Grommet and wire harness with grommet
US-9365171-B2 · Jun 14, 2016 · US
Wire harness
US9742166B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9742166-B2 |
| Application number | US-201615047308-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Feb 18, 2016 |
| Priority date | Aug 20, 2013 |
| Publication date | Aug 22, 2017 |
| Grant date | Aug 22, 2017 |
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A wire harness is provided with an electrically conductive path, and a tubular sheath member into which the electrically conductive path is inserted. The sheath member includes a straight portion having strength to limit bending. A bellows-shaped portion which is wavy in shape in a tube circumferential direction, is formed in a portion of the straight portion in a sectional view. The bellows-shaped portion is more flexible than a portion of the straight portion other than the bellows-shaped portion.
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What is claimed is: 1. A wire harness comprising: an electrically conductive path; and a tubular sheath member into which the electrically conductive path is inserted, wherein the sheath member includes a straight portion and a corrugated portion, the straight portion has strength to limit bending, the corrugated portion is connected to the straight portion, and the corrugated portion includes a plurality of recess portions and a plurality of protruding portions alternatingly arranged with the recessed portions in an axial direction of the sheath member, wherein the straight portion includes a bellows-shaped portion which is wavy in shape in a tube circumferential direction that is perpendicular to the axial direction, and the straight portion includes another portion that is connected with the bellows-shaped portion, and wherein the bellows-shaped portion is more flexible than the another portion of the straight portion. 2. The wire harness according to claim 1 , wherein the straight portion includes a substantially rectangular section, and wherein the bellows-shaped portion is formed on at least a lower wall positioned on a lower side when the wire harness is routed. 3. The wire harness according to claim 2 , wherein the straight portion includes the lower wall, an upper wall facing the lower wall, and side walls that are connected to the lower wall and the upper wall via corner portions. 4. The wire harness according to claim 3 , wherein the bellows-shaped portion is formed in only the lower wall of the straight portion. 5. The wire harness according to claim 2 , wherein the bellows-shaped portion is formed in only the lower wall of the straight portion. 6. The wire harness according to claim 1 , wherein the sheath member has a shape which does not include a seam passing through the sheath member from an outer circumferential surface to an inner circumferential surface of the sheath member.
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Classifications
- H02G3/04Primary
Protective tubing or conduits, e.g. cable ladders or cable troughs · CPC title
Sheaths comprising grooves, ribs or other projections · CPC title
Protecting, fastening and routing means therefor · CPC title
- B60R16/0207Primary
Wire harnesses · CPC title
Cable-harnesses · CPC title
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- What does patent US9742166B2 cover?
- A wire harness is provided with an electrically conductive path, and a tubular sheath member into which the electrically conductive path is inserted. The sheath member includes a straight portion having strength to limit bending. A bellows-shaped portion which is wavy in shape in a tube circumferential direction, is formed in a portion of the straight portion in a sectional view. The bellows-sh…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Yazaki Corp
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H02G3/04. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Aug 22 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 2 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).