CN104471804A - Housing-inverting device and terminal-insertion method using same - Google Patents
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Abstract
The problem addressed by the present invention is making it possible to invert multiple connector housings in less space and in less time while allowing terminals to be smoothly inserted into upper and lower terminal-accommodation chambers of a connector housing. In order to solve this problem, wired terminals (17) are inserted into upper and lower terminal-accommodating chambers (13) of a connector housing (2) using a housing inversion device (1) provided with: a plurality of holder-supporting bodies (5) securely positioned in parallel to a horizontally long horizontal base plate (7); a driven body (8) comprising housing holders (3) supported in a manner allowing vertical inversion by the holder-supporting bodies; and a drive body (6) that can be moved in the longitudinal direction of the base plate using a moving means (41). The drive body (6) is provided with a linking part (33) for removably mating with shaft parts (4) of the housing holders (3) passed through the holder-supporting bodies (5), and a drive part (36) for vertically inverting the linking part.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of housing inversion set and use the terminal insertion method of this housing inversion set, connector shell vertically reverses by this housing inversion set, to be inserted in the terminal receiving room of needs by distribution terminal when being equipped with when the obstruction of the electric wire of terminal of not inserted in advance.
Background technology
Traditionally, in order to be inserted in the terminal receiving room of the connector shell formed by synthetic resin by distribution terminal, propose various terminal inserting apparatus or various terminal insertion method.
Such as, describe in patent documentation 1 (not shown): in order to distribution terminal be inserted on back-to-back basis and be placed in the two-stage terminal receiving room of the vertical direction of connector shell, after in each terminal receiving room each distribution terminal being inserted into higher level, connector shell is vertically reversed, and by each terminal insertion in each terminal receiving room of the subordinate (or the higher level after rotating) of connector shell.By vertical reversible connector housing, the terminal of upper and lower sides can when nonreversible be equipped with the electric wire of terminal (or during reversing electric wire do not reverse and cause offset in the position of the front terminal of inserted terminals) lean against and settle privately.
Connector shell remains on housing and keeps in framework.Housing keeps framework rotatably to be supported by vertical housing holding plate.The junction surface of rotating cylinder proceeds to the conjugate foramen at the rear portion (below) being positioned at housing maintenance framework and engages with this conjugate foramen.Rotating cylinder is fixed on the framework of pedestal.Terminal insertion handle is placed in housing and keeps before framework, and housing holding plate can slide along guide portion in the lateral direction.
In addition, describe in patent documentation 2 (not shown): about a pair terminal lead arm for being pushed open by electric wire is placed in before the cutting part of left and right terminal receiving room of connector shell with being in closure state, this a pair lead arm is opened, push open with the electric wire left and right of insertion being equipped with terminal, and then by other terminal insertion in middle terminal receiving room.
Before and after a pair, electric wire grasps before the lead arm that pawl is placed in for being pushed open by electric wire.Each electric wire is grasped pawl and can both be moved forward and backward in terminal insertion and detaching direction by each horizontal cylinder.Lead arm and electric wire are grasped pawl and can be raised integratedly by vertical cylinder and reduce.Lead arm, terminal grasp pawl and each cylinder forms terminal insertion head.
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Patent documentation
Patent documentation 1:JP 2000-311762 A
Patent documentation 2:JP 07-161449 A
Summary of the invention
Technical problem
But, in the terminal insertion method of the housing inversion set described in patent documentation 1 and this housing inversion set of use, there is such worry: the process (device change) being kept by housing framework can reversally be arranged on vertical housing holding plate is complicated, and require a lot of time when corresponding to dissimilar multiple connector shells (wherein, type can be various).In addition, there is such worry: corresponding to multiple connector shell, in order to by housing holding plate at left and right directions (being parallel to the direction of housing) superior displacement, when the housing needed being kept framework reversion to use fixing rotating cylinder, require broad space and many time chien shih housing holding plate be shifted in the lateral direction.
In addition, in patent documentation 2 describe terminal inserting apparatus and terminal insertion method in, there is such worry: because about a pair lead arm for being pushed open by electric wire has larger width dimensions (such as in the lateral direction, there is the width larger than terminal), so when spacing between the left and right terminal receiving room of connector shell is narrow, can not well electric wire be pushed open.
In view of foregoing problems has made the present invention, and the first object of the present invention is to provide a kind of housing inversion set and uses the terminal insertion method of housing inversion set, multiple connector shell with the space reduced and can reverse in the short time by this housing inversion set, and the terminal insertion method of this use housing inversion set can use this housing inversion set to be successfully inserted into by terminal in the terminal receiving room of the upper and lower sides of connector shell when not interfering with the electric wire being equipped with terminal of the upside of inserting.In addition, the second object of the present invention is to provide a kind of terminal insertion method, this terminal insertion method can use the arm for being pushed open by the electric wire being equipped with terminal to be pushed open by the electric wire being equipped with terminal be inserted in the terminal receiving room of left and right thin space in smooth and reliable mode, and can with smooth and reliable mode by terminal insertion to left and right thin space terminal receiving room between centre terminal receiving room in.
The scheme of dealing with problems
In order to realize this object, housing inversion set according to an aspect of the present invention comprises: drived unit, this drived unit is configured with: multiple retainer support portion, and the plurality of retainer support portion is settled abreast and is fixed on rectangular horizontal base plate; And case holder, this case holder is supported on retainer support portion described in each, thus can vertically reverse; And driver element, this driver element is configured to comprise: connection part, and this connecting portion can close with being coupling of each case holder of each retainer support portion through dividually; And driver, this driver vertically reverses described connection part, and this driver element can by the longitudinal superior displacement of shift unit at described substrate.
