JP2008206378A - Harness clip structure - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a harness clip structure enabling wire harness members to be attached with excellent positioning precision regardless of the large or small size of the wire harness member by suppressing the increase in the number of components. <P>SOLUTION: An engagement protrusion 16e having a hemispherical shape on an inner surface side of an upper surface part 16c is formed like a projection at an approximately central position of this upper surface part 16c so as to be integrated with the upper surface part in the inward direction. In large and small band members 12, 13, recessed groove parts 12b, 13b are provided which are formed like a recess in the center of the width direction along the longitudinal direction of band bodies 12a, 13a. The recessed groove parts 12b, 13b are constituted so that the respective band bodies 12a, 13a are regulated at the approximate center in a position in the width direction of an aperture 16g by the fact that the respective band bodies 12a, 13a are engaged with the engagement protrusion 16e in a state inserted into the aperture 16g. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention mainly relates to a harness clip structure that is used to fix a wire harness used in a vehicle such as an automobile to a vehicle body, and more particularly to a harness clip structure that has improved compatibility with types of wire harnesses. is there.

  Conventionally, a harness clip structure as shown in FIG. 16 is known (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 to 3).

  First, in terms of configuration, a steering member member extends along the vehicle width direction inside an unillustrated instrument panel that is mounted in front of the driver's seat of the vehicle.

  In order to fix the wire harness member or the like extending along the longitudinal direction of the steering member member to the vehicle body side panel member or the steering member member or the like, a harness clip member 1 as shown in FIG. Used.

  The harness clip member 1 includes a long flexible band portion 2 wound around the wire harness member and bound, a clip body 3 attached to the vehicle body side, and an umbrella-like collar portion of the clip body 3 It has a stem portion 5 projecting integrally on the lower surface side of 4 and is mainly configured.

  A pair of left and right elastic locking pieces 7, 7 that are elastically deformed in the axial center direction of the stem portion 5 when being inserted and removed are integrally provided at the distal end of the stem portion 5.

  Further, on the upper surface side of the collar part 4 of the clip body 3, a band insertion hole 8 is provided between the collar part 4 and the base part 2a of the band part 2 and penetrates the band part 2. It is formed to penetrate in the horizontal direction.

  Next, the operation of this conventional harness clip structure will be described.

  In the conventional harness clip structure configured as described above, the band portion 2 is wound around the wire harness member and inserted through the band insertion hole 8.

  The size of the band insertion hole 8 is such that the band portion 2 can be inserted therethrough and can be prevented from coming off, so that the wire harness member is attached to the clip body 3 by fastening the band portion 2. It is held and fixed.

  In this way, with the band portion 2 wound around and held by the wire harness member, the stem portion 5 is inserted into the vehicle body side fixing hole 5 formed in the vehicle body side panel member, the steering member member or the like. By being inserted, the elastic locking pieces 7 and 7 are locked and fixed to the peripheral edge of the band insertion hole 8.

Accordingly, the wire harness member is mounted at a desired position of the vehicle body such as a position along the steering member member with the plurality of harness clip members 1 interposed therebetween.
JP 2001-84843 A (paragraphs 0010 to 0018, FIG. 3) JP-A-11-215667 (paragraphs 0010 to 0017, FIG. 2) JP-A-11-205967 (paragraphs 0010 to 0016, FIG. 1)

  However, in the conventional harness clip structure configured as described above, the size of the harness clip member 1 required for holding differs depending on the thickness of the wire harness member.

  For this reason, a plurality of types of harness clip members of different sizes had to be prepared.

  For this reason, there is a possibility that the number of parts increases and the manufacturing cost increases.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a harness clip structure that can be mounted with good positioning accuracy regardless of the size and size of the wire harness member by suppressing an increase in the number of parts.

