KR101799291B1 - Rubber Seal Auto Assembling Apparatus for Harness Connector - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides an automatic rubber seal assembling apparatus for a harness connector for assembling a rubber seal to a harness connector more efficiently by automating all processes for sequentially supplying a harness connector and a rubber seal and then assembling the same with each other. The automatic rubber seal assembling apparatus comprises: a rubber seal supply unit for supplying a rubber seal from the outside, and transferring and supplying the same to load each rubber seal to sorted paths; a connector supply unit for transferring and supplying the same to load each connector in moving paths separated from the rubber seal supply unit; an assembly unit located on the same supply paths of the rubber seal supply unit and the connector supply unit, holding and stretching the rubber seal loaded from the rubber seal supply unit in multiple directions, and assembling the rubber seal to an outer edge of the connector loaded from the connector supply unit; and an unloading unit in which a connector assembled with the rubber seal in the assembly unit is transferred and which loads and discharges a plurality of completely assembled connectors.

Description

Technical Field [0001] The present invention relates to an automatic assembling apparatus for a harness connector,

More particularly, the present invention relates to an apparatus for automatically assembling a rubber seal for a harness connector, and more particularly, to a method for automatically assembling a rubber seal to a harness connector by automating all steps of sequentially supplying a harness connector and a rubber seal, To an automatic assembly apparatus for a rubber seal for a harness connector.

Generally, a wire harness refers to a wire device that conducts electric power to an automobile or various electric devices. Among them, a wire harness that transmits an operation signal of a fuel pump of an automobile includes a plurality of wires And then connected using a harness connector.

In this case, since the harness connector is connected to allow electricity to flow, if water penetrates, the operation of the electric equipment is adversely affected. Therefore, in order to prevent moisture inflow into the harness connector, Or a rubber seal or the like is assembled to the outside.

[0004] As a conventional art disclosed in connection with the harness connector as described above, Korean Patent Registration No. 1589174 (Jan. 21, 2016) includes a protruding portion formed in an inner longitudinal direction, And a protrusion formed so as to face the protrusion in the inner longitudinal direction, wherein one side in the longitudinal direction of the inner side is opened, and the first wire is wound around the first wire, A body module forming step of forming a second body part including at least one second wire groove formed to face the groove; Wherein the first wire groove or the second wire groove is provided with a wire and a wire fastening portion, the protrusion of the first body portion and the protrusion of the second body portion are coupled to each other, A body part forming a body part including at least one wire groove joined together; And a lid part forming step of integrally forming a lid part by an injection method on one side in the longitudinal direction of the body where the wire is fastened so that no gap is formed between the lid part and the body part and between the lid part and the wire A method of manufacturing a wire harness connector having a waterproof function is known.

Further, since the wire harness connector manufactured in the above-described manner requires the sealing portion to be hermetically sealed between the body portion and the lid portion, the operation of assembling the sealing portion (hereinafter, referred to as 'rubber seal') to the harness connector proceeds.

However, in assembling the rubber seal to the conventional harness connector, it is very difficult to automate the assembly process because it has a process characteristic that it can be assembled to the harness connector only when the rubber seal is extended. Thus, the work is inconvenient, the workability is lowered, the productivity of the work is remarkably decreased, and the labor cost is increased.

KR Patent Registration No. 10-1589174 (Jan. 21, 2016)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to automate all the work processes for assembling a rubber seal on a harness connector by supplying a harness connector and a rubber seal, And an automatic assembling device for a rubber seal for a harness connector, which can improve the quality and productivity of a product due to uniform assembly work.

In addition, since the present invention is configured to sequentially classify rubber seals on a plurality of assembly lines in one supply line for supplying rubber seals, it is possible to minimize the construction cost of automation equipment, And an automatic assembly device for a rubber seal for a harness connector.

The automatic apparatus for assembling a rubber seal for a harness connector proposed by the present invention includes: a rubber seal supply unit for supplying a rubber seal from the outside, and feeding and feeding the individual rubber seals in a divided path; A connector supply unit for transferring and feeding the individual connectors in a movement path separated from the rubber seal supplying unit; The rubber seal is mounted on the same supply path of the rubber seal supplying portion and the connector supplying portion, and the rubber seal loaded on the rubber seal supplying portion is gripped in various directions and then stretched, and the rubber seal is assembled on the outer rim of the connector loaded from the connector supplying portion An assembly section; And an unloading unit for loading and discharging the plurality of assembled connectors after the connectors having the rubber seals assembled in the assembling unit are transported.

Wherein the rubber seal supply unit comprises a rubber seal loading unit for sequentially loading a plurality of rubber seals, and a rubber seal loading unit for picking up the rubber seals loaded through the rubber seal loading unit one by one and supplying the rubber seals toward the assembly unit, A rubber seal transfer unit is constructed.

Wherein the rubber seal loading unit includes a rubber seal feeder for loading and feeding a plurality of rubber seals on an upper portion thereof and supplying a rubber seal to the front end thereof one by one, And a shuttle transfer loader for transferring individual rubber seals supplied from the rubber seal feeder to a position where the rubber seals can be picked up from the rubber seal transfer unit, the shuttle transfer loader being alternately left and right with respect to the rubber seal feeder, So that individual rubber seals can be supplied to multiple assembly lines.

The shuttle transport loader includes a rubber seal transporting means for reciprocating left and right on the basis of the rubber seal feeder, a rubber seal transporting means for transporting the rubber seal supplied from the rubber seal transporting means, And clamping means for correspondingly grasping the clamping means.

