Method for managing production commands of plurality of manual and / or automatic processing stations, corresponding wire brake station and corresponding arrangement

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for managing production commands of a plurality of manual and / or automatic processing stations involving wiring of electrical components of switches and / or control systems arranged on a mounting plate. The invention further relates to a wire brake station and to an arrangement having a wire brake station.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a method for managing production orders for a plurality of manual and / or automated processing stations, which are involved in the wiring of electrical components of switches and / or control systems arranged on mounting plates. The method includes braking the wire before it reaches the manual processing station. The present invention also relates to a corresponding wire braking station and a corresponding arrangement having a wire braking station.

[0002] In the production of switches and control systems, the wiring process is one of the most intensive and time-consuming work processes, and so far this process is usually still carried out completely manually. In this case, not only is the work process complex, but also the requirement of being completely error-free is put forward, which poses high requirements for those engaged in the structure of switches and control systems.

[0003] To optimize the wiring process, different technical aids with different support levels are known. This ranges from manual tools and / or semi-automatic machines for wire assembly to fully automated systems that prefabricate individual wires completely (for example, cut the wires to a certain length, strip them, use core end sleeves and crimp them). The prefabricated cables produced in this way can then be transported and distributed to different downstream processing stations by means of a pneumatic conveying system. For example, a component for transporting wires from an automatic wire assembly machine to a removal point is known from DE 10 2021 103 561 B3. A method for wiring electrical components of an electrical switch system arranged on a mounting plate is further known from the document DE 102018 133337A1.

[0004] However, so far there has been no technical solution as an interface between a pneumatic conveying system for targeted conveying of prefabricated wires and a manual wiring workstation. In particular, there are challenges in providing prefabricated wires that are provided in a wiring sequence that arrives at the manual wiring workstation in a predetermined order in a manner that is safe and simple for the personnel working at the manual wiring workstation.

[0005] Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide a method and device of the type described at the beginning, enabling the wires arriving at the manual wiring workstation to be processed as safely and simply as possible.

[0006] This object is achieved by the features of the independent claims. The dependent claims each relate to advantageous embodiments of the present invention.

[0007] Therefore, the method includes the following steps:

[0008] Obtain a plan of at least one switch and / or control system, the plan including at least position information and orientation information of a plurality of electrical components of the switch and / or control system on the mounting plate and wiring information of a plurality of electrical wirings between two electrical components of these electrical components in each case;

[0009] Based on the plan of at least one switch and / or control system, create a separate processing command for each of a plurality of processing stations, wherein each processing command includes a separate predetermined wiring sequence of at least partially prefabricated wire;

[0010] Send a wire assembly command to an automatic wire assembly machine to sequentially produce a plurality of separate at least partially prefabricated wires according to the wiring sequence of the separate processing commands;

[0011] Instruct the automatic wire assembly machine to output the at least partially prefabricated wires to a separate processing station in the corresponding wiring sequence;

[0012] Output the at least partially prefabricated wires to a separate processing station by means of a pneumatic pressure conveying system;

[0013] In each case, brake the wire by means of a wire braking station before it reaches the manual processing station.

[0014] The plan of the switch system can be provided, for example, directly from a 3D ECAD system, that is, specifically the position information and orientation information of a plurality of electrical components of the switch system and the wiring information related to the wiring of these components. Supplementary information related to the electrical switch system can also be obtained via this system to the extent that they can support wiring. This information can include, for example, the separate assembly of separate cables for wiring. Determining the degree of automation of wiring can include determining the applicability of automation for separate wiring steps, where in each case, two electrical components of the electrical switch system are wired to each other. When providing the plan of the switch system, component information can also be provided from this plan, preferably at least one dimension of the mounting plate, the type of at least one electrical component of these electrical components or other components of the electrical switch system, at least one connection type of at least one electrical component of these electrical components, the connection coordinates of at least one electrical component of the electrical components, or the geometry of at least one electrical component of these electrical components.

[0015] It is provided that, after receiving a processing confirmation related to a previous wire at a part of the respective processing station, a subsequent prefabricated wire is output to each individual processing station. Thus, a controlled delivery of the processing stations can take place, which processing stations are each provided with a wire for the next wiring step. Thus, the delivery sequence for each processing station is defined at a part of the management controller or at a part of the automatic wire assembly machine, and once the completion of the processing of the previous wire is confirmed at the processing station, the request or delivery time for an individual wire can be pre-determined.

