JPH08140237A - Protector with bent part - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To effectively install a tube in a protector body without flipping out in which the bend or collapse of the tube can be prevented at the bent part and the installtion work is facilitated. CONSTITUTION: A protector 23 comprises sidewalls 9, 11 formed at both lateral sides of a bottom wall 7, a bent part 13 formed at the longitudinally intermediate part, a wire container 31 formed between the lateral intermediate part of the wall 7 of the bent part 13 and the inner sidewall 11 of the part 13, and a partition wall 29 for forming a tube container 33, erecting between the outside of the part 13 and the sidewall 9.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a protector having a bent portion.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In addition to a plurality of electric wire bundles (wire harnesses), a body such as a washer hose is provided on a vehicle body. The wire harness is fixed to the vehicle body by a fixing jig such as a harness clamp, accommodated in a protector fixed at a predetermined position, and routed to the vehicle body.
In addition, the pipe body is fixed to the vehicle body by the clamp device described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. Sho 64-7979 and the like.
-36783, SHO 64-12421, SHO 6
It is housed in a protector described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2-19459, and is routed to a vehicle body.

By the way, when the wire harness and the washer hose are routed at the same location on the vehicle body, the protectors for accommodating the wire harness and the washer hose are fixed to the vehicle body. Further, since it is necessary to prepare a protector for accommodating each of them, the number of parts is large and the manufacturing cost is high.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, a plurality of electric wires 1 and a tubular body 3 such as a washer hose arranged at the same place.
It is proposed to house and in the same protector 5. In FIG. 4, a protector main body 5 in which a plurality of electric wires 1 and a tubular body 3 are accommodated in a mixed manner is formed in a U shape by forming side walls 9 and 11 from both sides of the bottom wall 7 in the width direction in the same direction. The bent portion 13 is formed midway in the longitudinal direction.

By accommodating the electric wire 1 and the tube body 3 in the same protector body 5, it is not necessary to provide a protector for the electric wire 1 and a protector for the tube body 3, respectively, so that the number of parts can be reduced. Since it is possible to reduce the number of man-hours for mounting on the vehicle body, the cost can be reduced.

However, as shown in FIG.
Then, the electric wire 1 and the tubular body 3 are housed in a position close to the side wall 11 inside the bent portion 13. When the pipe body 3 is routed inside the bent portion 13, the pipe body 3 is routed at the portion of the bent portion 13 having the smallest radius, and the bending radius becomes small. It may be pressed against and crushed or kink. In addition, the tube 3 may be pressed and collapsed by the electric wire that is offset toward the side wall 11. In this case, the flow of the liquid (washer liquid or the like) flowing in the pipe body 3 becomes poor, or the liquid stops flowing.

Therefore, in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 60-162928, as shown in FIG. 6, the inside of the protector body 15 is
There has been proposed a protector 19 provided with a wall portion 17 which is divided into a plurality of accommodating portions along a wiring path of an electric wire. According to this protector 19, the electric wire is not biased inside the bent portion even at the bent portion 21, and even when the washer hose is accommodated in the protector 19, the washer hose is pressed against the inside of the bent portion 21. Can be prevented from collapsing.

[0008]

However, in the protector 19 shown in FIG. 6, when wires or pipes are routed to the protector 19, the housing portion partitioned by the wall portion 17 is long, so that the housing work is troublesome. There is a problem of this.

In addition, after the electric wire or the tubular body is accommodated in the accommodating portion defined by the wall portion 17 and before the opening is closed by the cover, the accommodating portion, particularly the bent portion to which a strong tensile force is applied, is formed. There is a problem that the electric wire or the tube body may pop out from the housing portion on the outside.

Therefore, according to the present invention, when the electric wire and the tubular body are housed in the protector body having the bent portion, it is possible to prevent the tubular body from being bent or crushed at the bent portion, and to facilitate the housing work. Then, it aims at providing the protector which has a bending part which can be accommodated reliably, without a tube body jumping out from a protector main body.

[0011]

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 has a cross section in which side walls are formed on both sides of the bottom wall in the width direction, and a bent portion is formed at an intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction. A U-shaped protector, wherein an electric wire accommodating portion is formed between an intermediate portion in the width direction of the bottom wall of the bent portion and a side wall inside the bent portion, and between the outer side wall of the bent portion. It is characterized in that a partition wall that forms the pipe accommodating portion is provided upright.

The invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1, wherein the partition wall is directed toward the side wall outside the bent portion,
It is characterized in that a fixed hook portion for fixing the pipe body in the pipe body accommodating portion is provided so as to project.

[0013]

According to the first aspect of the invention, in order to accommodate the electric wire and the tubular body in the protector having the bent portion, the electric wire is placed in the electric wire housing portion between the side wall inside the bent portion and the partition wall. The tubular body is housed in the tubular body housing portion between the side wall on the outer side of the bent portion and the partition wall. In this case, since the tubular body is housed between the outer side wall of the bent portion and the partition wall, the tubular body is housed in the protector while being bent at a large radius.

