TW200533851A - Binding device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is to provide a kind of binding device suitable for binding and retaining the cables such as power cords. In order to achieve the objective, the binding device comprises an outer tube with an axial gap and an inner tube that is rotatably contained inside of the outer tube and has gap and protruded stopper corresponding to the axial gap of the outer tube. Ordinarily, the two gaps of the inner tube and outer tube are at the same orientation to allow the cables to be put into the inner tube through the two gaps. After the cables is put in, the outer tube is driven to rotate relatively to the inner tube with a certain angle to let the stopper engage with the gap of the outer tube to close the gap. The bundle of cables can be retained in the inner tube. Only if a fixing plate is arranged on the outer wall of the outer tube, the binding device can also be taken as the cable bundle or cables retainer. The prolonged binding device can be taken as the insulation tube for cabling. The device can be not only used for the cables or the cable bundle, but also used for the tubes.

Description

200533851 V. Description of the invention (υ 1. [Technical Field to which the Invention belongs] The present invention relates to a wire harness device, especially a wire bundle device used to bundle and hold wires such as a power cord. The present invention also relates to the application of this wire harness The structure of the device is a wire holder and an insulation tube for extended wiring. 2. [Previous technology] Generally the simplest material used to bind power wires and other wires or plastic with rubber bands or iron wires buried inside Flat belts, such appliances are usually discarded once, and there is no creative idea of structure. Recently, there are buckles (or heads) with a claw in the ring and a belt with a lot of energy. An adjustable cable tie formed by a belt body that is locked on the buckle's claws and teeth is generally used. The Chinese Patent Publication No. 2 1 4 3 4 3 discloses a cable tie holder, which has a A plate-shaped base body, one end of which is connected to the C-shaped wire harness plate body of the base body, a hook-shaped hook arm formed on the free end of the wire body, and a hook tooth provided on the base body for the hook arms to be fastened C-beamline The body becomes a ring-shaped hook seat. The Chinese Patent No. 3 7 4 4 3 1 discloses that a cable tie is composed of a plastic cable tie body with an iron wire embedded therein and a ring fastener. Patent No. 5 8 8 0 7 2 discloses a strap-type cable tie, which is a sheet-shaped body formed by a thin metal sheet covered with an adhesive film. The sheet-shaped body includes a sheet-shaped main body and a plurality of lengths of different lengths or the same are arranged in parallel. The long straps on the two sides of the main body can be used for multiple layers of harnesses. The above-mentioned various harnesses have a common structure, that is, a plastic flat band with a metal wire or a metal sheet buried inside, or the flexibility of simple plastic molding.

Page 5 200533851 · V. Description of the invention (2) It is composed of flat belt as the main body and the retaining member, and it is mostly discarded after one use. 3. [Summary of the Invention] The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a novel cable and wire device, not a traditional belt as the main body, but a new concept composed of a double pipe body as the main structure. Specifically, the present invention provides a wire harness device comprising an outer tube provided with an axially extending notch in a peripheral wall, and an axially extending slot and a slidingly and rotatably received in the outer tube. An inner tube which can be locked in a protruding blocking part of the axial notch of the outer tube. When the slots of the inner tube and the outer tube overlap, the wire can be put into the inner tube bundle through the slot. After the wire is placed, the inner tube and the outer tube are rotated relatively to make the slot staggered and the blocking part snaps into the slot of the outer tube. Close it to keep the harness in the inner tube. To use the wire, pull the wire axially from one end of the nozzle. A second object of the present invention is to provide a wire harness or wire material fixing device, which is provided with a fixing piece on the outer wall of the outer tube of the wire harness device, and is used for fixing the wire harness or wire inserted into the inner pipe to the wall by the outer pipe. Or fixed on the object. Another object of the present invention is to provide a wire harness device, in which a slot edge portion of an outer tube is provided with a clip portion capable of holding the head and tail of a wire such as a plug. Another object of the present invention is to provide an elongated wire harness device which can be used as an insulation pipe for wiring or piping. 4. [Embodiment] The structure of a specific embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

