JPS6049585A - Device for mounting connector - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a connector assembly (q device), and more specifically, the present invention relates to a connector assembly (q device). This invention relates to a connector assembly (;

As a conventional connector, simply press-fit the coated cable along each U-shaped contact piece embedded in the plastic housing. Connectors that can be coupled to contact strips have been developed and are in use.

However, as shown in FIG. 1, the partial connector 12b is connected to one or more than one of the plurality of coated cables 10 used for various electrical equipment, or the partial connector 12b is not connected to the terminal part and is in an unprocessed state. As shown in FIG. 2, it is not yet possible to fully automate the process of connecting the entire connector 12a to a predetermined position between each end of a plurality of coated cables 10 of a predetermined length arranged in parallel at predetermined intervals. It was complicated and required a lot of time and effort.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to automatically connect connectors of various widths between the ends or intermediate portions of a plurality of coated cables arranged in parallel at predetermined intervals. A cable supply roller that feeds multiple coated cables arranged in parallel at a fixed distance in the forward direction of the supply direction and a coated cable that can easily and quickly manufacture cables with connectors that are connected and have each insertion and connection. A first connector that is located at the front in the direction of supply and that connects each coated cable throughout the multi-sheathed cable.
a pressure welding device; a first connector supply device that sequentially supplies the entire connector one by one to the first pressure welding device; a second pressure welding device for removing a partial connector to which a covered cable is connected; a cable pull-out device that grasps the vicinity of the entire tip of the covered cable and pulls it out to an appropriate length; and a partial connector of various widths in the second pressure welding device. An object of the present invention is to provide a connector removing device comprising a second connector feeding device, a pressing mold feeding device, and a cutter feeding device, each of which supplies a corresponding pressing mold and a cutter in a preset order.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on the drawings.
The figure shows a schematic configuration diagram of a connector 4=1 device according to the present invention, and 14a and 14b are coated cables 14a and 14b that connect a plurality of coated cables IO in parallel and feed a predetermined distance in a predetermined direction without stopping. A pair of cable supply rollers 10 are provided with the cable supply roller 10 in between, and one of the cable supply rollers 14b is configured to be able to approach and separate from the other cable supply roller 1°4a. This cable supply roller 1
4a and j4b are for simultaneously feeding a plurality of coated cables 10 by a fixed length, and the ends of the fed coated cables 10 are connected to the whole connector 12a by the first pressure welding device 32.
While making an incision in the skin of each coated cable 10 with each contact piece inside, the core wire portion is positively connected to each contact piece. Further, a cutter (not shown) is provided in conjunction with the first pressure welding device to appropriately cut each coated cable 10 that protrudes forward from the overall connector 12a. Note that the first pressure welding device 3
For example, connect the overall connector 12a to 1 so that it intersects with the coated cable 1o.
A first connector supply device 3o that uses a cylinder mechanism or the like to sequentially supply connectors one by one is provided.

Further, reference numeral 16 denotes a support frame body that supports the plurality of coated cables 1o while positioning them in parallel at predetermined positions at predetermined intervals. This support frame 16 is provided with a stop mechanism 18 for holding and stopping each coated cable 1o (see FIG. 7).

Immediately behind the first pressure welding device 32, a coated cable 1 is installed.
A cable pulling device is provided which includes a gripping part 22 that grips the vicinity of the entire tip of the cable, and a pulling mechanism that pulls out the gripping part 22 to an appropriate length.

More specifically, the gripping portion 22 consists of a pair of upper and lower gripping plates 20a and 20b, one side edge of which is rotatably connected using a hinge.
A plurality of grooves (not shown) into which each coated cable 1o is inserted are carved on the surface a. Further, in the grip plate 2Oa above the grip part, the control motor 24 is connected to a control motor 24 that can freely rotate in forward and reverse directions and is located in front of the supply direction of the coated cable 1o. A long rod-shaped ball screw 2G rotatably supported along the axis is screwed into the moving mechanism 28, and by appropriately rotating the ball screw 26, the grip portion 2 grips the coated cable 1°.
2 can be moved back and forth within a predetermined range along the supply direction of the coated cable 1o.

Also, a predetermined distance island behind the first pressure welding device 32! In the faded parts, 'II! , a partial connector 12b of various widths having a contact piece for press-fitting and connecting the covered cable 10 that reciprocates as appropriate by intersecting the cable feeding path along one, for example, lower side of the feeding path of the covered cable 10 is placed in a predetermined position. and a stocker (not shown) that stores partial connectors 12b of various widths at predetermined positions on the truck 34, and stores partial connectors 12b of various widths, respectively.
A second connector supply device 38 is provided which includes a supply mechanism 36 for sequentially supplying connectors from - to -. Furthermore, on the opposite side of the second connector supply device 38 across the feeding path of the coated cable 10, there is provided a portion corresponding to the width of the connectors 12b of various widths supplied from the second connector supply device 38. A press mold is used to cut the skin of the coated cable 1 () into each contact piece in the connector 12b and feed it into various press molds 40 that press-fit and connect the core wire portion of each coated cable 10 to each contact piece in the partial connector 12b. It consists of a feeding device and a cutter feeding device that feeds out cuckoos 41 corresponding to the widths of the supplied partial connectors 12b of various widths in order to cut the coated cable 10 immediately behind the partial connectors 12b in conjunction with the pressing die 40. A second pressure welding device 42 is configured.

