EP3249762B1 - Dispositif pour une machine de traitement de cable destine au chargement automatique et de preference au dechargement de logements de boitier de connexion comprenant des boitiers de connexion correspondants - Google Patents

Dispositif pour une machine de traitement de cable destine au chargement automatique et de preference au dechargement de logements de boitier de connexion comprenant des boitiers de connexion correspondants Download PDF

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EP3249762B1
EP3249762B1 EP16170900.1A EP16170900A EP3249762B1 EP 3249762 B1 EP3249762 B1 EP 3249762B1 EP 16170900 A EP16170900 A EP 16170900A EP 3249762 B1 EP3249762 B1 EP 3249762B1
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  • the invention relates to a device for loading of connector housing receptacles with corresponding connector housings of at least one type, in particular for one or for use in a so-called cable processing machine, which is used for equipping prefabricated cable ends with connector housings, which are held in the male housing housings to be loaded.
  • the invention further relates to a cable processing machine with such a loading device and a device for unloading the connector housing receptacles after assembly with pre-assembled cable ends.
  • EP 1 304 773 A1 an initially mentioned cable processing machine is known. This machine is designed in particular for the assembly and assembly of cable harnesses. In order to process harnesses with multiple connector housings, the plug housing to be populated are usually arranged in practice on so-called pallets. From EP 1 304 773 A1 Known cable processing machine has at least two housing pallets, wherein in each case a pallet is located in a cable placement position in which the prefabricated cable ends are inserted into corresponding cable receptacles of the connector housing.
  • a second pallet is in a loading / unloading position where the operator can remove the finished harness and load new plug housings on the pallet's plug housing holders or the plug housing receptacles provided in the plug housing holder.
  • the operator triggers the pallet change, in which the two pallets are automatically exchanged, so that the first pallet moves to the unloading / loading position with the ready-equipped cable ends, while the second pallet with the unpopulated plug housings is inserted into the cable pallet. Placement position is transferred to be associated with prefabricated cable ends.
  • this sometimes only manually performed loading and unloading process is often very time consuming and because of the staff is also very expensive.
  • the object of the present invention is therefore to reduce the cost and time required for a cable processing machine of the type described at least for loading, preferably also for unloading the plug housing or plug housing holder as far as possible.
  • the device according to the invention comprises at least one storage device for storing and providing plug housings of at least one type. Furthermore, the invention is characterized Loading device by at least one loading device, which is adapted to introduce one or more connector housing from the at least one memory device in one or more corresponding connector housing receptacles.
  • a feeding device is arranged between the storage device and the loading device.
  • This feeding device is designed to transfer plug housing, in particular sorted and / or in the correct position, from the storage device into the loading device.
  • the feed device has a linear conveyor or a linear conveyor track.
  • Linear conveyors are generally known from the prior art and serve for the vibration transport of workpieces along a guide element, such as a conveyor or guide rail or a transport chute.
  • a guide element such as a conveyor or guide rail or a transport chute.
  • an electromagnet in conjunction with spring assemblies generates a microwaving movement on the guide element in order to move the conveyed material - here plug housing from the storage device - in a certain direction - here in the direction of the placement device.
  • a linear conveyor along its conveying path advantageously also serve as a buffer and accumulation section, so that even with incomplete or irregular supply by the upstream storage device connector housing for the subsequent assembly process are continuously available.
  • the Zugarhrei Vietnamese according to the invention comprises a vibrating conveyor.
  • the guide rail can be advantageous in cross-section, at least partially adapted to the (cross-sectional) shape of the plug housing to be supplied, so that they can be sorted by advantage and positionally fed to the placement device.
  • the feed device has a blocking device, in particular a slide or a closure.
  • the at least one storage device has a vibrating pot, which is in particular designed to sort and position the plug housings accommodated therein in the correct position.
  • "Sorted” in the sense of the present invention primarily refers to a piecewise provision of the plug housing, while “correctly positioned” refers to a defined position of the plug housing during the provision.
  • the placement device it is advantageous when providing the connector housing of a certain type, if they are supplied to the placement device in a defined and always the same position or for recording / acquisition stand ready so that the equipment can continue to process the connector housing always in the same way, especially with regard to the desired position of the connector housing with respect to the connector housing receptacle.
  • the Gartteltopf not only serves as storage or supply for connector housing, but at the same time as a sorting device for the placement device or - if available - for the intermediate feeder.
