JPH09312107A - Wire layout board - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent an electric wire from being pulled during a work to prevent production of inferior products and at the same time the workability of the work in each process in a production line is improved by installing a means to catch an electric wire hanging down from a wire layout plate during a wire layout work and to lift up the electric wire from the floor. SOLUTION: A wire layout boad 10 is used in a production line of a wire assembly and moved along the line. Even in the case an electric wire 12 of an electric wire bundle 11 to be laid on the moving apparatus 10 is hung down from the apparatus 10, the electric wire is caught by a sheet member 13 so installed as to form a U-shape and lifted up from the floor face 14. Consequently, the electric wire 12 and a terminal metal tool 15 installed in the wire 12 are prevented from being damaged due to that the wire is brought into contact with the contact the floor face 14 or that the wire is stepped down by a worker. The sheet member 13 is made possible to be pulled out and housed through a slid axial mechanism 32.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an assembly drawing board device used for assembling a wire harness or a subassembly (hereinafter, referred to as "wire assembly") constituting a wire harness in a production line. is there.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a part of a general production line for wire assemblies. Referring to the figure, in the assembly of the wire assembly in the production line, the assembly drawing board device 3 including the wiring board 2 attached to the moving mount 1 is moved along the line, and the wiring work is accompanied by this movement. Wiring work and accessory mounting work on the plate 2 are sequentially performed. The work procedure is as follows: first, in the wiring process, after laying the wire bundle 4 so as to have a predetermined shape,
In the accessory mounting step, necessary accessories are mounted on the wire bundle 4 at predetermined positions.

In the wiring process, an operator moves along the assembly drawing board device 3 moving along the line in the passage 5 to connect a plurality of electric wires on the wiring board 2 with a wire support (not shown in FIG. 6). )
And the electric wire bundle 4 is formed by receiving.

[0004]

By the way, among the electric wires which compose the wire assembly as described above, the electric wire is immediately placed on the wiring board 2 depending on the shape of the wire assembly, the wiring order of the long electric wires and the like. There are some that can not be fixed,
The end portion 7 of the electric wire 6 is suspended in the passage 5 during the wiring work. Therefore, when the suspended electric wire 6 is long, the end portion 7 of the electric wire 6 falls into the passage 5, so that the end portion 7 of the electric wire 6 moves with the movement of the assembly drawing board device 2. There was a case where the worker was dragged on the passage 5 or a worker accidentally stepped on it.

A terminal fitting is generally crimped to the end of the electric wire hanging from the wiring board 2, and a connector is provided if necessary. Therefore, if the electric wire 6 is dragged on the passage 5, the electric wire itself, the terminal fitting or the connector is damaged, and if an operator accidentally steps on the terminal fitting, the terminal fitting or the like is damaged and the wire assembly as a product. There was a risk that defective products would occur.

In addition, from the viewpoint of improving the efficiency of line production, there has been a demand for improving the efficiency of attachment work of accessory parts. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to prevent the electric wire from being dragged during the wiring work to prevent the occurrence of defective products, and to improve the workability of the work in each step in the production line. It is to provide a device.

[0007]

In order to achieve the object of the present invention, an assembly drawing board device according to claim 1 is used in a production line of a wire assembly and is used for moving along the line direction. In an assembly drawing board device having a gantry and a wiring board provided on an upper part of a moving gantry, a receiving means is provided for receiving an electric wire hanging from the wiring board and levitating from the floor during wiring work. It is characterized by that.

According to the present invention, even when the electric wire hangs down from the wiring board during the wiring work, the electric wire can be received by the receiving means and levitated from the floor surface. By this, even if the assembly drawing board device moves on the line, the electric wire is dragged on the floor with it,
This prevents the operator from stepping on the wire and prevents damage to the wires.

