Heat shrink tube sleeving device capable of switching heat shrink tubes with different diameters
By designing a heat shrink tube device including feeding, conveying, switching, marking and casing components, the problem of automatic switching and socketing of heat shrink tubes of different diameters in the prior art is solved, and efficient automation and cost reduction of the equipment is achieved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202323388085.9
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2023-12-12
- Publication Date
- 2025-03-14
- Estimated Expiration
- 2033-12-12
AI Technical Summary
The prior art is difficult to realize automatic switching and socketing of heat shrink tubes of different diameters, resulting in increased equipment costs and uneven cutting.
A heat shrink tube device including feeding assembly, conveying assembly, switching assembly, marking assembly and casing assembly is designed. Through the guidance and on-off control of the switching assembly, switching and coupling of heat shrink tubes of different specifications is realized.
Automatic sockets of different diameter heat shrink tubes for different specifications of wire harnesses on one device are realized, avoiding the problems of increased equipment costs and uneven cutting.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to the field of manufacturing automation, in particular to a heat shrink tube sleeve device capable of switching heat shrink tubes with different diameters. Background Art
[0002] At present, there is such a wiring harness structure, which consists of cables, terminal heads and heat shrink tubes. The terminal heads are pressed on the conductive part of the end of the cables, and the heat shrink tubes are sleeved outside the conductive part of the terminal heads and the cables. Then the heat shrink tubes are heated to thermally bond the heat shrink tubes to the cables and the terminal heads. In the prior art, an automated device for the above operation can be realized, but the prior art is aimed at a single heat shrink tube diameter. If heat shrink tubes of different diameters are to be used, the equipment needs to be multiplied, resulting in increased costs. At the same time, when the heat shrink tubes are cut, there will be problems such as uneven cut surfaces and difficulty in fitting when the wire tube diameters are similar. Utility Model Content
[0003] The utility model aims to solve one of the technical problems in the above technology at least to a certain extent. To this end, the purpose of the utility model is to provide a heat shrink tube sleeve device capable of switching heat shrink tubes of different diameters.
[0004] To achieve the above object, an embodiment of the utility model provides a heat shrink tube sleeve device capable of switching heat shrink tubes of different diameters, comprising:
[0005] Feeding assembly: comprising a material storage tray and a guide roller, the heat shrink tube is stored in the material storage tray and enters the conveying assembly after being guided by the guide roller;
[0006] Conveying component: driving the heat shrink tube to leave the feeding component and reach the sleeve component after passing through the switching component and the marking component;
[0007] The switching assembly includes a guide element, an on-off control element, an opening element, a switching drive element and a cutoff element; the switching drive element drives the guide element to translate, so that the heat shrink tubes of different specifications in the guide element move, and after being squeezed and opened by the opening element, they are sleeved to the sleeve assembly; the on-off control element moves or stops the heat shrink tube, and the cutoff element cuts off the heat shrink tube after the heat shrink tube is sleeved on the sleeve assembly to a preset length;
[0008] Marking component: forming a mark on the surface of the heat shrink tube;
[0009] The sleeve assembly includes an expansion element and a sleeve element. After the heat shrink tube is output from the opening element, it is sleeved on the expansion element. The expansion element drives the heat shrink tube to move to the sleeve element. After the sleeve element removes the heat shrink tube from the expansion element, it moves and sleeves the heat shrink tube on the wiring harness.
[0010] A heat shrink tube sleeve device capable of switching heat shrink tubes of different diameters according to an embodiment of the utility model has at least the following beneficial effects: a feeding component can accommodate at least two heat shrink tubes of different specifications, and the heat shrink tubes are sleeved on the sleeve component through the conveying component under the action of the switching component, and the sleeve component is sleeved with different heat shrink tubes according to wire harnesses of different specifications, so that one device can realize the sleeve connection of different heat shrink tubes for wire harnesses of different specifications without the need for additional equipment.
[0011] In addition, the heat shrink tube sleeve device capable of switching heat shrink tubes of different diameters proposed in the above embodiment of the utility model may also have the following additional technical features:
[0012] Optionally, the conveying assembly includes a first conveying element, a second conveying element, a third conveying element and a conveying drive element; the first conveying element, the second conveying element and the driving end of the conveying drive element are synchronously driven, the third conveying element can approach or move away from the first conveying element, and when the third conveying element approaches the first conveying element, the first conveying element drives the heat shrink tube between the two to move.
