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US 12679291 · App. 18/712,283 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Wire harness routing device

Inventors: Tomoka Shida (Osaka, JP); Satoshi Yamamoto (Osaka, JP); Kazuyoshi Ohara (Osaka, JP); Minho Yang (Kanagawa, JP); Yasuhiro Nagai (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.; SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.; SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.; ADIENT US LLC
B60R16/0215B60N2/06B60N2/0725B60R16/027
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12679291
App. No.
18/712,283
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wire harness routing device is for routing a wire harness under a sliding seat. The wire harness routing device includes an extra length storing case and a protector. The extra length storing case is disposed on a floor that is opposite a lower surface of the sliding seat. The protector is movable with respect to the extra length storing case. The wire harness includes an inner extra length portion and an outer extra length portion. The inner extra length portion is disposed in the extra length storing case and extends toward the protector and the outer extra length portion extends outside the extra length storing case from the protector toward the lower surface of the sliding seat. The sliding seat includes a pair of contact members that come into contact with the protector according to movement of the sliding seat and move the protector.

Claims (17)

1 . A wire harness routing device with which a wire harness is routed under a sliding seat, the wire harness routing device comprising:

an extra length storing case disposed on a floor that is opposite a lower surface of the sliding seat; and

a protector that is movable with respect to the extra length storing case, wherein

the wire harness includes an inner extra length portion and an outer extra length portion, the inner extra length portion is disposed in the extra length storing case and extends toward the protector and the outer extra length portion extends outside the extra length storing case from the protector toward the lower surface of the sliding seat, and

the sliding seat includes a pair of contact members that come into contact with the protector according to movement of the sliding seat and move the protector.

2 . The wire harness routing device according to claim 1 , wherein

the protector and each of the contact members have a pair of opposing surfaces that are opposite each other, and

one of the pair of opposing surfaces includes a curved surface portion that can be contacted with another one of the pair of opposing surfaces with point contact or linear contact.

3 . The wire harness routing device according to claim 1 , wherein

the extra length storing case includes a peripheral wall that extends from the floor toward the sliding seat, and

the peripheral wall includes a sliding structure in which the protector is slidably mounted.

4 . The wire harness routing device according to claim 3 , wherein

the wire harness further includes an intermediate connection portion that connects the inner extra length portion and the outer extra length portion and is disposed in the protector, and

the intermediate connection portion includes a peripheral wall through portion that extends through the peripheral wall.

5 . The wire harness routing device according to claim 2 , wherein

the extra length storing case includes a peripheral wall that extends from the floor toward the sliding seat, and

the peripheral wall includes a sliding structure in which the protector is slidably mounted.