KR101909816B1 - Apparatus for assembling terminal block - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides an apparatus for assembling a terminal block which can reduce time and costs for assembling a terminal block by automatically supplying and assembling a block body, a screw, and a plate which are components making up the terminal block. The apparatus for assembling a terminal block including a block body, a screw coupled to the block body, and a plate which is coupled to the block body and presses and fixes a wire pressed by the screw to be connected as components comprises: a block body ball feeder to automatically supply the block body; a screw ball feeder to automatically supply the screw; a plate ball feeder to automatically supply the plate; a sliding transport unit to arrange, assemble, and transport single components or coupled components making up the terminal block to allow the block body, the screw, and the plate to be assembled as the terminal block; a block body pickup unit to arrange the block body supplied from the block body ball feeder on the sliding transport unit; a screw driver to couple the screw supplied from the screw ball feeder to the block body arranged on the sliding transport unit; and a plate pickup insert unit to couple the plate supplied from the plate ball feeder to the assembly of the block body and the screw arranged on the sliding transport unit.

Description

[0001] APPARATUS FOR ASSEMBLING TERMINAL BLOCK [0002]

The present invention relates to a terminal block assembling apparatus, and more particularly, to a terminal block assembling apparatus capable of automatically assembling parts constituting a terminal block.

Generally, in a building, a factory, an apartment or the like, there is provided a power supply and distribution facility in order to supply electric power supplied from an electric power company to various electric power tools or various devices using electric power.

Generally, the power distribution equipment is supplied with high-voltage or extra-high-voltage electricity, decompressed to suit the purpose, and sent to each load of the customer. Plasma power lines are connected to various electrical leakage and distribution breakers, A terminal block having a structure for connecting a wire to a plate-shaped power line is used.

Such a terminal block is configured to be able to branch off the power supplied from the outside as well as it is well known in the Utility Model Registration Gazette of Utility Model Registration No. 186548.

However, the conventional terminal block as described above has a problem in that it takes considerable time and cost because the parts are assembled manually before the final wire connection work.

In addition, in the conventional terminal block, there is a problem that the electric wire embedded in the clip is slightly stuck to only one side of the clip, and the electric wire stuck to the clip.

Korea Registered Utility Model No. 186548 Korean Utility Model Registration No. 20-0180712

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been proposed in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a terminal block which is capable of reducing time and cost for assembling a terminal block by automatically supplying and assembling a convex body, a screw, And a terminal block assembling device that can be mounted on the terminal block.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a terminal block assembling apparatus including a block body, a screw coupled to the block body, and a presser coupled to the block body, A terminal block assembling apparatus for assembling a terminal block including a plate to be fixed as a part, comprising: a block body ball feeder for automatically supplying the block body; a screw ball feeder for automatically feeding the screw; And a slide conveying unit provided for arranging and assembling a single part or a combined part constituting the terminal block so that the block body, the screw and the plate are combined to be assembled into a terminal block, And a block body supplied from the block body ball feeder, A screw driver for connecting a screw supplied from the screw ball feeder to a block body disposed in the sliding conveyance unit; and a plate feeder for feeding the plate fed from the plate ball feeder to the slide conveying unit, And a plate pick-up insert unit coupled to the block body screw coupling body disposed in the block body screw coupling body.

And a screw inspection unit for checking whether or not the screw is properly coupled to the block body before the plate is coupled to the block body screw coupling body.

And a plate inspecting unit for inspecting whether the plate is properly coupled to the block body screw coupling unit after the plate is coupled to the block body screw coupling unit.

And a collecting unit for collecting the assembled terminal block disposed in the sliding transfer unit and transferring the completed terminal block to a separate storage place.

Preferably, the block body includes a hexahedral body portion formed to pass through two opposing surfaces of a front surface and a rear surface, and a screw coupling portion formed to penetrate the upper surface of the body.

The block body is disposed in the sliding transfer unit, and the screw coupling portion is disposed to face upward, and the screw is coupled while rotating downward by the screw driver.

The plate includes a pressing portion formed by being bent in a 'C' shape and pressing and fixing a wire to be pressed by the screw, an insertion groove formed with a coupling groove coupled to the screw coupled to the block body, And the connecting portion may have a bent shape with respect to the pressing portion and the insertion groove portion such that the pressing portion and the insertion groove portion are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance.

