Clamp attachment device and clamp attachment method

Abstract

To provide a clamp attachment device and a clamp attachment method which allow a cable clamp to be automatically attached to a constituent wire of a wire harness.SOLUTION: A clamp attachment device 1 comprises: a first chuck 11 that grasps and holds a cable clamp; a chuck moving part 12 that moves the first chuck 11 to stack the cable clamp on a constituent wire; a second chuck 13 that grasps and holds the cable clamp and the constituent wire together that are stacked on each other; and a tape winding part 14 that winds a tape around the cable clamp held by the first chuck 11, and that winds the tape around the cable clamp and the constituent wire held by the second chuck 13 starting from the location at which the tape is wound on the cable clamp.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a clamp attachment device and a clamp attachment method for attaching a cable clamp to the electric wires constituting a wire harness. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, wire harnesses for use in automobiles and the like are often provided with cable clamps for fixing to attachment locations such as vehicle body panels. Some of these cable clamps have a clamp portion provided at a longitudinal midpoint of a band portion (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In most of these types of cable clamps, the band portion is overlapped with the constituent electric wires of the wire harness so that it extends along the wire length direction, and is fixed by wrapping tape around the wires. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2010-073328 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In many cases, the above-mentioned tape-wrapping and fixing of the cable clamp to the component electric wires of the wire harness is performed manually by an operator. Although such manual tape-wrapping and fixing of the cable clamp is likely to be a burden for the operator and automation is desired, the current situation is that no specific proposals for automating the process have been made due to the difficulty of the work itself.

[0005] SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT DISCLOSURE OF THE PRESENT DISCLOSURE In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a clamp attachment device and a clamp attachment method capable of automatically attaching a cable clamp to the constituent electric wires of a wire harness. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to solve the above problem, the clamp installation device includes a clamp section that is attached to a predetermined attachment destination at a midpoint in the longitudinal direction of a band plate section, and a cable clamp that is fixed to a constituent electric wire of a wire harness so that the band plate section extends along the wire length direction of the constituent electric wire to fix the wire harness to the attachment destination, the clamp installation device includes a first chuck that holds the cable clamp by clamping it in the width direction of the band plate section at a first end side of the band plate section, the chuck moving section that moves the first chuck that holds the cable clamp to position the cable clamp so that the band plate section extends along the wire length direction and overlaps it with the constituent electric wire, and the first chuck that is overlapped with the first chuck by the chuck moving section. The present invention is characterized in that it comprises a second chuck that clamps and holds the cable clamp and the component electric wires collectively, adjacent to the first chuck at the first end side in the overlapping direction, and a tape winding mechanism that winds tape around the second end side of the band plate portion of the cable clamp held by the first chuck, wherein when the first chuck is moved by the chuck moving part, the tape moves together with the first chuck while remaining in a wound state around the cable clamp, and after the movement, the tape winding unit winds the tape around the cable clamp and the component electric wires held by the second chuck, starting from the winding point of the tape on the band plate portion.

[0007] In addition, in order to solve the above-mentioned problem, a clamp installation method uses the above-mentioned clamp installation device and is characterized in that it includes the following steps: a first chuck step of clamping and holding the first end side of the band plate portion of the cable clamp with the first chuck; a first tape winding step of winding the tape with the tape winding unit around the second end side of the band plate portion of the cable clamp held by the first chuck; a chuck moving step of moving the first chuck holding the cable clamp with the chuck moving unit to overlap the cable clamp on the component electric wires, and moving the tape winding unit together with the first chuck while the first chuck is moved with the tape wound around the cable clamp; a second chuck step of clamping and holding the cable clamp and the component electric wire with the second chuck after movement by the chuck moving unit; and a second tape winding step of winding the tape around the cable clamp and the component electric wire held by the second chuck, starting from the winding point. Effect of the Invention

