EP4009453A1 - Holding device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention comprises a receiving device (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700) for a number of cables (190, 590, 690, 790) with at least one first cable end (191, 291, 292, 391, 591 , 592, 691, 692, 791, 792), comprising: a first receiving element (108, 208, 213, 308, 313) which has receiving chambers (110, 210, 214, 310, 314 , 610, 614) and is designed to accommodate the first cable ends (191, 291, 292, 391, 591, 592, 691, 692, 791, 792) in succession between the first end point and the second end point in the movable receiving chambers (110 , 210, 214, 310, 314, 610, 614) and to be fixed in it, wherein the first receiving element (108, 208, 213, 308, 313) is designed, when the receiving chambers (110, 210, 214, 310, 314, 610, 614) in the direction of the second end point (105), each in a first receiving area (109, 209), the first cable ends (191, 291, 292, 391, 591, 592 , 691, 692, 791, 792) successively in corresponding ones of the receiving chambers (110, 210, 214, 310, 314, 610, 614) and upon movement of the receiving chambers (110, 210, 214, 310, 314, 610, 614 ) in the direction of the first end point (104) in the first receiving area (109, 209), the received first cable ends (191, 291, 292, 391, 591, 592, 691, 692, 791, 792) one after the other out of the respective receiving chambers (110 , 210, 214, 310, 314, 610, 614), wherein the first receiving element (108, 208, 213, 308, 313) has a first guide unit (215, 217, 315, 317) which is elongate parallel to the longitudinal axis, wherein a carrier belt (231, 233, 331, 333, 431, 433, 615) is arranged circumferentially on the first guide unit (215, 217, 315, 317) and the receiving chambers (110, 210, 214, 310, 314, 610, 614 ) are arranged on the outside of the carrier belt (231, 233, 331, 333, 431, 433, 615) in the direction of rotation, and the carrier belt (231, 233, 331, 333, 431, 433) as a belt with a em toothed belt back is formed and the receiving chambers (110, 210, 214, 310, 314, 610, 614) are each arranged between two of the teeth of the toothed belt back

Description

technical field

The invention relates to a holding device for cables each having at least one first cable end, in particular a holding device for cables laid in a defined shape, for example wound into coils or laid in a U or ring shape, with two cable ends.

State of the art

The present invention is described in connection with the handling of electrical cables, it being understood that the handling of optical cables and electro-optical cables (so-called hybrid cables) is also included.

In the production of modern electronic systems such as vehicle electrical systems, a large number of electrical cables are usually used. It is important to handle these cables efficiently in the production plant, in particular to transport them in a receiving device between individual production stations and to temporarily store them in the receiving device as a cable magazine for automated removal or recording.

For the transport and storage of cables in production plants, trolleys or stands with corresponding cantilever arms are usually used as receiving devices, on which the cables are placed by hand or from which the cables are removed by hand. The cables removed by hand are moved from a first production station of the production plant to a second production station of the production plant on the trolley or on the stand and removed from the production plant at the second production station.

If cables are placed on such cantilevers, their ends are in an undefined position. Automatic removal of the cable from the respective stand is therefore not possible or only possible with a great deal of technical effort.

For a production station provided for cable processing, it is known that the production station comprises a number of sub-stations, in each of which a step-by-step processing of the cable is carried out. It is also known to provide a conveyor device to move the cables to be processed from a first sub-station of the production station to a second sub-station of the same production station; the conveyor device and the sub-stations form a fixed unit within the production station.

A conveyor device is not suitable as a receiving device or as a cable magazine for temporarily storing cables or for transporting cables between two production stations, since the conveyor device is an integral part of the respective production station and the distance at which adjacent cables are accommodated within a conveyor device is im Essentially corresponds to the distance between the sub-stations of the respective production station.

US 2768425A describes a conveying device arranged in a defined production station for conveying cables between sub-stations of the production station, the conveying device comprising a revolvingly driven chain, and a spring-loaded, mechanically actuatable gripper device being provided between adjacent chain links.

US 3029494A also describes a production station for processing cables with a conveyor device arranged in the production station and structurally integrated into the production station, the conveyor device having two driven endless chains by means of which the cables can be conveyed between the sub-stations of the production station.

US 3795962A describes a conveyor device that is structurally integrated into a production station for transporting cables between sub-stations of the production station, the conveyor device having two opposite driven endless belts, on which the cables to be processed are placed in order to be transported between the sub-stations.

US4858311A describes a conveyor device for transporting cables between substations of a production station, the conveyor device having a driven toothed belt as the conveyor belt, and separate receiving sections being provided on the outside of the conveyor belt. A cable can be accommodated in each of the accommodation sections.

DE 2014146 A describes a conveyor device for transporting cables between substations of a production station, the conveyor device having a driven, closed conveyor chain with chain links, and the cables being held between chain links.

DE 2702188 A1 describes a conveyor device for transporting cables between sub-stations of a production station, the conveyor device comprising cable trolleys as the transport device, which are guided like a paternoster; a cable is accommodated in each of the cable trolleys.

DE 3015846 A1 describes a conveying device for transporting cables between substations of a production station, the conveying device having a closed chain which is driven by two sprockets, grippers being arranged on the chain with which the cables to be conveyed can be gripped.

The conveying devices described in the documents cited above are only suitable for conveying cables within a specific production station in order to move the cables from a first sub-station to a second sub-station of the production station. However, the conveying devices are not suitable for removing the processed cable from the production station and temporarily storing the removed cable outside of the production station or for transporting it to another production station.

DE 10 2016 116 453 A1 describes a receiving device for cables in order to temporarily store the cables in the manner of a cable magazine or to transport them from one production station to another production station. The receiving device comprises a transport frame for a plurality of cable containers, each cable in a flat is received in a wound-up state in one of the cable containers, and wherein the cable containers are received in a vertically hanging manner on the transport frame. The transport frame has rollers, by means of which the cable containers can be transported from one production station to another production station.

U.S. 2014/0263814 A1 describes a receiving device for cables, the respective cable being received horizontally in a flat support element, so that the ends of the cable can be fixed in a defined position on the flat support element. The support elements are spring-biased and are stacked one on top of the other in a frame.

US5544273A describes a cable storage device wherein the cables are received horizontally in trays and the trays are stacked vertically within a rack.

Description of the invention

It is therefore an object of the present invention to simplify the handling of cables.

The object is solved by the subject matter of the independent claims. Advantageous developments of the invention are specified in the dependent claims, the description and the accompanying figures. In particular, the independent claims of a claim category can also be developed analogously to the dependent claims of another claim category.

The present invention discloses:
A receiving device for a number, i.e. one or more, of cables with at least one first cable end, comprising: a first receiving element, which has receiving chambers that can move between a first end point and a second end point, and is designed to hold the first cable ends between the first end point and record the second end point in succession in the movable receiving chambers and fix them in them, the first receiving element is designed to receive the first cable ends one after the other in corresponding ones of the receiving chambers when the receiving chambers move in the direction of the second end point in a first receiving area, and to successively remove the received first cable ends from the receiving chambers when the receiving chambers move in the direction of the first end point in the first receiving area releasing respective receiving chambers, wherein the first receiving element has a first guide unit elongate parallel to the longitudinal axis, wherein a carrier belt is arranged circumferentially on the first guide unit and the receiving chambers are arranged on the outside of the carrier belt in the direction of rotation. Furthermore, the carrier belt is designed as a belt with a toothed belt back, ie a toothed outside or a toothed back. The receiving chambers are each arranged between two of the teeth of the toothed belt back, in particular the receiving chamber is formed by the space between two of the teeth.

The aforementioned fixing of the cable in the respective receiving chamber can be a simple clamping of the cable between the in particular opposing walls of the respective receiving chamber, so that the cable is clamped within the wall of the receiving chamber and is thus fixed. In particular, the cable jacket of the cable can be received captively between the walls of the receiving chamber with slight elastic deformation, so that the cable can be held in the receiving chamber without additional fixing means.

