CN214379200U - Connector lug buckle, lettering and detection automation equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides a connector ear clip, carving characters and detect automation equipment includes sharp module, part carrier, photoelectric detection device, laser device and the first manipulator of carving characters, and the part carrier is established on the slip table of sharp module, and photoelectric detection device sets up at the detection station, and the laser device of carving characters is established at the station of carving characters, and the first manipulator is established at the equipment station; the sliding table can move among the detection station, the lettering station and the assembly station; the component carrier is provided with at least one of a terminal placing position, a shell placing position and an ear buckle placing position; when the sliding table is positioned at the detection station, the detection range of the photoelectric detection device is positioned above the terminal placement position; when the sliding table is positioned at the lettering station, the laser lettering device faces the shell placing position or the ear buckle placing position; when the sliding table is located at the assembling station, the first manipulator is aligned with the shell placing position or the ear buckle placing position. Connector ear is detained, is carved characters and is detected automation equipment and be applicable to the connector that has different demands, and suitability and production efficiency all improve.

Description

Connector lug buckle, lettering and detection automation equipment

Technical Field

The utility model relates to an automation equipment technical field, concretely relates to connector ear is detained, is carved characters and detects automation equipment.

Background

The production of the connector comprises an assembling process, a detecting process, a lettering process and the like, wherein the assembling process comprises the step of pressing the ear buckle to a shell of the connector, the detecting process comprises the step of detecting whether a rubber cap is installed on the terminal, and the lettering process comprises the step of laser lettering on the shell or the ear buckle of the connector.

The existing production mode is that an assembling device, a detecting device and a lettering device are separately arranged, whether assembling, detecting or lettering procedures are needed or not is judged according to the type of a connector, and then a worker conveys workpieces among a plurality of processing devices. The mode has lower production efficiency and poorer applicability.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

An object of the utility model is to provide an assemble, detect and carve characters and improve connector ear of efficiency and suitability detain, carve characters and detect automation equipment.

The utility model provides a connector lug buckle, lettering and detection automation equipment, which comprises a linear module and a component carrier, wherein the linear module comprises a sliding table which can move along a first direction, and the component carrier is arranged on the sliding table; the connector ear clip, the carving and detection automation equipment further comprises a photoelectric detection device, a laser carving device and a first manipulator, wherein the photoelectric detection device is arranged at a detection station, the laser carving device is arranged at a carving station, and the first manipulator is arranged at an assembly station; the sliding table can move among the detection station, the lettering station and the assembly station; the component carrier is provided with at least one of a terminal placing position, a shell placing position and an ear buckle placing position; when the sliding table is positioned at the detection station, the detection range of the photoelectric detection device is positioned above the terminal placement position; when the sliding table is positioned at the carving station, the laser carving device faces the shell placing position and/or the ear buckle placing position; when the sliding table is located at an assembling station, the first mechanical arm is aligned with the shell placing position or the first mechanical arm is aligned with the ear buckle placing position.

It is thus clear that by above-mentioned scheme, according to the processing demand of connector and select to have the terminal and place the position, the shell is placed the position and the ear is detained and is put the part carrier of one or more in the position, recycle the slip table and transport the part carrier between detection station, equipment station and the instrument of carving characters to accomplish the required manufacturing procedure who goes on of this connector, the production demand of connector is then swift automatic completion effectively, this automation equipment is applicable to the connector that has different production demands and produces, suitability and production efficiency all obtain improving.

The first manipulator comprises an ear clip clamping mechanism, the ear clip clamping mechanism comprises two clamping parts which are oppositely arranged, the two clamping parts can relatively move along a straight line, and an ear clip clamping position is formed between the two clamping parts; the clamping part is provided with along the vertical spacing arch of first spacing arch and the second that sets gradually in one side towards ear knot centre gripping position, forms the ear knot holding tank that link up along the horizontal direction between the spacing arch of first spacing arch and second.

In a further aspect, the second retention projection has a first mating ramp surface facing the ear clip receiving slot, the first mating ramp surface extending downwardly from a root of the second retention projection to a top of the projection.

In a further scheme, in the horizontal direction, both extending ends of the second limiting bulge are provided with second matching inclined planes facing the ear buckle accommodating groove; the second engagement ramp extends obliquely downward in a direction from the extended middle portion of the ear buckle receiving groove to the extended end portion of the ear buckle receiving groove.

