Guiding device for crimping of automobile wire harness

Abstract

The guiding device comprises a guiding platform, a moving platform, a guiding plate and a clamping mechanism, mounting frames are arranged on the two sides of the bottom of the guiding platform, mounting grooves are formed in the bottoms of the mounting frames, mounting pieces are arranged on the two sides of each mounting frame, and the guiding platform is fixedly mounted at the rear end of the crimping position of external crimping equipment through the mounting grooves; fixing is completed through the mounting piece; through the arrangement of the guide plate, the guide groove, the clamping mechanism and the infrared visual detection end, the guide device has a good clamping effect, clamping can be conducted according to the material and size of a wire harness, and the wire harness is effectively prevented from being damaged in the clamping process; by arranging the wire platform, the sliding groove, the installation frame, the sliding assisting block, the fixing hole, the fixing piece, the driving box and the driving arm, manual operation is replaced, meanwhile, the clamping state detection module is matched, more stable conveying can be achieved, it is guaranteed that in the crimping operation process, wire harnesses are not damaged, the overall machining efficiency is improved, and material loss is reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of automobile wire harness processing, in particular to a guide device for crimping automobile wire harnesses. Background Art

[0002] The automotive wiring harness is the main network of the automotive circuit. Without the wiring harness, there would be no automotive circuit. The wiring harness refers to the contact terminal (connector) made of copper material, which is crimped with the wires and cables, and then the insulator is plastic-pressed on the outside or a metal shell is added, etc., and the wiring harness is bundled to form a component connecting the circuit. The wiring harness industry chain includes wires and cables, connectors, processing equipment, wiring harness manufacturing and downstream application industries. The wiring harness is widely used and can be used in automobiles, household appliances, computers and communication equipment, various electronic instruments and meters, etc. The body wiring harness connects the entire body and is generally H-shaped.

[0003] The prior art has the following defects or problems: the prior art has a publication number of CN19787060B, which is a guide device for crimping automotive wire harnesses, including a housing, the housing is U-shaped, a cavity is provided on the side wall of the housing, the cavity is U-shaped, two guide rollers are provided between the inner walls on the opposite sides of the housing, the two ends of the two guide rollers are respectively fixedly connected with a first rotating shaft and a second rotating shaft, one end of the two first rotating shafts are rotatably connected to the housing through a first bearing, the inner walls on the opposite sides of the housing are provided with waist-shaped holes matching the second rotating shaft, and the waist-shaped holes are connected to the cavity, one end of the two second rotating shafts passes through the waist-shaped holes and extends into the cavity, one end of the two second rotating shafts are rotatably connected to a fixed plate through a second bearing, and a threaded rod and a sliding rod are respectively provided in the two vertical parts of the cavity:

[0004] The above-mentioned equipment can convey the wire harness and can conveniently adjust the pressing force between the two guide rollers, thereby reducing labor.

[0005] In the above content, the guide rail is used to transport the wire harness during transportation, and the clamping force is controlled at the same time. It essentially does not have a limiting function, and cannot perform reasonable and effective clamping and limiting operations on the wire harness, affecting the normal subsequent crimping operations and requiring a large investment in manpower and material resources.

[0006] It should be noted that the above contents belong to the technical knowledge of the inventor and do not necessarily constitute prior art. Summary of the invention

[0007] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a guide device for crimping automobile wire harnesses in view of the deficiencies of the prior art, so as to solve the problems raised in the background technology.

[0008] To achieve the above object, the present invention provides the following technical solution: a guide device for crimping automotive wiring harnesses, comprising:

[0009] A guide platform, wherein mounting frames are provided on both sides of the bottom of the guide platform, a mounting groove is provided at the bottom of the mounting frame, and mounting pieces are provided on both sides, and the guide platform is fixedly installed at the rear end of the crimping position of the external crimping device through the mounting groove, and is fixed by the mounting piece;

[0010] A moving platform, the moving platform is arranged on the top end surface of the guide platform, and both sides of the bottom of the moving platform are provided with auxiliary sliding blocks;

[0011] A guide plate, the guide plate is arranged on the top end surface of the moving platform and has a guide groove formed inside, and a clamping mechanism is arranged inside the guide groove;

[0012] An extension plate is provided at the rear side of the guide platform, and drive boxes are provided on both sides of the end surface of the extension plate, and the drive box is located at the rear side of the moving platform.

