Molex Corporation

Vernon A Smith

Kevin J Urness

Russell E Wende

Robert A Suthard

An electrical terminal applicator is disclosed for crimping terminals onto wires, with the terminals being secured on a strip in a side-by-side relationship. An applicator ram is drivable in a first path through a working stroke towards, and a return stroke away from, a crimping anvil. A crimping die cooperates with the anvil to crimp a portion of the terminal onto a wire during each working stroke of the ram. A track guides the strip in a second path which intersects the first path of the ram and includes a track portion mounted for adjustable movement in a direction transverse to the second path. An adjusting screw is threaded into a transverse hole in the movable track portion for adjusting the position of the track portion in the direction transverse to the second path. A locking set screw is threaded into the transverse hole for jamming against an end of the adjusting screw to lock the adjusting screw and, thus, the track portion in any position of adjustment.

Electrical terminal applicator with improved track adjustment means

An electrical terminal applicator includes an applicator ram drivable by a press ram through a working stroke towards, and a return stroke away from, a crimping anvil. A first crimping die is mounted on the applicator ram for cooperation with the anvil to crimp a first portion of an electrical terminal onto the insulation of an insulated electrical wire during each working stroke of the applicator ram. A second crimping die is mounted on the applicator ram for cooperation with the anvil to crimp a second portion of the terminal onto a conductive core of the electrical wire during each working stroke of the applicator ram. A first adjusting plate is mounted for rotation about an axis on and extending in the direction of movement of the applicator ram and includes a concentric ramped striking surface for engaging a striker surface operatively associated with the first crimping die, to adjust the shut height of the first die in response to rotating the first adjusting plate. A second adjusting plate is mounted for rotation about the axis and includes a concentric ramped striking surface for engaging a striker surface operatively associated with the second crimping die, to adjust the shut height of the second die independently of adjusting the shut height of the first die in response to independently rotating the second adjusting plate.

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Naperville, IL, United States of America

Vernon A Smith