IP Library Granted Patent US 8,410,365
Granted Patent B2
US 8,410,365 · App. 12/881,347 · Granted Apr 2, 2013

Wire harness and method of installation thereof

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Patent No.
US 8,410,365
App. No.
12/881,347
Granted
Apr 2, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wire harness includes a cable and a clamp. The cable has an end portion at which a connection terminal is provided. The connection terminal is electrically connected to a connecting portion. The clamp is attached with the cable so as to be movable with respect to the cable in a direction in which the cable extends. The clamp is fixed to a fixing portion disposed adjacent to the connecting portion in a state that the connection terminal is electrically connected to the connecting portion.

Claims (16)

1. A wire harness, comprising:

a cable having an end portion at which a connection terminal is provided, the connection terminal configured to be electrically connected to a connecting portion; and

a clamp, attached with the cable so as to be movable with respect to the cable in a direction in which the cable extends so that the cable is slideable in the clamp, and configured to be fixed to a fixing portion disposed adjacent to the connecting portion in a state that the connection terminal is electrically connected to the connecting portion.

2. The wire harness according to claim 1 , wherein:

the wire harness includes a plurality of the cables, and

the cables are attached with a gap between each other to the clamp.

3. The wire harness according to claim 1 , wherein:

the wire harness is formed with a through hole through which the cable is inserted, and

an inner diameter of the through hole is larger than an outer diameter of the cable, so that the cable is slidable in the through hole.

4. A method of installing a wire harness, the wire harness comprising a cable having an end portion at which a connection terminal is provided, and a clamp attached with the cable so as to be movable with respect to the cable in a direction in which the cable extends, the method comprising:

disposing the clamp at a first position away from the end portion;

connecting the connection terminal to a connecting portion after the disposing;

moving the clamp along the cable from the first position toward the end portion after the connecting; and

fixing the clamp to a fixing portion disposed adjacent to the connecting portion, after the moving.

5. The method according to claim 4 , further comprising:

attaching the clamp to a plurality of the cables with a gap between each other.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jun 5, 2023
From: YAZAKI CORPORATION
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 063845/0802 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 14, 2010
From: OGAWA, TATSUO; IKENO, MASAYUKI; IWASAKI, JUNKA
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION; SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 024981/0367 →