JP2022072656A - Bonder cap and bonder cap fixing structure - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a bonder cap and bonder cap fixing structure which can prevent interference with a peripheral member.SOLUTION: In a bonder cap 1 with a cylindrically formed cap body 11 which is to cover an electric connection part formed by electrically connecting conductors of a wire bundle 5 consisting of a plurality of electric wires, the cap body 11 is provided with a fixing part 13 to which another cap body 11a is fixed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a bonder cap and a bonder cap fixing structure.

Conventionally, a bonder cap is known to have a cap body formed in a cylindrical shape over an electrical connection portion in which conductors of an electric wire bundle composed of a plurality of electric wires are electrically connected to each other (Patent Document 1). reference).

In this bonder cap, a plurality of bonder caps are integrally fixed by winding a binding member around the outer periphery of the cap body of the plurality of bonder caps. The plurality of bonder caps integrally fixed by the binding member are housed in the housing part of the electrical junction box.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2020-89158

By the way, the bonder cap of Patent Document 1 is housed in a housing portion of an electrical connection box in a state where a plurality of bonder caps are integrated by a binding member. When there is no member for accommodating a plurality of bonder caps such as an electric junction box, a plurality of bonder caps are used, for example, for a trunk line in which a plurality of wire bundles are branched so that the plurality of bonder caps do not interfere with peripheral members. It is necessary to wrap the bonder cap together with a binding member.

However, even if a plurality of bonder caps are arranged without gaps on the outer circumference of the trunk line and the binding member is wound and integrated, the bonder caps may move and a gap may be formed between the plurality of bonder caps. rice field. If a gap is formed between the plurality of bonder caps, the plurality of bonder caps may be separated from the main line and interfere with peripheral members.

The present invention has been made in view of the problems of the prior art. An object of the present invention is to provide a bonder cap and a bonder cap fixing structure capable of preventing interference with peripheral members.

The bonder cap according to the present embodiment includes a cap body formed in a cylindrical shape over an electrical connection portion in which conductors of an electric wire bundle composed of a plurality of electric wires are electrically connected to each other, and the cap body has another cap body. A fixing portion for fixing the cap body is provided.

The fixing portion is preferably an annular portion formed in an annular shape through which the other cap body is inserted and fixed.

It is preferable that a plurality of the fixing portions are provided along the length direction of the cap body.

It is preferable that the fixing portions are provided at both ends in the length direction of the cap body.

The bonder cap fixing structure according to the present embodiment includes a trunk line composed of a plurality of the electric wires, a plurality of the electric wire bundles branched from the trunk line, and a plurality of bonder caps each covered with the electrical connection portion of the plurality of the electric wire bundles. And a binding member for integrally winding the outer periphery of the trunk line and the outer periphery of the cap body of the plurality of bonder caps, and at least one of the plurality of bonder caps has the fixing portion. are doing.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a bonder cap and a bonder cap fixing structure capable of preventing interference with peripheral members.

It is a perspective view of the bonder cap fixing structure which concerns on this embodiment. It is a front view of the bonder cap fixing structure which concerns on this embodiment. It is a side view of the bonder cap fixing structure which concerns on this embodiment. It is a perspective view when another bonder cap is fixed to the fixing part of the bonder cap which concerns on this embodiment. It is a perspective view of the bonder cap which concerns on this embodiment.

Hereinafter, the bonder cap and the bonder cap fixing structure according to the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The dimensional ratios in the drawings are exaggerated for convenience of explanation and may differ from the actual ratios.

The bonder cap 1 according to the present embodiment includes a cap body 11 formed in a cylindrical shape so as to cover an electrical connection portion in which conductors of a wire bundle 5 composed of a plurality of electric wires are electrically connected to each other.

The cap body 11 is provided with a fixing portion 13 to which the other cap body 11a is fixed.

Further, the fixing portion 13 is an annular portion 15 formed in an annular shape through which another cap body 11a is inserted and fixed.

Further, a plurality of fixing portions 13 are provided along the length direction of the cap main body 11.

Further, the fixing portions 13 are provided at both ends of the cap main body 11 in the length direction.

