Double-ended termination and routing arrangement for an automated wiring system
US4862927A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 25, 1988 |
| Grant date | Sep 5, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/5177
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A wire harness assembly arrangement acquires, prepares and routes various sections of wire by means of a wiring tool apparatus attached to a robotic manipulator. The tool apparatus moves coincident with an arm of the process controlled robotic manipulator and acquires the wire section through a front end portion. The first end of the wire section is fed into the tool apparatus and through a tail end portion of the tool apparatus. The next portion is wound around a spool member disposed within the tool apparatus and rotatable in response to a controlled motor operation. The front end portion is movable in relation to a wire feeding unit so that the wire section wound around the spool member is wound in a helical manner. The wire harness assembly arrangement can also include a strip/crimp station to prepare the acquired wire section for termination. The process controlled robotic manipulator then routes the acquired wire section along a predetermined path to form a part of the wire harness assembly. During the wire routing operation, the motor exerts a reverse torque on the spool member to prevent the wire section from springing off of the spool member.
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