Pin assembling device of wiring terminal

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of wiring terminal manufacturing, and provides a wiring terminal pin assembling device which comprises a pin fixing carrier, a vibration column module and a taking and placing module, the pin fixing carrier is used for fixing a plurality of terminal pins, the vibration column module and the pin fixing carrier are arranged in a separated mode, and the taking and placing module is used for taking and placing the terminal pins. And the taking and placing module is used for enabling the mounting section of the terminal pin to face a preset direction and moving the mounting section to a preset position, and the taking and placing module is separated from the pin fixing carrier and used for moving the terminal pin located at the preset position to the pin fixing carrier. According to the utility model, through the arrangement of the vibration column module, the installation section of the terminal pin can face the preset direction and move to the preset position, and then the terminal pin at the preset position is moved to the pin fixing carrier through the pick-and-place module, so that the problem of low efficiency caused by the fact that the terminal pin is not easy to be grabbed manually due to the small size of the wiring terminal is avoided.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of wiring terminal manufacturing, and in particular to a pin assembly device for a wiring terminal. Background Art

[0002] The production of existing mechanical parts mostly requires manual operation, especially for precision and small parts. Manual sorting consumes a lot of manpower costs, and the speed of manual operation is greatly limited, which slows down the production progress and cannot adapt to the needs of large-scale high-volume production. For example, there are terminal blocks on the PCB for quick wiring.

[0003] Terminal blocks are a common connection element in electrical engineering. They are used to connect and fix wires or cables. The main function of terminal blocks is to provide safe and reliable electrical connections for electrical equipment, while facilitating the maintenance and replacement of lines.

[0004] Existing terminal blocks are usually assembled manually. First, the iron shell and the spring sheet need to be assembled and placed in a plastic shell. Then, the plastic cover is installed on the plastic shell and riveted to form a semi-finished product. Finally, the terminal pins are inserted into the semi-finished product for assembly to form a finished product. However, due to the small size of the terminal block, it is not easy for manual labor to grasp the terminal pins and insert them into the semi-finished product, which affects the production efficiency of the terminal block. Utility Model Content

[0005] In view of the above-mentioned deficiencies in the prior art, the purpose of the present application is to provide a pin assembly device for a terminal block, aiming to solve the problem that it is difficult to grasp the terminal pin and insert the terminal pin into a semi-finished product.

[0006] The technical solution adopted by the present application to solve the technical problem is as follows: a pin assembly device for a wiring terminal, used to install a terminal pin on a semi-finished product, the terminal pin has an opposite installation section and an exposed section, the installation section is fixed to the inside of the semi-finished product, the pin assembly device comprises: a pin fixing carrier, the pin fixing carrier is used to fix a plurality of the terminal pins;

[0007] A shock module, which is separately arranged from the pin fixing carrier and is used to move the mounting section of the terminal pin toward a preset direction and to a preset position;

[0008] A pick-and-place module is provided separately from the pin fixing carrier and is used for moving the terminal pins located at the preset positions to the pin fixing carrier.

[0009] Further, the pin fixing carrier includes: a pin carrier, the pin carrier is used to fix the terminal pin;

[0010] A semi-finished product carrier is arranged at the top of the pin carrier, and the semi-finished product carrier is slidably arranged on the pin carrier up and down. A plurality of through holes are arranged on the semi-finished product carrier, and a plurality of the terminal pins are respectively passed through the plurality of through holes and fixed on the pin carrier. The semi-finished product carrier is used to fix the semi-finished product.

[0011] Furthermore, the pin carrier includes: a plurality of fixing grooves, the plurality of fixing grooves respectively match and engage with a plurality of the exposed sections, the through holes on the semi-finished carrier match with the mounting sections, and the cross-sectional area of ​​the exposed sections is smaller than the cross-sectional area of ​​the mounting sections.

[0012] Furthermore, the pin fixing carrier also includes: a compression spring, which is arranged between the pin carrier and the semi-finished product carrier, and is used to drive the pin carrier to separate from the semi-finished product carrier.

[0013] Furthermore, the vibration module includes: a vibration plate, the vibration plate is used to control the installation section of the terminal pin to be arranged in the preset direction;

[0014] A conveyor belt is used to move the terminal pins on the vibration plate to a preset position, wherein the preset direction is the direction toward the conveyor belt.

[0015] Furthermore, the shock module also includes: a pin guide, which is arranged on the conveyor belt, and is used to prevent the installation section of the terminal pin located on the conveyor belt from deviating from the preset direction.