Page 6 200533851 'V. Description of the invention (3) Explanation: As shown in the first figure, the wire harness device of the present invention is a double pipe composed of an outer pipe 1 and an inner pipe 2 housed in the outer pipe 1.体 结构。 Body structure. The peripheral wall of the outer tube 1 is provided with an axial straight slot 11 penetrating through the wall, and the inner tube 2 basically has an outer diameter substantially the same as or slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the outer tube 1, so that the inner tube 2 can be maintained. The outer peripheral wall is in frictional contact with at least a part of the inner peripheral wall of the outer tube 1 to prevent the inner tube 2 from falling out of the outer tube 1. The peripheral wall of the inner tube 2 is provided with an axial straight slot 2 1 penetrating through the wall and corresponding to the slot 11 of the outer tube 1 and a tube wall which is slightly smaller than the slot 11 and has a height substantially equal to that of the outer tube 1 The axially extending blocking piece 2 2 of the projecting protrusion having the same thickness. When the blocking piece 2 2 enters the slot 11 of the outer tube 1, the slot 11 can be closed to form a seamless tube. In this embodiment, the blocking piece 22 is provided at the opposite end of the notch 21 of the inner tube 1, that is, 180 degrees. However, it can be provided at any part of the peripheral wall of the inner tube 1 during implementation. . In addition, the length of the outer tube 1 and the inner tube 2 can be arbitrarily set as needed, and the two tubes 1 and 2 can be of equal length or different length, depending on the purpose and use. In this embodiment, the two pipes 1, 2 are taken as an example for illustration, but it is not limited to this example. The inner tube 2 and the outer tube 1 can be relatively frictionally rotated and axially inserted and inserted freely by applying an external force. In order to rotate the inner tube 2 to the outer tube 1 so that the notch 21 and the notch 11 overlap or make a blocking piece 2 2 When it is inserted into the slot 1 1, it does not cause too much frictional resistance, which affects the rotation. It is best to form many parallel axial ribs 2 3 on the outer peripheral wall of the inner tube 2. The friction area makes the inner tube 2 easy to rotate with respect to the outer tube 1. The second and third figures are explanatory diagrams of the use of the wire harness device of the present invention.

Page 7 200533851 'V. Description of the invention (4) When using this device, the inner tube 2 and the outer tube 1 must be rotated relative to the two slots 2 and 1 1 (see the first picture), and then The bundled or unwound segments of the wire 3 such as the power cord are inserted into the inner tube 2 from above the notch 1 1 and then assembled into a bundle, and the outer tube 1 and the inner tube 2 are relatively rotated so that the blocking sheet 2 2 is embedded. The slot 11 is closed and the slot 11 is closed (see the third figure). The fourth figure shows various modification examples of the inner and outer pipes 2 and 1 of the wire harness device. For the convenience of comparison and explanation, all the components in the figure that are equivalent to the foregoing embodiments are represented by the same symbol. In the figure (A), a plurality of axially extending ribs 13 are formed on the outer peripheral wall of the outer tube 1 to prevent the hand tube from slipping when the outer tube 1 rotates against the inner tube 2. Figure (B) shows that the blocking portion 2 2 a of the inner tube 2 is formed as a gate-shaped protruding portion instead of the blocking piece 22 described above. Figure (C) shows that the outer wall of the inner tube 2 except the blocking piece 2 2 forms a smooth round surface (that is, no protruding rib 2 3 is provided). Figure (D) shows that the outer peripheral wall of the inner tube 2 is provided with three blocking pieces 22 arranged at 90 degrees to each other, so that the inner tube 2 can be rotated about 90 degrees in any direction to make one of the blocking pieces 2 2 Embedded in the slot 11 of the outer tube 1. Figure (E) shows the blocking piece 2 2b of the inner tube 2 is an arc-shaped protrusion set close to the notch 21, one side of which is a vertical wall and the other side is a slope. In this configuration, as long as the inner tube 2 is directed And turning a small angle in the opposite direction can make the blocking piece 2 2 b close or open the slot 11. Figure (F) shows that the inner tube 2 is not provided with a blocking sheet 22, which is a part of the outer peripheral wall as a blocking part to close the opening under the notch 11. The above-mentioned inner tube 2 and outer tube 1 do not have to be used in pairs as shown in the figure. In the same size combination, different outer tubes 1 and inner tube 2 can be used in any combination. In addition, the constitution of the barrier sheets 22, 22a, 22b can also be arbitrarily selected and matched. All in all, the components of the device are interchangeable to give producers considerable flexibility in production and use.

