KR20170088533A - Connector assembly and supply apparatus - Google Patents

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KR20170088533A
KR20170088533A KR1020160008509A KR20160008509A KR20170088533A KR 20170088533 A KR20170088533 A KR 20170088533A KR 1020160008509 A KR1020160008509 A KR 1020160008509A KR 20160008509 A KR20160008509 A KR 20160008509A KR 20170088533 A KR20170088533 A KR 20170088533A
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G47/00—Article or material-handling devices associated with conveyors; Methods employing such devices
    • B65G47/02—Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors
    • B65G47/16—Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors for feeding materials in bulk
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G47/00—Article or material-handling devices associated with conveyors; Methods employing such devices
    • B65G47/22—Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R43/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
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The first connector C1 is provided on the upper side of the support table 100 and is provided with a plurality of first connectors C1 which are housed therein and which are arranged in a line in a spiral direction by vibration, A connector feed hopper 102; A plurality of spools S are mounted on the upper side of the support table 100 to support both sides of the lower end of the spool S and have an inlet hole 142 vertically passing through the center thereof, (140); A spool feeding means 150 for holding the lower portion of the spool S moved along the spool feeding rail 140 and moving the spool S at regular intervals; The spool S is inserted into the spool S to move the spool S in the fixing operation of the first and second connectors C1 and C2, A spool fastening means (170) The first connector insertion groove H1 of the spool S is formed by gripping the first connector C1 which is provided on the spool transfer means 150 and is supplied at regular intervals through the first connector supply hopper 102, A first connector insertion means (180) for inserting the first connector (C1) into the socket; The second connector insertion hole H2 of the spool S is held by gripping the second connector C2 which is installed at one side of the spool transfer means 150 and is supplied at regular intervals through the second connector supply hopper 120, A second connector inserting means 220 for inserting the second connector C2; The first connector insertion groove H1 is provided at one side of the first connector insertion means 180 and the first connector C1 inserted in the first connector insertion groove H1 is re- A first connector pressing means 200 for fully inserting the one connector C1; The second connector insertion hole H2 is formed at one side of the second connector insertion means 220 and the second connector C2 inserted in the second connector insertion groove H2 is re- And a second connector pressing means (200) for fully inserting the second connector (C2); The first connector supply hopper 102 is formed in a hollow cylindrical shape and includes a housing 300 in which a plurality of the first connectors C1 are stored; A spiral inclined surface 302 spirally arranged along the inner circumferential surface of the housing 300 and guiding the first connector C1 conveyed in one direction by the vibration in a spiral direction; The first connector C1 is installed at an end of the helical inclined surface 302 and is spaced apart from the rim of the housing 300 by a predetermined distance. A part of the first connector C1 is inserted into the first connector C1, And an alignment rail (304) for guiding movement of the connector assembly.
According to the present invention, since the alignment rails and the first and second position adjusting members are provided in the first connector supply hopper, the first connectors can be separated in a predetermined direction and supplied in a single form, There is an advantage that work efficiency is improved.
In addition, since the spool is fixed at the correct position during the inserting process and the pressing process of the first and second connectors on the spool and the spool is prevented from being shaken, the defective product can be prevented by the poor assembly of the first and second connectors. The defective rate can be minimized.
Then, after the spool is primarily inserted by the first and second connector inserting means, the first and second connector pressing means are repressed and the first and second connectors are inserted, so that a more rigid connector is inserted, The product defects can be reduced.

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[0001] Connector assembly and supply apparatus [0002]

The present invention relates to a connector assembling and feeding apparatus, in which a first connector supplying hopper for supplying a first connector is provided with an aligning rail and first and second position adjusting members, ≪ / RTI >

In general, a technique of automatically gripping a part and automatically inserting a part having a different shape to the part to be assembled is a very important technology in the production of almost all parts. Such a component assembling technique is mainly used for inserting a component into a component to be assembled, that is, a method of inserting components one by one into a component to be assembled by an operator. Such a conventional interpolation method has a problem in that it takes a lot of labor and time, and therefore the working speed, productivity and productivity are greatly reduced.

To improve such an inserting method, Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1062880 discloses a device for automatically inserting a deformed part using a jig.

The apparatus includes a main body frame, a conveyor belt positioned at a front upper end of the main body frame, for conveying the printed circuit board, and a conveyor belt disposed at an upper rear side of the main body frame, And one or more guide rails for transferring the molded part (130) supplied from the molded part supplying device, and an insertion part for inserting the deformed part supplied from the guide rail An insertion device for pushing and pushing the release part supplied from the guide rail and located at the insertion position on the jig plate to the insertion position on the printed circuit board; And a controller coupled to the inserter, And a main controller for controlling and driving the main controller.

