TWI763320B - Male connetcor oiling unit and male connector oiling device - Google Patents

Abstract

A male connector oiling unit and a male connector oiling device are provided for applying liquid to multiple pins of the male connector. The male connector oiling device includes a fixture, a frame, a pneumatic discharge valve, a controller, the male connector oiling unit, and a liquid inlet pipe. A male connector to be processed is fixed on the fixture. The frame is arranged on the fixture. The pneumatic discharge valve is movably arranged on the frame. The controller is electrically connected to the pneumatic discharge valve and the fixture. The male connector oiling unit includes a liquid storage tank, a cover, and a seal. A bottom of the liquid storage tank has a plurality of first liquid outlets. The cover covers on a top surface of the liquid storage tank, and the cover has an opening. The seal surrounds the joint between the liquid storage tank and the cover. The liquid inlet pipe is arranged at the opening and is connected with the pneumatic discharge valve, so that the liquid to be applied to the pins enters the liquid storage tank from the liquid inlet pipe.

Description

Male connector wiping unit and male connector wiping device

The present invention relates to a liquid wiping unit and a liquid wiping device, and in particular, to a male connector liquid wiping unit and a male connector liquid wiping device.

At present, the connector assembly method is usually designed to be a tight fit, so when the assembler mates the male and female connectors, the assembler often needs to spend a lot of effort to insert and pull out because of the precise size fit. In this way, it is easy to cause public injury accidents.

One of the solutions is to apply lubricating oil on the inside of the male connector to reduce the friction when the male and female connectors are inserted and unplugged.

The traditional general practice for applying lubricating oil to the inside of the male connector is to use a CNC machined wiper unit. The assembler first attaches the lubricating oil to the wiping surface from the cover, and then presses the wiping unit into the male connector in a manner similar to a seal, so as to remove the lubricating oil on the sealing surface. It can be coated on the pins and ribs on the inside of the male connector.

The above method requires considerable manpower, and every time the wiper unit is inserted into the male connector to apply the lubricating oil to the pin, the wiper unit needs to be repeated. Oil.

In addition, by applying oil to the pins on the inner side of the male connector in this way, the range of lubricating oil applied to the inner side of the male connector is uneven, and the amount of lubricating oil cannot be controlled, thereby causing unnecessary loss.

The present invention provides a liquid wiping unit for a male connector, which can evenly apply liquid to a plurality of pins of the male connector.

The invention provides a liquid wiping device for a male connector, which can automatically apply liquid to a pin of the male connector.

A male connector liquid wiping unit of the present invention is suitable for applying liquid to a plurality of pin pins of a male connector. The liquid wiping unit of the male connector includes a liquid storage tank, a cover and a seal. The liquid storage tank is used for storing a liquid, and the bottom of the liquid storage tank has a plurality of first liquid outlets, wherein the first liquid outlets are used for the needle pins to enter, and the needle pins can be immersed in the liquid. The cover body is closed on the top surface of the liquid storage tank, and the cover body has an opening. A seal surrounds the junction of the reservoir and the cover.

