Abstract: A cable processing machine apparatus includes a cable processing machine for processing a cable, in particular a crimping machine for connecting a cable to a crimp contact by a crimping connection, and a handling robot that includes a gripping arm for gripping a portion of the cable or of multiple cables and moving the cable(s) into the cable processing machine and/or out of the cable processing machine.

Abstract: It is suggested to provide a device (1) for connecting a cable to an electrical connector (15). The device (1) comprises a welding nest (16) and a connector advancing mechanism for feeding the electrical connector (15) to the welding nest (16). Preferably the welding nest is an ultrasonic welding nest. The connector advancing mechanism comprises a separation unit (2), a feeding mechanism (3) and a transfer mechanism (4). The separation unit (2) is a separation unit for separating at least one connector (15) from a strip (21) to which the connector (15) is attached. The at least one connector (15) is preferably separated from the strip (21) with a cutting die (17). The feeding mechanism (3) is a feeding mechanism for feeding the connector (15) to the separation unit (2). The transfer mechanism (4) is a transfer mechanism for transferring the connector (15) from the separation unit (2) to the welding nest (16).

Abstract: Methods and systems for inspecting a product, such as a wire harness, including product features for inspection. A camera of an inspection station may capture a product image. A machine learning (ML) model may detect one or more objects in the captured product image and provide, for each detected object, an identification of a class of the detected object and an identification of a region of the detected object in the captured product image. The class of the detected object may be either an acceptable product feature class or an unacceptable product feature class. The inspection station may display an enhanced product image that includes the captured product image to which the identification of the class of the detected object and the identification of the region of the detected object in the captured product image for each detected object have been added.

Abstract: According to the present embodiments, an improved flange tab apparatus and methods of use for establishing electrical continuity between at least two electrically conductive structures are provided. More specifically, the present apparatus may be used to establish electrical continuity between an electrically conductive portion of each electrically conductive structure using a flange tab with an aperture for slidably receiving an electrically conductive portion of a first of the at least two structures and connecting the apparatus thereto, and an electrical lead connector for connecting the apparatus to an electrically conductive portion of a second of the at least two structures. The present apparatus may further comprise at least two concentric discs removably mounted in series within the aperture for selecting the diameter of the aperture and a sealing portion for sealingly engaging the apparatus with the at least two structures.

Abstract: A tool for a plug, including a plug body fitted to an adapter and a slider supported on the plug body, includes an insertion portion and a handle. The insertion portion is configured to catch the slider. The handle extends in a direction opposite to the insertion portion. The handle includes a fragile part having a locally small cross-sectional area perpendicular to the direction in which the handle extends.

Abstract: A terminal feeding assembly includes a translation device having a guide track, a terminal gripper movable along the guide track, and a translation drive connected to the terminal gripper. The translation drive moves the terminal gripper along the guide track from a gripping position outside of a crimping area of a crimping assembly to a crimping position in the crimping area while the terminal gripper grips a terminal.

Abstract: The device and the method are used for the automatic assembly of an in particular twisted pair of wires, wherein the pair of wires has two wire elements each with a contact element arranged at one end of a wire end. The respective contact elements are brought into a predetermined rotary position by gripping the wire pair with a main gripper which has an axis of rotation about which it can rotate, and wherein the wire ends are each gripped by a gripping element. The respective contact element is brought into the predetermined rotary position by rotating the pair of wires by way of the main gripper.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device (21) for working an electrical cable (1) which has a sheath (6) and a cable film (5) situated beneath said sheath, comprising an assembly (32) of modules (33, MD1, MD2, MD3, MD4), which are independent of one another, for removing a piece (6?) of sheath and a piece (5?) of cable film from the cable (1). According to the invention, provision is made for the assembly (32) to have a first module (MD1) for cutting off the piece (6?) of sheath from the cable (1), a second module (MD2), which follows the first module (MD1), for reducing the mechanical loadability of the cable (5) in an intended crack position (RP), and a third module (MD3), which follows the second module (MD2) and has the purpose of removing the piece (6?) of sheath and the piece (5?) of cable film from the cable (1) in an automated manner.

Abstract: A method for producing a shield wire includes: disposing the first terminal at an opening end portion of the shield body in a state where the covered wire and the shield body are inserted into the first terminal; folding the opening end portion of the shield body to an outer side and disposing the second terminal to sandwich the folded opening end portion; and press-deforming the first terminal and the second terminal into a clamping shape. A mold surface of the mold has a protruding portion protruding toward the axis, and a protruding end surface of the protruding portion has a radius of curvature smaller than a radius of an outer peripheral surface of the second terminal before clamping and larger than a radius of an outer peripheral surface of the covered wire before clamping.

