JP5984061B2 - Harness protector and wiring harness routing method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a wire harness protector that protects a wire harness routed along a predetermined route in a vehicle.

  For example, a wire harness protector is generally used as a part for protecting the wire harness so as to surround the wire harness in a state in which the wire harness is routed along a predetermined route in a place to be routed such as a vehicle panel. ing.

  The wire harness protector is not limited to a linear one depending on the routing route, and there are various shapes. For example, the harness protector disclosed in Patent Document 1 is one of them.

  The harness protector disclosed in Patent Document 1 has a shape corresponding to a predetermined routing path with a linear portion formed in a straight line and a bent portion formed at one end portion in the wiring direction of the linear portion. It is composed integrally.

  By the way, when trying to attach such a wire harness along a predetermined panel surface in the vehicle in a state protected by a harness protector, first, the wire harness is accommodated in the wire harness protector, and this wire harness is accommodated. The harness protector in the state is attached along a predetermined route on the panel in the vehicle.

  Moreover, a wire harness is not only routed along, for example, a panel surface of a vehicle, but may be routed from one surface side of the panel to the other surface side with respect to the panel, for example.

  In this case, the harness protector not only protects the wire harness to be routed in the routing route along the one surface side of the panel, like the protector of Patent Document 1 described above, but also at the harness insertion location. It is necessary to protect the insertion portion of the wire harness to be inserted so as to cover it. The harness insertion location is a location provided on one side of the panel as a location for inserting the wire harness in order to route the wire harness from one side to the other side of the panel.

  However, like the harness protector disclosed in Patent Literature 1, the harness protector is integrated along the entire length of the wiring path along the panel surface and the harness insertion portion described above. If the wire harness is attached to a predetermined routing route with the harness protector protected by the procedure of the attachment procedure described above, there is a problem that the work efficiency of the harness attachment work is significantly reduced. become.

  Specifically, if a harness protector formed integrally with a main protector and a sub protector is used, and the main protector in a state in which the wire harness is accommodated is attached along a predetermined routing location on the vehicle panel, The harness protector is covered with the sub protector that is formed integrally with the main protector. Therefore, when the harness is inserted into the harness insert location, the sub protector becomes in the way and the harness insert operation is smoothly performed. The problem of not being able to do so arises.

  In addition to the routing work for routing the wire harness along the predetermined routing route on the panel surface, in addition to the routing work described above, for example, a wire Even when other work such as connecting the connector and terminal provided at the end of the harness is required, the sub protector becomes in the way and the above-mentioned problem that the work efficiency of the harness mounting work is significantly reduced occurs. Become.

JP 2001-208281 A

  This invention is a case where, when attaching the wire harness to the location to be routed, in addition to the routing work along the predetermined routing route at the location to be routed, it is necessary to perform an operation different from the routing work. Even if it exists, it aims at provision of the harness protector which can perform both work | work efficiently, and the wiring method of a wire harness.

  The present invention is a wire harness protector that protects a wire harness that is routed along a predetermined routing route at a location to be routed in a vehicle, and is routed along the routing route in the wire harness. A main protector that protects the main routing portion to surround the wire harness on the end side in the routing direction of the main routing portion, and is separate from the routing operation along the routing route A sub-protector that protects the sub-routing portion that needs to be applied, and includes temporary fixing means for temporarily fixing the main protector and the sub-protector in a connected state, and the main protector and the sub-protector An attachment means for attaching a protector to the location to be wired is provided for each of the main protector and the sub protector. To.

  According to the present invention, when attaching the wire harness to the location to be routed, in addition to the routing work along the predetermined routing route at the location to be routed, it is necessary to perform an operation different from the routing work. Even if it is a case, both work can be performed efficiently.

  Specifically, by configuring the wire harness protector as a separate body of the main protector and the sub protector, the wire harness protector can be efficiently performed without disturbing the sub wiring portion when the separate operation is performed. Separate work can be done.

  And after another work is completed, the said main protector and the said sub protector are temporarily fixed by the said temporary fixing means, and the said sub protector can be easily attached to the said wiring object location by the said attaching means. .

  In addition, the separate work is, for example, a wiring work that requires changing the wiring direction to be inserted toward the inside of the wiring target location, or a terminal or the like with respect to the wiring target location. Installation work to be attached, connection work with connectors of other wire harnesses routed along other routing routes, etc. are shown, but the task is different from the routing work along the routing route. There is no particular limitation as long as it requires work.

  As an aspect of the present invention, the temporary fixing means is an overlap contact means that overlaps along a wiring direction so that respective connection end portions on the side connecting the main protector and the sub protector can contact each other. Can be configured.

With the above-described configuration, the main protector and the sub protector can be temporarily fixed in a stable connected state so as not to be displaced in the width direction, for example.
Therefore, as a result, the wire harness protector can be more easily attached to the installation target location.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the temporary fixing means, the main protector mounted by said mounting means in the vehicle both bottom and can be configured with engagement means for engaging the said sub protector.

  In this way, by configuring the temporary fixing means by the engaging means, the main protector and the sub protector can be engaged, and for example, the sub protector can be engaged with the main protector. It can be temporarily fixed so as not to fall.

  Therefore, when attaching the sub protector to the location to be routed, the sub protector can be easily attached to the location to be routed without the need for holding the sub protector by hand so that the sub protector does not fall. be able to.

