IDC wire automatic assembling device and assembling method

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of IDC wire rod assembling, in particular to an IDC wire rod automatic assembling device and assembling method.The IDC wire rod automatic assembling device comprises a feeding mechanism, a cutting mechanism and a dispensing mechanism which are sequentially arranged on a platform; the cutting mechanism comprises a cutting assembly which is arranged on the platform and is used for cutting the flat cable, a pressing assembly which is arranged on the platform and is used for installing a connector at the end part of the flat cable, and a transferring assembly which is arranged on the platform and is used for forwards conveying an assembled wire; according to the invention, connectors can be simultaneously mounted on two cut-off heads of a flat cable, the positioning precision is relatively high, the production quality of IDC wires is improved, continuous assembly production can be realized, the structure linkage is good, the automation is high, manpower and material resources are saved, the production efficiency is improved, and the problems of tedious operation, time and labor waste, high production efficiency and the like due to the fact that existing IDC wires mostly adopt manual assembly are solved. And the working efficiency is low.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of IDC wire assembly, and in particular to an IDC wire automatic assembly device and an assembly method. Background Art

[0002] An insulation displacement connector ("IDC" or "IDC element") can be used to form an electrical connection or joint between two wires or electrical conductors. When the electrical conductor is inserted into a slot within the IDC element, the IDC element displaces the insulation material from a portion of the electrical conductor so that the IDC forms an electrical connection to the electrical conductor. Once the electrical conductor is inserted into the slot and the wire insulation is displaced, electrical contact is made between the conductive surface of the IDC element and the conductive core of the electrical conductor that contacts the IDC element.

[0003] Patent document with patent number CN2022226871329 discloses an IDC connector and an IDC cable, which include: a mounting seat and a card cover, the card cover is sleeved on the outside of the mounting seat, handles are fixed to the front and rear end outer walls of the card cover, and diamond-shaped buckles are fixed to the front and rear end inner walls of the card cover. The cable bundle and the connector body of the utility model are electrically connected by pressing the connecting terminal and the electrical contact end into contact, and to achieve the pressing contact between the connecting terminal and the electrical contact end, it is only necessary to press the fixing frame into the inside of the fixing groove.

[0004] However, in actual use, the inventors found that IDC cables are mostly assembled manually, which is cumbersome, time-consuming, labor-intensive, and inefficient. Summary of the invention

[0005] The purpose of the present invention is to address the deficiencies of the prior art. By providing an IDC wire automatic assembly device and an assembly method, connectors can be installed on two cut-off heads of a cable arrangement at the same time, positioning accuracy is high, the production quality of IDC wires is improved, continuous assembly and production can be performed, the structural linkage is good, automation is high, manpower and material resources are saved, and production efficiency is improved, thereby solving the technical problems that the existing IDC wires are mostly assembled manually, the operation is cumbersome, time-consuming and labor-intensive, and the work efficiency is low.

[0006] In view of the above technical problems, the technical solutions adopted are as follows: An IDC wire automatic assembly device comprises a feeding mechanism, a cutting mechanism and a glue dispensing mechanism which are sequentially arranged on a platform; The cutting mechanism includes a cutting assembly disposed on the platform and used to cut the cable, a pressing assembly disposed on the platform and used to install the connector on the end of the cable, and a transfer assembly disposed on the platform and used to convey the assembled wire material forward; The feeding mechanism intermittently releases the cable of a specified length, and sends the male connector and the female connector to the specified positions respectively, the cutting assembly cuts the cable, and pre-separates the wires of the cable cutting head, and at the same time sends the cable cutting head to the position of the male connector and the position of the female connector respectively, the pressing assembly presses the cable cutting head into the terminal of the male connector and the terminal of the female connector respectively, the transfer assembly conveys the assembled wire forward a specified distance, so that the newly installed male connector and the female connector move to the position of the dispensing mechanism, the dispensing mechanism drips glue to the terminal of the male connector and the terminal of the female connector respectively, and seals the cable cutting head into the terminal of the male connector and the terminal of the female connector respectively.

[0007] Preferably, the feeding mechanism comprises a reeling assembly disposed on the platform and used for intermittently releasing the cable, and a feeding assembly disposed on the platform and used for respectively feeding the male connector and the female connector to designated positions; The winding assembly includes a winding disk arranged on the platform, a first track arranged on the platform and matching the connector, a second track opened at the bottom of the first track and matching the cable width, a conveying wheel arranged on the platform and rotating through an ear plate and used to drive the cable to be conveyed in the second track, a first stepper motor arranged on the ear plate and used to drive the conveying wheel, a recessed opening opened on the platform, and two groups of lower extension tracks symmetrically arranged in the recessed opening and respectively connected to the second track.

