Assembly jig including a fixture for a perforated panel

• US 6,308,944 B1
• Filed: 11/23/1999
• Issued: 10/30/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 11/25/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems Limited (Sumitomo Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems Limited (Sumitomo Corporation)
• Inventors: Ota, Norio, Kato, Hajime
• Primary Examiner(s): Banks, Derris H.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Wilson, Lee
• Application Number:
  US09/447,575
• Time in Patent Office: 707 Days
• Field of Search: 269/97, 269/47, 269/38, 269/53, 269/69, 269/95, 269/297, 269/99, 269/100, 269/900, 269/903, 269/296
• US Class Current: 269/97
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/0207 Wire harnesses
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 269/90 Supporting structure having work holder receiving apertures or projections
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 269/903 Work holder for electrical circuit assemblages or wiring systems

Abstract

A wiring jig is provided with a cable receiving area which receives cables. A crank-shaped supporting member supports a pillar which supports the cable receiving area. A pressing member having a pair of locating feet is provided with a pressing screw. Tightening the pressing screw of the pressing member fastens the supporting member to a perforated panel. Loosening the pressing screw allows the supporting member to rotate and/or slide so that the pillar can be installed at any desired position without being limited by the position of mounting holes pre-formed with a predetermined spacing in a perforated panel which receive the pair of locating feet of the pressing member.

Claims

1. A fixture for fastening a wire harness assembling jig on a perforated panel in which multiple holes are formed and arranged with a predetermined spacing, said fixture comprising:

a supporting member for supporting an assembly jig; and

a pressing mechanism that secures said supporting member to the perforated panel, said pressing mechanism including a pressing member configured to press said supporting member between said pressing mechanism and the panel, said pressing member having a pair of feet that position said pressing mechanism from one side of the panel by interfitting a respective one of said pair of feet within a pair of mounting holes in close proximity to each other.

2. A fixture according to claim 1, wherein said pair of feet penetrate through respective ones of said holes in the perforated panel and are provided with protrusions that engage with the other side of the perforated panel.

3. A fixture according to claim 1, wherein said supporting member includes a pillar supporting area that interfits with a pillar, and said supporting member includes a bench board that engages the perforated panel;

and

said pressing member includes a transverse portion which spans said bench board and is provided at opposite ends with one of said pair of feet, and a pressing screw provided on the transverse portion for pressing against the bench board.

4. An assembly jig for assembling wire harnesses fastened on a perforated panel in which multiple holes are formed and arranged with a predetermined spacing, said jig comprising:

predetermined parts for use in assembling the wiring harness;

a pillar having a pointed lower end which supports the parts from a lower end;

a supporting member that supports said pillar; and

a pressing mechanism that presses and fastens said supporting member to the perforated panel, said pressing mechanism including a pressing member configured to press said supporting member between said pressing mechanism and the perforated panel, said pressing member having a pair of feet that position said pressing mechanism from one side of the panel by interfitting with a respective one of a pair of mounting holes in close proximity to each other.

5. An assembly jig according to claim 4, wherein said pair of feet penetrate through respective ones of said holes in the perforating panel and are provided with protrusions that engage with the other side of the perforated panel.

6. An assembly jig according to claim 4, wherein said supporting member includes a pillar supporting area that interfits with said pillar and a bench board that engages with the perforated panel;

and

said pressing member includes a transverse portion which spans said bench board and is provided at opposite ends with one of said pair of feet, and a pressing screw provided on the transverse portion for pressing against the bench board.

7. A bracket assembly for mounting a wire harness jig on a base panel, said bracket assembly comprising:

a support member for a wire harness jig; and

a pressing member for connection to a panel, said pressing member having a pair of feet configured to be received in corresponding holes in the panel, and a clamping member configured to press said support member against an upper surface of the panel and cause said feet to engage a lower surface of the panel to connect said pressing member to the panel and secure said support member between said pressing member and the panel.

8. A bracket assembly according to claim 7, wherein said clamping member is releasable to adjust the position of said support member relative to said pressing member.

9. A bracket assembly according to claim 8, wherein said support member is rotatable relative to said pressing member.

10. A bracket assembly according to claim 8, wherein said support member is slidable relative to said pressing member.

11. A bracket assembly according to claim 8, wherein said clamping member comprises a clamping screw that releasably secures said support member.

12. A bracket assembly according to claim 7, wherein said pressing member includes a transverse bridge portion connecting the feet, said bridge portion being spaced above the upper surface of the panel and mounting said clamping member, and said support member includes a base portion located under said bridge portion between said feet and engaged by said clamping member for securing said support member.

13. A bracket assembly according to claim 12, wherein said support member includes a locating portion that receives a pillar of the wire harness jig, said locating portion and said base portion being arranged at opposite ends of a connection portion, whereby in use, said locating portion is spaced from the upper surface of the panel.

14. A bracket assembly according to claim 13, wherein said pillar includes a pointed lower end that positions said pillar on the panel.

15. A bracket assembly according to claim 13, wherein said locating portion includes a hole in which said pillar is received and fixed intermediate its ends.

16. A bracket assembly according to claim 13, wherein said base portion and said locating portion extend parallel to each other in opposite directions from opposite ends of said connection portion.

17. An apparatus comprising:

a perforated base panel formed with a plurality of holes having a predetermined spacing;

a bracket assembly for mounting a wire harness jig on said base panel, said bracket assembly comprising;

a support member for the wire harness jig; and

a pressing member for connection to said panel, said pressing member having a pair of feet configured to be received in corresponding ones of said holes in said panel, and a clamping member configured to press said support member against an upper surface of said panel and cause said feet to engage a lower surface of said panel to connect said pressing member to said panel and secure said support member between said pressing member and said panel.

18. The apparatus according to claim 17, wherein said holes are aligned in two directions at right angles to each other.

19. The apparatus according to claim 18, wherein said holes are uniformly spaced apart in each direction.

20. The apparatus according to claim 19, wherein said spacing of said holes in one direction is different to that in the other direction.