JP5888266B2 - Wire harness and wire harness manufacturing method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a wire harness including a terminal-attached electric wire and a connector portion formed with an end portion thereof as an insert portion.

  A wire harness mounted on an automobile may be required to have high waterproofness at a portion where the end of the electric wire and the terminal fitting are connected. In this case, a connector, which is a resin molded portion that seals a water stop region extending from a part of the terminal fitting to the portion of the insulation coating of the electric wire, is provided. The waterproof resin molded portion (connector) is referred to as a molded connector or the like.

  The waterproof connector is made of a synthetic resin that is insert-molded with a water-stop region of the terminal-attached electric wire as an insert portion. And the connector for waterproofing is inserted in the frame part of the housing | casing which accommodates the apparatus which becomes a connection partner of a wire harness. Thereby, a connector fills the clearance gap between an electric wire with a terminal, and a housing | casing. In addition, an annular packing that is sandwiched between the outer peripheral surface of the connector and a frame portion that forms the edge of the opening in the housing is attached to the connector.

  That is, the waterproof connector (resin molding part) prevents liquid from entering the connection part between the electric wire and the terminal fitting, and further enters the housing from the gap between the wire harness and the frame part of the housing housing the equipment. Prevent the ingress of liquid.

  Further, Patent Document 1 discloses a wire having a hard connector portion (resin molding portion) in which a water stop portion, which is a resin molding portion of a thermoplastic elastomer resin plastic material, is formed of a polyethylene-based resin at an end portion of a terminal-attached electric wire. It is shown that the gap between the connector part and the electric wire is filled at the outlet.

  On the other hand, in Patent Document 2, an adhesive is formed on an insulating coating of an electric wire that has been subjected to corona discharge treatment or plasma discharge treatment, and a connector portion (resin molded portion) extends from the terminal fitting to the adhesive in the electric wire with terminal. It is shown that it is formed in a region.

  The connector part (resin molding part) shown by patent document 1, 2 is formed in the water stop area | region including the area | region ranging from the electric wire connection part of the terminal metal fitting in a terminal-attached electric wire to the insulation coating of an electric wire. In a vehicle wiring harness, an electric wire connecting portion of a terminal fitting is connected to an electric wire by being crimped to an end portion of the electric wire.

International Publication No. 2011/019027 JP 2006-123458 A

  By the way, the electric wire connection part of a terminal metal fitting is a part which is easy to produce variation in shape. In addition, the insulating coating portion of the electric wire is easily deformed by the pressure received from the fluid resin during the insert molding.

  Therefore, when the rigid connector part is molded using the region extending from the wire connection part of the terminal fitting to the insulation coating of the electric wire in the terminal-attached electric wire as an insert part, the variation in the outer dimensions of the connector part is within a predetermined tolerance. It is difficult to suppress.

  In particular, when the insulation coating of the wire is made of a rubber material such as silicon rubber, it becomes more difficult to keep the outer dimensions of the connector portion within the tolerance due to the deformation of the insulation coating. Variations in the external dimensions of the connector portion lead to deterioration of the water stop performance between the connector portion and the frame portion of the housing into which the connector portion is fitted. Furthermore, the insulating coating made of a rubber material may be damaged by the pressure received from the high-pressure fluid resin at the portion of the wire outlet in the insert molding die.

  An object of the present invention is to secure a high water-stopping property by suppressing variations in the external dimensions of a connector part in a wire harness having a resin-molded waterproof connector part.

The wire harness which concerns on the 1st aspect of this invention is equipped with each component shown below.
(1) A 1st component is an electric wire with a terminal containing the electric wire which has the insulation coating which covers the circumference | surroundings of a conducting wire and this conducting wire, and the terminal metal fitting connected to the said conducting wire in the edge part of this electric wire.
(2) The second component is a connector part. This connector part consists of the 1st synthetic resin formed by using as an insert part the intermediate part between the electric wire connection part connected to the said conducting wire in the said terminal metal fitting, and the contact part which contacts the connection partner of the said electric wire with a terminal. . The connector portion seals the intermediate portion.
(3) A 3rd component is a water stop part. This water stop part consists of the 2nd synthetic resin in which the part ranging from the said electric wire connection part of the said terminal metal fitting to the said insulation coating in the said electric wire with a terminal was used as an insert part. This second synthetic resin is softer than the first synthetic resin. The water stop portion seals a water stop region extending from the boundary of the intermediate portion, which is sealed by the connector portion of the terminal fitting, on the side of the wire connection portion to the insulating coating of the wire.

