IP Library Granted Patent US 10,381,130
Granted Patent B2
US 10,381,130 · App. 15/255,492 · Granted Aug 13, 2019

Wire harness

Inventor: Kazuyoshi Yabe (Susono, JP)
Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
H01B7/0045B60R16/0207H01B1/023H01B1/026
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Patent No.
US 10,381,130
App. No.
15/255,492
Granted
Aug 13, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wire harness includes a group of first electric wires connected to a first circuit and a group of second electric wires connected to a second circuit whose consumption current is smaller than that of the first circuit. The group of first electric wires include aluminum electric wires. The group of second electric wires include a large diameter electric wire having a conductor formed of aluminum or aluminum alloy, a small diameter electric wire having a conductor formed of copper or copper alloy and a cross-sectional area of the conductor thereof smaller than that of the large diameter electric wire, and an extra fine electric wire having a conductor formed of the copper or copper alloy and a cross-sectional area of the conductor thereof smaller than that of the small diameter electric wire.

Claims (15)

1. A wire harness comprising:

a group of first electric wires connected to a first circuit; and

a group of second electric wires connected to a second circuit whose consumption current is smaller than that of the first circuit, wherein:

the group of first electric wires include copper electric wires and aluminum electric wires, and

the group of second electric wires include a large diameter electric wire having a conductor formed of aluminum or aluminum alloy, a small diameter electric wire having a conductor formed of copper or copper alloy and a cross-sectional area of the conductor thereof smaller than that of the large diameter electric wire, and an extra fine electric wire having a conductor formed of copper or the copper alloy and a cross-sectional area of the conductor thereof smaller than that of the small diameter electric wire,

wherein, in the group of the second electric wires:

the large diameter electric wire has a conductor formed of aluminum or aluminum alloy and a cross-sectional area of the conductor thereof is larger than 0.3 mm 2 ,

the small diameter electric wire has a conductor formed of copper or copper alloy and a cross-sectional area of the conductor thereof is 0.3 mm 2 , and

the extra fine electric wire has a conductor formed of the copper or copper alloy and a cross-sectional area of the conductor thereof is smaller than 0.3 mm 2 .

2. The wire harness according to claim 1 , wherein the second circuit is a signal circuit.

3. The wire harness according to claim 1 ,

wherein, in the group of the second electric wires, the large diameter electric wire has a conductor formed of aluminum or aluminum alloy and a cross-sectional area of the conductor thereof is larger than 0.35 mm 2 .

4. The wire harness according to claim 1 ,

wherein the group of second electric wires is connected to a circuit, and

wherein a consumption current of the circuit is smaller than that of another circuit to which an electric wire, other than the group of second electric wires, connects.

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 7, 2016
From: YABE, KAZUYOSHI
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 039662/0496 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-041745 · Mar 4, 2014 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2015056430 · Mar 4, 2015
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