# US 10,504,637 B2 · Shielded conduction path > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,504,637 B2 - Document ID: US10504637B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/766,620 - Filed: 2016-10-06 - Published: 2018-10-18 - Granted: 2019-12-10 - Earliest claimed: 2015-10-27 - Assignees: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd. - Applicants: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd. - Inventors: Hidetoshi Sugino - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10504637B2 ## CPC - H01B 7/20: Metal tubes, e.g. lead sheaths - B60R 16/0215: {Protecting, fastening and routing means therefor} - H01R 4/64: Connections between or with conductive parts having primarily a non-electric function, e.g. frame, casing, rail - H02G 1/08: through tubing or conduit, e.g. rod or draw wire for pushing or pulling {(inserting electrical cables into tubes using wallbores E21B17/206; for optical cables G02B6/4401)} - H02G 3/04: Protective tubing or conduits, e.g. cable ladders or cable troughs - H05K 9/0049: {being metallic containers} - H05K 9/0098: {for shielding electrical cables} - 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 - 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 - H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ## Abstract Provided is a shielded conduction path that enables a manufacturing operation to be performed easily and enables preventing positional shift. The shielded conduction path includes a shielding pipe that is shaped as a tube that surrounds electrical wires and is constituted by a pair of divided bodies that have divided ends that extend along the axial direction, and positioning members that are locked to the pair of divided bodies and are attached to the electrical wires. The two divided bodies are positioned relative to the electrical wires by the positioning members, and an operation of joining the two divided bodies together or the like can be performed without difficulty. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A shielded conduction path comprising: a shielding pipe that is shaped as a tube that surrounds an electrical wire, the shielding pipe being divided axially into a pair of divided bodies, each divided body having a divided edge that extends along an axial direction; and a positioning member that is locked to axial ends of the pair of divided bodies and is configured to be attached to the electrical wire, wherein the positioning member is provided with an attachment piece attached to the electrical wire, and the attachment piece is housed inside of the shielding pipe. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The shielded conduction path according to claim 1, wherein the divided edges of the pair of divided bodies are sealed by a weld portion. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The shielded conduction path according to claim 2, wherein a lapped region in which the pair of divided bodies are overlaid is provided, the lapped region being a region in which the pair of divided bodies overlap in an inward-outward direction, and a protection wall that covers an abutting portion of the divided edges from an inward side of the shielding pipe is provided in the lapped region. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The shielded conduction path according to any one of claim 3, wherein the electrical wire is constituted by a single wire and a stranded wire that is connected to a lengthwise end portion of the single wire, and the shielding pipe covers the single wire over an entire length of the single wire in a length direction, and surrounds a connection region of the single wire and the stranded wire. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The shielded conduction path according to any one of claim 2, wherein the electrical wire is constituted by a single wire and a stranded wire that is connected to a lengthwise end portion of the single wire, and the shielding pipe covers the single wire over an entire length of the single wire in a length direction, and surrounds a connection region of the single wire and the stranded wire. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The shielded conduction path according to claim 5, wherein the positioning member has a tubular portion that is shaped as a tube and extends along an inner circumferential surface of the shielding pipe, and a step portion that projects from an outer circumferential surface of the tubular portion and opposes an axial-direction edge of the pair of divided bodies. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The shielded conduction path according to claim 6, wherein the positioning member has a tubular portion that is shaped as a tube and extends along an inner circumferential surface of the shielding pipe, a locking projection portion that is provided on an outer circumferential surface of the tubular portion, and the pair of divided bodies are provided with a lock-receiving portion that receives the locking projection portion. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The shielded conduction path according to claim 1, wherein the electrical wire is constituted by a single wire and a stranded wire that is connected to a lengthwise end portion of the single wire, and the shielding pipe covers the single wire over an entire length of the single wire in a length direction, and surrounds a connection region of the single wire and the stranded wire. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The shielded conduction path according to claim 8, wherein the positioning member has a tubular portion that is shaped as a tube and extends along an inner circumferential surface of the shielding pipe, and a step portion that projects from an outer circumferential surface of the tubular portion and opposes an axial-direction edge of the pair of divided bodies. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The shielded conduction path according to claim 9, wherein the positioning member has a tubular portion that is shaped as a tube and extends along an inner circumferential surface of the shielding pipe, a locking projection portion that is provided on an outer circumferential surface of the tubular portion, and the pair of divided bodies are provided with a lock-receiving portion that receives the locking projection portion. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The shielded conduction path according to claim 1, wherein the positioning member has a tubular portion that is shaped as a tube and extends along an inner circumferential surface of the shielding pipe, and a step portion that projects from an outer circumferential surface of the tubular portion and opposes an axial-direction edge of the pair of divided bodies. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The shielded conduction path according to claim 1, wherein the positioning member has a tubular portion that is shaped as a tube and extends along an inner circumferential surface of the shielding pipe, a locking projection portion that is provided on an outer circumferential surface of the tubular portion, and the pair of divided bodies are provided with a lock-receiving portion that receives the locking projection portion. ### Claim 13 A shielded conduction path comprising: a shielding pipe that is shaped as a tube that surrounds an electrical wire, the shielding pipe being divided axially into a pair of divided bodies, each divided body having a divided edge that extends along an axial direction; and a positioning member that is locked to axial ends of the pair of divided bodies and is configured to be attached to the electrical wire, wherein the positioning member has a tubular portion that is shaped as a tube and extends along an inner circumferential surface of the shielding pipe, and a step portion that projects from an outer circumferential surface of the tubular portion and opposes an axial-direction edge of the pair of divided bodies, the step portion including thick portions that bulge inward relative to other portions of the step portion.