JP2009142006A - Protector for wire harness - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a protector for a wire harness, enabling easy removal of the wire harness with a small force. <P>SOLUTION: The protector for a wire harness comprises: a protector body 10 having a U-shaped cross section which has a bottom wall 11, right and left side walls 12 and portions 18 fixed on a vehicle body, has an opening upper part and can house the wire harness W in its inside; a lid 20 for closing the upper opening of the protector body; and a locking means for locking the lid to the protector body in a state of closing the upper opening. In the protector, the locking means consists of a locking convex portion 13 provided on the protector body and a locking concave portion 23 provided on the lid. The locking convex portion 13 and the locking concave portion 23 are mated each other oppositely in a horizontal direction when the lid 20 is attached on a position of the protector body 10 where the upper opening is closed, and have a convex curved wall and a concave curved wall so as to release a mating state by bending the protector body 10 or the lid 20 in a horizontal direction when a separating force not less than a predetermined value is applied to the lid. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a protector for a wire harness.

  FIG. 19 shows an example of a conventional protector for a wire harness described in Patent Document 1.

  This protector includes a protector main body 210 having a U-shaped cross-section with an open upper surface that can accommodate the wire harness W, and a lid body 220 having a ceiling wall 221 that closes at least a part of the upper surface opening of the protector main body 210. It consists of. The protector main body 210 includes a bottom wall 211, left and right side walls 212 and 213 raised from the left and right side edges of the bottom wall 211, and a fixing portion (not shown) to the vehicle body.

  The lid 220 has one side edge connected to the upper end (side edge) of one side wall 212 of the protector main body 210 by a hinge 230, and can be opened and closed with respect to the upper surface opening of the protector main body 210. . In addition, a lock protrusion 225 and a lock frame 215 for locking the lid body 220 in a state where the upper surface opening of the protector body 210 is closed are provided on the other side edge of the lid body 220 and the protector body 210. . The lock frame 215 on the protector main body 210 side allows the hook 225a formed on the lock projection 225 to pass when the lock projection 225 on the lid 220 side is inserted from above, and after the passage, the hook 225a is removed. Lock to prevent.

  FIG. 20 shows another example of a conventional wire harness protector.

  This protector includes a U-shaped protector main body 250 having an upper surface that can accommodate the wire harness W therein, a lid 260 having a ceiling wall 261 that covers at least a part of the upper surface opening of the protector main body 250, Consists of.

  On the lower surface of the bottom wall 251 of the protector main body 250, a clip (fixing portion) 258 for fixing the protector main body 250 to the locking hole of the vehicle body panel is provided. Further, at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the bottom wall 251 of the protector main body 250, wire harness fixing portions 252 for fixing the wire harness W by tape are provided.

Further, the protector body 250 and the lid body 260 are provided with a lock protrusion 265 and a lock frame 253 for locking the lid body 260 in a state where the upper surface opening of the protector body 250 is closed.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-66242

  By the way, many wire harnesses are used in the vehicle, and there is a demand to be able to easily remove the wire harness for recycling when the vehicle is disassembled.

  When removing the wire harness, the wire harness must be removed from the protector securing the wire harness to the vehicle body. In the case of the protector described above, the protector main body 210, 250 and the lid 220, 260 are locked. In order not to be easily detached, the wire harness W must be pulled up with a strong force while damaging the parts (clips 258, etc.) that fix the protector main bodies 210, 250 to the vehicle body. It was difficult to remove.

  In consideration of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a protector for a wire harness that can be easily detached with a small force.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a protector body having a bottom wall, left and right side walls, and a fixing portion to the vehicle body, having an upper surface opened and capable of accommodating a wire harness therein, and a protector body. A wire harness protector comprising: a lid that closes an upper surface opening; and a lock unit that fixes the lid to the protector body in a state where the upper surface opening is blocked. The lock means includes the protector body and the lid. Lock projections provided on one of the left and right side portions of the two, and provided on both left and right side portions of the protector body or at least one of the lid body by using the bending deformation of the lock projection and the attachment or detachment. A lock recess that engages freely, and the lock protrusion and the lock recess face each other in the left-right direction when the lid is mounted at a position that closes the upper surface opening of the protector body. A cross-section that can release the engaged state by bending and deforming at least one of the protector main body or the cover body in the left-right direction when a predetermined or greater pulling force is applied to the cover body. It is characterized by being formed into a shape.

  Invention of Claim 2 is a protector for wire harnesses of Claim 1, Comprising: The said lock convex part and a lock | rock recessed part are each comprised by the convex curved wall and concave curved wall curved in the up-down direction. It is a feature.

  Invention of Claim 3 is a protector for wire harnesses of Claim 1, Comprising: The said lock convex part and the lock | rock recessed part are formed in the cross-sectional triangle shape which mutually fits, The wire harness characterized by the above-mentioned. Protector.

  Invention of Claim 4 is a protector for wire harnesses of any one of Claims 1-3, Comprising: The positioning means which determines a mutual position along a longitudinal direction is provided in the said cover body and protector main body. It is characterized by being.

  Invention of Claim 5 is a protector for wire harnesses of any one of Claims 1-4, Comprising: The said lock convex part and a lock | rock recessed part continue over the full length of the longitudinal direction of the said protector main body and a cover body. It is characterized by being formed.

  Invention of Claim 6 is a protector for wire harnesses of any one of Claims 1-5, Comprising: The said protector main body and a cover body are curving in the surface along the up-down direction, It is characterized by the above-mentioned. It is said.

