JPH11191472A - Terminal mounting device and terminal mounting method using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance the formation position accuracy of a connection terminal, and enhance the miniaturization of the wiring design of a body to be mounted. SOLUTION: According to automatic drive control by a control portion, terminal coupling bodies 19 are successively fed from a terminal feeding portion 21, are cut and separated to individual connection terminals by a positioning separation portion 22 to be positioned, and the individual connection terminals are moved to a predetermined welding work position. The required mounting point of a body to be mounted 12 placed on a placing stage 61 is movably adjusted to the welding work position by an X-Y table 24, and at the welding work position a laser beam is irradiated onto the connection terminal through laser irradiation device, and the connection terminal is welding mounted on the mounting point of the body to be mounted 12.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a terminal mounting apparatus for automatically welding connection terminals to a desired mounting point of a predetermined mounted body and a terminal mounting method using the same.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 16 is an exploded perspective view of a conventional bus bar type junk box. This junk box has a plurality of bus bars 1a to 1 punched out by a large press.
e is laminated in multiple layers (five layers in FIG. 16) via the insulation plates 2a to 2d and housed in the rear cover 3a and the front cover 3b. And
For each of the bus bars 1a to 1e, a part of the bus bar frame 4 punched in a planar shape is bent substantially perpendicularly to the formation plane of the bus bar frame 4 as shown in FIGS. The back cover 3a as the connection terminal 5
And, it penetrates through holes 6 formed in each of front cover 3b and is drawn out to the outside. Such a junk box has a compact (small) shape, but can easily form complicated three-dimensional wiring inside, and is often used as a connection means between various electric components such as automobiles.

[0003]

In recent years, with the development of electronic technology, the types of electronic components have been increasing in the fields of automobiles and the like. Accordingly, there is a strong demand for securing more connection terminals 5 by performing more complicated wiring while maintaining the compactness of the junk box.

However, the conventional bus bars 1a to 1
In the structure 1e, as shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, only the connection terminal 5 is formed by bending a part of the bus bar frame 4, so that the connection terminal 5 is not bent or warped. There is a restriction that it is difficult to design a fine wiring, and there is a limit to the fine wiring design in a junk box.

In the conventional bus bars 1a to 1e, since the connection terminals 5 are formed by bending a part of the bus bar frame 4 punched in a plane, the connection terminals 5 are formed on the plane of the bus bar frame 4. Void 7 after bending
Inevitably, this void 7 is a useless space in the wiring design, so that it is not always possible to design a wiring with good area efficiency.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a terminal capable of fine wiring of a bus bar by welding a separately manufactured connection terminal substantially vertically to a bus bar frame punched and formed in a planar shape. An object of the present invention is to provide a mounting device and a terminal mounting method using the same.

