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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2008
Scott Bedoe, McHenry, IL (US);
Frederick Allan Buck, New Albany, OH (US);
Scott Bedoe, McHenry, IL (US);
Frederick Allan Buck, New Albany, OH (US);
Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc., New Albany, OH (US);
Abstract
A system and method for forming a wire harness covering having a predetermined three-dimensional geometry is provided. The system and method make use of a mold and a post-molding fixture. In a first phase, the mold is used during an injection molding process to form a substantially flat and partially-cured harness covering having an intermediate, substantially two-dimensional shape. In a second phase, the post-molding fixture is used after the injection molding process to orient the harness with covering to a predetermined three-dimensional geometry corresponding to the desired final shape.