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Granted Patent B2
US 12691835 · App. 18/427,134 · Granted Jul 28, 2026

Wire harness assemblies

Inventors: Lindsay A. Babian (Canton, MI); Alexander W. Schuyler (Ann Arbor, MI); Vasudeva S. Murthy (Ann Arbor, MI)
Assignees: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.; Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
B60R16/0207H02G11/02
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12691835
App. No.
18/427,134
Granted
Jul 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wire harness assembly of a vehicle seat secured to a vehicle floor includes a wire harness housing fixed to a stationary portion of the vehicle seat and a cable including a proximal end portion, an intermediate portion, and a distal end portion. The intermediate portion of the cable is received within the wire harness housing. The wire harness assembly also includes a rigid case surrounding the distal end portion of the cable. The cable movable between a retracted position and an extended position; in the retracted position the rigid case is at least partially received within the wire harness housing and in the extended position the rigid case extends farther out of the wire harness housing than in the retracted position.

Claims (13)

1 . A wire harness assembly of a vehicle seat secured to a vehicle floor, comprising:

a wire harness housing fixed to a stationary portion of the vehicle seat;

a cable comprising a proximal end portion, an intermediate portion, and a distal end portion, the intermediate portion of the cable is received within the wire harness housing; and

a rigid case surrounding the distal end portion of the cable, the cable movable between a retracted position and an extended position, in the retracted position the rigid case is at least partially received within the wire harness housing and in the extended position the rigid case extends farther out of the wire harness housing than in the retracted position.

2 . The wire harness assembly of the vehicle seat of claim 1 , wherein the wire harness housing includes a post and the intermediate portion of the cable wraps around the post.

3 . The wire harness assembly of the vehicle seat of claim 2 , wherein the post is rotatable.

4 . The wire harness assembly of the vehicle seat of claim 2 , wherein the intermediate portion of the cable is secured to the post.

5 . The wire harness assembly of the vehicle seat of claim 1 , wherein the proximal end portion of the cable is secured to the stationary portion of the vehicle seat.

6 . The wire harness assembly of the vehicle seat of claim 1 , wherein the distal end portion of the cable is secured to a movable portion of the vehicle seat.

7 . The wire harness assembly of the vehicle seat of claim 6 , wherein the distal end portion of the cable is secured to the movable portion of the vehicle seat through a clamp.

8 . The wire harness assembly of the vehicle seat of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle seat is slidably coupled to seat rails.

9 . The wire harness assembly of the vehicle seat of claim 8 , wherein the rigid case and the distal end portion of the cable are fully extended from the wire harness housing when the vehicle seat moves from a first position to a second position.

10 . The wire harness assembly of the vehicle seat of claim 9 , wherein the vehicle seat is closer to a vehicle rear-side in the first position and the vehicle seat is closer to a vehicle front-side in the second position.