JP2003309916A - Applicator device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To lock an applicator more easily and securely. <P>SOLUTION: A slide base 30 is movably supported between a crimping position and a setting position. The slide base 30 includes a base body 31 mounted with an applicator 22, and a retaining part 34 which movably retains the applicator 22 at a retaining position between a detaching position and the retaining position. The retaining part 34 is biased toward the retaining position. A base traveling mechanism 50 for traveling the slide base 30 to the crimping position presses the base body 31 side through a compressively deformed part 57, and travels the slide base 30 to the crimping position. When the slide base 30 reaches the crimping position, the compressively deformed part 57 is compressively deformed, a contact 58 of the base traveling mechanism 50 comes into contact with the retaining part 34 side, and the retaining part 34 holds such a condition as to retain the applicator 22. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an applicator device in a terminal crimping device for crimping a terminal to an end of an electric wire.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a terminal crimping apparatus, there is a terminal crimping apparatus which crimps a terminal to an end portion of a continuous electric wire and cuts the electric wire to an appropriate length.

In such a terminal crimping device, a continuous terminal in which a plurality of terminals are connected in a continuous manner with appropriate intervals is sent by an applicator toward the end of the electric wire, and each terminal is sequentially connected. It is cut off and crimped to the end of the wire.

By the way, when changing the type of the terminal to be crimped to the end of the electric wire, it is necessary to change the applicator according to the shape of the terminal.

In this case, if the applicator is arranged and fixed directly at the crimping position where the terminal can be crimped to the end of the electric wire, a pressing device for applying a pressing force for crimping the terminal to the applicator. And the like interfere with the work of disposing and fixing the applicator and setting the continuous terminal on the applicator.

Therefore, conventionally, in order to replace an applicator of a type in which continuous terminals are fed from the side of an electric wire to crimp each terminal (so-called side app), a position separated laterally from the crimping position is used. Then, the applicator is fixed to the slide base, the continuous terminal is set on the applicator there, and then the slide base is moved to move the applicator to the crimping position.

Thus, the work of arranging and fixing the applicator and the work of setting the continuous terminals can be easily performed in a place where the press device or the like arranged near the crimping position does not interfere.

In this case, however, it is necessary to firmly fix the applicator on the slide base so that the applicator does not rattle when crimping the terminals. For this reason, after the applicator is temporarily fixed on the slide base manually, the applicator is permanently fixed using, for example, a well-known lock mechanism that is interlocked with a lever operation.

[0009]

However, in the conventional terminal crimping device, it is necessary to temporarily operate the lock mechanism by operating the lever or the like after temporarily fixing the applicator on the slide base. It was complicated.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an applicator device which can fix the applicator more easily and without rattling.

[0011]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above problems,
The applicator device according to claim 1, wherein the applicator device is provided with a replaceable applicator for supplying a continuous terminal and crimping the terminal to an end of an electric wire, the holding device holding the applicator. A slide base having a mechanism portion, a slide support member for movably supporting the slide base between a crimping position for crimping the terminal and a set position separated laterally from the crimping position, and the holding mechanism portion While temporarily holding the applicator by, the slide base is moved toward the crimping position, and when the slide base reaches the crimping position, the holding mechanism section holds the applicator. And a base moving means for maintaining the same.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the slide base has a base body on which the applicator is placed, and the applicator can be detached from the base body as the holding mechanism section. A holding body movable between a detaching position and a holding position capable of holding an applicator placed on the base body, and a temporary fixing urging means for urging the holding body toward the holding position. And a pushing portion for pushing the base body via a compression deformable portion capable of being compressed and deformed, and the holding body in a state in which the compression deformed portion is compressed and deformed. An abutting portion capable of abutting against the base body, the base moving means pushes the base body through the compression deforming portion in which the pushing portion is in a non-compressed state to move the slide base to the crimp position Move towards In addition, when the slide base reaches the crimping position, the compression deforming portion is compressed and deformed, and the abutting portion is brought into contact with the holding body, so that the holding body is located at the holding position. It may be one that maintains the state of holding the applicator.