[0016] The method may further include automatically or manually wiring the electrical components in a respective wiring sequence and in accordance with wiring information, position information, and orientation information.

[0017] Outputting at least a part of the prefabricated wire to an individual processing station may further include: in accordance with the wiring sequence, instructing a wire switch arranged between the automatic wire assembly machine and the plurality of processing stations to supply the respective wire to the target processing station. The wire switch may be an integral part of the automatic wire assembly machine or may be arranged downstream of the automatic wire assembly machine along the conveying path in the wire feeding direction. In one embodiment, in the wire feeding direction up to the wire switch, optimally, only one individual conveying line or two or more conveying lines may be provided for different wire cross-sectional areas, and in the wire feeding direction of the wire switch, a plurality of conveying lines corresponding to the number of removal points or processing stations to be supplied may then branch off, where each conveying line is supplied to one of the plurality of removal points, for example, a robot and / or a manual workstation. Considering the clock rate achievable by the automatic wire assembly machine compared to the clock rate in the case of automatic, semi-automatic, or manual wiring, the automatic wire assembly machine can be used to operate approximately ten or more removal points, such that the wire switch can have a corresponding number of removal conveying lines on its output side.

[0018] It is provided that the method further includes the steps of: detecting the presence of a wire in the braking station;

[0019] Signaling the presence of the wire in the braking station to the operator of the processing station assigned to the braking station. The detection of the presence of the wire in the braking station can be achieved, for example, by means of a presence sensor (such as an inductive loop sensor). The presence of the wire in the braking station can be signaled to the operator in an optical and / or acoustic manner (such as by outputting a signal tone or by lighting a lamp arranged on the braking station).

[0020] Furthermore, the method may include controllably outputting at least a part of the prefabricated wire from the wire braking station by means of a supply device provided in the wire braking station. The supply device can be designed to guide the wire located in the wire braking station out of the wire braking station at a speed significantly lower than the speed at which the wire reaches the wire braking station.

[0021] The invention further relates to a wire braking station, which is particularly used in the method according to one of the preceding claims for braking a wire conveyed by means of a pneumatic conveying system. The wire braking station includes a wire input part and a wire output part. The wire input part can be connected to the conveying line of the pneumatic conveying system. The wire output part is arranged to face away from the wire input part for the controlled output of the wire. The wire braking station includes a braking device, which is arranged between the wire input part and the wire output part for braking the wire arriving via the conveying line. The braking effect of the braking device can be generated, for example, inductively or by tapering the conveying path of the wire or temporarily blocking the conveying path of the wire. The braking device can include two rollers forming a gap, where the gap is arranged in the conveying path of the wire, and the rollers are pre-tensioned against each other, so that the wire entering the wire braking station via the wire input part is braked in the gap.

[0022] The wire braking station may further include a supply device, which is set to output the wire from the wire output part at an adjustable supply speed. The supply device can be designed to drive the rollers in the opposite direction, so that the previously braked wire can be guided through the gap from the wire output part by means of the supply device, thereby overcoming the pre-tension force of the rollers. The rollers can be pre-tensioned by a tension spring arranged between them, especially connecting their roller axes. Each of the rollers can be mounted on a rod arm, and the rod arms are pivotable against each other, whereby the rollers are movable relative to each other substantially perpendicular to the conveying path of the wire to adapt the gap steplessly to different wire thicknesses. Each of the rollers can be arranged to be rotatably mounted on the freely swinging end of the rod arm. The opposite ends of the rod arms can be pivotably mounted in the wire braking station.

[0023] The supply device can include a stepper motor, and the rollers are synchronously driven by the stepper motor by means of at least one belt guided via a deflection roller mechanism. The deflection roller mechanism can be connected to the motor shaft of the stepper motor via a first belt. The deflection roller mechanism can include a plurality of deflection rollers, and two of the plurality of deflection rollers are arranged and mounted coaxially with the rod arm axis. Among these deflection rollers, each deflection roller can be connected to one of the rollers forming the gap in each case via a separate belt, so that the rollers can be driven synchronously and in opposite directions.

