摘要 |
<p>A taping section (14) of a harness making machine comprises a taping device (10), two conveyors (18, 20) and a bridging conveyor (40) positioned therebetween. The bridging conveyor (40) allows passage of pallets (34) that carry nodes of a harness (36) from the first conveyor (18) to the second conveyor (20). Once a node has passed over from the first to the second conveyor, the bridging conveyor (40) is vertically removed by the piston rod (43) to allow the taping device (10) to be positioned between the conveyors. The harness (4) is received in a slot (8) of the taping device which tapes the harness whilst it is axially moved by the conveyors until the second pallet (38) reaches the taping device (10). The taping device is removed, the bridging conveyor (14) inserted and the procedure continues as described above for taping the second section (4') of harness between the nodes (38, 39). A simple automated procedure for taping harnesses is thus provided.</p> |