Wire harness intelligent production system and method

Abstract

The application relates to the technical field of wire harness manufacturing, and discloses a wire harness intelligent production system and method. The wire harness intelligent production system and method provided by the application can automatically generate cable parameter information of each wire harness according to a designed electrical schematic diagram, and can realize classified production and partition storage according to type information of the to-be-manufactured cable, quantity information of the to-be-manufactured cable and storage area information of the to-be-manufactured cable. The wire harness can be intelligently manufactured based on the wire harness cables in different areas, and the wire harness can be highly intelligently produced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of wire harness manufacturing technology, and in particular to an intelligent wire harness production system and method. Background Technology

[0002] Various electrical devices and components inside the control cabinet need to be connected by wires. Similar lines or signal lines should be bundled together for easy maintenance later.

[0003] There are generally two methods for generating wire harnesses within control cabinets: manual production and intelligent generation. Traditional manual production requires electrical engineers to manually create the wire harnesses based on the control cabinet's electrical schematics and wiring plans. With the development of artificial intelligence technology, intelligent wire harness generation methods have gradually emerged. However, at present, the wire harness generation process within control cabinets still combines manual production with intelligent generation; a fully automated, intelligent wire harness generation solution does not yet exist.

[0004] Current intelligent wire harness production requires inputting various technical parameters of the cables to be produced into the wire harness machine before it can complete the production. However, this cable technical data is currently either manually provided or simulated and calculated based on electrical diagrams and then manually entered into the intelligent wire harness equipment. This requires a high level of technical expertise from personnel and is highly prone to errors. For example, manually reading electrical diagram information from the schematic diagram, estimating cable lengths, and entering the data into the intelligent wire harness equipment will cause the equipment to malfunction and stop, even if any information letter is omitted or entered incorrectly. Summary of the Invention

[0005] To address the aforementioned technical challenges in intelligent wire harness manufacturing, this invention provides an intelligent wire harness manufacturing system and method. The system and method provided by this invention can automatically generate cable parameter information for each wire harness based on the designed electrical schematic diagram. It intelligently manufactures wire harnesses based on cables from different regions, thereby achieving intelligent wire harness manufacturing and solving the problem of high error rates when combining manual and intelligent manufacturing processes in existing wire harness production.

[0006] The specific technical solution of this invention is as follows:

[0007] On one hand, the present invention provides a wire harness intelligent production system, including an input module, a connection parameter generation module, a production instruction generation module, a cable production module, and a cable storage module connected in sequence, wherein the cable storage module includes multiple cable storage units;

[0008] The input module is used to input electrical schematics;

[0009] The connection parameter generation module obtains the cable connection parameters of the electrical control cabinet based on the electrical schematic diagram;

[0010] The cable manufacturing instruction generation module generates cable manufacturing instructions based on cable connection parameters. The cable manufacturing instructions include multiple cable manufacturing sub-instructions, which include information on the type of cable to be manufactured, the quantity of cables to be manufactured, and the storage area information for the manufactured cables.

[0011] The cable making module creates multiple cables in the storage area corresponding to the cable making sub-instruction based on the cable making sub-instruction to obtain a cable bundle;

[0012] Multiple cable storage units are used to store multiple cables produced by the cable making module according to multiple cable making sub-instructions in separate areas.

[0013] As a preferred embodiment of the above-mentioned technical solution of the present invention, in the cable storage area information, cables belonging to the same wire harness in the cable connection are configured as the same cable storage area, and after being manufactured by the cable manufacturing module, they are stored in the same cable storage unit; or cables of the same model are configured as the same cable storage area, and after being manufactured by the cable manufacturing module, they are stored in different cable storage units.

[0014] As a preferred embodiment of the above-mentioned technical solution of the present invention, based on the cable connection parameters, the manufacturing instruction generation module generates a cable manufacturing instruction containing multiple cable manufacturing sub-instructions according to the cable serial number, cabinet number, purpose, cable color, wire diameter, batch quantity, length, conduit length, wire number conduit, wire number conduit direction, and connector information.

[0015] As a preferred embodiment of the above-mentioned technical solution of the present invention, the system further includes a bundling module, which is connected to the cable storage module and is used to perform bundling operations on multiple cables stored in multiple cable storage units to obtain multiple cable bundles.

