JPH0759232A - Wire clip - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a small and inexpensive wire clip for allowing efficient securing of a wire to the body of a vehicle. CONSTITUTION:The clip 10 for securing a wire A to a fixed part B has a side face 12 abutting on the clip fixing face 11 at the fixed part B. The wire clip 10 comprises a clip body 14 formed with a surface 13 for holding a part of the wire on the side opposite to the side face 12, a part 15 for winding the wire tightly along with the clip body 14 formed continuously thereto, and a part 17 formed at the end of the winding part 15 to be engaged freely with a part 16 formed at the fixed part B.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electric wire clip used for fixing an electric wire used in a vehicle to a vehicle body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as an electric wire clip used for fixing an electric wire used in a vehicle, those shown in FIGS. 4 to 7 have been known. The electric wire clip 1 shown in FIG. 4 is connected to the pair fixing portion connecting clip portion 2 and the pair fixing portion connecting clip portion 2, and holds a part of the electric wire A into which the rubber band 8 is inserted. A clip body 4 having a gripping surface 3, and a lid portion which is continuously provided to the clip body 4 via a hinge portion 5a and which can fix the electric wire A having a rubber band 8 inserted therein together with the clip body 4. 5
And an engaging portion 7 formed at the tip of the lid portion 5 and engageable with the engaged portion 6 formed in the pair fixing portion connecting clip portion 2. This wire clip 1
Each part is integrally molded of synthetic resin, the lid part 5 is rotatable with respect to the clip body 4 in the directions of arrows X and Y around the hinge part 5a, and the engaging part 7 is the engaged part. 6
In addition, the pair fixing portion connecting clip portion 2 is engageable with the fixing portion B of the vehicle. In order to fix the electric wire A using the electric wire clip 1, as shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, first, in the portion of the electric wire A to be fixed, which is held by the electric wire clip 1, the electric wire A is moved in the longitudinal direction. The rubber band 8 is inserted to prevent movement. Next, with the portion of the electric wire A in which the rubber band 8 is inserted being positioned on the gripping surface 3 of the clip body 4, the engagement portion 7 formed on the lid portion 5 is connected to the clip portion for connecting the fixed portion. The electric wire A is fixed to the electric wire clip 1 by engaging with the engaging portion 6 formed in 2. Then, the clip portion 2 for connecting to the fixed portion is fixed to the fixed portion B at a predetermined position, so that the electric wire clip 1 to which the electric wire A is fixed is fixed to the fixed portion B.

[0003]

By the way, in the above wire clip 1, in order to fix the wire A to the wire clip 1 and to fix the wire clip 1 to the fixing portion B,
First, the engaged portion 6, which is a structure for fixing the electric wire A,
Two fixing structures, that is, the engaging portion 7 and the anti-fixing portion connecting clip portion 2 for fixing the wire clip 1 to the fixing portion B are required, and the structure is complicated, which increases the cost in manufacturing. There is a drawback that it becomes a factor, and also becomes a factor that hinders miniaturization of the wire clip 1. Also, in terms of the work of fixing the electric wire A, it is necessary to perform the above-mentioned two works separately, so that work efficiency is poor and time-consuming. Moreover,
Since the work of inserting the rubber band 8 into the portion of the electric wire A held by the electric wire clip 1 is required,
It took time to work.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is possible to efficiently fix an electric wire to a main body of a vehicle without the trouble of fixing the electric wire, and to manufacture the electric wire at a low cost and in a small size. It is an object of the present invention to provide a wire clip that can be used.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a wire clip according to the present invention has a side surface which abuts on a clip mounting surface of a fixing portion, and an electric wire is provided on the opposite side of the side surface. A clip main body having a gripping surface for holding the portion, a winding tightening portion that is connected to the clip main body, and in which the electric wire can be fastened together with the clip main body, and a tip end portion of the winding tightening portion And an engaging portion that is engageable with the engaged portion formed on the fixed portion.

[0006]

In the electric wire clip according to the present invention, the electric wire clip is fixed to the fixing portion by engaging the engaging portion formed on the winding tightening portion with the engaged portion formed on the fixing portion. At the same time, the tightening part fixes the wire in the clip body.

