Wire separator and data line production equipment
By designing a single station in the splitter of the data line production equipment to complete the core wire separation and fork separation, the problem of large size caused by the splitter of the existing equipment is solved, and the equipment is compact and miniaturized.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202510317827.3
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-03-18
- Publication Date
- 2025-06-20
AI Technical Summary
In existing data line production equipment, the splitter needs to transfer the wiring harness between the separation station and the fork station, resulting in a larger equipment size, which is not conducive to miniaturization.
A wire splitter is designed to separate and place the core wire in a single station. By setting up a clamping mechanism and a wire splitting fork on the solid wire fixture, and using a clamping mechanism and a wire splitting module, the core wire is flattened, separated and placed in the wire splitting trough.
The separation and fork release of core wires are achieved in a single station, reducing the overall size of the equipment, and conducive to the miniaturization of data line production equipment.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of wire harness manufacturing, in particular to a wire splitter for separating core wires at the ends of a wire harness, and data line production equipment with the wire splitter. Background Art
[0002] In the process of manufacturing data cable and other connecting wire harnesses, it is necessary to peel off the outer sheath of the wire harness end, and then separate the core wires exposed at the end, so as to facilitate welding the core wires one by one to each welding point of the connecting terminal; in the related art, the data cable production equipment adopts a wire splitter to complete the separation of multiple core wires in the wire harness, and after the wire splitter completes the separation of the wire harness at the separation station, it is necessary to transfer the wire harness to the fork-releasing station, and make each core wire in the wire harness correspond one by one to each branching groove of the branching fork in the fork-releasing station; although this type of wire splitter can accurately separate the core wires according to the set spacing requirements, it is relatively large in size, which is not conducive to the miniaturization of the entire data cable production equipment. Summary of the invention
[0003] The present invention aims to solve at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art. To this end, the present invention provides a wire splitting machine, which can complete the separation and forking of core wires at a single station, so that the structure is more compact, which is conducive to the miniaturization of the entire data cable production equipment.
[0004] The present invention also provides a data line production device having the above-mentioned line splitter.
[0005] According to the first aspect of the present invention, the wire splitting machine includes a wire fixing fixture and a wire splitting device; the wire fixing fixture includes a wire clamping mechanism and a wire splitting fork, the wire clamping mechanism is provided with a first clamping position and a second clamping position arranged in sequence from top to bottom, for clamping the main part of the wire harness, the wire splitting fork is arranged on one side of the second clamping position located in the first horizontal direction, and is provided with a plurality of wire splitting grooves arranged along the second horizontal direction, and the second horizontal direction is perpendicular to the first horizontal direction; the wire splitting device includes a clamping mechanism and a wire splitting module; the clamping mechanism is arranged at The wire-fixing fixture is connected to one side of the wire-fixing fixture and is used to open the wire clamping mechanism; the wire-dividing module includes a wire-dividing pressing module and a fork-releasing driving mechanism; the wire-dividing pressing module is arranged on the side of the wire-dividing fork away from the wire-clamping mechanism, and is used to separate the multiple core wires at the end of the wire harness clamped in the first clamping position and arrange them in a second horizontal direction; the fork-releasing driving mechanism is connected to the wire-dividing pressing module and is used to drive the wire-dividing pressing module to rise and fall, so as to transfer the main part of the wire harness from the height of the first clamping position to the height of the second clamping position, and make the core wires correspondingly connected to the wire-dividing groove one by one.
[0006] The wire splitter according to the first embodiment of the present invention has at least the following beneficial effects: The wire splitting machine of this embodiment simultaneously sets a wire clamping mechanism and a wire splitting fork on the wire fixing fixture, and sequentially sets a first clamping position and a second clamping position on the wire clamping mechanism in the vertical direction from top to bottom. The wire splitting fork is located on one side of the wire clamping mechanism, and the height of the wire splitting groove is the same as that of the second clamping position. Therefore, before the wire splitting operation, the main part of the wire harness after the outer skin is removed can be clamped on the first clamping position, and multiple core wires at the end are located above the wire splitting fork to realize the preliminary fixing and positioning of the wire harness. Subsequently, through the cooperation of the unclamping mechanism and the wire splitting module, the first clamping position releases the clamping of the wire body, and the wire harness is transferred into the wire splitting module, and the core wires can be flattened and separated along the second horizontal direction through the pressing wire splitting module. Then, the pressing wire splitting module is driven to descend by the fork releasing driving mechanism, so that the pressing wire splitting module carries the wire harness with the core wires separated and descends to the height where the second clamping position is located, and the separated core wires can be respectively clamped inside the respective wire splitting grooves of the wire splitting fork one by one, and the main part in the wire harness also enters the position corresponding to the second clamping position. Subsequently, after the unclamping mechanism releases the unclamping operation on the wire clamping mechanism, the wire clamping mechanism can clamp and fix the wire harness again through its second clamping position, thereby avoiding the core wires falling out of the wire splitting grooves due to reasons such as wire harness shaking or collision, that is, the separation of the core wires is completed at this point. In summary, the wire splitting machine of this embodiment can complete the separation of the core wires and place each core wire in the respective wire splitting grooves in the wire splitting fork (that is, complete the placing of the core wires in the fork) at a single station. Therefore, the wire splitting machine of this embodiment has a more compact structure and is also beneficial to the miniaturization of the entire data line production equipment.
