DE2508578A1 - METHOD AND EQUIPMENT FOR PROCESSING ELECTRIC WIRING - Google Patents

Description

PATENT LAWYERS O C Π Ω £ 7 P Dr. phil. G. B. HAGEN Z u U O O / Q Dipl.-Phyi. W. KALKOFF

MUNICH 71 (SoIIn)

Franz-Hals-Strasse 21
Tel. (0 89) 79 6213/795431

AMP 3455 Munich, February 21, 1975

NS

AMP Incorporated
Eisenhower Boulevard Harrisburg, Pa. (V. St. A.)

Method and device for processing electrical

Lead wires

Priority: Feb. 27, 1974; V.St.Α .; No. 446 553

The invention relates to a device for processing electrical conductor wires, with several wire storage units, with units for feeding a wire section from each wire storage unit, with a unit for cutting off each wire section from its wire supply unit to form a Conductor wire, with a wire conveyor running transversely to the feed direction of the wire sections, and with several wire end processing units, which are successively arranged next to the wire conveyor so that they are ends of the wire conveyor edit the conveyed wires.

Such a device is known from US Pat. No. 3,583,055. Included the lead wires are withdrawn from the wire supply units by an arm, the jaws for gripping one at a time

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extending from each of the two storage units and for moving the wires in the axial direction in Has coverage with gripping jaws of the conveyor, which grasp the wires from the jaws of the wire puller arm. A The disadvantage of this device is that the wires must be cut to the same length, since it is during manufacture electrical harnesses, e.g. B. for motor vehicles or household appliances, for which such devices are commonly used, it may be necessary to use lead wires at the same time to manufacture with different predetermined lengths, especially if the device for molding the finished Conductor wires to electrical harnesses is designed.

The device according to the invention is characterized by a wire transfer unit which, with respect to the feed direction laterally from a first position for receiving the wire sections fed from the wire storage units in a second position for the task of the wires after they have been separated from their wire storage units on the Wire conveyor is movable, preferably pivotable.

The feed or feed units are adjustable so that any desired predetermined length of wire from each wire supply unit feed, as the lead wires from their storage units above or in front of the transfer unit are separable in such a way that the wire ends presented by the conveyor to the wire end processing units are aligned with each other and the other wire ends coming out of the transfer unit in the feed direction protrude outwards and are not presented to the processing units are of unequal length.

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When electrical connectors are to be attached to the front ends of the wires, the wire cut feed units are and the transfer unit prior to shifting the transfer unit to feed the wires moveable on the conveyor from insulation cutting units to either side of the cutting and stripping units are provided and the insulation from the front ends of further wire sections supplied by the wire storage units and strip the rear ends of the cut wires therefrom, one adjacent to the cutting and stripping units Unit for attaching electrical connecting members to the stripped front ends of the other wires is arranged.

Since thus the front ends of the other wire sections through the transfer unit are advanced and the next Work step of setting up the front ends of the cut Wires are, these front ends are already provided with connecting members and do not need any further Wire end processing units to be fed, so that from this, "that they are of unequal length from the transfer unit protrude, there is no disadvantage.

The invention also relates to a method of processing electrical lead wires in which a plurality of lead wires are produced at the same time by feeding in Wire sections of several wire storage units along a first path and cutting of each wire section from its wire storage unit, advancing the so produced Wires in a transverse direction to their length Direction along a second path running transversely to the first path and presenting the wire ends to wire end processing units, along the second path

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are arranged, and that is marked t / that each wire section is moved transversely to its longitudinal extent and laterally to the feed direction for transferring the wire section from the first to the second path, and that after cutting the wire sections from their wire storage units and before transferring the wires from the first in the second way the insulation can be moved away from the front ends of further wire sections supplied from the wire stock and relative to insulation cutting units, after which the stripped wire ends are presented to a unit for attaching connecting members.

The invention is explained in more detail below with reference to the drawing. Show it:

Fig. 1, top views of the wire processing unit-2 and 3 direction in different work phases;

Fig. 4 is a section IV-IV of Fig. 3 showing a wire transfer unit of the device;

5 shows a section through the wire transfer unit; 6 shows a section VI-VI according to FIG. 5;

Figure 7A is a top plan view of an end portion of a wire conveyor of the device;

Figure 7B is a plan view of the opposite end of the wire conveyor, which also shows the wire transfer unit in the position of FIG. 3;

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8 shows a section VIII-VIII according to FIG. 7;

9 is an enlarged perspective view of a wire clamping unit of the conveyor, seen from the same side as Figures 7A and 7B; and

Fig. IO is a perspective view of the wire clamping unit seen from the opposite side of FIG.

