Electrical system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016288739-A1
Application number	US-201414777590-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 18, 2014
Priority date	Mar 18, 2013
Publication date	Oct 6, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

Joint portions ( 12 A to 12 H) are formed at a constant interval on a wire harness main body ( 10 ). Each joint portion has a common shape and function, and is configured of wires which are respectively branched from wires ( 11 a to 11 d ) that configure the wire harness main body ( 10 ), and connectors ( 13 A to 13 H) which have connection terminals connected to the wires.

First claim

1 . An electrical system comprising:
a module which includes at least one of a switch, a sensor, a load, and a relay embedded therein: a power source box portion which supplies power to the module; and a wire harness which connects the plurality of modules and the power source box portion to each other, wherein the power source box portion includes an electronic control portion that communicates with the module and controls the module, the module includes a communication portion that communicates with the electronic control portion, the wire harness is configured by tying up plural wires, including a power source line that transfers the power and a communication line that transfers a signal, in a bundle, and joint portions, formed as each of the plural wires of the wire harness is branched and configured to be connected to the module, are formed at a plurality of locations on the wire harness at a substantially constant interval, in the wire harness.

2 . The electrical system as set forth in claim 1 , comprising:
a first power source box portion and a second power source box portion as parts of the power source box portion, wherein one end of the wire harness is connected to the first power source box portion, and the other end of the wire harness is connected to the second power source box portion.

3 . The electrical system as set forth in claim 2 , wherein
each of the joint portions is made as each of the plural wires of the wire harness is branched and extended, and a connector that includes the communication portion on the extended wires is connected thereto, and the communication portion communicates with the electronic control portion when the connector is connected in the module.

Assignees

• Yazaki Corp

Inventors

• Takahashi Hideo
• Shimochi Eiji
• Okuda Sadaharu
• Kikuchi Hideaki
• Nakamura Goro
• Yamashita Naoya
• Ito Masahiro

Classifications

• B60R16/0207

  Wire harnesses · CPC title

• B60R16/03

  for supply of electrical power to vehicle subsystems {or for (circuit arrangements for charging batteries H02J7/00)} · CPC title

• B60R16/0215 Primary

  Protecting, fastening and routing means therefor · CPC title

• B60L50/10

  using propulsion power supplied by engine-driven generators, e.g. generators driven by combustion engines · CPC title

• H05K7/02

  Arrangements of circuit components or wiring on supporting structure · CPC title