Furthermore, the carrier belt is designed as a belt with a toothed belt back, ie with a toothed outside or a toothed back. The receiving chambers are each arranged between two of the teeth of the toothed back of the belt and are formed in particular by the gap between two of the teeth.

The present invention is based on the recognition that the main difficulty in handling cables lies in handling the ends of the respective cable. In particular, automated processing of cables is made more difficult if the positions of the cable ends of the respective cable are not known, since the cables are difficult to grip automatically.

The present invention takes this knowledge into account and provides the receiving device which enables automated processing of cables.

For this purpose, the receiving device provides a first receiving element. The first receiving element is elongate along a longitudinal axis and has movable receiving chambers which are designed to be movable between a first end point and a second end point. The receiving chambers serve to receive and fix the cable ends. For this purpose, the cable ends can be inserted into the receiving chambers in a receiving area and fixed in them. If necessary, the cable ends can also be removed from the receiving chambers in the receiving area. The receiving chambers can, for example, be designed like holes and the cable ends can be pushed into the receiving chambers from the front. Alternatively, the receiving chambers can be open on one side of their longitudinal axis and the cable ends can be inserted laterally into the receiving chambers. It goes without saying that the receiving chambers can fix the cable ends, e.g. by clamping them in or with a corresponding retaining element, e.g. a clamping spring.

The elongate guide unit can, for example, have an elongate strut, at the ends of which guide elements, e.g., rollers, are provided for the carrier belt. Such a strut can be designed, for example, as a corresponding profile strut, e.g. a so-called extruded profile, or the like. Such profile struts are available in different sizes and usually have grooves in which other elements can be attached very easily with so-called hammer nuts, sliding blocks and the like.

A variety of profile systems are available. If the different elements of the receiving device are made from elements of such profile systems wherever possible, the receiving device can be constructed very simply and efficiently. In particular, add-on parts such as rollers, drives and the like can be attached very easily to such profiles.

If the carrier belt is arranged circumferentially on the guide unit, only the circulating carrier belt has to be driven for a movement of the receiving chambers along the elongate guide unit.

In order to accommodate cables in the receiving device, the cables can be inserted into the receiving device one after the other or one on top of the other. In one embodiment, the cables can only be fixed at their cable ends and suspended from the cable ends in the holding device.

It goes without saying that the cables, which are designed to extend longitudinally, are placed in a defined shape that saves space compared to the longitudinal extension. In particular, the cables can be wound into rings; such cables laid in several windings can also be referred to as a coil or as a coiled cable. Such cables usually have two cable ends. It goes without saying that the cables can also be laid in only one turn, that is to say in the form of a ring. It also goes without saying that the cables can also be laid in another defined, space-saving shape, for example in a U-shape.

It goes without saying that regardless of the arrangement of the cable as a coil, as a ring with only one winding that may not be complete, or in a U-shaped configuration, the two cable ends of such a cable end can be received, for example, in two consecutive receiving chambers of the receiving element.

The cables can also have only a single cable end, which is to be accommodated in the receiving device. For example, with such cables, the other cable end can already be connected to a plug or a device. Such a plug or such a device can, for example, simply be attached to the respective end of the cable. Alternatively, a cable end on which there is a plug, for example, can be placed in the receiving chamber in such a way that the plug is on the other side of the receiving chamber.

The longitudinal axis can, for example, be designed as a vertical axis. The first end point can be the upper end point on the vertical axis. The second end point is therefore the lower end point on the vertical axis. It is understood that other orientations of the longitudinal axis are also possible.

If several cables are inserted into the receiving device, the cable ends of the cables can be fixed at exactly defined positions or can be automatically removed from the corresponding position in the receiving area.

The receiving device makes it possible to receive and store cables with defined positions and in particular with defined positions of their cable ends.

Further embodiments and developments result from the dependent claims and from the description with reference to the figures.

In one embodiment, the receiving device can have a second receiving element, which has movable receiving chambers between the first end point and the second end point, and is designed to successively receive second cable ends of the cables between the first end point and the second end point in the movable receiving chambers and into them fixed, wherein the second receiving element can be designed so that when the receiving chambers move in the direction of the second end point in a second receiving area, the second cable ends are received one after the other in corresponding ones of the receiving chambers and when the receiving chambers move in the direction of the second end point in the second receiving area to release the received second cable ends one after the other from the corresponding receiving chambers, the second receiving element having a first guide unit which is elongate parallel to the longitudinal axis, a carrier belt running all the way around d he first guide unit is arranged and the receiving chambers are arranged on the outside in the direction of rotation on the carrier belt.

Consequently, the second receiving element essentially corresponds to the first receiving element. With the second receiving element, for example, the second cable ends of the cables can be received at a different position than the first cable ends. For this purpose, the second receiving element can be arranged next to the first receiving element, for example. Other suitable positions for the second receiving element are also possible.

It goes without saying that the second receiving element can be designed in accordance with the first receiving element and vice versa. The descriptions of one of the receiving elements can consequently be applied analogously to the other receiving element.

In a further embodiment, the receiving device can have a storage element, which has a storage surface and can be designed to accommodate the cable on the storage surface, and which can be designed to be movable on a movement axis at a predetermined angle to the storage surface between the first end point and the second end point can, wherein the movement axis of the storage element is arranged parallel to the longitudinal axis of the first receiving element and the storage element is designed to follow a movement of the receiving chambers.

The storage element is designed to be movable like the receiving chambers. The storage element is moved between a first end point and a second end point along a movement axis. The movement axis is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the first receiving element. The usable height of the receiving device as a cable magazine is consequently specified by the distance between the first end point and the second end point.

At least in a section of the first receiving element, the movable receiving chambers move parallel to its longitudinal axis and thus parallel to the direction of movement of the storage element. The storage element can in particular be dimensioned in such a way that the receiving chambers move synchronously, at least in the area between the first end point and the second end point, parallel to the direction of movement of the storage element. When the storage element moves between the first end point and the second end point, the receiving chambers consequently follow the storage element at a constant distance.

When placing a cable, the storage element can be moved along the movement axis in the direction of the second end point. In particular, the storage element can be moved by the thickness of the cable or coil in the direction of the second end point. The cable lying on the support surface is thus also moved in the direction of the second end point and frees up space for another cable, which can be placed on top of the cable that has just been inserted. It goes without saying that a separating element, e.g. a plate, can be placed between two cables if required. Such a plate can in particular have further retaining elements, e.g. for a plug which is coupled to a cable end of the cable.

At the beginning of the filling of the receiving device, the storage element is usually at the first end point. If a cable is now placed on the storage area, one cable end of the cable can be placed in a corresponding receiving chamber in the receiving area. The receiving chambers can be elongate and their longitudinal axis can lie in the direction desired for the cable ends.

If the storage element moves in the direction of the second end point, ie downwards for example, the cable on the storage surface also moves downwards. The receiving chambers move synchronously in the area between the first end point and the second end point to the storage element. Therefore, the receiving chamber, in which the cable end lies, follows the storage element in its movement.

If several cables are placed on the storage element, a compact stack results. The stacked arrangement of the cables results in a very high packing density.

In another embodiment, the receiving chambers of at least one of the receiving elements can each have a receiving opening oriented outwards in the circumferential direction. The corresponding receiving element can also have a second guide unit that is elongate parallel to the longitudinal axis, with a covering belt being arranged circumferentially on the second guide unit. In this embodiment, the first guide unit and the second guide unit are arranged in such a way that the outside of the cover strap at least partially covers the receiving openings of the receiving chambers of the carrier strap in a section lying parallel to the longitudinal axis.

The receiving element can consequently have two belts which point towards one another in the linear area of the receiving element or the guide units. In this area, the cover belt covers the receiving chambers. On the other hand, in the area of the reversal of the belt, ie at the ends of the guide units, the rear side of the cover belt detaches from the receiving chambers and allows access to the receiving chambers. The receiving space for inserting the cable ends into the receiving chambers can consequently be provided in this area, e.g. at the upper end of the guide units.

