JP2010029056A - Protector for wire harness - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a protector for a wire harness that improves the workability required when fastening a branching wire of the wire harness to a cover. <P>SOLUTION: In the protector 10 for the wire harness 8 which is constituted out of the wire-harness storing trough-form protector body 11 by using a bottom wall 12 and both sidewalls 13, 13, and out of a cover for covering an opening 13b interposed between both the sidewalls 13, 13 of the protector body 11, a protrusion 22 for positioning a branching wire is formed in a unitedly protrusive way on the top surface 20a of the cover 20. Further, in the middle of this protrusion 22, a branching-wire holding recess 23 which holds the branching wire 8b branched from a main branching wire 8a of the wire harness 8 on the outside of the protector body 11 is provided. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a wire harness protector that houses and protects a wire harness for a vehicle, for example.

  An example of this type of wire harness protector is shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the wire harness protector 1 is made of a synthetic resin-made cage-shaped protector body 2 that accommodates the trunk line 8 a of the wire harness 8, and a cover that covers between the side walls 2 a and 2 a of the protector body 2. It is composed of three.

  A concave notch 2 b is formed on the upper end side of one side wall 2 a of the protector body 2, and a concave notch 3 a is formed on one side edge of the cover 3. An upright piece 3b is projected in the back of the notch 3a of the cover 3.

  And the branch line 8b branched from the trunk line 8a of the wire harness 8 between the cutout part 2b of one side wall 2a of the protector body 2 and the cutout part 3a of the cover 3 is directed upward (relative to the upper surface of the cover 3). (Vertical direction). The branch line 8b is fixed to the upright piece 3b of the cover 3 via an adhesive tape T. A connector 9 is attached to the tip of the branch line 8b.

JP 7-131914 A Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-48324

  However, in the conventional wire harness protector 1, the branch line 8 b of the wire harness 8 is branched in the protector body 2 and is exposed in the vertical direction with respect to the cover 3. Since the branch line 8b is a work in a three-dimensional direction, workability when fixing the branch line 8b of the wire harness 8 to the upright piece 3b of the cover 3 was poor.

  Then, this invention is made | formed in order to solve the above-mentioned subject, and it aims at providing the protector for wire harnesses which can improve the workability | operativity at the time of fixing the branch line of a wire harness to a cover. To do.

  The invention of claim 1 is a wire harness protector comprising a bowl-shaped protector body that has a bottom wall and both side walls and accommodates a wire harness, and a cover that covers an opening between both side walls of the protector body. The cover is provided with a branch line holding portion that holds a branch line of the wire harness branched from the trunk line outside the protector body.

  The invention according to claim 2 is the wire harness protector according to claim 1, wherein the cover is provided with a branch line positioning projection, and the branch line holding portion is held at the center of the branch line positioning projection as the branch line holding portion. A recess is provided.

  Invention of Claim 3 is a protector for wire harnesses of Claim 2, Comprising: The said branch line positioning protrusion is comprised with a pair of positioning wall formed so that it might extend in parallel with the width direction of the said cover, A fixing means for fixing the branch line is detachably attached between the pair of positioning walls.

  Invention of Claim 4 is the protector for wire harnesses of Claim 1, Comprising: The mark which shows the harness length from the said branch line holding | maintenance part of the branch line of the said wire harness was provided in the said cover, To do.

  The invention according to claim 5 is the protector for wire harness according to claim 4, wherein a line by marking or printing display is provided as the mark.

  As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the cover is provided with the branch line holding portion that holds the branch line of the wire harness branched from the trunk line outside the protector body. Since the wire harness can be branched, workability when fixing the branch line of the wire harness to the cover can be improved.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the branch line positioning projection is provided on the cover, and the branch line holding concave portion as the branch line holding portion is provided at the center of the branch line positioning projection, thereby branching outside the protector body. Since the branch line of the wire harness can be easily held in the branch line holding recess of the cover, workability when fixing the branch line of the wire harness to the cover can be improved.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the branch line positioning projection is constituted by a pair of positioning walls formed so as to extend parallel to the width direction of the cover, and the branch line is fixed between the pair of positioning walls. By attaching the fixing means detachably, the branch line of the wire harness held in the branch line holding recess of the cover can be easily fixed to the cover via the fixing means.

  According to the invention of claim 4, the harness dimension of the branch line of the wire harness from the branch line holding part is obtained by providing the cover with a mark indicating the harness length from the branch line holding part of the branch line of the wire harness. Matching work can be easily performed.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the mark indicating the harness length can be displayed easily and at low cost by providing a line by marking or printing display as the mark.

It is a perspective view which shows the use condition of the protector for wire harnesses of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of the said protector for wire harnesses. It is a front view of the said protector for wire harnesses. It is a perspective view which shows the use condition of the protector for wire harnesses of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of the protector for wire harnesses of the said 2nd Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the use condition of the protector for conventional wire harnesses.

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

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a use state of the wire harness protector of the first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the wire harness protector, and FIG. 3 is a front view of the wire harness protector.

  As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the wire harness protector 10 is formed in a bowl shape (cross-sectional U shape) by a bottom wall 12 and both side walls 13 and 13 erected above both end sides of the bottom wall 12. A synthetic resin protector main body 11 that houses the trunk 8a of the wire harness 8 therein, and a synthetic resin cover that opens and closes the opening 13b between the upper ends 13a of the side walls 13 and 13 of the protector main body 11. 20.