Wherein the block body screw coupling body is disposed in the sliding transfer unit, the penetrated surface of the block body is disposed to face the plate pickup insert unit, and the plate is pressed by the plate pickup insert unit, And the insertion groove portion is engaged with the screw coupled to the block body.

Preferably, the pressing portion of the plate is formed with a flow prevention protrusion for restricting movement of the end of the screw to prevent the screw from loosening when the screw presses and fixes the electric wire connected by pressing the pressing portion.

According to the terminal block assembling apparatus as described above, the time and cost for assembling the terminal block can be reduced by automatically supplying and assembling the convex body, the screw, and the plate, which are components constituting the terminal block.

1 is a schematic view of a terminal block assembling apparatus according to the present invention;
[0001] The present invention relates to a terminal block assembling apparatus, and more particularly,
3 is a view showing parts constituting a terminal block assembled by the terminal block assembling apparatus according to the present invention.
4 is a view showing a state where a block body and a screw are coupled with each other among components constituting a terminal block assembled by the terminal block assembling apparatus according to the present invention.
5 is a view showing a state in which all the components constituting the terminal block assembled by the terminal block assembling apparatus according to the present invention are combined.
6 is a view showing a flow of an assembling process by the terminal block assembling apparatus according to the present invention.

In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear. Even if the terms are the same, it is to be noted that when the portions to be displayed differ, the reference signs do not coincide.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed.

The terms first, second, etc. in this specification may be used to describe various elements, but the elements should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another.

For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as a first component. The term " and / or " includes any combination of a plurality of related listed items or any of the plurality of related listed items.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the relevant art and are to be interpreted in an ideal or overly formal sense unless explicitly defined in the present application Do not.

Also, when a part is referred to as "including " an element, it does not exclude other elements unless specifically stated otherwise.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Like reference numerals in the drawings denote like elements.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a terminal block assembling apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a simplified view of the constitution of a terminal block assembling apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 4 is a view showing a state where a block body and a screw among components constituting a terminal block assembled by the terminal block assembling apparatus according to the present invention are engaged with each other; FIG. And FIG. 5 is a view showing a state in which all of the components constituting the terminal block assembled by the terminal block assembling apparatus according to the present invention are engaged. FIG. 6 is a view showing a flow of the assembling process by the terminal block assembling apparatus according to the present invention Fig.

The terminal block assembling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a block body 30 shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, a screw 40 coupled to the block body 30, And a plate (50) which is coupled and pressurized and fixed to an electric wire (not shown) which is pressurized and connected by the screw (40) as a component.

1 and 2, the terminal block assembling apparatus includes a block body ball feeder 100 installed at the rear of the frame 10 to automatically feed the block body 30, And a plate ball feeder 300 installed at the rear of the frame 10 and automatically feeding the plate 50. The frame ball feeder 200 is provided at the rear of the frame 10, 10 is provided with a control panel 20 on the upper left side thereof.

The block body 30 automatically supplied to the upper side of the frame 10 and the plate 40 may be combined with each other to form a terminal block. A sliding transfer unit 400 for arranging and assembling and transporting the components is provided.

A block main body pick-up unit 500 is disposed in the frame 10 to place the block main body 30 supplied from the block main body ball feeder 100 in the sliding transfer unit 400, As shown in FIG. 2, a block main body feeder 150 for feeding the block main body 30 may further be provided between the feeder 100 and the block main body pick-up unit 500.

Here, the block body pick-up unit 500 has a pickup end 510 capable of picking up a pair of block bodies 30 at an end thereof.

The frame 10 is provided with a screw driver 600 for coupling a screw 40 supplied from the screw ball feeder 200 to the block body 30 disposed in the sliding transfer unit 400, As shown in FIG. 2, a screw dispenser 250 may be further provided between the screw ball feeder 200 and the screwdriver 600 to distribute the screw into two parts.

The screw driver 600 includes a pair of driver kits 610 for simultaneously connecting the screw 40 to the block body 30 which is disposed in pairs on the slider ELD transfer unit 400.

The frame 10 is provided with a plate pick-up insert unit 700 for coupling a plate 50 supplied from the plate ball feeder 300 to a block body screw coupling body 60 disposed in the sliding transfer unit 400, And a plate linear feeder 350 may be installed between the plate ball feeder 300 and the plate pick-up insert unit 700 to feed the plate 50 as shown in FIG.

