JP2011024356A - Clamp for flat cable - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a position of a clamp from being deviated from a flat cable by improving clamp's force to retain the flat cable. <P>SOLUTION: The clamp consists of a body 11 having an upper plate portion 12 extending in a length direction of the flat cable 1 and a guiding plate portion 13 protruding vertically downward from the upper plate portion 12, and a body engaging portion 14 protruding upward from the center of the length direction of the upper plate portion 12. The flat cable 1 is arranged in a space surrounded by the upper plate portion 12 and the guiding plate portion 13 of the body 11, one surface of a width direction of the flat cable 1 and one surface of a thickness direction thereof are made to abut on the body 11, and an adhesive tape 20 is wound around an outer surface of a flat cable 1 from an outer surface of the body 11 on a pair of both sides of the longitudinal direction with the body engaging portion 14 sandwiched to fix the flat cable 1. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a clamp for a flat cable, and more specifically, is attached to a flat cable routed in an automobile and fixed to a vehicle body panel.

Conventionally, a flat cable for wiring an automobile has a configuration in which a plurality of conductors or round electric wires made of copper foil are arranged at intervals, and both surfaces thereof are covered with a coating material made of a thin flexible resin sheet. It is used.
Usually, as a clamp for fixing a cable to a vehicle body or the like, a board-type clamp 120 having a vehicle body locking portion 122 protruding from a rectangular board 121 shown in FIG. 18 disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-205962 is widely used. The cable is taped and fixed to the substrate 121.
However, since the entire flat cable is relatively thin and flexible, if the width of the flat cable is smaller than the width of the board 121, the flat cable cannot be firmly fixed by moving on the board 121. If the width is larger than the width of the substrate, both ends of the flat cable in the width direction are bent and wound, and the flat cable may be damaged.
Therefore, the clamp that fixes the flat cable to the vehicle body panel includes a pair of rigid clamping members that clamp the flat cable from both side surfaces, and has a shape in which a vehicle body locking portion protrudes from one outer surface of the clamping member. There are many. In many of the clamps, a pair of clamping members are opened and a flat cable is sandwiched between the clamping members.

  Further, in the clamp 100 shown in FIG. 19 proposed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 5-73384 (Patent Document 2), a flat plate-like main body 101 and an upper lid portion 102 are formed. The elastic material 103 is protruded. The flat cable 104 is inserted between the main body 101 and the upper lid portion 102, and the flat cable 104 is pressed and held on the main body 101 side by the elastic material 103. In this state, the engagement provided on the main body 101 and the upper lid portion 102, respectively. The parts 101a and 102a are engaged.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-205962 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-73384

  However, the structure of the clamp shown in FIG.

  With respect to the above-described conventional thin and flexible flat cable, the present applicant has disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Nos. 2008-271823 and 2008-310789 a plurality of strands 2 shown in FIGS. The flat cable 1 in which the flat conductors 4 in which the aggregates 3 are in contact with each other in parallel is coated with an insulating resin coating layer 5 having a hardness as compared with a coating material made of a conventional resin sheet is provided. . FIG. 1A shows a case where one flat conductor 4 is provided, and FIG. 1B shows a case where a plurality of flat conductors 4 are covered with an insulating resin coating layer 5 in parallel.

  When the board-type clamp is attached by winding with an adhesive tape as shown in FIG. 20 to the relatively rigid flat cable 1, since the flat cable 1 has rigidity, the flat cable is attached by winding the tape. There is no bending. However, if the width of the clamp substrate 121 and the width of the flat cable 1 do not match, even if the flat cable is taped and fixed to the substrate with the adhesive tape 21, the holding force is weak. Therefore, the flat cable 1 is displaced with respect to the substrate 121 in a state where the vehicle body locking portion 122 protruding from the substrate 121 is inserted and locked in the locking hole of the vehicle body. May cause damage to the flat cable.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems. While the flat cable clamp is a substrate-type clamp that is fixed with tape, the holding power of the flat cable is increased by the clamp and the clamp is prevented from being displaced relative to the flat cable. At the same time, the issue is to reduce costs.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is a clamp made of a resin molded product to which a flat cable covering a flat conductor with an insulating resin layer is attached by tape winding,
A main body comprising an upper plate portion extending in the length direction of the flat cable, and a guide plate portion protruding from the upper plate portion on one end edge in the width direction or a lower surface of the intermediate portion in the width direction, and the upper plate portion A vehicle body locking portion projecting upward from the center of the length direction of
The flat cable is disposed in a space surrounded by the upper plate portion and the guide plate portion of the main body, and the one surface in the width direction and one surface in the thickness direction of the flat cable are connected to the upper plate portion and the guide plate portion of the main body. In contact with the
There is provided a clamp for a flat cable in which an adhesive tape is wound and fixed from an outer surface of the main body to an outer surface of the flat cable on a pair of lengthwise sides sandwiching the vehicle body locking portion.