[0007]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems,
The invention according to claim 1 is a terminal mounting device that automatically welds and connects a connection terminal to a desired mounting point of a predetermined mounted body, wherein a terminal connection body formed by connecting a plurality of the connection terminals is provided. A terminal supply unit for sequentially supplying, a positioning separation unit that cuts and separates the terminal connected body sequentially supplied from the terminal supply unit into individual connection terminals, and is separated and positioned by the positioning separation unit. A moving device for moving the individual connection terminals to a predetermined welding operation position, and an XY table for mounting the mounted object and moving and adjusting a desired mounting point of the mounted object to the welding operation position. And, a welding device that welds and mounts the connection terminal to the mounting point of the mounted body at the welding operation position, and a control unit that drives and controls all of them, the welding device includes:
A laser irradiation device for irradiating the connection terminal on the mounting point with a laser beam to perform welding.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the terminal supply section, at least one stock area for rotatably mounting a reel on which the terminal connector has been wound in advance is formed, and the stock area is formed on the stock area. A plurality of reels are vertically stacked, and each of the positioning / separating unit, the moving device, and the welding device is provided in a number corresponding to the number of the reels.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the welding apparatus further comprises a pressing device for pressing the connection terminal to the mounting point of the mounted body when the laser irradiation device irradiates a laser beam. is there.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a terminal mounting method for automatically welding and connecting a connection terminal to a desired mounting point of a predetermined mounted body using the terminal mounting apparatus. A first step of sequentially supplying the terminal connected body to which the connection terminals are connected by the terminal supply unit, and individually connecting the terminal connected body sequentially supplied from the terminal supply unit by the positioning separation unit. A second step of cutting and separating the connection terminals into the connection terminals, and a third step of moving the individual connection terminals separated and positioned by the positioning / separation section to the predetermined welding operation position by the moving device. And a fourth step of moving and adjusting the desired mounting point of the mounted object mounted on a predetermined mounting stage to the welding operation position by the XY table, and the welding operation position smell , A laser beam is irradiated to the connection terminal by the laser irradiation apparatus, wherein those comprising a fifth step of welding mounting the connection terminals on the mounting point of the mount body.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, a plurality of reels are stacked on at least one stock area formed in the terminal supply section so as to be rotatable up and down. Each of the moving device and the welding device is provided in a number corresponding to the number of the reels, and in all of the first to fifth steps, the number of the connection terminals corresponding to the number of the reels is set to the number of the connection terminals. It is to be welded and mounted almost simultaneously on the mounted body.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, at the time of laser beam irradiation by the laser irradiation device, the connection terminal is pressed against the mounting point of the mounted body by a predetermined pressing device.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS <Structure of Bus Bar> Before describing the terminal mounting device itself according to an embodiment of the present invention, the structure of a bus bar welded and mounted by the terminal mounting device will be described.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG.
Is used for a junk box 10 (FIG. 3) for connecting various electric components in an automobile or the like, and is used for a busbar frame 12 (mounted object) formed in a planar shape. The connection terminal 13 is welded perpendicular to the plane of the bus bar frame 12.

The bus bar frame 12 is formed by punching a thin metal plate such as copper or iron by a press or the like based on a desired wiring design.

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the connection terminal 13 is a metal piece which is formed in an L-shape when viewed from the side using a metal material such as copper or iron. And a welded portion 13b which is formed to be bent outward from an end of the connection portion 13a and is welded to a mounting point of the bus bar frame 12 through a through hole 10b formed in the busbar frame 12. It becomes. As shown in FIG. 3, the length of the connection portion 13a is changed depending on the layer in the junk box 10 as shown in FIG. This is applied to the junk box 10.

The connecting terminal 13 is connected to a connecting member (hereinafter referred to as a “terminal”) connected in parallel in one direction by a connecting piece 18 as shown in FIG. 4 before the terminal mounting step on the bus bar frame 12. (Referred to as a "connecting body 19"), and are carried in a state of being wound on reels 33a to 33f as shown in FIG. 5 and subjected to a terminal mounting step described later. .

<Structure of Terminal Mounting Device> Next, a terminal mounting device for mounting the connection terminal 13 on the bus bar frame 12 will be described.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a terminal mounting apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention. This terminal mounting device is shown in FIG.
Connection terminals 13 sequentially supplied in a connected state as shown in FIG.
Are separately cut and welded and mounted on the bus bar frame 12. As shown in FIG. 5, a main body cover 20 which forms the outer periphery of the terminal mounting device, and the terminal connector 19 from the outside of the main body cover 20. Terminal supply unit 21 that supplies
A positioning / separating part 22 for separating and positioning the terminal connector 19 supplied from the terminal supply part 21 into the individual connection terminals 13; and an individual connection terminal separated and positioned by the positioning / separation part 22. A moving device 23 for moving the busbar 13 to a predetermined welding work position P1 (FIG. 7); and an XY for mounting the busbar frame 12 and moving and adjusting a desired mounting point of the busbar frame 12 to the welding work position P1. The connection terminal 1 is connected to the table 24 and the mounting point of the bus bar frame 12 at the welding operation position P1.
3 and a control unit 78 (FIG. 6) for controlling the driving of these devices.

The terminal supply unit 21 includes a stocker 21a in which the terminal connector 19 is stocked, and a transport unit 21b which transports the terminal connector 19 in the stocker 21a to the positioning / separating unit 22.

