire terminating apparatus proximate the wire termination zone. The thermal sensor monitors the thermal properties of the termination to determine if the termination is defective.

Method to determine quality of termination of wire using thermal characteristics

Apparatus to determine quality of termination of wire using thermal characteristics

A crimping apparatus includes a ram having crimp tooling for crimping a terminal to a wire during a crimp stroke and a force sensor detecting a crimp force during the crimp stroke. The crimping apparatus also includes a controller that monitors the crimp quality of a crimp based on a frequency profile of the crimp. Optionally, the controller may create the frequency profile based on a force profile using a frequency transform algorithm. The frequency transform algorithm may be a Fast Fourier Transform algorithm.

Crimping apparatus having a crimp quality monitoring system

An applicator (,) for crimping a terminal (,) onto a conductor and inserting the crimped terminal into the housing (,) of a partially assembled connector (,) includes a seating sensor for assuring that the terminal is fully inserted into the housing. A backup member (,) which is arranged to engage side edges (,) of the electrical terminal for preventing axial movement additionally makes electrical contact therewith. The pusher member includes a projection (,) that makes electrical contact with the end of the terminal only when the housing and terminal are fully seated. Electrical leads (,) are electrically connected to the backup member and the pusher member so that continuity can be verified after the connector housing is fully seated. In the event that continuity is not detected, an error signal is generated indicating a malfunction.

Applicator seating sensor

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Robert Allen Dubler