JP6784452B2 - Wire harness assembly workbench and wire harness assembly system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a wire harness assembly workbench and a wire harness assembly system in which a plurality of connector holding members are arranged.

Conventionally, when assembling a wire harness used for electrical wiring of an automobile, various members such as exterior parts are attached to the electric wire while each part of the electric wire is held by a plurality of holding members arranged on a workbench.

For example, in Patent Document 1, it is not necessary to provide a plurality of holding members that can be automatically moved in the vertical and horizontal directions, set the holding members for each part number of the wire harness, or prepare a dedicated wire board for each part number. A harness shaping device is described.
Since this wire harness shaping device collectively performs from the assembly of the sub wire harness to the completion of the assembly of the finished wire harness, each holding member is placed at a position corresponding to the unfolded shape of the finished wire harness. It needs to be placed in various positions in the vertical and horizontal directions so that it can be held. Therefore, the wire harness shaping device is provided with a drive unit so that each holding member is automatically moved and arranged at a predetermined position.

By the way, there is a case where a workbench for assembling a sub-wire harness and a workbench for assembling a plurality of sub-wire harnesses to complete a wire harness are separately assembled. In this case, the assembly workbench for assembling the sub-wire harness is the work of completing the wire harness by the number of holding members for holding the electric wire, including the holding member for holding the connector housing for inserting and attaching the terminal provided at the end of the electric wire. Since the number of workbenches is smaller than that of the workbench, the size of the workbench can be made compact.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2006-351212

However, when there are many types of sub-wire harnesses to be assembled on the workbench, or when there are many connector parts of the sub-wire harness, it is necessary to hold a large number of connector housings on the workbench by holding members, which makes the workbench compact. Becomes difficult.
Therefore, it is conceivable to make the workbench compact by arranging the holding members of the connector housing (hereinafter referred to as the connector holding members) in a dense manner, but there is a problem that the workability is deteriorated.

The present invention has been made in view of the above, and is a wire harness capable of arranging a large number of connector holding members on the workbench while making the workbench compact, and improving workability. It is an object of the present invention to provide an assembly workbench and a wire harness assembly system.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the object, the wire harness assembly workbench according to claim 1 of the present invention is a housing that holds a connector housing for inserting and attaching a terminal provided at the terminal portion of the electric wire of the wire harness. A wire harness assembly workbench in which a plurality of connector holding members having a holding portion are arranged, the plurality of connector holding members are arranged in a linearly dense state, and one connector holding member is used. It has an aligned slide support portion that slidably supports the one connector holding member and the adjacent connector holding member so as to be spaced apart from each other necessary for the work for assembling the wire harness. The connector holding member has a foldable portion that foldably supports the housing holding portion in a direction orthogonal to the slide moving direction by the aligned slide support portion, and the housing holding portion fits the connector housing. As a result, a housing fitting space to be fixed is formed inside, and a slit shape is formed on the surface on the worker side along the fitting direction of the connector housing from the upper surface opening serving as the insertion port of the connector housing to the housing fitting space. is formed, having a wire insertion hole for inserting the terminals, the surface of the worker side is in a flat face, the operator side both widthwise edge surface of the electric wire inserted through opening, the plane The connector housing has a pair of wire guide inclined surfaces formed in a downward inclined shape from the side toward the inside of the housing fitting space, and the upper end surface of the connector housing is a position lowered from the upper surface opening of the housing holding portion. The height dimension is adjusted so that the connector housing is arranged inside the housing fitting space.

Further, in the above invention, the wire harness assembly workbench according to claim 2 of the present invention is used to assemble the wire harness among a plurality of terminal accommodating chambers provided in the connector housing in which the housing holding portion is held. In the work using the workbench, the position of the terminal accommodating chamber into which the terminal is inserted and the terminal insertion work instruction display indicating the terminal to be inserted into the terminal accommodating chamber are displayed on the plane on which the terminal is inserted. It is characterized by being provided in.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the object, the wire harness assembly system according to claim 3 of the present invention incorporates the wire harness assembly workbench according to either claim 1 or 2 . In the harness assembly system, the wire harness assembly workbench is automatically patrolled to the work positions of a plurality of workers, so that the wire harness is assembled stepwise on each wire harness assembly workbench. It is a feature.

