US4183091A
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Wiring device
Assignee: Taiko Denki Co Ltd
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Filing: 1978-03-15
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Granted: 1980-01-08
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Expires: 1998-03-15
Abstract
Abstract This invention relates to a wiring device used for combining a plurality of lead wires for wiring in electronic devices, etc., and more particularly it relates to a wiring device which is capable of making automatic indications of the starting end, terminal end and intermediate route for every wire to be set as well as automatic checking for errors after completion of wiring.
Inventors
- 👤 Unosuke Murai
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 10:48
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01R; G01R31/00; G01R31/50; G01R31/58; G01R31/60; G01R31/66; G01R31/67
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
163 words
A wiring device comprising a harness board, a plurality of contact pieces mounted on said harness board, a matrix board separate from said harness board and having a multiplicity of contact points, a plurality of light elements mounted at selected positions on said harness board and electrically connected to select contact points on said matrix board, means for storing a plurality of wires of different lengths and sizes, indicator means for identifying different wires, computor means controlling said wire indicator means and controlling said light elements through said matrix board, and means for programming said computor means to direct the successive application of wires to said harness board in the manner that for each wire said computor means controls the activation of said wire indicator means to identify the wire to be used and controls said light elements to identify spaced contact pieces to which said wire is to be connected and to indicate the routing of said wire between said contact pieces.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
163 words
A wiring device comprising a harness board, a plurality of contact pieces mounted on said harness board, a matrix board separate from said harness board and having a multiplicity of contact points, a plurality of light elements mounted at selected positions on said harness board and electrically connected to select contact points on said matrix board, means for storing a plurality of wires of different lengths and sizes, indicator means for identifying different wires, computor means controlling said wire indicator means and controlling said light elements through said matrix board, and means for programming said computor means to direct the successive application of wires to said harness board in the manner that for each wire said computor means controls the activation of said wire indicator means to identify the wire to be used and controls said light elements to identify spaced contact pieces to which said wire is to be connected and to indicate the routing of said wire between said contact pieces.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
48 words
A wiring device according to claim 1, in which said means for storing a plurality of wires comprises a plurality of separate wire storage compartments adjacent said harness board and in which said means for identifying different wires comprises a visual indicator associated with each of said compartments.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
A wiring device according to claim 1, further comprising checking circuit means including indicating means for indicating when said wires are correctly connected.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
A wiring device according to claim 3, in which said indicating means of said checking circuit means comprises an indicator light on said harness board.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
55 words
A wiring device according to claim 1, in which said harness board is mounted above said matrix board and has a plurality of through holes, and in which each of said light elements has a lead which extends through one of said through holes and is connected to a contact point on said matrix board.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
38 words
A wiring diagram according to claim 5, in which means for mounting said light elements on said harness board includes means for adjusting the position of said light elements and for securing said light elements in adjusted position.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
A wiring diagram according to claim 5, in which said matrix board has a plurality of jacks and in which said leads of said light elements terminate in plugs which plug in said jacks.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
A wiring diagram according to claim 1, in which said computor means transmits information to said light elements and wire indicating means by binary coding.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1983-01-07 | 1983-07-09 | 1984-01-08 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1987-01-07 | 1987-07-09 | 1988-01-08 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1991-01-07 | 1991-07-09 | 1992-01-08 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |