Patent ID: 9407081
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: H01B,H01R,H02G,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A wiring harness, comprising: a main line extending in an extending direction and comprising a bundle of wires, each of the wires including a plurality of strands made of a first metal; a branch line comprising a plurality of wires branched off from the bundle of wires of the main line; a plurality of terminals mounted on end parts of the plurality of wires to touch the strands of the wires, the plurality of terminals made of a second metal different from the first metal; a connector set including a first connector in which the plurality of terminals are inserted and a second connector to be connected to the first connector; a busbar provided in the second connector for shorting the plurality of terminals by being connected to the plurality of terminals inserted in the first connector when the first connector is connected to the second connector; a covering member having a connector set holding portion and an open end communicating with the connector set holding portion, the connector set disposed in the connector set holding portion so that portions of the plurality of wires project from the open end; and an adhesive tape extending in a longitudinal direction between first and second ends, the adhesive tape having a first section extending from the first end, a second section extending from the first section towards the second end, a third section extending from the second section towards the second end, and a fourth section extending between the third section and the second end, wherein the first section is wound about the covering member at a first position between the open end and the connector set holding portion to secure the covering member to the plurality of wires, the second section is wound about the covering member, a base end portion of the branch line, and the main line at a second position between the first section and the open end of the covering member, the third section is wound about the covering member, and the main line at the first position to secure the covering member to the main line, and the fourth section is wound about the covering member, the connector set, and the main line at a third position to secure the connector set to the main line, wherein the first position, the second position, and the third position are spaced from one another along the extending direction of the main line.