WIRE HARNESS JIGBOARD HAVING A PLURALITY OF WIRE RETAINING PINS DETACHABLY EMBEDDED IN SPACED WOVEN SCREEN ELEMENTS

• US 3,633,096 A
• Filed: 07/01/1969
• Issued: 01/04/1972
• Est. Priority Date: 07/01/1969
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Clifford J. Bollman
• Original Assignee: Clifford J. Bollman
• Inventors: Bollman, Clifford J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Strecker, Gerard R.
• Application Number:
  US04/838,244
• Time in Patent Office: 917 Days
• Field of Search: 324/51,66 29/23MW,23B 317/122 174/72A 339/96 140/92.1
• US Class Current: 324/538
• CPC Class Codes: H01B 13/012 for manufacturing wire harnesses
• CPC Class Codes: H01B 13/01227 using a layout board
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 43/28 for wire processing before connecting to contact members, not provided for in groups H01R43/02 - H01R43/26
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 3/00 Installations of electric cables or lines or protective tubing therefor in or on buildings, equivalent structures or vehicles installations of bus-bars H02G5/00; overhead installations H02G7/00; installations in or on the ground H02G9/00
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 13/06 Wiring by machine
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/08 on perforated boards
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49004 including measuring or testing of device or component part
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/53243 Multiple, independent conductors
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/53265 with work-holder for assembly

Abstract

An apparatus comprising a panel and a plurality of pins inserted through selected openings therein to define an outline of a wire harness to be formed. The panel includes a first metallic screen element and a second metallic screen element parallel to and spaced apart from the first element. A penetrable core material is positioned intermediate the first and second screen elements to increase structural rigidity. Each pin is positioned through and held by the first and second screen elements for purposes of harness assembly. The pins may be removed easily for purposes of changing a wire harness assembly pattern.

Claims

1. A wire harness jigboard comprising:

a first woven screen element having a plurality of openings;

a second woven screen element having a plurality of openings, said second woven screen element being spaced apart from said first woven screen element;

a third woven screen element having a plurality of openings, said third woven screen element being spaced apart from and intermediate said first and second woven screen elements, said third woven screen element having a plurality of openings out of alignment with said openings in said first and second woven screen elements;

securing means for maintaining the relative positioning of said first, second and third woven screen elements;

a plurality of wire retaining pins detachably embedded in selected openings in said first, second and third woven screen elements, said pins defining an outline of the wire harness to be formed, each of said pins having a length greater than the spacing between said first and second woven screen elements whereby each of said pins is releasably held by the out of alignment holes in said first, second and third woven screen elements for purposes of harness assembly;

a first penetrable core material positioned intermediate said first and third woven screen elements; and

a second penetrable core positioned intermediate said second and third woven screen elements, said penetrable core materials being formed from expanded honeycomb structure with the holes defined therethrough extending from screen element to screen element, said pins when inserted through said screen elements tending to pass through the holes in said honeycomb structures so said honeycomb structures are not damaged thereby.

2. The jigboard of claim 1 wherein:

said first, second and third woven elements are metallic screens in electrical communication with each other so that said pins embedded therein are assured to be electrically common.

3. The jigboard of claim 2 further comprising:

continuity checking means for checking the continuity of electrical conductors in the wire harness constructed on said jigboard, said continuity checking means including means to supply electric potential between said jigboard and one end of said electrical conductors and means to indicate current flow when the opposite end of a conductor is connected to said jigboard thus indicating electrical continuity of the conductor.