EP0552144A1 - Device for supplying and exchanging a plurality of cables. - Google Patents
Device for supplying and exchanging a plurality of cables.Info
- Publication number
- EP0552144A1 EP0552144A1 EP90914677A EP90914677A EP0552144A1 EP 0552144 A1 EP0552144 A1 EP 0552144A1 EP 90914677 A EP90914677 A EP 90914677A EP 90914677 A EP90914677 A EP 90914677A EP 0552144 A1 EP0552144 A1 EP 0552144A1
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- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- cable
- unit
- cables
- feeding
- laying tool
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- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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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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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- Y10T83/00—Cutting
- Y10T83/889—Tool with either work holder or means to hold work supply
- Y10T83/896—Rotatable wound package supply
- Y10T83/902—Plural supply sources
Definitions
- the invention relates to a device for feeding and changing a plurality of cables according to the preamble of claim 1.
- the weight of the unit to be positioned by the industrial robot is comparatively large, a comparatively large and therefore expensive industrial robot is required for the positioning.
- the movement sequence is hindered by the known device, since all cables run continuously from the cable storage to the robot hand. This means, for example, that the industrial robot cannot make 360 ° rotations, as this would "twist" the cables together.
- a device of another type is known from US Pat. No. 4,363,165.
- a so-called "capstan” drive is provided for each cable, in which the drive roller is detachably connected to a drive motor.
- This design of the feed unit means that the weight and the volume of this device are even greater than the weight and volume of the device known from DE-A-37 03 011.
- Feeding a plurality of cables is known, in which a separate feed device is provided for each cable. Accordingly, this device is not for the
- Suitable for operation with an industrial robot but has its own two-axis positioning unit.
- the invention is based on the object type Anlagen ⁇ a device for introducing and changing a plurality of cables, which can be used in conjunction ⁇ with a relatively small and therefore inexpensive positioning unit.
- An inventive solution to this problem is specified in claim 1. Developments of the invention are characterized in the subclaims.
- the object according to the invention can be achieved in that a device for feeding and changing a plurality of cables according to the preamble of claim 1 is also assumed.
- the cable changing and supply unit is arranged in a stationary manner and only the laying tool is positioned.
- the cable changing and feeding unit is connected to the laying tool via a flexible pipe.
- a cable is conveyed from the cable changing and supply unit to the laying tool and back.
- the cable storage device which can be a commercially available cable drum, for example, there is an intermediate storage device between the cable storage device and the cable changing unit for those cut in the laying tool and by means of the drive roller to the cable changing unit returned cable provided.
- the flexible tube that connects the cable change and feed unit with the actual laying tool is a hose that is flexible to different diameters of the advanced cables. This means that cables of different diameters can be laid with the device according to the invention without the risk that a cut cable end "gets caught" in the connecting tube.
- the intermediate store is a random material store in which, for example, the returned cable simply "hangs freely”.
- a monitoring unit is provided for the feed of the cable in the cable change and feed unit (claim 5), which for example in a manner known per se by detecting the number of revolutions of the drive or Counter roller measures the feed of the cable.
- the monitoring unit has two spaced-apart light barriers which check whether a cable is present or not. This makes it possible to pull the cut cable back so far that the cable end is positioned between the two light barriers.
- Fig. 1 shows a cross section through an inventive
- Fig. 2 is a plan view of the cable change and feed unit.
- the laying tool (1) which can be attached to a multi-axis positioning unit (not shown), for example an industrial robot, by means of an interchangeable flange, not shown in detail, and with a stationary cable interchangeable and Feed unit (2) is connected via a flexible hose (3).
- the laying tool (1) is a contacting tool which, in addition to guide and feed rollers, has a cutting or cutting unit (1.1) which is designed, for example, in accordance with the cutting unit described in DE-A-37 03 011 can be.
- the fixedly arranged cable changing and feeding unit (2) which is shown in top view in FIG. 2, consists of a base part (2.2) on which a drive unit (2.1) in the direction of an arrow (2.3) (see FIG. 2 ) by means of a linear displacement unit (11).
- the drive unit (2.1) has a drive roller (4.1) driven by a motor (4), which is driven by a Pneumatic cylinder (5) can be acted upon in the direction of the cable (6) to be conveyed.
- the illustrated embodiment of a device according to the invention also has a straightening unit (8), which has a plurality of “straightening rollers”, for each cable, between the actual cable changing and feeding unit (2) and a cable store (12), for example designed as a cable barrel. is arranged.
- a cable (6) which is located in the laying or contacting tool (1), is laid and another cable is to be laid in the next laying process, the cable in the tool with the cutting unit provided for this purpose ( 1.1) cut off.
- the cable is then conveyed back against the normal conveying direction by means of suitable control of the motor (4) by means of the conveying device formed by the rollers (4.1) and (7).
