Wire harness routing device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025065827-A1
Application number	US-202218712283-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 11, 2022
Priority date	Dec 2, 2021
Publication date	Feb 27, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

A wire harness routing device 10 according to this disclosure is for routing a wire harness 60 under a sliding seat 1. The wire harness routing device 10 includes an extra length storing case 20 and a protector 30. The extra length storing case 20 is disposed on a floor 2 that is opposite a lower surface 5 of the sliding seat 1. The protector 30 is movable with respect to the extra length storing case 20. The wire harness 60 includes an inner extra length portion and an outer extra length portion. The inner extra length portion is disposed in the extra length storing case 20 and extends toward the protector 30 and the outer extra length portion extends outside the extra length storing case 20 from the protector 30 toward the lower surface 5 of the sliding seat 1. The sliding seat 1 includes a pair of contact members 6, 7 that come into contact with the protector 30 according to movement of the sliding seat 1 and move the protector 30.

First claim

1 . A wire harness routing device with which a wire harness is routed under a sliding seat, the wire harness routing device comprising:
an extra length storing case disposed on a floor that is opposite a lower surface of the sliding seat; and a protector that is movable with respect to the extra length storing case, wherein the wire harness includes an inner extra length portion and an outer extra length portion, the inner extra length portion is disposed in the extra length storing case and extends toward the protector and the outer extra length portion extends outside the extra length storing case from the protector toward the lower surface of the sliding seat, and the sliding seat includes a pair of contact members that come into contact with the protector according to movement of the sliding seat and move the protector.

2 . The wire harness routing device according to claim 1 , wherein
the protector and each of the contact members have a pair of opposing surfaces that are opposite each other, and one of the pair of opposing surfaces includes a curved surface portion that can be contacted with another one of the pair of opposing surfaces with point contact or linear contact.

3 . The wire harness routing device according to claim 1 , wherein
the extra length storing case includes a peripheral wall that extends from the floor toward the sliding seat, and the peripheral wall includes a sliding structure in which the protector is slidably mounted.

4 . The wire harness routing device according to claim 3 , wherein
the wire harness further includes an intermediate connection portion that connects the inner extra length portion and the outer extra length portion and is disposed in the protector, and the intermediate connection portion includes a peripheral wall through portion that extends through the peripheral wall.

5 . The wire harness routing device according to claim 2 , wherein
the extra length storing case includes a peripheral wall that extends from the floor toward the sliding seat, and the peripheral wall includes a sliding structure in which the protector is slidably mounted.

Assignees

• Autonetworks Technologies Ltd
• Sumitomo Wiring Systems
• Sumitomo Electric Industries
• Adient Us Llc

Inventors

• SHIDA Tomoka
• Yamamoto Satoshi
• Ohara Kazuyoshi
• Yang Minho
• Nagai Yasuhiro

Classifications

• B60N2/0725

  Closing members for covering the slide · CPC title

• B60N2/0264

  characterised by the type of electrical connection, e.g. wiring, plugs or USB · CPC title

• B60R16/027

  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

• B60R16/0215 Primary

  Protecting, fastening and routing means therefor · CPC title

• B60N2/06 Primary

  slidable (B60N2/12 {, B60N2/2209} take precedence) · CPC title