It is possible to automatically insert the deformed part having various sizes and shapes and to insert the deformed part into the printed circuit board at a time by inserting the deformed part automatically at the inserting position on the printed circuit board up to two or more at a time It is possible to dramatically increase the operation speed of the apparatus.

However, in the conventional automatic device for inserting a deformed part, a part is inserted in a state in which the object to be inserted is not gripped during the inserting process, so that mis-insertion and inserting of the part may occur, .

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-1062880

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a connector, And more particularly to a connector assembling and feeding apparatus in which supply is smoothly performed.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a connector assembly and supply apparatus for a connector according to the present invention, the connector assembly and supply apparatus being provided on a support table and storing a plurality of first connectors therein, A first connector supply hopper which is provided above the support table and which supports both sides of the lower end of the spool and has an inlet hole vertically passing through the center thereof, A spool feeding means for holding a spool feeding rail on which the spool is fed and a lower portion of the spool moving along the spool feeding rail to move the spool at regular intervals; a spool feeding means provided on one side of the spool feeding means, A spool fixing means for preventing the movement of the spool during the fixing operation of the first and second connectors inserted into the spool, First connector inserting means for inserting the first connector into the first connector inserting groove of the spool by gripping a first connector supplied at regular intervals through the first connector supplying hopper, Second connector inserting means for inserting the second connector into the second connector inserting groove of the spool by gripping a second connector which is provided at one side and is supplied at regular intervals through the second connector supplying hopper, A first connector pressing means provided at one side of the first connector insertion groove for re-pressing the first connector inserted in the first connector insertion groove to completely insert the first connector into the first connector insertion groove; And a second connector pressing means which is provided at one side of the inserting means and completely presses the second connector inserted in the second connector inserting groove to completely insert the second connector into the second connector inserting groove, Wherein the first connector supply hopper is formed in a hollow cylindrical shape and has a housing in which a plurality of the first connectors are housed, and a second connector supply hopper installed spirally along an inner circumferential surface of the housing, And a second connector which is installed at an end of the helical inclined surface and is spaced apart from the inside of a rim of the housing by a predetermined distance, And an alignment rail for guiding movement of the connector.

And a first position adjusting member for adjusting the position of the first connector in contact with the first connector when the first connector inserted and moved into the alignment rail is erroneously inserted and moved on the upper side of the alignment rail do.

A first position adjusting member disposed at a predetermined distance from the first position adjusting member and configured to adjust the position of the first connector by contacting the first connector whose position is adjusted by the first position adjusting member, Two position adjusting members are further provided.

The first position adjusting member is further provided with a first air injection nozzle for spraying air to the first connector, which is carried along the alignment rail, to separate the first connectors transferred in the overlapped form.

And a second air injection nozzle for spraying air to the first connector to be conveyed along the alignment rail and separating the first connector to be conveyed in an overlapped form is further provided at one side of the second position adjustment member do.

The connector assembling and feeding apparatus according to the present invention has the following effects.

Since the first connector supplying hopper is provided with the aligning rail and the first and second position adjusting members, the first connector can be separated in a predetermined direction and supplied in a single form, so that the feeding time can be shortened and the working efficiency can be improved .

In addition, since the spool is fixed at the correct position during the inserting process and the pressing process of the first and second connectors on the spool and the spool is prevented from being shaken, the defective product can be prevented by the poor assembly of the first and second connectors. The defective rate can be minimized.

Then, after the spool is primarily inserted by the first and second connector inserting means, the first and second connector pressing means are repressed and the first and second connectors are inserted, so that a more rigid connector is inserted, The product defects can be reduced.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing a spool in which first and second connectors are provided to a connector assembling and feeding device according to the present invention; Fig.
2 is a plan view showing a configuration of a preferred embodiment of a connector assembling apparatus according to the present invention.
3 is an enlarged plan view showing a structure of spool fixing means and second connector inserting means constituting an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a side view showing the structure of the spool transferring means and the first connector inserting means constituting the embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a side view showing a configuration of a spool discharging means constituting an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is an enlarged plan view showing a configuration of a spool fastening means constituting an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a plan view showing a configuration of a second connector inserting means constituting an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a plan view showing a configuration of a first connector feed hopper constituting an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is an enlarged view showing the configuration of first and second position adjusting members constituting an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a connector assembling and supplying apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view showing a spool on which a first and a second connector are mounted, which is supplied to a connector assembling and feeding device according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the spool S is a component that gradually forms a plug of an automobile. The spool S has a hollow rectangular parallelepiped shape and is formed long in the lateral direction. The spool S is a part where a large number of parts are installed and fixed inside and outside. The spool (S) has through holes (H) penetrating right and left. Other parts constituting the spark plug are inserted and fixed in the through hole (H).

