JP7130500B2 - protector and wire harness - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to protectors and wire harnesses.

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional protector applied to a wire harness of a vehicle, for example, Patent Literature 1 discloses a wire housing protector including a protector body, a lid body, and a lock mechanism. The protector body extends like a gutter. The lid covers the upper opening of the protector body. The lock mechanism holds the protector main body and the lid body fixedly. In this wire housing protector, the engaging protrusions of the elastic projecting pieces inserted into the elastic projecting piece insertion holes are engaged with the engaging portions so that the cover is held with respect to the protector body. In the wire housing protector, the upper surface of the side wall of the protector main body is provided with a fitting protrusion protruding toward the lid in the vicinity of the elastic protrusion insertion hole. A fitting projection receiving hole is provided through the fitting projection at a position corresponding to the mating projection.

Japanese Patent No. 6198183

By the way, the electric wire accommodation protector described in the above-mentioned patent document 1, for example, is desired to be assembled more reliably.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a protector and wire harness that can be properly assembled.

In order to achieve the above object, a protector according to the present invention has a base and a main body side wall protruding from the base, formed by the base and the main body side wall, and having electrical conductivity. A wiring space in which a wiring material is laid, and an opening formed by an end portion of the main body side wall portion opposite to the base portion side and opening along the projecting direction of the main body side wall portion. a protector body configured with a lid portion that closes the opening; a lid member having a lid side wall portion positioned opposite to the main body side wall portion on the side opposite to the main body side wall portion; a mechanism, wherein the lid member further includes a lock confirmation hole extending across the lid portion and the lid side wall portion and penetrating the lid portion and the lid side wall portion; A rib portion is formed on the surface on the wiring space portion side and surrounds the lock confirmation hole. a pair of notch portions formed by notching the body and the lid member in a state in which the protector main body and the lid member are locked at the normal position by the locking mechanism; and The protector main body and the lid are formed so as to be sandwiched between the pair of cutout portions at the end portion of the main body side wall portion on the side of the opening portion and extend along the projecting direction. It is characterized by having a lock confirmation piece that is inserted into the lock confirmation hole and exposed from the lock confirmation hole in a state where the member is locked at the normal position.

Further, in the protector, the locking mechanism includes a locking piece provided separately from the locking confirming piece on one of the protector main body or the lid member, and a locking claw portion formed on the locking piece. , and a locked portion provided on the other of the protector main body and the lid member to which the locking claw portion is locked.

Further, in the protector, the locking mechanism is provided at the locking pawl formed in the locking confirmation piece and at the edge of the locking confirmation hole, and the locking claw is locked. It can have a to-be-latched part.

In order to achieve the above object, a wire harness according to the present invention includes a conductive wiring member and a protector that is attached to the wiring member and protects the wiring member, the protector comprising: a base; and a wiring space formed by the base and the main body side wall, in which the wiring material is routed, and a main body side wall that protrudes from the base. a protector main body including an opening formed by an end portion opposite to the base side and opening along a projecting direction of the main body side wall portion; a lid portion closing the opening portion; and the lid. has a lid side wall portion which is formed so as to protrude from the portion and which is positioned opposite to the wiring space portion side of the main body side wall portion in a state where the lid portion closes the opening. and a locking mechanism that locks the protector main body and the lid member at a normal position where the lid closes the opening, and the lid member further includes the lid and the lid side wall. and a rib that surrounds the locking confirmation hole formed on the surface of the lid on the wiring space side and surrounding the locking confirmation hole. The protector main body is further formed by notching an end of the main body side wall on the side of the opening along the projecting direction, and the locking mechanism holds the protector main body and the lid member together. A pair of cutouts in which a part of the rib portion is positioned in a state where the ribs are locked at the normal position, and a pair of cutouts at the end of the main body side wall on the side of the opening. It is sandwiched and formed to extend along the protruding direction, and is inserted into the lock confirmation hole in a state where the protector main body and the lid member are locked at the normal position by the lock mechanism. and has a lock confirmation piece exposed from the lock confirmation hole.

