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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 23, 1997
Serge Francedilla.ois Pittau, Aubagne, FR;
Eurocopter France, Marignane, FR;
Abstract
The invention relates to a device and to a machine connecting connection elements into housings of connectors. The device includes; a body (17) which can be moved in the direction of said connector; 4 an insertion tool (18) which is associated, via removable link-age means (22), with said body and is provided with means (23) for gripping said connection element to be introduced; and means (26) for controlling the opening or closure of said gripping means. According to the invention, it comprises elastic means (24) located between said tool and its gripping means, and capable of acting along the longitudinal axis of insertion of said connection element into said housing of the connector, said removable linkage means (22) are defined by an articulation with the center of rotation (22A) which joins up said tool to said body and the center of rotation of which is coincident with said longitudinal axis, and indexing means (25) are associated with said body in order to act on said articulation such as to align said tool (18) with said body.