[0007] For the wire splitting machine according to some embodiments of the first aspect of the present invention, the pressing wire splitting module includes a mounting seat, an upper pressing wire component, a lower pressing wire component, and a wire pressing driving mechanism; the upper pressing wire component includes an upper sliding seat and an upper pressing head, the upper sliding seat is slidably connected to the mounting seat in the vertical direction, and the upper pressing head is arranged on the upper sliding seat; the lower pressing wire component includes a lower sliding seat and a lower pressing head, the lower sliding seat is slidably connected to the mounting seat in the vertical direction, and the lower pressing head is arranged on the lower sliding seat and is located below the upper pressing head; the wire pressing driving mechanism is connected to the upper sliding seat and the lower sliding seat, and is used to drive the upper sliding seat and the lower sliding seat to approach or move away from each other in the vertical direction, so that the upper pressing head and the lower pressing head can be pressed together or separated.
[0008] For the wire splitting machine according to some embodiments of the first aspect of the present invention, the upper pressing wire component includes an upper bearing seat, the upper bearing seat is slidably connected to the upper sliding seat in the vertical direction, the upper pressing head is connected to the lower side of the upper bearing seat, and a first elastic member is arranged on the upper bearing seat, the first elastic member is connected to the upper bearing seat and is used to provide an upward elastic force to the lower pressing head.
[0009] According to some embodiments of the wire splitting machine of the first aspect of the present invention, the wire splitting module also includes a wire splitting driver, an upper wire splitting plate is slidably arranged on the upper supporting seat in the vertical direction, the upper wire splitting plate is located on the side of the upper pressing head close to the wire splitting fork, a lower wire splitting plate is arranged on the lower sliding seat, the lower wire splitting plate is located on the side of the lower pressing head close to the wire splitting fork and is opposite to the upper wire splitting plate, the wire splitting driver is connected to the upper wire splitting plate, and is used to drive the upper wire splitting plate to move downward and cooperate with the lower wire splitting plate to complete the splitting of the core wires.
[0010] According to some embodiments of the first aspect of the present invention, a wire dividing machine is provided with a V-shaped protrusion on the lower side of the upper wire dividing plate, and a wire accommodating groove is formed at the root of the upper end of the V-shaped protrusion; the lower wire dividing plate is slidably arranged on the lower sliding seat in the vertical direction, and the lower sliding seat is provided with a second elastic member for providing an upward elastic force to the lower wire dividing plate; a receiving groove is provided on the upper side of the lower wire dividing plate, the groove bottom of the receiving groove is flush with the upper side of the lower pressure head, and the groove walls on both sides of the receiving groove are parallel to the side edges of the V-shaped protrusion; when the V-shaped protrusion is inserted into the interior of the receiving groove and the upper wire dividing plate is abutted against the lower wire dividing plate, wire channels are formed between the side edges of the V-shaped protrusion and the side walls of the receiving groove, and the two wire channels are respectively connected to the two wire accommodating grooves.
[0011] According to some embodiments of the wire splitting machine of the first aspect of the present invention, the upper pressure subassembly also includes a third elastic connecting member, the wire splitting driver is arranged on the upper slide seat and is located above the upper wire splitting plate, the third elastic member connects the upper wire splitting plate and the upper supporting seat, and is used to provide an elastic force to reset the upper wire splitting plate upward.
[0012] According to some embodiments of the wire splitting machine of the first aspect of the present invention, the wire splitting module includes a wire straightening module, and the wire straightening module includes a wire body clamping mechanism and a wire straightening driver. The wire body clamping mechanism is located on the side of the wire clamping mechanism away from the wire splitting fork, and is used to clamp the main part of the wire harness. The wire straightening driver is connected to the wire body clamping mechanism, and is used to drive the wire body clamping mechanism to approach or move away from the wire splitting module.
[0013] In the wire splitting machine of some embodiments according to the first aspect of the present invention, the fork-releasing driving mechanism is connected to the wire-winding module, and can drive the wire-winding module and the wire-splitting pressing module to rise and fall synchronously.
[0014] According to some embodiments of the second aspect of the present invention, data line production equipment includes the wire splitter of the above-mentioned embodiment of the first aspect.
[0015] The data line production equipment according to some embodiments of the second aspect of the present invention has at least the following beneficial effects: by adopting the wire splitter of the above-mentioned first aspect embodiment, it is conducive to the miniaturization of the data line production equipment.
[0016] According to some embodiments of the second aspect of the present invention, the data cable production equipment further includes a conveying device. The wire fixing fixture is arranged on the conveying device and can be moved to one side of the wire splitting and pressing module in the first horizontal direction under the conveying of the conveying device.
[0017] Additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will be given in part in the following description, become apparent in part from the following description, or be understood through the practice of the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0018] The above and / or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and be readily understood from the description of the embodiments in conjunction with the following drawings, in which: Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a wire splitting machine according to an embodiment of the present invention; Figure 2 is Figure 1 a schematic structural diagram of the wire fixing fixture shown in ; Figure 3 is Figure 1 a schematic structural diagram of the wire splitting module shown in ; Figure 4 is Figure 2 a schematic structural diagram of the clip opening mechanism shown in ; Figure 5 is Figure 2 a schematic structural diagram of the wire splitting and pressing module shown in ; Figure 6 is Figure 5 a schematic structural diagram of the wire splitting and pressing module shown in from another perspective; Figure 7 is Figure 5 an enlarged view of the area shown as A in ; Figure 8 is a schematic structural diagram of the data cable production equipment according to an embodiment of the present invention.