[0016] On the other hand, based on the above-mentioned intelligent wire harness manufacturing system, the present invention also provides an intelligent wire harness manufacturing method, comprising the following steps:

[0017] S1. Pre-set electrical schematic diagram;

[0018] S2. Obtain the cable connection parameters of the electrical control cabinet;

[0019] S3. Obtain the information on the type of cable to be manufactured, the quantity of cables to be manufactured, and the storage area of ​​the cables to be manufactured based on the cable connection parameters;

[0020] S4. Based on the information on the type of cable, the quantity of cables to be manufactured, and the storage area information for the cables to be manufactured, the cables are manufactured and stored in the storage areas corresponding to the information on the storage area information for the cables to be manufactured.

[0021] As a preferred embodiment of the above technical solution of the present invention, after step S4, step S5 is further included, and step S5 is as follows:

[0022] S5. Bundle multiple cables stored in each storage area to obtain multiple cable bundles.

[0023] As a preferred embodiment of the above technical solution of the present invention, step S3 specifically includes:

[0024] Based on the cable's serial number, cabinet number, purpose, cable color, wire diameter, batch quantity, length, conduit length, conduit number, conduit direction, and connector information, we can obtain information on the type of cable being manufactured, the quantity of cables being manufactured, and the storage area of ​​the manufactured cables, so as to classify and store them in separate zones.

[0025] Furthermore, as a preferred embodiment of the above technical solution, in the cable storage area information, cables belonging to the same cable bundle in the cable connection are configured into the same cable storage area, and after being manufactured by the cable manufacturing module, they are stored in the same cable storage unit; or cables of the same model are configured into the same cable storage area, and after being manufactured by the cable manufacturing module, they are stored in different cable storage units.

[0026] More preferably, the cables in the same cable storage unit belong to the same cable bundle in the cable connection.

[0027] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following technical effects:

[0028] The present invention provides a wire harness intelligent production system and method, which can automatically generate cable parameter information of each wire harness according to the designed electrical schematic diagram, and intelligently manufacture wire harnesses based on wire harnesses in different regions, thus realizing highly intelligent wire harness production.

[0029] The control cabinet wiring requires a wide variety of wires with complex layouts. The present invention provides a wire harness intelligent production system and method that classifies and manufactures wire harnesses according to the type of wires to be manufactured, the quantity of wires to be manufactured, and the storage area of ​​wires to be manufactured, and achieves partitioned storage. This setting also lays the foundation for the simultaneous production of multiple wire harnesses.

[0030] The storage area information for cables to be manufactured allows for configuring cables belonging to the same harness in the cable connection to the same storage area, with the manufactured cables stored in the same storage unit; alternatively, cables of the same model can be configured to the same storage area, with the manufactured cables stored in different storage units. When the control cabinet wiring requires a variety of cable types, it can be set to "configure cables belonging to the same harness in the cable connection to the same storage area, with the manufactured cables stored in the same storage unit"; when the control cabinet wiring requires a large number of harnesses, it can be set to "configure cables of the same model to the same storage area, with the manufactured cables stored in different storage units," improving the system's adaptability to the production of harnesses for different control cabinets corresponding to different electrical schematics. Attached Figure Description

[0031] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0032] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a wire harness intelligent production system according to the present invention;

[0033] Figure 2 This is a flowchart of a wire harness intelligent production method according to the present invention. Detailed Implementation

[0034] The technical solutions in the embodiments of this application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0035] In the following description, several embodiments of this application are provided. Different embodiments can be substituted or combined. Therefore, this application can also be considered to include all possible combinations of the same and / or different embodiments described. Thus, if one embodiment includes features A, B, and C, and another embodiment includes features B and D, then this application should also be considered to include embodiments containing one or more other possible combinations of A, B, C, and D, even if such embodiments are not explicitly described in the following text.

[0036] The following description provides examples and does not limit the scope, applicability, or examples set forth in the claims. Changes may be made to the function and arrangement of the described elements without departing from the scope of this application. Various processes or components may be appropriately omitted, substituted, or added to the examples. For example, the described methods may be performed in a different order than described, and various steps may be added, omitted, or combined. Furthermore, features described with respect to some examples may be combined into other examples.

[0037] Example 1:

[0038] like Figure 1 As shown, this embodiment provides a wire harness intelligent production system, including an input module, a connection parameter generation module, a production instruction generation module, a cable production module, and a cable storage module connected in sequence. The cable storage module includes multiple cable storage units.

[0039] The input module is used to input electrical schematics;

[0040] The connection parameter generation module obtains the cable connection parameters of the electrical control cabinet based on the electrical schematic diagram;

[0041] The cable manufacturing instruction generation module generates cable manufacturing instructions based on cable connection parameters. The cable manufacturing instructions include multiple cable manufacturing sub-instructions, which include information on the type of cable to be manufactured, the quantity of cables to be manufactured, and the storage area information for the manufactured cables.

