# US 12,009,122 B2 · Wire harness including tape-wrapping portion having binding function > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,009,122 B2 - Document ID: US12009122B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/625,764 - Filed: 2020-06-29 - Published: 2022-09-01 - Granted: 2024-06-11 - Earliest claimed: 2019-07-16 - Assignees: Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd.; Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.; Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. - Applicants: Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd.; Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.; Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. - Inventors: Takaaki Ito; Taiji Mochizuki - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12009122B2 ## CPC - H01B 7/0045: {Cable-harnesses} - B60R 16/0215: {Protecting, fastening and routing means therefor} - H01B 7/40: with arrangements for facilitating mounting or securing - H02G 3/04: Protective tubing or conduits, e.g. cable ladders or cable troughs - H01B 7/18: {Protection against damage caused} by wear, mechanical force or pressure; {Sheaths; Armouring} - 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 - H02G: INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES ## Abstract It is an object of the present invention to provide a technique with which an exterior portion can be easily provided on a wire harness. The wire harness includes: a wire; and one or more types of tape wrapped around the wire, a plurality of tape-wrapping portions being provided by wrapping the one or more types of tape around a plurality of portions along the longitudinal direction of the wire, and at least one tape-wrapping portion of the plurality of tape-wrapping portions exhibiting a binding function and an additional function different from the binding function. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A wire harness comprising: a wire; and one or more types of tape wrapped around the wire, wherein a plurality of tape-wrapping portions are provided by wrapping the one or more types of tape around a plurality of portions along a longitudinal direction of the wire, at least one tape-wrapping portion of the plurality of tape-wrapping portions exhibits a binding function and an additional function different from the binding function, the plurality of tape-wrapping portions include a first wrapping method portion and a second wrapping method portion in which the same type of tape is wrapped using different wrapping methods, and the first wrapping method portion and the second wrapping method portion are both formed by spiral-wrapping tape using different spiral wrapping methods. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The wire harness according to claim 1, wherein the additional function is at least one selected from a protective function for protection against nearby metal members, a sound-proofing function, and a path regulating function. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The wire harness according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of tape-wrapping portions include a first function tape-wrapping portion that exhibits a first additional function as the additional function and a second function tape-wrapping portion that exhibits a second additional function that is different from the first additional function as the additional function. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The wire harness according to claim 3, wherein tape of the first function tape-wrapping portion and tape of the second function tape-wrapping portion are different types of tape, and horizontal wrapping is employed as a wrapping method of the tape of the first function tape-wrapping portion and a wrapping method of the tape of the second function tape-wrapping portion. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The wire harness according to claim 1, wherein the first wrapping method portion and the second wrapping method portion are both wrapped around a straight portion, and the first wrapping method portion and the second wrapping method portion are provided at separate portions along the longitudinal direction of the wire. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The wire harness according to claim 1, further comprising: an exterior member attached to the wire, wherein the exterior member is a different member from the one or more types of tape, and only a vehicle fixing member and a grommet or only one of the vehicle fixing member and the grommet are provided as the exterior member. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The wire harness according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the first wrapping method portion and the second wrapping method portion is formed by wrapping tape so as to form a gap in the surrounding region of the wire. ### Claim 8 A wire harness comprising: a wire; and one or more types of tape wrapped around the wire, wherein a plurality of tape-wrapping portions are provided by wrapping the one or more types of tape around a plurality of portions along the longitudinal direction of the wire, at least one tape-wrapping portion of the plurality of tape-wrapping portions exhibits a binding function and an additional function different from the binding function, the plurality of tape-wrapping portions include a first tape-wrapping portion and a second tape-wrapping portion formed by wrapping different types of tape to each other, and the additional function of the first tape-wrapping portion and the additional function of the second tape-wrapping portion is a sound-proofing function, the tape of the first tape-wrapping portion being foamed resin tape and the tape of the second tape-wrapping portion being fabric tape. ### Claim 9 A wire harness comprising: a wire; and one or more types of tape wrapped around the wire, wherein a plurality of tape-wrapping portions are provided by wrapping the one or more types of tape around a plurality of portions along the longitudinal direction of the wire, at least one tape-wrapping portion of the plurality of tape-wrapping portions exhibits a binding function and an additional function different from the binding function, the plurality of tape-wrapping portions include a first tape-wrapping portion and a second tape-wrapping portion formed by wrapping different types of tape to each other, and the additional function of the first tape-wrapping portion and the additional function of the second tape-wrapping portion is a protective function for protection against nearby metal members, the tape of the second tape-wrapping portion being tape that is thicker than the tape of the first tape-wrapping portion, or the tape of the first tape-wrapping portion being non-curing tape and the tape of the second tape-wrapping portion being curing tape.