  That is, a demerit caused by configuring the wire harness protector as a separate member of the main protector and the sub protector, that is, gravity or the like depending on the mounting direction, It is possible to eliminate the demerit that it takes time to attach the sub protector to the location to be routed due to the possibility that the sub protector falls.

  Further, as an aspect of the present invention, the main protector has a main protector main body that accommodates the wire harness while a part of an orthogonal cross section orthogonal to the wiring direction opens with a width allowing passage of the wire harness, It can be comprised with the cover body which plugs up the opening in an orthogonal cross section.

  According to the configuration described above, by closing the opening of the main protector body with the lid body in a state in which the wire harness is housed in the main protector body, the main wiring portion of the wire harness is moved around the wiring direction by the main protector. It can be protected so as to surround the entire circumference.

  Therefore, even when the wire harness protector is attached to the outside of the vehicle, it is possible to more reliably prevent foreign matter such as dust, dust, or moisture from entering the main protector.

  Further, as an aspect of the present invention, the routing target portion may be a vehicle bottom portion, and the main protector may be disposed along the routing route in a direction in which the lid body faces the vehicle bottom portion.

  As described above, by disposing the main protector along the routing path in a direction in which the lid body faces the vehicle bottom portion, the lid body interferes with the vehicle bottom portion even if the lid body opens, and the lid Since the body can be brought closer to the vehicle bottom side than the main protector body and external force can be prevented from being applied to the lid body by the vehicle bottom portion, it is possible to prevent the lid body from opening unexpectedly. it can.

  Therefore, by attaching the wire harness protector to the bottom of the vehicle, which is the location to be routed, it can be used outdoors. Even in this case, the lid body can be prevented from opening unexpectedly, and the main protector can be prevented. It is possible to reliably protect the dust from dust, dust and moisture from entering the inside.

  Further, as an aspect of the present invention, the wire harness is a harness that is connected to a lithium ion battery disposed inside the vehicle, and the exhaust port protection unit that protects the exhaust port of the discharge means for discharging the exhaust gas of the lithium ion battery to the main protector Can be provided.

In this way, by providing the main protector with the exhaust port protecting portion, it is possible to prevent foreign matter from entering from the exhaust port of the discharge means for discharging the exhaust gas of the lithium ion battery.
Therefore, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the exhaust port of the discharge unit is blocked by foreign matter and cannot be exhausted through the exhaust port.

  Further, by providing the main protector with the exhaust port protecting part, the main protector routed along the routing path can be held without separately providing a holding member for holding the exhaust port protecting part. It can be used as a member.

The present invention also relates to a wiring method of a wire harness that is routed to the bottom of the vehicle and that passes through the bottom of the vehicle and is connected to an object to be connected disposed inside the vehicle, the main protector protecting the wire harness A mounting step for mounting a main wiring portion to be wired to the vehicle bottom portion of the wire harness, and an end portion of a predetermined wiring route on the vehicle bottom portion, and the wire harness is directed from the end portion to the inside of the vehicle bottom portion. A main protector mounting step for attaching the main protector to the predetermined routing path in a state where the harness insertion location to be inserted is exposed, and a sub-routing portion of the wire harness extending from the main protector at the harness insertion location. an inner wiring step of routing towards the vehicle interior, the sub-protector to protect so as to surround the sub-wiring portion A temporary fixing step of temporarily fixing the serial main protector and the sub-protector mounting step of mounting said sub-protector to the vehicle bottom, that feature be performed in this order.

  Compared to the case where the main protector mounting step and the sub protector mounting step are performed together by performing the sub protector mounting step after the main protector mounting step, as in the wiring harness wiring method described above, The inner wiring process can be performed efficiently without the wire harness protector getting in the way.

  Then, after the inner routing step is completed, in the temporary fixing step, the main protector and the sub protector are temporarily fixed by the temporary fixing means to keep the main protector and the sub protector in a connected state. Therefore, in the sub protector attaching step, the sub protector can be easily attached to the bottom of the vehicle by the attaching means.

As an aspect of the present invention, the main protector includes a main protector that has an opening that opens at a width that allows passage of the wire harness, with a portion of the orthogonal cross section orthogonal to the wiring direction. The main body and a lid body that closes the opening in the orthogonal cross section, and in the mounting step, the opening is closed with the lid body in a state in which the main wiring portion of the wire harness is mounted on the main protector main body, In the main protector attaching step, the main protector can be attached to the predetermined routing path in a state where the lid body is disposed along the routing path in a direction facing the vehicle bottom.

  According to the above-described configuration, in the mounting step, the main harness main wiring portion is closed by the main protector by closing the opening of the main protector main body with the lid body while the wire harness is housed in the main protector main body. It can protect so that it may surround all the circumferences around a wiring direction.

  Therefore, even if the wire harness protector is attached outside the vehicle, it is possible to prevent foreign matter such as dust, dust, or moisture from entering the main protector.

  Further, as described above, in the sub-protector mounting step, the main protector is disposed in the predetermined routing in a state where the main protector is disposed along the routing route in a direction in which the lid body faces the vehicle bottom. By attaching to the path, even if the lid opens, it interferes with the bottom of the vehicle, and the lid can be brought closer to the vehicle bottom than the main protector body, and external force is applied to the lid Can be prevented by the bottom of the vehicle, so that the lid body can be prevented from opening unexpectedly.

