JPH0342382Y2 - - Google Patents

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[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a fiber terminal arrangement device for a multi-core cable.

Generally, when wiring inside a computer, etc. or between devices, it is necessary to connect one terminal group and the other terminal group in a predetermined relative relationship, and the connections used for this connection One such device is a multi-core cable in which connectors are provided at both ends to be connected to each of the terminal groups.

When connecting each core wire of the multi-core cable to the terminal group of the connector, the operator uses the color of the core wire sheathing and the symbol such as a dot mark attached to the sheath to connect each core wire of the multi-core cable to the terminal group of the connector. identify the line,
For example, as shown in FIG. 1, the ends of each core wire 1a of a multi-core cable 1 are arranged in a predetermined order and held together with adhesive tape T, etc., and then connected to the connector. .

However, when the number of core wires is several tens or more, it becomes complicated to identify the colors or codes, which may lead to incorrect connections.Furthermore, it is necessary to test the connection between both connectors after the connection is completed. When this becomes necessary, problems arise.

This invention was made in view of the above circumstances,
At the other end of the multi-core cable, one end of which is connected to the terminal group of the discrimination device, it is detected which terminal of the terminal group each core wire is connected to, and the ends of the core wires are moved according to this detection result. By arranging the core wires at predetermined positions, the purpose is to facilitate the connection between the core wire and each terminal of the connector, and to eliminate the need for a connection test.

The present invention will be explained below based on an embodiment shown in FIGS. 2 to 9.

The fiber terminal arrangement device of the present invention has a multi-core cable 1
At one end, there is a jig 2 that holds the ends of the core wires 1a in an arbitrary arrangement order, almost parallel to each other and in a plane, and the core wires 1a held by the jig 2 are separated one by one from the other core wires 1a. a pick-up unit 3 to be separated;
The basic structure includes an arraying device 6 for identifying the core wires 1a separated by the pick-up unit 3 and transported by the transporting device 4, and arranging them in a predetermined arrangement in the mold 5.

The jig 2 is used to hold the ends of the core wires 1a at one end of the multi-core cable 1 at two locations spaced apart in the length direction, as shown in FIG. By inserting the wires 1a, the core wires 1a are held substantially parallel to each other and in a planar shape.

Further, above this jig 2, as shown in FIG.
is provided, and this screw shaft 8 is operated and rotated by a drive motor 9 such as a pulse motor, thereby moving the movable bracket 10 in the axial direction of the screw shaft 8. And this moving bracket 10
The pickup unit 3 is provided at the top.

That is, the pick-up unit 3 includes a U-shaped moving frame 11 into which the ends of the aligned core wires 1a are inserted, a separating claw 12 that is movable in a direction intersecting the plane in which the core wires 1a are aligned, and a core. a presser plate 13 provided movably in the alignment direction of the lines 1a;
a detector 14 for detecting that the movable frame 11 moves and one core wire 1a at the end in the alignment direction is inserted into the movable frame 11; and the separation claw 1.
2 and drive devices 15 and 16, such as air cylinders, which move the holding plate 13 in the aforementioned directions, respectively.

Further, the operation of the pickup unit 3 is as follows:
It is controlled by a CPU 17 that controls the array device 6, and to this CPU 17, as shown in FIG. , a drive motor 9 is connected via a pulse generator 19.

Next, referring to FIG. 5 A to D, the operation of the pickup unit 3 and the CPU 17
Explain the functions of

() First, raise the separation claw 12 and move the presser plate 13 to the left as shown in FIG. 5A. () Operate the drive motor 9 via the pulse generator 19, 2, the pick-up unit 3 is brought close to the jig 2 together with the moving frame 10 as shown by the arrow.

() When the detector 14 passes above the core wire 1a1 at the end in the alignment direction, the pick-up unit 3
The drive motor 9 is stopped and the separation claw 12 is positioned with respect to the core wire 1a1 on the condition that the separation claw 12 has moved by a distance in the direction of the arrow.

Note that the above-mentioned moving distance can be expressed as -X+D/2+α, where X is the distance between the detector 14 and the separating claw 12, and D is the diameter of the core wire 1a. By setting the value of α in this equation according to the response delay of the detector 14 or the amount of movement due to the inertia of the pickup unit 3 after the drive motor 9 has stopped, the core wires 1a1 at the ends in the alignment direction can be A separation claw 12 is positioned between the core wire 1a1 and another core wire 1a2 adjacent to the core wire 1a1.

() As shown in FIG.
and the other adjacent core wire 1a2.

() The drive device 16 is operated to move the holding plate 13 in the direction of the arrow in FIG.

() Move the pick-up unit 3 in the opposite direction as shown in FIG. 5D.

