JP2015210905A - Automatic tape winding machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tape winding machine capable of winding a tape around a wire automatically without participation of workers in winding of an adhesive tape and a production method of a binding wire using the tape winding machine.SOLUTION: A tape winding machine 10 includes wire fixation means, tape winding means 12, wire/tape fastening means 14, tape cutting means and tape stabilization means 18 and is used to bundle a plurality of wires (electric wires) with an adhesive tape. A production method of a binding wire using the tape winding machine 10 is also provided.

Description

  The present invention relates to a tape winding machine that automatically bundles wires such as electric wires with an adhesive tape.

  Conventionally, a wire rod such as an electric wire is bundled using an adhesive tape to form a bundled wire rod, but it is generally performed manually. However, when performing manually, there are various problems such as inconsistent quality.

  Therefore, a tape winding machine for keeping the quality constant has been proposed, and as one of them, a tape winding machine that winds a protective tape around the outer periphery of the battery cable, the main body cover, and in the main body cover, the tape winding machine A first and a second fixing device for fixing and supporting both ends of the battery cable, a moving support base for fixing and supporting the first and second fixing devices and being horizontally movable with respect to the main body cover; A horizontal movement device that horizontally moves the movable support base in the direction of the linear axis of the battery cable, and an adhesive tape that is fixed to the main body cover and wound in a ring shape around the battery cable that is horizontally moved by the horizontal movement device. A tightening device for tightening and a cutting device for cutting the adhesive tape after the tightening of the adhesive tape is completed. A support body in which a circular hole for passing through the terry cable is formed and fixedly supported by the main body cover; and an annular body rotatably fitted in the free hole of the support body; A tape clamping part attached to the ring so that the adhesive tape circulates around the battery cable as the ring rotates with the both side surfaces of the adhesive tape clamped, and the ring A rotation driving unit that rotates with respect to the support, and the tape clamping unit is inserted into a central hole of the adhesive tape that is provided in an annular shape in advance to pivotally support the annular adhesive tape. When a predetermined frictional force is generated by contacting both sides of the rod fixed to the ring body and the annular pressure-sensitive adhesive tape that is rotatably supported by the rod, and the leading end of the pressure-sensitive adhesive tape is weak The adhesive tape Proposed is provided with clamping means for preventing rotation with the predetermined frictional force and for allowing the adhesive tape to rotate only when the tip of the adhesive tape is pulled beyond the predetermined frictional force. (See Patent Document 1).

  In addition, when bundling the filaments with tape, a motor is provided on the motor mounting base, three bevel gears are installed on the rotation shaft of the motor, and are pivotally supported by a lower cover provided adjacent to the motor. A rotating body held by a plurality of rotating holders is installed so as to rotate via a belt installed on one of the bevel gears, and the rotating body and a part of the rotating body are made of a workpiece. A processing material receiver to be placed is formed, and the rotating body has a tape winding shaft that is rotatably supported on a shaft, and a small diameter tape winding is installed on the tape winding shaft after the small diameter tape winding is installed. After sticking one end of the tape to the striate, the rotating body winds the tape by rotating around the striate, while the work cover is fixed to the upper cover provided on the top of the base. Start and stop the rotation of the motor on the upper surface of the rod Tape winding machine has been proposed in which a fit of the switch (see Patent Document 2).

  However, both of the tape winding machines described in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 involve a person involved in a part of the winding work at the time of winding the tape, and the quality cannot always be kept constant.

  In addition, a tape winding machine in which a person is not involved in the winding operation at the time of winding the tape has been proposed. For example, a holder portion for mounting the tape wound in a roll shape is provided at a portion separated from the rotation center by a predetermined length. Supports a tape winding machine (see Patent Document 3) and an article composed of a rotating plate, a driving source that rotates the rotating plate in a predetermined direction, and a control unit that detects the amount of rotation of the rotating plate and stops the driving source. A support base for holding the tape, a tape holding mechanism for holding the tape wound in a roll shape freely, a rotating arm having the tape holding mechanism in the vicinity of the end, and rotating the rotary arm to feed the tape. A winding force adjusting mechanism of a tape winding machine having a driving means, wherein the rotating arm guides the tape, and a frictional force applying hand for applying a frictional force to the guide roller in an adjustable manner. Winding force adjusting mechanism of a tape winding machine, characterized in that a preparative (see Patent Document 4) have been proposed.