According to this structure, the multiple drived units formed by retainer support portion and case holder are set on rectangular horizontal base plate abreast, preferably equidistantly set.Relative to multiple drived unit, a driver element is placed in the parallel direction of drived unit by shift unit, and stops at the front of the drived unit of needs.The connection part of driver element is advanced by driving and reversing mechanism, and is connected to the axle of the drived unit of needs.Axle and case holder and the connector shell kept by case holder are vertically reversed by driver integratedly.
Use the step being configured to use the terminal insertion method of the housing inversion set described in one aspect of the invention to repeat below according to the terminal insertion method of the housing inversion set of the of the present invention first preferred aspect: be inserted into by distribution terminal in the terminal receiving room of the upside of the connector shell being set in described case holder; Described driver is used vertically to reverse described case holder; And another distribution terminal is inserted in the terminal receiving room becoming the terminal receiving room of new upside of described connector shell, so that other distribution terminal is inserted in each terminal receiving room of upper and lower sides.
According to this structure, the electric wire being equipped with terminal be inserted in the terminal receiving room of upside vertically reverses, and thus hang down from the terminal receiving room of downside, and there is not interfere with electrical in the front of the terminal receiving room of new upside.Ensure that broad space.Thus distribution terminal successfully and be reliably inserted in the terminal receiving room of new upside, and is not interfered with the electric wire being equipped with terminal inserted.Repeat this circulation, and by distribution terminal smoothly and be reliably inserted in the terminal receiving room of the upper and lower sides of all needs.After in the terminal receiving room each distribution terminal being inserted into the plural upside on left and right directions, connector shell can vertically reverse (quantity of the terminal reversed in a cycle can be multiple).
Use and be configured so that according to the terminal insertion method of the housing inversion set of the of the present invention second preferred aspect: in the terminal insertion method of the housing inversion set described in use of the present invention first preferably, there is thin rod shape and a pair left and right arms pushed open by electric wire overlaps each other in the longitudinal direction, between the electric wire being equipped with terminal of the insertion of insertion on the left and right directions of the terminal receiving room needed, and open to be pushed open by the electric wire being equipped with terminal inserted, and distribution terminal is inserted in the terminal receiving room of needs.
According to this structure, there is thin rod shape and a pair left and right arms pushed open by electric wire overlaps each other in the longitudinal direction (stacked or assemble), and set narrow for the width between a pair arm that electric wire is pushed open.Like this, for this pair arm of being pushed open by electric wire successfully and be reliably inserted into from top the left and right be inserted in connector shell downwards and be equipped between the electric wire of terminal, and the electric wire reliably left and right being equipped with terminal is pushed open.
The beneficial effect of the invention
According to the present invention described in one aspect of the invention, a driver element is placed in the longitudinal direction of substrate, that is, be placed in the parallel direction of drived unit, and does not make the drived unit displacement comprising multiple connector shell on substrate.Thus case holder, that is, connector shell in the space reduced and can reverse with multiple connector shell in the short time accordingly.In addition, can at short notice multiple drived unit be easily placed on and be set on substrate.Thus, the compact conformation of housing inversion set can be made, and setting (preparation) process and the reverse turn operation of connector shell can be carried out rapidly.
According to of the present invention first preferably in the present invention of describing, the electric wire being equipped with terminal be inserted in the terminal receiving room of upside is positioned at downside by the vertical reverse turn operation of connector shell, and after the reversal ensuing distribution terminal is inserted in the terminal receiving room of new upside, and the interference being equipped with the electric wire of terminal of not inserted.Repeat this circulation, and distribution terminal successfully and reliably can be inserted in the terminal receiving room of all needs of connector shell.Thus, the productivity ratio of the by-pass bundle formed by the electric wire and connector shell that are equipped with terminal can be improved.
According to of the present invention second preferably in the present invention of describing, under the state overlapping in the longitudinal direction and closed with narrow width at a pair arm for being pushed open by electric wire, this pair arm successfully and be reliably inserted into the upside of connector shell or having in the left and right terminal receiving room of thin space of downside.Thus the electric wire being equipped with terminal of insertion is used to the arm pushed open by electric wire successfully and reliably push open, and distribution terminal can successfully and reliably be inserted in middle terminal receiving room.Thus, the productivity ratio of the by-pass bundle formed by the electric wire and connector shell that are equipped with terminal can be improved.
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Figure 1A and 1B illustrates according to the summary example (outlineexample) of housing inversion set of the present invention and the embodiment according to terminal insertion method of the present invention, wherein, Figure 1A is the perspective view that the state in the terminal receiving room of the upside of connector shell is arrived in terminal insertion, and Figure 1B is the perspective view of terminal insertion to the state in the terminal receiving room being become upside by reversible connector housing.
Fig. 2 A and 2B illustrate housing inversion set by the part instantiation of driving side, wherein, Fig. 2 A is perspective view and Fig. 2 B is end view.
Fig. 3 A and 3B illustrates the instantiation of the part of the driving side of housing inversion set, and wherein, Fig. 3 A is front view and Fig. 3 B is end view.
