A connector-oriented housing assembly mechanism

Abstract

The utility model provides a kind of towards connector relevant shell assembling mechanism, it is related to a kind of assembling structure, including the incoming material positioning group one of being received in the tail end of vibration disc, the adjustment group of being located in the both sides of incoming material positioning group one, the carrying group for carrying the vertical shell of incoming material positioning group one receiving to the adjustment group and carry out position correction, the overturning group for being located in the side of adjustment group and being used for overturning 90 ° of vertical shell to present horizontal type and the incoming material positioning group two for positioning incoming material cable, X linear module group is used to drive overturning portion to move towards incoming material positioning group two to carry out the plug-in of horizontal shell and cable end, the utility model can realize the position of cable to be assembled with cable by the shell that is automatically adapted to the position of conveying in place, and when shell carries out position adjustment, stability and accuracy are also higher.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to an assembly structure, and more particularly to a housing assembly mechanism for connectors. Background Technology

[0002] Currently, the assembly of connector housings and cables mainly relies on manual operation or semi-automatic devices. Manual packaging is inefficient, has high labor costs, and suffers from poor assembly consistency and high risk of workplace injuries. While semi-automatic devices can improve efficiency to some extent, they are usually only applicable to single-specification connector housings. When dealing with multi-specification connectors, it is necessary to change the fixtures or readjust the equipment, resulting in poor flexibility and insufficient versatility. Utility Model Content

[0003] To address the aforementioned technical problems, the purpose of this utility model is to provide a housing assembly mechanism for connectors, which can automatically adapt the delivered housing to the position of the cable for assembly, and also achieves higher stability and accuracy when adjusting the position of the housing.

[0004] This utility model provides the following technical solution:

[0005] A connector-related housing assembly mechanism includes an incoming material positioning group one receiving the tail end of a vibratory feeder, an adjustment group located on both sides of the incoming material positioning group one, a transport group for transporting the vertical housing received by the incoming material positioning group one to the adjustment group for position correction, a flipping group located on one side of the adjustment group for flipping the vertical housing 90° to a horizontal position, and an incoming material positioning group two for positioning the incoming cable. An X-axis linear module is used to drive the flipping part to move toward the incoming material positioning group two to perform insertion of the horizontal housing and the cable end.

[0006] At this point, the vibratory feeder continuously vibrates and conveys the vertical housing to the incoming material positioning group one until the vertical housing is conveyed to the tail end of the vibratory feeder and docked with the incoming material positioning group one for positioning. Then, the conveying group transports the housing from the incoming material positioning group one to the calibration group to correct the circumferential position of the housing. Then, the flipping group clamps the corrected housing and flips it 90° to a horizontal position to dock with the cable end positioned by the incoming material positioning group two. The whole process involves continuous positioning and correction to improve the positional accuracy before assembly, thereby increasing the success rate of assembly and making the assembly more stable and accurate. At the same time, this assembly process does not require constant monitoring by personnel, making it more automated and convenient.

[0007] Preferably, the flipping assembly includes a mounting plate installed on the X-axis linear module drive end. A set of sliding plates is slidably mounted on the mounting plate along the X-axis. The sliding plates are driven by a push cylinder on the mounting plate. A set of Y-axis rotating shafts is rotatably mounted on the mounting plate via an adapter. One end of the Y-axis rotating shaft is fixedly connected to a set of flipping plates, and the other end is vertically connected to a set of connecting rods. A set of guide wheels is rotatably mounted at the end of the connecting rods. The mounting plate also has a set of side plates. The side plates have a set of guide grooves extending along the X-axis and a set of guide grooves extending along the Z-axis. The junction of the second groove is an arc-shaped connection, and the guide wheel is limited within the first and second guide grooves and moves under the drive of the push cylinder. The flipping plate is equipped with a flipping gripper, which is used to clamp the outer shell and flip it 90° with the flipping plate and the Y-axis. When the guide wheel is at the top of the second guide groove under the drive of the Y-axis, the flipping gripper is used to clamp the vertical outer shell, and when the guide wheel is at the end of the first guide groove under the drive of the Y-axis, the flipping gripper is used to clamp the horizontal outer shell that has been flipped 90°. The flipping accuracy is higher and can effectively avoid the accuracy error of the flipping.

