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Method of making a wire harness

  • US 4,433,479 A
  • Filed: 01/08/1981
  • Issued: 02/28/1984
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/29/1978
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of manufacturing a wire harness comprising the steps of:

  • (a) arranging a plurality of wiring blocks at predetermined spacing therebetween, each wiring block carrying a bridge adapted to hold a plurality of covered wires thereon at their end portions extending from the bridge by equal amounts;

    (b) engaging one free end portion of a covered wire on one wiring block of said plurality of wiring blocks;

    (c) extending said covered wire above a second wiring block of said plurality of wiring blocks;

    (d) engaging the covered wire on said second wiring block to cut said wire at a predetermined position beyond the engaged portion thereof, said engaging and extending steps (b), (c), (d) including a feeding of said wire in a direction perpendicular to a plane of the harness and, step (d) further including a cutting of said wire at the site of said second wiring block independently of the presence of a second wire contiguous to said covered wire;

    (e) repeating the steps of (a) to (d) whereby a plurality of covered wires is laid out between intended wiring blocks; and

    (f) fastening each covered wire to the related bridge wherein said bridge has a nipping meands disposed nearby and each step of (b) and (d) includes a step of nipping said wire by said nipping means.

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