JP6265384B2 - Electric wire extraction device and electric wire extraction method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an electric wire extraction device and an electric wire extraction method for extracting an electric wire from an electric wire clamping member in an electric wire processing apparatus.

  Generally, a wire harness is manufactured by performing various processes with respect to a some electric wire. That is, a plurality of types of wire processing apparatuses for processing the wires are arranged, and the plurality of wires are collectively transported between the wire processing apparatuses. As an example of the electric wire processing apparatus, there is an automatic terminal insertion machine (for example, see Patent Document 1) that automatically inserts a terminal provided at the tip of an electric wire into a housing chamber of a connector housing. The plurality of electric wires are conveyed to an automatic terminal insertion machine described in Patent Document 1 and processed after the terminals are crimped in the electric wire processing apparatus in the previous step.

JP 2001-160472 A

  When conveying a some electric wire between electric wire processing apparatuses, the method of using the holding member which hold | maintains a some electric wire collectively can be considered. At this time, if the holding force of the holding member is small, the electric wire may fall, and thus a high holding force is required. However, in an automatic terminal insertion machine as described in Patent Document 1, in order to operate each electric wire and insert a terminal, the electric wire must be taken out from the holding member. At this time, if the holding force of the holding member is too large, a load is applied when the electric wire is taken out, and the electric wire may be deformed such as bending. Also, in other wire processing apparatuses, it may be necessary to transfer a plurality of wires from the holding member to another position, and in this case, the same inconvenience may occur.

  The objective of this invention is providing the electric wire extraction apparatus and electric wire extraction method which can take out the electric wire hold | maintained with sufficient holding force, suppressing a deformation | transformation.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the object, the invention described in claim 1 is provided with an electric wire processing apparatus, and projects from a base portion so as to be arranged in a predetermined arrangement direction and holds a plurality of elastic members. An electric wire take-out device for taking out the electric wire from an electric wire holding member having a pair, wherein the holding release means for releasing the holding of the electric wire by the elastic piece pair, the electric wire holding means for holding the electric wire, and the electric wire holding means And a control means for controlling the clamping release means, the electric wire holding means and the moving means, wherein the clamping release means is opposite to the base portion between the elastic piece pair. And inserting the insertion portion between the elastic piece pair by controlling the clamping release means. The wire In a state where the holding means is controlled to hold the electric wire, the moving means is controlled to move the electric wire holding means so that the electric wire is taken out from the electric wire holding member. It is.

  The invention described in claim 2 is the invention described in claim 1, wherein the clamping release means and the electric wire holding means are plurally arranged in parallel in the arrangement direction and operable independently of each other. The moving means is configured to be capable of independently moving a plurality of the electric wire holding means, and the control means controls the clamping release means, the electric wire holding means and the moving means, and is not adjacent to each other. A plurality of the electric wires are collectively taken out from the electric wire holding member by the holding release means and the electric wire holding means.

  The invention described in claim 3 is the invention described in claim 1 or 2, wherein the distal end portion of the insertion portion is inclined so that the dimension in the arrangement direction increases as the distance from the base portion increases. A surface is formed.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the electric wire processing apparatus, the electric wire is taken out from the electric wire holding member having a plurality of elastic piece pairs protruding from the base portion and holding the electric wire so as to be arranged in a predetermined arrangement direction. In this method, an insertion portion is inserted between the elastic piece pair and the elastic piece pair is opened to release the electric wire, and the electric wire is held and moved to move the electric wire from the electric wire holding member. It is an electric wire extraction method characterized by taking out an electric wire.

  According to the first and fourth aspects of the present invention, the insertion portion is inserted and opened between the pair of elastic pieces, and the electric wire is held and moved in a state where the electric wire is released. The electric wire pinched by the pinching force (holding force) can be taken out while suppressing deformation. Note that either the timing of inserting the insertion portion between the pair of elastic pieces or the timing of holding the electric wire may be either first or substantially simultaneously, and the holding of the electric wire is released. What is necessary is just to take out by moving an electric wire in the state.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to improve work efficiency by taking out a plurality of electric wires collectively as compared with a configuration in which each electric wire is taken out independently. Furthermore, by operating the clamping release means that are not adjacent to each other, that is, by inserting the insertion portion between the elastic piece pairs that are not adjacent to each other, it is difficult for the elastic piece pairs that have been deformed to interfere with each other, and the holding of the electric wire is released. It can be made easy.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the insertion portion has the inclined surface at the tip portion, the insertion portion can be easily inserted between the pair of elastic pieces. The inclined surface may be flat or curved.

