Wire harness and connector component

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9633763-B2
Application number	US-201414781407-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 26, 2014
Priority date	Apr 16, 2013
Publication date	Apr 25, 2017
Grant date	Apr 25, 2017

Abstract

Provided is a wire harness that enables a connector component and a cable bundle to be attached to an external member while facilitating the operation and preventing wobbling of the connector component. The connector component is connected to a cable branch line on the radially outward side of the cable bundle, and includes a pair of confining surfaces on each of two sides in the circumferential direction of the cable bundle. The pair of confining surfaces face each other across a gap. The bundling member is disposed between the pair of confining surfaces, and is wound around the connector component and the cable bundle together from the outer side. The fixture is fixed to the bundling member and to an external member.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A wire harness comprising: a cable bundle including a cable main line and a cable branch line that is branched from the cable main line; a connector component that is connected to the cable branch line on a radially outward side of the cable bundle, the connector component including on each of two sides thereof in a circumferential direction with respect to the central axis of the cable bundle, a pair of confining surfaces that face each other across a gap; the connector component including a housing body having a connector, the housing body and connector positioned between the pairs of confining surfaces on each of the two sides of the connector component; a bundling member that is disposed between the confining surfaces on each of the two sides of the connector component, and is wound around the connector component and the cable bundle together from the outer side; and a fixture that is fixed to the bundling member and to an external member; wherein the pairs of confining surfaces are open to the outer side, and the connector component has recesses on the two sides thereof, the pairs of confining surfaces form two end surfaces in a longitudinal direction of each recess.

2. The wire harness according to claim 1 ,
wherein the fixture and the cable bundle sandwich the connector component from opposite sides.

3. The wire harness according to claim 1 ,
wherein the pairs of confining surfaces project from side sections of the connector component,
the connector component further includes bridge sections that bridge front ends of the pairs of confining surfaces, and
the bundling member passes through through-holes that are formed by the pairs of confining surfaces, the side sections, and the bridge sections.

4. The wire harness according to claim 1 ,
wherein the fixture is molded into one piece with the bundling member.

5. The wire harness according to claim 1 ,
wherein the fixture includes a belt passage section through which the bundling member passes, and
a fixed section that is provided on the belt passage section on a side opposite to the cable bundle, and is fixed to the external member.

6. The wire harness according to claim 1 ,
wherein the bundling member is a bundling band.

7. A wire harness comprising:
a cable bundle including a cable main line and a cable branch line that is branched from the cable main line;
a connector component that is connected to the cable branch line on a radially outward side of the cable bundle, the connector component including on each of two sides thereof in a circumferential direction with respect to the central axis of the cable bundle, a pair of confining surfaces that face each other across a gap;
a bundling member that is disposed between the confining surfaces on each of the two sides of the connector component, and is wound around the connector component and the cable bundle together from the outer side; and
a fixture that is fixed to the bundling member and to an external member;
wherein the pairs of confining surfaces project from side sections of the connector component,
the connector component further includes bridge sections that bridge front ends of the pairs of confining surfaces, and
the bundling member passes through through-holes that are formed by the pairs of confining surfaces, the side sections, and the bridge sections.

Assignees

• Sumitomo Wiring Systems

Inventors

• Murao Kazuyoshi
• Murata Eriko

Classifications

• H01R13/73 Primary

  Means for mounting coupling parts to apparatus or structures, e.g. to a wall · CPC title

• B65D63/1072

  the barb having a plurality of serrations · CPC title

• H01B7/0045

  Cable-harnesses · CPC title

• F16L3/233

  by means of a flexible band · CPC title

• F16L3/1066

  with three or more members surrounding the pipe · CPC title