Digital wire harness assembly system

摘要

An electronic wire harness assembly system having a transparent pegboard with a rear mounted digital display such as an LCD or plasma display is controlled by a proprietary software program running on a personal computer. The digital display provides peg location illumination, wire run path location illumination, connector shape illumination and location illumination, as well as cable tie location illumination. The operator is visually assisted with notes and videos displayed under the pegboard at the appropriate locations. The pegboard grid is registered to the digital display with simple mouse pointer clicks.

主权项

1. A wire harness assembly system for building a wire harness comprising:
a digital display in communication with image rendering controller; a transparent pegboard having a grid of pegholes for receiving a plurality of pegs;
wherein images rendered on the display are visible to an operator through the transparent pegboard; a first peg location illumination mark displayed on said digital display;
said first peg location illumination mark illuminating a first peghole; a second peg location illumination mark displayed on said digital display;
wherein said second peg location illumination mark illuminates a second peghole; a first wire run location illumination line displayed on said digital display;
wherein said first wire run location illumination line illuminates a first wire run originating on said first peg location illumination mark and terminating on said second peg location illumination mark; a toolbar displayed on said digital display;
said toolbar having at least one tool icon;wherein said toolbar and tool icon are clearly visible through said transparent pegboard; a note displayed in selectable locations on said digital display;
wherein said note is clearly visible through said transparent pegboard; a video displayed in selectable locations on said digital display;
wherein said video is clearly visible through said transparent pegboard; a computer program executing on said image controller; an input device and an output monitor for communication with an operator; a transparent film roll dispenser located at a first end of said pegboard; a film roll take up reel located at an opposite pegboard end from said roll dispenser;
wherein a sheet of continuous transparent film originating from said dispenser and terminating in said take up reel, covers the entire surface of said pegboard.