# US 2015/0090474 A1 · Electric cable

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- Number: US 2015/0090474 A1
- Document ID: US20150090474A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/497,483
- Filed: 2014-09-26
- Published: 2015-04-02
- Earliest claimed: 2013-09-27
- Assignees: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
- Applicants: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
- Inventors: Hirotaka ESHIMA; Fumihito OKA; Nobuyuki YAMASHITA; Yoshikazu HAYAKAWA; Tomonori SHIBATA
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20150090474A1

## CPC

- H02G 3/0481: {with a circular cross-section (H02G3/0468, H02G3/0475 take precedence)}
- B60R 16/0215: {Protecting, fastening and routing means therefor}
- H02G 11/00: Arrangements of electric cables or lines between relatively-movable parts
- B60R 16/0207: {Wire harnesses}
- H02G: INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES
- B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

An electric cable includes a wire section that includes an electric wire including a conductor and a braided shield layer covering an outer periphery of the conductor and including a plurality of metal wires braided, and a cylindrical outer layer section covering an outer periphery of the wire section and including a cylindrical sheath and a braided reinforcement layer that covers an inner surface of the sheath and includes a plurality of fibers braided. The wire section is arranged inside the cylindrical outer layer section. The outer layer section is constructed such that a permissible region is formed in the cylindrical outer layer section that allows a displacement of the wire section with respect to the outer layer section in a direction orthogonal to a length direction of the wire section.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An electric cable, comprising:
a wire section that comprises an electric wire comprising a conductor and a braided shield layer covering an outer periphery of the conductor and comprising a plurality of metal wires braided; and
a cylindrical outer layer section covering an outer periphery of the wire section and comprising a cylindrical sheath and a braided reinforcement layer that covers an inner surface of the sheath and comprises a plurality of fibers braided,
wherein the wire section is arranged inside the cylindrical outer layer section, and
wherein the outer layer section is constructed such that a permissible region is formed in the cylindrical outer layer section that allows a displacement of the wire section with respect to the outer layer section in a direction orthogonal to a length direction of the wire section.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The electric cable according to claim 1, wherein the permissible region forms a void.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The electric cable according to claim 1, wherein the braided shield layer and the braided reinforcement layer are arranged adjacent to each other in the direction orthogonal to the length direction of the wire section.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The electric cable according to claim 1, wherein a reduced diameter portion formed by reducing a diameter of the cylindrical outer layer section is provided at a portion in the length direction of the wire section, and the wire section is positioned on the central axis of the cylindrical outer layer section by the reduced diameter portion.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The electric cable according to claim 1, wherein the wire section comprises an insulation layer arranged between the conductor and the braided shield layer.

### Claim 6 (depends on 2)

The electric cable according to claim 2, wherein the void is filled with a filling material in the form of sponge or liquid.