JP3009697B2 - Connector mounting device - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mounting apparatus for automatically performing a mounting operation for connecting a cable for communication and other electrical wiring to a connector.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, a mounting device for tightening a connector for connecting a core wire of a telephone cable is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 63-2070.
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 73-207075 and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 63-207075 are known in which a cover is fitted and fastened to a connector body by manual operation of a handle.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

However, in this conventional mounting device, after inserting and laying the cable into a predetermined position of the connector main body, the excess cable end is cut and removed, and the cover is press-fitted to this connector main body and tightened by hand. With a large number of cables, it must be operated many times, which makes the work difficult, takes time and effort, and also makes it difficult to check whether the cable arrangement position is incorrect. There was a problem.

The present invention is intended to eliminate these conventional disadvantages, and performs connection work accurately and efficiently in units of a plurality of units, enables automatic connection of core wires, enables automation of processing management, and reduces work time by reducing man-hours. It is an object of the present invention to provide a connector mounting apparatus that can shorten the wiring length and easily perform the wiring adjustment.

[Means for solving the problem]

The present invention relates to a connector for connecting a cable core wire to a contact body by connecting a cable core wire to the connector body by interposing a cable core wire in a state of being in contact with each contact member with a cover and fitting and tightening a cover. In the mounting device, a connector supply magazine accommodating a large number of connector bodies and extruding one by one, and a cover supply magazine accommodating a large number of covers and extruding one by one, are supplied from the connector supply magazine. Moving table for mounting the connector body to be mounted, a core wire separating portion for separating and holding the cable core wire at a predetermined position across the connector moving table, and linearly stretching and holding both ends of the core wire cable Wiring table having a tension holding portion made of a coil spring, and a wiring table for connecting the wiring table to the connector supply magazine. Transport mechanism for reciprocating transfer between the cable and the cover supply magazine, an inspection unit including a color sensor and a microcomputer having a function of coating the cable in the transfer path, and the connector main body in which a cable core is wired A press-fitting member for holding a core wire, a press-fitting head for fitting and disconnecting a core wire cable into a concave groove having a contact of the connector main body, and a press-fitting head for lifting and lowering, and a cover for engaging and crimping a cover to the connector main body. And a cover crimping mechanism which is provided with a pusher for holding a cover supplied from the cover supply magazine in the connector body so as to be movable up and down.

[Action]

In the connector device of the present invention, the connector body c which incorporates a plurality of contacts, by tightening fitting the cover c ₁ by interposing a cable core a state in contact with the respective contacts,
When mounting the connector for connecting the cable core a, the cable core a is twisted back, separated and aligned at equal intervals, arranged on the wiring table 3, and both ends of the core cable a are sandwiched between the tension holding portions of the coil spring 30 to form a straight line. The wiring cable 3 is moved by the transport mechanism 4, and the coating color of the cable stretched and arranged during the moving process of the transport mechanism 4 is changed by the non-contact color sensor 5 for each core. Separate detection and amplifier
The data is processed by the computer 55 via the A / D converter 54, and the first core is moved to the core pressing position so that the first core is located below the pressing head 61 of the tightening mechanism 6 which can be moved up and down.
Is moved up and down to fit the laid core cable a into the concave groove having the contact of the connector body c, and the connector body c is pressed by the press-fitting member 62 so that the contact can be pressed against the core wire in the cable coating. After pressing, the core wire a is pressed against the contactor and the extra-long core wire is cut by the pressure welding head 61,
After completion repeated over the entire core wire, which are sequentially arranged this operation, the connector body holds pressed core is moved to the crimping position of the connector cover c _1, then the connector body a pressure welding table 83 vertically movable cover pressure apparatus 8 After clamping, the home position of the connector moving table 2 and wiring table 3 the connector fitted integrally cover c ₁ to the connector body c by the pusher 80 of the cover pressing mechanism 8 by extracting it from the top of the nip pressure connector body a And the connector mounting operation can be automatically performed continuously for the next processing.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 16. In FIGS. 1 to 3, a connector main body c containing a plurality of contacts and a cover c ₁ fitted and fastened to the connector main body c are integrally formed. in combined connector attaching device for connecting a cable core a in contact with the connector housing a large number of body c, the connector feed magazine 1 which can be extruded into pieces to accommodate a large number of cover c _1, one A cover supply magazine 7 that can be extruded one by one,
A connector moving table 2 on which a connector main body c supplied from the connector supply magazine 1 is placed, and a core wire separating section for separating and holding a cable core a at a predetermined position across the connector moving table 2; A coil spring that sandwiches both ends of the core cable a and stretches and holds it linearly
A wiring table 3 having a tension holding portion composed of 30; a transport mechanism 4 for reciprocating the wiring table 3 between the connector supply magazine 1 and the cover supply magazine 7; The inspection unit 51 including the color sensor 5 and the microcomputer 55 having the function of covering colors described above, the press-fitting member 62 for holding the connector body c on which the cable core wire a is laid, and the contact of the core wire a with the connector body c. A clamping mechanism 6 having a press-contact head 61 that fits into a concave groove with a contact and press-contacts and cuts, and that can move up and down;
A pressure table 83 for holding the connector body c for engaging crimp the cover c ₁ to the connector body c, piezoelectric contact table
The cover c ₁ supplied from the cover supply magazine 7 to 83
The connector mounting device is provided with a cover crimping mechanism 8 provided with a pusher 80 that fits into the connector body c and can be moved up and down.