The apparatus will now be general with reference to Figures 1-3 explained. It has two wire meter units 10, one first connector applicator 12 for the simultaneous attachment of two electrical connectors, a cutting and stripping unit 14 for insulated wires, a wire feed unit 16, further connector applicators 18 and 20, a container 22 for receiving finished wires, a wire transfer unit 100 and a sponsor 200.

The wire measuring units 10 are used to measure and feed insulated wire sections 24, the same or different May have lengths and diameters of storage units 26, e.g. B. rotatable rollers, to the feed units 16. The feed units 16 are linearly and rotatably mounted in a platform 28 and move the front ends the wire sections 24 between a first position (cf. Fig. 3), in which the applicator 12 connecting members T aa abuts the ends of the wire sections, and a second Position (see. Fig. 1) in which the VorscMubeinheit 16 the measured wire sections 24 by the cutting and stripping unit 14 can move. The unit 14 cuts the wire sections 24 to form wires 29 (Figs. 2 and 3) with a given length and also cuts through the insulation

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behind the front end of each wire section (which remains connected to its supply roll 26) and the insulation behind the trailing end of each wire 29 (which has been cut from the supply roll 26). The cut insulation sections the wire sections 24 and the wires 29 are then displaced in a straight line from the wire ends in opposite directions of the units 16 and 100 from their position according to FIG. 1 into their position according to FIG. 2 stripped.

The wire transfer unit 100 receives the wire sections fed through the cutting and stripping unit 14 24 and transfers the cut wires 29 to the conveyor 200 (FIG. 3). This leads the stripped ends, i. H. the upper (in Fig. 1-3) ends of the wires 29, at the other ends of which connecting members have been attached, the applicators 18 and 20 to attach connecting members Tl.

Wire processing units other than applicators 18 and 20 or additional units (not shown) may also be provided. For example, such units can be provided adjacent to the applicators 18 and 20 in order to carry out various work steps on the connecting members T1 attached to the wire ends, e.g. B. bending or other shaping of the connecting members, or for applying insulating housings or other insulating means; the applicators 18 and 20 can e.g. B. can also be replaced by units for tinning the stripped "J3 £ ah-t ^; or for soldering them to connecting links or other electrical components. *

The device shown is used to process two lead wires whose diameters are different can; z. B. but the facility can also be designed

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be that more than two wires can be processed, which have either the same or different diameters.

The wire measuring units 10 and the wire feed units 16 can be designed according to US Pat. No. 3,098,596, according to which a winch measures and feeds a predetermined length of wire A pair of opposed feed disks feed this measured length of wire to a wire cutting and stripping unit.

The platform 28 is in the direction of an arrow 30 in FIG. 2 from the position according to FIG. 1, in which the wire feed units 16 directly adjoin the cutting and stripping unit 14, movable into the position according to FIG. 2, in which the units 16 are displaced with respect to the unit 14, this movement for stripping off the newly cut Ends of the wire sections 24 is used. If the units are 16 are moved away from the unit 14, the platform 28 is pivoted in the direction of an arrow 32 (Fig. 3), whereby the stripped Ends of the wire segments 24 extending from the supply roll 26 extend, the applicator 12 are presented. Means for moving an end of a wire in this manner so that presented to a connector applicator are disclosed in U.S. Patent 3,019,679.

The connector applicator 12 can according to US-PS 3,184,950 and placed in a press according to US Pat. No. 3,343,398. However, it is designed so that he connecting links to two or more closely spaced wire ends hits at the same time.

When connecting members T are attached to the front ends of the wire sections 24, the feed units 16 become returned to the position of FIG. Then the

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Wire sections 24 passed through the wire cutting and stripping unit 14, which is constructed in accordance with US Pat. No. 3,019,679 can be. The wire sections 24 are cut off in a plane 34 (dash-dotted line in FIGS. 1-3), and Knife (not shown) for cutting the insulation from the front ends of the wire sections 24 and the rear ends of the cut wires 29 are in planes 38 and 36, respectively (Chain lines in Fig. 1-3) arranged.