  In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the invention described in claim 1 is characterized in that a long flexible band portion wound around a wire harness and bound together and a vehicle body side fixing hole are inserted into the wire harness. A harness clip structure having a stem portion attached to the vehicle body side, provided integrally with the stem portion, and provided with a portal band connecting portion that passes through the band portion. And a harness clip structure in which a concave groove portion is formed to be recessed along the longitudinal direction, and an engagement protrusion that engages with the concave groove portion is protruded inward at substantially the center in the width direction of the band connecting portion. It is said.

  Further, according to a second aspect of the present invention, the band portion includes a plurality of types of band members that are exchangeably inserted into the band connecting portion and have different width direction dimensions, and the engagement of the band members The harness clip structure according to claim 1, wherein the concave groove portion that engages with the protruding portion is formed to be recessed substantially at the center in the width direction of the band member.

  Further, according to the third aspect of the present invention, the long flexible band portion wound around the wire harness and bound together and the vehicle body side fixing hole are inserted, and the wire harness is attached to the vehicle body side. A harness clip structure having a stem portion to be connected to the stem portion, and an elastic locking piece provided continuously from the stem portion and a detachment preventing coupling portion connecting between the stem portion It features a harness clip structure having

  Further, according to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a long flexible band portion wound around a wire harness and bound together and a vehicle body side fixing hole are inserted, and the wire harness is attached to the vehicle body side. A harness clip structure having a stem portion that has a hook portion and an opening portion for hook hooking formed in the vicinity of the tip portion of the band portion.

  And what is described in Claim 5 is wound around the wire harness, and is inserted into the long flexible band portion to be bound and the vehicle body side fixing hole, and the wire harness is attached to the vehicle body side. A hook clip ring having a stem portion that is positioned above the wire harness member in a state of being wound around the wire harness at a substantially intermediate position of the band portion. It features a harness clip structure in which a portion is formed.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention configured as described above, an engaging protrusion projectingly provided at approximately the center in the width direction of the band connecting portion engages with the concave groove portion of the band portion.

  For this reason, even when the width and the like of the band portion are different, the engagement projection portion always holds the band portion at a predetermined position in the vicinity of the central portion in the concave groove portion.

  Therefore, adapting to the wire harness can be improved by preparing a plurality of types of band parts differently according to the application to be used, and using them in different ways.

  Moreover, since the said band member is inserted in the said band connection part so that replacement | exchange is possible, and the width direction dimension differs, what was described in Claim 2 is required according to the thickness of a wire harness member. Using a band member having a holding force, it is possible to cope with a common harness clip member, and an increase in manufacturing cost can be suppressed.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, the detachment prevention connecting portion connects between the stem portion and the elastic locking piece provided continuously from the stem portion.

  For this reason, at the time of dismantling, when removing the wire harness member together with the harness clip member from the vehicle body, when the stem portion is pulled out from the hole in which the stem portion is inserted, from the stem portion, Even if the elastic locking piece is cut off, the elastic locking piece is held by the shaft portion of the stem portion integrally connected by the separation preventing connecting portion.

  Therefore, there is no possibility that the elastic locking pieces are separated from the stem portion and become discrete.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, when the harness clip member is detached from the vehicle body, such as when the vehicle is disassembled, the disassembly hook is connected to the hook hooking opening formed near the tip of the band portion. Can be easily separated.

  Further, according to a fifth aspect of the present invention, when the harness clip member is detached from the vehicle body when the vehicle is disassembled or the like, the hook hooking ring portion formed at a substantially intermediate position of the band portion includes the wire harness. Located at the top of the member.

  For this reason, the disassembly hook can be easily hooked and separated.

  Next, a harness clip structure according to the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  The same or equivalent parts as those in the conventional example will be described with the same reference numerals.

  1 to 15 show a harness clip structure according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

  First, the overall configuration will be described. In the harness clip structure of this embodiment, a steering member that extends in the vehicle width direction inside an instrument panel (not shown) mounted in front of the driver's seat of the vehicle. A member is provided.

  In addition, one of the wire harness members 9a and 9b extends along the longitudinal direction of the steering member member inside the instrument panel.

