JPS6010578A - Apparatus for automatically connecting and cutting conductor - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention is an apparatus for automatically connecting and disconnecting the conductors of a formed cable using a formed cable installation machine, the invention being a device for automatically connecting and disconnecting the conductors of a formed cable using a formed cable installation machine, the invention being a device for automatically connecting and disconnecting the conductors of a formed cable using a formed cable installation machine, the invention being characterized in that the individual formed cable ends or formed cable connection points are coated with, for example, solder. If a contact member such as a connector is provided without using an insulator, the knife-shaped terminal of the contact member cuts the insulator, and the corresponding conductor is placed in the proper position, brought into contact, and disconnected. Concerning connection and disconnection devices.

The device described above is used in the field of forming cable manufacturing for electrical engineering and electronic engineering needs.

above the laying plate with bins and other laying means;
Forming cable laying machines are known which are provided with a laying device equipped with a wire storage device, a wire feeding device, a wire cutting device and a wire laying finger. To lay a single wire, the laying device, together with its associated laying head, is moved in a coordinate system relative to the laying plate by means of a suitable drive according to a predetermined program. here,
The wire ends are automatically fixed at locations provided on the laying plate and are individually configured into formed cables with the aid of laying means provided at predetermined seating positions. When using a plurality of individual branches; hi class 'r4i, wires, the wires are laid in a loop around the laying means at the individual ends or connection points, depending on the connection characteristics. It gets pulled out even more. If a different type of wire is used, the already installed wire is automatically separated from the wire storage at the appropriate end and the new type of wire is installed according to another program. The above steps are repeated until the formed cable reaches its final dimensions. To make the connection, the molded cable is subsequently separated from the laying plate, the connection points are cut manually to the required length and the specified connection elements are provided at these connection points. For this purpose, individual tools, such as spanners for rack connectors, for example, or tools for contacting the connection points for connectors used in cutting and tightening techniques are used.

The object of the present invention is to improve the technical process of connecting shaped cable ends using suitable connecting members and/or connectors, in order to increase the efficiency and economy of the shaped cable installation equipment. The purpose is to incorporate it during the manufacturing process.

The basic problem of the present invention is to install a conductor, such as an individual electric wire, an individual strand, or an individual cable of a molded cable, by using a molded cable installation device, immediately after forming the molded cable.
At each connection point, make contact with the contacts of the solderless connection element and/or the connector, and also connect the wire reel or cable leash.
The object of the present invention is to provide a device that enables separation from A/.

The device of the invention has a vertically movable tapeter in a holder assigned to the laying device. This tappet is
The tappet is provided with at least two contact means arranged concentrically with respect to the laying finger of the laying device and arranged symmetrically on the end face facing towards the laying plate for the forming cable to be formed. There is. The tappet is operatively connected to hydraulic or pneumatic or electrical operating means and has means for force limiting and position monitoring. The contact means are positively and horizontally movably attached to the tappet plate assigned to the tappet by means of elastic spacer pieces.

The contact means includes a down holder having a groove in the horizontal laying direction of the cable or wire on the side facing the laying plate;
It has at least one compression and cutting stamper and at least two guides one after the other. - These guides cooperate with a receiving device for the contact elements or connection element receptacles provided on the laying plate at the individual connection points on the shaped cable ends. The guide assigned to the contact means has a U-shaped VC design.

The openings of these guides are provided oppositely, and these guides have grooves in the direction of conductor laying and are arranged to cooperate without play with the conductor forming means. .

The contact or connecting element is removably attached to the receiving device by means of an elastically biased clamping piece.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the reservoir casing for the contact means is adjustable by an angular value ψ;
It is also possible to make it steplessly adjustable from θ° to 180°.

