EP0177359A2 - Vorrichtung zur Herstellung von elektrischen Kabelbäumen - Google Patents

Vorrichtung zur Herstellung von elektrischen Kabelbäumen Download PDF

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EP0177359A2
EP0177359A2 EP85307103A EP85307103A EP0177359A2 EP 0177359 A2 EP0177359 A2 EP 0177359A2 EP 85307103 A EP85307103 A EP 85307103A EP 85307103 A EP85307103 A EP 85307103A EP 0177359 A2 EP0177359 A2 EP 0177359A2
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Masatoshi Kashihara
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R43/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors
    • H01R43/28—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for wire processing before connecting to contact members, not provided for in groups H01R43/02 - H01R43/26

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  • the invention relates to apparatus for manufacturing electrical harnesses automatically and, more particularly, to fully automatic apparatus for manufacturing electrical harnesses of the kind which comprises a plurality of wires cut to a desired length and a multi-contact type connector attached to both ends of the wires.
  • the apparatus of our above-mentioned application has many advantages; one is that it is suitable for mass-production at-low cost, and another is that the working efficiency is considerably increased.
  • the apparatus as a whole is minimized in size because of the unique arrangement that the two punch and die pairs are located side by side with a cutting device interlocated therebetween.
  • conductors can be affixed to the ends of wires cut to a short length, which would otherwise be difficult to do.
  • apparatus for making electrical harnesses including wires and electrical connectors comprising:
  • the invention can provide a fully automatic apparatus which makes it possible to affix connectors to each end of two groups of wires in such a manner that the right circuit numbers are always in accord without twisting the wires through 180 0 when the wires are to be connected between two instruments or devices.
  • Figure 1 shows an overall view of apparatus for making electrical harnesses, the apparatus including a wire supplying device 10 tor supplying wires 2 horizontally along a wire feed path (W) by way of rollers 6 and a tension roller 7.
  • the apparatus also includes a connector assembling device 11 for affixing connectors 3 to the ends of wires 2A supplied continuously, and a moving chuck 12 (hereinatter reterred to as the first chuck 12) tor gripping the wires having the connector at its ends and pulling them to a desired length along the wire teed path (W).
  • the first chuck 12 is reciprocally moved by means of a chain 9.
  • a connector supplying device can be of known kind, tor example a hopper feeder or a magazine, the description of which will be omitted for simplicity.
  • the wire supplying device 10 arranges a plurality of wires side by side, the wires being individually supplied from a number of reels 4 corresponding to that of the wires 2.
  • the reference numeral 8 denotes a wire selecting and supplying device which selects a number of wires 2a corresponding to the number of poles of the connector 3.
  • the wire selecting and supplying device 8 includes a second chuck 13 for holding all the wires 2, and a third chuck 14 tor holding the wires excluded from those to which connectors 3 are to be affixed.
  • a wire guide 15 is included in the device 8, the wire guide 15 being located adjacent to the assembling device 11, and guiding the wires 2 along the wire feed path (W) to a connector assembling position.
  • the second chuck 13, the third chuck 14 and the wire guide 15 are provided with a number of guide grooves 16, 17 and 18 corresponding to that of the wires which constitute the wire group 2 (normally 21 to 25 wires), wherein the grooves 16, 17 and 18 individually include a plurality of long cuts produced at equal intervals in parallel with the wire feed path (W). The interval is made equal to the pitch between each slot and the next in the contacts housed in an insulation housing.
  • the wires 2 individually pass through the respective cuts, and reach the assembling device 11.
  • the second chuck 13 and the wire guide 15 are connected by means of a connecting rod 19, and they both can be moved slightly along the wire feed path (W) by means of a pneumatic cylinder 20.
  • the third chuck 14 also can be moved slightly along the wire feed path (W) by means of a pneumatic cylinder 21 mounted on the second chuck 13. This means that the third chuck 14 can be moved toward the wire feed path (W) equally by the pneumatic cylinders 20.
  • the assembling device 11 includes a first assembling punch (hereinafter referred to merely as the punch) 22 and a first die 23, and a second punch 24 and a second die 25, wherein the second punch and die pair 24,25 is located at the same side as the first chuck 12.
  • the punches and dies in these pairs are disposed in such a manner that the punch of one pair and the die of the other are located on the same side with respect to the wire feed path (W).
  • W wire feed path
  • the die 23, the punch 24 and the cutting punch 26 are mounted on an upper slider 28, and the punch 22, the die 25 and the cutting die 27 are mounted on a lower slider 29.
  • the upper slider 28 is provided with a connector presser 30 which oppresses the connectors under a spring (not shown) so as to locate the connectors 3 at a desired position adjacent to the open end of the die 23, and a wire guide 31 located adjacent to the punch 24, the wire guide 31 guiding and holding the wires when the connectors 3 are to be affixed to them.
  • the connector presser 30 is also provided with a wire guide 32.
  • the lower guide 29 is provided with its own wire guide 33 for guiding the free ends of the individual wires when the connectors 3 are to be affixed thereto, a connector presser 34 of the same type as that of the presser 30, and a wire chuck 35 movable in association with the wire guide 31.
  • An additional wire guide 36 is provided adjacent to the punch 22, the wire chuck 36 being operable in association with the wire guide 32.
  • the wire guide 33 is vertically movable, and is normally subjected to an upward urge under the action of a spring 37. When the assembling operation starts, the wire guide 33 is placed into abutment wih the die 23, and is slightly lowered under the assembling pressure.