A male connector liquid wiping device of the present invention is suitable for automatically applying liquid to a plurality of pin pins of a male connector. The male connector liquid wiping device includes a fixture platform, a frame, a pneumatic liquid outlet valve, a controller, the above-mentioned male connector liquid wiping unit and a liquid inlet pipe. The male connector to be processed is fixed on the fixture platform. The frame is set on the fixture platform. The pneumatic liquid outlet valve is movably arranged on the frame relative to the frame. The controller is electrically connected to the pneumatic liquid outlet valve and the fixture platform. male connector The liquid inlet pipe of the liquid wiping unit is connected with the pneumatic liquid outlet valve, so that the liquid to be applied to the needle pin enters the liquid storage tank from the liquid inlet pipe. The liquid inlet pipe is arranged at the opening, and the liquid to be applied to the needle pin enters the liquid storage tank from the liquid inlet pipe.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the shape and number of the first liquid outlet are corresponding to the shape and number of pins of the male connector.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the top surface of the liquid storage tank has a first concave ring groove, and the bottom surface of the cover body has a second concave ring groove, and the first concave ring groove and the second concave ring groove The setting positions of the seals correspond to each other, and the seal is embedded in the first concave ring groove and the second concave ring groove.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned sealing member is a rubber ring.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the depth of the above-mentioned liquid storage tank is greater than the length of the pin.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned liquid storage tank has a plurality of side walls, and at least one of the side walls has a second liquid outlet.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned liquid storage tank has a plurality of side walls, the male connector further includes a plurality of ribs, one side wall of the liquid storage tank corresponding to the ribs has a plurality of guide grooves, and the shape of the guide grooves And the number corresponds to the shape and number of ribs of the male connector.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the male connector further includes a plurality of ribs, and the shape and number of some of the first liquid outlets correspond to the shape and number of the ribs of the male connector.

Based on the above, the liquid wiping unit of the male connector of the present invention is obtained from the liquid storage tank. The liquid enters from above, so when inserting the pin of the male connector into the reservoir from the bottom of the reservoir for wiping, it can ensure that the pin is evenly applied to the liquid.

In addition, the male connector wiping unit can be applied to the male connector wiping device to automatically apply liquid to the pins of the male connector.

100: Male Connector Wiping Device/Wiping Device

110: Jig Platform

120: Frame

122: Vertical part

124: Horizontal part

130: Pneumatic outlet valve

140: Controller

150: Male connector wiper unit/wipe unit

152: Reservoir

152a: Bottom

152b: The first liquid outlet

152c: Guide groove

152d: top surface

152e: The first concave ring groove

152f, 152h: Sidewall

152g: The second liquid outlet

154: Cover

154a: Opening

154b: Second concave ring groove

156: Seals

158: Inlet tube

160: Mobile Unit

200: Male Connector

210: pin

220: Ribs

L1: depth

L2: length

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a male connector wiping device for applying liquid to the pins and/or ribs of the male connector.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a male connector wiping unit applied to the male connector wiping device of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of another perspective view of the liquid-wiping unit of the male connector of FIG. 2 .

FIG. 4 is an exploded schematic view of the liquid-wiping unit of the male connector of FIG. 2 .

5A to 5D are flowcharts of a process of wiping the male connector to be processed by using the aforementioned male connector wiping device.

FIG. 6A is a photograph of the male connector after the wiping procedure is performed in a conventional manner.

FIG. 6B is a photograph of the male connector after the wiping procedure is performed by the wiping device of the present invention.

The foregoing and other technical contents, features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the following detailed description of a preferred embodiment with reference to the drawings. Directional terms mentioned in the following examples, such as: up, down, left, right, Front or rear, etc., are only directions with reference to the attached drawings. Accordingly, the directional terms used are illustrative and not limiting of the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a male connector wiping device for applying liquid to pins and/or ribs of the male connector, and FIG. 2 is a male connector applied to the male connector wiping device of FIG. 1 A schematic diagram of the wiping unit, and FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of another perspective view of the wiping unit of the male connector of FIG. 2 .

Please refer to FIG. 1 , FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 at the same time, the male connector wiping device (hereinafter referred to as the wiping device) 100 of the present embodiment is used to perform an automatic wiping procedure on the male connector 200 , so as to apply the liquid on the male connector 200 . The pins 210 and/or the ribs 220 on the inner side of the male connector 200 further reduce the frictional force of the male connector 200 when it is inserted and pulled out from the female connector (not shown). The liquid applied to the pins 210 and/or the ribs 220 of the male connector 200 may be lubricating oil. Alternatively, the type of liquid applied to the pin 210 and/or the rib 220 of the male connector 200 can also be changed as required.

