JPH07117729A - Harness arranging structure of vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To secure the good setup of harness by connecting a floor panel to a side still upper part, installing the harness in an interspace made of removing a side edge at the side of a side sill of a floor mat on the floor panel, and setting both top surfaces of a side sill garnish and the floor mat to be flush with each other. CONSTITUTION:A side edge of a floor panel 7 is connected to the upper part of a side sill inner 2b, and an insulator part 14a is rived from a top of the side sill inner 2b at length of up to the side edge of the floor panel 7. With this removal, a harness setup space 15 equivalent to thickness of the insulator part 14a is formed on top of the side sill 2b, whereby harness 10 is made installable. In addition, a surface layer part 14b of a floor mat 14 is installed on top of this harness 10, and a side sill garnish 17 is installed on top of the side sill 2. In succession, loath top surfaces of the side sill garish 17 and the surface layer part 14b of the floor mat 14 are flush with each other, namely, forming almost one plane in terms of height.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a harness arranging structure for a vehicle including a harness for connecting a control box provided in an instrument panel and lamps provided in a rear portion of a vehicle body. is there.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In automobiles, for example, a harness serving as a power supply path for transmitting signals between lamps and a rear seat portion provided on a rear surface of a vehicle body and a control box provided on an instrument panel. Are provided in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body. This harness is usually provided on the passenger compartment side for waterproofing and protection from external force. This kind of harness layout structure is
As disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 100578, a floor sill is provided in a state of being lowered with respect to a side sill extending in a vehicle front-rear direction, the harness is arranged along an inner side surface of the side sill, and an outer surface of the harness is It is known that the floor mat is covered with a part of the floor mat. As another structure, as shown in FIG. 11, the side sill 51 extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body is in a state where the upper surface of the floor portion constituted by the floor panel 56 and the floor mat 54 is lowered, and the side sill outer 51
Side sill inner 5 forming side sill 51 with a
The harness 52 is arranged on the 1b, and the harness 5
The upper surface of 2 is covered with a covering member 53.
It is known that a part of the floor mat 54 is arranged on the above and a side sill garnish 55 is further provided thereon.

[0003]

However, in the above conventional structure, the side sill is projected upward with respect to the upper surface of the floor, so that getting on and off the vehicle is carried out across the side sill. Therefore, the above structure is not only insufficient in terms of ease of getting on and off the vehicle, but also low in aesthetic appearance. Therefore, it is possible to solve such problems,
Further, it is desired to develop a vehicle harness arrangement structure in which the above harness can be arranged well.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a harness arranging structure for a vehicle according to a first aspect of the present invention is arranged such that a harness arranged in the front-rear direction of a vehicle has an outer side sill extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle. In a vehicle harness arranging structure disposed on the vehicle compartment side from the side surface, a side edge portion of a floor panel is connected to an upper portion of the side sill, and a floor mat reaching the side sill is provided on the floor panel,
A side sill side edge of this floor mat is removed in the vehicle front-rear direction to form a harness arranging space, the harness is arranged in the harness arranging space, and a side sill garnish covering the side sill upper surface is provided on the side sill. Is provided, and the upper surface of the side sill garnish and the upper surface of the floor mat are set to be substantially flush with each other.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle harness arranging structure according to the first aspect of the present invention, in which a downward recess is formed in a floor panel in contact with the harness arranging space. The harness is arranged in the recess.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a harness arranging structure for a vehicle, in which a harness disposed in a front-rear direction of a vehicle body is disposed closer to a passenger compartment than an outer surface of a side sill. In the above-mentioned side sill, a side frame extending in the vehicle body front-rear direction is connected to the inside of the side sill, and a downward concave portion serving as a harness arranging space is formed on the upper surface side of the side frame. In addition to being installed, a floor mat is provided on the side frame, a side sill garnish that covers the upper surface of the side sill is provided on the side sill, and the upper surface of the side sill garnish and the upper surface of the floor mat are set to be substantially flush with each other. It is characterized by being.