The connector ear clip is in a handle shape, when the ear clip clamping mechanism clamps the connector ear clip, the ear clip is positioned in the ear clip accommodating groove, and the first limiting bulge and the second limiting bulge respectively limit the connector ear clip from the upper side and the lower side, so that the connector ear clip is stably and effectively clamped; in addition, the profile of the ear clip accommodating groove is more adaptive to the ear clip of the connector due to the arrangement of the first matching inclined plane and the second matching inclined plane, and the positioning is more accurate.

The further scheme is that the connector lug buckle, the carving and detection automation equipment further comprises a light shading device, and the light shading device is arranged between the detection station and the carving station.

In a further aspect, the shade apparatus includes a lift driving unit and a shade, wherein the lift driving unit drives the shade to move up and down.

Therefore, when laser writing is carried out, the shading device can effectively shade strong light to protect eyes of workers.

The further proposal is that a laser lettering device arranged along the vertical direction and a laser lettering device arranged along the horizontal direction are arranged on the lettering station.

Therefore, the automatic equipment can meet different lettering requirements by the arrangement, and the applicability is further improved.

The part carrier is provided with a shell placing position, an ear buckle placing position and a part taking placing position; the connector lug buckle, lettering and detection automation equipment further comprises a second manipulator arranged at the carrying station; the sliding table can also move to a carrying station, and when the sliding table is located at the carrying station, the second mechanical arm is aligned with the shell placing position or the second mechanical arm is aligned with the workpiece taking placing position.

It is from top to bottom visible, first transfer robot accomplishes the assembly back of connector shell and connector ear buckle, and the connector is taken out and is placed and get a set of putting by second transfer robot, and the slip table returns again and gets a station of putting, distinguishes work area and makes the staff can get simultaneously and put a work, improves production efficiency and reduces the operation degree of difficulty.

Further, the component carrier is detachably mounted on the sliding table.

Therefore, the component carriers with different types of placing positions can be replaced according to different production requirements, and the applicability is further improved.

The component carrier is further provided with a terminal jack at a terminal placing position; the component carrier is provided with a first arc-shaped groove at a housing placing position; the part carrier is provided with the location boss in the position is placed to the ear clip.

It is thus clear that the terminal cartridge is in order to realize the location in the terminal jack, and the shell is placed in first arc recess in order to realize the location, and the ear of handle form is detained and is filled up and put on the boss of location, and the extension downwardly extending of ear both sides is detained and is in order to realize the location with the boss block of location.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a structural diagram of an embodiment of the connector ear clip, lettering and detection automation device of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is the structure diagram of the first manipulator in the embodiment of the connector ear clip, the lettering and the detection automation device of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged view of a portion a in fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a structure diagram of a second manipulator in an embodiment of the connector ear clip, lettering and detection automation device of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a structural diagram of a first component carrier in an embodiment of the connector ear clip, lettering and detection automation device of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a diagram illustrating a state of use of the first component carrier in an embodiment of the connector ear clip, the lettering and the inspection automation device of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is a structural diagram of a second component carrier in an embodiment of the connector ear clip, lettering and inspection automation device of the present invention.

Fig. 8 is a structural diagram of a third component carrier in an embodiment of the connector ear clip, lettering and inspection automation device of the present invention.

Fig. 9 is a diagram illustrating a fourth component carrier according to an embodiment of the present invention, which is an embodiment of an ear clip, a lettering device and an inspection automation device.

Detailed Description

Referring to fig. 1, in order to more clearly illustrate the automated assembly equipment of the connector of the present embodiment, fig. 1 establishes a rectangular spatial coordinate system, wherein the x-axis direction and the y-axis direction are respectively the horizontal direction and the z-axis direction are vertical directions, which are perpendicular to each other. The utility model provides a connector ear is detained, is carved characters and is detected automation equipment includes workstation 9 and sets up sharp module 1, first part carrier 2, first laser device 31, the second laser device 32 of carving characters, first manipulator 4, second manipulator 5, shade 6 and photoelectric detection device 69 of carving characters on workstation 9. Wherein first laser device 31 and the second laser device 32 of carving characters are carved with characters to the laser of the utility model.