In the wire harness assembly workbench according to claim 1 of the present invention, the plurality of connector holding members are aligned and arranged in a linearly dense state by the alignment slide support portion, and one connector holding member is used. For the assembly work of the wire harness, the one connector holding member and the adjacent connector holding member are supported so as to be slidably movable so as to have a minimum space required for the work. Since the space for arranging the connector holding members can be kept small and the space required for the work can be secured around the one connector holding member used for the work, a large number of connectors can be obtained while making the work table compact. The holding member can be arranged on the work table, and the workability can be improved.

In the wire harness assembly workbench according to claim 1 of the present invention, the housing holding portion can be tilted at an angle that makes it easy to work by the folding portion, so that the connector housing is removed from the housing holding portion and then the connector. It is not necessary to insert the terminal into the housing, and workability can be improved.

The wire harness assembly workbench according to claim 2 of the present invention is arranged at a position where the terminal insertion work instruction display provided on the surface on the insertion side of the terminal is easily visible by tilting the housing holding portion. However, in the work using the wire harness assembly workbench, the position of the terminal accommodating chamber into which the terminal is inserted and the terminal to be inserted into the terminal accommodating chamber can be easily confirmed by the terminal insertion work instruction display. Therefore, it is possible to facilitate the work of inserting the terminal into the connector housing and prevent erroneous assembly of the terminal into the connector housing.

In the wire harness assembly system according to claim 3 of the present invention, the plurality of connector holding members are aligned and arranged in a linearly dense state by the alignment slide support portion, and the connector holding member is used. For the assembly work of the wire harness, the one connector holding member and the adjacent connector holding member are supported so as to be slidable so as to have the minimum space required for the work, thereby holding a plurality of connectors. Since the space for arranging the members can be kept small and the space required for the work can be secured around the one connector holding member used for the work, the work table of a plurality of wire harness assembly work tables can be made compact. A large number of connector holding members can be arranged on the work table, and workability can be improved.

FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing a wire harness assembly system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the wire harness assembly workbench according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of the periphery of the folding portion of the connector holding member. FIG. 4 is a view of the connector holding member viewed from diagonally above. 5A and 5B are perspective views of the connector holding member in the normal posture, and FIG. 5B is a perspective view of the connector holding member in which the housing holding portion is tilted by the folding portion. 6A and 6B are views showing a state in which a plurality of connector holding members are arranged so as not to be spaced apart from each other, and FIG. 6B shows a state in which one connector holding member and an adjacent connector holding member are operated. It is a figure which showed the state which the connector holding member was slid and moved with the minimum space necessary for. 7A and 7B are views showing a state in which an operator slides and moves a connector holding member, and FIG. 7B shows a terminal attached to the connector housing while the operator tilts the housing holding portion of the connector holding member. It is a figure which showed the state of inserting and attaching. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a state in which an operator attaches parts to an electric wire whose terminal portion is held by a connector holding member. FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the wire harness assembly workbench according to the second embodiment of the present invention. 10A and 10B are perspective views of the connector holding member in which the housing holding portion is tilted by the retractable portion, and FIG. 10B is a view of the periphery of the housing holding portion of the connector holding member from the surface on the insertion side of the terminal. Is. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a state in which an operator inserts and attaches a terminal to the connector housing while tilting the housing holding portion of the connector holding member.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the wire harness assembly workbench and the wire harness assembly system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing a wire harness assembly system 100 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the wire harness assembly workbench 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of the periphery of the foldable portion 23 of the connector holding member 20. FIG. 4 is a view of the connector holding member 20 viewed from diagonally above. 5A and 5B are perspective views of the connector holding member 20 in a normal posture, and FIG. 5B is a perspective view of the connector holding member 20 in which the housing holding portion 21 is tilted by the folding portion 23. 6A and 6B are views showing a state in which a plurality of connector holding members 20 are arranged so as not to be spaced apart from each other, and FIG. 6B shows one connector holding member 20 and an adjacent connector holding member 20. It is a figure which showed the state which the connector holding member 20 was slid and moved so as to leave the minimum space necessary for work.
Note that, in FIGS. 1 and 2, various holding members other than the connector holding member are not shown on the workbench 10.