  The wire harness according to the second aspect of the present invention is an aspect of the wire harness according to the first aspect. The wire harness which concerns on a 2nd aspect WHEREIN: The edge part by the side of the said electric wire connection part of the said terminal metal fitting in the said connector part overlaps with the outer side of the edge part by the side of the said terminal metal fitting in the said water stop part.

  The wire harness according to the third aspect of the present invention is one aspect of the wire harness according to the first aspect or the second aspect. The wire harness which concerns on a 3rd aspect WHEREIN: The said insulation coating of the said electric wire consists of rubber materials.

  The wire harness which concerns on the 4th aspect of this invention is one aspect | mode of the wire harness which concerns on the said 3rd aspect. In the wire harness according to the fourth aspect, the insulating coating of the electric wire includes silicon, the first synthetic resin includes polybutylene terephthalate, and the second synthetic resin includes silicon.

A wire harness according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is an aspect of the wire harness according to any one of the first to fourth aspects. The wire harness which concerns on a 5th aspect WHEREIN: A part of said connector part and a part of said water stop part comprise the fitting structure containing the convex part and recessed part which fit in the direction which cross | intersects the extending | stretching direction of the said electric wire. It is .
The wire harness manufacturing method which concerns on a 6th aspect is a 1st synthesis | combination electric wire with a terminal containing the electric wire which has the insulation coating which covers the circumference | surroundings of a conducting wire and this conducting wire, and the said terminal wire connected to the said conducting wire in the edge part of this electric wire. A connector portion that seals an intermediate portion between a wire connecting portion connected to the conducting wire in the terminal fitting and a contact portion that contacts a connection partner of the terminal-attached electric wire, and the first synthetic resin. A water stop portion made of a soft second synthetic resin, and sealing a water stop region extending from the boundary of the intermediate portion sealed by the connector portion of the terminal fitting to the wire insulation portion side of the intermediate portion; A wire harness manufacturing method for manufacturing a wire harness comprising: the intermediate portion as an insert portion, and the insert portion of the connector portion made of the first synthetic resin; and the end The portion ranging from the wire connecting portion in the insulating coating of at least the terminal fittings as an insert part in biasing the wire, and a step of insert molding the waterproof part consisting of the second synthetic resin.

  In each of the above aspects, the connector portion is made of a relatively hard synthetic resin, and the water stop portion is made of a relatively soft synthetic resin. And a connector part is the part insert-molded by using the intermediate part of the terminal metal fitting in an electric wire with a terminal as an insert part.

  That is, neither the wire connecting portion of the terminal metal fitting whose shape is likely to vary nor the insulating coating portion of the electric wire that is easily deformed by the pressure of the injected resin is included in the insert portion when the connector portion is molded. Therefore, it is possible to suppress variations in the external dimensions of the connector portion. As a result, a high waterproof property is ensured between the connector part and the frame part of the housing into which the connector part is fitted.

  Moreover, since the soft synthetic resin is generally excellent in fluidity at the time of injection molding, the injection pressure of the fluid resin when the water stop portion is insert-molded can be kept low. Therefore, even if the insulating coating of the electric wire is made of a soft material such as a rubber material, the insulating coating can be prevented from being damaged by the pressure received from the fluid resin.

  Moreover, the soft synthetic resin which comprises a water stop part is excellent in the adhesiveness with respect to the water stop area | region of an electric wire with a terminal rather than a hard synthetic resin. Therefore, the soft water stop part which covers the water stop area | region of an electric wire with a terminal exhibits high water stop performance.

  As described above, when the wire harness according to each of the above aspects is employed, it is possible to suppress the variation in the outer dimensions of the connector portion and ensure high water-stopping.

  Moreover, in the 2nd aspect, the edge part by the side of the electric wire connection part of the terminal metal fitting in a connector part overlaps with the outer side of the edge part of a water stop part, and is formed. Therefore, the soft water-stop part which is easy to deform is prevented from turning up from the electric wire with terminal at the edge.

  In the third aspect, the insulating coating of the electric wire is made of a rubber material that is very easily deformed. If the present invention is applied to a wire harness having such an electric wire, a more remarkable effect can be obtained.

