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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2001
Tohru Aoki, Shizuoka, JP;
Kenichi Doshita, Shizuoka, JP;
Mitsunori Tsunoda, Shizuoka, JP;
Rhoichi Fukumoto, Aichi, JP;
Yazaki Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A structure of installing a wire harness for a sliding door includes a harness protective tube in which electric wires are contained to compose the wire harness. The harness protective tube is curved at the sliding door side and installed at a vehicle body side. The harness protective tube has an oval shape in cross section, and is curved in a direction of its longer diameter portions at the sliding door side so that the longer diameter portions are positioned in a vertical direction, whereby harness slack absorbing function is imparted to the harness protective tube. The longer diameter portions are supported by a support part at the sliding door side, and the harness protective tube is curved in a direction of the longer diameter portions extending from the support part to the vehicle body side. There is provided a protector in which the support part is positioned, and the harness protective tube is contained in a curved state in a direction of the longer diameter portions . The longer diameter portions in a curved section of the harness protective tube are urged upward by an elastic member