  Accordingly, by attaching the wire harness protector to the bottom of the vehicle, which is the location to be routed, it can be used outdoors. Even in this case, the lid body can be prevented from opening unexpectedly, and the main protector can be prevented. It can be securely protected from dust, dust, and moisture.

  According to the present invention, when attaching the wire harness to the location to be routed, in addition to the routing work along the predetermined routing route at the location to be routed, it is necessary to perform an operation different from the routing work. Even if it is a case, the harness protector which can perform both work | work efficiently and the wiring method of a wire harness can be provided.

Structure explanatory drawing of the wire harness protector of this embodiment. The perspective view which expanded a part of wire harness protector of this embodiment. Structure explanatory drawing of the wire harness protector of this embodiment. Structure explanatory drawing of the wire harness protector of this embodiment. Structure explanatory drawing of the wire harness protector of this embodiment. Structure explanatory drawing of the exhaust port protection part of this embodiment, a lid body bending hinge, and a lid opening / closing hinge. Structure explanatory drawing of the drain part of this embodiment. Explanatory drawing of the wiring method of a wire harness protector. Explanatory drawing of the wiring method of a wire harness protector. Explanatory drawing of the wiring method of a wire harness protector.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1A is a perspective view of the wire harness protector 10 of the present embodiment, and FIG. 1B is an exploded perspective view of the wire harness protector 10 of the present embodiment.
FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the end of the wire harness protector 10 on the sub protector 300 side.

FIG. 3A is a plan view of the wire harness protector 10 and a plan view showing the X portion in an enlarged manner. FIG. 3B is a right side view of the wire harness protector 10.
4A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 3A, and FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB in the enlarged view of the portion X in FIG. c) is a cross-sectional view taken along line CC in the enlarged view of the portion X in FIG.

  FIG. 5A is a plan view of the connecting portion Z in a state where the main protector 200 and the sub protector 300 are connected, and the sub protector 300, and FIG. 5B connects the main protector 200 and the sub protector 300. It is a top view of connecting part Z and sub protector 300 in the previous state.

  6A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line E-E of FIG. 3A, FIG. 6B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line D-D in FIG. 3A, and FIG. FIG. 6D is an enlarged view of the periphery of the mouth protecting part 281 and FIG. 6D is a cross-sectional view taken along the line HH in FIG.

  FIG. 7A1 is an enlarged view of a portion X2 in FIG. 5A, and is a plan view of a drain portion 291 provided in the sub protector 300. FIG. 7A2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line F-F in FIG. 7A1, and FIG. 7A3 is a bottom view of the water draining portion 291 provided in the sub protector 300. FIG.

  FIG. 7B1 is an enlarged view of a portion X1 in FIG. 3A, and is a plan view of the water draining portion 291 provided in the main protector 200. FIG. FIG. 7B2 is an end view taken along line GG in FIG. 7A1, and FIG. 7B3 is a bottom view of the water draining portion 291 provided in the main protector 200.

As shown in FIG. 1, the wire harness protector 10 of the present embodiment protects a wire harness (reference numeral W in FIG. 8) that is routed along a predetermined routing route on the vehicle bottom surface 801 so as to surround it. The main protector 200 that protects the main wiring portion Wm (see FIG. 8) of the wire harness and the sub protector 300 that protects the sub-routing portion Ws (see FIG. 8), which are formed by resin molding. Forming.
As shown in FIG. 8, the wire harness includes a main wiring portion Wm and a sub wiring portion Ws.

  In the state where the main protector 200 and the sub protector 300 are connected to each other, the wire harness protector 10 includes a hollow harness accommodating recess 11 that accommodates the wire harness over substantially the entire length from the main protector 200 to the sub protector 300. The harness housing recess 11 communicates between the main protector 200 and the sub protector 300.

  The wire harness protector 10 is a vehicle in which the main protector 200 and the sub protector 300 are formed in the protectors 200 and 300 in a state where the wire harness to be routed along the routing route is accommodated in the harness accommodating recess 11. The mounting flange portion 12 is attached to the vehicle bottom surface 801 by bolts.

  As described above, the main protector 200 is a protector for protecting the main routing portion Wm routed along the routing path in the wire harness so as to surround the main protector main body 215 and the lid body 216. A predetermined routing path is configured by a straight portion 200L in the routing direction and an inclined portion 200S inclined in plan view with respect to the straight portion 200L in the middle of the routing direction of the straight portion 200L. It is comprised by the elongate shape along.

  In addition, while setting the linear part 200L which is one side with respect to the inclination part 200S in the routing route of the main protector 200 and is longer than the other side to the long linear part 200La, the inclination part 200S On the other hand, the linear portion 200L which is the other side and shorter than the one side is set as the short linear portion 200Lb.