A vehicle harness arrangement structure according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the vehicle harness arrangement structure according to the first, second or third aspect of the invention, wherein the harness has a connector portion for connecting the harnesses. However, it is characterized in that the connector portion is arranged above the upper surface of the floor mat.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the vehicle harness arrangement structure according to the fourth aspect, wherein the connector portion is provided on a side surface of the pillar. Is characterized by.

[0009]

According to the structure of the first aspect, since the upper surface of the side sill garnish covering the upper surface of the side sill and the upper surface of the floor mat are set to be substantially flush with each other, it is not necessary to step on and off the side sill for getting on and off the vehicle. It is easy and improves the aesthetic appearance. Moreover, since the harness is arranged in the harness arrangement space formed by removing the side sill side edge of the floor mat in the vehicle front-rear direction, it is possible to arrange the harness satisfactorily with the above advantages. it can.

According to the structure of claim 2, since the harness is arranged in the concave portion formed in the floor panel which is in contact with the harness disposing space, the floor mat is provided in addition to the function of the structure of claim 1. Can be made thinner, and
It can also be used with large diameter harnesses.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the upper surface of the side sill garnish covering the upper surface of the side sill and the upper surface of the floor mat are set to be substantially flush with each other, it is not necessary to step on and off the side sill when getting on and off the vehicle. It is easy and improves the aesthetic appearance. Also, since the side frame is connected to the inside of the side sill,
It is possible to provide high strength against a side impact.

According to the structure of claim 4, the connector part of the harness is arranged at a position higher than the upper surface of the floor mat. Therefore, in addition to the function of the structure of claim 1, 2 or 3, for example, the floor part. When water is washed with water, it is possible to prevent water from entering the connector portion, which is generally low in waterproofness, and obtain good waterproofness.

According to the structure of claim 5, in addition to the operation of the structure of claim 4, by supporting the connector part by the pillar, a dedicated connector part support structure is not required.

[0014]

【Example】

[Embodiment 1] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. The vehicle shown in FIG. 2 having the harness arrangement structure of the present embodiment includes side sills 2, front pillars 3, center pillars 4, rear pillars 5, a dash panel 6 and a floor panel 7 as shown in FIG. It has a car body 1. As shown in FIG. 5, the side sill 2 includes a side sill outer 2a and a side sill inner 2b. The center pillar 4 includes a center pillar outer 4a and a center pillar inner 4b. The side edge of the floor panel 7 is connected to the upper portion of the side sill inner 2b.

As shown in FIG. 4, an instrument panel 8 is provided in the front portion of the vehicle compartment of the vehicle body 1, and a control box 9 for controlling the operation of each lamp is provided in the instrument panel 8. Is provided.
The control box 9 is connected with a harness 10 which serves as a power feeding path from the control box 9 to each part.

The harness 10 extends from the control box 9 to one side in the vehicle width direction, is a first branch portion 11 provided at an end portion in the vehicle width direction, and includes a front extension portion 10a extending in the engine room direction. It is branched to a first rear extension 10b extending rearward of the vehicle compartment. The front extension 10
The a is connected to, for example, lamps (not shown) provided in the front part of the vehicle body.

The first rear extension 10b is a second branch 12 provided in the vicinity of the front pillar 3, and includes a front door extension 10c extending in the front door direction (not shown) and a rear portion of the vehicle compartment. It is branched into an extending second rear extension 10d. The front door direction extending portion 10c
Is connected to, for example, lamps (not shown) provided at the rear end of the front door.

The second rear extending portion 10d is a third branch portion 13 provided on the center pillar 4, and includes a rear door extending portion 10e extending in the rear door direction (not shown), a rear seat direction, and a lamp portion rearward of the vehicle body. And a third rearward extending portion 10f that extends to. The rear door direction extending portion 10e is connected to, for example, lamps (not shown) provided at the rear end of the rear door. The third rear extension 10f is connected to, for example, lamps (not shown) provided on the rear seat portion and lamps (not shown) provided on the rear portion of the vehicle body.

