Equipment for connecting wires to electrical connectors

U.S. Patent Number: 5343617

Abstract: Simultaneous attaching of wires (13) through the pressure-connecting method to a number of electrical connectors (11) arranged in a row, makes it possible to process a larger number of electrical connectors at one time. A position-determining device (55) is provided for each electrical connector (11) which makes it possible to determine the position of each pressure-type contact of said electrical connectors (11) arranged in a row. The positioning determining device (55) is used to align a plurality of the electrical connectors (11) so that tolerance differences are not cumulative. FIG. 12.

Inventors: Tanaka; Hiromi (Machida, JP), Yagawa; Hiroshi (Sugimani, JP)

Assignee: The Whitaker Corporation (Wilmington, DE)

Application Number: 08/035,100

Issued: 1994-09-06

Expired: 2006-09-06

Classes: 29/705 ; 29/749; 29/857; 29/861

Field of search: 29/857,861,566.3,749,705,33M

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