JPH09121422A - Protector - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a protector to which a wire harness can be fixed inexpensively through one action and the size of the wire harness can be accurately decided and which does not require any fixing tongue section and tape fixing work and does not interfere with other parts. SOLUTION: A long engage hole 7e is formed through the main body 7A which houses wire harnesses or the cap 7B of a protector 7. When wire harnesses W/H-2 and W/H-3 are housed in the main body 7A, a clamp 8 is attached to the wire harnesses WH-2 and 3. The wire harnesses W/H-2 and 3 are fixed to the main body 7A or cap 7B by engaging the clamp 8 with the hole 7e.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a protector for protecting a wire harness for an automobile. More specifically, the wire harness can be fixed with one touch, and a protruding portion of the wire harness from inside the protector. The present invention relates to a protector capable of accurately setting (dimensioning) the dimensions of (1) and preventing interference with other parts.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A wire harness formed by bundling a plurality of electric wires is used for wiring various electric components mounted on an automobile. 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a protector made of synthetic resin or the like having a structure for accommodating a wire harness inside has been provided for securing and protecting a wiring space for a wire harness arranged in a vehicle body.

FIGS. 6 to 9 show an example of this type of protector. The protector 1 is T-shaped as a whole and is a protector that can be used for both left-hand drive vehicles and right-hand drive vehicles.

In this protector 1, the protector body 1
A fixing tongue 1d for fixing the wire harness W / H is provided in the vertical recess 1a of A, and a fixing used to fix the wire harness W / H only in the case of a right-hand drive vehicle in the vertical recess 1c. A tongue-shaped portion 1f is provided. on the other hand,
In the lid 1B of the protector 1, in a state where the protector body 1A and the lid 1B are assembled, the wire harness W / is provided only in the case of a left-hand drive vehicle at a position facing the fixing tongue 1f for the right-hand drive vehicle. A fixing tongue 1e used for fixing H is provided.

When the protector 1 is attached to the wire harness W / H for a left-hand drive vehicle, the work shown in FIGS. 7 to 8 is performed. First, as shown in FIG.
The protector body 1A is set on the jigs 2a, ..., 2a that are erected on the jig drawing plate 2. Next, as shown in FIG. 8A, the wire harness W / H is housed in the vertical recess 1a of the protector body 1A. Furthermore, this wire harness W
/ H is branched into wire harnesses W / H-1 and W / H-2 arranged in the one-side concave portion 1b and the other-side concave portion 1c, and from the wire harness W / H-2 of the other-side concave portion 1c. Further branches the wire harness W / H-3. Further, the wire harness W / H is fixed to the fixing tongue 1d of the vertical recess 1a with the adhesive tape 3, and the vicinity of the branch portion of the wire harness W / H-1 and W / H-2 is bound by the binding tool 4. Unite with.

After that, as shown in FIG. 8 (B), after covering the protector body 1A with the lid 1B from above, the protector body 1A is integrally assembled, and then the tongue-shaped portion 1e for the left-hand drive vehicle provided on the lid 1B is provided. Then, the wire harness W / H-2 is fixed with the adhesive tape 5. On the other hand, the wire harness W / H-3 is to be connected to a fusible link, and the wire harness W / H-3 is taped to the fixing tongue 1e in order to avoid interference with the vehicle body or the like. Instead of fixing, the protector body 1A can be freely moved as shown by an arrow in FIG. 9 (B).

When the wire harness W / H has been assembled by the above work and the protector 1 is to be attached to the automobile, the protector body 1A is on the upper side and the lid 1B is on the lower side as shown in FIG. It can be installed upside down.

On the other hand, when the protector 1 is used for a right-hand drive vehicle, the wire harness W / H-1 arranged in the recess 1c on the other side is connected to the protector body 1A.
The tape is fixed to the fixing tongue 1f provided on the.

[0009]

However, the above-mentioned conventional protector has the following problems. First, the wire harness W / H housed in the vertical recess 1a of the protector body 1A is tape-fixed to the fixing tongue 1d, and the fixing tongue 1e or the fixing tongue 1f is tape-fixed. However, as shown in FIGS. 9 (A) and 9 (B)
Wire harness W / H, W /
H-3 can move freely within the vertical recess 1a and the other side 1c. Therefore, there is a problem that it is not possible to accurately set (size out) the protrusion dimension from the protector 1 of the freely movable wire harness W / H-3.

Further, as shown in FIG. 9C, since the protector body 1A and the fixing tongues 1e and 1f of the lid 1B closely face each other, the protector body 1A is covered with the lid 1B. The wire harness W / is attached to the fixing tongue 1e of the lid 1B.
When fixing the H-2 with the tape 5, the fixing tongue 1f of the protector body 1A becomes an obstacle, so the fixing tongue 1e needs to be longer than the fixing tongue 1f. If the tongue-shaped portion 1e is lengthened, there is a problem that it interferes with other parts.

