WO2004097856A1

WO2004097856A1 - Wire harness manufacturing method and wire harness

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Publication number: WO2004097856A1
Application number: PCT/JP2004/006068
Authority: WO
Inventors: Takashi Ito; Yoshio Sugimoto
Original assignee: Yazaki Corporation
Priority date: 2003-04-28
Filing date: 2004-04-27
Publication date: 2004-11-11
Also published as: MXPA05011602A; EP1622172A4; CN1781163A; EP1622172A1; JP2004327372A; CN100426422C

Abstract

When leading a plurality of electric wires (11) coming out from a single basic terminal and having an identical basic outer view, a wire arrangement marking (21) provided on each electric wire (11) in the vicinity of the basic terminal (20) is used so as to prevent wire leading in an incorrect direction. Moreover, according to a basic terminal specification marking (31) provided at least one of a wire arrangement plate (13) and a connection terminal (30), connection is made to a predetermined part of the connection terminal (30), thereby preventing incorrect connection. Alternatively, an identification marking (32) provided in the vicinity of the open terminal (14) of each electric wire (11) is correlated with a wire specification marking (33) provided at least one of the wire arrangement plate (13) and the connection terminal (30), thereby connecting the electric wire (11) to the connection terminal (30). Thus, it is possible to prevent incorrect connection.

Description

Description Wire harness manufacturing method and wire harness

The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a wire harness and a wire harness.

In the conventional method of manufacturing a wire harness, as shown in FIG. 6, a fork-shaped support member 102 that holds an electric wire 101 along a predetermined shape is attached on a wiring board 100. ing. Therefore, the electric wire 11 is routed so as to be supported by the support member 102, and a wire harness 110 having a predetermined shape is formed.

At this time, a technology has been disclosed in which wires inserted later into the same connector 103 are bundled together and bundled with colored tape, rubber bands, etc., so that the connectors inserted later can be identified without causing an error. (See, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-25781 (page 3, FIG. 1)).

By the way, there may be a case where a plurality of grounding wires are provided to connect to the body of the automobile and take body ground. In such a case, as shown in Fig. 7, a common wire having the same external appearance is used as the ground wire 101a, and a bonder 104 having an integrated base end is provided to provide various directions. And installed in the wire harness 110.

For this reason, it is difficult to distinguish each ground wire 101a by its appearance, and if the length is different in the wiring direction, if the ground wire 101a is wired in the wrong direction, There is a problem in that the desired wire harness 110 cannot be obtained due to lack of the wire harness or excessive luggage. In addition, if the ground wire 101a is color-coded, the cost will increase. <Disclosure of Invention>

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to route electric wires having a common basic appearance routed in the same direction from the same base terminal in a regular direction. To provide a method of manufacturing a wire harness and a wire harness that can be manufactured

(1) In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the method for manufacturing a wire harness according to the present invention is manufactured by arranging wires having a common basic appearance from the same base end in a plurality of directions along a wiring board. A method for manufacturing a wire harness, wherein a wiring marking indicating a wiring direction is provided near the base end of each of the electric wires in advance, and each of the electric wires is provided from the base end according to the wiring marking. Includes routing in the desired direction.

By configuring the method of manufacturing a wire harness as described in (1) above, when a plurality of wires having the same basic appearance and coming out of the same base end are routed in each direction, the base end of each wire is Since the cables are routed according to the routing mark provided in the vicinity, it is possible to prevent the cables from being routed in the wrong direction.

(2) The method for manufacturing a wire harness according to the above (1), wherein a plurality of the base terminals are used, and when the open terminals of the electric wires in the respective base terminals are respectively connected to the connection terminals, the method includes: A base terminal indication marking indicating which part of the electric wire is connected to which part of the connection terminal is provided on at least one of the wiring board and the connection terminal, and designated according to the base terminal instruction marking. Preferably, the method further includes connecting the electric wire of the base terminal to a predetermined portion of the connection terminal.

