Wire harness and connector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9653894-B2
Application number	US-201414909620-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 22, 2014
Priority date	Aug 9, 2013
Publication date	May 16, 2017
Grant date	May 16, 2017

Abstract

An incorrect fitting of a connector ( 40 ) is prevented, and a fitting work is enabled to be performed smoothly. A plurality of connectors ( 40 ), each having a housing ( 41 ) capable of fitting with its counterpart housing ( 71 ), is arranged in a line. Upon fitting of the housings ( 41, 71 ), a front face of each housing ( 41 ) is arranged so as to face a direction facing its counterpart housing ( 71 ), and an aligning direction of the connectors ( 40 ) is set to be a direction intersecting a front-rear direction. Through portions ( 52, 52 E) are provided in the housings ( 41 ), and upon fitting of the housings ( 41, 71 ), each connector ( 40 ) is arranged at a position capable of facing its counterpart connector ( 70 ) by an aligning member ( 80, 100 ) that is passed through the respective through portions ( 52, 52 E).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A wire harness comprising:
a plurality of connectors, each of the connectors including a housing with a front face and a rear face spaced apart along a front-rear direction, each of the housings being connectable to a counterpart housing when the front face of each of the housings faces the respective counterpart housing, the connectors being arranged in a line along an aligning direction that intersects the front rear direction, a through portion is provided in each of the housings, each of the through portions penetrating the respective housing in the aligning direction and the respective through portions being aligned coaxially with one another;
a main line that includes plural electrical wires arranged in the aligning direction,
branching portions, each of which comprises at least one of the electrical wires of the main line that is branched off from the main line to extend substantially in the front-rear direction, the branching portions being connected respectively to the connectors,
an aligning member passed through the respective through portions and arranging each of the connectors at a position capable of facing its counterpart connector, the aligning member includes at least one of the electrical wires of the main line, wherein
the connectors are supported by the aligning member.

2. The wire harness according to claim 1 , wherein
the through portion is provided at a rear part of the housing and is partitioned into plural through portions, and
the electrical wire, as the aligning member, is passed at least through the through portion with a smallest opening area among the plural through portions.

3. The connector according to claim 1 wherein
an operating opening for passing the electrical wire in the through portion is provided in the housing, and
the operating opening is closed by a cover after the electrical wire is passed in the through portion.

Assignees

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

Inventors

• Kitamura Keishi
• Mizutani Yoshihiro
• Takeda Yasuto
• Hirai Hiroki
• Tanaka Tetsuji
• Maesoba Hiroyoshi
• Sone Kosuke
• Kato Teruo
• Nimura Kazuhisa

Classifications

• H01R13/567

  Traverse cable outlet or wire connection · CPC title

• H01R13/64 Primary

  Means for preventing incorrect coupling · CPC title

• H02G3/0406 Primary

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

• H01R13/5829

  the clamping part being flexibly or hingedly connected to the housing · CPC title