Further, according to a third aspect of the present invention, the applicator is of a type in which a continuous terminal formed by connecting a plurality of terminals in series is fed from above the end extension of the electric wire. The slide support member may support the slide base movably along the longitudinal direction of the electric wire.

[0014]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An applicator device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

This applicator device is applied to a terminal crimping device for crimping a terminal to an end of an electric wire that is continuously fed. First, a schematic structure of the terminal crimping device will be described.

FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view showing a terminal crimping device to which the present applicator device 20 is applied, and FIG. 2 is a schematic side view showing the terminal crimping device.

This terminal crimping device has an applicator device having a cutting peeling portion 12 for cutting the electric wire W and peeling the end portion, a clamp portion 14 capable of gripping the end portion of the electric wire W, and an applicator 22. 20 and a press unit 16.

The clamp portion 14 is held at the end portion of the electric wire W and is driven by a driving means such as an air cylinder (not shown) to face the cutting peeling portion 12 and the applicator 22. It is said that it can be moved between.

Then, the long electric wire W wound and accommodated on the accommodating reel (not shown) is fed to the clamp portion 14 through a length measuring portion (not shown).

When the clamp portion 14 is arranged at a position facing the applicator 22, the end portion of the electric wire W is supported by the applicator 22 at a position where the terminal can be crimped. Then, after the terminal is crimped to the end of the electric wire W by the applicator 22, the clamp portion 14 moves to a position facing the cut peeling portion 12, and the electric wire W passes through the cut peeling portion 12 to the outside. Derived. When the electric wire W is sent from the clamp portion 14 to the cutting and peeling portion 12 for a predetermined length and is led to the outside, the cutting and peeling portion 12 cuts the electric wire W and peels the end portion thereof. Be seen.

By repeating the above-mentioned operation, the electric wire W having a predetermined length with the terminal crimped at its end is continuously manufactured.

When the terminals are crimped to both ends of the electric wire W, the same constituent elements as the clamp portion 14, the applicator device 20 and the press portion 16 are provided on the opposite sides of the electric wire W in the feeding direction. By disposing the terminal, the terminal can be similarly crimped to the other end of the electric wire W guided through the cut peeling portion 12.

Since the concrete constructions of the cut peeling portion 12, the clamp portion 14 and the pressing portion 16 for realizing the above-mentioned operations are well known, detailed description thereof will be omitted here.

Next, the applicator device 20 will be described. 3 is a schematic plan view showing the applicator device 20, and FIG. 4 is a schematic side view showing the applicator device 20. 5 is an enlarged plan view of a main part of the slide base 30, and FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line VI-VI of FIG. For convenience of explanation, the side where the applicator 22 faces the crimping position in the vicinity of the clamp portion 14 from the side setting position is referred to as the front side, and the opposite side is referred to as the rear side.

The applicator device 20 is provided with the applicator 22 in a replaceable manner, and further has a slide base 30 on which the applicator 22 is mounted and fixed, a slide support member 45, and a base as a base moving means. And a moving mechanism section 50.

Here, the continuous terminal T in the present embodiment is assumed to have a plurality of terminals connected in series by connecting one end and the other end thereof. , Each terminal of the continuous terminal T is supplied from the extension of the end of the electric wire W and is crimped to the end of the electric wire W (FIG. 1).
And FIG. 2).

The applicator 22 includes a separating portion for separating the terminals, a feeding portion for feeding the continuous terminals T one by one, and an upper die and a lower die for crimping the terminals. And so on. Then, in response to the pressing force of the pressing portion 16, the continuous terminals T are fed toward the end of the electric wire W one by one, and the terminals are sequentially separated to be crimped to the end of the electric wire W. ing. Since a specific configuration of the applicator 22 itself for realizing such an operation is well known, detailed description thereof will be omitted here.

A base portion 23 is provided at the lower end of the applicator 22. At approximately the center of the front edge and approximately at the center of the rear edge of the base portion 23, retaining engagement portions 24 and 25 are formed which gradually protrude outward downward (FIG. 5).
(See FIG. 7). Then, as will be described later, the retaining engagement portion 32a on the slide base 30 side and the retaining engagement holding portion 34a of the holding portion 34 engage with the respective retaining engagement portions 24 and 25, so that the applicator 22 slides. It will be held at a predetermined position with respect to the base 30.

