WO2014188988A1

WO2014188988A1 - Exterior member fitting device and exterior member fitting method

Info

Publication number: WO2014188988A1
Application number: PCT/JP2014/063163
Authority: WO
Inventors: 鈴木　勝覚
Original assignee: 矢崎総業株式会社
Priority date: 2013-05-21
Filing date: 2014-05-19
Publication date: 2014-11-27
Also published as: JP5982061B2; CN105283930A; CN105283930B; JPWO2014188988A1

Abstract

Provided are an exterior member fitting device and an exterior member fitting method such that the efficiency of fitting operation is increased without increase in device size or complexity. The exterior member fitting device fits a sheet member (S) (exterior member) covering a wire portion (W1) of a wiring harness (W). The sheet member (S), formed into the shape of a sheet having adhesive surfaces (S1) and external surfaces (S2), sandwiches the wire portion (W1) with the adhesive surfaces (S1) on the inside to cover the wire portion (W1) by the adhesion of the adhesive surfaces (S1) to one another. The device is provided with a support means (2) for supporting from the side of one of the external surfaces (S2) the sheet member (S) in a half-folded state sandwiching the wire portion (W1), and a pressing means (3) which rolls along the other of the external surfaces (S2) of the sheet member (S) and presses the sheet member (S).

Description

Exterior member attaching device and exterior member attaching method

The present invention relates to an exterior member attachment device and an exterior member attachment method, and more particularly, to an exterior member attachment device and an exterior member attachment method for attaching an exterior member that covers an electric wire portion of a wire harness.

Conventionally, various types of exterior members have been proposed for covering and protecting the wire portion of a wire harness routed in an automobile or the like (for example, see Patent Documents 1 and 2). The exterior member (protective material) described in Patent Document 1 is composed of a sheet made of vinyl chloride. After the sheet is wound around the outer periphery of the electric wire group, both ends in the winding direction of the sheet are overlapped, and the overlapped portion is heated. It arrange | positions to the thermocompression bonding part of a welding machine, and it welds by pressurizing and heating, Thereby, it attaches to a wire harness. The exterior member (protective sheet) described in Patent Document 2 includes a rubber sheet and an adhesive layer formed on one surface thereof, and the adhesive layer is wound around the outer periphery of the electric wire group. It is attached to the wire harness by adhering to the end of the winding direction and overlapping the end-side adhesive layer on the sheet in the winding direction.

By the way, the wire harness is generally two-dimensionally arranged so as to substantially conform to the wiring pattern when wiring to an automobile or the like, and the exterior member is generally attached in this arranged state. In other words, the wire harness has a plurality of pre-harnesses whose connectors are connected to the terminal portions are installed on a wiring board, etc., and the electric wire portion of the pre-harness is locked with a locking pin or the like and held in a predetermined wiring form. Then, an exterior part is attached to the electric wire part for every predetermined section, and the end of the exterior part is fixed to the electric wire part with a tape. Accordingly, it is necessary to appropriately attach an exterior member to a predetermined electric wire portion in accordance with the manufacturing procedure of such a wire harness.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-7856 JP 2009-302023 A

However, in the conventional attachment method as described in Patent Document 1, it is necessary to prepare a heat welder for each attachment position of the exterior member or to move the heat welder. Various problems arise, such as becoming troublesome and requiring a lot of labor for mounting work. On the other hand, in the conventional attachment method as described in Patent Document 2, the workability of the attachment work of the exterior member cannot be improved because the sheets are wound and bonded one by one by the manual operation of the operator. There is also a problem that when the sheet is wound, the adhesive layer adheres to an unintended part and the sheet is wasted. For this reason, development of the attachment apparatus which can attach an exterior member efficiently with respect to the wire harness hold | maintained at the predetermined wiring form was desired.

An object of the present invention is to provide an exterior member attachment device and an exterior member attachment method that can improve the efficiency of attachment work of an exterior member without causing an increase in size and complexity of the device in view of the above points. To do.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the exterior member attachment device according to the present invention described in claim 1 is an exterior member attachment device for attaching an exterior member that covers an electric wire portion of a wire harness, and the exterior member includes: A sheet member that is formed in a sheet shape having an adhesive surface and an exterior surface, sandwiches the electric wire portion with the adhesive surface inside, and covers the electric wire portion by bonding of the adhesive surfaces. A support means for supporting the sheet member in a state of being folded in two across the portion from one exterior surface side, and a pressing means that rolls along the other exterior surface of the sheet member and presses the sheet member And.

The exterior member attachment device according to claim 2 is the exterior member attachment device according to claim 1, wherein the support means is formed in an elongated shape along a longitudinal direction of the sheet member and mounts the sheet member. A plate-like first support member having a support surface to be placed, and a guide member for guiding the pressing means along the longitudinal direction of the first support member, the pressing means guiding the guide member And a first rolling member that is rotatably supported by the sliding member and is capable of rolling with the sheet member sandwiched between the supporting surface of the first supporting member. It is configured.

The exterior member attachment device according to claim 3 is the exterior member attachment device according to claim 2, wherein the slide member is supported to be rotatable about an axis along a guide direction of the guide member. The support means has a restricting member for restricting the rotation of the slide member at a pressing position where the first rolling member presses the sheet member, and the restricting member includes the first support member. A restriction release portion for releasing the rotation restriction of the slide member is provided at a predetermined position along the longitudinal direction.

