CN220066779U - Wire harness sheath and vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a wire harness sheath and a vehicle. The wire harness sheath comprises a corrugated pipe and a connector connected to the end portion of the corrugated pipe, the corrugated pipe comprises a plurality of protruding portions and a plurality of recessed portions, the protruding portions and the recessed portions are alternately connected, the protruding portions form wave crests of the corrugated pipe, the recessed portions form wave troughs of the corrugated pipe, and the protruding portions are stacked and arranged along the radial direction of the corrugated pipe. According to the wire harness sheath disclosed by the embodiment of the utility model, the protruding parts are stacked and arranged along the radial direction of the corrugated pipe, so that the corrugated pipe can absorb the twisting force when the corrugated pipe is twisted in the radial direction, the corrugated pipe cannot have the adverse problems of wrinkling, loosening and the like, and the quality of an automobile is improved.

Description

Wire harness sheath and vehicle

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of automobile wire harnesses, in particular to a wire harness sheath and a vehicle.

Background

The wire harness sheath is an indispensable part of automobile wire harness products, and as automobile configuration functions are more and more abundant, electric products on the automobile door are more and more, so that the design requirement on the wire harness sheath on the automobile door wire harness is higher and higher. In the related art, the wire harness sheath is easy to have bad problems such as wrinkling, loosening and the like when the vehicle door is opened and closed, and the quality of the vehicle is affected.

Disclosure of Invention

The utility model provides a wire harness sheath and a vehicle.

The wire harness sheath comprises a corrugated pipe and a connector connected to the end portion of the corrugated pipe, wherein the corrugated pipe comprises a plurality of protruding portions and a plurality of recessed portions, the protruding portions and the recessed portions are alternately connected, the protruding portions form wave crests of the corrugated pipe, the recessed portions form wave troughs of the corrugated pipe, and the protruding portions are stacked and arranged along the radial direction of the corrugated pipe.

According to the wire harness sheath disclosed by the embodiment of the utility model, the protruding parts are stacked and arranged along the radial direction of the corrugated pipe, so that the corrugated pipe can absorb the twisting force when the corrugated pipe is twisted in the radial direction, the corrugated pipe cannot have the adverse problems of wrinkling, loosening and the like, and the quality of an automobile is improved.

In some embodiments, the bellows is non-circular in cross-sectional shape perpendicular to the axial direction.

Under the same arrangement space, the non-circular pipeline is larger than the filling space of the circular pipeline, and the requirement of thickening the outer diameter of the wire harness can be met more easily.

In some embodiments, the bellows has a plurality of end points along a cross section perpendicular to the axial direction, the plurality of end points being connected to form a rectangle.

Under the same arrangement space, the rectangular pipeline is increased by 27% compared with the inner space of the circular pipeline, so that the requirement of thickening the outer diameter of the wire harness can be met more easily, and the space utilization rate is increased.

In some embodiments, the bellows includes a stiffener that connects adjacent two of the protrusions.

Therefore, the reinforcing rib can strengthen the structural strength of the corrugated pipe, and the wiring harness and the corrugated pipe collide to deform and crack the concave part during vibration, so that the protective performance of the corrugated pipe is affected. The reinforcing ribs improve the overall strength of the corrugated pipe, and when the corrugated pipe is radially twisted, the harness sheath cannot be wrinkled.

In some embodiments, the joint has a hardness greater than that of the bellows, and the joint is removably coupled to the bellows.

The automobile wire harness inside the automobile wire harness sheath can be protected by adopting the connector with high hardness, and the connector is detachably connected, so that the connector can be conveniently disassembled, maintained or replaced.

In some embodiments, the connector portion is snapped into the bellows.

Through with the joint part joint in the bellows, make the pencil sheath can keep great pulling out the power, the pencil sheath can not loosen when door switch operation.

In some embodiments, the inner wall of the corrugated pipe is provided with a groove, the connector comprises a body and a flange connected with the edge of the body, and the flange is connected with the groove in a clamping way.

Therefore, the corrugated pipe and the connector can be conveniently assembled through the connection of the groove of the corrugated pipe and the flanging of the connector, and the corrugated pipe and the connector are not easy to loosen after being assembled.

In some embodiments, the joint is provided with at least one elastic catch for snap-fitting on the body of the vehicle.

The wire harness sheath can be assembled on the vehicle body with smaller installation force through the elastic buckle, and the sound of the elastic buckle can effectively help judge whether the wire harness sheath is assembled in place.

In some embodiments, the ends of the bellows are provided with lips that rest against the surface of the body.

