JPH08210562A - Wire harness fixing band - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a band that is detachable from the wire harness in one- touch operation and also reattachable to it in one-touch operation. CONSTITUTION: A band 10A is attached to wire harness W/H in such a method that a tip 11a of a band body 11 rolled on an outer boundary of this wire harness W/H is inserted into an insertional hole 12a of a band lock part 12 installed in a rear end 11b of this insertional hole 12a, and a serration part 11e of the band body 11 is engaged with an engaged claw 12b projectingly installed in the insertional hole 12a. In this constitution, an on-off part 12c capable of opening or closing an upper part of the insertional hole 12a is formed in the band lock part 12 together with the engaged claw 12b via a hinge part 12e, and further it is also provided with two on-off lock parts 12f and 12g locking the on-off part 12c at a closing position, and a jig inserting part 12h capable of releasing each lock of both these on-off lock parts 12f and 12g through a rising operation of a jig 13 inserted from the upside.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a wire harness mounting band provided with a clip for locking a vehicle body and the like, and more particularly to a band which can be detached from the wire harness with one touch and reattached with one touch. is there.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A wire harness for an automobile needs to be fixed to a vehicle body panel or the like so as to be accurately wired along a required route. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6 (A), the band 1 on which the clip 1d for locking the vehicle body is provided is wound around the outer periphery of the wire harness W / H, and the tip 1 of the band 1 is wound.
a is inserted through the insertion hole 2a of the band lock portion 2 provided at the rear end 1b of the band 1, and the serrated portion 1c of the band 1 is engaged with the locking claw 2b projecting in the insertion hole 2a. A band is attached to the wire harness W / H, and a clip portion 1d protruding in front of the rear end 1b of the band 1 is inserted and fixed in a clip hole of a vehicle body panel or the like.

As described above, the band is connected to the wire harness W /
When it is necessary to remove the band from the wire harness in order to disassemble or repair the wire harness W / H after the H is fixed and attached, the band 1 may be cut with a tool such as a nipper. , The wire harness W / H may be damaged during cutting, and the band cannot be reused.

For this reason, there is also a method in which the operator holds the locking claw 2b of the band lock portion 2 with his / her finger and pulls it upward to unlock the band 1. However, a finger is placed in a narrow space between the body panel and the like. Not only is it difficult to put in, but if the band 1 is embedded in the wire harness W / H, there is a problem that the locking claw 2b cannot be pinched with a finger.

Therefore, the jig 3 is inserted under the locking claw 2b of the band lock portion 2 and is pushed down as shown by an arrow A, and the locking claw 2b is pulled upward by using the lever principle to lift the band. There is also a method of releasing the lock of 1. However, in this case, the saw-toothed portion 1c of the band 1 may be crushed by the jig 3 and the binding tool may not be reused.

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 6 (B) and 6 (C), the protruding portion 2 protruding outward from the locking claw 2b of the band lock portion 2.
c is provided, and the projection 2c is pushed downward to push the band 1
An unlocker is provided. (Actual development 6
No. 2-162879)

[0007]

However, it is necessary to pull out the band 1 from the insertion hole 2a while pushing down the projection 2c of the locking claw 2b, and when reusing,
The tip 1 of the band 1 in a narrow space between the vehicle body panel etc.
Since it is necessary to pull out a, there is a problem that the workability is very poor. Moreover, when the space between the vehicle body panel and the like is extremely small, it may not be possible to push down the protrusion 2c of the locking claw 2b or pull out the tip 1a of the band 1.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a wire harness attaching band that can be detached from the wire harness with one touch and can be reattached with one touch.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above object, according to claim 1 of the present invention, a front end of a band main body wound around an outer circumference of a wire harness is provided at a rear end of the band main body. It is a band to be inserted into the insertion hole, and the serrated portion of the band body is engaged with the locking claw protrudingly provided in the insertion hole, which is a band to be attached to the wire harness, and to the band lock part, via the hinge part, An opening / closing part for opening / closing the upper part of the insertion hole is formed, and the locking claw is provided to project from the opening / closing part, while an opening / closing lock part for locking the opening / closing part at a closed position is provided, and the opening / closing lock part and the above-mentioned locking part are provided. A band for attaching a wire harness, which is provided with a jig insertion groove that allows insertion of a jig for unlocking the opening / closing portion.

