# US 10,373,742 B2 · Wiring module production plant

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- Number: US 10,373,742 B2
- Document ID: US10373742B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/664,314
- Filed: 2017-07-31
- Published: 2018-02-08
- Granted: 2019-08-06
- Earliest claimed: 2016-08-05
- Assignees: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
- Applicants: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
- Inventors: Toshio Shimizu; Takayuki Sato
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10373742B2

## CPC

- H01B 13/01236: {the wires being disposed by machine}
- B25H 1/14: with provision for adjusting the bench top
- H01B 13/01218: {the wires being disposed by hand}
- H01B: CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR CONDUCTIVE, INSULATING OR DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES (selection for magnetic properties H01F1/00; waveguides H01P {; printed circuits H05K})
- B25H: WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT, e.g. FOR MARKING-OUT WORK; STORAGE MEANS FOR WORKSHOPS (storing or packaging B65)

## Abstract

A wiring module production plant includes a rotatable support supported so as to be capable of rotating and having N stages (where N is an integer equal to or greater than two) on which an object (such as a base wiring module and a bracket) involved in production of the wiring module can be arranged, the stages being provided corresponding to each of N positions having N-fold rotational symmetry. N stations are provided so as to respectively correspond to each of the N positions having N-fold rotational symmetry centered around a rotation axis of the rotatable support. The N stations include a manual work station which allows manual work to be performed on the object, and a mechanical work station which allows mechanical work to be performed on the object.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A wiring module production plant producing a wiring module, the production plant comprising:
a rotatable support supported so as to be capable of rotating and having N stages (where N is an integer equal to or greater than two) on which an object involved in production of the wiring module can be arranged, the stages corresponding to each of N positions having N-fold rotational symmetry; and
N stations respectively corresponding to each of the N positions having N-fold rotational symmetry centered around a rotation axis of the rotatable support,
the N stations including a manual work station configured to allow manual work to be performed on the object, and a mechanical work station configured to allow mechanical work to be performed on the object.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The wiring module production plant according to claim 1, wherein the manual work station is open to an exterior so as to allow work from outside the rotatable support on the stage that is deployed at a position corresponding to the manual work station.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The wiring module production plant according to claim 1, wherein the mechanical work station is provided with processing equipment that is configured to perform processing work on the object arranged on the stage that is deployed at a position corresponding to the mechanical work station.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The wiring module production plant according to claim 1, further comprising:
a rotation regulator configured to regulate rotation of the rotatable support;
a manual work end status obtainer capable of ascertaining whether manual work at the manual work station has ended;
a mechanical work end status obtainer capable of ascertaining whether mechanical work at the mechanical work station has ended; and
a controller controlling the rotation regulator such that, when a determination is made, based on an output result of the manual work end status obtainer and the mechanical work end status obtainer, that work at the manual work station and the mechanical work station has ended, rotation of the rotatable support is enabled.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The wiring module production plant according to claim 4, wherein the rotation regulator is a motor rotating the rotatable support, and
the controller controls drive of the motor such that, when a determination is made that work at the manual work station and the mechanical work station has ended, the rotatable support is rotated.

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The wiring module production plant according to claim 4, wherein the manual work end status obtainer includes a human sensor detecting whether a worker is present in a work area of the manual work station.