The lips at two ends of the corrugated pipe are propped against the surface of the vehicle body, and form a closed cavity with the sheet metal on the surface of the vehicle body, so that the sealing of the wire harness sheath can be ensured.

An embodiment of the utility model provides a vehicle including the harness sheath according to any one of the above embodiments.

The wire harness sheath of the embodiment of the utility model is added into a vehicle, so that the adverse problems of wrinkling, loosening and the like can not occur during the opening and closing operation of the vehicle door, and the quality of the vehicle is improved.

Additional aspects and advantages of the utility model will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the utility model.

Drawings

The foregoing and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present utility model will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a harness sheath according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 2 is an exploded schematic view of a harness sheath according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a harness sheath according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 4 is another cross-sectional view of a harness sheath according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 5 is a schematic illustration of a harness sheath mated with a harness in accordance with an embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 6 is a schematic structural view of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Reference numerals illustrate: 100. a harness sheath; 10. a bellows; 11. a protruding portion; 12. a recessed portion; 13. reinforcing ribs; 14. a groove; 15. a lip; 16. a tongue piece; 17. an endpoint; 20. a joint; 21. a body; 22. flanging; 23. a buckle; 200. a wire harness; 300. sheet metal; 1000. a vehicle.

Detailed Description

Embodiments of the present utility model are described in detail below, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below by referring to the drawings are exemplary only for explaining the present utility model and are not to be construed as limiting the present utility model.

In the description of the present utility model, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings are merely for convenience in describing the present utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present utility model. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like, are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the described features. In the description of the present utility model, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more, unless explicitly defined otherwise.

In the description of the present utility model, it should be noted that, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be either fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected, for example; can be mechanically connected, electrically connected or can be communicated with each other; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communicated with the inside of two elements or the interaction relationship of the two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present utility model can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to the specific circumstances.

In the present utility model, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, a first feature "above" or "below" a second feature may include both the first and second features being in direct contact, as well as the first and second features not being in direct contact but being in contact with each other through additional features therebetween. Moreover, a first feature being "above," "over" and "on" a second feature includes the first feature being directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicating that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. The first feature being "under", "below" and "beneath" the second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is less level than the second feature.

The following disclosure provides many different embodiments, or examples, for implementing different features of the utility model. In order to simplify the present disclosure, components and arrangements of specific examples are described below. They are, of course, merely examples and are not intended to limit the utility model. Furthermore, the present utility model may repeat reference numerals and/or letters in the various examples, which are for the purpose of brevity and clarity, and which do not themselves indicate the relationship between the various embodiments and/or arrangements discussed. In addition, the present utility model provides examples of various specific processes and materials, but one of ordinary skill in the art will recognize the application of other processes and/or the use of other materials.

Referring to fig. 1 to 4, a harness sheath 100 according to an embodiment of the present utility model includes a corrugated tube 10 and a connector 20 connected to an end of the corrugated tube 10, the corrugated tube 10 includes a plurality of protrusions 11 and a plurality of recesses 12, the protrusions 11 and the recesses 12 are alternately connected, the protrusions 11 form peaks of the corrugated tube 10, the recesses 12 form valleys of the corrugated tube 10, and the plurality of protrusions 11 are stacked in a radial direction of the corrugated tube 10.

According to the harness sheath 100 provided by the embodiment of the utility model, the protruding parts 11 are stacked and arranged along the radial direction of the corrugated pipe 10, so that when the corrugated pipe 10 is radially twisted, the corrugated pipe 10 can absorb twisting force, and the corrugated pipe 10 cannot have the adverse problems of wrinkling, loosening and the like, so that the quality of an automobile is improved.

Specifically, the bellows 10 refers to a tubular elastic sensing element formed by connecting foldable corrugated sheets along a folding and stretching direction, and the bellows 10 has elasticity and can generate displacement under the action of pressure, axial force, transverse force or bending moment. The material of the corrugated pipe 10 can be rubber, and the rubber corrugated pipe 10 cannot rub with hard components, so that the service life of the corrugated pipe 10 is prolonged. The concave-convex structure of the corrugated pipe 10 reduces the contact area between the inner surface of the corrugated pipe 10 and the wire harness 200, reduces the installation friction, saves more labor in installation and has high efficiency. The radial direction of the bellows 10 is a direction perpendicular to the central axis of the bellows 10.

Referring to fig. 4 and 5, in fig. 4 and 5, the hollow arrow indicates the direction of the torsion force applied to the bellows 10, the plurality of protrusions 11 are stacked in the radial direction of the bellows 10, the bellows 10 is in radial torsion movement when the door is opened and closed, the protrusions 11 and the recesses 12 can deform and elongate to absorb the torsion force, and in addition, the bellows 10 is not subjected to axial tension, the bellows 10 does not generate axial tension movement, and thus the bellows 10 does not wrinkle.

