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Document | Title | Date |
20080289847 | Metal Raceway System - The present invention is directed to a raceway system including a base, at least two covers and a faceplate. The base includes sidewalls having a top wall with a flange member. The covers include a top portion having two ends with a flange member at each end. The flange members of the covers are in mating engagement with the flange members of the base when the cover is coupled to the base. The cover is flush with the base when it is coupled to the base. The faceplate is installed on the raceway so that it overlaps a portion of each cover and extends over and is flush with a portion of the top walls of the base. | 11-27-2008 |
20090032280 | Hinge for Cable Trough Cover - A cable trough system includes a trough member including a base wall and first and second sidewalls extending from the base wall to form a trough. The system also includes a cover including a main body with a first end and a second end, and first and second hinge portions coupled to the first and second ends of the main body. Each of the first and second hinge portions includes a first member that extends to an end positioned to contact an inner surface of the first sidewall, a second member that defines an arm that is positioned to at least partially contact the first sidewall, and an extension member that extends from the second member in a direction opposite to that of the arm. The first and second members have a space therebetween sized to receive a portion of the first sidewall. | 02-05-2009 |
20100065298 | VEHICLE GROMMET - A grommet is attached between a body panel and a trunk lid at a location spaced from a hinge that movably supports the trunk lid. The grommet is located inboard of the hinge and is attached only to the body panel and trunk lid and free from connection to the hinge. The grommet includes a body mounting end attached to the body panel, a trunk lid mounting end, a first flexible section extending from the body mounting end, a second flexible section extending from the trunk lid mounting end and a middle section extending between the first and second flexible sections. The first flexible section and the second flexible section are configured and arranged to bend as the trunk lid moves between the open position and the closed position to prevent contact of the grommet to the hinge. | 03-18-2010 |
20100101819 | PROTECTOR FOR WIRE HARNESS - A first coupling of a first protector includes a U-shaped inner wall section and a cover. The inner wall section has an inner bottom wall and opposed inner side walls. The cover extends from outer surfaces of the inner bottom wall and opposed inner side walls of the inner wall section to a distal end opening in the first coupling. The cover is open at a distal end. A second coupling of a second protector includes a bottom wall and opposed side walls that are inserted through the distal end opening into a clearance defined between the inner wall section and the cover of the first protector. The first and second couplings of the first and second protectors are connected together so that the second coupling of the second protector is caught between the inner wall and the cover of the first coupling of the first protector. | 04-29-2010 |
20100139942 | ELECTRICAL CONDUIT OUTLET BODIES - An improved electrical conduit outlet body having a tubular member which contains at least two apertures and at least one hole. The hole will allow for the removal of water from the electrical conduit and will reduce the cost and labor in providing wiring by eliminating external traps and drains. | 06-10-2010 |
20100252298 | Raceway bridge assembly - A raceway bridge assembly is provided for carrying wires or cables over an intersecting raceway or other object without interfering with the intersecting raceway. The raceway bridge assembly includes a pair of opposing bridge fittings and a connecting raceway section extending between the raceway fittings. The bridge fittings have a first open end lying in a first plane and a second open end lying in a second plane spaced above said first open end. The bridge fittings have side walls that are coupled to a cover of a raceway section. A top wall is removably coupled to an upper edge of the sidewalls of the bridge fitting and is coupled to the connecting raceway section. | 10-07-2010 |
20110011613 | TREATED ELECTRICAL CONDUIT - An improved electrical conduit having a protective material thereon for anti-microbial and antifungal prevention. The metallic conduit includes a metal armor defining an outer surface and an interior hollow area within which electrical conductors are disposed. A first polymeric layer is formed over the outer surface of the metal armor. A second polymeric layer is extruded over the first polymeric layer. The first and/or second polymeric layers may be formed with an anti-microbial and/or anti-fungal additive. In addition, the first polymeric layer may have a first color and the second polymeric layer may have a second color where the first color is different from the second layer sufficient for the first color to be visible when the second polymeric layer is compromised. | 01-20-2011 |
20110048761 | WIRE CABLING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - This object aims to provide a wire cabling device which a case can be shared among a plurality of devices for cabling electric wires to a plurality of sliders provided on the right and left sides of an automobile. A wire cabling device ( | 03-03-2011 |
20110056721 | HEADPHONE TANGLE PREVENTION APPARATUS - A method and apparatus for keeping headphone and earpiece cables from tangling is disclosed. The apparatus may include a flexible sleeve capable of moving relative to a headphone cord to restrict the movement of earpiece cables associated with the headphone cord. | 03-10-2011 |
20110056722 | Wiring Duct Cover With Foam Insert - A wiring duct includes a base and a snap-on or hinged cover. The base has a bottom wall and two sidewalls extending perpendicularly from the bottom wall. Each sidewall may include a projection to receive a snap-on cover. The snap-on or hinged cover includes a foam insert attached to the bottom side of the cover by adhesive. Support members may be attached to the sides of the foam insert to provide containment when the foam insert is positioned within the base of the wiring duct. When the snap-on or hinged cover is fully installed on the base, the foam insert is compressed between the base, the cables and the cover to block airflow within the wiring duct. | 03-10-2011 |
20110083875 | Exterior utility guard - An EXTERIOR UTILITY GUARD that is a protector and or shield for low voltage irrigation wire and more particularly to protect the wires from lawn equipment, particularly weed and grass trimmers. It is made of heavy gauge metal, 14 gauge steel, to withstand repeated blows from weed and grass trimmers. It is long enough (16″ + or −) to extend both into and above ground level to protect the low voltage wires from the strike zone of weed and grass trimmers. It is designed with three elongated slots at the bottom to accommodate low voltage wires. It has four holes at the top sides to accommodate a mounting bracket. It is designed so it can be mounted over the irrigation wires and or PCV pipe without having to disconnect the wires from the control box. This design will reduce installation labor and cost. | 04-14-2011 |
20110108304 | Magnetic Cord Management System - A cord management apparatus comprises one or more magnets, configurable to be coupled to an electronic cord. The apparatus comprises one or more sheaths configured to be coupled to at least a portion of the electronic cord, wherein the one or more sheaths are configured to be magnetically attached to the magnet. A cord management device comprising one or more pliable sheaths is described also. | 05-12-2011 |
20110192629 | CABLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A cable management system includes track units whose tracks are engageable to each other at longitudinal ends to ease installation of the tracks to a wall surface as a chain of longitudinally aligned tracks. The system also includes an adjustable track unit whose longitudinal length can be varied, so that a desired length of longitudinally aligned track units can be obtained without cutting a track unit of the system. In addition, the system includes a cap attachable at an end of a track unit for strengthening the engagement between the cover and the track of the track unit. | 08-11-2011 |
20110290522 | SLIDING DEVICE - An object of the present invention is to provide a compact sliding device having a simple structure configured to reduce the number of cut lines formed on a mat mounted on a cabin of a vehicle. | 12-01-2011 |