[0008] According to the above clamp attachment device and clamp attachment method, the cable clamp can be automatically attached to the constituent electric wires of the wire harness. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a clamp installation device according to one embodiment. [Diagram 2] 2 is a perspective view of the clamp installation device shown in FIG. 1, as viewed in the direction of arrow V11 in FIG. [Diagram 3] 3 is a diagram showing the constituent wires and cable clamps of a wire harness to be processed by the clamp installation device shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. [Figure 4] 3 is a diagram showing a state in which a first chuck holds a cable clamp in the clamp installation device shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. [Diagram 5]FIG. 3 shows a second chuck in the clamp installation device shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. [Figure 6] 6 is a diagram showing a state in which the second chuck shown in FIG. 5 holds the cable clamp and the component electric wires. FIG. [Figure 7] 13 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which the tape winding unit winds tape around a second end side of the band plate portion of the cable clamp held by the first chuck. FIG. [Figure 8] 13 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which the tape winding unit moves together with the first chuck to wind tape around the cable clamp and the component electric wires. FIG. [Figure 9] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a series of processes in a clamp installation method, from holding a cable clamp with a first chuck to winding tape, to overlapping the cable clamp with the constituent electric wires of the wire harness and holding the cable clamp with a second chuck. [Figure 10] 10 is a schematic diagram showing a series of processes executed following the third step of FIG. 9 up to winding tape around the cable clamp and the component electric wires. FIG. [Figure 11] 11 is a schematic diagram showing a series of processes that are executed following the fifth step in FIG. 10 until fixing by winding tape is also performed on the first end side of the cable clamp. FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0010] An embodiment of a clamp installation device and a clamp installation method will now be described.

[0011] Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing a clamp installation device according to one embodiment, and Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the clamp installation device shown in Fig. 1 as seen from the direction of arrow V11 in Fig. 1. Also, Fig. 3 is a diagram showing component electric wires and cable clamps of a wire harness to be processed by the clamp installation device shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

[0012] The clamp installation device 1 of this embodiment is an apparatus used for manufacturing a wire harness 2 for an automobile, and installs a cable clamp 22 on a component electric wire 21 of the wire harness 2 by winding and fixing the cable clamp 22 on the component electric wire 21. In the example of FIG. 3, the component electric wire 21 in the wire harness 2 is covered with a corrugated tube 23 as an exterior material except for an installation area of ​​the cable clamp 22. The cable clamp 22 is attached to an exposed part of the component electric wire 21 that is not covered by the corrugated tube 23. The cable clamp 22 is made of resin, and has a structure in which a clamp part 222 that is attached to a predetermined installation destination such as a vehicle body panel is provided at a midpoint of the band plate part 221 in the longitudinal direction D11. The clamp installation device 1 that attaches the cable clamp 22 to the component electric wire 21 includes a first chuck 11, a chuck moving part 12, a second chuck 13, and a tape winding part 14.

[0013] The first chuck 11 is a mechanical part that clamps and holds the cable clamp 22 on the side of the first end 221a of the band plate portion 221 in the width direction D12 of the band plate portion 221.

[0014] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a state in which the first chuck holds the cable clamp in the clamp attachment device shown in FIGS.

[0015] The first chuck 11 includes a pair of first gripping arms 111 that can be opened and closed in a width direction D12 of the band plate portion 221 of the cable clamp 22 to be held, and a first arm drive unit 112 that drives the pair of first gripping arms 111 to open and close. A pair of clamp receiving recesses 111a corresponding to the width and thickness of the band plate portion 221 are formed in the gripping portion of the band plate portion 221 of the pair of first gripping arms 111. When the pair of first gripping arms 111 are closed by the first arm drive unit 112, the band plate portion 221 is sandwiched and held in a state in which the band plate portion 221 is accommodated in the pair of clamp receiving recesses 111a. In the clamp installation device 1, the tape T11 is wound by the tape winding unit 14 around the second end portion 221b side of the cable clamp 22 whose first end portion 221a side is held by the first chuck 11, which will be described later.

