Fixture for inserting FAKRA wire into plastic shell

By designing a FAKRA wire insertion shell tooling including positioning blocks, probe components, indicator lights and buzzers, the problems of inadequate shell insertion and PIN withdrawal in the prior art are solved, and a more efficient production process and lower quality risks are achieved.

CN223023817UActive Publication Date: 2025-06-24KUNSHAN NEWPORT ELECTRIC CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202421834723.7
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-07-31
Publication Date
2025-06-24
Estimated Expiration
2034-07-31

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Technical Problem

The existing FAKRA wire insert molded shell tooling cannot ensure that the shell is in place, and it is prone to PIN withdrawal, resulting in increased rework and high cost of labor and raw materials scrapping, affecting production efficiency and increasing quality risks.

Method used

Design a FAKRA wire insertion shell tooling, including a base, positioning block, probe assembly, indicator light, buzzer and battery. The insertion product is quickly positioned through the positioning block. The probe assembly is connected to the FAKRA wire, and the indicator light and buzzer feedback the assembly status to ensure that the insertion shell is in place.

Benefits of technology

It eliminates the occurrence of PIN withdrawal, reduces hand fatigue when employees insert shells, improves production efficiency, reduces quality risks, and avoids waste of working hours and raw materials.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a FAKRA wire plastic casing inserting tool, which comprises a base, a positioning block, a probe assembly, an indicating lamp, a buzzer and a battery, the base is detachably fixed on a working table top, the positioning block is embedded on the base, the positioning block is provided with a profiling groove for profiling and positioning a plastic casing, and the probe assembly is arranged in the profiling groove. The base at the bottom of the profiling groove is provided with a probe assembly used for conducting test with a connector wire harness, and the base is provided with an indicating lamp which is connected with the probe assembly and used for indicating the case insertion condition of the connector wire harness. And a buzzer connected with the indicating lamp and a battery for supplying power to the probe assembly and the buzzer are arranged in the base. Through the above mode, the case of withdrawing the PIN is avoided, the hand fatigue of employees in case insertion is reduced, the production efficiency is improved, the quality risk is reduced, and the waste of working hours and raw materials is avoided.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of FAKRA connectors, in particular to a plastic shell tooling for inserting FAKRA wires. Background Art

[0002] At present, FAKRA has become a general standard radio frequency connector in the automotive industry and is widely used in the industry for in-vehicle wireless signal transmission and camera video signal transmission. In response to market demand, the production efficiency and quality requirements for the FAKRA product line are also increasing day by day. After the daily equipment processing of the FAKRA wire, it still needs to be manually assembled with a plastic shell before it can be finally completed. The assembly method is that an employee holds the plastic shell in one hand and the FAKRA wire in the other hand to perform the shell insertion action. Repeating this action for a long time cannot ensure that the shell is inserted in place, and there is a probability of the PIN being withdrawn.

[0003] At present, such an operation method cannot prevent the situation of PIN withdrawal, resulting in rework, increased labor and raw material scrap costs, affecting production efficiency and increasing quality risks. Based on the above defects and deficiencies, it is necessary to improve the existing technology and design a plastic shell tooling for inserting FAKRA wires. Summary of the Utility Model

[0004] The main technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to provide a plastic shell tooling for inserting FAKRA wires, solve the problem of incomplete shell insertion and PIN withdrawal, reduce material scrap, lower production costs, improve production efficiency and reduce quality risks.

[0005] To solve the above technical problem, a technical solution adopted by the utility model is: to provide a plastic shell tooling for inserting FAKRA wires, which includes:

[0006] A base, fixed to the workbench surface;

[0007] A positioning block, embedded in the base, and a profiling groove for profiling and positioning the plastic shell is provided on the positioning block;

[0008] A probe assembly, installed at the bottom of the profiling groove of the positioning block, for conducting a conduction test with the connector wire harness;

[0009] An indicator light, installed on the base, connected to the probe assembly, for indicating the situation of inserting the connector wire harness into the shell;

[0010] A buzzer, installed inside the base, connected to the indicator light;

[0011] A battery, installed inside the base, connected to the probe assembly and the buzzer through wires.