[0042] The cable making module creates multiple cables in the storage area corresponding to the cable making sub-instruction based on the cable making sub-instruction to obtain a cable bundle;

[0043] Multiple cable storage units are used to store multiple cables produced by the cable making module according to multiple cable making sub-instructions in separate areas.

[0044] Specifically, this embodiment provides a preferred implementation method in which cables belonging to the same wire harness in the cable connection are configured into the same cable storage area, and after being manufactured by the cable manufacturing module, they are stored in the same cable storage unit; or cables of the same model are configured into the same cable storage area, and after being manufactured by the cable manufacturing module, they are stored in different cable storage units.

[0045] In a control cabinet, all cables have a corresponding sequence number. In wire harness production, multiple control cabinets are typically produced in batches, and the cabinet number indicates the control cabinet in which a particular cable belongs. The purpose indicates the batch in which the cable was manufactured; cables with the same purpose can be produced continuously in one batch for easy management of the finished cables. Cable color distinguishes their function and purpose; cables with different functions and purposes generally have different colors. Wire diameter refers to the diameter of the cable. Batch quantity indicates the quantity of a particular cable produced in a batch. Length indicates the length of a particular cable. Wire number tube indicates the type of conduit that a particular cable needs to be fitted with. Conduit length indicates the length of the conduit that a particular cable needs to be fitted with. Wire number tube direction 1 indicates the direction of the conduit that a particular cable needs to be fitted with, and can indicate the direction of the text to be printed (the wire number tube is a component used to define, protect, and identify wires, and needs to be printed with text as an identifier). Connector information indicates the wire lug information required at the source end.

[0046] Furthermore, this embodiment provides a preferred implementation method in which, based on cable connection parameters, the manufacturing instruction generation module generates a cable manufacturing instruction containing multiple cable manufacturing sub-instructions according to the cable's serial number, cabinet number, purpose, cable color, wire diameter, batch quantity, length, conduit length, wire number conduit, wire number conduit direction, and connector information.

[0047] This embodiment provides a preferred implementation. The system further includes a bundling module, which is connected to the cable storage module and is used to bundle multiple cables stored in multiple cable storage units to obtain multiple cable bundles.

[0048] As can be seen, in this embodiment, by inputting the electrical schematic diagram, the cable connection parameters of the electrical control cabinet can be obtained according to the actual electrical cabinet corresponding to the electrical schematic diagram. These parameters include the cable serial number, cabinet number, purpose, cable color, wire diameter, batch quantity, length, conduit length, wire number conduit, wire number conduit direction, and connector information. Then, based on this information, specific cable manufacturing sub-instructions are generated accordingly. The cables are classified and partitioned according to the type, quantity, and storage area information of the cables to be manufactured. After the cables are manufactured, they are further partitioned and stored, intelligently producing each wire bundle corresponding to each cable storage unit.

[0049] This embodiment provides a wire harness intelligent production system that can automatically generate cable parameter information for each wire harness based on the designed electrical schematic diagram, and intelligently manufacture wire harnesses based on wire harnesses in different regions, thus realizing highly intelligent wire harness production.

[0050] The control cabinet wiring requires a wide variety of wires with complex layouts. This embodiment provides a wire harness intelligent production system that classifies and manufactures wire harnesses according to the type of wires to be manufactured, the quantity of wires to be manufactured, and the storage area of ​​wires to be manufactured, and enables partitioned storage. This setup also lays the foundation for the simultaneous manufacture of multiple wire harnesses.

[0051] The storage area information for cables to be manufactured allows cables belonging to the same harness in cable connections to be configured into the same storage area, and then stored in the same storage unit after manufacturing. Alternatively, cables of the same model can be configured into the same storage area, and then stored in different storage units after manufacturing. When the control cabinet wiring requires a variety of cable types, it can be set to "configure cables belonging to the same harness in cable connections into the same storage area, and then store them in the same storage unit after manufacturing." When the control cabinet wiring requires a large number of harnesses, it can be set to "configure cables of the same model into the same storage area, and then store them in different storage units after manufacturing." This improves the adaptability of the intelligent harness manufacturing system in this embodiment to the production of harnesses for different control cabinets corresponding to different electrical schematics.

