Wire harness

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10991480-B2
Application number	US-201816765941-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 20, 2018
Priority date	Nov 23, 2017
Publication date	Apr 27, 2021
Grant date	Apr 27, 2021

Abstract

An aluminum wire includes a strand main body, an inner layer, and an outer layer. The strand main body includes aluminum wire or an aluminum alloy wire. The inner layer includes Zn, a Zn alloy, Ni, or an Ni alloy and covers the outer circumferential surface of the strand main body. The outer layer includes Sn or an Sn alloy and covers the outer circumferential surface of the inner layer. In the aluminum wire, the pinhole ratio in the outer layer is no more than 4% and/or the thickness of the inner layer is at least 0.3 μm.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A wire harness comprising:
an electrical wire;
a protective member covering an outer circumferential surface of the electrical wire;
a connector connected to the electrical wire exposed from the protective member at a harness end portion; and
a tubular braided wire that is fixed to an end portion of the protective member and an end portion of the connector, and that covers the outer circumferential surface of the electrical wire exposed from the protective member,
wherein the braided wire includes a plurality of strands that are braided,
the strands are each constituted by an aluminum-based strand that includes:
a strand main body portion constituted by an aluminum wire or an aluminum alloy wire;
an inner layer constituted by Zn or a Zn alloy, or Ni or a Ni alloy and covering an outer circumferential surface of the strand main body portion; and
an outer layer constituted by Sn or a Sn alloy and covering an outer circumferential surface of the inner layer,

wherein the outer layer has a pinhole ratio of 4% or less, and
the inner layer has a thickness of 0.3 μm or more.

2. The wire harness according to claim 1 ,
wherein the outer layer has a pinhole ratio of 3% or less, and the inner layer has a thickness of 0.4 μm or more.

3. The wire harness according to claim 1 ,
wherein the outer layer has a thickness of 3.2 μm or more.

4. The wire harness according to claim 1 ,
wherein the inner layer is constituted by Zn or a Zn alloy.

5. The wire harness according to claim 1 ,
the wire harness being configured to be used outside an interior space of a vehicle.

6. The wire harness according to claim 1 ,
wherein the inner layer has a thickness of 1 μm or less.

7. The wire harness according to claim 1 , wherein an outer diameter of the strand main body portion is set to 0.260 mm to 0.420 mm inclusive.

Assignees

• Autonetworks Technologies Ltd
• Sumitomo Wiring Systems
• Sumitomo Electric Industries

Inventors

• Yamada Kensuke

Classifications

• B60R16/0215

  Protecting, fastening and routing means therefor · CPC title

• H01B11/1033

  composed of a wire-braided conductor · CPC title

• H01B7/2813 Primary

  Protection against damage caused by electrical, chemical or water tree deterioration · CPC title

• H01B5/12

  Braided wires or the like · CPC title

• H01B7/18

  Protection against damage caused} by wear, mechanical force or pressure; {Sheaths; Armouring · CPC title