JP2001352645A - Cable terminal processing equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) Abstract: Provided is a cable terminal processing apparatus capable of processing each terminal of a plurality of independently used cables in parallel at a predetermined pitch without using an FPC. I do. A concave portion of a pair of positioning blocks is provided.
By terminating the terminals 10 of the plurality of cables 12 between a and 3a, the terminals 10 of the plurality of cables 13 independent of each other are arranged in parallel at a predetermined pitch.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cable terminal processing apparatus for processing a plurality of cables used independently of each other in parallel at a predetermined pitch.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FPC (flexible, flat, cable) has been known as a cable in which terminals of a plurality of cables are arranged in parallel at a predetermined pitch.

In this FPC, a plurality of core wires exposed in parallel from each other and processed in parallel with each other are collectively connected to respective contacts of a corresponding connector.
Also, by connecting to each connection terminal of a substrate such as a flexible printed wiring board, a device of the electronic device and the substrate are electrically connected.

[0004]

When an FPC is used as a cable in which the terminals of the plurality of cables are arranged in parallel at a predetermined pitch with respect to each other, the FPC itself is expensive. Therefore, there is a disadvantage that the cost of the electronic device using the same increases.

That is, in electronic equipment such as a personal computer, a large number of the above-mentioned FPCs are used in a liquid crystal display and in a main body equipped with a central processing unit (CPU) for connecting various devices. For this reason, the manufacturing cost of these devices becomes high. Therefore, in order to reduce the manufacturing costs, it is urgently necessary to manufacture these devices without using the above-mentioned expensive FPC.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned circumstances, the present invention provides a cable terminal processing capable of processing the terminals of a plurality of independently used cables in parallel at a predetermined pitch without using an FPC. It is intended to provide a device.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in a cable terminal processing apparatus according to the present invention, a plurality of independent cables each comprising a core wire and an insulator surrounding the core wire are provided on surfaces facing each other. Has a pair of positioning blocks formed with a plurality of recesses for positioning and positioning each terminal in parallel at a predetermined pitch, and the plurality of cable terminals between the recesses of the pair of positioning blocks. Each terminal of the plurality of independent cables is arranged in parallel at a predetermined pitch by being pinched.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the cable terminal processing apparatus according to the present invention will be described below in detail.

FIG. 1 is a conceptual perspective view of a cable terminal processing apparatus 1 according to the present invention.

The cable terminal processing apparatus 1 comprises a pair of upper and lower non-conductive positioning blocks 2, 3 formed of a synthetic resin such as plastic.

In the positioning blocks 2 and 3, recesses 2a and 3a, which are parallel to each other at a predetermined pitch, are formed on surfaces facing each other.
a are formed. The recesses 2a, 3a
The diameter of the core 12 exposed from the terminal 10 and the diameter of the insulator 12 are determined so that only the insulator 12 of the plurality of independent cables 13 composed of the cylindrical insulator 12 surrounding the core 11 is positioned. It is formed in a semi-cylindrical shape having a diameter slightly smaller than the corresponding diameter.

Next, the operation of the above-described cable terminal processing apparatus 1 will be described.

As shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of independent cables 13 made of an insulator 12 having a core wire 11 exposed at a terminal 10 are prepared, and these are connected to one of the positioning blocks 2 as shown by arrows in FIG. It is placed in the recess 2a and positioned.

Then, as shown in FIG. 2, the concave portion 3a of the other positioning block 3 is overlapped so as to face the corresponding concave portion 2a of the one positioning block 2, and is also fastened by bonding, welding, screws or the like. The opposing contact surfaces of the other positioning block 3 and the one positioning block 2 are stuck together by various means such as attachment.

As shown in FIG. 2, after a plurality of cables 13 are placed in each recess 2a of one positioning block 2, the other positioning block 3 and one positioning block 2 are bonded to each other. The insulators 12 of the plurality of cables 13 are respectively held and fixed in the recesses 2a, 3a of the pair of positioning blocks 2, 3, thereby being exposed from the respective terminals 10 of the plurality of independent cables. The core wires 11 are processed in parallel with each other at a predetermined pitch, and thereafter can be handled in the same manner as the FPC.

In the above embodiment, only a portion of the insulator 12 of each of the plurality of cables 13 is sandwiched by the pair of positioning blocks 2 and 3 which are fixed to face each other. Although the core wires 11 exposed from 10 were made parallel to each other at a predetermined pitch,
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3, in which the same parts as those in FIG. A plurality of semi-cylindrical concave portions 2b and 3b which are positioned only at the portions of the respective core wires 11 may be formed.

In this manner, the semi-cylindrical recesses 2b, 3b for positioning only the core 11 of the cable 13 are formed on the opposing surfaces of the positioning blocks 2, 3 in the same manner as described above. Glued together,
Thereby, as shown in FIG. 4, when the respective core wires 11 of the plurality of cables 13 are respectively held and fixed in the respective recesses 2 b, 3 b of the pair of positioning blocks 2, 3, a plurality of independent wires are thereby obtained. The core wires 11 exposed from the respective terminals 10 of the cable are arranged in parallel at a predetermined pitch.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the respective core wires 11 of the plurality of cables 13 are directly held and fixed in the respective recesses 2b, 3b of the pair of positioning blocks 2, 3, the respective recesses 2b, 3b 2, the parallelism of each core wire 11 is further improved, and the thickness L of the pair of positioning blocks 2 and 3 is set smaller than that in FIG. It can be used in small personal computers.