Fig. 4 A and 4B illustrates the terminal insertion method of the another kind of form of connector shell, wherein, Fig. 4 A is the front view that the state in the terminal receiving room of the upside of connector shell is arrived in terminal insertion, and Fig. 4 B is the front view of terminal insertion to the state in the terminal receiving room being become upside by reversible connector housing.
Fig. 5 is the perspective view of another embodiment illustrated according to terminal insertion method of the present invention.
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1 housing inversion set
2,15 connector shells
3 case holder
4 axles
5 retainer support portions
6 driver elements
7 substrates
8 drived units
13
1, 14
1the terminal receiving room of upside
13
4, 14
2the terminal receiving room of downside (or new upside)
16 electric wires
17 terminals
25 arms for electric wire is pushed open
33 connection parts
36 drivers
41 shift units
Embodiment
Figure 1A to 4B illustrates the embodiment according to the embodiment of housing inversion set of the present invention and the terminal insertion method of this housing inversion set of use.Illustrate the summary of the housing inversion set in terminal inserting apparatus in figs. 1 a and 1b.In Fig. 2 A and 2B and Fig. 3 A and 3B, illustrate the details of the housing inversion set in terminal inserting apparatus, and illustrate terminal insertion method in Figure 1A and 1B and Fig. 4 A and 4B.The component part corresponding to Figure 1A with 1B in Fig. 2 A with 2B and Fig. 3 A with 3B represents with the label identical with the label in Figure 1A with 1B, and will be described.
As in figs. 1 a and 1b, the housing inversion set 1 in terminal inserting apparatus is equipped: case holder 3, and this case holder 3 keeps the connector shell 2 formed by synthesis (insulation) resin; Fixed retainer support portion 5, be positioned at trunnion axis 4 this fixed retainer support portion 5 through in the longitudinal direction of rear (inner) side of case holder 3, and this fixed retainer support portion 5 support housing retainer 3, can rotate in a vertical and horizontal direction; With retainer rotating mechanism (driver element) 6, the axle 4 of this retainer rotating mechanism 6 coupling housing retainer 3 separably, rotate (vertically reversing) as shown by arrow A and drive shell retainer 3, and can move up in left and right (level) side from the state that axle 4 separates at it.
As shown in Figure 2 A and 2B, horizontal base plate 7 is fixed on by the fixture (not shown) that such as screw threads for fastening is such in retainer support portion 5, and case holder 3 is kept device support portion 5 supports thus can (along on the direction of virtual perpendicular) rotate in case holder 3 in a vertical and horizontal direction.Substrate 7 is formed as long roughly banded on left and right (level) direction, and each multiple drived units 8 formed by case holder 3 and retainer support portion 5 are set on substrate 7 with equidistant parallel placement in the lateral direction.
Below the level of the wall 42 downwards vertically of retainer support portion 5 42a be placed on the rear horizontal wall 47 of substrate 7 above on.In such a state, for located by screw threads for fastening and multiple apertures 43 of the wall 42 downwards vertically of fixed retainer support portion 5 to be equidistantly arranged in parallel in the rear lower vertical wall 9 of substrate 7.
More than ten (such as, about 15) drived units 8 can with equidistant arranged parallel (placement) on (or single) substrate 7.Substrate 7 is provided with handle 10 at its two ends, left and right place, workman with this handle 10 of hand grip to settle (placement) on terminal inserting apparatus the substrate 7 being mounted with multiple drived unit 8.Substrate 7 both sides before and after it are provided with multiple trundle 44, and substrate 7 be placed in terminal inserting apparatus supporting base on to slide smoothly.Such as, substrate 7 is fixed on the supporting base (not shown) of terminal inserting apparatus by the fixture (not shown) that such as fixture is such.When from when seeing above, the front end 45 with rectangular shape of case holder 3 is given prominence to forward from the front bulkhead 46 of substrate 7, thus can rotate in the circumferential when not interfering.
In Figure 1A and 1B and Fig. 2 A and 2B, case holder 3 is formed by synthetic resin material or metal material, and connector shell 2 fixes (maintenance) in housing receiving room 11 when not having play by the bias force of elastomeric element (not shown).Housing receiving room 11 be configured to by rear vertical wall (rear wall) 12' of upper and lower, left and right wall (perisporium) 12 and case holder 3 around, and there is the open front (being replaced by numeral 11) of rectangle.Manually connector shell 2 is inserted in housing receiving room 11 from open front by operation or automaton (not shown).
The connector shell 2 of the example of Figure 1A and 1B has level Four terminal receiving room 13 vertically
1to 13
4.But, in terminal insertion method of the present invention, as illustrated in figures 4 a and 4b, preferably use the two-stage terminal receiving room 14 had vertically
1with 14
2connector shell 15.The quantity of terminal receiving room 13 and 14 in the lateral direction can be multiple.
In Figure 1A and 1B and Fig. 2 A and 2B, the axle 4 of case holder 3 is not having play ground to be smoothly rotatably supported in the through hole of retainer support portion 5 by bearing.The terminal part (replacing rearward end by numeral 4) being projected into the rear portion of retainer support portion 5 of axle 4 is formed as rectangular cross sectional shape.What the front connection part 33 of the feathering axis 34 of driver element 6 (Figure 1A and 1B and Fig. 3 A and 3B) was provided with rectangular cross sectional shape has bottom outlet portion 18, and the terminal part 4 of the rectangular cross sectional shape of the axle 4 of case holder 3 is inserted into and is engaged in this bottom outlet portion 18.
