JPH06191358A - Harness supporting structure for automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate assembling work of harness, shorten the length of the harness, and provide weight reduction by storing the harnesses inside a structural member designated in the right and left width direction which can heighten the strength and rigidity of the body by integratedly-jointing the right and left parts of the front part body of an automobile to each other. CONSTITUTION:A pillar joint material 1 is a body strength member which is designated in a body width direction to be arranged. A harness 16 is stored inside the pillar joint material 1 whose cross section is of roughly U shape, the harness 16 is branched into branch parts 16a-16g connected with various types of gauges and switches in a right lighting fixture and a meter unit 4, acoustics devices 12, 13, a transmission, an internal combustion engine, an air conditioner 15, a left light and so on, and connectors 17 are provided at the top end of the respective branch parts. The harness 16 is integratedly-installed to the pillar joint material 1 by a clip 18 inside the pillar joint material 1 prior to jointing both the edges of the pillar jointing material 1 with both the sides of the body. It is thus possible to facilitate wiring work and dispense with a special protecting member.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention utilizes an internal space of a structural material oriented in the left-right width direction, which is called a pillar pipe for enhancing strength and rigidity of a front body of an automobile, and a harness is provided in the internal space. The present invention relates to a stored harness support structure.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a vehicle, switches and meters necessary for driving the vehicle are centrally arranged on an instrument panel 01 arranged in front of a driver's seat. As shown in FIGS. 10 to 11, most of the harness 02 for connecting a light or the like has parts such as a heater, a steering column, and a pedal bracket in a narrow space between the front panel 03 and the instrument panel 01. It is arranged avoiding it.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved] In this way, the front panel 0
It is difficult to dispose the harness 02 having high rigidity while avoiding the heater, the steering column, the pedal bracket, etc. in a narrow space between the instrument panel 01 and the instrument panel 01. In particular, in the case of an automobile in which a small assembly in which meters, air-conditioning parts, pedals and the like are separately prepared in advance is assembled into a vehicle body to improve production efficiency, the harness 0
2 had to be arranged in an unreasonable work posture, and the work of arranging the harness was even more difficult. Furthermore, in order to protect the harness more reliably, it was necessary to cover the harness with a protective member.

[0004]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an improvement in a vehicle harness arranging structure which overcomes the above-mentioned problems, in which front and left parts of a vehicle body are integrally connected to each other. It is characterized in that the harness is housed inside a structural member oriented in the left-right width direction that enhances the strength and rigidity of the vehicle body.

Since the present invention is constructed as described above, it is not necessary to arrange a harness having a relatively high rigidity in a narrow space covered with an instrument panel, and the work of assembling the harness can be performed easily and efficiently. be able to.

Further, in the present invention, since it is not necessary to bend and wire the harness while avoiding parts such as the heater, the steering column and the pedal bracket, the length of the harness can be shortened and the weight can be reduced.

Further, in the present invention, since the outer periphery of the harness is covered with the structural material, the harness is protected,
No special protective member is required, improving workability, weight saving, cost reduction, and even if the vehicle body vibrates due to traveling of the vehicle etc., the harness is almost full length with the structural material. The vibration of the harness and the noise caused by the vibration are suppressed as much as possible by being held for a long time.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 will be described below. The pillar connecting material 1 is an instrument for increasing strength and rigidity of the vehicle body by integrally connecting left and right front pillars arranged on both front sides of a vehicle body (not shown) through side brackets (not shown). Which is a vehicle-strength member disposed in front of the ment panel 2 and oriented in the width direction of the vehicle body. The pillar joint material 1 has both flange ends of the channel material bent outward at a right angle. At the same time, the pillar coupling member 1 is bent appropriately in accordance with the positional relationship of the components such as the heater, the steering column, and the pedal, and the shape of the vehicle body. It is arranged in the space between the inner cover (not shown) and the front panel 3.

In the passenger car of this embodiment, the driver's seat (not shown) is arranged on the right side, the meter unit 4 is fitted in the upper right opening of the instrument panel 2, and the console is arranged on the left side of the inner cover. The lid is attached so that it can be opened and closed.

A steering column mounting bracket 6 and a pedal support bracket 7 are integrally fixed to the right side portion of the pillar connecting member 1, and a steering column 8 is mounted on the steering column mounting bracket 6.
A steering wheel 9 is provided on the steering column 8, and an accelerator pedal 10 and a brake pedal 11 are vertically swingably attached to the pedal support bracket 7.

Further, a pair of left and right acoustic device support brackets 14 for holding the cassette tape recorder 12 and the radio 13 are fixed to the central portion of the pillar joint material 1, and an air conditioner 15 is provided on the rear surface of the front panel 3. Installed.