[0008] Preferably, the feeding assembly includes two groups of vibration disks respectively arranged on both sides of the platform and used to screen the male connector and the female connector with the same specification output, and a feeding channel arranged on the vibration disk and one end of which is located at the lower end of the lower extension track; the upper surface and one side surface of one end of the feeding channel located at the lower end of the lower extension track are both in an open state.

[0009] Preferably, the cutting assembly comprises a pressing and cutting unit arranged on the platform and a separating unit arranged on the pressing and cutting unit and used for separating the wires of the wire arrangement cutting end.

[0010] Preferably, the pressing and cutting unit includes a door frame arranged on the platform, a first hydraulic component arranged on the door frame, a pressure plate arranged at the output end of the first hydraulic component, a cutter arranged at the bottom of the pressure plate, a bottom strip arranged on the platform, and a support plate arranged on the bottom strip through an elastic telescopic component and located inside the recessed opening.

[0011] Preferably, the separation unit includes several groups of cutting knives symmetrically arranged at the bottom of the pressure plate and located on both sides of the cutting knife, two groups of transmission wheels rotatably arranged on the pressure plate through an axis rod and used to drive the wire conveying after cutting between the pressure plate and the support plate, two groups of vertical plates symmetrically arranged on the pressure plate, gears rotatably arranged on the upper ends of the vertical plates and rotating synchronously with the transmission wheels through a belt and pulley transmission method, an inverted U-shaped frame arranged on the pressure plate through a vertical rod, two groups of racks symmetrically arranged at both ends of the inverted U-shaped frame and used to drive the gears, two groups of L-shaped extension plates symmetrically arranged on the pressure plate, a second hydraulic component arranged on the L-shaped extension plate, and a smoothing wheel arranged on the output shaft of the second hydraulic component and used to smooth the cut wire along the downward extension track.

[0012] Preferably, the pressing assembly includes two groups of side plates symmetrically arranged at the bottom of the support plate, a third hydraulic component arranged on the side plate, an extrusion plate arranged at the output end of the third hydraulic component and used to press the cable cut-off head into the terminal of the connector, several groups of first vacuum suction cups arranged on the extrusion plate and used to suck and transfer the connector, a first vacuum generator arranged at the bottom of the support plate and two groups of L-shaped hanging plates symmetrically arranged at the bottom of the platform and used to limit the descending height of the support plate.

[0013] Preferably, the transfer assembly includes a chain rotatably arranged on the platform, a second stepper motor arranged at the bottom of the platform and used to drive the chain, several groups of extension plates arranged on the chain, a fourth hydraulic component arranged on the extension plate, a horizontal plate arranged at the output end of the fourth hydraulic component, a first positioning frame arranged on one side of the horizontal plate and used to resist the side of the connector, a first sensor arranged on the side of the first positioning frame, an inclined plate hingedly arranged at the bottom of the horizontal plate, a pressure roller arranged on one side of the inclined plate, an elastic component arranged between the inclined plate and the horizontal plate, several groups of second vacuum suction cups arranged at the bottom of the inclined plate, and a second vacuum generator arranged on the horizontal plate.

[0014] Preferably, the glue dispensing mechanism includes a gantry arranged on the platform, a fifth hydraulic component arranged on the gantry, a lifting plate arranged on the output shaft of the fifth hydraulic component, a second positioning frame arranged on one side of the lifting plate and used to resist the side of the connector, a second sensor arranged at the bottom of the second positioning frame, two groups of automatic glue injection tubes symmetrically arranged at the bottom of the lifting plate, a glue box arranged on the lifting plate, and two groups of ultraviolet curing lamps symmetrically and tiltedly arranged at the bottom of the lifting plate.

[0015] Preferably, an IDC wire automated assembly method comprises the following steps: Step 1: Loading process, the reeling component intermittently releases the cable of specified length, and the feeding component delivers the male connector and the female connector to the specified position respectively; Step 2, cutting process, the pressing and cutting unit cuts the cable at the specified position, the separation unit separates the wires at the cable cutting end, and straightens the cut cable to the specified position, so that the wires at the cable cutting end are exactly located at the terminals of the male connector and the female connector; Step 3: Crimping process: the pressing component presses the wires with the cut ends of the cable arrangement into the terminals of the male connector and the female connector, and the transfer component transports the assembled wires forward a specified distance, so that the male connector and the female connector just installed move to the position of the dispensing mechanism; Step 4, a glue dispensing process, wherein the glue dispensing mechanism drips glue onto the terminals of the male connector and the female connector respectively, and performs drying and curing, and glues the cut ends of the cable into the terminals of the male connector and the female connector respectively; Step five, finished product inspection process, after pulling test, size measurement, plug-in electrical test and appearance inspection, qualified finished products are packaged.