In the protector and wire harness according to the present invention, the wiring material is laid in the wiring space of the protector body, and the protector body and the lid member are locked via the locking mechanism. In the protector, the protector body has a pair of cutouts and a lock confirmation hole, and the cover member has a lock confirmation hole and a rib. In this configuration, the protector main body and the lid member can be reliably positioned at the correct position by guiding the lock confirmation piece to the lock confirmation hole by the rib portion and locating it in the lock confirmation hole. ensure that they are locked together in the correct position. In addition, the protector main body and the lid member are locked at the proper position by the locking mechanism, part of the rib portion is located in the pair of notches, and the lock confirmation piece is a lock confirmation piece. exposed through the hole. With this configuration, the protector and the wire harness can confirm that the protector main body and the lid member are locked at the correct position by the locking mechanism through the lock confirmation piece exposed from the lock confirmation hole. . As a result, the protector and wire harness can be properly assembled.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a protector according to Embodiment 1. FIG. FIG. 2 is a partial perspective view showing a schematic configuration of the protector according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a cover member of the protector according to Embodiment 1. FIG. FIG. 4 is a partial perspective view of the cover member of the protector according to the first embodiment, including the lock confirmation hole and the rib. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the protector according to Embodiment 1. FIG. FIG. 6 is a partial cross-sectional view of the protector according to the first embodiment, including lock confirmation holes, ribs, cutouts, and lock confirmation pieces. 7 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a protector according to Embodiment 2. FIG. FIG. 8 is a partial perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a protector according to Embodiment 2. FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a lid member of the protector according to Embodiment 2. FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of a protector according to Embodiment 2. FIG.

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Below, embodiment which concerns on this invention is described in detail based on drawing. In addition, this invention is not limited by this embodiment. In addition, components in the following embodiments include components that can be easily replaced by those skilled in the art, or components that are substantially the same.

In addition, FIG.1, FIG.5, FIG.7, FIG.10 demonstrated below abbreviate|omits a wiring material with a two-dot chain line, and other figures abbreviate|omit illustration of the wiring material itself. Further, in the following description, among the first direction, the second direction, and the third direction that intersect each other, the first direction will be referred to as the "axial direction X" and the second direction will be referred to as the "height direction Y." , the third direction is referred to as "width direction Z". Here, the axial direction X, the height direction Y, and the width direction Z are orthogonal (intersect) with each other. The axial direction X typically corresponds to the extending direction in which the wiring member inserted through the protector extends. The height direction Y typically corresponds to the lamination direction in which the protector main body and the lid member are laminated, and corresponds to the projecting direction in which the main body side wall portion protrudes. The width direction Z typically corresponds to the facing direction in which the pair of main body side wall portions face each other. 5 and 10 are cross-sectional views along the height direction Y and width direction Z (cross-sectional views orthogonal to the axial direction X). Unless otherwise specified, each direction used in the following description is the direction in which each part of the protector is assembled.

[Embodiment 1]
The protector 1 according to the present embodiment shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 3 is incorporated in a wire harness WH1 mounted on a vehicle such as an automobile, and is covered with a wiring material W having conductivity. protection. The wire harness WH1 is, for example, a bundle of a plurality of wiring materials W used for power supply and signal communication for connection between devices mounted on a vehicle. The material W is connected to each device. The wire harness WH1 includes an electrically conductive wiring material W and a protector 1 that is attached to the wiring material W and protects the wiring material W. As shown in FIG. The wiring material W is composed of, for example, a metal rod, an electric wire, a bundle of electric wires, or the like. The metal rod is a conductive rod-shaped member whose outside is covered with an insulating coating. An electric wire is formed by covering the outside of a conductor portion (core wire) made of a plurality of conductive metal wires with a covering portion having insulating properties. A wire bundle is a bundle of wires. The wire harness WH1 of the present embodiment is provided with the lock confirmation hole 21, the rib portion 22, the notch portion 14, the lock confirmation piece 15, and the like in the protector 1 assembled to the wiring material W. 1 can be properly assembled. Hereinafter, the configuration of the protector 1 will be described in detail with reference to each drawing. In addition, the wire harness WH1 may further include an electric connection box, a grommet, a fixture, a connector, and the like.

Specifically, the protector 1 is made of an insulating resin material and has a substantially cylindrical shape. In the protector 1 of the present embodiment, the wiring material W is inserted and the wiring material W is linearly wired, but the wiring material W is bent and wired. can be anything. The protector 1 includes a protector body 10 , a lid member 20 and a locking mechanism 30 . The protector 1 has a protector main body 10 and a lid member 20 formed separately, and the protector main body 10 and the lid member 20 are assembled to each other by a locking mechanism 30 . The protector body 10 and the lid member 20 are assembled to each other, so that the protector 1 is formed in a generally tubular shape as a whole, here in a generally rectangular tubular shape.

