WO2014123096A1 - 給電用ケースの補強構造 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a structure for reinforcing a power supply case that copes with external force such as stepping on the power supply case in a state where a wire harness is accommodated in a power supply case mounted on the floor of an automobile, for example.
- a wire harness is bent and arranged in a substantially U-shaped or J-shaped case in a horizontally long flat case made of metal, and a slider is slidable on a rail in the case.
- a power feeding device having a configuration in which one end side of a wire harness is fixed to a slider and led out to a slide seat side, and the other end of the wire harness is led out from a case to a vehicle floor side (power source side).
- the wire harness in the case is covered with an accordion corrugated tube made of synthetic resin.
- Patent Document 2 (not shown), a metal horizontally long first case and a metal horizontally long second case are connected in parallel at one end, and one portion of the wire harness is connected. Route straight in the second case (in a single row), fix to the slider along the second case and lead out to the slide seat side, the other part of the wire harness is approximately U-shaped in the first case.
- a power feeding device is described which is folded back into two rows and routed in two rows, and the folded portion is led out from one end portion side of the case to the vehicle floor side (power supply side).
- the wire harness in each case is covered with a synthetic resin corrugated tube.
- Patent Document 3 (not shown) describes a metal bellows-like pipe as an impact energy absorbing material disposed inside a door of an automobile, although it is not a power feeding device.
- the shape of the pipe is set to a triangular, square, or pentagonal cross section.
- Patent Document 4 (not shown), a corrugated tube made of a synthetic resin having a square cross section is described as a harness protection tube for power feeding.
- Patent Document 5 as a harness protector for feeding power, a plurality of piece members covering three sides of a wire harness with a board part and side plate parts on both sides of the board part are connected by thin hinges. The one that can be bent is described.
- JP 2006-35961 A (FIGS. 1 to 3) WO2010 / 095483 Publication (FIGS. 9 to 10) Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-70886 (FIGS. 1 and 5) Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2007-215279 (FIG. 1) Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2006-166492 (FIG. 1)
- the case When the case is made of a metal material, the weight of the case increases. When the case is made of engineering plastic, the cost of the case increases. When an uneven portion is formed on the upper wall of the case, the wire harness There is a problem that the case becomes thick in order to secure the accommodation space, and the weight and cost of the case increase.
- the present invention reinforces a power supply case that can be formed at a low cost, in a light weight, and in a compact thickness direction even when an external force such as stepping is applied to the case that houses the wire harness.
- the purpose is to provide a structure.
- a reinforcing structure for a power supply case includes a wire harness having an exterior member and a case for housing the wire harness, and the exterior member includes the case.
- a rigid portion disposed in a direction intersecting the wall portion between the opposing wall portions, and when the external force acts on the wall portion, the rigid portion is positioned along the acting direction of the external force. And this wall part is supported with this exterior member, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.
- the rigid portion of the exterior member acts as a support between the opposing wall portions of the case to firmly support the wall portion, and the rigid portion Indirectly reinforces the case to prevent harmful deformation of the wall or case. That is, since one wall portion of the case is supported by a support portion such as a vehicle floor, for example, when an external force acts on the other wall portion of the case, the other wall portion bends in the direction of the external force, Immediately, the rigid portion of the exterior member comes into contact with the other wall portion and firmly supports the other wall portion. Since the other wall portion may be bent, it can be formed flat and lightweight with an inexpensive material.
- the power supply case reinforcing structure according to claim 2 is the power supply case reinforcing structure according to claim 1, wherein the exterior member is a corrugated tube having a quadrangular cross section, and the rigid portion is provided on a side wall of the corrugated tube.
- the reinforcing rib is provided.
- a reinforcing rib is added to an existing corrugated tube made of synthetic resin, and it can be manufactured easily and inexpensively by the same method (extrusion molding + vacuum or pressure forming) as an existing corrugated tube.
- the reinforcing ribs are preferably provided on both side walls of the corrugated tube, but may be provided only on one side wall.