[0016] 1 and 2 is a robot arm having a first chuck 11, a second chuck 13, and a tape winding unit 14 mounted on its tip, and moves these units together. Focusing on the movement of the first chuck 11, the chuck moving unit 12 functions to move the first chuck 11 holding the cable clamp 22. By moving this first chuck 11, the chuck moving unit 12 positions the cable clamp 22 so that the strip plate portion 221 extends along the wire length direction D13 (FIG. 3) and overlaps it with the component electric wire 21. When the first chuck 11 moves, the second chuck 13 and the tape winding unit 14 also move together.

[0017] The second chuck 13 is a mechanism that clamps and holds the cable clamps 22 and the component electric wires 21 that are overlapped with each other by the chuck moving part 12 together.

[0018] FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a second chuck in the clamp installation device shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the second chuck shown in FIG. 5 holding the cable clamp and the component wires.

[0019] The second chuck 13 holds the overlapped cable clamps 22 and the component electric wires 21 together in the overlapping direction D14, adjacent to the first chuck 11 at the first end 221a side. The second chuck 13 includes a pair of second gripping arms 131 that can be opened and closed in the overlapping direction D14, and a second arm drive unit 132 that drives the pair of second gripping arms 131 to open and close. Note that in FIG. 2, the second chuck 13 is shown with one of the second gripping arms 131 omitted so that the first chuck 11 arranged adjacent to the second chuck 13 can be seen. A pair of receiving recesses 131a corresponding to the thickness of the bundle of the expected number of component electric wires 21 is formed in the gripping portion of the pair of second gripping arms 131 for gripping the cable clamps 22 and the component electric wires 21. The corners of the entrance side of each receiving recess 131a are chamfered to form a wide-mouthed portion 131b capable of receiving a thicker object to be grasped, such as the corrugated tube 23 used as an exterior material.

[0020] The tape winding unit 14 shown in Figures 1, 2, and 4 winds the tape T11 around the second end 221b side of the strip portion 221 of the cable clamp 22 held by the first chuck 11 as follows.

[0021] FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing how the tape winding unit winds tape around the second end side of the band plate portion of the cable clamp held by the first chuck.

[0022] First, as shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 4, the tape winding unit 14 is a mechanical part that holds the tape reel TR11, pulls out the tape T11 from the tape reel TR11, and winds the tape. When the tape T11 is wound around the second end 221b of the band plate portion 221 in the cable clamp 22 held by the first chuck 11, the pulled-out end of the tape T11 pulled out from the tape reel TR11 is attached to the second end 221b of the band plate portion 221. Thereafter, the tape winding unit 14 rotates the tape reel TR11 in the circumferential direction D15 of the band plate portion 221, thereby winding the tape T11 around the band plate portion 221 one or more times. When the tape winding around the band plate portion 221 of the cable clamp 22 is completed, the tape winding unit 14 is moved together with the first chuck 11 by the chuck moving unit 12. That is, when the chuck moving unit 12 moves the first chuck 11 to overlap the cable clamp 22 on the component electric wire 21, the tape winding unit 14 moves together with the first chuck 11 with the tape T11 still wound around the cable clamp 22. Then, at the destination, the tape winding unit 14 winds the tape T11 around the cable clamp 22 and the component electric wire 21.

[0023] FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which the tape winding unit moves together with the first chuck to wind tape around the cable clamp and the component electric wires.

