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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2022
Te Connectivity Solutions Gmbh, Schaffhausen, CH;
Kellen Haile, Middletown, PA (US);
Sun Kyu Pak, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Craig S. Roper, Mount Joy, PA (US);
Edward T. Price, Iii, Mechanicsburg, PA (US);
David D. Wiltraut, Palmyra, PA (US);
Swapnilsinh Solanki, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Abstract
A connector processing machine includes a feeder mechanism having a housing track for supporting connector housings between a loading zone and a punching zone. The feeder mechanism includes a feeder rail and a carriage sliding along the feeder rail by a feeder actuator between a pickup position and a drop off position. The feeder mechanism includes a walking beam movable by the carriage between the loading zone and the punching zone. The walking beam includes fingers configured to engage the connector housings to advance the connector housings. The connector processing machine includes a punch assembly having a cutter assembly coupled to the walking beam and movable with the walking beam with cutters configured to cut housing runners between the connector housings to separate the connector housings from each other.