Wire harness and method of maintaining shape thereof

US9531173B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9531173-B2
Application numberUS-201414159606-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJan 21, 2014
Priority dateJul 21, 2011
Publication dateDec 27, 2016
Grant dateDec 27, 2016

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Abstract

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A wire harness includes a conduction path, and a flexible sheathing member through which the conduction path passes and which has recessed sections and protruded sections. The recessed sections and the protruded sections extend in a circumferential direction on the surface of the sheathing member and are formed alternately along a longitudinal direction of the sheathing member. A curing-type adhesive or resin containing the adhesive is supplied to the recessed sections of a bent part which is formed when the wire harness is bent, and cured while the bent part is maintained in a bent shape.

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What is claimed is: 1. A wire harness comprising: a conduction path; and a flexible sheathing member through which the conduction path passes and which has recessed sections and protruded sections, the recessed sections and the protruded sections extending in a circumferential direction on the surface of the sheathing member and being formed alternatively along a longitudinal direction of the sheathing member, wherein a curing-type adhesive or resin containing the adhesive is supplied to only the recessed sections of a bent part which is formed when the wire harness is bent, and cured while the bent part is maintained in a bent shape, and wherein a tape is wrapped around the bent part in which the curing-type adhesive or the resin containing the adhesive is supplied and cured. 2. The wire harness according to claim 1 , wherein the curing-type adhesive or the resin containing the adhesive is supplied and cured in at least the recessed sections of a straight part of the sheathing member which is used in a not-bent state. 3. The wire harness according to claim 1 , wherein the curing-type adhesive or resin supplied to the recessed sections of the bent part creates a planar surface with the protruded sections the bent part.

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  • H02G3/0406Primary

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

  • Corrugated · CPC title

  • Protecting, fastening and routing means therefor · CPC title

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What does patent US9531173B2 cover?
A wire harness includes a conduction path, and a flexible sheathing member through which the conduction path passes and which has recessed sections and protruded sections. The recessed sections and the protruded sections extend in a circumferential direction on the surface of the sheathing member and are formed alternately along a longitudinal direction of the sheathing member. A curing-type ad…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Yazaki Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H02G3/0406. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Dec 27 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).