JP2009234305A - Hatch gate harness cord routing structure - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hatch gate harness cord routing structure capable of reducing situations which are likely to damage a harness member even by loading and unloading of a cargo. <P>SOLUTION: A hatch gate member 6 is used for a vehicle in which an opening portion 4 including a space G through which the cargo passes in loading and unloading is formed in a cargo space provided in a vehicle body 2 or the rear side face 3a of a cargo bed 3. The hatch gate member 6 is mounted rotatably to the lower edge 4a of the opening portion 4 through a hinge member 5 so as to open and close the opening portion 4. A harness member 7 is provided between the vehicle body 2 and a rear hatch gate member 6 for being arranged to follow a rotation of the rear hatch gate member 6. As viewed from the space G through which this cargo passes, at least a part of the hinge member 5 overlaps at least a part of the harness member 7. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a hatch gate harness wiring structure having a hatch gate member that can be opened and closed by a hinge, and in particular, a hatch gate harness capable of preventing damage to a wired harness member when loading and unloading a load. It relates to the routing structure.

  Conventionally, as a hatch gate structure of a vehicle, a harness arrangement structure of a rear gate of a pickup truck or the like as a vehicle is known (see Patent Document 1).

  In such a structure, a rear hatch gate member is rotatably provided at the rear part of a loading platform such as a pickup truck via a pair of left and right hinge members.

The rear hatch gate member is equipped with electrical components such as a rear view camera and a high-mount stop lamp, and is connected by a harness member routed between the vehicle body side and the electrical components on the rear hatch gate side. ing.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-149185 (paragraphs 0010 to 0023, FIGS. 1 to 3)

  However, in such a conventional harness gate harness routing structure, the harness member is exposed at a substantially central position in the vehicle width direction between the pair of left and right hinge members. It has been routed.

  For this reason, when the rear hatch gate member is opened, from the space where the load is loaded / unloaded, the harness member becomes fully visible from above, and the user loads / unloads the load on the loading platform. In this case, the load that falls between the rear end portion of the loading platform and the lower edge portion of the rear hatch gate member is caught on or interferes with the harness member, or the harness member is damaged, or There is a risk that the electrical connection will be released.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a hatch gate harness routing structure that can reduce the possibility of damage to a harness member even when a load is unloaded.

  In order to achieve the above object, a first aspect of the present invention is a space through which a load passes when loading / unloading the load on at least one side surface of a luggage compartment or a loading platform provided in a vehicle body. An opening having an opening is formed, and a hatch gate member is rotatably attached to one side edge of the opening via a hinge member so that the opening can be opened and closed. A hatch gate harness routing structure having a harness member routed between the hatch gate member and the hatch gate member so as to follow the rotation of the hatch gate member, as viewed from the space through which the load passes, A harness wiring structure of a hatch gate in which at least a part of the hinge member overlaps at least a part of the harness member is characterized.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the hatch gate member is opened, when the load is unloaded, in the direction of the line of sight from the space through which the load passes, Part or all is hidden by the hinge member.

  For this reason, the harness member includes a side edge of the opening of the luggage compartment or the loading platform and a side edge of the hatch gate member facing the one side edge in a state where the hatch gate member is opened. A load that is difficult to see from the gap and falls into the gap may be caught or interfere with the harness member, damaging or coming off the harness member, and the electrical connection may be released. Can be reduced.

  Hereinafter, a harness wiring structure for a hatch gate according to the best mode of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  1 to 8 show a harness wiring structure for a hatch gate according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  First, the overall configuration will be described. In the hatch gate harness routing structure of this embodiment, a loading platform 3 is provided at a rear portion 2a of a vehicle body 2 of a vehicle 1 such as a pickup truck as shown in FIG. .

  An opening 4 having a space G through which the load passes when loading / unloading the load is formed in the rear side surface 3a located at the rear portion of the loading platform 3.

  A rear hatch gate member 6 serving as a hatch gate member is rotatably provided on the lower edge 4a of the opening 4 via a pair of left and right hinge members 5 and 5.

