JPH11329115A - Tape winding structure and tape winding method for motor vehicle wire harness - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To increase efficiency of detaching work of sheathing adhesive tape in the time of dismantling the wire harness. SOLUTION: This motor vehicle wore harness is kept in shape by winding sheathing adhesive tape 11 spirally around a wire bundle W bundled into the prescribed form corresponding to cable-route paths in the motor vehicle. An indicating adhesive tape piece 12 having a different color from that of the sheathing adhesive tape 11 is attached to a winding end part Q of the sheathing adhesive tape 11, which permits identification of a terminating part R. Here, the sheathing adhesive tape 11 as well as the indicating adhesive tape 12 are detached by pinching the terminating part R.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a tape winding structure and a tape winding method for a wire harness for a motor vehicle.
Specifically, in order to further disassemble the wire harness removed from the vehicle body when disassembling the car, the exterior adhesive tape can be easily peeled off.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, a wire harness for an automobile is configured such that a large number of electric wires are laid on an assembly work board in accordance with a wiring route of the automobile, and these are bundled to form a required form of electric wire bundle. In order to fix and hold the tape, an exterior adhesive tape is spirally wound. In this operation, as shown in FIG. 4, the exterior adhesive tape 1 is wound by manually winding a tape roll around the wire bundle W in a predetermined range according to the form of the wire harness W / H.

[0003]

Recently, the necessity of separating and discarding and recycling materials for automobile parts has been increasing. With respect to wire harnesses removed from the vehicle body due to the disposal of the vehicle, the exterior tape is peeled off to remove each of them. It is demanded that each component can be separated and recycled. However, the adhesive tape 1 for exterior of the wire harness is usually made of a single black color and has a very small thickness of 0.13 mm, so that when it is wound around the wire bundle W, the starting point P and the winding end Q Is difficult to recognize, and the work for peeling off the exterior tape 1 is troublesome.

[0004] Further, the exterior adhesive tape 1 is wound on the wire harness W / H in a state of being overlapped by a predetermined range for convenience of operation. In particular, in the branch portion of FIG. 4, for example, between A and B, in the direction from A to B,
Since the exterior adhesive tape 1 is wound between the CDs in the direction from C to D, and between the EFs in the direction from E to F, the starting point P and the winding end Q overlap each other in a complicated manner. For this reason, it is more difficult to remove the exterior adhesive tape 1 from the winding end Q in order.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and it has been made possible to easily identify a winding end portion of an exterior adhesive tape wound around a wire harness, thereby disassembling a wire harness for recycling. The task is to improve the workability of the work.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is based on the present invention, in which an exterior adhesive tape is spirally wound on a bundle of electric wires bundled in a predetermined shape corresponding to a routing route to an automobile. In a wire harness for automobiles, the shape of which is maintained by being wound in a shape, a display adhesive tape piece of a color different from the external adhesive tape is attached to the winding end of the external adhesive tape, and the terminal end is formed. A tape winding structure of a wire harness for an automobile, characterized in that it is identifiable.

According to the above configuration, when the wire harness is disassembled, the winding end portion of the exterior adhesive tape can be easily identified by finding a display adhesive tape piece different in color from the exterior adhesive tape. . Therefore, by operating in the opposite direction to the winding operation from the end portion, the exterior adhesive tape can be easily peeled off.

It is preferable that the display adhesive tape piece is folded in two with the adhesive surface inward, and is attached to the winding end portion so as to be sandwiched from both sides (claim 2). With this configuration, the display adhesive tape piece itself is in a floating state without being adhered to the outer peripheral surface of the exterior adhesive tape, so that the display adhesive tape piece as the end portion can be easily picked. Thus, the workability of the initial work of the subsequent peeling operation can be further improved.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the step of spirally winding an exterior adhesive tape around an electric wire bundle bundled in a predetermined shape corresponding to a wiring route to an automobile, the form is maintained. The wound end of the wound exterior adhesive tape is lifted up at the time of cutting, while the adhesive is a color different from the exterior adhesive tape, and is cut as a display adhesive tape piece for each required dimension. Separately prepare a tape roll, affix the tip of the display adhesive tape piece to the raised winding end of the exterior adhesive tape so that the adhesive surfaces are attached to each other, and then the display adhesive tape from the cut A wire harness for automobiles, characterized in that pieces are cut off and the exterior adhesive tape is sandwiched from both sides for bonding. It provides a tape winding method of the scan.

According to the above method, in the winding operation of the exterior adhesive tape at the time of assembling the wire harness,
When sticking the display adhesive tape piece to the winding end, the display adhesive tape piece is cut in a state wound on the adhesive tape roll, so that the sticking operation to the winding end is efficiently performed. Can be done.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The tape winding structure of the automobile wire harness shown in FIG. 1 has an exterior adhesive tape 11 wound around an electric wire bundle W constituting a wire harness W / H, and is attached to a winding end Q of the exterior adhesive tape 11. And a display adhesive tape piece 12.