According to the program, the conductor is laid by the installation device up to the corresponding shaped cable end or shaped cable connection point, so that the conductor is placed above the guide for the individual knife contacts, e.g. shaped cable branches. , the contact means is moved downwards by applying hydraulic, pneumatic or electrical operating means to the end of Ra K
The conductor is precisely placed in the connection position from the groove of the down holder, the pressing and cutting stamper, and the guides provided on both sides of the tool system. Upon further movement of the contact means, the cutting and suppressing stamper located above the contact member forces the conductor into the cutting edge of the contact, which cuts the insulator from K and 2
．． A single body makes contact. A cutting edge provided on the cutting and suppressing stamper separates the conductor from the shaped cable or wire store and thus permanently connects it to the contact element. The device according to the invention makes it possible to carry out conductor connections at the ends and beginnings of shaped cable branches in the case of laying devices moving in the X and Y directions and contact elements arranged in polar coordinates.

Next, the present invention will be explained in detail with reference to the drawings with reference to embodiments.

FIG. 1 shows a schematic side view of an automatic conductor connecting and disconnecting device according to the invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic top view of the device of FIG. 1 shown cut away.

In FIG. 1, a holder 3 is vertically movable and rotatably mounted on a storage casing 2 of a laying device of a forming cable laying machine. At the axis of symmetry of this holder 3, a laying finger 1 for guiding the conductor 16 is provided. According to the drawing, the reservoir casing 2 has a tappet 4 at the end of the laying finger 1.

The tappet 4 is guided inside the holder 3 and is vertically movable by means of hydraulic, pneumatic or electric actuation, not shown.

On the lower side of the tappet 4 located on the right side in the figure, there is a tappet plate 11 fixedly connected to the tappet 4.
A contact means 6 is provided elastically connected by a spacer 10. The contact means 6 are constituted by a thread of individual tools arranged in series. Guide portions 7:Zl are provided on the right and left sides in the drawing of the tool system, respectively. The guide part 7; Zl is configured in a U-shape, the open legs of the guide part 7; Zl facing outward. Guide section 7;
zl has a groove z2 provided upward in the center (FIG. 2).

The contact means 6 are provided with spaced apart cutting and pressing means 8:al with cutting edges 8.2, and furthermore in the center a down holder 9 with a groove 91. The cutting and pressing means 8;al is constructed in such a way that the lower side of the cutting and pressing means 8:81 facing towards the conductor 16 is configured as a pressing surface, and this lower side corresponds to the diameter of the conductor 16. There is. The guide portion 7; Zl and the cutting and pressing means 8; 81 have the same overall length. On the other hand, the down holder 9 has a total length which reaches below the edge of the means 7:7.1:8:a1.

Corresponding to the system of individual tools of the contact means 6, a receiving device 12 and a conductor guide 2o are provided on the cradle 5 assigned to the laying plate.

The accommodation device 12 includes a comb-shaped portion 2 for guiding the conductor 16.
It is composed of a substrate having a ratio of 1:22. Comb-shaped part 2
1; 22 is arranged corresponding to the conductor guide part 2o,
It is flat. The elastic member 17 is attached to the comb-shaped portions 21 and 22.
Contact member 13 of tightening piece 18 with added bias bias
is retained.

In FIG. 1, the contact means 6 on the right side of the figure contact the conductor 16 at the end of the shaped cable branch or at the end of the connection point. In order to form this connection, the laying device is positioned zero-plow in front of the conductor guide 20 of the pedestal 5, which is arranged in fixed coordinates according to a predetermined laying program, and the conductor guide 20 is positioned in the X direction. The upper part is comb-shaped part 22.
, so that the conductor 16 is moved to the rear of the contact member 13
(position a).

Once in the correct position, a downward movement of the contact means 6 is initiated by actuation of suitable means, such that a signal is generated via a limit switch, activation device or other suitable circuit element; The conductor is forced into the contact 14 by the left-hand suppression and cutting tool 81 . As a result, cutting edge 1
5 penetrates the insulation in such a way that electrical contact is made with the conductor, and the cutting edge a2 cuts the conductor from the storage spool or from the formed cable section laid up to that point (position b). By changing the pedestal 5 or replacing the pedestal 5, it is possible to adopt any connection method regarding the number of connection points, and the contact member 1 can be of any size.
3 can be used to make contact.

The advantages of the device of the present invention include, for example, the following points.

