JP2000100542A - Terminal crimping machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a terminal crimping machine requiring no labor and time for setting/changing the interval between a fixed guide body and a moving guide body pinching and guiding a terminal link body from both sides, smoothly conveying the terminal link body, satisfactorily positioning the terminal link body in the width direction, and capable of crimping terminals. SOLUTION: This terminal crimping machine is provided with an applicator 23, a terminal conveying mechanism 25 conveying a terminal link body at the prescribed feed pitch, a guide mechanism 31 constituted of a fixed guide body 27 and a moving guide body 29 guiding the terminal link body conveyed by the terminal conveying mechanism 25, a first cutting mechanism 33 cutting off the cutoff sections on the connection section side of the crimp terminals of the terminal link body is sequence, and a guide driving mechanism 35 driving the moving guide body 29 and the first cutting mechanism 33 in the width direction C with a motor to adjust the interval between both guide bodies 27, 29. The interval between both guide bodies 27, 29 is adjusted interlocked with the feeding action of the terminal conveying mechanism 25.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a terminal crimping machine which carries out terminal crimping by successively transporting a plurality of terminal crimped terminals in a chain at a predetermined feed pitch.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 6 is a plan view of a terminal chain used in this type of terminal crimping machine. The terminal chain 1 includes a plurality of crimp terminals 3 and two band-shaped carriers 5 and 7 for connecting the plurality of crimp terminals 3 in parallel with each other. On one side of each crimp terminal 3, a connection portion 3a connected to another electric device is formed, and on the other side, a crimp portion 3b crimped to a wire end 11a of a predetermined wire 11 (see FIG. 7). Is formed. Each crimp terminal 3 and each carrier 5, 7 are connected by separating portions 13, 15 extending from the connection portion 3 a side and the crimp portion 3 b side edge of each crimp terminal 3.

The electric wire 11 to which the crimp terminal 3 is crimped is a high tension cable (high-voltage resistance electric wire for automobile).
The crimping portion 3b of each crimping terminal 3 has two barrel portions 3c,
3d is provided. In FIG. 6, A indicates the distance between the two cut-off portions 13 and 15 of each crimp terminal 3 in the terminal chain 1 (the width of the crimp terminal 3), and B indicates the inside of a terminal crimping machine of the terminal chain 1 described later. Indicates the transport direction, and C indicates the terminal chain 1
In the width direction.

The crimping of each crimping terminal 3 of the terminal chain 1 to the electric wire 11 is performed by a predetermined terminal crimping machine. In the terminal crimping machine, the terminal chain 1 is transported at a predetermined feed pitch by a predetermined terminal transport mechanism,
While separating each crimp terminal 3 from the carriers 5 and 7,
The stripped and exposed conductor 11b as shown in FIG.
The crimping portion 3b of each crimping terminal 3 into which the wire end 11a of the wire 11 is inserted is crimped as shown in FIG.

[0005] Here, an epoxy resin adhesive is applied in advance in a crimping portion 3b of each crimping terminal 3 by a predetermined adhesive application mechanism, so that the crimped terminal 3 that has been crimped is more firmly connected to the wire end 11a. It is fixed.

In such a terminal crimping machine, when the terminal chain 1 is conveyed by the terminal conveying mechanism, a predetermined guide mechanism is used to position the terminal chain 1 with an applicator for crimping the terminal. The body 1 is positioned and held by sandwiching the body 1 from both sides.

The guide mechanism generally comprises a fixed guide fixed at a predetermined position and a movable guide which can be adjusted in position so as to approach or separate from the fixed guide. By adjusting the distance between the guide body and the moving guide body, different types of terminal chain 1
It can be adapted to.

In this regard, in a conventional terminal crimping machine, a moving guide body is fixed to a female screw body screwed to a bolt body rotatably fixed to a predetermined fixing position, and the bolt body is manually fixed. By driving the moving guide body in the reverse direction, the distance between the fixed guide body and the moving guide body is adjusted.

[0009]

However, in the conventional terminal crimping machine, when the type of the terminal chain 1 is changed, the bolt body is manually rotated one by one to reduce the distance between the fixed guide body and the movable guide body. There is a problem that it is necessary to adjust the setting and the setting is troublesome.