[0024] In addition, it can be provided that the wire braking station includes a presence sensor, especially a ring sensor, by means of which the presence of the wire located in the wire braking station can be detected. The presence sensor can be arranged such that the tip of the wire in the wire braking station located in the braking position and pointing in the conveying direction is within the measurement range of the presence sensor.

[0025] The presence of the wire in the wire braking station can be signaled to the operator located in the contact area of the wire braking station via a signaling device present in the wire braking station. The signaling device can be designed to output an acoustic and / or optical signal. For example, the signaling device can output a beep or a melody. Alternatively, the signaling device can be designed in the form of one or more lights (e.g., LEDs) outside the wire braking station.

[0026] In addition, an actuating device (e.g., a button) can be provided for manually outputting the wire from the wire output section once the presence of the wire has been signaled. The wire braking station can include a circuit board that is coupled to a presence sensor, a stepper motor, the actuating device, and the signaling device. When the presence of the wire in the wire braking station is detected by the presence sensor, the presence sensor can transmit this information to the circuit board, which can then actuated the signaling device to notify the operator of the presence of the wire. Once the operator actuates the actuating device for outputting the wire, the circuit board can actuated the stepper motor such that the rollers can be driven by the stepper motor and the wire can be output from the wire braking device via the wire output section.

[0027] The wire output section can be designed as an outlet that is angled obliquely from the conveying path to reduce the risk to the operator located in the contact area of the wire braking station. Thus, even in the case where the braking device cannot malfunction, the wire entering the wire braking station from the conveying line of the air pressure conveying system can still be braked and deflected in a direction away from the operator.

[0028] The invention further relates to an arrangement for conveying a prefabricated wire from an automatic wire assembly machine to a processing station, wherein the arrangement includes an automatic wire assembly machine, a processing station, and an air pressure conveying system having a conveying line for conveying the wire from the automatic wire assembly machine to the processing station; wherein the arrangement includes a wire braking station according to one of claims 7 to 17, and the wire output section of the wire braking station leads to the processing station.

[0029] The arrangement can include a plurality of processing stations designed as manual wiring workstations, each of the plurality of processing stations being assigned a transmission line and connected at its end to a wire braking station of the transmission line, wherein the arrangement further includes a wire switch arranged between the automatic wire assembly machine and the processing station, the wire switch having a wire input section and a plurality of wire output sections; wherein the wire switch is connected to the automatic wire assembly machine on the input side via the conveying line and to the plurality of processing stations on the output side via respective conveying lines; wherein the wire switch is designed to supply the wire to a target processing station to selectively supply the wire to one of the conveying lines connected to the wire output section.

[0030] Further details of the present invention will be described with reference to the following drawings. In the drawings:

[0031] Figure 1 An embodiment of a process for automatic wiring is shown;

[0032] Figure 2 A perspective front view of an embodiment of a wire braking station without a housing cover is shown;

[0033] Figure 3 A perspective front view of an embodiment of a wire braking station with a housing cover is shown;

[0034] Figure 4 A plan view of an embodiment of a wire braking station without a housing cover is shown;

[0035] Figure 5 A perspective rear view of an embodiment of a wire braking station without a housing cover is shown;

[0036] Figure 6 A perspective front view of an embodiment of a wire braking station without a housing cover is shown;

[0037] Figure 7 A side view of an embodiment of a wire braking station without a housing cover is shown;

[0038] Figure 8 A flowchart schematically showing an embodiment of a method according to the present invention is shown.

