TWI723860B - Automatic wire-arrangement device for cable with wires and method for automatically arranging wires of cable - Google Patents

Abstract

An automatic wire-arrangement device for cable with wires includes a feeding module, a visual identification module, a griping mechanism, and a line-up mechanism. The feeding module has pre-sorting tool to distribute wires of a cable. The visual identification module has an upper visual capturing unit for capturing an image of the wires and identifying the color and corresponding position of each wire. The griping mechanism has a griping member. The griping member grips one of the wires in compliance with one color according to a predetermined color order, and moves the wire away from the pre-sorting tool. The line-up mechanism has a line-up tool. The griping member arranges the wire out of the pre-sorting tool in the line-up tool. Therefore, the wires of the cable can be arranged in the predetermined color order.

Description

Automatic cable arrangement device for multi-core cables and method for automatically arranging cable cores

The invention relates to an automatic wire arrangement device for a multi-core cable and a method for automatically arranging the core wires of the cable, in particular to an automatic wire arrangement device applied to optical fiber cables, which can automatically arrange the cables according to a predetermined color sequence Multiple cores of the wire.

In order to meet the increasing demand for bandwidth, optical fiber has gradually become popular. Among them, ribbon fiber optic cable has a high fiber density and can save space when space is limited, so it is used in equipment that requires high-density fiber. Ribbon fibers can be divided into flat ribbon fibers and round ribbon fibers according to their shapes. The ribbon optical fiber is composed of 8, 12, or 24 optical fibers (optical fibers, or core wires), and the core wires are arranged side by side in a row and arranged in a row according to a standard for color order. For example, taking 12 core wires as an example, the color sequence of the optical fiber is generally blue, orange, green, brown, gray, white, red, black, yellow, purple, pink, and light green. The current arrangement of these core wires in color order usually relies on manual arrangement. However, because the core wires are very small, this kind of work is very time-consuming, lacks efficiency, and is prone to errors.

Therefore, how to provide an automatic wire arrangement device capable of automatically arranging the core wires of the cable to improve the efficiency of wire arrangement has become one of the important issues to be solved in this technical field.

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a multi-core cable automatic arranging device for the deficiencies of the prior art, which can automatically arrange the multiple cores of the cable in a predetermined color sequence to reduce manpower, save time, and reduce Error rate.

In order to solve the above technical problems, one of the technical solutions adopted by the present invention is to provide a multi-core cable automatic arranging device, which includes a feeding module, a visual identification module, a wire clamping mechanism, And a merging organization. The feeding module has a preliminary wire arrangement jig for separately arranging a plurality of core wires of a cable. The visual recognition module has an upper visual capturing unit, and the upper visual capturing unit captures images of the plurality of core wires, and recognizes the color and corresponding position of each of the core wires. The thread clamping mechanism has a thread gripper, and the thread gripper clamps a color-matched core thread according to a predetermined color sequence and moves away from the preliminary wiring jig. The doubling mechanism has a doubling jig, and the wire clamp discharges the removed core wire into the doubling jig, so that the plurality of core wires of the cable are arranged in the predetermined color sequence .

In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention also provides a method for automatically arranging the cores of a cable, which includes the following steps: separately arranging a plurality of cores of a cable in a preliminary wiring fixture; extracting the cores of the plurality of cores Image; visually identify the color and corresponding position of each of the core wires; clamp a color-matched core wire and move it away from the preliminary wiring fixture; and arrange the removed core wire into a merging fixture, The plurality of core wires of the cable are arranged in the predetermined color sequence.

One of the beneficial effects of the present invention is that the automatic wiring device for multi-core cables provided by the present invention can capture the images of the multiple cores and identify the color and corresponding position of each of the cores , Clamping a color-matched core wire according to a predetermined color sequence and moving away from the preliminary wiring fixture. Arrange the removed core wires into a wire jig, so that the multiple core wires of the cable are arranged in a predetermined color sequence. Therefore, the present invention can automatically arrange the multiple core wires of the cable according to the predetermined color sequence, and the automatic cable arrangement device of the present invention can reduce manpower and save time.

In order to further understand the features and technical content of the present invention, please refer to the following detailed description and drawings about the present invention. However, the provided drawings are only for reference and description, and are not used to limit the present invention.