[0024] At the time of moving the tape winding unit 14, the cable clamp 22 and the component electric wire 21 are overlapped with each other and held by the second chuck 13 as shown in Fig. 6. At this time, although not shown in Fig. 6, the tape T11 pulled out from the tape reel TR11 is wound around the second end 221b side of the band plate portion 221 of the cable clamp 22. The tape winding unit 14 rotates the tape reel TR11 in the circumferential direction D16 of the component electric wire 21 starting from the winding point of the tape T11 on the second end 221b side, thereby winding the tape T11 around the cable clamp 22 and the component electric wire 21 one or more times. By this tape winding, the second end 221b side of the band plate portion 221 of the cable clamp 22 is fixed to the component electric wire 21. Then, when the tape winding around the cable clamp 22 and the component electric wire 21 at the second end 221b side is completed, the tape winding unit 14 cuts the tape, and this time, the chuck moving unit 12 moves to the first end 221a side of the band plate unit 221. At this time, the first chuck 11 that has opened the first end 221a side and the second chuck 13 that has opened the cable clamp 22 and the component electric wire 21 also move together with the tape winding unit 14. At the destination, the second chuck 13 holds the component electric wire 21 by clamping it in the thickness direction D17 (FIGS. 3 and 6) over the corrugated tube 23. Then, the tape winding unit 14 winds the tape T11 around the cable clamp 22 and the component electric wire 21 at the first end 221a side of the band plate unit 221. In this manner, in this embodiment, the cable clamp 22 is fixed to the component electric wires 21 at both ends thereof by wrapping tape around two locations, the second end portion 221b side and the first end portion 221a side.

[0025] Next, a clamp attachment method for attaching the cable clamp 22 to the constituent electric wires 21 of the wire harness 2 using the clamp attachment device 1 of this embodiment will be described below with reference to separate drawings, although some of the description will overlap with those given so far.

[0026] FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing a series of steps in the clamp attachment method, from holding the cable clamp with a first chuck to winding tape, to overlapping the cable clamp with the constituent electric wires of the wire harness and holding the cable clamp with a second chuck.

[0027] In the clamp installation method using the clamp installation device 1 of this embodiment, first, in a first step S11, the cable clamp 22 is held by the first chuck 11 (first chuck step). That is, the first end 221a side of the band plate portion 221 of the cable clamp 22 is sandwiched and held by the first chuck 11. In the first step S11, the tape T11 is then wound by the tape winding unit 14 around the second end 121b side of the band plate portion 221 of the cable clamp 22 held by the first chuck 11 (first tape winding step). This first step S11 is performed at a position away from the component electric wires 21 of the wire harness 2. At this time, the second chuck 13 is in a state in which the pair of second gripping arms 131 are open at a position away from the component electric wires 21.

[0028] In a second step S12 following the first step S11, a chuck moving step is executed in which the first chuck 11 holding the cable clamp 22 is moved by the chuck moving part 12 to overlap the cable clamp 22 with the component electric wire 21. In the chuck moving step in the second step S12, the tape winding part 14 with the tape T1 still wound around the cable clamp 22, and the second chuck 13 with the pair of second gripping arms 131 in an open state are carried together with the first chuck 11.

[0029] In the next third step S13, after the movement by the chuck moving unit 12, the pair of second gripping arms 131 of the second chuck 13 are closed to clamp and hold the cable clamp 22 and the component electric wires 21 (second chucking step). In this third step S13, the first chuck 11 still holds the cable clamp 22. Also, the tape T1 from the tape winding unit 14 remains wound around the cable clamp 22.

[0030] FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing a series of processes that are executed following the third step in FIG. 9 up to the point where tape is wrapped around the cable clamp and the component electric wires.

[0031] In a fourth step S14 following the third step S13 in Fig. 9, the pair of second gripping arms 131 of the second chuck 13 are closed to hold the cable clamp 22 and the component electric wire 21, and the pair of first gripping arms 111 of the first chuck 11 are opened. This operation of the first gripping arms 111 releases the cable clamp 22 from the first chuck 11. Thereafter, in a fifth step S15, the tape T11 is wound around the cable clamp 22 and the component electric wire 21 held by the second chuck 13 by the tape winding unit 14 (second tape winding step). The tape winding in this fifth step S15 is performed starting from a winding position P11 on the second end 221b side of the cable clamp 22. This tape winding fixes the cable clamp 22 to the component electric wire 21 on the second end 221b side. In this embodiment, following the fifth step S15, the cable clamp 22 is also fixed on the first end 221a side by wrapping tape.

