JP2001284006A - Automatic mounting device of connector - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automatic mounting device of connector to automatically assemble respective parts consisting of a connector main body, a circuit board and a stationary member into one piece. SOLUTION: In order to automatically assemble respective parts consisting of the connector main body 1, the circuit board 2 and the stationary part 3 into one piece, each of the pins forming a pin planted face 1b of the connector main body is faced to each corresponding hole on the pinhole insertion face 2b of the circuit board. Both mounting screw holes 1a which penetrate both sides in the longitudinal direction of the pin face of the connector main body into a L-shaped concave 1g installed at both sides of the pin rear face 1e are faced respectively to the both mounting holes 2a of the circuit board. Each pin is made to fit into each hole, and is automatically made to be mounted in the mounting screw hole via the mounting hole using the stationary members and they are assembled into one piece.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a connector body,
The present invention relates to an automatic connector mounting device for automatically assembling components including a circuit board and a fixing member.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the prior art, there has been no connector automatic mounting apparatus for automatically assembling respective components, consisting of a connector body, a circuit board, and a fixing member, and performing all processes automatically.

[0003]

Since there is no prior art connector automatic mounting device, the connector is inserted and fitted into each hole of the pin hole insertion surface of the circuit board corresponding to each pin forming the stand-up pin surface of the connector body. The joining process is particularly difficult due to the occurrence of defects such as pin breaks and difficulties in automation. Therefore, it is manually performed manually, and the other processes such as the transport process and screw tightening process are easy to automate. Due to the difficulty in automation, assembly took a long time, was troublesome, was inefficient, and was costly.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an automatic connector mounting apparatus according to the present invention comprises a supply means for supplying a connector body, and a predetermined position between the supply means and the connector body. , Moving means for transferring the circuit board to a predetermined position, fixing member driving means for fixing the fixing member at a predetermined position, fixing member supplying means for supplying the fixing member to the fixing member driving means. And a control means including an operation box for automatically controlling these various means.

[0005]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A connector automatic mounting apparatus according to the present invention includes a connector body, a circuit board, and a fixing member. The two mounting screw holes, which face the corresponding holes of the pin hole insertion surface of the circuit board and penetrate the L-shaped recesses provided on both sides of the pin back surface from both sides in the longitudinal direction of the pin surface of the connector body, are provided. The two mounting holes of the circuit board are opposed to each other, the pins are fitted into the corresponding holes, and the screws are used as the fixing members, and the mounting screw holes are automatically inserted through the mounting holes. An automatic mounting device for mounting and integrally assembling the connector, comprising: a supply means for supplying the connector body; a holding means for holding the connector body from the supply means and moving the connector body to a predetermined position; A conveying means for conveying the circuit board to a predetermined position, a fixing member driving means for fixing the fixing member at a predetermined position, a fixing member supply means for supplying the fixing member to the fixing member driving means, and various means for automatically controlling these various means. It is characterized by comprising a control means including an operation box body for controlling the operation, and a platform for integrally supporting the various means.

The connector body assembled in the automatic connector mounting apparatus of the present invention has a connection projection for connecting a connection accessory having a cable or the like on a connection surface, and the connection accessory is provided on both longitudinal sides of the connection projection. A component mounting hole for fixing the like is provided, the back surface of the connection surface is used as the connection back surface, and the back surface of the stand-up pin surface is used as the pin back surface.

In the automatic connector mounting device of the present invention, the supply means supplies the connector bodies one by one between the guide member and the holding guide member, and the longitudinal end of the connector body is stopped by the stopper, and the guide member and the holding member are stopped. Between the nipping guide members, both width side surfaces of the connection protrusion of the connector body are located, and the component mounting holes on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the connection protrusion face downward, and the supply means is fitted to both lower portions thereof. A concave portion is formed, and the pin stand faces toward the pinching guide member. When this state is detected by a photodetector, the pinching guide member is moved by a moving device by pneumatic drive or the like, and the connection protrusion of the connector body is formed. It is characterized by holding both sides and fixed positioning.