  Further, in the fourth aspect, the insulating coating containing silicon and the water stop portion containing silicon are easily bonded without a gap due to their compatibility. Moreover, the connector part containing polybutylene terephthalate and the water stop part containing silicon are easily bonded without a gap by the action of the intermolecular force of the hydroxyl group present at each molecular terminal. Therefore, by forming the water stop portion in contact with the connector portion, the water stop and robustness of the connector portion and the entire water stop portion are enhanced.

  Moreover, in the 5th aspect, a part of connector part and a part of water stop part comprise the fitting structure. In this case, the soft water stop portion is prevented from being peeled off from the connector portion due to a strong external force.

It is a top view of wire harness 10 concerning a 1st embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a side view of an end portion of the wire harness 10. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of an end portion of the wire harness 10. FIG. It is a top view of wire harness 10A concerning a 2nd embodiment of the present invention. It is sectional drawing of the edge part of the wire harness 10B which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing of the edge part of 10C of wire harnesses which concern on 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing of the edge part of wire harness 10D which concerns on 5th Embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following embodiment is an example embodying the present invention, and is not an example of limiting the technical scope of the present invention.

  The wire harness according to each embodiment shown below is a high-voltage wire harness. For example, in an electric vehicle such as a hybrid vehicle or an electric vehicle, the high voltage system wire harness is laid between an inverter circuit and a motor, or between a charging port and a charging circuit.

<First Embodiment>
First, the configuration of the wire harness 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 1, the wire harness 10 includes a terminal-attached electric wire 90, and a connector portion 1 and a water stop portion 2 provided at an end portion of the terminal-attached electric wire 90. Further, a packing part 3 is formed on the connector part 1. For convenience, in FIGS. 1 and 2, a net pattern is shown on the water stop portion 2 and the packing portion 3.

<Wire with terminal>
The terminal-attached electric wire 90 includes an electric wire 9 and a terminal fitting 8 connected to an end portion of the electric wire 9. In the example shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the wire harness 10 includes a plurality of electric wires 90 with terminals.

  The electric wire 9 is an insulated wire provided with a conductive wire 91 and an insulating coating 92 made of a synthetic resin that covers the periphery of the conductive wire 91. In the electric wire 9, the end portion of the conducting wire 91 is formed to extend from the end portion of the insulating coating 92.

  The conducting wire 91 is a linear conductor made of a metal material such as copper, copper alloy, or aluminum alloy. In order to obtain the electric wire 9 which is easy to bend, it is desirable that the conducting wire 91 is a stranded wire. In order to obtain the electric wire 9 which is more easily bent, it is desirable that the insulating coating 92 is a coating made of a rubber material such as a silicon-based synthetic resin.

  The terminal fitting 8 is a terminal connected to the conducting wire 91 at the end of the electric wire 9. The terminal fitting 8 is a fitting made of a metal material such as copper or a copper alloy. The terminal fitting 8 has a wire connection part 82, a contact part 81 and an intermediate part 83.

  The electric wire connecting portion 82 is a portion connected to the conducting wire 91 of the electric wire 9. For example, the wire connecting portion 82 is a portion where a crimped portion that is crimped to the conducting wire 91 is formed. Alternatively, it is also conceivable that the electric wire connecting portion 82 is a portion welded to the conductive wire 91 at the end of the electric wire 9 by ultrasonic welding or resistance welding.

  The contact portion 81 is a portion that contacts a connection partner of the terminal-attached electric wire 90. In the example shown in FIG. 1, the contact portion 81 is a flat plate portion having a through hole through which a screw is passed. However, it is also conceivable that the contact portion 81 is formed in other shapes such as a plate shape or a rod shape without a through hole.

  The intermediate part 83 is a part between the electric wire connecting part 82 and the contact part 81. In the example shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the intermediate portion 83 has a flat plate shape. However, it is conceivable that the intermediate portion 83 is formed in another shape such as a bent plate shape or a round bar shape.

<Connector part>
The connector portion 1 is a portion made of synthetic resin that is insert-molded using the intermediate portion 83 of the terminal fitting 8 as an insert portion. That is, the wire connecting portion 82 of the terminal fitting 8 whose shape is likely to vary and the portion of the insulating coating 92 of the wire 9 that is easily deformed by the pressure of the injected resin are included in the insert portion when the connector portion 1 is molded. Absent.

  The connector portion 1 is a hard member and is in close contact with the surface of the intermediate portion 83 of the terminal fitting 8 over the entire region in the circumferential direction. Therefore, the connector part 1 seals the intermediate part 83 of the terminal fitting 8. The connector part 1 seals only the intermediate part 83 in the terminal fitting 8 and does not contact the wire connection part 82 and the contact part 81.

