JPH10243519A - Protector for wire harness - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To automatically determine the position of a predetermined member or other position of the main body of a protector by providing positioning ribs which is able to link with a predetermined member such as (clip) at the main body of the protector and, after positioning either a predetermined member or the main body of the protector on a wire harness, by linking together both of them. SOLUTION: A positioning rib 22 is formed on the top surface of a side wall portion 23 of the main body 21 of a protector performing the protection and giving the direction for a wire harness 10, and its linking surface 24 is made connectable to the end portion of a predetermined member 30 (such as clip). Here, the position of protector main body 21 or the predetermined member 30 is determined by using a scale or the like, the position of the other is determined by linking the positioning rib 22 of the protector main body 21 and the predetermined member 30. By doing this, installation work can be performed quickly and definitely and also the positional accuracy of the mounting position can be improved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a wire harness protector for protecting and orienting a wire harness, and more particularly, to a structure for quickly and securely attaching the wire harness to a predetermined position of the wire harness.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Referring to FIGS. 4 to 6, there is a conventional wire harness protector 40 having a protector body 41 formed in a semicircular cross section and an inverted L shape in plan view. The protector body 41 is attached to a predetermined attachment position with the end portion or the bent portion of the wire harness 42 as a reference position, and covers the lower half of the bent portion of the wire harness 42 in FIG. 5 and FIG.
Reference numeral 3 denotes a clip, and the clip 43 is attached to the wire harness 42 in the vicinity of the protector body 41.

[0003]

In the conventional wire harness protector 40 described above, the protector body 41 is used.
Is determined from the reference position by manual dimensional measurement using a scale or the like. The clip 43 is also determined by manual dimensional measurement using a scale or the like with the end portion or bent portion of the wire harness 42 as a reference position, similarly to the protector body 41. For this reason, there is a problem that the mounting positions of the protector body 41 and the clip 43 along the direction of arrow B vary due to a measurement error of the dimension A from the reference position. In addition, when the variation in the mounting position of the protector body 41 or the clip 43 reaches about ± 10 mm (variation such that the clip 43 cannot be locked to the vehicle), it is necessary to restart the mounting operation from the beginning, which is a great deal. There was a problem that labor and time were required, and the cost was increased.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is possible to quickly and reliably attach a protector body and a predetermined member to a predetermined position of a wire harness. It is an object of the present invention to provide a wire harness protector that can improve the positional accuracy of the mounting position and the mounting workability.

[0005]

The object of the present invention is to provide a protector body for covering at least a part of a wire harness, and a positioning rib provided on the protector body and engageable with a predetermined member. By positioning one of the predetermined member or the protector main body on the wire harness and engaging the positioning rib with the predetermined member, the other position of the predetermined member or the protector main body is automatically adjusted. This is achieved by a wire harness protector characterized in that:

In the protector for a wire harness according to the present invention, the positioning rib provided on the protector main body has an effect that first, when a predetermined member is arranged at a predetermined position of the wire harness, the rib is used. The protector body is automatically positioned with respect to the wire harness by the engagement between the and the predetermined member.
On the other hand, when the protector body is initially placed at the predetermined position of the wire harness, the predetermined member is automatically positioned with respect to the wire harness by engaging the rib with the predetermined member. Will be.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the illustrated embodiments. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a wire harness protector according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state where the wire harness protector of FIG. 1 is attached to the wire harness.
FIG. 3 is a side view of the wire harness protector of FIG.

In these figures, a protector body 21 of a wire harness protector 20 is provided with a pair of positioning ribs 22.

The protector body 21 is formed in a semicircular shape in cross section and an inverted L shape in plan view.
By covering at least a part of the wire harness 10 (the lower half of the wire harness 10 in FIG. 3 in the present embodiment), the wire harness 10 plays a role of protection and orientation.

The positioning ribs 22 are respectively provided on the upper surface of the side wall portion 23 of the protector body 21 at positions spaced a predetermined distance D from the left end of the protector body 21 in FIG.
It is provided integrally with the protector body 21. Each of the positioning ribs 22 engages a locking surface 24 (left side in FIG. 3) with a right end in FIG. It is possible.

That is, each positioning rib 22 engages the locking surface 24 with the clip or the like 30 in a state where the clip or the like 30 is attached to a predetermined position of the wire harness 10, so that the protector main body 21 is formed.
Is positioned at a predetermined position with respect to the wire harness 10. When the protector main body 21 is attached to a predetermined position of the wire harness 10, the positioning ribs 22 respectively
Is engaged, the clip 30 or the like is positioned at a predetermined position with respect to the wire harness 10.

The operation of this embodiment will be described. The positioning ribs 22 provided on the protector body 21 are respectively
With the clip or the like 30 attached to a predetermined position of the wire harness 10, the protector body 21 is positioned at a predetermined position with respect to the wire harness 10 by engaging the locking surface 24 with the clip or the like 30. . The positioning of the clip 30 or the like on the wire harness 10 is a position (hereinafter referred to as a dimension reference position) serving as a guide of the dimension of the end portion or the bent portion of the wire harness 10.
Is performed by dimensional measurement using a scale or the like.

