Wire harness assembly system

• US 10,629,335 B2
• Filed: 10/15/2015
• Issued: 04/21/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Panduit Corporation
• Original Assignee: Panduit Corporation
• Inventors: Rouleau, Rodney G., Nebes, Janina B., Kossak, Robert W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Carter, Monica S
• Assistant Examiner(s): Nejad, Mahdi H
• Application Number:
  US14/884,358
• Publication Number:
  US 20160125978A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,650 Days
• Field of Search: 248 73, 174 72 A, 269903, 4033595, 403376
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/0215 Protecting, fastening and routing means therefor
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 21/02 Releasable fastening devices locking by rotation with snap-action F16B21/06; studs or coupling pins with resilient protrusions F16B21/08
• CPC Class Codes: H01B 13/01209 Details
• CPC Class Codes: H01B 13/01227 using a layout board
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 43/20 for assembling or disassembling contact members with insulating base, case or sleeve
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 3/32 using mounting clamps
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 13/06 Wiring by machine

Abstract

A wire harness assembly system is disclosed. The wire harness assembly system includes a locking mount for receiving a wire routing accessory. The locking mount includes a main body with an upper portion, a base flange, and a lower portion. The lower portion includes a locating shaft extending from the base flange. The locating shaft has keyed members positioned opposite each other. The locating shaft and the keyed members of the locking mount are positioned in keyed holes in a grid tile. The locking mount is rotated to a locked position in the grid tile to secure the locking mount and the wire routing accessory mounted thereto.

Claims

1. A wire harness assembly system comprising:

a grid tile comprising keyed holes extending through the grid tile;

a repositionable wire routing accessory to route wires along the grid tile, wherein the repositionable wire routing accessory is a mounting block having a top with a pattern of openings for receiving wire harness accessories, a bottom, and a latching collar;

a locking mount for receiving the repositionable wire routing accessory, wherein the locking mount having a main body with an upper portion, a base flange, and a lower portion;

wherein the upper portion includes an opening, the repositionable wire routing accessory is installed within the opening, wherein the opening is a round well;

wherein the lower portion includes a locating shaft extending from the base flange, the locating shaft having keyed members positioned opposite each other;

the keyed members corresponding to the keyed holes of the grid tile;

wherein the locking mount further comprising snap-in latches extending from the base flange, the snap-in latches are parallel to the upper portion and extend above the round well, the snap-in latches having a distal end with a hook;

wherein the hook of the snap-in latches of the locking mount engage the latching collar of the mounting block; and

wherein the locking mount is positioned in the keyed holes in the grid tile and rotated to a locked position in the grid tile to secure the repositionable wire routing accessory mounted thereto.

2. The wire harness assembly of claim 1, wherein the mounting block has a mounting barrel extending from a center of the bottom of the mounting block.

3. The wire harness assembly system of claim 2, wherein the round well has internal splines positioned equidistant from each other in the round well;

wherein the mounting barrel having a plurality of external splines positioned equidistant from adjacent splines; and

wherein the mounting barrel is positioned inside the round well with the external splines positioned adjacent to the internal splines in the round well;

whereby the internal splines and the external splines provide incremental angular positioning of the mounting block with respect to the locking mount.

4. The wire harness assembly system of claim 1, wherein the pattern of openings includes a plurality of parallel mounting slots with reinforcing ribs.

5. The wire harness assembly system of claim 1, wherein the top of the mounting block includes a rectangular pad with a pair of mounting holes.