JP2010058734A - Mounting structure of scuff plate - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an inexpensive mounting structure of a scuff plate capable of sharing right and left harness protectors and being surely mounted on a seal side having narrow area with excellent assemblability. <P>SOLUTION: This harness protector 10 has an engaging part 12 engaged to a mounting hole 33 formed in a seal side inner 31, a locking part 13 fitted and fixed with the scuff plate 20, and a holding part 11 for bundling and holding wire harnesses 40. The scuff plate 20 is fixed to the seal side inner 31 via the harness protector 10, while covering the wire harness 40, by engaging the scuff plate engaging part 21 to the locking part 13 of the harness protector 10. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a scuff plate mounting structure, and more particularly to a scuff plate mounting structure that can be securely mounted on a seal side with a small area, has excellent assemblability, and can be manufactured at low cost.

  3 is a plan view of a conventional scuff plate mounting structure, FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. is there. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the conventional scuff plate mounting structure is provided with a protector mounting hole 2 and a scuff plate mounting hole 3 in a seal side inner 1 of an automobile, and an engagement pin 5 formed in a harness protector 4. Is fitted and fixed in the protector mounting hole 2, and the engaging pin 8 formed in the scuff plate 7 is fitted in the scuff plate mounting hole 3, so that the harness protector is placed in the space S between the seal side inner 1 and the scuff plate 7. A scuff plate mounting structure that is fixed to the seal side inner 1 while accommodating the wire harness 6 held by the door 4 is widely adopted (for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2).

Also disclosed is a scuff plate that fits the clip of the harness clamp into the mounting hole of the rocker inner panel, holds the wire harness to the rocker, and fixes the scuff plate to the rocker and harness clamp to cover the harness clamp and the wire harness. (For example, see Patent Document 3).
JP 11-98659 A JP-A-8-26011 JP 7-315102 A

  According to the conventional scuff plate mounting structure shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the protector mounting hole 2 for fixing the harness protector 4 and the scuff plate mounting hole 3 for fixing the scuff plate 7 have a small area seal side inner. 1 on the same surface. Since it is assumed that an occupant gets on the scuff plate 7, it must be firmly fixed to the seal side inner 1, and the size of the engaging pin 8, in other words, the scuff plate mounting hole 3 is also large. For this reason, there are many cases where it is difficult to secure the required number of harness circuits because the large engagement pin 8 is often an obstacle and a sufficient gap space for the harness protector 4 cannot be obtained.

  Also, the shape of the right harness protector that is fixed to the right seal side of the car and the left harness protector that is fixed to the left seal side are symmetrically different and cannot be shared. In addition, the left and right harness protectors must be identified and assembled at the time of assembly, and there is room for improvement.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and its purpose is to be able to mount the left and right harness protectors on an inexpensive and excellent assembly property and securely attached to a seal side with a small area. The object is to provide a scuff plate mounting structure that can be used.

In order to achieve the above-described object, the scuff plate mounting structure according to the present invention is characterized by the following (1) to (3).
(1) A scuff plate mounting structure that is fixed to the seal side of the vehicle with the wire harness covered.
A harness protector having an engagement portion that engages with a mounting hole formed on the seal side, a locking portion to which the scuff plate is fixed, and a holding portion that bundles and holds the plurality of wire harnesses;
The scuff plate has a scuff plate engaging portion that engages with the engaging portion of the harness protector, and covers the wire harness by engaging the scuff plate engaging portion with the engaging portion of the harness protector. However, it is fixed to the seal side via the harness protector.
(2) A scuff plate mounting structure configured as described in (1) above,
The harness protector is formed by a plurality of the holding portions, and each of the holding portions is formed with the engaging portion and the locking portion, and the number of the harness protectors according to the length in the longitudinal direction of the wire harness. The wire harness is held by the holding portion.
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(3) A scuff plate mounting structure configured as described in (1) or (2) above,
The harness protector fixed to the seal side on the right side of the vehicle and the harness protector fixed to the seal side on the left side of the vehicle have different colors.

