Protector and wire harness
AssigneesAutonetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
InventorsRyouya Okamoto, Hiroki Hirai, Tetsuji Tanaka, Hiroomi Hiramitsu, Hiroshi Shimizu, Hitoshi Takeda
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Abstract
A protector includes: a first unit into which an electrical wire is to be inserted; and a second unit into which a portion of the electrical wire is to be inserted, the portion being other than a portion that is not to be inserted into the first unit. The first unit includes a coupling-target portion, and the second unit includes a coupling portion that is coupled to the coupling-target portion so as to be rotatable relative to the coupling-target portion.
Claims9
A wire harness comprising a protector, the protector comprising:
- a first unit into which an electrical wire is to be inserted;
- and
- a second unit into which a portion of the electrical wire is to be inserted, the portion being a portion that is not to be inserted into the first unit,
- wherein the first unit includes a coupling-target portion that is tubular, the second unit includes a coupling portion that is also tubular, the coupling-target portion being concentric to the coupling portion so as to be rotatable relative to the coupling portion, the coupling portion forming a passage for which the electric wire is routed and the first unit and the second unit are configured to be orientated such that a direction in which the second unit extends is orthogonal to a direction in which the first unit extends, upon the coupling portion being rotated relative to the coupling-target portion;
- wherein the wire harness further includes a connector housing that forms a connector that allows another connector to be fitted thereto from a lateral side relative to the direction in which the first unit extends and the direction in which the second unit extends.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.