Wherein the rubber seal transfer unit comprises: a rubber seal transfer means for transferring a path from the rubber seal loading unit to the assembly portion back and forth so as to be reciprocatable; And a rubber seal pick-up means for picking up the rubber seal.

A connector loading unit for sequentially loading a plurality of connectors; a connector loading unit for picking up the loaded connectors one by one and supplying the connectors to the assembly unit, wherein a connector, in which the rubber seal is assembled from the assembly unit, Thereby constituting a connector conveying unit which is formed so as to be capable of being unloaded and conveyed toward the loading section.

The connector loading unit includes a connector feeder for loading and supplying a plurality of connectors at an upper portion thereof and supplying connectors one by one to a front end of the connector loading unit, And a sub-transport loader for supporting the individual connectors and feeding the pick-up position from the connector transport unit.

Wherein the sub feed loader comprises a connector conveying means for reciprocating forward and backward in correspondence with the front of the connector feeder, and a controller for supporting the connector provided on the connector conveying means and supplied from the connector feeder, And a grasping means for grasping the grasping force.

The connector loading unit may further include a DBL assembling unit for assembling the lock plate on the individual connectors supplied from the connector feeder.

The DBL assembly includes a DBL feeder extending in a longitudinal direction on one side of the connector feeder and having a plurality of lock plates mounted thereon for feeding and supplying a lock plate to the front end of the lock plate, A DBL assembling unit for pressingly assembling individual lock plates supplied from the feeder toward a connector fed from the connector feeder and an assembling and inspecting unit provided on one side of the DBL assembling unit for inspecting the assembly state of the lock plate .

The connector conveying unit is provided with connector conveying means formed to be capable of reciprocating back and forth and right and left and connector pick-up means provided on the connector conveying means and capable of reciprocating vertically and vertically in correspondence with the connector, .

The jig part supports the rubber seal supplied from the rubber seal supplying part. The jig part is grasped so as to correspond to the outer edge of the jig, and is moved in the forward and backward directions so as to extend in the gripping state of the rubber seal. A compaction pressing portion for repeatedly moving in a forward and backward direction toward an outer surface corresponding to the rubber seal so that the rubber seal can be assembled to the connector supplied from the connector supply portion toward the jig portion, And an assembly sensing part for sensing a variable state of the rubber seal and the connector, which are located in correspondence with the rubber seal and the connector supplied on the gripping part and the compaction pressing part.

The jig includes a plurality of supporting ends protruded from the upper portion so as to support the rubber seal in a horizontal state, and a pair of supporting members, which are formed corresponding to the pulling grasping portions between the supporting ends, And a gripping entrance which is formed so as to be able to enter.

The gripping grasping portion comprises a gripping unit provided to be grasable in correspondence with the edge of the rubber seal and a pulling and conveying unit supporting the gripping unit and being provided so as to reciprocate linearly in the forward and backward directions corresponding to the jig.

The gripping unit includes a pair of clamping means provided at one end of the pulling and conveying unit and extending forwardly toward the jig and hinged on the pulling and conveying unit so as to be vertically seesawed, And gripping drive means provided on the pulling and conveying unit in correspondence with the rear and linearly moving back and forth so as to apply power for seesaw motion of the clamping means.

The grasping unit is provided with a rolling contact end portion formed at the rear end of the gripping means and having a curved cross-sectional shape. The grasping unit is formed to protrude forward from the front end so as to be in surface contact corresponding to the rolling contact end portion of the gripping unit, Thereby forming a contact support member having a photographic inclined surface.

A compaction member fixedly mounted on the compaction conveying unit and tilting on and contacting the side surface of the rubber seal placed on the jig, And a position correcting unit provided on the compaction transporting unit and positioned between the pulling grasping portion and the compaction pressing portion so as to be capable of rolling and correcting mutual movement positions in accordance with driving of the pulling grasping portion and the compaction pressing portion, do.

And the rolling support portion includes an inclined support surface formed to be inclined corresponding to the inclination angle provided by the pulling grasping portion, and an inclined support portion formed at one end of the inclined support surface And forms a curve-shaped curved support surface that is in surface contact with the end of the position correction unit so as to support one end of the position correction unit.

Wherein the assembly sensing unit includes a first sensing sensor having a plurality of rubber seals corresponding to the rubber seals and sensing that the rubber seals are stretched according to the driving of the pulling grasping part and a second sensing sensor provided corresponding to the jig, And a second sensing sensor for sensing the assembled state of the rubber seal according to the driving.

And a rolling means provided between the assembly portion and the unloading portion for pressing the left and right sides of the rubber seal when the connector is assembled with the rubber seal from the assembly portion, And a forming unit for performing a forming process.

According to the automatic apparatus for assembling a rubber seal for a harness connector according to the present invention, it is possible to automate all the work processes for assembling a rubber seal to a connector, thereby reducing the workforce and thus reducing labor costs. The quality of the product and the production rate of the good product are improved, and the productivity of the product is improved by shortening the tact time of the assembly process.

In addition, since the automatic apparatus for assembling a rubber seal for a harness connector according to the present invention is configured to sequentially classify rubber seals from a single supply system of rubber seals to multiple assembly lines for assembling rubber seals to connectors, It is possible to reduce the cost for constructing the automatic equipment and improve the productivity of the product by efficiently operating the multiple assembly lines.

