IP Library Granted Patent US 11,377,047
Granted Patent B2
US 11,377,047 · App. 17/083,310 · Granted Jul 5, 2022

Cover member and wire harness

Inventors: Yoshiro Tasaka (Shizuoka, JP); Takeshi Sakamoto (Shizuoka, JP); Mitsuhiro Kato (Aichi, JP)
Assignees: YAZAKI CORPORATION; TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B60R16/0207B60R16/0215H01B17/58H02G3/0462H02G3/22
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Patent No.
US 11,377,047
App. No.
17/083,310
Granted
Jul 5, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A cover member includes: a main body; and a binding member. The main body includes, when viewed from the axial direction, a base area, a first overlap area located on one side, and a second overlap area located on the other side with the base area interposed therebetween. The first overlap area includes a first end part out of the main-body both end parts. The second overlap area includes a second end part out of the main-body both end parts. The base area is formed to be able to change an overlap amount of the first overlap area and the second overlap area. The main-body both end parts are formed from one opening part to the other opening part out of a pair of opening parts that communicate an inside space with the outside.

Claims (70)

1. A cover member comprising:

a main body that includes main-body both end parts at both ends in a circumferential direction of the main body when viewed from an axial direction of the cover member, the main body being configured to cover a part of a cable routing material; and

a binding member that is configured to fix the cable routing material to the main body when a part of the cable routing material is disposed in an inside space of the main body, wherein

the main body includes, when viewed from the axial direction, a base area, a first overlap area located on one side, and a second overlap area located on other side with the base area interposed therebetween,

the first overlap area includes a first end part out of the main-body both end parts,

the second overlap area includes a second end part out of the main-body both end parts,

the base area is formed to be able to change an overlap amount of the first overlap area and the second overlap area,

the main-body both end parts are formed from one opening part out of a pair of opening parts to the other opening part, the pair of opening parts communicating the inside space with a spaced outside of the cover member,

at a position corresponding to the one opening part, a flange part projects from the main body outwardly along a radial direction of the main body,

the flange part includes, when viewed from the axial direction, flange both end parts at both ends of the circumferential direction,

one end part out of the flange both end parts is located on a boundary between the base area and the first overlap area, and the other end part out of the flange both end parts is located at the second end part out of the main-body both end parts,

the main body includes a bulge part that is located to be isolated from the flange part in the axial direction and is bulged outwardly along the radial direction, and

a recessed part located between the flange part and the bulge part, the binding member is disposed in the recessed part, and

the second overlap area includes the flange part, the recessed part, and the bulge part.

2. The cover member according to claim 1 , wherein

in the main body when viewed from the axial direction, a thickness of the first overlap area is thinner than a thickness of the base area because an outside of the first overlap area in the radial direction is cut out, and a thickness of the second overlap area is thinner than the thickness of the base area because an inner side of the second overlap area in the radial direction is cut out.

3. The cover member according to claim 1 , wherein

the main body comprises:

a pair of curved parts that oppose to each other in a first orthogonal direction that is orthogonal to the axial direction;

a first linear part that connects end parts on respective sides of the pair of curved parts in a second orthogonal direction that is orthogonal to the axial direction and the first orthogonal direction;

a second linear part that extends along the first orthogonal direction from the other side in the second orthogonal direction of a first curved part out of the pair of curved parts and opposes to the first linear part; and

a third linear part that extends along the first orthogonal direction from the other side in the second orthogonal direction of a second curved part out of the pair of curved parts and opposes to the first linear part,

the base area is the first linear part, the first curved part, and the second curved part,

the first overlap area is the second linear part, and

the second overlap area is the third linear part.

4. The cover member according to claim 2 , wherein

the main body comprises:

a pair of curved parts that oppose to each other in a first orthogonal direction that is orthogonal to the axial direction;

a first linear part that connects end parts on respective sides of the pair of curved parts in a second orthogonal direction that is orthogonal to the axial direction and the first orthogonal direction;

a second linear part that extends along the first orthogonal direction from the other side in the second orthogonal direction of a first curved part out of the pair of curved parts and opposes to the first linear part; and

a third linear part that extends along the first orthogonal direction from the other side in the second orthogonal direction of a second curved part out of the pair of curved parts and opposes to the first linear part,

the base area is the first linear part, the first curved part, and the second curved part,

the first overlap area is the second linear part, and

the second overlap area is the third linear part.

5. The cover member according to claim 1 , wherein

the cable routing material comprises:

an electric wire that exhibits conductivity and is extended along the axial direction;

a braided conductor that is formed with a conductive material and covers an outer peripheral surface of the electric wire; and

a shield shell that is electrically connected to the braided conductor and covers an outer peripheral surface of one end part of the electric wire in the axial direction, and

the main body is to be fixed to the shield shell with the binding member.

6. The cover member according to claim 2 , wherein

the cable routing material comprises:

an electric wire that exhibits conductivity and is extended along the axial direction;

a braided conductor that is formed with a conductive material and covers an outer peripheral surface of the electric wire; and

a shield shell that is electrically connected to the braided conductor and covers an outer peripheral surface of one end part of the electric wire in the axial direction, and

the main body is to be fixed to the shield shell with the binding member.

7. The cover member according to claim 3 , wherein

the cable routing material comprises:

an electric wire that exhibits conductivity and is extended along the axial direction;

a braided conductor that is formed with a conductive material and covers an outer peripheral surface of the electric wire; and

a shield shell that is electrically connected to the braided conductor and covers an outer peripheral surface of one end part of the electric wire in the axial direction, and

the main body is to be fixed to the shield shell with the binding member.

8. A wire harness comprising:

a cable routing material extended along an axial direction, the cable routing material includes:

an electric wire, a braided conductor that is formed with a conductive material and covers an outer peripheral surface of the electric wire, a shield shell that is electrically connected to the braided conductor and covers an outer peripheral surface of one end part of each of the electric wire and the braided conductor in the axial direction; and

a cover member wrapped around the shield shell, wherein

the cover member comprises:

a main body that includes main-body both end parts at both ends in a circumferential direction of the main body when viewed from the axial direction of the cover member, the main body covering a part of the cable routing material; and

a binding member that fixes the shield shell to the main body,

the main body comprises, when viewed from the axial direction, a base area, a first overlap area located on one side, and a second overlap area located on another side with the base area interposed therebetween,

the first overlap area includes a first end part out of the main-body both end parts,

the second overlap area includes a second end part out of the main-body both end parts,

the base area is formed to be able to change an overlap amount of the first overlap area and the second overlap area,

the main-body both end parts are formed from one opening part out of a pair of opening parts to the other opening part, the pair of opening parts communicating an inside space of the body with a space outside of the cover member,

at a position corresponding to the one opening part, a flange part projects from the main body outwardly along a radial direction of the main body,

the flange part includes, when viewed from the axial direction, flange both end parts at both ends of the circumferential direction,

one end part out of the flange both end parts is located on a boundary between the base area and the first overlap area, and the other end part out of the flange both end parts is located at the second end part out of the main-body both end parts,

the main body includes a bulge part that is located to be isolated from the flange part in the axial direction and is bulged outwardly along the radial direction, and

a recessed part located between the flange part and the bulge part, the binding member is disposed in the recessed part, and

the second overlap area includes the flange part, the recessed part, and the bulge part.

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 Dec 9, 2020
From: TASAKA, YOSHIRO; SAKAMOTO, TAKESHI; KATO, MITSUHIRO
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION; TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 054598/0875 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2019-195860 · Oct 29, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210122305A1 · Apr 29, 2021
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