Cable Processing System

Abstract

A cable processing system includes a cable supply unit supplying a cable. A cable coiling unit of the system coils the supplied cable into a cable coil. The coiled cable is bundled by a cable coil binding unit. A cable coil loading unit loads the bundled cable coil, and a cable coil conveying unit conveys the bundled cable coil to the cable coil loading unit.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A cable processing system, comprising:
 a cable supply unit adapted to supply a cable;   a cable coiling unit adapted to coil the supplied cable into a cable coil;   a cable coil binding unit adapted to bundle the cable coil;   a cable coil loading unit adapted to load the bundled cable coil; and   a cable coil conveying unit adapted to convey the bundled cable coil to the cable coil loading unit.   
     
     
         2 . The cable processing system according to  claim 1 , wherein the cable coiling unit comprises a coiling device including a rotating disc, and a plurality of fingers mounted on the rotating disc to rotate with the rotating disc, the plurality of fingers being evenly spaced around the circumferential direction of the rotating disc and adapted to coil the cable thereon. 
     
     
         3 . The cable processing system according to  claim 2 , wherein the cable coiling unit further comprises a clamping device adapted to clamp the cable end, the clamping device including a rotating frame, and a gripper installed on the rotating frame to rotate with the rotating frame, when the cable coiling unit coils the cable, the gripper clamps the cable end, the rotation axis of the rotating disc coincides with the rotation axis of the rotating frame, and the rotating disc rotates synchronously with the rotating frame at the same rotation speed in the same rotation direction. 
     
     
         4 . The cable processing system according to  claim 3 , wherein the coiling device further comprises:
 a fixed frame; and   a movable frame movably mounted on the fixed frame, the rotating disc is rotatably mounted on the movable frame to rotate around a rotating axis perpendicular to a horizontal direction, the movable frame is movable in the horizontal direction relative to the gripper, so that the length of the cable end clamped by the gripper is capable of being adjusted, the plurality of fingers are movably mounted on the rotating disc to move synchronously along the radial direction of the rotating disc, so that the diameter of the coiled cable coil is capable of being adjusted, during adjusting the length of the cable end, the gripper clamps the cable end, the movable frame moves in the horizontal direction relative to the gripper, and the rotating disc rotates at a rotation speed in a rotation direction, the moving speed and the moving direction of the movable frame respectively match the rotation speed and the rotation direction of the rotating disc.   
     
     
         5 . The cable processing system according to  claim 4 , wherein the coiling device further comprises:
 a first driving device mounted on the movable frame and driving the rotating disc to rotate;   a second driving device mounted on the fixed frame and driving the movable frame to move; and   a third driving device installed on the movable frame and driving the plurality of fingers to move synchronously.   
     
     
         6 . The cable processing system according to  claim 5 , wherein the clamping device further comprises:
 a support frame on which the rotating frame is rotatably mounted to rotate about the rotation axis perpendicular to the horizontal direction;   a fourth driving device mounted on the support frame and driving the rotating frame to rotate; and   a fifth driving device installed on the rotating frame to drive the gripper to open and close.   
     
     
         7 . The cable processing system according to  claim 3 , wherein the cable coiling unit further comprises a cutting device adapted to cut off the supplied cable including a cutting tool, and a first driving mechanism driving the cutting tool to open and close. 
     
     
         8 . The cable processing system according to  claim 7 , wherein the cutting device further comprises:
 a fixed plate;   a movable plate movably mounted on the fixed plate to move in a vertical direction parallel to the rotation axis of the rotating disc; and   a second driving mechanism mounted on the fixed plate for driving the movable plate to move in the vertical direction, wherein the cutting tool is installed on the movable plate to move with the movable plate.   
     
