Feed device for a crimping device

Abstract

Feed device (100) for a crimping device (1), comprising: a feed element (116) adapted to engage a contact element band; a feed element holder (110) connected to the feed element (116); and a sliding element (124) to which the feed element holder (110) is attached, wherein the sliding element (124) is linearly movable along a guide (120) in order to move the feed element (116) along the guide (120) in a travel direction (A), wherein a stroke length of the feed movement of the sliding element (124) is adjustable independently of an end position of a feed movement of the sliding element (124).

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present invention relates to a feed device for a crimping device and to a crimping device. Such a feed device can guide a contact element strip toward a processing area of ​​a crimping device. BACKGROUND

[0002] Crimping devices are used to connect the ends of electrical conductors to contact elements by crimping. Such crimping units serve as standardized connecting elements for creating electrical connections. The contact elements to be crimped are initially provided as a continuous contact element strip and are connected to the inserted conductor ends by cutting them from this strip and deforming them using a die and anvil.

[0003] Crimping devices are known in the prior art that have a feed device for moving a contact element strip toward a crimping die. The feed device comprises a feed element held by a feed element holder that incrementally advances the contact element strip by engaging holes or recesses in the contact element strip and moving in the feed direction to bring the contact elements that can be separated from it into the desired processing position (centered with respect to the conductor / anvil / die).

[0004] In mechanically operated feed devices, the movement and cycle of the feed device are coupled with that of the crimping die. For example, a structure with a feed cam is provided that moves a roller. An element for transmitting a feed movement, such as a feed rod, is translationally movable in a direction essentially perpendicular to the direction of the die movement and is driven by the roller. The element for transmitting a feed element is thus driven synchronously with the die movement and can drive a feed element via lever and joint elements.

[0005] This design presents the skilled person with challenges regarding the provision of a versatile crimping device, because, for different types, sizes, etc. of contact elements, the length of the sections of the contact element strip forming the crimp varies, among other things. The stroke length of the feed element must therefore be adjusted for processing different contact elements. It may also be necessary from time to time, or from one contact element coil to the next coil manufactured on a second production line, to adjust the center position of the contact relative to the center of the crimping die, especially when processing very small wire cross-sections.

[0006] EP 3 820 002 A1 relates to a feed device for a crimping device, with which a contact element strip can be guided toward a processing area, in particular a crimping die and an anvil. The feed device comprises a feed element configured to engage the contact element strip, and a feed element holder connected to the feed element. The feed element holder has a feed element holder base and a feed element attachment element that are adjustable relative to one another.

[0007] The movement of the feed finger during operation is transmitted via a lever mechanism. With such lever mechanisms, the stroke length and the end position can be adjusted. When the stroke length is adjusted, the end position of the feed finger also changes due to the lever mechanism. To ensure proper production, the end position of the feed finger must always be readjusted in relation to the position of the punch / anvil / conductor end after changing the stroke length. If very precise contact positions are required, this can lead to multiple adjustment loops, since the exact processing quality and the internal deformation shape of the contact can only be assessed with the help of a contact-conductor micrograph taken transversely to the crimp. PRESENTATION OF THE INVENTION

[0008] The invention is based on the object of providing a feed device for a crimping tool in which the stroke length of a feed element can be adjusted without having to additionally readjust the end position of the feed element for the desired / necessary alignment of the contact element to the crimping position.

[0009] Claim 1 provides a solution for this. In particular, the invention achieves this objective by moving the feed element by a mechanism with linear motion. According to the invention, the end position of the feed element does not need to be adjusted after readjusting the stroke length. When switching production to a different contact element strip or a different pitch of the contact element strip, the correct setting can be achieved very quickly due to the separate adjustment of the stroke length and end position of the feed element.

[0010] The invention provides a feed device for a crimping device, comprising: a feed element configured for engagement with a contact element strip; a feed element holder connected to the feed element; and a sliding element to which the feed element holder is fastened. The sliding element is linearly movable on a guide, in particular displaceable and drivable, in order to move the feed element along the guide in a travel direction. An end position of a feed movement of the sliding element remains unchanged upon adjustment of a stroke length of the feed movement, and the stroke length of the feed movement remains unchanged upon adjustment of the end position of the feed movement of the sliding element.