  The rear hatch gate member 6 is formed by combining a plurality of panel members to form a substantially flat plate shape, and the lower edge portion 6a as one side is rotatable through the hinge members 5 and 5. In the state where the rear hatch gate member 6 shown in FIG. 4 is opened, the rear end surface of the lower edge 4a and the front end surface of the lower edge portion are configured to face each other.

  Each of these hinge members 5 is mainly pivotally supported by a cargo bed side hinge member 5a and a rear gate side hinge member 5b via a rotation shaft member 5c.

  Among these, as shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 4, the loading platform side hinge member 5a is provided with a fixed flange portion 5d in which bolt hole portions 5e and 5e are formed.

  From this fixed flange portion 5d, a flat plate surface 5f having a constant dimension W in the vehicle width direction and having a wide, generally rectangular shape in a top view is provided, and the flat plate portion 5f is substantially horizontally toward the rear of the vehicle. In addition to being integrally extended, a bearing portion 5g that supports the rotating shaft member 5c is bent at the rear end of the flat plate portion 5f so that the vertical cross section in the vehicle front-rear direction is substantially cylindrical. ing.

  Further, when the hinge member 5 is mounted on the vehicle body 2, the fixing flange portion 5d in which the bolt holes 5e and 5e are formed is opposed to the lower edge 4a of the opening 4. The bolt fixing holes 4b and 4b are aligned with the bolt hole portions 5e and 5e formed in the lower edge 4a.

  Bolt members 9 and 9 are inserted into the bolt fixing holes 4b and 4b and the bolt hole portions 5e and 5e, respectively, and the female screws of the nut members 10 and 10 are inserted into the male screw portions of the bolt members 9 and 9, respectively. The part is configured to be screwed and fastened and fixed.

  Further, the rear gate side hinge portion 5b and a fixed flange portion 5h opposed to the lower edge portion 6a of the rear hatch gate member 6 are extended in a substantially square shape in plan view extending integrally obliquely downward in front of the vehicle. It is mainly composed of a part 5i.

  Among these, on the left and right ends in the vehicle width direction of the extension portion 5i, a pair of bearing portions 5j, 5j, which are rotatably inserted through the rotation shaft member 5c located on both sides of the bearing portion 5g. However, they are integrally formed as shown in FIG.

  The bearing portions 5j and 5j are formed to be bent so that the vertical cross section in the vehicle front-rear direction is substantially cylindrical, and are configured to be rotatably supported by a rotation shaft member 5c inserted inside. Has been.

  In addition, a pair of bolt hole portions 5k and 5k are formed in the fixed flange portion 5h in the vehicle width direction.

  When the rear hatch gate member 6 is attached to the hinge member 5, a bolt fixing hole is formed so that the lower flange portion 6a of the rear hatch gate member 6 faces the fixing flange portion 5d. The bolt holes 5k and 5k are aligned with the bolts 6b and 6b, and the bolt members 9 and 9 are respectively inserted into the male screw portions of the bolt members 9 and 9 and the female screw portions of the nut members 10 and 10. Is configured to be screwed and fastened and fixed.

  For this reason, the rear hatch gate member 6 that allows the opening 4 to be opened and closed is rotatable at the lower edge 4a of the opening 4 provided on the rear side surface 3a of the loading platform 3 with the hinge member 5 interposed. It is attached to.

  Furthermore, electrical components such as a rear view camera and high mount stop lamps 8 and 8 are mounted on the rear hatch gate member 6.

  And, between the vehicle body 2 side and the electrical components on the rear hatch gate member 6 side, the rear hatch gate member 6 is bent and deformed as the rear hatch gate member 6 is rotated so as to follow. A harness member 7 is provided, and the electrical component and the power source or control unit provided on the vehicle body 2 side are connected so as to be electrically connected.

  As shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 4, the harness member 7 has a harness body 7a having an electric wire or an optical fiber cable to be energized, and the harness body 7a is inserted to cover the periphery of the harness body 7a. The flexible tube member 7b is mainly configured.

  Among these, at the rear end surface of the lower edge 4a of the opening 4 of the cargo bed 3 as shown in FIG. 4 positioned at the rear portion 2a of the vehicle body 2, below the one bolt fixing hole 4b to which the hinge member 5 is fixed. The vehicle body side harness insertion hole 4c is formed to be open.

