JP6831757B2 - Protector - Google Patents

Description

The present invention mainly relates to a protector that is attached to a wire bundle and protects the wire bundle.

Conventionally, a protector has been provided for protecting an electric wire (electric wire bundle) arranged in a vehicle such as an automobile or for regulating the route thereof. Patent Document 1 discloses a protector of this type.

The protector of Patent Document 1 has a plurality of holding grooves having a substantially U-shaped cross section in parallel in the width direction in which a cable or an electric wire is housed and the side to be inserted is open, and a plurality of protrusions are provided on both side walls of the holding groove. When viewed from the open side of the holding groove, the protrusions are alternately arranged in a staggered pattern on both side walls, and the cable or electric wire meanders between the protrusions to be bent and held. Patent Document 1 states that this makes it possible to maintain a holding state of a cable or an electric wire.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2013-240124

By the way, in recent automobiles, with the need to pursue compactness of the vehicle body while maintaining the comfort of the vehicle interior space, the number of electrical components in the vehicle is increasing, while the space for attaching the electric wire to the vehicle body is becoming narrower.

In this regard, the configuration of Patent Document 1 above requires protrusions that are alternately arranged in a staggered pattern, and a space is required in the width direction for arranging the protector. Since the plurality of partition plate portions arranged in the holding groove of the protector of Patent Document 1 are in a form of simply rising substantially vertically upward from the substrate portion constituting the holding groove, the contained cable or When the electric wires are pulled out in one place in the width direction, the bending load of the cable or the electric wire may become large at the end of the partition plate portion of the holding groove located at the end in the width direction. Therefore, it is difficult for the protector of Patent Document 1 to flexibly deal with a complicated cable or electric wire path.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to accommodate a bundle of electric wires in a flat space of an inclined portion arranged so as to be inclined with respect to an intermediate portion, and to accommodate the electric wire bundle in the inclined portion. It is an object of the present invention to provide a protector that can be easily pulled out while pulling the electric wire bundle to one side.

Means and effects to solve problems

The problem to be solved by the present invention is as described above, and next, the means for solving this problem and its effect will be described.

From the viewpoint of the present invention, a protector having the following configuration is provided. That is, this protector has a recess that can accommodate a bundle of electric wires, and includes a main body that is formed in an elongated shape. The main body is formed with a bent portion that is bent so that the open side of the concave portion is convex, and the bent portion causes the longitudinal end of the main body to be inclined with respect to the intermediate portion. It has become. The inclined portion includes a first wall, a second wall, a third wall, and a partition wall. The second wall projects from one end in the width direction of the first wall. The third wall projects from the other end in the width direction of the first wall. A plurality of the partition walls are arranged side by side so as to divide the electric wire accommodating space surrounded by the first wall, the second wall, and the third wall into three or more in the width direction, and each of them is arranged from the first wall. Protrude. When the partition wall closest to the second wall is the first partition wall and the next closest partition wall is the second partition wall, the end portion of the first partition wall on the side farther than the intermediate portion is , The second partition wall is arranged at a position farther from the intermediate portion than the end portion on the side farther from the intermediate portion. In each of the partition walls, the end portion on the side farther from the intermediate portion is formed obliquely so as to increase the projecting length from the first wall as it approaches the intermediate portion.

That is, when a bent portion is formed in the main body portion, the electric wire bundle often swells in the vicinity of the bent portion when the electric wire bundle is accommodated in the concave portion. However, according to the above configuration, the electric wire in the inclined portion The bundle can be accommodated in the wire accommodating space while being divided by a plurality of partition walls. Therefore, since the electric wire bundle is less likely to swell at the inclined portion, it can be easily accommodated in a flat and compact electric wire accommodating space. Further, since the positions of the ends of the plurality of partition walls are different and the ends of the respective partition walls are formed diagonally, the electric wire bundle is moved to one side (closer to the second wall) in the electric wire accommodating space. The layout that comes out of the inclined part while being biased can be realized without suddenly bending the wire bundle.

The protector preferably has the following configuration. That is, an extension portion is formed on the inclined portion. The extension portion extends in a direction away from the intermediate portion with respect to an opening formed for pulling out a bundle of electric wires from the inclined portion.

As a result, the portion where the electric wire bundle comes out from the inclined portion can be easily fixed to the extension portion by using a fixing member or the like.

