Electronic device assembling apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11038314-B2
Application number	US-201816032094-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 11, 2018
Priority date	Jul 20, 2017
Publication date	Jun 15, 2021
Grant date	Jun 15, 2021

Abstract

An electronic device assembling apparatus has a cable holder and a lock member operator. The cable holder holds a cable and inserts the cable into a connector. After the cable is inserted into the connector by the cable holder, the lock member operator operates a lock member to lock the cable to the connector. The lock member operator starts an operation with respect to the lock member in a state where the cable inserted into the connector is held by the cable holder.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device assembling apparatus that assembles an electronic device by inserting a cable into a connector and locking the cable with a lock member of the connector, the apparatus comprising:
a cable holder which holds the cable and inserts the cable into the connector;
a lock member operator which operates the lock member to lock the cable to the connector, after the cable is inserted into the connector by the cable holder;
a robot unit which includes a moving base, the cable holder and the lock member operator being installed on the moving base, wherein the robot unit is configured to move the cable holder and the lock member operator relative to the electronic device by moving the moving base; and
a controller which is configured to install the cable onto the connector by moving the robot unit, the cable holder, and the lock member operator,
wherein the lock member operator starts an operation with respect to the lock member in a state where the cable inserted into the connector is held by the cable holder.

2. The electronic device assembling apparatus of claim 1 ,
wherein the lock member receives the insertion of the cable by the cable holder in an opening posture, and locks the cable to the connector when the lock member is in a closing posture in a state where the cable is inserted into the connector.

3. The electronic device assembling apparatus of claim 2 ,
wherein the opening posture is a state where the lock member stands up against a terminal of the connector, and
the closing posture is a state where the lock member lies down toward the terminal of the connector.

4. The electronic device assembling apparatus of claim 1 ,
wherein the lock member operator has a roller, and
wherein the operation with respect to the lock member is a pressing of the lock member by the roller.

5. The electronic device assembling apparatus of claim 4 ,
wherein the cable holder releases holding of the cable, after pressing of the lock member by the roller is started.

6. An electronic device assembling method for assembling the electronic device using the electronic device assembling apparatus of claim 1 , the method comprising:
a step of holding the cable in the cable holder;
a step of operating the cable holder to insert the cable into the connector; and
a step of operating the lock member by the lock member operator to lock the cable to the connector,
wherein the step of operating the lock member is started in the state where the cable inserted into the connector is held by the cable holder.

7. The electronic device assembling apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the lock member is pivotable between an opening posture and a closing posture.

8. The electronic device assembling apparatus of claim 7 , wherein when the cable is inserted into the connector and the lock member is in the closing posture, the cable is pinched between a cable receiver of the connector and the lock member.

9. The electronic device assembling apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:
a reinforcing plate is attached to the cable,
the cable holder includes a chuck block and a blade, and
the cable holder is configured to hold the cable by holding the reinforcing plate between the chuck block and blade.

10. The electronic device assembling apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the cable includes a main body that is ribbon shaped.

Assignees

• Panasonic Ip Man Co Ltd

Inventors

• Takano Ken
• Takahashi Yuji
• Wagatsuma Kazu

Classifications

• Y10T29/53209

  Terminal or connector · CPC title

• H01R43/20

  for assembling or disassembling contact members with insulating base, case or sleeve · CPC title

• H01R12/79

  connecting to rigid printed circuits or like structures · CPC title

• H01R12/7023

  integral with the coupling device · CPC title

• H01R43/26 Primary

  for engaging or disengaging the two parts of a coupling device (structural association with two-part coupling device H01R13/629) · CPC title