  • At least one magazine in particular a rod magazine, drum magazine, disc magazine, curve magazine, tube magazine or screw magazine, have to sorted and accommodated the correct position in the plug housing accommodated therein.
  • the placement device may comprise a placement robot, in particular a so-called pick-and-place robot, which is set up, preferably with the aid of a gripping device, provided by the memory device or - if present - supplied by the feeder connector housing to transfer to corresponding connector housing recordings and bring in it.
  • a placement robot in particular a so-called pick-and-place robot, which is set up, preferably with the aid of a gripping device, provided by the memory device or - if present - supplied by the feeder connector housing to transfer to corresponding connector housing recordings and bring in it.
  • the placement robot may have position detection means in order to determine the position of each individual one of the plug housings received by the gripping device from the storage device or the feed device.
  • the placement robot can have position changing means, for example a rotatable and / or pivotable gripping device, in order to adapt the position of the accommodated plug housings for insertion into the plug housing receptacle to the desired position with respect to the plug housing receptacle.
  • position changing means for example a rotatable and / or pivotable gripping device
  • the placement robot has a multi-axis, in particular 2-, 3-, 4- or 5-axis robot arm or a robot arm with 2, 3, 4 or 5 degrees of freedom of movement.
  • the placement device can have a conveying or dispensing device which is designed to introduce plug housing provided by the storage device or, if present, supplied by the feed device into corresponding plug housing receptacles.
  • the conveyor or dispenser may include an ejection piston or the like to convey a plug housing into a corresponding plug housing receptacle.
  • the ejection piston can be, for example, a pneumatically actuated or magnetically actuated or by means of spring actuated ejection piston.
  • the connector housing are preferably guided by means of guide means, for example on or in a guide rail or in a barrel.
  • the placement device has at least one temporary store in order to temporarily store the plug housing supplied to the placement device.
  • plug housings for the subsequent assembly process can be continuously available even if there is an incomplete or irregular feed through the upstream storage device or feed device.
  • the previously mentioned guide means for guiding the connector housing during advancement or removal from the loading device serve as a buffer, are arranged or lined up in series on the several connector housing in series.
  • the ejection piston when ejecting or inserting a connector housing in each case the entire series of successively arranged in series plug housing by the length of a plug housing in the direction of connector housing receptacle and then withdrawn, so that in the row at recistromauf sectionen end of the row space for a new connector housing is created, which then from the storage device or the feeder is provided to occupy the vacant place.
  • the loading device In order to bring at least the placement device, preferably the entire loading device relative to the plug housing receptacles to be populated, in particular the loading device into a corresponding loading position for each or each of the plug housing receptacles to be populated, the loading device according to a further advantageous embodiment of the invention one at least one dimensional, preferably at least two-dimensionally, more preferably at least three-dimensionally movable displacement device.
  • the at least one loading device can be moved back and forth in the direction of insertion of the plug housing into the corresponding plug housing receptacles or in the direction of the inlet of the plug housing receptacles.
  • the placement device can be rotatable about an axis parallel to the direction of insertion of the plug housing into the corresponding plug housing receptacles or parallel to the direction of the inlet of the plug housing receptacles, in order to determine the position of the plug Adapt plug housing for insertion to the desired position with respect to the plug housing receptacle.
  • the placement robot has position detection means in order to determine the position of each individual one of the plug housings to be inserted.
  • the loading device has at least one storage device for plug housings of at least one type and at least one mounting device. It is also conceivable that the loading device is designed according to a further advantageous embodiment of the invention for the loading of different connector housing receptacles with corresponding connector housings of different types. For this purpose, it is advantageous for each plug housing type in each case a memory device, a feeder - if provided - and preferably also a loading device available. It is also conceivable, however, that a smaller number of equipping devices is provided than storage devices are available.
  • the placement device comprises a placement robot, in particular a multi-axis robot arm, preferably with a rotatable and / or pivotable gripping device, which can grip plug housing with different shapes and sizes
  • a placement robot in particular a multi-axis robot arm, preferably with a rotatable and / or pivotable gripping device, which can grip plug housing with different shapes and sizes
  • only a single placement device can be provided, depending on Assembly plan selectively receives different connector housing of different storage devices and brings in corresponding connector housing receptacles.
  • the loading device is an independent unit, in particular as a retrofit module or supplementary assembly in an existing cable processing machine - such as from EP 1 304 773 A1 known cable processing machine - be integrated later can be made to automate the previously manually made loading from now on.
