JP7116116B2 - protector and wire harness - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to protectors and wire harnesses.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a wire harness is sometimes provided with a protector for protecting electric wires installed on an installation object such as a vehicle. The protector includes a protector body for accommodating the electric wire through the opening and a cover for closing the opening, and is provided at a portion of the electric wire that requires protection. A protector and wire harness of this type are disclosed, for example, in Patent Document 1 below.

Japanese Patent No. 6198183

By the way, in the protector, a plurality of wires to be protected may be routed while arranging them in different routes. In this case, in order to avoid interference between the wires, it is necessary to fix each wire to the protector body with a fixing part such as a clamp or a clip. Therefore, in this conventional protector, a process of assembling the fixing part to the electric wire and a process of assembling the fixing part to the protector main body are required for each electric wire.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a protector and a wire harness capable of improving assembly workability.

In order to achieve the above object, a protector according to the present invention has a plurality of internal storage chambers for receiving and routing internal electric wires from a main body opening, arranged in parallel when viewed from the main body opening, and A protector main body in which a relay chamber for communicating between the storage chambers is formed in the middle of each of the internal storage chambers; an inner cover covered by the outer cover. The outer wall surface of the protector consisting of the outer wall surfaces of the protector main body and the outer cover is provided with an outer housing chamber for receiving and routing an external electric wire from the electric wire insertion port, and the closed position covering the relay chamber. is arranged between the relay chamber and the outer storage chamber, and the relay chamber has a wiring area for each of the internal wires entering from each of the internal storage chambers A partition wall is provided in the relay chamber when the inner cover is in the closed position to separate the adjacent wiring regions, and the inner cover and the partition wall are arranged such that the inner cover is in the closed position. It is characterized in that it is sometimes formed to restrain the movement of the internal wire to the adjacent routing area.

Here, a hinge portion is provided between the protector main body and the inner cover for opening and closing the inner cover with respect to the protector main body between the closed position and the open position where the relay chamber is opened. is desirable.

Further, when the first engaging body provided on the protector main body and the second engaging body provided on the inner cover are in the engaged state, the inner cover is provided between the protector main body and the inner cover. in the closed position with respect to the protector body, and the partition wall is preferably provided in the protector body and used as the first locking body.

Further, the inner cover includes a first inner cover portion that covers one of the adjacent wiring regions from the main body opening side at the closed position, and a first inner cover portion that covers one of the adjacent wiring regions from the main body opening side at the closed position, and a second inner cover part that is offset to the connecting bottom wall surface side of the chamber and covers the other of the adjacent wiring regions in the closed position from the main body opening side; The one wiring area, which closes one of the inner storage chambers adjacent to each other with a space when viewed from the opening, and into which the internal electric wire of the one inner storage chamber enters, together with the first inner cover portion. a first external cover for covering; a second external cover for blocking the other of the internal storage chambers adjacent to each other with a space therebetween when viewed from the main body opening; and connecting the first external cover and the second external cover. and a connecting body covering the other wiring area into which the internal wire of the other internal housing chamber is inserted together with the second internal cover portion, wherein the external housing chamber is connected to the first external cover. A bottom wall surface provided between the second outer cover and opposed to the wire insertion port with a space therebetween, and a bottom wall surface facing the wire insertion port side from the bottom wall surface and facing each other with a space therebetween. It is preferable that the connecting body is offset toward the second inner cover portion from the wire insertion opening so as to form the bottom wall surface of the outer housing chamber.

Further, in order to achieve the above object, a wire harness according to the present invention includes a wire group provided with at least an internal wire and an external wire, and a protector for protecting the internal wire and the external wire, wherein the protector is a plurality of internal storage chambers for receiving and routing the internal electric wires from the main body opening are arranged in parallel when viewed from the main body opening; a protector main body formed in the middle of the internal storage chamber, an external cover that closes the main body opening, and an internal cover that covers the relay chamber from the main body opening side and is covered with the external cover. The outer wall surface of the protector consisting of the outer wall surfaces of the protector main body and the outer cover is provided with an external housing chamber for receiving and routing the external electric wire from the electric wire insertion port, and a closure covering the relay chamber. The internal cover of the position is disposed between the relay chamber and the external storage chamber, and the relay chamber has a routing area for the internal wires entering from the respective internal storage chambers for each of the internal wires. A partition wall is provided in the relay chamber when the inner cover is in the closed position to separate the adjacent wiring regions, and the inner cover and the partition wall are arranged such that the inner cover is in the closed position. It is characterized in that it is formed to restrain the movement of the internal electric wire to the adjacent wiring area at the time of .

