Harness board fixture
AssigneePanduit Corp.
InventorsRobert F. Levin, William A. Bernard
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Abstract
A harness board fixture with improved mounting features enables better positioning and securing of an automatic cable tie tool to the fixture. The mounting features may be provided on the same side or on opposite sides of an arcuate wire bundle support surface of the fixture. When provided on a same side, multiple mounting or locating features may be located near each other. The opposite side, forming a front of the fixture, may be open to define a readily accessible wire bundle entrance and exit path. The fixture preferably includes a mounting structure for reliably receiving and releaseably holding a push mount by snap-fit and oriented substantially perpendicular to the fixture base or at an angle.
Claims25
A harness board fixture that can readily and securely mount an automatic cable tie tool used to apply a cable tie to a wire bundle positioned on the fixture, comprising:
- a main body defining an arcuate wire bundle support surface:
- a base mountable to a support surface;
- and
- tool locating features for precisely mounting the automatic cable tie tool to the fixture, the locating features including
- at least one tool locating saddle provided on the main body for securely receiving at least one tool locating stud on the automatic cable tie tool and constraining fore and aft movement of the tool:
- and
- at least one tool locating pad provided on the main body spaced from the tool locating saddle for mating with a corresponding locating feature on the automatic cable tool,
- wherein at least one sensor is mounted to the main body to detect mounting of the automatic cable tie tool to the fixture.
A harness board fixture that can readily and securely mount an automatic cable tie tool used to apply a cable tie to a wire bundle positioned on the fixture, comprising:
- a main body defining an arcuate wire bundle support surface:
- a base mountable to a support surface:
- and
- tool locating features for precisely mounting the automatic cable tie tool to the fixture, the tool locating features including
- at least one tool locating saddle provided on the main body on one side of the wire bundle support surface for securely receiving at least one tool locating stud on the automatic cable tie tool:
- and
- at least one tool locating pad provided on the main body spaced from the tool locating saddle on the same side of the wire bundle support surface for mating with a corresponding locating feature on the automatic cable tool,
- wherein a front side of the fixture opposite the locating features remains open to define a readily accessible wire bundle entrance and exit path from the front side.
A harness board fixture and push mount assembly that can readily and securely mount an automatic cable tie tool used to apply a cable tie to a push mount and a wire bundle positioned on the fixture, comprising:
- a main body defining an arcuate wire bundle support surface, the arcuate wire bundle support surface including a recessed cavity having a retention latch that releasably secures a push mount in the path of a cubic tie;
- a base mountable to a support surface:
- and
- tool locating features for precisely mounting the automatic cable tie tool to the fixture, the tool locating features including
- at least one tool locating saddle provided on the main body on one side of the arcuate wire bundle support surface for securely receiving at least one tool locating stud on the automatic cable tie tool, and
- at least one tool locating pad provided on the main body spaced from the tool locating saddle for mating with a corresponding locating feature on the automatic cable tool.
A harness board Fixture that can readily and securely mount an automatic cable tie tool used to apply a cable tie to a wire bundle positioned on the fixture, comprising:
- a main body defining an arcuate wire bundle support surface;
- a base mountable to a support surface;
- and
- tool locating features for precisely mounting the automatic cable tie tool to the fixture, the locating features including
- at least one tool locating saddle provided on the main body for securely receiving at least one tool locating stud on the automatic cable tie tool and constraining fore and aft movement of the tool:
- and
- at least one tool locating pad provided on the main body spaced from the tool, locating saddle for mating with a corresponding locating feature on the automatic cable tool,
- wherein the arcuate wire bundle support surface includes a recessed cavity that releasably secures a push mount in the path of a cable tie, and
- wherein at least one sensor is mounted to the main body to detect positioning of the push mount in the recessed cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.