JPH0210810Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Purpose of the invention] (Field of industrial application) The present invention relates to a meter cable holder for fixing and holding a meter cable routed inside a vehicle to a vehicle body frame. The present invention relates to a meter cable holder that can be securely and extremely easily fixed to a vehicle body frame.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, in order to securely hold a meter cable in a vehicle to a vehicle body frame, a configuration as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 has generally been adopted.

In FIG. 7, a cylindrical clamp guide 3 fitted around the outer periphery of the meter cable 1 is fixed to the meter cable 1 by spot welding or the like. A clamp holder 5 that holds the clamp guide 3 is formed in a substantially U-shape between the flanges 3F provided at both ends of the clamp guide 3, and is fixed to the vehicle body frame 7 by spot welding or the like. has been done.

Further, in the configuration shown in FIG. 8, after the clamp holder 5 is bent to be attached to the clamp guide 3, it is fixed to the vehicle body frame 7 with fixing bolts 9 passing through both ends of the clamp holder 5. ing.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) In the conventional configuration shown in FIG. 7, there is a relatively large play (gap) between the arc portion 5C of the clamp holder 5 and the clamp guide 3. Problems are that the meter cable 1 may not be held securely because the clamp guide 3 may be detached from the clamp holder 5, and the clamp guide 3 may come off from the clamp holder 5 due to resonance with the vibrations of the vehicle engine. There is.

In addition, in the conventional configuration as shown in FIG. 8, although the reliability of fixing the meter cable 1 is improved, there are problems with noise due to vibration and needle vibration, and the use of the fixing bolt 9 prevents mounting parts and There is a problem that the number of man-hours increases and the installation work becomes troublesome.

[Structure of the invention] (Means for solving the problems) In order to solve the conventional problems as mentioned above,
In the present invention, a clamp holder is provided between the flanges at both ends of a cylindrical clamp guide to be attached to a meter cable, and has an arc-shaped clamping part that can freely clamp the clamp guide. A locking portion that can be freely locked in a locking hole formed in a vehicle body frame is formed on both end sides, and a shoulder portion that can freely hold the vehicle body frame between the locking portions is formed and provided; Connecting parts are formed on both ends of the clamp holder to restrain and connect each other.

In addition, the connecting portions on both ends of the clamp holder are provided with stoppers that abut against the ends of the clamp holder to prevent the ends from deforming greatly in the direction of approaching each other, and the stoppers are clamped and engaged. It is equipped with a clamp finger that can be stopped freely.

(Function) In the above configuration, after tightening the clamp guide attached to the meter cable with the clamp holder, when the locking parts formed at both ends of the clamp holder are inserted into the locking holes formed in the vehicle body frame. , the locking portion is locked in the locking hole, and the vehicle body frame is held between the locking portion and the shoulder formed on the clamp holder, so that the clamp holder can be attached to the vehicle body frame with just one touch. It is extremely easy to break and can be installed reliably. Also, since both ends of the crank holder are connected to each other by a connecting part,
The clamp guide can be held securely.

Furthermore, in the connecting part, when both ends of the clamp holder come close to each other, a stopper prevents them from coming close to each other, and when both ends of the clamp holder separate from each other, a clamp finger clamps the stopper. Since they are locked, they are prevented from separating from each other and will not come off naturally after the clamp holder is attached to the vehicle body frame.

(Example) Referring to Figure 1, vehicle meter cable 1
1 is held by a clamp holder 15, and this clamp holder 15 is locked in a rectangular locking hole 17H formed in a body frame 17 of the vehicle. That is, the meter cable 11 is fixedly held on the vehicle body frame 17 via the clamp holder 15 and the clamp guide 13.

To explain in more detail, the clamp guide 1
3 has a cylindrical shape with flange portions 13F at both ends, and the cylindrical portion 13 is located inside the flange portion 13F as shown in FIG.
A large diameter portion 13R is formed which has a larger diameter than C and a smaller diameter than the flange portion 13F. Furthermore, a slit 13S is formed over the entire length of the clamp guide 13, which is opened when the clamp guide 13 is attached to the meter cable 11.

With the above configuration, when the clamp guide 13 is fitted onto the meter cable 11 and the cylindrical portion 13C of the clamp guide 13 is fixed to the meter cable 11 by spot welding or the like, the cylindrical portion 13C protrudes due to deformation of the welded portion. Even if such a problem occurs, the large diameter part 1
3R is not deformed by the above-mentioned welding. Therefore, the clamp holder 15 described later
Even if the large diameter portion 13R is tightened and held by
The clamp holder 15 and the clamp guide 13 can be relatively smoothly rotated.

Clamp body 19 of the clamp holder 15
As can be understood from FIGS. 1, 5 and 6, the clamp arms 23 and 25 are symmetrical with the thin flexible portion 21 at the center. Arc-shaped clamping parts 23C and 25C, which can rotatably clamp the large diameter part 13R of the clamp guide 13, are formed in the portions of the clamp arms 23 and 25 adjacent to the flexible part 21, respectively. It has been done. A plurality of slightly protruding protrusions 23 are provided at appropriate positions of the tightening portions 23C and 25C so that the large diameter portion 13R of the clamp guide 13 can be tightened more reliably without causing looseness.
P, 25P are formed.

When the clamp guide 13 is clamped by the clamp holder 15 as shown in FIG. , 25 are formed on the free end side.

That is, as is clear from FIGS. 1 and 4, one clamp arm 23 is provided with a pair of clamp fingers 29 that protrude toward the other clamp arm 25, and each clamp finger 29
A recessed locking portion 31 (in this embodiment, the recessed locking portion is formed by forming a hole) is formed at a position opposite to .

