Positioner, wiring harness, and manufacturing method of wiring harness

Abstract

The present invention provides a positioner composed of two components and capable of being miniaturized. The positioner of the present invention includes an upper component having an upper main body portion and an upper combination portion, and a lower component having a lower main body portion and a lower combination portion. The upper main body portion has an upper contact surface. The lower main body portion has a lower contact surface. When the positioner is in a combined state where the upper combination portion and the lower combination portion are combined with each other, the upper contact surface is located at the lower end of the upper main body portion, the lower contact surface is located at the upper end of the lower main body portion, and the upper contact surface and the lower contact surface are in contact with each other in the vertical direction (Z direction). In the combined state, a receiving portion is formed on the positioner. The receiving portion opens forward in the front-rear direction (X direction). The received portion of the substrate can be inserted into the receiving portion from the front.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a locator for arranging a plurality of cables connected to a substrate. Background Art

[0002] For example, in Patent Document 1, a locator of this type is disclosed.

[0003] If reference is made to Figure 24 , the locator 90 disclosed in Patent Document 1 has two cable arranging members (an upper member 92 and a lower member 94). The upper member 92 and the lower member 94 each arrange a plurality of cables 96 connected to the substrate 98 in a single row and hold them. Two position reference portions (positioning holes) 982 and two position reference portions (positioning holes) 984 are formed on the substrate 98. Two position determining portions (positioning protrusions) 944 corresponding to the positioning holes 984 are formed on the lower member 94. Two position determining portions (positioning protrusions: not shown) corresponding to the positioning holes 982 are formed on the upper member 92.

[0004] Prior Art Documents

[0005] Patent Documents

[0006] Patent Document 1: Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2017-27660 Summary of the Invention

[0007] Technical problems to be solved by the invention

[0008] According to the prior art such as Patent Document 1, in a locator composed of two members, a region for forming a positioning portion such as a positioning protrusion needs to be provided. If such a region is provided, the size of the locator tends to increase. If the size of the locator increases, the size of a part of the substrate held by the locator also increases. As a result, the size of the entire substrate increases. Therefore, there is a desire to miniaturize the locator composed of two members as much as possible.

[0009] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a locator composed of two members and capable of being miniaturized.

[0010] Means for solving the technical problems

[0011] When the cable is fixed to the substrate, the locator is fixed to the substrate together with the cable. That is, after the cable is fixed to the substrate, even if a positioning portion is not provided on the locator, the locator and the cable are fixed and positioned relative to the substrate. That is, the positioning portion of the locator is only a necessary portion during the period until the cable is fixed to the substrate.

[0012] Based on the above insights, the inventors of the present application envisioned a locator that does not require a positioning portion like the conventional positioning protrusion. The upper member and the lower member of the locator have a combination portion for combining the upper member and the lower member with each other. When the upper member and the lower member are combined with each other, a receiving portion is formed. The locator is positioned relative to the substrate by inserting a part of the substrate into the receiving portion. In addition, after the cable is fixed to the substrate, the combination portion is removed, thereby reducing the size of the locator. The present invention realizes the above envision. That is, the present invention provides the following locator, wire harness, and method for manufacturing a wire harness.

[0013] The present invention provides a first locator, which is a locator for arranging a plurality of cables connected to a substrate.

[0014] The locator includes an upper member and a lower member.

[0015] The upper member has an upper main body portion and an upper combination portion.

[0016] The lower member has a lower main body portion and a lower combination portion.

[0017] The upper combination portion and the lower combination portion can be combined with each other so that the upper main body portion is located above the lower main body portion in the vertical direction.

[0018] The upper main body portion has an upper arranging portion and an upper contact surface.

[0019] The upper arranging portion is a portion for arranging two or more of the cables.

[0020] The lower main body portion has a lower arranging portion and a lower contact surface.

[0021] The lower arranging portion is a portion for arranging two or more of the cables.

[0022] When the locator is in a combined state where the upper combination portion and the lower combination portion are combined with each other, the upper contact surface is located at the lower end of the upper main body portion, and the lower contact surface is located at the upper end of the lower main body portion.

[0023] In the combined state, the upper contact surface and the lower contact surface are in contact with each other in the vertical direction or are opposed to each other with a distance therebetween in the vertical direction.

[0024] In the combined state, a receiving portion is formed on the locator.

[0025] The receiving part is located between the upper main body part and the lower main body part in the up-down direction, and opens forward in the front-back direction perpendicular to the up-down direction. A part of the substrate can be inserted into the receiving part from the front along the front-back direction.

[0026] The present invention provides a second locator. In the first locator,

[0027] The receiving part is constituted by at least one of an upper concave part formed on the upper main body part and a lower concave part formed on the lower main body part.

[0028] When the upper concave part is formed, in the combined state, the upper concave part is recessed upward and opens forward.

[0029] When the lower concave part is formed, in the combined state, the lower concave part is recessed downward and opens forward.

[0030] The present invention provides a third locator. In the first locator,

[0031] A press-in concave part is formed on one of the upper combining part and the lower combining part, and a press-in convex part is formed on the other of the upper combining part and the lower combining part.

[0032] The upper combining part and the lower combining part can be combined with each other by pressing the press-in convex part into the press-in concave part.

[0033] The present invention provides a first wire harness, which includes a composite cable, a locator main body, a substrate, and a connector main body.

[0034] The composite cable includes a plurality of cables.

[0035] The locator main body includes an upper main body part and a lower main body part.

[0036] The upper main body part is located above the lower main body part in the up-down direction.

[0037] The upper main body part has an upper arranging part and an upper contact surface.

[0038] The upper arranging part arranges two or more of the cables.

[0039] The upper contact surface is located at the lower end of the upper main body part.

[0040] The lower main body part has a lower arranging part and a lower contact surface.

[0041] The lower arranging part arranges two or more of the cables.

[0042] The lower contact surface is located at the upper end of the lower main body portion.

[0043] The upper contact surface and the lower contact surface are in contact with each other in the vertical direction or are opposed to each other with a distance therebetween in the vertical direction.

[0044] A receiving portion is formed on the locator body.

[0045] The receiving portion is located between the upper main body portion and the lower main body portion in the vertical direction and opens forward in the front-rear direction perpendicular to the vertical direction.

[0046] The substrate has a received portion and is formed with a plurality of pads.

[0047] The received portion does not receive any part of the locator body but is received by the receiving portion.

[0048] The cables are respectively connected to the pads.

[0049] The connector body is mounted at the front end of the substrate.

[0050] The present invention provides a second wire harness. In the first wire harness,

[0051] The receiving portion is constituted by at least one of an upper concave portion formed on the upper main body portion and a lower concave portion formed on the lower main body portion.

[0052] When the upper concave portion is formed, the upper concave portion is recessed upward and opens forward.

[0053] When the lower concave portion is formed, the lower concave portion is recessed downward and opens forward.

[0054] The present invention provides a third wire harness. In the first wire harness,

[0055] A guiding portion is formed on the receiving portion.

[0056] The guiding portion is located at the front end of the receiving portion.

[0057] The guiding portion intersects with the front-rear direction and intersects with the lateral direction perpendicular to both the vertical direction and the front-rear direction.

[0058] The present invention provides a fourth wire harness. In the first wire harness,

[0059] The received portion of the substrate is press-fitted into the receiving portion.

