KR20150106705A - A Zig for automatic assembly progress of Cable Harness - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a jig for the automatic assembly process of a cable harness. The jig includes: a base plate; a stopper reference part which is located in the upper region of the base plate; an inner line support part which is located in the upper region of the base plate and is separated from the stopper reference part by a constant distance; and a cable fixing part which is located in the upper region of the base plate and is located between the stopper reference part and the inner line support part. A series of processes related to cable harness manufacture can be automatically carried out by providing the jig for the automatic assembly process of a cable harness which can used in the automatic assembly process of the cable harness.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a cable harness,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a jig for a cable harness automatic assembling process, and more particularly, to a jig for a cable harness automatic assembling process capable of automatically proceeding a series of processes in assembling a cable harness.

Cable Harness is a total assembly of wiring, which is an important component that allows each system to perform its role by transmitting the electrical signals and currents generated by each component of the electronic product.

In other words, in general, cable harness is a connection between a power supply component and a power supply source. In particular, a cable harness can be easily connected or disconnected between a power supply component and a power supply source, It is used where it needs to be disassembled.

Meanwhile, the home appliances and telecommunication equipment industry is a high value-added industry, and due to the acceleration of technological innovation and the continuous expansion of the industrial category, the competition between the countries is deepening due to their characteristics.

In particular, as the product aspect has been reduced in size and weight, it has been focused on various developments in order to encapsulate globalized markets with various functions and differentiated characteristics. However, in the field of processing and assembly of cable harnesses, for example, And telecommunication equipment industries have been suffering from the difficulties in manufacturing technology due to insufficient manufacturing conditions, and the lack of production facilities and production technologies have caused many SMEs in related fields to face many difficulties.

FIGS. 1A to 1E are views showing assembly of a cable harness by a general manufacturing process.

Referring to FIG. 1A, a cable harness is assembled by a general manufacturing process to form a stopper 20 in a certain region of a cable 10 including an outer shell 11.

The stopper 20 is a part fixed to the outer shape of the product, for example, the washing machine. The cable 10a in the left area is located outside the washing machine on the basis of the stopper 20, May be located inside the washing machine.

The cable in the left area is a part forming a cord connected to an outlet for supplying power. Hereinafter, it is defined as a code area, and the cable in the right area is a part for supplying power supplied from the outlet to the product Is defined as a harness area.

Next, referring to FIG. 1B, the assembly of the cable harness by the general manufacturing process is performed by removing the outer surface of the right area, that is, a certain area of the harness area 10b, 32 are exposed.

Next, referring to FIG. 1C, in assembling the cable harness by a general manufacturing process, the inner skin of a certain region of the extension region 32 is removed to expose the metal wire region 40.

In this case, the extension 30 of the extension area 32 can be divided into a first extension 30a, a second extension 30b and a third extension 3c, However, the number of the extensions may be at least one, and thus the number of the extensions is not limited in the present invention.

Next, referring to FIG. 1D, various terminals 50 are attached to the wire region 40 made of the metal.

The terminal may include a ground terminal 50a, a first signal transmission terminal 50b, and a second signal transmission terminal 50c, but does not limit the type of the terminal in the present invention.

Next, referring to FIG. 1E, a connector 60 is inserted into at least one of the terminals.

The connector 60 may include a first connector 60a coupled with the first signal transmitting terminal 50b and a second connector 60b coupled with the second signal transmitting terminal 50c can do.

Through the above-described series of processes, a cable harness can be manufactured.

However, the assembling of the cable harness as described above has been carried out by only one process since each worker is put into each process.

That is, in the assembling process of the cable harness including the stopper injection process, the shell removal process, the endothelial stripping process, and the terminal attaching process terminal inserting process, each of the assembling processes is performed by arranging respective work forces, .

For example, after the operator performs the stopper injection process by a mechanical device, the worker manually transfers the process to the next step of removing the outer skin, and the other worker carries out the outer skin removing process by a mechanical device, And then another process is manually carried out by the endothelial process, which is the next step, and another process is carried out by the other worker by means of a mechanical device, that is, each worker carries out the work through the mechanical device .