  • the loading device can also be part of a cable processing machine of the type described above.
  • the present invention further relates to a cable processing machine for loading plug housings held in male housing receptacles with prefabricated cable ends.
  • the cable processing machine according to the invention comprises at least one plug housing holder which has at least one plug housing receptacle, and at least one cable fitting device for introducing at least one prefabricated cable end into a corresponding cable receptacle of a plug housing which can be held in the at least one plug housing receptacle.
  • the cable processing machine has at least one device according to the invention for loading the at least one plug housing receptacle with a corresponding plug housing.
  • the at least one plug housing holder is arranged on a plug housing pallet, in particular on a displaceable plug housing pallet for selectively moving the plug housing holder between a cable placement position in which the one or more prefabricated cable ends in corresponding cable receptacles of one or more plug housings are inserted, and a loading position in which the plug housing receptacles are loaded with corresponding plug housings.
  • the displaceability can be realized by a simple reciprocating movement / mobility of the plug housing pallet along a guide path, in particular if the cable processing machine has only one plug housing pallet.
  • a simple mechanical, preferably driven displacement device such as a linear guide, can be provided.
  • the cable processing machine has a plurality of plug housing pallets for simultaneously connecting plug housings, which are held in plug housing holders on one of the plug housing pallets, to cable ends in the cable loading position and, on the other hand, initially discharging plug housing receivers in plug housing holders on a different plug housing pallet in an unloading position ( Removal of connected with cable ends plug housings) and then loaded in a loading position with new connector housings again.
  • a so-called pallet changer such as for example, is advantageously suitable as a displacement device EP 1 304 773 A1 is known.
  • the unloading and loading position can also coincide locally or be identical.
  • the at least one male housing holder for displacing the at least one male housing holder relative to the placement device is arranged on a displaceable plug housing pallet ,
  • the compressed air, vacuum and / or power supply may include flexible supply lines between the plug housing pallet and the corresponding compressed air, vacuum and / or power source.
  • the compressed air, vacuum and / or power supply for realizing the displaceability of the plug housing pallet is interrupted and in particular that a connection to the corresponding compressed air, vacuum and / or power source only approximately at certain positions along the displacement the plug housing pallet is given.
  • the cable processing machine has at least one ent / coupled, in particular automatically decoupling / decoupling compressed air, vacuum and / or power supply for providing compressed air, negative pressure or electrical energy.
  • the displaceable plug housing pallet for the decoupled / compressed air, vacuum and / or power supply has a, in particular automatically decoupling / coupling coupling with a corresponding stationary counter-coupling in the loading position and / or unloading interacts.
  • the at least one plug housing holder for the at least one plug housing receptacle holding means for releasably holding a in the at least one plug housing receptacle having received plug housing.
  • the holding means prevent, on the one hand, that the plug housing received in the plug housing receptacle, in particular during the displacement of the plug housing pallet, accidentally gets out of the plug housing receptacle again.
  • the holding means allow a tensile test to be carried out after the prefabricated cable ends have been fitted with plug housings and the plug housings are still held in the plug housing receptacles. The tensile test is used to check whether the connection between the connector housing and the assembled cable end defines and withstands the required minimum tensile loads.
  • the holding means for removing the fitted with cable ends connector housing from the connector housing receptacles are automatically detachable and / or that the plug housing holder a Device for automatically discharging the at least one plug housing receptacle, which comprises means for automatically releasing the holding means.
  • the cable ends were equipped with multiple connector housings, since the connector housing must be successively detached from their respective connector housing recordings and removed.
  • the plug housing is directly removed freely and thus needs in the simplest case only to be pulled out of the plug housing receptacle or dumped.
  • the means for automated release of the holding means can be designed such that the holding means for all plug housing receptacles are released simultaneously, so that advantageously all equipped with connector housings cable ends in one or as a whole can be removed simultaneously.
  • the means provided according to the invention for the automated release of the holding means can be achieved, for example, by the switchability or corresponding switching means of the suction device, be realized the pneumatic clamping means or the magnetic holding means.
  • These switching means may be at least one controllable or switchable fluid or air valve, at least one controllable or switchable vacuum source, at least one controllable or switchable compressed air source, at least one controllable or switchable current or voltage source and / or at least one controllable or switchable electrical or electronic switch for interrupting an electrically conductive connection.