It goes without saying that if there is only one guide unit for the carrier belt, a rigid cover element, e.g. a strut or a plate, can also be provided in the linear area of the guide unit, against which the outside of the carrier belt rests. In the linear area of the guide unit, receiving chambers with the cable ends lying therein are consequently closed by the cover element. When the carrier belt moves, the receiving chambers or their openings can slide along this cover element.

The carrier belt can be designed as a so-called flat toothed belt or toothed belt with double toothing. Such a toothed belt has both on the inside and also on the outside a toothing. Alternatively, the belt can also be designed as a V-belt on the inside.

By using a belt that has teeth at least on the outside, the receiving chambers are implicitly provided by the carrier belt. Consequently, no separate accommodation chambers have to be provided on a belt.

The length of the receiving chambers corresponds to the width of the carrier belt and the cable ends can be inserted lengthwise into the individual receiving chambers. It goes without saying that the size of the carrier belt and the dimensioning of the teeth can be adapted to the cables to be processed. In particular, the teeth are dimensioned in such a way that the spaces between the individual teeth are suitable for accommodating the outer circumference or line diameter of the cable to be processed. The material of the straps can be designed in such a way that there is flexibility which allows the accommodation of cables with different line diameters, at least in a corresponding area.

The pitch of the teeth can be e.g. 10 mm. This means that the distance between the beginning of a receiving chamber and the beginning of the following receiving chamber is 10 mm. As a result, 10 cable ends can be accommodated over 10 centimetres. This results in a high packing density. It goes without saying that other pitches of less than 10 mm, e.g. 5 mm, or more than 10 mm, e.g. 20 mm or 30 mm, can also be chosen in order to adapt the receiving chambers to the cables to be processed.

In one embodiment, the cover strap can be designed as a strap with a toothed strap back or as a strap with an unstructured back, ie an unstructured outside.

The cover belt forms the cover for the gaps between the teeth of the carrier belt and thus closes the receiving chambers in the area in which it rests on the outside of the carrier belt.

In one embodiment, at least one of the guide units can each have a deflection roller at a first end. At an end opposite the first end along the direction of longitudinal extension of the respective guide unit, the Guide unit have a drive roller. The deflection roller and the drive roller can be designed to accommodate the carrier belt or the cover belt, it being possible for the drive roller to be driven via an external drive in each case.

At least in the area of the deflection and the sides of the guide units, which point away from the respective other guide element, the cover belt does not rest on the carrier belt. Consequently, the receiving chambers are not closed in this area.

In the area of the deflection, the carrier belt and the cover belt converge or diverge in a wedge-like manner. On the one hand, a cable end that was not positioned exactly in the respective receiving chamber can be inserted into the chamber in a defined manner or removed from the chamber in a defined manner, especially if the insertion or removal is synchronized with the movement of the carrier belt and the cover belt, on the other hand, a cable end can be removed here at an exactly known position. This area is therefore particularly suitable as the receiving area for inserting and removing the cable ends in an automated device if the insertion and removal of the cable ends is coordinated with the movement, in particular the speed, of the carrier belt and the cover belt.

In another embodiment, the receiving device can have a pressing element for at least one of the guide units, which is designed to press the respective belt, i.e. the carrier belt or the cover belt, in at least one section of the elongate guide unit in the direction of its outside.

For example, the pressing element can comprise springs or the like, which press a linear element, for example a rail, onto the inside of the belt and towards the outside of the belt.

If a cover belt is provided, a pressing element can also be provided for the cover belt, which presses it against the carrier belt in the area in which the cover belt covers the receiving chambers.

In another embodiment, the receiving device can have a drive unit which is designed to drive at least one of the receiving elements and the storage element, in particular synchronously. The drive unit can, for example, a Have an electric motor, in particular a stepping motor. The use of a stepping motor simplifies the actuation of the pick-up device, since counting the steps executed by the stepping motor in the motor controller makes it possible to calculate the current position of the storage element and the pick-up elements. If no stepper motor is used, a corresponding position detection for the storage element and the receiving elements can be provided. In any case, corresponding switches can be provided on the end stops in the first end position and the second end position in order to detect when the respective end position has been reached.

The receiving elements can be designed in such a way that the receiving chambers can be moved via the drive unit. Corresponding rollers or wheels, e.g. toothed belt pulleys, can be coupled to the drive unit via shafts and gear wheels, i.e. a kind of gearing.

It goes without saying that a corresponding rail or the like can be provided for the storage element, for example, in which the storage element can be movably mounted. Such a rail lies parallel to the axis of movement and can be coupled to the drive unit, for example, via a belt and/or a threaded rod, for example an acme screw rod or a ball screw rod. It goes without saying that the translation of such threaded rods or the drives of the receiving elements can be matched to one another in such a way that the receiving elements and the storage element move synchronously.

In a further embodiment, the drive unit can be designed to drive the first guide unit and the second guide unit at least one of the receiving elements in such a way that the outside of the cover belt moves synchronously with the receiving openings covered by the outside.

When using a carrier belt and a cover belt, the corresponding pulleys can be driven in opposite directions at the same speed. With such a drive, the carrier belt and the cover belt run in the same direction and at the same speed in the area in which the cover belt covers the carrier belt.

In yet another embodiment, the drive unit can be designed to move the first guide unit and the second guide unit of the first receiving element and of the second receiving element in such a way that the belts, ie the drive belt and the cover belt, of the first receiving element move synchronously with the belts of the second receiving element.

If two receiving elements are provided in the receiving device, the two cable ends of a cable should not be received one after the other in the same receiving device, but at different positions. If the belts of the two receiving devices are now driven synchronously, it is ensured that the relative position of the two cable ends to one another remains unchanged during operation of the receiving device.

In one embodiment, the storage element can be mechanically coupled to at least one of the receiving chambers of at least one of the receiving elements. If the storage element is mechanically coupled to one or more of the receiving chambers, the storage element automatically follows any movement of the receiving chambers. A separate control or a separate drive for the storage element is therefore not necessary.

In another embodiment, the storage element can have at least one coupling element, which has a first coupling surface, which is mechanically coupled to the storage surface, and which has a second coupling surface, which is arranged orthogonally to the first coupling surface and with at least one of the receiving chambers of at least one of the receiving elements is mechanically coupled.

The coupling element can be designed, for example, as an angle, in particular as a 90° angle, or as a cube with two surfaces lying at a 90° angle to one another, or as a folded part of the storage surface. One of the surfaces of the angle or cube can be coupled to the storage element or the storage surface of the storage element. The second surface of the angle or cube or the folded part of the storage surface can be coupled to a receiving chamber or to the corresponding belt. It will be appreciated that when using a carrier strap and a cover strap, the second side of the cube may be coupled to both straps. Furthermore, when using two receiving elements, two coupling elements can be provided, one for each receiving element.

In a further embodiment, the receiving device can have a centering element, also called a centering mandrel. The shelf can also have an opening. In this embodiment, the centering element can be arranged parallel to the movement axis of the storage element and protrude through the opening of the storage surface.

The centering element can be designed, for example, in the form of a round rod or a profiled strut or the like, which is arranged parallel to the axis of movement of the storage element. During its movement, the storage element or the storage surface slides along such a round bar or such a profile strut.

In the case of the cables laid in the defined shape, in particular the U-shaped or ring-shaped laid cables or in the case of wound cables, ie so-called coils, the centering element lies in the interior of the cable laid in the defined shape. The centering element consequently ensures that a corresponding cable does not slip off the storage surface.

In another embodiment, the centering element can have a centering element, which is designed to center the cable laid in the defined shape on the centering element. The averaging element can, for example, have brushes or the like, which extend radially from the centering element. For example, four brushes, each arranged at a 90° angle to one another, can be provided over the length of the centering element.

