US 7,093,351 B2 · System, for matching harnesses of conductors with apertures in connectors

Abstract

A system for assembling wire harnesses with their connectors utilizes a compact computer-based system that is linked to an engineering data base. The data base contains component information, such as harness number, associated wires, and pin location to connector. An integrated tool contains a light panel that is linked to a dummy connector. The dummy connector has a mating end for the connector being pinned. The connector is mated to the dummy connector such that pin holes in the connector align with the light rods in the dummy connector. The wires are identified by voice recognition, bar code, and/or optical character recognition. Once a wire has been identified, the system illuminates the appropriate pin location on the selected connector, thereby providing a visible point of light in which the selected wire is to be terminated.

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Dependent claims

A system for matching a harness of conductors with apertures in a connector, the system comprising:

a harness having a plurality of conductors;
a connector having a plurality of apertures for receiving the conductors;
a computer having a visual display for displaying information to a user;
a data base coupled to the computer, the data base having information regarding the conductors and the connector;
reading means coupled to the computer for reading information associated with individual ones of the conductors;
and
a light array coupled to the computer and connectable to the connector, the light array having a plurality of light conductors for illuminating individual ones of the apertures in the connector in response to commands from the computer in order to designate to the user the aperture in which each conductor should be located.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

System, for matching harnesses of conductors with apertures in connectors

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System, for matching harnesses of conductors with apertures in connectors

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