Abstract: A wiring machine includes a chassis, a shifting mechanism, a carrying mechanism and a wire leading mechanism. The chassis has a guide rail. The shifting mechanism is disposed on the guide rail and movable along the guide rail. The carrying mechanism is disposed under the guide rail and includes a tray movable along a direction perpendicular to the guide rail. The wire leading mechanism is connected to the shifting mechanism and movable in a direction perpendicular to the shifting mechanism. The wire leading mechanism includes a body, a wire conveying assembly disposed in the body and a wire leading head connected to the body. A wire is conveyed by the wire conveying assembly to be output by the wire leading head. Therefore, the wire may be rapidly and stably laid into different types and shapes depending on different requirements.

Abstract: Aspects and techniques of the present disclosure relate to a tool capable of terminating two different jack types (i.e. communication modules). That is, two different jack types can be arranged and configured to sit in the tool with a termination device. The tool can be a dual-purpose tool that has a configuration that allows a user to terminate different style jacks by adding termination device that becomes a lacing fixture.

Abstract: A wire termination apparatus for terminating an electrical terminal to a wire or cable include an upper tooling member which is movable between an open position and a closed position. A lower tooling member is attached to a base member of a frame of the wire termination apparatus. A process analyzer determines if a crimped terminal is properly crimped to a wire or cable. If the process analyzer determines that the terminal has not been properly crimped to the wire cable, the removal of the defectively crimped terminal and wire or cable from the wire termination apparatus is prevented until a code or key is entered.

Abstract: A method, system and computer program product are provided for correction of automated insertion of a wire contact into a target hole of a connector. Methods include controlling a robot having an end-effector to: align the wire contact with the target hole of the connector; advance the wire contact toward and into the target hole of the connector; cease insertion in response to a force between the wire contact and the connector exceeding a predefined value; determining a depth of insertion; in response to the depth of insertion being above a predefined depth, perform a pull test on the inserted wire contact; in response to the depth of insertion being below a predetermined depth, identify an error condition using visual feedback; determine a number of corrective operations performed and perform error correction if the number is below a predefined number, while withdrawing the wire contact otherwise.

Abstract: A cable clamping device includes a pair of grip jaws, a reset mechanism, and a handle connected to the grip jaws by the reset mechanism. The handle is pivotable about a handle pivot between a first position in which the grip jaws are in an open position and a second position in which the grip jaws are in a closed position around a cable. The reset mechanism pivots the handle from the second position to the first position before moving to a reset position of the reset mechanism that holds the handle in the first position.

Abstract: A method of manipulating a wire, having an electrical contact, comprises clamping the wire with a predetermined force between a first gripping portion, installed in a first channel of a first tip half, and a second gripping portion, installed in a second channel of a second tip half. The method also includes pushing the electrical contact into a receptacle of a terminal block using a first internal shoulder of the first channel and a second internal shoulder of the second channel to interlock the electrical contact and the terminal block. With the wire clamped between the first gripping portion and the second gripping portion, the method includes verifying that the electrical contact and the terminal block are interlocked by pulling the first tip half and the second tip half away from the terminal block until the wire slips along the first gripping portion and the second gripping portion.

Abstract: A tool for a plug to which a cable having its basal end covered with a boot is attached is disclosed. The plug includes a plug body fitted to an adapter and a slider supported on the plug body. The tool includes an insertion portion that catches the slider, and a boot surrounding part that has a sleeve-like shape and accepts insertion of the cable and the boot, to accommodate the boot while the insertion portion is catching the slider. The boot surrounding part includes a slit extending along an entire length in an axial direction of the boot surrounding part and having a width greater than a diameter of the cable and smaller than a maximum diameter of the boot. While the insertion portion is catching the slider, the boot surrounding part is positioned inner than an outermost shape line of the plug as seen in the axial direction.

Abstract: A system for the automated manufacture of a wiring harness, which demonstrates a branched structure made up of multiple individual conductor elements. To form wiring harnesses having an individually branched structure, the conductor elements are automatically brought into a predefined distribution structure, multiple second rails oriented in parallel to each other and multiple second transporters, distributed on the second rails, being used for this purpose. The second transporters are each fitted with one wire end of the conductor elements. To form the distribution structure, the second rails are subsequently moved in a vertical direction, and the second transporters are moved along the second rail. In this spread-apart structure, additional processing steps are carried out, for example a fixing of the conductor elements to each other.