[0008] Preferably, the flip plate is also equipped with a set of drive cylinders. The drive end of the drive cylinder is driven to connect to a plug for passing through the housing and positioning it for plugging into the end of the cable during insertion. The flip plate is also fixed with a set of limiting plates sleeved on the plug. The limiting plates are used to limit the flip gripper to the end of the housing when it grips the housing.

[0009] Preferably, the incoming material positioning assembly includes a docking groove driven by a misaligned top cylinder to connect with the discharge port at the tail end of the vibratory plate and a positioning gripper installed below the docking groove. The positioning gripper is used to clamp and position the outer shell conveyed into the docking groove under the drive of the clamping cylinder, so that the vertical outer shell can be better stabilized when the misaligned top cylinder drives the docking groove to rise.

[0010] Preferably, the conveying group includes a Y-axis linear module mounted above the incoming material positioning group, a Z-axis conveying cylinder mounted on the drive end of the Y-axis linear module, a rotary cylinder mounted on the drive end of the Z-axis conveying cylinder, and a conveying gripper mounted on the drive end of the rotary cylinder. The rotary cylinder is used to adjust the position of the housing in a 360° circumferential direction to adapt to the positioning of the adjustment group after the conveying gripper picks up the vertical housing fed by the incoming material positioning group.

[0011] Preferably, the adjustment group includes an adjustment base plate installed on the X-axis adjustment cylinder drive end, a Z-axis adjustment cylinder installed on the adjustment base plate, and a guide post installed on the Z-axis adjustment cylinder drive end. The guide post is used to adapt and position itself at the bottom of the vertical housing. The X-axis adjustment cylinder is used to drive the Z-axis adjustment cylinder to move back and forth between the conveying group and the flipping group. The Z-axis adjustment cylinder is used to drive the guide post to align with the material feeding of the conveying group and move to the flipping group after receiving the housing to dock with the limiting plate, ensuring better stability and higher material feeding accuracy in the material feeding process.

[0012] Preferably, the second material positioning group includes a pressure block, a support block, and a clamping block for positioning the cable end that is linearly conveyed by the cable conveying fixture. The two sets of clamping blocks are installed on the two jaw drive ends of the positioning clamping cylinder and rise under the drive of the first positioning top cylinder to clamp and position the conveyed cable. The pressure block is located above the clamping block and the support block and is used to press and assist in positioning the cable under the drive of its respective pressure cylinder. The support block is located near the flipping group and is used to rise under the drive of the second positioning top cylinder to assist in supporting the cable plug, thereby improving the stability of the cable and housing connection. After the connection is completed, the positioning of the cable assembly can be relaxed by driving the first positioning top cylinder, the second positioning top cylinder, the pressure cylinder, and the positioning clamping cylinder to return to their original positions, so that the cable conveying fixture can drive the cable to output the assembly position along a linear track.

[0013] The beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows: This utility model provides a shell assembly mechanism for connectors, which can automatically adapt the delivered shell to the position of the cable for assembly. Furthermore, the stability and accuracy are higher during shell position adjustment. In operation, a vibratory feeder continuously vibrates and conveys the vertical shell to the incoming material positioning group one until the shell is delivered to the end of the vibratory feeder and positioned on the incoming material positioning group one. Then, the transport group moves the shell from the incoming material positioning group one to the adjustment group for circumferential position correction. Finally, the flipping group clamps the corrected shell and flips it 90° to a horizontal position for docking with the cable end positioned by the incoming material positioning group two. The entire process involves continuous positioning and correction to improve the positional accuracy before assembly, thereby increasing the assembly success rate and resulting in higher stability and accuracy. Moreover, this assembly process does not require constant human monitoring, making it more automated and convenient. Attached Figure Description

[0014] The accompanying drawings are provided to further illustrate the present invention and form part of the specification. They are used together with the embodiments of the present invention to explain the present invention, but do not constitute a limitation thereof. In the drawings:

[0015] Figure 1 This is the front view of this utility model;

[0016] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 A three-dimensional schematic diagram of the vibratory feeder with the section removed;

[0017] Figure 3 yes Figure 2 A three-dimensional schematic diagram of the material handling group and the incoming material positioning group 1;

[0018] Figure 4 This is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the handling group and the incoming material positioning group 1;

[0019] Figure 5 This is a structural diagram of the flipping and adjustment groups;

[0020] Figure 6 yes Figure 5 A structural diagram from another perspective;

[0021] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the structure after the flipping assembly has been flipped 90°;

[0022] Figure 8 This is a structural diagram of the positioning cable of the material positioning group two;

