Protector with sensor
AssigneesNishikawa Rubber Co., Ltd., Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsMichihiko Matsumoto, Wataru Hattori
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Abstract
A protector with a sensor couples to a sliding door. A first end of an insert is inserted in and fills up a space on a hollow part of the protector. A second end of the insert includes a support member and a lid. Top ends of core wires and top ends of two leads are fit in first channels on the support member. Covered parts and a wire harness are fit in a second channel. The second channel is formed between the support member and the lid and is continuous with the first channels. The support member and the lid include feeding ports to receive and feed die-molding material into the second channel during die molding.
Claims12
A protector with a sensor, the protector comprising:
- an installation base member operably couplable to at least one of a peripheral edge of a panel and a peripheral edge of an opening of an automobile body, the panel being movable between at least two positions to open and close the opening of the automobile body;
- and
- a hollow part integrally formed with the installation base member, the hollow part having two core wires and a space provided therein, the space being positioned between the two core wires,
- wherein:
- when an object is disposed between the panel and the opening and makes contact with the hollow part when the panel is moved towards a closed position, an electric signal provides an indication that the object is in the opening,
- in a terminal part, the core wires extend in a longitudinal direction, the core wires are electrically connected with two leads, the two leads extend from covered parts, the covered parts are tied by a wire harness, a first end of an insert made of a non-conductive material is inserted in and fills up the space, a second end of the insert includes a support member and a lid configured to cover the support member, first channels are formed on the support member, top ends of the two core wires and top ends of the two leads are fit in the first channels, and the terminal part is formed by die molding,
- a second channel is formed between the support member and the lid, the covered parts and the wire harness being fit in the second channel, and the second channel being continuous with the first channels, and
- at least one of the support member and the lid includes feeding ports configured to receive and feed die-molding material into the second channel during die molding.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.