Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Limited

Masayuki Doi

Toshitsugu Morii

Arisa Imatoku

Shigeru Oyamada

A wire protective member () is provided for covering a wire () from an outer side. The wire protective member () has a first base () includes a first adhesive layer () to be bonded to the wire () on one surface thereof, a second base () to be placed on a surface of the first base () opposite to the one including the first adhesive layer (), and spacers () formed between the first and second bases (). No clearance is formed between the wire () and the protective member () to achieve a space saving. Further, since it is sufficient to wrap the wire () with one member composed of the first adhesive layer (), the first base (), the layer partly formed with the spacers () and the second base (), time and effort for a mounting operation and the number of parts can be reduced.

Wire protective member

A clamp () has a plate () with a harness-mounting part () to be fastened to a wire harness. Two spaced-apart stems () project from the plate (). A spanning part () connects confronting portions of the stems () to form a cavity (). A vane support () projects out from the end of each stem () and a vane () projects down and out from a tip of each vane support (). A vehicle body-locking part () formed at a tip of each vane (). The spanning part () twists towards the cavity () when the wire harness is pulled in a withdrawal direction from the vehicle body to unlock the vehicle body-locking parts () of the vanes () from the locking hole.

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Yokkaichi, Japan

Masayuki Doi