[0013] Optionally, the guide element includes a shift fork and a guide piece, the shift fork is arranged on the guide piece; the shift fork forms a plurality of slide grooves for the heat shrink tube to pass through, and the guide piece forms a plurality of guide holes for the heat shrink tube to pass through, and the on-off control element is arranged on one side of the guide piece, and the movable end of the on-off control element can push the heat shrink tube in the guide hole against the side wall of the guide hole to stop the movement of the heat shrink tube.
[0014] Furthermore, the on-off control element is a cylinder, and the movable end of the cylinder can move back and forth through the side wall of the guide hole.
[0015] Optionally, the opening element forms a plurality of elliptical through holes, the width of the elliptical through holes is smaller than the width of the heat shrinkable tube, and the heat shrinkable tube is squeezed on both sides when passing through the elliptical through holes, so that the heat shrinkable tube is reduced in width and opens to form a tube.
[0016] Optionally, the marking component includes a marking element and a marking driver, and the marking element forms text or patterns on the surface of the heat shrink tube by thermal transfer printing or other methods; the marking driver can move along a direction perpendicular to the movement direction of the heat shrink tube, driving the marking element located at the movable end of the marking driver to approach or move away from the heat shrink tube.
[0017] Optionally, the tube expansion element includes a rotating driving member and a plurality of tube expansion members. The tube expansion member is arranged at the rotating end of the rotating driving member, thereby driving the long axis of the tube expansion member to point to the movement direction of the heat shrink tube. The tube expansion member is a variable diameter cylinder. The heat shrink tube gradually increases in diameter when it is sleeved on the tube expansion member. The rotating driving member rotates after the cutting element cuts off the heat shrink tube, so that the tube expansion member is close to the sleeve element.
[0018] Optionally, the sleeve element includes a sleeve driving member and a clamping member, the sleeve driving member drives the clamping member to move, the clamping member is provided with a plurality of openable and closable jaws, the jaws remove the heat shrink tube from the tube expansion element and sleeve it on the wire harness. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0019] Figure 1 It is a structural diagram according to an embodiment of the utility model;
[0020] Figure 2 An internal composition at an angle according to an embodiment of the utility model;
[0021] Figure 3 A local structure according to an embodiment of the utility model Figure 1 ;
[0022] Figure 4 A local structure according to an embodiment of the utility model Figure 2 ;
[0023] Figure 5 A local structure according to an embodiment of the utility model Figure 3 ;
[0024] Figure 6 A local structure according to an embodiment of the utility model Figure 4 ;
[0025] Figure 7 It is an internal composition diagram from another angle according to an embodiment of the utility model;
[0026] Figure 8 It is a partial structural diagram from another angle according to an embodiment of the utility model.
[0027] Description of labels:
[0028] Feeding assembly 1 storage tray 11 guide roller 12
[0029] Conveying assembly 2 first conveying element 21 second conveying element 22 third conveying element 23 conveying drive element 24
[0030] Switching assembly 3 shift fork 311 flow guide 312 on / off control element 32 opening element 33 switching drive element 34 cut-off element 35
[0031] Marking assembly 4 marking element 41 marking drive 42
[0032] The sleeve assembly 5 comprises a pipe expansion element 51 , a rotation driving element 511 , a pipe expansion element 512 , a sleeve element 52 , a sleeve driving element 521 , a clamping element 522 , and a clamping jaw 5221 . DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0033] The embodiments of the present invention 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 intended to be used to explain the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the present invention.
[0034] Since the feeding component of the utility model can accommodate at least two heat shrink tubes of different specifications, the heat shrink tubes are sleeved on the sleeve component through the conveying component under the action of the switching component. The sleeve component is sleeved with different heat shrink tubes according to wire harnesses of different specifications, so that one device can realize the sleeve connection of different heat shrink tubes for wire harnesses of different specifications without adding equipment.
[0035] In order to better understand the above technical solution, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Although exemplary embodiments of the present invention are shown in the accompanying drawings, it should be understood that the present invention can be implemented in various forms and should not be limited by the embodiments described herein. On the contrary, these embodiments are provided to enable a more thorough understanding of the present invention and to fully convey the scope of the present invention to those skilled in the art.
[0036] In order to better understand the above technical solution, the above technical solution will be described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific implementation methods.
