Wiring harness assembly line
First Claim
1. A wiring harness assembly line comprising at least one plate adapted to receive a plurality of members which constitute a wiring harness, said plate moving in a plate direction in a closed plate path past at least one operator, a supply line, carrying said members in a downstream direction along a track forming a closed supply path, said supply line extending between a supply station, where said members are placed on said track, to a discharge station, where said operator removes said members from said supply line for inclusion in said wire harness on said plate, said discharge station being between said operator and said plate path, a plurality of hangers on said supply line, each of said hangers carrying one of said plurality of elements, said hangers being coupled to each other to form a plurality of groups of said hangers.
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Abstract
There is disclosed a wiring harness assembly line wherein a member supply line (2) including a looped track (20) and hangers (30) movably suspended from the track (20) is provided on the outer periphery of a plate supply line (1) so that the hangers (30) pass through a work space of an operator at an assembly position, whereby the member supply line is adapted to replenish a plate for wiring with members such as sub-assemblies.
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11 Claims
- 1. A wiring harness assembly line comprising at least one plate adapted to receive a plurality of members which constitute a wiring harness, said plate moving in a plate direction in a closed plate path past at least one operator, a supply line, carrying said members in a downstream direction along a track forming a closed supply path, said supply line extending between a supply station, where said members are placed on said track, to a discharge station, where said operator removes said members from said supply line for inclusion in said wire harness on said plate, said discharge station being between said operator and said plate path, a plurality of hangers on said supply line, each of said hangers carrying one of said plurality of elements, said hangers being coupled to each other to form a plurality of groups of said hangers.
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7. The assembly line of claim 21 wherein said suspension element comprises a vertical depending rod having a supporting portion adjacent its distal end, said supporting portion extending in a perpendicular direction to said downstream direction.
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10. The assembly line of claim 18 wherein said unit is a basket.
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11. The assembly line of claim 18 wherein said unit is an open grating.
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