Method and apparatus for producing a wiring harness

Patent 6230404 Issued on May 15, 2001. Estimated Expiration Date:

May 8, 2017. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventors

Assignee

Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.

Application

No. 853564 filed on 05/08/1997

US Classes:

29/857, Assembling terminal to elongated conductor29/33M, Electrical connector or terminal29/861By deforming

Examiners

Primary: Hughes, S. Thomas
Assistant: Vereene, Kevin G.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Casella; Anthony E., Hespos; Gerald E., Porco; Michael J.

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International Class

H01R 043/00

Foreign Application Priority Data

1996-05-09 JP

Abstract

A wiring harness producing apparatus is provided which has an excellent space efficiency and a simple construction, and is capable of easily and efficiently producing a wiring harness. There are provided a wire feeding unit 21 for feeding a plurality of wires 11, a wire aligning unit 23 for aligning the respective wires 11 in parallel with each other, and a wire arrangement table 24 for linearly arranging the wires 11 aligned in parallel with each other. On the wire arrangement table 24, a connector connecting unit 26 for pressingly connecting a connector 25 with the respective wires 11, a wire lifting unit 28 for lifting the wires 11, circuit length adjusting units 29 each including a wire length adjusting tool 14 formed with steps 15 with a specified inclination which are brought into pressing contact with the wires 11 to set different loosened lengths for the respective wires 11, and a connector fixing unit 27 for fixing the connector 25 are provided along a wire feeding direction P.