JP5610375B2 - Harness protector - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a harness routing structure.
In particular, the present invention relates to a structure of a protector for a harness provided with a passage space that extends so that the harness can be inserted, or a mounting structure that supports or fixes the harness.

There is a harness protector provided with a passage space that extends so that the harness can be inserted, and further disclosed in Patent Document 1 described below as a projection that sandwiches a plate-like member.
What is disclosed in this patent document 1 is for a harness by extending a clamp body from an engagement groove formed by a protrusion extending along an edge of a plate-like member and applying a load in a pulling direction. Supports the protector.
Moreover, there exists a thing disclosed by the below-mentioned patent document 2 as a protector for harness provided with the channel | path space part extended so that insertion of a harness is possible.
Although what is disclosed by this patent document 2 is provided with the guide part in the bottom face of a channel | path space part, it is unclear what and how to guide.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 63-176317 JP 2010-99821 A

By the way, in the conventional protector for harnesses, in either of Patent Documents 1 and 2, as a structure for extending the passage space part extending so that the harness can be inserted in a direction intersecting the plate-like member. More suitable structures are not explicitly disclosed.
Moreover, since what is disclosed by patent document 1 is integrated via the hinge, the clamp does not need temporary holding.
A plurality of outfitting parts are attached to an internal combustion engine mounted on a vehicle using a plate-like member (also referred to as a “bracket”), or a harness is routed so as to connect such outfitting parts. Or doing.
For this reason, it is necessary to provide a plate-like member so that the harness straddles the plate-like member, and it is necessary to firmly fix the harness protector so as to protect the harness from vibrations generated by the internal combustion engine and traveling vibration. is there.
That is, with respect to the harness protector 101 that restricts the path of the harness 102, the harness protector 101 and the plate-like member 104 are fastened and fixed at only one place by one bolt 109, and from the protector fixing point. In the case of an overhanging structure so that the harness 102 passes through a distant place, there has been the following inconvenience.
(1) When a load is applied to the tip of the harness protector 101, there is a concern that stress concentrates on the thin bolt fastening portion 109x of the bolt 109 and the harness protector 101 is deformed or broken by vibration ( (See FIG. 4 (a)).
Further, if the thickness of the bolt tightening portion 109x is increased in order to solve this problem, there is a disadvantage that the weight is increased and the tightening bolt must be lengthened.
(2) When the harness protector 101 is fastened and fixed with the bolt 109, if the harness protector 101 is not pressed with one hand, the harness protector 101 falls from the plate-like member 104, and the bolt tightening operation is performed. Was difficult and workability was poor (see FIG. 4B).
(3) Since the harness protector 101 has an overhanging shape having an overhang portion OH as shown in FIG. 5, the support rigidity and the weight balance tend to deteriorate.

  The present invention provides a protector having an optimal structure for extending a passage space portion extending so that a harness can be inserted in a direction intersecting a plate-like member, and is stable for fixing the protector. It is intended to make the shape capable of temporary holding.

Accordingly, in order to eliminate the above-described disadvantages, the present invention includes a passage space portion that extends so that the harness can be inserted, and a harness protector that is attached and fixed to the end portion of the plate-like member. Bending the extending direction and disposing the front end portion on the side away from the plate-like member close to the plate-like member, bringing the bottom surface of the passage space portion into contact with the end portion of the plate-like member, and the end First vertical walls are provided at both side positions so as to sandwich the portion, and a second vertical wall is provided from at least one of the first vertical walls along the extending direction of the passage space portion . the second vertical wall to its bent the passage space portion from said first vertical wall is continuously characterized Rukoto provided.

According to this invention, it can be stably supported on the plate-like member and can be temporarily held.
In addition, the workability of the assembly work can be improved.
Further, even when a large load is applied to the protector, the plurality of first vertical walls can prevent the protector from being damaged.

