US 12,119,605 B2
Wire termination system
Christopher John Karrasch, Middletown, PA (US)
Assigned to TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH, (CH)
Filed by TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH, Schaffhausen (CH)
Filed on Jul. 13, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/863,563.
Prior Publication US 2024/0022034 A1, Jan. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. H01R 43/05 (2006.01); H01R 43/052 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 43/05 (2013.01) [H01R 43/052 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A terminal applicator system, comprising:
an applicator having a crimping actuator and a pair of opposing crimping dies including a movable upper die mounted to a movable end of the crimping actuator and a stationary lower die, the applicator feeding a strip of terminals along a feed path extending in a first direction;
a terminal gripping mechanism adapted to grip a terminal of the terminals fed by the applicator into a gripping position adjacent the stationary lower die, the terminal gripping mechanism arranged on a side of the feed path opposite the stationary lower die in a second direction transverse to the first direction; and
a terminal shear arranged between the stationary lower die and the terminal gripping mechanism in the second direction and receiving the strip of terminals fed by the applicator.