JP2000209750A - Clamping structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To eliminate loads due to twisting and retry for improving quality and working efficiency by fixing a member such as wire harness to the member to be mounted, without giving twisting to the member in a clamping structure. SOLUTION: In a clamping structure of a binding band, with a clip using continuously a band 12 and clip 21 of the binding band 11 by separately forming the binding band 11, having a band 12 and an engaging part 13 for stopping movements through the engagement with the band 12 and the clip 21 for fixing a flexure deforming part 22 supported with a support part 23 by inserting to a mounting hole H of the panel P, a flat plate 25 is integrally formed to the clip 21 and a space 15 for inserting to slide the flat plate 25 of the clip 21 is formed to the intermediate part 14 of the band 21. Thereby, the clip 21 is fixed to the panel opposing a mounting hole, without twisting the bundled member with a binding band 11.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a clamp structure and, more particularly, to a clamp structure having a fixing portion for fixing to a member to be mounted.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A binding band 1 with a clip having a clamp structure as shown in FIG. 5 is conventionally known, and the binding band 1 is inserted into the base end of the band portion 2 and returned. A locking portion 3 for locking the movement in the direction is provided continuously, and an arrow-shaped clip (fixed portion) 4 which is elastically deformed is integrally formed and erected at an intermediate portion of the band portion 2. As shown in FIG. 6, the binding band 1 is bound by wrapping the band portion 2 around the wire harness W in which the electric wires C and the like are bundled and locking the band portion 2 to the locking portion 3, and in this state, the clip 4 is attached to the panel. (Attached member) The wire harness W can be fixed to the panel P by being inserted into a mounting hole H such as P. In the figure, 5
Is an elastic piece which clamps the periphery of the clip 4 when the clip 4 is inserted into the mounting hole H.

[0003]

However, in such a conventional binding band 1 with a clip, since the position of the clip 4 is determined once the wire harness W is bound, as shown in FIG. The clip 4 may be twisted with respect to the mounting hole H of the panel P.

In this case, the clip 4 is inserted into the mounting hole H and fixed to the panel P while the wire harness W is twisted, so that a load is always applied to the wire harness W and no work is performed. There was a problem of leprosy. If the positional relationship between the clip 4 and the mounting hole H exceeds the range in which the wire harness W can be twisted, the clip 4 cannot be inserted into the mounting hole H, and the band portion 2 is cut. Had to start over.

Accordingly, the present invention aims to improve the quality and workability by enabling a member such as a wire harness to be fixed to a member to be mounted without twisting, eliminating a load due to twisting and redoing binding. The purpose is to:

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION To achieve the above object, an invention according to claim 1 is provided with a flexible band portion formed in a long length and an inverted portion provided at a base end portion of the band portion. A binding band having a locking portion that engages with the band portion and locks movement thereof; and a fixing portion that is connected to the band portion of the binding band and fixed to a member to be mounted. A clamp structure for fixing and clamping the member to be bound to the member to be mounted by the fixing portion, wherein the continuous portion of the fixing portion and the band portion extends in a part or the entire circumference in the extending direction of the band portion. The fixing portion is engaged with the connecting portion so as to be movable without any limitation in the extending direction of the band portion.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the fixing portion is engaged with the connecting portion extending in a part or the entire circumference in the extending direction of the band portion, and the fixing portion is connected in the extending direction of the band portion. It can move without limitation within the range of the set part. Therefore, the fixing portion can be moved in the direction in which the positional relationship of twisting with respect to the mounting position is eliminated, and can be fixed to the member to be mounted.

It is preferable that the connecting portion has a structure in which a fixing portion is connected so as not to be exposed on the inner surface side of the band portion and not to fall off from the band portion. May be used to limit the falling off of the fixed portion.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIGS. 1 to 4 are views showing a binding band with a clip which employs an embodiment of a clamp structure according to the present invention.

In FIG. 1, a binding band with a clip is composed of a binding band 11 and a clip 21 made of a resin material.
Are formed separately, and the clip 2 is attached to the binding band 11.
1 is attached (engaged) to be connected and used.

The binding band 11 is engaged with a base end portion of a long and flexible band portion 12 in which sawtooth-shaped engaging grooves (not shown) continuous in the extending direction are provided on one surface side. A portion 13 is provided, and the band portion 12 is turned back by inserting the engagement groove into the outer surface by inverting the engagement groove to the outer surface and engaging the engagement claw in the engagement portion 13 with the engagement groove. Lock the movement and set the band 1
For example, a wire harness W in which an electric wire C shown in FIG.

The clip (fixing portion) 21 is formed in an arrow shape by supporting the top of a mountain-shaped flexural deformation portion 22 that is elastically deformed by a support portion 23, and a panel (attached member) P shown in FIG. When the elastic piece 24 is bent back toward the bending portion 22 at the base side of the supporting portion 23, the panel P Of the mounting hole H can be clamped and fixed.

