EP 0419129 B1 19950405 - Crimp height monitor.
Title (en)
Crimp height monitor.
Title (de)
Kontrollsystem der Crimpenhöhe.
Title (fr)
Moniteur de hauteur de sertissage.
Publication
Application
Priority
US 41113589 A 19890922
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0419129A1] An apparatus and a process are provided for assessing the quality of crimped electrical terminations of a terminal to a wire. The apparatus includes a strain gauge (54) incorporated into a crimp press (30) for measuring the strain generated in the press during each crimping cycle. The strain gauge is operatively connected to a controller (52) which generates appropriate signals in response to strain measurements that are not within an acceptable range. The crimp press may further be operative to selectively adjust the crimp height or the length of the crimp stroke. The adjustment may be operatively connected to the controller, such that the crimp press is self-adjusting and accommodates the gradual wearing of the crimp tools.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B21F 15/00 (2006.01); B23K 20/02 (2006.01); B30B 15/00 (2006.01); G01L 1/00 (2006.01); H01R 43/048 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B30B 15/0094 (2013.01); H01R 43/0486 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0419129 A1 19910327; EP 0419129 B1 19950405; DE 69018351 D1 19950511; DE 69018351 T2 19951109; JP H03118934 A 19910521; JP H0759333 B2 19950628
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 90310023 A 19900913; DE 69018351 T 19900913; JP 21356790 A 19900810