The following are specific specific examples to illustrate the disclosed embodiments of the present invention, and those skilled in the art can understand the advantages and effects of the present invention from the content disclosed in this specification. The present invention can be implemented or applied through other different specific embodiments, and various details in this specification can also be based on different viewpoints and applications, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the concept of the present invention. In addition, the drawings of the present invention are merely schematic illustrations, and are not drawn according to actual size, and are stated in advance. The following embodiments will further describe the related technical content of the present invention in detail, but the disclosed content is not intended to limit the protection scope of the present invention.

It should be understood that although terms such as "first", "second", and "third" may be used herein to describe various elements or signals, these elements or signals should not be limited by these terms. These terms are mainly used to distinguish one element from another, or one signal from another signal. In addition, the term "or" used in this document may include any one or a combination of more of the associated listed items depending on the actual situation.

Referring to Figures 1 to 2, the present invention provides a multi-core cable automatic arranging device, hereinafter referred to as the automatic arranging device, which is used to arrange the multiple cores of the cable C (see Figure 3) according to a predetermined color The sequential arrangement is suitable for ribbon optical fibers, but is not limited thereto.

The automatic arranging device of this embodiment includes a feeding module 10, a visual recognition module 20, a thread clamping mechanism 30, a thread merging mechanism 40, a feeding device 50, and a wire harness module 60.

Please refer to FIG. 3, the feeding module 10 has a preliminary wire arrangement tool 10L for separately arranging a plurality of core wires W of the cable C. The preliminary wiring fixture 10L has a positioning base 12 and an observation base 14. The positioning base 12 is vertically connected to one side of the observation base 14, so that the preliminary wiring fixture 10L is approximately L-shaped. The positioning seat 12 forms a plurality of core wire accommodating grooves 120, and the core wire accommodating grooves 120 are parallel to each other. In this embodiment, the core wire accommodating groove 120 is perpendicular to the cable C and the opening is upward. The number of the core wire accommodating grooves 120 corresponds to the number of core wires in principle, but is not limited to this, and may be greater than the number of core wires to be suitable for Different cables. The observation base 14 is hollow. In this embodiment, it is a box shape, and an observation hole 140 is formed in the middle of the observation base 14. The core wires W are fan-shaped from the end of the cable C, pass through the observation hole 140, and are confined in the core wire accommodating grooves 120. The observation hole 140 can be used for visual identification of the core wires W and for clamping the core wires W. The core wires W are first arranged randomly, regardless of their color order. The random arrangement can be manual or automated. Specifically, each of the core wire accommodating grooves 120 is provided with a pressing and fixing member 122, and the pressing and fixing member 122 fixes the core wire in the core wire accommodating groove 120. For example, the pressing fixing member 122 may be a fixing element that slightly protrudes inward from the inner surface of the core wire accommodating groove 120, or a spring-like fixing element.

In this embodiment, the feeding module 10 further includes a cable clamping seat 16, which is adjacent to the observation seat 14 of the preliminary wire arrangement jig 10L, and clamps and fixes the Cable C. The cable clamping seat 16 has a V-shaped opening for the cable C to slide in and be fixed conveniently. The cable clamping base 16 also has a clamping fixing member 162 to temporarily clamp the cable C.

Please refer to FIG. 4, the visual recognition module 20 has an upper vision capturing unit 21. The upper vision capturing unit 21 is, for example, a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) color camera, and a ring light source 22 may also be configured. The upper vision capturing unit 21 captures images of the multiple core wires. The upper vision capturing unit 21 may be movably disposed above the observation base 14. Then, this embodiment identifies the color and corresponding position of each of the core wires. After the above-mentioned image is captured, the image may be sent to an information processing unit P, specifically, for example, a computer. The information processing unit P first identifies the color and corresponding position of the core wire, such as the first core wire W1 (blue, position coordinates), the second core wire (green, position coordinates), and the third core wire (orange, position coordinates) …Wait.

