Wire harness

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10717399-B2
Application number	US-201916558695-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 3, 2019
Priority date	Sep 5, 2018
Publication date	Jul 21, 2020
Grant date	Jul 21, 2020

Abstract

A wire harness includes: a flexible conductor; a flexible restricting member extending along the conductor and restricting a path of the conductor; a flexible armoring member through which the conductor and the restricting member are inserted; a first holding member including a first recessed part and fixed to the vehicle body, the first recessed part having a first end of the restricting member inserted therein; and a second holding member including a second recessed part and fixed to the movable body, the second recessed part having a second end of the restricting member inserted therein. Respective ends of the armoring member are fixed to the first holding member and the second holding member. The respective ends of the restricting member are held by the first recessed part and the second recessed part.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A wire harness comprising:
a flexible conductor connecting to each other a vehicle body part of a vehicle and a movable body installed in the vehicle and configured to slide along the vehicle body;
a flexible restricting member extending along the conductor and restricting a path of the conductor;
a flexible armoring member through which the conductor and the restricting member are inserted;
a first holding member including a first recessed part and fixed to the vehicle body, the first recessed part having a first end of the restricting member inserted therein; and
a second holding member including a second recessed part and fixed to the movable body, the second recessed part having a second end of the restricting member inserted therein, wherein
respective ends of the armoring member are fixed to the first holding member and the second holding member, and
the respective ends of the restricting member are held by the first recessed part and the second recessed part such that the flexible conductor is not inserted into the first and second recessed parts and the flexible restricting member extends from the first holding member to the second holding member.

2. The wire harness according to claim 1 , wherein
the first recessed part and the second recessed part allow the ends of the restricting member to displace along longitudinal directions of the restricting member, and
depths of the first recessed part and the second recessed part in the longitudinal directions of the restricting member are larger than largest possible amounts by which the ends of the restricting member are displaced when the restricting member moves inside the armoring member.

3. The wire harness according to claim 2 , wherein
the first recessed part and the second recessed part hold the respective ends of the restricting member from both sides across the restricting member in a direction intersecting a longitudinal direction of the restricting member.

4. The wire harness according to claim 2 , wherein
the restricting member is held by the first recessed part and the second recessed part with a portion of the restricting member between the first recessed part and second recessed part being curved.

5. The wire harness according to claim 2 , wherein
in the first recessed part and the second recessed part, a wall that faces the restricting member has a groove part extending in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the restricting member.

6. The wire harness according to claim 1 , wherein
the first recessed part and the second recessed part hold the respective ends of the restricting member from both sides across the restricting member in a direction intersecting a longitudinal direction of the restricting member.

7. The wire harness according to claim 6 , wherein
the restricting member is held by the first recessed part and the second recessed part with a portion of the restricting member between the first recessed part and second recessed part being curved.

8. The wire harness according to claim 6 , wherein
in the first recessed part and the second recessed part, a wall that faces the restricting member has a groove part extending in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the restricting member.

9. The wire harness according to claim 1 , wherein
the restricting member is held by the first recessed part and the second recessed part with a portion of the restricting member between the first recessed part and second recessed part being curved.

10. The wire harness according to claim 9 , wherein
in the first recessed part and the second recessed part, a wall that faces the restricting member has a groove part extending in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the restricting member.

11. The wire harness according to claim 1 , wherein
in the first recessed part and the second recessed part, a wall that faces the restricting member has a groove part extending in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the restricting member.

12. The wire harness according to claim 1 , wherein
the respective ends of the armoring member are longitudinal ends of the armoring member and are further fixed within respective ones of the first holding member and the second holding member.

Assignees

• Yazaki Corp

Inventors

• Kogure Naoto
• Sato Katsumi
• Tomosada Kosuke

Classifications

• B60R16/027 Primary

  between relatively movable parts of the vehicle, e.g. between steering wheel and column {(devices for measuring, signalling or controlling tyre pressure or temperature specially adapted for mounting on vehicles B60C23/00)} · CPC title

• B60R16/0215 Primary

  Protecting, fastening and routing means therefor · CPC title

• H02G3/04

  Protective tubing or conduits, e.g. cable ladders or cable troughs · CPC title

• B60J5/06

  slidable; foldable · CPC title

• H02G3/40

  using separate protective tubing in the conduits or ducts · CPC title