In the protector according to the present invention, the partition wall and the inner cover of the relay chamber can hold the respective internal electric wires in the respective routing areas. Along with this, in this protector, the internal electric wires routed to the respective internal storage chambers around the relay chamber can also be stopped at their positions. Therefore, in this protector, each internal electric wire can be fixed on the wiring route without fixing the internal electric wire to the protector body with a fixing part such as a clamp or a clip as in the conventional case. Therefore, this protector can shorten the work time required for wiring the internal wires and reduce the number of parts. Furthermore, in this protector, after the inner cover is moved to the closed position, the outer cover can be assembled to the protector main body without the worker or the like noticing that the respective inner wires are lifted from the inner accommodating chamber. can. As described above, the protector according to the present invention can improve assembly workability more than the conventional one. By providing such a protector, the wire harness according to the present invention can similarly obtain the effects obtained by this protector.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the protector and wire harness of the embodiment. FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the protector and wire harness of the embodiment. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a cross section taken along the line X1-X1 of FIG. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the protector and the wire harness showing the protector of the embodiment partially exploded. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a partially enlarged protector. FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged perspective view of the protector viewed from another angle. FIG. 7 is a partially enlarged perspective view of the protector body with the inner cover in the open position. FIG. 8 is a partially enlarged perspective view of the protector body with the inner cover in the closed position. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of a cross section taken along line X2-X2 of FIG. FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a partially enlarged outer cover.

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Below, embodiment of the protector which concerns on this invention, and a wire harness is described in detail based on drawing. In addition, this invention is not limited by this embodiment.

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One embodiment of the protector and wire harness according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 10. FIG.

Reference numeral 1 in FIGS. 1 to 4 indicates the protector of this embodiment. Reference numeral WH in FIGS. 1 to 4 indicates the wire harness of this embodiment. The wire harness WH includes electric wires mounted on a vehicle such as an automobile, and includes an electric wire group Weg including at least an internal electric wire We1 and an external electric wire We2. The protector 1 is a wire protection component that protects the internal wire We1 and the external wire We2, and routes the internal wire We1 inward and the external wire We2 outward. The protector 1 becomes one of the constituent elements of the wire harness WH by assembling the inner electric wire We1 and the outer electric wire We2 respectively inside and outside.

Here, each of the internal electric wire We1 and the external electric wire We2 may be composed of one electric wire, or may be composed of an electric wire bundle in which a plurality of electric wires are bundled into one. good too. The inner electric wire We1 and the outer electric wire We2 shown here have a columnar outer shape regardless of whether they are composed of a single electric wire or a bundle of electric wires.

The protector 1 is molded from an insulating material such as synthetic resin. The protector 1 includes a protector body 10 having an internal storage chamber 10b (FIGS. 7 and 8) for receiving and routing an internal electric wire We1 from a body opening 10a (FIGS. 7 and 8), and a body opening of the protector body 10. and an external cover 20 that closes the portion 10a (FIGS. 1 to 9).

In the protector main body 10, an internal storage chamber 10b is formed in which a plurality of internal electric wires We1 are routed. In the protector main body 10, an internal storage chamber 10b is provided for each internal electric wire We1. In this protector main body 10, a plurality of internal storage chambers 10b are arranged in parallel when viewed from the main body opening 10a.

The protector main body 10 includes a bottom wall member 11 arranged to face the main body opening 10a with a space therebetween, and a bottom wall surface 11a of the bottom wall member 11 which is erected on the side of the main body opening 10a and spaced apart from each other. side walls 12 arranged opposite to each other (FIGS. 7 and 8). In this protector main body 10, the space surrounded by the bottom wall 11 and the respective side walls 12 is used as an internal storage chamber 10b. Therefore, in this protector main body 10, a pair of side wall members 12 are erected from the bottom wall surface 11a of the bottom wall member 11 for each internal storage chamber 10b.

