JP2687259B2 - Positioning device for cable end treatment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cable positioning device capable of accurately bringing a tip of a cable to a treatment position when treating the tip of the cable.

[0002]

2. Description of the Prior Art In preparation for its use, a cable is subjected to a treatment such that the tip of the cable is peeled off and the terminals are crimped or pressure-welded. At that time, usually, a plurality of cables are supported by a supporting means at a predetermined interval, and a peeling device, a crimping or a pressure welding device is arranged at a predetermined position of a cable tip extending from the supporting means. In a stripping device, for example, a pair of blades having V-shaped grooves facing each other approach the cable and bite into the outer skin while catching the cable in the V-shaped groove, and then move toward the tip of the cable. Then the outer skin is peeled off. Further, in the crimping / pressing device, the cable is moved to the predetermined position by a positioning member having a V-shaped groove similar to the blade at a position immediately before the crimping / pressing device. The pressure and pressure are applied at that position.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional device, when the extension length of the cable from the supporting means is large, the cable can be completely caught by the V-shaped groove due to its own weight and bending tendency. Sometimes there is not. Especially,
The cable wound around the reel still has a large bending tendency, and the cable having a high rigidity has a large effect.

Alternatively, if the bending tendency is very large, the positions of adjacent cables may be exchanged at the tip of the cable, which causes troubles in the work.

The present invention solves such a problem, and no matter how large the bending tendency of the cable or the like, it is possible to accurately bring the cable to the tip processing device at a predetermined position. The purpose is to provide.

[0006]

According to the present invention, the above object is to keep a plurality of cables in parallel positions with a predetermined spacing.
A support means for enabling lifting, the tip processing apparatus cables disposed in a predetermined position of the distal end portion of the cable extending to the free end side of the support means, each Ke extending from said support means <br / And a guide device that surrounds the cables in the vicinity of the support means and moves to the position of the tip processing device while slidingly contacting the cable, and the guide devices are adjacent to each other.
If not, slide it onto the three cables individually
And the tip processor is located at the center of the three cables.
A single cable can be processed, and a support means is proposed.
Keep the cable at a specified interval from the internal device and the tip processing device.
This is achieved by being able to move relative to each other in the direction of the next cable .

[0007]

According to the present invention, first, the plurality of cables are supported by the support means at predetermined intervals. Then guiding device, the respective cables that extend from the support means surrounds respectively the position of the support means pinching the cable
Moves in sliding contact with the tip of the cable
It is moved in a direction bring the position of the tip processing apparatus.
Therefore, when the guide device moves to the above-mentioned predetermined position,
Each cable is supported exactly at the specified intervals.
Ri, thus, the tip portion of the center of the cable that is positioning, without being obstructed by the sides of the cable, ing to be reliably subjected to predetermined processing by the tip processing apparatus.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 is a pallet as a supporting means. In order to automatically perform the process, the pallet 1 is intermittently moved in the direction of arrow P on a conveyor (not shown) every time the end treatment of one set of cables is completed, and another set of untreated cables can be arranged. The next pallet is sent to the predetermined position shown.

A supporting member 2 is provided on the right side edge of the pallet 1, and the supporting member 2 has a plurality of laterally extending grooves 2A for holding a cable formed at predetermined intervals. A set of a plurality of cables 3 is housed in the groove 2A. The support member 2 is located above the support member 2.
A clamp member 4 having a groove with a width wider than that of the above and extending along the right side edge of the pallet 1 and having an inverted U-shaped cross section is provided so as to be movable up and down.

At a lateral position close to the right side edge of the pallet 1, a guide device 5 having a pair of guide elements 5A and 5B facing each other vertically and capable of contacting and separating from each other is provided. A pair of blades 6A for peeling the outer skin, which is an example of a cable tip processing device, is provided at a predetermined position of the tip of the portion of the cable 3 supported by the support member 2 extending from the support member 2. , 6B is provided.

The guide device 5 has guide elements 5A and 5A.
B has V-shaped grooves 5A1 and 5B1 on the opposite edge at the same pitch as the pitch of the grooves 2A of the support member 2, and also has engagement grooves 5A2 and 5B2 whose cross sections are mutually received. When the guide elements 5A and 5B are close to each other and receive each other, they are separated by the V-shaped grooves 5A1 and 5B1.
Forming a hole for surrounding the cable 3 of the people, toward the distal end of the cable 3 while sliding on the cable thereafter, and moves to a position proximate the blade 6A, the 6B.

