Wiring structure having fuse assembly and manufacturing method of the same
The wiring structure with a fuse assembly addresses fuse installation and connection strength issues by integrating a fuse with a wire harness and insulating sleeve, enhancing connection reliability and protection.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- JP2024043731
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Priority Date
- 2023-07-04
- Filing Date
- 2024-03-19
- Publication Date
- 2025-01-20
- Estimated Expiration
- 2044-03-19
AI Technical Summary
Existing fuse installation in circuit design faces issues with location and connection strength, which affect the protective effectiveness of fuses in circuits.
A wiring structure with a fuse assembly that includes a wire harness, conductive wires, and a fuse integrated with an insulating sleeve, where the fuse is welded to the conductive wire after cutting and bending to avoid stress concentration points, and reinforced with an insulating fixing member to enhance connection strength.
Prevents low connection strength at stress concentration points and reduces the risk of the fuse assembly being pulled apart, ensuring reliable circuit protection.
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Abstract
Description
[Technical field]
[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of wiring structures, and more particularly to wiring structures having fuse assemblies and methods for manufacturing the same. [Background technology]
[0002] In the prior art circuit design, circuit safety is one of the most important issues to consider, and circuit safety should usually consider circuit protection, circuit control, and the matching of each component in the entire circuit. In the process of vehicle circuit design, the fuse capacity should be determined according to the load size and electrical performance characteristics of each electrical system of the vehicle, and the type of fuse should be determined by comprehensively considering the electrical characteristics of each electrical system and the design of the junction box, etc. Among them, in order for the fuse to fully exert its protective function in the circuit, issues such as the position of the fuse in the circuit and the connection strength when the fuse is installed should be considered during the circuit design. Summary of the Invention
[0003] SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE Embodiments of the present invention provide a wiring structure having a fuse assembly that solves current fuse installation location and installation connection strength problems.
[0004] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention is realized as follows: In a first aspect, a wiring structure having a fuse assembly includes a wire harness and a fuse assembly, a plurality of conductors extend in parallel within the insulated wire body, one end of the conductors in the wire harness and the insulated wire body coated on the outer periphery of one end of the conductors are cut and removed, and the fuse assembly includes a fuse and an insulating sleeve, the fuse is drilled into the insulating sleeve, and one end of the fuse is welded to one end of the conductors.
[0005] In one of the embodiments, after removing one end of the conductor and the insulating wire body coated on the outer circumferential side of one end of the conductor, a through hole is formed on the surface of the wire harness, and one end of the conductor, the insulating wire body coated on the outer circumferential side of one end of the conductor, and the through hole overlap each other.
[0006] In one embodiment, the one end of the conductor and the insulating wire body covering the outer periphery of the one end of the conductor are bent and extend from one side of the through hole of the wire harness.
[0007] In one embodiment, the positions of the plurality of through holes are offset from one another in a direction perpendicular to the extension paths of the plurality of conductors.
[0008] In one embodiment, the device further comprises an insulating fixing member covering a welded portion between the fuse and the conductor.
[0009] In one of the embodiments, the device further includes a wiring joint connected to the other ends of the plurality of conductors.
[0010] In one embodiment thereof, the fuse comprises a first circuit conductive portion, a second circuit conductive portion, and a circuit protection portion, the circuit protection portion being located between the first circuit conductive portion and the second circuit conductive portion, the first circuit conductive portion and the second circuit conductive portion having a first line width, the circuit protection portion having a second line width, and the first line width being greater than the second line width.
[0011] In one of the embodiments, the fuse further includes a first circuit connection portion and a second circuit connection portion, the first circuit connection portion being connected between the first circuit conductive portion and the circuit protection portion, the line width of the first circuit connection portion gradually decreasing from the first circuit conductive portion to be connected to the circuit protection portion, and the second circuit connection portion being connected between the second circuit conductive portion and the circuit protection portion, the line width of the second circuit connection portion gradually decreasing from the second circuit conductive portion to be connected to the circuit protection portion.
[0012] In one embodiment thereof, the first circuit connection portion, the second circuit connection portion, the circuit protection portion, the first circuit connection portion, and the second circuit connection portion are integrally molded.
[0013] In one embodiment, the first circuit conductive portion is welded to one end of the wire, and the second circuit conductive portion is used to connect an electronic device.
