JP2013143873A - Binding member and wire harness - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technology capable of bending and bundling a part of a wire harness in a simple method.SOLUTION: A first binding member 10 is a member for bending and bundling a part of a wire harness 100. The first binding member 10 comprises: a holding part 2 which holds the wire harness; a fitting protrusion 3 which is inserted into a fitting recess provided in another binding member; and a fitting recess 4 into which a fitting protrusion provided in the other binding member is inserted.

Description

  The present invention relates to a binding member for bending and bundling a part of a wire harness.

  Conventionally, various techniques have been proposed for a wire harness composed of a bundle of wires in which a plurality of wires are bundled. Patent Document 1 discloses a band clip (also referred to as “band clamp”) for fixing a wire harness to an attachment object.

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  Now, when connecting the wire harness routed to an automobile vehicle or the like to a connection object such as an audio unit or a lamp, the operator holds the connection object in his hand and connects the wire harness. In some cases, a connection object to which a wire harness is connected is assembled to a vehicle of an automobile.

  Thus, when an operator holds a connection object in his hand and connects a wire harness to the object, the wire harness may be made longer to improve workability. For this reason, after assembling the connection object to which the wire harness is connected to the vehicle or the like of the automobile, an extra length is generated in the wire harness. When the wire harness has a surplus length, the surplus length portion may interfere with peripheral parts, and the wire harness may be damaged. In particular, when the peripheral part is a movable part, the peripheral part easily interferes with the extra length of the wire harness.

  In order to solve such a problem, it is conceivable to use a tape or the like to bend and bundle the surplus portion of the wire harness, but the operation becomes very complicated.

  Then, this invention is made | formed in view of the above-mentioned point, and it aims at providing the technique which can bend and bundle a part of wire harness with a simple method.

  The bundling member according to the first aspect is a bundling member for bending and bundling a part of the wire harness, and is inserted into a holding portion that holds the wire harness and a fitting recess provided in another bundling member. And at least one of a fitting concave portion into which a fitting convex portion provided on another fitting member and the fitting convex portion is inserted.

  The binding member according to the second aspect is the binding member according to the first aspect, and includes both the fitting convex part and the fitting concave part.

  The bundling member according to the third aspect is a bundling member according to any one of the first and second aspects, and includes a clip portion that is engaged with an attachment hole of an attachment object to which the wire harness is fixed. Further prepare.

  The wire harness which concerns on a 4th aspect is a wire harness to which the 1st and 2nd binding member for bending and bundling a part of wire harness was attached, Comprising: The said 1st binding member hold | maintains a wire harness. The second holding member has a first holding portion and a fitting convex portion, and the second binding member holds the wire harness, and the fitting concave portion into which the fitting convex portion of the first binding member is inserted. And have.

  The wire harness which concerns on a 5th aspect is a wire harness which concerns on a 4th aspect, Comprising: Either one of the said 1st and 2nd binding members is an attachment hole of the attachment target object to which the said wire harness is fixed. It further has a clip portion for locking.

  According to the 1st thru | or 5th aspect, since a part of wire harness can be bent and bundled by inserting a fitting convex part in a fitting recessed part, a part of wire harness is bent by an easy method. Can be bundled.

  Particularly, according to the second aspect, since both the fitting convex portion and the fitting concave portion are provided in the binding member, a part of the wire harness is bent and bundled using a plurality of binding members of the same type. Can do.

  In particular, according to the third aspect, the bundling member can be used not only for bending and bundling a part of the wire harness but also for fixing the wire harness to the attachment object.

  In particular, according to the fifth aspect, either one of the first and second binding members is provided with a clip portion that is engaged with an attachment hole of an attachment object to which the wire harness is fixed. Therefore, in the first and second binding members, a part of the wire harness that is bent and bundled can be fixed by fitting the other binding member to the one binding member having the clip portion. . Therefore, interference with a wire harness and peripheral components can be further suppressed.

It is a side view which shows a 1st binding member. It is a side view which shows a 1st binding member. It is a side view which shows a 2nd binding member. It is a figure which shows a mode that the 1st binding member and the 2nd binding member are fitting. It is a figure which shows a mode that the clip part of a 2nd binding member is latching to the attachment hole of an attachment target object. It is a figure for demonstrating the method of bending and bundling a part of wire harness. It is a figure for demonstrating the method of bending and bundling a part of wire harness. It is a figure for demonstrating the method of bending and bundling a part of wire harness. It is a side view which shows the modification of a 1st binding member. It is a side view which shows the modification of a 1st binding member.