[0019] Reference numerals: Wire fixing jig 10; wire clamping mechanism 110; first clamping position 111; second clamping position 112; first clamping arm 113; second clamping arm 114; abutting inclined surface 116; elastic connecting piece 117; wire separating fork 120; wire separating groove 121; jig base 130; installation through groove 131; clip-opening mechanism 20; top plate 210; roller 220; clip-opening driver 230; wire separating module 30; pressing wire separating module 30a; mounting seat 310; avoidance groove 311; upper sliding seat 321; upper pressing head 322; first elastic member 323; upper bearing seat 324; first connecting rod 325; upper wire separating plate 326; V-shaped protrusion 3261; wire accommodating groove 3262; protrusion 3263; wire separating driver 327; lower pressing head 331; lower wire separating plate 332; receiving groove 3321; wire guiding channel 3322; lower bearing seat 333; second elastic member 334; second connecting rod 335; lower sliding seat 336; upper wire pressing driver 341; lower wire pressing driver 342; transverse moving driver 350; first connecting seat 360; fork placing driving mechanism 30b; wire straightening module 30c; wire body clamping mechanism 371; wire straightening driver 372; second connecting seat 373; frame 30d; lifting seat 30e; wire separating device 1000; conveying device 2000. Detailed implementation manners
[0020] The embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below. The examples of the embodiments are shown in the drawings, in which the same or similar reference numerals denote the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are exemplary and are only used to explain the present invention and should not be construed as a limitation to the present invention.
[0021] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the orientation or positional relationship indicated by terms such as up, down, left, right, front, back, etc. is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and is only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as a limitation to the present invention.
[0022] In the description of the present invention, if the first and second are described only for the purpose of distinguishing technical features, they should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the quantity of the indicated technical features or implicitly indicating the sequence of the indicated technical features.
[0023] In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise clearly defined, terms such as setting, installation, connection, etc. should be understood in a broad sense, and those skilled in the art can reasonably determine the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention in combination with the specific content of the technical solution.
[0024] The following refers to the attached Figure 1 To the attachedFigure 7 , describing the line splitter of the first aspect of the embodiment of the present invention.
[0025] Reference Figures 1 to 3 The wire splitting machine of this embodiment includes a wire fixing fixture 10 and a wire splitting device 1000; wherein the wire fixing fixture 10 includes a wire clamping mechanism 110 and a wire splitting fork 120, the wire clamping mechanism 110 is provided with a first clamping position 111 and a second clamping position 112 arranged in sequence from top to bottom, so as to clamp the main part of the wire harness (that is, the part of the wire harness that has not been peeled off the outer skin), the wire splitting fork 120 is arranged on one side of the second clamping position 112 in the first horizontal direction, and is provided with a plurality of wire splitting grooves 121 arranged along the second horizontal direction, wherein the second horizontal direction is perpendicular to the first horizontal direction; initially, the end of the wire harness whose outer skin has been stripped and the core wire has not been separated, the end of the main part of the wire harness is clamped on the first clamping position 111, at this time, because the wire splitting fork 120 and the second clamping position 112 are located in the same horizontal plane, the wire splitting fork 120 will not block the core wire at the end of the wire harness, and the core wire will be able to cross over the wire splitting fork 120 along the first horizontal direction. The wire splitting device 1000 includes a clamping mechanism 20 and a wire splitting module 30; the clamping mechanism 20 is arranged on one side of the wire fixing fixture 10, and is used to open the wire clamping mechanism 110; the wire splitting module 30 includes a wire pressing module 30a and a fork release driving mechanism 30b; the wire pressing module 30a is arranged on the side of the wire splitting fork 120 away from the wire clamping mechanism 110, and is used to separate the multiple core wires at the end of the wire harness clamped in the first clamping position 111 and arrange them in a second horizontal direction; the fork release driving mechanism 30b is connected to the wire pressing module 30a, and is used to drive the wire pressing module 30a to rise and fall, so as to transfer the main part of the wire harness from the height of the first clamping position 111 to the height of the second clamping position 112, and make the core wires correspond one by one to be clamped in the wire splitting groove 121.
[0026] It should be understood that, since the wire splitting machine of this embodiment simultaneously arranges the wire clamping mechanism 110 and the wire splitting fork 120 on the wire fixing fixture 10, and sequentially arranges the first clamping position 111 and the second clamping position 112 on the wire clamping mechanism 110 in a direction from top to bottom, and the wire splitting fork 120 is located on one side of the wire clamping mechanism 110 in the first horizontal direction, and the height of the wire splitting groove 121 is consistent with the height of the second clamping position 112, before the wire splitting operation is performed, the main body of the wire bundle with the outer skin stripped can be clamped on the first clamping position 111 and the multiple core wires at the end can be located above the wire splitting fork 120 to achieve preliminary fixed positioning of the wire bundle, and then the first clamping position 111 releases the clamping of the wire body and the wire bundle is transferred to the wire splitting module 30 through the cooperation of the clamping mechanism 20 and the wire splitting module 30. In the process, the core wires can be flattened and separated along the second horizontal direction by the pressing and splitting module 30a, and then the pressing and splitting module 30a is driven to descend by the fork driving mechanism 30b, so that the pressing and splitting module 30a carries the wire harness with the separated core wires to the height of the second clamping position 112, so that the separated core wires can be clamped one by one in each branching groove 121 of the branching fork 120, and the main part of the wire harness can also enter the position corresponding to the second clamping position 112, and then after the clamping mechanism 20 releases the clamping operation of the clamping mechanism 110, the clamping mechanism 110 can clamp and fix the wire harness again through its second clamping position 112, thereby preventing the core wire from escaping from the branching groove 121 due to shaking or collision of the wire harness, and thus completing the separation of the core wire. In summary, the wire splitter of this embodiment can complete the separation of the core wires and place each core wire in each wire splitting groove 121 in the wire splitting fork 120 (that is, complete the placement of the core wires) at a single workstation. Therefore, the wire splitter of this embodiment has a more compact structure and is also conducive to the miniaturization of the entire data cable production equipment.