According to the second aspect of the invention, in order to house the electric wire and the tubular body in the protector having the bent portion, the electric wire is placed in the electric wire housing portion between the side wall inside the bent portion and the partition wall. The tubular body is housed in the tubular body housing portion between the side wall on the outer side of the bent portion and the partition wall. Then, the tubular body is fixed to the partition wall by the fixed hook portion provided on the partition wall.

[0015]

Embodiments of a protector having a bent portion according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a plurality of electric wires 1 and a tubular body 3 are accommodated in a protector 23 having a bent portion according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 closes the protector 23 and the opening of the protector 23. It is a perspective view which shows the cover 25.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the protector 2
3, side walls 9 and 11 are formed on both sides of the bottom wall 7 in the width direction, respectively, and a bent portion 13 is formed at an intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction, and is formed in a U-shaped cross section. A housing portion 27 is formed inside, and the housing portion 27 is closed by a cover 25.

A partition wall 29 is provided upright on the bent portion 13 at an intermediate portion in the width direction of the bottom wall 7. This partition wall 29
Is substantially parallel to the side wall 9 and the side wall 11 and is provided only at the bent portion 13. An electric wire housing portion 31 is formed between the partition wall 29 and the side wall 11 inside the bent portion 13, and a tubular body housing portion 33 is formed between the partition wall 29 and the side wall 9 outside the bent portion 13. Has been done. Also, on the partition wall 29,
A fixed hook portion 35 is formed toward the outer side wall 9 of the bent portion 13. The fixed hook portion 35 is formed of a flexible fixing piece 37 which is protruded from the partition wall 29 toward the side wall 9 outside the bending portion 13 and which is bent in an arc shape toward the bottom wall 7 side.

Next, a procedure for housing the electric wire 1 and the tubular body 3 in the protector 23 will be described. The multiple electric wires 1 are
It is housed in the electric wire housing portion 31 formed inside the bent portion 13 and is routed. As shown in FIG. 3B, the pipe body 3 is positioned between the side wall 9 on the outside of the bent portion 13 and the partition wall 29, and then presses the pipe body 3 toward the bottom wall 7. When the tubular body 3 comes into contact with the bottom wall 7 after the fixing piece 37 once bends toward the bottom wall 7 when pressed toward the bottom wall 7, the original shape is restored and the upper portion of the tubular body 3 is bottomed. Press on the wall 7 side. Thereby, the pipe body 3 can be fixed to the pipe body housing portion 33.

According to this embodiment, since the tubular body 3 is housed on the side wall outside the bent portion 13, it is possible to prevent the tubular body from being crushed.

Further, in the present embodiment, the tube body 3 and the electric wire 1 are separately housed, so that the tube body 3 is not pressed and crushed by the electric wire 1.

Further, in this embodiment, by providing the fixing piece 37 of the partition wall 29, the tubular body 3 is temporarily moved to the tubular body accommodating portion 33.
If fixed inside, the tubular body 3 can be securely fixed without protruding from the protector 23.

Further, the fixed hook portion 35 has a flexible fixing piece 3.
Since it is formed by 7, the pipe body 3 can be fixed in the pipe body housing portion 33 by one-touch by pressing the pipe body 3 toward the bottom wall 7. Therefore, the work of housing the tubular body 3 and the electric wire 1 in the protector 23 becomes easy.

Further, in the present embodiment, by accommodating the electric wire 1 and the tube body 3 in one protector 23, the man-hours for mounting the protector 23 can be reduced and the number of parts can be reduced. .

Further, in this embodiment, since the partition wall 29 is provided only in the bent portion 13, the work of housing the tubular body 3 and the electric wire 1 in the protector 23 becomes easy.

[0025]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the invention, since the tubular body is housed between the outer side wall of the bent portion and the partition wall, it is housed in the protector body while bending with a large radius. It Therefore, the accommodated pipe body is not crushed at the bent portion.

According to the second aspect of the invention, the tubular body accommodated in the tubular body accommodating portion can be securely fixed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a protector body according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a protector body according to the present invention and a cover closing an upper opening of the protector body.

3A and 3B show a protector body according to the present invention, FIG. 3A is a plan view, and FIG. 3B is a sectional view taken along line bb of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a conventional protector body.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state in which a tubular body is crushed in a conventional protector body.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing another conventional protector body.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Electric wire 3 Tubular body 7 Bottom wall 9, 11 Side wall 13 Bent portion 23 Protector 29 Partition wall 31 Electric wire housing portion 33 Tubular body housing portion 35 Fixed hook portion 37 Fixed piece

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A protector having side walls formed on both sides of the bottom wall in the width direction and having a bent portion at an intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction, the protector having a bent portion at an intermediate portion in the width direction of the bottom wall. The electric wire accommodating portion is formed between the inner side wall of the bending portion and the partition wall forming a tubular body accommodating portion between the outer side wall of the bending portion and the bending portion. Protector. 2. The invention according to claim 1, wherein a fixed hook portion for fixing the pipe body in the pipe body accommodating portion is provided on the partition wall toward the side wall outside the bent portion. And a protector having a bent portion.