The transfer unit 100 has a wire bracket 102 and a trough 104 having spaced apart side walls 106 and 108 which are interconnected by a floor 109 (Figures 4 and 5); the channel 104 and the bracket 102 are attached to a slide 110 pointing in the direction of an arrow 112 (Fig. 2) is movable away from the unit 14, whereby the rear ends of the wires 29 from the knives in the plane 36 are stripped and can be moved back into the position according to FIG. 1 immediately adjacent to the unit 14. The slide 110 is z. B. by a mechanism, not shown, according to US Pat. No. 3,019,679.

The slide 110 is displaceably guided by two guide strips 114 and 116 (Fig. 7B), which in turn on one Bracket 118 are secured on a pivot pin 120, the pivoting movement of which swivels the bracket 102 and the channel 104 in the direction of an arrow 121 (FIG. 3) from the position according to FIG. 2 into a wire transfer position (Fig. 3) causes the bracket 102 to closely adjoin the right end (in Fig. 3) of the conveyor 200 lies. The pivot pin 120 is z. B. according to US-PS 3,019,679 rotatable.

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The bracket 102 (see. Figs. 4-6) has stationary jaws 122 and movable jaws 124; the former are through a pin 128 secured in a retaining shoe 126 which is open on the left (in Fig. 4) side; the holding shoe 126 is connected to a mounting block 127 (FIG. 6) which in turn is secured to the floor 109. The jaws 124 are arranged so that they are vertically displaceable between the mounting block 127 and a further block 130 (Fig. 6) are; they have spaced ribs 132 (Fig. 5) with V-notches 134 and the jaws 122 have corresponding ribs 135 with corresponding notches 133 (see. Fig. 6). 5 and 6, the jaws 124 are between their closed positions (indicated in dashed lines in Fig. 5) and their open position (full line position) by lever 136, of which only one is shown, which are pivotable about a pivot pin 138 (Fig. 5).

A forked end portion 140 of each lever 136 forms a recess 144 for receiving a pin 142 which extends between spaced walls 146 at the lower end of one of the jaws 124 (in Figs. 5 and 6). The other end portion 148 each lever 136 remote from the end portion 140 is connected to a link 152 by a pivot pin 150, that in turn with a piston rod, not shown, of a compressed air piston-cylinder unit (also not shown) is connected which, when actuated, moves the members 152 axially in a direction to slide the jaws 124 on the Jaws 122 closed and in the opposite direction away from jaws 122. The piston-cylinder units are only with air, which is at a low pressure, actuated so that they stop when the wires are securely between the jaws 124 and 122 are gripped; this will not damage the wires. Furthermore, the jaws can be used without difficulty

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Pick up wires with different diameters. The links 152 are connected to the piston-cylinder units in such a way that that the bracket 102 is slidable away from the unit 14 into its position near the conveyor 200, while jaws 122 and 124 are held in abutment to hold the wires.

The side wall 106 of the chute 104 has a cutout 154 (Fig. 4) so that a wire clamping unit 212 of the conveyor 200 and can receive the wires 29 held by the jaws 122 and 124 (FIG. 4).

The conveyor 200, which is designed so that the stripped rear ends 40 (best seen in Fig. 4) of the wires 29 to the applicators 18 and 20 (and / or the further or other wire end processing units) gradually feeds, has an endless plate chain 202 (Fig. 4, 8, 7A and 7B), which on gears 204 (Fig. 7B) and 206 (Fig. 7A) rotated by shafts 208 and 210, respectively; there will be at least one of these waves driven by a drive (not shown) z. B. is designed according to US Pat. No. 3,583,055. The plate chain 202 carries a number of clamping units 212 and is stepped around the units 212 through the transfer unit 100 when in the position adjacent to conveyor 200 (Figures 7B and 4), and on the applicators 18 and 20 to finally eject the finished wires into the container 22. The in Fig. 7A am Leftmost chuck 212 is shown in the ejection split.

Each unit 212 has (see FIGS. 4 and 8) a retainer plate 214 on one side of the chain, on that which is directed away from the applicators 18 and 20, and on

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a mounting block on the opposite side of the conveyor 216 and fasteners 218, two of which are passed through the chain 202 and one a spacer 220 penetrated; the fasteners 218 secure the fastener block 216 to the link chain 202. On each fastening block 216 there are several independently operable clamping devices 222 (FIG. 9 and 10) supported; the number of jigs of each unit 212 is equal to the number of pairs of jaws 122 and 122 124 of the bracket 102. Each jig 222 has a fixed jaw 224 and movable jaws 226 that extend on the stationary jaw 222 can be moved towards and away from this. Each jaw 226 is secured on a shaft 228, the one Bore in block 216 penetrated, which is blind at its end remote from the jaw. A compression spring 230 is between the jaw remote End of each shaft 228 and the blind end of the bore and presses the jaw 226 towards the jaw 224. According to Fig. 10, a screw 232 screwed into each shaft 228 passes through a slot 234 of the block 216, with each screw 232 a cam follower 236 carries. The cam scanning elements 236 are aligned with each other and come with reciprocating cam bodies 238 and (Fig. 7A and 7B) in the appendix.