[0016] Beneficial effects of the present invention: (1) The present invention cooperates with the feeding mechanism and the cutting mechanism to simultaneously install connectors on the two cut-off heads of the cable arrangement, with high positioning accuracy, thus improving the production quality of IDC wires, and being able to sequentially transfer the assembled wires for glue dispensing, thereby continuously assembling and producing wires; on the other hand, the feeding, slitting, crimping and glue dispensing work can be automatically completed, the structural linkage is good, and IDC wires of the same specifications can be assembled sequentially, thus saving manpower and material resources, improving work efficiency, and increasing the production benefits of the enterprise; (2) The present invention cooperates with the provided pressing and cutting unit and the separating unit. On the one hand, the cable can be automatically cut at a specified position, and the cut end of the cable can be pressed down to straighten the cut cable into the downward extension track, so as to ensure that the cut end of the cable can be accurately positioned at the terminal position of the connector; on the other hand, the wires of the cable cutting head can be automatically separated, so that the wires of the cable cutting head are separated into strips, which facilitates the wires of the cable cutting head to enter the terminals of the connector respectively, reduces the crimping force, and avoids the connector from being cracked and damaged due to excessive force; (3) The present invention cooperates with the pressing component and the transfer component. On the one hand, the wire of the cable cutter head can be automatically pressed into the terminal of the connector, with high installation accuracy. The connector installed on the cable cutter head can be sucked and temporarily fixed to the terminal of the connector, which is convenient for pulling the connector of the cable cutter head to transfer and rise. On the other hand, it is convenient to transfer the IDC wire to the position of the dispensing mechanism, and the IDC wire can be assembled continuously and automatically. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the accompanying drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the accompanying drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other accompanying drawings can be obtained based on these accompanying drawings without paying creative work.

[0018] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of an IDC wire automatic assembly device.

[0019] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the reeling component.

[0020] Figure 3 It is a structural diagram of the cutting mechanism.

[0021] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the structure of the cutting component.

[0022] Figure 5 Schematic diagram of the separation unit.

[0023] Figure 6 Schematic diagram of the structure of the cutting knife.

[0024] Figure 7 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the sinkhole.

[0025] Figure 8 It is a structural schematic diagram of the pressing component.

[0026] Fig. 9 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the extruded plate.

[0027] Fig.10 Schematic diagram of the structure of the transfer component.

[0028] Fig.11 for Fig.10 The structural front view.

[0029] Fig.12 It is a structural schematic diagram of the dispensing mechanism.

[0030] Fig.13 It is a structural schematic diagram of the second positioning frame.

[0031] Fig.14 The figure is a flow chart of an automated assembly method for IDC wires. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0032] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention are clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0033] Embodiment 1 like Figure 1-Figure 13As shown, an IDC wire automatic assembly device comprises a feeding mechanism 2, a cutting mechanism 3 and a glue dispensing mechanism 4 which are sequentially arranged on a platform 1; The cutting mechanism 3 includes a cutting assembly 31 disposed on the platform 1 and used for cutting the cable, a pressing assembly 32 disposed on the platform 1 and used for installing the connector on the end of the cable, and a transfer assembly 33 disposed on the platform 1 and used for conveying the assembled wire material forward; The feeding mechanism 2 intermittently releases the cable of a specified length, and sends the male connector and the female connector to the specified position respectively, the cutting component 31 cuts the cable, and pre-separates the wire of the cable cutting head, and sends the cable cutting head to the position of the male connector and the position of the female connector respectively, the pressing component 32 presses the cable cutting head into the terminal of the male connector and the terminal of the female connector respectively, the transfer component 33 transports the assembled wire forward a specified distance, so that the newly installed male connector and the female connector are moved to the position of the glue dispensing mechanism 4, the glue dispensing mechanism 4 drips glue to the terminal of the male connector and the terminal of the female connector respectively, and glues the cable cutting head into the terminal of the male connector and the terminal of the female connector respectively.

[0034] In this embodiment, by cooperating with the provided feeding mechanism 2 and the cutting mechanism 3, the connectors can be installed on the two cut-off heads of the cable arrangement at the same time, with high positioning accuracy, thereby improving the production quality of the IDC wires, and the assembled wires can be transferred in sequence for gluing, so that the wires can be assembled and produced continuously; on the other hand, the feeding, slitting, crimping and gluing work can be completed automatically, the structural linkage is good, and the IDC wires of the same specifications can be assembled in sequence, thus saving manpower and material resources, improving work efficiency, and increasing the production benefits of the enterprise.