[0008] In the automatic connector mounting apparatus of the present invention, the holding means is provided on the tip of an arm rotatable by a rotary driver so that the connector main body is moved from the supply means to a predetermined position. And a two-dimensional moving device such as a pneumatic drive that moves the rotary driver vertically and horizontally in the lateral direction is installed. The two-dimensional moving device is moved by a uniaxial robot movable horizontally in a direction perpendicular to the vertical side surface. A horizontal mover is provided, and the holding device comprises a claw portion a and a claw portion b. When the arm is lowered vertically downward, the claw portion b forms a convex portion protruding to both sides in the horizontal direction on the side surface; A fixing pin having a tapered distal end extending vertically upward is provided on each of the convex portions, and the claw portion b is movable parallel to the arm by pneumatic driving or the like, and the claw portion a is attached to the arm by pneumatic driving or the like. Forming a movable pressing plate in parallel, When the holding device approaches the connector main body held by the supply means by the two-dimensional moving device, the protrusions on both sides of the claw portion b are fitted into the fitting recesses on both sides of the supply means, and the claw is provided. When part b approaches the connector body,
The tapered tip portions of both the fixing pins are inserted into the component mounting holes of the connector body, respectively, and the pressing plate of the claw portion a presses and clamps the connection back surface straddling the L-shaped recess of the connector body. When the positioning is completed, the holding guide member is loosened by the moving device of the supply means, the holding of the connector body by the feeding means is completed, and the holding means of the connector body holding the connector body by the two-dimensional moving device is used. The holding device is separated from the supply means, and then the holding device of the holding device holding the connector body is moved to the predetermined position with respect to the circuit board by moving the vertical side surface of the connector body. The two-dimensional moving device is rotated by a horizontal moving device and vertically moved to a vertical side surface by the horizontal moving device to adjust and secure the two-dimensional moving device.

In the automatic connector mounting apparatus of the present invention, the transfer means has a function of transferring the circuit boards one by one on the transfer belt, and comprises a photodetector or the like when the circuit boards reach a predetermined position. The position detector detects the presence or absence of the circuit board, stops the conveyor belt,
The transport of the circuit board can be accurately positioned at a predetermined position and fixed at a predetermined position by a plurality of positioning and fixing devices having moving devices such as pneumatic drives.

In the automatic connector mounting apparatus according to the present invention, the fixing member driving means has a pressing plate mounted on the circuit board and pressing the back surface of the pin of the connector main body, and a movement for setting the pressing plate at a predetermined position. Press with function,
And a screw driver having a function of tightening a screw into a mounting screw hole of the connector body through a mounting hole of the circuit board and a moving function of setting a tip of the screw at a predetermined position. First, using the pressing device, the back surface of the pin of the connector body, which is mounted on the circuit board, is pressed, and then the fixing member supply means is attached to the tip of the screw driving driver at a predetermined position. Then, the screw is supplied, and the head of the screw is held at the tip with the screw part of the screw facing upward by a vacuum suction method. After moving the screw driving driver below the mounting hole, The screw is screwed into the mounting screw hole. Finally, the screw driving device is returned to the original position, and a new screw is supplied again using the fixing member supply means. After moving below the hole, raise it, tighten the screw into the mounting screw hole, and assemble it. Ryosuru it is also possible.

[0011] In the automatic connector mounting apparatus of the present invention, the fixing member supply means includes: a screw arranged in series from the screw supply box; It can also be supplied to the tip of the screw driver of the fixed member driving means at a predetermined position.