- the corrugated tube is lightweight and has good flexibility.
- the reinforcing structure for a power feeding case according to claim 3 is the reinforcing structure for a power feeding case according to claim 1, wherein the exterior member is a caterpillar member, and the rigid portion is a side wall of the caterpillar member.
- a caterpillar member made of synthetic resin having higher rigidity than the corrugated tube is used, so that the side wall of the caterpillar member becomes a rigid portion and firmly supports external force to the case.
- the side walls as the rigid portions are preferably provided on both sides of the caterpillar member, but may be provided only on one side.
- the case can be indirectly reinforced by receiving the external force with the rigid portion of the exterior member of the wire harness.
- the case can be formed of an inexpensive material at low cost, light weight, and compact in the thickness direction.
- the reinforcing structure of the case can be finished at low cost and light weight.
- the side wall of the highly rigid caterpillar member can be used as the rigid portion to reliably receive the external force to the case and to reliably prevent harmful deformation of the case.
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to AA in FIG. 1 showing a first embodiment of a reinforcing structure for a power feeding case according to the present invention.
- A is a perspective view which shows one form of the corrugated tube similarly used for the reinforcement structure of the case for electric power feeding
- (b) is an arrow B front view of (a). It is sectional drawing which shows 2nd embodiment of the reinforcement structure of the case for electric power feeding which concerns on this invention.
- (A) is a perspective view which shows one form of the caterpillar member similarly used for the reinforcement structure of the case for electric power feeding
- (b) is an arrow C front view of (a). It is sectional drawing which shows one modification in 1st embodiment of FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows one modification in 2nd embodiment of FIG.
- FIG. 1 to 3 show a first embodiment of a reinforcing structure for a power supply case according to the present invention.
- a power supply device 1 applied to this example constantly supplies power to, for example, an automobile slide sheet (not shown), and is a horizontally long and flat case made of synthetic resin (first case or first case).
- Each wire harness 3 includes a corrugated tube 5 made of a synthetic resin having a quadrangular cross section as an exterior member and having reinforcing ribs (rigid portions) 4 on both left and right sides.
- the case 2 is arranged horizontally on the vehicle floor 6 and with the case longitudinal direction coincided with the vehicle front-rear direction.
- a laterally narrow second case (subcase) 7 adjacent to the case 2 is arranged in parallel, and a slider 8 is provided along a rail (not shown) of the second case 7 so as to be slidable in the longitudinal direction of the case.
- one end 3b of each wire harness 3 is fixed to the slider 8 and is led out from the slider 8 to an upper slide sheet (not shown).
- the other end side 3c of the wire harness 3 is fixed to the opening side (not shown) of the front end portion 2a of the case 2, and is led out from the opening to the vehicle floor 6 side (power supply side).
- the second case 7 is covered with a substantially plate-shaped molding 9 made of synthetic resin to be reinforced and dust-proof, and the molding 9 is provided with a slit 10 for leading out the slider 8.
- the case 2 and the second case 7 are connected to each other at the front end with a semicircular portion (substitute with reference numeral 2a), and each wire harness 3 is bent into a semicircular shape along the semicircular portion 2a (bent portion). From the case 2 to the second case 7).
- the case 2 is composed of an upper case portion 11 (portion shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 1) and a lower case portion 12, and both are locking portions (lower side locking frame portion and upper side locking projections) 13. It is locked.
- Case 2 of this example is a power supply case corresponding to a long slide.
- the upper case portion 11 of the case 2 includes a horizontal upper wall (wall portion or upper plate portion) 14, left and right vertical side walls 15, and front and rear vertical substantially semicircular wall portions 11 a and 11 b ( 1).
- the lower case portion 12 includes a horizontal bottom wall (wall portion) 16 and a locking frame portion 13 a raised vertically from both sides of the bottom wall 16 along the outer surface of the side wall 15 of the upper case portion 11.