[0032] FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing a series of steps performed following the fifth step in FIG. 10 until the first end of the cable clamp is also fixed by wrapping tape.

[0033] In the sixth step S16 following the fifth step S15 in FIG. 10, first, the tape winding unit 14 cuts the tape T11 after the tape winding is completed. Furthermore, the pair of second gripping arms 131 in the second chuck 13 is opened to release the cable clamp 22 and the component electric wires 21. Next, the second chuck 13 in the open state is carried by the chuck moving unit 12 in the moving direction D13 together with the first chuck 11 already in the open state and the tape winding unit 14 after the tape cutting to a separation position P12 away from the cable clamp 22. In addition, by being carried together with the second chuck 13, the first chuck 11 in the open state retreats to a retreat position P13 that does not interfere with the subsequent processing. Here, the separation position P12 to which the second chuck 13 is moved is a position where the tape winding unit 14 carried together with the second chuck 13 can wind the tape on the first end 221a side of the cable clamp 22. When the tape winding unit 14 is positioned at this position, the tape winding unit 14 pulls out the tape T11 from the tape reel TR11 and attaches the pulled-out end to the first end 221a side of the cable clamp 22 in preparation for subsequent tape winding. In this example, the portion of the component electric wire 21 adjacent to the attachment position of the cable clamp 22 is covered with the corrugated tube 23, and the separated position P12 is a position where this corrugated tube 23 is clamped by the pair of second gripping arms 131.

[0034] In the next seventh step S17, the pair of second gripping arms 131 are closed at the separated position P12, and a third chucking step is performed in which the second chuck 13 holds the component electric wire 21 through the corrugated tube 23. Then, as soon as this holding is completed, a third tape winding step is performed in which the tape winding unit 14 winds the tape T11 on the first end 221a side of the cable clamp 22, and fixes the cable clamp 22 to the component electric wire 21 on the first end 221a side.

[0035] After the triple tape winding process in the seventh step S17 is completed, in the subsequent eighth step S18, the tape winding unit 14 cuts the tape again. Furthermore, the pair of second gripping arms 131 is opened, and the second chuck 13 releases the corrugated tube 23, i.e., the component electric wire 21. With the tape cutting and release of the component electric wire 21 in this eighth step S18, a series of processes in the clamp attachment method is completed, and attachment of the component electric wire 21 to the cable clamp 22 by wrapping tape around both ends is completed.

[0036] The clamp installation device 1 and the clamp installation method of the embodiment described above can achieve the following effects. That is, in this embodiment, after the cable clamp 22 is held by the first chuck 11, the tape T11 is wound around the cable clamp 22. Next, the first chuck 11 and the tape winding section 14 are moved to align the cable clamp 22 with the constituent electric wires 21 of the wire harness 2, and the aligned constituent electric wires 21 and the cable clamp 22 are clamped and held together by the second chuck 13. Then, by setting the winding position P11 of the tape T11 around the cable clamp 22 as the starting point, difficulties in the operation, such as the tape T11 becoming unstable when the cable clamp 22 is wound and fixed around the constituent electric wires 21, are eliminated. By eliminating this difficulty, the cable clamp 22 is fixed to the constituent electric wires 21 by the tape winding in a stable state. In this way, according to this embodiment, difficulties in the operation in automation are eliminated, and the cable clamp 22 can be automatically attached to the constituent electric wires 21 of the wire harness 2.

[0037] In this embodiment, the tape winding unit 14 holds the tape reel TR11 and winds the tape T11 by pulling it out from the tape reel TR11. With this configuration, a longer tape T11 can be held in the tape winding unit 14 while reducing the storage space required, as compared to holding the tape T11 in a long strip form and using it for winding.

