Wire harness

The wire harness design with a protector having outlets, a fixing portion, and a slack accommodating portion with a pillar enhances connector workability by absorbing slack and preventing sharp bending, improving the connection process.

JP2026005533APending Publication Date: 2026-01-16SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS LTD
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Application Number
JP2024103960
Authority / Receiving Office
JP · JP
Patent Type
Applications
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-06-27
Publication Date
2026-01-16

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Technical Problem

The difficulty in connecting connectors due to a short distance between the wire fixing portion and the mating connector in existing wire harnesses affects workability.

Method used

A wire harness design with a protector that includes first and second outlets, an electric wire fixing portion, a main accommodating portion, and a slack accommodating portion with a pillar portion, allowing the electric wire to be wound around the pillar for absorbing slack, thereby increasing the range of motion and ease of connection.

Benefits of technology

Improves the workability of connecting connectors by absorbing slack and preventing sharp bending of the electric wire, making the connection process easier and reducing load on the connection parts.

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Abstract

To provide a wire harness capable of improving connection workability of a connector.SOLUTION: A wire harness includes a wire 11, a first protector 12 for housing a part of the wire 11 in a length direction, and a connector 14 provided at one end of the wire 11 led out from the first protector 12. The first protector 12 includes the first and second lead-out ports 21, 22 through which the wires 11 are respectively led out, the wire fixing portion 23 to which the wires 11 are fixed, the main accommodating portion 24 provided between the wire fixing portion 23 and the first lead-out port 21 and accommodating the wires 11, and the extra length accommodating portion 25 provided between the wire fixing portion 23 and the second lead-out port 22 and capable of accommodating the extra length of the wires 11. The connector 14 is provided on one end part of the wire 11 drawn out from the second outlet 22. The extra length accommodation portion 25 includes a column portion 35. The wire 11 is accommodated into the extra length accommodating portion 25 while being wound around the column 35.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3
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Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a wire harness. [Background technology]

[0002] For example, Patent Document 1 describes a wire harness including an electric wire, a protector that accommodates a longitudinal portion of the electric wire, and a connector provided at an end of the electric wire led out of the protector. The protector has an electric wire fixing portion to which the electric wire is fixed at a portion where the electric wire is led out to the outside. The connector is provided at the tip of the electric wire led out of the protector from the electric wire fixing portion. The connector is connected to a mating connector. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2019-146289 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In the above-described wire harness, depending on the positional relationship between the wire fixing portion and the mating connector, such as when the distance from the wire fixing portion of the protector to the mating connector is short, the connecting work of connecting the connector to the mating connector may become difficult.

[0005] An object of the present disclosure is to provide a wire harness that can improve the workability of connecting connectors. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The wire harness of the present disclosure is a wire harness comprising an electric wire, a protector that accommodates a portion of the electric wire in the longitudinal direction, and a connector provided at one end of the electric wire led out from the protector, wherein the protector comprises first and second outlets from which the electric wires are respectively led out, an electric wire fixing portion to which the electric wires are fixed, a main accommodating portion that is provided between the electric wire fixing portion and the first outlet and accommodates the electric wire, and a slack accommodating portion that is provided between the electric wire fixing portion and the second outlet and is capable of accommodating an excess length of the electric wire, wherein the connector is provided at one end of the electric wire led out from the second outlet, the slack accommodating portion has a pillar portion, and the electric wire is accommodated in the slack accommodating portion in a state where it is wound around the pillar portion. [Effects of the Invention]

[0007] According to the wire harness of the present disclosure, it is possible to improve the workability of connecting connectors. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a vehicle provided with a wire harness according to an embodiment. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the periphery of a first protector in the wire harness of the embodiment. [Figure 3] FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the first protector in the same embodiment with the cover open. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a side view of the first protector in the same embodiment. [Figure 5] FIG. 5 is a plan view of the first protector for explaining how the electric wires are attached in the same embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0009] [Description of the embodiments of the present disclosure] First, embodiments of the present disclosure will be listed and described. The wire harness of the present disclosure includes: [1] A wire harness comprising an electric wire, a protector that accommodates a portion of the electric wire in the longitudinal direction, and a connector provided at one end of the electric wire led out from the protector, wherein the protector comprises a first outlet and a second outlet from which the electric wire is respectively led out, an electric wire fixing portion to which the electric wire is fixed, a main accommodating portion that is provided between the electric wire fixing portion and the first outlet and accommodates the electric wire, and a slack accommodating portion that is provided between the electric wire fixing portion and the second outlet and is capable of accommodating an excess length of the electric wire, wherein the connector is provided at one end of the electric wire led out from the second outlet, the slack accommodating portion has a pillar portion, and the electric wire is accommodated in the slack accommodating portion in a state where it is wound around the pillar portion.

