US5205329A
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Wire harness and method of and apparatus for manufacturing the same
Assignee: Yazaki Corp
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Filing: 1991-08-09
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Granted: 1993-04-27
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Expires: 2011-08-09
Abstract
Abstract A wire harness and a method of and apparatus for manufacturing the same is disclosed. The present wire harness comprises a plurality of electric wires, constituting its trunk line portion and branch line portions, laid on a wiring board so as to form a desired pattern and a clamp chain, formed of a plurality of wire clamps arranged in parallel at predetermined pitches, attached to the edge portion at least at one side of the wiring board, in which the electric wires are locked to specific wire clamps of the clamp chain, and thereby, both end portions of the electric wires are arranged so as to be in parallel at predetermined pitches and projecting from the edge portion.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoshitsugu Suzuki
- 👤 Shougo Iizuka
- 👤 Shigeo Kajiyama
- 👤 Sanae Suzuki
- 👤 Shigeji Kudo
- 👤 Toshihiro Inoue
- 👤 Norio Isobe
- 👤 Yoshihisa Oosumi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 07:14
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01B; H01B13/00; H01B13/012; H01B13/01236; H01B13/01245; H01B13/01218; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/53; Y10T29/5313; Y10T29/532; Y10T29/53243
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
202 words
A method of manufacturing a wiring harness assembly which comprises: providing a wiring harness board; detachably attaching a chain, comprising a single support bar and a plurality of wire clamps juxtaposed each other in a line at predetermined pitches on said support bar, to said wiring harness board; laying a first electric wire end portion in a preselected one of said clamps; laying the other end portion of said first electric wire in another preselected one of said clamps; locking said first electric wire end portions in said clamps, respectively; similarly laying the end portions of at least one additional electric wire in preselected clamps; locking said additional end portions in said clamps whereby to form a multiplicity of said wires with only said end portions being held in substantially parallel relationship at predetermined pitches with respect to each other in said preselected clamps; processing the ends of said wires; detaching said clamp chain, with said wires with processed ends clamped thereto, from said board; storing said clamp chain and clamped wires without substantially changing the relationship therebetween; removing said clamp chain and clamped wires from storage, and attaching such to a support; and thereafter subjecting said wire ends to further processing.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
202 words
A method of manufacturing a wiring harness assembly which comprises: providing a wiring harness board; detachably attaching a chain, comprising a single support bar and a plurality of wire clamps juxtaposed each other in a line at predetermined pitches on said support bar, to said wiring harness board; laying a first electric wire end portion in a preselected one of said clamps; laying the other end portion of said first electric wire in another preselected one of said clamps; locking said first electric wire end portions in said clamps, respectively; similarly laying the end portions of at least one additional electric wire in preselected clamps; locking said additional end portions in said clamps whereby to form a multiplicity of said wires with only said end portions being held in substantially parallel relationship at predetermined pitches with respect to each other in said preselected clamps; processing the ends of said wires; detaching said clamp chain, with said wires with processed ends clamped thereto, from said board; storing said clamp chain and clamped wires without substantially changing the relationship therebetween; removing said clamp chain and clamped wires from storage, and attaching such to a support; and thereafter subjecting said wire ends to further processing.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein said wires are laid in said clamps by means of the operation of a wiring head travelling along the X and the Y axes of said wiring board.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method as claimed in claim 2 wherein said X-axis is substantially parallel to said chain and said Y-axis is substantially perpendicular thereto.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method as claimed in claim 1 including stripping insulation from the ends of said wires after such have been locked in said clamps.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
75 words
The method as claimed in claim 1 including the further steps of, after locking said multiplicity of electric wire end portions in said clamps attached to said wire board, and without removing said wire end portions from said clamps, detaching said clamp chain and its clamped wires from said wire board; storing such; then, at a later time, reattaching said chain to a wire board; and performing at least one function on said wire ends.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method as claimed in claim 5 wherein said function includes stripping insulation from at least some of said wire end portions.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method as claimed in claim 6 including manufacturing and storing a multiplicity of said wire harness assemblies.
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