Non-environmentally-hazardous wire harness

• US 20030036305A1
• Filed: 07/24/2002
• Published: 02/20/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 07/24/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Inventors: Noguchi, Yukio
• Application Number:
  US10/200,754
• Publication Number:
  US 20030036305A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 439/502
• CPC Class Codes: H01B 3/445 from vinylfluorides or other fluoroethylenic compounds

Abstract

A wire harness including at least one cable including at least one conductive line for electrically connecting electric components, and a core insulating tube covering the at least one conductive line, wherein the core insulating tube comprises a non-hazardous material which does not produce at least one of a poisonous gas and material containing at least one of bromine, chlorine and dioxin.

Claims

1. A wire harness comprising at least one cable including at least one conductive line for electrically connecting electric components, and a core insulating tube covering the at least one conductive line, wherein the core insulating tube comprises a non-hazardous material which does not produce at least one of a poisonous gas and material containing at least one of bromine, chlorine and dioxin.

2. A wire harness as defined in claim 1, wherein the non-hazardous material comprises a polytetrafluoroetylene resin.

3. A wire harness as defined in claim 1, wherein the non-hazardous material comprises an olefin resin.

4. A wire harness as defined in claim 1, wherein the non-hazardous material comprises a polyester resin.

5. A wire harness as defined in claim 1, wherein the non-hazardous material comprises a rubber material.

6. A wire harness as defined in claim 1, wherein the non-hazardous material comprises a material selected from the group consisting of a polytetrafluoroetylene resin, an olefin resin, a polyester resin, a rubber material, and a mixture thereof.

7. A wire harness as defined in claim 1, wherein the non-hazardous material comprises a de-halogenate flame-retarding material which does not contain chlorine, bromine and a halogen compound of at least one of chlorine and bromine.

8. A wire harness comprising:

conductive means for electrically connecting a plurality of electric components; and

insulating means for insulating the conductive means,

wherein the insulating means comprises a non-hazardous material which does not produce at least one of a poisonous gas and material containing at least one of bromine, chlorine and dioxin.

9. A wire harness as defined in claim 8, wherein the non-hazardous material comprises a polytetrafluoroetylene resin.

10. A wire harness as defined in claim 8, wherein the non-hazardous material comprises an olefin resin.

11. A wire harness as defined in claim 8, wherein the non-hazardous material comprises a polyester resin.

12. A wire harness as defined in claim 8, wherein the non-hazardous material comprises a rubber material.

13. A wire harness as defined in claim 8, wherein the non-hazardous material comprises a material selected from the group consisting of a polytetrafluoroetylene resin, an olefin resin, a polyester resin, a rubber material, and a mixture thereof.

14. A wire harness as defined in claim 8, wherein the non-hazardous material comprises a de-halogenate flame-retarding material which does not contain chlorine, bromine and a halogen compound of at least one of chlorine and bromine.

15. An image forming apparatus comprising at least one wire harness including at least one cable having at least one conductive line for electrically connecting electric components, and a core insulating tube covering the at least one conductive line, wherein the core insulating tube comprises a non-hazardous material which does not produce at least one of a poisonous gas and material containing at least one of bromine, chlorine and dioxin.

16. An image forming apparatus as defined in claim 15, wherein the non-hazardous material comprises a material selected from the group consisting of a polytetrafluoroetylene resin, an olefin resin, a polyester resin, a rubber material, and a mixture thereof.

17. An image forming apparatus as defined in claim 15, wherein the non-hazardous material comprises a de-halogenate flame-retarding material which does not contain chlorine, bromine and a halogen compound of at least one of chlorine and bromine.