In some embodiments, the joint 20 may be provided with two and made of plastic, the two joints 20 being respectively located at both ends of the bellows 10, the joints 20 being used to fix the wire harness 200 to the vehicle body and the door.

Referring to fig. 4, in some embodiments, the bellows 10 is non-circular in cross-sectional shape perpendicular to the axial direction.

Under the same arrangement space, the non-circular pipeline is larger than the filling space of the circular pipeline, and the requirement of thickening the outer diameter of the wire harness 200 can be met more easily.

In some embodiments, the bellows 10 may have a square, oval, etc. cross-section taken perpendicular to the axial direction.

Referring to fig. 4, in some embodiments, the bellows 10 has a plurality of end points 17 along a cross-section perpendicular to the axial direction, the plurality of end points 17 being connected to form a rectangle.

Under the same arrangement space, the rectangular pipeline is increased by 27% compared with the inner space of the circular pipeline, so that the requirement of thickening the outer diameter of the wire harness 200 can be met more easily, and the space utilization rate is increased.

Specifically, the end points 17 of the cross section of the bellows 10 refer to connection points of two different lines, in some embodiments, the cross section of the bellows 10 perpendicular to the axial direction has four end points 17, the four end points 17 are connected to form a rectangle, the side length of the rectangle is equal to the diameter, and the filling space of the formed inscribed circle is smaller than that of the rectangle.

Referring to fig. 1-5, in some embodiments, the bellows 10 includes a stiffener 13, where the stiffener 13 connects two adjacent protrusions 11.

In this way, the reinforcing ribs 13 can enhance the structural strength of the corrugated pipe 10, and prevent the harness 200 from striking the corrugated pipe 10 during vibration to deform and crack the concave portion 12, thereby affecting the protective performance of the corrugated pipe 10. The reinforcing ribs 13 increase the overall strength of the corrugated tube 10, and the harness sheath 100 is not wrinkled when the corrugated tube 10 is radially twisted.

In some embodiments, the reinforcing ribs 13 are in a strip shape and can be made of rubber, the reinforcing ribs 13 are provided with a plurality of reinforcing ribs 13, and the plurality of reinforcing ribs 13 are linearly distributed at equal intervals along the axial direction of the corrugated pipe 10, so that the stress is more uniform, the reinforcing ribs 13 are symmetrically distributed on two sides of the central axis of the corrugated pipe 10, and the reinforcing ribs 13 face to one side which is easy to be distorted during installation and are intensively subjected to the distortion force.

Referring to fig. 2, in some embodiments, the joint 20 has a hardness greater than that of the bellows 10, and the joint 20 is detachably connected to the bellows 10.

Since the connector 20 is often subjected to pulling force and requires frequent insertion and extraction, the connector 20 is easily worn and damaged and needs to be replaced periodically. The automobile wire harness 200 inside the automobile wire harness sheath 100 can be protected by adopting the connector 20 with high hardness, and the connector 20 is detachably connected, so that the connector 20 can be conveniently disassembled, maintained or replaced.

In some embodiments, the bellows 10 may be made of rubber, and the joint 20 may be made of plastic.

Referring to fig. 3, in some embodiments, the fitting 20 is partially snapped into the bellows 10.

The connector 20 is partially clamped in the corrugated tube 10, so that the harness sheath 100 can maintain a large pulling-out force, and the harness sheath 100 cannot be loosened when the vehicle door is opened or closed.

Referring to fig. 3, in some embodiments, the inner wall of the bellows 10 is provided with a groove 14, the joint 20 includes a body 21 and a flange 22 connected to the edge of the body 21, and the flange 22 is engaged with the groove 14.

Therefore, the groove 14 of the corrugated pipe 10 is clamped and connected with the flange 22 of the joint 20, so that the corrugated pipe 10 and the joint 20 are convenient to assemble and are not easy to loosen after assembling.

The body 21 of the connector 20 is approximately in a closed ring shape, the bottom of the body 21 is circumferentially connected with a flange 22 extending outwards, the connector 20 is inserted into the groove 14 of the corrugated tube 10 through the flange 22 on the connector 20, and split charging of the wire harness sheath 100 is completed.

Referring to fig. 1-5, in some embodiments, the connector 20 is provided with at least one elastic buckle 23, and the elastic buckle 23 is used for being clamped on a body of the vehicle 1000.

The harness sheath 100 can be assembled to the vehicle door and the vehicle body with a small mounting force through the elastic buckle 23, and the sound of the elastic buckle 23 can effectively help to judge whether the harness sheath 100 is assembled in place.