The wire harness assembly workbench 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention is for assembling, for example, a wire harness WH used for electrical wiring of an automobile.
The wire harness assembly workbench 1 arranges a plurality of connector holding members 20 having a housing holding portion 21 for holding a connector housing HG to which a terminal C provided at the terminal portion of the electric wire W of the wire harness WH is inserted and attached. ..

Further, in the wire harness assembly system 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the wire harness assembly workbench 1 is incorporated, and the plurality of wire harness assembly workbenches 1 automatically patroll to the work positions of the plurality of workers H. , This is a system in which the wire harness WH is assembled step by step on each wire harness assembly workbench 1.
The wire harness WH referred to here is a so-called sub-wire harness.

As shown in FIG. 1, the wire harness assembly system 100 has a plurality of wire harness assembly workbenches 1 arranged side by side from the right side to the left side in the drawing in a predetermined direction by a drive mechanism (not shown) (arrow D direction in the drawing). ) At the same time.
The wire harness assembly workbench 1 that has moved to the final end on the left side moves on a moving path (not shown) and returns to the right end.

The worker H arranged at each work position assembles the wire harness WH on the wire harness assembly workbench 1 moved and arranged in the vicinity based on the process in charge of each.
A parts shelf (not shown) or the like is installed at each work position so that each worker H can easily attach the parts to the electric wire W.

With such a wire harness assembly system 100, a desired wire harness WH is assembled by continuous work by a plurality of workers H until one wire harness assembly workbench 1 moves from the right end to the left end in the drawing. You can do it.

Next, the wire harness assembly workbench 1 will be described in detail.
The wire harness assembly workbench 1 includes various holding members for holding the electric wire W including the plurality of connector holding members 20, a workbench 10 provided with a work surface 10a on which the various holding members are arranged, and a plurality of connectors. It has an aligned slide support portion 30 that supports the member 20 so as to be slidable on the work surface 10a.
In the first embodiment, nine connector holding members 20 are arranged on the work surface 10a, but the number of connector holding members 20 arranged on the work surface 10a is not limited to nine.

The connector holding member 20 includes a housing holding portion 21 that holds the connector housing HG, a columnar supporting portion 22 that supports the housing holding portion 21 so as to be located at a predetermined height on the work surface 10a, and a housing holding portion 21. It has a foldable portion 23 that foldably supports the housing holding portion 21 with the columnar support portion 22.

The housing holding portion 21 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped block shape made of an insulating synthetic resin material, and has a housing fitting space 21a internally formed to be fixed by fitting the connector housing HG.

The housing fitting space 21a is a space continuous with the upper surface opening 21b of the housing holding portion 21, and by inserting the connector housing HG from the upper surface opening 21b, the connector housing HG can be fitted inside the space. ing.

Further, the housing holding portion 21 has an electric wire insertion port 21c formed in a slit shape on the surface on the worker side along the fitting direction of the connector housing HG from the upper surface opening 21b to the housing fitting space 21a.

The electric wire insertion port 21c is an opening for inserting the terminal C of the terminal portion of the electric wire W into the connector housing HG fitted in the housing holding portion 21.

Further, when the connector housing HG in which the terminal C of the terminal portion of the electric wire W is inserted is removed from the housing holding portion 21, the electric wire insertion port 21c guides the electric wire W to the upper surface opening 21b of the housing holding portion 21 together with the connector housing HG. It also functions as an opening for the housing.

