Wiring harness and relay harness

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9425594-B2
Application number	US-201414285698-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 23, 2014
Priority date	May 24, 2013
Publication date	Aug 23, 2016
Grant date	Aug 23, 2016

Abstract

A relay harness ( 30 ) connects a first harness ( 10 ) and a second harness ( 20 ). The relay harness ( 30 ) includes relay wires ( 31 ) and first and second housings ( 36, 37 ) connected to ends of the relay wires ( 31 ). Each relay wire ( 31 ) has a third conductor ( 32 ) surrounded by a third coating ( 33 ). The first housing ( 36 ) is configured to connect to a first connector ( 16 ) of the first harness ( 10 ). The second housing ( 37 ) is configured to connect to a second connector ( 26 ) of the second harness ( 20 ). A coating resin for the third insulation coatings ( 33 ) and a housing resin for the first and second housings ( 36, 37 ) are synthetic resins having a higher flame retardancy than a resin material for the first harness ( 10 ).

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A wiring harness, comprising:
a first harness provided with a first connector on a plurality of first wires, the first wires formed such that each first wire has a first conductor surrounded by a first insulation coating;
a second harness provided with a second connector on a plurality of second wires, the second wires formed such that each second wire has a second conductor surrounded by a second insulation coating;
a relay harness wired between the second connector and the first connector,
the relay harness having relay wires formed such that each relay wire has a conductor surrounded by a coating resin,
the relay harness further having a first housing composed of a first housing resin and configured to connect to the first connector for connecting the relay wires to the first wires, and having a second housing composed of a second housing resin and configured to connect to the second connector for connecting the relay wires to the second wires;

wherein the coating resin, the first housing resin, and the second housing resin includes non-halogen type synthetic resins that (A) have a higher ignition points than a resin material used for the first insulation coating and the second insulation coating; and/or (B) are self-extinguishable.

2. The wiring harness of claim 1 , wherein:
the first housing and the second connector are shaped identically; and the second housing and the first connector are shaped identically.

3. The wiring harness of claim 1 , wherein:
the wiring harness is a fixedly provided in a vehicle.

4. The wiring harness of claim 1 , wherein the non-halogen type synthetic resins comprise an olefin-based resin and a non-halogen flame retardant or a metal oxide.

5. A wiring harness, comprising:
a first harness provided with a first connector on a plurality of first wires, the first wires formed such that each first wire has a first conductor surrounded by a first insulation coating;
a second harness provided with a second connector on a plurality of second wires, the second wires formed such that each second wire has a second conductor surrounded by a second insulation coating;
a relay harness wired between the second connector and the first connector,
the relay harness having relay wires formed such that each relay wire has a conductor surrounded by a coating resin,
the relay harness further having a first housing composed of a first housing resin and configured to connect to the first connector for connecting the relay wires to the first wires, and having a second housing composed of a second housing resin and configured to connect to the second connector for connecting the relay wires to the second wires; wherein:

at least one of the coating resin, the first housing resin, and the second housings resin is a synthetic resin having a higher flame retardancy than a resin material used for the first insulation coating;
the first connector is composed of a first connector synthetic resin;
wherein the second connector is composed of a second connector synthetic resin; and
the coating resin, the first housing resin, and the second housing resin include non-halogen type synthetic resins that have higher ignition points than the first insulation coating, the second insulation coating, the first connector synthetic resin, and the second connector synthetic resin.

6. A wiring harness, comprising:
a first harness provided with a first connector on a plurality of first wires, the first wires formed such that each first wire has a first conductor surrounded by a first insulation coating;
a second harness provided with a second connector on a plurality of second wires, the second wires formed such that each second wire has a second conductor surrounded by a second insulation coating;
a relay harness wired between the second connector and the first connector,
the relay harness having relay wires formed such that each relay wire has a conductor surrounded by a coating resin,
the relay harness further having a first housing composed of a first housing resin and configured to connect to the first connector for connecting the relay wires to the first wires, and having a second housing composed of a second housing resin and configured to connect to the second connector for connecting the relay wires to the second wires; wherein:

at least one of the coating resin, the first housing resin, and the second housing resin is a synthetic resin having a higher flame retardancy than a resin material used for the first insulation coating;
the first connector and the second connector are composed of polybutylene terephthalate;
the first and second insulation coatings are composed of polyvinyl chloride; and
the coating resin, the first housing resin, and/or the second housing resin include a non-halogen type synthetic resin that has a higher ignition point than polybutylene terephthalate and polyvinyl chloride.

7. The wiring harness of claim 1 further comprising a flame-retardant area between the first and second harnesses formed by the relay harness.

Assignees

• Autonetworks Technologies Ltd
• Sumitomo Wiring Systems
• Sumitomo Electric Industries

Inventors

• Aizawa Takeshi

Classifications

• H01R13/527 Primary

  Flameproof cases (H01R13/70 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01R2201/26

  for vehicles · CPC title

• H02G3/0412 Primary

  Heat or fire protective means (for fire in electric circuits A62C3/16) · CPC title

• H01R31/06

  Intermediate parts for linking two coupling parts, e.g. adapter (with a holder adapted for supporting apparatus to which its counterpart is attached H01R33/94) · CPC title