The arrangement structure of the second rear extension 10d and the third rear extension 10f in the harness 10 is shown in FIG.
1 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. That is, the side edge portion of the floor panel 7 is connected to the upper portion of the side sill inner 2b of the side sill 2. A floor mat 14 is provided on the floor panel 7. The floor mat 14 is composed of an insulator portion 14a and a surface layer portion 14b above the insulator portion 14a.
The surface layer portion 14b extends to the vicinity of the upper joint between the side sill outer 2a and the side sill inner 2b in the side sill 2. On the other hand, the insulator portion 14a has a length to the side edge portion of the floor panel 7 in the vehicle width direction, and is removed from the side sill inner 2b. As a result, on the side sill inner 2b, the harness arranging space 15 approximately corresponding to the thickness of the insulator portion 14a is formed.
The harness 10 is formed in the harness disposing space 15.
Second rear extension 10d and third rear extension 1 in
0f is provided.

A covering member 16 is provided at an upper joint between the side sill outer 2a and the side sill inner 2b, and the harness 10 on the side sill inner 2b is provided with a covering member 16.
A surface layer portion 14 b of the floor mat 14 is provided, and a side sill garnish 17 is provided on the side sill 2 so as to cover the surface layer portion 14 b on the side sill 2 and the covering member 16. The upper surface of the side sill garnish 17 and the upper surface of the surface layer portion 14b of the floor mat 14 are substantially flush with each other, that is, substantially flush with each other.
The opening on the side sill garnish 17 is opened and closed by the front door 18.

Further, for example, in the third rear extension portion 10f of the harness 10, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 which is a sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG. 5, a connector for connecting the harnesses 10 to each other is provided. 19 are provided. The harness 10 near the connector 19 is curved upward along the shape of the center pillar 4, and is supported by the hook 20 provided on the center pillar inner 4b. Therefore, the connector 19 is provided on the center pillar inner 4 b and is located above the floor mat 14.

In the above structure, the upper surface of the surface layer portion 14b of the floor mat 14 and the upper surface of the side sill garnish 17 are flush with each other in the present harness arranging structure. It is not necessary to cross over two, and it is easy to get on and off the car. It also has a good aesthetic appearance. Further, the second rearward extending portion 10d and the third rearward extending portion 10f of the harness 10 are disposed in the harness disposing space 15 formed by removing the insulator portion 14a on the side sill inner 2b. The arrangement structure is a good one that can secure the above advantages.

Further, in a commercial vehicle loaded with luggage, an RV vehicle traveling on a rough road, etc., the floor mat 14 is easily soiled, and when soiled, it is washed with water. In this case, water invades along the path shown by the arrow in FIG. 7, flows through the side sill inner 2b, and a water pool 21 is formed on the joint between the floor panel 7 and the side sill inner 2b, albeit temporarily. In this case, as shown in FIG. 8, if the connector 19 is provided on the harness 10 on the side sill inner 2b, water easily intrudes into the connector 19 which is generally low in waterproofness, and each part connected to the harness 10 is easily removed. This may cause malfunction or damage of each part due to short circuit. However, in this harness arrangement structure, since the connector 19 is provided on the center pillar inner 4b and is located above the floor mat 14, the infiltration of water into the connector 19 is prevented. Further, since the connector 19 is provided on the center pillar inner 4b, a dedicated support structure for supporting the connector 19 at a position above the floor mat 14 is unnecessary.

In this embodiment, the center pillar 4 is taken as an example of the pillar on which the connector 19 is provided.
This may be the front pillar 3 or the rear pillar 5.

[Embodiment 2] Another embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. For convenience of explanation, members having the same functions as those shown in the above-mentioned embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.

