JP2570104Y2 - Clamp for film wire harness and mounting structure of film wire harness - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a clamp for a film-like wire harness such as an FPC and a mounting structure for the film-like wire harness using the clamp. It is intended to be easily mounted by using.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a film-like wire harness as described above is fixed to a panel or the like, an insertion hole 1a is provided in a film-like wire harness 1 and a clip hole is formed in a panel 2 as shown in FIG. 2a, the clip portion 3b of the clamp 3 is inserted into the insertion hole 1a and the clip hole 2a, and is engaged with the clip hole 2a.
The film-shaped wire harness 1 is sandwiched and attached between the head 3 a of the clamp 3 and the panel 2.

However, in the above structure, the clamp 3 is difficult to remove at the time of maintenance or the like.
The film wire harness 1 may be damaged. Further, since the peripheral portion of the insertion hole 1a of the film-like wire harness 1 is thin and weak, the clip portion 3b of the clamp 3 is formed.
Is inserted into the insertion hole 1a of the film-like wire harness 1 in advance, and the clip portion 3b is inserted into the clip hole 2 of the panel 2.
Since it cannot be inserted into a, the mounting workability is poor.
Furthermore, since the film-shaped wire harness 1 directly touches the panel 2, there is a problem that the film-shaped wire harness 1 is easily damaged by burrs of the panel 2 and peripheral objects.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, a first clamp 5 is fixed to the film-shaped wire harness 4, a second clamp 7 is fixed to the panel 6, and the locking portion 5 of the first clamp 5 is fixed.
a is provided by being locked by a locking claw 7a of the second clamp 7. (See Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 1-37266)

[0005]

However, in the case of the above mounting structure, two clamps 5 and 7 are required, and the first clamp 5 needs to be fixed to the film-like wire harness 4 in advance. Therefore, there is a problem that the number of parts and the number of fixing work steps are increased, resulting in an increase in cost.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems,
An object of the present invention is to provide a mounting structure for a film-like wire harness in which the work of attaching and detaching the film-like wire harness is easy, the damage to the film-like wire harness does not easily occur, and the cost does not increase.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, in claim 1, a base portion attached to a panel for attaching a film-like wire harness, and a vertical position with respect to the base portion. A holder portion swingably hinged to a horizontal position is integrally provided, and a fixed hook portion is provided on the base portion. On the other hand, the film wire harness can be inserted into the holder portion from a thickness direction. Forming a slit portion, projecting an elastic portion that sandwiches the film-shaped wire harness inserted into the slit portion, and
A clamp for a film-like wire harness is provided, wherein a movable hook portion that engages with a fixed hook portion of the base portion when the holder portion is swung to a horizontal position is provided on the holder portion.

According to the present invention, after using the clamp according to claim 1, the film-shaped wire harness is inserted into a slit portion of a holder portion swung to a vertical position of the clamp, and is clamped by an elastic portion. Wherein the holder portion is swung to a horizontal position, the movable hook portion is engaged with the fixed hook portion, and the base portion of the clamp is fixedly attached to the panel. Is provided.

[0009]

According to the present invention, when the film wire harness is mounted, the holder of the clamp is swung to a vertical position,
The film-shaped wire harness is inserted into the slit portion of the holder portion, and is held by the elastic portion. Next, when the holder is swung to the horizontal position, the movable hook of the holder engages with the fixed hook of the base to hold the holder in the horizontal position. After that, for example, the clip portion projecting from the base portion of the clamp is engaged with the clip hole of the panel. Thereby, the film-shaped wire harness is attached to the panel by the clamp.

When removing the film-shaped wire harness, the movable hook portion of the clamp is removed from the fixed hook portion, and then the holder portion is swung to a vertical position, and the film-shaped wire harness is opened while the slit portion of the holder portion is widened. When pulled out from the clamp, the film-like wire harness can be removed from the clamp. Since the clamp may be attached to the panel in advance, the degree of freedom at the time of attachment is increased.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the illustrated embodiments. As shown in FIG. 2, a clip hole 11a is provided in the panel 11 for attaching a film-like wire harness. The panel 11 has a rising portion 11b in a space S1 close to the clip hole 11a or a clip hole 11a.
The rising portion 11c of the space S2 separated from the space a is provided.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the swing type synthetic resin clamp 12A has a rectangular base portion 12a.
And a thin hinge portion a on the upper surface of the base portion 12a.
A holder portion 12b hinged to a vertical position (see FIG. 1) and a horizontal position (see FIG. 2) with respect to the base portion 12a is integrally provided.

