JPH077024U - Cable tape feeder - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] To provide a manufacturing apparatus capable of automatically connecting and continuously supplying upper winding tape by unmanned work without stopping the cable manufacturing machine. [Structure] When supplying tape from the tape pad loaded on the tape stand to the cable manufacturing machine, multiple tape stands loaded with the tape pad that is supplying tape and the tape pad that is in standby standby can be sequentially replaced. The tape can be continuously supplied from the tape pads provided on the plurality of tape stands. For continuous supply of the tape, the connection is preferably made by a double-sided adhesive tape attaching method or a heat-adhesion method, and the terminal fixing of the tape per connection is preferably made by a suction fixing method by air.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a tape supply device for automatically connecting and continuously supplying an upper winding tape used for a cable, particularly an upper winding plastic tape.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 FIG. 3 shows the configuration of a conventional communication cable tape feeder. As shown in FIG. 3, the conventional tape feeding method for a communication cable tape feeding apparatus is configured such that the tape tape pad 1 mounted on one tape stand 2 is replaced with the guide rollers 8 and 9 in the accumulator 4 and the forced tape feeding device. The upper winding plastic tape is supplied to the cable through 5 without being accumulated in the accumulator 4 unlike the tape 6 at the time of supply. When the remaining amount of the upper tape pad 1 becomes low during tape supply, the tape remaining amount detection sensor 3 operates, the forced tape feeder 5 in the accumulator 4 is driven, and the tape being supplied is guided by the guide roll 8 and the guide roll. It is stored between the rolls 9, that is, in the accumulator 4 like the tape 7 at the time of accumulating. Therefore, while the tape 7 at the time of accumulation is being supplied, the top tape pad 1 is replaced with a new top tape pad, and the ends of the top plastic tape are manually connected by double-sided adhesive tape or heat fusion connection. As described above, the top-wrapped plastic tape can be continuously supplied without stopping the cable manufacturing machine.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, manned work is always required when replacing the upper volume plastic tape. If unmanned, the cable manufacturing machine must be stopped, and there is a problem that the cable manufacturing machine cannot be operated until manned work replaces the upper plastic tape and the connection is completed.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art, and to provide a manufacturing apparatus capable of automatically connecting and continuously supplying the upper winding plastic tape without stopping the cable manufacturing machine by unmanned work.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The above object is achieved by the cable tape feeder of the present invention.

That is, (1) when supplying a tape from a tape pad loaded on a tape stand to a cable manufacturing machine, a plurality of tapes loaded with a tape pad that is supplying tape and a tape pad that is in standby standby A tape feeding device for cables, wherein the stands are arranged so that they can be replaced one after another, and the tapes can be continuously fed from the tape pads on the plurality of tape stands.

(2) The end of the tape from the tape pad being supplied and the leading end of the tape from the tape pad that is next waiting are connected by bonding or heat fusion using a double-sided tape, The tape tape feeder according to (1) above, which continuously feeds the tape.

(3) When the end of the tape being supplied and the head end of the tape waiting next are connected, the end of the tape is held and connected by an air suction force. (1) The tape supply device for a cable as described above.

When the plurality of tape stands are arranged so that they can be sequentially exchanged, the tape stands in which the tapes being supplied are loaded may be arranged in a horizontal row at an appropriate interval starting from the head. Next to the tape stand in which the tape is loaded, place a standby tape stand in which the next tape is loaded at an appropriate interval, with the standby tape stand at the top and the remaining standby tape stands in a vertical row. The arrangement of the standby tape stand is not particularly limited, and the standby tape stand may be arranged next to the next standby tape stand, and the third standby tape stand may be arranged in this order. To be movably arranged at a position (when the tape loaded in the tape stand has been fed out, the tape stand is moved). Means that.

When the end of the tape being supplied and the head end of the tape waiting next are connected, both ends may be held by air suction force. Also, for example, the leading end of the next tape that is waiting may be mechanically held.

Furthermore, it is preferable that the supply tape and the standby tape are automatically connected, but manual joining may be used.

The essence of the present invention is to supply the tape to the cable manufacturing machine from the tape pad loaded in the tape stand, and the plurality of tape stands are arranged so that they can be sequentially replaced as described above. Tapes can be continuously supplied from the tape pads on those tape stands.