The wiper device 100 includes a fixture platform 110 , a frame 120 , a pneumatic liquid outlet valve 130 , a controller 140 , a male connector wiper unit (or simply wiper unit) 150 and a liquid inlet pipe 158 .

The male connector 200 to be processed is suitable for being fixed on the jig platform 110 for wiping treatment.

The frame 120 is disposed on the fixture platform 110 . The frame 120 of the present embodiment is of a U shape, the vertical portion 122 of the frame 120 is connected to the jig platform 110 , and the horizontal portion 124 of the frame 120 is located horizontally above the jig platform 110 .

The pneumatic liquid outlet valve 130 is arranged on the frame 120 . Specifically, air pressure The liquid outlet valve 130 is disposed on the horizontal portion 124 of the frame 120 , and can be moved along the horizontal portion 124 of the frame 120 by the moving unit 160 and is relatively close to or away from the fixture platform 110 .

The controller 140 is electrically connected to the pneumatic liquid outlet valve 130 and the fixture platform 110 to control the fixture platform 110 to clamp or release the male connector 200 to be processed (when a robotic arm is installed on the fixture platform 110 for fixing male connector 200), or control the moving unit 160 to drive the pneumatic liquid outlet valve 130 to move. The controller 140 also controls the pneumatic liquid outlet valve 130 to inject liquid into the male connector wiping unit 150 connected to the pneumatic liquid outlet valve 130 .

The liquid enters the male connector wiping unit 150 through the liquid inlet pipe 158 .

FIG. 4 is an exploded schematic view of the wiping unit 150 of the male connector of FIG. 2 . Please refer to FIG. 2 , FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 at the same time, the male connector liquid wiping unit 150 includes a liquid storage tank 152 , a cover body 154 and a sealing member 156 .

The bottom 152a of the liquid storage tank 152 has a plurality of first liquid outlets 152b, wherein the shape and quantity of the first liquid outlets 152b correspond to the shape and quantity of the pins 210 of the male connector 200 . The cover body 154 covers the top surface 152d of the liquid storage tank 152, wherein the cover body 154 has an opening 154a.

The liquid inlet pipe 158 is inserted into the opening 154a of the cover body 154, and the liquid inlet pipe 158 is connected to the pneumatic liquid outlet valve 130, and the liquid to be applied to the pin 210 and/or the rib 220 enters the liquid storage through the liquid inlet pipe 158 Slot 152.

A seal 156 surrounds the junction of the reservoir 152 with the cover 154 . The sealing member 156 of this embodiment is selected from a rubber ring. In order to achieve a better sealing effect, the A structure for accommodating the sealing member 156 , such as a groove, is provided in the liquid storage tank 152 and the cover body 154 .

Specifically, the top surface 152d of the liquid storage tank 152 has a first concave ring groove 152e, and the bottom surface of the cover body 154 has a second concave ring groove 154b, wherein the first concave ring groove 152e and the second concave ring groove 154b corresponding to the setting position. When the cover body 154 is closed on the liquid storage tank 152, the sealing member 156 is embedded in the first concave ring groove 152e and the second concave ring groove 154b to tightly surround the joint between the liquid storage tank 152 and the cover body 154, preventing the Leakage.

FIGS. 5A to 5D are flowcharts of the process of wiping the male connector 200 to be processed by the aforementioned male connector wiping device 100 .

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 5A at the same time. First, fix the male connector 200 to be processed. The male connector 200 can be fixed on the jig platform 110 by means of structural tight fitting or clamping by a mechanical arm. .

Next, please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 5B at the same time, move the pneumatic liquid outlet valve 130 along the horizontal portion 124 of the frame 120 to the wiper position, and then make the male connector wiper unit 150 downward in a manner similar to stamping a seal Fitted with the male connector 200 to be processed, wherein the pin 210 and the rib 220 of the male connector 200 are inserted into the first liquid outlet 152b and the guide groove 152c of the bottom 152a of the liquid storage tank 152 correspondingly.