[0023] Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram of the cable conveying structure in the cable conveying fixture;

[0024] Markings in the diagram:

[0025] 1. Vibratory feeder tail end; 2. Incoming material positioning group one; 3. Adjustment group; 4. Handling group; 5. Tilting group; 6. Incoming material positioning group two; 7. Housing; 8. Cable; 9. Cable conveying fixture; 21. Offset top cylinder; 22. Docking groove; 23. Positioning gripper; 31. X-axis adjustment cylinder; 32. Adjustment base plate; 33. Z-axis adjustment cylinder; 34. Guide column; 41. Y-axis linear module; 42. Z-axis handling cylinder; 43. Rotary cylinder; 44. Handling gripper; 51. X 52. Linear module; 53. Mounting plate; 54. Slide plate; 55. Push cylinder; 56. Y-axis rotation axis; 57. Flip plate; 58. Connecting rod; 59. Guide wheel; 50. Side plate; 510. Guide groove one; 511. Guide groove two; 512. Flip gripper; 513. Drive cylinder; 514. Insert post; 515. Limiting plate; 61. Pressure block; 62. Support block; 63. Clamping block; 64. Positioning clamping cylinder; 65. Positioning top cylinder one; 66. Pressure cylinder; 67. Positioning top cylinder two. Detailed Implementation

[0026] like Figure 1-9As shown, a connector-related housing assembly mechanism, in this embodiment, includes a material positioning group 1 2 receiving the vibratory feeder tail end 1, an adjustment group 43 located on both sides of the material positioning group 1 2, a transport group for transporting the vertical housing 7 received by the material positioning group 1 2 to the adjustment group 43 for position correction, a flipping group 5 located on one side of the adjustment group 43 for flipping the vertical housing 7 by 90° to a horizontal position, and a material positioning group 2 6 for positioning the incoming cable 8. The X-axis linear module 51 is used to drive the flipping part to move toward the material positioning group 2 6 to perform the insertion of the horizontal housing 7 and the end of the cable 8.

[0027] At this point, the vibratory feeder continuously vibrates and conveys the vertical housing 7 to the incoming material positioning group 2 until the vertical housing 7 is conveyed to the tail end 1 of the vibratory feeder and docked with the incoming material positioning group 2 for positioning. Then, the conveying group transports the housing 7 on the incoming material positioning group 2 to the adjustment group 43 to correct the circumferential position of the housing 7. Then, the flipping group 5 clamps the corrected housing 7 and flips it 90° to a horizontal position to dock with the end of the cable 8 positioned by the incoming material positioning group 2 6. The whole process involves continuous positioning and correction to improve the positional accuracy before assembly, thereby improving the success rate of assembly and making the stability and accuracy of assembly higher. At the same time, this assembly process does not require continuous monitoring by personnel, making it more automated and convenient.

[0028] The flipping assembly 5 includes a mounting plate 52 installed on the drive end of the X-direction linear module 51. A set of sliding plates 53 are slidably mounted on the mounting plate 52 along the X-direction. The sliding plates 53 are drivenly connected to the push cylinder 54 on the mounting plate 52. A set of Y-direction rotating shafts 55 are rotatably mounted on the mounting plate 52 via an adapter. One end of the Y-direction rotating shaft 55 is fixedly connected to a set of flipping plates 56, and the other end is vertically connected to a set of connecting rods 57. A set of guide wheels 58 are rotatably mounted on the end of the connecting rods 57. A set of side plates 59 are also provided on the mounting plate 52. A set of guide grooves 510 extending along the X-direction and guide grooves 511 extending along the Z-direction are provided on the side plates 59. The junction of guide grooves 510 and guide grooves 511 is... The arc-shaped connection is used, and the guide wheel 58 is limited within the first guide groove 510 and the second guide groove 511 and moves under the drive of the push cylinder 54. The flipping plate 56 is equipped with a flipping gripper 512. The flipping gripper 512 is used to clamp the outer shell 7 and flip it 90° with the flipping plate 56 and the Y-axis rotation axis 55. When the guide wheel 58 is at the top of the second guide groove 511 under the drive of the Y-axis rotation axis 55, the flipping gripper 512 is used to clamp the outer shell 7 in a vertical position. When the guide wheel 58 is at the end of the first guide groove 510 under the drive of the Y-axis rotation axis 55, the flipping gripper 512 is used to clamp the outer shell 7 in a horizontal position after flipping 90°. The flipping accuracy is higher and the flipping accuracy error can be effectively avoided.

