Guide jig for wiring harness assembly plate
First Claim
1. A guide jig for a wiring harness assembly plate mounted and fixed on a plate member for guiding a bundle of electric wires, said guide jig comprising:
- a support tube mounted and fixed on said plate member by a lower support tube, and an upper support tube connected to the top end of said lower support tube for rotation on a first horizontal axis;
an electric wire guide rod including an electric wire guide portion at its top end for guiding said bundle of electric wires, said electric wire guide rod being supported by said support tube for axial extension and retraction therethrough and being supported non-rotatably on a vertical axis by said support tube,said electric wire guide rod being operable to change the positions thereof between a guide extended position in which said electric wire guide rod projects upwardly so that said electric wire guide portion guides and holds said bundle of electric wires and a guide retracted position in which said electric wire guide portion is retracted to a level lower than the height of said bundle of electric wires being laid, said electric wire guide rod in said guide retracted position being supported by said support tube such that an upper portion of said electric wire guide rod including said electric wire guide portion is reclinable with respect to said first horizontal axis;
said electric wire guide rod including a lower guide rod supported by said lower support tube for extension and retraction along the axis of said lower support tube, and an upper guide rod connected to the top end of said lower guide rod for rotation on a second horizontal axis parallel to said first horizontal axis and supported by said upper support tube for extension and retraction along the axis of said upper support tube,wherein said second horizontal axis of said electric wire guide rod in said guide extended position is located within said upper support tube, andwherein said first horizontal axis of said support tube and said second horizontal axis of said electric wire guide rod coincide with each other in said guide retracted position.
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Abstract
A guide jig (1) for a wiring harness assembly plate comprises a support tube (3) mounted and fixed on a plate member (2), and an electric wire guide rod (4) having an electric wire guide portion (4c) for guiding a bundle of electric wires (15) and supported by the support tube (3) for extension and retraction along the axis thereof. The support tube (3) and the electric wire guide rod (4) are supported non-rotatably on their axes relative to each other. The electric wire guide rod (4) is operable to change the positions thereof between a guide extended position in which the electric wire guide portion (4c) guides and holds the bundle of electric wires (15) and a guide retracted position in which the electric wire guide portion (4c) is retracted to a level lower than the height of the bundle of electric wires (15) being laid. In the guide retracted position, the electric wire guide rod (4) is supported by the support tube (3 ) such that the upper guide rod (4a) including the electric wire guide portion (4c) is reclinable with respect to the horizontal axes (L, M). The guide jig (1) provides increased working efficiency in wiring harness assembling operation.
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11 Claims
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1. A guide jig for a wiring harness assembly plate mounted and fixed on a plate member for guiding a bundle of electric wires, said guide jig comprising:
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a support tube mounted and fixed on said plate member by a lower support tube, and an upper support tube connected to the top end of said lower support tube for rotation on a first horizontal axis; an electric wire guide rod including an electric wire guide portion at its top end for guiding said bundle of electric wires, said electric wire guide rod being supported by said support tube for axial extension and retraction therethrough and being supported non-rotatably on a vertical axis by said support tube, said electric wire guide rod being operable to change the positions thereof between a guide extended position in which said electric wire guide rod projects upwardly so that said electric wire guide portion guides and holds said bundle of electric wires and a guide retracted position in which said electric wire guide portion is retracted to a level lower than the height of said bundle of electric wires being laid, said electric wire guide rod in said guide retracted position being supported by said support tube such that an upper portion of said electric wire guide rod including said electric wire guide portion is reclinable with respect to said first horizontal axis; said electric wire guide rod including a lower guide rod supported by said lower support tube for extension and retraction along the axis of said lower support tube, and an upper guide rod connected to the top end of said lower guide rod for rotation on a second horizontal axis parallel to said first horizontal axis and supported by said upper support tube for extension and retraction along the axis of said upper support tube, wherein said second horizontal axis of said electric wire guide rod in said guide extended position is located within said upper support tube, and wherein said first horizontal axis of said support tube and said second horizontal axis of said electric wire guide rod coincide with each other in said guide retracted position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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