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A method of effectively manufacturing various types of wire harnesses of complicated wiring structure in which a predetermined number of connectors necessary for a unit wire harness are arranged on a movable pallet. The pallet is then moved so that crimp-style terminal of one of the connectors can c

A method of effectively manufacturing various types of wire harnesses of complicated wiring structure in which a predetermined number of connectors necessary for a unit wire harness are arranged on a movable pallet. The pallet is then moved so that crimp-style terminal of one of the connectors can come to a crimp connecting position of a rotatable crimp connecting press. An end of an electric wire is fed to the crimp-style terminal at the crimp connecting position. The end of the electric wire is then connected to the terminal by the rotatable crimp connecting press. Then, the pallet is moved again, and the other end of the electric wire is connected to a crimp-style terminal of a predetermined connector by crimp connection. The series of motions are repeated until all terminals necessary for the unit wire harness are connected to the electric wires by crimp connection. According to this method, a rotatable crimp connecting press has a plurality of different crimp connecting blades.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A method of manufacturing a unit wire harness for an automobile comprising the steps of:arranging a predetermined number of connectors necessary for the unit wire harness on a movable pallet;moving the pallet so that a first crimp terminal of one of the connectors comes t

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A method of manufacturing a unit wire harness for an automobile comprising the steps of:arranging a predetermined number of connectors necessary for the unit wire harness on a movable pallet;moving the pallet so that a first crimp terminal of one of the connectors comes to a crimp connecting position of a rotatable crimp connecting press;locating a first end of an electric wire at the first crimp terminal that has come to the crimp connecting position;crimping the first end of the electric wire by the rotatable crimp connecting press; subsequently moving the pallet again so that a second crimp terminal of a predetermined connector comes to the crimp connecting position of the rotatable crimp connecting press;locating a second end of the electric wire at the second crimp terminal that has come to the crimp connecting position;crimping the second end of the electric wire so as to be connected to the second crimp terminal; andrepeating the moving, locating and crimping steps as necessary until all connectors necessary for the unit wire harness are connected to the electric wires by crimp connections.