[0029] A set of drive cylinders 513 is also installed on the flip plate 56. The drive end of the drive cylinder 513 is connected to a plug 514 for passing through the housing 7 and positioning it for plugging into the end of the cable 8 during insertion. A set of limiting plates 515 are also fixed on the flip plate 56 and sleeved on the plug 514. The limiting plates 515 are used to limit the end of the housing 7 when the flip gripper 512 clamps the housing 7.

[0030] The incoming material positioning assembly 2 includes a docking groove 22 driven by a misaligned top cylinder 21 to connect with the discharge port of the vibratory plate tail end 1, and a positioning gripper 23 installed below the docking groove 22. The positioning gripper 23 is used to clamp and position the outer shell 7 conveyed to the docking groove 22 under the drive of the clamping cylinder, so that the vertical outer shell 7 can be better stabilized when the misaligned top cylinder 21 drives the docking groove 22 to rise.

[0031] The conveying unit includes a Y-axis linear module 41 mounted above the incoming material positioning group 2, a Z-axis conveying cylinder 42 mounted on the drive end of the Y-axis linear module 41, a rotary cylinder 43 mounted on the drive end of the Z-axis conveying cylinder 42, and a conveying gripper 44 mounted on the drive end of the rotary cylinder 43. The rotary cylinder 43 is used to adjust the position of the housing 7 in a 360° circumferential direction to adapt to the positioning of the adjustment group after the conveying gripper 44 clamps the vertical housing 7 fed by the incoming material positioning group 2.

[0032] The adjustment group 43 includes an adjustment base plate 32 installed on the drive end of the X-axis adjustment cylinder 31, a Z-axis adjustment cylinder 33 installed on the adjustment base plate 32, and a guide post 34 installed on the drive end of the Z-axis adjustment cylinder 33. The guide post 34 is used to adapt and position the vertical housing 7 at the bottom. The X-axis adjustment cylinder 31 is used to drive the Z-axis adjustment cylinder 33 to move back and forth between the transport group and the flipping group 5. The Z-axis adjustment cylinder 33 is used to drive the guide post 34 to align with the material feeding of the transport group, and after receiving the housing 7, it moves to the flipping group 5 to dock with the limiting plate 515, ensuring better stability and higher material feeding accuracy in the material feeding process.

[0033] The incoming material positioning group 2 6 includes a pressure block 61, a support block 62, and a clamping block 63 for positioning the end of the cable 8 that is linearly conveyed by the cable conveying fixture 9. The two sets of clamping blocks 63 are installed on the two jaw drive ends of the positioning clamping cylinder 64 and rise under the drive of the positioning top cylinder 1 65 to clamp and position the cable 8 that has been conveyed to the position. The pressure block 61 is located above the clamping block 63 and the support block 62 and is used to press and assist in positioning the cable 8 under the drive of their respective pressure cylinders 66. The support block 62 is located at one end near the flipping group 5 and is used to rise under the drive of the positioning top cylinder 2 67 to assist in supporting the plug of the cable 8, thereby improving the stability of the cable 8 and the outer shell 7 plugging. After plugging, the positioning of the cable 8 assembly can be relaxed by driving the positioning top cylinder 1 65, the positioning top cylinder 2 67, the pressure cylinder 66, and the positioning clamping cylinder 64 to return to their original positions, so that the cable conveying fixture 9 can drive the cable 8 to output the assembly position along the linear track.

[0034] The working principle of this utility model is as follows: This utility model provides a connector-related housing 7 assembly mechanism, which can automatically adapt the delivered housing 7 to the position of the cable 8 for assembly. Furthermore, the stability and accuracy are higher during the position adjustment of the housing 7. In operation, a vibratory feeder continuously vibrates and conveys the vertical housing 7 to the incoming material positioning group 2 until the vertical housing 7 is delivered to the tail end 1 of the vibratory feeder and positioned on the incoming material positioning group 2. Then, the conveying group transports the housing 7 from the incoming material positioning group 2 to the adjustment group 43 for circumferential position correction. Finally, the flipping group 5 clamps the corrected housing 7 and flips it 90° to a horizontal position for docking with the end of the cable 8 positioned by the incoming material positioning group 2. The entire process involves continuous positioning and correction to improve the positional accuracy before assembly, thereby increasing the assembly success rate and resulting in higher stability and accuracy. Simultaneously, this assembly process does not require continuous monitoring by personnel, resulting in a higher degree of automation and greater convenience.