Further, in the automatic apparatus for assembling a rubber seal for a harness connector according to the present invention, since the lock plate is integrally assembled to the connector in the process of supplying the connector, it is possible to further improve the efficiency of assembling work, It is effective.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is an overall configuration diagram showing an embodiment according to the present invention; Fig.
FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a rubber seal supply unit according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
3 is a front view of the shuttle transport loader in one embodiment according to the present invention;
4 is a side view of a rubber seal transfer unit in an embodiment according to the present invention.
5 is a plan view showing a connector supply unit according to an embodiment of the present invention;
6 is a front view of a sub-transport loader in an embodiment according to the present invention;
7 is a front view showing a connector transport unit in an embodiment according to the present invention;
8 is a plan view of an assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 9 is a front view showing a pulling-and-grasping portion of the assembling portion according to the embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
10 is a partially enlarged view showing a pulling-and-grasping portion of an assembling portion according to an embodiment of the present invention;
11 is a front view showing the compaction pressing portion of the assembly portion in the embodiment according to the present invention.
12 is a plan view showing the compaction pressing portion of the assembly portion according to the embodiment of the present invention.
13 is a plan view showing an assembly sensing part of an assembly part according to an embodiment of the present invention.
14 is a plan view showing a forming section in an embodiment according to the present invention.

The present invention relates to a rubber sealing apparatus, comprising: a rubber seal supply unit for supplying a rubber seal from the outside, and feeding and feeding individual rubber seals to separate paths; A connector supply unit for transferring and feeding the individual connectors in a movement path separated from the rubber seal supplying unit; The rubber seal is mounted on the same supply path of the rubber seal supplying portion and the connector supplying portion, and the rubber seal loaded on the rubber seal supplying portion is gripped in various directions and then stretched, and the rubber seal is assembled on the outer rim of the connector loaded from the connector supplying portion An assembly section; And an unloading unit for loading and discharging the plurality of assembled connectors after the connector assembled with the rubber seal is transferred from the assembling unit.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Next, a preferred embodiment of a rubber seal automatic assembling apparatus for a harness connector according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1, the automatic apparatus for assembling a rubber seal for a harness connector according to the present invention includes a rubber seal feeder 100, a connector feeder 200, an assembling unit 300, an unloading unit 400).

The rubber seal feeder 100 performs a function of uniformly feeding and feeding the rubber seal R by a movement path toward the assembly unit 300 by loading the rubber seal R from the outside.

1 and 2, the rubber seal feed unit 100 includes a rubber seal loading unit 110 and a rubber seal transfer unit (not shown) 120).

The rubber seal loading unit 110 performs a role of collectively loading a plurality of rubber seals R and sequentially loading individual rubber seals R toward the assembling unit 300.

The rubber seal loading unit 110 includes a rubber seal feeder 111 for feeding and feeding a plurality of rubber seals R in a state in which the rubber seals R are arranged in a line, And a shuttle transfer loader 113 for transferring the individual rubber seals R supplied from the rubber seal transfer unit 120 to a position where it can be picked up from the rubber seal transfer unit 120.

The rubber seal feeder 111 extends forward and backward in the lengthwise direction and feeds the rubber seal R forward while feeding a plurality of rubber seals R thereon, One by one. A blocking member G1 capable of blocking the movement of the rubber seal R is provided in front of the rubber seal feeder 111. The rubber seal feeder 111 is provided with a blocking member G1, To the shuttle transfer loader 113 by one-by-one.

The shuttle transfer loader 113 is installed in front of the rubber seal feeder 111 so as to be linearly movable in the left-right direction. That is, the shuttle transfer loader 113 is configured to transfer the position of the rubber seal R in the lateral direction toward the position facing the rubber seal transfer unit 120 at the position of the rubber seal feeder 111.

The shuttle transfer loader 113 transfers the individual rubber seals R supplied from the rubber seal feeder 111 and alternately turns the rubber seals R one by one on the basis of the rubber seal feeder 111 The individual rubber seals R are uniformly distributed and supplied to multiple assembly lines toward the plurality of assembling parts 300. [

For example, the shuttle transport loader 113 transports and feeds the rubber seal R supplied from the rubber seal feeder 111 toward the left assembly line, and then supplies the rubber seal R supplied from the rubber seal feeder 111 In the case of the seal (R), the feed tray is driven repeatedly toward the right assembly line.

3, the shuttle transfer loader 113 includes a rubber seal transfer means 114 that is reciprocatably movable left and right with respect to the rubber seal feeder 111, And a clamping means 115 installed on the upper portion for fixing and supporting the rubber seal R.

The clamping means 115 supports the rubber seal R supplied from the rubber seal feeder 111 so that the rubber seal R can be seated on the rubber seal feeder 111, It is possible to prevent the rubber seal R from swinging or departing when moving left and right along the means 114 and fixing its position while designating a position that can be picked up through the rubber seal transfer unit 120. [

The clamping means 115 is configured to have at least one or more rubber seal conveying means 114 and a plurality of the rubber seal conveying means 114 at predetermined intervals on the rubber seal conveying means 114, It is desirable to minimize the moving distance of the rubber seal transporting means 114 which is alternately driven in the left and right direction.

By minimizing the movement distance of the rubber seal transporting means 114 as described above, it is possible to further shorten the tact time of the process and further improve the productivity of assembling the product.

The rubber seal transfer unit 120 is configured to pick up the rubber seals R loaded through the rubber seal loading unit 110 one by one and to supply the rubber seals R toward the assembly unit 300, (120) moves in the forward and backward directions from the position of the shuttle transfer loader (113) of the rubber seal loading unit (110) toward the assembling part (300) so that the rubber seal (R) can be transferred.

4, the rubber seal transfer unit 120 is formed so that the movement path from the shuttle transfer loader 113 of the rubber seal loading unit 110 to the assembly unit 300 can be reciprocated back and forth A rubber seal transfer means 121 and a rubber seal pick-up means 123 provided on the rubber seal transfer means 121 so as to be capable of picking up the rubber seal R.

