JP2001258137A - Clamp and vehicle body fixing structure of clamp - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the number of clamping holes provided at a vehicle body. SOLUTION: A blade type locking part 20d for fixing a vehicle body to lock to a body panel or the like of an automobile is projected from a lower surface of a flat plate-like mounting body 20a for mounting a wire harness W/H or a cable at a clamp 20. Meanwhile, the other U-shaped member mounting part 20f is projected at an opposite side in a projecting direction of the locking part at one side of the body 20a and integrally provided. In this case, a locking hole 20h is perforated at an offset plate 20g of a projecting side of the projecting side of the part 20f. A locking part 20i provided at the other member is inserted and locked into the hole 20h. Thus, the other member is fixed to the clamp 20. The part 20d is inserted and locked into the clamp hole 1a perforated at the vehicle body 1. Thus, the harness W/H and the other member are fixed to the body 1 via the one clamp hole 1a.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a clamp for fixing a wire harness of an automobile to a vehicle body and a structure for fixing the clamp to the vehicle body, and more particularly to a clamp for fixing another member simultaneously with the wire harness using one clamp. hand,
This reduces the number of clamp holes drilled in the vehicle body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A large number of members such as a wire harness, an indoor side cover plate called a trim, and electrical components are fixed to a vehicle body. When these are fixed, as shown in FIGS.
a, 1b... are drilled, a band-type clamp 2 (or a substrate-type clamp) is attached to the wire harness W / H, and the wing-shaped engaging portion 2a provided on the clamp 2 is inserted into the clamp hole 1a. In addition to locking and fixing, a clamp is also provided on the garnish 3 (indoor cover plate), and the wing-shaped locking portion 3a is inserted and locked in the clamp hole 1b and fixed.

The illustrated garnish 3 is attached to a pillar, and accommodates a wire harness W / H routed from a floor to a roof between the garnish 3 and the vehicle body 1. The garnish 3 is fixed to the vehicle body 1 by a clamp, and its rim is sandwiched between a holding plate provided on the inner surface of the vehicle body 1 and the vehicle body 1 for attachment.

[0004]

As described above, the vehicle body 1
Wiring harness W / H and garnish 3
(Furthermore, other members including other wire harnesses) are separately inserted and locked in the clamp holes provided in the vehicle body 1 and fixed. Therefore, it is necessary to provide the same number of clamp holes in the vehicle body as the number of the clamps. There is. When a large number of clamp holes are provided in the vehicle body, the number of drilling steps for the vehicle body increases, and when it is necessary to provide a clamp hole in a close position, the strength of the vehicle body is affected.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its object to reduce the number of clamp holes provided in a vehicle body as much as possible.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention relates to a vane type fixing member for fixing a vehicle body from a wire harness or a cable attaching portion main body of a band type or a substrate type fixed by tape winding. While the stop portion is protruded, an L-shaped, U-shaped, or R-shaped other member mounting portion is protruded on one side of the mounting portion main body in a direction opposite to a direction in which the locking portion protrudes, and integrated. A locking hole is formed in the offset plate portion on the protruding side of the other member mounting portion, and the locking portion provided in the other member is inserted and locked in the locking hole. When the locking portion protruding from the main body is inserted and locked in the clamp hole formed in the vehicle body, a clamp is provided so that other members are also fixed to the vehicle body when the wire harness or the cable is fixed to the vehicle body. I have.

[0007] As described above, the clamp attached to the wire harness is provided with a locking hole into which the locking portion of the clamp of another member can be inserted and locked. It is only necessary to provide a clamp hole corresponding to the above-mentioned clamp in the vehicle body. As a result, the number of clamp holes conventionally required two can be reduced to one.

[0008] At this time, the locking hole for the other member provided in the clamp for the wire harness is provided on the opposite side of the other member mounting portion protruding from the mounting portion body in contact with the vehicle body in an L-shape, a U-shape, or a R-shape. Since it is provided on the offset plate portion on the vehicle body side, the blade-shaped locking portion of the clamp of another member does not interfere with the vehicle body.