20110290523 | RACEWAY FOR INSTRUMENTATION LINES - A kit for forming a raceway assembly including a plurality of members can include a plurality of portions including channel portions and coupling portions, each of the portions extending in an axial direction and having a plurality of walls defining a generally U-shaped cross-section. Each channel portion may have at least one opening in at least one wall, and each of the coupling portions has at least one hole in at least one wall. Each coupling portion may be adapted to receive one or more of the channel portions so that axial directions of the received channel portions are aligned with the axial direction of the coupling portion and so that at least one of the openings of each received channel portion is aligned with at least one of the holes. The coupling portions and channel portions may have inter-engageable features which preclude movement of the received channel portions relative to the coupling portion other than in the axial directions thereof. In addition, the kit may include one or more non-threaded pins configured to pass through the aligned holes and openings and lock in place. | 12-01-2011 |
20110297415 | WIRE HARNESS - In a double-layered construction corrugated tube | 12-08-2011 |
20110303434 | Wireway for conveyor - The present invention is a wireway for a conveyor system which is integrally molded into the sideguard of the conveyor system. The sidewall, or sideguard, has both an inner wall and an outer wall, and there is an intermediate wall connected to both the inner wall and outer wall. The inner wall, outer wall, and intermediate wall form an upper passage and a lower passage which function as a wireway in which wires are fed through and connect to various components of the conveyor system. | 12-15-2011 |
20120024564 | HARNESS WIRING APPARATUS - A harness wiring apparatus wires a harness between a floor of a car and a seat, which is supported by a supporting member mounted at a long-tube-shaped support rail fixed at the floor. The harness wiring apparatus | 02-02-2012 |
20120090870 | GUIDE CONDUIT - The invention relates to a guide conduit ( | 04-19-2012 |
20120111598 | Multi level cable bus system with modular cable trays - A cable bus system for the mounting and positioning of high amperature, from low to high voltage electrical power cables transmitting polyphase electrical current. The cable bus system included a ventilated enclosure used to protect electrical cables mounted therein. The enclosure is provided with multiple modular cable trays which are bolted together in a stacked arrangement to form a single multi-level cable raceway. The enclosure is further provide with ventilated top and bottom covers which are secured respectively to the top and bottom of the uppermost and bottommost calve trays to define the enclosed metal circuit. The cable bus system is capable of transmitting the same highest allowable “free air” cable amperature in both above and underground installations, effectively improving the transmission of electrical power from one end to the other end in installations where a transition of electrical power from on the ground is either necessary or economically preferable. For the underground portion, the cable bus is installed in the encasement that is uniquely offset vented or power cooled to meet the cable high amperage requirements. This cable bus system is also suitable for high vertical rise installations when utilizing anti cable slip mechanism or technique. | 05-10-2012 |
20120152588 | Shielded Wireway Systems - Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a duct for a shielded wireway system. The duct includes a bottom wall, two sidewalls extending from the bottom wall, and a plurality of fingers extending from each of the sidewalls. Adjacent fingers are connected by at least one bridging component. The bottom wall, the sidewalls, and a portion of the fingers, including the bridging component, are shielded. | 06-21-2012 |
20120193120 | CABLE RACEWAY - A cable raceway assembly is provided having channel sections with protrusions and clamp insertable with recesses engageable with the protrusions provide a snap-fit ratchet-type engagement. | 08-02-2012 |
20120199375 | CABLE DUCT, ELECTRONIC DEVICE SYSTEM, CABLE DUCT SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR REPLACING HOUSING IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE SYSTEM - Provided are: a cable duct ( | 08-09-2012 |
20120205134 | CABLE-RACEWAYS - A cable-raceway providing electromagnetic shielding has rectangular channels defined by longitudinal-folds of a tape which comprises mesh having a warp of bare wires running lengthwise and a weft of a single, bare-wire. Metal brackets support it with the base of each bracket extending transversely under the raceway. The channels nest between arms upstanding from the base, and a plastic insert fits over the tape to enhance electrical contact between the mesh and bracket for electrical ground-bonding of the raceway. The insert provides teeth down the walls of each channel for engagement by cable-retainers to push them down into the channels for retaining underlying cables. Further support in the channels is provided by plastic straps that extend under the raceway and to which the channels are secured using inserts and cable-retainers corresponding to the inserts and retainers. One face of the mesh is covered by an electrically-insulating sheet. | 08-16-2012 |
20120217033 | WIRE HARNESS PROTECTOR - A first trunk line of a wire harness is inserted into a wire harness insertion space of a protector main body, and branch lines pulled out and branching to the left and right from the outlet are respectively bound to a second trunk line routed in left and right directions to form a triangular space enclosed by the left and right branch lines and the second trunk line. An elongated portion projecting to a position covering the triangular space is provided to the lid which makes a lock connection to close an opening of the protector main body, and while a male engagement portion protrudes on the elongated portion, a female engagement portion to which the male engagement portion engages and latches is provided from the bottom wall of the protector main body, and the lid connects to the protector main body in the triangular space. | 08-30-2012 |
20120222882 | CABLE MANAGEMENT AND IDENTIFICATION DEVICE - A cable management device is provided, which includes a first leg and a second leg connected by a connecting crown member. A first protrusion extends from the first leg. A second protrusion extends from the second leg. The first leg and the second leg both include an aperture. The cable management device includes passageway defined by an inner-surface of the first leg, an inner-surface of the second leg, and an inner-surface of the connecting crown member. The passageway is operable to hold a cable. | 09-06-2012 |
20120241187 | CABLE MANAGEMENT MECHANISM - A cable management apparatus for managing a switch cable includes a mounting bracket, a resilient member fixed to the mounting bracket, and a number of positioning members mounted to the mounting bracket. The switch cable is positioned between the resilient member and the positioning members, and stretched by the resilient member, thereby extending sinuously along a lengthwise direction of the mounting bracket. A rear end of the switch cable is retained to the mounting bracket. | 09-27-2012 |
20120241188 | WIRE GUIDES AND ANCHORS FOR ENDOSCOPY - A wire guide system is provided for use during a endoscopic surgical procedures. The wire guide system includes a cylindrical shaft having a hollow chamber along a longitudinal axis of the cylindrical shaft, a flange fit disposed around the cylindrical shaft and a seal disposed around the cylindrical shaft and abutting the flange. The system may also include an anchor affixed to the cylindrical shaft and having an aperture from which at least one of a sensor, a light, a camera, tissue and/or organs may be suspended therefrom and at least one cable extending from one end of the cylindrical shaft to another end of the cylindrical shaft through the hollow chamber. | 09-27-2012 |
20120247804 | WIRE TROUGH - A wire trough includes a body having back walls that engage the surfaces of a wall and a ceiling in a room. Side walls extend from the back walls to provide a horizontal and a vertical surface for stubbing in conduits. The trough also includes a cover that is used to permit access to an interior space in the wire trough. Multiple troughs may be assembled together to extend the length of the trough. Conduits may also be stubbed into the ends of the trough. | 10-04-2012 |