In the protector, it is preferable that the extension portion is formed so that at least one of the second wall and a portion of the first wall in the vicinity of the second wall is extended.

Thereby, for example, when the electric wire bundle is biased and bundled so as to approach the second wall in the electric wire accommodating space, the portion can be easily fixed to the extension portion.

The protector preferably has the following configuration. That is, this protector includes a lid portion capable of closing the recess. The lid portion is formed with a protruding portion that protrudes toward the electric wire accommodating space in a state where the lid portion closes the electric wire accommodating space.

As a result, the protruding portion formed on the lid portion can hold down the electric wire bundle in the electric wire accommodating space so as not to swell.

In the protector, it is preferable that elongated ribs are formed in the width direction of the first wall at positions corresponding to the protrusions on the lid.

As a result, the rigidity of the lid portion can be effectively improved at the same time as the electric wire bundle is pressed by the protruding portion.

In the protector, it is preferable that the length of the protruding portion in the width direction of the first wall increases as the distance from the intermediate portion increases.

As a result, the vicinity of the portion where the electric wire bundle comes out from the inclined portion can be suppressed in a wide range, so that the swelling of the electric wire bundle inside the inclined portion can be effectively prevented.

The protector preferably has the following configuration. That is, a fixing portion capable of inserting and fixing the claw portion formed on the lid portion is arranged on at least one of the second wall and the third wall. The claw portion can be inserted into the fixed portion in the thickness direction of the first wall, and can be inserted into the fixed portion even in a direction inclined with respect to the thickness direction.

As a result, the claw portion of the lid portion can be inserted into the fixed portion in a flexible direction, so that workability is improved and the claw portion can be easily prevented from being caught in the electric wire bundle when the lid portion is closed. ..

In the protector, the claw portion formed on the lid portion can be fixed to at least one of the second wall and the third wall, and the claw portion in the fixed state is the partition wall. It is preferable that the first wall is arranged at a corresponding position in the width direction of the first wall.

That is, the wire bundle tends to swell at the portion where the partition wall divides the wire bundle, but the portion can be fixed while being firmly pressed by the lid portion.

The perspective view which shows the overall structure of the protector which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. A partial perspective view showing a state in which a bundle of electric wires in an inclined electric wire accommodating space is pulled out to one side. The perspective view which shows the state which the concave part in the intermediate part is closed by a lid part. A partial perspective view showing a state in which the electric wire accommodating space in the inclined portion is closed by the inclined cover portion. The partial perspective view which shows the modification of this invention.

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the overall configuration of the protector 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a partial perspective view showing how the electric wire bundle 2 in the electric wire accommodating space 4 of the inclined portion 30 is brought to one side and pulled out. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the recess 3 in the intermediate portion 15 is closed by the lid portion 20. FIG. 4 is a partial perspective view showing a state in which the electric wire accommodating space 4 in the inclined portion 30 is closed by the inclined cover portion 22.

The protector 1 shown in FIG. 1 is used for arranging the electric wire bundle 2 in a path overcoming an upward convex portion such as a center console of a passenger car body. The protector 1 includes a main body portion 10 and a lid portion 20.

The main body 10 is provided with a recess 3 that accommodates the electric wire bundle 2 and regulates the path thereof. In the present embodiment, the concave portion 3 of the main body portion 10 is configured to open the same side as the direction in which the convex portion of the vehicle body protrudes. The lid portion 20 is configured so that the recess 3 can be closed.

The main body portion 10 is formed in a bent shape so that it can be arranged along the convex portion of the vehicle body. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, the main body portion 10 has a shape having two bent portions 14 in the longitudinal direction, and an intermediate portion 15 is formed between the two bent portions 14 and 14. The end side in the longitudinal direction from each bent portion 14 is an inclined portion 30. The inclined portions 30 and 30 arranged at both ends of the main body portion 10 in the longitudinal direction are arranged so as to be inclined with respect to the intermediate portion 15.

As a common configuration of the intermediate portion 15 and the inclined portion 30, the main body portion 10 includes a first wall 11, a second wall 12, and a third wall 13.

The first wall 11 is formed in an elongated flat plate shape having a substantially constant width.

The second wall 12 is formed so as to be vertically connected to one end in the width direction of the first wall 11.

The third wall 13 is formed so as to be vertically connected to the other end in the width direction of the first wall 11. The third wall 13 is arranged so as to face the second wall 12 in the width direction of the first wall 11. Further, the third wall 13 is arranged substantially parallel to the second wall 12.

