JPS6286684A - Structure to prevent connectors from falling over in connector supply equipment - 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 [Field of Application of the Invention] The present invention relates to a connector supply device, more specifically, a connector supply device that slides and pushes out a connector stored in a magazine to an outlet of the magazine. The present invention relates to a structure for preventing the connector from falling over.

[Background of the invention]

Hereinafter, the connector supply device will be explained with reference to FIGS. 3 to 7. This connector supply device.

As shown in FIG. 6, a connector consisting of a connector cover part 1 with metal clip parts 2 protruding from both ends of the lower surface and a connector main body part 3 is used to connect a flat cable 13 as shown in FIG. In an automatic assembly machine that assembles a connector cover part 1 and a connector main body part 3 on both ends, the connector cover part 1 and the connector main body part 3 respectively stored in a magazine are slid and pushed out into the outlet of the magazine, and the connector is The cover part 1 and the connector main body part 3 are
The cables are taken out one by one and supplied to a predetermined position where they are attached to both ends of the flat cable 13. In the figure, 4
is a magazine for the connector cover part 1, and this magazine 4 has a hollow box shape with an open bottom, and has a top plate part 4a, a side wall part 4b, and a slight inward direction from the lower end of the side wall part 4b. It consists of a protruding locking part 4C. This magazine 4 stores a plurality of connector cover parts 1 in alignment, places the metal clip part 2 of the connector cover part 1 on the locking part 4c, and places both end surfaces of the connector cover part 1 on the side walls. Guided by the inner surface of part 4b. A take-out lower part from which one connector cover part 1 can be taken out is provided at the front part of this magazine 4, and a stopper part 5 is provided in front of the take-out lower part. Reference numeral 9 denotes a connector push-out mechanism disposed at the rear of the magazine 4, and this connector push-out mechanism 9 is connected to the main body 9a.

Rod 9b that moves in the axial direction by the operation of its main body 9a
and a push plate 8 fixed to the tip of the rod 9b, and the rod 9b and the push plate 8 are moved in the direction of arrow A by the operation of the main body 9a, and the connector cover part 1 is pressed against the stopper part 5. Reference numeral 6 denotes a chuck, which clamps the connector cover part 1 located at the take-out lower part of the magazine 4, moves in the direction of arrow P1, takes out one connector cover part 1 from the magazine 4, and removes the connector cover part 1 from the magazine 4. The part 1 is supplied in the same position to a predetermined position where it is attached to both ends of the flat cable 13 described above. Reference numeral 10 denotes a magazine for the connector main body 3, which is arranged opposite to the magazine 4 for the connector cover part 1 described above.
has a hollow box shape with an open top surface, and has a bottomed part 10.
a, a side wall portion 10b, and a top plate locking portion 10c slightly projecting inward from the upper end of the side wall portion 10b. This magazine 10 stores a plurality of connector main bodies 3 in alignment.

The lower surface of the connector main body 3 is placed on the bottom plate 10a, and both end surfaces of the connector main body 3 are guided by the inner surface of the side wall 10b. Connector main body 3 is attached to the front of this magazine 10.
A take-out lower which can take out the pieces is provided, and a stopper part 5 is provided in front of the take-out lower. A connector pushing mechanism (not shown) for pressing the connector main body 3 against the stopper part 5 is provided at the rear of the magazine 10.

, 11 is a chuck, and this chuck 11 clamps the connector main body 3 located at the take-out lower part of the magazine IO, moves in the direction of arrow P2, takes out one connector main body 3 from the magazine 10, and removes the connector main body 3 from the magazine 10. 3 is fed to a predetermined position where it is attached to both ends of the above-mentioned flat cable 13 in the same posture.

Next, the operation of the above-mentioned connector supply device will be explained. Part 1 of the connector cover located at the ejection lower part 7 of the magazines 4 and 10. The connector body 3 is held between the chucks 6.11, and the chucks 6.11 are moved in the PL and P2 directions to remove the connector cover part 1 from the magazines 4 and 10.
, take out the connector body parts 3 one by one, and remove the connector cover part 1. The connector main body 3 is fed to a predetermined position where it is assembled to both ends of the flat cable 13 in the same posture.

At the same time, a portion of the connector cover 1 from the magazines 4 and 10. When the connector main body part 3 is taken out, the subsequent connector cover part 1 and the connector main body part 3 slide in the direction of arrow A while being guided in the magazines 4 and 10 by the connector push-out mechanism 9, and the stopper part 5, 5, the preparation for the next process is completed, and the connector cover part 1 and the connector body part 3 are inserted into the magazine 4 by operating as described above.
, 1° can be taken out and supplied one by one.

