CN112615202A - Special material box of car wiring harness - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a special material box for an automobile wire harness, which comprises: the connector base is provided with a placing groove for placing a connector; the magnetic suction structure is connected with the connector base and used for generating magnetic force to enable the special material box to be connected with the tooling plate in an adsorption mode. The special material box for the automobile wire harness provided by the invention adopts the special material box with a new structure, so that the automation of an assembly process is facilitated, and the production efficiency is effectively improved.

Description

Special material box of car wiring harness

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the technical field of automobile wire harness production, and particularly relates to a special material box for an automobile wire harness.

Background

The special material box is a member for placing the connector in the assembly process of the wire harness. The automobile wire harness is required to be assembled strictly according to a certain layout and wire harness trend, in the current wire harness assembling process, a physical layout of the automobile wire harness is generally required to be pasted on a tooling plate, then a corresponding special material box is fixed at the position of each connector, the connector is placed in the corresponding special material box, and then the corresponding wires are inserted into the corresponding connectors to complete connection according to the layout and the trend of the layout; wherein, the fixing of special material box needs to set up the hole site in advance at the corresponding position of frock board, and reuse bolt and nut fixed during the equipment. The automobile wire harness is required to be assembled strictly according to a certain layout and wire harness trend, so that accurate positioning and fixing of the special material box are of great importance, in the existing assembly process, the positioning accuracy of the special material box is ensured by the mode that the hole sites are pre-arranged on the tooling plate, and the special material box is fixed through bolts and nuts at the corresponding hole sites during assembly according to the arranged hole sites as the positioning standard.

With the rapid development of the automobile industry, the demand of the wire harness as an important matching part is continuously increased. At present, the assembly process is completed manually, which results in low production efficiency, and the applicant envisages the use of automated equipment, such as a robot, instead of manual operation, to complete the assembly process, so as to improve the production efficiency. However, the manipulator has great difficulty in operations such as special material box bolt perforation and nut tightening, and is difficult to realize in actual production, and the requirement on automation equipment is extremely high, resulting in increased research and development cost.

Accordingly, the prior art is in need of improvement and development.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention provides a special material box for an automobile wire harness, which adopts a special material box with a new structure, is beneficial to realizing automation of an assembly process and effectively improves the production efficiency.

In order to solve the technical problem, the invention provides an automobile wire harness special material box, which comprises:

the connector base is provided with a placing groove for placing a connector;

the magnetic suction structure is connected with the connector base and used for generating magnetic force to enable the special material box to be connected with the tooling plate in an adsorption mode.

Furthermore, the connector seat is provided with a probe group for connecting the harness conduction detection device, and the probe group is correspondingly connected with the jack of the connector.

Furthermore, the connector base is connected with the magnetic attraction structure through a locking structure, the locking structure comprises a back plate and a locking plate which are oppositely arranged, the back plate is connected with the magnetic attraction structure, the locking plate is movably connected with the back plate, and the connector base is clamped between the locking plate and the back plate.

Further, the probe group is arranged at the bottom of the connector base, the probe group is provided with an auxiliary connecting part, the auxiliary connecting part is arranged on one side of the connector base and extends in the vertical direction, and the lower end of the auxiliary connecting part is correspondingly connected with the probe group.

Furthermore, the back plate is provided with a first clamping groove, the locking plate is provided with a second clamping groove, and the first clamping groove and the second clamping groove are closed oppositely to form a clamping cavity for clamping and fixing the connector seat.

Furthermore, the clamping cavity is arranged in a penetrating mode in the vertical direction, and a supporting portion is arranged at the lower end of the first clamping groove.

Furthermore, the locking plate is provided with a probe fixing part, the probe fixing part is horizontally and outwards extended from the locking plate, and the auxiliary connecting part is vertically penetrated and arranged in the probe fixing part.

Furthermore, the backboard is connected with the magnetic attraction structure through a connecting piece, the connecting piece is provided with a first connecting screw and a second connecting screw, the first connecting screw is connected with the backboard, and the second connecting screw is connected with the magnetic attraction structure.

Furthermore, the bottom of the connecting piece is provided with a second limiting groove used for connecting the magnetic attraction structure.

Furthermore, a third limiting groove used for being connected with the connecting piece is formed in the bottom of the back plate.

