Disclosed is an apparatus for separating and sorting USB wires. The apparatus comprises a separating apparatus for separating USB wires and a sorting apparatus provided downstream the separating apparatus. The separating apparatus comprises a first slider slidable in a horizontal plane in a reciprocating way; a second slider connected to the first slider via a sliding guide; and a teeth assembly comprising a group of first teeth and a group of second teeth. The sorting apparatus comprises a base plate; a wire holder fixed on the base plate and having a number of grooves for holding the wires therein; a sorting module arranged above the wire holder having a number of sorting slots corresponding to the number of the grooves; a gripping module mounted below the base plate and comprising a gripping head positioned at the interval between the wire holder and the sorting module; a vision module arranged above the interval for obtaining an image showing a location and a color of the wires in the grooves; and a control module for controlling the gripping head to grasp and move the wires to the corresponding slot.

Disclosed is an apparatus for separating and sorting USB wires. The apparatus comprises a separating apparatus for separating USB wires and a sorting apparatus provided downstream the separating apparatus. The separating apparatus comprises a first slider slidable in a horizontal plane in a reciprocating way; a second slider connected to the first slider via a sliding guide; and a teeth assembly comprising a group of first teeth and a group of second teeth. The sorting apparatus comprises a base plate; a wire holder fixed on the base plate and having a number of grooves for holding the wires therein; a sorting module arranged above the wire holder having a number of sorting slots corresponding to the number of the grooves; a gripping module mounted below the base plate and comprising a gripping head positioned at the interval between the wire holder and the sorting module; a vision module arranged above the interval for obtaining an image showing a location and a color of the wires in the grooves; and a control module for controlling the gripping head to grasp and move the wires to the corresponding slot.

An object is to provide a wire straightening device and a wire straightening method, with which it is possible to automatically set the roller spacing in accordance with the type of the wire and to further adjust the roller spacing during operation. A wire straightening device (20) includes a preset value obtaining device that obtains a preset value of roller spacing, which is predetermined for each type of wire (2); a roller spacing automatic setting device that drives an actuator (26a) so that the roller spacing becomes equal to the preset value when the type of the wire (2) is input; and a roller spacing changing device that changes the roller spacing based on an operation by the operator while retaining the preset value during operation of a wire processing device (1).

An object is to provide a wire straightening device and a wire straightening method, with which it is possible to automatically set the roller spacing in accordance with the type of the wire and to further adjust the roller spacing during operation. A wire straightening device (20) includes a preset value obtaining device that obtains a preset value of roller spacing, which is predetermined for each type of wire (2); a roller spacing automatic setting device that drives an actuator (26a) so that the roller spacing becomes equal to the preset value when the type of the wire (2) is input; and a roller spacing changing device that changes the roller spacing based on an operation by the operator while retaining the preset value during operation of a wire processing device (1).

A terminal crimping apparatus clamps a barrel portion of a terminal between an anvil and a crimper and caulks the barrel portion so as to enclose a core wire of a cable with the barrel portion. The terminal crimping apparatus comprising: a pressing part which is provided adjacent to the crimper side by side, is capable of separating from and approaching to the cable by movement of at least one of the anvil and the crimper, and prior to caulking of the barrel portion, pushes the cable outward while coming into contact with the cable and being applied with pressing force so as to bring the core wire into contact with a base surface of the barrel portion; and a regulating part which interferes with the pressing part which brings the core wire into contact with the base surface, and regulates pushing out the cable by the pressing part.

The invention relates to a wire feeding apparatus (3) for feeding a wire (1, 2) to a wire processing station (9), comprising, along a wire transport path (7): —a first wire pre-treatment device (10), which preferably has at least one straightening unit for straightening a wire (1), —a wire conveyor (4) for conveying the wire (1, 2) along the wire transport path (7) in a working transport direction (8), comprising a wire input (5), and—a first wire transfer device (11), which is associated with the first wire pre-treatment device (10), for transferring the wire (1) to the wire conveyor (4) in the region of the wire input (5), characterised in that the first wire transfer device (11) is positioned, in its working position, in the region of the wire input (5) of the wire conveyor (4) and can be moved out of its working position, preferably by means of at least one drive (12, 31).

The invention relates to a wire feeding apparatus (3) for feeding a wire (1, 2) to a wire processing station (9), comprising, along a wire transport path (7): —a first wire pre-treatment device (10), which preferably has at least one straightening unit for straightening a wire (1), —a wire conveyor (4) for conveying the wire (1, 2) along the wire transport path (7) in a working transport direction (8), comprising a wire input (5), and—a first wire transfer device (11), which is associated with the first wire pre-treatment device (10), for transferring the wire (1) to the wire conveyor (4) in the region of the wire input (5), characterised in that the first wire transfer device (11) is positioned, in its working position, in the region of the wire input (5) of the wire conveyor (4) and can be moved out of its working position, preferably by means of at least one drive (12, 31).

An automated wire kitting system for assembling wire leads for a wired connector comprises a terminal delivery system configured to obtain a target terminal from a plurality of different types of terminals for wire leads and a crimp press comprising a plurality of dies and being configured to obtain a wire having an exposed portion where the wire's insulation has been removed, receive the target terminal from the terminal delivery system, engage a target die of the plurality of dies corresponding to a type of the target terminal, and crimp the target terminal onto the exposed portion of the wire using the target die of the plurality of dies to assemble a wire lead.

An automated wire kitting system for assembling wire leads for a wired connector comprises a terminal delivery system configured to obtain a target terminal from a plurality of different types of terminals for wire leads and a crimp press comprising a plurality of dies and being configured to obtain a wire having an exposed portion where the wire's insulation has been removed, receive the target terminal from the terminal delivery system, engage a target die of the plurality of dies corresponding to a type of the target terminal, and crimp the target terminal onto the exposed portion of the wire using the target die of the plurality of dies to assemble a wire lead.

A cable clamping device includes a pair of grip jaws, a reset mechanism, and a handle connected to the grip jaws by the reset mechanism. The handle is pivotable about a handle pivot between a first position in which the grip jaws are in an open position and a second position in which the grip jaws are in a closed position around a cable. The reset mechanism pivots the handle from the second position to the first position before moving to a reset position of the reset mechanism that holds the handle in the first position.