  Invention of Claim 7 is a protector for wire harnesses of Claim 2, Comprising: The right-and-left both-side wall which overlaps with the right-and-left both-sides wall of the said protector main body is provided in the said cover body, Each left-right of the said protector main body and a cover body Both side walls are formed in a cross-sectional shape that is curved in the vertical direction, and the right and left side walls themselves constitute a convex curved wall and a concave curved wall as the lock convex part and the lock concave part, and the protector The main body and the lid are made of members having the same shape.

  The invention of claim 8 has a bottom wall, left and right side walls, and a fixing part to the vehicle body, an upper surface is opened, and a substantially U-shaped protector body capable of accommodating a wire harness therein, and the protector body A protector for a wire harness, wherein the protector main body and the lid are fixed with a tape in a state where the upper surface opening of the protector main body is closed with the lid. Or in the vicinity of the joint of the protector main body and the lid body in at least one of the lid bodies, it becomes a guide when winding the outer circumference of the protector main body and the lid body, and protrudes from the outer circumference of the protector to be taped, A rib that secures a gap between the tape and the outer periphery of the protector by winding the tape thereon is provided.

  Invention of Claim 9 is a protector for wire harnesses of Claim 8, Comprising: The recessed part larger than the width | variety of the said tape is provided in the said rib, The height of the bottom face of this recessed part is said to the bottom face of this recessed part. It is characterized by being set higher than the outer periphery of the protector so that a gap can be secured between the tape and the outer periphery of the protector when the tape is wound.

  A tenth aspect of the invention is the protector for a wire harness according to the eighth or ninth aspect, wherein a vertical wall extending downward from a side edge of the lid body is formed on the left and right side edge portions of the lid body. An engagement piece having an L-shaped cross section formed by a lateral wall extending outwardly from the lower end is provided, and the lateral wall of the engagement piece is formed on the upper part of the left and right side walls of the protector body. An engagement slit is provided that protrudes from the outer surface of the left and right side walls of the protector body by inserting at least one of the bending deformations from the inner side to the outer side, and from the outer surface of the left and right side walls of the protector body. The front end portion of the lateral wall of the engaging piece protruding outward is used as the rib.

  The invention according to claim 11 has a bottom wall, left and right side walls, and a fixing portion to the vehicle body, the top surface is open, and a substantially U-shaped protector body capable of accommodating a wire harness therein, and the protector body. A protector for a wire harness, wherein the protector main body and the lid are fixed with a tape in a state where the upper surface opening of the protector main body is closed with the lid. Alternatively, a cutout portion extending in a direction crossing the tape wound around the outer periphery is provided in the vicinity of the joining portion of the protector main body and the cover body in at least one of the lids, and the length of the cutout portions is set on both sides of the wound tape. It is characterized in that the edge is set to a dimension that fits inside both ends of the notch.

  Invention of Claim 12 is a protector for wire harnesses of Claim 11, Comprising: A pair of path | routes which secures the path | route which winds a tape on both of the outer surface of the said protector main body, and the outer surface of a cover body when winding a tape between both A guide rib is provided, and the notch is provided so as to cross the path secured between the pair of guide ribs.

  Invention of Claim 13 is a protector for wire harnesses of any one of Claims 1-12, Comprising: The wire harness fixing part for fixing a wire harness to the said cover body is provided. It is a feature.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the lid is lifted upward with a predetermined force or more from the state where the lid is locked to the protector body, the lateral deformation of at least one of the protector body and the lid is used. However, the engagement between the lock convex portion and the lock concave portion can be easily released. Therefore, the wire harness can be removed from the protector body fixed to the vehicle body side together with the lid by simply lifting the wire harness with a strong force, and the disassembly of the wire harness can be improved.

  According to the invention of claim 2, since the lock convex part and the lock concave part are respectively constituted by the convex curved wall and the concave curved wall curved in the vertical direction, when the lid is lifted upward with respect to the protector body Moreover, at least one of the lid body and the protector body can be easily bent and deformed in the left-right direction by the guide action by sliding contact between the convex curved wall and the concave curved wall. Therefore, the lid can be easily removed from the protector body by lifting the lid with a force higher than the specified level, and the wire harness can be fixed to the vehicle body together with the lid by simply lifting the lid with a strong force. It is possible to remove from the protector main body, and to improve the disassembly of the wire harness.

  According to the invention of claim 3, since the lock convex part and the lock concave part are formed in a triangular shape that fits each other, when the lid is lifted upward with respect to the protector body, By the guiding action, at least one of the lid and the protector body can be bent and deformed in the left-right direction. Therefore, the lid can be easily removed from the protector body by lifting the lid with a force higher than the specified level, and the wire harness can be fixed to the vehicle body together with the lid by simply lifting the lid with a strong force. It is possible to remove from the protector main body, and to improve the disassembly of the wire harness.

  According to the invention of claim 4, by combining the positioning means on the lid side and the positioning means on the protector body side, the lid body and the protector body can be combined so as not to be displaced in the longitudinal direction. Therefore, when the wire harness is fixed to the lid, it is difficult to understand the assembly position of the lid and the protector body, but this can be solved. In addition, as a positioning means, a rib can be provided in one of the protector main body and the lid, and a slit into which the rib can be fitted is provided in the other.

  According to the invention of claim 5, since the lock convex part and the lock concave part are continuously formed over the entire length in the longitudinal direction of the protector body and the lid, the lid is securely locked to the protector body over the entire length. I can leave.

