Connector disassembly mechanism

Abstract

The application belongs to the technical field of automatic production equipment, and particularly relates to a connector disassembling mechanism. The application aims at solving the problems of low disassembling efficiency, damaged connector components and potential safety hazards in manual disassembling of the connector. The application comprises a support, a spreading device, a material moving device and a product flow channel. The support is provided with a material table and a clamping part. The spreading device comprises a plurality of spreading plates and a power mechanism. The material moving device comprises a clamping jaw assembly and a slide, and the slide is arranged between the material table and the product flow channel. The plurality of spreading plates are installed on the material table, one end of the spreading plate is connected with the power end of the power mechanism, and the other end thereof is used as a spreading end to form a spreading part. The spreading part of the spreading plate and the material table form a spreading station for the connector to be disassembled. The connector to be disassembled is placed on the spreading station, and the spreading ends of the spreading plates are respectively inserted into the gaps between the plug parts and the cover plates of the connector. The clamping part is provided with a clamping part for clamping the plug parts.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The application belongs to the technical field of automatic production equipment, and particularly relates to a connector disassembling mechanism. BACKGROUND

[0002] An automatic production line refers to a production organization form in which a product process is realized by an automatic machine system. It is formed on the basis of further development of a continuous flow line. Its characteristics are that a processing object is automatically transferred from one machine to another machine, and is automatically processed, loaded and unloaded, and inspected by the machine; the task of a worker is only to adjust, supervise and manage the production line, and the worker does not participate in direct operation; all machine equipment is operated according to a uniform beat, and a production process is highly continuous.

[0003] As a medium for connecting two or more active devices, connectors are widely used in the electronic field to transmit current or signals. The basic structural components of a connector include a contact, an insulator and a cover plate. The contact mainly consists of a male contact and a female contact (also known as a male end and a female end) to form a contact pair for current or signal transmission. The insulator, also commonly known as a base or mounting plate, is used for mounting the contact and ensuring the insulation between the contact and the cover plate. The cover plate is the shell of the connector, which provides mechanical protection for the mounting plate and the contact, and plays a centering role when the connector is mated.

[0004] In the automatic production of male connectors, the assembled contact and mounting plate are collectively referred to as the plug portion, and the plug portion is then snap-connected with the cover plate to complete the assembly production of a connector. In the production of connectors, a certain number of defective products may be produced due to the quality of the components or the assembly in the production and assembly. In order to control the production cost and analyze the fault of defective products, the defective products are disassembled to analyze the fault reason, and then technical improvement is carried out to improve the product yield. At the same time, the fault points of defective products mainly occur in the plug portion, and the cover plate is generally undamaged and can be recycled to reduce costs. Since the plug portion of the male connector is mainly connected with the cover plate through a snap connection, manual disassembly is mainly used by using disassembly tools, and there is no special disassembly mechanism. Manual disassembly is low in efficiency, high in labor intensity, and the cover plate or the plug portion is easily damaged due to prying the cover plate with disassembly tools during manual disassembly. Manual disassembly of the connector also causes safety accidents caused by tools, so a connector disassembly mechanism is urgently needed to solve the problems of low disassembly efficiency, damage to connector components and safety hazards in manual disassembly in the prior art. SUMMARY

[0005] To solve the problems and deficiencies in the prior art, the application provides a connector disassembling mechanism, a support table and a strutting plate are arranged to form a strutting station of a connector to be disassembled, the strutting end of the strutting plate is inserted into the gap between the plug part and the cover plate of the connector, after the strutting plate is driven by the power, the strutting ends of the strutting plate are driven to move away from each other, the cover plate is strutting, and after the cover plate is separated from the plug part, the cover plate and the plug part are moved to the product flow channel one by one by the transferring device, and the automatic disassembling work of the connector is realized. The disassembling mechanism can replace manual disassembling, has high disassembling efficiency, does not damage components, and has high production safety.

