Electrical wire guiding apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9809179-B2
Application number	US-201615259652-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 8, 2016
Priority date	Sep 9, 2015
Publication date	Nov 7, 2017
Grant date	Nov 7, 2017

Abstract

An electrical wire guiding apparatus includes: an electrical wire guiding body that is configured by coupling multiple link members in a single line so as to be capable of undergoing curving deformation, and that receives insertion of electrical wires; a self-adhesive cloth member that has stretchability and is wrapped around the electrical wire guiding body in the circumference direction so as to envelop the electrical wire guiding body; and clips (fixing means) for fixing the self-adhesive cloth member to the electrical wire guiding body. The self-adhesive cloth member is wrapped around the electrical wire guiding body in the circumference direction so as to envelop it. Also, the self-adhesive cloth member is fixed to the link members by the clips, and therefore there is no risk of detachment from the electrical wire guiding body or becoming twisted.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An electrical wire guiding apparatus comprising:
an electrical wire guiding body that is configured by coupling a plurality of link members in a single line so as to be capable of undergoing curving deformation and capable of receiving insertion of an electrical wire, at least one of the plurality of link members including a coupling portion with a shaft portion for coupling adjacent link members together, the shaft portion includes a receding portion;
a self-adhesive cloth member that has stretchability and is wrapped around the electrical wire guiding body in a circumference direction so as to envelop the electrical wire guiding body; and
a fixing means for fixing the self-adhesive cloth member to the electrical wire guiding body, the fixing means includes a clip that is a separate part from the plurality of link members and the self-adhesive cloth member and includes a body portion, an arm portion connected to the body portion, and a locking protrusion connected to the arm portion;
wherein the locking protrusion of the clip locks into the receding portion of the at least one link member such that the clip sandwiches the self-adhesive cloth member with the at least one link member.

2. The electrical wire guiding apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the fixing means further includes
a hooking portion that can be locked to the self-adhesive cloth member and is integrally formed with a link member among the plurality of link members.

3. The electrical wire guiding apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the hooking portion is bent so as to be approximately L-shaped.

Assignees

• Sumitomo Wiring Systems

Inventors

• Inoue Hiroshi
• UENO Go

Classifications

• H02G11/006 Primary

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• B60R16/027

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• B60R16/0215 Primary

  Protecting, fastening and routing means therefor · CPC title

• H02G3/0475

  formed by a succession of articulated units · CPC title

• H02G3/0406

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