With the above configuration, the cross section of the main body 10 (intermediate portion 15 or inclined portion 30) cut perpendicularly in the longitudinal direction is on the same side (upper side in FIG. 1) as the direction in which the convex portion of the vehicle body protrudes. It has an open shape. As described above, the first wall 11, the second wall 12, and the third wall 13 form a flat recess 3 for accommodating the electric wire bundle 2.

The first wall 11, the second wall 12, and the third wall 13 are bent at an appropriate angle at the bent portion 14 so as to substantially follow the surface of the convex portion of the vehicle body on which the protector 1 is installed. Since the bending at the bent portion 14 is gentle to some extent, the electric wire bundle 2 accommodated in the recess 3 can be smoothly guided around the bent portion 14.

In the intermediate portion 15, as shown in FIG. 1, openings 16a and 16b are formed in the second wall 12. As a result, a part of the plurality of electric wire bundles 2 can be branched and arranged from the intermediate portion 15.

Next, the inclined portion 30 will be described. The protector 1 of the present embodiment has two inclined portions 30 and 30, but the two inclined portions 30 and 30 are formed symmetrically with each other, and the configurations are substantially the same. Therefore, here, as a representative, the inclined portion 30 shown on the front side of FIG. 1 will be described.

The inclined portion 30 includes a first wall 11, a second wall 12, and a third wall 13 in the same manner as the intermediate portion 15. The recess 3 which is a space surrounded by the first wall 11, the second wall 12, and the third wall 13 can be closed by the inclined cover portion 22 described later, but even in this closed state, the recess 3 is the main body portion 10. It communicates with the outside of the protector 1 through the opening 5 at a position corresponding to the end portion in the longitudinal direction. Therefore, the electric wire bundle 2 housed in the recess 3 can be pulled out to the outside of the protector 1 through the opening 5. In the following description, the space inside the recess 3 in the inclined portion 30 may be referred to as an electric wire accommodating space 4.

The inclined portion 30 includes two partition walls 34, 34 arranged so as to divide the electric wire accommodating space 4 into three or more in the width direction of the first wall 11. Each partition wall 34 is formed so as to project in a rib shape from the first wall 11, and is arranged in parallel with the second wall 12 and the third wall 13. Further, both of the two partition walls 34 are configured to be slightly shorter than the length of the inclined portion 30.

As shown in FIG. 2, when a plurality of electric wire bundles 2 are accommodated by the inclined portion 30, the partition wall 34 can prevent the electric wire bundles 2 from riding on each other, and the plurality of electric wire bundles 2 can be accommodated separately. .. As a result, the electric wire bundle 2 is less likely to swell, and can be easily accommodated in the flat and compact electric wire accommodating space 4.

Further, the two partition walls 34 are configured so that their lengths are different from each other. Specifically, the end portion of each partition wall 34 on the side farther than the intermediate portion 15 (the end portion on the side closer to the opening 5 for pulling out the electric wire bundle 2 to the outside) is called the drawer side end portion 35, and 2 Of the two partition walls 34, 34, when the one closest to the second wall 12 is the first partition wall 34a and the one closest to the second wall 12 is the second partition wall 34b, the first partition wall 34a The drawer side end portion 35a is arranged so that the distance from the intermediate portion 15 is longer than that of the drawer side end portion 35b of the second partition wall 34b. In other words, the drawer-side end 35a of the first partition wall 34a is arranged so that the distance from the opening 5 is shorter than that of the drawer-side end 35b of the second partition wall 34b.

Hereinafter, the effect of the above configuration will be described. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, in order to improve the routing of the electric wire bundle 2 in the portion pulled out from the protector 1 via the opening 5, the inclined portion is divided into three by the partition walls 34 and 34. Consider a case where a plurality of electric wire bundles 2 accommodated in 30 are put together so as to be close to one side in the width direction of the first wall 11 (the side closer to the second wall 12) in the vicinity of the opening 5. In FIG. 2, the inclined cover portion 22 is omitted in order to show the path of the partitioned electric wire bundle 2 in an easy-to-understand manner. When trying to bundle the wire bundles 2 as described above, if the wire bundles 2a, the wire bundles 2b, and the wire bundles 2c are arranged in the order closer to the second wall 12, the wire bundles 2a do not need to be routed, but the wire bundles 2b Needs to move the path slightly toward the second wall 12, and the wire bundle 2c needs to move the path significantly toward the second wall 12. In this respect, in the present embodiment, since the drawer side end 35b of the second partition wall 34b is closer to the intermediate portion 15 than the drawer side end 35a of the first partition wall 34a, the electric wire bundle 2c is in the width direction. It is possible to secure a good length that is not restrained. As a result, the wire bundle 2c can be brought together without being sharply bent, so that bending stress can be reduced.

