EP0801826B1 - Appareil de fabrication de harnais de cables - Google Patents

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EP0801826B1
EP0801826B1 EP95931653A EP95931653A EP0801826B1 EP 0801826 B1 EP0801826 B1 EP 0801826B1 EP 95931653 A EP95931653 A EP 95931653A EP 95931653 A EP95931653 A EP 95931653A EP 0801826 B1 EP0801826 B1 EP 0801826B1
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  • the present invention relates to an electrical wire harness producing apparatus, and more particularly to an improved wire harness producing apparatus using cam drives to control its principal components in measuring and cutting predetermined lengths of wires and in crimping connectors to the opposing ends of the measured and cut wires arranged laterally in parallel.
  • Primary and secondary wire chucks are used to stretch electric wires therebetween while cutting the wires from the supply reel and to separate cut lengths of wires from the remaining wires extending from the supply reel.
  • the primary and secondary wire chucks are placed at stationary positions and operate by opening and closing jaws to hold and release the electric wires.
  • a composite blade assembly having a wire-cutting blade and an insulation-stripping blade is used which permits the insulation-stripping blade to cut a line in the wire insulation at the time of cutting each wire spaced apart from the line, and then strips the wires by displacing them toward the insulation-stripping blade.
  • one discharge rod may lead the other discharge rod, resulting in the wire harnesses being obliquely driven to a subsequent testing stage, in which they may take a wrong posture for testing which will prevent them from being properly tested.
  • the use of the dual blade structure in stripping electric wires also limits the shortest stripping length to the total thickness of the insulation-stripping blade and the wire-cutting blade, thus preventing selection of the stripping length below the wire-cutting blade, which is thick relative to the insulation-stripping blade.
  • an apparatus for producing wire harnesses each wire harness having a plurality of elongated wires extending between first and second electrical connector elements which are interconnected to opposing first and second ends of said wires, the apparatus comprising:
  • the first wire-maintenance means may be arranged to travel along the wires to the vicinity of the second wire-maintenance means, beyond the wire cutting means, after measuring the wires but before the second wire-maintenance means engages the wires, thereby permitting the first wire-maintenance means to maintain the wires in their spaced-apart order.
  • the wire harness discharge means may include longitudinal discharge rods for discharging each assembled wire harness by pushing the connectors terminated to its opposing ends, the discharge rods being driven in synchronism with the respective cam drive means.
  • each wire harness has at least one electrically conductive wire of a predetermined length, and first and second electrical connector elements attached to said wire at opposite ends of the harness, said first and second connector elements respectively engaging first and second free ends of said wire, the apparatus comprising:
  • a wire-stripper having two wire stripping blades spaced apart from said wire cutter and further spaced apart from said primary and secondary wire chucks, said wire-stripper being reciprocatably driven by a seventh independent cam drive in and out of said apparatus assembly path, said two wire stripping blades engaging said first and second free ends of said predetermined length of wire.
  • FIGS. 1 to 11 a first embodiment of a wire harness producing apparatus constructed in accordance with the principles of the present invention is diagrammatically depicted.
  • the apparatus is designed to permit the measuring and cutting of electric wires W of any desired length in parallel order as well as terminating of electric connectors C1 and C2 to opposite ends of the measured and cut wires, while so arranged in parallel.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic block diagram of the wire harness apparatus
  • FIGS. 2 to 10 show the operational steps of the apparatus, namely: a plurality of electric wires W being measured and cut; connectors C1 and C2 being terminated to opposite ends of the measured and cut wires; and the completed wire harnesses A being discharged to a subsequent working stage.
  • the wire harness producing apparatus comprises: a wire supply section 1 composed of a group of wire supply reels for unwinding a plurality of wires W therefrom; a wire inlet section 2 for arranging and guiding the wires W from their supply reels laterally in parallel; and, a pair of wire chucks having primary and secondary chuck sections 3 and 4 for holding the wires in their parallel arrangement.
  • the secondary chuck section 4 is located downstream of the primary chuck section 3, namely, in the direction in which the electric wires W travels during processing.
  • the wire harness apparatus further comprises: a wire measuring section 5 for drawing a predetermined length each of the wires W ; a wire-cutting section 6 for cutting the wires W between the primary and secondary chuck sections 3 and 4 while the wires W are stretched by the primary and secondary chuck sections 3 & 4; upstream and downstream pressing, or die, sections 7 & 8 for terminating electric connectors C2 onto one set of free ends of the cut wires (which are separate from the remaining wires extending out from the wire supply reel section 1) and for terminating electric connectors C1 onto the free ends of the remaining wire extensions; and a wire harness discharging section 9 for directing to a subsequent working stage, assembled wire harnesses A each composed of wires of predetermined length with connectors terminated to their opposing ends.