The depth L1 of the liquid reservoir 152 is greater than the length L2 of the pin 210 , so that the liquid can be applied to the root of the pin 210 and the rib 220 .

Next, please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 5C at the same time, the pneumatic liquid outlet valve 130 can be programmed to quantitatively inject the liquid into the liquid storage tank 152 through the liquid inlet pipe 158 , To control the amount of liquid applied to the pin 210 and the rib 220 in the male connector 200 .

Alternatively, a sensor (not shown) may also be provided in the liquid storage tank 152 to sense the remaining liquid amount in the liquid storage tank 152 . When the remaining liquid amount in the liquid storage tank 152 is lower than the expected liquid amount, the sensor (not shown) transmits a signal to the controller 140, and the controller 140 controls the pneumatic liquid outlet valve 130 to inject liquid into the liquid storage tank 152.

Of course, during the automatic liquid wiping process, the pneumatic liquid outlet valve 130 can be programmed to inject liquid into the liquid storage tank 152 regularly, so as to make the automatic liquid wiping process smooth.

Incidentally, the liquid storage tank 152 has a plurality of side walls 152f, and at least one of the side walls 152f has a second liquid outlet 152g. Part of the liquid enters the interior of the male connector 200 through the second liquid outlet 152g, and adheres to the inner wall of the male connector 200 through capillary phenomenon and the viscosity of the liquid itself.

In addition, the male connector 200 also has ribs 220 , and one of the side walls 152h of the liquid storage tank 152 has a guide groove 152c corresponding to the rib 220 , wherein the shape and number of the guide grooves 152c correspond to the ribs of the male connector 200 . 220 shape and quantity.

The guide groove 152c is conformally arranged with the rib 220 . The conformal arrangement here refers to the guide groove 152c and the rib 220 having the same dimensions but opposite shapes. That is, the guide groove 152c is concave, and the rib 220 is convex. The alignment and fitting of the guide groove 152c and the rib 220 is helpful for the alignment and guidance of the wiper unit 150 and the male connector 200 when they are fitted with each other.

Because the liquid penetrates into the guide groove 152c through the second liquid outlet 152g through the capillary phenomenon and the viscosity of the liquid itself, and further spreads on the ribs 220 .

Next, as shown in FIGS. 5C and 5D , the male connector wiping unit 150 is separated from the processed male connector 200 , and the liquid is evenly spread on the pin 210 and the rib 220 of the male connector 200 . In FIG. 5D , only lubricating oil is drawn on the pins 210 and the ribs 220 in the first row for illustration, and the actual condition of the male connector 200 that is lubricated by the male connector wiping unit 150 will be as follows The state of Figure 6B.

FIG. 6A is a photo of the male connector 200 after the wiping procedure is performed in a conventional manner, and FIG. 6B is a photograph of the male connector 200 after the wiping procedure is performed by the liquid wiping device 100 of the present invention. As can be seen from FIG. 6A and FIG. 6B , compared with the conventional method, the cover surface where the wiping unit and the male connector are fitted is used for liquid adsorption, and the liquid adsorbed into the wiping unit may not be able to be absorbed. Evenly distributed in the liquid wiping unit, because the male connector liquid wiping unit 150 of the present invention feeds liquid from above and stores the liquid in the liquid storage tank 152, the liquid in the liquid storage tank 152 can be evenly distributed. distributed.

Therefore, the wiper device 100 using the wiper unit 150 can perform a convenient and smooth automated wiper procedure, and can achieve the effect of high product yield.

To sum up, the male connector wiping unit of the present invention and the male connector wiping device using the male connector wiping unit are easy to use, easy to apply in the automatic wiping procedure and can achieve the The male connector has the purpose of good product yield.

