Wiring harness design in CATIA V5 - 3D modeling Week 2 Challenge

WIRING HARNESS DESIGN IN CATIA V5 - 3D MODELING WEEK 2 CHALLENGE

AIM:

To download following connectors & Connector clip cad data from given link & define it as Electrical Connector using Electrical Part design Workbench and Define all the necessary properties To Connectors & Clip.

WIRING HARNESS DESIGNING PROCESS:

ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM:

Electrical distribution system deals with physical and logical architecture, schematic development, power distribution, wiring harness design, wiring harness component design of given electrical system.

CONNECTORS:

Connectors are the electro-mechanical devices used to form a continuous electronic signal to connect wire harnesses to a power source or circuit. On a basic level, connectors consist of male-ended plugs and female-ended jacks that can be joined together to relay an electronic signal.

GIVEN CONECTOR DATA:

1. Deutsch DT06 – 08SA ( https://www.te.com/usa-en/product-DT06-08SA.html)

• Create midpoint on the contact face which will be normal to wire bunddle insertion.

• Create Axis System with respect to the point which we have created and defining the axis direction as shown below,

BUNDLE CONNECTION POINT:

This point is located at center of the bundle segment side or wire entry side. This is the point where bundle segment or wire point end when get routed to a connector. This point is known as Bundle Connection Point.

Switch to 'Electric Part Design'

Define the part as connector in CATIA, give no. of termination as 8 because we have 8 entry points for wire.

Define Bundle connection point:

Define connector connection point:

TREE STRUCTURE:

GIVEN CONECTOR DATA:

1. Tyco 174357-2 (https://www.te.com/usa-en/product-2-174357-2.html?source=header-match)

• Create midpoint
• Create Connector connection point
• Create bundle connection point
• Create Connector connection axis system
• Create cavity connection point
• Create cavity connection axis system
• Switch to Electric part design and define part as connector
• Define Connector connection point and cavity connection point

GIVEN CLIP DATA:

1. Tyco 85229-1 – (https://www.te.com/usa-en/product-85229-1.html?q=85229&source=header)

Electrical Assembly Design

• Import Connector and cavity / mounting clip.
• Select Defining Electric connection
• select cavity and then connector.

TREE STRUCTURE: