JPH0564338A - Protector and cable storing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily store cables inside the body of a protector by covering the opening of the protector, which stores a bundle of cables inside the body of itself, with an adhesive tape. CONSTITUTION:An adhesive tape 51 is stuck to the margin of one sidewall 17 after stripping the sheet 47b for separating from a perforation. In this condition, cables 13 are stored in the main body 3 of a protector, and then the adhesive tape 51 is bent toward the margin of the other sidewall 17 after stripping paper 47a for separating, and the end of an adhesive part 49 is stuck to the margin of the other sidewall 17. At this time, in case that there are cables 13 jutting out of the protector body 3, the cables 13 jutting out are returned into the protector body 3, and then the adhesive tape is bent toward the other sidewall 17 after stripping the paper 47a for separating, and is bonded to the margin of the other sidewall 17. Hereby, the cables can be stored easily inside the body of the protector without damaging the cables.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a protector for accommodating a bundle of electric wires and a method for accommodating electric wires in the protector.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional protector 1 is shown in FIG. The protector 1 is placed on a support member 11 which is erected on an electric wire routing base 9, and accommodates the wired electric wires 13. As shown in FIG. 4, the protector 1 includes an electric wire 1
3, a protector body 3 for accommodating 3; a lid body 7 for closing the opening 5 of the protector body 3; and a locking means 19 for locking the lid body 7 to the protector body 3.

The protector body 3 is composed of a bottom portion 15 and side walls 17 which are erected from both sides of the bottom portion 15 in the same direction. The lid 7 has a flat plate shape, and both side ends thereof are bent in the same direction. The distance between the side ends is set to be slightly larger than the distance between the side walls 17 of the protector body 3, that is, the width dimension of the opening 5. The opening 5 can be closed. The locking means 19 is a flexible locking arm 21 having a locking hole formed at the side end of the lid 7.
And a locking projection 23 protruding from the outer periphery of the side wall of the protector body 3.

When the electric wire 13 is housed and fixed in the protector 1, the electric wire routing base 9 is provided in the protector body 3.
The electric wires 13 arranged on the upper side and supported by the electric wire support 25 are housed one by one. After the wiring of all the electric wires is completed, the opening 5 is closed by the lid 7, and the locking arm 21 is locked to the locking projection 23.

[0005]

However, as the number of the electric wires 13 accommodated in the protector body 3 increases, the electric wires 13 that are later routed and accommodated in the protector body 3 are arranged near the opening. As shown in FIG. 5, it is lifted up from the inside of the protector main body 3 to open the opening 5
There is a problem that it sticks out from the outside and gets caught between the lid 7 and the upper end of the side wall 17.

When the wire 13 floats up between the opening 5 of the protector body 3 and the lid body 7 and the electric wire 13 sticks out of the protector body 3 and is bitten in, the lid body 7 is fixed by the jig 27 as shown in FIG. A part of the wire was bent, and the electric wire 13 that was caught between the lid 7 and the edge of the opening 5 was pushed into the protector body 3. However, this work was very troublesome.

Therefore, the protector shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 has been proposed. The protector 1 shown in FIG. 6 is configured such that the long tape 29 is pulled out and wound around the protector body, and the electric wire 13 is wound around the protector body 3. In addition, the protector 32 shown in FIG.
As disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 139417, a notch 33 is formed in the middle part, and the electric wire 13 is fixed to the protector main body 31 with the tape 29 at the notch 33.

However, in the protectors 1 and 32,
Since the tape is wound while moving the tape winding section 29a around the protector main bodies 3 and 31, it takes a long time to wind the tape.

Therefore, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2628/1990 shown in FIG.
In the protector 37 disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 18, a band-shaped pressing member 41 is arranged above the opening of the protector body 39, and when pressing the electric wire 13, the pressing member 41 is arranged.
The electric wire 13 is held in the protector body 39 with, and after the wiring of all the electric wires 13 is completed, the opening is closed with the lid body 43 while the electric wire 13 is held in the protector body 39 by the pressing member 41, After closing the opening with the lid 43, the strip-shaped pressing member 41 is pulled out from above the protector body 39.