Abstract: A device for assembling a reflection bowl of an intelligent LED headlamp, including a first feeding device, a second feeding device and a third feeding device. The first feeding device is configured to lead a heat sink base out. The second feeding device is configured to lead the reflection bowl out to an outlet of the first feeding device and assemble the reflection bowl with the heat sink base. The third feeding device is configured to feed a LED lamp bead to the outlet of the first feeding device and assemble the LED lamp bead with the heat sink base.

Abstract: Articles may be protected against halide plasma, by applying a rare earth-containing glaze to the surface of the article. The glaze may be a coating comprising; 20 to 90 mol % SiO2, 0 to 60 mol % Al2O3, 10 to 80 mol % rare earth oxides and/or rare earth fluorides (REX), wherein SiO2+Al2O3+REX?60 mol %.

Abstract: A cutting station for the automatic cutting to a specific length of cable elements and has a magazine which extends in a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction and has several holders for one cable element each. The cable elements are held next to each other in a horizontal magazine plane. A processing head extends in a longitudinal direction, which is movable in a transverse direction relative to the stationary magazine and is designed for gripping, pulling off and cutting to a specific length a respective currently selected cable element from the magazine. Each holder has two fixing elements spaced apart from one another in the longitudinal direction for holding the cable element. For machining by the processing head, a respective holder with a respective cable element is lifted in a preferred configuration from the magazine plane into the working plane.

Abstract: A wire terminating apparatus and method which allows for determining the quality of a wire termination. The method includes terminating the wire, monitoring the thermal properties of the termination with one or more thermal sensors and comparing the monitored thermal properties to stored thermal properties to determine if the termination is defective. If the termination is defective, the termination is discarded. The apparatus includes a wire termination zone. A thermal sensor is mounted on the wire terminating apparatus proximate the wire termination zone. The thermal sensor monitors the thermal properties of the termination to determine if the termination is defective.

Abstract: Disclosed is a wire bonding apparatus comprising a capillary, a wire clamp assembly, and a support. The wire clamp assembly includes a first member, a second member, a first contact member, and a second contact member. The first member includes a first body and a first tilting member. The second member includes a second body and a second tilting member. The first contact member is coupled to an inner surface of the first tilting member and extends in an extending direction of the first tilting member. The second contact member is coupled to an inner surface of the second tilting member and extends in an extending direction of the second tilting member. The second member is movable in the second direction.

Abstract: A connectorized fiber optic cabling assembly includes a loose tube fiber optic cable and a connector assembly. The cable has a termination end and includes an optical fiber bundle including a plurality of optical fibers, at least one strength member, and a jacket surrounding the optical fiber bundle and the strength member. The connector assembly includes a rigid portion and defines a fiber passage. The connector assembly is mounted on the termination end of the cable such that the optical fiber bundle extends through at least a portion of the fiber passage. The plurality of optical fibers undergo a transition from a ribbonized configuration to a loose, non-ribbonized configuration in the rigid portion of the connector assembly.

Abstract: An optical image transmission unit that is provided in the rotating body so as to rotate integrally with the rotating body, that is provided such that a light entering end faces an outer peripheral surface of the terminal supported on the terminal supporting unit and a light emitting end is provided on the light receiving axis of the camera, and that is configured to emit an optical image of the outer peripheral surface of the terminal having entered the light entering end from the light emitting end toward the camera.

Abstract: A method, system and computer program product are provided for aligning and inserting a wire contact within a target hole of a connector to facilitate the automated insertion of the wire ends of a wire bundle assembly into the wire contact insertion holes of a connector. Methods may include: obtaining captured images, from at least two image capture devices attached to an end-effector of a robot, of a wire gripper of the end-effector; causing the robot to advance the end-effector to move the wire contact within a predetermined distance of the connector; causing the robot to advance the end-effector to move the wire contact toward the connector a predetermined additional amount more; and identifying, based on movement of the wire contact the predetermined additional amount more, if alignment is correct from force feedback at the wire gripper.

Abstract: A card manufacturing system includes a locating device and a separation device. The locating device is configured to identify a position of one or more information carrying cards formed integrally with a laminate sheet and generate information corresponding to the position of the one or more information carrying cards. The separation device includes at least one singulation mechanism configured to separate each of the one or more information carrying cards from the laminate sheet. The singulation mechanism separates the one or more information cards based on the information corresponding to the position of the one or more information carrying cards.

