JP4727551B2 - Harness protector - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a harness protector for protecting a harness of a vehicular lamp.

  Depending on the installation position of the vehicle lamp, the installation work space may be narrow. In such an installation position, the harness interferes with surrounding vehicle body members when the vehicle lamp is installed on the vehicle body, and the vehicle lamp is installed. Work may be difficult. Further, interference between the harness and the surrounding vehicle body members is not preferable from the viewpoint of harness protection.

Thus, a vehicular lamp that prevents interference with surrounding vehicle body members by forming a wiring pattern instead of a harness in the lamp housing has been developed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
Moreover, for the purpose of harness protection, conventionally, the harness is often used with a corrugated tube.
JP 2000-90710 A

However, when a wiring pattern is formed on the housing of the lamp, the manufacturing process of the lamp increases and becomes complicated, and the manufacturing cost also increases.
In addition, when the harness is covered with a corrugated tube, the harness can be protected by the corrugated tube, but this time the corrugated tube may interfere with surrounding car body members, so the problem of interference still remains and attachment Workability cannot be improved.
Therefore, the present invention provides a harness protector that can improve the protection of the harness and the workability of attaching the vehicle lamp to the vehicle body.

The harness protector according to the present invention employs the following means in order to solve the above problems.
The invention according to claim 1 is a valve socket that is exposed from a rear portion of a body (for example, a body 4 in an embodiment to be described later) of a vehicle lamp (for example, a fog light 1 in an embodiment to be described later) that emits light toward the outside. When a connector (for example, the connector 30 in the embodiment described later) is fitted to the connector (for example, the valve socket 3 in the embodiment described later), a harness (for example, the harness 31 in the embodiment described later) is extended. A harness protector that accommodates and protects (for example, a harness protector 50 in an embodiment to be described later), and a housing (for example, to be described later) that forms a lamp chamber (for example, a lamp chamber 6 in an embodiment to be described later ) of the vehicle lamp. support portion that is pivotally attached to the outside of the housing 7) in the embodiment (for example, later A support portion 56) in施例, the guide portion formed as a contiguous portion excluding the support portion to the support portion (e.g., comprising a guide portion 57) in Examples described later, a release position not involved with the harness and it said is pivotable between a harness Relations mutually set position, and stop means for disabling rotation is stopped in the set position (e.g., the hook portions 61 and 62 in the embodiment), the guide harness movement restricting portion that is formed on the inner side of the parts at the state of being stopped at the set position to restrict the movement of the harness accommodating the harness (for example, harness movement restricting portion 60 in the embodiment), the Furthermore, it is a harness protector characterized by providing.

  With this configuration, the protector can be rotated between the release position and the set position with respect to the body of the vehicular lamp. Then, when the protector is stopped at the set position, the harness extending from the connector is accommodated in the harness movement restricting portion, and when the protector is made unrotatable by the stopping means, the harness accommodated in the harness move restricting portion is detached from the harness protector. Can be regulated. By attaching the vehicular lamp to the vehicle body in this state, it is possible to prevent the harness and the surrounding vehicle body members from interfering at the time of installation.

In addition, when replacing the bulb of the vehicle lamp after the vehicle lamp is mounted on the vehicle body, the harness is moved away from the harness movement restricting portion by releasing the stop means and rotating the protector to the release position. enable. Accordingly, the connector can be detached from the bulb socket, and maintenance such as bulb replacement of the vehicle lamp can be performed.
The invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1, wherein the harness housed in the harness movement restricting portion is slackened in a portion close to the connector (for example, a slack portion in an embodiment described later). 31a), and the harness protector can be moved from the release position to the set position by rotating upward.

According to the invention which concerns on Claim 1 and Claim 2 , when attaching a vehicle lamp to a vehicle body, interference with a harness and the surrounding vehicle body member can be prevented, and attachment workability | operativity improves. Moreover, the maintenance work of the vehicle lamp can be easily performed, and the maintainability is improved.

Embodiments of the harness protector according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings of FIGS. The vehicular lamp of this embodiment is a fog light installed on a front bumper of a vehicle.
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which a left fog light (vehicle lamp) 1 is installed on a front bumper 100 that forms a part of a vehicle body. Light emitted from the fog light 1 is forward (external) to the front bumper 100. ) Is formed.
The fog light 1 includes a bulb 2, a bulb socket 3 that supports the bulb 2, a body 4 that supports the bulb socket 3, and a lens 5 that is disposed in front of the bulb 2.

