IP Library Granted Patent US 10,821,920
Granted Patent B2
US 10,821,920 · App. 16/647,255 · Granted Nov 3, 2020

Wire harness

Inventors: Takahiro Murata (Mie, JP); Hirokazu Komori (Mie, JP); Taiko Sato (Aichi, JP); Hiroyuki Ishikawa (Aichi, JP)
Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.; SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.; SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.; TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B60R16/0215H01B7/282H02G3/22
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Patent No.
US 10,821,920
App. No.
16/647,255
Granted
Nov 3, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wire harness is disposed across an interior area and an exterior area, and is connected to a connection target component in the exterior area. The wire harness includes: a water shut-off cable being disposed across a boundary between the interior area and the exterior area, and having inter-wire water shut-off property; and a non-water shut-off cable being connected to the water shut-off cable in the exterior area, and being connectable to the connection target component.

Claims (21)

1. A wire harness being disposed across an interior area and an exterior area and being connected to a connection target component in the exterior area, the wire harness comprising:

a water shut-off cable being disposed across a boundary between the interior area and the exterior area, and having inter-wire water shut-off property; and

a non-water shut-off cable being connected to the water shut-off cable in the exterior area, and being connectable to the connection target component.

2. The wire harness according to claim 1 , wherein

the water shut-off cable includes

a plurality of first wires,

a sheath surrounding the plurality of first wires, and

an inter-wire water shut-off unit configured to shut off water between the plurality of first wires, at an end portion of the sheath to be connected to the non-water shut-off cable,

a first joint connector is provided at an end portion of the water shut-off cable to be connected to the non-water shut-off cable,

the non-water shut-off cable includes a plurality of second wires collected together in a linear shape with gaps formed between end portions, and

a second joint connector is provided at an end portion of the non-water shut-off cable to be connected to the water shut-off cable, and a connection destination connector is provided at an end portion of the non-water shut-off cable to be connected to the connection target component.

3. The wire harness according to claim 2 , wherein

in the connection destination connector, a connector water shut-off unit is provided, the connector water shut-off unit being configured to prevent water flowing along the plurality of second wires from entering the connection destination connector, at a portion where the plurality of second wires are led to the connection destination connector.

4. The wire harness according to claim 2 , wherein

the non-water shut-off cable includes a branch wire branching in an intermediate part of the plurality of second wires in an extending direction.

5. The wire harness according to claim 2 , further comprising

a third wire being electrically connected to a part of the plurality of second wires at a position of a connection destination connector of the non-water shut-off cable or at a position of the connection target component, and being extending from the connection destination connector to be connected to another connection target component in the exterior area.

6. The wire harness according to claim 1 , wherein

in an intermediate part of the water shut-off cable, a grommet to be disposed at a through hole formed in a panel dividing the interior area and the exterior area is attached.

7. The wire harness according to claim 1 , wherein

the water shut-off cable includes a bendable part that can be disposed in a bent state in the exterior area.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 13, 2020
From: MURATA, TAKAHIRO; KOMORI, HIROKAZU; SATO, TAIKO; ISHIKAWA, HIROYUKI
To: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.; SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.; SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.; TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 052110/0025 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2017-180044 · Sep 20, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200254945A1 · Aug 13, 2020
Cited By (1)
US 12,300,981