JP4056190B2

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Publication number: JP4056190B2
Application number: JP2000018982A
Authority: JP
Inventors: 武士小山; 孝典鈴木
Original assignee: Yazaki Corp
Current assignee: Yazaki Corp
Priority date: 2000-01-27
Filing date: 2000-01-27
Publication date: 2008-03-05
Anticipated expiration: 2020-01-27
Also published as: JP2001211531A

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【０００１】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は電線配索部材に関し、特に、配索経路順に支持基材上に配置された複数個の電線圧入リブの電線挟持溝に電線を挟持させることで、所定形状の導体回路が形成された電線配索部材の改良に関するものである。
【０００２】
【従来の技術】
図１４は、電線配索部材の従来例を示したものである。
ここに示した電線配索部材１における所望形状の支持基材２は、この支持基材２上の電線の配索経路に沿って適宜間隔で突設される複数個の電線圧入リブ３を、絶縁性樹脂等によって一体成形したものである。前記電線圧入リブ３は、電線を押し込み可能な直線的な電線挟持溝３ａを一対の対向壁３ｂ，３ｂによって形成した構成を成しており、図１５に示すように、一対の対向壁３ｂ，３ｂの電線挟持溝３ａ側の角部には、通常、電線を押し込み易いように面取りＣが施されている。
【０００３】
そして、このような電線配索部材１は、図１７に示すように、電線の配索経路に沿う並び順に従って各電線圧入リブ３の電線挟持溝３ａに電線５を挟持させていくことにより、複数個の電線圧入リブ３を順に経由する導体回路６が形成される。
このように形成された導体回路６は、例えば、特開平６−２７５１１７号公報等にも開示されているように、車両用のコンビネーションランプ内の電球に給電するための導体回路、あるいは、車両用の電気接続箱内においてバスバー等に接続する導体回路として利用される。
【０００４】
ところで、車両用の部品は省力化のための自動化が盛んで、前記電線配索部材１への電線５の配索作業も、図１６に示すような電線布線機７を使用した自動化が図られている。
ここに示した電線布線機７は、図１６（ａ）に示すように、電線５を送出管の先端から自動的に送出する布線ヘッド７ａと、該布線ヘッド７ａを電線配索部材１上の任意方向に移動させる図示せぬヘッド移動機構と、前記布線ヘッド７ａの後方位置に上下動可能に装備されて前記電線挟持溝３ａ内に進入可能な圧入刃７ｂとを備えた構成である。
そして、前記布線ヘッド７ａの移動操作で電線５を前記電線挟持溝３ａの上に添わせた状態にした後、図１６（ｂ）に示すように、圧入刃７ｂで電線５を電線挟持溝３ａ内に押し込むことで、電線挟持溝３ａに電線５を挟持させる。
【０００５】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
ところで、図１８に示すように、支持基材２上の配索順に隣接した電線圧入リブ３１，３２の設置方向が異なる場合は、配索経路の上流側に位置する電線圧入リブ３１の電線挟持溝３ａの電線出口３ｃが配索経路下流側の電線圧入リブ３２の電線挟持溝３ａの延在方向Ｌから外れてしまう。
【０００６】
このような設置向きが異なる電線圧入リブ３１，３２間では、前記電線布線機７を用いて、上流側の電線圧入リブ３１の電線挟持溝３ａの出口３ｃから下流側の電線圧入リブ３２の電線挟持溝３ａの出口まで電線５を誘導すると、図１９に示すように、電線５が一方の対向壁３ｂの上端面上を斜めに横切る状態となる虞がある。
【０００７】
そして、このように電線５が一方の対向壁３ｂの上端面上を斜めに横切って前述の如き対向壁３ｂの面取りＣにうまく乗らないと、圧入刃７ｂによる電線５の押し込みが困難になったり、あるいは電線５の破断等の事故を招く可能性があり、電線配索の自動化に対する大きな障害となっていた。
また、設置向きが異なる電線圧入リブ３１，３２間での配索を確実にできるように、例えば、予め所定経路に合致する形態に電線５を癖付けする機構を電線布線機に装備することも考えられるが、そのような対応では、電線布線機における改良が大規模になり、大幅なコストアップを招く。
【０００８】
従って、本発明の目的は上記課題を解消することにあり、配索経路順に支持基材上に配置された複数個の電線圧入リブの電線挟持溝に電線を挟持させることによって所定形状の導体回路を形成する配索作業の自動化を容易にすることができる電線配索部材を提供することである。
【０００９】
【課題を解決するための手段】
本発明の上記目的は、電線配索経路に段差なく連なり高低差を有する支持基材上に複数個突設された電線圧入リブの電線挟持溝に電線布線機により導体回路を構成する電線が順次圧入保持される電線配索部材において、前記電線配索経路上で上流側に位置する電線圧入リブの電線挟持溝の電線出口が、下流側に位置する電線圧入リブの電線挟持溝の延在方向から外れている部分には、前記上流側の電線圧入リブから引き出した前記電線を直線的に配索誘導し部材側面に外接させることにより該電線の誘導方向を前記下流側の電線圧入リブの電線挟持溝の延在方向に合わせて方向変換可能で、前記電線を挿通保持する電線挿通溝を備えた方向矯正リブが、電線圧入リブ間に突設されることを特徴とする電線配索部材により達成される。
【００１０】
上記構成によれば、支持基材上で設置向きが異なる電線圧入リブ間でも、電線布線機を用いて電線配索経路の上流側に位置する電線圧入リブの電線挟持溝の電線出口から出た電線を直線的に配索誘導して方向矯正リブの電線挿通溝内に挿通保持させてから、その方向矯正リブ側面に外接させることにより、該電線の誘導方向を前記下流側の電線圧入リブの電線挟持溝の延在方向に合わせて方向変換し、前記下流側の電線圧入リブに導入する電線の方向をその電線圧入リブの電線挟持溝の方向に矯正することができ、従来の電線布線機を容易に適用することができる。
【００１１】
そこで、電線布線機を用いて様々な形態の電線配索経路に沿った電線の配索作業を行っても、該電線が前記下流側の電線圧入リブの上端面上を斜めに横切る状態となる虞がなく、電線を確実に電線挟持溝内に圧入保持させることができる。
従って、従来の電線布線機に特別な改良を施さずとも、設置向きが異なる電線圧入リブ間において各電線圧入リブの電線挟持溝に電線を押し込んで挟持させる作業が容易且つ確実に実施でき、電線の配索作業の自動化を容易にすると共に電線配索コストの低減を図ることができる。
【００１２】
また、本発明の上記目的は、電線配索経路に凹凸を有する支持基材上に複数個突設された電線圧入リブの電線挟持溝に電線布線機により導体回路を構成する電線が順次圧入保持される電線配索部材において、前記電線配索経路上で上流側に位置する電線圧入リブの電線挟持溝の電線出口が、下流側に位置する電線圧入リブの電線挟持溝の延在方向から外れている部分には、前記上流側の電線圧入リブから引き出した前記電線を直線的に配索誘導し部材側面に外接させることにより該電線の誘導方向を前記下流側の電線圧入リブの電線挟持溝の延在方向に合わせて方向変換可能で、前記支持基材の表面に沿って延びる電線係合部を備えたＬ字状の方向矯正突起が、電線圧入リブ間に突設されることを特徴とする電線配索部材により達成される。