[0006] To solve the above technical problems, the application adopts the following technical solutions:

[0007] A connector disassembling mechanism comprises a support, a strutting device, a material transferring device and a product flow channel; the support is provided with a support table and a clamping part; the strutting device comprises a plurality of strutting plates and a power mechanism; the material transferring device comprises a clamping jaw assembly and a slide; the slide is arranged between the support table and the product flow channel; the plurality of strutting plates are installed on the support table, one end of the strutting plate is connected with the power end of the power mechanism, and the other end is used as a strutting end to form a strutting part; the strutting part of the strutting plate and the support table form a strutting station of a connector to be disassembled; the connector to be disassembled is placed in the strutting station, the clamping part is provided with a clamping part to clamp the plug part of the connector to be disassembled, the strutting ends of the plurality of strutting plates are inserted into the gap between the plug part and the cover plate of the connector respectively; under the driving of the power mechanism, the strutting ends of the strutting plates are driven to move away from each other, the cover plate is strutting, after the cover plate is separated from the plug part, the clamping jaw assembly of the material transferring device moves along the slide towards the support table, and the clamping jaw assembly is used to transfer the disassembled cover plate and plug part to the product flow channel one by one along the slide.

[0008] Specifically, the support comprises a strutting device mounting plate, a clamping part mounting plate and a material transferring device mounting plate; the strutting device mounting plate and the clamping part mounting plate are respectively installed on the two sides of the support table along the radial direction, four corners of the strutting device mounting plate located on the bottom side of the support table are respectively provided with a stand, and the strutting device mounting plate is fixedly installed on the support table through the four stands; the material transferring device mounting plate is installed on the upper side of the clamping part mounting plate.

[0009] Specifically, the support table is provided with a plurality of pin holes matched with the contact parts of the plug part of the connector to be disassembled; the connector to be disassembled is installed on the support table by inserting the contact parts into the pin holes; the outer side of the pin hole of the support table is respectively provided with a plurality of mounting through holes for mounting the strutting plates.

[0010] Specifically, the shapes enclosed by the plurality of mounting holes are adapted to the cross-sectional shape of the connector to be disassembled; the plurality of spreading plates are one-to-one correspondingly mounted in the mounting holes, and the two ends of the spreading plates respectively extend from the two sides of the mounting holes, one end extends from the bottom of the object table as a connecting end connected with the power mechanism, and the other end extends from the upper part of the object table as a spreading end.

[0011] Specifically, the connecting ends of the plurality of spreading plates are respectively rotationally connected with the bottom of the object table, and the inner sides of the connecting ends of the spreading plates are respectively outwardly protruded along the horizontal direction; the protrusions of the plurality of spreading plates are integrally enclosed to form a spreading cavity therebetween.

[0012] Specifically, the power mechanism comprises a spreading cylinder and a spreading head; the spreading cylinder is fixedly mounted on the spreading device mounting plate, and the power end thereof is fixedly connected with the spreading head; the spreading head is driven to slide in the spreading cavity under the power of the spreading cylinder, and drives the plurality of spreading plates to rotate around the rotation connection points, so as to drive the spreading ends of the spreading plates to move away from each other.

[0013] Specifically, the clamping member comprises a finger cylinder and a product position sensor; the clamping member mounting plate comprises two sub-mounting plates, which are oppositely mounted on the upper side of the object table, the finger cylinder is fixedly mounted on one of the sub-mounting plates, and the power end thereof serves as a clamping part; the product position sensor is a pair of photoelectric sensors, which are oppositely mounted on the two sub-mounting plates.

[0014] Specifically, the material moving device mounting plate comprises a vertical plate, a horizontal plate and a clamping jaw mounting plate; the slide comprises a first slide and a second slide; the vertical plate is fixedly mounted on the upper side of the clamping member mounting plate, and the first slide is fixedly mounted on the vertical plate; the horizontal plate is slidably mounted on the first slide, and the horizontal plate is fixedly mounted with the second slide; the clamping jaw mounting plate is slidably mounted on the second slide; the clamping jaw assembly comprises a vertical cylinder, a horizontal moving cylinder, a clamping jaw cylinder and a clamping jaw; the vertical cylinder is fixedly mounted on the vertical plate, and the power end thereof is fixedly connected with the horizontal plate; the horizontal moving cylinder is fixedly mounted on the horizontal plate, and the power end thereof is fixedly connected with the clamping jaw mounting plate; the clamping jaw cylinder is fixedly mounted on the clamping jaw mounting plate, and the power end thereof is used to drive the clamping jaw; the two clamping jaws are mounted with a pressing head.