[0052] Example 2:

[0053] like Figure 2 As shown, based on the intelligent wire harness production system provided in Embodiment 1, this embodiment provides an intelligent wire harness production method, including the following steps:

[0054] S1. Pre-set electrical schematic diagram;

[0055] S2. Obtain the cable connection parameters of the electrical control cabinet;

[0056] S3. Obtain information on the type of cable to be manufactured, the quantity of cables to be manufactured, and the storage area of ​​the manufactured cables based on the cable connection parameters;

[0057] S4. Based on the information on the type of cable, the quantity of cables to be manufactured, and the storage area for the manufactured cables, manufacture the cables and store them in the storage areas corresponding to the information on the storage area for the manufactured cables.

[0058] As a preferred embodiment of the above technical solution, after step S4, step S5 is further included:

[0059] S5. Bundle multiple cables stored in each storage area to obtain multiple cable bundles.

[0060] In a control cabinet, all cables have a corresponding sequence number. In wire harness production, multiple control cabinets are typically produced in batches, and the cabinet number indicates the control cabinet in which a particular cable belongs. The purpose indicates the batch in which the cable was manufactured; cables with the same purpose can be produced continuously in one batch for easy management of the finished cables. Cable color distinguishes their function and purpose; cables with different functions and purposes generally have different colors. Wire diameter refers to the diameter of the cable. Batch quantity indicates the quantity of a particular cable produced in a batch. Length indicates the length of a particular cable. Wire number tube indicates the type of conduit that a particular cable needs to be fitted with. Conduit length indicates the length of the conduit that a particular cable needs to be fitted with. Wire number tube direction 1 indicates the direction of the conduit that a particular cable needs to be fitted with, and can indicate the direction of the text to be printed (the wire number tube is a component used to define, protect, and identify wires, and needs to be printed with text as an identifier). Connector information indicates the wire lug information required at the source end.

[0061] Specifically, this embodiment provides a preferred implementation method, in which step S3 specifically includes:

[0062] Based on the cable's serial number, cabinet number, purpose, cable color, wire diameter, batch quantity, length, conduit length, conduit number, conduit direction, and connector information, we can obtain information on the type of cable being manufactured, the quantity of cables being manufactured, and the storage area of ​​the manufactured cables, so as to classify and store them in separate zones.

[0063] Specifically, this embodiment provides a preferred implementation method in which cables belonging to the same wire harness in the cable connection are configured into the same cable storage area, and after being manufactured by the cable manufacturing module, they are stored in the same cable storage unit; or cables of the same model are configured into the same cable storage area, and after being manufactured by the cable manufacturing module, they are stored in different cable storage units.

[0064] More preferably, the cables in the same cable storage unit belong to the same cable bundle in the cable connection.

[0065] As can be seen, in this embodiment, by inputting the electrical schematic diagram, the cable connection parameters of the electrical control cabinet can be obtained according to the actual electrical cabinet corresponding to the electrical schematic diagram. These parameters include the cable serial number, cabinet number, purpose, cable color, wire diameter, batch quantity, length, conduit length, wire number conduit, wire number conduit direction, and connector information. Then, based on this information, specific cable manufacturing sub-instructions are generated accordingly. The cables are classified and partitioned according to the type, quantity, and storage area information of the cables to be manufactured. After the cables are manufactured, they are further partitioned and stored, intelligently producing each wire bundle corresponding to each cable storage unit.

[0066] This embodiment provides a wire harness intelligent production method that can automatically generate cable parameter information for each wire harness based on the designed electrical schematic diagram, and intelligently manufacture wire harnesses based on wire harnesses in different regions, thus realizing highly intelligent wire harness production.

[0067] The control cabinet wiring requires a wide variety of wires with complex layouts. This embodiment provides a wire harness intelligent production method that classifies and manufactures wire harnesses according to the type of wires to be manufactured, the quantity of wires to be manufactured, and the storage area of ​​wires to be manufactured, and achieves partitioned storage. This setting also lays the foundation for the simultaneous production of multiple wire harnesses.

[0068] In the storage area information for cables to be manufactured, cables belonging to the same wire harness in the cable connection can be configured into the same cable storage area, and the manufactured cables can be stored in the same cable storage unit; alternatively, cables of the same model can be configured into the same cable storage area, and the manufactured cables can be stored in different cable storage units. When the control cabinet wiring requires a large number of cable types, it can be set to "configure cables belonging to the same wire harness in the cable connection into the same cable storage area, and the manufactured cables can be stored in the same cable storage unit"; when the control cabinet wiring requires a large number of wire harnesses, it can be set to "configure cables of the same model into the same cable storage area, and the manufactured cables can be stored in different cable storage units", which improves the adaptability of the intelligent wire harness production method of this embodiment to the production of wire harnesses for different control cabinets corresponding to different electrical schematics.

