A wire harness includes one or more electrically-conducting paths, and a tubular exterior member configured to cover the electrically-conducting paths. The exterior member is a resin member including a flexible tubular part having flexibility and a less-flexible tubular part having less flexibility than that of the flexible tubular part. The exterior member is integrally formed to have a linear shape as a whole in a state where the flexible tubular part is not deflected.
1. A wire harness comprising:
one or more electrically-conducting paths; and
a tubular exterior member configured to cover the electrically-conducting paths, wherein
the exterior member is a resin member including a plurality of flexible tubular parts having flexibility and a plurality of less-flexible tubular parts having less flexibility than that of the plurality of flexible tubular parts, wherein the plurality of flexible tubular parts and the plurality of less-flexible tubular parts are alternately connected and integrated via connecting members, and
the exterior member is integrally formed to have a linear shape as a whole in a state where the flexible tubular part is not deflected.
2. The wire harness according to claim 1 , wherein
each of the flexible tubular parts is disposed at an arbitrary position to match a vehicle mount shape and deflected in a desired angle respectively during transport of the wire harness and during routing of the wire harness in a vehicle.
3. The wire harness according to claim 1 , wherein
the exterior member is configured by mounting a later-attached component to the less-flexible tubular part.
4. The wire harness according to claim 1 , wherein
the exterior member is configured by integrally forming a vehicle fixed part to the less-flexible tubular part.
5. The wire harness according to claim 4 , wherein
the plurality of flexible tubular parts have different lengths in a pipe axial direction.
6. The wire harness according to claim 1 , wherein
during transport of the wire harness, the exterior member is arranged in a state where the flexible tubular parts are deflected in a folding manner and therefore the less-flexible tubular parts are disposed substantially parallel to each other.
7. The wire harness according to claim 5 , wherein
the flexible tubular parts include a flexible tubular portion for transport which is deflected only during transport of the wire harness.
8. The wire harness according to claim 5 , wherein
the flexible tubular parts include a flexible tubular portion for routing which is deflected only during routing of the wire harness.
9. The wire harness according to claim 1 , wherein
each of the connecting members is a bonding means, an adhesive means, or a taping.
10. The wire harness according to claim 1 , wherein
each of the connecting members is a clamp which has a tubular part mounting portion, wherein a flexible tubular part engaging part and a less-flexible tubular part engaging part are provided in an inner surface of the tubular body mounting portion of the clamp.
11. The wire harness according to claim 1 , wherein
the electrically-conducting path is a high-voltage coaxial composite electrically-conducting path which is configured by coaxially arranging a plurality of high-voltage circuits.