According to the special material box for the automobile wire harness, the novel structure adopts a fixing mode of magnetic adsorption, the magnetic adsorption structure is fixedly connected with a tooling plate made of ferromagnetic materials (such as steel plate materials) in an adsorption mode, after the special material box is grabbed by a manipulator to be accurately positioned, the special material box is fixed in the adsorption mode through magnetic adsorption, the operation is simple and quick, high-difficulty operations such as bolt punching, nut screwing and the like are not needed, automatic production of an assembling process can be achieved, and the production efficiency is effectively improved.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an automobile wire harness special material box according to the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a top view of an automotive wiring harness special material box of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a side view of an automotive wiring harness special material box of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a front view of an automobile wire harness special material box of the present invention.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are illustrative only for the purpose of explaining the present invention, and are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", and the like, indicate orientations and positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are used only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, should not be considered as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, features defined as "first", "second", may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the described features. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically defined otherwise.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; may be mechanically connected, may be electrically connected or may be in communication with each other; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, "above" or "below" a first feature means that the first and second features are in direct contact, or that the first and second features are not in direct contact but are in contact with each other via another feature therebetween. Also, the first feature being "on," "above" and "over" the second feature includes the first feature being directly on and obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply meaning that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

The following disclosure provides many different embodiments or examples for implementing different features of the invention. To simplify the disclosure of the present invention, the components and arrangements of specific examples are described below. Of course, they are merely examples and are not intended to limit the present invention. Furthermore, the present invention may repeat reference numerals and/or letters in the various examples, such repetition is for the purpose of simplicity and clarity and does not in itself dictate a relationship between the various embodiments and/or configurations discussed. In addition, the present invention provides examples of various specific processes and materials, but one of ordinary skill in the art may recognize applications of other processes and/or uses of other materials.

As shown in fig. 1, an automobile wire harness special material box of the present invention includes: a connector holder 100, the connector holder 100 being provided with a placing groove 110 for placing a connector; the magnetic structure 200, the magnetic structure 200 is connected with the connector base 100, the magnetic structure 200 is used for generating magnetic force, so that the special material box is connected with the tooling plate in an absorption manner.

Specifically, the tooling plate is made of ferromagnetic material, such as steel plate. In the concrete application, after waiting to paste the material object layout of car pencil on the frock board, the manipulator snatchs special material box and carries out accurate location after, operation magnetism structure 200 of inhaling will specially material box and fix on the frock board, snatch in connector 700 places into standing groove 110 again to realize the automated production of equipment process. Specifically, this magnetism structure 200 of inhaling can adopt current technical means, such as current magnetic force gauge stand, the closure and the disconnection of the magnetic line of force through control magnetic field realize magnetic force have or not, thereby realize that special material box is fixed and demolish on the frock board, compare in the bolt perforation, the operation of high difficulty such as nut screwing up, magnetism structure makes the manipulator only need operate the closure of a button or knob control magnetic line of force can accomplish the fixed of special material box, the operation degree of difficulty is low, do benefit to automatic realization.

In the concrete application, adopt the fixed mode of magnetic force absorption, adsorb through the frock board of magnetic attraction structure and concrete ferromagnetic material (for example steel sheet material) and be connected, the frock board need not to process the fixed hole site of the special material box in the position that the connector corresponds to avoid producing between the required fixed hole site of the special material box of different model pencil and interfere, satisfy the equipment use of the pencil of different models, effectively improved the commonality of frock board to the pencil of different models.

Specifically, the magnetic structure 200 is disposed below the connector seat 100, and the magnetic structure 200 and the connector seat 100 may be connected by a screw or welded. The notch orientation of the placement groove 110 may be provided on the top of the connector holder 100 or on the side walls of the connector holder 100 in four orientations, left, right, front and rear, depending on the requirements of the assembly work, and specifically to the present embodiment, the notch of the placement groove 110 is provided on the top of the connector holder 100. The groove cavity profile of the connecting groove 110 matches the external profile of its corresponding connector.

In particular, in the embodiment, the magnetic attraction structure 200 employs a magnetic gauge stand, which includes a switch knob 210 for controlling magnetic force. Preferably, the switch knob 210 is disposed on a side surface of the magnet stand. In some preferred embodiments, the switch knob 220 is provided with a grip 230 for rotational operation.

