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Granted Patent B2
US 10,913,406 · App. 16/757,660 · Granted Feb 9, 2021

Wire protection pipe and wire harness

Inventor: Ryo Fujioka (Yokkaichi, JP)
Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
B60R16/0215H01B7/0045H01B7/184H01B7/24H02G3/04
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Patent No.
US 10,913,406
App. No.
16/757,660
Granted
Feb 9, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wire protection pipe through which a wire is to be passed and that is configured to be attached to a vehicle body, the wire protection pipe including: an underfloor configured to be arranged under a floor of the vehicle body; and a flat portion that is provided in the underfloor, the flat portion having a flat shape in a cross section that intersects an axial direction, as a result of a recess being provided on an upper side or a lower side in a state of the under floor being attached to the vehicle body.

Claims (13)

1. A wire protection pipe through which a wire is to be passed and that is configured to be attached to a vehicle body, the wire protection pipe comprising:

an underfloor configured to be arranged under a floor of the vehicle body;

a flat portion that is provided in the underfloor, the flat portion having a flat shape in a cross section that intersects an axial direction, as a result of a recess being provided on an upper side or a lower side in a state of the underfloor being attached to the vehicle body, the flat portion including a flat surface formed by the recess and a curved surface that is arranged on an opposite side of the flat surface in a radial direction of the pipe, the curved surface having an arc shape extending in a circumferential direction from a first edge of the flat surface to a second edge of the flat surface that is opposite to the first edge such that the curved surface does not include a recess; and

a further recessed stepped recess that is provided on a flat surface side of the flat portion and is configured to receive a clamp for attachment to the vehicle body.

2. The wire protection pipe according to claim 1 , further comprising

a perfect circular portion that is connected to the flat portion and that has a perfect circle shape in a cross section and is bent.

3. The wire protection pipe according to claim 1 ,

wherein, in a state in which the wire protection pipe is attached to the vehicle body, a lower end of the flat portion is located higher than a lower end of a reinforcement that reinforces the vehicle body.

4. A wire harness comprising:

the wire protection pipe according to claim 1 ; and

a plurality of wires that are passed through the wire protection pipe.

5. The wire protection pipe according to claim 1 , wherein the further recessed step recess includes step portions that are configured to abut against opposite ends of the clamp in the axial direction.

6. The wire protection pipe according to claim 1 , wherein the further recessed step recess has a depth and a length that is smaller than a depth and a length of the recess.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 20, 2020
From: FUJIOKA, RYO
To: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 052445/0895 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2017-208718 · Oct 30, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200331413A1 · Oct 22, 2020