Process for mounting parts to cable

• US 7,669,322 B2
• Filed: 07/24/2003
• Issued: 03/02/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/25/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Honda Lock
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Honda Lock
• Inventors: Hosokawa, Toshiyuki
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen; Donghai D.
• Application Number:
  US10/625,851
• Publication Number:
  US 20040063359A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,413 Days
• Field of Search: 29/33.M, 297/47, 297/48, 297/55, 298/54, 298/57, 298/61, 298/68, 298/29, 298/63, 101 35- 36, 439/677, 81/95.1, 174/72.A, 174/112, 283/70
• US Class Current: 29/857
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/0215 Protecting, fastening and routing means therefor
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49169 Assembling electrical component directly to terminal or elongated conductor
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49174 Assembling terminal to elongated conductor
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49192 with insulation removal
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/5193 Electrical connector or terminal

Abstract

In a process for mounting a plurality of parts to a cable in mounted positions and in mounted attitudes determined respectively for the parts, information for the mounting of each of parts is marked on the cable before mounting of the parts. Thus, the mounting of the parts can be carried out without selection of a worker, leading to an improved general-purpose property. Also, an exclusive jig is not required, resulting in a reduced cost and elimination of need to secure a space for storing the jig.

Claims

1. A process for mounting a plurality of parts to a marked cable comprising:

feeding a cable into a cable-cutting and imprinting machine;

detecting a length of the cable fed into the cable-cutting and imprinting machine;

marking the cable with a first information for mounting a first part of the plurality of parts on the marked cable, without cutting and stripping the cable, when detecting that a first predetermined positional length for mounting the first part has been reached;

continuing feeding the cable with the first marked information to the cable-cutting and imprinting machine and marking the cable with a second information and a third information for mounting a second part and a third part of the plurality of parts on the marked cable, without cutting and stripping the cable, when detecting that a second predetermined positional length for mounting the second part has been reached and a third predetermined positional length for mounting the third part has been reached, wherein the first information, the second information and the third information including first, second and third mounted positions of the first, second and third parts on the marked cable, respectively, the first, second and third mounted positions are intermediate between opposite longitudinal ends of the marked cable;

cutting the cable, by the cable-cutting and imprinting machine, to generate the marked cable when detecting that the cable fed into the cable-cutting and imprinting machine reaches a final predetermined length; and

thereafter mounting the first, the second and the third parts on the first, the second and the third mounted positions marked on the marked cable according the first, the second and the third mounting information, respectively.

2. A process for mounting parts to a marked cable according to claim 1, wherein the step of marking the cable with information for mounting each of the parts further comprises marking the cable with a name and a mounted attitude of each of the parts.

3. A process for mounting a plurality of parts to a marked cable according to claim 1, wherein the step of mounting comprises sliding at least one of the plurality of parts onto the marked cable.

4. A process for mounting a plurality of parts to a marked cable according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of parts are fixed to the marked cable at mounted positions by an adhesive.

5. A process for mounting a plurality of parts to a marked cable according to claim 1, wherein the marked cable is a sensor harness for a device mounted on a vehicle.

6. A process for mounting a plurality of parts to a marked cable according to claim 5, wherein the device is an antilock brake.

7. The process for mounting parts to a cable according to claim 1, further comprising:

coat-cutting a starting end of the cable after the cable is fed into the cable-cutting and imprinting machine; and

coat-cutting an ending end of the cable after the cable is cut into the final predetermined length.

8. A process for mounting a plurality of parts to a cable that is to be fixed to a structure at a plurality of portions thereof via at least some of said plurality of parts, the process comprising:

feeding the cable into a cable-cutting and imprinting machine;

detecting a length of the cable fed into the cable-cutting and imprinting machine;

marking the cable with a first information for mounting a first part of the plurality of parts on the marked cable, without cutting and stripping the cable, when detecting that a first predetermined positional length for mounting the first part has been reached;

continuing feeding the cable with the first marked information to the cable-cutting and imprinting machine and marking the cable with a second information and a third information for mounting a second part and a third part of the plurality of parts on the marked cable, without cutting and stripping the cable, when a second predetermined positional length for mounting the second part has been reached and a third predetermined positional length for mounting the third part has been reached, wherein the first information, the second information and the third information including first, second and third mounted positions of the first, second and third parts on the marked cable, respectively, the first, second and third mounted positions of the first, second and third parts are intermediate between opposite longitudinal ends of the marked cable;

cutting the cable to generate the marked cable when the cable fed into the cable cutting and mounting machine reaches a final predetermined length; and

thereafter mounting the first second and third parts on the first, second and third mounted locations marked on the marked cable according the first, second and third mounting information, respectively, before the marked cable is fixed to said structure at said plurality of portions by using said at least some of the plurality of parts.

9. A process for preparing a cable and fixing the cable to a structure at a plurality of portions thereof by means of a plurality of parts mounted to the cable, the process comprising:

feeding a cable into a cable-cutting and imprinting machine;

detecting a length of the cable fed into the cable-cutting and imprinting machine;

marking the cable with a first information for mounting a first part of the plurality of parts on the cable, without cutting and stripping the cable, when detecting that a first predetermined positional length for mounting the first part on the cable has been reached;

continuing feeding the cable with the first marked information to the cable-cutting and imprinting machine and marking the cable with a second information and a third information for mounting a second part and a third part of the plurality of parts on the cable, without cutting and stripping the cable, when detecting that a second predetermined positional length for mounting the second part has been reach and a third predetermined positional length for mounting the third part has been reached, wherein the first information, the second information and the third information including first, second and third mounted positions of the first, second and third parts on the marked cable, respectively, the first, second and third mounted positions of the first, second and third parts are intermediate between opposite longitudinal ends of the marked cable;

cutting the cable to generate the marked cable when the cable fed into the cable cutting and mounting machine reaches a final predetermined length;

then mounting the first second and third parts on the first, second and third mounted locations marked on the marked cable according the first, second and third mounting information, respectively; and

thereafter fixing the marked cable to said structure at said plurality of portions by using said plurality of parts.