Construction for stopping water from penetrating into drain wire contained in shielded wire and method for stopping water from penetrating thereinto

a technology of shielded wire and construction method, which is applied in the direction of insulated conductors, coupling device connections, cables, etc., can solve the problems of high processing cost, large diameter of wire harness, and high cost of water-stopping construction, so as to reduce the number of work steps and the number of components, and restrain the shielded wire from decreasing its shielding performance

Inactive Publication Date: 2011-11-10
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Benefits of technology

The solution effectively prevents water ingress into the drain wire, reduces processing costs, and maintains the shielding performance of the shielded wire by using a heat shrinkable or rubber tube with a water-stopping agent, allowing for a compact and efficient water-stopping solution.

Problems solved by technology

But the spliced water-stopped portion has a large diameter owing to the silicone applied thereto and causes the diameter of a wire harness to be large.
The water-stopping method disclosed in the patent document 1 has also a similar problem.
Thus the processing expenditure is high and thus the water-stopping construction costs high in the above-described conventional art.
When the stripping length is long, the shielded wire has a low shielding performance.

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[0090]FIG. 1 shows a shielded wire 10 of the The shielded wire 10 is disposed in a waterproof region of a car such as an engine room. An end of the shielded wire 10 is connected with a connector 30. The connector 30 is fitted in a connector accommodation portion of an ECU (not shown) disposed in the waterproof region.

[0091]Water-stopping processing is performed for a portion of a drain wire led out from a cut position of the stripped shielded wire 10.

[0092]As shown in FIG. 2, the shielded wire 10 contains two insulated coated electric wires 12 (hereinafter referred to as core wire 12) constituting signal wires and a drain wire 11. The drain wire 11 and the core wires 12 are sequentially covered with a shielded layer 13 and a sheath 14. The drain wire 11 is brought into contact with the shielded layer 13 to electrically connect the drain wire 11 and the shielded layer 13 with each other.

[0093]The sheath 14 and the shielded layer 13 are cut and stripped in a minimum length L of about...

second embodiment

[0168]FIGS. 11 and 12 show the present invention.

[0169]In the second embodiment, water-stopping processing is performed by mounting a rubber tube 50 containing silicone or EPDM (ethylene-propylene rubber) on the drain wire 11 led out from the end of the shielded wire 10 instead of the heat shrinkable tube and filling the water-stopping agent 16 inside the rubber tube 50.

[0170]A rubber stopper 50a having a configuration approximately the same as that of the rubber stopper of the first embodiment is formed integrally with a front end of the rubber tube 50 positioned at the end of the drain wire 11. One barrel 20a of the terminal 20 is mounted on the end of the drain wire 11 by solderless connection, whereas other barrel 20b thereof is mounted on the rubber stopper 50a of the rubber tube 50 by solderless connection.

[0171]A gap is formed between the other end of the rubber tube 50 and the cut position of the shielded wire 10. A tape 51 is wound around the rubber tube 50 in the range fro...

third embodiment

[0179]FIGS. 13 and 14 show the present invention.

[0180]In the third embodiment, at the cut position of the shielded wire 10, there is formed a triangular slit 14a extended in the longitudinal direction of the sheath 14 by cut-out. The drain wire 11 is led out through the slit 14a. The drain wire 11 is led out from the slit 14a in a direction opposite to the position of the cut position of the sheath 14 and held at a narrow portion of the slit 14a. The drain wire 11 led out is folded back to the cut position of the sheath 14 at a necessary portion.

[0181]The water-stopping agent 16 is filled between the strands of the drain wire 11 at a position where the drain wire 11 is led out, whereas the non-waterproof heat shrinkable tube 15 is heated to shrink it with the front side of the drain wire 11 covered with a non-waterproof heat shrinkable tube 15. The rubber stopper 21 is mounted at the front end of the non-waterproof heat shrinkable tube 15, and the terminal 20 is mounted on the end ...

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Abstract

A Drain wire led out from the interior to the exterior of a shielded wire is covered with a heat shrinkable tube made of an insulating resin or with a rubber tube including silicon or EPDM (ethylene-propylene rubber). A water-stop agent is penetrated between the element wires of the drain wire in the heat shrinkable tube or the rubber tube. In addition, A boundary portion between a terminal connected to an end of the drain wire and the heat shrinkable tube is covered with a rubber stopper.

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[0001]This is a Division of application Ser. No. 12 / 223,169 filed Jul. 24, 2008, which is a National Phase of Application No. PCT / JP2007 / 051350 filed Jan. 29, 2007. The disclosure of the prior applications is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.SPECIFICATION[0002]1. Technical Field[0003]The present invention relates to a construction for stopping water from penetrating into a drain wire contained in a shielded wire and a method for stopping water from penetrating into the drain wire. More particularly the present invention is intended to make slim the construction for stopping water from penetrating into the drain wire led out from an end of the shielded wire disposed in a waterproof region such as an engine room of a vehicle.[0004]2. Background Art[0005]In an electric wire disposed in a car, a shielded wire is used at a portion demanded to shield noise. As shown in FIG. 15(A), an electric wire used as a shielded wire 1 contains insulated coated electric wires (c...

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Patent Type & AuthorityApplications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): H02G3/04
CPCH01B3/28H01B7/285H01R4/70H01R13/521Y10T29/49123Y10T29/49176Y10T29/514Y10T29/49178H02G1/14
InventorNISHIMURA, NAOYAKOMETANI, TOSHIOHAGI, MASAHIROBABA, HIROTAKAYAMANO, YOSHIAKI
OwnerAUTONETWORKS TECH LTD