[0014] In a second aspect, a manufacturing method for a wiring structure having the fuse assembly described in the first aspect includes the steps of: preparing a wire harness in which a plurality of conductors extend in parallel within an insulated wire body; cutting one end of the conductors in the wire harness and the insulated wire body coated on the outer circumferential side of one end of the conductor; bending and extending one end of the conductor and the insulated wire body coated on the outer circumferential side of one end of the conductor outward from the wire harness; preparing a fuse assembly in which a fuse is drilled into an insulating sleeve, and welding one end of the fuse to one end of the conductor after cutting.
[0015] In one embodiment, after the step of welding one end of the fuse to one end of the conductor after cutting, an insulating fixing member is coated on the welded portion between one end of the fuse assembly and one end of the conductor after cutting.
[0016] The present invention relates to a wiring structure having a fuse assembly and a manufacturing method thereof, in which one end of the conductor in the wire harness and the insulating wire body coated on the outer periphery of one end of the conductor are cut and removed, and then a fuse assembly is welded to one end of the conductor that bends and extends from inside the wire harness to the outside, thereby preventing the welded point between the fuse assembly and the conductor from being located at a position where the fuse assembly and the conductor are bent and change direction.
[0017] This makes it possible to prevent the welded points, which have a relatively low connection strength between the fuse assembly and the conductor, from being located at stress concentration positions, thereby reducing the situation in which the welded points of the fuse assembly and the conductor are pulled apart. [Brief description of the drawings]
[0018] The drawings described herein are used to further understand the present invention and constitute a part of the present invention, and the schematic embodiments of the present invention and their descriptions are used to interpret the present invention and are not intended to unduly limit the present invention. [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional view of a wiring structure having a fuse assembly of the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of area A in FIG. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of area B in FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a line cross-sectional view of a wiring structure having a fuse assembly of the present invention. [Diagram 5] FIG. 5 is another cross-sectional view of a line segment of an interconnect structure having a fuse assembly of the present invention. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of area C in FIG. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a diagram showing steps of a method for manufacturing a wiring structure having a fuse assembly according to the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0019] The following description, together with the drawings, is given: Several embodiments of the present invention are disclosed below by way of diagrams. For clarity of explanation, many details of implementations are described together, but it should be understood that these details of implementations are not intended to limit the present invention.
[0020] That is, in some embodiments of the present invention, the details of these implementations are not necessarily required. In addition, in order to simplify the diagrams, some common structures and assemblies are simply and diagrammatically shown in the diagrams. In the following embodiments, the same reference numerals denote the same or similar assemblies.
[0021] Please refer to Fig. 1 to Fig. 3. Fig. 1 is a three-dimensional view of a wiring structure having a fuse assembly of the present invention, Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of area A in Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is an enlarged view of area B in Fig. 1. As shown in the figures, the present invention provides a wiring structure 1 having a fuse assembly, which includes a wire harness 10 and a fuse assembly 20. The wire harness 10 includes a plurality of conductors 11 and an insulated wire body 13. The plurality of conductors 11 extend in parallel in the insulated wire body 13, and one end of the conductors 11 in the wire harness 10 and the insulated wire body 13 coated on the outer periphery of the one end of the conductors 11 are cut and taken out. The fuse assembly 20 includes a fuse 201 and an insulating sleeve 202, the fuse 201 is drilled in the insulating sleeve 202, and one end of the fuse 201 is welded to one end of the conductor 11.
[0022] Please refer to Figures 4 and 5 together. Figure 4 is a line cross-sectional view of a wiring structure having a fuse assembly of the present invention, and Figure 5 is another cross-sectional view. As shown in the figures, in this embodiment, one end of the conductor 11 and the insulating wire body 13 coated on the outer periphery of one end of the conductor 11 are cut and removed from the surface of the wire harness 10, and then a through hole 15 is formed on the surface of the wire harness 10, so that one end of the conductor 11 and the insulating wire body 13 coated on the outer periphery of one end of the conductor 11 can overlap with the through hole 15.
[0023] In other words, one end of the conductor 11 and the insulated wire 13 coated on the outer periphery of the one end of the conductor 11 are taken out and bent outward from one side of the through hole 15 of the wire harness 10. The user can set a processing position for cutting and taking out one end of the conductor 11 and the insulated wire 13 coated on the outer periphery of the one end of the conductor 11 in the wire harness 10 according to the need of use, and the through hole 15 is located in the extension direction corresponding to the conductor 11, for example, the positions of the multiple through holes 15 are shifted from each other in a direction perpendicular to the extension path of the multiple conductors 11 in the wire harness 10 (see FIG. 5). With the above method, it is possible to prevent adjacent conductors 11 and adjacent fuse assemblies 20 from being affected by being too close to each other.
