JP2006321380A - Wire harness guide clip structure - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a wire harness guide clip structure assuring good workability and allowing easy mounting of even a large diameter harness difficult to be bent. <P>SOLUTION: A clip body 6 is furnished with a slide guide part 7 put in slide contact with the periphery of a wire harness 5 and slidable between a body side stationary clip 3 and an engine side stationary clip 4 in the direction in which the wire harness 5 is extended. The other side edges mating with each other of an upper and a lower slide grip parts 7a, 7b are provided with a fastening pawl part 7d and a step 7e to be fastened capable of being detachably engaged with the pawl part 7d so that it is possible to generate engagement in the condition that the wire harness 5 between the body side stationary clip 3 and the engine side stationary clip 4 is held internally. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a wire harness guide clip structure that is arranged between a vehicle engine such as an automobile and a vehicle body and can provide a straight path.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a wire harness protective material for a vehicle, a long material arranged between a vehicle engine or the like and a vehicle body is known (see Patent Document 1).

  In such a case, the guide tube having an inner diameter formed larger than the outer dimension of the wire harness between the engine side fixing portion and the vehicle body side fixing portion and bent in a substantially S shape. The body is provided.

  In the conventional wire harness guide clip structure configured as described above, the wire harness is linearly extended in the guide conduit, or is substantially S-shaped along the substantially S-shape of the guide conduit. Bend.

Since the wire harness is loosely fitted in the guide pipe line, even if the vehicle body side and the engine are relatively displaced due to vibration of the engine or the like, the wire harness is not easily affected.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-257631

  However, in the above-described conventional wire harness guide clip structure, the wire harness protective material is simultaneously fixed to the engine side fixing portion and the vehicle body side fixing portion.

  For this reason, for example, if one of the engine-side fixing portion and the vehicle body-side fixing portion is fixed and then the other is fixed and then assembled, the assembly work is performed while bending the work surplus length of the wire harness. There was a problem that had to be.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a wire harness guide clip structure that can be easily attached even to a large-diameter harness that has good workability and is difficult to bend.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and is a wire harness guide clip structure in which a fixing portion fixed to a vehicle body is provided on a clip body having a holding portion for holding a wire harness, and the holding portion Is provided between two vehicle body fixing points that are separated from each other along the extending direction of the wire harness and are relatively displaced, and is slidable between the vehicle body fixing points along the extending direction of the wire harness. And a wire harness guide clip structure having a slide guide function capable of mounting the fixing portion on the vehicle body side at a predetermined position.

  According to the present invention, the holding portion is slid between two vehicle body fixing points that are separated from each other along the extending direction of the wire harness, so that the wire is used at a predetermined position by using the fixing portion. The harness can be attached to the car body.

  For this reason, workability is good, and it is not necessary to perform an assembling work while bending the extra work length of the wire harness, and even a large-diameter harness that is difficult to be bent can be easily mounted.

  After the mounting, the wire harness is linearly guided and held by the holding portion. For this reason, it is possible to efficiently carry out the harness traverse arrangement of the wire harness to be arranged even in a relatively displaced place or a narrow space such as between the engine and the vehicle body, and good space efficiency can be obtained.

  DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the best embodiment of the invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  In the wire harness guide clip structure of this embodiment shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, straddling the vehicle body 1 such as the engine room side wall as the vehicle body side and the engine 2 disposed in the engine room, The wire harness 5 is fixed.

  In the wire harness guide clip structure of Example 1 shown in FIG. 1, between the vehicle body side fixing clip 3 and the engine side fixing clip 4 as two fixing points spaced apart along the extending direction of the wire harness 5, A clip body 6 having a holding portion 7 is provided.

  First, from the configuration, the clip body 6 is slidably contacted around the wire harness 5, and extends between the vehicle body side fixing clip 3 and the engine side fixing clip 4 along the extending direction of the wire harness 5. A slide guide portion 7 that is slidable is provided.

  The slide guide portion 7 is formed so as to be integrated with a fixed piece member 8 having a fixing hole 8a as a fixing portion that can be fixed to the vehicle body side at a predetermined position.

  The slide guide portion 7 has a semi-cylindrical shape, and is formed by connecting one side of the upper and lower pair of upper and lower slide gripping portions 7a and 7b facing each other by a hinge portion 7c. It is configured.

  In addition, a locking claw portion 7d and a locked stepped portion 7e that can be engaged with and detached from the locking claw portion 7d are formed on the opposite sides of the upper and lower slide gripping portions 7a and 7b. The wire harness 5 between the vehicle body side fixing clip 3 and the engine side fixing clip 4 is configured to be engageable while being held inside.

  And in this Example 1, the said wire harness 5 is comprised using the rigid covered electric wire with a diameter of 15 mm or more which is comparatively hard to bend.