The slide base 30 includes the applicator 22.
Is provided with a base body 31 on which is mounted, a holding portion 34 for holding the applicator 22, and a coil spring 37 as a biasing means for temporary fixing.

The base body 31 is formed in a plate shape that is substantially rectangular in a front view.

A ridge receiving portion 32 for holding the base portion 23 of the applicator 22 from the front side is formed on the front end edge portion of the base body 31.

Specifically, the ridge receiving portion 32 is formed so as to protrude upward along the width direction of the base body 31. In addition, a retaining engagement portion 32a is formed at a substantially central portion on the rear surface side of the ridge receiving portion 32. The retaining engagement portion 32a has a shape corresponding to the retaining engagement portion 24 and is gradually recessed inward downward. Then, when the applicator 22 is placed on the base body 31, the retaining engagement portion 32a and the retaining engagement portion 24 are arranged so as to be engageable with each other. At this time, the retaining engagement portion 32a has a shape that is gradually recessed inward toward the bottom, and the retaining engagement portion 24 has a shape that gradually protrudes outward toward the bottom. Therefore, by urging the applicator 22 toward the front, the applicator 22 is prevented from coming out upward.

Further, the base body 31 is formed with a pushed portion 33 which receives pushing force from the base moving mechanism portion 50. Specifically, the pushed portion 33 is the base body 31.
Is formed in a substantially rectangular plate shape extending downward from the rear portion of the lower surface of the. The pushed portion 33 passes through an insertion hole 46h (described later) formed in the slide support member 45 and projects downward, and below the slide support member 45, the base moving mechanism portion 5 is formed.
It receives the pushing force of 0.

Further, one side portion of the front portion of the base body 31 is cut out in a substantially L shape. The front end portion of the base body 31 and the front end portion on the rear side of the cutout portion are the receiving portions 31c and 31d capable of contacting the receiving portions 46c and 46d on the slide support member 45 side described later.

The holding portion 34 has a detaching position (see FIG. 7) where the applicator 22 can be attached to and detached from the base body 31, and a holding position (see FIG. 3) where the applicator 22 placed on the base body 31 can be held. (See FIG. 6).

Specifically, the holding portion 34 is formed in the shape of an elongated plate, and the longitudinal direction thereof is aligned with the longitudinal direction of the base body 31, so that the holding portion 34 is on the base body 31 and substantially in the center in the width direction. Is disposed in the section.

Guide support portions 35 and 36 are attached to the upper surface of the base body 31 near the rear of the position where the applicator 22 is placed and near the rear end of the base body 31. The guide support portions 35, 36 include a holding portion 3
4 are formed with guide grooves 35a and 36a that can be inserted therethrough, and the holding portions 34 are inserted and held in the guide grooves 35a and 36a, so that the holding portions 34 are slidably supported in the front-rear direction. It will be.

In this state, the front end portion of the holding portion 34 has a base portion 23 of the applicator 22 placed on the base body 31.
It is disposed so as to face the retaining engagement portion 25.

The retaining engagement receiving retaining portion 34a at the front end portion of the retaining portion 34 has a shape corresponding to the retaining engagement portion 25 and is gradually recessed inward downward. Then, as shown in FIG. 7, in the state where the holding portion 34 is retracted and moved to the rear detachable position, the retaining engagement portion 32a of the protrusion receiving portion 32 is retained.
And a retaining engagement receiving portion 34a of the holding portion 34, a space is formed such that the base portion 23 of the applicator 22 can be attached and detached. Further, with the base portion 23 of the applicator 22 placed on the base body 31 so as to be disposed between the retaining engagement portion 32a and the retaining engagement holding portion 34a, the holding portion 34 is moved forward. When it is moved toward the holding position, the retaining engagement portion 32a and the retaining engagement holding portion 34a engage with the retaining engagement portions 24 and 25 in a retaining manner, and the applicator 22 is removed upward. To be prevented.