In the harness arrangement structure of this embodiment, the side sill inner 2b of the side sill 2, the side frame inner 31a provided on the inner side of the side sill inner 2b, and the side frame inner 31a are provided on the side sill inner 2a. The floor panel 7 constitutes a side frame 31 having a closed cross-sectional structure extending in the vehicle front-rear direction. Therefore, the side frame 31 is connected to the side sill 2 on the inner side of the vehicle body.

The side frame 31 has a harness arranging space 15 on the upper surface side because a downward concave portion 7a extending in the vehicle front-rear direction is formed at a side edge portion of the floor panel 7. The harness 10 is arranged in the harness arrangement space 15. The upper side of the harness arranging space 15 is covered with a side sill garnish 17 provided on the upper surface side of the side sill 2 to protect the harness 10. The side edge of the floor mat 14 on the floor panel 7 reaches the vicinity of the recess 7a.

In the harness arranging structure of this embodiment, since the side frame 31 is connected to the side sill 2 as described above, it is possible to provide a high strength against a collision from the side and to improve the safety of the automobile. The sex is enhanced.

The upper surface of the floor mat 14 and the upper surface of the side sill garnish 17 are substantially flush with each other.
And the connector 19 is, for example, the center pillar inner 4
The structure provided on the floor b and located above the upper surface of the floor mat 14 and their functions are the same as those in the first embodiment.

[Embodiment 3] Still another embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. For convenience of explanation,
The members having the same functions as the members shown in the above-described embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.

In the harness arranging structure of this embodiment, each of the floor panel 7 and the side sill inner 2b in contact with the harness arranging space formed by removing the insulator portion 14a of the floor mat 14 shown in the first embodiment. Downward recesses 7b and 2c are formed in the respective parts, and the harness 10 is disposed in the harness disposing space 15 including these recesses 7b and 2c.

In such a structure, the harness installation space 1
When the harness 10 having the same diameter is used, the floor mat 14 can be thinned by expanding 5 downward, and it is also possible to cope with a harness having a large diameter.

In the above embodiment, the side sill inner 2b is also formed with the concave portion 2c, but the concave portion may be formed at least on the floor panel 7 side.

Further, the upper surface of the floor mat 14 and the upper surface of the side sill garnish 17 are substantially flush with each other, and the connector 19 is provided on the center pillar inner 4b, for example, and is located above the upper surface of the floor mat 14. For the configurations that are located and their functions,
This is the same as the first embodiment.

[0035]

As described above, in the vehicle harness arrangement structure according to the first aspect of the present invention, the harness arranged in the vehicle front-rear direction is arranged closer to the vehicle compartment than the outer surface of the side sill extending in the vehicle front-rear direction. In the vehicle harness disposition structure provided, a side edge portion of the floor panel is connected to the upper portion of the side sill, a floor mat reaching the side sill is provided on the floor panel, and a side sill side of the floor mat is provided. An edge portion is removed in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body to form a harness arranging space, the harness is arranged in the harness arranging space, and a side sill garnish is provided on the side sill to cover the upper surface of the side sill. The upper surface and the upper surface of the floor mat are configured to be substantially flush with each other.

This makes it easy to get on and off the vehicle without straddling the side sill, and the aesthetic appearance can be improved. Further, it is possible to arrange the harness satisfactorily while ensuring such advantages.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle harness arranging structure according to the first aspect of the present invention, in which a downward recess is formed in a floor panel in contact with the harness arranging space. The harness is arranged in the recess.

As a result, in addition to the effect of the first aspect of the invention, there is an effect that the floor mat can be made thinner and a harness having a large diameter can be applied.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a harness arranging structure for a vehicle, in which a harness disposed in a front-rear direction of a vehicle body is disposed closer to a passenger compartment than an outer surface of a side sill. In the above-mentioned side sill, a side frame extending in the vehicle body front-rear direction is connected to the inside of the side sill, and a downward concave portion serving as a harness arranging space is formed on the upper surface side of the side frame. In addition to being installed, a floor mat is provided on the side frame, a side sill garnish that covers the upper surface of the side sill is provided on the side sill, and the upper surface of the side sill garnish and the upper surface of the floor mat are set to be substantially flush with each other. It is a configured structure.