[0027] It is understood that in some of these embodiments, reference Figure 2, specifically, the wire fixing fixture 10 further includes a fixture base 130. The wire clamping mechanism 110 includes a first clamping arm 113 and a second clamping arm 114 that cross and are hinged to each other in the middle. An installation through groove 131 is provided on the fixture base 130. The middle parts of the first clamping arm 113 and the second clamping arm 114 are both inserted through the installation through groove 131 and are rotatably connected to the groove wall of the installation through groove 131 (for example, rotatably connected to the groove wall by means of a hinge shaft); two arc grooves are respectively provided on the parts of the first clamping arm 113 and the second clamping arm 114 protruding above the fixture base 130, and the arc grooves on the first clamping arm 113 and the second clamping arm 114 are opposite to each other, so that four arc grooves respectively provided on the first clamping arm 113 and the second clamping arm 114 are paired in pairs to respectively form a first clamping position 111 and a second clamping position 112; the lower ends of the first clamping arm 113 and the second clamping arm 114 protrude below the fixture base 130 and constitute the control end of the wire clamping mechanism 110. And to enable the wire clamping mechanism 110 to maintain a clamped state, the lower ends of the first clamping arm 113 and the second clamping arm 114 are connected by an elastic connecting piece 117, and the elastic connecting piece 117 can provide a clamping force that makes the lower ends of the first clamping arm 113 and the second clamping arm 114 approach each other, so that the upper ends of the first clamping arm 113 and the second clamping arm 114 can also approach each other, and then clamp the main part of the wire harness located at the first clamping position 111 or the second clamping position 112; and, the wire dividing fork 120 is also provided on the fixture base 130 and is provided on one side surface of the fixture base 130 adjacent to the installation through groove 131.
[0028] It can be understood that in some embodiments, referring to Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 4 , specifically, the wire unclamping mechanism 20 is provided below the fixture base 130 and includes a top plate 210, a roller 220 and a wire unclamping driver 230. The roller 220 is provided on the top of the top plate 210 and is located below the wire clamping mechanism 110. The top plate 210 is slidably arranged in the vertical direction. The wire unclamping driver 230 is connected to the bottom of the top plate 210 and is used to drive the top plate 210 to move up and down, and then drive the roller 220 to abut against or away from the control end of the wire clamping mechanism 110 through the top plate 210; in order to better cooperate with the roller 220 to realize wire unclamping, two opposite side surfaces of the lower end of the first clamping arm 113 and the lower end of the second clamping arm 114 are both provided with abutting inclined surfaces 116. The abutting inclined surfaces 116 are used for abutting and cooperating with the roller 220. Then, when the roller 220 abuts against the abutting inclined surface 116 during the upward movement, a horizontal component force can be given to the lower end of the first clamping arm 113 and the lower end of the second clamping arm 114, so that the lower end of the first clamping arm 113 and the lower end of the second clamping arm 114 are separated from each other, and then the clamping of the main part of the wire harness at the first clamping position 111 or the second clamping position 112 is released.
[0029] It can be understood that in some of these embodiments, with reference to Figure 5 , to achieve pre-flattening of multiple core wires and enable the core wires to be closely arranged along the second horizontal direction, the wire pressing and separating module 30a includes a mounting base 310, an upper wire pressing and separating assembly, and a lower wire pressing and separating assembly; the upper wire pressing and separating assembly includes an upper sliding seat 321 and an upper pressing head 322, the upper sliding seat 321 is slidably connected to the mounting base 310 in the vertical direction, and the upper pressing head 322 is arranged on the upper sliding seat 321, so that by sliding the upper sliding seat 321, the upper pressing head 322 can be driven to slide up and down; the lower wire pressing and separating assembly includes a lower sliding seat 336 and a lower pressing head 331. Similarly, the lower sliding seat 336 is slidably connected to the mounting base 310 in the vertical direction, and the lower pressing head 331 is arranged on the lower sliding seat 336 and is located below the upper pressing head 322, so that by sliding the lower sliding seat 336, the lower pressing head 331 can be driven to slide up and down; and when the upper sliding seat 321 and the lower sliding seat 336 move relative to each other, the upper pressing head 322 and the lower pressing head 331 can approach each other to clamp and press the core wires located therebetween, and when the upper sliding seat 321 and the lower sliding seat 336 move away from each other, the upper pressing head 322 and the lower pressing head 331 can move away from each other to release the core wires clamped therebetween.
[0030] Meanwhile, in order to be able to drive the upper sliding seat 321 and the lower sliding seat 336 to move synchronously, the wire pressing and separating module 30a further includes a wire pressing driving mechanism. The wire pressing driving mechanism is connected to the upper sliding seat 321 and the lower sliding seat 336 and is used to drive the upper sliding seat 321 and the lower sliding seat 336 to approach or move away from each other in the vertical direction. Thus, when it is necessary to press the multiple core wires at the end of the wire harness, through the wire fixing fixture 10, the multiple core wires at the end of the wire harness are located between the upper pressing head 322 and the lower pressing head 331, and then the wire pressing driving mechanism is used to drive the upper sliding seat 321 to drive the upper pressing head 322 and the lower sliding seat 336 to drive the lower pressing head 331 to approach each other. Furthermore, through the cooperation of the upper pressing head 322 and the lower pressing head 331, the multiple core wires can be pressed flat and closely arranged along the second horizontal direction.
[0031] It can be understood that in one of the embodiments, in order to avoid damaging the core wires due to excessive pressing force, with reference to Figure 5, the upper pressing head 322 is slidably connected to the upper sliding seat 321 in the vertical direction, and a first elastic member 323 for providing a downward elastic force to the upper pressing head 322 is provided on the upper sliding seat 321; it should be understood that since the upper pressing head 322 is slidably connected to the upper sliding seat 321 in the vertical direction and the downward elastic force is provided by the first elastic member 323, when the upper pressing head 322 starts to contact the core wire during the downward movement, the upper pressing head 322 can float upward a certain distance in the vertical direction to avoid excessive extrusion of the core wire. At the same time, the extrusion force applied to the core wire between the upper pressing head 322 and the lower pressing head 331 will be provided by the first elastic member 323. Therefore, as long as the first elastic member 323 that can provide an appropriate elastic force range is selected, multiple core wires in the wire harness can be flattened along the preset direction while avoiding damage to the core wires.