The first linear module 1 includes a first slide rail 11 arranged along the x-axis direction and a first sliding table 12 mounted on the first slide rail 11, and the first sliding table 12 can move along the x-axis direction. The first component carrier 2 is detachably mounted on the first sliding table 12, and the first component carrier 2 is used for bearing a connector housing, an ear clip, a terminal and the like to be assembled, detected or engraved. Along the extending direction of first slide rail 11, be provided with the detection station, the station of carving characters, equipment station and the transport station that arrange in proper order on the workstation, photoelectric detection device 69 sets up at the detection station, and first laser device 31 and the second laser device 32 of carving characters set up at the station of carving characters, and first manipulator 4 sets up at the equipment station, and second manipulator 5 sets up at the transport station, and shade 6 sets up between detection station and the station of carving characters. Wherein, the detection station is also a workpiece taking and placing station for the working personnel.

The photo detection means 69 in this embodiment comprises two sets of correlation sensors. In other embodiments, the photo detection device 69 may also be an infrared sensor or other photo sensor. The shading device 6 comprises a lifting driving unit 62 and a shading plate 61, the lifting driving unit 62 is a lifting cylinder or a lifting motor, and the lifting driving unit 62 can drive the shading plate 61 to move up and down above the first slide rail 11. In this embodiment, the first laser lettering device 31 is vertically disposed and faces the first slide rail 11, and the first laser lettering device 32 is horizontally disposed and faces above the first slide rail 11.

Referring to fig. 1 to 3, the first robot 4 includes a first fixing frame 48 standing on the table 9, a first driving cylinder 49 fixed to the first fixing frame 48, and an ear clip holding mechanism 7 connected to an end of a piston rod of the first driving cylinder 49. Ear clip fixture 7 includes first pneumatic finger 47 and connects first clamping part 71 and the second clamping part 72 of the relative setting on two expansion ends of first pneumatic finger 47 respectively, and first clamping part 71 and second clamping part 72 are the utility model discloses a clamping part. The first holding portion 71 and the second holding portion 72 are linearly movable relative to each other in the y-axis direction, and an ear clip holding position 700 is formed between the two holding portions 71.

The first holding portion 71 is provided with a first limit protrusion 711 and a second limit protrusion 712 which are sequentially arranged along the vertical direction on one side facing the ear clip holding position 700, and an ear clip accommodating groove 710 which penetrates in the horizontal direction is formed between the first limit protrusion 711 and the second limit protrusion 712. The second stopper protrusion 712 has a first fitting slope 713 facing the ear clip receiving groove 710, and the first fitting slope 713 extends downward from a root of the second stopper protrusion 712 to a tip of the protrusion.

On the second clamping portion 72, a first limiting protrusion 721 and a second limiting protrusion 722 are sequentially arranged along the vertical direction on one side facing the ear clip clamping position 700, and an ear clip accommodating groove 720 penetrating along the horizontal direction is formed between the first limiting protrusion 721 and the second limiting protrusion 722.

In the horizontal direction, the extending two ends of the second limiting protrusion 722 are both provided with a second matching inclined surface 723 facing the ear clip accommodating groove 720; the second mating slope 723 extends obliquely downward in a direction from the extended middle portion of the ear buckle receiving groove 720 to the extended end portion of the ear buckle receiving groove 720.

When the ear clip of the connector is clamped by the ear clip clamping mechanism 7, the ear clip is positioned in the ear clip accommodating groove 710 and the ear clip accommodating groove 720, the first limiting protrusion and the second limiting protrusion on two sides limit the connector ear clip from the upper side and the lower side respectively, so that the connector ear clip is stably clamped, the first matching inclined surface 713 and the second matching inclined surface 723 are arranged to enable the outlines of the ear clip accommodating groove 710 and the ear clip accommodating groove 720 to be more adaptive to the connector ear clip 83 (shown in fig. 6), and the positioning is more accurate.

Referring to fig. 4, the second manipulator 4 includes a second fixed frame 58 standing on the working table 9, a second driving cylinder 59 disposed on the second fixed frame 58, and a connector clamping mechanism connected to an end of a piston rod of the second driving cylinder 59, and the connector clamping mechanism includes a second pneumatic finger 57 and two third clamping portions 51 oppositely disposed and respectively connected to two movable ends of the second pneumatic finger 57.