  Such wire harness members 9a, 9b, etc. are formed by using a plurality of harness clip members 10 ... in the vehicle body side panel member 4 or the vehicle body side fixing holes 5 formed in the steering member member or the like. It is configured to be fixedly mounted at a plurality of locations.

  The harness clip member 10 is mainly composed of a clip main body 11 mounted on the vehicle body side, and a large and small band member 12 as a long flexible band portion wound around the wire harness member 9 and bound. 13.

  Among these, the clip main body 11 has a stem portion 14 integrally projecting on the lower surface side of the umbrella-shaped collar portion 11a, and a pair of left and right elastic locking pieces provided at the tip of the stem portion 14. 15 and 15 are provided.

  In addition, a band connection made of a gate-shaped frame member through which the band member 12 is inserted so as to be integrated with the stem portion 14 via the flange portion 11a is provided on the upper surface side of the flange portion 11a of the clip body 11. A portion 16 is provided.

  In the first embodiment, the band connecting portion 16 has a pair of left and right side surface portions 16a and 16b and an upper surface portion 16c for connecting the side surface portions 16a and 16b as shown in FIG. The large and small band members 12 and 13 each have a size that allows the large and small band members 12 and 13 to be inserted, so as to surround the opening 16g through which the band member 12 is inserted. It is integrally formed on the upper surface portion of the flange portion 11a.

  Among these, at one side edge of the upper surface portion 16c, the connection portion with the side surface portion 16b has a wedge shape, and the horizontal width direction dimension of the upper surface portion 16c is gradually changed to be smaller. A narrow weak portion 16d is provided.

  Further, in the first embodiment, on the inner surface side of the upper surface portion 16c, an engaging projection portion 16e having a hemispherical shape is protruded so as to be integrated inward at a substantially central position of the upper surface portion 16c. Is formed.

  Furthermore, in the first embodiment, the large and small band members 12 and 13 are provided with groove portions 12b and 13b that are formed to be recessed along the longitudinal direction of the band bodies 12a and 13a in the center in the width direction. It has been.

  In the first embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the cross-sectional shapes and sizes of the concave grooves 12b and 13b are set to be the same.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the concave groove portions 12b and 13b are engaged with the engaging protrusions 16e when the band bodies 12a and 13a are inserted into the openings 16g. By doing so, as shown in FIG. 7, each of the band main bodies 12a and 13a is configured to be regulated substantially at the center at the position in the width direction of the opening 16g.

  Furthermore, in the first embodiment, the concave groove portions 12b and 13b are formed over substantially the entire length in the longitudinal direction of the band main bodies 12a and 13a, and the engaging projections 16e are formed in the concave portions. It is configured to be slidable in the grooves 12b and 13b.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, engagement holes 12c and 13c are provided at one end of the band main bodies 12a and 13a.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the engagement holes 12c and 13c are inserted into the band main bodies 12a and 13a, and locking claws (not shown) formed on the inner surface are formed by the band main bodies 12a and 13c. It is comprised so that the movement to the extraction direction may be restrict | limited by being latched by the some uneven | corrugated strip formed in the side part of 13a.

  Next, the effect of the harness clip structure of this Example 1 is demonstrated.

  In the harness clip structure of the first embodiment configured as described above, either the band main body 12a or 13a of the large and small band members 12 and 13 is adapted to the large and small wire harness members 9a and 9b. Is inserted through an opening 16g formed in the band connecting portion 16 of the clip body 11 and is wound around the large and small wire harness members 9a and 9b as shown in FIG. The distal end portion of 12a or 13a is inserted into the engagement hole portion 12c or 13c formed in the one end portion.

  At this time, since the band body 12a or 13a is slidable in the longitudinal direction with respect to the opening 16g of the band connecting portion 16, the wire harness member 9a or 9b is sandwiched as shown in FIG. Thus, at the position opposite to the clip body 11, the ridges of the inserted band body 12a or 13a are locked by the locking claws of the engagement holes 12c and 13c and are prevented from coming off. .