It is a perspective view showing the whole terminal insertion device provided with the electric wire extraction device concerning the embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows the electric wire holding member of the said terminal insertion apparatus. It is a perspective view which shows the said electric wire extraction apparatus. It is a perspective view which shows the 2nd holding means of the said terminal insertion apparatus. It is a perspective view which shows the insertion means of the said terminal insertion apparatus. It is a perspective view which shows a mode that the said electric wire extraction apparatus hold | maintains the electric wire hold | maintained at the said electric wire holding member. It is a front view which shows the principal part at the time of the said electric wire extraction apparatus holding | maintaining the said electric wire. It is a perspective view which shows a mode that the said some electric wire was hold | maintained by the said electric wire extraction apparatus. It is a perspective view which shows a mode that the said electric wire extraction apparatus hold | maintains the said electric wire in the said 2nd holding means. It is a perspective view which shows a mode that the said insertion means hold | maintained the said electric wire. It is a side view which shows a mode that the said insertion means inserts the terminal provided in the said electric wire in the storage chamber of a connector housing. It is a side view which shows a mode that the said insertion means continued further insertion from the state shown in FIG.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an entire terminal insertion device 1 provided with a wire take-out device 5 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a flange 3 as a wire holding member of the terminal insertion device 1. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the wire take-out device 5 of the terminal insertion device 1, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the wire holding portion 41 as the second holding means of the terminal insertion device 1. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the insertion means 6 of the terminal insertion device 1, FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state in which the wire take-out device 5 holds the electric wire 101 held by the flange 3, and FIG. FIG. 8 is a front view showing a main part when the electric wire extraction device 5 holds the electric wire 101, FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a state in which a plurality of electric wires 101 are held by the electric wire extraction device 5, and FIG. The state where the electric wire extraction device 5 holds the electric wire 101 in the electric wire holding portion 41 is shown. FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a state in which the insertion means 6 holds the electric wire 101, and FIG. 11 shows the terminal 102 provided on the electric wire 101 with the insertion means 6 in the housing chamber 201 of the connector housing 200. FIG. 12 is a side view showing a state in which the insertion means 6 further continues the insertion from the state shown in FIG.

  The wire take-out device 5 of the present embodiment is provided in the terminal insertion device 1 as an electric wire processing device for inserting the terminals 102 provided at the tips of the plurality of wires 101 constituting the shielded wire 100 into the housing chamber 201 of the connector housing 200. It has been. The terminal insertion device 1 includes a connector holding means 2 that holds a connector housing 200, a flange 3 as a wire holding member that holds a plurality of wires 101, a cylindrical holding portion 4 that holds a plurality of wires 101, and a wire holding member. An electric wire take-out device 5 for taking out a plurality of electric wires 101 from the cage 3, an insertion means 6 for inserting the terminal 102 into the storage chamber 201, a camera (not shown) as a detection means, a control means for controlling the entire apparatus, And a case body 10 constituting an outer shell of the apparatus. In this embodiment, the arrangement direction of the plurality of electric wires 101 held by the flange 3 is the X direction, the longitudinal direction of the electric wires 101 at that time is the Y direction, and the direction substantially orthogonal to the X direction and the Y direction is the Z direction. To do. Further, it is assumed that the Z direction substantially coincides with the vertical direction.