The exterior member attachment device according to claim 4 is the exterior member attachment device according to

claim

2 or 3, wherein the sheet member has a protrusion protruding from the exterior surface, and the protrusion is engaged. The first support member is provided with an engaging recess that is recessed from the support surface and engageable with the protrusion. And

The exterior member mounting apparatus according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the exterior member mounting apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein the support means is elongated along the longitudinal direction of the sheet member. A plate-like second support member having a support surface on which the sheet member is placed; and the pressing means is rotatably supported by the pressing main body portion and the pressing main body portion. A second rolling member that can roll with the sheet member interposed therebetween, and a pair of first abutting members that are provided on the pressing main body portion and are capable of abutting on an end surface of the second support member, And a pair of second abutting members provided on the pressing main body and capable of abutting against the back surface of the second support member.

The exterior member mounting apparatus according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is the exterior member mounting apparatus according to the fifth aspect, wherein the pressing main body is supported so as to be movable forward and backward in a direction orthogonal to the support surface. And an urging means for urging the advancing / retreating member toward the support surface, and one of the pair of first abutting members and the second abutting member and the second rolling member. A moving member is provided on the advance / retreat member.

The exterior member mounting apparatus of the present invention described in claim 7 is the exterior member mounting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the support means is capable of rolling while abutting against the one exterior surface of the sheet member. A third supporting member, the pressing means rolling with the sheet member interposed between the third supporting member, the third rolling member and the third supporting member; And a locking mechanism that locks the sheet member at a position where the sheet member is pressed.

The exterior member mounting apparatus according to an eighth aspect of the present invention is the exterior member mounting apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein the support means is capable of rolling while abutting against the one exterior surface of the sheet member. A fourth support member, and the pressing means rolls with the sheet member sandwiched between the fourth support member, the fourth rolling member, and the fourth support member. And urging means for urging the fourth rolling member toward the position where the sheet member is pressed.

An exterior member mounting apparatus according to a ninth aspect of the present invention is the exterior member mounting apparatus according to any one of the first to seventh aspects, wherein the sheet member is formed in a folded shape by being provided in the pressing means. In addition to being urged, the sheet member is further provided with a positioning portion for positioning the electric wire portion.

The exterior member attachment method of the present invention described in claim 10 is an exterior member attachment method for attaching an exterior member that covers an electric wire portion of a wire harness, and is formed in a sheet shape having an adhesive surface and an exterior surface. And using the exterior member, which is a sheet member that covers the electric wire part by bonding the adhesive surfaces with the adhesive surface facing inward, and sandwiching the electric wire part by folding the sheet member in half In addition, the sheet member is supported from one of the exterior surfaces, and the pressing member is rolled along the other exterior surface of the sheet member to press the sheet member.

According to the first aspect of the invention, the sheet member folded in half with the electric wire portion is supported by the supporting means, and the pressing means is rolled along the other exterior surface of the sheet member to press the sheet member. By doing so, the adhesion surfaces of the sheet member sandwiching the electric wire portion can be easily and reliably adhered, and the workability of the attaching operation of the exterior member to the wire harness can be improved.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, a slide member that is configured to include a plate-like first support member having a support surface and a guide member that guides the pressing means and that is guided by the guide member. And a first rolling member that can roll with the sheet member sandwiched between the supporting surface and the pressing means is configured, so that the sheet member is reliably supported by the supporting surface and the longitudinal direction thereof The sheet member can be pressed by rolling the first rolling member along the direction.

According to the third aspect of the invention, the slide member is rotatably supported with respect to the guide member, and the support means has the restriction member that restricts the rotation of the slide member at the pressing position, and the restriction member restricts the support member. Since the release portion is provided, the first rolling member can be retracted from the pressing position by releasing the rotation restriction of the slide member by the restriction release portion and causing the slide member to turn. Therefore, when the seat member and the wire harness are set on the first support member, or when the wire harness having the seat member attached thereto is taken out, the slide member is rotated to retract the first rolling member. Thus, the setting operation and the taking-out operation can be easily performed.

According to the invention of claim 4, by engaging the protrusion provided on the sheet member with the engagement recess of the first support member, the sheet member can be positioned on the support surface of the first support member, It is possible to prevent the displacement of the sheet member when the sheet member is folded in two or the bonding operation, and the work efficiency can be further improved.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the support means is configured by including the plate-like second support member having the support surface, the pressing main body portion, the second rolling member, and the pair of first contact members. And a pair of second abutting members, and the pressing means is configured so that the second supporting member is positioned in the second positioning member by the pair of the first abutting member and the second abutting member. The sheet member can be pressed by rolling the rolling member. Accordingly, since the structure of the support means can be simplified and reduced in size, the support means can be easily installed on the wire harness installed in a complicated wiring form on the wiring board or the like. It is possible to smoothly perform the bonding operation of the sheet member while preventing the displacement of the pressing means with respect to the two support members.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the pressing main body portion is configured to have the advance / retreat member, and the advance / retreat member is provided with the first contact member, the second contact member, and the second rolling member. By moving the advance / retreat member toward the support surface of the second support member, the sheet member can be pressed by the second rolling member. Furthermore, by moving the advance / retreat member in the direction away from the support surface, the sheet member can be set and taken out easily.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, the support means is configured to include the third support member that can roll while being in contact with one of the exterior surfaces of the sheet member, and the sheet member is sandwiched between the third support member. The pressing means is configured to include a third rolling member that rolls at, and the sheet member is locked at a position where the third rolling member and the third support member are brought close to each other by a lock mechanism and pressed against the sheet member. Can be bonded by pressing. In such a configuration, if the third support member, the third rolling member, and the lock mechanism are configured so as to be capable of being integrally transported, an appropriate position can be set with respect to the wire harness installed in a complicated routing configuration. The sheet member can be adhered by carrying the exterior member attaching device.

