EP0177359A2
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Apparatus for manufacturing electrical harnesses
Assignee: Nippon Acchakutanshi Seizo KK
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Filing: 1985-10-03
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2005-10-03
Abstract
Abstract Automatic apparatus, for manufacturing electrical harnesses (50) comprising a plurality of wires (2A,) cut to a desired length and a multicontact type connector (3) attached to each of the ends of the wires (2A 1 ), fixes the connectors (3) to the wires (2A,) in such a manner that their postures are completely reversed, thereby eliminating the necessity for twisting the wires (2A,) when connecting the harness (50) to electrical devices (51,52).
Inventors
- 👤 Masatoshi Kashihara
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 12:44
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R43/00; H01R43/28
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
212 words
Apparatus for manufacturing electrical harnesses, the apparatus comprising: a wire supplying device (10) for supplying wires (2) along a wire feed path (W), wherein the wires are arranged side by side so that each of them is in parallel with the wire feed path; a connector assembling device (11) for affixing connectors (3) to the terminal ends of the wires (2); and a first chuck (12) for pinching and transferring wires having the connectors (3) affixed to the terminal ends thereof to a desired length in its advancing movement, the first chuck (12) being reciprocally movable along the wire feed path (W); characterised in that: the connector assembling device (11) comprises a first pair of punch (22) and die (23) and a second pair of punch (24) and die (25), the punch and die in one pair being disposed in the reversed positions compared to those in the other pair with respect to the wire feed path (W), the two pairs of punches and dies being simultaneously operable, a cutting punch (26) and die (27) located between the first and second pairs of punch and die and operable independently thereof, and a connector supplying device for supplying the connectors (3) onto the dies (23) and (25) of the first and second pairs.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
212 words
Apparatus for manufacturing electrical harnesses, the apparatus comprising: a wire supplying device (10) for supplying wires (2) along a wire feed path (W), wherein the wires are arranged side by side so that each of them is in parallel with the wire feed path; a connector assembling device (11) for affixing connectors (3) to the terminal ends of the wires (2); and a first chuck (12) for pinching and transferring wires having the connectors (3) affixed to the terminal ends thereof to a desired length in its advancing movement, the first chuck (12) being reciprocally movable along the wire feed path (W); characterised in that: the connector assembling device (11) comprises a first pair of punch (22) and die (23) and a second pair of punch (24) and die (25), the punch and die in one pair being disposed in the reversed positions compared to those in the other pair with respect to the wire feed path (W), the two pairs of punches and dies being simultaneously operable, a cutting punch (26) and die (27) located between the first and second pairs of punch and die and operable independently thereof, and a connector supplying device for supplying the connectors (3) onto the dies (23) and (25) of the first and second pairs.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a wire guide (33) for guiding the top terminal ends of the individual wires when the connectors are to be affixed thereto, the wire guide (33) being disposed between the punch (22) and die (23) of the first pair.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
50 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the wire supplying device (10) comprises wire selecting and supplying devices (13), (14) and (15) for selecting, from those initially supplied, a number of wires (2A) in correspondence to the number of poles of the connector (3) to be affixed thereto.
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