The rubber seal pick-up means 123 is vertically vertically reciprocable in correspondence with the rubber seal R and moves up and down in the vertical direction toward the shuttle transport loader 113 to pick up the rubber seal R, And moves up and down in the vertical direction toward the assembly part 300 so as to be able to supply the rubber seal R.

The rubber seal pick-up means 123 is provided with a pick-up member 123a having a structure capable of gripping corresponding to the rubber seal R. The pick-up member 123a is provided at the highest position on the rubber seal transport means 121, A first elevation driving means 123b for moving up and down the pickup member 123a to a position close to the assembly portion 300 and a second elevation driving means 123b provided on the first elevation driving means 123b for moving the shuttle transportation loader 113, And a second lifting and driving means 123c which vertically moves up and down in correspondence with the rubber seal R at a position close to the assembly portion 300. [

The first elevation driving means 123b and the second elevation driving means 123c are sequentially driven to smoothly pick up the rubber seal R. [

The connector supplying unit 200 performs a function of uniformly transferring and supplying the connector C to the moving path toward the assembling unit 300 by loading the connector C from the outside.

The connector supplying part 200 is configured to load the connector C toward the assembling part 300 so that the connector C can be loaded on the moving path separated from the rubber sealing supplying part 100 do.

1 and 5, the connector supply unit 200 includes a connector loading unit 210 and a connector transfer unit (not shown) that can load individual connectors C toward the assembly unit 300, 220).

The connector loading unit 210 is configured to collectively load a plurality of connectors C from the outside and sequentially load individual connectors C toward the assembly unit 300. 5, the connector loading unit 210 includes a connector feeder 211 for feeding and feeding the connector C forwardly while being stacked with a plurality of connectors C arranged in an upper portion thereof, And a sub-transport loader 213 for transporting the individual connectors C supplied from the connector feeder 211 to a position where the individual connectors C can be picked up from the connector transport unit 220.

The connector feeder 211 is extended in the longitudinal direction so as to be capable of loading a plurality of connectors C at an upper portion thereof. The connector feeder 211 feeds and feeds a plurality of connectors C at one time, Respectively.

And a blocking member G2 is provided in front of the connector feeder 211 in the same manner as the rubber seal feeder 111. [ The connector feeder 211 is provided with a blocking member G2 capable of blocking the movement of the connector C so that the connector feeder 211 can be opened and closed by moving the connector feeder 211 from the connector feeder 211 toward the sub- C are supplied one by one.

The sub conveying loader 213 is positioned corresponding to the front of the connector feeder 211 and is configured to be reciprocally movable in the forward and backward directions from the connector feeder 211 to the connector conveying unit 220.

6, the sub conveying loader 213 includes connector conveying means 214 formed so as to reciprocate forward and backward in correspondence with the front of the connector feeder 211, And a holding means 215 for holding the connector C fixedly.

The gripping means 215 supports the individual connectors C supplied from the connector feeder 211 so as to be seated and driven so as to be in surface contact and gripping corresponding to the connector C, The connector C can be picked up through the connector transfer unit 220 while preventing the connector C from being shaken or separated from the connector C until the connector C is transferred to the connector transfer unit 220 It is possible to fix the position of the connector C while specifying the position.

The gripping means 215 holds the lower region of the connector C and holds the upper region of the connector C in an upwardly protruded structure so that the pick- do.

The connector loading unit 210 may further include a DBL assembly 217 for assembling the lock plate L on the individual connectors C supplied from the connector feeder 211.

As shown in FIG. 5, the DBL assembling unit 217 is provided at one side of the connector feeder 211 and extends in the longitudinal direction. The DBL assembling unit 217 is provided with a plurality of lock plates L, A DBL feeder 217a for supplying the DBL feeder 217a to the DBL feeder 217a and a DBL feeder 217b for supplying the DBL feeder 217a to the DBL feeder 217a, A DBL assembling unit 217b for compressing and assembling the connector C toward the connector C and an assembly inspecting unit 217c for inspecting the assembled state of the lock plate L on one side of the DBL assembling unit 217b . The lock plate L is supplied from the DBL feeder 217a when the connector C is supplied from the connector feeder 211 and the lock plate L is pressed from the DBL assembling unit 217b, When the connector C to which the lock plate L is attached is supplied to the sub conveying loader 213, the assembly check unit 217c presses the lock plate L assembled to the connector C ) Is photographed for vision inspection.

As described above, when the DBL assembly 217 is constructed so that the lock plate L can be integrally assembled to the connector C in the process of supplying the connector C, Can be further improved.

The connector transfer unit 220 is configured to load the connector C toward the assembly unit 300 or unload the assembly C from the assembly unit 300 toward the unloading unit 400, So that the connector C is moved.

The connector transfer unit 220 picks up the connector C loaded one by one through the connector loading unit 210 and supplies the connector C to the assembly unit 300. The connector unit 220 transfers the rubber seal R from the assembly unit 300, And the connector C is assembled to the unloading portion 400 so as to be unloadable and transferable.

7, the connector conveying unit 220 includes a connector conveying unit 221 that is movable in a loading path and an unloading path of the connector C, And connector pick-up means 223 for picking up the connector C so as to be picked up.

The connector transporting unit 221 is reciprocally movable forward and rearward and left and right. The connector transporting unit 221 includes a first transporting unit (not shown) that is linearly movable forward and backward along the movement path between the connector loading unit 210 and the assembling unit 300 And a second conveying unit 221b supporting the first conveying unit 221a and having a moving path between the assembling unit 300 and the unloading unit 400 so as to be linearly movable left and right do.