Further, as described above, the sub protector 300 is a protector for protecting the sub routing portion Ws routed along the routing route in the wire harness so as to surround the sub routing portion Ws. At the end of the route, the wire harness is attached to a harness insertion point 600 (see FIG. 9) for insertion toward the inside of the vehicle bottom surface 801.
The harness housing recess 11 in the sub protector 300 is formed with a hollow harness housing recess 11 extending from the connecting portion Z to the main protector 200 to the main body, and the sub routing portion Ws of the wire harness is formed at the harness insertion location 600. 11A of harness bending part accommodating parts wider than the harness accommodating recessed part 11 of the main protector 200 are comprised so that the bending part bent to insert can be accommodated.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the wire harness protector 10 includes temporary fixing means 40 that temporarily fixes the main protector 200 and the sub protector 300 in a connected state, and includes the main protector 200 and the sub protector 300. In the connected state, positioning means 20 is provided for positioning at a mounting position on the vehicle bottom surface 801 along a predetermined routing route.

  The positioning means 20 and the temporary fixing means 40 are configured as a connecting portion Z between the main protector 200 and the sub protector 300, that is, a facing portion facing each other in a state of being arranged in series with each other.

  As shown in FIG. 4 (c), the positioning means 20 protrudes in a flange shape toward the outer side on one side in the width direction at the connecting portion Z, and is formed on the main protector 200 side and the main side positioning means 221 and the sub protector 300. It is comprised with the sub side positioning means 321 formed in the side.

  The main-side positioning means 221 includes a main-side arrangement piece 222 corresponding to the bottom surface, and a main-side outer wall portion 223 erected from the entire circumferential direction at the outer peripheral edge portion with respect to the main-side arrangement piece 222, The positioning means 321 includes a sub-side arrangement piece 322 corresponding to the bottom surface, and a sub-side erected from the widthwise outer side and the opposite end side of the main protector 200 at the outer peripheral edge with respect to the sub-side arrangement piece 322. The outer wall 323 is configured.

  Each of the main-side arrangement piece 222 and the sub-side arrangement piece 322 includes a positioning hole 24 that allows insertion into a positioning pin P (see FIG. 4C) protruding from a predetermined location on the vehicle bottom surface 801. .

The main-side arrangement piece 222 and the sub-side arrangement piece 322 are arranged such that the sub-side arrangement piece 322 overlaps from the lower side with respect to the main-side arrangement piece 222 in a state where the main protector 200 and the sub protector 300 are connected. Become.
At this time, the positioning hole 24 is in a communicating state so that the main side positioning hole 224 formed in the main side arrangement piece 222 and the sub side positioning hole 324 formed in the sub side arrangement piece 322 can be inserted into the positioning pin P. .

Further, the above-described temporary fixing means 40 is constituted by the overlap contact means 41 and the engaging means 45 in the connecting portion Z.
The overlap contact means 41 includes a fitting protrusion 241 and a fitting recess 341.
As shown in FIGS. 4A and 5, the fitting protrusion 241 particularly has a sub protector in the wiring direction from the end of the main protector main body 215 facing the sub protector 300 toward the sub protector 300. It is formed so as to protrude into the fitting recess 341 so as to come into contact with 300 in an overlapping state.
In addition, the fitting protrusion 241 forms a harness receiving recess 11 having a concave orthogonal cross section inside, and the harness receiving recess 11 in the fitting protrusion 241 at the connecting portion Z with the main protector 200 in the sub protector 300. In contrast, the wire harness is routed in the accommodated state.

Subsequently, the engaging means 45 is composed of first engaging means 46, second engaging means 47, and third engaging means 48, as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3 and FIGS. 4 (a) and 4 (b), the first engagement means 46 is composed of a fitting protrusion side engaging portion 246 and a fitting concave side engaging portion 346, The fitting protrusion side engaging portion 246 is formed to protrude radially outward from the outer peripheral portion on the distal end side of the fitting protrusion portion 241, and the fitting concave side engaging portion 346 includes the fitting protrusion portion 241 and the fitting portion. When the mating recess 341 is in the fitted state, the mating recess 341 is formed in a portion corresponding to the fitting projecting side engaging portion 246 so as to be engageable with the fitting projecting side engaging portion 246 in the wiring direction. .

  As shown in FIGS. 4A and 5, the second engagement means 47 is in contact with each other in the surface contact state when the fitting protrusion 241 and the fitting recess 341 are fitted to each other. The main-side contact surface 247 and the sub-side contact surface 347 are in contact with each other and engaged in directions close to each other.

  The main-side contact surface 247 is formed so that a portion facing the sub protector 300 is flat along the width direction at the end of the main protector 200 facing the sub protector 300, that is, at the base end of the fitting protrusion 241. This is the end face part.

  The sub-side contact surface 347 is an end surface portion in which the facing portion of the sub protector 300 facing the main protector 200, that is, the leading end portion of the fitting recess 341, is formed flat with the facing portion of the sub protector 300.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 (c) and 5, the third engagement means 48 includes an elastic engagement protrusion 348 and an engagement recess 248, and an outer wall portion on the outer side in the width direction of the positioning means 20. 223,323.

  Specifically, the elastic engagement protrusion 248 is formed by an elastic engagement protrusion main body 348a and an engagement protrusion 348b protruding from the upper end of the elastic engagement protrusion main body 348a. The elastic engagement projecting piece main body 348a is formed at an intermediate portion in the width direction of the sub-side outer wall portion 323, and a pair of slit portions 249 is formed from both lower ends to the upper side (see FIG. 3B). The pair of slit portions 249 is formed so as to be elastically deformable with respect to the outer portion in the width direction.