[0016] Further, the pin guide comprises: a pin guide body;

[0017] A guide hole is provided through the pin guide body, the cross section of the guide hole matches the maximum cross section of the terminal pin, and the conveyor belt is provided in the guide hole.

[0018] Further, the terminal pin is fixed on the top of the pin fixing carrier, the conveyor belt is not vertically arranged, and the pick-and-place module includes: a mechanical gripper, the mechanical gripper is arranged between the pin fixing carrier and the conveyor belt, and the mechanical gripper is used to grab or release the terminal pin;

[0019] A motor, the motor is connected to the mechanical gripper, and the mechanical gripper is driven by the motor to move toward the pin fixing carrier and the shock module respectively;

[0020] An electric guide rail, the motor is slidably arranged on the electric guide rail, and the mechanical gripper is driven by the electric guide rail to move toward the pin fixing carrier and the shock module respectively.

[0021] Furthermore, the mechanical gripper comprises: two clamping jaws, the two clamping jaws are used to fix the terminal pins;

[0022] A limiting groove is provided on one or both of the clamping jaws, the limiting groove is arranged in the preset direction, and the width of the limiting groove matches the width of the terminal pin.

[0023] Furthermore, the pin assembly device further comprises: a terminal detection module, the terminal detection module is arranged on the shock module, and the terminal detection module is used to check whether the terminal pin reaches the preset position;

[0024] A terminal pin riveting module is provided separately from the pin fixing carrier, and is used for driving the semi-finished product and the terminal pin to approach each other and assemble them.

[0025] Compared with the prior art, the utility model can move the installation section of the terminal pin to a preset direction and to a preset position by setting a vibration module, and then move the terminal pin at the preset position to the pin fixing carrier through the pick-and-place module, thereby avoiding the problem of low efficiency caused by the small size of the terminal and the difficulty of manual grasping of the terminal pin. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0026] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are some embodiments of the utility model. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

[0027] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the pin assembly device of the wiring terminal provided in this embodiment;

[0028] Figure 2 This embodiment Figure 1 A local enlarged structural schematic diagram of A;

[0029] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the pin fixing carrier of this embodiment;

[0030] Figure 4 This embodiment Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the local enlarged structure at B;

[0031] Figure 5 This embodiment Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the local enlarged structure at C.

[0032] In the figure: 100, pin fixing carrier; 110, pin carrier; 111, fixing groove; 120, semi-finished product carrier; 121, through hole; 200, vibration module; 210, vibration plate; 220, pin guide; 221, pin guide body; 222, guide hole; 300, pick-and-place module; 310, mechanical gripper; 311, clamping claw; 312, limit groove; 320, motor; 330, electric guide rail; 400, terminal detection module; 500, terminal pin riveting module; 610, terminal pin; 611, installation section; 612, exposed section; 620, semi-finished product. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0033] The embodiments of the present application are described in detail below, and examples of the embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals throughout represent the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are only used to explain the present application, and cannot be understood as limiting the present application.

[0034] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside" and the like indicate positions or positional relationships based on the positions or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application 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 therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present application. In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present application, unless otherwise specified, "multiple" means two or more.

[0035] In the description of this application, it should be noted that, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", and "connected" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, or it can be the internal communication of two components. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in this application can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0036] In addition, the technical features involved in the different embodiments of the present invention described above can be combined with each other as long as they do not conflict with each other.

[0037] The utility model provides Figures 1 to 5 As shown in , a pin assembly device for a connection terminal is intended to solve the problem that it is difficult to grab the terminal pin 610 and insert the terminal pin 610 into a semi-finished product 620 in the existing terminal.

[0038] The pin assembly device of the present terminal mainly includes: a pin fixing carrier 100, a shock module 200 and a pick-and-place module 300. The pin assembly device is mainly used to install the terminal pin 610 on the semi-finished product 620. The terminal pin 610 has an opposite installation section 611 and an exposed section 612, and the installation section 611 is fixed to the inside of the semi-finished product 620. The pin fixing carrier 100 is used to fix a plurality of terminal pins 610. Specifically, if a terminal has two terminal pins 610, then the pin fixing carrier 100 can be used to fix the two terminal pins 610 for easy assembly. The shock module 200 and the pick-and-place module 300 are both separately arranged from the pin fixing carrier 100. The shock module 200 is used to move the installation section 611 of the terminal pin 610 to a preset direction and to a preset position, and the pick-and-place module 300 is used to move the terminal pin 610 located at the preset position to the pin fixing carrier 100.

