JP5914201B2 - Wire protector - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an electric wire protector for holding electric wires arranged in a vehicle.

  Conventionally, as a wire protector, a clamp member as a holding member for holding an electric wire routed in a vehicle, and a receiving member and a lid member as a fixing member assembled to the outer periphery of the clamp member and fixed to the vehicle. What was provided is known (for example, refer patent document 1).

  In this wire protector, the clamp member is fitted into an engaging portion made of a pair of protrusions and side walls provided on the receiving member, and the opening of the receiving member is closed by the lid member, and the receiving member and The lid member is assembled.

JP 2001-61219 A

  By the way, in the protector for electric wires like the said patent document 1, the connector is connected to the edge part of the electric wire derived | led-out from the protector for electric wires, or the protector for other electric wires is assembled | attached to the electric wire derived | led-out from the protector for electric wires. It is attached. This connector and other wire protectors are fixed to other vehicle-side fixing parts such as a fixing part to which the mating connector and other fixing members are fixed. The vehicle-side fixing portion and the electric wire may vary in manufacturing.

  However, in the protector for electric wires as in Patent Document 1, for example, when the distance from the vehicle-side fixing portion to which the fixing member is fixed to the other vehicle-side fixing portion is long, the electric wire is forcibly pulled to fix the other vehicle-side fixing. The connector and other wire protectors were fixed to the part.

  On the other hand, for example, when the distance from the vehicle-side fixing portion to which the fixing member is fixed to the other vehicle-side fixing portion is short, since the derived electric wire is long, the electric wire is loosened to connect the connector or Other wire protectors were fixed.

  As described above, in the case of the wire protector as described in Patent Document 1, when manufacturing variations occur in the vehicle-side fixing portion or the wire, the wire is pulled or loosened, which increases the load on the wire. It was.

  Then, this invention aims at provision of the protector for electric wires which can reduce the load to an electric wire, even if manufacture variation arises in a vehicle side fixed part and an electric wire.

The invention according to claim 1 is a wire protector comprising a holding member that holds an electric wire routed in a vehicle, and a fixing member that is assembled to the outer periphery of the holding member and is fixed to the vehicle. The holding member is held between the holding member and the fixing member at a predetermined assembly position with respect to the fixing member, and the holding member is moved by moving the holding member to both sides in the length direction of the electric wire. A locking portion capable of changing an assembly position with respect to the fixing member is provided, and the locking portion is provided in either one of the holding member and the fixing member and arranged in a plurality of rows in the length direction of the electric wire. A locking recess provided in the other of the holding member and the fixing member and capable of flexing in a direction approaching and separating from the locking recess, and the locking recess provided in the lock arm. Engagement engaged with And having a convex portion.

  In the protector for electric wires, since the engaging portion that can change the assembly position of the holding member with respect to the fixing member by moving the holding member in the length direction of the electric wire is provided between the holding member and the fixing member. With the fixing member fixed to the vehicle-side fixing portion, the holding member holding the electric wire can be moved in the length direction of the electric wire.

  For this reason, even if the distance to the other vehicle-side fixing portion varies, the holding member is moved in the length direction of the electric wire to reduce the load on the electric wire and fix it to the other vehicle-side fixing portion. be able to.

  Therefore, in such a protector for electric wires, even if manufacturing variations occur in the vehicle-side fixing portion or the electric wires, the load on the electric wires can be reduced by the locking portion provided between the holding member and the fixing member. Can do.

  In this protector for electric wires, the engaging recesses are arranged in a plurality of rows in the length direction of the electric wires, a lock arm that can be bent in a direction crossing the length direction of the electric wires, and an engagement provided on the lock arm. Since it has the latching convex part engaged with a stop recessed part, a holding member can be moved to the length direction of an electric wire in the state which the fixing member was fixed to the vehicle side fixing | fixed part. In addition, the holding member can be held at a predetermined assembly position with respect to the fixing member.