FIG. 1 shows a harness protector according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein (a) is a plan view of the harness protector, (b) is a left side view of the harness protector, and (c) is a front view of the harness protector. . (Example) FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view showing the usage state of the harness protector. (Example) FIG. 3 is a schematic explanatory view of a state in which a plate-like member is attached to the first vertical wall of the harness protector with bolts. (Example) FIG. 4 is a first vertical wall portion of a harness protector showing the prior art of the present invention, and (a) is a schematic explanatory view of a state in which a plate-like member is attached to the first vertical wall of the harness protector with bolts. (B) is a schematic explanatory drawing at the time of attaching a plate-shaped member to the 1st vertical wall of the protector for harnesses. FIG. 5 is a schematic plan view showing a state in which the harness is inserted into the harness protector and there is an overhang portion.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 to 3 show an embodiment of the present invention.
In FIG. 1, 1 is a harness protector.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the harness protector 1 includes a passage space portion 3 that extends to allow the harness 2 to be inserted therethrough, and is attached and fixed to an end portion of the plate-like member 4 as shown in FIG. The
The harness 2 is a control electric wire connected to a sensor of each part of an aircraft part or an internal combustion engine. These parts are provided so as to be branched or aggregated so as to be discrete. Also in this embodiment, the harness 2 is branched and branched in the passage space or in the vicinity of the front end portion 3a of the passage space portion 3. The harness protector 1 is firmly supported.
The plate-like member 4 is a bracket for mounting a fitting component. Here, the plate-like member 4 is attached to a cylinder head or a timing chain cover which is a casing of the internal combustion engine, and extends along the vibration direction of the internal combustion engine. It protrudes laterally outward.

The harness protector 1 is arranged such that the extending direction L of the passage space portion 3 is along the plate thickness direction of the plate-like member 4, and the bottom surface of the passage space portion 3 is the end of the plate-like member 4. The first vertical walls 5a and 5b are provided at both side positions so as to be in contact with each other and sandwich the end portions thereof, and the passage space portion 3 extends from at least one of the first vertical walls 5a and 5b. The second vertical wall 6 is provided along the exit direction.
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, the harness protector 1 makes the passage space portion 3 extending so as to allow the harness 2 to pass therethrough substantially horizontally and straddles over the plate-like member 4. Further, the extending direction L of the passage space portion 3 is arranged along the plate thickness direction of the plate-like member 4.
Further, as shown in FIG. 1 (a), the second vertical wall 6 extends along the extending direction of the passage space 3 and one of the first vertical walls 5a, 5b, for example, the first It is set as the structure of a pair of 2 extended to the vertical wall 5a.
Therefore, it can be stably supported by the plate-like member 4 and can be temporarily held.
In addition, the workability of the assembly work can be improved.
Further, even when a large load is applied to the harness protector 1 by the plurality of first vertical walls 5a and 5b, the harness protector 1 can be prevented from being damaged.

If it adds, the extension direction L of the said passage space part 3 of the said protector 1 for harnesses will be bent, and the front-end | tip part 3a of the passage space part 3 which will be a separation side from the said plate-shaped member 4 will be brought close to the plate-shaped member 4. Provided. For this reason, the extending direction L of the passage space portion 3 is gradually inclined from the middle position away from the plate-like member 4 and becomes along the extending direction of the plate-like member 4. The extension direction is parallel. Here, as shown in FIG. 1, the points P and Q are bent in two stages. As a result, the overhang of the passage space 3 of the harness protector 1 is shortened, and the applied moment is reduced. It can withstand vibrations.
Further, the bottom surface of the passage space portion 3 is brought into contact with the upper end edge of the plate-like member 4, and at both side positions of the plate surface of the plate-like member 4 downward from the bottom surface of the passage space portion 3. The first vertical walls 5a and 5b are respectively provided so as to sandwich the end portion of the plate-like member 4.

Further, the extending direction L of the passage space portion 3 is bent so that the distal end portion 3a on the side away from the plate-like member 4 is provided close to the plate-like member 4, and the second vertical wall 6 is provided on the first side. Are provided continuously from the vertical walls 5a, 5b to the bent passage space portion 3.
Therefore, the support rigidity of the entire harness protector 1 can be increased.
Moreover, the weight balance of the extension direction L of the passage space part 3 of the harness protector 1 can be improved.
Furthermore, the overhang can be shortened to make it compact, and the moment applied to the harness protector 1 can be reduced.
In other words, the second vertical wall 6 is provided continuously from the first vertical walls 5a, 5b to the tip 3a portion of the bent passage space portion 3.
For this reason, higher rigidity can be ensured by being continuous with both the first vertical walls 5a and 5b forming the passage space portion 3.