- a bottom wall 16 of the lower case portion 12 is supported on the vehicle floor 6 (FIG. 1).
- a flat wire harness insertion space 17 is formed between the upper wall 14 of the upper case portion 11 and the bottom wall 16 of the lower case portion 12, and the reinforcing rib 4 extending in the vertical direction, which is an exterior member of the wire harness 3 (FIG. 3).
- the corrugated tube 5 having a quadrangular cross section is disposed in parallel between the upper wall 14 and the bottom wall 16 of the case 2, and the outer surface of the horizontal upper wall 5 a of each corrugated tube 5 is the upper wall 14 of the case 2.
- the outer surface of the horizontal lower wall 5b of the corrugated tube 5 is slidably in contact with the inner surface of the bottom wall 16 of the case 2, and the left and right reinforcing ribs 4 of the corrugated tube 5 are attached.
- the side wall 5 c is located between the upper wall 14 and the bottom wall 16 of the case 2 in parallel with the left and right side walls 15 of the case 2.
- the upper wall 14 of the case 2 When the vehicle occupant steps on the upper wall 14 of the case 2, the upper wall 14 of the case 2 has a particularly high rigidity with the bottom wall 16 of the case 2 supported by the vehicle floor 6 (FIG. 1).
- the upper wall 14 of the case 2 has a range of a gap between the upper wall 14 of the case 2 and the upper wall 5a of the corrugated tube 5 with the upper ends of the side walls 15 as fulcrums.
- the outer surface of the upper wall 5a of each corrugated tube 5 is in strong contact with the inner surface of the upper wall 14 of the case 2, and the outer surface of the lower wall 5b of each corrugated tube 5 is the bottom wall (lower wall) of the case 2. It strongly contacts the inner surface of 16.
- the right and left side walls 5c having the reinforcing ribs 4 of the corrugated tubes 5 between the upper wall 14 and the bottom wall 16 of the case 2 act as support columns and firmly receive the treading force (external force) F.
- the upper wall 14 is firmly supported without crushing or harmful deformation.
- the reinforcing rib 4 is formed long in the direction of the treading force F, that is, the direction in which the load (load) is applied, and the extending direction of the reinforcing rib 4 coincides with the direction of the treading force F (parallel).
- the both side walls 5c having the reinforcing ribs 4 of the corrugated tube 5 receive the treading force (external force) F, so that the rigidity of the case 2 is not required, and an ordinary inexpensive synthetic resin material (for example, PP material). Can be used to form the case 2 at low cost.
- the upper wall 14 of the case 2 may be flat, reducing the resin molding cost and reducing the upper wall of the case 2. 14 is prevented from being enlarged in the thickness direction, and the case 2 is made compact in the thickness direction.
- the treading force F can be received with certainty.
- the horizontal distance between the inner corrugated tubes 5 facing each other in the second and third rows from the right is preferably defined to be smaller than the average width dimension of the occupant's feet.
- the wire harness 3 is composed of the corrugated tube 5 and a plurality of insulating coated electric wires 19 inserted into the rectangular inner space 18 of the corrugated tube 5.
- the corrugated tube 5 is formed in a rectangular cross section with the bellows-shaped horizontal upper wall 5a and the lower wall 5b and the right and left side walls 5c having the bellows-like shape.
- the reinforcing rib 4 is integrally formed on the tip (top) side of the bellows-shaped peak 20 of the side wall 5c.
- the reinforcing rib 4 is formed in a solid or hollow shape at the tip (top) of the peak 20 and is more lateral than the tip of the peak 20 (the left reinforcing rib 4 is more left than the tip of the peak 20 of the left wall 5c).
- the right and left reinforcing ribs 4 protrude in the right direction from the tip of the peak portion 20 of the right wall 5c, and extend vertically from the lower end to the upper end of the peak portion 20 in the height direction.
- the left and right reinforcing ribs 4 are formed symmetrically.