  In addition, an engagement protrusion 16e having a hemispherical shape that is formed to protrude from the inner surface side of the upper surface portion 16c of the opening 16g is protruded so as to be integrated inward from a substantially central position in the width direction. As shown in FIG. 7, the band main bodies 12a and 13a are engaged with the concave groove portions 12b and 13b of the band main body 12a or 13a so that the band main bodies 12a and 13a are positioned in the width direction of the opening 16g. And is held at a predetermined position near the center.

  In addition, in the first embodiment, the hemispherical engaging protrusions 16e integrally projecting on the inner surface side of the upper surface portion 16c are provided with concave portions of the band main bodies 12a and 13a as shown in FIG. Smooth sliding movement is possible by making point contact with the bottom surfaces of the grooves 12b and 13b.

  Therefore, the workability when inserting the large and small band members 12 and 13 through the opening 16g is good, and the large and small wire harness members 9a and 9b are attached in the state where the large and small wire harness members 9a and 9b are mounted. Even when the sizes of the small band members 12 and 13 are different, the position of the engaging protrusion 16e is always restricted by the left and right side walls of the concave grooves 12b and 13b, so that the band main body 12a. , 13a is held at a predetermined position in the vicinity of the center in the recessed groove portions 12b, 13b.

  Therefore, depending on the application to be used, large and small wire harness members having different thicknesses can be prepared by preparing a plurality of types of band portions having different shapes and sizes, such as large and small band members 12 and 13. Adaptability to 9a and 9b can be improved.

  When the large and small band bodies 12a or 13a are wound around the large and small wire harness members 9a and 9b and fastened, as shown in FIG. The possibility that the band main bodies 12a and 13a are displaced from the central portion of the position in the width direction of the opening 16g is further reduced by being pressed by the bottom surface portions of the concave groove portions 12b and 13b, and a predetermined value near the central portion is reduced. Held in position.

  For this reason, there is no possibility that the mounting positions of the large and small wire harness members 9a and 9b will fluctuate even when traveling vibrations of the vehicle are applied.

  Thus, using the common harness clip member 10, the large and small band members 12 and 13 having different widthwise dimensions are inserted into the band connecting portion 16 in a replaceable manner, and the large and small band members having different thicknesses are inserted. Depending on the small wire harness members 9a and 9b, the necessary holding force can be exerted to bind the small wire harness members 9a and 9b, thereby suppressing an increase in manufacturing cost.

  Further, the position where the binding work by the engagement hole 12c is performed is that the engagement protrusion 16e is slidable in the concave grooves 12b and 13b. Therefore, the wire harness members 9a and 9b It can be done at any position on the circumference of the.

  For this reason, good workability can be obtained regardless of the mounting location of the large and small wire harness members 9a and 9b.

  8 and 9 show the harness clip structure of Example 2 of the embodiment of the present invention.

  Note that portions that are the same as or equivalent to those in the above-described embodiment and Example 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description will be made mainly on portions that are mainly different.

  In the harness clip member 20 according to the second embodiment, the fragile portion 21 gradually changes the horizontal cross section to the one side surface portion 26b of the band connecting portion 26 so that the fragile portion 21 becomes the smallest at the substantially central position of the one side surface portion 26b. Set and formed.

  In the harness clip member 20 according to the second embodiment configured as described above, in addition to the operational effects described in the first embodiment, the fragile portion 21 is further broken when the vehicle is disassembled, and the wire harness member 9a and the like. And the harness clip member 20 can be easily separated.

  Other configurations and functions and effects are substantially the same as those of the above-described embodiment and Example 1, and thus description thereof is omitted.

  FIG. 10 shows a harness clip structure according to Example 3 of the embodiment of the present invention.

  Parts that are the same as or equivalent to those in the above embodiment and Examples 1 and 2 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description will be made mainly with respect to different parts.

  In the harness clip member 30 according to the third embodiment, the stem portion 14 of the harness clip member 20 according to the second embodiment has elastic locking pieces 15 and 15 connected to the stem portion 14, and the stem portion 14. Detachment preventing connecting portions 32 and 32 for connecting the two are integrally provided with respect to the stem portion 14.

