Power Conduit For Upper Closure Extends Across Hinge Patents (Class 49/167)
  • Patent number: 11456581
    Abstract: In a vehicle body, a body portion having a base end side portion is engaged with a plate-shaped member and extending along the plate-shaped member toward the leading end side, and a removal-preventing portion for preventing the wire harness stored in a space between the plate-shaped member and the body portion from being removed from the leading end side of the body portion. The wire harness stored in the space is prevented from being removed at the leading end side of the body portion by the removal-preventing portion pivoting according to the storage. By a series of rotations of the removal-preventing portion up to the storage, a pivotal body upper portion of the removal-preventing portion disposed at a high position in a height direction extending from the plate-shaped member is moved to a lower position, thereby reducing the height of the entirety of the routing structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: DAIWA KASEI INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Kato, Katsuya Hirakawa
  • Patent number: 11279302
    Abstract: A grommet includes a main body that fits into a through hole penetrating an attachment target in an axial direction to waterproof the through hole and that allows a wiring member to be inserted into an inner portion in the axial direction. The main body includes a plate-shaped portion extending in intersecting directions that intersect the axial direction so as to close at least a portion of the through hole, and a sound insulation wall portion having a sound insulation protrusion that protrudes from the plate-shaped portion in the axial direction so as to be formed in an annular or arc shape centered around a central axis in the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignees: YAZAKI CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryohei Toyoda, Katsuya Yoshimura, Tomoyoshi Katayama, Ryuuta Izumi
  • Patent number: 11186239
    Abstract: A grommet includes: a main body part fitted to a penetration hole penetrating an attachment panel along an axial direction, stops water at the penetration hole, and has a wiring material inserted thereinto along the axial direction; and a tubular part unified with the main body part so as to have a tubular shape, and has the wiring material inserted thereinto. The tubular part includes a halved part formed to have a shape of a part of the tubular part in a circumferential direction, an open part where an inside of the tubular part is open at a position except a position where the halved part is formed in the circumferential direction, and an open/close part formed continuing from the halved part and is able to open and close the open part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaru Kiuchi, Takeshi Onoda
  • Patent number: 10767300
    Abstract: Disclosed is a washing machine having an improved wire connection structure for electrically connecting electrical components. The washing machine includes a cabinet which has a first electrical component, forms an exterior, and has an opening through which laundry is inserted; a door provided with a second electrical component, and configured to open and close the opening; a wire which electrically connects the first electrical component and the second electrical component; and a hinge which has a wire guide portion for coupling the door to the cabinet so as to be rotatable about a rotating axis and for guiding the wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwang Min Chun, Hwa Shik Kim, Min Jea Choi, Nae Young Park
  • Patent number: 10753510
    Abstract: A conduit guide for guiding at least one conduit section between a first element and a second element with an insert part, having a tubular guiding element and arrangeable at the first element, and a tubular receiving part, arrangeable at the second element, wherein the guiding element of the insert part is arranged so as to be axially movable in the receiving part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Binder GmbH
    Inventors: Rainer Hafner, Patrick Efinger, Jochen Bollaender
  • Patent number: 10683597
    Abstract: A washing machine includes a breathing light group, a door body, a door hinge, a housing and a computer program controller. The breathing light group is arranged on the door body, and includes a plurality of breathing lights. The computer program controller is configured to change a quantity ratio of bright breathing lights to dimmed breathing lights among the breathing lights in the breathing light group according to a change of a working progress of the washing machine. The door body is connected to the housing via the door hinge. The door hinge has a passage through which a wire harness of the breathing light group penetrates. The wire harness penetrates through the housing through the passage and is connected to the computer program controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Qingdao Haier Drum Washing Machine Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Yongchao Chen, Kai Zhu, Yanli Wang, Yunfeng He, Teng Chen
  • Patent number: 10294712
    Abstract: A laundry appliance door assembly with a wire cover to protect the wire conductor that passes through the door hinge where it has a tendency to get pulled and damaged when the door is in motion. The wire cover includes a wire cover and a wire conduit coaxially connected together allowing the wire cover to rotate relative to the wiring conduit while within alignment of the hinge rotational axis. The wire cover comprises two lateral halves for ease of installation where it is designed to encase the wire conductor that passes through the door hinge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: William Frantz, Timothy E. Heater, Ndjeka K. Luhahi, Nicholas E. Mawhorr, Jose Aldo Ramirez, Scott T. Thalls
  • Patent number: 9283412
    Abstract: A fall arresting system is provided that includes a fall arresting cable that has a safety line with opposed first and second ends, an accessory line that extends substantially along the safety line between the opposed first and second ends of the safety line, and a sheath that envelops the safety line and the accessory line. The fall arresting system further includes a reel upon which the fall arrest cable is wound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Inventor: Jerry Myer
  • Patent number: 9115928
