Patent ID: 7870662

Claim:
A terminal insertion apparatus, comprising: a wire holding unit holding two wires, each wire having a terminal; a connector holding unit holding a connector housing having at least two holes for receiving terminals; a terminal insertion head having a wire gripping unit comprising: a first holder; a second holder; a vertical actuator; a horizontal actuator moving the first holder and the second holder in a horizontal direction; a horizontal mount attached to the horizontal actuator; and a vertical mount attached to the vertical actuator and carrying the horizontal actuator and the horizontal mount; the first holder and second holder being movable in a vertical direction toward and away from the wire holding unit, and the first holder and second holder being movable in the horizontal direction toward and away from the connector holding unit, the first holder comprising an outer grip and an inner grip that together hold one of the two wires and the second holder comprising an outer grip and an inner grip that together hold the remaining of the two wires; an outer chuck carried by the horizontal mount; an inner chuck carried by the horizontal mount; a first outer claw carried by the outer chuck; a second outer claw carried by the outer chuck; wherein the outer chuck moves the first outer claw toward and away from the second outer claw and wherein the outer chuck moves the second outer claw toward and away from the first outer claw; a first inner claw carried by the inner chuck and disposed between the first outer claw and the second outer claw; and a second inner claw carried by the inner chuck and disposed between the second outer claw and the first inner claw; wherein the inner chuck moves the first inner claw toward and away from the second inner claw and wherein the inner chuck moves the second inner claw toward and away from the first inner claw.