JP2001298835A - Wire material bundle holding tool - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a wire material bundle holding tool which can improve workability of the fitting work at the time of fitting the wire material bundle to a panel member, by reducing resistance when an engagement member is inserted into a fitting hole. SOLUTION: A movable piece 17 which is bent toward a lock member 13 from the end section in the projecting direction of a fixing piece 16 is provided, and a cutout section 18 is formed to the coupling section between this movable piece 17 and the fixing piece 16.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a wire bundle holder, and more particularly, to a wire rod capable of bundling and fixing a long wire bundle such as a wire harness at a predetermined position on a panel of a vehicle body or an electric device. The present invention relates to a bundle holder.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, it is known to use a binding band as a holder for fixing a wire bundle such as a wire harness at a predetermined position on a panel of a vehicle body, an electric device, or the like. 4 to 6.

In FIGS. 4 to 6, reference numeral 1 denotes a binding band. The binding band 1 is wound around a wire harness 2 and has a band member 3 having a saw-like uneven portion 3a formed in an extending direction. Locking member 5 which is inserted into a mounting hole 4a formed in a panel 4 of an electronic device or an electronic device and the like, and the movable pieces 5a and 5b come into contact with the peripheral edge of the mounting hole 4a, so that the non-return locking member 5 is locked to the panel 4 in a detachable manner. And a plate-like member 6 protruding from the distal end of the band member 3 so as to surround the non-return locking body 5 and having a predetermined elasticity, and a band-shaped member 3 formed at the base end of the band member 3. And a lock member 7 having an engagement claw 7b that engages with the saw-like uneven portion 3a when the band member 3 is inserted through the insertion hole 7a. .

[0004] In such a binding band 1, a band member 3 is wound around a wire harness 2,
Is inserted into the insertion hole 7a, and when the diameter of the wire harness 2 substantially coincides with the diameter of the wire harness 2, the saw-shaped uneven portion 3a is engaged with the engagement claw 7b. Hold 2 firmly.

Next, when attaching the wire harness 2 to the panel 4, the non-return locking member 5 is attached to the mounting hole 4 a of the panel 4.
After the movable pieces 5a and 5b are bent so as to approach each other, the movable pieces 5a and 5b are bent so as to be separated when the movable pieces 5a and 5b come out of the mounting holes 4a. The tips of 5a and 5b are brought into contact with the periphery of the mounting hole 4a on one side of the panel 4.

At this time, when the dish-shaped member 6 pulls the non-return locking member 5 on the other side surface of the panel 4, the thickness of the panel 4 is absorbed, and the contact force of the non-return locking member 5 may vary. Is prevented. Thus, the wire harness 2 is attached to the panel 4 by the binding band 1.

[0007]

However, in such a conventional binding band 1, when the non-return locking member 5 is attached to the panel 4, the distal ends of the pair of movable pieces 5a and 5b are connected to the panel. Since the non-return locking member 5 is brought into contact with the peripheral edge of the mounting hole 4a on one side of the locking member 4 to prevent the locking member 5 from slipping out of the mounting hole 4a, the rigidity of the movable pieces 5a and 5b must be increased. Was. For this reason, when the non-return locking body 5 is inserted into the mounting hole 4a, the movable pieces 5a and 5b have a small number of deformable portions (portions that move closer to each other) (portions indicated by a in FIG. 4). And the check locking body 5
There is a problem that the resistance at the time of insertion increases and the workability of attaching the binding band 1 deteriorates.

Accordingly, the present invention provides a wire bundle holder which can reduce the resistance when inserting the locking member into the mounting hole and improve the workability of the mounting work when mounting the panel member to the panel member. It is intended to be.

[0009]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, in a wire bundle holding device for holding a wire bundle made of a plurality of wires and attaching the wire bundle to a panel member, a holding member for holding the wire bundle, and the holding member A locking member protruding from a predetermined location of the panel member, the locking member being retained in a mounting hole formed in the panel member to be locked. And a fixing piece having a first locking portion locked to the side of the panel member. The fixing piece is bent toward the holding member from a tip end in a protruding direction of the fixing piece, and is connected to one surface side of the panel member through the mounting hole at a tip end in the bending direction. A movable piece having a second locking portion to be stopped is provided, and a cutout portion is formed at a connecting portion between the fixed piece and the movable piece.

In this case, a movable piece bent from the tip of the fixed piece in the protruding direction to the holding member side is provided, and a notch is formed at a connecting portion between the movable piece and the fixed piece, so that the movable piece can be deformed in a limited range. The resistance can be reduced when the locking member is inserted into the mounting hole. As a result, it is possible to improve the workability of the attaching operation when attaching the holder to the panel member.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

1 to 3 are views showing an embodiment of a wire bundle holder according to the present invention.

First, the configuration will be described. 1 to 3, reference numeral 11 denotes a binding band (holding tool).
11 is provided with a long band member 12, and this band member
A saw-like uneven portion 12a is formed in the extending direction of the twelve.

A lock member is provided at the end of the band member 12.
13 is provided, and the lock member 13 is a band member 12
Is an insertion hole 13a and an insertion hole 13a
And a lock piece 13b that is engaged with the saw-shaped uneven portion 12a when the band member 12 is inserted into the insertion hole 13a. In the present embodiment, the band member 12
The lock member 13 constitutes a holding member.