Further, both the drawer side end portion 35a of the first partition wall 34a and the drawer side end portion 35b of the second partition wall 34b increase the protruding length as they approach the intermediate portion 15, and the inner surface of the first wall 11 is increased. It is formed diagonally with respect to. As a result, the restraints of the wire bundles 2b and 2c at the drawer side end portions 35a and 35b are loosened to some extent, so that the bending stress applied to the wire bundles 2b and 2c is effective even when the wire bundles 2 are bundled as described above. It can be relaxed and workability can be improved.

The inclined portion 30 is provided with an extension portion 40 extending in a direction away from the intermediate portion 15 along the inclined direction. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 2 or 3, the extension portion 40 is formed in an L-shaped cross section so as to be continuous with a part of the first wall 11 and the second wall 12. There is. The extension portion 40 extends linearly by a predetermined length in a direction away from the intermediate portion 15 from the opening 5 from which the electric wire bundle 2 is pulled out from the inclined portion 30. Further, a convex stop portion 41 is formed at the tip of the extension portion 40.

With this configuration, when the wire bundle 2 is pulled out from the opening 5, the direction of the wire bundle 2 can be guided by the extension portion 40. In particular, in the present embodiment, since the extension portion 40 extends in the same direction as the longitudinal direction of the inclined portion 30, it is possible to prevent the electric wire bundle 2 from being suddenly bent at the portion of the opening 5. Further, the electric wire bundle 2 drawn out from the opening 5 is gathered as shown in FIG. 2 so as to be brought close to the extension portion 40, and is easily fixed to the extension portion 40 by using a fixing member (not shown) such as a band or tape. be able to. At this time, the stopper 41 functions as a retainer for preventing the fixing member from easily coming off.

Subsequently, the lid portion 20 will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the lid portion 20 includes an intermediate cover portion 21 and an inclined cover portion 22, and is formed in an elongated shape as a whole so that the recess 3 formed in the main body portion 10 can be closed. The intermediate cover portion 21 is configured so that the recess 3 in the intermediate portion 15 can be closed, and the inclined cover portion 22 is configured so that the recess 3 (electric wire accommodating space 4) in the inclined portion 30 can be closed.

The lid portion 20 is connected to the main body portion 10 via a plurality of arranged connection portions 23. Each connecting portion 23 is formed in the shape of a small thin plate, and is configured to be appropriately deformable. In the present embodiment, the connecting portion 23 connects the intermediate cover portion 21 and the third wall 13 in the intermediate portion 15. By deforming the connecting portion 23, the lid portion 20 can be opened and closed with the connecting portion 23 as a substantial fulcrum.

The intermediate cover portion 21 is formed in a substantially plate shape, and one side thereof is connected to the intermediate portion 15 of the main body portion 10 via a connecting portion 23, and a plurality of claw portions 24 are provided on the other side in the width direction. Has been done. A plurality of fixing portions 17 are provided at positions corresponding to the claw portions 24 in the intermediate portion 15 of the main body portion 10. Each fixing portion 17 is configured so that the claw portion 24 can be inserted and fixed. FIG. 3 shows a state in which the intermediate cover portion 21 is fixed to the intermediate portion 15 while closing the recess 3.

The inclined cover portions 22 are arranged at both ends of the intermediate cover portion 21 in the longitudinal direction, and are connected to each other via the connecting portion 25. Like the connecting portion 23, the connecting portion 25 has a flexible and foldable thin plate shape. By deforming the connecting portion 25, the inclined cover portion 22 can be opened and closed with the connecting portion 25 as a substantial fulcrum.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, each inclined cover portion 22 includes a cover plate portion 50 and a cover wall portion 60.

The cover plate portion 50 is formed in a substantially plate shape, and as shown in FIG. 4, it can be closed so as to cover the open side of the electric wire accommodating space 4 in the inclined portion 30 of the main body portion 10. In FIG. 4, the electric wire bundle 2 is not shown. In the state of FIG. 4, the cover plate portion 50 is arranged substantially parallel to the first wall 11 described above.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 3 and 4, the cover plate portion 50 includes a protruding portion 51, a recessed portion 52, and a rib 53.

