Patent ID: 6954981

Claim:
A wire insulation displacement connection apparatus with a wire end alignment mechanism, comprising: a connector holder for holding a connector having terminals, said connector holder having a vertical surface; a press-contacting device being movable along said vertical surface of said connector holder for press-contacting tips of a plurality of wires to the terminals of the connector when the connector is held by said connector holder; a guide member being positionable adjacent said press-contacting device for guiding movement of the wires in their longitudinal direction as the end portions of the wires are pushed into the connector along said vertical surface by said press-contacting device; a wire end alignment mechanism for aligning the tips of the wires with the terminals of the connector; said vertical surface of said connector holder being arranged such that the tips of the wires abut said vertical surface when the tips of the wires are in alignment with the terminals of the connector; and, said press-contacting device being arranged to push end portions of the wires including the tips of the wires abutting said vertical surface into the connector along said vertical surface.