These series of processes are not only low in efficiency of operation but also frequent departure from worker due to troubles of worker is a big problem, and simple defects due to limitations of manual work frequently occur, resulting in a serious problem of productivity to cost ratio have.

In particular, after each process has been completed, the work must be manually transferred to the next step, which reduces the efficiency of the work and it takes much time to produce one cable harness.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2011-0081259

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a jig for automatically assembling a cable harness that can automatically carry out a series of processes when assembling a cable harness.

The objects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned objects, and other objects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a base plate, A stopper reference portion located in a predetermined upper region of the base plate; An extension supporting part located at a predetermined upper region of the base plate and spaced apart from the stopper reference part by a predetermined distance; And a cable fixing portion located in a predetermined upper region of the base plate and positioned between the stopper reference portion and the extension supporting portion.

According to the present invention, the stopper reference portion includes a cable support portion, the cable support portion includes a first cable support wall and a second cable support wall spaced apart from the first cable support wall by a predetermined distance, And a spacing space formed by a spacing distance of the other cable support wall.

Further, in the present invention, the cable harness includes a stopper positioned in a certain region of the cable, and one end of the stopper contacts one end of the cable support portion, and the cable is inserted and supported in the spacing space A jig for a cable harness automatic assembling process is provided.

Further, in the present invention, the base plate includes a guide groove for guiding the stopper reference portion in the longitudinal direction, and the stopper reference portion is moved in the longitudinal direction in the guide groove. do.

Further, the present invention provides a jig for automatically assembling a cable harness, wherein the base plate further includes a fixing pin for fixing the stopper reference portion to the guide groove.

Further, in the present invention, the cable fixing unit may include one side driving means for supplying driving force to the one horizontal moving means, and one side driving means for driving the one horizontal moving means, And another driving means for supplying a driving force to the other horizontal moving means.

Further, the present invention provides a jig for automatic assembly of a cable harness, wherein the extension supporting portion includes a support constituting the main body and an extension fastening portion located on the support.

As described above, according to the present invention, a series of processes for manufacturing a cable harness can be automatically performed by providing a jig for automatic assembly of a cable harness that can be used in an automatic assembly process of a cable harness.

FIGS. 1A to 1E are views showing assembly of a cable harness by a general manufacturing process.
2 is a schematic view showing an entire process of an automatic assembly process of a cable harness according to the present invention.
3A to 3G are schematic views showing a partial process of an automatic assembly process of a cable harness according to the present invention.
FIG. 4A is a schematic perspective view showing a jig for a cable harness automatic assembling process according to the present invention, FIG. 4B is a schematic perspective view showing a use state of a jig for a cable harness automatic assembling process according to the present invention, FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view showing a use state of a jig for a cable harness automatic assembling process according to the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The advantages and features of the present invention, and the manner of achieving them, will be apparent from and elucidated with reference to the embodiments described hereinafter in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. Is provided to fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art, and the invention is only defined by the scope of the claims.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. &Quot; and / or "include each and every combination of one or more of the mentioned items. ≪ RTI ID = 0.0 >

Although the first, second, etc. are used to describe various components, it goes without saying that these components are not limited by these terms. These terms are used only to distinguish one component from another. Therefore, it goes without saying that the first component mentioned below may be the second component within the technical scope of the present invention.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of illustrating embodiments and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. In the present specification, the singular form includes plural forms unless otherwise specified in the specification. The terms " comprises "and / or" comprising "used in the specification do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other elements in addition to the stated element.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein may be used in a sense commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Also, commonly used predefined terms are not ideally or excessively interpreted unless explicitly defined otherwise.

The terms spatially relative, "below", "beneath", "lower", "above", "upper" And can be used to easily describe a correlation between an element and other elements. Spatially relative terms should be understood in terms of the directions shown in the drawings, including the different directions of components at the time of use or operation. For example, when inverting an element shown in the figures, an element described as "below" or "beneath" of another element may be placed "above" another element . Thus, the exemplary term "below" can include both downward and upward directions. The components can also be oriented in different directions, so that spatially relative terms can be interpreted according to orientation.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing an entire process of an automatic assembling process of a cable harness according to the present invention, and FIGS. 3a to 3g are schematic views showing a partial process of an automatic assembling process of a cable harness according to the present invention .

