JP5035924B2 - Cable protection guide device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention is used for machine tools, electronic devices, civil engineering machines, industrial robots, transfer devices, etc., and electric cables, optical fiber cables, fluid supply for supplying power, signal transmission, liquid supply, air supply, etc. to these moving parts The present invention relates to a cable protection guide device for safely and reliably protecting and guiding flexible cables such as hoses for hoses and the like (hereinafter simply referred to as “cables”).

  Conventionally, a bendable support plate, a pair of side plates provided on the bent outer peripheral side of the support plate on the left and right sides and connected by connecting pins, and a top horizontally mounted on the bent outer peripheral side of the pair of left and right side plates 2. Description of the Related Art A cable protection guide device is known that has a guide and guides a cable through a cable housing space formed by a pair of left and right side plates, a support plate, and a top guide.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the known cable protection guide device 500 includes a pair of sides in which a bendable support plate 510 is provided on the bent outer peripheral side of the support plate 510 on the left and right sides and connected by connecting pins 521. A pair of left and right side plates 520 is sandwiched between plates 520, and has a top guide 540 that is horizontally mounted on the bent outer peripheral side of the pair of left and right side plates 520. The left and right pair of side plates 520, support plate 510, and top guide The cables are inserted into the cable housing space formed by 540 and protected and guided.

The support plate 510 of the cable protection guide device 500 includes a support portion 511 sandwiched between a pair of side plates 520 and a bendable hinge portion 512 that connects adjacent support portions 511 and is integrally formed. Yes.
Further, the support plate 510 is configured to be split in the longitudinal direction by having a split support portion 513 having the same shape as the support portion 511 by connecting the coupling pieces 514 to each other by the claw portions 515.

Each of the pair of left and right side plates 520 of the cable protection guide device 500 has a connecting pin 521 and a connecting pin engaging portion 522 on the bent inner peripheral side, and the support plate 510 is engaged with each other. Is clamped and fixed.
Each of the pair of left and right side plates 520 has a top guide 540 on the outer circumferential side of the bend, and the pair of left and right top guides 540 are connected to the cables when the pair of left and right side plates 520 are fixed. Is configured to form a space for accommodating the cable in the cable housing space.

JP-T-2005-517375 (7th page, FIG. 5 to FIG. 8)

However, such a known cable protection guide device 500 needs to fix the side plate 520 by sandwiching the support plate 510 from the left and right separately during assembly and maintenance, and individually when removing it. Since it was necessary to remove, there was a problem that man-hours increased.
Further, since the number of parts of the side plate 520 is large, there is a high risk of breakage and damage, and there is a problem that labor and cost at the time of transportation and manufacturing increase.

  Furthermore, since such a known cable protection guide device 500 maintains the strength and bending elasticity of the entire cable protection guide device 500 only by the support plate 510, the shape and structure that can support the support plate 510 can be maintained. In particular, there is a problem that a more complicated structure is obtained when the shape is partly divisible in the longitudinal direction, the durability is low, and the manufacturing cost is increased.

  The present invention solves the problems of the prior art as described above. That is, the object of the present invention is to reduce the number of parts and maintain a simple structure while maintaining the overall strength and flexural elasticity. It is an object of the present invention to provide a cable protection guide device that is easy to maintain, improves durability, and reduces transportation and manufacturing costs.

  The invention according to the first aspect of the invention includes a bendable support plate, a pair of side plates provided on the left and right sides of the support plate and connected by connecting pins, and a bent outer peripheral side of the pair of left and right side plates. In a cable protection guide device that has a suspended top guide and guides a cable through a cable housing space formed by the pair of left and right side plates, a support plate, and the top guide. Each of the pair of side plates constitutes a side plate unit integrally formed by a connecting pin or a flexible connecting member provided in the vicinity of the connecting pin engaging portion, and the support plate is connected to the connecting plate. A circular arc portion covering a part or all of the periphery of the pin and a bendable connecting plate portion connecting the adjacent circular arc portions are alternately and continuously formed, One side plate of the pair of left and right side plates integrally includes a connection pin and a top guide, and the other side plate of the pair of left and right side plates engages with the connection pin. And the said subject is solved by providing the top guide engaging part which engages with a top guide.