The stocker 21a has two stock areas 32a and 32b set near the rear wall of the main body cover 20 on a supply shelf 31 fixed substantially horizontally from the side wall to the rear wall of the main body cover 20. In each of the stock regions 32a and 32b, a plurality of (three) reels 33a to 33c and 33d to 33f around which the terminal connector 19 is wound are vertically stacked. It is placed at. Here, each reel 33a-3
Reference numeral 3f denotes a cylindrical bobbin body having a bearing hole 34 formed at the center. The reels 33a to 33f are distinguished for each specification such as the length dimension of the connecting portion 13a, and the terminal connector 19 is wound. Have been. Then, each stock area 32a, 3
The vertical axis 35 erected on each of the reels 3a to 2b
Each reel 33 is inserted through the bearing hole 34 of the shaft 33f.
a to 33f are rotatably supported around the vertical axis 35 in the stock areas 32a and 32b. Thus, in each stock area 32a, 32b, a plurality of reels 33a
33f are vertically stacked and supplied, so that the occupied area efficiency of the terminal supply unit 21 can be remarkably improved as compared with the case where the reels 33a to 33f are individually installed.

The transport section 21b supplies the terminal connector 19 to the positioning / separating section 22 through terminal supply ports 20a formed in the left and right side walls of the main body cover 20. Six drive rollers 36 (12 in total) disposed adjacent to the positioning / separating portion 22 in the vicinity of the supply port 20a, and the main body cover 2
The terminal connection body 19 is guided between the drive roller 36 and the reels 33a to 33f on the stock areas 32a and 32b in the vicinity of the two terminal supply ports 20a outside the area 3a.
And a total of six guide rollers 37.

The driving roller 36 is rotatable about the longitudinal axis so that the connecting portion 13a and the connecting piece 18 (see FIG. 4) are sandwiched from both sides by the introduction opening of the positioning separating portion 22 for each terminal connecting body 19. The pair of drive rollers 36 are connected to a stepping motor 38 as shown in FIG.
Symmetrically. Alternatively, only one of the pair of drive rollers 36 may be driven to rotate by the stepping motor 38 and the other may be driven by the supply of the terminal connector 19.

The guide roller 37 is connected to each of the terminal connectors 19 supplied from the reels 33a to 33f near the rear wall of the main body cover 20, and is connected to the terminal supply port 20 for each terminal connector 19.
The guide roller 37 is turned around and guided to the drive roller 36, and each guide roller 37 has a bearing hole formed at the center, and a vertical axis 39 erected on the supply shelf 31 is freely passed through. , Are rotatably supported on a supply shelf 31.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the positioning / separating portion 22 includes a pair of guides 41 forming a positioning groove 41a for positioning the supply position of each terminal connector 19 to be supplied, and a positioning groove. In the vicinity of the forward end of 41a, a cutter 42 that protrudes and retracts from one of the guides 41 into the positioning groove 41a to cut the connecting piece 18 of the terminal connecting body 19 and separate it into individual connection terminals 13, and a positioning groove 41a of the cutter 42. And an air cylinder 43 for driving in and out of the air cylinder.

The moving device 23 includes a plurality of (six) reels 3
As shown in FIG. 9, six grippers 51 are provided corresponding to 3a to 33f. Each gripper 51 grips the distal end of the connection portion 13a of the connection terminal 13, and the gripper 51 supports the gripper 51 from above and moves up and down. 1, a second lifting device 53 that supports the first lifting device 52 and further adjusts the vertical position thereof, and a second lifting device that is movable to the body cover 20 of the terminal mounting device. A support stage 54 for supporting the device 53 and a support stage 54 fixed to a fixed shelf 55 of the main body cover 20 to move the support stage 54 in a certain horizontal direction (X direction)
And a horizontal moving device 56 for moving the moving object.

The gripper 51 includes a pair of beak-shaped gripping pieces 51.
a and 51b are opened and closed by rotating around a rotation shaft 51c at the base end, and grip the connection portion 13a of the connection terminal 13. The opening and closing operation of the gripper 51 is as shown in FIG. It is driven by a predetermined gripper driving device 57 using a stepping motor or an air cylinder.

