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公开(公告)号：US11640862B2
公开(公告)日：2023-05-02
申请号：US17458063
申请日：2021-08-26
申请人： The Boeing Company
摘要： A method utilizes a funnel system and robotic end effector grippers to feed an unjacketed portion of a shielded cable through a sleeve. The funnel is designed with one or more thin extensions (hereinafter “prongs”) on which a sleeve is placed prior to a cable entering the funnel. Preferably two or more prongs are employed, although a single prong may be used if properly configured to both guide a cable and fit between the sleeve and cable. The prongs close off the uneven surface internal to a sleeve and provide a smooth surface for the cable to slide along and through the sleeve, preventing any damage to the exposed shielding. The sleeve is picked up and held on the prongs using a robotic end effector. If the sleeve is a solder sleeve, the robotic end effector has grippers designed to make contact with the portions of the solder sleeve that are between the insulating rings and the central solder ring.
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2.发明公开公开(公告)号：US20240286864A1
公开(公告)日：2024-08-29
申请号：US18115477
申请日：2023-02-28
申请人： The Boeing Company
CPC分类号： B65H49/324 , B65H51/105 , B65H51/14 , B65H51/32 , B65H2403/40 , B65H2404/222 , B65H2404/261
摘要： A system for processing a cable end of a cable. The system includes: a pallet delivery system; a cable processing module; a pallet supported by the pallet delivery system; an on-pallet dual-belt cable feed mechanism configured for linear feeding of the cable end into the cable processing module; and an off-pallet electric motor operatively coupled for driving circulation of a pair of belts of the dual-belt cable feed mechanism. The cable processing module includes cable processing equipment configured to perform an operation on the cable end and a computer. The computer is configured to: (a) cause the dual belts to circulate in respective cable pushing directions to cause a specified length of cable to be inserted into the cable processing equipment; (b) activate the cable processing equipment to perform an operation on the inserted end of the cable; and (c) cause the dual belts to circulate in respective cable pulling directions to cause the specified length of cable to be withdrawn from the cable processing equipment.
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公开(公告)号：US20210351525A1
公开(公告)日：2021-11-11
申请号：US17380946
申请日：2021-07-20
申请人： The Boeing Company
发明人： Grace L. Duncan , Damien O. Martin
摘要： An apparatus that melts and monitors sleeves for installation onto shielded cables. The apparatus includes a heat source for melting the sleeve, cable supports for supporting the cable during the melting process, a sensor system that is configured to measure a dimension of the sleeve during melting, and a computer that is connected to receive sensor data from the sensor system and send heater control signals to the heat source. The computer is configured to receive dimensional data from the sensor system, monitor that dimensional data by performing a dimensional analysis, and then deactivate or remove the heat source in response to dimensional analysis results indicating that the sleeve is fully melted (in the case of a solder sleeve) or only fully shrunken (in the case of a dead end sleeve) onto the cable.
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公开(公告)号：US11329460B2
公开(公告)日：2022-05-10
申请号：US16195482
申请日：2018-11-19
申请人： The Boeing Company
摘要： A shield trim is performed by tearing bunched shield strands circumferentially along a circular edge. The apparatus includes a pair of aligned metal plates that have been drilled through multiple times such that holes of varying diameters pass through both plates. A cable gripper on the entry side of the device clamps the cable in place. A shield gripper on the rear side of the device closes over the exposed shielding of the cable, and the two plates are pushed together. The shield gripper travels with the rear plate, pushing the shield over the wires and causing the shield to bunch between the two plates. With the two plates pushed together, both grippers open and the cable is pulled free from the device. This pull forces a stress concentration which tears the shield strands across the sharp edge of the hole, producing a uniformly trimmed shield.
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公开(公告)号：US20210383950A1
公开(公告)日：2021-12-09
申请号：US17458063
申请日：2021-08-26
申请人： The Boeing Company
摘要： A method utilizes a funnel system and robotic end effector grippers to feed an unjacketed portion of a shielded cable through a sleeve. The funnel is designed with one or more thin extensions (hereinafter “prongs”) on which a sleeve is placed prior to a cable entering the funnel. Preferably two or more prongs are employed, although a single prong may be used if properly configured to both guide a cable and fit between the sleeve and cable. The prongs close off the uneven surface internal to a sleeve and provide a smooth surface for the cable to slide along and through the sleeve, preventing any damage to the exposed shielding. The sleeve is picked up and held on the prongs using a robotic end effector. If the sleeve is a solder sleeve, the robotic end effector has grippers designed to make contact with the portions of the solder sleeve that are between the insulating rings and the central solder ring.
