JP2744957B2 - Flat wire harness and manufacturing method thereof - Google Patents
Flat wire harness and manufacturing method thereofInfo
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- JP2744957B2 JP2744957B2 JP63243904A JP24390488A JP2744957B2 JP 2744957 B2 JP2744957 B2 JP 2744957B2 JP 63243904 A JP63243904 A JP 63243904A JP 24390488 A JP24390488 A JP 24390488A JP 2744957 B2 JP2744957 B2 JP 2744957B2
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- wire harness
- flat wire
- circuit body
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Description
【発明の詳細な説明】 〔産業上の利用分野〕 本発明は車両等の配線に使用されるワイヤハーネスに
関し、特に配索部に沿った形状を有するフラットワイヤ
ハーネスに関するものである。Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a wire harness used for wiring of a vehicle or the like, and more particularly to a flat wire harness having a shape along a wiring portion.
自動車等には多種の電送品が取付けられており、これ
らの配線のために使用される大量の電線を、車両内の限
られたスペース内に配索する必要がある。そのために、
多数の電線を束にしたワイヤハーネスや、フラットワイ
ヤハーネスが使用され、配線作業の合理化が図られてい
る。2. Description of the Related Art Various types of transmission products are mounted on automobiles and the like, and it is necessary to route a large amount of electric wires used for these wirings in a limited space in the vehicle. for that reason,
A wire harness in which a large number of electric wires are bundled and a flat wire harness are used to streamline wiring work.
しかし車載される電装品の多様化に伴い、これらワイ
ヤハーネス等の配索経路も複雑となり、他の部品等と干
渉し易い。そのため、第５図に示すように、ワイヤハー
ネス６の屈曲部をプロテクタ７で覆い、クランプ８で要
所を固定している。このようにして所定の収容空間から
はみ出すのを押さえるばかりでなく、配索されたワイヤ
ハーネスが車両の振動等によって騒音を発したり、損傷
を受けるのを防止している。なおプロテクタ７にも不図
示のクランプが設けられており、車両のボディ等に固定
出来るようになっている。However, with the diversification of on-board electrical components, the wiring routes of these wire harnesses and the like become complicated, and they tend to interfere with other components and the like. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5 , the bent portion of the wire harness 6 is covered with a protector 7 and a key point is fixed with a clamp 8. In this way, not only is it prevented from protruding from the predetermined storage space, but also the wired wiring harness is prevented from generating noise or being damaged by vibration of the vehicle or the like. The protector 7 is also provided with a clamp (not shown) so that the protector 7 can be fixed to a vehicle body or the like.
しかし、上記の従来技術にあっては、プロテクタ７を
取付けるために、ワイヤハーネス６の重量増および肥大
化を招いており、配線のためのスペースの確保が難しく
なってきている。However, in the above-described conventional technology, the weight and the size of the wire harness 6 are increased due to the attachment of the protector 7, and it is difficult to secure a space for wiring.
本発明は上記の事実に鑑みてなされたもので、プロテ
クタを用いなくても所定の収容空間からはみ出すことが
なく、収容空間も少なくて済むフラットワイヤハーネス
とその製造方法を提供することを目的としている。The present invention has been made in view of the above facts, and has as its object to provide a flat wire harness that does not protrude from a predetermined housing space without using a protector and requires a small housing space, and a method of manufacturing the same. I have.
上記の目的を達成するために本発明のフラットワイヤ
ハーネスは、絶縁性の柔軟な基板に、回路体を固設し、
該基板の所望の位置に、所望の形状で折曲した短冊状の
剛体を該回路体の両側に固設した構成としている。In order to achieve the above object, the flat wire harness of the present invention has a circuit body fixed on an insulating flexible substrate,
At a desired position on the substrate, a strip-shaped rigid body bent in a desired shape is fixed to both sides of the circuit body.
又、本発明のフラットワイヤハーネスを製造する方法
としては、絶縁性の柔軟な基板に回路体を固定する工程
と、上記基板に短冊状の可塑性剛体を該回路体の両側に
固定する工程と、該可塑性剛体を折曲加工する工程とか
らなる製造方法としている。Further, as a method of manufacturing the flat wire harness of the present invention, a step of fixing a circuit body to an insulating flexible substrate, and a step of fixing a strip-shaped plastic rigid body to both sides of the circuit body on the substrate, Bending the plastic rigid body.
