# US 10,374,366 B2 · Cable branching structure > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,374,366 B2 - Document ID: US10374366B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/353,600 - Filed: 2012-10-31 - Published: 2014-10-16 - Granted: 2019-08-06 - Earliest claimed: 2011-11-02 - Assignees: Yazaki Corporation; Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha - Applicants: Yazaki Corporation - Inventors: Masahiro Tanaka; Hajime Kato - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10374366B2 ## CPC - H01R 13/6592: the conductive member being a shielded cable - H01R 4/28: Clamped connections, spring connections (made by means of terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits H01R12/00) - H01R 12/594: {for shielded flat cable} - H01R 13/65912: {for shielded multiconductor cable (coaxial cables with one conductor surrounded by shield H01R9/05; flat shielded cables H01R12/594)} - H01R 25/00: Coupling parts adapted for simultaneous co-operation with two or more identical counterparts, e.g. for distributing energy to two or more circuits (supported only by co-operation with a counterpart H01R31/00; with a holder adapted for supporting apparatus to which its counterpart is attached H01R33/88) - H02G 3/0487: {with a non-circular cross-section (H02G3/0468, H02G3/0475 take precedence)} - H02G 15/02: Cable terminations (for gas- or oil-filled cables H02G15/22) - H01B 7/0045: {Cable-harnesses} - H01R 13/516: Means for holding or embracing insulating body, e.g. casing {, hoods} - H01R 13/53: Bases or cases for heavy duty; Bases or cases {for high voltage} with means for preventing corona or arcing - H01R 13/641: by indicating incorrect coupling; by indicating correct or full engagement - H01R 13/648: Protective earth or shield arrangements on coupling devices {, e.g. anti-static shielding} (coaxially arranged shields H01R24/38) - H02G 3/0462: {Tubings, i.e. having a closed section} - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS - H02G: INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES - 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}) ## Abstract An electric wire branching structure (1) branches a shielded electric wire (30) with a plurality of electric wires (10) from a main wire (30A) to a plurality of branch wires (30B, 30C). The electric wire branching structure (1) includes an electroconductive shield member (100) configured to cover the electric wires (10) corresponding to the main wire (30A) and the branch wires (30B, 30C). The shield member (100) has a plurality of electric wire insertion openings (111, 112) for the electric wires (10) corresponding to the branch wires (30B, 30C) to be inserted for each of the branch wires (30B, 30C). ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electric wire branching structure comprising: an electroconductive shield member configured to shield a first electric wire wired from a main wire bundle to a first branch wire and a second electric wire wired from the main wire bundle to a second branch wire, wherein the shield member has a first electric wire insertion opening for the first electric wire to be inserted and for wiring the first electric wire from the main wire bundle to the first branch wire, and a second electric wire insertion opening for the second electric wire to be inserted and for wiring the second electric wire from the main wire bundle to the second branch wire, the second electric wire insertion opening being formed separately from the first electric wire insertion opening, such that the second electric wire insertion opening and the first electric wire insertion opening are unconnected to each other, and wherein the shield member includes: a main wire shield member formed of a metal shell and a one-piece construction with a connector, with the first electric wire insertion opening and the second electric wire insertion opening and configured to shield the first electric wire and the second electric wire, a first branch wire shield member, separate from the first electric wire and the second electric wire, connected to the first electric wire insertion opening of the main wire shield member and configured to shield the first electric wire of the first branch wire, the first branch wire shield member being formed of a braided wire, and a second branch wire shield member, separate from the first electric wire and the second electric wire, connected to the second electric wire insertion opening of the main wire shield member and configured to shield the second electric wire of the second branch wire, the second branch wire shield member being formed of a braided wire, wherein respective ends of the first and second branch wire shield members are crimped by first and second crimp members, respectively, in such a state that the first and second electric wire insertion openings of the main wire shield member are covered, and thereby attached to the main wire shield member. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electric wire branching structure according to claim 1, wherein the connector is fitted in a mating connector connected to an apparatus in a metal case. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The electric wire branching structure according to claim 2, wherein the connector comprises an insertion hole through which a fixing member used for fixing the connector to the metal case is inserted.