[0015] Specifically, the first slide and the second slide are perpendicular to each other; the first slide is fixedly mounted on the vertical plate along the radial direction, and the second slide is fixedly mounted on the horizontal plate along the horizontal direction.

[0016] Specifically, a return spring is mounted between the plate body of the connecting end side of the spreading plate and the object table.

[0017] Compared with the prior art, the application has the following beneficial effects:

[0018] The connector disassembling mechanism of the present application is provided with a spreading device, a material moving device and a product flow channel. The spreading plate of the spreading device is inserted into the gap between the plug part and the cover plate of the connector. Under the driving of the power, the cover plate is spread apart, the plug part is separated from the cover plate, and then the separated cover plate and plug part are moved to the product flow channel one by one by the moving device. The manual disassembly is replaced by the disassembling mechanism, the disassembly effect is high, and the components are not damaged. The manual taking is not needed in the disassembling process, and the safety accident does not occur, and the production safety is high.

[0019] On the basis of the foregoing, the latch hole is arranged on the object table and is matched with the contact part of the connector plug part. The mounting through hole is arranged in the latch hole, and the shape enclosed by the mounting through hole is matched with the cross-sectional shape of the connector. The stability of the connector placed on the object table is realized, the spreading end of the spreading plate in the mounting through hole can be accurately inserted into the gap between the plug part and the cover plate of the connector when the connector is placed, and the spreading quality is improved. Meanwhile, only the object table matched with the connector of different shapes needs to be replaced, and the product adaptability is high.

[0020] On the basis of the foregoing, the connecting end of the spreading plate is rotationally connected with the object table, the protrusions on the connecting end sides of the plurality of spreading plates are mutually enclosed into a spreading cavity, the spreading head is arranged and is driven by the power of the spreading cylinder, the spreading head slides along the spreading cavity, drives the spreading plate to rotate along the rotation connecting point, and then drives the spreading ends of the plurality of spreading plates to move away from each other, so that the cover plate is spread apart, and the plug part is separated from the cover plate. All the spreading plates simultaneously move at equal distances in the spreading process, the cover plate is uniformly stressed, the spreading end does not damage the cover plate, the component recovery yield is improved, and the production cost is reduced.

[0021] On the basis of the foregoing, the first slide and the second slide which are perpendicular to each other are arranged, so that the clamping jaw cylinder slides in the XY direction, and then the disassembled components are moved to the product flow channel and are concentratedly recovered. The whole disassembling process has low labor participation and high automation degree. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0022] Figure 1 It is a structure explosion schematic view of the connector disassembling mechanism of the present embodiment.

[0023] In the figure: 1, product flow channel; 2, object table; 3, spreading plate; 5, connector; 6, cover plate; 7, spreading device mounting plate; 8, clamping part mounting plate; 9, stand; 10, spreading cylinder; 11, spreading head; 12, finger cylinder; 13, product position sensor; 14, vertical plate; 15, horizontal plate; 16, clamping jaw mounting plate; 17, vertical cylinder; 18, horizontal moving cylinder; 19, clamping jaw cylinder; 20, clamping jaw; 21, pressing head. IMPLEMENTATION

[0024] In order to make the objects and advantages of the present application more clear, the present application is specifically described below in conjunction with the embodiments. It should be understood that the following description is only used to describe one or several specific embodiments of the present application, and does not strictly limit the scope of protection of the present application.

[0025] For the convenience of description, the connector of the present embodiment is a quadrilateral connector with a rectangular cross section, and the plug part is a male contact; the four inner sides of the cover plate are respectively provided with buckle protrusions, and the mounting plate of the plug part is respectively provided with buckles at the corresponding positions; the plug part is buckled to the buckles through the buckle protrusions, and is connected to the cover plate as a whole.