Here, for convenience's sake, case holder 3 side is described as front side, and side, retainer support portion 5 or driver element 6 side is described as rear side.The housing inversion set part of drived unit 8 side in Fig. 2 A and 2B is by symbol 1
1represent.Housing inversion set 1 is by the housing inversion set part 1 of Fig. 2 A and 2B
1and the housing inversion set part 1 of Fig. 3 A and 3B that will be described below
2formed.
Such as, in Figure 1A, 3A and 3B, the rotating shaft 34 of driver element 6 can be advanced by air pressure in the longitudinal direction or retreat (such as Suo Shi arrow B (Fig. 3 B), the bias force being resisted elastomeric element (not shown) by increase pressure is advanced or is retreated by the restoring force of elastomeric element when reducing pressure), and can rotate in the circumferential as shown by arrow A via belt wheel 35 by driving the band 20 of the rotation due to the motor 19 of the upside of Fig. 3 B.Such as, the driving and reversing mechanism for rotating shaft 34 (connection part 33) is formed by air pressure and elastomeric element, and the driver 36 of rotating shaft 34 (connection part 33) is formed by motor 19, band 20 and belt wheel 35.Rotating shaft 34 is supported on shell (shaft supporting part) 21, thus freely retreats and rotate, and the end of rotating shaft 34 (or front end) portion gives prominence to forward from shell 21.
As shown in figs.3 a and 3b, shell 21 is supported slidably as shown by arrow B by the short lead rail 22 of fore-and-aft direction (Y-direction) together with the motor 19 of the upside for making axle rotate.The guide rail 22 of fore-and-aft direction is supported as shown by arrow C slidably by the short lead rail 23 of above-below direction (Z-direction).The guide rail 23 of above-below direction supports as shown by arrow D slidably via the long guideway 24 of support 25 by left and right directions (X-direction), can at internal shift among a small circle on fore-and-aft direction and above-below direction (direction of arrow B and C), and can at internal shift on a large scale on left and right directions (direction of arrow D).Left and right directions corresponds to the longitudinal direction of the substrate 7 of Fig. 2 A and 2B, and the guide rail 24 of left and right directions positioned parallel above substrate 7.
The slide block 37 of the upper end of support 25 engages slidably with the guide rail 24 of left and right directions.The endless belt 39 of horizontal direction connects and is fixed on support.By the driving of motor 38, endless belt 39 can rotate forward or backward via belt wheel 40.The shift unit 41 of left and right directions is formed by motor 38, belt wheel 40 and endless belt 39.Fig. 3 A and 3B illustrates driver element 6 and the shift unit 41 thereof of right-hand side.The driver element (not shown) of left-hand side and shift unit thereof are roughly symmetrically arranged relative to the driver element 6 of right-hand side and shift unit 41 thereof.
The housing inversion set part of driver element 6 side in Fig. 3 A and 3B is by symbol 1
2represent.Housing inversion set 1 (Figure 1A and 1B) is by the housing inversion set part 1 of drived unit 8 side of Fig. 2 A and 2B
1and the housing inversion set part 1 of driver element 6 side of Fig. 3 A and 3B
2form.
Hereinafter, will Figure 1A and 1B and Fig. 4 A and 4B be used to describe use according to the terminal insertion method of housing inversion set 1 of the present invention and terminal inserting apparatus (summary).
First, as Figure 1A or 4A, under the state that connector shell 2 or 15 is set in case holder 3, the terminal 17 being equipped with electric wire 16 is inserted into higher level's terminal receiving room 13 of the needs of connector shell 2 or 15
1or 14
1in.In the example of Figure 1A, the terminal 17 being equipped with electric wire 16 is inserted into the terminal receiving room 13 of a higher level
1in.In the example of Fig. 4 A, the terminal 17 being equipped with electric wire 16 is inserted into three terminal receiving rooms 14 of higher level in turn
1in.
The insertion sequence of terminal 17 is such orders: wherein, under state in the parallel wire clamp in the electric wire conveyer (not shown) that the electric wire 16 being equipped with terminal 17 of many (difference) type is set on many (multiple) left and right directions, (type of terminal 17 does not need different one by one, and multiple equivalent type is according to the circuit configuration of connector continuously), the electric wire 16 being equipped with terminal 17 grasps by grasping pawl (not shown) in turn from the wire clamp of left end and raises.In terminal insertion order, do not require the electric wire 16 being equipped with terminal 17 to rearrange the process on wire clamp.
When the electric wire 16 being equipped with terminal 17 is raised from the left end wire clamp of electric wire conveyer by the grasping pawl for about a pair of terminal inversion set (not shown) (in this case, each wire clamp is pressed by device for opening and opens), and when requiring the reversion of terminal 17, the pawl that grasps grasping the end 16a of the electric wire 16 being equipped with terminal 17 passes through the such driver of such as motor and vertically reverses, and terminal 17 reverses vertically.
Then, such as, grasp from the pawl that grasps of terminal inversion set the electric wire 16 that (place) is equipped with terminal 17 temporarily by about a pair interim placing clamp, and the electric wire 16 being equipped with terminal 17 independently grasp that pawl is delivered to about a pair terminal insertion head from interim placing clamp by left and right each grasp pawl.Thus the terminal 17 of the opposite ends 16a of an electric wire 16 is grasped by the pawl that grasps of about a pair terminal insertion head, and is displaced to about a pair connector shell 2 (15) independently in the roughly the same time, thus makes it possible to inserted terminals.The electric wire 16 being equipped with terminal 17 can also be configured to from terminal inversion set grasp that pawl or interim placing clamp be delivered to terminal insertion head grasp pawl.
