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US 7,378,592 · App. 11/308,485 · Granted May 27, 2008

Protector

Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
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Patent No.
US 7,378,592
App. No.
11/308,485
Granted
May 27, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

A protector for a wire harness. After the protector is placed onto and secured to a jig and the wire harness is wired, the wire harness will not become loose inside the protector even when the protector is removed from the jig. The protector comprises: a protector body that stores a plurality of wire harnesses, and a cover that closes off the opening section of the protector body, and boss(es), having pin holes in which jig pin(s) can be inserted, (is) are formed in the protector body. A plurality of wire harnesses are divided by the bosses as base points and guided to a plurality of guide openings that are formed on the outer edge of the protector body. The wire harnesses will not become loose inside the protector even when the protector is removed from the jig due to the bosses inside the protector.

Claims (18)

1. A protector adapted to engage a jig having at least one jig pin, comprising:

a protector body that stores a plurality of wire harnesses, and a cover that closes off an opening section of the protector body wherein said protector body and said cover are used for wiring said plurality of wiring harnesses;

at least one boss for positioning said wire harnesses is formed in said protector body;

said wire harnesses being bent around the at least one boss and divided from the at least one boss;

said at least one boss formed in said protector body in a position that corresponds to a position of said jig pins; and

said at least one boss having a pinhole formed therein, said pinhole adapted to receive a jig pin;

whereby removal of a jig pin from said at least one boss does not affect the wire harness bent around said at least one boss.

2. The protector of claim 1 , further comprising:

at least one engagement formed in said cover so as to face said at least one boss;

and an amount of wrap between said at least one boss and said at least one engagement rib exceeding the allowable fastening amount when installing said cover onto said protector body.

3. The protector of claim 1 , further comprising:

at least one wiring support formed near a top end of said at least one boss.

4. The protector of claim 1 , further comprising:

at least one downward sloping surface having an arc-shaped cross section formed on respective top sections of said at least one boss.

5. The protector of claim 1 , further comprising:

lubricant applied to respective top sections of said boss at least one boss.

6. The protector of claim 1 , further comprising:

at least one downward sloping surface having a taper-shaped cross section formed on respective top sections of said at least one boss.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 16, 2008
From: ISHIMURA, YUUJI
To: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD; YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 020958/0470 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 23, 2006
From: SUZUKI, SHINNTAROU; SONDA, SHINJI; USUI, HIROYUKI; SUZUKI, MITSUHARU
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 017837/0458 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2005-096305 · Mar 29, 2005 · national
JP 2005-343818 · Nov 29, 2005 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20060219423A1 · Oct 5, 2006