Further, the first vertical walls 5a and 5b have bolt insertion holes 7, the second vertical wall 6 has a shape that gradually decreases in height, and the first vertical walls 5a and 5b and the second vertical wall 6 A corner portion 8 which is formed by intersecting with the vertical wall 6 is provided so as to be located outward from the lower side of the passage space portion 3 where the distal end portion 3a is bent.
Therefore, high rigidity can be secured over the entire harness protector 1 and at the same time the weight balance is good, so that it can be stably held.
In other words, a plurality of second vertical walls 6 are provided along the extending direction L of the passage space 3 from one of the first vertical walls 5a and 5b. The second vertical wall 6 has a shape that gradually decreases in height, and a plurality of the second vertical walls 6 are provided so as to have different heights and sizes. The first vertical walls 5 a and 5 b have the bolt insertion holes 7. The bolt insertion hole 7 can be firmly fixed to the plate-like member 4 by fastening the harness protector 1 with the bolt 9.
Since the first vertical walls 5a and 5b and the second vertical wall 6 can be secured by the corner portion 8 formed by the intersection, the posture during temporary holding is also stable. Further, the corner 8 formed by the intersection of the first vertical walls 5a and 5b and the second vertical wall 6 is outward from the lower space of the passage space 3 provided to bend the tip 3a. 1, that is, offset from the center line CL 1 of the passage space portion 3 to the center line CL 1 passing through the bolt insertion hole 7. Accordingly, the second vertical wall 6 and the corner portion 8 can be arranged so as to be close to the vicinity of the center of gravity of the harness protector 1 that bends in an approximate L shape in plan view, and the overall weight balance is also improved. Good and stable posture during temporary holding.

That is, the harness protector 1 has a configuration in which the plate-like member 4 is sandwiched, and the second vertical wall 6 that functions as a reinforcing rib is added.
Therefore, the following effects are produced.
(1) The harness protector for the harness by providing the first vertical walls 5a and 5b sandwiching the plate-like member 4 and the second vertical wall 6 reinforcing the first vertical walls 5a and 5b. 1 can be increased (see FIG. 3).
(2) By providing the first vertical walls 5a and 5b sandwiching the plate-like member 4, the harness protector 1 is stably attached to the plate-like member 4 before the bolt 9 is tightened, as shown in FIG. Since it is set, it does not come off from the plate-like member 4, and the tightening work of the bolt 9 becomes easy.
(3) Since the second vertical wall 6 functioning as a reinforcing rib is connected to the center portion of the curved passage space 3, the support rigidity of the harness protector 1 is increased and the weight balance is stabilized. (See FIG. 1).

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various application modifications can be made.

For example, in the embodiment of the present invention, the second vertical wall is configured to extend along one of the first vertical walls so as to extend along the extending direction of the passage space portion. It is also possible to adopt a special configuration in which a second vertical wall is provided on the other side.
Moreover, although the said plate-shaped member was demonstrated as the bracket for mounting warship parts, it can also be used as a hanging hanger or mount bracket, and can also be applied to a vehicle body panel.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Protector for harness 2 Harness 3 Passage space part 3a Tip part 4 Plate-like member 5a, 5b 1st vertical wall 6 2nd vertical wall 7 Bolt insertion hole 8 Corner | angular part 9 Bolt CL1 Centerline CL2 of passage space part Bolt insertion Center line through the hole

Claims (2)

A harness protector that is provided with a passage space portion that extends so that the harness can be inserted, and is attached and fixed to an end portion of the plate-like member, wherein the extension direction of the passage space portion is bent and separated from the plate-like member. The front end of the plate member is disposed close to the plate-like member, the bottom surface of the passage space is brought into contact with the end of the plate-like member, and the first vertical portions are arranged at both side positions so as to sandwich the end. A wall is provided, a second vertical wall is provided from at least one of the first vertical walls along the extending direction of the passage space, and the second vertical wall is bent from the first vertical wall. the harness protector, characterized in Rukoto provided by continuous until the passage space that is. The first vertical wall has a bolt insertion hole, the second vertical wall has a shape that gradually decreases in height, and a corner portion that the first vertical wall and the second vertical wall exhibit by crossing each other. The harness protector according to claim 1 , wherein the harness protector is provided so as to be positioned outward from a lower side of the passage space portion where the tip portion is bent .

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