  The engaging recess 248 has a concave upper end portion of the main-side outer wall portion 223 on the outer side in the width direction of the main protector 200. The elastic engagement protrusion 348 is formed to be engageable with both the concave bottom portion 248a and the concave side edge portion 248b of the engagement concave portion 248 (see FIG. 5B).

  Further, configurations of the main protector 200 and the sub protector 300 other than those described above will be described in detail.

  The harness housing recess 11 in the main protector main body 215 has an upper surface as a part of the circumferential direction of the orthogonal cross section orthogonal to the wiring direction so as to allow passage of the wire harness than the outer diameter of the wire harness. It has the opening part 11a opened with a big width (refer FIG. 8).

  That is, the main protector body 215 has an U-shaped cross section orthogonal to the wiring direction over the entire length of the wiring direction.

The lid body 216 is formed such that one end in the width direction of the opening 11a with respect to the main protector main body 215 is openable and closable by a lid opening / closing hinge 217 formed to be bendable and thin as shown in FIG. Yes.
As shown in FIG. 1, the lid body 216 is configured to be able to close a portion corresponding to the top surface of the main protector 200, and includes a lid body main body 216 </ b> A and a lid body bending portion 216 </ b> B.

As shown in FIG. 1, the lid body body 216A is formed by a portion corresponding to the long straight portion, and the lid bending portion 216B is formed by a portion corresponding to the short straight portion 200Lb and the inclined portion 200S. In addition, a lid bending hinge 216C as shown in FIG. 6B is formed at the boundary portion between the lid body portion 216A and the lid bending portion 216B so that the boundary portion can be bent thinly. .
The lid body bending portion 216B is formed such that the opening 11a can be opened and closed independently of the lid body body portion 216A by bending the lid body bending hinge 216C.

  The main protector 200 is formed with a lid engaging protrusion 271a and a lid engaging permissible hole 271b that enable the lid 216 to engage with the main protector main body 215 in the routing direction. The lid engaging protruding piece 271a is formed in a protruding piece shape toward the main protector body 215 at the end opposite to the lid opening / closing hinge 217 in the width direction of the opening 11a, and the lid engaging allowable hole 271b is formed in the main protector. In the wiring direction of the main body 215, it forms in the location corresponding to the formation location of the lid | cover engaging protrusion 271a (refer FIG. 2).

  Further, an end portion of the corrugate whose outer peripheral surface is formed in a bellows shape can be engaged with a portion facing the wire harness at an end portion on the opposite side to the connecting portion Z of the main protector 200 along the wiring direction. A corrugated engagement portion 272 formed in an uneven shape is formed (see FIG. 8).

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 2, the main protector 200 includes an exhaust port protection unit 281 that protects an exhaust port of a discharge hose 500 that discharges exhaust gas from a lithium ion battery disposed inside the vehicle.

  As shown in FIGS. 6C and 6D, the exhaust port protecting portion 281 is formed in a flange shape so as to protrude outward on one side in the width direction on the base side of the connecting portion Z in the main protector 200. The flat exhaust port protective bottom portion 282 and the exhaust port protective wall portion 283 form a shallow bottomed cylindrical shape.

  The exhaust port protection bottom 282 is disposed so as to face the exhaust port 500a of the discharge hose 500 depending from the bottom of the vehicle body, and the exhaust port protection wall 283 is disposed so as to face the bottom of the exhaust port protection unit 281. The outer peripheral side of the exhaust port 500a is arranged so that it can be guided so as to cover the periphery of the exhaust port 500a of the exhaust hose 500 in the state.

Further, the vehicle mounting flange portion 12 described above is formed on both the main protector 200 and the sub protector 300.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the vehicle attachment flange portion 12 is formed with a bolt communication hole 214 that can be attached to the vehicle bottom surface 801 with a bolt. A metal collar is inserted into the bolt communication hole 214, and the bolt is communicated and attached with the inserted metal collar interposed (see FIG. 2).

  Further, the wire harness protector 10 includes a drainage portion 291 at the bottom surface portion of the harness housing recess 11 in the main protector 200 and the sub protector 300.

As shown in FIG. 7, the water draining portion 291 is formed by a through-hole 292, a return portion 293 that prevents it, and a protruding wall portion 294.
The through hole 292 is formed so as to penetrate in the thickness direction in each protector of the main protector 200 and the sub protector 300, and the return portion 293 is formed at the edge of the through hole 292 on the inner surface side of the protector. In order to prevent water from entering the inside of the harness housing recess 11 from the outside, the both ends of the through hole 292 are installed so as to straddle the through hole 292.
7 (b1), (b2), and (b3), in particular, as shown in FIG. 7 (b2), the drainage provided in the harness housing recess 11 of the main protector 200 among the plurality of folded portions 293. Since the portion 291 is formed at a position corresponding to the bottom surface of the routing path, the portion 291 is disposed so as to be flush with the bottom surface of the housing portion.
Further, as shown in FIGS. 7 (a2), (a3), (b2), and (b3), the protruding wall portion 294 has an outer periphery so that water does not enter from the outer peripheral edge portion of the through hole 292 on the outer surface of the protector. The peripheral edge is projected and formed.

