Abstract: An electrical clamping terminal arrangement with an IDC contact located in a housing of insulating material is formed, in particular for use in an automatic wiring, in such a way that the housing, on at least one side adjoining the introduction slit of the IDC contact, has a slitlike or groovelike indentation opening toward the introduction side for the conductor. The dimensions of this indentation are chosen such that a free end, located in the vicinity of the IDC contact, of a line contacted in the IDC contact is received in the indentation in a shock-hazard-proof manner.

Abstract: Wiring of terminals of electrical apparatus or apparatus systems (4, 5, 7) is done automatically in the course of the direct wiring. A preassembled electrical apparatus or apparatus system is made available with terminals (9, 10, 11) fixedly located in it, whereupon by means of an automatically guided line-laying tool (59), an endlessly supplied line (68) is moved into the contacting zones of the specially formed terminals, fixed there, and either clipped or through-wired.

Abstract: A device for supplying and changing a multiplicity of cables is disclosed ving a cable changing and supply unit, which is provided with stationary reels which guide individual cables fed from a cable storage and releasable clamping elements associated with the individual cables, a movable drive unit having a drive reel and a routing tool which can be positioned by a multi-axial positioning unit provided with a length-cutting unit. The cable changing and supply unit is stationary and connected to the routing tool via a flexible tube. An intermediate storage is located between the cable storage and the cable changing and supply unit for the cables which are cut in the routing tool and returned to the cable changing unit by means of a drive reel.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for making cable harnesses having a formboard onto which routing means, such as connector housings cavities, routing aids, etc., can be attached which hold, respectively, guide the wires while the cable harness is being assembled.The present invention is distinguished in that an ejection plate which can be moved away from the formboard in order to eject said cable harness is disposed on the front side of said formboard, and that the routing means can be attached onto the formboard through holes in the ejection plate.

Abstract: A method for producing cable harnesses particularly by the crimping technique, in which there are disposed on a laying board plug housing holding device between which the individual cables are laid by the use of guides. Plug housing holding device is disposed on one end surface of the laying board in a line while the guides are disposed on the actual working surface of the laying board; the laying board is moved at least one direction; and the attachment of at least one cable end to the contacts is effected by moving the cable end together with the laying board to a rigidly disposed attachment member.

Abstract: An apparatus is described for bonding and laying conductors by means of a multi-axial positioning unit in which the cable is guided in a laying tube and is advanced by a feed unit. The apparatus according to the invention is characterized by the combination of the following features:the apparatus comprises a jaw gripper, of which the gripper jaws comprise, extending in the plane of the jaws, recesses which form the laying tube;the feed unit is integrated into the gripper jaws and is reversible;provided at the ends of the laying tube are shaping elements which center a contact as the cable is drawn into the laying tube.