[0039] Figure 1The process overview of a method for controlling and automatically routing in a switchgear structure is shown. This particularly relates to the management of production orders for a plurality of manual and / or automatic processing stations 400.1, 400.2, which are involved in the routing of electrical components 2 of switches and / or control systems arranged on mounting boards 3. The data flow 15 is identified by a dashed line and the material flow 16 is identified by a solid line. First, the corresponding switch plan and switchgear layout are designed and stored in a database 18, which is located in the engineering area 7 and is used to store the plans of switches and / or control systems and for the integrated planning of creating switch plans and switchgear layouts in 3D. Then, the switch plan and switchgear layout to be produced are output from the database 18 by a control device 19 located in the workshop area 6 for managing production orders. Then, based on the obtained switch plan and switchgear layout, individual processing commands for each of the plurality of processing stations 400.1, 400.2 are created by means of the control device 19, where each processing command includes a separately pre-determined routing order for at least partially prefabricated wire rods. Then, the control device 19 sends a wire rod assembly command 5 to an automatic wire rod assembly machine 300 to sequentially produce a plurality of individual at least partially prefabricated wire rods 1 according to the routing order of the individual processing commands. In addition, the automatic wire rod assembly machine 300 is instructed to output the at least partially prefabricated wire rods 1 to the individual processing stations 400 in the corresponding routing order. Then, the at least partially prefabricated wire rods 1 are output to the individual processing stations 400 by the automatic wire rod assembly machine 300 by means of a pneumatic conveying system 200. Outputting the wire rods 1 to the individual processing stations 400 includes instructing a wire rod switch 500 arranged between the automatic wire rod assembly machine 300 and the plurality of processing stations 400, which selectively supplies the corresponding wire rods to the corresponding target processing stations 400 according to the routing order. In each case, the wire rods 1 are output to each individual processing station 400 after a processing confirmation 4 related to the previous wire rod 1 is received on a part of the corresponding processing station 400. Before reaching the manual processing station 400.1, the wire rods arriving there are braked in each case by means of a wire rod braking station 100. In the wire rod braking station 100, the presence of the wire rod 1 located in the braking station 100 is detected in each case by means of a presence sensor 112, and then a signal of the presence of the wire rod 1 located in the braking station 100 is sent to the operator of the processing station 400.1 assigned to the braking station 100. Once the operator actuates the actuating device of the wire rod braking station, at least one wire rod 1 is controllably output from the wire rod output section of the wire rod braking station 100 by means of a supply device 104 provided in the wire rod braking station 100. Finally, the automatic or manual routing of the electrical components 2 in the corresponding routing order and according to the routing information, position information, and orientation information takes place at the manual routing workstation 400.1 and the routing robot 400.2.The manual wiring workstation also receives information regarding the part of the control device 19 that is related to the wiring instructions and the wire list 11, which is output at the wiring workstation 400.1 via the display 17 in each case. The wiring robot 400.2 is connected to the control device 19 via the human-machine interface 10. The control device 19 receives the digital twin 14, which is output to the wiring robot 400.2 as the robot program 9 by the interface 10. The wiring robot 400.2 sends the process data 13 to the control device 19 via the human-machine interface 10.

[0040] For connection to the delivery line 201 of the air pressure delivery system 200, Figures 2 to 7The wire braking station 100 shown in the figure has a cable loop wire receiving part 101. Through this cable loop wire receiving part 101, the incoming wire 1 can be supplied into the wire braking station 100. On the side of the wire braking station 100 opposite to the wire input part 101, a wire output part 102 is arranged. Through this wire output part, the braked wire can be guided out of the wire braking station 100 in a controlled manner. Between the wire input part 101 and the wire output part 102, the wire braking station 100 particularly includes a braking device 103 for braking the wire and a supply device 104 for guiding the wire 1 out of the wire braking station 100 in a controlled manner. The braking device 103 includes two conveying rollers 106 that form a gap 105. Among them, the gap 105 is arranged in the conveying path of the wire 1, and the rollers 106 are pre-tensioned against each other by a tension spring 111, so that the wire 1 entering the wire braking station 100 through the wire input part 101 is braked in the gap 105. The supply device 104 is designed to drive the rollers 106 in the opposite direction, so that with the help of the supply device 104, the previously braked wire 1 can be guided through the gap 105 and output from the wire output part 102, thereby overcoming the pre-tensioning force of the rollers 106. Each of the conveying rollers 106 is mounted on a rod arm 107, and the rod arms 107 can pivot against each other. Thus, the conveying rollers 106 can move relative to each other substantially perpendicular to the conveying path of the wire 1 to make the gap 105 adapt to different wire thicknesses steplessly. The supply device includes a stepper motor 108. Through the stepper motor 108, the rollers 106 are synchronously driven by means of a deflection roller mechanism 109 and a plurality of belts 110.1, 110.2. The deflection roller mechanism includes three deflection rollers. The three deflection rollers are connected to the motor shaft 108 of the stepper motor by a first belt 110.1. Among them, the deflection rollers are driven in such a way that two deflection rollers each positioned to align with one of the conveying rollers 106 are driven in opposite directions and synchronously. These two deflection rollers are also mounted on the rod arms 107 and are rotatable coaxially with the pivot axes of these rod arms 107. By means of a separate belt 110.2 in each case, these deflection rollers are connected to one of these conveying rollers 106 in each case, so that these conveying rollers are also driven synchronously and in opposite directions.