By configuring the method of manufacturing a wire harness as described in (2) above, when connecting the open terminals of a plurality of wires extending from each base terminal to one of the plurality of connection terminals, the wiring board or the connection terminal Since connection is made to a predetermined portion of the connection terminal in accordance with the base terminal instruction marking provided on at least one side, a connection error can be prevented.

(3) The method for manufacturing a wire harness according to the above (1) or (2), wherein the open ends of the electric wires are connected to a plurality of different connection terminals, respectively. Each open terminal is provided with an individual identification marking, and a wire indication marking corresponding to each of the identification markings and indicating to which part of each of the connection terminals each of the wires is connected is provided. It is preferable that the method further includes providing at least one of the wiring board and the connection terminal, and connecting an open terminal of each of the wires to each of the connection terminals according to the wire instruction marking. By configuring the method of manufacturing a wire harness as described in (3) above, when the open terminals of a plurality of wires extending from each base terminal are connected to any of the plurality of connection terminals, the vicinity of the open terminal of each wire is The wire is connected to the connection terminal by associating the identification marking provided on the cable with the wire indication marking provided on at least one of the routing board and the connection terminal. For this reason, a connection error can be prevented.

(4) In the method for manufacturing a wire harness according to any one of the above (1) to (3), it is preferable that the base end is a ponder in which ground wires are assembled.

If the method for manufacturing a wire harness is configured as described in (4) above, the base ends of a plurality of electric wires are gathered in advance and integrated as a bonder and connected, so that labor can be saved.

(5) In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a wire harness according to the present invention is manufactured by any one of the above-described methods (1) to (4).

According to the above wire harness (5), when a plurality of wires with the same basic appearance coming out of the same base terminal are routed in each direction, they are installed near the base terminal of each wire. Since the wiring is performed according to the wiring marking, it is possible to prevent the wiring from being performed in an incorrect direction.

According to the wire harness of (5), when the open terminals of a plurality of wires extending from each base terminal are connected to any of the plurality of connection terminals, the open terminals are provided on at least one of the wiring board and the connection terminals. Since connection is made to a predetermined portion of the connection terminal according to the designated base terminal instruction marking, it is possible to prevent connection errors.

According to the wire harness of the above (5), when an open terminal of a plurality of wires extending from each base terminal is connected to any of the plurality of connection terminals, an open terminal of each wire is used. Prevent connection errors by connecting the wires to the connection terminals by associating the identification markings provided in the vicinity with the wire indication markings provided on at least one of the wiring board and the connection terminal Can be. Brief description of drawings>

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a first embodiment of a method for manufacturing a wire harness and a wire harness according to the present invention,

Figure 2 (A) and Figure 2 (B) are enlarged views of the wire.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram showing a second embodiment of a method for manufacturing a wire harness and a wire harness according to the present invention,

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram showing a third embodiment of a method for manufacturing a wire harness and a wire harness according to the present invention,

FIGS. 5A and 5B are configuration diagrams showing a fourth embodiment of a method for manufacturing a wire harness and a wire harness according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a conventional general wiring method, and

Figure 7 is an enlarged view of the base end of the electric wire.

In the figures, 10 A to 10 D are wire harnesses, 11 and 12 are electric wires, 13 is a wiring board, 14 is an open terminal, 20 is a bonder (base terminal), and 21 is a wiring terminal. Cable marking, 30 is a connector (connecting terminal), and 31 is a base terminal indicating marking.

Hereinafter, a method for manufacturing a wire harness and a first embodiment of the wire harness according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a method for manufacturing a harness according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of bonders 20a and 20b as base terminals are provided on the wiring board 13. In the vicinity of the base terminals of the multiple wires 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e coming out of the first bonder 20a, will the wires be routed to the right from the bonder 20a? A routing marking 21 is provided to indicate whether the route is to the left. Similarly, in the vicinity of the base terminals of the multiple wires 12a, 12b, and 12c coming out of the second bonder 20b, the wires are routed to the right from the bonder 20a, or routed to the left. Routing markings 21 are provided to indicate if the

The wiring marking 21 may be, for example, a circle 21a as shown in Fig. 2 (A) for an electric wire routed to the left from Bonda 20a, 2Ob. The wires routed to the right from the binders 20a and 20b can be indicated by X marks 21b as shown in Fig. 2 (B).

