System configured to assemble one or more cables in a layout
US10679777B2
A cable (1) assembly device for producing cabling including: a support Surface (2) on which the cable assembly is carried out (1), cable (1) fastening and guide elements (3), said fastening and guide elements (3) comprising a vacuum element for joining it to said support surface (2), a feeder (4) of the cable to be assembled, a computation means that includes a cabling diagram in its memory and the location of the fastening and guide elements (3) on the support surface (2), a storage module (5) for cable (1) fastening and guide elements (3), positioning means (6) of the fastening and guide elements (3) on the support surface (2).
Advantages that may be provided by the invention include: (a) Time and cost savings by reducing operator intervention, given that the entire process is done automatically. (b) Possibility of integrating the cabling device into the management system of a production plant. Since it is an autonomous device, it can be included in the production process controlled by a plant manager that will control sending the information needed for carrying out the manufacturing orders. (c) Versatility of the fastening and guide elements. As the device has a storage module available for fastening elements, it can also include fastening and guide elements for whatever cabling configuration is going to be manufactured. (d) Reuse of the fastening and guide elements, given that they are not permanently joined to the support surface. (e) Independent power supply. The cable for assembly will be supplied independently from the machine, and so there will not be any limit to the number and type of cables that will be introduced into the system. Any system that supplies the cable can be located so that it can be assembled, such as a commercial cable processing machine, a robot that grabs the cable of a storage system, etc. (f) Input information. The information necessary for preparing the support surface and routing the cables to be assembled for making the cabling can be sent to the device in the programming language from the CAD design, where the integrated controller will manage the processes to be carried out, and A (g) accessibility to the work area. Once the cables are positioned, the machine leaves the work zone area free so that the subsequent operations can be carried out safely by the operators.



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