FR2778280A1 - System for fixing a bunch of electrical cables inside an automobile. - Google Patents

Abstract

The bunch of cables extend between a fixed part and moving part of the vehicle. The cable fixing is of the type having a clip (4) with a first part (5) connected to the cables and a second part (6) fixed to a part of the vehicle (7). An elastically deformable means (8) is inserted between the two parts (5,6) of the clip (4), which allows movement of the cable bunch (1) with respect to the part of the vehicle to which it is fixed, when the two parts (2,3) of the vehicle are displaced relative to each other.

Description

i The present invention relates to a beam fixing device

of electrical conductors in a

motor vehicle.

  More particularly, the invention relates to a device for fixing a bundle of electrical conductors extending between a fixed part and a part

mobile vehicle.

  Already known in the prior art, fastening devices of this type which include at least one clip, a first portion of which is connected to the bundle

  and a second portion of which is fixed to a part of the vehicle

  cule. The staples of this type then allow to maintain

  the beam in position, for example on a piece of struc-

any vehicle.

  It is understood, however, that the use of such means for securing a bundle of conductors

  extending between a fixed part and a mobile part of the vehicle

  hicule, poses a certain number of problems, because it was born

  stop providing between the two parts of the vehicle, a sufficient beam length to allow the part

  mobile vehicle to move.

  This has a number of disadvantages, no-

  especially due to the fact that when moving the

  moving part of the vehicle, the beam can come into contact

  tact with aggressive areas of the vehicle or be pinched in-

be the two parts of it.

  The object of the invention is therefore to solve these problems.

  wounds. To this end, the subject of the invention is a device for fixing a bundle of electrical conductors, extending between a fixed part and a mobile part of a motor vehicle, of the type comprising at least one clip of which a first portion is connected to the beam and one of which

  second portion is fixed to a part of the vehicle, charac-

  Terrified in that elastically deformable connection means are interposed between the two portions of the clip to allow a determined movement of the beam relative to the part of the vehicle on which the clip is fixed, during movements of the two parts of the vehicle

one in relation to the other.

  The invention will be better understood using the

  description which follows, given solely by way of example and made with reference to the appended drawings, in which: FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 illustrate diagrammatically,

  the structure and operation of a fixing device

tion according to the invention.

  We have shown in these figures 1 to 3, a

  device for fixing a bundle of electric conductors

  ques designated by the general reference 1, extending between

  a fixed part 2 and a mobile part 3 of a motor vehicle

  mobile. This fixing device comprises at least one

  clip designated by the general reference 4, a first of which

  first portion 5 is connected to the harness and a second portion 6 of which is fixed to a part of the vehicle and in the example described, to a part of fixed structure 7 of this vehicle.

  According to the invention, deforming connection means

  elastically movable, designated by the general reference 8, are interposed between the two portions of the clip 4 to allow a determined movement of the beam relative to the part of the vehicle on which the clip is fixed, during

  displacements of the two parts of the vehicle, one relative

port to another.

  The elastically deformable connection means may for example be in the form of a spring element, for example helical or other, which therefore has a determined elongation capacity allowing the beam to move relative to the part 7 of the vehicle, when the movable part 3 thereof moves relative to the

  rest of the vehicle as shown in Figure 2.

  When the movable part 3 of the vehicle is returned to its initial position, the clip and more particularly the elastically deformable connection means 8 thereof, return the beam to its initial position to prevent this beam from coming into contact, for example

  with an aggressive area of the vehicle, designated by the ref-

  general reference 9 in these figures or either pinched between the

two parts of the vehicle.

  It goes without saying of course that different modes of

  realization of this clip can be considered.

  The portion 5 of this clip 4 associated with the beam

  may for example have the shape of a sleeve, of a collar

  tie or other and the portion 6 thereof attached to the rest of the vehicle can also be in different suitable forms, such as for example in the form

hook or whatever.

  The elastically deformable connection means 8 of the clip can also have different shapes

  appropriate as indicated above.

  It is therefore understandable that such a structure of arrangement

  fixing tif has a number of advantages by

  compared to the staple structures of the prior art.

Claims (2)

  1. Device for fixing a bundle of conduc-   electric torers, extending between a fixed part and a mobile part of a motor vehicle, of the type comprising at least one clip (4) of which a first portion (5) is connected to the harness and of which a second portion (6) is fixed to a part (7) of the vehicle, characterized in that elastically deformable connection means (8) are   interposed between the two portions of the clip (4) to   toriser a determined movement of the beam (1) relative to the part of the vehicle on which the clip is fixed, during the movements of the two parts (2,3) of the vehicle one compared to each other.   2. Device according to claim 1, characterized   in that the elastic deformable connection means (8)   only include a spring-shaped member.