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Granted Patent B2
US 11,427,260 · App. 16/638,246 · Granted Aug 30, 2022

Reinforcement and reinforcement module

Inventors: Koji Yamaguchi (Mie, JP); Housei Mizuno (Mie, JP); Shinya Sadohara (Mie, JP); Hiroki Hirai (Mie, JP); Shinya Itou (Mie, JP)
Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.; SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.; SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
B62D25/145B60R16/0215
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Patent No.
US 11,427,260
App. No.
16/638,246
Granted
Aug 30, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A reinforcement is formed into an elongated shape, and includes a reinforcement body in which a housing part opened toward an outer peripheral side is formed and a covering part attached to close an opening of the housing part. A module component which is an electrical component or a wiring component may be housed in the reinforcement while being attached to the covering part.

Claims (36)

1. A reinforcement, comprising:

a reinforcement body formed into an elongated shape and having a housing part which is opened toward an outer peripheral side; and

a covering part attached to close an opening of the housing part, wherein

the reinforcement body includes a first housing part and a second housing part opened toward an outer peripheral side in different positions as the housing part, and the first housing part and the second housing part are partitioned in the reinforcement body, and

the reinforcement body includes, as the covering part, a first covering part attached to close an opening of the first housing part and a second covering part attached to close an opening of the second housing part.

2. A reinforcement module, comprising:

the reinforcement according to claim 1 ; and

a module component which is an electrical component or a wiring component, and housed in the reinforcement while being attached to the covering part.

3. A reinforcement module, comprising:

a reinforcement including:

a reinforcement body formed into an elongated shape and having a housing part which is opened toward an outer peripheral side, and

a covering part attached to close an opening of the housing part; and

a module component which is an electrical component or a wiring component, and housed in the reinforcement while being attached to the covering part, wherein

the reinforcement body includes a first housing part and a second housing part opened toward an outer peripheral side in different positions as the housing part, and the first housing part and the second housing part are partitioned in the reinforcement body,

the reinforcement body includes, as the covering part, a first covering part attached to close an opening of the first housing part and a second covering part attached to close an opening of the second housing part, and

the module component includes a power supply module component housed in one of the first housing part and the second housing part and a signal module component housed in another one of the first housing part and the second housing part.

4. A reinforcement module, comprising:

a reinforcement including:

a reinforcement body formed into an elongated shape and having a housing part which is opened toward an outer peripheral side, and

a covering part attached to close an opening of the housing part; and

a module component which is an electrical component or a wiring component, and housed in the reinforcement while being attached to the covering part, wherein

the reinforcement body includes a first housing part and a second housing part opened toward an outer peripheral side in different positions as the housing part, and the first housing part and the second housing part are partitioned in the reinforcement body,

the reinforcement body includes, as the covering part, a first covering part attached to close an opening of the first housing part and a second covering part attached to close an opening of the second housing part, and

the module component includes a wiring component housed in one of the first housing part and the second housing part and an electrical component housed in another one of the first housing part and the second housing part.

5. The reinforcement module according to claim 2 , comprising

a power supply line as the module component, wherein

the power supply line is housed in the reinforcement while being in contact with at least one of the reinforcement body and the covering part.

6. A reinforcement module, comprising:

a reinforcement including:

a reinforcement body formed into an elongated shape and having a housing part which is opened toward an outer peripheral side, and

a covering part attached to close an opening of the housing part; and

a module component which is an electrical component or a wiring component, and housed in the reinforcement while being attached to the covering part, the module component being a power supply line, wherein

the power supply line is housed in the reinforcement while being in contact with at least one of the reinforcement body and the covering part,

the reinforcement module comprises a plurality of the power supply line,

at least some of the power supply lines is fixed to the covering part via an elastic member, and

the elastic member presses the at least some of the power supply lines to an inner surface of the housing part in a condition in which the covering part is attached to the opening of the housing part.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 11, 2020
From: YAMAGUCHI, KOJI; MIZUNO, HOUSEI; SADOHARA, SHINYA; HIRAI, HIROKI; ITOU, SHINYA
To: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.; SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.; SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2017-162337 · Aug 25, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200164924A1 · May 28, 2020
Cited By (1)
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