[0060] The present invention provides a fifth wire harness. In the first wire harness,

[0061] The cable includes two or more coaxial thin wires and two or more discrete wires.

[0062] The upper arranging part and the lower arranging part each arrange one or more coaxial thin wires and one or more discrete wires.

[0063] In the present invention, a first manufacturing method is provided, which is a manufacturing method of a wire harness. The manufacturing method includes:

[0064] A preparation step of preparing a composite cable, a locator, a substrate, and a connector body. The composite cable has a plurality of cables. The locator has an upper member and a lower member. The upper member has an upper main body part and an upper combining part. The lower member has a lower main body part and a lower combining part. The upper combining part and the lower combining part can be combined with each other so that the upper main body part is located above the lower main body part in the vertical direction. The upper main body part has an upper arranging part and an upper contact surface. The upper arranging part is a part for arranging two or more of the cables. The lower main body part has a lower arranging part and a lower contact surface. The lower arranging part is a part for arranging two or more of the cables. The substrate has a received part and is formed with a plurality of pads. The connector body is mounted at the front end of the substrate;

[0065] An arranging step of arranging two or more of the cables on the upper arranging part and the lower arranging part respectively;

[0066] A combining step of combining the upper combining part and the lower combining part with each other. In the combined state where the upper combining part and the lower combining part are combined with each other, the upper contact surface is located at the lower end of the upper main body part, the lower contact surface is located at the upper end of the lower main body part, the upper contact surface and the lower contact surface are in contact with each other in the vertical direction or are opposite to each other at a distance in the vertical direction. A receiving part is formed on the locator. The receiving part is located between the upper main body part and the lower main body part in the vertical direction and opens forward in the front-rear direction perpendicular to the vertical direction;

[0067] A receiving step of inserting the received part of the substrate into the receiving part from the front along the front-rear direction;

[0068] A connecting step of connecting the cables to the pads respectively; and

[0069] A removing step of removing the upper combining part and the lower combining part from the upper main body part and the lower main body part.

[0070] Effects of the invention

[0071] If the upper combination part and the lower combination part of the locator according to the present invention are combined with each other, a receiving part capable of inserting a part (received part) of the substrate is formed. By inserting the received part of the substrate into the receiving part, the locator together with the cable arranged by the upper arrangement part and the lower arrangement part can be temporarily positioned relative to the substrate. That is, the receiving part functions as a positioning part of the locator. After the cable is connected and fixed to the substrate, the upper combination part and the lower combination part of the locator are removed from the upper main body part and the lower main body part, thereby reducing the size of the locator during use. That is, according to the present invention, a locator that can be miniaturized even if it is composed of two members can be provided. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0072] Figure 1 FIG. is a perspective view showing a wire harness according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0073] Figure 2 is from Figure 1 The perspective view which shows removing the outer member from the wire harness of. In the depicted wire harness, the cables of the composite cable are not connected to the substrate, but are connected to the substrate in the actual wire harness. A part of the contour of the outer skin of the composite cable and the contour of the outer member are depicted by a dashed line. The part covered by the outer skin among the cables is not depicted.

[0074] Figure 3 is a perspective view showing a locator of the locator body of a wire harness having Figure 2 The locator is in a separated state where the upper member and the lower member are separated from each other.

[0075] Figure 4 is a front view showing a locator of Figure 3

[0076] Figure 5 is a front view showing a locator of Figure 3

[0077] Figure 6 is a perspective view showing an upper member of a locator of Figure 5

[0078] Figure 7 is a perspective view showing a lower member of a locator of Figure 3

[0079] Figure 8 is a perspective view showing a lower member of Figure 7 The upper member corresponding part is depicted by a single dotted line in the enlarged view, and the imaginary circle of the lower member is depicted by a double dotted line.

[0080] Figure 9 is a perspective view showing Figure 7Bottom view of the lower member.

[0081] Figure 10 Shows Figure 3 Perspective view of the locator. The locator is in the assembled state where the upper member and the lower member are combined with each other. The outline of a part of the substrate is depicted by a dashed line.

[0082] Figure 11 Shows Figure 10 Front view of the locator.

[0083] Figure 12 Shows Figure 2 Perspective view of the substrate and the connector body of the wire harness.

[0084] Figure 13 Shows Figure 12 Bottom view of the substrate and the connector body. The outlines of the core wire and the shield wire of the cable are depicted by a dashed line.

[0085] Figure 14 Shows Figure 2 Flowchart of an example of the manufacturing method of the wire harness.

[0086] Figure 15 Shows Figure 3 Perspective view of the locator and the cable. The locator and the cable are in the state where the Figure 14 sorting step is completed. The part of the cable covered with the outer skin is not depicted. Figure 2

[0087] Figure 16 Shows Figure 15 Perspective view of the locator and the cable. The locator and the cable are in the state where the Figure 14 assembly step is completed.

[0088] Figure 17 Shows Figure 16 Perspective view of the locator, the cable, and the wire harness composed of the substrate and the connector body. The wire harness is in the state where the Figure 14 receiving step is completed.

[0089] Figure 18 Shows Figure 17 Top view of the wire harness.

[0090] Figure 19 Shows Figure 17 Side view of the wire harness. The wire harness is in the state where the Figure 14 connection step is started. The outline of the core wire when connecting the cable to the substrate is depicted by a dashed line.

[0091] Figure 20 Shows Figure 18 Top view of the wire harness. The wire harness is in theFigure 14 The state where the removal step ends. The removed part in the locator is depicted by a dashed line. The welding performed on the core wire and shield wire of the cable is not depicted.

[0092] Figure 21 It shows Figure 3 A perspective view of a modified example of the locator. The locator is in a separated state where the upper member and the lower member are separated from each other.

[0093] Figure 22 It shows Figure 21 A perspective view of the locator. The locator is in an assembled state where the upper member and the lower member are assembled with each other.

[0094] Figure 23 It shows Figure 3 A perspective view of a modified example of the lower member.

[0095] Figure 24 A perspective view showing the locator of Patent Document 1 together with a cable and a substrate.

[0096] Reference numeral

[0097] 10, 10X wire harness 12 connector 14 connector body 16 outer member 18 terminal

[0098] 20, 20A, 20B locator 22 locator body 25 receiving portion 252 guiding portion 28, 28A assembling portion

[0099] 30, 30A upper member 32 upper main body portion 34 upper arranging portion 342 side wall 344 passing portion

[0100] 346 bottom wall 348 opening portion 35 upper recess 352 upper guiding portion 36 upper contact surface

[0101] 38, 38A upper assembling portion 39 press - in recess 392 guiding surface 398 press - in surface 39A engaging recess

[0102] 40, 40A, 40B lower member 42, 42B lower main body portion 44, 44B lower arranging portion 442 side wall

[0103] 444 passing portion 446 bottom wall 448 opening portion 45 lower recess 452 lower guiding portion

[0104] 46, 46B lower contact surface 48, 48A lower assembling portion 49 press - in protrusion 492 base portion 498 rib

[0105] 49A engaging portion, 492A supporting portion, 498A engaging protrusion, 60 substrate, 62 substrate body, 622 upper surface

[0106] 624 lower surface, 63, 64 pads, 65 receiving portion, 70 composite cable, 71 outer sheath, 72 cable

[0107] 722 outer insulator, 723 covering, 724 shield wire, 726 inner insulator, 728 core wire

[0108] 74, 75 coaxial fine wires, 76, 77 discrete wires Detailed implementation mode

[0109] Refer to Figure 1 , the wire harness 10X described in the implementation mode of the present invention has a connector 12 and a composite cable 70. The composite cable 70 connects the connector 12 and an electronic instrument (not shown) to each other. The connector 12 can be engaged with an object such as a mating connector (not shown) of the mating electronic instrument (not shown) along the front-rear direction (X direction). When the connector 12 and the object are engaged with each other, the electronic instrument and the mating electronic instrument are electrically connected to each other.

