JP2007234422A - Shielded conducting path - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize a heat-resistant shielded conducting path while reducing costs. <P>SOLUTION: The shielded conducting path 1 comprises: a metal shield pipe 10; a plurality of electric wires 30 inserted into the shield pipe 10; a flexible shield member 40 that is connected to the edge of the shield pipe 10 and surrounds a section extended from the shield pipe 10 in the electric wires 30; and a sheath 20 that bundles the plurality of electric wires 30 in the shield pipe 10 while edges 20A, 20B are arranged outside the shield pipe. Further, a cover member 60 for covering the external arrangement section of the sheath 20 is provided in a form so that it is fitted to the edge of the shield pipe 10. The cover member 60 is made of a resin material having higher burning resistance than the sheath 20. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a shield conductive path.

In Patent Document 1, a metal pipe having an electric wire protection function and a flexible shield member are connected, and a plurality of non-shielded electric wires are inserted into the pipe and the flexible shield member at once. A shield conductive path for shielding is disclosed. Such a shield conductive path can be used as a power circuit of an electric vehicle or a hybrid vehicle. In this case, a pipe is used as a shield means in the routing route along the floor of the vehicle body, and the space is bent with no room. A flexible shield member is used as a shield means in a portion routed along the path.
JP 2004-171952 A

  By the way, in the case of arranging a plurality of electric wires inside the pipe as described above, in consideration of workability and the like, a plurality of electric wires are bundled together by a sheath and arranged in the pipe, and the sheath It is desirable to arrange both ends of the pipe on both outer sides of the pipe. However, when both end portions of the sheath are arranged outside the pipe, there is a problem with heat resistance countermeasures for the portions. As a countermeasure against this heat resistance, it is conceivable that the sheath is made of a flame-retardant material. In that case, however, the cost of the sheath is inevitably increased, and the entire shield conductive path is expensive.

  The present invention has been completed based on the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to realize a shield conductive path having high heat resistance while suppressing costs.

As means for achieving the above object, the invention of claim 1
Metal shield pipe,
A plurality of electric wires inserted through the shield pipe;
A flexible shield member connected to an end of the shield pipe and surrounding an extension of the electric wire from the shield pipe;
A sheath in which the plurality of electric wires are bundled together in the shield pipe, and an end is disposed outside the shield pipe;
A cover member made of a resin material that is attached to an end portion of the shield pipe while covering the outer placement portion of the sheath, and is more flame retardant than the sheath;
It is provided with.

The invention of claim 2 is the shield conductor according to claim 1,
The cover member is made of a material that conforms to the flame retardant performance defined in JASO standard D608-92, and the sheath is made of a material that does not conform to the flame retardant performance.

The invention according to claim 3 is the shield conductor according to claim 1 or 2,
A resin material is filled between the sheath and the inner wall of the shield pipe on the center side of the cover member inside the shield pipe.

The invention according to claim 4 is the shield conductive path according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The electric wire has a core wire and an insulating coating surrounding the core wire,
A portion of the electric wire outside the cover member is surrounded by a tube member made of a resin material having higher flame retardancy than the insulating coating.

The invention according to claim 5 is the shield conductor according to claim 1,
The insulating coating is made of a material that conforms to the flame retardancy performance defined in JASO standard D608-92, and the tube member is made of a material that does not conform to the flame retardance performance.

The invention of claim 6 is the shield conductive path according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The electric wire has a core wire and an insulating coating surrounding the core wire,
The insulating coating is made of a resin material having a higher flame retardancy than the sheath.

<Invention of Claim 1>
According to invention of Claim 1, the part arrange | positioned outside a shield pipe in a sheath (namely, external arrangement | positioning part) can be protected by the cover member with a flame retardance higher than a sheath. Therefore, the external arrangement part of the sheath can be easily protected without incurring a cost increase.

<Invention of Claim 2>
A material that conforms to the flame retardant performance defined in JASO standard D608-92 is more expensive than a material that does not conform. Therefore, if the sheath is made of a material that does not fit as in claim 2, the cost of the sheath can be reduced. In this case, the heat resistance of the portion of the sheath that protrudes from the shield pipe (that is, the externally arranged portion) becomes a problem, but this externally arranged portion conforms to the flame retardancy performance defined in JASO standard D608-92. Since it is covered by the cover member made of material, the external arrangement portion can be effectively protected. Therefore, the structure excellent in heat resistance can be realized while suppressing the overall cost.

<Invention of Claim 3>
According to the invention of claim 3, the amount of oxygen inside the shield pipe can be reduced by filling the resin member, and combustion can be effectively prevented. Therefore, in addition to the portion covered by the cover member, the heat resistance can be effectively increased also in the central portion.

