An automatic wire sorting mechanism for wire cores

Abstract

This utility model relates to the field of wire core technology, and in particular to an automatic wire core sorting mechanism. It includes an automatic equidistant wire sorting component, which comprises an equidistant clamp, a wire closing and pushing mechanism, a wire sorting and shaping mechanism, and a visual inspection mechanism. The equidistant clamp includes a left wire sorting clamp section, a right wire sorting clamp section, and a drive power unit. The automatic wire sorting component includes a wire clamping and rotating mechanism, a sorting misalignment fixture, a front and rear drive mechanism, and a sorting plate assembly. The sorting misalignment fixture includes multiple vertically distributed wire clamping units. This invention enables automatic sorting and arrangement compatible with different numbers of wires, automatically spreading out the wires and then sorting and organizing them according to the required standards for easy connection to terminals. It replaces manual wire sorting and arrangement operations, reduces error rates, lowers production costs, and improves production efficiency.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of wire core technology, and in particular to an automatic wire sorting mechanism for wire cores. Background Technology

[0002] Wire generally refers to a wire body containing multiple core wires. The wire is covered by an outer sheath that encloses the core wires. Each core wire is encased in an inner sheath, and each inner sheath is a different color, resulting in a total of multiple core wires with different inner sheath colors. In the actual manufacturing process, the multiple core wires need to be connected to terminals, requiring the core wires to be color-coded and arranged to ensure correct connection between the core wires and terminals.

[0003] However, with the deepening of internet applications, society's demand for the establishment, transformation, and upgrading of physical networks is increasing, and the requirements are also becoming more stringent. Traditional network cable connector making is basically done manually, and the core wire sorting step in network cable connector making is particularly time-consuming and labor-intensive. Core wire sorting requires first separating the eight core wires one by one, and then arranging the core wires in a standard order before connecting them to the RJ45 connector. This is not only inefficient, labor-intensive, and costly, but also prone to errors. Utility Model Content

[0004] Therefore, it is necessary to address the issue that network cable connector fabrication relies heavily on manual labor, particularly the time-consuming and labor-intensive core wire sorting step. Core wire sorting requires first separating and individually assembling the eight core wires, then arranging them in a standard order before connecting them to the RJ45 connector. This process is not only inefficient, labor-intensive, and costly, but also prone to errors. Therefore, it is necessary to provide an automatic core wire sorting mechanism that can automatically sort a large number of core wires, achieving high efficiency and reducing the likelihood of errors.

[0005] The technical solution of this utility model is: an automatic wire sorting mechanism for wire cores, comprising:

[0006] An automatic equidistant wire separating component includes an equidistant clamp for holding and separating the wires at equal intervals, a wire-jointing mechanism that pushes the wires together within the clamp when they are held by the equidistant clamp, a wire-separating and shaping mechanism for shaping the wires after they have been equidistantly separated by the clamp, and a visual inspection mechanism that records the color number and position information of each wire after shaping. The equidistant clamp includes a left wire-separating clamp portion and a right wire-separating clamp portion that can move in opposite directions to clamp the wires, and a drive power unit that drives the left and right wire-separating clamp portions to move in opposite directions.

[0007] The automatic core wire sorting component includes a wire clamping and rotating mechanism for arranging the core wires horizontally by rotating the wires; a sorting misalignment fixture for sorting each core wire according to the core wire color number fed back by a visual inspection mechanism, and for arranging the sorted core wires into a column-like sort; a front and rear drive mechanism for driving the sorting misalignment fixture forward or backward; and a sorting plate assembly for shaping the sorted core wires. The sorting misalignment fixture includes multiple vertically distributed core wire clamping units, the sorting clamps of the vertically distributed core wire clamping units are staggered, and the initial state when clamping the core wires is on the same horizontal plane.