[0032] Meanwhile, to support the upper pressing head 322 and enable the upper pressing head 322 to move stably in the vertical direction, referring to Figure 5 , specifically, the upper pressing sub-assembly includes an upper bearing seat 324. The upper bearing seat 324 is slidably connected to the upper sliding seat 321 in the vertical direction, and the upper pressing head 322 is connected to the lower side of the upper bearing seat 324; the first elastic member 323 is connected to the upper bearing seat 324, and then transmits the elastic force to the upper pressing head 322 through the upper bearing seat 324. Moreover, to further improve the smoothness of the sliding of the upper bearing seat 324, a first slide rail extending in the vertical direction is provided on the upper sliding seat 321, and a first slider slidably engaged with the first slide rail is provided on the upper bearing seat 324. At the same time, to prevent the first elastic member 323 from affecting the sliding of the upper bearing seat 324 and reduce the overall size and weight of the upper sliding seat 321, a first connecting rod 325 is provided on one side edge of the upper sliding seat 321 in the width direction (the second horizontal direction). The first elastic member 323 is a tension spring, and one end loop of the tension spring is connected to the first connecting rod 325 through bolts and other connecting members (not shown in the drawings), while the other end loop of the tension spring is connected to one side surface of the upper bearing seat 324 in the width direction (the second horizontal direction) through bolts and other connecting members (not shown in the drawings).
[0033] It should be understood that after the upper pressing head 322 and the lower pressing head 331 flatten the core wires, it is also necessary to separate adjacent core wires so that the wire spacing between the core wires is adapted to the spacing between the upper terminals of the connecting terminals. For this purpose, in one embodiment, referring to Figure 5 and Figure 7, the wire splitting module 30a further includes an upper wire splitting plate 326, a lower wire splitting plate 332, and a wire splitting driver 327. Among them, the upper wire splitting plate 326 is slidably arranged on the upper bearing seat 324 in the vertical direction, and the upper wire splitting plate 326 is located on the side of the upper punch 322 away from the upper sliding seat 321, that is, on the side of the upper punch 322 close to the wire splitting fork 120. The lower wire splitting plate 332 is arranged on the lower sliding seat 336. Similarly, the lower wire splitting plate 332 is located on the side of the lower punch 331 away from the lower sliding seat 336, that is, on the side of the lower punch 331 close to the wire splitting fork 120, and the lower wire splitting plate 332 is located at a position opposite to the lower side of the upper wire splitting plate 326. The wire splitting driver 327 is connected to the upper wire splitting plate 326 and is used to drive the upper wire splitting plate 326 to move downward. Then, after the upper punch 322 and the lower punch 331 flatten the core wire, the wire splitting driver 327 can be used to drive the upper wire splitting plate 326 to move downward and cooperate with the lower wire splitting plate 332 to separate the core wire pressed between the upper punch 322 and the lower punch 331.
[0034] It should be understood that according to the different numbers of core wires, the structures of the upper wire splitting plate 326 and the lower wire splitting plate 332 are also different. The following mainly describes the wire splitting structure for two core wires; refer to Figure 5 and Figure 7 , specifically, a V-shaped protrusion 3261 is provided on the lower side of the upper wire splitting plate 326, and a wire receiving groove 3262 is formed at the upper end root of the V-shaped protrusion 3261; the lower wire splitting plate 332 is also slidably arranged on the lower sliding seat 336 in the vertical direction, and a second elastic member 334 for providing an upward elastic force to the lower wire splitting plate 332 is arranged on the lower sliding seat 336, so that the lower wire splitting plate 332 can automatically slide upward and reset under the drive of the second elastic member 334; a receiving groove 3321 is provided on the upper side of the lower wire splitting plate 332, the bottom of the receiving groove 3321 is flush with the upper side of the lower punch 331, and the two side walls of the receiving groove 3321 are parallel to the two side edges of the V-shaped protrusion 3261; and, when the V-shaped protrusion 3261 is inserted into the inside of the receiving groove 3321 and the upper wire splitting plate 326 abuts against the lower wire splitting plate 332, wire channels 3322 are formed between the two side edges of the V-shaped protrusion 3261 and the two side walls of the receiving groove 3321, and the two wire channels 3322 are respectively communicated with the two wire receiving grooves 3262, so that the two core wires can slide into the two wire receiving grooves 3262 along the two wire channels 3322 respectively.
[0035] It should be understood that with the above structure, after the flattening of the core wires is completed, since the bottom of the receiving groove 3321 is flush with the upper side of the lower pressing head 331, the two core wires will also be accommodated at the bottom of the receiving groove 3321. As the upper wire dividing plate 326 moves downward under the drive of the wire dividing driver 327, after the V-shaped protrusion 3261 is inserted into the bottom of the receiving groove 3321, the lower pointed part of the V-shaped protrusion 3261 will be able to be inserted between the two core wires. Subsequently, the upper wire dividing plate 326 abuts against the lower wire dividing plate 332, and the two core wires will be separated by the V-shaped protrusion 3261 and respectively enter the lower ends of the two wire channels 3322. Then, the upper wire dividing plate 326 continues to move downward and pushes the lower wire dividing plate 332 to move downward together against the elastic force of the second elastic member 334. At this time, since the core wires are pressed between the upper pressing head 322 and the lower pressing head 331, the core wires cannot move downward and will move horizontally under the guidance of the wire channels 3322 and finally enter the wire receiving grooves 3262, thereby realizing the separation of the two core wires.