Referring to fig. 5 and 6, the first component carrier 2 includes a base 20, and two terminal placement seats 21, a housing placement seat 22, an ear-clip placement seat 23, and a pickup placement seat 24, which are detachably mounted on the base 20. The housing placement seat 22, the ear-buckle placement seat 23, and the pickup placement seat 24 are provided in this order along the sliding direction of the slider 12.

The terminal placement block 210 is located on the terminal placement block 21, the first component carrier 2 is provided with a terminal insertion hole 211 at the terminal placement block 210, and after the connector terminal 81 is inserted into the terminal insertion hole 211 to be fixed, the rubber cap 89 at the end of the connector terminal 81 is located on the top of the connector terminal 81. The housing placement location 220 is located on the housing placement seat 22, the first component carrier 2 is provided with a first arc-shaped groove 221 at the housing placement location 220, and the connector housing 82 can be reclined in the first arc-shaped groove 221. The ear clip placing position 230 is located on the ear clip placing seat 23, and the first component carrier 2 is provided with a positioning boss 231 at the ear clip placing position 230. The handle-shaped ear clip 83 is placed on the positioning boss 231, and the extending parts at two sides of the ear clip 83 extend downwards and are clamped with the positioning boss 231 to realize positioning. The pick-and-place position 240 is located on the pick-and-place seat 24, the first component carrier 2 is provided with a second arc-shaped groove 241 at the pick-and-place position 240, and the connector housing 82 to which the ear clip 83 is mounted can be laid down in the second arc-shaped groove 241.

Referring to fig. 1 to 6, when a connector is processed, the sliding table 12 and the first component carrier 2 are located at a pick-and-place station and are also a detection station, when a worker or a robot first places the connector terminal 81, the connector housing 82, and the ear clip 83 at the terminal placing station 210, the housing placing station 220, and the ear clip placing station 230, respectively, and after the sliding table 12 moves slightly, the detection range of the photoelectric detection device 69 is aligned with the position of the rubber cap 89 (i.e., above the terminal placing station 210), so as to detect that the installation of the rubber cap 89 is completed.

The slide 12 can then be moved to a lettering station, an assembly station or a handling station. When the slide table 12 is at the lettering station, the first laser lettering device 31 and the second laser lettering device 32 face the connector housing 82 on the housing placing position 220 or the ear clip 83 on the ear clip placing position 230, so that laser lettering work is performed on the connector housing 82 or the ear clip 83. Wherein, when the laser lettering work is carried out, the shading device 6 is started.

When the slide table 12 is at the assembling station, the first robot 4 may be aligned with the housing placing position 220 or aligned with the ear clip placing position 230, and the ear clip holding mechanism 7 may take out the ear clip 83 and transfer the ear clip 83 to the housing placing position 220, and press-fit the ear clip 83 onto the connector housing 82.

When the slide table 12 is at the carrying station, the second robot 5 may be aligned with the housing placing station 220 or with the pickup placing station 240. The second robot 5 can place the connector housing 82 with the earclip 83 mounted thereon into the pickup placing position 240. The slide 12 is then returned to the pick-and-place station.

Referring again to fig. 7 to 9, since the component carrier is detachably mounted on the slide table 12, different component carriers can be replaced according to the model of the connector component. As shown in fig. 7, the second component carrier 27 is provided with a housing placing position 271, an ear clip placing position 272 and a pickup placing position 273, compared with the first component carrier 2 shown in fig. 5, and the second component carrier 27 does not have a terminal placing position. The second component carrier 27 is adapted for connector assembly or lettering work that does not involve terminal detection.

Only a plurality of housing placement positions 281 are provided on the third component carrier 28 shown in fig. 8, and only a plurality of housing placement positions 291 are provided on the fourth component carrier 29 shown in fig. 9, and the third component carrier 28 and the fourth component carrier 29 are suitable for laser engraving only or for terminal inspection of a connector to which a terminal has been mounted. The first component carrier 2, the second component carrier 27, the third component carrier 28 and the fourth component carrier 29 are the component carriers of the present invention.