  Further, in a state where the locking claw portion 7d and the locked stepped portion 7e are engaged, the vehicle body side fixing clip 3 in the traverse section (between the vehicle body side fixing clip 3 and the engine side fixing clip 4) L1. In any wire harness 5 part, the dimension between the clip body 6 is 100 mm to 400 mm, and the dimension between the engine side fixing clip 4 and the clip body 6 is 100 mm to 400 mm. A bolt member or the like is inserted into the fixing hole 8a at a predetermined position on the vehicle body side so that it can be fixedly mounted.

  For this reason, when the diameter dimension of the wire harness 5 is 15 mm or more and the wire harness 5 is not easily bent, any one of the fixing points of the vehicle body side fixing clip 3 and the engine side fixing clip 4, The distance from the holding part is set to be 100 mm or more and 400 mm or less, respectively.

  Next, the operation of the wire harness guide clip structure of the first embodiment will be described.

  In the first embodiment described above, the vehicle body side fixing clip 3 and the engine side fixing clip 4 are first fixed to the vehicle body 1 and the engine 2, respectively.

  Next, the holding portion 7 is either in a traverse section between the vehicle body side fixing clip 3 and the engine side fixing clip 4 which are two vehicle body fixing points that are spaced apart along the extending direction of the wire harness. In this part, the opposing other sides of the upper and lower slide gripping portions 7a, 7b are brought together to engage the locking claw portion 7d and the locked stepped portion 7e.

  Then, when the holding portion 7 is slid between the vehicle body side fixing clip 3 and the engine side fixing clip 4, the fixing portion 8 is used at a predetermined position, and the wire harness 5 is connected to the vehicle body side. It is mounted while being guided by a slide at a predetermined position.

  For this reason, the clip body 6 can be mounted linearly while being slid along the wire harness 5, and the workability is good.

  Further, it is not necessary to perform the assembling work while bending the work surplus length of the wire harness 5, and even a large-diameter harness that is difficult to be bent can be easily mounted.

  After mounting, the wire harness 5 is linearly guided and held by the holding portion 7. For example, when the wire harness 5 tries to move along the extending direction due to vibration of the engine 2 or the like, the wire harness 5 does not slide and move in the holding portion 7. .

  For this reason, even in a narrow space between the engine and the vehicle body, the harness traverse routing of the wire harness to be routed can be efficiently performed in a straight line without considering the extra work length. Space efficiency can be obtained.

  Moreover, in the first embodiment, the wire harness 5 has a diameter dimension of 15 mm or more and is not easily bent, and any one of the vehicle body side fixing clip 3 and the engine side fixing clip 4 is fixed. The distance between the point and the holding portion 6 is set to be 100 mm or more and 400 mm or less, respectively.

  For this reason, even if the holding portion 6 slides in the traverse section, the possibility of interference with the vehicle body side fixing clip 3 and the engine side fixing clip 4 is reduced, and the fixing points are separated from each other, so that the wire harness 5 There is no risk of bending due to its own weight or vibration.

  FIG. 3 shows a wire harness guide clip structure of Example 2 of the embodiment of the present invention.

  The same or equivalent parts as in the first embodiment will be described with the same reference numerals as the wire harness guide clip structure in the first embodiment.

  In the wire harness guide clip structure of the second embodiment, the upper and lower slide gripping portions 17a and 17b of the clip body 16 have a guide dimension d2 that is equal to the guide dimension d1 of the clip body 6 of the first embodiment (see FIGS. 1 and 2). ) Is formed integrally so as to be larger than.

  Further, on the other opposite sides of the upper and lower slide gripping portions 17a and 17b, the locking claw portions 7d and 7d and the locked stepped portion that can be engaged with and detached from the locking claw portions 7d and 7d. 7e, 7e are formed, and can be engaged with the wire harness 5 between the vehicle body side fixing clip 3 and the engine side fixing clip 4 held inside.

  Next, the operation of the second embodiment will be described.

  In the wire harness guide clip structure of the second embodiment, the upper and lower slide gripping portions 17a and 17b face each other while the wire harness 5 between the vehicle body side fixing clip 3 and the engine side fixing clip 4 is held inside. The side edges are engaged with each other using the locking claw portions 7 d and 7 d and the locked stepped portions 7 e and 7 e, and the wire harness 5 is slidably inserted into the holding portion 17.

  Other configurations and operational effects are substantially the same as those of the wire harness guide clip structure of the first embodiment, and thus description thereof is omitted.

  FIG. 4 shows a wire harness guide clip structure of Example 3 of the embodiment of the present invention.

  In addition, the same code | symbol as Example 1, 2 is attached | subjected and demonstrated about the part thru | or equivalent to the wire harness guide clip structure of the said Examples 1,2.

  In the wire harness guide clip structure of the third embodiment, the upper and lower slide gripping portions 27a and 27b of the clip body 26 are provided with a plurality of anti-slip protrusions 19a ..., 19b ... It is integrally formed at intervals.

  Next, the operation of the third embodiment will be described.

