JPH09198939A - Electric wire stock stand - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electric wire stock stand having good space efficiency by arranging electric wire reception sections capable of mounting electric wires cut in regulated lengths in the extended state in many stages in the vertical direction, and setting the lengths of the electric wire reception sections longer as the stage is elevated. SOLUTION: This electric wire stock stand 10 is provided with multiple electric wire reception sections 11 capable of mounting many electric wires cut in regulated lengths in advance, and the electric wires of the same kind can be mounted on each electric wire reception section 11. The electric wire reception section 11 is made of a trough-like member, and electric wires 12, 13, 14 received by the electric wire reception sections 11 are prevented from being easily dropped. The electric wire reception sections 11 are set longer in the longitudinal length as the stage is elevated, and their end faces on this side are protruded larger as the stage is lowered. The electric wires 12, 13, 14 are easily supplied to the electric wire reception sections 11, they can be stocked on the proper reception sections 11 according to the lengths, and the electric wire stock stand 10 having good space efficiency can be obtained.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electric wire stock base for stocking electric wires which are constituent elements of a wire harness when manufacturing the wire harness.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A wire harness includes a large number of electric wires as constituent elements, but these are not bundled together. That is, the wire harness is divided into a plurality of subassemblies, and these subassemblies are bound and assembled.
Therefore, in the manufacturing process of the wire harness, the sub-assembly is first assembled.

Generally, a subassembly has several connectors and a plurality of electric wires connected thereto. To assemble the subassemblies, proceed as follows. First, a plurality of types of electric wires are stocked in advance at predetermined positions for each type. At this time, terminal fittings are attached in advance to the ends of the stocked electric wires. Then, according to the procedure of the assembling work, the required electric wires are sequentially taken out, and the terminal fittings attached to the electric wires are inserted into the housing of the connector. As a result, the subassembly is assembled.

By the way, in order to stock the electric wires, a wire stock base as shown in FIG. 3 has been conventionally used. Referring to the figure, this electric wire stock base 1
The mounting table 2 is provided, and a large number of electric wires 3 can be placed on the mounting table 2. Then, when assembling the sub-assembly, the required electric wires 3 are drawn out one by one from the mounting table 2 along the direction of the white arrow in the figure. Further, reference numeral 5 indicates a division bar. The area on the mounting table 2 is divided into a plurality of areas 6 by the dividing rods 5, and a plurality of types of electric wires 3 can be stocked for each type. After the electric wire 3 is pulled out, the work of inserting the terminal fitting 4 into the housing of the connector is performed on another work table (not shown).

[0005]

In the conventional electric wire stock base 1, the electric wires 3 are stocked on the mounting table 2, that is, a large number of kinds of electric wires 3 are stocked in parallel on one plane. , The following problems occurred. First, when trying to stock a large number of types of electric wires 3, it is necessary to provide a large number of the areas 6 on the mounting table 2. Therefore, the width of the electric wire stock base 1 becomes large. Also, some of the electric wires 3 to be stocked are long ones. In order to be able to stock such a long electric wire 3 as well, it is necessary to take a large depth dimension of the electric wire stock base 1 in advance. Therefore, the electric wire stock base 1 must be increased in size in order to accommodate a large number of electric wires, and a large space is required for installing the electric wire stock base 1.

In addition, when a large number of the above-mentioned areas 6 are provided on the mounting table 2, it is very difficult to replenish the electric wires 3 to the area divided into the central portion on the mounting table 2, and the usability becomes poor. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a convenient electric wire stock base that can stock a large number of types of electric wires compactly.

[0007]

In order to achieve the object of the present invention, in an electric wire stock stand according to claim 1, an electric wire receiving portion on which a length-cut electric wire can be placed in an extended state has a vertical direction. The electric wire receiving portions are arranged in multiple stages along the line, and the length of each electric wire receiving portion is set to increase toward the upper side.

