EP0413655A3 - Wire harness manufacture - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP0413655A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: wire harness; harness manufacture; manufacture; wire; harness
Prior art date: 1989-08-17
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP19900630138

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EP0413655A2 (en

EP0413655B1 (en

Inventor

Jordi Casas Aligue

Manuel Arevalo Vazquez

Jordi Bigorra Vives

Jaime Ulloa Hernandez

Ramon M. Vidal Verge

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Lear Automotive EEDS Spain SL

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Lear Automotive EEDS Spain SL

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1989-08-17

Filing date

1990-08-14

Publication date

1993-02-03

1989-08-17 Priority claimed from US07/395,372 external-priority patent/US4965928A/en

1989-08-17 Priority claimed from US07/395,373 external-priority patent/US4982560A/en

1989-08-17 Priority claimed from US07/395,378 external-priority patent/US4965929A/en

1989-08-17 Priority claimed from US07/395,384 external-priority patent/US5016345A/en

1990-08-14 Application filed by Lear Automotive EEDS Spain SL filed Critical Lear Automotive EEDS Spain SL

1991-02-20 Publication of EP0413655A2 publication Critical patent/EP0413655A2/en

1993-02-03 Publication of EP0413655A3 publication Critical patent/EP0413655A3/en

1996-10-09 Application granted granted Critical

1996-10-09 Publication of EP0413655B1 publication Critical patent/EP0413655B1/en

2010-08-14 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R43/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors
- H01R43/28—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for wire processing before connecting to contact members, not provided for in groups H01R43/02 - H01R43/26
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R43/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors
- H01R43/04—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for forming connections by deformation, e.g. crimping tool
- H01R43/048—Crimping apparatus or processes
- H01R43/05—Crimping apparatus or processes with wire-insulation stripping
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R43/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors
- H01R43/04—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for forming connections by deformation, e.g. crimping tool
- H01R43/048—Crimping apparatus or processes
- H01R43/052—Crimping apparatus or processes with wire-feeding mechanism

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
Manufacturing Of Electrical Connectors (AREA)
Installation Of Indoor Wiring (AREA)
Insulated Conductors (AREA)
Details Of Indoor Wiring (AREA)
Automatic Assembly (AREA)

EP19900630138 1989-08-17 1990-08-14 Wire harness manufacture Expired - Lifetime EP0413655B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (10)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US39537489A	1989-08-17	1989-08-17
US07/395,372 US4965928A (en)	1989-08-17	1989-08-17	Terminal assembling tool for connecting multiple terminated wires to a connector
US395374		1989-08-17
US07/395,373 US4982560A (en)	1989-08-17	1989-08-17	Wire harness taping arrangement and taping machine therefor
US395372		1989-08-17
US07/395,378 US4965929A (en)	1989-08-17	1989-08-17	System for fabrication of wire harness
US395384		1989-08-17
US395378		1989-08-17
US07/395,384 US5016345A (en)	1989-08-17	1989-08-17	Apparatus for assembling wire harnesses
US395373		1989-08-17

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0413655A2 EP0413655A2 (en)	1991-02-20
EP0413655A3 true EP0413655A3 (en)	1993-02-03
EP0413655B1 EP0413655B1 (en)	1996-10-09

Family

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP19900630138 Expired - Lifetime EP0413655B1 (en)	1989-08-17	1990-08-14	Wire harness manufacture

Country Status (12)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP0413655B1 (en)
CA (1)	CA2023131C (en)
CZ (1)	CZ280497B6 (en)
DE (1)	DE69028824T2 (en)
ES (1)	ES2092498T3 (en)
GR (1)	GR3021321T3 (en)
HU (1)	HU214076B (en)
IE (1)	IE77038B1 (en)
MX (1)	MX167360B (en)
PT (1)	PT95015B (en)
SK (1)	SK400590A3 (en)
YU (1)	YU48641B (en)

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Citations (6)

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
DE2507384A1 (en) *	1974-02-20	1975-08-21	Shin Meiwa Ind Co Ltd	DEVICE FOR CUTTING AN INSULATED ELECTRICAL WIRE AND TREATMENT OF THE END OF THE WIRE CONCERNED
US3930307A (en) *	1974-07-01	1976-01-06	Allied Chemical Corporation	Assembly of wiring harness
DE3327583A1 (en) *	1983-07-30	1985-02-07	Bach Gmbh + Co, 7100 Heilbronn	Method and device for producing cable harnesses from individual conductors
EP0167985A2 (en) *	1984-07-11	1986-01-15	INARCA S.p.A.	Automatic wiring station particularly for machines for preparing cut-to-size electrical wire leads fitted with insulatable electrical terminals
US4679805A (en) *	1985-09-17	1987-07-14	Cunningham Michael J	Space saver cart
EP0290641A1 (en) *	1987-05-11	1988-11-17	The Boeing Company	Robotic wire harness assembly system