1 is omitted because the plate pick-up insert unit 700 is positioned at the rear lower side of the frame 10 at the mounting position and the plate 50 is simultaneously inserted into the pair of block body screw assemblies 60, In order to set up the system.

1 and 2, a terminal block assembling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a block main body (not shown) before the plate 50 is coupled to the block main body screw coupling body shown in FIG. 4, The screw inspecting unit 700 may include a pair of screw inspecting apparatuses 810. The screw inspecting unit 700 may include a screw inspecting unit 810 for inspecting whether or not the screw 40 is properly connected to the screw inspecting unit 700. [

In addition, the terminal block assembling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a block body screw coupling body, a plate body 50, a plate body 50, And a plate inspection unit 900. The plate inspection unit 900 is composed of a pair of plate inspection equipment 910. [

In addition, the terminal block assembling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention further includes a collecting unit 1000 for collecting assembled terminal blocks disposed in the sliding transfer unit 400 and transferring them to a separate storage place And this collection unit 1000 is composed of a pair of collection devices 1010. [

Hereinafter, a specific shape of the terminal block assembled by the terminal block assembling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

3 to 4, a terminal block to be assembled by the terminal block assembling apparatus according to the present invention includes a block body 30, a screw 40, and a plate 50.

The block body 30 has a hexahedron shaped body portion 31 formed to penetrate two opposite surfaces of a front surface and a rear surface and having a space S therein, And a screw coupling portion 32 formed thereon.

The block body 30 is disposed in the sliding transfer unit 400 and the screw coupling part 32 is disposed to face upward and the screw 40 is screwed downward by the screw driver 600 As shown in FIG.

The screw 40 is threaded so as to be coupled to the screw coupling part 32 while being rotated by the screw driver 600.

The plate 50 is formed by bending in a 'C' shape and includes a pressing portion 51 for pressing and fixing an electric wire (not shown) which is pressurized and connected by the screw 40, The pressing portion 51 and the insertion groove 52 are separated from each other by a predetermined distance so that the pressing portion 51 and the insertion groove 52 are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance, And includes a connecting portion 53 that is bent in relation to the insertion groove portion 52.

The block body screw coupling body 60 in which the block body 30 and the screw 40 are coupled is disposed in the sliding transfer unit 400 so that the penetrated surface of the block body 30 is inserted into the plate pick- And the plate 50 is inserted to the lower side of the penetrating surface of the block body 30 by the plate pick-up insert unit 700, And the groove 52 is engaged with the screw 40 coupled to the block body 30.

When the screw 40 is pressed and fixed to the pressing portion 51 by pressing the pressing portion 51, the movement of the end of the screw 40 is restricted to the pressing portion 51 of the plate 50, The flow preventing protrusion 51a is formed to prevent the release of the fluid.

Hereinafter, an assembling process of assembling the terminal block by the terminal block assembling apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

When the assembling process is started, the block main body supply step S10 is first carried out. In this step, the block main body 30 is supplied from the block main body ball feeder 100 to the block main body pick-

Thereafter, a block body loading step S20 is performed on the slid transferring unit. In this step, the block body pick-up unit 500 places the block body 30 supplied to the sliding transfer unit 400. [

When the step S20 is completed, the block body 30 arranged by the block body pick-up unit 500 is rotated by the screw driver 600 ) Is located.

Thereafter, the screw supply step S30 is performed, and at this stage, the screw 40 is supplied from the screw ball feeder 200 to the screw driver 600. [

Thereafter, a screw mounting step (S40) is performed on the screw driver, and the screw 40 supplied in this step is mounted on the screw driver 600. [

Thereafter, a screw coupling step (S50) is performed on the block main body. In this step, the screw driver 600 engages the screw 40 with the block main body 30 through the rotation action.

The block body screw coupling body 60 to which the screw 40 is coupled to the block body 30 at the completion of the step S50 is formed by the interaction of the sliding blocks constituting the sliding transfer unit 400 Plate pick-up insert unit 700 is located.

Thereafter, a plate feeding step (S60) is carried out, in which plate 50 is fed from the plate ball feeder 300 to the plate pick-up insert unit 700.

The screw inspection unit 800 checks whether or not the screw 40 is properly engaged with the block body 30. The screw inspection unit 800 are disposed at the same position in the process flow as the plate pick-up insert unit 700. That is, the plate pick-up insert unit 700 is disposed below the screw inspection unit 800.

