Apparatus and method for wire harness assembly
First Claim
1. An apparatus for use in wire harness assembly, comprising:
- a formboard having a face and a plurality of holes through the face;
a plurality of layout sheets, each layout sheet having a harness pattern thereon, a plurality of holes corresponding to holes in the formboard, a free edge, and an opposing attached edge that is attached to the formboard, wherein the attached edges of the layout sheets are aligned with and stacked upon one another to permit selection of one layout sheet, hereafter referred to as the selected layout sheet, lying over the face of the formboard with its harness pattern exposed, the other unselected layout sheets comprising either or both of (i) at least one layout sheet under the selected layout sheet, and (ii) at least one layout sheet folded back from the selected layout sheet along the attached edge thereof; and
a plurality of guide pins, each guide pin being adapted to extend through a hole in the selected layout sheet adjacent to its harness pattern, through a hole in any unselected layout sheet under the selected layout sheet, and into a corresponding hole in the formboard so as to be removably secured therein.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for wire harness assembly employ a formboard with a plurality of holes and a plurality of layout sheets having respective free edges and opposing attached edges that are attached to the formboard so as to be aligned with and stacked upon one another. Each layout sheet also has a harness pattern thereon and a plurality of holes corresponding to holes in the formboard. One of the layout sheets can be selected to expose its harness pattern. The other unselected layout sheets comprise either or both of (i) at least one layout sheet under the selected layout sheet, and (ii) at least one layout sheet folded back from the selected layout sheet along the attached edge thereof. A plurality of guide pins can be inserted through respective holes in the selected layout sheet adjacent to its harness pattern, through respective holes in any unselected layout sheet under the selected layout sheet, and into corresponding holes in the formboard so as to be removably secured therein.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus for use in wire harness assembly, comprising:
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a formboard having a face and a plurality of holes through the face;
a plurality of layout sheets, each layout sheet having a harness pattern thereon, a plurality of holes corresponding to holes in the formboard, a free edge, and an opposing attached edge that is attached to the formboard, wherein the attached edges of the layout sheets are aligned with and stacked upon one another to permit selection of one layout sheet, hereafter referred to as the selected layout sheet, lying over the face of the formboard with its harness pattern exposed, the other unselected layout sheets comprising either or both of (i) at least one layout sheet under the selected layout sheet, and (ii) at least one layout sheet folded back from the selected layout sheet along the attached edge thereof; and
a plurality of guide pins, each guide pin being adapted to extend through a hole in the selected layout sheet adjacent to its harness pattern, through a hole in any unselected layout sheet under the selected layout sheet, and into a corresponding hole in the formboard so as to be removably secured therein. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of preparing a formboard for assembly of a wire harness, the formboard having a face and a plurality of holes through the face, wherein the method comprises:
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providing a plurality of layout sheets, each layout sheet having a harness pattern thereon, a plurality of holes corresponding to holes in the formboard, a free edge, and an opposing attached edge that is attached to the formboard, wherein the attached edges of the layout sheets are aligned with and stacked upon one another;
selecting one of the layout sheets for wire harness assembly, the thus selected layout sheet lying over the face of the formboard with its harness pattern exposed, and the other unselected layout sheets comprising either or both of (i) at least one layout sheet under the selected layout sheet, and (ii) at least one layout sheet folded back from the selected layout sheet along the attached edge thereof; and
inserting a plurality of guide pins through respective holes in the selected layout sheet adjacent to its harness pattern, through respective holes in any unselected layout sheet under the selected layout sheet, and into holes in the formboard, corresponding to said respective holes in the selected layout sheet and any unselected layout sheet thereunder, so as to be removably secured therein. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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