The lower surface of the base portion 12a is integrally provided with a clip portion 12c projecting downward from the center portion and engaging with the clip hole 11a of the panel 11. The clip portion 12c includes a shaft portion 12d and a locking collar portion 12e that protrudes in a folding direction from a tip of the shaft portion 12d. On the upper surface of the base portion 12a, a fixed hook portion 12g projecting upward and having an inward claw 12f is integrally provided.

The holder portion 12b includes a pair of plate portions 12i, 12i forming a slit portion 12h into which the film-shaped wire harness 10 can be inserted in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 1, and the pair of plate portions 12i, 12i.
And a connecting part 12j connecting one end of the base part 12a. The connecting part 12j is connected to the base part 12a by a hinge part a.
Is hinged. Therefore, the film-shaped wire harness 10 can be inserted into the holder portion 12b from its thickness direction.

An opening 12k for inserting the film-shaped wire harness 10 into the slit portion 12h is formed between the other end portions of the pair of plate portions 12i, 12i.
Slope surfaces 12m, 12m for guiding the film-shaped wire harness 10 to the opening 12k are formed at the other end portions, respectively.

When the holder portion 12b is swung to a horizontal position (see FIG. 2), one of the plate portions 1 which is on the upper side
2i, a notch 1 in the width direction is provided at a substantially intermediate portion in the length direction.
An elastic portion 12p that sandwiches the film-shaped wire harness 10 inserted into the slit portion 12h between the inner surface of the other plate portion 12i is projected between 2n and 12n.

Further, the holder 12b is placed in a horizontal position.
(See FIG. 2) At the substantially middle portion in the longitudinal direction of the other plate portion 12i which is lower when the plate portion 12i is swung to the horizontal position, the base portion 12
A movable hook groove 12q that engages with the claw 12f of the fixed hook portion 12g of FIG.

When the film wire harness 10 is mounted, if the rising portion 11b of the space S1 close to the panel 11 is provided, the clip portion 12c of the clamp 12A is engaged with the clip hole 11a of the panel 11 in advance. In the state where the holder portion 12b is swung to the horizontal position, the rising portion 11b disturbs and the film-shaped wire harness 10 cannot be inserted into the slit portion 12h. Therefore, one of the following three mounting methods is used. Can be selected.

The first mounting method is as follows.
The holder 12b of A is swung to the vertical position, and the film-like wire harness 10 is moved from the opening 12k to the slit 12a.
h, and clamped by the elastic portion 12p. Next, the holder portion 12b is swung to the horizontal position to move the movable hook portion 1.
2q is engaged with the fixed hook portion 12g of the base portion 12a to hold the holder portion 12b in a horizontal position. afterwards,
The clip portion 12c of the clamp 12A is engaged with the clip hole 11a of the panel 11. Thereby, the film-shaped wire harness 10 can be attached to the panel 11 by the clamp 12A.

As a second mounting method, the clamp 12
The holder 12b of A is swung to the horizontal position, the movable hook 12q is engaged with the fixed hook 12g of the base 12a, and the holder 12b is held in the horizontal position. Next, the film-shaped wire harness 10 is inserted into the slit portion 12h from the opening 12k of the holder portion 12b at the horizontal position, and is sandwiched by the elastic portions 12p. Then, clamp 12
A clip part 12c of panel A to clip hole 11a of panel 11.
To be engaged. Thereby, the film-shaped wire harness 10 can be attached to the panel 11 by the clamp 12.

As a third mounting method, the clamp 12
A clip part 12c of panel A to clip hole 11a of panel 11.
To be engaged. Then, the holder 1 of the clamp 12A
2b is swung to the vertical position, the film-shaped wire harness 10 is inserted into the slit portion 12h from the opening 12k, and is held by the elastic portion 12p. Next, the holder portion 12b is swung to the horizontal position, and the movable hook portion 12q is
2a is engaged with the fixed hook portion 12g, and the holder portion 1
2b is held in a horizontal position. Thereby, the film-shaped wire harness 10 can be attached to the panel 11 by the clamp 12A.

At the time of removing the film-shaped wire harness 10 attached by each of the above attaching methods, the movable hook groove 12q of the clamp 12A is removed from the fixed hook portion 12g, and the holder portion 12b is swung to the vertical position. At this vertical position, when the film-like wire harness 10 is pulled out from the slit portion 12h while pushing the pair of plate portions 12i, 12i to spread the slit portion 12h, the film-like wire harness 10 can be removed from the clamp 12A.