On the other hand, if the distance between the fixed guide member and the movable guide member is set too wide, the positioning of the terminal chain 1 will be insufficient. On the other hand, if the distance is set too narrow, the terminal chain 1 will be attached to both guide members. However, in the conventional terminal crimping machine, the terminal crimping is performed in a state where the distance between the fixed guide body and the moving guide body is kept constant. There is a problem that the above-described inconvenience is likely to occur in positioning or transporting the chain 1.

In view of the above problems, the first aspect of the present invention
It is an object of the present invention to provide a terminal crimping machine which does not require any trouble to change the setting of the distance between the individual guide body and the movable guide body, which guide the terminal chain by sandwiching the chain from both sides.

A second object of the present invention is to provide a terminal crimping machine which can carry out a terminal crimping operation by satisfactorily positioning the terminal chain in the width direction while smoothly transporting the terminal chain. That is.

[0013]

A technical means for achieving the above object is to provide a plurality of crimp terminals each having a connection portion on one side and a crimp portion on the other side. A terminal chain connected to each other by two strip-shaped carriers parallel to each other via a disconnecting portion extending from the connecting portion side and the crimping portion side edge portion,
While being conveyed at a predetermined feed pitch, each of the crimp terminals is cut off from each of the carriers at the separating portion, and the crimp portions of the crimp terminals on which the wire ends of the predetermined wires are set are crimped to the wire ends. A terminal crimping machine, an applicator that presses and crimps the crimping portion of each crimp terminal, and a terminal that conveys the terminal chain toward the applicator in a predetermined conveyance direction at the predetermined feed pitch. A transport mechanism, fixedly disposed at a predetermined position along one of the left and right sides of the terminal chain that is transported toward the applicator by the terminal transport mechanism, A fixed guide body that slides and guides the terminal chain from the side, and the other of the left and right of the terminal chain conveyed toward the applicator by the terminal conveyance mechanism Along disposed, its position is movable in a direction toward and away from the said fixed guide member, slidably contacts from the other side to the terminal chain member,
A moving guide body that guides the terminal chain so as to be sandwiched between the fixed guide, and a driving force of a predetermined power source in a direction in which the moving guide body approaches and separates from the fixed guide body. And a guide drive mechanism for changing a distance between the fixed guide portion and the movable guide portion.

Preferably, the guide driving mechanism drives the movable guide body in conjunction with a feed operation of the terminal transport mechanism, so that the terminal chain is transported when the terminal chain is being transported. Opening the gap between the fixed guide body and the moving guide body so as to be smoothly conveyed, and closing the gap to position and maintain the terminal chain when the terminal chain is stopped is preferable. Good.

Preferably, the fixed guide body is
The terminal chain is slid in contact with the crimping terminal side of each crimp terminal, the moving guide body is slid in contact with the terminal chain from the connection portion side of each crimp terminal, and the terminal crimping machine is
The terminal chain of the terminal transport mechanism is provided on the upstream side in the transport direction of the applicator so as to be driven integrally with the moving guide body by the guide drive mechanism in a direction approaching and moving away from the fixed guide body. The apparatus further includes a first cutting mechanism that sequentially cuts the cutoff portions on the connection portion side of the crimp terminals in conjunction with a body feeding operation, wherein the applicator is driven up and down with respect to the anvil and the anvil. A crimper that presses the crimping portion of each of the crimp terminals of the terminal chain conveyed by the terminal conveyance mechanism between the anvil and the crimping terminal to sequentially crimp the end of the wire; And a second cutting mechanism for sequentially cutting the cut-off portions of the crimp terminals on the crimp portion side in conjunction with the operation.

[0016]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing a partial configuration of a terminal crimping machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a plan view of a guide mechanism 31, a first cutting mechanism 33, and a guide drive mechanism 35 provided in the terminal crimping machine, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view of FIG. The terminal chain 1 and the electric wire 1 used for terminal crimping in this terminal crimping machine.
The configuration 1 and the crimping method thereof are the same as those of the related art, and the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