First, referring to FIGS. 2 and 3A, the automatic assembly process of the cable harness according to the present invention includes a station alignment process 110.

The station alignment process 110 is a process for inserting the extension shown in FIG. 1C into a jig for automatically assembling a cable harness according to the present invention to be described later, which is manually performed by an operator.

As described above, the assembling process of the cable harness can include the step of forming the stopper in Fig. 1A and the step of exposing the extension region in Fig. 1B.

However, in the automatic assembling process of the cable harness according to the present invention, the step of forming the stopper in FIG. 1A and the step of exposing the extension area in FIG. 1B are performed manually, and the extension exposed in the extension region exposure step in FIG. The jig is then aligned.

Next, referring to FIGS. 2 and 3B, the automatic assembly process of the cable harness according to the present invention includes an extension length cutting process 120.

As described above, in the case of the extension, the extension may be composed of a first extension 30a, a second extension 30b and a third extension 3c, wherein the extension is referenced to the stopper 20 of Figure 1a Each having a standardized size.

Therefore, there is a need for a step of cutting each of the extensions according to the standardized size through the extensions-length cutting process.

A known cutter can be used for the extension length cutting process.

Next, referring to FIGS. 2 and 3C, the automatic assembly process of the cable harness according to the present invention includes an endothelial stripping process 130.

The endothelial stripping process is a process for exposing a metal wire, and a known endothelial stripper may be used.

Next, referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, the automatic assembly process of the cable harness according to the present invention includes a copper wire twisting process 140. FIG.

The copper wire twisting process is a process of twisting a metal wire composed of a plurality of strands into a single strand shape so as to easily attach a terminal in a terminal attaching process described later.

The copper wire twisting process may use a known copper wire twisting device.

2 and 3E, the automatic assembly process of the cable harness according to the present invention includes a terminal supply compression process 150.

1D, the terminal is connected to a ground terminal 50a, a first signal transmitting terminal 50b and a second signal transmitting terminal 50b, 50c.

The terminal feeding and pressing step may be carried out three times in order to supply and press each of the terminals described above.

The terminal feeder pressing process may use a known terminal feeder.

Next, referring to FIGS. 2 and 3F, the automatic assembly process of the cable harness according to the present invention includes a housing supply / compression process 160.

The housing supply and compression step is a step of inserting a housing (or a "connector") into at least one of the terminals. As shown in FIG. 1E, the first signal transmission terminal is connected to the first connector And to fasten the second connector to the second signal transmission terminal.

The housing supply / compression process may use a well-known housing supply / compression device.

Thus, the cable harness according to the present invention can be assembled. Then, referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3G, the defective and good products are discriminated through the energization inspection process 170 of the cable harness.

As described above, in the conventional case, in the assembling process of the cable harness including the stopper injection process, the shell removal process, the endothelial stripping process, the terminal attachment process terminal inserting process, etc., , And each level corresponds to the level at which each worker carries out the work through a mechanical device.

In other words, conventionally, a mechanical device such as a cutter for cutting the length of an extension wire, a copper wire twisting device for copper wire twisting process, a terminal feeder presser for terminal feeder press, and a housing feeder presser for housing feeder press have been provided.

Nevertheless, despite the fact that there were mechanical devices for each process, it was not possible to automate this series of processes because no jig for fixing the cable harness was developed.

For this reason, after each process has been completed, a manual transfer to the next step has to be made, which results in a lower efficiency of operation and a longer time to produce a single cable harness.

Accordingly, the present applicant intends to provide a jig for a cable harness automatic assembly process which can be used in the above-described automatic assembly process of a cable harness according to the present invention.