With the aid of the averaging element, in particular cables that are stacked one on top of the other, laid in the defined shape, in particular laid or wound in a U-shape or ring-shape, can be stabilized. Even with a large number of cables stacked on top of each other, they can therefore be safely stored and transported.

In one embodiment, the receiving device has only a first receiving element. In such an embodiment, this is arranged horizontally in the longitudinal extension direction in such a way that the longitudinal axes of the receiving chambers are arranged vertically and the received cable ends are therefore vertical in the receiving chambers. In such an embodiment, the cable (coil) laid in the defined shape, for example laid in a ring or U-shape or wound to form the ring, can be pushed over the guide unit and laid down on it. The cable ends can be inserted into the receiving chambers pointing from below upwards, that is to say with the end pointing upwards. An additional holder for the cables is not necessary; Cables laid in the defined shape sag downwards due to gravity. The defined shape in which the cable is placed is also selected in particular in such a way that the cable retains the defined shape under the action of gravity and is easily stackable. For the defined shape in which the cable is placed, it is provided in particular that the cable can be stacked in a space-saving manner in one plane, ie flat and thus perpendicular to the plane.

In a further embodiment with only one receiving element, the first receiving element can be designed to receive a first cable end of a corresponding cable in a first of the receiving chambers and to receive a second cable end of the corresponding cable in a second of the receiving chambers. This second receiving chamber is spaced apart from the first of the receiving chambers in the conveying direction in such a way that the cable lies between the first receiving chamber and the second receiving chamber. In particular, the second receiving chamber at the rear in the conveying direction can be adjacent to the first receiving chamber at the front in the conveying direction, so that the coil is arranged between two successive receiving chambers in the conveying direction. As explained above, the cable can be supported or rest on the guide unit and is pulled on it via the cable ends or moved along with the movement of the receiving chambers.

In another embodiment, the first receiving element can have a support element for the received cables. The support member may be elongate at least between the first end point and the second end point and disposed in the vertical direction at a predetermined distance above the first receiving member parallel to the first guide unit. With such a support element, the received cables do not rest on the guide unit. Instead, cables that are received lie on the support element. The support element can be designed, for example, as a rail along which the received cables can slide. Alternatively, the support element can have a driven support belt, which is driven synchronously with the movement of the receiving chambers and thus actively moves the received cable with the cable ends.

Brief character description

• Figur 1 eine schematische Darstellung eines Ausführungsbeispiels einer Aufnahmevorrichtung gemäß der vorliegenden Erfindung;
• Figur 2 eine schematische Darstellung eines Ausführungsbeispiels einer Aufnahmevorrichtung gemäß der vorliegenden Erfindung;
• Figur 3 eine abschnittsweise Darstellung eines Ausführungsbeispiels einer Aufnahmevorrichtung gemäß der vorliegenden Erfindung;
• Figur 4 zeigt eine vergrößerte Darstellung eines Aufnahmebereichs bei dem Ausführungsbeispiel der Aufnahmevorrichtung der Figur 3;
• Figur 5 eine abschnittsweise Darstellung eines weiteren Ausführungsbeispiels einer Aufnahmevorrichtung gemäß der vorliegenden Erfindung;
• Figur 6 eine abschnittsweise Darstellung eines weiteren Ausführungsbeispiels einer Aufnahmevorrichtung gemäß der vorliegenden Erfindung;
• Figur 7 eine Darstellung eines weiteren Ausführungsbeispiels einer Aufnahmevorrichtung gemäß der vorliegenden Erfindung;
• Figur 8 eine weitere Darstellung des weiteren Ausführungsbeispiels der Aufnahmevorrichtung der Figur 7;
• Figur 9 eine weitere Darstellung des weiteren Ausführungsbeispiels der Aufnahmevorrichtung der Figur 7.
• Figur 10 eine Vorderansicht eines weiteren Ausführungsbeispiels einer Aufnahmevorrichtung gemäß der vorliegenden Erfindung;
• Figur 11 eine abschnittsweise Draufsicht des Ausführungsbeispiels der Aufnahmevorrichtung der Figur 10;
• Figur 12 eine abschnittsweise perspektivische Ansicht des Ausführungsbeispiels der Aufnahmevorrichtung der Figur 10; und
• Figur 13 eine Vorderansicht eines weiteren Ausführungsbeispiels einer Aufnahmevorrichtung gemäß der vorliegenden Erfindung.

Advantageous exemplary embodiments of the invention are explained below with reference to the accompanying figures. Show it:

• figure 1 a schematic representation of an embodiment of a recording device according to the present invention;
• figure 2 a schematic representation of an embodiment of a recording device according to the present invention;
• figure 3 a sectional representation of an embodiment of a recording device according to the present invention;
• figure 4 shows an enlarged representation of a recording area in the exemplary embodiment of the recording device in FIG figure 3 ;
• figure 5 a sectional representation of a further embodiment of a recording device according to the present invention;
• figure 6 a sectional representation of a further embodiment of a recording device according to the present invention;
• figure 7 a representation of a further embodiment of a recording device according to the present invention;
• figure 8 a further representation of the further embodiment of the recording device figure 7 ;
• figure 9 a further representation of the further embodiment of the recording device figure 7 .
• figure 10 a front view of another embodiment of a recording device according to the present invention;
• figure 11 a sectional top view of the embodiment of the recording device figure 10 ;
• figure 12 a sectional perspective view of the embodiment of the receiving device figure 10 ; and
• figure 13 a front view of another embodiment of a recording device according to the present invention.

The figures are only schematic representations and only serve to explain the invention. Elements that are the same or have the same effect are provided with the same reference symbols throughout.

Detailed description

figure 1 shows a schematic representation of an embodiment of a receiving device 1. The receiving device 1 serves to receive a cable end 91 of a cable 90.

The receiving device 1 has a first receiving element 8 that extends longitudinally along a longitudinal axis 3 . The longitudinal axis 3 of the receiving element 8 is horizontal in this embodiment. The first receiving element 8 has a plurality of receiving chambers 10 which are arranged at a predetermined distance from one another and are movable along the longitudinal axis 3 of the first receiving element 8 between a first end point 4 and a second end point 5 . For the sake of clarity, only one of the receiving chambers 10 is provided with a reference number.

A first receiving chamber 10 is arranged on the receiving element 8 at the level of the first end point 4 and hangs below the receiving element 8. The further receiving chambers 10 are arranged on the receiving element 8 in a counterclockwise direction in a circumferential direction. If the receiving chambers 10 now move in the direction of the second end point 5, the individual receiving chambers 10 are guided in a clockwise direction. At least in the linear area between the first end point 4 and the second end point 5, the receiving chambers 10 consequently lie on a line.

When the receiving chambers 10 move in the direction of the second end point 5 , the receiving chambers 10 can each receive a cable end 91 of the cable 90 in a first receiving area 9 . When the receiving chambers move 10 in In the direction of the first end point 4, the receiving chamber 10 located in the first receiving area 9 can release the received cable end 91.

If several cables 91 are inserted into the receiving device 1, the cables 91 hang next to each other under the first receiving element 8. It goes without saying that a second cable end of a cable 90 can be placed, for example, in that receiving chamber 10 which follows the receiving chamber 10 in which the first cable end 91 is located.

An arm-like holding element can also be provided in the receiving device, which can be arranged below the receiving element 8 in such a way that coiled cables 91 can be placed on this arm-like holding element.

With the receiving device 1 it is possible, e.g. in a production, to automatically store cables 90 after a production step with a very high packing density and defined positions of the cable ends 91. The cables 90 can be removed automatically for a subsequent production step. It goes without saying that the receiving device 1 is suitable for transport. The cables 90 can consequently be transported between two production steps with the receiving device 1 without the cables 90 or the cable ends 91 being able to get mixed up.

In the recording device 1, the longitudinal axis 3 is arranged horizontally. It goes without saying that the longitudinal axis 3 can also be oriented in a different direction, e.g. obliquely, or vertically.

figure 2 shows a schematic representation of an embodiment of a recording device 100.

