Wiring harness assembling board and band clamp binding examining device therefor

• US 5,522,436 A
• Filed: 05/20/1994
• Issued: 06/04/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 05/24/1993
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems Limited (Sumitomo Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems Limited (Sumitomo Corporation)
• Inventors: Tabuchi, Motoaki, Inaba, Masanori
• Primary Examiner(s): Larson, Lowell A.
• Application Number:
  US08/246,627
• Time in Patent Office: 746 Days
• Field of Search: 140/92.1, 140/93 R, 140/ 93 A, 29/755
• US Class Current: 140/92.1
• CPC Class Codes: H01B 13/01263 Tying, wrapping, binding, lacing, strapping or sheathing harnesses
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/53243 Multiple, independent conductors

Abstract

A wiring harness assembling board 10 is provided with positioning members 20. In binding band clamps by a band clamp binder, the band clamp binder is engaged with the positioning members 20 to position the band clamp binder. If the band clamp binder is engaged with the positioning members 20, signals are sent to a clamp binding examining device 60 from operating pins 21 through signal lines 22. In the clamp binding examining device 60, the signals are counted, to inform a worker of passing when the number of signals becomes a predetermined number. As a result, it is possible to satisfactorily prevent the band clamps from not being bound by the band clamp binder.

Claims

1. A wiring harness assembling board, on which positions where wires are to be laid out are displayed, the assembling board comprising:

a plurality of wire holding members positioned relative to the display of the positions where wires are to be laid out on said assembling board; and

a plurality of positioning members positioned relative to the display of the positions where wires are to be laid out on said assembling board,

each of said positioning members having

a catching space for engaging an engageable part of a band clamp binder of a predetermined type for positioning the binder, and

an operating means for operating a binding operation starting member of the binder when the engageable part of the binder is engaged with said catching space.

2. The wiring harness assembling board according to claim 1, wherein

said operating means has a pin body composed of a conductive material, which pin body is studded in the catching space of the positioning member.

3. A wiring harness assembling board according to claim 1, wherein

each of the positioning members further include a mounting portion for mounting the member on said assembling board, and

the operating means has a pin body provided in said catching space.

4. A wiring harness assembling board comprising:

an assembling board body;

positions displayed on the surface of said assembling board body where wires are to be laid out;

a plurality of wire holding members positioned relative to said positions where wires are to be laid out on the assembling board body;

a plurality of positioning members for use with a band clamp binder of a predetermined type, which positioning members are positioned relative to said positions where wires are to be laid out;

signal outputting means provided for each of the positioning members, for outputting signals in response to the engagement of a part of said band clamp binder with the positioning member;

judging means for receiving the signals from each of said signal outputting means and judging whether or not the number of signals received has reached a predetermined number; and

information means for informing a worker of the results of the judgment made by said judging means.

5. The wiring harness assembling board according to claim 4, wherein

said judging means further judges whether or not the number of signals received coincides with the number of positioning members mounted on said assembling board body.

6. The wiring harness assembling board according to claim 5, wherein

said information means informs a worker of passing when the number of signals received by said judging means reaches the predetermined number.

7. A band clamp binding examining device which is applicable to a wiring harness assembling board having positioning members which are engageable with a part of an automatic band clamp binder for positioning the binder while binding band clamps on a bundle of wires, the wiring harness assembling board having positioning members disposed in a plurality of predetermined positions on the board, the band clamp binding examine device comprising:

a plurality of signal outputting means respectively provided for said plurality of positioning members for outputting signals in response to the engagement of a part of said automatic band clamp binder with the positioning members;

judging means for receiving the signals outputted from each of said signal outputting means and judging whether or not the number of signals received coincides with the number of positioning members mounted on said assembling board; and

means for informing a worker of passing when said judging means judges coincidence.

8. The band clamp binding examining device according to claim 7, wherein

said positioning member includes operating means for operating a binding operation starting member provided by the automatic band clamp binder when a part of the automatic binder is engaged therewith, and

said signal outputting means includes the operating means.

9. A band clamp binding examining method using an automatic band clamp binder, comprising:

respectively disposing positioning members in a plurality of predetermined positions on a wiring harness assembling board, positioning the automatic band clamp binder by engaging a part of the automatic binder with said positioning members, and binding band clamps on a bundle of wires by the automatic binder in a state where the automatic binder is positioned;

providing signal outputting means for outputting signals when a part of the automatic band clamp binder is engaged with said positioning members;

counting signals from the signal outputting means; and

informing a worker of passing when the count value of output signals coincides with the number of band clamps to be bound.