  According to the invention of claim 6, since the protector body and the lid body are curved in the plane along the vertical direction, the wire harness can be fixed to the vehicle body in a curved posture. Incidentally, in the case of a protector provided with a conventional lock means, a plurality of lock means are provided in the longitudinal direction, and when the protector main body and the lid of the protector are bent in the vertical direction, the lock means are locked in the locking direction. Although it may not be possible to lock due to the difference, in the present invention, the lock convex portion and the lock concave portion provided as the lock means have a structure that fits in the left-right direction, so the protector body of the protector Even when the lid is curved, it can fit smoothly.

  According to the invention of claim 7, since the protector main body and the lid body are formed of the same shape member, the types of parts can be reduced, and the mold cost and the like can be reduced.

  According to invention of Claim 8, the rib which protrudes outside is provided in the vicinity of the joint part of a protector main body and a cover body, The clearance gap is ensured between the tape wound around the outer periphery of the protector, and the outer periphery of a protector with the rib. Since it did in this way, a tape can be easily cut | disconnected with a cutter using a clearance gap by inserting the blade edge | tip of a cutter in the clearance gap. Therefore, by lifting the wire harness with the tape cut, the wire harness can be easily detached from the vehicle body together with the lid. Further, since the tape can be wound using the rib as a guide, the tape can always be wound at an appropriate position, and the gap can always be secured before and after the rib.

  According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, the tape can always be wound at an appropriate position by winding the tape around the outer periphery of the protector while inserting the tape into the recess of the rib. Further, the tape does not slip laterally when the tape is received in the concave portion of the rib. Moreover, since the said clearance gap can be ensured before and behind a rib only by inserting and winding a tape in the recessed part of a rib, a tape can be easily cut | disconnected with a cutter.

  According to the tenth aspect of the present invention, when the lateral wall of the engagement piece is inserted into the engagement slit, the tip portion of the lateral wall protruding from the engagement slit serves as a rib. By winding, the same effect as that of the invention of claim 8 or claim 9 can be achieved. When removing the lid after cutting the tape, the engagement piece can be removed from the engagement slit while utilizing the deformation of the lid or the protector body, so the lid can be easily removed. It can be removed from the protector body. Moreover, since the lid can be locked to the protector main body by inserting the engaging piece on the lid side into the engagement slit on the protector main body side, the positional displacement between the protector main body and the lid body when winding the tape is prevented. Can be taped easily.

  According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, the notch portion exists so as to cross the tape wound around the outer periphery of the protector, and both side edges of the tape are accommodated inside the both ends of the notch portion. The tape can be easily cut simply by inserting the cutting edge of the cutter into the end of the part and moving the cutter along the notch. Therefore, by lifting the wire harness with the tape cut, the wire harness can be easily detached from the vehicle body together with the lid.

  According to the twelfth aspect of the present invention, since the pair of guide ribs that secure a path for winding the tape between the two are provided on the outer surface of the protector body and the outer surface of the lid, the tape is easily wound at an appropriate position. be able to. In addition, since the tape fits inside both ends of the notch when wrapped, the tape can be cut easily by simply inserting the blade edge of the cutter into the end of the notch and moving the cutter along the notch. it can.

  According to invention of Claim 13, a wire harness can be fixed to the cover body side. Therefore, by lifting the wire harness and removing the lid from the protector body, the wire harness and the lid can be detached from the vehicle body while being integrated. In addition, if a tape winding part is provided as a wire harness fixing | fixed part, it can fix to a cover body easily by tape-wrapping a wire harness with a tape winding part.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

<First Embodiment>
1-5 is a figure which shows the structure of the protector for wire harnesses of 1st Embodiment, FIG. 1 is a perspective view which shows the state before attaching a cover body to a protector main body, or the state which removed the cover body from the protector main body, 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II-II in FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state where the lid is attached to the protector body, FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line IV-IV in FIG. It is a VV arrow directional cross-sectional view.

  This protector for a wire harness has a bottom wall 11, left and right side walls 12, and a bolt fixing part 18 for a vehicle body, an upper surface is opened, and a protector body 10 having a substantially U-shaped cross section capable of accommodating a wire harness W inside. A lid 20 having a top wall 21 that closes the upper surface opening of the protector body 10, and lock means 13 and 23 for fixing the lid 20 to the protector body 10 in a state where the upper surface opening of the protector body 10 is closed; Have In the protector of this embodiment, the protector main body 10 and the lid body 20 are formed linearly in the longitudinal direction. The bolt fixing portion 18 has a bolt insertion hole 18a.

  The locking means 13, 23 include a lock projection 13 provided on one of the left and right sides of the protector body 10 and the lid 20 (in the illustrated example, upper ends of the left and right side walls 12 of the protector body 10), Provided on the left and right side portions (in the illustrated example, the left and right edge portions of the lid 20), and detachably engages with the lock convex portion 13 using the bending deformation of at least one of the protector body 10 or the lid 20 And a locking recess 23.

  In this case, the lock convex portion 13 and the lock concave portion 23 are fitted to face each other in the left-right direction when the lid body 20 is mounted at a position where the upper surface opening of the protector body 10 is closed, and a predetermined upward direction. When the above pulling force is applied to the lid 20, the cross-sectional shape is formed so that at least one of the protector body 10 or the lid 20 can be bent and deformed in the left-right direction to release the engaged state. Specifically, the lock convex part 13 and the lock concave part 23 are respectively configured by a convex curved wall and a concave curved wall curved in the vertical direction. Moreover, the lock convex part 13 and the lock | rock recessed part 23 are continuously formed over the full length of the longitudinal direction of the protector main body 10 and the cover body 20. As shown in FIG.

  Further, the lid body 20 and the protector body 10 are provided with slits 14 and ribs 24 as positioning means for deciding each other along the longitudinal direction. By fitting the ribs 24 into the slits 14, the lid body 20. The protector body 10 can be positioned.