The foldable portion 23 foldably supports the housing holding portion 21 in a direction orthogonal to the slide movement direction by the aligned slide support portion 30.
The foldable portion 23 has a connecting portion 24 that connects to the upper end surface of the columnar support portion 22, and a hinge 25 that connects the connecting portion 24 and the housing holding portion 21 to each other.

The connecting portion 24 is a plate-shaped member bent in an L shape, so that the wall 24a forming one side of the L shape is substantially parallel to the bottom surface of the housing holding portion 21, and the other side of the L shape. The wall 24b forming the housing portion 21 is connected to the columnar support portion 22 so as to face the bottom surface 21d side of the housing holding portion 21.

The hinge 25 fixes one of the pair of hinge pieces 25a and 25a to the bottom surface 21d of the housing holding portion 21 and the other hinge piece 25a to the bottom surface 21d side of the housing holding portion 21 of the connecting portion 24. It is fixed to the wall surface of the facing wall 24b.

Further, the hinge 25 incorporates an elastic member such as a spring material (not shown) so that a force for returning the housing holding portion 21 to a posture without inclination acts.
Therefore, the housing holding portion 21 is tilted at an arbitrary angle only while the operator applies an external force to the housing holding portion 21.

As shown in FIG. 5, such a folding portion 23 can be moved so as to tilt the housing holding portion 21 by pressing the housing holding portion 21.

When the inclination angle of the housing holding portion 21 becomes large, the foldable portion 23 comes into contact with the wall 24a in which the bottom surface 21d of the housing holding portion 21 is substantially parallel to the bottom surface of the housing holding portion 21 of the connecting portion 24. The inclination angle of the holding portion 21 can be limited.

Further, since the retractable portion 23 returns the housing holding portion 21 to a posture without inclination by the action of the elastic member incorporated in the hinge 25, an external force is applied to the housing holding portion 21 against the restoring force. By applying a load, the housing holding portion 21 can be tilted at an arbitrary angle within the movable range of the retractable portion 23.
Therefore, the operator can tilt the housing holding portion 21 at a desired angle by pressing the housing holding portion 21.

The alignment slide support portion 30 arranges a plurality of connector holding members 20 in a linearly dense state, and the one connector holding member for assembling a wire harness using one connector holding member 20. The 20 and the adjacent connector holding member 20 are supported so as to be slidably movable so as to have a minimum space required for work.

The aligned slide support portion 30 has a pair of guide rails 31 and 31 and a plurality of slide plate portions 32 for fixing the bottom portion of the columnar support portion 22 of each connector holding member 20.

As shown in FIG. 6, the pair of guide rails 31 and 31 support each slide plate portion 32 so as to be slidable. The pair of guide rails 31 and 31 guide the movement of the slide plate portion 32 in the sliding direction by, for example, sliding contact with a sliding guide mechanism such as a roller (not shown) provided on the back surface of the slide plate portion 32. It has become like.

The pair of guide rails 31 and 31 has a length in the slide direction so that a plurality of slide plate portions 32 corresponding to the plurality of connector holding members 20 can be placed on the guide rail 31 without a gap. The length of the connector holding member 20 and the adjacent connector holding member 20 is adjusted to the length including the minimum necessary slide movement distance that can leave a space necessary for work.
As a result, the space for arranging the plurality of connector holding members 20 on the work surface 10a can be suppressed as small as possible.
More specifically, the "interval required for work" means that when the terminal C is inserted into the connector housing HG held by one connector holding member 20, the adjacent connector holding member 20 becomes an obstacle. It is an interval at which work can be performed without the need for work, and is appropriately set according to the work content performed by the wire harness assembly workbench 1.

