Kengo Kimura, Masakazu Murakami, Shin Hasegawa, Tatsuo Satori and Keiji Edamura
Abstract
To improve the productivity of the automobiles' wire harness systems that are becoming ever more diversified, a production method called "complete subassembly system" constitutes the mainstream presently. In response to this circumstance, the authors have developed a flexible-wiring junction block, which accommodates the jointing sections of wire harnesses thereby eliminating a number of joint connectors conventionally used. The product has been adopted in the minor model change program of Toyota's Land Cruiser, and began to appear in the marketplace since August 2002.
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