The projecting portion 51 covers the first wall 11 in the thickness direction of the cover plate portion 50 in a state where the inclined cover portion 22 closes the electric wire accommodating space 4 of the inclined portion 30 (the state shown in FIG. 4). It is integrally formed so as to protrude from the plate portion 50.

FIG. 1 shows a cover plate portion 50 whose front and back sides are reversed from those in FIG. 3, and as shown in FIG. 1, the protruding portion 51 is the side of the cover plate portion 50 closer to the intermediate cover portion 21. It is widely formed in the part excluding the end of the. When viewed in the thickness direction of the cover plate portion 50, the contour of the protruding portion 51 has the maximum length in the width direction of the inclined cover portion 22 at the end portion on the side close to the opening 5 described above, and is away from the opening 5. Therefore, the inclined cover portion 22 is formed in a shape (parabolic shape or triangular shape) in which the length in the width direction gradually decreases.

Further, the amount of protrusion of the protruding portion 51 is maximum at the end portion on the side close to the opening 5 and at the central portion in the width direction of the inclined cover portion 22, and gradually decreases as it approaches the end portion in the width direction, and from the opening 5. It is formed so that it gradually decreases as it goes away.

With this configuration, as the inclined cover portion 22 closes the electric wire accommodating space 4 of the inclined portion 30, the protruding portion 51 protruding toward the electric wire accommodating space 4 can firmly hold the electric wire bundle 2. Then, in the vicinity of the opening 5 where the electric wire bundle 2 comes out, the electric wire bundle 2 can be strongly pressed with a wide width by the protruding portion 51, so that the swelling of the electric wire bundle 2 inside the inclined portion 30 is effectively prevented. it can.

In the cover plate portion 50, a recessed portion 52 is formed at a position corresponding to the protruding portion 51 on the surface opposite to the protruding portion 51, for example, as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, a plurality of the recessed portions 52 are arranged side by side, and the contour as a whole has a shape corresponding to the protruding portion 51. In other words, the above-mentioned protruding portion 51 has a front-back relationship with the recessed portion 52 formed on the surface opposite to the cover plate portion 50, and the protruding portion 51 is realized by forming the recessed portion 52. There is.

The cover plate portion 50 is formed with a plurality of linear ribs 53 arranged side by side in the longitudinal direction of the inclined cover portion 22 so as to partition each recessed portion 52. Each rib 53 is composed of a portion that is relatively convex between the recessed portion 52 and the recessed portion 52, and is formed in the width direction of the inclined cover portion 22 (in other words, the width direction of the first wall 11). ) Is elongated. With the rib 53, the rigidity of the protruding portion 51 and the cover plate portion 50 can be increased, and the electric wire bundle 2 in the electric wire accommodating space 4 can be firmly pressed so as not to swell.

The cover wall portions 60 are formed in pairs so as to be vertically connected to both ends in the width direction of the cover plate portion 50. As shown in FIG. 4, in a state where the inclined cover portion 22 closes the electric wire accommodating space 4, the cover wall portion 60 is formed from the second wall 12 and the third wall 13 in the width direction of the first wall 11. Is also formed to cover the outside.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, in each cover wall portion 60, a claw portion 61 is provided at a substantially central portion in the longitudinal direction. The claw portion 61 is integrally formed with the cover wall portion 60. In the main body 10, each of the second wall 12 and the third wall 13 of the inclined portion 30 is provided with a plurality of fixing portions 36 at positions corresponding to the claw portions 61. Each fixing portion 36 is configured so that the claw portion 61 can be inserted and fixed.

As shown in FIG. 1 and the like, in the fixing portion 36, the direction of the hole for inserting the claw portion 61 is the direction of the thickness of the first wall 11 in the intermediate portion 15 (the direction of the arrow A in FIG. 1). It is formed. On the other hand, in the inclined cover portion 22, a V-shaped notch is formed in the cover wall portion 60, and as a result, the inclined cover portion 22 is tapered, and the claw portion 61 is arranged at the tip portion thereof. There is. Therefore, even if the insertion direction of the claw portion 61 with respect to the fixing portion 36 is deviated to some extent, the claw portion 61 can be fixed to the fixing portion 36 without any problem. That is, the claw portion 61 can be inserted into the fixed portion 36 in the thickness direction of the first wall 11 in the intermediate portion 15 (that is, the direction of the arrow A in FIG. 1), and is inclined with respect to the thickness direction. (For example, the thickness direction of the first wall 11 in the inclined portion 30, the direction of the arrow B in FIG. 1) can also be inserted into the fixed portion 36.