However, in this case, there is a problem that the protector 37 becomes large in size because a space for the pressing member is required.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a small protector and a method for accommodating an electric wire which can easily accommodate the electric wire in the protector body without damaging the electric wire.

[0012]

In order to achieve the above object, the invention as set forth in claim 1 is a protector body comprising a bottom portion and side walls erected in the same direction from both side portions of the bottom portion,
In a protector comprising a lid that closes the opening between the side walls and a locking means that locks the lid to the protector body, the protector body has an opening in which the electric wire is housed, and the length of the adhesive portion Is covered with an adhesive tape of a fixed length which is longer than the space between the side walls forming the opening.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a wire accommodating method for accommodating a wire bundle in a protector body, and closing an opening of the protector body with a lid to accommodate an electric wire in the protector. One release paper of the adhesive tape with release paper having a length longer than the space between the side walls was peeled off, one end of the adhesive tape was attached to one edge of the opening, and then a wire bundle was housed in the protector body. After that, the other release paper is peeled off, the other end of the adhesive tape is bent toward the other edge of the opening and adhered to the other edge of the opening of the protector body, and the opening is covered with a lid. It is characterized by closing.

[0014]

According to the first aspect of the invention, the opening of the protector accommodating the bundle of electric wires in the protector body is covered with the adhesive tape.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the release paper is peeled off from the adhesive tape and one end is bonded to one edge of the opening. After accommodating the electric wire bundle in the protector body, bend the adhesive tape toward the other edge of the opening and adhere the other end to the other edge of the opening, and cover the opening of the protector body with the lid. Close. As a result, the wire bundle can be fixed in the protector body.

As described above, according to the first and second aspects of the present invention, the electric wire does not float up from the inside of the protector body and is not caught between the lid and the opening of the protector body.
Therefore, the electric wire can be easily accommodated in the protector body without damaging the electric wire, and a small protector and an electric wire accommodating method can be provided.

[0017]

Embodiments of the protector and the electric wire housing method according to the present invention will be described below. Note that the same components as those of the protector 1 shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1A, one side wall 17 of the protector body 3 of the protector 45 of this embodiment is provided with a length L2 of a bonding portion 49 to which release papers 47a and 47b are bonded. A plurality of standard length adhesive tapes 51 longer than the interval L1 of 17 are adhered at a predetermined interval.

The adhesive tape 51 is made of a material such as paper or vinyl as shown in FIG.
The adhesive 49 applied on the substrate 44 and the adhesive 49
Release paper 4 that is attached to and can be divided by the creases 46
7a and 47b, and the portions from which the release papers 47a and 47b are peeled off serve as adhesive portions. Also, release paper 47
a and 47b can be easily peeled off from the adhesive 49,
The lower end portion to which the release paper 47b is attached is adhered to one of the side walls 17. Further, the intermediate portion is bridged between the side walls 17, and the upper end portion is adhered to the other side wall 17.

Further, in a state in which the adhesive tape 51 is attached to one of the side walls 17, a length L3 of a portion which is erected from one side wall 17, that is, an adhesive portion to which the release paper 47a is adhered is an opening portion. Is formed longer than the length L1.

Next, a housing method for housing the electric wire 13 in the protector 45 will be described.

The release paper 47b of the adhesive tape 51 formed as shown in FIG. 1 (b) is peeled off from the perforations and attached to the edge of one side wall 17. After accommodating the electric wire 13 in the protector body 3 in this state, the release paper 47a of the adhesive tape 51 is peeled off from the adhesive and bent toward the edge of the other side wall 17. Then, the end portion of the adhesive portion 49 is attached to the edge portion of the other side wall 17.

At this time, when there is an electric wire 13 that is protruding from the protector main body 3 during the electric wire arranging work, after returning the electric wire 13 protruding into the protector main body 3, the release paper 47a is peeled off. Is bent toward the other side wall 17 and adhered to the edge of the other side wall 17. This ensures that the electric wire 13 can be accommodated in the protector body 3, and the electric wire 13 can be easily accommodated in the protector body 3.
It can be housed inside (Fig. 2).