This terminal crimping machine includes an applicator 23 which is exchangeably installed in an applicator installation portion 21a of a crimping machine main body 21 and a predetermined direction in which a terminal chain 1 is directed toward the applicator 23 in a predetermined transport direction B. Terminal transport mechanism 25 for intermittent transport at the feed pitch, and transport direction B of applicator 23
A guide mechanism 31 provided on the upstream side and including a fixed guide body 27 and a movable guide body 29 for guiding the terminal chain 1 conveyed by the terminal conveyance mechanism 25, and feeding of the terminal chain 1 of the terminal conveyance mechanism 25. A first cutting mechanism 33 that sequentially cuts off the disconnecting portion 13 on the connection portion 3a side of each crimp terminal 3 in conjunction with the operation, and the moving guide body 29 and the first cutting mechanism 33 are connected to the width direction C of the terminal chain 1. And an adhesive applying mechanism (not shown) for sequentially applying an epoxy adhesive to the crimping portions 3b of the crimping terminals 3 of the terminal chain 1 conveyed by the terminal conveying mechanism 25. Have been.

As shown in FIG. 1, the terminal transport mechanism 25 engages with the cut-off portion 15 on the crimping portion 3b side of each crimp terminal 3 in the terminal chain 1 to move the terminal chain 1 at a predetermined feed pitch. A feed claw 25a that intermittently conveys in the conveying direction B,
A drive mechanism (not shown) for driving the feed claw 25a is provided.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the guide mechanism 31 includes a fixed guide body 27 and a movable guide body 29 having a substantially U-shaped cross section and extending parallel to each other in the transport direction B. ing. The guides 27 and 29 are arranged to face each other so as to sandwich the terminal chain 1 from both the left and right sides. The guide grooves 27a and 29a have the carrier 7 and the connecting portion 3a on the crimping portion 3b side of the terminal chain 1 in the guide grooves 27a and 29a. Are inserted and held respectively.

The fixed guide body 27 is fixed to a predetermined portion of the crimping machine main body 21 while the movable guide body 29 is fixed.
Is mounted on a moving frame (moving table) 50 of a guide driving mechanism 35 to be described later and is movable in the width direction C, whereby the fixed guide body 27 and the moving guide body 2 are moved.
9 can be freely changed according to a change in the width A of each crimp terminal 3 of the terminal chain 1 due to a change in type.

As shown in FIG. 4, each guide groove 27a,
The depths E1 and E2 of 29a are the total width of the carrier 7 on the crimping portion 3b side of each type of terminal chain 1 and each separating portion 15,
In addition, the width is set to be sufficiently larger than the total width of the carrier 5 on the connection portion 3a side and each of the separation portions 13. For this reason,
When the terminal chain 1 is sandwiched between the two guides 27, 29, the upper and lower guides 27b, 27c, and 2 oppose each other across the guide grooves 27a, 29a of the guides 27, 29.
9b, 29c, upper guide portions 27b, 29b
Each of the crimp terminals 3 of the terminal chain 1 is positioned and held in the width direction C such that the crimp terminals 3 of the terminal chain 1 are sandwiched from both sides.

The first cutting mechanism 33 is installed on a moving frame 50 of a guide driving mechanism 35 described later, and as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a moving blade 41 and its moving blade 41 Holding members 43 and 45 for sandwiching and moving the movable blade portion 41 up and down, an air cylinder 47 for driving the movable blade portion 41 up and down, and a cylinder rod 47 a of the air cylinder 47 and the movable blade portion 41. It is provided with a cam mechanism (not shown) that drives the movable blade portion 41 up and down in accordance with the displacement of the rod 47a.

A protruding portion 41a is formed at the upper end portion of the movable blade portion 41 so as to protrude substantially in the horizontal direction on the front side (the side facing the terminal chain 1), and the front side of the protruding portion 41a is formed. An edge portion at the lower end portion of the end surface and an edge portion serving as a fixed blade portion 43a at the upper end portion of the holding member 43 on the front side sandwich the cut-off portion 13 on the connection portion 3a side of each crimp terminal 3 and cut. ing.

Then, in conjunction with the transfer operation of the terminal transfer mechanism 25, the movable blade portion 41 is driven up and down by the air cylinder 47 and the cam mechanism to disconnect the crimp terminals 3 of the terminal chain 1 from the connection portion 3a side. The section 13 is sequentially cut.