[0069] It should be noted that, for the sake of simplicity, the foregoing method embodiments are all described as a series of actions. However, those skilled in the art should understand that this application is not limited to the described order of actions, as some steps may be performed in other orders or simultaneously according to this application. Furthermore, those skilled in the art should also understand that the embodiments described in the specification are preferred embodiments, and the actions and modules involved are not necessarily essential to this application.

[0070] In the above embodiments, the descriptions of each embodiment have different focuses. For parts not described in detail in a certain embodiment, please refer to the relevant descriptions in other embodiments.

[0071] The foregoing description is merely an exemplary embodiment of this disclosure and should not be construed as limiting the scope of this disclosure. Any equivalent changes and modifications made in accordance with the teachings of this disclosure shall still fall within the scope of this disclosure. Those skilled in the art will readily conceive of embodiments of this disclosure upon considering the specification and practicing the disclosure herein. This application is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of this disclosure that follow the general principles of this disclosure and include common knowledge or customary techniques in the art not described herein. The specification and embodiments are to be considered exemplary only, and the scope and spirit of this disclosure are defined by the claims.

Claims

1. A wire harness intelligent production system, characterized in that: It includes an input module, a connection parameter generation module, a production instruction generation module, a cable production module, and a cable storage module connected in sequence. The cable storage module includes multiple cable storage units. The input module is used to input electrical schematics; The connection parameter generation module obtains the cable connection parameters of the electrical control cabinet based on the electrical schematic diagram; The cable manufacturing instruction generation module generates cable manufacturing instructions based on cable connection parameters. The cable manufacturing instructions include multiple cable manufacturing sub-instructions, which include information on the type of cable to be manufactured, the quantity of cables to be manufactured, and the storage area information for the manufactured cables. The cable making module creates multiple cables in the storage area corresponding to the cable making sub-instruction based on the cable making sub-instruction to obtain a cable bundle; Multiple cable storage units are used to store multiple cables produced by the cable making module according to multiple cable making sub-instructions in separate areas; In the cable storage area information, cables belonging to the same cable bundle in the cable connection are configured into the same cable storage area, and after being processed by the cable production module, they are stored in the same cable storage unit; or cables of the same model are configured into the same cable storage area, and after being processed by the cable production module, they are stored in different cable storage units. Based on the cable connection parameters, the manufacturing instruction generation module generates a cable manufacturing instruction containing multiple cable manufacturing sub-instructions according to the cable's serial number, cabinet number, purpose, cable color, wire diameter, batch quantity, length, conduit length, wire number conduit, wire number conduit direction, and connector information.

2. The intelligent wire harness production system as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The system also includes a bundling module, which is connected to the cable storage module and is used to bundle multiple cables stored in multiple cable storage units to obtain multiple cable bundles.

3. A method for intelligent production of wire harnesses, based on the intelligent production system for wire harnesses as described in claim 1, characterized in that: Including the following steps: S1. Pre-set electrical schematic diagram; S2. Obtain the cable connection parameters of the electrical control cabinet; S3. Obtain the information on the type of cable to be manufactured, the quantity of cables to be manufactured, and the storage area of ​​the cables to be manufactured based on the cable connection parameters; S4. Based on the information on the type of cable, the quantity of cables to be manufactured, and the storage area information for the cables to be manufactured, the cables are manufactured and stored in the storage areas corresponding to the information on the storage area information for the cables to be manufactured.

4. The intelligent manufacturing method for wire harnesses according to claim 3, characterized in that: Following step S4, the following steps are also included: S5. Bundle multiple cables stored in each storage area to obtain multiple cable bundles.

5. The intelligent manufacturing method for wire harnesses according to claim 3, characterized in that: In step S3, specifically: Based on the cable's serial number, cabinet number, purpose, cable color, wire diameter, batch quantity, length, conduit length, conduit number, conduit direction, and connector information, information on the type of cable, quantity of cables manufactured, and storage area of ​​cables are obtained for categorized manufacturing and zoned storage.

6. The intelligent manufacturing method for wire harnesses according to claim 3, characterized in that: In the cable storage area information, cables belonging to the same cable bundle in the cable connection are configured into the same cable storage area, and after being processed by the cable production module, they are stored in the same cable storage unit; or cables of the same model are configured into the same cable storage area, and after being processed by the cable production module, they are stored in different cable storage units.

7. The intelligent manufacturing method for wire harnesses according to claim 3, characterized in that: Cables in the same cable storage unit belong to the same cable bundle in cable connection.

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