  However, the tape winding machines described in Patent Document 3 and Patent Document 4 are intended for general articles, not elongated wires that are difficult to wind an adhesive tape.

  In addition, the tape is wound around the wire rod, for example, formed on a rotating drum that is rotatably supported and a part of the periphery of the rotating drum, and the bundled body is separated from the rotation center of the rotating drum in the radial direction. A support portion that holds the tape at a predetermined position, a holding portion that is provided in front of the support portion of the rotating drum in the rotation direction and that holds the end portion of the tape, and always applies a predetermined tension to the tape. A tension applying mechanism, and the rotating drum rotates in a state in which the bundled body is held by the support portion, so that a predetermined tension is applied to the tape whose end is held by the holding portion by the tension applying mechanism. A tape winding machine that winds the tape around the bound body while applying a tension has been proposed (see Patent Document 5).

  The tape winding machine of Patent Document 5 is configured to rotate a rotating drum and wind an adhesive tape around a bound body that rotates as the rotating drum rotates, and rotates the tape around the bound body. It does not wrap an adhesive tape around the wire.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-203966 JP 2013-172549 A JP-A-11-227708 JP 2000-247305 A JP 2013-184734 A

  An object of the present invention is to provide a tape winding machine capable of automatically winding a tape around a wire without any involvement of a person when winding an adhesive tape, and a method of manufacturing a bundled wire using the tape winding machine.

  The present inventor, when producing a bundled wire by winding an adhesive tape around a wire, cannot always maintain a constant quality when performed by a human hand. We have succeeded in developing a device that can automatically wind the tape with the quality of the machine.

  That is, the present invention is a tape winding machine for bundling a plurality of wire rods with an adhesive tape, wherein a wire rod fixing means for fixing the plurality of wire rods in a laterally extended state, a slit for introducing the wire rod is formed, and the wire rod is A rotating disk member erected in the front-rear direction so as to penetrate the surface, an adhesive tape main body holding member attached to the rotating disk member, and attached along the top and bottom of the slit of the rotating disk member and introduced from the rear The tape winding means provided with a guide member for guiding the introduced wire rod, and the wire rod introduced between the guide members of the tape winding means is pressed from above to place the wire rod. Wire rod / tape fixing means to be fixed to the tip of the adhesive tape, tape cutting means for cutting the adhesive tape wound around the wire from the main body of the adhesive tape, and cutting with the tape cutting means As the wear tape does not retract the adhesive tape main body, it relates to a tape winding machine including a tape stabilizing means for holding the adhesive tape to a predetermined position of said guide member.

  The tape winding machine of the present invention preferably further includes a main body left / right moving means for moving the apparatus main body in the lateral direction, which includes a tape winding means, a wire / tape fixing means, a tape cutting means, and a tape stabilizing means. .

  The tape winding machine of the present invention preferably has a first back-and-forth moving means for moving the tape winding means backward to the tape cutting position, and an adhesive when the tape winding means is moved backward by the first back-and-forth moving means. Wire rod retraction preventing means for preventing the wire rod from retreating with the tape is further provided.

  In the tape winding machine of the present invention, preferably, the tape winding means includes a disk holding member that stores the rotating disk member in the concave storage portion and holds the rotating disk member from above and below, and the rotating disk member includes: A plurality of guide rollers provided on the outer periphery of the surface with a predetermined interval are provided, and the guide rollers of the rotating disk member are engaged with the side protrusions of the concave storage portion of the disk holding member.

  In the tape winding machine of the present invention, preferably, the guide roller of the rotating disk member engages with the sprocket connected to the drive source to rotate the rotating disk member.

  In the tape winding machine of the present invention, the tape stabilizing means is preferably a vacuum suction mechanism.

  The wire targeted for the tape winding machine of the present invention is preferably an electric wire.

  The present invention also relates to a method for manufacturing a bundled wire using the tape winding machine, wherein the wire fixing step fixes a plurality of wires to the wire fixing means, and the fixed wires are used as guide members for the tape winding means. Introducing, pressing the introduced wire from above to fix the wire to the tip of the adhesive tape, and rotating the tape winding means to wind the adhesive tape around the wire to which the tip of the adhesive tape is fixed The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a bundled wire having a tape winding step for fixing and a tape cutting step for cutting an adhesive tape wound around a wire from an adhesive tape body.