The first lifting device 52 is an air cylinder for raising and lowering a rod 52a connected to the base end of the gripper 51, and the upper end is supported by a support plate 52b.

The second lifting device 53 includes a first lifting device 5
And a rod 53 that supports the second lifting device 53 so as to be able to move up and down.
b, the lifting body 53a itself is constituted by an air cylinder, whereby the lifting body 53a rises and lowers independently to adjust the first lifting and lowering device 52 up and down. Further, the rod 53b is disposed to penetrate in both the vertical direction of the elevating body 53a, and both upper and lower ends of the rod 53b are connected to the support plate 53c and supported by the support columns 53d. In addition, the support column 53d is the support stage 5 described above.
4 and is fixed upright.

The horizontal moving device 56 is fixed on a fixed shelf 55 of the main body cover 20 through a fixing tool 58, and moves the rod 56a connected to the end of the support stage 54 in a predetermined horizontal direction (X direction). I do.

As shown in FIG. 7, the XY table 24 has a mounting stage 61 on which the bus bar frame 12 is mounted horizontally.
An X-direction air cylinder 62 for horizontally moving the mounting stage 61 in the same direction (X-direction) as the movement direction of the above-described horizontal movement device 56;
Y to move horizontally in the horizontal direction (Y direction) perpendicular to the direction
A bus bar frame 1 on the mounting stage 61 by fixing the Y-direction air cylinder 63 to a predetermined position of the main body cover 20.
2 is moved and adjusted to a predetermined welding operation position P1 in the main body cover 20.

As shown in FIG. 9 and FIG.
Welded portion 13b of connection terminal 13 held by gripper 51
Is irradiated from the upper surface, and the laser irradiation point of the welding portion 13b is melted to weld the connection terminal 13 to the mounting point of the bus bar frame 12, and the laser irradiation device 71
And a pressing device 72 for pressing the welded portion 13b of the connection terminal 13 to the bus bar frame 12 at the time of laser beam irradiation by the laser irradiation device 71.

As the laser irradiation device 71, a general device such as a YAG laser or a carbon dioxide laser is used.
The rod 5 of the first elevating device 52 of the moving device 23
It is fixed via a fixing piece 75 to the outer peripheral surface of a rotating cylinder 74 rotatably supported in a rotatable manner on a supporting plate 2a via a support plate 73. Then, the rotating cylinder 74 is driven to rotate around the rod 52a by the rotation driving device 76 supported by the support plate 73, so that the welding device 25 can adjust the irradiation position of the laser beam. In addition, the rotation driving device 76
For example, a general rotation drive mechanism to which a rack and pinion mechanism or the like is applied is applied.

When the laser irradiation device 71 irradiates the laser beam with the pressing device 72, the welding portion 1 of the connection terminal 13 is pressed.
3b with respect to the bus bar frame 12 (FIG. 1)
1 and 12), a base 72b is formed integrally with a U-shaped pressing element 72a which avoids the laser irradiation point of the welded portion 13b as shown in FIG. The extension and retraction of the connection terminal 13 toward the welding portion 13b is adjusted by the expansion and contraction of a rod (not shown) of the air cylinder 77 (FIG. 6). The pressing position adjusting air cylinder 77 is fixed to the outer peripheral surface of the rotary cylinder 74 described above.