[0008] Preferably, both the left and right branch clamping sections include a movable vertical plate connected to the drive power unit. The movable vertical plate has a vertical slide rail on its front side and a horizontal slide rail in its middle. Multiple equally spaced clamping plates with converging clamping ends slide along the length of the vertical slide rail. Each equally spaced clamping plate away from the clamping end is equipped with a cam follower. A push plate slides along the horizontal slide rail. The front end of the push plate has a guide groove from top to bottom that cooperates with each cam follower. The movable vertical plate is equipped with a first lead screw and a motor drive mechanism to drive the push plate. When the push plate is driven forward by the first lead screw and the motor drive mechanism, the multiple equally spaced clamping plates slide towards the center of the vertical slide rail, causing the clamping ends to converge. When the push plate moves backward, the multiple equally spaced clamping plates move to the upper and lower sides of the vertical slide rail, causing the clamping ends to separate, thereby achieving equally spaced branching.

[0009] Preferably, the driving power unit includes a first slide cylinder and a push plate driven by the first slide cylinder. The push plate has a transverse slide rail on its front side, and two movable vertical plates slide on both ends of the transverse slide rail. The push plate has two inclined guide grooves extending from the inside to the outside in a figure-eight shape on its front side. Connecting arms connected to the two movable vertical plates slide on the two inclined guide grooves respectively. When the push plate is driven forward by the first slide cylinder, the two movable vertical plates are brought closer together, so that the clamping plates with equal spacing clamp the core wire.

[0010] Preferably, the core wire gathering and pushing mechanism includes a vertical guide rail, gathering and pressing blocks slidably disposed at the upper and lower ends of the vertical guide rail, and a second lead screw and motor drive mechanism that drive the gathering and pressing blocks at the upper and lower ends to move closer or further apart; the gathering and pressing block includes a slide connected to the vertical guide rail, the second lead screw and motor drive mechanism, the slide is provided with a detachable connecting pressure block, and an L-shaped pressing sheet is formed on the connecting pressure block.

[0011] Preferably, the core wire separating and shaping mechanism includes a second slide cylinder and a pneumatic finger driven downward by the second slide cylinder, wherein the two fingers of the pneumatic finger are provided with shaping clips that clamp together.

[0012] Preferably, the wire clamping and rotating mechanism includes an arc-shaped slide rail, a slide plate slidably mounted on the arc-shaped slide rail, and a stainless steel mini cylinder. The output end of the stainless steel mini cylinder is pivotally connected to the slide plate. The slide plate is symmetrically provided with pulleys that cooperate with the arc-shaped slide rail on both sides. The slide plate is provided with a thin air claw. The two grippers of the thin air claw are provided with Z-shaped clamping plates. Limiting grooves are opened on one end face of the two Z-shaped clamping plates. Limiting buffers that contact the slide plate are provided on both sides along the direction of the arc-shaped slide rail.

[0013] Preferably, the core wire clamping unit includes a linear guide single slider disposed on the front and rear drive mechanism, a connecting plate slidably disposed on the linear guide single slider, a third lead screw and a motor drive mechanism for driving the connecting plate to move up and down along the linear guide single slider, the connecting plate being provided with a parallel opening and closing type air gripper, the two air grippers of the parallel opening and closing type air gripper being provided with a sorting fixture that clamps together, and the clamping ends of the two sorting fixtures being provided with a semi-circular positioning groove that can accommodate the core wire.

[0014] Preferably, the sorting plate assembly includes a horizontal linear guide rail, a sorting plate slidably mounted on the horizontal linear guide rail, and a push cylinder that drives the sorting plate to reciprocate along the horizontal linear guide rail. The sorting plate has strip grooves at equal intervals from top to bottom. The push cylinder drives the sorting plate to move toward the arranged core wires, so that the core wires are inserted into the corresponding strip grooves to achieve core wire shaping.

[0015] Preferably, the equally spaced clamping plate includes an L-shaped connecting end, an inclined end, and a clamping end, which are integrated into one unit; a cam follower is located at the L-shaped connecting end, and the L-shaped connecting end connected to the vertical slide rail is provided with an L-shaped sliding buckle, and a protrusion is provided on the L-shaped connecting end opposite to the L-shaped sliding buckle, between the vertical slide rail and the L-shaped sliding buckle and the protrusion; the clamping end is horizontally arranged, and the clamping end is provided with a groove for accommodating the core wire.

[0016] Preferably, both the automatic wire spacing separation component and the automatic wire sorting component are equipped with clamping mechanisms for holding the wires.