  • the means provided according to the invention for the automated release of the holding means can have at least one, preferably mechanically acting, actuator.
  • the actuator solves the form-fitting with positively acting holding means, such as the locking of locking and counter-locking means, for example by bending or bending a latching hook or a detent clip.
  • the actuator solves the frictional or frictional connection in frictionally and / or non-positively acting holding means by exerting on the connector housing a force which is opposite and greater than the friction or adhesion corresponding holding force of friction and / or non-positively acting holding means.
  • the at least one plug housing holder according to a further embodiment for the at least one plug housing receptacle can have output means for outputting a plug housing held in the plug housing receptacle.
  • the dispensing means are designed such that they actively convey a plug housing held in the plug housing receptacle out of the plug housing receptacle, in particular ejecting or ejecting it.
  • the dispensing means for the at least one plug housing receptacle a Austosskolben, in particular a pneumatically actuated or magnetically actuated or actuated by spring discharge piston, and / or compressed air means for directly applying the held in the at least one plug housing receptacle or accommodated plug housing.
  • the plug housing holder has a plurality of plug housing receptacles, then it is conceivable that the plug housing holder for at least two of the plurality of plug housing receptacles, in particular for each plug housing receptacle each having a separate dispensing means, for example depending on a separately pneumatically actuated Austosskolben.
  • the plug housing holder but also in the case that it comprises a plurality of plug housing receptacles, advantageously for at least two of the plurality, preferably for all the plug housing receptacles have a common output means for the common output of held in the at least two plug housing receptacles or recordable plug housing.
  • the common dispensing means for the at least two plug housing receptacles for example, each have a dispensing piston for each of the at least two plug housing receptacles, which are jointly actuated by a common confirmation mechanism, in particular pneumatically or magnetically or by spring force.
  • the common dispensing means can each have an ejection piston for each of the at least two plug housing receptacles which are connected to one another mechanically, in particular via a connecting carrier element, and by a common confirmation mechanism, in particular pneumatically or magnetically or by means of spring force, can be actuated together.
  • the common dispensing means may also comprise compressed air means for the common, direct application of the plug housing held or receivable in the at least two plug housing receptacles.
  • the dispensing means or the common dispensing means is adapted to release the holding means before or when dispensing a plug housing held in the plug housing receptacle so that the automatic dispensing simultaneously causes the automatic release or release of the connector housing from the holding means ,
  • the dispensing means can simultaneously represent a possible realization of the inventively provided means for automatically releasing the holder means.
  • the dispensing means or the common dispensing means for releasing the holding means can advantageously be designed such that when dispensing onto a plug housing receptacle held plug housing exerts a dispensing force that is greater than the friction or adhesion corresponding holding force of frictionally and / or non-positively acting holding means.
  • a receiving device for receiving at least one equipped with a plug housing cable end during or after dispensing held in the plug housing receptacle plug housing may be provided, in particular for simultaneously receiving a plurality of plugged with plug housings cable ends during or after the simultaneous dispensing of the connector housing.
  • the receiving device may have at least one at least two-pronged collection fork or a collection comb.
  • a displacement device may be provided in order to position these in the discharge position or unloading / loading position in the dispensing direction of the plug housing receptacles before and possibly below the plug housing receptacles.
  • Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of an embodiment of a cable processing machine 1 with a possible implementation of a loading device 100 according to the invention.
  • the cable processing machine 1 described below by way of example is designed in particular for the assembly and assembly of cable harnesses.
  • the connector housings 300 to be populated are held in plug housing receptacles 200 of a plug housing holder 210, which is arranged on a so-called plug housing pallet 220.
  • the cable processing machine 1 shown here has two plug housing pallets 220, wherein in each case a pallet 220 is located in a cable loading position (see right side of FIG Fig. 1 and particularly Fig.
  • a second pallet 220 is in a loading / unloading position (see the left side of FIG Fig. 1 ), where the finished wire harness - preferably automatically - is removed and the arranged on the pallet connector housing receivers 200 are provided by means of the loading device 100 with new connector housings 300.
  • the pallet change is triggered, in which the two pallets 220 are automatically exchanged by means of a so-called pallet changer 260, so that the first pallet 220 is filled with the finished pallets Leaves the cable ends in the unload / loading position, while the second pallet 220 is brought with the unpopulated connector housings 300 in the cable loading position to be connected there with pre-assembled cable ends 400.
  • the pallet changer 260 is shown in detail in FIG Fig. 3 shown, the pallet changer 260 during the change process.