A first connector insertion groove (H1) is formed at the left upper end of the spool (S). 1, the first connector insertion groove H1 is recessed inward at the upper left corner of the spool S. The first connector C1 is inserted and fixed in the first connector insertion groove H1.

On the right side of the spool (S), a second connector insertion groove (H2) is formed. The second connector insertion groove H2 is recessed in the upper edge of the right side surface of the spool S by a predetermined depth. The second connector C2 is inserted and fixed in the second connector insertion groove H2.

Fig. 2 is a plan view showing a configuration of a preferred embodiment of the connector assembling and feeding apparatus according to the present invention. Fig. 3 is an enlarged plan view showing a configuration of the spool fixing means and the second connector inserting means constituting the embodiment of the present invention Fig. 4 is a side view showing the structure of the spool feeding means and the first connector inserting means constituting the embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 5 shows the structure of the spool discharging means constituting the embodiment of the present invention 6 is an enlarged plan view showing the structure of the spool fastening means constituting the embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 7 shows the structure of the second connector inserting means constituting the embodiment of the present invention A plan view is shown, and FIG. 8 is a plan view showing the configuration of a first connector feed hopper constituting the embodiment of the present invention, There is an enlarged view showing the configuration of the first and second position adjusting member is shown to configure.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 9, a support table 100 is installed in a table shape and supports a plurality of components at a predetermined height. The support table 100 is a portion where a plurality of parts are installed and fixed to the upper end. The support table 100 supports a plurality of parts such that the support table 100 is separated from the sea surface by a predetermined distance.

A first connector supply hopper 102 is installed on the support table 100. The first connector feed hopper 102 is a general vibration hopper, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted. A plurality of first connectors C1 are stored in the first connector supply hopper 102 and the first connector C1 is aligned and supplied in a predetermined direction by the vibration. A plurality of first connectors C1 stored inside by the first connector supply hopper 102 are moved in a spiral direction by vibration and are aligned so as to have the same directionality and are discharged to the outside in a row.

The first connector feed hopper 102 is formed in a hollow cylindrical shape and includes a housing 300 in which a plurality of the first connectors C1 are stored, A spiral inclined surface 302 for guiding the first connector C1 which is conveyed in one direction by a vibration in a spiral direction and a spiral inclined surface 302 provided at an end of the spiral inclined surface 302, And an alignment rail 304 for guiding the movement of the first connector C1 by inserting a part of the first connector C1 on the upper side.

When the first connector C1 to be inserted and moved into the alignment rail 304 is erroneously inserted and moved on the alignment rail 304, the first connector C1 is brought into contact with the first connector C1, C1 to adjust the position of the first positioning member.

The first connector C1 and the second connector 302 are spaced apart from the first position adjusting member 306 by a predetermined distance, and are positioned by the first position adjusting member 306, And a second position adjusting member 310 for adjusting the position of the first connector C1 in contact therewith.

At one side of the first position adjusting member 306, air is jetted to the first connector C1 to be conveyed along the alignment rail 304 to separate the first connector C1 conveyed in the overlapped form A first air injection nozzle 308 is further provided.

Air is sprayed to one side of the second position adjusting member 310 to the first connector C1 to be conveyed along the aligning rail 304 to separate the first connector C1 conveyed in the overlapped form A second air injection nozzle 312 is further provided.

A first connector supply means 104 is provided at the upper end of the first connector supply hopper 102. 2, the first connector feeding means 104 includes a first connector feeding rail 106, a first connector vibrating member 108, and the like. The first connector feed rail 106 has a first connector feed groove in which a first connector C1 is inserted in a line at an upper end, and the first connector C1 is fed in a line.

A first connector vibrating member 108 is provided below the first connector conveying rail 106. The first connector vibrating member 108 is a general vibrating motor, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted. The first connector vibrating member 108 is vibrated in the front-rear direction to generate a back-and-forth vibration in the first connector transferring rail 106 installed on the upper side so that the first connector C1 is moved downward It is responsible for feeding at a constant speed.

On the right side of the upper surface of the support table 100, a spool feed hopper 110 is installed. The spool feed hopper 110 is a general vibration hopper, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted. A plurality of spools (S) are stored in the spool feed hopper (110), and the spools (S) are aligned and supplied in a constant direction by vibration. A plurality of spools S stored in the spool feeding hopper 110 are moved in the spiral direction by the vibration and are aligned so as to have a uniform directionality and are discharged to the outside in a row.