  A bracket 14 for attaching to a vehicle body or the like is integrally formed on the outside of one side wall 13 of the protector body 11.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the cover 20 is formed in a U-shaped cross section so as to cover the outside of the side walls 13, 13 of the protector body 11, and a hook claw with a hook-like tip on both front and rear sides thereof. (Locking portions) 21 are integrally formed to protrude. On the outside of the side walls 13 and 13 of the protector main body 11 facing each locking claw 21, a substantially rectangular tube-shaped (frame-shaped) engaging portion 15 to which the locking claw 21 is locked and detached is provided. Each of them is integrally formed. The engaging portion 15 and the locking claw 21 constitute a locking means for locking the closed state between the side walls 13 and 13 of the protector body 11 and the cover 20.

  A branch line positioning projection 22 is provided on the front side of the upper surface 20a of the cover 20. The branch line positioning projection 22 is composed of a pair of positioning walls 22a and 22a integrally formed so as to extend in parallel across both sides (width direction) of the upper surface 20a of the cover 20. The center of the pair of positioning walls 22a, 22a is cut out by each partition wall 22b, and the branch line 8b of the wire harness 8 branched from the trunk line 8a outside the protector body 11 between the partition walls 22b. Branch line holding recesses (branch line holding portions) 23 are formed. Further, a band insertion frame portion 24 through which a binding band (fixing means) B is inserted is integrally formed between the pair of positioning walls 22a, 22a on both sides of the cover 20.

  Further, a pair of positioning walls 16, 16 are integrally formed on the bottom wall 12 and both side walls 13, 13 of the protector body 11 so as to be continuous with the pair of positioning walls 22 a, 22 a of the cover 20. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the branch line 8 b of the wire harness 8 held in the branch line holding recess 23 at the center of the branch line positioning protrusion 22 of the cover 20 is a pair of positioning walls of the cover 20. It is fixed by a binding band B mounted between 22a and 22a and between the pair of positioning walls 16 and 16 of the protector body 11.

  According to the wire harness protector 10 of the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the branch line positioning protrusion 22 is formed on the upper surface 20 a of the cover 20 that covers the opening 13 b between the side walls 13, 13 of the protector body 11. The branch line holding recess 23 is formed at the center of the branch line positioning projection 22 so as to be formed integrally with the branch line 8a of the wire harness 8 branched outside the protector main body 11. Can be held easily and reliably. That is, after branching the branch line 8a of the wire harness 8 outside the protector main body 11, the branch line of the wire harness 8 at the original branching position (the same position as branching directly from the upper surface 20a of the cover 20). Since 8b can be fixed, the workability | operativity at the time of fixing the branch line 8b of the wire harness 8 to the cover 20 can be improved further.

  In particular, the branch line positioning projection 22 is composed of a pair of positioning walls 22a, 22a integrally formed so as to extend parallel to the width direction of the upper surface 20a of the cover 20, and between the pair of positioning walls 22a, 22a. Since the binding band B for fixing the branch line 8b is detachably attached, the branch line 8b of the wire harness 8 held in the branch line holding recess 23 of the cover 20 is attached to the upper surface 20a of the cover 20 via the binding band B. It can be fixed easily and reliably.

  FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a use state of the wire harness protector of the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the wire harness protector.

  The wire harness protector 10 ′ of the second embodiment has a branch length (harness length) from the branch line holding recess (branch line holding portion) 23 of the branch line 8 b of the wire harness 8 on the upper surface 20 a of the cover 20 ′. ) A linear line (mark) 25 indicating L is provided by marking or printing display. Since other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  In the wire harness protector 10 'of the second embodiment, a straight line 25 indicating the branch length L of the branch line 8b of the wire harness 8 from the branch line holding recess 23 is displayed on the upper surface 20a of the cover 20'. As a result, by aligning the position of the connector 9 attached to the tip of the branch line 8b with the straight line 25, it is possible to set the branch length L accurately. Thereby, the operation | work which matches the harness dimension of the branch line 8a of the wire harness 8 on the upper surface 20a of the cover 20 'of the protector 10' for wire harness becomes easy.

  In addition, since the mark serving as the reference for the branch length L is the line 25 by the marking or printing display, the mark indicating the branch length L can be displayed easily and at low cost.

  In addition, according to each said embodiment, although the branch line of the wire harness was fixed to the cover with the binding band, you may fix with other fixing means, such as an adhesive tape. Further, according to the second embodiment, the mark indicating the harness length is a line, but it is needless to say that the mark is not limited to a line.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 8 Wire harness 8a Trunk line 8b Branch line 10, 10 'Protector for wire harness 11 Protector body 12 Bottom wall 13, 13 Both side wall 13b Opening part 20, 20' Cover 22 Branch line positioning protrusion 22a, 22a A pair of positioning walls 23 Branch line holding recess (branch line holding part)
25 lines
B Tying band (fixing means)
L Branch line branch length (harness length)

Claims (5)

In a protector for a wire harness comprising a bowl-shaped protector body that has a bottom wall and both side walls and accommodates a wire harness, and a cover that covers an opening between both side walls of the protector body,
A wire harness protector, wherein the cover is provided with a branch line holding portion for holding a branch line of the wire harness branched from the trunk line outside the protector body. The wire harness protector according to claim 1,
A protector for a wire harness, wherein a branch line positioning protrusion is provided on the cover, and a branch line holding recess as the branch line holding portion is provided at the center of the branch line positioning protrusion. It is a protector for wire harnesses of Claim 2, Comprising:
The branch line positioning projection is constituted by a pair of positioning walls formed so as to extend parallel to the width direction of the cover, and a fixing means for fixing the branch line between the pair of positioning walls is detachable. A wire harness protector characterized by being attached. The wire harness protector according to claim 1,
A protector for a wire harness, wherein the cover is provided with a mark indicating a harness length from the branch line holding portion of the branch line of the wire harness. It is a protector for wire harnesses of Claim 4, Comprising:
A protector for a wire harness, wherein a line by marking or printing is provided as the mark.

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