JPH0930341A - Harness for door of automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To give a sufficient strength, and to carry out the connector connection with a door frame side easily. SOLUTION: A harness 23 is held closely between a hard panel form sheet 21 to compose the sealing sheet of a door, and a film form sheet 22 which is softer than the sheet 21, connectors 8A and 9A connected to the harness 23 are inserted and held to fixing holes formed to the panel form sheet 21 in the condition exposing the fitting parts 15 to the opponent connectors to the outer side in the direction orthogonal to the sheets 21 and 22, and the connectors 8A and 9A are fixed in such a condition, by the close adhesive force of the panel form sheet 21 and the film form sheet 22.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automobile door harness in which a door sealing sheet and a harness are integrated.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an automobile door harness which is integrated with a sealing sheet is disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 62-140.
No. 832, No. 5-64004, No. 4
It is known in Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 118807, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 5-81910 and the like. When the sealing sheet and the harness are integrated as described above, by assembling the sealing sheet and the harness to the door frame, the wire harness and the sealing sheet can be attached at the same time.

6 (a) and 6 (b) show a state in which a harness 3 is integrated with a soft sealing sheet 2 and is assembled to a door frame 1. FIG. 7 shows a door frame 1 in which a harness 3 is integrated with a hard sealing sheet 7.
Shows the state where it is about to be assembled. 8A and 9A are harness side connectors, 8B and 9B are door frame 1 side connectors, and 11 is a stopper of the sealing sheet 7 to the door frame 1.

[0004]

By the way, in the conventional harness and the sealing sheet which are integrated, the sealing sheet is formed of the soft film-like sheet 2 or the rigid panel-like sheet 7, and therefore, the followings are required. There was a problem.

That is, in the case of the soft film-like sheet 2, the strength of the sheet itself is insufficient, so that FIG.
As shown in (b), wrinkles 5 and slack 6 are likely to occur, and there is a risk that the holding force in the mounted state on the door frame 1 will be insufficient.

In the case of a hard panel-like sheet 7,
When trying to fit the lower connectors 9A and 9B with the upper end stopper 11 connected to the door frame 1 side,
Since the sheet 7 itself cannot be bent due to its rigidity, the working gap 10 cannot be wide, and the connectors 9A, 9
Connection work of B was difficult.

In view of the above circumstances, the present invention provides a vehicle door harness that has sufficient strength to prevent wrinkles, slack, and the like, and that allows easy connector connection with the door frame side. To aim.

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a harness is closely sandwiched between a hard panel-like sheet and a softer film-like sheet that form a sealing sheet for a door, and the harness is bonded to the harness. The inserted connector is inserted and held in a fixing hole formed in the panel-shaped sheet with the fitting portion for the mating connector exposed to the outside in the direction orthogonal to the sheet, and in that state, the connector is connected to the panel-shaped sheet. It is characterized in that it is fixed by the adhesive bonding force of the film-like sheet. This door harness has sufficient strength because the harness is sandwiched between the hard sheet and the soft sheet. Further, since the connector is fixed by joining the two sheets and the fitting portion for the mating connector is oriented in the direction orthogonal to the seat, the connector can be connected simply by sticking the seat to the door frame.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an automobile door harness according to the first aspect, wherein the connector is fitted and fixed to a fixing sleeve having a flange, and the fixing sleeve is inserted into the fixing hole. The fitting part for the connector is exposed to the outside from the fixing hole, and the flange is abutted against the peripheral edge of the fixing hole, and in that state, the flange of the fixing sleeve is fixed by the close joining force between the panel-like sheet and the film-like sheet. Characterize. In this door harness, the connector is firmly held and fixed.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the automobile door harness according to the second aspect, the flange side of the fixed sleeve is covered with a convex cap, and the film-like sheet is covered over the cap. It is characterized in that the film-like sheet is adhered along the convex outer shape of the cap by vacuum forming. In this door harness, since the convex cap is provided at the position of the connector, the convex portion formed by this cap appears on the outer surface of the film sheet. Therefore, the connector can be fitted to the connector on the door frame side by grasping the convex portion.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a hard panel-like sheet is laminated with a film-like sheet softer than the hard sheet to tightly bond the sheets, thereby sandwiching the harness between the two sheets and connecting the harness to the connector. And a cutting portion is provided at a position near the connector of the panel-shaped sheet, and the position is made a foldable portion with the film-shaped sheet as a hinge. To do. This door harness has sufficient strength because the harness is sandwiched between the hard sheet and the soft sheet. Further, by bending the sheet at the bendable portion, it is possible to secure a working space when the sheet is mounted on the door frame.

[0012]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a door harness according to the first embodiment. The door harness 20 is formed into a flat shape between the sheets 21 and 22 by laminating a film-like sheet 22 that is softer than the hard panel-like sheet 21 that constitutes the sealing sheet of the door and adhering them tightly. The harness 23 arranged is sandwiched. Therefore, it has sufficient strength and can be easily attached to the door frame in a certain correct posture without wrinkling or sagging.