  FIG. 1 is a side view showing a first binding member 10 according to the embodiment. FIG. 2 is a side view showing the first binding member 10 when the first binding member 10 shown in FIG. The first binding member 10 is a member for bending and bundling a part of the wire harness.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the first binding member 10 includes a base 1, a holding part 2 provided on the base 1, a fitting convex part 3, and a fitting concave part 4. The shape of the base 1 is a rectangular parallelepiped, for example. The fitting convex portion 3 protrudes outward from one of the six main surfaces constituting the surface of the base portion 1 and is inserted into a fitting concave portion provided in another binding member. The fitting recess is fitted so as not to come off. The fitting concave portion 4 is provided on the main surface opposite to the main surface provided with the fitting convex portion 3 on the surface of the base 1, and the fitting convex portion provided on the other binding member is inserted. The fitting projection is fitted with the fitting projection so that the fitting projection does not come off.

  The holding unit 2 holds the wire harness 100. In FIG. 1 and FIGS. 3 and 9 to be described later, a cross-sectional structure of the wire harness 100 in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction is shown. The holding | maintenance part 2 is provided with the band part 2a wound around the wire harness 100, and the band latching | locking part 2d which the said band part 2a latches.

  The band portion 2 a extends from the band locking portion 2 d, and one end thereof is a free end and is wound around the wire harness 100. A plurality of locking grooves 2c are formed on one main surface of the band portion 2a along the longitudinal direction of the band portion 2a.

  2 d of band latching | locking parts are provided on main surfaces other than the two main surfaces in which the fitting convex part 3 and the fitting recessed part 4 were each provided in the surface of the base 1, and were wound around the wire harness 100 The band part 2a is locked. The band locking part 2d is provided with an insertion hole 2e through which the band part 2a is inserted. The insertion hole 2e is provided with a locking piece 2f that locks with the locking groove 2c of the band portion 2a. When the band portion 2a is inserted from the tip 2b into the insertion hole 2e of the band locking portion 2d, the locking piece 2f of the band locking portion 2d is one of the plurality of locking grooves 2c of the band portion 2a. The band portion 2a cannot be removed from the insertion hole 2e.

  When the first binding member 10 is attached to the wire harness 100, the band portion 2a is wound around the wire harness 100, and the band portion 2a is inserted from the tip 2b into the insertion hole 2e of the band locking portion 2d. Insert. Then, by inserting the band portion 2a through the insertion hole 2e, the tip of the band portion 2 coming out of the insertion hole 2e is pulled, and the wire harness 100 is tied up by the band portion 2a. When the pulling of the tip of the band portion 2a is stopped, the locking piece 2f of the band locking portion 2d is locked to the locking groove 2c of the band portion 2a, and the band portion 2a does not come out of the band locking portion 2d. It becomes like this. Thereby, the holding | maintenance part 2 comes to hold | maintain the wire harness 100 and the attachment of the 1st binding member 10 with respect to the wire harness 100 is complete | finished.

  In the first binding member 10 according to the present embodiment, the protruding direction of the fitting convex portion 3 is set to be perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the wire harness 100 held by the holding portion 12. That is, the insertion direction when inserting the fitting convex portion 3 of the first binding member 10 into the fitting concave portion of the other binding member is relative to the longitudinal direction of the wire harness 100 held by the first binding member 10. It is designed to be vertical. Moreover, the insertion direction when inserting the fitting convex part of another binding member into the fitting concave part 4 of the first binding member 10 is the longitudinal direction of the wire harness 100 held by the first binding member 10. It is designed to be perpendicular to it.

  FIG. 3 is a side view showing the second binding member 20. The second binding member 20 is a member for bending and binding a part of the wire harness and fixing the wire harness to the attachment object. As shown in FIG. 3, the second binding member 20 includes a base portion 11, a holding portion 12 provided on the base portion 11, a clip portion 13, and a fitting concave portion 14. The shape of the base 11 is a rectangular parallelepiped, for example. The fitting recess 14 is provided on one of the six main surfaces constituting the surface of the base 11, and the fitting protrusion 3 provided on the first binding member 10 is inserted into the fitting recess 14. The projection 3 is fitted with the fitting projection 3 so that the projection 3 does not come off.

  The holding unit 12 holds the wire harness 100. The holding | maintenance part 12 is provided with the band part 12a wound around the wire harness 100, and the band latching | locking part 12d which the said band part 12a latches. The structures of the band part 12a and the band locking part 12d are the same as the band part 2a and the band locking part 2d of the first binding member 10, respectively. 12 d of band latching | locking parts are provided in main surfaces other than the main surface in which the fitting recessed part 14 was provided in the surface of the base 11. As shown in FIG.