  In the method for producing a bundled wire according to the present invention, preferably, the adhesive tape is wound and fixed to the wire in the tape winding step while moving the fixing portion in the lateral direction.

  In the manufacturing method of the binding wire of this invention, Preferably, a wire is an electric wire and manufactures the wire harness for apparatuses.

  According to the tape winding machine of the present invention, there is no human involvement at the time of winding the tape, and the adhesive tape can be automatically wound around the wire, and a high-quality binding wire can be stably manufactured.

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a tape winding machine of the present invention. FIG. 2 (a) is a schematic perspective view of the main body of the tape winding machine of the present invention, and FIG. 2 (b) is a partial view of the tape winding means of the tape winding machine of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view from another direction of the apparatus main body of the tape winding machine of the present invention. FIG. 4 (No. 1) is an operation explanatory view for explaining the operation of the tape winding machine of the present invention. FIG. 4 (Part 2) is an operation explanatory diagram for explaining the operation of the tape winding machine of the present invention following FIG. 4 (Part 1).

  The tape winding machine of the present invention is a tape winding machine for bundling a plurality of wires with an adhesive tape, and is formed with a wire fixing means for fixing the plurality of wires in a laterally extended state, and a slit for introducing the wires. A rotating disk member erected in the front-rear direction so that the wire penetrates the surface, an adhesive tape main body holding member attached to the rotating disk member, and attached along the upper and lower sides of the slit of the rotating disk member, A tape winding means comprising a guide member for guiding the introduced wire rod, and a wire rod introduced between the guide members of the tape winding means from above. A wire / tape fixing means for fixing the wire to the tip of the adhesive tape, a tape cutting means for cutting the adhesive tape wound around the wire from the adhesive tape body, and the tape cutting means. It is not particularly limited as long as it is a device provided with a tape stabilizing means for holding the adhesive tape in a predetermined position of the guide member so that the cut adhesive tape does not retreat to the adhesive tape main body side. For example, a wire having a diameter of about 10 mm or less can be mentioned, and specific examples thereof include an electric wire and an optical fiber. In the tape winding machine of the present invention, it is possible to manufacture a wire harness for equipment such as an automotive wire harness by bundling a plurality of these wire rods.

  The tape winding machine of the present invention further includes a body left / right moving means for moving the apparatus body in the lateral direction, which includes a tape winding means, a wire rod / tape fixing means, a tape cutting means, and a tape stabilizing means. preferable. Thereby, the adhesive tape can be wound in a spiral shape. Moreover, the tape winding machine of this invention may be equipped with the electrical conductivity detection means, when a wire is an electric wire.

  The wire fixing means is, for example, means for fixing both ends of a plurality of wire rods and holding them horizontally in a state in which the wire rods are stretched, and when the tape winding machine of the present invention includes left and right moving means, Hold the wire outside the moving section. The fixing of the wire to the wire fixing means can be automatically performed using a robot or the like, or can be manually performed by a person. Further, the wire fixing means may be provided with a forward / backward moving means for taking out the wire from the guide member while introducing the wire into the guide member of the tape winding means. Furthermore, it is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the wire fixing means includes left and right moving means for moving left and right without using the main body right and left moving means.

  The tape winding means includes a rotating disk member, an adhesive tape main body holding member attached to the rotating disk member, and a guide member attached to the rotating disk member along the slit. It is a means for winding and fixing an adhesive tape around the wire introduced into.

  The rotating disk member is preferably made of, for example, a metal disk-like member having slits into which a plurality of wires can be introduced, and is preferably erected in the front-rear direction so that the wire penetrates the surface vertically.

  The adhesive tape body holding member is attached to the rotating disk member, and is preferably attached to the upper part at the starting position, and the tape is automatically paid out by the pulling force of the adhesive tape due to the rotation of the rotating disk member. It may be a thing, and may be provided with the tape delivery mechanism provided with the drive source. By attaching the adhesive tape main body holding member to the rotating disk member, the apparatus can be configured more compactly, and further rotated together with the tape winding means to automatically pay out the adhesive tape. In addition, since the distance between the adhesive tape main body and the wire fixing portion is short, it is possible to prevent the adhesion of dust and the like, thereby further firmly fixing.