  The shielded electric wire 100 includes a plurality (6 in this embodiment) of electric wires 101, a shield member (not shown) configured by a braid or the like that covers the outside of the plurality of wires 101, and an outer insulating coating 103 that covers the outer side of the shield member. . The electric wire 101 is a terminal-attached electric wire having a strand, an inner insulating coating 104 that covers the outside of the strand, and a terminal 102 provided at the tip of the strand. The inner insulating coating 104 of each electric wire 101 has a different color from each other so that each electric wire 101 can be identified. That is, the inner insulating coating 104 functions as an identification part. Further, the length of a portion of the electric wire 101 that is exposed from the shield member and the outer insulating coating 103 and can move independently of the other electric wires 101 is defined as an extra length.

  The connector housing 200 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape by insulating resin, for example, and electrically connects each wire 101 of the shielded wire 100 to the conductive portion of the mating connector by fitting with the mating connector. It is. One surface of the connector housing 200 is provided with a plurality of cylindrical storage chambers 201 formed in a concave shape on this surface, and one terminal 102 is received by being inserted into one storage chamber 201 and is completely The accommodated terminal 102 is locked in the accommodation chamber 201. In addition, the number of the accommodation chambers 201 should just be more than the number of the electric wires 101.

  As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the connector holding means 2 has a holding portion 21 that holds the connector housing 200 by exposing the surface on which the storage chamber 201 is formed along the XZ plane, and the holding portion 21 in the X direction. And a holding and moving part (not shown) constituted by a linear motor or the like that translates in the Y direction and the Z direction. Further, the connector holding means 2 is provided on the side surface of the case body 10 on one side in the Y direction (the back side in FIG. 1).

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 6, the flange 3 includes a base portion 30 and a plurality of elastic piece pairs 31 that are juxtaposed with the X direction as an arrangement direction and project from the base portion 30. The elastic piece pair 31 is configured by two elastic pieces 311 that are formed of, for example, a soft resin and can be elastically deformed so as to bend in the X direction. In one elastic piece pair 31, one electric wire 101 is sandwiched between two elastic pieces 311 by elasticity, and the electric wire 101 is not sandwiched between adjacent elastic piece pairs 31. . That is, the plurality of electric wires 101 come close to each other and are held side by side in the X direction by the flange 3. Further, the collar 3 is provided on the side surface of the case body 10 on the other side in the Y direction (front side in FIG. 1).

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 9 in particular, the cylindrical holding portion 4 includes a plurality of wire holding portions 41 each holding one electric wire 101, a columnar support portion 42 supporting the plurality of wire holding portions 41, and A rotating part (not shown) configured by a motor or the like that rotates the support part 42, and the electric wire holding part 41 sandwiches and holds the inner insulating coating 104 of one electric wire 101 by opening and closing. An open / close holding portion 411 is provided. The cylindrical holding portion 4 is provided so as to extend upward from the bottom surface of the case body 10.

  The plurality of electric wire holding portions 41 are arranged in an arc shape around the support portion 42 so that the longitudinal direction of the electric wires 101 held by the adjacent electric wire holding portions 41 intersects at a predetermined angle θ, and the second holding means Function as. When the plurality of electric wires 101 having substantially the same length are held by the electric wire holding portions 41, the terminal 102 provided at the tip of the electric wire 101 is formed in an arc shape with the opposite side of the electric wire 101 as the center side. Are lined up. At this time, a sufficient predetermined interval is provided between the adjacent terminals 102 with respect to the width of the connector housing 200. Further, the center of the arc formed by the plurality of terminals 102 and the central axis of the cylindrical support portion 42 substantially coincide with each other, and the rotating portion rotates the support portion 42 with the central axis as a rotation axis. It is configured as follows. Therefore, when the support part 42 rotates, the terminal 102 moves along an arc.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 6 in particular, the wire take-out device 5 includes a transfer chuck portion 51 that holds the wire 101 and a linear motion motor that translates the transfer chuck portion 51 in the X, Y, and Z directions. A transfer movement unit. The transfer chuck portion 51 releases the holding of the electric wire 101 by the plurality of first electric wire chucks 511 and the second electric wire chucks 512 as the electric wire holding means for holding the distal end side and the proximal end side of the electric wire 101, and the elastic piece pair 31, respectively. A plurality of clamping release means 513, and a vertical movement unit as a moving means for moving the wire chucks 511 and 512 in the Z direction. The plurality of wire chucks 511 and 512 and the clamping release means 513 are arranged side by side in the X direction and configured to be able to operate independently from each other, and the vertical movement unit is configured to be able to move the plurality of wire chucks 511 and 512 independently. Has been. Moreover, the electric wire extraction device 5 is provided so as to hang downward from the top surface of the case body 10.