The spool feeding means 112 is installed at the upper end of the spool feeding hopper 110. 2, the spool feeding means 112 includes a spool feeding rail 114, a spool vibrating member 116, and the like. The spool conveying rail 114 is a portion in which the spool S is aligned in a row so as to form a spool feeding groove in which a spool S is inserted in a line at an upper end.

A spool oscillating member 116 is installed below the spool transferring rail 114. The spool vibrating member 116 is a general vibration motor, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted. The spool oscillating member 116 is oscillated in the forward and backward directions to generate forward and backward oscillations in the spool transferring rail 114 installed at the upper portion thereof to transfer the spool S in a downward direction .

A support stand 118 is provided below the support table 100. The support base 118 is made of a general-purpose table, and a plurality of parts are installed at the upper end thereof and are supported apart from the bottom surface.

A second connector supply hopper 120 is installed at the right upper end of the support base 118. The second connector feed hopper 120 is a general vibration hopper, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted. A plurality of second connectors C2 are stored in the second connector supply hopper 120 and the second connector C2 is aligned and supplied in a predetermined direction by the vibration. A plurality of second connectors C2 stored in the second connector supply hopper 120 are moved in a spiral direction by the vibration and are aligned so as to have a uniform directionality and are discharged to the outside in a row.

And a second connector supply means 122 is provided at the upper end of the second connector supply hopper 120. 2, the second connector feed means 122 includes a second connector feed rail 124, a second connector vibrating member 126, and the like. The second connector feed rail 124 has a second connector feed groove to which the second connector C2 is inserted and fed at the upper end portion, and the second connector C2 is fed in a line.

And a second connector vibrating member 126 is provided below the second connector transferring rail 124. [ The second connector vibrating member 126 is a general vibrating motor, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted. The second connector vibrating member 126 vibrates in the left and right direction to generate a right and left vibration on the second connector transporting rail 124 installed on the upper side so that the second connector C2 is moved leftward It is responsible for feeding at a constant speed.

The first and second connector feed hoppers 102 and 120 and the first and second connectors C1 and C2 and the spool S are aligned in a line by the spool feed hopper 110, Is supplied to the connector assembling apparatus of the present invention by the supply means (104, 122) and the spool supply means (112).

A spool supply rail 140 for supporting both ends of the lower end of the connector assembly and supply spool S according to the present invention and having an inlet hole 142 vertically passing through the center thereof and supporting a plurality of spools S, A spool conveying means 150 for holding the lower portion of the spool S moved along the spool supply rail 140 and moving the spool S at regular intervals; A spool fastening means 170 which is installed to be movable left and right and inserted into the spool S to prevent the movement of the spool S during the fixing operation of the first and second connectors C1 and C2, A first connector C1 provided on the spool conveying means 150 at a predetermined interval through a first connector feed hopper 102 to grip the first connector insertion groove H1 A first connector inserting means 180 for inserting the first connector C1 into the spool feed means 150, The second connector C2 is inserted into the second connector insertion groove H2 of the spool S by gripping the second connector C2 supplied at regular intervals through the second connector feed hopper 120, The first connector insertion slot H1 is provided at one side of the first connector insertion means 180 and the first connector C1 inserted into the first connector insertion slot H1 is re- A first connector pushing means 200 for completely inserting the first connector C1 into the groove H1 and a second connector pushing means 200 provided at one side of the second connector inserting means 220, And second connector pressing means 200 for re-pressing the second connector C2 inserted in the second connector insertion groove H2 to completely insert the second connector C2 into the second connector insertion groove H2.

The first connector C1, which is transported downward along the first connector transporting rail 106, is inserted into the first connector transporting body 130. The first connector transfer body 130 has a hexahedron shape. The first connector C1 is inserted into an upper surface of the first connector transfer body 130 to form a first connector fixing groove 132. A first transfer rail 134 are inserted into the rail insertion groove (not shown). The first connector transfer body 130 serves to transfer a single first connector C1 to a holding position of a first connector inserting means 180 to be described later.

A first transfer rail 134 is installed below the first connector transfer body 130. The first transfer rail is a general LM guide, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted. As shown in FIG. 3, the first transfer rail 134 is installed long before and after the first transfer rail 134 to guide the movement of the first connector transfer body 130 in the forward and backward directions.

A first transfer cylinder (not shown) is installed at the lower end of the first connector transfer body 130. The first transfer cylinder is a general hydraulic or pneumatic cylinder, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted. The first transfer cylinder is installed below the first connector transfer body 130 to transfer the first connector transfer body 130 back and forth.