  • the pallet changer 260 has two horizontal rails 261, 262 on which the pallets 220, which are mounted on carriages 263, 264, can be moved.
  • the movement takes place by means of toothed belts 265, which engage in toothed segments 266 which are respectively arranged at the top and bottom of the carriages 263, 264 (for details, see also FIG Fig. 9 ). So that the carriages 263, 264 can be brought from the upper rail 261 to the lower rail 262 and vice versa, the pallet changer has vertical lifts 267 to each of which a rail extension piece 268 is attached.
  • the vertical movement can be performed.
  • the pallet change takes place in a clockwise direction, as arranged with the arrows P.
  • the lifts 267 are driven by servo axles and can thus approach any intermediate positions.
  • the Fig. 4-8 show in combination with Fig. 1 Details of a possible embodiment of a loading device 100 according to the invention, as present in the cable processing device according to Fig. 1 is used.
  • the loading device 100 has at least one storage device 110 for storing and providing plug housings 300 of at least one type.
  • the loading device according to the invention is characterized by at least one loading device 120, which is designed to have one or more plug housings 300 of the at least one Memory device 110 in one or more corresponding connector housing receptacles 200 introduce.
  • the loading device 100 is designed for simultaneously loading a plug housing holder 210 with two different plug housing types (cf. Fig. 8 ).
  • the memory device 110 comprises for each plug housing type each a so-called vibrating pot 111, 112, in which the corresponding plug housing 300 are stored and sorted for the further processing process and provided in the correct position.
  • the loading device 100 for each of the plug housing types each have a loading device 120 which automatically fills the plug housing receivers 200 in the plug housing holder 210 on the plug housing pallet 220.
  • a feed device 130 is provided in each case, which is formed in the present embodiment as a linear conveyor section 131, 132 for each one of the two different types of plug housings.
  • the two types of housing are sorted in the vibrating pots 111, 112 and transferred in the correct position next to each other in the two linear conveyor sections 131, 132.
  • the two linear conveyor sections 131, 132 have vibratory conveyors which allow continuous conveyance of plug housings 300 of both types along a guide rail.
  • a blocking device 133 consisting of a slide and a pneumatic cylinder, arranged with which the promotion controlled, in particular can be interrupted, for example by a connector housing 300 is clamped.
  • each of the two loading devices 120 comprises a conveying or dispensing device 121, which is designed to plug housing 300 supplied from the respective feed device 130 in corresponding connector housing receptacles 200 introduce.
  • each of the two conveying or dispensing devices 121 has a guideway 123, which can each accommodate a row of plug housings 300 lying one behind the other.
  • the guideways 123 serve so far as a temporary storage 123 to the respective placement device 120 supplied connector housing 300 to store between.
  • the guideways 123 are arranged at right angles to the linear conveyor sections 131, 132 and in extension of the plug housing receptacles 200 of the plug housing holder 210. Behind each guide track 123 is a pneumatic ejection piston 122, the stroke of which is at least a length of a plug housing 300, so that the entire row of the plug housing 300 is moved by the length of a plug housing 300 when the ejection piston is extended.
  • a displacement device 124 is furthermore provided in order to displace at least the two mounting devices 120 relative to the plug housing receptacles 200 to be populated, in particular for moving the mounting devices 120 into a corresponding loading position for each of the plug housing receptacles 200 to be populated is realized in the present embodiment with a carriage 125 which can be moved by a pneumatic linear axis.
  • FIG. 4-8 An exemplary loading process or an exemplary loading method is described below: Starting from the starting position (cf. Fig. 4 ), the blocking devices 133 are actuated, so that the supply of connector housings 300 is interrupted in the respective placement devices 120. Subsequently, the carriage 125 moves in the longitudinal direction of the guideways 123 forward until the guideways 123 are in front of the plug housing receptacles 200 to be filled (see. Fig. 5 ). Next, the ejection pistons 122 are extended, whereby the respective foremost connector housing 300 is pushed by the guide rail 123 into the respective plug housing receptacles 200 in the plug housing holder 210 (see. Fig. 6 ).
  • the carriage 125 moves back and the ejection pistons 122 are retracted (see. Fig. 7 ).
  • the blocking devices 133 are released, whereby the respective next connector housing 300 is transported by the respective linear conveyor section 131, 132 in the guideway.
