Connector Housing Assembly With Robotic Contact Bending
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Solution Overview
Problem
Manual bending and assembly of connector contacts and housings reduce assembly efficiency and quality in electrical connections.
Innovation Solution
An automated assembly system comprising a robot with grippers and clamping devices that precisely assembles housings onto contacts and bends them to predetermined angles, utilizing a six-axis robot to align, insert, and lock components together.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual bending and assembly of contacts and housings is performed, then flexibility and adaptability are maintained, but assembly efficiency and quality deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical operations with an automated robotic system. A robot equipped with a gripper performs the bending of contacts and assembly of housings, substituting human hands and tools with programmable mechanical automation. This resolves the contradiction by achieving high assembly efficiency through automation while maintaining the precision needed for electrical connector assembly.
2Productivity
If automated robot assembly is implemented, then assembly efficiency and precision are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The robotic system is designed with multi-functionality to handle multiple operations (gripping, bending, positioning, and assembling) within a single automated platform. The robot can adapt to different assembly tasks through programmable control, reducing the need for multiple specialized devices and thereby managing system complexity while maintaining high productivity.
3Manufacturing precision
If precise angle bending of contacts is performed manually, then adaptability to different angles is maintained, but manufacturing precision deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs automated robotic control to achieve precise bending angles of contacts. The robot system, controlled by a computer program, can accurately position and bend contacts to predetermined angles (such as 90 degrees) consistently, eliminating the variability inherent in manual operations while maintaining the flexibility to adjust to different angle requirements through programming.
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AI summary
An assembly system includes a robot, a first gripper mounted on the robot, the first gripper gripping a first housing, and a first clamping device clamping a cable and a contact connected to an end of the cable. The robot moves the first gripper and assembles the first housing gripped by the first gripper onto the contact held by the first clamping device.