  In the invention according to claim 2, in addition to the configuration of the cable protection guide device according to claim 1, the support plate is divided in the longitudinal direction at one or more connecting plate portions, The side plate unit is provided so as to straddle the divided connecting plate portions of the support plate, thereby further solving the problem.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the cable protection guide device according to the first or second aspect, the one side plate includes an arc portion and a connecting plate portion of the support plate. By having an auxiliary connecting pin in the vicinity of the boundary and the other side plate having an auxiliary connecting pin engaging portion for engaging the auxiliary connecting pin, the above problem is further solved.

  In the invention according to claim 4, in addition to the configuration of the cable protection guide device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, the one side plate and / or the other side plate is provided with the support. By having the cable guide plate on the cable housing space side from the arc portion of the plate, the above-mentioned problem is further solved.

  According to the fifth aspect of the invention, in addition to the configuration of the cable protection guide device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the side plate unit is integrally formed of an elastic elastomer. Therefore, the above-described problem is further solved.

  In the invention according to claim 6, in addition to the configuration of the cable protection guide device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, the support plate is integrally formed of an elastic elastomer. This further solves the above problem.

  The cable protection guide device according to the first aspect of the present invention includes a bendable support plate, a pair of side plates provided on the left and right sides of the support plate and connected by connecting pins, and the pair of left and right side plates. The cable protection guide which has a top guide horizontally mounted on the bent outer peripheral side of the cable and guides the cable through a cable housing space formed by a pair of left and right side plates, a support plate and the top guide. In the apparatus, a pair of left and right side plates each constitutes a side plate unit integrally formed by a flexible connecting member provided in the vicinity of a connecting pin or a connecting pin engaging portion, and the support plate is a connecting pin. A part or all of the periphery of the arc is continuously formed alternately with arc portions and bendable connecting plate portions that connect the arc portions adjacent to each other. It makes manufacture together multiple side plates, transport, it is possible to assemble, and the number of parts is reduced, with the assembly and maintenance is facilitated, the cost of transportation and manufacturing can be reduced.

  In addition, since the pair of left and right side plates are integrally formed by a flexible connecting member provided in the vicinity of the connecting pin or the connecting pin engaging portion, the strength of the entire cable protection guide device can be increased. Since the bending elasticity can be maintained by both the support plate and the flexible connecting member, a simple structure can be achieved while maintaining the overall strength and bending elasticity, and further, assembly and maintenance are facilitated. In addition, transportation and manufacturing costs can be reduced.

  Further, one side plate of the pair of left and right side plates integrally includes a connection pin and a top guide, and the other side plate of the pair of left and right side plates engages with the connection pin and the top guide. By providing the top guide engaging portion that engages, the number of parts is further reduced, the assembly and maintenance are facilitated, and the transportation and manufacturing costs can be reduced.

  In the cable protection guide device of the invention according to claim 2, in addition to the effect exhibited by the cable protection guide device according to claim 1, the support plate is divided in the longitudinal direction at one or more connecting plate portions. The side plate unit is provided so as to straddle the divided connecting plate portion of the support plate, so that the strength and bending elasticity of the divided portion of the support plate are maintained by the flexible connecting member of the side plate unit. Therefore, there is no need to provide a structure for firmly connecting the divided support plates, the support plate can be made simple, and assembly and maintenance are facilitated, and the manufacturing cost is reduced. can do.

  The cable protection guide device according to the third aspect of the invention has the effect that the cable protection guide device according to the first or second aspect has the effect, and the one side plate includes the arc portion of the support plate and the connecting plate portion. In the vicinity of the boundary of the support plate, and the other side plate has an auxiliary connection pin engaging portion that engages the auxiliary connection pin. Since the auxiliary connecting pin can be prevented from being detached from the connecting pin of the side plate, the structure of the support plate can be further simplified and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

  The cable protection and guide device of the invention according to claim 4 has one side plate and / or the other side plate in addition to the effect exhibited by the cable protection and guide device according to any one of claims 1 to 3. Has a cable guide plate closer to the cable housing space than the arc portion of the support plate, so that the accommodated cables can be prevented from coming into direct contact with the support plate, thereby improving the durability of the support plate. Therefore, it is not necessary to select the structure and material for the support plate, the support plate can be further simplified, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

  The cable protection guide device according to the fifth aspect of the invention has the effect that the cable protection guide device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects has an effect, and the side plate unit is integrally formed of an elastic elastomer. By being formed, it is possible to prevent breakage and damage even when the cables housed in the cable housing space are in contact with or slid on the side plate, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

