JP4353927B2 - Flat cable tying holder - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a flat cable binding holder used for bundling a plurality of flexible flat cables such as FFC {ie, a flexible flat cable (flexible flat cable)}, a ribbon electric wire, and the like.

  In order to bundle a plurality of flat cables, tape winding using a tape such as an adhesive tape is generally performed.

  However, if a plurality of flat cables are bundled by tape winding, the tape contracts or a large winding force is applied when winding, so that each flat cable is curved and deformed in the width direction. Since it does not become a linear parallel state, the original flexibility may be lost. Therefore, for example, there is a high possibility that it cannot be arranged as desired along the mounted body such as a vehicle body panel.

  This invention is made | formed in view of the situation mentioned above, The objective is to provide the flat cable binding holder which can be bundled in a laminated form, without deform | transforming a flat cable.

In order to achieve the object described above, a flat cable binding holder according to the present invention is characterized by the following (1), (2) and (3).
(1) A flat cable binding holder that is attached to a plurality of flat cables in order to bundle a plurality of flat cables in a stack,
A first holder body;
A cover engageable with the first holder body so as to sandwich one first flat cable of the plurality of flat cables with the first holder body;
A second holder body engageable so as to be stacked with the first holder body while sandwiching one second flat cable of the plurality of flat cables between the first holder body;
With
The first holder main body has a plurality of main body side grooves provided on the upper surface of the first holder main body for mounting the first flat cable, and a latch provided on the side of the first holder main body. A protrusion and a locking hole, and an engagement receiving portion provided on the lower side of the side portion,
The lower surface for supporting the first flat cable together with the main body side groove when the cover is engaged with the first holder main body with its lower surface facing the main body side groove of the first holder main body. A plurality of cover side groove portions formed on the engaging portion engaging with the locking hole of the first holder body when engaged with the first holder body;
The second holder main body has a plurality of main body side grooves provided on the upper surface of the second holder main body for mounting the second flat cable, and a latch provided on the side of the second holder main body. A protrusion and a locking hole, and an engagement receiving portion provided on a lower side of the side of the second holder body, and when the second holder body is engaged with the first holder body The engagement protrusion of the second holder body is engaged with the engagement receiving portion of the first holder body.
(2) Each of the plurality of flat cables includes a plurality of electric wire portions and a bridge portion integrally formed on the insulating outer skin so as to connect the plurality of electric wire portions in parallel between the insulating outer skins, A notch formed in the bridge portion,
The first holder body and the second holder body have a cable support protrusion inserted between the notches of the bridge portion between the body side grooves, and the cover has a protrusion for inserting the cable support protrusion. Having a holding part.
(3) The first holder body and the second holder body have the same structure.

According to the flat cable bundling holder configured as described in (1) above, the cover, the first holder main body, and the second holder main body can be engaged with each other while sandwiching the two flat cables without being deformed in the width direction. it can. Two flat cables can be bundled in a laminated form without being deformed.
According to the flat cable bundling holder configured as described in (2) above, when the flat cable is placed in the main body side groove, the cable support protrusion is inserted into the notch of the bridge portion of the flat cable, and the protrusion holding portion is the cable support protrusion. Since the flat cable can be positioned and a large holding force in the length direction can be obtained, the flat cable can be reliably held without being displaced.
According to the flat cable binding holder having the configuration (3), the first holder main body and the second holder main body have the same structure, so that the holder main body itself can be easily manufactured and the parts can be managed. Since it is easy to attach the holder to the flat cable without making a mistake, the cost can be reduced. In addition, using a third holder body, a fourth holder body, and the like having the same structure as the first holder body and the second holder body, it is possible to bundle three or more flat cables without deforming them.

  According to the flat cable bundling holder of the present invention, it is possible to provide a flat cable bundling holder capable of bundling a flat cable in a laminated form without being deformed.