According to the scuff plate mounting structure configured as described in (1) above, the harness protector includes the engaging portion and the locking portion, and the scuff plate includes the scuff plate engaging portion. In the harness protector that holds the wire harness, the engaging portion engages with the mounting hole on the seal side and is fixed to the seal side. Next, the scuff plate is fixed to the harness protector by engaging the scuff plate engaging portion with the locking portion of the harness protector. As a result, the scuff plate is fixed to the seal side via the harness protector, so there is no possibility that the scuff plate engaging portion restricts the wiring space of the wire harness, and the harness protector (wire harness) is interposed between the scuff plate and the seal side. ) Can be secured sufficiently, and the required number of harness circuits can be routed.
In addition, the harness protector has a mechanical strength substantially equal to the mechanical strength of the scuff plate, so that, like the conventional scuff plate, the harness protector can be used via the harness protector at the time of getting on and off, at the time of washing the car, or accessing the carrier. Work on a scuff plate fixed on the seal side.
According to the scuff plate mounting structure of the above configuration (2), the wire harness is held by a plurality of harness protectors, and the number of the harness protectors is determined according to the length of the wire harness. The That is, when holding a wire harness having a long length in the longitudinal direction, the wire harness is held by a number of harness protectors. On the other hand, when holding a wire harness having a short length in the longitudinal direction, a small number The wire harness is held by a harness protector. Thereby, while being able to achieve size reduction of a harness protector, standardization of the shape of a harness protector can be achieved.
According to the scuff plate mounting structure of the above configuration (3), the harness protector fixed to the right seal side and the harness protector fixed to the left seal side have different colors, so Even if the harness protector has the same shape and the shape is shared, the left and right wire harnesses can be easily identified by the color of the harness protector, and an assembly error during assembly can be prevented. In addition, by sharing the shape, the manufacturing cost of the harness protector can be reduced.

  According to the scuff plate mounting structure of the present invention, the harness protector includes the engaging portion and the locking portion, and the scuff plate includes the scuff plate engaging portion. In the harness protector that holds the wire harness, the engaging portion engages with the mounting hole on the seal side and is fixed to the seal side. Next, the scuff plate is fixed to the harness protector by engaging the scuff plate engaging portion with the locking portion of the harness protector. As a result, the scuff plate is fixed to the seal side via the harness protector, so there is no possibility that the scuff plate engaging portion restricts the wiring space of the wire harness, and the harness protector (wire harness) is interposed between the scuff plate and the seal side. ) Can be secured sufficiently, and the required number of harness circuits can be routed.

  Embodiments of a scuff plate mounting structure according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a scuff plate mounting structure according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of FIG.

  The scuff plate mounting structure of the present invention includes a harness protector 10 and a scuff plate 20. The scuff plate 20 is fixed to the seal side inner 31 via the harness protector 10. The seal side 30 includes a seal side inner 31 connected to a floor panel (not shown) and a seal side outer 32 on the outdoor side, and flange portions 31a formed perpendicular to the end portions of the seal side inner 31 and the seal side outer 32, respectively. , 32a are welded and joined. A plurality of mounting holes 33 are formed on the upper surface of the seal side inner 31.

  The harness protector 10 is for bundling the wire harness 40 and includes a holding portion 11, an engaging portion 12, and a locking portion 13 that are formed of synthetic resin. The holding part 11 is formed in a cylindrical shape having a substantially rectangular cross section, and is held by the wire harness 40 in a bundled state by being inserted through the wire harness 40. The shape of the holding part 11 should just be a magnitude | size which can form the engaging part 12 mentioned later and the latching | locking part 13 on the surface of this holding part 11. FIG.

  The plurality of harness protectors 10 are fixed to the wire harness 40 in a state where each holding portion 11 is inserted by the wire harness 40. In the long wire harness 40 in which the plurality of harness protectors 10 are arranged, the engaging portions 12 formed on the respective harness protectors 10 are engaged with the plurality of mounting holes 33 formed on the upper surface of the seal side inner 31. As a result, the seal side inner 31 is held at a predetermined position. The mechanical strength of the holding portion 11 has a strength that a person can ride, for example, a strength that can sufficiently withstand a load of 80 kgf applied to a diameter of 100 mm.

  The engaging portion 12 is a pin-like clip that protrudes downward from the lower surface of the holding portion 11, and a head portion 14 having an outer diameter slightly larger than the mounting hole 33 of the seal side inner 31 is formed. . The locking portion 13 is a fitting hole formed on the upper surface of the holding portion 11.

  The scuff plate 20 is a cover member for protecting the wire harness 40 arranged on the surface of the seal side 30 and the upper surface of the seal side 30 and fixing an end portion of a floor carpet (not shown). Is formed in a substantially arc shape in cross section, and disposed on the upper surface of the seal side 30 over substantially the entire length.

  On the lower surface of the scuff plate 20, a plurality of scuff plate engaging portions 21 having a pin-like clip shape are formed to protrude. The scuff plate engaging portion 21 is formed with a head portion 22 having an outer diameter slightly larger than the locking portion (fitting hole) 13 of the harness protector 10. The mechanical strength of the scuff plate 20 is the same as that of the harness protector 10, and is strong enough for a person to ride, for example, enough to withstand a load of 80 kgf over a range of 100 mm in diameter.