According to this structure, since the electric wire receiving portions are arranged vertically in multiple stages, it is possible to reduce the space required for installing the electric wire stock base, as compared with the case where the electric wire receiving portions are arranged side by side on one plane. it can. Moreover, the electric wire receiving portions arranged in multiple stages can be made to correspond to electric wires of a specific type. Therefore, it is possible to stock many types of electric wires in a narrow space.

Further, since the electric wire receiving portions are arranged in the vertical direction, the electric wires can be easily supplied to the electric wire receiving portions. Moreover, it is possible to select the wire receiving part that receives the wire according to the length of the wire to be stocked, so that the wire with a shorter length can be received by the wire receiving part on the lower side and the wire with a longer length can be received on the upper side. It can be received by the side wire receiving part.

Further, the rear end of the electric wire receiving portion on the upper side can be projected rearward. This allows
It is possible to prevent the rear ends of the electric wires received by the electric wire receiving portions of the respective stages from being entangled with each other. Moreover, the electric wire receiving portion on the upper side can receive the electric wire in a state in which the rear end side of the electric wire is hung. As a result, it is possible to make the longitudinal dimension of the electric wire receiving portion shorter than the length of the electric wire to be received.

In order to achieve the object of the present invention, an electric wire stock stand according to claim 2 is the electric wire stock stand according to claim 1, wherein the electric wire stock stand is movable along the longitudinal direction of the electric wire placed on the electric wire receiving portion. It is characterized by further comprising a supporting member which is arranged and can support the rear end side of the electric wire placed on a predetermined electric wire receiving portion. According to this configuration, the same operation as the first aspect of the invention is achieved. In addition, in the invention according to this aspect, the support member can be arranged at a position moved from the rear end of the predetermined wire receiving portion in the extension direction of the wire receiving portion. Therefore, even if the electric wire to be stocked is extremely long, the electric wire can be placed by supporting the rear end side of the electric wire by the supporting member.

In order to achieve the object of the present invention, an electric wire stock stand according to claim 3 is the electric wire stock stand according to claim 2, wherein the supporting member is arranged in a longitudinal direction of the electric wire placed on the electric wire receiving portion. It is characterized in that it has a slide rod that is disposed along the slide rod and that is provided so as to be movable in that direction, and an electric wire hook rod that extends in a direction substantially orthogonal to the slide rod.

According to this configuration, the same operation as that of the second aspect is obtained. Particularly, in the invention according to this claim, the slide rod is moved along the electric wire receiving portion to dispose the electric wire hooking rod at a position moved from the rear end of the electric wire receiving portion in the extension direction of the electric wire receiving portion. You can That is, the support member can be easily configured by a substantially L-shaped member.

[0014]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an electric wire stock base according to an embodiment of the present invention, showing a state in which electric wires are stocked. A schematic configuration of the electric wire stock base 10 will be described with reference to FIG.

This wire stock base 10 can be used mainly for assembling a sub-assembly in a wire harness manufacturing process. That is, when assembling the sub-assembly, it is possible to previously stock a large number of plural kinds of electric wires in a stretched state. Then, a predetermined electric wire can be taken out in accordance with the assembling work procedure, and the assembling work can be advanced.

The electric wire stock base 10 has a plurality of electric wire receiving portions 1 on which a large number of electric wires that have been prescaled and cut can be placed.
1 is provided. In the present embodiment, there are 16 electric wire receiving portions 11, and each electric wire receiving portion 11 is arranged in four stages in the vertical direction as shown in the figure. By mounting the same type of electric wire for each electric wire receiving portion 11, a maximum of 16 types of electric wires can be stocked. In FIG. 1, only three types of electric wires 12, 13, and 14 are shown for simplification.
The terminal fittings 4 are crimped to the end portions of the terminals 13 and 14 in advance.

Further, the electric wire stock base 10 has a leg portion 1 for installing the electric wire stock base 10 at a predetermined installation place.
5, a support portion 16 appropriately arranged on the leg portion 15, for supporting each electric wire receiving portion 11, and an electric wire to be received are long (electric wires 12 and 13), a state in which the rear end side of the electric wire is hung. And a support member 17 that is supported by. The reference numeral 28 indicates a workbench so that an appropriate work can be performed.