  Each of the first electric wire chuck 511 and the second electric wire chuck 512 has chuck bodies 511A and 512A that sandwich the inner insulating coating 104 of one electric wire 101 by opening and closing in the X direction. Further, the first electric wire chuck 511 and the second electric wire chuck 512 are separated by a dimension slightly larger than the Y-direction dimension of the elastic piece pair 31.

  The clamping release means 513 includes an insertion portion 513A that is inserted between the two elastic pieces 311 in the elastic piece pair 31 from the side opposite to the base portion 30, and an insertion operation portion that moves the insertion portion 513A in the Z direction. Have. As shown in FIG. 7, the insertion portion 513A has a distal end portion 513B that protrudes in a semicircular cross section. That is, the insertion portion 513A has a distal end portion 513B on both sides in the X direction as the distance from the base portion 30 increases. The inclined surface 513C is formed so that the dimension in the X direction increases (as it goes toward the end side). As the insertion portion 513A descends along the Z direction, the distal end portion 513B is inserted between the two elastic pieces 311 of the elastic piece pair 31, and the elastic piece pair 31 opens (the elastic pieces 311 are separated from each other). The wire 101 is deformed, and the holding of the electric wire 101 is released, so that the electric wire 101 can be easily taken out from the basket 3. At this time, since the inclined surface 513C is formed at the distal end portion 513B, the insertion portion 513A can be easily inserted between the elastic piece pair 31. The insertion portion 513A is configured to be operable independently of the wire chucks 511 and 512.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 10 in particular, the insertion means 6 includes an insertion chuck portion 61 for holding the electric wire 101, a linear motion motor that translates the entire insertion chuck portion 61 in the Y direction and the Z direction, and Z An insertion moving unit (not shown) configured by a motor or the like that rotates the entire insertion chuck portion 61 around a rotation axis along the direction. The insertion chuck portion 61 includes a terminal chuck 611 that holds the terminal 102, a terminal pressing portion 612 that holds the terminal 102 from above in the Z direction, a third electric wire chuck 613 that holds the electric wire 101, a terminal chuck 611, and a terminal pressing portion 612. And an insertion operation mechanism that operates the third electric wire chuck 613 independently. The insertion means 6 is provided so as to hang downward from the top surface of the case body 10.

  The terminal chuck 611 has a pair of chuck main bodies 611A that sandwich the one terminal 102 by opening and closing, and a protruding portion 611B protruding so as to approach each other is formed at the lower ends of the pair of chuck main bodies 611A. The terminal 102 is placed on a pair of adjacent protrusions 611B. The terminal pressing portion 612 is provided with a plate-shaped pressing member at the tip of a rod-shaped member extending in the Z direction, and the terminal 102 is sandwiched between the terminal pressing portion 612 and the protruding portion 611B. Therefore, the terminal 102 is sandwiched and held by the terminal chuck 611 and the terminal pressing portion 612 from two directions. The third electric wire chuck 613 has a pair of chuck main bodies 613A that sandwich the inner insulating coating 104 of one electric wire 101 by opening and closing.

  The camera is provided, for example, in the vicinity of the collar 3 and is configured so that the color of the inner insulating coating 104 can be identified. The camera photographs the inner insulating coating 104 in the electric wire 101 held by the collar 3, and uses the captured image as a control means. Send.

  The control means is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) provided in the microcomputer, and is configured to operate each part of the terminal insertion device 1 according to a predetermined procedure. The control means may be provided inside the case body 10 or may be provided outside.