The guide driving mechanism 35 includes a moving frame 50.
, A screw shaft 51, a female screw body 53, a motor (power source) 55 that rotationally drives the screw shaft 53, and a moving guide body 2.
9 and an encoder (position detecting means) 5 for detecting the position of the first cutting mechanism 33 on the crimping machine main body 21.
7, an input receiving unit (input receiving unit) 58, and a control unit (control unit) 59.

The moving frame 50 is provided so as to be movable in the width direction C by a guide mechanism 60 provided on the crimping machine main body 21. The screw shaft 51 is attached to the crimping machine main body 21.
Are rotatably supported by the bearings 61 and 63 attached to the moving frame 50 so as to be parallel to the moving direction of the moving frame 50. The female screw body 53 is fixed on the moving frame 50 in a state of being screwed to the screw shaft 51, and when the screw shaft 51 is rotationally driven in the forward and reverse directions by the motor 55, the moving plate 50 is moved to the female screw body 53. Is moved together with the fixed guide body 27 in the direction approaching or away from the fixed guide body 27 along the width direction C.
And the position of the first cutting mechanism 33 is changed.

The encoder 57 outputs a predetermined pulse signal each time the rotating shaft of the motor 55 rotates by a predetermined rotation angle.
The controller 59 determines the distance D between the guide mechanisms 31 and the position of the first cutting mechanism 33 on the crimping machine main body 21, that is, between the first cutting mechanism 33 and a second cutting mechanism 75 of the applicator 23 described below. The interval along the width direction C between them is recognized.

The input receiving unit 58 receives an operation input for changing the interval D of the guide mechanism 31 and the position of the first cutting mechanism 33 on the crimping machine main body 21 in accordance with the type of the terminal chain 1. It is for accepting.

When the type of the terminal chain 1 is changed, the control unit 59 controls the driving of the motor 55 based on the operation input input through the input receiving unit 58, thereby controlling the distance D between the guide mechanisms 31 and The position of the first cutting mechanism 33 on the crimping machine main body 21 is automatically set to a value and a position corresponding to the type of the terminal chain 1.

The control unit 59 drives the motor 55 to rotate forward and backward by a predetermined amount of rotation in conjunction with the feed operation of the terminal transfer mechanism 25 to move the motor guide body 29 and the first cutting mechanism 33.
By a predetermined displacement amount (here, 0.5 mm) in the width direction C
The movable guide member 29 and the movable blade portion 4 of the first cutting mechanism 33
1 is opened and closed.

The applicator 23 is provided on the base 71, the anvil 73 provided on the base 71, and the base 71, and is used to cut off the cut-off portion 15 on the crimping portion 3 b side of each crimp terminal 3. 2, a cutting mechanism 75, a slide base 77 erected on the base 71, a shank 79 held by the slide base 77 so as to be slidable up and down,
A crimper 8 provided on the shank 79 for pressing and crimping the crimp portion 3b of each crimp terminal 3 with the anvil 73.
1, 83, and a cut-off punch 85 also provided on the shank 79 and corresponding to the second cutting mechanism 75.
It is comprised including.

The applicator 23 is exchangeably installed on a predetermined installation portion 21a of the crimping machine main body 21, and the connecting portion of the shank 79 is connected to the press ram 87 of the crimping machine main body 51.
To the shank 79 by its press ram 87.
Are driven up and down integrally with the crimpers 81 and 83 and the cut-off punch 85.

The second cutting mechanism 75 includes a movable blade 89 slidable up and down, and a spring member (not shown) for urging the movable blade 89 toward a raised position. The moving blade portion 89 is formed with a groove 89a into which the crimping portion side carrier 7 of the terminal chain 1 and the separation portion 15 on the crimping portion 3b side are fitted.
The movable blade portion 89 is pressed down against the spring force of the spring member by the cut-off punch 85 that is lowered along with the edge portion of the upper opening of the groove 89a of the movable blade portion 89 and the edge thereof. The cut-off portion 15 of the crimp terminal 3b side of each crimp terminal 3 is sandwiched between the die portion and the edge of the mold surface of the anvil 73 provided so as to be slidable on the portion.