[0036] It can be understood that, similarly, to support the lower wire dividing plate 332 and enable the lower wire dividing plate 332 to move stably in the vertical direction, referring to Figure 5 , the lower pressing subassembly includes a lower bearing seat 333. The upper bearing seat 324 is slidably connected to the lower sliding seat 336 in the vertical direction. The lower wire dividing plate 332 is connected to the lower bearing seat 333. The second elastic member 334 is connected to the lower bearing seat 333, and the elastic force is transmitted to the lower wire dividing plate 332 through the lower bearing seat 333. Moreover, to further improve the smoothness of the sliding of the lower bearing seat 333, a second sliding rail extending in the vertical direction is provided on the lower sliding seat 336, and a second sliding block slidably engaged with the second sliding rail is provided on the lower bearing seat 333. At the same time, to prevent the second elastic member 334 from affecting the sliding of the lower bearing seat 333 and reduce the overall size and weight of the lower sliding seat 336, a second connecting rod 335 is provided on one side edge in the width direction (the second horizontal direction) of the lower sliding seat 336. The second elastic member 334 is a tension spring, and one end loop of the tension spring is connected to the second connecting rod 335 through a connecting member such as a bolt, while the other end loop of the tension spring is connected to one side surface in the width direction (the second horizontal direction) of the lower bearing seat 333 through a connecting member such as a bolt.
[0037] It can be understood that in some embodiments, the upper pressing subassembly further includes a third elastic connecting member 117 (not shown in the drawings). The wire dividing driver 327 is disposed on the upper sliding seat 321 and above the upper wire dividing plate 326. The third elastic member connects the upper wire dividing plate 326 and the upper bearing seat 324 and is used to provide an elastic force for resetting the upper wire dividing plate 326 upward. Referring to Figure 5, specifically, the wire splitting driver 327 can optionally adopt a single-acting cylinder, and the driving end of the wire splitting driver 327 is located on the upper side of the upper wire splitting plate 326, so that when the driving end of the wire splitting driver 327 extends, it can abut against the upper end of the upper wire splitting plate 326, and then push the upper wire splitting plate 326 to move downward against the elastic force of the third elastic member. After the driving end of the wire splitting driver 327 retracts, the upper wire splitting plate 326 can slide upward and reset under the push of the third elastic member; moreover, to facilitate the connection of the third elastic member, a convex block 3263 is provided on one side of the upper end of the upper wire splitting plate 326 close to the upper sliding seat 321, and an installation hole (not shown in the drawing) is provided at the position of the upper bearing seat 324 corresponding to the convex block 3263. The third elastic member is a compression spring, and the lower end of the compression spring is inserted into the installation hole, and the upper end abuts against the convex block 3263.
[0038] It can be understood that in some of the embodiments, with reference to Figure 3 , the wire splitting module 30 includes a wire arranging module 30c. Among them, the wire arranging module 30c includes a wire body clamping mechanism 371 and a wire arranging driver 372. The wire body clamping mechanism 371 is located on the side of the wire clamping mechanism 110 away from the wire splitting fork 120, so that the main body part of the wire harness can be clamped by the wire body clamping mechanism 371, especially in the end area near the core wire in the main body part. The wire arranging driver 372 is connected to the wire body clamping mechanism 371 and is used to drive the wire body clamping mechanism 371 to approach or move away from the press wire splitting module 30a. Before starting to split the core wires of the wire harness through the wire splitting module 30, the main body part of the wire harness can be clamped by the wire body clamping mechanism 371 and the upper pressure head 322 and the lower pressure head 331 cooperate to clamp the core wires at the end of the wire harness respectively. At this time, by opening the clamping mechanism 20 of the wire fixing jig 10 through the opening and clamping mechanism 20, the wire harness can be transferred to the wire splitting module 30. And because the core wires in the wire harness are pressed by the upper pressure head 322 and the lower pressure head 331 at this time, and then the wire arranging driver 372 drives the wire body clamping mechanism 371 to drive the main body part in the wire harness to move away from the press wire splitting module 30a, the core wires can be straightened to avoid the core wires being bent and affecting subsequent operations such as flattening or soldering the core wires.
[0039] It can be understood that the wire harness clamping mechanism can optionally adopt a clamping mechanism directly driven by a thumb cylinder or can adopt a clamping mechanism driven by a cylinder and provided with a force-increasing connecting rod. The wire arranging driver 372 can optionally adopt a linear cylinder driven along the first horizontal direction, or can also adopt other types of linear drivers such as a motor screw mechanism.
[0040] It is understandable that, in the production process of connecting wire harnesses such as data cables, the wire fixing fixture 10 used to fix the wire harness often needs to be transported to the branching module 30 through the conveying device 2000 (see the second embodiment) to facilitate the automated transportation of the wire harness between various production devices. Therefore, in order to avoid interference between the wire fixing fixture 10 and the lower pressure head 331 and the mounting seat 310 and other components during the transportation process, in some embodiments, reference is made to Figure 3 , Figure 5 and Figure 6 The wire pressing and dividing module 30a includes a transverse movement driver 350, which is connected to the mounting seat 310 and is used to drive the mounting seat 310 to move closer to or away from the wire clamping mechanism 371. Therefore, after completing the wire pressing and dividing of the current wire harness, the mounting seat 310 can be driven by the transverse movement driver 350 to drive the upper pressure head 322, the lower pressure head 331, the upper wire dividing plate 326 and the lower wire dividing plate 332 and other components away from the wire clamping mechanism 371, so that the next wire harness can follow the wire fixing fixture 10 to the current workstation under the transportation of the conveying device 2000.