  Moreover, the wire harness fixing | fixed part 22 for fixing the wire harness W by tape winding is provided in the longitudinal direction both ends of the top wall 21 of the cover body 20. As shown in FIG.

  When using this protector to fix the wire harness W to the vehicle body, first, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the wire harness W is placed along the lower surface of the lid 20, and the wire harness W is attached to the lid 20. The wire harness fixing portion 22 formed in the above is wound with the tape T and fixed to the lid body 20. Then, the lid 20 is attached to the protector body 10 in the direction indicated by the arrow A in FIGS. 1 and 2, and the lock recess 23 is fitted into the lock protrusion 13.

  At this time, since the lock convex portion 13 and the lock concave portion 23 are constituted by a convex curved wall and a concave curved wall, at least the lid 20 and the protector main body 10 are guided by a guiding action by sliding contact between the convex curved wall and the concave curved wall. One side can be easily bent and deformed in the left-right direction, and as shown in FIG. 4 by the return from the bending deformation, the lock protrusion 13 and the lock recess 23 are fitted to each other, so that the lid 20 is attached to the protector body 10. Can be easily fixed. Moreover, since the lock convex part 13 and the lock | rock recessed part 23 are continuously formed over the full length of the longitudinal direction of the protector main body 10 and the cover body 20, the cover body 20 is reliably locked to the protector main body 10 over the full length. be able to.

  Further, when the lid 20 is attached to the protector body 10, as shown in FIG. 5, the lid 20 and the protector body 10 are fitted to the rib 24 on the lid 20 side and the slit 14 on the protector body 10 side. They can be combined so as not to be displaced in the longitudinal direction. Therefore, when the wire harness W is fixed to the lid 20, the assembly position of the lid 20 and the protector body 10 is difficult to understand because it is hidden by the wire harness W, but this can be solved.

  When the lid 20 is fixed to the protector main body 10 in this way, the protector is fixed to the vehicle body using the bolt fixing portion 18 of the protector main body 10 as shown in FIG. Thereby, the wire harness W can be reliably fixed to the vehicle body.

  Next, when removing the wire harness W at the time of dismantling for vehicles, etc., the wire harness W is lifted in the directions shown by arrows F1 and F2 in FIG. If it does so, the lock | rock recessed part 23 will remove | deviate from the lock | rock convex part 13 by the raising of the cover body 20 to the arrow B direction in FIG.

  That is, when the lid 20 is lifted upward with a predetermined force or more from the state in which the lid 20 is locked to the protector body 10, the lateral deformation of at least one of the protector body 10 and the lid 20 is utilized. The engagement between the lock projection 13 and the lock recess 23 can be released.

  At this time, since the lock convex portion 13 and the lock concave portion 23 are respectively constituted by a convex curved wall and a concave curved wall curved in the vertical direction, when the lid 20 is lifted upward with respect to the protector body 10, At least one of the lid 20 and the protector main body 10 can be easily bent and deformed in the left-right direction by the guiding action by the sliding contact between the convex curved wall and the concave curved wall. Therefore, the lid 20 can be easily detached from the protector main body 10 by lifting the lid 20 with a predetermined force or more.

  Therefore, by holding one or both of the wire harnesses W coming out of the protector and lifting the wire harness W with a strong force as shown by arrows F1 and F2 in FIG. It can be removed from the protector body 10 fixed to the vehicle body side, and the disassembly of the wire harness W can be improved.

  In addition, in the said embodiment, although the lock convex part 13 is provided in the protector main body 10 side and the lock recessed part 23 is provided in the cover body 20 side, you may provide in reverse.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the case where it comprised by the lock convex part 13 and the convex curved wall, and the lock recessed part 23 was comprised by the concave curved wall was shown, the cross-sectional triangle shape which mutually fits a lock convex part and a lock recessed part, respectively. You may form in.

  Even when the lid body 20 is formed to have a triangular cross section, when the lid body 20 is lifted upward with respect to the protector body 10, at least one of the lid body 20 and the protector body 10 is bent in the left-right direction by the guiding action of the inclined surface of the triangular section. Can be deformed. Therefore, the lid body 20 can be easily detached from the protector body 10 by lifting the lid body 20 with a predetermined force or more.

Second Embodiment
Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the case where the protector main body 10 and the cover body 20 were linearly formed in the longitudinal direction was shown, like the protector of 2nd Embodiment shown in FIG. 6, the protector main body 10B and a cover The body 20B may be formed to be curved in a plane along the vertical direction. The lock protrusion 13 and the lock recess 23 are also formed along the curves of the protector body 10B and the lid 20B.

  In this case, by using the combination of the lock convex portion 13 and the lock concave portion 23 having the above-described configuration, the protector main body 10B and the lid body 20B can be reliably locked even if they are curved.

  Incidentally, as shown in FIG. 7, in the case of a protector provided with a conventional lock means (lock protrusion 523 and lock frame 513), a plurality of lock means (lock protrusion 523 and lock frame 513) are provided in the longitudinal direction. If the protector main body 510 and the lid body 520 are bent in the vertical direction, the lock means (the lock protrusion 523 and the lock frame 513) are locked in different directions (different as indicated by arrows A1 and A2). It may disappear.

  However, in the case of the protector according to the second embodiment shown in FIG. 6, the protector main body has a structure in which the lock convex portion 13 and the lock concave portion 23 provided as the lock means are fitted to face each other in the left-right direction. Even if the lid 10 and the lid 20 are curved, they can fit smoothly.