[0011] The sliding element, which can be moved along the guide, has a translational degree of freedom. The feed element is connected to the sliding element via the feed element holder and can thus be moved along the guide by moving the sliding element along a direction of movement defined by the orientation of the guide. The sliding element can be driven to move back and forth along the guide. This allows the feed element to incrementally advance a contact element strip.

[0012] The invention further has the advantage that the feed element is moved in a linear direction. This allows the end position of the feed element, which is important for the correct positioning of a contact element / crimp contact and thus for the correct central attachment of the crimp contact to the conductor end, to be easily determined and adjusted.

[0013] A particular advantage is that the stroke length of the feed element and thus the feed path of the contact element strip can be adjusted by the inventive design of the feed device without changing the end position of the sliding element or the feed element, particularly with respect to the crimping position, and vice versa. Thus, the crimping device can be easily converted to process a different contact element strip or a different pitch of the contact element strip, since the stroke length and end position of the feed element can be adjusted easily, quickly, and independently of one another, i.e., without mutual interference.

[0014] According to one embodiment, the guide can be designed as a profile rail.

[0015] In one embodiment, the feed device further comprises a feed lever pivotably mounted about a feed pivot pin. The feed lever has a first end extending in a first direction from the feed pivot pin and coupled to the sliding element.

[0016] The feed joint pin thus defines a pivot axis of the feed lever. By coupling the first end of the feed lever to the sliding element, a rotary movement of the feed lever can be converted into a translational movement of the sliding element and thus ultimately of the feed element. The pivot axis of the feed lever is preferably oriented vertically, but it can also be oriented horizontally or in any other direction perpendicular to the travel direction.

[0017] It is preferred that the feed lever, together with the feed joint pin, be displaceable in a feed adjustment direction. The feed adjustment direction is substantially perpendicular to the travel direction. Preferably, the travel direction and the feed adjustment direction lie in a horizontal plane; however, in particular, the feed adjustment can also be oriented vertically or at an angle. In this case, the pivot axis of the feed lever or the feed joint pin is oriented horizontally or in any other direction perpendicular to the travel direction.

[0018] The feed lever and feed joint pin can, for example, be mounted in a base body of the crimping device so that they can slide in the feed adjustment direction. Advantageously, by moving the feed lever and feed joint pin, the length of a first lever arm can be adjusted. This length is defined between the point where the feed lever is coupled to the sliding element and the feed joint pin. A change in the lever arm length results in a longer translational movement distance of the sliding element, for example, while maintaining a constant rotation or pivot angle of the feed lever.

[0019] In a preferred embodiment, the feed device further comprises a feed adjustment spindle configured to adjust the position of the feed lever in the feed adjustment direction.

[0020] This allows the operator of the feed device to easily adjust the feed lever and feed pivot pin. For example, the spindle can extend through an internal thread of the feed pivot pin and be rotatably mounted in the base body of the crimping device, so that the feed pivot pin is moved forward or backward in the feed adjustment direction relative to the crimping device and the other parts of the feed device by rotating the feed adjustment spindle.

[0021] The feed device may further comprise a feed rod. The feed lever preferably has a second end that extends from the feed pivot pin in a second direction opposite to the extension direction of the first end of the feed lever and that is coupled to the feed rod. The feed rod may be movable in its longitudinal direction such that the feed lever rotates around the feed pivot pin.

[0022] Preferably, the longitudinal direction of the feed rod is oriented in a direction that is substantially parallel to the direction of travel of the sliding element and perpendicular to the feed adjustment direction. Thus, the rotational movement of the feed lever can be initiated by a translational movement of the feed rod. A distance between the pivot axis of the feed lever and the coupling point between the feed lever and the feed rod defines a second lever arm. In particular, this embodiment is advantageous in that, assuming that the coupling points of the feed lever to the sliding element and the feed point remain the same, a displacement of the feed lever, including its pivot axis, in the feed adjustment direction changes the lengths of the lever arms.The position of the pivot axis of the feed lever thus influences the translation of a distance of a push rod movement into a distance of a sliding element movement (stroke length of the feed element).

[0023] In one embodiment, the feed device further comprises a first pin which is connected to the sliding element. The pin can be a single component that is fastened to the sliding element or can be formed integrally with the sliding element. The first end of the feed lever has a first pin receptacle which, in a plan view, is designed as a U-shaped recess and is configured to engage the first pin. It is preferred that the first pin is received in a first bushing, for example a plain bearing flange bushing, and that the first pin receptacle engages around the first bushing, which is movable in the first pin receptacle in the direction of the recess.