[0035] In detail, the winding component 21 releases and outputs the cable of a specified length. At the same time, the transfer component 33 pulls the end of the cable after the connector is installed to move forward a specified distance. The pressing unit 311 cuts the cable and separates the wire of the cable cutting head. The pressing plate 3113 continues to descend, and the straightening wheel 3129 sends the cable cutting head to the position of the male connector and the position of the female connector at the ends of the two feeding channels 222 respectively. At the same time, the pressing component 32 is pressed down to the specified position. Then, the pressing component 32 presses the cable cutting head into the terminals of the male connector and the female connector respectively, and at the same time, the male connector and the female connector are sucked, and the cable cutting head is temporarily fixed on the terminals of the male connector and the female connector respectively. The pressing unit 311 rises and resets, so that the pressing component 32 carries the cable after the connector is installed. The end rises, and then the conveying wheel 214 of the winding component 21 rotates in the opposite direction to pull back the cable, so that the end of the cable after the connector is installed is against the first positioning frame 335 of the transfer component 33, and then the second vacuum suction cup 339 sucks the end of the cable after the connector is installed, and the chain 331 runs for a certain time, and at the same time, the conveying wheel 214 of the winding component 21 rotates forward and reversely to release the specified length of the cable again, and the transfer component 33 makes the connector installed at the front end of the cable and the connector installed at the rear end of the cable released move to the position of the dispensing mechanism 4, and then the dispensing mechanism 4 drips glue to the terminals of the male connector and the female connector respectively, and seals the cut-off heads of the cable into the terminals of the male connector and the female connector respectively. Finally, the assembled IDC wire is transported to the next process for finished product inspection.

[0036] Further, if Figure 1-Figure 3 and Figure 8 As shown, the feeding mechanism 2 includes a reeling assembly 21 disposed on the platform 1 and used for intermittently releasing the cable, and a feeding assembly 22 disposed on the platform 1 and used for respectively delivering the male connector and the female connector to designated positions; The reeling assembly 21 includes a reeling disc 211 disposed on the platform 1, a first track 212 disposed on the platform 1 and matching the connector, a second track 213 opened at the bottom of the first track 212 and matching the width of the cable, a conveying wheel 214 disposed on the platform 1 and used to drive the cable to be conveyed in the second track 213 through a lug plate, a first stepper motor 215 disposed on the lug plate and used to drive the conveying wheel 214, a recessed opening 216 opened on the platform 1, and two groups of lower extension tracks 217 symmetrically disposed in the recessed opening 216 and respectively connected to the second track 213; The feeding assembly 22 includes two groups of vibration disks 221 respectively arranged on both sides of the platform 1 and used to screen the male connector and the female connector with the same specifications of output, and a feeding channel 222 arranged on the vibration disk 221 and one end of which is located at the lower end of the lower extension track 217. The upper surface and one side surface of one end of the feeding channel 222 located at the lower end of the lower extension track 217 are both in an open state.

[0037] It should be noted that the connectors output from the vibration plate 221 to the feeding channel 222 are arranged neatly and have uniform specifications.

[0038] In this embodiment, by setting up the winding assembly 21 and the feeding assembly 22, on the one hand, the cable of a specified length can be automatically released, and the cable can be pulled back, so as to facilitate the transfer assembly 33 to position the connector installed at the end of the cable; on the other hand, the male connector and the female connector can be sent to the specified position for easy crimping.

[0039] In detail, the first stepper motor 215 drives the conveying wheel 214 to rotate, so that the conveying wheel 214 drives the cable to be conveyed forward along the inside of the second track 213. Similarly, when the conveying wheel 214 rotates in the opposite direction, it can also drive the cable to be pulled back along the second track 213. Then, the male connector and the female connector are output from the two vibration disks 221 to the ends of the two feeding channels 222 and are arranged neatly, waiting to be crimped on the cut-off head of the cable in turn.

[0040] Further, if Figure 1 and Figure 3-Figure 9 As shown, the cutting assembly 31 includes a pressing and cutting unit 311 disposed on the platform 1 and a separating unit 312 disposed on the pressing and cutting unit 311 and used for separating the wires of the cable cutting head.