Therefore, for the wires 11a to 11e coming out of the first bonder 20a, circles 21a are provided near the base ends of the wires 11a and 11b routed to the left. Have been. On the other hand, an X mark 21b is provided near the base end of the wires 11c, 11d, 11e routed to the right.

The wiring board 13 is provided with connectors 30a and 3Ob, which are connection terminals, at predetermined positions. The open terminals 14 of the electric wires 11 having terminals connected to the connectors 30a and 30b are provided. (See Fig. 2 (A) and Fig. 2 (B)). (Terminals not shown). In the vicinity of the connectors 30 a and 30 b on the wiring board 13, a base terminal indication marking 31 indicating which part of the connectors 30 a and 30 b is to be connected to the open terminal 14 of the electric wire 11. a, 31b are provided.

In the base terminal indication marking 31a provided near the connector 30a in FIG. 1, a grid corresponding to the terminal of the connector 30a is provided, and the wire 11 from any bonder 20 is connected to this grid. Is shown.

That is, to the terminal corresponding to the square of the base terminal indication marking 31a, the wire 11e from the first bonder 20a is connected, and to the terminal 2), the wire from the second bonder 20b is connected. 1 2a is connected.

Next, a method for manufacturing a wire harness according to the present invention will be described. In order to create a wire harness 1 OA as shown in FIG. 1, a first bonder 20a and a second bonder 20b are provided on a wiring board 13 at predetermined intervals. In addition, the connectors 30a and 30b are provided at predetermined positions, and a base terminal instruction marking 31 is provided near the connectors 30a and 30b. Out of a plurality of wires 11 coming out of the first bonder 20a, wires 11a and 11b with a circle 21a near the base terminal are routed to the left. In addition, wires 11c, 11d, and 11e with X mark 21b near the base terminal will be routed to the right.

Although not shown, fork-shaped support members are provided at appropriate intervals, so that the wires 11 are supported by the support members.

Connect the electric wire 11e routed to the right from the first bonder 20a to the connector 30a. At this time, the terminal to which the electric wire 11e is connected is a terminal of the connector 30a corresponding to a portion of the base terminal indication marking 31a marked with ① indicating the first bonder 20a.

Similarly, of the electric wires 12 coming out of the second bonder 20b, the electric wires 12a and 12b marked with a circle 21a near the base terminal are routed to the left, Connect wire 12a to connector 30a.

The terminal to be connected is a terminal corresponding to a portion indicated by ② indicating the second bonder 20b in the base terminal indication marking 31a.

As described above, the wire harness 10A is manufactured.

As described above, according to the wire harness manufacturing method and the wire harness described above, when a plurality of wires 11 having the same basic appearance and coming out of the same bonder 20 are routed in each direction, each wire (1) Routing markings provided near the base terminal (2) Routing in a predetermined direction according to the circle (2) 1a or X (2 1b), which is a 1, prevents wiring in the wrong direction be able to.

When connecting the open terminals 14 of the plurality of electric wires 11 and 12 extending from the respective bonders 20a and 20b to any of the plurality of connectors 30a and 30b, According to the base terminal indication markings 31a and 31b provided on the connector 13, the terminals 30a and 30b are connected to predetermined terminals of the connectors 30a and 30b, thereby preventing incorrect connection.

Next, a second embodiment will be described. FIG. 3 shows a method for manufacturing a wire harness and a wire harness according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Note that the same portions as those in the above-described embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description will be omitted. As shown in Fig. 3, near the base terminals of multiple wires 11a, 11b, 11c, and 11d that exit from the bonder 20 as the base terminal, route from the bonder 20 to the right. For example, a routing marking 21 as shown in FIG. 2 is provided to indicate whether the route is to be routed or to the left.