20130000940 | CONNECTION DEVICE OF CABLE MANAGEMENT ARM - A connection device of a cable management arm includes a fixing frame having a protrusion portion, a connection member having a contact portion, and a locking member pivotably connected to the connection member. The locking member includes a locking portion and a resilient portion which contacts the contact portion of the connection member. When the connection member is pivotally connected to the cable management arm, the fixing frame is fixed to a rail. When the connection member is connected to the fixing frame, the resilient portion provides a force to lock the locking portion to the protrusion portion of the fixing frame so as to securely connect the connection member to the fixing frame. | 01-03-2013 |
20130000941 | POWER FEEDING WIRING STRUCTURE - A power feeding wiring structure includes a protection tube for wires, a slide door side fixing device adapted to fix one end of the protection tube, and a vehicle body side fixing device adapted to fix the other end of the protection tube. The slide door side fixing device includes a pivot portion which is pivoted about a first rotary shaft, and a biasing portion which rotates the pivot portion in a biasing direction. The pivot portion includes a joint portion which is bent. A center line along a length direction of the pivot portion is located in an area at a front side in the biasing direction with respect to a first plane defined by the position of a leading end of the pivot portion and the first rotary shaft. The pivot portion is pivoted and the joint portion is bent when the slide door is opened and closed. | 01-03-2013 |
20130025905 | ELECTRICAL GROUNDING DEVICE AND SYSTEM - An electrical grounding device includes a first and a second collar member, each having inner and outer wall surfaces, a flange projecting from the inner wall surface, and a shoulder projection extending radially from the outer wall surface. Further, the device includes a thickened wall region including an aperture passing transversely therethrough, wherein the thickened wall region is disposed in the outer wall surface of at least one of the first and second collar members. A fastener is operably associated with the shoulder projections of the first and second collar members to removably couple the shoulder projections together. Such coupling configures the inner wall surfaces to define an opening disposed through the electrical grounding device. | 01-31-2013 |
20130037298 | POWER DATA HOUSING - A power data housing includes a channel which receives electrical receptacle housings. The housings have side latch tabs which releasably lock receptacles to the receptacle housings. The receptacle housings are received within a continuum of the channel. | 02-14-2013 |
20130075128 | PROTECTIVE GUIDE FOR CABLES AND BRACKET USED FOR THE PROTECTIVE GUIDE - A protective guide internally holds long members including at least one of flexible cable and duct to move in harmonization with the movement needed by the long members. The guide includes a flexible long plate-shaped base made of a synthetic resin and having a longitudinal direction, flexible sectioning members made of a synthetic resin, and two brackets. The sectioning members uprise from ends of the base, spaced apart from each other by gaps in the longitudinal direction, the ends facing in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, and cooperatively define a space for accommodating the long members along the base. The brackets detachably connect ends of the base to fixed and movable members of a machine installing the guide. Each bracket has a first engaging means detachably engaging the bracket with the gaps and a second engaging means detachably connecting the bracket to the fixed or movable member. | 03-28-2013 |
20130075129 | FLEXIBLE PROTECTIVE GUIDE INTERNALLY HOLDING LONG MEMBERS - A protective guide has a long shape and internally holds long members including at least one of flexible cables and ducts. The protective guide includes a flexible curved strip-shaped base and a plurality of flexible sectioning members. The base is made of a synthetic resin, formed into a long plate and has a longitudinal direction. The sectioning members are also made of a synthetic resin, permitted to uprise from both ends of the base and spaced apart from each other in the longitudinal direction, the both ends being opposed to each other in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. The sectioning members cooperatively define a space for accommodating the long members along the base. The base has a cross section inwardly curved toward the space, as viewed in the longitudinal direction. | 03-28-2013 |
20130075130 | FLEXIBLE PROTECTIVE GUIDE INTERNALLY HOLDING LONG MEMBERS - A protective guide internally holds long members including at least one of flexible cables and ducts. The protective guide includes a flexible curved strip-shaped base and plural flexible sectioning members. The base is made of a synthetic resin, formed into a long plate and has a longitudinal direction. The sectioning members are also made of a synthetic resin, permitted to uprise from both ends of the base and spaced apart from each other in the longitudinal direction, the both ends being opposed to each other in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. The sectioning members cooperatively define a space for accommodating the long members along the base. The base has a cross section inwardly curved toward the space, as viewed in the longitudinal direction. Each sectioning member has a ceiling opposed to the base, the ceiling being divided into two portions in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. | 03-28-2013 |
20130081850 | Fire-Resisting Thermoplastic Composition for Plenum Raceways and Other Conduits - A conduit that contains an elongate member that defines a hollow passageway is provided. The conduit may be used to convey electricity (e.g., jacket of a communication cable, raceway for protecting a communication cable, etc.), fluids (e.g., pipes), etc. In one embodiment, for example, the conduit may be a raceway for use in a plenum of a building structure. Regardless of the type of conduit, at least a portion of the elongate member is formed from a thermoplastic composition that contains a polyarylene sulfide and fire-resisting system. Due in part to the specific nature and concentration of these components, the present inventors have discovered that the resulting thermoplastic composition may have a relatively high melting temperature. | 04-04-2013 |
20130112457 | WIRE GUIDE MEMBER - Forward and backward movement of a wire guide member in an axial direction of the wire guide member is restricted, by the wire guide member abuts on a distal end portion holding member and a proximal end portion holding member. The wire guide member is held by an intermediate holding member, the distal end portion holding member, and the proximal end portion holding member to allow insertion and forward and backward movement in the intermediate holding member, the distal end portion holding member, and the proximal end portion holding member. The wire guide member has elasticity. | 05-09-2013 |
20130126207 | ENERGY DELIVERY CONDUITS FOR USE WITH ELECTROSURGICAL DEVICES - A conduit assembly for transmitting energy between an electrosurgical energy generator and an energy delivering device comprises a first cable sub-assembly including a cable having a flexibility and an energy attenuation; a second cable sub-assembly including a cable having a flexibility and an energy attenuation; wherein the flexibility of the cable of the first cable sub-assembly is less than the flexibility of the cable of the second cable sub-assembly; and wherein the energy attenuation of the cable of the first cable sub-assembly is less than the energy attenuation of the cable of the second cable sub-assembly. | 05-23-2013 |
20130140054 | WIRE HARNESS - A wire harness includes a high-voltage wire and a pipe member for receiving the high-voltage wire. The pipe member is provided, at a plurality of points thereon, with crushed portions formed by crushing a pipe outer surface inward. The crushed portions are formed as portions to which clamps are to be attached. The crushed portions are formed and positioned in correspondence with positions of L-shaped brackets. The crushed portions are formed as portions for generating protrusions on a pipe inner surface, and the protrusions serve as a contact supporting point for the high-voltage wire. | 06-06-2013 |