[0110] Together with Figure 1 Refer to together Figure 2 , the connector 12 of the present embodiment has a connector body 14, a substrate 60, a locator body 22, and an outer member 16 made of an insulator. The connector body 14, the substrate 60, and the locator body 22 are arranged along the X direction. The outer member 16 covers the rear end (-X side end) of the connector body 14, the entire substrate 60, and the entire locator body 22 in a vertical plane (YZ plane) perpendicular to the X direction.

[0111] The connector 12 of the present embodiment has the above structure. That is, the wire harness 10X has a composite cable 70, a substrate 60, a locator body 22, a connector body 14, and an outer member 16. However, even when the outer member 16 is not provided, the composite cable 70, the connector body 14, the locator body 22, and the substrate 60 function as a wire harness 10 capable of connecting an electronic instrument (not shown) and a mating electronic instrument (not shown) to each other. That is, the wire harness 10 of the present embodiment has a composite cable 70, a connector body 14, a locator body 22, and a substrate 60.

[0112] The locator body 22 of the wire harness 10 is, as described later, composed of a locator 20 (refer to Figure 10) is formed. The connector body 14 of the wire harness 10 is mounted on the front end (+X side end) of the substrate 60. As long as the connector body 14 can be mounted on the substrate 60 in this way, the structure of the connector body 14 is not particularly limited. Hereinafter, for the wire harness 10 of the present embodiment, the structure of the composite cable 70, the structure of the substrate 60, and the structure of the locator 20 will be described in this order.

[0113] Refer to Figure 2 , the composite cable 70 of the present embodiment has an outer skin 71 made of an insulator and a plurality of cables 72. The outer skin 71 covers the cables 72 in a bundled manner. The front ends of the respective cables 72 protrude from the outer skin 71.

[0114] Refer to Figure 15 , the cable 72 of the present embodiment includes eight coaxial thin wires 74, two coaxial thin wires 75, one discrete wire 76, and four discrete wires 77.

[0115] The coaxial thin wire 74 and the coaxial thin wire 75 have the same structure as each other except for the difference in wire diameter. Specifically, each of the coaxial thin wire 74 and the coaxial thin wire 75 has a core wire 728 made of a conductor, an inner insulator 726 made of an insulator covering the core wire 728, a shield wire 724 made of a conductor covering the inner insulator 726, and an outer insulator 722 made of an insulator covering the shield wire 724. The front end of the shield wire 724 protrudes from the outer insulator 722, and the front end of the core wire 728 protrudes from the inner insulator 726.

[0116] The discrete wire 76 and the discrete wire 77 have the same structure as each other except for the difference in wire diameter. Specifically, each of the discrete wire 76 and the discrete wire 77 has a core wire 728 made of a conductor and a covering 723 made of an insulator covering the core wire 728. On the other hand, there is no conductive wire other than the core wire 728 like the shield wire 724. The front end of the core wire 728 protrudes from the covering 723.

[0117] As described above, the composite cable 70 of the present embodiment has a plurality of cables 72 partially protruding from the outer skin 71. The cable 72 of the present embodiment includes a total of ten coaxial thin wires 74 and coaxial thin wires 75 of two types, and a total of five discrete wires 76 and discrete wires 77 of two types. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, as long as the composite cable 70 has a plurality of cables 72, the structure of the composite cable 70 is not particularly limited. The cable 72 may include two or more coaxial thin wires and two or more discrete wires. On the other hand, in addition to coaxial thin wires and discrete wires, the cable 72 may also include other types of electric wires.

[0118] As Figure 12 and Figure 13As shown, the substrate 60 of the present embodiment has a flat plate shape parallel to the horizontal plane (XY plane). The substrate 60 has a substrate body 62 and a receiving portion 65. The receiving portion 65 protrudes rearward (-X direction) from the substrate body 62. The substrate body 62 has an upper surface 622 and a lower surface 624. The upper surface 622 is located at the upper end (+Z side end) of the substrate body 62 in the vertical direction (Z direction) perpendicular to the X direction. The lower surface 624 is located at the lower end (-Z side end) of the substrate body 62. On the substrate 60, a plurality of pads 63 and 64 made of a conductor are formed. The pads 63 and 64 are respectively formed on the upper surface 622 and the lower surface 624 of the substrate 60.

[0119] Together with Figure 18 refer to Figure 12 , on the upper surface 622 of the substrate 60, eight pads 63 corresponding to the cores 728 of eight cables 72 respectively and one pad 64 corresponding to the shield wires 724 of six cables 72 are formed. The pads 63 are located at the middle portion in the X direction of the upper surface 622 and are arranged in the lateral direction (Y direction) perpendicular to both the X direction and the Z direction. The pad 64 is located behind the pads 63 and extends along the Y direction.

[0120] Refer to Figure 13 , on the lower surface 624 of the substrate 60, seven pads 63 corresponding to the cores 728 of seven cables 72 respectively and two pads 64 are formed. Each of the pads 64 corresponds to the shield wires 724 of two cables 72. The pads 63 are located at the middle portion in the X direction of the lower surface 624 and are arranged in the Y direction. The pads 64 are located behind the pads 63 and are arranged in the Y direction. Each of the pads 64 extends along the Y direction.

[0121] Refer to Figure 13 and Figure 18 , the cables 72 are respectively connected to the pads 63. Specifically, the cores 728 of 15 cables 72 are respectively fixedly connected to 15 pads 63 on the upper surface 622 and the lower surface 624 by welding or the like. The shield wires 724 of six cables 72 are fixedly connected to the pad 64 on the upper surface 622 by welding or the like. The shield wires 724 of two cables 72 are respectively fixedly connected to the two pads 64 on the lower surface 624 by welding or the like.

[0122] Refer to Figure 13 , the connector 12 of the present embodiment has a holding member (not shown) made of an insulator and a plurality of terminals 18 made of a conductor. Each of the terminals 18 is held by the holding member. The rear ends of the terminals 18 are fixedly connected by welding or the like on the upper surface 622 (refer to Figure 12 ) or the lower surface 624 of the substrate 60 and are connected to either the pads 63 or 64 via a conductive pattern (not shown) of the substrate 60.

[0123] The substrate 60 of the present embodiment has the above structure and is connected to the cable 72 and the terminal 18 as described above. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the pads 63 of the substrate 60 only need to correspond to the core wires 728 of the cable 72. The pads 64 of the substrate 60 only need to correspond to the shield wires 724 of the cable 72.

[0124] Refer to Figure 2 and Figure 17 , the locator body 22 of the wire harness 10 is formed by the locator 20. The locator 20 is a member for arranging a plurality of cables 72 connected to the substrate 60.