Please refer to FIG. 5, the thread clamping mechanism 30 has a thread gripper 31, and the thread gripper 31 is disposed under the feeding module 10. The wire clamp 31 clamps a core wire of a matching color according to a predetermined color sequence and moves away from the preliminary wire arranging fixture 10L. Regarding the "predetermined color sequence", the present invention can provide a man-machine interface in the information processing unit P. The man-machine interface can allow the operator to input one or more predetermined color sequences in advance to match different numbers of core wires. Optical fibers with the same number of cores may also have different requirements, and they may be arranged in different color sequences. Specifically, the operator can set the number and color sequence of the program registration cores by himself, and the subsequent equipment can automatically arrange and produce according to the program. Before the automatic arranging device operates, the operator can input a predetermined color sequence, or directly select one of the predetermined color sequences that have been input. In this way, the information processing unit P stores the predetermined color sequence in advance. For example, according to the optical fiber with twelve cores, the predetermined color sequence is "blue, orange, green, brown, gray, white, red, black, yellow, purple, pink, light green", and the first color is blue . Specifically, the information processing unit p compares the colors of the multiple core wires located on the preliminary wiring fixture 10L one by one according to the predetermined color sequence, for example, the first core wire W1 (blue, position coordinates), which just happens to be The first color (blue) conforming to the predetermined color sequence is transferred to the thread clamp 31 corresponding to the corresponding position of the core wire W1 conforming to the first color. The wire clamp 31 moves up to the core wire accommodating groove 120 from below the observation seat 14 to clamp the core wire W1 of the first color, and then moves downward to make the core wire W1 leave the positioning seat 12 of the preliminary wire-arranging jig 10L.

As shown in FIG. 5, due to the small spacing between the core wires W, in order to facilitate the clamping and taking of the core wires, the wire clamping mechanism 30 of this embodiment may further include a wire wiper 32, which is connected to the wire wiper 32. The wire grippers 31 are relatively located at two ends of the preliminary wire arranging fixture 10L, and the wire pullers 32 of this embodiment are located above the observation base 14. The wire puller 32 first pulls out the core wires located on both sides of the core wire of the corresponding color, for example, to clamp the third core wire, first pull the second and fourth core wires apart, and then clamp the wire clamp 31 Hold the core wire that matches the color, such as the third core wire. In order to cooperate with the operation of the wire wiper 32, the upper vision capturing unit 21 can move away from the observation base 14 after capturing the images of the multiple core wires.

Please refer to Figures 6 and 7, the doubling mechanism 40 has a doubling jig 42, and the wire clamp 31 discharges the removed core wire into the doubling jig 42, so that the cable C The plurality of core wires are arranged in the predetermined color sequence. The doubling jig 42 has an accommodating groove 420. The accommodating groove 420 of this embodiment is approximately L-shaped. Preferably, the opening of the accommodating groove 420 is V-shaped to facilitate guiding the core wire W into the accommodating groove 420 . The gap in other parts of the accommodating groove 420 is larger than the wire diameter of a core wire W, preferably smaller than twice the wire diameter of the core wire W, so that the core wires W do not overlap each other. Specifically, after the blue core wire (W1) is discharged, then the thread clamp 31 returns to the bottom of the observation base 14, according to the color and corresponding position of the core wire recorded by the information processing unit p, and according to the predetermined The color sequence is to clamp the core wire of the second color, for example, the core wire (orange, position coordinates) is the third. Then, the core wire (orange) matching the second order color is moved out of the preliminary wiring jig 10L and discharged into the doubling jig 42. The above steps are repeated until the core wires of all colors are sequentially removed from the preliminary wiring jig 10L according to a predetermined color sequence and discharged into the doubling jig 42.

In this embodiment, the doubling mechanism 40 further includes a first separation pawl 41, the first separation pawl 41 is adjacent to the doubling jig 42, and the first separation pawl 41 is parallel to the doubling jig 42, the The first separating claw 41 temporarily clamps the plurality of core wires in the doubling jig 42 to prevent the core wires that have been discharged into the accommodating groove 420 from accidentally moving. Specifically, when the thread clamp 31 clamps and moves the core wire into the accommodating groove 420 of the thread doubling fixture 42, the first separating claw 41 clamps the core wire, and the thread clamp 31 moves back to the feeding module. 10 preliminary wiring fixture 10L to clamp the next core wire. After the thread clamp 31 moves the next core wire into the accommodating groove 420 of the doubling jig 42, the first separating claw 41 releases the core wires to allow the next core wire to approach the core wire in the accommodating groove 420. At this time, the process in which the newly moved core wire is still clamped by the wire clamp 31 can limit the outward displacement of the core wire in the accommodating groove 420. After the new core wire is moved to a predetermined position inside the accommodating groove 420 of the doubling jig 42, the first separating claw 41 clamps the core wire in the accommodating groove 420 again. The thread clamp 31 leaves the doubling jig 42 again.