[0026] Please refer to Figure 1 The present embodiment provides a connector disassembly mechanism, which comprises a support, a spreading device, a material moving device and a product flow channel 1; the support is provided with a loading table 2 and a clamping member; the spreading device comprises four spreading plates 3 and a power mechanism; the material moving device comprises a clamping jaw assembly and a slide, and the slide is arranged between the loading table 2 and the product flow channel 1; the four spreading plates 3 are installed on the loading table 2, and one end of each spreading plate 3 is connected to the power end of the power mechanism, and the other end thereof serves as a spreading end to mutually enclose a spreading part; the spreading part of the spreading plate and the loading table constitute a spreading station for the connector to be disassembled 5; the connector to be disassembled 5 is placed in the spreading station, the clamping member is provided with a clamping part to clamp the plug part of the connector to be disassembled 5, and the spreading ends of the four spreading plates 3 are respectively inserted into the gap between the plug part and the cover plate 6 of the connector; under the driving of the power mechanism, the spreading ends of the spreading plates 3 are driven to move away from each other, thereby spreading the cover plate 6; after the cover plate 6 is separated from the plug part, the clamping jaw assembly of the material moving device moves along the slide towards the loading table 2, and the cover plate 6 and the plug part after disassembly are sequentially moved along the slide to the product flow channel 1 by the clamping jaw assembly.

[0027] Further, the support comprises a spreading device mounting plate 7, a clamping member mounting plate 8 and a material moving device mounting plate; the spreading device mounting plate 7 and the clamping member mounting plate 8 are respectively installed on the two sides of the loading table 2 along the radial direction, and four corners of the spreading device mounting plate 7 located on the bottom side of the loading table 2 are respectively provided with a stand 9, and the spreading device mounting plate 7 is fixedly installed on the loading table 2 through the four stands 9; the material moving device mounting plate is installed on the upper side of the clamping member mounting plate 8.

[0028] Further, the loading table 2 is provided with a plurality of pin holes matched with the contact of the plug part of the connector to be disassembled 5; the connector to be disassembled 5 is installed on the loading table 2 by inserting the contact into the pin hole; the outer side of the pin hole of the loading table is respectively provided with four mounting through holes for mounting the spreading plates 3.

[0029] Further, the shape enclosed by the four mounting holes is adapted to the cross-sectional shape of the connector to be disassembled; the four spacer plates 3 are installed one by one in the mounting holes, and the two ends of the spacer plates 3 respectively extend out from the two sides of the mounting holes, one end extends out from the bottom of the object table as a connecting end connected with the power mechanism, and the other end extends out from the upper part of the object table as a spacer end.

[0030] Further, the connecting ends of the four spacer plates are respectively rotationally connected with the bottom of the object table through a pin shaft, and the inner side of the connecting end of the spacer plate is respectively outwardly protruded along the horizontal direction; the protrusions of the four spacer plates are integrally enclosed to form a spacer cavity therebetween.

[0031] Further, the power mechanism includes a spacer cylinder 10 and a spacer head 11; the spacer cylinder 10 is fixedly installed on the spacer device mounting plate 7, and the power end thereof is fixedly connected with the spacer head 11; the spacer head 11 is driven to slide in the spacer cavity under the power of the spacer cylinder, and drives the four spacer plates 3 to rotate around the rotation connection points, so as to drive the spacer ends of the spacer plates to move away from each other.

[0032] Further, the clamping member includes a finger cylinder 12 and a product position sensor 13; the clamping member mounting plate 8 includes two sub-mounting plates, which are oppositely installed on the upper side of the object table 2, the finger cylinder 12 is fixedly installed on one of the two sub-mounting plates, and the power end thereof serves as a clamping part; the product position sensor 13 is a pair of light-sensitive sensors, which are oppositely installed on the two sub-mounting plates.