<Invention of Claim 4>
According to invention of Claim 4, since the tube member which consists of a resin material with a flame retardance higher than the insulation coating of an electric wire is distribute | circulated in the circumference | surroundings of the outer part rather than the cover member in an electric wire, Can be effectively protected in a high temperature environment.

<Invention of Claim 5>
According to invention of Claim 5, it becomes the structure which can protect insulation coating effectively, suppressing the material cost of insulation coating.

<Invention of Claim 6>
According to invention of Claim 6, since it becomes the structure by which heat resistance is provided to the whole electric wire, the heat resistance of the part distribute | arranged to the outer side of the cover member in an electric wire is also ensured.

<Embodiment 1>
Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a side cross-sectional view schematically illustrating a shield conductive path 1 according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a shield conductive path according to the first embodiment. 3 is a view of the cover member 60 as viewed from one side, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the shield conductive path 1 along AA.

  The shield conductive path 1 of the present embodiment supplies, for example, a three-phase AC output from an inverter device provided in an engine room to a drive motor for a rear wheel in a hybrid vehicle using both an internal combustion engine and an electric motor as drive sources. It is the example applied to the shield conductive path for doing. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the shield conductive path 1 is configured by accommodating an electric wire 30 made up of three unshielded electric wires in a metal shield pipe 10.

  The electric wire 30 is obtained by providing an insulating coating 32 made of synthetic resin on the outside of a core wire 31 made of metal (for example, copper alloy). The core wire 31 is formed of a stranded wire or a single core wire in which a plurality of thin wires (not shown) are spirally twisted together. In addition, the cross section of the electric wire 30 is substantially circular.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the shield pipe 10 accommodates and protects three electric wires 30 and is made of stainless steel having a circular cross section (here, SUS430).

  As shown in FIG. 2, the three electric wires 30 are inserted into the shield pipe 10 and are substantially stacked in the shield pipe 10, and a sheath 20 is provided so as to surround the outside thereof. Yes. The sheath 20 bundles three electric wires 30 in the shield pipe 10, and the end portions 20 </ b> A and 20 </ b> B are arranged outside the shield pipe 10.

  The inner diameter of the shield pipe 10 is larger than the maximum outer diameter when the group of electric wires 30 is substantially stacked and surrounded by the sheath 20, and the electric wire 30 and the sheath 20 are easily inserted into the shield pipe 10. It can be made to. The shield pipe 10 is bent into an appropriate shape after the electric wires 30 are inserted, and is fixed to the outer bottom surface of the vehicle body via a bracket (not shown), for example.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a flexible shield member 40 is connected to the end of the shield pipe 10. The flexible shield member 40 is made of a braided wire and has a configuration that surrounds an extension portion of the electric wire 30 from the shield pipe 10. A cylindrical fixing portion 11 is formed integrally with the shield pipe 10 at the front end portion of the shield pipe 10 by being bent into a bent shape so as to be continuously folded over the entire circumference. . An end portion of the fixing portion 11 is a bent portion 12 having a substantially semicircular arc shape, and a central region of the fixing portion 11 with respect to the bent portion 12 has a substantially constant diameter and a concentric cylinder with the shield pipe 10. The presser portion 13 has a shape.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the flexible shield member 40 is sandwiched between the outer periphery of the shield pipe 10 and the fixing portion 11 in a state where the one end side is turned upside down. It is kept connected in a conductive manner.

  Further, a cover member 60 is attached to the end of the shield pipe 10. The cover member 60 is attached to each of the end portions 10A and 10B of the shield pipe 10 while covering the external arrangement portion of the sheath 20 (the portion arranged outside the shield pipe 20), and more difficult than the sheath 20. It is made of highly flammable resin material.

  The cover member 60 is made of a material (hereinafter also referred to as a flame retardant material) that conforms to the flame retardant performance defined in JASO standard D608-92. Specifically, it can be constituted by a cross-linked polyethylene mixture or a cross-linked vinyl mixture that meets the following test.

Here, the flame retardant test prescribed in JASO standard D608-92 will be described. The test equipment for the flame retardant test specified in JASO standard D608-92 is as follows.
First, as a test box, a steel box having a height of about 610 mm, a width of about 310 mm, and a depth of about 360 mm covering the side surface and the back surface is used. And as a sample support stand, the metal thing which can support a sample horizontally is used. The present burner is a present burner having a diameter of about 10 mm, and its flame is adjusted to a length of a reducing flame of about 35 mm.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the test method supported a sample SA having a length of about 300 mm horizontally, the tip of the reducing flame from the lower side of the center of the sample, and 10 seconds in the case of a crosslinked polyethylene mixture. If this is the case, apply 15 seconds and examine the time until the flame of the sample disappears when the flame is gently removed.