The connector pick-up means 223 is constructed so as to be capable of reciprocating vertically and vertically in correspondence with the connector C, and is formed so as to partially grip and pick up the upper region of the connector C.

The connector pickup unit 223 holds the connector C in the connector loading unit 210 until it is unloaded to the unloading unit 400 via the assembly unit 300 So that the gripping state can be maintained.

The connector pick-up means 223 is provided with a switching driving means 224 for turning the connector C in a direction in which the connector C is gripped. That is, the switching driving means 224 rotates the connector pickup means 223 by 90 degrees so as to switch the direction of the connector C at the position of the assembly portion 300 by holding the connector C, When the connector C is unloaded at the position of the unit 400, the switching driving means 224 is driven to rotate the connector pickup means 223 again by 90 degrees to perform switching recovery.

The assembling part 300 is located on the same supply path of the rubber seal supplying part 100 and the connector supplying part 200 and the rubber seal supplying part 100 is connected to the connector C supplied from the connector supplying part 200, The rubber seal (R) supplied by the manufacturer is clothed and assembled. That is, the assembling unit 300 grasps the rubber seals R loaded from the rubber seal supplying unit 100 in various directions and then extends the rubber seals R from the connector supplying unit 200 to the outer rim of the connector C, And functions to assemble the seal (R).

As shown in FIG. 8, the assembly unit 300 includes a jig 310, a pulling grip unit 320, a compaction pressing unit 330, and an assembly sensing unit 340.

The jig 310 is assembled to the rubber seal R and the connector C sequentially supplied from the outside and the rubber seal R is assembled to the connector C at the same position where the assembling operation of the rubber seal R is performed. So as to partially support the seal (R).

The jig 310 is a work area in which an assembling operation of assembling the rubber seal R to the connector C through the pulling grip portion 320 and the compaction pressing portion 330 can be performed, (Four in FIG. 8) supporting ends 311 protruding from the upper portion so as to be able to support the rubber seal R in a horizontal state and the pulling grip portion 320 toward the rubber seal R Thereby forming a gripping ramp 315, which is a path along which the gripping ramp is inserted.

The supporting end 311 is provided with a fluid injection hole 313 for injecting fluid on the upper surface thereof so that the rubber seal R supplied from the rubber seal supplying part 100 can slide smoothly from the pulling action of the pulling grip part 320. [ (312) may be formed.

When the fluid injection hole 312 is formed as described above, the rubber seal R can slide on the support end 311 of the jig 310 and the rubber seal R It is possible to perform the lubrication function when the slide is moved.

The grip entry path 315 is formed as an entry passage so that one end of the front end of the pulling grip portion 320 can enter the jig 310.

The grip entry path 315 forms a path passing through the support end 311 in correspondence to the pulling grip portion 320 so that the gripping access path 315 is directed toward the rubber seal R And is formed so as to be grasable after the pulling gripper 320 enters.

The pulling gripper 320 functions to simultaneously pull the rubber seal R from both sides simultaneously to assemble the rubber seal R on the connector C. [

8, a plurality of (four) pulling grippers 320 are provided at regular intervals with respect to the outer edge of the jig 310 with respect to the jig 310 And is formed so as to be able to enter correspondingly to each of the gripping access roads 315 of the jig 310.

The pulling gripper 320 is disposed in a diagonal direction corresponding to the gripping access road 315 of the jig 310 and the rubber seal R disposed on the jig 310 is disposed in the outer diagonal direction As shown in Fig.

A plurality of the pulling grippers 320 are integrally driven at the same time. The rubber seal R is gripped at a corner portion of the rubber seal R positioned on the jig 310, And moves in the forward and backward linear directions to drive the rubber seal (R) to be stretched.

9, the pulling grip unit 320 includes a grip unit 321 which is provided so as to be gripable in correspondence with the edge of the rubber seal R, and a grip unit 321 which supports the grip unit 321, And a pulling and conveying unit 325 provided so as to be capable of reciprocating linearly in the forward and backward directions in correspondence with the conveying direction.

The gripping unit 321 includes a pair of gripping means 322 having a vertically symmetrical structure for holding the grip unit 321 in front so as to come into contact with the upper and lower edges of the rubber seal R, Thereby constituting a gripping drive means 323 for applying a power to enable flow.

The clamping unit 322 is hinged to the front end of the pulling and conveying unit 325 so as to be vertically seesawed and rotatable about a hinged point with the pulling and conveying unit 325, And the rear portion thereof is extended toward the jig portion 310 so as to extend frontward and rearward to face the grip driving means 323.

In the gripping unit 321, a rolling contact end portion 327 contacting the pulling and conveying unit 325 is formed on the rear side of the clamping means 322.

Since the rolling contact end portion 327 is formed to have a curved cross-sectional shape at the rear end of the clamping means 322, smooth rolling contact with the pulling and conveying unit 325 can be achieved.

The gripping driving means 323 is for applying a driving force to drive the clamping means 322 and is provided behind the pulling and conveying unit 325.

The gripping drive means 323 linearly moves back and forth so as to apply power for the seesaw motion of the gripping means 322 corresponding to the rear of the gripping means 322. That is, the gripping drive means 323 is located between the pair of upper and lower gripping means 322, and when the gripping drive means 323 linearly moves forward, the rear portions of the gripping means 322 The front portion of the clamping means 322 is disengaged to grip the rubber seal R and when the gripping drive means 323 linearly moves backward, the rear portions of the pair of clamping means 322 are separated from each other The front of the clamping means 322 is spaced apart and driven to release the holding state of the rubber seal R. [

9 and 10, the gripping drive means 323 includes a contact support member 328 protruding forward from the front end so as to face the rear of the clamping means 322, And a driving cylinder 329 for applying power to the front and rear linear stretching motions.