However, in the above-mentioned connector supply device, the vertical support of the connector cover part 1 and the connector body part 3 is limited to the metal clip part 2 of the connector cover part 1. Place the connector main body 3 on the locking part 4c of the magazine 4 and the magazine 10.
Since the connector cover part 1 and the connector main body part 3 are simply placed and supported on the bottom cutout part 10a of the magazines 4 and 10, the connector cover part 1 and the connector main body part 3 are taken out from the take-out lower part 7 of the magazines 4 and 10, and the subsequent connector covers are When the connector cover part 1 and the connector body part 3 are pushed out by the connector push-out mechanism 9 and slide in the direction of arrow A, the connector cover part 1 and the connector body part 3 get caught near the ejection lower part 7 of the magazine 4° 10 and fall down. There are cases where For example, in the case of the connector cover part 1 as shown in FIG. 5, the locking part 4c of the magazine 4 is generated when the metal clip part 2 of the connector cover part 1 slides during use.
When the metal clip part 2 of the connector cover part 1 gets caught due to surface roughness on the upper surface, the connector cover part 1 is simply placed on the locking part 4C of the magazine 4 via the metal clip part 2. Therefore, using the above-mentioned hook as a fulcrum, the front stopper part 5 falls in the side direction at the removal lower part of the magazine 4 where a gap has been created due to the removal of the previous connector cover part 1. . When the connector cover part 1 falls down, the attitude of the connector cover part 1 changes, causing a problem that the connector cover part 1 cannot be taken out.

Note that although the above description has been made regarding a supply device for the connector cover portion 1 and the connector main body portion 3 that are assembled to both ends of the flat cable 13, the above-mentioned problem also occurs in supply devices for other connectors.

[Purpose of the invention]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a mechanism for preventing connectors from falling over in a connector supply device, which can prevent connectors from falling over.

[Summary of the invention]

The present invention is characterized in that an elastic member is provided near the outlet of the magazine for moving the connector upward and sandwiching the connector together with the top plate of the magazine.

In the present invention, by elastically holding the connector between the top plate portion of the magazine and the elastic member, the connector can be supported from two directions, the upper surface and the lower surface, and it is possible to prevent the connector from falling due to catching.

[Embodiments of the invention]

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the connector fall prevention structure in the connector supply device of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

In the figure, the same reference numerals as in FIGS. 3 to 7 indicate the same parts.

In the figure, 12 is an elastic member, and this elastic member 1
Reference numeral 2 denotes a mounting plate portion 12a, a rising plate portion 12b extending upright from the mounting plate portion 12a, a supporting plate portion 12c provided horizontally by bending from the rising plate portion 12b, and its support. The inclined plate part 1 is bent slightly downward from the tip of the plate part 12c.
It consists of 2d. The mounting plate portion 12a of the elastic member 12 is attached to the lower surface of the locking portion 4C of the magazine 4, and the elastic member 12
The support plate portion J-2c is opposed to the top plate portion 4a of the magazine 4, and the inclined plate portion 12d of the elastic member 12 is directed toward the rear side of the magazine 4.

The fall prevention structure of the connector according to the present invention in this embodiment has the above-mentioned configuration, so that when the connector cover part 1 located in the take-out lower part of the magazine 4 is taken out by the chuck 6, the remaining connector cover part 1 is removed from the connector. It is pushed out by the pushing mechanism 9 and slides in the six directions of arrows. The slid connector cover part 1 is first moved upward by the inclined plate part 12d, that is, to the top plate part 4a of the magazine 4, and then moved between the top plate part 4a of the magazine 4 and the support plate part 1 of the elastic member 12.
2c are elastically clamped vertically. As a result, the connector cover part 1 is supported from both the upper and lower directions, so even if the connector cover part 1 is caught due to surface roughness generated on the lower surface of the top plate part 4a or the upper surface of the support plate part 12c of the magazine 4, Also, it is possible to prevent the connector cover part 1 from falling over. In particular, in this embodiment, one side can be enlarged between the lower surface of the top plate part 4a of the magazine 4 and the connector cover part 1.
Since the upper surface of the connector cover 1 is brought into contact with the upper surface of the connector cover 1 and supported, stability is further increased, and it is possible to more reliably prevent the connector cover part 1 from falling over.

In addition, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the connector overturn prevention structure in the connector cover part 1 supply device was described, but the connector overturn prevention structure of the present invention can also be used in the connector main body 3 or other connector supply devices. be able to.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As is clear from the above, the structure for preventing the connector from falling in the connector feeding device of the present invention is provided with an elastic member near the outlet of the magazine that moves the connector upward and clamps the connector together with the top plate of the magazine. Therefore, the connector can be elastically clamped and supported from two directions, the upper surface and the lower surface, by the top plate portion of the magazine and the elastic member, and it is possible to prevent the connector from falling over due to catching. Therefore, it is possible to solve the problem of the connector falling over and changing its posture, making it impossible to remove the connector6.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a magazine for a part of the connector cover showing an embodiment of the structure for preventing the connector from falling in the connector feeding device of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line ■-■ in FIG. 1. . FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a part of a conventional connector supply device, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line IV--IV in FIG. 3. Figure 5 is a sectional view taken along the line ■-v in Figure 4, Figure 6 is an exploded perspective view of a part of the connector cover and the connector body, and Figure 7 is a part of the connector cover and the connector body at both ends of the flat cable. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the assembled state. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Part of connector cover, 2... Metal clip part, 3... Connector body part, 4, 10... Magazine. 4a...Top plate part, 10a...Top plate locking part, 7...
Output port, 9... Connector extrusion mechanism, 12... Elastic member. What?

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a connector feeding device equipped with a magazine that stores a plurality of connectors and guides the outer periphery of the connectors, and a connector pushing mechanism that slides and pushes out the connectors in the magazine one set or one at a time to an outlet of the magazine. A structure for preventing a connector from falling over in a connector supply device, characterized in that an elastic member is provided in the vicinity of the outlet of the magazine for moving the connector upward and sandwiching the connector together with the top plate of the magazine.