Equipment-mounting wire harness

• US 6,837,728 B2
• Filed: 12/26/2002
• Issued: 01/04/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/26/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd. (Sumitomo Corporation), Sumitomo Electric Industries Limited (Sumitomo Corporation), Sumitomo Wiring Systems Limited (Sumitomo Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd. (Sumitomo Corporation), Sumitomo Electric Industries Limited (Sumitomo Corporation), Sumitomo Wiring Systems Limited (Sumitomo Corporation)
• Inventors: Aihara, Hiroshi, Tsukashima, Hiroyuki, Miyazaki, Sho
• Primary Examiner(s): Gilman, Alexander
• Application Number:
  US10/327,969
• Publication Number:
  US 20030119351A1
• Time in Patent Office: 740 Days
• Field of Search: 439/271, 439/272, 439/273, 439/559, 439/560, 439/556, 439/557, 439/277, 439/281, 439/589, 439/587, 439/95, 439/564, 439/610, 439/607, 439/101, 174/36, 174/72.A, 174/102.R, 174/88.C, 174/154.C
• US Class Current: 439/271
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 11/01 characterised by the form or arrangement of the conductive interconnection between the connecting locations
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/5202 Sealing means between parts of housing or between housing part and a wall, e.g. sealing rings
• 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 13/748 using one or more screws H01R13/746 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2201/26 for vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 4/30 utilising a screw or nut clamping member H01R4/50 takes precedence; utilising a clamping member acted on by screw or nut H01R4/38; for coaxial cables H01R9/0521
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 4/70 Insulation of connections end caps H01R4/22

Abstract

An equipment-mounting wire harness for mounting on equipment, which includes a shield casing for accommodating a plurality of equipment-side terminals. The equipment-mounting wire harness includes a plurality of wires and metal terminals. Each of the metal terminals includes a terminal connection portion for connecting to the equipment-side terminal and a wire connection portion for connecting to the wire. The wire harness further includes a connector body, a seal ring, a tubular shield member, a tubular shield member and a shield shell. The connector body can be fitted into the mounting hole and is molded to embrace the wire connection portions. The seal ring seals a gap between the connector body and an inner surface of a mounting hole of the shield casing. The tubular shield member collectively covers the wires in a surrounding manner. The shield shell secures an end portion of the shield member to the shield casing.

Claims

1. An equipment-mounting wire harness for mounting on an equipment, wherein the equipment comprises a shield casing for accommodating a plurality of equipment-side terminals therein, the shield casing including a mounting hole which corresponds to the equipment-side terminals, the equipment-mounting wire harness comprising:

a plurality of wires;

a plurality of metal terminals each including a terminal connection portion for connecting to the corresponding equipment-side terminal, and a wire connection portion for connecting to an end portion of the corresponding wire;

a connector capable of being fitted into the mounting hole, the connector including a connector body molded inside the connector, and providing the wire connection portion;

a seal ring for sealing a gap between the connector body and an inner surface of the mounting hole;

a tubular shield member for collectively covering the plurality of wires in a surrounding manner;

a shield shell for securing an end portion of the shield member to the shield casing;

wherein the equipment-mounting wire harness provides a plurality of connectors on opposite ends of the equipment-mounting wire harness.

2. The equipment-mounting wire harness according to claim 1,

wherein the connector body includes a plurality of the connector bodies, each separately molded to embrace the plurality of the metal terminals respectively;

and

the shield shell is capable of being moved along the wires while deforming the shield member.

3. The equipment-mounting wire harness according to claim 1, wherein the tubular shield member is braided into a tubular shape.