JPS63164181A - Terminal insertion guide for terminal automatic inserter for connector - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention provides a device for automatically inserting a terminal into a connector.
The present invention relates to a terminal insertion guide device for an automatic terminal insertion device into a connector, which guides the insertion of a 1li terminal into a terminal accommodating chamber of a connector housing.

(Prior art) For example, in order to automatically manufacture a wire harness for an automobile, as shown in FIG. 7, a terminal-equipped electric wire 3 with a terminal 2 attached to the tip of an electric wire 1 is automatically inserted into a connector by a robot or the like 5A. The terminal 2 at the tip of the electric wire 3 with a terminal is inserted into a specific terminal accommodating chamber 7 of the connector housing 6 using the terminal insertion guide 9 of the terminal insertion guide device 8 as a guide. ing. Note that 10 is a housing support base that supports the connector housing 6, and 11 is a housing presser that holds down the connector housing 6.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) For example, when manufacturing wiring harnesses for automobiles, it is necessary to insert terminals of different sizes and orientations into the connector housing, but conventional terminals are Since the insertion guide device could only guide terminals of one type of size and in a specific orientation, there was a problem in that the insertion guide device could not meet the requirements.

An object of the present invention is to obtain a terminal insertion guide device for an automatic terminal insertion device into a connector that can easily guide terminals of different sizes and orientations.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The structure of the present invention for achieving the above object will be explained with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6 corresponding to embodiments. A terminal die for the connector that guides the automatic insertion device 4 when inserting the terminal 2 of the electric wire 3 with a terminal into the terminal accommodating chamber 7 of the connector housing 6! The terminal insertion guide fitting 8 for a VJ insertion device includes a horizontal positioning mechanism 13 that is assembled to a fixed support 12 and performs horizontal positioning, and a horizontal positioning mechanism 13 that is supported by a horizontal movement frame 17 of the horizontal positioning mechanism 13. a vertical positioning mechanism 18 that performs vertical positioning; and a common lifting frame 22 of the vertical positioning mechanism 18.
A plurality of individual elevating mechanisms 23 are arranged in parallel at predetermined intervals in the horizontal direction, and terminal insertion guides 9 having different guide sizes or guide directions are provided, and terminals are provided correspondingly to each of the individual elevating mechanisms 23. The insertion guide mechanism 32 and each terminal insertion guide 9 of each corresponding terminal insertion guide mechanism 32 supported by each individual lifting frame 26 of each individual lifting mechanism 23 are inserted into the terminal housing 6 of the connector housing 6. A terminal insertion guide contact/separation mechanism 28 that is individually operated to contact and separate from the entrance of the chamber 7; a positioning command is given to the horizontal positioning mechanism 13 and the vertical positioning mechanism 18; Each individual lifting/lowering mechanism 23 and each terminal insertion guide contact/release mechanism 28
and a controller 35 that gives operation commands to each of the terminal insertion guide mechanisms 32.

(Function) In such a terminal insertion guide device @8, various terminals 2 are guided by each terminal insertion guide 9 having a different guide size or guide direction. Since each terminal insertion guide 9 is positioned with respect to a required terminal accommodating chamber 7 of the connector housing 6 by the common horizontal positioning device tM13 and vertical positioning mechanism 18, the positioning mechanism can be simplified.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6. Note that portions corresponding to those in FIG. 7 described above are designated by the same reference numerals.

As shown in the figure, the terminal insertion guide device 8 for an automatic terminal insertion device into a connector of this embodiment has a horizontal positioning mechanism 13 that is assembled to a fixed support 12 and performs horizontal positioning. This horizontal positioning mechanism 13 has a horizontal fixed support frame 14, and a horizontal screw shaft 15 is rotatably supported on the fixed support frame 14, and the screw shaft 15 is rotationally driven by a motor 16. In addition, a horizontally movable frame 17 is freely supported in the horizontal direction on the fixed support frame 14, and a screw shaft 15 is screwed into the horizontally movable frame 17. By the rotation of 15, the horizontally moving frame 17 is positioned and moved in the horizontal direction.

The horizontal movement frame 17 of the horizontal positioning mechanism 13 includes a vertical positioning mechanism 18 that performs vertical positioning.
is supported. The vertical positioning mechanism 18 has a movable support frame 19 supported by a horizontal movement frame 17. A vertically oriented screw shaft 20 is rotatably supported on the movable support frame 19. It is designed to be rotationally driven by a motor 21,
A boss portion 22A of a common elevating frame 22 is screwed onto the screw shaft 20 so as not to rotate, and the common elevating frame 22 is positioned and moved in the vertical direction by rotation of the screw shaft 20.

The common lifting frame 22 of the vertical positioning mechanism 18 has a plurality of (in the embodiment,
4) individual W lowering mechanisms 23 are supported. These individual elevating mechanisms 23 include a cylinder 25 supported and suspended by a bracket 24 protruding from the common elevating frame 22, and an individual elevating frame 26 supported by a piston rod 25A of the cylinder 25, in a vertical direction. 1 and a guide 27 that controls the movement.

The individual W lowering frame 26 of each individual lifting mechanism 23 is connected to a terminal insertion guide. 28 are supported respectively. Each terminal insertion guide contact/release mechanism 28 includes a cylinder 29 supported by an individual elevating frame 26, a contact/release operation frame 30 supported at the tip of a piston rod 29A of the cylinder 29, and the contact/release operation frame. The guides 31 move only in the directions in which the connector housing 6 comes into contact with and separates from the connector housing 6.
It is made up of.

