US 11,862,921 B2
Connector insert device for automatic switching of connector fixtures
Donglin Gao, Zhoukou (CN)
Assigned to SHENZHEN CITY LINQUAN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD, Shenzhen (CN)
Filed by SHENZHEN CITY LINQUAN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD, Shenzhen (CN)
Filed on May 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/742,409.
Claims priority of application No. 202111471160.0 (CN), filed on Dec. 3, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0178951 A1, Jun. 8, 2023
Int. Cl. H01R 43/20 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 43/20 (2013.01) [Y10T 29/53213 (2015.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A connector insert device for automatic switching of connector fixtures, comprising:
at least one terminal fixing portion configured to hold a wire to be inserted;
a wire storage portion configured to store groups of wires to be inserted;
at least one transferring portion configured to store the wire to be inserted by the at least one terminal fixing portion in the wire storage portion through a conveying portion;
a connector fixing portion configured to store connectors of the groups of wires to be inserted; and
an insert portion configured to insert the groups of wires to be inserted in the wire storage portion to the connector fixing portion through the conveying portion;
wherein the at least one terminal fixing portion comprises a terminal fixing base, a terminal clipping base, and a terminal gripper; the terminal clipping base is rotatably connected with the terminal fixing base through a terminal connecting shaft; the terminal gripper is fixedly connected with the terminal clipping base; the at least one terminal fixing portion rotates the wire to be inserted to a predetermined angle; the at least one transferring portion clips the wire rotated by the predetermined angle and places the wire rotated by the predetermined angle in the wire storage portion according to a predetermined instruction;
wherein the wire storage portion comprises wire storage components; each of the wire storage components comprises a wire storage wrench, wire storage buckles, and wire storage grippers: the wire storage buckles are one-to-one corresponding to the wire storage grippers; the wire storage buckles and the wire storage grippers are configured to clip wires to be clipped; when each wire storage wrench is snapped on one of the wire storage buckles, a corresponding wire is released;
wherein the wire storage components are disc-shaped and are rotatable along centers of the wire storage components; two wire storage components are provided and are overlapped to respectively clip two ends of each of the wires; the centers of the two wire storage components overlap each other; a first one of the wire storage components close to the conveying portion is configured to clip the wires, and a second one of the wire storage components away from the conveying portion is configured to clip the terminals of a predetermined angle;
wherein the wire storage portion comprises a wire feeding component; the wire feeding component comprises a first wire feeding system, a second wire feeding system, and a third wire feeding system; the third wire feeding system is arranged between the second wire feeding system and the conveying portion; the second wire feeding system is arranged between the first wire feeding system and the third wire feeding system; the first wire feeding system comprises a terminal groove configured to receive a corresponding terminal head; the first wire feeding system comprises a wire clipping groove configured to clip a corresponding terminal tail; the second wire feeding system and the third wire feeding system are configured to clip a corresponding wire; when the corresponding wire is released, the insert portion first clips the corresponding terminal head, then the first wire feeding system releases the terminal; the insert portion clips the corresponding terminal tail; the second wire feeding system and the third wire feeding system simultaneously release the corresponding wire, and the insert portion takes the corresponding wire away;
wherein the at least one transferring portion comprises a transferring base, a transferring motor, and a transferring bracket; the transferring base is fixedly connected with the transferring bracket; the transferring bracket is connected with the conveying portion and is movable along the conveying portion; the at least one transferring portion comprises a first transferring clipping component and a second transferring clipping component; the first transferring clipping component is arranged between the transferring clipping component and the wire storage portion; the first transferring clipping component is close to the second transferring clipping component;
wherein the first transferring clipping component comprises a first transferring gripper and a second transferring gripper; the first transferring gripper comprises a first transferring clipping boss; the second transferring gripper comprises a second transferring clipping boss;
wherein the second transferring clipping component comprises two third transferring grippers; the third transferring grippers have clipping surfaces; the first transferring clipping component is configured to clip a corresponding terminal head; the second transferring clipping component is configured to clip a corresponding terminal tail;
wherein the first transferring gripper is fixedly connected with the transferring base; the second transferring gripper is connected with the transferring base through a connecting shaft and is rotatable relative to the first transferring gripper through the connecting shaft; when the first transferring clipping boss moves away from the transferring bracket in a direction perpendicular to the transferring bracket and contacts the corresponding terminal, the second transferring gripper rotates clockwise from a first transferring starting position to a first predetermined transferring position; one end of the second transferring clipping boss facing the transferring base cooperates with the first transferring clipping boss to clip a corresponding terminal head.