[0038] In this embodiment, the first chuck 11 releases the cable clamp 22 after the second chuck 13 holds the cable clamp 22. When the tape winding starting from the winding point P11 is completed, the second chuck 13 releases the cable clamp 22 and the component electric wire 21 and is moved to the separated position P12 to hold the component electric wire 21. The chuck moving unit 12 retracts the first chuck 11 after the release to a predetermined retracted position P13 and carries the second chuck 13 after the release to the separated position P12. Then, when the component electric wire 21 is held by the second chuck 13 at the separated position P12, the tape winding unit 14 then winds the tape T11 around the cable clamp 22 and the component electric wire 21 on the first end 221a side. According to this configuration, the cable clamp 22 is tape-wound on both ends of the band plate portion 221, so that the attachment strength of the cable clamp 22 to the component electric wire 21 can be improved.

[0039] In this embodiment, the component electric wire 21 is at least partially covered with an exterior material such as a corrugated tube 23, and the second chuck 13 opens and closes so as to be able to hold the component electric wire 21 through this exterior material. This configuration improves the degree of freedom of holding by the second chuck 13, and therefore can effectively handle various gripping points of the component electric wire 21 that have different thicknesses depending on whether or not an exterior material is present. In addition, it can effectively handle attachment of the cable clamp 22 to multiple types of component electric wires that have different thicknesses depending on whether or not an exterior material is present.

[0040] The above-described embodiment merely shows a representative embodiment of the clamp installation device and the clamp installation method. The clamp installation device and the clamp installation method are not limited to the above embodiment and can be modified in various ways.

[0041] For example, in the above-described embodiment, the clamp installation device 1 and the clamp installation method for attaching the cable clamp 22 to the constituent electric wires 21 of the wire harness 2 for an automobile are exemplified as an example of the clamp installation device and the clamp installation method. However, the clamp installation device and the clamp installation method are not limited to this. As long as the clamp installation device and the clamp installation method are for attaching a cable clamp to the constituent electric wires of the wire harness, the wire harness to which the cable clamp is to be attached does not have to be for an automobile, and the specific form is not important.

[0042] In the above-described embodiment, as an example of the chuck moving part, the chuck moving part 12 is exemplified as a robot arm having the first chuck 11, the second chuck 13, and the tape winding part 14 mounted on the tip and moving these parts together. However, the chuck moving part is not limited to this. The chuck moving part may move only the first chuck as long as it moves the first chuck to overlap the cable clamp with the component electric wire. Alternatively, the chuck moving part may move either the second chuck or the tape winding part together with the first chuck. In these cases, other moving parts may be provided for parts that are not moved by the chuck moving part. In addition, the chuck moving part is not limited to a robot arm, and any configuration may be adopted for its specific mechanism.

[0043] In the above-described embodiment, the tape winding unit 14 that holds the tape reel TR11 and pulls out the tape T11 from the tape reel TR11 to wind the tape is exemplified as an example of a tape winding unit. However, the tape winding unit is not limited to this, and may be, for example, a unit that holds the tape in a long strip shape and is used for winding the tape. However, as described above, the tape winding unit 14 that holds the tape reel TR11 can hold the tape T11 while reducing the storage space.

[0044] In the above-described embodiment, the clamp attachment device 1 and the clamp attachment method are exemplified as an example of the clamp attachment device and the clamp attachment method in which tape is wrapped around both ends of the cable clamp 22. However, the clamp attachment device and the clamp attachment method are not limited to this, and may involve wrapping tape only around the first end of the cable clamp. However, as described above, wrapping tape around both ends of the cable clamp 22 can improve the attachment strength of the cable clamp 22 to the component electric wires 21.