In the clamp having the above configuration, when one surface in the width direction of the flat cable is brought into contact with the upper plate portion, one surface in the thickness direction of the flat cable is brought into contact with the guide plate portion, or flat on the upper plate portion. When one surface in the thickness direction of the cable is brought into contact, one surface in the width direction of the flat cable is brought into contact with the guide plate portion, and in each case, two surfaces that are orthogonal to each other in the thickness direction and one surface in the width direction Are brought into contact with the upper plate portion and the guide plate portion. Therefore, the clamp can be easily positioned in the width direction and thickness direction with respect to the flat cable, and the flat cable can be held in a stable posture without bending or falling in the space surrounded by the upper plate portion and the guide portion. . As a result, it is possible to increase the holding force when the tape is wound and fixed, and even when the tape is attached to a vehicle with much vibration, it is possible to prevent the displacement of the clamp and the interference between the flat cable and other components due to the displacement.
In addition, since the structure of the clamp is simple, the manufacturing cost can be reduced as compared with a clamp provided with a conventional misalignment prevention structure.

  The guide plate portion extends in the entire length in the length direction of the upper plate portion, or is provided at intervals on both sides in the length direction.

In the first embodiment of the present invention, the main body has a cross-sectionally inverted L shape in which the guide plate portion protrudes from one end side in the width direction of the upper plate portion.
For example, the downward protrusion amount of the guide plate portion of the main body corresponds to the width dimension of the flat cable,
The upper plate portion has a center portion in the length direction and both end portions in the length direction have a large protruding amount in the width direction, and the vehicle body locking portion protrudes from the center portion. And
The portion sandwiched between the central portion and the tape fastening sleeve portion is a tape winding portion in which the amount of protrusion in the width direction of the upper plate portion corresponds to the thickness dimension of the flat cable,
One surface of the flat cable in the width direction is vertically arranged along the guide plate portion in a space surrounded by the upper plate portion and the guide plate portion of the main body, and the flat cable and the main body are fixed with tape. .

  Thus, by providing a tape winding portion corresponding to the thickness dimension of the flat cable by narrowing the width of the upper plate portion, eliminate the gap that can be formed between the tape and the flat cable when tape winding is fixed, Or since it can be made small, the retention strength of the flat cable by a clamp can be raised further.

  Further, in another example of the first embodiment, the protrusion amount in the width direction of the upper plate portion of the main body corresponds to the width dimension of the flat cable, and the downward protrusion amount of the guide plate portion is the thickness of the flat cable. The flat cable and the main body are horizontally arranged so that the upper surface of the width direction surface of the flat cable is in contact with the upper plate portion and the side surface of the thickness direction surface is in contact with the guide plate portion. And tape is fixed.

  Further, in the example in which the flat cable is horizontally arranged and attached to the clamp in this way, the guide plate portion is partially provided in the length direction of the upper plate portion, and the flat plate is also provided at a position off the guide plate portion. The cable and the upper plate portion may be fixed by tape winding. Thereby, the flat cable and the clamp can be more strongly taped and fixed.

  The position where the guide plate portion is partially provided may be at both end positions in the length direction of the upper plate portion, at a position slightly closer to the center than both ends, or at one central position in the length direction.

Further, the guide plate portion partially provided in the length direction of the upper plate portion is a first guide plate portion, and protrudes from the outside in the width direction of the upper plate portion and protrudes downward from the first guide plate portion. A second guide plate with a large amount is provided,
A narrow first flat cable is disposed in a space surrounded by the first guide plate portion and the upper plate portion, and a wide first space is formed in the space surrounded by the lower surface of the first flat cable and the second guide plate portion. Two flat cables may be arranged and fixed with tape.
In this case, two flat cables having different widths can be positioned and fixed to one clamp.

  Even if the first guide plate portion and the second guide plate portion protrude from each other at different positions in the length direction of the upper plate portion, they protrude continuously from the same position in the length direction of the upper plate portion. You may set up.