  • the plug housing pallet 220 is removed from the lift 267 (see FIG. Fig. 3 ) are moved upward until the next plug housing receptacles 200 to be filled are located in front of the guideways 123 (cf. Fig. 8 ). These steps are repeated until all the plug housing receivers 200 of the plug housing holder 210 are loaded.
  • Fig. 9 shows, as already mentioned above, a plug housing pallet 220 disposed on a carriage 263 with a plug housing holder 210 having plug housing receivers 200 for two different types of plug housings arranged in two vertical rows.
  • Fig. 10 is a section through the plug housing holder 210 according to Fig. 9 , The section shows the two plug housings 300 of different design, which are placed in respectively the outer shape of the plug housing 300 adapted or corresponding plug housing receptacles 200.
  • holding elements ensure that the plug housings remain in the plug housing receptacles 200 during the assembly process.
  • the holding means may be simple frictional systems - such as ball thrusters.
  • positive-locking elements such as pawls may be present, which must be actively opened to remove the housing.
  • a dispensing means 230 in this case a pneumatically actuated ejection piston 231 is present, which is held in the retracted position in the unpressurized state by a spring 232.
  • the ejection piston may be formed so that it opens the pawl on the first portion of the ejection stroke.
  • the cable processing machine 1 on the left side of the pallet changer 260 in the loading position area is provided with a receiver 250 for receiving the cable ends 400 equipped with the one connector housings so as to be held at or after the output of the male housing 200 Plug housing 300 to safely receive the cable end and connector housing system.
  • the receiving device 250 is designed in particular for simultaneously receiving a plurality of cable ends 400 equipped with plug housings 300.
  • a pneumatic coupling (not shown here) extend, which is arranged fixed behind the plug housing pallet 220.
  • the double fork 251 moves down again. In this position, the operator has the opportunity to remove the cable ends 400 and the wiring harness at any time (see. Fig. 15 ).
  • the receiving device 250, in particular the double fork 251 can be designed such that it can accommodate a plurality of harnesses, so that not just after each cycle of the just finished harness must be removed.

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  1. Dispositif (100) de chargement de supports de boîtiers de prises (200), comportant des boîtiers de prise correspondants (300) d'au moins un type, destinés en particulier à être utilisés dans une machine de transformation de câbles (1) pour équiper des extrémités confectionnées de câbles (400) avec des boîtiers de prises (300) maintenus dans des supports de boîtiers de prises (200), au moins un dispositif de rangement (110) pour ranger et mettre à disposition les boîtiers de prises (300) et au moins un dispositif d'équipement (120) qui est conçu pour incorporer un ou plusieurs boîtiers de prises (300) provenant de l'au moins un dispositif de rangement (110) dans un ou plusieurs supports de boîtiers de prises correspondants (200), de même qu'un dispositif d'acheminement (130) disposé entre le dispositif de rangement (110) et le dispositif d'équipement (120) et qui est conçu pour transférer des boîtiers de prises (300), en particulier triés et/ou positionnés correctement, du dispositif de rangement (110) vers le dispositif d'équipement (120), caractérisé en ce que le dispositif d'acheminement (130) présente un parcours de transport linéaire (131,132) et un dispositif de transport oscillant, le dispositif d'acheminement (130) présentant un dispositif de blocage (133), en particulier une tirette ou un obturateur pour contrôler, en particulier pour interrompre, l'acheminement de boîtiers de prises (300) du dispositif de rangement (110) vers le dispositif d'équipement (120).
  2. Dispositif (100) selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que l'au moins un dispositif de rangement (110) présente un bol vibrant (111,112) qui est en particulier conçu pour mettre à disposition les boîtiers de prises (300) pouvant être reçus dedans en état trié et en position correcte.
  3. Dispositif (100) selon une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif de rangement (110) présente au moins un magasin, en particulier un magasin en forme de barre, un magasin en tambour, un magasin à plateau, un magasin courbé, un magasin tubulaire ou un magasin hélicoïdal pour mettre à disposition les boîtiers de prises (300) reçus dedans en état trié et en position correcte
  4. Dispositif (100) selon une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif d'équipement (120) comprend un robot d'équipement, en particulier un robot de ramassage et de placement qui est conçu pour prendre en charge, de préférence à l'aide d'un dispositif de préhension, des boîtiers de prises mis à disposition par le dispositif de rangement (110) ou - s'il y en a un - acheminés par le dispositif d'acheminement (130), les transférer dans des supports de boîtiers de prises correspondants (200) et les incorporer dedans.
