Wire harness and manufacturing method of the wire harness

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9825394-B2
Application number	US-201615227774-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 3, 2016
Priority date	Aug 5, 2015
Publication date	Nov 21, 2017
Grant date	Nov 21, 2017

Abstract

A wire harness includes at least two sub-harnesses having a plurality of electric wires whose one terminal portions are led out from a plurality of connector portions connected to a plurality of electric devices respectively. The other end portions of the electric wires to establish direct connection between the connector portions are electrically connected to each other by a connection mechanism.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A wire harness comprising:
at least two sub-harnesses including a plurality of electric wires whose one end portions are led out from a plurality of connector portions connected to a plurality of electric devices respectively,
wherein other end portions of the electric wires to establish direct connection between the connector portions are electrically connected to each other by a connection mechanism,
wherein the connection mechanism is a ground joint terminal that electrically connects intermediate portions of ground lines in the electric wires;
wherein the ground joint terminal includes a terminal body, and a belt-like terminal connection portion extending from the terminal body;
wherein in one of side edge portions in a longitudinal direction of the terminal connection portion, a plurality of tab terminals protruding in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the terminal connection portion are disposed at predetermined intervals; and
wherein the terminal connection portion in which terminals connected to the ground lines are connected to the tab terminals is wound longitudinally.

2. A manufacturing method of a wire harness comprising at least two sub-harnesses including a plurality of electric wires whose one end portions are led out from a plurality of connector portions connected to a plurality of electric devices respectively, the manufacturing method comprising:
a sub-harness manufacturing step in which terminals provided in the one end portions of the electric wires whose other end portions are configured to be electrically connected to each other by a connection mechanism in order to establish direction connection between the connector portions are inserted into the connector portions respectively in a state that the other end portions are separated from each other; and
a harness manufacturing step in which the other end portions of the electric wires are electrically connected to each other by the connection mechanism in order to establish direction connection between the connector portions.

3. The manufacturing method of a wire harness according to claim 2 , wherein the harness manufacturing step is carried out after the sub-harness manufacturing step.

4. A wire harness comprising:
a first sub-harness including:
a first connector portion configured to be connected to a first electrical device;
a first electric wire having one end portion connected to the first connector portion and an other end portion connected to a first terminal that is configured to be connected to a second electric device; and
a second electric wire having one end portion connected to the first connector portion and an other end portion;

a second sub-harness including:
a second connector portion configured to be connected to a third electrical device;
a third electric wire having one end portion connected to the second connector portion and an other end portion connected to a second terminal that is configured to be connected to the second electric device; and
a fourth electric wire having one end portion connected to the second connector portion and an other end portion; and

a first connection mechanism connected to each of the other end portions of the second and fourth electric wires such that the second and fourth electric wires establish a direct connection between the first and second connector portions and the first connection mechanism electrically connects the first and second connector portions to each other.

5. The wire harness according to claim 4 , further comprising a second connection mechanism, wherein
the first sub-harness further includes:
a third connector portion configured to be connected to a fourth electrical device; and
a fifth electric wire having one end portion connected to the third connector portion and an other end portion,

the second sub-harness further includes:
a fourth connector portion configured to be connected to a fifth electrical device; and
a sixth electrical wire having one end portion connected to the fourth connector and an other end portion;

the second connection mechanism connecting each of the other end portions of the fifth and sixth electric wires such that the fifth and sixth electric wires establish a direct connection between the third and fourth connector portions and the second connection mechanism electrically connects the third and fourth connector portions to each other, and
the second connection mechanism is adjacent to the first connection mechanism.

Assignees

• Yazaki Corp

Inventors

• Naganishi Yukinari
• Kinoshita Kousuke
• Kiyosue Kazuomi
• Inoue Hiromichi
• Yoshimoto Akinori
• Fujii Yuuki

Classifications

• H01R13/113

  co-operating with pins or blades having a rectangular transverse section · CPC title

• H01R13/405 Primary

  Securing in non-demountable manner, e.g. moulding, riveting · CPC title

• H01R2201/26

  for vehicles · CPC title

• H01R11/12

  End pieces terminating in an eye, hook, or fork · CPC title

• H01R11/09

  the connecting locations being identical · CPC title