[0017] This invention enables automatic sorting and arrangement of wires with different numbers of core wires. It automatically spreads out the core wires and then sorts and arranges them according to the required standards, making it easy to connect to the terminal. This replaces manual wire sorting and arrangement, reduces error rate, lowers production costs, and improves production efficiency. Attached Figure Description

[0018] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the automatic equal-spacing wire separating component of the core wire in this utility model;

[0019] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the automatic core wire sorting component of this utility model;

[0020] Figure 3This is a schematic diagram showing the positional relationship between the left branch clamp, the right branch clamp, and the drive power unit in this utility model.

[0021] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the left-side dividing clamp component in this utility model;

[0022] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram showing the positional relationship between the core wire merging and pushing mechanism and the wire separating and shaping mechanism in this utility model;

[0023] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram showing the positional relationship between the wire clamping and rotating mechanism and the sorting plate assembly in this utility model;

[0024] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram showing the positional relationship between the sorting misalignment fixture and the front and rear drive mechanisms in this utility model;

[0025] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the sorting misalignment fixture in this utility model.

[0026] Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram of the core wire clamping unit in this utility model. Detailed Implementation

[0027] To make the above-mentioned objects, features, and advantages of this utility model more apparent and understandable, the specific embodiments of this utility model will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Many specific details are set forth in the following description to provide a full understanding of this utility model. However, this utility model can be implemented in many other ways different from those described herein, and those skilled in the art can make similar modifications without departing from the spirit of this utility model. Therefore, this utility model is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below.

[0028] Please see Figure 1 and Figure 2This embodiment provides an automatic wire sorting mechanism for wire cores, which includes an automatic wire sorting component 10 and an automatic wire sorting component 20. The automatic wire sorting component 10 separates the eight cores of the wire one by one, so that the spacing between each core is equal to the spacing between the insertion slots 12045 of the terminal. After the cores are separated at equal intervals, the wire is conveyed to the automatic wire sorting component 20 by the feeding mechanism of the equipment. The automatic wire sorting component 20 reorders the equally spaced cores one by one according to a standard order, so that the cores conform to the standard order. The automatic equidistant wire splitting component 10 includes a first mounting frame 11, equidistant clamps 12 respectively disposed on the first mounting frame 11, a wire closing and pushing mechanism 13, a wire splitting and shaping mechanism 14, and a visual inspection mechanism 15; the automatic wire sorting component 20 includes a second mounting frame 21, a wire clamping and rotating mechanism 22 respectively disposed on the second mounting frame 21, a sorting and misalignment fixture 23, a front and rear driving mechanism 24, and a sorting plate assembly 25; in addition, clamping mechanisms 30 for clamping wires are provided on the front side of both the first mounting frame 11 and the second mounting frame 21.

[0029] Please see Figure 3 The equidistant clamp 12 is used to clamp the core wire and separate the core wire at equal intervals. The equidistant clamp 12 includes a left wire splitting clamp portion 120 and a right wire splitting clamp portion 121 that can move in opposite directions to clamp the core wire, and a driving power unit 122 that drives the left wire splitting clamp portion 120 and the right wire splitting clamp portion 121 to move in opposite directions. The driving power unit 122 includes a first slide cylinder 1220 and a push plate 1221 driven by the first slide cylinder 1220. The front side of the push plate 1221 is provided with a transverse slide rail. The left wire splitting clamp portion 120 and the right wire splitting clamp portion 121 are slidably mounted on both ends of the transverse slide rail. The front side of the push plate 1221 is provided with two inclined guide grooves 1222 extending from the inside to the outside in a figure-eight shape. The two inclined guide grooves 1222 are respectively slidably mounted with the left wire splitting clamp portion 120 and the right wire splitting clamp portion 121. The connecting arm 1223 connected to the right branch clamping section 121 is equipped with rollers that can move in the inclined guide groove 1222, thereby ensuring smooth movement of the connecting arm 1223. After the clamping mechanism 30 clamps and fixes the wire, the first slide cylinder 1220 drives the push plate 1221 to move forward, and the two connecting arms 1223 move backward along the corresponding inclined guide groove 1222, while pushing the connected left branch clamping section 120 and right branch clamping section 121 closer to clamping the core wire. Conversely, when the first slide cylinder 1220 drives the push plate 1221 to move backward, the two connecting arms 1223 move forward along the corresponding inclined guide groove 1222, while pushing the connected left branch clamping section 120 and right branch clamping section 121 to separate, so that the core wire can be released.