The control cam adjacent to the discharge end of the conveyor 238 cooperates with the control curve scanning elements 236 for releasing the wires 29 from the clamping devices 222 of a clamping unit lying above the container 22 (Figure 7A). The cam 240 located at the other end (i.e., the infeed end) of the conveyor 200 cooperates the sensing members 236 together to open the chucks 222 of a unit 212 (FIG. 4) located in the holder 102 for receiving the wires 29 from the transfer unit 100.

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The cam body 240 has a reciprocating Rod 242 having a control surface 244 (Fig. 10) at one end for engagement with sensing members 236. The other end the rod 242 is connected via an intermediate member 248 to a rocking lever 246, which in turn is connected to a control cam (not shown) is connected to a shaft (not shown) to allow reciprocating movement of the rod 242 to effect.

The cam body 238 is similar to the cam body 240 'but has a conical nose 252 (Fig. 7A) for engagement on the sensing members 236. Adjacent the nose 252 is a stop shoulder 254 which is connected to the wires 29 in Contact occurs when the control cam 238 is extended to its leftmost position (FIG. 7A) is to eject the finished wires 29 from the clamping unit 212 so that they fall into the container 22. The control cam body 238 is connected via an intermediate member 256 to a rocker arm shaft (not shown), which is rotatable for generating a reciprocating movement of the control cam 238.

The mounting plate 214 of each clamping unit 212 has opposing guide surfaces 260 and 262 (see. Fig. 8), that between a guide surface 264 of a disk 266 and an opposite guide surface 268 of a hub part 270 of the gear 204 can be received. A roller 272 secured on the mounting plate 214 acts against the upper (in Fig. 8) surface 273 of disk * 266. The area of the mounting plate 214 is brought into sliding abutment with the surface 264 of the disc 266 when the roller 272 on the Surface 273 in order to secure the clamping unit 212 with respect to the holder 102 of the transfer unit 100.

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when the clamping unit 212 is adjacent to it is located (Fig. 4). When the clamping unit 212 grips a wire 29, the stripped rear end 40 of the wire becomes 29 positioned at a predetermined distance from the jig 222 gripping the wire, so that the stripped End 40 with respect to applicators 18 and 20 is precisely defined.

Below the upper (in Fig. 7B) raceway 276, i. H. the track under load, the chain 202 are guide channel members 274 are provided, one near each applicator 18 and 20. Each guide channel member 274 is used for directing a clamping unit 212 which is brought into a dwell position near the respective applicator 18 and 20 with the roller 272 of the clamping unit 212 on the upper (in Fig. 7B) surface 278 of the duct member and the front 260 of the mounting plate of the unit in sliding contact with a corresponding side wall of the duct member 274 is brought to fix the clamping unit 212 with respect to an applicator 18 or 20.

The operation of the device will now be explained.

It is assumed that the parts of the device occupy the positions shown in FIG. 1, in which the conveyor is shown with multiple pairs of wires 29 extending from the chucks 212 of the track 276 of the chain 202 are gripped, with the front ends of the wire sections 24 connecting members T are posted and the Wire sections 24 through the cutting and stripping unit 14 and the transfer unit 100 have been conveyed. In Fig. 1 the conveyor is after completion of a

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Movement cycle shown, during which the wire-carrying clamping units 212 of the conveyor 200 by one Step from right to left.

The cam bodies 238 and 240 are extended, wherein the cam body 238 ejects finished wires 29 has caused the container 22 and the cam body 240 the clamping device 222 of the clamping unit 212 near the transfer unit 100 for receiving a Pairs of wires 29 from the transfer unit 100 are opened Has.

The cutting and stripping unit 14 is now actuated and cuts the ones extending from the supply rolls 26 Wire sections 24 along the plane 34 to form the wires 29 and the insulation behind the front ends of the Wire sections 24 and the rear ends of the wires 29 in planes 38 and 36, respectively. Then the platform 28 is in Retracted in the direction of arrow 30 and carries the feed unit 16 from the cutting and stripping unit 14 away (Fig. 2) so that the cut portions of the insulation are stripped from the front ends of the wire sections 24 and by simultaneously moving the transfer unit 100 away from the unit 14 towards the According to arrow 112, the cut portions of the insulation are stripped from the rear ends of the wires 29.