The receiving device 100 has a storage element 101 with a storage surface 102 . A cable 190 wound into a so-called coil is shown as an example on the storage surface 102 . Deviating from the cable 190 shown, which is wound into a coil with several turns within one plane, the cable can also be laid approximately in a ring shape (with a single turn within a plane that may not close completely) or laid in a U-shape. In any case, the cable 190 is laid in a defined shape that saves space compared to a cable that extends longitudinally, so that the cable 190 laid in the defined shape has a smaller diameter than the length of the cable. For example, it is also provided for the defined shape that the cable 190 within a plane perpendicular to which several cables can be stacked to save space. The storage element 101 is designed to be movable and can be moved along a movement axis 103 between a first end point 104 and a second end point 105 . In the case of the recording device 100 shown, the storage surface 102 is orthogonal to the axis of movement 103.

Offset parallel to the movement axis 103 , the receiving device 100 has a first receiving element 108 that extends parallel to the movement axis 103 in an elongated manner and adjoins the storage element 101 . The first receiving element 108 has a multiplicity of receiving chambers 110 which are arranged at a predetermined distance from one another and follow a movement of the storage element 101 along the longitudinal axis of the first receiving element 108 . For the sake of clarity, only one of the receiving chambers 110 is provided with a reference number.

A first receiving chamber 110 is arranged at the height of the storage element 101 on the receiving element 108 on the side facing the storage element 101 . The further receiving chambers 110 are arranged counterclockwise in the circumferential direction on the receiving element 108 . If the receiving chambers 110 now follow a movement of the receiving element 108 in the direction of the second end point 105, the individual receiving chambers 110 are drawn synchronously behind the receiving element 108 in a clockwise direction. The distance between a respective receiving chamber 110 and the receiving surface 102 consequently remains constant, at least in the linear region between the first end point 104 and the second end point 105 .

When the storage element 101 moves in the direction of the second end point 105 , the receiving chambers 110 can each receive a cable end 191 of the cable 190 in a first receiving area 109 . When the storage element 101 moves in the direction of the first end point 104, the receiving chamber 110 located in the first receiving area 109 can release the received cable end 191.

If the storage element 101 moves in the direction of the second end point 105, a plurality of cables 191 can be placed one on top of the other on the storage surface 102 and their cable ends 191 can each be accommodated and fixed in one of the accommodation chambers 110. It is understood that a second cable end of a cable 190, for example, in that Receiving chamber 110 can be placed, which follows the receiving chamber 110 in which the first cable end 191 is located.

With the receiving device 100 it is possible, e.g. in a production, to automatically store cables 190 after a production step with a very high packing density and defined positions of the cable ends 191. The cables 190 can be removed automatically for a subsequent production step. It goes without saying that the receiving device 100 is suitable for transport. The cables 190 can consequently be transported between two production steps with the receiving device 100 without the cables 190 or the cable ends 191 being able to get mixed up.

In the case of the recording device 100, the movement axis 103 is arranged vertically. It goes without saying that the movement axis 103 and thus also the longitudinal axis of the receiving element 108 can be oriented in a different direction, e.g. obliquely.

figure 3 shows a sectional representation of an exemplary embodiment of a receiving device 200. The receiving device 200 is shown in a view of two receiving elements 208, 213 lying next to one another. In this representation, the storage element is covered by the receiving elements 208 , 213 . The storage area extends behind the receiving elements 208, 213 into the image plane.

The receiving elements 208, 213 are arranged next to one another in such a way that their longitudinal axes lie vertically next to one another or parallel to one another and the longitudinal axes of the receiving chambers 210, 214 point out of the image plane.

Each of the receiving elements 208, 213 has two elongate guide units 215, 216; 217, 218 on. The guide units 215, 216; 217, 218 each have a deflection roller 219, 220, 221, 222 which is attached to the upper end of the respective guide unit 215, 216; 217, 218 is arranged on a profile strut 224, 225, 226. The connection between profile struts 224, 225, 226 and deflection rollers 219, 220, 221, 222 is produced in each case by a sheet metal 227, 228, 229, 230 of essentially elongate design. The metal sheets 227, 228, 229, 230 are screwed to the respective profile strut 224, 225, 226 and take the axis of the respective deflection roller 219, 220, 221, 222 over the end of the respective profile strut 224, 225, 226. The axes of the deflection rollers 219, 220, 221, 222 are arranged orthogonally to the longitudinal axes of the profile struts 224, 225, 226 and point into the image plane, i.e. lie parallel to the longitudinal axes of the receiving chambers 210, 214.

It goes without saying that on the side of the profile struts 224, 225, 226 opposite the first sheet metal 227, 228, 229, 230, a further sheet metal or a receptacle for the axes of the deflection rollers 219, 220, 221, 222 can be provided. In the representation of figure 3 The drive rollers, which are arranged at the ends of the profile struts 224, 225, 226, which lie opposite the deflection rollers 219, 220, 221, 222, cannot be seen.

A belt 231, 232, 233, 234 runs around the profile struts 224, 225, 226 and is supported by the deflection rollers 219, 220, 221, 222 and the drive rollers Toothing on the inside and the outside. The guide unit 216 has a cover strap 232 with a smooth outer surface. The guide unit 217 in turn has a carrier belt 233 with double toothing and the guide unit 218 has a cover belt 234 with a smooth outside.

The belts 231, 232 of the first receiving element 208 and the two belts 233, 234 of the second receiving element 213 together form a functional unit which provides the receiving chambers 210, 214 and their cover and at the same time enables the receiving chambers 210, 214 to move.

The receiving chambers 210, 214 are formed in the receiving elements 208, 213 by the recesses between two teeth of the carrier belts 231, 233 in each case. This means that the receiving elements 208, 213 are open to the outside at least in the area of the deflection rollers 219, 220, 221, 222. If the carrier belts 231, 233 are moved synchronously with the respective cover belts 232, 234 in the direction of the second end point or downwards, i.e. in such a way that their outer sides lying on top of one another are moved in the same direction, the individual receiving chambers 210, 214 move around the respective deflection roller 219, 220.

Starting from the plane that intersects the axes of the deflection rollers 219, 220, 221, 222 in the direction of the second end point, the outside of the respective cover belt 232, 234 closes the receiving chambers 210, 214. In the representation of FIG figure 3 First line ends 291 and second line ends 292 are shown, which lie in the receiving chambers 210, 214. When moving in the opposite direction, ie in the direction of the first end point or upwards, the cable ends 291, 292 are released one after the other and can be removed.

A centering element 235 is shown behind the receiving elements 208 , 213 . This serves to secure the cables on the shelf. If such a coil is placed over the centering element 235, the centering element 235 protrudes through the opening of the coil and thus prevents the respective coil from slipping off the storage surface to the side.

figure 4 shows an enlarged view of a receiving area 209 between the guide units 215 and 216 in the embodiment of the receiving device 200 of FIG figure 3 .

The carrier belt 231 is guided clockwise over the deflection roller 219 when the storage element moves towards the second end point. The cover strap 232 is simultaneously passed over the deflection roller 220 in a counter-clockwise direction. From the point at which a line through the two axes of the deflection rollers 219, 220 intersects the belts 231, 232 towards the second end point, the outside of the cover belt 232 covers the receiving chambers 210 on the outside of the carrier belt 231. The cable ends 291 can consequently inserted or removed above this line. In particular, it is possible to automate the insertion or removal of the cable ends 291 with a cycle that is coordinated with the synchronous movement of the carrier belt 231 and the cover belt 232 .

figure 5 shows a sectional representation of a further embodiment of a recording device 300. The recording device 300 is based on the recording device 100 in the sense that in figure 3 illustrated embodiment of a recording device 100 according to the invention was additionally developed. The receiving device 300 also has two receiving elements 308, 313. Each of the receiving elements 308, 313 has two guide units 315, 316; 317, 318 on. The guide units 315, 316; 317, 318 each have an essentially elongate profile strut 323, 324; 325, 326, at the upper end of which a deflection roller 319, 320, 321, 322 is arranged. Not shown are the drive rollers at the lower end of the profile struts 323, 324; 325, 326. The sheets of the figure 3 are in for a better understanding figure 5 not shown. A centering element 335 is shown behind the receiving elements 308 , 313 .