150: Male connector wiper unit/wipe unit

152: Reservoir

152c: Guide groove

152d: top surface

152e: The first concave ring groove

152f: Sidewall

152g: The second liquid outlet

154: Cover

154a: Opening

154b: Second concave ring groove

156: Seals

158: Inlet tube

Claims (14)

A male connector liquid wiping unit, suitable for applying liquid to a plurality of pins of a male connector, the male connector liquid wiping unit comprising: a liquid storage tank for storing a liquid, the bottom of the liquid storage tank has a plurality of first liquid outlets, wherein the first liquid outlets are used for the needle pins to enter, and the needle pins can be immersed the liquid; a cover body covering the top surface of the liquid storage tank, the cover body having an opening; and A seal surrounds the junction of the reservoir and the cover. The male connector liquid wiping unit according to claim 1, wherein the shapes and numbers of the first liquid outlets correspond to the shapes and numbers of the pins of the male connector. The male connector liquid wiping unit according to claim 1, wherein the top surface of the liquid storage tank has a first concave ring groove, the bottom surface of the cover body has a second concave ring groove, and the first concave ring groove The arrangement positions of the ring groove and the second concave ring groove are corresponding, and the seal is embedded in the first concave ring groove and the second concave ring groove. The male connector liquid wiping unit according to claim 1, wherein the sealing member is a rubber ring. The male connector liquid wiping unit of claim 1, wherein the depth of the liquid reservoir is greater than the length of the pins. The male connector liquid wiping unit of claim 1, wherein the liquid storage tank has a plurality of side walls, and at least one of the side walls has a second liquid outlet. The liquid wiping unit of a male connector according to claim 1, wherein the liquid storage tank has a plurality of side walls, the male connector further includes a plurality of ribs, and one of the side walls of the liquid storage tank corresponding to the ribs has a plurality of side walls. a guide groove, and the shape and number of the guide grooves correspond to the shape and number of the ribs of the male connector. A liquid wiping device for a male connector, suitable for automatically applying liquid to a plurality of pins of a male connector, the male connector liquid wiping device comprising: a jig platform, the male connector to be processed is fixed on the jig platform; a frame, set on the fixture platform; a pneumatic liquid outlet valve, which is arranged on the frame and can move relative to the frame; a controller electrically connected to the pneumatic liquid outlet valve and the fixture platform; and A male connector liquid wiping unit is connected to the pneumatic liquid outlet valve, and the male connector liquid wiping unit includes: a liquid storage tank for storing a liquid, the bottom of the liquid storage tank has a plurality of first liquid outlets, wherein the first liquid outlets are used for the needle pins to enter, and the needle pins can be immersed the liquid; a cover body, which is closed on the top surface of the liquid storage tank, and the cover body has an opening; a seal surrounding the junction of the reservoir and the cover; and A liquid inlet pipe is arranged at the opening and connected with the pneumatic liquid outlet valve, so that the liquid to be applied to the needle pins enters the liquid storage tank from the liquid inlet pipe. The liquid wiping device for a male connector according to claim 8, wherein the shapes and numbers of the first liquid outlets correspond to the shapes and numbers of the pins of the male connector. The male connector liquid wiping device as claimed in claim 8, wherein the top surface of the liquid storage tank has a first concave ring groove, the bottom surface of the cover body has a second concave ring groove, and the first concave ring groove The arrangement positions of the ring groove and the second concave ring groove are corresponding, and the seal is embedded in the first concave ring groove and the second concave ring groove. The liquid-wiping device for a male connector according to claim 8, wherein the sealing member is a rubber ring. The liquid wiping device of a male connector as claimed in claim 8, wherein the depth of the liquid reservoir is greater than the length of the pins. The liquid wiping device of a male connector as claimed in claim 8, wherein the liquid storage tank has a plurality of side walls, and at least one of the side walls has a second liquid outlet. The liquid wiping device of a male connector according to claim 8, wherein the liquid storage tank has a plurality of side walls, the male connector further includes a plurality of ribs, and one of the side walls of the liquid storage tank corresponding to the ribs has a plurality of side walls. a guide groove, and the shape and number of the guide grooves correspond to the shape and number of the ribs of the male connector.

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