[0030] In addition, please see Figure 4Both the left branch clamping section 120 and the right branch clamping section 121 include a movable vertical plate 1201 that slides on a horizontal slide rail. A vertical slide rail 1202 is provided on the front side of the movable vertical plate 1201, and a horizontal slide rail 1203 is provided in the middle. Multiple equally spaced clamping plates 1204, with clamping ends 12042 converging, slide along the length of the vertical slide rail 1202. Each equally spaced clamping plate 1204 is equipped with a cam follower 1205. A push plate 1206 slides on the horizontal slide rail 1203. The front end of the push plate 1206 has a guide groove 1207 that cooperates with each cam follower 1205, running from top to bottom. The guide groove 1207 is divided into upper and lower parts; the upper part of the guide groove 1207 slopes downwards, and the lower part slopes upwards. The movable vertical plate 1201 is equipped with a first lead screw and a motor drive mechanism 120 for driving the push plate 1206. 8. When two equally spaced clamping plates 1204 need to clamp the core wire, the first lead screw and motor drive mechanism 1208 drives the push plate 1206 to move forward, and the multiple equally spaced clamping plates 1204 slide towards the center of the vertical slide rail 1202, so that the clamping ends 12042 converge. At the same time, the first slide cylinder 1220 drives the push plate 1221 to move forward, and the two connecting arms 1223 retract along the corresponding inclined guide grooves 1222, while pushing the left wire splitting clamping part 120 and the right wire splitting clamping part 121 connected to them to move closer, so that when the two equally spaced clamping plates 1204 clamp together, they clamp one core wire accordingly. When the core wire is separated at equal intervals, the first lead screw and motor drive mechanism 1208 drives the push plate 1206 to move backward, and the multiple equally spaced clamping plates 1204 move to the upper and lower sides of the vertical slide rail 1202, so that the clamping ends 12042 separate, so as to achieve equally spaced wire splitting.

[0031] In this embodiment, the equally spaced clamping plate 1204 includes an L-shaped connecting end 12040, an inclined end 12041, and a clamping end 12042, which are integrated into one unit. A cam follower 1205 is located at the L-shaped connecting end 12040. An L-shaped sliding buckle 12043 is provided at one end of the L-shaped connecting end 12040 that connects to the vertical slide rail 1202. On the opposite side of the L-shaped sliding buckle 12043, an L-shaped… The connecting end 12040 is provided with a protrusion 12044. The vertical slide rail 1202, the L-shaped sliding buckle 12043, and the protrusion 12044 are positioned so that the equally spaced clamping plates 1204 can slide on the vertical slide rail 1202 without being misaligned or loose. The clamping end 12042 is horizontally set and is provided with a wire groove 12045 to accommodate the core wire. The shape of the wire groove 12045 matches the core wire to ensure that the core wire can be stably clamped and is not easily damaged.

[0032] It should be noted that the equally spaced clamping plate 1204 is divided into an upper part and a lower part. The inclined end 12041 of the upper part is inclined to the inclined end 12041 of the lower part, and the inclined end 12041 of the lower part is inclined to the inclined end 12041 of the upper part. When the equally spaced clamping plate 1204 is closed, the wire groove 12045 of each clamping end 12042 corresponds to the core wire at the corresponding position.