[0024] This design has the advantage that the rotary movement of the feed lever can be coupled with the translatory movement of the sliding element. When the feed lever rotates, the first end of the feed lever describes an arcuate movement – ​​a fixed coupling of the feed lever and the sliding element, which has only one (translational) degree of freedom, is therefore not possible. The accommodation of the first pin or the first bushing in the U-shaped recess of the first pin receptacle therefore enables the first pin to move relative to the first pin receptacle along the recess direction. The movement is preferably realized in a sliding manner over the first bushing.

[0025] In one embodiment of the feed device, it is provided that the feed rod has a second pin, the second end of the feed lever has a second pin receptacle which is designed as a U-shaped recess in a plan view and is designed to engage the second pin, the second pin is received in a second socket, and the second pin receptacle engages around the second socket, which is movable in the second pin receptacle in the recess direction thereof.

[0026] This design of the coupling of the feed lever with the feed rod offers the same advantages as the coupling of the feed lever with the sliding element described above.

[0027] In a further embodiment, the feed device further comprises a slider to which the first pin is attached. The sliding element is displaceable relative to the slider in the travel direction.

[0028] Since the feed element is firmly connected to the sliding element via the feed element holder, the position of the feed element relative to the first pin can be changed. Assuming that the end position of the first pin is maintained, the end position of the feed element can be adjusted via the slider. The end position of the feed element is crucial for the correct alignment of the contact element during the crimping process and thus for the quality of the crimp. Advantageously, the end position of the feed element can therefore be easily adjusted for other types of contact element strips.

[0029] Preferably, the feed device further comprises a feed adjusting spindle which is designed to adjust a position of the sliding element relative to the slider.

[0030] In one embodiment, the feed element holder comprises a feed element holder base and a feed element mounting member that are pivotable relative to each other.

[0031] This design enables the feed element to engage and disengage the contact element band during the linear back and forth movement of the sliding element. In this case, a feed cycle is as follows: the feed element engages the contact element band by engaging in a recess in the contact element band. The feed element is moved linearly forwards (in a feed direction) via the drive mechanism described above. At the end position of the feed element, i.e. at the end of the movement in the feed movement, the contact element is correctly positioned so that a crimp connection can be produced by the crimping device. The feed element is now moved back and emerges from the recess to disengage the engagement, for example by a bevel on the feed element.In particular, the feed element can be pivoted out of engagement during the return movement by the pivotable feed attachment element. At the end of the return movement, the feed element can pivot to re-engage the contact element strip via the next recess. The feed cycle begins again.

[0032] It is preferred that the feed device be mechanically driven. This allows the feed device to be operated reliably and easily, without the need for external power.

[0033] Furthermore, a crimping device is provided, comprising: a crimping die and an anvil for applying a contact element to an electrical line, as well as a feed device. The feed device has: a feed element connected to a sliding element, wherein the sliding element is linearly movable, in particular displaceable and drivable, on a guide in order to move the feed element along the guide in a travel direction. The feed device can be designed according to one of the aforementioned aspects.

[0034] Thus, a contact element strip can be advanced incrementally within the crimping device via the feed device so that individual contact elements can be connected to the conductor ends of the electrical cables in rapid succession and crimp connections can be formed.

[0035] It is preferred that a drive of the crimping die is coupled to the feed device in order to mechanically drive the feed device. SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES Fig. 1 shows a part of a crimping device equipped with an embodiment of the feed device according to the invention. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a feed element holder of the Fig. 1 illustrated embodiment. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a portion of a feed mechanism of the Fig. 1 illustrated embodiment. WAYS OF IMPLEMENTING THE INVENTION

[0036] A preferred embodiment is explained in detail with reference to the accompanying figures. Modifications of specific features mentioned in this context can each be individually combined with one another to form further embodiments of the invention. Although the embodiment described below is to be understood purely as an example and not as limiting, individual features can each be used to further characterize the invention.

[0037] Fig. Figure 1 shows part of a crimping device 1 that can be used to apply a contact element to an electrical conductor. Such contact elements are typically combined in a contact element strip, which is fed to the crimping device 1. For example, a contact element strip can be provided in roll form adjacent to the crimping device 1 and fed from the roll into the area of ​​the crimping device 1. The individual contact elements are then processed by the crimping device 1.

