Automated wire kitting systems and methods
AssigneeAptiv Technologies AG
InventorsSean Krompegel, David A. Myers, Jeffrey M. Handel, Keith B. Adkins
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Abstract
An automated wire kitting system for assembling wire leads for a wired connector comprises a terminal delivery system configured to obtain a target terminal from a plurality of different types of terminals for wire leads and a crimp press comprising a plurality of dies and being configured to obtain a wire having an exposed portion where the wire's insulation has been removed, receive the target terminal from the terminal delivery system, engage a target die of the plurality of dies corresponding to a type of the target terminal, and crimp the target terminal onto the exposed portion of the wire using the target die of the plurality of dies to assemble a wire lead.
Claims20
An automated wire kitting system for assembling wire leads for a wired connector, the automated wire kitting system comprising:
- a plurality of terminal containers each storing a different type of terminals for wire leads;
- a first transport system configured to collect a target terminal from a target terminal container of the plurality of terminal containers;
- and
- a second transport system configured to receive the target terminal from the first transport system and to deliver the target terminal to a crimp press,
- wherein the crimp press is configured to crimp the target terminal onto an exposed portion of a wire to assemble a wire lead.
An automated wire kitting system for assembling wire leads for a wired connector, the automated wire kitting system comprising:
- a terminal delivery system configured to obtain a target terminal from a plurality of different types of terminals for wire leads;
- and
- a crimp press comprising a plurality of dies, the crimp press being configured to:
- obtain a wire having an exposed portion where the wire's insulation has been removed;
- receive the target terminal from the terminal delivery system;
- engage a target die of the plurality of dies corresponding to a type of the target terminal;
- and
- crimp the target terminal onto the exposed portion of the wire using the target die of the plurality of dies to assemble a wire lead.
An automated wire kitting system for assembling wire leads for a wired connector, the automated wire kitting system comprising:
- a terminal delivery system comprising:
- a plurality of terminal containers each storing a different type of terminals for wire leads;
- a first transport system configured to collect a target terminal from a target terminal container of the plurality of terminal containers, and
- a second transport system configured to receive the target terminal from the first transport system and to deliver the target terminal to a crimp press;
- the crimp press, wherein the crimp press comprises a plurality of dies and is configured to:
- obtain a wire having an exposed portion where the wire's insulation has been removed,
- receive the target terminal from the terminal delivery system,
- engage a target die of the plurality of dies corresponding to a type of the target terminal, and
- crimp the target terminal onto the exposed portion of the wire using the target die of the plurality of dies to assemble a wire lead;
- a wire stripping system configured to remove at least a portion of an insulation of the wire to provide the exposed portion of the wire;
- and
- a seal applicator system comprising:
- a seal applicator assembly configured to translate along a first axis parallel to an assembly direction of the automated wire kitting system to install a target seal proximate to the exposed portion of the wire to obtain a sealed wire;
- and
- a seal singulation assembly configured to obtain the target seal from at least one seal hopper each storing a particular type of seals and downwardly feed the target seal along a second axis substantially perpendicular to the first axis to the seal applicator assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.