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Granted Patent B2
US 10,840,684 · App. 16/578,585 · Granted Nov 17, 2020

Link and wire harness

Inventors: Akinori Yamauchi (Toyota, JP); Toru Kato (Toyota, JP)
Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
H02G3/06B60R16/0207H02G3/0468
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Patent No.
US 10,840,684
App. No.
16/578,585
Granted
Nov 17, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A link connects a corrugated tube to a box-shaped protector. The link includes an engagement portion capable of engaging with the corrugated tube, an attachment portion capable of attaching to the protector, and a projection piece projecting alongside the corrugated tube.

Claims (23)

1. A link for linking a corrugated tube to a box-shaped protector, the link comprising:

an engagement portion capable of engaging with the corrugated tube;

an attachment portion capable of attaching to the protector; and

a projection piece projecting alongside the corrugated tube,

wherein the engagement portion comprises two main body ribs arranged side-by-side along a longitudinal direction of the corrugated tube, and

wherein the two main ribs are configured to simultaneously fit into a same groove of the corrugated tube.

2. The link according to claim 1 , wherein

the link has an annular shape allowing the corrugated tube to be inserted to the link;

the engagement portion is provided on an inner surface of the link;

the attachment portion is provided on an outer surface of the link to be attached to the protector to establish a state that an opening portion of the link and an internal space of the protector are connected to each other; and

the projection piece projects alongside outer surfaces of the corrugated tube from a circumferential periphery of the opening portion of the link.

3. The link according to claim 1 , wherein

the projection piece has a projection projecting to a direction to separate from the corrugated tube.

4. A wire harness comprising:

an electric wire bundle;

a corrugated tube housing the electric wire bundle;

a box-shaped protector to fix the corrugated tube; and

a link linking the corrugated tube and the protector to each other,

the link comprising an engagement portion capable of engaging with the corrugated tube, an attachment portion capable of attaching to the protector, and a projection piece projecting alongside the corrugated tube,

wherein the engagement portion comprises two main body ribs arranged side-by-side along a longitudinal direction of the corrugated tube, and

wherein the two main ribs are configured to simultaneously fit into a same groove of the corrugated tube.

5. The wire harness according to claim 4 , wherein

the corrugated tube and the projection piece are wound with a fixing tape together.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jun 5, 2023
From: YAZAKI CORPORATION
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 063845/0802 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 23, 2019
From: YAMAUCHI, AKINORI; KATO, TORU
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 050458/0595 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2018-206077 · Oct 31, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200136359A1 · Apr 30, 2020