JP3790954B2 - Flat circuit body packing material - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a packaging member for a flat circuit body, and more particularly to a packaging member for a flat circuit body suitable for storing and transporting a flat circuit body such as a ribbon electric wire, FFC, or FPC.
[0002]
[Prior art]
For example, when storing and transporting flat circuit bodies such as ribbon electric wires, FFC, FPC, etc., the flat circuit body is fixed by fixing a pair of planar fasteners sandwiching the flat circuit body in order to prevent the flat circuit body from being damaged. A saucer-shaped protective material that protects the water has been proposed (see Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-17441: Conventional example).
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, since the above-described conventional example fixes the flat circuit body flat, if the flat circuit body is long, it is necessary to increase the size of the protective material, resulting in an increase in storage cost and transport cost.
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a flat circuit body packaging member capable of reducing the storage cost and transport cost of a long flat circuit body.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above-described object, the present invention provides a flat circuit body having a planar holding portion capable of fixing the flat circuit body in order to pack the flat circuit body. It is a packaging member, Comprising: The said holding | maintenance part is bendable, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.
Here, the holding portion may be formed in a rectangular shape corresponding to the planar outline dimension of the flat circuit body, and may be fixed as long as the flat circuit body can be fixed by appropriate means such as a planar fastener and a hook. Further, the holding portion may be formed with a fold so that the flat circuit body is not exposed to the outside, for example, can be folded in two, three, or four.
In the flat circuit body packing member configured in this way, the holding part can be bent, so even if the long flat circuit body is fixed to the holding part, it can be reduced in size after packing and stored in comparison with the conventional one. This will reduce the time and transport costs.
[0005]
Furthermore, as described in claim 2, the present invention is characterized in that a hook portion is provided in the holding portion.
Here, as the collar portion, it is only necessary to provide a pair of folds by forming them in parallel in the holding portion at a predetermined interval, and the flat circuit bodies folded back when the holding portion is bent do not contact each other. Thus, the separation dimension of each fold may be set as appropriate.
In such a flat circuit body packaging member, since the holding portion is provided with a flange portion, if the width dimension of the flange portion is appropriately set, the flat circuit body folded when the holding portion is bent Contact between each other can be prevented, thereby avoiding the possibility of scratching the conductors of the FPC, for example.
[0006]
Furthermore, as described in claim 3, the present invention is characterized in that a through hole is provided in the holding portion so as to cross a predetermined position of the flat circuit body.
In such a flat circuit body packaging member, since the holding portion is provided with a through hole, the predetermined position of the flat circuit body can be taped to the mounting position from the through hole while visually confirming the predetermined position. Thereby, when attaching a flat circuit body, since it is not necessary to remove from a holding | maintenance part, a shift | offset | difference does not arise in a flat circuit body.
[0007]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, the packaging member 20 of the flat circuit body which is 1st Embodiment of this invention is made into the flat square cylinder shape in a packing state, and the flat circuit body 30 is accommodated in the inside.
As shown in FIG. 2, the packing member 20 includes a bottom plate portion 21 having a substantially rectangular plane, strip-shaped flange portions 22, 22 extending along the long sides of the bottom plate portion 21, and the flange portions 22, 22. The upper plate part 23 and the upper cover part 24 along the long side respectively have a planar holding part 20a connected via a crease 25.
Here, the pair of creases 25 along both long sides of the flange portion 22 are formed in parallel while their mutual separation dimension is set to be twice or more the thickness dimension of the flat circuit body 30.
[0008]
The holding part 20 a is provided with holding members 26 at a plurality of predetermined positions in the bottom plate part 21, the upper plate part 23 and the upper lid part 24.
As shown in FIG. 3, the holding member 26 is formed in a clip shape by, for example, elastic resin or metal, and the flat circuit body 30 is held by the holding portion 20 a by sandwiching an arbitrary position in the flat circuit body 30. On the other hand, it can be detachably fixed.
The packing member 20 has dimensions of each side of the holding portion 20a so that the connectors 31 provided in advance at each end of the flat circuit body 30 protrude from the peripheral portions of the bottom plate portion 21, the upper plate portion 23, and the upper lid portion 24. Is set.
[0009]
As shown in FIG. 4, such a packing member 20 is formed by fixing the substantially π-shaped flat circuit body 30 to the holding portion 20 a by the holding members 26, and then attaching the flange portions 22, 22 to the bottom plate portion 21. The upper plate portion 23 is folded back so as to face the bottom plate portion 21, and then the upper cover portion 24 is folded back so as to cover the upper plate portion 23. The hook 27a and the upper cover provided on the upper plate portion 23 are folded. By fixing the hooks 27b provided on the portion 24 to each other, the holding portion 20a is bent into a flat rectangular tube shape and the flat circuit body 30 is packed (state shown in FIG. 1).
At this time, since the upper plate portion 23 and the upper lid portion 24 are disposed with respect to the bottom plate portion 21 via the separation dimension L by the flange portions 22 and 22, the folded flat circuit bodies 30 may come into contact with each other. There is no.
[0010]
According to the packaging member 20 of the flat circuit body 30 as described above, since the holding portion 20a can be bent, even if the long flat circuit body 30 is fixed to the holding portion 20a, it can be reduced in size after packaging. Compared with this, storage costs and transportation costs can be reduced.