  Next, the effect of the harness clip structure of Example 3 will be described.

  In the harness clip structure of the third embodiment configured as described above, in addition to the operational effects described in the first and second embodiments, as shown in FIG. Thus, the elastic locking pieces 15, 15 provided continuously from the stem portion 14 are connected to the stem portion 14.

  Therefore, when the wire harness member 9a and the like are removed from the vehicle body together with the harness clip member 30 at the time of dismantling or the like, when the stem portion 14 is pulled out from the hole inserted in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, even if the elastic locking piece 15 is cut off from the vicinity of the distal end of the stem portion 14, the elastic locking piece is attached to the shaft portion of the stem portion 14 by the separation preventing connecting portion 32. 15 is held while being integrally provided.

  Therefore, there is no possibility that the elastic locking pieces 15 are separated from the stem portion 14 and become discrete.

  Other configurations and operational effects are substantially the same as those of the above-described embodiment and Examples 1 and 2, and thus description thereof is omitted.

  11 to 13 show a harness clip structure according to Example 4 of the embodiment of the present invention.

  The same or equivalent parts as those in the above embodiment and Examples 1 to 3 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and different parts will be mainly described.

  In the harness clip structure of the fourth embodiment, the distal end portion 42a of the band portion 42 integrally extending from the clip main body 41 of the harness clip member 40 has a thick shape as shown in FIG. In the vicinity of 41a, a hook hooking opening 43 is configured to be elastically deformable in the expanding direction, as shown in FIG.

  Next, the effect of this Example 4 is demonstrated.

  In the harness clip structure according to the fourth embodiment configured as described above, when the harness clip member 40 is detached from the vehicle body at the time of vehicle disassembly or the like, the hook hooking opening formed in the vicinity of the front end portion 42a of the band portion 42 is formed. The part 42 can be easily separated by expanding the part 42 and hooking the disassembly hook on the hook hooking opening 42 and pulling it up.

  Other configurations and operational effects are substantially the same as those of the above-described embodiment and Examples 1 to 3, and thus description thereof is omitted.

  14 and 15 show a harness clip structure according to Example 5 of the embodiment of the present invention.

  Note that the same or equivalent parts as those of the embodiment and Examples 1 to 4 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description will be made mainly on the different parts.

  As shown in FIG. 15, a band portion 52 is integrally extended to the clip body 51 constituting the harness clip member 50 of the fifth embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 14, the band portion 52 is hooked so as to be positioned at an upper portion of the wire harness member 9a in a state of being wound around the wire harness 9a or the like at a substantially intermediate position of the band portion 52. A hanging ring portion 53 is integrally formed.

  Next, the effect of the harness clip structure of Example 5 will be described.

  In the harness clip member of the fifth embodiment, when the harness clip member 50 is detached from the vehicle body at the time of dismantling the vehicle, the hook hooking ring portion 53 formed at a substantially intermediate position of the band portion 52 includes the wire harness. It is located in the upper part of the member 9a.

  For this reason, the disassembly hook can be easily hooked on the hook hooking ring portion 53 and separated.

  Other configurations and operational effects are substantially the same as those of the above-described embodiment and Examples 1 to 4, and thus description thereof is omitted.

  The embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment, and design changes that do not depart from the gist of the present invention are not limited to this embodiment. Included in the invention.

  That is, in the above-described embodiment, the stem portion 14 is provided with the left and right elastic locking pieces 15 and 15 so as to be integrated with each other. The shape, quantity and material of the stem portion 14 and the elastic locking pieces 15 are not particularly limited, such as integrally forming a plurality of stages of elastic locking pieces 15 along the direction.

