Patent ID: 6327775
Filing Date: 2001-12-11
Classification: H01R,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A terminal crimping unit for crimping terminal fittings, the terminal crimping unit comprising:a plurality of pressure members including at least one crimper for crimping terminal fittings, each of said pressure members including a stackable plate portion;a frame body supporting the pressure members, said frame body including a front plate and a back plate substantially parallel to one another, between which all of the stackable plate portions of the plurality of pressure members are stacked substantially parallel to one another;at least one first fastener that secures the pressure members between the front plate and the back plate of the frame body to form a removable unit;a shank for driving the frame body and pressure members to move together in a pressing motion;a second fastener for removably connecting the removable unit to said shank;a pressure-receiving unit including a recess part; andan anvil for receiving the terminal fittings and supporting the terminal fittings against pressure applied by said pressure members for crimping the terminal fittings, said anvil being shaped to removably fit into said recess part, wherein said anvil includes at least two pressure-receiving faces, each having a shape different from the other, to correspond to at least two different types of terminal fittings, said at least two different pressure receiving faces being on different orthogonal ends of said anvil, and said recess part being shaped to accept said anvil in at least two alternative orientations of said anvil, only one of said at least two different pressure receiving faces of said anvil being at the crimping position of the terminal fittings for each alternative orientation of said anvil.