摘要 |
<p>In the method, lengths of wire (9) are drawn from wire supplies (10) and cut, each end of each cut wire being stripped of insulation and terminated, and the cut wire then being laid along a predetermined path defined by guide pins (4a) on a loom board (3). The wire lengths are then bound together and removed from the board. The wire (9) is handled by a mechanical gripper (7) which moves and is actuated under preprogrammed electronic control.</p><p>The apparatus comprises a loom board (3) or the means by which such a loom board can be made, an automatic manipulator having a controlled gripper (7) to draw wire (9) from a preselected supply (10), a cutter (8) to cut the wire, a wire stripper and insulative sleeve applicator (16) and a terminal supply and crimper (17), both accessible to the gripper which can then lay the terminated wire lengths along predetermined paths on the loom board (3), and a tape binder (25) which binds the laid wires together to form the required wiring loom (27).</p> |