In the harness clip structure of Example 1 of the best mode of the present invention, the two-dot chain line indicates a band member that matches a large-diameter wire harness member, and the solid line indicates a band member that matches a small-diameter wire harness member. It is a perspective view which shows the used common clip main body. It is an enlarged perspective view of the clip main part which shows a mode that the harness clip structure of Example 1 of the embodiment was broken at the fragile portion. It is a perspective view of a small band member by the harness clip structure of Example 1 of an embodiment. It is a harness clip structure of Example 1 of an embodiment, and is a sectional view in the position which met an AA line in Drawing 3. It is a perspective view of a large band member by the harness clip structure of Example 1 of an embodiment. It is a harness clip structure of Example 1 of an embodiment, and is a sectional view in a position along a BB line in FIG. It is a partial end face front view explaining a mode that a large and small band member is inserted in a clip main part by the harness clip structure of Example 1 of an embodiment. It is a perspective view of a clip main part by the harness clip structure of Example 2 of an embodiment. It is a harness clip structure of Example 2 of an embodiment, and is a partial end face front view explaining a mode that a large and small band member is inserted in a clip main part. In the harness clip structure of Example 3 of the embodiment, (a) is a front view of the harness clip member of Example 3, and (b) is an elastic locking piece of the harness clip member of Example 3. The front view explaining a mode, (c) is a front view of the harness clip member of Example 2 shown as a comparative example, (d) is a mode that the elastic locking piece of the harness clip member of Example 2 was separated. It is a front view to explain. It is a perspective view of a clip main part by the harness clip structure of Example 4 of an embodiment. In the harness clip structure of Example 4 of an embodiment, it is an expansion perspective view of the important section. It is an enlarged perspective view explaining a mode that the ring part for hook hooking was expanded in the harness clip structure of Example 4 of an embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows a mode that the clip main body is holding the wire harness member by the harness clip structure of Example 5 of an embodiment. It is a harness clip structure of Example 5 of an embodiment, and is a perspective view of a clip main part. It is a perspective view explaining the structure of a clip main body by the harness clip structure of a prior art example.

Explanation of symbols

9a, 9b large, small wire harness members 10, 20, 30, 40, 50
Harness clip member 12, 13 Large, small band member (band part)
14 Stem portions 15, 15 Elastic locking pieces 16, 26 Band connection portion 16 e Engagement projection portions 32, 32 Detachment prevention connection portions 42, 52 Band portion 42 a Tip portion 43 Hook hook opening 53 Hook hook ring portion

Claims (5)

A harness clip structure having a long flexible band portion wound around a wire harness and bound, and a stem portion that is inserted into a vehicle body side fixing hole and attaches the wire harness to the vehicle body side. ,
Provided integrally with the stem portion is a portal band connecting portion that passes through the band portion, and the band portion is formed with a recessed groove portion along the longitudinal direction, and the band connecting portion is formed. A harness clip structure characterized in that an engaging projection that engages with the concave groove is provided inwardly at the approximate center in the width direction of the portion.   The band portion has a plurality of types of band members that are exchangeably inserted into the band connecting portion and have different width-direction dimensions, and the concave groove portion that engages with the engagement protrusion portion of the band member is a band member. The harness clip structure according to claim 1, wherein the harness clip structure is formed to be recessed at substantially the center in the width direction. A harness clip structure having a long flexible band portion wound around a wire harness and bound, and a stem portion that is inserted into a vehicle body side fixing hole and attaches the wire harness to the vehicle body side. ,
A harness clip structure comprising an elastic locking piece provided integrally with the stem portion and connected from the stem portion, and a detachment preventing connecting portion connecting the stem portion. A harness clip structure having a long flexible band portion wound around a wire harness and bound, and a stem portion that is inserted into a vehicle body side fixing hole and attaches the wire harness to the vehicle body side. ,
The harness clip structure, wherein a hook hooking opening is formed in the vicinity of the tip of the band. A harness clip structure having a long flexible band portion wound around a wire harness and bound, and a stem portion that is inserted into a vehicle body side fixing hole and attaches the wire harness to the vehicle body side. ,
A harness clip, wherein a hook hooking ring portion is formed at a substantially intermediate position of the band portion so as to be positioned above the wire harness member in a state of being wound around the wire harness. Construction.

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