[0012] Preferably, the probe assembly includes a housing, a piston, a spring, a piston cap, a switch needle contact, and an insulating ceramic. The housing is fixed to the base. The front end of the housing is movably inserted with the piston. A spring is sleeved at the rear end of the piston. The spring is located inside the housing and its two ends respectively abut against the middle part of the housing and the piston. The protruding end of the piston is provided with a piston cap. The switch needle contact is insulatingly inserted in the rear end of the housing through the insulating ceramic. The shaft diameter of the end of the switch needle contact close to the piston increases gradually.

[0013] Preferably, the housing, the piston, the piston cap, and the switch needle contact are made of conductive materials. The housing is connected to the battery through a wire, and the switch needle contact is connected to the indicator light through a wire.

[0014] Preferably, a receiving space for placing a buzzer and a battery is provided at the rear side of the base. A rear cover is installed on the rear side of the receiving space. The rear cover is locked to the base by screws.

[0015] Preferably, the base can be detachably installed on the workbench. A clamping groove is provided at the lower end of the base. Two manual butterfly bolts are installed at the lower end of the clamping groove in a threaded manner. The base is clamped to the side end of the workbench through the clamping groove, and the butterfly bolts are manually tightened to ensure the stable installation of the base.

[0016] Preferably, the base is made of insulating nylon material.

[0017] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present utility model are as follows:

[0018] The setting of the positioning block can quickly position and insert the product, and the probe assembly is docked with the AKRA wire;

[0019] The setting of the indicator light and the buzzer can timely feedback the assembly situation;

[0020] The occurrence of pin withdrawal is prevented, the hand fatigue of employees during shell insertion is reduced, the production efficiency is improved, the quality risk is reduced, and the waste of working hours and raw materials is avoided. Description of the Drawings

[0021] Figure 1 It is a schematic structural diagram of a FAKRA wire plastic shell inserting tooling.

[0022] Figure 2 It is an expanded internal schematic diagram of a FAKRA wire plastic shell inserting tooling.

[0023] Figure 3 It is a schematic cross-sectional view of the probe assembly of a FAKRA wire plastic shell inserting tooling.

[0024] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the inserting state of a FAKRA wire plastic shell inserting tooling.

[0025] Among them, 01, plastic housing; 02, connector wire harness; 1, base; 10, accommodating space; 11, rear cover; 12, clamping groove; 13, wing bolt; 2, positioning block; 20, profiling groove; 3, probe assembly; 31, housing; 32, piston; 33, spring; 34, piston cap; 35, switch needle contact; 36, insulating ceramic; 4, indicator light; 5, buzzer; 6, battery. Detailed implementation mode

[0026] The following combines the drawings to elaborate on the preferred embodiments of the present invention in detail, so that the advantages and features of the invention can be more easily understood by those skilled in the art, thereby making a clearer and more definite definition of the protection scope of the present invention.

[0027] Please refer to Figures 1 to 4 , the embodiments of the present invention include:

[0028] A FAKRA wire plug plastic housing tooling, which includes a base 1, a positioning block 2, a probe assembly 3, an indicator light 4, a buzzer 5 and a battery 6. The base 1 is detachably fixed to the workbench surface. The base 1 is embedded with a positioning block 2. The positioning block 2 is provided with a profiling groove 20 for profiling and positioning the plastic housing. At the bottom of the profiling groove 20 on the base 1, a probe assembly 3 for conducting tests with the connector wire harness is installed. An indicator light 4 for indicating the situation of the connector wire harness inserted into the housing is installed on the base 1 and is connected to the probe assembly 3. A buzzer 5 connected to the indicator light 4 and a battery 6 for supplying power to the probe assembly 3 and the buzzer 5 are installed inside the base 1.

[0029] A accommodating space 10 for placing the buzzer 5 and the battery 6 is opened at the rear side of the base 1. The rear side of the accommodating space 10 is covered with a rear cover 11. The rear cover 11 is locked to the base 1 by screws. A clamping groove 12 is provided at the lower end of the base 1. Two manual wing bolts 13 are installed at the lower end of the clamping groove 12 in a threaded manner. The base 1 is clamped to the side end of the workbench surface through the clamping groove 12, and the wing bolts 13 are manually tightened to ensure the stable installation of the base 1. The base 1 is made of insulating nylon material.