According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, the support means is configured to include the fourth support member that can roll while being in contact with one of the exterior surfaces of the sheet member, and the sheet member is sandwiched between the fourth support member. The pressing means is configured to include a fourth rolling member that rolls at the point, and the sheet member is pressed by pressing the sheet member by bringing the fourth rolling member and the fourth support member closer by the biasing means. Can be glued together. In such a configuration, if the fourth support member, the fourth rolling member, and the urging means are configured so as to be integrally transportable, the wire harness installed in a complicated routing form can be appropriately used. The exterior member attachment device can be conveyed to the position to perform the sheet member bonding operation.

According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, when the sheet member is bonded, the sheet member is biased in a folded shape by the positioning portion provided in the pressing means, and the electric wire portion is positioned inward of the sheet member. It is possible to prevent protrusion or biting into a portion pressed by the pressing means, and the work efficiency of the bonding work can be further improved.

According to the invention described in claim 10, as described above, the adhesive surfaces of the sheet member sandwiching the electric wire portion can be easily and reliably bonded, and the workability of the mounting operation of the exterior member to the wire harness is improved. be able to.

It is a top view which shows the exterior member attachment apparatus which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which expands and shows a part of said exterior member attachment apparatus. It is a side view which expands and shows a part of said exterior member attachment apparatus. It is a perspective view which expands and shows a part of said exterior member attachment apparatus. It is a side view which shows operation | movement of the said exterior member attachment apparatus. It is a perspective view which shows the modification of the said exterior member attachment apparatus. It is a side view which shows the said exterior member attachment apparatus. It is the side view and sectional drawing which show operation | movement of the said exterior member attachment apparatus. It is a perspective view which shows the exterior member attachment apparatus which concerns on 2nd embodiment of this invention. It is a side view which shows operation | movement of the said exterior member attachment apparatus. It is a side view which expands and shows a part of said exterior member attachment apparatus. It is a perspective view which expands and shows a part of said exterior member attachment apparatus. It is a perspective view which shows the exterior member attachment apparatus which concerns on 3rd embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows operation | movement of the said exterior member attachment apparatus. It is a side view which shows operation | movement of the said exterior member attachment apparatus. It is a front view which shows the exterior member attachment apparatus which concerns on 4th embodiment of this invention. It is a side view which shows operation | movement of the said exterior member attachment apparatus.

[First embodiment]
Hereinafter, an exterior member mounting apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The exterior member attachment apparatus 1 of this embodiment is an apparatus for attaching a sheet member S, which is an exterior member that covers the wire portion W1 of the wire harness W, in the manufacturing process of the wire harness W. As shown in FIG. 1, the exterior member attaching apparatus 1 is provided on a wiring board for arranging the wire harness W in a predetermined wiring form, and the sheet member S is provided on the electric wire portion W1 for each predetermined section in the wire harness W. Can be attached.

The sheet member S has a protective layer and an adhesive layer, and is formed into a sheet shape. As shown in FIG. 3, the sheet member S is folded in two with the adhesive surface S1 on the inside and the exterior surface S2 on the outside, and the adhesive surface. S1 is adhered to each other, thereby protecting the electric wire portion W1 sandwiched between the sheet members S. Further, a clamp (not shown) as a protrusion protruding from the exterior surface S2 is attached to the seat member S, and the wire harness W is connected to the vehicle by engaging the clamp with a vehicle body or the like that is a fixed body. It is configured to be attachable to.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the exterior member mounting apparatus 1 includes a supporting means 2 that supports the sheet member S in a state of being folded in two with the electric wire portion W1 interposed therebetween, and a sheet member S And pressing means 3 for pressing the sheet member S from the other exterior surface S2 side. In the present embodiment, the support means 2 and the pressing means 3 are provided corresponding to the relatively long electric wire portion W1 in the wire harness W, and the short electric wire portion W1 branched in a complicated manner will be described later. The sheet | seat member S is attached to the electric wire part W1 using the exterior

member attachment apparatus

1A, 1B, 1C of 2nd, 3rd, 4th embodiment.

The support means 2 stands from a base plate 21 as a plate-like first support member that is formed along the longitudinal direction of the electric wire portion W1 and the sheet member S, and an edge of the base plate 21 along the longitudinal direction. A standing plate 22 as a regulating member provided, and a slide shaft 23 as a guide member supported by the standing plate 22 and extending along the longitudinal direction of the base plate 21 are provided. Further, the base plate 21 of the support means 2 is provided with a plurality of electric wire holding portions 24 that hold other electric wire portions W1 branched from the electric wire portion W1 supported by the base plate 21.