  In the second aspect of the present invention, one or more guide plate portions project from the intermediate position in the width direction of the upper plate portion at a required interval in the width direction, and the guide plate portion faces downward. The amount of protrusion is made to correspond to the width dimension or thickness dimension of the flat cable, the width direction surface and thickness direction surface of the plurality of flat cables are brought into contact with the guide plate portion and the upper plate portion, and these flat cables are flattened. The cable is placed vertically or horizontally and fixed with tape.

  For example, the downward protrusion amount of the guide plate portion is made to correspond to the width dimension of the flat cable, and one guide plate portion is protruded at the center position in the width direction of the upper plate portion, and the guide plate portion The flat cables are vertically arranged on both sides, and a total of two flat cables are taped and fixed to the main body.

  Alternatively, the downward protruding amount of the guide plate portion is made to correspond to the width dimension of the flat cable, and two guide plate portions are provided in the width direction of the upper plate portion with a required interval, and the two The flat cables are vertically arranged at three locations, the central portion sandwiched between the guide plate portions and both sides of the guide plate portions, respectively, and a total of three flat cables are taped and fixed.

  Needless to say, one guide plate portion may be provided at the center position in the width direction of the upper plate portion so that the downward protruding amount corresponds to the thickness dimension of the flat cable. In this case, the flat cables can be horizontally arranged on both sides of the guide plate portion, and a total of two flat cables can be horizontally juxtaposed and positioned and fixed to the clamp.

  The flat cable is formed by covering the flat conductor with an insulating resin layer formed by extrusion, and has a width direction dimension of 10 to 15.0 mm and a thickness dimension of about 3.0 to 5.0 mm.

As described above, in the clamp of the present invention, the guide plate portion protrudes from the upper plate portion, and two surfaces in the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction and the width direction of the flat cable are applied to the upper plate portion and the guide plate portion. Because of the contact, it is easy to position both the width and thickness of the clamp with respect to the flat cable, and the flat cable can be fixed to the clamp with adhesive tape in a stable position without falling or bending. it can. Therefore, the holding power of the flat cable of the clamp is improved and the position of the clamp relative to the flat cable can be prevented. Therefore, even if the clamp is attached to a vehicle with a lot of vibration, the flat cable may interfere with other in-vehicle parts and damage. Can be prevented.
In addition, since the structure of the clamp of the present invention is simple, the manufacturing cost can be reduced as compared with a conventional flat cable clamp having a misalignment prevention structure.
Further, the flat cable can be horizontally arranged in accordance with the flat cable routing space in the vehicle by making the downward protruding amount of the guide plate part correspond to the thickness dimension of the flat cable or in the width direction. A vertical arrangement is also possible.

(A) (B) is drawing which shows the flat cable used for this invention. It is a perspective view of the clamp concerning a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 shows a state in which the clamp shown in FIG. 2 is fixed to a flat cable, (A) is a perspective view, and (B) is a sectional view taken along line BB of (A). It is a top view of the clamp concerning a second embodiment of the present invention. It is the IV-IV sectional view taken on the line which shows the state which fixed the clamp shown in FIG. 4 to the flat cable. It is a perspective view of the clamp concerning a third embodiment of the present invention. 6 shows a state in which the clamp shown in FIG. 6 is fixed to a flat cable, (A) is a perspective view, and (B) is a sectional view taken along line BB of (A). It is sectional drawing which shows the state which fixed the clamp of the modification 1 of 3rd embodiment to the flat cable. It is a perspective view of the clamp which concerns on 4th embodiment of this invention. 9 shows a state in which the clamp shown in FIG. 9 is fixed to a flat cable, (A) is a perspective view, and (B) is a sectional view taken along line BB of (A). (A)-(D) are the perspective views of the clamp which show the modifications 1-4 of 4th embodiment. It is a partially transparent perspective view which shows the state which fixed the clamp which concerns on 5th embodiment of this invention to the flat cable. It is a partially transparent perspective view which shows the state which fixed the clamp which concerns on 6th embodiment of this invention to the flat cable. It is a perspective view of the clamp which concerns on 7th embodiment of this invention. The state which fixed the clamp of 7th Embodiment to the flat cable is shown, (A) is a perspective view, (B) is the BB sectional drawing of (A). It is sectional drawing which shows the state which fixed the clamp which concerns on 8th embodiment of this invention to the flat cable. It is sectional drawing which shows the state which fixed the clamp which concerns on 9th embodiment of this invention to the flat cable. 2 is a diagram illustrating a conventional substrate-type clamp. It is drawing which shows the other conventional clamp. It is drawing which shows the problem at the time of attaching a flat cable to the conventional board type clamp.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the clamp of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
The flat cable 1 to which the clamp of the embodiment is attached is the flat cable shown in FIG. In the flat cable 1, flat conductors 4 in which an assembly 3 of strands 2 are in contact with each other in parallel are covered with an insulating resin coating layer 5.