The connector mounting device of the present invention has the above-mentioned configuration and is automatically controlled by a microcomputer. Next, its operation will be explained based on FIGS. 4 to 9. First, as shown in FIG. The coated cables 10 are fed in parallel along a predetermined feeding path using cable feeding rollers 14a and 14b, and the tip ends of the coated cables 10 pass through the gripping portion 22 in the middle of the feeding path, thereby forming a "C gripping portion 22". When the cable has protruded a predetermined distance forward, one cable supply roller 14b is separated from the other cable supply roller 14a as shown in FIG. is closed, and each coated cable 10 is positioned and held in the grip part 22. Also,
At the same time, the first connector supply device 30 connects the entire connector 1 directly below the coated cable 10 protruding toward the grip portion 22.
2a, using the first pressure welding device 32 to connect the ends of each coated cable 10 directly above the overall connector 12a to each contact piece in the overall connector 12a, and at the same time, connect each coated cable 10 directly above the overall connector 12a to each contact piece inside the overall connector 12a, and at the same time The coated cable 10 is cut with a cutter (not shown). Next, the control motor 24 is operated to rotate the ball screw 26 as shown in FIG.
2 along the ball screw in the direction of the control motor 24, and accordingly, the coated cable 10, which has the overall connector 12a connected to its tip, is moved a predetermined distance in the moving direction. Next, as shown in FIG. 7, the second connector supply device 38
The trunk 34 is crossed over the coated cable 10 and moved appropriately, and the track 3 is placed in a predetermined position directly under the coated cable 10.
At the same time, a press die 40 and a cutter 41 having a width corresponding to the width of the partial connector 12b are fed, and the second pressure welding device 42 is used to press each of the partial connectors 1' and 2b with a predetermined width. The covered cable 10 is press-fitted and connected to the contact piece. Then, the control motor 24 is operated to rotate the ball screw 26 to transport the coated cable 10 a predetermined distance. At this time, the coated cable 10a, which is cut at the same time as the second partial connector 12b is connected, is stopped on the support frame 16 by the stop mechanism 18. Subsequently, in the same manner as described above, the second connector supply device 38 positions the track 34 at a predetermined position in the width direction so as to intersect the coated cable 10, and "supplies the partial connector 12b of a predetermined width on the trunk 34, and Connect cables.

In this way, the partial connectors 12b are sequentially attached to the covered cable 10.
By connecting the connectors at appropriate positions, it is possible to form a connector (J cable) as shown in FIG.
The coated cable IO, which is cut at the same time as connecting b, is forcibly stopped on the support frame 16 by the stopping mechanism 18. Thereafter, as shown in FIG.
The coated cable bundle connected to the connector 12 is pulled out to the outside of the first pressure welding device 32, the lower grip plate 20b in the grip is opened as shown in FIG. 9, and the upper The F&A cable bundle is dropped from the inside of the grip plate 20a onto, for example, the Hell I conveyor 43 below, and the connectorized cable 44 is carried out to the outside.

Thereafter, the above-described operations are sequentially repeated to produce a cable with a connector.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the connector 1 can be assembled by simply cutting the east portion of one of the coated cables as shown in FIG.
2 are not connected, when moving the track 34 across the coated cable bundle using the second connector supply device 38, place the part of the I/rack 34 where the connector 12 is not placed directly under the coated cable 10. position the cutter 41
What is necessary is to cut the coated cable 10 at the midpoint using a.

In addition, when the entire connector 12a is attached to the middle part of the coated cable bundle as shown in FIG. It is also possible to supply the entire connector 12a and to operate it by supplying a pressing mold corresponding to the width of the entire connector 12a.

In this way, if the connector removal device according to the present invention is used, it can be automatically controlled by a microcomputer or the like to freely remove each wire width between the ends of a plurality of coated cables arranged in parallel at a predetermined interval or between the middle portions thereof. The present invention has the advantage that a cable with a connector having each ear length can be automatically and easily manufactured by connecting the connectors.

Although the present invention has been variously explained above with reference to preferred embodiments, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and it goes without saying that many modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. It is.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 and 2 are front views of a connector-equipped cable in which a connector is attached to the end or midway of a bundle of coated cables arranged in parallel; FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram of the connector-equipped cable manufacturing apparatus of the present invention; 4 to 9 are explanatory diagrams showing the procedure for manufacturing a cable with a connector using the manufacturing apparatus shown in FIG. 3. 10, lOa... coated cable, 12... connector, 12a... overall connector. 12b, partial connector, 14a, 14b, cable supply roller, 16, support frame. 18... Stopping mechanism, 20a, 20b... Gripping plate,
22...Gripping part, 24...Bow fil+Moke, 26
... ball screw, 28 ... moving mechanism, 30 ... second connector supply device. 32... First pressure welding device, 34... 1-rack. 36... Supply mechanism, 38... Second connector supply device, 40... Pressing die, 41... Cutter, 42...
...Second pressure welding device, 43...Heald conveyor, 44.
・Cable with connector. Utility model registration applicant Co., Ltd. Representative: Takeshi Suzuki (and 1 other person 4) Figure 1 12b Figure 2

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] ■ A cable supply roller located at the front in the supply direction that feeds a plurality of parallel covered cables by a fixed distance;゛A first pressure welding device for attaching one overall connector to be connected to a CC covered cable; a first connector supply device that sequentially supplies the whole connectors one by one to the first pressure welding device; a second pressure welding device for attaching a connector for connecting each coated cable to one or more coated cables, and a cable drawer for grasping the whole of the coated cable in the vicinity of the tip o111 and pulling it out to an appropriate length. a second connector supply device, a press mold delivery device, and a cutter delivery device for supplying partial connectors of various widths and corresponding press molds and cutters to the second pressure welding device in a preset order, respectively; A connector mounting device consisting of.