  Next, the procedure for assembling the scuff plate 20 will be described. The wire harness 40 is inserted and bundled and held in the holding portions 11 of a plurality (three in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1) of the harness protectors 10 necessary for wiring the wire harness. The engaging portion 12 of the harness protector 10 is fitted and fixed to a mounting hole 33 provided at a point where the seal side inner 31 is routed. At this time, the head portion 14 of the engaging portion 12 that is inserted into the mounting hole 33 while being elastically deformed has an outer diameter that is slightly larger than that of the mounting hole 33, so that it is prevented from coming off from the mounting hole 33. As a result, the wire harness 40 is routed on the seal side inner 31.

  Next, the scuff plate engaging portion 21 is fitted into the locking portion (fitting hole) 13 of the harness protector 10 to fix the scuff plate 20 to the harness protector 10. Thereby, the scuff plate 20 is fixed to the seal side inner 31 via the harness protector 10 while covering the wired harness 40 arranged.

  As described above, the scuff plate 20 is fixed to the seal side inner 31 via the harness protector 10, so that the scuff plate 20 is not limited by the scuff plate engaging portion 21 and has a large space between the scuff plate 20 and the seal side inner 31 having a small area. Can be secured, and the required number of harness circuits can be routed.

  Further, in the present embodiment, when the harness protector 10 is used as a standard part, the harness protector 10 having a shorter length in the longitudinal direction than the wire harness 40, and the wire harness 40 having a long length in the longitudinal direction is held. When the wire harness 40 is held by a large number of harness protectors 10 and the wire harness 40 having a short length in the longitudinal direction is held, the wire harness 40 is held by a small number of harness protectors 10. Thus, it is not necessary to design the harness protector 10 according to the length of the wire harness 40 as before, and as a result, the manufacturing cost of the harness protector 10 can be reduced. In addition, since it is standardized, it is possible to reduce the number of study steps during development. In addition, although the structure which hold | maintains the wire harness 40 with the some harness protector 10 was demonstrated in this embodiment, the structure which hold | maintains the wire harness 40 with one harness protector 10 may be sufficient, and the point is the scuff plate 20 in short. May be fixed to the seal side inner 31 via the harness protector 10 while covering the wire harness 40.

  In addition, the wire harness 40 routed on the left and right seal sides 30 of the automobile generally has different specifications, but in the present embodiment, either the left or right seal side 30 is different. Alternatively, the wire harness 40 having different specifications can be held by the standardized harness protector 10, and the wire harness can be routed on the seal side 30. At this time, by distinguishing the color of the harness protector 10 fixed to the right seal side inner 31 and the color of the harness protector 10 fixed to the left seal side inner 31 as different colors, it can be easily identified. Even when the harness protectors 10 having the same shape are used, an assembly error of the wire harness 40 at the time of assembly can be prevented.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to embodiment mentioned above, A deformation | transformation, improvement, etc. are possible suitably.

It is a schematic diagram which shows the attachment structure of the scuff plate which concerns on this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view in FIG. It is a top view of the attachment structure of the conventional scuff plate. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view in the AA line of FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view in the BB line of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Harness protector 11 Holding | maintenance part 12 Engagement part 13 Locking part 20 Scuff plate 21 Scuff plate engagement part 30 Seal side 31 Seal side inner 33 Attachment hole 40 Wire harness

Claims (3)

A scuff plate mounting structure that is fixed to the seal side of the vehicle with the wire harness covered,
A harness protector having an engagement portion that engages with a mounting hole formed on the seal side, a locking portion to which the scuff plate is fixed, and a holding portion that bundles and holds the plurality of wire harnesses;
The scuff plate has a scuff plate engaging portion that engages with the engaging portion of the harness protector, and covers the wire harness by engaging the scuff plate engaging portion with the engaging portion of the harness protector. However, the scuff plate mounting structure is fixed to the seal side via the harness protector. The harness protector is formed by a plurality of the holding portions, and each of the holding portions is formed with the engaging portion and the locking portion, and the number of the harness protectors according to the length in the longitudinal direction of the wire harness. The wire harness is held by the holding portion.
A scuff plate mounting structure characterized by that.   The said harness protector fixed to the seal side of the said vehicle right side and the said harness protector fixed to the seal side of the said vehicle left side have mutually different colors, The Claim 1 or Claim 2 characterized by the above-mentioned. Scuff plate mounting structure.

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