US5676552A
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Wire harness device for instrument panel
Assignee: Yazaki Corp
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Filing: 1996-07-31
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Granted: 1997-10-14
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Expires: 2016-07-31
Abstract
Abstract A multi-polar connectors of a wire harness on a body side which is mounted on a dash board of a motor vehicle, and the multipolar connectors of a wire harness on a panel side which is mounted on an instrument panel, have through-holes through which guiding insertion bolts extended from the dash board are passed, so that those multipolar connectors of the two wire harnesses are engaged with each other simultaneously when the instrument panel is joined to the dash board.
Inventors
- 👤 Kiyohito Fukuda
- 👤 Shinji Kodama
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 13:25
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R16/00; B60R16/02; B60R16/0207; B60K; B60K35/00; B60K35/50; H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/62; H01R13/621; H01R13/6215; H01R13/73
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
105 words
A wire harness device for an instrument panel of a motor vehicle, comprising: a first wire harness attached on a dash board, said first wire harness including first connectors; a second wire harness attached on said instrument panel, said second wire harness including second connectors for mating said first connectors; and guiding insertion bolts extended from one of said dash board and said instrument panel to join said instrument panel to said dash board, said guiding insertion bolts penetrating said first and second connectors, wherein when said instrument panel is joined to said dash board, said first connectors are engaged with said second connectors, simultaneously.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
105 words
A wire harness device for an instrument panel of a motor vehicle, comprising: a first wire harness attached on a dash board, said first wire harness including first connectors; a second wire harness attached on said instrument panel, said second wire harness including second connectors for mating said first connectors; and guiding insertion bolts extended from one of said dash board and said instrument panel to join said instrument panel to said dash board, said guiding insertion bolts penetrating said first and second connectors, wherein when said instrument panel is joined to said dash board, said first connectors are engaged with said second connectors, simultaneously.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
The wire harness device of claim 1, wherein said first connectors and said second connectors are mounted respectively on said dash board and said instrument panel before said instrument panel is joined to said dash board.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The wire harness device of claim 1, wherein said first connectors and said second connectors are prevented from being turned around said guiding insertion bolts.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
62 words
The wire harness device of claim 1, further comprising inserting members provided on one of said dash board and said instrument panel, and receiving members engaged with said inserting members and formed on another of said dash board and said instrument panel, wherein said instrument panel is joined to said dash board while said inserting members being engaged with said receiving members.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
The wire harness device of claim 1, wherein a shape of a section of said guiding insertion bolts is a configuration except a circle.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The wire harness device of claim 1, wherein through-holes for receiving said guiding insertion bolts formed in said first and second connectors, respectively.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
The wire harness device of claim 6, wherein a shape of each of said guiding insertion bolts and said through-holes is partially circular and includes a linear portion.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
The wire harness device of claim 6, wherein a shape of each of said guiding insertion bolts and said through-holes is non-circular.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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