Next, a wire harness routing method for routing a wire harness along a predetermined routing route in a vehicle routing target location while the wire harness is protected by the above-described wire harness protector 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. Will be described.
FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a mounting process for mounting the wire harness (W) on the main protector 200. FIGS. 9A, 9B, and 9C are explanatory views of a wiring method of the wire harness in which the main protector 200 and the sub protector 300 are shown in a longitudinal section along the wiring direction. Specifically, FIG. 9 (a) is an explanatory view of the main protector attaching step and the inner routing step, FIG. 9 (b) is an explanatory view of the temporary fixing step, and FIG. 9 (c) is a sub protector attaching step. It is explanatory drawing of.

  10A and 10B are explanatory views of a wiring method of the wire harness in which the main protector 200 and the sub protector 300 are shown in an orthogonal cross section orthogonal to the wiring direction, and are explanatory views of a temporary fixing step. It is.

  The wiring method of the wire harness of the present embodiment is a wiring method in which the mounting process, the main protector mounting process, the inner wiring process, the temporary fixing process, and the sub protector mounting process are performed in this order.

  In the mounting step, the main routing portion Wm that is routed on the vehicle bottom surface 801 of the wire harness is mounted on the main protector 200 that protects the wire harness so as to surround it.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 8, the main wiring portion Wm of the wire harness is accommodated in the harness accommodating recess 11 through the opening 11a with the lid 216 of the main protector 200 opened.
And the wire harness can be mounted so as to be surrounded by the main protector 200 by closing the lid body 216 in the main protector 200 and engaging the lid engaging protrusion 271a with the lid engaging allowable hole 271b.

In the main protector mounting step, as shown in FIG. 9A, the positioning pins P are inserted into the main positioning holes 224 so that the main protector 200 is placed along a predetermined routing route. Thus, the main protector 200 is positioned at a position along a predetermined routing route on the vehicle bottom surface 801.
With the vehicle positioned in this manner, the vehicle mounting flange 12 in the main protector 200 is mounted by fastening with bolts to mounting holes (not shown) formed in the vehicle bottom surface 801.

At this time, the main protector 200 is attached to the vehicle bottom surface 801 in a state where the lid body 216 is disposed so as to face the vehicle bottom surface 801, and is attached in a state where the harness insertion portion 600 is exposed without being covered.
As shown in FIG. 9A, the harness insertion location 600 is provided at the end of a predetermined routing route 800 on the vehicle bottom surface 801, and the wire harness is directed from the end toward the inside of the vehicle bottom surface 801. This is a place having a harness insertion hole 601 to be inserted.

  In the inner routing process, as shown in FIG. 9A, by inserting the sub-routing portion Ws extending from the main protector 200 out of the wire harness into the harness insertion hole 601 of the harness insertion location 600. The sub-routing portion Ws is routed in a state bent approximately 90 ° toward the inside of the vehicle.

In the temporary fixing step, the sub protector 300 is temporarily fixed to the main protector 200 so that the harness protector 600 is surrounded by the sub protector 300.
Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 9B and 9C and FIGS. 10A and 10B, in the connection portion Z, the overlap contact means 41 has a fitting recess of the sub protector 300. By fitting 341 to the fitting protrusion 241 of the main protector 200 from below, the fitting protrusion 241 and the fitting recess 341 come into contact with each other in the routing direction.

Further, as the engaging means 45, the first engaging means 46, the second engaging means 47, and the third engaging means 48 are engaged.
Specifically, as the fitting protrusion 241 is fitted into the fitting recess 341, the fitting protrusion side engaging portion 246 and the fitting concave side engaging portion 346 are engaged in the first engaging means 46. In the second engagement means 47, the main-side contact surface 247 and the sub-side contact surface 347 are in contact with each other, so that the second engagement means 47 is engaged in a direction close to the routing direction, and the third engagement means In 48, the elastic engagement protrusion 348 and the engagement recess 248 are engaged (see FIG. 4C).
It should be noted that the elastic engagement protrusion 348 is engaged at both the recessed bottom portion 348a and the side edge portion 348b of the engagement recess 248.
As described above, the main protector 200 and the sub protector 300 are temporarily fixed at the connecting portion Z of each other.

Furthermore, as the fitting protrusion 241 is fitted into the fitting recess 341, the positioning means 20 is arranged such that the sub-side arrangement piece 322 overlaps with the main-side arrangement piece 222 from below. At this time, as shown in FIG. 4C, the positioning pin P hanging from a predetermined position on the vehicle bottom surface 801 is inserted into the sub-side positioning hole 324, and the position of the wire harness protector 10 relative to the vehicle bottom surface 801 is positioned. The
At this time, the main-side positioning hole 224 and the sub-side positioning hole 324 are in communication with each other.

In the subsequent sub-protector attachment process, the sub-protector 300 is attached to the vehicle bottom surface 801.
Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 9C and 10B, the vehicle mounting flange in the mesa protector 300 in a state where the sub protector 300 is positioned and arranged at the harness insertion location 600 as described above. The part 12 is attached to the attachment hole of the vehicle bottom surface 801 by fastening with a bolt.
As described above, the wire harness protector 10 can be routed along the predetermined routing route in the routing target portion of the vehicle in a state where the wire harness is protected.