FIG. 4A is a schematic perspective view showing a jig for a cable harness automatic assembling process according to the present invention, FIG. 4B is a schematic perspective view showing a use state of a jig for a cable harness automatic assembling process according to the present invention, 1 is a schematic plan view showing a use state of a jig for a cable harness automatic assembling process according to the present invention.

4A to 4C, a jig 200 (hereinafter abbreviated as "jig") for a cable harness automatic assembling process according to the present invention includes a base plate 210.

The base plate 210 is located above the conveyor belt in the automatic assembling process 110 to 180 of FIG. 2, and starts the process of 110 and proceeds to the process of 180 to proceed with the automatic assembling process of the cable harness .

That is, as the conveyor belt moves, the base plate 210 moves together, and the automatic assembly process of the cable harness proceeds. At this time, the base plate can be designed to be detachable from the conveyor belt.

However, since the base plate 210 supports components of a jig to be described later, it is not essential for the present invention.

That is, when the components of the jig described below are directly fixed to the upper portion of the conveyor belt, the base plate 210 may be omitted.

4A to 4C, the jig 210 according to the present invention includes a stopper reference portion 220 located in a predetermined upper region of the base plate 210. [

More specifically, the stopper reference portion 220 includes a cable support portion 221. The cable support portion 221 is spaced apart from the one-side cable support wall 221a and the one- And a spacing space 221c formed by spacing distances between the one side cable support wall 221a and the other side cable support wall 221b.

That is, a certain area of the cable of the cable harness can be inserted into the spacing space 221c and be supported by the one-side cable support wall 221a and the other-side cable support wall 221b.

However, in the present invention, the stopper reference portion 220 does not serve to support the cable area of the cable harness.

More specifically, as described above, the cable harness according to the present invention includes the stopper 20 in a certain region of the cable 10.

The stopper 20 is a part fixed to the outer shape of the product, for example, the washing machine. The cable 10a in the left area is a code area and the cable 10b in the right area is a cord area, And a harness area.

That is, in the present invention, the harness area can be defined as the length d1 from the one end of the stopper 20 to the end of the wire area 242 of the cable 10b in the right area.

In order to match the standardized length of such a cable harness, the cable harness of the cable 10b in the right area from one end of the stopper 20 has a wire length 242, the stopper reference portion 220 is defined to define a harness area having a length d1.

That is, after the extension line aligning step 110 of the step of FIG. 3A described above is performed on the jig of the present invention, the extension lines existing beyond the harness area after defining the harness area through the stopper reference part 220 The standardized length of the cable harness can be adjusted by cutting by the extension line length cutting step 120 of the process of FIG. 3B described above.

To this end, in the present invention, one end of the stopper 20 contacts one end of the cable support 221, and the cable is inserted into the spacing space 221c and supported.

On the other hand, for each product, the length of the above-described harness area, that is, the length of d1 in Fig. 4C may be different.

Accordingly, in the present invention, it is preferable that the position of the stopper reference portion 220 can be changed in the longitudinal direction.

4A, the base plate 210 includes a guide groove 222 for guiding the stopper reference portion 220 in the longitudinal direction, and the stopper reference portion 220 includes a guide groove 222 In the longitudinal direction.

Here, the longitudinal direction means a direction in which the cable harness is arranged long.

After the stopper reference portion 220 is moved in the longitudinal direction and the harness region is defined through the stopper reference portion 220, the stopper reference portion 220 must be fixed. Therefore, The base plate 210 may include a fixing pin 223 for fixing the stopper reference portion to the guide groove.

4A to 4C, the jig 200 according to the present invention includes a base plate 210 and a base plate 210. The base plate 210 is fixed to the jig 200, (240).

The extension supporting portion 240 includes a support body 241 constituting the main body and an extension fastening portion 242 located at the upper portion of the support body. At this time, the extension fastening portion 242 is formed in the first extension fastening portion 242, Three extension bridges 242a to 242b are formed. However, the extension bridges may be at least one.