[0033] To ensure that when the dispersed core wires are clamped by the equidistant clamps 12, all core wires can be brought together so that they are positioned within the wire grooves 12045 where the corresponding clamping ends 12042 meet, or to push the core wires to the center position of the equidistant clamps 12 when the number of core wires in the wire is small, so that the clamping ends 12042 can be positioned, a core wire gathering and pushing mechanism 13 is provided. This mechanism gathers and pushes the core wires clamped at both ends into place. Please refer to [link to relevant documentation]. Figure 5 The core wire merging and pushing mechanism 13 includes a vertical guide rail 130, a merging and pressing block 131 slidably disposed at the upper and lower ends of the vertical guide rail 130, and a second lead screw and motor drive mechanism 132 that respectively drive the merging and pressing blocks 131 at the upper and lower ends to move closer or further apart. The merging and pressing block 131 includes a slide seat 1310 connected to the vertical guide rail 130 and the second lead screw and motor drive mechanism 132. The slide seat 1310 is provided with a detachable connecting pressure block 1311. An L-shaped pressing sheet 1312 is formed on the connecting pressure block 1311. The corresponding merging and pressing blocks 131 are pushed closer by the second lead screw and motor drive mechanism 132 on the upper and lower sides, so that the connecting pressure block 1311 drives the L-shaped pressing sheet 1312 to press the core wire, so that the clamped core wire converges from both ends to the center, thereby making each core wire located in the wire groove 12045 of the corresponding clamping end 12042, ensuring that the spacing of each core wire is equal when splitting the wires. In other words, when there are 2, 3, 4 or 5 core wires in the wire, the core wires are pushed to the center position of the equidistant clamp 12 by the core wire closing and pushing mechanism 13 (for example, when there are 2 core wires, they are closed into the clamping ends 12042 at positions 4 and 5). The clamping ends 12042 at the center position of the equidistant clamp 12 are then clamped in sequence to the clamping ends 12042 on the upper and lower sides.

[0034] Because the core wires have a springy elasticity, they will spring back a certain distance when the clamping force is released after separation. Therefore, a core wire separating and shaping mechanism 14 is provided. This mechanism shapes the separated core wires to prevent springback and ensure the spacing between each core wire. The core wire separating and shaping mechanism 14 includes a second slide cylinder 140 and pneumatic fingers 141 driven downwards by the second slide cylinder 140. The two fingers of the pneumatic fingers 141 are equipped with clamping shaping clips 142. The second slide cylinder 140 drives the pneumatic fingers 141 downwards. The core wire is tightly clamped between the shaping clamps 142 by the clamping force of the pneumatic fingers 141 to prevent the core wire from springing back and to ensure that the spacing between the core wires is consistent. After the core wire is clamped by the shaping clamps 142, the equidistant clamps 12 release the core wire and reset it. After the shaping clamps 142 shape the separated core wires, they release the core wire and reset it. At the same time, the CCD camera on the vision inspection mechanism 15 takes a picture and feeds the information back to the control system of the equipment so that the core wire automatic sorting component 20 can sort the core wires. Then the feeding mechanism of the equipment transports the wire to the core wire automatic sorting component 20.

[0035] When the separated core wires are fed to the wire clamping and rotating mechanism 22, they are clamped and rotated by the mechanism, arranging the core wires in a horizontal position. Simultaneously, the clamping mechanism 30 holds the wires in place. (See also...) Figure 6 The wire clamping and rotating mechanism 22 includes an arc-shaped slide rail 220 fixed to the front side of the second mounting bracket 21, a slide plate 221 slidably mounted on the arc-shaped slide rail 220, and a stainless steel mini cylinder 222. The output end of the stainless steel mini cylinder 222 is pivotally connected to the slide plate 221. The slide plate 221 has symmetrically arranged pulleys on both sides that cooperate with the arc-shaped slide rail 220. The slide plate 221 is equipped with a thin-type pneumatic gripper 223. The two grippers of the thin-type pneumatic gripper 223 are equipped with Z-shaped clamping plates 224, which are positioned opposite each other. A limiting groove is provided on the end face to position each core wire and prevent it from deviating during rotation. Limiting buffers that contact the slide plate 221 are provided on both sides along the arc-shaped slide rail 220. After the Z-shaped clamping plate 224 is driven by the thin air gripper 223 to clamp the core wire, the stainless steel mini air cylinder 222 pushes the slide plate 221 upward, so that the slide plate 221 slides along the arc-shaped slide rail 220 and rotates the slide plate 221 90 degrees, thereby arranging the clamped core wires in a horizontal state for subsequent sorting.