A second aspect of the present invention is a concrete form of the first aspect, wherein the band lock portion is divided into an upper portion and a lower portion which constitute the opening / closing portion, and one side of the upper portion and the lower portion is formed. The parts are connected by the hinge part consisting of a thin hinge, and the other side part is provided with opening / closing lock claws with the upper part on the outer side and the lower part on the inner side, and the outer surface of the other side part of the upper part is fixed. Provided is a wire harness mounting band having a tool insertion groove.

A third aspect of the present invention embodies the first aspect, wherein the band lock portion is divided into an upper portion and a lower portion, and the upper portion is further divided into a left portion and a right portion. ,
One side part of the left part and the lower part, and the other side part of the right part and the lower part are connected by the above-mentioned hinge part, respectively, and the left part or the right part is connected to the divided part of the left part and the right part. Provided is a wire harness mounting band in which opening / closing lock claws, one of which is on the upper side and the other of which are on the lower side, are provided, and a jig insertion groove is provided on the upper surface of the divided portion of the left portion or the right portion which is the upper side. There is.

A fourth aspect of the present invention relates to the first to third aspects of the present invention, wherein a clip portion is provided in front of the rear end of the band body for inserting and fixing the clip portion in a clip hole of a vehicle body panel or the like. We provide a wire harness mounting band.

[0013]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the jig is inserted from above into the jig insertion groove of the band lock portion so as to be along the outer surface of the band lock portion, and the jig is raised by the lever principle to operate. Then, the lock of the opening / closing lock portion is released, and the opening / closing portion locked at the closed position can be opened upward through the hinge portion. As a result, the locking claw is automatically released from the serrated part to unlock the band, and the band body can be removed with one touch by lifting the band body upward and removing it from the insertion hole of the band lock part. become. When the band body rewound around the wire harness is fitted into the insertion hole of the band lock part from above and the hinge part and the open / close lock part are used to lock the open / close part in the closed position, the locking claw automatically moves to the serrated part. To lock the band and allow the band to be reattached to the wire harness with one touch.

As described above, the opening / closing portion can be easily opened by using a jig, and the band can be opened from above the insertion hole without pulling out the band from the insertion hole or pulling out the tip of the band. Since the removal and fitting of the band can be done smoothly, the workability of removing and reattaching the wire harness is greatly improved. Further, even when the space between the vehicle body panel and the like is small, the jig can be inserted from above and the opening / closing portion is opened / closed in the vertical direction, so there is no influence on the work of removing / reattaching the wire harness. Further, since there is no risk of the sawtooth portion of the band being crushed by the jig, the binding tool can be reused many times.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the upper portion of the band lock portion divided into two is used as the opening / closing portion, and the jig is inserted from above into the jig insertion groove on the outer surface of the side portion of the upper portion to open the opening / closing portion upward. be able to.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the upper part of the band lock part divided into two parts is further divided into a left part and a right part to form an opening / closing part, and a jig insertion groove on the upper surface of the left part or the right part. By inserting a jig from above, the opening / closing portion can be opened upward in a double-door manner via the two hinge portions.

According to the present invention, by providing the clip portion on the band body, the wire harness can be fixed to the vehicle body panel by inserting the clip portion into the clip hole of the vehicle body panel or the like.

[0018]

The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings. 1 and 2 show a wire harness mounting band 10A of the first embodiment. On the rear end 11b of the long band body 11 wound around the outer circumference of the wire harness W / H,
A substantially square tubular band lock portion 12 is integrally provided in a direction perpendicular to the band body 11.

In front of the rear end 11b of the band body 11, there is provided a harness contact portion 11c which contacts the outer periphery of the wire harness W / H, and the harness contact portion 11c includes:
A clip portion 11d is provided for inserting and fixing in a clip hole of a vehicle body panel or the like.

The band lock portion 12 has an insertion hole 12 for inserting the band body 11 from the tip 11a.
a is formed, and an engaging claw 12b that engages with the sawtooth portion 11e of the band body 11 is provided on the upper surface in the insertion hole 12a.