[0037] Figures 1 to 8 A heat shrink tube sleeve device capable of switching heat shrink tubes of different diameters according to an embodiment of the utility model comprises:
[0038] The feeding component 1 includes a material storage tray 11 and a guide roller 12. The heat shrink tubes are stored in the material storage tray 11 and enter the conveying component 2 after being guided by the guide roller 12. The material storage tray 11 has multiple groups of heat shrink tubes wound therein. The material storage tray 11 may be a general specification for storing heat shrink tubes on the market. The entire material storage tray 11 can be directly replaced after use. The guide roller 12 is used to tension the heat shrink tubes so that the heat shrink tubes will not become loose due to stopping of movement during the entire process and will not be rolled into other components, causing failure of the entire equipment.
[0039] Conveying component 2: drives the heat shrink tube to leave the feeding component 1, and arrives at the sleeve component 5 after passing through the switching component 3 and the marking component 4; the conveying component 2 is the basis for driving the heat shrink tube movement of the entire device. Since the heat shrink tube is in a sheet shape when it is not opened, the conveying component 2 is also driven by the structure of the power roller to move the heat shrink tube in contact with it.
[0040] The switching component 3 includes a guide element, an on-off control element 32, an opening element 33, a switching drive 34 and a cut-off element 35; the switching drive 34 drives the guide element to translate, so that the heat shrink tubes of different specifications in the guide element move, and after being squeezed and opened by the opening element 33, they are sleeved on the sleeve component 5; the on-off control element 32 moves or stops the heat shrink tube, and the cut-off element 35 cuts off the heat shrink tube after the heat shrink tube is sleeved on the sleeve component 5 to a preset length; wherein the cut-off element 35 can be a cutting knife, and the blade is extended or retracted by a cylinder to cut off the heat shrink tube.
[0041] Specifically, the conveying assembly 2 includes a first conveying element 21, a second conveying element 22, a third conveying element 23 and a conveying drive element 24; the first conveying element 21, the second conveying element 22 and the driving end of the conveying drive element 24 are synchronously driven, and the third conveying element 23 can approach or move away from the first conveying element 21. When the third conveying element 23 approaches the first conveying element 21, the first conveying element 21 drives the heat shrink tube between the two to move. In this technical solution, after the heat shrink tube passes through the guide roller 12, it first contacts the first conveying element 21 and then contacts the second conveying element 22. The two The conveying elements rotate synchronously under the drive of a synchronous belt, and when the third conveying element 23 moves close to the first conveying element 21, the gap between the two will eventually be smaller than the thickness of the heat shrink tube. At this time, the heat shrink tube moves under the action of friction force; optionally, the first and second conveying elements are also provided with protrusions and grooves, and the width of the protrusion is slightly larger than the width of the heat shrink tube used, and the same is true for the groove. The purpose of this is that the heat shrink tubes input side by side will only be driven forward by being clamped by the protruding part and the third conveying element 23, while the other heat shrink tubes are located in the groove without contact, and thus will not be driven.
[0042] The guide element includes a shift fork 311 and a guide member 312, the shift fork 311 is arranged on the guide member 312; the shift fork 311 forms a plurality of slide grooves for the heat shrink tube to pass through, and the corresponding guide member 312 forms a plurality of guide holes for the heat shrink tube to pass through, and the on-off control element 32 is arranged on one side of the guide member 312, and the heat shrink tube in the guide hole can be pushed against the side wall of the guide hole through the movable end of the on-off control element 32 to stop the movement of the heat shrink tube; in this technical scheme, the entire switching assembly 3 can be movable in a direction perpendicular to the movement direction of the heat shrink tube, that is, the shift fork 311 first constrains the lateral swing of the heat shrink tube, and the guide member 312 and the opening element 33 further swing in the lateral direction of the heat shrink tube, when the switching drive member 34 causes the aforementioned several elements to move, it will naturally make the required heat shrink tube be aligned with the protrusions and grooves provided on the first and second conveying elements mentioned above, and the whole process is similar to the chain transmission system of a bicycle. The on-off control element 32 may be a cylinder, and the movable end of the cylinder may move back and forth through the side wall of the guide hole to fix the heat shrink tube that does not need to move to prevent misoperation.
[0043] In general, when a heat shrink tube of a specified specification is used, the heat shrink tube is driven to a driving state by the switching component 3, while the unused heat shrink tube is fixed by the on-off control element 32 and is not subjected to a driving force, and is therefore in a stationary state.