20130206447 | OUTER COVER STRUCTURE FOR WIRE HARNESS - A protector for covering a wire harness is simplified and is enabled to be used commonly with other types of vehicles. Provided is an outer cover structure for a wire harness that is routed from a front portion of a vehicle interior toward a vehicle rear portion along an upper surface side of a sill side panel, only a narrow region of a floor harness from a position where a kicking plate is arranged to a rear tire house being covered with a protector that is small-sized, the narrow region corresponding to a rear end of the kicking plate, the protector having a shape of a small rectangular box with a shallow bottom, including only one clip for fixation that is provided projecting, and being used commonly with other types of vehicles. | 08-15-2013 |
20130284484 | PROTECTOR AND WIRING HARNESS - To provide a protector which does not need an extensive facility or an extensive die, and a wiring harness having the protector. A half pipe working as a protector is made by hardening water-curable resin composition held in base material. The half pipe can be made in a facility for only hardening it having a simplified die, and can be formed and provided in a wiring harness production process, namely, can be formed and provided corresponding to a vehicle requirement. The half pipe includes: a main body portion having a shape of substantially half of a circular pipe; and an attaching portion continued to the main body portion. The main body portion includes a conductive line receiving portion for receiving a high voltage conductive line. | 10-31-2013 |
20130319720 | PROTECTOR, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE PROTECTOR, AND SHIELD CONDUCTOR - A protector protects a portion of an electric wire extending from an end portion of a metal pipe to an end portion of a casing. The protector includes tubular outer layer, tubular flexible shield, first fixing, and second fixing members. The outer layer member is made of flexible insulation and extends from the end portion of the metal pipe to the end portion of the casing. The shield member is arranged along an inner surface of the outer layer member and integrally with the outer layer member. The shield member is made of a conductive material. The first fixing member is connected to a first connecting portion of an inner surface of the shield member to which the metal pipe is connected. The second fixing member is connected to a second connecting portion of the inner surface of the shield member to which the casing is connected. | 12-05-2013 |
20130341060 | ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDING TUBE AND STRUCTURE OF SHIELDED CABLE, METHOD FOR BENDING ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDING TUBE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDING TUBE, AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING TERMINAL OF SHIELDED CABLE - A shielded cable is mainly configured by an electromagnetic shielding tube, a terminal, and an electric wire or the like. An electric wire is inserted into an inside of the electromagnetic shielding tube. The terminal is connected to both end portions of the electric wire that serves as a covered wire. In the present invention, a structure in which the terminal is connected to the electric wire is called a structure of a shielded cable. The electromagnetic shielding tube is configured by an inner layer made of plastic, a metal layer made of metal, and an outer layer made of plastic. The electromagnetic shielding tube is configured such that the inner layer is formed on an innermost layer, the outer layer is formed on an outermost layer, and the metal layer is formed between the inner layer and the outer layer. | 12-26-2013 |
20130341061 | CABLE PROTECTION AND GUIDE MEMBER - There is provided a cable protection and guide member that requires no assembly, allows cables to be readily installed and steadily protected, and suppresses dust, flexion noise and flexion vibrations. The member can also maintain a straight position of the cable, can achieve a flexional movement of the cable smoothly with a small radius of flexion, and can block the cable from jumping out of a cable accommodating space. The member comprises the rectangular-tube like cable accommodating space composed of a belt-like inner circumferential wall portion and of a large number of arm-like holding portions that are formed integrally with both right and left edges of the belt-like inner circumferential wall portion. Side wall base end portions of the arm-like holding portions are integrally molded by two color molding by using synthetic resin softer than any of the portions. | 12-26-2013 |
20130341062 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ACCESSORIZING AND ORGANIZING WIRES - A method for protecting a length of flexible audio wire. The method includes providing at least one elongated hollow tube with a core and a resiliently-separable slit that provides access to the tube core. The tube is axially-flexible. The method also includes receiving the length of flexible audio wire within the hollow tube core through the resiliently-separable slit. | 12-26-2013 |
20140027146 | WIRE GUIDING OUT PORTION STRUCTURE FOR WINDING TAPE - A wire guiding out portion structure for winding a tape includes: a gutter-shaped or inverted-gutter-shaped wire guiding wall; and a plate-shaped wire supporting wall opposed to the wire guiding wall. At least two ribs for preventing a tape from slipping arranged parallel to each other in a wire guiding out direction are provided on at least one of the wire guiding wall and the wire supporting wall. A leading rib of the wire guiding wall or the wire supporting wall is projected longer in a wire radial direction than a second rib of the wire guiding wall or the wire supporting wall. At least two ribs arranged parallel to each other in a wire guiding out direction are provided on the wire guiding wall and the wire supporting wall. The ribs of the wire guiding wall are projected in the same height in the wire radial direction. | 01-30-2014 |
20140027147 | PROTECTION TUBE WITH LATCH AND MANUFACTURING APPARATUS FOR THE SAME - Provided is a protection tube with latch in which a latch that is formed engageable with an attachment hole of a panel is molded integral with a protection tube that receives an electric wire, and a manufacturing apparatus of the protection tube with latch. The protection tube with latch includes a latch to be engaged with the attachment hole of the panel having the electric wire wired therein disposed on an outer peripheral face of the protection tube that is formed tubular and receives the electric wire. | 01-30-2014 |
20140027148 | TAPE WINDING STRUCTURE AT WIRE GUIDING OUT PORTION - A tape winding structure at a wire guiding out portion includes: a gutter-shaped or inverted-gutter-shaped wire guiding wall; and a plate-shaped wire supporting wall opposed to an opening of the wire guiding wall in a wire radial direction, wherein a notch portion for exposing a wire is provided on an end of the wire guiding wall at the opening side, wherein the wire supporting wall is narrower than the wire guiding wall in the wire radial direction at the notch portion, wherein the notch portion is positioned at a corner in a crossing direction between the wire supporting wall and the wire guiding wall, and wherein when a plurality of wires are wound together with the wire guiding wall and the wire supporting wall by a tape, the wire exposed at the notch portion is adhered at a sloped portion of the wound tape. | 01-30-2014 |
20140060879 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STORING A CABLE - Systems and methods for storing a cable are provided. The casing may be configured to naturally coil and to uncoil when one or more forces are applied to the casing. The casing may include an opening that may lead to a channel that may run longitudinally through a length of the casing. At least a portion of the cable (e.g., a headphone cable or in-ear earphone cable) may be stored in the casing by longitudinally aligning the cable with the casing, and inserting various portions of the cable through the opening and into the channel. | 03-06-2014 |
20140060880 | PROTECTOR OF ELECTRIC WIRE FOR ALLOWING MOVEMENT OF FIXATION OBJECT - There is provided a protector to be assembled and fixed to a given position of a fixation object. The protector includes an accommodating space and an opening consecutive to the accommodating space which an electric wire or a bundle of electric wires is adapted to be passed through and accommodated in. The accommodating space includes an excessive part accommodating space which accommodates an excessive part of the electric wire or the bundle of electric wires. | 03-06-2014 |