  The guide member is a member attached at least up and down along the slit of the rotating disk member, and is preferably made of synthetic resin so as not to damage the wire. Moreover, it is preferable that the width | variety between this upper and lower members is a little narrower than the width | variety of a slit, and this guide member can be suitably determined according to the wire introduced. The lower member of this guide member (lower guide member) functions as a member that arranges the tip of the adhesive tape introduced from behind between the guide members at a predetermined position with the adhesive surface facing upward.

  The tape winding means includes a disk holding member for storing the rotating disk member in the concave storage portion and holding the rotating disk member from above and below, and the rotating disk member is provided on the outer periphery of the surface at a predetermined interval. It is preferable that the guide roller of the rotating disk member is engaged with the side protruding portion of the concave storage portion of the disk holding member, thereby making the tape winding means itself compact. Further, the rotating disk member can be securely held and more smoothly rotated. In addition, the guide roller of the rotating disk member is preferably configured to engage (mesh) with a sprocket directly or indirectly connected to the drive source, whereby the tape winding means has a more compact configuration. can do.

  The wire / tape adhering means presses the wire disposed above the adhesive tape with the adhesive surface facing upward, which is disposed on the lower guide member, from above, so that the wire is adhered to the adhesive tape. It may be a means for adhering to the tip of the wire, and may be a means for adhering by pressing one place of the wire, but it is arranged on both sides of the tape winding means for more securely adhering the wire to the adhesive tape. Preferably, it is a means for pressing the wire from both sides of the tape fixing part.

  The tape cutting means is means for cutting the adhesive tape wound around the wire from the main body of the adhesive tape, and specifically, a cutter that penetrates the adhesive tape from below and cuts it. This tape cutting means can be attached to the rotating disk member of the tape winding means, for example.

  The tape stabilization means is means for holding the adhesive tape at a predetermined position of the guide member (lower guide member) so that the adhesive tape cut by the tape cutting means does not retreat to the adhesive tape main body side. A vacuum suction mechanism for sucking the adhesive tape from the bottom, and a mechanism for physically adsorbing and holding the adhesive tape from below, and a vacuum suction mechanism is preferable because the adhesive tape can be held more easily and accurately. The suction by the vacuum suction mechanism is performed at least when the tape is cut by the tape cutting means, and may be always performed. Preferably, the tape winding means is moved backward to the tape cutting position by the first back-and-forth moving means described later. This is performed from the time when the tape winding means is moved to the winding work end position by the second back and forth movement means.

  The tape winding machine of the present invention includes a first front / rear moving means for moving the tape winding means rearward to the tape cutting position, and an adhesive tape when the tape winding means is moved rearward by the first front / back movement means. In addition, it is preferable to further include a wire retraction preventing means for preventing the wire from retreating.

  The first back-and-forth moving means is means for moving at least the tape winding means in the front-rear direction, and may be means for moving the means (for example, the apparatus main body) including the tape winding means. When the tape winding means is moved backward to the tape cutting position by the first back-and-forth moving means, the adhesive tape is fed out, and the adhesive tape can be placed in the cutting position and the adhesive tape can be placed in a tension state. The adhesive tape can be easily cut by the tape cutting means.

  The wire retraction preventive means is means for preventing the wire fixed to the adhesive tape together with the adhesive tape from moving backward when the tape winding means is moved backward after the tape winding is completed. A contact member installed behind the wire installation position outside the winding means can be mentioned. Such a contact member may move in the front-rear direction, or may be a member fixed immediately behind the wire installation position. Further, the wire rod retreat preventing means may be a means for stopping the movement of the wire material at one place of the wire material, thereby enabling a more compact design. In addition, in order to prevent retreat more reliably, it can also be a means for stopping the movement of the wire from both sides of the tape winding means.

  In the tape winding machine of the present invention, the tape winding means is moved forward to move to the winding work start position, and the tape winding means is moved backward to move to the winding work end position. It is preferable to have a back-and-forth moving means. By providing the second back-and-forth moving means, it is possible to move in the lateral direction at a position away from the wire after the end of winding the tape, while preventing interference with the wire wound with the adhesive tape, and winding The wire can be quickly removed from the wire fixing means after completion.