In the case of the receiving device 300, each of the guide elements 315, 316, 317, 318 has a pressing element 340, 341, 342, 343. The pressing elements 340, 341, 342, 343 are designed as elongate elements, at least in a section of the linear area of the guide elements 315, 316, 317, 318, which are each orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of the guide elements 315, 316, 317, 318 by a spring 344, 345, 346, 347 in the direction of the respective belt 331, 332, 333, 334.

The pressing element 340 is arranged on the guide element 315 on the side facing the guide element 316 . The pressing element 341 is arranged on the guide element 316 on the side facing the guide element 315 . The pressing elements 340, 341 thus press the carrier belt 331 and the cover belt 332 together.

The pressing element 342 is arranged on the guide element 317 on the side facing the guide element 318 . The pressing element 343 is arranged on the guide element 318 on the side facing the guide element 317 . The pressing elements 342, 343 thus press the carrier belt 333 and the cover belt 334 together.

The pressing elements 340, 341, 342, 343 ensure that the respective receiving chambers 310, 314 are securely closed over the entire length of the receiving elements 308, 313 and the cable ends cannot fall out of the receiving chambers 310, 314. For this purpose, the carrier belt 331 and the cover belt 332 are pressed over the entire length of the receiving elements 308, 313 by the pressing elements 340, 341; 342, 343 pressed securely together.

figure 6 shows a sectional perspective view of a further embodiment of a receiving device 400. The receiving device 400 is based on the receiving device 100 in the sense that in figure 3 illustrated embodiment of a recording device 100 according to the invention was additionally developed. The receiving device 400 also has two receiving elements, each with two guide units, which are not labeled separately for the sake of clarity. The guide units each have an essentially elongate profile strut 423, 424; 425, 426, at the lower end of which the drive unit 450 is arranged. The receiving device 400 is in the second end position located storage element 401 shown. The storage element 401 has therefore been moved all the way down. In particular shows figure 6 the lower end of the receiving elements, i.e. the end lying at the second end point, with a drive unit 450.

In the representation of figure 6 are the profile struts 423, 424; 425, 426 cut in the plane of the shelf, so that the shelf and parts of the connection of the shelf element 402 are visible.

The storage surface 402 of the storage element 401 has parallel to the profile struts 423, 424; 425, 426 has an edge and is bent downwards by 90° on this. The storage surface can, for example, have a metal sheet, in particular a metal sheet bent at a 90° angle. The storage element 402 can be coupled to at least some of the belts 431, 432, 433, 434 via the downward-pointing part of the storage surface.

The coupling between the storage element 402 and the belts 431, 432, 433, 434 takes place by means of rods or pins, which are placed in the receiving chambers of the belts 431, 433. At one end, the rods are coupled to the portion of shelf 402 that is folded down. At their other end, the rods are received by the support elements 451,452. When the belts 431, 432, 433, 434 or receiving chambers move, the storage element 401 is consequently moved synchronously with them.

Two linear guides are provided as a guide for the storage element 401 . The linear guides each have a guide rail 453, 454 and a corresponding carriage 455, 456. The guide rail 451 is arranged on the profile strut 424 between the profile strut 424 and the storage element 401 . The guide rail 452 is arranged on the profile strut 425 between the profile strut 425 and the storage element 401 . The guide carriages 455, 456 are each coupled to the storage element 401.

figure 7 shows a representation of a further embodiment of a recording device 500. The recording device 500 is based on the recording device 100 in the sense that in figure 7 illustrated embodiment of a recording device 100 according to the invention was additionally developed. The receiving device 500 also has two receiving elements, each with two guide units, which are not labeled separately for the sake of clarity. A drive unit 550 is arranged at the lower end of the guide units. On the opposite side of the storage element 501

A holder is provided for receiving elements, which couples the profile struts of the guide units to one another in order to give them mechanical stability.

In the case of the receiving device 500, the storage element 501 is in the first end position and a cable 590 is placed on the storage element 501. The cable ends 591, 592 of the cable 590 are inserted and fixed in the corresponding receiving chambers. The centering element 535 is arranged in the middle of the storage surface of the storage element 501 .

figure 8 shows a further representation of the recording device 500. In the representation of figure 8 the storage element 501 is in the second end position and a large number of cables 590 are stacked on top of one another over the centering element 535 .

In the representation of figure 8 it becomes clear how a very high packing density for the storage of cables can be achieved with the help of the storage device. At the same time, the cable ends are stored in defined positions and can therefore be gripped automatically. A cross profile part 555 is provided for this purpose, which is fixed to the profile struts 423 to 426 ( figure 5 ) is arranged and connects the profile struts 423 to 426 with one another, so that the structure as a whole is stabilized. The transverse profile part 555 has U-shaped recesses in plan view, through which the cable ends can be guided without hitting the transverse profile part 555 .

figure 9 shows an enlarged representation of the receiving device 500 in a view from below, in particular of the lower area in which the drive unit 550 is arranged.

The drive unit 550 has two cheeks 558, 559 which are arranged parallel to one another and accommodate the guide units 518 on the drive side, ie at their lower end. For the sake of clarity, only one of the guide units with drive roller 564 and cover belt 534 is provided with reference numbers. The explanations for the one guide unit shown in sections therefore apply analogously to the other guide units.

At its drive-side end, the guide unit has a drive roller 564 which accommodates the belt 534 . The drive roller 564 is arranged with a gear wheel 560 on a common shaft, so that the respective drive roller 564 also rotates when the corresponding gear wheel 560 rotates. Each of the drive rollers further guide units is also arranged with a corresponding gear wheel 561, 562, 563 on a shaft.

Gear 560 meshes with gear 561 which meshes with gear 562 which in turn meshes with gear 563 . The gear wheels 560, 561, 562, 563 consequently all rotate simultaneously and in the opposite direction to the directly adjacent gear wheel 560, 561, 562, 563. A synchronous and opposite movement of the belts of all guide units is thus ensured.

In the receiving device 500, the axis of the gear wheel 561 extends through the cheek 558 and serves as a shaft 565 for coupling to a motor 566. The motor 566 is fixed to the cheek 558 via a motor holder 567. The axis of the motor 566 is coupled to the shaft 565 via a shaft coupling 568 .

It goes without saying that this exemplary embodiment, in particular the drive unit 550, is merely of an exemplary nature and the drive can also be designed in a different way.

figure 10 shows a front view of a further embodiment of a receiving device 600. The receiving device 600 has only a first receiving element, which in figure 10 is not designated separately. The first receiving element has two guide units. The first guide unit has a carrier belt 615, on the outside of which the receiving chambers are located, as already explained above. The second guide unit has a cover strap 616 with a smooth outside, which serves to close the accommodation chambers. The two guide units are arranged in the receiving device 600 in such a way that the outsides of the belts and consequently also the receiving chambers are vertical.

If the cable ends 691, 692 of a cable are placed in the receiving chambers, they run, for example, from the bottom up through the receiving chambers and protrude with their ends upwards beyond the receiving chambers.

In figure 10 a coiled cable 690 is held in the cradle 600 . The cable ends 691, 692 lie in the accommodation chambers pointing from the bottom up and the cable 690 lies on the outer top edges of the carrier belt 615 of FIG shown first guide unit and the cover belt 616 of the second guide unit not shown in detail.

When the receiving chambers move, the cable ends 691, 692 and the cable 690 are consequently pulled along. The cable 690 thus slides on the outer top edges of the carrier strap 615 and the cover strap 616.