A wiring member W is inserted and wired along the axial direction X inside the protector main body 10 . Here, the protector body 10 is formed in a substantially rectangular gutter shape with both ends in the axial direction X and one end in the height direction Y opened. A wiring member W is inserted through the protector main body 10 along the axial direction X from one opening to the other opening.

More specifically, the protector body 10 has a base portion 10a and a pair of body side wall portions 10b and 10c. The protector main body 10 includes a base portion 10a, a wiring space portion 11 formed by a pair of main body side wall portions 10b and 10c, an insertion opening portion 12, and an opening/closing opening portion 13. As shown in FIG. The protector main body 10 is integrally formed with a base portion 10a and a pair of main body side wall portions 10b and 10c to form a substantially rectangular gutter shape as described above.

The base portion 10 a is a bottom body for partitioning a wiring space portion 11 as an internal space portion of the protector body 10 . The base portion 10a is formed in a substantially plate shape with the height direction Y being the plate thickness direction. The base 10a extends along the axial direction X and the width direction Z. As shown in FIG. The base portion 10a is formed to have a portion bent along the height direction Y and the like.

The pair of main body side wall portions 10 b and 10 c are walls for partitioning a wiring space portion 11 as an internal space portion of the protector main body 10 . Both of the pair of main body side wall portions 10b and 10c are formed in a substantially plate shape with the width direction Z being the plate thickness direction. A pair of main body side wall portions 10b and 10c are formed to protrude along the height direction Y from the base portion 10a. Here, the height direction Y corresponds to the direction in which the main body side walls 10b and 10c protrude from the base 10a. The pair of body side wall portions 10b and 10c extend along the axial direction X and the height direction Y. As shown in FIG. The pair of main body side wall portions 10b and 10c are provided on both sides of the base portion 10a in the width direction Z, and are positioned to face each other along the width direction Z with a gap therebetween. Here, the pair of main body side wall portions 10b and 10c are respectively provided at both edges in the width direction Z of the base portion 10a and extend along the axial direction X from one end portion to the other end portion of the base portion 10a. In other words, the base portion 10a is located between the pair of main body side wall portions 10b and 10c in the width direction Z, and both ends are connected to the main body side wall portions 10b and 10c, respectively. The pair of main body side wall portions 10b and 10c are erected on the same side with respect to the height direction Y in the base portion 10a. The main body side wall portion 10b and the main body side wall portion 10c have substantially the same length along the axial direction X and the height direction Y, respectively. Here, the main body side wall portion 10b has a portion bent along the width direction Z, and is formed with a fixing bracket 10d or the like on the outer surface side (the side opposite to the wiring space portion 11 side). there is The body side wall portion 10c is formed to have a portion bent along the width direction Z and the like.

In the protector main body 10 configured as described above, a wiring space portion 11, an insertion opening portion 12, and an opening/closing opening portion 13 are formed by the base portion 10a and the pair of main body side wall portions 10b and 10c. The wiring space part 11 is a space part in which the wiring material W is wired along the axial direction X. As shown in FIG. The cabling space 11 is formed as an internal space surrounded by the base 10a and the pair of main body side walls 10b and 10c. The insertion opening 12 is an opening through which the wiring material W is inserted into the wiring space 11 . The insertion openings 12 are formed at both ends in the axial direction X by the pair of main body side wall portions 10b and 10c and the base portion 10a. One of the pair of insertion openings 12 opens to one side along the axial direction X. As shown in FIG. The other of the pair of insertion openings 12 opens along the axial direction X toward the other side. The opening/closing opening 13 is an opening that opens the cabling space 11 to the outside and is closed by the lid member 20 . For example, the opening/closing opening 13 is opened when the wiring material W is inserted into the wiring space 11 and is closed by the lid member 20 after the insertion. The open/close opening 13 is formed by the ends of the pair of main body side walls 10b and 10c on the side opposite to the base 10a. The open/close opening 13 opens to one side along the height direction Y, that is, to the side opposite to the base 10a side.

The lid member 20 is assembled to the protector body 10 and closes (closes) the open/close opening 13 formed in the protector body 10 . The lid member 20 has a lid portion 20a and a pair of lid side wall portions 20b and 20c. The lid member 20 is formed in a substantially plate shape by integrating a lid portion 20a and a pair of lid side wall portions 20b and 20c.

The lid portion 20 a is a lid body for closing the open/close opening 13 of the protector body 10 and partitioning the cabling space portion 11 . The lid portion 20a is formed in a substantially plate shape in which the height direction Y is the plate thickness direction. The lid portion 20a extends along the axial direction X and the width direction Z. As shown in FIG. The lid portion 20a is formed in a substantially rectangular plate shape with a size capable of closing most of the open/close opening portion 13 formed between the pair of main body side wall portions 10b and 10c.

