CN109625385B - Manual self-acting device for assembling tightening strap - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention relates to a manual self-acting device and a method for assembling a tightening strap. A manual self-acting device (10) for fitting a tightening strap (12) around a bundle of cables (14) or the like comprises a control interface (42), which control interface (42) allows a user of the device (10) to select a predetermined circumferential dimension (Dn) of a loop formed by the strap (12) around the bundle of cables (14). An electronic unit (40) controls the tensioning device (38) and the shut-off device (52) according to a predetermined circumferential dimension (Dn) selected by the control interface (42).
Description
Technical Field
The present invention relates to a manually self-acting device for fitting a tightening strap and a method for controlling such a device.
Background
Manual self-acting devices (also called ties) for assembling tie-straps and tightening straps of the snap-receiving type are known. Such a device is specifically disclosed in patent application WO 2015/067444a 1. Such devices are arranged to tighten the strap of the tightening strap against a bundle of cables or the like and then to cut off the unused part of the tightening strap. When the apparatus and its tensioning device detect a determined tension indicating that the tightening strap exerts a sufficient tightening force on a bundle of cables or the like, the tensioning device is stopped and the cutting device is switched in to cut the strip of tightening strap.
Such devices are not suitable for all applications. This is why there is a need to provide improvements to existing equipment.
Disclosure of Invention
The present invention therefore provides an improvement over prior devices. To this end, the invention proposes a manual self-acting device for fitting a tightening strap around a bundle of cables or the like, comprising:
-a fitting integration mechanism that forms the tightening strap into a loop that closes around the bundle of cables;
-a tensioning device that tightens the tightening strap around the bundle of cables;
-a cutting device for cutting an unused portion of the tightening strap after tightening the tightening strap around the bundle of cables;
-an electronic unit controlling said assembly integration, said tensioning means and said cutting means.
Said device is characterized in that it comprises a control interface allowing a user of said device to select a predetermined circumferential dimension of said loop formed by said tightening band around said bundle of cables, and in that said electronic unit controls said tensioning means and said cutting means according to said predetermined circumferential dimension selected by said control interface.
According to another advantageous feature, the tensioning device comprises a toothed wheel arranged to drive the strip of the tightening band in the tightening direction and equipped with a rotary encoder, and the electronic unit determines whether the predetermined circumferential size is reached on the basis of the signal output by the rotary encoder.
The invention also proposes a method of controlling a manual self-acting device for fitting a tightening band around a bundle of cables or the like, the method comprising the steps of:
a) positioning the tightening strap into a loop that closes around a bundle of cables by means of an assembly integration mechanism;
b) tightening the tightening strap around the bundle of cables by means of a tightening device;
c) after tightening the tightening band around the bundle of cables, cutting off an unused portion of the tightening band by means of a cutting device,
characterized in that it comprises, before the positioning step a), a selection step a1) of a1) of allowing a user of the apparatus to select a predetermined circumferential size of the loop formed by the tightening band around the bundle of cables,
and, during step c), controlling the cutting means according to the predetermined circumferential size selected in step a 1).
According to an advantageous feature of the invention, during step a1), the selected predetermined circumferential dimension is associated with a determined number of rotations of the toothed wheel of the tensioner, and the cutting step c) is carried out when the toothed wheel has reached said determined number of rotations.
According to another advantageous feature, the selection step a1) comprises selecting the predetermined circumferential size from at least five predetermined circumferential sizes.
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Other characteristics, objects and advantages of the invention will emerge from a reading of the following detailed description and with reference to the attached drawings, given by way of non-limiting example, in which:
FIG. 1 is a side view schematically illustrating a manual self-acting apparatus for assembling a tightening strap in accordance with the teachings of the present invention;
figures 2 to 6 are schematic illustrations of five tightening straps of reduced circumferential dimension.
Detailed Description
Fig. 1 shows a manual self-acting device 10 for fitting a tightening strap 12 around a bundle of cables 14. Of course, it may also be used to attach the tightening strap 12 around other types of wiring harnesses or around other objects such as one or more tubes or strands sized to be compatible with the range of the device 10.