During this movement, the wire measuring units loosen 10 the measurement of further wire sections "24. The feed units 16 are now moved from the position according to FIG. 2 into the Position according to FIG. 3, d. H. in the direction of arrow 42 in Fig. 3, pivoted so that the stripped front ends of the wire sections 24 to the connector applicator 12 (Fig. 3). At the same time, the transfer unit

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pivoted in the direction of arrow 121 in Fig. 3 to arrange the wires 29 having stripped rear ends and at the front ends of which connecting links T were attached during the previous cycle of movement of the device, between the jaws 224 and 226 of the clamping device 222 of a clamping unit 212 in the wire transfer position according to Figures 4 and 7B.

Connecting links T are attached to the stripped front ends of the wire sections 24 struck by the applicator 12, if the platform 28 has finished its pivoting movement. The control cam bodies 238 and 240 are then withdrawn towards each other so that the cam 240 the jigs 222 of the clamping unit 212 close to the transfer unit 100 closes so that the wires 29, which between the jaws 224 and 226 of these jigs 222 are inserted due to the pivoting movement of the transfer unit 100 be gripped by these jigs. Due to the retraction movement of the control cam 238, the clamping devices of the clamping unit 212 are in the ejection position (FIG. 7A) after the wires have been ejected 29 closed by surface 252 and shoulders 254. After completing the leftward movement (Fig. 7B) of the control cam 240, the jaws 124 of the holder 102 are actuated by actuating the compressed air piston-cylinder unit opened so that those held in the jigs 222 of the chuck unit 212 in the transfer position Wires 29 are released for conveyance by the conveyor to which they are now secured. At the same time are on the stripped rear ends of the wires 29, which are already located opposite the applicators 18 and 20, connecting members Tl hinged. Then the conveyor is advanced so that the clamping clamps carrying the wires 29

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units 212 are moved forward by one more step. At the same time, the platform 28 is pivoted back into its original angular position and then straight into its Returned to the home position immediately adjacent to the cutting and stripping unit 14, and at the same time the transfer unit 100 is pivoted back into its original angular position and straight into its starting position brought back adjacent to the cutting and stripping unit 14. While performing these operations, the jaws 124 of the bracket 102 are still in place the open position according to FIG. 6. The feed unit 16 is now actuated to advance the measuring units 10 measured wire sections 24 from the supply rolls 26 (to the front ends of these wire sections were from Applicator 12 connecting links T posted) through the now opened cutting and stripping unit 14; these wire sections are received by the channel 104 of the transfer unit 100. After completion of the feed step, actuates the piston-cylinder unit to close the jaws 124 so that the wire sections are removed from the holder 102 of the transfer unit 100 are gripped.

When the device is switched on for the first time, there are of course no wires 29 in the clamping units 212, so that the explained cycle of movement must first be repeated a few times so that the device is completely wired is loaded (see. Fig. 1). Thereafter, after each such cycle of movement, a finished pair of wires 29 is inserted into the container ejected.

The synchronization of the previous work steps of the Measuring units 10, the feed units 16, the cutting and stripping unit 14, the transfer unit 100, des Conveyor 200 with its clamping units 212, the application

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gates 12, 18 and 20 and / or other wire processing units is e.g. B. by a joint not shown Realize control shaft of the device and / or by electronic synchronizing means.

The applicators 18 and 20 and / or the other wire end processing units means (not shown) can be connected downstream which convert the finished wire to an electrical Shape the wiring harness, the z. B. for a motor vehicle or a Household appliance is usable. Further units (not shown) for processing the wire ends can be those explained above Units are provided oppositely on the conveyor 200; in this case it can be beneficial to to provide wire holders (not shown) on this other side of the conveyor, depending on the length of the wire.

The advantages of the device described above are that with it the simultaneous production of lead wires of different lengths and diameters as well as the processing of the stripped ends of such Wires in addition to attaching connectors to them is possible. The device can be designed in such a way that it produces cable harnesses fully automatically, using only wire, Connection members and, if desired, insulating housings for Application is started on the attached to the wire ends connecting members.