The rear end portion of the holding portion 34 is formed as a contacted portion 34b capable of contacting a contacting portion 58 of a base moving mechanism 50, which will be described later.

Specifically, the rear end of the holding portion 34 projects from the rear end of the base body 31. The contact portion 58 of the base moving mechanism portion 50 can contact the contacted portion 34b from the rear end side of the base body 31.

The coil spring 37 urges the holding portion 34 toward the holding position.

Specifically, one end of the coil spring 37 is
While being inserted and held in a spring insertion hole 36h formed in a guide support portion 36 fixed to the base body 31 side, the other end of the coil spring 37 has a spring fixing protrusion 34c protruding from the upper surface of the holding portion 34. In the state of being inserted and held in the spring insertion hole 34ch formed in, the guide support portion 36 and the spring fixing protrusion 34c are interposed in a compressed state. The elastic restoring force of the coil spring 37 causes the holding portion 3
4 will be urged from the detachable position at the rear toward the holding position at the front.

The means for urging the holding portion 34 forward is not limited to the above. For example, a configuration using a leaf spring may be used.

However, the urging force by the means for urging the holding portion 34 forward so that the applicator 22 can be easily attached / detached by hand is such that the holding portion 34 is easily moved to the attachment / detachment position by the force of a person. It is preferable that the force is weak enough to be moved.

A terminal guide base 40 is fixedly connected to the rear portion of the base body 31.

The terminal guide base 40 is formed in a plate shape that is substantially rectangular in a front view. Also, the terminal guide base 4
The front part of 0 is formed in a substantially U shape in a front view having a pair of connecting pieces 41 on both side parts. This terminal guide base 40
Is connected to the rear part of the base body 31 via a pair of connecting pieces 41 and is located on the rear extension of the base body 31. A space is formed behind the base body 31 and between the pair of connecting pieces 41, into which a contact portion 58 of the base moving mechanism 50 described later can be inserted.

Further, a first terminal guide portion 42 and a second terminal guide portion 43 are provided at the rear portion of the terminal guide base 40 and substantially at the center in the front-rear direction, respectively. Then, the continuous terminal T wound and accommodated in the terminal accommodating reel provided above the applicator device 20 is guided from the first terminal guide portion 42 via the second terminal guide portion 43 while the applicator 22 is being guided. Will be sent to.

The slide support member 45 movably supports the slide base 30 between the pressure-bonding position and the setting position. This crimping position is a position where each terminal can be crimped to the end of the electric wire W by the applicator 22, that is, the applicator 22 holds the electric wire W by the clamp portion 14.
This is a position that is located near the end of the and is opposed to the end (see FIG. 9).
reference). The setting position is a position separated laterally from the crimping position (see FIGS. 1 to 4), and when the applicator 22 is attached to or detached from the slide base 30 or the continuous terminal is set on the applicator 22. At press section 1
It is a position laterally separated from the crimping position to the extent that 6 and the clamp portion 14 do not get in the way.

Specifically, the slide support member 45 includes a slide substrate portion 46 having a rectangular shape in plan view and a pair of lateral guide portions 47 provided on both sides of the slide substrate portion 46.

In the widthwise central portion of the slide substrate portion 46,
An elongated hole-shaped insertion hole 46h extending along the longitudinal direction of the slide substrate portion 46 is formed. A contact portion 58 of a base moving mechanism portion 50, which will be described later, is arranged in a protruding manner above the slide substrate portion 46 through the insertion hole 46h.

The pair of lateral guide portions 47 are arranged along both side edges of the slide substrate portion 46 so as to project above the slide substrate portion 46. Then, the base body 31 of the slide base 30 placed on the slide substrate portion 46 is supported from both sides thereof. This allows
As shown in FIGS. 4, 8, and 9, the slide base 30
Will be slidably supported on the slide support member 45.

Further, receiving portions 46c and 46d capable of contacting the receiving portions 31c and 31d on the slide base 30 side are formed in the front portion of the slide substrate portion 46. Then, when the slide base 30 moves forward until the received portions 31c and 31d come into contact with the receiving portions 46c and 46d (see FIG. 9), the slide base 30 is arranged at the crimping position.

