Patent ID: 6591692
Filing Date: 2003-07-15
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
A bend-test device for bending at least one wire harness repeatedly, in order to determine the number of bending cycles leading to a breakage in the wire harness, said bend-test device comprising:a first harness-holding unit, a second harness-holding unit and a hinge unit having a fulcrum axis, said first and second harness-holding units being connected through said hinge unit in a freely pivotable manner around said fulcrum axis; said first harness-holding unit comprising a fixed frame unit including at least one first panel carrying at least one first holder configured to hold a wire harness, said at least one first panel aligned substantially perpendicularly to the direction of said fulcrum axis; said second harness-holding unit comprising a mobile frame unit including at least one second panel carrying at least one second holder configured to hold said wire harness, said at least one second panel being arranged to correspond to said at least one first panel; and said bend-test device further comprising a pivoting mechanism for pivoting said mobile frame unit reciprocatingly, relative to said fixed frame unit, such as to yield a predetermined pivoting angle around said fulcrum axis of said hinge unit; wherein said fixed frame unit comprises two elongated fixed members and two short fixed members, while said mobile frame unit comprises corresponding two elongated and short mobile members; said two elongated fixed members respectively comprise a first panel-fitting face with several panel-fitting devices provided in a length direction thereof, while said two elongated mobile members respectively comprise a second panel-fitting face with several panel-fitting devices provided in a length direction thereof, whereby said first panel-fitting faces and said second panel-fitting faces are fitted with corresponding first panels and second panels; and one of said short fixed members and the corresponding short mobile member respectively comprise a hinge-fitting face with several arm-fitting devices provided in a length direction thereof, through one of which is fixed said elongate portion of the corresponding hinge arm, such that said predetermined pivoting angle can be selected as desired.