【００１３】
上記構成によれば、支持基材の表面に沿って延びる電線係合部を備えたＬ字状の方向矯正突起が電線圧入リブ間に突設されているので、上流側の電線圧入リブから引き出した電線を前記方向矯正突起の電線係合部に外接させることで、該電線の誘導方向を前記下流側の電線圧入リブの電線挟持溝の延在方向に合わせて三次元的に方向変換することができ、複雑な表面形状を有する支持基材にも三次元的な立体導体回路を容易に配索することができる。
【００１４】
更にこの場合、例えば、前記方向矯正突起に電線を巻き掛けることによって、該電線の誘導方向を方向変換すると同時に、既に上流の電線圧入リブに圧入済みの電線の上流への移動を拘束し、上流の電線圧入リブに圧入された電線が下流の配索作業時に作用する張力等により電線挟持溝から脱落することを防止できる。
そこで、前記方向矯正突起は、配索作業時に作用する張力等によって、配索された電線が弛むことを防止することができ、電線圧入リブによる電線の圧入保持力を必要以上に大きくする必要がなく、電線布線機による電線挟持溝への電線の押し込み動作も容易になる。
【００１５】
【発明の実施の形態】
以下、添付図面に基づいて本発明の一実施形態に係る電線配索部材を詳細に説明する。図１は本発明の第１実施形態に係る電線配索部材における凹凸を有する支持基材の平坦部位の要部拡大斜視図、図２は図１に示した支持基材の平面図、図３は図１に示した支持基材上に電線を配索する電線布線機の側面図、図４は図１に示した支持基材上に電線を配索している状態を説明する要部拡大斜視図、図５は図１に示した支持基材上に電線を配索した状態を示す電線配索部材の平面図である。
【００１６】
本第１実施形態における電線配索部材１１の支持基材１２は、図１に示したように、略平板状の該支持基材１２上の電線配索経路に沿って適宜間隔で突設される複数個の電線圧入リブ３１，３２，・・・・・と、電線配索順に並ぶと共に設置向きが異なる電線圧入リブ３１，３２間に突設される方向矯正リブ１３とを絶縁性樹脂等によって一体成形したものである。
【００１７】
前記電線圧入リブ３１，３２は、図１５に示した電線圧入リブ３と同じ構造のもので、電線５を押し込み可能な直線的な電線挟持溝３ａを一対の対向壁３ｂ，３ｂによって形成した構成を成しており、一対の対向壁３ｂ，３ｂの電線挟持溝３ａ側の角部には、電線を押し込み易いように面取りが施されている。
そして、これら電線圧入リブ３１，３２は、図２に示すように、設置向きが略９０度ずれており、そのために電線配索経路の上流側に位置する電線圧入リブ３１の電線挟持溝３ａの電線出口３１ｃが、下流側に位置する電線圧入リブ３２の電線挟持溝３ｂの延在方向Ｌ１から外れている。即ち、図示した部分は、前記電線配索経路上で上流側に位置する電線圧入リブ３１の電線挟持溝３ａの電線出口３１ｃが、下流側に位置する電線圧入リブ３２の電線挟持溝３ａの延在方向から外れている電線配索部材１１の一部分である。
【００１８】
前記方向矯正リブ１３は、前記電線圧入リブ３１，３２と類似した構造を有しており、電線５を挿通可能な直線的な電線挿通溝１３ａが一対の対向壁１３ｂ，１３ｂによって形成されている。但し、前記電線挿通溝１３ａは、電線５を挟持する必要がないため、電線圧入リブ３１，３２の電線挟持溝３ａよりも溝幅が広く設定されている。
【００１９】
そして、前記上流側の電線圧入リブ３１から引き出した電線５を直線的に配索誘導して方向矯正リブ１３の電線挿通溝１３ａ内に挿通保持させてから、該方向矯正リブ１３側面に外接することにより、該電線５の誘導方向を前記下流側の電線圧入リブ３２の電線挟持溝３ａの延在方向に合わせて方向変換可能となる。方向矯正リブ１３は、前記電線配索経路上で上流側に位置する電線圧入リブ３１の電線挟持溝３ａの電線出口３ｃが下流側に位置する電線圧入リブ３２の電線挟持溝３ａの延在方向から外れている部分に突設されている。
【００２０】
そこで、前記方向矯正リブ１３は、電線挿通溝１３ａの向きを上流の電線圧入リブ３１の電線挟持溝３ａに一致させることで、電線圧入リブ３１の電線挟持溝３ａから方向矯正リブ１３の溝１３ａへの電線５の配索を容易にしている。
また、前記方向矯正リブ１３は、図２に示したように、電線挿通溝１３ａの出口に位置する対向壁１３ｂ，１３ｂの端面１３ｃの位置を下流の電線圧入リブ３２の電線挟持溝３ａの延在方向Ｌ１上に揃えることで、前記端面１３ｃが電線挿通溝１３ａを通過した電線５に外接して、この電線５誘導方向を前記下流側の電線圧入リブ３２の電線挟持溝３ａの延在方向Ｌ１に合わせて略直角に方向変換させる。
【００２１】
そして、電線布線機１７を使用して電線５の配索経路に沿う並び順に各電線圧入リブ３１，３２，・・・・・の電線挟持溝３ａや方向矯正リブ１３の電線挿通溝１３ａ内に順次電線５を挿通させていくことによって、図５に示すように、複数個の電線圧入リブ３１，３２，・・・・・を順に経由する導体回路１６を支持基材１２上に形成する。
【００２２】
前記電線布線機１７は、図３に示すように、電線５を送出管の先端から自動的に送出する布線ヘッド１７ａと、該布線ヘッド１７ａを電線配索部材１１上の任意方向に移動させるヘッド移動機構（図示せず）と、前記布線ヘッド１７ａの後方位置に上下動可能に装備されて前記電線挟持溝３ａや電線挿通溝１３ａに進入可能な圧入刃１７ｂとを備えた構成である。
【００２３】
そして、前記布線ヘッド１７ａの移動操作で電線５を前記電線挟持溝３ａの上に添わせた状態にした後、圧入刃１７ｂで電線５を電線挟持溝３ａ内に押し込むことで、図４に示したように、電線挟持溝３ａに電線５を挟持させる。
このように形成された導体回路１６は、例えば、車両用のコンビネーションランプ内の電球に給電するための導体回路、あるいは、車両用の電気接続箱内においてバスバー等に接続する導体回路として利用されるものである。
【００２４】
即ち、上述した電線配索部材１１によれば、支持基材１２上での設置向きが異なる電線圧入リブ３１，３２間でも、電線布線機１７を用いて電線配索経路の上流側に位置する電線圧入リブ３１の電線挟持溝３ａの電線出口３１ｃから出た電線５を前記方向矯正リブ１３の電線挿通溝１３ａ内に挿通して、該方向矯正リブ側面に外接させることにより、該電線５の誘導方向を前記下流側の電線圧入リブ３２の電線挟持溝３ａの延在方向Ｌ１に合わせて方向変換し、前記下流側の電線圧入リブ３２に導入する電線５の方向をその電線圧入リブ３２の電線挟持溝３ａの方向に矯正することができる。
【００２５】
そこで、電線布線機１７を用いて様々な形態の電線配索経路に沿った電線５の配索作業を行っても、該電線５が前記下流側の電線圧入リブ３２の一方の対向壁３ｂの上端面上を斜めに横切る状態となる虞がなく、電線５を確実に電線挟持溝３ａ内に圧入保持させることができる。
従って、従来の電線布線機１７に特別な改良を施さずとも、設置向きが異なる電線圧入リブ３１，３２間において各電線圧入リブ３１，３２の電線挟持溝３ａに電線５を押し込んで挟持させる作業が容易且つ確実に実施でき、電線５の配索作業の自動化を容易にすると共に電線配索コストの低減を図ることができる。
【００２６】