Page 8 200533851 V. Description of the invention (5) The fifth figure shows another embodiment of the wire harness device according to the present invention. An outer tube is connected with a head end and / or a tail end of a wire such as a wire plug end. Harnessing device at the center of the niches. This device is still a dual-tube structure composed of an outer tube 1 and an inner tube 2 'except that the outer tube 1 is formed into a slightly inverted Ω shape,

That is, on both sides of the slot 11 of the outer tube 1 are formed crimp portions 15 that are curled upward and outward into a c-shape. The clip portion 15 has a tubular hole portion i 6 for holding an electric wire and a slot 1. 7 is used to place the wire from this slot 17 into the hole 丨 6. The slot width of the slot 7 should be slightly smaller than the diameter of the wire to prevent the wire from falling off. The inner diameter of the hole 6 is slightly larger than the diameter of the wire. In addition to holding the wires and other bundles, such a wire harness device can also hold the wire at the end of the wire plug in this clamp portion 15 to prevent the plug from shaking or the pins of the plug from getting caught in the loop of the wire harness. unit. It can be pulled out during use, which is very convenient. In this embodiment, two clamping portions 15 are symmetrically provided, so that both ends of the electric wire can be clamped in one clamping portion 15 respectively, but it is not necessary to provide only one clamping portion 15 .

The sixth figure shows another embodiment of the beam line I of the present invention. In the foregoing embodiments, the outer tube has no auxiliary fixing device that can be fixed to other objects. However, in this embodiment, the outer tube 1 a As shown in Figure (A), the outer peripheral wall is connected with a D-shaped fixing piece 12 which can be inserted into other objects 4 in a slot 41 provided with the fixing piece 12 to fix the wire harness device in Object 4. Figure (b) shows that a flat plate-shaped fixing piece 12 is connected to the peripheral wall of the outer tube 1a, and can be directly attached to the object or the wall 4a by an adhesive or a double-sided tape. Figure (C) shows that the peripheral wall of the outer tube 1 a is provided with a flat plate-shaped fixing piece 12 with screw holes 14 on it, which can be nailed to the object or the wall 4 a by screws 4 2. The object 4 may be an electric product such as a coffee maker or a stereo, or may be a wall panel or furniture in a house.

