# US 11,306,528 B2 · Protector with sensor > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,306,528 B2 - Document ID: US11306528B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/016,487 - Filed: 2020-09-10 - Published: 2021-04-01 - Granted: 2022-04-19 - Earliest claimed: 2019-09-27 - Assignees: Nishikawa Rubber Co., Ltd.; Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha - Applicants: Nishikawa Rubber Co., Ltd.; Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha - Inventors: Michihiko Matsumoto; Wataru Hattori - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11306528B2 ## CPC - B60J 10/273: for enclosing or housing devices for purposes other than sealing, e.g. cables - E05F 15/44: responsive to changes in electrical conductivity - B60J 10/20: characterised by the shape - E05Y 2400/54: Obstruction or resistance detection - E05Y 2900/531: Doors - H02G 15/013: Sealing means for cable inlets (inlets for cables filled with, or surrounded by, gas or oil H02G15/32) - B60J: WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES (fastening, suspending, closing, or opening of such devices E05) - E05F: DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION; CHECKS FOR WINGS; WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING - E05Y: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF - H02G: INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES ## 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. ## Claims ### Claim 1 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. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The protector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second channel includes pressing parts which extend toward an inner side of the second channel, the pressing parts being configured to fasten the wire harness fit in the second channel. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The protector as claimed in claim 2, wherein: the first channels and the first part of the second channel closer to the first channels are linear, the second part of the second channel opposite to the first part is curved, and the wire harness has a U shape and is fit in the second channel. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The protector as claimed in claim 3, wherein the support member and the lid are made of materials bondable with the die-molding material. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The protector as claimed in claim 2, wherein the support member and the lid are made of materials bondable with the die-molding material. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The protector as claimed in claim 2, wherein the pressing parts on the second channel at least include: a first pressing part on a first part of the second channel closer to the first channels, and a second pressing part on a second part of the second channel opposite to the first part, the second pressing part being at a distance from the first pressing part. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The protector as claimed in claim 6, wherein: the first channels and the first part of the second channel closer to the first channels are linear, the second part of the second channel opposite to the first part is curved, and the wire harness has a U shape and is fit in the second channel. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The protector as claimed in claim 7, wherein the support member and the lid are made of materials bondable with the die-molding material. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The protector as claimed in claim 6, wherein the support member and the lid are made of materials bondable with the die-molding material. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The protector as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the first channels and the first part of the second channel closer to the first channels are linear, the second part of the second channel opposite to the first part is curved, and the wire harness has a U shape and is fit in the second channel. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The protector as claimed in claim 10, wherein the support member and the lid are made of materials bondable with the die-molding material. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The protector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the support member and the lid are made of materials bondable with the die-molding material.