In some embodiments, one connector 20 may be provided with four elastic buckles 23, and the four elastic buckles 23 are symmetrically distributed on two side surfaces of the connector 20 body 21. When the wire harness sheath 100 is assembled on the sheet metal 300 of the vehicle door and the vehicle body, the connector 20 on the wire harness sheath 100 is extruded into the sheet metal 300 hole, in the process, the elastic buckle 23 on the connector 20 is firstly in a pressed state, after the wire harness sheath is assembled in place, the elastic buckle 23 bounces, and makes a clear 'click' sound, and after the wire harness sheath is assembled in place, the peripheral size of the connector 20 is slightly larger than the sheet metal 300 hole, so that the wire harness sheath 100 is tightly connected with the sheet metal 300 of the vehicle 1000. The elastic buckle 23 can be made of plastic, the plastic hardness is high, and after the elastic buckle 23 is assembled in place, the sound of the buckle 23 is buckled, so that whether the wire harness sheath 100 is assembled in place can be effectively judged.

Referring to fig. 1-4, in some embodiments, the end of the bellows 10 is provided with a lip 15, the lip 15 bearing against the surface of the vehicle body.

The lips 15 at the two ends of the corrugated tube 10 are abutted against the surface of the vehicle body, and form a closed cavity with the sheet metal 300 on the surface of the vehicle body, so that the sealing of the wire harness sheath 100 can be ensured.

Specifically, the lip 15 is located below the elastic buckle 23, circumferentially connected to the top of the groove 14, and the lip 15 performs a waterproof sealing function with the sheet metal 300 in an interference fit manner after the wire harness sheath 100 is assembled on the sheet metal 300.

Referring to fig. 5, the wire harness sheath 100 according to the embodiment of the present utility model further includes a tongue piece 16, where the tongue piece 16 is in a strip shape, is located inside the groove 14, and is fixed vertically to the bottom of the groove 14, and the tongue piece 16 can make the position of the wire harness sheath 100 relative to the wire harness 200 relatively stable, so as to further improve the installation effect of the wire harness 200. At one end of the harness sheath 100 assembled with the door sheet metal 300, the harness 200 is bound to the tongue piece 16 of the harness sheath 100 through the rubber sleeve; at the end where the harness sheath 100 is assembled with the vehicle body sheet metal 300, the harness 200 is in an active state.

Referring to fig. 6, a vehicle 1000 of an embodiment of the present utility model includes the wire harness sheath 100 of any of the above embodiments.

The harness sheath 100 according to the embodiment of the present utility model is incorporated in a vehicle, and thus, the vehicle quality is improved without causing problems such as wrinkling and loosening during door opening and closing operations.

It should be noted that the harness sheath 100 of the present utility model may be applied to an automobile such as a fuel automobile or an electric automobile.

In the description of the present specification, reference to the terms "one embodiment," "certain embodiments," "illustrative embodiments," "examples," "specific examples," or "some examples," etc., means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the utility model. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiments or examples. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

While embodiments of the present utility model have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: many changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the spirit and principles of the utility model, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims (10)

1. The utility model provides a pencil sheath, its characterized in that includes the bellows and connects the tip of bellows, the bellows includes a plurality of bulge and a plurality of depressed part, the bulge with the depressed part is connected in turn, the bulge forms the crest of bellows, the depressed part forms the trough of bellows, a plurality of the bulge is followed the radial stack of bellows is arranged.

2. The wire harness sheath according to claim 1, wherein the corrugated tube is non-circular in cross-sectional shape perpendicular to an axial direction.

3. The wire harness sheath of claim 2, wherein the bellows has a plurality of end points in a cross section perpendicular to an axial direction, the plurality of end points being connected to form a rectangle.

4. The wire harness sheath of claim 1, wherein the bellows comprises a stiffener connecting adjacent two of the projections.

5. The wire harness sheath of claim 1, wherein the connector has a hardness greater than a hardness of the bellows, the connector being detachably connected to the bellows.

6. The wire harness sheath of claim 5, wherein the connector portion is snap-fit within the bellows.

7. The wire harness sheath according to claim 6, wherein the inner wall of the corrugated tube is provided with a groove, the connector comprises a body and a flange connected to the edge of the body, and the flange is connected with the groove in a clamping mode.

8. The wire harness cover according to claim 1, wherein the joint is provided with at least one elastic clip for clipping onto a body of a vehicle.

9. The wire harness boot of claim 8, wherein an end of the bellows is provided with a lip that abuts a surface of the vehicle body.

10. A vehicle comprising the harness sheath of any one of claims 1-9.