Such a connector holding member 20 has a function of assisting the work of inserting and attaching the terminal C provided at the terminal portion of the electric wire W into the connector housing HG as a holding member of the connector housing HG, and also has a function of assisting the work of attaching the terminal portion of the electric wire W. When the terminal C is attached to the connector housing HG, it also functions as a holding member for the electric wire W that holds the terminal portion of the electric wire W via the connector housing HG.

Next, using FIGS. 7 and 8, the work of assembling the wire harness WH performed by the operator using the wire harness assembly workbench 1 by inserting the terminal C of the terminal portion of the electric wire W into the connector housing HG. The procedure will be shown and described.
7A and 7B are views showing a state in which the worker H slides and moves the connector holding member 20, and FIG. 7B shows the worker H tilting the housing holding portion 21 of the connector holding member 20. It is a figure which showed the state which the terminal C is inserted into the connector housing HG and attached. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a state in which an operator H performs a component attachment work on an electric wire W whose terminal portion is held by a connector holding member 20.

The operator H slides the connector holding member 20 so as to leave a space between the connector holding member 20 holding the connector housing HG into which the terminal C is inserted and the adjacent connector holding member 20 (see FIG. 7A). ..
As a result, a space for working can be secured around one connector holding member 20 used for work.
Here, the distance between one connector holding member 20 and the adjacent connector holding member 20 is adjusted by the alignment slide support portion 30 so that the minimum distance required for work can be provided. Therefore, the other connector holding members 20 are arranged so as to be substantially without gaps.

After that, the operator H inserts the terminal C into the connector housing HG and attaches the terminal C while tilting the housing holding portion 21 at an angle that makes it easy to work (see FIG. 7B).
Here, by pressing the housing holding portion 21, the operator can tilt the housing holding portion 21 from the electric wire insertion port 21c at an angle at which the terminal accommodating chamber (not shown) of the connector housing HG can be easily seen.
As a result, the operator does not need to insert the terminal into the connector housing HG after removing the connector housing HG from the housing holding portion 21, and the terminal C can be easily inserted into the connector housing HG.

In this way, when the insertion of the terminal C into the connector housing HG is completed, the electric wire W is in a state where the terminal portion is held by the connector holding member 20 via the connector housing HG, and in the subsequent work, with respect to the electric wire W. The work of attaching various parts becomes easier.

Further, even when various parts are attached to the electric wire W whose terminal portion is held by the connector holding member 20 in this way, as shown in FIG. 8, the connector holding member 20 is slidably moved. A minimum space required for work can be provided between the connector holding member 20 that holds the electric wire W and the adjacent connector holding member 20.

Further, in the wire harness assembly system 100, when a plurality of electric wires W are held by a plurality of connector holding members 20 in the previous work process, the work by the next worker is performed by each connector holding member 20. The wires W holding the terminal portion are easily entangled with each other.
In such a case, the operator will attach the parts to the electric wire W at intervals of the connector holding member 20 for holding the electric wire W.

In the wire harness assembly workbench 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of connector holding members 20 are aligned and arranged in a linearly dense state by the alignment slide support portion 30, and one connector holding member 20 is used. By supporting the one connector holding member 20 and the adjacent connector holding member 20 so as to be slidably movable so as to leave the minimum space required for the work for the assembly work of the wire harness that has been used. Since the arrangement space of the connector holding member 20 can be kept small and the space required for the work can be secured around one connector holding member 20 used for the work, a large number of worktables 10 can be made compact. The connector holding member 20 of the above can be arranged on the work table, and the workability can be improved.

Further, in the wire harness assembly workbench 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the workability can be improved by tilting the housing holding portion 21 at an angle that is easy to work with by the folding portion 23.

Further, in the wire harness assembly system 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of connector holding members 20 are aligned and arranged in a linearly dense state by the alignment slide support portion 30, and one connector holding member 20 is arranged. For the assembly work of the used wire harness, the one connector holding member 20 and the adjacent connector holding member 20 are supported by being slidably movable so as to have the minimum space required for the work. Since the arrangement space of the connector holding member 20 can be kept small and the space required for the work can be secured around one connector holding member 20 used for the work, a plurality of wire harness assembly worktables 1 can be secured. While making the workbench 10 compact, a large number of connector holding members 20 can be arranged on the workbench 10, and workability can be improved.