Here, as shown in FIG. 6, a stepping motor 38 for driving the drive roller 36 of the transport section 21b (terminal supply section 21) and air for driving the cutter 42 of the positioning / separation section 22 into and out of the positioning groove 41a. Cylinder 43
A gripper driving device 57 that controls gripping of the gripper 51 of the moving device 23, a first lifting device 52, a second lifting device 53, a horizontal moving device 56, and an X-direction air cylinder 62 of the XY table 24. And Y direction air cylinder 63
And the control of each element of the laser irradiation device 71 of the welding device 25 and the air cylinder 77 for adjusting the pressed position are driven and controlled by a control unit 78 using a general CPU to which a ROM and a RAM are connected. Performs an operation instruction relating to a mounting point or the like on the bus bar frame 12 through an operation unit (operation panel) 79, and based on this, the control unit 78 performs an arithmetic processing operation according to a predetermined software program.
Each of the above elements 38, 43, 57, 52, 53, 56, 6
2, 63, 71 and 77 are operated.
Reference numeral 81 in FIG. 6 denotes a recording device in which a predetermined software program for controlling the control processing operation of the control unit 78 is stored, and reference numeral 82 denotes a main switch of the control unit 78.

<Operation of Terminal Mounting Apparatus> The operation of the terminal mounting apparatus having the above configuration will be described. As a preparation stage, FIG.
, The stock areas 32a, 32b of the terminal supply unit 21
A plurality of reels 33a to 33 on each of
f on each of the reels 33a to 33f.
9 is pulled out and set on the guide roller 37 and the drive roller 36 of the transport section 21b. Also, the XY table 24
The bus bar frame 12 is mounted on the mounting stage 61 described above.

After the completion of the preparatory stage, in FIG. 6, the operator turns on the main switch 82 to put the control unit 78 into an operating state.
The control unit 78 issues an operation instruction regarding the mounting point and the like on the device 2 and starts the control processing operation according to a predetermined software program based on the operation instruction.

That is, as shown in FIG. 5, first, the driving roller 36 of the transport section 21b is rotated, and the terminal connector 19 pulled out from the plurality of reels 33a to 33f on the stock areas 32a and 32b is guided by the positioning / separating section 22. When the connection terminal 13 of the terminal connector 19 is fed into the advancing end of the guide 41, the moving device 23
The first lifting device 52, the second lifting device 53, and the horizontal moving device 56 are driven to position the gripper 51 at the connection terminal 13 located at the advancing end of the guide 41. Then, the gripper 51 grips the upper end of the connection portion 13a of the connection terminal 13 by driving the gripper driving device 57 (FIG. 9). At substantially the same time, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, the air cylinder 43 advances the cutter 42 into the positioning groove 41a,
The connecting piece 18 of the terminal connector 19 is cut off to separate the leading connection terminal 13 from the terminal connector 19.

Next, the Y-direction air cylinder 63 and the X-direction air cylinder 62 on the XY table 24 are driven to move the mounting stage 61, and the mounting point of the bus bar frame 12 on the mounting stage 61 is welded. Align to position P1.

In parallel with this, with the gripper 51 holding the connection terminal 13, the gripper 51 is raised by the second lifting / lowering device 53 and horizontally moved in the X direction by the horizontal moving device 56, and then the first The gripper 51 is lowered to the bus bar frame 12 on the mounting stage 61 by the elevating device 52, and the welding portion 1 of the connection terminal 13 is moved to the welding operation position P1.
Position 3b.

At this point, as shown in FIG.
It is desirable that the welded portion 13b be in close contact with the mounting point of the bus bar frame 12 in order to facilitate welding in the subsequent process. However, in practice, there is an error in the gripping position of the connection terminal 13 by the gripper 51 and FIG. 1
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 12, the welded portion 13b may be lifted from the bus bar frame 12. Therefore, as shown in FIG.
Is pressed against the bus bar frame 12, and the welding portion 13 b of the connection terminal 13 is brought into close contact with the mounting point of the bus bar frame 12 as shown in FIG.

In this state, the laser irradiation device 71
Welded portion 13b of connection terminal 13 held by gripper 51
Is irradiated from the upper surface, the laser irradiation point of the welding portion 13b is melted, and the connection terminal 13 is welded to the mounting point of the bus bar frame 12. At this time, the rotating cylinder 74 is
Is rotated around the rod 52a by the rotation driving device 76 supported by the welding device 25, so that the welding position of the welding device 25 is adjusted.

The above operation is performed for a plurality of reels 33a to 33
The operation is performed substantially simultaneously for each of the connection terminals 13 (terminal connector 19) relating to f, and the operation time can be greatly reduced as compared with the case where the connection operation is performed by supplying one connection terminal 13 one by one.

