KR101683755B1 - Test device for regulator - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosure of the Invention The present invention relates to a test apparatus for a regulator. A testing apparatus for a regulator according to the present invention includes: a gripping portion for gripping and transporting a loaded regulator; and a mounting groove portion on which a regulator moved through the grip moving portion is seated, wherein the step of lifting the regulator and moving the regulator in a horizontal direction by a predetermined distance A temperature chamber in which the step is installed in the moving path of the eastern part and in which the temperature of the inner space can be adjusted to a predetermined temperature and a step in which the temperature is lowered toward the regulator placed inside the temperature chamber, And a driving unit connected to the movement test unit via the connection link and positioned outside the temperature chamber and moving up and down the movement test unit by linear movement.

Description

[0001] TEST DEVICE FOR REGULATOR [0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to an inspection apparatus for a regulator, and more particularly, to an inspection apparatus for a regulator capable of automatically measuring whether or not a regulator passing through a chamber set at a set temperature is automatically operated.

Generally, a regulator used in a vehicle is a part for maintaining a constant voltage of a generator installed in a vehicle. The regulator includes a PCB plate coupled with a chip, and terminals are protruded at a plurality of positions so as to be electrically connected to other electrical components. Further, a side terminal is provided inside the socket of the regulator.

Since the regulator mounted on the vehicle has to be normally operated even in a high temperature and a low temperature, the regulator passes through the inside of the chamber set to the set temperature. The test probe is contacted to the terminals of the regulator that has passed the temperature test to check the normal operation of the regulator.

Conventionally, it has been required to manually move the inspection probe to inspect the side terminal inside the socket protruded to the side of the regulator, thereby causing a problem of lowering the productivity. Therefore, there is a need for improvement.

BACKGROUND ART [0002] The background art of the present invention is disclosed in Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2013-0096552 (published on Mar. 31, 2013, entitled "Regulator of a vehicle generator").

It is an object of the present invention to provide an inspection apparatus for a regulator which can automatically measure whether or not a regulator passing through a chamber set at a set temperature is automatically operated.

A testing apparatus for a regulator according to the present invention includes: a gripping portion for holding and transporting a loaded regulator; and a mounting groove portion on which a regulator moved through the gripping portion is seated, wherein the regulator is lifted and moved in a horizontal direction by a predetermined distance A temperature chamber disposed in a moving path of the step portion and capable of adjusting the temperature of the inner space to a predetermined temperature; a temperature chamber disposed inside the temperature chamber, wherein the temperature chamber is lowered toward the regulator, And a driving unit connected to the movement test unit via the connection link and positioned outside the temperature chamber and moving up and down the movement test unit by linear movement.

It is also preferable that the grip moving part is operated by supplying air and the gripping member is moved to the right and left.

In addition, the step portion of the step portion is provided between the fixing rail portion and the fixing rail portion where the pair of fixing portions and the fixing groove portion are formed to face each other, And a moving rail portion that is lifted up and moved in the longitudinal direction of the fixed rail portion and then descends again to seat the regulator on the fixed rail portion.

The moving test section may include a guide bar extending in a vertical direction on both sides of the moving part, a moving body part moving up and down along the guide bar, and a first inspection probe protruding downward from the moving body part and contacting the body terminal .

The moving test section includes a base portion fixed to the movable body portion, a test body portion positioned in front of the base portion and connected to the base portion and the link member to move up and down, And a second inspection probe protruding from the side surface of the regulator and contacting a side terminal provided inside the socket of the regulator.

It is also preferable that the cross section of the base portion is formed in a "C" shape, and the test body portion is located inside the base portion.

It is preferable that the movement test section further includes a rotation member rotatably installed below the test body section.

Further, it is preferable that the driving unit uses a cylinder, and the connection link is hinged to the rod member protruding from the cylinder and the moving body unit, respectively.

The regulator is fed along the inner side of the temperature chamber set to the set temperature and the moving test part is lowered to be in contact with the terminal part provided on the upper side and the side face of the regulator, It is possible to reduce the defective rate of the regulator and improve the productivity.

1 is a plan view schematically showing a testing apparatus for a regulator according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view schematically showing a state in which a regulator is seated in an eccentric portion of a step according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a perspective view illustrating a mounting groove portion provided on the upper side of the step portion according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a front view schematically showing a connection state of a driving unit and a movement test unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a front view schematically showing a state in which the movement test part is lowered by the operation of the driving part according to the embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a perspective view schematically showing a state where a base and a test body are connected to each other by a link member according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a front view schematically showing a state where the moving body is positioned on the upper side of the regulator according to the embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a front view schematically showing a state in which the test body is lowered toward the regulator with the moving body according to the embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a front view schematically showing a state in which a rotating member according to an embodiment of the present invention is in contact with a side terminal while a second inspection probe is moved in a lateral direction while the step contact is made with the step moving part.

