Holding jig and method for temporarily retaining last-in terminals
AssigneeSumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
InventorsTakashi Kobayashi, Masayoshi Imoto
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Abstract
A holding jig for temporarily holding a plurality of last-in terminals of a wire harness, the holding jig removably surrounding the terminal. In a preferred embodiment, guiding devices which permit the terminals to be transferred are provided. By temporarily holding a last-in terminal in the jig, deformation in transport, and tangling in manufacture, etc. can be avoided. In addition, in another preferred embodiment, the temporarily held last-in terminals not yet inserted can be inserted even into connectors in which some last-in terminals are already present.
Claims17
A holding jig for temporarily retaining a plurality of last-in terminals, said terminals being electrically connected to a plurality of corresponding cables, said terminals and said cables constituting a wire harness,
- said jig comprising a plurality of longitudinal receiving chambers, parallel to and adjacent one another, each of said chambers having a terminal entry at an upper end and a terminal exit at a lower end, said terminal exit being at least as large as a cross section of said terminal to permit the ejection of said terminals through said terminal exit by pressure applied thereon in a downstream direction from said upper end toward said lower end, the distance between said upper end and said lower end of each of said chambers being longer than the length of said terminals in said downstream direction to thereby enclose one of said terminals therein.
A method of temporarily retaining a plurality of last-in terminals, said terminals being electrically connected to a plurality of cables to form a wire harness, said method comprising insertion of each of said terminals in a downstream direction into a terminal entry of a corresponding receiving chamber in a holding jig,
- said jig comprising a plurality of longitudinal receiving chambers, parallel to and adjacent one another, each of said chambers having a terminal entry at an upper end and a terminal exit at a lower end, said terminal exit being at least as large as a cross section of said terminal to permit the ejection of said terminals through said terminal exit by pressure applied thereon in a downstream direction from said upper end toward said lower end, the distance between said upper end and said lower end of each of said chambers being longer than the length of said terminals in said downstream direction to thereby enclose one of said terminals entirely within said chamber, then exerting ejection pressure on said terminals in said downstream direction, thereby ejecting said terminals from said terminal exit of said jig.
A holding jig for temporarily retaining a plurality of last-in terminals, said terminals being electrically connected to a plurality of corresponding cables, said terminals and said cables constituting a wire harness,
- said jig comprising a plurality of longitudinal receiving chambers, parallel to and adjacent one another, each of said chambers having a terminal entry at an upper end and a terminal exit at a lower end, each of said chambers adapted to receive one of said terminals and a portion of one of said cables connected thereto, said jig being open at said lower end, adapted to permit the ejection of said terminals by pressure thereon in a downstream direction from said upper end toward said lower end,
- a longitudinal guide rib against one internal wall of each of said chambers and at least one stabilizer adapted to slide along said rib on each of said terminals.
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