US5610447A
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Wire harness and method of manufacturing the same
Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems Ltd
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Filing: 1993-06-16
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Granted: 1997-03-11
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Expires: 2013-06-16
Abstract
Abstract A wire harness for an appliance containing a combination of selectable electrical systems is separated into a common circuit which is always provided independently of presence or absence of the selectable electrical systems, and dedicated circuits one for each of the selectable electrical systems, the common circuit and the dedicated circuits of the selected electrical systems are detachably joined to each other via a branch connector to form the wire harness whereby simple production control and high production efficiency are assured and changes in production or design can be readily dealt with in the production of a wire harness.
Inventors
- 👤 Yasuo Nishikawa
- 👤 Hiroyuki Nakajima
- 👤 Hitoshi Iwata
- 👤 Yoshihiro Kumazawa
- 👤 Naohito Sawamura
- 👤 Hiroshi Nakamura
- 👤 Ichiro Suzuki
- 👤 Shigeru Kobayashi
- 👤 Ryuichi Nabeshima
- 👤 Takao Sakashita
- 👤 Kazuhiko Okino
- 👤 Kiyoshi Taira
- 👤 Koukichi Takamura
- 👤 Mitsuyoshi Omaki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 04:02
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R31/00; H01R31/08; B; B60; B60R; B60R16/00; B60R16/02; B60R16/0207; H05; H05K; H05K1/00; H05K1/02; H05K1/0286; H05K1/14; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/53; Y10T29/5313; Y10T29/532; Y10T29/53243
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
138 words
A wire harness for an appliance, the appliance including a combination of a normally installed electrical equipment and at least one electrical system selected from a plurality of selectable electrical systems, said wire harness comprising: a common circuit, and at least one dedicated circuit selected from a plurality of dedicated circuits configured for respective selectable electrical systems, wherein said common circuit includes a circuit group of a power source circuit, a grounding circuit and a signal circuit associated with normally installed electrical equipment and each of said dedicated circuits includes a circuit group of a power source circuit, a grounding circuit and a system signal circuit associated with one of the selectable electrical systems, and wherein said common circuit and the dedicated circuits of the selected electrical systems are detachably joined to each other via a branch connector.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
138 words
A wire harness for an appliance, the appliance including a combination of a normally installed electrical equipment and at least one electrical system selected from a plurality of selectable electrical systems, said wire harness comprising: a common circuit, and at least one dedicated circuit selected from a plurality of dedicated circuits configured for respective selectable electrical systems, wherein said common circuit includes a circuit group of a power source circuit, a grounding circuit and a signal circuit associated with normally installed electrical equipment and each of said dedicated circuits includes a circuit group of a power source circuit, a grounding circuit and a system signal circuit associated with one of the selectable electrical systems, and wherein said common circuit and the dedicated circuits of the selected electrical systems are detachably joined to each other via a branch connector.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
47 words
A wire harness according to claim 1, wherein said common circuit and each of said dedicated circuits for each of the selectable electrical systems are divided into a plurality of sub circuits which can be joined to each other by means of a connector and a terminal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
A wire harness according to claim 1, wherein said appliance is a vehicle.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
A wire harness according to claim 3, wherein said wire harness is one of a main harness, an engine compartment harness, a cabin harness and a front door harness.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
A wire harness according to claim 4, wherein said selectable electrical system includes at least one of a four wheel drive system, a keyless entry system, an anti-lock braking system and an electronic control suspension system.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
A wire harness according to claim 1, wherein said appliance is one of an industrial appliance and a household appliance.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
121 words
A method of manufacturing a wire harness for an appliance whose circuit differs depending on a combination of selectable electrical systems, said method comprising the steps of: separately forming a common circuit by forming a circuit group of a power source circuit, a grounding circuit and a signal circuit associated with normally installed electrical equipments, and each of dedicated circuits by forming a circuit group of a power source circuit, a grounding circuit and a system signal circuit associated with one of the selectable electrical systems, each of said dedicated circuits being configured according to a respective selectable electrical system; and detachably joining said common circuit to said dedicated circuits of the selected electrical systems using at least one branch connector.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
121 words
A method of manufacturing a wire harness for an appliance whose circuit differs depending on a combination of selectable electrical systems, said method comprising the steps of: separately forming a common circuit by forming a circuit group of a power source circuit, a grounding circuit and a signal circuit associated with normally installed electrical equipments, and each of dedicated circuits by forming a circuit group of a power source circuit, a grounding circuit and a system signal circuit associated with one of the selectable electrical systems, each of said dedicated circuits being configured according to a respective selectable electrical system; and detachably joining said common circuit to said dedicated circuits of the selected electrical systems using at least one branch connector.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
53 words
A wire harness manufacturing method according to claim 7, wherein said common circuit and each of said dedicated circuits for each of the selectable electrical systems are divided into a plurality of sub circuits which can be joined to each by means of a connector and a terminal to form the wire harness.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
A wire harness manufacturing method according to either of claims 7 or 8, wherein said appliance is a vehicle.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
31 words
A wire harness manufacturing method according to claim 9, wherein said wire harness is one of a main harness, an engine compartment harness, a cabin harness and a front door harness.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
38 words
A wire harness manufacturing method according to claim 10, wherein said selectable electrical system includes at least one of a four wheel drive system, a keyless entry system, an anti-lock braking system and an electronic control suspension system.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
26 words
A wire harness manufacturing method according to either of claims 7 or 8, wherein said appliance is one of an industrial appliance and a household appliance.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
24 words
A wire harness manufacturing method according to either of claims 7 or 8, wherein said working tables are conveyor type working tables being circulated.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
47 words
A wire harness manufacturing method according to claim 13, wherein connection of the wire harness of said common circuit is completed on part of a plurality of said working tables, while connection of the wire harness of said dedicated circuits is completed on the remaining working tables.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
72 words
A wire harness manufacturing method according to claim 13, wherein said working tables are divided into a plurality of working table groups, the wire harnesses of said common circuit and said dedicated circuits are sequentially assembled in each group of said working tables, and the assembling of the wire harnesses of said common circuit and said dedicated circuits are completed at the same time on the final group of said working tables.
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