Patent ID: 7870667

Claim:
A terminal crimping apparatus, for connecting an electric wire and a terminal, in which a pair of crimping pieces extending vertically from a bottom plate of the terminal is formed at each end farther from the bottom plate with a curved portion curved to approach each other to crimp the terminal by bending the crimp pieces so as to make the ends thereof close to the bottom plate, comprising: a first die for placing the terminal on a surface thereof; a second die, having crimpers, arranged correspondingly to the first die and freely approaching and parting the first die adapted to crimp the crimp pieces by approaching the first die; and a third die, comprising a wire inserting mold supported in a position projecting towards the first die, and placed between the crimpers, arranged parallel with the second die and correspondingly to the first die and freely approaching and parting from the first die to approach the first die before the second die crimps the crimping piece so as to push the electric wire toward the bottom plate and insert the electric wire between the pair of crimp pieces.