However, the harness 16 is housed in the pillar joint material 1 having a substantially U-shaped cross section.
Reference numeral 6 denotes a right-side lighting device (not shown), various instruments in the meter unit 4, an illumination light blinking switch and a direction indicator light blinking switch attached to the steering column 8 and the steering wheel 9, and a wiper drive switch. Etc., various audio devices 12, 13 supported by the audio device support bracket 14, a transmission (not shown), an internal combustion engine (not shown), an air conditioner 15, a left side lighting device (not shown). No.) and the like, branching parts 16a, 16b, 16c, 16d, 16e,
16f, 16g, etc., and each branching part 16a, 16
Connectors 17 are attached to the tips of b, ....

As shown in FIG. 4, the harness 16 is attached to the pillar connecting member 1 by the clip 18 in the pre-pillar connecting member 1 before connecting both ends of the pillar connecting member 1 to both sides of the vehicle body. It is attached integrally.

Since the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 is constructed as described above, both ends of the pillar connecting material 1 are connected to front pillars (not shown) on both sides of the front part of the vehicle body, and the connector 17 is connected to each electric component. When electrically connected by means of, the harness 16 housed and mounted in the pillar bonding material 1 is also attached to the vehicle body, and like the conventional one, the instrument panel 2 and the inner cover below the instrument panel 2 (shown in the figure). Not required) and the work of mounting the harness in the narrow space between the front panel 3 becomes unnecessary, and the wiring work of the electric system can be performed easily and efficiently.

Further, since the harness 16 is housed in the space of the pillar-shaped connecting material 1 having a substantially channel shape, most of the harness 16 can be covered with the pillar-connecting material 1 to protect the harness 16, so that no special protection member is required. In addition to the above, the mounting work is not required, and the work can be simplified, and the weight and cost can be reduced.

Further, since the harness 16 is housed in the gently-curved pillar joint material 1, the total length of the harness 16 is shortened, and the weight can be further reduced in this respect.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the harness 16 is simply housed in the pillar-shaped connecting member 1 having a substantially channel shape and is integrally attached by the clip 18, but it is shown in FIG. As described above, the harness 16 is housed in the pillar bonding material 1, and notches (not shown) are provided at required positions so that the branch portions 16a, 16b, ... Of the harness 16 can be exposed to the outside. The lid 19 closes the space inside the pillar bonding material 1, and the flange portion of the pillar bonding material 1 and the lid 1 are sealed.
The lid 19 may be attached to the pillar bonding material 1 by a bolt 20 penetrating 9 and a nut 21 integrated with the bolt 20,
In such an embodiment, the harness 1
6 can be held firmly.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the pillar connecting material 22 may be formed in a box shape, and the harness 16 may be housed and mounted in the pillar connecting material 22.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 7 to 8, even in a case where both ends of a pillar pipe 24 having a circular cross section are integrally connected to front pillars (not shown) on the left and right sides via side brackets 23, the pillar pipes. Two
The harness 16 may be housed in the harness 4, and a branch portion (not shown) of the harness 16 may be branched from a hole provided at a required position of the pillar pipe 24.

Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the harness 16 is housed in the concave portion of the instrument frame 25 which serves as a reinforcing material made of magnesium alloy, and the harness 16 is attached to the instrument frame 25 by an attaching means (not shown). May be.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of an automobile harness support structure according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional side view of a left side portion in the embodiment shown in FIG.

3 is a vertical sectional side view of the right side portion in the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the relevant part.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of another embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of still another embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view of still another embodiment.

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 9 is a sectional view of still another embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view illustrating an arrangement state of harnesses in an automobile.

FIG. 11 is a vertical cross-sectional side view illustrating a conventional harness attachment state.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Pillar binder, 2 ... Instrument panel, 3 ...
Front panel 4 ... Meter unit, 6 ... Steering column mounting bracket, 7 ... Pedal support bracket, 8 ... Steering column, 9 ... Steering wheel, 10 ... Accelerator pedal, 11 ... Brake pedal, 12 ... Tape recorder, 13 ... Radio, 14 … Audio equipment support bracket, 15… Air conditioner, 16… Harness, 17… Connector,
18 ... Clip, 19 ... Lid, 20 ... Bolt, 21 ... Nut, 22 ...
Pillar connecting material, 23… side bracket, 24… pillar pipe, 25… instrument frame

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A harness support structure characterized in that a harness is housed inside a structural member oriented in the left-right width direction for integrally strengthening the right and left portions of a front vehicle body of an automobile to enhance the strength and rigidity of the vehicle body.