The invention according to claim 2 is the wire protector according to claim 1 , wherein the holding member is formed in a casing shape, and the fixing member is assembled to one side of the holding member. A main body portion provided with a fixing portion fixed to the holding member, and engaged with the main body portion via an engaging portion on the outer peripheral side of the holding member which is assembled to the other side surface of the holding member, And a cover portion provided.

  In this protector for electric wires, since the fixing member has a main body portion assembled on one side of the holding member and a cover portion assembled on the other side of the holding member, the holding member holds the electric wire, The main body portion and the cover portion can be assembled from both side surfaces of the holding member, respectively, and the assemblability can be improved.

  According to the present invention, there is an effect that it is possible to provide a wire protector that can reduce the load on the electric wire even when manufacturing variations occur in the vehicle-side fixing portion and the electric wire.

It is a perspective view of the protector for electric wires which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is XX sectional drawing of FIG. (A) is a perspective view of the main-body part of the fixing member of the protector for electric wires which concerns on embodiment of this invention. (B) is the YY sectional view of Drawing 3 (a). It is a perspective view of the holding member of the protector for electric wires which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a principal part enlarged view of the protector for electric wires which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

  The protector for electric wires which concerns on embodiment of this invention is demonstrated using FIGS.

  The wire protector 1 according to the present embodiment includes a holding member 5 that holds an electric wire 3 routed in a vehicle, and a fixing member 7 that is assembled to the outer periphery of the holding member 5 and fixed to the vehicle. Yes.

  The holding member 5 is held between the holding member 5 and the fixing member 7 at a predetermined assembly position with respect to the fixing member 7, and the holding member 5 is moved by moving the holding member 5 in the length direction of the electric wire 3. A locking portion 9 is provided that can change the assembly position with respect to the fixed member 7.

  The locking portion 9 is provided in the holding member 5 and is bent in a direction intersecting the length direction of the electric wire 3 provided in the fixing member 7 and a locking recess 11 provided in a plurality of rows in the length direction of the electric wire 3. It has a lock arm 13 that can be engaged, and a locking projection 15 that is provided on the lock arm 13 and engages with the locking recess 11.

  Further, the holding member 5 is formed in a casing shape, and the fixing member 7 is assembled to the one side surface side of the holding member 5 and a main body portion 19 provided with a fixing portion 17 fixed to the vehicle, and the holding member 5. And a cover portion 23 which is assembled to the main body portion 19 via the engagement portion 21 on the outer peripheral side of the holding member 5 and is provided with the locking portion 9.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the electric wire 3 is arranged in a vehicle and applied to an electrical connection between a power source and a device, or between devices, and is connected to a power source or a device at the end. A connector 27 connected to the side connector 25 is provided.

  The electric wire 3 led out from the electric wire protector 1 is not limited to the end portion to which the connector 27 is connected, but may be an intermediate portion in which another electric wire protector fixed to another vehicle-side fixing portion is provided. . In this case, the vehicle side fixing portion to which the other wire protector is fixed becomes the other vehicle side fixing portion, but here, the mating connector 25 is set as the other vehicle side fixing portion.

  A plurality (two in this case) of the electric wires 3 are held by the holding member 5. In addition, bellows-shaped corrugated tubes 29 are arranged on the outer circumferences on both sides in the length direction of the electric wire 3 where the holding member 5 is located.

  The holding member 5 includes a grommet 31 as a waterproof member and an inner protector 33. The grommet is made of an elastic material such as rubber, is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the electric wire 3 is inserted in close contact therewith. In addition, by providing a slit on one side surface of the grommet 31, the grommet 31 can be attached to the electric wire 3 even when, for example, the connector 27 is connected to both ends of the electric wire 3.

  The inner protector 33 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape, is composed of two divided members, and the grommet 31 is accommodated therein. The inner protector 33 is preferably divided into a main body that mainly accommodates the grommet 31 and a lid body that can be opened and closed via a hinge or the like. The inner protector 33 presses and compresses the outer peripheral surface of the grommet 31 in a state where the grommet 31 is accommodated, and improves the adhesion between the electric wire 3 and the grommet 31. The fixing member 7 is assembled on the outer periphery of the inner protector 33 of the holding member 5.