  • a wire harness transfer section 10 and a checking section 11 are placed close to the electric harness discharging section 9.
  • the pressing die of each of the upstream and downstream pressing sections 7 & 8 is associated with a connector feeding section 12 & 13.
  • FIG. 32 illustrates a partially completed wire harness 200 of the type typically produced by the apparatus of FIGS 1 & 12.
  • the harness 200 includes four conductive wires 202-208 arranged laterally in parallel and having interior conductive portions 210 exposed during an insulation-stripping process.
  • the wires 202-208 include two opposing sets of free ends 212, 214, one of which is illustrated as exposed and the other terminated to an electrical connector element C1 of the type having parallel, wire-receiving cavities 113 with a plurality of insulation displacement terminals 115 arranged therein.
  • These insulations displacement terminals are of the type which include erect prongs or the like having a channel therebetween which receives the wires therein. When the wires are pressed into these insulation displacement terminals, the prongs pinch the wires and cut, or displace into the wire outer insulation to contact the interior conductive portions 210 to effect a reliable electrical connection.
  • a first embodiment of the wire inlet section 2 comprises a base 21 and a wire inlet roller 22 fixed to one end of the base 21.
  • a series of guide rollers 23, 24 & 25 are arranged at regular intervals in the downstream direction and wire tensioning rollers 26 & 27 are located between adjacent guide rollers 23, 24 & 25 as illustrated.
  • a crimper 28 is located downstream of the guide rollers 23, 24 & 25.
  • Each of these rollers 22-27 preferably includes a series of circumferential grooves 241, 242 corresponding in number to the number of wires arranged in parallel for assembly into a harness, as seen from FIG. 18, which shows the roller 24 for example.
  • the primary chuck section 3 includes means for gripping and releasing an arrangement of wires W arranged in parallel with a regular spacing maintained between adjoining wires.
  • the primary chuck section 3 comprises a base 31, a chuck arm 32 and a plurality of wire-threading pipes, or tubes 33, arranged in parallel laterally along the base 31 and disposed on the base 31 underneath the chuck arm 32, which is pivoted to swing about a central pivot point 34.
  • An associated operating means, such as the pneumatic piston and cylinder 35, 36 illustrated is positioned thereon with its piston 36 abutting on one end of the chuck arm 32.
  • the chuck arm 32 pivots about 34 and lowers the other end of the chuck arm 32, thus contacting the wires appearing out of the wire-threading pipes 33 by pressing them against the base 31.
  • the withdrawing of the piston 36 causes the chuck arm 32 to release the electric wires W .
  • the primary chuck section 3 is fixed to a slider 373, which is designed to slide on rails 372 disposed on a support bed 371.
  • a cam 374 is operatively connected to an associated transmission link 375. Rotational movement of the cam 374 transmits movement to the primary chuck section 3 through linkage 375, thereby moving the primary chuck section 3 toward the secondary chuck section 4.
  • the slider 373 is spring-biased toward its initial position, thus permitting the primary chuck section 3 to withdraw until the abutting end 378 of the slider 373 has abutted against a stopper 377.
  • the secondary chuck section 4 comprises means for gripping and releasing plurality of wires W arranged in parallel, means for displacing the wire gripping-and-releasing means to the vicinity of the wires W , and means for moving the entire chuck section back and forth along the wire feed line.
  • the wire gripping-and-releasing means comprises a pair of opening-and-closing arms 41 & 42 pivoted at 43 & 44 and a pair of links 45 & 46 operatively connected to the rear ends of the arms 41 and 42.
  • a pneumatic cylinder 48 with a piston 47 is operatively connected to the links 45 & 46.
  • Each arm 41, 42 preferably includes a wire chuck head 491, 492 fixed to its end.
  • the means for displacing the wire gripping-and-releasing means to the vicinity of the electric wires W comprises a pair of pneumatic cylinders 412, 413 whose pistons 414, 415 are connected to a frame 411 to which the wire gripping-and-releasing means is attached.
  • pneumatic cylinders 412, 413 are fixed to a slidable base 423, which slides on rails 422, 422 shown extending horizontally between opposite stands 421.
  • Rotation of cam 424 transmits movement to the slidable base 423 via an associated link mechanism 425, thereby moving the slidable base 423 and its associated wire gripping-and-releasing means back and forth.