[0041] It can be understood that in order to place each core wire in each branching groove 121 of the branching fork 120 after completing the branching of the wire harness, the fork placement drive mechanism 30b is connected to the wire drawing module 30c, and can drive the wire drawing module 30c and the wire pressing module 30a to move synchronously. After the upper dividing plate 326 and the lower dividing plate 332 cooperate to complete the separation of the core wires, the wire clamping mechanism 371 can keep clamping the wire body of the wire harness, and the upper pressure head 322 and the lower pressure head 331 can keep pressing the core wires. The fork-releasing driving mechanism 30b can synchronously drive the wire-winding module 30c and the wire-winding module 30a to move together, so that the wire harness can move together with the wire-winding module 30c and the wire-winding module 30a while keeping the core wires separated. Then, when the fork-releasing driving mechanism 30b drives the core wires of the wire harness to the corresponding position of the dividing fork 120, the separated core wires can be connected one by one to the inside of each dividing groove 121 in the dividing fork 120.
[0042] In order to enable the fork release driving mechanism 30b to drive the wire drawing module 30c and the wire pressing module 30a to move up and down together, in some embodiments, referring to Figure 3 , Figure 5 and Figure 6, the wire splitting module 30 includes a frame 30d and a lifting seat 30e. Among them, the fork placing drive mechanism 30b includes a lifting driver. The lifting seat 30e is slidably connected to the frame 30d in the vertical direction. The lifting driver is arranged on the frame 30d and connected to the lifting seat 30e. The wire pressing and splitting module 30a and the wire straightening module 30c are both arranged on the lifting seat 30e. And specifically, to integrally connect the wire pressing and splitting module 30a to the lifting seat 30e, the wire pressing and splitting module 30a further includes a first connecting seat 360. The first connecting seat 360 is slidably connected to the lifting seat 30e in the first horizontal direction. The mounting seat 310 is connected to one side of the first connecting seat 360. The transverse movement driver 350 is arranged on the lifting seat 30e. Further, the transverse movement driver 350 can drive the first connecting seat 360 to slide in the first horizontal direction, and then drive the mounting seat 310 to approach or move away from the wire clamping mechanism 371. Similarly, the wire straightening module 30c further includes a second connecting seat 373. The second connecting seat 373 is slidably connected to the lifting seat 30e in the first horizontal direction. The wire clamping mechanism 371 is connected to one side of the second connecting seat 373. The wire straightening driver 372 is arranged on the lifting seat 30e. Further, the wire straightening driver 372 can drive the second connecting seat 373 to slide in the first horizontal direction and then drive the wire clamping mechanism 371 to approach or move away from the wire pressing and splitting module 30a.
[0043] It can be understood that to drive the upper sliding seat 321 and the lower sliding seat 336 to slide relatively or away from each other synchronously. In one embodiment, referring to Figure 6 , specifically, the wire pressing drive mechanism includes an upper wire pressing driver 341 and a lower wire pressing driver 342. The upper wire pressing driver 341 is connected to the upper sliding seat 321, and the lower wire pressing driver 342 is connected to the lower sliding seat 336. Further, by controlling the upper wire pressing driver 341 and the lower wire pressing driver 342 to work simultaneously, the synchronous sliding of the upper sliding seat 321 and the lower sliding seat 336 can be achieved.
[0044] It should be understood that in some embodiments, both the upper wire pressing driver 341 and the lower wire pressing driver 342 are selected to use air cylinders. And to make the structure more compact and reduce the size and weight of the mounting seat 310, the cylinder bodies of the upper wire pressing driver 341 and the lower wire pressing driver 342 are respectively connected to the upper sliding seat 321 and the lower sliding seat 336. The mounting seat 310 is provided with avoidance grooves 311 corresponding to the positions of the cylinder bodies of the upper wire pressing driver 341 and the lower wire pressing driver 342. And the cylinder bodies of the upper wire pressing driver 341 and the lower wire pressing driver 342 are both embedded in the avoidance grooves 311. The cylinder pistons of the upper wire pressing driver 341 and the lower wire pressing driver 342 are respectively connected to the two opposite groove walls above and below the avoidance grooves 311.
[0045] It should be understood that, in addition to the option of using two drivers to drive the upper sliding seat 321 and the lower sliding seat 336 respectively, in some other embodiments, it is also possible to use a single driver and a linkage mechanism to drive the upper sliding seat 321 and the lower sliding seat 336 to slide relatively or away from each other synchronously. For example, the upper sliding seat 321 and the lower sliding seat 336 can be connected by a motor and a bidirectional lead screw mechanism, so as to drive the upper sliding seat 321 and the lower sliding seat 336 to slide in opposite directions through the threads with two opposite helix directions of the bidirectional lead screw.
[0046] Referring to Figure 8 , the data cable production equipment according to the embodiments of the second aspect of the present invention will be described below. The data cable production equipment of this embodiment includes the wire splitting machine of the above-mentioned embodiments of the first aspect. It should be understood that by adopting the wire splitting machine of the above-mentioned embodiments of the first aspect, it is beneficial to miniaturize the data cable production equipment.
[0047] It can be understood that in addition to being provided with a wire splitting device 1000 for splitting the core wires, the data cable production equipment also includes other processing devices (not shown in the drawings due to not involving the design points of the present invention) for stripping the outer skin of the wire harness, stripping the insulating skin of the core wires, and welding the core wires to the connection terminals. Therefore, in order to realize the automatic transportation of the wire harness between various processing devices during the production of the data cable, the data cable production equipment further includes a conveying device 2000. The wire fixing fixture 10 is arranged on the conveying device 2000, and the wire fixing fixture 10 can be transferred between various processing devices including the wire splitting device 1000 under the conveyance of the conveying device 2000; and, in order to enable the pressing and wire splitting module 30a to accurately flatten and split the core wires in the wire harness when the wire fixing fixture 10 is conveyed to a position corresponding to the wire splitting device 1000, the conveying path of the conveying device 2000 can ensure that the wire fixing fixture 10 can be moved to one side of the pressing and wire splitting module 30a in the first horizontal direction under the conveyance of the conveying device 2000.