With this configuration, for example, from the state shown in FIG. 3, when the electric wire accommodating space 4 of the inclined portion 30 of the main body portion 10 is to be closed by the inclined cover portion 22, the inclined cover portion 22 is centered on the portion of the connecting portion 25. Since it rotates, the claw portion 61 draws an arc-shaped locus. However, since the degree of freedom in the insertion direction of the claw portion 61 with respect to the fixing portion 36 is secured to some extent as described above, the inclined cover portion 22 can be easily fixed and the workability can be improved. Further, since the claw portion 61 can be inserted in any direction to some extent, it is possible to easily prevent the claw portion 61 from being caught in the electric wire bundle 2.

Next, the positional relationship between the claw portion 61 and the partition wall 34 will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the fixing portion 36 formed on the second wall 12 and the third wall 13 for fixing the claw portion 61 is in the width direction of the first wall 11 with respect to the two partition walls 34 and 34. It is arranged so as to correspond with. That is, in a state where the claw portion 61 shown in FIG. 4 is fixed to the fixing portion 36, the claw portion 61 is viewed as a partition wall 34 in the width direction of the first wall 11 (width direction of the inclined portion 30). , 34 are arranged at the overlapping positions. Therefore, when the inclined cover portion 22 is attached to the inclined portion 30 as shown in FIG. 4, the inclined cover portion 22 can be fixed by the claw portion 61 at a portion close to the partition wall 34 where the electric wire bundle 2 easily swells. .. As a result, the effect of the inclined cover portion 22 holding down the electric wire bundle 2 can be satisfactorily exhibited.

As described above, the protector 1 of the present embodiment has a recess 3 capable of accommodating the electric wire bundle 2, and includes a main body portion 10 formed in an elongated shape. The main body 10 is formed with a bent portion 14 bent so that the open side of the concave portion 3 is convex, and the bent portion 14 causes the longitudinal end portion of the main body 10 to be inclined with respect to the intermediate portion 15. The inclined portion 30 is formed. The inclined portion 30 includes a first wall 11, a second wall 12, a third wall 13, and partition walls 34 and 34. The second wall 12 projects from one end in the width direction of the first wall 11. The third wall 13 projects from the other end in the width direction of the first wall 11. The partition walls 34, 34 are arranged side by side so as to divide the electric wire accommodating space 4 surrounded by the first wall 11, the second wall 12, and the third wall 13 into three in the width direction, and each of them is the first. It protrudes from the wall 11. When the partition wall 34 closest to the second wall 12 is the first partition wall 34a and the next closest partition wall 34 is the second partition wall 34b, the end of the first partition wall 34a on the side farther than the intermediate portion 15. The portion (drawing side end portion 35a) is arranged at a position farther from the intermediate portion 15 than the end portion (drawing side end portion 35b) on the second partition wall 34b on the side farther from the intermediate portion 15. In each partition wall 34, the ends on the side farther from the intermediate portion 15 (drawing side ends 35a and 35b) are obliquely increased so as to increase the protruding length from the first wall 11 as they approach the intermediate portion 15. It is formed.

That is, when the bent portion 14 is formed in the main body portion 10, when the electric wire bundle 2 is accommodated in the recess 3, the electric wire bundle 2 often swells in the vicinity of the bent portion 14, but according to the above configuration. In the inclined portion 30, the electric wire bundle 2 can be accommodated in the electric wire accommodating space 4 while being divided by a plurality of partition walls 34. Therefore, since the electric wire bundle 2 is less likely to swell at the inclined portion 30, it can be easily accommodated in the flat and compact electric wire accommodating space 4. Further, since the positions of the end portions 35 of the plurality of partition walls 34 are different and the end portions 35 of the respective partition walls 34 are formed diagonally, the electric wire bundle 2 is the second wall in the electric wire accommodating space 4. A layout that comes out of the inclined portion 30 while being biased toward 12 can be realized without sharply bending the electric wire bundle 2.