  The present invention has been briefly described above. Furthermore, the details of the present invention will be further clarified by reading through the best mode for carrying out the invention described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a holder main body of an embodiment of a flat cable binding holder according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of a cover of an embodiment of the flat cable binding holder of the present invention assembled to the holder main body of FIG. FIG. 3 is an external perspective view of a flat cable held by an embodiment of the flat cable binding holder according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 is an external perspective view showing a state in which the holder body of FIG. 5 is an external perspective view showing a state in which the cover is assembled to the holder body of FIG. 4, FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along the line VI-VI of FIG. 5, and FIG. 7 is a stack of the holder bodies of FIG. It is an external appearance perspective view of one Embodiment of the flat cable binding holder which concerns on this invention of the state engaged.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a flat cable binding holder 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a holder body 11 and a cover 12, and a flat cable (see FIG. 3) 80. Used to hold.

  The holder main body 11 is integrally formed of a synthetic resin, and includes a base portion 13 having a plate shape, a main body side groove portion 14, a locking portion 15, an engagement receiving portion 16, and a cable support protrusion 17.

  Four main body side grooves 14 are formed in a concave shape on the upper surface of the base portion 13 in order to support four electric wire portions (see FIG. 3) 81 of the flat cable 80. The main body side groove portion 14 supports a substantially semicircular portion on the lower side of each electric wire portion 81 of the flat cable 80.

  The locking portion 15 includes a locking hole 18 and a locking projection 19, and is formed on a pair of protruding plates 20 provided on both sides of the base portion 13.

  The locking hole 18 is formed in the center of the protrusion 20, and the cover 12 is assembled to the holder body 11 by inserting the engaging portion (see FIG. 2) 21 of the cover 12.

  The locking projection 19 is formed in a wedge shape on the inner side of the protruding plate 20, and when the engaging portion 21 of the cover 12 is inserted into the locking hole 18, the locking of the engaging portion 21 is prevented. It is done.

  The engagement receiving portion 16 is provided in a concave portion 22 provided on the lower side of the side portion of the base portion 13, and the holder main body 11 disposed on the lower side when the plurality of holder main bodies 11 are stacked. By inserting the protrusion 53 (see FIG. 6) of another holder body (see FIG. 6) 51 of the same structure and engaging the locking projection (see FIG. 6) 54, the holder body 11 is moved to its holder. Used to assemble to the main body 51 integrally. Thus, the engagement receiving part 16 is used only for lamination.

  Three cable support protrusions 17 are formed in a plate shape between the four main body side grooves 14. Each cable support protrusion 17 is inserted into each notch (see FIG. 3) 83 formed in each bridge portion (see FIG. 3) 82 between each electric wire portion 81 of the flat cable 80.

  The cover 12 is integrally formed of a synthetic resin, and includes a base portion 22 having a plate shape, a cover side groove portion 23, an engagement portion 21, and a protrusion holding portion 24.

  Four cover side grooves 23 are formed in a concave shape on the lower surface of the base 22 so as to face the main body side grooves 14 of the holder main body 11. The cover-side groove portion 23 supports a substantially semicircular portion on the upper side of each electric wire portion 81 of the flat cable 80 by the cover 12 being assembled to the holder main body 11.

  A pair of engaging portions 21 are provided on both sides of the base portion 22 in the shape of a square protrusion, and are respectively inserted into the locking holes 18 of the holder body 11.

  Three protrusion holding portions 24 are formed in the base portion 22 in the form of through holes at positions facing the three cable support protrusions 17 of the holder body 11. Each protrusion holding portion 24 inserts and holds the three cable support protrusions 17 when the cover 12 is assembled to the holder main body 11.

  As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 6, the flat cable 80 includes four electric wire portions 81 each having a conductor portion made of a plurality of conductive wires and an insulating sheath covering the outer peripheral surface of the conductor portion, and these electric wire portions 81. Is generally referred to as FFC, further comprising a flexible bridge portion 82 formed integrally with the insulating skin so as to connect the insulating skins in parallel. A slit-like cutout 83 is formed through the bridge portion 82 of the flat cable 80 so as to match the position of the cable support protrusion 17 of the holder body 11. Note that the number of the wire portions 81 is appropriately selected according to the number of applied circuits.

