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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 1982
Filed:
Oct. 18, 1979
Alan L Kindig, Holland, MI (US);
Albert J Wesseldyk, Holland, MI (US);
General Electric Company, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Abstract
Method involves programming crimp connection equipment to automatically and sequentially establish a plurality of desired different connection configurations. Information representing a series of desired connection configurations is transferred to a control means. Such information is carried by a card that also illustrates a desired final stator assembly configuration. An operator sets thumb wheel switches so that digital information on the card is entered into a control panel. The control means automatically sequences and conditions the apparatus to establish different connections. The card both directly controls machine operation and also is used as a process control card. Also disclosed is a means for positioning a crimp height controlling eccentric shaft in virtually an infinite number of different predetermined angular positions and virtually continuously monitoring the actual instantaneous position of such shaft. In addition, a universal wheelfeed for feeding a connector strip and selectively replaceable means for guiding such strip are disclosed.