  • FIGS. 23-26 one example of the measuring chuck section 5 suitable for use with the present invention is described.
  • a wire gripping-and-releasing means is illustrated therein as having a pair of opening-and-closing arms 51 & 52 pivotally mounted at 55 & 56, a pair of links 57 & 58 operatively connected to the rear ends of the arms 51 & 52, and a pneumatic cylinder 50 having a piston 59 operatively connected to the ends of the links 57 & 58.
  • Advancement of the piston 59 causes the tip ends 53, 54 of the arms 51 & 52 to open, while withdrawal of the piston 59 causes the tip ends 53, 54 of the arms 51 & 52 to close.
  • the wire gripping-and-releasing means is fixed to a movable base 514, (best illustrated in FIG. 23) which is driven back and forth on a stationary base 511 by a servomotor 512 which, as illustrated, may be operatively connected to a threaded shaft 513.
  • FIG. 27 one example of a wire cutting section 6 suitable for use with the present invention is illustrated.
  • the section 6 has upper and lower cutting blades 62 & 66 fixed to respective opposing blade holders, or knife assembly arms, 61 & 65. Rotational movements of two driving cams 63 and 67 is transmitted to these blade holders 61 & 65 via associated transmission linkages 64 & 68.
  • Each of the upstream and downstream pressing sections 7 & 8 associated therewith has an upper punch and a lower die.
  • Two upper punch holders 71, 81 have punches 72 & 82 fixed thereto and are driven by the rotation of one set of driving cams 73, 83 (shown at the top of FIG.
  • the discharge section 9 includes a movable rack 91 and a stationary rack 92 which are operatively connected together via an intervening pinion member 93.
  • Rotational movement of a driving cam 94 is transmitted to the pinion member 93 via a first linkage 95 and then to second links 96 & 97, thereby permitting the rack 91 to move back and forth in response to rotation of the driving cam 94.
  • a pair of wire harness discharge rods 98 are disposed underneath the movable rack 91 and contact, in their operational movement, assembled wire harness A .
  • the discharge rods 98 impart movement to assembled harness by contacting the connectors terminated to the harness opposing ends.
  • These harness-pushing rods 98 are preferably operated synchronously to evenly thrust the opposing connectors C1, C2 of each assembled harness A in their discharge movement, because otherwise the wire harness would travel obliquely.
  • FIGS. 30 & 31 illustrate a transfer section 10 suitable for use with the present invention for transporting assembled wire harnesses A to a subsequent testing section 11.
  • a transfer table 101 as shown in FIG. 30, has a plurality of shuttle members 102 at regular intervals. These shuttle members 102 appear partly on the transport line, in opposition to the connectors C1 & C2 of each assembled harness A at the opposing ends thereof.
  • the transfer table 101 is attached to an underlying endless belt conveyor 104 via an intervening movement block 103, thus permitting the transfer table 101 to move back and forth along the path indicated in FIGS. 30 & 31.
  • the intervening block 103 is allowed to move between forward and rear stops 105 & 106, thereby limiting the stroke of the transfer table 101 and hence, the need for the shuttle members 102.
  • FIG. 2 shows the condition in which a working or harness assembly cycle is about to start subsequent to the completion of the precedent working cycle.
  • the measuring chuck 5 is closed and then the wires W extending out from the wire supply reels are clamped as seen in FIG. 11.
  • the opening-and-closing chuck arms 51 and 52 are then closed together in order to grip the wires W in their parallel arrangement. This is essentially conducted in one step.
  • the primary chuck section 3 is opened.
  • the chuck arms 32 are opened to permit the measuring of wires W .
  • the required measuring of the wires W is effected by the measuring chuck section 5.
  • the servomotor 512 rotates the threaded shaft 513 to drive the movable base 514 until the wires are drawn out to the desired predetermined length by the closed tips 53, 54 of the wire-drawing chuck arms 51 & 52.
  • FIG. 3 shows the condition in which the wire-measuring by the measuring chuck 5 is finished in the four sequential steps set out above.
  • the primary chuck section 3 advances to the secondary chuck section 4 and beyond the cutting line of the wire cutting section 6, (indicated by the dashed line extending between the knife blades 6 shown therein).
  • rotational movement of cam 374 is transmitted via the transmission linkage 375 which permits the slider 373 to move forward along its associated rails 372.
  • the chuck arms 32 of the primary wire chuck section 3 are opened, thereby permitting the primary chuck section 3 to move forward in proximity to the secondary chuck section 4 without drawing the wires W further formed.
  • the secondary wire chuck section 4 starts its operation.