Under the state of Figure 1A or 4A, be inserted into the terminal receiving room 13 of higher level
1or 14
1the interior electric wire 16 being equipped with terminal 17 is at the terminal receiving room 13 of subordinate
4or 14
2the front of open front hang down, disturb the terminal receiving room 13 that the terminal 17 being equipped with electric wire 16 is inserted into subordinate
4or 14
2in.
Therefore, as Figure 1B or 4B, connector shell 12 or 15 vertically reverses with 180 ° for each case holder 3, and is positioned at the terminal receiving room 13 of higher level (or upside) before reversion
1or 14
1be displaced to subordinate (or downside).The terminal receiving room 13 of subordinate (or downside) was positioned at before reversion
4or 14
2be displaced to upper end (or upside), and after the reversal, the electric wire 16 being equipped with terminal 17 of insertion is from the terminal receiving room 13 of subordinate (or downside)
1or 14
1hang down.Thus, after the reversal, at the terminal accommodating chamber (newly becoming the terminal receiving room of upside) 13 of higher level (or upside)
4or 14
2front ensure that the space of terminal insertion.
In this condition, after by the reversion of terminal inversion set (not shown), be equipped with electric wire 16 and be inserted into the terminal receiving room 13 of the higher level (or upside) of needs in advance with the terminals 17 of 180 ° of vertical reversions
4or 14
2in.Thus the terminal 17 being equipped with electric wire 16 successfully and reliably can be inserted into the terminal receiving room 13 of needs
4or 14
2in, and the interference of the electric wire 16 being equipped with terminal 17 do not inserted.
Terminal 17 is inserted in terminal receiving room 13 or 14 by this way: grasping the state that pawl (not shown) grasps from top the electric wire 16 being equipped with terminal 17 before and after by a pair of such as terminal insertion head, the end 17a of terminal 17 (Figure 1A and 1B) is initially inserted in the open front of terminal receiving room 13 or 14, be positioned at rear side (or the side adjacent with terminal 17 of Figure 1A and 1B, namely, dark side) of place grasps pawl and opens, and then, terminal is by being arranged in the front side of Figure 1A and 1B (or away from the side of terminal 17, namely, front side) another of place grasp pawl and insert completely.What be arranged in the rear side place of Figure 1A and 1B grasps the electric wire crimp portion that pawl can grasp terminal 17.The grippers that grasps being positioned at the front side place of Figure 1A and 1B has driver (motor or cylinder), and this driver can be shifted in the longitudinal direction independently.
Terminal insertion head grasps pawl, each cylinder, each guide rail and being formed for the arm 25 (Fig. 5) pushed open by electric wire of will be described below by each.
The terminal 17 being equipped with electric wire 16 is being inserted into the terminal receiving room 13 of higher level of connector shell 2 or 15 of vertical reversion of Figure 1A or 4B
4or 14
2after interior, connector shell 2 or 15 vertically reverses for each case holder 3 again, and turn back to the initial position of Figure 1A or 4A, and after the reversion of connector 2 or 15, the terminal 17 being equipped with electric wire 16 is inserted into the terminal receiving room 13 of the needs of higher level
1or 14
1in.
Subsequently, as shown in Figure 1B or 4B, connector shell 2 or 15 vertically reverses, and after the reversal, is equipped with electric wire 16 and the terminal 17 vertically reversed by terminal inversion set is in advance inserted into the terminal receiving room 13 of the needs of higher level
4or 14
2in.Repeat this circulation, and the terminal 17 being equipped with electric wire 16 in need be inserted in corresponding the superior and the subordinate terminal receiving room 13 or 14.Connector is formed by the terminal 17 of connector shell 2 or 15 and insertion.When being inserted into continuously by each terminal 17 and being placed in the terminal receiving room 13 or 14 of the upper and lower sides of connector shell 2 or 15, the terminal 17 being equipped with electric wire 16 does not need to be reversed by terminal inversion set.
Have in the connector shell 15 of two-stage terminal receiving room 14 of vertical direction at Fig. 4 A and 4B, repeat aforementioned circulation, and can will be equipped with each terminal 17 of electric wire 16 the order (putting in order of electric wire 16) that the electric wire 16 being equipped with terminal 17 takes out from the Electric wire clamp of one end (left end) side of electric wire conveyer to be inserted in each terminal receiving room 14 of upper and lower sides by grasping pawl.
Have in the connector shell 2 of the terminal receiving room 13 of on vertical direction more than three grades at Figure 1A and 1B, all each terminals 17 being equipped with electric wire 16 are inserted into the terminal receiving room 13 of the middle rank such as except higher level and subordinate all in advance
2or 13
3in, then by the vertical reversible connector housing 2 of aforesaid terminal insertion method, and be eachly equipped with electric wire 16 and the terminal 17 vertically reversed by terminal inversion set in advance is vertically alternately inserted into the terminal receiving room 13 of each higher level and subordinate
1with 13
4in.
Be equipped with electric wire 16 and be inserted into the terminal receiving room 13 of higher level or subordinate
1or 13
4in the abovementioned steps of interior terminal 17, be equipped with electric wire 16 and be inserted into intermediate terminal receiving room 13
2with 13
3interior terminal 17 is set in each Electric wire clamp.
