Wire harness

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025018883-A1
Application number	US-202418746009-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 17, 2024
Priority date	Jul 13, 2023
Publication date	Jan 16, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

A wire harness includes a trunk module including a plurality of flexible printed circuit boards, a plurality of trunk connectors, and a first wiring member module connecting the plurality of flexible printed circuit boards to each other, and a plurality of branch modules each including a plurality of branch wiring members and a branch connector provided at ends of the plurality of branch wiring members and connected to one of the trunk connectors. Each of the plurality of flexible printed circuit boards is provided with a wiring pattern including a plurality of conductor circuit portions electrically connected to the plurality of branch wiring members, respectively, via the trunk connectors and the branch connectors to constitute transmission paths, and joint portions each connecting at least two of the plurality of conductor circuit portions to each other.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A wire harness comprising:
a trunk module including a plurality of flexible printed circuit boards having flexibility, a plurality of trunk connectors provided at ends of the plurality of flexible printed circuit boards, and a first wiring member module including a plurality of trunk first wiring members having conductivity and connecting the plurality of flexible printed circuit boards to each other; and a plurality of branch modules each including a plurality of branch wiring members having conductivity, and a branch connector provided at ends of the plurality of branch wiring members and connected to one of the trunk connectors, wherein each of the plurality of flexible printed circuit boards is provided with a wiring pattern including a plurality of conductor circuit portions electrically connected to the plurality of branch wiring members, respectively, via the trunk connectors and the branch connectors to constitute transmission paths, and joint portions each connecting at least two of the plurality of conductor circuit portions to each other.

2 . The wire harness according to claim 1 , wherein
the plurality of flexible printed circuit boards is provided along an extending direction of the trunk module with a gap provided therebetween, and the plurality of branch modules is routed toward electronic devices disposed separate from the plurality of flexible printed circuit boards in a direction that intersects the extending direction.

3 . The wire harness according to claim 1 , wherein
the plurality of flexible printed circuit boards includes a first flexible printed circuit board provided at one end of the trunk module in an extending direction and connected to a first ECU via the trunk connector, and a second flexible printed circuit board provided at another end of the trunk module in the extending direction and connected to a second ECU via the trunk connector.

4 . The wire harness according to claim 2 , wherein
the plurality of flexible printed circuit boards includes a first flexible printed circuit board provided at one end of the trunk module in an extending direction and connected to a first ECU via the trunk connector, and a second flexible printed circuit board provided at another end of the trunk module in the extending direction and connected to a second ECU via the trunk connector.

5 . The wire harness according to claim 3 , wherein
the trunk module is disposed on a structural member provided in an instrument panel of a vehicle and extending along the extending direction, the first ECU and the second ECU are disposed separate from both ends of the structural member in the direction intersecting the extending direction, the first flexible printed circuit board includes a first portion extending along the structural member in the extending direction, and a second portion connected to the first portion via a plurality of first folded portions and extending toward the first ECU along the direction intersecting the extending direction, and the second flexible printed circuit board includes a third portion extending along the structural member in the extending direction, and a fourth portion connected to the third portion via a plurality of second folded portions and extending toward the second ECU along the direction intersecting the extending direction.

6 . The wire harness according to claim 4 , wherein
the trunk module is disposed on a structural member provided in an instrument panel of a vehicle and extending along the extending direction, the first ECU and the second ECU are disposed separate from both ends of the structural member in the direction intersecting the extending direction, the first flexible printed circuit board includes a first portion extending along the structural member in the extending direction, and a second portion connected to the first portion via a plurality of first folded portions and extending toward the first ECU along the direction intersecting the extending direction, and the second flexible printed circuit board includes a third portion extending along the structural member in the extending direction, and a fourth portion connected to the third portion via a plurality of second folded portions and extending toward the second ECU along the direction intersecting the extending direction.

7 . The wire harness according to claim 3 , wherein
the trunk module is disposed on a structural member provided in an instrument panel of a vehicle and extending along the extending direction, the first ECU and the second ECU are disposed separate from both ends of the structural member in the direction intersecting the extending direction, and the trunk module includes a second wiring member module including a plurality of trunk second wiring members having conductivity and connecting the first flexible printed circuit board on the structural member and the first ECU to each other, and a third wiring member module including a plurality of trunk third wiring members having conductivity and connecting the second flexible printed circuit board on the structural member and the second ECU to each other.

8 . The wire harness according to claim 4 , wherein
the trunk module is disposed on a structural member provided in an instrument panel of a vehicle and extending along the extending direction, the first ECU and the second ECU are disposed separate from both ends of the structural member in the direction intersecting the extending direction, and the trunk module includes a second wiring member module including a plurality of trunk second wiring members having conductivity and connecting the first flexible printed circuit board on the structural member and the first ECU to each other, and a third wiring member module including a plurality of trunk third wiring members having conductivity and connecting the second flexible printed circuit board on the structural member and the second ECU to each other.

Assignees

• Yazaki Corp

Inventors

• Suganuma Hiroki
• Sano Mitsuhisa
• Kimura Shuji

Classifications

• B60R16/0215 Primary

  Protecting, fastening and routing means therefor · CPC title

• H01B7/40

  with arrangements for facilitating mounting or securing · CPC title

• H01R13/02

  Contact members · CPC title

• H01R12/771

  Details · CPC title

• H05K1/0296

  Conductive pattern lay-out details not covered by sub groups H05K1/02 - H05K1/0295 (H05K1/11 takes precedence; lay-out adapted to mounted component configuration H05K1/18) · CPC title