  • the pneumatic cylinders 412 & 413 are activated their pistons 414 & 415 advance and the frame 411 advances.
  • the pneumatic cylinder 48 withdraws its piston 47, thereby closing the opening-and-closing arms 41, 42 to permit their nails 491 & 492 to close and grip the wires W .
  • the nails 491 & 492 therefore do not pinch the insulations of selected wires which might cause shorting or improper terminations of connectors to the wires.
  • the primary wire chuck section 3 returns to the predetermined position as shown in FIG. 5.
  • the cam 374 begins its return motion causing the primary wire chuck section 3 to return to-the predetermined position under the influence of a return spring 376.
  • the primary wire chuck section 3 closes. Specifically, the pneumatic cylinder 35 raises its piston to cause the chuck arm 32 to swing about its pivot, thereby clamping the wires W .
  • the wire cutting section 6 is enabled and cuts the measured wires W .
  • rotations of the cutting section driving cams 63, 67 are transmitted to the upper and lower cutting blades 62 and 66 via their associated linkages 64 & 68, thereby activating cutting blades 62 & 66 to contact and cut all of the wires W at their measured length.
  • the primary and secondary wire chuck sections 3 and 4 are separated from each other.
  • the cam 374 returns to its original position, and accordingly the primary wire chuck section 3 returns to the backward position behind the upstream pressing section 7 under additional urging of the return spring 376.
  • the secondary wire chuck section 4 moves forward beyond the downstream pressing section 8
  • the measuring chuck section 5 is moved synchronously forward by the servomotor 512.
  • a connector, or connectors, C1 may be terminated to the forward, exposed free ends of the wires W on the side of the primary chuck section 3, whereas a connector C2 may likewise be terminated to the rearward ends of the wires W on the side of the secondary chuck section 4.
  • the eleventh step the upper and lower cutting blades 62, 66 open, and then at twelfth and thirteenth steps, the upstream and downstream pressing sections 7 and 8 begin their pressing operations respectively.
  • FIG. 7 shows the conditions in which the impressing of the connectors onto the wires are finished at a fourteenth step, and the secondary chuck section 4 opens at a fifteenth step.
  • FIG. 8 shows that at a sixteenth step, after crimping of the connectors C1, C2 onto the opposing ends of the wires W , the pressing punches 72, 78 of the upstream and downstream pressing sections 7 & 8 are raised. At a seventeenth step, the connector clamp of the upstream pressing section 7 is released and then at a eighteenth step, the electric harness A is discharged.
  • FIGS. 28 and 29 show one example of a harness discharge mechanism suitable for use with the present invention.
  • rotation of movement of the cam 94 is transmitted to the drive links 96 and 97 via the transmission linkage 95 to rotate the pinion 93.
  • the pinion 93 is meshed with the stationary rack 92 so as to rotate clockwise, and the clockwise rotation of the pinion 93 causes the movable rack 91 to move forward in the direction indicated by the arrow.
  • a pair of harness discharge rods 98 & 98 subsequently move forward to push the electric harness A by engaging its connectors C1, C2. It should be noted that as seen from FIG.
  • the discharge rods 98 & 98 push the opposing connectors C1 and C2 of the electric harness A simultaneously, to thereby eliminate the possibility of the assembled wire harnesses travelling obliquely along their path to a subsequent testing stage, where the wire harness can take its correct posture, thereby permitting unimpeded testing of the assembled harnesses.
  • FIGS. 30 and 31 show one example of the transfer section 10.
  • the belt conveyor 101 carries the movable base 101 which permits the transport heads 102 to push harnesses A in serial order, one after another to a subsequent testing section 11 where the assembled harnesses A are subjected to conditioning and other electrical characteristic tests.
  • the pressing dies 76 & 86 of the upstream and downstream pressing sections 7 and 8 are lowered and at a twentieth step, the connector clamp of the processing die 76 closes.
  • the secondary chuck section 4 returns to its initial position and at a twenty-second step, the measuring chuck section 5 begins to measure the wires for a subsequent assembly cycle.
  • electric connectors C1 and C2 are supplied from a connector supply section 12 to both of the upstream and downstream pressing dies 76 and 86, and at a twenty-fourth step, the measuring chuck section 5 returns to its initial position, thus returning the apparatus to its standby condition illustrated in FIG. 2, in which another, subsequent harness making cycle can begin.
