Wire harness

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10937565-B2
Application number	US-201816651795-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 25, 2018
Priority date	Oct 13, 2017
Publication date	Mar 2, 2021
Grant date	Mar 2, 2021

Abstract

A wire harness, including: a first conductor including a first connection; a second conductor including a second connection that is connected to the first connection; an adhered member that is disposed on an outer circumference of a connection part between the first connection and the second connection; and an interposed member that is interposed between the connection part and the adhered member, the adhered member being adhered on an outer circumferential surface of the interposed member, wherein the interposed member has rigidity to maintain a certain shape.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A wire harness, comprising:
a first conductor including a first connection;
a second conductor including a second connection that is connected to the first connection;
an adhered member that is disposed on an outer circumference of a connection part between the first connection and the second connection; and
an interposed member that
is separate and distinct from the connection part,
is interposed between the connection part and the adhered member, and
covers the connection part in a non-contact state,

the adhered member being adhered on an outer circumferential surface of the interposed member,
wherein the interposed member has rigidity to maintain a certain shape.

2. The wire harness according to claim 1 ,
wherein the interposed member is made of metal.

3. The wire harness according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first conductor is a single-core electric wire, and a plate-shaped conductor of the single-core electric wire forms the connection part.

4. The wire harness according to claim 1 ,
wherein the interposed member has a circular cross section that surrounds an entire circumference of the connection part.

5. The wire harness according to claim 4 ,
wherein the interposed member has a shape according to which it is possible to abut on an outer surface of the connection part.

6. The wire harness according to claim 4 ,
wherein an outer circumferential corner of an opening edge of the interposed member has a curved surface shape.

7. The wire harness according to claim 1 ,
wherein the interposed member covers an upper portion of the connection part in a non-contact state and covers a lower portion of the connection part in a direct contact state.

8. A wire harness, comprising:
a first conductor including a first connection;
a second conductor including a second connection that is connected to the first connection;
an adhered member that is disposed on an outer circumference of a connection part between the first connection and the second connection; and
an interposed member that
is separate and distinct from the connection part,
is interposed between the connection part and the adhered member, and
covers the connection part in a non-contact state,

the adhered member being adhered on an outer circumferential surface of the interposed member, wherein:
the interposed member has a circular cross section that surrounds an entire circumference of the connection part,
the interposed member has a shape according to which it is possible to abut on an outer surface of the connection part, and
the connection part curves in accordance with a reduction in a diameter of the interposed member.

9. A wire harness, comprising:
a first conductor including a first connection;
a second conductor including a second connection that is connected to the first connection;
an adhered member that is disposed on an outer circumference of a connection part between the first connection and the second connection; and
an interposed member that
is separate and distinct from the connection part,
is interposed between the connection part and the adhered member, and
covers the connection part in a non-contact state,

the adhered member being adhered on an outer circumferential surface of the interposed member, wherein:
the interposed member has a circular cross section that surrounds an entire circumference of the connection part, and
the connection part is exposed from a distal end of a covered part and is wider than the covered part, and a diameter of the interposed member gradually decreases from a connection part side to a covered part side.

Assignees

• Sumitomo Wiring Systems

Inventors

• Fujioka Ryo
• Nakai Hirokazu

Classifications

• B60R16/0207

  Wire harnesses · CPC title

• H01R2201/26

  for vehicles · CPC title

• H01R4/029

  Welded connections (H01R4/021 - H01R4/028 take precedence) · CPC title

• H02G3/04

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

• H02G15/1806

  Heat shrinkable sleeves (insulation of electrical connections using a heat shrinking insulating sleeve H01R4/72) · CPC title