When a flame retardant test is performed using the above test apparatus and test method, and the sample is a cross-linked polyethylene mixture, it is removed after applying the flame for 10 seconds, and when the sample disappears within 30 seconds, a compatible material (flame retardant material) Become. When the sample is a cross-linked vinyl mixture, it is removed after applying the flame for 15 seconds, and when it disappears within 15 seconds, it becomes a compatible material (flame retardant material).
The resin material of the cover member 60 can be a cross-linked polyethylene mixture or a cross-linked vinyl mixture that meets such conditions.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the cover member 60 has a cap shape in which one end side is inserted into the shield pipe 10 and the other end side is arranged outside the shield pipe 10 to close the end portion of the shield pipe 10. It is configured. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 3, the external shape seen from the front has a circular shape, and a hole 64 for inserting the electric wire 30 is formed in the central portion. The hole 64 is configured to substantially fit with the three electric wires 30. Further, on the back side of the hole 64, a fitting portion 62 that fits the sheath 20 is formed so as to cover the periphery of the end portion of the sheath 20.

  The sheath 20 is made of a material that does not conform to the flame retardant performance (hereinafter also referred to as a non-flame retardant material), and costs are reduced compared to the flame retardant material. As shown in FIG. 4, since the periphery of the portion of the sheath 20 arranged outside the shield pipe 20 is covered with a cover member 60 made of a flame retardant material, flame retardance is ensured as a whole. .

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a resin material 50 is filled between the sheath 20 and the inner wall of the shield pipe 10 on the center side of the cover member 60 inside the shield pipe 10. More specifically, the resin material 50 is filled between the cover members 60 between the seal 20 and the shield pipe 10 with almost no gap, so that the amount of oxygen in the shield pipe 10 is reduced.

  In addition, the electric wire 30 includes the core wire 31 and the insulating coating 32 surrounding the core wire 31 as described above. The insulating coating 32 is made of a resin material having higher flame retardancy than the sheath 20. Has been. Specifically, it is composed of a flame retardant material that conforms to the flame retardant performance defined in the above-mentioned JASO standard D608-92, and the flame retardance of the electric wire 30 is ensured outside the seal 20. .

  The shield conductive path 1 is assembled as follows. First, as shown in FIG. 6, the flexible shield member 40 is put on the shield pipe 10, and the end of the flexible shield member 40 is assembled to the fixing portion 11. Specifically, the flexible shield member 40 is disposed in advance along the outer peripheral wall of the shield pipe 10 so that the end of the flexible shield member 40 is connected to the outer periphery of the shield pipe 10 and the presser 13. It inserts into the clearance gap with the inner periphery of this from back, and it crimps so that the holding | suppressing part 13 may be diameter-reduced from this state. The holding portion 13 has a predetermined gap formed in advance, and is caulked after the flexible shield member 40 is inserted, so that the end of the flexible shield member 40 is interposed between the holding portion 13 and the shield pipe 10. The part is firmly clamped and fixed in a state where the separation is restricted.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6, the electric wire 30 collectively surrounded by the sheath 20 is inserted into the shield pipe 10, and then the resin material 50 is filled. Further, the cover member 60 is inserted and fixed from both sides. After the cover member 60 is fixed as shown in FIG. 7, if the flexible shield member 40 is turned upside down so as to be folded back to the outer peripheral side, the flexible shield member 40 as shown in FIG. 40 is sandwiched between the outer periphery of the shield pipe 10 and the fixing portion 11 in a state where the rear end portion is folded back inward, and is held in a state of being connected to the shield pipe 10 so as to be conductive. The Rukoto.

  As described above, according to the invention of the present embodiment, the portion of the sheath that is disposed outside the shield pipe (ie, the externally disposed portion) can be protected by the cover member that is more flame retardant than the sheath. become. Therefore, the external arrangement part of the sheath can be easily protected without incurring a cost increase.

  In addition, a material that conforms to the flame retardancy performance defined in JASO standard D608-92 is more expensive than a material that does not conform. Therefore, if the sheath is made of a material that is not suitable as in the configuration of the present embodiment, the cost of the sheath can be reduced. In this case, the heat resistance of the portion of the sheath that protrudes from the shield pipe (that is, the externally arranged portion) becomes a problem, but this externally arranged portion conforms to the flame retardancy performance defined in JASO standard D608-92. Since it is covered by the cover member made of material, the external arrangement portion can be effectively protected. Therefore, the structure excellent in heat resistance can be realized while suppressing the overall cost.

  Furthermore, the amount of oxygen inside the shield pipe can be reduced by filling the resin member, and combustion can be effectively prevented. Therefore, in addition to the portion covered by the cover member, the heat resistance can be effectively increased also in the central portion.

