Patent ID: 7266877

Claim:
Tooling for preparing a large-section harness comprising at least one conductor cable, the tooling serving to shape the harness and place members on the harness, said members including at least starting and terminal connection members ( 29 ) associated respectively with a starting end of the cable and a terminal end of the cable, the tooling comprising a work surface ( 1 ) for supporting a plurality of harness-holding modules, including at least one input module ( 2 ) for holding the starting end of the cable, and at least one output module ( 19 ) for holding the terminal end of the cable, wherein the output module ( 19 ) comprises at least three tools mounted on an output body ( 20 ) comprising: a first tool ( 22 ) for marking the cutting length of the cable and at least one stripping length for the terminal end of the cable; a second tool ( 28 ) for marking the position and the orientation of the terminal connection member ( 29 ) that is to be fitted to the terminal end of the cable, the second tool ( 28 ) comprising first positioning means for positioning the terminal connection member ( 29 ); and a third tool ( 30 ) for checking the position and the orientation of the terminal connection member ( 29 ) after it has been crimped to the terminal end of the cable, the third tool ( 30 ) comprising second positioning means for positioning the terminal connection member ( 29 ); the output body ( 20 ) being movably mounted on the work surface ( 1 ) to present alternately the at least three tools ( 22 , 28 , 30 ) it carries in register with the arrival position reached by the terminal end of the cable in front of the output module ( 19 ).