  The synthetic resin constituting the connector portion 1 is, for example, a synthetic resin mainly composed of polybutylene terephthalate (PBT). In addition, the connector portion 1 is a molded member made of a synthetic resin mainly composed of polyamide 6T (PA6T), polyamide (PA), polypropylene (PP), acrylonitrile / butadiene / styrene copolymer synthetic resin (ABS resin), or the like. It is also possible.

  The connector unit 1 in the present embodiment holds a plurality of terminal fittings 8 arranged in parallel with a certain positional relationship with an interval. Thereby, the edge part of the some electric wire 90 with a terminal is hold | maintained by the fixed positional relationship arranged in parallel at intervals.

  In the example shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, an opening 12 for accessing the terminal fitting 8 is formed in the connector portion 1. The opening 12 is closed by a lid member (not shown) after the contact portion 81 of the terminal fitting 8 is connected to the terminal portion of the counterpart device by a screw or the like.

  In the following description, the entire end portion of the terminal-attached electric wire 90, the connector portion 1, the water stop portion 2, and the packing portion 3 constituting the end portion of the wire harness 10 are referred to as a connector unit 20. The wire harness 10 shown in FIG. 1 includes two connector units 20 located at both ends thereof.

<Water stop part>
The water stop portion 2 is a member made of a synthetic resin that is insert-molded with a portion including the water stop region of the terminal-attached electric wire 90 as an insert portion. In the terminal-attached electric wire 90, the water stop area is an area extending from the boundary 84 on the electric wire connecting portion 82 side to the insulating coating 92 of the electric wire 9 in the intermediate portion 83 of the terminal fitting 8 sealed by the connector portion 1.

  Moreover, the water stop part 2 consists of a synthetic resin softer than the synthetic resin which comprises the connector part 1. FIG. The material of the water stop part 2 is a material that can be molded at a lower pressure than the material of the connector part 1. And the water stop part 2 has sealed the water stop area | region of the electric wire 90 with a terminal. For example, the water stop part 2 consists of a silicone type synthetic resin which has elasticity in the shape | molded state. Alternatively, the water stop portion 2 may be made of a relatively soft synthetic resin such as an elastomer other than silicon.

  The connector part 1 and the water stop part 2 are formed by so-called two-color molding. Accordingly, the water stop portion 2 is in contact with the connector portion 1. It is conceivable that the connector part 1 and the water stop part 2 are formed by either the first method or the second method shown below. In the first method, the water stop portion 2 is formed after the connector portion 1 is formed. In the second method, the connector portion 1 is formed after the water stop portion 2 is formed.

  In the first method, after the insert molding of the connector portion 1 is performed, the water stopping portion of the terminal-attached electric wire 90 and the edge portion 11 on the wire connecting portion 82 side of the connector portion 1 are used as the insert portion. 2 insert molding is performed.

  When the insulating coating 92 of the electric wire 9 is made of a silicon-based synthetic resin, the following materials may be adopted as the materials for the connector part 1 and the water stop part 2 in each of the first method and the second method. Conceivable.

  For example, in the first method, it is considered that a synthetic resin mainly composed of polybutylene terephthalate is adopted as the material of the connector part 1 and a synthetic resin mainly composed of silicon is adopted as the material of the water stop part 2. . Thereby, the connector part 1 and the water stop part 2 are easy to adhere | attach without a space | gap by the effect | action of the intermolecular force of the hydroxyl group which exists in each molecular terminal. Furthermore, the silicon-based insulating coating 92 and the silicon-based water blocking portion 2 are easily bonded without a gap due to their compatibility.

  On the other hand, in the second method, a synthetic resin mainly composed of polybutylene terephthalate is adopted as the material of the connector part 1, and a polyamide-based synthetic resin, a polyester-based synthetic resin, a silicon-based synthetic resin, or the like is used as the material of the water stop part 2. It may be adopted. Thereby, each of the connector part 1 and the insulation coating 92, and the water stop part 2 are easy to adhere | attach without a gap. In addition, the material of the water stop part 2 illustrated above is a material which can be molded at a lower pressure than the material of the connector part 1.