[0044] Optionally, the opening element 33 forms a plurality of elliptical through holes, the width of the elliptical through holes is smaller than the width of the heat shrink tube, and the heat shrink tube is squeezed on both sides when passing through the elliptical through holes, so that the heat shrink tube is reduced in width and opens to form a tube. In this technical scheme, the interior of the elliptical through hole is gradually deformed, that is, the heat shrink tube is opened after the two ends of the heat shrink tube are gradually squeezed. The opening element 33 of this scheme is cut from bottom to top using a cutter, and the gradual deformation of the interior of the elliptical through hole forms a contoured incision, which cooperates with the cutting direction of the aforementioned cutter to achieve smooth opening of the flat tube while having a smooth cross-section. In the prior art, this type of cutting method mostly uses a V-shaped cutter to cut from both sides to the center line. Although this method does not require the elliptical internal cavity of the scheme to assist the opening of the heat shrink tube, it will eventually make the cross section uneven. Therefore, after adopting the above technical scheme, the problem of uneven cross section can be solved.
[0045] Marking component 4: forms a mark on the surface of the heat shrink tube; optionally, the marking component 4 includes a marking element 41 and a marking driver 42, and the marking element 41 forms text or patterns on the surface of the heat shrink tube by thermal transfer printing or the like; the marking driver 42 can move along a direction perpendicular to the movement of the heat shrink tube, driving the marking element 41 disposed at the movable end of the marking driver 42 to approach or move away from the heat shrink tube to achieve the effect of printing text or patterns. The specific technical implementation method of the above-mentioned marking is an existing mature technology and will not be elaborated here.
[0046] The sleeve assembly 5 includes an expansion element 51 and a sleeve element 52. After the heat shrink tube is output from the opening element 33, it is sleeved on the expansion element 51. The expansion element 51 drives the heat shrink tube to move to the sleeve element 52. After the sleeve element 52 removes the heat shrink tube from the expansion element 51, it moves and sleeves the heat shrink tube on the wiring harness.
[0047] Therefore, after adopting the above scheme, when the diameter of the heat shrink tube is not much different from the diameter of the wire to be sleeved, the expansion effect of the expansion element 51 can realize the pre-expansion of the heat shrink tube, so that it is easier to sleeve on the wire to be sleeved.
[0048] Optionally, the tube expansion element 51 includes a rotating driving member 511 and a plurality of tube expansion members 512. The tube expansion members 512 are arranged at the rotating end of the rotating driving member 511, thereby driving the long axis of the tube expansion member 512 to point to the movement direction of the heat shrink tube. The tube expansion member 512 is a variable diameter cylinder. The heat shrink tube gradually increases its diameter when it is sleeved on the tube expansion member 512. The rotating driving member 511 rotates after the cutting element 35 cuts off the heat shrink tube, so that the tube expansion member 512 is close to the sleeve element 52.
[0049] Optionally, the sleeve element 52 includes a sleeve driving member 521 and a clamping member 522. The sleeve driving member 521 drives the clamping member 522 to move. The clamping member 522 is provided with a plurality of openable and closable jaws 5221. The jaws 5221 remove the heat shrink tube from the expansion tube element 51 and sleeve it on the wire harness.
[0050] Specifically, the tube expansion element 51 can be formed radially around the rotating axis of the rotating driving member 511, and automatically rotate to the corresponding size according to the specifications of the heat shrink tube. A sensing element can also be set, so that when the aforementioned opening element 33 fails to open the heat shrink tube, it will not be able to be installed on the tube expansion element 51. The sensing element can sense that there is no heat shrink tube growing on the sleeve element 52, and then output an alarm signal; the clamping member 522 clamps the heat shrink tube and then takes it off, and the clamping claw 5221 can form a hexagonal clamping space around it, so that the heat shrink tube that has been opened will not be deformed by clamping again, resulting in failure when the wiring harness is installed. The specific structure of this clamping claw 5221 is similar to a camera shutter, which is also a prior art, so the internal structure will not be repeated. The harness clamping claw is an external device used to fix the harness to achieve the purpose of installing the heat shrink tube. The harness that has completed the installation of the heat shrink tube is taken to the next workstation by the harness clamping claw.
[0051] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", "clockwise", "counterclockwise" and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as a limitation on the present invention.
[0052] In the present utility model, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, a first feature being "above" or "below" a second feature may include that the first and second features are in direct contact, or may include that the first and second features are not in direct contact but are in contact through another feature between them. Moreover, a first feature being "above", "above" and "above" a second feature includes that the first feature is directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. A first feature being "below", "below" and "below" a second feature includes that the first feature is directly below and obliquely below the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is lower in level than the second feature.
