EP0564536B1 - Vorrichtung und verfahren zur automatischen herstellung von elektrischen kabelbäumen - Google Patents

Vorrichtung und verfahren zur automatischen herstellung von elektrischen kabelbäumen Download PDF

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EP0564536B1
EP0564536B1 EP92902216A EP92902216A EP0564536B1 EP 0564536 B1 EP0564536 B1 EP 0564536B1 EP 92902216 A EP92902216 A EP 92902216A EP 92902216 A EP92902216 A EP 92902216A EP 0564536 B1 EP0564536 B1 EP 0564536B1
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    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
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  • the present invention relates to a method and its implementation device for automatically manufacturing electrical harnesses.
  • the technical field of the invention is that of machines and methods for manufacturing electrical harnesses.
  • Electric harnesses are already used to equip many domestic or industrial electrical devices such as washing machines, cars, etc.
  • the electrical harnesses consist of a plurality of conductive electrical wires which are grouped, for example using plastic collars or adhesive tape, to form a set of electrical connections ready to connect and fix on a support.
  • Each of the wires is previously cut to the desired length, then stripped, and its ends can be crimped onto a terminal or inserted on a component (connector, socket, etc.) as required.
  • the manufacture of the bundles then consists in grouping together the wires thus prepared and inserting their ends into components, and then in ensuring the cohesion of the bundle thus formed by connecting means such as collar or adhesive tape.
  • FR-A- 2 640 436 describes and claims clamps for conveyor of automatic cabling machines, intended to hold one or more wires.
  • FR-A- 2 619 038 describes and claims methods and device for mechanically crimping terminals on ends of electric wire.
  • FR-A- 2 607 653 describes and claims devices which comprise a conveyor which connects a manual preparation station for identical pallets which carry all the components used in the production of a bundle, to an automatic plugging unit provided of two mobile carriages in three directions.
  • EP-A- 0 359 686 describes a device for manufacturing electrical harnesses comprising at least one main conveyor which can transport the wires by means of transfer clamps. This document also describes a method of manufacturing electrical harnesses comprising wires, the ends of which must be inserted into cells of components.
  • Known machines generally use specific insertion tools for each type of component and each type of end to be inserted.
  • a problem posed is to automatically manufacture parts of electrical harnesses or complete electrical harnesses which can integrate types of components which are very diverse in their volume, their mass, their external shape, their type of connection; a problem posed is also to manufacture machines which can be modified easily and at a reduced cost so as to be able to adapt to changes in the types of components used, and so as to adapt to bundles which use variable numbers of different components; another problem is to provide methods and devices for manufacturing electrical harnesses which are truly automatic, that is to say which require little or no manual manipulation of the components and the tools necessary for handling these components , unlike the device described in FR 86/16777.
  • a problem posed also consists in providing devices and methods for manufacturing electrical harnesses which make it possible to manufacture automatically and successively, at a rapid rate, therefore without changing tools, different harnesses and in particular harnesses which incorporate different types of components.
  • Another problem posed is to provide devices and methods for the automatic manufacture of electrical harnesses which make it possible to insert ends of said wires in variable angular positions around a horizontal axis.
  • One solution to the problem posed is to provide a device for for manufacturing electrical harnesses comprising wires, the ends of which must be inserted into component cells, of the type comprising at least one main conveyor which can transport said wires by means of transfer clamps, such as furthermore comprising at least one secondary conveyor which can transport transfer trays, which transfer trays can receive at least one of said components, and such that a part of said secondary conveyor is located in an insertion zone in which a part of said conveyor is also located main, and said device comprises along said secondary conveyor at least one automatic loading station of said components on said transfer trays, and it comprises means for transferring said transfer trays from said secondary conveyor to said main conveyor.
  • a device comprises at least two automatic loading stations, which respectively comprise at least one loading support, at least one input pusher, at least one output pusher, at least one component pusher, so that said components can be automatically loaded onto said transfer trays.
  • a device further comprises at least one and preferably a plurality of conveyors for supplying transfer trays, and preferably said feed conveyors are of the accumulation type, and it comprises means for feeding said secondary conveyor in transfer trays previously arranged on said feed conveyors, and said means for transferring said transfer trays from said secondary conveyors to said main conveyor comprise at least one insertion support which can move vertically along an axis ZZ2.