  When the second method is employed, the deformation of the water stop portion 2 may affect the dimensional accuracy of the connector portion 1. Therefore, the first method is preferable to the second method. When the second method is adopted, it is preferable that the contact area of the connector portion 1 with the water stop portion 2 is as small as possible. Thereby, the influence on the dimensional accuracy of the connector part 1 by the deformation | transformation of the water stop part 2 becomes small.

  Moreover, in the example shown by FIG.2, 3, the edge part 11 by the side of the electric wire connection part 82 of the terminal metal fitting 8 in the connector part 1 overlaps with the outer side of the edge part 21 by the side of the terminal metal fitting 8 in the water stop part 2. Has been.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a convex part and a concave part in which a part of the connector part 1 and a part of the water stop part 2 are fitted in a direction intersecting the extending direction (axial direction) of the electric wire 9. It is conceivable that the fitting structure 4 including

  In the example shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the concave portion 13 of the connector portion 1 and the convex portion 22 of the water stop portion 2 constitute a fitting structure 4 that fits in a direction orthogonal to the extending direction of the electric wire 9.

<Packing part>
The packing part 3 is an annular elastic member formed along a part of the outer peripheral surface of the connector part 1. The packing portion 3 is formed along the outer peripheral surface of the portion of the connector portion 1 that is fitted into the frame portion 72 of the housing 7 that accommodates a device to which the wire harness 10 is connected. The frame portion 72 is a portion that forms the edge of the opening 71 in the housing 7. 2 and 3, the housing 7 is drawn with a virtual line (two-dot chain line).

  When a part of the connector part 1 is fitted into the frame part 72 of the housing 7, the packing part 3 is sandwiched between the outer peripheral surface of the connector part 1 and the frame part 72 of the housing 7. Thereby, the packing part 3 fills the gap between the outer peripheral surface of the connector part 1 and the frame part 72 of the housing 7.

  For example, when the water stop part 2 is formed after the connector part 1 is formed, it is conceivable that the packing part 3 is formed together with the water stop part 2 using the same material as the water stop part 2. In this case, at least the portion where the packing portion 3 in the connector portion 1 is formed and the water-stopping portion 2 and the packing portion 3 in parallel by one-time insert molding with the water-stopping region of the terminal-attached electric wire 90 as the insert portion. Molded. The material of the water stop part 2 and the packing part 3 is considered to be an elastic material which has silicon as a main component, for example.

  On the other hand, it is also conceivable that the packing part 3 is an independent member attached to the connector part 1.

<Effect>
In the wire harness 10, the connector portion 1 is made of a relatively hard synthetic resin, and the water stop portion 2 is made of a relatively soft synthetic resin. And the connector part 1 is a part insert-molded by using the intermediate part 83 of the terminal fitting 8 in the electric wire 90 with a terminal as an insert part.

  That is, the wire connecting portion 82 of the terminal fitting 8 whose shape is likely to vary and the portion of the insulating coating 92 of the wire 9 that is easily deformed by the pressure of the injected resin are included in the insert portion when the connector portion 1 is molded. Absent. Therefore, it is possible to suppress variations in the external dimensions of the connector unit 1. As a result, a high waterproof property is ensured between the connector part 1 and the frame part 72 of the housing 7 into which the connector part 1 is fitted.

  Moreover, since soft synthetic resins, such as a silicone type synthetic resin, are generally excellent in the fluidity | liquidity at the time of injection molding, the injection pressure of the fluid resin at the time of the water stop part 2 being insert-molded can be restrained low. Therefore, even if the insulating coating 92 of the electric wire 9 is made of a soft material such as a rubber material, the insulating coating 92 can be prevented from being damaged by the pressure received from the fluid resin.

  Moreover, the soft synthetic resin which comprises the water stop part 2 is excellent in the adhesiveness with respect to the water stop area | region of the electric wire 90 with a terminal rather than a hard synthetic resin. Therefore, the soft water stop part 2 which covers the water stop area | region of the electric wire 90 with a terminal exhibits high water stop performance.

  As described above, if the wire harness 10 is employed, it is possible to suppress the variation in the external dimensions of the connector portion 1 and ensure high water stoppage.

  Further, the edge portion 11 on the wire connecting portion 82 side of the terminal fitting 8 in the connector portion 1 is formed so as to overlap the outer side of the edge portion 21 of the water stop portion 2. Therefore, the soft water stop portion 2 that is easily deformed is prevented from turning up from the terminal-attached electric wire 90 at the edge portion 21. In addition, the edge part 11 of the connector part 1 is an edge part on the opposite side to the contact 82 side of the terminal metal fitting 8.

