IP Library Granted Patent US 9,873,391
Granted Patent B2
US 9,873,391 · App. 14/984,453 · Granted Jan 23, 2018

Wire harness

Inventors: Masaaki Suguro (Makinohara, JP); Hideomi Adachi (Makinohara, JP); Tatsuya Oga (Makinohara, JP)
Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
B60R16/0215B60R16/0207H02G3/0462H01B7/24H01B13/146
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Patent No.
US 9,873,391
App. No.
14/984,453
Granted
Jan 23, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wire harness includes a conductive path. The conductive path includes a conductor and a sheath that covers the conductor. The sheath includes a first sheath part arranged correspondingly to a route restriction section where route restriction is required and a second sheath part arranged correspondingly to a different section other than the route restriction section. The first sheath part is formed thicker than the second sheath part, and the first sheath part has rigidity.

Claims (12)

1. A wire harness arranged on a vehicle underfloor and comprising:

a high-voltage conductive path, the high-voltage conductive path including

a conductor; and

a sheath that covers the conductor, the sheath including a plurality of first sheath parts arranged correspondingly to route restriction sections where route restriction is required and a second sheath part arranged correspondingly to a different section other than the route restriction sections, each of the plurality of first sheath parts being thicker than the second sheath part from an inner surface to an outer surface thereof, and the first sheath parts having rigidity greater than rigidity of the second sheath part,

wherein at least one of the first sheath parts is longer than the second sheath part; and

wherein a thickness of each first sheath part is uniform from its inner surface to its outer surface and each first sheath part is a straight part in the high-voltage conductive path and the second sheath part is bendable in the high-voltage conductive path.

2. The wire harness according to claim 1 , wherein

the first and second sheath parts are formed continuously, and

a thickness of a connecting portion between the first and second sheath parts changes in a tapered-shape.

3. The wire harness according to claim 1 , wherein the first sheath parts and the second sheath part are made of an insulating material.

4. The wire harness according to claim 3 , where the insulating material is a resin.

5. The wire harness according to claim 1 , wherein a sheath section area of each of the first sheath parts is larger than that of the second sheath part.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jun 5, 2023
From: YAZAKI CORPORATION
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 063845/0802 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 11, 2016
From: OGA, TATSUYA
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 038542/0603 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 31, 2015
From: SUGURO, MASAAKI; ADACHI, HIDEOMI
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 037406/0408 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2013-138795 · Jul 2, 2013 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2014067679 · Jul 2, 2014
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