JP2541004Y2 - Gate device for wire harness machine - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a wire harness machine for press-fitting a wire harness into a wire harness crimp connector housing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a conventional wire harness machine, a pair of connector housings having press-fitting grooves are mounted on a set holder for fixing the housing, and a cable is provided from the bottom to the top in a hole provided in the center of the set holder. Insert
An operator distributes each wire of the cable to both connector housings by hand, and guides the wire to the gate device in which the detection device is installed while pulling the wire by hand. Then, the number of the press-fitting groove of the wire to be press-fitted into the press-fitting groove of the connector housing is determined by conducting the conduction with the detection device of the gate portion, using the inspection device electrically connected to the detection device, and manually determining the wire. The wire was brought into contact with the press-fitting groove while pulling the wire to prepare for press-fitting, and then the wire was press-fitted into the press-fitting groove of the connector housing with a tool such as a wire press-fitting punch.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned wire harness machine, while the wire is guided to the gate device, conduction is performed by the detection device, and then the number of the press-fitting groove is determined by the inspection device. The operator must pull the wire with a certain tension in an unstable state, and the working environment is poor, such as the worker feeling fatigued on the hands and shoulders. There are drawbacks such as an operation error such as a wire coming off from the gate device and a reduction in operation efficiency.
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and a wire harness that eliminates a work error and improves work efficiency while an operator guides a wire rod to a gate device and inspects a press-fit groove number with an inspection device. The purpose is to provide a machine.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems of the present invention and achieve the above-mentioned object, the gist of the present invention is to mount a connector housing having a press-fitting groove for press-fitting each of wires covered with a cable. A set holder formed so as to allow the cable to pass through the center portion thereof, and a wire rod having a detection device that is provided eccentrically from the center portion of the set holder and specifies a press-fit groove into which the wire is to be press-fitted. A gate device, a guide plate for guiding a wire rod into the press-fitting groove of the connector housing at a position below the gate device, and press-fitting the wire rod guided by the guide plate into the press-fitting groove so as to press-fit into the press-fitting groove. Press-fit plate that can be moved in any direction, a cutter device that cuts the excess length of the wire that has been press-fitted into the press-fit groove, and the set holder that can be moved up and down, left and right, and can be rotated horizontally. A moving device for controlling the gate device, the press-fitting plate, the cutter device and the moving device for controlling the gate device, the press-fitting plate, the moving device, and a gate rod for temporarily stopping the movement of the wire introduced into the opening of the gate device; A stopper device comprising a driving device for projecting the gate into the opening of the gate device is provided in the gate device.

[0005]

The wire introduced into the opening of the gate device by the operator's hand is safe because the gate rod of the stopper device protrudes into the opening to prevent the wire from moving downward. The wire rod can be applied to the detection device with care. Further, after the wire is inspected for the number of the press-fitting groove to be press-fitted by the detection device and the inspection device, the connector housing moves by a predetermined amount, but before the movement of the connector housing is completed, the wire is moved from the gate device to the connector housing. To move the wire into the wrong press-fitting groove and prevent the operation error.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view schematically showing a wire harness machine 1 according to the present invention. The configuration of the wire harness machine 1 will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, a pair of connector housings 5 each having a press-fitting groove 4 for press-fitting each of the wire rods 3 covered with the cable 2 are mounted facing each other, A set holder 6 formed so as to allow the cable 2 to be inserted through the cable holder; a set holder 6 mounted on the wire harness machine 1, which is provided on one side of the center of the set holder 6 and is press-fitted into which the wire 3 is to be press-fitted. A gate device 8 for a wire rod which is provided with a stopper device 7a which is provided with a detection device 7 for identifying the groove 4 and which is provided with a stopper device 7a for preventing the wire rod from moving downward; A guide plate 9 for guiding the press-fit groove 4 of the housing 5, and a vertical and horizontal direction in which the wire 3 guided by the press-fit groove 4 is pressed by the guide plate 9 and pressed into the press-fit groove 4. The movable press-fit plate 10, the cutter device 11 for cutting the excess length of the wire 3 press-fitted by the press-fit plate 10 into the press-fit groove 4 of the connector housing 5, and the set holder 6 movable vertically and horizontally and horizontally. The apparatus comprises a moving device 12 for rotatably moving, and a control device (not shown) for controlling the gate device 8, the press-fitting plate 10, the cutter device 11, and the moving device 12.