  Further, the structure of the connector unit 20 in the wire harness 10 exhibits a more remarkable effect when the insulating coating 92 of the electric wire 9 is made of a rubber material that is easily deformed.

  Further, the insulating coating 92 containing silicon and the water stop portion 2 containing silicon are easily bonded without any gaps due to their compatibility. Moreover, the connector part 1 containing polybutylene terephthalate and the water stop part 2 containing silicon are easily bonded without a gap by the action of the intermolecular force of the hydroxyl group present at each molecular terminal. Therefore, by forming the water stop portion 2 in contact with the connector portion 1, the water stop and robustness of the entire connector portion 1 and the water stop portion 2 are increased.

  Moreover, a part of the connector part 1 and a part of the water stop part 2 have a fitting structure 4 composed of a convex part and a concave part that fit together. Therefore, the soft water stop portion 2 is prevented from being peeled off from the connector portion 1 due to a strong external force.

Second Embodiment
Next, a wire harness 10A according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. This wire harness 10A is different from the wire harness 10 shown in FIGS. 4, the same components as those shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 are given the same reference numerals. Hereinafter, only the differences of the wire harness 10A from the wire harness 10 will be described.

  FIG. 4 is a plan view of the wire harness 10A.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the wire harness 1 </ b> A has a structure in which a plurality of terminal-attached electric wires 90 are branched in the middle. In the example shown in FIG. 4, the six terminal-attached electric wires 90 are collectively held by one set of connector portion 1A and water stop portion 2A at one end portion, and two sets of connector portions at the other end portion. Each of 1 and the water stop part 2 is divided into two pieces and held.

  In addition, the connector part 1A and the water stop part 2A have the same structure as the connector part 1 and the water stop part 2 only in the number of the electric wires 90 with a terminal used as an insert part differing. The wire harness 1A shown in FIG. 4 is also one embodiment of the present invention.

<Third to fifth embodiments>
Next, wire harnesses 10B, 10C, and 10D according to third to fifth embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. These wire harnesses 10B, 10C, and 10D are slightly different in the structure of the portion where the connector portion and the water stop portion are connected as compared with the wire harness 10 shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the same components as those illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 3 are denoted by the same reference numerals. Hereinafter, only different points from the wire harness 10 in each of the wire harnesses 10B, 10C, and 10D will be described.

  5 to 7 are cross-sectional views of the end portions of the wire harnesses 10B, 10C, and 10D.

  Also in the wire harness 10 </ b> B shown in FIG. 5, as in the wire harness 10, the edge 11 on the wire fitting part 82 side of the terminal fitting 8 in the connector part 1 is the edge 21 on the terminal fitting 8 side in the water stop part 2. It is formed so as to overlap the outside.

  However, the wire harness 10 </ b> B has a configuration in which the fitting structure 4 of the connector portion 1 and the water stop portion 2 is removed from the configuration of the wire harness 10.

  The wire harness 10C shown in FIG. 6 is different from the wire harnesses 10 and 10B in that the edge 11 on the terminal fitting 8 side of the terminal fitting 8 in the connector portion 1 and the edge 21 on the terminal fitting 8 side in the water stop portion 2. And have a structure in contact with each other. That is, in the wire harness 10 </ b> C, the edge portion 11 of the connector portion 1 does not overlap the outer side of the edge portion 21 of the water stop portion 2.

  The wire harness 10D shown in FIG. 7 is different from the wire harnesses 10 and 10B in that the edge 21 on the terminal fitting 8 side in the water stop portion 2 is the edge on the wire connecting portion 82 side of the terminal fitting 8 in the connector portion 1. 11 is overlapped on the outside. That is, the internal / external relationship between the edge portion 11 of the connector portion 1 and the edge portion 21 of the water stop portion 2 is reversed between the wire harnesses 10 and 10B and the wire harness 10D.

  In the wire harnesses 10 </ b> B, 10 </ b> C, and 10 </ b> D, the connector portion 1 and the water stop portion 2 are bonded to each other at their contact surfaces, so that the soft water stop portion 2 is not easily peeled off from the connector portion 1.

  Moreover, in the example shown by FIGS. 5-7, the outer peripheral surface of the connector part 1 and the outer peripheral surface of the water stop part 2 are formed in the same plane in those boundary parts. In this case, it is difficult for an external force to peel off the water stop portion 2 from the connector portion 1 to be applied to the edge portion 21 of the water stop portion 2.