This makes it easy to get on and off the vehicle without straddling the side sill, and the aesthetic appearance can be improved. Further, since the side frame is connected to the inner side of the side sill in the vehicle body, it is possible to provide high strength against a side collision.

A vehicle harness arrangement structure according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the vehicle harness arrangement structure according to the first, second or third aspect of the present invention, wherein the harness has a connector portion for connecting the harnesses. However, the connector portion is arranged above the upper surface of the floor mat.

As a result, in addition to the effects of the invention of claim 1, 2 or 3, for example, when the floor is washed with water,
In general, there is an effect that moisture can be prevented from entering a connector portion having low waterproof property, and good waterproof property can be obtained.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle harness arranging structure according to the fourth aspect, wherein the connector portion is provided on a side surface of the pillar. Is.

As a result, in addition to the effect of the fourth aspect of the invention, there is an effect that a dedicated connector part supporting structure is unnecessary.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 4 showing a harness arrangement structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an automobile having the above-mentioned harness arrangement structure.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a main part of a vehicle body of the automobile.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing an arrangement route of a harness provided by the harness arrangement structure.

5 is a perspective view showing an arrangement structure of a harness in the center pillar shown in FIG.

6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a state in which water has entered the structure shown in FIG.

8 is a perspective view showing a case where the connector shown in FIG. 5 is provisionally provided on a harness on a side sill.

FIG. 9 is a vertical sectional view showing a harness arrangement structure according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a vertical sectional view showing a harness arrangement structure according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a vertical sectional view showing a conventional harness arrangement structure.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Body 1 2 Side sill 2a Side sill outer 2b Side sill inner 4 Center pillar 4a Center pillar outer 4b Center pillar inner 7 Floor panel 7a Recess 7b Recess 9 Control box 10 Harness 14 Floor mat 14a Insulator 14b Surface layer 15 Side harness 17 Garnish 19 Connector 21 Pool 31 Side frame

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A harness arranging structure for a vehicle in which a harness arranged in the front-rear direction of a vehicle body is arranged closer to a passenger compartment than an outer surface of a side sill extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body. A side mat is connected, a floor mat reaching the side sill is provided on the floor panel, and a side sill side edge of the floor mat is removed in the vehicle front-rear direction to form a harness arranging space. The harness is arranged in the harness arranging space, a side sill garnish covering the upper surface of the side sill is provided on the side sill, and the upper surface of the side sill garnish and the upper surface of the floor mat are set to be substantially flush with each other. A vehicle harness arrangement structure characterized by the above. 2. The harness arrangement for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein a downward recess is formed in a floor panel in contact with the harness installation space, and the harness is installed in the recess. Construction structure. 3. A harness arranging structure for a vehicle in which a harness arranged in the front-rear direction of a vehicle body is arranged closer to a vehicle compartment than an outer surface of a side sill, wherein a vehicle body front-rear direction is provided on an inner side of the side sill. Is connected to a side frame, and a downward concave portion serving as a harness arrangement space is formed on the upper surface side of the side frame, and the harness is arranged in the concave portion.
A floor mat is provided on the side frame, a side sill garnish covering the upper surface of the side sill is provided on the side sill, and the upper surface of the side sill garnish and the upper surface of the floor mat are set to be substantially flush with each other. Characteristic vehicle harness arrangement structure. 4. The harness has a connector portion for connecting the harnesses to each other, and the connector portion is arranged above the upper surface of the floor mat. The vehicle harness disposition structure described in [1]. 5. The harness arrangement structure for a vehicle according to claim 4, wherein the connector portion is provided on a side surface of the pillar in the vehicle compartment.