- each side wall 5c the upper end portion 20a and the lower end portion 20b of the peak portion 20 are formed in a small-diameter curve (the small-diameter curve portions are denoted by reference numerals 20a and 20b), and the horizontal peaks of the upper and lower wall portions 5a and 5b are formed.
- the upper and lower portions 4a and 4b of the reinforcing rib 4 are formed in a large-diameter curved shape along the upper and lower small-diameter curved portions 20a and 20b of the peak portion 20 of the side wall 5c (the large-diameter curved portion is denoted by reference numeral 4a). , 4b). It is also possible to define the peak portion (20) including the reinforcing rib 4.
- the valley portions 21 of the upper and lower wall portions 5a and 5b and the valley portions 21 of the left and right wall portions 5c intersect in a curved shape, and intersect portions (corner portions) of the upper and lower wall portions 5a and 5b and the left and right wall portions 5c. ) Is formed in a curved shape. Since the corrugated tube 5 is formed by arranging a plurality of ridges (protrusions) 20 and valleys (concave grooves) 21 alternately and integrally in the longitudinal direction of the tube, the reinforcing ribs 4 of the left and right wall portions 5c.
- a trough portion 21 is located between the reinforcing ribs 4 provided on the crests 20 of the left and right wall portions 5c, and the reinforcing ribs 4 are integrally connected to the crest portions 20 of the upper and lower wall portions 5a and 5b on the same vertical plane.
- the valley portion 21 of the wall portion 5c is integrally connected to the valley portions 21 of the upper and lower wall portions 5a and 5b on the same vertical plane.
- the peak portion 20 on the outer peripheral surface side of the corrugated tube 5 forms a valley portion on the inner peripheral surface side of the corrugated tube 5, and the valley portion 21 on the outer peripheral surface side of the corrugated tube forms a peak portion on the inner peripheral surface side of the corrugated tube.
- the configuration excluding the reinforcing rib 4 is the same as that of the existing corrugated tube.
- the left and right wall portions 5c are long and have long sides, and the upper and lower wall portions 5a and 5b are short and have short sides.
- the flexibility in the horizontal direction is improved.
- the reinforcing ribs 4 extending in the vertical direction on the left and right wall portions 5c enhance the tube rigidity against the vertical compression force F (FIG. 2).
- the corrugated tube 5 can have a square cross section.
- FIG. 3 shows a part of the corrugated tube 5 in the longitudinal direction (actually, a longer one than that shown in FIG. 3 is used).
- the corrugated tube 5 with the reinforcing rib 4 is formed by vacuum-molding a rectangular cylindrical resin material (not shown) into an accordion shape with upper and lower molds (not shown), as in the case of the existing corrugated tube. It can be easily formed by pressure forming.
- FIGS. 4 to 5 show a second embodiment of the reinforcing structure for a power supply case according to the present invention.
- This power supply case reinforcement structure is a wire harness that uses a caterpillar-shaped exterior member 25 (FIG. 5) made of synthetic resin instead of the corrugated tube 5 in the first embodiment of FIGS. 26 is provided. Since the routing structure of the case 2 and the wire harness 26 other than the caterpillar-shaped exterior member (hereinafter referred to as a caterpillar-shaped member) 25 is the same as the configuration of FIGS. 1 and 2, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals. Detailed description is omitted.
- two caterpillar members 25 are folded and arranged (wired) in two rows on the left and right sides of the wire harness insertion space 17 between the upper wall 14 and the bottom wall 16 of the case 2. Yes.
- the outer surface of the horizontal upper wall 27 of each caterpillar member 25 is close to the inner surface of the horizontal upper wall 14 of the case 2 with a gap, and the outer surface of the horizontal lower wall 28 of each caterpillar member 25 is the case 2.
- the left and right vertical side walls (rigid portions) 29 and 30 of the caterpillar-shaped member 25 are in contact with the inner surface of the horizontal bottom wall 16 and between the upper and lower walls 14 and 16 of the case 2. They are located in parallel.