In order to achieve the object of the present invention, the assembly drawing board device according to claim 2 is the assembly drawing board device according to claim 1, wherein the receiving means includes a flexible sheet member. The one end edge and the other end edge of the sheet member are arranged parallel to each other along the line direction and are separated by a predetermined distance along a direction orthogonal to the line direction, and the one end edge and the other end. It is characterized in that an electric wire receiving space for receiving an electric wire is formed by the sheet member hanging downward from the edge portion.

According to this invention, the same operation as the invention according to claim 1 is achieved. In addition, the electric wire can be accommodated in the electric wire receiving space formed by hanging the sheet member. Therefore, the receiving means can be constructed very simply. In order to achieve the object of the present invention, the assembly drawing board device according to a third aspect is the assembly drawing board device according to the second aspect, wherein the distance between the one end edge portion and the other end edge portion of the sheet member can be changed. It is characterized in that a separating mechanism is provided.

According to this invention, the same operation as that of the invention according to claim 2 is achieved. In addition, since the distance between the one end edge and the other end edge of the sheet member can be changed, it is possible to increase the distance between the one end edge and the other end edge of the sheet member during the wiring work. The opening of the electric wire receiving space can be enlarged, and the hanging electric wire can be reliably received. On the other hand, when the wiring work is not performed, the sheet member can be folded by narrowing the interval between the one edge portion and the other edge portion of the sheet member.

In order to achieve the object of the present invention, the assembly drawing board device according to claim 4 is the assembly drawing board device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein an accessory part of the wire assembly is stocked. The storage box to be placed is provided on the moving base. According to this invention, the same operation as that of the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3 is achieved. In addition, by accommodating the necessary accessory parts in the accommodation box provided on the gantry for movement, it is possible to take out the necessary accessory parts when attaching the accessory parts to the wire bundle formed by the wiring work. It can be done smoothly.

In order to achieve the object of the present invention, the assembly drawing board device according to a fifth aspect is the assembly drawing board device according to the fourth aspect, in which the housing box can be drawn out in a direction orthogonal to the line direction. It is characterized by that. According to this invention, the same operation as that of the invention according to claim 4 is achieved. In addition, during the wiring work, the storage box can be pushed under the wiring plate, and can be pulled out only during the accessory mounting work.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One 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 assembly drawing board device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to the figure, the assembly drawing board device 10 is used in a wire assembly production line and is moved along the line. The feature of this assembly drawing board device 10 is that even if the electric wire 12 hangs down from the assembly drawing board device 10 in the wire bundle 11 wired on the moving assembly drawing board device 10, The point is that it can be received by the sheet member 13 arranged in a substantially U shape and levitated from the floor surface 14, so that the electric wire 12 and the terminal fittings 15 and the like provided on the electric wire 12 come into contact with the floor surface 14. That is, it is possible to prevent damage from being hit or stomped on by an operator.

A detailed description will be given below. Assembly drawing board device 10
Is a gantry 20 for movement that moves on the line, and a gantry 20
An assembly board 21 provided above, an electric wire receiving portion 30 for receiving an electric wire 12 that hangs down during wiring work, and a storage box 31 for storing accessory parts to be attached to the wired electric wire bundle 11. And have.

The pedestal 20 can be assembled by, for example, an angle member, and has a base portion 24 and a support portion 25 for supporting the assembly drawing board 21. Casters 26 are provided below the base portion 24, which allows the gantry 20 to move extremely smoothly along the line. The pedestal 20 is not limited to an angle member, but may have a frame-shaped structure made of a rod-shaped member such as a pipe, or may be configured as a box-shaped so-called can-making component made of a steel plate or the like.

The assembly drawing board 21 is attached to the supporting portion 25 of the pedestal 20, and has a wiring board 22 and an electric wire supporting member 23 erected on the wiring board 22. The electric wire support 23 has a substantially U-shaped head portion, and is fixedly arranged at a predetermined position in advance according to the form of the wire assembly WA to be assembled. Each electric wire 12, which is a constituent element of the wire assembly WA, is arranged in order along a head portion of a predetermined electric wire support 23, and is laid on the wiring board 22 in the above-described form.