  • said main conveyor is a linear conveyor with a substantially horizontal longitudinal axis xx1
  • said secondary conveyor is a linear conveyor with a substantially horizontal longitudinal axis yy1
  • said longitudinal axes xx1 and yy1 are substantially perpendicular
  • said main conveyor and said secondary conveyor respectively have a toothed belt, which toothed belts can drive said transfer clamps and / or said transfer plates.
  • a device comprises a plurality of said transfer plates which comprise a base provided on its underside with studs which can cooperate with said main conveyor and said secondary conveyor, which base is connected by means of a foot to a plate, and said transfer plates comprise at least one holding jig which can cooperate with at least one of said components, which holding jig is fixed on said plate, and said transfer plates comprise means for immobilizing said components against said holding templates, so that one can automatically load at least one of said components on said transfer plate in a translational movement parallel to the substantially horizontal plane of said plate.
  • holding templates have at least one bearing face against which at least one of said components can bear against at least one of its faces
  • said holding templates include means pressure on at least one other face of said component, so that said component can be wedged and held on said transfer plate, and preferably said pressure means comprise at least one spring.
  • said studs are spaced apart in the longitudinal direction in a longitudinal pitch and said studs are spaced apart in the transverse direction in a transverse pitch (E2), and said longitudinal pitch, respectively said transverse pitch, is a multiple of the pitch E′1 of the notches of said toothed belt of said secondary conveyor, respectively is a multiple of the pitch E′2 of the notches of said toothed belt of said main conveyor.
  • a device further comprises an orientation station for said ends of said wires, which orientation station is located along said main conveyor, upstream of said insertion zone, and said orientation station comprises at least one orientation clamp which can rotate along an orientation axis yy2 substantially perpendicular to said conveyor main.
  • At least one of said transfer plates comprises at least one temporary end support, so that one of said ends of one of said wires can be fixed on said temporary end support , and said transfer plates are open on their front face so that one can easily insert said ends of said wires into said cells of said component wires previously loaded in said transfer plate, and said transfer plates are open on their rear face so that one can easily access the rear ends of the conductive elements of said preloaded component.
  • Figure 1 is a schematic plan view of a particular embodiment of a device according to the invention.
  • Figure 2 is a front view of a component transfer tray.
  • Figure 3 is a sectional view along III-III of Figure 2.
  • Figure 4 is a front view of another embodiment of a component transfer tray according to the invention.
  • FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a detail of the transfer plate of FIG. 4.
  • FIGS. 6a and 6b are partial schematic views respectively of the conveyors and the pads of a transfer plate according to the invention.
  • Figure 7 illustrates a side view of the transfer means according to the invention.
  • FIG. 8 illustrates in longitudinal section an end orientation device according to the invention.
  • FIG. 1 there is shown schematically in plan, the main components of a device for manufacturing electrical harnesses according to the invention.
  • Said device comprises a main conveyor 22 near which is an insertion zone 23, in which one or more insertion clamps provided with jaws 28 can operate, which can move perpendicular to the longitudinal axis XX1 of said main conveyor, along an axis YY, said insertion clamp 16 being able to move along said axis YY1 thanks to a carriage 17, which carriage 17 can move along an axis XX2 parallel to said axes XX1 thanks to a carriage support 18.
  • Said main conveyor shown in this figure is a so-called linear conveyor which can convey transfer clamps 15 in the direction S′1.
  • the automatic manufacturing device comprises a secondary conveyor 7 which is preferably a linear conveyor of axis YY1 substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal axis XX1 of said main conveyor, which secondary conveyor comprises a part 7a which is located in said zone d insertion, which part 7a is preferably constituted by one end of said secondary conveyor.
  • a secondary conveyor 7 which is preferably a linear conveyor of axis YY1 substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal axis XX1 of said main conveyor, which secondary conveyor comprises a part 7a which is located in said zone d insertion, which part 7a is preferably constituted by one end of said secondary conveyor.
  • said supply conveyors are smooth-belt accumulation conveyors, which are provided at one of their ends with a stop 270, and on which reserves of transfer trays, preferably empty transfer trays, have been placed. ; it can be seen in the figure that said feed conveyor 1 is intended to receive a type of transfer tray of reduced width, that said feed conveyor 2 is intended to receive another type of said transfer trays of greater width, and that said feed conveyor 3 is designed to receive another type of transfer tray; said feed conveyors (1, 2, 3) are normally each fed by an identical reserve of transfer trays.
  • said transfer plates 81, 82, 86 can move on said secondary conveyor in the direction of arrow S2 thanks for example to a toothed belt forming part of said secondary conveyor. It can be seen that on said automatic loading station 131, one of said transfer trays 86 which was previously transported by said secondary conveyor, arrived opposite a loading support 141, was transferred from said conveyor to said loading support 141 by a pusher 19B1.