Further, if the vehicle body abutment plate is provided on the mounting portion main body of the clamp on the side opposite to the side where the other member mounting portion protrudes, the load applied to the clamp can be balanced. Thus, the vehicle body locking portion of the clamp can be stably fixed to the clamp hole.

[0010] The clamp of the indoor side cover plate which is inserted into and fixed to the wire harness clamp may be formed integrally with the cover plate, or may be attached later to the cover plate. The indoor side cover plate can be applied to the garnish attached to the pillar inner surface, the trim attached to the inner surface of the roof body, the inner plate attached to the floor body on the indoor side, and the like.

The indoor side cover plate and the wiring harness to be routed inside the indoor side cover plate are integrated into a module by inserting and locking the clamp of the indoor side cover plate in a wire harness clamp in advance. Therefore, in the assembly line of the automobile, the indoor side cover plate and the wire harness can be integrally fixed to the vehicle body, and the assembling workability of the automobile can be improved.

Further, the clamp of the present invention is not limited to the combination of the wire harness and the indoor side cover plate.
The wire harness may be fixed by band tightening or tape winding, and the locking portion of the clamp of the second wire harness may be inserted and locked into the locking hole of the clamp. In this case, two wire harnesses can be fixed to the vehicle body with one clamp hole.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1A shows a clamp 20 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The clamp 20 is made of resin and is a band type in which a wire harness W / H or a cable is attached to a clamp body by a band. A wire harness W is provided on one side of the upper surface of the flat mounting portion body 20a.
/ H or a band lock portion 20c provided with a band 20b for winding around the outer periphery of the cable. After the band 20b is wound around the wire harness W / H, the tip of the band 20b is inserted into the insertion hole of the band lock portion 20c, and a locking piece (not shown) projecting from the inner peripheral surface of the insertion hole is inserted. The band 20b is fixed by engaging with the groove of the band 20b.

In the mounting portion main body 20a, a blade-shaped locking portion 20d for locking the vehicle body for locking to a vehicle body panel or the like is provided from the lower surface of the flat mounting portion main body 20a at the band locking portion mounting position. Projects perpendicular to the flat plate. The locking portion 20d is provided with a locking step portion 20e at the tip of the blade portion on both sides provided in a folded shape from the tip of the shaft portion. After the wing-shaped locking portion 20d is compressed and inserted into the clamp hole, the wing-shaped locking portion 20d expands, and the locking stepped portion 20e abuts on the vehicle body 1 to enable stable fixing.

On the other hand, the mounting portion main body 20a extends on the side opposite to the band lock portion 20c, and a U-shaped other member mounting portion 20f for fixing another member to this portion is provided on the locking portion 20d. They are integrally provided so as to protrude in the direction opposite to the protruding direction. A locking hole 20h is formed in the offset plate portion 20g projecting from the mounting portion main body 20a of the other member mounting portion 20f with a gap therebetween so that the locking portion of the other member can be inserted and locked. The distance between the mounting portion main body 20a and the offset plate portion 20g is set to a size such that a locking portion provided on another member can be inserted and locked into the locking hole 20h.

As shown in FIG. 2, the other member of the first embodiment is composed of a garnish 3 (indoor cover plate) that covers the pillar, and a wing-type engaging portion 3a is provided from the inner surface of the garnish 3. The locking portion 3a is inserted and locked in the locking hole 20h of the clamp 20.

Next, a method of integrally fixing the wire harness W / H and the garnish 3 to the vehicle body using the clamp 20 will be described.