2 and 3 show a clamp 10-1 of the first embodiment.
The clamp 10-1 attaches the flat cable 1 in a vertical arrangement. A flat plate-shaped upper plate portion 12 and a plate-shaped guide plate portion 13 projecting vertically downward from one end in the width direction over the entire length of the upper plate portion 12 in the longitudinal direction, and a body having an L-shaped cross section 11. The body 11 is provided with a vehicle body locking portion 14 projecting upward from the upper surface in the center of the length direction of the upper plate portion 12.
The downward protruding amount L1 of the guide plate portion 13 is set to be approximately the same as the width dimension W of the flat cable 1.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the vehicle body locking portion 14 has a shaft portion 14 a protruding from the upper plate portion 12, and a folded blade portion 14 b is provided on both sides from the tip of the shaft portion 14 a. A locking step 14c is provided at the tip of 14b. Further, a dish portion 14d is provided around the base end of the shaft portion 14a so as to abut on a vehicle body panel (not shown).

  When the clamp 10-1 having the above configuration is attached to the flat cable 1, the flat cable 1 is arranged in a vertical posture in a space surrounded by the upper plate portion 12 and the guide plate portion 13 of the clamp 10-1, and the flat cable 1 One surface of the flat cable 1 is brought into contact with the upper plate portion 12, and one surface in the width direction of the flat cable 1 is aligned with the guide plate portion 13. In this state, as shown in FIG. 3, the adhesive tape 20 is wound around the outer circumference of both sides in the longitudinal direction across the vehicle body locking portion 14 of the main body 11, and the flat cable 1 and the clamp 10-1 are fixed.

  When the clamp 10-1 having the above configuration is attached to the flat cable 1, the flat cable 1 can be brought into contact with the guide plate 13 protruding from the upper plate 12, so that the flat cable 1 is attached to the clamp 10-1. On the other hand, even if it is vertically arranged, the flat cable 1 can be held in a stable posture without being tilted or bent. Therefore, the clamp 10-1 and the flat cable 1 can be firmly fixed, and the holding force of the flat cable 1 by the clamp 10-1 is improved. -1 can be prevented from being displaced, and the flat cable 1 can be prevented from being damaged by interference with other in-vehicle components.

  Further, when the clamp 10-1 is attached to the flat cable 1, the flat cable 1 is brought into contact with the guide plate portion 13 so that the clamp 10-1 can be easily positioned in the width direction with respect to the flat cable 1. Can do. Therefore, workability and accuracy of the work for attaching the clamp 10-1 can be improved.

  Furthermore, since the main body 11 of the clamp 10-1 has a simple structure in which a flat guide plate portion 13 is protruded downward from the upper plate portion 12, the manufacturing cost is lower than that of a conventional flat cable clamp. Can be reduced.

4 and 5 show a clamp 10-2 according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 4, the clamp 10-2 increases the width-direction protruding amount L <b> 2 between the center portion and both end portions in the length direction of the upper plate portion 12, and is sandwiched between the center portion and both end portions. The protruding portion L3 in the width direction is set to be shorter than L2 and substantially the same as the thickness T of the flat cable 1, and the narrow portion sandwiched between the both ends and the central portion is the tape winding portion 15. The both end portions are taped sleeve portions 16.
Since other configurations are the same as those of the clamp 10-1 of the first embodiment, the same reference numerals are given and description thereof is omitted.

  The clamp 10-2 winds the adhesive tape 20 from the outer surface of the tape winding portion 15 in which the width direction protruding amount L3 corresponds to the thickness dimension T of the flat cable 1 to the outer surface of the flat cable 1, thereby FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, since the wound adhesive tape 20, the flat cable 1 and the main body 11 can be adhered and fixed without gaps, the flat cable 1 and the clamp 10-2 can be firmly fixed, and the clamp The holding force of the flat cable 1 according to 10-2 can be further increased.