  Thus, by using the protector in which the protector body 10 and the lid 20 are curved in the plane along the vertical direction, the wire harness can be fixed to the vehicle body in a curved posture.

<Third Embodiment>
FIG. 8 shows the structure of the protector according to the third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8A is a front view showing a state before the protector body and the lid are combined, and FIG. 8B is a front view showing a state after the protector body and the lid are combined.

  In this protector, the protector body 10C is formed as a resin molded part having a U-shaped cross section having a bottom wall 11C and left and right side walls 12C, and the lid 20C is composed of exactly the same parts as the protector body 10C. . Accordingly, the lid 20C has left and right side walls 12C that overlap the left and right side walls 12C of the protector body 10C.

  The left and right side walls 12C of the protector main body 10C and the lid 20C (10C) are both formed in a cross-sectional shape (concave shape when viewed from the outside) that is curved along the vertical direction. The left and right side walls 12C themselves constitute a convex curved wall and a concave curved wall as the lock convex portion 15a and the lock concave portion 15b that perform the same function as described above.

  When the protector main body 10C and the lid 20C (10C) having such a configuration are combined with each other, as shown in FIG. 8B, the lock convex portion (convex curved wall) 15a on the lid 20C side becomes the protector main body 10C. The lock main body 10C and the lid 20C (10C) are locked. In this case, it is possible to cope with any layout by adjusting the dimension H1 from the bottom surface of the protector body 10C to the top surface of the lid 20C (10C). Moreover, since the protector main body 10C and the side wall 12C of the lid 20C (10C) overlap each other by the dimension H2, the robustness is improved.

  Further, when removing the lid 20C, when the lid 20 is lifted up with a wire harness (not shown), at least one of the lid 20C and the protector main body 10C is moved in the left-right direction by the guiding action of the curved shape of the side wall 12C. Since it can be bent and deformed, the lid 20C can be easily detached from the protector main body 10C by lifting the lid 20C with a predetermined force or more.

  In this case, the protector main body 10C and the lid body 20C (10C) are composed of the same components, so that the types of components can be reduced and the die cost and the like can be reduced.

<Fourth embodiment>
FIGS. 9-11 is a figure which shows the structure of the protector for wire harnesses of 4th Embodiment of this invention, FIG. 9 shows the state before attaching a cover body to a protector main body, or the state which removed the cover body from the protector main body. FIG. 10 is a partial perspective view showing a state where the lid is attached to the protector body, and FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view in which the wire harness of the tape-wrapped portion is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the protector includes a protector body 30 having a U-shaped cross-section with an open upper surface capable of accommodating the wire harness W, and a lid having a ceiling wall 41 that closes the upper surface opening of the protector body 30. A body 40.

  The protector main body 30 has a bottom wall 31 and left and right side walls 32 erected from the left and right side edges of the bottom wall 31, and the protector main body 30 is connected to the body panel on the lower surface of the bottom wall 31 of the protector main body 30. A clip (fixing portion) 38 for fixing to the stop hole is provided.

  Moreover, the wire harness fixing part 42 for fixing the wire harness W by tape winding is provided in the longitudinal direction both ends of the top wall 41 of the cover body 40. As shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 10, this protector is one in which the protector body 30 and the lid body 40 are wound and fixed with the tape T in a state where the upper surface opening of the protector body 30 is closed by the lid body 40. In the vicinity of the mating part with the lid 40 (near the upper end of the side wall 32), the outer circumference of the protector body 30 and the lid 40 becomes a guide when taped, and protrudes from the outer circumference of the protector to be taped, As shown in FIG. 11, ribs 35 that secure a gap S are provided between the tape T and the outer periphery of the protector by winding the tape thereon.

  The rib 35 is provided with a recess 35a having a width dimension L1 larger than the width of the tape T. The height of the bottom surface 35b of the recess 35a is such that a gap S can be secured between the tape T and the outer surface of the protector body 30 when the tape T is wound around the bottom surface 35b of the recess 35a. It is set higher than the outer surface.

  When the wire harness W is fixed to the vehicle body using this protector, first, as shown in FIG. 9, the wire harness W is placed on the lower surface of the lid body 40, and the wire harness W is formed on the lid body 40. It winds with the tape T with the wire harness fixing | fixed part 42, and fixes to the cover body 40. FIG. Then, as shown in FIG. 10, the lid body 40 is attached to the protector main body 30, and the tape T is wound around and fixed.

  At this time, the tape T is wound while being inserted into the recess 35 a of the rib 35. By doing so, the tape T can always be wound around an appropriate position. In particular, when the tape T is received in the concave portion 35 a of the rib 35, the tape T is not laterally displaced. Further, in the state where the tape T is wound, a gap S as shown in FIG. 11 is formed between the tape T and the outer periphery of the protector in the vicinity of the mating portion of the lid 40 and the protector body 30.

  Thus, when the lid 40 is fixed to the protector body 30 with tape, the protector is fixed to the vehicle body using the clip 38 of the protector body 30 in that state. Thereby, the wire harness W can be reliably fixed to the vehicle body.

  Next, when the wire harness W is removed at the time of dismantling for the vehicle, the tape T is first cut. At that time, there is a rib 35 projecting outside in the vicinity of the joint portion of the protector body 30 and the lid body 40, and a gap S is secured between the tape T wound around the outer periphery of the protector by the rib 35 and the outer periphery of the protector. Therefore, by inserting the cutting edge of the cutter K into the gap S, the tape T can be easily cut by the cutter K using the gap S.

  Therefore, the wire harness W can be easily detached from the vehicle body together with the lid 40 by lifting the wire harness W in a state where the tape T is cut.

