US 12,087,475 B2
Wire harness with waterproofed shield
Hiroyuki Arakawa, Yokkaichi (JP)
Assigned to SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., Yokkaichi (JP)
Appl. No. 17/907,542
Filed by SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., Yokkaichi (JP)
PCT Filed Mar. 10, 2021, PCT No. PCT/JP2021/009458
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 28, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/199984, PCT Pub. Date Oct. 7, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 2020-059859 (JP), filed on Mar. 30, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0146742 A1, May 11, 2023
Int. Cl. H01B 7/282 (2006.01); H01B 7/00 (2006.01); H05K 9/00 (2006.01)
CPC H01B 7/282 (2013.01) [H01B 7/0045 (2013.01); H05K 9/0098 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wire harness, comprising:
a shielded electric wire that includes a first coated electric wire that includes a first core electric wire and a first insulating coating that covers the first core electric wire, an electromagnetic shield member that covers the first coated electric wire, a sheath that covers the electromagnetic shield member, and a shield member exposed portion from which the sheath is removed and the electromagnetic shield member is exposed;
an insulating cover that covers a portion of the shield member exposed portion; and
a waterproofing agent applied to the shield member exposed portion and permeated into the electromagnetic shield member,
wherein the waterproofing agent is in tight contact with an inner circumferential surface of an end portion of the sheath on the shield member exposed portion side and an outer circumferential surface of the first insulating coating so that a waterproofing area is formed,
wherein the sheath includes a first split sheath portion that is located on one side of the shield member exposed portion in a first direction that is a lengthwise direction of the shielded electric wire, and a second split sheath portion that is located on an other side of the electromagnetic shield member,
the insulating cover is a portion of the sheath made by partially cutting away the sheath,
the insulating cover is located between the first split sheath portion and the second split sheath portion in the first direction, and
the insulating cover is tubular and is separated from first split sheath portion and the second split sheath portion in the first direction.