    Abstract: A home appliance, e.g., a refrigerator, includes a body; a door connected to the body with a hinge; a transfer element provided between the body and the door; and a guiding device guiding the transfer element between the body and the door. The guiding device includes a body element fixed to the body; a door element fixed to the door; and at least one bridge element pivotally connected to the body element and the door element as compatible with the movement of the hinge and guiding the transfer element between the body element and the door element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: BSH HAUSGERÄTE GMBH
    Inventors: Yigit Akalan, Menekse Gizem Saygi, Tanzer Yildizgöcer
  • Patent number: 8448382
    Abstract: A device for transferring electrical power between a frame and a closable member such as a door includes a first housing and face plate disposed in an opening in the frame and a second housing and face plate disposed in an opening in the closable member edge. The openings are positioned so that when the closable member is closed the openings are aligned. A hollow elbow assembly is rotatably disposed and secured in each hole. A tube having a pivot guide at each end is rotatably and axially slidable in each elbow assembly. A slot in each elbow assembly allows the tube to pivot. A wire bundle in the tube is connectable to wire leads. Boots may be supplied around the tube/elbow assemblies' junctions to exclude water. Thus, the wire bundle is fully contained within a protective, articulated, armored sheath to prevent wear, chafing, breakage, and vandalism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Securitron Magnalock Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Justus Rodgers, Thomas Edward Roth, Larry Gene Corwin, Jr., Michael A. Webb
  • Patent number: 8231168
    Abstract: In an arranging structure of a wire harness for a door, the wire harness is spanned between a door of a motor vehicle and a vehicle body at an indoor side inside of a weather strip. The wire harness is drawn out from a space between a door inner panel and a door trim at the door side and is provided with an excess length portion that follows opening and closing operations of the door. The excess length portion is drawn out from the space when the door is opened. The excess length portion is drawn along an arcuate outer periphery of a speaker disposed in the space to be contained in the space when the door is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Sytems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Morihiko Toyozumi, Isao Tsuji, Daiki Nagayasu, Tsutomu Sakata, Tetsuya Fujita, Sung-Jin Kim
  • Patent number: 5588260
    Abstract: A waterproof grommet (16) through which a wiring harness (14) passes is mounted on a side face (15) of an inner door panel (13) to which a door hinge is attached. The waterproof grommet (16) is made of an elastic substance and has a grommet body (17). The grommet body (17) through which the harness (14) passes is brought into contact with the side face (15). The grommet body (17) includes a mounting plate (18) for pressing and fastening the grommet body (17) to the side face (15). Because the elastic grommet body (17) is pressed and fastened to the side face (15) of the inner door panel (13) by the rigid mounting plate (18), the gap around the door can be sealed without additionally using a sealing member and, as a result, the number of constituent parts and the number of processes of arranging then can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1996
    Assignee: Kansei Corporation
    Inventors: Shigemichi Suzuki, Sadahisa Endo
  • Patent number: 5584144
    Abstract: A motor vehicle door has a door main body made up by coupling an inner panel to a door panel and a door lining mounted on the inner panel. The inner panel is provided, in a recessed manner, with containing recessed portions for receiving therein various outfits to be mounted on the motor vehicle door. The inner panel is also integrally provided, in a projecting manner, with a pocket mounting base for fastening thereto a bottom portion of a pocket which is detachably attached to an armrest portion of the door lining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 17, 1996
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masaya Hisano
  • Patent number: 5466036
    Abstract: A wire routing harness apparatus for use between a vehicle body and a liftgate pivotally mounted thereon. The apparatus includes a sheet-like body secured to the vehicle body, covering a portion of a wire from a remote location, and a hollow body secured to the liftgate, slidably mounted on the sheet-like body and adapted to having the wire extended therethrough. The hollow body may include two side-by-side slots formed therethrough for receiving a plurality of wires in each slot. The sheet-like body conforms to the shape of a portion of the vehicle body, and is mounted to be spaced apart therefrom to receive the portion of a wire therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 14, 1995
    Assignee: Chrylser Corporation
    Inventors: Kurt H. Stroeters, Dean B. Clark, Glen A. DeGrendel
  • Patent number: 5297334
    Abstract: A method of feeding and restraining wire for a vehicle instrument panel includes feeding the wire into and restraining it in a system of troughs attached to a structure serving as a wiring board. Each trough has a floor and two substantially parallel side walls perpendicular to the floor and extending upwardly from the trough to an open ceiling. The system of troughs has at least two terminals disposed remotely from one another. Steps in the method include attaching one end of a first wire to a first terminal within a first trough, laying the first wire to trace the extension of the first trough, spraying the first wire at intervals with adhesive to attach the wire to the floor of the trough, cutting the first wire at the location of the second terminal, and attaching the wire to the second terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 29, 1994
    Assignee: Chrysler Corporation
    Inventor: Michael J. Johnson
  • Patent number: 5212907
    Abstract: A door that includes one or more electrical devices, such as an outlet receptacle, an illuminated house number sign, or an illuminated display panel. The electrical devices are powered from an external source of power that is conducted through a pair of pivotable conductors extending between the door and the adjacent door frame. One end of the pivotable conductors is electrically connected with a source of electrical power, and the other end of the respective pivotable conductors is electrically connected with the electrical devices carried by the door, to avoid external extension cords and to avoid the need to conduct electricity through the door hinges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1993
    Inventor: Ed Van Sandt
  • Patent number: 5092647