その上、電線配索部材１１における方向変換手段は、前記電線５を挿通保持する電線挿通溝１３ａを備えた方向矯正リブ１３から成るので、電線５を電線圧入リブ３１，３２，・・・・・の電線挟持溝３ａ内に圧入保持させる作業と同様に、電線布線機１７を用いて上流側の電線圧入リブ３１から引き出した電線５を前記方向矯正リブ１３の電線挿通溝１３ａに挿通保持させることで、電線５の誘導方向を下流側の電線圧入リブ３２の電線挟持溝３ａの延在方向Ｌ１に合わせて方向変換することができ、従来の電線布線機１７を容易に適用することができる。
【００２７】
尚、上流側の電線圧入リブ３１から引き出した電線５に外接することにより該電線５の誘導方向を前記下流側の電線圧入リブ３２の電線挟持溝３ａの延在方向に合わせて方向変換可能な本発明に係る方向変換手段は、上記方向矯正リブ１３の構成に限定されるものではない。
次に、図６及び図７に示した本発明の第１実施形態に係る電線配索部材３０における凹凸を有する支持基材２２の凹凸部位のように、該支持基材２２の表面に垂設された支柱部２１ａと、該支柱部２１ａの先端から前記支持基材２２の表面に沿って延びる電線係合部２１ｂとを備えたＬ字状の方向矯正突起２１により方向変換手段を構成する。
【００２８】
前記方向矯正突起２１は、図６に示したように、支持基材２２上の段差を有する凹凸部位において、下段に位置する電線圧入リブ３３と、上段に位置する電線圧入リブ３４との間に突設されている。尚、電線圧入リブ３３，３４は、前述した電線圧入リブ３１，３２と基本的に同一な構成であり、電線挟持溝３ａを有している。これら電線圧入リブ３３，３４は、突設される段が違っているが、それぞれの電線挟持溝３ａは、支持基材２２の表面に立てた同一垂直面上に位置している。
【００２９】
更に、前記方向矯正突起２１は、電線配索経路の上流側に位置する電線圧入リブ３３と同一段の支持基材２２表面に突設されており、前記電線係合部２１ｂの形成位置は、電線圧入リブ３３における電線挟持溝３ａの上端開口よりも低い位置に電線５を規制するように設定されている。
【００３０】
そして、上述の電線圧入リブ３３，３４間における電線５の配索は、先ず、電線配索経路の上流側である下段の電線圧入リブ３３に電線５を挟持させ、次いで、方向矯正突起２１の電線係合部２１ｂに電線５を係止させた後、上段の電線圧入リブ３４に電線５を挟持させることで行なわれる。
即ち、電線布線機の布線ヘッドは、図７に一点鎖線（イ）で示した移動軌跡のように、電線圧入リブ３３へ電線５を挟持させた後、前記方向矯正突起２１の周囲を迂回するように移動操作することで、方向矯正突起２１の電線係合部２１ｂの下に電線５を潜らせる。次いで、前記布線ヘッドは、下流の電線圧入リブ３４側に移動することで、該電線圧入リブ３４の電線挟持溝３ａまで電線５を誘導することができる。尚、図７の一点鎖線（イ）上の□印で示した箇所（ロ），（ハ）は、電線布線機の圧入刃による圧入作業位置である。
【００３１】
従って、上流側の電線圧入リブ３３から引き出した電線５を前記方向矯正突起２１の電線係合部２１ｂに巻き掛けて外接させることで、該電線５の誘導方向を前記下流側の電線圧入リブ３４の電線挟持溝３ａの延在方向に合わせて上方へ方向変換することができ、支持基材２２の段差を有する部位にも三次元的な立体導体回路１６を容易に配索することができる。
【００３２】
又、前記方向矯正突起２１の電線係合部２１ｂに巻き掛けられることによって、上流の電線圧入リブ３３に挟持された電線５は上方への移動を拘束されるので、該電線圧入リブ３３に圧入保持済みの電線５が下流側の配索作業時に作用する張力等によって電線圧入リブ３３の電線挟持溝３ａから脱落することはなく、電線配索の信頼性を向上させることができる。
【００３３】
図８及び図９に示した本発明の第２実施形態に係る電線配索部材４０における支持基材４２には、二つの電線圧入リブ３５，３６が略同じ高さで支持基材４２表面に配置されると共に、方向矯正突起２１がこれらの電線圧入リブ３５，３６間に形成された谷部４２ａの底面に突設されている。尚、前記電線圧入リブ３５，３６は、前述した電線圧入リブ３３，３４と同一な構成であり、それぞれ互いに同一直線上に位置する電線挟持溝３ａを有している。
【００３４】
そして、上述の電線圧入リブ３５，３６間における電線５の配索は、先ず、電線配索経路の上流側である上段の電線圧入リブ３５に電線５を挟持させ、次いで、谷部４２ａの底面に突設されている方向矯正突起２１に電線５を係止させた後、再び上段の電線圧入リブ３６に電線５を挟持させることで行なわれる。
即ち、電線布線機の布線ヘッドは、図９に一点鎖線（ヘ）で示した移動軌跡のように、電線圧入リブ３５へ電線５を挟持させた後、前記方向矯正突起２１の周囲を迂回するように移動操作することで、方向矯正突起２１の電線係合部２１ｂの下に電線５を潜らせる。次いで、前記布線ヘッドは、下流の電線圧入リブ３６の上方へ移動することで、該電線圧入リブ３６の電線挟持溝３ａまで電線５を誘導することができる。尚、図７の一点鎖線（ヘ）上の□印で示した箇所（ト），（チ）は、電線布線機の圧入刃による圧入作業位置である。
【００３５】
従って、上方に位置する上流側の電線圧入リブ３５から引き出した電線５を谷部４２ａの底面に突設されている方向矯正突起２１の電線係合部２１ｂに巻き掛けて外接させることで、該電線５の誘導方向を上方に位置する下流側の電線圧入リブ３６の電線挟持溝３ａの延在方向に合わせて上方へ方向変換することができ、支持基材４２の谷部４２ａを有する部位にも三次元的な立体導体回路１６を容易に配索することができる。
【００３６】
又、前記方向矯正突起２１の電線係合部２１ｂに巻き掛けられることによって、谷部４２ａの底面に沿って配索された電線５は上方への移動を拘束されるので、谷部４２ａの底面に電線圧入リブを設けて圧入保持させた場合のように、電線５が上方に位置する下流側の配索作業時に作用する張力等によって電線挟持溝から脱落することはなく、電線配索の信頼性を向上させることができる。
【００３７】
そこで、図８に示したように、前記電線５を谷部４２ａへ迂回させることによって、該谷部４２ａの上方に確保される空きスペースに別の回路を形成する電線５１を挿通させることができ、これら電線５，５１として裸電線を用いた場合にも、不用意に電線５が電線挟持溝から脱落して短絡事故を招く虞がなく、より複雑な立体導体回路を配索することができる。
尚、前記方向矯正突起２１における電線５の係止は、支柱部２１ａ及び電線係合部２１ｂに単純に電線５を巻き掛ける形態だけでなく、図１０に示したように、方向矯正突起２１の周囲に一巻き以上巻き付ける形態とすることも可能である。
【００３８】
又、図１１に示したように、電線圧入リブ３１，３２，３３が突設される支持基材５２が、谷部５２ａを有すると共に、谷部５２ａの両側が斜面５２ｂ，５２ｃとされており、これら斜面５２ｂ，５２ｃの下端側が段差なく谷部５２ａの底部に連なっているような場合は、図示のように、本発明に係る方向矯正リブ１３を電線圧入リブ３１，３２，３３間に突設し、段差なく谷部５２ａの底部に連なっている箇所に電線５を迂回させて配索する方が好ましい。
【００３９】
即ち、例えば図１２に示したように、段差のついた谷部５２ａに電線圧入リブ３２を突設し、この電線圧入リブ３２を使って迂回させずに、谷部５２ａを横断するように電線５を配索すると、谷部５２ａに突設した電線圧入リブ３２から電線５が抜け出す方向（上方向）の張力が作用し易く、該電線圧入リブ３２の電線挟持溝３ａからの電線５の脱落等の不具合を招く虞がある。