The base plate 21 has a support surface 21A for placing and supporting the sheet member S on its upper surface, and on the support surface 21A, a pair of positioning pieces 25 for positioning the folded sheet member S from the width direction, and A clamp receiver 26 attached at a predetermined position along the longitudinal direction of the base plate 21 is provided. The clamp receiver 26 has an engagement recess 26A formed to be recessed from the support surface 21A, and the sheet member S is held on the support surface 21A by engaging the clamp of the sheet member S with the engagement recess 26A. It has become so.

The erected plate 22 is configured such that a base portion thereof is fixed to the base plate 21 and a guide roller 34 of the pressing means 3 described later is guided by an upper end edge 22A of the erected plate 22. Further, the base plate 21 and the standing plate 22 are formed with

cutout portions

21B and 22B in which the base plate 21 and the standing plate 22 are cut out in the vicinity of both ends in the longitudinal direction.

The slide shaft 23 is composed of a long cylindrical member supported by a fixed shaft 23A fixed to the side surface of the standing plate 22 and fixed plates 23B provided at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the base plate 21. Yes. As will be described later, the slide shaft 23 slides and guides the slide member 31 of the pressing means 3 in the longitudinal direction, and supports the slide member 31 so as to be rotatable about its axis.

Further, the restriction release portion is constituted by the notch portion 22B of the standing plate 22. That is, as will be described later, the guide roller 34 of the pressing means 3 is guided by the upper end edge 22A of the upright plate 22, whereby the rotation from the pressing position where the pressing means 3 presses the sheet member S is restricted. When the guide of the guide roller 34 is released by the notch 22B, the rotation restriction of the pressing means 3 is released.

The pressing means 3 is slidably guided by the slide shaft 23 and is movable in the longitudinal direction, two support shafts 32 extending from the slide member 31, and rotatably supported on the front end side of each support shaft 32. A pressing roller 33 as a first rolling member, and two guide rollers 34 rotatably provided on the side surface opposite to the support shaft 32 of the slide member 31 and guided to the upper edge 22B of the standing plate 22; And an operation handle 35 provided so as to extend from the upper surface of the slide member 31. The pressing means 3 is slid in the longitudinal direction of the base plate 21 by operating the operation handle 35 to the left and right.

The slide member 31 is formed to have an insertion hole 31A through which the slide shaft 23 is inserted and a notch 31B which is in communication with the insertion hole 31A and passes through the fixed shaft 23A, and is guided by the slide shaft 23. The base plate 21 is supported so as to be slidable along the longitudinal direction. Further, the slide member 31 is rotatably supported by the slide shaft 23 and is positioned in the notch portion 22B of the standing plate 22, and the guide roller 34 is not guided by the upper end edge 22B of the standing plate 22. That is, it is configured to be rotatable about the slide shaft 23 toward the standing plate 22 in a state where the rotation restriction is released.

The pressing roller 33 is configured to press and bond the adhesive surfaces S1 of the sheet member S to each other by rolling with the sheet member S sandwiched between the supporting surface 21A of the base plate 21. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, in a state where the guide roller 34 is guided to the upper end edge 22B of the standing plate 22 (a state where the pressing means 3 is in the pressing position), it is between the pressing roller 33 and the support surface 21A. A gap smaller than the overlapping thickness of the sheet member S folded in two is formed so that the sheet member S can be pressed.

Next, a procedure for attaching the sheet member S to the wire portion W1 using the exterior member attaching device 1 will be described with reference to FIG. First, the pressing means 3 is moved to one end (for example, the left side in FIG. 1) of the supporting means 2 and is positioned at the notch 22B of the standing plate 22, as shown in FIG. 5 (A). By rotating the slide member 31 about the slide shaft 23, the pressing roller 33 is retracted upward away from the support surface 21A of the base plate 21. In this state where the pressing roller 33 is retracted, the sheet member S is placed on the support surface 21A of the base plate 21, and the clamp is engaged with the engaging recess 26A of the clamp receiver 26 so that the sheet member S is moved. The electric wire portion W1 is set on the inner side where the sheet member S is folded in half while being held on the support surface 21A.

Next, the slide member 31 is rotated to sandwich the sheet member S between the pressing roller 33 and the support surface 21A of the base plate 21, and the slide member 31 is moved to the other side along the slide shaft 23 (for example, the right side in FIG. ) And the guide roller 34 is brought into contact with the upper end edge 22A of the standing plate 22 as shown in FIG. When the pressing means 3 is thus positioned at the pressing position, the operating handle 35 is operated to slide the pressing means 3 in the longitudinal direction of the base plate 21, press the stacked sheet member S by the pressing roller 33, and bond The electric wires W1 are covered with the sheet member S by bonding the surfaces S1 together.

Next, when the pressing means 3 is moved to the end of the other side of the base plate 21 (for example, the right side in FIG. 1) and the entire length of the sheet member S is bonded to cover the electric wire portion W1, the standing plate on the other side The pressing means 3 is positioned in the notch portion 22B of 22, and the slide member 31 is rotated to retract the pressing roller 33 as shown in FIG. In this state where the pressing roller 33 is retracted, the clamp of the sheet member S is removed from the engaging recess 26A of the clamp receiver 26, and the sheet member S and the electric wire portion W1 are detached from the base plate 21, thereby allowing the sheet member S to be removed. Installation work is completed. Then, after returning the pressing means 3 to one side of the base plate 21, the above-described operation may be repeated, or the operation opposite to the above may be performed from the other side of the base plate 21 toward the one side.

