Modular wire processing center

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11953876-B2
Application number	US-201917052402-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 6, 2019
Priority date	May 4, 2018
Publication date	Apr 9, 2024
Grant date	Apr 9, 2024

Abstract

A modular wire processing center comprises a plurality of individual processing modules that are controlled by a central control unit. The plurality of processing modules includes an automatic crimper and at least two further processing modules selected from the group of an automatic cutter, a marking system, a stripping unit, a terminal feeding device, a wire feeding unit and a wire discharging/bundling unit. The processing modules are designed as independently operable individual processing units and are positioned with the control unit on a mobile platform.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A modular wire processing center comprising a central control unit for controlling plural processing modules in response to production data which are predetermined by a computer aided engineer system or are manually entered, one of the plural processing modules being an automatic crimper and at least two further processing modules of the plural processing modules being selected from a group of an automatic cutter, marking system, stripping unit, terminal feeding, wire feeding unit and wire discharging/bundling unit, wherein the plural processing modules are designed as independently operable individual processing units and are positioned, jointly with the central control unit, on a mobile platform, wherein the central control unit and the plural processing modules are designed so that wires having different diameters and different terminals can be assembled successively in any order.

2. The modular wire processing center according to claim 1 , further comprising a handling system for transporting the wires between the plural processing modules.

3. The modular wire processing center according to claim 2 , wherein the handling system is a robot, a linear unit including grippers, or a rotary table.

4. The modular wire processing center according to claim 1 , wherein the central control unit is an industrial PC configured to include a touch display.

5. The modular wire processing center according to claim 1 , wherein the plural processing modules have interfaces for connection to the central control unit and/or to each other and/or to a network.

6. The modular wire processing center according to claim 1 , further comprising a holding system for receiving a predetermined sequence of assembled wires.

7. The modular wire processing center according to claim 1 , wherein the mobile platform is a workshop wagon.

8. The modular wire processing center according to claim 1 , further comprising a positioning unit for depositing a cut-to-length wire.

9. The modular wire processing center according to claim 1 , further comprising a storage tray for cut-to-length wires.

10. A modular wire processing center comprising a central control unit for controlling plural processing modules in response to production data which are predetermined by a computer aided engineer system or are manually entered, one of the plural processing modules being an automatic crimper and at least two further processing modules of the plural processing modules being selected from a group of an automatic cutter, marking system, stripping unit, terminal feeding, wire feeding unit and wire discharging/bundling unit, wherein the plural processing modules are designed as independently operable individual processing units and are positioned, jointly with the central control unit, on a mobile platform, wherein the modular wire processing center further comprises the wire feeding unit for feeding a wire having a wire cross-section from a storage for wires having a plurality of wire cross-sections to a further processing module, wherein the feeding unit has an adjusting carriage that is adjustable transversely to a wire transport axis and configured to align the wire relative to the further processing module.

11. The modular wire processing center according to claim 10 , wherein one of the at least two further processing modules is the automatic cutter.

12. A modular wire processing center comprising a central control unit for controlling plural processing modules in response to production data which are predetermined by a computer aided engineer system or are manually entered, one processing module of the plural processing modules being an automatic crimper and at least two further processing modules of the plural processing modules being selected from a group of an automatic cutter, marking system, stripping unit, terminal feeding, wire feeding unit and wire discharging/bundling unit, wherein the plural processing modules are designed as independently operable individual processing units and are positioned, jointly with the central control unit, on a mobile platform, wherein the modular wire processing center further comprises a handling system for transporting wires between the plural processing modules, wherein the handling system comprises a linear unit and grippers, and the grippers are adjustable in directions, so as to be adapted to wire lengths and cross-sections different in height.

Assignees

• Zoller & Froehlich Gmbh
• Weidmueller Interface Gmbh & Co Kg

Inventors

• Fröhlich Christoph
• Leupolz Hans
• Mennig Michael
• Brakemeier Lars
• Sarrafzadegan Farhad
• Dogan Faysal
• Weingart Daniel

Classifications

• G05B19/182 Primary

  characterised by the machine tool function, e.g. thread cutting, cam making, tool direction control (G05B19/21 - G05B19/40 take precedence) · CPC title

• H01R43/05

  with wire-insulation stripping · CPC title

• H01R43/052

  with wire-feeding mechanism · CPC title

• H01R43/055

  with contact member feeding mechanism · CPC title

• G05B2219/40055

  Wire stripping · CPC title