The above three mounting methods and the removing method are described in the description of the rising portion 11 of the space S1 close to the panel 11.
b is provided, and the slit portion 1 of the holder portion 12b at the horizontal position of the clamp 12A previously locked to the panel 11 is provided.
2h, the film-shaped wire harness 10 cannot be inserted. However, when the panel 11 is provided with the rising portion 11c of the separated space S2, the clamp 12A of the clamp 12A previously locked to the panel 11 is provided. Since the film-shaped wire harness 10 can be inserted into the slit portion 12h of the holder portion 12b at the horizontal position, in addition to the above-described mounting method, the holder portion 12b of the clamp 12A is swung to the horizontal position, and the movable hook groove 12q is formed. The base part 12
a into the holder hook 12g.
b is held in a horizontal position. Next, the clip portion 12c of the clamp 12A is engaged with the clip hole 11a of the panel 11. Thereafter, the film-shaped wire harness 10 is moved from the opening 12k of the holder 12b at the horizontal position to the slit 1
2h, and clamped by the elastic portion 12p. Thereby, the film-shaped wire harness 10 can be attached to the panel 11 by the clamp 12A.

Similarly, in addition to the above-mentioned removing method, a pair of plate portions 12 is provided at the horizontal position of the holder portion 12b.
When the film-like wire harness 10 is pulled out from the slit portion 12h while pushing and spreading the i and 12i to spread the slit portion 12h, the film-like wire harness 10 can be removed from the clamp 12A.

[0025]

As is clear from the above description, the mounting structure of the film-like wire harness of the present invention is such that the holder is hinged to the base of the clamp so as to be swingable, and the holder is swung to the vertical position. Then, insert the film-shaped wire harness into the slit of the holder, hold it with the elastic part, then swing the holder to the horizontal position, and engage the movable hook of the holder with the fixed hook of the base. At the same time, the film-like wire harness can be attached to the panel with the clamp only by holding the holder in the horizontal position. Conversely, simply swing the holder of the clamp to the vertical position and pull out the film-like wire harness from the slit while widening the slit, the film-like wire harness can be removed from the clamp. It will be easy to do. Further, the clamp can be attached in advance to either the panel or the film-like wire harness, so that the degree of freedom at the time of attachment is increased.

Furthermore, there is no possibility that the film-like wire harness will be damaged during the work of attaching and detaching the film-like wire harness.
Since it is inserted into the slit portion of the clamp and held by the elastic portion, it is accurately positioned, and even if the panel has burrs or the like, there is no possibility that the film-like wire harness is damaged. Further, it is not necessary to provide a mounting hole or the like in the film-like wire harness. Further, since the clamp can be integrally formed of a synthetic resin and the work of attaching and detaching the film-like wire harness is easy, the number of parts and the attaching work process can be reduced, and the cost can be reduced.

On the other hand, when there is no rising portion close to the panel, the film-like wire harness can be inserted into the slit portion of the holder portion at the horizontal position of the clamp previously locked to the panel, so that the holder portion is fixed. The structure can be simplified, and the molding cost of the clamp can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a clamp according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing how to attach the clamp of FIG. 1 to a panel.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a first prior art clamp.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a second prior art clamp.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Film-shaped wire harness 11 Panel 11a Clip hole 12A Swing type clamp 12B Fixed type clamp 12a Base part 12b Holder part 12c Clip part 12g Fixed hook part 12h Slit part 12i Plate part 12k Opening 12p Elastic part 12q Movable hook groove

Claims (2)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A base unit attached to a panel for attaching a film-like wire harness, and a holder unit hinged to a vertical position and a horizontal position with respect to the base unit so as to be swingable, and are integrally provided. The base portion is provided with a fixed hook portion, while the holder portion is formed with a slit portion into which the film-shaped wire harness can be inserted from a thickness direction, and holds the film-shaped wire harness inserted into the slit portion. A film-shaped wire harness, wherein an elastic portion is protruded, and a movable hook portion which engages with a fixed hook portion of the base portion when the holder portion is swung to a horizontal position is provided on the holder portion. Clamp for 2. The holder according to claim 1, wherein the film-shaped wire harness is inserted into a slit of a holder part swung to a vertical position of the clamp, clamped by an elastic part, and then the holder part is removed. A mounting structure for a film-like wire harness, characterized by swinging to a horizontal position, engaging a movable hook portion with a fixed hook portion, and fixing and attaching a base portion of the clamp to a panel.