20140076604 | Power Transmission Line Covers and Methods and Assemblies Using Same - A power transmission line cover includes an elongate, flexible panel and first and second elongate, integral edge portions. The first edge portion includes an elongate first latch feature and the second edge portion includes an elongate second latch feature. The cover includes an elongate inner creepage extender wall forming a part of one of the first and second edge portions, and an elongate outer creepage extender wall forming a part of one of the first and second edge portions. The flexible panel is wrapped about a power line and the edge portions are joined together to form a longitudinally extending closure seam wherein the latch features are coupled and the edge portions form an electrical creepage path extending from the chamber to an exterior boundary of the cover along the inner creepage extender wall, between the first and second latch features, and along the outer creepage extender wall. | 03-20-2014 |
20140096995 | Conduit, Manufacture Thereof and Fusion Process Therefor - A method for fusing a first conduit to a second conduit. The first conduit and the second conduit each include a linear portion having a linear portion inside diameter, and at least one bell portion with a first end and a second end and having a bell portion inside diameter that increases from the first end to the second end. The method includes: melting at least a portion of each of the second end of the bell portion of the first conduit and the second end of the bell portion of the second conduit; and engaging the melted second end of the bell portion of the first conduit with the melted second end of the bell portion of the second conduit, thereby creating a fused joint area. | 04-10-2014 |
20140102747 | WIRE HARNESS - A purpose is, in the case where a nonwoven member is hot pressed around a wire harness to form a protective member, to inhibit rotation of a vehicle body fixing component attached to the protective member while making a cross-sectional shape of the protective member as circular as possible. The wire harness includes a wire harness body containing at least one electric wire and a protective member formed by hot pressing a nonwoven member in a state of covering at least a portion of the wire harness body. The protective member has a protective body that is formed to have a circular cross-sectional shape and a projection forming part that has a partially projecting part formed on an outer periphery. | 04-17-2014 |
20140116745 | Two Piece Condulets - A conduit for protecting wires may include an only top curved wall and an only bottom curved wall being connected to the top curved wall to define a housing for the conduit and having a cavity. The top curved wall may include a top flange. The bottom curved wall may include a bottom flange. | 05-01-2014 |
20140131062 | WIRE HARNESS AND METHOD OF MAINTAINING SHAPE THEREOF - A wire harness includes a conduction path, and a flexible sheathing member through which the conduction path passes and which has recessed sections and protruded sections. The recessed sections and the protruded sections extend in a circumferential direction on the surface of the sheathing member and are formed alternately along a longitudinal direction of the sheathing member. A curing-type adhesive or resin containing the adhesive is supplied to the recessed sections of a bent part which is formed when the wire harness is bent, and cured while the bent part is maintained in a bent shape. | 05-15-2014 |
20140174783 | CABLE PROTECTION AND GUIDE DEVICE - A cable protection and guide device, which prevents abrasion of the cable skin of a cable or the like and holds the position of a multi-joint link with high precision, is provided. The multi-joint link includes a link member and a holding member attached to the link member for holding the cable. The holding member has a base part to be engaged with a link side locking part and a holding part that extends from the base part, wherein the base part and the holding part are integrally formed. One of the link side locking part and the base part includes a pair of locking concaves arranged in the multi-joint link width direction while the other one includes a pair of locking claws arranged in the multi-joint link width direction and extending in a link flexional inner-outer direction to be engaged with the locking concaves respectively. | 06-26-2014 |
20140174784 | WIRE HARNESS - A wire harness for which an exterior member can be maintained in a desired shape is provided. A flexible, tubular corrugated tube ( | 06-26-2014 |
20140190720 | CORROSION RESISTANT EMI SHIELDING ASSEMBLY FOR A STUFFING TUBE AND A METHOD FOR MAKING A GASKET FOR USE THEREWITH - An elongated, flexible composite gasket member having a knitted wire mesh rope at least partly impregnated with a soft, tacky, flowable, pre-cured polyurethane gel for use in a stuffing tube assembly. The stuffing tube assembly is used in a deck or bulkhead of a ship. The stuffing tube comprises a cable having insulation on a surface thereof, a metallic shielding jacket, and conductors therein, the cable having an exposed section of metallic shielding and non-exposed section; a metallic stuffing tube with an inner cable channel and an at least partly threaded gland nut receiver space, and a constriction between the gland nut receiver space and the inner channel; a gland nut adapted to threadably engage the gland nut receiver space; and a; wherein the cable passes through the gland nut and stuffing tube with the exposed section substantially wrapped in the elongated flexible composite gasket member the gland nut above the elongated flexible composite material and the constriction below. The flexible gasket member is in electrical communication with the cable and the stuffing tube. | 07-10-2014 |
20140190721 | HORIZONTAL CABLE MANAGER - A cable manager includes a trough, defining a footprint, and a door. At least one side of the trough is formed from a plurality of finger-like projections extending forwardly from a support member. At least two of the projections include a hinge boss disposed at an outer end thereof and extending inwardly. At least one edge of the door has a hinge structure disposed therealong that includes an outer arm and an inner arm defining a hinge channel therebetween. The hinge bosses are disposed within the hinge channel such that the door is rotatably attached along at least one of its longitudinal edges to the trough. The door is rotatable to an open state without extending beyond the footprint of the trough. | 07-10-2014 |
20140196928 | WIRING DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND APPARATUS - A system and apparatus for the distribution of wiring is provided. The present invention includes an anchor that may be attached to a wall, ceiling or floor. A routing channel connected to the anchor may route wiring from a power source to at least one conduit extension. The conduit extensions may include at least two substantially horizontal wire distribution channels that may be connected via rotatable joints. A substantially vertical wire distribution channel may be connected to one of the horizontal wire distribution channels and rest on a surface, such as a floor. At least one information or power port may be attached to the vertical wire distribution channel. The wiring may run through the channels and connect with the port. Therefore, a user may manipulate the channels to a proper position and plug in electronic devices to the port. | 07-17-2014 |
20140196929 | CORRUGATED TUBE PROVIDED WITH PASSAGE MAINTENANCE MEMBER, AND WIRE HARNESS - A passage restricting member is attached to a corrugated tube. This corrugated tube includes a corrugated tube, a passage maintenance member, and an attachment member. The passage maintenance member is die-molded so as to maintain a shape in which at least a portion is curved in the longitudinal direction, and the transverse cross-section is arc shaped. The passage maintenance member has an opening penetrating to the internal peripheral side and the external peripheral side. The attachment member has an internal peripheral engaging part engaging with an internal peripheral portion of a slit in the corrugated tube, an external peripheral engaging part engaging with an external peripheral portion of the opening in the passage maintenance member, and a connecting part for connecting the internal peripheral engaging part and the external peripheral engaging part while disposed in the slit and the opening. | 07-17-2014 |