  Hereinafter, a method and a procedure for inserting the terminal 102 into the storage chamber 201 by the terminal insertion device 1 and operations of each part at that time will be described. When the electric wire 101 is held in the hook 3 in the previous step, and the hook 3 is transported and set in the terminal insertion device 1, the control means starts processing for inserting the terminal 102 into the accommodation chamber 201. The pre-process may be a process in which the shielded electric wire 100 is appropriately processed, and includes a process of attaching an exterior component or the like to the end opposite to the terminal 102. At this time, as shown in FIG. 2, the plurality of electric wires 101 are held in adjacent elastic piece pairs 31 and arranged in the X direction. First, the control means acquires information about the arrangement order of the plurality of wires 101 in the basket 3 based on the color of the inner insulating coating 104 by controlling the camera to photograph the wires 101.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 6, the control means controls the wire take-out device 5 to hold the plurality of wires 101 and take them out from the basket 3. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6 (A), the control means moves the transfer chuck portion 51 to the transfer moving portion of the wire take-out device 5 and opens the wire chucks 511 and 512 in the Z state of the wire 101. After the arrangement in the upper direction, as shown in FIG. 6B, one wire chuck 511, 512 is lowered and the pair of chuck bodies 511A, 512A are closed to hold the inner insulating coating 104. Further, the control means controls the insertion operation portion as shown in FIG. 6C to lower the insertion portion 513A, thereby inserting the insertion portion 513A between the elastic piece pair 31 as shown in FIG. To release the wire. Next, the control means raises the wire chucks 511 and 512 and also raises the insertion portion 513A so as not to interfere with the rising wire 101, so that the wire chucks 511 and 512 cause the wire chucks 511 and 512 as shown in FIG. The electric wire 101 is held and taken out from the basket 3.

  By repeating such an operation, as shown in FIG. 8, all the electric wires 101 are held by the transfer chuck portion 51 and are taken out from the basket, and are ready for transfer. Incidentally, when the electric wires 101 are taken out from the cage 3, the electric wires 101 may be taken out one by one, or a plurality of electric wires chucks 511 and 512 and the nipping release means 513 are not adjacent to each other in the X direction (for example, spaced one by one). You may take out the electric wire 101 collectively and substantially simultaneously. When the elastic piece pair 31 is opened by the insertion portion 513A, the elastic piece 311 interferes with the adjacent elastic piece pair 31 and the adjacent elastic piece pair 31 attempts to close, but the adjacent adjoining insertion portion 513A is not elastic. If inserted between the pair 31, the elastic pieces 311 that have been deformed by opening are unlikely to interfere with each other, and it is possible to easily release the electric wire. If the plurality of electric wires 101 are taken out in this way, the working efficiency can be improved.

  Next, the control means controls the transfer moving part of the wire take-out device 5 to move the transfer chuck part 51 upward in the Z direction of the cylindrical holding part 4. At this time, the longitudinal direction of the electric wire 101 held by the transfer chuck portion 51 is maintained in the Y direction. Further, it is assumed that all the open / close holding portions 411 of the cylindrical holding portion 4 are open. Further, the holding portion 21 of the connector holding means 2 and the insertion chuck portion 61 of the insertion means 6 are retracted to a position sufficiently away from the cylindrical holding portion 4. Next, the control means holds the cylinder from the wire take-out device 5 so that the plurality of wires 101 are in a predetermined regular order in the cylinder holding portion 4 based on the arrangement order of the plurality of wires 101 in the basket 3. The plurality of electric wires 101 are sequentially transferred to the unit 4. That is, the control means controls the rotating portion of the cylindrical holding portion 4 so that the electric wire holding portion 41 and the support portion 42 are controlled so that the target electric wire holding portion 41 can hold the electric wire 101 extending in the Y direction. While rotating appropriately, the transfer moving part of the electric wire extraction device 5 is controlled to move the transfer chuck part 51 and the target electric wire chucks 511 and 512 are aligned with respect to the electric wire holding part 41 in the XY plane. .