[0030] The probe assembly 3 includes a housing 31, a piston 32, a spring 33, a piston cap 34, a switch pin contact 35, and an insulating ceramic 36. The housing 31 is fixed to the base 1. The front end of the housing 31 is movably inserted with the piston 32. A spring 33 is sleeved on the rear end of the piston 32. The spring 33 is located inside the housing 31 and abuts against the middle of the housing 31 and the piston 32 at both ends respectively. The protruding end of the piston 32 is installed with the piston cap 34. The switch pin contact 35 is insulatingly inserted into the rear end of the housing 31 through the insulating ceramic 36. The shaft diameter of one end of the switch pin contact 35 close to the piston 32 increases. The housing 31, the piston 32, the piston cap 34, and the switch pin contact 35 are made of conductive materials. The housing 31 is connected to the battery 6 through a wire. The switch pin contact 35 is connected to the indicator light 4 through a wire.

[0031] When the FAKRA wire insertion plastic shell tooling of the present utility model is working, before installation, the plastic shell 01 is placed in the profiling groove 20 of the positioning block 2. The FAKRA wire, that is, the connector wire harness 02, is directly held and horizontally and parallelly pushed into the plastic shell 01. When the installation is in place, the connector wire harness 02 pushes the piston 32 of the probe assembly 3 to move backward, and is connected to the switch pin contact 35. The indicator light 4 turns green and the buzzer 5 sounds continuously, indicating that the FAKRA wire is installed in place in the plastic shell. After the whole shell insertion action is completed, it can be taken off.

[0032] The FAKRA wire insertion plastic shell tooling of the present utility model can quickly position and insert products, timely feedback the assembly situation, prevent the occurrence of pin withdrawal, reduce the hand fatigue of employees during shell insertion, improve production efficiency, reduce quality risks, and avoid the waste of working hours and raw materials.

[0033] The above are only the embodiments of the present utility model, and do not limit the patent scope of the present utility model accordingly. Any equivalent structure or equivalent process transformation made by using the content of the specification and drawings of the present utility model, or directly or indirectly applied in other related technical fields, shall be equally included in the patent protection scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A FAKRA cable plug plastic shell tooling, characterized by: include: A base (1) fixed to a work surface; A positioning block (2) is embedded in the base (1), and the positioning block (2) is provided with a contoured groove (20) for contoured positioning of the plastic shell; A probe assembly (3) is mounted on the bottom of the contoured groove (20) of the positioning block (2) and is used for conducting a test with a connector harness; An indicator light (4), mounted on the base (1), connected to the probe assembly (3), and used to indicate the status of the connector harness plug shell; A buzzer (5) is installed inside the base (1) and is connected to the indicator light (4); The battery (6) is installed inside the base (1) and is connected to the probe assembly (3) and the buzzer (5) through a wire.

2. A FAKRA cable plug plastic shell tooling according to claim 1, characterized in that: The probe assembly (3) comprises a housing (31), a piston (32), a spring (33), a piston cap (34), a switch needle contact (35) and an insulating ceramic (36). The housing (31) is fixed to the base (1). The piston (32) is movably inserted at the front end of the housing (31). The spring (33) is sleeved at the rear end of the piston (32). The spring (33) is located in the housing (31) and its two ends are respectively against the middle of the housing (31) and the piston (32). The piston (32) is provided with a piston cap (34) at the protruding end. The switch needle contact (35) is insulated and inserted at the rear end of the housing (31) through the insulating ceramic (36). The axial diameter of the switch needle contact (35) at one end close to the piston (32) increases gradually.

3. A FAKRA cable plug plastic shell tooling according to claim 2, characterized in that: The housing (31), the piston (32), the piston cap (34) and the switch needle contact (35) are made of conductive materials. The housing (31) is connected to the battery (6) via a wire, and the switch needle contact (35) is connected to the indicator light (4) via a wire.

4. The FAKRA cable plug plastic shell tooling according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rear side of the base (1) is provided with a receiving space (10) for accommodating a buzzer (5) and a battery (6), and the rear side cover of the receiving space (10) is provided with a rear cover (11), and the rear cover (11) is fixed to the base (1) by screws.

5. The FAKRA cable plug plastic shell tooling according to claim 1, characterized in that: The base (1) can be detachably mounted on a work surface. A clamping groove (12) is provided at the lower end of the base (1), and two manually operated butterfly bolts (13) are threadedly mounted at the lower end of the clamping groove (12).

6. The FAKRA cable plug plastic shell tooling according to claim 1, characterized in that: The base (1) is made of insulating nylon.