The contact support member 328 is in surface contact with the rolling contact end portion 327 of the gripping unit 322 of the gripping unit 321 in a face-to-face manner, and has an inclined surface inclined downward The rolling contact end 327 of the clamping means 322 controls the clamping means 322 as it is moved along the sloping surface of the contact support member 328. That is, it is possible to control the seesaw motion of the clamping means 322 according to whether the contact support member 328 is linearly moved forward or backward by the driving cylinder 329.

The compaction pressing part 330 restores the pulling operation state due to the pulling grip part 320 and performs a function of repetitively tapping the rubber seal R assembled to abut the outer edge of the connector.

As shown in FIG. 8, the compaction pressing portions 330 are arranged between the pulling grip portions 320, and correspond to each of the outer side surfaces (four surfaces) of the rubber seal R, And the compaction pressing portion 330 is provided.

The compaction pressing portion 330 is provided with an outer surface corresponding to the rubber seal R so that the rubber seal R can be assembled to the connector C supplied from the connector supplying portion 200 toward the jig 310 As shown in Fig. 11, a compaction conveying unit 331, a compaction member 333, and a position correcting unit 335, as shown in Fig.

The compaction transporting unit 331 is provided so as to reciprocate back and forth in correspondence to the jig 310 so that the compaction member 333 drives the rubber seal R to contact the rubber seal R. [

The plurality of compaction pressing parts 330 are simultaneously driven together with the pulling gripper 320. That is, when the compaction transport unit 331 of the compaction pressing unit 330 is driven forward, the pull transport unit 325 of the pull grip unit 320 is driven forward, and the compaction transport unit 325 of the compaction pressing unit 330 The pulling and conveying unit 325 of the pulling-and-grasping portion 320 is also driven backward.

The compaction member 333 is fixedly installed on the compaction transport unit 331 and extends forward toward the jig 310. The compaction member 333 is connected to the compaction transport unit 331, The side surface of the rubber seal R positioned on the jig 310 is tapped on the side surface of the rubber seal R.

The compaction member 333 forms a contact surface having a sufficient area corresponding to the contact area of the rubber seal R to be tapped on one end extending toward the jig 310. [

12, the position correcting unit 335 is installed on the compaction pressing unit 330 and is positioned between the pulling grip unit 320 and the compaction pressing unit 330 so as to be rotatable Respectively.

Since the position correcting unit 335 has a structure in which a plurality of rotatable rollers are integrally arranged, the position correcting unit 335 can perform a rolling action according to the surface contact of the pulling gripper 320 and the compaction pressing unit 330 .

The position correcting unit 335 corrects the mutual moving position in accordance with the driving of the pulling gripper 320 and the compaction pressing unit 330. That is, the pulling grasp portion 320 and the compaction pressing portion 330 are driven by separate power sources, and the position correcting unit 335 is operated between the pulling grasp portion 320 and the compaction pressing portion 330 It is possible to always correct the driving position of the pulling gripping portion 320 and the compaction pressing portion 330 to the correct position at all times.

The compaction pressing portion 330 constitutes a rolling support portion 337 for supporting the position correcting unit 335 in a rolling contact manner.

12, the rolling support 337 includes an inclined support surface 337a that forms an inclined contact surface corresponding to the inclination angle at which the pulling support portion 320 is installed, A curve-shaped curved support surface 337b formed at one end of the inclined surface 337a and in surface contact so as to support one end of the position correction unit 335 is formed.

When the rolling support portion 337 is formed together with the position correcting unit 335 as described above, the assembling process of the rubber seal R to the connector C is uniformly performed at all times, It is possible to improve the production rate of the good product while lowering the defect rate of the product by eliminating the drive error of each component.

The assembly sensing unit 340 senses a variable state of the rubber seal R and the connector C according to the driving of the pulling grip unit 320 and the compaction pressing unit 330.

As shown in FIG. 13, the eaves assembly detecting unit 340 is positioned around the jig 310 corresponding to the rubber seal R and the connector C supplied on the jig 310, 1 detection sensor 341 and a second detection sensor 343, respectively.

The first sensing sensor 341 is positioned corresponding to the rubber seal R so as to be provided with a plurality of (eight) corresponding to the four side edge portions on the basis of the rubber seal R, (R) extending in accordance with the pulling motion of the rubber seal (320). That is, the first sensing sensor 341 functions to check whether the rubber seal R is stretched before assembling the rubber seal R on the connector C, so that the production of the assembled defective product is not performed .

The second sensing sensor 343 corresponds to the jig 310 and senses the rubber seal R and the connector C on the jig 310 and the compaction of the compaction pressing part 330 The operation of detecting the completion of the normal assembly between the connector C and the rubber seal R is performed because it is detected that the assembled state of the rubber seal R assembled on the connector C is confirmed according to the driving.

The unloading unit 400 loads a plurality of connectors C assembled by the assembling unit 300 and discharges the connectors.

The connector C in which the rubber seal R is assembled in the assembling unit 300 is transferred to the unloading unit 400 through the connector transfer unit 220 of the connector supplying unit 200.