[0013] As a preferred technical solution of the present invention, a slide groove is provided on the top end surface of the guide platform, and auxiliary sliding blocks on both sides of the bottom of the movable platform are arranged inside two groups of the slide grooves and are slidably connected;

[0014] The drive boxes are provided in two groups and are fixedly mounted on the rear side of the guide platform through an extension plate. The two groups of drive boxes are equipped with micro cylinders and the output ends are movably connected to drive arms. The drive arms penetrate the guide platform and extend into the slide groove and are connected to the side walls of the auxiliary slide block.

[0015] As a preferred technical solution of the present invention, fixing parts are provided on both sides of the end surface of the mobile platform, and the fixing parts can be selected from screws. A fixing hole is opened on one side of the end surface of the guide platform corresponding to the position of the fixing part. The fixing hole is a screw hole structure and is threadedly connected to the fixing part.

[0016] As a preferred technical solution of the present invention, the guide plate is a rectangular structure and a guide groove is formed through the end surface, and an infrared visual detection end is fixedly installed inside the guide groove at the rear side of the clamping mechanism;

[0017] The clamping mechanism is composed of a clamping part and an adjusting part. The inner side wall of the guide groove is provided with a receiving hole, and the adjusting part is fixedly installed inside the receiving hole.

[0018] As a preferred technical solution of the present invention, the clamping portion is arranged inside the guide groove and is composed of an upper clamping plate and a lower clamping plate, and both sides of the end surfaces of the upper clamping plate and the lower clamping plate are connected to the adjustment portion;

[0019] The adjusting part includes a spring seat, an adjusting rod, a control cylinder and a traction spring. The spring seats are fixedly connected to both sides of the end faces of the upper clamping plate and the lower clamping plate. The end faces of the spring seats are fixedly connected to the traction springs. The control cylinder is fixedly installed inside the accommodating hole. A micro cylinder is fixedly installed inside each group of the control cylinders, and the output end is movably linked with an adjusting rod, and one end of the adjusting rod is connected to the spring seat.

[0020] As a preferred technical solution of the present invention, the infrared vision detection end is equipped with an infrared vision acquisition module, and has a control connection with an external central processing control unit.

[0021] As a preferred technical solution of the present invention, the central processing control unit includes:

[0022] An image analysis and processing unit, used to analyze and process the appearance information of the wiring harness collected by the infrared vision collection module;

[0023] A visual information integration module, wherein the output end of the visual information integration module is connected to a visual information response module for collecting and integrating visual information, and completing transmission after data processing is completed by the visual information response module;

[0024] A micro cylinder control module is arranged at the micro cylinder control end inside the control tube, and can control the micro cylinder based on the wiring harness appearance data.

[0025] Compared with the prior art, the present invention provides a guide device for crimping automotive wiring harnesses, which has the following beneficial effects:

[0026] 1. This kind of guide device for automobile wire harness crimping is provided with a guide plate, a guide groove, a clamping mechanism and an infrared visual detection end. During the guiding process, the wire harness is guided by the guide groove. When passing through the infrared visual detection end, its internal infrared visual acquisition module completes the detection operation of the wire harness appearance, and transmits the detection data to the central processing control unit. The internal image analysis and processing unit completes the processing of the visual information. After the visual information integration module integrates the processing, the response module processes the wire harness appearance data, such as the size, the outer surface material and other factors. The processed data is transmitted to the micro cylinder control module to complete the control of the micro cylinder inside the control tube;

[0027] The micro cylinder will complete the operation control of the adjustment rod according to the control information transmitted to the inside of the control module, so that it can drive the upper clamping plate and the lower clamping plate to clamp the wire harness more reasonably, improve the limiting effect of the guide device, and at the same time use the infrared visual detection end to collect the appearance of the wire harness, and the central processing control unit can realize effective analysis, which can further improve the clamping effect. The clamping can be completed according to the material and size of the wire harness. A clamping state detection module is added to detect the clamping state, which can complete the clamping adjustment in time and effectively prevent the wire harness from being damaged during the clamping process.