6 and 7 show a clamp 10-3 according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
The clamp 10-3 is a clamp that attaches the flat cable 1 in a horizontal posture.
As shown in FIG. 6, the protruding amount L4 in the width direction of the upper plate portion 12 is made to correspond to the width dimension W of the flat cable 1. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7B, the L4 is set slightly shorter than the width dimension W of the flat cable 1. Further, the downward protruding amount L5 of the guide plate portion 13 protruding from one end in the width direction of the upper plate portion 12 is set to be approximately the same as the thickness dimension T of the flat cable 1. Since other configurations are the same as those of the clamp 10-1 of the first embodiment, the same reference numerals are given and description thereof is omitted.

As shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, the clamp 10-3 horizontally arranges the flat cable 1 in a space surrounded by the upper plate portion 12 and the guide plate portion 13, and the thickness of the flat cable 1 is increased. Positioning in the width direction of the clamp 10-3 with respect to the flat cable 1 can be easily performed by abutting one surface in the vertical direction against the guide plate portion 13. Further, the flat cable 1 and the clamp are connected to the guide plate portion 13 in a state where one surface of the flat cable 1 in the thickness direction is brought into contact with and the upper surface in the width direction of the flat cable 1 is brought into contact with the upper plate portion 12. The main body 11 of the clamp 10-3, the flat cable 1, and the adhesive tape 20 can be firmly fixed by winding and fixing the main body 11 of 10-3 with the adhesive tape 20 at both side positions sandwiching the vehicle body locking portion 14. it can.
Therefore, the holding force of the flat cable 1 by the clamp 10-3 is increased, and the positional displacement of the clamp 10-3 with respect to the flat cable 1 can be prevented. Therefore, it is effective that the flat cable 1 interferes with other in-vehicle components. Can be prevented.

  The clamp 10-3 is not necessarily required to set the downward protruding amount L5 of the guide plate portion 13 to the same dimension as the thickness dimension T of the flat cable 1 as in Modification 1 shown in FIG. It may be shorter than the thickness dimension T.

9 and 10 show a clamp 10-4 according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 9, the clamp 10-4 has a pair of guide plate portions 13 protruding downward from the lower surface side of both end portions in the length direction of the upper plate portion 12. Other configurations are the same as those of the clamp 10-3 of the third embodiment.

  As for the clamp 10-4, as in the third embodiment, the flat cable 1 is horizontally arranged, and the flat surface of the flat cable 1 is abutted against the guide plate portions 13 at both ends. Positioning of the clamp 10-4 with respect to the cable 1 in the width direction can be easily performed. Furthermore, as shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B, the main body 11 of the clamp 10-4 and the flat cable 1 are wound around with the adhesive tape 20 at a place where the guide plate portion 13 is not formed, thereby further strengthening. The flat cable 1 and the clamp 10-4 can be fixed to each other.

FIG. 11 shows a modification of the guide plate portion 13.
11A, a pair is formed at a position closer to the center than both ends of the upper plate 12 in the length direction, and tape winding is fixed at both ends of the main body 11 in the length direction.
In Modification 2 of FIG. 11B, one flat guide plate portion 13 is provided at one central portion in the length direction of the upper plate portion 12.
In Modification 3 of FIG. 11C, the pair of guide plate portions 13 is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape.
In Modification 4 of FIG. 11D, the pair of guide plate portions 13 are provided so as to protrude downward from the outer surface on one end side in the width direction of the upper plate portion 12. That is, the guide plate 13 is projected in the width direction by the thickness of the plate.

FIG. 12 shows a clamp 10-5 according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.
The clamp 10-5 is a clamp that can attach two flat cables 1A and 1B having different widths in a horizontal posture.
A pair of flat plate-like first guide plate portions 13A project downward from both ends in the length direction on one end side in the width direction of the upper plate portion 12, and the length of the upper plate portion 12 is longer than each first guide plate portion 13A. A pair of flat plate-like second guide plate portions 13B project downward from a position near the center in the direction. At the position where the second guide plate portion 13B is formed, the upper plate portion 12 is protruded by a required dimension toward the one end in the width direction, and the second guide plate portion 13B is protruded downward from the protruding end. The guide plate portion 13B protrudes from an outer position in the width direction of the upper plate portion 12 than the first guide plate portion 13A.

