US4818236A
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Wire harness for automotive vehicle
Assignee: Yazaki Corp
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Filing: 1987-11-25
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Granted: 1989-04-04
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Expires: 2007-11-25
Abstract
Abstract To effectively form a branch harness from a trunk harness, the wire harness comprises an insulating sheet, a plurality of horizontal harness conductors arranged in parallel to each other on the insulating sheet, and a plurality of second harness conductors also arranged in parallel to each other and perpendicular to said first harness conductors on the insulating sheet. The first and second harness conductors are selectively connected to each other through holes formed in another insulating sheet with soldering, welding, rivets or grommets or by cutting off harness conductor ends along a line inclined at 45 degrees with respect to the harness conductor. Further, it is preferable to directly form male or female connector terminals at each end of the harness conductors.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoshiaki Nakayama
- 👤 Yasuhiro Miyazawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 07:20
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R16/00; B60R16/02; B60R16/0207
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
283 words
A wire harness for an automotive vehicle, which comprises: (a) a plurality of trunk harness conductors arranged in parallel to each other at regular intervals, both ends of each of said trunk harness conductors being cut off so as to be arranged at an angle of 45 degrees or more with respect to a longitudinal direction thereof; (b) at least one set of first branch conductors arranged in parallel to each other at regular intervals and perpendicular to said trunk harness conductors, a first end of each of said first branch harness conductors being cut off so as to be arranged at an angle of 45 degrees with respect to a longitudinal direction thereof and connected to an end of each of said trunk harness conductors independently in regular order, and a second end of each of said first branch harness conductors being cut off so as to be arranged perpendicular to the longitudinal direction thereof and formed with a connector terminal directly connectable with an electric element; and (c) at least one set of second branch conductors arranged in parallel to each other at regular intervals and perpendicular to said trunk harness conductors, an intermediate portion of each of said second branch conductors being connected independently in regular order to an intermediate portion of each of said trunk harness conductors so that each connected point is arranged on a line extending at an angle of 45 degrees with respect to the longitudinal direction thereof, and a second end of each of said second branch harness conductors being cut off so as to be arranged perpendicular to the longitudinal direction thereof and formed with a connector terminal directly connectable with an electric element.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
283 words
A wire harness for an automotive vehicle, which comprises: (a) a plurality of trunk harness conductors arranged in parallel to each other at regular intervals, both ends of each of said trunk harness conductors being cut off so as to be arranged at an angle of 45 degrees or more with respect to a longitudinal direction thereof; (b) at least one set of first branch conductors arranged in parallel to each other at regular intervals and perpendicular to said trunk harness conductors, a first end of each of said first branch harness conductors being cut off so as to be arranged at an angle of 45 degrees with respect to a longitudinal direction thereof and connected to an end of each of said trunk harness conductors independently in regular order, and a second end of each of said first branch harness conductors being cut off so as to be arranged perpendicular to the longitudinal direction thereof and formed with a connector terminal directly connectable with an electric element; and (c) at least one set of second branch conductors arranged in parallel to each other at regular intervals and perpendicular to said trunk harness conductors, an intermediate portion of each of said second branch conductors being connected independently in regular order to an intermediate portion of each of said trunk harness conductors so that each connected point is arranged on a line extending at an angle of 45 degrees with respect to the longitudinal direction thereof, and a second end of each of said second branch harness conductors being cut off so as to be arranged perpendicular to the longitudinal direction thereof and formed with a connector terminal directly connectable with an electric element.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
The wire harness as set forth in claim 1, wherein said connecter terminal is a male connecter terminal directly formed by bending an end of said branch harness conductors into an L shape.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
The wire harness as set forth in claim 1, wherein said connecter terminal is a male connecter terminal formed by fixing an L-shaped member to an end of said branch harness conductor.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
The wire harness as set forth in claim 1, wherein said connecter terminal is a male connecter terminal formed by fixing a flat member to an end of said branch harness conductor.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
The wire harness as set forth in claim 1, wherein said connecter terminal is a female connecter terminal formed by fixing a square member to an end of said branch harness conductor.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
46 words
The wire harness as set forth in claim 1, wherein each of said trunk harness conductors is independently connected to each of said branch harness conductors through a hole formed in an insulating sheet intervening between said trunk and said second harness conductors with connecting means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
The wire harness as set forth in claim 6, wherein said connecting means is soldering.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
The wire harness as set forth in claim 6, wherein said connecting means is welding.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
The wire harness as set forth in claim 6, wherein said connecting means is a rivet.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
The wire harness as set forth in claim 6, wherein said connecting means is a grommet.
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