The tightening strap 12 is typically formed from a strip 16 or band of flexible plastic, which strip 16 is provided with a one-way snap-receiving portion 18 at a free end. The strip 16 is provided with serrations on at least one surface, which are arranged to cooperate with the snap-fit of the snap accommodation 18.
According to the illustrated embodiment, the device 10 includes a housing 20, the housing 20 being provided with a handle 22 in the form of a pistol grip, the handle 22 having a switch or trigger 24 for initiating a belt set up operation. The housing 20 preferably includes: a removable magazine 26, the magazine 26 being configured to receive a supply of the tightening strap 12 prior to assembly of the tightening strap 12; and a receptacle 28, the receptacle 28 being configured to receive the severed end of the tightening strap 12 after the tightening strap 12 is fitted over the bundle of cables 14.
To enable the tightening strap 12 to be assembled, the apparatus 10 is provided with an assembly integration mechanism 30 or positioning device. In the schematically illustrated example, the mounting assembly 30 includes an in-feed 32, the in-feed 32 being configured to drive the tightening strap 12 from the magazine 26 to two pivoting jaws 34, 36 that are used to loop the tightening strap 12 around a bundle of cables 14. The assembly integration 30 also includes a tensioner 38 that drives the free end of the tightening strap 12 at the exit of the buckle receptacle 18 in a tightening direction around a bundle of cables 14.
The apparatus 10 comprises an electronic unit 40, which electronic unit 40 controls the assembly integration 30 in a suitable manner according to the signals given by the trigger 24 and according to the settings entered by the operator through a control interface 42. Control interface 42 includes, for example, a display screen 44 and control buttons 46.
The device 10 also includes a power supply system (not shown).
In this case, the tensioner 38 is also equipped with a toothed wheel 48, the toothed wheel 48 being arranged to mesh with the toothed portion of the tightening belt 12, thereby driving the tightening belt 12 in the tightening direction.
Advantageously, the toothed wheel 48 is equipped with a rotary encoder 50, which rotary encoder 50 makes it possible to indirectly count the number of teeth that have engaged the toothed wheel 48. Thus, by determining the number of teeth of the tightening strap 12, i.e. the free portion drawn out from the outlet of the snap accommodation 18, the remaining circumference around a bundle of cables 14 can be determined very accurately.
The rotary encoder 50 is connected to the electronics unit 40, which allows the electronics unit 40 to precisely control the rotation of the toothed wheel 48 in accordance with signals from the rotary encoder 50.
Advantageously, the apparatus 10 comprises a cutting device 52 for cutting the strip of tightening strap 12 right at the exit of the snap housing 18 after a loop of suitable circumference has been formed around the bundle of cables 14. Thus, the cutting device 52 makes it possible to remove the unused portion of the tightening strap 12.
The apparatus 10 according to the invention allows the operator to select, through the control interface 42, the predetermined circumferential dimension Dn of the loop formed by the tightening strap 12. The device 10 can be programmed to allow, for example, five predetermined circumferential dimensions Dn as shown in fig. 2 to 6, respectively. Depending on the circumferential size selected by the operator, the electronic unit 40 controls the rotation and cutting device 52 of the toothed wheel 48 until a determined number of teeth is detected by the rotary encoder 50.
The cutting device 52 can thus be controlled according to the signal delivered by the rotary encoder 50 and precisely cut the free end of the tightening tape 12 when the loop formed has reached the circumferential dimension Dn selected by the operator.
By way of example, fig. 2 to 6 schematically show five predetermined circumferential dimensions Dn of a tightening band 12 obtained by means of a device 10 according to the invention.
The device 10 thus makes it possible to obtain a tightening strap 12 exerting a predetermined and stable tightening force on a bundle of cables 14.