[0012] In the holding means of the automatic connector mounting apparatus of the present invention, in a state where the arm is lowered vertically downward,
The claw portion b constituting the holding device forms a convex portion protruding to both sides in the horizontal direction of the side surface, and a vertically extending upwardly extending tip is provided on each of the convex portions. By inserting the tapered tips of the pins into the component mounting holes of the connector body, positioning is performed accurately, and as a result, for example, the pin diameter forming the forested pin surface of the connector body is 0.7 mm. Pin hole diameter of the pin hole insertion surface of the circuit board corresponding to each pin having the pin: 0.8
In the process of inserting / fitting into each hole having a diameter of mm, a defect such as breakage of a pin is prevented from occurring, so that the operation can be performed easily and safely.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In the drawings of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention, which is mounted using an automatic connector mounting apparatus, (A) is a connector body (1), a circuit board (2), and FIG. 7 is a perspective view for explaining the assembly of each component, which is composed of a fixing member (3), and FIG. 10B is a perspective view for assembling the components integrally using the connector automatic mounting device. Fig. 2 is a side view of a part of the automatic connector mounting device,
FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway plan view of the automatic connector mounting apparatus. FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway plan view for explaining the mechanical relationship between the holding means and the supply means in the connector automatic attachment device. 5A and 5B show a state in which the holding means is close to the supply means for holding the connector body, and FIG.
FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway side view for explaining a state in which the connector body is clamped by the clamping means, and FIG. 4C is a partially cutaway side view illustrating a state in which the clamping means having clamped the connector body is separated from the supply means. FIG. 6 is a partially cutaway side view for explaining a state in which the holding means for holding the connector main body in the automatic connector mounting apparatus has been rotated and moved to the upper surface of the circuit board.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below. As shown in FIG. 1A, an automatic connector mounting apparatus according to the embodiment includes a connector body (1), a circuit board (2), and a fixing member (3). In order to assemble the parts integrally, a pin hole insertion surface (2) of the circuit board corresponding to each pin forming the stand-up pin surface (1b) of the connector body.
b) mounting screw holes (1a) that face each hole of (b) and penetrate through L-shaped recesses (1g) provided on both sides of the pin back surface (1e) from both sides in the longitudinal direction of the pin surface of the connector body.
Are respectively opposed to the two mounting holes (2a) of the circuit board, the pins are fitted in the corresponding holes, and the screws are used as the fixing members and the mounting holes are inserted through the mounting holes. It is automatically installed in the screw hole, and as shown in FIG.
It is characterized by being assembled together.

As shown in FIG. 1A, the connector main body (1) assembled in the automatic connector mounting apparatus of the present invention has a connection projection (1h) for connecting a connection accessory having a cable or the like to the connection surface (1c). ), Component mounting holes (1f) for fixing the connection accessories and the like are provided on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the connection projection, and the back surface of the connection surface is used as the connection back surface (1d). ) Is defined as a pin back surface (1e).

The main dimensions of the connector body (1) assembled in the automatic connector mounting apparatus of the present invention are the same as the distance between the two mounting holes (1f) and the distance between the two mounting screw holes (1a): 75 .66 mm, pin diameter of each pin forming the forest pin face (1b): O.D. 7 mm, tap diameter tap groove of the component mounting hole: 2.5 mm, hole diameter tap groove of the mounting screw hole: 2.8 mm, total length of the connector body:
81.66 mm, overall width of connection surface (1c): 10.5 m
m, width of the stand pins (1b): 12 mm, and the arrangement of stand pins is 4 rows: 24 pins / row, distance between adjacent rows: 1.
905 mm, length of protruding pin: 4 mm.

The main dimensions of the circuit board (2) assembled in the automatic connector mounting apparatus of the present invention are length: 17
5 mm, width: 107 mm, thickness: 1.5 mm, distance between both mounting holes (2a) provided near the horizontal end of the circuit board:
75.66 mm, the hole diameter of the mounting hole: 3 mm, and the hole diameter of each hole in the pin hole insertion surface (2b) corresponding to each pin of the connector body (1): 0.8 mm, and the arrangement of the holes is 4 mm. Rows: 24 holes / row were used.

The main dimension of the fixing member (3) assembled in the automatic connector mounting apparatus of the present invention is as follows.
8 mm, length: 8 mm was used.

FIG. 2 shows an automatic connector mounting apparatus according to the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 3, supply means (10) for supplying the connector body (1), holding means (20) for holding the connector body from the supply means and moving it to a predetermined position, and a circuit board (2) Transport means (3) for transporting
0), a fixing member driving means (40) for fixing a screw as a fixing member (3) at a predetermined position, a fixing member supplying means (50) for supplying the fixing member to the fixing member driving means, and these various means. The control means (60) includes an operation box (61) for automatically controlling the control means, and a mount (70) integrally supporting the various means.

In the automatic connector mounting apparatus according to the present invention, the supply means (10) for supplying the connector bodies (1) one by one comprises a guide member (11) and a holding guide as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5A. The connector body is supplied between the members (12), and the longitudinal end of the connector body is stopped by the stopper (14), and the connection protrusion (1) of the connector body is provided between the guide member and the holding guide member.
h), the component mounting holes (1f) on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the connection projection face downward, and fitting recesses (15) for the supply means are formed at both lower portions thereof. Hayashi pin surface (1
b) faces the direction of the holding guide member, and when this state is detected by a photodetector, the holding guide member is moved by a moving device (13) driven by pneumatic drive or the like, and the connection convex portion of the connector body has both side surfaces. , And perform fixed positioning.

