JP2818071B2 - Manufacturing equipment for wire harnesses with exterior parts - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an exterior component for laying a wire harness, attaching a clip or protector as an exterior component to the wired wire harness, and detecting the presence or absence of the attached exterior component. The present invention relates to an apparatus for manufacturing a wire harness.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a manufacturing apparatus for a wire harness with an exterior component of this kind, for example, the one shown in FIG. 3 is known. FIG. 3 is an overall perspective view of a wire harness assembly table for attaching a clip or protector as an exterior component to the wire harness and a wire harness inspection table for detecting whether or not the exterior component of the wire harness to which the exterior component is attached is attached. In the figure, a wire harness assembly table 1 is provided with a plurality of wire harness supports 3 provided on a substrate 2 at predetermined intervals in a wiring direction of the wire harness W, and wires are wired between the wire harness supports 3. A clip attaching jig 4 installed near the wire harness W and attaching a clip C as an exterior component to the wire harness W, and a protector attaching jig 5 for attaching a protector P also as the exterior component
It is composed of

As shown in FIG. 4, a clip mounting jig 4 has a base 4a protruding from a substrate 2 and an arm 4c rotatably supported at the lower end of the base 4a via a shaft 4b.
And a clip support 4d fixed to the upper end of the arm 4c. The clip supporting portion 4d is provided with a groove 4e on the front surface thereof to which the clip C can be attached and detached.
e, when the arm 4c is rotated to the left around the shaft 4b as shown in FIG. 4, the clip C comes into contact with the wire harness W laid between the wire harness supports 3. It has become so. Further, when the clip attaching jig 4 is rotated to the right, the clip attaching jig 4 does not become an obstacle when the wire harness W is laid between the wire harness supports 3.

The protector mounting jig 5 is fixed to the substrate 2 below the wire harness W laid between the wire harness supports 3 so that the protector P having a gutter shape can be placed thereon. Similarly, the bottom wall 5a has a gutter shape with a pair of side walls 5b provided upright at both ends, and the width of the bottom wall 5a is slightly larger than the width of the bottom wall of the protector P. Then, the protector P is placed on the protector mounting jig 5, and the protector P can be wound and fixed to the wire harness W with a tape (not shown).

[0005] The wire harness inspection table 10 includes a clip mounting jig 4 provided on the substrate 2 of the wire harness assembly table 1.
And a clip detecting jig 12 and a protector detecting jig 13 respectively provided on the substrate 11 of the wire harness inspection table 10 substantially corresponding to the protector mounting jig 5, and an exterior component for detecting the presence or absence of the clip C and the protector P. Inspection unit 16
And the clip detection jig 12 and the protector detection jig 13
And a confirmation button 15 for operating the exterior inspection unit 16 in response to a signal from the external device.

The clip detecting jig 12 is provided with a sensor (not shown), which can reciprocate back and forth, such as a limit switch, at the front thereof, and a protector detecting jig 13.
Has a gutter-like shape on which the protector P attached to the wire harness W can be placed in the same manner as the protector attachment jig 5, and the clip detection jig 1 extends inward from the side wall 13 b.
A sensor similar to 2 is protruded (not shown).

With the manufacturing apparatus for a wire harness with an exterior component having such a configuration, a wire harness with an exterior component is manufactured in the following procedure.

First, in the wire harness assembly table 1,
The wire harness W is laid between the wire harness supports 3, a tape is wound around the wire harness W, and the clip C and the protector P are attached to the wire harness W using the clip attaching jig 4 and the protector attaching jig 5. .

Next, the wire harness W to which the clip C and the program P are attached is connected to the wire harness inspection table 1.
Place on 0. At this time, the clip C and the protector P attached to the wire harness W press the sensor of the clip detecting jig 12 and the sensor of the protector detecting jig 13, respectively, and the clip detecting jig 12 and the protector detecting jig 13 are turned on. It is in a state.

Further, the power supply (not shown) of the wire harness inspection table 10 is turned on, and the confirmation button 15 is operated to be activated. At this time, the exterior component inspection unit 16 sets the clip detection jig 1
2 and the signal from the protector detection jig 13, the presence or absence of the attachment of the clip C and the protector P is detected by a display or an alarm, and the completion of the manufacture of the wire harness W to which the exterior component is attached can be recognized.

As described above, in the conventional apparatus for manufacturing a wire harness with an exterior component, it is possible to check whether the clip C or the protector P as the exterior component is attached to the wire harness W. It is possible to prevent forgetting.

[0012]

However, in this conventional apparatus for manufacturing a wire harness with an exterior component, the wire harness W is wired on the wire harness assembly table 1, and the exterior component is attached to the wired wire harness W. After attaching C and P, it is necessary to set it on the wire harness inspection table 10 again and inspect whether or not the exterior components C and P are attached. For this reason, the exterior components C,
When P missing is detected, the wire harness W must be removed and repaired again from the wire harness inspection table 10, and it takes a long time to manufacture the wire harness W with exterior parts. Was.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points,
An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for manufacturing a wire harness with an exterior component, which can shorten the manufacturing time of the wire harness with an exterior component.