When Figure 1A and 1B there are connector shell 2 of the level Four terminal receiving room 13 of vertical direction, by the terminal receiving room 13 of the second level from top
2think higher level (or upside), and by the terminal receiving room 13 of the third level from top
3think subordinate (or downside).First, terminal insertion method is used the terminal 17 being equipped with electric wire 16 to be inserted into the terminal receiving room 13 of the needs of the second level (upper end or upside) from top
2in, then vertical reversible connector housing 2, and by the terminal receiving room 13 of the third level (subordinate or downside) from top before upset
3be used as the terminal receiving room of the second level (higher level or upside) from top after reversion.To electric wire 16 be equipped with and the terminal 17 vertically reversed by terminal inversion set be in advance inserted into reversion after the terminal receiving room 13 of needs of the second level (higher level or upside) from top
3in.Below, repeat this circulation, and by the terminal 17 being equipped with electric wire 16 in need be inserted into middle rank, that is, from top second and the terminal receiving room 13 of the third level
2with 13
3in.
Thereafter, at each terminal receiving room 13 corresponding to the first order from top and the fourth stage from top of connector shell 2
1with 13
4in, use terminal insertion method that the terminal 17 being equipped with electric wire 16 is inserted into the terminal receiving room 13 being become the needs of higher level by the vertical reverse turn operation of connector shell 2
1or 13
4in.Repeat this circulation, and by the terminal 17 being equipped with electric wire 16 in need be alternately inserted into each terminal receiving room 13 of the first order (higher level) from top and the fourth stage from top (subordinate)
1with 13
4in.
The reverse turn operation of aforesaid connector shell 2 is carried out by using the reverse axle 4 of case holder 3 of the rotating shaft 34 of driver element 6.In fig. 2, such as, if the terminal 17 being equipped with electric wire 16 is vertically reversed by the repetition of the first connector shell 2 (15) and is successfully inserted in each terminal receiving room 13 (14) of the first connector shell 2 (15), the state that then rotating shaft 34 of driver element 6 passes through such as air pressure advance (giving prominence to) by such as restoring force and air pressure from it retreats, and separates from the axle 4 of the first case holder 3.
Then, driver element 6 is displaced to along guide rail 24 terminal 17 being equipped with electric wire 16 subsequently and will be inserted into the second connector shell 15 (2) wherein on the left and right directions of Fig. 3 A (X).Even if when the second connector shell 15 (2) is separated by a distance (inthe distance) with the first connector shell 2 (15), driver element 6 in the lateral direction along long guideway 24 rapidly and be accurately displaced to the second connector shell 15 (2).
Thus, the rotating shaft 34 of driver element 6 proceeds to the axle 4 of the second case holder 3 of maintenance second connector shell 15 (2), and the recess of the end of axle 4 (being replaced by numeral 4) engages with the hole portion 18 of the end of rotating shaft 34 and connects.
In this condition, terminal insertion method is used to repeat the terminal receiving room 14 of the higher level of terminal 17 to the second connector shell 15 (2) being equipped with electric wire 16
1(13
1) in insertion, connector shell 15 (2) vertical reversion and be equipped with electric wire 16 and the terminal receiving room 14 of higher level after the terminal 17 vertically reversed by terminal inversion set in advance to reversion
2(13
4) in insertion, and the terminal 17 being equipped with electric wire 16 in need be all inserted into the second connector shell 15 (2) institute terminal receiving room 14 (13) in need in.Repeat this circulation, and the terminal 17 being equipped with electric wire 16 is inserted in multiple connector shells 2 and 15 of being set on horizontal band-like substrate 7 (Fig. 2 A and 2B).
Under the state that U-shaped is folded back at the multiple Electric wire clamp places of an electric wire 16 on the endless belt conveyer being placed in electric wire conveyer (not shown), the opposite ends 16a (Figure 1A and 1B) of an electric wire 16 is grasped by adjacent two Electric wire clamps.Due to this reason, grasped and raised (in this case from adjacent two Electric wire clamps while of connecting (crimping) terminal 17 to the opposite ends 16a of an electric wire 16 by grasping pawl for terminal reversion two (or about a pair), two Electric wire clamps are pressed downwardly by device for opening and open against elastic biasing), and the opposite ends 16a being equipped with the electric wire 16 of terminal 17 grasps pawl in front and back by each left and right terminal insertion head via what reverse for terminal, level and vertical direction are shifted independently towards the left and right connector shell 2 and 15 needed.The terminal 17 of end 6a is roughly side by side inserted in each connector shell 2 and 15.
In order to each connector shell 2 and 15 that roughly side by side vertically reverses, about a pair driver element 6 reversed for making the axle 4 of each connector holder 3 of maintenance connector shell 2 and 15 corresponds to two connector shells 2 and 15 and arranges.About a pair substrate 7 can be placed in continuously on the supporting base of terminal inserting apparatus on substrate is longitudinal, and multiple connector holders 3 of Fig. 2 A and 2B are set in this about a pair substrate 7.
With multiple connector holder 3 accordingly, about a pair driver element 6 or driver element 6 are suitable on left and right directions (X) mobile along guide rail 24 (Fig. 3 A and 3B).Thus, can when not making each connector shell 3 at left and right (X) direction superior displacement, (and left and right (X) the direction superior displacement while multiple connector holder 3 on each substrate 7 requires large power in the reversion of the connector shell 2 and 15 needed with little power process in a fast manner and in the space reduced, rapid displacement difficulty, and require large displacement and accommodation space).