According to the tape supply method of the present invention in which the tape pad is loaded into the tape stand and supplied, the necessary preparatory work interval, for example, the preparatory work once a day, and the subsequent automatic connection is performed. Unattended supply of tape to cable making machines.

[0014]

【Example】

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. However, the following embodiments do not limit the present invention.

FIG. 1 shows the structure of a cable tape feeder according to the present invention. FIG. 2 shows the standby state of the spare tape in the cable tape feeder of the present invention. 1n is preliminarily mounted on the n tape stands 2 and the tape pads 1a being supplied are fed to the guide rolls 17 and 18 and the accumulator 4 in the automatic connecting device 16. The upper-winding plastic tape passes through the guide rolls 8 and 9 and the forced tape feeder 5 inside and is not accumulated in the accumulator 4 like the tape 6 at the time of feeding, but is fed to the cable manufacturing machine. In addition, the tape ends of the tape pads 1b, 1c, ... 1n in the standby state are held by the air suction on the standby tape holder 11 attached to the air suction device, and the double-sided adhesive tape 13 for tape connection is attached to the tape terminal. Attach and prepare.

If the remaining amount of the upper tape pad 1 becomes small while the upper tape pad 1 at the point A is being supplied, the tape remaining amount detection sensor 3 operates, and the tape forced feeding device 5 in the accumulator 4 is driven, The tape being supplied is accumulated between the guide roll 8 and the guide roll 9, that is, in the accumulator 4 like the tape 7 at the time of the accumulation rate. Therefore, the upper tape is automatically replaced while the tape 7 is being supplied during the accumulation rate.

In this automatic exchange operation, the tape 1a being supplied is temporarily held by the tape holder 19 and the tape holder 10 being supplied, the tape end is cut by the tape cutter 14, and the air suction device is attached. Is held by the tape holding machine 10 during the feeding. At this point, the tape pressing device 19 stops holding the tape, and leaves the tape passage and stands by. Thereafter, the uniaxial table 15 on which n tape stands 2 are mounted moves the tape pad 1b waiting at the point B to the point A, that is, the position of the tape pad 1a. After that, the end of the tape pad 1a which is held by air suction and the end of the tape pad 1b to which the double-sided adhesive tape is attached in advance and the end of tape pad 1b which is held by air suction are held by the tape holding machine 10 during standby When the machine 11 is crimped, it is automatically connected. After that, the tape holding machine 11 stops holding the tape during standby, stands by, and the supply from the tape pad 1b is started.

After that, automatic connection to the tape pads 1c ... 1n on standby is performed in the same manner. In addition, a heater 12 is attached to the tape holder 10 during supply, which enables automatic connection by heat fusion of the tape ends.

[0019]

[Effect of device]

 According to the present invention, by using the cable tape feeder having the above-mentioned configuration, the amount of the upper winding tape required during the planned switching work interval can be set by the unmanned work without stopping the cable manufacturing machine. Can be continuously supplied to cable manufacturing machines.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an example of a cable tape feeder of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing an example of a standby state of a spare tape in the cable tape feeder of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram showing a typical example of a conventional communication cable tape supply device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1a Top tape (supplying) 1b, 1c Top tape (standby) 2 Tape stand 3 Tape remaining amount detection sensor 4 Accumulator 5 Tape forced feeder 6 Tape at supply 7 Accumulation tape 8 Guide roll 9 Guide roll 10 Tape feeder during supply 11 Tape holder during supply 12 Heater 13 Double-sided adhesive tape 14 Tape cutter 15 Uniaxial table 16 Automatic connection machine 17 Guide roll 18 Guide roll 19 Tape press A Position of supply tape stand B, C Standby of tape stand position

Claims (3)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. When supplying a tape from a tape pad loaded on a tape stand to a cable manufacturing machine,
A plurality of tape stands loaded with tape pads that are supplying tape and tape pads that are in standby standby are arranged so that they can be sequentially replaced, and that tapes can be continuously supplied sequentially from the tape pads on the plurality of tape stands. Characteristic tape feeding device. 2. The tape end from the tape pad being supplied and the leading end of the tape from the next tape pad waiting are connected by bonding or heat fusion using a double-sided tape, A continuous supply is provided.
The cable tape feeder described. 3. When connecting the end of the tape being supplied and the head end of the tape waiting next, the end of the tape is held by air suction force and automatically connected. The cable tape feeder described.