Incidentally, some of the electric wires 12 constituting the wire assembly are long ones, and depending on the form of the wire assembly to be assembled, the wiring order, etc., they cannot be immediately fixed on the wiring board 22. There is something. Such an electric wire 12 is hung from the wiring board 22 as shown in the drawing during the wiring work. Wire receiving part 30
Is for receiving the electric wire hanging from the wiring board 22 in this manner. The electric wire receiving portion 30 is a pedestal 20.
It has a slide shaft mechanism 32 provided on the base 24 and a seat member 13.

The slide shaft mechanism 32 is a known one, and has rod-shaped fixed rails 33, 34, and fixed rails 33, 34.
Each of 34 has a first slider 35, 36 slidably provided in the axial direction, and a second slider 37 arranged so as to bridge the fixed rails 33, 34. FIG. 2 is a main part perspective view showing the structure of the electric wire receiving portion 30. 1 and 2, a pair of fixed rails 3
3, 34 have a pair of upper and lower grooves 39,
40 (see FIG. 2) is formed along the axial direction. As shown in FIG. 1, the fixed rails 33 and 34 are arranged at symmetrical positions.

The first slider 35 is a rod-shaped member engaged with the groove 40 of the fixed rail 33. Similarly, the second slider 36 is engaged with a groove (not shown) of the fixed rail 34, and is arranged symmetrically with the first slider 35 (see FIG. 1). In addition, the second slider 37 includes the flat plate portion 4
1 is a plate-shaped member including both ends of the fixed rail 3
4 and the groove 39 (not shown) of the fixed rail 35. With this structure, the first slider 3
5, 36 and the second slider 37 are indicated by arrows 42 in FIG.
And slidable in the direction along arrow 43 (the direction orthogonal to the direction of the line).

The sheet member 13 is a vinyl sheet 50.
And mounting plates 51 and 52 arranged along both end edges 53 and 54 thereof. The mounting plate 51 is made of an elongated flat plate, and one end edge portion 53 of the vinyl sheet 50 is fastened to the mounting plate 51 using a plurality of screws 55. The mounting plate 51 is fixed to the tip surface 58 of the first slider 35 and the tip surface (not shown) of the second slider 36.

The mounting plate 52 is made of a flat so-called channel member. That is, the mounting plate 52 is a member that has an elongated flat plate portion 56 and extension pieces 57 that extend vertically from the flat plate portion 56 at both ends of the flat plate portion 56. The other edge 54 of the vinyl sheet 50 is fastened to the flat plate portion 56 of the mounting plate 52 using a plurality of screws 55. The mounting plate 52 is mounted by fixing the extending pieces 57 at both ends to the intermediate portion of the fixed rails 33 and 34.

By attaching the sheet member 13 in this manner, the one end edge portion 53 and the other end edge portion 54 of the vinyl sheet 50 have a predetermined distance, and the vinyl sheet hangs downward in a U shape. Thereby, the electric wire receiving space 65 that can receive the electric wire 12 hanging from the wiring plate 22 is formed along the wiring plate 22 (along the line direction) (see FIG. 1).

In this embodiment, the vinyl sheet 50 is used, but a cloth sheet can be used,
A paper sheet or the like can be used as long as it is hard to break. Also, if the sheet has a considerable rigidity,
This can also be formed and arranged in a substantially V shape. Further, the vinyl sheet 50 can be attached to the attachment plates 51 and 52 using an adhesive instead of being fastened using the screws 55. Further, in the present embodiment, the mounting plates 51, 5
2 is provided in order to prevent the one end edge portion 53 and the other end edge portion 54 of the vinyl sheet 50 from bending and sagging downward. However, when using a sheet material that does not cause such sagging Can remove the mounting plate 51 and directly attach one end side corner portion of the sheet member to the first sliders 35 and 36, and eliminate the flat plate portion 56 of the mounting plate 52 and directly attach the other end side corner portion of the sheet member. Extension piece 5 of plate 52
7 can also be attached.