[0125] Refer to Figure 3 and Figure 4 , the locator 20 has an upper member 30 made of an insulator and a lower member 40 made of an insulator. The locator 20 of the present embodiment only has the upper member 30 and the lower member 40. The upper member 30 and the lower member 40 of the present embodiment are each a single member. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the locator 20 may further have other members in addition to the upper member 30 and the lower member 40. Each of the upper member 30 and the lower member 40 may be a structure composed of a plurality of members.

[0126] The upper member 30 of the present embodiment has a shape that is mirror-symmetrical with respect to the XZ plane. More specifically, the upper member 30 has an upper main body portion 32 and two upper combining portions 38. The upper combining portions 38 are respectively connected to two side surfaces of the upper main body portion 32 in the Y direction. The upper combining portions 38 each extend outward in the Y direction. The upper member 30 of the present embodiment only has the upper main body portion 32 and the upper combining portions 38. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the upper member 30 may further have other parts in addition to the upper main body portion 32 and the upper combining portions 38.

[0127] The lower member 40 of the present embodiment has a shape that is mirror-symmetrical with respect to the XZ plane. More specifically, the lower member 40 has a lower main body portion 42 and two lower combining portions 48. The lower combining portions 48 are respectively connected to two side surfaces of the lower main body portion 42 in the Y direction. The lower combining portions 48 each extend outward in the Y direction. The lower member 40 of the present embodiment only has the lower main body portion 42 and the lower combining portions 48. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the lower member 40 may further have other parts in addition to the lower main body portion 42 and the lower combining portions 48.

[0128] Refer to Figure 2 , the upper main body portion 32 and the lower main body portion 42 are parts that form the locator body 22 of the wire harness 10. On the other hand, refer to Figure 20, during the process of manufacturing the wire harness 10, the upper combining portion 38 and the lower combining portion 48 are removed. That is, the upper combining portion 38 and the lower combining portion 48 are temporarily required parts.

[0129] Refer to Figure 3 and Figure 5 , press-in recesses 39 are respectively formed on the upper combining portions 38 of the present embodiment. Each of the press-in recesses 39 of the present embodiment is a substantially cylindrical hole that penetrates the upper combining portion 38 in the Z direction. Refer to Figure 5 , each of the press-in recesses 39 has a guiding surface 392 and a press-in surface 398. The guiding surface 392 and the press-in surface 398 are respectively inner wall surfaces of the press-in recess 39. The guiding surface 392 is provided at the lower end (-Z side end) of the press-in recess 39 and extends upward (+Z direction) while gradually narrowing in the XY plane. The press-in surface 398 extends from the upper end (+Z side end) of the guiding surface 392 to the upper end of the press-in recess 39.

[0130] Refer to Figure 3 , Figure 4 and Figure 8 , press-in projections 49 are respectively formed on the lower combining portions 48 of the present embodiment. Each of the press-in projections 49 has a base portion 492 and four ridges 498. The base portion 492 has a cylindrical shape and protrudes upward from the lower combining portion 48. The four ridges 498 are arranged at equal angular intervals in the XY plane. The ridges 498 extend radially from the base portion 492 in the XY plane and extend parallel to each other along the Z direction.

[0131] Refer to Figure 3 , the distance in the Y direction between two press-in projections 49 is equal to the distance in the Y direction between two press-in recesses 39. Refer to Figure 8 , in the XY plane, the size of the base portion 492 of the press-in projection 49 is smaller than the size of the press-in surface 398 of the press-in recess 39. In the XY plane, the size of the imaginary circle (imaginary circle VC) passing through the front ends of the four ridges 498 of the press-in projection 49 is smaller than the size of the lower end of the guiding surface 392 of the press-in recess 39. On the other hand, in the XY plane, the size of the imaginary circle VC is larger than the size of the press-in surface 398 of the press-in recess 39.

[0132] According to the above structure, if the two press-in projections 49 are respectively inserted into the press-in recesses 39 from below (-Z side), the press-in projections 49 are guided by the guiding surface 392 and partially received by the press-in recesses 39. Thereafter, while the ridges 498 pressed against the press-in surface 398 of the press-in projection 49 are deformed, the press-in projection 49 moves upward until it abuts against the lower combining portion 48 and the upper combining portion 38 (refer to Figure 10 ), and thus is further received by the press-in recess 39. That is, the press-in projections 49 are respectively pressed into the press-in recesses 39.

[0133] Reference Figure 10 As described above, the upper combining portion 38 and the lower combining portion 48 can be combined with each other such that the upper main body portion 32 is located above the lower main body portion 42 in the Z direction. In the combined state where the upper combining portion 38 and the lower combining portion 48 are combined with each other, the upper main body portion 32 and the lower main body portion 42 form the locator main body 22, and the upper combining portion 38 and the lower combining portion 48 form the combining portion 28.

[0134] By pressing the two press-fitting convex portions 49 of the lower combining portion 48 into the two press-fitting concave portions 39 of the upper combining portion 38, the upper combining portion 38 and the lower combining portion 48 of the present embodiment can be combined with each other. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, a press-fitting concave portion may be formed on one of the upper combining portion 38 and the lower combining portion 48, and a press-fitting convex portion may be formed on the other of the upper combining portion 38 and the lower combining portion 48. The structures of the press-fitting concave portion 39 and the press-fitting convex portion 49 are not limited to the present embodiment. For example, each of the press-fitting concave portions 39 may be a bottomed hole.

[0135] The upper combining portion 38 and the lower combining portion 48 can be combined with each other through portions other than the press-fitting concave portion 39 and the press-fitting convex portion 49. For example, Figure 21 compared with Figure 3 the locator 20A described in the modification example has an upper member 30A and a lower member 40A. The upper member 30A has an upper combining portion 38A different from the upper combining portion 38, and has the same structure as the upper member 30 except for this. The lower member 40A has a lower combining portion 48A different from the lower combining portion 48, and has the same structure as the lower member 40 except for this.

[0136] Reference Figure 21 As shown, engaging concave portions 39A are formed on each of the upper combining portions 38A. Each of the engaging concave portions 39A is a depression provided at a portion outside the Y direction of the upper combining portion 38A, and is recessed inward in the Y direction. Engaging portions 49A are formed on each of the lower combining portions 48A. Each of the engaging portions 49A is a protruding piece provided at a portion outside the Y direction of the lower combining portion 48A. Each of the engaging portions 49A has a support portion 492A and an engaging protrusion 498A. The support portion 492A extends upward from the lower combining portion 48A and can be elastically deformed. The engaging protrusion 498A is located at the upper end of the support portion 492A and protrudes inward in the Y direction. The engaging protrusion 498A can move in the Y direction along with the elastic deformation of the support portion 492A.

[0137] Reference Figure 21 and Figure 22, by engaging the engaging protrusions 498A of the two lower combining portions 48A with the engaging recesses 39A of the two upper combining portions 38A respectively, the upper combining portion 38A and the lower combining portion 48A of the locator 20A can be combined with each other. In the combined state where the upper combining portion 38A and the lower combining portion 48A are combined with each other, the upper main body portion 32 and the lower main body portion 42 form the locator main body 22, and the upper combining portion 38A and the lower combining portion 48A form the combining portion 28A.

