Rigid/pliable sectional resin infused shielded wire harness

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9466404-B2
Application number	US-201314106255-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 13, 2013
Priority date	Dec 13, 2013
Publication date	Oct 11, 2016
Grant date	Oct 11, 2016

Abstract

Electrical harnesses and methods of manufacturing electrical harnesses are disclosed. Electrical harnesses may comprise an electrically conductive wire, and a resin infused braided shield surrounding a portion of the electrically conductive wire, wherein at least a portion of the braided shield is infused with a curable resin. Electrical harnesses may comprise an electrically conductive wire, and a braided shield surrounding a portion of the electrically conductive wire, wherein at least a first portion of the braided shield comprises a first cured resin imparting rigidity to the first portion of the braided shield and at least a second portion of the braided shield that is pliable.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electrical harness comprising:
an electrically conductive wire; and
a braided shield surrounding a portion of the electrically conductive wire,
wherein at least a portion of the braided shield is infused with a curable resin,
wherein the curable resin is at least one of a polyurethane resin, a methacrylate resin, and an epoxy resin, and
wherein said shield is substantially non-conductive.

2. The electrical harness of claim 1 , further comprising a fiberglass overbraid layer at least partially surrounding the electrically conductive wire.

3. The electrical harness of claim 1 , wherein the braided shield comprises metal and has a coverage of about 60% to 99.8%.

4. The electrical harness of claim 1 , wherein the curable resin has undergone a curing process to form a sufficiently hardened portion capable of substantially resisting deformation due to an external force.

5. The electrical harness of claim 1 , wherein the braided shield is at least one of a metal clad fiber braided shield and a nickel coated copper braided shield.

6. The electrical harness of claim 1 , wherein the braided shield comprises at least one of a thermoplastic fiber, an aramid fiber, a carbon fiber, a stainless steel micro filament, and a copper fiber.

7. The electrical harness of claim 1 , wherein
the electrical harness comprises a plurality of shielded, jacketed cables and
the braided shield infused with the curable resin surrounds the plurality of shielded, jacketed cables.

8. An electrical harness comprising:
an electrically conductive wire; and
a braided shield surrounding a portion of the electrically conductive wire, wherein
at least a first portion of the braided shield is impregnated with a first cured resin imparting rigidity to the first portion of the braided shield, wherein the first portion of the braided shield is substantially non-conductive and
at least a second portion of the braided shield that is pliable.

9. The electrical harness of claim 8 , wherein the second portion of the braided shield is disposed between the first portion of the braided shield and a third portion of the braided shield that comprises a second cured resin.

10. The electrical harness of claim 8 , wherein the second portion of the braided shield is disposed between the first portion of the braided shield and an electrical connector.

11. The electrical harness of claim 8 , wherein the second portion comprises between about 5 percent and 50 percent of the total length of the electrical harness.

12. The electrical harness of claim 8 , wherein the electrical harness comprises a third portion of the braided shield that is pliable.

13. The electrical harness of claim 9 , wherein the first cured resin and the second cured resin are different.

14. The electrical harness of claim 9 , wherein the first cured resin and the second cured resin are identical.

15. The electrical harness of claim 8 , wherein the second portion of the braided shield comprises an uncured curable resin.

Assignees

• Rohr Inc

Inventors

• Guthrie Paul

Classifications

• B60R16/0215 Primary

  Protecting, fastening and routing means therefor · CPC title

• H01B13/01263

  Tying, wrapping, binding, lacing, strapping or sheathing harnesses · CPC title

• H01B5/12 Primary

  Braided wires or the like · CPC title

• H02G3/0481

  with a circular cross-section (H02G3/0468, H02G3/0475 take precedence) · CPC title

• H02G3/0406

  Details thereof (installation or suspension of conduit channels and other supports H02G3/263) · CPC title