In this case, the connector moving table 2 having a receiving portion for inserting and supporting the connector main body c and the wiring table 3 having a comb-shaped core wire separating portion capable of covering the cable core wire a are provided opposite to each other. The connector moving table 2 includes a traveling unit
The running unit 31 has a configuration in which a timing belt is mounted on a plurality of pulleys 33, and the pulley 33 is rotated by a pulse motor 32 to transfer the timing belt. The connector moving table 2 is slidably mounted on a support rod 24, is connected to the timing belt, and is on a line on which processing mechanisms including a connector main body supply magazine 1 and a connector cover supply magazine 7 are arranged. It is designed to run. Further, the wiring table 3 is provided with a coil spring 30 as a tension holding portion so as to sandwich both ends of the cable core wire a which is stretched, so that the cable table a can be linearly tensioned and held without being bent or lifted on the movable base. It is.

Then, the wired cable 3 having the coil spring 30
Are provided on both sides of the connector moving table 2, are slidably provided via guides 87, respectively, and are provided with a conveyor belt mounted on a pulley 41 and transported by a pulse motor 40 to transfer the connector moving table 2. So that you can run in pursuit.

As shown in FIG. 4 to FIG. 10, as the connector supply magazine 1, a case for accommodating a large number of connector bodies c stacked therein is provided with the supply port 11 facing the opening in the moving path of the connector moving table 2. A stopper 12 for suppressing the pushing out of the connector body c is provided at the supply port 11 so as to be swingable with a parallel pin 13, and an operation piece 14 for operating the stopper 12 is stretched by a spring 15, and a connector moving table is attached to the operation piece 14. 2 and a screw 18 to be inserted into the long hole 17 is slightly slid to open the stopper 12 so that only one connector body c is projected. The connector body c is configured to be sequentially fed out toward the supply port 11 by a pressing member 10 pushed up by a spring 19.

The connector supply magazine 1 is detachably mounted on a frame 21 on which the connector moving table 2 is movably provided by a spring elastic or fixing stopper 20, and the pressing member 10 is supported by a support rod 22. The connector is provided with a sliding function so that it can be moved while maintaining a horizontal direction by being guided by a guide 23, so that the connector main body c can be supplied to the connector moving table 2.

The wiring table 3 is slidably supported by a guide 87 and cooperated by a pair of conveyor belts of the transport mechanism 4 to be moved to a position where the cable core is untwisted, and a collar is provided. The sensor 5, the pressure contact head 61 of the tightening mechanism 6, and the pusher 80 of the cover crimping mechanism 8 are provided so as to pass immediately below.