[0138] Refer to Figures 3 to 5 , the upper main body portion 32 has an upper arranging portion 34. Refer to Figure 15 , the upper arranging portion 34 is a portion for arranging two or more cables 72.

[0139] Refer to Figures 3 to 5 , the upper arranging portion 34 of the present embodiment has two side walls 342 and a bottom wall 346. In addition, an opening 348 is formed on the upper arranging portion 34. Refer to Figure 3 , the two side walls 342 are respectively located at the front end and the rear end of the upper arranging portion 34 and extend parallel to each other along the Y direction. The opening 348 is a space located between the two side walls 342 in the X direction and opens upward. The bottom wall 346 is located below the opening 348. That is, the opening 348 is a bottomed depression.

[0140] Refer to Figures 3 to 5 , three passing portions 344 are formed on each of the side walls 342. Refer to Figure 3 , the passing portions 344 of the side walls 342 are holes that penetrate the side walls 342 in the X direction. The shapes and positions of the three passing portions 344 in the YZ plane of one of the side walls 342 are respectively the same as the shapes and positions of the three passing portions 344 in the YZ plane of the other side wall 342. Together with Figure 15 Refer to Figure 3 , two cables 72 (two coaxial thin wires 74 or two coaxial thin wires 75) can pass through each of the passing portions 344 of the side walls 342.

[0141] Refer to Figures 3 to 5 , on the upper arranging portion 34, in addition to the passing portions 344 of the side walls 342, two passing portions 344 are also formed respectively on both sides of the side walls 342 in the Y direction. The passing portions 344 located on both sides of the side walls 342 are grooves that open upward, forward, and backward. Together with Figure 15 Refer to Figure 3 , one cable 72 (one discrete wire 77) can pass through each of the passing portions 344 located on both sides of the side walls 342.

[0142] On the upper side arrangement part 34 of the present embodiment, a passing part 344 arranged in a single row in the Y direction is formed. The passing part 344 allows a total of eight cables 72 to pass through. The eight cables 72 pass through the passing part 344, and thus are arranged in a single row in the Y direction. That is, the upper side arrangement part 34 of the present embodiment has the passing part 344 capable of arranging eight cables 72 in a single row. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and as long as the upper side arrangement part 34 can arrange two or more cables 72, the structure of the upper side arrangement part 34 is not particularly limited.

[0143] Refer to Figure 3 、 Figure 4 and Figure 7 , the lower side main body part 42 has a lower side arrangement part 44. Refer to Figure 15 , the side arrangement part 44 is a part for arranging two or more cables 72.

[0144] Refer to Figure 7 and Figure 9 , the lower side arrangement part 44 of the present embodiment has four side walls 442. Two of the four side walls 442 are located at the front end of the lower side arrangement part 44 and are arranged in the Y direction. The other two of the four side walls 442 are located at the rear end of the lower side arrangement part 44 and are arranged in the Y direction. The two side walls 442 on one side in the Y direction extend parallel to each other along the Y direction, thereby forming a pair of side walls 442. Similarly, the two side walls 442 on the other side in the Y direction extend parallel to each other along the Y direction, thereby forming a pair of side walls 442. That is, the lower side arrangement part 44 has two pairs of side walls 442 arranged in the Y direction.

[0145] The lower side arrangement part 44 of the present embodiment has a bottom wall 446. In addition, on the lower side arrangement part 44, two opening parts 448 corresponding to the two pairs of side walls 442 are formed respectively. For each of the two pairs of side walls 442, the opening part 448 is a space located between the two side walls 342 in the X direction and opens downward. The bottom wall 446 extends across the entire two pairs of side walls 442 in the Y direction and is located above the two opening parts 448. That is, each of the opening parts 448 is a bottomed depression.

[0146] Refer to Figure 3 、 Figure 4 and Figure 7 , one passing part 444 is formed on each of the side walls 442. Each passing part 444 is a hole penetrating the side wall 442 in the X direction. Among each of the two pairs of side walls 442, the shapes and positions of the passing parts 344 of the two side walls 442 are identical in the YZ plane. Referring to Figure 15 together with Figure 3 , two cables 72 (two coaxial thin wires 74) can pass through each of the passing parts 444 of the side walls 442.

[0147] Refer toFigure 7 and Figure 9 On the lower side arranging portion 44, in addition to the passing portion 444 of the side wall 442, one passing portion 444 located between the two pairs of side walls 442 in the Y direction and two passing portions 444 located on both sides of the two pairs of side walls 442 in the Y direction are also formed. Referring to Figure 15 together with Figure 7 and Figure 9 , the passing portion 444 located between the two pairs of side walls 442 is a groove opening downward, forward and backward, and can allow one cable 72 (one discrete wire 76) to pass through. Each of the passing portions 444 located on both sides of the two pairs of side walls 442 is a groove opening downward, forward and backward, and can allow one cable 72 (one discrete wire 77) to pass through.

[0148] On the lower side arranging portion 44 of the present embodiment, passing portions 444 arranged in a row in the Y direction are formed. The passing portions 444 allow a total of seven cables 72 to pass through. The seven cables 72 pass through the passing portions 444, and thus are arranged in a row in the Y direction. That is, the lower side arranging portion 44 of the present embodiment has passing portions 444 capable of arranging seven cables 72 in a row. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. As long as the lower side arranging portion 44 can arrange two or more cables 72, the structure of the lower side arranging portion 44 is not particularly limited.

[0149] Referring to Figure 5 , the upper side main body portion 32 of the upper side member 30 has an upper side contact surface 36. The upper side contact surface 36 is the lower end surface of the upper side main body portion 32. The upper side contact surface 36 of the present embodiment is a flat surface without unevenness and continuously extends along the XY plane. In addition, the upper side contact surface 36 and the lower surface of the upper side combining portion 38 are the same surface. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the upper side contact surface 36 may have unevenness and may be a slightly curved surface. In addition, a height difference may be formed between the upper side contact surface 36 and the lower surface of the upper side combining portion 38.

[0150] Referring to Figure 3 , the lower side main body portion 42 of the lower side member 40 has a lower side contact surface 46. The lower side contact surface 46 is the upper end surface of the lower side main body portion 42. The lower side contact surface 46 of the present embodiment is a flat surface without unevenness and continuously extends along the XY plane. In addition, the lower side contact surface 46 and the upper surface of the portion of the lower side combining portion 48 except the press-fitting convex portion 49 are the same surface. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the lower side contact surface 46 may have unevenness and may be a slightly curved surface. In addition, a height difference may be formed between the lower side contact surface 46 and the upper surface of the lower side combining portion 48.

[0151] Referring to Figure 10 and Figure 11, when the locator 20 is in the assembled state where the upper combined portion 38 and the lower combined portion 48 are combined with each other, the upper contact surface 36 is located at the lower end of the upper main body portion 32, and the lower contact surface 46 is located at the upper end of the lower main body portion 42. In addition, according to the present embodiment, in the assembled state, the upper contact surface 36 and the upper contact surface 36 are in contact with each other in the Z direction. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and in the assembled state, the upper contact surface 36 and the upper contact surface 36 may be spaced apart in the Z direction and opposed to each other.

