JPH0416906Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Field of Industrial Application) This invention relates to a support device for a wire harness in an automobile instrument panel.

(Prior Art) Generally, a wire harness connected to a meter is installed in the instrument panel of an automobile.

Further, in the above configuration, a lighting bulb for illuminating the meter is generally provided (for example, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 59-9952).

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) By the way, since there is a risk that the wire harness may vibrate when the automobile is running, it is conceivable to support this wire harness on an instrument box that constitutes an instrument panel.

Therefore, it is possible to provide a harness clamp to support the wire harness on the instrument box, but if this harness clamp is simply provided separately, the number of parts will increase, so it is necessary to support the wire harness on the instrument box. The configuration becomes complicated.

On the other hand, if the harness clamp is integrally molded on the surface of the instrument box, the increase in the number of parts can be suppressed. However, for example, in an instrument panel where lighting bulbs are closely mounted, the bulb socket and the harness clamp are formed on the surface of the instrument box. Therefore, when trying to support the wire harness on the instrument box using a harness clamp, the above-mentioned valve socket may interfere with the wire harness, making it difficult to support the wire harness. occurs.

(Purpose of the invention) This invention was made with attention to the above-mentioned circumstances, and aims to simplify the structure for supporting the wire harness with respect to the instrument box, and
The main purpose is to facilitate the work of supporting the wire harness.

(Structure of the device) The feature of this device to achieve the above object is that when the valve socket is attached to the instrument box, the harness clamp that supports the wire harness is integrally molded with the valve socket. The harness clamp is formed so as to protrude from the valve socket in a direction away from the instrument box when the valve socket is attached to the instrument box.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of this invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes an instrument panel of an automobile, and this instrument panel 1 has an instrument box 2, in which a plurality of instruments (not shown) are housed.

A plurality of lighting bulbs 4 for illuminating the instruments are attached via bulb sockets 5 to a back plate 3 constituting the back surface of the instrument box 2.

To explain the above structure more specifically, each of the valve sockets 5 is made of resin such as ABS or polypropylene, and is formed to have the same dimensions. The socket body 7 of this valve socket 5 is cylindrical.
A lighting bulb 4 is detachably attached to one end side. Further, a flange plate 8 is integrally formed on the other end side of the socket body 7, and a pair of locking protrusions 9 are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the socket body 7.

On the other hand, the back plate 3 is formed with a plurality of mounting holes 11 into which the socket bodies 7 are inserted and removably inserted.
Each of these mounting holes 11 is formed to have the same dimensions. This mounting hole 11 has a pair of notches 12 on a part of its periphery, through which the locking protrusion 9 can pass.

Then, together with the locking protrusion 9, the socket body 7
into the mounting hole 11, and then attach the valve socket 5.
When the valve socket 5 is rotated about its axis, the flange plate 8 and the locking protrusion 9 sandwich the edge of the mounting hole 11, whereby the valve socket 5 is supported on the back plate 3.
In the above case, any valve socket 5 can be attached to the attachment hole 11 at a desired position.

A wire harness 13 is wired on the outer surface of the back plate 3, and one end of the wire harness 13 is connected to the meter via a coupler 14. Further, although the other end side of this wire harness 13 is not shown,
It is connected to various corresponding measurement units such as sensors via a control circuit or the like.

A harness clamp 16 for supporting the wire harness 13 is integrally molded on one end side of the valve socket 5. In this case, when the valve socket 5 is attached to the back plate 3, the harness clamp 16 is formed so as to protrude from the valve socket 5 in a direction away from the back plate 3.

Further, the harness clamp 16 has an arcuate support piece 17 projecting from the socket body 7. A hook portion 18 is provided at the protruding end of this support piece 17.
On the other hand, a locking part 19 is formed on the socket main body 7, which can be freely engaged with and detached from the hook part 18. If the support piece 17 is elastically deformed so as to reduce the diameter of the circular arc and the hook part 18 is locked to the locking part 19 (as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 2), the support piece 17 can be used to secure the harness. The clamp 16 can be supported so as to be tightened.

FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of the harness clamp 16. That is, the harness clamp 16 is composed of a pair of opposing left and right arc-shaped support pieces 21, 21 that protrude from the socket body 7, and the wire harness 13 is elastically sandwiched between the support pieces 21, 21. Supported. The other configurations are the same as those in the previous embodiment.

(Effects of the invention) According to this invention, since the harness clamp for supporting the wire harness is integrally molded into the valve socket, an increase in the number of parts for supporting the wire harness is avoided, and the structure is simple. The wiring harness can be supported by the instrument box.

Furthermore, when the valve socket is attached to the instrument box, the harness clamp is formed to protrude from the valve socket in the direction away from the instrument box, so when trying to support the wire harness on the instrument box, This prevents the valve socket from interfering with this wire harness.

Therefore, even in the case of an instrument panel in which the lighting bulbs are closely arranged, it is possible to easily support the wire harness to the instrument box.

Furthermore, as mentioned above, since the harness clamp protrudes from the valve socket in the direction away from the instrument box, the harness clamp can also be used as a handle when attaching the valve socket to the instrument box. This has the advantage of improving workability.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The figures show an embodiment of this invention; Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the back of the instrument panel, Fig. 2 is a partially exploded view of Fig. 1,
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the harness clamp. 1...Instrument panel, 2...Instrument box (stationary side), 4...
...Lighting bulb, 5...Bulb socket, 13...
Wire harness, 16...Harness clamp.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] An automobile is provided with an instrument box housing instruments, a light bulb for illuminating the instrument is attached to a bulb socket, the bulb socket is attached to the instrument box, and a wire harness connected to the instrument is routed. In the instrument panel, a harness clamp supporting the wire harness is integrally molded with the valve socket, and
When the above valve socket is attached to the instrument box,
A support device for a wire harness in an instrument panel, characterized in that the harness clamp is formed to protrude from the valve socket in a direction away from the instrument box.