  Then, one end 7c of the flexible tube member 7b is engaged with the opening peripheral edge of the vehicle body side harness insertion hole 4c, and the harness member 7 is connected.

  A hatch-side harness insertion hole 6 c is formed at a position below the bolt fixing hole 6 b formed in the lower edge portion 6 a of the rear hatch gate member 6.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the hatch side harness insertion hole 6c is positioned substantially diagonally with respect to the vehicle body side harness insertion hole 4c in the top view of the hinge member 5. Thus, the other bolt fixing hole 6b facing each other is provided below the bolt fixing hole 6b on the opposite side which forms a pair in the vehicle width direction.

  For this reason, as shown in FIG. 1, the flexible tube member 7 b and the harness body 7 a of the wire harness member 7 hidden behind the hinge member 5 meander in a substantially S shape below the hinge member 5. It is routed as an aerial route.

  And, mainly, the flat plate portion 5f of the loading platform side hinge member 5a of the hinge member 5 and the extended portion 5i of the rear gate side hinge member 5b overlap with most of the portion meandering in the substantially S shape in a top view. By doing so, it is configured to be covered so that falling objects from above do not directly contact.

  Next, the function and effect of this embodiment will be described.

  In the hatch gate harness routing structure of the embodiment thus configured, as shown in FIG. 4, the fixing flange portions 5d and 5h of the hinge member 5 are formed by the bolt members 9 and nut members 10. The harness member 7 is inserted into the vehicle body side harness tank through-hole 4c and the hatch-side harness insertion hole 6c that are formed in the vehicle lower position than the portions fastened and fixed to the lower edge 4a and the lower edge 6a. It is inserted.

  For this reason, the substantially S-shaped aerial wiring portion of the harness member 7 is positioned below the hinge member 5.

  When the hatch gate member 6 is opened as shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 4, when the load shown in FIG. 4 is loaded and unloaded, in the line-of-sight direction P from the space G through which the load passes, FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, a substantial part of the harness member 7 is hidden and covered by the flat plate portion 5f of the loading platform side hinge member 5a of the hinge member 5 and the extension portion 5i of the rear gate side hinge member 5b.

  For this reason, the harness member 7 has a lower edge 4a of the opening 4 of the loading platform 3 and a lower edge of the rear hatch gate member 6 facing the lower edge 4a in a state where the rear hatch gate member 6 is opened. It is difficult to see from the gap D with the edge 6a.

  In this embodiment, the aerial routing portion of the harness member 7 is covered by a hinge member 6 provided with a wide fixed flange portion 5d having a constant dimension W in the vehicle width direction of about 80% or more. In addition, the exposed portion is reduced.

  Accordingly, the load falling off from above in the gap D is caught on or interferes with the harness member 7, or the harness member 7 is damaged, or the physical connection portion is detached and the electrical connection is made. It is possible to reduce the risk that the will be released.

  Further, in this embodiment, the position of the hatch side harness insertion hole 6c is substantially diagonal with respect to the vehicle body side harness insertion hole 4c in the top view of the hinge member 5 as shown in FIG. The other bolt fixing hole 6b facing each other is provided below the bolt fixing hole 6b on the opposite side which forms a pair in the vehicle width direction.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 1, the portion of the wire harness member 7 hidden behind the hinge member 5 and invisible is meandering in a substantially S shape below the hinge member 5.

  Therefore, for example, it is possible to secure a sufficient allowance for expansion in a state where the rear hatch gate member 6 is closed, and there is no possibility of causing excessive bending even in a state where the rear hatch gate member 6 is opened, As shown in FIG. 1, the wide flat plate portion 5f having a certain dimension W in the vehicle width direction, the extended portion 5i, and one end of the extended portion 5i located on at least both sides of the flat plate portion 5f are provided. Almost most of the harness member 7 is covered with the bearing portion 5j, and the harness member 7 can be efficiently protected.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, harness members 7 and 7 are provided in a distributed manner below the pair of left and right hinge members 5 and 5, respectively.