[0041] The pressing and cutting unit 311 includes a door frame 3111 disposed on the platform 1, a first hydraulic component 3112 disposed on the door frame 3111, a pressing plate 3113 disposed at the output end of the first hydraulic component 3112, a cutting knife 3114 disposed at the bottom of the pressing plate 3113, a bottom bar 3115 disposed on the platform 1, and a supporting plate 3116 disposed on the bottom bar 3115 through an elastic telescopic component and located at an inner position of the lower recess 216; The separation unit 312 includes a plurality of groups of cutting knives 3121 symmetrically arranged at the bottom of the pressing plate 3113 and located on both sides of the cutting knife 3114, two groups of transmission wheels 3122 rotatably arranged on the pressing plate 3113 through an axle and used to drive the wire arrangement and transportation between the pressing plate 3113 and the supporting plate 3116 after the wire is cut, two groups of vertical plates 3123 symmetrically arranged on the pressing plate 3113, and a plurality of vertical plates 3123 rotatably arranged on the upper end of the vertical plates 3123 and rotating synchronously with the transmission wheel 3122 through a belt and a pulley transmission method. The gear 3124 is provided, an inverted U-shaped frame 3125 is set on the pressure plate 3113 through a vertical rod, two groups of racks 3126 are symmetrically arranged at both ends of the inverted U-shaped frame 3125 and used to drive the gear 3124, two groups of L-shaped extension plates 3127 are symmetrically arranged on the pressure plate 3113, a second hydraulic component 3128 is arranged on the L-shaped extension plate 3127, and a straightening wheel 3129 is arranged on the output shaft of the second hydraulic component 3128 and used to straighten the cut wiring along the lower extension track 217.

[0042] It should be noted that, during the process of pressing and cutting the cable, the conveying wheel 214 does not rotate, and the cable is pressed into the second track 213, and the cable is not conveyed forward. It is worth mentioning that the elastic telescopic member is composed of an existing telescopic rod and a spring.

[0043] In this embodiment, by cooperating with the provided pressing and cutting unit 311 and the separating unit 312, on the one hand, the cable arrangement can be automatically cut at the specified position, and the cut end of the cable arrangement can be pressed down to straighten the cut cable into the lower extension track 217, thereby ensuring that the cut end of the cable arrangement can be accurately positioned at the terminal position of the connector; on the other hand, the wires of the cable arrangement cutting head can be automatically separated, so that the wires of the cable arrangement cutting head are separated, making it convenient for the wires of the cable arrangement cutting head to enter the terminals of the connector respectively, thereby reducing the crimping force and avoiding the connector from being cracked and damaged due to excessive force.

[0044] In detail, the first hydraulic component 3112 drives the pressing plate 3113 to descend onto the supporting plate 3116, so that the cutter 3114 at the bottom of the pressing plate 3113 cuts the cable. At the same time, the cutter 3121 penetrates the gap between two adjacent wires of the cable cutting head. Then, the pressing plate 3113 continues to descend, so that the supporting plate 3116 descends and compresses the elastic telescopic component. At the same time, the rack 3126 of the inverted U-shaped frame 3125 drives the gear 3124 to rotate with the driving wheel 3122 through the transmission mode of the belt and the pulley, so that the driving wheel 3122 drives the pressing plate 3113 and the supporting plate 3116. 6 are output to both sides, so that the cutting knife 3121 separates the wire of the wire cutting head. At the same time, the straightening wheel 3129 presses and straightens the wire coming out from between the pressing plate 3113 and the support plate 3116 in the lower extension track 217 until the support plate 3116 drops to the position of the L-shaped hanging plate 325 and stops, so that the squeezing plate 323 of the pressing assembly 32 is horizontally aligned with the end of the feeding channel 222, and then, the second hydraulic component 3128 drives the straightening wheel 3129 to continue to descend, so that the straightening wheel 3129 pre-presses the wire of the wire cutting head into the terminal of the connector for crimping work.

[0045] Further, if Figure 7-Figure 11 As shown, the pressing assembly 32 includes two groups of side plates 321 symmetrically arranged at the bottom of the support plate 3116, a third hydraulic component 322 arranged on the side plate 321, a squeeze plate 323 arranged at the output end of the third hydraulic component 322 and used to press the cable cut-off head into the terminal of the connector, a plurality of groups of first vacuum suction cups 324 arranged on the squeeze plate 323 and used to suck and transfer the connector, a first vacuum generator arranged at the bottom of the support plate 3116, and two groups of L-shaped hanging plates 325 symmetrically arranged at the bottom of the platform 1 and used to limit the descending height of the support plate 3116; The transfer assembly 33 includes a chain 331 rotatably arranged on the platform 1, a second stepper motor arranged at the bottom of the platform 1 and used to drive the chain 331 to work, several groups of extension plates 332 arranged on the chain 331, a fourth hydraulic component 333 arranged on the extension plate 332, a horizontal plate 334 arranged at the output end of the fourth hydraulic component 333, a first positioning frame 335 arranged on one side of the horizontal plate 334 and used to resist the side of the connector, a first sensor arranged on the side of the first positioning frame 335, an inclined plate 336 hingedly arranged at the bottom of the horizontal plate 334, a pressure roller 337 arranged on one side of the inclined plate 336, an elastic member 338 arranged between the inclined plate 336 and the horizontal plate 334, several groups of second vacuum suction cups 339 arranged at the bottom of the inclined plate 336, and a second vacuum generator arranged on the horizontal plate 334.