That is, whereas previously solderless terminal connections or contact members of connectors were connected and contacted outside of the installation process using hand tools and/or other equipment, such connections and contacts could be made directly by molding. Cable fabric installation l) can be carried out on the installation plate and incorporated into the installation process.

As a result, connection errors that occur when connecting connectors manually can be significantly reduced, or if the installation and connection processes are accurately programmed. In addition, by appropriately forming and arranging the cradle 5 on the laying plate 19 and adopting an appropriate writing program, by arranging tools in the laying device and adjusting the ψ of the laying device. , unlike traditional solutions, besides the normal X-7 wiring, the pole IJJ
It is now possible to lay the conductor 16 with the fi 411+, and the conductor 16 can be laid on the corresponding contact member 13 cut in polar coordinates.
It becomes possible to contact the

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of the Celsius apparatus of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view of the apparatus shown in FIG. 1, with a portion thereof cut away. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Laying finger, 2...Storage part casing, 3
...Holder, 4...Tappet, 5...Base is stand, 6
... contact means, 7. Zl...Guidance Department, Z2゜Z3・
...Groove, 8.81...Cutting and pressing means, 8.2...
・Cutting edge, 9...down holder, 9.1...m
, 10... Spacer, 11... Tappet plate, 12... Accommodating device, 13--m contact member, 14...
・Contact, 15... Cutting edge, 16... Conductor, 17
... Elastic member, 18... Tightening piece, 19... Laying plate, 2o... Conductor guide part, 21.22... Comb-shaped part, a... Conductor position before contact, b. ...Conductor position after contact. Agent: Hikaru Esaki Preferred Agent: Hikaru Esaki

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] (]) A device for automatically connecting and disconnecting conductors of a formed cable using a formed cable laying membrane, the device comprising: a device for automatically connecting and disconnecting conductors of a formed cable using a formed cable laying membrane, the device being horizontally connected on a laying plate having a device for forming and fixing the conductor; An apparatus for automatically connecting and disconnecting conductors of forming cables, comprising a movable installation device, the installation device having vertically movable installation fingers for laying and forming the conductors; A tappet (4) is provided in the reservoir casing, vertically movable K and concentric to the laying finger (1), the tappet (4) being symmetrical with its end face towards the laying plate (5). Device for automatically connecting and disconnecting conductors, characterized in that it has at least two contact means (6) provided at the top. (2) The tappet (4) is operatively connected to a hydraulic, pneumatic or electrical operating device, and the tappet (4) is provided with a device for force limitation and position monitoring. automatic connection and disconnection device for conductors as described in . (3) Using the contact tool with the elastic spacer piece (10),
Provided on the tappet plate (11),
11) to the tappet (4)
) or (2) automatic connection and disconnection device for conductors. (4) The contact means (6), on the side facing towards the laying plate (5), have a grooved down holder (9), a suppression and cutting stamper (S: a, 1) and at least two guide parts (
7: 7.1 ) in succession, and the guide section (7; 7.1 ) has contact elements ( Claim no. (1) cooperating with a containment device (12) for (13)
The automatic connection and disconnection device for a conductor according to any one of items 1 to 3. (5) The guide part (7: 7.1) is formed into a U-shape,
Patent claims t4) (1) to (4) in which the open parts of the guide part (7: 7.1) are oriented in opposite directions and the grooves (7, 2) are provided in the direction in which the conductor (16) is laid. Automatic connection and disconnection device for conductors according to any one of the above items. (6) The guide part (7: 7.1) has a forming film property (2o;
21; 22) without any play. (7) Claims (1) to (6) in which the contact member (13) of the tightening piece (18) to which a bias is applied by the elastic member (17) is replaceably attached to the storage device (12).
Automatic connection and disconnection device for conductors according to any one of the items. (8) The automatic conductor connection and disconnection device according to any one of claims (1) to (7), wherein the storage casing (2) is adjustable by the value of the angle ψ. . (9) The automatic conductor connection and disconnection device according to claim (8), in which the angle ψ can be adjusted steplessly from 0° to 180°.