A terminal insertion guide mechanism 32 is supported by the contact/separation operation frame 30 of each terminal insertion guide contact/separation mechanism 28 . Each terminal insertion guide mechanism 32 is composed of a pair of terminal insertion guides 9 and a drive section 33 that opens and closes these terminal insertion guides 9. The drive unit 33 is supported by a contact/separation operation frame 30. Each guide rod 34 is formed according to its size and has an orientation such as 11 long or horizontally long depending on the orientation of the terminal 2 to be guided.

In addition, this terminal insertion guide device "a8"
5, and the horizontal positioning mechanism 1 is controlled by the control device 35.
3 and the vertical positioning l14M18, give positioning commands to the individual win structure 23 and the terminal insertion guide contact/
An operation command is given to the mm width 28 and the terminal insertion guide mechanism 32.

Next, the terminal 2 is inserted into the terminal 2 using such a terminal insertion guide 5A position 8.
This section explains the guide operations. When a positioning command is issued from the υJtll device 35, the horizontal positioning mechanism 13 and the vertical positioning mechanism 18 are activated to place a specific terminal insertion guide mechanism 32 in a standby state with a guide rod 34 corresponding to the terminal 2 to be guided. Positioning is done.

Next, an operation command is issued from the controller 35 for the individual lift 1111% 23 that raises and lowers the specific terminal insertion guide mechanism 32 described above, and the piston rod 25A of the individual lift mechanism 23 moves downward to insert the terminal. The guide 9 is lowered into a position where the guide 9 aligns its guide 34 with the entrance of a particular terminal receiving chamber 7 of the connector housing 6.

Next, an operation command is issued from the controller 35 to the terminal insertion guide contact/detachment IM 28 that drives the specific terminal insertion guide mechanism 32 described above, and the specific terminal insertion guide mechanism 32 is moved to the connector housing 6 side. They are attracted as shown in Figure 3. In this state, the guide rod 34 of the terminal insertion guide 9 is positioned at the entrance of a specific terminal accommodating chamber 7 of the connector housing 6.

In this state, the terminal 17 holding the electric wire 3 with a terminal
The hand 5 of the Jn person device 4 is positioned in the horizontal and vertical directions with respect to the guide rod 34 according to instructions from the controller 35, and the terminal 2 is inserted as shown in FIG.

At this time, the tapered guide rod 34 guides the terminal 2 so that it is correctly inserted into the terminal receiving chamber 7 of the connector housing 6.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the terminal 2 is inserted into the terminal accommodating chamber 7, an operation command is issued from the υ controller 35 to the terminal insertion guide mechanism 32, and as shown in FIG. 9 is released.

Next, an operation command is issued from the tiller 35 to the terminal insertion guide contact/11 mechanism 28, and the terminal insertion guide 9 is pushed away from the connector housing 6 as shown in FIG.

Next, an operation command is issued from the device 35 to the individual lifting mechanism 23, and the terminal insertion guide mechanism 32 is raised as shown in FIG.

(Effects of the Invention) As explained above, the terminal insertion guide device for an automatic terminal insertion device into a connector according to the present invention includes terminal insertion guides with different guide sizes or guide directions, so that it can be used with various glue sizes or guide directions. The direction of the terminal can be easily guided. Therefore, in the present invention, these terminal insertion guides are positioned with respect to the required terminal accommodation chamber of the reconnector housing using a common horizontal positioning mechanism and vertical positioning mechanism, so that the positioning mechanism is simplified. be able to. In addition, each terminal insertion guide mechanism is
Since the terminals are raised and lowered by individual lifting and lowering mechanisms, there is an advantage that when one terminal insertion guide mechanism is in the guide, other terminal insertion guide mechanisms can be evacuated to a position where they do not get in the way.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an embodiment of the device according to the present invention, and FIGS. 2, 3, 4, and 6 are longitudinal sectional side views showing each process of the guiding operation of the device of the present embodiment. Figure 5 shows X-X in Figure 4.
FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the terminal guiding process of the conventional device. 1... Electric wire, 2... Terminal, 3... Electric wire with terminal, 4
... Automatic terminal insertion device, 5... Hand, 6... Connector housing, 7... Terminal housing chamber, 8... Terminal insertion guide device, 9... Terminal insertion guide, 12...
Fixed support body, 13... horizontal positioning mechanism, 17.
...Horizontal movement frame, 18...Vertical positioning mechanism, 23...Individual lifting mechanism, 28...Terminal insertion guide contact/wmm, 32...Terminal insertion guide mechanism, 34.
...Gaitro. Figure 2 Flute Figure 3

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A terminal insertion guide device for an automatic terminal insertion device into a connector that guides when the automatic terminal insertion device inserts a terminal of an electric wire with a terminal into a terminal accommodating chamber of a connector housing, comprising: a fixed support; a horizontal positioning mechanism that is assembled to the body and performs horizontal positioning; a vertical positioning mechanism that is supported by a horizontal movement frame of the horizontal positioning mechanism and performs vertical positioning; and the vertical positioning mechanism. A common lifting frame is provided with a plurality of individual lifting mechanisms arranged in parallel at predetermined intervals in the horizontal direction, and terminal insertion guides with different guide sizes or guide directions, and are provided in correspondence with each of the individual lifting mechanisms. A guide mechanism, and each terminal insertion guide of each corresponding terminal insertion guide mechanism supported by each individual lifting frame of each individual lifting mechanism is in contact with an entrance of the terminal accommodating chamber of the connector housing. - A terminal insertion guide contact/detachment mechanism that individually operates the terminal insertion guides to separate them, and a positioning command is given to the horizontal positioning mechanism and the vertical positioning mechanism, and each of the individual lifting mechanisms and the terminal insertion guide contacts - A terminal insertion guide device for an automatic terminal insertion device into a connector, comprising a separating mechanism and a controller that gives operation commands to each of the terminal insertion guide mechanisms.