Hereinafter, an inspection apparatus for a regulator according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. For convenience of explanation, a testing apparatus for a regulator for inspecting a regulator of a generator for a vehicle will be described as an example. In this process, the thicknesses of the lines and the sizes of the components shown in the drawings may be exaggerated for clarity and convenience of explanation.

Further, the terms described below are defined in consideration of the functions of the present invention, which may vary depending on the intention or custom of the user, the operator. Therefore, definitions of these terms should be made based on the contents throughout this specification.

2 is a perspective view schematically showing a state in which a step portion of a step moving portion according to an embodiment of the present invention is seated; FIG. 2 is a cross- And FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating a mounting groove portion provided on the upper side of the step portion according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a perspective view schematically showing a connection state of the driving portion and the movement test portion according to an embodiment of the present invention. 5 is a front view schematically showing a state in which the movement test part is lowered by the operation of the driving part according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a front view of the base part and the test body part according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a perspective view schematically showing a state where the movable body portion is positioned on the upper side of the regulator according to the embodiment of the present invention. 8 is a front view schematically showing a state in which the test body is lowered toward the regulator with the movable body according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 9 is a front view of the rotary body according to the embodiment of the present invention. Is a front view schematically showing a state in which the second test probe is moved in the lateral direction and contacts the side terminal while the step is in contact with the east portion.

1 to 4, a testing apparatus 1 for a regulator according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a gripping unit 20 for gripping and feeding a stacked regulator 10, A stepping portion 30 having a mounting groove portion 34 on which the regulator 10 moved through the stepping portion 10 is seated and lifting the regulator 10 and moving the regulator 10 in a horizontal direction by a predetermined distance; A temperature chamber 40 installed in the moving path and capable of adjusting the temperature of the inner space to a predetermined temperature and a cooling chamber 40 which is located inside the temperature chamber 40 and descends toward the regulator 10 loaded on the step moving part 30 A moving test section 50 having a test probe 53 contacting the terminal section 13 of the regulator 10 and a test section 50 connected to the test section 50 via a connection link 70, And drives the moving test section 50 to move up and down by a linear movement (60).

The regulator 10 is a part for maintaining the voltage of the generator mounted on the vehicle at a constant level. A plastic housing 12 is provided outside the regulator 10. The regulator 10 includes a regulator 10 having a body terminal 14 exposed on the upper side of the housing 12 and a side terminal 18 located on the inner side of the socket 16 do.

The socket 16 protrudes in the lateral direction of the housing 12 and a lateral terminal 18 extending in the horizontal direction is provided inside the socket 16.

Various types of transfer devices can be used within the concept of gripping and transporting the loaded regulator 10. The gripping moving part 20 according to an embodiment uses an air chuck which is operated by supply of air to move the gripping member 24 to the left and right. The gripping member 24 is connected to the gripping body 22 and is moved in the horizontal direction by the supply of air to grip the regulator 10 and then moved up and down and horizontally using a linear device do. The detailed configuration and operation state of the gripping / moving unit 20 for gripping the loaded regulator 10 and transferring it to the stepping unit 30 are well known to those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs, and thus a detailed description thereof will be omitted .

The step moving part 30 includes a mounting groove part 34 in which the regulator 10 moved through the gripping moving part 20 is seated and moves in the horizontal direction by a predetermined distance by lifting the regulator 10 Various types of horizontal movement devices can be used. The stepping portion 30 according to one embodiment includes a fixed rail portion 32 and a movable rail portion 36. [

The fixed rail part 32 is formed in a pair of two facing each other, and a mounting groove part 34 for mounting the regulator 10 is formed on the upper side. The fixed rail portion 32 is formed in a rectangular plate shape, and the two fixed rail portions 32 are fixed in parallel with each other. The regulator 10 can be stably mounted on the mounting groove 34 because the mounting recess 34 is formed on the fixed rail 32 to form a groove along the shape of the regulator 10.

The movable rail portion 36 is positioned between the fixed rail portions 32 and lifts up the regulator 10 supported by the fixed rail portion 32 by the upward movement to move the fixed rail portion 32 in the longitudinal direction D), and then descends again to seat the regulator 10 on the fixed rail portion 32. At this time, The movable rail part 36 is also formed in a rectangular plate shape like the fixed rail part 32 and is provided between the fixed rail part 32 provided in a spaced apart state. A plurality of driving devices may be connected to move the regulator 10 to the next position where the movable rail portion 36 is set. For example, a first driving cylinder (not shown) having a rod to be moved up and down is provided below the movable rail portion 36. The first driving cylinder is connected to a rod of a second driving cylinder (not shown) Direction. Accordingly, the first drive cylinder can move the movable rail portion 36 in the vertical direction, and the second drive cylinder can move the first drive cylinder in the horizontal direction together with the movable rail portion 36.