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公开(公告)号：US11120928B2
公开(公告)日：2021-09-14
申请号：US16195520
申请日：2018-11-19
申请人： The Boeing Company
摘要： A method utilizes a funnel system and robotic end effector grippers to feed an unjacketed portion of a shielded cable through a sleeve. The funnel is designed with one or more thin extensions (hereinafter “prongs”) on which a sleeve is placed prior to a cable entering the funnel. Preferably two or more prongs are employed, although a single prong may be used if properly configured to both guide a cable and fit between the sleeve and cable. The prongs close off the uneven surface internal to a sleeve and provide a smooth surface for the cable to slide along and through the sleeve, preventing any damage to the exposed shielding. The sleeve is picked up and held on the prongs using a robotic end effector. If the sleeve is a solder sleeve, the robotic end effector has grippers designed to make contact with the portions of the solder sleeve that are between the insulating rings and the central solder ring.
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公开(公告)号：US10810728B2
公开(公告)日：2020-10-20
申请号：US16195421
申请日：2018-11-19
申请人： The Boeing Company
摘要： Semi-automated (with manual feeding) and fully automated (with automated feeding) solutions for using a vision system to evaluate shield trim quality on shielded cables. The vision system uses a multiplicity of cameras and a corresponding multiplicity of mirrors in order to achieve a 360-degree view of the cable segment to be inspected. Cables to be inspected are positioned in a repeatable location based on the strip length of the cable (where the edge of the cable jacket is located relative to the end of the cable). The processing system receives a live image feed from the camera system and then uses color and dimensional analysis of the acquired images to determine whether the shield trim meets quality control specifications or not.
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公开(公告)号：US20200161810A1
公开(公告)日：2020-05-21
申请号：US16195583
申请日：2018-11-19
申请人： The Boeing Company
IPC分类号： H01R13/6581 , H01R13/6592 , H01R43/28 , H01R43/052
摘要： A system for processing an end of a cable. The system includes: a cable delivery system; a cable processing module; a pallet supported by the cable delivery system; a drive wheel rotatably coupled to the pallet; a motor operatively coupled for driving rotation of the drive wheel; and an idler wheel rotatably coupled to the pallet and forming a nip with the drive wheel. The cable processing module includes cable processing equipment configured to perform an operation on an end of a cable and a computer system. The computer system is configured to: (a) cause the drive wheel to rotate in a cable pushing direction to cause a specified length of cable to be inserted into the cable processing equipment; (b) activate the cable processing equipment to perform an operation on the inserted end of the cable; and (c) cause the drive wheel to rotate in a cable pulling direction to cause the specified length of cable to be removed from the cable processing equipment.
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公开(公告)号：US20240291250A1
公开(公告)日：2024-08-29
申请号：US18115543
申请日：2023-02-28
申请人： The Boeing Company
发明人： Ty A. Larsen , Bradley J. Mitchell , Damien O. Martin , Cindy X. Li , Jeffrey A. McCaskey , Grace L. Duncan , Lars E. Blacken
CPC分类号： H02G1/06 , B25J9/123 , B25J9/1664 , B64D47/00 , B64D2221/00
摘要： Methods and apparatus for automated routing of wires of a wire harness on a form board. A wire harness comprising a wire end connector and a multiplicity of groups of wires is supported and carried by a carrier end effector mounted to an end of a first robotic arm. The wire groups are accessed and then routed on the form board by a routing end effector mounted to an end of a second robotic arm. Initially a wire gripper of the routing end effector is opened. The second robotic arm is then controlled to move the routing end effector so that respective first portions of all wire groups are accessible for gripping by the wire gripper. Then the wire gripper is closed to grip the first portions of wires. Then the second robotic arm is controlled to move the routing end effector to place second portions of the wires of all wire groups in a first elastic retainer wire routing device attached to the form board. Thereafter, the routing end effector routes the first group of wires through a second elastic retainer wire routing device and then routes the second group of wires through a third elastic retainer wire routing device.
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公开(公告)号：US11342691B2
公开(公告)日：2022-05-24
申请号：US17380946
申请日：2021-07-20
申请人： The Boeing Company
发明人： Grace L. Duncan , Damien O. Martin
摘要： An apparatus that melts and monitors sleeves for installation onto shielded cables. The apparatus includes a heat source for melting the sleeve, cable supports for supporting the cable during the melting process, a sensor system that is configured to measure a dimension of the sleeve during melting, and a computer that is connected to receive sensor data from the sensor system and send heater control signals to the heat source. The computer is configured to receive dimensional data from the sensor system, monitor that dimensional data by performing a dimensional analysis, and then deactivate or remove the heat source in response to dimensional analysis results indicating that the sleeve is fully melted (in the case of a solder sleeve) or only fully shrunken (in the case of a dead end sleeve) onto the cable.
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