[0024] In addition, before welding one end of the conductor 11 in the wire harness 10 to one end of the fuse 201 in the fuse assembly 20, it is necessary to remove a portion of the insulating wire body 13 coated on the outer periphery of one end of the conductor 11 to expose one end of the conductor 11 to the outside of the insulating wire body 13 (i.e., as shown in Figures 1 and 2). This makes it easier to weld the fuse 201 to one end of the conductor 11.
[0025] In this embodiment, the wiring structure 1 having the fuse assembly is formed by cutting and removing one end of the conductor 11 in the wire harness 10 and the insulating wire body 13 coated on the outer periphery of one end of the conductor 11, and then welding the fuse assembly 20 to one end of the conductor 11 that is bent and extends from inside to the outside of the wire harness 10, thereby preventing the welded point E between the fuse assembly 20 and the conductor 11 from being located at a position where the fuse assembly 20 and the conductor 11 are bent and change direction. This prevents the welded point E, where the connection strength between the fuse assembly 20 and the conductor 11 is relatively low, from being located at a stress concentration position, and reduces the situation in which the welded point E between the fuse assembly 20 and the conductor 11 is pulled apart.
[0026] 2 and 3, one end of a fuse 201 of the fuse assembly 20 is welded to one end of the conductive wire 11 exposed outside the through hole 15. The fuse 201 has a first circuit conductive part 2011, a second circuit conductive part 2012 and a circuit protection part 2013, the circuit protection part 2013 is located between the first circuit conductive part 2011 and the second circuit conductive part 2012, the first circuit conductive part 2011 and the second circuit conductive part 2012 have a first line width W1, and the circuit protection part 2013 has a second line width W2, the first line width W1 is greater than the second line width W2.
[0027] Further, the fuse 201 further comprises a first circuit connection portion 2014 and a second circuit connection portion 2015, the first circuit connection portion 2014 is connected between the first circuit conductive portion 2011 and the circuit protection portion 2013, and the line width of the first circuit connection portion 2014 gradually decreases from the first circuit conductive portion 2011 to connect to the circuit protection portion 2013, and the second circuit connection portion 2015 is connected between the second circuit conductive portion 2012 and the circuit protection portion 2013, and the line width of the second circuit connection portion 2015 gradually decreases from the second circuit conductive portion 2012 to connect to the circuit protection portion 2013.
[0028] Wherein, the first circuit conductive part 2011, the second circuit conductive part 2012, the circuit protection part 2013, the first circuit connecting part 2014 and the second circuit connecting part 2015 are integrally molded. The first circuit conductive part 2011 of the fuse 201 is welded to one end of the conductive wire 11, and the second circuit conductive part 2012 of the fuse 201 is used to connect an electronic device (not shown).
[0029] Please refer to Fig. 6. In this embodiment, the wiring structure 1 having the fuse assembly further includes an insulating fixing member 17, which is coated on the welding point E between the first circuit conductive part 2011 of the fuse 201 and the conductive wire 11.
[0030] In addition, the insulating fixing member 17 can completely cover one end of the conductor 11 and one end of the fuse 201, so that there is no exposed portion of one end of the conductor 11 and one end of the fuse 201, and the insulating fixing member 17 can further strengthen the connection strength of the welding point E between the fuse assembly 20 and the conductor 11. Alternatively, the insulating fixing member 17 can cover the welding point of one end of the electric wire for connecting the second circuit conductive part 2012 of the fuse 201 and the electronic device.
[0031] In addition, the wiring structure 1 with the fuse assembly further includes a wiring joint 19, which is connected to the other end of the plurality of conductor wires 11. The wiring joint 19 is for connecting a power supply device, such as an automobile power supply. In this manner, the wiring joint 19 is used to transmit power within the conductor wires 11.
[0032] One end of each of the plurality of conductive wires 11 is welded to one end of the fuse assembly 20, and the other end of the fuse assembly 20 is connected to an electronic device, such as a display or an automobile audio device, via an electric wire. In this manner, the wiring structure 1 having the fuse assembly serves as a power supply protection structure that protects the electronic device through the fuse assembly 20. When the current intensity becomes too strong, the circuit protection part 2013 of the fuse 201 of the fuse assembly 20 cannot withstand the overcurrent and is melted by the high temperature and heat generated by the overcurrent, thus cutting off the current transmission path from the conductive wires 11 to the electronic device.