That is, when a single first connector C1 is inserted into the first connector fixing groove 132 of the first connector transfer body 130, the first transfer cylinder is operated to move the first transfer rail 134 The first connector transfer body 130 is transferred downward and automatically transferred to the grip position of the first connector inserting means 180 to be described later.

A spool feed rail 140 is installed at the center of the support base 118. The spool supply rails 140 are formed of frames having an L-shaped cross-section, and are installed to face each other. As shown in FIG. 3, the spool supply rail 140 is formed to be long in the front and rear directions. The spool supply rail 140 is spaced from the spool supply rail 140 by a predetermined distance, and an inlet hole 142 is formed at the center. The spool supply rail 140 supports both sides of the lower surface of the plurality of spools S, respectively.

A spool conveying means 150 is installed below the spool supplying rail 140. The spool feed means 150 is installed at a lower portion of the spool feed rail 140 and includes a plurality of spool grip blocks 152 fixed at fixed intervals to grip a plurality of the spools S at regular intervals A lifting cylinder 160 installed at a lower portion of the spool gripping member 151 to vertically move the spool gripping member 151 and a lifting cylinder 160 installed at a lower portion of the lifting cylinder 160, A cylinder supporting plate 162 supporting the lifting cylinder 160 and a supporting plate transferring cylinder 164 installed at one side of the cylinder supporting plate 162 for transferring the cylinder supporting plate 162 to the left and right .

4, the spool gripping member 151 is selectively protruded into the inlet hole 142 of the spool supply rail 140, and a plurality of spool gripping members 151 are installed at a predetermined interval below the inlet hole 142 A spool grip block 152 on the upper surface of which a spool fixing groove 154 into which the body of the spool S is inserted is formed; a spool grip block 152 installed below the spool grip block 152, And a spool S which is protruded from one end of the spool supporter 156 and has been assembled with the first and second connectors C1 and C2 is inserted into the spool support rail 140, And a spool discharge protrusion 158 for discharging the spool discharge protrusion 158 to the outside.

An elevating cylinder 160 is installed below the spool gripping member 151. The elevating cylinder 160 is a general hydraulic or pneumatic cylinder, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted. The lifting cylinder 160 moves up and down the spool support 156 to project the spool gripping member 151 to the upper side of the inflow hole 142.

A cylinder supporting plate 162 is installed below the lifting cylinder 160. The cylinder support plate 162 is made of a rectangular plate and supports the lower end of the lifting cylinder 160.

A support plate transfer cylinder 164 is provided on the left side of the cylinder support plate 162 (see FIG. 4). The support plate transfer cylinder 164 is a general hydraulic or pneumatic cylinder and its detailed description is omitted. The support plate transfer cylinder 164 is connected to the cylinder support plate 162 to move the cylinder support plate 162 left and right.

That is, the spool S conveyed along the spool conveying rail 114 is supplied to the end of the spool supply rail 140, and the spool S of the spool grip block 152, which is projected upward through the inlet hole 142, And is inserted and held in the fixing groove 154. The spool S is moved from the right side (see FIG. 4) to the left side by operating the support plate transfer cylinder 164 in a state where the spool S is gripped. When the movement of the spool S is completed, 152 are moved downward to seat the spool S on the spool supply rail 140. The spool S is moved from the right side to the left side by the repetitive operation of the spool feeding means 150 and the first and second connector inserting positions P1 and the first and second connector pressing positions P2, The spool S is positioned at the spool discharge position P3 where the connector is assembled.

On the left side of the spool feed rail 140, a spool fixing means 170 is provided. The spool fixing means 170 is installed on one side of the spool supply rail 140 and is inserted into the through hole H of the spool S through the spool supply rail 140, And a spool fixing cylinder 178 installed at one side of the spool fixing member 172 for moving the spool fixing member 172 back and forth.

The spool fixing member 172 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape and includes a plurality of spool fixing bars 174 inserted to the inside of the through hole H to be laterally transferred, And a fixed barb 176 for supporting the spool fixing bar 174.

A spool fixing cylinder 178 is installed at the left center of the fixed barrel belt 176. The spool fixing cylinder 178 is a general hydraulic or pneumatic cylinder, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted. The spool fixing cylinder 178 moves the spool fixing member 172 to the left and right so that the spool fixing bar 174 is inserted into the through hole H so that the first and second connectors C1 and C2 And serves to fix the spool S during the inserting process.

That is, when the spool S is transferred to the first and second connector inserting positions P1 and P2 and the first and second connector pressing positions P2, And serves to fix the spool when the inserting means 180, 220 and the first and second connector pressing means 200, 230 are pressed.

