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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8188368 | Protector for wire harness A protector for a wire harness has a U-shaped main body casing for receiving a wire harness and a lid for closing an opening in the main body casing. The main body casing has opposite longitudinal ends with inlet and outlet portions for passing the wire harness. The... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8153897 | Harness routing structure for link A harness routing structure includes: a supporting portion; a link pivotally supported by the supporting portion; and a harness protector provided on the supporting portion. The harness protector includes a harness guide portion for guiding to lead a wire harness th... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8153898 | Power feeding device for slide structure A power feeding device for a slide structure, which includes a link arm turnably provided to one of a slide structure and a fixed structure in a direction to absorb a surplus length of a wire harness, and a harness holding portion provided to a top end side of the l... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8093499 | Cable management system A cable management system for cable management in an equipment rack includes a support bracket having a body extending between a mounting end and a distal end. The mounting end is configured to attach to the equipment rack, and the body has a tie down slot configure... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8058555 | Conductor raceway separator A divider for keeping current-carrying conductors separated transversely in raceways, such as walker ducts and cable trays, in which multiple conductors extend, in order that air can flow around the conductors and cool the conductors. The divider is mounted in the r... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8053672 | Method and apparatus for high-density power distribution unit with integrated cable management A cable management unit having a base section and a top section, the base section and the top section defining a space therebetween, a plurality of distribution walls coupled between the base section and the top section and having a front surface facing the space an... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8022300 | Wiring harness For connecting a flat cable having a wire interval and a plurality of contact blades having a terminal interval different from the wire interval, a wiring harness includes a flat cable having a plurality of electric wires and joints joining the adjacent electric wir... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8017866 | Device for opening and/or closing cable ducts A device for opening and/or closing cable duct is provided. The device includes a main body shaped so as to provide a gripping surface for an operator. The main body includes at least one base wall which extends, at least partly, according to a reference plane and w... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8003888 | Electrical junction assembly for wiring harness An electrical junction assembly for a wiring harness (10) couples one or more branch wires (18) to a main trunk line (12). The junction assembly includes a housing (16) having an internal cavity into which is received first (34) an... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7999181 | Harness retainer indicator An overmolded harness configured to be received in a receiving structure of an engine includes a body having at least one surface, and at least one retainer configured for engagement with the receiving structure. The retainer protrudes from at least one surface. At ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7964795 | Wire harness fixing structure There is disclosed a wire harness fixing structure for fixing a wire harness to a mounting portion, the wire harness comprising wires, and a corrugated tube through which the wires pass. The corrugated tube is divided into a plurality of sections in a longitudinal d... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7952027 | Cable management system A device for managing a plurality of cables in a multi-cable environment includes a stationary member having a plurality of stationary channel portions. At least one movable member is movably secured to the stationary member. The at least one movable member has a pl... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7947904 | Conductor and wire harness One aspect of the present invention can include a conductor to be installed on a vehicle for high current use including a stranded copper wire connected to an end portion of a single-core aluminum cable, an intermediary conductor made of copper is connected to the s... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7939760 | Harness protector structure for link A harness protector structure for a link is provided, by which the durability of a bent part of a wiring harness is improved and interference with the outside is prevented when the wiring harness is rotated and bent by using a link. The harness protector structure i... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7910831 | Method and apparatus for high-density power distribution unit with integrated cable management A cable management unit having a base section and a top section, the base section and the top section defining a space therebetween, a plurality of distribution walls coupled between the base section and the top section and having a front surface facing the space an... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7910829 | 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 lo... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7910830 | Method and apparatus for high-density power distribution unit with integrated cable management In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to a cable management unit having a base section for supporting a plurality of distribution walls. The distribution walls support several ports and can form a contiguous section or several discontinuous segments. A first mou... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7906728 | Method of covering wire harness branch section with protector and branch structure of wire harness A protector includes a main body and a cover, which are a pair of T-shaped semi-annular sections formed by halving a T-shaped cylindrical body, and thin hinges connecting the main body and the cover. A setting jig is provided with a main body receiver including a ma... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7902460 | Buss bar strip A buss bar strip for mounting to a solar panel to electrically connect to a series of electrical lines extending from solar cells. The buss bar strip can include a thin elongate flat flexible strip of insulative material having a longitudinal length. A predetermined... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7893354 | Cable harness, more specifically a high-voltage cable harness for a motor vehicle, as well as a device for leading-through an electric cable and for connecting a shield of the cable A cable harness, more specifically a high-voltage cable harness for a motor vehicle, is provided. The cable harness has at least one electric cable, which includes an electric line and a shield that surrounds the line, as well as a device for leading-through and for... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7893353 | Cable protection and guide device A general purpose mounting bracket of a specific length which can be easily mounted onto a cable protection and guide device. The cable protection and guide device includes a fine setting of the entire length can be made without increasing the number of parts. A bra... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7868251 | Shielded electric cable assembly An electric cable assembly may include an electric cable and a conductive contact. The electric cable has a conductive core, an inner insulation jacket surrounding the conductive core, a conductive layer surrounding the inner insulation jacket, and an outer insulati... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7829789 | Power feeding apparatus and harness wiring structure using the same A power feeding apparatus includes: a wire harness which includes a first portion, a second portion, and a bended portion connected to the first portion and the second portion, the bended portion has a substantially U-shape; a first protector which supports the firs... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7825337 | Cable management apparatuses and systems Several one-piece unitary easily manufactured and economical products that both facilitate the routing of cable and the storage of extra lengths of cable are provided wherein a cable management apparatus includes a centrally disposed first cable confinement portion ... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7807926 | Flexible cable harness and image forming apparatus Flexible cables are connected to a movable member at a first end and a fixed member at a second end, each having a curve in between the first end and the second end. The flexible cables each include a first positioning system near the first end in the curve and a se... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7767906 | Base assembly and wire-fixing element thereof A wire-fixing element is coupled into an opening of a base. A wire passes through the opening, and one part of the wire is disposed in the base. The wire-fixing element includes a first end and a second end. A pair of arms is disposed at the first end and the arms a... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7767907 | Wire fixing frame and backlight module A wire fixing frame for fixing at least one wire on a substrate is described. The wire fixing frame includes a main part, a first fixing part, a second fixing part, and an extending part. A wire outlet is defined between the extending part and the first fixed part, ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7714228 | Trim panel with wiring harness and method of making the same A wiring harness for connection to a body, the wiring harness includes at least one conductor and a protective covering having an inner portion for insulating the at least one conductor and an outer portion arranged over a region of the inner portion, wherein at lea... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7700878 | Buss bar strip A buss bar strip for mounting to a solar panel to electrically connect to a series of electrical lines extending from solar cells. The buss bar strip can include a thin elongate flat flexible strip of insulative material having a longitudinal length. A predetermined... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7700877 | Wire management system with integrated DIN rail and selectively accessible wire A wiring system includes a first mounting bracket and a second mounting bracket having respective mounting flanges configured to secure the first and second mounting brackets to a mounting surface. The first and second mounting brackets extend away from the mounting... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7683259 | Power supply system For improving durability of a wiring harness of a power supply system used in a sliding structure, a power supply system includes a casing; a wiring harness; a harness supporter arranged along a base of the casing so as to move freely back-and-forth in the casing; a... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7683258 | Wire harness that prevents water ingress A wire harness for preventing water from contacting capped, connected electrical wires. A lid and a base define an interior chamber. The base has fingers extending vertically upwardly for holding wire caps and connected electrical wires therein. A shelf protrudes fr... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7674978 | Wire harness, lighting device, backlight device, and liquid crystal display device A wire harness includes a conductive member configured to connect electric members to each other for electric conduction; a covering member configured to enclose and cover the conductive member, the covering member being formed of a first insulating material; and a ... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7671277 | Fitting divider wall for a multi-channel metal raceway The present invention is directed towards a multi-channel raceway system with a raceway and a fitting component. The raceway includes a base with a bottom and sidewalls that define a channel and a divider wall positioned within the channel. The fitting component inc... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7645938 | Wiring harness fastening device for electric supply line of sliding door and electric supply system utilizing the same The present invention is to prevent twisting of a wiring harness when it is assembled to a vehicle. A wiring harness fastening device for an electric supply line of a sliding door includes a rotational portion having a spherical shape for fastening the wiring harnes... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7638712 | Protector In a protector, a lock mechanism for a stay is provided at a protector body. The lock mechanism includes a stay abutment plate which is perpendicular to a direction of a normal line of the protector body, a boss for passing through a boss passage hole in the stay, a... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7635812 | Conductor raceway separator A divider for keeping current-carrying conductors separated transversely in raceways, such as walker ducts and cable trays, in which multiple conductors extend, in order that air can flow around the conductors and cool the conductors. The divider is mounted in the r... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7563981 | High-voltage wire harness That portion of a wire harness, corresponding to an installation path region E1 where a cable is not required to have flexibility, includes rigid wires 1 each having a single conductor 1a, and a metal shielding case 2 covering oute... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7557299 | Power supply device The object of the invention is to provide a power supply device capable of reducing the protector size, which includes a protector for receiving a wiring harness and extending the floating wiring harness through an elongated opening therein, a harness winding sectio... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7547845 | Electrical cabinet including a wiring support An electrical cabinet including an enclosure designed to house a plurality of electrical equipment units, a plurality of electrical cable bundles attached to a face of the enclosure for the electrical connection of the electrical equipment units. The cabinet additio... | 06/16/2009 |
