Discrete wire harness single or dual operator work center
First Claim
1. A wire harness assembly work cell, comprising:
- a production control computer,bulk supplies of wire,a programmable discrete wire inventory retainer capable of cutting and of stripping wires passed through the same,a table having a sloped surface comprising a lower edge, and a trough affixed to said lower edge,a shuttle configured to grab at least one wire presented to it by said programmable wire inventory retainer, and to move to a predetermined distance from said programmable wire inventory retainer on command from said production control computer, anda work bench further comprisinga universal wire harness board,a programmable mass terminator tooling unit for cutting wire,a floating pin form board assembly positioned to interface with first and second IDT connectors;
wherein said floating pin form board assembly comprises a plurality of floating pins arranged in an array and defines an extended pin position and a retracted pin position, within which each floating pin may be individually locked in a position.
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Abstract
A configurable modular work space for a wiring harness assembly system comprises a computerized wire harness system controller and bulk wire supplies associated with a programmable discrete wire inventory retainer.
One or more multiple wire pull-through mass terminators and a sequential wire termination apparatus are positioned proximal to a universal wire harness board, with a programmable mass terminator tooling unit cutting wire to length during a mass termination cycle. The multiple wire pull-through mass terminator leads to a first IDT connector nest, and then onto the universal wire harness board.
A universal wire harness board comprises a floating pin board assembly positioned to interface with a second IDT connector nest, and the floating pin board assembly comprises a plurality of floating pins arranged in an array, which may be individually locked in extended or retracted positions for receiving wires during assembly of a wire harness according to wire harness specifications.
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15 Claims
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1. A wire harness assembly work cell, comprising:
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a production control computer, bulk supplies of wire, a programmable discrete wire inventory retainer capable of cutting and of stripping wires passed through the same, a table having a sloped surface comprising a lower edge, and a trough affixed to said lower edge, a shuttle configured to grab at least one wire presented to it by said programmable wire inventory retainer, and to move to a predetermined distance from said programmable wire inventory retainer on command from said production control computer, and a work bench further comprising a universal wire harness board, a programmable mass terminator tooling unit for cutting wire, a floating pin form board assembly positioned to interface with first and second IDT connectors; wherein said floating pin form board assembly comprises a plurality of floating pins arranged in an array and defines an extended pin position and a retracted pin position, within which each floating pin may be individually locked in a position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A wire harness assembly work cell, comprising:
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a production control computer, bulk supplies of wire, a programmable discrete wire inventory retainer capable of cutting and of stripping wires passed through the same, a table having a sloped surface comprising a lower edge, and a trough affixed to said lower edge, a shuttle configured to grab at least one wire presented to it by said programmable wire inventory retainer, and to move to a predetermined distance from said programmable wire inventory retainer on command from said production control computer, and a work bench having at least one side wall attached thereto, and a roller crimp sequential terminator mounted thereon. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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