Note that the exterior member mounting apparatus 1 of the present embodiment is not limited to the above-described one, and may be configured to have the forms shown in FIGS. 6 to 8. In the exterior member mounting apparatus 1, the support means 2 includes a rail 27 as a guide member that slides and guides the pressing means 3 in the longitudinal direction of the base plate 21. On the other hand, the pressing means 3 includes a slide member 36 guided by the rail 27, a rotation member 37 rotatably supported by the slide member 36 and having a pressing roller 33 at an end thereof, and a rotation of the slide member 36. And a coil spring 38 that is provided over the member 37 and urges the pressing roller 33 toward the support surface 21 </ b> A of the base plate 21.

The slide member 36 includes a main body portion 36B having an insertion groove 36A through which the rail 27 is inserted, and a positioning portion that extends downward from the main body portion 36B and bends toward the rail 27 to position the electric wire portion W1 inside the sheet member S. 36C. A gap is formed between the positioning portion 36C and the lower surface of the main body portion 36B. By receiving the sheet member S in this gap, the sheet member S is urged in a folded shape, and the inner side of the sheet member S The electric wire portion W1 is pushed in and positioned at the tip of the positioning portion 36C. While the positioning member 36C guides the sheet member S and the electric wire portion W1, the slide member 36 moves along the base plate 21, and the pressing roller 33 located behind the slide member 36 presses the sheet member S. It is comprised so that adhesion surface S1 may adhere.

According to the above exterior member attaching apparatus 1, the sheet member S folded in half with the electric wire portion W1 is supported by the base plate 21 of the support means 2, and the pressing means 3 is moved along the exterior surface S2 of the sheet member S. By rolling the pressing roller 33 and pressing the sheet member S, the bonding surfaces S1 of the sheet member S sandwiching the wire portion W1 can be easily and reliably bonded, and the sheet member S of the wire harness W can be bonded. The workability of the mounting work can be improved.

Furthermore, since the pressing roller 33 can be retracted from the pressing position by rotating the slide member 31 around the slide shaft 23 at the position of the notch portion 22B of the standing plate 22, the sheet member is placed on the base plate 21. When setting S and the electric wire portion W1, or when taking out the sheet member S and the electric wire portion W1, the setting operation and the extracting operation can be easily performed by retracting the pressing roller 33.

Further, by engaging the clamp provided on the sheet member S with the engagement recess 26A of the clamp receiver 26 provided on the base plate 21, the sheet member S can be positioned on the support surface 21A of the base plate 21, and the sheet member It is possible to prevent misalignment during the half-folding operation and bonding operation of S, and to further improve the work efficiency. Further, the sheet member S is biased in a folded shape by the positioning portion 36C, and the electric wire portion W1 is positioned inside thereof, so that the electric wire portion W1 protrudes or is pressed by the pressing roller 33 when the sheet member S is bonded. It is possible to prevent the portion from being bitten, and the working efficiency of the bonding work can be further improved.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, an exterior member mounting apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 A of exterior member attachment apparatuses of this embodiment are provided with the support means 2A and the press means 4, and are comprised. The support means 2A is configured to have a base plate 21 as a second support member that is substantially the same as the support means 2 except that the standing plate 22 and the slide shaft 23 are omitted from the support means 2 of the first embodiment. Yes. On the other hand, the pressing means 4 is different from the pressing means 3 and is configured to be detachable and portable with respect to the supporting means 2A, and the pressing means 4 can be easily carried with respect to the plurality of electric wire portions W1 to form a sheet member. It is comprised so that the attachment operation | work of S can be implemented.

The pressing means 4 is a second rolling member that can roll with the sheet member S sandwiched between the pressing main body 41 and the supporting surface 21A of the base plate 21 that is rotatably supported by the pressing main body 41. The pressing roller 42, a pair of

positioning rollers

43 and 44 as first contact members provided on the pressing main body 41 and capable of contacting the left and right end surfaces 21C of the base plate 21, respectively, and the pressing main body 41. A pair of sandwiching

rollers

45 and 46 as second contact members capable of contacting the rear surface 21D of the base plate 21 are provided.

The pressing main body 41 includes a plate-like substrate 47 formed in a vertically long shape, an advancing / retracting member 48 supported so as to be movable back and forth in the vertical direction along the substrate 47, and the advancing / retracting member 48 on the substrate 47. The coil spring 49 is configured to be biased upward. The pressing roller 42, the positioning roller 43 of the pair of

positioning rollers

43, 44, and the clamping roller 45 of the pair of clamping

rollers

45, 46 are provided on the advancing / retracting member 48. A roller 46 is provided on the substrate 47.

A first operation handle 47A is provided at the upper end of the substrate 47, a pair of guide plates 47B for guiding the advance / retreat member 48 are provided on the side thereof, and the rise of the advance / retreat member 48 is restricted on the side end surface. Thus, a locking member 47C for positioning at the pressing position and a stopper 47D for regulating the lowering of the advance / retreat member 48 are provided. Further, as shown in FIG. 12, a sheet guide piece 47 </ b> E for biasing the sheet member S in a folded shape is attached to the inner surface of the substrate 47 as shown in FIG. 12. . The clamping roller 46 is rotatably supported on the inner surface side of the lower end portion of the substrate 47, and two positioning rollers 44 are rotatably supported on the side edge of the substrate 47. Further, the upper end portion of the coil spring 49 is attached to a pin 47F fixed to the back surface portion of the substrate 47.