The lock member 13 has a non-return locking member (locking member) 14 standing upright. The non-return locking member 14 is locked in a mounting hole 15a of a vehicle body panel (panel member) 15. It is possible.

The non-return locking member 14 includes a fixing piece 16 having a first locking portion 16a which protrudes from the locking member 13 and is locked to one surface side of the vehicle body panel 15 through a mounting hole 15a.
The movable piece 17 having a second locking portion 17a which is bent from the distal end of the fixing piece 16 in the protruding direction to the lock member 13 side and is fixed to one surface side of the vehicle body panel 15 through the mounting hole 15a at the distal end in the bending direction. The fixed piece 16 and the movable piece 17
A cutout portion 18 is formed in the connecting portion of. In FIG. 3, reference numeral 19 denotes a wire harness (wire rod bundle).
Reference numeral 20 denotes a dish-shaped member which projects from the tip of the band member 12 so as to surround the check locking member 14, and has a predetermined elasticity.

In order to hold the wire harness 19 with the binding band 11, first, the band member 12 is wound around the wire harness 19, and the end of the band member 12 is inserted into the insertion hole 13.
When the band member 12 is fully wound around the wire harness 19 through the wire harness 19, the saw-like uneven portion 12a is engaged with the lock piece 13b.

Next, the check stopper 14 is inserted into the insertion hole 15a of the vehicle body panel 15. At this time, the movable piece 17 is bent from the distal end of the fixed piece 16 in the protruding direction to the lock member 13 side, and a notch 18
, The range in which the movable piece 17 is deformed (in FIG. 2,
b) can be increased, and the resistance when the non-return locking member 14 is inserted into the mounting hole 15a can be reduced.

Thereafter, when the check locking member 14 is further inserted into the insertion hole 15a, the first locking portion 16 and the second locking portion 17a are locked on one surface side of the vehicle body panel 15. At this time, the dish-shaped member 20
By pulling the non-return locking member 14 on the other side surface of the panel 15, the thickness of the panel 15 is absorbed and the contact force of the non-return locking member 14 is prevented from varying. In this way, the non-return locking body 14 is locked to the vehicle body panel 15 so that the wire harness 19 can be attached to the vehicle body panel 15 via the binding band 11.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the movable piece 17 bent from the distal end of the fixed piece 16 in the protruding direction to the lock member 13 side is provided, and the notch 18 is formed at the connecting portion between the movable piece 17 and the fixed piece 16. Is formed, the range in which the movable piece 17 can be deformed can be increased, and the resistance when the check locking member 14 is inserted into the mounting hole 15a can be reduced. As a result, the workability of the attaching operation when attaching the binding band 11 to the vehicle body panel 15 can be improved.

In the present embodiment, the holding member is constituted by the band member 12, but the holding member is not limited to this, and is a long plate-like member extending in the extending direction of the wire harness 19. Is also good. In this case, the plate member is fixed to the wire harness 19 by a tape.

[0022]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a movable piece is provided which is bent from the leading end of the fixed piece in the protruding direction toward the holding member, and a cutout portion is formed at a connecting portion between the movable piece and the fixed piece. Therefore, the range in which the movable piece is deformed can be increased, and resistance when the locking member is inserted into the mounting hole can be reduced. As a result, it is possible to improve the workability of the attaching operation when attaching the holder to the panel member.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a view showing one embodiment of a wire bundle holder according to the present invention, and is an external view of a binding band constituting the holder.

FIGS. 2A and 2B are diagrams showing a main part of the binding band of one embodiment, wherein FIG. 2A is a view in the direction of arrow D in FIG. 1, FIG. 2B is a view in the direction of arrow E in FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 1 is a sectional view taken along line FF of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a state in which a wire harness is attached to a panel with a binding band of one embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a view showing a conventional binding band.

FIG. 5 is a view showing a main part of a conventional binding band;
(A) is a view in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 4, (b) is a view in the direction of arrow B in FIG. 4, and (c) is a cross-sectional view taken along line CC of FIG. 4.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a state where a wire harness is attached to a panel with a conventional binding band.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 Bundling band (holding member) 12 Band member (holding member) 13 Lock member (holding member) 14 Non-return locking body (locking member) 15 Body panel (panel member) 15a Mounting hole 16 Fixing piece 16a First locking Part 17 Movable piece 17a Second locking part 18 Notch part 19 Wire harness (wire bundle)

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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A wire bundle holder for holding a wire bundle made up of a plurality of wires and attaching the wire bundle to a panel member, comprising: a holding member for holding the wire bundle; and a predetermined portion of the holding member. A locking member protruding from the panel member and locked in a mounting hole formed in the panel member, the locking member protruding from the holding member and engaging with one surface side of the panel member through the mounting hole. A fixing piece having a first locking portion to be stopped, bent from the tip of the fixing piece in the protruding direction to the holding member side, and locked to one surface side of the panel member through the mounting hole at the tip in the bending direction. A holder for a wire bundle, comprising: a movable piece having a second locking portion, wherein a cutout portion is formed at a connecting portion between the fixed piece and the movable piece.