Each section will be described in detail below. In the following description, the side on which the workbench 28 is provided is the "front side" of the electric wire stock base 10, the right side when viewed from the front side is the "right side", and the side viewed from the front side. The left side is called the “left side”, and the back side when viewed from the front side is called the “back side”. First, the leg portion 15 includes a pair of base members 20 and 21 arranged at a predetermined interval and both base members 2
It has the connecting member 22 which connects 0 and 21 comrades.

Both the base members 20 and 21 are bottom plates 23.
And a long base rod 24 provided upright on this. The connecting member 22 is arranged so as to bridge the lower and upper ends of both base bars 24. The connecting member 22 is
It has a tube 25 and a rod 26 slidably inserted in the tube 25, and the entire length can be changed by relatively sliding both. In the present embodiment, the rod 26 is fixed to the base rod 24 on the front side, and the tube 2 is attached to the base rod 24 on the rear side.
5 is fixed. A set screw 27 is screwed into the tube 25 from the outside, and the rod 26 can be fixed to the tube 25 by tightening the set screw 27. That is, the width of the leg portion 15 can be changed by relatively sliding the tube 25 and the rod 26, and thus the depth dimension of the electric wire stock base 10 can be changed.

Next, the supporting portion 16 is the base rod 2 on the front side.
It is provided at four positions of 4 and four positions of the base rod 24 on the back side. The support portions 16 provided on each base rod 24 are arranged at a predetermined pitch along the vertical direction.
However, in the present embodiment, the support portion 16 provided on the base rod 24 on the back side has an arrangement height of the base rod 24 on the front side.
The height is higher than that of the support portion 16 provided on the.

The supporting portion 16 provided on the front side base rod 24 and the supporting portion 1 provided on the rear side base rod 24.
6, the electric wire receiving portion 11 is supported. In detail, the first base rod 24 on the front side
The support portion 16 provided at the stage (the lowest stage) and the support portion 16 provided at the first stage of the base rod 24 on the far side form a pair, and by these, the wire receiving portion of the first stage. 11 is supported. Similarly, the support portion 1 provided on the second, third and fourth stages (uppermost stage) of the base rod 24 on the front side.
6 and the supporting portions 16 provided at the second, third and fourth stages of the base rod 24 on the back side corresponding thereto respectively form a pair, and the second and third stages are formed. Steps and 4th
It supports the electric wire receiving portion 11 of the step. As a result, each electric wire receiving portion 11 is supported in a state of being inclined so as to descend toward the front side, which makes it easy for the worker to work. However, the electric wire receiving portion 11 does not necessarily need to be supported by inclining, and may be arranged horizontally.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view showing the upper portion of the base rod 24 on the back side. Referring to the figure, the base rod 24 on the back side
The holding portion 16 provided on the uppermost stage will be described in detail. The holding portion 16 has a fixed ring 30 and extension rods 31 and 32 extending in the left-right direction with respect to the fixed ring 30.
The base rod 24 penetrates the fixed ring 30 and
0 is slidable with respect to the base rod 24. Further, the fixed ring 30 has a fixing screw 33.
The fixing screw 33 is screwed into the fixing ring 30 so that the fixing ring 30 can penetrate from the outside to the inside. Therefore, the fixed ring 30 can be fixed at a desired position of the base rod 24 by disposing the fixed ring 30 at a desired position (height) and screwing the fixing screw 33. That is, the fixing ring 30 and the fixing screw 33 constitute a height adjusting mechanism, which allows the holding portion 16 to be set to a desired height.