A first connector inserting means 180 is provided on the upper side of the first connector transfer body 130. 4, the first connector inserting unit 180 includes a horizontal support 182 horizontally installed above the first transfer rail 134 for supporting a plurality of components, A first vertical support 182 vertically installed at one end of the horizontal support 182 for fixing the horizontal support 182 to the upper side of the support 118 at a predetermined interval, A first upper transfer cylinder 186 which is installed at a lower portion of the left and right transfer cylinders 184 and which is vertically moved up and down, and a second upper transfer cylinder 186 which is installed at a lower portion of the first upper transfer cylinder 186, And is held in the first connector insertion groove H1 of the spool S by being vertically conveyed by the first upper feeding cylinder 186 A first connector holding member 188 for inserting the first connector C1, and the like.

A horizontal support 182 is provided above the first conveying rail 134. As shown in FIG. 2, the horizontal support 182 is a frame having a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and is horizontally installed on the upper side of the first conveyance rail 134 and the upper side of a spool feed rail 140 to be described later. The horizontal support 182 serves to support a later-described transfer cylinder 184.

A first vertical support 182 is installed at the right end of the horizontal support 182. The first vertical support 182 is vertically installed on the right end of the horizontal support 182 and fixes the horizontal support 182 to the upper side of the support 118 at a predetermined distance.

A left and right transfer cylinder 184 is provided on the left side surface (see FIG. 4) of the horizontal support table 182. The left-right transfer cylinder 184 is a general hydraulic or pneumatic cylinder, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted. The left and right transfer cylinders 184 are horizontally transportable along the horizontal supports 182 to transfer a first upper transfer cylinder 186 to be later described laterally.

A first upper transfer cylinder 186 is installed below the left and right transfer cylinders 184. The first upper transfer cylinder 186 is a general hydraulic or pneumatic cylinder and its detailed description is omitted. The first upper feeding cylinder 186 serves to feed the first connector holding member 188, which will be described later, by using hydraulic or pneumatic pressure.

A first connector holding member 188 is provided below the first upper feeding cylinder 186. The first connector holding member 188 includes a first holding cylinder 190, a first clamp 192, and the like. The first gripping cylinder 190 is made of a general hydraulic or pneumatic cylinder and supplies hydraulic or pneumatic pressure to a first clamp 192 to be described later.

A first clamp 192 is installed under the first holding cylinder 190. The first clamp 192 is a general clamp, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted. The first clamp 192 is operated by the hydraulic or pneumatic pressure supplied by the first holding cylinder 190 and is engaged with the first connector insertion groove H1 of the spool S ).

The first connector pushing means 200 is provided on the left side of the first connector inserting means 180 (see FIG. 4). The first connector pushing means 200 includes a second vertical support base 202 installed on one side of the spool supply rail 140 and vertically installed on the upper surface of the support base 118, A first connector pushing part 204 which is installed on the upper side of the first vertical pushing part 140 and presses and completely pushes the first connector C1 inserted in the spool S, And a first connector pushing cylinder 206 connected to the first connector pushing part 204 to move the first connector pushing part 204 upward and downward.

The first connector pushing means 200 presses the first connector C1 inserted in the first connector insertion slot H1 of the spool S to insert the first connector insertion slot H1 into the first connector insertion slot H1, And functions to completely insert the connector C1.

The second connector transferring body (210) is installed at an end of the second connector transferring rail (124). The second connector C2, which is conveyed in the left direction along the second connector conveying rail 124, is inserted into the second connector conveying body 210. The second connector transfer body 210 has a hexahedron shape. The second connector C2 is inserted into an upper surface of the second connector transfer body 210 to form a second connector fixing groove 212. A second transfer rail 214 are inserted into the rail insertion groove (not shown). The second connector transfer body 210 serves to transfer a single second connector C2 to a holding position of a second connector inserting means 220 to be described later.

A second conveying rail 214 is installed below the second connector conveying body 210. The second conveyance rail 214 is a general LM guide, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted. As shown in FIG. 3, the second conveying rail 214 is installed long before and after the second conveying rail 214 to guide the movement of the second connector conveying body 210 in the forward and backward directions.

A second transfer cylinder (not shown) is installed at the lower end of the second connector transfer body 210. The second transfer cylinder is a general hydraulic or pneumatic cylinder, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted. The second transfer cylinder is installed below the second connector transfer body 210 to transfer the second connector transfer body 210 back and forth.

That is, when a single second connector C2 is inserted into the second connector fixing groove 212 of the second connector transporting body 210, the second transporting cylinder is operated to move the second transporting rail 214 The second connector transporting body 210 is transported downward and automatically transported to a grip position of a second connector inserting means 220 to be described later.