During the above welding operation, as shown in FIG.
1b rotates, and the stock area 32a,
The terminal connector 19 is pulled out from the plurality of reels 33a to 33f on the guide connector 32b and supplied to the positioning groove 41a in the guide 41 of the positioning / separating portion 22, and the subsequent connection terminal 13 of the terminal connector 19 is Sent to the department. After the welding portion 13b of the connection terminal 13 is welded to the mounting point of the bus bar frame 12, the gripper 51 releases the connection terminal 13 and the first lifting device 5 of the moving device 23.
2. The second lifting / lowering device 53 and the horizontal moving device 56 are driven, and the gripper 51 is positioned and moved to the subsequent connection terminal 13 located at the advancing end of the guide 41, and the upper end of the connection portion 13a is grippered. It is gripped by 51.

Thereafter, the connection terminal 13 is separated again by the cutter 42, and the above operation is repeated.

In the above embodiment, L
Although the example of welding and mounting using the U-shaped connection terminals 13 has been described, the present invention can be applied to, for example, welding of a rectangular terminal 81 as shown in FIG.
A plurality of terminals 84 are installed in the through holes 83 of the mounting board 82 by back-mounting and mounted on the mounting stage 61 as described above, and the plurality of terminals 84 are welded to each other on the front side of the mounting board 82. It is also possible to use it for various applications.

[0047]

According to the first and fourth aspects of the present invention, the terminal connected bodies are sequentially supplied by the terminal supply section according to the automatic drive control by the control section, and are sequentially supplied from the terminal supply section. The incoming terminal connector is cut and separated into individual connection terminals by the positioning / separation unit, and is positioned. The individual connection terminals are moved to a predetermined welding work position by a moving device, and are mounted on a predetermined mounting stage. The desired mounting point of the mounted body is moved and adjusted to the welding operation position by the XY table, and the connection terminal is irradiated with a laser beam by the laser irradiation device at the welding operation position, and the connection terminal is connected to the mounting point of the mounted body Is welded, so that the formation position accuracy of the connection terminals can be drastically improved as compared with the conventional case where the connection terminals are formed by bending a part of the bus bar frame. In particular, since welding is performed by a laser beam, welding can be performed easily and accurately even when the connection terminals are narrowed. Therefore, it is possible to increase the fineness of the wiring design of the mounted body.

According to the second and fifth aspects of the present invention, a plurality of reels are vertically rotatably stacked on at least one stock area formed in the terminal supply section. The area occupied by the area can be used effectively,
This can contribute to space saving requests. Further, the processing time can be significantly reduced by welding and mounting the number of connection terminals corresponding to the number of reels substantially simultaneously on the mounted body.

According to the third and sixth aspects of the present invention, when the laser beam is irradiated by the laser irradiation device, the connection terminal is pressed against the mounting point of the mounting body by a predetermined pressing device. It is possible to prevent the terminals from being lifted from the mounted body, to facilitate the welding mounting, and to improve the yield by performing the mounting reliably.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a bus bar applied to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing a bus bar applied to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a junk box using a bus bar applied to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a terminal connector.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a terminal mounting apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a control block diagram showing a terminal mounting device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a part of the terminal mounting apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which a cutter advances and retreats in a positioning groove of the terminal mounting device.

FIG. 9 is a side view showing a moving device and a welding device in the terminal mounting device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a welding device in the terminal mounting device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing that connection terminals are floating with respect to the bus bar frame.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing that connection terminals are floating with respect to the bus bar frame.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a state in which the connection terminal is positioned in close contact with the bus bar frame.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a modification of the connection terminal used in the terminal mounting device.

FIG. 15 is a view showing a modification of the connection terminal used in the terminal mounting device.

FIG. 16 is an exploded perspective view showing a terminal mounting device showing a conventional bus bar type junk box.

FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing a conventional bus bar.