  In addition, the method for producing the binding wire of the present invention is a method using the tape winding machine of the present invention, in which a wire fixing step of fixing a plurality of wires to a wire fixing means, and the fixed wires are wound on a tape. A wire rod / tape fixing process for introducing the wire rod into the guide member of the winding means and pressing the introduced wire rod from above to fix the wire rod to the tip of the adhesive tape, and rotating the tape winding means to fix the tip of the adhesive tape It is not particularly limited as long as it is a method having a tape winding process for winding and fixing an adhesive tape on a wire and a tape cutting process for cutting the adhesive tape wound on the wire from the adhesive tape body. Examples of the binding wire include a wire harness for equipment such as an automobile wire harness.

  Further, in the method for producing a binding wire according to the present invention, it is preferable that the winding and fixing of the adhesive tape to the wire in the tape winding process is performed while moving the fixing portion in the lateral direction. For example, the tape winding machine according to the present invention The tape is wound while moving the tape winding means in the horizontal direction using the right and left moving means.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described more specifically with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to these configurations. In this embodiment, the example which used the electric wire as a wire is shown. Here, FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of the tape winding machine of the present invention. FIG. 2A is a schematic perspective view of the main body of the tape winding machine of the present invention, and FIG. 2B is a partial view of the tape winding means of the tape winding machine of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view from another direction of the apparatus main body of the tape winding machine of the present invention.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the tape winding machine 10 of the present invention includes an electric wire fixing means (not shown) for fixing a plurality of electric wires horizontally in a state where the electric wires are stretched in the horizontal direction, a tape winding means 12, A first back-and-forth moving means (not shown) for moving the tape adhering means (pressing member) 14, the tape cutting means (cutter) 16, the tape stabilizing means (vacuum suction mechanism) 18, the tape winding means 12 and the like in the front-rear direction. And a second back-and-forth moving means and an electric wire retraction preventing means (contact member) 20.

  Further, the tape winding machine 10 of the present invention includes the tape winding means 12, the electric wire / tape fixing means 14, the tape cutting means 16, the tape stabilizing means 18, the first back-and-forth moving means, the second back-and-forth moving means, and the electric wire retracting. The apparatus main body left-right moving means 22 which moves the apparatus main body which comprises the prevention means 20 to a horizontal direction is provided, and the electric wire fixing means is fixing the electric wire on both sides of the movement range of the apparatus main body by this main body left-right moving means 22. .

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the tape winding means 12 is means for winding and fixing the adhesive tape T around the electric wire by its rotation, and includes a rotating disk member 24. The rotating disk member 24 is a disk. It is held by the holding member 30.

  The rotating disk member 24 is a disk-shaped member having a diameter of about 30 cm, and is erected vertically to the electric wire so that the electric wire penetrates the surface vertically. In the rotating disk member 24, a slit 32 is formed from the front of the central portion in the vertical direction toward the center of the disk, and an electric wire is introduced into the slit 32. As shown in FIG. 2, on one side (left side in the drawing) of the rotating disk member 24, twelve guide rollers 34 provided at predetermined intervals on the outer periphery of the surface are provided. 24 smooth rotations are possible.

  The disk holding member 30 is a member that holds the rotating disk member 24 in the concave storage portion and holds the rotating disk member 24 from above and below, and the guide roller 34 of the rotating disk member 24 corresponds to the concave storage portion of the disk holding member 30. The projection 36 on one side is engaged. As a result, the tape winding means 12 itself can be configured compactly, and the rotating disk member 24 can be securely held and more smoothly rotated.

  Further, the guide roller 34 of the rotating disk member 24 is engaged with a sprocket 42 connected via a timing belt 40 to a stepping motor 38 as a driving source, and the power of the stepping motor 38 is transmitted to the rotating disk member 24.

  As shown in FIG. 3, an adhesive tape main body holding rotating body 28 is provided on the upper surface (before the tape winding operation) of the surface of the rotating disk member 24 opposite to the surface on which the guide roller 34 is provided. The adhesive tape T is attached. Further, a guide member 26 comprising an upper guide member 26a and a lower guide member 26b having a slightly larger width than the adhesive tape T is provided along a slit 32 from the front of the center in the vertical direction of the rotating disk member 24 toward the center of the disk. The electric wire is guided when the rotating disk member 24 rotates. Further, the lower guide member 26b holds the adhesive tape T (adhesive surface is on top) inserted between the guide members 26 from the rear side before the tape winding operation.