The bonder cap fixing structure 101 according to the present embodiment includes a trunk line 3 composed of a plurality of electric wires and a plurality of electric wire bundles 5 branched from the trunk line 3. Further, the bonder cap fixing structure 101 includes a plurality of bonder caps 1, 1a that are respectively covered with electrical connection portions of the plurality of electric wire bundles 5. Further, the bonder cap fixing structure 101 includes a binding member 9 for integrally winding the outer circumference of the trunk line 3 and the outer circumferences of the cap bodies 11 and 11a of the plurality of bonder caps 1, 1a.

At least one of the plurality of bonder caps 1, 1a has a fixing portion 13.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the bonder cap fixing structure 101 includes a trunk line 3, an electric wire bundle 5, bonder caps 1, 1a, and a binding member 9.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the trunk line 3 is composed of a plurality of electric wires (not shown). The electric wire constituting the trunk line 3 is composed of a coated electric wire having an insulating coating formed on the outer periphery of the conductor. Such a trunk line 3 electrically connects, for example, between a power source mounted on a vehicle and a device, or between a device and a device. In this embodiment, a plurality of trunk lines 3 (here, two) are arranged. An electric wire bundle 5 is formed on such a trunk line 3.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the electric wire bundle 5 is composed of a plurality of electrically connected electric wires among the plurality of electric wires constituting the main line 3, and is branched from the main line 3. A plurality (here, two) of the electric wire bundle 5 are branched from the main line 3. The terminal portions of the plurality of electric wire bundles 5 are provided with electrical connection portions (not shown) in which conductors exposed from the insulating coating of the plurality of electric wires are electrically connected to each other by, for example, welding. There is. The electrical connection portion of such a wire bundle 5 is referred to as a bonder. Bonder caps 1 and 1a are put on the electrical connection portions of the plurality of electric wire bundles 5, respectively.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the bonder caps 1, 1a are made of an insulating material such as flexible soft PVC, and include cap bodies 11, 11a and a tape-wrapped spatula 17. ..

The cap bodies 11 and 11a are formed in a cylindrical shape having a circular cross section. One end of the cap bodies 11 and 11a in the length direction is opened so that the electric connection portion of the electric wire bundle 5 can be inserted, and the other end in the length direction is closed so as to cover the electric connection portion of the electric wire bundle 5. It is formed in the shape of a bottomed cylinder. The electric connection portion of the electric wire bundle 5 is inserted into the cap bodies 11 and 11a from the opening on one end side, and the electric connection portion of the electric wire bundle 5 is held on the other end side by, for example, being press-fitted. Will be done. By holding the electrical connection portion of the wire bundle 5 inside the cap bodies 11 and 11a in this way, the electrical connection portion of the wire bundle 5 can be insulated.

The tape winding spatula 17 is formed of one member continuous with the cap bodies 11 and 11a so as to extend from the opening on one end side of the cap bodies 11 and 11a along the length direction of the electric wire bundle 5. The tape winding spatula 17 is formed in a curved shape according to the shape of the outer peripheral surface of the electric wire bundle 5. In such a tape winding spatula 17, the electric wire bundle 5 is arranged in a state where the electric connection portion of the electric wire bundle 5 is housed in the cap main bodies 11 and 11a. With the wire bundle 5 arranged on the tape winding spatula 17, an adhesive tape (not shown) is wound around the outer circumference of the tape winding spatula 17 and the outer circumference of the wire bundle 5, so that the bonder caps 1 and 1a become the wire bundle. It is fixed to 5. At the tip of the tape winding spatula 17, a regulating portion 19 that regulates the winding range of the adhesive tape is formed of one member continuous with the tape winding spatula 17 so as to project outward in the radial direction of the electric wire bundle 5. ing.

Such bonder caps 1, 1a are attached to the electrical connection portions of a plurality of (here, two) wire bundles 5. The plurality of (here, two) bonder caps 1, 1a are integrally fixed to the trunk line 3 by the binding member 9.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the binding member 9 is made of an adhesive tape. The binding member 9 is wound around the outer circumferences of the plurality of trunk lines 3 and the outer circumferences of the cap bodies 11, 11a of the plurality of bonder caps 1, 1a, so that the plurality of bonder caps 1, 1a are attached to the trunk line 3. Fix it integrally. By fixing the plurality of bonder caps 1, 1a to the trunk line 3 by the binding member 9 in this way, the movement of the plurality of bonder caps 1, 1a can be suppressed. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the bonder caps 1, 1a from interfering with peripheral members such as vehicle panels and mounted parts.