[0038] The crimping device 1 comprises a base body 10 having a plurality of sections / areas to which various elements can be attached. The base body 10 is connected to a base plate 20, which is designed to mount the crimping device 1 for use in a system for crimping conductor ends. A punch (not shown) can be movably mounted on a punch holder 30 and can be fed in a vertical downward direction onto an anvil (not shown). During the deformation process between the anvil and the punch, a contact element can be separated from the contact element strip and connected to an inserted conductor end.

[0039] Fig. 1 further shows a feed device 100. The feed device 100 is configured to move the feed element 116 linearly in a travel direction A. During the travel movement toward the right side of the image, the feed element 116 engages in a recess in the contact element strip and thus advances it in this travel direction. During the subsequent travel movement toward the left side of the image, the feed element 116 disengages from the engagement, so that the contact element strip is not moved back, and engages in another recess in the contact element strip. By repeating this process, the contact element strip is advanced step by step.

[0040] To realize the linear movement of the feed element 116, the feed device 100 has a feed element holder 110, which is movable via a sliding element guide system, which comprises a guide 120 (in the embodiment designed as a profile rail) and a sliding element 124 (not in Fig. 1, see Fig. 2). The guide 120 is firmly connected to the base body 10 of the crimping device 1. In the illustrated embodiment, the guide 120 is designed as a profile rail, and the sliding element is designed as a carriage. Other linear guide systems are equally suitable.

[0041] In the illustrated embodiment, the feed element holder 110 is driven by a feed mechanism comprising a feed lever 130. The feed lever is pivotably or rotatably mounted on the base body 10 about a feed pivot pin 134. For this purpose, the feed pivot pin 134 is received in a bore in the feed lever 130. The feed pivot pin 134 protrudes upward through a portion of the base body.

[0042] The feed element holder 110 has a first pin 131A with a first bushing 132A, which extends upward from the feed element holder 110. The first pin 131A is engaged by the feed lever 130 via a U-shaped first pin receptacle 133A. The bushing 132A ensures a good fit and good sliding properties. When the feed lever 130 is rotated, the first pin 131A is thus moved. Since the first pin 131A is connected to the feed element 116, the latter is set in motion by the rotation of the feed lever 130 in the travel direction A. The first pin 131A therefore moves linearly like the feed element or the feed element holder 110 and thus moves relative to the feed lever 130 in the first pin receptacle 133A when the feed lever 130 rotates.In other words, a rotational movement of the feed lever 130 is transferred via the first pin 131A into a linear (translational) movement of the feed element holder 110.

[0043] The position of the feed lever 130 and thus also of the feed joint pin 134 can be adjusted in the feed adjustment direction B by a feed adjustment spindle 144. As a result, the rotational axis of the feed lever 130 shifts accordingly, among other things, with respect to the feed element holder 110. Consequently, a lever length changes from the rotational axis to the first pin 131A. With a constant rotational angle of the feed lever 130, the length of the travel path (also stroke length) of the feed element holder 110 changes. The stroke length of the feed element can thus be varied by adjusting the position of the feed lever 130 and the feed joint pin 134. A measure of the adjustment of the feed lever can be read via a pointer plate 136, which is connected to the feed joint pin 134 and has a reference mark such as an engraving, in conjunction with a scale provided adjacent to the pointer plate 136 on the base body 10.

[0044] Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the feed element holder 110. The sliding element 124 can be pushed onto the guide 120 and moved linearly thereon in the travel direction A. The sliding element can be moved on the guide via sliding or rolling elements or the like.

[0045] A feed element holder base 112 is attached to the sliding element 124. A feed element attachment element 114 is pivotally connected to the feed element holder base 112 via a pivot axis 113. The feed element 116, in turn, is attached to the feed element attachment element 114.

[0046] A slider 122 is attached to the feed element holder base 112 via at least one slider screw 127. The slider has the first pin 131A, which can be engaged by the bushing 132A. The attachment of the slider 122 to the feed element holder base 112 can be released via the slider screw 127, which extends through and is guided in a slider groove 126, whereby the slider 122 and the feed element holder base 112 can be displaced relative to one another in the travel direction A. The position of the two components, slider 122 and feed element holder base 112, can be adjusted relative to one another using the adjusting spindle 123. For this purpose, the adjusting spindle can be screwed into a threaded hole in the feed element holder base 112. In a modification, a threaded insert can be used instead of the threaded hole.The adjustment of the slide 122 is thus realized by screwing in or unscrewing the adjusting spindle 123 and driving the slide 122.