[0007] The above components will be described in more detail. The set holder 6 into which the pair of the connector housings 5 are fitted is configured such that the cable 2 indicated by a broken line passes through the concave portion of the cable holding portion 6a from below to above. It is to be mounted. Further, with the cable 2 inserted, the wire harness machine 1
The set holder 6 is fixed to the fixing plate 13 of FIG.

The gate device 8 is eccentrically formed in the work table 14 from the center of the set holder 6 mounted on the wire harness machine 1 and the position of the cable 2 penetrated through the set holder 6. It is provided on one side of the long hole 15. The gate device 8 allows the wires 3 of the cable 2 to pass one by one into the gap between the support tables 8a and 8b disposed opposite to each other. When the wires 3 pass through the openings 8c of the gate device 8, the wires 3 are press-fitted. The press-fitting groove 4 to be performed is specified by an inspection device (not shown) provided in the detection device 7 and the control device described later.

Then, the support tables 8a and 8b of the gate device 8
, A detection device 7 for specifying the press-fitting groove 4 into which the wire 3 is to be press-fitted is provided. The detection device 7
The coil spring 8 is provided in a square hole formed in the support base 8a.
d and the push plate 8e are interpolated. The sensor blade 8f is fixed to the gate blade mounting plate 8g so as to face the push plate 8e, and the gate blade mounting plate 8g is fixed to the support base 8b with bolts or the like.

When the wire 3 is pushed from above between the sensor blade 8f and the push plate 8e, the coating film of the wire 3 is cut from one side by the sensor blade 8f and the sensor blade 8f is cut.
Abuts on the core wire of the wire 3 and conducts. Thus, the number of the press-fitting groove 4 into which the wire 3 is to be press-fitted is specified in the inspection device of the control device (not shown). The wire 3
Is electrically connected to the detection device 7 in advance.

The stopper device 7a in the gate device 8 is provided with a wire 3 introduced into the opening 8c of the gate device 8.
A gate rod 7b for temporarily blocking the downward movement of
A driving device (air cylinder) 7c for projecting the gate rod 7b into the opening 8c of the gate device 8 is provided. The driving device 7c is connected to an air compressor (not shown) by a pipe 7.
d. The drive device 7c is opened and closed by the control device so that the gate rod 7b projects into the opening 8c.
c is inserted into a hole 8h formed in the end face of the support 8a facing the c. As described above, the gate rod 7b protrudes and retracts from the end surface of the support base 8b by the driving device 7c.

The guide plate 9 is a flat plate having a tapered portion, and is provided with two sets of a pair of guide plates 9, 9 which are arranged opposite to each other under the support tables 8a, 8b. This guide plate 9
Is for easily guiding the wire 3 into the press-fit groove 4 of the connector housing 5.

The press-fitting plate 10 presses the wire 3 guided by the guide plate 9 into the predetermined press-fitting groove 4 and press-fits the wire 3 into the press-fitting groove 4. As shown in FIG. 1, the rear end of the press-fitting plate 10 can be vertically moved by an air cylinder serving as a driving source, and the press-fitting plate 10 can be moved in the left-right direction by another air cylinder. It has been like that.

The cutter device 11 is provided with a side wall surface 5 of the connector housing 5 when the cutter blade 11a is pressed into the wire 3.
The guide plate 9 is fixed to the guide plate 9 at a small distance from the guide plate 9 with a tip 11b protruding below the lower end surface 9a of the guide plate 9. When the wire rod 3 is pressed into the press-fit groove 4 of the connector housing 5 by the press-fit plate 10 by the cutter blade 11a, the set holder 6 is moved to the left (see FIG. 1) by the moving device 12 so that the wire rod 3 This is to cut off the excess length.

[0015] As shown in FIG.
The connector housings 5, 5 of the set holder 6 are movable vertically and horizontally and rotatable horizontally by an air cylinder 16 or a rotary actuator or servomotor (not shown).