The clip 21 has a flat plate 25 that is narrower than the band portion 12 that extends away from the elastic piece 24 by extending the support portion 23 on the back side of the elastic piece 24 (the side opposite to the bending portion 22). On the other hand, the binding band 11 is formed with an intermediate portion 14 formed thickly at a distance L in the vicinity of the middle of the band portion 12 and attached with the clip 21 to be continuously provided. Note that not only the intermediate portion 14 but also the entire band portion 12 may be made thick.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the intermediate portion 14 of the band portion 12 extends in the direction in which the band portion 12 extends, and forms a space 15 which is wider than the flat plate 25 and has a height. In addition, the width of the support portion 23 (the flat plate 2)
An opening 16 which is narrower than 5 and faces the outside, and an insertion opening 17 which continuously opens at one end of the opening 16 in the form of a flat plate 25 are formed.
5 is inserted into the space 15 and the clip 21 is
When the clip 21 is continuously provided, the flat plate 25 is allowed to slide in the space 15, and the support portion 23 is allowed to slide in the opening groove 16. You can slide within the range.

The lock mechanism 1 on both sides of the opening groove 16 is rotatably connected to the insertion opening 17 by a hinge.
A cover 19 that can be kept closed by 8a and 18b is provided so that the flat plate 25 inserted into the space 15 does not fall out of the insertion opening 17.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, after the band portion 12 is wound around the wire harness W and tightly fastened, the clip 21 is inserted into the mounting hole H of the panel P and fixed. Even if the positional relationship with respect to H is twisted, the clip 21 can be slid in the extending direction of the band portion 12 and the mounting hole H
The clip 21 can be fixed to the insertion panel P in a state where the clip 21 faces directly. At this time, since the flat plate 25 of the clip 21 is not exposed on the inner surface side of the band portion 12, the sliding of the flat plate 25 in contact with the wire harness W is not restricted.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the clip 2 is extended within the length of the space 15 in the extending direction of the band portion 12.
1 can be slid without restriction, and the clip 21
Can be fixed to the panel P without twisting the wire harness W even if it is located at a position where the wire harness W is twisted with respect to the mounting hole H. Therefore, the wire harness W can be easily fixed to the panel P without twisting and working, and a load due to twisting is not applied to the wire harness W. For this reason, the clip 21 cannot be inserted into the mounting hole H, and it is not necessary to cut the band portion 12 and perform the operation again.

As another aspect of the present embodiment, the space 15
May be formed so as to be located all around the band portion 12 so that the clip 21 can slide freely in the entire circumferential direction of the wire harness W around which the band portion 12 is wound. In this case, the lid 19 and its locking mechanisms 18a and 18b can be omitted so that one end of the opening groove 16 of the space 15 is closed by the locking portion 13.

[0020]

According to the present invention, the fixing portion can move without limitation in a part or the entire circumference in the extending direction of the band portion. The wire harness can be fixed to a panel or the like without being twisted, for example, by being moved to a position corresponding to the member to be mounted. Therefore,
Eliminates the need to twist, can be fixed without applying a load, twisting makes work difficult,
There is no need to cut the band and start over.

[0021]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a view showing a binding band with a clip adopting an embodiment of a clamp structure according to the present invention, wherein (a) is a side view showing the binding band, and (b) is an elevation view showing the clip. It is.

FIG. 2 is a view showing a main part of the binding band, and FIG.
Is a cross-sectional side view, and (b) is a plan view.

3A and 3B are diagrams showing a main part after the assembly, wherein FIG. 3A is a cross-sectional side view and FIG. 3B is a plan view.

FIG. 4 is a side view for explaining its use.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a use state of the conventional example, and FIG.
Is a perspective view thereof, and (b) is an elevation view of a main part thereof.

FIG. 6 is a side view for explaining its use.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Bundling band 12 Band part 13 Locking part 14 Intermediate part 15 Space 16 Opening groove 17 Insertion opening 18a, 18b Lock mechanism 19 Lid 21 Clip 22 Bending part 23 Support part 24 Elastic piece 25 Flat plate H Mounting hole P panel W Wire harness

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A long band having a flexible band portion and a locking portion provided at a base end portion of the band portion to engage with the inverted band portion and lock the movement. A clamp structure that has a binding band and a fixing portion connected to the band portion of the binding band and fixed to the attached member, and fixes and clamps the member bound by the binding band to the attached member by the fixing portion. The connecting portion between the fixing portion and the band portion extends over a part or the entire circumference in the extending direction of the band portion, and the fixing portion is continuously connected so as to be movable in the extending direction of the band portion without limitation. A clamp structure characterized by engaging with a part.