[0152] Refer to Figures 3 to 6 , on the upper main body portion 32 of the upper member 30 of the present embodiment, an upper recess 35 is formed. The upper recess 35 is a recess that depresses from the upper contact surface 36 to the bottom wall 346 of the upper finishing portion 34 in the Z direction. The upper recess 35 is located at the middle portion of the upper main body portion 32 in the Y direction and opens forward. The upper end surface of the upper recess 35 of the present embodiment is a flat surface without unevenness. In addition, the upper recess 35 of the present embodiment extends to the middle portion of the upper main body portion 32 in the X direction and does not open at the rear. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, slightly unevenness may be formed on the upper end surface of the upper recess 35. In addition, the upper recess 35 may be a groove that opens at the front and the rear.

[0153] Refer to Figure 3 , Figure 4 and Figure 8 , on the lower main body portion 42 of the lower member 40 of the present embodiment, a lower recess 45 is formed. The lower recess 45 is a recess that depresses from the lower contact surface 46 to the bottom wall 446 of the lower finishing portion 44 in the Z direction. The lower recess 45 is located at the middle portion of the lower main body portion 42 in the Y direction and opens forward. The lower end surface of the lower recess 45 of the present embodiment is a flat surface without unevenness. In addition, the lower recess 45 of the present embodiment extends to the middle portion of the lower main body portion 42 in the X direction and does not open at the rear. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, slightly unevenness may be formed on the lower end surface of the lower recess 45. In addition, the lower recess 45 may be a groove that opens at the front and the rear.

[0154] Refer to Figure 10 , the upper recess 35 and the lower recess 45 of the present embodiment are provided in a corresponding manner. More specifically, in the assembled state, the upper recess 35 and the lower recess 45 are arranged in the Z direction to form one receiving portion 25. That is, in the assembled state, on the locator 20, a receiving portion 25 composed of the upper recess 35 and the lower recess 45 is formed. The receiving portion 25 is located between the upper main body portion 32 and the lower main body portion 42 in the Z direction and opens forward in the X direction. With this structure, a part (the received portion 65) in the substrate 60 can be inserted into the receiving portion 25 from the front along the X direction.

[0155] As described above, when the upper combining portion 38 and the lower combining portion 48 of the locator 20 according to the present embodiment are combined with each other, a receiving portion 25 capable of inserting the receiving portion 65 of the substrate 60 is formed. By inserting the receiving portion 65 of the substrate 60 into the receiving portion 25, the locator 20 can be temporarily positioned relative to the substrate 60 together with the cable 72 (refer to Figure 17 ) that is organized by the upper organizing portion 34 and the lower organizing portion 44. That is, the receiving portion 25 functions as a positioning portion of the locator 20. Refer to Figure 20 , after the cable 72 is connected and fixed to the substrate 60, the upper combining portion 38 and the lower combining portion 48 of the locator 20 are removed from the upper main body portion 32 and the lower main body portion 42, so that the size of the locator 20 during use can be reduced. That is, according to the present embodiment, a locator 20 composed of two members and capable of being miniaturized can be provided.

[0156] Refer to Figure 15 , for the locator 20 according to the present embodiment, two members (the upper member 30 and the lower member 40) each organize a plurality of cables 72 including coaxial thin wires and discrete wires. The present invention is particularly suitable for miniaturizing such a locator 20.

[0157] According to the present embodiment, no easily breakable parts such as positioning protrusions are formed on the locator 20. By simply inserting the receiving portion 65 of the substrate 60 into the receiving portion 25, the locator 20 and the substrate 60 can be positioned relative to each other. In addition, the shape of the locator 20 becomes simple, so that the manufacturing cost of the locator 20 can be reduced. Further, according to the present embodiment, there is no need to form a positioning hole or the like on the substrate 60, so that the overall size of the substrate 60 can be reduced.

[0158] Refer to Figure 3 , according to the present embodiment, an upper concave portion 35 is formed on the upper main body portion 32 of the upper member 30, and a lower concave portion 45 is formed on the lower main body portion 42 of the lower member 40. Refer to Figure 10 , the receiving portion 25 includes both the upper concave portion 35 formed on the upper main body portion 32 and the lower concave portion 45 formed on the lower main body portion 42. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. On the locator 20, only one of the upper concave portion 35 and the lower concave portion 45 may be formed.

[0159] For example, together with Figure 3 Refer to Figure 23, the locator 20B according to the modification example has an upper member 30 and a lower member 40B. The lower member 40B has a lower main body portion 42B that is different from the lower main body portion 42 of the lower member 40. Except for this, it has the same structure as the lower member 40. The lower main body portion 42B has a lower sorting portion 44B and a lower contact surface 46B. On the lower main body portion 42B, the lower concave portion 45 is not formed, and the lower contact surface 46B extends across the entire lower sorting portion 44B in the XY plane. Except for the above differences, the lower main body portion 42B has the same structure as the lower main body portion 42.

[0160] The receiving portion (not shown) of this modification example is formed only by the upper concave portion 35 of the upper main body portion 32. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the receiving portion can be formed only by the lower concave portion 45 of the lower main body portion 42. That is, the receiving portion according to the present embodiment and the modification example includes at least one of the upper concave portion 35 formed on the upper main body portion 32 and the lower concave portion 45 formed on the lower main body portion 42. Refer to Figure 10 , in the case where the upper concave portion 35 is formed, in the combined state, the upper concave portion 35 is recessed upward and opens forward. In the case where the lower concave portion 45 is formed, in the combined state, the lower concave portion 45 is recessed downward and opens forward.

[0161] Refer to Figure 6 , two upper guiding portions 352 are formed on the upper concave portion 35 of the present embodiment. The upper guiding portions 352 are located at the front end of the upper concave portion 35 and are respectively located on both sides of the upper concave portion 35 in the Y direction. Each of the upper guiding portions 352 has an arc shape in the XY plane, extends inward in the Y direction, and extends backward at the same time. That is, each of the upper concave portions 35 intersects the X direction and intersects the Y direction.

[0162] Refer to Figure 8 , two lower guiding portions 452 are formed on the lower concave portion 45 of the present embodiment. The lower guiding portions 452 are located at the front end of the lower concave portion 45 and are respectively located on both sides of the lower concave portion 45 in the Y direction. Each of the lower guiding portions 452 has an arc shape in the XY plane, extends inward in the Y direction, and extends backward at the same time. That is, each of the lower guiding portions 452 intersects the X direction and intersects the Y direction.

[0163] Refer to Figure 10 , two guiding portions 252 are formed on the receiving portion 25 of the present embodiment. The guiding portions 252 are located at the front end of the receiving portion 25. Each of the guiding portions 252 intersects the X direction and intersects the Y direction. According to the present embodiment, each of the guiding portions 252 is formed by the upper guiding portion 352 and the lower guiding portion 452. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and each of the guiding portions 252 can be formed by at least one of the upper guiding portion 352 and the lower guiding portion 452.

[0164] The size of the receiving portion 65 of the substrate 60 in the Y direction in the present embodiment is smaller than the size in the Y direction between the front ends of the two guiding portions 252 and larger than the size in the Y direction between the rear ends of the two guiding portions 252. With this structure, the receiving portion 65 can be guided by the guiding portions 252 and pressed into the receiving portion 25. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the guiding portions 252 may be provided as needed. The shape of the guiding portions 252 is not particularly limited. In addition, the size of the receiving portion 25 in the Y direction may be equal to or greater than the size of the receiving portion 65 in the Y direction at any position in the X direction. That is, the receiving portion 65 may be only inserted without being pressed into the receiving portion 25.