As shown in FIG. 2, with the wire harness W / H attached to the clamp 20 by the band 20b, the locking portion 3a of the garnish 3 is inserted and locked into the locking hole 20h of the clamp 20. In this manner, the garnish 3 and the wire harness W / H are
It is modularized as an integrated state in advance. After the garnish 3 is fixed to the clamp 20, the wire harness W / H may be fixed by the band 20b. As described above, the wire harness W / H and the garnish 3 are mounted on an automobile in an automobile assembly line in an integrated state, and the engaging portion 20d of the integrated clamp 20 is inserted into one clamp hole 1a of the vehicle body 1. Insert and lock.
At this time, the mounting portion main body 20a contacts the surface of the vehicle body 1 and stably supports the wire harness W / H and the garnish 3. Thus, the garnish 3 and the wire harness W / H can be simultaneously fixed to the vehicle body 1 by one fixing operation using the clamp 20.

As shown in FIG. 3, with the clamp 20 attached to the wire harness W / H,
No. 0 locking part 20d is inserted and locked in the clamp hole 1a of the vehicle body 1, and the wire harness W / H is fixed to the vehicle body 1 via the clamp 20, and then the locking part 3a provided on the garnish 3.
May be inserted and locked in the clamp locking hole 20h and fixed to the vehicle body.

An engaging portion 3a provided on the garnish 3
May be integrally formed with the garnish 3, or may be fixed by retrofitting. Further, in the clamp 20, the locking portion 20d is provided at a position directly below the band lock portion 20c so as to protrude from the lower surface of the mounting portion body 20a. A biased load may be applied to the clamp 20.
Therefore, taking into account the balance when attaching another member, the locking portion 2
0d may be provided so as to protrude from the center and other positions of the flat attachment body to the lower surface.

The clamps used to simultaneously fix the wire harness and other members to the vehicle body are not limited to the clamps of the first embodiment, but may be modified examples of the first embodiment described below, and
The clamp shown in the second embodiment or the like may be used.

In the clamp 20 'of the first modification of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 4, the vehicle body contact plate 20j' also extends from the mounting portion main body 20a 'on the side opposite to the installation side of the other member mounting portion 20f'. Let me. By providing the vehicle body abutment plate 20j ', the balance with the other member mounting side can be maintained, and the clamp 2
0 ′ can be fixed to the vehicle body 1 in a more stable state. In addition,
Except for the vehicle body abutting plate 20j ', the configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 shows a clamp 20 "of a second modification of the first embodiment. Two other member mounting portions 20f", 2f are provided on both sides of a band lock portion 20c "provided on the mounting portion main body 20a".
0k "is protruded and provided integrally, and locking holes 20h" and 20m "are formed in the offset plate portions 20g" and 20l "on the protruding side. In this way, the other member mounting portions are provided in two places. When the wire harness W / H or the cable is fixed to the vehicle body, two other members can be attached.
Except for the second other member mounting portion 20k ", the configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 shows a clamp 21 according to a modification 3 of the first embodiment. In the clamp 21, the shape of the other member attachment portion 21f is L-shaped (the other member attachment portion 20f in the first embodiment).
Elimination of the lower plate).

FIG. 7 shows the L-shaped other member mounting portion 21f.
2 shows a case where two wire harnesses W / H are simultaneously fixed to the vehicle body by using a clamp 21. In this case, first, the first wire harness W / H-1 is band-fixed to the clamp 21 and the second wire harness W / H-1 is fixed.
-2 is fixed to a band-type clamp 23 by band tightening, and the blade-shaped locking portion 23d of the clamp 23 is inserted and locked in a locking hole 21h formed in the other member mounting portion 21f of the clamp 21. As a result, the two wire harnesses become 1
And is fixed to the two clamps 21. Further, when the clamp 21 is fixed to the vehicle body and the distal end surface of the locking portion 23d of the clamp 23 is brought into contact with the upper surface of the vehicle body 1, rattling of the clamp 21 and the clamp 23 can be prevented, and the stability of the fixing is improved. Can be improved.

FIG. 8 shows a clamp 22 according to a modified example 4 of the first embodiment, in which the shape of the other member mounting portion 22f is a square frame shape, and the other member mounting portion 20f is made stronger.
Except for the shape of the other member mounting portion, the configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment.