The pair of lid side wall portions 20b and 20c are overlapping bodies overlapping the pair of body side wall portions 10b and 10c of the protector body 10. As shown in FIG. Both of the pair of lid side wall portions 20b and 20c are formed in a substantially plate shape in which the width direction Z is the plate thickness direction. A pair of lid side wall portions 20b and 20c are formed to protrude along the height direction Y from the lid portion 20a. Here, the height direction Y corresponds to the projecting direction of the lid side walls 20b and 20c with respect to the lid portion 20a. The pair of lid side wall portions 20b and 20c extend along the axial direction X and the height direction Y. As shown in FIG. The pair of lid side wall portions 20b and 20c are provided on both sides of the width direction Z with the lid portion 20a interposed therebetween, and are positioned to face each other along the width direction Z with a gap therebetween. Here, the pair of lid side wall portions 20b and 20c are provided at both edges of the lid portion 20a in the width direction Z, and extend along the axial direction X from one end of the lid portion 20a to the other end. do. In other words, the lid portion 20a described above is positioned between the pair of lid side wall portions 20b and 20c in the width direction Z, and both ends thereof are connected to the respective lid side wall portions 20b and 20c. The pair of lid side wall portions 20b and 20c are erected on the same side with respect to the height direction Y in the lid portion 20a. The lid side wall portions 20b and 20c are formed to protrude from the lid portion 20a along the height direction Y toward the protector main body 10 side. The lengths in the axial direction X and the height direction Y of the lid side wall portion 20b and the lid side wall portion 20c are substantially the same. Here, the lid side wall portions 20b and 20c are formed to have portions bent along the width direction Z corresponding to the bent portions of the body side wall portions 10b and 10c, respectively.

The pair of lid side walls 20b and 20c are arranged outside the main body side walls 10b and 10c, that is, on the side opposite to the cabling space 11 when the lid 20a closes the open/close opening 13 (see FIG. 1). , facing the main body side wall portions 10b and 10c. More specifically, the lid side wall portion 20b is located outside the main body side wall portion 10b in the width direction Z in a state in which the lid portion 20a closes the open/close opening 13, and extends along the width direction Z. overlap facing each other. The lid side wall portion 20c is located outside the main body side wall portion 10c in the width direction Z and overlaps with the main body side wall portion 10c along the width direction Z in a state where the lid portion 20a closes the open/close opening 13. .

The lock mechanism 30 is a mechanism that locks the protector main body 10 and the lid member 20 at the normal position (see FIG. 1). Here, the normal position means that the lid portion 20a of the lid member 20 closes the open/close opening portion 13 of the protector body 10, and the main body side wall portion 10b and the lid side wall portion 20b face and overlap along the width direction Z, This is the position where the body side wall portion 10c and the lid side wall portion 20c face each other and overlap each other.

Specifically, the locking mechanism 30 has a locking piece 31 , a locking claw portion 32 , and a locked portion 33 .

The locking piece 31 is provided on one of the protector main body 10 and the lid member 20 , here the lid member 20 . The locking piece 31 is formed in a substantially rectangular plate shape so as to protrude from the lid side wall portions 20b and 20c toward the protector main body 10 along the height direction Y. As shown in FIG. A plurality of locking pieces 31 are provided at intervals along the axial direction X on each of the lid side walls 20b and 20c. Here, a total of six locking pieces 31 are formed, three on the lid side wall portion 20b and three on the lid side wall portion 20c.

The locking claw portion 32 is formed in a claw shape on each locking piece 31 . The locking claw portion 32 is a portion that is locked to the locked portion 33 . One locking claw portion 32 is provided on the outer surface side of each locking piece 31 (the side opposite to the cabling space portion 11 side).

The engaged portion 33 is provided on the protector main body 10 or the other of the lid member 20 , here, on the protector main body 10 . The locked portion 33 is a portion to which the locking claw portion 32 is locked. A plurality of locked portions 33 are provided according to the number of locking pieces 31 and locking claw portions 32 . Here, the engaged portions 33 are formed three in the main body side wall portion 10b and three in the main body side wall portion 10c, for a total of six. Each locked portion 33 is formed at a position facing the locking piece 31 and the locking claw portion 32 along the height direction Y, respectively. As a result, each locked portion 33 is formed at a position where the locking claw portion 32 can be locked while the protector body 10 and the lid member 20 are in the normal positions. Each locked portion 33 includes a plate-like portion 33a extending along the axial direction X, and a pair of support portions 33b supporting both ends of the plate-like portion 33a. Each locked portion 33 constitutes a locking end face that locks the locking claw portion 32 on one side (opposite side to the lid member 20 side) of the plate-like portion 33a in the height direction Y. As shown in FIG.

