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Waterproof seal construction for wire harness
Assignee: Yazaki Corp
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Filing: 1991-03-18
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Granted: 1992-12-01
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Expires: 2011-03-18
Abstract
Abstract A waterproof seal constitution for a wire harness comprises, a plurality of electrically insulatively-covered wires connected together at a branch connecting portion; a waterproof connecter connected to an end of the electrically insulatively-covered wire; and a closure portion for closing gaps between the conductors with the wire.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiraji Takase
- 👤 Toshio Iizuka
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 03:07
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R4/00; H01R4/70; H01R4/72
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
113 words
A waterproof seal construction for a wire harness, comprising: a plurality of wires each having an insulating covering and being connected together at a branch connecting portion, each of said wires including a plurality of wire conductors having gaps therebetween; a waterproof connector connected to an end of at least one of said wires; and a closure portion disposed between said connecting portion and said water-proof connector for closing gaps between said conductors within at least one of said wires, wherein said closure portion is formed by fusing a portion of said covering of said at least one wire such that said covering portion is melted and fills said gaps between said conductors.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
113 words
A waterproof seal construction for a wire harness, comprising: a plurality of wires each having an insulating covering and being connected together at a branch connecting portion, each of said wires including a plurality of wire conductors having gaps therebetween; a waterproof connector connected to an end of at least one of said wires; and a closure portion disposed between said connecting portion and said water-proof connector for closing gaps between said conductors within at least one of said wires, wherein said closure portion is formed by fusing a portion of said covering of said at least one wire such that said covering portion is melted and fills said gaps between said conductors.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
A waterproof seal construction for a wire harness claimed in claim 1, further comprising: a protective layer provided on the outer periphery of said covering constituting said closure portion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
A waterproof seal construction for a wire harness as claimed in claim 2, wherein said closure portion is disposed closer to said waterproof connector than to said connecting portion.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
A waterproof seal construction for a wire harness as claimed in claim 2, wherein said protective layer is formed by at least one of a heat shrinkable tube and a heat shrinkable sheet.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
A waterproof seal construction for a wire harness as claimed in claim 2, wherein said protective layer is formed by synthetic resin tube bonded to said electrically-insulative covering by an adhesive.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
41 words
A waterproof seal construction for a wire harness as claimed in claim 2, wherein said protective layer includes a synthetic resin tube and said closure portion is formed by simultaneously fusing said synthetic resin tube and said portion of said covering.
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