[0028] 2. This kind of guide device for automobile wire harness crimping is provided with a wire platform, a slide groove, a mounting frame, an auxiliary slide block, a fixing hole, a fixing part, a drive box and a drive arm. The guide platform is installed at the rear end of the crimping position of the external crimping device through the mounting frame. After the clamping mechanism completes the clamping and limiting of the wire harness, the cylinder inside the drive box is started to push the auxiliary slide block through the drive arm, so that the mobile platform can move along the guide platform, so that the wire harness limited by the clamping mechanism moves in the direction of the crimping device end, thereby realizing the crimping operation. While replacing manual operation, it cooperates with the clamping state detection module to achieve more stable transportation, ensure that the wire harness will not be damaged during the crimping operation, and improve the overall processing efficiency and material loss. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0029] The drawings described herein are used to provide further understanding of the present invention and constitute a part of the present invention. The exemplary embodiments of the present invention and their descriptions are used to explain the present invention and do not constitute improper limitations on the present invention.

[0030] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the present invention in a non-operating state;

[0031] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of another viewing angle of the overall structure of the present invention when it is not in operation;

[0032] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the operating state of the overall structure of the present invention;

[0033] Figure 4 It is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the guide mechanism structure of the present invention;

[0034] Figure 5 It is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the clamping mechanism structure of the present invention;

[0035] Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of the control system of the clamping mechanism of the present invention.

[0036] In the figure: 1. guide platform; 11. slide groove; 12. fixing hole; 2. mounting frame; 21. mounting groove; 22. mounting piece; 3. moving platform; 31. auxiliary slide block; 32. fixing piece; 4. guide plate; 41. guide groove; 42. infrared visual detection end; 43. accommodating hole; 5. clamping mechanism; 51. clamping part; 511. upper clamping plate; 512. lower clamping plate; 52. adjusting part; 521. spring seat; 522. adjusting rod; 523. control cylinder; 524. traction spring; 6. driving box; 61. driving arm; 7. extension plate. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0037] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0038] See also Figure 1-3 In this embodiment: a guide device for crimping automotive wiring harnesses, comprising:

[0039] A guide platform 1, a mounting frame 2 is provided on both sides of the bottom of the guide platform 1, a mounting groove 21 is provided at the bottom of the mounting frame 2, and mounting members 22 are provided on both sides, the guide platform 1 is fixedly installed at the rear end of the crimping position of the external crimping device through the mounting groove 21, and is fixed by the mounting member 22;

[0040] The mobile platform 3 is arranged on the top end surface of the guide platform 1, and both sides of the bottom of the mobile platform 3 are provided with auxiliary sliding blocks 31;

[0041] A guide plate 4, which is arranged on the top end surface of the moving platform 3 and has a guide groove 41 formed inside, and a clamping mechanism 5 is arranged inside the guide groove 41;

[0042] An extension plate 7 is provided on the rear side of the guide platform 1 , and a drive box 6 is provided on both sides of the end surface of the extension plate 7 , and the drive box 6 is located on the rear side of the moving platform 3 .

[0043] Specifically, the guide platform 1 and the mounting frame 2 are connected to form an integrated structure, which is arranged on the rear side of the external crimping device through the mounting groove 21 and is fixed by the mounting member 22 to ensure that the guide platform 1 can be stably installed and put into use.

[0044] See also Figure 1-6 In this embodiment, in order to improve the clamping and limiting effect of the wire harness, effective control is provided:

[0045] The guide plate 4 is a rectangular structure and has a guide groove 41 formed through the end surface. An infrared visual detection end 42 is fixedly installed inside the guide groove 41 at the rear side of the clamping mechanism 5.

[0046] The clamping mechanism 5 is composed of a clamping portion 51 and an adjusting portion 52. The inner wall of the guide groove 41 is provided with a receiving hole 43, and the adjusting portion 52 is fixedly installed inside the receiving hole 43;

[0047] The clamping portion 51 is disposed inside the guide groove 41 and is composed of an upper clamping plate 511 and a lower clamping plate 512. Both ends of the upper clamping plate 511 and the lower clamping plate 512 are connected to the adjusting portion 52.

[0048] The adjusting part 52 includes a spring seat 521, an adjusting rod 522, a control cylinder 523 and a traction spring 524. The spring seat 521 is fixedly connected to both sides of the end surface of the upper clamping plate 511 and the lower clamping plate 512. The traction spring 524 is fixedly connected to the end surface of the spring seat 521. The control cylinder 523 is fixedly installed inside the accommodating hole 43. A micro cylinder is fixedly installed inside each group of control cylinders 523, and the output end is movably connected to the adjusting rod 522. One end of the adjusting rod 522 is connected to the spring seat 521.