[0041] In addition, a ring sensor 112 is installed in the wire braking station. With the help of this ring sensor 112, the presence of the wire 1 in the wire braking station 110 can be detected. The ring sensor 112 includes a channel opening through which the wire 1 passes after passing through the gap 105. Then, a signal of the presence of the wire 1 in the wire braking station 100 detected by the ring sensor 112 is sent to the operator in the contact area of the wire braking station 100 via a signal device 113 existing in the wire braking station 100. Via a button 114, once the presence of the wire 1 has been signaled, the operator can manually trigger the output of the wire 1 from the wire output section 102. The wire output section 102 is designed as an outlet that is angled downward from the conveying path to reduce the risk to the operator in the contact area of the wire braking station 100. The wire braking station 100 also includes a circuit board 115 that is connected to the ring sensor 112, the stepping motor 108, the actuating device 114, and the signal device 113. When the presence of the wire 1 in the wire braking station 100 is detected by the ring sensor 112, the ring sensor 112 transmits this information to the circuit board 115, which then actuates the signal device 113 to notify the operator of the presence of the wire 1. Once the operator actuates the actuating device 114 to output the wire 1, the circuit board 115 can actuate the stepping motor 108 so that the conveying roller 106 is driven via the stepping motor 108, and the wire 1 is output from the wire braking device 100 via the wire output section 102.

[0042] Figure 8 A flowchart schematically showing an embodiment of the method according to the present invention is shown. This includes the following steps: obtaining 1000 at least one plan of a switch and / or control system, the switch and / or control system including at least position information and orientation information of a plurality of electrical components 2 on a mounting plate 3 and wiring information of a plurality of electrical wirings between two electrical components of these electrical components 2 in each case;

[0043] Creating 2000 individual processing commands for each of a plurality of processing stations 400 based on at least one plan of a switch and / or control system, wherein each processing command includes a separate predetermined wiring order of at least partially prefabricated wires;

[0044] Sending 3000 a wire assembly command to an automatic wire assembly machine 300 to sequentially produce a plurality of individual at least partially prefabricated wires 1 according to the wiring order of the individual processing commands;

[0045] Instructing 4000 the automatic wire assembly machine 300 to output the at least partially prefabricated wires to individual processing stations 400 in accordance with the corresponding wiring order;

[0046] At least part of the prefabricated wire 1 is output 5000 via the air pressure conveying system 200 to the individual processing stations 400;

[0047] The wire 1 is braked 6000 by means of the wire braking station 100 before reaching the manual processing station 400.1;

[0048] After receiving the processing confirmation 4 related to the previous wire 1 on a part of the corresponding processing station 400, the subsequent prefabricated wire 1 is output 5000 to each of these individual processing stations 400, wherein outputting 5000 at least part of the prefabricated wire 1 to the individual processing stations 400 includes instructing the wire switch 500 arranged between the automatic wire assembling machine 300 and the multiple processing stations 400 to supply the corresponding wire 1 to the target processing station 400 according to the wiring sequence;

[0049] Automatically or manually wire 7000 the electrical components 2 in the corresponding wiring sequence and according to the wiring information, position information, and orientation information;

[0050] Detect 8000 the presence of the wire 1 located in the braking station 100;

[0051] Send a signal 9000 of the presence of the wire 1 located in the braking station 100 to the operator of the processing station 400 assigned to the braking station 100;

[0052] Controlled output 10000 at least part of the prefabricated wire 1 from the wire braking station 100 by means of the supply device 104 arranged in the wire braking station 100.

[0053] The features of the present invention disclosed in the above description, drawings, and claims are essential for the implementation of the present invention whether individually or in any combination.