The body 4 is made of resin, and includes a housing 7 that holds the bulb socket 3 and the lens 5 and forms a lamp chamber 6 therein, and a housing cover 8 that is disposed outside the housing 7 and supports the housing 7. Yes.
The lens 5 is fixed to the front portion of the housing 7, and a space surrounded by the lens 5 and the housing 7 is a lamp chamber 6, and the bulb 2 is disposed at substantially the center of the lamp chamber 6. A rear portion of the valve socket 3 is exposed from the rear center of the housing 7, and a connection port 9 extending downward is provided at the rear end of the valve socket 3.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the housing cover 8 has a box shape with a predetermined shape covering the housing 7, and brackets 10A and 10B are provided on the left and right sides of the front portion thereof, and these brackets 10A and 10B are connected to the front bumper. The housing cover 8 is fixed to the front bumper 100 by being fixed to the 100 with screws or the like (not shown), that is, the fog light 1 is fixed to the front bumper 100. 2 and 3, the front bumper 100 is omitted. 2 and 3, the right side in the drawing is the center direction of the vehicle body, and the left side in the drawing is the left side direction of the vehicle body.

  A rectangular opening 12 is formed in the rear wall portion 11 of the housing cover 8, and the valve socket 3 exposed from the housing 7 projects rearward from the rear wall portion 11 through the opening 12. Further, a flange portion 14 extending from the upper edge of the opening 12 to the rear wall portion 11 and the top plate portion 13 of the housing cover 8 extends rearward and covers the upper portion of the valve socket 3 protruding from the opening 12. ing.

  A connector 30 can be fitted into the connection port 9 of the valve socket 3. By fitting the connector 30 into the connection port 9, the valve 2 and the power supply control unit (not shown) are connected via a harness 31 extending from the connector 30. Are connected to each other, and power can be supplied to the valve 2.

  Two clips 32A and 32B are attached to the bracket 10A in order to make the wiring position of the harness 31 constant and immovable when the connector 30 is connected to the connection port 9. One clip 32 </ b> A is fixed to the lower end of the bracket 10 </ b> A, engages with the harness 31 at a position close to the connector 30, and restricts free movement of the harness 31. The other clip 32B is fixed to the upper side of the bracket 10A, engages with the harness 31 at a position further away from the clip 32A, and restricts the free movement of the harness 31. 2 and 3, the harness 31 ahead of the engaging portion with the clip 32B is bent toward the vehicle body center.

By the way, at the time of maintenance such as replacement of the valve 2, for example, it is necessary to detach the connector 30 from the connection port 9 of the valve socket 3. Therefore, as shown in FIG. It is necessary to loosen slightly downward so that it can be easily attached and detached.
However, if the portion 31a in which the harness 31 is slacked downward (hereinafter referred to as a slack portion) 31a is exposed, the slack portion 31a of the harness 31 interferes with surrounding members when the fog light 1 is attached to the front bumper 100. The work must be done while paying close attention, but this is not workable.

Therefore, a harness protector 50 for protecting the harness 31 immediately after extending from the connector 30 is attached to the fog light 1.
The harness protector 50 is made of resin and has an elongated box shape as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, and includes a bottom wall portion 51, a front wall portion 52, a rear wall portion 53, a left side wall portion 54, and a right side. And a wall portion 55. The harness protector 50 is rotated between a set position in which the harness protector 50 is in a substantially horizontal posture as shown in FIG. 2 and engaged with the harness 31 and a release position in a substantially vertical posture as shown in FIG. It is attached to the housing cover 8 so that it can move.

  Specifically, at the set position shown in FIG. 2, the right end portion (one end portion) of the harness protector 50 is a support portion 56, and the front wall portion 52 and the rear wall portion 53 of the support portion 56 are opened by screws 40. 12 is rotatably attached to a rear wall portion 11 of the housing cover 8 on the right side (body center side). That is, the harness protector 50 is rotatably supported by the housing cover 8 on the side opposite to the side on which the harness 31 is routed.

In the harness protector 50, a portion (hereinafter referred to as a guide portion) 57 excluding the support portion 56 is formed one step lower than the support portion 56, and the inside of the guide portion 57 accommodates and protects the harness 31 and the harness 31. It becomes the harness movement restricting part 60 that restricts the movement of.
In a state where the harness protector 50 is in the set position, the bottom wall portion 51 of the guide portion 57 is located below the connector 30 connected to the connection port 9 of the valve socket 3 by a predetermined distance, and the front wall portion of the guide portion 57 52 is located in front of the connector 30, the rear wall portion 53 of the guide portion 57 is located at substantially the same position in the front-rear direction as the rear end portion of the connector 30, and the left side wall portion 54 of the left side wall portion 15 of the housing cover 8. Located below. The rear wall portion 53 is formed with a notch 58 to avoid interference with the connector 30.
Further, a notch 59 for pulling out the harness 31 in the direction of the clip 32A is provided at the left end of the front wall 52 in the guide 57.