The blades 6A and 6B of the peeling device 6 have V-shaped blade edges 6A1 and 6B1 facing each other,
After the blade edges 6A1 and 6B1 bite in the outer skin of the cable 3 so as to be close to each other in the vertical direction, they move in the front end direction of the cable 3 to peel off the outer skin.

FIG. 2 shows the apparatus of this embodiment having such a configuration.
The operating principle will be described below with reference to FIG. First, the plurality of cables 3 are inserted into the groove 2A of the support member 2 so as to extend from the support member 2 by a predetermined length. Next, the clamp member 4 descends, and the cables 3 are pressed and held to the pallet 1 at the front and rear positions of the support member 2 by the lower edges 4A and 4B of the front and rear portions thereof. In this state
The table is immovable in its longitudinal direction. After that, the guide elements 5A and 5B come close to each other and surround the corresponding cables 3 by the V-shaped grooves 5A1 and 5B1, respectively, and the openings of the holes formed by narrowing the V-shaped grooves 5A1 and 5B1. By gradually reducing the area, the cable 3 is automatically brought from the bending position to the predetermined radial position. That is, the cable 3 extends from the groove 2A.
Brought to a position on the line. At that time, the edges of the V-shaped groove forms a slight contact or small gap between the cable
Have . Next, the guide elements 5A and 5B are brought into sliding contact with the cable 3 .
On the other hand, it moves rightward in FIG. 2 to the position immediately before the blade bodies 6A and 6B. Therefore, the cable 3 is the blade body 6.
It is brought to a predetermined position in the radial direction at the positions A and 6B. Then, the blade bodies 6A, 6B come close to each other in the vertical direction, and the V-shaped blade edges 6A1, 6B1 are made to bite into the outer skin of the cable 3, and then moved rightward to peel off the outer skin. Next, the pallet 1 is advanced in one pitch P direction to prepare for the next peeling operation of the cable.

In the present embodiment, as shown in the figure, an example is shown in which three cables are guided and aligned at one time, and one cable located at the center of the cable is peeled off. By doing so, even in the case of the tip treatment for each piece, the adjacent cable having a bending tendency enters the V-shaped groove of the blade body and interferes with it.
Rukoto will not Do with. However, in the present invention, the present invention is not limited to this example, and three or more cables may be arranged at one time and the ends thereof may be simultaneously processed.

Further, in the present embodiment, the peeling of the outer cover is shown as an example, but as shown in FIG. 3, the peeling device 6 may be used in place of the tip processing device, and a pressure bonding device 7 or the like may be used. For example, the crimp terminal 10 connected to the carrier 8 is arranged on the pedestal 9 at the tip of the cable having the exposed core wire 3A in FIG. 3, and the pushing member 11 is lowered from above to crimp the terminal 10.
The core wire 3 is obtained by crushing and deforming the crimp piece 10A.
The crimp terminal 10 can be crimped to A.

That is, the present invention is applicable to any treatment device that brings the tip of the cable from the flexed position to a predetermined radial position and treats the tip. This is effective for correcting the tip position.

[0018]

As described above, according to the present invention, the tip can be accurately brought to the processing device regardless of the extension length of the cable, so that the accuracy of the finished product can be improved and the quality can be guaranteed. Further, there is no need to perform a correction process on a cable having a bending tendency as in the conventional case, and workability can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing the outline of the apparatus shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a crimping device used as a tip processing device of the device shown in FIG. 1 in place of a peeling device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Support Means (Pallet) 3 Cable 5 Guide Device 6 Tip Processing Device (Peeling Device) 7 Tip Processing Device (Crimping Device)

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A plurality of cables are parallel to each other at a predetermined interval.
Support means that can be held at a position and more freely than the support means
A cable tip processing device disposed at a predetermined position of the tip portion of the cable extending to the end side , and each cable extending from the supporting means is surrounded by a position near the supporting means.
Then slide the cable to the position of the tip processing device.
And a guide device that moves while, guiding device next to
Slidably contact at least three cables that meet
While moving, the tip processing device is one of the three cables
Supports one cable in the center of the
The means is located at the cable with respect to the guiding device
They can move relative to each other in the direction of the next cable at regular intervals.
A locating device for cable tip treatment , characterized in that