In the present embodiment, the slide support member 48 for the side application is provided at the front portion of the slide substrate portion 46 so as to extend to one side thereof. Then, an applicator for a continuous terminal in which a plurality of terminals are connected in parallel via a carrier is slid on the side-appliance slide supporting member 48 so that the applicator is disposed at the crimping position. Has become.

The slide support member 45 is connected and fixed to a fixed base 60 via a bracket 49. In addition,
This fixed base 60 is a main fixed base 6 via a bracket 61.
It is fixed on 2.

The base moving mechanism section 50 is means for moving the slide base 30 toward the crimping position,
The base body 31 side is provided with a pushing portion 56 for pushing the pushed portion 33 and a holding portion 34 side abutting portion 58 capable of abutting the abutted portion 34b. ing.

Specifically, the base moving mechanism section 50 comprises a rodless cylinder 51 having a cylinder body 51a and a movable portion 51b capable of moving one side of the cylinder body 51a.

The cylinder body 51a is fixed on the fixed base 60, and the movable portion 51b is the cylinder body 51a.
The upper part of the is moved along its longitudinal direction.

An extending piece 52 is provided on the movable portion 51b so as to extend slightly forward. The extended piece 52
A pushing portion 56 is erected at the front end portion of the so as to extend upward.

As shown in FIGS. 2, 4 and 10, a compression deformable portion 57 capable of compressive deformation is provided at the front portion of the pushing portion 56 and at a position facing the pushed portion 33. There is.
The compression deforming portion 57 is configured such that the barrel 57b has a plunger 57a.
Is arranged so as to be movable back and forth, and the plunger 57a is biased in the advancing direction by utilizing the compression and expansion action of a fluid such as air and the compression and extension action of a spring. Then, when a predetermined force is applied, the plunger 57a is compressed so as to retract into the barrel 57b, and when the force is removed, the plunger 5a
7a moves out from the inside of the barrel 57b.
The force for urging the plunger 57a in the advancing direction is smaller than the force of the rodless cylinder 51. The compression deformation portion 57 may be provided on the pushed portion 33 side.

When the slide base 30 is moved toward the crimping position, the rodless cylinder 51 is driven to move the pushing portion 56 forward. As shown in FIG. 11, the pushing portion 56 is moved forward. 56 pushes the pushed portion 33 forward through the compression deformation portion 57. As a result, the slide base 30 moves to the front crimping position.

Further, the slide base 30 moves to the crimping position, and the receiving portions 31c and 31d of the slide base 30 are moved.
When abuts on the receiving portions 46c and 46d on the slide supporting member 45 side, the forward movement of the slide base 30 is stopped, and the force of the rodless cylinder 51 is applied to the compression deforming portion 57 as it is. As a result, as shown in FIG. 12, the compression deformation portion 57 is compressed and deformed, and the pushing portion 56 relatively moves closer to the pushed portion 33.

Further, the upper end portion of the pushing portion 56 extends above the compressive deformation portion 57, and the portion extending upward is formed in the contact portion 58 so as to project to the front side.

The abutting portion 58 is disposed in the rear portion of the base body 31 and between the pair of connecting pieces 41 through the insertion hole 46h of the slide substrate portion 46, and the abutted portion on the holding portion 34 side. It is arranged to be opposed to 34b.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 10, when the slide base 30 is in the set position, the pushing portion 56 and the abutting portion 58 are both attached to the pushed portion 33 and the abutting portion 34b. It is in a non-contact state.

Then, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 11, when the pushing portion 56 pushes the pushed portion 33 through the non-compressed compression deforming portion 57, the slide base 30 is moved forward. In the state of moving toward the crimping position, a gap is formed between the abutting portion 58 and the abutted portion 34b so that they do not abut each other.

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 12, the pushed portion 56 is pushed through the compression deformable portion 57 in the compressed state, and the pushed portion 3 is pushed.
3 is being pushed, that is, in the state where the slide base 30 is located at the front crimping position, the contact portion 58 relatively moves toward the contacted portion 34b, and the contact portion 58 moves. 58
Comes into contact with the contacted portion 34b. Thereby, the holding portion 3
4 is held in the holding position.

