Patent ID: 6141867
Filing Date: 2000-11-07
Classification: H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
A wire assembly manufacturing apparatus equipped with a wire connection supporting device, the apparatus comprising:a plurality of wire housing areas which house wires previously classified by type, the wires being terminal-attached wires formed by attaching a terminal to at least one end of a measured length of insulated wire;a cartridge configured to receive terminals of the terminal attached wires;a connector holder for holding at least one connector, each connector configured to receive a respective terminal of the terminal-attached wires;a wire specifying system that specifies a type of connector for a terminal-attached wire removed from the wire housing area;a memory that stores connection data for connecting the terminal-attached wire specified by the wire specifying system;a designator that designates to an operator, a cavity of the connector which corresponds to the terminal of the terminal-attached wire specified by the specifying system based on the stored connection data;an automatic insertion device provided on the wire connection supporting device, said automatic insertion device configured to insert the terminal of a terminal-attached wire into a connector after removing the terminal from said cartridge, said cartridge being mounted on a cartridge holder, the automatic insertion device retaining a cartridge capable of holding in an aligned condition, a terminal area at the opposite end of the terminal to be connected with the connector mounted on the connector holder, the automatic insertion device also retaining the cartridge holder for detachably holding the cartridge; anda controller that controls the terminal insertion action of the automatic insertion device based on the connection data for the terminal-attached wire specified by the wire specifying system.