  The clip part 13 is provided with the latching head part 13a and the dish-shaped part 13e, and latches to the attachment hole provided in the attachment target object to which the wire harness 100 is fixed. As the attachment object, there is a body panel of an automobile or the like.

  The dish-like portion 13 e is provided on the main surface of the surface of the base portion 11 that faces the main surface on which the band locking portion 12 d of the holding portion 12 is provided. The dish-shaped part 13e is arranged so that its dish-shaped surface 13f faces away from the holding part 12.

  The locking head 13a is inserted into an attachment hole provided in an attachment object such as a vehicle body panel, and engages with the attachment hole so as not to come out of the attachment hole. When the locking head 13a is engaged with the mounting hole of the mounting target, the portion around the mounting hole in the mounting target is sandwiched between the locking head 13a and the dish-shaped portion 13e.

  The locking head portion 13a includes a shaft portion 13b extending from the central portion of the dish-shaped surface 13f of the dish-shaped portion 13e, and a pair of locking blade portions 13c folded from the tip of the shaft portion 13b toward the dish-shaped portion 13e. And. The pair of locking blade portions 13c are arranged to face each other with the shaft portion 13b interposed therebetween, and can be elastically deformed so that their tip portions (end portions on the dish-like portion 13e side) approach each other. A locking step portion 13d is provided at the tip of each of the pair of locking blade portions 13c. When the locking head portion 13a is inserted into the mounting hole of the mounting object, the locking step portion 13d of the pair of locking blades 13c engages with the peripheral portion of the mounting hole in the mounting target object. The peripheral portion of the mounting hole is sandwiched between the locking blade portion 13c and the dish-shaped portion 13e. Thereby, the wire harness 100 hold | maintained with the holding | maintenance part 12 is fixed with respect to an attachment target object.

  When the second binding member 20 is attached to the wire harness 100, the band portion 12a is wound around the wire harness 100, and the band portion 12a is inserted from the tip 12b into the insertion hole of the band locking portion 12d. To do. Then, by inserting the band portion 12a through the insertion hole, the tip of the band portion 12a coming out of the insertion hole is pulled, and the wire harness 100 is tied by the band portion 12a. When the pulling of the tip of the band portion 12a is stopped, the locking piece of the band locking portion 12d is locked in the locking groove of the band portion 12a so that the band portion 12a does not come out of the band locking portion 12d. Become. Thereby, the holding | maintenance part 12 comes to hold | maintain the wire harness 100 and the attachment of the 2nd binding member 20 with respect to the wire harness 100 is complete | finished.

  In the present embodiment, the insertion direction when the fitting convex portion 3 of the first binding member 10 is inserted into the fitting concave portion 14 of the second binding member 20 is the wire held by the second binding member 20. The harness 100 is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the harness 100.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the first binding member 10 and the second binding member 20 are fitted. FIG. 4 shows a cross-sectional structure of the base 1 of the first binding member 10 and the base 11 of the second binding member 20.

  In the example of FIG. 4, two first binding members 10 are fitted, and one of the two first binding members 10 and the second binding member 20 are fitted. In the two first binding members 10, the fitting convex portion 3 of one of the first binding members 10 is inserted so as not to come out into the fitting concave portion 4 of the other first binding member 10. The fitting convex portion 3 of the first binding member 10 is inserted into the fitting concave portion 14 of the second binding member 20 so as not to come off.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the second binding member 20 holding the wire harness 100 is attached to the vehicle body panel 200 of the automobile, which is an attachment object. As for the vehicle body panel 200 in FIG. 5, a cross-sectional structure at the mounting hole 200a is shown. Further, in FIG. 5, the second binding member 20 into which the first binding member 10 is fitted is shown.

  When attaching the second binding member 20 to the vehicle body panel 200, the locking head portion 13a of the clip portion 13 is inserted into the attachment hole 200a (through hole) of the vehicle body panel 200 from the interior side of the automobile. When the locking head portion 13a is inserted into the mounting hole 200a, the pair of locking blade portions 13c are elastically deformed so that their tip portions (end portions on the dish-like portion 13e side) approach each other, The panel 200 proceeds to the opposite side of the wire harness 100, that is, to the outdoor side.

  When the locking head portion 13a is inserted into the mounting hole 200a, as shown in FIG. 5, the locking step portion 13d at the tip of the pair of locking blade portions 13c is formed around the mounting hole 200a in the vehicle body panel 200. The peripheral portion is sandwiched between the pair of locking blade portions 13c and the dish-shaped portion 13e.