  Next, as shown in FIG. 9 (A), the control means controls the vertical movement unit to lower the wire chucks 511 and 512 and arranges the wire 101 between the pair of opening / closing holding portions 411, and then The open / close holding portion 411 is closed, and the pair of chuck main bodies 511A and 512A are opened. After holding the electric wire 101 in the electric wire holding part 41 in this way, the control means controls the vertical movement part to raise the electric wire chucks 511 and 512 to their original positions. By repeating the operation as described above, the plurality of electric wires 101 are held by the electric wire holding portions 41 as shown in FIG. At this time, the plurality of electric wires 101 are arranged in a regular order, and the terminals 102 are inserted into the accommodation chamber 201 in this order in a process described later. After delivery of all the electric wires 101, the control means controls the transfer moving unit to retract the transfer chuck unit 51 from above the cylindrical holding unit 4.

  Next, the control means controls the holding movement part of the connector holding means 2 to move the holding part 21 and also controls the turning part of the cylindrical holding part 4 to turn the electric wire holding part 41 and the support part 42. By doing so, the longitudinal direction of the electric wire 101 provided with the terminal 102 to be inserted first intersects the Y direction with a predetermined angle (for example, 60 °), and this electric wire 101 is connected to the terminal 102. Is rotated from the state facing the corresponding storage chamber 201 in one direction (upward clockwise direction) by a predetermined angle. That is, the holding and moving part of the connector holding means 2, the rotating part of the cylindrical holding part 4, and the inserting and moving part of the inserting means 6 bring the terminal 102 close to the storage chamber 201.

  Next, the control means controls the insertion movement part of the insertion means 6 to move the insertion chuck part 61 upward in the Z direction of the cylindrical holding part 4. Further, the control means controls the insertion moving part, lowers the terminal chuck 611 and the third electric wire chuck 613, closes the chuck main body 611A, holds the terminal 102 while placing it on the protrusion 611B, and also holds the chuck main body 613A. Is closed and the electric wire 101 is held. Further, the control means lowers the terminal pressing portion 612 and sandwiches the terminal 102 between the protruding portion 611B and the terminal pressing portion 612. Next, the control means opens the open / close holding portion 411 to release the holding of the electric wire 101, and moves the insertion chuck portion 61 upward in the Z direction to lift the electric wire 101 and the terminal 102 as shown in FIG. Further, the control means controls the insertion moving portion to rotate the entire insertion chuck portion 61 in the other direction by a predetermined angle so that the terminal 102 faces the storage chamber 201. The facing terminal 102 and the storage chamber 201 are disposed at substantially the same position in the X direction, spaced from each other in the Y direction, and disposed at substantially the same position in the Z direction.

  Next, the control means controls the insertion moving portion of the insertion means 6, moves the entire insertion chuck portion 61 in the Y direction as shown in FIG. 11, approaches the connector housing 200, and inserts the terminal 102 into the accommodation chamber 201. I will do it. When a part of the tip end side of the terminal 102 is inserted as shown in FIG. 11B, the control means opens the chuck body 611A and controls the insertion operation mechanism as shown in FIG. The terminal chuck 611 and the terminal pressing part 612 are retracted upward in the Z direction. Next, the control means controls the insertion operation mechanism to further insert the terminal 102 by moving the third electric wire chuck 613 in the Y direction.

  As shown in FIG. 12B, when the third wire chuck 613 is moved to a position where the terminal 102 is completely inserted (accommodated) in the accommodation chamber 201 and the terminal 102 is locked in the accommodation chamber 201, the control is performed. After stopping the movement of the third electric wire chuck 613, the means moves the third electric wire chuck 613 in the reverse direction (direction away from the connector housing 200) with a force that does not release the locking of the terminal 102 by the storage chamber 201. Try to. That is, a confirmation operation for confirming whether or not the terminal 102 is completely accommodated in the accommodation chamber 201 is performed. At this time, when the terminal 102 is completely accommodated and locked in the receiving chamber 201, the third wire chuck 613 does not move, whereas when the terminal 102 is not locked by the receiving chamber 201, the third wire The chuck 613 moves. When the third electric wire chuck 613 has moved, the control means may insert the terminal 102 by bringing the third electric wire chuck 613 closer to the connector housing 200 again, for example, and temporarily stops the operation of the entire apparatus. An alarm may be issued to the worker.