Page 9 200533851 V. Description of the invention (6) The wire harness device with such a structure can be used as a wire fixing device for wiring, and the wire harness or cable or wire can be fixed on a wall plate or wall. Furthermore, in another embodiment not shown, the outer tubes 1 and 1 a may be directly formed on a plastic body of an object 4 such as an electrical product, and may be integrated with the object 4. The seventh figure shows another embodiment of the wire harness device of the present invention. In the foregoing embodiments, the wire harness device composed of a single outer tube 1 and a single inner tube 2 is described. However, in this embodiment, The wire harness device is basically a parallel structure in which two outer tubes 1 are combined into two inner tubes 2. Specifically, as shown in FIG. (A), the outer tube 1b is formed into a pipe body with a circular hole 18 on each of the left and right ends and a slot 11 on the outside. 1 b is essentially composed of two equivalents of the above-mentioned outer tube 1 each formed with a notch 11 and facing outwards in one piece. Each hole 18 contains an inner tube 2, and the notch of the inner tube 2 is borrowed. 2 1 is overlapped or staggered with the slot 11 of the outer tube 1 to place the wire in the inner tube 2 and to hold it in a bundle. According to this device, the two wire harnesses can be separated and maintained at the same time. Figure (A) The outer tube 1 b has two inner tubes 2 of the same diameter received in its holes 18, so it is suitable for maintaining two bundles with the same outer diameter, but the figure (β) shows that the outer tube 1 b has Two inner tubes 2 a and 2 b with different diameters to maintain two bundles of wires with different outer diameters. The eighth figure of the installed pipe structure shows another embodiment of the wire harness device of the present invention. It is an extension of the sixth wire harness device, and can be used to separate multiple wire harnesses from each other. Figure (A) shows that a flat plate-shaped common substrate 10 is provided with three outer 1 'outer tubes 1 containing inner tubes 2 (only one of which is shown in the figure), so that three bundles of wires can be held side by side in parallel. Figure (β) shows that a plurality of outer tubes 1 are arranged above and below a common base 10 a and are contained within the outer tube 1

Page 10 200533851 V. Description of the invention (7) Structure of pipe 2 (omitted from the figure). Figure (C) shows a structure in which a round pipe body is used as the substrate 10b. A plurality of outer pipes 1 are provided on the outer peripheral wall. Figure (D) shows a plurality of outer pipes provided on the outer peripheral wall of one pipe body substrate 10c. For the structure of 1, the drawings (C) and (D) both omit the inner tube 2 accommodated in the outer tube 1. Although not shown separately, the shape of the substrate can be formed into any shape such as a C-shaped open tube, a triangular tube, an oval tube, a polygonal tube, and the like, and is provided on the substrate 10, 10 a ~ Each of the outer tubes 1 on 10 c is not necessarily the same size as shown in the figure, but may be part or all of the outer tubes 1 of different sizes, as required. The ninth figure shows a special embodiment of the wire harness device, which is a wire harness device without an inner tube. According to this beam line device, the outer tube 1 c has a shape similar to that of the outer tube 1 shown in the fourth figure, and the outer tube 1 c has a slit 1 1 c that is usually closed or leaves only a small gap, which is approached in two directions. Opposite walls of the C-shaped jaw portion 15 are formed. The inner end of this slit 1 1 c is located at the junction of a tube portion 15 and the tube body of the outer tube 1 c, and a blocking piece extending along the inner peripheral wall of the outer tube 1 c and below the other clip portion 15 is formed. 19, The tube body which constitutes the slot substantially closed in this way can be directly used as a wire harness device. In use, the wire is forced out of the slit 1 1 c from above the slit 1 1 c and guided into the tube 1 c through the blocking sheet 19 until it is bundled. When the wire is placed in the tube, the slit 1 1 c and the blocking piece 19 are restored to the original state by the elasticity of the plastic material and the structure, and then closed again. Therefore, the outer tube 1 c can be used to maintain the wire harness alone, and the clamp portion 1 5 can clamp both ends of the wire. Another feature of the present invention is that the structure of the wire harness device can be used for electric wire insulation pipes for electric wiring. In application, it is only necessary to lengthen the inner and outer pipes 2 and 1 to a length of, for example, one to several meters. This type of insulation tube has an advantage,

Page 11 200533851 V. Description of the invention (8) That is, if you want to repair the circuit, as long as the inner tube and the outer tube are relatively rotated to open the slot, the wire can be pulled out of the slot for maintenance without having to pull out the entire strip from one end of the insulating tube. The wires can be restored to their original condition after maintenance. In addition, although the above description has focused on the use of wires and cables such as wires and cables as bundles, in fact, the bundles are not limited to these wires. Any flexible long wire, strip rope, etc. are applicable. When used as a bundled and fixed device, in addition to the above-mentioned wires, general hoses or rigid tubes, soft or hard strips, and single or multiple strips can be used.