The band lock portion 12 is divided into an upper portion 12c and a lower portion 12d. The lower end of the left portion of the upper portion 12c and the left end portions of the lower portion 12d are integrally formed by a thin hinge portion 12e. It is connected. As a result, the upper portion 12c of the band lock portion 12 serves as an opening / closing portion, and
As shown by arrow g in (B), the upper part of the insertion hole 12a can be opened and closed together with the locking claw 12b via the hinge portion 12e.

An inward opening / closing lock claw 12f is provided on the right side of the upper portion 12c, and an outward opening / closing lock claw 12g is provided on the right side of the lower portion 12d to close the upper portion 12c. At this time, the open / close lock claw 12f of the outer upper portion 12c is engaged with the open / close lock claw 12g of the lower inner portion 12d, so that the upper portion 12c is locked at the closed position. Further, on the outer surface of the right side portion of the upper portion 12c, a jig insertion groove 12h into which the jig 13 can be inserted from diagonally above is provided near the tip end side of the opening / closing lock claw 12f.

With the configuration of the above first embodiment, FIG.
As shown in (A), the jig 13 is slanted from above the band 10A.
2 into the jig insertion groove 12h, and as shown in FIG.
When the jig 13 is placed along the outer surface 12i on the right side of the upper portion 12c and the upper portion of the jig 13 is raised in the direction of arrow B to operate,
A strong lever force is generated at the tip of the jig 13 due to the principle of leverage, where the upper part of the outer surface 12i is the fulcrum a and the tip of the jig 13 is the point of action b, and the open / close lock claw 12f of the upper portion 12c is generated.
Is released from the open / close lock claw 12g of the lower portion 12d, and the lock of the upper portion 12c is released. In this state, the upper part 1
When 2c is lifted upward, the upper portion 12c can be opened upward via the hinge portion 12e as shown in FIG. 2 (C). As a result, the locking claw 12b is automatically disengaged from the serrated portion 11e, and the lock of the band body 11 is released.

Then, by lifting the band body 11 upward and taking it out from the insertion hole 12a of the band lock portion 12, the wire harness W / H of the band 10A can be removed with one touch.

On the other hand, the band 10A is connected to the wire harness W /
To reattach H, the band body 11 wound around the outer periphery of the wire harness W / H is fitted into the insertion hole 12a of the band lock portion 12 from above, and the upper portion 12c is closed downward via the hinge portion 12e. The open / close lock pawl 12f of the portion 12c engages with the open / close lock pawl 12g of the lower portion 12d, and the upper portion 12c is locked in the closed position. At the same time, the locking claw 12b of the upper portion 12c is automatically engaged with the serrated portion 11e to lock the band body 11,
The wire harness W / H can be reattached to the band 10A with one touch.

As described above, the upper portion 12c of the band lock portion 12 can be easily opened by using the jig 13, and the band body 11 can be removed and fitted into the band body 11 from above the insertion hole 12a. Since it can be performed smoothly, the workability of removing and reattaching the band 10A to the wire harness W / H is significantly improved.

Further, even when the band 10A is fixed to the vehicle body panel or the like by the clip portion 11d and the space between the band 10A and the vehicle body panel or the like is small, the jig 13 can be inserted from above and the upper portion 12c is vertically arranged. Since it opens and closes, there is no effect on the work of removing and reattaching to the wire harness W / H. Further, unlike the conventional case, the jig 13 does not forcibly release the locking claw 12b, so that the band body 1
Since there is no possibility that the first serrated portion 11e is crushed, the band 10A can be reused any number of times, which is economical.

FIGS. 3 and 4 show a wire harness mounting band 10B of the second embodiment, which is the band 10 of the first embodiment.
The difference from A is that the upper portion 12c of the band lock portion 12 is
Is divided into a left portion 12j and a right portion 12k, the lower end of the left portion of the left portion 12j and the left end portions of the lower portion 12d are integrally connected by a hinge portion 12e, and the right portion of the right portion 12k is The lower end of the portion and the right end portions of the lower portion 12d are integrally connected by a hinge portion 12e.

As a result, FIG. 3 (B) and FIG. 4 (A)
As shown in (B), the left portion 12j of the upper portion 12c of the band lock portion 12, which is the opening / closing portion, can open and close the upper left portion of the insertion hole 12a together with the locking claw 12b, and the right portion 12k, the upper right portion of the insertion hole 12a. The part can be opened and closed. That is, the insertion hole 12
The upper part of a can be opened and closed in a double door.

Due to the above difference, the opening / closing lock pawl 12f is provided at the right end of the left portion 12j, and the downward opening / closing lock pawl 12g is provided at the left end of the right portion 12k. When the part 12j and the right part 12k are closed, the open / close lock claw 12g of the upper right part 12k is engaged with the open / close lock claw 12f of the lower left part 12j to close the left part 12j and the right part 12k. It will lock in position. In addition, the upper surface 1 at the left end of the right portion 12k
The 2p is provided with a jig insertion groove 12h near the tip of the opening / closing lock claw 12g so that the jig 13 can be inserted obliquely from above.

With the configuration of the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the jig 13 is inserted into the jig insertion groove 12h from diagonally above the band 10B, and the jig 13 is placed on the upper surface 12p of the right portion 12k. When the upper portion of the jig 13 is raised in the direction of arrow B and operated, the right side of the upper surface 12p is used as the fulcrum a, and the jig 13 is moved.
Due to the lever principle with the tip of the lever as the point of action b, a strong lever force is generated at the tip of the jig 13, and the open / close lock claw 12g of the right part 12k is disengaged from the open / close lock claw 12f of the left part 12j. At the same time that the portions 12j and the right portion 12k are unlocked, the right portion 1 is moved through the right hinge portion 12e.
You can open 2k to the right. Also, the left portion 12j
Can be opened leftward via the hinge portion 12e.

On the other hand, the wire harness W /
To reattach H, as shown in FIG. 3B, the band body 11 wound around the outer circumference of the wire harness W / H is fitted into the insertion hole 12a of the band lock portion 12 from above,
As shown in FIG. 4 (A), the left portion 1 is provided via the hinge portion 12e.
When 2j is raised to the right, the locking claws 12b move to the serrated portion 12
The band 10B is locked by automatically engaging with e. Then, as shown in FIG. 4B, when the right portion 12k is raised to the left via the hinge portion 12e, the opening / closing lock claw 12g of the right portion 12k engages with the opening / closing lock claw 12f of the left portion 12j. The left part 12j and the right part 12k are locked in the closed position.

FIG. 5 shows a band 10C of the third embodiment,
The difference from the band 10B of the second embodiment is that the right portion 12
A gap S for inserting the jig 13 is provided on the tip side of the open / close lock claw 12g of k, and at the tip of the open / close lock claw 12g,
The point is that the jig insertion groove 12h is provided.

With the configuration of the above-mentioned third embodiment, FIG.
As shown in (B), the jig 13 is slanted from above the band 10C.
Is inserted into the jig insertion groove 12h from the insertion gap S, the jig 13 is placed along the upper surface 12q of the left portion 12j, and the upper portion of the jig 13 is raised in the direction of arrow B, and the left side portion of the upper surface 12q is moved. Due to the principle of leverage that uses the fulcrum a as the fulcrum a and the tip of the jig 13 as the point of action b, a strong lever force is generated at the tip of the jig 13 so that the open / close lock claw 12 g of the right portion 12 k moves to the left portion 12.
At the same time that the left portion 12j and the right portion 12k are unlocked by being disengaged from the open / close lock claw 12f of the hinge portion 1 of FIG.
The right part 12k can be opened to the right via 2e. Further, the left portion 12j can be opened leftward via the hinge portion 12e.

[0035]

As is apparent from the above description, in the wire harness mounting band according to the first aspect of the present invention, the jig is inserted into the jig insertion portion of the band lock portion from above and the outer surface of the band lock portion is inserted. When the jig is raised and operated by using the lever principle, the lock of the open / close lock is released.
Since the open / close part that is locked in the closed position can be opened upwards via the hinge part, the locking claws automatically disengage from the serrated part to unlock the band body and lift the band body up. The band can be removed from the wire harness with one touch by removing the band from the insertion hole of the band lock part. In addition, when the band rewound on the wire harness is fitted into the insertion hole of the band lock part from above and the hinge part and the opening / closing lock part are used to lock the opening / closing part in the closed position, the locking claws automatically move to the serrated part. The band is locked by engaging with and the wire harness can be reattached to the band with one touch.