With respect to the applicator device 20 configured as described above, the procedure for replacing the applicator 22 will be described.

First, in the initial state, the slide base 30
Is arranged at the rear set position. Further, the pushing portion 56 of the base moving mechanism portion 50 moves rearward, and the contact portion 58
Is in a state of being separated from the contacted portion 34b with a predetermined gap (see FIGS. 3, 4 and 10).

Then, an applicator 22 corresponding to the shape of the terminal to be crimped to the end of the electric wire W is prepared, and the holding portion 34 is pushed backward against the biasing force of the coil spring 37. The base portion 23 of the connector 22
It is placed on the base main body 31 so as to be arranged between a and the retaining engagement holding portion 34a. Then, when the force pushing the holding portion 34 backward is removed, the holding portion 34 is biased forward by the biasing force of the coil spring 37, and the applicator 22 is temporarily fixed on the slide base 30 (see FIG. 7).

In this state, the continuous terminal T is set on the applicator 22 through the first terminal guide portion 42 and the second terminal guide portion 43. At this time, since the applicator 22 is arranged at a position laterally away from the crimping position, the press section 16, the clamp section 14, etc. do not get in the way, and the continuous terminal T can be easily set.

After the continuous terminal T is set on the applicator 22 as described above, the applicator is moved toward the crimping position.

That is, the rodless cylinder 51 is driven by operating an operation switch or the like (not shown) to move the pushing portion 56 forward. Then, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 11, first, the pushing portion 56 pushes the pushed portion 33 forward through the compression deformation portion 57. Here, the force required to compressively deform the compression deforming portion 57 is larger than the force (friction force) required to move the slide base 30. Therefore, while the slide base 30 is moving,
The compression deformation portion 57 is in a non-compressed state, and the contact portion 58 is in a state of not contacting the contacted portion 34b.

Then, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 12, when the slide base 30 reaches the crimping position, the receiving portions 31c and 31d at the front portion of the slide base 30 receive the receiving portions 46c and 46d on the slide supporting member 45 side. Abut. As a result, the pushing force of the rodless cylinder 51 is directly applied to the compression deformation portion 57, and the compression deformation portion 57 is compressed and deformed.
Then, the contact portion 58 relatively moves toward the contacted portion 34b, and the contact portion 58 contacts the contacted portion 34b.
Therefore, the state in which the holding portion 34 is located at the holding position is held. As a result, the applicator 22 is permanently fixed to the slide base 30.

On the other hand, when removing the applicator 22,
First, by driving the rodless cylinder 51, the pushing portion 5
Move 6 backwards. Then, the upper rear end of the pushing portion 56 contacts the front end of the terminal guide base 40 between the pair of connecting pieces 41, and pushes the slide base 30 to the rear set position. When the slide base 30 is moved to the set position, the slide base 30 returns to the initial state described above, and the holding portion 3
A slight gap is left between the contact portion 34 and the contact portion 58 of No. 3. Therefore, by lifting the applicator 22 upward while pushing down the holding portion 33 backward, the applicator 22 can be easily removed from the slide base 30.

According to the applicator device 20 having the above-described structure, the applicator 22 is provided by the coil spring 37.
When the slide base 30 is moved to the crimping position by the base moving mechanism unit 50 after temporarily fixing it on the slide base 30, the compression deformation unit 57 is compressed and deformed, and the contact unit 5 is moved.
8 contacts the contacted portion 34b and holds the state in which the holding portion 34 is located at the holding position, so that the applicator 22 can be fixed onto the slide base 30 more easily and without rattling.

Further, since the movement of the slide base 30 and the main fixing of the applicator 22 are realized by the single rodless cylinder 51, the structure can be made compact.

In addition to the rodless cylinder 51,
A well-known actuator mechanism that moves the slide base 30 by converting the rotational movement of a normal cylinder with a rod or motor into a linear movement can be used.