The advancing / retracting member 48 includes a slide plate 48A supported by the guide plate 47B of the substrate 47, an extension piece 48B that is fixed to the slide plate 48A and extends away from the substrate 47, and a lower side from the tip of the extension piece 48B. And a second operation handle 48D fixed to the upper end of the slide plate 48A. A contact pin 48E capable of contacting the stopper 47D is fixed to the lower surface of the extension piece 48B. Further, the pressing roller 42 is rotatably supported on the inner surface side of the lower end portion of the slide plate 48A, the clamping roller 45 is rotatably supported on the inner surface side of the lower end portion of the hanging piece 48C, and two pieces are provided on the side edge of the hanging piece 48C. The positioning roller 43 is rotatably supported. Further, as shown in FIG. 11, a locked member 48F having a plurality of teeth locked to the locking member 47C is fixed to the surface side of the slide plate 48A. Further, the lower end portion of the coil spring 49 is attached to the pin 47G fixed to the back surface portion of the slide plate 48A.

The operation of the pressing means 4 is as follows. First, the locked member 48F is unlocked by the locking member 47C, and the advance / retreat member 48 is moved upward by the biasing force of the coil spring 49. As shown in FIG. 4A, the positioning roller 44 of the substrate 47 is brought into contact with the end surface 21C of the base plate 21 and the sandwiching roller 46 is brought into contact with the back surface 21D of the base plate 21. In this state, after the clamping roller 45 of the advance / retreat member 48 is positioned above the notch 21B of the base plate 21, the second operation handle 48D is pushed down, and the advancement / retraction is performed with respect to the substrate 47 against the biasing force of the coil spring 49. The member 48 is lowered, and the nipping roller 45 is inserted into the notch 21B so as to be positioned on the back surface 21D side, and the positioning roller 43 is brought into contact with the end surface 21C of the base plate 21.

Next, the first operation handle 47A and the second operation handle 48D are grasped, the advance / retreat member 48 is further lowered, and the locking member 47C is locked to the teeth of the locked member 48F, and the pressing roller 42 is positioned. Then, the sheet member S is pressed. When the advancing / retracting member 48 is lowered to the position of the tooth that provides an appropriate pressing force, the locking member 47C locked to the locked member 48F is fixed to the substrate 47, and the pressing state by the pressing roller 42 is maintained. Then, the entire pressing means 4 is moved in the longitudinal direction of the base plate 21, and the pressing roller 42 is rolled along the sheet member S to bond the bonding surfaces S1 together. When the pressing means 4 is moved, as shown in FIG. 12, the sheet guide piece 47E located in front of the pressing roller 42 urges the sheet member S into a folded shape, and the sheet member is folded in this way. The pressing roller 42 presses S so that it can be bonded.

When the opposite end of the sheet member S is bonded, the first operation handle 47A and the second operation handle 48D are gripped to release the locking of the locked member 48F by the locking member 47C, and the holding roller 45 Is positioned at the notch 21B of the base plate 21, and then the pressing force of the second operation handle 48D is released. Accordingly, the advancing / retreating member 48 is moved upward by the urging force of the coil spring 49, and the pressing roller 42 is separated from the sheet member S and retracted by inserting the clamping roller 45 into the cutout portion 21B. Thereafter, the pressing means 4 is removed from the support means 2A, and the seat member S and the electric wire portion W1 are detached from the base plate 21, whereby the attaching operation of the sheet member S is completed.

According to the exterior member mounting apparatus 1 described above, the pressing means 4 is provided with the pressing roller 42, the

positioning rollers

43 and 44, and the sandwiching

rollers

45 and 46. The pressing means 4 is positioned with the base plate 21 by these rollers. The sheet member S can be pressed by moving the pressure roller 42 and moving the pressing roller 42. Accordingly, it is not necessary to provide a guide member or the like for guiding the pressing means 4 to the support means 2A, and the structure of the support means 2A can be simplified and reduced in size, so that it is installed in a wiring arrangement or the like in a complicated arrangement form. The supporting means 2A can be easily installed on the wired harness W, and the sheet member S can be smoothly adhered to the base plate 21 of the supporting means 2A while preventing the pressing means 4 from being displaced. it can.

Further, the pressing main body 41 includes an advance / retreat member 48, a locking member 47C, and a locked member 48F, and moves the advance / retreat member 48 toward the support surface 21A of the base plate 21, and also the locking member 47C. Thus, by locking and positioning the locked member 48F, the pressing roller 42 can be rolled along the sheet member S in a state where the pressing roller 42 is maintained at an appropriate pressing position. Furthermore, after the locking of the locked member 48F by the locking member 47C is released, the advancing / retreating member 48 is moved away from the support surface 21A by the biasing force of the coil spring 49, and the pressing roller 42 is retracted. it can. Therefore, it is possible to easily carry out the setting operation and the removing operation of the sheet member S with respect to the base plate 21, and it is possible to easily carry the pressing means 4 and perform the attaching operation of the sheet member S to the other electric wire portion W1.