- each caterpillar member 25 is routed along the bottom wall 16 of the case 2 so as to be slidable and bendable in the horizontal direction.
- a wire harness 26 is configured by the caterpillar member 25 and the plurality of insulating coated electric wires 19 inserted into the rectangular inner space 31 of the caterpillar member 25.
- the caterpillar-shaped member 25 is made of a synthetic resin as a material, and includes a horizontal plate-like upper wall (upper plate portion) 27 and a plate-like lower wall (lower plate portion) 28, A plurality of piece members 32 formed in a rectangular cross section (rectangular cylindrical shape) with vertical left and right plate-like side walls (side plate portions) 29, 30 are connected to bend freely on one side wall 29 which is a bent inner side. It is configured. A rear end of one side wall 29 of the front piece member 32 and a front end of one side wall 29 of the rear piece member 32 are connected to each other by a thin hinge 33.
- the one side wall 29 of the piece member 32 is divided vertically from the center in the height direction, the respective locking portions 35, 36 are provided above and below the dividing surface 34 of the one side wall 29, and the upper locking portion 35 is a downward convex portion. 35a, and the lower locking portion 36 has an upward concave portion 36a, and engagement between the convex portion 35a and the concave portion 36a (for example, press-fitting or a protrusion provided in the convex portion 35a and a hole provided in the concave portion 36a).
- the upper half portion 29a and the lower half portion 29b of the one side wall 29 are integrally connected and fixed, and the lower surface of the convex portion 35 and the upper surface of the concave portion 36 are in contact with each other. .
- Thin hinges 37 are formed above and below the other side wall 30 of the piece member 32 at the intersections with the upper and lower wall portions 27 and 28, and the upper and lower wall portions 27 and 28 are located on one side wall 29 with the thin hinge 37 as a fulcrum.
- the electric wire 19 (FIG. 4) can be inserted into the inner space 38 by opening up and down from the dividing surface 34 of the half portion 29a and the lower half portion 29b.
- a thin hinge 33 for interconnecting the piece members 32 is divided vertically by a dividing surface 34.
- the upper and lower ends of the thin-walled hinge 33 are connected to a circular hole 39 formed by the upper wall 27 and the lower wall 28, and the hole 39 communicates with the separation slit 40 between the piece members 32 to enhance the flexibility in the horizontal direction.
- the caterpillar-shaped member 25 of this example has long left and right wall portions 29 and 30 formed to form long side portions, and upper and lower wall portions 27 and 28 formed short to form short side portions. Flexibility in the left-right direction (horizontal direction) is enhanced. The vertical left and right wall portions 29 and 30 enhance the rigidity against the vertical compression force (external force) F (FIG. 4). It is also possible to form the caterpillar member 25 in a square cross section.
- the caterpillar member 25 shown in FIG. 5 (a) shows a part in the longitudinal direction, and the caterpillar member 25 actually used is elongated as shown in the wire harness 3 of FIG. Case 2 in FIG. 4 is the same as Case 2 in FIG.
- the upper case portion 11 of the case 2 includes a horizontal upper wall (upper plate portion) 14, left and right vertical side walls 15, and front and rear vertical semicircular wall portions 11a and 11b (FIG. 1). It has.
- the lower case portion 12 includes a horizontal bottom wall (bottom plate portion) 16 and a locking frame portion 13 a that is vertically raised from both sides of the bottom wall 16 along the outer surface of the side wall 15 of the upper case portion 11.
- a flat wire harness insertion space 17 is formed between the upper wall 14 of the upper case portion 11 and the bottom wall 16 of the lower case portion 12, and a caterpillar member 25 having a rectangular cross section as an exterior member of the wire harness 26 is provided in the case. 2 is arranged in parallel between the upper wall 14 and the bottom wall 16, and the outer surface of the horizontal plate-like upper wall 27 of each caterpillar member 25 is close to the inner surface of the upper wall 14 of the case 2 with a gap.