  In the wire harness guide clip structure of the third embodiment, the upper and lower slide gripping portions 17a and 17b face each other while the wire harness 5 between the vehicle body side fixing clip 3 and the engine side fixing clip 4 is held inside. When the sides are engaged using the locking claw portions 7d and 7d and the locked stepped portions 7e and 7e, the wire harness 5 is inserted into the holding portion 27 while maintaining a slidable state. The plurality of anti-slip protrusions 19a, 19b, etc. are held with improved holdability.

  Other configurations and operational effects are substantially the same as those of the wire harness guide clip structures of the first and second embodiments, and thus the description thereof is omitted.

  FIG. 5 shows a wire harness guide clip structure according to Example 3 of the embodiment of the present invention.

  The same or equivalent parts as those of the wire harness guide clip structure of the first to third embodiments will be described with the same reference numerals as those of the first to third embodiments.

  In the wire harness guide clip structure of the fourth embodiment, the holding portion 37 through which the two wire harnesses 5 and 5 are inserted is compared with the width direction dimension W1 shown in FIG. Thus, the upper and lower slide gripping portions 37a and 37b are widely formed and formed integrally.

  Next, the operation of the fourth embodiment will be described.

  In the wire harness guide clip structure of the fourth embodiment, the opposite side sides of the upper and lower slide gripping portions 37a and 37b are connected to the wire harnesses 5 and 5 between the vehicle body side fixing clip 3 and the engine side fixing clip 4. However, when engaged using the locking claw portion 7d and the locked stepped portion 7e (not shown), the two wire harnesses 5 and 5 are inserted and held in the holding portion 37 in a slidable state. Is done.

  Other configurations and operational effects are substantially the same as those of the wire harness guide clip structures of the first to third embodiments, and thus description thereof is omitted.

  The embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above with reference to the drawings, but the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment and each example, and is designed to the extent that it does not depart from the gist of the present invention. Modifications are included in the present invention.

  That is, in the wire harness guide clip structure of Examples 1 to 3 of the above embodiment, one wire harness 5 is shown, and in Example 4, two wire harnesses 5 and 5 are held simultaneously. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the shape, quantity, and material of the clip body such as a structure in which three or more wire harnesses 5 are held by one holding portion to be slidable, etc. It is not particularly limited.

  Further, in the first embodiment, the clip body 6 is fixed to the vehicle body 1. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the clip body 6 is fixed to any part of the engine 2. The attachment position of the clip body 6 is not particularly limited.

  In the first embodiment, the vehicle body side fixing clip 3 and the engine side fixing clip 4 are respectively fixed to the vehicle body body 1 such as the engine room side wall and the engine 2 as two fixing points that are relatively displaced. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and instead of the engine 2, for example, relative to a fixed point on the side of the vehicle body 1 such as a transmission, a door, a slide seat, etc. Any portion may be set as long as it is a fixed point that is fixed to the other member that is displaced.

It is a partial cross section perspective view explaining the structure of the principal part by the wire harness guide clip structure of Example 1 of embodiment of this invention. In Example 1 of embodiment of this invention, it is a perspective view explaining the structure of the clip main body used for a wire harness guide clip structure. In Example 2 of embodiment of this invention, it is a perspective view explaining the structure of the clip main body used for a wire harness guide clip structure. In Example 3 of embodiment of this invention, it is a perspective view explaining the structure of the clip main body used for a wire harness guide clip structure. It is a partial cross section perspective view explaining the structure of the principal part by the wire harness guide clip structure of Example 4 of embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 Car body 2 Engine 3 Car body side fixing clip (car body fixing point)
4 Engine side fixing clip (body fixing point)
5 Wire harness 6, 16, 26, 36
Clip body 7, 17, 27, 37
Holding part 8 Fixed piece member (fixed part)

Claims (4)

A wire harness guide clip structure in which a clip body having a holding portion for holding a wire harness is provided with a fixing portion fixed to a vehicle body,
The holding portion is spaced apart along the extending direction of the wire harness and provided between two fixed points that are relatively displaced, and slides between the vehicle body fixing points along the extending direction of the wire harness. A wire harness guide clip structure characterized by being capable of moving and having a slide guide function capable of mounting the fixing portion on the vehicle body side at a predetermined position.   The holding portion has a semi-cylindrical shape, and has an upper and lower pair of upper and lower slide gripping portions, and the opposite sides of the upper and lower slide gripping portions are swingably connected by a hinge portion. In addition, a locking claw portion and a locked step portion that can be engaged with and disengaged from the locking claw portion are formed on opposite sides of the upper and lower slide gripping portions, respectively. The wire harness guide clip structure according to claim 1, wherein:   The wire harness guide clip structure according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the holding portion is configured to be slidable within a traverse section set between the two fixed points. The diameter dimension of the said wire harness is 15 mm or more, The distance of said one fixing point and the said holding | maintenance part shall be 100 mm or more and 400 mm or less, The one of Claims 1 thru | or 3 characterized by the above-mentioned. The wire harness guide clip structure according to one item.

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