Fig. 5 illustrates another embodiment of another embodiment according to terminal insertion method of the present invention and terminal inserting apparatus.
In the housing inversion set 1 of Figure 1A to 4B and the terminal insertion method of this housing inversion set 1 of use, when in the terminal receiving room 13 terminal 17 being equipped with electric wire 16 being inserted into connector shell 2, with there is the terminal receiving room 13 of thin space (Small Distance) in the lateral direction accordingly, be equipped with terminal 17 and be inserted into and the terminal receiving room 13 needed
3electric wire 16 in each adjacent in the lateral direction terminal receiving room 13 is pushed open by a pair left and right arms 25 in the lateral direction, this a pair left and right arms 25 is for pushing open electric wire, thin (thin rod shape), and overlap each other in the longitudinal direction when closing (lapped).The terminal receiving room 13 needed
3the front of open front and surrounding guarantee the space 29 of sufficient sky, and improve the property inserted of the terminal 17 being equipped with electric wire 16.
In the example of fig. 5, the terminal receiving room 13 terminal 17 being equipped with electric wire 16 being inserted into the third level from top is illustrated
3interior example.But the terminal receiving room 13 that the terminal 17 being equipped with electric wire 16 inserts can be any one the terminal receiving room in the terminal receiving room 13 of first to fourth grade from top.In addition, in Figure 5, be equipped with terminal 17 and be inserted into the terminal receiving room 13 with the third level from top needed
3each adjacent in the lateral direction terminal receiving room 13
3under the state that the arm 16 that interior electric wire 16 is used to electric wire to push open is pushed open, the terminal 17 being equipped with electric wire 16 can be inserted into the terminal receiving room 13 of the centre of second or the fourth stage from top
2or 13
4in.
According to the terminal insertion method of Figure 1A to 4B, the terminal 17 being equipped with electric wire 16 is successfully inserted in the terminal receiving room 13 on the above-below direction of connector shell 2.The terminal 17 being equipped with electric wire 16 is by the terminal receiving room 13 being successfully inserted on the left and right directions of connector shell 2 for the arm 25 pushed open by electric wire in Fig. 5.
Each arm 25 for being pushed open by electric wire is narrower than the width of terminal receiving room 13, and degree ground roughly the same with electric wire 16 is thin, and degree roughly the same with the height of connector shell ground is short.Each arm 25 is formed as the thin rod shape with circular cross-section, and is formed as taper further along with close to its end (lower end) 25a.
In open mode, a pair arm 25 for being pushed open by electric wire becomes its lower end side vertical relative to it (uprightly) portion slightly to the state opened outward.The electric wire 16 be open reliably is kept by the lateral surface 25b of the arm 25 for being pushed open by electric wire when not dropping.Under the state that the left and right arms 25 for being pushed open by electric wire is closed, arm 25 overlaps each other in the longitudinal direction, and its thin end 25a aligns in the longitudinal direction, and can from top successfully and easily insert and be multiplely equipped with terminal 17 and between the electric wire 16 inserted.
Upper end (junction surface) 25c for the left arm 25 pushed open by electric wire is bent outwardly, and continues integratedly with the second half portion 30a in the acclivitous plate portion 30 thicker than the arm 25 for being pushed open by electric wire.The first half portion 30b in plate portion 30 has notch step portion 31, and this notch step portion 31 is opposed with the front side of the upper end 25c of the arm 25 for being pushed open by electric wire.When the left and right arms 25 for being pushed open by electric wire closes, right arm 25 for being pushed open by electric wire is opposed with the right side in notch step portion 31, and overlaps the front side (overlapping with the front side of left arm 25) of the left arm 25 for being pushed open by electric wire and settle together in the longitudinal direction.
For the upper end 25c of left arm 25 that electric wire is pushed open and the upper end 25c of the right arm 25 be routed to for electric wire is pushed open acclivitous plate portion 30 the first half notch step portion 31 (not shown) opposed locate.
Each vertical bars 32 is fixed on by screw threads for fastening in plate portion, left and right 30.Each bar portion in left right bar section 32 by the such driver drives of such as horizontal cylinder (not shown) or such as motor and as shown by arrow F open and close in the lateral direction, and by cylinder or the such driver drives of such as motor to raise in the vertical direction as shown by arrow E along guide rail and to reduce, and by cylinder or the such driver drives of such as motor to move forward and backward along guide rail in the longitudinal direction as shown by arrow G.
In Figure 5, close for a pair left and right arms 25 that electric wire is pushed open, with in the longitudinal direction overlapping (stacked or assemble).Thus, reduce (being reduced to the half width when arranged parallel in the lateral direction) for two arms 25 that electric wire is pushed open width in the lateral direction.In this condition, two arms 25 for being pushed open by electric wire are shifted downwards from top as shown by arrow E until the terminal receiving room 13 of needs of connector shell 2
3front.Thus, for two arms 25 that electric wire is pushed open successfully and reliably insert and be equipped with terminal 17 and between the left and right electric wire 16 inserted.