尚、本発明の電線配索部材における支持基材、電線圧入リブ及び方向変換手段等の構成は、上記実施形態の構成に限定されるものではなく、本発明の趣旨に基づいて種々の形態を採りうることは云うまでもない。
【００４０】
【発明の効果】
本発明の電線配索部材によれば、支持基材上での設置向きが異なる電線圧入リブ間でも、電線布線機を用いて電線配索経路の上流側に位置する電線圧入リブの電線挟持溝の電線出口から出た電線を直線的に配索誘導して、方向矯正リブ側面又は方向矯正突起側面に外接させることにより、該電線の誘導方向を前記下流側の電線圧入リブの電線挟持溝の延在方向に合わせて方向変換し、前記下流側の電線圧入リブに導入する電線の方向をその電線圧入リブの電線挟持溝の方向に矯正することができる。
【００４１】
そこで、電線布線機を用いて様々な形態の電線配索経路に沿った電線の配索作業を行っても、該電線が前記下流側の電線圧入リブの上端面上を斜めに横切る状態となる虞がなく、電線を確実に電線挟持溝内に圧入保持させることができる。
従って、従来の電線布線機に特別な改良を施さずとも、設置向きが異なる電線圧入リブ間において各電線圧入リブの電線挟持溝に電線を押し込んで挟持させる作業が容易且つ確実に実施でき、電線の配索作業の自動化を容易にすると共に電線配索コストの低減を図ることができる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図１】本発明の第１実施形態に係る電線配索部材における凹凸を有する支持基材の平坦部位の要部拡大斜視図である。
【図２】図１に示した支持基材の平面図である。
【図３】図１に示した支持基材上に電線を配索する電線布線機の側面図である。
【図４】図１に示した支持基材上に電線を配索している状態を説明する要部拡大斜視図である。
【図５】図１に示した支持基材上に電線を配索した状態を示す電線配索部材の平面図である。
【図６】本発明の第１実施形態に係る電線配索部材における凹凸を有する支持基材の凹凸部位の要部拡大斜視図である。
【図７】図６に示した電線配索部材における電線の配索手順の説明図である。
【図８】本発明の第２実施形態に係る電線配索部材における凹凸を有する支持基材の要部拡大斜視図である。
【図９】図８に示した電線配索部材における電線の配索手順の説明図である。
【図１０】図８に示した方向矯正突起における電線の係止形態の別の例を示す要部拡大斜視図である。
【図１１】本発明に係る電線配索部材において、支持基材の表面に凹凸がある場合に好ましい配索形態を説明する全体斜視図である。
【図１２】支持基材表面の凹凸箇所を直に横断するように配索した場合の問題点を説明する全体斜視図である。
【図１３】図１２の要部拡大正面図である。
【図１４】従来の電線配索部材における支持基材の要部拡大斜視図である。
【図１５】図１４に示した電線圧入リブの拡大斜視図である。
【図１６】図１４に示した電線圧入リブへ電線を押し込む電線布線機の動作説明図である。
【図１７】図１４に示した電線圧入リブへ電線を配索した状態を示す電線配索部材の要部拡大斜視図である。
【図１８】従来の電線配索部材における設置向きが異なる電線圧入リブを示す平面図である。
【図１９】電線布線機によって図１８に示した配索経路の布線を行う場合の問題点を説明する斜視図である。
【符号の説明】
３ａ電線挟持溝
５電線
１１電線配索部材
１２支持基材
１３方向矯正リブ
１３ａ電線挿通溝
１６導体回路
３１電線圧入リブ
３１ｃ電線出口
３２電線圧入リブ[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a wire routing member, and in particular, a conductor circuit having a predetermined shape is formed by clamping a wire in a wire clamping groove of a plurality of wire press-fitting ribs arranged on a support substrate in order of the routing route. The present invention relates to an improvement of a wire routing member.
[0002]
[Prior art]
FIG. 14 shows a conventional example of a wire routing member.
The support base 2 having a desired shape in the wire routing member 1 shown here includes a plurality of wire press-fitting ribs 3 protruding at appropriate intervals along the wire routing path on the support base 2. It is integrally molded with an insulating resin or the like. The wire press-fitting rib 3 has a configuration in which a linear wire holding groove 3a into which an electric wire can be pushed is formed by a pair of opposing walls 3b, 3b. As shown in FIG. A chamfering C is usually applied to the corner of the 3b side of the electric wire holding groove 3a so that the electric wire can be easily pushed.
[0003]
And as shown in FIG. 17, such an electric wire routing member 1 makes the electric wire 5 clamped in the electric wire clamping groove 3a of each electric wire press-fitting rib 3 according to the arrangement order along the electric wire routing path, A conductor circuit 6 is formed through the plurality of wire press-fitting ribs 3 in order.
The conductor circuit 6 formed in this way is, for example, a conductor circuit for supplying power to a light bulb in a combination lamp for a vehicle, as disclosed in JP-A-6-275117, etc. This is used as a conductor circuit connected to a bus bar or the like in the electrical junction box.