Next, the wire harness assembly workbench according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 9-11.
FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the wire harness assembly workbench 2 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. 10A and 10B are perspective views of the connector holding member 20 in which the housing holding portion 21 is tilted by the retractable portion 23 in FIG. 10A, and FIG. 10B is a housing holding portion of the connector holding member 20 from the insertion side surface of the terminal C. It is the figure which looked at the periphery of 21. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a state in which an operator inserts and attaches a terminal C into the connector housing HG while tilting the housing holding portion 21 of the connector holding member 20.
The wire harness assembly workbench 2 according to the second embodiment is different from the wire harness assembly workbench 1 of the first embodiment in that the housing holding portion 21 is provided with the terminal insertion work instruction display 40.
The other configurations are the same as those in the first embodiment, and the same components as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals.
Further, the wire harness assembly workbench 2 is incorporated in the wire harness assembly system 100 as in the first embodiment.

The housing holding portion 21 is the position of the terminal accommodating chamber R into which the terminal C is inserted in the work using the wire harness assembly workbench 2 among the plurality of terminal accommodating chambers R provided in the held connector housing HG. A terminal insertion work instruction display 40 for instructing the terminal C to be inserted into the terminal housing R is provided on the insertion side surface of the terminal C.
The terminal insertion work instruction display 40 uses a color sticker as an example, and is held in the terminal housing R of the connector housing HG in a state of being held by the housing holding portion 21 on the insertion side surface of the terminal C of the housing holding portion 21. It is pasted in a side-by-side position.

The color of the terminal insertion work instruction display 40 corresponds to the color of the electric wire W color-coded for each type. That is, the terminal C is inserted into the terminal accommodating chambers R arranged next to the terminal insertion work instruction display 40 having the same color as the electric wire W.
It should be noted that some terminals C have already been inserted into the plurality of terminal accommodating chambers R of the connector housing HG in the work step prior to the work on the wire harness assembly workbench 2. Therefore, the terminal insertion work instruction display 40 corresponds to only the terminal accommodation chamber R in which the terminal C needs to be inserted in the wire harness assembly workbench 2 among the plurality of terminal accommodation chambers R. It is pasted side by side next to.

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 10B, of the six terminal accommodating chambers R of the connector housing HG, the four terminal accommodating chambers R are in the wire harness assembly workbench 2 before the work. The terminal C is in the inserted state, and the two terminal insertion work instruction displays 40 are pasted so as to line up next to the remaining two terminal housing chambers R.

The terminal insertion work instruction display 40 may be attached to the terminal accommodation chamber R into which the terminal C is inserted in the work using the wire harness assembly workbench 2, and corresponds to all the terminal accommodation chambers R. If there is a terminal storage chamber R into which the terminal C is inserted after the work by the wire harness assembly workbench 2, do not paste it next to the terminal storage chamber R. In some cases.
Further, although the connector housing HG has an example in which the number of terminal accommodating chambers R is 6, the number of terminal accommodating chambers R is not limited to this and may be plural.

When the terminal C is inserted into the connector housing HG using such a wire harness assembly workbench 2, the worker H holds the connector housing HG into which the terminal C is inserted in the same manner as in the first embodiment. After sliding the connector holding member 20 so as to leave a space between the connector holding member 20 and the adjacent connector holding member 20, the terminal C is tilted at an angle that is easy to work by pressing the housing holding portion 21 as shown in FIG. Is inserted into the connector housing HG and attached.
Here, since the terminal insertion work instruction display 40 provided on the insertion side surface of the terminal C is easily visible by the worker H by tilting the housing holding portion 21, the terminal insertion work instruction display 40 is pasted. After confirming the attachment position and its color, the terminal C provided on the electric wire W of the same color can be inserted into the terminal accommodating chamber R located next to the terminal insertion work instruction display 40.

