# US 10,118,573 B2 · Conductive member to be routed in a vehicle

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- Number: US 10,118,573 B2
- Document ID: US10118573B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/568,674
- Filed: 2016-04-26
- Published: 2018-03-15
- Granted: 2018-11-06
- Earliest claimed: 2015-05-14
- Assignees: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
- Applicants: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
- Inventors: Hirokazu Nakai
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10118573B2

## CPC

- B60R 16/0215: {Protecting, fastening and routing means therefor}
- B60R 16/0207: {Wire harnesses}
- H01B 7/20: Metal tubes, e.g. lead sheaths
- H02G 3/04: Protective tubing or conduits, e.g. cable ladders or cable troughs
- H02G 3/0418: {Covers or lids; Their fastenings}
- H02G 3/0468: {Corrugated}
- H02G 3/0481: {with a circular cross-section (H02G3/0468, H02G3/0475 take precedence)}
- H02G 3/0487: {with a non-circular cross-section (H02G3/0468, H02G3/0475 take precedence)}
- H02G 3/34: using separate protective tubing
- H05K 9/0098: {for shielding electrical cables}
- H01R 4/029: {Welded connections (H01R4/021 - H01R4/028 take precedence)}
- H01R 4/625: {Soldered or welded connections}
- H01R 11/12: End pieces terminating in an eye, hook, or fork
- H01R 2201/26: for vehicles
- H02G 15/1806: {Heat shrinkable sleeves (insulation of electrical connections using a heat shrinking insulating sleeve H01R4/72)}
- B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H01B: CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR CONDUCTIVE, INSULATING OR DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES (selection for magnetic properties H01F1/00; waveguides H01P {; printed circuits H05K})
- H02G: INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES
- H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
- H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS

## Abstract

A conductive member to be routed in a vehicle includes a pipe member being tubular in shape and capable of keeping a shape, a core wire connected to an end portion of the pipe member and having flexibility, a connector terminal connected to an end portion of the core wire on a side that is opposite to the pipe member, and a corrugated tube covering the pipe member and the core wire and having flexibility.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A conductive member to be routed in a vehicle, the conductive member comprising:
at least one tube-shaped conductor being tubular in shape and having at least one bending point, the tube-shaped conductor is capable of keeping a shape;
a flexible conductor connected to an end portion of the tube-shaped conductor and having flexibility, the tube-shaped conductor is longer in length than the flexible conductor;
a terminal connected to an end portion of the flexible conductor on a side that is opposite to the tube-shaped conductor; and
a sheathing member covering the tube-shaped conductor and the flexible conductor and having flexibility.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The conductive member according to claim 1,
wherein the tube-shaped conductor includes a plurality of tube-shaped portions, and
the conductive member comprises a coupling member having flexibility and conductivity and coupling the plurality of tube-shaped portions.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The conductive member according to claim 1,
wherein an end portion of the flexible conductor on the tube-shaped conductor side is inserted into the tube-shaped conductor.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The conductive member according to claim 1, the conductive member comprising:
a plurality of the tube-shaped conductors;
a shielding member covering at least the plurality of tube-shaped conductors and having flexibility; and
an insulating layer interposed between the plurality of tube-shaped conductors and the shielding member.