IP Library Granted Patent US 12673624
Granted Patent B2
US 12673624 · App. 18/406,390 · Granted Jul 7, 2026

High-voltage cable protection structure

Inventor: Takenori Nakamura (Nagoya, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B60R16/0215B60Y2410/115
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12673624
App. No.
18/406,390
Granted
Jul 7, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The high-voltage cable protection structure of the present disclosure is a high-voltage cable protection structure that protects a high-voltage cable extending from an electrical device mounted in a front compartment of a vehicle to the rear of the vehicle. Also, in the front compartment, rear parts are arranged behind the electrical device in a vehicle front-rear direction, and a first protection member that covers the high-voltage cable, and a second protection member that is more rigid than the first protection member and that is arranged to cover the high-voltage cable outside the first protection member in a narrower area than the first protection member are included.

Claims (15)

1 . A high-voltage cable protection structure in a front compartment of a vehicle, comprising:

an electric device provided in the front compartment;

a high-voltage cable that is a conductor covered with a sheath and extends toward a vehicle rear side from the electric device in a vehicle front-rear direction, the high-voltage cable separating into a first branch and a second branch at a terminal portion of the high-voltage cable, the first branch and the second branch respectively being connected to the electric device via a first connector and a second connector;

a rear component provided in the front compartment, the rear component being disposed rearward of the electric device in the vehicle front-rear direction;

a first protection member that covers at least a part of a predetermined range of the high-voltage cable, the predetermined range being from a connection portion of the electric device and the high-voltage cable to a separating portion from which the high-voltage cable separates; and

a second protection member having higher rigidity than the first protection member, the second protection member covering the high-voltage cable from outside of the first protection member in a narrower range than the first protection member.

2 . The high-voltage cable protection structure according to claim 1 , wherein the second protection member is disposed between the high-voltage cable and the rear component.

3 . The high-voltage cable protection structure according to claim 1 , wherein:

the first protection member is made of a resin material; and

the second protection member is made of a metal material.

4 . The high-voltage cable protection structure according to claim 1 , wherein:

the first connector and the second connector are aligned in a vehicle width direction;

the rear component is provided on the opposite side of a center point between the first connector and the second connector from the first connector in the vehicle width direction; and

the second protection member covers the second branch from outside of the first protection member.

5 . The high-voltage cable protection structure according to claim 1 , wherein the second protection member is fastened to a bracket fixed to the electric device.