[0033] Please refer to Figure 7. This is a step diagram of the method for manufacturing a wiring structure having a fuse assembly of the present invention. As shown in the figure, in this embodiment, the steps of the method for manufacturing a wiring structure having a fuse assembly are described as follows: In step S11, a wire harness 10 in which a plurality of conductors 11 extend in parallel within an insulated wire body 13 is prepared.
[0034] In step S12, one end of the conductor 11 in the wire harness 10 and the insulating wire body 13 coated on the outer periphery of the one end of the conductor 11 are cut off. Among these, the above processing is to peel or cut off the surface of the wire harness 10 so that one end of the conductor 11 and the insulating wire body 13 coated on the outer periphery of the one end of the conductor 11 are cut off from the surface of the wire harness 10.
[0035] In step S13, one end of the conductor 11 and the insulating wire 13 coated on the outer periphery of one end of the conductor 11 are bent and extended outward from the wire harness 10. A through hole 15 is formed on the surface of the wire harness 10, and the through hole 15 is a hole through which the wire harness 10 is drilled. One end of the conductor 11 and the insulating wire 13 coated on the outer periphery of one end of the conductor 11 are bent and extended outward from one side of the through hole 15. In other words, one end of the conductor 11 bent and extended outward and the insulating wire 13 coated on the outer periphery of one end of the conductor 11 overlap each other in the through hole 15, and the remaining cut conductor 11 remains on the other side of the through hole 15.
[0036] In this embodiment, a portion of the conductor 11 is connected to the wiring joint 19, and this portion of the conductor 11 still has the power transmission function. Another portion of the conductor 11 is a line segment away from the wiring joint 19, and the other portion of the conductor 11 and the conductor connected to the wiring joint 19 have already been disconnected from each other, so the other portion of the conductor 11 no longer has the power transmission function.
[0037] The cutting position D where the conductor 11 is cut within the above-mentioned through hole 15 is located away from the wiring joint 19, i.e., a relatively long segment of the conductor 11 connected to the wiring joint 19 is left within the range of the through hole 15 in advance, so that it is relatively easy to later bend and pull out one end of the cut conductor 11 from within the through hole 15 (see Figure 4), i.e., the segment of one end of the conductor 11 can be exposed to the outside of the through hole 15.
[0038] In step S14, a fuse assembly 20 having a fuse 201 drilled into an insulating sleeve 202 is prepared, and one end of the fuse 201 is welded to one end of the cut conductor 11. By welding the fuse assembly 20 to the conductor 11 extending from inside the wire harness 10 to the outside, it is possible to prevent the welded point E between the fuse assembly 20 and the conductor 11 from being located at a position where the fuse assembly 20 and the conductor 11 are bent and change direction.
[0039] This prevents the welded point E, which has a relatively low connection strength between the fuse assembly 20 and the conductor 11, from being located at a stress concentration position, thereby reducing the situation in which the welded point E between the fuse assembly 20 and the conductor 11 is pulled apart.
[0040] In addition, step S15 is further executed after step S14. By covering one end of the fuse assembly 20 and the welding point E of one end of the cut conductor 11 with the insulating fixing member 17, the insulating fixing member 17 can completely cover one end of the conductor 11 in the wire harness 10 and one end of the fuse 201 in the fuse assembly 20, and no part of one end of the conductor 11 or one end of the fuse 201 is exposed to the outside.
[0041] The insulating fixing member 17 can further protect the connection strength of the welded point E between the fuse assembly 20 and the conductor 11 .
[0042] In summary, the present invention relates to a wiring structure having a fuse assembly and a manufacturing method thereof, in which one end of the conductor in the wire harness and the insulating wire body coated on the outer periphery of one end of the conductor are cut and removed, and then a fuse assembly is welded to one end of the conductor that bends and extends from inside the wire harness to the outside, thereby preventing the welded point between the fuse assembly and the conductor from being located at a position where the fuse assembly and the conductor are bent and change direction.
[0043] This makes it possible to prevent the welded portion, which has a relatively low connection strength between the fuse assembly and the conductor, from being located at a stress concentration position, thereby reducing the situation in which the welded portion of the fuse assembly and the conductor are pulled apart.
[0044] It should be noted that the technical terms "comprise," "include," or any other alternative thereof are intended to include a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, product, or equipment of a series of elements not only includes those elements, but also includes other elements not expressly stated, and further includes elements inherent to such process, method, product, or equipment.
[0045] Absent more limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprises a" does not exclude the process, method, article, or equipment of the element from including other identical elements.