FIG. 18 is a view showing a state in which a conventional bus bar frame is bent to form contact terminals.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Junk box 10a Cover 11 Bus bar 12 Bus bar frame 13 Connection terminal 13a Connection part 13b Welding part 14 Tape 18 Connection piece 19 Terminal connection body 20 Body cover 20a Terminal supply port 21 Terminal supply part 21a Stocker 21b Transport part 22 Positioning separation part 23 Moving Apparatus 24 XY table 25 Welding apparatus 31 Supply shelves 32a, 32b Stock areas 33a to 33f Reel 34 Bearing hole 35 Vertical axis 36 Drive roller 37 Guide roller 38 Stepping motor 39 Vertical axis 41 Guide 41a Positioning groove 42 Cutter 43 Air cylinder 51 Gripper 52 First lifting device 53 Second lifting device 55 Fixed shelf 56 Horizontal moving device 57 Gripper driving device 61 Mounting stage 62 X-direction air cylinder 63 Y-direction air cylinder 71 Chromatography The irradiation device 72 pressing device 76 rotary drive device 77 pressing position adjusting air cylinder 78 control unit 79 operation unit

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuing from the front page (72) Inventor Naoki Tamura 1-7-10 Kikuzumi, Minami-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi Harness Research Institute, Inc.

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A terminal mounting device for automatically welding and connecting connection terminals to a desired mounting point on a predetermined mounted body, wherein the terminal sequentially supplies a terminal connection body in which a plurality of the connection terminals are connected. A supply section, a positioning separation section that cuts and separates the terminal connection body sequentially supplied from the terminal supply section into individual connection terminals, and an individual positioning section that is separated and positioned by the positioning separation section. A moving device that moves a connection terminal to a predetermined welding work position; an XY table that mounts the mounted body and moves and adjusts a desired mounting point of the mounted body to the welding work position; A welding device for welding and mounting the connection terminal to the mounting point of the body to be mounted in a work position; and a control unit for driving and controlling all of them, wherein the welding device is configured to perform the connection on the mounting point. Terminal mounting apparatus characterized by having a laser irradiation apparatus for welding by irradiating a laser beam to the child. 2. The terminal mounting device according to claim 1, wherein the terminal supply unit is formed with at least one stock area for rotatably mounting a reel on which the terminal connector has been wound in advance. A plurality of reels are vertically stacked on the stock area, and each of the positioning / separating unit, the moving device, and the welding device is provided in a number corresponding to the number of the reels. apparatus. 3. The terminal mounting device according to claim 1, wherein the welding device connects the connection terminal to the mounting point of the mounted body when the laser irradiation device irradiates a laser beam. A terminal mounting device, further comprising a pressing device for pressing. 4. A terminal mounting method for automatically welding and connecting connection terminals to desired mounting points on a predetermined body using the terminal mounting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein A first step of sequentially supplying the terminal connected body having terminals connected thereto by the terminal supply unit, and individually connecting the terminal connected body sequentially supplied from the terminal supply unit by the positioning separation unit. A second step of cutting and separating the connection terminals into connection terminals, and a third step of moving the individual connection terminals separated and positioned by the positioning and separation unit to the predetermined welding work position by the moving device. A fourth step of moving and adjusting the desired mounting point of the mounted object mounted on a predetermined mounting stage to the welding operation position by the XY table; and Said Over the laser beam is irradiated to the connection terminal by The irradiation device, the terminal mounting method characterized by comprising a fifth step of welding mounting the connection terminals on the mounting point of the mount body. 5. The terminal mounting method according to claim 4, wherein a plurality of reels are vertically rotatably stacked on at least one stock area formed in the terminal supply unit; The positioning separation unit, the moving device and the welding device are provided in a number corresponding to the number of the reels, and in all of the first to fifth steps, a number corresponding to the number of the reels is provided. Wherein said connection terminals are welded and mounted substantially simultaneously on said mounted body. 6. The terminal mounting method according to claim 4, wherein when the laser irradiation device irradiates a laser beam, the connection terminal is connected to the mounting point of the mounted body by a predetermined pressing device. A terminal mounting method characterized by being pressed against a terminal.