The locking mechanism 30 configured as described above is configured such that the lid portion 20a closes the open/close opening 13, and the body side walls 10b, 10c and the lid side walls 20b, 20c face each other and overlap each other at the normal position. The piece 31 is inserted along the height direction Y between the pair of supporting portions 33b of each locked portion 33. As shown in FIG. The locking mechanism 30 can lock the protector main body 10 and the lid member 20 at the proper positions by locking the locking claws 32 to the locked parts 33 .

Further, in the protector 1 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. Since the protector main body 10 has the notch portion 14 and the lock confirmation piece 15, proper assembling property is ensured.

Specifically, the lock confirmation hole 21 is a through hole formed extending over the lid portion 20a and the lid side wall portions 20b and 20c. Lock confirmation hole 21 penetrates lid portion 20a and lid side wall portions 20b and 20c. That is, the locking confirmation hole 21 is provided at a corner formed by the intersection of the lid portion 20a and the lid side wall portions 20b and 20c. passes through the lid side walls 20b and 20c along the . The lock confirmation hole 21 of the present embodiment includes a lid portion penetrating portion 21a and a side wall portion penetrating portion 21b, and is formed in a substantially rectangular shape as a whole (Figs. 5th grade). The lid portion penetrating portion 21 a is a portion that penetrates the lid portion 20 a along the height direction Y in the lock confirmation hole 21 . The side wall portion penetrating portion 21b is a portion that penetrates the lid side wall portions 20b and 20c along the width direction Z in the lock confirmation hole 21 . Here, the lock confirmation holes 21 are formed at three corners between the lid portion 20a and the lid side wall portion 20b and three at the corners between the lid portion 20a and the lid side wall portion 20c, for a total of six. Each lock confirmation hole 21 is formed in the vicinity of the proximal end of each lock piece 31 .

The rib portion 22 is formed on a rib forming surface 20d, which is a surface of the lid portion 20a on the wiring space portion 11 side, and is a portion surrounding the lock confirmation hole 21 (see FIGS. 3, 4, 5, and 6). ). The rib portion 22 is formed to protrude in a frame shape from the rib forming surface 20d toward the protector main body 10 along the height direction Y. As shown in FIG. The rib portion 22 of the present embodiment includes a vertical rib portion 22a and a pair of horizontal rib portions 22b, and is formed in a generally U-shaped frame shape as a whole. The vertical rib portion 22a extends along the axial direction X along the axial direction X (edge in the width direction Z) of the lid portion penetrating portion 21a of the lock confirmation hole 21 in the rib portion 22. This is the part formed by The vertical rib portion 22a is positioned to face the lid side wall portions 20b and 20c with the lock confirmation hole 21 interposed in the width direction Z. As shown in FIG. The pair of lateral rib portions 22b are formed in the rib portion 22 along both edges along the width direction Z (both edges in the axial direction X) of the lid portion penetrating portion 21a of the lock confirmation hole 21, respectively. It is a portion formed extending along. The pair of lateral rib portions 22b are positioned to face each other in the axial direction X with the lock confirmation hole 21 interposed therebetween. The rib portion 22 has corners formed by crossing the horizontal rib portions 22b at both ends of the vertical rib portion 22a. A total of six rib portions 22 are formed, one for each lock confirmation hole 21 .

The notch portion 14 is a portion formed by notching along the height direction Y at the end portion of the body side wall portions 10b and 10c on the side of the opening/closing portion 13 (see FIGS. 2, 6, etc.). The notch portions 14 are provided as a pair with respect to the axial direction X, sandwiching an engagement confirmation piece 15 to be described later. The pair of notch portions 14 are formed to extend along the height direction Y from the end portions of the main body side wall portions 10b and 10c on the opening/closing opening 13 side. The pair of cutouts 14 are positioned at portions of the ribs 22 when the protector main body 10 and the lid member 20 are locked at the proper positions by the locking mechanism 30 . A pair of notch portions 14 is provided in plurality according to the number of rib portions 22 . Here, a total of six pairs of notch portions 14 are formed, three pairs on the main body side wall portion 10b and three pairs on the main body side wall portion 10c. The pair of notch portions 14 are formed at positions facing the lateral rib portion 22b along the height direction Y, respectively. As a result, the pair of cutouts 14 are formed at positions into which parts of the pair of lateral ribs 22b are inserted when the protector main body 10 and the lid member 20 are in their normal positions.

