Patent ID: 6877208

Claim:
An apparatus for connecting a terminal-connected wire, comprising: a terminal chuck including a pair of claws for holding a terminal of a terminal-connected wire in which the terminal is connected with an end of an insulated wire beforehand, and a driving source for drivingly opening and closing the pair of claws; a terminal-push type inserter including a pushing member for directly pushing the terminal, the terminal-push type inserter being adapted for inserting the terminal into a cavity of a connector housing by the pushing member; a wire-holding type inserter including a pair of claws which are openable and closable to hold the insulated wire of the terminal-connected wire, the wire-holding type inserter being adapted for inserting the terminal into a cavity of a connector housing by holding the insulated wire of the terminal-connected wire by the pair of claws; an inserter selector for selecting a suitable one from the inserters in conformity with the terminal-connected wire to be connected; and a driver for driving the inserter selected by the inserter selector to insert the terminal into a cavity of a connector housing.