In the automatic connector mounting apparatus of the present invention, the holding means (20) for holding the connector body (1) from the supply means (10) and moving it to a predetermined position is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, a holding device (22) is provided at the tip of an arm (25a) rotatable by 90 degrees by a rotation driver (25) on the vertical side surface. A two-dimensional mover (24) by pneumatic drive or the like that is movable in the direction is installed, and a horizontal mover (21) such as a uniaxial robot that is movable in the horizontal direction perpendicular to the vertical side surface is installed on the two-dimensional mover. FIGS. 4 and 5 show a state in which the arm is lowered vertically downward.

In the automatic connector attaching device of the present invention, the holding device (22) of the holding means (20) is provided with the claw portion a (22).
a) and a claw b (22b). As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, when the arm (25a) is lowered vertically downward, the claw b protrudes to both sides in the horizontal direction of the side surface. A fixed pin (23) having a tapered tip extending vertically upward is provided on each of the convex portions, and the claw portion b is movable parallel to the arm by pneumatic driving or the like. 5 forms a pressing plate movable parallel to the arm by pneumatic driving or the like.
As shown in (A), when the holding device approaches the connector body (1) held by the supply means (10) by the two-dimensional moving device (24), the two-sided protrusions of the claw portion b become: When the claw portion b approaches the connector main body as shown in FIG. 5 (B), the tapered tip portions of both the fixing pins are fitted to the fitting recesses (15) on both sides of the supply means. Insertion into the component mounting holes (1f) of the connector body, and the pressing plate of the claw portion a presses and clamps the connection back surface (1d) straddling the L-shaped recess (1g) of the connector body to complete the positioning. Then, the holding guide member (12) is loosened by the moving device (13) of the supply means (10), and the holding of the connector main body by the supply means is completed. As shown in FIG. The holding device of the holding means for holding the connector body by using Away from the supply means.

In the automatic connector mounting apparatus of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 5C, a holding device (22) of a holding means (20) holding a connector body (1) is replaced with a holding device (22) as shown in FIG. In order to move the connector main body to a predetermined position with respect to the circuit board (2), the arm (25a) is rotated clockwise by 90 degrees by the rotation driver (25).
Rotate by degrees and move vertically to the vertical side by the horizontal mover (21) to adjust and secure the two-dimensional mover (24).

In the automatic connector mounting apparatus of the present invention, the transport means (30) for transporting the circuit board (2) to a predetermined position is, as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. The board is transported from left to right, and in the plan view of FIG. 3, two parallel transport belts (33)
It has a function of transporting one by one from top to bottom, and when the circuit board reaches a predetermined position, the presence or absence of the circuit board is detected by a position detector (31) including a photodetector or the like. ,
The conveyor belt is stopped, and a plurality of positioning fixing devices (32) having a moving device such as a pneumatic drive are used to accurately position the front, rear, left and right in the conveying direction of the circuit board at a predetermined position. It is fixed at a predetermined position as shown in FIG.

In the automatic connector mounting apparatus of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 6, the connector body (1) is mounted on the circuit board from a predetermined position with respect to the circuit board (2). , Two-dimensional mover (2
4), the holding device (22) is lowered vertically downward,
Each pin forming the stand-up pin surface (1b) of the connector body is fitted and inserted into each hole of the corresponding pin hole insertion surface (2b) of the circuit board, and the mounting screw hole (1a) is inserted into the circuit board. When the stacking operation is completed, the claw portions a (22a) and b (22b) of the holding device are opened to release the holding function, and the holding device is released. Then, the apparatus waits again in the vicinity of the supply means (10) shown in FIG.

In the automatic connector mounting apparatus of the present invention, the fixing member driving means (40) for fixing the screw as the fixing member (3) is mounted on the circuit board (2) as shown in FIGS. A pressing device (41) having a pressing plate for pressing the pin back surface (1e) of the connector body (1), having a moving function of setting the pressing plate at a predetermined position, and attaching the screw to a circuit board; A screw driver (42) having a function of tightening the mounting screw hole (1a) of the connector body through the hole (2a) and a moving function of setting the tip of the screw to a predetermined position; First, the back surface of the pin of the connector body loaded on the circuit board is pressed by using the pressing device, and then a fixing member is attached to the tip of the screw driving driver at a predetermined position. Supply the screw using the supply means (50) The head of the screw is held at the tip with the screw part of the screw facing upward by the vacuum suction method, and the screw driving device is moved below the mounting hole, then raised, and the screw is screwed into the mounting screw hole. And finally the screw driver is
Return to the original position, supply a new screw again using the fixing member supply means, move it under the remaining mounting hole, raise it, tighten the screw into the mounting screw hole, and complete the assembly. .

