Patent ID: 6807840
Filing Date: 2004-10-26
Classification: B25B,H01R

Abstract:
A crimping pliers comprising:(a) a fixed plier leg; (b) a movable plier leg coupled to said fixed plier leg; (c) a curved body disposed in a head part of the crimping pliers, said curved body having an arm component extending in a direction parallel to said fixed plier leg and said curved body forming a plurality of control cams; (d) a pivoting plunger enclosed in said curved body and actuated by said movable plier leg; (e) a plurality of crimping punches movably disposed in said pivoting plunger; and (f) an adjusting and setting device disposed on said fixed plier leg, comprising: (i) a threaded bush transversely extending through said arm component; (ii) a threaded spindle rotatably engaged with said threaded bush; (iii) a setting wheel secured to said threaded spindle and having a graduated scale for fine adjustments; and (iv) a scale for rough adjustments coupled to said curved body; wherein said curved body is pivoted in relation to said pivoting plunger by rotating said threaded spindle via said setting wheel thereby displacing said arm component of said curved body; and wherein a pivoting of said curved body adjusts said plurality of control cams permitting a precise adjustment of a work path of said plurality of crimping punches while maintaining a fixed opening angle of the crimping pliers.