[0047] Accordingly, the relative position of the feed element 116 with respect to the first pin 131A and thus with respect to a position of the feed lever 130 can be adjusted. Thus, by displacing the slider 122 relative to the feed element holder base 112, an end position of the feed element 116 can be changed with respect to a predetermined end position of the feed lever. The extent of the displacement can be read off a scale formed on one side of the slider 122.

[0048] The entire mechanism of the feed device, i.e., the feed element holder 110 comprising the sliding element 124, the feed element holder base 112, the slider 122, etc., is reset by a compression spring 129. This is necessary in a preferred embodiment because the feed mechanism acts unilaterally and therefore must be actively reset. The movement of the punch holder 30 is transmitted to the feed rod 140 via an actuating cam with a feed roller 146. For the reset, the compression spring 129 generates a compressive force between a section of the slider 122 and, for example, a section of the base body 10 of the crimping device 1. In a modification, a tension spring can be used to apply a tensile force for the reset. A spring guide pin 128 serves to guide the compression spring 129 so that it does not buckle when the buckling length is undershot, but is held in its effective direction.

[0049] Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a portion of a feed mechanism. In relation to Fig. 1, the mechanism is rotated 180° about a vertical axis (e.g., the pivot axis of the feed lever 130). The feed pivot pin 134 is received in a bore (not shown) of the feed lever 130. The pivot axis of the feed lever runs substantially through the center of the feed pivot pin 134.

[0050] The feed lever 130 has two ends which extend from the pivot axis in opposite directions substantially along the feed adjustment direction B. The first end of the feed lever 130 has a first pin receptacle 133A which, when installed, has the above-described (in Fig. 3) engages the first pin 131A (or the first socket 132A). The second end has a second pin receptacle 133B.

[0051] Fig. 3 further shows a feed rod 140, which is oriented substantially in a horizontal plane perpendicular to the feed adjustment direction. The feed rod 140 has one end with a flattened pin portion 142, on which a vertically upwardly extending second pin 131B is formed. Analogous to the first pin 131A, the second pin 131B is received in a second socket 132B. The second pin receptacle 133B of the feed lever 130 engages the second pin 131B.

[0052] During operation of the crimping tool 1, the feed rod 140 is moved linearly (translationally) back and forth in its longitudinal direction. The translational movement of the feed rod 140 is transferred into a rotational movement (back and forth) of the feed lever 130 via the second pin 131B received in the second pin receptacle 133B. At the first end of the feed lever, the rotational movement of the feed lever 130 is transferred into a translational movement of the feed holder 110 along the guide 120 via the first pin 131A received in the first pin receptacle 133A, which ensures the step-by-step advance of the contact element strip.

[0053] As already mentioned, the position of the feed lever 130 or of the feed joint pin 134 in the feed adjustment direction B relative to the other components, in particular to the first pin 131A and the second pin 131B, can be changed via the feed adjustment spindle 144. As a result, the respective lever arm lengths in relation to the first pin 131A and the second pin 131B are changed. In particular, a first lever length, which is defined by the distance of the feed joint pin 134 from the first pin 131A, decreases when a second lever length, which is defined by the distance of the feed joint pin 134 from the second pin 131B, increases, and vice versa. If, for example, the feed joint pin 134 and thus the pivot axis of the feed lever 130 is displaced closer in the direction of the second pin 131B, the corresponding second lever arm decreases, so that a rotational orThe pivot angle of the feed lever 130 is increased with a constant translational movement of the feed rod 140. Likewise, the lever arm increases with respect to the second pin 131A, whereby, with a continued constant translational movement of the feed rod 140, the increased pivot angle of the feed lever 130 results in a greater stroke length of the first pin 131A or of the feed element 116. Thus, the stroke length of the feed element 116 is adjustable by displacing the pivot axis of the feed lever 130 via the feed adjustment spindle 144. As already mentioned above with respect to . Fig. 1, a measure of the adjustment of the feed lever 130 and thus the change in the stroke length can be read off via the position of the reference mark on the pointer plate 136 in relation to a scale provided on the base body 10.