[0010] According to this configuration, the wire is wound around the post in the slack storage section of the protector, which makes it possible to absorb the slack of the wire stored in the slack storage section. As a result, when connecting the connector provided at one end of the wire led out from the second outlet to the mating connector, the slack in the slack storage section absorbs the wire, increasing the connector's range of motion. This improves the ease of connecting the connector.

[0011] [2] In the above [1], the main accommodating section may be configured to be able to absorb excess length of the electric wire. According to this configuration, the main housing section can absorb the excess length of the wire by following the movement of the wire led out from the first lead-out port.

[0012] [3] In the above [1] or [2], the fixing direction of the electric wire in the electric wire fixing portion may not coincide with the drawing direction in which the electric wire is drawn out from the second drawing outlet.

[0013] According to this configuration, even if the fixing direction of the electric wire in the electric wire fixing part and the drawing direction of the electric wire in the second outlet do not match, the electric wire is wound around the pole part in the slack storage part, so it is possible to prevent the electric wire from being bent sharply from the electric wire fixing part to the second outlet, thereby reducing the load on the connection part between the connector and the electric wire, the electric wire fixing part, etc.

[0014] [4] In any one of the above [1] to [3], the protector may have a partition wall that separates the main storage section from the surplus length storage section. According to this configuration, the main storage section and the surplus length storage section can be separated by the partition wall inside the protector.

[0015] [5] In any of the above [1] to [4], the dimensions of the surplus length storage section may be larger than the dimensions of the main storage section in a direction along the length of the column section.

[0016] According to this configuration, by making the slack storage section larger in the length direction of the pole section, it becomes possible to easily store the electric wire in a state where it is wound around the pole section. [6] In any of the above [1] to [5], the protector may include a protector body having an opening and a cover that covers the opening, the pillar portion is arranged to extend from the bottom of the protector body toward the opening, and the cover may have a through hole through which the tip of the pillar portion passes.

[0017] According to this configuration, the length of the pillar portion can be increased, thereby preventing the electric wire from getting caught between the tip of the pillar portion and the cover. [7] In any one of the above [1] to [6], the protector may have a support portion that supports the connector.

[0018] According to this configuration, since the protector has a support portion that supports the connector, the distance from the electric wire fixing portion to the connector tends to be short. When the distance from the electric wire fixing portion to the connector is short, routing the electric wire from the electric wire fixing portion to the connector in the shortest distance can make the connector difficult to handle. Therefore, by adopting the configuration [1] above, the effect of improving the ease of connecting the connector can be more significantly achieved.

[0019] [Details of the embodiments of the present disclosure] Specific examples of the wire harness of the present disclosure will be described below with reference to the drawings. In each drawing, for the sake of convenience of explanation, some of the configuration may be exaggerated or simplified. Furthermore, the dimensional ratios of each part may differ from one drawing to another. In this specification, "vertical" does not only mean strictly vertical, but also includes approximately vertical within the range in which the functions and effects of this embodiment are achieved.

[0020] (Configuration of wire harness 10) As shown in FIG. 1, a wire harness 10 of this embodiment is a wire harness used, for example, in a sliding door Va of a vehicle V. The wire harness 10 includes an electric wire 11, a first protector 12 provided at one end of the electric wire 11 in the longitudinal direction, and a second protector 13 provided at the other end of the electric wire 11 in the longitudinal direction. The first protector 12 and the second protector 13 each accommodate a portion of the electric wire 11 in the longitudinal direction. The first protector 12 is fixed, for example, to a vehicle body Vb. The second protector 13 is fixed, for example, to the sliding door Va. The electric wire 11 and an exterior member 15 (see FIG. 2) surrounding the outer periphery of the electric wire 11 bend in accordance with the opening and closing operation of the sliding door Va.

[0021] 2, the wire harness 10 includes a connector 14 provided at one end of the electric wire 11 led out from the first protector 12. The connector 14 is connected to, for example, a mating connector Vc included in a wire harness provided in a vehicle body Vb.