In addition to the configuration of the first and second driving cylinders, various modifications can be made to the driving apparatus for moving the movable rail portion 36 along the movement path of the "

The temperature chamber 40 is installed in the moving path of the stepping portion 30, and various types of chamber devices can be used within the technical idea of adjusting the temperature of the inner space to a predetermined temperature. The temperature chamber 40 according to one embodiment includes a chamber case 42, a support member 44, and a hinge support 46.

The chamber case 42 is formed in a hexahedral shape, and the gripping moving part 20 penetrates the inside of the chamber case 42 and is connected to a post-process. The inside of the chamber case 42 can be adjusted to a set temperature and maintained at a high or low temperature.

The support member 44 is positioned below the chamber case 42 and the step moving part 30 is installed horizontally on the upper side of the chamber case 42. [ The connection link 70 is connected to the hinge portion protruding upward from the support member 44 so that the connection link 70 is rotated about the hinge support portion 46. [

The movement test section 50 is located inside the temperature chamber 40 and moves downward toward the regulator 10 mounted on the moving section 30 to be connected to the test section of the test probe contacted with the terminal section 13 of the regulator 10 53, various types of inspection apparatuses can be used. The moving test section 50 according to one embodiment includes a guide bar 51, a moving body section 52, an inspection probe 53, a base section 56, a test body section 57, a rotating member 58, A link member 59, and a fixing bracket 80. As shown in Fig.

The guide bar 51 is installed in a vertical direction so as not to interfere with the stepped portion 30. The lower side of the guide bar 51, which is located inside the chamber case 42, is connected to the support member 44. The guide bar 51 according to one embodiment is located on both sides of the step portion 30 and extends in the vertical direction.

The moving body 52 is moved up and down along the guide bar 51 and is connected to the driving unit 60 and the connecting link 70 to receive the driving force.

The inspection probe 53 made of a conductor material includes a first inspection probe 54 and a second inspection probe 55. The first inspection probe 54 protrudes downward of the moving body portion 52 and contacts the body terminal 14 of the regulator 10. The second inspection probe 55 is installed on the test body portion 57 and contacts the side terminal 18 provided in the socket 16 of the regulator 10. [

5 and 6, the base portion 56 is fixed to the moving body portion 52 and is moved up and down together with the moving body portion 52. As shown in FIG. The base portion 56 is fixed to the side surface of the moving body portion 52 because the base portion 56 is connected to the fixing bracket 80 extending in the lateral direction of the moving body portion 52. [

The test body portion 57 is disposed in front of the base portion 56 and is connected to the base portion 56 and the link member 59 so as to be vertically movable. The cross section of the base portion 56 according to one embodiment is formed in a " C "shape, and a test body portion 57 is located inside the base portion 56. [ The test body portion 57 is formed in a hexahedron shape and both side surfaces of the test body portion 57 and the inner side surface of the base portion 56 are connected by a link member 59. The upper side of the link member 59 is hinged to the inner side of the base portion 56 and the lower side of the link member 59 is hinged to the outer side of the test body portion 57.

The test body portion 57 provided in front of the base portion 56 is moved to the front lower side of the base portion 56 by its own weight.

The second inspection probe 55 protrudes in the horizontal direction from the lower side of the test body portion 57 through the inside of the test body portion 57, (18) provided in the housing (16).

The rotary member 58 is rotatably installed on the lower side of the test body 57 and the lower side of the rotary member 58 is further projected downward than the lower side of the test body 57. Therefore, when the test body portion 57 descends, the rotation body 58 is rotated first in contact with the stepped portion 30 rather than the test body portion 57, so that the test body portion 57 moves the stepped portion 30 And is then moved in the horizontal direction. A roller member or a bearing member is used as the rotary member 58 according to one embodiment.

The driving unit 60 is connected to the movement test unit 50 via the connection link 70 and is located outside the temperature chamber 40. The driving unit 60 moves up and down the moving test unit 50 by linear movement of the rod member 64 . When the driving unit 60 using the fluid is installed inside the temperature chamber 40, the driving unit 60 can not operate properly due to the temperature. Therefore, the driving unit 60, which drives the moving test unit 50, Is installed outside the chamber (40). The driving unit 60 according to the embodiment uses the cylinder 62 and the connecting link 70 is connected to the rod member 64 and the moving body 52 protruding from the cylinder 62, Respectively. Since the lower side of the cylinder 62 is rotatably mounted on the hinge bracket 66, the reciprocation of the rod member 64 can be facilitated.