[Third embodiment]
Next, an exterior member mounting apparatus according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The exterior member mounting apparatus 1B of the present embodiment includes a support unit 5 and a pressing unit 6, and the support unit 5 and the pressing unit 6 are integrally provided so as to be portable. The exterior member attaching device 1B is small and easy to carry so that the sheet member S can be attached to the wire portion W1 located in the crowded portion of the plurality of branched wire portions W1 in the wire harness W. It is of the handy type configured in

The support means 5 includes a support base 51 and two support rollers 53 as third support members rotatably supported by the support base 51 via a rotation shaft 52. Is configured to be able to contact and roll on one exterior surface S2 of the sheet member S. On the other hand, the pressing means 6 has a pressing base 61, two pressing rollers 63 as third rolling members that are rotatably supported by the pressing base 61 via a rotating shaft 62, and the support base 51. Three guide rods 64 that support the pressing base 61 so as to be movable back and forth, and a lock mechanism 65 that locks the pressing base 61 with respect to the support base 51 at a position where the sheet member S is pressed are configured. .

The lock mechanism 65 is inserted into a lock member 65B fixed to the side surface of the pressing base 61 with two fixing bolts 65A and a long hole 65C formed in the lock member 65B and is screwed to the support base 51. And a tightening screw 65D. The lock mechanism 65 locks the lock member 65 </ b> B and the press base 61 so as not to move with respect to the support base 51 by tightening the tightening screw 65 </ b> D with respect to the support base 51.

As an operation of the exterior member attaching device 1B, first, after loosening the tightening screw 65D, as shown in FIG. 14A, the pressing base 61 is moved away from the supporting base 51, and the supporting roller 53 and the pressing roller are moved. The sheet member S is positioned between the sheet member S and the electric wire portion W1 is set between the folded sheet members S. Next, as shown in FIG. 15, the pressing base 61 is moved toward the supporting base 51, the sheet member S is sandwiched between the supporting roller 53 and the pressing roller 63, and the tightening screw 65D is pressed in this pressed state. Is pressed to position the pressing roller 63 at the pressing position. In this state, the exterior member attaching device 1B is moved along the longitudinal direction of the sheet member S and the electric wire portion W1, and the support roller 53 and the pressing roller 63 are rolled so that the sheet member S can be pressed and bonded. It has become.

[Fourth embodiment]
Next, an exterior member mounting apparatus according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 C of exterior member attachment apparatuses of this embodiment are equipped with the support means 7 and the press means 8, and these support means 7 and the press means 8 are provided integrally, and are comprised so that it can carry. This exterior member attachment device 1C is small and portable so that the attachment work of the sheet member S can be performed on the electric wire portion W1 located in the crowded portion, similarly to the exterior member attachment device 1B of the third embodiment. Easy-to-configure handy type.

The support means 7 includes a support base 71, a support roller 73 as a fourth support member rotatably supported via a rotation shaft 72 provided at the lower end portion of the support base 71, and an upper end portion of the support base 71. The support roller 73 is configured to be able to contact and roll on one of the exterior surfaces S2 of the sheet member S. The support base 71 is provided with a pair of guide plates 75, and the pressing means 8 is supported by these guide plates 75 so as to be movable forward and backward.

The pressing means 8 includes a slide plate 81 that is slidably supported by the guide plate 75, and a pressure roller 83 as a fourth rolling member that is rotatably supported by a lower end portion of the slide plate 81 via a rotation shaft 82. A coil spring 84 as urging means for urging the guide plate 75 downward with respect to the support base 71, and an operation shaft 85 fixed to the guide plate 75 and protruding to the side of the support base 71. , And is configured. A lower end portion of the coil spring 84 is attached to a pin 76 fixed to the support base 71, and an upper end portion is attached to a pin 86 fixed to the slide plate 81.

As the operation of the exterior member mounting apparatus 1C, first, as shown in FIG. 16B, the operation handle 74 is grasped and the operation shaft 85 is pulled up against the urging force of the coil spring 84, so that the support base 71 is moved. On the other hand, the pressing means 8 is raised, a gap is formed between the support roller 73 and the pressing roller 83, the sheet member S is positioned in the gap, and the electric wire portion W1 is set between the folded sheet members S. . Next, as shown in FIGS. 16A and 17, the operating shaft 85 is separated and the pressing means 8 is lowered by the urging force of the coil spring 84, and the sheet member S is interposed between the support roller 73 and the pressing roller 83. In this pressed state, the exterior member mounting apparatus 1C is moved along the longitudinal direction of the sheet member S and the electric wire portion W1, and the supporting roller 73 and the pressing roller 83 are rolled, whereby the sheet member S is moved. It can be pressed and bonded.

According to the third and fourth embodiments as described above, it is not necessary to install support means on the wiring board or the like for the wire harness W installed in a complicated wiring form on the wiring board or the like. The exterior

member attachment devices

1B and 1C can be transported to various positions and the sheet member S can be bonded. Further, since the

pressing means

6 and 8 are provided so as to be movable back and forth with respect to the supporting

means

5 and 7, the

pressing rollers

63 and 83 can be retracted in a direction away from the supporting

rollers

53 and 73, and the sheet member S The set operation and the take-out operation can be easily performed. Further, the sheet member S is pressed and bonded by a certain pressing force by being positioned by the lock mechanism 65 at the pressing position of the

pressing rollers

63 and 83 or by being biased by the biasing force of the coil spring 84. Work can be carried out.