[0054] List of reference numerals

[0055] 1 Wire

[0056] 2 Electrical components

[0057] 3 Mounting plate

[0058] 4 Processing confirmation

[0059] 5 Wire assembly command

[0060] 6 Workshop

[0061] 7 Project

[0062] 8 Wire coordination

[0063] 9 Robot program

[0064] 10 Human-machine interface

[0065] 11 Wiring Instructions / Wiring List

[0066] 12 Exit

[0067] 13 Process Data

[0068] 14 Digital Twin MPL

[0069] 15 Data Flow

[0070] 16 Material Flow

[0071] 17 Display

[0072] 18 Database for Storing the Planning of Switching and / or Control Systems

[0073] 19 Control Device for Managing Production Commands

[0074] 100 Wire Braking Station

[0075] 101 Wire Input Section

[0076] 102 Wire Output Section

[0077] 103 Braking Device

[0078] 104 Feeding Device

[0079] 105 Gap

[0080] 106 Roller

[0081] 107 Lever Arm

[0082] 108 Stepper Motor

[0083] 108.1 Motor Shaft

[0084] 109 Deflection Roller Mechanism

[0085] 110 Belt

[0086] 111 Tension Spring

[0087] 112 Presence Sensor

[0088] 113 Signal Device

[0089] 114 Actuating Device

[0090] 115 Circuit Board

[0091] 116 Housing

[0092] 117 Leg

[0093] 118 Handle

[0094] 200 Air pressure conveying system

[0095] 201 Conveying line

[0096] 300 Automatic wire assembling machine

[0097] 400 Processing station

[0098] 400.1 Manual wiring workstation

[0099] 400.2 Wiring robot

[0100] 500 Wire switch

[0101] 501 Wire input section

[0102] 502 Wire output section

[0103] X Conveying direction

Claims

1. A method for managing production orders for a plurality of manual and / or automatic processing stations (400.1, 400.2), the manual and / or automatic processing stations being involved in the wiring of electrical components (2) of a switch and / or control system arranged on a mounting plate (3), the method comprising the following steps: Obtaining (1000) at least one plan of the switch and / or control system, the plan including at least position information and orientation information about a plurality of electrical components (2) of the switch and / or control system on the mounting plate (3) and wiring information about a plurality of electrical wirings between two electrical components in each of the electrical components (2), wherein, for example, the plan is obtained between two working levels, for example, on a part of an engineering workshop; Based on the plan of the at least one switch and / or control system, creating (2000) a separate processing order for each of the plurality of processing stations (400), wherein each processing order includes a separate pre-determined wiring sequence of at least partially prefabricated wire; Sending (3000) a wire assembly order to an automatic wire assembly machine (300) so as to sequentially produce a plurality of individually at least partially prefabricated wires (1) according to the wiring sequence of the separate processing order; Instructing (4000) the automatic wire assembly machine (300) to output the at least partially prefabricated wires to separate processing stations (400) in the corresponding wiring sequence; Outputting (5000) the at least partially prefabricated wires (1) to the separate processing stations (400) by means of a pneumatic conveying system (200); In each case braking (6000) the wire (1) by means of a wire braking station (100) before reaching the manual processing station (400.1).

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein After receiving a processing confirmation (4) related to a previous wire (1) on a part of the corresponding processing station (400), outputting (5000) a subsequent prefabricated wire (1) to each of the separate processing stations (400).

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising automatically or manually wiring (7000) the electrical components (2) in the corresponding wiring sequence and according to the wiring information, the position information and the orientation information.

4. The method according to one of the preceding claims, wherein, Outputting (5000) the at least partially prefabricated wires (1) to the separate processing stations (400) includes instructing a wire switch (500) arranged between the automatic wire assembly machine (300) and the plurality of processing stations (400) to supply the corresponding wires (1) to a target processing station (400) according to the wiring sequence.

5. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, further comprising: Detecting (8000) the presence of the wire (1) located in the braking station (100); Sending a signal (9000) of the presence of the wire (1) located in the braking station (100) to an operator of the processing station (400) assigned to the braking station (100).

6. The method according to one of the preceding claims, further comprising controllably outputting the at least partially prefabricated wire (1) from the wire braking station (100) by means of a supply device (104) provided in the wire braking station (100).