  Further, hook portions 61 and 62 extending upward are provided on the front wall portion 52 in the vicinity of the left side wall portion 54 and the cutout portion 59. The hook portions 61 and 62 constitute stop means for stopping the harness protector 50 at the set position so that the harness protector 50 cannot be rotated, and the hook portion 61 of the left side wall portion 54 is a protrusion provided on the left side wall portion 15 of the housing cover 8. 16, the hook portion 62 of the front wall portion 52 can be disengaged from the bottom wall portion 17 that forms the lower edge of the opening 12 of the housing cover 8. Further, a drain hole 63 is provided in the center of the bottom wall portion 51.

  In the fog light 1 including the harness protector 50 configured as described above, the connector 30 is fitted in the connection port 9 of the valve socket 3 in advance before the fog light 1 is mounted on the front bumper 100, and maintenance after the mounting is performed. In consideration of the characteristics, the slack portion 31a is formed in the harness 31 near the connector 30, and the harness 31 is engaged with the clips 32A and 32B for wiring, and after this wiring, the harness protector 50 is rotated from the release position to the set position. The harness 31 including the slack portion 31a is accommodated in the harness movement restricting portion 60 of the harness protector 50, and the hook portions 61 and 62 are engaged with the protrusion 16 and the bottom wall portion 17 of the housing cover 8, respectively. The harness protector 50 is set so as not to rotate.

When the harness protector 50 is set at the set position in this manner, the movement of the harness 31 in the vicinity of the connector 30 including the slack portion 31a is restricted and cannot be detached from the harness movement restricting portion 60. Protected from.
If the fog light 1 is attached to a predetermined position of the front bumper 100 in this state, it is possible to prevent the harness 31 from interfering with surrounding vehicle body members and the like during the attaching operation. As a result, the harness 31 is not damaged, and the attachment work can be performed without paying attention to the interference between the harness 31 and other members. To do.

  In addition, after installing the fog light 1 on the front bumper 100, maintenance is possible without removing the fog light 1 from the front bumper 100 when necessary for maintenance (for example, when it is necessary to replace the bulb 2). It is. That is, the hooks 61 and 62 of the harness protector 50 are unlocked from the protrusion 16 and the bottom wall 17 of the housing cover 8, and the harness protector 50 is rotated downward to move to the release position as shown in FIG. By doing so, the harness 31 near the connector 30 can be detached from the harness protector 50 and released. Thereby, the connector 30 can be removed from the connection port 9 of the valve socket 3, the valve 2 can be replaced, and the maintainability is improved.

  Further, since the harness protector 50 is rotatably attached to the housing cover 8 of the fog light 1, the harness 31 can be detached from the harness protector 50 without removing the harness protector 50 from the housing cover 8. The harness protector 50 is not lost inside, and the work of returning the harness protector 50 to the set position after the maintenance is completed can be easily performed.

  In particular, the stopping means for stopping the harness protector 50 at the set position is constituted by the hook portions 61 and 62, and the hook portions 61 and 62 are formed with tapered surfaces 61a and 62a for guidance. The work only has to push the harness protector 50 upward, and the work can be performed without visually checking the harness protector 50, and the workability is extremely good.

[Other Examples]
The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above.
For example, the vehicular lamp is not limited to a fog light, and may be a headlamp, a vehicle width lamp, a direction indicator lamp, or a combination light including a plurality of light sources.
The stop means is not limited to the hook portion, and may be any configuration as long as the stop and release can be repeated. For example, an elastic fitting means can be used.

It is a schematic sectional drawing in the Example of the fog light provided with the harness protector which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view when the harness protector of an Example is located in a set position. It is a perspective view when the harness protector of an Example is located in a release position.

Explanation of symbols

1 fog lights (vehicle lamps)
3 Valve socket 4 Body 30 Connector 31 Harness 50 Harness protector 60 Harness movement restricting part 61, 62 Hook part (stop means)

Claims (2)

A harness protector that accommodates and protects a harness extending from the connector when the connector is fitted to a valve socket exposed from the rear of the body of the vehicle lamp that emits light toward the outside,
It includes a support portion that is pivotally attached to the outside of the housing forming a lamp chamber of the vehicular lamp, and a guide portion formed as a portion excluding the support portion continuous with the supporting portion, and the harness Pivotable between an unrelated release position and a set position associated with the harness;
Harness movement restricting for regulating the stop means, the movement of the formed inside the guide portion at the state of being stopped at the set position to accommodate the harness the harness to disable rotation is stopped in the set position harness protector, characterized by further comprising a section, a. The harness housed in the harness movement restricting portion has a slack portion that sags downward in a portion near the connector,
The harness protector according to claim 1, wherein the harness protector can be moved from the release position to the set position by rotating upward.

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