Wire harness manufacturing apparatus and method

• US 7,228,613 B2
• Filed: 10/29/2003
• Issued: 06/12/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Nikolaja Klobcic
• Original Assignee: Nikolaja Klobcic
• Inventors: Klobcic, Nikolaja
• Primary Examiner(s): Ross; Dana
• Application Number:
  US10/533,306
• Publication Number:
  US 20060101635A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,322 Days
• Field of Search: 295/641, 295/644, 295/646, 295/648, 295/662, 29/33.M, 298/54, 298/57, 298/63, 700/97, 700/117
• US Class Current: 29/564.4
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 43/28 for wire processing before connecting to contact members, not provided for in groups H01R43/02 - H01R43/26
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/5137 including assembling or disassembling station
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/514 comprising means to strip insulation from wire
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/5193 Electrical connector or terminal

Abstract

A device and a method for manufacturing of bundles of wires fixed in terminal boards for building wiring allows manufacturing of bundles of wires for individual sections from one to another junction point, so that the length and sheathing of each bundle correspond to the in situ status, whereby individual wires would be labelled in a way to allow a fitter to connect wires, the ends of which will be previously stripped off and prepared for being connected to other electric elements on junction points only on the basis of labels on wires and other electric elements, without fitter'"'"'s knowledge of a wiring diagram, whereby after the completion of the input of data the device of the invention automatically performs a list of circuitry elements, a wiring diagram and a circuitry plan for instance in a ground plan of an object, whereby the device of the invention also allows new methods of wiring manufacturing.

Claims

1. A method of manufacturing bundles of wires, the method comprising:

(a) precisely measuring lengths between neighboring junction points directly on an object on the basis of an electric plan,

(b) entering data from said measuring lengths into a computer,

(c) defining wire types by one or more of wire cross-sections, insulation colors in compliance with one or more standards, and wire functions,

(d) assigning each wire to one or more of a corresponding fuse, junction units, and a wire location,

(e) arranging bundles of wires so as to be fixed in terminal boards and labeled with an unambiguous label and a respective electric installation elements,

(f) fitting junction elements into prepared holes in a building and between the prepared holes into the terminal boards with bundles of wires,

(g) connecting ends of wires in junction points on the basis of suitability of all unambiguous labels at the ends of wires and other elements without requiring any knowledge of an overall wiring diagram.

2. A method of manufacturing bundles of wires for installation in a building, the method comprising:

measuring lengths between neighboring junction points in the building on the basis of an electrical wiring plan;

defining each of a plurality of wire types by one or more of a cross-section, a standard insulation color, and a wiring function;

determining, for each of the plurality of wire types, a number of wires of each wire type;

assigning each of the wires to a corresponding type of connection box and a location in the building;

bundling selected ones of the wires into one or more bundles of wires;

labeling a plurality of the wires with associated unambiguous labels that separately identifies each of the plurality of wires;

arranging the one or more bundles of wires in a terminal board;

fitting connection boxes into holes in the building and, between selected connection boxes, installing the terminal board containing the one or more bundles of wires; and

connecting ends of the wires at the selected connection boxes on the basis of suitability of the associated unambiguous labels without requiring any knowledge of the electrical wiring plan.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising entering at least the measurement length data into a computer configured to define adequate bundles between neighboring junction points in the building.

4. A computer-implemented method for manufacturing pre-fabricated bundles of wires for installation in a building, the method comprising using a computer programmed to carry out the functions of:

receiving, as an input, measured lengths between neighboring junction points in the building on the basis of an electric plan;

defining various wire types by one or more of a cross-section, a standard insulation color, and a wiring function;

assigning each of a plurality of wires determined by the electric plan to a corresponding type of connection box and a location in the building; and

determining unambiguous labels that identify each of the plurality of wires.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising causing the determined unambiguous labels to be printed.

6. The method of claim 4, further comprising controlling the manufacturing of the pre-fabricated bundles of wires by receiving an electrical signal representing an actual length of wire being cut.

7. The method of claim 4, wherein said determining unambiguous labels comprises ensuring that labels for a joint connection are identical.

8. The method of claim 4, further comprising selecting an optimal terminal board with respect to a number of wires in a bundle.

9. The method of claim 4, further comprising listing one or more junction elements including wall sockets, switches, and fuses, and linking each of the one or more junction elements to an individual location in the building.