- the outer surface of the horizontal plate-like lower wall 28 of the caterpillar member 25 is slidably in contact with the inner surface of the bottom wall 16 of the case 2.
- each caterpillar member 25 When the vehicle occupant steps on the upper wall 14 of the case 2, the upper wall 14 of the case 2 does not have a particularly high rigidity, so it bends downward, and the outer surface of the upper wall 27 of each caterpillar member 25 is The outer wall of the lower wall 28 of each caterpillar member 25 is in strong contact with the inner surface of the bottom wall 16 of the case 2.
- the left and right plate-like side walls 29, 30 of each caterpillar member 25 act as a strut to firmly receive the stepping force (external force) F, and the upper wall 14 of the case 2 is crushed or harmfully deformed. Support firmly without equality.
- the hanging direction of the left and right walls 29, 30 coincides with the direction of the treading force F, that is, the direction in which the load (load) is applied (the standing direction of the left and right walls 29, 30 is opposite to the direction of the treading force F). It has become).
- the side walls 29 and 30 of the caterpillar-shaped member 25 receive the treading force F, so that the case 2 does not require the rigidity and the case is made of an ordinary inexpensive synthetic resin material (for example, PP material). 2 can be formed at low cost.
- the upper wall 14 of the case 2 since it is not necessary to reinforce the upper wall 14 of the case 2 in a concavo-convex shape as in the prior art, the upper wall 14 of the case 2 may be flat, reducing the resin molding cost and reducing the upper wall of the case 2. The enlargement of the thickness direction of 14 is prevented.
- the treading force (external force) F can be reliably received.
- the horizontal distance between the caterpillar members 25 in the second and third rows from the right is preferably defined to be smaller than the average width dimension of the occupant's feet.
- the caterpillar member 25 is formed by, for example, continuously forming a rectangular cylindrical body by extrusion molding of a resin material, and then cutting and forming a plurality of slits 40 in the rectangular cylindrical body with a cutter or the like, and a circular hole 39 at the slit end. Can be easily formed by providing drilling or the like.
- the power supply case reinforcement structure of each modified example includes, for example, a first case (main case) 2 and a second case (subcase) 7 of the power supply device 1 of FIG.
- the case 42 is formed integrally with each other to form a case 42.
- one wire harness 3 (FIG. 6) and 26 (FIG. 7) instead of two wire harnesses are substantially U-shaped.
- the portions 3 ′ (FIG. 6) and 26 ′ (FIG. 7) on one end side of one wire harness 3, 26 are accommodated in the narrow accommodating chamber 44 adjacent to the wide accommodating chamber 43.
- the wire harness 3 and 26 is housed movably forward and backward, and the other end portion (the portion indicated by reference numerals 3 and 26) of the wire harness 3 and 26 is a semicircular portion 2a on the front end side of the case 42 (FIG. 1). It is fixed to the opening side of and is led out from the opening. 6 to 7 show the case 42 as a cross section viewed from the direction of arrow D in FIG.
- the corrugated tube 5 with the reinforcing ribs 4 of FIG. 3 as an exterior member of the wire harness 3, and the reinforcing structure of the power supply case of FIG.
- the caterpillar member 25 of FIG. 5 is used as the exterior member.
- Each power supply case 42 is composed of an upper case portion 45 and a lower case portion 46, and the upper case portion 45 is a double wall suspended from a horizontal upper wall (wall portion) 47 on one side (right side in the figure).
- the partition wall 50 is parallel to the left and right side walls 49, and the lower case portion 46 has a protruding wall 51 that engages between the double partition walls 50.
- the partition wall 50 divides the wide storage chamber 43 and the narrow storage chamber 44, the lower end of the partition wall 50 abuts against the bottom wall (wall portion) 48 of the lower case portion 46, and the partition wall 50 is viewed from above. It also acts as a reinforcing wall against the stepping (external force) of the case 42.
