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Granted Patent B2
US 12,316,085 · App. 17/798,624 · Granted May 27, 2025

Wire harness with fixing mechanism for electromagnetic wave absorbing member

Inventor: Masashi Hayashi (Yokkaichi, JP)
Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
H02G3/0456H05K9/00
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Patent No.
US 12,316,085
App. No.
17/798,624
Granted
May 27, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wire harness including: a wire; a positioning member that is made of a synthetic resin and is provided on an outer circumference of the wire; a ring-shaped electromagnetic wave absorber that has a through hole through which the wire passes and is fixed to the positioning member; and a fixing member for fixing the positioning member to the wire, wherein: the positioning member includes a main body including an insertion portion inserted in the through hole, and a fixing portion protruding from the main body to an outside of the through hole, and the fixing member is formed so as to fasten the wire and the fixing portion to each other.

Claims (38)

1. A wire harness comprising:

a wire;

a positioning member that is made of a synthetic resin and is provided on an outer circumference of the wire;

a ring-shaped electromagnetic wave absorber that has a through hole through which the wire passes and is fixed to the positioning member; and

a fixing member for fixing the positioning member to the wire, wherein:

the positioning member includes:

a main body including an insertion portion inserted in the through hole,

a fixing portion protruding from the main body to an outside of the through hole, and

a first protrusion that protrudes from an outer surface of the insertion portion in a radially outward direction, such that, when the insertion portion is inserted in the through hole of the electromagnetic wave absorber, the electromagnetic wave absorber extends further radially outward than the first protrusion,

the fixing member is formed so as to fasten the wire and the fixing portion to each other,

the main body has a tubular shape through which the wire passes,

the main body has a slit that extends in an axial direction of the main body,

the positioning member has a second protrusion that protrudes in a direction intersecting the axial direction from the outer circumferential surface at an end on a side opposite to the fixing portion out of the ends in the axial direction of the main body,

the second protrusion opposes a second side surface of the electromagnetic wave absorber,

the second protrusion is formed such that an amount of protrusion from the outer circumferential surface of the main body decreases as a distance from the electromagnetic wave absorber increases,

the second protrusion is in contact with the second side surface of the electromagnetic wave absorber, and

the outer circumferential surface of the second protrusion at the portion in contact with the second side surface is formed so as to be flush with the outer circumferential surface of the electromagnetic wave absorber.

2. The wire harness according to claim 1 , wherein:

the first protrusion is provided between the insertion portion and the fixing portion and protrudes in a direction intersecting a length direction of the wire from an outer circumferential surface of the main body, and

the first protrusion opposes a first side surface of the electromagnetic wave absorber.

3. The wire harness according to claim 2 , wherein the first protrusion is formed such that an amount of protrusion from the outer circumferential surface of the main body decreases from an insertion portion side to a fixing portion side.

4. The wire harness according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an electromagnetic shield that surrounds an outer circumference of the wire, the positioning member, and the electromagnetic wave absorber; and

a restricting member that covers an outer circumferential surface of the electromagnetic shield,

wherein the restricting member is formed such that the electromagnetic shield is fastened from an outside of the electromagnetic shield toward the wire.

5. The wire harness according to claim 4 , wherein the restricting member is provided so as to overlap with the fixing portion in a direction intersecting a length direction of the wire.

6. The wire harness according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a first outer cover accommodating the wire;

a second outer cover that accommodates the wire and is provided spaced apart from the first outer cover in a length direction of the wire; and

a protective member that covers an outer circumference of the electromagnetic wave absorber and the positioning member and is fixed so as to bridge between an outer circumference of the first outer cover and an outer circumference of the second outer cover,

wherein the electromagnetic wave absorber is provided between the first outer cover and the second outer cover in the length direction of the wire.

7. The wire harness according to claim 6 , wherein:

the first outer cover is a metal pipe,

the second outer cover is an outer cover made of a synthetic resin, and

the fixing portion is provided between the insertion portion and the second outer cover.

8. The wire harness according to claim 6 , wherein:

the protective member is a waterproof member for waterproofing a member accommodated in the protective member, and

the fixing member is a tape wound around the fixing portion and the wire.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 10, 2022
From: HAYASHI, MASASHI
To: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 060767/0414 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-029719 · Feb 25, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230088375A1 · Mar 23, 2023
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