20140262421 | TUBULAR CABLE PROTECTION AND GUIDE DEVICE - A tubular cable protection and guide device is provided. The tubular cable protection and cable device includes an elastomer resin sheet that has: an outer circumference wall forming portion, a pair of sidewall forming portions on the left and right sides, and a pair of inner circumference wall forming portions on the left and right sides. The inner circumference wall forming portions have a pair of locking portions. When a cable receiving room is formed, the pair of locking portions is engaged with each other along a sheet longitudinal direction on a flexional inner circumference side, such that the inner circumference wall forming portions form a wall facing the outer circumference wall forming portion. The locking portions each includes a plurality of ridges that extend in the sheet longitudinal direction and are arranged in the transverse direction to be alternately inserted between each other when engaged with each other. | 09-18-2014 |
20140299347 | CORD COVER AND HOLDER - The cords, such as electrical and/or cable wiring, extending from many domestic and commercial appliances generally hang from the appliances in a loose or unorganized manner, creating an unattractive appearance. The present invention relates generally to a curved cord cover and holder as well as to a system of curved cord cover and holders units used in conjunction to create a substantially continuous channel through which a cord or wire can be run between a source and an intended device in a systematic and organized manner. The curved cord cover and holder units comprises a bottom portion, at least one top portion, at least one connecting portion, and an attachment means for attaching the curved cord cover and holder to an external surface, wherein the curved cord cover and holder unit is curved at an angle. | 10-09-2014 |
20140305672 | CABLE PROTECTION AND GUIDE DEVICE - A cable protection and guide device is provided, which prevents abrasion of the cable skin of a cable or the like and holds the position of a multi joint link with high precision. The cable protection and guide device is characterized in that the multi-joint link includes a link member and a holding member attached to the link member for holding the cable. The holding member includes a cylindrical base portion and a holding portion formed integrally with the cylindrical base portion, wherein the cylindrical base portion is engaged with a circular through hole of the link member, and the holding portion extends outward from the cylindrical base portion in a multi joint link width direction and is bifurcated for holding the cable from two sides, i.e. multi-joint link flexional inner side and multi-joint link flexional outer side. The holding member is rotatable with respect to the link member. | 10-16-2014 |
20140326479 | ELECTRIC-WIRE PROTECTING PIPE AND WIRE HARNESS - It is an object of the exemplary embodiments to obtain a long electric-wire protection pipe having a flat outer shape, using a simple press working process, while preventing warping problems. An electric-wire protection pipe is a metal pipe that surrounds an electric wire, and has a reinforced section and a flat pipe section. The reinforced section is a section that is located at a part in the circumferential direction of the electric-wire protection pipe, and constitutes a protrusion forming, on either the internal or external surface of the electric-wire protection pipe, a ridge line extending along the longitudinal direction of the electric-wire protection pipe, and a groove extending along the longitudinal direction of the electric-wire protection pipe on the other surface. The flat pipe section is a section that constitutes at least a part in the longitudinal direction of the electric-wire protection pipe, and that is flattened by press working. | 11-06-2014 |
20140332249 | QUICK-RELEASE CORD GRIP - A quick-release cord grip is described herein. The quick-release cord grip can include a damming device through which at least one conductor traverses, and a frame mechanically coupled to the damming device. The frame can include a first portion having a first receiving feature along a first inner surface, a first coupling feature, and a first fastening feature. The frame can also include a second portion having a second receiving feature along a second inner surface, a second coupling feature, and a second fastening feature. The first coupling feature and the second coupling feature can be movably coupled to each other. The first fastening feature and the second fastening feature can be detachably coupled to each other. The damming device can be disposed within the first receiving feature and the second receiving feature when the first fastening feature and the second fastening feature are mechanically coupled to each other. | 11-13-2014 |
20140345900 | ELECTRIC WIRE HOLDING STRUCTURE - An electric wire holding structure includes a wiring passage in a shape of a groove in which an electric wire is arranged, and a lock part which is formed at a midstream of the wiring passage and which holds the electric wire in the wiring passage. The lock part has a protruding part which protrudes from a first groove wall of the wiring passage into inside of the wiring passage. At least one of the first groove wall provided with the protruding part and a second groove wall opposed to the first groove wall is displaced in position in a groove width direction with respect to a corresponding groove wall of the wiring passage at an upstream side or a down stream side which is continued from the wiring passage provided with the lock part. | 11-27-2014 |
20140360751 | SUPPORT FRAME FOR STRUCTURED CABLING SYSTEM - A support frame ( | 12-11-2014 |
20140367137 | ARM ASSEMBLY FOR HOLDING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An articulated arm assembly for holding an electronic device includes a base having an enclosing housing defining a first channel, and an extension having a proximal end rotatably coupled with the base. The extension has an enclosing housing defining a second channel in communication with the first channel A forearm has a proximal end rotatably coupled with a distal end of the extension. The forearm has an enclosing housing defining a third channel in communication with the second channel. A pivotable mounting plate is rotatably coupled with a distal end of the forearm for mounting thereon the electronic device. A pre-installed cable extends through the first, second and third channels, and can be entirely concealed inside the enclosing housings of the base, the extension and the forearm. | 12-18-2014 |
20140374134 | ELECTRIC-WIRE PROTECTING PIPE AND WIRE HARNESS - It is an object of the exemplary embodiments to obtain a long electric-wire protection pipe having a flat outer shape, using a simple press working process, while reducing or even preventing warping problems. An electric-wire protection pipe is a metal pipe that surrounds an electric wire, and has a reinforced section ( | 12-25-2014 |
20150014017 | HARNESS EXTERIOR PROTECTOR - A harness exterior protector basically includes: a synthetic-resin-made flat bellows tube portion; and a flat straight tube portion integrally continued to the flat bellows tube portion. A round bellows tube portion may be provided instead of the flat bellows tube portion. A round straight tube portion may be provided instead of the flat straight tube portion. Preferably, an inner peripheral surface of the bellows tube portion and an inner peripheral surface of the straight tube portion are continued straight to each other without difference in level. | 01-15-2015 |
20150034354 | WIRING HARNESS - A wiring harness includes a conduit member which accommodates therein one or a plurality of conductor lines, and an identifying portion colored in a predetermined color and given a predetermined thickness and a non-identifying portion defined as a portion where the identifying portion is not provided circumferentially, the identifying portion and the non-identifying portion being provided on an outer surface of the conduit member. A retrofit member is attached to the non-identifying portion. | 02-05-2015 |
20150129275 | HIGH-VOLTAGE WIRE WIRING STRUCTURE IN VEHICLE - A high-voltage wiring structure in a vehicle includes an extending member extending in an extending direction which is a longitudinal direction or a width direction of the vehicle, a plurality of bulkheads respectively provided at a plurality of portions of the extending member in the extending direction, a high-voltage wire extended from a battery for driving the vehicle, and a pipe, in which the high-voltage wire is inserted, and which is surrounded by the extending member. A plurality of portions of the pipe in a longitudinal direction of the pipe are respectively fixed to the bulkheads by welding. | 05-14-2015 |
