# US 2016/0365166 A1 · Electric wire holding member and wire harness > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2016/0365166 A1 - Document ID: US20160365166A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/146,974 - Filed: 2016-05-05 - Published: 2016-12-15 - Earliest claimed: 2015-06-12 - Assignees: Yazaki Corporation; Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha - Applicants: Yazaki Corporation; Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha - Inventors: Yoshitaka OHKUBO; Yasuhiro YAMAGUCHI; Takaaki MIYAJIMA; Hajime KATO; Hiroshi AIHARA - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20160365166A1 ## CPC - H01B 7/0045: {Cable-harnesses} - H01B 7/17: Protection against damage caused by external factors, e.g. sheaths or armouring - H02G 3/04: Protective tubing or conduits, e.g. cable ladders or cable troughs - H02G 3/0481: {with a circular cross-section (H02G3/0468, H02G3/0475 take precedence)} - H05K 9/0086: {comprising a single discontinuous metallic layer on an electrically insulating supporting structure, e.g. metal grid, perforated metal foil, film, aggregated flakes, sintering} - 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}) - 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 An electric wire holding member (20) includes: a main body portion (21) formed in a cylindrical shape having a central axis line (X1); a plurality of electric wire accommodating portions (22a, 22b, and 22c) provided to penetrate through the main body portion (21) along the central axis line (X1), respectively, and are formed to be capable of individually accommodating electric wires (3a, 3b, and 3c), respectively, the electric wire accommodating portions (22a, 22b, and 22c) being disposed along a circumferential direction around the central axis line (X1) at equal intervals in a cross section as viewed from an axial direction; and a space portion (23) formed between two electric wire accommodating portions adjacent to each other along the circumferential direction to penetrate through the main body portion (21) along the central axis line (X1). ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electric wire holding member comprising: a main body portion that is formed in a cylindrical shape having a central axis line as an axial center; a plurality of electric wire accommodating portions that are provided to penetrate through the main body portion along the central axis line, respectively, and are formed to be capable of individually accommodating electric wires, respectively, the plurality of electric wire accommodating portions being disposed along a circumferential direction around the central axis line at equal intervals in a cross section as viewed from an axial direction along the central axis line; and a space portion that is formed between two electric wire accommodating portions adjacent to each other along the circumferential direction out of the plurality of electric wire accommodating portions to penetrate through the main body portion along the central axis line. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electric wire holding member according to claim 1, wherein the electric wire accommodating portions are formed such that outlines of the electric wires to be accommodated in the electric wire accommodating portions at least come in contact with the cylindrical outline of the main body portion from an inner peripheral side in the cross section. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The electric wire holding member according to claim 1, wherein the electric wire accommodating portions are formed such that the electric wires are capable of being fitted thereinto from an outer peripheral side of the main body portion. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The electric wire holding member according to claim 1, wherein the space portion is integrally formed including an area from between two electric wire accommodating portions adjacent to each other along the circumferential direction out of the plurality of electric wire accommodating portions to the central axis line in the cross section. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The electric wire holding member according to claim 1, further comprising: outer edge portions that are erected from a cylindrical outer peripheral surface of the main body portion and are formed to extend along the circumferential direction. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) A wire harness comprising: an electric wire portion in which three or more electric wires are gathered in the same direction; an electric wire holding member according to claim 1 which maintains an arrangement of each electric wire of the electric wire portion around the central axis line; a shield member that collectively encloses an outer peripheral side of the electric wire holding member which holds the electric wire portion; and a protective member that covers the outer peripheral side of the electric wire holding member enclosed by the shield member. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The wire harness according to claim 6, wherein the electric wire holding member is formed so as to enclose a part of the electric wire portion in a longitudinal direction, and a plurality of electric wire holding members are provided along a longitudinal direction of the electric wire portion at predetermined intervals. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The wire harness according to claim 6, wherein the electric wire holding member is formed so as to enclose an overall area of the electric wire portion in the longitudinal direction of the electric wire portion.