  When the terminal 102 is completely accommodated and the third wire chuck 613 does not move, the control means opens the chuck body 613A to release the holding of the wire 101 and controls the insertion operation mechanism to move the third wire chuck 613. Evacuate. The control means controls the rotating part of the cylindrical holding part 4 to rotate the wire holding part 41 and the support part 42 by an angle θ, thereby holding the terminal 102 to be inserted next and the terminal 102 inserted immediately before. The wire holding portion 41 is arranged at substantially the same position, and the holding moving portion of the connector holding means 2 is controlled to move the holding portion 21 so as to face the terminal 102 rotated in the other direction by a predetermined angle. The storage chamber 201 is moved to the position. Next, the control means controls the insertion means 6 in the same manner as described above to insert the terminal 102 into the storage chamber 201. As described above, by repeating the operation of inserting the terminal 102 and the accommodation chamber 201 after approaching each other, all the terminals 102 are accommodated in the accommodation chamber 201, and the connector housing 200 is attached to the tip of the shielded electric wire 100.

  The shielded electric wire 100 to which the connector housing 200 is attached as described above is conveyed to the next process by a conveying means (not shown). The terminal insertion device 1 returns each part to the initial position, and the bag 3 is transported from the previous process again, so that the above operation is repeated.

  According to this embodiment, there are the following effects. That is, since the plurality of electric wires 101 are held in close proximity to the flange 3, it is possible to shorten the extra length required when holding the plurality of electric wires 101 in the previous process. Further, by simultaneously transferring the plurality of electric wires 101 from the flange 3 to the cylindrical holder 4 by the electric wire take-out device 5, the extra length required at the time of transfer can be shortened. In addition, with the plurality of electric wires 101 held by the cylindrical holding portion 4, the cylindrical holding portion 4 and the connector holding means 2 are moved relative to each other to bring the one terminal 102 closer to the housing chamber 201, so that each electric wire 101 is made independent. Compared with the configuration in which the terminal 102 is moved closer to the housing chamber 201, the required extra length can be shortened. At this time, since the plurality of electric wires 101 are held by the cylindrical holding portion 4 so that the terminals 102 are sufficiently spaced from the width of the connector housing 200, the terminals 102 do not approach the receiving chamber 201 (not inserted). The terminal 102 is less likely to interfere with the connector housing 200, and deformation of the terminal 102 can be suppressed. As described above, the reduction of the shielding effect of the shielded electric wire 100 can be suppressed by shortening the extra length of the electric wire 101.

  Furthermore, since the plurality of electric wires 101 are held by the cylindrical holding portion 4 so that the terminals 102 are arranged in an arc shape, it is possible to increase the interval between the terminals 102 and bring the electric wires 101 closer to the center side of the arc. it can. Accordingly, it is possible to further suppress interference between the terminal 102 and the connector housing 200 that do not approach the storage chamber 201 and further reduce the necessary extra length.

  Moreover, after inserting the one terminal 102, the electric wire holding part 41 and the support part 42 are rotated by an angle θ, thereby reducing the operation of the connector holding means 2 when the accommodating chamber 201 is brought close to the terminal 102. Thus, the entire terminal insertion device 1 can be reduced in size.

  Furthermore, the information about the arrangement order of the plurality of electric wires 101 in the basket 3 is acquired by the camera, and the plurality of electric wires 101 are held in the cylindrical holding unit 4 so that the regular order is obtained. It is possible to suppress the insertion into the storage chamber 201.