[0046] It should be noted that there is a height difference between the first track 212 and the second track 213. The cable is transported along the second track 213, and the connector is transported along the first track 212. The end of the cable is installed on the connector. Therefore, the part of the cable close to the connector is inclined. Therefore, the inclined plate 336 is elastically arranged at the bottom of the horizontal plate 334 and is hinged and rotatable, so that the inclined plate 336 can better fit the inclined part of the cable close to the connector, which is beneficial for the second vacuum suction cup 339 at the bottom of the inclined plate 336 to suck the inclined part of the cable close to the connector, thereby facilitating the pulling of the cable forward for transportation.

[0047] It is worth mentioning that release paper is provided on the sides of the first positioning frame 335 and the second positioning frame 44, and the glue will not adhere to the sides of the first positioning frame 335 and the second positioning frame 44. The first positioning frame 335 and the second positioning frame 44 can not only support and position the position of the connector, but also intercept the glue on the connector terminal during the dispensing process to prevent the glue from flowing to the inclined part of the cable close to the connector, thereby improving the molding effect of the glue seal.

[0048] In this embodiment, by cooperating with the setting of the pressing component 32 and the transfer component 33, on the one hand, the wire of the cable cutting head can be automatically pressed into the terminal of the connector, with high installation accuracy, and the connector installed on the cable cutting head can be sucked to temporarily fix the cable cutting head to the terminal of the connector, which is convenient for pulling the connector of the cable cutting head to transfer and rise; on the other hand, it is convenient to transfer the IDC wire to the position of the dispensing mechanism 4, and the IDC wire can be assembled continuously and automatically.

[0049] In detail, the support plate 3116 descends to the position of the L-shaped hanging plate 325 and stops, so that the squeezing plate 323 is horizontally aligned with the end of the feeding channel 222, and the third hydraulic component 322 drives the squeezing plate 323 to move horizontally to both sides, so that the squeezing plate 323 presses the wire of the cable cutting head into the terminal of the connector, and at the same time, the first vacuum suction cup 324 on the squeezing plate 323 sucks the connector, and then, the third hydraulic component 322 drives the squeezing plate 323 to move horizontally to the middle and reset, so that the squeezing plate 323 pulls the connector installed on the cable cutting head out from the end of the feeding channel 222, and then, the support plate 3116 rises and resets, and the squeezing plate 323 rises with the connector installed on the cable cutting head, and then, the first stepper motor 215 drives the conveying wheel 214 to reverse The conveying wheel 214 drives the cable to be conveyed back, and at the same time, the first vacuum suction cup 324 of the squeezing plate 323 releases the connector installed on the cable cutting head, and the cable conveyed back moves with the connector to the side of the first positioning frame 335. After the first sensor senses that the connector has moved to the side of the first positioning frame 335, the conveying wheel 214 stops rotating in the opposite direction, and the second vacuum suction cup 339 at the bottom of the inclined plate 336 sucks the part of the cable close to the connector. Then, the second stepper motor drives the chain 331 to work, and at the same time, the first stepper motor 215 drives the conveying wheel 214 to continue to release the cable forward, so that the connector installed at the rear end of the front section of the cable and the connector installed at the front end of the cable released at the rear move to the position of the dispensing mechanism 4 to wait for the dispensing work.

[0050] Further, if Figure 1 and Figure 12-13 As shown, the glue dispensing mechanism 4 includes a gantry 41 arranged on the platform 1, a fifth hydraulic component 42 arranged on the gantry 41, a lifting plate 43 arranged on the output shaft of the fifth hydraulic component 42, a second positioning frame 44 arranged on one side of the lifting plate 43 and used to resist the side of the connector, a second sensor arranged at the bottom of the second positioning frame 44, two groups of automatic glue injection tubes 45 symmetrically arranged at the bottom of the lifting plate 43, a glue box arranged on the lifting plate 43, and two groups of ultraviolet curing lamps 46 symmetrically and tiltedly arranged at the bottom of the lifting plate 43.

[0051] It should be noted that both the first sensor and the second sensor are existing infrared sensors, which can detect the position information of the connector.

[0052] It is worth mentioning that the structure and function of the automatic glue injection tube 45 are both existing technologies and will not be described in detail.

[0053] In this embodiment, by cooperating with the transfer assembly 33 and the glue dispensing mechanism 4, the terminals of the connector can be automatically glued, and the ends of the flat cable can be glue-sealed to the terminals of the connector, and the glue-sealing molding effect is better.

