Support device for the transport of an assembly of wire harness elements during manufacture

A support device configured for supporting at least one set of wire harness elements while manufacturing a given wire harness for transporting the set of wire harness elements from a wire segment plugging area where the plugging of wire segments can be performed into wire holders which include wire connectors of the wire harness being manufactured, to a splicing or welding area where wire segments can be presented to a splicing or welding machine for processing, the support device comprising:

• a frame-like structure with outer frame segments and at least one central open window formed therebetween, at least some of the outer frame segments of the support device have fixtures for securing the support device to an underlying support pallet configured to support connectors into which wire segments can be plugged at the wire plugging area, a plane of the support device extending parallel to a plane of the pallet, and at least one of the outer frame segments of the support device comprises bearing elements for bearing at least one set of wires after it has been processed in the splicing or welding area.