  In this way, the wire harness 100 is fixed to the attachment object by the second binding member 20.

  Next, an example of a method of bending and binding a part of the wire harness 100 using the first binding member 10 and the second binding member 20 will be described. 6-8 is a figure for demonstrating the said example. In addition, in FIGS. 6-8, the 1st binding member 10 and the 2nd binding member 20 are simplified and shown.

  First, as shown in FIG. 6, the worker places the second binding member 20 on the portion of the wire harness 100 provided with the connector 101 at the end portion to be fixed to the attachment target as described above. Install. The connector 101 is inserted into a connection object to which the wire harness 100 is connected, such as an audio unit or a combination lamp. The worker attaches at least one first binding member 10 to the portion between the connector 101 and the second binding member 20 in the wire harness 100 as described above. In the example of FIG. 6, two first binding members 10 are attached to the wire harness 100.

  Next, the worker arranges the wire harness 100 to which the first binding member 10 and the second binding member 20 are attached to a vehicle such as an automobile. At this time, as shown in FIG. 7, the operator inserts the clip portion 13 of the second binding member 20 into the attachment hole of the attachment object 400 such as the vehicle body panel, and the wire harness 100 is attached to the attachment object. 400 is fixed.

  In addition, preparation of the wire harness 100, attachment of the first binding member 10 and the second binding member 20 to the wire harness 100, and arrangement of the wire harness 100 to which the first binding member 10 and the second binding member 20 are attached to the vehicle, May be held at another factory. That is, in the wire harness manufacturing factory, the wire harness 100 with the first binding member 10 and the second binding member 20 is manufactured, and then the wire harness 100 is delivered to the automobile factory. May be routed to vehicles.

  When the worker arranges the wire harness 100 in the vehicle, the wire harness 100 is connected to the connector 301 of the connection target 300 in the state where the connection target 300 to which the wire harness 100 is connected is held in the vehicle interior. The connector 101 at the end of the harness 100 is inserted. At this time, when the wire harness 100 routed to the vehicle is short, it becomes difficult to connect the connector 101 at the end of the wire harness 100 drawn into the vehicle compartment to the connection object 300. Made in the long. Therefore, after the connection object 300 to which the wire harness 100 is connected is assembled to the vehicle, an extra length is generated in the wire harness 100. Specifically, in the wire harness 100, a portion between the second binding member 20 (location fixed to the attachment target object 400) and the connector 101 (location connected to the connection target object 300) is necessary. It becomes longer than this and a surplus length occurs. In the present embodiment, the interference between the wire harness 100 and peripheral components is suppressed by using the two first binding members 10 and the second binding member 20 and bending and bundling the extra length portion.

  Specifically, with respect to the fitting recess 14 of the second binding member 20, the fitting convex portion 3 of the first binding member 10 on the second binding member 20 side of the two first binding members 10 is arranged. Plug in. Thereby, the part between the said 1st binding member 10 and the 2nd binding member 20 in the wire harness 100 is bent at an acute angle. Then, in the two first binding members 10, the other first binding member 10 (the first binding on the connector 101 side) with respect to the fitting recess 4 of the first binding member 10 on the second binding member 20 side. The fitting convex part 3 of the member 10) is inserted. Thereby, the part between the two 1st binding members 10 in the wire harness 100 is bent at an acute angle. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the extra length portion of the wire harness 100 is bent and bundled using the two first binding members 10 and the second binding member 20. As shown in FIG. 8, the extra length portion of the wire harness 100 is folded twice and bundled. The bundled portion of the wire harness 100 is fixed to the attachment object 400. The state in which the two first binding members 10 and the second binding member 20 attached to the wire harness 100 are fitted is the same as in FIG. 4 described above.

  In the above example, the two first binding members 10 and the second binding member 20 are used, but the second binding member 20 is used only for fixing the wire harness 100 to the attachment target member. By fitting the two first binding members 10, the portion of the wire harness 100 between the two first binding members 10 may be bent and bundled. Further, a part of the wire harness 100 may be bent and bundled using three or more first binding members 10. Further, instead of using the plurality of first binding members 10, a part of the wire harness 100 may be bent and bundled by fitting one first binding member 10 to the second binding member 20. Further, the second binding member 20 is not used for fixing the wire harness 100 to the attachment object, that is, the clip portion 13 is not inserted anywhere, and only a part of the wire harness 100 is bent and bundled. May be used for

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the fitting convex portion 3 of the first binding member 10 is inserted into the fitting concave portion 4 of another first binding member 10 or the fitting concave portion 14 of the second binding member 20. Therefore, a part of the wire harness 100 can be bent and bundled, so that a part of the wire harness 100 can be bent and bundled by a simple method. Therefore, workability is improved.