[0004]
By the way, automation for labor saving is prosperous in the parts for vehicles, and the wiring operation of the electric wire 5 to the electric wire wiring member 1 is also automated using the electric wire arranging machine 7 as shown in FIG. It has been.
As shown in FIG. 16 (a), the wiring device 7 shown here is a wiring head 7a that automatically sends out the electric wire 5 from the tip of the delivery pipe, and the wiring head 7a is connected to an electric cable routing member. 1 includes a head moving mechanism (not shown) that moves in an arbitrary direction on 1 and a press-fitting blade 7b that can be moved up and down at a rear position of the wiring head 7a and can enter the wire holding groove 3a. It is.
And after making the electric wire 5 put on the said electric wire clamping groove 3a by movement operation of the said wiring head 7a, as shown in FIG.16 (b), the electric wire 5 is made into an electric wire clamping groove with the press-fitting blade 7b. The electric wire 5 is clamped in the electric wire clamping groove 3a by pushing into 3a.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, as shown in FIG. 18, when the installation directions of the wire press-fitting ribs 31 and 32 adjacent to each other in the wiring order on the support base 2 are different, the electric wire is clamped by the wire press-fitting ribs 31 located on the upstream side of the wiring path. The wire outlet 3c of the groove 3a deviates from the extending direction L of the wire clamping groove 3a of the wire press-fitting rib 32 on the downstream side of the wiring path.
[0006]
Between the wire press-fitting ribs 31 and 32 having different installation directions, the downstream side of the wire press-fitting ribs 32 from the outlet 3c of the wire clamping groove 3a of the upstream wire press-fitting rib 31 is used by using the wire routing machine 7. When the electric wire 5 is guided to the outlet of the electric wire holding groove 3a, as shown in FIG. 19, there is a possibility that the electric wire 5 may obliquely cross the upper end surface of the one opposing wall 3b.
[0007]
If the electric wire 5 does not ride on the chamfer C of the opposing wall 3b as described above by crossing the upper end surface of the one opposing wall 3b diagonally in this way, it becomes difficult to push the electric wire 5 by the press-fitting blade 7b. Or, there is a possibility that an accident such as breakage of the electric wire 5 may be caused, which is a great obstacle to automation of the electric wire arrangement.
Also, in order to ensure the wiring between the wire press-fitting ribs 31 and 32 having different installation directions, for example, a mechanism for brazing the electric wire 5 in a form that matches a predetermined route in advance is provided in the electric wire wiring machine. However, in such a correspondence, the improvement in the wiring device becomes large-scale, which causes a significant cost increase.
[0008]
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to eliminate the above-mentioned problem, and a conductor circuit having a predetermined shape is formed by sandwiching an electric wire in an electric wire holding groove of a plurality of electric wire press-fitting ribs arranged on the support base in the order of the wiring path. It is providing the electric wire wiring member which can make automation of the wiring operation | work which forms a thing easy.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
  The above object of the present invention isContinuous without stepsIn the electric wire arrangement member in which the electric wires constituting the conductor circuit are sequentially press-fitted and held in the electric wire holding grooves of the electric wire press-fitting ribs protruding on the support base material having a height difference, the electric wire arrangement In the portion where the wire outlet of the wire clamping groove of the wire press-fitting rib located on the upstream side on the path is out of the extending direction of the wire clamping groove of the wire press-fitting rib located on the downstream side, the upstream wire press-fitting The wire drawn out from the rib is linearly routed and guided to be circumscribed to the side of the member, and the direction of the wire can be changed in accordance with the extending direction of the wire holding groove of the downstream wire press-fitting rib, A wire straightening member characterized in that a direction correcting rib having a wire insertion groove for inserting and holding the wire is provided between the wire press-fitting ribs.
[0010]
  According to the above configuration, even between the wire press-fitting ribs having different installation directions on the support base material, the electric wire laying machine is used to exit from the electric wire outlet of the electric wire holding groove of the electric wire press-fitting rib located on the upstream side of the electric cable routing route. Electric wireAfter routing and guiding in a straight line and inserting and holding in the wire insertion groove of the direction correction rib, on the side of the direction correction ribBy making circumscribing, the direction of the wire is changed in accordance with the extending direction of the wire clamping groove of the downstream wire press-fitting rib, and the direction of the wire introduced into the downstream wire press-fitting rib is changed to the wire press-fitting. It can be corrected in the direction of the wire holding groove of the ribThe conventional wire routing machine can be easily applied.
[0011]
Therefore, even if the wiring operation of the electric wires along various forms of the electric wire routing route is performed using the electric wire routing machine, the electric wire obliquely crosses the upper end surface of the downstream-side electric wire press-fitting rib. Therefore, the electric wire can be reliably press-fitted and held in the electric wire holding groove.
Therefore, the operation of pushing and holding the electric wires into the electric wire holding grooves of the electric wire press-fitting ribs between the electric wire press-fitting ribs having different installation directions can be easily and reliably carried out without special improvement to the conventional electric wire arranging machine. It is possible to facilitate the automation of the wiring operation of the electric wire and to reduce the wiring wiring cost.
[0012]
  In addition, the above-mentioned object of the present invention is to sequentially press-fit the wires constituting the conductor circuit by the wire routing machine into the wire holding grooves of the wire press-fitting ribs protruding on the support base member having irregularities in the wire routing path. In the wire routing member to be held, the wire outlet of the wire clamping groove of the wire press-fitting rib located on the upstream side on the wire routing path is from the extending direction of the wire clamping groove of the wire press-fitting rib located on the downstream side. In the disengaged portion, the wire drawn out from the upstream-side wire press-fitting rib is linearly routed and guided so as to circumscribe the side surface of the member, so that the direction of the wire is clamped by the downstream-side wire press-fitting rib. An L-shaped direction correction protrusion having an electric wire engaging portion that can be changed in direction according to the extending direction of the groove and extends along the surface of the support base is protruded between the electric wire press-fitting ribs. This is achieved by the characteristic wire routing member.
[0013]
  According to the above configuration, since the L-shaped direction correction protrusion provided with the electric wire engaging portion extending along the surface of the support base is protruded between the electric wire press-fitting ribs,By connecting the wire drawn from the upstream wire press-fitting rib to the wire engaging portion of the direction correction protrusion, the guide direction of the wire is matched with the extending direction of the wire clamping groove of the downstream wire press-fitting rib. The direction can be changed three-dimensionally, and a three-dimensional solid conductor circuit can be easily routed even on a supporting base material having a complicated surface shape.
[0014]
Furthermore, in this case, for example, by winding the wire around the direction correction protrusion, the direction of the induction of the wire is changed, and at the same time, the upstream movement of the wire already press-fitted into the upstream wire press-fitting rib is restricted, and the upstream It is possible to prevent the electric wire press-fitted into the electric wire press-fitting rib from dropping out of the electric wire holding groove due to tension or the like acting during downstream wiring work.
