Cable bundle taping device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11891201-B2
Application number	US-202017069286-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 13, 2020
Priority date	Oct 25, 2019
Publication date	Feb 6, 2024
Grant date	Feb 6, 2024

Abstract

A cable bundle taping device adapted to wind a tape on a coiled cable bundle includes a support frame, a conveying device mounted on the support frame and adapted to convey the tape to a standby position, a first driving wheel rotatably mounted on the support frame and having a slot extending radially inward from an outer edge of the first driving wheel, and a tape binding mechanism arranged on a side of at least one sidewall of the first driving wheel near a bottom of the slot and opposite to the tape in the standby position. The coiled cable bundle is bonded to an end of the tape at the standby position and pushed to the bottom of the slot. The tape is wound on the coiled cable bundle by rotating the tape binding mechanism under driving of the first driving wheel.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cable bundle taping device adapted to wind a tape on a coiled cable bundle, comprising:
a support frame;
a conveying device mounted on the support frame and adapted to convey the tape to a standby position;
a first driving wheel rotatably mounted on the support frame and having a slot extending radially inward from an outer edge of the first driving wheel;
a shutter device mounted on the support frame near the standby position, the shutter device is opened by the coiled cable bundle to allow the coiled cable bundle to enter into or move out of the slot, the end of the tape is bonded to the coiled cable bundle while the coiled cable bundle opens the shutter device and enters into the slot; and
a tape binding mechanism arranged on a side of at least one sidewall of the first driving wheel near a bottom of the slot and opposite to the tape in the standby position, the coiled cable bundle is bonded to an end of the tape at the standby position and pushed to the bottom of the slot, the tape is wound on the coiled cable bundle by rotating the tape binding mechanism under driving of the first driving wheel.

2. The cable bundle taping device according to claim 1 , wherein the shutter device includes a fixing frame fixed on the support frame and a movable frame mounted on the support frame in a movable way relative to the fixing frame under the driving of the coiled cable bundle.

3. The cable bundle taping device according to claim 2 , wherein the movable frame has a pair of movable arms which are pivotally mounted on a pair of sides of the support frame, a guide part with a triangle shape is disposed on each of the movable arms, the shutter device includes a first roller rotatably mounted between the movable arms and located at a top of the guide part.

4. The cable bundle taping device according to claim 3 , wherein the fixing frame includes a pair of fixing arms which are mounted on both sides of the support frame, the shutter device has a second roller rotatably mounted between the fixing arms and facing the first roller, the standby position is located outside the first roller and the second roller.

5. The cable bundle taping device according to claim 2 , wherein the shutter device includes a return spring having a first end connected to the support frame and a second end connected to the movable frame, the movable frame moves away from the fixing frame against a spring force of the return spring.

6. The cable bundle taping device according to claim 1 , further comprising a first driving device configured to drive the first driving wheel to rotate.

7. The cable bundle taping device according to claim 6 , wherein the first driving device includes a first motor mounted on the support frame, the first driving wheel arranged between the standby position and the first motor, and a first driving belt brought into contact with a portion of the first driving wheel opposite to the standby position to drive the first driving wheel to rotate under the driving of the first motor.

8. The cable bundle taping device according to claim 7 , wherein the first driving device includes a first roller and a second roller mounted on the support frame and formed as a triangle arrangement with the first motor, the first driving belt surrounded on the first motor, the first roller and the second roller are engaged with the portion of the first driving wheel opposite to the standby position to drive the first driving wheel to rotate.

9. The cable bundle taping device according to claim 8 , wherein the first driving belt is meshed with the first motor and the first driving wheel in a rack contact.

10. A cable bundle taping device adapted to wind a tape on a coiled cable bundle, comprising: a support frame; a first driving wheel rotatably mounted on the support frame and having a slot extending radially inward from an outer edge of the first driving wheel; a conveying device mounted on the support frame and adapted to convey the tape to a standby position, wherein the conveying device includes: at least one driven second driving wheel rotatably mounted on the support frame; a pressing mechanism configured to press the tape onto the second driving wheel to drive the tape to move; and a base mounted on the support frame, the tape passing through the pressing mechanism is positioned between the second driving wheel and the base to convey the tape to the standby position; and a tape binding mechanism arranged on a side of at least one sidewall of the first driving wheel near a bottom of the slot and opposite to the tape in the standby position, the coiled cable bundle is bonded to an end of the tape at the standby position and pushed to the bottom of the slot, the tape is wound on the coiled cable bundle by rotating the tape binding mechanism under driving of the first driving wheel.

11. The cable bundle taping device according to claim 10 , wherein the pressing mechanism includes: a first pushing mechanism; a first lever pivotally mounted on the support frame and having a first end engaged with the first pushing mechanism; and a first roller rotatably mounted on a second end of the first lever, so that the first roller is cooperated with the second driving wheel to clamp the tape under the drive of the first pushing mechanism.

12. The cable bundle taping device according to claim 11 , wherein the conveying device includes a guide mechanism detachably mounted on the base and configured to guide the tape to the standby position.

13. The cable bundle taping device according to claim 10 , wherein the conveying device includes a cutting mechanism adapted to cut off the tape passing through the base.

14. The cable bundle taping device according to claim 13 , wherein the cutting mechanism includes:
a driving shaft rotatably mounted on the base;
a cutter mounted at a lower end of the driving shaft; and
a first driving mechanism mounted on an upper end of the driving shaft and configured to drive the driving shaft to rotate relative to the base, so as to drive the cutter to cut off the tape.

15. The cable bundle taping device according to claim 14 , wherein the first driving mechanism includes:
a second pushing mechanism mounted on the support frame; and
a second lever having a first end pivotally engaged with the second pushing mechanism and a second end connected to an upper end of the driving shaft, the second pushing mechanism pushes the driving shaft to rotate by the second lever.

16. The cable bundle taping device according to claim 14 , wherein the cutting mechanism includes a fixed cutter mounted at a lower part of the base and cooperated with the cutter to cut off the tape.

17. The cable bundle taping device according to claim 10 , wherein the conveying device includes a second motor mounted on the support frame and a transmission mechanism adapted to transmit the rotation of the second motor to a pair of the second driving wheels.

18. The cable bundle taping device according to claim 17 , wherein the transmission mechanism includes a transfer wheel engaged with the second driving wheels and a second driving belt engaged with the transfer wheel and the second motor, the second motor drives the transfer wheel to rotate through the second driving belt.

19. The cable bundle taping device according to claim 10 , wherein the conveying device includes a second roller rotationally mounted on the support frame, a reel adapted to wind the tape is mounted on the second roller, the tape unwound from the reel is transported between the pressing mechanism and the sec

Assignees

• Tyco Electronics Shanghai Co Ltd
• TE Connectivity Services Gmbh
• Kunshan League Automechanism Co Ltd
• Te Connectivity Solutions Gmbh

Inventors

• Yang An
• Hu lvhai
• Zhang Dandan
• Lu Roberto Francisco-Yi
• Cao Jian
• Liu Yun
• He Yuting
• Wu Haidong
• Xiao Hui

Classifications

• B65B27/06 Primary

  Bundling coils of wire or like annular objects · CPC title

• B65B13/16 Primary

  with means for severing the binding material from supply and then applying it around the articles · CPC title

• B65B13/18

  Details of, or auxiliary devices used in, bundling machines {or bundling tools} · CPC title