Referring to FIG. 1, the storage box 31 is an elongated box-shaped member, and has an open upper surface. The storage box 31 is placed and fixed on the flat plate portion 41 (see FIG. 2) of the second slider 37. The accommodation box 31 has a plurality of compartments formed therein, which form a plurality of component accommodation chambers 60. Although not shown, various accessory parts necessary for assembling the wire assembly WA, such as a connector housing and a clamp for bundling the wire bundle 11, are stocked in each part accommodating chamber 60 by type.

Each of the component accommodating chambers 60 is arranged at a predetermined position corresponding to the form of the electric wire bundle 11 wired on the wiring plate 22. That is, for example, a component storage chamber 60 for stocking the housing of the connector C is provided at a position corresponding to the place where the connector C is attached during the wiring work, and is provided at a position corresponding to the place where the clamp is attached. Is provided with a component storage chamber 60 for stocking this clamp.

By being attached to the second slider 37, the housing box 31 is movable in the direction of the arrow 43 (along the direction orthogonal to the line direction). In this embodiment, the storage box 31
In the above, each component storage chamber 60 is integrally formed, but it is also possible to provide a storage box 31 for each component storage chamber 60 and attach each storage box 31 to the second slider 37. .

Next, the operation and effect of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 shows a state in which the storage box 31 and the sheet member 13 are stored together. According to this embodiment, the worker arranges the electric wires 12 included in the wire assembly to be assembled on the wiring board 22 while moving along the assembly drawing board device 10 that moves the line. At this time, if the electric wire 12 hangs down from the wiring board 22 during the wiring work,
As shown in FIG. 1, the sliders 35 and 36 are pulled out to the front side (direction orthogonal to the line direction), and the electric wire receiving space 65 is drawn.
Are formed (state of FIG. 4).

As a result, even if the electric wire 12 hangs down during the wiring work, it can be accommodated in the electric wire receiving space 65 constituted by the sheet member 13 (FIG. 1).
The electric wire 12 can be levitated from the floor, and even if the assembly drawing board device 10 moves on the line, the electric wire 12 can be dragged on the floor or trampled by the worker. There is no. And as the wiring work progresses,
The electric wire 12 once housed in the electric wire receiving space 65 can be laid on the wiring board 2 to complete the wiring work.

As described above, in this embodiment, it is possible to prevent the electric wire 12 from being damaged and prevent a defective product from being generated in the wire assembly WA as a product, and also to prevent the worker from damaging the hanging electric wire 12. It is possible to improve workability of wiring work without having to pay attention to it.
In particular, in the present embodiment, as a means for receiving the electric wire 12, the vinyl sheet 50 is hung in a U shape to form the electric wire receiving space 65, which is an extremely simple structure. There is an advantage that an increase in cost can be suppressed.

Further, in the present embodiment, the first slider 3
By sliding 5, 36, the distance between the one end edge portion 53 and the other end edge portion 54 of the vinyl sheet 50 can be changed.
And the other end edge portion 54 can be widened to reliably receive the hanging 12 wires. On the other hand, when the wiring work is not performed, the distance between the one end edge portion 53 and the other end edge portion 54 is narrowed. The sheet member 13 can be folded (state of FIG. 3).

As a result, the sheet member 13 does not get in the way when the accessory mounting work is performed after the wiring work is completed, and as a result, the workability of the accessory mounting work after the wiring work can be improved. If the distance between the one end edge portion 53 and the other end edge portion 54 of the vinyl sheet 50 can be set so that the sheet member 13 does not hinder the attachment work of the accessory, the first sliders 35 and 36 are fixed rails. 33,3
It may be fixed with respect to 4.

Further, in this embodiment, the storage box 3
By stocking the necessary accessory parts in advance in 1, the necessary accessory parts can be taken out smoothly when attaching the accessory parts to the wire bundle 11 formed by the wiring work. As a result, the workability of attaching accessory parts can be further improved, and the productivity of the wire assembly is improved.