[0022] (Configuration of first protector 12) 2 and 3, the first protector 12 includes a protector body 16 and a cover 17. The protector body 16 has an opening 16a that opens in the height direction Z of the first protector 12. The cover 17 is fixed to the protector body 16 so as to close the opening 16a of the protector body 16. The cover 17 is formed integrally with the protector body 16 via a hinge portion 18, for example. The cover 17 is fixed to the vehicle body Vb, for example.

[0023] (Configuration of protector body 16) 3, the protector body 16 includes a first outlet 21 and a second outlet 22 through which the electric wires 11 are respectively led out, and an electric wire fixing portion 23 to which the electric wires 11 are fixed. The protector body 16 also includes a main housing portion 24 provided between the electric wire fixing portion 23 and the first outlet 21, and an excess length housing portion 25 provided between the electric wire fixing portion 23 and the second outlet 22.

[0024] In the electric wire fixing portion 23, the electric wire 11 is fixed to the bottom portion 31 of the protector body 16 by a band portion B such as a cable tie. The direction in which the electric wire 11 passes through the electric wire fixing portion 23 is defined as a fixing direction D1 of the electric wire 11.

[0025] The electric wire 11 is accommodated in the main accommodating section 24 and the slack accommodating section 25 of the protector body 16. The portion of the electric wire 11 accommodated in the main accommodating section 24 is referred to as a first electric wire portion 11a, and the portion accommodated in the slack accommodating section 25 is referred to as a second electric wire portion 11b.

[0026] The first electric wire portion 11a is drawn out from the first outlet 21, for example, along a first direction X perpendicular to the height direction Z. The main accommodating portion 24 is a main portion of the protector body 16 that accommodates the electric wire 11. That is, the length of the electric wire 11 accommodated in the main accommodating portion 24 (the length of the first electric wire portion 11a) is longer than the length of the electric wire 11 accommodated in the slack accommodating portion 25 (the length of the second electric wire portion 11b). Furthermore, the main accommodating portion 24 has a larger volume of space for accommodating the electric wire 11 than the slack accommodating portion 25.

[0027] The protector body 16 has a bottom 31, a partition wall 32, a first side wall 33, and a second side wall 34. The bottom 31 faces the cover 17 that closes the opening 16a in the height direction Z. The partition wall 32, the first side wall 33, and the second side wall 34 each extend from the bottom 31 along the height direction Z. The partition wall 32 is a wall that separates the main storage section 24 from the slack storage section 25. The partition wall 32 is provided between the first side wall 33 and the second side wall 34. The main storage section 24 is formed between the first side wall 33 and the partition wall 32. The slack storage section 25 is formed between the second side wall 34 and the partition wall 32. The slack storage section 25 and the main storage section 24 are arranged side by side, for example, in a second direction Y that is perpendicular to both the height direction Z and the first direction X.

[0028] In the protector body 16, the first side wall 33 forming the main accommodating portion 24 has a shape that bulges in the second direction Y. That is, the main accommodating portion 24 is configured to bulge partially in a direction (second direction Y) perpendicular to the direction in which the electric wire 11 is drawn out from the first outlet 21. This allows the main accommodating portion 24 to absorb the excess length of the first electric wire portion 11a. Therefore, for example, the length of the first electric wire portion 11a accommodated inside the main accommodating portion 24 changes in accordance with the movement of the electric wire 11 that moves in response to the opening and closing operation of the sliding door Va.

[0029] (Configuration of slack storage section 25) The slack storage section 25 of the protector body 16 includes a pillar section 35 extending, for example, from the bottom section 31 toward the opening 16a. The pillar section 35 extends, for example, in the height direction Z. The pillar section 35 has, for example, a circular cross-sectional shape, which is the shape of a cross section perpendicular to the length direction of the pillar section 35. The cover 17 has a through-hole 17a through which the tip of the pillar section 35 passes in the height direction Z when the cover 17 is covering the opening 16a of the protector body 16.

[0030] The second wire portion 11b is wound, for example, one turn around the column portion 35 inside the slack storage portion 25 and is drawn out from the second outlet 22 in the drawing-out direction D2. The drawing-out direction D2 is, for example, a direction perpendicular to the height direction Z. The drawing-out direction D2 is configured not to coincide with the fixing direction D1 of the wire 11 in the wire fixing portion 23. In other words, the fixing direction D1 and the drawing-out direction D2 are non-parallel to each other. The fixing direction D1 and the drawing-out direction D2 are, for example, directions that intersect each other. In this embodiment, the fixing direction D1 and the drawing-out direction D2 are approximately perpendicular to each other.