The above is the holding portion 1 provided at the top of the back side.
6, the holding portion 16 has the same configuration as the other holding portions 16 (holding portions 16 other than the holding portion 16 provided at the backmost uppermost stage), and thus the description thereof will be omitted. . The holding portion 16 is not limited to the above structure. That is, regarding the extension bars 13 and 32,
Other known members can be used as long as they can support the wire receiving portion 11. Also, regarding the fixed ring 30,
The member is not limited to the annular member as long as it can slide with respect to the base rod 24 and can be fixed at a desired position.
Further, in the present embodiment, the base rod 24 and the fixed ring 3 are
0 itself is configured as a slide base and a slider, respectively, but a slide base (for example, a slide rail) is separately formed on the base rod 24, and a slider (which can be slidably engaged with the fixed ring 30 side). For example, a slide groove) can be provided.

Referring again to FIG. 1, the wire receiving portion 11
Is composed of a gutter-shaped member. Thereby, the electric wires 12, 13, 1 received by the electric wire receiving portion 11
4 can be prevented from easily falling off. In addition, the dam member 4 is provided at the front end of each wire receiving portion 11.
0 is provided (in FIG. 1, reference numeral 40 is attached only to the weir member at the lowermost stage). As a result, the stocked wires 12, 13, 14 do not fall off from the wire receiving portion 11 even when the wire receiving portion 11 is supported in an inclined manner. However, the wire receiving part 1
When 1 is arranged horizontally, the dam member 40 is not always necessary. Further, in the present embodiment, the electric wire receiving portion 11
Although the gutter-shaped member is used as the electric wire receiving member, the electric wire receiving portion 11 may be formed of a flat plate and a dividing bar erected on the flat plate.

Further, the electric wire receiving portions are set such that the upper ones thereof have longer lengths (dimensions in the longitudinal direction). Thereby, the electric wire receiving portion 11 can be selected according to the length of the electric wire to be stocked. That is, an electric wire having a short length can be received by the electric wire receiving portion 11 on the lower stage, while an electric wire having a long length can be received by the electric wire receiving portion 11 on the upper stage side. This makes it possible to effectively use the space.

Further, in the present embodiment, the wire receiving portion 11
The end face of the front side of the is arranged so that the lower end side thereof protrudes toward the front side. As a result, the electric wire can be taken out more easily than in the case where the front end surface of the electric wire receiving portion 11 is arranged in a state of being aligned along the vertical direction. However, the position of the front end surface of the electric wire receiving portion 11 can be arranged along a predetermined vertical plane.

Further, the end surface of the electric wire receiving portion 11 on the back side is arranged so that the one on the upper side is projected to the back side to a greater extent. Thus, the upper wire receiving portion 11 can receive the wire with the rear end of the wire hanging. In other words, since the lower wire receiving portion 11 has a low height, it cannot be received while the rear end side of the wire is hung, but the upper wire receiving portion 11
This is possible.

Therefore, even if the longitudinal dimension of the electric wire receiving portion 11 is shorter than the length of the electric wire, the electric wire receiving portion 11 is
It can receive electric wires satisfactorily. As a result, the depth dimension of the wire stock base 10 can be shortened. In addition, it is possible to prevent the electric wires arranged in the upper stage and the rear end portions of the electric wires arranged in the lower stage (the portions of the electric wires arranged on the back side) from being entangled with each other in the state of being received. This also has the advantage that the stocked wires can be taken out smoothly.

Next, the support member 17 is composed of an elongated round bar, and has a substantially L shape as shown in FIG.
The support member 17 has a slide rod 50 and an electric wire hook rod 51. The slide rod 50 is arranged along the longitudinal direction of the electric wire receiving portion 11, and the electric wire hook rod 51 is provided at the rear end of the slide rod 50 and extends to the right side in a direction substantially orthogonal to the slide rod 50. Has been done.

Further, referring to FIG. 2, the support member 17 is
It is attached to the base rod 24 on the back side via a mounting bracket 52. The bracket 52 has an annular fixing member 53 and a support piece 54 that supports the slide rod 50. The fixed member 53 has the same structure as the fixed ring 30. The base rod 24 penetrates the fixing member 53 and is slidable in the vertical direction with respect to the base rod 24. Further, the fixing member 53 has a fixing screw 55, and the fixing screw 55 is screwed in such a manner that the fixing member 53 can penetrate from the outside to the inside. Therefore, by arranging the fixing member 53 at a desired position and screwing the fixing screw 55, the fixing member 53 can be fixed at a desired position of the base rod 24. That is, slide bar 1
7 can be fixed at a height corresponding to the height of the holding portion 16.