In summary, the component carrier 2 having one or more of the terminal placing position 210, the housing placing position 220 and the ear clip placing position 230 is selected according to the processing requirement of the connector, and the component carrier 2 is transported between the detection station, the assembly station and the lettering tool by using the sliding table 12, so that the processing procedure required by the connector is completed, the production requirement of the connector is quickly and effectively completed automatically, the automatic equipment is suitable for producing connectors with different production requirements, and the applicability and the production efficiency are improved.

Finally, it should be emphasized that the above-described embodiments are merely preferred examples of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the invention, as those skilled in the art will appreciate that various changes and modifications may be made, and any and all modifications, equivalents, and improvements made, while remaining within the spirit and principles of the present invention, are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. The connector lug buckle, lettering and detection automation equipment comprises a linear module and a component carrier, wherein the linear module comprises a sliding table capable of moving along a first direction, and the component carrier is arranged on the sliding table;

the method is characterized in that:

the connector ear clip, the carving and detection automation equipment further comprises a photoelectric detection device, a laser carving device and a first manipulator, wherein the photoelectric detection device is arranged at a detection station, the laser carving device is arranged at a carving station, and the first manipulator is arranged at an assembly station;

the sliding table can move among the detection station, the lettering station and the assembly station;

the component carrier is provided with at least one of a terminal placing position, a shell placing position and an ear buckle placing position;

when the sliding table is positioned at the detection station, the detection range of the photoelectric detection device is positioned above the terminal placement position;

when the sliding table is positioned at the lettering station, the laser lettering device faces the shell placing position and/or the ear buckle placing position;

when the sliding table is located at the assembling station, the first mechanical arm is aligned with the shell placing position or the first mechanical arm is aligned with the ear buckle placing position.

2. The connector earclip, lettering and test automation device of claim 1, wherein:

the first manipulator comprises an ear clip clamping mechanism, the ear clip clamping mechanism comprises two clamping parts which are oppositely arranged, the two clamping parts can relatively move along a straight line, and an ear clip clamping position is formed between the two clamping parts;

the clamping part is in the orientation one side of ear knot centre gripping position is provided with along the vertical first spacing arch and the spacing arch of second that sets gradually, first spacing arch with form the ear knot holding tank that link up along the horizontal direction between the spacing arch of second.

3. The connector earclip, lettering and test automation device of claim 2, wherein:

the second limiting protrusion is provided with a first matching inclined surface facing the ear buckle accommodating groove, and the first matching inclined surface extends downwards from the root part to the top part of the protrusion of the second limiting protrusion.

4. The connector earclip, lettering and test automation device of claim 2, wherein:

in the horizontal direction, both extending ends of the second limiting protrusion are provided with second matching inclined planes facing the ear buckle accommodating groove;

the second fitting slope extends obliquely downward in a direction from an extended middle portion of the ear buckle receiving groove to an extended end portion of the ear buckle receiving groove.

5. The connector earclip, lettering and inspection automation device of any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein:

connector ear is detained, is carved characters and detects automation equipment still includes shade, shade sets up detect the station with between the station of carving characters.

6. The connector earclip, lettering and test automation device of claim 5, wherein:

the shading device comprises a lifting driving unit and a shading plate, and the lifting driving unit can drive the shading plate to move up and down.

7. The connector earclip, lettering and inspection automation device of any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein:

the carving station is provided with the laser carving device which is arranged along the vertical direction and the laser carving device which is arranged along the horizontal direction.

8. The connector earclip, lettering and inspection automation device of any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein:

the component carrier is provided with a shell placing position, an ear buckle placing position and a component taking placing position;

the connector lug buckle, lettering and detection automation equipment further comprises a second manipulator arranged at the carrying station;

the sliding table can also move to the carrying station, and when the sliding table is located at the carrying station, the second mechanical arm is aligned with the shell placing position or the second mechanical arm is aligned with the workpiece taking placing position.

9. The connector earclip, lettering and inspection automation device of any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein:

the component carrier is detachably mounted on the sliding table.

10. The connector earclip, lettering and inspection automation device of any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein:

the component carrier is provided with a terminal jack at the terminal placing position;

the component carrier is provided with a first arc-shaped groove at the housing placement position;

the part carrier is in ear detains and places position department and is provided with the location boss.

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