# US 10,483,016 B2 · Cable, electric power steering device using the cable, and method of manufacturing the cable > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,483,016 B2 - Document ID: US10483016B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/704,547 - Filed: 2017-09-14 - Published: 2018-03-22 - Granted: 2019-11-19 - Earliest claimed: 2016-09-16 - Assignees: Denso Corporation - Applicants: Denso Corporation - Inventors: Toshiro Suzuki; Takeshi Konishi; Shigetoshi Fukaya - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10483016B2 ## CPC - H01B 7/292: {using material resistant to heat} - B60R 16/0207: {Wire harnesses} - B60R 16/0215: {Protecting, fastening and routing means therefor} - B62D 5/046: {Controlling the motor} - H01B 7/02: Disposition of insulation - H01B 13/0016: {for heat treatment} - H02G 1/12: for removing insulation or armouring from cables, e.g. from the end thereof - H02G 15/1806: {Heat shrinkable sleeves (insulation of electrical connections using a heat shrinking insulating sleeve H01R4/72)} - 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}) - B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - B62D: MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS (steering, or guiding on a desired track, of agricultural machines or implements A01B69/00; wheels, castors, axles, increasing wheel adhesion B60B; vehicle tyres, tyre inflation or tyre changing B60C; connections between vehicles of a train or the like B60D; vehicles for use on rail and road, amphibious or convertible vehicles B60F; suspension arrangements B60G; heating, cooling, ventilating or other air treating devices B60H; windows, windscreens, non-fixed roofs, doors or similar devices, protective coverings for vehicles not in use B60J; propulsion plant arrangements, auxiliary drives, transmissions, controls, instrumentation or dashboards B60K; electric equipment or propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles B60L; power supply for electrically-propelled vehicles B60M; passenger accommodation not otherwise provided for B60N; adaptations for load transportation or to carry special loads or objects B60P; arrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor, for vehicles in general B60Q; vehicles, vehicle fittings or vehicle parts not otherwise provided for B60R; servicing, cleaning, repairing, supporting, lifting, or manoeuvring, not otherwise provided for, B60S; brake arrangements, brake control systems or parts thereof B60T; air-cushion vehicles B60V; motor-cycles, accessories therefor B62J, B62K; testing of vehicles G01M) - H02G: INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES ## Abstract A conductive wire has a peripheral disposition part disposed around a center member and an extension part integrally formed with the peripheral disposition part so as to extend from the peripheral disposition part. A plurality of conductive wires are disposed. A sheath is disposed so as to cover the center member and the peripheral disposition part. A tube is disposed so as to surround an end portion of the sheath and a part of the extension part, and is thermally shrinkable. An adhesive is disposed inside the tube and is melted or softened by heat. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A cable comprising: a center member, a plurality of conductive wires each of which has a perimeter disposition part disposed around the center member and an extension part integrally formed with the perimeter disposition part so as to extend from the perimeter disposition part, a sheath that covers the center member and the perimeter disposition part, a thermally shrinkable tube that surrounds an end portion of the sheath and a part of the extension part, and an adhesive melted or softened by heat disposed inside the tube. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The cable according to claim 1, wherein, a melting point of the center member is higher than a melting point of the adhesive. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The cable according to claim 1, wherein, the conductive wire includes an electric conductive member formed of a conductor and an insulating member formed of an insulator that covers the electric conductive member, and a melting point of the insulating member is higher than a melting point of the adhesive. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The cable according to claim 1, wherein, a shrinkage temperature, which is a temperature at which the tube starts to shrink, is higher than a melting point of the adhesive and is lower than a melting point of the center member. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The cable according to claim 1, wherein, the center member is formed to have a circular sectional shape. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The cable according to claim 5, wherein, an outer diameter of the perimeter disposition part and an outer diameter of the center member are the same, and there are six perimeter disposition parts disposed around the center member. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The cable according to claim 1, wherein, the center member is formed to have a polygonal sectional shape. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The cable according to claim 7, wherein, the center member is formed to have a hexagonal sectional shape, there are six perimeter disposition parts disposed around the center member. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The cable according to claim 1, wherein, the center member has a recessed portion having a shape corresponding to an outer peripheral wall of the perimeter disposition part. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The cable according to claim 1, wherein, a plurality of perimeter disposition parts are disposed on a virtual circle centered on a center axis of the center member. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) An electric power steering device disposed in a vehicle comprising: a cable according to claim 1, a motor that outputs an assist torque related to a steering of the vehicle, and a control unit electrically connected to a conductive wire of the cable and capable of controlling an operation of the motor. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The electric power steering device according to claim 11, wherein, at least a part of the control unit is disposed below an upper end part of a silhouette of a wheel of the vehicle. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) A method for manufacturing the cable according to claim 1, the method comprising: a sheath removing step for removing a portion corresponding to the extension part of the sheath covering a plurality of conductive wires of an unprocessed cable, which is a cable before processing, a center member removing step for removing a portion of the center member corresponding to the extension part, an adhesive disposing step for disposing the adhesive so that a part of an adhesive is disposed between the adjoining extension parts, a tube disposing step for disposing the tube so as to surround an end portion of the sheath, the extension part, and the adhesive, and a heating step for heating the tube and the adhesive to shrink the tube while melting the adhesive. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method for manufacturing a cable according to claim 13, wherein, a total of M cylindrical adhesive are disposed around the extension parts for the N extension parts in the adhesive disposing step, and the adhesive is disposed so as to satisfy a relationship of (N/2)≤M≤N.