[0048] Specifically, in some of the embodiments, referring to Figure 8 , the conveying device 2000 includes an annular conveying line, and the wire fixing fixture 10 is arranged on the annular conveying line and can be circulated along the annular conveying line. A plurality of processing devices for processing the wire harness including the wire splitting device 1000 are arranged around the annular conveying line, and the first horizontal direction is the radial direction of the position where the wire splitting device 1000 is located with respect to the annular conveying line.
[0049] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, those of ordinary skill in the art can understand that various changes, modifications, substitutions, and variations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirits of the present invention. The scope of the present invention is defined by the claims and their equivalents.
Claims
1. A wire splitter, characterized in that: include: A wire fixing fixture, comprising a wire clamping mechanism and a wire splitting fork, wherein the wire clamping mechanism is provided with a first clamping position and a second clamping position arranged in sequence from top to bottom, for clamping the main part of the wire harness, the wire splitting fork is arranged on one side of the second clamping position located in a first horizontal direction, and is provided with a plurality of wire splitting grooves arranged along a second horizontal direction, and the second horizontal direction is perpendicular to the first horizontal direction; The wire splitting device comprises a clamping mechanism and a wire splitting module; the clamping mechanism is arranged at one side of the wire fixing fixture and is used to open the wire clamping mechanism; the wire splitting module comprises a wire pressing module and a fork release driving mechanism; the wire pressing module is arranged at the side of the wire splitting fork away from the wire clamping mechanism, and is used to separate the multiple core wires at the end of the wire harness clamped at the first clamping position and arrange them in the second horizontal direction; the fork release driving mechanism is connected to the wire pressing module and is used to drive the wire pressing module to rise and fall, so as to transfer the main part of the wire harness from the height of the first clamping position to the height of the second clamping position, and make the core wires one-to-one correspondingly clamped in the wire splitting groove.
2. A wire splitter according to claim 1, characterized in that: The wire pressing module includes a mounting seat, an upper pressing subassembly, a lower pressing subassembly and a wire pressing drive mechanism; the upper pressing subassembly includes an upper slide and an upper pressing head, the upper slide can be slidably connected to the mounting seat in a vertical direction, and the upper pressing head is arranged on the upper slide; the lower pressing subassembly includes a lower slide and a lower pressing head, the lower slide can be slidably connected to the mounting seat in a vertical direction, and the lower pressing head is arranged on the lower slide and located below the upper pressing head; the wire pressing drive mechanism connects the upper slide and the lower slide, and is used to drive the upper slide and the lower slide to approach or move away from each other in the vertical direction, so that the upper pressing head and the lower pressing head can be pressed together or separated from each other.
3. A wire splitter according to claim 2, characterized in that: The upper pressure subassembly includes an upper bearing seat, which can be slidably connected to the upper slide seat in a vertical direction, and the upper pressure head is connected to the lower side of the upper bearing seat. The upper bearing seat is provided with the first elastic member, which is connected to the upper bearing seat and is used to provide an upward elastic force to the lower pressure head.
4. A wire splitter according to claim 3, characterized in that: The line-breaking module also includes a line-breaking driver. An upper line-breaking plate is slidably arranged on the upper bearing seat in a vertical direction. The upper line-breaking plate is located on a side of the upper pressure head close to the line-breaking fork. A lower line-breaking plate is arranged on the lower sliding seat. The lower line-breaking plate is located on a side of the lower pressure head close to the line-breaking fork and is opposite to the upper line-breaking plate. The line-breaking driver is connected to the upper line-breaking plate and is used to drive the upper line-breaking plate to move downward and cooperate with the lower line-breaking plate to complete the line-breaking of the core wires.
5. A wire splitter according to claim 4, characterized in that: A V-shaped protrusion is provided on the lower side of the upper wiring board, and a wire accommodating groove is formed at the root of the upper end of the V-shaped protrusion; the lower wiring board can be slidably arranged on the lower sliding seat in the vertical direction, and the lower sliding seat is provided with a second elastic member for providing an upward elastic force to the lower wiring board; a receiving groove is provided on the upper side of the lower wiring board, the groove bottom of the receiving groove is flush with the upper side of the lower pressure head, and the groove walls on both sides of the receiving groove are parallel to the side edges of the V-shaped protrusion; when the V-shaped protrusion is inserted into the interior of the receiving groove and the upper wiring board is in abutment with the lower wiring board, wire channels are formed between the side edges of the V-shaped protrusion and the side walls of the receiving groove, and the two wire channels are respectively connected to the two wire accommodating grooves.
6. A wire splitter according to claim 4, characterized in that: The upper pressure subassembly also includes a third elastic connecting member. The line dividing driver is arranged on the upper slide seat and is located above the upper line dividing plate. The third elastic member connects the upper line dividing plate and the upper bearing seat and is used to provide an elastic force to reset the upper line dividing plate upward.
7. A wire splitter according to claim 2, characterized in that: The wire splitting module includes a wire shunting module, which includes a wire clamping mechanism and a wire shunting driver. The wire clamping mechanism is located on the side of the wire clamping mechanism away from the wire splitting fork and is used to clamp the main part of the wire harness. The wire shunting driver is connected to the wire clamping mechanism and is used to drive the wire clamping mechanism to move closer to or away from the wire splitting module.
8. A wire splitter according to claim 7, characterized in that: The fork-releasing driving mechanism is connected to the wire-winding module, and can drive the wire-winding module and the wire-pressing module to rise and fall synchronously.
9. Data line production equipment, characterized in that: It comprises a wire splitter as described in any one of claims 1 to 7.
10. The data line production equipment according to claim 9, characterized in that: The data line production equipment further includes a conveying device, the line fixing fixture is arranged on the conveying device, and can be moved to one side of the line pressing module in the first horizontal direction under the conveying of the conveying device.