Moreover, since the accommodation box 31 is attached to the second slider 37, the accommodation box 31 can be pushed under the wiring plate 22 during the wiring work, and only during the accessory mounting work. It can be pulled out (state of FIG. 5). As a result, the workability of the wiring work is not deteriorated. However, the second slider 37 can be fixed to the fixed rails 33 and 34 as long as the housing box 31 can be arranged so as not to disturb the wiring work in the pulled-out state.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various design changes can be made within the scope of the present invention.

[0036]

According to the invention of claim 1, since the electric wire hanging from the wiring board can be received by the receiving means, the electric wire itself is damaged due to the electric wire hanging down to the floor and the end of the electric wire. It is possible to prevent damage to the terminal fitting and the connector provided in the section. as a result,
It is possible to prevent defective products from being generated in the wire assembly as a product, and it is possible for the worker to improve workability of the wiring work without the need to take care so as not to damage the hanging electric wire.

According to the invention of claim 2, the same effect as that of the invention of claim 1 can be obtained. In addition, since the electric wire is accommodated in the electric wire receiving space formed by hanging the sheet member downward, the structure of the receiving means can be made very simple and the increase in cost of the device can be suppressed. According to the third aspect, the same effects as those of the second aspect are achieved.
In addition, since the sheet member can be folded by bringing the one end edge portion and the other end edge portion of the sheet member close to each other, for example, when the attachment work is completed after the wiring work is completed, the receiving means is an obstacle. As a result, it is possible to improve the workability of the attachment work of the accessory.

According to the invention of claim 4, the same effect as that of the invention of claim 3 can be obtained. In addition, by stocking the accessory parts in the storage box, it is possible to smoothly take out the accessory parts required for the attachment work of the accessory parts. As a result, the workability of attaching the accessory can be further improved. According to the invention of claim 5, the same effect as that of the invention of claim 4 can be obtained. In addition, during the wiring work, the storage box can be pushed under the wiring plate, so that the storage box does not interfere with the wiring work. Therefore, workability of wiring work is not deteriorated.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an assembly drawing board device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an essential part showing the structure of an electric wire receiving portion.

FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing a state in which a sheet member and a storage box are stored.

FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing a state in which a sheet member is pulled out and an accommodation box is accommodated.

FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically showing a state in which a sheet member is stored and a storage box is pulled out.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a production line of a wire assembly using a conventional assembly board device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Assembly drawing board device 12 Electric wire 13 Sheet member 14 Floor surface 15 Terminal fitting 20 Stand 21 Assembly drawing board 22 Wiring board 30 Electric wire receiving part 31 Storage box 32 Sliding shaft 33 Fixed rail 34 Fixed rail 35 First slider 36 1st Slider 37 Second slider 38 Second slider 50 Vinyl sheet 53 One end edge portion 54 Other end edge portion 65 Electric wire receiving space

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An assembly drawing board device which is used in a production line of a wire assembly and has a moving mount for moving along the line direction, and a wiring plate provided on the upper part of the moving mount. An assembly drawing board device comprising a receiving means for receiving an electric wire that hangs down from a wiring board and lifting it from the floor during wiring work. 2. The assembly drawing board device according to claim 1, wherein the receiving means includes a flexible sheet member, and one end edge and the other end edge of the sheet member are along the line direction. Are arranged in parallel with each other and are separated by a predetermined distance along a direction orthogonal to the line direction, and the sheet member hangs downward between the one end edge portion and the other end edge portion to receive the electric wire. An assembly drawing board device characterized in that a receiving space is formed. 3. The assembly drawing board according to claim 2, further comprising a contacting / separating mechanism capable of changing a distance between one end edge portion and the other end edge portion of the sheet member. apparatus. 4. The assembly drawing board device according to claim 1, wherein an accommodating box for stocking accessory parts of the wire assembly is provided on the moving mount. Drawing board device. 5. The assembly drawing board device according to claim 4, wherein the accommodating box can be drawn out in a direction orthogonal to the line direction.