  In the fourth embodiment, the protector main body 30 is provided with the ribs 35. However, the lid 40 may be provided with ribs on the side edges.

<Fifth Embodiment>
12-14 is a figure which shows the structure of the protector for wire harnesses of 5th Embodiment of this invention, FIG. 12 shows the state before attaching a cover body to a protector main body, or the state which removed the cover body from the protector main body. FIG. 13 is a partial perspective view showing a state in which the lid is attached to the protector body, and FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view in which the wire harness of the tape-wrapped portion is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 12, this protector has a U-shaped protector main body 50 whose upper surface that can accommodate the wire harness W is opened, and a lid having a ceiling wall 61 that closes the upper surface opening of the protector main body 50. And a body 60.

  The protector main body 50 has a bottom wall 51 and left and right side walls 52 rising from the left and right side edges of the bottom wall 51, and the protector main body 50 is connected to the body panel on the lower surface of the bottom wall 31 of the protector main body 50. A clip (fixing portion) 58 for fixing to the stop hole is provided.

  Further, wire harness fixing portions 62 for fixing the wire harness W with tape are provided at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the top wall 61 of the lid 60.

  As shown in FIG. 13, this protector is one in which the protector body 50 and the lid body 60 are wound and fixed with a tape T in a state where the upper surface opening of the protector body 50 is closed by the lid body 60. An engagement piece 63 having an L-shaped cross section is provided at the left and right edge portion. The engagement piece 63 is composed of a vertical wall 63a extending downward from the side edge of the lid 60 and a horizontal wall 63b bent outward from the lower end of the vertical wall 63a. It has been.

  Further, on the upper part of the left and right side walls 51 of the protector body 50, the lateral wall 63b of the engagement piece 63 is deformed in the left-right direction of at least one of the lid 60 or the protector body 50 as shown in FIG. Engagement slits 53 are provided so as to protrude from the outer surfaces of the left and right side walls 51 of the protector main body 50 by being inserted from the inside to the outside by using.

  And the front-end | tip part of the horizontal wall 63b of the said engagement piece 63 which protrudes outside from the engagement slit 53 functions as a rib of the protector of 4th Embodiment mentioned above. That is, a recess 63c slightly larger than the width of the tape T is provided at the tip of the lateral wall 63b that functions as a rib. When the bottom surface 63d of the recess 63c winds the tape T around the bottom surface 63d of the recess 63c, the tape The height S is set to be higher than the outer surface of the side wall 32 of the protector body 50 so that a gap S can be secured between T and the outer surface of the side wall 52 of the protector body 50.

  When the wire harness W is fixed to the vehicle body using this protector, first, as shown in FIG. 13, the wire harness W is placed along the lower surface of the lid body 60, and the wire harness W is formed on the lid body 60. It winds with the tape T with the wire harness fixing | fixed part 62, and fixes to the cover body 60. FIG. Then, while bending the lid 60 or the protector main body 50 in the left-right direction, the tip of the lateral wall 63b of the engagement piece 63 provided on the lid 60 is inserted into the engagement slit 53 of the protector main body 50 from the inside to engage. The front end of the lateral wall 63 b of the piece 63 is protruded from the engagement slit 53. Next, the lid 60 is attached to the protector body 50, and the tape T is wound around and fixed.

  At this time, the tape T is wound while being inserted into the recess 63 c of the engagement piece 63 protruding from the engagement slit 53. By doing so, the tape T can always be wound around an appropriate position. In particular, when the tape T is received in the recess 63c, the tape T is not laterally displaced. Further, in the state where the tape T is wound, a gap S as shown in FIG. 14 is formed between the tape T and the outer periphery of the protector in the vicinity of the mating portion of the lid 60 and the protector main body 50.

  In this way, when the lid 60 is fixed to the protector main body 50 with the tape, the protector is fixed to the vehicle body using the clip 58 of the protector main body 50 in that state. Thereby, the wire harness W can be reliably fixed to the vehicle body.

  Next, when the wire harness W is removed at the time of dismantling for the vehicle, the tape T is first cut. At that time, there is a rib-like engagement piece 63 projecting outside in the vicinity of the joining portion of the protector main body 50 and the lid 60, and the tape T wound around the outer periphery of the protector by the engagement piece 63 and the outer periphery of the protector. Since the gap S is secured, the tape T can be easily cut by the cutter K using the gap S by inserting the cutting edge of the cutter K into the gap S.

  Therefore, the wire harness W can be easily detached from the vehicle body together with the lid 40 by lifting the wire harness W in a state where the tape T is cut.

  When removing the lid 60 after cutting the tape T, the engagement piece 63 can be pulled out from the engagement slit 53 while utilizing the bending deformation of the lid 60 or the protector body 50. The lid 60 can be easily detached from the protector main body 50. Further, by inserting the engagement piece 63 on the lid body 60 side into the engagement slit 53 on the protector body 50 side, the lid body 60 can be locked to the protector body 50, so that the protector body 50 when winding the tape and The positional deviation of the lid 60 can be prevented and the tape can be easily wound.

  In the fifth embodiment, the case where the engagement piece 63 is provided on the lid 60 side and the engagement slit 53 is provided on the protector main body 50 side is shown. However, the engagement slit is provided on the lid body side, and the protector main body is provided. An engagement piece can also be provided on the side.