  As shown in FIG. 4, when the flat cable 80 is assembled to the holder main body 11, the electric wire portions 81 of the flat cable 80 are placed in the main body side groove portions 14 of the holder main body 11. At this time, each notch 83 included in each bridge portion 82 of the flat cable 80 is inserted into each cable support protrusion 17.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the cover 12 is assembled to the holder main body 11 shown in FIG. The cover 12 is combined with the holder main body 11 so that the cover-side groove portion 23 is disposed on each electric wire portion 81 of the flat cable 80, and then each engaging portion 21 is inserted into the locking hole 18 of the holder main body 11. Is done. At this time, each cable support projection 17 of the holder body 11 is inserted into each projection holding portion 24 of the cover 12.

  As shown in FIG. 6, when the other holder main body 51 indicated by the phantom line is stacked on the lower surface of the holder main body 11, three cable support protrusions 55 included in the holder main body 51 are accommodated. In addition, three housing recesses 25 are provided in accordance with the positions of the cable support protrusions 55.

  As described above, when the single flat cable 80 is held, the single flat cable 80 is sandwiched between the single holder body 11 and the single cover 12 so that the flat cable 80 is not curved. Can be held. Then, the flat cable bundling holder 10 in the held state is fixed on the vehicle body panel (not shown) using the vehicle body panel locking means (not shown) and the flat cable 80 is routed along the vehicle body panel. Can do.

  As shown in FIG. 7, when laminating a plurality of two flat cables 80, 80, the upper flat cable 80 is sandwiched and held between the holder body 11 and the cover 12, and the lower flat cable 80 is held. 80 is placed on the holder body 51 to be laminated, and each locking projection (see FIG. 6) 53 of the holder body 51 is inserted into each recess 22 of the holder body 11, and each engagement receiving part 16 is inserted. Engage with. At this time, the cable support protrusion (see FIG. 6) 55 of the holder main body 51 arranged on the lower side is housed in the housing recess (see FIG. 6) 25. And the assembly which consists of the cover 12 and the two holder main bodies 11 and 51 is latched to a vehicle body panel, and the two flat cables 80 and 80 can be laminated | stacked and can be routed along a vehicle body panel. . When two or more flat cables 80 are stacked, the following locking projections of the holder main body are sequentially engaged with the engagement receiving portions 52 of the holder main body 51 arranged on the lower side of the assembly. It can be done easily by going.

  According to this flat cable binding holder 10, the flat cable 80 is placed in each main body side groove 14 of the holder main body 11, and each engaging portion 21, 21 of the cover 12 is connected to each locking hole 18, 18, the flat cable 80 can be supported in a plane by the main body side groove portions 14 of the holder main body 11 and the cover side groove portions 23 of the cover 12. Further, when a plurality of flat cables 80, 80 are stacked, a plurality of holder main bodies are engaged by engaging each engaging projection 54 of the holder main body 51 to be stacked with each engagement receiving portion 16 of the holder main body 11. 11 and 51 can be connected and a large number of flat cables 80 and 80 can be stacked. Thereby, the plurality of flat cables 80, 80 can be bundled without being deformed.

  Further, according to the flat cable binding holder 10, when the flat cable 80 is placed in the main body side groove 14 of the holder main body 11, each cable support protrusion 17 has each notch 83 in each bridge portion 82 of the flat cable 80. When the cover 12 is assembled to the holder main body 11, the flat cable 80 is positioned so that each projection holding portion 24 of the cover 12 holds each cable support projection 17, and the length in the length direction is large. Since a holding force can be obtained, the flat cable 80 can be reliably held without being displaced.

  Moreover, according to the flat cable binding holder 10, the holder main body 11 and the holder main body 51 have the same structure, so that the manufacture of the holder main body itself and parts management are facilitated. Since the attachment to the cable 80 is easy without making a mistake, the cost can be reduced. Further, three or more flat cables are deformed using a third holder body, a fourth holder body, etc. having the same structure as the holder body 11 (first holder body) and the holder body 51 (second holder body). It can also be bundled in a laminated form.

  Further, according to the flat cable binding holder 10, since a plurality of flat cables 80 can be stacked three-dimensionally in the vertical direction, a plurality of flat cables can be saved on a mounted body such as a vehicle body panel with limited space. Cable 80 can be routed.