That is, a circle 21a is provided near the base end of the wires 11a, 11b routed to the left from the bonder 20, and the wires 11c, 1 routed to the right. An X mark 21b is provided near the base end of 1d.

Further, an identification marking 32 for identifying the electric wire 11 is provided near the open end 14 of each electric wire 11. As the identification marking 32, for example, as shown in FIG. 2 (B), the electric wire 11c has a horizontal hatching 32b indicating that it is the electric wire 11c.

Also, as shown in FIG. 2 (A), the wire 11 d is provided with a diagonal hatching 32 a indicating that it is the wire 11 d. The shape of the identification marking 32 may be a belt shape over the entire circumference as in the case of the identification marking 32a, or may be provided in a predetermined shape as in the case of the identification marking 32b. it can. Alternatively, printing may be performed, or a tape-shaped member may be wound.

Returning to FIG. 3, the wiring board 13 is provided with connectors 30a and 30b, which are connection terminals, at predetermined positions, and the connectors 30a and 30b are connected to wires 11c. , 11d open terminal 14 is connected.

In the vicinity of the connectors 30a and 30b on the routing board 13, which terminal of the connectors 30a and 30b is connected to the open terminal 14 of the wires 11d and 11c. The indicated electric wire instruction markings 33a and 33b are provided.

The wire indication marking 33 a provided near the connector 30 a in Fig. 3 shows a grid corresponding to the terminal of the connector 30 a and indicates to which grid the wire 11 d is connected. ing. That is, a mark 34a having the same pattern as the identification marking 32a attached to the wire 11d is provided in a square corresponding to the terminal connecting the wire 11d. For example, in the cells corresponding to the terminal positions of the connector 30a that connects the electric wires 1 1d whose identification markings 3 2 are diagonally hatched, Marked 3 4a. Similarly, a square hatching pattern mark 34b is attached to a cell corresponding to the terminal position of the connector 30b for connecting the wire 11c with the identification marking 3 2b having horizontal hatching.

Next, a method for manufacturing a wire harness according to the present invention will be described. In order to create a wire harness 1OB as shown in FIG. 3, a bonder 20 is provided on a wiring board 13 and connectors 30a and 30b are provided at predetermined positions. Wire indication markings 33a, 33b are provided near connectors 30a, 30b.

Out of the plurality of wires 11 coming out of the bonder 20, wires 11a and 11b with a circle 21a near the base terminal are routed to the left. In addition, wires 11c and 11d marked with X mark 21b near the base terminal are routed to the right side and supported by support members. Connect the wires 11c and 11d routed right from Bonder 20 to one of the connectors 30a and 30b.

At this time, since the electric wire 1 1 c is provided with the horizontal hatching identification marking 3 2 b, it is connected to the terminal corresponding to the part marked with the horizontal hatching pattern 3 4 b in the electric wire indication marking 3 3 b I do. Similarly, the electric wire 1 1d which is hatched as the identification marking 3 2 is connected to the terminal corresponding to the portion where the oblique hatching mark 3 4a is added in the electric wire indication marking 3 3a. The wire harness 10B is manufactured as described above.

As described above, according to the above-described method of manufacturing the wire harness and the wire harness, the open terminals 14 of the plurality of wires 11 extending from the bonder 20 are connected to any of the plurality of connectors 30a and 30b. In this case, the identification marking 3 2 provided near the open end 14 of each wire 11 and the wire indication marking 33 provided on the routing board 13 are connected to each other. For this reason, a connection error can be prevented. Next, a third embodiment will be described. FIG. 4 shows a method of manufacturing a wire harness and a wire harness according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

Note that the same portions as those in the above-described embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description will be omitted. As shown in FIG. 4, a plurality of bonders 2 Oa and 20 b as base terminals are provided at predetermined intervals on the wiring board 13. A routing marking 21 is provided near the base terminals of a plurality of electric wires 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, and 11e from the first bonder 20a. Similarly, routing markings 21 are also provided near the base terminals of a plurality of wires 12a, 12b, and 12c exiting from the second bonder 20b.