Patent claims;

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Claims (10)

2S08578 AMP 3455 - 18 - Claims Device for processing electrical line wires, with several wire storage units, with units for Feeding a section of wire from each wire storage unit, with a unit for cutting each section of wire from its wire storage unit to form a lead wire, with one transverse to the feed direction the wire sections running wire conveyor, and with several wire end processing units that are arranged successively next to the wire conveyor so that they are ends of the conveyed by the wire conveyor Edit wires, characterized by a wire transfer unit (100) referring to the feed direction laterally from a first position for receiving the fed from the wire storage units (26) Wire sections (24) in a second position for feeding the wires (29) onto the wire conveyor after they have been separated from their wire storage units (26) (200) is movable. 2. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the feed units (16) for the wire sections (24) and the transfer unit (100) before moving the transfer unit (100) to the task of Wires on the conveyor of insulation ^ cutting units are movable away, which are provided on each side of the cutting and stripping units (14) and the insulation from the front ends of further from the wire storage 509835/0776 AMP 3455 - 19 - units (26) supplied wire sections (24) and the Strip off the rear ends of the cut wires (29), the cutting and stripping units (14) adjacent a unit (12) for attaching electrical connection members (T) to the stripped front ends of the further wire sections (24) is arranged. 3. Device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that that the transfer unit (100) between its first and its second position about a vertical axis (152) is pivotable. 4. Device according to claim 1, 2 or 3, in which the Conveyor carries a plurality of wire clamping units which are spaced from one another in the longitudinal direction of the conveyor and each of which has an open position serving to take up the wire and a closed position serving to clamp the wire, characterized in that the transfer unit (100) has a wire holder (102) has, into which the wire sections (24) can be guided in their open position so that they can pass through a Channel (104) of the transfer unit (100) extend, wherein in the channel (104) a clamping unit (212) of the Conveyor (200) can be received, in which, in its open position, a gripped by the holder (102) and wire (29) separated from its wire storage unit (26) can be inserted, and the holder (102) is in its open position assumes after the clamping unit (212) has assumed its clamping position. 509835/0776 AMP 3455 - 20 - 5. Device according to claim 4,
characterized in that the holder (102) has a pair of jaws (122 and 124) for each wire section (24), the pairs of jaws (122 and 124) being independently movable between closed and open positions by compressed air units which stop when a section of wire (24) is gripped between the jaws (122 and 124). 6. Device according to one of claims 4 or 5, characterized in that that two elongated, longitudinally displaceable control cam bodies (238 and 240) cooperate with the conveyor (200), one of which (240) opens and closes a clamping unit (212) of the conveyor (200) when this a transfer position adjacent to the transfer unit (100) assumes, and the other (238) a clamping unit (212) of the conveyor (200) opens and closes when it reaches a delivery position (22) the end of the conveyor (200) remote from the transfer unit (100), the control cam (238 and 240) to open the clamping units (212) away from each other and to close the clamping units (212) can be moved towards one another. 7. Device according to claim 4, 5 or 6, characterized in that each clamping unit (212) one on a guide surface (273) of the transfer unit (100) running roller (272) and a guide plate (214) to rest on a further guide surface (260) of the transfer unit (100), the guide surface (260) running transversely to the first-mentioned guide surface (273). 509835/0776 8. Device according to claim 7,
characterized in that the conveyor (200) is movable with respect to a guide block (274) located in front of each wire processing unit (18 and 20) and a chute for receiving the guide plates (214) and also a guide surface (278) for cooperation with the rollers (272) on the guide plates (214). 9. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that that the wire end processing units (18 and 20) are applicators for striking electrical connection members to the wire ends (40) and applicators for the subsequent application of insulating housings to the Have struck connecting links (T). 10. Method for processing electrical lead wires, at several lead wires are produced at the same time by feeding in wire sections from several wire stocks units along a first path and cutting each wire section from its wire storage unit, Advancing the wires produced in this way in a direction transverse to their longitudinal extension along one of the first path transverse second path and presenting the wire ends to wire end processing units that are arranged along the second path, characterized in that each wire section (24) is transverse to its longitudinal extension and is moved laterally to the feed direction to transfer the wire section (24) from the first to the second way, and that after cutting the wire sections (24) from their wire storage units (26) and before Transferring the wires (29) from the first to the second path 50983 5/0776 the insulation from the front ends of others from the wire supply units (26) of supplied wire sections (24) is stripped off by these ends in the axial direction away from the wire supply units (26) and relative to insulation cutting units (14), whereafter the stripped wire ends are presented to a unit (12) for attaching connecting members. 509835/0776