That is, the number of the stationary fastening portions can also be selected according to the number of the extensions of the cable harness. The first stationary wire 30a of FIG. 1C is fastened to the first stationary fastening portion 242a, The second extension 30b of FIG. 1c is fastened to the second extension fastening portion 242b and the third extension 30b of FIG. 1c may be fastened to the third extension fastening portion 242c.

4A to 4C, the jig 200 according to the present invention is positioned in a predetermined upper region of the base plate 210 and between the stopper reference portion 220 and the extension supporting portion 240 And a cable fixing portion 230 located at the bottom of the cable fixing portion 230.

The cable fixing part 230 includes one side horizontal moving means 232a and another side horizontal moving means 232b located in a region corresponding to the one horizontal moving means 232b, One side driving means 231b for supplying a driving force to the other side horizontal moving means 232b and the other side driving means 231b for supplying a driving force to the other side horizontal moving means 232b.

That is, the cable fixing portion 230 can fix the cable through the horizontal moving means 232 and the driving means 231 for driving the horizontal moving means 232.

At this time, the horizontal moving means 232 may be a known piston, and the driving means 231 may be a known cylinder. However, in the present invention, limiting the kinds of the horizontal moving means and the driving means no.

As described above, the jig according to the present invention includes the stopper reference portion 220, and the stopper reference portion includes the cable support portion 221 as described above.

At this time, if the cable supporting part 221 simply serves to support the cable, the cable fixing part 230 serves to fix the cable so as not to move.

As described above, the cable harness has a standardized length. Therefore, in order to match the standardized length of the cable harness, the cable harness of the cable 10b in the right area from one end of the stopper 20, The stopper reference portion 220 is provided to define a harness area having a length d1 to the end of the stopper 242. [

That is, the harness area is defined through the stopper reference part 220. In the course of the continuous process, the cable can be pushed out to the area of the cable 10a in the left area.

Therefore, in order to prevent the cable from being pushed out during the process, it is preferable to provide a cable fixing part 230 in addition to the cable supporting part 221.

As described above, according to the present invention, a series of processes as described above can be automatically performed by providing a jig for automatic assembly of a cable harness that can be used in an automatic assembly process of a cable harness.

Meanwhile, as described above, the automatic assembly process of the cable harness according to the present invention proceeds from the station alignment process, and the station alignment process is manually performed by the operator.

The assembling of the cable harness may include the step of forming the stopper in FIG. 1A and the step of exposing the extension region in FIG. 1B, but proceeding from the extension alignment process in the present invention is now carried out by a mechanical automatic process It can be understood that no method has been developed.

That is, the present invention can give meaning to the fact that the process after the station alignment can automatically proceed through the jig according to the present invention as described above.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, It will be understood. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive.

Claims (7)

A base plate;
A stopper reference portion located in a predetermined upper region of the base plate;
An extension supporting part located at a predetermined upper region of the base plate and spaced apart from the stopper reference part by a predetermined distance; And
And a cable fixing portion located in a predetermined upper region of the base plate and positioned between the stopper reference portion and the extension supporting portion. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the stopper reference portion includes a cable support portion,
The cable support portion includes a cable support wall and a cable support wall spaced apart from the cable support wall by a predetermined distance. The cable support portion includes a spacing space formed by the spacing between the one-side cable support wall and the other- Jig for cable harness auto assembly process, including. 3. The method of claim 2,
The cable harness includes a stopper positioned in a certain region of the cable,
Wherein one end of the stopper is in contact with one end of the cable support portion, and the cable is inserted into and supported by the spacing space. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the base plate includes a guide groove for guiding the stopper reference portion in the longitudinal direction, and the stopper reference portion moves in the longitudinal direction in the guide groove. 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the base plate further comprises a fixing pin for fixing the stopper reference portion to the guide groove. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the cable fixing part includes one horizontal moving unit and another horizontal moving unit located in a region corresponding to the one horizontal moving unit,
One side driving means for supplying driving force to the one horizontal moving means and another driving means for supplying driving force to the other side horizontal moving means. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the extension supporting portion includes a supporting member constituting the main body and an extension joining portion located on the upper portion of the supporting member.

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