1990
- 1990-08-10 CA CA002023131A patent/CA2023131C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1990-08-14 ES ES90630138T patent/ES2092498T3/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1990-08-14 DE DE1990628824 patent/DE69028824T2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1990-08-14 EP EP19900630138 patent/EP0413655B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1990-08-14 IE IE293390A patent/IE77038B1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1990-08-15 HU HU905021A patent/HU214076B/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1990-08-15 CZ CS904005A patent/CZ280497B6/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1990-08-15 SK SK400590A patent/SK400590A3/en unknown
- 1990-08-16 PT PT9501590A patent/PT95015B/en active IP Right Grant
- 1990-08-16 MX MX2199690A patent/MX167360B/en unknown
- 1990-08-17 YU YU158290A patent/YU48641B/en unknown
1996
- 1996-10-10 GR GR960402634T patent/GR3021321T3/en unknown

Patent Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
DE2507384A1 (en) *	1974-02-20	1975-08-21	Shin Meiwa Ind Co Ltd	DEVICE FOR CUTTING AN INSULATED ELECTRICAL WIRE AND TREATMENT OF THE END OF THE WIRE CONCERNED
US3930307A (en) *	1974-07-01	1976-01-06	Allied Chemical Corporation	Assembly of wiring harness
DE3327583A1 (en) *	1983-07-30	1985-02-07	Bach Gmbh + Co, 7100 Heilbronn	Method and device for producing cable harnesses from individual conductors
EP0167985A2 (en) *	1984-07-11	1986-01-15	INARCA S.p.A.	Automatic wiring station particularly for machines for preparing cut-to-size electrical wire leads fitted with insulatable electrical terminals
US4679805A (en) *	1985-09-17	1987-07-14	Cunningham Michael J	Space saver cart
EP0290641A1 (en) *	1987-05-11	1988-11-17	The Boeing Company	Robotic wire harness assembly system

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
MATERIALS HANDLING NEWS no. 294, May 1982, DUNSTABLE, BEDFORDSHIRE, GB page 234 'automation, are you flexible?' *

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
CA2023131C (en)	1999-10-19
CA2023131A1 (en)	1991-02-18
SK278831B6 (en)	1998-03-04
PT95015B (en)	1998-01-30
CZ280497B6 (en)	1996-02-14
DE69028824D1 (en)	1996-11-14
MX167360B (en)	1993-03-18
DE69028824T2 (en)	1997-02-13
GR3021321T3 (en)	1997-01-31
HU214076B (en)	1997-12-29
HUT57487A (en)	1991-11-28
EP0413655A2 (en)	1991-02-20
IE77038B1 (en)	1997-11-19
YU48641B (en)	1999-06-15
CZ400590A3 (en)	1995-11-15
YU158290A (en)	1995-03-27
SK400590A3 (en)	1998-03-04
EP0413655B1 (en)	1996-10-09
IE902933A1 (en)	1991-02-27
PT95015A (en)	1992-05-29
ES2092498T3 (en)	1996-12-01
HU905021D0 (en)	1991-01-28

Publication	Publication Date	Title
GB2202392B (en)	1991-01-30	Wire harness assembly
KR0135616B1 (en)	1998-06-15	Harness manufacturing apparatus
GB2209185B (en)	1991-05-08	Flat wire harness attaching unit
EP0477982A3 (en)	1992-12-02	Wire conductor for harness
GB2233542B (en)	1993-06-16	Harness
GB2268637A8 (en)	1994-01-12	Wire harness
GR3021321T3 (en)	1997-01-31	Wire harness manufacture
GB8625873D0 (en)	1986-12-03	Wire mesh
GB2204983B (en)	1991-01-02	Wire fastening arrangement
GB8825042D0 (en)	1988-11-30	Harness
GB2215143B (en)	1991-11-06	Wire stripper
GB2238555B (en)	1993-02-24	Stranded wire strength members
EP0460238A4 (en)	1992-11-25	Insulated wire
GB8716309D0 (en)	1987-08-19	Wire
AU107632S (en)	1990-05-14	Outer wire stripper
GB8618393D0 (en)	1986-09-03	Twisting wires
GB8827990D0 (en)	1989-01-05	Cable manufacture
GB2191348B (en)	1990-08-01	Flat wire harness attaching unit
GB8612812D0 (en)	1986-07-02	Wire
GB2233580B (en)	1993-01-06	Wire insulation
GB8918610D0 (en)	1989-09-27	Wire strands
GB8816848D0 (en)	1988-08-17	Improved wire former
GB8916791D0 (en)	1989-09-06	Cable harness
GB8716311D0 (en)	1987-08-19	Wire
GB8806439D0 (en)	1988-04-20	Wire

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