The downward protrusion amount L6 of the first guide plate portion 13A is substantially the same as the thickness dimension Ta of the flat cable 1A, and the downward protrusion amount L7 of the second guide plate portion 13B is downward of the first guide plate portion 13A. It is larger than the protrusion amount L6. Specifically, the downward protrusion amount L7 of the second guide plate portion 13B is larger than the thickness dimension Ta of the flat cable 1A, but the total of the thickness dimension Ta of the flat cable 1A and the thickness dimension Tb of the flat cable 1B. It is set slightly shorter than the dimensions.
Other configurations are the same as those of the fourth embodiment.

  In the clamp 10-5 having the above configuration, a narrow flat cable 1A is horizontally arranged in a space surrounded by the upper plate portion 12 and the first guide plate portion 13A, and the lower surface of the flat cable 1A and the second guide plate are arranged. In the state where the wide flat cable 1B is horizontally arranged in the space surrounded by the portion 13B, the upper surface of the flat cable 1A in the width direction is brought into contact with the upper plate portion 12, and the thickness of the flat cable 1A is increased. Clamps for two flat cables 1A and 1B having different widths by abutting one surface against the first guide plate portion 13A and a surface in the thickness direction of the flat cable 1B against the second guide plate portion 13B Positioning in the 10-5 width direction can be easily performed simultaneously.

  Further, by winding the adhesive tape 20 in a state where the flat cables 1A and 1B are abutted against the first guide plate portion 13A and the second guide plate portion 13B, respectively, the flat cables 1A and 1B and the clamp 10-5 Therefore, the clamp 10-5 can be prevented from being displaced with respect to the flat cables 1A and 1B even when attached to the vehicle.

FIG. 13 shows a clamp 10-6 according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention.
Similarly to the clamp 10-5 of the fifth embodiment, the clamp 10-6 can also be attached by overlapping two flat cables 1A and 1B having different widths in a horizontal posture. A pair of stepped guide plate portions 13 are provided so as to project downward from both ends in the length direction on one end side in the width direction.
Other configurations are the same as those of the fifth embodiment.

  The step-shaped guide plate portion 13 has a thick first guide plate portion 13a on the base end side, and a thin second guide plate portion 13b is integrated from the lower surface on the outer side in the thickness direction of the first guide plate portion 13a. It protrudes to. The downward protrusion amount L8 of the first guide plate portion 13a is the same as the thickness dimension Ta of the narrow flat cable 1A, and the downward protrusion amount L9 of the second guide plate portion 13b is the thickness of the wide flat cable 1B. It is set slightly shorter than the dimension Tb.

  Also in the clamp 10-6 of this embodiment, one surface in the thickness direction of the narrow flat cable 1A is abutted against the first guide plate portion 13a, and one surface in the thickness direction of the wide flat cable 1B is the first. By abutting against the two guide plate portions 13b, the positioning of the clamp 10-6 in the width direction with respect to the two flat cables 1A and 1B can be easily performed simultaneously.

  Further, by winding the adhesive tape 20 with the flat cables 1A and 1B being in contact with the first guide plate portion 13a and the second guide plate portion 13b, respectively, the flat cables 1A and 1B and the clamp 10-6 Therefore, the clamp 10-6 can be prevented from being displaced with respect to the flat cables 1A and 1B even when attached to the vehicle.

14 and 15 show a clamp 10-7 according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention.
The clamp 10-7 attaches the two flat cables 1 in a vertical posture. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 14, the main body 11 of the clamp 10-7 has a single flat plate-like shape extending from the intermediate position in the width direction of the upper plate portion 12 in the length direction of the upper plate portion 12. The guide plate portion 13 has a T-shaped cross section projecting vertically downward.

As shown in FIG. 15B, the downward protrusion amount L <b> 10 of the guide plate portion 13 is set to be approximately the same as the width dimension W of the two flat cables 1. Each protrusion amount L11 to the both sides in the width direction of the upper plate portion 12 is set to be approximately the same as the thickness dimension T of the flat cable 1.
The point that the vehicle body locking portion 14 protrudes from the upper surface of the upper plate portion 12 has the same configuration as the clamp 10-1 of the first embodiment, and thus the same reference numerals are given and the description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIGS. 15A and 15B, the clamp 10-7 configured as described above has one flat cable 1 vertically arranged on both sides of the guide plate portion 13, and one surface of each flat cable 1 in the thickness direction. In contact with the upper plate portion 12 and with the guide plate portion 13 along one surface in the width direction of each flat cable 1, the main bodies 11 and 2 of the clamp 10-7 are positioned at both sides of the vehicle body locking portion 14. By wrapping and fixing the flat cable 1 with the adhesive tape 20, the clamp 10-7 and the two flat cables 1 and the adhesive tape 20 can be adhered and fixed to each other with almost no gap. The cable 1 can be firmly held in a stable posture without falling or bending.