Moreover, in this protector main body 10, when the two internal storage chambers 10b are arranged side by side without leaving an interval, the side wall body 12 arranged between the two internal storage chambers 10b is placed between the respective internal storage chambers 10b. may be shared with

Moreover, the protector main body 10 may have another storage chamber in addition to the internal storage chamber 10b. For example, the other accommodation chambers are a room for accommodating and holding the connector, a room for accommodating and routing the wires of the connector, and a room for merging and routing the internal wires We1 of the separate internal storage chambers 10b. etc.

Further, in the protector main body 10, intermediate chambers 10c are formed in the middle of the internal storage chambers 10b for communicating between the internal storage chambers 10b (FIGS. 3, 7 and 8). The relay chamber 10c has a bottom wall surface 13 facing the main body opening 10a with a gap therebetween, and a side of the main body opening 10a that is erected from the bottom wall surface 13 and arranged facing the main body opening 10a with a gap therebetween. and a wall surface 14 (FIGS. 3 and 7-9). The bottom wall surface 13 is a part of the bottom wall surface 11a of the bottom wall body 11, and continues to the bottom wall surface 11a of each internal storage chamber 10b. Therefore, the bottom wall surface 13 is hereinafter referred to as the "connecting bottom wall surface 13" for convenience.

In addition, the relay chamber 10c has a wiring region 10d for each internal electric wire We1 entering from each internal storage chamber 10b (FIGS. 3, 7 and 9). The wiring areas 10d are arranged in the arrangement direction of the internal storage chambers 10b and the wiring areas 10d.

The protector 1 includes an inner cover 30 that covers the relay chamber 10c from the main body opening 10a side and is covered with the outer cover 20 (FIGS. 3 and 5 to 9). The internal cover 30 is in the closed position with respect to the relay chamber 10c when it covers the relay chamber 10c, and is in the open position with respect to the relay chamber 10c when it is opened without covering the relay chamber 10c.

The inner cover 30 includes a first inner cover portion 31 that covers one of the adjacent wiring regions 10d from the main body opening portion 10a side in the closed position, and a relay chamber 10c that is closer to the relay chamber 10c than the first inner cover portion 31 in the closed position. and a second inner cover portion 32 that is offset to the side of the connecting bottom wall surface 13 and covers the other of the adjacent wiring regions 10d in the closed position from the side of the main body opening 10a (FIGS. 3 and 7 to 9). . Further, in the closed position, the inner cover 30 is provided with first standing walls that are erected from the second inner cover portion 32 toward the main body opening 10a and that are arranged to face each other with a gap in the arrangement direction of the wiring regions 10d. 33 and a second standing wall 34 (FIGS. 7 to 9). The first standing wall 33 is a connecting wall that connects the first inner cover portion 31 and the second inner cover portion 32 .

The inner cover 30 may be provided as a part of the protector main body 10 integrally formed with the protector main body 10, or may be formed as a separate component from the protector main body 10, and the relay chamber It may be assembled to the protector main body 10 when covering 10c. Between the protector main body 10 and the inner cover 30 is provided a hinge portion 35 for opening and closing the inner cover 30 with respect to the protector main body 10 between the closed position and the open position (see FIGS. 3 and 7). Figure 9). The hinge portion 35 is provided at the end opposite to the second inner cover portion 32 in the arrangement direction of the wiring regions 10 d in the first inner cover portion 31 . The inner cover 30 shown here is provided as part of the protector body 10 . Therefore, the hinge portion 35 is formed as a so-called living hinge.

Also, the inner cover 30 is engaged with the protector main body 10 at the closed position. Therefore, between the protector body 10 and the inner cover 30, when the first locking body 36a provided on the protector body 10 and the second locking body 36b provided on the inner cover 30 are in the locked state, the inner A locking mechanism 36 is provided to keep the cover 30 in the closed position with respect to the protector body 10 (FIGS. 7 to 9). The locking mechanism 36 maintains the state of the closed position by allowing the first locking body 36a and the second locking body 36b to be mutually locked when the inner cover 30 is in the closed position. . For example, the first locking body 36a and the second locking body 36b are provided with a claw portion 36a1 on _one of them, and the claw portion _36a1 is hooked on the other of them when the inner cover 30 is in the closed position. A locking portion 36a2 is provided ( _FIG . 9).