[0045] In the present embodiment, the second chuck 13 that opens and closes so as to be able to hold the component electric wire 21 through an exterior material such as a corrugated tube 23 is exemplified as an example of the second chuck. However, the second chuck is not limited to this, and may have an opening and closing structure limited to directly holding the component electric wire. However, as described above, the second chuck 13 that can hold the component electric wire 21 through an exterior material can effectively deal with the presence or absence of an exterior material that affects the gripping thickness of the component electric wire 21. [Explanation of symbols]

[0046] 1 Clamp mounting device 2 Wire harness 11 First chuck 12 Chuck moving part 13 Second chuck 14 Tape winding section 21 Component Wires 22 Cable clamp 23 Corrugated tube (exterior material) 111 First gripping arm 111a Clamp receiving recess 112 First arm drive unit 131 Second gripping arm 131a Receiving recess 131b Wide mouth 132 Second arm drive unit 221 Band part 221a First end 221b Second end 222 Clamp section D11 Longitudinal direction D12 Width direction D13 Line length direction D14 Stacking direction D15,D16 Circumferential direction D17 Thickness direction P11 Winding point P12 Remote position P13 Evacuation position S11 1st step (1st chucking process, 1st tape winding process) S12 2nd step (chuck movement process) S13 3rd step (2nd chucking process) S14 4th step S15 5th step (2nd tape winding process) S16 6th step S17 7th step S18 8th Step T11 Tape TR11 Tape Reel

Claims

1. a first chuck that clamps and holds a cable clamp, which is provided at a midpoint in the longitudinal direction of the band plate portion and is attached to a predetermined attachment destination, and is fixed to a constituent electric wire of a wire harness such that the band plate portion extends along a wire length direction of the constituent electric wire, thereby fixing the wire harness to the attachment destination, at a first end side of the band plate portion in a width direction of the band plate portion; a chuck moving unit that moves the first chuck holding the cable clamp to position the cable clamp so that the band plate portion extends along the wire length direction and overlaps the cable clamp with the component wire; a second chuck that collectively clamps and holds the cable clamp and the component electric wires overlapped with each other by the chuck moving part, adjacent to the first chuck on the first end side in the overlapping direction; a tape winding unit that winds a tape around a second end side of the band plate portion of the cable clamp held by the first chuck, the tape being wound around the cable clamp and moving together with the first chuck when the first chuck is moved by the chuck moving unit, and that winds the tape around the cable clamp and the component electric wires held by the second chuck, starting from a winding point of the tape on the band plate portion, after the movement; A clamp installation device comprising:

2. 2. The clamp attachment device according to claim 1, wherein the tape winding section holds a tape reel and winds the tape by pulling out the tape from the tape reel.

3. the first chuck releases the cable clamp when the second chuck holds the cable clamp and the component electric wires; when tape winding by the tape winding unit starting from the winding location is completed, the second chuck releases the cable clamp and the component electric wire, and is transported to a separate position away from the cable clamp to clamp and hold the component electric wire in the thickness direction at the separate position, the chuck moving unit retracts the first chuck that has released the cable clamp to a predetermined retracted position, and carries the second chuck that has released the cable clamp and the component electric wires to the separated position, 2. The clamp mounting device according to claim 1, wherein the tape winding section cuts the tape when tape winding starting from the winding point is completed, and when the component electric wire is held at the separated position by the second chuck, the tape is then wound around the cable clamp and the component electric wire at the first end side of the band plate section, and the tape is cut again when tape winding is completed.

4. At least a portion of the component electric wire is covered with a predetermined exterior material, 2. The clamp installation device according to claim 1, wherein the second chuck opens and closes so as to enable holding through the exterior material.

5. a first chucking step of clamping and holding the first end side of the band plate portion of the cable clamp with the first chuck by using the clamp installation device according to any one of claims 1 to 4; a first tape winding step of winding the tape by the tape winding unit around the second end side of the band plate portion of the cable clamp held by the first chuck; a chuck moving step of moving the first chuck holding the cable clamp by the chuck moving part so that the cable clamp is overlapped with the component electric wire, and when the first chuck is moved, moving the tape winding part together with the first chuck while the tape is wound around the cable clamp; a second chucking step of clamping and holding the cable clamp and the component electric wires with the second chuck after the cable clamp and the component electric wires are moved by the chuck moving part; a second tape winding step of winding the tape around the cable clamp and the component electric wires held by the second chuck, starting from the winding point; A clamp installation method comprising:

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