US 2025/0155487 A1 · WIRE HARNESS ASSEMBLY, TESTING, AND MANUFACTURING PROCESSES

Abstract

Aspects of the present disclosure include digital wire harness assembly stations, and automated testing techniques. Examples include systems and methods for assembling and testing wire harnesses. A wire harness assembly system may include a display, a screen, a cable connector mount, an electrical testing unit, and at least one computing device to execute a test program associated with a digital wire harness diagram. At least one wire harness assembly station may move along a first track, and a test adapter associated with the electrical testing unit may be movable along a second track. The at least one computing device may execute a test program at the wire harness assembly station while the wire harness assembly and the test adapter move, respectively, along the first and second tracks.

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Dependent claims

A method for manufacturing a wire harness, comprising:

generating, using at least one design software, a cable connector based on a digital wire harness diagram, and a program to test electrical connections of a set of cables to be joined by the cable connector;
producing the at least one cable connector using an additive manufacturing process;
assembling the wire harness at an assembly station, wherein the wire harness comprises the cable connector, the set of cables, and a test point associated with the set of cables, and wherein the assembly station comprises a display providing the digital wire harness diagram, a screen positioned in front of the display, and a mount to secure the at least one cable connector to the screen;
and
establishing a connection between a test adapter associated with an electrical testing unit and the test point associated with the set of cables;
executing, by the electrical testing unit, the program associated with the digital wire harness diagram;
and
generating output indicative of a result of the program.

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A system for manufacturing a wire harness, comprising:

an assembly station comprising a display providing a digital wire harness diagram, a screen positioned in front of the display, and a mount to secure a cable connector to the screen;
at least one computing device comprising a processor and a memory comprising instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the at least one computing device to:
generate the cable connector based on the digital wire harness diagram, and a program to test electrical connections of a set of cables to be joined by the cable connector;
produce the cable connector using an additive manufacturing process;
test a wire harness assembled from the digital wire harness diagram, wherein the wire harness comprises the cable connector, the set of cables, and a test point associated with the set of cables, and wherein the test of the wire harness further comprises instructions to:
establish a connection between a test adapter associated with an electrical testing unit and the test point associated with the set of cables;
and
execute, by the electrical testing unit, the program associated with the digital wire harness diagram;
and
generate output indicative of a result of the program.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Wire harness assembly, testing, and manufacturing processes

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