  • the principal components of the apparatus include the cam driving at electric connector pressing steps, that is: (1) the step wherein the primary wire chuck section 3 advances proximate to the secondary chuck section 4 just prior to the clamping of the wires by the secondary wire chuck section 4; (2) the step wherein the primary and secondary wire chuck sections 3 & 4 are displaced subsequent to the cutting of the wires by the wire cutting section 6 to separate one end or segment of the cut wires toward the primary wire chuck section 3 and the other end of the cut wires toward the secondary wire chuck section 4; (3) the step wherein the punch 62 and die 66 are operated in the cutting section 6; and, (4) the step wherein the punch and die are operated in the upstream and downstream pressing sections 7 and 8.
  • the time involved for assembly the wire harnesses is substantially reduced as compared with the conventional system using pneumatic cylinders to conduct all the principal connector pressing steps in that with conventional pneumatic-driven harness producing apparatus, the operation of the pneumatic cylinders in any subsequent step cannot begin before confirmation that the operation of the pneumatic cylinders in the preceding step has finished, thus adding a short delay equivalent to the waiting time for each confirmation, thus preventing the shortening of the harness-making cycle below a certain limit.
  • the cam-driving of the associated components set out above thereby permits the starting of sequential steps without confirming the completion of each preceding step, thus substantially shortening the harness-making cycle by at least the cumulative waiting time described above which is experienced with pneumatic driven apparatus.
  • FIGS. 12 to 16 a second embodiment of an apparatus for producing wire harnesses constructed in accordance with the principles of the present invention is illustrated, in which a connector is terminated to one end of the parallel wire arrangement while the wires are stripped on the other opposite ends.
  • the termination of the connector C1 to the one end of the parallel wire arrangement, the measuring of the wires, the cutting of the wires and the separating of the two parts of the cut wires by the primary and secondary chucks 3 and 4 are effected in the same way as in the harness producing apparatus of the first embodiment (see FIGS. 2 to 6).
  • the upper and lower stripping blades 14 are brought into contact with the wires and cut into the insulations of the wires W near their free ends.
  • the primary chuck section 3 moves rearward and as a twenty-eighth step, the cut insulation pieces R are removed by an air stream, thus exposing the conductors S from the insulation ends of the parallel wires.
  • the upper and lower stripping blades 14 return to their original positions.
  • the remaining components other than the remaining components stripping blades 14 function in the same way as in the first embodiment, particularly at subsequent thirtieth, thirty-second, thirty-third, thirty-fourth, thirty-fifth and thirty-sixth steps.
  • the insulation-stripping blades 14 are spaced apart from the wire-cutting blades 62 & 66 as shown in FIG. 27.
  • the stripping is effected at a position apart from the wire-cutting position and at this step independent from the wire-cutting step, and therefore it is possible that the shortest amount of insulation necessary can be removed from the parallel wires.
  • the relatively thick wire-cutting blades and the relatively thin insulation-stripping blades are laid up on each other and the wire-cutting and the insulation-cutting are effected simultaneously. Therefore, the insulations of a length or lengths of wire which is shorter than the thickness of the wire-cutting blade cannot be removed from the wires.
  • the insulations of wire lengths which are equal to the thickness of the stripping blade can be easily removed from the free ends of the cut wires.
  • a harness producing apparatus can work at the shortest working cycle possible because of no necessity for waiting for a confirmation of the completion of each preceding working step.
  • the primary wire chuck is made to advance beyond the cutting position to the proximity of the secondary chuck section, thereby holding a plurality of parallel wires at regular intervals, assuring that the insulations of selected wires are not pressed and damaged by undesired pressing when the secondary wire chuck clamps the parallel wires.
  • the simultaneous engagement of the opposing connectors terminated to each harness by the opposing harness discharge pushing rods assures that no harnesses will travel obliquely on the way to the subsequent testing section, thus assuring that every harness may take a correct posture for testing.
  • the insulation-stripping can be effected at a position away from the wire-cutting position and as a step which is independent from the wire-cutting step. Therefore, insulations of a possible shortest length equal to the thickness of the insulation-stripping blade can be removed from parallel wires.