  • said transfer plate 86 has been provided beforehand with a first connector 122 on said loading station 132 and that said transfer plate is being loaded on said automatic loading station 131 with a second connector or component 121, thanks to a component pusher 101 and a component guide 111; when said component 121 has been loaded on said transfer plate 86 thanks to the action of said pusher 101 along a substantially horizontal axis and parallel to said axis YY1, the pusher 19A1 of said automatic loading station can transfer said transfer plate 86 again to said secondary conveyor.
  • each of said transfer plates has a front face 8j and a rear face 8k, said front and rear face being identified with respect to the direction of advance S2 of said secondary conveyor.
  • Said transfer means 20 include in particular a support for transfer which can move on a substantially vertical axis ZZ2 (substantially perpendicular to the plane of the figure). It can be seen that, according to the invention, said secondary conveyor delivers said transfer plates to said transfer means comprising said transfer support 20 so that said front face 8j of said transfer plates is opposite said insertion means, in occurrence of said insertion clamp 16; in fact, on said automatic component loading stations 131, 132, said components 12 are loaded so that the face intended to receive said ends of said wires is located on the side of said front face of said transfer plates.
  • said end orientation station is provided with an orientation clamp 38 which can rotate about an axis YY2 perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said main conveyor and substantially parallel to said axis YY1, so as to angularly position said ends said wires so that they can be introduced into said angular position in the cells of said components located on said transfer plates;
  • transfer plates 84 and 85 which have been previously loaded with said components and which have been transferred from said secondary conveyor to said transfer support 20, position in which said insertion means have inserted wires 9 into the cells of the components located on said transfer trays, so as to constitute a bundle or part of a bundle, then said transfer means have transferred said transfer trays from said secondary conveyor to the transfer zone 22a of said main conveyor, and said main conveyor can then convey said 84 and 85 transfer plates provided
  • main conveyor In an alternative embodiment of said main conveyor, it is of course possible to provide an upstream main conveyor 221 which delivers said wires provided at their ends with connections to said insertion zone 23, and a second downstream main conveyor 222 which can evacuate said transfer trays on which said components have been placed and said ends of said wires have been inserted to constitute said bundles or part of bundles.
  • FIG 2 there is shown in front view an embodiment of a transfer plate 8 according to the invention which is disposed on said secondary conveyor 7; we see that in this embodiment, said secondary conveyor is mainly constituted by section 7c in general U shape, provided with a groove in which can slide a belt provided with teeth or notches 7b, which can drive said transfer plates thanks to the particular configuration of their base; it can be seen that said transfer plates comprise a base 8b which is provided in its lower part with nails 8a which may, for example, be of substantially trapezoidal section, which base 8b is surmounted by a column-shaped foot 8c, which connects said base to a substantially horizontal plate 8d.
  • said secondary conveyor is mainly constituted by section 7c in general U shape, provided with a groove in which can slide a belt provided with teeth or notches 7b, which can drive said transfer plates thanks to the particular configuration of their base;
  • said transfer plates comprise a base 8b which is provided in its lower part with nails 8a which may, for example, be of substantially trapezoidal section, which base 8
  • jigs 8f1, 8f2, 8f3 which make it possible to maintain in a determined position a component 12 provided on its front face with cells 12a in which there are ends of conductors which generally constitute male connections on which we must insert for example female connections which have been previously crimped on the ends of the wires.
  • FIG 2 which is a front view of one of said transfer plates, we see that said pads 8a of said base are spaced by a transverse pitch E2, along a transverse axis XX3. It can also be seen that holding templates 8f4 and 8f5 are provided on said plate; it can be seen that said holding template 8f3 comprises pressure means on a face 12d of said component 12, which pressure means include a spring 8g which is supported on said face 12d and which is held by a cap 8h fixed to said holding template 8f3.
  • FIG. 3 which is a view along III-III of FIG. 2, it can be seen that said component 12 rests on said plate 8d of said transfer plate and that said component which comprises conductive elements 12e, one end of which 12f opens into said cells 12a of said component and a second end 12g of which opens onto the rear face 12i of said component.