[0007]

Embodiments of the electric wire clip of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 show an embodiment of the wire clip of the present invention. 1 and 2, reference numeral 10 denotes an electric wire clip, and the electric wire clip 10 is integrally formed by using a synthetic resin as a material, and has a clip mounting surface 1 of a vehicle body (fixing portion) B.
1. A clip body 14 having a side surface 12 abutting against the side surface 1 and a grip surface 13 for holding a part of the electric wire A formed on the opposite side of the side surface 12, and a clip body connected to the clip body 14. A winding tightening portion 15 that allows the electric wire A to be wound inside together with 14, and a mounting hole (engaged portion) 16 formed at the tip of the winding tightening portion 15 and formed in the vehicle body B. And an engaging portion 17 which has a simple structure.

The clip body 14 is, as shown in FIG.
It has a U-shaped cross section, and its opening 18 serves as an electric wire intake. The side surface 12 of the wall portion 14a of the clip body 14 is a surface to be brought into contact with the clip mounting surface 11, and the surface opposite to the side surface 12 and the inner surfaces of the wall portions 14b and 14c are the gripping surface 13. .

As shown in FIG. 2, the winding tightening portion 15 is connected to a wall portion 14b of the clip body 14 via a hinge portion 15c, and a main wall portion 15a, and a main wall portion 15a. It is composed of a sub wall portion 15b. On the inner surface side of the main wall portion 15a, the electric wire A is clipped by the main wall portion 15a.
When fixed to the gripping surface 13 of No. 4, a bulging wall portion 15d that abuts the electric wire A and presses the electric wire A toward the wall portion 14a is formed. The sub wall portion 15b is formed on the main wall portion 15a so as to extend in a direction orthogonal to the extending direction of the main wall portion 15a.

The engaging portion 17 is composed of a base portion 17a which is continuous with the sub-wall portion 15b and engaging wall portions 17b and 17b which extend from the tip of the base portion 17a.
The free ends of b and 17b can be elastically deformed in a direction of approaching and separating from the base portion 17a.

The electric wire A is attached to the electric wire clip 10 having the above structure.
Is fixed and the electric wire clip 10 is fixed to the vehicle body B as follows. First, the electric wire A is taken into the clip main body 14 through the opening 18 of the clip main body 14 and placed on the gripping surface 13, whereby a part of the electric wire A is held by the clip main body 14. Next, in that state, the opening 18 is closed by the main wall portion 15a of the winding portion 15, and the electric wire A
Is tightened inside the clip body 14. Then, as shown in FIG. 2, the engaging portion 17 formed in the tightening portion 15 is inserted into and engaged with the mounting hole 16 of the vehicle body B, and the side surface 12 of the clip body 14 is also attached to the vehicle body B. Clip mounting surface 11
Abut. At this time, the engaging portion 17 is the engaging wall portion 17
Since b and 17b have elasticity in a direction orthogonal to the insertion direction, they are elastically deformed inside the attachment hole 16 and inserted into the attachment hole 16.

Here, the engaging portion 1 formed on the tightening portion 15
By engaging 7 with the mounting hole 16 formed in the vehicle body B, the wire clip 10 is fixed to the vehicle body B, and the winding tightening portion 15 closes the opening portion 18 of the clip body 14. The electric wire A is fixed in the grip surface 13 of the clip body 14. In this case, the bulging wall portion 15d of the main wall portion 15a contacts the electric wire A and strongly presses it against the wall portion 14a. According to the above-described attachment structure of the electric wire A, the bulging wall portion 15d comes into contact with the electric wire A and strongly presses it against the wall portion 14a, so that the electric wire A does not move relatively in the electric wire clip 10. Further, since the engaging portion 17 is engaged in the mounting hole 16 in a state where the side surface 12 of the clip body 14 is in contact with the clip mounting surface 11, an external force acts on the electric wire clip 10 to which the electric wire A is fixed. Even if the wire clip 10 and the vehicle body B are not displaced relative to each other, a firm mounting structure is maintained.