The connecting link 70 includes a first link 72 hinged to the rod member 64 and a second link 74 hinged to the moving body 52. The first link 72 and the second link 74 have a straight bar shape and are hinged to each other. The first link 72 is also rotatably connected to the hinge support 46.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an operating state of a test apparatus for a regulator according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The gripping moving part 20 is operated to grip the regulator 10 and feed the regulator 10 to the mounting groove part 34 of the step moving part 30. [ The movable rail portion 36 is operated to lift the regulator 10 in a state in which the regulator 10 is seated in the mounting groove portion 34 and then moves horizontally to descend again so that the adjacent mounting groove portion 34 is connected to the regulator 10 ). By this repetitive operation of the step 30, the regulator 10 is moved toward the inside of the temperature chamber 40.

The temperature chamber 40 maintains the inside temperature at the set temperature so that it is tested whether the regulator 10 is operated normally even when the regulator 10 is exposed for a long time at a low temperature or a high temperature.

When the regulator 10 is positioned on the lower side of the moving body portion 52, the driving portion 60 is operated to lift the first link 72. The first link 72 is rotated about the hinge support 46 so that the second link 74 connected to the first link 72 is moved downward together with the first link 72. The movable body portion 52 is also moved downward together with the second link 74 so that the first inspection probe 54 contacts the body terminal 14 exposed above the regulator 10 and reaches the top of the regulator 10 Test whether it works.

At the same time, the rotary member 58 protruding downward from the test body portion 57 comes into contact with the stepped portion 30, whereby the test body portion 57 is also moved in the horizontal direction along the stepped portion 30 .

The second inspection probe 55 provided below the test body portion 57 is inserted into the socket 16 of the regulator 10 by the horizontal movement of the test body portion 57 to come into contact with the side terminal 18, (10) is normally operated.

As described above, according to the present invention, the regulator 10 is conveyed along the inside of the temperature chamber 40 set at the set temperature, and the moving test section 50 is lowered to be provided on the upper side and the side surface of the regulator 10 It is possible to reduce the defect rate of the regulator 10 and to improve the productivity.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. will be. Also, the test apparatus for a regulator for inspecting a regulator of a vehicle generator has been described as an example. However, the test apparatus for a regulator according to the present invention can also be applied to the performance test of another member having a plurality of connection terminals. Accordingly, the true scope of the present invention should be determined by the following claims.

1: Test equipment for regulators
10: regulator 12: housing 13: terminal portion 14: body terminal 16: socket 18: side terminal
20: gripping easement 22: gripping body 24: gripping member
30: stepping portion 32: fixed rail portion 34: mounting groove portion 36: movable rail portion
40: temperature chamber 42: chamber case 44: support member 46: hinge support
The present invention relates to a test apparatus and a method for testing the test apparatus. The test apparatus includes a test section, a test section, a guide bar, a moving body section, a test probe, a first test probe, a second test probe,
60: driving part 62: cylinder 64: rod member 66: hinge bracket
70: connection link 72: first link 74: second link
80: Fixing bracket D: Longitudinal direction

Claims (8)

A gripping section for holding and transporting the loaded regulator;
And a mounting groove portion in which the regulator moved through the grip moving portion is seated, the step of lifting the regulator and moving the regulator in a horizontal direction by a predetermined distance;
A temperature chamber installed in the moving path of the moving part and capable of adjusting the temperature of the inner space to a predetermined temperature;
And a test probe positioned inside the temperature chamber and contacting the regulator with the step lowered toward the regulator mounted on the moving part; And
And a driving unit connected to the movement test unit by a connection link and positioned outside the temperature chamber and moving up and down the movement test unit by linear movement,
Wherein the movement test section includes: a guide bar positioned on both sides of the moving section and extending in a vertical direction;
A moving body part which is moved up and down along the guide bar; And
And a first inspection probe protruding downward from the movable body portion and contacting the upper side of the regulator,
The movement test part may include: a base part fixed to the movable body part;
A test body positioned in front of the base and connected to the base and the link to move up and down; And
And a second inspection probe protruding horizontally from the lower side of the test body through the inside of the test body and contacting a side terminal provided in the socket of the regulator, .
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the grip moving part uses an air chuck operated by supply of air to move the gripping member from side to side.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the step portion is provided in a shape of a pair of two facing each other and the mounting groove portion is formed on an upper side thereof; And
The regulator is located between the fixed rail portions and lifts up the regulator supported by the fixed rail portion by the upward movement so that the regulator is moved in the longitudinal direction of the fixed rail portion and then descends again to return the regulator to the fixed rail portion And a moving rail part for placing the moving part in a predetermined direction.
delete delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein a cross section of the base section is formed in a " C "shape, and the test body section is located inside the base section.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the moving test section further comprises a rotating member rotatably installed on a lower side of the test body section.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the driving unit uses a cylinder, and the connection link is hingedly connected to both the rod member projected from the cylinder and the moving body.

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