[0049] The infrared vision detection terminal 42 has an infrared vision acquisition module built in, and has a control connection with an external central processing control unit;

[0050] The central processing control unit includes:

[0051] An image analysis and processing unit, used to analyze and process the wiring harness appearance information collected by the infrared vision collection module;

[0052] A visual information integration module, the output end of which is connected to a visual information response module, for collecting and integrating visual information, and completing data processing through the visual information response module before transmission;

[0053] A micro cylinder control module is provided at the micro cylinder control end inside the control tube 523, and can control the micro cylinder based on the appearance data of the wiring harness;

[0054] The specific working principle and process of this embodiment are as follows: during the guiding process, the wire harness is guided by the guide groove 41. When passing through the infrared visual detection end 42, its internal infrared visual acquisition module completes the detection operation of the wire harness appearance, and transmits the detection data to the central processing control unit. The internal image analysis and processing unit completes the processing of the visual information, and then after the visual information integration module integrates and processes it, the response module processes the wire harness appearance data, such as factors such as size and outer surface material. The processed data is transmitted to the micro cylinder control module to complete the control of the micro cylinder inside the control tube 523;

[0055] The micro cylinder will complete the operation control of the adjustment rod 522 according to the control information transmitted to the inside of the control module, so that it drives the upper clamping plate 511 and the lower clamping plate 512 to clamp the wire harness more reasonably, thereby improving the limiting effect of the guide device. At the same time, the infrared visual detection end 42 is used to collect the appearance of the wire harness, and the central processing control unit realizes effective analysis, which can further improve the clamping effect. The clamping can be completed according to the material and size of the wire harness. A clamping state detection module is added to detect the clamping state, which can complete the clamping adjustment in time and effectively prevent the wire harness from being damaged during the clamping process.

[0056] See also Figure 1-4 , this embodiment is to achieve effective transportation of the wire harness and ensure the normal crimping operation:

[0057] A slide groove 11 is provided on the top end surface of the guide platform 1, and auxiliary sliding blocks 31 on both sides of the bottom of the mobile platform 3 are arranged inside the two sets of slide grooves 11 and are slidably connected;

[0058] There are two sets of drive boxes 6, which are fixedly installed on the rear side of the guide platform 1 through an extension plate 7. The two sets of drive boxes 6 have micro cylinders built in and the output ends are movably connected to drive arms 61. The drive arms 61 penetrate the guide platform 1 and extend into the slide groove 11, and are connected to the side wall of the auxiliary slide block 31.

[0059] Both sides of the end surface of the mobile platform 3 are provided with fixing members 32, and the fixing members 32 can be screws. A fixing hole 12 is opened at one side of the end surface of the guide platform 1 corresponding to the position of the fixing member 32, and the fixing hole 12 is a screw hole structure and is threadedly connected with the fixing member 32;

[0060] After the movement is completed, the position of the mobile platform 3 can be fixed by the fixing member 32 cooperating with the fixing hole 12;

[0061] The specific working principle and process of this embodiment are as follows: the guide platform 1 is installed at the rear end of the crimping position of the external crimping equipment through the mounting frame 2. After the clamping mechanism 5 completes the clamping and limiting of the wire harness, the cylinder inside the drive box 6 is started to push the auxiliary sliding block 31 through the drive arm 61, so that the movable platform 3 can move along the guide platform 1, so that the wire harness limited by the clamping mechanism 5 moves in the direction of the crimping equipment end, thereby realizing the crimping operation, replacing the manual operation and cooperating with the clamping state detection module, which can realize more stable transportation, ensure that the wire harness will not be damaged during the crimping operation, and improve the overall processing efficiency and material loss.

[0062] Each embodiment in this specification is described in a progressive manner, and the same or similar parts between the embodiments can be referred to each other, and each embodiment focuses on the differences from other embodiments. In particular, for the system embodiment, since it is basically similar to the method embodiment, the description is relatively simple, and the relevant parts can be referred to the partial description of the method embodiment.

