Patents Represented by Attorney O'Connor, Johnson & Kindness Christensen
  • Patent number: 4704775
    Abstract: A turn gate is used for receiving and supporting a plurality of wire segments that are successively guided laterally into contact with it by the robotic device during the assembly of the wire harness. The turn gate is positioned at bends in the wire harness and is configured so that each wire segment is positioned on a predetermined location on the inside radius of the curve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1985
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1987
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Dan A. Cross