Here, even if the cap bodies 11a of the plurality of bonder caps 1a are arranged without gaps on the outer circumference of the trunk line 3 and the binding member 9 is wound around, for example, the bonding allowance of the binding member 9 is insufficient, and any one of them is used. The bonder cap 1a may move. When any of the bonder caps 1a moves, a gap may be formed between the trunk line 3 and the bonder caps 1a or between a plurality of bonder caps 1a. When such a gap is formed, the plurality of bonder caps 1a may be separated from the trunk line 3 and interfere with peripheral members.

Therefore, the cap body 11 of at least one of the plurality of (here, two) bonder caps 1, 1a is provided with a fixing portion 13 to which the cap body 11a of the other bonder cap 1a is fixed. There is.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the fixing portion 13 is an annular portion 15 formed in an annular shape having a circular cross section by one member continuous with the cap main body 11 on the outer periphery of the cap main body 11 of one bonder cap 1. ing. The inner diameter of the annular portion 15 is set to be the same as the outer diameter of the cap body 11a of the other bonder cap 1a. Since the material of the bonder cap 1 has flexibility, the inner diameter of the annular portion 15 may be set to be slightly smaller than the outer diameter of the cap body 11a of the other bonder cap 1a.

The cap body 11a of the other bonder cap 1a is inserted and fixed to the annular portion 15 as such a fixing portion 13 so as to be press-fitted. In a state where the other bonder caps 1a are fixed to the fixing portion 13, a plurality of (here, two) bonder caps 1, 1a are integrated as one member. Therefore, in a state where the plurality of bonder caps 1, 1a are fixed to the trunk line 3 by the binding member 9, any of the bonder caps 1, 1a does not move, and a gap is not formed. In addition, since a plurality of bonder caps 1, 1a are integrated, the total bonding allowance of the binding member 9 for each bonder cap 1, 1a becomes the bonding allowance of the integrated bonder caps 1, 1a, and the binding is performed. Fixing by the member 9 can be improved. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the plurality of bonder caps 1, 1a from being separated from the trunk line 3 and interfering with peripheral members.

A plurality (here, two) of such fixing portions 13 are provided along the length direction of the cap main body 11 of one bonder cap 1. By providing a plurality of fixing portions 13 on the cap main body 11 in this way, the other bonder cap 1a can be fixed at a plurality of places, and the fixing of the other bonder cap 1a can be stabilized.

Further, the fixing portions 13 are provided at both ends in the length direction of the cap main body 11 of one bonder cap 1. By providing the fixing portions 13 at both ends of the cap body 11 in the length direction in this way, it is possible to stabilize the fixing of the other bonder cap 1a in the length direction of the cap body 11. In addition, by providing the fixing portions 13 at both ends in the length direction of the cap main body 11, interference between the binding member 9 wound around the outer periphery of the cap main body 11 and the fixing portion 13 can be suppressed, and the fixing by the binding member 9 can be suppressed. Can be stabilized. Further, the fixing portions 13 and 13 located at both ends of the cap main body 11 in the length direction can be used as a guideline for the range around which the binding member 9 is wound.

In the assembly of the bonder cap fixing structure 101 as described above, first, the bonder caps 1 and 1a are assembled to the electrical connection portions of the plurality of electric wire bundles 5, respectively. Next, the other bonder cap 1a is fixed to the fixing portion 13 of one bonder cap 1. Then, a plurality of integrated bonder caps 1, 1a are arranged on the outer periphery of the trunk line 3, and the binding member 9 is wound around to complete the assembly.

In such a bonder cap 1, the cap body 11 is provided with a fixing portion 13 to which another cap body 11a is fixed. In a state where the cap body 11a of the other bonder cap 1a is fixed to the fixing portion 13, a plurality of bonder caps 1, 1a are integrated as one member. Therefore, in a state where a plurality of bonder caps 1, 1a are bundled, any of the bonder caps 1, 1a does not move, and a gap is not formed.