  Further, the clamp 10-7 can be easily positioned in the width direction with respect to the two flat cables 1, and the displacement of the clamp 10-7 can be prevented. Can also be prevented from interfering with each other.

FIG. 16 shows a clamp 10-8 according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention.
The clamp 10-8 attaches the three flat cables 1 in a vertical posture. Specifically, the two plate-like guide plate portions 13 extending in the length direction of the upper plate portion 12 are projected vertically downward with a required interval L13 at an intermediate position in the width direction of the upper plate portion 12. Has been established.

The downward protruding amount L12 of the guide plate portion 13 is set to be approximately the same as the width dimension W of the three flat cables 1.
The distance L13 between the two guide plate portions 13 and the width-direction protruding amount L14 of the upper plate portion 12 outward from the guide plate portions 13 are both substantially the same as the thickness dimension T of the flat cable 1. Is set.
Other configurations are the same as those of the clamp 10-7 of the seventh embodiment.

  When attaching the clamp 10-8 having the above-described configuration, the flat cables 1 are vertically arranged one by one in three locations, the center portion sandwiched between the two guide plate portions 13 and both sides of the guide plate portion 13, A flat cable 1 is wound with an adhesive tape 20 in a state where one surface of the flat cable 1 in the thickness direction is brought into contact with the upper plate portion 12 and one or both surfaces of the flat cable 1 are aligned with the guide plate portion 13 in the width direction. Stick. As a result, since the main body 11 of the clamp 10-8, the three flat cables 1 and the adhesive tape 20 can be adhered and fixed with almost no gap, a total of three flat cables 1 can be collapsed with one clamp 10-8. It can be firmly held in a stable posture without bending.

  Therefore, even when three flat cables 1 are arranged vertically, if the clamp 10-8 is used, the clamps 10-8 can be easily positioned simultaneously in the width direction with respect to the three flat cables 1, and Since the three flat cables 1 can be held firmly, the displacement of the clamp 10-8 can also be prevented, and interference between other parts of the vehicle and the flat cable 1 can also be prevented.

FIG. 17 shows a clamp 10-9 according to the ninth embodiment of the present invention.
The clamp 10-9 is a clamp capable of mounting two flat cables 1 juxtaposed in a horizontal posture, and projects one guide plate portion 13 from the intermediate position in the width direction of the upper plate portion 12, The downward protruding amount L15 of the guide plate portion 13 is substantially the same as the thickness dimension T of the flat cable 1. Moreover, although the width direction protrusion amount L16 of the upper plate part 12 protruding from the guide plate part 13 on both sides corresponds to the width dimension W of the flat cable 1, the width dimension W of the flat cable 1 in this embodiment. It is set slightly shorter than.
Other configurations are the same as those of the clamp 10-7 of the seventh embodiment.

When mounting the clamp 10-9 having the above-described configuration, two flat cables 1 are horizontally arranged on both sides of the guide plate portion 13 and the upper surface in the width direction of each flat cable 1 is brought into contact with the upper plate portion 12. In addition, the main body 11 of the clamp 10-9 and the two flat cables 1 are wound and fixed with an adhesive tape 20 in a state where one surface in the thickness direction is abutted against both sides of the guide plate portion 13.
Therefore, even when the two flat cables 1 are juxtaposed horizontally, if the clamp 10-9 is used, the clamp 10-9 can be easily positioned simultaneously in the width direction with respect to the two flat cables 1. The two flat cables 1 can be firmly held in a stable posture, so that the displacement of the clamp 10-9 can be prevented, and other parts in the vehicle interfere with the flat cable 1. Can be effectively prevented.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 1A, 1B Flat cable 10-1 to 10-9 Clamp 11 Main body 12 Upper plate part 13 Guide plate part 14 Car body locking part 20 Tape

Claims (11)