In the above embodiment, the core wires 11 of each of the plurality of cables 13 are directly held between the pair of positioning blocks 2 and 3 which are fixed to face each other, so that the terminals 10 of the plurality of cables 13 Although the exposed core wires 11 are made parallel to each other at a predetermined pitch, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and the same parts as those in FIG. ,
3 on opposite sides of the cable 13 at a predetermined pitch.
A plurality of recesses 2c, 3c consisting of two semi-cylindrical portions having different inner diameters for simultaneously positioning both the core wire 11 and each portion of the insulator 12 may be formed.

As described above, the core wire 11 of the cable 13 and the insulator 12 are provided on the surfaces of the positioning blocks 2 and 3 facing each other.
The concave portions 2c and 3c formed of two semi-cylindrical portions having different inner diameters for simultaneously positioning the respective portions are bonded to each other, and thereby, as shown in FIG. In each of the recesses 2c, 3c, each core wire 11 of the plurality of cables 13 and the insulator 1
When each of the cables 2 is pinched and fixed, the core wires 11 exposed from each terminal 10 of a plurality of independent cables are arranged in parallel at a predetermined pitch.

As shown in FIG. 6, when the core wires 11 and the insulators 12 of the cables 13 are simultaneously held and fixed in the recesses 2c, 3c of the pair of positioning blocks 2, 3, respectively. Since the core wire 11 is directly sandwiched along each of the recesses 2c, 3c, the parallelism of each of the core wires 11 of the terminal 10 is further improved, and at the same time, the insulator 12 is also placed in each of the recesses 2c.
Since the cores 11 are directly held along c and 3c, there is no possibility that each core 11 is damaged even when each cable 13 is bent without applying a large load to each core 11.

In the above embodiment, the terminals 10 of the plurality of cables 13 are held between the recesses 2a, 3a formed in the pair of positioning blocks 2, 3, respectively. The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and only the opposing surface of any one of the pair of positioning blocks 2 and 3 is independent of each other and includes a core wire and an insulator surrounding the core wire. Forming a plurality of recesses for positioning and positioning each terminal of the plurality of cables in parallel at a predetermined pitch in parallel,
By bringing the pair of positioning blocks 2 and 3 into close contact with each other, a plurality of cable terminals positioned in the concave portion of one of the positioning blocks are sandwiched by the other positioning block in which the concave portion is not formed. Accordingly, the terminals of a plurality of cables independent of each other may be arranged in parallel at a predetermined pitch.

[0023]

As described above, according to the present invention, a plurality of cable terminals are sandwiched in the respective recesses of the positioning block, so that the terminals of the plurality of independent cables are fixed to each other. Because they are arranged in parallel at the pitch, it is not necessary to use expensive FPC, but to connect devices between electronic devices such as personal computers using parallel processing of a plurality of independent and inexpensive cables. Therefore, the cost of the equipment using these cables can be significantly reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a cable terminal processing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view using a cable terminal processing device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing another embodiment of the cable terminal processing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view using another embodiment of the cable terminal processing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a cable terminal processing apparatus according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a cable terminal processing apparatus according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Cable terminal processing apparatus 2, 3 ... Positioning block 2a, 2b, 2c, 3a, 3b, 3b ... Recess 10 ... Terminal 11 ... Core wire 12 ... Insulator 13 ... Cable

Claims (8)

[Claims] A plurality of recesses are formed on opposite surfaces of a cable, each of which is composed of a core wire and an insulator surrounding the core wire, and in which respective terminals of a plurality of independent cables are juxtaposed and positioned at a predetermined pitch in parallel. A pair of positioning blocks, each of which has a predetermined pitch between each of the plurality of cables by mutually sandwiching the plurality of cable terminals between the recesses of the pair of positioning blocks. A cable terminal processing device, wherein the cable terminal processing device is arranged in parallel. 2. The cable terminal processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recess holds only an insulator of the cable. 3. The cable terminal processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recess holds only the core of the cable. 4. The cable terminal processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recess holds both the core of the cable and an insulator at the same time. 5. A pair of mutually opposing positioning blocks, each terminal of a plurality of independent cables comprising a core wire and an insulator surrounding the core wire only on the opposing surface of one of the positioning blocks. Has a pair of positioning blocks formed with a plurality of concave portions that are positioned side by side in parallel at a predetermined pitch, and are formed in the one positioning block by bringing the pair of positioning blocks into close contact with each other. A cable terminal processing device, wherein the plurality of cable terminals are sandwiched in the recess, and the terminals of the plurality of independent cables are arranged in parallel at a predetermined pitch to each other. . 6. The cable terminal processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the recess holds only an insulator of the cable. 7. The cable terminal processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the recess holds only the core of the cable. 8. The cable terminal processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the recess holds both the core wire and the insulator of the cable at the same time.