[0053] In the description of this specification, the description with reference to the terms "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "example", "specific example", or "some examples" etc. means that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in conjunction with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the utility model. In this specification, the schematic representation of the above terms should not be understood as necessarily being directed to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described may be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in a suitable manner. In addition, those skilled in the art may combine and combine different embodiments or examples described in this specification.
[0054] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, it can be understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and cannot be understood as limitations of the present invention. Ordinary technicians in the field can change, modify, replace and modify the above embodiments within the scope of the present invention.
Claims
1. A heat shrink tube device capable of switching heat shrink tubes of different diameters, characterized in that: include: Feeding assembly: comprising a material storage tray and a guide roller, the heat shrink tube is stored in the material storage tray and enters the conveying assembly after being guided by the guide roller; Conveying component: driving the heat shrink tube to leave the feeding component and reach the sleeve component after passing through the switching component and the marking component; Switching assembly: including guide element, on-off control element, opening element, switching drive element and cut-off element; The switching drive member drives the guide element to translate, so that the heat shrink tubes of different specifications in the guide element move, and after being squeezed and opened by the opening element, they are sleeved on the sleeve assembly; the on-off control element moves or stops the heat shrink tube, and the cut-off element cuts off the heat shrink tube after the heat shrink tube is sleeved on the sleeve assembly to a preset length; Marking component: forming a mark on the surface of the heat shrink tube; The sleeve assembly includes an expansion element and a sleeve element. After the heat shrink tube is output from the opening element, it is sleeved on the expansion element. The expansion element drives the heat shrink tube to move to the sleeve element. After the sleeve element removes the heat shrink tube from the expansion element, it moves and sleeves the heat shrink tube on the wiring harness.
2. The heat shrink tube sleeve device capable of switching heat shrink tubes of different diameters as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The conveying assembly includes a first conveying element, a second conveying element, a third conveying element and a conveying drive element; the first conveying element, the second conveying element and the driving end of the conveying drive element are synchronously driven, the third conveying element can approach or move away from the first conveying element, and when the third conveying element approaches the first conveying element, the first conveying element drives the heat shrink tube between the two to move.
3. The heat shrink tube sleeve device capable of switching heat shrink tubes of different diameters as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The guide element includes a shift fork and a guide piece, wherein the shift fork is arranged on the guide piece; the shift fork forms a plurality of slide grooves for the heat shrink tube to pass through, and the guide piece forms a plurality of guide holes for the heat shrink tube to pass through, and the on-off control element is arranged on one side of the guide piece, and the heat shrink tube in the guide hole can be pushed against the side wall of the guide hole through the movable end of the on-off control element to stop the movement of the heat shrink tube.
4. The heat shrink tube sleeve device capable of switching heat shrink tubes of different diameters as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that: The on-off control element is a cylinder, and the movable end of the cylinder can move back and forth through the side wall of the guide hole.
5. The heat shrink tube sleeve device capable of switching heat shrink tubes of different diameters as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The opening element forms a plurality of elliptical through holes, the width of the elliptical through holes is smaller than the width of the heat shrink tube, and the heat shrink tube is squeezed on both sides when passing through the elliptical through holes, so that the heat shrink tube is reduced in width and opens to form a tube.
6. The heat shrink tube sleeve device capable of switching heat shrink tubes of different diameters as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The marking assembly includes a marking element and a marking driver. The marking element forms text or patterns on the surface of the heat shrink tube by thermal transfer printing. The marking driver can move along a direction perpendicular to the movement of the heat shrink tube, driving the marking element located at the movable end of the marking driver to approach or move away from the heat shrink tube.
7. The heat shrink tube sleeve device capable of switching heat shrink tubes of different diameters as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The tube expansion element includes a rotating driving member and a plurality of tube expansion members. The tube expansion member is arranged at the rotating end of the rotating driving member, thereby driving the long axis of the tube expansion member to point to the movement direction of the heat shrinkable tube. The tube expansion member is a variable diameter cylinder. The heat shrinkable tube gradually increases in diameter when it is sleeved on the tube expansion member. The rotating driving member rotates after the cutting element cuts off the heat shrinkable tube, so that the tube expansion member is close to the sleeve element.
8. The heat shrink tube sleeve device capable of switching heat shrink tubes of different diameters as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The sleeve element comprises a sleeve driving part and a clamping part. The sleeve driving part drives the clamping part to move. The clamping part is provided with a plurality of openable and closable clamping claws. The clamping claws remove the heat shrink tube from the tube expansion element and sleeve it on the wire harness.