[0014]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, according to the present invention, there is provided an exterior component supporter for supporting an exterior product and positioning it near a wire harness, and the presence or absence of the exterior product on the exterior product support portion. An external component mounting jig with a detection function, which is fixed on the substrate, and the external component is attached to a predetermined position of the wire harness, and the external component is removed from the external component support portion. And an exterior component inspection unit that determines whether or not the exterior component is attached to a predetermined position of the wire harness in response to a signal indicating the following.

[0015]

[Function] In this manufacturing apparatus for a wire harness with exterior parts,
The wiring harness is wired on the substrate according to a predetermined path, and the exterior component previously supported by the exterior component support portion is fixed to a predetermined position of the wire harness by, for example, tape winding. At this time, since the exterior component is detached from the exterior component support portion and fixed to the wire harness, this is detected by the detection means. The detection result, that is, a signal indicating that there is no external component in the external component support unit is sent to the external component inspection unit. The exterior component inspection unit determines that the exterior component is not in the exterior component support unit, and determines that the exterior component is fixed to the wire harness. In this case, if the user forgets to fix the exterior component to the wire harness, the exterior component is still supported by the exterior component support, and the detection means detects this, and sends this signal to the exterior component inspection unit. The exterior component inspection unit determines that the exterior component remains in the exterior component support unit based on the detection result of the detection unit, and determines that the exterior component has been forgotten to be attached to the wire harness. As a result,
It is possible to easily know that the user has forgotten to attach the exterior component to the wire harness, and to prevent the user from forgetting to attach the external component to the wire harness. Further, with this manufacturing apparatus, it is possible to inspect whether or not the exterior component is attached to a predetermined position of the wire harness on the substrate without moving the wire harness on the inspection table. Furthermore, since the exterior article supporter supports the exterior article and positions it near the wire harness, the exterior article can be easily arranged at a predetermined position on the wire harness.

[0016]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing one embodiment of a manufacturing apparatus for a wire harness with an exterior component according to the present invention. In the figure, a manufacturing apparatus 20 for a wire harness with an exterior component includes a plurality of wire harness supports 22 provided on a substrate 21 at predetermined intervals in a wiring direction of the wire harness W, and a wire harness support 22 between the wire harness supports 22. A clip mounting jig with a detection function as an external component mounting jig with a detection function for mounting a clip C as an exterior component on the wire harness W and installing the clip C on the wire harness W to be wired. 23
Similarly, a protector mounting jig 24 with a detection function as a mounting jig with a detection function for mounting a protector P as an external component and detecting its presence, and an external component inspection for detecting the presence or absence of the external components C and P A part 26 and an exterior part confirmation button 25 for operating the exterior part inspection part 26 in response to signals from the exterior part attachment jigs 23 and 24 with a detection function.

The clip attaching jig 23 with the detecting function is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG.
Arm 23c whose lower end is rotatably supported via 3b
And a clip support portion 23d as an exterior product support portion fixed to the upper end of the arm portion 23c. A groove 23e for detachably supporting the clip C is provided on the front surface of the clip support portion 23d, and when the arm portion 23c is rotated about the shaft 23b, the front surface of the clip support portion 23d is wired to the wiring harness support base 22. And comes into contact with the wire harness W. In this case, the clip support portion 23d is disposed near the wire harness W and positions the clip C at a predetermined position on the wire harness. Such a configuration is the same as that of the above-described conventional clip mounting jig 4. Further, in this embodiment,
Unlike the case of the conventional example, a switch S as a detecting means is built in the clip support portion 23d. This switch S connects the clip C to the groove 23e of the clip support 23d.
Is connected, and a signal indicating completion of clip attachment can be transmitted to the exterior component inspection unit 26 described later. That is, when the switch S detects a state in which the clip C is supported by the clip supporting portion 23d, the detection signal is transmitted to the exterior component inspection unit 26. And clip C
Is attached to the wire harness W, the clip C is disengaged from the clip support portion 23d.
Is detected, and this detection signal is transmitted to the exterior component inspection unit 26 again. As a result, the exterior component inspection unit 26 determines that the clip C has been attached to the wire harness W due to the absence of the clip C in the clip support portion 23d, and
It is determined that the mounting of has been completed.

The protector mounting jig with detection function 24 is provided with a pair of side walls at both ends of a bottom wall so that a gutter-shaped protector P can be mounted thereon, similarly to the protector detection jig 13 of the conventional example described above. A protector support portion 24a having a gutter-like shape and having a bottom wall having a width larger than that of the bottom wall of the protector P, and coming into contact with the inside from the side wall of the protector support portion 24a. A sensor R is provided as a detecting means which is protrudingly provided and which can reciprocate back and forth, such as a limit switch. Protector support 24a
Supports the protector P and positions it near the wire harness. Further, the sensor R as a detecting means detects that the protector P is supported by the protector support portion 24a, transmits this detection signal to the exterior component inspection portion 26, and attaches the protector P to the wire harness W. Then, it detects that it has come off the protector support portion 24a, and transmits this detection signal to the exterior component inspection portion 26. As a result, in the exterior component inspection section 26, the protector support section 24a
It is determined that the protector P has been attached to the wire harness W because the protector P has disappeared, and it is determined that the attachment of the protector P has been completed.