The above is a description of the preferred embodiment of the present invention. Obviously, those skilled in the art can still make various modifications and deformations without departing from the spirit and principle of the present invention. All of these should be considered as covered in the following patent applications. Within the scope defined by the scope, hereby declare.

Page 12 200533851 Brief Description of Drawings The first drawing is a perspective view of an embodiment of the wire harness device of the present invention. The second figure is an end view of the present invention showing an open state of the slot. The third figure is an end view showing the closed state of the slot of the present invention. The fourth figures (A) to (F) show modified examples of the wire harness device of the present invention. The fifth figure is an end view of another embodiment of the wire harness device of the present invention. The sixth figures (A) to (C) show end views of still another embodiment of the wire harness device of the present invention. The seventh figures (A) to (B) show end views of still another embodiment of the wire harness device of the present invention. The eighth diagrams (A) to (D) show end views of the embodiment of the assembly with a plurality of beam line devices according to the present invention. The ninth figure shows an end view of another embodiment of the wire harness device of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols: 1, 1 a, 1 b, 1 c 2, 2a, 2b 3 4, 4a I 0, 1 Oa · 1 Ob II 11c 12 13 14 Xibu tube inner wire (wire object (wall 1 0 c substrate slot) Mouth slit fixing tab protruding rib screw hole

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Claims (1)

200533851 VI. Scope of patent application 1. A wire harness device is composed of an outer tube and an inner tube which can be rotatably and axially accommodated in the outer tube; wherein the outer tube is provided with a shaft on the wall of the tube A notch-shaped tubular body, the above inner tube is provided with an axial notch corresponding to the notch of the outer tube on the wall, and at least one radially outwardly protruding and can enter the notch of the outer tube by the rotation of the inner tube To block the notch. 2. The wire harness device according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein a plurality of parallel and axially extending ribs are formed on an outer peripheral surface of the inner tube. 3. The wire harness device according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein a plurality of parallel and axially extending ribs are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the outer tube. 4 _ The wire harness device according to item 1 or item 3 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the outer tube is formed with a fixing sheet for fixing itself to an object or a wall panel. 5. The wire harness device according to item 1 or 3 of the scope of the applied patent, wherein the two edges of the notch portion of the outer tube are provided with a rewinding C-shaped wire segment for holding at least one end of the head and tail of the wire Of the mouth. 6. The wire harness device according to item 5 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the two edges of the notch portion of the outer tube are close to or close to each other to form a slit, and the inner peripheral wall of the outer tube is formed below the slit. There is a blocking piece extending from the slit of the inner peripheral wall along the circumference to the other side of the slit to close the opening at the inner end of the slit. 7. —A wire harness device is a porous outer tube having at least two inner tube receiving holes and an axial slot communicating with the at least two receiving holes, and at least two rotatable and axially movable, respectively. The inner tube is housed in the receiving hole and has an axial slot corresponding to the slot. 200533851 VI. Scope of patent application 8 • The wire harness device according to item 7 of the scope of patent application, wherein the outer wall of the inner tube is provided with a blocking piece that can be inserted into the slot of the outer tube. 9 · A wire harness device comprising: a base plate, at least two outer tubes having an inner cylinder receiving hole and an axial notch formed on at least one surface of the base plate, and received in the outer tube and having an outer tube and an outer tube. The slot of the tube is formed by the inner tube of the axial slot. 1 0. The wire harness device according to item 9 of the scope of patent application, wherein the substrate is a flat plate. 1 1. The wire harness device according to item 9 of the scope of patent application, wherein the substrate is formed into a pipe body selected from any one of a round pipe, a square pipe, a polygonal pipe, and an oval pipe, and the outer pipe is provided on the pipe body Outside surface. 1 2. —A kind of wire and wire harness fixing device, which constitutes a wire harness device according to any one of the scope of the patent application] item 1 to item 11. 1 3. An insulation tube for wiring and piping, which has an elongated structure constituting the wire harness device according to any one of the scope of the patent application] item 1 to item 11. Page 16