[0054] In detail, after the connector installed at the rear end of the front section of the cable and the connector installed at the front end of the cable released at the rear move to the specified position of the dispensing mechanism 4, the fifth hydraulic component 42 drives the lifting plate 43 to descend, so that the second positioning frame 44 descends to the side of the connector installed at the rear end of the front section of the cable, and after the second sensor at the bottom of the second positioning frame 44 contacts and recognizes the bottom of the first track 212, the lifting plate 43 stops descending. At the same time, two automatic glue injection tubes 45 simultaneously inject a certain amount of glue into the connector terminals installed at the rear end of the front section of the cable and the connector terminals installed at the front end of the cable released at the rear, respectively. The second positioning frame 44 and the first positioning frame 335 prevent the glue from flowing sideways, and the ultraviolet curing lamp 46 accelerates the solidification of the glue, thereby gluing the cable ends to the connector terminals. Finally, the IDC wire after gluing is transported to the next process for finished product inspection.

[0055] Embodiment 2 like Figure 1-Figure 14 As shown, an IDC wire automatic assembly method includes the following steps: Step 1, loading process, the winding component 21 intermittently releases the cable of the specified length, and the feeding component 22 respectively delivers the male connector and the female connector to the specified position; Step 2, cutting process, the pressing and cutting unit 311 cuts the cable at the designated position, the separating unit 312 separates the wires of the cable cutting head, and straightens the cut cable to the designated position, so that the wires of the cable cutting head are exactly located at the terminals of the male connector and the female connector; Step 3, crimping process, the pressing component 32 presses the wires of the cable cut-off head into the terminals of the male connector and the female connector, and the transfer component 33 conveys the assembled wires forward a specified distance, so that the male connector and the female connector just installed are moved to the position of the dispensing mechanism 4; Step 4, glue dispensing process, the glue dispensing mechanism 4 drips glue to the terminals of the male connector and the female connector respectively, and dries and solidifies them, and glues the cut ends of the cable into the terminals of the male connector and the female connector respectively; Step five, finished product inspection process, after pulling test, size measurement, plug-in electrical test and appearance inspection, qualified finished products are packaged.

[0056] In the description of the present invention, it is necessary to understand that the directions or positional relationships indicated by the terms "front and back", "left and right", etc. are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or component referred to must have a specific direction, be constructed and operated in a specific direction, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the invention.

[0057] Of course, in the present technical solution, those skilled in the art should understand that the term "one" should be understood as "at least one" or "one or more", that is, in one embodiment, the number of an element may be one, while in another embodiment, the number of the element may be multiple, and the term "one" should not be understood as a limitation on the quantity.

[0058] The above is only a preferred specific embodiment of the present invention, but the protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. Any changes or substitutions that can be easily thought of by a person skilled in the art under the technical guidance of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention should be based on the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. An IDC wire automatic assembly device, characterized in that: It includes a feeding mechanism, a cutting mechanism and a glue dispensing mechanism which are sequentially arranged on the platform; The cutting mechanism includes a cutting assembly disposed on the platform and used to cut the cable, a pressing assembly disposed on the platform and used to install the connector on the end of the cable, and a transfer assembly disposed on the platform and used to convey the assembled wire material forward; The feeding mechanism intermittently releases the cable of a specified length, and sends the male connector and the female connector to the specified positions respectively, the cutting assembly cuts the cable, and pre-separates the wires of the cable cutting head, and at the same time sends the cable cutting head to the position of the male connector and the position of the female connector respectively, the pressing assembly presses the cable cutting head into the terminal of the male connector and the terminal of the female connector respectively, the transfer assembly conveys the assembled wire forward a specified distance, so that the newly installed male connector and the female connector move to the position of the dispensing mechanism, the dispensing mechanism drips glue to the terminal of the male connector and the terminal of the female connector respectively, and seals the cable cutting head into the terminal of the male connector and the terminal of the female connector respectively.

2. The IDC wire automatic assembly device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The feeding mechanism includes a reeling assembly disposed on the platform and used for intermittently releasing the cable, and a feeding assembly disposed on the platform and used for respectively feeding the male connector and the female connector to designated positions; The winding assembly includes a winding disk arranged on the platform, a first track arranged on the platform and matching the connector, a second track opened at the bottom of the first track and matching the cable width, a conveying wheel arranged on the platform and rotating through an ear plate and used to drive the cable to be conveyed in the second track, a first stepper motor arranged on the ear plate and used to drive the conveying wheel, a recessed opening opened on the platform, and two groups of lower extension tracks symmetrically arranged in the recessed opening and respectively connected to the second track.

3. The IDC wire automatic assembly device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The feeding assembly includes two groups of vibration plates respectively arranged on both sides of the platform and used to screen the male connector and the female connector for outputting the same specifications, and a feeding channel arranged on the vibration plates and one end of which is located at the lower end of the downward extension track. The upper surface and one side surface of one end of the feeding channel located at the lower end of the downward extension track are both in an open state.