  5. Dispositif (100) selon une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif d'équipement (120) présente un dispositif de convoyage ou de distribution (121), en particulier un piston d'éjection (122) actionnable par système pneumatique ou actionnable par système magnétique ou actionnable par force de ressort et qui est conçu pour incorporer les boîtiers de prises (300) mis à disposition par le dispositif de rangement (110) ou - s'il y en a un - acheminés par le dispositif d'acheminement (130) dans des supports de boîtiers de prises correspondants (200).
  6. Dispositif (100) selon une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif d'équipement (120) présente au moins un rangement intermédiaire (123) pour stocker provisoirement les boîtiers de prises (300) acheminés par le dispositif d'équipement (120).
  7. Dispositif (100) selon une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par un dispositif de déplacement (124) déplaçable dans au moins une dimension, de préférence dans au moins deux dimensions, très préférentiellement dans au moins trois dimensions pour déplacer au moins le dispositif d'équipement (120) par rapport au support de boîtiers de prises à équiper (200), en particulier pour déplacer le dispositif d'équipement (120) vers une position de chargement correspondante pour chacun des supports de boîtiers de prises à équiper (200).
  8. Machine de transformation de câbles (1) pour l'équipement d'extrémités confectionnées de câbles (400) avec des boîtiers de prises (300) retenus dans des supports de boîtiers de prises (200) d'au moins un type, comportant au moins un système de retenue de boîtiers de prises (210) qui présente au moins un support de boîtier de prises (200), et au moins un dispositif d'équipement de câbles (10) pour intégrer au moins une extrémité confectionnée de câble (400) dans un support de câble correspondant (310) d'un boîtier de câbles (300) qui peut être retenu dans l'au moins un support de boîtier de câble (200), caractérisé par au moins un dispositif (100) selon une des revendications 1 à 7 pour le chargement de l'au moins un support de boîtiers de prises (200) avec un boîtier de prises correspondant (300)
  9. Machine de transformation de câbles (1) selon la revendication 8, caractérisée en ce que l'au moins un système de retenue de boîtiers de prises (210) est disposé sur une palette de boîtiers de prises (220), en particulier sur une palette de boîtiers de prises déplaçable (220) pour le déplacement au choix du système de retenue de boîtiers de prises entre une position d'équipement de câbles dans laquelle l'extrémité ou les plusieurs extrémités confectionnées de câbles (400) sont incorporées dans des supports de câble correspondants (310) du ou des plusieurs boîtiers de prises (300), et au moins une position de chargement dans laquelle les supports de boîtiers de prises (200) sont chargés avec des boîtiers de prises correspondants (300) ; et/ou que l'au moins un système de retenue de boîtiers de prises (210), pour déplacer l'au moins un système de retenue de boîtiers de prises (210) par rapport au dispositif d'équipement (120) du dispositif de chargement (100), est disposé sur une palette de boîtiers de prises déplaçable (220) afin d'amener l'au moins un support de boîtiers de prises (200) de l'au moins un système de retenue de boîtiers de prises (210) dans une position de chargement correspondante avec le dispositif d'équipement (120).
  10. Machine de transformation de câbles (1) selon la revendication 9, caractérisée par au moins une alimentation en air comprimé, en dépression et/ou en courant pouvant être désaccouplée/couplée, en particulier désaccouplée/couplée automatiquement, pour la mise à disposition d'air comprimé, de dépression ou d'énergie électrique sur la palette de boîtiers de prises déplaçable (220).
  11. Machine de transformation de câbles (1) selon la revendication 10, caractérisée en ce que la palette de boîtiers de prises déplaçable (220) pour l'alimentation en air comprimé, en dépression et/ou en courant présente un accouplement pouvant être désaccouplé/couplé, en particulier désaccouplé/couplé automatiquement, et qui interagit avec un contre-accouplement fixe correspondant au niveau de la position de chargement.
  12. Machine de transformation de câbles (1) selon une des revendications 8 à 11, caractérisée en ce que le système de retenue de boîtiers de prises (210) pour l'au moins un support de boîtiers de prises (200) présente des moyens de retenue pour la retenue dissociable d'un boîtier de prise (300) pouvant être reçu dans le support de boîtiers de prises et de préférence un dispositif de déchargement automatique de l'au moins un support de boîtiers de prises (200) présentant des moyens de dissociation automatique des moyens de retenue.
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