The receiving device 600 can in particular be designed to receive a first cable end 691 of the cable 690 in a first of the receiving chambers in the first receiving element. The second cable end 692 of the cable 690 can be accommodated in a second accommodation chamber, which is spaced apart from the first of the accommodation chambers in the conveying direction. The distance between the two receiving chambers can correspond at least to the width of the cable 690 placed in the defined shape, in particular the coiled cable 690 shown. The cable 690 can be arranged between the first accommodation chamber and the second accommodation chamber. This arrangement is shown in the plan view of FIG figure 11 shown in detail.

The ends 691, 692 of the cable 690 protrude in the representation of figure 10 beyond the outer perimeter of the cable 690 which rests on the outer top edges of the first guide unit support strap 615 and the second guide unit cover strap 616 . The length of the ends 691, 692 can be selected to be shorter or longer in other exemplary embodiments. If the ends 691, 692 protrude beyond the cable, they can easily be gripped from the outside.

figure 11 FIG. 12 shows a sectional top view of the embodiment of the receiving device 600 of FIG figure 10 . the figure 11 shows the receiving device 600 with a large number of received cables, only the last received cable 690 being provided with reference symbols for the sake of clarity.

The first cable end 691 of the cable 690 lies in a first accommodation chamber 610. The second cable end 692 of the cable 690 lies in a second accommodation chamber 614. The second accommodation chamber 614 is spaced apart from the first accommodation chamber 610 in such a way that the ends 691, 692 of the cable 690 border and the cable 690 between the first end 691 and the second end 692 is located. It goes without saying that the distance between the first accommodation chamber 610 and the second accommodation chamber 614 can be adjusted to the thickness of the respective cable 690 . The distance can therefore be greater or be smaller than in figure 11 shown. The distance is set by waiting for a corresponding feed of the guide units when inserting the second end 692 .

figure 12 shows a sectional perspective view of the embodiment of the receiving device of FIG figure 10 . In the representation of figure 12 It can be clearly seen that the ends 691, 692 of the cable 690 protrude beyond the outer circumference of the cable 690, which is wound into a ring that is wound multiple times within a plane.

An automated insertion or gripping of the ends 691, 692 at a predetermined position is therefore possible. Furthermore, the ends 691, 692 serve as a guide for the cable 690 and push it in the appropriate direction when inserting and removing cables.

figure 13 shows a front view of a further embodiment of a recording device 700. The recording device 700 is based on the recording device 600 in the sense that in figure 10 illustrated embodiment of a recording device 600 according to the invention was additionally developed. The receiving device 700 has only a first receiving element, which figure 13 is not designated separately. The first receiving element has two guide units. The first guide unit, which is not illustrated in any more detail, has a carrier belt 715, on the outside of which the receiving chambers are located, as already explained above. The second guide unit, which is not illustrated in any more detail, has a covering belt 716 with a smooth outside, which is used to close the receiving chambers. The two guide units are arranged in the receiving device 700 in such a way that the outsides of the belts and consequently also the receiving chambers are vertical.

In the case of the cradle 700, the inner circumference of the cable 790 laid into the defined shape, in particular the cable 790 which is shown wound into a ring, does not rest on the outer upper edges of the straps. The receiving device 700 has a support element with two support rails 770, 771 which are arranged vertically above the first guide unit and the second guide unit. It goes without saying that the horizontal arrangement of the support rails 770, 771 shown is merely exemplary. The support rails 770, 771 can in other embodiments in the horizontal direction may be arbitrarily arranged such that the inner circumference of the cable 790 does not rest on or touch elements of the guide units.

The support rails 770, 771 can be, for example, square bars or round bars made of plastic or metal. It goes without saying that other profiles, such as L or C profiles, are also possible.

In another embodiment, the support rails 770, 771 can be replaced with powered members such as belts or belts. In such exemplary embodiments, the cable 790 is conveyed or moved by the driven element and is not pushed through the cable ends 790 , 791 . It is understood that such driven elements can be moved synchronously with the carrier belt 715 of the first guide unit and the cover belt 716 of the second guide unit.

Since the devices described in detail above are exemplary embodiments, they can be modified to a large extent in the usual manner by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention. In particular, the mechanical arrangements and the size ratios of the individual elements to one another are merely exemplary.

REFERENCE LIST

1, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700

recording device

101, 401, 501

storage element

102,402

storage space

3

longitudinal axis

103

motion axis

4, 104

first endpoint

5, 105

second end point

8, 108, 208, 213, 308, 313

receiving element

9, 109, 209

recording area

10, 110, 210, 214, 310, 314, 610, 614

recording chamber

215, 216, 217, 218, 315, 316, 317, 318

Guide unit

219, 220, 221, 222, 319, 320, 321, 322

pulley

224, 225, 226, 323, 324, 325, 326

profile brace

423, 424, 425, 426

profile brace

227, 228, 229, 230

sheet

231, 233, 331, 333, 431, 433, 615, 715

straps

232, 234, 332, 334, 432, 434, 534, 616, 716

cover straps

235, 335, 435, 535

centering element

340, 341, 342, 343

pressing element

344, 345, 346, 347

Feather

450, 550

drive unit

451, 452

support element

453, 454

guide rail

455, 456

Sleds

555

cross section part

558, 559

cheek

560, 561, 562, 563

gear

564

drive roller

565

Wave

566

engine

567

engine mount

568

shaft coupling

770, 771

support rail

90, 190, 590, 690, 790

Cable

91, 191, 291, 292, 391, 591, 592

cable end

691, 692, 791, 792

cable end

Claims (19)