The exterior adhesive tape 11 is made of a black tape having a thickness of about 0.13 mm and having an adhesive surface 11a on one side, and extends from a starting point P to a winding end Q with respect to a predetermined region of the wire bundle W. It is wound spirally. On the other hand, the display adhesive tape piece 12 attached to the winding end Q of the exterior adhesive tape 11 has a color different from that of the exterior adhesive tape 11, for example, white and has an adhesive surface 12a on one surface.
And a tape piece having a length of about 40 mm and a width the same as that of the exterior adhesive tape 11. Then, the display adhesive tape piece 12 is folded in two with the adhesive surface 12a inside, and is adhered to the winding end portion Q so as to be sandwiched from both sides. This is a new winding end R.

Next, a tape winding method will be described. An assembly work plate (not shown) of the wire harness W / H is described.
Above, the electric wires are laid in accordance with the routing route to the automobile, and the external pressure-sensitive adhesive tape 11 is spirally wound around the bundled electric wire bundle W to maintain the form. In this step, first, when cutting the winding end portion Q of the exterior adhesive tape 11 wound around the wire bundle W, the winding end portion Q is floated along the wire bundle W without being attached.

On the other hand, an adhesive tape roll 12b of a color different from the exterior adhesive tape 11 is separately prepared. The pressure-sensitive adhesive tape roll 12b has perforated cuts 1 for obtaining a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape piece 12 for each required dimension of about 40 mm.
2c is attached. Then, the display adhesive tape piece 12 is fed out from the tip of the adhesive tape roll 12b,
The adhesive surfaces 12a are attached to the adhesive surface 11a of the wound end portion Q of the exterior adhesive tape 11, which is raised. Then, the adhesive tape roll 12b is pulled to cut off one piece of the adhesive tape piece 12 for display from the cut 12c, and the adhesive tape 11 for exterior is attached by sandwiching the winding end Q of the adhesive tape 11 from both sides. The adhesive tape 11 is a terminating end R that can be identified. Then, the display adhesive tape piece 12 is similarly attached to the exterior adhesive tape 11 wound around another area of the wire harness W / H,
Each end R can be identified.

The display adhesive tape piece 1 attached to the winding end Q of the exterior adhesive tape 11 as described above.
Reference numeral 2 is a mark for peeling the exterior adhesive tape 11 when disassembling the wire harness W / H at the time of disposing of the automobile. That is, since the display adhesive tape piece 12 has a different color from the exterior adhesive tape 11, the position of the terminal end R can be easily identified. And the display adhesive tape piece 1
2 is attached so that the winding end portion Q of the exterior adhesive tape 11 is sandwiched between the exterior adhesive tape 11 and the display adhesive tape piece 12 is in a floating state. Can be wound in the direction in which the adhesive tape 11 is peeled off.

[0016]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the tape winding structure and the tape winding method for an automobile wire harness according to the present invention, when the exterior adhesive tape wound around the wire harness is peeled off, The end of the winding can be easily recognized and picked up, and the workability of the peeling operation can be improved. Accordingly, when the vehicle is dismantled and the wire harness is removed and recycled, the wire harness itself can be dismantled efficiently.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1A is a view showing an embodiment of a tape winding structure of an automobile wire harness according to the present invention, and FIG. 1B is a cross-sectional view.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an adhesive tape roll of a display adhesive tape piece.

FIGS. 3A to 3C are diagrams showing steps of a tape winding method.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 W / H Wire harness W Wire bundle P Start point Q Winding end R End end 11 Exterior adhesive tape 11a Adhesive surface 12 Display adhesive tape piece 12a Adhesive surface 12b Adhesive tape roll 12c Cut

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An automobile wire harness, wherein an exterior adhesive tape is spirally wound around an electric wire bundle bundled in a predetermined form corresponding to a wiring route to an automobile, thereby maintaining the form. A tape winding structure for a wire harness for automobiles, characterized in that an adhesive tape piece for display of a color different from that of the exterior adhesive tape is attached to the winding end of the adhesive tape for exterior use so that the terminal end can be identified. 2. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the display adhesive tape piece is folded in two with the adhesive surface inside, and is attached to the winding end portion so as to be sandwiched from both sides. Structure of wire harness for tape. 3. The step of maintaining the form by spirally winding an exterior adhesive tape around an electric wire bundle bundled in a predetermined form corresponding to a wiring route to an automobile, wherein the outer form is wound around the electric wire bundle. Separately prepare an adhesive tape roll with a color different from that of the exterior adhesive tape and a cut in each required dimension as a display adhesive tape piece, with the winding end of the adhesive tape for lifting raised at the time of cutting. Then, the tip of the display adhesive tape piece is attached to the raised winding end of the exterior adhesive tape so that the adhesive surfaces are attached to each other, and then the display adhesive tape piece is cut off from the cut. And a method of winding a wire harness for an automobile, wherein an exterior adhesive tape is sandwiched from both sides.