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Granted Patent B2
US 9,676,348 · App. 14/618,120 · Granted Jun 13, 2017

Shield conductive path

Inventors: Hidetoshi Sugino (Mie, JP); Masanori Kuwahara (Mie, JP); Hidehiko Iwakawa (Mie, JP)
Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
B60R16/0215H05K9/0098
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Patent No.
US 9,676,348
App. No.
14/618,120
Granted
Jun 13, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A shield conductive path may include a tubular shield portion that surrounds a plurality of electric wires. The shield conductive path may further include a partition portion that partitions an interior space of the shield portion into a plurality of electrical wire insertion paths. A specific electrical wire may be inserted through a specific electrical wire insertion path of the plurality of electrical wire insertion paths and may be guided out from a guiding-out opening formed in the shield portion, to the outside of the shield portion, and this guiding-out opening can be formed within an area, of the shield portion, provided with the partition portion.

Claims (41)

1. A shield conductive path comprising:

a tubular shield portion surrounding a plurality of electric wires;

a partition portion that partitions an interior space of the shield portion into a plurality of electrical wire insertion paths; and

specific electrical wire inserted through a specific electrical wire insertion path of the plurality of electrical wire insertion paths that is guided out from a guiding-out opening formed in the shield portion, to the outside of the shield portion, wherein:

the guiding-out opening is formed within an area, of the shield portion, provided with the partition portion, and

the partition portion comprises:

a partition wall that partitions an interior of the shield portion into the plurality of electrical wire insertion paths; and

a partition tube portion that (i) is in the shape of a tube surrounding the specific electrical wire and (ii) projects from an end face of the shield portion, to the outside of the shield portion.

2. The shield conductive path according to claim 1 ,

wherein the shield portion comprises:

a shield pipe through which all of the plurality of electrical wires are inserted; and

a tubular flexible shield member that (i) is connected to an end portion of the shield pipe and (ii) surrounds the electrical wires, at each portion thereof guided out from the shield pipe, and

wherein the guiding-out opening is formed at an end portion of the partition tube portion arranged outside the flexible shield member.

3. The shield conductive path according to claim 2 ,

wherein the partition tube portion and an end portion of the specific electrical wire insertion path are in the shape of perfect circles, and

wherein the partition tube portion is press-fitted to the end portion of the specific electrical wire insertion path.

4. The shield conductive path according to claim 1 ,

wherein the shield portion comprises a shield pipe through which all of the plurality of electrical wires are inserted, and

wherein the guiding-out opening is formed at an intermediate position on a circumferential wall of the shield pipe, at a portion thereof forming the specific electrical wire insertion path.

5. The shield conductive path according to claim 4 , wherein the intermediate position is immediately adjacent to a connection between the shield pipe and a flexible shield member on the circumferential wall of the shield pipe.

6. The shield conductive path according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of electrical wire insertion paths comprises:

a first insertion path; and

a second insertion path, the first insertion paths comprising an insertion space that is larger than an insertion space of the second insertion path.

7. The shield conductive path according to claim 6 , wherein the plurality of electrical insertion paths comprise a third insertion path, wherein the third insertion path comprises an interior space that is larger than the interior space of the second insertion path.

8. Shield conductive path according to claim 7 , wherein the third insertion path and the first insertion path are symmetrical with respect to a first partition wall interposed between the first insertion path and the third insertion path.

9. The shield conductive path according to claim 1 ,

wherein the shield conductive path is disposed under a floor of a vehicle body, and

wherein the shield conductive path connects a plurality of devices mounted to a rear portion of the vehicle body and a plurality of devices mounted in a front portion of the vehicle body.

10. A vehicle comprising:

a power storage device mounted to a first portion of the vehicle; and

an electrical device mounted to a second portion of the vehicle;

wherein the shield conductive path according to claim 1 connects the power storage device and the electrical device.

11. A method path comprising:

surrounding a plurality of electric wires with a shield portion;

partitioning an interior space of the shield portion into a plurality of electrical wire insertion paths with partition portion;

inserting a specific electrical wire through a specific electrical wire insertion path of the plurality of electrical wire insertion paths; and

guiding the specific electrical wire out through a guiding-out opening formed in the shield portion to the outside of the shield portion, wherein:

the guiding-out opening is formed within an area, of the shield portion, provided with the partition portion, and

the partition portion comprises:

a partition wall that partitions an interior of the shield portion into the plurality of electrical wire insertion paths; and

a partition tube portion that (i) is in the shape of a tube surrounding the specific electrical wire and (ii) projects from an end face of the shield portion, to the outside of the shield portion.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 10, 2015
From: SUGINO, HIDETOSHI; KUWAHARA, MASANORI; IWAKAWA, HIDEHIKO
To: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 034927/0040 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-040398 · Mar 3, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20150246647A1 · Sep 3, 2015