Abstract: A connectorized fiber optic cabling assembly includes a loose tube fiber optic cable and a connector assembly. The cable has a termination end and includes an optical fiber bundle including a plurality of optical fibers, at least one strength member, and a jacket surrounding the optical fiber bundle and the strength member. The connector assembly includes a rigid portion and defines a fiber passage. The connector assembly is mounted on the termination end of the cable such that the optical fiber bundle extends through at least a portion of the fiber passage. The plurality of optical fibers undergo a transition from a ribbonized configuration to a loose, non-ribbonized configuration in the rigid portion of the connector assembly.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a wire embedding head for forming an antenna cable comprising multiple wires and, more particularly, to a wire embedding head for forming an antenna cable comprising multiple wires, which: allows wires to be embedded in a substrate while being connected in a parallel pattern by means of an ultrasonic wave generating part and multiple wire embedding horns so as to form an antenna cable; and enables an arrangement of the antenna cable embedded in the substrate and connected in a parallel pattern to be formed very densely by using a distinguishing coupling relation between the substrate and the multiple wires embedded in the substrate.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cover element, in particular a lid, for a junction box of a solar module, wherein the cover element forms upper and undersides that are mirror-symmetrical in terms of its geometrical form, and wherein at least one first marking is applied to the upper side and/or at least one first marking is formed via the upper side in the form of an indentation and/or elevation, and at least one second marking is applied to the underside and/or at least one second marking is formed via the underside in the form of an indentation and/or elevation, wherein the at least one first marking is not identical to the at least one second marking and/or the cover element comprises a rotational joint or a part of a rotational joint and/or is/can be operatively connected to a rotational joint, such that the lid is/can be mounted so that it can be horizontally rotated about the rotational axis of the rotational joint.

Abstract: A connectorized fiber optic cabling assembly includes a loose tube fiber optic cable and a connector assembly. The cable has a termination end and includes an optical fiber bundle including a plurality of optical fibers, at least one strength member, and a jacket surrounding the optical fiber bundle and the strength member. The connector assembly includes a rigid portion and defines a fiber passage. The connector assembly is mounted on the termination end of the cable such that the optical fiber bundle extends through at least a portion of the fiber passage. The plurality of optical fibers undergo a transition from a ribbonized configuration to a loose, non-ribbonized configuration in the rigid portion of the connector assembly.

Abstract: A connectorized fiber optic cabling assembly includes a loose tube fiber optic cable and a connector assembly. The cable has a termination end and includes an optical fiber bundle including a plurality of optical fibers, at least one strength member, and a jacket surrounding the optical fiber bundle and the strength member. The connector assembly includes a rigid portion and defines a fiber passage. The connector assembly is mounted on the termination end of the cable such that the optical fiber bundle extends through at least a portion of the fiber passage. The plurality of optical fibers undergo a transition from a ribbonized configuration to a loose, non-ribbonized configuration in the rigid portion of the connector assembly.

Abstract: A test station and method of testing a design under test are disclosed. One method includes applying a first test frequency signal to a reference path to determine a first known attenuation level, and applying the first test frequency signal to a design under test to determine a first tested attenuation level of the design under test at the first test frequency. The method also includes applying a second test frequency signal to the reference path to determine a second known attenuation level, and applying the second test frequency signal to the design under test to determine a second tested attenuation level of the design under test at the second test frequency. The method includes determining whether the design under test is faulty based on the first tested attenuation level and the second tested attenuation level.

Abstract: A connectorized fiber optic cabling assembly includes a loose tube fiber optic cable and a connector assembly. The cable has a termination end and includes an optical fiber bundle including a plurality of optical fibers, at least one strength member, and a jacket surrounding the optical fiber bundle and the strength member. The connector assembly includes a rigid portion and defines a fiber passage. The connector assembly is mounted on the termination end of the cable such that the optical fiber bundle extends through at least a portion of the fiber passage. The plurality of optical fibers undergo a transition from a ribbonized configuration to a loose, non-ribbonized configuration in the rigid portion of the connector assembly.

Abstract: A solar junction box for a solar panel includes a housing having a base and walls defining a cavity. The cavity extends along a primary axis and a secondary axis generally perpendicular to the primary axis. The base has a foil opening receiving a foil of the solar panel. A terminal is received in the cavity. The terminal has a protection device contact terminated to a protection device and a foil contact configured to be terminated to the foil. The foil contact is oriented within the cavity such that the foil contact is configured to be terminated to the foil when the foil extends into the foil opening along the primary axis and such that the foil contact is configured to be terminated to the foil when the foil extends into the foil opening along the secondary axis.