  The fixing member 7 includes a main body portion 19 and a cover portion 23. The main body 19 is formed in a U-shaped cross section, and is provided with a fixing portion 17 to which an L-shaped iron plate bracket or the like that is fixed to the vehicle side is integrally fixed. The steel plate bracket fixed to the fixing portion 17 is inserted into a vehicle-side fixing portion (not shown) formed of an insertion groove or the like provided on the vehicle side at a portion exposed from the side surface of the main body portion 19. Thus, the holding member 5 is fixed to the vehicle. The main body 19 is assembled to the outer periphery of the inner protector 33 from one side of the holding member 5, and the assembly position is held by the cover 23.

  The cover portion 23 is formed in a U-shaped cross section opposite to the main body portion 19, and is assembled to the inner protector 33 from the other side surface that is the side surface opposite to the main body portion 19, and is engaged with the outer periphery of the inner protector 33 The main body 19 is locked via the part 21.

  The engaging portion 21 includes an engaging convex portion provided on the upper and lower surfaces of the main body portion 19 and an engaging concave portion provided on the upper and lower surfaces of the cover portion 23 and engaged with the engaging convex portion. By locking the cover portion 23 to the main body portion 19 via the engaging portion 21, the main body portion 19 is prevented from falling off from the inner protector 33. Between this cover part 23 and the inner protector 33, the latching | locking part 9 which hold | maintains the holding member 5 in the predetermined | prescribed assembly position with respect to the fixing member 7 is provided.

  The locking portion 9 includes a locking recess 11, a lock arm 13, and a locking projection 15. The engaging recess 11 is provided on the side surface of the inner protector 33 on the cover portion 23 side, and an engagement groove provided between a plurality of protrusions provided in a plurality of rows in a direction orthogonal to the length direction of the electric wire 3. It has become. A lock arm 13 is provided on the cover portion 23 facing the locking recesses 11 arranged in a plurality of rows.

  The lock arm 13 is formed of one member whose base end is continuous with the cover portion 23, and is provided so that the free end side can bend in the direction intersecting the electric wire 3, specifically in the approaching and separating directions with respect to the locking recess 11. ing. A locking projection 15 is provided on the free end side of the lock arm 13.

  The locking projection 15 is formed as one member continuous with the lock arm 13 and protrudes toward the locking recess 11. When the cover portion 23 is assembled to the inner protector 33, the latching convex portion 15 engages with the latching concave portion 11 and holds the holding member 5 at a predetermined assembly position with respect to the fixing member 7.

  The engaging portion 9 is locked as shown by the arrow in FIG. 5 by moving the holding member 5 in the length direction of the electric wire 3 in a state where the engaging concave portion 11 and the engaging convex portion 15 are engaged. The arm 13 is moved so that the engagement between the locking recess 11 and the locking projection 15 can be released, and when the holding member 5 is disposed at a predetermined position, the locking recess 11 and the locking projection 15 Can be engaged.

  For this reason, for example, when the distance between the mating connector 25 and the connector 27 is long, the connector 27 is moved to the mating connector 25 side so that the connector 27 is not pulled by force without pulling the wire 3. Can be connected to. On the other hand, when the distance between the mating connector 25 and the connector 27 is short, the connector 27 is moved to the mating connector 25 without loosening the electric wire 3 by moving the holding member 5 away from the mating connector 25. Can be connected.

  Thus, by providing the holding member 5 so as to be movable with respect to the fixing member 7 by the locking portion 9, even when manufacturing variations occur in the vehicle-side fixing portion such as the mating connector 25 and the electric wires 3, The load on the electric wire 3 can be reduced.

  In addition, between the inner protector 33 and the cover part 23, the protrusion part 35 protruded from the side surface of the inner protector 33, and the protrusion part 35 formed in the cover part 23 is inserted, and the length of the electric wire 3 of the protrusion part 35 is inserted. A guide portion 39 including an insertion concave portion 37 that can move in the vertical direction is provided. The guide portion 39 guides the movement of the holding member 5 in the length direction of the electric wire 3 with respect to the fixing member 7.