[0031] The connector 14 is provided at the end of the second electric wire portion 11b led out from the second outlet 22. In the slack storage section 25, the second electric wire portion 11b is wound around the pillar portion 35, thereby making it possible to absorb the slack of the second electric wire portion 11b. This makes it possible to increase the range of motion of the connector 14 connected to the end of the second electric wire portion 11b.

[0032] The protector main body 16 has a support portion 36 that supports the connector 14. The support portion 36 supports the connector 14 by fixing either the connector 14 or the mating connector Vc to the support portion 36. In this embodiment, for example, the mating connector Vc to be connected to the connector 14 is fixed to the support portion 36. By fixing the mating connector Vc to the support portion 36, the connector 14 connected to the mating connector Vc is supported by the support portion 36.

[0033] 4, in the height direction Z along the length direction of the pillar portion 35, the dimension L1 of the slack storage portion 25 is configured to be larger than the dimension L2 of the main storage portion 24. This makes it possible to increase the size of the slack storage portion 25 in the length direction of the pillar portion 35. As a result, it becomes easier to wind the second electric wire portion 11b around the pillar portion 35 inside the slack storage portion 25.

[0034] As shown in Fig. 5, a pair of jig holes 37 are formed in the bottom 31 of the slack storage section 25. Each jig hole 37 penetrates the bottom 31 in the height direction Z. The jig holes 37 are provided in the bottom 31 near the inner surfaces of the partition wall 32 and the second side wall 34. In addition, cover-side jig holes 17b are formed in the cover 17 at positions corresponding to each jig hole 37 (see Fig. 3).

[0035] When accommodating the second wire portion 11b of the electric wire 11 in the slack storage portion 25, jig pins T are inserted into each jig hole 37 from the back side of the bottom portion 31, and each jig pin T is positioned inside the slack storage portion 25. In this state, the second wire portion 11b is wound around the column portion 35 so as to pass inside each jig pin T. Thereafter, the cover 17 is closed, and each jig pin T is inserted into each cover-side jig hole 17b. This prevents the second wire portion 11b wound around the column portion 35 from being caught between the cover 17 and the partition wall 32 and between the cover 17 and the second side wall 34. After the electric wire 11 is accommodated in the first protector 12, the jig pins T are removed from the first protector 12.

[0036] (Action of this embodiment) The operation of this embodiment will be described below. When assembling the wire harness 10 to the vehicle body Vb, after the first protector 12 is fixed to the vehicle body Vb, the connector 14 at the tip of the second electric wire portion 11b leading out from the first protector 12 is connected to the mating connector Vc. Then, the mating connector Vc is fixed to the support portion 36 of the first protector 12. Here, the second electric wire portion 11b is wound around the pillar portion 35, so that the surplus length can be accommodated in the slack length accommodation portion 25. This makes it easier to insert and remove the second electric wire portion 11b into and from the second outlet 22, and as a result, the degree of freedom in handling the connector 14 is improved when connecting the connector 14 to the mating connector Vc and when fixing the mating connector Vc to the support portion 36.

[0037] Furthermore, by winding the second electric wire portion 11b around the pillar portion 35 in the slack accommodation portion 25, it is possible to prevent the second electric wire portion 11b from being forcibly bent (sharply bent). In the present embodiment, the fixing direction D1 of the electric wire 11 in the electric wire fixing portion 23 does not coincide with the drawing direction D2 in which the electric wire 11 is drawn out from the second outlet 22. For this reason, if the path of the second electric wire portion 11b from the electric wire fixing portion 23 to the connector 14 supported by the support portion 36 is set to the shortest distance, there is a risk of the second electric wire portion 11b being sharply bent. In this regard, by winding the second electric wire portion 11b around the pillar portion 35 as in the present embodiment, it is possible to prevent the second electric wire portion 11b from being sharply bent even in a configuration in which the fixing direction D1 and the drawing direction D2 do not coincide with each other.