  • the wire chuck 35 is vertically moved by means of a pneumatic cylinder 38 mounted on the lower slider 29.
  • the cutting punch 26 is vertically moved by means of a pneumatic cylinder 39 mounted on the upper slider 28, independently of the punch 24 and die 23. As described below, the cutting punch 26 cuts the wires 2A in cooperation with the die 27 at the position shown in Figure 2, the position being hereinafter referred to as the preparatory position.
  • the upper slider 28 ascends and descends by means of a pneumatic cylinder 40, and is lowered to the assembling position shown in Figures 2 and 3.
  • the lower slider 29 is caused to ascend or descend step by step by means of a first pneumatic cylinder 41 and a second pneumatic cylinder 42 mounted on the first cylinder 41 through a coupler 43.
  • the lower slider 29 is raised up to the preparatory position shown in Figure 2 by the first cylinder 41, and then it is raised to the assembling position shown in Figure 3 by the second cylinder 42.
  • wires 2 are supplied trom the reels 4, from which wires 2A are selected by the third chuck 14 in accordance with the number of poles of the connectors 3.
  • the wires 2A are delivered to the assembling device 11, where the connector 3 placed on the die 23 is affixed to the terminal ends of the wires 2A. This is the initial stage of making electrical harnesses. In this case the upper slider 28 and the lower slider 29 are separated with the one being upward and the other being downward.
  • the first chuck 12 is moved to the centre of the assembling device 11 ( Figure 4), and pinches the connector-affixed ends ot the wires 2A while it is advanced away from the assembling device 11. As shown by dotted lines in Figure 4, the wires 2A are pulled out to a desired length.
  • the pneumatic cylinder 40 is operated to cause the upper slider 28 to descend to the assembling position, and the pneumatic cylinder 41 is operated to cause the lower slider 29 to ascend to the preparatory position.
  • the first die 23 and the second punch 24 are lowered to the assembling position, and the first punch 22 and the second die 25 are raised to the preparatory position.
  • This situation is shown in Figures 2 and 5.
  • the cutting punch 26 is lowered by the pneumatic cylinder 39, and cuts the wires 2A in cooperation with the die 27.
  • the reference numeral 2A 1 denotes that portion of wires 2A which is pulled out by the first chuck 12 to the desired length.
  • the connector 3 is affixed to the terminal ends of the portion of wires 2A 1 .
  • This portion 2A 1 is led to a position near the second punch 24 and die 25 by means of the wire chuck 35 and the wire guide 31 raised by the pneumatic cylinder 38.
  • the wires 3 spearated from the portion 2A are pulled back along the wire feed path (W) by the pneumatic cylinder 20, so as to enable the cut ends thereof to locate at a position (P) provided by the first punch 21, and the dies 22 and 23.
  • the free terminal ends of the wires 2A are individually guided by the wire guide 33 ( Figure 2).
  • the lower slider 29 is raised to the assembling position by means of the pneumatic cylinder 42.
  • the first punch 22 and the die 23 work in cooperation, thereby affixing the connector 3 already supplied on the die 25 to the tail terminal ends of the wire portion 2A 1 .
  • the wires 2A are pinched and held by the wire guide 32 and the wire chuck 36 at a position near the first punch 22 and die 23, and the wire portion 2A 1 is pinched and held by the wire guide 31 and the wire chuck 35 at a position near to the second punch 24 and die 25.
  • both wire groups 2A and 2Al are prevented from moving while the assembling operation is carried out.
  • the first chuck 12 resumes its advancing movement as shown in Figure 7, thereby pulling out the wire portion 2A 1 having the connectors 3 at its both terminal ends.
  • This portion 2A 1 is a finished electrical harness 50.
  • a cycle ends up with pulling out of the new wire portion 2A 1 having the connectors 3 at both terminal ends. The procedure will be repeated.
  • the electrical harness 50 is obtained.
  • the finished electrical harness 50 comprises essentially the wire portion 2A 1 cut to the desired length, and the connectors 3-affixed to the opposite terminal ends of the portion 2A 1 , wherein the connectors 3 are mutually in reversed positions.
  • the wires are individually connected to respective contacts 3b having the circuit numbers corresponding to the number of the wires, wherein the contacts 3b are accommodated in insulation housing 3a. This has eliminated the risk of connecting the wires to wrong contacts. It is no longer necessary to turn the wires at 180 0 so as to enable them to accord with their circuit numbers of the contacts 3b. Thus the wiring work is facilitated.
  • the electrical harness 50 is used electrically to connect between printed boards 51 and 52.
  • the wires are not twisted at all, which makes it easy to design the patterns because the lines for the same signal are located at the same positions.
  • posts 53 with bases are fixed to the respective boards 51 and 52 in the same direction, they can readily be soldered without failure. Furthermore, the engagement of the connectors 3 with the posts 53 will be facilitated.

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JP59208879A JPS6188476A (ja) 1984-10-04 1984-10-04 両端自動圧接機

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US5015200A (en) * 1990-02-20 1991-05-14 Amp Incorporated Connector with double acting latch
US5427546A (en) * 1993-12-16 1995-06-27 Methode Electronics, Inc. Flexible jumper with snap-in stud
CN1299403C (zh) * 2002-01-18 2007-02-07 安普泰科电子有限公司 隔离压接装置

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JPS63274079A (ja) * 1987-05-06 1988-11-11 Japan Aviation Electronics Ind Ltd 圧接装置
JP2564500Y2 (ja) * 1993-02-15 1998-03-09 株式会社ジャレコ 旗振りゲーム機

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US4646404A (en) * 1983-07-07 1987-03-03 Nippon Acchakutanshi Seizo Kabushiki Kaisha Apparatus for manufacturing electrical harnesses

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5015200A (en) * 1990-02-20 1991-05-14 Amp Incorporated Connector with double acting latch
US5427546A (en) * 1993-12-16 1995-06-27 Methode Electronics, Inc. Flexible jumper with snap-in stud
CN1299403C (zh) * 2002-01-18 2007-02-07 安普泰科电子有限公司 隔离压接装置

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