IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,734,979
Granted Patent B2
US 12,734,979 · App. 18/736,004 · Granted Sep 15, 2026

Wire harness

Inventors: Naoto Kogure (Shizuoka, JP); Hikaru Sano (Shizuoka, JP); Takeshi Onoda (Shizuoka, JP)
Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
B60R16/0215
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,734,979
App. No.
18/736,004
Granted
Sep 15, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wire harness WH includes: a first protector that is disposed on a first link that is fixed, and has an opening; a second protector that is disposed on a second link rotatable relative to the first link and has an opening; an exterior member having a flexible cylindrical shape that includes a first end portion disposed in the opening of the first protector and a second end portion disposed in the opening of the second protector; an electric wire that is inserted through each of the first protector, the second protector, and the exterior member and is routed in the second link along a longitudinal direction of the second link; and a movable structure that allows the second end portion to move relative to the second link along the longitudinal direction.

Claims (17)

1 . A wire harness comprising:

a first protector that is disposed on a first link that is fixed to a vehicle body, and has an opening;

a second protector that is disposed on a second link rotatable relative to the first link and has an opening;

a flexible exterior member having a cylindrical shape and configured to be bendable that includes a first end portion disposed in the opening of the first protector and a second end portion disposed in the opening of the second protector;

an electric wire that is inserted through each of the first protector, the second protector, and the exterior member and is routed in the second link along a longitudinal direction of the second link; and

a movable structure including the second end portion of the exterior member and a cylindrical portion of the second protector, the movable structure allowing the second end portion to move relative to the second link along the longitudinal direction.

2 . The wire harness according to claim 1 , wherein

the second protector includes a cylindrical portion extending toward a side of the first protector, and

the movable structure is a fitting structure in which the second end portion and the cylindrical portion of the second protector are slidably fitted.

3 . The wire harness according to claim 1 , wherein

the movable structure is a slide structure that allows the second protector to move relative to the second link along the longitudinal direction.

4 . The wire harness according to claim 1 , wherein

the exterior member is configured to be flexurally deformed while substantially maintaining a length along an axial direction of the exterior member.

5 . The wire harness according to claim 2 , wherein

the exterior member is configured to be flexurally deformed while substantially maintaining a length along an axial direction of the exterior member.

6 . The wire harness according to claim 3 , wherein

the exterior member is configured to be flexurally deformed while substantially maintaining a length along an axial direction of the exterior member.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 6, 2024
From: KOGURE, NAOTO; SANO, HIKARU; ONODA, TAKESHI
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 067646/0648 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-028841 · Feb 28, 2022 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2023005913 · Feb 20, 2023
Related Publication 20240317157A1 · Sep 26, 2024
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