  The cable protection and guide device of the invention according to claim 6 is formed integrally with an elastic elastomer in addition to the effects exhibited by the cable protection and guide device according to any one of claims 1 to 5. As a result, the support plate can be further simplified and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

The perspective view of one Example of the cables protection guide apparatus of this invention. FIG. 2 is a partially exploded perspective view of FIG. 1. The perspective view of the 1st side plate unit of FIG. FIG. 4 is a plan view of FIG. 3. FIG. 4 is a side view of FIG. 3. The perspective view of the support plate of FIG. The side view of FIG. The perspective view of the 2nd side plate unit of FIG. The top view of FIG. The side view of FIG. The perspective view of the conventional cables protection guide apparatus. The side view of the support plate of the conventional cables protection guide apparatus. The side view of the side plate of the conventional cables protection guide apparatus.

  The cable protection guide device of the present invention includes a bendable support plate, a pair of side plates provided on the left and right sides of the support plate and connected by connecting pins, and a bent outer peripheral side of the pair of left and right side plates. In a cable protection guide device that has a horizontally mounted top guide and that guides cables through a cable housing space formed by a pair of left and right side plates, a support plate, and a top guide. Each of the pair of side plates constitutes a side plate unit that is integrally formed by a flexible connecting member provided in the vicinity of the connecting pin or the connecting pin engaging portion, and the support plate is a part around the connecting pin. A part or all of the circular arc part and the bendable connecting plate part that connects the arc part adjacent to each other are formed alternately and continuously. One side plate of the plate integrally includes a connection pin and a top guide, and the other side plate of the pair of left and right side plates engages with the connection pin and a top guide member that engages the top guide. Equipped with a joint, reducing the number of parts, maintaining the overall strength and flexural elasticity, and having a simple structure that facilitates assembly and maintenance, improves durability, and reduces transportation and manufacturing costs. Any specific embodiment may be used as long as it is.

  The material of the support plate of the cable protection guide device of the present invention may be any metal, such as steel, aluminum, stainless steel, or resin, as long as it can be deformed and bent, and the surface is coated, plated, etc. The thing which performed the process of may be sufficient. In order to reduce the manufacturing cost, it is preferable to use an elastomer.

  In addition, the material of the side plate unit of the cable protection guide device of the present invention may be any metal such as steel, aluminum, stainless steel, or resin as long as the connecting member can be formed to have flexibility. The surface may be subjected to a treatment such as painting or plating. It is preferable to use an elastomer in order to prevent breakage and damage and to reduce manufacturing costs.

Below, the cable protection guide apparatus of this invention is demonstrated based on drawing.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a cable protection guide device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a connecting plate 121 having support plates 110 that can be bent on the bent outer peripheral side of the support plate 110 on the left and right sides. The pair of the first side plate 120 and the second side plate 130 are connected to each other, and has a top guide 140 horizontally mounted on the bent outer peripheral side of the pair of left and right side plates 120, 130. The cables are inserted into a cable housing space formed by the first side plate 120, the second side plate 130, the support plate 110, and the top guide 140 so as to be protected and guided.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the first side plate 120 includes a cylindrical connecting pin 121 and a top guide 140 that are integrally formed, and the support plate 110 is provided on the cable housing space side of the connecting pin 121. An arcuate cable guide plate 122 is integrally formed with an interval at which an arc portion 111 (described later) is inserted.

  The distal end portion of the connecting pin 121 is formed in a stepped shape so as to be fitted with an auxiliary connecting pin engaging portion 134 (described later), and the top guide 140 is engaged with a top guide engaging portion 132 (described later). An engaging projection 141 is provided.

A plurality of first side plates 120 are connected to each other (five in this embodiment) by connecting members 123 provided on the sides of the positions having the connecting pins 121, and the first side plate unit 101 is It is configured.
A pair of auxiliary connection pins 124 are integrally formed below the connection pins 121 of the first side plates 120.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the support plate 110 includes a circular arc portion 111 covering the periphery of the connecting pin 121 and a bendable connecting plate portion 112 that connects the adjacent circular arc portions 111 alternately and continuously. Is formed.
In addition, the support plate 110 is divided at a certain number of circular arc portions 111 (five in this embodiment) with the center of the connecting plate portion 112 as a divided portion 113.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, the second side plate 130 is integrally formed with a connection pin engaging portion 131 with which the connection pin 121 of the first side plate 120 is engaged, and the tip of the top guide 140. The top guide engaging portion 132 with which the engaging protrusion 141 is engaged, and the auxiliary connecting pin engaging portion 134 into which the tip of the auxiliary connecting pin 124 of the first side plate 120 is inserted and engaged are provided.