As shown in FIG. 4, the other clamp arm 25 is formed with a stopper 33 that protrudes toward the one clamp arm 23. The tip of this stopper 33 elastically deforms the clamp finger 29. At the very least, a triangular head 35 is formed that can freely enter between each clamp finger 29. The head 35 is formed with a convex locking portion 37 that can be locked to the concave locking portion 31 of the clamp finger 29 .

With the above configuration, the clamp holder 15
As shown in Fig. 4, the clamp guide 1
3 is clamped, the clamp holder 15
When an external force is applied in a direction that causes the free ends of both clamp arms 23 and 25 to separate from each other, the concave locking portion 31 of each clamp finger 29 and the convex locking portion 37 of the stopper 33 lock, This prevents the free ends of both clamp arms 23 and 25 from separating. Therefore, the clamp guide 13 will not easily come off from the clamp holder 15.

Furthermore, when an external force is applied in a direction that causes the free ends of both clamp arms 23 and 25 in the clamp holder 15 to approach each other, the tip of the stopper 33 comes into contact with one of the clamp arms 23, preventing them from coming closer together. do. In other words, the hook member, which will be described later, is prevented from coming off naturally from the vehicle body frame 17.

In order to lock the clamp holder 15 in the locking hole 17H of the vehicle body frame 17, elastically deformable hook members 39, 39 are integrally provided on each of the clamp arms 23, 25, respectively.

In more detail, as shown in FIG.
It is attached to the opposite side of C and 25C. The tip of each hook member 39, 39 is connected to each clamp arm 2.
A triangular locking portion 39L protrudes from the free ends of 3 and 25, and is provided at each tip end thereof, and is capable of entering into the locking hole 17H of the vehicle body frame 17 and locking at the edge of the locking hole 17H. is formed.

Near the tip of each of the hook members 39, 39,
It is located between a pair of restricting protrusions 41 formed at the tips of both clamp arms 23 and 25 to prevent large deformation in the lateral direction. The above-mentioned regulation protrusion piece 41
The outer dimension H is approximately equal to the width W of the locking hole 17H of the vehicle body frame 17, and it can be freely fitted into the locking hole 17H. Further, the end surface 41F of the regulating protrusion 41 can freely come into contact with the edge of the locking hole 17H.
That is, the restricting protruding piece 41 restricts movement of the locking hole 17H in the longitudinal direction and the width direction when the clamp holder 15 is attached to the vehicle body frame 17.

Further, a locking portion 39 in the hook member 39
L locking surface 39F and each clamp arm 23, 25
A gap between the distal end portion of the regulating projection piece 41 and the shoulder portions 23S and 25S formed on both sides thereof is approximately equal to the thickness of the vehicle body frame 17.

With the above configuration, in order to attach the clamp holder 15 to the vehicle body frame 17 in the state shown in FIG. When the regulating protruding pieces 41 of the clamp arms 23 and 25 are fitted into the locking holes 17H and the shoulders 23S and 25S abut against the vehicle body frame 17, the locking portions 39L of the hook members 39 are fitted into the locking holes 17H. It will be secured to the edge of the That is,
The locking surface 39F of the locking portion 39L of each hook member 39 and the shoulder portion 23 of each clamp arm 23, 25
Clamp holder 15 is attached to vehicle body frame 17 in such a manner that vehicle body frame 17 is sandwiched between clamp holder S and 25S. Therefore, the clamp holder 15 is reliably fixed to the locking hole 17H.

(Effects of the invention) As can be understood from the description of the embodiments above, according to the invention, when the clamp guide is tightened using the arc-shaped tightening portion formed on the clamp holder, both ends of the clamp holder are Since the clamp finger and the stopper are engaged with each other at the connecting portion, the clamp guide can be easily held on the clamp holder. In addition, the clamp holder can be easily attached to the vehicle body frame by simply fitting the locking parts provided at both ends of the clamp holder into the locking holes formed in the vehicle body frame, allowing the meter cable to be fixedly held. can be performed extremely easily with a simple configuration.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the usage state of the meter cable holder according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway front view showing the state of attachment to the vehicle body frame. FIG. 3 is a partially sectional side view.
FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the - line in FIG. 2. FIG. 5 is a plan view showing the opened state. FIG. 6 is a front view of the same. In FIGS. 7a and 7b and FIG. 8, a and b are explanatory diagrams of conventional examples, respectively. 1... Meter cable, 13... Clamp guide, 13F... Flange portion, 15... Clamp holder, 17... Vehicle body frame, 17H... Locking hole, 39... Hook member, 39L... Locking part, 2
3S, 25S...Shoulder, 29...Clamp finger, 33...Stopper.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] (1) A clamp holder that is provided with an arcuate tightening part that can freely tighten the clamp guide between the flanges at both ends of the cylindrical clamp guide that is attached to the meter cable. A locking part that can be freely locked in a locking hole formed in the vehicle body frame is formed on both ends of the clamp holder, and a shoulder part that can freely clamp the vehicle body frame between the clamp holder and the locking part. A meter cable holder characterized in that the clamp holder is provided with connecting portions formed at both ends of the clamp holder to restrain and connect each other. (2) The connecting parts on both ends of the clamp holder are equipped with stoppers that abut against the ends of the clamp holder to prevent the ends from deforming greatly in the direction toward each other, and the stoppers are provided with a stopper that clamps and engages the clamp holder. The meter cable holder according to claim 1, characterized in that the meter cable holder is provided with a clamp finger that can be freely stopped.