- the conveyor roller (4.1) is placed against the cable (6) by means of the pneumatic cylinder (5).
- the returned cable (6) forms a loop (6.1) between the cable changing and feeding unit (2) and the straightening unit (8), so that it is temporarily stored for later use.
- the return path of the cable (6) is controlled on the one hand via a rotary encoder attached to the rotating wheel (7) or on the conveyor roller (4.1) and on the other hand via two light barriers (9).
- the motor (4) is switched off. This ensures that the cable (6) is no longer in the supply hose (3), but completely within the cable changing and supply unit (2).
- the locking mechanism (10) also ensures that the cable cannot slip out of the provision in the cable changing and supply unit (2).
- the movable drive unit (2.1) with the electric motor (4) and the feed wheel (4.1) is moved linearly with the help of the linear unit (11) to the place where the desired cable is to be made available.
- the driven conveyor wheel (4.1) is lowered onto the provided cable with the aid of the pneumatic cylinder (5).
- the electric motor (4) By suitably activating the electric motor (4), the cable is pushed into the laying tool (1 /) after the locking cylinder (10) has been unlocked through the hose (3).
- a cable change process is then carried out as described above.
- the device according to the invention can be designed such that it can be controlled via the control of the industrial strieroboters or a special programmable logic controller can be fully automatically integrated into an automated harness production.
- the structure can differ from that of the exemplary embodiment described in individual cases. It is thus possible, for example, to provide a rotary unit instead of the linear unit 11 for moving the drive unit 4.1.
- the device for feeding and changing a plurality of cables can be used in connection with a relatively small and therefore inexpensive positioning unit.
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
- Installation Of Indoor Wiring (AREA)
- Forwarding And Storing Of Filamentary Material (AREA)
- Unwinding Of Filamentary Materials (AREA)
- Storing, Repeated Paying-Out, And Re-Storing Of Elongated Articles (AREA)
Abstract
Un dispositif d'amenée et de remplacement d'une pluralité de câbles comprend une unité d'amenée et de remplacement des câbles pourvue de contre-poulies fixes de guidage de câbles individuels tirés d'un magasin de câbles, et d'éléments de serrage déverrouillables associés aux câbles individuels, ainsi que d'une unité mobile d'entraînement avec un rouleau d'entraînement. Le dispositif d'amenée et de remplacement d'une pluralité de câbles comprend en outre un outil de pose susceptible d'être positionné au moyen d'une unité de positionnement à axes multiples et une unité de sectionnement. L'unité de remplacement des câbles est fixe et est reliée à l'outil de pose par un tuyau flexible. Un magasin intermédiaire pour les câbles coupés par l'outil de pose et retournés à l'unité de remplacement de câbles au moyen du rouleau d'entraînement est disposé entre le magasin de câbles et l'unité de remplacement de câbles.A device for feeding and replacing a plurality of cables comprises a cable feeding and replacing unit provided with fixed counter-pulleys for guiding individual cables drawn from a cable magazine, and clamping elements unlockable associated with individual cables, as well as a mobile drive unit with a drive roller. The device for feeding and replacing a plurality of cables further comprises a laying tool capable of being positioned by means of a positioning unit with multiple axes and a sectioning unit. The cable replacement unit is fixed and is connected to the laying tool by a flexible hose. An intermediate magazine for the cables cut by the laying tool and returned to the cable replacement unit by means of the drive roller is arranged between the cable magazine and the cable replacement unit.
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Priority Applications (1)
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AT90914677T ATE116487T1 (en) | 1990-10-10 | 1990-10-10 | DEVICE FOR FEEDING AND CHANGING A PLURALITY OF CABLES. |
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PCT/DE1990/000770 WO1992007399A1 (en) | 1990-10-10 | 1990-10-10 | Device for supplying and exchanging a plurality of cables |
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EP0552144A1 true EP0552144A1 (en) | 1993-07-28 |
EP0552144B1 EP0552144B1 (en) | 1994-12-28 |
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US (1) | US5505398A (en) |
EP (1) | EP0552144B1 (en) |
JP (1) | JPH06501808A (en) |
DE (1) | DE59008158D1 (en) |
WO (1) | WO1992007399A1 (en) |
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- 1990-10-10 WO PCT/DE1990/000770 patent/WO1992007399A1/en active IP Right Grant
- 1990-10-10 US US08/039,097 patent/US5505398A/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1990-10-10 JP JP2513539A patent/JPH06501808A/en active Pending
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JPH06501808A (en) | 1994-02-24 |
EP0552144B1 (en) | 1994-12-28 |
WO1992007399A1 (en) | 1992-04-30 |
US5505398A (en) | 1996-04-09 |
DE59008158D1 (en) | 1995-02-09 |
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