  Further, according to the flat cable bundling holder 10, it can be assembled simply by inserting the engaging portion 21 of the cover 12 into the locking hole 18 of the holder main body 11. , Workability can be improved.

  Further, according to the flat cable binding holder 10, the holder main body 11 and the cover 12 are single material parts, so that they are highly recyclable and do not need to be separated.

  In addition, according to the flat cable binding holder 10, it is possible to simplify the parts management and improve the productivity by eliminating the conventionally used tape.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to embodiment mentioned above, A deformation | transformation, improvement, etc. are possible suitably. In addition, the material, shape, dimension, numerical value, form, number, arrangement location, and the like of each component in the above-described embodiment are arbitrary and are not limited as long as the present invention can be achieved.

  For example, the cover may be detachably connected to the holder main body via a hinge or the like, and when it becomes necessary to stack, other covers may be removed and used except for the top cover. By doing so, the cover and the holder main body can be integrally formed, so that productivity can be improved.

  As described above, the flat cable binding holder of the present invention can engage the cover and the plurality of holder bodies in a stacked manner while sandwiching at least two flat cables without bending and deforming in the width direction. At least two flat cables can be bundled together without being deformed, and thus, for example, it is useful for bundling a plurality of flexible flat cables such as FFC and ribbon electric wires.

It is an external appearance perspective view of the holder main body of one Embodiment of the flat cable binding holder which concerns on this invention. It is an external appearance perspective view of the cover of one Embodiment of the flat cable binding holder of this invention assembled | attached to the holder main body of FIG. It is an external appearance perspective view of the flat cable hold | maintained by one Embodiment of the flat cable binding holder which concerns on this invention. It is an external appearance perspective view which shows the state which assembled | attached the holder main body of FIG. 1 to the flat cable. It is an external appearance perspective view which shows the state which attached the cover to the holder main body of FIG. It is a VI-VI arrow longitudinal cross-sectional view of FIG. It is an external appearance perspective view of one Embodiment of the flat cable binding holder which concerns on this invention of the state which engaged the holder main body of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

10 Flat cable binding holder 11 Holder body (first holder body)
51 Holder body (second holder body)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 12 Cover 14 Body side groove part 16 Engagement receiving part 17,55 Cable support protrusion 18 Locking hole 19,54 Locking protrusion 21 Engagement part 23 Cover side groove part 24 Projection holding part 80 Flat cable 81 Electric wire part 82 Bridge part 83 Notch

Claims (2)

A flat cable binding holder that is attached to a plurality of flat cables in order to bundle a plurality of flat cables in a stack,
A first holder body;
A cover engageable with the first holder body so as to sandwich one first flat cable of the plurality of flat cables with the first holder body;
A second holder body engageable so as to be stacked with the first holder body while sandwiching one second flat cable of the plurality of flat cables between the first holder body;
With
The first holder main body has a plurality of main body side grooves provided on the upper surface of the first holder main body for mounting the first flat cable, and a latch provided on the side of the first holder main body. A protrusion and a locking hole, and an engagement receiving portion provided on the lower side of the side portion,
The lower surface for supporting the first flat cable together with the main body side groove when the cover is engaged with the first holder main body with its lower surface facing the main body side groove of the first holder main body. A plurality of cover side groove portions formed on the engaging portion engaging with the locking hole of the first holder body when engaged with the first holder body;
The second holder main body has a plurality of main body side grooves provided on the upper surface of the second holder main body for mounting the second flat cable, and a latch provided on the side of the second holder main body. A protrusion and a locking hole, and an engagement receiving portion provided on a lower side of the side of the second holder body, and when the second holder body is engaged with the first holder body The flat cable binding holder, wherein the engaging projection of the second holder body is engaged with the engagement receiving portion of the first holder body. Each of the plurality of flat cables includes a plurality of electric wire portions, a bridge portion integrally formed on the insulating outer skin so as to connect the plurality of electric wire portions in parallel with each other, and the bridge portion. A notch formed, and
The first holder body and the second holder body have a cable support protrusion inserted between the notches of the bridge portion between the body side grooves, and the cover has a protrusion for inserting the cable support protrusion. The flat cable binding holder according to claim 1, further comprising a holding portion.

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