[0038] (Effects of this embodiment) The effects of this embodiment will be described below. (1) The first protector 12 includes a first outlet 21 and a second outlet 22 from which the electric wire 11 is respectively led out, an electric wire fixing portion 23 to which the electric wire 11 is fixed, a main housing portion 24 that is provided between the electric wire fixing portion 23 and the first outlet 21 and that houses the electric wire 11, and a slack housing portion 25 that is provided between the electric wire fixing portion 23 and the second outlet 22 and that can house an excess length of the electric wire 11. The connector 14 is provided at one end of the electric wire 11 led out from the second outlet 22. The slack housing portion 25 includes a pillar portion 35. The electric wire 11 is housed in the slack housing portion 25 in a state where it is wound around the pillar portion 35. According to this configuration, in the slack housing portion 25 of the first protector 12, the electric wire 11 is wound around the pillar portion 35, so that the excess length of the electric wire 11 housed in the slack housing portion 25 can be absorbed. As a result, when connecting the connector 14 provided at one end of the electric wire 11 led out from the second outlet 22 to the mating connector Vc, the slack in the electric wire 11 is absorbed in the slack storage section 25, increasing the range of movement of the connector 14. This improves the workability of connecting the connector 14.

[0039] (2) The main accommodating section 24 is configured to be able to absorb the excess length of the electric wire 11. According to this configuration, the excess length of the electric wire 11 can be absorbed in the main accommodating section 24 in accordance with the movement of the electric wire 11 led out from the first lead-out opening 21.

[0040] (3) The fixing direction D1 of the electric wire 11 in the electric wire fixing portion 23 does not coincide with the drawing direction D2 in which the electric wire 11 is drawn out from the second outlet 22. With this configuration, even if the fixing direction D1 of the electric wire 11 in the electric wire fixing portion 23 does not coincide with the drawing direction D2 in which the electric wire 11 is drawn out from the second outlet 22, the electric wire 11 is wound around the pillar portion 35 in the slack storage portion 25, thereby making it possible to prevent the electric wire 11 from being sharply bent from the electric wire fixing portion 23 to the second outlet 22. This makes it possible to reduce the load applied to the connection portion between the connector 14 and the electric wire 11, the electric wire fixing portion 23, etc.

[0041] (4) The first protector 12 has a partition wall 32 that separates the main storage section 24 from the slack storage section 25. According to this configuration, the partition wall 32 can separate the main storage section 24 from the slack storage section 25 inside the first protector 12.

[0042] (5) In the direction along the length of the pillar portion 35, the dimension L1 of the slack storage section 25 is configured to be larger than the dimension L2 of the main storage section 24. According to this configuration, by making the slack storage section 25 larger in the length direction of the pillar portion 35, it becomes possible to easily store the electric wire 11 in a state where it is wound around the pillar portion 35.

[0043] (6) The first protector 12 includes a protector body 16 having an opening 16a and a cover 17 that closes the opening 16a. The pillars 35 are provided to extend from the bottom 31 of the protector body 16 toward the opening 16a. The cover 17 has through-holes 17a through which the tips of the pillars 35 pass. This configuration allows the pillars 35 to be configured to be long, thereby preventing the wires 11 from getting caught between the tips of the pillars 35 and the cover 17. Furthermore, it is possible to easily visually check for the occurrence of the wires 11 getting caught between the tips of the pillars 35 and the cover 17 through the through-holes 17a.

[0044] (7) The first protector 12 has a support portion 36 that supports the connector 14. With this configuration, the first protector 12 has the support portion 36 that supports the connector 14, so the distance from the electric wire fixing portion 23 to the connector 14 tends to be short. When the distance from the electric wire fixing portion 23 to the connector 14 is short, routing the electric wire 11 from the electric wire fixing portion 23 to the connector 14 in the shortest distance makes it difficult to handle the connector 14. Therefore, by adopting the configuration of (1) above, the effect of improving the ease of connecting the connector 14 can be more significantly obtained.

[0045] (Other embodiments) The above embodiment can be modified as follows: The above embodiment and the following modifications can be combined with each other to the extent that no technical contradiction occurs.

[0046] In the first protector 12 , the support portion 36 that supports the connector 14 may be provided on the cover 17 . The connector 14 may be fixed to the support portion 36 of the first protector 12 .

[0047] In the first protector 12, the support portion 36 that supports the connector 14 may be omitted, and either the connector 14 or the mating connector Vc may be fixed to the vehicle body Vb.