<Sixth Embodiment>
FIGS. 15-17 is a figure which shows the structure of the protector for wire harnesses of 6th Embodiment of this invention, FIG. 15 shows the state before attaching a cover body to a protector main body, or the state which removed the cover body from the protector main body. FIG. 16 is a partial perspective view showing a state in which the lid is attached to the protector body, and FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view in which the wire harness of the tape-wrapped portion is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 15, this protector has a U-shaped protector main body 70 having an open upper surface capable of accommodating the wire harness W, and a lid having a ceiling wall 81 that closes the upper surface opening of the protector main body 70. And a body 80.

  The protector main body 70 has a bottom wall 71 and left and right side walls 72 rising from the left and right side edges of the bottom wall 71, and the protector main body 70 is attached to the bottom surface of the bottom wall 71 of the protector main body 70. A clip (fixed portion: not shown) for fixing to the stop hole is provided.

  In addition, wire harness fixing portions 82 for fixing the wire harness W by tape are provided at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the top wall 81 of the lid 80.

  As shown in FIG. 16, this protector is a device in which the protector body 70 and the lid body 80 are wound and fixed with a tape T in a state where the upper surface opening of the protector body 70 is closed by the lid body 80. In the vicinity of the mating portion of the side wall 71 with the lid body 80, a slit-shaped cutout portion 73 is provided that extends in a direction (lateral direction) crossing the tape T wound around the outer periphery. The length of the notch 73 is set to a dimension such that both side edges of the wound tape T fit inside the both ends of the notch 73.

  Further, a pair of parallel guide ribs 74 and 84 are provided on the outer surface of the protector main body 70 and the outer surface of the lid body 80 to secure the paths 74a and 84a around which the tape T is wound when winding the tape. A notch 73 is provided so as to cross a path 74 a secured between the pair of guide ribs 74. Here, the inner width dimension L2 of the guide rib 74 is larger than the width of the tape T, and the length dimension L3 of the slit-shaped notch 73 is set larger than L2.

  When the wire harness W is fixed to the vehicle body using this protector, first, as shown in FIG. 15, the wire harness W is placed on the lower surface of the lid 80, and the wire harness W is formed on the lid 80. It winds with the tape T with the wire harness fixing | fixed part 82, and fixes to the cover body 80. FIG. Then, the lid 80 is attached to the protector body 70, and the tape T is wound around and fixed.

  At this time, the tape T is wound along the paths 74 a and 84 a between the guide ribs 74 and 84. By doing so, the tape T can always be wound around an appropriate position, and the guide ribs 74 and 84 prevent the lateral displacement of the tape T. Further, the tape T fits inside the both ends of the notch 73 in a state where the tape T is wound.

  In this way, when the lid 80 is fixed to the protector main body 70 with tape, in that state, the protector is fixed to the vehicle body using a clip (not shown) of the protector main body 70. Thereby, the wire harness W can be reliably fixed to the vehicle body.

Next, when removing the wire harness W at the time of dismantling for vehicles, etc., the tape T is first cut | disconnected. At that time, since the tape T is accommodated inside both ends of the notch 73, the tape T is simply moved by inserting the blade edge of the cutter K into the end of the notch 73 and moving the cutter K along the notch 73. Can be easily cut.

  Therefore, the wire harness W can be easily detached from the vehicle body together with the lid 80 by lifting the wire harness W with the tape T cut.

<Seventh embodiment>
In addition, you may provide the notch part 73B in the upper end of the side wall 71 like the protector main body 70B of the protector of 7th Embodiment shown in FIG.

  Further, instead of providing the cutout portions 73 and 73B on the protector main body 70 side, a cutout portion can be provided on the lid body 80 side.

It is a block diagram of the protector for wire harnesses of 1st Embodiment of this invention, and is a perspective view which shows the state before attaching a cover body to a protector main body, or the state which removed the cover body from the protector main body. It is II-II arrow sectional drawing of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the state which attached the cover body to the protector main body. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along arrow IV-IV in FIG. 3. It is a VV arrow directional cross-sectional view of FIG. It is a perspective view of the protector for wire harnesses of 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of the protector shown as the comparative example. The structure of the protector of 3rd Embodiment of this invention is shown, (a) is a front view which shows the state before combining a protector main body and a cover body, (b) shows the state after combining a protector main body and a cover body. It is a front view. It is a block diagram of the protector for wire harnesses of 4th Embodiment of this invention, and is a perspective view which shows the state before attaching a cover body to a protector main body, or the state which removed the cover body from the protector main body. It is a fragmentary perspective view which shows the state which attached the cover body to the protector main body. It is sectional drawing which abbreviate | omitted the wire harness of the part wound by tape. It is a block diagram of the protector for wire harnesses of 5th Embodiment of this invention, and is a perspective view which shows the state before attaching a cover body to a protector main body, or the state which removed the cover body from the protector main body. It is a fragmentary perspective view which shows the state which attached the cover body to the protector main body. It is sectional drawing which abbreviate | omitted the wire harness of the part wound by tape. It is a block diagram of the protector for wire harnesses of 6th Embodiment of this invention, and is a perspective view which shows the state before attaching a cover body to a protector main body, or the state which removed the cover body from the protector main body. It is a fragmentary perspective view which shows the state which attached the cover body to the protector main body. It is sectional drawing which abbreviate | omitted the wire harness of the part wound by tape. It is a perspective view which shows the partial structure of the protector main body of the protector for wire harnesses of 7th Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of the conventional protector. It is a perspective view of another conventional protector.