[0165] According to the present embodiment, the upper recess 35 is located at the middle portion of the upper member 30 in the Y direction, and the two press-in recesses 39 are respectively located near both ends of the upper member 30 in the Y direction. The lower recess 45 is located at the middle portion of the lower member 40 in the Y direction, and the two press-in protrusions 49 are respectively located near both ends of the lower member 40 in the Y direction. With this configuration, the upper recess 35 and the lower recess 45 in the combined state are correctly aligned with each other in the Y direction. According to the present embodiment, regardless of the tolerances of the upper recess 35 and the lower recess 45 respectively, the size of the receiving portion 25 in the Y direction can be set to a size that can be inserted into the substrate 60.

[0166] Refer to Figure 11 , according to the present embodiment, the distance between the front ends of the two lower guiding portions 452 in the Y direction is longer than the distance between the front ends of the two upper guiding portions 352 in the Y direction. In addition, the distance between the rear ends of the two lower guiding portions 452 in the Y direction is longer than the distance between the rear ends of the two upper guiding portions 352 in the Y direction. With this structure, regardless of the tolerances, the distance between the two guiding portions 252 in the Y direction can be set to be at least equal to or greater than the distance between the two upper guiding portions 352 in the Y direction. That is, according to the present embodiment, regardless of the tolerances, the guiding portions 252 that can guide the receiving portion 65 can be formed. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the structures and configurations of the upper guiding portion 352 and the lower guiding portion 452 may be deformed as needed.

[0167] Refer to Figure 14 , the wire harness 10 of the present embodiment ( Figure 2 Refer to) can be manufactured, for example, through six steps including a preparation step (STEP1), an arrangement step (STEP2), a combination step (STEP3), a receiving step (STEP4), a connection step (STEP5), and a removal step (STEP6). Hereinafter, the manufacturing method of the wire harness 10 of the present embodiment will be described in the order of the start of the steps.

[0168] Reference Figure 2 、 Figure 3 and Figure 12 , first in the preparation step (reference Figure 14 ), a composite cable 70, a locator 20, a substrate 60, and a connector body 14 are prepared. That is, the manufacturing method of the wire harness 10 of the present embodiment has a preparation step of preparing a composite cable 70, a locator 20, a substrate 60, and a connector body 14; the composite cable 70 has a plurality of cables 72, the locator 20 has an upper member 30 and a lower member 40, the upper member 30 has an upper main body portion 32 and an upper combination portion 38, the lower member 40 has a lower main body portion 42 and a lower combination portion 48, the upper combination portion 38 and the lower combination portion 48 can be combined with each other so that the upper main body portion 32 is located above the lower main body portion 42 in the Z direction, the upper main body portion 32 has an upper arranging portion 34 and an upper contact surface 36, the upper arranging portion 34 is a portion for arranging two or more cables 72, the lower main body portion 42 has a lower arranging portion 44 and a lower contact surface 46, the lower arranging portion 44 is a portion for arranging two or more cables 72, the substrate 60 has a receiving portion 65 and is formed with a plurality of pads 63, 64, and the connector body 14 is mounted on the front end of the substrate 60.

[0169] Reference Figure 15 , then, in the arranging step (reference Figure 14 ), the cables 72 are arranged by the upper arranging portion 34 and the lower arranging portion 44. Specifically, each cable 72 is mounted on the upper arranging portion 34 or the lower arranging portion 44 so that the cable 72 passes along the X direction through one of the passing portions 344 of the upper arranging portion 34 and the passing portions 444 of the lower arranging portion 44. That is, the manufacturing method of the wire harness 10 of the present embodiment has an arranging step of arranging two or more cables 72 on each of the upper arranging portion 34 and the lower arranging portion 44.

[0170] Reference Figure 17 , according to the arranging step of the present embodiment (reference Figure 14 ), the cables 72 protrude forward from the locator 20 in such a manner that the core wires 728 of the respective cables 72 are located above or below the corresponding pads 63 of the substrate 60. Refer to Figure 15 . The core wires 728 of the respective cables 72 may be exposed before passing through the passing portion 344 or the passing portion 444, or may be exposed after passing through the passing portion 344 or the passing portion 444. Further, in the case where the cable 72 has a shield wire 724, the shield wire 724 may be exposed before passing through the passing portion 344 or the passing portion 444, or may be exposed after passing through the passing portion 444.

[0171] Reference Figure 16 , then in the combining step (reference Figure 14In (the above), the upper combination part 38 and the lower combination part 48 are combined with each other such that the upper main body part 32 is located above the lower main body part 42 in the Z direction. That is, the manufacturing method of the wire harness 10 of the present embodiment has a combining step of combining the upper combination part 38 and the lower combination part 48 with each other. In the combined state where the upper combination part 38 and the lower combination part 48 are combined with each other, the upper contact surface 36 is located at the lower end of the upper main body part 32, the lower contact surface 46 is located at the upper end of the lower main body part 42, the upper contact surface 36 and the lower contact surface 46 are in contact with each other in the Z direction, or are opposed to each other with a distance therebetween in the Z direction. A receiving part 25 is formed on the locator 20. The receiving part 25 is located between the upper main body part 32 and the lower main body part 42 in the Z direction and opens forward in the X direction perpendicular to the Z direction.

[0172] Refer to Figure 10 together with Figure 17 , and then in the receiving step (refer to Figure 14 ), the received part 65 of the substrate 60 is inserted into the receiving part 25. As a result, the received part 65 is received by the receiving part 25. That is, the manufacturing method of the wire harness 10 of the present embodiment has a receiving step of inserting the received part 65 of the substrate 60 into the receiving part 25 from the front along the X direction. The received part 65 can be pressed into the receiving part 25, or can be only inserted without being pressed into the receiving part 25. In addition, the position of the substrate 60 relative to the locator 20 in the X direction can be adjusted by various methods. For example, the received part 65 can be inserted into the receiving part 25 until it abuts against the wall surface at the rear end of the receiving part 25, or can be inserted into the receiving part 25 until the substrate main body 62 abuts against the locator 20.

[0173] Refer to Figure 18 and Figure 19 , and then in the connecting step (refer to Figure 14 ), the core wires 728 of the cable 72 are respectively fixedly connected to the corresponding pads 63 of the substrate 60 by welding or the like. In addition, the shield wires 724 of the cable 72 are respectively fixedly connected to the corresponding pads 63 of the substrate 60 by welding or the like. That is, the manufacturing method of the wire harness 10 of the present embodiment has a connecting step of connecting the cable 72 to the pads 63 respectively.

[0174] Refer to Figure 20 , and then in the removing step (refer to Figure 14 ), the upper combination part 38 and the lower combination part 48 are removed from the upper main body part 32 and the lower main body part 42. That is, the manufacturing method of the wire harness 10 of the present embodiment has a removing step of removing the upper combination part 38 and the lower combination part 48 from the upper main body part 32 and the lower main body part 42.