[0033] Further, the material moving device mounting plate includes a vertical plate 14, a horizontal plate 15 and a clamping jaw mounting plate 16; the slide includes a first slide and a second slide; the vertical plate 14 is fixedly installed on the support on the upper side of the clamping member mounting plate, and the first slide is fixedly installed on the vertical plate 14; the horizontal plate 15 is slidingly installed on the first slide, and the second slide is fixedly installed on the horizontal plate 15; the clamping jaw mounting plate 16 is slidingly installed on the second slide; the clamping jaw assembly includes a vertical cylinder 17, a horizontal moving cylinder 18, a clamping jaw cylinder 19 and a clamping jaw 20; the vertical cylinder 17 is fixedly installed on the vertical plate 14, and the power end thereof is fixedly connected with the horizontal plate 15; the horizontal moving cylinder 18 is fixedly installed on the horizontal plate, and the power end thereof is fixedly connected with the clamping jaw mounting plate 16; the clamping jaw cylinder 19 is fixedly installed on the clamping jaw mounting plate 16, and the power end thereof is used to drive the clamping jaw 20; the two clamping jaws 20 are installed with a pressure head 21 therebetween.

[0034] Further, the first slide and the second slide are perpendicular to each other; the first slide is fixedly installed on the vertical plate 14 along the radial direction, and the second slide is fixedly installed on the horizontal plate 15 along the horizontal direction.

[0035] Further, a reset spring is installed between the plate body of the connecting end side of the spacer plate 3 and the object table 2.

[0036] Working principle: 1. The connector disassembly mechanism of the embodiment is first operated by the operator according to the type of the connector to be disassembled and the material of the cover plate, and the driving stroke of the support opening cylinder is adjusted, and the component installation is completed, and the installation and debugging work of the disassembly mechanism is completed.

[0037] 2. In operation, the connector to be disassembled is moved to the worktable by the moving mechanism, the contact of the connector to be disassembled is installed in the pin hole of the worktable, the product position sensor senses that the connector to be disassembled is placed in place, and the disassembly mechanism of the embodiment is started. In order to improve the support opening effect, first, the material moving device is started, the pressure head of the clamping jaw cylinder slides radially towards the connector to be disassembled, the connector is pressed downward by the pressure head towards the support opening plate, the support opening end of the support opening plate is inserted into the gap between the plug part and the cover plate, and the support opening is facilitated. Then the material moving device is reset, the finger cylinder is started, the plug part of the connector is clamped, and the plug part is kept fixed when the material moving device moves the cover plate. Then the support opening cylinder is started, the support opening head is driven to move towards the support opening cavity of the support opening plate, the support opening plates are pushed to rotate the connection point to rotate, and the support opening ends of the support opening plates are moved away from each other to support the cover plate.

[0038] 3. After the plug part and the cover plate of the connector are separated, the material moving device is started, the clamping jaw cylinder is moved towards the connector, the cover plate is clamped and moved to the product flow channel by the material moving device. Then the finger cylinder is started, the plug part is released, and the plug part is moved to the product flow channel by the material moving device, and the disassembly work of the connector is completed.

[0039] The embodiments of the application are described in detail above in combination with the embodiments, but the application is not limited to the above embodiments. For ordinary skilled in the art, after learning the content described in the application, without departing from the principles of the application, a number of equivalent transformations and substitutions can be made, and these equivalent transformations and substitutions should be considered as belonging to the protection scope of the application.