[0039] Existing terminal blocks are usually assembled manually. First, the iron shell and the spring sheet need to be assembled and placed in a plastic shell. Then, the plastic cover is installed on the plastic shell and riveted to form a semi-finished product 620. Finally, the terminal pin 610 is inserted into the semi-finished product 620 for assembly to form a finished product. However, due to the small size of the terminal block, it is not easy for manual labor to grasp the terminal pin 610 and insert it into the semi-finished product 620, which affects the production efficiency of the terminal block.

[0040] The utility model sets a vibration module 200, which can move the installation section 611 of the terminal pin 610 toward a preset direction and to a preset position, and then moves the terminal pin 610 at the preset position to the pin fixing carrier 100 through the pick-and-place module 300, thereby avoiding the problem of low efficiency caused by the small size of the terminal and the difficulty of manual grasping of the terminal pin 610.

[0041] In some embodiments, Figures 1 to 3 As shown in , the pin fixing carrier 100 includes: a pin carrier 110, the pin carrier 110 is used to fix the terminal pin 610, specifically, the pin carrier 110 is used to fix the exposed section 612 of the terminal pin 610;

[0042] The semi-finished product carrier 120 is arranged at the top of the pin carrier 110 , and the semi-finished product carrier 120 is slidably arranged on the pin carrier 110 up and down. Specifically, a vertical slide bar is arranged on the pin carrier 110 , and the slide bar penetrates the semi-finished product carrier 120 .

[0043] The semi-finished product carrier 120 is provided with a plurality of through holes 121, and a plurality of terminal pins 610 respectively penetrate through the plurality of through holes 121 and are fixed on the pin carrier 110. Specifically, the mounting sections 611 of the terminal pins 610 penetrate through the through holes 121. When the semi-finished product carrier 120 is close to the pin carrier 110, the mounting sections 611 of the terminal pins 610 also slide in the through holes 121. The semi-finished product carrier 120 is used to fix the semi-finished product 620.

[0044] In the actual assembly process, the pin carrier 110 is first passed through the through hole 121 so that the exposed section 612 of the terminal pin 610 is fixed on the pin carrier 110, and the mounting section 611 of the terminal pin 610 is in the through hole 121. Then the semi-finished product 620 is fixed on the semi-finished product carrier 120, and the mounting section 611 of the terminal pin 610 is aligned with the semi-finished product carrier 120. At this time, you only need to press the semi-finished product carrier 120 and the semi-finished product carrier 120 to move the semi-finished product carrier 120 and the semi-finished product 620 toward the pin carrier 110 and the terminal pin 610, and the distance between the semi-finished product 620 and the mounting section 611 of the terminal pin 610 is reduced until the terminal pin 610 is inserted into the semi-finished product 620 to complete the installation.

[0045] In some embodiments, Figures 1 to 3 As shown in , the pin carrier 110 includes: a plurality of fixing grooves 111, and the plurality of fixing grooves 111 are matched and engaged with a plurality of exposed sections 612 respectively. Specifically, if a terminal has two terminal pins 610, the pin carrier 110 can be provided with two fixing grooves 111 to fix the two terminals for easy assembly. The through hole 121 on the semi-finished carrier 120 matches the mounting section 611, and the cross-sectional area of ​​the exposed section 612 is smaller than the cross-sectional area of ​​the mounting section 611.

[0046] In some embodiments, the pin fixing carrier 100 also includes: a compression spring (not shown in the figure), which is arranged between the pin carrier 110 and the semi-finished product carrier 120, and the compression spring is used to drive the pin carrier 110 and the semi-finished product carrier 120 to separate. When the semi-finished product carrier 120 and the semi-finished product carrier 120 are pressed so that the semi-finished product carrier 120 and the semi-finished product 620 move toward the pin carrier 110 and the terminal pin 610, the compression spring can drive the pin carrier 110 and the semi-finished product carrier 120 to separate and restore to their original state after the pressure is stopped.

[0047] In some embodiments, Figure 1As shown in , the vibration module 200 includes: a vibration plate 210, the vibration plate 210 is used to control the installation section 611 of the terminal pin 610 to be arranged in a preset direction;

[0048] A conveyor belt (not shown in the figure) is used to move the terminal pins 610 on the vibration plate 210 to a preset position, wherein the preset direction is the direction toward the conveyor belt.

[0049] In some embodiments, Figure 1 and Figure 4 As shown in , the shock module 200 further includes: a pin guide 220, which is disposed on the conveyor belt, and the pin guide 220 is used to prevent the installation section 611 of the terminal pin 610 located on the conveyor belt from deviating from a preset direction.