  In such a wire protector 1, the assembly position of the holding member 5 with respect to the fixing member 7 can be changed between the holding member 5 and the fixing member 7 by moving the holding member 5 in the length direction of the electric wire 3. Since the stop portion 9 is provided, the holding member 5 holding the electric wire 3 can be moved in the length direction of the electric wire 3 in a state where the fixing member 7 is fixed to the vehicle side fixing portion.

  For this reason, even if the distance to the other vehicle-side fixing portion varies, the load on the electric wire 3 is reduced by moving the holding member 5 in the length direction of the electric wire 3, thereby reducing the other vehicle-side fixing portion. Can be fixed to.

  Therefore, in such a wire protector 1, even if manufacturing variations occur in the vehicle-side fixing portion or the electric wire 3 due to the locking portion 9 provided between the holding member 5 and the fixing member 7, the electric wire 3 is moved to the electric wire 3. Can reduce the load.

  The locking portion 9 includes a locking recess 11 arranged in a plurality of rows in the length direction of the electric wire 3, a lock arm 13 that can be bent in a direction crossing the length direction of the electric wire 3, and the lock arm 13. Since it has the latching convex part 15 provided and engaged with the latching recessed part 11, the holding member 5 is moved to the length direction of the electric wire 3 in the state which the fixing member 7 was fixed to the vehicle side fixing | fixed part. Can do. In addition, the holding member 5 can be held at a predetermined assembly position with respect to the fixing member 7.

  Furthermore, since the fixing member 7 has a main body 19 assembled on one side of the holding member 5 and a cover 23 assembled on the other side of the holding member 5, the holding member 5 holds the electric wire 3. In this state, the main body portion 19 and the cover portion 23 can be assembled from the both side surfaces of the holding member 5, respectively, and the assemblability can be improved.

  In addition, in the protector for electric wires which concerns on embodiment of this invention, although the latching recessed part is provided in the holding member and the lock arm is provided in the fixing member, not only this but a latching recessed part is provided in the fixing member. A lock arm may be provided on the holding member.

  In addition, the fixing member is divided into the main body portion and the cover portion. However, the fixing member is not necessarily divided. For example, the fixing member is connected to the opposite side of the engaging portion between the main body portion and the cover portion via a hinge or the like. Also good.

  Furthermore, the main body portion is provided with a fixing portion that is fixed to the vehicle, and the locking portion is provided between the cover portion and the holding member, but the locking portion is provided between the main body portion and the holding member, You may provide the fixing | fixed part fixed to a vehicle in a cover part.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Electric wire protector 3 ... Electric wire 5 ... Holding member 7 ... Fixing member 9 ... Locking part 11 ... Locking recessed part 13 ... Lock arm 15 ... Locking convex part 17 ... Fixing part 19 ... Main-body part 21 ... Engaging part 23 ... Cover part

Claims (2)

A wire protector comprising: a holding member that holds an electric wire routed in a vehicle; and a fixing member that is assembled to an outer periphery of the holding member and is fixed to the vehicle,
The holding member is held between the holding member and the fixing member at a predetermined assembly position with respect to the fixing member, and the holding member is moved by moving the holding member to both sides in the length direction of the electric wire. A locking part capable of changing the assembly position with respect to the fixing member is provided ,
The locking portion is provided in one of the holding member and the fixing member, and is a locking recess disposed in a plurality of rows in the length direction of the electric wire, and the other of the holding member and the fixing member. And a locking arm that can be deflected in the proximity and separation direction with respect to the locking recess, and a locking projection that is provided on the lock arm and engages with the locking recess. Protector. The wire protector according to claim 1,
The holding member is formed in a housing shape, and the fixing member is assembled to one side of the holding member, and a main body provided with a fixing portion fixed to the vehicle, and the other side of the holding member And a cover part that is engaged with the main body part via an engaging part on the outer peripheral side of the holding member and provided with the locking part .

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