Patent ID: 8739395
Filing Date: 2014-06-03
Classification: H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A terminal crimping apparatus comprising: a plurality of applicators each including a first die and a second die opposing the first die for crimping a terminal to an electrical wire, the applicators each crimping a different part number of the terminal and the electrical wire together; a base supporting the applicators disposed equally spaced along a lengthwise direction of a bottom plate of the base; a drive portion for producing a driving force to move the first die and the second die toward and away from each other, a number of the drive portion being smaller than that of the applicators; a plurality of connection/disconnection portions each disposed corresponding to the plurality of applicators, and each positionable at a first state, in which the driving force is transmitted to one of the first die and the second die of the associated applicator, and a second state, in which the driving force is released from the one of the first die and the second die of the applicator; and a control device for controlling one or more connection/disconnection portions associated with one or more applicators corresponding to the part numbers of the electrical wire and the terminal to lie in the first state so that the applicator corresponding to the part numbers of the electrical wire and the terminal can achieve crimping the electrical wire and the terminal together with the driving force from the drive portion.