[0050] In some embodiments, Figure 1 and Figure 4 As shown in , the pin guide 220 includes: a pin guide body 221;

[0051] The guide hole 222 is set through the pin guide body 221, and the cross section of the guide hole 222 matches the maximum cross section of the terminal pin 610. Specifically, the cross section of the mounting section 611 is larger, and the cross section of the guide hole 222 matches the cross section of the mounting section 611, so that the terminal pin 610 can slide in the guide hole 222 without changing the direction of the terminal pin 610. Preferably, the terminal pin 610 and the guide hole 222 are clearance-matched. The conveyor belt of the terminal pin 610 is set in the guide hole 222.

[0052] In some embodiments, Figure 1 and Figure 5 As shown in , the terminal pin 610 is fixed at the top of the pin fixing carrier 100, the conveyor belt is not vertically arranged, and the pick-and-place module 300 includes: a mechanical gripper 310, the mechanical gripper 310 is arranged between the pin fixing carrier 100 and the conveyor belt, and the mechanical gripper 310 is used to grab or release the terminal pin 610;

[0053] A motor 320 , the motor 320 is connected to the mechanical gripper 310 , and the mechanical gripper 310 is driven by the motor 320 to respectively move toward the pin fixing carrier 100 and the shock module 200 ;

[0054] The motor 320 is slidably disposed on the electric guide rail 330 , and the mechanical gripper 310 is driven by the electric guide rail 330 to move toward the pin fixing carrier 100 and the shock module 200 respectively.

[0055] In actual use, the conveyor belt is not set vertically, and the motor 320 drives the mechanical gripper 310 to rotate so that the mechanical gripper 310 faces the preset position on the conveyor belt, and the electric guide rail 330 controls the motor 320 and the mechanical gripper 310 to move toward the preset position, and then the mechanical gripper 310 clamps the terminal pin 610. The motor 320 drives the mechanical gripper 310 to rotate so that the mechanical gripper 310 faces the pin fixing carrier 100, and the electric guide rail 330 controls the motor 320 and the mechanical gripper 310 to move toward the pin fixing carrier 100, so that the terminal pin 610 is installed on the pin fixing carrier 100, and finally the mechanical gripper 310 releases the terminal pin 610, and the terminal pin 610 is completed. Move.

[0056] In some embodiments, Figure 1 and Figure 5 As shown in , the mechanical gripper 310 includes: two clamping jaws 311, the two clamping jaws 311 are used to fix the terminal pin 610, specifically, the mechanical gripper 310 can complete the action of clamping and releasing the terminal pin 610 by changing the spacing between the two clamping jaws 311;

[0057] The limiting groove 312 is set on one or two clamping jaws 311. The limiting groove 312 is set in a preset direction. The width of the limiting groove 312 matches the width of the terminal pin 610. Specifically, when the mechanical gripper 310 clamps the terminal pin 610, the two clamping jaws 311 are in contact with the terminal pin 610. At this time, part of the terminal pin 610 is located in the limiting groove 312.

[0058] In some embodiments, Figure 1 As shown in , the pin assembly device also includes: a terminal detection module 400, the terminal detection module 400 is arranged on the shock column module 200, and the terminal detection module 400 is used to check whether the terminal pin 610 reaches the preset position. Specifically, when the terminal detection module 400 detects that the terminal pin 610 reaches the preset position, the conveyor belt stops working until the terminal detection module 400 detects that there is no terminal pin 610 at the preset position, and the conveyor belt continues to work;

[0059] The terminal pin riveting module 500 is separately arranged from the pin fixing carrier 100, and the terminal pin riveting module 500 is used to drive the semi-finished product 620 and the terminal pin 610 to approach each other and assemble. Specifically, after the semi-finished product 620 and the terminal pin 610 are respectively installed on the pin fixing carrier 100, the terminal pin riveting module 500 works to rivet the semi-finished product carrier 120 and the semi-finished product carrier 120 toward the pin fixing carrier 100, so that the semi-finished product carrier 120 and the semi-finished product 620 move toward the pin carrier 110 and the terminal pin 610, and the spacing between the semi-finished product 620 and the installation section 611 of the terminal pin 610 is reduced until the terminal pin 610 is inserted into the semi-finished product 620 to complete the installation.

[0060] In summary, a pin assembly device for a terminal block is provided, including a pin fixing carrier, a shock module, and a pick-and-place module. The pin fixing carrier is used to fix a plurality of terminal pins. The shock module is separately provided from the pin fixing carrier, and is used to move the installation section of the terminal pin toward a preset direction and to a preset position. The pick-and-place module is separately provided from the pin fixing carrier, and is used to move the terminal pin located at a preset position to the pin fixing carrier. The utility model can move the installation section of the terminal pin toward a preset direction and to a preset position by providing the shock module, and then move the terminal pin at the preset position to the pin fixing carrier by using the pick-and-place module, thereby avoiding the problem of low efficiency caused by the difficulty of manually grasping the terminal pin due to the small size of the terminal block.