  Further, as in the present embodiment, by providing both the fitting convex portion 3 and the fitting concave portion 4 with respect to the first binding member 10, the plurality of first binding members 10 can be fitted in series. it can. Therefore, a part of the wire harness 100 can be bent and bundled using a plurality of members of the same type. Therefore, workability | operativity further improves compared with the case where a part of wire harness 100 is bent and bundled using a multiple types of member.

  Moreover, by providing not only the fitting recess 14 but also the clip portion 13 for the binding member for bending and binding a part of the wire harness 100 like the second binding member 20, the binding member is It can be used not only for bending and bundling a part of the wire harness 100 but also for fixing the wire harness 100 to an attachment target member. Therefore, the types of parts to be used can be reduced, and workability is further improved.

  Moreover, as demonstrated using FIGS. 6-8, it is bent by fitting the 1st binding member 10 with respect to the 2nd binding member 20 which has the clip part 13 latched to the attachment hole of an attachment target object. A part of the bundled wire harness 100 can be fixed. Therefore, interference between the wire harness 100 and peripheral components can be further suppressed.

  In the above example, both the fitting convex portion 3 and the fitting concave portion 4 are provided for the first binding member 10, but only one of them may be provided. Even if only one of the fitting convex portion 3 and the fitting concave portion 4 is provided in the first binding member 10, the first binding member 10 and the other first binding member 10 or the first By fitting the two binding members 20, a part of the wire harness 100 can be bent and bundled.

  In the above example, only the fitting recess is provided among the fitting projection and the fitting recess with respect to the second binding member 20, but both of them may be provided. Moreover, you may provide only a fitting convex part with respect to the 2nd binding member 20 among a fitting convex part and a fitting recessed part. Even in these cases, a part of the wire harness 100 can be bent and bundled by fitting the second binding member 20 to the first binding member 10.

  Moreover, in said example, although the wire harness 100 was hold | maintained by winding the band parts 2a and 12a around the wire harness 100, you may hold | maintain the wire harness 100 by another method. 9 and 10 are views showing a modification of the first binding member 10. FIG. 10 is a side view showing the first binding member 10 when the first binding member 10 shown in FIG.

  The first binding member 10 shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 is a wire harness in place of the holding portion 2 having the band portion 2a and the band locking portion 2d in the first binding member 10 shown in FIGS. A holding plate 5 that functions as a holding portion that holds 100 is provided. The holding plate 5 is provided on the base 1. FIG. 9 shows a cross-sectional structure of the holding plate 5. The wire harness 100 is held by the holding plate 5 by winding the tape 500 around the wire harness 100 together with the holding plate 5.

  Thus, in the first binding member 10, the wire harness 100 may be held by the holding plate 5. Also in the 2nd binding member 20, you may hold | maintain the said wire harness 100 with the said holding plate by providing a holding plate instead of the holding part 12, and winding a tape around the wire harness 100 with the said holding plate.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 2 Holding part 3 Fitting convex part 4 Fitting recessed part 5 Holding plate 10 1st binding member 12 Holding part 13 Clip part 14 Fitting recessed part 20 2nd binding member 100 Wire harness 200 Body panel 200a Mounting hole 400 Attachment object

Claims (5)

A binding member for bending and bundling a part of a wire harness,
A holding part for holding the wire harness;
A binding member comprising at least one of a fitting convex portion inserted into a fitting concave portion provided in another binding member and a fitting concave portion into which a fitting convex portion provided in another binding member is inserted. The binding member according to claim 1,
A bundling member comprising both the fitting convex part and the fitting concave part. The binding member according to any one of claims 1 and 2,
A bundling member further comprising a clip portion that is engaged with an attachment hole of an attachment object to which the wire harness is fixed. A wire harness having first and second binding members attached to bend and bundle a part of the wire harness,
The first binding member has a first holding part and a fitting convex part for holding the wire harness,
The second binding member is a wire harness having a second holding portion for holding the wire harness and a fitting recess into which the fitting convex portion of the first binding member is inserted. The wire harness according to claim 4,
Either one of said 1st and 2nd binding members is a wire harness which further has a clip part latched to the attachment hole of the attachment target object to which the said wire harness is fixed.

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