Explanation of symbols

W Wire harness T Tape S Gap 10, 10B, 10C Protector body 11 Bottom wall 12 Side wall 13, 15a Lock convex part (locking means)
14 Slit (Positioning means)
18 Bolt fixing part (fixing part to the car body)
20, 20B, 20C Lid 22 Wire harness fixing part 23, 15b Lock recess (locking means)
24 rib (positioning means)
30, 50 Protector body 31, 51 Bottom wall 32, 52 Side wall 38, 58 Clip (fixed to the vehicle body)
35 Rib 35a Recess 35b Bottom 40, 60 Lid 42 Wire harness fixing part 53 Engagement slit 62 Wire harness fixing part 63 Engagement piece 63a Vertical wall 63b Horizontal wall (rib)
63c Recess 63d Bottom 70, 70B Protector body 71 Bottom wall 72 Side wall 80 Lid 82 Wire harness fixing part 73, 73B Notch 74, 84 Guide rib 74a, 84a Path

Claims (13)

A protector body having a bottom wall, left and right side walls, and a fixing portion to the vehicle body, having an upper surface opened and capable of accommodating a wire harness therein, and a lid body for closing the upper surface opening of the protector body In the wire harness protector, the lock body, the locking means for fixing the lid body to the protector body in a state of closing the upper surface opening,
The lock means is provided on the left and right sides of one of the protector body and the lid, and on the other side of the other, and at least one of the protector body or the lid is bent and deformed. A lock recess that is detachably engaged with the lock protrusion,
The lock convex part and the lock concave part are fitted to face each other in the left-right direction when the lid is mounted at a position that closes the upper surface opening of the protector body, and the pulling force exceeds a predetermined amount upward. The wire harness protector is formed to have a cross-sectional shape capable of releasing the engaged state by bending and deforming at least one of the protector main body or the cover body in the left-right direction when acting on the cover body. . It is a protector for wire harnesses of Claim 1, Comprising:
The protector for a wire harness, wherein the lock convex part and the lock concave part are respectively constituted by a convex curved wall and a concave curved wall curved in the vertical direction. It is a protector for wire harnesses of Claim 1, Comprising:
The protector for a wire harness, wherein the lock convex part and the lock concave part are formed in a triangular cross section that fits each other. It is a protector for wire harnesses of any one of Claims 1-3,
A protector for a wire harness, wherein the lid and the protector main body are provided with positioning means for determining a mutual position along the longitudinal direction. It is a protector for wire harnesses of any one of Claims 1-4,
The protector for a wire harness, wherein the lock convex part and the lock concave part are continuously formed over the entire length in the longitudinal direction of the protector body and the lid. It is a protector for wire harnesses of any one of Claims 1-5,
The protector for a wire harness, wherein the protector body and the lid body are curved in a plane along the vertical direction. It is a protector for wire harnesses of Claim 2, Comprising:
The lid body is provided with left and right side walls that overlap the left and right side walls of the protector body, and the left and right side walls of the protector body and the lid body are both formed in a cross-sectional shape curved in the vertical direction. The protector for a wire harness, wherein the lock convex part and the convex curved wall and the concave curved wall as the lock concave part are formed by itself, and the protector body and the lid are made of the same shape member. A protector body having a bottom wall, left and right side walls, and a fixing portion to the vehicle body, having an upper surface opened and capable of accommodating a wire harness therein, and a lid body for closing the upper surface opening of the protector body In the protector for a wire harness that is configured to cover the upper surface opening of the protector body with the lid body and to fix the protector body and the lid body with tape,
When the tape is wound around the outer periphery of the protector main body and the lid body in the vicinity of the joining portion of the protector main body and the lid body in at least one of the protector main body or the lid body, and protrudes from the outer periphery of the protector to be taped. Then, the protector for wire harnesses which provided the rib which ensures a clearance gap between the said tape and the outer periphery of a protector by winding a tape on it. It is a protector for wire harnesses of Claim 8, Comprising:
The rib may be provided with a recess larger than the width of the tape, and the height of the bottom surface of the recess may be secured, so that a gap can be secured between the tape and the outer periphery of the protector when the tape is wound around the bottom surface of the recess. Thus, the protector for wire harnesses set higher than the outer periphery of the said protector. The wire harness protector according to claim 8 or 9, wherein
The left and right side edges of the lid are provided with L-shaped engagement pieces having a vertical wall extending downward from the side edge of the lid and a lateral wall extending outwardly from the lower end of the vertical wall. The lateral wall of the engaging piece is inserted into the upper part of the left and right side walls of the protector body from the inside to the outside using at least one of the deformation of the lid or the protector body, so that the lateral wall An engaging slit is provided to project the tip of the side of the protector body from the outer surfaces of the left and right side walls of the protector body, and the tip of the lateral wall of the engaging piece projecting outward from the engaging slit is used as the rib. Wire harness protector. A protector body having a bottom wall, left and right side walls, and a fixing portion to the vehicle body, having an upper surface opened and capable of accommodating a wire harness therein, and a lid body for closing the upper surface opening of the protector body In the protector for a wire harness that is configured to tape-fix the protector body and the cover body in a state where the upper surface opening of the protector body is closed by the cover body,
A cutout portion extending in a direction crossing the tape wound around the outer periphery is provided in the vicinity of the joining portion of the protector main body and the lid body in at least one of the protector main body or the lid body, and the length of the cutout portion is wound. A protector for a wire harness, characterized in that the both side edges of the tape are set to dimensions that fit inside both ends of the notch. It is a protector for wire harnesses of Claim 11, Comprising:
The outer surface of the protector body and the outer surface of the lid are provided with a pair of guide ribs that secure a path for winding the tape between the two when the tape is wound, and cross the path secured between the pair of guide ribs. The protector for wire harnesses which provided the notch part. It is a protector for wire harnesses of any one of Claims 1-12,
The protector for wire harnesses provided with the wire harness fixing | fixed part for fixing a wire harness to the said cover body.

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