Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Limited

Sumitomo Electric Industries, Limited

Yasuhiro Deguchi

Yutaka Nishide

Fujio Ogawa

Akira Gotoh

Seigo Nakano

Takakazu Ishida

Hatsushige Fujita

Shizuya Kawabe

Koichi Kawamura

A cable storage assembly including a storage case, a cable coil within the storage case, and an outlet opening in the side of the case through which the cable is withdrawn. A disc-shaped base is provided on the floor of the case and the cable coil is located thereon. This permits rotation of the coil and base more readily than prior art devices. The Invention also includes the provision of one or more low-friction sheets between the floor of the case and the base which will further enhance the ability of the assembly to deliver the cable easily. The sheets may be replaced by a bearing which contacts the floor at a very limited area, compared to that of the base, which aids in additional friction reduction. If it is desired to fabricate the case out of thin cardboard, plastic, or the like, a planar hard support is provided on the floor and the bearing rests thereon. In all cases, the amount of force necessary to withdraw the cable is drastically reduced.

Cable storage case permitting easy removal of cable stored therein

A wire laying-out apparatus automatically lays out an electric wire on a wire laying-out plate. The electric wire is laid out by a wire laying-out head which is freely moved on the wire laying-out plate by an X-direction feed shaft and a Y-direction feed shaft. A plurality of wire guiding devices are arranged in a linear manner on the wire laying-out head. A selecting device is provided in the vicinity of the wire guiding device. The selecting device selects one of the wire guiding devices. It is possible to lay out the electric wire by lowering a wire guiding device. When the electric wire to be laid out is replaced, the electric wires are not tangled. An oblique arch including guide rollers for guiding the electric wires to the wire guiding devices helps inhibit tangling of the wires. In addition, the wire guiding devices are integrated with the wire laying-out head so that the electric wire can be replaced irrespective of the position on the wire laying-out head. Therefore, it takes less time to replace the electric wire.

Wire laying-out apparatus

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Yokkaichi, Japan

Yasuhiro Deguchi