- the corrugated tubes 5 with the reinforcing ribs 4 are arranged (wired) one by one on both the left and right sides in the wide accommodating chamber 43 of the case 42, and the case 42 has a narrow accommodating chamber 44.
- Corrugated tubes 5 with reinforcing ribs 4 are arranged (wired) in a row.
- each corrugated tube 5 is adjacent to the horizontal upper wall 47 of the case 42 with a gap, and the horizontal lower wall 5b of each corrugated tube 5 slides on the horizontal bottom wall 48 of the case 42.
- the reinforcing ribs 4 provided on the left and right wall portions 5c of the corrugated tubes 5 are positioned in a direction perpendicular to the upper wall 47 and the bottom wall 48 of the case 42 together with the left and right wall portions 5c. ing.
- the horizontal distance between the left and right corrugated tubes 5 in the wide accommodating chamber 43 is preferably smaller than the average width dimension of the occupant's feet.
- the upper wall 47 of the case 42 When the vehicle occupant steps on the upper wall 47 of the case 42, the upper wall 47 of the case 42 does not have a particularly high rigidity, so it bends downward, and the outer surface of the upper wall 5a of each corrugated tube 5 is the case.
- the upper wall 47 of the corrugated tube 5 is in strong contact with the inner surface of the upper wall 47, and the outer surface of the lower wall 5 b of each corrugated tube 5 is in strong contact with the inner surface of the bottom wall 48 of the case 42.
- the left and right side walls 5c having the reinforcing ribs 4 of the corrugated tubes 5 act as struts to firmly receive the treading force (external force) F, and the upper wall 47 of the case 42, that is, the case 42 is crushed or harmfully deformed. Support firmly without equality. Since the function and effect of the corrugated tube 5 with the reinforcing rib 4 is the same as in the first embodiment of FIGS. 1 to 3, detailed description thereof is omitted.
- the caterpillar members 25 are arranged (wired) in one row on both the left and right sides in the wide accommodating chamber 43 of the case 42, and the caterpillar shape is arranged in the narrow accommodating chamber 44 of the case 42.
- the members 25 are arranged (arranged) in a line.
- the horizontal upper wall 27 of each caterpillar member 25 is adjacent to the horizontal upper wall 47 of the case 42 with a gap, and the horizontal lower wall 28 of each caterpillar member 25 is connected to the horizontal bottom wall 48 of the case 42.
- the left and right wall portions 29 and 30 of each caterpillar member 25 are positioned so as to be perpendicular to the upper wall 47 and the bottom wall 48 of the case 42.
- the horizontal distance between the left and right caterpillar members 25 in the wide accommodation chamber 43 is preferably smaller than the average width dimension of the occupant's feet.
- the upper wall 47 of the case 42 When the vehicle occupant steps on the upper wall 47 of the case 42, the upper wall 47 of the case 42 does not have a particularly high rigidity, so it bends downward, and the outer surface of the upper wall 27 of each caterpillar member 25 becomes The upper surface 47 of the case 42 is in strong contact with the inner surface of the upper wall 47, and the outer surface of the lower wall 28 of each caterpillar member 25 is in strong contact with the inner surface of the bottom wall 48 of the case 42.
- the left and right plate-like side walls 29, 30 of each caterpillar member 25 act as a strut to firmly receive the stepping force (external force) F, and the upper wall 47 of the case 42, that is, the case 42 is crushed. Support firmly without harmful deformation. Since the function and effect of the caterpillar member 25 is the same as in the second embodiment of FIGS. 4 to 5, detailed description thereof is omitted.
- the reinforcing ribs 4 are provided on the left and right wall portions 5c of the corrugated tube 5 (FIG. 3).
- the left and right wall portions 5c and the upper and lower wall portions are provided.