20150144372 | INDUSTRIAL LIGHTING SUPPORT SYSTEM - A pole support system suitable for lighting fixtures. The system may include a lower support; a guide member interior to the lower support; a telescoping upper support inside the lower support and axially movable between an extended position and a retracted position, the upper support being at least partially received in an annular space between the lower support and the guide member; a biasing member biasing the upper support to the extended position; and a locking assembly partially surrounding the lower support at one end of the lower support. The locking assembly may include a body having a passage in which the upper support slides therethrough, and enclosing the passage at a first end while maintaining the passage in fluid communication with the interior of the lower support; and a lock configured to selectably engage the upper support to constrain axial motion of the upper support. | 05-28-2015 |
20150294768 | WIRE HARNESS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING WIRE HARNESS - The invention of the present application provides a wire harness with an improved accuracy of the dimension, that can be manufactured with an easy operation. A protector ( | 10-15-2015 |
20150311685 | COVERING FOR ELECTRICAL CORD - An electric cord covering for protecting surrounding surfaces from damage by the electrical cord, comprising: a flexible tube defining interior and exterior surfaces; a proximal edge and an opposing distal edge joining the interior and exterior surfaces, each edge defining an opening; an interior space defined by the interior surface operable to receive at least one electrical cord at least partially therein such that the received cord is housed within the flexible tube; and at least one structural support for promoting the traversal of the electrical cord within the flexible tube. | 10-29-2015 |
20150325989 | ARRANGEMENT STRUCTURE OF POWER-SUPPLYING PROTECTION TUBE - The present invention is to smoothly bend a wire harness equipped with a protection tube between a sliding structure body and a fixed structure body without causing buckling or the like and to prevent interference with the fixed structure body. | 11-12-2015 |
20150325990 | METHOD AND CONDUIT FOR TRANSMITTING SIGNALS - A method for making a conduit for transmitting signals along its length includes forming one or more grooves in at least one of the inner and outer walls of a tubular body that extend substantially to a communicative coupler, and securing one or more conductive wires within the one or more grooves. A conduit for transmitting signals along its length in a borehole environment includes one or more conductive wires extending through and being secured within one or more grooves of a tubular body, the one or more conductive wires in signal communication with a communicative coupler so as to establish one or more wired links. The conduit may include a means for securing the one or more conductive wires within the one or more grooves. | 11-12-2015 |
20150357804 | A TUBULAR INSULATION DEVICE, A HIGH VOLTAGE POWER ARRANGEMENT AND A METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN INSULATED HIGH VOLTAGE POWER CABLE - A tubular electrical insulation device for a cable is arranged for receiving a plurality of electrical conductors segments by insertion. The insulation device is flexible and includes an inner circumferential electrically conductive layer for establishing an electric contact to the electrical conductors once inserted into the tubular electrical insulation device. A high voltage power cable arrangement includes a plurality of elongated electrical conductor segments arranged to be placed alongside one another and in electrical contact to one another to form an inner electrical conductor of a high voltage power cable, and an elongated tubular electrical insulation device arranged to house and surround the inner electrical conductor. A method for providing a flexible insulated high voltage power cable includes the step of assembling a plurality of elongated electrical conductor segments and an electrical insulation device on site to form the cable. | 12-10-2015 |
20150360629 | REINFORCEMENT STRUCTURE FOR POWER-SUPPLYING CASE - The present invention is provided with a wire harness having an exterior member; and a case that accommodates the wire harness, wherein the exterior member has rigidity portions disposed between wall portions of the case in a direction orthogonal to the wall portions, the wall portions being opposite to each other, and when external force acts on the wall portions, the rigidity portions are arranged in directions in which the external force acts on the wall portions to support the wall portions together with the exterior member. The exterior member is a corrugated tube, and the rigidity portions are reinforcing ribs formed on its sidewalls. Alternately, the exterior member is a caterpillar-like member and the rigidity portions are its sidewalls. | 12-17-2015 |
20150372464 | WATER STOPPING STRUCTURE FOR INSULATION-COATED WIRE AND WIRE HARNESS - A low-cost water blocking structure for an insulation-coated wire that can ensure high water blocking ability and favorable workability as well as a wire harness are provided. A water blocking structure for an insulation-coated wire includes a heat-shrinkable tubular protective member that is closed at one end by a stopper and that accommodates an intermediate portion of an insulation-coated wire, and a resin material that is accommodated in the protective member and that penetrates the intermediate portion of the insulation-coated wire. Slit portions are formed in a coating of the insulation-coated wire within the protective member, the slit portions extending in a direction that crosses the axis of the insulation-coated wire on opposite sides of the intermediate portion with respect to a radial direction, and a water blocking agent penetrates the intermediate portion via these slit portions. | 12-24-2015 |
20150375696 | WIRE HARNESS - A wire harness includes an electrical pathway and a pipe like exterior member that covers the electrical pathway. The exterior member includes a low rigidity portion which is flelxible and a high rigidity portion which is unflexible and has a rigidity higher than the low rigidity portion, and the low rigidity portion and the high rigidity portion are successively arranged in an extending direction of the electrical pathway. | 12-31-2015 |
20160031392 | WIRE HARNESS - A wire harness includes a plurality of electrical pathways or a plurality of circuits of electrical pathways, and an exterior member into which the electrical pathways are inserted and which protects the electrical pathways. The exterior member is formed by being resin molded into a single pipe-like shape, and has at least one of irregular portions in a pipe axial direction. The irregular portion has a first irregular pipe pan, a second irregular pipe part which is different in shape from the first irregular pipe part and a shape converting part which links the first irregular pipe part and the second irregular pipe part. The shape converting part is formed as a part which extends a predetermined length in the pipe axial direction to straightly wire the wire harness. | 02-04-2016 |
20160045773 | Fire Stop Conduit - Embodiments of the disclosed technology are directed to methods and/or apparatuses having a conduit with at least one length of conductive metal wire therein along with a length of non-conductive wire therein. The length of non-conductive wire comprises a heat-expandable firestop insulator material. Upon reaching a pre-defined temperature corresponding to that of a fire, the non-conductive wire expands to fill a length of the conduit. Alternatively, the firestop insulator material may be disposed in the void within the conduit that exists outside of the conductors. The expansion of the material prevents the spread of fire along the length of the conduit. | 02-18-2016 |
20160052468 | SHIELD CONDUCTIVE PATH - A shield conductive path with which the number of manufacturing processes can be reduced is provided. The shield conductive path includes: a single-core conductor made up of a single conductor inserted into a pipe with a shield function, a stranded line conductor made up of a plurality of twisted individual wires connected to an end portion of the single core conductor, a sheathing that envelops the stranded line conductor in a state in which a junction portion of the stranded line conductor that is joined to the single-core conductor is exposed, and a shrink tube that envelops, protects and insulates the entirety of the single-core conductor and a portion of the stranded line conductor that is exposed from the sheathing. | 02-25-2016 |