     
         9 . The cable processing system according to  claim 8 , wherein the cutting tool comprises a pair of cutting blades slidably mounted on the movable plate, and the first driving mechanism comprises:
 a driving plate; and   a driver connected with the driving plate for driving the driving plate to move in the vertical direction, wherein a pair of cylindrical protrusions are respectively formed on the pair of cutting blades, a pair of inclined guide slots are formed in the driving plate, and the cylindrical protrusions on the pair of cutting blades are respectively slidably assembled in the pair of inclined guide slots, wherein when the driving plate is moved, the pair of inclined guide slots drive the pair of cutting blades to move away from each other or close to each other.   
     
     
         10 . The cable processing system according to  claim 1 , wherein the cable supply unit comprises:
 a cable driving mechanism for driving the cable to move towards the cable coiling unit;   a cable straightening mechanism arranged upstream of the cable driving mechanism for straightening the cable; and   a length detecting device arranged downstream of the cable driving mechanism for detecting the length of the cable transmitted from the cable driving mechanism.   
     
     
         11 . The cable processing system according to  claim 1 , wherein the cable coil binding unit comprises:
 a tape supply device for supplying adhesive tape; and   a tape winding device for winding the supplied adhesive tape on the coiled cable coil to ensure that the cable coil will not be loosened.   
     
     
         12 . The cable processing system according to  claim 11 , wherein the cable coil binding unit further comprises:
 a fixed base;   a movable base movably mounted on the fixed base to move in a horizontal direction; and   a first driver mounted on the fixed base for driving the movable base to move in the horizontal direction, wherein the tape supply device and the tape winding device are mounted on the movable base to move with the movable base.   
     
     
         13 . The cable processing system according to  claim 12 , wherein the tape supply device comprises:
 a tape supply wheel; and   a second driver for driving the tape supply wheel to rotate to supply the adhesive tape, wherein the tape winding device comprises:   a tape winding wheel; and   a third driver for driving the tape winding wheel to rotate and wind the adhesive tape onto the cable coil.   
     
     
         14 . The cable processing system according to  claim 12 , wherein the cable coil binding unit further includes a cable coil support platform installed on the movable base to support the cable coil. 
     
     
         15 . The cable processing system according to  claim 1 , wherein the cable coil loading unit comprises:
 a cable clamp for clamping the cable end of the loaded cable coil;   a first floating support device adapted to float in a vertical direction; and   a second floating support device adapted to float in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the vertical direction, wherein the cable clamp is mounted on the first floating support device, and the first floating support device is mounted on the second floating support device, so that the cable clamp is adapted to float in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction.   
     
     
         16 . The cable processing system according to  claim 15 , wherein the first floating support device comprises:
 a first fixed support;   a first movable support mounted on the first fixed support to move in the vertical direction; and   a first elastic element connected to the first movable support and adapted to apply an elastic force in the vertical direction to the first movable support, wherein the cable clamp is fixed to the first movable support to move in the vertical direction with the first movable support.   
     
     
         17 . The cable processing system according to  claim 16 , wherein the second floating support device comprises:
 a second fixed support;   a second movable support mounted on the second fixed support to move in the horizontal direction; and   a second elastic element connected to the second movable support and adapted to apply a horizontal elastic force to the second movable support, wherein the first fixed support is fixed to the second movable support to move in the horizontal direction with the second movable support.   
     
     
         18 . The cable processing system according to  claim 17 , wherein the cable coil loading unit further comprises a cable coil hook which is fixed to the second fixed support and has a hook part for hooking the cable coil. 
     
     
         19 . The cable processing system according to  claim 1 , wherein the cable coil conveying unit comprises two conveying devices, each conveying device comprising:
 a fixed support frame;   a first movable support frame movably mounted on the fixed support frame to move in a vertical direction;   a second movable support frame movably mounted on the first movable support frame to move in a horizontal direction; and   a cable clamping device installed on the second movable support frame for clamping the cable end of the cable coil.   
     
     
         20 . The cable processing system according to  claim 19 , wherein the conveying device further comprises:
 a first driving unit mounted on the fixed support frame and driving the first movable support frame to move in the vertical direction; and   a second driving unit mounted on the first movable support frame and driving the second movable support frame to move in the horizontal direction.