Further, in the present embodiment, the continuous type terminal in which a plurality of terminals are connected in series is fed from the extension of the end of the wire W and is crimped to the end of the wire W ( Although the example applied to the so-called end application) has been described, a continuous terminal in which a plurality of terminals are connected in parallel via a carrier is fed from the side of the end of the electric wire W and crimped to the end of the electric wire W. It can also be applied to the type that does (so-called side app).

[0080]

As described above, according to the applicator device according to claim 1 of the present invention, after the applicator is held on the slide base by the holding mechanism, the slide base is moved to the crimping position by the base moving means. Then, the base moving means maintains the holding state of the applicator by the holding mechanism portion, so that the applicator can be fixed onto the slide base more easily and without rattling.

Further, in the applicator device according to the second aspect, the applicator is temporarily fixed on the slide base by the urging force of the temporary fixing urging means, and then the slide base is moved to the crimping position by the base moving means. When moved, the compression deformable portion is compressed and deformed, and the abutting portion abuts against the abutted portion to hold the state in which the holding body is located at the holding position, thereby making the applicator easier and rattling. Without it can be fixed on the slide base.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the applicator can be temporarily fixed on the slide base at the side of the crimping position, and the continuous terminal can be set on the applicator. Work can be done easily.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view showing a terminal crimping device to which an applicator device according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a schematic side view showing a terminal crimping device to which the applicator device of the above is applied.

FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view showing the applicator device of the above.

FIG. 4 is a schematic side view showing the applicator device of the above.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged plan view of a main part of a slide base.

6 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing an intermediate step of temporarily fixing the applicator to the slide base.

FIG. 8 is a schematic side view showing a state where the slide base is being moved.

FIG. 9 is a schematic side view showing a state in which the slide base is in the crimping position.

FIG. 10 is a partial cross-sectional side view showing the relationship between the base moving mechanism and the slide base when the slide base is in the set position.

FIG. 11 is a partial cross-sectional side view showing the relationship between the base moving mechanism section and the slide base during movement of the slide base.

FIG. 12 is a partial cross-sectional side view showing the relationship between the base moving mechanism section and the slide base when the slide base is in the crimping position.

[Explanation of symbols]

20 Applicator device 22 Applicator 30 slide base 31 Base body 33 Pushed part 34 Holder 34b Abutted part 37 coil spring 45 Slide support member 50 Base moving mechanism 51 rodless cylinder 56 Pusher 57 Compressive deformation part 58 abutment T continuous terminal W electric wire

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An applicator device having a replaceable applicator for supplying a continuous terminal and crimping the terminal to an end of an electric wire, the slide having a holding mechanism section for holding the applicator. A base, a slide support member for movably supporting the slide base between a crimping position for crimping the terminals and a set position separated laterally from the crimping position; and the applicator by the holding mechanism section. Base moving means for moving the slide base toward the crimping position in a temporarily held state and for maintaining the state in which the holding mechanism section holds the applicator when the slide base reaches the crimping position. And an applicator device equipped with. 2. The applicator device according to claim 1, wherein the slide base includes a base body on which the applicator is placed, and the applicator is mounted on the base body as the holding mechanism section. And a temporary fixing for biasing the holding body toward the holding position, and a holding body that is movable between a detachable and removable position and a holding position that can hold the applicator placed on the base body. A biasing means for pushing the base body through a compression deformable portion capable of being compressed and deformed, and a state in which the compression deformed portion is compressed and deformed. An abutting portion capable of abutting the holding body is provided, and the base moving means pushes the base body through the compression deforming portion in which the pushing portion is in a non-compressed state to move the slide base. The pressure While moving toward the mounting position, when the slide base reaches the crimping position, the compression deforming portion is compressed and deformed, and the contact portion is brought into contact with the holding body, whereby the holding body is An applicator device for maintaining a state of holding the applicator in a holding position. 3. The applicator device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the applicator has a continuous terminal formed by connecting a plurality of terminals in series from the extension of the end of the electric wire. The applicator device is of a feeding type, and the slide support member supports the slide base so as to be movable along a longitudinal direction of the electric wire.