Therefore, since the opening / closing part can be easily opened by using a jig, the band main body can be removed from the insertion hole and the band main body can be fitted smoothly.
The workability of removing and reattaching the band from the wire harness will be greatly improved. Further, even when the space between the vehicle body panel and the like is small, the jig can be inserted from above and the opening / closing portion is opened / closed in the vertical direction, so there is no influence on the work of removing / reattaching the wire harness. Furthermore, since there is no risk of the sawtooth portion of the band being crushed by the jig, the band can be reused any number of times.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the upper portion of the band lock portion divided into two is used as the opening / closing portion, and the jig is inserted into the jig insertion groove on the outer surface of the side portion of the upper portion from above to open the opening / closing portion upward. be able to.

In the third aspect, since the upper part of the band lock part divided into two parts is further divided into the left part and the right part to form the opening / closing part, the jig on the upper surface of the divided part of the left part or the right part. The jig can be inserted into the insertion groove from above, and the opening / closing portion can be opened upward in a double-door manner via the two hinge portions.

According to the fourth aspect, since the band is provided with the clip portion, the binding tool can be inserted and fixed in the clip hole of the vehicle body panel or the like.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a band of a first embodiment of the present invention, (A)
Is a perspective view of the band, (B) is a perspective view of the band lock portion,
(C) is a front view of a band lock part, (D) is a side view of (C).

FIG. 2 is a band unlocking procedure of the first embodiment, (A) is a front view when the jig is inserted, (B) is a front view when the jig is raised and operated, and (C) is a view. It is a front view when the upper part 1 is opened.

3 (A) is a perspective view of a band according to a second embodiment, and FIG. 3 (B) is a perspective view of a band lock portion in which a left portion and a right portion are opened.

FIG. 4A is a perspective view of a band lock unit with a left part closed, and FIG. 4B is a perspective view of a band lock unit with a left part and a right part closed.

5 (A) is a perspective view of a band according to a third embodiment, and FIG. 5 (B) is a perspective view of a band lock portion.

FIG. 6 is a conventional band, (A) is a perspective view of a binding tool that binds wire harnesses, (B) is a cross-sectional view of a band lock portion, and (C) is a perspective view of the binding tool.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10A to 10C Wire harness mounting band 11 Band body 11a Tip 11b Rear end 11d Clip part 11e Serrated part 12 Band lock part 12a Insertion hole 12b Locking claw 12c Upper part 12d Lower part 12e Hinge part 12f, 12g Open / close lock claw 12h Jig insertion groove 12i Outer surface 12j Left part 12k Right part 12p, 12q Top surface 13 Jig W / H Wire harness

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A front end of a band main body wound around an outer periphery of a wire harness is inserted into an insertion hole of a band lock portion provided at a rear end of the band main body, and a locking claw protruding from the insertion hole of the band main body. A band to be attached to a wire harness by engaging a serrated part, wherein an opening / closing part for opening / closing the upper part of the insertion hole is formed in the band lock part via a hinge part, and the opening / closing part is formed from the opening / closing part. A jig insertion groove that is provided with a retaining claw and has an opening / closing lock part that locks the opening / closing part at a closed position, and allows insertion of a jig for unlocking the opening / closing part and the opening / closing part. A band for attaching a wire harness, characterized in that the band is provided. 2. The band lock part is divided into an upper part and a lower part which are the opening and closing part, and one side part of the upper part and the lower part is connected by the hinge part which is a thin hinge. And an opening / closing lock claw having the upper portion on the outer side and the lower portion on the inner side, and the jig inserting groove on the other side portion of the upper portion. The wire harness mounting band described in. 3. The band lock part is divided into an upper part and a lower part, and the upper part is further divided into a left part and a right part so that one side part of the left part and the lower part is joined. , The right part and the other side part of the lower part are connected to each other by the hinge part consisting of a thin hinge, and the left part and the right part are the upper part and the other part is the divided part of the left part and the right part. The wire harness mounting band according to claim 1, wherein each of the opening / closing lock claws on the lower side is provided, and the jig insertion groove is provided on the upper surface of the divided portion on the upper left side or the right side. 4. The clip portion for inserting and fixing in a clip hole of a vehicle body panel or the like is provided in front of the rear end of the band body. Band for attaching wire harness.