Patent ID: 7774927
Filing Date: 2010-08-17
Classification: H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A wire positioning device for a termination machine, wherein the assembly comprises: a support housing configured to be located proximate to a termination zone of the termination machine; a wire gripping mechanism coupled to the support housing, the wire gripping mechanism defining a wire alignment axis and configured to hold a wire along the wire alignment axis, the wire gripping mechanism and wire being movable with respect to the support housing; an electric actuator interconnected to the support housing and having a drive component operatively joined to the wire gripping mechanism, movement of the drive component drives the wire gripping mechanism along a transfer path within the termination zone; and a drive shaft driven by the electric actuator, the drive shaft extending along a drive axis, the drive axis being perpendicular to a transfer path of the wire gripping mechanism.