The panel-like sheet 21 is a resin sheet having a thickness of 0.2 mm or more, and the harness 2 is formed by vacuum forming.
The recess corresponding to the shape of 3 is formed. The harness 23 is sandwiched by arranging the harness 23 in this recess and adhering the film-like sheet 22 having a thickness of 0.1 mm or less with an adhesive or hot melt.

The film-like sheet 22 is attached by, for example, the method disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-314833. That is, a plurality of vacuum holes are provided in the panel-shaped sheet 21 in which the recess is formed by vacuum forming or another method, and the harness 23 is arranged on the sheet 21. After that, the film-like sheet 22 coated with hot melt is covered thereon, and the film-like sheet 22 is heated and softened.
Then, in this state, the air between the two sheets 21 and 22 is sucked through the vacuum suction hole, and thereby the film-like sheet 2
2 is brought into close contact with the panel-shaped sheet 21. At the same time, the sheets 21 and 22 are joined by hot melt which is melted to obtain the door harness 20.

In this door harness 20, as shown in FIG. 2, the connector 8 coupled to the end of the harness 23 is provided.
A and 9A are fixing holes 21 formed in the panel-like sheet 21.
It is inserted and held in a and protrudes to the door frame mounting side (panel-shaped sheet 21 side).

In this case, the connectors 8A and 9A have the fixing sleeve 3 with the flange 31 inserted into the fixing hole 21a.
The fitting portion (15) with respect to the mating connector (8B, 9B) is exposed to the outside through the fixing hole (21a) in a state where the fitting portion (15) is fitted to 0 and fixed by the locking projection 32. The fitting portion 15 faces the direction orthogonal to the sheets 21 and 22. The flange 31 of the fixed sleeve 30 abuts on the peripheral edge of the fixing hole 21a, and the flange 36 of the convex cap 35 abuts on the flange 31. Then, at the time of vacuum forming, the flange 31 of the fixed sleeve 30 is interposed via the cap 35 by the force of the film-shaped sheet 22 being closely bonded to the panel-shaped sheet 21.
Are pressed and fixed to the panel-shaped sheet 21.

Further, since the film-shaped sheet 22 is put on the convex cap 35, the film-shaped sheet 22 is in close contact with the convex outer shape of the cap 35. Therefore, the convex portion 37 formed by the cap 35 appears on the outer surface of the film sheet 22, and the connectors 8A and 9A can be fitted to the connector on the door frame side while gripping the convex portion 37. In addition to the connector on the door frame side, a connector 24 is attached to the surface on the indoor side.

FIG. 3 shows a state in which the door harness 20 of the embodiment is assembled to the door frame 1.

At the time of assembling, the seats 21 and 22 of the door harness 20 are attached to the door frame 1 while the panel-like seat 21 is directed toward the outside of the vehicle compartment, and the door 11 is stopped by the stopper 11. Then, since the connectors 8A and 9B are fixedly attached, the connector 8 on the door frame 1 side
It can be easily fitted to B and 9B. At this time, since the protrusions 37 are provided at the positions of the connectors 8A and 9A, the connectors 8A and 9A can be fitted easily and reliably while gripping the protrusions 37.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 4 shows a door harness 40 of the second embodiment. This door harness 40 is also the first embodiment in that the harness 23 is sandwiched between the two sheets 21 and 22 by laminating and tightly joining the harder panel-like sheet 21 and the softer film-like sheet 22. Same as the example.

The difference is that the connectors 8A and 9A are not fixedly provided, but are pulled out to the outside from the middle of the sheets 21 and 22, and can move freely to some extent. Further, the panel-shaped sheet 21 is provided with a horizontal cutting portion 41A at a position close to the upper and lower connectors 8A and 9A, and the panel-shaped sheet 21 is divided into an upper stage, a middle stage, and a lower stage. The film-like sheet 22 has a cutting portion 41A.
By this, the position of the cutting portion 41A is
Bendable portion 41 using the film-like sheet 22 as a hinge
It is B.

The door harness 40 has the harness 23 sandwiched between the two hard and soft sheets 21 and 22 which are tightly joined to each other, and therefore has sufficient strength and becomes wrinkled. It can be easily attached to the door frame with a certain correct posture without sagging. in this case,
There is a cut portion 41A in the middle of the panel-shaped sheet 21, but since that portion is connected by the film-shaped sheet 22, the overall rigidity in the attached state does not particularly decrease.

FIG. 5 shows a state in which the door harness 40 of the embodiment is being assembled to the door frame 1.

When assembling, the seats 21 and 22 of the door harness 40 are attached to the door frame 1 while the panel-like seat 21 is directed to the outside of the vehicle compartment, and the stoppers 11 are used to stop the seats. At the same time, the connectors 8A and 9A are fitted to the connectors 8B and 9B on the door frame 1 side. At this time, since the sheet can be folded at the foldable portion 41B as shown in the figure, the working space 10 for mounting the door frame 1 can be sufficiently secured, and the connector connection work can be facilitated. become able to.