  For this reason, one harness member 7 can reduce the number of electric wires or optical fiber cables that are passed through, while giving the desired flexibility to the harness member 7, and also by loading and unloading the load, The possibility that the harness member 7 is damaged can be reduced.

  5 to 8 show a hatch gate harness wiring structure according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It should be noted that the same or equivalent parts as those of the harness arrangement structure of the hatch gate of the above embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and mainly different parts will be described in detail.

  First, in terms of configuration, in the harness routing structure of the hatch gate of Example 1, in addition to the configuration of the above embodiment, the hinge member 5 further includes the harness member 7 on the hatch gate member. In accordance with the opening / closing operation 6, fixing band members 11 and 12 are provided as harness position restricting portions that fix the portion that moves by expanding and contracting.

  Among these, the fixed band member 11 includes a fixed piece portion 11a fixed to the lower surface side of the center in the vehicle width direction of the flat plate portion 5f of the cargo bed side hinge member 5a, and the fixed piece portion 11a from the lower side of the vehicle. And the ring-shaped insertion part 11b which penetrates the wiring part along the vehicle width direction of the harness member 7 extended integrally toward the S-shape.

  The fixed band member 12 includes a fixed piece portion 12a fixed to the lower surface side of one edge in the vehicle width direction of the extended portion 5i of the hatch side hinge member 5b, and the fixed piece portion 12a A ring-shaped insertion portion 12b that extends integrally downward and passes through a portion of the harness member 7 that is curved in the S-shape along the vehicle longitudinal direction.

  Next, the function and effect of Example 1 of this embodiment will be described.

  In Example 1 configured as described above, in addition to the operational effects of the above-described embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5 or FIG. 6, the harness member 7 is connected to the hinge portion 5 with the hatch gate. Along with the opening / closing operation of the member 6, a cargo bed side fixing band member 11 and a hatch side fixing band member 12 that fix a portion that moves by bending deformation are provided.

  For this reason, as shown in FIG. 7 or FIG. 8, even when the rear hatch gate member 6 is closed, the routing portion along the vehicle width direction of the harness member 7 curved in the S-shape is By being inserted into the shape insertion portion 11b, it is separated by a predetermined distance from the lower surface side of the flat plate portion 5f of the loading platform side hinge member 5a and the bearing portions 5g and 5j that are pivotally supported through the rotation shaft member 5c. ing.

  Further, since the portion of the harness member 7 curved in the S-shape along the vehicle longitudinal direction is inserted into the ring-shaped insertion portion 12b, the lower surface side of the rear gate side hinge member 5b and the rotation A state in which the shaft member 5c is inserted by a predetermined distance from the bearing portions 5g and 5j that are supported by the shaft member 5c is maintained.

  Accordingly, as the rear hatch gate member 6 is opened and closed, the intermediate portion of the harness member 7 is moved in the direction of the bearing portions 5g and 5j supported by the rotation shaft member 5c. It is possible to reduce the interference of the harness member 7 with peripheral members such as the hinge member 5 and the like.

  In addition, in this embodiment, the two load carrier side fixing band members 11 and the hatch side fixing band member 12 are the parts where the harness member 7 moves closest to the bearing portions 5g and 5j by bending deformation. Both sides are fixed so as to be kept at a constant distance from the hinge member 5.

  For this reason, the harness member 7 can be more reliably prevented from interfering with the hinge member 5.

  Other configurations and operational effects are the same as or equivalent to those of the above-described embodiment, and thus description thereof is omitted.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment and Example 1 of this invention were explained in full detail with reference to drawings, the concrete structure is not limited to this embodiment, and the design of the grade which does not deviate from the summary of this invention Modifications are included in the present invention.

  That is, in the embodiment and Example 1, the aerial routing portion of the harness member 7 is configured to be covered by the hinge member 5 by about 80% or more. Even if a part or all of the hinge member 5 is configured to be covered, at least a part of the hinge member 5 is the harness member as viewed from the space through which the cargo loaded into or removed from the cargo bed or the cargo space passes. 7 may be configured in any way as long as it covers at least a part of 7.

