CABLE BRANCHING STRUCTURE

• US 20140305696A1
• Filed: 10/31/2012
• Published: 10/16/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation), Yazaki Corporation
• Original Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
• Inventors: Kato, Hajime, Tanaka, Masahiro
• Granted Patent: US 10,374,366 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 174/71.R
• CPC Class Codes: H01B 7/0045 Cable-harnesses
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/594 for shielded flat cable
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/516 Means for holding or embracing insulating body, e.g. casing , hoods
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/53 Bases or cases for heavy duty; Bases or cases for high voltage with means for preventing corona or arcing
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/641 by indicating incorrect coupling; by indicating correct or full engagement
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/648 Protective earth or shield arrangements on coupling devices , e.g. anti-static shielding coaxially arranged shields H01R24/38
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/65912 for shielded multiconductor cable coaxial cables with one conductor surrounded by shield H01R9/05; flat shielded cables H01R12/594
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6592 the conductive member being a shielded cable
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 25/00 Coupling parts adapted for simultaneous co-operation with two or more identical counterparts, e.g. for distributing energy to two or more circuits supported only by co-operation with a counterpart H01R31/00; with a holder adapted for supporting apparatus to which its counterpart is attached H01R33/88
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 4/28 Clamped connections, spring connections made by means of terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits H01R12/00
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 15/02 Cable terminations for gas- or oil-filled cables H02G15/22
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 3/0462 Tubings, i.e. having a closed section
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 3/0487 with a non-circular cross-section H02G3/0468, H02G3/0475 take precedence

Abstract

An electric wire branching structure (1) branches a shielded electric wire (30) with a plurality of electric wires (10) from a main wire (30A) to a plurality of branch wires (30B, 30C). The electric wire branching structure (1) includes an electroconductive shield member (100) configured to cover the electric wires (10) corresponding to the main wire (30A) and the branch wires (30B, 30C). The shield member (100) has a plurality of electric wire insertion openings (111, 112) for the electric wires (10) corresponding to the branch wires (30B, 30C) to be inserted for each of the branch wires (30B, 30C).

Claims

1. An electric wire branching structure for branching a shielded electric wire with a plurality of electric wires from a main wire to a plurality of branch wires, the electric wire branching structure comprising:

an electroconductive shield member configured to cover the electric wires corresponding to the main wire and the branch wires,

wherein the shield member has a plurality of electric wire insertion openings for the electric wires corresponding to the branch wires to be inserted for each of the branch wires.

2. The electric wire branching structure according to claim 1, wherein the shield member includes

a main wire shield member formed of a metal shell with the electric wire insertion openings and configured to cover the electric wire corresponding to the main wire, and

a plurality of branch wire shield members connected to the main wire shield member and configured to cover the electric wires corresponding to the branch wires.

3. The electric wire branching structure according to claim 2, wherein

the metal shell includes

a plurality of intermediate shells with the respective electric wire insertion openings and

a main body shell for the intermediate shells to be attached, the main body shell having a single opening in communication with the electric wire insertion openings in a state that the intermediate shells are attached to the main body shell, and

the intermediate shells with the electric wire corresponding to the main wire branched to the electric wires corresponding to the branch wires are attached to the single opening.

4. The electric wire branching structure according to claim 1, wherein

the shield member includes

a main wire cover configured to cover the electric wire corresponding to the main wire and

a plurality of branch wire covers formed integrally with the main wire cover and configured to cover the electric wires corresponding to the branch wires,

the main wire cover and the branch wire covers are formed of any one of a braided wire or a metal foil, and

the branch wire covers have the electric wire insertion openings respectively and the branch wire covers with the electric wire corresponding to the main wire branched to the electric wires corresponding to the branch wires are configured to cover the electric wires corresponding to the branch wires.