The unloading unit 400 has a structure in which the connector C is extended in the longitudinal and longitudinal directions to allow the connector C to be discharged. The unloading unit 400 can be constructed in the same manner as a general belt-type conveyor, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 1, between the assembly unit 300 and the unloading unit 400, there is formed a forming unit 500 that can form the rubber seal R assembled in the assembly unit 300 into a predetermined position ).

The forming unit 500 is located on the unloading path of the connector C in which the rubber seal R is assembled from the assembling unit 300 and unloads the connector C through the connector transferring unit 220 The left and right sides of the rubber seal R can be pressed by a roller.

The forming unit 500 includes a plurality of rolling means 510 for rolling contact on the connector C and a rotary motor capable of applying a rotational force to at least one of the plurality of rolling means 510 (Not shown).

By forming the forming section 500 as described above, it is possible to form the assembly during the unloading and transfer of the connector C, thereby further shortening the tact time of the production of the product, and producing the assembled product as a good product.

The operation of the apparatus for automatically assembling the rubber seals according to the present invention is as follows. First, the rubber seal R is loaded in the rubber seal supplying part 100, and the jig part 310 The pulling gripping portion 320 and the compaction pressing portion 330 of the assembling portion 300 approach the rubber seal collectively so that the pulling gripping portion 320 grips the rubber seal R The connector C is loaded on the connector supplying part 200 and is supplied to the jig 310 of the assembling part 300 so that the rubber seal R is pulled from the pulling grip part 320, And the rubber seal R is linearly moved in the direction of the connector C so that the rubber seal R moves linearly with the pulling grip portion 320 of the assembly portion 300 and the compaction pressing portion 330 linearly moves forward, The gripping of the pulling gripper 320 to the rubber seal R is released, The compaction pressing portion 330 repeatedly moves linearly forward and backward to repeatedly make contact with the connector C in such a manner that the rubber seal R is assembled. The connector transfer unit 220 of the connector supply unit 200 moves from the position of the assembly unit 300 toward the unloading unit 400 to unload the connector C in which the rubber seal R is assembled, The operation of assembling the rubber seal R to the connector C is completed.

That is, according to the automatic apparatus for assembling a rubber seal for a harness connector according to the present invention constructed as described above, since all the work processes for assembling the rubber seal to the connector are automated, the labor force is reduced to reduce labor costs, It is possible to improve the quality of the product and the production rate of the good product by uniform assembly work and to improve the productivity of the product by shortening the tact time of the assembly process.

Although the preferred embodiment of the automatic apparatus for assembling a rubber seal for a harness connector according to the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this, and various modifications may be made within the scope of the claims, And is also within the scope of the present invention.

100: rubber seal supply part 110: rubber seal loading unit
111: rubber seal feeder 113: shuttle feed loader 114: rubber seal conveying means
115: clamping means 120: rubber seal transfer unit 121: rubber seal transfer means
123: rubber seal pick-up means 123a: pick-up member 123b: first lift-
123c: second elevation driving means 200: connector feeding portion 210: connector loading unit
211: connector feeder 213: sub conveying loader 214: connector conveying means
215: gripping means 217: DBL assembling portion 217a: DBL feeder
217b: DBL assembly unit 217c: assembly inspection unit 220: connector transfer unit
221: connector conveying means 221a: first conveying means 221b: second conveying means
223: connector pickup means 224: switching driving means 300:
310: jig 311: supporting end 312: fluid ejection hole
315: gripping ramp 320: pulling gripper 321: gripping unit
322: clamping means 323: gripping drive means 325: pulling and conveying unit
327: rolling contact end 328: contact supporting member 329: driving cylinder
330: compaction pressure unit 331: compaction conveyance unit 333: compaction member
335: position correction unit 337: rolling support portion 337a: inclined surface
337b: curved supporting surface 340: assembly sensing part 341: first sensing sensor
343: second sensing sensor 400: unloading section 500: forming section
510: Rolling means
R: Rubber seal C: Connector L: Lock plate

