Apparatus for winding and tightening a band clip around a wiring harness

Apparatus for winding and tightening a band clip around a wiring harness, said band clip having a tip at one end and a clipping portion at an opposed end, a band portion extending from the tip toward the clipping portion, a band receiving portion substantially adjacent the clipping portion for receiving the tip and at least a section of the band portion inserted therethrough along a receiving direction, said apparatus comprising:

• a base member with a clip retainer configured for retaining the clip portion of the band clip inserted into the clip retainer in a clipping direction that is substantially parallel to the receiving direction;
• a band tip deflecting member movable with respect to the base member in a direction substantially parallel to both the clipping direction and the receiving direction for deflecting the band tip of the band clip around the wiring harness towards and through the band receiving portion by reducing a distance between the base member and the band tip deflecting member;
• a band tightening member disposed on a side of said base member opposite said band tip deflecting member, said band tightening member being movable with respect to the base member for gripping and pulling the band tip after the band tip has passed the band receiving portion to tighten the band portion by increasing a distance between the base member and the band tightening member;
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• a band supporting member for supporting the band portion between the base member and the band tip deflecting member, the band supporting member being movable with respect to the band tip deflecting member.

Apparatus for winding and tightening a band clip around a wiring harness, said band clip having a tip at one end and a clipping portion at an opposed end, a band portion extending from the tip toward the clipping portion, a band receiving portion substantially adjacent the clipping portion for receiving the tip and at least a section of the band portion along a receiving direction, said apparatus comprising:

• a base member with a through hole dimensioned for having said tip and at least a section of said band portion of said band clip passed therethrough, a clip retainer substantially adjacent said through hole and configured for retaining the clip portion of the band clip inserted into the clip retainer in a clipping direction that is substantially parallel to the receiving direction;
• a band tip deflecting member movable with respect to the base member in a direction substantially parallel to the clipping direction and the receiving direction for deflecting the band tip of the band clip around the wiring harness towards and through the band receiving portion by reducing a distance between the base member and the band tip deflecting member;
• a band tightening member disposed on a side of said base member opposite said band tip deflecting member, said band tightening member being movable with respect to the base member for gripping and pulling the band tip after the band tip has passed the band receiving portion to tighten the band portion by increasing a distance between the base member and the band tightening member;
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• a band guiding member for guiding the band turned between the band tip deflecting member and the base member, the band guiding member being movable with respect to the base member in a direction substantially transverse to the clipping direction and the receiving direction.