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US 7,381,897 · App. 11/591,544 · Granted Jun 3, 2008

Power supply apparatus for sliding structure

Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
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Patent No.
US 7,381,897
App. No.
11/591,544
Granted
Jun 3, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

Providing a power supply apparatus for a sliding structure, which can prevent a wiring harness from penetrating into an opening when the sliding structure is opened half, and sound noise when the sliding structure is closed, the power supply apparatus for the sliding structure includes a car body, a sliding door mounted slidably on the car body, the wiring harness wired between the car body and the sliding door, a fixed portion and a limiting member. One end of the wiring harness is fixed at the car body. The other end of the wiring harness is fixed at the fixed portion, which is mounted on the sliding door. The limiting member abuts on a bottom edge of an inner edge of an opening.

Claims (13)

1. A power supply apparatus for a sliding structure comprising:

a base having an opening;

the sliding structure provided slidably against the base so as to move between a closed position, in which the sliding structure closes the opening, and an open position, in which the sliding structure opens the opening;

a wiring harness wired between the base and the sliding structure; and

a limiting device provided at the wiring harness so as to move with and limit the wiring harness to move toward the base by abutting on an inner edge portion of the opening when the sliding structure positions between the closed position and the open position.

2. The power supply apparatus for the sliding structure according to claim 1 , wherein the limiting device is mounted on a center portion in a lengthwise direction of the wiring harness.

3. A power supply apparatus for a sliding structure comprising:

a base having an opening;

the sliding structure provided slidably against the base so as to move between a closed position, in which the sliding structure closes the opening, and an open position, in which the sliding structure opens the opening;

a wiring harness wired between the base and the sliding structure; and

a limiting device mounted on the wiring harness so as to limit the wiring harness to move toward the base by abutting on an inner edge portion of the opening when the sliding structure positions between the closed position and the open position, wherein the limiting device is arranged at a center portion in a lengthwise direction of the wiring harness, and

wherein the wiring harness includes an electric wire, and the limiting device includes a mount portion to be mounted on a tube body and a projecting portion projecting from the mount portion and allowable to abut on the inner edge portion of the opening.

4. The power supply apparatus for the sliding structure according to claim 3 , wherein the tube body is formed into a bellows shape with alternated convex portions and concave portions along the lengthwise direction of the wiring harness, and the limiting device includes a plurality of separated member sets, at least one separated member set having a positioning projection to penetrate into the concave portion.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 2, 2006
From: NISHIJIMA, MASATAKA; KISU, NAOMI; MATSUO, TATSURO
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 018495/0931 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2005-333408 · Nov 17, 2005 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20070107926A1 · May 17, 2007