Holding device (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700) for a number of cables (190, 590, 690, 790) with at least one first cable end (191, 291, 292, 391, 591, 592, 691, 692, 791, 792), having: a first receiving element (108, 208, 213, 308, 313) which has receiving chambers (110, 210, 214, 310, 314, 610, 614) movable between a first end point and a second end point, and is formed, the first cable ends (191, 291, 292, 391, 591, 592, 691, 692, 791, 792) between the first end point and the second end point in the movable receiving chambers (110, 210, 214, 310, 314, 610, 614) one by one and to fix in these wherein the first receiving element (108, 208, 213, 308, 313) is formed, when the receiving chambers (110, 210, 214, 310, 314, 610, 614) move in the direction of the second end point (105) in a first Receiving area (109, 209) the first cable ends (191, 291, 292, 391, 591, 592, 691, 692, 791, 792) one after the other into the corresponding receiving chambers (110, 210, 214, 310, 314, 610, 614) and when the receiving chambers (110, 210, 214, 310, 314, 610, 614) move in the direction of the first end point (104) in the first receiving area (109, 209), the received first cable ends (191, 291, 292, 391, 591, 592, 691, 692, 791, 792) successively from the respective receiving chambers (110, 210, 214, 310, 314, 610, 614), wherein the first receiving element (108, 208, 213, 308, 313) has a first guide unit (215, 217, 315, 317) which is elongate parallel to the longitudinal axis, wherein a carrier belt (231, 233, 331, 333, 431, 433) is arranged circumferentially on the first guide unit (215, 217, 315, 317) and the receiving chambers (110, 210, 214, 310, 314, 610, 614) are on the outside of the carrier belt (231, 233, 331, 333, 431) in the circumferential direction , 433) are arranged, and wherein the carrier belt (231, 233, 331, 333, 431, 433) is designed as a belt with a toothed belt back and the receiving chambers (110, 210, 214, 310, 314, 610, 614) are each located between two of the teeth of the toothed back of the belt. Pick-up device (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700) according to the preceding claim 1, comprising a second pick-up element (108, 208, 213, 308, 313) which has pick-up chambers ( 110, 210, 214, 310, 314, 610, 614) and is designed to have second cable ends (191, 291, 292, 391, 591, 592, 691, 692, 791, 792) of the cables (190, 590, 690, 790) between the first end point and the second end point in the movable receiving chambers (110, 210, 214, 310, 314, 610, 614) and to fix them there, wherein the second receiving element (108, 208, 213, 308, 313) is formed, when the receiving chambers (110, 210, 214, 310, 314, 610, 614) move in the direction of the second end point (105), in each case in a second Recording area receiving the second cable ends (191, 291, 292, 391, 591, 592, 691, 692, 791, 792) one after the other in corresponding ones of the receiving chambers (110, 210, 214, 310, 314, 610, 614) and with one movement of the receiving chambers (110, 210, 214, 310, 314, 610, 614) in the direction of the second end point (104) in the second receiving area (109, 209) the received second cable ends (191, 291, 292, 391, 591, 592 , 691, 692, 791, 792) successively from the corresponding receiving chambers (110, 210, 214, 310, 314, 610, 614), wherein the second receiving element (108, 208, 213, 308, 313) has a first guide unit (215, 217, 315, 317) which is elongate parallel to the longitudinal axis, wherein a carrier belt (231, 233, 331, 333, 431, 433, 615). , 431, 433, 615). Recording device (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700) according to one of the preceding claims 1 or 2, comprising: a storage element (101, 401, 501) which has a storage surface (102, 402) and is designed to receive the cables (190, 590, 690, 790) on the storage surface (102, 402), and which is mounted on one in one predetermined angle to support surface (102, 402) is designed to be movable between the first end point (104) and the second end point (105), wherein the movement axis (103) of the storage element (101, 401, 501) is arranged parallel to the longitudinal axis of the first receiving element (108, 208, 213, 308, 313) and the storage element (101, 401, 501) is designed, a movement of receiving chambers (110, 210, 214, 310, 314, 610, 614) to follow. Recording device (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the receiving chambers (110, 210, 214, 310, 314, 610, 614) each have a receiving opening oriented outwards in the circumferential direction, and wherein at least one of the receiving elements (108, 208, 213, 308, 313) has a second guide unit (216, 218, 316, 318) which is elongate parallel to the longitudinal axis, wherein a cover strap (232, 234, 332, 334, 432, 434 , 534, 616) is arranged circumferentially on the second guide unit (216, 218, 316, 318), wherein the first guide unit (215, 217, 315, 317) and the second guide unit (216, 218, 316, 318) are arranged such that the outside of the cover strap (232, 234, 332, 334, 432, 434, 534, 616) at least partially covers the receiving openings of the carrier strap (231, 233, 331, 333, 431, 433, 615) in a section parallel to the longitudinal axis. The containment device (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700) according to the preceding claim, wherein the cover strap (232, 234, 332, 334, 432, 434, 534, 616) is a belt with a toothed belt back or a belt is designed with an unstructured back. Recording device (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700) according to one of the preceding claims, having a pressing element (340, 341, 342, 343) for at least one of the guide units (215, 216, 217, 218, 315, 316, 317, 318), which is designed to press the respective belt in the direction of its outside in at least one section of the elongate guide unit (215, 216, 217, 218, 315, 316, 317, 318). Recording device (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein at least one of the guide units (215, 216, 217, 218, 315, 316, 317, 318) each at a first end a deflection roller (219, 220, 221, 222, 319, 320, 321, 322) and at an end opposite the first end along the longitudinal extension direction of the respective guide unit (215, 216, 217, 218, 315, 316, 317, 318). has a drive roller (564), the deflection roller (219, 220, 221, 222, 319, 320, 321, 322) and the drive roller (564) being formed, the carrier belt (231, 233, 331, 333, 431, 433 , 615, 715) or the cover belt (232, 234, 332, 334, 432, 434, 534, 616, 716), wherein the drive roller (564) can be driven in each case via an external drive. Recording device (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700) according to the preceding claim, wherein the recording areas (109, 209) each between the deflection rollers (219, 220, 221, 222, 319, 320, 321, 322) the corresponding first guiding unit (215, 217, 315, 317) and the corresponding second guiding unit (216, 218, 316, 318). Recording device (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700) according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 8, having a drive unit (450, 550) which is designed to have at least one of the receiving elements (108, 208, 213, 308 , 313), and in particular in one embodiment of the receiving device (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700) according to claim 3, the storage element (101, 401, 501), in particular synchronously with the receiving elements (108, 208, 213, 308, 313). Recording device (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700) according to the preceding claims 4 and 9, wherein the drive unit (450, 550) is adapted to the first guide unit (215, 217, 315, 317) and the second guide unit (216, 218, 316, 318) to drive at least one of the receiving elements (108, 208, 213, 308, 313) in such a way that the outside of the cover belt (232, 234, 332, 334, 432, 434, 534 , 616, 716) synchronously with the receiving openings covered by the outside. Recording device (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700) according to claims 2 and 4 and one of claims 9 and 10, wherein the drive unit (450, 550) thereto is formed, the first guide unit (215, 217, 315, 317) and the second guide unit (216, 218, 316, 318) of the first receiving element (108, 208, 213, 308, 313) and the second receiving element (108, 208 , 213, 308, 313) so that the belts of the first take-up element (108, 208, 213, 308, 313) move synchronously with the belts of the second take-up element (108, 208, 213, 308, 313). Receiving device (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700) according to one of the preceding claims 3 to 11, wherein the storage element (101, 401, 501) is connected to at least one of the receiving chambers (110, 210, 214, 310, 314 , 610, 614) at least one of the receiving elements (108, 208, 213, 308, 313) is mechanically coupled. Recording device (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700) according to the preceding claim, wherein the storage element (101, 401, 501) has at least one coupling element which has a first coupling surface which is mechanically connected to the storage surface (102, 402). Recording elements (108, 208, 213, 308, 313) is mechanically coupled. Recording device (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700) according to one of the preceding claims 3 to 13, having a centering element (235, 335, 435, 535) which is designed to hold the cables on the storage surface (102, 402), in particular wherein the storage surface (102, 402) has an opening and the centering element (235, 335, 435, 535) is arranged parallel to the movement axis (103) of the storage element (101, 401, 501) and through the opening the shelf (102, 402) protrudes. Recording device (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700) according to the preceding claim 14, wherein the centering element (235, 335, 435, 535) has a centering element which is designed to accommodate cables (190, 590, 690, 790) on the centering element (235, 335, 435, 535). Recording device (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700) according to claim 1 and one of the preceding claims 4 - 10, wherein the first recording element (108, 208, 213, 308, 313) is arranged horizontally in the direction of longitudinal extension in such a way that received cable ends (191, 291, 292, 391, 591, 592, 691, 692, 791, 792) are vertical in the receiving chambers (110, 210 , 214, 310, 314, 610, 614). Recording device (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700) according to the preceding claim 16, wherein the first receiving element (108, 208, 213, 308, 313) is formed, a first cable end (191, 291, 292, 391, 591, 592, 691, 692, 791, 792) of a corresponding cable (190, 590, 690, 790) laid in a defined shape in a first of the receiving chambers (110, 210, 214, 310, 314, 610, 614) and a second cable end (191, 291, 292, 391, 591, 592, 691, 692, 791, 792) of the corresponding cable (190, 590, 690, 790) laid in the defined shape in a second of the receiving chambers (110, 210, 214, 310, 314, 610, 614), which is spaced apart from the first of the receiving chambers (110, 210, 214, 310, 314, 610, 614) in the conveying direction, the cable (190, 590, 690, 790) between the first of the receiving chambers (110, 210, 214, 310, 314, 610, 614) and the second of the receiving chambers (110, 210, 214, 310, 314, 610, 614). Recording device (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700) according to one of the preceding claims 16 and 17, wherein the first receiving element has a support element (770, 771) which is elongate at least between the first end point and the second end point and is arranged in the vertical direction at a predetermined distance above the first receiving member (108, 208, 213, 308, 313) parallel to the first guide unit (215, 217, 315, 317). The cradle (100; 200; 300; 400; 500; 600; 700) of claim 18, wherein each support member (770, 771) includes a driven support belt driven in synchronism with movement of the cradle chambers.

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