Wire shield structure

Abstract

A wire shield structure and a wire shielding method which achieve electromagnetic shielding, and reduce the number of component parts so as to enhance the efficiency of an assembling operation. In the wire shield structure, wires are covered with a shield member formed by laminating a metal foil layer and an insulating layer together, and the wires are led out of the shield member, and is connected to desired equipment. An extension portion of the shield member is folded, with the metal foil layer disposed at the inner side, to form a lead wire portion, and a distal end portion of the lead wire portion is folded back, with the metal foil layer exposed, to form an earth terminal for grounding purposes. Therefore, without the use of a separate lead wire, the shielding effect can be enhanced, and the number of the component parts can be reduced.

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