Then, the air cylinder 16, the rotary actuator, and the servomotor are each driven and controlled to position the press-fit groove 4 of the desired connector housing 5 specified below the opening of the gate device 8 and the guide plates 9, 9. Wire harness machine 1 of the present invention by device
Are formed.

Next, an operation example of the wire harness machine 1 will be described. The wire harness machine 1 of the present invention finally press-fits a plurality of wires 3 of the cable 2 as shown in FIG. Is to cut. First, the two connector housings 5 are fitted to the set holder 6 outside the wire harness machine 1, and then the cable 2 is inserted into the set holder 6. The distal end of the cable 2 is exposed in advance by separating the wire 3. Next, these are fixed to the holder guide plate 17 from the front of the wire harness machine 1. Then, as shown in FIG.
And protrudes upward from a long hole 15 formed therein. Then, when a start switch (not shown) is pressed, the rotary actuator is rotated by the control device, and the set holder 6 is rotated clockwise to the initial position, as shown in FIG.

Next, while grasping the bundle of the wires 3 with the left hand, the operator pulls the end 3a of one of the wires 3 with the right hand 18 as shown in FIG. 3 is pushed from above into an opening 8c of the gate device 8 provided on one side of the long hole 15. At this time, the gate rod 7b of the stopper device 7a is inserted into the hole 8h of the support 8a from the support 8b in which the gate 7b is inserted. This prevents the wire 3 from moving downward. The worker pulls the wire 3 with the right hand 18 and
The wire 3 is brought into contact with the gate rod 7b at the opening 8c,
And, it stands by as it is in a stretched state.

The wire rod 3 is pushed by the push plate 8 by the detection device 7 of the gate device 8 and the inspection device in the control device.
e and the sensor blade 8f, the one wire 3
Is determined in which press-fit groove 4 of both connector housings 5 is to be press-fitted, and this information is transmitted to the control device.

The control device drives the rotary actuator according to the information from the detection device 7 and the inspection device to appropriately select one of the left and right housing mounting portions 6b and 6c of the set holder 6, and if necessary, If the fixing plate 13 is rotated, the connector housing 5 having the press-fitting groove 4 to be press-fitted is positioned below the gate device 8.

Next, the control device drives a servo motor (not shown) to move the fixed plate 13 in the left-right direction.
The press-fit groove 4 of the number specified by the detection device 7 and the inspection device is positioned immediately below the opening 8 c of the gate device 8. Next, the control device operates the solenoid valve (not shown) of the air cylinder 16 by opening and closing it to raise and lower the set holder 6 and the connector housing 5 so that the receiving guide comb 19 of the housing mounting portion 6a is moved to the guide plate. The operation of the air cylinder 16 is stopped by providing a slight gap with the lower end surface 9a of the cylinder 9.

When the positioning of the set holder 6 is completed in this manner, the air cylinder 7c, which is a driving device built in the support 8b, is operated by the control device, and the gate rod 7b is immersed in the support 8b. The opening 8c of the gate device 8 is opened. As a result, the above-mentioned worker
Waiting in a state of putting on will be canceled. Then, the operator further moves the wire 3 downward while pulling the wire 3 with the right hand 18, and presses the tip 3 a of the wire 3 against a sensor 20 (for example, a microswitch or the like) provided below the front part of the work table 14. The wire 3 is held as it is. As a result, the wire 3 is connected to the opening 8 of the gate device 8.
From c, it passes through the gap between the guide plates 9 and 9 and is guided by the receiving guide comb 19 thereunder, and is lightly pressed into the predetermined press-fitting groove 4.

When the wire 3 is pressed, the sensor 20 is turned on.
When N, the press-fitting plate 10 moves to the left according to a command from the control device, moves to the opening 8c of the gate device 8, and moves downward to press-fit the wire 3 lightly pressed into the press-fitting groove 4. The groove 4 is pushed into a predetermined position. This allows
Press-fitting of the wire 3 into the press-fitting groove 4 is completed. Thereafter, the press-fitting plate 10 returns to the original position again. Reference numeral 21 denotes a sensor mounting plate.

