Patent ID: 7107197
Filing Date: 2006-09-12
Classification: B60R,G06F

Abstract:
1. A system for creating data relating to a modular wiring harness design, in which module data is created and stored for a plurality of harness modules representing wire and component element requirements for a plurality of options, the modules being capable of assembly in selected combinations to create a complete harness, wherein: each element is assigned to be part of at least one module; data representing at least some of the elements is associated with a plurality of modules; an element which is associated with a plurality of modules that may be used together is assigned to be part of only a first module of that plurality of modules but has data representing that element associated with each of that plurality of modules, to thereby facilitate data processing or analysis relating to a second module of said plurality of modules, taking into account the presence of said element in a combination of said second module with said first module; and wherein data is stored representing a virtual parent harness including all modules available for designing a physical harness, and data is stored identifying that at least one of the modules is a core module, wherein a core module is an essential requirement for a physical harness.