A second connector inserting means 220 is provided on the right side of the second conveying rail 214. The second connector inserting means 220 is installed on the upper surface of the support base 118 and is laterally transferred to grip the second connector C2 and the second connector inserting groove H2 of the spool S A second connector holding member 222 which is provided on one side of the second connector holding member 222 and which is capable of moving the second connector holding member 222 to the left and right A second connector transfer cylinder 224 and the like.

The second connector inserting means 220 moves the second connector C2 conveyed by the second connector conveying body 210 to move the second connector holding member 222 to the left, When the transfer body 210 returns to the original position, the transfer body 210 moves toward the spool supply rail 140 and inserts the second connector C2 into the second connector insertion groove H2.

The second connector inserting means 220 is provided below the second connector inserting means 200. The second connector pressing means 200 is installed on the upper surface of the support base 118 and is pressed to the second connector C2 mounted to the second connector insertion groove H2 by being pushed right and left, And a second connector pressing cylinder 234 which is provided on the right side of the second connector pressing portion 232 and conveys the second connector pressing portion 232 to the left and right .

The second connector pressing means 200 moves the second connector pressing portion 232 to the left when the spool S is positioned at the first and second connector pressing positions P2 as shown in Fig. And the second connector C2 inserted in the second connector insertion groove H2 is pressed to perform the full insertion.

On the right side of the spool supply rail 140 (see FIG. 5), a spool discharging means 240 is provided. The spool discharging means 240 is disposed at an end of the spool supply rail 140 so as to discharge the spool S assembled with the first and second connectors C1 and C2, A defective spool 244 and a defective spool 244 which is installed on the lower surface of the discharge slope 242 and is selectively opened to connect the spool S to which the first and second connectors C1 and C2 are not coupled, And an opening / closing cylinder 248 provided below the opening / closing door 246 and opening the opening / closing door 246. The opening /

A discharge inclined portion 242 is inclined at a lower portion of the end of the spool supply rail 140 to guide the spool S falling down to the drop portion to the assembly component storage box 254, Closing door 246 is opened and the spool S in which the first and second connectors C1 and C2 are not inserted is stored in the defective spool 244 .

The opening and closing cylinder 248 has a first hinge part 250 provided on the opening and closing door 246 and a second hinge part 252 provided on the lower surface of the discharge inclined part 242, So that the opening and closing operation of the opening and closing door 246 is performed.

At the end of the spool supply rail 140, first and second failure confirmation sensors 260 and 262 are installed. The first and second failure confirmation sensors 260 and 262 are general infrared sensors, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted. The first and second failure confirmation sensors 260 and 262 may be various sensors for sensing the first and second connectors C1 and C2 in addition to the infrared ray sensor. The first failure confirmation sensor 260 is installed at a position of the first connector C1 of the spool S which is seated in the spool discharge position P3 to confirm whether or not the first connector C1 is present. The second badness check sensor 262 is installed at a second connector position of the spool S which is seated in the spool discharge position P3 to check whether the second connector C2 is present.

Hereinafter, operations of the connector assembling and feeding apparatus of the present invention having the above-described structure will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 9. FIG.

The first and second connectors C1 and C2 and the first and second connector feed hoppers 102 and 120 in which the spool S is stored and the spool feed hopper 110 are supplied with the parts arranged in a line, 2 connector feed rails 134 and 214 and the spool feed rail 114, respectively.

The spool S fed along the spool feed rail 114 is seated in the spool feed position PO. When the spool S is seated in the spool feeding position P0, the spool feeding means 150 is operated to grasp the spool S and feed the spool S to the first and second connector inserting positions P1 .

The spool fixing means 170 is operated to insert the spool fixing bar 174 into the through hole H of the spool S so that the spool S is inserted into the first and second connector insertion positions P1, (S) is fixed.

When the fixing operation of the spool S is completed, the first and second connectors C1 and C2 transferred by the first and second connector transfer bodies 130 and 210 are held by the first and second connector inserting means 180 and 220 The first and second connectors C1 and C2 are inserted into the first connector insertion groove H1 located on the upper side of the spool S and the second connector insertion groove H2 located on the side.

When the insertion and fixing of the first and second connectors C1 and C2 is completed, the spool fixing bar 174 is transferred to the outside of the through hole H, and the spool feeding means 150 is operated, To the first and second connector pressing positions P2.

When the spool S is seated in the first and second connector pressing positions P2, the spool fixing means 170 is operated and the spool fixing bar 174 is inserted into the through hole H of the spool S And the spool S is inserted.

