Wire harness routing device and slide wiring device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11203308-B2
Application number	US-201816636663-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 26, 2018
Priority date	Aug 7, 2017
Publication date	Dec 21, 2021
Grant date	Dec 21, 2021

Abstract

A wire harness routing device 11 includes a wire harness 15, a case 16 in which the wire harness 15 is accommodated and which has an opening 30 through which the wire harness 15 can be led out of or into the case, a protector 21 attached to the wire harness 15 that is led out through the opening 30, and an engagement means 22 configured to disengageably engage the case 16 and the protector 21 with each other.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A wire harness routing device comprising:
a wire harness;
a case in which the wire harness is accommodated and which has an opening through which the wire harness is led out of or into the case;
a protector attached to the wire harness that is led out of or into the case through the opening; and
an engagement connector configured to disengageably engage the case and the protector with each other,
wherein the protector is configured to move toward the opening of the case together with the wire harness such that the wire harness is accommodated in the case.

2. The wire harness routing device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the engagement connector is constituted by an engaging portion provided in the case and an engaged portion provided in the protector.

3. The wire harness routing device according to claim 2 ,
wherein the engaging portion is provided at an opening edge portion of the opening.

4. The wire harness routing device according to claim 1 ,
wherein a direction in which engagement between the case and the protector by the engagement connector is cancelled is parallel to a direction in which the wire harness is led out through the opening.

5. A slide wiring device comprising
a wire harness;
a case in which the wire harness is accommodated and which has an opening through which the wire harness is led out of or into the case;
a protector attached to the wire harness that is led out of or into the case through the opening;
an engagement connector configured to disengageably engage the case and the protector with each other;
a rail that extends in a direction in which the wire harness is led out through the opening, one end portion of the rail being disposed at the opening of the case; and
a slider that is disposed in such a manner to be able to slide relative to the rail and that is fixed to the protector,
wherein the protector is configured to move toward the opening of the case together with the wire harness such that the wire harness is accommodated in the case.

6. The slide wiring device according to claim 5 ,
wherein, in a state in which the protector and the case are engaged with each other, at least a portion of the protector is located in a region where the slider can slide, and
one of the protector and the slider has a temporary locking portion that is to be temporarily locked to the other.

7. The wire harness routing device according to claim 1 , wherein the wire harness includes a plurality of wires and a cover configured to cover the plurality of wires.

8. The wire harness routing device according to claim 7 , wherein the cover of the wire harness includes a plurality of tubular cases, and a hinge capable of being curved and configured to connect the plurality of tubular cases together.

9. The slide wiring device according to claim 5 , wherein the wire harness includes a plurality of wires and a cover configured to cover the plurality of wires.

10. The slide wiring device according to claim 9 , wherein the cover of the wire harness includes a plurality of tubular cases, and a hinge capable of being curved and configured to connect the plurality of tubular cases together.

Assignees

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

Inventors

• Yamamoto Satoshi
• Ohara Kazuyoshi

Classifications

• B60N2/0722

  Constructive details · CPC title

• H02G3/0462

  Tubings, i.e. having a closed section · CPC title

• H02G11/006

  using extensible carrier for the cable, e.g. self-coiling spring (extensible conductors or cables H01B7/06) · CPC title

• 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

• H02G3/0475

  formed by a succession of articulated units · CPC title