The wiring board 13 is provided with connectors 30a, 30b, and 30c, which are connection terminals, at predetermined positions, and the connectors 30a, 30b, and 30c have wires 11e, 11d, and 11c, respectively. Open terminals 14 of 11c and 12a are connected. In the vicinity of the connectors 30a and 30b.30c on the wiring board 13, indication markings 3 5a indicating which portions of the connector 30 are to be connected to the open terminals 14 of the wires 11 and 12 are connected. , 35b and 35c are provided respectively.

That is, the instruction markings 35a, 35b, 35c serve as both the base terminal instruction marking 31 and the electric wire instruction marking 33 described above.

Therefore, in the instruction markings 35a, 35b, 35c provided near the connectors 30a, 30b, 30c in FIG. 4, the connectors 30a, 30b, 30c A grid corresponding to the terminal of c is provided, and identification marks are marked on the grid corresponding to the terminal to which the wires 11c, 11d, 11e, and 12a are connected.32a, 32b, 32c, 32 Marks 36a, 36b, 36c, 36d with the same pattern as d are attached. At the same time, each mark 36 has a numeral 11a, 11b, 11c from the first bonder 20a, or a line 12 from the second bonder 20b. a is shown.

In other words, the instruction marking 35 is such that the position of the terminal to be connected, the wire 11 to be connected, and the bonder 20 at the base end of the wire 11 can all be known.

Next, a method for manufacturing a wire harness according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. In order to create a wire harness 1 OC as shown in FIG. 4, a first bonder 20a and a second bonder 20b are provided on a wiring board 13 at predetermined intervals. In addition, connectors 30a, 30b, and 30c are provided at predetermined positions, and instruction markings 35a, 35b, and 35c are provided near connectors 30a, 30b, and 30c, respectively. c is provided in each case.

Out of a plurality of wires 11 coming out of the first bonder 20a, wires 11a and 11b marked with a circle 21a near the base terminal are routed to the left. In addition, wires 11c, 11d, and 11e marked with X mark 21b near the base terminal are routed to the right side and supported by support members.

Connect the wires 11c, 11d, 11e routed to the right from the first bonder 20a to one of the connectors 30a, 30b, 30c. At this time, the wires should be routed and connected so that the patterns and numbers attached to the identification markings 3 2 attached to the wires 11 and the instruction markings 35 match.

Similarly, of the electric wires 12 coming out of the second bonder 20b, the electric wires 12a and 12b marked with a circle 21a near the base terminal are routed to the left, Connect wire 12a to connector 30c.

As described above, the wire harness 10C is manufactured.

As described above, according to the above-described method of manufacturing the wire harness and the wire harness, the wires are wired in a predetermined direction in accordance with the routing mark 21 provided near the base end of each wire 11, so It is possible to prevent the cable from being routed in the hanging direction.

In addition, the position of the terminal to which the connector 30 is connected, the bonder 20 to be connected, and the wires 11 and 12 to be connected are provided by the indicator markings 35 provided near the connectors 30 on the wiring board 13. Information can be obtained, so that connection errors can be prevented.

Next, FIGS. 5A and 5B show a method for manufacturing a wire harness and a wire harness according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

Note that the same portions as those in the above-described embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description will be omitted. As shown in FIG. 5 (A), a connector 42 is provided on the car stereo body 40 as a base terminal, and four speakers 41 a, 41 b. 4 1 d is provided.

As shown in Fig. 5 (B), in the wiring harness 1OD that connects the connector 42 and the four speakers 41a, 41b, 41c, and 1d, near the base end of the wire 11 Is provided with a routing marking 21.

That is, for example, a circle 21 a is provided as the wiring marking 21 on the electric wires 11 a and 11 b routed from the power stereo body 40 to the left side, and the electric wires routed to the right side. For example, an X mark 21b is provided as a routing marking 21 on 11c and 11d.

In addition, near the open end of the wires 11b and 11c, an identification mark 37a with oblique upper right hatching indicating that it is the front speaker is provided. Similarly, the connector 30a and 30b of b are provided with wire indication markings 33a and 33b, which are similarly hatched at upper right.