[0061] Obviously, the above embodiments are merely examples for the purpose of clear explanation, and are not intended to limit the implementation methods. For those skilled in the art, other different forms of changes or modifications can be made based on the above description. It is not necessary and impossible to list all the implementation methods here. The obvious changes or modifications derived therefrom are still within the scope of protection of the invention of the utility model.

Claims

1. A pin assembly device for a terminal block, used for installing a terminal pin on a semi-finished product, wherein the terminal pin has an opposite mounting section and an exposed section, and the mounting section is fixed to the interior of the semi-finished product, characterized in that: The pin assembly device comprises: a pin fixing carrier, the pin fixing carrier is used to fix a plurality of the terminal pins; A shock module, which is separately arranged from the pin fixing carrier and is used to move the mounting section of the terminal pin toward a preset direction and to a preset position; A pick-and-place module is separately arranged from the pin fixing carrier and is used to move the terminal pins located at the preset positions to the pin fixing carrier.

2. The pin assembly device of the connection terminal according to claim 1, characterized in that: The pin fixing carrier comprises: a pin carrier, the pin carrier is used to fix the terminal pin; A semi-finished product carrier is arranged at the top of the pin carrier, and the semi-finished product carrier is slidably arranged on the pin carrier up and down. A plurality of through holes are arranged on the semi-finished product carrier, and a plurality of the terminal pins are respectively passed through the plurality of through holes and fixed on the pin carrier. The semi-finished product carrier is used to fix the semi-finished product.

3. The pin assembly device of the connection terminal according to claim 2, characterized in that: The pin carrier includes: a plurality of fixing grooves, the plurality of fixing grooves are respectively matched and engaged with a plurality of exposed sections, the through holes on the semi-finished carrier are matched with the mounting sections, and the cross-sectional area of ​​the exposed sections is smaller than the cross-sectional area of ​​the mounting sections.

4. The pin assembly device of the connection terminal according to claim 2, characterized in that: The pin fixing carrier further includes: a compression spring, which is arranged between the pin carrier and the semi-finished product carrier, and is used to drive the pin carrier to separate from the semi-finished product carrier.

5. The pin assembly device of the connection terminal according to claim 1, characterized in that: The vibration module comprises: a vibration plate, the vibration plate is used to control the installation section of the terminal pin to be arranged in the preset direction; A conveyor belt is used to move the terminal pins on the vibration plate to a preset position, wherein the preset direction is the direction toward the conveyor belt.

6. The pin assembly device of the connection terminal according to claim 5, characterized in that: The shock module further includes: a pin guide, which is disposed on the conveyor belt and is used to prevent the installation section of the terminal pin on the conveyor belt from deviating from the preset orientation.

7. The pin assembly device of the connection terminal according to claim 6, characterized in that: The pin guide comprises: a pin guide body; A guide hole is provided through the pin guide body, the cross section of the guide hole matches the maximum cross section of the terminal pin, and the conveyor belt is provided in the guide hole.

8. The pin assembly device of the connection terminal according to claim 5, characterized in that: The terminal pin is fixed on the top of the pin fixing carrier, and the conveyor belt is not arranged vertically. The pick-and-place module comprises: a mechanical gripper, which is arranged between the pin fixing carrier and the conveyor belt, and is used to grab or release the terminal pin; A motor, the motor is connected to the mechanical gripper, and the mechanical gripper is driven by the motor to move toward the pin fixing carrier and the shock module respectively; An electric guide rail, the motor is slidably arranged on the electric guide rail, and the mechanical gripper is driven by the electric guide rail to move toward the pin fixing carrier and the shock module respectively.

9. The pin assembly device of the connection terminal according to claim 8, characterized in that: The mechanical gripper comprises: two clamping jaws, and the two clamping jaws are used to fix the terminal pins; A limiting groove is provided on one or both of the clamping jaws, the limiting groove is arranged in the preset direction, and the width of the limiting groove matches the width of the terminal pin.

10. The pin assembly device of the connection terminal according to claim 1, characterized in that: The pin assembly device further comprises: a terminal detection module, the terminal detection module is arranged on the shock module, and the terminal detection module is used to check whether the terminal pin reaches the preset position; A terminal pin riveting module is provided separately from the pin fixing carrier, and is used for driving the semi-finished product and the terminal pin to approach each other and assemble them.

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