Cable harness production system

• US 8,069,556 B2
• Filed: 04/05/2008
• Issued: 12/06/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/25/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dirk Selbach
• Original Assignee: Dirk Selbach
• Inventors: Selbach, Dirk
• Primary Examiner(s): TRINH, MINH N
• Application Number:
  US12/602,077
• Publication Number:
  US 20100281684A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,340 Days
• Field of Search: 29745-749, 298/25, 29/33.M, 174/110.R, 324/66, 324538-539
• US Class Current: 29/755
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/005 Testing of electric installations on transport means
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/3025 Wireless interface with the DUT
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/58 Testing of lines, cables or conductors testing of electric windings G01R31/72
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4472 Manifolds
• CPC Class Codes: H01B 13/01227 using a layout board
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49174 Assembling terminal to elongated conductor
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/5187 Wire working
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/532 Conductor
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/53209 Terminal or connector
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/53243 Multiple, independent conductors

Abstract

A cable harness production system includes an electronic controller and at least one installation plate to which a plurality of mounting stations is fastened. Each of the mounting stations supports a receptacle for a functional element, which is directly connected to at least one cable harness or is shaped as a cable installation aid, such as a fork. In at least one mounting station, at least one electronic transmitter is integrated with a test sensor which can be activated by the mounting of a functional element, or by the insertion of a cable into the cable installation aid, so that a test message, as an electric wave, can be emitted and can be received and evaluated by the electronic controller.

Claims

1. A cable harness production system, comprising:

an electronic controller;

a cable harness having at least one cable;

an installation plate;

a test sensor;

a plurality of mounting stations being provided on said installation plate with each mounting station of said plurality of mounting stations either supporting a receptacle for a functional element connected to at least one said cable of said cable harness or shaped as a cable installation aid, with at least one mounting station of said plurality of mounting stations having an electronic transmitter with said test sensor assigned thereto, said electronic transmitter being able to be activated by a mounting of said functional element, or by an insertion of a cable of said at least one cable of said cable harness into said cable installation aid, whereupon a test message, emitted as an electric wave, is able to be received by said electronic controller for evaluation.

2. The cable harness production system according to claim 1, wherein said test sensor includes a mechanical trigger.

3. The cable harness production system according to claim 2, wherein said test sensor is mechanically triggered via a pin triggered against a biasing force of a spring by an insertion of said functional element into said receptacle.

4. The cable harness production system according to claim 2, wherein said test sensor is mechanically triggered via a pin triggered against a biasing force of a spring by an insertion of a cable into said cable installation aid.

5. The cable harness production system according to claim 1, further comprising a pin mounted on said functional element and pushable through an opening in said receptacle and onto said test sensor.

6. The cable harness production system according to claim 1, wherein said test sensor is optically triggered.

7. The cable harness production system according to claim 6, wherein said test sensor is triggered by a color recognition device.

8. The cable harness production system according to claim 1, wherein said test sensor is electrically triggered.

9. The cable harness production system according to claim 8, wherein said test sensor has two electrical contacts.

10. The cable harness production system according to claim 8, wherein said test sensor is a first test sensor having an electrical contact for an electrical connection onto a first end of a cable, and further comprising a second test sensor having an electrical contact for an electrical connection onto a second end of said cable, both said first test sensor and said second test sensor, firstly, being connected together via a first electrical transmitter and a second electrical transmitter, respectively assigned thereto, and, secondly, being connected together via respective said mounting stations and an electrically conductive layer on said installation plate, so that an electrical pulse initiated by said first electrical transmitter is receivable by a receiver in said second electrical transmitter when the electrical connection exists between said first test sensor, said cable and said second test sensor.

11. The cable harness production system according to claim 1, further comprising means for fastening a mounting station of said plurality of mounting stations to said installation plate constitute an electrical connection between two conductive layers.

12. The cable harness production system according to claim 1, wherein said electronic transmitter is capable of receiving signals from said electronic controller.

13. The cable harness production system according to claim 1, wherein said electronic transmitter is able to activate a detector on at least one said mounting station of said plurality of mounting stations.

14. The cable harness production system according to claim 13, wherein said detector on said at least one mounting station is an alphanumeric display.

15. The cable harness production system according to claim 1, wherein said cable installation aid is shaped as a fork.