At least one locking mechanism 36 of this type is provided between the protector body 10 and the inner cover 30 . Here, the end portion opposite to the first inner cover portion 31 in the arrangement direction of the wiring regions 10d in the second inner cover portion 32, and the first inner cover portion 31 and the second inner cover portion 32 A locking mechanism 36 is provided between. In the locking mechanism 36 on the end side of the inner cover 30 shown here, the wall body provided with the side wall surface 14 is used as the _first locking body 36a, and the claw part 36a1 is extended from the outer wall surface of the wall body. A protruded and flexible cantilevered piece-shaped second locking body 36b is connected to the second standing wall 34 on the outer wall surface side, and a claw formed on the second locking body 36b is connected. The peripheral edge of the through _- hole for insertion of the portion _36a1 is used as the engaging portion 36a2. In addition, in the engagement mechanism 36 on the intermediate portion side of the inner cover 30 shown here, the partition wall 15, which will be described later, is used as the _first engagement body 36a, and the claw portion 36a1 is projected from the wall surface of the partition wall 15. In addition, the flexible cantilevered piece-shaped second locking body 36b is separated from the first inner cover portion 31 from the end portion of the second inner cover portion 32 on the first inner cover portion 31 side. The peripheral edge of the through hole for insertion of the claw portion _36a1 formed in the _second locking body 36b is used as the locking portion 36a2.

A partition wall 15 is provided in the relay chamber 10c when the inner cover 30 is in the closed position to separate the adjacent wiring regions 10d (FIGS. 3 and 7 to 9). A partition wall 15 is provided on at least one of the protector body 10 and the inner cover 30 . The partition wall 15 may be connected to the side wall 12 forming the internal storage chamber 10b, or may have a gap between the partition wall 15 and the side wall 12. As shown in FIG. However, when providing such a gap, the gap should be of a size that does not cause interference between adjacent internal electric wires We1.

In addition, the inner cover 30 and the partition wall 15 are formed to restrain the movement of the inner electric wire We1 to the adjacent wiring area 10d when the inner cover 30 is in the closed position. For example, the partition wall 15 shown here is erected from the connecting bottom wall surface 13 of the relay chamber 10c of the protector main body 10 toward the main body opening 10a. Therefore, the inner cover 30 and the partition wall 15 shown here are formed so as not to create a gap larger than the outer diameter of the internal electric wire We1 between the inner cover 30 and the partition wall 15 in the closed position. . As described above, the partition wall 15 is used as the first locking body 36a of the locking mechanism 36. As shown in FIG.

The protector body 10 may be formed by a single component, or may be formed by a plurality of components assembled together. When the protector main body 10 is composed of a plurality of components, the relay chamber 10c is provided at the connecting portion of, for example, two components to be connected.

The protector main body 10 shown here is provided with two internal storage chambers 10b. In the protector main body 10, one side of the two internal storage chambers 10b with respect to the relay chamber 10c is arranged in parallel with a space therebetween when viewed from the main body opening 10a side. The other side of the chamber 10c is arranged in parallel with no space therebetween when viewed from the main body opening 10a (FIG. 8). The relay chamber 10c is provided with one wiring region 10d corresponding to each of the two internal storage chambers 10b. The inner cover 30 shown here has one first inner cover portion 31 and one second inner cover portion 32 .

When the outer cover 20 is attached to the protector main body 10 , the inner housing chamber 10 b of the protector main body 10 is closed from the main body opening 10 a side and the inner cover 30 is covered.

The external cover 20 has a lid body 21 that closes the internal storage chamber 10b from the main body opening 10a side (FIGS. 3, 5, 6, 9 and 10). The outer cover 20 may be provided with one lid body 21 for each internal storage chamber 10b, and one lid body 21 is provided to close all the internal storage chambers 10b from the main body opening 10a side. It may have been Further, the outer cover 20 may be provided with one lid member 21 that closes the plurality of internal storage chambers 10b from the main body opening 10a side. In this case, the external cover 20 is provided with at least one lid body 21 for closing a combination of a plurality of internal storage chambers 10b. At least one may be provided.

The outer cover 20 further has side walls 22 which stand from the lid 21 and are spaced apart from each other (FIGS. 3, 5, 6, 9 and 10).