Claims

1. A connector de-assembly mechanism comprising a holder, a distraction device, a transfer device and a product flow channel; characterized in that: The support is provided with a worktable and a clamping member; the expanding device comprises a plurality of expanding plates and a power mechanism; the material moving device comprises a clamping jaw assembly and a slide, and the slide is arranged between the worktable and a product flow channel; the plurality of expanding plates are installed on the worktable, one end of each of the expanding plates is connected with a power end of the power mechanism, and the other end thereof is used as an expanding end to mutually enclose an expanding part; the expanding part of each of the expanding plates and the worktable form an expanding station of a connector to be disassembled; the connector to be disassembled is placed on the expanding station, the clamping member is provided with a clamping part to clamp a plug part of the connector to be disassembled, and the expanding ends of the plurality of expanding plates are respectively inserted into gaps between the plug part and a cover plate of the connector. The expanding plates are driven by the power mechanism to move away from each other, thereby expanding the cover plate, after the cover plate is separated from the plug part, the clamping jaw assembly of the material moving device moves along the slide towards the worktable, and the cover plate and the plug part after disassembly are sequentially moved along the slide to the product flow channel by the clamping jaw assembly; the support comprises an expanding device mounting plate, a clamping member mounting plate and a material moving device mounting plate; the expanding device mounting plate and the clamping member mounting plate are respectively installed on two sides of the worktable along a radial direction, four corners of the expanding device mounting plate located on a bottom side of the worktable are respectively provided with a stand, and the expanding device mounting plate is fixedly installed on the worktable by the four stands; the material moving device mounting plate is installed on an upper side of the clamping member mounting plate; the worktable is provided with a plurality of bolt holes matched with contact members of the plug part of the connector to be disassembled; the connector to be disassembled is installed on the worktable by being inserted into the bolt holes through the contact members; the outside of the bolt holes of the worktable is respectively provided with a plurality of mounting through holes for mounting the expanding plates; the material moving device mounting plate comprises a vertical plate, a horizontal plate and a clamping jaw mounting plate; the slide comprises a first slide and a second slide; the vertical plate is fixedly installed on the upper side of the clamping member mounting plate, and the first slide is fixedly installed on the vertical plate; the horizontal plate is slidingly installed on the first slide, and the horizontal plate is fixedly installed with the second slide; the clamping jaw mounting plate is slidingly installed on the second slide; the clamping jaw assembly comprises a vertical cylinder, a horizontal moving cylinder, a clamping jaw cylinder and two clamping jaws; the vertical cylinder is fixedly installed on the vertical plate, and a power end thereof is fixedly connected with the horizontal plate; the horizontal moving cylinder is fixedly installed on the horizontal plate, and a power end thereof is fixedly connected with the clamping jaw mounting plate; the clamping jaw cylinder is fixedly installed on the clamping jaw mounting plate, and a power end thereof is used to drive the two clamping jaws; a pressure head is installed between the two clamping jaws.

2. A connector disassembly mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The shapes of the plurality of mounting through holes mutually enclosed are matched with the cross-sectional shapes of the connector to be disassembled; the plurality of expanding plates are one-to-one correspondingly installed on the mounting through holes, and two ends of each of the expanding plates respectively extend out from two sides of the mounting through holes, one end extends out from a bottom of the worktable to be connected with the power mechanism as a connecting end, and the other end extends out from an upper portion of the worktable as an expanding end.

3. A connector disassembly mechanism according to claim 2, wherein: The connecting ends of the plurality of expanding plates are respectively rotationally connected with the bottom of the worktable, and the inner sides of the connecting ends of the expanding plates are respectively outwardly protruded along a horizontal direction; the protrusions of the plurality of expanding plates mutually enclose an integrated body, and an expanding cavity is formed therebetween.

4. A connector disassembly mechanism according to claim 3, wherein: The power mechanism comprises an opening cylinder and an opening head; the opening cylinder is fixedly installed on the opening device mounting plate, and its power end is fixedly connected with the opening head; the opening head is driven by the opening cylinder to slide along the opening cavity, push the opening plates to rotate around the rotating connection points, and drive the opening ends of the opening plates to move away from each other.

5. The connector disassembly mechanism of claim 1, wherein: The clamping member comprises a finger cylinder and a product position sensor; the clamping member mounting plate comprises two sub-mounting plates, which are oppositely installed on the upper side of the object table; the finger cylinder is fixedly installed on one of the sub-mounting plates, and its power end serves as a clamping part; the product position sensor is a pair of light photoelectric sensors, which are oppositely installed on the two sub-mounting plates.

6. The connector disassembly mechanism of claim 1, wherein: The first slide and the second slide are perpendicular to each other; the first slide is fixedly installed on the vertical plate along the radial direction, and the second slide is fixedly installed on the horizontal plate along the horizontal direction.

7. The connector disassembly mechanism of claim 3, wherein: A reset spring is installed between the plate body on the connecting end side of the opening plate and the object table.

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