  • FIG. 4 another embodiment of the transfer plate of a device according to the invention has been illustrated; it can be seen that said transfer plate comprises a plate 8d which can be provided with a mark intended for positioning said transfer plate, which mark is materialized by a notch 8e; we see that said plate overcomes a foot 8c which connects said plate to a base 8b provided with studs 8a; we see that above said plate are provided holding templates 8f1, 8f2 and 8f3, said holding template 8f1 being in the form of a bracket, said holding template 8f2 in the shape of an arch provided with a cast iron 8f21 and said holding template 8f3 in the form of a vertical plate; in this way said jigs 8f1 and 8f2 allow positioning on said plate a component 12 of complex shape, a protruding part 12b can be inserted in said light 8f21 provided in said holding jig 8f2; in fact, said holding templates 8f1 and 8f2 have been studied specifically to accommodate said complex component shown in FIG.
  • said holding template 8f1 is provided on its lateral and upper faces of 2 bores 8i on which are located 2 springs 8g, which rest on 2 faces 12d of said component 12 so as to exert pressure on said face of said component, each of said springs 8g being held by a respective plug 8h; in this way, said springs 8g exert a force represented by the arrows f1 and f2 respectively which attempt to press said component against the faces 8f20 and 8f30 provided on said holding jigs 8f2 and 8f3 respectively, so as to immobilize said complex component 12.
  • said transfer plate 8 is shown along its front face, so that said front face of said transfer plate corresponds to the front faces of said components 12 which have been loaded on said transfer plate.
  • FIG. 5 which is a sectional view of a detail of embodiment of said holding template 8f3 shown on said transfer plate 8 of Figure 4, we see that said holding template 8f3 is provided with temporary end supports 81 on which can be inserted connections 9a crimped at the end of wires 9.
  • said main conveyor 22 is provided with a toothed belt 22d whose notches are separated by a longitudinal pitch E′2, along said axis longitudinal XX1 of said main conveyor, in the same way, said secondary conveyor 7 is provided with a toothed belt 7d, the notches of which are spaced along said longitudinal axis YY1 of said secondary conveyor 7 by a pitch E′1.
  • said base 8b of said transfer plate is provided with studs 8a which are spaced apart by a transverse pitch E2 and which are spaced apart along a longitudinal pitch E1.
  • said transverse pitch E2 of said pads is equal to twice said pitch E′2 of said notches of said toothed belt of said main conveyor and that said longitudinal pitch E1 of said pads is equal to said pitch E′1 of said notches of said toothed belt of said secondary conveyor; in this way, said transfer plate provided with said base 8b provided with said studs 8a shown in FIG. 6b can be driven by engagement of said notches of said toothed belt of said secondary conveyor until said transfer means, then when said transfer plate has been transferred to said main conveyor, said transfer plate can be driven by meshing said notches of said toothed belt of said main conveyor with said pads.
  • FIG 7 there is shown schematically the transfer means which allow to transfer said transfer plates 8 from said secondary conveyor 7 (partially shown), to said main conveyor 22 (partially shown); we see in this figure that said secondary conveyor 7 which extends along said longitudinal axis YY1 has conveyed along arrow S2 said transfer plates 8 which are provided with said connectors 12, and which have arrived at said end 7a of said secondary conveyor, located in said insertion zone.
  • said transfer means for transferring said transfer plates from said secondary conveyor to said main conveyor comprises a transfer support 20 which can move along a substantially vertical axis ZZ2 by means of displacement 26 such as a jack (preferably a mechanical jack comprising a stepping motor and a screw / nut assembly) and by means of guide means in vertical translation 25; said guide means and said drive means can for example be fixed on a table 27; advantageously, said transfer support 20 can be provided with locking means 21 of said transfer plate 8 on said transfer support 20, so as to wedge and immobilize said transfer plate on said transfer support; in this way, said transfer support can move along a vertical axis ZZ2, so as to make the altitude of one of said cells 12a of said component 12 placed on said transfer plate coincide, the altitude corresponding to the position according to a vertical axis ZZ1 of said insertion clamp 16 which can insert said end 9a of a wire 9 into said cell 12a; when said insertion means comprising said insertion clamp have inserted said ends of said wires into said
  • said device 24 for orienting said ends 9a of said wires 9 comprises a clamp equipped with 2 jaws 38 which can grip said end 9a, which clamp can rotate around said axis YY2 thanks to a motor 44 which can drive thanks to a pulley 43 and a belt 42, a support 48 of said clamp, which support 48 receives said clamp and can rotate along said axis YY2, for example by means of ball bearings, which allow the movement of said support 48 relative to a fixed support 46 which can be fixed on said table 27.
  • means 45 are provided for actuating said jaws 38 of said clamp so as to open or close them as required.