The external cover 20 shown here has a combination of a lid body 21 and a side wall body 22 for each internal storage chamber 10b as a cover that closes one side of the two internal storage chambers 10b with respect to the intermediate chamber 10c. In the combination of the lid 21 and the side walls 22, the side walls 12 are accommodated in the inner spaces, so that the internal storage chambers 10b formed by the side walls 12 are located on the main body opening 10a side. block from Here, for convenience, the combination of one lid 21 and each side wall 22 is referred to as a first outer cover 20A, and the combination of the other lid 21 and each side wall 22 is referred to as a second outer cover 20B (FIG. 1 to 6, 9 and 10). In this outer cover 20, the first outer cover 20A and the second outer cover 20B are arranged in parallel with a space therebetween.

The first outer cover 20A closes one of the inner storage chambers 10b adjacent to each other with a space therebetween when viewed from the main body opening 10a, and one wiring into which the internal electric wire We1 of the one inner storage chamber 10b enters. It covers the region 10 d together with the first inner cover portion 31 . The first outer cover 20</b>A shown here accommodates the first inner cover portion 31 and the first vertical wall 33 of the inner cover 30 in the space inside the lid 21 and the side walls 22 . The first outer cover 20A covers one routing area 10d of the relay chamber 10c with the first inner cover portion 31 and the first standing wall 33 interposed therebetween.

On the other hand, the second outer cover 20B closes the other of the inner storage chambers 10b adjacent to each other with a space therebetween when viewed from the main body opening 10a. The second outer cover 20B shown here further accommodates the second vertical wall 34 of the inner cover 30 and the locking mechanism 36 on the end side in the space inside the lid 21 and the respective side walls 22 . This second outer cover 20B covers the other wiring area 10d of the relay chamber 10c with the second standing wall 34 interposed therebetween.

The outer cover 20 has a connector 23 between the first outer cover 20A and the second outer cover 20B (FIGS. 3, 5, 6, 9 and 10). . The connecting body 23 connects the side wall bodies 22 arranged to face each other between the first outer cover 20A and the second outer cover 20B. The connecting body 23 covers the other wiring area 10d into which the internal electric wire We1 of the other internal storage chamber 10b enters, together with the second internal cover portion 32. As shown in FIG. The connecting body 23 shown here is formed in a flat plate shape. Specifically, this connecting body 23 covers the other wiring region 10d of the relay chamber 10c while interposing the second inner cover portion 32 of the inner cover 30 therebetween. The connector 23 is offset from the wire insertion opening 50a of the external storage chamber 50 toward the second inner cover portion 32 so as to form a bottom wall surface 51 of the external storage chamber 50, which will be described later. Therefore, the connecting member 23 is provided adjacent to the second inner cover portion 32 by partially connecting the end portions of the side wall members 22 on the standing direction side from the lid member 21 .

On the other hand, the external cover 20 shown here covers the other side of the two internal storage chambers 10b with respect to the relay chamber 10c, and covers the two internal storage chambers 10b together. side wall 22 combination. In the combination of the lid 21 and the side walls 22, the inner space accommodates the outermost two side walls 12 that form the two internal storage chambers 10b. The storage chamber 10b is closed from the main body opening 10a side. Here, for convenience, the combination of the lid 21 and the side walls 22 is referred to as a third outer cover 20C (FIGS. 1, 2, 4 to 6, 9 and 10).

The outer cover 20 may be formed by one component or by multiple components assembled together.

The protector 1 has a lock mechanism 40 between the protector main body 10 and the outer cover 20, and the lock mechanism 40 maintains the assembled state of the protector main body 10 and the outer cover 20 (FIGS. 1 and 2). The lock mechanism 40 includes a first locking body 41 provided on the protector body 10 and a second locking body 42 provided on the outer cover 20 (FIGS. 5 and 6). The locking mechanism 40 is configured such that when the protector main body 10 and the outer cover 20 are in the assembled state, the first locking body 41 and the second locking body 42 are kept in a state in which they can be locked with each other. to maintain For example, one of the first locking body 41 and the second locking body 42 is provided with a claw portion, and the other thereof is provided with a claw portion when the protector main body 10 and the outer cover 20 are assembled. A locking portion is provided for hooking. The protector 1 has this type of locking mechanism 40 at a plurality of locations.

