Device for the production of cable harnesses

• US 8,266,789 B2
• Filed: 11/23/2010
• Issued: 09/18/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/28/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: PAS Deutschland GmbH (Baird Financial Group, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: PAS Deutschland GmbH (Baird Financial Group, Inc.)
• Inventors: Cardue, Ray Peter, Gorecki, Sebastian, Seikel, Michael, Schulz, Andreas
• Primary Examiner(s): CAZAN, LIVIUS RADU
• Application Number:
  US12/952,422
• Publication Number:
  US 20110138611A1
• Time in Patent Office: 665 Days
• Field of Search: 297/55, 297/60, 269/11, 269/46, 269/55, 269/57, 269/58, 269/63
• US Class Current: 29/755
• CPC Class Codes: H01B 13/01227 using a layout board
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/532 Conductor
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/53243 Multiple, independent conductors
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/53265 with work-holder for assembly

Abstract

There is disclosed a device for a production of cable harnesses, said device having a stand, a rotor, at least two rotor arms and at least two mounting boards, said rotor rotatably mounted on said stand and said rotor having said at least two rotor arms on which said at least two mounting boards are mounted, wherein each mounting board of said at least two mounting boards is configured to allow producing at least one cable harness. In a preferred embodiment each mounting board of said at least two mounting boards is mounted on two rotor arms of said at least two rotor arms in a vertically adjustable manner, and said rotor has a rotor post which extends upward from said stand and to which said at least two rotor arms are mounted. In a further preferred embodiment at least one electrical stand contact is mounted to said stand and is configured to be connected to an electrical test device, and an electrical mating contact is associated with each mounting board and is adapted to be connected to a cable harness which is arranged on said mounting board, wherein said mating contact of each mounting board comes into electrical contact with said stand contact in a specific rotation position of said rotor, in order to connect said cable harness to said test device.

Claims

1. A device for a production of cable harnesses, said device having a stand, a rotor, at least two rotor arms and at least two mounting boards, said rotor rotatably mounted on said stand and said rotor having said at least two rotor arms on which said at least two mounting boards are mounted, wherein each mounting board of said at least two mounting boards is mounted on two rotor arms of said at least two rotor arms in a vertically adjustable manner and is configured to allow producing at least one cable harness, and wherein said rotor has a rotor post which extends upward from said stand and to which said at least two rotor arms are mounted;

wherein at least one electrical stand contact is mounted to said stand and is configured to be connected to an electrical test device, and wherein an electrical mating contact is associated with each mounting board and is adapted to be connected to a cable harness which is arranged on said mounting board, wherein said mating contact of each mounting board comes into electrical contact with said electrical stand contact in a specific rotation position of said rotor, in order to connect said cable harness to said electrical test device.

2. The device as claimed in claim 1, having a motor which is configured to turn said rotor in relation to said stand.

3. The device as claimed in claim 1, having a control device which is configured to turn said rotor in steps by a rotation angle in accordance with a number of said at least two mounting boards.

4. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said stand has a stand post, and wherein said rotor has a rotor post which is in the form of a hollow post and surrounds said stand post.

5. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said mating contact is in the form of an electrical sliding contact.

6. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said rotor arms have a lower arm section, which is longer in a radial direction, and an upper arm section, which is radially shorter, so that the mounting board which is mounted on said rotor arms is inclined in relation to a vertical.

7. A device for a production of cable harnesses, said device having a stand, a rotor, at least two rotor arms and at least two mounting boards, said rotor rotatably mounted on said stand and said rotor having said at least two rotor arms on which said at least two mounting boards are mounted, wherein each mounting board of said at least two mounting boards is configured to allow producing at least one cable harness;

wherein at least one electrical stand contact is mounted to said stand and is configured to be connected to an electrical test device, and wherein an electrical mating contact is associated with each mounting board and is adapted to be connected to a cable harness which is arranged on said mounting board, wherein said mating contact of each mounting board comes into electrical contact with said electrical stand contact in a specific rotation position of said rotor, in order to connect said cable harness to said electrical test device.

8. The device as claimed in claim 7, wherein each of the at least two mounting boards is mounted on two rotor arms of said at least two rotor arms.

9. The device as claimed in claim 7, wherein each of the at least two mounting boards is mounted on said at least two rotor arms in a vertically adjustable manner.

10. The device as claimed in claim 7, wherein said rotor has a rotor post which extends upward from said stand and to which said at least two rotor arms are mounted.

11. The device as claimed in claim 7, having a motor which is configured to turn said rotor in relation to said stand.

12. The device as claimed in claim 7, having a control device which is configured to turn said rotor in steps by a rotation angle in accordance with a number of said at least two mounting boards.

13. The device as claimed in claim 12, wherein said control device has a timing device in order to turn said rotor by said rotation angle after a presettable time period has elapsed.

14. The device as claimed in claim 12, wherein said control device has at least one limit switch which is operable by said at least two rotor arms in order to stop said rotor after said rotation angle is reached.

15. The device as claimed in claim 7, wherein said stand has a stand post, and wherein said rotor has a rotor post which is in the form of a hollow post and surrounds said stand post.

16. The device as claimed in claim 15, wherein said electrical stand contact is mounted to said stand post.

17. The device as claimed in claim 7 wherein said mating contact is in the form of an electrical sliding contact.

18. The device as claimed in claim 15, wherein at least one lighting device is mounted to said stand post in a region of an upper end.

19. The device as claimed in claim 7, wherein said rotor arms have a lower arm section, which is longer in a radial direction, and an upper arm section, which is radially shorter, so that the mounting board which is mounted on said rotor arms is inclined in relation to a vertical.

20. The device as claimed in claim 19, wherein said mounting board is connected to said lower and to said upper arm sections by coupling members which are mounted in an articulated manner, wherein said mounting board can be vertically adjusted at least between two positions by said coupling members.