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Covered wire and automobile-use wire harness

A technology of covered wires and wire harnesses, which is applied in the field of wire harnesses for motor vehicles, and can solve problems such as short-circuit accidents, excessive electromagnetic induction noise, and exceeding the allowable temperature of conductors

Active Publication Date: 2009-03-04
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC IND LTD +2
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Problems solved by technology

In such an environment, as a result of investigation by the present inventors, it was found that various defects may occur on other electric wires disposed near the power cable due to the flow of alternating current in the power cable and the like.
[0013] Specifically, when other wires such as signal wires are arranged near the above-mentioned power cable, when the cable is energized, iron loss (eddy current damage) occurs on the other wires due to the magnetic field accompanying the energization, and the temperature of these wires Rise, exceeding the allowable temperature of the conductor, premature deterioration of the insulation layer around the conductor, and short-circuit accidents due to poor insulation before the insulation layer reaches the expected life, etc.
[0014] In addition, signal wires are specially arranged near the above-mentioned power cables, and when alternating current and high-frequency pulse signals flow through the cables, the signal wires generate magnetic flux, resulting in excessive electromagnetic induction noise

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Embodiment 1

[0063] Covered wires with different specific magnetic permeability were manufactured separately, and a wire bundle of a plurality of such wires was arranged near an AC power cable, and the temperature change of the wires when an AC current was passed through the cable was tested.

[0064]In the conductor part used in the test, one second wire bundle was used as the center line, eight first wire bundles were used as the outer circumference wire, and they were twisted to form a nine-wire twisted structure. A copper wire having a wire diameter of φ0.140 mm made of ductile copper (C1100) was used for each first wire harness. The second wire harness uses stainless steel wire with a wire diameter of φ0.225mm, and the specific magnetic permeability is made different by changing the total processing area reduction rate. Specifically, in sample No. A having a specific magnetic permeability of 2.0, stainless steel made of SUS304 was used, and wire drawing was performed with a total redu...

Embodiment 2

[0069] The conductor part and the terminal part were manufactured from the metal material shown in Table 1, and the covered wire which attached the terminal part to the end part of the conductor part was manufactured. Then, after the salt spray test was performed on the obtained covered wire under the conditions shown in Table 2, the reduction rate of the fixing force of the terminal part was investigated, and the corrosion resistance was evaluated. The test results are shown in Table 3.

[0070] The conductor portion is produced by twisting a total of seven wire bundles including three first wire bundles and four second wire bundles. Both the wire diameters of the first wire harness and the second wire bundle are φ0.16 mm. Furthermore, after twisting, an insulating layer (thickness: 0.2 mm) made of vinyl chloride was provided on the outer periphery thereof. The terminal portion is formed in a general connector shape of a harness for automobiles.

[0071] Then, the differen...

Embodiment 3

[0084] The same stainless steel as the second wire harness used as the sample No. 1-2 of the above-mentioned Example 2 was prepared, and the specific magnetic permeability of the stainless steel was tried to be changed. This example shows the case where the specific magnetic permeability is changed by changing the total reduction of area during wire drawing within the range of 0 to 70% ( image 3 ); changing the specific magnetic permeability by changing the heating temperature in the softening treatment after wire drawing (total reduction of area: 70%) in the range of 900 to 1150°C ( Figure 4 ). In the softening treatment, the holding time of the heating temperature was 3 seconds at any temperature.

[0085] The result is, as image 3 As shown, it is known that the specific magnetic permeability μ can be changed by changing the reduction of area during wire drawing. In particular, it was found that the specific magnetic permeability μ was 1.1 or less when the total machin...

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Abstract

There are provided a insulated electric wire capable of reducing influences of external magnetic fields while having an excellent conductivity and an excellent strength and an automobile wire harness using the same insulated electric wire. There is provided a signal electric wire including a conductor portion consisting of one or more first wires and one or more second wires, which are stranded together. The first wires are constituted by metal wires made from at least one type of metal selected from a group consisting of copper, copper alloy, aluminum and aluminum alloy. The second wires are constituted by metal wires different from the first wires and have a relative permeability of 4.0 or less. By setting the relative permeability of the constituent wires of the conductor portion to 4.0 or less, it is possible to suppress temperature rises caused by eddy current loses due to external magnetic fields, thus alleviating degradation of the insulation layer and poor insulation.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a covered wire and a harness for automobiles using the covered wire. In particular, it relates to lighter-weight covered wires that reduce undesirable effects of external magnetic fields. Background technique [0002] In a motor vehicle, a harness (internal wiring) is generally arranged in the vehicle, and the harness supplies power, communication, sensing, and the like to electrical equipment in the vehicle. The harness is mainly composed of electric wires, protective materials, and terminals such as connectors attached to the ends of the electric wires. Currently, metal wires mainly composed of copper are used as electric wire conductors. [0003] In recent years, vehicle components have been reduced in weight due to demands for low fuel consumption of automobiles, and harnesses are no exception. In addition, due to the necessity of saving resources and recycling, it is required to reduce the amount of copper used. ...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): H01B5/08H01B7/00B60R16/02
CPCH01B7/0009B60R16/0207
Inventor 泉田宽河部望高村伸荣村井照幸吉冈刚清水俊雄
Owner SUMITOMO ELECTRIC IND LTD