  A plurality of second side plates 130 are connected to each other (five in this embodiment) by connecting members 133 provided on the sides of the positions having the connecting pin engaging portions 131, and are formed integrally. A unit 102 is configured.

  The assembly and operation of the cable protection and guide device 100 including the first side plate unit 101, the second side plate unit 102, and the support plate 110 configured as described above will be described.

First, as shown in FIG. 2 (center and right side), the first side plate unit 101 is approached from the side of the support plate 110, and the connecting pins 121 provided on the first side plate 120 are connected to the arc portion 111 of the support plate 110. Is inserted to form a part of the U-shaped cable housing space.
Cables (not shown) are set in the cable housing space in this state.

  Next, the second side plate unit 102 is approached from the side opposite to the support plate 110, and the connection pin engaging portion provided on the second side plate 130 is connected to the connection pin 121 protruding from the arc portion 111 of the support plate 110. In addition to engaging 131, the top guide engaging portion 132 is engaged with the engaging protrusion 141 provided at the tip of the top guide 140, and the tip of the auxiliary connecting pin 124 is engaged with the auxiliary connecting pin engaging portion 134. The assembly of the cable protection guide device 100 having the cable storage space is completed.

The connecting plate portion 112 of the support plate 110, the connecting members 123 and 133 of the first side plate unit 101 and the second side plate unit 102 are flexible, and the cables are protected and guided by bending them. 100 can be bent.
It should be noted that by arranging the connecting members 123 and 133 of the first side plate unit 101 and the second side plate unit 102 to be present at the side of the dividing portion 113 of the support plate 110, the cable protection guide is provided. The length of the device 100 can be set freely.

An arcuate cable guide plate 122 is provided on the cable housing space side of the connecting pin 121 of the first side plate 120, and the arc portion 111 of the support plate 110 is a space between the connecting pin 121 and the cable guide plate 122. Therefore, the cables housed in the cable housing space do not directly contact the support plate 110, and the support plate 110 is prevented from being damaged or worn, thereby improving durability.
Since the cable guide plate 122 prevents the cables and the support plate 110 from contacting each other, it is not necessary to engage with the second side plate 130.

  A pair of auxiliary connection pins 124 are integrally formed below the connection pins 121 of the first side plate 120, and engage with the auxiliary connection pin engaging portions 134 of the second side plate 130 to support the support plate 110. Can be pressed from the outer peripheral side in the vicinity of the boundary between the circular arc part 111 and the connecting plate part 112, so that the circular arc part 111 of the support plate 110 is released by bending elasticity and is prevented from floating upward and coming off from the connecting pin 121. .

Further, by forming the first side plate unit 101 and the second side plate unit 102 integrally with each other, the first connecting member 123, 133 is secured, and a first cable forming space is formed. Even when the cables are in contact with or slid on the side plate 120, the second side plate 130, the top guide 140, and the cable guide plate 122, breakage and damage can be prevented, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.
Further, by forming the support plate 110 integrally with an elastomer, flexibility can be ensured and the manufacturing cost can be reduced, and even if the cables come into contact with or slide on the support plate 110, the support plate 110 is damaged. And the cable guide plate 122 can be omitted.

In the above-described embodiment, the arc portion 111 of the support plate 110 is configured to cover almost the entire periphery of the connection pin 121 and is partially open below. However, in order to prevent the connection plate 121 from coming off, It is desirable to have a shape that covers more than 180 °.
Further, the arc portion 111 of the support plate 110 may be configured to cover the entire periphery of the connection pin 121, that is, in a cylindrical shape. In this case, the first side plate 120 is supported without the auxiliary connection pin 124. The arc portion 111 of the plate 110 does not float upward and does not come off the connecting pin 121.

  Further, the top guide 140 may be provided integrally with the second side plate 130, and the top guide engaging portion 132 may be provided on the first side plate 120. In this case, the first side plate 120 may be provided on the arc portion 111 of the support plate 110. When the connecting pin 121 provided on the cable is inserted, a part of the L-shaped cable housing space is formed, and the cables can be housed from both the side and the upper portion. The set becomes even easier.

