Patent ID: 11884218
Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H | IPC B  H

Claim 0:
1. A wire guide device comprising:
a vehicle body-side bracket that can be attached to a vehicle body;
a door-side bracket that can be attached to a sliding door; and
a wire guide body that allows a wire to pass therethrough and that is routed between the vehicle body-side bracket and the door-side bracket,
wherein the wire guide body includes:
a vehicle body-side guide portion having a configuration in which a plurality of vehicle body-side link members are coupled so as to form a string and to be capable of being curved as seen in a plan view, one end of the vehicle body-side guide portion being coupled to the vehicle body-side bracket;
a door-side guide portion having a configuration in which a plurality of door-side link members are coupled so as to form a string and to be capable of being curved as seen in a plan view, one end of the door-side guide portion being coupled to the door-side bracket; and
a relay link member including a vehicle body-side coupling portion that is coupled to another end of the vehicle body-side guide portion, and a door-side coupling portion that is disposed at a position lower than the vehicle body-side coupling portion and that is coupled to another end of the door-side guide portion,
wherein the vehicle body-side coupling portion and the door-side coupling portion are configured to be rotatable relative to each other.