[0036] The sorting and misalignment fixture 23 is then driven by the front and rear drive mechanism 24 to perform sorting. (See also...) Figure 7The front and rear drive mechanism 24 is provided with a base 240 fixed on the second mounting frame 21. The base 240 has a slide rail assembly, and a support frame 241 is slidably mounted on the slide rail assembly. The sorting and misalignment fixture 23 is mounted on the support frame 241. A fourth lead screw and a motor drive mechanism 242 are provided on the base 240 to drive the support frame 241 to slide back and forth along the slide rail assembly. The support frame 241 is driven by the fourth lead screw and the motor drive mechanism 242 to drive the sorting and misalignment fixture 23 to move forward, so that the sorting and misalignment fixture 23 pre-clamps each core wire clamped by the thin pneumatic gripper 223.

[0037] Please see Figure 8 and Figure 9 The sorting and misalignment fixture 23 includes multiple core wire clamping units 230 distributed vertically on the support frame 241. The upper part has four core wire clamping units 230, and the lower part also has four core wire clamping units 230. Each core wire clamping unit 230 includes a linear guide single slider 2301 mounted on the support frame 241, a connecting plate 2302 sliding on the linear guide single slider 2301, a third lead screw driving the connecting plate 2302 up and down along the linear guide single slider 2301, and a motor drive mechanism 2303. The connecting plate 2302 is equipped with parallel opening and closing type air grippers 2304. The two air grippers of the parallel opening and closing type air grippers 2304 are equipped with clamping sorting fixtures 2305. The sorting fixtures 2305 of the vertically distributed core wire clamping units 230 are staggered, and their initial state when clamping the core wire is at the same level. On the side, the clamping ends of the two sorting fixtures 2305 are provided with semi-circular positioning grooves 2306 that can accommodate the core wires. The support frame 241 is driven by the fourth lead screw and the motor drive mechanism 242 to drive the sorting misalignment fixture 23 forward. Since the core wires are rotated, they are arranged in a horizontal state, so that each core wire clamping unit 230 clamps the corresponding core wire, and the sorting fixtures 2305 of each core wire clamping unit 230 are on the same horizontal plane. At this time, after the sorting misalignment fixture 23 receives the sorting command from the control system of the equipment, each core wire clamping unit 230 starts the third lead screw and the motor drive mechanism 2303 according to the command to drive the sorting fixture 2305 holding the core wire to move up and down along the linear guide single slider 2301, so that the sorting fixture 2305 drives the core wire to the designated position, realizing the sorting of the core wires in a standard order.

[0038] For example, the core wires are sorted according to their colors. That is, when the colors of the eight core wires are white, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple, the top-to-bottom order of the eight core wire colors is white, black, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. When the visual inspection mechanism 15 feeds back the sorted core wire information to the equipment's control system, the control system analyzes and judges the information and sends a signal back to the sorting misalignment fixture 23. After receiving the instruction, the core wire clamping unit 230 holding the white core wire operates, moving the white core wire to the top. The other core wire clamping units 230 then move the core wires of other colors to their corresponding positions in sequence, so that the core wires are adjusted one by one according to the set color order, achieving the standard sorting of the core wires.

[0039] To ensure that the sorted core wires are aligned vertically and in a row, a sorting plate assembly 25 is provided. The sorting plate assembly 25 shapes the sorted core wires and aligns them vertically. The sorting plate assembly 25 includes a horizontal linear guide rail 250, a sorting plate 251 slidably mounted on the horizontal linear guide rail 250, and a push cylinder 252 that drives the sorting plate 251 to reciprocate along the horizontal linear guide rail 250. The sorting plate 251 has strip-shaped grooves 253 spaced evenly from top to bottom. The push cylinder 252 drives the sorting plate 251 to move towards the arranged core wires, causing the core wires to be inserted into the corresponding strip-shaped grooves 253. The cylinder continues to drive the front side of the sorting plate 251, ensuring that the core wires are uniformly positioned at the ends of the strip-shaped grooves 253, thus shaping the core wires and ensuring that the sorted core wires are aligned vertically.