Further, an inspection unit 51 including the color sensor 5
Is connected to a lamp and a color detector 52 by an optical fiber 50 so that eight colors of a wire having a diameter of 0.58 to 1.26 φ can be measured in a non-contact manner, and is connected to a microcomputer via an amplifier 53 and an A / D converter 54. It used after allowing the data processing to put the data into 55 reads the color of all of the core wire as the data in the color reading D ₁ to D ₂₀ of the cable core a by the color sensor 5, for example, D ₁ to D ₄ blue, white, brown, black, D ₅ ~
Yellow, white, brown, black D _8, green, white, brown, black D ₉ ~D _12, D ₁₃ ~
Red, white, brown, black D _16, to confirm whether or not containing the purple, white, brown, black data to the D ₁₇ ~D _20, in a normal case sends to start the sequential pulse motor, continued The first core wire a is moved so as to be below the pressure contact head 61, and is stopped at that point when abnormal.

As the tightening mechanism 6, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the cable core wire a is fitted into the concave groove having the contact of the connector body c, and is held so that the contact can be pressed against the core wire in the coating. Further, a pressure contact head 61 for cutting the extra long core wire is urged by a spring 60 to be housed in a press-fitting member 62 and connected to a vertically movable rod 63, and the rod 63 is pressed by a cam 64 via a roller 64 so as to follow a cam 65. The rod 63 is fixed to a slider 66 urged in one direction by a spring 67, and is installed so as to reciprocate on a rail 68 by rotation of a cam 65.
The cam 65 is driven by a motor 27 via a drive pulley 69 and a timing belt 26, and a plurality of cable cores a of the connector body c.
Are started and stopped at the same timing so as to be sequentially pressed and cut.

The rotating shaft of the cam 65 is connected to a drive mechanism for moving the pusher 80 of the cover pressing mechanism 8 up and down through a clutch 28 as shown in FIG. Is transmitted, but it can be operated from a single drive source.

The pusher 80 is connected to a rod 81, the guide vertically movably deployed pin 82 on press table 83 having a connector body cover c ₁ fed out from the cover supply magazine 7 which is unilaterally biased by a spring 86 It is configured to press-connect from above c.

In this case, the rod 81 is provided by being pressed by the spring 86 so as to be driven by the cam 85 via the roller 84, and is arranged along the line behind the tightening mechanism 6.

Further, as the cover supply magazine 7, thirteenth to
15 cases can parallel accommodating a large number of cover c ₁ as shown in FIG.
An operating piece 74 that can be restored by a spring 73 via a pusher 71 slidably provided on 70 and a claw piece 72 rotatably pivotally connected to a rod 75.
Projecting into the outer case 70 sequentially covered by the reciprocation of the pawls 72 c ₁
Although are also available press fitted into the connector body c located downward pusher 80 of the supply port 76 to the outlet feed cover pressing mechanism 8 from above the supply feeding the cover c ₁ and the case 70 is reciprocated It can also be done.

In the figure, reference numeral 32 denotes a pulse motor which starts and stops the running unit 31, for example, a timing belt. Reference numeral 33 denotes a belt hanging pulley on which a belt is mounted to form a traveling portion 31. 34 is a bearing member and 35 is an abutment.

The wiring table 3 is moved by the pulse motor 40 so that the first core wire passes under the color sensor 5 and comes under the pressure contact head 61, and the next core wire is moved to the pressure contact head 61 at each step. It moves downward, and the press-contact cutting is sequentially performed by the press-contact head 61. Connector body c having finished press the core wire in the next moves to the cover crimping position, the cover c ₁ is fitted, the connector moving table 2 and the wiring table 3 moves to the home position by the motor 32, 40, After the origin is determined, it is prepared for the next processing, and each operation of wiring, pressure welding, cutting, and fitting is continuously and repeatedly performed as a connection operation for each of a plurality of pairs of units. The electromagnetic clutch 28
The connector cover c ₁ is set to operate only when pressure of the connector body c.

