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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 21, 1996
Douglas Lester Heisner, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Peter Ingwersen, Gilberts, IL (US);
Thomas P Pellegrino, Lise, IL (US);
Eric Stenstrom, Warrenville, IL (US);
Kevin J Urness, St. Charles, IL (US);
Steven Wright, Glen Ellyn, IL (US);
Molex Incorporated, Lisle, IL (US);
Abstract
A machine for producing wire harnesses of the type having multiple connectors terminated to the wires of the harness, the connectors being arranged in serial order along the length of the wire harness and some of the connectors being of two-piece construction is disclosed. The machine includes a reciprocating carriage and a nest that retains a lead connector in place during termination and subsequent advancement of the harness wires. The carriage is received within a termination assembly which has different termination members for different connectors.