  In addition, the engagement forms and shapes of the connection pin 121 and the connection pin engagement portion 131, the top guide 140 and the top guide engagement portion 132, and the auxiliary connection pin 124 and the auxiliary connection pin engagement portion are other than those in this embodiment. Any form and shape may be used.

  For example, the connecting pin 121 has a length halfway in the width direction, and the connecting pin engaging portion 131 has the same outer diameter as the connecting pin 121 and is inserted into the arc portion 111 of the support plate 110 from the opposite side of the connecting pin 121. The connecting pin 121 and the connecting pin engaging portion 131 may be engaged within the arc portion 111 of the support plate 110.

  Further, the auxiliary connecting pin 124 has a length halfway in the width direction, and the auxiliary connecting pin engaging portion 134 has the same outer diameter as the auxiliary connecting pin 124 and is engaged in the middle in the width direction so as to be an arc portion of the support plate 110. 111 may be configured to be pressed from the outer peripheral side in the vicinity of the boundary between the connecting plate portion 112 and the connecting plate portion 112.

  In the above embodiment, the cable guide plate 122 is provided on the first side plate 120. However, the cable guide plate 122 may be provided on the second side plate 130, and may be provided on both the first side plate 120 and the second side plate 130. It may be provided by being divided into two in the width direction.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the divided portions 113 at both ends of the support plate 110 are linearly formed in the width direction. However, the divided portions 113 may be curved, and the uneven portions are fitted to the divided portions 113 of the adjacent support plates 110. It is good also as a shape.

  As described above, according to the cable protection guide device of the present invention, assembling and maintenance are facilitated and durability is improved while reducing the number of parts and maintaining the overall strength and bending elasticity. However, the effects are enormous, such as reduction in transportation and manufacturing costs.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100,500 ... Cable protection protection apparatus 101 ... 1st side plate unit 102 ... 2nd side plate unit 110, 510 ... Support plate 111 ... Arc part 112 ... Connection board part 113... Dividing part 511... Supporting part 512... Hinge part 513... Dividing supporting part 514... Connection piece 515... Claw part 120. Plate 121, 521 ... Connection pin 522 ... Connection pin engaging part 122 ... Cable guide plate 123 ... Connection member 124 ... Auxiliary connection pin 130 ... Second side plate 131 ... Connecting pin engaging part 132 ... Top guide engaging part 133 ... Connecting member 134 ... Auxiliary connecting pin engaging part 140, 540 ... top guide 141 ... engaging projection

Claims (6)

A support plate that can be bent; a pair of side plates that are provided on the left and right sides of the support plate and connected by connecting pins; and a top guide that is horizontally mounted on the bent outer peripheral side of the pair of left and right side plates; In a cable protection guide device that guides a cable through a cable housing space formed by the pair of left and right side plates, a support plate, and a top guide.
Each of the pair of left and right side plates constitutes a side plate unit integrally formed by a flexible connecting member provided in the vicinity of a connecting pin or a connecting pin engaging portion,
The support plate is formed alternately and continuously with an arc portion covering part or all of the periphery of the connection pin and a bendable connection plate portion connecting the adjacent arc portions,
One side plate of the pair of left and right side plates is integrally provided with a connecting pin and a top guide,
The other side plate of the pair of left and right side plates includes a connecting pin engaging portion that engages the connecting pin and a top guide engaging portion that engages a top guide. Guide device. The support plate is divided in the longitudinal direction at one or more connecting plate portions,
The cable side protection guide device according to claim 1, wherein the side plate unit is provided so as to straddle the divided connecting plate portion of the support plate. The one side plate has an auxiliary connecting pin in the vicinity of the boundary between the arc portion and the connecting plate portion of the support plate;
The cable side protection guide device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said other side plate has an auxiliary connection pin engaging part which engages with said auxiliary connection pin.   The one side plate and / or the other side plate has a cable guide plate on the cable housing space side from the arc portion of the support plate. The cable protection guide device described in 1.   5. The cable protection and guide device according to claim 1, wherein the side plate unit is integrally formed of an elastic elastomer.   6. The cable protection and guide device according to claim 1, wherein the support plate is integrally formed of an elastic elastomer.

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