Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods of operating an automated machine for inserting wires into grommet cavity locations of an electrical connector
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Application No.: US15137556Application Date: 2016-04-25
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Publication No.: US10649442B2Publication Date: 2020-05-12
- Inventor: Eerik J. Helmick , Bradley J. Mitchell , Nick S. Evans
- Applicant: The Boeing Company
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Agency: Walters & Wasylyna LLC
- Main IPC: H01R43/20
- IPC: H01R43/20 ; B25J9/16 ; G05B19/418 ; H01R107/00

Abstract:
A method 500 of operating an automated machine 100 is provided for inserting wires into grommet cavity locations 110 of an electrical connector 112 to compensate for manufacturing tolerances associated with the electrical connector. The method comprises inserting wires into grommet cavity locations of the electrical connector based upon a plug map 300 having offset values to compensate for manufacturing tolerances associated with the electrical connector. The method may further comprise selecting from a plurality of pre-generated plug maps having offset values the closest matching pre-generated plug map for the electrical connector based upon offset values associated with each of the plurality of pre-generated plugs maps. The selected pre-generated plug map having offset values corresponds to the plug map used to insert wires into grommet cavity locations of the electrical connector.
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