The first and second connector pressing means 200 and 230 press the first and second connectors C1 and C2 mounted on the spool S so that the first and second connector insertion grooves H1 , H2 are completely inserted into the first and second connectors (C1, C2).

When the complete insertion of the first and second connectors C1 and C2 is completed, the spool feeding means 150 is operated to feed the spool S to the spool discharging position P3.

When the spool is seated in the spool discharge position P3, the first and second failure confirmation sensors 260 and 262 are operated to check whether or not the first and second connectors are mounted, and when the spool discharge protrusion 158 contacts the spool S Is pushed toward the spool discharging means 240 so that the spool S is stored in the assembly spool storage box 254. [

When the first and second connectors C1 and C2 are not inserted, the first and second failure confirmation sensors 260 and 262 are operated to check whether the first and second connectors are installed. The spool S is stored in the defective spool storing box 244 by opening the opening and closing door 246 of the spool discharging protrusion 158 and pushing the spool S toward the spool discharging means 240 side.

The scope of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and many other modifications based on the present invention will be possible to those skilled in the art within the scope of the present invention.

100. Support table 102. First connector feed hopper
110. Spool feed hopper 120. Second connector feed hopper
130. First connector delivery body 140. Spool feed rail
170. Spool fastening means 180. First connector insertion means
200. First connector pressing means 210. Second connector transfer body
220. Second connector insertion means 230. Second connector pressing means
240. Spool discharge means 300. Housing
302. Spiral slope 304. Alignment rail

Claims (5)

A plurality of first connector C1 housed in the upper portion of the support table 100 and being housed in the first connector supply hopper 100 for supplying the first connector C1 in a line in a spiral direction by vibration, (102);
A plurality of spools S are mounted on the upper side of the support table 100 to support both sides of the lower end of the spool S and have an inlet hole 142 vertically passing through the center thereof, (140);
A spool feeding means 150 for holding the lower portion of the spool S moved along the spool feeding rail 140 and moving the spool S at regular intervals;
The spool S is inserted into the spool S to move the spool S in the fixing operation of the first and second connectors C1 and C2, A spool fastening means (170)
The first connector insertion hole H1 of the spool S is formed by gripping the first connector C1 which is provided on the spool conveying means 150 and is supplied at regular intervals through the first connector supply hopper 102, A first connector insertion means (180) for inserting the first connector (C1) into the socket;
The second connector insertion hole H2 of the spool S is held by gripping the second connector C2 which is installed at one side of the spool transfer means 150 and is supplied at regular intervals through the second connector supply hopper 120, A second connector inserting means 220 for inserting the second connector C2;
The first connector insertion groove H1 is provided at one side of the first connector insertion means 180 and the first connector C1 inserted in the first connector insertion groove H1 is re- A first connector pressing means 200 for fully inserting the one connector C1;
The second connector insertion hole H2 is formed at one side of the second connector insertion means 220 and the second connector C2 inserted in the second connector insertion groove H2 is re- And a second connector pressing means (200) for fully inserting the second connector (C2);
The first connector feed hopper (102)
A housing (300) formed in a hollow cylindrical shape and storing a plurality of the first connectors (C1) therein;
A spiral inclined surface 302 spirally arranged along the inner circumferential surface of the housing 300 and guiding the first connector C1 conveyed in one direction by the vibration in a spiral direction;
The first connector C1 is installed at an end of the helical inclined surface 302 and is spaced apart from the rim of the housing 300 by a predetermined distance. A part of the first connector C1 is inserted into the first connector C1, And an alignment rail (304) for guiding movement of the connector assembly. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, on the upper side of the alignment rail (304)
The first connector C1 is inserted into the alignment rail 304 and is moved in a wrong direction. The first connector C1 contacts the first connector C1 to adjust the position of the first connector C1. And a control member (306) is further provided to the connector assembly. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, on the upper side of the alignment rail (304)
The first connector C1 is installed at a predetermined distance from the first position adjusting member 306 and contacts the first connector C1 whose position is adjusted by the first position adjusting member 306, And a second positioning member (310) for repositioning the second positioning member (310). 3. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein one side of the first positioning member (306)
Further comprising a first air injection nozzle (308) for spraying air to the first connector (C1) conveyed along the alignment rail (304) to separate the first connector (C1) conveyed in the overlapped form; And the connector assembly and connector supply device. 4. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein one side of the second positioning member (310)
Further comprising a second air injection nozzle (312) for spraying air to the first connector (C1) conveyed along the alignment rail (304) to separate the first connector (C1) conveyed in the overlapped form; And the connector assembly and connector supply device.
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