In this protector 1, an outer wall surface (hereinafter referred to as "protector outer wall surface") 1w is formed by the outer wall surfaces 10w and 20w of the protector main body 10 and the outer cover 20 in the assembled state (FIGS. 1 and 2). , FIGS. 5 and 6). In the protector 1 shown here, part of the bottom wall surface 11a of the protector main body 10, such as between the internal storage chambers 10b, also becomes the outer wall surface 10w of the protector main body 10. As shown in FIG. In the protector body 10 shown here, the first outer cover 20A and the second outer cover 20B in the assembled outer cover 20 are erected from between the inner storage chambers 10b in the bottom wall surface 11a. A vertical wall 16 is provided between them (FIGS. 1 and 5 to 8). The vertical wall 16 extends in the wiring direction of the internal electric wire We1 in each of the internal storage chambers 10b, and is located between the side walls 22 facing each other between the first external cover 20A and the second external cover 20B. It is arranged to face the outer wall surface 22a. Therefore, in the protector 1 , the wall surface of the standing wall 16 is also the outer wall surface 10 w of the protector main body 10 . Further, in the protector 1 shown here, the connection body 23 of the outer cover 20 partially covers the connecting bottom wall surface 13 of the relay chamber 10c from above the second inner cover portion 32 . Therefore, in the connecting body 23 , the wall surface 23 a on the lid body 21 side opposite to the second inner cover portion 32 becomes the outer wall surface 20 w of the outer cover 20 .

The protector 1 has an external electric wire We2 routed along the outer wall surface 1w of the protector. Therefore, the outer wall surface 1w of the protector is provided with an external receiving chamber 50 for receiving and routing the external electric wire We2 from the electric wire insertion opening 50a (FIGS. 1 to 3, 5, 6 and 9).

An external storage chamber 50 is formed in the outer wall surface 1w of the protector to accommodate at least one external electric wire We2. In this protector outer wall surface 1w, when a plurality of external electric wires We2 are to be routed, an external storage chamber 50 is provided for each of the external electric wires We2.

The external housing chamber 50 has a bottom wall surface 51 that faces the wire insertion port 50a with a space therebetween, and sides that stand on the side of the wire insertion port 50a from the bottom wall surface 51 and are spaced apart from each other. and a wall surface 52 (FIGS. 3, 5, 6 and 9). In other words, the external storage chamber 50 is a space surrounded by the bottom wall surface 51 and the side wall surfaces 52 of each. In the external storage chamber 50, the external electric wire We2 is routed along the electric wire insertion opening 50a, the bottom wall surface 51, and the side wall surfaces 52 of each. The external storage chamber 50 shown here is on one side of the two internal storage chambers 10b with respect to the relay chamber 10c, and between the respective internal storage chambers 10b (that is, between the first external cover 20A and the second external cover 20B). ), and the external electric wire We2 is routed in substantially the same direction as the internal electric wire We1. The external housing chamber 50 has an electric wire lead-out port 50b for drawing out the external electric wire We2 routed in the chamber (FIGS. 5 and 6).

The bottom wall surface 51 is formed by at least one of the outer wall surfaces 10w and 20w of the protector body 10 and the outer cover 20, respectively. The bottom wall surface 51 shown here is a portion between the inner storage chambers 10b (between the first outer cover 20A and the second outer cover 20B) in the bottom wall surface 11a of the protector main body 10, and serves as the outer wall surface 1w of the protector. , and a wall surface 23a of the connector 23 of the outer cover 20 on the side of the lid 21 (FIGS. 5 and 6). Therefore, the inner cover 30 in the closed position is arranged between the relay chamber 10c and the outer storage chamber 50. As shown in FIG.

Each side wall surface 52 is formed by at least one of the outer wall surfaces 10w, 20w of the protector body 10 and the outer cover 20, respectively. One side wall surface 52 shown here is formed by the outer wall surface 22a of the side wall body 22 that is arranged to face the second outer cover 20B of the first outer cover 20A. As for the other side wall surface 52 shown here, the vertical wall 16 of the protector body 10 and the side wall body 22 of the second outer cover 20B are used. The other side wall surface 52 includes a wall surface 16a of the standing wall 16 facing the first outer cover 20A and an outer wall surface 22a of the side wall body 22 facing the first outer cover 20A of the second outer cover 20B. and (FIGS. 5 and 6). Here, of the outer wall surface 22a of the side wall 22 of the second outer cover 20B, the portion that continues to the wall surface 23a of the connecting body 23 on the cover body 21 side is used as part of the other side wall surface 52. As shown in FIG.