The effect which the wire harness protector 10 mentioned above and the wiring method of the wire harness protector 10 mentioned above show | plays is demonstrated.
The wire harness protector 10 of the present embodiment is not integrally formed with one member over the entire wiring direction, but is configured by separate members of the main protector 200 and the sub protector 300. The main protector 200 and the sub protector 300 The vehicle attachment flange portion 12 for attaching the main protector 200 and the sub-protector 300 to the vehicle bottom surface 801 is provided for each of the main protector 200 and the sub-protector 300. This is a configuration prepared for.

  According to the configuration described above, when attaching the wire harness to the vehicle bottom surface 801, in addition to the routing work along the predetermined routing route on the vehicle bottom surface 801, for example, as a work different from the routing work, for example, the harness Even when a harness insertion operation for inserting a wire harness into the insertion hole 601 is performed, both operations can be performed efficiently, and the wire harness is attached to the vehicle bottom surface 801 while being protected by a protector. Can do.

  By configuring the wire harness protector 10 as a separate body of the main protector 200 and the sub protector 300, the harness can be efficiently performed without causing the wire harness protector 10 to become an obstacle when performing the harness insertion operation at the harness insertion location 600. Insertion work can be performed.

  Then, after the harness insertion operation is completed, the main protector 200 and the sub protector 300 are temporarily fixed by the temporary fixing means 40, so that the sub protector 300 is attached to the harness insertion location 600 by the vehicle mounting flange portion 12. Can be easily attached to.

  The work performed separately from the routing work along the predetermined routing route on the vehicle bottom surface 801 is not limited to the above-described harness insertion work, for example, an attachment work for attaching to the vehicle bottom surface 801 via a terminal or the like. Other operations such as a connection operation with a connector of another wire harness routed along another route may be used.

  Further, the temporary fixing means 40 is overlapped by means of an overlap contact means 41 that overlaps along a wiring direction so that respective connecting end portions on the side connecting the main protector 200 and the sub protector 300 can be contacted. With this configuration, the main protector 200 and the sub protector 300 can be regulated, for example, at least in the width direction, so that they can be temporarily fixed in a stable connected state so as not to deviate from each other in the width direction.

  Furthermore, the temporary fixing means 40 is constituted by the first engaging means 46, the second engaging means 47, and the third engaging means 48 as the engaging means 45, so that the sub protector 300 for the main protector 200 is obtained. Can be temporarily fixed.

  In particular, as the third engagement means 48, the main protector 200 is connected to the main protector 200 in a state where the main protector 200 and the sub protector 300 are connected by engaging the elastic engagement protrusion 348 and the engagement recess 248. On the other hand, it is possible to prevent the sub protector 300 from falling.

  Therefore, when attaching the sub protector 300 to the vehicle bottom surface 801, the sub protector 300 can be easily attached to a wiring insertion place without requiring labor such as holding the sub protector 300 by hand so that the sub protector 300 does not fall. be able to.

  That is, the wire harness protector 10 is constituted by separate members of the main protector 200 and the sub protector 300, that is, it requires labor for attaching the sub protector 300 to the vehicle bottom surface 801. Disadvantages can be eliminated.

  Moreover, the wire harness protector 10 of this embodiment is the state which accommodated the wire harness in the main protector main body 215 by comprising the main protector 200 with the main protector main body 215 and the cover body 216 which closes the opening in an orthogonal cross section. Since the opening of the main protector body 215 can be closed with the lid body 216, the main wiring portion Wm of the wire harness is protected by the main protector 200 so as to surround the entire circumference around the wiring direction. Can do.

  Therefore, even if the wire harness protector 10 is attached outside the vehicle, it is possible to prevent foreign matter such as dust, dust, or moisture from entering the main protector 200.

  In the wire harness protector 10 of the present embodiment, the main protector 200 is arranged along the routing route in a direction in which the lid body 216 faces the vehicle bottom surface 801, so that the lid 216 may be opened on the vehicle bottom surface 801. While interfering, the lid body 216 can be brought closer to the vehicle bottom surface 801 side than the main protector body 215, and external force can be prevented from being applied to the lid body 216 by the vehicle bottom surface 801. It can prevent opening unexpectedly.

  Therefore, by attaching the wire harness protector 10 to the vehicle bottom surface 801, it can be used outdoors. Even in this case, the lid body 216 can be prevented from opening unexpectedly, and the main protector 200 can be prevented from opening inside. It can be securely protected from dust, dust and moisture.

  Since the wire harness protector 10 of the present embodiment includes the exhaust protector 281 that protects the exhaust port 500a of the exhaust hose 500 that exhausts the exhaust gas of the lithium ion battery in the main protector 200, the exhaust gas of the lithium ion battery is supplied to the main protector 200. Foreign matter can be prevented from entering through the exhaust port 500a of the discharge hose 500 to be discharged.

  Further, by providing the main protector 200 with the exhaust port protection unit 281, the main protector 200 is routed along the routing path without providing a separate holding member for holding the exhaust port protection unit 281. The protector 200 can be used as a holding member.

  Moreover, the wiring method of the wire harness of this embodiment is a method of performing the mounting process, the main protector mounting process, the inner wiring process, the temporary fixing process, and the sub protector mounting process in this order.

  Thus, by performing the sub protector mounting process after the main protector mounting process, the wire harness protector 10 becomes an obstacle as compared to the case where the main protector mounting process and the sub protector mounting process are performed together. The inner wiring process can be performed efficiently without any problems.