Next, the cutter device 1 is instructed by a command from the control device.
1 is activated. This cutting action is performed so that the cutter blade 11a projects below the lower end surface of the guide plate 9 and is fixed to the side wall surface 5a of the connector housing 5 with a slight gap and almost to contact the upper surface of the housing mounting portion 6a. Since the cutter blade 11a is located, the moving device 12
By moving the set holder 6 quickly leftward, the excess length of the wire 3 is cut.

Since the cut excess portion is held by the operator's right hand, the operator can easily return to the disposal place without requiring a special discharge device for the cut wire. The extra length is discarded.

This is one wire 3 taken out by the operator.
Is press-fitted into the connector housing 5, and the above-described press-fitting work is repeatedly performed on all the wires 3 of the cable 2 to complete the entire work. Then, when the cable 2 and the connector housings 5, 5 are taken out of the wire harness machine 1 together with the set holder 6, a completed figure is obtained as shown in FIG.

[0027]

As described above, the gate device of the wire harness machine according to the present invention has a connector housing provided with a press-fit groove for press-fitting each of the wires covered with the cable, and has the cable at the center thereof. A set holder formed so as to allow the wire to be inserted therein, a gate device for a wire rod, which is provided eccentrically from the center of the set holder, and includes a detection device for identifying a press-fitting groove into which the wire rod is to be press-fitted, and the gate A guide plate for guiding a wire into the press-fit groove of the connector housing at a lower position of the device, and a press-fit plate movable vertically and horizontally to press the wire guided by the press-fit groove by the guide plate and press-fit the wire into the press-fit groove. And a cutter device for cutting the excess length of the wire material press-fitted into the press-fitting groove, and a movement for allowing the set holder to be movable up and down, left and right, and horizontally rotatable. And a control rod for controlling the gate device, the press-fitting plate, the cutter device and the moving device, and a gate rod for temporarily stopping movement of the wire introduced into the opening of the gate device, and a gate for the gate rod. Since the gate device is provided with a stopper device including a driving device that protrudes into the opening of the device, a worker can be operated safely by preventing the downward movement of the wire by preventing the gate rod of the stopper device from projecting into the opening. Since the wire rod can be applied to the detecting device, the work efficiency is improved.

After the wire is inspected for the number of the press-fitting groove to be press-fitted by the detection device and the inspection device, the connector housing is moved by a predetermined amount. To the connector housing, and press-fitting the wire into the wrong press-fitting groove can prevent an operation error.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view schematically showing a wire harness machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged perspective view of a stopper device of the gate device.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged side view of the stopper device.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the stopper device.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a state in which a wire of the cable is pressed into a connector housing.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 wire harness machine, 2 cables, 3 wires, 4
Press-fit groove, 5 connector housing, 6 set holder, 7 detecting device, 7a stopper device, 7b gate rod, 7c driving device (air cylinder), 7d pipe, 8 gate device, 8a, 8b support base, 8c opening, 9 guide Board, 10 Press-fitting board, 11 Cutter device, 12 Moving device, 13 Fixing plate, 15 Slot.

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A set holder having a press-fitting groove for press-fitting each wire covered with a cable, and a set holder formed at a central portion so as to allow the cable to pass therethrough, and a center of the set holder. A gate device for a wire, which is provided eccentrically from the part and includes a detection device for specifying a press-fit groove into which the wire is to be press-fitted, and a guide for guiding the wire to the press-fit groove of the connector housing at a position below the gate device. Plate, a press-fit plate that presses a wire guided in the press-fit groove by the guide plate and press-fits the press-fit groove, and a cutter device that cuts an excess length of the wire that is press-fitted in the press-fit groove in the vertical and horizontal directions. A moving device for moving the set holder vertically and horizontally and rotatably horizontally, and controlling the gate device, the press-fitting plate, the cutter device, and the moving device. A stopper device formed from a control device and a driving device for temporarily stopping the movement of the wire introduced into the opening of the gate device, and a driving device for projecting the gate rod into the opening of the gate device. A gate device for a wire harness machine, wherein