- the upper and lower reinforcing ribs (4) increase the tube rigidity against the stepping force (external force) (reinforcing strength of the case 2), and particularly in the case of the corrugated tube (5) having a square cross section, the corrugated tube to the case 2 It is not necessary to consider the assembly direction (arrangement of the reinforcing ribs 4) of (5).
- the reinforcing rib 4 is provided only on the left wall portion 5c or the right wall portion 5c of the corrugated tube 5. However, the rigidity does not reach the corrugated tube 5 in which the reinforcing ribs 4 are provided on the left and right wall portions 5c. In any case, it is preferable that the reinforcing rib 4 is provided not at the valley portion 21 (FIG. 3) of the corrugated tube 5 but at the peak portion 20 in order to ensure the horizontal flexibility of the corrugated tube 5.
- the caterpillar member 25 is formed by connecting the one side wall 29 on the bent inner side of the plurality of rectangular cylindrical piece members 32 (FIG. 5).
- a caterpillar member (not shown) that is flexibly coupled by engaging a pin and a circular hole (not shown) with the upper and lower wall portions 27 of the plurality of rectangular cylindrical piece members 32 as coupling portions. is there.
- the caterpillar member is formed in a substantially U-shaped cross section so as to surround the three sides of the electric wire 19 by the upper and lower wall portions 27 and 28 and the wall portion 30 on either one of the left and right sides. It can also be a rigid part. However, the rigidity does not reach the caterpillar member 25 having the left and right wall portions 29 and 30.
- exterior members such as the corrugated tube 5 with the reinforcing rib 4 and the caterpillar member 25 are arranged in the cases 2 and 42 in three rows (FIGS. 6 and 7) to four rows (FIGS. 2 and 4).
- exterior members 5 and 25 in two rows in the case (2) as in, for example, conventional Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2006-35961).
- the corrugated tube 5 with the reinforcing rib 4 and the caterpillar member 25 are used as the exterior members of the wire harnesses 3 and 26.
- the exterior members are not limited to these, and for example, stepping or the like It is possible to use an exterior member that is provided in parallel to the load direction of the external force F and has a wall portion or a column portion that acts as a support for the external force F.
- the flat cases 2 and 42 are arranged horizontally (horizontal). However, for example, when the flat cases 2 and 42 are arranged vertically (vertical), the flat cases 2 and 42 are horizontally (left and right to left).
- the exterior members 5 and 25 have wall portions 29 and 30 that become horizontal support columns, a wall portion 5c with ribs 4 and a column portion (not shown).
- the cases 2 and 42 in the electric power feeder 1 were used as a power feeding case, instead of the cases 2 and 42, for example, the wire harnesses 3 and 26 are fixedly inserted as a power feeding case. It is also possible to use a rectangular cylindrical protector (not shown) that protects against external interference or the like (external force).
- the power feeding case reinforcing structure according to the present invention can be used to form the case at a low cost, in a light weight, and in a compact thickness direction even when an external force such as stepping is applied to the case containing the wire harness. it can.
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3,26 ワイヤハーネス
4 補強リブ(剛性部)
5 コルゲートチューブ(外装部材)
5c 側壁
14,16、47,48 壁部
25 キャタピラ状部材(外装部材)
29,30 側壁(剛性部)
F 外力
Claims (3)
- 外装部材を有するワイヤハーネスと、該ワイヤハーネスを収容するケースとを備え、該外装部材が、該ケースの対向する壁部の間において該壁部と交差する方向に沿って配置された剛性部を有し、該壁部への外力の作用時に、該剛性部が該外力の作用方向に沿って位置して、該外装部材と共に該壁部を支持することを特徴とする給電用ケースの補強構造。
- 前記外装部材が断面四角形状のコルゲートチューブであり、前記剛性部が該コルゲートチューブの側壁に設けられた補強リブであることを特徴とする請求項1記載の給電用ケースの補強構造。
- 前記外装部材がキャタピラ状部材であり、前記剛性部が該キャタピラ状部材の側壁であることを特徴とする請求項1記載の給電用ケースの補強構造。
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