Jig 2 by the above operations () or ().
After taking out one core wire 1a1, this core wire 1a1 is locked to the tip of the swing arm 20 of the transfer device 4, and when the swing arm 20 is vertically pivoted about the shaft 21, the center Line 1a1 is array device 6
It is fed onto the moving table 22 of.

The arrangement device 6 will be explained below.

That is, the moving table 22 of the arrangement device 6 is
A shaft 24 supported horizontally on a substrate 23 is rotated by a drive motor 25 such as a pulse motor to horizontally move it along a guide shaft 22a. A slit 26 that passes through when being pushed down below the moving table 22, and a blade-shaped electrode 27 that is brought into contact with the conductor of the core wire 1a on the moving table 22.
Pressing piece 2 that presses the core wire 1a against the blade-shaped electrode 27
8 is provided.

Further, the movable table 22 is provided with an elevating plate 29 for supporting the core wire 1a when the movable table 22 is moved, and a pushing plate 30 for pushing down the core wire 1a downward through the slit 26, which can be freely moved up and down. At the same time, a pressing piece 31 presses the core wire 1a against the elevating plate 29, and a pressing piece 31 presses the core wire 1a against the elevating plate 29;
A pressing piece 32 for pressing a is provided so as to be movable in the horizontal direction.

Further, below the movable table 22, a mold 5 is provided in which grooves 33 into which the core wires 1a are fitted are arranged parallel to each other and on the same plane. A clamp 34 holding the cable 1 is attached.

In addition, in the figure, the parts indicated by numerals 35 to 39 are the pressing pieces 28, 31, 32, the elevating plate 29,
These are drive devices such as air cylinders and solenoids that operate the push plates 30, respectively.

Further, the CPU 17 is connected to the core wire 1a of the multi-core cable 1 via the input/output interface 40.
The other ends (one end of the core wire 1a is held by the jig 2 as described above) are connected in a line,
By bringing the blade electrode 27 into contact with the core wire 1a on the moving table 22, it is possible to identify which of the many core wires 1a included in the multi-core cable 1 is on the moving table 22. There is. Also,
The drive devices 35 to 39 are connected to the input/output interface 40, and the drive motor 25 is also connected via a pulse generator 41.

Next, the functions of the CPU 17 will be explained together with the operation of the array device 6.

() First, align the movable table 22 concentrically with the metal 5, and press the pressing pieces 28, 3.
1 and 32 are evacuated, and the elevating plate 29 and the pushing plate 30 are raised.

() Next, the core wire 1a is placed on the moving table 22 (that is, the rotating arm 20
has turned and descended), the drive device 35 is operated to move the pressing piece 28 in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 9(a), and as shown in FIG. bring into contact.

When the blade-shaped electrode 27 contacts the core wire 1a, a specific one of the terminals (not shown) of the interface 40
The core wire 1a is electrically connected to the blade-shaped electrode 27 through a specific core wire 1a, thereby identifying the core wire 1a.

() As shown in FIG. 9C, the pressing piece 31 is operated to sandwich the core wire 1a between the pressing piece 31 and the elevating plate 29, and then the pressing piece 28 is separated from the blade-shaped electrode 27. The moving table 22 is moved horizontally in the state in which the core wire 1 is
a are arranged above the grooves 33 in a predetermined order of the mold 5 based on the identification data. Generally, the core wire 1a connected to the n-th terminal of the interface 40 is inserted into the n-th groove 3 from the end of the mold 5.
It is arranged above 3.

() After positioning the conductor 1a as described above,
As shown in FIG. 8A and FIG. 9D, the pressing piece 32 is operated to press against the pushing plate 30.

() As shown in FIG.
9a to lock the core wire 1a, lower the end of the core wire 1a together with the lift plate 29, and () lower the push plate 30 slightly later than the lift plate 29, as shown in FIG. Then, the core wire 1a is pushed into the predetermined groove 33.

Thereafter, by returning to the step () and repeating the steps () to (), a large number of core wires 1a are identified and held in the mold 5 in a predetermined order.

Then, after connecting the core wires 1a held in the mold 5 together with adhesive tape or the like and removing them from the mold 5, one end (mold 5 side) and the other end (interface 40) of these core wires 1a are connected. By attaching a connector to the side), a connector used for wiring computers, etc. can be obtained.

Next, FIGS. 10A to 10D show another example of the operation of the pickup unit 3. The operation of this pickup unit will be explained below in order of process.

() First, as shown in FIG. 10A, the separation claw 12 is raised and the presser plate 13 is placed at a position spaced apart from the separation claw 12 by a distance Y. Note that Y is a microscopic dimension smaller than the outer diameter D of the core wire 1a.

