Wire harness exterior member and wire harness

• US 10,242,768 B2
• Filed: 01/02/2015
• Issued: 03/26/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 08/01/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
• Original Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
• Inventors: Inao, Shinichi, Adachi, Hideomi, Ogue, Takeshi, Oga, Tatsuya, Suguro, Masaaki, Ozaki, Yoshiaki, Yoshida, Hiroyuki
• Primary Examiner(s): Thompson, Timothy J
• Assistant Examiner(s): Egoavil, Guillermo J
• Application Number:
  US14/588,721
• Publication Number:
  US 20150114680A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,544 Days
• Field of Search: 174 72 A, 248 741
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/0215 Protecting, fastening and routing means therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H01B 7/18 Protection against damage caused by wear, mechanical force or pressure; Sheaths; Armouring
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 3/32 using mounting clamps

Abstract

A wire harness exterior member includes a flexible tube portion, an inflexible tube portion, and a post-attached part attached to a boundary between the flexible tube portion and the inflexible tube portion. The post-attached part is attached such that at least a portion of an attaching surface of a rigid attaching portion overlaps the flexible tube portion.

Claims

1. A wire harness comprising:

a wire harness exterior member; and

a conducting path covered by the wire harness exterior member,

wherein the wire harness exterior member comprises;

a flexible tube portion formed as a flexible portion;

an inflexible tube portion formed as an inflexible portion and continuing from the flexible tube portion; and

a post-attached part attached to a boundary between the flexible tube portion and the inflexible tube portion,

wherein the post-attached part comprises a rigid attaching portion, the post-attached part being attached such that at least a portion of an attaching surface of the rigid attaching portion overlaps a selected length of the flexible tube portion,

wherein the selected length is configured to be variable,

wherein the post-attached part includes an attaching portion that affixes the wire harness exterior member to a vehicle,

wherein the flexible tube portion is configured to be inserted into and attached to the rigid attaching portion at varying depths so as to allow for a varying length of the flexible tube portion to extend from the rigid attaching portion, and

wherein the conducing path comprises;

a first conducting path;

a first insulator covering the outer circumference of the first conducting path;

a second conducting path covering the outer circumference of the first insulator;

a second insulator covering the outer circumference of the second conductor; and

an electromagnetic shielding member adhered to the outer circumference of the second insulator.