Therefore, the direction correction protrusion can prevent the wired electric wire from loosening due to the tension acting during the wiring operation, and it is necessary to increase the press-fitting holding force of the electric wire by the electric wire press-fitting rib more than necessary. In addition, the pushing operation of the electric wire into the electric wire holding groove by the electric wire arranging machine is facilitated.
[0015]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
  Hereinafter, an electric wire routing member according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 shows a wire routing member according to the first embodiment of the present invention.Of the flat part of the support substrate having irregularitiesFIG. 2 is a plan view of the supporting base material shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a side view of an electric wire laying machine for arranging electric wires on the supporting base material shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 5 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part for explaining a state in which an electric wire is arranged on the support base shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 5 is an electric wire arrangement showing a state in which the electric wire is arranged on the support base shown in FIG. It is a top view of a cable member.
[0016]
As shown in FIG. 1, the support base material 12 of the wire routing member 11 in the first embodiment is protruded at appropriate intervals along the wire routing path on the substantially flat plate-like support base material 12. .., And the direction correcting ribs 13 that are arranged in the order in which the wires are arranged and have different installation directions and project between the wire pressing ribs 31, 32. Are integrally molded.
[0017]
The wire press-fitting ribs 31 and 32 have the same structure as that of the wire press-fitting rib 3 shown in FIG. 15, and a linear wire holding groove 3a into which the electric wire 5 can be pushed is formed by a pair of opposing walls 3b and 3b. The corners of the pair of opposing walls 3b, 3b on the side of the electric wire holding groove 3a are chamfered so that the electric wire can be easily pushed.
As shown in FIG. 2, these wire press-fitting ribs 31 and 32 are displaced by about 90 degrees in the installation direction. For this reason, the electric wire press-fitting ribs 31 of the wire press-fitting rib 31 located on the upstream side of the electric wire routing path The electric wire outlet 31c is deviated from the extending direction L1 of the electric wire clamping groove 3b of the electric wire press-fitting rib 32 located on the downstream side. That is, in the illustrated portion, the wire outlet 31c of the wire holding groove 3a of the wire press-fitting rib 31 located on the upstream side on the wire routing path is extended from the wire holding groove 3a of the wire press-fitting rib 32 located on the downstream side. It is a part of the electric wire wiring member 11 which has deviated from the present direction.
[0018]
The direction correcting rib 13 has a structure similar to the electric wire press-fitting ribs 31 and 32, and a linear electric wire insertion groove 13a into which the electric wire 5 can be inserted is formed by a pair of opposing walls 13b and 13b. . However, since the wire insertion groove 13a does not need to hold the wire 5, the wire width is set wider than the wire holding groove 3a of the wire press-fitting ribs 31 and 32.
[0019]
  And,in frontThe electric wire 5 drawn out from the electric wire press-fitting rib 31 on the upstream sideIs linearly routed and guided and held in the wire insertion groove 13a of the direction correction rib 13 and then circumscribed on the side of the direction correction rib 13The direction of guidance of the electric wire 5 can be changed in accordance with the extending direction of the electric wire holding groove 3a of the electric wire press-fitting rib 32 on the downstream side.It becomes. The direction correction rib 13 isOn the part where the wire outlet 3c of the wire holding groove 3a of the wire pressing rib 31 located on the upstream side on the wire routing path is out of the extending direction of the wire holding groove 3a of the wire pressing rib 32 located on the downstream side. Projected.
[0020]
Therefore, the direction correcting rib 13 matches the direction of the electric wire insertion groove 13a with the electric wire holding groove 3a of the upstream electric wire press fitting rib 31, so that the electric wire holding groove 3a of the electric wire press fitting rib 31 extends to the groove 13a of the direction correcting rib 13. It is easy to route the electric wire 5 to the cable.
Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the direction correcting rib 13 is formed by extending the position of the end face 13c of the opposing walls 13b and 13b located at the outlet of the wire insertion groove 13a to the wire holding groove 3a of the downstream wire press-fitting rib 32. By aligning on the existing direction L1, the end face 13c circumscribes the electric wire 5 that has passed through the electric wire insertion groove 13a, and this electric wire 5 guiding direction is the extending direction of the electric wire clamping groove 3a of the electric wire press-fitting rib 32 on the downstream side. The direction is changed to a substantially right angle according to L1.
[0021]
And in the wire insertion groove | channel 13a of the electric wire clamping groove | channel 3a of each electric wire press-fitting rib 31, 32, ..., the direction correction rib 13, and the order along the wiring path | route of the electric wire 5 using the wiring device 17 As shown in FIG. 5, the conductor circuit 16 is formed on the support base 12 through the plurality of wire press-fitting ribs 31, 32,... .
[0022]
As shown in FIG. 3, the wire routing machine 17 includes a wiring head 17 a that automatically feeds the electric wire 5 from the tip of the delivery pipe, and the wiring head 17 a in an arbitrary direction on the wire routing member 11. A structure provided with a head moving mechanism (not shown) for moving, and a press-fitting blade 17b that is mounted on the rear position of the wiring head 17a so as to be movable up and down and can enter the wire holding groove 3a and the wire insertion groove 13a. It is.
[0023]
Then, after the electric wire 5 is put on the electric wire holding groove 3a by the moving operation of the wiring head 17a, the electric wire 5 is pushed into the electric wire holding groove 3a by the press-fitting blade 17b, so that FIG. As shown, the electric wire 5 is held in the electric wire holding groove 3a.
The conductor circuit 16 formed in this way is used as, for example, a conductor circuit for supplying power to a light bulb in a combination lamp for a vehicle, or a conductor circuit connected to a bus bar or the like in an electric connection box for a vehicle. Is.
[0024]
  That is, according to the above-described wire routing member 11, even between the wire press-fitting ribs 31 and 32 having different installation directions on the support base 12, the wire routing member 17 is used to position the upstream side of the wire routing path. The electric wire 5 coming out from the electric wire outlet 31c of the electric wire clamping groove 3a of the electric wire press-fitting rib 31 is inserted into the electric wire insertion groove 13a of the direction correcting rib 13., On the side of the direction correction ribBy making circumscribing, the direction of the induction of the electric wire 5 is changed in accordance with the extending direction L1 of the electric wire clamping groove 3a of the electric wire press-fitting rib 32 on the downstream side, and the electric wire 5 introduced into the electric wire press-in rib 32 on the downstream side. Can be corrected to the direction of the wire clamping groove 3a of the wire press-fitting rib 32.
[0025]
Then, even if the wiring work of the electric wire 5 along various types of electric wire arrangement paths is performed using the electric wire routing machine 17, the electric wire 5 is one opposing wall 3b of the electric wire press-fitting rib 32 on the downstream side. There is no risk of crossing the upper end surface of the wire diagonally, and the electric wire 5 can be reliably press-fitted and held in the electric wire holding groove 3a.
Accordingly, the electric wire 5 is pushed into the electric wire holding groove 3a of the electric wire press-fitting ribs 31 and 32 between the electric wire press-fitting ribs 31 and 32 having different installation directions without being specially improved to the conventional electric wire routing machine 17. The operation can be easily and surely performed, the automation of the wiring operation of the electric wire 5 can be facilitated, and the electric wire wiring cost can be reduced.