7. A wire braking station (100), particularly for use in the method according to one of the preceding claims, the wire braking station (100) being for braking a wire (1) conveyed by means of a pneumatic pressure conveying system (200); wherein, The wire braking station (100) includes a wire input part (101) and a wire output part (102). The wire input part (101) can be connected to the conveying line (201) of the pneumatic conveying system (200). The wire output part (102) is arranged to face away from the wire input part (101) for the controllable output of the wire (1). Wherein, the wire braking station (100) includes a braking device (103), and the braking device (103) is arranged between the wire input part (101) and the wire output part (102) for braking the wire (1) arriving via the conveying line (201).

8. The wire braking station (100) according to claim 7, wherein the wire braking station (100) further includes a supply device (104), and the supply device is arranged to output the wire (1) from the wire output part (102) at an adjustable supply speed.

9. The wire braking station (100) according to claim 7 or 8, wherein, The braking device (103) includes an electromagnetic braking device and / or two rollers (106) forming a gap (105). The electromagnetic braking device is, for example, an eddy current brake. Wherein the gap (105) is arranged in the conveying path of the wire (1), and the rollers (106) are pre-stretched against each other, so that the wire (1) entering the wire braking station (100) via the wire input part (101) is braked in the gap (105).

10. The wire rod braking station (100) according to claim 9, wherein, The supply device (104) is designed to drive the rollers (106) in the opposite direction, so that the previously braked wire (1) can be guided through the gap (105) by the supply device (104) and output from the wire output part (102), thereby overcoming the pre-stretching force of the rollers (106).

11. The wire rod braking station (100) according to claim 9 or 10, wherein, The rollers (106) are pre-stretched via a tension spring (111) arranged between the rollers (106), and the tension spring (111) is particularly connected to the roller shafts of the rollers (106).

12. The wire braking station (100) according to one of claims 9 to 11, wherein, Each of the rollers (106) is mounted on a lever arm (107), and the lever arms (107) can pivot against each other, so that the rollers (106) can move relative to each other substantially perpendicular to the conveying path of the wire (1) to infinitely adapt the gap (105) to different wire thicknesses.

13. The wire braking station (100) according to one of claims 8 to 12, wherein, The supply device (104) includes a stepping motor (108), and the rollers (106) are synchronously driven by the stepping motor (108) by means of at least one belt (110) guided via a deflection roller mechanism (109).

14. The wire braking station (100) according to one of claims 8 to 13, wherein the wire braking station (100) further comprises a presence sensor (112), in particular a ring sensor, by means of which the presence of a wire (1) located in the wire braking station (100) can be detected.

15. The wire rod braking station (100) according to claim 14, wherein, The presence of the wire (1) located in the wire braking station (100) can be signaled to an operator located in the contact area of the wire braking station (100) via a signaling device (113) present in the wire braking station (100).

16. The wire braking station (100) according to claim 15, wherein the wire braking station (100) further comprises an actuating device (114), which is, for example, a button, for manually outputting the wire (1) from the wire output section (102) once the presence of the wire (1) has been signaled.

17. The wire braking station (100) according to one of claims 8 to 16, wherein, The wire output section (102) is designed as an outlet angled obliquely from the conveying path to reduce the danger to an operator located in the contact area of the wire braking station (100).

18. An arrangement for conveying a prefabricated wire (1) from an automatic wire assembly machine (300) to a processing station (400), wherein, The arrangement comprises an automatic wire assembly machine (300), a processing station (400) and a pneumatic conveying system (200) having a conveying line (201) for conveying the wire (1) from the automatic wire assembly machine (300) to the processing station (400), wherein the arrangement comprises a wire braking station (1) according to one of claims 7 to 17, and the wire output section (102) of the wire braking station (1) leads to the processing station (400).

19. The arrangement according to claim 18, the arrangement comprising a plurality of processing stations (400) designed as manual wiring workstations, each of the plurality of processing stations (400) being assigned a conveying line (201) and a wire braking station (100) connected to the conveying line (201) at an end, wherein, The arrangement further comprises a wire switch (500) arranged between the automatic wire assembly machine (300) and the processing station (400), the wire switch (500) having a wire input section (501) and a plurality of wire output sections (502); wherein the wire switch (500) is connected on the input side to the automatic wire assembly machine (300) via the conveying line (201), and the wire switch (500) is connected on the output side to the plurality of processing stations (400) via respective conveying lines (201); wherein the wire switch (500) is designed to supply the wire (1) to a target processing station (400) to selectively supply the wire (1) into one of the conveying lines (201) connected to the wire output section (502).

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