[0063] Finally, it should be noted that the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art can still modify the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments or replace some of the technical features therein by equivalents. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention shall be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A guide device for crimping automotive wiring harnesses, characterized in that: include: A guide platform (1), wherein mounting frames (2) are arranged on both sides of the bottom of the guide platform (1), a mounting groove (21) is arranged on the bottom of the mounting frame (2), and mounting pieces (22) are arranged on both sides, and the guide platform (1) is fixedly mounted at the rear end of the crimping position of the external crimping device through the mounting groove (21), and is fixed by the mounting piece (22); A movable platform (3), the movable platform (3) being arranged on the top end surface of the guide platform (1), and auxiliary sliding blocks (31) being arranged on both sides of the bottom of the movable platform (3); A guide plate (4), the guide plate (4) being arranged on the top end surface of the moving platform (3) and having a guide groove (41) formed therein, and a clamping mechanism (5) being arranged therein; An extension plate (7), the guide platform (1) is provided with an extension plate (7) on the rear side, and drive boxes (6) are provided on both sides of the end surface of the extension plate (7), and the drive box (6) is located on the rear side of the moving platform (3).

2. A guide device for crimping automotive wire harnesses according to claim 1, characterized in that: The top end surface of the guide platform (1) is provided with a slide groove (11), and the auxiliary sliding blocks (31) on both sides of the bottom of the movable platform (3) are arranged inside two groups of the slide grooves (11) and are slidably connected; The drive boxes (6) are provided in two groups and are fixedly mounted on the rear side of the guide platform (1) via an extension plate (7). The two groups of drive boxes (6) are equipped with micro cylinders and the output ends are movably connected to drive arms (61). The drive arms (61) penetrate the guide platform (1) and extend into the inside of the slide groove (11), and are connected to the side wall of the auxiliary slide block (31).

3. The guide device for crimping automotive wire harnesses according to claim 1, characterized in that: The movable platform (3) is provided with fixing parts (32) on both sides of the end surface, and the fixing parts (32) can be screws. A fixing hole (12) is provided on one side of the end surface of the guide platform (1) at a position corresponding to the fixing part (32), and the fixing hole (12) is a screw hole structure and is threadedly connected to the fixing part (32).

4. The guide device for crimping automotive wiring harness according to claim 1, characterized in that: The guide plate (4) is a rectangular structure and has a guide groove (41) extending through the end surface thereof. An infrared visual detection end (42) is fixedly installed inside the guide groove (41) at the rear side of the clamping mechanism (5); The clamping mechanism (5) is composed of a clamping portion (51) and an adjusting portion (52); an accommodating hole (43) is provided on the inner side wall of the guide groove (41); and the adjusting portion (52) is fixedly installed inside the accommodating hole (43).

5. The guide device for crimping automotive wire harnesses according to claim 4, characterized in that: The clamping portion (51) is arranged inside the guide groove (41) and is composed of an upper clamping plate (511) and a lower clamping plate (512), and both sides of the end surfaces of the upper clamping plate (511) and the lower clamping plate (512) are connected to the adjustment portion (52); The adjusting portion (52) comprises a spring seat (521), an adjusting rod (522), a control cylinder (523) and a traction spring (524); the spring seats (521) are fixedly connected to both sides of the end surfaces of the upper clamping plate (511) and the lower clamping plate (512); the traction spring (524) is fixedly connected to the end surface of the spring seat (521); the control cylinder (523) is fixedly installed inside the accommodating hole (43); a micro cylinder is fixedly installed inside each group of the control cylinders (523); and the output end is movably connected to the adjusting rod (522); one end of the adjusting rod (522) is connected to the spring seat (521).

6. The guide device for crimping automotive wire harnesses according to claim 5, characterized in that: The infrared vision detection end (42) has an infrared vision acquisition module built in, and is in control connection with an external central processing control unit.

7. The guide device for crimping automotive wire harnesses according to claim 6, characterized in that: The central processing control unit comprises: An image analysis and processing unit, used to analyze and process the appearance information of the wiring harness collected by the infrared vision collection module; A visual information integration module, wherein the output end of the visual information integration module is connected to a visual information response module for collecting and integrating visual information, and completing transmission after data processing is completed by the visual information response module; A micro cylinder control module is provided at a micro cylinder control end inside a control tube (523) and can control the micro cylinder based on the wiring harness appearance data.

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