Wiring assembly board

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11452203-B2
Application number	US-202117171958-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 9, 2021
Priority date	Feb 27, 2020
Publication date	Sep 20, 2022
Grant date	Sep 20, 2022

Abstract

A wiring assembly board for assembling a wire harness. The wire harness comprises a plurality of wires connected between a plurality of wiring connectors, each connector comprising an array of wire terminals. The wiring assembly board comprises an assembly surface and a plurality of test connectors provided on the assembly surface. Each test connector is for connection to a respective wiring connector and comprises an array of test terminals for establishing an electrical connection with the respective array of wire terminals once the wiring and test connectors have been connected. A microcomputer is associated with each test connector and comprises an interface for individually transmitting or receiving test signals though each test terminal of the respective test connector.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A wiring assembly board for assembling a wire harness and verifying connections of the wire harness, the wiring assembly board comprising:
a first surface configured for arranging a plurality of wires and a plurality of wiring connectors of the wire harness;
a plurality of test connectors provided on the first surface, each respective test connector:
configured for connection to a respective wiring connector of the wire harness; and
comprising an array of test terminals configured to establish an electrical connection with an array of wire terminals on the respective wiring connector of the wire harness when the respective wiring connector of the wire harness is connected to the respective test connector; and

a plurality of microcomputers, each respective microcomputer being associated with a respective test connector and comprising an interface for individually transmitting or receiving test signals through the test terminals of the respective test connector.

2. The wiring assembly board according to claim 1 , wherein each respective microcomputer comprises a respective wireless transceiver for communication with a controller through a wireless network.

3. The wiring assembly board according to claim 2 , wherein the wiring assembly board further comprises a wireless router for routing communications between the plurality of microcomputers and the controller.

4. The wiring assembly board according to claim 3 , wherein each respective microcomputer comprises a respective identifier tag readable by the wireless router for identifying communication settings to establish wireless communications between the respective microcomputer and the wireless router.

5. The wiring assembly board according to claim 4 , wherein the respective identifier tag comprises a near field communication (NFC) tag.

6. The wiring assembly board according to claim 2 , wherein the wireless network comprises a WiFi or Bluetooth network.

7. The wiring assembly board according to claim 1 , further comprising a second surface that is opposite the first surface, wherein the plurality of microcomputers are provided on the second surface.

8. The wiring assembly board according to claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of apertures through the first surface for accessing the plurality of test connectors.

9. The wiring assembly board according to claim 1 , wherein:
the respective test connector is a female connector and the respective wiring connector is a male connector; or
the respective test connector is a male connector and the respective wiring connector is a female connector.

10. The wiring assembly board according to claim 9 , wherein:
the male connector comprises an array of pin terminals; and
the female connector comprises an array of socket terminals.

11. The wiring assembly board according to claim 1 , wherein each interface is a General Purpose Input Output (GPIO) Interface comprising a plurality of ports individually connected to the test terminals within the respective test connector.

12. The wiring assembly board according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of microcomputers are configured to generate or detect test signals in response to received Representational State Transfer (REST) instructions.

13. The wiring assembly board according to claim 12 , wherein the plurality of microcomputers are configured to receive the REST instructions via a TCP/IP protocol.

14. The wiring assembly board according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of microcomputers are single circuit board computers.

15. The wiring assembly board according to claim 1 , further comprising a controller configured to control the plurality of microcomputers.

16. The wiring assembly board according to claim 15 , wherein the controller is configured to control the plurality of microcomputers based on specification information for the wire harness.

17. The wiring assembly board according to claim 1 , wherein the wiring connectors comprise automotive or aviation connectors.

18. The wiring assembly board according to claim 1 , further comprising a circuit diagram.

19. The wiring assembly board according to claim 18 , wherein the circuit diagram corresponds to the wire harness.

20. The wiring assembly board according to claim 1 , wherein each respective test connector is configured to provide a mechanical and electrical connection to the respective wiring connector.

Assignees

• Aptiv Tech Ltd

Inventors

• Szelest Marcin
• Skruch Pawel

Classifications

• G08C17/02

  using a radio link · CPC title

• H05K3/32

  electrically connecting electric components or wires to printed circuits · CPC title

• G01R31/2808

  Holding, conveying or contacting devices, e.g. test adapters, edge connectors, extender boards (probe, multiprobe, probe manipulator or probe fixture G01R1/067) · CPC title

• G01R31/54 Primary

  Testing for continuity · CPC title

• H05K2203/162

  Testing a finished product, e.g. heat cycle testing of solder joints · CPC title