A through hole (not shown) is formed in the supporting piece 54 along the longitudinal direction of the electric wire receiving portion 11, and the slide rod 50 is slidably inserted into the through hole. As a result, the support member 17 is cantilevered by the support piece 54. Further, the supporting piece 54 has a fixing screw 56, and the fixing screw 56 is used for the supporting piece 5.
4 is screwed in from the right end surface. The fixing screw 56 is
It can be inserted into the through hole by screwing. Therefore, when the slide bar 50 is slid in the longitudinal direction to be arranged at a desired position and the fixing screw 56 is screwed in, the electric wire hook rod 51 is moved to a desired position (the electric wire receiving portion 1).
It can be arranged and fixed at a position where a required amount has been moved in the extension direction of the electric wire receiving portion 11 from the rear end portion of 1.

Therefore, even if the electric wires are extremely long (in the present embodiment, the electric wires 12 and 13 are stocked), that is, even if the electric wires are received by the uppermost electric wire receiving portion 11, the electric wires 12 and 13 are received. If the end of the wire may interfere with the floor surface, for example,
With 1, it is possible to support the electric wires 12, 13 in a state of being hooked at the rear end sides thereof, and to suspend the ends of the electric wires 12, 13. Thereby, the electric wires 12, 13
It is possible to avoid the inconvenience that the terminal fitting crimped to is damaged by, for example, interfering with the floor surface. That is, even if the length of the wire receiving portion 11 is not sufficiently long in advance, by using the support member 17,
It is possible to stock the extremely long electric wires 12 and 13. Moreover, the support member 17 is stored, that is, the slide rod 50 is slid toward the front side to bring the wire hooking rod 51 close to the wire receiving portion 11, thereby making the whole wire stock base 10 compact. Become.

The above description of the supporting member 17 is for the supporting member 17 provided on the uppermost back side. In the present embodiment, the supporting members 17 are provided corresponding to all the electric wire receiving portions 11 arranged on the right side, but these (except the supporting members 17 corresponding to the electric wire receiving portions 11 provided on the uppermost right side). Since the supporting member 17) of No. 1 has the same structure as the supporting member 17 described above, the description thereof will be omitted.

As described above, according to the electric wire stock base 10 of the present embodiment, the electric wire receiving portions 11 are arranged vertically in four steps, so that the electric wire receiving portions 11 are arranged in four rows on one plane. The space required to install the stock table 10 can be reduced. Moreover, it is possible to stock 16 types of electric wires for convenience. Therefore, many types of electric wires can be stocked compactly and efficiently.

Further, since the electric wire receiving portions 11 are arranged along the vertical direction, the electric wires can be easily supplied to the electric wire receiving portions 11. This is because the electric wire receiving portion 11 is temporarily attached to a predetermined mounting table.
Assuming that the electric wires are arranged in four rows, the operator, when replenishing the electric wires, extends the hands from around the mounting table to each electric wire receiving portion 1
It is difficult to replenish the electric wire to the electric wire receiving portion 11 arranged inside the mounting table, but in the present embodiment, such an inconvenience does not occur. Therefore, there is an advantage that the electric wire can be easily replenished and the stocked electric wire can be easily taken out, which is convenient.

In particular, according to this embodiment, long wires are supported by the upper wire receiving portion 11 and short wires are supported by the lower wire receiving portion 11, so that all wire receiving portions are supported. Space efficiency can be further improved as compared with the case where the length of the portion 11 is uniformly lengthened. Further, since the gutter-shaped member is adopted for the electric wire receiving portion 11, the electric wire is prevented from coming off and the usability is improved.