Therefore, in such a bonder cap 1, a gap is not formed in a state where a plurality of bonder caps 1, 1a are bundled, and interference with peripheral members can be prevented.

Further, the fixing portion 13 is an annular portion 15 formed in an annular shape through which another cap body 11a is inserted and fixed. Therefore, it is not necessary to complicate the structure of the other bonder cap 1a, and the other bonder cap 1a can be fixed with a simple structure.

Further, a plurality of fixing portions 13 are provided along the length direction of the cap main body 11. Therefore, the other bonder cap 1a can be fixed at a plurality of places, and the fixing of the other bonder cap 1a can be stabilized.

Further, the fixing portions 13 are provided at both ends of the cap main body 11 in the length direction. Therefore, it is possible to stabilize the fixing of the other bonder cap 1a in the length direction of the cap body 11.

In the bonder cap fixing structure 101 according to the present embodiment, at least one of the plurality of bonder caps 1, 1a has a fixing portion 13. In a state where the cap body 11a of the other bonder cap 1a is fixed to the fixing portion 13, a plurality of bonder caps 1, 1a are integrated as one member.

Therefore, in a state where the plurality of bonder caps 1, 1a are fixed to the trunk line 3 by the binding member 9, any of the bonder caps 1, 1a does not move, and a gap is not formed.

Therefore, in such a bonder cap fixing structure 101, the plurality of bonder caps 1, 1a do not separate from the trunk line 3, and interference between the bonder caps 1, 1a and peripheral members can be prevented.

Although the present embodiment has been described above, the present embodiment is not limited to these, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the gist of the present embodiment.

For example, in the present embodiment, the cap main body is formed in a cylindrical shape, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the cap main body may be formed in a square tubular shape having a polygonal cross-sectional shape. The cylindrical shape of is not limited to any shape.

Further, although the number of the plurality of bonder caps is two, the number is not limited to this, and the number of the plurality of bonder caps may be three or more. In this case, two or more fixing portions may be provided in the circumferential direction of the cap body of one bonder cap, and other bonder caps may be fixed to each fixing portion. Alternatively, fixing portions may be provided on the cap bodies of two or more bonder caps, and one bonder cap may be fixed to each fixing portion.

Further, although two fixing portions are provided on the cap main body, the present invention is not limited to this, and one or three or more fixing portions may be provided on the cap main body.

Further, the fixing portion is not limited to the annular portion, and may be, for example, an engaging portion that engages with another bonder cap to hold the integration of the plurality of bonder caps.

Further, the cap body of another bonder cap is press-fitted and fixed to the annular portion as the fixing portion, but the present invention is not limited to this, for example, to the cap body of another bonder cap on the inner circumference of the annular portion. An engaging groove or the like may be provided.

Further, the binding member is an adhesive tape, but the binding member is not limited to this, and may be, for example, a linear member having no adhesive layer such as a binding band.

1 Bonder cap 3 Trunk line 5 Wire bundle 9 Bundling member 11 Cap body 13 Fixed part 15 Ring part 101 Bonder cap fixing structure

Claims (5)

It is equipped with a cap body formed in a cylindrical shape that covers the electrical connection part that electrically connects the conductors of a bundle of electric wires consisting of multiple electric wires.
The cap body is provided with a fixing portion for fixing the other cap body. The bonder cap according to claim 1, wherein the fixing portion is an annular portion formed in an annular shape through which the other cap body is inserted and fixed. The bonder cap according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a plurality of the fixing portions are provided along the length direction of the cap body. The bonder cap according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the fixing portion is provided at both ends in the length direction of the cap body. A trunk line consisting of the plurality of electric wires and
A plurality of the electric wire bundles branched from the trunk line, and
A plurality of bonder caps that are placed on the electrical connections of the plurality of wire bundles, respectively.
A binding member that integrally winds the outer circumference of the trunk line and the outer circumference of the cap body of the plurality of bonder caps.
Equipped with
The bonder cap fixing structure, which is the bonder cap according to any one of claims 1 to 4, is such that at least one of the plurality of bonder caps is the bonder cap.

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