[0026]
  Moreover, ElectricSince the direction changing means in the wire routing member 11 is composed of the direction correcting rib 13 provided with the wire insertion groove 13a for inserting and holding the wire 5, the wire 5 includes the wire press-fitting ribs 31, 32,. Similar to the work of press-fitting and holding in the holding groove 3a, the electric wire 5 drawn from the upstream-side electric wire press-in rib 31 using the electric wire arranging machine 17 is inserted and held in the electric wire insertion groove 13a of the direction correcting rib 13. The direction of the induction of the electric wire 5 can be changed in accordance with the extending direction L1 of the electric wire clamping groove 3a of the electric wire press-fitting rib 32 on the downstream side, and the conventional electric wire arranging machine 17 can be easily applied.
[0027]
  In addition, by circumscribing the electric wire 5 drawn out from the upstream wire press-fitting rib 31, the direction of the electric wire 5 can be changed in accordance with the extending direction of the wire holding groove 3 a of the downstream wire press-fitting rib 32. The direction changing means according to the present invention isNotationThe configuration of the directing rib 13 is not limited.
  next,The present invention shown in FIGS.First embodimentIn the wire routing member 30 according toUneven portion of the support substrate 22 having unevennessAs described above, an L-shape provided with a support column 21a suspended from the surface of the support substrate 22 and an electric wire engagement portion 21b extending from the tip of the support substrate 21a along the surface of the support substrate 22. A direction changing means is constituted by the directional correction protrusion 21The
[0028]
  As shown in FIG. 6, the direction correction protrusion 21 has a step on the support base material 22.Uneven part, The wire press-fitting rib 33 located at the lower stage and the wire press-fitting rib 34 located at the upper stage are provided so as to project. The wire press-fitting ribs 33 and 34 have basically the same configuration as the above-described wire press-fitting ribs 31 and 32, and have a wire clamping groove 3a. The wire press-fitting ribs 33 and 34 are projected at different steps, but the respective wire clamping grooves 3 a are located on the same vertical plane standing on the surface of the support base 22.
[0029]
Furthermore, the direction correction protrusion 21 is projected on the surface of the support base material 22 at the same stage as the wire press-fitting rib 33 located on the upstream side of the wire routing path, and the formation position of the wire engaging portion 21b is The electric wire 5 is set to be regulated at a position lower than the upper end opening of the electric wire holding groove 3a in the electric wire press-fitting rib 33.
[0030]
In the wiring of the wire 5 between the above-described wire press-fitting ribs 33 and 34, first, the electric wire 5 is sandwiched between the lower wire press-fitting ribs 33 on the upstream side of the wire wiring path, and then the direction correction protrusion 21 After the electric wire 5 is locked to the electric wire engaging portion 21b, the electric wire 5 is sandwiched between the upper electric wire press-fitting ribs 34.
That is, the wiring head of the wire wiring machine holds the electric wire 5 to the electric wire press-fitting rib 33 as shown by the movement locus shown by the one-dot chain line (A) in FIG. The electric wire 5 is hidden under the electric wire engaging portion 21b of the direction correcting protrusion 21 by performing a moving operation so as to detour. Next, the wiring head can guide the electric wire 5 to the electric wire clamping groove 3 a of the electric wire press-fitting rib 34 by moving to the electric wire press-fitting rib 34 on the downstream side. In addition, the locations (B) and (C) indicated by □ on the alternate long and short dash line (A) in FIG. 7 are the press-fitting work positions by the press-fitting blade of the wire wiring machine.
[0031]
Therefore, the electric wire 5 drawn out from the upstream wire press-fitting rib 33 is wound around the electric wire engaging portion 21b of the direction correction protrusion 21 and circumscribed so that the guide direction of the electric wire 5 is changed to the downstream electric wire press-in rib 34. It is possible to change the direction upward in accordance with the extending direction of the electric wire holding groove 3a, and the three-dimensional three-dimensional conductor circuit 16 can be easily routed to a portion of the support base 22 having a step.
[0032]
Further, since the electric wire 5 held by the upstream electric wire press-fitting rib 33 is restrained from moving upward by being wound around the electric wire engaging portion 21b of the direction correcting protrusion 21, the press-fitting to the electric wire press-fitting rib 33 is performed. The retained electric wire 5 is not dropped from the electric wire clamping groove 3a of the electric wire press-fitting rib 33 due to tension or the like acting during the downstream wiring operation, and the reliability of the electric wire routing can be improved.
[0033]
  8 and 9 of the present invention.Second embodimentThe support base 42 in the wire routing member 40 according to the above has two wire press-fit ribs 35 and 36 arranged on the surface of the support base 42 at substantially the same height, and the direction correcting protrusion 21 has these wire press-fit ribs. Projecting is provided on the bottom surface of the valley portion 42 a formed between 35 and 36. The wire press-fitting ribs 35 and 36 have the same configuration as the above-described wire press-fitting ribs 33 and 34, and each has a wire clamping groove 3a located on the same straight line.
[0034]
Then, in the wiring of the electric wire 5 between the electric wire press-fitting ribs 35 and 36, first, the electric wire 5 is sandwiched between the upper electric press-fitting ribs 35 on the upstream side of the electric wire arrangement path, and then the bottom surface of the valley portion 42a. After the electric wire 5 is locked to the direction correction protrusion 21 projecting from the upper portion, the electric wire 5 is held between the upper wire press-fitting ribs 36 again.
That is, the wiring head of the wire wiring machine clamps the electric wire 5 to the electric wire press-fitting rib 35 and moves around the direction correcting projection 21 as shown by the movement locus shown by the one-dot chain line (f) in FIG. The electric wire 5 is hidden under the electric wire engaging portion 21b of the direction correcting protrusion 21 by performing a moving operation so as to detour. Next, the wiring head can guide the electric wire 5 to the electric wire clamping groove 3 a of the electric wire press-fitting rib 36 by moving above the electric wire press-fitting rib 36 on the downstream side. In addition, the locations (g) and (h) indicated by □ on the one-dot chain line (f) in FIG. 7 are the press-fitting work positions by the press-fitting blade of the wire wiring machine.
[0035]
Accordingly, the wire 5 drawn out from the upstream wire press-fitting rib 35 positioned above is wound around the wire engaging portion 21b of the direction correcting protrusion 21 protruding from the bottom surface of the valley portion 42a, and circumscribed. The direction in which the electric wire 5 is guided can be changed upward in accordance with the extending direction of the electric wire holding groove 3a of the downstream electric wire press-fitting rib 36 located on the upper side. Also, the three-dimensional solid conductor circuit 16 can be easily arranged.
[0036]
Moreover, since the electric wire 5 routed along the bottom surface of the valley portion 42a is restrained from moving upward by being wound around the wire engaging portion 21b of the direction correcting protrusion 21, the bottom surface of the valley portion 42a. As in the case where the wire press-fitting rib is provided and held in the wire, the wire 5 is not dropped from the wire holding groove due to the tension acting on the downstream side of the wiring work, and the reliability of the wire routing Can be improved.