On the other hand, near the open terminals of the wires 11a and 11d, an identification mark 37b with diagonal hatching at the upper left indicating that it is a rear speaker is provided. 41 d connectors 30 c and 30 d are also provided with similar upper left diagonal hatching line indication markings 33 c and 33 d.

Therefore, among the wires 11 coming out of the connector 42 of the car stereo body 40, the routing markings 21 show the wires 11a and 11b of the circle 21a to the left, and Route the wires 1 1c and 1 1d marked X 21 b to the right. Connect the wires 11 to the connectors 30 of the speakers 41 that have the same marking as the identification markings 37 provided near the open end of each wire 11.

As described above, according to the wire harness manufacturing method and the wire harness described above, the wires are routed in a predetermined direction according to the routing markings 21 attached near the base end of each wire 11, so that the wires are routed in the wrong direction. Routing can be prevented. Further, since the wire 11 to be connected is clear from the wire indication marking 33 provided on the connector 30 of each speaker 41, it is possible to prevent a connection error.

The method of manufacturing a wire harness and the wire harness of the present invention are not limited to the above-described embodiments, and appropriate modifications and improvements can be made.

For example, in the first to third embodiments described above, the case where the base terminal indicating marking 31, the electric wire indicating marking 33, and the indicating marking 35 are provided on the routing board 13 has been described. 30 can also be provided. Further, it may be provided on both the wiring board 13 and the connector 30.

Further, the case where the electric wires 11 coming out of the bonder 20 are distributed to the left and right has been described. The same applies to the case where the electric wires 11 are distributed in many directions. In this case, the routing markings 21 are provided with different types of routing markings 21 according to the number of routing directions.

Furthermore, the circles 21 a and X 21 b used for the routing marking 21, the horizontal hatching 34 b and the diagonal hatching 34 a used for the electric wire indication marking 33 are merely examples. Yes, but not limited to this.

As described above, according to the method for manufacturing a wire harness and the wire harness according to the present invention, when arranging a plurality of electric wires having the same basic appearance from the same base terminal in the respective directions, Since the cables are routed according to the routing mark provided near the base end of each wire, it is possible to prevent routing in the wrong direction.

Although the present invention has been described in detail and with reference to specific embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

This application is based on a Japanese patent application filed on April 28, 2003 (Japanese Patent Application No. 2003-123749), the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.

<Industrial applicability> The method for manufacturing a wire harness and the wire harness according to the present invention are useful not only for wire harnesses used for vehicles such as automobiles, but also for wire harnesses used for various devices.

Claims

1. A method of manufacturing a wire harness, which is manufactured by arranging electric wires having a common basic appearance in a plurality of directions along a wiring board from the same base end,

A routing marking indicating a routing direction is provided in advance in the vicinity of the base terminal in each of the wires, and the wires are routed in a desired direction from the flower terminal according to the routing marking. Manufacturing method of wire harness.

Contract

2. A plurality of the base terminals are used, and the electric wire of each base terminal is

of

When connecting each open terminal to the connection terminal,

1- previously connecting the electric wire at any of the base terminals to the connection terminal

A base terminal instruction marking indicating which part in the connection terminal is provided on at least one of the routing board and the connection terminal,

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the electric wire at the designated base terminal is connected to a predetermined portion of the connection terminal in accordance with the base terminal instruction marking.

3. When connecting the open terminals of each of the electric wires to a plurality of different connection terminals, a separate identification marking is provided in advance for each of the open terminals, and each of the electric wires corresponds to each of the above-described identification markings. Is provided on at least one of the wiring board and the connection terminal to indicate which part of each of the connection terminals is to be connected to which part.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein an open end of each of the electric wires is connected to each of the connection terminals according to the electric wire instruction marking.

4. The method for manufacturing a wire harness according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the base terminal is a ponder in which ground wires are assembled.

5. A wire harness manufactured by the method for manufacturing a harness according to any one of claims 1 to 4.