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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 1987
Filed:
Aug. 21, 1985
Leslie C Hall, Jr, Camp Hill, PA (US);
David L Meyer, Jonestown, PA (US);
Brian A Wolfe, Jonestown, PA (US);
AMP Incorporated, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Abstract
Cable harness manufacturing apparatus comprises a pair of rails defining a linear path through a workstation where a press terminates ribbon cable to connectors in connector receiving fixtures independently journaled to the rails. A first stop on the path positions connectors sequentially at the workstation while a series of second stops along the path downstream of the workstation act on the lead fixture to define the length of cable between pairs of connectors as well as triggering the press for sequential terminations of connectors in remaining fixtures. A cutter carriage journaled to the rails upstream of the workstation is spring loaded to urge remaining fixtures to the workstation. A third stop along the path downstream stops the lead fixture when it is desired to cut the cable, the cut end subsequently being drawn flushly into the last connector terminated.