[0035] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of the present utility model and is not intended to limit the present utility model. Although the present utility model has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art can still modify the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments or make equivalent substitutions for some of the technical features. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., made within the spirit and principles of the present utility model should be included within the protection scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A housing assembly mechanism for connectors, characterized in that, It includes a material positioning group 1 that receives material at the tail end of the vibratory feeder, an adjustment group located on both sides of the material positioning group 1, a transport group for transporting the vertical housing received by the material positioning group 1 to the adjustment group for position correction, a flipping group located on one side of the adjustment group for flipping the vertical housing 90° to a horizontal position, and a material positioning group 2 for positioning the incoming cable. The X-axis linear module is used to drive the flipping part to move toward the material positioning group 2 to perform the insertion of the horizontal housing and the cable end.

2. The connector-related housing assembly mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that, The flipping assembly includes a mounting plate installed on the X-axis linear module drive end. A set of sliding plates is slidably mounted on the mounting plate along the X-axis. The sliding plates are driven by a push cylinder on the mounting plate. A set of Y-axis rotating shafts is flexibly mounted on the mounting plate via an adapter. One end of the Y-axis rotating shaft is fixedly connected to a set of flipping plates, and the other end is vertically connected to a set of connecting rods. A set of guide wheels is flexibly mounted on the end of the connecting rods. The mounting plate also has a set of side plates. The side plates have a set of guide grooves extending along the X-axis and a set of guide grooves extending along the Z-axis. The junction of guide grooves is arc-shaped. The guide wheels are limited within guide grooves and move under the drive of the push cylinder. A flipping gripper is installed on the flipping plate. The flipping gripper is used to clamp the outer shell and flip it 90° with the flipping plate and the Y-axis rotating shaft.

3. A connector-related housing assembly mechanism according to claim 2, characterized in that, The flip plate is also equipped with a set of drive cylinders. The drive end of the drive cylinder is connected to a plug for passing through the housing and positioning it for plugging into the end of the cable during insertion. The flip plate is also fixed with a set of limiting plates sleeved on the plug. The limiting plates are used to limit the flip gripper to the end of the housing when it is gripped by the flip gripper.

4. A connector-related housing assembly mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that, The incoming material positioning assembly includes a docking groove driven by a misaligned top cylinder to connect with the discharge port at the tail end of the vibratory plate and a positioning gripper installed below the docking groove. The positioning gripper is used to clamp and position the outer shell that is transported into the docking groove under the drive of a clamping cylinder.

5. A connector-related housing assembly mechanism according to claim 3, characterized in that, The conveying group includes a Y-axis linear module mounted above the incoming material positioning group, a Z-axis conveying cylinder mounted on the drive end of the Y-axis linear module, a rotary cylinder mounted on the drive end of the Z-axis conveying cylinder, and a conveying gripper mounted on the drive end of the rotary cylinder. The rotary cylinder is used to adjust the position of the housing in a 360° circumferential direction to match the positioning of the adjustment group after the conveying gripper picks up the vertical housing fed by the incoming material positioning group.

6. A connector-related housing assembly mechanism according to claim 5, characterized in that, The adjustment group includes an adjustment base plate installed on the X-axis adjustment cylinder drive end, a Z-axis adjustment cylinder installed on the adjustment base plate, and a guide post installed on the Z-axis adjustment cylinder drive end. The guide post is used to adapt and position the vertical housing bottom end. The X-axis adjustment cylinder is used to drive the Z-axis adjustment cylinder to move back and forth between the transport group and the flipping group. The Z-axis adjustment cylinder is used to drive the guide post to align with the material feeding of the transport group and move to the flipping group after receiving the housing to dock with the limiting plate.

7. A connector-related housing assembly mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that, The second material positioning group includes a pressure block, a support block, and a clamping block for positioning the cable end that is linearly conveyed by the cable conveying fixture. The two sets of clamping blocks are installed on the two jaw drive ends of the positioning clamping cylinder and rise under the drive of the first positioning top cylinder to clamp and position the cable that has been conveyed to the position. The pressure block is located above the clamping block and the support block and is used to press and assist in positioning the cable under the drive of its respective pressure cylinder. The support block is located at one end near the flipping group and is used to rise under the drive of the second positioning top cylinder to provide auxiliary support for the cable plug.

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