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  1. Vorrichtung zur Herstellung von elektrischen Kabelbäumen, die Drähte (9) aufweisen, deren Enden (9a) in Aussparungen (12a) von Bauteilen (12) einzufügen sind, mit wenigstens einer Hauptfördereinrichtung (22), die die Drähte mit Hilfe von Transferzangen (15) transportieren kann,
    gekennzeichnet durch
    wenigstens eine Sekundärfördereinrichtung (7), die Transferplatten (8) transportieren kann, wobei die Transferplatten wenigstens eines der Bauteile (12) aufnehmen können, und daß ein Bereich (7a) der Sekundärfördereinrichtung in einem Einfügeabschnitt (23) angeordnet ist, in dem außerdem ein Bereich (22a) der Hauptfördereinrichtung angeordnet ist, und daß die Vorrichtung entlang der Sekundärfördereinrichtung wenigstens eine automatische Beladeeinrichtung (13) zum Laden der Bauteile auf die Transferplatten umfaßt, und daß sie Mittel zum Transferieren der Transferplatten von der Sekundärfördereinrichtung zur Hauptfördereinrichtung umfaßt.
  2. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    daß sie wenigstens zwei automatische Beladeeinrichtungen (13₁, 13₂) umfaßt, die jeweils wenigstens einen Ladeträger (14₁, 14₂), wenigstens einen Ausgangsschieber (19b₁, 19b₂), wenigstens einen Eingangsschieber (19a₁, 19a₂), und wenigstens einen Bauteilschieber (10₁, 10₂) aufweist, so daß die Bauteile automatisch auf die Transferplatten geladen werden können.
  3. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 2,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    daß sie zusätzlich wenigstens eine und vorzugsweise mehrere Versorgungsfördereinrichtungen (1, 2, 3) zur Versorgung mit Transferplatten umfaßt, daß die Versorgungsfördereinrichtungen vorzugsweise vom Sammlertyp sind und daß sie Mittel (4, 5, 6) zum Versorgen der Sekundärfördereinrichtung mit vorher auf den Versorgungsfördereinrichtungen angeordneten Transferplatten umfaßt, und daß die Mittel zum Transferieren der Transferplatten von den Sekundärfördereinrichtungen zur Hauptfördereinrichtung wenigstens einen Einführungsträger (20) umfassen, der sich entlang einer Achse (ZZ₂) vertikal bewegen kann.
  4. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    daß die Hauptfördereinrichtung eine Linearfördereinrichtung mit im wesentlichen horizontaler Längsachse (xx₁) ist, daß die Sekundärfördereinrichtung eine Linearfördereinrichtung mit im wesentlichen horizontaler Längsachse (yy₁) ist, daß die Längsachsen (xx₁ und yy₁) im wesentlichen senkrecht aufeinander stehen, und daß die Hauptfördereinrichtung (22) und die Sekundärfördereinrichtung (7) jeweils einen Zahnriemen (22d, 7d) umfassen, wobei die Zahnriemen die Transferzangen und/oder die Transferplatten antreiben können.
  5. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    daß sie eine Mehrzahl der Transferplatten umfaßt, die eine Fußplatte (8b) aufweisen, die an ihrer Unterseite mit Zapfen (8a) versehen ist, die mit der Hauptfördereinrichtung und der Sekundärfördereinrichtung zusammenwirken können, daß die Fußplatte über einen Fuß (8c) mit einer Grundplatte (8d) verbunden ist, daß die Transferplatten wenigstens eine Halteschablone (8f) aufweisen, die mit wenigstens einem der Bauteile zusammenwirken kann, wobei die Halteplatine an der Bodenplatte befestigt ist, daß die Transferplatten Mittel zum Unbeweglichmachen der Bauteile an den Halteschablonen aufweisen, so daß wenigstens eines der Bauteile auf der Transportplatte durch eine zur im wesentlichen horizontalen Ebene der Bodenplatte parallele Translationsbewegung wenigstens eines der Bauteile automatisch auf die Transferplatte geladen werden kann.
  6. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 5,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    daß die Halteschablonen (8f₂, 8f₃) wenigstens eine Druckseite (8f₂₀, 8f₃₀) aufweisen, an die wenigstens eines der Bauteile über wenigstens eine seiner Seiten (12c) andrücken kann, und daß die Halteschablonen Mittel zum Drücken auf wenigstens eine andere Seite (12d) des Bauteils aufweisen, so daß das Bauteil auf der Transferplatte festgeklemmt und gehalten werden kann, und daß die Druckmittel vorzugsweise wenigstens eine Feder (8g) umfassen.