  Moreover, since it becomes the structure by which heat resistance is provided to the whole electric wire, the heat resistance of the part distribute | arranged to the outer side of the cover member in an electric wire is also ensured.

<Embodiment 2>
A second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
In the second embodiment, the tube member 70 is provided around the electric wire 30 outside the cover member 60, and the insulating coating 32 of the electric wire 30 conforms to the flame retardancy performance defined in JASO standard D608-92. The point which comprised with the material (non-flame retardant material) which does not carry out differs from Embodiment 1, and others are the same. Accordingly, similar parts are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  Also in this embodiment, the electric wire 30 has a core wire (not shown in FIG. 8) and an insulating coating 32 surrounding the core wire, and a portion of the electric wire 30 outside the cover member 60 is an insulating coating. It is surrounded by a tube member 70 made of a resin material having higher flame retardance than 32. Specifically, the tube member 70 is made of a material (flame retardant material) that conforms to the flame retardant performance defined in JASO standard D608-92. The tube member 70 is formed inside the cover member 60. It is arranged all the way. In FIG. 8, the three electric wires 30 are surrounded by the tube member 70, but may be provided so as to surround each electric wire 30.

  According to the configuration of the present embodiment, the tube member 70 made of a resin material having higher flame retardancy than the insulating coating 32 of the electric wire 30 is disposed around the portion of the electric wire 30 outside the cover member 60. It becomes the structure which can protect the insulation clothing of the electric wire 30 effectively in a high temperature environment.

<Other embodiments>
The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described with reference to the above description and drawings. For example, the following embodiments are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.
(1) In the above embodiment, the shield pipe has a circular cross-sectional shape. However, according to the present invention, the shield pipe may have a non-circular (elliptical, oval, etc.) cross-sectional shape.
(2) In the above embodiment, the flexible shield member is a braided wire. However, according to the present invention, the flexible shield member may be a member other than the braided wire, such as an aluminum sheet material.
(3) In the said embodiment, the cover member was comprised with the material which adapts to the flame retardance performance prescribed | regulated to JASO standard D608-92, and the example which comprised the sheath with the material which does not adapt to a flame retardance performance was shown. However, other than this may be used. For example, the cover member may be made of a material that conforms to the JISC3005 horizontal flame retardant test, and the sheath may be made of a material that does not conform to the JISC3005 horizontal flame retardant test.

1 is a side sectional view schematically illustrating a shield conductive path 1 according to a first embodiment. Schematic sectional view of the shield conductive path of Embodiment 1 View of the cover member as seen from the front AA sectional view of FIG. Explanatory drawing explaining the flame retardant test prescribed in JASO standard D608-92 Explanatory drawing explaining the manufacturing process of the shield conductive path 1 of Embodiment 1. FIG. Figure following Figure 6 Side sectional view schematically illustrating the shield conductive path 1 according to the second embodiment

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Shield conductive path 10 ... Shield pipe 20 ... Sheath 30 ... Electric wire 31 ... Core wire 32 ... Insulation coating 40 ... Flexible shield member 50 ... Resin material 60 ... Cover member 70 ... Tube member

Claims (6)

Metal shield pipe,
A plurality of electric wires inserted through the shield pipe;
A flexible shield member connected to an end of the shield pipe and surrounding an extension of the electric wire from the shield pipe;
A sheath in which the plurality of electric wires are bundled together in the shield pipe, and an end is disposed outside the shield pipe;
A cover member made of a resin material that is attached to an end portion of the shield pipe while covering the outer placement portion of the sheath, and is more flame retardant than the sheath;
A shield conductive path characterized by comprising: 2. The cover member according to claim 1, wherein the cover member is made of a material that conforms to flame retardancy performance defined in JASO Standard D608-92, and the sheath is made of a material that does not conform to the flame retardance performance. Shield conductive path. 3. The shield conductive material according to claim 1, wherein a resin material is filled between the sheath and an inner wall of the shield pipe at a center side of the cover member inside the shield pipe. Road. The electric wire has a core wire and an insulating coating surrounding the core wire,
The portion of the electric wire outside the cover member is surrounded by a tube member made of a resin material that is more flame retardant than the insulating coating. The shield conductive path as described. The insulating coating is made of a material that does not conform to the flame retardant performance defined in JASO Standard D608-92, and the tube member is made of a material that conforms to the flame retardant performance. The shield conductive path as described. The electric wire has a core wire and an insulating coating surrounding the core wire,
4. The shield conductive path according to claim 1, wherein the insulating coating is made of a resin material having higher flame retardancy than the sheath. 5.

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