    Abstract: A wire harness mounting structure for a motor vehicle door comprising a door frame and planar mounting means, detachably attached to said door frame at an internal side of its motor vehicle, having a wire harness mounted thereon and extending in a plane generally parallel to the door frame. The mounting means is either in the form of a covering board, or a combination of the covering board and an internal side board mounted between the vehicle door frame and the covering board, and, is either integrally formed with the covering board or independently, rigidly formed as in the case of an internal side board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1992
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi Ueda, Michihiro Ohtaka, Yoshiaki Nakayama, Hiroaki Shinba, Hiroshi Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 5039828
    Abstract: A wire harness protector for use in an appliance. The wire harness protector consists of two members. A first member is secured to the door so as to pivot therewith. A second member is also secured to the door but remains stationary when the door is pivoted. Thus, when the door is pivoted, the second member is fixed relative to the door support structure and the first member pivots with the door. Both the first member and the second member include conduits which are aligned with the hinge axis of the door. Each of the first and second members forms an enclosure for enclosing and routing the wire harness. The conduits are formed by U-shaped channels and covers therefor. The covers are held in place by means of locking snaps. The entire first and second members may each be formed in a single integral molding process from a thermosplastic material such as a fire retardant polypropylene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1991
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Larry D. Marks, Raymond W. Spiegel, Delbert M. Halling
  • Patent number: 4911510
    Abstract: A corner guide comprises a pair of hinged panels (1, 2) with an embedded duct (6) through which an optical fibre (7) can be threaded. The corner guide, for guiding an optical fibre (7) or the like around a corner (9) whose radius of curvature is less than a permissible minimum radius of curvature Rp for the fibre (7), guides the fibers (7) by means of the duct (6) along a path which extends into three dimensions. At the corner at the hinge between the panels (1, 2), the duct (6) passes through an "x-y" plane containing the corner at an angle for instance of 70.degree.. This enables an arrangement wherein the projection of the duct (6) onto the "x-y" plane includes a bend whose radius of curvature is less than Rp although the path itself does not include such a bend. The invention finds particular application in optical fibre installations in homes or offices, wherever a fibre has to turn a corner, for instance at the corner of a room.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 27, 1990
    Assignee: British Telecommunications plc
    Inventor: Peter D. Jenkins
  • Patent number: 4653799
    Abstract: An apparatus for housing electrical wiring extending between a vehicle door and a vehicle body. A first link is pivotally connected to the vehicle door and the vehicle body for pivoting the door away from the vehicle body. A second link is pivotally connected to the vehicle door and the vehicle body rearward of the first link along the length of the vehicle. The second link cooperates with the first link to pivot the vehicle door away from the vehicle body. The second link includes a pivotal support frame, a conduit section, and a clamping member for removably clamping the pivotal support frame and the conduit section together to enable the conduit section to be detached from the pivotal support frame. When clamped, the pivotal support frame and the conduit section define a conduit therebetween. Electrical wiring extends within the conduit for providing electrical wiring between the vehicle door and the vehicle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1984
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1987
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroshi Arai, Kazunobu Fukushima
  • Patent number: 4445299
    Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement for obtaining an uninterrupted connection of an electric cable or the like between two elements pivotally hinged to each other, in particular, between a door frame element and a door connected thereto. The arrangement comprises, at the position of the connection, a member arranged around the cable in the form of a separate, turnable and longitudinally flexible protecting element. This element is arranged basically in the longitudinal direction of the door frame element and one end of the element is connected to the door frame element and the other end to an adjacent edge part of the door. There is, for said protecting element, in the door frame and/or in said door edge part, at least one recess. This recess is so arranged that, when the door is closed, the protecting element and said cable are received in this recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1981
    Date of Patent: May 1, 1984
    Assignee: Oy Wartsila Ab
    Inventors: Keijo Lehikoinen, Kyosti Nevalainen
  • Patent number: 4140357
    Abstract: A hinge for use with a swinging door provided with an electric lock or other electrically operated device or component therein in which the hinge is provided with chases and hollow hinge barrels sheathing a tubular collar which also serves as a hinge pin and provides a continuous passageway through the hinge for electrical conductors in order to maintain a continuous circuit or circuits through the hinge regardless of the position of the door. Each hinge leaf includes a barrel integral therewith with the barrel and leaf being a one-piece casting. The barrels completely enclose the tubular collar which forms a hollow hinge pin and protects the electrical conductors from attack in the event the leaves and barrels are pried apart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1977
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1979
    Assignee: Folger Adam Co., Division of Telkee, Inc.
    Inventors: Francis T. Wolz, Lawrence D. Butts, Raymond V. Kambic
  • Patent number: 3964207
    Abstract: A pivot arrangement at the upper end of a pivot door includes a bushing on the door and a hollow pivot pin projected from the door frame header into the bushing. Fluid conduits are connected with the pin and the bushing so that the conduits are in communication through the pivot arrangement. Pressurized air is transmitted through the conduits and pivot arrangement to a pneumatic appliance on the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1975
    Date of Patent: June 22, 1976
    Assignee: C. Hager & Sons Hinge Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: Francis C. Peterson