The lock confirmation piece 15 is sandwiched between the pair of notches 14 in the axial direction X at the ends of the main body side walls 10b and 10c on the opening/closing opening 13 side, and extends along the height direction Y. It is a portion formed to extend (see FIG. 2, FIG. 6, etc.). The lock confirmation piece 15 of this embodiment is provided separately from the lock piece 31 described above. The lock confirmation piece 15 is formed in a substantially rectangular plate shape so as to protrude toward the lid member 20 side along the height direction Y from the end portion of the main body side wall portions 10b and 10c on the side of the opening/closing portion 13 . In other words, the lock confirmation piece 15 is formed in a plate piece shape extending along the height direction Y by forming a pair of notch portions 14 on both sides in the axial direction X. As shown in FIG. The locking confirming piece 15 is located such that the tip thereof protrudes slightly toward the lid member 20 from the end of the main body side walls 10b and 10c on the opening/closing opening 13 side. The lock confirmation piece 15 is inserted into the lock confirmation hole 21 and exposed from the lock confirmation hole in a state where the protector main body 10 and the lid member 20 are locked at the proper position by the locking mechanism 30 . be done. A plurality of lock confirmation pieces 15 are provided according to the number of lock confirmation holes 21 . Here, a total of six lock confirmation pieces 15 are formed, three on the main body side wall portion 10b and three on the main body side wall portion 10c. Each lock confirmation piece 15 is formed at a position facing the lock confirmation hole 21 along the height direction Y, respectively. As a result, each lock confirmation piece 15 is formed at a position to be inserted into the corresponding lock confirmation hole 21 when the protector main body 10 and the lid member 20 are in the normal positions. In addition, each lock confirmation piece 15 has a tapered surface (inclined surface) 15a formed at its distal end to serve as a pick-up surface when inserted into the lock confirmation hole 21 (see FIG. 5, etc.).

In the protector 1 and the wire harness WH1 described above, the wiring material W is routed in the wiring space 11 of the protector main body 10, and the protector main body 10 and the lid member 20 are locked via the locking mechanism 30. be. As a result, the protector 1 and the wiring material W can be protected, and the wiring route of the wiring material W can be restricted.

In the protector 1 , the protector body 10 has a pair of notch portions 14 and lock confirmation pieces 15 , and the lid member 20 has lock confirmation holes 21 and rib portions 22 . In this configuration, the protector main body 10 and the lid member 20 guide the lock confirmation piece 15 to the lock confirmation hole 21 by the rib portion 22 so that the lock confirmation piece 15 can be reliably positioned in the lock confirmation hole 21 (FIGS. 1 and 2). 5, 6, etc.). As a result, the protector 1 positions the protector main body 10 and the lid member 20 at the regular positions, and then reliably locks the protector main body 10 and the lid member 20 at the regular positions by the locking mechanism 30 . can be done.

In addition, each locking confirmation hole 21 is opened when the protector main body 10 and the lid member 20 are in a position other than the normal position, while the protector main body 10 and the lid member 20 are locked by the locking mechanism 30. When locked at the normal position, it is closed by the lock confirmation piece 15 (see FIGS. 1, 5, 6, etc.). That is, in the protector 1, the lock confirmation piece 15 is inserted into the lock confirmation hole 21 in a state where the protector main body 10 and the lid member 20 are locked at the proper position by the lock mechanism 30, and the lock confirmation hole 21 is closed. exposed from With this configuration, the protector 1 can confirm that the protector main body 10 and the lid member 20 are locked at the proper position by the locking mechanism 30 through the lock confirmation piece 15 exposed from the lock confirmation hole 21 . can. In this case, the lock confirmation hole 21 of the protector 1 extends over the lid portion 20a and the lid side wall portions 20b and 20c. The lock confirmation piece 15 exposed in the lock confirmation hole 21 can be confirmed. As a result, the protector 1 makes it easy to visually confirm that the protector main body 10 and the lid member 20 are locked at the proper position by the locking mechanism 30 . Further, even if the lock confirmation hole 21 is formed over the lid portion 20a and the lid side wall portions 20b and 20c, the protector 1 functions as a reinforcing portion around the lock confirmation hole 21 because the rib portion 22 described above functions as a reinforcing portion. , it is possible to ensure a wide engagement confirmation hole 21 and also to ensure proper strength.