4. The IDC wire automatic assembly device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The cutting assembly includes a pressing and cutting unit arranged on the platform and a separating unit arranged on the pressing and cutting unit and used for separating the wires of the wire arrangement cutting end.

5. The IDC wire automatic assembly device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The pressing and cutting unit includes a door frame arranged on the platform, a first hydraulic component arranged on the door frame, a pressing plate arranged at the output end of the first hydraulic component, a cutting knife arranged at the bottom of the pressing plate, a bottom strip arranged on the platform, and a supporting plate arranged on the bottom strip through an elastic telescopic component and located inside the recessed opening.

6. The IDC wire automatic assembly device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The separation unit includes several groups of cutting knives symmetrically arranged at the bottom of the pressure plate and located on both sides of the cutting knife, two groups of transmission wheels rotatably arranged on the pressure plate through an axis rod and used to drive the wire arrangement and transportation between the pressure plate and the support plate after cutting, two groups of vertical plates symmetrically arranged on the pressure plate, gears rotatably arranged on the upper ends of the vertical plates and rotating synchronously with the transmission wheels through a belt and a pulley, an inverted U-shaped frame arranged on the pressure plate through a vertical rod, two groups of racks symmetrically arranged at both ends of the inverted U-shaped frame and used to drive the gears, two groups of L-shaped extension plates symmetrically arranged on the pressure plate, a second hydraulic component arranged on the L-shaped extension plate, and a smoothing wheel arranged on the output shaft of the second hydraulic component and used to smooth the cut wire arrangement along the downward extension track.

7. The IDC wire automatic assembly device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The pressing assembly includes two groups of side plates symmetrically arranged at the bottom of the support plate, a third hydraulic component arranged on the side plate, an extrusion plate arranged at the output end of the third hydraulic component and used to press the cable cut-off head into the terminal of the connector, several groups of first vacuum suction cups arranged on the extrusion plate and used to suck and transfer the connector, a first vacuum generator arranged at the bottom of the support plate, and two groups of L-shaped hanging plates symmetrically arranged at the bottom of the platform and used to limit the descending height of the support plate.

8. The IDC wire automatic assembly device according to claim 7, characterized in that: The transfer assembly includes a chain rotatably arranged on the platform, a second stepper motor arranged at the bottom of the platform and used to drive the chain, several groups of extension plates arranged on the chain, a fourth hydraulic component arranged on the extension plate, a horizontal plate arranged at the output end of the fourth hydraulic component, a first positioning frame arranged on one side of the horizontal plate and used to resist the side of the connector, a first sensor arranged on the side of the first positioning frame, an inclined plate hingedly arranged at the bottom of the horizontal plate, a pressure roller arranged on one side of the inclined plate, an elastic component arranged between the inclined plate and the horizontal plate, several groups of second vacuum suction cups arranged at the bottom of the inclined plate, and a second vacuum generator arranged on the horizontal plate.

9. The IDC wire automatic assembly device according to claim 8, characterized in that: The glue dispensing mechanism includes a gantry arranged on the platform, a fifth hydraulic component arranged on the gantry, a lifting plate arranged on the output shaft of the fifth hydraulic component, a second positioning frame arranged on one side of the lifting plate and used to resist the side of the connector, a second sensor arranged at the bottom of the second positioning frame, two groups of automatic glue injection tubes symmetrically arranged at the bottom of the lifting plate, a glue box arranged on the lifting plate, and two groups of ultraviolet curing lamps symmetrically and tiltedly arranged at the bottom of the lifting plate.

10. An IDC wire automatic assembly method, applied to an IDC wire automatic assembly device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that: The following steps are involved: Step 1: Loading process, the reeling component intermittently releases the cable of specified length, and the feeding component delivers the male connector and the female connector to the specified position respectively; Step 2, cutting process, the pressing and cutting unit cuts the cable at the specified position, the separation unit separates the wires at the cable cutting end, and straightens the cut cable to the specified position, so that the wires at the cable cutting end are exactly located at the terminals of the male connector and the female connector; Step 3: Crimping process: the pressing component presses the wires with the cut ends of the cable arrangement into the terminals of the male connector and the female connector, and the transfer component transports the assembled wires forward a specified distance, so that the male connector and the female connector just installed move to the position of the dispensing mechanism; Step 4, a glue dispensing process, wherein the glue dispensing mechanism drips glue onto the terminals of the male connector and the female connector respectively, and performs drying and curing, and glues the cut ends of the cable into the terminals of the male connector and the female connector respectively; Step five, finished product inspection process, after pulling test, size measurement, plug-in electrical test and appearance inspection, qualified finished products are packaged.

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