Patent ID: 7032300

Claim:
A wire insulation displacement connection apparatus with a pitch conversion mechanism, comprising: a wire supply portion for supplying a plurality of wires; a first press-contacting portion for press-contacting front tips of the wires to a first connector when said wires are at a first pitch; a clamp for grasping said first connector or the wires in a vicinity of said first connector and pulling the wires in a downstream direction; a second press-contacting portion arranged after said first press-contacting portion in the downstream direction for press-contacting the wires to a second connector when the wires are at a second pitch different from said first pitch; said pitch conversion mechanism for converting the pitch of the wires to enable the wires to be press-contacted with the second connector in said second press-contacting portion; said pitch conversion mechanism being arranged after said second press-contacting portion in the downstream direction and converting the pitch of the wires to a third pitch such that said first pitch (P 1 ), said second pitch (P 2 ) and said third pitch (P 3 ) satisfy the equation: P 3 = d 2 ( P 2 − P 1 )/ d 1 + P 1 wherein d 1 is the distance between said first press-contacting portion and said second press-contacting portion, and d 2 is the distance between said first press-contacting portion and said pitch conversion mechanism; and wherein said first press-contacting portion includes an applicator for holding the first connector and a stuffer arranged below said applicator such that the wires pass between said applicator and said stuffer, said stuffer including blades for pushing the wires into terminals of the first connector when the first connector is held by said applicator.