Further, in the protector 1 of the present embodiment, an extension portion 40 is formed on the inclined portion 30. The extension portion 40 extends in a direction away from the intermediate portion 15 with respect to the opening 5 formed for pulling out the electric wire bundle 2 from the inclined portion 30.

As a result, the portion where the electric wire bundle 2 exits from the opening 5 of the inclined portion 30 can be easily fixed to the extension portion 40 by using a fixing member such as a band or tape, and the electric wire bundle 2 can be attached to the extension portion 40. When the wire bundle 2 is pulled out from the protector 1 in a biased manner, the wire bundle 2 can be guided by the extension portion 40, so that sudden bending of the wire bundle 2 can be avoided.

Further, in the protector 1 of the present embodiment, the extension portion 40 is formed so that both the second wall 12 and the portion of the first wall 11 in the vicinity of the second wall 12 are extended.

Thereby, for example, when the electric wire bundle 2 is biased and bundled so as to approach the second wall 12 in the electric wire accommodating space 4, the portion can be easily fixed to the extension portion 40.

Further, the protector 1 of the present embodiment includes a lid portion 20 capable of closing the recess 3. The lid portion 20 is formed with a protruding portion 51 that projects toward the electric wire accommodating space 4 in a state where the lid portion 20 closes the electric wire accommodating space 4.

As a result, the protruding portion 51 formed in the lid portion 20 can hold down the electric wire bundle 2 in the electric wire accommodating space 4 so as not to swell.

Further, in the protector 1 of the present embodiment, a rib 53 elongated in the width direction of the first wall 11 is formed at a position corresponding to the protruding portion 51 on the lid portion 20.

As a result, the wire bundle 2 can be pressed by the protruding portion 51, and at the same time, the rigidity of the lid portion 20 can be effectively improved.

Further, in the protector 1 of the present embodiment, the length of the protruding portion 51 in the width direction of the first wall 11 increases as the distance from the intermediate portion 15 increases.

As a result, the vicinity of the portion where the electric wire bundle 2 exits from the inclined portion 30 can be suppressed in a wide range, so that the swelling of the electric wire bundle 2 inside the inclined portion 30 can be effectively prevented.

Further, in the protector 1 of the present embodiment, a fixing portion 36 capable of inserting and fixing the claw portion 61 formed on the lid portion 20 is arranged on both the second wall 12 and the third wall 13. .. The claw portion 61 can be inserted into the fixed portion 36 in the thickness direction of the first wall 11 in the intermediate portion 15 (direction of arrow A in FIG. 1), and is inclined with respect to the thickness direction (for example,). It can also be inserted into the fixed portion 36 (in the direction of arrow B in FIG. 1).

As a result, the claw portion 61 of the lid portion 20 can be inserted into the fixing portion 36 in a flexible direction, so that workability is improved and the claw portion 61 is caught by the electric wire bundle 2 when the lid portion 20 is closed. Can also be easily prevented.

Further, in the protector 1 of the present embodiment, the claw portion 61 formed on the inclined cover portion 22 of the lid portion 20 can be fixed to the second wall 12 and the third wall 13. The claw portion 61 in the fixed state is arranged at a position corresponding to the partition wall 34 in the width direction of the first wall 11.

That is, the electric wire bundle 2 easily swells in the portion where the partition wall 34 divides the electric wire bundle 2, but the portion can be fixed in a state of being firmly pressed by the lid portion 20 (inclined cover portion 22).

Next, a modification of the present invention will be described. FIG. 5 is a partial perspective view showing a modified example of the present invention. In the description of this modification, the same reference numerals may be given to the drawings for the same or similar configurations as those in the above-described embodiment, and the description may be omitted.

In the protector according to the modified example shown in FIG. 5, the second wall 12 and the third wall 13 are replaced with the above-described embodiment. Then, four partition walls 34 having the same length are arranged on the inclined portion 30. Further, the extension portion 40a is configured by extending only a portion of the first wall 11 near the second wall 12.

Also in this modification, the electric wire bundle 2 is divided into a plurality of parts in the width direction of the first wall 11 in the electric wire accommodating space 4, and the electric wire bundle 2 is moved closer to the second wall 12 in the vicinity of the opening 5. The layout for pulling out can be realized without giving a large bending stress to the electric wire bundle 2. Further, in the vicinity of the opening 5, the bundled electric wires 2 can be fixed to the extension portion 40a with tape or the like.

