Wire harness equipped with protector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10170897-B2
Application number	US-201615762219-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 5, 2016
Priority date	Oct 7, 2015
Publication date	Jan 1, 2019
Grant date	Jan 1, 2019

Abstract

A protector-equipped wire harness includes: an electrical wire; a protector that includes a pair of side walls that protrude from a bottom, a slide supporting portion that is formed so as to extend in a first direction X, and a receiver that is provided on a bottom side of the slide supporting portion, and in which the electrical wire can be disposed in a groove that is defined by the bottom and the pair of side walls; and an attachment member that includes a band that can be wound around the electrical wire, and a band lock portion that includes a slidable portion that is supported by the slide supporting portion so as to be slidable in the first direction, the band lock portion keeping the band in a state of being wound around the electrical wire.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A protector-equipped wire harness comprising,
an electrical wire;
a protector that includes a plate-shaped portion, a slide supporting portion that is formed so as to extend inward in a first direction from one edge portion of the plate-shaped portion, and a receiver that is provided on a far side with respect to the slide supporting portion, the protector being provided so as to cover at least a portion of an outer circumferential surface of the electrical wire; and
an attachment member that includes a band that can be wound around the electrical wire, and a band lock portion that includes a slidable portion that is supported by the slide supporting portion so as to be slidable in the first direction, the band lock portion keeping the band in a state of being wound around the electrical wire,
wherein the protector and the attachment member are fixed to each other in a state where the band lock portion of the attachment member is in contact with the receiver, and
the protector includes a retaining protrusion that is locked to the band lock portion from a side to prevent the slidable portion from coming loose from the slide supporting portion in a state where the band lock portion is in contact with the receiver.

2. The protector-equipped wire harness according to claim 1 ,
wherein the protector includes a bottom and a pair of side walls that protrude from the bottom, at least one of the pair of side walls serves as the plate-shaped portion on which the slide supporting portion is provided so as to extend in the first direction from a leading end-side portion of the side wall toward the side wall, and the electrical wire is disposed in a groove that is defined by the bottom and the pair of side walls.

3. The protector-equipped wire harness according to claim 2 ,
wherein the protector further includes a lid that covers the groove from a side that is opposite to the bottom side with respect to the groove, and
the lid includes a gripping portion that sandwiches the pair of edge portions from an inner surface side and an outer surface side of a side wall.

4. A protector-equipped wire harness comprising:
an electrical wire;
a protector that includes a plate-shaped portion, a slide supporting portion that is formed so as to extend inward in a first direction from one edge portion of the plate-shaped portion, and a receiver that is provided on a far side with respect to the slide supporting portion, the protector being provided so as to cover at least a portion of an outer circumferential surface of the electrical wire; and
an attachment member that includes a band that can be wound around the electrical wire, and a band lock portion that includes a slidable portion that is supported by the slide supporting portion so as to be slidable in the first direction, the band lock portion keeping the band in a state of being wound around the electrical wire,
wherein the protector and the attachment member are fixed to each other in a state where the band lock portion of the attachment member is in contact with the receiver,
the slide supporting portion includes at least one of a pair of edge portions that are located opposite to each other with respect to a slit that extends in the first direction,
the slidable portion is supported so as to be slidable in the first direction relative to at least one of the pair of edge portions, and
the protector-equipped wire harness further includes a coupling portion that couples the pair of edge portions, which are located opposite to each other with respect to the slit, to each other at a position that is away from a trajectory of the slidable portion sliding on the slide supporting portion.

5. The protector-equipped wire harness according to claim 4 ,
wherein the band lock portion is provided with a lock protrusion that is locked to the coupling portion from a side to prevent the slidable portion from coming loose from the slide supporting portion in a state where the band lock portion is in contact with the receiver.

6. A protector-equipped wire harness comprising:
an electrical wire;
a protector that includes a plate-shaped portion, a slide supporting portion that is formed so as to extend inward in a first direction from one edge portion of the plate-shaped portion, and a receiver that is provided on a far side with respect to the slide supporting portion, the protector being provided so as to cover at least a portion of an outer circumferential surface of the electrical wire; and
an attachment member that includes a band that can be wound around the electrical wire, and a band lock portion that includes a slidable portion that is supported by the slide supporting portion so as to be slidable in the first direction, the band lock portion keeping the band in a state of being wound around the electrical wire,
wherein the protector and the attachment member are fixed to each other in a state where the band lock portion of the attachment member is in contact with the receiver,
the slide supporting portion includes at least one of a pair of edge portions that are located opposite to each other with respect to a slit that extends in the first direction, and
the slidable portion constitutes a recessed groove that is recessed so as to allow one of the pair of edge portions to pass therethrough, and includes at least one of a pair of slidable side walls that are provided on both sides of the recessed groove.

7. The protector-equipped wire harness according to claim 6 ,
wherein the pair of slidable side walls of the slidable portion are formed such that base end-side portions of the slidable side walls are thinner than leading end-side portions of the slidable side walls.

8. A protector-equipped wire harness comprising:
an electrical wire;
a protector that includes a plate-shaped portion, a slide supporting portion that is formed so as to extend inward in a first direction from one edge portion of the plate-shaped portion, and a receiver that is provided on a far side with respect to the slide supporting portion, the protector being provided so as to cover at least a portion of an outer circumferential surface of the electrical wire; and
an attachment member that includes a band that can be wound around the electrical wire, and a band lock portion that includes a slidable portion that is supported by the slide supporting portion so as to be slidable in the first direction, the band lock portion keeping the band in a state of being wound around the electrical wire,
wherein the protector and the attachment member are fixed to each other in a state where the band lock portion of the attachment member is in contact with the receiver, and
a portion of the plate-shaped portion, on which the slide supporting portion is provided, protrudes more outward compared to portions on both sides of the portion on which the slide supporting portion is provided.

9. A protector-equipped wire harness comprising:
an electrical wire;
a protector that includes a plate-shaped portion, a slide supporting portion that is formed so as to extend inward in a first direction from one edge portion of the plate-shaped portion, and a receiver that is provided on a far side with respect to the slide supporting portion, the protector being provided so as to cover at least a portion of an outer circumferential surface of the electrical wire; and
an attachment member that includes a band that can be wound around the electrical wire, and a band lock portion that includes a slidable portion that is supported by the slide supporting portion so as to be slidable in the first direction, the band lock portion keeping the band in a state of being wound around the electrical wire,
wherein the protector a

Assignees

• Sumitomo Wiring Systems

Inventors

• Nomura Yuki
• Sakamoto Hiroaki

Classifications

• H02G3/32

  using mounting clamps · CPC title

• H02G3/0418

  Covers or lids; Their fastenings · CPC title

• H02G3/0437 Primary

  Channels · CPC title

• B60R16/0215

  Protecting, fastening and routing means therefor · CPC title

• H01B7/0045

  Cable-harnesses · CPC title