US 12,191,619 B2
Method, system, and computer program product for wire connector assembly
Lars E. Blacken, Bothell, WA (US); Heiko Hoffmann, Simi Valley, CA (US); Damien O. Martin, Everett, WA (US); Jeffrey McCaskey, Chicago, IL (US); and Bradley J. Mitchell, Snohomish, WA (US)
Assigned to The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed by THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Apr. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/660,320.
Prior Publication US 2023/0344185 A1, Oct. 26, 2023
Int. Cl. H01R 43/20 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); G05B 19/4155 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 43/20 (2013.01) [B25J 9/1687 (2013.01); G05B 19/4155 (2013.01); G05B 2219/50391 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for automated insertion of a wire contact into a designated wire contact insertion hole of a connector, the system comprising:
a robot having an end-effector, wherein the end-effector comprises a wire gripper holding the wire contact and a separator device; and
a computing device, wherein the computing device is configured to:
control the robot to advance the separator device past one in a first direction between two or more wires previously connected to the connector;
control the robot to advance the separator device between the two or more wires previously connected to the connector in a second direction different from the first direction away from the connector, wherein the first direction is not coaxial with the second direction;
control the robot to align the wire contact with the designated wire contact insertion hole of the connector;
control the robot to advance the wire contact toward the designated wire contact insertion hole of the connector and at least partially insert the wire contact into the designated wire contact insertion hole;
control the robot to release the wire contact from the wire gripper; and
control the robot to withdraw the wire gripper and the separator device from between the two or more wires previously connected to the connector.