[0027]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, since the harness is sandwiched between the hard panel-like sheet and the soft film-like sheet which are laminated and closely joined,
It has sufficient strength and can be easily attached to the door frame in a certain correct posture without wrinkling or sagging. In addition, the connector is held in a fixed state by joining both seats, and the fitting part for the mating connector is oriented in the direction orthogonal to the seat, so that the harness side connector can be simply attached to the door frame. Can be connected to the connector on the door frame side. Therefore, the connection work becomes easy.

According to the invention of claim 2, since the connector is held by the panel-like sheet via the fixing sleeve with the flange, the connector is firmly held and fixed,
It becomes possible to easily and surely fit the connector on the door frame side.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, a convex cap is provided at the position of the connector, and the convex portion formed by this cap appears on the outer surface of the film-like sheet. Therefore, the convex portion is grasped to hold the connector in the door frame. Side connector. Therefore, the connector can be connected more reliably and easily.

According to the invention of claim 4, since the harness is sandwiched between the hard panel-like sheet and the soft film-like sheet which are laminated and tightly joined to each other, the harness has sufficient strength and becomes wrinkled or slack. It can be easily attached to the door frame with a certain correct posture without rubbing. in this case,
Although there is a cut portion in the middle of the panel-shaped sheet, since the portion is connected by the film-shaped sheet, the rigidity of the whole in the mounted state does not particularly decrease. Further, by bending the sheet at the bendable portion, it is possible to secure a working space for mounting the sheet on the door frame, so that the connector can be easily connected.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a first embodiment of the present invention, in which (a) is a side sectional view and (b) is a front view seen from the inside of a vehicle compartment.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a part II in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view showing a state in which the door harness of the first embodiment of the present invention is assembled to a door frame.

4A and 4B are configuration diagrams of a second embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 4A is a side sectional view and FIG. 4B is a front view seen from the inside of a vehicle compartment.

FIG. 5 is a side sectional view showing a state in which the door harness of the second embodiment of the present invention is being assembled to the door frame.

FIG. 6 is a side sectional view of a conventional example.

FIG. 7 is a side sectional view of another conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 8A, 9A Connector 8B, 9B Mating connector 15 Fitting part 20, 40 Door harness 21 Panel sheet 22 Film sheet 23 Harness 21a Fixing hole 41A Cutting part 41B Bendable part

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] February 21, 1996

[Procedure amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0006

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

In the case of a hard panel-like sheet 7,
When trying to fit the lower connectors 9A and 9B with the upper end stopper 11 connected to the door frame 1 side,
Since the sheet 7 itself cannot be bent due to its rigidity, the work space 10 cannot be wide, and the connectors 9A, 9
Connection work of B was difficult.

[Procedure amendment 2]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0020

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

At the time of assembling, the seats 21 and 22 of the door harness 20 are choked against the door frame 1 while the panel-shaped seat 21 is directed to the outside of the vehicle compartment, and stopped by the stopper 11. Then, since the connectors 8A and 9A are fixedly attached, the connector 8 on the door frame 1 side
It can be easily fitted to A and 9B. At this time, since the protrusions 37 are provided at the positions of the connectors 8A and 9A, the connectors 8A and 9A can be fitted easily and reliably while gripping the protrusions 37.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A harness is closely sandwiched between a hard panel-like sheet and a softer film-like sheet forming a sealing sheet of a door, and a connector connected to the harness is a fitting portion with respect to a mating connector. Is exposed to the outside in the direction orthogonal to the sheet, and is inserted and held in a fixing hole formed in the panel-shaped sheet, and in this state, the connector is fixed by the adhesive bonding force between the panel-shaped sheet and the film-shaped sheet. A harness for an automobile door, which is characterized in that 2. The automobile door harness according to claim 1, wherein the connector is fitted and fixed to a fixing sleeve having a flange, and the fixing sleeve is inserted into the fixing hole to fit to a mating connector. Is exposed from the fixing hole to the outside, the flange is abutted against the peripheral edge of the fixing hole, and in that state, the flange of the fixing sleeve is fixed by the tight joining force between the panel-like sheet and the film-like sheet. Door harness. 3. The automobile door harness according to claim 2, wherein the flange side of the fixed sleeve is covered with a convex cap, the film sheet is covered over the cap, and the cap is formed by vacuum forming. A harness for an automobile door, characterized in that a film-like sheet is closely adhered along the convex outer shape of. 4. A rigid panel-like sheet is laminated with a film-like sheet softer than the rigid sheet to tightly bond the sheets, thereby sandwiching a harness between the sheets and connecting the connector connected to the harness to the above-mentioned one. A door for an automobile characterized in that a cutting portion is provided outside the seat, and a cutting portion is provided at a position near the connector of the panel-like sheet, and the position is a bendable portion using a film-like sheet as a hinge. Harness.