IP Library Granted Patent US 9,228,678
Granted Patent B2
US 9,228,678 · App. 14/477,941 · Granted Jan 5, 2016

Door harness attaching structure

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Patent No.
US 9,228,678
App. No.
14/477,941
Granted
Jan 5, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A door harness attaching structure includes: an opening provided on an inner panel of a hinge-open/close-type door; and a hole provided on an end wall at the hinge side of the inner panel. The opening is composed of a large main opening covered by a panel unit of a door module and a small sub opening continued to the main opening, notched toward the hole for attaching a grommet and covered by a cover member. A wiring harness of the door module includes: a harness portion projecting from the panel unit; and the grommet provided at a tip end of the harness portion and attached through the hole.

Claims (27)

1. A door harness attaching structure comprising:

a hinge-open/close-type door having an inner panel with an inner wall portion defining an opening, and a front end wall defining a hole, wherein the opening is composed of a large main opening and a small sub opening continued to the main opening, notched toward the hole;

a door module including a panel unit configured to cover the main opening, and a cover member movable relative to the panel unit and configured to cover the sub opening;

a wiring harness having a harness portion projecting from the panel unit; and

a grommet provided at a tip end of the harness portion and fitted into the hole of the front end wall.

2. The door harness attaching structure as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the cover member is provided integrally with the panel unit.

3. The door harness attaching structure as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the cover member is openably and closably coupled to the panel unit.

4. The door harness attaching structure as claimed in claim 2 ,

wherein the cover member is openably and closably coupled to the panel unit.

5. The door harness attaching structure as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein a groove for guiding out the harness portion is provided on at least one of an end edge of the sub opening and an end edge of the cover member.

6. The door harness attaching structure as claimed in claim 2 ,

wherein a groove for guiding out the harness portion is provided on at least one of an end edge of the sub opening and an end edge of the cover member.

7. The door harness attaching structure as claimed in claim 3 ,

wherein a groove for guiding out the harness portion is provided on at least one of an end edge of the sub opening and an end edge of the cover member.

8. The door harness attaching structure as claimed in claim 4 ,

wherein a groove for guiding out the harness portion is provided on at least one of an end edge of the sub opening and an end edge of the cover member.

9. The door harness attaching structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein while the cover member covers the sub opening, a door weather strip is provided in between the cover member and the hole.

10. The door harness attaching structure as claimed in claim 2 , wherein while the cover member covers the sub opening, a door weather strip is provided in between the cover member and the hole.

11. The door harness attaching structure as claimed in claim 3 , wherein while the cover member covers the sub opening, a door weather strip is provided in between the cover member and the hole.

12. The door harness attaching structure as claimed in claim 4 , wherein while the cover member covers the sub opening, a door weather strip is provided in between the cover member and the hole.

13. The door harness attaching structure as claimed in claim 5 , wherein while the cover member covers the sub opening, a door weather strip is provided in between the cover member and the hole.

14. The door harness attaching structure as claimed in claim 6 , wherein while the cover member covers the sub opening, a door weather strip is provided in between the cover member and the hole.

15. The door harness attaching structure as claimed in claim 7 , wherein while the cover member covers the sub opening, a door weather strip is provided in between the cover member and the hole.

16. The door harness attaching structure as claimed in claim 8 , wherein while the cover member covers the sub opening, a door weather strip is provided in between the cover member and the hole.

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 Nov 4, 2014
From: HIGASHI, YOSHITAKA; HIRANO, TETSUYA; KATAYAMA, HIROYUKI; KAMENOUE, MASAYOSHI; YOSHIDA, MASAOKI
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 034097/0261 →