In some preferred embodiments, the connector holder 100 is provided with a probe set 300 for connecting a harness conduction test device (not shown), and the probe set 300 is correspondingly connected to the insertion hole of the connector 700. In some embodiments, the probe set 300 is provided with a plurality of probes, and the number of the probes corresponds to the number of the connector jacks, and each probe is connected with each jack in a one-to-one correspondence. In the production process of the wire harness, the assembled wire harness needs to be conducted and detected, the specific operation is that the assembled wire harness is conveyed to the detection equipment in a whole line, all connectors of the wire harness are plugged into the detection platform, the wire harness which is detected to be unqualified needs to be returned to the assembly process for reassembly, and the workload is large. Through probe group 300, the condition is provided for the conduction detection of subsequent order for the connector can direct connection to check out test set after assembling on connector seat 100, can in time discover the problem at the assembly in-process, avoids the rework recombination, and saves the work of middle transport, effectively improves production efficiency. In other embodiments, the number of probe sets 300 is one, or less than the number of connector receptacles, and the probes correspond to receptacles where connectors are relatively important, or receptacles that are relatively error prone, so that problems can be detected in a timely manner during the process of connecting the wire harness.

Specifically, the probe of probe set 300 is disposed on connector holder 100 through placement groove 110 to form a terminal pin of connector holder 100, one end of which extends into placement groove 110 and is electrically connected to the insertion hole of connector 700, and the other end of which is exposed outside connector holder 100 and is electrically connected to the inspection equipment. Specifically, in the present embodiment, according to the most convenient placement and fixation state of the connector during assembly, the insertion hole of the connector faces downward, the probe set 300 is disposed at the bottom of the connector holder 100 (i.e., the placement groove 110), and the probe is vertically fixed to the bottom of the connector holder 100. Preferably, the probes of the probe set 300 are arranged in an L shape, one end of each probe extending vertically penetrates and is fixed at the bottom of the connector base 100, and one end of each probe extending horizontally extends outwards from the connector base 100, so that the probes can be conveniently connected with detection equipment.

In some preferred embodiments, the probe set 300 is provided with an auxiliary connecting part 400, the auxiliary connecting part 400 is provided at one side of the connector holder 100 and extends in a vertical direction, the lower end of the auxiliary connecting part 400 is connected with the probes of the probe set 300 in a one-to-one correspondence, and the upper end thereof is connected with the above-mentioned harness conduction detection device. Specifically, this supplementary connecting portion can be the probe, or have the cylindric structure of circular telegram check ability material, and its unit structure's quantity corresponds with the probe quantity of probe group 300, and in each unit structure and each probe one-to-one concrete application, the pencil switches on check out test set at the upper end of the probe of vertical setting the easiest access pencil, however as above, the jack is down when the connector is placed, and the upper end of probe needs the connector of connection promptly, need connect the pencil at its lower extreme and switch on check out test set, consequently, through the transition of supplementary connecting portion, can realize the upper end access pencil of the probe of vertical setting and switch on check out test set, the work of being convenient for. In some embodiments, the auxiliary connecting portion 400 is a probe that is separate from the probe set 300, and the auxiliary connecting portion 400 and the probe set 300 may be connected by a wire or by spot welding. In other embodiments, the auxiliary connecting portion 400 is integrally formed with the probe set, and specifically, the auxiliary connecting portion 400 is formed by extending the probe set 300. Specifically, in the present embodiment, the auxiliary connecting portion 400 is a probe that is separated from the probe set 300, and the auxiliary connecting portion 400 is connected to the probe set 300 by a wire.

In some preferred embodiments, the connector seat 100 is connected to the magnetic attraction structure 200 through a locking structure 500, the locking structure 500 includes a back plate 510 and a locking plate 520, the back plate 510 is connected to the magnetic attraction structure 200, the locking plate 520 is movably connected to the back plate 510, and the connector seat 100 is clamped between the locking plate 520 and the back plate 510. Therefore, the connector base 100 is clamped and fixed through the locking structure 500, and the connector base 100 can be disassembled and replaced through the movable connection of the locking plate 520 and the back plate 510, for example, the probe of the connector base 100 is damaged, only the connector base 100 needs to be replaced, the whole special material box does not need to be replaced, and the loss of production equipment is effectively reduced. In the concrete application, backplate 510 one side is the back of special material box, and according to the state of placing of frock board, special material box adsorbs fixedly with the bottom of magnetism structure 200, and lockplate 520 is located same one side of special material box with switch knob 220.