  Further, by holding the electric wire 101 by the electric wire chucks 511 and 512 and inserting and opening the insertion portion 513A between the elastic piece pair 31 to release the electric wire 101, the electric wire chucks 511 and 512 are moved. The electric wire 101 held by the hook 3 with sufficient holding force (holding force) can be taken out while suppressing deformation.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, Including other structures etc. which can achieve the objective of this invention, the deformation | transformation etc. which are shown below are also contained in this invention.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the wire take-out device 5 includes the plurality of wire chucks 511 and 512 and the plurality of nip release means 513 that can operate independently, but the plurality of wire chucks 511 and 512 and the plurality of nip releases The means 513 may operate integrally. When the elastic piece 311 is not easily interfered with the adjacent elastic piece pair 31, such as when the elastic piece pairs 31 are arranged sufficiently apart from each other, the electric wires 101 are collectively collected from the adjacent elastic piece pair 31. May be taken out. Further, when the destination of the taken-out electric wire 101 is sufficiently close to the cage 3, one electric wire 101 is sequentially taken out from the cage 3 and transferred using each of the electric wire chucks 511 and 512 and the clamping release means 513. It is good also as a structure.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the terminal insertion apparatus 1 was illustrated as an electric wire processing apparatus provided with an electric wire extraction apparatus, the electric wire processing apparatus should just take out and process the electric wire 101 from the cage | basket 3, and a terminal insertion apparatus It is not limited to. For example, the wire take-out device may be provided with a device for peeling the coating of the wire, a device for attaching the terminal by crimping the terminal to the tip of the wire, or the like as a wire processing device.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the wire 101 is held by the wire chucks 511 and 512 and then the holding of the wire 101 by the flange 3 is released by the holding release means 513. However, after the holding of the wire 101 is released, the wire 101 is released. May be held, and the release and holding of the electric wire may be performed substantially simultaneously.

  In addition, the best configuration, method and the like for carrying out the present invention have been disclosed in the above description, but the present invention is not limited to this. That is, the invention has been illustrated and described primarily with respect to particular embodiments, but may be configured for the above-described embodiments without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention. Various modifications can be made by those skilled in the art in terms of materials, quantity, and other detailed configurations. Therefore, the description limiting the shape, material, etc. disclosed above is an example for easy understanding of the present invention, and does not limit the present invention. The description by the name of the member which remove | excluded the limitation of one part or all of such is included in this invention.

1 Terminal insertion device (electric wire processing device)
3 竿 (wire clamping member)
30 base part 31 elastic piece pair 311 elastic piece 5 electric wire take-out device 511 first electric wire chuck (electric wire holding means)
512 Second electric wire chuck (electric wire holding means)
513 Holding release means 513A Insertion part 513B Tip part 513C Inclined surface 101 Electric wire

Claims (4)

A wire take-out device that is provided in the wire processing device and takes out the wire from a wire holding member having a plurality of elastic piece pairs that protrude from the base portion and hold the wire so as to be arranged in a predetermined arrangement direction,
Clamping release means for releasing clamping of the electric wire by the elastic piece pair;
Electric wire holding means for holding the electric wire;
Moving means for moving the wire holding means;
Control means for controlling the clamping release means, the electric wire holding means and the moving means,
The clamping release means has an insertion part that opens the elastic piece pair by being inserted between the elastic piece pair from the side opposite to the base part,
In the state where the control means controls the clamping release means to release the clamping by inserting the insertion portion between the elastic piece pair and controls the electric wire holding means to hold the electric wire, An electric wire take-out device, wherein the electric wire is taken out from the electric wire holding member by controlling the moving means and moving the electric wire holding means. The clamping release means and the electric wire holding means are composed of a plurality arranged in parallel in the arrangement direction and operable independently of each other,
The moving means is configured to be able to move the plurality of electric wire holding means independently,
The control unit controls the clamping release unit, the electric wire holding unit, and the moving unit, and collects the plurality of electric wires from the electric wire holding member by the plural clamping release units and the electric wire holding unit that are not adjacent to each other. The electric wire takeout device according to claim 1, wherein the wire takeout device is taken out.   3. The wire take-out device according to claim 1, wherein an inclined surface is formed at a distal end portion of the insertion portion so that a dimension in the arrangement direction increases as the distance from the base portion increases. . In the electric wire processing apparatus, a method of taking out the electric wire from the electric wire holding member having a plurality of elastic piece pairs protruding from the base portion and holding the electric wire so as to be arranged in a predetermined arrangement direction,
An insertion part is inserted between the elastic piece pair and the elastic piece pair is opened to release the electric wire, and the electric wire is held and moved to take out the electric wire from the electric wire holding member. A method for taking out electric wires as a feature.

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