Wire harness

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12462950-B2
Application number	US-202118025696-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 29, 2021
Priority date	Sep 16, 2020
Publication date	Nov 4, 2025
Grant date	Nov 4, 2025

Abstract

A wire harness that includes an electric wire; a first tube that is made of a metal and covers an outer circumference of the electric wire; a braided wire that is formed by braiding conductive strands into a tubular shape, is attached to an outer circumferential surface of the first tube, and covers an outer circumference of a drawn-out portion of the electric wire, the drawn-out portion being drawn out from an end of the first tube; and a second tube that is made of a metal.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . A wire harness comprising:
an electric wire member; a first tube that is made of a metal and covers an outer circumference of the electric wire member; a braided wire that is formed by braiding conductive strands into a tubular shape, is attached to an outer circumferential surface of the first tube, and covers an outer circumference of a drawn-out portion of the electric wire member, the drawn-out portion being drawn out from an end of the first tube; and a second tube that is made of a metal and includes: a first end covering an outer circumference of the first tube with the braided wire being sandwiched between the first end and the outer circumferential surface of the first tube; and a second end located on a side opposite to the first end and covering the outer circumference of the drawn-out portion, and fixes the braided wire to the outer circumferential surface of the first tube, wherein:
the electric wire member includes a first electric wire and a second electric wire that is electrically connected to the first electric wire,
the first electric wire has a single-core wire formed by a single conductor, and an insulating coating that covers an outer circumference of the single-core wire,
the second electric wire has a stranded wire formed by twisting a plurality of metal strands, and an insulating coating that covers an outer circumference of the stranded wire,
a connection where the first electric wire drawn out from the end of the first tube and the second electric wire located outside the first tube are electrically connected to each other is provided at a portion of the drawn-out portion,
the second tube covers an outer circumference of the connection,
the second tube has a protrusion that protrudes from an inner circumferential surface of the second tube toward the outer circumferential surface of the first tube and presses the braided wire against the outer circumferential surface of the first tube,
the second tube includes a portion that covers the connection and is between the braided wire and the connection,
the braided wire has:
a first portion that is located between the outer circumferential surface of the first tube and the inner circumferential surface of the second tube;
a second portion that is continuous with the first portion, is drawn out in a direction opposite to a direction in which the drawn-out portion is drawn out from the first end, and is folded back toward an outer circumference of the second tube; and
a third portion that is continuous with the second portion and extends in the direction in which the drawn-out portion is drawn out, and

the wire harness further comprises a tape that is wound around an outer circumferential surface of the first end of the second tube and the second portion of the braided wire.

2 . The wire harness according to claim 1 ,
wherein, in the electric wire member, a portion covered by the first tube is longer than a portion covered by the second tube.

3 . The wire harness according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first tube, the second tube, and the braided wire are all made of an aluminum alloy.

4 . The wire harness according to claim 1 ,
wherein the protrusion is provided over an entire length in a circumferential direction of the second tube.

5 . The wire harness according to claim 1 , further comprising
a seal that is provided inside the end of the first tube and seals a space between an outer circumferential surface of the electric wire member and an inner circumferential surface of the first tube from water.

6 . The wire harness according to claim 5 , wherein:
the first tube has a protrusion that protrudes from the inner circumferential surface of the first tube, and the protrusion is located on an inside of the seal in the axial direction of the first tube and faces the seal.

Assignees

• Sumitomo Wiring Systems

Inventors

• Tanaka Kosuke
• Izawa Katsutoshi
• Saito Ryuta

Classifications

• H02G3/0481

  with a circular cross-section (H02G3/0468, H02G3/0475 take precedence) · CPC title

• H01B7/0045

  Cable-harnesses · CPC title

• B60R16/0215 Primary

  Protecting, fastening and routing means therefor · CPC title

• H01B7/205 Primary

  composed of aluminium · CPC title