The wire harness assembly workbench 2 according to the second embodiment of the present invention has the same effect as the wire harness assembly workbench 1 of the first embodiment, and the terminal insertion work instruction display 40 provided on the insertion side surface of the terminal C. Is arranged at a position that is easily visible by tilting the housing holding portion 21, and the position of the terminal accommodating chamber R into which the terminal C is inserted and the terminal accommodating chamber by the operator in the work using the wire harness assembly workbench 2. Since the terminal C to be inserted into R can be easily confirmed by the terminal insertion work instruction display 40, the work of inserting the terminal C into the connector housing HG is facilitated and the terminal C is erroneously assembled to the connector housing HG. Can be prevented.

In the wire harness assembly workbenches 1 and 2 according to the first and second embodiments of the present invention, the housing holding portion 21 returns to a non-tilted posture when not pressed by an operator. The structure is not limited to this, and the housing holding portion 21 may be held at a plurality of tilt angles.

The invention made by the present inventor has been specifically described above based on the above-mentioned examples of the invention, but the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned examples of the invention and does not deviate from the gist thereof. Can be changed in various ways.

1, 2 Wire harness assembly workbench 10 Workbench 10a Work surface 20 Connector holding member 21 Housing holding part 21a Housing fitting space 21b Top opening 21c Wire insertion port 21d Bottom surface 22 Columnar support part 23 Folding part 24 Connecting part 24a, 24b Wall 25 Butterfly 25a Butterfly piece 30 Aligned slide support 31 Guide rail 32 Slide plate 40 Terminal insertion work instruction display C terminal W electric wire WH wire harness HG connector housing R terminal accommodation room 100 wire harness assembly system

Claims (3)

A wire harness assembly workbench in which a plurality of connector holding members having a housing holding portion for holding a connector housing for inserting and attaching a terminal provided at the terminal portion of a wire of a wire harness are arranged.
The plurality of connector holding members are arranged in a linearly dense state, and the one connector holding member and the adjacent connector holding member are held for assembling the wire harness using the one connector holding member. It has an aligned slide support that supports the members so that they can be slidably moved so as to leave the minimum space required for work.
The connector holding member is
It has a foldable portion that foldably supports the housing holding portion in a direction orthogonal to the slide moving direction by the aligned slide support portion.
The housing holding portion is
A housing fitting space for fixing by fitting the connector housing is formed inside.
An electric wire insertion port for inserting the terminal is formed on the surface on the worker side in a slit shape along the fitting direction of the connector housing from the upper surface opening serving as the insertion port of the connector housing into the housing fitting space. Have and
Surface of the operator side is in a flat face, the operator side both widthwise edge surface of the electric wire inserted through opening is toward from the flat surface side in the housing fitting space is formed in a downwardly inclined shape Has a pair of wire guide inclined surfaces,
The height dimension is adjusted so that the connector housing is arranged inside the housing fitting space where the upper end surface of the connector housing is a position lowered from the upper surface opening of the housing holding portion. Wire harness assembly workbench. The housing holding portion is
Of the plurality of terminal accommodating chambers provided in the held connector housing, the position of the terminal accommodating chamber into which the terminal is inserted and the insertion into the terminal accommodating chamber by the work using the wire harness assembly workbench. The wire harness assembly workbench according to claim 1, wherein a terminal insertion work instruction display for indicating the terminal to be inserted is provided on the plane on the insertion side of the terminal. A wire harness assembly system incorporating the wire harness assembly workbench according to claim 1 or 2.
A wire harness assembly system characterized in that the wire harnesses are assembled step by step on each wire harness assembly workbench by automatically patrolling the plurality of wire harness assembly workbenches to the work positions of a plurality of workers. ..