A method of controlling the apparatus 10 as described above will now be described. The method specifically provides the following steps, carried out in this order:
a1) selecting the predetermined circumferential dimension Dn by means of the control interface 42, thereby allowing a user of the apparatus to select the predetermined circumferential dimension of the loop formed by the tightening strap 12 after tightening around a bundle of cables 14;
a) positioning the tightening strap 12 into a loop closed around a bundle of cables 14 by means of the assembly integration mechanism 30;
b) tightening the belt 12 around a bundle of cables 14 by means of the tensioning device 38;
c) according to the circumferential dimension Dn selected in step a1), after tightening the tightening band 12 around a bundle of cables 14, the unused portion of the tightening band 12 is cut by the cutting device 52.
Preferably, during step a1), the selected circumferential dimension Dn is associated with the determined number of rotations of the toothed wheel 48. Thus, during step c), the unused portion of the belt 12 is cut off when the toothed wheel 48 has reached the determined number of revolutions corresponding to the selected circumferential dimension Dn. The determined number of revolutions is detected by the electronic unit 40 by means of the rotary encoder 50.
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1. Manual self-acting device (10) for fitting a tightening strap (12) around a bundle of cables (14), wherein the tightening strap (12) is provided at its free end with a one-way snap housing (18), the teeth of the tightening strap (12) being arranged to cooperate with the snap of this one-way snap housing (18), the manual self-acting device (10) comprising:
-a fitting integration mechanism (30) which forms the tightening strap (12) into a loop which is closed around the bundle of cables (14);
-a tensioning device (38), which tensioning device (38) tightens the tightening strap (12) around the bundle of cables (14);
-a cutting device (52), the cutting device (52) for cutting an unused portion of the tightening strap (12) after tightening the tightening strap (12) around the bundle of cables (14);
-an electronic unit (40), the electronic unit (40) controlling the assembly integration organ (30), the tensioning device (38) and the cutting device (52);
characterized in that said manual self-acting device (10) comprises a control interface (42), this control interface (42) allowing a user of said manual self-acting device (10) to select a predetermined circumferential dimension (Dn) of the loop formed by said tightening band (12) around said bundle of cables (14), and said electronic unit (40) controls said tensioning means (38) and said cutting means (52) according to said predetermined circumferential dimension (Dn) selected by said control interface (42), and
the tensioning device (38) comprises a toothed wheel (48), which toothed wheel (48) is arranged to engage with the teeth of the tightening belt (12) to drive the strip of the tightening belt (12) in a tightening direction while the teeth of the tightening belt (12) cooperate with the snap of the one-way snap housing (18) and which toothed wheel (48) is equipped with a rotary encoder (50) which indirectly counts the number of teeth of the tightening belt (12) that have engaged with the toothed wheel (48), and the electronic unit (40) determines whether the predetermined circumferential dimension (Dn) is reached on the basis of the signal output by the rotary encoder (50).
2. A control method for a manual robotic machine (10) according to claim 1, the control method comprising the steps of:
a) positioning the tightening strap (12) into a loop closed around a bundle of cables (14) by means of an assembly integration mechanism (30);
b) -tightening the tightening strap (12) around the bundle of cables (14) by means of a tightening device (38);
c) after tightening the tightening band (12) around the bundle of cables (14), cutting off an unused portion of the tightening band (12) by means of a cutting device (52),
characterized in that it comprises, before the positioning step a), a selection step a1) of a selection step a1) of allowing a user of the manual automatic acting device (10) to select a predetermined circumferential size (Dn) of the loop formed by the tightening band (12) around the bundle of cables (14),
and, during step c), controlling the cutoff device (52) according to the predetermined circumferential dimension (Dn) selected in step a1), wherein the rotary encoder indirectly counts the number of teeth of the tightening belt (12) that have engaged the toothed wheel (48), and determines whether the predetermined circumferential dimension (Dn) is reached according to the signal output by the rotary encoder (50).
3. Control method according to claim 2, characterized in that during step a1) the selected predetermined circumferential dimension (Dn) is associated with a determined number of revolutions of the toothed wheel (48) of the tensioning device (38), and in that the cutting step c) is performed when the toothed wheel (48) has reached the determined number of revolutions.
4. Control method according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that the selection step a1) comprises: the predetermined circumferential dimension (Dn) is selected from at least five predetermined circumferential dimensions.
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