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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 19, 1999
Satoshi Nagai, Yokkaichi, JP;
Tetuya Funaki, Yokkaichi, JP;
Masahisa Suzuki, Yokkaichi, JP;
Yasuhiro Ando, Yokkaichi, JP;
Shinya Miyamoto, Yokkaichi, JP;
Abstract
A wiring harness arranging construction is provided to arrange a wiring harness in a position more toward a passenger compartment than a hinge and a weatherstrip. The construction includes a container casing,with a space,for accommodating a looped harness, an insertion opening,and a withdrawal opening,for the harness which are opposed to each other, and a harness fixing portion,projecting from the outer surface of the insertion opening,After being inserted through the insertion opening,and wound around a windup spring,inside the casing,the wiring harness is withdrawn through the withdrawal opening,The container casing,is secured to either one of a door and a body, and the wiring harness withdrawn from the container casing,is extended to the other of the door and the body and secured thereto by a clamp. Accordingly, the wiring harness can extend and contract while varying the diameter of the loop of its part passed through the container casing as the door is opened and closed.