In the terminal crimping machine constructed as described above, the terminal chain 1 is moved by the adhesive conveying mechanism in the conveying direction B upstream of the applicator 23 in conjunction with the feed operation of the terminal conveying mechanism 25. An adhesive is applied to the inside of the crimping portion 3b of each crimping terminal 3, and the separating portion 13 on the side of the connection portion 3a of each crimping terminal 3 is sequentially cut, and then supplied to the applicator 23, whereupon each crimping terminal 3 is provided. The crimping portion 3b is crimped to the wire end 11a and the cut-off portion 15 on the crimping portion 3b side is sequentially cut.

The interval D of the guide mechanism 31 is opened and closed in conjunction with the feed operation of the terminal transport mechanism 25. By this opening and closing operation, the distance D of the guide mechanism 31 is changed.
When the terminal chain 1 is being conveyed, the interval D between the guide mechanisms 31 is slightly opened from the width A of each crimp terminal 3 as shown in FIG. A small gap F is generated between the guide portion 29b of the crimp terminal 3 and the end face on the connection portion 3a side of each crimp terminal 3, whereby the terminal chain 1 is smoothly transported.

On the other hand, when the terminal chain 1 is stopped and the crimping portion 3b of each crimping terminal 3 is crimped and the separation portions 13 and 15 are cut, as shown in FIG. The space D is closed so that the guide portions 27b, 29b of the terminal chains 27, 29 abut against the respective crimp terminals 3 of the terminal chain 1, and are sandwiched from both sides.
Can be positioned.

For example, the crimping operation of the terminal crimping machine is instructed by an operator's pedal operation.
Crimping part 3b of crimp terminal 3 located in applicator 23
When a predetermined pedal is depressed in a state where the electric wire 11 is inserted by the operator into the inside, the applicator 23
Of the crimping portion 3b and cutting of the separation portion 15 on the crimping portion 3b side by the first cutting mechanism 33 and the connecting portion 3 by the first cutting mechanism 33.
After the cutting of the separation portion 13 on the a side and the application of the adhesive by the adhesive application mechanism are performed, the guide mechanism 3
1 is opened and the terminal chain 1 is conveyed by one pitch. When the terminal chain 1 is conveyed by one pitch, the guide mechanism 31 is closed again, and crimping and cutting are performed in response to the operation of the pedal by the operator, and the following steps are repeated.

Further, when the type of the terminal chain 1 is changed,
By performing a predetermined operation input through the input receiving unit 58 under the control of the control unit 59, the interval D of the guide mechanism 31 and the position of the first cutting mechanism 33 are set to values corresponding to the type of the new terminal chain 1. And the setting is automatically changed to the position.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, since the movable guide body 29 is driven by the driving force of the motor 55 of the guide drive mechanism 35, the fixed guide body 27 and the movable guide body 29 are driven. The setting of the interval D is not troublesome.

Further, the distance D between the guide mechanisms 31 is opened and closed in conjunction with the feed operation of the terminal transport mechanism 25, so that the terminal chain 1 can be smoothly transported while the terminal chain 1 is being transported. The terminal crimping can be performed in a good state by satisfactorily positioning in the width direction C.

Further, a first cutting mechanism 33 for cutting off the cut-off portion 13 on the connection portion 3a side of each crimp terminal 3 in the terminal chain 1, and the moving guide body 29 are provided with the guide driving mechanism 3
5 so as to be integrally driven.
The configuration can be simplified as compared with a case where a driving mechanism is provided in both the cutting mechanism 33 and the moving guide body 29.

[0042]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the moving guide body is driven in the direction approaching or moving away from the fixed guide body by the driving force of the power source of the guide driving mechanism. There is no need to change the setting of the distance between the guide body and the moving guide body.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the movable guide is driven by the guide driving mechanism in conjunction with the feed operation of the terminal transport mechanism, and the distance between the fixed guide and the movable guide is reduced by the terminal chain. When the terminal chain is being transported, the terminal chain is opened so that it can be smoothly transported, and when the terminal chain is stopped, the interval is closed and the terminal chain is positioned and held. Accordingly, the terminal crimping can be performed by satisfactorily positioning the terminal chain in the width direction while smoothly transporting the terminal chain.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the first cutting mechanism for cutting the cut-off portion on the connection portion side of each crimp terminal in the terminal chain and the moving guide body are fixed guides by the guide driving mechanism. Since it is designed to be driven integrally in the direction approaching and moving away from the body, the configuration can be simplified as compared with the case where the drive mechanism is provided in both the first cutting mechanism and the moving guide body.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially broken perspective view showing a partial configuration of a terminal crimping machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a guide mechanism, a first cutting mechanism, and a guide drive mechanism provided in the terminal crimping machine of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of FIG. 2;

