Patent ID: 6869305

Claim:
A connecting apparatus for connecting a flat cable to a connecting terminal, in which the connecting apparatus connects a flat cable having a plurality of flat conductors arranged in parallel and having surfaces covered with an insulating material to a connecting terminal by piercing a plurality of crimp pieces, formed integrally with a substrate of the connecting terminal, into a desired conductor of the flat cable, and by inwardly bending leading ends of the crimp pieces penetrating the flat cable to hold the desired conductor therebetween, comprising: a receptacle on which the flat cable held at a predetermined position is placed, the receptacle having a pair of receiving grooves for receiving the crimp pieces, and a bending recess for bending the leading ends of the crimp pieces; an urging member having an urging tool, disposed opposite the receptacle with the flat cable interposed therebetween, for urging the substrate of the connecting terminal, and a guide member for guiding movements of the urging tool; first driving means having elevating means for moving the receptacle up and down, and a moving means for moving the receptacle to selectively place the receiving groove or the bending recess of the receptacle to opposite the connecting terminal; second driving means for urging the urging tool toward the substrate; and control means for controlling the operation of the connecting apparatus.