In addition, in the said embodiment, although the case where the sheet | seat member S was attached to the several electric wire part W1 in the wire harness W was illustrated, when attaching one sheet | seat member S to one wire harness W, the exterior member of this invention An attachment device can be used. Moreover, although the case where the sheet member S and the electric wire portion W1 are set manually by the operator has been described in the above embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this, and automatic arrangement for automatically arranging the sheet member S and the electric wire portion W1. Means may be provided. Furthermore, in the said embodiment, although the case where a movement of a press means 3,4,6,8 was performed by an operator's manual work was illustrated, not only this but a press means is used using a suitable drive means and a control means. You may comprise so that it may move.

1, 1A, 1B, 1C Exterior

member mounting device

2, 2A, 5, 7 Support means 3, 4, 6, 8 Press means 21 Base plate (first support member, second support member)
21A Support surface 22 Standing plate (regulating member)
22B Notch (regulation release part)
23 Slide shaft (guide member)
26A Engaging recess 31 Slide member 33 Pressing roller (first rolling member)
36C Positioning part 41 Pressing body part 42 Pressing roller (second rolling member)
43, 44 Positioning roller (first contact member)
45, 46 Nipping roller (second contact member)
48 Advancement / retraction member 53 Support roller (third support member)
63 Pressing roller (third rolling member)
65 Lock mechanism 73 Support roller (fourth support member)
83 Pressing roller (fourth rolling member)
84 Coil spring (biasing means)
S sheet member S1 adhesion surface S2 exterior surface W wire harness W1 electric wire part

Claims

An exterior member attachment device for attaching an exterior member that covers an electric wire portion of a wire harness,
The exterior member is a sheet member that is formed in a sheet shape having an adhesive surface and an exterior surface, sandwiches the electric wire portion with the adhesive surface inside, and covers the electric wire portion by bonding of the adhesive surfaces. There,
A support means for supporting the sheet member in a state of being folded in two with the electric wire portion in between, from the one exterior surface side;
An exterior member mounting apparatus comprising: a pressing unit that rolls along the other exterior surface of the sheet member and presses the sheet member.
The support means is formed in a longitudinal direction along the longitudinal direction of the sheet member and has a plate-like first support member having a support surface on which the sheet member is placed, and the longitudinal direction of the first support member And a guide member for guiding the pressing means along
The pressing means can roll with the sheet member sandwiched between a slide member guided and moved by the guide member and a support surface of the first support member rotatably supported by the slide member. The exterior member attachment device according to claim 1, comprising: a first rolling member.
The slide member is supported so as to be rotatable about an axis along the guide direction with respect to the guide member,
The support means includes a restricting member that restricts rotation of the slide member at a pressing position where the first rolling member presses the sheet member, and the restricting member includes a length of the first support member. The exterior member mounting apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a restriction release unit that releases the rotation restriction of the slide member at a predetermined position along the direction.
The sheet member has a protrusion protruding from the exterior surface, and is configured to be attachable to a fixed body by engaging the protrusion,
The exterior member mounting device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the first support member is provided with an engagement recess formed to be recessed from the support surface and engageable with the protrusion.
The support means includes a plate-like second support member that is formed elongated along the longitudinal direction of the sheet member and has a support surface on which the sheet member is placed.
The pressing means is a second rolling member that can be rolled with the sheet member sandwiched between a pressing main body portion and a support surface of the second supporting member that is rotatably supported by the pressing main body portion. A pair of first abutting members provided on the pressing main body and capable of contacting the end surface of the second supporting member, and a pair provided on the pressing main body and capable of contacting the back surface of the second supporting member. The exterior member mounting device according to claim 1, comprising: a second abutting member.
The pressing main body portion includes an advancing / retracting member supported so as to be movable back and forth in a direction orthogonal to the support surface, and each of the pair of first abutting members and the second abutting member and the first abutting member. The exterior member attachment device according to claim 5, wherein a second rolling member is provided on the advance / retreat member.
The support means includes a third support member that can roll in contact with the one exterior surface of the sheet member,
The pressing means separates and contacts the third rolling member that rolls with the sheet member sandwiched between the third supporting member, the third rolling member, and the third supporting member. The exterior member mounting apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a lock mechanism that locks the member at a position where the member is pressed.
The support means includes a fourth support member that can roll in contact with the one exterior surface of the sheet member,
The pressing means separates and contacts the fourth rolling member that rolls with the sheet member sandwiched between the fourth supporting member, the fourth rolling member, and the fourth supporting member. The exterior member mounting apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: an urging unit that urges the fourth rolling member toward a position where the member is pressed.
2. The structure according to claim 1, further comprising a positioning portion that is provided in the pressing means and biases the sheet member in a folded shape and positions the electric wire portion inside the sheet member. The exterior member attachment device according to any one of 1 to 8.
An exterior member attachment method for attaching an exterior member that covers an electric wire portion of a wire harness,
The exterior member, which is a sheet member that is formed in a sheet shape having an adhesive surface and an exterior surface, sandwiches the electric wire portion with the adhesive surface inside, and covers the electric wire portion by bonding the adhesive surfaces. Use
While folding the sheet member in half and sandwiching the electric wire part, supporting the sheet member from one of the exterior surface side,
An exterior member mounting method, comprising: pressing a sheet member by rolling a pressing means along the other exterior surface of the sheet member.