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  1. Appareil de fabrication de harnais de câbles (A), chaque harnais de câbles (A) ayant une pluralité de câbles allongés (W) s'étendant entre des premier et deuxième éléments de connecteur électrique (C1, C2) qui sont interconnectés à des première et deuxième extrémités opposées (212, 214) desdits câbles (W), l'appareil comprenant:
    une source de câble (1);
    un premier moyen (2) pour fournir une pluralité de câbles (W) de la source de câble (1) audit appareil de sorte que lesdits câbles (W) entrant dans ledit appareil soient disposés dans un ordre espacé pré-établi;
    un moyen (5) pour étendre lesdits câbles (W) le long d'un chemin d'avance de traitement de harnais de câbles dudit appareil et pour mesurer une longueur prédéterminée desdits câbles (W) qui correspond à une longueur de câbles souhaitée finale d'un harnais de câbles assemblés;
    un moyen (6) disposé le long dudit chemin d'avance de l'appareil pour sectionner lesdits câbles afin de définir ladite longueur prédéterminée desdits câbles (W) après qu'elle a été mesurée, ledit moyen pour sectionner les câbles (6) définissant des première et deuxième extrémités opposées (212, 214) de ladite longueur prédéterminée de câbles (W);
    un premier moyen (3) pour maintenir lesdits câbles (W) dans ledit ordre espacé pré-établi à mesure que ladite longueur prédéterminée de câbles (W) est avancée le long dudit chemin d'avance de l'appareil et au cours de la mesure et du sectionnement, le premier moyen de maintien des câbles (3) venant en prise avec ladite longueur prédéterminée de câbles (W) à proximité de leurs dites premières extrémités;
    un premier moyen (7) pour appliquer un premier élément de connecteur électrique (C1) auxdites premières extrémités (214) desdits câbles (W) tandis que ledit premier moyen de maintien des câbles (3) vient en prise avec lesdits câbles (W);
    un deuxième moyen (4) pour maintenir ladite longueur prédéterminée de câbles (W) dans ledit ordre espacé pré-établi à mesure que ladite longueur prédéterminée de câbles (W) avance le long dudit chemin d'avance de l'appareil au cours du sectionnement desdits câbles (W) et suite à celui-ci, le deuxième moyen de maintien des câbles (4) venant en prise avec ladite longueur prédéterminée de câbles (W) à proximité desdites deuxièmes extrémités (214) de ceux-ci;
    un deuxième moyen (8) pour appliquer un deuxième élément de connecteur électrique (C2) auxdites deuxièmes extrémités (212) desdits câbles (W) tandis que ledit deuxième moyen de maintien (4) vient en prise avec lesdits câbles (W) afin de fournir un harnais de câbles assemblés (A) et
    un moyen (9) pour décharger le harnais de câbles assemblés (A) dudit appareil à un poste de travail subséquent (10, 11) en contactant lesdits premier et deuxième éléments de connecteur (C1, C2) au niveau desdites extrémités opposées (212, 214) dudit harnais de câbles assemblés (A);
    l'appareil étant caractérisé en ce que:
    lesdits premier et deuxième moyens de maintien des câbles (3, 4), moyens de sectionnement des câbles (6), premier et deuxième moyens d'application de connecteurs de câbles (7, 8) et moyen de déchargement (9) du harnais de câbles sont tous entraínés par des moyens de commande à cames respectifs indépendants (374, 424, 63, 67, 73, 77, 83, 87 & 94).
  2. Appareil d'assemblage d'un harnais de câbles selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que lesdits premier et deuxième moyens de maintien des câbles (3, 4) comportent respectivement des mandrins primaire et secondaire (3, 4) de câbles espacés l'un de l'autre, lesdits mandrins primaire et secondaire (3, 4) comportant chacun deux faces opposées (31, 32, 493, 494) qui viennent en prise avec lesdits câbles (W) le long d'un chemin généralement transversal audit chemin d'avance de l'appareil et les maintiennent dans ledit ordre espacé pré-établi.
  3. Appareil d'assemblage d'un harnais de câbles selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que lesdits câbles (W) sont maintenus dans un ordre généralement parallèle.
  4. Appareil d'assemblage d'un harnais de câbles selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que lesdits premier et deuxième moyens d'application de connecteur (7, 8) et ledit moyen de sectionnement de câbles (6) sont entraínés par des jeux respectifs de cames de commande indépendantes (73, 77, 6), lesdits premier et deuxième moyens d'application de connecteur (7, 8) et ledit moyen de sectionnement de câbles (6) étant entraínés par d'autres dites cames de commande indépendantes (73, 77, 6) dans des directions généralement transversales audit chemin d'avance de l'appareil.
  5. Appareil d'assemblage d'un harnais de câbles selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que ledit moyen de mesure des câbles (5) est disposé dans ledit appareil en aval dudit premier moyen de maintien des câbles (3) et comporte un mandrin de mesure des câbles (5) entraíné avec un mouvement alternatif le long dudit chemin d'avance de l'appareil.
