Wire harness and method of manufacturing the same
US6630625B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 28, 1995 |
| Grant date | Oct 7, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 28, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R43/28
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A wire harness includes a flat cable having a trunk portion formed by covering a plurality of parallel electric wires with an insulating coating by integral molding, a plurality of branch portions formed by branching the trunk portion, and a joint device for connecting not less than two electric wires of the plurality of electric wires constituting the trunk portion to electrically short-circuit the branch portions. A wire harness manufacturing method includes the step of tearing an end portion of a trunk portion of a flat cable in accordance with the number of branch portions required, and cutting off unnecessary portions, thereby forming branch portions, the trunk portion being formed by covering a plurality of electric wires with an insulating coating by integral molding, the step of mounting a connector on the distal end of each branch portion, and the step of mounting a joint device on the trunk portion to electrically short-circuit not less than two electric wires of the electric wires of the trunk portion.
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