IP Library Granted Patent US 9,656,617
Granted Patent B2
US 9,656,617 · App. 14/684,524 · Granted May 23, 2017

Wire harness

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Patent No.
US 9,656,617
App. No.
14/684,524
Granted
May 23, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A conductive path is formed in an elongated manner to be arranged longitudinally along a vehicle underfloor. An exterior member is made of resin, and is provided in a form without any seam or slit that communicates its outer surface and inner surface and in an elongated manner in accordance with the length of the conductive path.

Claims (16)

1. A wire harness comprising at least one conductive path and an exterior member having a tubular configuration covering the conductive path,

wherein the conductive path is formed in an elongated manner to be arranged longitudinally along a vehicle underfloor,

wherein the exterior member is made of resin, and is provided in a form without any seam or slit that communicates an outer surface and an inner surface of the exterior member with each other and in an elongated manner in accordance with a length of the conductive path,

wherein the exterior member comprises a flexible tube portion having flexibility and an inflexible tube portion having less flexibility than the flexible tube portion,

wherein the flexible tube portion is provided near a terminal of the exterior member, and

wherein a flexible waterproof member extends to a connection member provided at a terminal of the conductive path, and is attached to a terminal portion of the flexible tube portion provided near the terminal of the exterior member.

2. The wire harness according to claim 1 , wherein the flexible tube portion provided near the terminal of the exterior member is formed to have a length that allows the terminal portion of the flexible tube portion to extend to a vicinity of the connection member provided at the terminal of the conductive path.

3. The wire harness according to claim 1 , wherein a water stop member is attached to an outer surface of the flexible tube portion, the water stop member being watertight against a member on which the wire harness is arranged.

4. The wire harness according to claim 1 , wherein the conductive path is formed in an elongated manner so as to be arranged longitudinally along the vehicle underfloor from an engine room disposed on a front side of the vehicle underfloor.

5. The wire harness according to claim 1 , wherein the conductive path is a high voltage conductive path including a shield member.

6. The wire harness according to claim 1 , wherein the inflexible tube portion includes at least one longitudinal rib extending in an axial direction of the exterior member.

7. The wire harness according to claim 1 , wherein the inflexible tube portion includes at least one circumferential rib extending in a circumferential direction of the exterior member.

8. The wire harness according to claim 1 , further comprising a clamp attached to the inflexible tube portion, the clamp including an attaching portion attached to the inflexible tube portion and a movement restriction portion on each side of the attaching portion to restrict a movement of the attaching portion in an axial direction of the exterior member.

9. The wire harness according to claim 1 , wherein the flexible tube portion is configured to be resumable, after being bent, to an original shape of the flexible tube portion before being bent.

10. The wire harness according to claim 9 , wherein the flexible tube portion comprises a wiring path arrangement flexible tube portion configured to be bent during an arrangement of the wire harness and a transportation flexible tube portion configured to be bent during a transportation of the wire harness.

11. The wire harness according to claim 10 , wherein the transportation flexible tube portion is configured to be bent such that the inflexible tube portion on one side of the transportation flexible tube portion and another inflexible tube portion on an opposite side of the transportation flexible tube portion are arranged substantially parallel to 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 Apr 13, 2015
From: ADACHI, HIDEOMI; OGA, TATSUYA
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 035391/0539 →