  6. Appareil d'assemblage d'un harnais de câbles selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que lesdits premier et deuxième moyens d'application de connecteur (7, 8) comportent des éléments opposés de poinçon et matrice (72, 76, 82, 86) disposés sur des côtés opposés dudit moyen de sectionnement des câbles (6), lesdits éléments opposés de poinçon et matrice (72, 76, 82, 86) venant en prise avec lesdits câbles (W) le long d'un chemin généralement transversal au chemin d'avance dudit appareil afin d'appliquer lesdites premières et deuxièmes extrémités de ladite longueur prédéterminée de câbles (W).
  7. Appareil d'assemblage d'un harnais de câbles selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que les faces opposées (31, 32) dudit mandrin primaire comportent des éléments de mâchoires opposés qui viennent en prise sélectivement en fonctionnement avec lesdits câbles (W).
  8. Appareil d'assemblage d'un harnais de câbles selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que des moyens (14) sont prévus pour dénuder l'isolation des extrémités desdites longueurs prédéterminées de câbles (W), les moyens de dénudage des câbles (14) étant associés en fonctionnement audit moyen de sectionnement des câbles (6), ledit moyen de sectionnement des câbles (6) ayant une paire de lames de coupe opposées (62, 66) et ledit moyen de dénudage des câbles (14) ayant une paire de lames de dénudage opposées espacées desdites lames de coupe (62, 66) et étant en outre actionnables séparément de celles-ci.
  9. Appareil d'assemblage d'un harnais de câbles selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que ledit moyen d'extension des câbles (2) comporte une section d'entrée de câble ayant une pluralité de rouleaux d'avance de câbles (23-25), les rouleaux (23-25) ayant une pluralité de canaux espacés (241, 242) qui reçoivent lesdits câbles (W) de ladite source de câble et fournissent lesdits câbles (W) audit moyen de mesure des câbles.
  10. Appareil d'assemblage d'un harnais de câbles selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que ledit moyen de décharge du harnais de câbles assemblés (9) comporte des première et deuxième tiges-poussoirs alternatives (98), chacune desdites tiges-poussoirs (98) venant respectivement en contact uniquement avec lesdits premier et deuxième éléments de connecteur électrique (C1, C2) au niveau desdites extrémités opposées de chacun desdits harnais de câbles assemblés (A) pour ainsi exercer une force de décharge uniforme sur chacun desdits harnais assemblés.
  11. Appareil d'assemblage d'un harnais de câbles selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que des moyens (10) sont prévus pour transporter lesdits harnais de câbles assemblés (A) hors dudit chemin d'avance de l'appareil, lesdits moyens de transport des harnais de câbles (10) comportant des paires de têtes d'engagement (102) des harnais de câbles qui viennent en prise avec lesdits harnais de câbles assemblés (A) et font avancer par incrément lesdits harnais de câbles assemblés (A) à travers ledit appareil.
  12. Appareil pour assembler des harnais de câbles (A), dans lequel chaque harnais de câbles (A) a au moins un câble électriquement conducteur d'une longueur prédéterminée, et des premier et deuxième éléments de connecteur électrique (C1, C2) attachés audit câble à des extrémités opposées du harnais (A), lesdits premier et deuxième éléments de connecteur (C1, C2) venant en prise respectivement avec des première et deuxième extrémités libres (212, 214) dudit câble (W), l'appareil comprenant:
    une source de câbles (1), un moyen (2) pour fournir ledit câble de ladite source de câbles audit appareil, une entrée de câble pour guider ledit câble dans ledit appareil dans un ordre pré-établi, un moyen de mesure de câbles comportant un mandrin (5) de mesure de câbles qui vient en prise sélectivement avec ledit câble (W) en aval de ladite entrée de câble et tire une longueur prédéterminée de câbles de ladite source (1), ledit mandrin (5) de mesure de câble étant entraíné le long d'un chemin d'assemblage dudit appareil, qui s'étend longitudinalement le long dudit appareil, une sectionneuse de câble (6) entraínée avec un mouvement alternatif par un premier dispositif d'entraínement (63, 67) dans et hors dudit chemin d'assemblage de l'appareil pour sectionner ledit câble (W) afin de définir des premières et deuxièmes extrémités libres opposées (212, 214) de longueurs prédéterminées successives de câbles (W) le long dudit chemin d'assemblage de l'appareil, un mandrin de câble primaire (3) pour venir en prise avec ladite longueur prédéterminée