[0040] In summary, the automatic wire core sorting mechanism provided in this embodiment separates the cores of the wire one by one through the automatic equidistant wire sorting component 10, and then reorders the equidistantly separated cores one by one according to a standard order through the automatic wire sorting component 20, thereby achieving automated wire core sorting and improving production efficiency. Simultaneously, by setting up components such as the equidistant clamp 12, the core wire closing and pushing mechanism 13, the wire sorting and shaping mechanism 14, and the visual inspection mechanism 15, the equidistant separation and stable clamping of the cores are ensured, avoiding problems such as core wire springback, and improving the accuracy and reliability of wire sorting and shaping. Furthermore, by setting up components such as the wire clamping rotation mechanism 22, the sorting misalignment fixture 23, and the sorting plate assembly 25, the rotation, sorting, and shaping operations of the cores are realized, further improving production efficiency and product quality.

[0041] In this utility model, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "installation," "connection," "joining," and "fixing," etc., should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; they can refer to a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; they can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; and they can refer to the internal connection of two components. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this utility model according to the specific circumstances.

[0042] In this invention, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, "above" or "below" the second feature can include direct contact between the first and second features, or contact between the first and second features through another feature between them. Furthermore, "above," "over," and "on top" of the second feature includes the first feature directly above or diagonally above the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is at a higher horizontal level than the second feature. "Below," "below," and "under" the second feature includes the first feature directly below or diagonally below the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is at a lower horizontal level than the second feature.

[0043] Unless otherwise defined, the technical or scientific terms used herein shall have the ordinary meaning as understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention pertains. The terms “first,” “second,” and similar terms used in this patent application specification and claims do not indicate any order, quantity, or importance, but are merely used to distinguish different components. Similarly, the terms “an” or “a” and similar terms do not indicate a limitation of quantity, but rather indicate the presence of at least one.

[0044] In the description of this utility model, it should be noted that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", etc., indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only used in the specification to facilitate the description of this utility model and to simplify the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on this utility model.

[0045] The technical features of the above embodiments can be combined in any way. For the sake of brevity, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, they should be considered to be within the scope of this specification.

Claims

1. An automatic wire sorting mechanism for wire cores, characterized in that, include: An automatic equidistant wire separating component includes an equidistant clamp for holding and separating the wires at equal intervals, a wire-jointing mechanism that pushes the wires together within the clamp when they are held by the equidistant clamp, a wire-separating and shaping mechanism for shaping the wires after they have been equidistantly separated by the clamp, and a visual inspection mechanism that records the color number and position information of each wire after shaping. The equidistant clamp includes a left wire-separating clamp portion and a right wire-separating clamp portion that can move in opposite directions to clamp the wires, and a drive power unit that drives the left and right wire-separating clamp portions to move in opposite directions. The automatic core wire sorting component includes a wire clamping and rotating mechanism for arranging the core wires horizontally by rotating the wires; a sorting misalignment fixture for sorting each core wire according to the core wire color number fed back by a visual inspection mechanism, and for arranging the sorted core wires into a column-like sort; a front and rear drive mechanism for driving the sorting misalignment fixture forward or backward; and a sorting plate assembly for shaping the sorted core wires. The sorting misalignment fixture includes multiple vertically distributed core wire clamping units, the sorting clamps of the vertically distributed core wire clamping units are staggered, and the initial state when clamping the core wires is on the same horizontal plane.

2. The automatic wire sorting mechanism for wire cores according to claim 1, characterized in that, Both the left and right branch line clamping sections include a movable vertical plate connected to the drive power unit. The movable vertical plate has a vertical slide rail on its front side and a horizontal slide rail in its middle. Multiple equally spaced clamping plates with converging clamping ends slide along the length of the vertical slide rail. Each equally spaced clamping plate away from the clamping end is equipped with a cam follower. A push plate slides along the horizontal slide rail. The front end of the push plate has a guide groove from top to bottom that cooperates with each cam follower. The movable vertical plate is equipped with a first lead screw and a motor drive mechanism to drive the push plate. When the push plate is driven forward by the first lead screw and the motor drive mechanism, the multiple equally spaced clamping plates slide towards the center of the vertical slide rail, causing the clamping ends to converge. When the push plate moves backward, the multiple equally spaced clamping plates move to the upper and lower sides of the vertical slide rail, causing the clamping ends to separate, thereby achieving equally spaced branching.