As described above, according to the protector and the electric wire housing method of this embodiment, the electric wire 13 can be easily housed in the protector body 3 without damaging the electric wire 13. Furthermore, since no jig or the like is required, the protector 45 can be made compact.

Next, another embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. This embodiment is an example in which an electric wire is accommodated and fixed in a protector 53 for accommodating an electric wire at a branch portion. The protector 53 has a hollow portion 55 formed in the central portion. Also in the case of the present embodiment, a plurality of adhesive tapes 51 having a length L2 of the adhesive portion 49 to which the release papers 47a and 47b are adhered are longer than the length L1 between the side walls 17 are provided on one side wall 17 at predetermined intervals. Pre-bonded with.

According to this embodiment, the same effect as that of the above embodiment can be obtained. In addition, the protector 53 of this embodiment
Even if the hollow portion 55 is formed in the central portion, the electric wire 13 can be reliably fixed with the adhesive tape 51.

That is, the adhesive tape 51, which is cut in advance to a predetermined length and has the release paper 47 attached to the adhesive portion 49,
Since it suffices that the adhesive tape be attached to the side wall 17, it is not necessary to pass the winding portion 29a of the adhesive tape through the hollow portion 55 and rotate it.

Furthermore, since the electric wire 13 is not caught between the lid and the upper end of the side wall, a jig or the like for pushing the electric wire 13 is unnecessary. Further, the protector 45 can be downsized because a jig for pressing the electric wire 13 is unnecessary.

Further, when the electric wire 13 is housed in the protector body 3, the release paper 47a is attached to the adhesive portion 49, so that the operator's hand or the electric wire 13 does not adhere during the work. ..

In each of the above embodiments, the adhesive tape 51
Although the release paper 47a is adhered to the pressure-sensitive adhesive to prevent dust and the like from being inadvertently attached, the release papers 47a and 47b may not be attached. Further, the adhesive tape 51 may be configured such that the adhesive is applied only to both end portions of the substrate 44 and the adhesive is not applied to the intermediate portion, that is, the portion located in the opening 5.

Further, it is preferable to make the adhesive tape 51 straight by increasing the thickness of the substrate 44 or folding back both sides of the adhesive tape 51, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the opening 5 is opposite to the opening 5. The free end of the adhesive tape may fall to the side.

[0032]

As described above, according to the protector and the electric wire accommodating method of the present invention, the excellent effect that the electric wire can be easily accommodated in the protector body without damaging the electric wire is obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a protector and a strip with an adhesive according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which an electric wire is fixed with an adhesive tape.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a protector of another embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a conventional protector and an electric wire housed in the protector.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an operation of pushing an electric wire bitten by a jig into a protector.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a work state of fixing an electric wire to a conventional protector with an adhesive tape.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a conventional protector.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a conventional protector.

[Explanation of symbols]

 3 Protector Main Body 5 Opening 7 Cover 15 Bottom 17 Sidewall 19 Locking Means 44 Substrate 45, 53 Protectors 47a, 47b Release Paper 49 Adhesive 51 Adhesive Tape

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A protector body comprising a bottom and side walls standing upright from both sides of the bottom in the same direction, a lid for closing an opening between the side walls, and the lid for engaging the protector body. In the protector including the locking means for stopping, the opening of the protector accommodating the electric wire in the protector body is covered with an adhesive tape of a fixed length in which the length of the adhesive portion is longer than the side wall forming the opening. Protector characterized by. 2. An electric wire housing method in which a wire bundle is housed in a protector body and an electric wire is housed in the protector by closing an opening of the protector body with a lid. After peeling off one release paper of the pressure-sensitive adhesive tape with release paper and sticking one end of the pressure-sensitive adhesive tape to one edge of the opening, and then accommodating the wire bundle in the protector body, the other release paper is attached. Peeling off, bending the other end of the adhesive tape toward the other edge of the opening, adhering to the other edge of the opening of the protector body, and closing the opening with a lid. Wire storage method.