  The electric wire / tape fixing means 14 is a pressing member that is disposed on both sides of the tape winding means 12 and presses the electric wire from above to fix it to the tip of the adhesive tape located below. The pressing member 14 is movable up and down, presses the upper part of the electric wire with its lower surface, and adheres the lower part of the electric wire to the upper surface (adhesive surface) of the adhesive tape.

  The tape cutting means 16 is a cutter that is provided below the lower guide member 26 b and cuts through the adhesive tape from below, and is attached to the rotating disk member 24, for example. The cutter 16 is urged downward by a spring and is pushed upward by a pusher 44 at a predetermined timing to cut the adhesive tape. Specifically, after the winding is finished, the tape winding means 12 (and the electric wire / tape fixing means 14) is moved backward by the first back-and-forth moving means, and the adhesive tape T is moved slightly backward, and the tensioned adhesive tape T Is cut at a predetermined tape cutting position.

  The electric wire retraction preventing means 20 is an abutting member fixedly disposed below the pressing member 44 on the guide roller 34 side of the tape winding means 12 and immediately behind the electric wire installation position at the time of winding the tape. As described above, when the tape winding means 12 is slightly moved backward by the first back-and-forth moving means, the electric wire comes into contact with the contact member 20 to prevent the electric wire from moving backward.

  The tape stabilizing means 18 is a vacuum suction mechanism that sucks the adhesive tape from below, and holds the adhesive tape in a predetermined position so that the adhesive tape T cut by the cutter 16 does not retreat to the adhesive tape main body side.

  The second back-and-forth moving means moves the apparatus main body including the tape winding means 12, the electric wire / tape fixing means 14, the tape cutting means 16, the tape stabilizing means 18 and the electric wire retraction preventing means 20 to the front after fixing the electric wires. It is a means for moving the apparatus main body in the backward direction after moving the tape to the winding work start position and after finishing the tape winding. When the apparatus main body is moved rearward after the end of the tape winding by the second front / rear moving means, the first front / rear moving means causes the tape winding means 12 (and the electric wire / tape fixing means 14) to move rearward when the tape is cut. The tape winding means 12 is returned to the original position by moving forward by the movement distance moved to.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the main body left-right moving means 22 includes a horizontal movement mechanism including a guide rail for guiding the apparatus main body and a drive source such as a servo motor. Movement). That is, while the tape winding means 12 is rotating (during winding of the tape), spiral winding is enabled by moving the apparatus main body in the lateral direction, and the tape winding means 12 by the second back-and-forth moving means. When the device moves rearward, the apparatus main body is moved in the lateral direction to enable winding at a plurality of locations. Furthermore, after manufacturing one bundled electric wire, the apparatus main body is moved to the original start position.

  Operation | movement of the tape winding machine 10 at the time of manufacturing a bound electric wire using the above tape winding machines 10 is demonstrated.

  As shown to Fig.4 (a), an electric wire is first fixed to an electric wire fixing means (electric wire fixing process). At this time, the tape winding means 12 stands by behind. After fixing the electric wire, as shown in FIG. 4B, the tape winding means 12 is advanced to introduce the electric wire between the guide members 26 and is positioned at the center of the rotating disk member 24. Then, as shown in FIG.4 (c), an electric wire is pressed from the top with the electric wire and tape adhering means 14, and an electric wire is affixed on the front-end | tip of an adhesive tape below (electric wire and tape adhering process).

  After attaching the electric wire to the adhesive tape, as shown in FIGS. 4D and 4E, the tape winding means 12 is rotated a plurality of times, and the adhesive tape is wound around the electric wire (tape winding step). At this time, spiral movement can be achieved by moving the apparatus main body including the tape winding means 14 in the horizontal direction by the main body right and left moving means 22.