[0046] Although several preferred embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, the present invention is not limited to the forms disclosed in the present specification, does not exclude other embodiments, and can be applied to various combinations, modifications, and environments, and may be improved by the above teachings and the technology or knowledge of related fields within the scope of the concept of the present invention in the specification. In addition, it should be understood that all improvements and modifications made by those skilled in the art are included in the scope of the claims of the present invention as long as they do not deviate from the concept and scope of the present invention. [Explanation of symbols]
[0047] 1: wiring structure having fuse assembly, 10: wire harness, 11: conductor, 13: insulated wire, 15: through hole, 17: insulating fixing member, 19: wiring joint, 20: fuse assembly, 201: fuse, 2011: first circuit conductive part, 2012: second circuit conductive part, 2013: circuit protection part, 2014: first circuit connection part, 2015: second circuit connection part, 202: insulating sleeve, D: cutting position, E: welding point.
Claims
1. A wiring harness and a fuse assembly, The wire harness includes a plurality of conductors and an insulated wire body. a plurality of the conductors extend in parallel within the insulated wire body, and the insulated wire body coated with one end of the conductors and an outer peripheral side of the one end of the conductors in the wire harness is cut and taken out; the fuse assembly includes a fuse and an insulating sleeve, the fuse is drilled into the insulating sleeve, and one end of the fuse is welded to one end of the conductors; A wiring structure having a fuse assembly.
2. After removing one end of the conductor and the insulating wire body coated on the outer periphery of the one end of the conductor, a through hole is formed on the surface of the wire harness, and the one end of the conductor and the insulating wire body coated on the outer periphery of the one end of the conductor overlap with the through hole.
10. An interconnect structure comprising the fuse assembly of claim 1.
3. The insulating wire body that is coated on one end of the conductor and on the outer circumferential side of the one end of the conductor is bent and extends outward from one side of the through hole of the wire harness. A wiring structure comprising the fuse assembly of claim 2.
4. The positions of the plurality of through holes are offset from one another in a direction perpendicular to the extension paths of the plurality of conductors. A wiring structure comprising the fuse assembly of claim 2.
5. The fuse may be welded to the conductor wire using an insulating fixing member.
10. An interconnect structure comprising the fuse assembly of claim 1.
6. Further, a wiring joint is provided to be connected to the other ends of the plurality of conductors.
10. An interconnect structure comprising the fuse assembly of claim 1.
7. the fuse has a first circuit conductive portion, a second circuit conductive portion, and a circuit protection portion, the circuit protection portion being located between the first circuit conductive portion and the second circuit conductive portion, the first circuit conductive portion and the second circuit conductive portion having a first line width, the circuit protection portion having a second line width, the first line width being greater than the second line width; 10. An interconnect structure comprising the fuse assembly of claim 1.
8. The fuse further comprises a first circuit connection portion and a second circuit connection portion, the first circuit connection portion is connected between the first circuit conductive portion and the circuit protection portion, the line width of the first circuit connection portion gradually decreases from the first circuit conductive portion to be connected to the circuit protection portion, the second circuit connection portion is connected between the second circuit conductive portion and the circuit protection portion, the line width of the second circuit connection portion gradually decreases from the second circuit conductive portion to be connected to the circuit protection portion; A wiring structure comprising the fuse assembly of claim 7.
9. the first circuit conductive portion, the second circuit conductive portion, the circuit protection portion, the first circuit connection portion, and the second circuit connection portion are integrally molded; A wiring structure comprising the fuse assembly of claim 8.
10. The first circuit conductive part is welded to one end of the wire, and the second circuit conductive part is used to connect an electronic device. A wiring structure comprising the fuse assembly of claim 8.
11. A step of preparing a wire harness having a plurality of conductors extending in parallel within an insulated wire body; cutting one end of the conductor in the wire harness and the insulating wire body coated on an outer circumferential side of the one end of the conductor; a step of bending the one end of the conductor and the insulating wire body coated on an outer peripheral side of the one end of the conductor outwardly from the wire harness; preparing a fuse assembly having a fuse disposed in an insulating sleeve, and welding one end of the fuse to one end of the conductor after cutting; A method for manufacturing an interconnect structure having the fuse assembly of claim 1 .
12. After the step of welding one end of the fuse to the one end of the conductor after cutting, an insulating fixing member is coated on a welded portion between the one end of the fuse assembly and the one end of the conductor after cutting. A method for manufacturing an interconnect structure having the fuse assembly of claim 11.
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