Moreover, when the electric wire to be received is long because the rear end of the electric wire receiving portion 11 on the upper side is projected to the back side, the rear end side is hung from the electric wire receiving portion 11, but the upper step. It is possible to prevent the electric wire received by the wire and the electric wire received by the lower step from being entangled with each other. Further, since the rear end side of the electric wire is received in the state of being hung from the electric wire receiving portion 11, the longitudinal dimension of the electric wire receiving portion 11 can be made shorter than the length of the electric wire to be received. As a result, space efficiency can be further improved.

In addition, even when stocking extremely long electric wires 12 and 13, by adjusting the position of the support member 17, the electric wire receiving portion 11 does not have to be long enough in advance. Can be stocked. As a result, the space efficiency can be further improved. Moreover, since the support member 17 is a simple member having an L-shaped structure, the cost of the wire stock base 10 does not increase significantly.

Furthermore, since the height of each electric wire receiving portion 11 can be adjusted to a height at which an operator can easily work (for example, a height at which an electric wire can be easily taken out), the subassembly can be efficiently assembled. be able to. Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and a larger number of electric wire receiving portions 11 can be provided. FIG.
Although the support portion 16 and the bracket 52 are separately configured with reference to the above, they may be integrally configured. With this configuration, the height of the support member 17 can be automatically adjusted by adjusting the height of the electric wire receiving portion 11.

Further, in this embodiment, the support member 17
Is provided corresponding to the electric wire receiving portions 11 arranged on the right side, but it may be provided on both left and right sides, that is, corresponding to all the electric wire receiving portions 11. In addition, various design changes can be made within the scope of the present invention.

[0041]

According to the invention of claim 1, since a large installation space is not required, many kinds of electric wires can be stocked compactly. Further, since the electric wire receiving portions are arranged in the vertical direction, it is possible to easily supply electric wires to the electric wire receiving portions. Moreover, in order to be able to stock long wires, the wire receiving part is selected according to the length of the wire without making the size of the wire receiving part uniform in advance. The short electric wire can be received by the electric wire receiving portion having a short dimension. As a result, it is possible to provide an electric wire stock stand that has high space efficiency and is easy to use.

According to the invention of claim 2, the same effect as that of the invention of claim 1 can be obtained. In addition, even if the electric wire to be stocked is extremely long, the rear end side of the electric wire can be supported by the supporting member and the rear end of the electric wire can be suspended. As a result, the ends of the electric wires are not damaged, and even when a large number of electric wires are received, the entanglement of the electric wires can be prevented. That is,
Even an extremely long electric wire can be satisfactorily stocked without increasing the dimension of the electric wire receiving portion. Moreover, in this case, since only the supporting member corresponding to the electric wire needs to be moved, the overall size of the electric wire stock base does not increase, and as a result, the space efficiency is deteriorated by stocking an extremely long electric wire. Can be suppressed.

According to the invention of claim 3, the same effect as that of the invention of claim 2 can be obtained. In particular, in the invention according to the present claim, the support member can be simply configured by a substantially L-shaped member, so that it is possible to suppress an increase in cost associated with mounting the support member.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an electric wire stock base according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a main part showing an upper portion of a back side base rod.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a conventional electric wire stock base.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 electric wire stock base 11 electric wire receiving portion 12 electric wire 13 electric wire 14 electric wire 16 supporting portion 17 supporting member 50 slide rod 51 electric wire hanging portion

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An electric wire receiving portion on which a length-cut electric wire can be placed in an extended state is arranged in multiple stages along a vertical direction, and each electric wire receiving portion is set to have a length increasing toward the upper side. The electric wire stock stand is characterized by being used. 2. The electric wire stock base according to claim 1, wherein the rear end of the electric wire placed on the predetermined electric wire receiving portion is movably arranged along the longitudinal direction of the electric wire placed on the electric wire receiving portion. An electric wire stock stand, further comprising a support member capable of supporting the side. 3. The electric wire stock base according to claim 2, wherein the support member is arranged along a longitudinal direction of the electric wire placed on the electric wire receiving portion, and a slide rod provided movably in the direction. An electric wire stock base having an electric wire hooking rod extending in a direction substantially orthogonal to the slide rod.