Then, a plate engaging step S80 is performed on the block body screw coupling body, in which the plate pick-up insert unit 700 engages the plate body 50 with the block body screw coupling body 60.

At the same time when the step S80 is completed, the assembled terminal block is transported to the place where the plate inspection unit 900 is located by the interaction of the sliding blocks constituting the sliding transfer unit 400. [

Thereafter, the plate inspecting state checking step (S90) proceeds, in which the plate inspecting unit 900 checks whether or not the plate 50 is properly engaged with the block body screw inserting body 60.

At the same time when the step S90 is completed, the assembled terminal block is transferred to the place where the collecting unit 1000 is located by the interaction of the sliding blocks constituting the sliding transfer unit 400. [

Thereafter, the assembled terminal block transfer step S100 by the collecting unit proceeds, at which the collecting unit 1000 collects the completed terminal block and transfers it to a separate storage location.

Thereafter, the good and defective parts of the terminal block are sorted (S110), and the finally assembled terminal block is selected by a sorting device (not shown).

According to the terminal block assembling apparatus of the present invention as described above, by automatically supplying and assembling the convex main body, the screw, and the plate, which are the components constituting the terminal block, the time and cost Can be saved.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. It is to be understood that the invention may be variously modified and changed.

10: frame
20: Control panel
30: block body
40: Screw
50: Plate
60: block body screw coupling body
100: Block body ball feeder
200: Screw ball feeder
300: plate ball feeder
400: Sliding transfer unit
500: Block body pickup unit
600: Screwdriver
700: Plate pick-up insert unit
800: Screw inspection unit
900: Plate Inspection Unit
1000: Collection unit

Claims (9)

A terminal block assembling apparatus for assembling a terminal block including a block body, a screw coupled to the block body, and a plate coupled to the block body and pressing and fixing the electric wire pressed by the screw ,
A block body ball feeder for automatically supplying the block body;
A screw ball feeder for automatically feeding the screw;
A plate ball feeder for automatically feeding the plate;
A sliding transfer unit provided for arranging and assembling a single component or a combined component constituting the terminal block so that the block body, the screw and the plate are combined to be assembled into a terminal block;
A block main body pickup unit for arranging a block main body supplied from the block main body ball feeder in the sliding transfer unit;
A screw driver for coupling a screw supplied from the screw ball feeder to a block body disposed in the sliding transfer unit; And
A plate pick-up insert unit for coupling a plate supplied from the plate ball feeder to a block body screw coupling unit disposed in the sliding transfer unit;
And the terminal block assembling device. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a screw inspecting unit for inspecting whether or not the screw is properly coupled to the block body before the plate is coupled to the block body screw coupling assembly. The method of claim 2,
Further comprising a plate inspecting unit for inspecting whether or not the plate is properly coupled to the block body screw coupling unit after the plate is coupled to the block body screw coupling unit. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
Further comprising a collecting unit for collecting assembled terminal blocks disposed in the sliding transfer unit and transferring the collected terminal blocks to a separate storage place. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the block body includes a hexahedral body portion formed to pass through two opposing surfaces of a front surface and a rear surface and having a space therein and a screw coupling portion penetrating the upper surface of the body portion. Device. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the block body is disposed in the sliding transfer unit, the screw coupling portion is disposed to face upward, and the screw is coupled while being rotated downward by the screw driver. The method of claim 6,
Wherein the plate is formed by bending in a 'C' shape and includes a pressing portion for pressing and fixing a wire to be pressurized and connected by the screw, an insertion groove having an engaging groove to be engaged with the screw coupled to the block body, And a connecting portion bent in a direction to the pressing portion and the insertion groove portion such that the pressing portion and the insertion groove portion are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the block body screw coupling body is disposed in the sliding transfer unit, the penetrated surface of the block body is disposed to face the plate pickup insert unit, and the plate is pressed by the plate pickup insert unit, Is inserted into a lower side of a through surface of the block body, and the insertion groove portion is engaged with a screw coupled to the block body. The method of claim 7,
Wherein a flow preventing protrusion is formed in the pressing portion of the plate to restrict the movement of the end of the screw to prevent the screw from loosening when the screw presses and fixes the electric wire to be connected by pressing the pressing portion. .

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