Subsequently, open in the lateral direction as shown by arrow F for a pair arm 25 that electric wire is pushed open, and as shown by arrow G in forward direction (or horizontally separated direction) from terminal receiving room 13
3open front displacement.Selectively, be in closure state for a pair arm 25 that electric wire is pushed open as shown by arrow G in forward direction (or separately direction) from terminal receiving room 13
3open front displacement, and to open in the lateral direction as shown by arrow F.The electric wire 16 being equipped with terminal 17 that left and right is inserted is pushed open by this pair arm 25 in the lateral direction.Now, the electric wire 16 given prominence to forward from the terminal receiving room 13 of connector shell 2 hangs down under its effect of conducting oneself with dignity.Like this, a pair arm 25 for being pushed open by electric wire operates (expansion operation) by the elongation of vertical cylinder (not shown) and reduces in the direction of arrowe, and shifts forward as shown by arrow G.Thus, can when junction surface (end) the 16a imposed load not to the electric wire 16 being equipped with terminal 17 inserted with little power by the electric wire 16 being equipped with terminal 17 successfully and be reliably open.
Thus, the terminal receiving room 13 needed
3front and surrounding ensure that the space 29 of broad sky.In this condition, the terminal 17 being equipped with electric wire 16 grasps pawl successfully and be reliably inserted into the terminal receiving room 13 of needs by terminal insertion head (not shown)
3in.
The electric wire of the initial position of terminal insertion head grasps the front that pawl is positioned at the arm 25 for being pushed open by electric wire.Arm 25 for being pushed open by electric wire is arranged in terminal insertion head integratedly, and forms a part for terminal insertion head.The connector shell 2 with the vertical level Four terminal receiving room 13 of Fig. 5 can be replaced with the connector shell 15 with the two-stage terminal receiving room 14 of vertical direction of Fig. 4 A and 4B.It is also effective that the housing inversion set 1 of the embodiment of the terminal insertion method of the embodiment of Fig. 5 or terminal inserting apparatus and Figure 1A to 4B independently uses dividually.
In the embodiment of Figure 1A to 4B, describe the example of the vertical reversion 180 ° of connector shell 2 of the terminal receiving room 13 with more than three grades.But such as, connector shell 2 can reverse 90 °, the terminal receiving room 13 of the higher level that the terminal 17 being equipped with electric wire 16 has inserted and subordinate
1with 13
4and the terminal receiving room 13 of centre
2with 13
3can flatly locate, and under the state hung down at the electric wire 16 being equipped with terminal 17 inserted, distribution terminal can be inserted into middle terminal receiving room 13
2with 13
3in.
In this case, such as, when using the connector shell (not shown) of the terminal receiving room 13 with three grades of vertical direction and the two-stage of level, its reversion 90 °, and thus as the connector shell of terminal receiving room 13 of two-stage with vertical direction.Terminal insertion method can be used to insert the terminal 17 being equipped with electric wire 16.
In addition, except such method, by aforesaid terminal insertion method, the terminal 17 being equipped with electric wire 16 is being inserted into the terminal receiving room 13 of the superior and the subordinate using identical connector shell
1with 13
3after interior, connector shell reverses 90 ° in one direction, and the terminal 17 being equipped with electric wire 16 is inserted into the terminal receiving room 13 that at one end side place becomes the centre of higher level
2in, then connector shell reverses 90 ° (altogether having reversed 180 °) from its initial position in the other directions, and the terminal 17 being equipped with electric wire 16 is inserted into the terminal receiving room 13 becoming the centre of higher level at another side place
2in.Thus the terminal 17 being equipped with electric wire 16 can be inserted into each middle terminal receiving room 13
2in, and the interference of the electric wire 16 being equipped with terminal 17 do not inserted.
Industrial applicibility
According to housing inversion set of the present invention and the terminal insertion method using this housing inversion set, with multiple connector shell accordingly, at the space reduced and reversible connector housing in the short time, and successfully by terminal insertion in the terminal receiving room of the upper and lower sides of connector shell, and not interfere with the electric wire being equipped with terminal of upside inserted.In addition, housing inversion set and terminal insertion method can be used in using for arm that electric wire is pushed open successfully and reliably by be inserted into there is thin space left and right terminal receiving room in, the electric wire that is equipped with terminal pushes open, and successfully and reliably by terminal insertion in the terminal receiving room of centre.
Claims (3)
1. a housing inversion set, comprising:
Drived unit, this drived unit is configured with: multiple retainer support portion, and the plurality of retainer support portion is settled abreast and is fixed on rectangular horizontal base plate; And case holder, this case holder is supported on retainer support portion described in each, thus can reverse vertically; With
Driver element, this driver element is configured to comprise: connection part, this connection part can respectively with through retainer support portion described in each each described in being coupling of case holder close; And driver, this driver vertically reverses described connection part, and this driver element can by the longitudinal superior displacement of shift unit at described substrate.
2. use a terminal insertion method for the housing inversion set described in claim 1, comprising:
Repeat following circulation: be inserted into by distribution terminal in the terminal receiving room of the upside of the described connector shell being set in described case holder; Described driver is used vertically to reverse described case holder; And another distribution terminal is inserted in the terminal receiving room becoming the terminal receiving room of new upside of described connector shell, so that other distribution terminal is inserted in the respective terminal receiving room of upper and lower sides.
3. terminal insertion method according to claim 2, wherein, there is thin rod shape and a pair left and right arms pushed open by described electric wire overlaps each other in the longitudinal direction, between the electric wire being equipped with terminal of the insertion of insertion on the left and right directions of the terminal receiving room needed, and open to be pushed open by the electric wire being equipped with terminal of described insertion, and described distribution terminal is inserted in the terminal receiving room of described needs.
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