Wire harness routing structure for chargeable vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2023202408-A1
Application number	US-202017922186-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Apr 28, 2020
Priority date	Apr 28, 2020
Publication date	Jun 29, 2023
Grant date	—

Abstract

A wire harness routing structure for a chargeable vehicle includes a battery installed in the chargeable vehicle, a charging inlet for charging the battery, arranged on a vehicle body side part of the chargeable vehicle, and a wire harness connected to the battery and the charging inlet. A tip of the charging inlet to which the wire harness is connected is positioned inside a vehicle body passing through the vehicle body side part.

First claim

1 . A wire harness routing structure for a chargeable vehicle, comprising
a battery installed in the chargeable vehicle; a charging inlet for charging the battery, arranged on a vehicle body side part of the chargeable vehicle; and a wire harness connected to the battery and the charging inlet, wherein a tip of the charging inlet to which the wire harness is connected is positioned inside the chargeable vehicle passing through the vehicle body side part.

2 . The wire harness routing structure for a chargeable vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
the charging inlet is arranged at a position corresponding to a motor room in front of a dash panel, the dash panel includes a front protruding part that is positioned adjacent to a center of the dash panel in a vehicle width direction and protrudes more toward a front of a vehicle body than a different part, of the dash panel, where the charging inlet is arranged, the charging inlet is positioned closer to a rear of the vehicle body than the front protruding part, and the wire harness is connected to the battery at a position corresponding to the front protruding part in the vehicle width direction.

3 . The wire harness routing structure for a chargeable vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein
the dash panel includes a vehicle-width-direction inclining part that inclines so that one end adjacent to the charging inlet is positioned to the rear of the vehicle body with respect to the front protruding part, which is parallel to the vehicle width direction.

4 . The wire harness routing structure for a chargeable vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein
a region for routing the wire harness is provided between the dash panel and a strut tower positioned closer to the front of the vehicle body than the dash panel.

5 . The wire harness routing structure for a chargeable vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein
the battery is arranged at a position lower in a vertical direction than a connection part of the wire harness connecting to the charging inlet, and a vehicle body member in the region for routing the wire harness includes a vertical inclining part that inclines so that a vertical height gradually decreases from adjacent to the charging inlet toward the center in the vehicle width direction.

6 . The wire harness routing structure for a chargeable vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
the battery is arranged at a position lower in a vertical direction than a connection part of the wire harness connecting to the charging inlet, and a portion of the battery, to which the wire harness is connected, faces obliquely upward toward a front of the vehicle body.

Assignees

• Nissan Motor
• Renault Sas

Inventors

• Matano Shinichi
• Ishii Yuji
• Abe Hidenori

Classifications

• H01R2201/26

  for vehicles · CPC title

• H01R13/74

  Means for mounting coupling parts in openings of a panel · CPC title

• H01R13/73

  Means for mounting coupling parts to apparatus or structures, e.g. to a wall · CPC title

• B60K1/04

  of the electric storage means for propulsion · CPC title

• H02G3/22

  Installations of cables or lines through walls, floors or ceilings, e.g. into buildings · CPC title