At this time, the protector 1 is in a state in which the protector body 10 and the lid member 20 are locked at the normal position by the locking mechanism 30, and a part of the rib portion 22 is located in the pair of cutout portions 14 ( See Fig. 6, etc.). With this configuration, the protector 1 can prevent the rib portion 22 from interfering with the end portions of the main body side wall portions 10b and 10c on the opening/closing portion 13 side, while suppressing an increase in size in the height direction Y. . In this respect as well, the protector body 10 and the lid member 20 of the protector 1 can be securely locked to each other at the proper position by the locking mechanism 30 .

As described above, the protector 1 and the wire harness WH1 can properly assemble the protector body 10 and the lid member 20 after properly assembling the protector body 10 and the lid member 20 to the wiring material W. .

Here, the protector 1 and the wire harness WH1 described above include a locking piece 31 in which the locking mechanism 30 is provided separately from the locking confirmation piece 15, a locking claw portion 32 formed in the locking piece 31, and a , and a locked portion 33 to which the locking claw portion 32 is locked. In such a configuration, the protector 1 and the wire harness WH1 are assembled by properly assembling the protector main body 10 and the lid member 20 to the wiring material W, and then attaching the protector main body 10 and the lid member via the locking mechanism 30 . 20 can be properly assembled.

[Embodiment 2]
The protector and the wire harness according to the second embodiment differ from those of the first embodiment in that the locking claw portion is provided on the locking confirming piece. In the following, common reference numerals are assigned to components similar to those of the above-described embodiments, and duplicate descriptions of common configurations, actions, and effects are omitted as much as possible.

A protector 201 included in the wire harness WH2 of this embodiment shown in FIGS. Other configurations of the protector 201 are basically the same as those of the protector 1, although there are some differences in size, shape, and the like. Specifically, the locking mechanism 230 of this embodiment has a locking claw portion 232 and a locked portion 233 .

The locking claw portion 232 of this embodiment differs from the locking claw portion 32 described above in that it is formed on the locking confirmation piece 15 . That is, the lock confirmation piece 15 of the present embodiment is also used as a lock piece on which the lock claw portion 232 is formed. Other configurations of the locking claw portion 232 are basically the same as those of the locking claw portion 32, although there are portions that are slightly different in size, shape, and the like. The locking claw portion 232 is formed in a claw shape on each locking confirmation piece 15 . One locking claw portion 232 is provided on the outer surface side of each locking confirmation piece 15 (the side opposite to the cabling space portion 11 side).

The locked portion 233 of this embodiment is provided on the lid member 20 . The locked portion 233 is a portion to which the locking claw portion 232 is locked. The locked portion 233 of this embodiment is provided at the edge of the lock confirmation hole 21 . More specifically, the locked portion 233 is provided at the edge in the height direction Y (the edge along the axial direction X) of the side wall portion penetrating portion 21b forming the lock confirmation hole 21 .

The locking mechanism 230 configured as described above is configured such that the lid portion 20a closes the open/close opening 13, and the main body side walls 10b, 10c and the lid side walls 20b, 20c face each other and overlap each other at the normal position. A confirmation piece 15 is inserted into each locking confirmation hole 21 along the height direction Y. As shown in FIG. The locking mechanism 230 is such that each locking pawl portion 232 formed on each locking confirmation piece 15 is locked to each locked portion 233 provided at the edge of each locking confirmation hole 21 . , the protector main body 10 and the lid member 20 can be locked at the proper position.

In the protector 201 and the wire harness WH2 described above, similarly to the protector 1 and the wire harness WH1, the protector body 10 and the lid member 20 are properly assembled to the wiring material W, and then the protector body 10 and the lid member are assembled. 20 can be properly assembled. Here, the protector 201 also uses the lock confirmation piece 15 as a lock piece, and the lock claw portion 232 provided on the lock confirmation piece 15 is connected to the locked portion 233 provided in the lock confirmation hole 21 . , the protector main body 10 and the lid member 20 can be locked at the proper position. As a result, the protector 201 and the wire harness WH2 can also use a part of the configuration for achieving proper assembly as the locking mechanism 230, thereby suppressing an increase in size and achieving proper assembly. can be realized.

The protectors and wire harnesses according to the embodiments of the present invention described above are not limited to the embodiments described above, and various modifications are possible within the scope of the claims.

In the above description, the locking mechanism 30 is described as having the locking piece 31 provided on the lid member 20 and the locked portion 33 provided on the protector body 10 , but the present invention is not limited to this. The locking mechanism 30 may be configured such that the locking piece 31 is provided on the protector body 10 and the locked portion 33 is provided on the lid member 20 .