4 is a cross-sectional view of the guide mechanism of FIG. 2 in a closed state.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the guide mechanism of FIG. 2 in an opened state.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of a terminal chain used for terminal crimping of the terminal crimping machine of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a view showing a state in which a wire end of a wire is inserted into a crimp portion of each crimp terminal in the terminal chain of FIG. 6;

8 is a view showing a state in which the crimp terminal of FIG. 7 is crimped to an end of an electric wire.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 terminal chain 3 crimp terminal 3a connecting part 3b crimping part 5, 7 carrier 13, 15 separation part 23 applicator 25 terminal transport mechanism 27 fixed guide body 29 moving guide body 33 first cutting mechanism 35 guide drive mechanism 73 anvil 75 Second cutting mechanism 81,83 Crimper A Width of crimp terminal B Transport direction C Width direction of terminal chain

Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Seiichi Suzuki 18 Kidowaki, Kitahara, Haramachi-shi, Fukushima F-term in Japan Automatic Machine Co., Ltd. 5E051 GA09 GB01 5E063 CA07 CB13 CC05

Claims (3)

[Claims] A connection part is provided on one side,
A plurality of crimp terminals provided with crimp portions on the other side, two strip-shaped carriers parallel to each other via cut-off portions extending from the connection portion side and the crimp portion side edge of each crimp terminal. The crimp terminals are separated from the respective carriers at the separating portion while the chain of terminals connected to each other at a predetermined feed pitch, and the wire ends of the predetermined wires are set. A terminal crimping machine for crimping the crimping portion to the end of the electric wire, wherein the applicator presses the crimping portion of each crimping terminal and crimps the terminal crimp terminal; A terminal transport mechanism for transporting the terminal chain at a predetermined feed pitch in a direction, and a predetermined distribution along one of right and left sides of the terminal chain conveyed toward the applicator by the terminal transport mechanism. A fixed guide body that is fixedly disposed at a position and slides on the terminal chain from the one side to guide the terminal chain; and the terminal chain conveyed toward the applicator by the terminal conveyance mechanism. The terminal is disposed along one of the left and right sides of the body, and is disposed so as to be movable in a direction of approaching or moving away from the fixed guide body, and slidably contacts the terminal chain from the other side. A moving guide body that guides the chain body so as to be sandwiched between the fixed guide and the moving guide body by driving a predetermined power source in a direction in which the moving guide body approaches and separates from the fixed guide body, A terminal crimping machine comprising: a guide driving mechanism that changes a distance between a fixed guide portion and the moving guide portion. 2. The terminal drive mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the guide drive mechanism drives the movable guide body in conjunction with a feed operation of the terminal transport mechanism, so that the terminal chain is smoothly moved when the terminal chain is being transported. The distance between the fixed guide body and the moving guide body is opened so that the terminal chain is stopped, and the distance is closed to hold the terminal chain when the terminal chain is stopped. The terminal crimping machine according to claim 1, wherein 3. The fixed guide body is in sliding contact with the terminal chain from the crimp portion side of each crimp terminal, and the moving guide body is in contact with the terminal chain from the connection portion side of each crimp terminal. The terminal crimping machine is provided on the upstream side in the transport direction of the applicator so as to be integrally driven with the moving guide body by the guide driving mechanism in a direction approaching and separating from the fixed guide body. A first cutting mechanism that sequentially cuts the cutoff portions of the crimp terminals on the connection portion side in conjunction with a feed operation of the terminal chain of the terminal transport mechanism, wherein the applicator includes an anvil and The crimp portion of each crimp terminal of the terminal chain, which is driven up and down with respect to the anvil and conveyed by the terminal conveyance mechanism, is pressed between the anvil and the end of the wire. A second crimper for sequentially cutting the crimper to be crimped sequentially, and the separating portion on the crimping portion side of each of the crimping terminals in conjunction with a descending operation at the time of crimping of the crimper.
The terminal crimping machine according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a cutting mechanism.