[0048] In the first protector 12 of the above embodiment, the pillars 35 may not penetrate through the cover 17 . In the above embodiment, the pillar portions 35 are aligned along the height direction Z, but this is not limiting, and the pillar portions 35 do not have to be aligned along the height direction Z. The pillar portions 35 may extend, for example, along the first direction X or the second direction Y.

[0049] The configuration of the column portion 35, such as its shape, is not limited to that in the above embodiment, and can be modified as appropriate. Within the slack storage section 25, the second wire portion 11b may be wound around the pillar portion 35 two or more times.

[0050] In the above embodiment, the dimension L1 of the slack storage section 25 is larger than the dimension L2 of the main storage section 24, but this is not limited to this. The dimension L1 of the slack storage section 25 may be smaller than the dimension L2 of the main storage section 24, or the dimension L1 of the slack storage section 25 may be equal to the dimension L2 of the main storage section 24.

[0051] In the first protector 12 of the above embodiment, the fixing direction D1 of the electric wire 11 in the electric wire fixing portion 23 and the drawing direction D2 in which the electric wire 11 is drawn out from the second drawing outlet 22 may be the same.

[0052] In the first protector 12 of the above embodiment, the main accommodating portion 24 may be configured so as not to be able to absorb the excess length of the wire 11 (first wire portion 11a). The cover 17 of the first protector 12 may be configured to be separated from the protector body 16 (that is, may be a separate body from the protector body 16).

[0053] In the above embodiment, the electric wire 11 is fixed to the protector body 16 at the electric wire fixing portion 23 by the band portion B such as a cable tie, but other than this, for example, the electric wire 11 may be fixed to the protector body 16 by adhesive tape.

[0054] In the first protector 12 of the above embodiment, the partition wall 32 may be omitted. In the above embodiment, the present invention is applied to the first protector 12, but it may also be applied to, for example, the second protector 13 or a protector used in a wire harness other than the wire harness 10 for a sliding door.

[0055] The embodiments disclosed herein are illustrative in all respects, and the present invention is not limited to these examples. That is, the scope of the present invention is defined by the claims, and it is intended to include all modifications within the meaning and scope of the claims. [Explanation of symbols]

[0056] 10 Wire harness 11 Electric wire 11a 1st wire part 11b 2nd wire part 12 First protector (protector) 13 Second Protector 14 Connectors 15 Exterior materials 16 Protector body 16a aperture 17 Cover 17a Through hole 17b Hole for jig on cover side 18 Hinge part 21 1st outlet 22 2nd outlet 23 Wire fixing part 24 Main Containment Section 25 Excess length storage section 31 Bottom 32 Compartment Wall 33 First side wall 34 Second side wall 35 Pillar section 36 Support part 37 Jig hole B Band D1 Fixed direction D2 Pull-out direction L1, L2 dimensions T jig pin V vehicle Va sliding door Vb vehicle body Vc mating connector X 1st direction Y Second direction Z height direction

Claims

1. Electric wires and a protector that accommodates a portion of the electric wire in the longitudinal direction; a connector provided at one end of the electric wire led out from the protector; A wire harness comprising: The protector comprises: a first outlet and a second outlet from which the electric wires are respectively led out; an electric wire fixing portion to which the electric wire is fixed; a main accommodating portion that is provided between the electric wire fixing portion and the first outlet and that accommodates the electric wire; a slack storage section that is provided between the electric wire fixing section and the second outlet and is capable of storing a slack of the electric wire, the connector is provided at one end of the electric wire led out from the second outlet, The slack storage section includes a pillar section, The electric wire is accommodated in the surplus length accommodation section in a state where the electric wire is wound around the pole section. Wire harness.

2. The main accommodating section is configured to be able to absorb excess length of the electric wire. The wire harness according to claim 1 .

3. The fixing direction of the electric wire in the electric wire fixing portion and the drawing direction of the electric wire from the second drawing outlet are configured not to coincide with each other. The wire harness according to claim 1 .

4. The protector has a partition wall that separates the main storage section from the surplus length storage section. The wire harness according to claim 1 .

5. In a direction along the length direction of the column portion, the dimension of the surplus length accommodating portion is larger than the dimension of the main accommodating portion. The wire harness according to claim 1 .

6. The protector includes a protector body having an opening and a cover that closes the opening, The pillar portion is provided so as to extend from the bottom portion of the protector body toward the opening, The cover has a through hole through which the tip of the column passes. The wire harness according to claim 1 .

7. The protector has a support portion that supports the connector. The wire harness according to claim 1 .

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