Here, the external storage chamber 50 has a wire holding portion 53 for holding the external wire We2 inside the room (FIGS. 1, 2, and 4 to 8). The electric wire holding portion 53 is composed of a pair of cantilevered pieces 53a erected from the bottom wall surface 11a of the protector main body 10 and arranged to face each other in the direction in which the internal storage chambers 10b are arranged, and each of the pieces 53a. and a pair of locking piece portions 53b projecting from the free end toward the mating piece portion 53a and opposed to each other with a space therebetween (Figs. 5 to 8). The external electric wire We2 is inserted between the locking piece portions 53b and between the piece portions 53a. In the wire holding portion 53, each piece portion 53a restricts the relative movement of the external wire We2 with respect to the outer wall surface 1w of the protector in the opposing arrangement direction, and each locking piece portion 53b opposes the insertion direction of the external wire We2. It regulates the relative movement with respect to the outer wall surface 1w of the protector.

Two wire holding portions 53 are provided in the external housing chamber 50 (FIGS. 1, 2 and 4). The combination of the one piece portion 53a and the locking piece portion 53b in the one electric wire holding portion 53 is a combination of the wall surface 16a of the standing wall 16 forming the other side wall surface 52 and the outer wall surface 22a of the side wall 22 of the second outer cover 20B. (FIGS. 5 and 6). In the external housing chamber 50 shown here, the other wire holding portion 53 is arranged on the side opposite to the wire outlet 50b side with respect to the one wire holding portion 53 .

Further, on the outer wall surface 1w of the protector shown here, there is provided a wire locking portion 60 for locking the relative movement of the external wire We2 pulled out from the wire outlet 50b to the outside of the external housing chamber 50 toward the wire insertion port 50a. are provided (FIGS. 1, 2 and 4). The wire locking portion 60 has a passage 60a such as a parallelepiped through-hole, and the external wire We2 pulled out from the wire outlet 50b is inserted through the passage 60a.

In the protector 1 of the present embodiment, the internal wires We1 are routed while being accommodated in the respective internal accommodation chambers 10b, and then the internal cover 30 is moved from the open position to the closed position and locked to the protector main body 10 by the locking mechanism 36. lock it. In this protector 1, at this time, the wiring route of each internal electric wire We1 in the relay chamber 10c is regulated. That is, in the protector 1 of the present embodiment, the partition wall 15 and the internal cover 30 of the relay chamber 10c can stop the internal electric wires We1 in the wiring areas 10d. Along with this, in the protector 1, the internal electric wires We1 routed in the respective internal storage chambers 10b around the relay chamber 10c can also be stopped at that position.

Therefore, in this protector 1, each internal electric wire We1 can be fixed on the wiring route without fixing the internal electric wire to the protector body with a fixing part such as a clamp or a clip as in the conventional case. Therefore, the protector 1 can shorten the work time required for wiring the internal electric wire We1 and reduce the number of parts. Furthermore, in this protector 1, after the inner cover 30 is moved to the closed position, the outer cover 20 can be closed by the protector without the operator or the like noticing the lifting of the respective inner wires We1 from the inner housing chamber 10b. It can be assembled with the main body 10 . In this protector 1, after that, the external electric wire We2 is laid while being accommodated in the external accommodation chamber 50. As shown in FIG. As described above, the protector 1 of the present embodiment can improve the assembling workability compared to the conventional one, and the cost can be reduced accordingly. In the protector 1 of the present embodiment, the partition wall 15 and the internal cover 30 of the relay chamber 10c regulate the wiring routes of the internal electric wires We1 and the external electric wires We2, while the internal electric wires We1 and the external electric wires We1 having different wiring routes are regulated. The electric wires We2 can be aggregated. The wire harness WH of the present embodiment can similarly obtain the effects obtained by the protector 1 by including such a protector 1 .