20160059802 | WIRE HARNESS AND SHIELD CONDUCTIVE PATH - A wire harness includes a plurality of electrical lines to be collectively inserted into a pipe. Each of the electrical lines is a single-core line including a single-core conductor that is a single metal rod, and an insulating sheathing that envelops an outer circumference of the single-core conductor. Facing surfaces shaped so as to face each other across an approximately uniform gap in a facing direction when inserted into the pipe are formed on the plurality of electrical lines. | 03-03-2016 |
20160064906 | WIRE HARNESS ELECTRICAL LINE EXTERIOR STRUCTURE - A wire harness electrical line exterior structure has favorable workability in a wire harness mounting task, prevents unnecessary constricting force from being applied to an electrical line group by an exterior member after mounting, and allows an improvement in the bendability and the durability of the electrical line group. The wire harness electrical line exterior structure includes an electrical line group including electrical lines, and an exterior member enclosing the electrical line group. The exterior member includes a shape memory material attached to the electrical line group in a first exterior orientation adjacent thereto. The shape memory material is molded so as to be capable of returning to a predetermined remembered shape. When the shape memory material is heated so as to return to the remembered shape, the exterior member increases in width from the first exterior orientation to a second exterior orientation separated from the electrical line group. | 03-03-2016 |
20160064907 | CONDUCTIVE PATH - A conductive path is provided that enables easily connecting stranded electrical lines to a plurality of single-core electrical lines collectively inserted into a pipe. The conductive path includes a plurality of single-core electrical lines, each being made up of one single-core conductor enveloped in an insulating sheathing, and a shield pipe into which the single-core electrical lines are collectively inserted. An end portion of each of the single-core conductors is a junction portion to which a stranded electrical line is to be connected, the stranded electrical line including a stranded conductor made up of a plurality of twisted individual wires, and an insulating sheathing that envelops the stranded conductor. The junction portions of the single-core electrical lines are arranged in the longitudinal direction with respect to each other outside of the shield pipe. | 03-03-2016 |
20160066483 | WIRE HARNESS SHIELD STRUCTURE - A wire harness shield structure that can exhibit a required shield effect while sufficiently meeting demands for weight reduction and cost mitigation is provided. The wire harness shield structure includes: an exterior member that encloses an electrical line group so as to hold the electrical line group in a bundled manner, the electrical line group being constituted by a plurality of electrical lines; a shield material that encloses a predetermined section of the electrical line group that is to be shielded; and a ground connection member that grounds the shield member. A heat shrink tube that holds the electrical line group in the bundled manner constitutes the exterior member, and the shield material is constituted by a metal thin-film that is formed to attach to an inner circumferential surface portion of the heat shrink tube. | 03-03-2016 |
20160071630 | CONDUCTIVE LINE AND ROUTING STRUCTURE FOR THE SAME - A connection portion between a single-core line electrical line and a stranded electrical line is prevented from bulging in the diameter direction. A conductor exposed portion is formed on an end portion of the single-core line electrical line, and an individual wire exposed portion is formed on an end portion of the stranded electrical line. A collapsed portion is formed on the conductor exposed portion, and a connection block portion is formed by welding together individual wires of the individual wire exposed portion. The compressed portion and the connection block portion are joined in an overlapping state. At this time, the collapsed portion is bent such that a level difference is formed in the diameter direction such that the single-core line electrical line and the stranded electrical line are joined approximately coaxially. | 03-10-2016 |
20160105010 | Repairable Power Loop (Cord) Assembly - A power cord assembly for supplying power to a drilling rig is disclosed. The assembly is assembled such that it can be easily dismantled for infield repairs and replacement of a malfunctioning component, hence it is a re-buildable unit. A series of cords containing a stack of cables that supply power to the Top Drive unit are secured in position within a hose, by several compression blocks. The compression blocks are concentric to each other about an axis. A hanging system surrounds the compression blocks and the hanging system is further surrounded by a hose. A series of king clamps are placed around the hose for firmly securing the hose in its position. The king clamps are removed when needed (for example for repair of a cable) so that all the components which make up the assembly are easily accessed by a user. The assembly is secured to a drilling rig and goes up and down in a continuous fashion during use. | 04-14-2016 |
20160126709 | SEAL STRUCTURE FOR WIRE HARNESS - Sealing ability with respect to a shield pipe is ensured. A wire harness is inserted in the inside of a shield pipe and a braid portion, and furthermore, a corrugated tube is disposed on the outer side of the braid portion. A sealing grommet is disposed to extend across a connecting portion between the shield pipe and the braid portion. A seal member made of rubber is pushed into an end portion of the shield pipe. A wire insertion hole in which a conductive wire of the wire harness is inserted penetrates the seal member, and a wire insertion path is formed in an outer circumferential surface of the seal member toward the wire insertion hole. Thus, the conductive wire can be inserted into the wire insertion hole from a radial direction. | 05-05-2016 |
20160156166 | Wire Protection Member | 06-02-2016 |
20160164269 | WIRE HARNESS - A wire harness is provided with an electrically conductive path, and a tubular sheath member into which the electrically conductive path is inserted. The sheath member includes a straight portion having strength to limit bending. A bellows-shaped portion which is wavy in shape in a tube circumferential direction, is formed in a portion of the straight portion in a sectional view. The bellows-shaped portion is more flexible than a portion of the straight portion other than the bellows-shaped portion. | 06-09-2016 |
20160181776 | Wire Protection Member | 06-23-2016 |
20160185308 | HARNESS BENDING REGULATION MEMBER AND HARNESS ROUTING STRUCTURE USING THE SAME - Provided is a harness bending regulation member to be attached to a flexible harness protective tube, including: a high rigid unbendable portion into which an electric wire is inserted; and a bendable portion projecting in an axial direction of the unbendable portion from a tip end of one side of the unbendable portion, the bendable portion regulating a bending of the harness protective tube in a curved shape. The harness protective tube is routed from an oscillating member on a side close to a fixing structure to another oscillating member closer to a slide structure, the harness bending regulation member is placed inside of a harness holding tube on the side of the fixing structure, and the bendable portion is placed toward the slide structure along an inner surface of the harness protective tube. | 06-30-2016 |
20160380417 | ELECTRICAL WIRE PROTECTION TUBE AND WIRE HARNESS - A electrical wire protection tube and a wire harness that can prevent breakage of a wire arranged in the handle swing portion of a two-wheeled vehicle. The electrical wire protection tube includes a tube main body portion made up of ring-shaped ribs and small-diameter short tube portions that are a resin molded body and are alternatingly arranged in a single line so as to form one passageway for an electrical wire. Each ring-shaped ribs has a maximum-diameter ridgeline portion and first and second truncated cone surface portions that are respectively located on different sides of the ridgeline portion and are inclined toward the small-diameter short tube portions. When the tube main body portion is bent into a U shape, the small-diameter short tube portions stretch on one side such that the first and second truncated cone surface portions of adjacent ring-shaped ribs come into close contact on the opposite side. | 12-29-2016 |