In some preferred embodiments, the handle 230 is provided with a push post 240, the push post 240 extending outwardly from the locking plate 520 away from the back plate 510 and forming a protruding end 250 with respect to the locking plate 520. As shown in fig. 2, referring to the top view of the special material box, the push post 240 is extended with respect to the locking plate 520, and the extended end 250 of the push post 240 is not shielded by the locking plate 520 in the vertical direction.

Specifically, the back plate 510 and the locking plate 520 are closed toward each other in the horizontal direction to clamp and fix the connector holder 100, and the back plate 510 and the locking plate 520 may be movably connected through a structure of a positioning pin and a positioning screw. The locking plate 520 and the connector holder 100 are disposed at the upper portion of the back plate 510, and the lower portion of the back plate 510 is spaced to facilitate the connection of the probe set 300 at the bottom of the connector holder 100 with the inspection equipment or the auxiliary connection 400.

In some preferred embodiments, the locking plate 520 is provided with a probe fixing part 540, the probe fixing part 540 is horizontally extended outward from the locking plate 520, and the auxiliary connecting part 400 is vertically inserted into the probe fixing part 540. Specifically, the probe fixing part 540 may be separately provided and then connected to the locking plate 520 by welding, clipping, or screwing, or may be integrally provided with the locking plate 520. Specifically, in the embodiment, the probe fixing part 540 is extended horizontally on the locking plate 520, and referring to fig. 1 and 2, the probe fixing part 540 and the locking plate 520 form a "convex" shape, wherein the upward extending part is the probe locking part 540, the left and right extending parts are provided with first hole sites 570, and the positioning pins and the positioning screws are arranged in the first hole sites 570, so as to facilitate the threaded connection between the locking plate 520 and the back plate 510.

In some preferred embodiments, as shown in fig. 2, the back plate 510 is provided with a first clamping groove 531, the locking plate 520 is provided with a second clamping groove 532, and the first clamping groove 531 and the second clamping groove 532 are closed toward each other to form a clamping cavity 530 for clamping the fixed connector holder 100. The installation of the connector holder 100 is more stable by the winding limit around the connector holder 100 by the groove-shaped clamping cavity 530. In particular, in the present embodiment, the clamping cavity 530 is disposed to penetrate in a vertical direction, i.e., the clamping cavity 530 is a through opening in the upper and lower directions.

As shown in fig. 1 and 4, in some preferred embodiments, the lower end of the first clamping groove 531 is provided with a support portion 550. In certain applications, when connector receptacle 100 is clamped in clamping chamber 530, the bottom of the connector receptacle 100 may rest on support portion 550, further improving the stability of the installation of connector receptacle 100. Specifically, the supporting portion 550 may be a boss extending outward in the horizontal direction on the back plate, and may also be a bottom wall formed by extending and connecting between two raised sides of the first clamping groove 531. The support 550 is provided only at the lower end of the first clamping groove 531, and is not provided at the lower end of the second clamping groove 532, facilitating the arrangement of the probe set 300 at the bottom of the connector holder 100.

As shown in fig. 1, 3 and 4, in some preferred embodiments, the back plate 510 is connected to the magnetic attraction structure 200 through a connector 600, the connector 600 is provided with a first connection screw 610 and a second connection screw 620, the first connection screw 610 is connected to the back plate 510, and the second connection screw 620 is connected to the magnetic attraction structure 200. The connecting piece 600 is used for movably connecting the magnetic attraction structure 200 with the backboard 510, so that the magnetic attraction structure 200 can be replaced conveniently.

In some preferred embodiments, the connection member 600 is provided with a first connection portion 630, the first connection portion 630 vertically overlaps the back plate 510 without overlapping the magnetic attraction structure 200, and the first connection screw 610 is provided at the first connection portion 630. Thus, the first connection screw 610 is convenient to operate and enter the back plate 510 for connection. In a specific application, the second connection screw 620 is first operated to enter the magnetic attraction structure 200, and then the connection member 600 is aligned with the back plate 510, and the first connection screw 610 is operated to enter the back plate 510. Specifically, the opposite sides of the connection member 600 are provided with first connection portions 630, and the second connection screws 620 are located between two/sets of the first connection screws 610. Preferably, the connecting member 600 is provided with a second connecting portion (not shown) which vertically overlaps with the magnetic attraction structure 200 but does not overlap with the back plate 510, and the second connecting screw 620 is provided at the second connecting portion. Therefore, the connection between the connecting piece 600 and the magnetic attraction structure 200 is further facilitated, so that the connecting piece 600 and the magnetic attraction structure 200 can be disconnected without disconnecting the connecting piece 600 in specific application. Specifically, the second connecting portion extends horizontally outward from the connecting member 600 and is disposed on the side of the connecting member 600 opposite to the locking plate 520.