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A rubber seal supplying unit for supplying a rubber seal from the outside, and feeding and feeding the individual rubber seals in a divided path;
A connector supply unit for transferring and feeding the individual connectors in a movement path separated from the rubber seal supplying unit;
The rubber seal is mounted on the same supply path of the rubber seal supplying portion and the connector supplying portion, and the rubber seal loaded on the rubber seal supplying portion is gripped in various directions and then stretched, and the rubber seal is assembled on the outer rim of the connector loaded from the connector supplying portion An assembly section;
And an unloading unit for loading and discharging a plurality of connectors, from which the connector assembled with the rubber seal is transported and assembled,
The jig part supports the rubber seal supplied from the rubber seal supplying part. The jig part is grasped so as to correspond to the outer edge of the jig, and is moved in the forward and backward directions so as to extend in the gripping state of the rubber seal. A compaction pressing portion for repeatedly moving in a forward and backward direction toward an outer surface corresponding to the rubber seal so that the rubber seal can be assembled to the connector supplied from the connector supply portion toward the jig portion, And an assembly sensing part for sensing a variable state of the rubber seal and the connector, which are located in correspondence with the rubber seal and the connector supplied to the coupling part and driven by the pulling grip part and the compaction pressing part.
The method according to claim 1,
The rubber seal loading unit includes a rubber seal loading unit for sequentially loading a plurality of rubber seals, and a rubber seal loading unit for picking up the rubber seals loaded through the rubber seal loading unit one by one and then supplying the rubber seals toward the assembling unit, And a rubber seal transfer unit for forming the rubber seal.
The method of claim 2,
The rubber seal loading unit includes a rubber seal feeder for loading and feeding a plurality of rubber seals at an upper portion thereof and supplying a rubber seal to the front end thereof one by one, And a shuttle transfer loader for transferring individual rubber seals supplied from the rubber seal feeder to a position where the rubber seals can be picked up from the rubber seal transfer unit,
Wherein the shuttle transport loader is reciprocally shifted from left to right in the left and right direction on the basis of the rubber seal feeder so that individual rubber seals can be supplied to multiple assembly lines.
The method of claim 3,
Wherein the shuttle transport loader includes a rubber seal transporting means for reciprocating left and right on the basis of the rubber seal feeder and a rubber seal transporting means for transporting the rubber seal supplied from the rubber seal feeder, And a clamping means for gripably driving the clamping means in correspondence with the clamping means.
The method of claim 2,
Wherein the rubber seal transfer unit comprises: a rubber seal transfer means for transferring a path from the rubber seal loading unit to the assembly portion back and forth so as to be reciprocally movable; and a rubber seal transfer means provided on the rubber seal transfer means, And a rubber seal pick-up means for picking up the rubber seal by being movable.
The method according to claim 1,
The connector supplying unit includes a connector loading unit for sequentially loading a plurality of connectors, and a controller for picking up connectors loaded through the connector loading unit one by one and supplying the connectors to the assembling unit, And a connector transfer unit for transferring the unloading to the unloading unit.
The method of claim 6,
The connector loading unit includes a connector feeder for loading and feeding a plurality of connectors at an upper portion thereof and supplying connectors one by one to a front end of the connector loading unit, And a sub transferring loader for supporting the individual connectors and transferring the sub-transfer loader to a position where it can be picked up from the connector transfer unit.
The method of claim 7,
The sub conveying loader includes a connector conveying means for reciprocating forward and backward in correspondence with the front of the connector feeder and a connector for supporting the connector provided on the connector conveying means and supplied from the connector feeder, And gripping means for driving the harness connector.
The method of claim 7,
Wherein the connector loading unit further comprises a DBL assembly for assembling the lock plate on the individual connectors supplied from the connector feeder.
The method of claim 9,
The DBL assembly includes a DBL feeder extending in the longitudinal direction on one side of the connector feeder and feeding and supplying a plurality of lock plates to the upper portion of the connector feeder and supplying a lock plate to the front end of the lock plate one by one, A DBL assembling unit for crushing and assembling individual lock plates supplied from the DBL feeder toward the connector fed from the connector feeder, and an assembling and inspecting unit provided on one side of the DBL assembling unit for inspecting the assembly state of the lock plate The automatic assembly device for a rubber seal for a harness connector.
The method of claim 6,
The connector conveying unit includes connector conveying means formed so as to be capable of reciprocating back and forth and right and left, connector pick-up means provided on the connector conveying means and capable of reciprocating vertically and vertically corresponding to the connector, The automatic assembly device for a rubber seal for a harness connector.
delete The method according to claim 1,
The jig includes a plurality of support ends protruded from the upper portion so as to support the rubber seal in a horizontal state, and a plurality of support portions formed corresponding to the pulling grasp portions between the support ends, And a grip entrance which is formed so as to be able to enter at one end thereof.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the pulling grasping portion comprises a gripping unit provided so as to be grasable in correspondence with the edge of the rubber seal and a pulling and conveying unit supporting the gripping unit so as to be reciprocated linearly in the forward and backward directions corresponding to the jig, Automatic assembly device for rubber seals.
15. The method of claim 14,
The gripping unit includes a pair of clamping means provided at one end of the pulling and conveying unit and extended forward toward the jig and hinged on the pulling and conveying unit so as to be vertically seesawed, And gripping driving means provided on the pulling and conveying unit in correspondence with the rear of the gripping means for linearly moving back and forth so as to apply a power for seesaw motion of the gripping means.
16. The method of claim 15,
The grasping unit is provided with a rolling contact end portion formed at the rear end of the gripping means and having a curved cross-sectional shape. The grasping unit is formed to protrude forward from the front end so as to be in surface contact corresponding to the rolling contact end portion of the gripping unit, And a contact support member having a photographic inclined surface.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the compaction pressing portion includes a compaction conveying unit provided so as to be capable of linearly reciprocating back and forth corresponding to the jig portion, a compaction member fixedly mounted on the compaction conveying unit and tilting on the side surface of the rubber seal located on the jig, A position correcting unit provided on the compaction transporting unit and positioned between the pulling grasping portion and the compaction pressing portion so as to be capable of rolling and correcting mutual movement positions in accordance with the driving of the pulling grasping portion and the compaction pressing portion, Wherein said first and second connectors are electrically connected to each other.
18. The method of claim 17,
Wherein the compaction pressing portion includes a rolling support portion for supporting the rolling correction portion in a rolling contact manner corresponding to the position correction unit,
The rolling support portion includes an inclined support surface formed to be inclined corresponding to the inclination angle provided by the pulling grasping portion and a curved support surface formed in one end of the inclined support surface and curved in surface contact with the support portion so as to support one end of the position correction unit The automatic assembly device for a rubber seal for a harness connector.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the assembly sensing unit includes a first sensing sensor having a plurality of rubber seals corresponding to the rubber seals and sensing that the rubber seals are stretched according to the driving of the pulling grips, And a second sensing sensor for sensing an assembled state of the rubber seal according to the driving of the first and second parts.
The method according to claim 1,
And rolling means for pressing the left and right sides of the rubber seal between the assembled portion and the unloading portion and pressing the left and right sides of the rubber seal when unloading the connector in which the rubber seal is assembled from the assembled portion, And a forming unit for automatically assembling the rubber seal for the harness connector.

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