[0037]
Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8, by making the electric wire 5 be diverted to the valley portion 42a, the electric wire 51 forming another circuit can be inserted into the empty space secured above the valley portion 42a. Even when bare wires are used as these wires 5 and 51, there is no possibility that the wires 5 will inadvertently fall out of the wire holding grooves and cause a short circuit accident, and a more complicated three-dimensional conductor circuit can be routed. .
The locking of the electric wires 5 in the direction correcting protrusions 21 is not limited to a form in which the electric wires 5 are simply wound around the support columns 21a and the electric wire engaging portions 21b, but as shown in FIG. It is also possible to form one or more turns around the periphery.
[0038]
Further, as shown in FIG. 11, the support base 52 on which the wire press-fitting ribs 31, 32, 33 are projected has a trough 52a, and both sides of the trough 52a are inclined surfaces 52b, 52c. When the lower end sides of these slopes 52b and 52c are connected to the bottom of the valley 52a without a step, the direction correcting rib 13 according to the present invention protrudes between the wire press-fitting ribs 31, 32 and 33 as shown in the figure. It is preferable that the electric wire 5 is detoured and routed to a place connected to the bottom of the valley portion 52a without a step.
[0039]
That is, for example, as shown in FIG. 12, the wire press-fitting rib 32 protrudes from the stepped trough portion 52 a, and the electric wire so as to cross the trough portion 52 a without using the wire press-fit rib 32 to make a detour. When the wire 5 is routed, the tension in the direction in which the wire 5 is pulled out from the wire press-fitting rib 32 projecting from the trough 52a (upward) is likely to act, and the wire 5 falls off from the wire holding groove 3a of the wire press-fitting rib 32 There is a risk of causing problems such as.
The configurations of the support base, the wire press-fitting ribs, the direction changing means, etc. in the wire routing member of the present invention are not limited to the configurations of the above-described embodiments, and various forms can be made based on the spirit of the present invention. It goes without saying that it can be taken.
[0040]
【The invention's effect】
  According to the wire routing member of the present invention, even between the wire press-fitting ribs having different installation directions on the support base material, the electric wire press-fitting ribs located on the upstream side of the electric wire routing path are clamped using the wire routing machine. The wire coming out of the wire outlet of the grooveStraightly route and guide it to circumscribe the direction correction rib side or the direction correction protrusion sideThus, the direction of the electric wire is changed in accordance with the extending direction of the wire holding groove of the downstream wire press-fitting rib, and the direction of the electric wire introduced into the downstream wire press-fitting rib is changed to that of the wire press-fitting rib. Correction can be made in the direction of the wire clamping groove.
[0041]
Therefore, even if the wiring operation of the electric wires along various forms of the electric wire routing route is performed using the electric wire routing machine, the electric wire obliquely crosses the upper end surface of the downstream-side electric wire press-fitting rib. Therefore, the electric wire can be reliably press-fitted and held in the electric wire holding groove.
Therefore, the operation of pushing and holding the electric wires into the electric wire holding grooves of the electric wire press-fitting ribs between the electric wire press-fitting ribs having different installation directions can be easily and reliably carried out without special improvement to the conventional electric wire arranging machine. It is possible to facilitate the automation of the wiring operation of the electric wire and to reduce the wiring wiring cost.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 shows a wire routing member according to a first embodiment of the present invention.Flat part of the support substrate with irregularitiesFIG.
FIG. 2 is a plan view of the support base shown in FIG.
FIG. 3 is a side view of a wire routing machine for routing electric wires on the support base shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part for explaining a state in which an electric wire is routed on the support base shown in FIG.
FIG. 5 is a plan view of a wire routing member showing a state where wires are routed on the support base shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 6 of the present inventionFirst embodimentIn the wire routing member according toConcavity and convexity part of support substrate having irregularitiesFIG.
7 is an explanatory diagram of an electric wire arrangement procedure in the electric wire arrangement member shown in FIG. 6;
[Fig. 8] of the present inventionSecond embodimentIn the wire routing member according toHave irregularitiesIt is a principal part expansion perspective view of a support base material.
FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of an electric wire arrangement procedure in the electric wire arrangement member shown in FIG. 8;
10 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part showing another example of the locking form of the electric wire in the direction correcting protrusion shown in FIG. 8. FIG.
FIG. 11 is an overall perspective view for explaining a preferable wiring configuration when the surface of the supporting base material has irregularities in the electric wire wiring member according to the present invention.
FIG. 12 is an overall perspective view for explaining a problem in a case where the wiring is arranged so as to directly traverse the uneven portion on the surface of the supporting substrate.
13 is an enlarged front view of the main part of FIG. 12. FIG.
FIG. 14 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part of a support base in a conventional electric wire routing member.
15 is an enlarged perspective view of the wire press-fitting rib shown in FIG.
16 is an operation explanatory diagram of the wire routing machine that pushes the electric wire into the electric wire press-fitting rib shown in FIG. 14;
17 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part of a wire routing member showing a state in which a wire is routed to the wire press-fitting rib shown in FIG. 14;
FIG. 18 is a plan view showing wire press-fitting ribs with different installation directions in a conventional wire routing member.
FIG. 19 is a perspective view for explaining a problem when the wiring route shown in FIG. 18 is routed by the wire routing machine.
[Explanation of symbols]
3a Wire clamping groove
5 Electric wire
11 Wire routing members
12 Support base material
13 direction correction rib
13a Wire insertion groove
16 Conductor circuit
31 Wire press-fitting rib
31c Electric wire outlet
32 Wire press-fitting rib

Claims

A wire distribution in which the wires constituting the conductor circuit are sequentially press-fitted and held by the wire routing machine in the wire holding grooves of the wire press-fitting ribs that are connected to the wire routing route without any step and have a height difference. In the rope member,
In the portion where the wire outlet of the wire holding groove of the wire press-fitting rib located on the upstream side on the wire routing path is out of the extending direction of the wire holding groove of the wire press-fitting rib located on the downstream side, The wire drawn out from the side wire press-fitting rib is linearly routed and guided so as to circumscribe the side surface of the member, so that the direction of guiding the wire matches the extending direction of the wire clamping groove of the downstream side wire press-fitting rib. A wire routing member, characterized in that a direction-correcting rib that is convertible and has a wire insertion groove for inserting and holding the wire is projected between the wire press-fitting ribs.

In the wire routing member in which the wires constituting the conductor circuit are sequentially press-fitted and held by the wire routing machine in the wire clamping grooves of the wire press-fitting ribs protruding on the support base material having irregularities in the wire routing path,
In the portion where the wire outlet of the wire holding groove of the wire press-fitting rib located on the upstream side on the wire routing path is out of the extending direction of the wire holding groove of the wire press-fitting rib located on the downstream side, The wire drawn out from the side wire press-fitting rib is linearly routed and guided so as to circumscribe the side surface of the member, so that the direction of guiding the wire matches the extending direction of the wire clamping groove of the downstream side wire press-fitting rib. An electric wire routing member, characterized in that an L-shaped direction correction protrusion, which is convertible and has an electric wire engaging portion extending along the surface of the support base, protrudes between electric wire press-fitting ribs.