〔The invention's effect〕

The present invention includes a connector supply magazine capable of accommodating a large number of connector bodies and extruding one by one, and a cover supply magazine capable of accommodating a large number of covers and extruding one by one, and is supplied from the connector supply magazine. Connector moving table on which a connector main body is mounted, a core wire separating portion for separating and holding the cable core wire at a predetermined position across the connector moving table, and linearly stretching and holding both ends of the core wire cable in between. A wiring table having a tension holding portion composed of a coil spring, a transport mechanism for reciprocating the wiring table between the connector supply magazine and the cover supply magazine, and a function for differentiating the coating color of the cable in the transport path An inspection unit including a color sensor and a microcomputer having a cable core wire is wired A press-fitting member that holds the connector body, a press-fitting head that fits the core wire cable into the concave groove with the contact of the connector body and presses and cuts the press-fitting head, and a cover is engaged with the connector body. By disposing a press-contact table that clamps a connector body for crimping, and a cover press-fit mechanism that is provided with a pusher that fits a cover supplied from the cover supply magazine into the connector body to the press-contact table in a vertically movable manner, Connection work can be performed accurately and efficiently in units of multiple pairs, core wire connection can be automatically performed, and work time can be reduced by automating processing management and reducing the number of work steps, and the wiring can be adjusted easily. In addition, the connector mounting work can be performed automatically without any need for manpower, greatly improving workability. It is possible to perform the wiring of the connector accurately by checking the position, it is possible to connect the connector safely and efficiently without erroneous work, and the mounting position for connection can be freely adjusted, so the workability is remarkably good There are effects such as being able to.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along the line II of FIG. 2, FIG. 1A is a front view thereof, FIG. 2 is a plan view thereof, and FIG. 3 is FIG. Longitudinal sectional view along the line II-II,
4 is a side view of the connector main body supply magazine, FIG. 5 is a cut side view thereof, FIG. 6 is a plan view, FIG. 7 is a front view thereof, and FIG. 8 is a longitudinal section taken along line IV-IV of FIG. FIGS. 9 (A) and 9 (B) are side views of the operation state of the stopper operating portion, and FIGS.
FIG. 10 is a front view of the same, FIG. 11 is a front view of a core wire pressure welding cut portion,
FIG. 12 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along the line VV in FIG. 11, FIG. 13 is a side view of the supply magazine of the connector cover, FIG. 14 is a partially cutaway plan view, FIG. 15 is a rear view thereof, and FIG. Fig. 2 III-III
It is an expanded cutting front view in a line. a ...... cable core, c ...... connector body, c ₁ ...... cover, 1 ...... connector body feed magazine, 2 ...... connector moving table, 3 ...... wiring table, 4 ...... conveying mechanism,
5 Color sensor, 6 Tightening mechanism, 7 Cover supply magazine, 8 Cover crimping mechanism, 21 Frame, 24 Support rod, 30 Coil spring, 31 Running part, 3
3,40 pulse motor, 50 optical fiber, 51 detection unit, 70 case, 71,80 pusher.

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Tetsuya Kanebori 1-25-17 Himonya, Meguro-ku, Tokyo Inside Tokyo Communication Materials Co., Ltd. (56) References JP-A-2-281584 (JP, A) (58) Field surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) H01R 43/00 H01R 43/01

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A connector body c containing a plurality of contacts.
To bind together by tightening fitting the cover c ₁ by interposing a cable core a state in contact with the respective contacts, the connector mounting device which connects the cable core a in contact, a number of the connector body c A connector supply magazine 1 that can be accommodated and pushed out one by one, and the cover c ₁
And a cover supply magazine 7 capable of accommodating a large number of connectors and extruding them one by one, and a connector moving table 2 on which a connector main body c supplied from the connector supply magazine 1 is placed, and a cable extending over the connector moving table 2. A wiring table 3 having a core wire separating portion for separating and holding the core wire a at a predetermined position, and a tension holding portion composed of a coil spring 30 for holding the core wire a at both ends and linearly stretching and holding the core wire a; It includes a transport mechanism 4 for reciprocating the wiring table 3 between the connector supply magazine 1 and the cover supply magazine 7, and a color sensor 5 and a microcomputer 55 having a function of coating the cable in the transport path. An inspection unit 51, a press-fit member 62 for holding the connector body c on which the cable core wire a is wired,
A clamping mechanism 6 and a pressure head 61 with vertically movable to fit pressed and cutting the core wire cable a the groove with a contact of the connector body c, and cover c ₁ for engaging crimp the connector body c Press-contact table 83 for holding the connector body c
When the connector mounted, characterized in that deploying the cover pressing mechanism 8 that the pusher 80 with vertically movable fitting the cover c ₁ supplied from the cover supply magazine 7 to the piezoelectric contact table 83 in the connector body c apparatus.