WIRE HARNESS EXTERIOR MEMBER AND WIRE HARNESS

• US 20150114680A1
• Filed: 01/02/2015
• Published: 04/30/2015
• 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
• Granted Patent: US 10,242,768 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 174/102.R
• 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 exterior member comprising:

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 the flexible tube portion.

2. The wire harness exterior member according to claim 1, wherein the portion of the rigid attaching portion overlapping the flexible tube portion is configured as an inflexible tube extension portion for extending the inflexible tube portion.

3. The wire harness exterior member according to claim 1, wherein the portion of the rigid attaching portion overlapping the flexible tube portion is configured as a tolerance absorbing portion for reducing influence of production tolerance of the flexible tube portion.

4. A wire harness comprising:

a wire harness exterior member; and

a conducting path covered by the wire harness exterior member,

wherein 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 overlap the flexible tube portion.