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Granted Patent B2
US 12,565,159 · App. 18/175,135 · Granted Mar 3, 2026

Wire harness wiring structure, link type slide door, and wire harness

Inventors: Naoto Kogure (Shizuoka, JP); Hikaru Sano (Shizuoka, JP); Seiichi Sumiya (Aichi, JP)
Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
B60R16/0215B60J5/06B60R16/027
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Patent No.
US 12,565,159
App. No.
18/175,135
Granted
Mar 3, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wire harness wiring structure includes at least a main link arm and a wire. The main link arm has one end rotatably connected to the vehicle body and a different end rotatably connected to the door main body, and slidably supports the door main body with respect to the vehicle body while relatively rotating with respect to the vehicle body and the door main body. The wire is wired along the main link arm, and connects a connection target on the vehicle body side and a connection target on the door main body side. Then, the main link arm includes a groove portion that is formed into a groove shape along an extending direction in which the main link arm extends, and can accommodate the wire.

Claims (25)

1 . A wire harness wiring structure comprising:

a link arm that has one end rotatably connected to a vehicle body and a different end rotatably connected to a door main body, and slidably supports the door main body with respect to the vehicle body while relatively rotating with respect to the vehicle body and the door main body;

a wire that is wired along the link arm and connects a connection target on the vehicle body side and a connection target on the door main body side; and

a cover portion that covers an opening of a groove portion of the link arm on an intersecting direction side intersecting with a longitudinal direction in which the link arm extends, wherein

the groove portion is formed into a groove shape by being surrounded by a bottom surface portion and a pair of side wall portions and that is formed along the longitudinal direction in which the link arm extends and accommodates the wire, and

a portion of the wire accommodated in the groove shape is exposed to an outside of the groove portion via the opening of the groove portion at opposing ends of the cover portion.

2 . The wire harness wiring structure according to claim 1 , wherein

the cover portion includes a closing portion that covers the opening of the groove portion, and a holding portion provided in the closing portion that holds the wire.

3 . The wire harness wiring structure according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a binding member that is formed into a belt-like shape, and fixes the wire to the cover portion by binding the cover portion and the wire.

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

a binding member that is formed into a belt-like shape, and fixes the wire to the cover portion by binding the cover portion and the wire.

5 . The wire harness wiring structure according to claim 4 , wherein the binding member comprises a first binding member and a second binding member provided at a fixed interval along a longitudinal direction of the cover portion.

6 . The wire harness wiring structure according to claim 1 , wherein a width of the groove shape is constant along the extending direction of the link arm.

7 . A link type slide door comprising:

a door main body to be assembled to a vehicle body;

a link arm that has one end rotatably connected to the vehicle body and a different end rotatably connected to the door main body, and slidably supports the door main body with respect to the vehicle body while relatively rotating with respect to the vehicle body and the door main body;

a wire that is wired along the link arm and connects a connection target on the vehicle body side and a connection target on the door main body side; and

a cover portion that covers an opening of a groove portion of the link arm on an intersecting direction side intersecting with a longitudinal direction in which the link arm extends, wherein

the groove portion is formed into a groove shape by being surrounded by a bottom surface portion and a pair of side wall portions and that is formed along the longitudinal direction in which the link arm extends and accommodates the wire, and

a portion of the wire accommodated in the groove shape is exposed to an outside of the groove portion via the opening of the groove portion at opposing ends of the cover portion.

8 . A wire harness comprising:

a wire that is wired along a link arm that has one end rotatably connected to a vehicle body and a different end rotatably connected to a door main body, and that slidably supports the door main body with respect to the vehicle body while relatively rotating with respect to the vehicle body and the door main body, the wire connecting a connection target on the vehicle body side and a connection target on the door main body side, and being accommodated into a groove portion of the link arm that is formed into a groove shape by being surrounded by a bottom surface portion and a pair of side wall portions and that is formed along an longitudinal direction of the link arm; and

a cover portion that covers an opening of the groove portion on an intersecting direction side intersecting with the longitudinal direction of the link arm, wherein

a portion of the wire accommodated in the groove shape is exposed to an outside of the groove portion via the opening of the groove portion at opposing ends of the cover portion.

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 Mar 1, 2023
From: KOGURE, NAOTO; SANO, HIKARU; SUMIYA, SEIICHI
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 062839/0007 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-028835 · Feb 28, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230271575A1 · Aug 31, 2023
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