Further, the work of fixing the wire harness W / H-2 to the fixing tongue 1e or 1f with a tape is required, and there is a problem that the cost of the assembling work becomes high.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the problems in the above-mentioned conventional protector for a wire harness. The wire harness can be fixed to the protector with one touch, and the dimension of the wire harness can be accurately determined. An object of the present invention is to provide a protector that does not require fixing tongues and tape fixing work, eliminates interference with other parts, and can reduce the cost required for assembly work.

[0013]

Therefore, a first aspect of the present invention is a protector for a wire harness, which comprises a protector body for accommodating the wire harness and a lid integrally assembled with the protector body. Alternatively, by providing a locking hole at a required position of the lid, attaching a clamp to the wire harness housed in the protector body, and locking the clamp in the locking hole, the wire harness is secured to the protector body or the lid. The present invention provides a protector characterized by being fixed to it.

According to the first aspect, when the clamp attached to the wire harness housed in the protector body is locked in the locking hole of the protector body or the lid, the wire harness can be fixed to the protector body or the lid with one touch. become. Further, as described above, the fixing position of the wire harness with respect to the protector body can be accurately determined by the clamp, so that the dimension can be accurately determined. Furthermore, the work of tape-fixing the wire harness to the fixing tongue is unnecessary, and there is no problem that the fixing tongue interferes with other parts.

It is preferable that the locking hole has a long hole shape. (Claim 2) When the locking hole has a long hole shape, the fixing position by the clamp of the wire harness can be adjusted.

[0016]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, the protector 7 made of synthetic resin has a T-shape as a whole, and a protector body 7A is covered with a lid 7B to be integrally assembled.

As shown in FIG. 3 (A), the protector body 7A has a vertical recess 7a, a one-side recess 7b protruding substantially orthogonal to the tip of the vertical recess 7a, and the vertical recess 7a. Almost perpendicular to the tip of the one side recess 7
The other side concave portion 7c protruding in the opposite direction to b is provided.

The vertical recess 7 of the protector body 7A is also provided.
A fixing tongue 7d for fixing the wire harness W / H with a tape is provided at the end of the side a opposite to the side of the one-side recess 7b and the other-side recess 7c.

Further, the protector body 7A is provided with a locking hole 7e for locking a clamp 8 which will be described later so as to penetrate in the plate thickness direction. In the present embodiment, the locking hole 7e is in the shape of an elongated hole, and its major axis direction is oriented in the longitudinal direction of the other side concave portion 7c of the protector body 7A. The position where the locking hole 7e is provided is the wire harness W described later.
/ H-2 and W / H-3 are near the branch point.

Further, through holes 7f ... 7f for inserting jigs are provided at required positions of the vertical recess 1a of the protector body 7A.

On the other hand, the lid 7B of the protector 7 has a shape corresponding to that of the protector body 7A, and the protector body 7A and the lid 7B are integrally assembled by the locking means 11a, 11b.

Wire harnesses W / H-2 and W / to be described later
A clamp 8 as shown in FIG. 2B is attached near the branch portion of H-3. The clamp 8 is provided with an elongated band-shaped flexible band portion 8a and a base portion 8b into which the band portion 8a is inserted and which is locked at a required tightening position. Further, on the upper side of the base portion 8b in the drawing, a round rod-shaped shaft portion 8 is provided.
c is projected, and the locking hole 7 is provided at the tip of the shaft portion 8c.
An engaging portion 8d for inserting and engaging with e is provided.

Next, the work of assembling the protector 7 to the wire harness W / H will be described. First, FIG.
As shown in (A), the jigs 2a, ...
, 7e through the through holes 7e, ...
Set A on the jigs 2a, ..., 2a. Next, FIG.
As shown in (B), the vertical recess 7a of the protector main body 7A.
The wire harness W / H is accommodated in the wire harness W / H, and the wire harness W / H is branched into the wire harness W / H-1 and the wire harness W / H-2 in the one side concave portion 7b and the other side concave portion 7c. Further, the wire harness W / H-2 in the other-side concave portion 7c is further branched into the wire harness W / H-3. The wire harness W / H-2 is connected to a cowl harness in a left-hand drive vehicle.
-3 connects to the fusible link.

Next, the wire harness W / H housed in the vertical recess 7a is fixed to the fixing tongue 7d of the vertical recess 7a with the adhesive tape 3 as in the conventional case. Further, the vicinity of the branch portion of the wire harness W / H-1 and W / H-2 is bound by the binding tool 4.

