IP Library Granted Patent US 9,522,639
Granted Patent B2
US 9,522,639 · App. 14/695,117 · Granted Dec 20, 2016

Wire harness and method for installing wire harness in vehicle

Inventors: Shinichi Inao (Shizuoka, JP); Hideomi Adachi (Shizuoka, JP); Takeshi Ogue (Shizuoka, JP); Tatsuya Oga (Shizuoka, JP); Masaaki Suguro (Shizuoka, JP); Yoshiaki Ozaki (Shizuoka, JP); Hiroyuki Yoshida (Shizuoka, JP); Syuhei Ejima (Shizuoka, JP); Kazuya Harakawa (Shizuoka, JP)
Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
B60R16/0215B60R16/0207H02G1/00H02G3/0481Y10T29/49117
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Patent No.
US 9,522,639
App. No.
14/695,117
Granted
Dec 20, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wire harness is bent or folded at a position of a flexible part and then set to a packed state by a packing member, and in the packed state, a first installation part is set to a state of being able to be installed in a vehicle.

Claims (33)

1. A wire harness comprising:

a first installation part that is provided as a portion to be installed first in a vehicle,

a flexible part that has flexibility, is provided at an end part of the first installation part,

a sequential installation part that is provided so as to continue to the flexible part and to be installed in the vehicle after the installation of the first installation part, wherein

the wire harness is bent or folded at a position of the flexible part and then set to a packed state using a packing member, and in the packed state, the first installation part is set to a state in which the first installation part can be installed in the vehicle, and

the packing member is installed so as to straddle on the first installation part and the sequential installation part.

2. The wire harness according to claim 1 , wherein

the flexible part is provided so as to be matched with a position of a through hole formed in the vehicle.

3. The wire harness according to claim 2 , wherein

a water stop member being watertight to the flexible part and the through hole is installed on the flexible part that is provided so as to be matched with the position of the through hole.

4. The wire harness according to claim 1 , wherein

length of the sequential installation part continuing to the flexible part is set to length so that the sequential installation part does not reach a floor of an installation working site in a state in which the first installation part is installed in the vehicle.

5. The wire harness according to claim 1 , comprising at least one conductive path and a tube body shaped exterior member made of resin into which the conductive path is inserted, and the exterior member has a flexible tube part having flexibility and an inflexible tube part having flexibility lower than that of the flexible tube part.

6. The wire harness according to claim 5 , wherein

at least parts of the conductive path and the exterior member are arranged in an underfloor of the vehicle.

7. A method for installing a wire harness in a vehicle, the method comprising:

a first step in which a first installation part of the wire harness is installed in the vehicle, the wire harness including:

the first installation part that is provided as a portion to be installed first in a vehicle,

a flexible part that has flexibility and is provided at an end part of the first installation part, and

a sequential installation part that is provided so as to continue to the flexible part and to be installed in the vehicle after the installation of the first installation part, wherein

the wire harness is bent or folded at a position of the flexible part and then set to a packed state using a packing member, and in the packed state, the first installation part is set to a state in which the first installation part can be installed in the vehicle;

a second step in which the packed state is released after the first step; and

a third step in which the sequential installation part is installed in the vehicle after the second step.

8. The method for installing the wire harness in the vehicle according to claim 7 , wherein

in the third step, the sequential installation part is installed in the vehicle using the flexibility of the flexible part.

9. A wire harness comprising:

a first installation part that is provided as a portion to be installed first in a vehicle,

a flexible part that has flexibility, is provided at an end part of the first installation part and can be bent when the wire harness is arranged into the vehicle, and

a sequential installation part that is provided so as to continue to the flexible part and to be installed in the vehicle after the installation of the first installation part, and

a packing member, wherein

the wire harness is bent or folded at a position of the flexible part and then set to a packed state using the packing member, and in the packed state, the first installation part is set to a state in which the first installation part can be installed in the vehicle,

the first installation part includes an outer surface, a first portion of the outer surface lies adjacent the vehicle when the first installation part is installed in the vehicle, and

the wire harness is bent or folded at a position of the flexible part and the packing member is connected to the first installation part and the sequential installation part in order to set the wire harness to a packed state, and in the packed state, the sequential installation part and the flexible part are positioned relative to the first installation part such that the first portion of the outer surface of the first installation part is unobstructed by the sequential installation part and the flexible part in order to set the first installation part to a state in which the first installation part can be installed in the vehicle.

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 Apr 24, 2015
From: INAO, SHINICHI; ADACHI, HIDEOMI; OGUE, TAKESHI; OGA, TATSUYA; SUGURO, MASAAKI; OZAKI, YOSHIAKI; YOSHIDA, HIROYUKI; EJIMA, SYUHEI; HARAKAWA, KAZUYA
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 035486/0378 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2012-252380 · Nov 16, 2012 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2013080030 · Nov 6, 2013
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