A clamp made of a resin molded product to which a flat cable covering a flat conductor with an insulating resin layer is fixed by winding with a tape,
A main body comprising an upper plate portion extending in the length direction of the flat cable, and a guide plate portion protruding from the upper plate portion on one end edge in the width direction or a lower surface of the intermediate portion in the width direction, and the upper plate portion A vehicle body locking portion projecting upward from the center of the length direction of
The flat cable is disposed in a space surrounded by the upper plate portion and the guide plate portion of the main body, and the one surface in the width direction and one surface in the thickness direction of the flat cable are connected to the upper plate portion and the guide plate portion of the main body. To make contact with
A clamp for a flat cable in which an adhesive tape is wound and fixed from an outer surface of the main body to an outer surface of the flat cable on a pair of lengthwise sides sandwiching the vehicle body engaging portion.   The clamp for a flat cable according to claim 1, wherein the guide plate portion is provided so as to extend the entire length of the upper plate portion in the length direction or at intervals in the length direction.   The clamp for a flat cable according to claim 1, wherein the main body has a cross-sectionally inverted L shape in which the guide plate portion protrudes from one end side in the width direction of the upper plate portion. The downward projection amount of the guide plate portion of the main body corresponds to the width dimension of the flat cable,
The upper plate portion has a center portion in the length direction and both end portions in the length direction have a large protruding amount in the width direction, and the vehicle body locking portion protrudes from the center portion. And
The portion sandwiched between the central portion and the tape fastening sleeve portion is a tape winding portion in which the amount of protrusion in the width direction of the upper plate portion corresponds to the thickness dimension of the flat cable,
One surface of the flat cable in the width direction is vertically arranged along the guide plate portion in a space surrounded by the upper plate portion and the guide plate portion of the main body, and the flat cable and the main body are fixed with tape. The clamp for flat cables according to claim 3.   The amount of protrusion in the width direction of the upper plate portion of the main body corresponds to the width dimension of the flat cable, and the amount of protrusion of the guide plate portion corresponding to the thickness dimension of the flat cable corresponds to the width direction surface of the flat cable. The upper surface is brought into contact with the upper plate portion and the side surface of the thickness direction surface is brought into contact with the guide plate portion to be horizontally arranged, and the flat cable and the main body are fixedly wound with tape. Clamp for flat cable.   The flat according to claim 5, wherein the guide plate portion is partially provided in a length direction of the upper plate portion, and the flat cable and the upper plate portion are fixed by tape winding at a position deviated from the guide plate portion. Clamp for cable. The guide plate portion partially provided in the length direction of the upper plate portion is a first guide plate portion, and protrudes from the outer side in the width direction of the upper plate portion with respect to the first guide plate portion and has a downward protrusion amount. A large second guide plate is provided,
A narrow first flat cable is disposed in a space surrounded by the first guide plate portion and the upper plate portion, and a wide first space is formed in the space surrounded by the lower surface of the first flat cable and the second guide plate portion. The flat cable clamp according to claim 5, wherein two flat cables are arranged and fixed with tape.   One or more guide plate portions project from the intermediate position in the width direction of the upper plate portion with a required interval in the width direction, and the downward protrusion amount of the guide plate portion is defined as the width dimension of the flat cable. Alternatively, the width direction surface and the thickness direction surface of the plurality of flat cables are brought into contact with the guide plate portion and the upper plate portion so as to correspond to the thickness dimension, and these flat cables are arranged vertically or horizontally. The clamp for a flat cable according to claim 1 or 2, which is fixed by winding with a tape.   The downward protruding amount of the guide plate portion is made to correspond to the width dimension of the flat cable, and one guide plate portion is protruded at the center position in the width direction of the upper plate portion, and is formed on both sides of the guide plate portion. The flat cable clamp according to claim 8, wherein the flat cables are vertically arranged, and a total of two flat cables are fixed to the main body by tape winding.   The two guide plates are provided so that the downward protruding amount of the guide plate portion corresponds to the width dimension of the flat cable, and two guide plate portions are provided in the width direction of the upper plate portion with a required interval. The flat cable according to claim 8, wherein the flat cable is vertically arranged at each of three locations of the center portion sandwiched between the portions and both sides of the guide plate portion, and a total of three flat cables are fixed by tape winding. Clamp for.   The flat cable is formed by covering the flat conductor with an insulating resin layer formed by extrusion, and has a width direction dimension of 10 to 15.0 mm and a thickness dimension of 3.0 to 5.0 mm. The clamp for flat cables according to any one of 10.

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