Next, the above wire harnesses W / H-2 and W
Attach the clip 8 near the branch with / H-1. Specifically, first, the band portion 8a of the clip 8 is wound around the wire harness W / H near the branch portion, and then the base portion 8b.
The band 8a is inserted into and fastened and fixed. Next, in this state, the locking portion 8d is inserted into the locking hole 7e of the protector body 7A to be inserted and locked. As described above, in the present embodiment, just by inserting the locking portion 8d of the clamp 9 into the locking hole 7e, the protector body 7A is immediately touched immediately before the branch portion of the wire harness W / H-2 and W / H-3. It can be fixed with.

Further, in this embodiment, since the shape of the locking hole 7 is e-shaped, the locking position of the clamp 8 should be adjusted as shown by the arrow in FIG. 4 (B). You can

Next, as shown in FIG. 5, the protector body 7A is covered with the lid 7B from above, and the locking means 11a, 11b.
Thus, the protector 7A and the lid 7B are assembled together.

When the wire harness W / H is completely assembled and the protector 7 is attached to the automobile, the protector body 7A is turned upside down and the lid 7B is turned downside down as shown in FIG. To

If the protector 7 is constructed as described above,
As shown by the arrow in FIG. 2, the wire harness W / H is movable within the vertical recess 7 a, but the branch portion of the wire harness W / H-2 and W / H-3 is clamped by the clamp 8.
The wire harness W / H-3 is fixed to the protector main body 7A, and the front part of the wire harness W / H-3 is freely movable. Therefore, the protector body 7A
Since the movements of the wire harnesses W / H and W / H-2 inside can be restricted, the dimension L of the portion of the wire harness W / H-3 projecting from the protector 7 can be accurately set (dimensioning). it can.

Further, in the present embodiment, since the vicinity of the branch portion of the wire harness W / H-2 and W / H-3 is fixed by the clamp 8 as described above, the conventional structure shown in FIGS. Since the protector 16 does not need the plate fixing tongues 1e and 1f provided at the end of the other side recessed portion 1c, the interference between the plate fixing tongues 1e and 1f does not interfere. .

Further, the tape fixing work at the fixing tongues 1e and 1f in the conventional protector 1 described above is not necessary, so the protector 7 for the wire harness W / H is not required.
It is possible to reduce the assembly cost.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but various modifications can be made. For example, in the above embodiment, the clamp 8 is the wire harness W / H-2.
And the wire harness W / H-3 is provided only at one branch portion, but the position at which the wire harness W / H is fixed by the clamp 8 is not limited to the branch portion. A plurality of points may be fixed to the protector body by the clamp 8. In addition, the locking hole is provided in the protector 7
The wire harness may be attached to the lid 7B to attach the wire harness to the lid.

[0033]

As is apparent from the above description, as is clear from claim 1, the clamp attached to the wire harness is locked in the locking hole of the protector body or the lid to thereby secure the wire harness. Since it can be fixed to the protector main body or the lid with one touch, the movement of the wire harness in the protector main body can be restricted. Further, as described above, the fixing position of the wire harness with respect to the protector body can be accurately determined by the clamp, so that the dimension can be accurately determined. Furthermore, the work of fixing the wire harness to the fixing tongue with tape is not necessary, and the workability of assembling the protector to the wire harness is improved. Further, as described above, the fixing tongue is not necessary, so there is no problem that the fixing tongue interferes with other parts.

When the locking hole has an elongated shape as described in claim 2, the locking position of the wire harness clamped can be adjusted.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a protector according to the present invention.

2A is a view as seen from an arrow A in FIG. 1, and FIG. 2B is a B in FIG.
It is an arrow view.

3A is a perspective view of a protector main body, and FIG. 3B is a perspective view of a protector main body accommodating a wire harness.

FIG. 4A is a perspective view in which a clamp is attached to a wire harness, and FIG. 4B is a perspective view in which the clamp is locked in a locking elongated hole.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the protector body with a cover.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a conventional protector.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a protector body.

8A is a perspective view of a protector main body accommodating a wire harness, and FIG. 8B is a perspective view of the protector main body covered with a lid.

9A is a view taken in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 6, and FIG. 9B is B in FIG.
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a main part of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 7 Protector 7A Protector body 7B Lid 7e Locking hole 8 Clamp W / H Wire harness

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A protector for a wire harness comprising a protector main body for accommodating a wire harness and a lid integrally assembled with the protector main body, wherein a locking hole is provided at a required position of the protector main body or the lid. At the same time, the wire harness is fixed to the protector body or the lid by attaching a clamp to the wire harness housed in the protector body and locking the clamp in the locking hole. 2. The protector according to claim 1, wherein the locking hole has an elongated hole shape.