[0054] Although according to the described embodiment a feed lever 130 is used which is pivotally mounted about a feed pivot pin 134, the feed movement of the sliding element can also be carried out by means of one or more guide elements. LIST OF REFERENCE SYMBOLS A Travel direction B Feed adjustment direction 1 crimping device 10 basic bodies 20 base plate 30 stamp holders 32 stamps 34 anvil 100 feed device 110 feed element holder 112 Feed element holder base 113 Swivel axis 114 Feed element attachment element 116 Feed element 120 guide rail 122 sliders 123 Feed adjusting spindle 124 sliding element 126 slide groove 127 slide screw 128 Adjusting spindle 129 compression spring 130 feed lever 131A, 131B Pin 132A, 132B socket 133A, 133B pin receptacle 134 feed joint bolts 136 Pointer plate 140 push rod 142 pin section 144 Feed adjustment spindle 146 feed roller 148 roller bolts QUOTES CONTAINED IN THE DESCRIPTION

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[0000] EP 3 820 002 A1

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Claims

[1] Feed device (100) for a crimping device (1), comprising: a feed element (116) adapted to engage a contact element band; a feed element holder (110) connected to the feed element (116); and a sliding element (124) to which the feed element holder (110) is attached, wherein the sliding element (124) is linearly movable along a guide (120) in order to move the feed element (116) along the guide (120) in a travel direction (A), wherein a stroke length of the feed movement of the sliding element (124) is adjustable independently of an end position of a feed movement of the sliding element (124). [2] The feed device (100) of claim 1, further comprising a feed lever (130) pivotally mounted about a feed pivot pin (134), the feed lever (130) having a first end extending in a first direction from the feed pivot pin (134) and coupled to the sliding member (124). [3] Feed device (100) according to claim 2, wherein the feed lever (130) together with the feed joint pin (134) is displaceable in a feed adjustment direction (B) which is preferably oriented substantially perpendicular to the travel direction (A). [4] Feed device (100) according to claim 2 or 3, further comprising a feed adjustment spindle (144) configured to adjust the position of the feed lever (130) in the feed adjustment direction (B). [5] Feed device (100) according to one of claims 2 to 4, further comprising a feed rod (140), wherein the feed lever (130) has a second end which extends from the feed pivot pin (134) in a second direction opposite to the direction of extension of the first end of the feed lever (130) and which is coupled to the feed rod (140), and the feed rod (140) is movable in its longitudinal direction so that the feed lever (130) rotates around the feed joint pin. [6] Feed device (100) according to one of claims 2 to 5, further comprising a first pin (131A) connected to the sliding element (124), wherein the first end of the feed lever (130) has a first pin receptacle (133A) formed as a U-shaped recess in a plan view, which is designed to engage the first pin (131A), wherein it is preferred that the first pin (131A) is accommodated in a first socket (132A), the first pin receptacle (133A) engages around the first socket (132A), which is movable in the first pin receptacle (133A) in the recess direction thereof, and the recess direction of the first pin receptacle (133A) is aligned substantially parallel to the feed adjustment direction (B). [7] Feed device (100) according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the feed rod (140) has a second pin (131B), the second end of the feed lever (130) has a second pin receptacle (133B) formed in a plan view as a U-shaped recess, which is designed to engage the second pin (131B), wherein it is preferred that the second pin (131B) is accommodated in a second socket (132B), the second pin receptacle (133B) engages around the second socket (132B), which is movable in the second pin receptacle (133B) in the recess direction thereof, and the recess direction of the second pin receptacle (133B) is aligned substantially parallel to the feed adjustment direction (B). [8] Feed device (100) according to one of the preceding claims, further comprising a slider (122), wherein the first pin (131A) is attached to the slider (122), and the sliding element (124) is displaceable relative to the slider (122) in the travel direction (A). [9] Feed device (100) according to claim 8, further comprising a feed adjusting spindle (123) configured to adjust a position of the sliding element (124) relative to the slider (122). [10] Feeding device (100) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the feed element holder (110) comprises a feed element holder base (112) and a feed element mounting member (114) which are pivotable relative to each other. [11] Feed device (100) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the feed device is mechanically driven. [12] Crimping device comprising a crimping die and an anvil for applying a contact element to an electrical line, and a feed device, the feed device comprising: a feed element (116) which is connected to a sliding element (124), wherein the sliding element (124) is linearly movable on a guide (120) in order to move the feed element (116) along the guide (120) in a travel direction (A). [13] Crimping device according to claim 12, wherein a drive of the crimping die is coupled to the feed device to mechanically drive the feed device.

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