Furthermore, according to the packaging member 20, since the holding portions 20a are provided with the flange portions 22 and 22, the flat circuit bodies 30 folded when the holding portion 20a is bent can be prevented from contacting each other. For example, it is possible to avoid the possibility of scratching the FPC conductor.
Further, according to the packing member 20, since the flat circuit body 30 can be wrapped by folding the holding portion 20a, the flat circuit body 30 can be used regardless of the top and bottom as long as the predetermined portion of the holding portion 20a faces upward. Can be stored and transported in a stacked state.
[0011]
Next, a second embodiment will be described. In the second embodiment described below, members and the like already described in FIGS. 1 to 4 are denoted by the same or corresponding reference numerals in the drawings, and the description is simplified or omitted.
[0012]
As shown in FIG. 5, in the flat circuit body packing member 40 according to the second embodiment, a through hole 41 is provided in the holding portion 40 a so as to cross a predetermined position of the flat circuit body 30. The through hole 41 is formed in a rectangular shape as an example, but is not limited thereto, and may be a long hole or an ellipse. Further, the position where the through hole 41 is provided may be arbitrarily set in consideration of the attachment of the flat circuit body 30 to an automobile or the like, and protection during storage and transportation.
The holding portion 40a is the same as the holding portion 20a except that the holding portion 40a is different from the holding portion 20a in that the through hole 41 is provided.
[0013]
Here, according to the flat circuit body packing member 20 of the first embodiment, when the flat circuit body 30 is attached to an automobile or the like, the harness of the flat circuit body 30 is removed while removing the flat circuit body 30 from the holding portion 20a. Must be taped.
For this reason, it is necessary to suppress the deviation of the flat circuit body 30 when the flat circuit body 30 is removed from the holding portion 20a.
[0014]
On the other hand, the flat circuit body packing member 40 of the second embodiment is flat from the through hole 41 because the holding portion 40a is provided with the through hole 41 so as to cross a predetermined position of the flat circuit body 30. The predetermined position (harness) of the circuit body 30 can be taped to the mounting position while visually checking. Accordingly, when the flat circuit body 30 is attached to the automobile, it is not necessary to remove the flat circuit body 30 from the holding portion 40a, so that the flat circuit body 30 is not displaced.
[0015]
Therefore, since the flat circuit body 30 can be easily taped to an automobile or the like so that the flat circuit body 30 does not vary, the mounting workability can be improved. Then, after the tape fixing operation of the flat circuit body 30 to the automobile or the like is completed, the holding portion 40a is removed from the flat circuit body 30.
Further, since the through hole 41 is provided only in a part of the holding portion 40a, the flat circuit body 30 can be sufficiently protected even when the through hole 41 is provided during storage and transportation.
[0016]
In the above-described embodiment, the holding portion is bent so as to have a flat rectangular tube shape. However, the holding portion in the present invention may be bent, for example, in a substantially W shape, or may be folded in four.
In addition, the material, shape, dimensions, form, number, location, etc. of the flat circuit body, the holding part, the collar part, etc. exemplified in the above-described embodiments are arbitrary and not limited as long as the present invention can be achieved. .
[0017]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, as described in claim 1, since the holding portion can be bent, even if a long flat circuit body is fixed to the holding portion, it can be reduced in size after packaging, The storage cost and transport cost can be reduced compared to the conventional case.
Furthermore, according to the present invention, as described in claim 2, since the holding portion is provided with the flange portion, if the width dimension of the flange portion is appropriately set, the holding portion is folded back. Contact between the flat circuit bodies thus formed can be prevented, thereby avoiding the possibility of scratching the conductors of the FPC, for example.
[0018]
Furthermore, according to the present invention, since the through hole is provided in the holding portion so as to cross the predetermined position of the flat circuit body, the predetermined position of the flat circuit body is formed from the through hole. Can be taped to the mounting position while visually confirming Thereby, when attaching a flat circuit body, since it is not necessary to remove from a holding | maintenance part, a shift | offset | difference does not arise in a flat circuit body. Therefore, since the flat circuit body can be easily taped so as not to vary, the mounting workability can be improved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a view showing a holding member according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the flat circuit body according to the first embodiment of the present invention is being packed.
FIG. 5 is a developed perspective view showing a second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state in which a flat circuit body according to a second embodiment of the present invention is being packed.
FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a packaging state of a flat circuit body according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
20, 40 Packing material
20a, 40a holding part
21 Bottom plate
22 Side plate
23 Upper plate
24 Upper lid
30 Flat circuit body
41 Through hole

Claims (3)

In order to pack the flat circuit body, a flat circuit body packing member including a planar holding part capable of fixing the flat circuit body,
The flat circuit body packing member, wherein the holding portion can be bent. The flat circuit body packing member according to claim 1, wherein a hook portion is provided in the holding portion. The packaging member for a flat circuit body according to claim 1, wherein a through hole is provided in the holding portion so as to cross a predetermined position of the flat circuit body.

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