Method of preparing a wire harness production

• US 7,913,384 B2
• Filed: 12/15/2004
• Issued: 03/29/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/09/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
• Original Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
• Inventors: Mochizuki, Yasuhiro, Ono, Shuji, Akizuki, Kenichiro, Uchida, Masaya, Asaoka, Eiji, Ishikawa, Takeshi, Ishiguro, Tetsuya
• Primary Examiner(s): CHANG, RICK KILTAE
• Application Number:
  US11/011,204
• Publication Number:
  US 20050102832A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,295 Days
• Field of Search: 297/49, 29/33.M, 298/65, 298/66, 298/67, 298/61, 295/644, 298/57
• US Class Current: 29/857
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/0207 Wire harnesses
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49004 including measuring or testing of device or component part
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49174 Assembling terminal to elongated conductor
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49181 by deforming
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49188 with penetrating portion
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/4919 Through insulation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49192 with insulation removal
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49194 Assembling elongated conductors, e.g., splicing, etc.
• 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 29/5142 and means to sever work from supply
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/5187 Wire working
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/5193 Electrical connector or terminal
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/53217 Means to simultaneously assemble multiple, independent conductors to terminal
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/53243 Multiple, independent conductors

Abstract

A method of preparing a wire harness production by providing standard wiring pattern information related to a first pattern including parts, electric circuits and wirings of a standard type vehicle, and generating modified wiring pattern information related to at least another pattern in which at least one of the parts, the electric circuits, and the wirings of a first pattern is altered.

Claims

1. A method of preparing a wire harness production, using a system for preparing a wire harness production having standard wire harness wiring pattern information related to a first pattern including parts, electric circuits, and wirings of a standard type vehicle;

a modified wiring pattern generator, which generates modified wire harness wiring pattern information related to at least one second pattern in which at least one of the parts, the electric circuits, and the wirings of the first pattern is altered;

a parts information storage, which stores parts specification information including specifications of the parts, the electric circuits and the wiring included in the second patterns;

a simulator, which simulates whether each of the second patterns is practical while referring to the parts specification information;

a sub wiring pattern modifier, which modifies at least one of first sub patterns constituting the first pattern to at least one of second sub patterns so as to constitute the second pattern judged as practical by the simulator;

wire harness path pattern information related to a plurality of wire harness path patterns of the standard type vehicle;

a jig arrangement pattern information generator, which generates jig arrangement pattern information related to jig arrangement patterns prepared by applying at least one sub jig arrangement pattern to each of the wire harness path patterns;

path decision information, which selects one wire harness path pattern among the plurality of wire harness path patterns;

alternation information which indicates at least one of alternation portions altered from the first pattern;

a jig arrangement pattern selector, which selects one jig arrangement pattern corresponding to the selected wire harness path pattern among the plurality of wire harness path patterns; and

a path plan generator, which generates a path plan by integrating the modified second sub pattern having the alternation portions which is indicated in the alternation information and the selected jig arrangement pattern, said method comprising the steps of;

providing the standard wire harness wiring pattern information related to the first pattern including parts, the electric circuits, and the wirings of a standard type vehicle;

generating the modified wire harness wiring pattern information related to the at least one second pattern in which at least one of the parts, the electric circuits, and the wirings of the first pattern is altered;

providing the parts specification information including the specifications of the parts, the electric circuits and the wiring included in the at least one second pattern;

simulating whether the at least one second pattern is practical while referring to the parts specification information;

modifying the at least one of first sub patterns constituting the first pattern to the at least one of second sub patterns so as to constitute the second pattern judged as practical by the simulating step;

providing the wire harness path pattern information related to the plurality of wire harness path patterns of the standard type vehicle;

generating the jig arrangement pattern information related to the jig arrangement patterns prepared by applying the at least one sub jig arrangement pattern to each of the wire harness path patterns;

providing the path decision information, which selects the one wire harness path pattern among the plurality of wire harness path patterns;

providing the alternation information, which indicates the at least one of alternation portions altered from the first pattern;

selecting the one jig arrangement pattern corresponding to the selected wire harness path pattern among the plurality of wire harness path patterns;

generating the path plan by integrating the modified second sub pattern having the alternation portions which is indicated in the alternation information and the selected jig arrangement pattern; and

outputting the path plan.

2. The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the at least one of first sub patterns are modified by at least one of data concerning automatic machine conditions, special construction method verification, production requirements, and optimum circuit study.