  Then, after the inner routing process is completed, in the temporary fixing process, the main protector 200 and the sub protector 300 are temporarily fixed by the temporary fixing means 40, so that the vehicle mounting flange portion in the sub protector mounting process. 12, the sub protector 300 can be easily attached to the vehicle bottom surface 801.

In the correspondence between the configuration of the present invention and the embodiment,
The attachment means of the present invention corresponds to the vehicle attachment flange portion 12 of the embodiment, and the exhaust means corresponds to the exhaust hose 500 in the same manner hereinafter.
Although the vehicle bottom corresponds to the vehicle bottom surface 801, the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, and can be applied based on the technical idea shown in the claims. Can be obtained.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Wire harness protector 12 ... Vehicle mounting flange part 40 ... Temporary fixing means 41 ... Overlap contact means 45 ... Engagement means 46 ... 1st engagement means 47 ... 2nd engagement means 48 ... 3rd engagement means 200 ... Main protector 215 ... Main protector body 216 ... Cover body 241 ... Fitting protrusion 246 ... Fitting protrusion side engagement part 248 ... Engagement concave part 281 ... Exhaust port protection part 300 ... Sub protector 346 ... Fitting concave side engagement 247: Main side contact surface 341: Fitting recess 347: Sub side contact surface 348: Elastic engagement protrusion Wm: Main wiring portion Ws: Sub wiring portion

Claims (7)

A wire harness protector that protects a wire harness that is routed along a predetermined routing route in a routing target location of a vehicle,
A main protector that protects the main wiring portion to be routed along the wiring route in the wiring harness, and a wire harness on an end side in a wiring direction of the main wiring portion, wherein A sub-protector that protects the sub-routing portion that needs to be performed separately from the routing work along the route, and temporarily fixes the main protector and the sub-protector in a connected state. The main protector and the sub protector are provided with fixing means, and attachment means for attaching the main protector and the sub protector to the routing target location, respectively, and the temporary fixing means includes the main protector and the sub protector. Overlap along the wiring direction so that the respective connecting ends on the side connecting the sub protector can contact each other. Wire harness protector constituted by Rappu abutment means. A wire harness protector that protects a wire harness that is routed along a predetermined routing route in a routing target location of a vehicle,
A main protector that protects the main wiring portion to be routed along the wiring route in the wiring harness, and a wire harness on an end side in a wiring direction of the main wiring portion, wherein A sub-protector that protects the sub-routing portion that needs to be performed separately from the routing work along the route, and temporarily fixes the main protector and the sub-protector in a connected state. The main protector and the sub-protector are provided with attachment means for attaching the main protector and the sub-protector to the routing target portion, respectively, and the temporary fixing means is attached to the bottom of the vehicle. and the main protector attached by means word is constituted by engagement means for engaging the said sub protector Iyahanesupu Protector. The main protector is opened with a part of an orthogonal cross section perpendicular to the wiring direction with a width allowing passage of the wire harness, and a main protector main body for accommodating the wire harness, and a lid for closing the opening in the orthogonal cross section. The wire harness protector according to claim 1 or 2, comprising a body . The wire harness protector according to claim 3 , wherein the routing target portion is a vehicle bottom portion, and the main protector is arranged along the routing route in a direction in which the lid body faces the vehicle bottom portion . A wire harness protector that protects a wire harness that is routed along a predetermined routing route in a routing target location of a vehicle,
A main protector that protects the main wiring portion to be routed along the wiring route in the wiring harness, and a wire harness on an end side in a wiring direction of the main wiring portion, wherein A sub-protector that protects the sub-routing portion that needs to be performed separately from the routing work along the route, and temporarily fixes the main protector and the sub-protector in a connected state. provided with a fixing means, a mounting means for mounting said main protector and the sub-protector to the distribution search target portions, provided respectively with the main protector and the sub-protector, the word ear harness, and disposed within a vehicle lithium Use a harness connected to the ion battery, and exhaust the lithium ion battery exhaust gas to the main protector. Wa ear harness protector provided with an outlet protection unit for protecting the exhaust outlet of the detecting means. A wiring method for a wire harness that is routed to the bottom of the vehicle, penetrates the bottom of the vehicle, and is connected to a connection object disposed inside the vehicle,
The main protector that protects the wire harness has a mounting step of mounting the main routing portion that is routed to the vehicle bottom portion of the wire harness, and has an end portion of the predetermined routing route on the vehicle bottom portion, and the wire harness from the end portion A main protector attaching step for attaching the main protector to the predetermined routing path in a state where a harness insertion point is exposed, and a sub routing portion of the wire harness extending from the main protector. An inner cabling process for cabling toward the vehicle interior at the harness insertion location, a temporary fixing process for temporarily securing a sub protector to the main protector so as to surround the sub cabling portion, and the sub A wire harness that performs the sub-protector attachment process for attaching the protector to the bottom of the vehicle in this order. Wiring method. The main protector has a main protector main body that accommodates the wire harness having an opening that opens at a width that allows passage of the wire harness, and a cross section orthogonal to the wiring direction. In the mounting step, the opening is closed with the lid body with the main wiring portion of the wire harness attached to the main protector body, and the main protector mounting step, The wire harness routing method according to claim 6, wherein the main protector is attached to the predetermined routing path in a state where the lid body is disposed along the routing path in a direction facing the bottom of the vehicle.

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