[0175] According to the present embodiment, a portion near the upper main body portion 32 and the lower main body portion 42 in the cutting combination portion 28 is cut. As a result, the locator main body 22 has a remaining portion of the combination portion 28 in addition to the upper main body portion 32 and the lower main body portion 42. From another perspective, the upper main body portion 32 and the lower main body portion 42 of the locator main body 22 are portions each including a remaining portion of the upper combination portion 38 and the lower combination portion 48 of the locator 20. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the combination portion 28 can be cut in such a way that the locator main body 22 only has the upper main body portion 32 and the lower main body portion 42 of the locator 20. In addition, the method of removing the combination portion 28 from the upper main body portion 32 and the lower main body portion 42 is not limited to cutting.

[0176] By the above manufacturing method, as Figure 2 shown, a wire harness 10 having a composite cable 70, a connector main body 14, a locator main body 22, and a substrate 60 is obtained. On the obtained wire harness 10, members such as an outer member 16 can be installed as needed.

[0177] Hereinafter, the structure of the wire harness 10 manufactured by the above manufacturing method will be described.

[0178] Referring to Figure 2 , the locator main body 22 of the wire harness 10 has an upper main body portion 32 and a lower main body portion 42. The structures of the upper main body portion 32 and the lower main body portion 42 are as described above. For example, referring to Figure 16 , the upper main body portion 32 is located above the lower main body portion 42 in the Z direction. The upper main body portion 32 has an upper arranging portion 34 and an upper contact surface 36. The upper arranging portion 34 arranges two or more cables 72. The lower main body portion 42 has a lower arranging portion 44 and a lower contact surface 46. The lower arranging portion 44 arranges two or more cables 72. Referring to Figure 15 , in the present embodiment, each of the upper arranging portion 34 and the lower arranging portion 44 arranges one or more coaxial thin wires and one or more discrete wires.

[0179] Referring to Figure 16 , the upper contact surface 36 is located at the lower end of the upper main body portion 32. The lower contact surface 46 is located at the upper end of the lower main body portion 42. The upper contact surface 36 and the lower contact surface 46 are in contact with each other in the Z direction or face each other at a distance in the Z direction. A receiving portion 25 is formed on the locator main body 22. The receiving portion 25 is located between the upper main body portion 32 and the lower main body portion 42 in the Z direction and opens forward in the X direction perpendicular to the Z direction.

[0180] Referring to Figure 10, the receiving portion 25 of the present embodiment includes at least one of an upper concave portion 35 formed on the upper main body portion 32 and a lower concave portion 45 formed on the lower main body portion 42. In the case where the upper concave portion 35 is formed, the upper concave portion 35 is recessed upward and opens forward. In the case where the lower concave portion 45 is formed, the lower concave portion 45 is recessed downward and opens forward.

[0181] Refer to Figure 12 and Figure 17 , on the received portion 65 of the substrate 60 of the present embodiment, holes and depressions such as those formed in a part of the receiving locator main body 22 are not formed. Therefore, the received portion 65 does not receive any part of the locator main body 22, but is received by the receiving portion 25. In particular, the received portion 65 of the present embodiment is press-fitted into the receiving portion 25 and thus fixed relative to the locator main body 22. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the received portion 65 may contact without pressing against the inner wall surface of the receiving portion 25, or may be received at a distance between the inner wall surfaces of the receiving portion 25.

[0182] In addition to the various modification examples already described, the present embodiment can be further modified in various ways. For example, refer to Figure 12 , the size of the received portion 65 of the substrate 60 of the present embodiment in the Y direction is smaller than the size of the substrate main body 62 in the Y direction. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the entire substrate 60 may have a rectangular shape in the XY plane. In this case, a portion near the rear end of the substrate 60 may function as the received portion 65.

Claims

1. A wire harness, characterized in that, The wire harness includes a composite cable, a locator body, a substrate, and a connector body. The composite cable includes a plurality of cables. The locator body includes an upper main body portion and a lower main body portion. The upper main body portion is located above the lower main body portion in the vertical direction. The upper main body portion has an upper arranging portion and an upper contact surface. The upper arranging portion arranges two or more of the cables. The upper contact surface is located at the lower end of the upper main body portion. The lower main body portion has a lower arranging portion and a lower contact surface. The lower arranging portion arranges two or more of the cables. The lower contact surface is located at the upper end of the lower main body portion. The upper contact surface and the lower contact surface are in contact with each other in the vertical direction or are opposed to each other with a distance therebetween in the vertical direction. A receiving portion is formed on the locator body. The receiving portion is located between the upper main body portion and the lower main body portion in the vertical direction and opens forward in the front-rear direction perpendicular to the vertical direction. The substrate has a received portion and is formed with a plurality of pads. The received portion does not receive any part of the locator body but is received by the receiving portion. The cables are respectively connected to the pads. The connector body is mounted at the front end of the substrate.

2. The wire harness according to claim 1, characterized in that, The receiving portion is constituted by at least one of an upper concave portion formed on the upper main body portion and a lower concave portion formed on the lower main body portion. When the upper concave portion is formed, the upper concave portion is recessed upward and opens forward. When the lower concave portion is formed, the lower concave portion is recessed downward and opens forward.

3. The wire harness according to claim 1, characterized in that, A guiding portion is formed on the receiving portion. The guiding portion is located at the front end of the receiving portion. The guiding portion intersects with the front-rear direction and intersects with the lateral direction perpendicular to both the vertical direction and the front-rear direction.

4. The wire harness according to claim 1, characterized in that, The received portion of the substrate is press-fitted into the receiving portion.

5. The wire harness according to claim 1, characterized in that, The cables include two or more coaxial thin wires and two or more discrete wires. The upper arranging portion and the lower arranging portion respectively arrange one or more coaxial thin wires and one or more discrete wires.

6. A manufacturing method of a wire harness, characterized in that, Comprising: A preparation step of preparing a composite cable, a locator, a substrate, and a connector body, the composite cable having a plurality of cables, the locator having an upper member and a lower member, the upper member having an upper main body portion and an upper combining portion, the lower member having a lower main body portion and a lower combining portion, the upper combining portion and the lower combining portion being combinable with each other such that the upper main body portion is located above the lower main body portion in the vertical direction, the upper main body portion having an upper arranging portion and an upper contact surface, the upper arranging portion being a portion for arranging two or more of the cables, the lower main body portion having a lower arranging portion and a lower contact surface, the lower arranging portion being a portion for arranging two or more of the cables, the substrate having a received portion and being formed with a plurality of pads, and the connector body being mounted at the front end of the substrate; An arranging step of arranging two or more of the cables on the upper arranging portion and the lower arranging portion respectively. Combination step: Combine the upper combination part and the lower combination part with each other. In the combined state where the upper combination part and the lower combination part are combined with each other, the upper contact surface is located at the lower end of the upper main body part, the lower contact surface is located at the upper end of the lower main body part, the upper contact surface and the lower contact surface are in contact with each other in the up-down direction or are opposite to each other with a distance therebetween in the up-down direction. A receiving part is formed on the locator. The receiving part is located between the upper main body part and the lower main body part in the up-down direction and opens forward in the front-back direction perpendicular to the up-down direction; Receiving step: Insert the received part of the substrate into the receiving part from the front along the front-back direction; Connection step: Connect the cables to the pads respectively; and Removal step: Remove the upper combination part and the lower combination part from the upper main body part and the lower main body part.

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