In the above description, the axial direction X, which is the first direction, the height direction Y, which is the second direction, and the width direction Z, which is the third direction, are substantially orthogonal to each other. At least they should intersect each other.

1, 201 protector 10 protector main body 10a bases 10b, 10c main body side wall 10d bracket 11 wiring space 12 insertion opening 13 open/close opening (opening)
14 Notch portion 15 Lock confirmation piece 20 Lid member 20a Lid portions 20b, 20c Lid side wall portion 20d Rib forming surface 21 Lock confirmation hole 21a Lid portion penetrating portion 21b Sidewall portion penetrating portion 22 Rib portion 22a Vertical rib portion 22b Horizontal rib Parts 30, 230 Locking mechanism 31 Locking pieces 32, 232 Locking claw part 33a Plate-like part 33b Supporting parts 33, 233 Locked parts WH1, WH2 Wire harness X Axial direction Y Height direction (protruding direction)
Z width direction

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a wiring space having a base and a main body side wall protruding from the base, formed by the base and the main body side wall, in which a conductive wiring material is routed; and a protector main body including an opening formed by the end of the main body side wall opposite to the base side and opening along the projecting direction of the main body side wall;
a lid portion that closes the opening; and a side wall of the main body that protrudes from the lid portion and is located on a side of the main body side wall portion opposite to the wiring space portion side in a state where the lid portion closes the opening. a lid member having a lid sidewall positioned opposite the portion;
a locking mechanism that locks the protector body and the lid member at a normal position where the lid closes the opening;
The lid member further includes a lock confirmation hole extending over the lid portion and the lid side wall portion and penetrating the lid portion and the lid side wall portion, and the wiring space portion of the lid portion. having a rib portion formed on the side surface and surrounding the locking confirmation hole,
The protector main body is further formed by notching an end portion of the main body side wall portion on the side of the opening along the projecting direction, and the locking mechanism holds the protector main body and the lid member in the normal position. a pair of cutouts in which a part of the rib portion is located respectively in a state of being locked by a pair of cutouts, and a pair of cutouts located at an end of the main body side wall on the opening side, sandwiched between the pair of cutouts. is formed to extend along the projecting direction, and is inserted into the locking confirmation hole in a state in which the protector main body and the lid member are locked at the normal position by the locking mechanism to confirm the locking. characterized by having a lock confirmation piece exposed from the hole,
protector. The locking mechanism includes a locking piece provided on one of the protector main body or the lid member separately from the locking confirmation piece, a locking claw portion formed on the locking piece, and the protector main body. or, provided on the other side of the lid member, having a locked portion to which the locking claw portion is locked,
The protector according to claim 1. The locking mechanism has a locking pawl portion formed on the locking confirmation piece, and a locked portion provided at an edge portion of the locking confirmation hole to which the locking claw portion is locked. ,
The protector according to claim 1. a conductive wiring material;
and a protector attached to the wiring material to protect the wiring material,
The protector is
a base, and a main body side wall protruding from the base, a wiring space formed by the base and the main body side wall, in which the wiring material is laid, and the main body side wall a protector body including an opening formed by an end portion of the portion opposite to the base portion side and opening along the projecting direction of the body side wall portion;
a lid portion that closes the opening; and a side wall of the main body that protrudes from the lid portion and is located on a side of the main body side wall portion opposite to the wiring space portion side in a state where the lid portion closes the opening. a lid member having a lid sidewall positioned opposite the portion;
a locking mechanism that locks the protector body and the lid member at a normal position where the lid closes the opening;
The lid member further includes a lock confirmation hole extending over the lid portion and the lid side wall portion and penetrating the lid portion and the lid side wall portion, and the wiring space portion of the lid portion. having a rib portion formed on the side surface and surrounding the locking confirmation hole,
The protector main body is further formed by notching an end portion of the main body side wall portion on the side of the opening along the projecting direction, and the locking mechanism holds the protector main body and the lid member in the normal position. a pair of cutouts in which a part of the rib portion is located respectively in a state of being locked by a pair of cutouts, and a pair of cutouts located at an end of the main body side wall on the opening side, sandwiched between the pair of cutouts. is formed to extend along the projecting direction, and is inserted into the locking confirmation hole in a state in which the protector main body and the lid member are locked at the normal position by the locking mechanism to confirm the locking. characterized by having a lock confirmation piece exposed from the hole,
wire harness.

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