() When the pick-up unit 3 is moved in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 10A, the detector 14 detects the core wire 1a at the end in the alignment direction as shown in Fig. 10B. 3 has moved in the direction of the arrow by a distance (defined in the same manner as in the example of FIG. 5), the drive motor 9 is stopped and the separating claw 12 is positioned with respect to the core wire 1a.

() As shown in FIG. 10C, the drive device 15
is operated to move the separating claw 12 to the one core wire 1.
A and the other adjacent core wire 1a. At this time, since the holding plate 13 exists at a position spaced apart by Y from the separation claw 12, the movement of the single core wire 1a to the left in FIG. 10C is restricted.

() While urging the presser plate 13 toward the separation claw 12, the pick-up unit 3 is
Move it in the opposite direction as shown in Figure 0D.

After taking out one core wire 1a from the jig 2 in this manner, the arraying operation of the core wires 1a is performed in the same manner as in the above case.

In the above embodiment, the core wires 1a were arranged in the same arrangement at one end and the other end, but
By changing the reference data input to the CPU, it is also possible to arrange one end side and the other end side in a different relative relationship.

Further, by operating the present terminal arrangement device in the following order, a large number of connectors can be efficiently obtained from a long multi-core cable.

() One end of the long multi-core cable 1 is connected to the input/output interface 40, and the terminals of the core wires 1a are arranged at the other end of the multi-core cable 1.

() Cut the multi-core cable 1 to the required length from the other end.

() Connect the arranged terminals of the cut multi-core cable 1 to the input/output interface 40 to arrange the unarranged terminals.

() Repeat the operations from () to () above.

Further, in the above embodiment, the mold is fixed and the movable table is moved to align the groove and the core wire, but the movable table may be fixed and the mold is moved. Further, in the above embodiment, the CPU controls the operation of the pickup unit, but a separate CPU may be provided specifically for controlling the operation of the pickup unit.

As is clear from the above explanation, in the present invention, the core wires held in the jig are taken out one by one by the pick-up unit, the core wires are sent to the arrangement device by the conveyance device, and the core wires are sent to the arrangement device by the arrangement device. It is characterized by arranging the core wires in a predetermined arrangement using a jig, and the end portions of the core wires can be arranged in a predetermined arrangement simply by holding the core wires in a jig, and are used for wiring computers, etc. This has the effect that a connecting tool can be easily obtained.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a plan view showing an example of terminal processing of a multi-core cable, Figs. 2 to 9 show an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a front view, Fig. 3 is a plan view, Figure 4 is a perspective view of the jig, Figures 5 A, B, C, and D are explanatory diagrams of the operation of the pick-up unit, and Figure 6 is an illustration of the operation of the pick-up unit.
The figure is a view taken along the - line in Fig. 3, Fig. 7 is a view taken along the - line in Fig. 3, and Fig. 8 A and B are
Fig. 3 is a view taken along the - line, Fig. 9 A, B, C, and D are explanatory diagrams of the operation of the moving table, and Fig. 10 A, B, C, and D are other implementations of the present invention, respectively. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of an example operation. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Multi-core cable, 1a... Core wire, 2... Jig, 3... Pickup unit, 4... Conveying device, 5... Mold, 6... Arranging device, 9... Drive motor, 10 ...Moving bracket, 11...Moving frame, 12...Separation claw, 13...Press plate, 14
...detector, 15...drive device, 16...drive device, 17...CPU, 18...input/output interface, 20...swivel arm, 25...drive motor.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A jig 2 that holds a large number of core wires 1a of the multi-core cable in a planar alignment at one end of the multi-core cable 1, and a jig 2 that is movable in the direction in which the core wires held by the jig are aligned. a moving frame 11; and a separating claw 12 mounted on the moving frame and supported movably in a direction intersecting the plane formed by the core wires.
and a presser plate 1 mounted on the movable frame and supported movably in the direction in which the core wires are aligned.
3, a detector 14 that detects the position of one core wire located at the end in the alignment direction, and a drive motor 9 of the moving frame and a drive device 15 of the separation claw operated by the detection signal of the detector. The separation claw is controlled to be inserted between the first detected core wire and another core wire adjacent to the core wire, and the drive device 16 of the presser plate is operated to separate the wire from the presser plate. a CPU 17 that operates the drive motor with the one core wire held between the claws and separates the one core wire from the other core wires; A core of a multi-core cable characterized by comprising a transporting device 4 for moving the core, and an arrangement device 6 for receiving the core from the transporting device, identifying the core, and arranging the core at a predetermined position based on an identification signal. Line terminal arrangement device.