JP2605369Y2 - Wire harness protector - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a wire harness protector in which the protrusion of an electric wire is reliably suppressed and which is easy to handle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When a wire harness is installed in a harsh environment such as an engine room, the wire harness of that portion is stored in a protector to protect it. The protector for a wire harness includes a protector body 1 and a lid 2 as shown in FIG. 5, and the protector body 1 has a bottom wall 3 and side walls 4 standing upright on both sides of the bottom wall 3. The lid 2 is hingedly attached to the upper end of one side wall 4 of the protector body 1. By the way, the portions of the wire harness that are exposed from both sides of the protector main body 1 are bundled with vinyl tape or other exterior parts, so that the slack of the electric wire is processed in the protector main body 1. When the electric wire 11 of the wire harness 10 is sagged and accommodated, and the lid 2 is put on the electric wire 11, the electric wire 11 protrudes from the protector as shown in FIG. There was a problem that it was damaged by mechanical influence. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 6, an electric wire guide wall 12 is provided on the side wall 4 of the protector body 1 to prevent the electric wire from protruding (Japanese Utility Model Application Heisei 3-111121). The electric wire guide wall is designed to fall inward by closing the lid and to fit inside the protector.

[0003]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the protector provided with the wire guide wall 12 as described above, if the wire guide wall 12 is low, the wire 11 protrudes and the wire guide wall 12
There is a problem that it is difficult to close the lid when the height is increased.
Also, if the electric wire guide wall 12 is provided, there is a problem that the protector body at the time of opening the lid becomes large and difficult to handle.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a wire harness protector which solves the above problems.
The structure is such that a protector body including a bottom wall and side walls formed on both sides of the bottom wall is covered with a lid, and a protector for a wire harness that accommodates a constituent wire of the wire harness inside the protector body. A tongue extending toward an inner lid side of the main body is provided integrally with the protector main body.

In the present invention, the tongue pieces provided on the inner surface of the side wall of the protector body may be provided on both sides of the inner surface of the side wall of the protector body, or may be provided only on one side. When the tongues are provided on both sides of the inner surface of the side wall, if the tongues are provided in a staggered manner on the right and left sides, the wire can be easily accommodated and the effect of preventing the wire from jumping out is large. When the tongue is provided only on one side of the inner surface of the side wall, the lid is hingedly opened and closed, and the tongue is provided on the inner surface of the side wall opposite to the lid. The size, shape, number, and mounting position of the tongue pieces are determined primarily considering that the accommodated electric wires do not fly out, but it is necessary to take care not to hinder the accommodation of the electric wires.

[0006]

The wire harness protector according to the present invention is provided with a tongue piece extending inward of the protector body on the inner surface of the side wall of the protector body, so that the electric wires can be reliably prevented from jumping out of the protector body. Further, since the tongue piece is provided inside the protector main body, the ease of handling of the protector is not adversely affected.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail with reference to embodiments. 1A and 1B are a plan view and a cross-sectional view, respectively, showing an embodiment of the wire harness protector of the present invention.
The protector for a wire harness includes a protector main body 1 and a lid 2. The protector main body 1 includes a bottom wall 3 and side walls 4 standing upright on both sides of the bottom wall 3, and the lid 2 is provided on one side of the protector main body 1. A hinge is attached to the upper end of the side wall 4.

Two tongue pieces 5 are provided on the inner surfaces of the side walls 4 on both sides of the protector body 1 at a predetermined interval on the side opposite to the lid 2. The tongue piece 5 projects in an arch shape from the side wall 4 toward the inside of the protector body 1. The length of the tongue piece is such that the tip almost reaches the center in the width direction of the protector main body 1, and its height is, as shown in FIG. 2, when the top 6 closes the lid 2. And a reaction force that pushes the lid 2 upward by contacting the lower surface of the cover 2. If the height of the tongue piece 5 is set to this height, the lock 7 with the lid 2 closed is set.
There is no play between the hook and the hook 8.

The tongue piece 5 is formed integrally with the protector body 1 by injection molding. The tongue-forming core of the mold in the injection molding is pulled out from the through hole 9 provided in the bottom wall 3. Since the through hole 9 is as small as the tongue piece 5, even if it is left open, the electric wire 10 does not jump out of the through hole 9.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the wire 11 of the wire harness 10 is accommodated in the wire harness protector shown in FIG. A large number of electric wires 11 are housed separately in the protector main body 1, and these electric wires are suppressed in the protector main body by two tongue pieces 5 provided at important points. On the exit side of the protector body 1, the electric wire is PV
It is fastened by a C tape 13 and fixed on a fixing plate 14.

Embodiment 2 FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing another embodiment of the wire harness protector of the present invention. Tongue pieces 5 are provided on the inner surfaces of the side walls on both sides of the protector body 1. It is preferable that the tongue piece is also provided on the inner surface of the side wall 4 on the lid side, since the electric wire is more reliably suppressed.

[0012]

[Effect] As described above, according to the wire harness protector of the present invention, jumping out of the electric wire is surely suppressed,
In addition, the handling of the protector is not impaired, and an industrially remarkable effect is achieved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view and a cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of a wire harness protector of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of the wire harness protector of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the wire harness protector according to the embodiment of the present invention in a state in which electric wires are accommodated.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing another embodiment of the wire harness protector of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state where a wire harness is housed in a conventional wire harness protector.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a wire harness protector in which a wire guide wall is formed on a side wall of a conventional wire harness protector.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Protector main body 2 Lid 3 Bottom wall 4 Side wall 5 Tongue piece 6 Top of tongue piece 7 Lock 8 Hook 9 Core hole 10 Wire harness 11 Wire 12 Wire guide wall 13 PVC tape 14 Fixing plate

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A wire harness protector for covering a protector body comprising a bottom wall and side walls formed on both sides of the bottom wall and accommodating constituent wires of the wire harness therein, wherein: A protector for a wire harness, wherein a tongue piece extending toward an inner cover side of the protector body is provided integrally with the protector body.