以下に本発明の実施例を図面によって説明する。第１
図は本発明のフラットワイヤハーネスを示す図である。
この図において、１は基板で、絶縁性の樹脂等によって
柔軟なシートまたはフィルム状に形成され、基板１自身
では立体的な形状を維持できないものである。２は回路
体で、平行な導電部を基板1,1によってサンドイッチ状
に挟まれ、接着等によって固定されている。３はコネク
タで、車両に載せられた不図示の各種の電装品側のコネ
クタと接続される。Ｓ部は本発明の要部となる折曲部で
金属等の塑性加工可能な短冊状の剛体４を回路体２の両
側に配置して一緒に挟み込み、剛体４に曲げ加工を施し
て立体的な形状を保持させている。この折曲形状は、フ
ラットワイヤハーネスの配索される部位の形状に沿うよ
うに決められる。尚、回路体２は、単線，平角導体，撚
り線等種々の材料によって形成され、または、エッチン
グ処理，印刷などによって形成される印刷回路とするこ
ともできる。Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First
The figure shows the flat wire harness of the present invention.
In this figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a substrate, which is formed into a flexible sheet or film by an insulating resin or the like, and the substrate 1 itself cannot maintain a three-dimensional shape. Reference numeral 2 denotes a circuit body in which parallel conductive portions are sandwiched between substrates 1 and 1 and fixed by bonding or the like. Reference numeral 3 denotes a connector, which is connected to various electrical components (not shown) mounted on the vehicle. The S portion is a bent portion which is a main part of the present invention, and a strip-shaped rigid body 4 that can be plastically worked such as metal is disposed on both sides of the circuit body 2 and is sandwiched together. Shape is maintained. The bent shape is determined so as to follow the shape of the portion where the flat wire harness is routed. The circuit body 2 may be formed of various materials such as a single wire, a rectangular conductor, and a stranded wire, or may be a printed circuit formed by etching, printing, or the like.
第２図（ａ）は、サンドイッチ形状ではなく、一枚の
基板に回路体２と剛体４を固定した場合の実施例であ
る。第２図に示す実施例では、回路体２として印刷配線
基板を使用している。同図（ｂ）は（ａ）のＡ−Ａ線で
の断面図である。このようにフラットワイヤハーネスの
折り曲げ位置に短冊状に剛体を設けて、折り曲げ等の３
次元加工をすることによって立体的な形状を維持してい
る。FIG. 2 (a) shows an embodiment in which the circuit body 2 and the rigid body 4 are not fixed in a sandwich shape but are fixed to one substrate. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, using the printed wiring board as a circuit body 2. FIG (b) the A of (a) - is a sectional view taken along the line A. In this way, a rigid body is provided in the form of a strip at the bending position of the flat wire harness, and three
The three-dimensional shape is maintained by performing dimensional processing.
第３は第１図に示すフラットワイヤハーネスの製造方
法を示す図である。同図（ａ）に示すように上下の基板
1,1の間に回路体２と剛体４を挟む。これらを（ｂ）に
示すようにサンドイッチ状に接着等の手段によって固定
する。これを（ｃ）に示すように折り曲げて３次元加工
する。第４図（ａ）は第３図（ｂ）のＢ−Ｂ線での断面
図、第４図（ｂ）は第３図（ｃ）のＣ−Ｃ線での断面図
である。符号５は接着剤層で、回路体２を基板１に固設
するためのものである。なお、この剛体４は硬質の熱可
塑性樹脂であってもよい。The third is a diagram showing a manufacturing method of the flat wire harness shown in Figure 1. Upper and lower substrates as shown in FIG.
A circuit body 2 and a rigid body 4 are sandwiched between 1,1 . These are fixed in a sandwich shape by means such as adhesion as shown in FIG. This is bent and three-dimensionally processed as shown in FIG. Figure 4 (a) is B of FIG. 3 (b) - sectional view taken along the line B, Fig. 4 (b) is C of FIG. 3 (c) - is a sectional view taken along the line C. Reference numeral 5 denotes an adhesive layer for fixing the circuit body 2 to the substrate 1 . The rigid body 4 may be a hard thermoplastic resin.