Abstract: Automated assembly systems and methods are configured to automatically insert components into grommets. The systems include a component insertion sub-system configured to insert first components into first cavities of a first grommet, an imaging sub-system configured to acquire images of the first grommet, and a grommet shift determination sub-system in communication with the component insertion sub-system and the imaging sub-system. The grommet shift determination sub-system is configured to compare at least two images of the first grommet acquired by the imaging sub-system to determine distance changes between the first cavities in response to one or more of the first components being inserted into one or more of the first cavities, and generate an insertion map that accounts for the distance changes.

Abstract: A battery pack device including a housing, a plurality of electrical contacts, a plurality of electrical connectors, a moveable control device, and a battery. The housing may have a chamfered edge. The plurality of electrical contacts may be carried by an outer surface of the housing. The plurality of electrical connectors may be carried within the housing. The moveable control device may be adapted to position at least one of the plurality of electrical connectors through an aperture located in the housing when activated. The battery may be contained within the housing and in electrical communication with each of the plurality of electrical connectors and the plurality of electrical contacts.

Abstract: A terminal insertion device that inserts a terminal into a connector housing, is provided with a stationary disk, a parallel joint mechanism which grasps an electric wire which is connected to the terminal at a leading end and conveys the electric wire and inserts the terminal into a cavity of the connector housing, a biaxial sensor portion capable of measuring at least a contour position of the terminal, roll angle calculation portion which calculates a roll angle with respect to a reference condition, and a roll angle compensation control portion that controls the parallel joint mechanism to compensate an inclination of the terminal.

Abstract: A connectorized fiber optic cabling assembly includes a loose tube fiber optic cable and a connector assembly. The cable has a termination end and includes: an optical fiber bundle including a plurality of optical fibers; at least one strength member; and a jacket surrounding the optical fiber bundle and the at least one strength member. The connector assembly includes a rigid portion and defines a fiber passage. The connector assembly is mounted on the termination end of the cable such that the optical fiber bundle extends through at least a portion of the fiber passage. The plurality of optical fibers of the optical fiber bundle have a ribbonized configuration in the rigid portion of the connector assembly and a loose, non-ribbonized configuration outside the rigid portion.

Abstract: The armature of the present invention comprises windings which have ends to be inserted into a tubular terminal, and visually identifiable marks made on the windings to be used for confirming if the ends of the windings have been inserted into the tubular terminal up to a suitable depth. The marks of the armature of the present invention are made on portions of the windings which are always positioned at the outside of the terminal even when the ends of the windings are positioned at the inside of the tubular terminal.

Abstract: A terminal crimping device includes crimp tooling and a seal depressor fixed to the crimp tooling. The crimp tooling and the seal depressor move with a movable ram along a crimp stroke towards and away from a base that receives a wire assembly and a terminal thereon. The crimp tooling crimps the terminal to both a wire and a compression seal of the wire assembly during the crimp stroke. The seal depressor has a contact tab that engages and at least partially depresses the compression seal of the wire assembly during the crimp stroke to hold the compression seal in place as the crimp tooling crimps the terminal to the wire assembly.

Abstract: A connectorized fiber optic cabling assembly includes a loose tube fiber optic cable and a connector assembly. The cable has a termination end and includes: an optical fiber bundle including a plurality of optical fibers; at least one strength member; and a jacket surrounding the optical fiber bundle and the at least one strength member. The connector assembly includes a rigid portion and defines a fiber passage. The connector assembly is mounted on the termination end of the cable such that the optical fiber bundle extends through at least a portion of the fiber passage. The plurality of optical fibers of the optical fiber bundle have a ribbonized configuration in the rigid portion of the connector assembly and a loose, non-ribbonized configuration outside the rigid portion.

Abstract: A ceramic heater is proposed in which in the vicinities of the heating element's terminals where a bolt and a washer are used to fix and effect the electric supply connection to the heating element, the cover layer which covers most of the heating element is flush with an immediately neighboring part of the heating element layer so that the cover layer is not stepped at its edge and thus the washer does not scratch or otherwise damage the cover layer; a preferred embodiment adopts an electrically conductive protective film which is laid on this flush plane covering an area extending from the bolt hole to substantially beyond the line where the cover layer meets with the heating element layer.