Please refer to Figures 8 and 9, when all the core wires are moved into the accommodating slot 420 of the doubling fixture 42 according to the predetermined color sequence, the wire harness module 60 wraps and fixes a wire harness S as described The core wires that have been arranged in a predetermined color sequence. The wire harness S may be a box-shaped thermoplastic plastic, which is first sheathed in the core wires, and then the heater 62 is used to deform the wire harness S and clamp the core wires. Specifically, this embodiment uses a second separating claw 43, which is located on the rear side of the doubling jig 42 and opposite to the first separating claw 41. The second separating claw 43 is used to clamp the core wires that have been arranged and inserted into the wire harness S.

This embodiment may be an automatic supply cable harness S. For example, this embodiment is provided with a feeding device 50, and the feeding device 50 includes a feeding hopper 51 and a vibrator 52. The wire harness S enters the vibrator 52 from the hopper 51. The vibrator 52 vibrates in the vertical direction, so that the vibrator 52 performs torsional vibration about its vertical axis. The wire harness S in the vibrator 52 is vibrated and rises along the spiral track until it is sent to the discharge track 53. In this way, the feeding device 50 provides a wire harness S in sequence.

This embodiment mainly uses a color camera to capture images of multiple core wires of cable C, compares the colors of the core wires one by one according to the predetermined color sequence, and transmits the corresponding positions of the core wires that match the colors to the clip线器31。 Line device 31. Then, first visually identify the color and position of each core wire, and then according to the predetermined core wire color sequence, pick up the core wires that match the color, and place them in the doubling jig 42 of the merging mechanism 40 in order; when all the core wires follow After the predetermined color arrangement is completed, all the core wires are covered and fixed with a wire harness S.

The present invention also provides a method for automatically arranging the core wires of a cable, which includes the following steps:

Arrange a plurality of core wires W of a cable C separately in the preliminary wiring fixture 10L;

Capturing images of the multiple core wires W;

Visually recognize the color and corresponding position of each core wire W;

Clamp a color-matched core wire W and move it away from the preliminary wiring fixture 10L; and

The removed core wires are arranged into a wire arranging jig 42 so that the multiple core wires of the cable C are arranged in the predetermined color sequence.

Wherein, before clamping a color-compliant core wire, the method further includes first pulling apart the core wires located on both sides of the color-compliant core wire.

Wherein, it also includes a plurality of the core wires temporarily clamped and moved into the doubling jig 42 by the wire clamp 31.

Wherein, it also includes providing a wire harness S to cover and fix the core wires W that have been arranged according to the predetermined color sequence.

[Beneficial effects of the embodiment]

One of the beneficial effects of the present invention is that the automatic wiring device for multi-core cables provided by the present invention can capture the images of the multiple cores and identify the color and corresponding position of each of the cores , Clamping a color-matched core wire according to a predetermined color sequence and moving away from the preliminary wiring fixture. Arrange the removed core wires into a wire jig, so that the multiple core wires of the cable are arranged in a predetermined color sequence. Therefore, the present invention can automatically arrange the multiple core wires of the cable according to the predetermined color sequence, and the automatic cable arrangement device of the present invention can reduce manpower and save time.

The content disclosed above is only the preferred and feasible embodiments of the present invention, and does not limit the scope of the patent application of the present invention. Therefore, all equivalent technical changes made using the description and schematic content of the present invention are included in the application of the present invention. Within the scope of the patent.

10: Feeding module 10L: preliminary wiring fixture 12: positioning seat 120: core wire accommodating groove 122: holding fixture 14: Observation Block 140: Observation hole 16: Cable clamping seat 162: clamping fixture 20: Visual recognition module 21: Upper visual capture unit 22: Ring light source 30: Thread clamping mechanism 31: Thread clamp 32: Wiper 40: Parallel mechanism 41: The first separation claw 42: Parallel Fixture 420: accommodating slot 43: second separation claw 50: Feeding device 51: feed hopper 52: Vibrator 53: discharge track 60: Harness module 62: heater C: Cable W1, W: core wire P: Information Processing Unit S: Harness

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the automatic arranging device for a multi-core cable according to the present invention.

