IP Library Granted Patent US 10,207,660
Granted Patent B2
US 10,207,660 · App. 15/877,205 · Granted Feb 19, 2019

Exterior member, wire harness, and manufacturing method of exterior member

Inventors: Yukito Aoyama (Shizuoka, JP); Ryohei Inoue (Shizuoka, JP)
Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
B60R16/0215H02G3/0406H02G3/0468
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Patent No.
US 10,207,660
App. No.
15/877,205
Granted
Feb 19, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

An exterior member having a tubular shape so as to accommodate and protect one conduction path or a plurality of conduction paths includes a resin portion. The resin portion includes a flexible tube portion having flexibility and a straight tube portion so as to linearly route the conduction path. The flexible tube portion and the straight tube portion are continuously formed. The flexible tube portion includes a spiral projection portion in which a first projection having a projecting shape as seen from a tube outer surface side spirally extends in a circumferential direction of the tube outer surface. The straight tube portion includes a straight projection portion in which a second projection continuously extends from an end portion of the spiral projection portion extends in a tube axis direction as the straight tube portion.

Claims (18)

1. An exterior member having a tubular shape so as to accommodate and protect one conduction path or a plurality of conduction paths comprising;

a resin portion,

wherein the resin portion includes a flexible tube portion having flexibility and a straight tube portion so as to linearly route the conduction path,

wherein the flexible tube portion and the straight tube portion are continuously formed,

wherein the flexible tube portion includes a spiral projection portion in which a first projection having a projecting shape as seen from a tube outer surface side spirally extends in a circumferential direction of the tube outer surface,

wherein the straight tube portion includes a straight projection portion in which a second projection continuously extends from an end portion of the spiral projection portion extends in a tube axis direction as the straight tube portion,

wherein an outer diameter of the first projection of the spiral projection portion is equal to an outer diameter of the second projection of the straight projection portion, and an outer diameter of a recess adjoining to the first projection is equal to an outer diameter of a recess adjoining to the second projection.

2. The exterior member according to claim 1 further comprising:

a shield member that is disposed on a tube inner surface side of the resin portion and is made of conductive metal.

3. A wire harness comprising:

the exterior member according to claim 1 ; and

the one conduction path or the plurality of conduction paths accommodated and protected in the exterior member.

4. A manufacturing method of an exterior member which has a tubular shape so as to accommodate and protect one conduction path or a plurality of conduction paths and includes a resin portion in which a flexible tube portion having flexibility and a straight tube portion so as to linearly route the conduction path are continuously formed, the method comprising:

forming a spiral projection portion in which a first projection that has a projecting shape as seen from a tube outer surface side spirally extends in a circumferential direction of the tube outer surface as the flexible tube portion; and

forming a straight projection portion in which a second projection that has a projecting shape as seen from the tube outer surface side continuously extends from an end portion of the spiral projection portion and extends in a tube axis direction as the straight tube portion,

wherein an outer diameter of the first projection of the spiral projection portion is equal to an outer diameter of the second projection of the straight projection portion, and an outer diameter of a recess adjoining to the first projection is equal to an outer diameter of a recess adjoining to the second projection.

5. The manufacturing method of the exterior member according to claim 4 further comprising:

providing a shield member that is disposed on a tube inner surface side of the resin portion and is made of conductive metal.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 3, 2019
From: AOYAMA, YUKITO
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 047895/0276 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2015-161632 · Aug 19, 2015 · national
JP 2016-151745 · Aug 2, 2016 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2016074061 · Aug 18, 2016
Related Publication 20180244220A1 · Aug 30, 2018