Each positioning rib 22 engages the clip 30 or the like with the locking surface 24 in a state where the protector body 21 is attached to a predetermined position of the wire harness 10, thereby connecting the clip or the like 30 with the wire. It is positioned at a predetermined position with respect to the harness 10. The positioning of the protector main body 21 with respect to the wire harness 10 is performed by dimensional measurement using a scale or the like from the dimensional reference position, as in the case of the above-described clip 30 or the like.

Next, an example of a method for attaching the wire harness protector 20 and the clip 30 of the present embodiment to the wire harness 10 will be described. First, the clip 30 or the like is attached to a predetermined position in the wire harness 10. The mounting position of the clip 30 etc.
It is determined by manually measuring the dimensions from a dimension reference position using a scale or the like. Next, the protector body 21 of the wire harness protector 20 is applied to the lower surface of the bent portion of the wire harness 10 and the positioning rib 22
Of the protector body 21 is positioned at a predetermined position with respect to the wire harness 10. In this state, the protector main body 21 is fixed to the wire harness 10 by winding the tape together with the clip 30 or the like.

Another example of a method of attaching the wire harness protector 20 and the clip 30 of the present embodiment to the wire harness 10 will be described. First, the protector body 21 of the wire harness protector 20 is attached to a predetermined position in the wire harness 10. The mounting position of the protector body 21 is determined by measuring the size manually using a scale or the like from the dimension reference position. Next, the clip 30 or the like is connected to the wire harness 10.
3 and the right end of the clip 30 in FIG. 3 against the locking surface 24 of the positioning rib 22, thereby positioning the clip 30 at a predetermined position with respect to the wire harness 10. In this state, the clip 30 and the like are fixed to the wire harness 10 by tape winding together with the protector body 21.

As described above, according to the above embodiment, each positioning rib 22 of the protector main body 21 engages with the clip or the like 30 in a state where the clip or the like 30 is attached to a predetermined position of the wire harness 10. As a result, the protector main body 21 is positioned at a predetermined position with respect to the wire harness 10. When the protector main body 21 is attached to a predetermined position of the wire harness 10, each positioning rib 22 is engaged with the clip 30 to move the clip 30 to a predetermined position with respect to the wire harness 10. Position. Therefore, the protector main body 21 and the clip 30 can be quickly and securely attached to the predetermined positions of the wire harness 10, respectively, and a good attachment workability can be secured.

That is, when one of the positions of the protector body 21 and the clip 30 is determined by dimensional measurement using a scale or the like, the other position is determined by the engagement between the positioning rib 22 of the protector body 21 and the clip 30 or the like. Is determined quickly and reliably. Therefore, unlike the related art, it is not necessary to determine the positions of both the protector body 21 and the clip 30 by manual dimensional measurement using a scale or the like. As a result, a quick and reliable mounting operation is possible, and the positional variation of the mounting position of the protector body 21 and the clip 30 to the wire harness 10 can be reduced, and the positional accuracy of the mounting position can be greatly improved. Can be improved. In addition, it is possible to reliably prevent the mounting position from being mistaken, and it is possible to save labor and reduce costs without causing a problem such as restarting the mounting operation from the beginning.

Further, after the positioning to the wire harness 10 is completed, the protector body 21 is fixed to the wire harness 10 together with the clip 30 by tape winding or the like.
0 need not be separately fixed to the wire harness 10 by tape winding or the like. As a result, the number of assembling steps can be reduced, and the working time and cost can be reduced.

[0019]

As described above, according to the present invention, the positioning rib provided on the protector body is engaged with the predetermined member when the predetermined member is attached to the predetermined position of the wire harness. By positioning the protector main body at a predetermined position with respect to the wire harness, and by engaging a predetermined member with the protector main body attached to a predetermined position of the wire harness, the predetermined member is engaged. Position the wire harness at a predetermined position. Therefore, the protector body and the predetermined member can be quickly and reliably attached to the predetermined position of the wire harness. As a result, the positional accuracy and the mounting workability of the mounting position of the protector body and the predetermined member can be greatly improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the wire harness protector of FIG. 1 is attached to the wire harness.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the protector for a wire harness of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a conventional wire harness protector.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state where the wire harness protector of FIG. 4 is attached to the wire harness.

6 is a side view of the wire harness protector of FIG. 5 as viewed from an arrow E. FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Wire harness 20 Wire harness protector 21 Protector main body 22 Positioning rib 24 Locking surface 30 Predetermined member (clip etc.)

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A protector body covering at least a part of a wire harness, and a positioning rib provided on the protector body and engageable with a predetermined member, wherein one of the predetermined member or the protector body is A wire harness protector, wherein the position of the predetermined member or the other position of the protector body is automatically determined by positioning on the wire harness and engaging the positioning rib with the predetermined member. .