以上説明したように本発明によれば、フラットワイヤ
ハーネスが薄型となり、しかも折曲部における回路体の
両側に短冊状の剛体を設けることで大幅な重量増加を来
たさなくとも十分に配索部位に沿った形状を容易に形成
できるため、プロテクタ無しでも狭い収納場所に配索で
きる。また構造が簡単なため、加工も容易である。As described above, according to the present invention, the flat wire harness is reduced in thickness, and the wiring is sufficiently arranged without a significant increase in weight by providing strip-shaped rigid bodies on both sides of the circuit body in the bent portion. Since the shape along the part can be easily formed, it can be arranged in a narrow storage space without a protector. Further, since the structure is simple, processing is also easy.
第１図は本発明の一実施例を示すフラットワイヤハーネ
スの斜視図、 第２図は回路体２に印刷配線基板を使用した実施例で
（ａ）は斜視図、（ｂ）は（ａ）のＡ−Ａ線での断面
図、 第３図（ａ）〜（ｃ）は第１図のフラットワイヤハーネ
スの製造工程を示す斜視図、 第４図（ａ）は第３図（ｂ）のＢ−Ｂ線での断面図、
（ｂ）は第３図（ｃ）のＣ−Ｃ線での断面図、 第５図は従来のプロテクタを使用したワイヤハーネスの
図である。１ ……絶縁性の柔軟な基板、２……回路体、４……剛
体。FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a flat wire harness showing one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an embodiment in which a printed wiring board is used for the circuit body 2, (a) is a perspective view, and (b) is (a). of a - cross-sectional view at line a, Figure 3 (a) ~ (c) is a perspective view showing a manufacturing process of the flat wire harness of FIG. 1, FIG. 4 (a) is a third diagram (b) B - sectional view taken along the line B,
(B) the C of FIG. 3 (c) - is a cross-sectional view, Fig. 5 Fig wire harness using a conventional protector for C-line. 1 ... an insulating flexible substrate, 2 ... a circuit body, 4 ... a rigid body.
Claims (2)
該基板の所望の位置に、所望の形状で折曲した短冊状の
剛体を該回路体の両側に固設したことを特徴とするフラ
ットワイヤハーネス。1. A circuit body is fixedly mounted on an insulating flexible substrate,
A flat wire harness, wherein a strip-shaped rigid body bent in a desired shape is fixed to a desired position of the substrate on both sides of the circuit body.
程と、上記基板に短冊状の可塑性剛体を該回路体の両側
に固定する工程と、該可塑性剛体を折曲加工する工程と
からなることを特徴とするフラットワイヤハーネスの製
造方法。2. A step of fixing a circuit body to an insulating flexible substrate, a step of fixing a strip-shaped plastic rigid body to both sides of the circuit body on the substrate, and a step of bending the plastic rigid body. A method for manufacturing a flat wire harness, comprising:
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| JP63243904A JP2744957B2 (en) | 1988-09-30 | 1988-09-30 | Flat wire harness and manufacturing method thereof |
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP63243904A JP2744957B2 (en) | 1988-09-30 | 1988-09-30 | Flat wire harness and manufacturing method thereof |
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| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| JPH0294211A JPH0294211A (en) | 1990-04-05 |
| JP2744957B2 true JP2744957B2 (en) | 1998-04-28 |
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| DE69112665T2 (en) * | 1990-02-20 | 1996-04-04 | Sumitomo Electric Industries | Drill with one-way cutting insert. |
| US5888324A (en) * | 1996-05-09 | 1999-03-30 | Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Inc. | Wiring harness a method for producing a wiring harness and a wiring harness producing apparatus |
| US6230404B1 (en) | 1996-05-09 | 2001-05-15 | Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd. | Method and apparatus for producing a wiring harness |
| JP2000207944A (en) * | 1999-01-12 | 2000-07-28 | Yazaki Corp | Circuit body, manufacture of molded circuit body and mounting structure of circuit body |
| JP4932434B2 (en) * | 2006-11-02 | 2012-05-16 | 矢崎総業株式会社 | Manufacturing method of protector |
| JP5938777B2 (en) | 2010-07-12 | 2016-06-22 | 矢崎総業株式会社 | Wire harness, method of conveying wire harness and device, and method of connecting between devices using wire harness |
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| LAPS | Cancellation because of no payment of annual fees |