Lear Automotive Dearborn, Inc.

Michael Vincent Maher

Joseph J Davis, Jr

Timothy Frances O'Brien

Jeffrey A Branch

Michael Hier

Lisa Kidd

A wire harness generally comprises a plurality of wires encased by a continuous, molded sheath. The wire harness generally includes a main trunk from which a plurality of branches extend. The sheath is formed continuously over the main trunk and branches. In one embodiment, the wire harness has an undeformed shape which substantially matches a surface of a component to which the wire harness is mounted.

Foam wire harness with shape memory

Foamed wire harnesses are provided with a jacket to protect the wires. The jackets are formed with convoluted structure to center the wires during foaming. The indented portions are spaced by full-sized portions. Also, the indented portions are noncontinuous in a circumferential direction. The non-indented portions provide protection to the encased wires by preventing movement of sheet metal or other components into the convoluted areas.

Foam wire harness with non-continuous convolutes

A wire harness includes a polymer sheath integrally formed splice locators and a molded slit for a repair wire formed integrally with the sheath. The wire harness includes a plurality of wires having a continuous sheath molded around the wires. The splice locator is generally axially aligned with the splice, thereby providing a visual indicator of the location of the splice. The splice locator is preferably molded in a visibly different cross section, diameter, and color from the sheath. The wire harness further includes a molded slit extending axially along the wire harness for receiving a repair wire.

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Dearborn, MI, United States of America

Michael Vincent Maher