3. The automatic wire sorting mechanism for wire cores according to claim 2, characterized in that, The drive power unit includes a first slide cylinder and a push plate driven by the first slide cylinder. The push plate has a transverse slide rail on its front side, and two movable vertical plates slide on both ends of the transverse slide rail. The push plate has two inclined guide grooves extending from the inside to the outside in a figure-eight shape on its front side. Connecting arms connected to the two movable vertical plates slide on the two inclined guide grooves respectively. When the push plate is driven forward by the first slide cylinder, the two movable vertical plates are brought closer together, so that the clamping plates with equal spacing clamp the core wire.

4. The automatic wire sorting mechanism for wire cores according to claim 1, characterized in that, The core wire gathering and pushing mechanism includes a vertical guide rail, gathering and pressing blocks slidably disposed at the upper and lower ends of the vertical guide rail, and a second lead screw and motor drive mechanism that drive the gathering and pressing blocks at the upper and lower ends to move closer or further apart; the gathering and pressing block includes a slide connected to the vertical guide rail, the second lead screw and motor drive mechanism, the slide is provided with a detachable connecting pressure block, and an L-shaped pressing sheet is formed on the connecting pressure block.

5. The automatic wire sorting mechanism for wire cores according to claim 1, characterized in that, The core wire separating and shaping mechanism includes a second slide cylinder and a pneumatic finger driven downward by the second slide cylinder. The two fingers of the pneumatic finger are equipped with shaping clips that clamp together.

6. The automatic wire sorting mechanism for wire cores according to claim 1, characterized in that, The wire clamping and rotating mechanism includes an arc-shaped slide rail, a slide plate slidably mounted on the arc-shaped slide rail, and a stainless steel mini cylinder. The output end of the stainless steel mini cylinder is pivotally connected to the slide plate. The slide plate is symmetrically equipped with pulleys that cooperate with the arc-shaped slide rail on both sides. The slide plate is equipped with a thin air claw. The two grippers of the thin air claw are equipped with Z-shaped clamping plates. Limiting grooves are opened on one end face of the two Z-shaped clamping plates. Limiting buffers that contact the slide plate are provided on both sides along the direction of the arc-shaped slide rail.

7. The automatic wire sorting mechanism for wire cores according to claim 1, characterized in that, The core wire clamping unit includes a linear guide single slider mounted on the front and rear drive mechanisms, a connecting plate slidably mounted on the linear guide single slider, a third lead screw that drives the connecting plate to move up and down along the linear guide single slider, and a motor drive mechanism. The connecting plate is provided with a parallel opening and closing type air gripper. The two air grippers of the parallel opening and closing type air gripper are provided with a sorting fixture that clamps together. The clamping ends of the two sorting fixtures are provided with a semi-circular positioning groove that can accommodate the core wire.

8. The automatic wire sorting mechanism for wire cores according to claim 1, characterized in that, The sorting plate assembly includes a horizontal linear guide rail, a sorting plate slidably mounted on the horizontal linear guide rail, and a push cylinder that drives the sorting plate to reciprocate along the horizontal linear guide rail. The sorting plate has strip grooves at equal intervals from top to bottom. The push cylinder drives the sorting plate to move toward the arranged core wires, so that the core wires are inserted into the corresponding strip grooves to achieve core wire shaping.

9. The automatic wire sorting mechanism for wire cores according to claim 2, characterized in that, The equally spaced clamping plate includes an L-shaped connecting end, an inclined end, and a clamping end, which are integrated into one unit. A cam follower is located at the L-shaped connecting end, and the L-shaped connecting end connected to the vertical slide rail is provided with an L-shaped sliding buckle. A protrusion is provided on the L-shaped connecting end opposite to the L-shaped sliding buckle. The vertical slide rail is located between the L-shaped sliding buckle and the protrusion. The clamping end is horizontally positioned and is provided with a groove for accommodating the core wire.

10. The automatic wire sorting mechanism for wire cores according to claim 1, characterized in that, Both the automatic wire spacing separation component and the automatic wire sorting component are equipped with clamping mechanisms for holding the wires.

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