de câbles (W) près de ladite première extrémité libre (214) de celle-ci et retenant ladite longueur de câbles dans ledit ordre pré-établi à mesure qu'elle est traitée dans ledit appareil le long dudit chemin d'assemblage, ledit premier mandrin de câble (3) étant entraíné le long dudit chemin d'assemblage de l'appareil par un deuxième dispositif d'entraínement (374), des première et deuxième presses (7, 8) pour terminer des premier et deuxième éléments de connecteur électrique respectifs (C1, C2) auxdites premières et deuxièmes extrémités libres (212, 214) desdites longueurs prédéterminées de câbles (W) à mesure qu'elles avancent le long dudit chemin d'assemblage de l'appareil, ladite première presse (7) étant entraínée à mouvement alternatif par un troisième dispositif d'entraínement (73, 77) dans et hors dudit chemin d'assemblage de l'appareil, ladite première presse (7) étant disposée en aval de ladite entrée de câble et en amont de ladite sectionneuse de câble (6), ladite deuxième presse (8) étant disposée en aval de ladite sectionneuse de câble (6) et dudit mandrin de câble primaire (3) et étant en outre entraínée à mouvement alternatif par un quatrième dispositif d'entraínement (83, 87) dans et hors dudit chemin d'assemblage de l'appareil, un mandrin de câble secondaire (4) disposé en aval dudit mandrin de câble primaire (3) et de ladite sectionneuse de câble (6) pour venir en prise avec ladite deuxième extrémité libre (212) de ladite longueur de câbles et pour maintenir ladite longueur de câbles dans ledit ordre pré-établi, ledit mandrin de câble secondaire (4) étant entraíné à mouvement alternatif par un cinquième dispositif d'entraínement (424) le long dudit chemin d'assemblage de l'appareil, ledit mandrin de câble secondaire (4) étant en outre espacé dudit mandrin de câble primaire (3), l'appareil étant caractérisé en ce que les premier, deuxième, troisième, quatrième et cinquième dispositifs d'entraínement comprennent des commandes à cames qui sont actionnées indépendamment les unes des autres.
  13. Appareil selon la revendication 12, caractérisé en ce que ledit mandrin de câble secondaire (4) alterne le long dudit chemin d'assemblage de l'appareil entre une position approximativement en aval de ladite sectionneuse de câble (6) et une position ipproximativement en aval de ladite deuxième presse 18).
  14. Appareil selon la revendication 12, caractérisé en ce qu'un mécanisme de décharge des harnais assemblés (9) est prévu, comportant une paire de tiges-poussoir allongées (98) alignées avec lesdits éléments de connecteur (C1, C2) terminés aux extrémités opposées (212, 214) dudit harnais de câble (A), lesdites tiges-poussoir (98) étant entraínées suivant un mouvement alternatif par une sixième commande à cames indépendante (94).
  15. Appareil selon la revendication 12, caractérisé en ce qu'une dénudeuse de câbles (14) est prévue, ayant deux lames de dénudage de câble espacées de ladite sectionneuse de câble (6) et espacées en outre desdits mandrins primaire et secondaire de câble (3, 4), ladite dénudeuse de câbles (14) étant entraínée avec un mouvement alternatif par une septième commande à cames indépendante dans et hors dudit chemin d'assemblage de l'appareil, lesdites deux lames de dénudage de câble venant en prise avec lesdites première et deuxième extrémités libres (212, 214) de ladite longueur prédéterminée de câbles.
  16. Appareil selon la revendication 12, caractérisé en ce que ladite longueur prédéterminée de câbles comporte une pluralité de câbles espacés (W), lesdits mandrins primaire et secondaire (3, 4) maintenant lesdits câbles (W) dans ledit ordre pré-établi.
  17. Appareil selon la revendication 12, caractérisé en ce que lesdites deuxième et cinquième commandes à cames (374, 424) entraínent respectivement lesdits mandrins primaire et secondaires de câbles (3, 4) d'une manière telle que ledit mandrin secondaire de câble (4) soit toujours espacé et en aval dudit mandrin primaire de câble (3).
  18. Appareil selon la revendication 12, caractérisé en ce que ledit mandrin secondaire de câble (4) est disposé en amont dudit mandrin de mesure de câble (5) et vient en prise avec ladite longueur prédéterminée de câbles à proximité de ladite deuxième extrémité libre (212) de celui-ci à mesure que ledit mandrin de mesure de câble (5) se déplace le long dudit chemin d'assemblage de l'appareil après que ladite sectionneuse de câble (6) a sectionné ladite longueur prédéterminée de câbles pour ainsi maintenir ladite longueur prédéterminée de câbles dans ledit ordre pré-établi.
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