In some preferred embodiments, the bottom of the connecting member 600 is provided with a second limiting recess 650 for connecting the magnetic attraction structure 200. In the specific application, the connecting member 600 is clamped at the top of the magnetic attraction structure 200 through the second limiting groove 650 at the bottom of the connecting member, so that the connecting member 600 and the magnetic attraction structure 200 are conveniently connected and aligned, and the connection is more stable. Specifically, the first connection portions 630 at both sides of the connection member 600 are provided at both sides of the second restriction groove 650 to be raised.

In some preferred embodiments, the bottom of the back plate 510 is provided with a third limiting recess 560 for connecting the connecting member 600. In specific application, the backboard 510 is clamped at the top of the connecting member 600 through the third limiting groove 560 at the bottom thereof, so that the connecting member 600 and the backboard 510 are conveniently connected and aligned, and the connection is more stable.

In the description herein, references to the description of the terms "one embodiment," "certain embodiments," "an illustrative embodiment," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples," etc., mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

What has been described above are merely some embodiments of the present invention. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the inventive concept thereof, and these changes and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Claims (10)

1. A special material box of car wiring harness, its characterized in that includes:

a connector holder (100), the connector holder (100) being provided with a placement groove (110) for placing a connector;

the connector comprises a magnetic attraction structure (200), wherein the magnetic attraction structure (200) is connected with the connector base (100), and the magnetic attraction structure (200) is used for generating magnetic force to enable the special material box to be connected with the tooling plate in an adsorption mode.

2. The automobile wire harness special material box according to claim 1, wherein the connector seat (100) is provided with a probe set (300) for connecting a wire harness conduction detection device, and the probe set (300) is correspondingly connected with a jack of the connector.

3. The automobile wire harness special material box as claimed in claim 2, wherein the connector seat (100) is connected with the magnetic attraction structure (200) through a locking structure (500), the locking structure (500) comprises a back plate (510) and a locking plate (520) which are oppositely arranged, the back plate (510) is connected with the magnetic attraction structure (200), the locking plate (520) is movably connected with the back plate (510), and the connector seat (100) is clamped between the locking plate (520) and the back plate (510).

4. The automobile wire harness special material box according to claim 3, wherein the probe set (300) is arranged at the bottom of the connector base (100), the probe set (300) is provided with an auxiliary connecting part (400), the auxiliary connecting part (400) is arranged at one side of the connector base (100) and extends in a vertical direction, and the lower end of the auxiliary connecting part (400) is correspondingly connected with the probe set (300).

5. The automotive harness profile box according to claim 3, characterized in that the back plate (510) is provided with a first clamping groove (531), the locking plate (520) is provided with a second clamping groove (532), and the first clamping groove (531) and the second clamping groove (532) are closed towards each other to form a clamping cavity (530) for clamping and fixing the connector holder (100).

6. The vehicle wire harness special material box according to claim 5, wherein the clamping cavity (530) is penetratingly provided in a vertical direction, and a support portion (550) is provided at a lower end of the first clamping groove (531).

7. The automobile wire harness special material box according to claim 4, wherein the locking plate (520) is provided with a probe fixing portion (540), the probe fixing portion (540) is provided to extend horizontally outward from the locking plate (520), and the auxiliary connection portion (400) is provided to vertically penetrate through the probe fixing portion (540).

8. The automobile wire harness special material box as claimed in claim 3, wherein the back plate (510) is connected with the magnetic attraction structure (200) through a connecting piece (600), the connecting piece (600) is provided with a first connecting screw (610) and a second connecting screw (620), the first connecting screw (610) is connected with the back plate (510), and the second connecting screw (620) is connected with the magnetic attraction structure (200).

9. The automobile wire harness special material box as claimed in claim 8, wherein a second limit groove (650) for connecting the magnetic attraction structure (200) is formed at the bottom of the connecting piece (600).

10. The automobile wire harness special material box according to claim 3, wherein a third limiting groove (560) for connecting the connecting member (600) is provided at the bottom of the back plate (510).

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