1 protector 1w protector outer wall surface 10 protector main body 10a main body opening 10b internal storage chamber 10c relay room 10d wiring area 10w outer wall surface 13 connecting bottom wall surface 15 partition wall 20 outer cover 20A first outer cover 20B second outer cover 20w outer wall surface 23 Coupling body 30 Internal cover 31 First internal cover part 32 Second internal cover part 35 Hinge part 36 Locking mechanism 36a First locking body 36b Second locking body 50 External storage chamber 50a Wire insertion port 51 Bottom wall surface 52 side Wall surface We1 Internal wire We2 External wire Weg Wire group WH Wire harness

Claims (5)

A plurality of internal storage chambers for receiving and routing internal electric wires from the main body opening are arranged in parallel when viewed from the main body opening, and relay chambers for communicating between the respective internal storage chambers are provided for each of the above. a protector body formed in the middle of the internal storage chamber;
an external cover that closes the main body opening;
an inner cover that covers the relay chamber from the main body opening side and is covered with the outer cover;
with
The outer wall surface of the protector made up of the outer wall surfaces of the protector main body and the outer cover is provided with an external receiving chamber for receiving and routing the external electric wire from the electric wire insertion port,
the internal cover in the closed position covering the relay chamber is disposed between the relay chamber and the external storage chamber;
each of the relay chambers has a wiring area for the internal electric wire entering from each of the internal storage chambers,
A partition wall is provided in the relay chamber when the inner cover is in the closed position to separate the adjacent wiring regions,
The protector, wherein the inner cover and the partition wall are formed to prevent movement of the inner electric wire to the adjacent wiring area when the inner cover is in the closed position. A hinge portion is provided between the protector main body and the inner cover for opening and closing the inner cover with respect to the protector main body between the closed position and the open position where the relay chamber is opened. The protector according to claim 1. The inner cover is positioned between the protector body and the inner cover when the first locking body provided on the protector body and the second locking body provided on the inner cover are in the locked state. A locking mechanism is provided to keep the protector body in the closed position,
3. The protector according to claim 1, wherein said partition wall is provided in said protector body and used as said first locking body. The inner cover includes a first inner cover portion that covers one of the adjacent wiring regions from the main body opening side at the closed position, and a portion of the relay chamber that is closer to the relay chamber than the first inner cover portion at the closed position. a second inner cover portion that is offset to the connecting bottom wall surface side and covers the other of the adjacent wiring regions in the closed position from the main body opening side;
The external cover closes one of the internal storage chambers adjacent to each other with a space therebetween when viewed from the main body opening, and defines the one wiring area into which the internal electric wire of the one internal storage chamber enters. a first outer cover that covers together with the first inner cover portion; a second outer cover that closes the other of the inner storage chambers adjacent to each other with a space therebetween when viewed from the main body opening; a connecting body that connects the second outer cover and covers the other wiring area into which the internal electric wire of the other inner housing chamber enters, together with the second inner cover portion;
The outer housing chamber is provided between the first outer cover and the second outer cover, and includes a bottom wall surface facing the wire insertion opening with a space therebetween, and the wire insertion opening extending from the bottom wall surface. a side wall surface that is erected on the side and arranged to face each other with a space therebetween;
4. The protector according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein said connecting body is offset from said wire insertion opening toward said second inner cover portion so as to form said bottom wall surface of said outer housing chamber. a wire group provided with at least an internal wire and an external wire;
a protector that protects the internal wire and the external wire;
with
In the protector, a plurality of internal storage chambers for receiving and routing the internal electric wires from the main body opening are arranged in parallel when viewed from the main body opening, and a relay for communicating between the respective internal storage chambers. a protector body in which chambers are formed in the middle of each of the internal storage chambers; an external cover that closes the opening of the main body; an internal cover that covers the intermediate chamber from the opening of the main body and is covered by the external cover; with
The outer wall surface of the protector made up of the outer wall surfaces of the protector body and the outer cover is provided with an external receiving chamber for receiving and routing the external electric wire from the electric wire insertion port,
the internal cover in the closed position covering the relay chamber is disposed between the relay chamber and the external storage chamber;
each of the relay chambers has a wiring area for the internal electric wire entering from each of the internal storage chambers,
A partition wall is provided in the relay chamber when the inner cover is in the closed position to separate the adjacent wiring regions,
The wire harness according to claim 1, wherein the inner cover and the partition wall are formed to prevent movement of the inner electric wire to the adjacent wiring area when the inner cover is in the closed position.

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