  7. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 5 bis 6,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    daß die Zapfen in Längsrichtung einen Längsabstand (E₁) voneinander haben, und daß die Zapfen in Querrichtung einen Querabstand (E₂) voneinander haben und daß der Längsabstand bzw. der Querabstand ein Vielfaches des Abstandes (E′₁) der Zähne des Zahnriemens (7d) der Sekundärfördereinrichtung bzw. ein Mehrfaches des Abstands (E′₂) der Zähne des Zahnriemens (22d) der Hauptfördereinrichtung ist.
  8. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    daß sie zusätzlich eine Orientierungseinrichtung (24) zum Orientieren der Enden (9a) der Drähte umfaßt, wobei die Orientierungseinrichtung entlang der Hauptfördereinrichtung stromaufwärts vom Einfügeabschnitt angeordnet ist, und daß die Orientierungseinrichtung wenigstens eine Orientierungszange (38) umfaßt, die sich um eine Orientierungsachse (yy₂) drehen kann, die im wesentlichen senkrecht zur Hauptfördereinrichtung verläuft.
  9. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 5 bis 8,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    daß wenigstens eine der Transferplatten wenigstens einen zeitweiligen Endträger (8j) umfaßt, so daß eines der Enden (9a) eines Drahtes am zeitweiligen Endträger befestigt werden kann, daß die Transferplatten an ihrer Vorderseite (8j) offen sind, so daß die Enden der Drähte in die Aussparungen der vorab in die Transferplatte geladenen Drahtbauteile leicht eingeführt werden können, und daß die Transferplatten an ihrer Rückseite (8k) offen sind, so daß leicht auf die Rückseite (8k) zugegriffen werden kann, so daß die hinteren Enden (12g) der Leiterelemente (12e) des vorab geladenen Bauteils leicht zugänglich sind.
  10. Verfahren zur Herstellung von elektrischen Kabelbäumen, die Drähte (9) umfassen, deren Enden (9a) in Aussparungen (12a) von Bauteilen (12) einzufügen sind,
    gekennzeichnet durch
    die folgenden Schritte:
    a - Bereitstellen wenigstens einer Hauptfördereinrichtung (22), die die Drähte mittels Transferzangen (15) transportieren kann,
    b - Bereitstellen wenigstens einer Sekundärfördereinrichtung, die die Transferplatten (8) transportieren kann, wobei die Transferplatten wenigstens eines der Bauteile (12) aufnehmen können, wobei ein Bereich (7a) der Sekundärfördereinrichtung in einem Einfügeabschnitt (23) angeordnet ist, in dem außerdem ein Bereich (22a) der Hauptfördereinrichtung angeordnet ist,
    c - Bereitstellen entlang der Sekundärfördereinrichtung von wenigstens einer automatischen Beladeeinrichtung (13), die mit einem Vorrat identischer Bauteile ausgerüstet ist,
    d - Anordnen wenigstens einer Transferplatte auf der Sekundärfördereinrichtung, wobei vorzugsweise eine leere Transferplatte auf der Sekundärfördereinrichtung angeordnet wird, und wobei die Transferplatte mit einer Halteschablone (8f) für die an den Beladeeinrichtungen angeordneten Bauteile ausgerüstet ist,
    e - Betätigen der Sekundärfördereinrichtung derart, daß die Transferplatte sich in Beziehung zu einer der Beladeeinrichtungen bewegt,
    f - Transferieren der Transferplatte zur Beladeeinrichtung und Aufladen wenigstens eines der Bauteile, mit denen die Beladeeinrichtung versorgt ist, so daß die Vorderseite (12h) des Bauteils seitens der Vorderseite (8j) der Transferplatte angeordnet ist,
    g - Transferieren der Transferplatte auf die Sekundärfördereinrichtung,
    h - wenn nötig, Wiederholen der Schritte (e), (f), (g), und nachfolgend,
    i - Betätigen der Sekundärfördereinrichtung derart, daß die mit dem Bauteil versehene Transferplatte in den Einfügeabschnitt gelangt, derart, daß die Vorderseite der Transferplatte Einfügemitteln gegenüberliegt,
    j - Einfügen der Enden der vorab in den Transferzangen angeordneten Drähte mit Hilfe der Einfügemittel in die Aussparungen der auf die Transferplatte geladenen Bauteile,
    k - Transferieren der Transferplatte auf die Hauptfördereinrichtung.
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