FIG. 9 shows a clamp 3 according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
0. The clamp is a substrate type which is fixed by tape winding, and has a tape winding part 30b instead of the band part of the clamp of the first embodiment. The wire harness W / H or the cable is placed on the upper surface of the tape winding portion 30b, and the tape winding portion 30b and the wire harness W / H or the cable are wound and fixed integrally with the tape. It is the same as the first embodiment except for the difference between the tape winding part 30b and the band part.

The above-mentioned substrate type clamp can also have various forms similar to the modifications of the band type clamp. In addition, the first and second
In the embodiment, the wire harness is attached to the clamp, but it goes without saying that a cable other than the wire harness may be used.

[0029]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, the locking portion of the clamp of another member such as an indoor side cover plate such as a garnish is inserted into the clamp for attaching the wire harness or the cable. By providing such a locking hole, a clamp of another member can be fixed by the locking hole. Therefore, both the wire harness and the other member can be attached to the vehicle body with only one clamp hole corresponding to the locking portion of the clamp to which the wire harness is attached. Therefore, when attaching two members to the vehicle body, only one clamp hole needs to be provided in the vehicle body, and the number of clamp holes provided in the vehicle body can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1A is a perspective view of a clamp according to a first embodiment,
(B) is a perspective view which shows the process of attaching a clamp to a vehicle body.

FIGS. 2A and 2B are schematic views showing a mounting state in which a wire harness and a garnish are fixed to a vehicle body using the clamp.

FIGS. 3A and 3B are views showing another mounting state.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a clamp of Modification 1 of the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a clamp of Modification 2 of the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a clamp of Modification 3 of the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram illustrating a state of attachment to a vehicle body according to a third modification.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a clamp of Modification 4 of the first embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a clamp according to a second embodiment.

FIGS. 10A and 10B are schematic diagrams showing a conventional example.

[Description of Signs] 1 Body 2 Clamp 3 Garnish 20, 21, 22 Clamp 20d Locking part 20f Other member mounting part 20h Locking hole W / H Wire harness

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A wing-shaped locking portion for fixing a vehicle body is protruded from a mounting portion body for a wire harness or a cable of a band type or a board type fixed to a tape and fixed to one side of the mounting portion main body. On the other hand, an L-shaped, U-shaped or R-shaped other member mounting portion is integrally provided so as to protrude in a direction opposite to a direction in which the locking portion protrudes, and an offset plate on the protruding side of the other member mounting portion In the state where the locking portion provided in another member is inserted and locked in the locking hole, a locking portion protruding from the mounting portion main body is drilled in the vehicle body. A clamp that, when inserted and locked in the clamp hole, also fixes other members to the vehicle body when the wire harness or cable is fixed to the vehicle body. 2. A plate portion of the U-shaped or R-shaped other member mounting portion facing the offset plate portion is arranged so as to abut on the vehicle body when the vehicle body is mounted. 2. The clamp according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle body contact plate extends from the mounting portion main body on the side opposite to the installation side. 3. A vehicle interior side cover plate using the clamp according to claim 1 or 2, and the vehicle interior side cover plate and a wire harness or a cable are integrated in advance. A vehicle body fixing structure for a clamp, wherein the vehicle interior side cover plate is fixed to the vehicle body integrally with a wire harness or a cable by inserting and locking one locking portion of the clamp into one clamp hole of the vehicle body. 4. The vehicle interior side cover plate is integrally formed with or fixed to a locking portion afterwards, and a wire harness attached to the clamp is routed between the interior side cover plate and the vehicle body. The clamp body fixing structure according to claim 3. 5. The clamp according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the clamp is attached to the first wire harness, and a clamp to be attached to the second wire harness is inserted into a locking hole of another attachment portion of the clamp. A vehicle body fixing structure of a clamp that locks and inserts and fixes two wire harnesses into one clamp hole of the vehicle body.