  After winding the adhesive tape around the electric wire, the tape winding means 12 is moved slightly backward as shown in FIG. At this time, the electric wire is prevented from moving backward by coming into contact with the electric wire retraction preventing means 20, and the adhesive tape is slightly fed out from the adhesive tape main body holding rotating body 28. As shown in FIG. 4 (g), the cutter 16 is pushed upward from below at a position where the tape winding means 12 is moved slightly backward to cut the adhesive tape (tape cutting step). At this time, since the adhesive tape is sucked downward by the vacuum suction mechanism 18, the adhesive tape does not retract to the main body side. The suction by the vacuum suction mechanism 18 is performed during the operations shown in FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 4 (h), the tape winding means 12 is further moved backward to complete the operation. Thereby, a bundled electric wire in which a plurality of electric wires such as an automobile wire harness are bundled can be manufactured.

  The tape winding machine of the present invention can manufacture a wire harness for equipment such as an automobile wire harness.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Tape winding machine 12 Tape winding means 14 Electric wire and tape adhering means (pressing member)
16 Tape cutting means (cutter)
18 Tape stabilization means (vacuum suction mechanism)
20 Electric wire retreat prevention means (contact member)
22 Main body left and right moving means 24 Rotating disk member 26 Guide member 26a Upper guide member 26b Lower guide member 28 Adhesive tape main body holding rotating body 30 Disk holding member 32 Slit 34 Guide roller 36 Projection on one side of concave storage portion 38 Stepping motor 40 Timing Belt 42 Sprocket 44 Pusher T Adhesive tape

Claims (10)

A tape winding machine for bundling multiple wires with adhesive tape,
Wire rod fixing means for fixing a plurality of wire rods in a state of extending in the lateral direction;
A slit for introducing a wire is formed, and a rotating disk member erected in the front-rear direction so that the wire penetrates the surface, an adhesive tape main body holding member attached to the rotating disk member, and a slit of the rotating disk member Tape winding means provided with a guide member that is attached along the top and bottom and arranges the tip of the adhesive tape introduced from the rear and guides the introduced wire,
Wire / tape fixing means for pressing the wire introduced between the guide members of the tape winding means from above and fixing the wire to the tip of the adhesive tape;
A tape cutting means for cutting the adhesive tape wound around the wire from the main body of the adhesive tape;
A tape stabilizing means for holding the adhesive tape in a predetermined position of the guide member so that the adhesive tape cut by the tape cutting means does not retreat to the adhesive tape body side;
A tape winding machine characterized by comprising:   2. The tape winding according to claim 1, further comprising a main body left / right moving means for moving the apparatus main body in the lateral direction, comprising a tape winding means, a wire / tape adhering means, a tape cutting means, and a tape stabilizing means. Machine. A first back-and-forth moving means for moving the tape winding means backward to the tape cutting position;
When the tape winding means is moved backward by the first back-and-forth moving means, the wire retraction preventing means for preventing the wire from retreating together with the adhesive tape;
The tape winding machine according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising: The tape winding means includes a disk holding member that holds the rotating disk member from above and below by storing the rotating disk member in the concave storage portion, and the rotating disk member is provided at a predetermined interval on the outer periphery of the surface. A plurality of guide rollers,
The tape winding machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a guide roller of the rotating disk member is engaged with a side protrusion of the concave storage part of the disk holding member.   The tape winding machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a guide roller of the rotating disk member engages with a sprocket connected to a drive source to rotate the rotating disk member.   The tape winding machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the tape stabilizing means is a vacuum suction mechanism.   The tape winding machine according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the wire is an electric wire. A method for manufacturing a binding wire using the tape winding machine according to claim 1,
A wire fixing step of fixing a plurality of wires to the wire fixing means;
Introducing the fixed wire into the guide member of the tape winding means, pressing the introduced wire from above and fixing the wire to the tip of the adhesive tape; and
A tape winding step in which the tape winding means is rotated, and the adhesive tape is wound and fixed to the wire to which the tip of the adhesive tape is fixed; and
A tape cutting step of cutting the adhesive tape wound around the wire from the main body of the adhesive tape;
The manufacturing method of a binding wire characterized by having.   9. The method for producing a bundled wire according to claim 8, wherein the adhesive fixing of the adhesive tape to the wire in the tape winding step is performed while moving the fixing part in the lateral direction.   The method for producing a bundled wire according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the wire is an electric wire and a wire harness for equipment is produced.

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