According to the wire clip 10, as described above, the work of fixing the wire clip 10 to the vehicle body B and the work of fixing the wire A to the wire clip 10 can be performed in one operation. Therefore, the electric wire A can be efficiently fixed to the vehicle body B of an automobile or the like without taking the trouble of work. Further, since it is not necessary to separately provide an engaging structure for fixing the electric wire A to the electric wire clip 10 and a structure for fixing the electric wire clip 10 to the vehicle body B, respectively.
The structure of the wire clip 10 is simplified, the product can be provided at low cost, and the wire clip 10 can be downsized.

FIG. 3 shows a second embodiment. In this wire clip 20, the same components as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted. The structure of this wire clip 20 is different from that of the first embodiment in that wire lock ties 21, 21 wound around both left and right sides of the part of the wire A fixed by the wire clip 20 are added. That is the point.

The insulation lock ties 21, 21 are belt-like bands formed by forming a plurality of locking fitting grooves and fitting projections for fitting with them, and winding them by locking them.

In the second embodiment, the wire clip 20 to which the wire A is fixed is attached to the vehicle body B by the same method as in the first embodiment.
After fixing it to the wire, the insulation lock ties 21, 2 are attached to both left and right sides of the portion of the wire A fixed by the wire clip 20.
Wind up 1. As a result, even when a force that moves in the longitudinal direction is applied to the electric wire A, the insulation lock ties 21, 21 wound around the electric wire A are caught by the electric wire clip 20, so that the electric wire A does not move in the longitudinal direction.

According to the second embodiment, the wire A has the insulation lock ties 21, 21 wound thereon,
It is possible to prevent the electric wire A from moving in the longitudinal direction.
Can be more firmly fixed to the electric wire clip 20.

[0018]

According to the electric wire clip of the present invention, the work of fixing the electric wire clip to the fixing portion and the work of fixing the electric wire to the electric wire clip can be performed in one operation. The effect that the electric wire can be efficiently fixed to the fixing portion without the trouble of
Further, since it is not necessary to separately provide an engaging structure for fixing the electric wire to the electric wire clip and a structure for fixing the electric wire clip to the fixing portion, the structure of the electric wire clip is simplified, Can be provided at low cost, and the electric wire clip can be downsized.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a first embodiment of a wire clip according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a state in which an electric wire is fixed to the electric wire clip and the electric wire clip is fixed to a fixing portion.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing a second embodiment of the wire clip according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing a conventional wire clip.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state in which an electric wire is fixed to a conventional electric wire clip.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing a state in which an electric wire is fixed to a conventional electric wire clip and the electric wire clip is fixed to a fixing portion.

FIG. 7 is a side view showing a state in which an electric wire is fixed to a conventional electric wire clip.

[Explanation of reference numerals] 1 ... clip for electric wire, 2 ... clip part for connecting to fixed part,
3 ... Gripping surface, 4 ... Clip body, 5 ... Lid part, 5a ... Hinge part, 6 ... Engagement part, 7 ... Engagement part, 8 ... Rubber band, 1
0 ... Electric wire clip, 11 ... Clip mounting surface, 12 ... Side surface, 13 ... Gripping surface, 14 ... Clip body, 14a ... Wall part, 14b ... Wall part, 14c ... Wall part, 15 ... Winding tightening part, 15
a ... Main wall portion, 15b ... Sub wall portion, 15c ... Hinge portion, 15
d ... bulging wall portion, 16 ... engaged portion, 17 ... engaging portion, 17a
... Base part, 17b ... Engaging wall part, 18 ... Opening part, 20 ... Electric wire clip, 21 ... Insulock tie, A ... Electric wire, B
…Fixed part

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A clip (10) for fixing an electric wire (A) to a fixing portion (B), having a side surface (12) for abutting against a clip mounting surface (11) of the fixing portion (B), On the opposite side of the side surface (12), a gripping surface (1
3) A clip main body (14) formed with the clip main body (14) and a winding tightening portion (15) continuously provided on the clip main body (14) and capable of winding an electric wire inside the clip main body (14).
And an engaging part (17) formed at the tip of the winding part (15) and engageable with the engaged part (16) formed in the fixing part (B). Clip.