  The wire harnesses 10B, 10C, and 10D shown above are also one embodiment of the present invention.

  In addition, in the boundary part of the connector part 1 and the water stop part 2, it is also considered that the outer diameter of the water stop part 2 is formed smaller than the outer diameter of the connector part 1. FIG. Also in this case, it is difficult for an external force to peel off the water stop portion 2 from the connector portion 1 to be applied to the edge portion 21 of the water stop portion 2. Moreover, in the wire harness 10, it is possible that the outer peripheral surface of the connector part 1 and the outer peripheral surface of the water stop part 2 are formed in the same plane in those boundary parts.

<Others>
The wire harnesses 10 and 10 </ b> A include a plurality of terminal-attached electric wires 90, and a connector portion 1 and a water stop portion 2 that collectively cover ends of the plurality of terminal-attached electric wires 90. However, it is also considered that the structure of the connector part 1 and the water stop part 2 in the wire harnesses 10 and 10A is applied to one electric wire 90 with a terminal.

  In the wire harness according to the present invention, the embodiments described above can be freely combined within the scope of the invention described in each claim, or each embodiment can be appropriately modified or partially omitted. It is also possible to constitute by doing.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,1A Connector part 2,2A Water stop part 3 Packing part 4 Fitting structure 7 Case 8 Terminal metal fitting 9 Electric wire 10, 10A Wire harness 11 Edge of connector part 12 Opening of connector part 13 Concave part of connector part 20 Connector unit DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 21 Edge part of a water stop part 22 Convex part of a water stop part 71 Opening of a housing | casing 72 Frame | frame part of a housing | casing 81 Contact part 82 Electric wire connection part 83 Middle part 84 Boundary 90 Electric wire with a terminal 91 Conductive wire 92 Insulation coating

Claims (6)

An electric wire with a terminal including an electric wire and an electric wire having an insulating coating covering the periphery of the electric wire, and a terminal fitting connected to the electric wire at an end of the electric wire;
The intermediate portion is made of a first synthetic resin formed with an intermediate portion between the wire connecting portion connected to the conducting wire in the terminal fitting and the contact portion contacting the connection partner of the terminal-attached electric wire, and the intermediate portion is A connector part for sealing;
The connector of the terminal fitting is made of a second synthetic resin that is softer than the first synthetic resin formed by using at least a portion extending from the wire connecting portion of the terminal fitting to the insulating coating in the terminal-attached electric wire as an insert portion. A water harness comprising: a water stop portion that seals a water stop region extending from the boundary of the intermediate portion sealed by a portion on the wire connection portion side to the insulating coating of the electric wire. The wire harness according to claim 1,
The wire harness in which the edge part by the side of the said electric wire connection part of the said terminal metal fitting in the said connector part overlaps with the outer side of the edge part by the side of the said terminal metal fitting in the said water stop part. The wire harness according to claim 1 or 2, wherein
A wire harness, wherein the insulating coating of the electric wire is made of a rubber material. The wire harness according to claim 3,
The insulation coating of the wire comprises silicon;
The first synthetic resin includes polybutylene terephthalate,
The second synthetic resin is a wire harness containing silicon. The wire harness according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The wire harness which comprises the fitting structure containing the convex part and recessed part which a part of said connector part and a part of the said water stop part fit in the direction which cross | intersects the extending | stretching direction of the said electric wire.   An electric wire with a terminal including an electric wire and an electric wire having an insulating coating covering the periphery of the electric wire, and a terminal fitting connected to the electric wire at an end of the electric wire;
  A connector portion for sealing an intermediate portion between a wire connecting portion connected to the conducting wire in the terminal fitting and a contact portion that contacts a connection partner of the terminal-attached electric wire, made of a first synthetic resin,
  A water-stopping region that extends from the boundary on the side of the wire connection portion of the intermediate portion sealed by the connector portion of the terminal fitting to the insulating coating of the wire, made of a second synthetic resin that is softer than the first synthetic resin. A wire harness manufacturing method for manufacturing a wire harness comprising:
The intermediate portion is an insert portion, and the connector portion made of the first synthetic resin is insert molded,
  A wire harness manufacturing comprising: a step of at least a portion extending from the wire connection portion of the terminal fitting to the insulating coating in the electric wire with terminal as an insert portion, and insert molding the water stop portion made of the second synthetic resin. Method.

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