Patent ID: 6528759
Filing Date: 2003-03-04
Classification: B23K,H01R

Abstract:
A mechanism for conveying a segment of wire from which an electrical connector has been fabricated from a point where the electrical connector wire segment is severed from a length of remaining wire into a receptacle within which the electrical connector wire segment is stored until use, comprising:a pneumatic inductor mechanism into which the wire segment is received, the pneumatic inductor including a venturi assembly and the delivery tube assembly connected to the venturi assembly, the venturi assembly responding to gas supplied to the venturi assembly from a source to develop a reduced pressure applied to the wire segment received in the pneumatic inductor and to create a gas flow through the delivery tube assembly having a sufficient magnitude to convey the wire segment; and a wire segment receiving mechanism including a cassette and a movement device to which the cassette is connected, the cassette having a plurality of receptacles located at predetermined positions within which to receive the wire segments, the movement device including an movement actuator to move the movement device and the connected cassette to position each receptacle to receive a wire segment conveyed by the gas flow through the delivery tube assembly.