Abstract: A connectorized fiber optic cabling assembly includes a loose tube fiber optic cable and a connector assembly. The cable has a termination end and includes: an optical fiber bundle including a plurality of optical fibers; at least one strength member; and a jacket surrounding the optical fiber bundle and the at least one strength member. The connector assembly includes a rigid portion and defines a fiber passage. The connector assembly is mounted on the termination end of the cable such that the optical fiber bundle extends through at least a portion of the fiber passage. The plurality of optical fibers of the optical fiber bundle have a ribbonized configuration in the rigid portion of the connector assembly and a loose, non-ribbonized configuration outside the rigid portion. The plurality of optical fibers undergo a transition from the ribbonized configuration to the loose, non-ribbonized configuration in the rigid portion of the connector assembly.

Abstract: A terminal-provided wire (10) includes a wire (11) formed by covering a core (12) with an insulation coating (13), a terminal (20) to be connected to the core (12) exposed at an end of the wire (10), and a shrinkable tube (28) for sealing a wire connecting portion (25) formed by connecting the exposed core (11) and the terminal (20). An inclined surface (12A) for making a thickness of the core (12) smaller toward the tip of the core (12) is formed by welding on a part of the exposed core (12) before the wire connecting portion (25).

Abstract: A cable installation tool includes a baseboard having a containing space for containing a circuit board, a support base disposed on the baseboard, a sliding base slidably disposed on the baseboard and located at a side of the support base, a sliding rod slidably passing through the support base to be connected to the sliding base, a link, and a driving rod having a bending portion and a handle portion. An end of the link is pivoted to the sliding rod. The bending portion is pivoted to another end of the link and the support base respectively for driving the sliding rod via the link to slide relative to the support base, so that the sliding base could be pushed by the sliding rod to drive a cable device placed on the sliding base to insert into a slot of the circuit board.

Abstract: A wedge connector assembly including an installation tool having a tool body and a frame connected to the tool body. A sleeve is received by the frame and a wedge is received by the sleeve. A firing mechanism is movably connected to the tool body. A movable ram extends from the tool body into the frame such that movement of the ram drives the wedge into the sleeve when the installation tool is fired. A piston is movably disposed in the tool body between the ram and the firing mechanism. The piston is moved when the firing mechanism is activated, thereby driving the wedge into the sleeve. An indicator disposed on the ram indicates when the installation tool is in a proper firing position to substantially prevent over-torquing the installation tool.

Abstract: A method and a press for crimping metal terminals onto electric cables, wherein the metal terminal is retained in the centered crimping position, during the entire crimping process. To this end, the press of the invention comprises a crimping assembly (3) provided with means of controlling the knife (7) for the conductor (18) of the electric cable (19) independently or separately from the remaining knives (8,9), respectively for crimping the insulation (20) of said cable (19) and for detaching the carrier strip (21) supporting the metal terminal (17). By comparison with the known art, the method and the press of the invention offer the advantage of ensuring that the metal terminal is kept centered in the correct position for crimping, without undergoing unwanted displacement during the process of attaching to it the conductor and the insulation of the electric cable.

Abstract: A wiring harness evaluation apparatus includes a functional allocation means which allocates functions realized by a plurality of ECUs installed in a vehicle to the ECUs, a routing path setting means which sets a routing path of a wiring harness in conformity with the allocation by the functional allocation means, a component selection means which selects components for configuring the wiring harness in conformity with the routing path set by the routing path setting means, and an evaluation value calculation means which calculates an evaluation value for at least one of a total weight of the components, total cost of the components, and total length of electric wires configuring the wiring harness on the basis of information on the components selected by the component selection means.

Abstract: A wire stop assembly is provided for a terminal crimping machine that crimps a terminal to a wire. The terminal crimping machine includes a crimping zone. The wire stop assembly includes a wire stop member having a stop surface configured to engage the wire to limit an amount of travel of the wire in the crimping zone. The wire stop member is movable relative to the crimping zone in a floating direction. A biasing mechanism is configured to exert a biasing force on the wire stop. The biasing force provides a resistance to the movement of the wire stop member in the floating direction.

Abstract: A coaxial connector for interconnection with a coaxial cable with a solid outer conductor by friction welding is provided with a monolithic connector body with a bore dimensioned for an interference fit with an outer diameter of the outer conductor. A friction groove may be formed around the leading end of the outer conductor by application of a friction weld support against the inner diameter and leading end of the outer conductor. The friction groove may include a material chamber formed between a radial friction protrusion of the bore and a bottom of the friction groove. The friction weld support may be provided with ceramic surfaces contacting the outer conductor, a stop shoulder dimensioned to abut a cable end of the bore and/or an elastic insert seated within an inner conductor bore.