Metal working – Means to assemble or disassemble – Means to assemble electrical device
Patent
1996-02-29
1997-11-04
Vo, Peter
Metal working
Means to assemble or disassemble
Means to assemble electrical device
29407, 29705, 29721, H01R 4320, B23Q 1500
Patent
active
056826729
ABSTRACT:
A cable arrangement indicating and inspecting apparatus for a connector is disclosed. Cables are removed from cable receiving portions (1) in accordance with indicator LEDs (2) caused to blink by a first driving portion (23), and light from illuminative LEDs (28) turned on by a second driving portion (35) is directed through light emitting optical fibers (29) and detecting optical fibers (14) into receiving holes of a connector to directly illuminate the interior of select receiving holes into which terminals are to be inserted. When the terminals are inserted into the select receiving holes, the light reflected from the terminals is directed through the detecting optical fibers (14) and light receiving optical fibers (31) onto light receiving portions (30), and proper terminal insertion is detected on the basis of a light reception signal from the light receiving portions (30). The apparatus eliminates the conventional need to check the receiving holes of the connector against the indicated position to insert the terminals, and allows the detection of terminal insertion by using the light reflected from the terminals, performing the terminal insertion and inspection of terminals for proper insertion simultaneously and achieving improvement in operating efficiency.
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Kato Katsutoshi
Murata Kouji
Taniguchi Yoshikazu
Bierman Jordan B.
Sumitomo Wiring Systems Ltd.
Vo Peter
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