Feeder assembly

• US 7,060,903 B2
• Filed: 06/06/2005
• Issued: 06/13/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 07/30/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
• Original Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
• Inventors: Tsubaki, Akira
• Primary Examiner(s): Reichard, Dean A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): LEE, JINHEE J
• Application Number:
  US11/144,659
• Publication Number:
  US 20060021782A1
• Time in Patent Office: 372 Days
• Field of Search: 174/72.A, 174/135, 174/70.R, 174/74.R, 493/60, 493/62.T
• US Class Current: 174/72.00A
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/0215 Protecting, fastening and routing means therefor
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2900/531 Doors
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 11/006 using extensible carrier for the cable, e.g. self-coiling spring extensible conductors or cables H01B7/06
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 3/0468 Corrugated

Abstract

The present invention is to provide a smooth swing of a wiring harness without interference when a moving structure, such as a sliding door, moves. A feeder assembly includes an inner member having a wiring harness fastener and a wiring harness outlet in succession to the harness fastener, and a case having a wide opening for inserting the wiring harness and receiving the inner member being pivoted freely. The case includes a space to receive excesses of the electric cables led out from the harness outlet of the inner member and a exit fastener to fix the electric cables at an exit side. Rotation axles are disposed in either the inner member or the case. Bearings are disposed in the other. An abutting portion for regulating the pivoting angle is disposed in either the inner member or the case and abutted portions are disposed in the other.

Claims

1. A feeder assembly comprising:

an inner member having a harness fastener to fix a wiring harness and a harness outlet in succession to the harness fastener; and

a case having a wide opening to insert the wiring harness and receiving the inner member being pivoted freely

wherein rotation axles are disposed in either the inner member or the case, and bearings for the rotation axles are disposed in the other, wherein the case includes an exit fastener having a plate shape disposed at an exit of the case for banding the wire harness, and wherein the inner member includes at least one locking means disposed on the harness fastener.

2. The feeder assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein said case includes a receiving space to receive excesses of electric cables led out from the harness outlet of the inner member, and the exit fastener to fix the electric cables at the exit side.

3. The feeder assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein an abutting portion to regulate a pivoting angle is disposed in either the inner member or the case, and abutted portions for abutment are disposed in the other.

4. The feeder assembly as claimed in claim 3, wherein a guide for the abutting portion is disposed in either the inner member or the case, and the abutted portions are positioned at both sides of the guide.

5. The feeder assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein said harness fastener of the inner member includes fastener protrusions to engage with a protector tube of the wiring harness.

6. The feeder assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein said harness outlet of the inner member includes tapered walls for regulating swing angle of electric cables of the wiring harness.

7. The feeder assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein said wiring harness is led out from a second feeder assembly of a moving structure and led into the case through the opening.