Patent ID: 8914972

Claim:
Press for crimping a metal terminal ( 17 ) retained by a carrier strip portion ( 21 ) onto an electric conductor ( 18 ) and onto insulation ( 20 ) on said electric conductor ( 18 ), said press comprising a frame ( 2 ) on which is supported a crimping assembly ( 3 ) that includes a load cell ( 16 ), said press also having a motor ( 4 ) which operates an eccentric shaft ( 5 ) which controls a slide ( 6 ) that applies a reaction force F 1 to cause said crimping assembly ( 3 ) to move downwardly, said crimping assembly ( 3 ) having at its lower end a first knife ( 7 ) for crimping electric conductor ( 18 ) on metal terminal ( 17 ), a second knife for crimping the insulation and a third knife for cutting a carrier strip from said metal terminal ( 17 ), said crimping assembly also being provided with a lever ( 10 ) that is operated by activating device ( 11 ), when said a subsequent stage of crimping the insulation ( 20 ) of said electric cable ( 19 ) is carried out before said carrier strip ( 21 ) is cut from said metal terminal wherein an activating device ( 11 ) is provided for operating said lever ( 10 ) wherein said activating device ( 11 ) causes said lever ( 10 ) to rotate around a fulcrum ( 12 ) by engaging a first extremity ( 13 ) of said lever ( 10 ) said lever ( 10 ) having a second extremity ( 14 ) which contacts a block ( 15 ) which operates said second and third knives ( 8 , 9 ).