In the automatic connector mounting apparatus of the present invention, the fixing member supply means (50) for supplying the fixing member (3) to the fixing member driving means (40) includes a screw supply box as shown in FIGS. Then, the screws arranged in series are pneumatically driven one by one through the inside of the screw supply pipe (51), and the screws are screwed into the fixed member driving means (42) at predetermined positions. To the tip of the

[0028]

The present invention is embodied in the form described above and has the following effects.

Using the automatic connector mounting apparatus of the present invention,
Since the entire process of assembling the components, consisting of the connector body, circuit board, and fixing members, can be automated, it has the effect of constructing an efficient, safe and inexpensive assembly line.

In the automatic connector mounting apparatus of the present invention, since the positioning is accurately performed by using the holding device of the holding means, the pin hole insertion of the circuit board corresponding to each pin forming the standing pin surface of the connector main body is performed. Insert into each hole on the surface
The fitting step has the effect of preventing the occurrence of defects such as pin breakage and easily and safely.

[Brief description of the drawings]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention, which is attached using an automatic connector attaching apparatus. FIG. 1 (A) is a perspective view for explaining the assembly of each part, and FIG. .

FIG. 2 is a partially cut-away side view of the automatic connector attaching device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway plan view of the connector automatic attachment device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway plan view illustrating the mechanical relationship between the holding means and the supply means in the automatic connector attaching apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

5A and 5B show an embodiment of the present invention, in which an automatic connector attaching apparatus uses a clamping means and a supply means, FIG. 5A shows a state in which the clamping means is close to the supply means for holding the connector body, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway side view illustrating a state in which the connector body is clamped by the clamping means, and FIG. 4 (C) is a state in which the clamping means having clamped the connector body is separated from the supply means.

FIG. 6 is a partially cut-away side view illustrating a state in which the holding means for holding the connector main body is rotated and moved to the upper surface of the circuit board in the automatic connector mounting apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Connector main body 1a Mounting screw hole 1b Standing pin surface 1c Connection surface 1d Connection back surface 1e Pin back surface 1f Component mounting hole 1g L-shaped recess 1h Connection protrusion 2 Circuit board 2a Mounting hole 2b Pin hole insertion surface 3 Fixing member 10 Supply means 11 Guide member 12 Nipping guide member 13 Moving device 14 Stopper 15 Fitting concave portion 20 Nipping means 21 Horizontal moving device 22 Nipping device 22a Claw a 22b Claw b 23 Fixing pin 24 Two-dimensional moving device 25 Rotary driver 25a Arm 30 Transporting device REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 31 position detector 32 positioning fixing device 33 transport belt 40 fixing member driving means 41 pressing device 42 screw tightening driving device 50 fixing member supply means 51 screw supply pipe 60 control means 61 operation box 70 mount

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Pins forming a stand-up pin surface (1b) of a connector main body for assembling the components integrally, comprising a connector main body (1), a circuit board (2), and a fixing member (3). L-shaped recesses (1g) provided on both sides of the pin back surface (1e) from both sides in the longitudinal direction of the pin surface of the connector body, while facing the respective holes of the pin hole insertion surface (2b) of the circuit board corresponding to The two mounting screw holes (1a) penetrating the circuit board are connected to the two mounting holes (2a) of the circuit board.
, Each of the pins is fitted in the corresponding one of the holes, and the connector is automatically mounted in the mounting screw hole through the mounting hole using the fixing member, and the connector is automatically assembled. A supply means (10) for supplying the connector body, and a holding means (2) for holding the connector body from the supply means and moving the connector body to a predetermined position.
0), conveying means (30) for conveying the circuit board to a predetermined position, fixing member driving means (40) for fixing the fixing member at a predetermined position, fixing for supplying the fixing member to the fixing member driving means. An automatic connector mounting apparatus comprising: a member supply means (50); a control means (60) for automatically controlling these various means; and a mount (70) for integrally supporting the various means.