  Further, the position of one side edge of the opening on the vehicle body side where the hinge member 5 is mounted is not particularly limited to the lower side edge 4a, and any one of the left, right side, or upper side edge of the opening can be used. The hatch gate member 6 may be rotatably mounted on the side edge via the hinge member 5.

  Further, the position of the opening 4 is not limited to the rear part of the vehicle 1, and may be an opening part of any part of the vehicle 1 such as a left side or a right side part, a front engine hood part, or the like. As long as at least a part of the hinge member 5 covers at least a part of the harness member 7 when viewed from the space through which the load passes, the application location is not particularly limited. Absent.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the harness members 7 and 7 are respectively distributed below the pair of left and right hinge members 5 and 5. For example, the harness member 7 may be provided below one of the left and right hinge members 5, and, for example, at least one hinge member 5 of three or more hinge members 5 is provided. If the hinge member 5 is covered so as to overlap, for example, the harness member 7 is provided below, the correspondence relationship and the wiring position and the shape of the aerial wiring part are not particularly limited.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view at a portion corresponding to a position along the line AA in FIG. 2 in a state where the rear hatch gate member is opened in the harness routing structure of the hatch gate according to the embodiment of the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a vehicle illustrating an overall configuration in a hatch gate harness routing structure of an embodiment. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the rear portion of the vehicle in a state where the rear hatch gate member is opened in the harness routing structure of the hatch gate according to the embodiment. 1 is a perspective view showing an overall configuration of a vehicle in a harness routing structure of a hatch gate according to an embodiment. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view in the position along the vehicle front-back direction of the principal part in the harness wiring structure of the hatch gate of embodiment. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the hatch gate harness routing structure of Example 1 of the embodiment in a portion corresponding to FIG. 4 in a state where the rear hatch gate member is opened. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a portion corresponding to a position along the line AA in FIG. 2 in a state in which the rear hatch gate member is opened in the harness routing structure of the hatch gate of Example 1 of the embodiment. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a portion corresponding to FIG. 4 in a state in which the rear hatch gate member is closed in the harness routing structure of the hatch gate of Example 1 of the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a portion corresponding to a position along the line AA in FIG. 2 in a state in which the rear hatch gate member is closed in the harness routing structure of the hatch gate of Example 1 of the embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

2 Car body 3 Loading platform 3a Rear side (one side)
4 Opening 4a Lower side edge (one side edge)
5, 5 Hinge member 6 Rear hatch gate member 6a Lower edge (lower one side edge)
7 Harness member 11 Loading platform side fixing band member (harness position regulation part)
12 Hatch side fixing band member (harness position restricting part)
G space

Claims (4)

When loading / unloading a load, an opening having a space through which the load passes is formed in at least one side surface of a luggage compartment or a loading platform provided in the vehicle body, and a hinge member is formed on one side edge of the opening. The hatch gate member is rotatably mounted so that the opening can be opened and closed via the via, and the rotation of the hatch gate member follows the vehicle body and the hatch gate member. A hatch gate harness routing structure having a harness member to be routed,
A hatch gate harness routing structure, wherein at least a part of the hinge member overlaps at least a part of the harness member when viewed from a space through which the cargo passes.   The one side surface is a rear side surface of a luggage compartment or a loading platform provided at the rear portion of the vehicle body, and is rotatable to the lower edge of the opening portion of the rear hatch gate member as the opening portion via the hinge member. The harness member is routed between the lower side edge of the mounted rear hatch gate member and the lower edge, and when viewed from above, at least a part of the hinge member is at least part of the harness member. The harness wiring structure for a hatch gate according to claim 1, wherein the harness wiring structure overlaps with a part thereof.   The hatch gate according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the hinge portion is provided with a harness position restricting portion for fixing a portion where the harness member moves in accordance with an opening / closing operation of the hatch gate member. Harness wiring structure.   The positions of the vehicle body side harness insertion hole and the hatch side harness insertion hole through which the harness member is inserted are formed so as to be positioned substantially diagonally when viewed from the top of the hinge member, and are hidden by the hinge member and cannot be seen. The harness wiring structure for a hatch gate according to claim 2, wherein the harness member of the portion is arranged so as to meander in a substantially S shape below the hinge member.

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