Flat harness assembling apparatus and method
AssigneeSumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
InventorsHiroshi Takada, Isao Mori
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Abstract
A flat harness assembling apparatus and method are provided for covering juxtaposed electric wires with a sheet having a pressure sensitive adhesive on a surface thereof. A covering device for assembling the sheet around the plurality of juxtaposed wires includes a central plate on which a central portion of the sheet is mounted, a first side plate connected through a hinge portion to a side edge of the central plate in a foldable manner, and a second side plate connected through a hinge portion to an opposite side edge of the central plate in a foldable manner. The covering device also includes an engagement device having an engagement plate for holding a sheet mounted on the central plate and the first and second side plates.
Claims20
An apparatus for assembling a flat harness in which a plurality of juxtaposed electric wires are covered by a sheet having a pressure sensitive adhesive layer on a first surface thereof, said apparatus comprising:
- a covering device for assembling the sheet around the plurality of juxtaposed wires, said covering device comprising:
- a central plate on which a central portion of the sheet is supported;
- a first side plate connected through a first hinge portion to a first side edge of said central plate in a foldable manner for supporting a first lateral portion of the sheet;
- a second side plate connected through a second hinge portion to a second side edge of said central plate in a foldable manner for supporting a second lateral portion of the sheet;
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- an engagement device for holding the sheet supported on said central plate, said first side plate and said second side plate.
A method for assembling a flat harness, said method comprising:
- holding a plurality of juxtaposed electric wires with at least one clamping member;
- providing a central plate and first and second side plates which are connected in a foldable manner to first and second side edges of said central plate through first and second hinge portions;
- providing a sheet having a pressure sensitive adhesive layer on a first surface thereof, wherein the sheet has a central portion, a first lateral portion and a second lateral portion;
- mounting the sheet on said central plate, said first side plate and said second side plate;
- pressing an engagement plate having a release agent layer onto the second lateral portion of the sheet to hold the second lateral portion of the sheet against said second side plate;
- disposing the plurality of juxtaposed electric wires on the central portion of the sheet;
- folding said first side plate onto said central plate such that the first lateral portion of the sheet is folded over and fixed on the plurality of juxtaposed electric wires;
- releasing the engagement plate from the second lateral portion of the sheet;
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- folding said second side plate onto said central mounting plate such that the second lateral portion of the sheet is folded over and fixed on the plurality of juxtaposed electric wires.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.