Although preferred embodiments and modifications of the present invention have been described above, the above configuration can be changed as follows, for example.

The inclined portion 30 may be formed at both ends of the main body portion 10 as shown in FIG. 1, or may be formed only at one end, depending on the path of the electric wire bundle 2 to be designed. Further, the configurations of the inclined portions 30 and 30 formed at both ends of the main body portion 10 do not have to be symmetrical (same) with each other.

The number of partition walls 34 is arbitrary, and three or five or more may be formed. Further, the length of each partition wall 34 can be arbitrarily changed.

The inclined cover portion 22 is not connected to the intermediate cover portion 21 via the connecting portion 25, but is connected to the second wall 12 or the third wall 13 of the inclined portion 30 via the connecting portion 25. can do. In this case, the claw portion 61 and the fixing portion 36 need be arranged only on one side of the inclined cover portion 22 instead of on both sides in the width direction.

As shown in FIG. 2, the extension portion 40 may be configured to have an L-shaped cross section so as to straddle the first wall 11 and the second wall 12, or the first wall as shown in the extension portion 40a of FIG. It may be formed only in 11. Further, only the second wall 12 may be extended to form the extension portion.

Instead of making the projecting portion 51 parabolic, a plurality of elongated rib-shaped projecting portions may be provided side by side in the width direction of the first wall 11. In this way, the shape of the protruding portion 51 can be changed as appropriate.

The protector 1 may be used to arrange the electric wire bundle 2 at an appropriate place other than the center console.

1 Protector 2 Wire bundle 3 Recess 4 Wire accommodation space 10 Main body 11 1st wall 12 2nd wall 13 3rd wall 14 Bending part 15 Intermediate part 30 Inclined part 34 Partition wall 34a 1st partition wall 34b 2nd partition wall 35 end Department

Claims (8)

A protector having a recess that can accommodate a bundle of electric wires and having a main body formed in an elongated shape.
The main body is formed with a bent portion that is bent so that the open side of the concave portion is convex, and the bent portion causes the longitudinal end of the main body to be inclined with respect to the intermediate portion. It has become
The inclined portion is
The first wall and
A second wall protruding from one end in the width direction of the first wall,
A third wall protruding from the other end in the width direction of the first wall,
A plurality of electric wire accommodating spaces surrounded by the first wall, the second wall, and the third wall are arranged side by side so as to be divided into three or more in the width direction, and each of them is a partition wall protruding from the first wall. ,
With
When the partition wall closest to the second wall is the first partition wall and the next closest partition wall is the second partition wall, the end portion of the first partition wall on the side farther than the intermediate portion is , The second partition wall is arranged at a position farther from the intermediate portion than the end portion on the side farther from the intermediate portion.
Each of the partition walls is characterized in that the end portion on the side farther from the intermediate portion is formed obliquely so as to increase the protruding length from the first wall as it approaches the intermediate portion. Protector. The protector according to claim 1.
An extension portion is formed on the inclined portion.
The protector is characterized in that the extension portion extends in a direction away from the intermediate portion with respect to an opening formed for pulling out a bundle of electric wires from the inclined portion. The protector according to claim 2.
The protector is characterized in that the extension portion is formed so that at least one of the second wall and a portion of the first wall in the vicinity of the second wall is extended. The protector according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
A lid that can close the recess is provided.
The protector is characterized in that the lid portion is formed with a protruding portion that protrudes toward the electric wire accommodating space in a state where the lid portion closes the electric wire accommodating space. The protector according to claim 4.
A protector characterized in that elongated ribs are formed in the width direction of the first wall at positions corresponding to the protrusions on the lid. The protector according to claim 4 or 5.
A protector characterized in that the length of the protruding portion in the width direction of the first wall increases as the distance from the intermediate portion increases. The protector according to any one of claims 4 to 6.
A fixing portion capable of inserting and fixing the claw portion formed on the lid portion is arranged on at least one of the second wall and the third wall.
The claw portion can be inserted into the fixed portion in the thickness direction of the first wall in the intermediate portion, and can be inserted into the fixed portion even in a direction inclined with respect to the thickness direction. A protector characterized by that. The protector according to any one of claims 4 to 7.
The claw portion formed on the lid portion can be fixed to at least one of the second wall and the third wall.
A protector characterized in that the claw portion in a fixed state is arranged at a position corresponding to the partition wall in the width direction of the first wall.

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