Fig. 2 is another perspective view of the automatic arranging device for multi-core cables of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the feeding module and the cable of the present invention.

4 is a three-dimensional view of the visual recognition module and the feeding module of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the thread clamping mechanism and the feeding module of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the doubling mechanism of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is a front view of the doubling mechanism and the feeding module of the present invention.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the automatic arranging device for a multi-core cable according to the present invention.

Fig. 9 is a partial enlarged view of Fig. 8.

10: Feeding module

10L: preliminary wiring fixture

20: Visual recognition module

21: Upper visual capture unit

30: Thread clamping mechanism

40: Parallel mechanism

42: Parallel Fixture

50: Feeding device

60: Harness module

S: Harness

C: Cable

W1: core wire

Claims (13)

A multi-core cable automatic arranging device, including: A feeding module, the feeding module having a preliminary wire arrangement jig to separately arrange a plurality of core wires of a cable; A visual recognition module, the visual recognition module having an upper visual capturing unit, the upper visual capturing unit capturing images of the plurality of core wires, and identifying the color and corresponding position of each of the core wires; A thread clamping mechanism, the thread clamping mechanism having a thread gripper, the thread gripper clamps the core wire of a matching color according to a predetermined color sequence and moves away from the preliminary wire arrangement jig; and A doubling mechanism, the doubling mechanism has a doubling jig, the wire clamp discharges the removed core wire into the doubling jig, so that the multiple core wires of the cable are The predetermined color sequence is arranged. The automatic arranging device for a multi-core cable according to claim 1, further comprising an information processing unit, the information processing unit records the predetermined color sequence in advance, and the information processing unit follows the predetermined color sequence one by one The color of the core wire is compared, and the corresponding position of the core wire matching the color is transmitted to the thread clamp. The automatic wiring device for multi-core cables according to claim 1, wherein the feeding module further includes a cable clamping seat, and the cable clamping seat is adjacent to the preliminary wiring fixture, And clamp and fix the cable. The automatic wiring device for multi-core cables according to claim 1, wherein the preliminary wiring fixture includes a plurality of core wire accommodating grooves, and each of the core wire accommodating grooves is provided with a pressing fixing member , The pressing and fixing member fixes the core wire in the core wire accommodating groove. The automatic wire-arranging device for a multi-core cable according to claim 1, wherein the wire clamping mechanism further includes a wire wiper, and the wire wiper is located opposite to the wire clamping device in the preliminary wire arrangement At both ends of the jig, the wire puller first pulls out the core wires located on both sides of the core wire of the matching color, and the wire clamp clamps the core wire of the matching color. The automatic arranging device for multi-core cables according to claim 1, wherein the doubling mechanism further includes a first separating claw, the first separating claw being adjacent to the doubling jig, the first The separating claw temporarily clamps the plurality of core wires moved into the doubling jig by the wire clamp. The automatic arranging device for multi-core cables as described in claim 1, further comprising a wire harness module, the wire harness module wraps and fixes a wire harness to be arranged according to the predetermined color sequence Of those core wires. The automatic arranging device for a multi-core cable according to claim 7 further includes a feeding device, and the feeding device sequentially provides the wire harness. A method for automatically arranging the core wires of a cable includes the following steps: Arrange multiple core wires of a cable separately in a preliminary wiring fixture; Capturing images of the multiple core wires; Visually recognize the color and corresponding position of each of the core wires; Clamping a core wire matching the color according to a predetermined color sequence and moving away from the preliminary wiring fixture; and Arranging the removed core wires into a wire jig, so that the multiple core wires of the cable are arranged in the predetermined color sequence. The method for automatically arranging the core wires of a cable according to claim 9, wherein before clamping a color-compliant core wire, the method further includes first pulling apart the core wires located on both sides of the color-compliant core wire. The method for automatically arranging the core wires of a cable according to claim 9, wherein the method further includes temporarily clamping the plurality of core wires moved into the doubling jig by the wire clamp. The method for automatically arranging the core wires of a cable according to claim 9, which further includes providing a wire harness to cover and fix the core wires that have been arranged according to the predetermined color sequence. The method for automatically arranging the core wires of a cable according to claim 9, which further includes pre-inputting one or more of the predetermined color sequence to an information processing unit, and the information processing unit records the predetermined color sequence in advance.

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