Note that this sensor can be protruded from the bottom wall of the protector P toward the inside.

With the manufacturing apparatus 20 for a wire harness with an exterior component having such a configuration, a wire harness with an exterior component can be manufactured according to the following procedure.

First, a power supply (not shown) is turned on, and a clip mounting jig 23 with a detection function, a protector mounting jig 24 with a detection function, an exterior component confirmation button 25, and an exterior component inspection section 26 are provided.
Start

Next, after wiring the wire harness W between the wire harness supports 22 and winding the tape, the clip C is fitted into the groove 23e of the clip support portion 23d of the clip attaching jig 23 with a detection function. At this time, the switch S detects that the clip C is present in the clip support portion 23d, and transmits this detection signal to the exterior component inspection portion 26. From this state, the arm 23C is rotated to bring the clip C into predetermined contact with the wire harness W, and the clip C is wound with a tape.
For this reason, since the clip C comes off the clip support portion 23d, the switch S detects that there is no clip C in the clip support portion 23d. Then, this detection signal is transmitted to the exterior component inspection unit 26.

Further, the protector P is placed on a protector mounting jig 24 with a detection function, and the protector P and the wire harness W are wound around with a tape. In this case, the protector P
While the sensor R is supported by the protector support 24a.
Detects that the protector P is on the protector support portion 24a, and transmits this detection signal to the exterior component inspection portion 26. Then, when the protector P is wound around the wire harness W with a tape, the protector P is attached to the protector support portion 24a.
If it does, the sensor R detects that the protector P is not present in the protector support 24a. This detection signal is transmitted to the exterior component inspection unit 26.

In the exterior part inspection section 26, a clip attaching jig 23 with a detecting function and a protector attaching jig 24 with a detecting function are provided.
From the clip support portion 23d
Is transmitted from the switch S, and the absence of the protector P from the protector support portion 24a is transmitted from the sensor R. Based on these detection results, the exterior component inspection unit 26 determines that the clip C and the protector P are attached to the wire harness. In this case, when the clip C is present in the clip support portion 23d and the protector P is present in the protector support portion 24a, the exterior component inspection unit 26 determines that the clip C and the protector P are not attached to the wire harness W, Notify by display or alarm.

As described above, in the manufacturing apparatus 20 for a wire harness with an exterior component according to the present embodiment, the clip C as the exterior component is attached to the clip mounting jig 23 with the detection function, and the protector P as the exterior component is attached to the detection function. Protector mounting jig 2
4, the presence or absence of attachment of the exterior components C and P to the wire harness W can be detected by a display or an alarm via the exterior component inspection unit 26, so that the exterior components C and P are forgotten to be attached to the wire harness W. Can be prevented, and the manufacturing time of the wire harness with the exterior component can be reduced.

As described above, according to the present invention, a wire harness can be laid on a substrate and an exterior component can be attached to the wire harness, and the exterior component can be attached to a predetermined position of the wire harness. Since it can be checked whether or not it has been
The operation of transferring the completed wire harness to the inspection table is not required, and the manufacturing time of the wire harness can be reduced. In addition, by supporting the exterior component on the exterior component support portion, the exterior component can be easily positioned and attached to a predetermined position of the wire harness, and since the exterior component is disposed near the wire harness. Mounting work becomes easy.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing an embodiment of a wire harness manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a detailed perspective view of a clip attaching jig with a detection function, which is a constituent member of the manufacturing apparatus for the wire harness with an exterior component shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of a wire harness assembling table and a wire harness inspection table, which are conventional apparatuses for manufacturing a wire harness with exterior parts.

FIG. 4 is a detailed perspective view of a clip attaching jig which is a component of the manufacturing apparatus of the wire harness with exterior components shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

Reference Signs List 21 Board 23 Jig for mounting clip with detection function (Jig for mounting external parts with detection function) 24 Jig for mounting protector with detection function (Jig for mounting external parts with detection function) 26 External product inspection section C Clip (External product) P Protector (exterior) W Wiring harness

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. An apparatus for manufacturing a wire harness with an exterior component having a substrate for supporting and wiring the wire harness, comprising: an exterior component support portion for supporting the exterior component and positioning the exterior component in the vicinity of the wire harness; An exterior component mounting jig with a detection function, which is fixed on the substrate and comprises a detection means for detecting the presence / absence of the exterior component on the exterior component support portion; and an exterior component in which the exterior component is attached to a predetermined position of a wire harness. An exterior component inspection unit that receives a signal indicating that the exterior component has been removed from the component support unit and determines whether the exterior component is attached to a predetermined position of the wire harness. Equipment for manufacturing wire harnesses.