JP2010110045A - Clip and apparatus for attaching wire harness and protector - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a clip which can prevent a protector held by it from rotating around its shaft by enabling the protector to be formed without using a clip. <P>SOLUTION: The clip 1 includes a U-shaped clamp 6, a cover 9, which closes the opening of the clamp, a hinge 10, which couples the cover 9 with the clamp 6 rotatably, a fixing part 13, which fixes the clamp 6 to a body panel 5, and the first lock claw 14 and the second lock claw 15, which lock the cover 9 in a state of having closed the opening of the clamp 6. In the cover 9, a harness presser 21, which prevents the slippage of the wire harness 3 on the protector 2 is formed. In the clamp 6, a groove 25, which engages with a projection 27 at the external surface of the protector, is formed to prevent the protector 2 from rotating around its shaft. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a clip that is attached to a member to be attached such as a body panel while a wire harness is held by a protector, and relates to an apparatus that is attached to a member to be attached while the wire harness is held by a protector using the clip.

  A clip that is attached to a member to be attached such as a body panel while the wire harness is held by a protector, and a device that is attached to a member to be attached while the wire harness is held by the protector using the clip are known.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 63-109519 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-027837 JP 2003-125510 A

  In Patent Document 1, FIGS. 5 and 6 describe a configuration in which a protector is held on a wire harness, and a clip is provided together with the wire harness at an intermediate portion of the protector and attached to a member to be attached. In this configuration, there is no configuration that prevents the clip attached to the protector from rotating around the axis of the protector and the wire harness, and the wire harness or protector is around the axis in the clip attached to the attached member. There is a risk that the protector and the wire harness held by the clip may not be sufficiently fixed.

  Patent Document 2 describes a configuration in which a protector is surrounded around a plurality of wires, an adhesive tape is wound around an end portion, the protector is attached to the wire, a clamp is attached to an intermediate portion of the protector, and the attached member is held. Has been. Even in the case of this configuration, there is no configuration for preventing the clip attached to the protector from rotating around the axis of the protector and the wire harness. Therefore, there is a possibility that the wire harness or the protector may turn around the axis in the clip attached to the attached member, and the protector and the wire harness held by the clip may not be sufficiently fixed due to the turning. is there.

  In Patent Document 3, a wire harness is held by a protector provided with a first clip on one end side, a second clip is attached to the other end side of the protector, and a wire is attached to a member to be attached with the first clip and the second clip. Attaching the harness and protector is described. When the first clip is inserted into the mounting hole of the mounted member, rotation around the axis is prevented at the portion of the first clip of the protector, and ribs are formed on each of the second clip and the protector to form the second clip. Describes a configuration that can resist turning around the protector. Such a rotation prevention configuration requires two clips, a first clip and a second clip. However, the second clip alone is not sufficient to prevent rotation around the protector and wire harness axes. Therefore, it is necessary to integrally mold the first clip on the protector, and the molding of the protector requires many slides rather than simple mold molding.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a clip that can be formed by a simple mold molding that does not require a clip, and that can prevent the retained protector from rotating about its axis. An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for attaching to a member to be attached so that the protector can be prevented from rotating around an axis.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a clip that is attached to an attachment member such as a body panel while the wire harness is held by the protector, and holds the wire harness and the protector holding the wire harness together. The U-shaped clamp part, the lid part that closes the opening part of the U-shaped clamp part, and the lid part pivots with respect to the clamp part so that the opening part of the clamp part is opened and closed by the lid part. A hinge that can be connected, a fixing portion that is provided adjacent to the clamp portion and fixes the clamp portion to the mounted member, and a lid portion and a lid portion so that the lid portion can be locked with the opening portion of the clamp portion closed. Locking means provided on each of the clamp parts, and the surface of the lid facing the wire harness is connected to the wire harness on the protector housed in the clamp part. In order to prevent this, a harness pressing part that engages the outer surface of the wire harness is formed, and the protector accommodated in the clamp part is prevented from rotating around its axis on the surface of the clamp part facing the protector. In order to achieve this, a clip is provided, in which a concave groove or a protrusion that fits into a protrusion or a concave groove provided on the outer surface of the protector is formed.

  The above clip is provided as a separate part from the protector, and both the protector and the wire harness can be prevented from turning around the axis, so that the protector can be formed by simple mold molding that does not require a clip and is held. This prevents the protector from rotating about the axis.

  In the above clip, the locking means of the clamp part is a first lock claw provided at the end of the clamp part opposite to the hinge, and the locking means of the lid part is at the end of the lid part opposite to the hinge. The second lock claw is provided, and when the lid portion is turned around the hinge, the second lock claw is locked to the first lock claw and the lid portion is locked in a state where the opening portion of the clamp portion is closed. . The harness holding portion includes a semi-cylindrical portion that covers the wire harness along the longitudinal direction, and a circumferential rib that is formed on the surface of the semi-cylindrical portion facing the wire harness and holds the outer surface of the wire harness in the circumferential direction. In a state where the opening portion is locked in a closed state, the semi-cylindrical portion surrounds the wire harness, and the circumferential rib engages with the peripheral surface of the wire harness so that the wire harness is crossed in the axial direction and the axial direction. Hold so that it does not shift in the direction. On the surface facing the protector at the bottom of the U-shaped clamp part, a concave groove for receiving a protrusion provided on the outer surface of the protector is formed, and the fixed part is formed integrally with the bottom of the clamp part, The direction around the axis of the protector of the opening that receives the protrusion of the concave groove changes in accordance with the posture in which the fixed portion is attached to the attached member. The fixing portion is a shaft portion to be inserted into the mounting hole of the mounted member and extends from the tip of the shaft portion toward the clamp portion and away from the shaft portion, and the tip is locked to the edge of the mounting hole of the mounted member. It consists of a hook-shaped locking part having a stop leg. A suction cup-shaped elastic flange that elastically presses the mounted member is formed between the fixed portion and the bottom of the clamp portion, and the elastic flange cooperates with the locking leg to provide a plate thickness of the mounted member. And the clip is stably fixed to the attached member. The fixing portion may be a stud locking portion that is erected on a member to be mounted and that is locked to a rod-shaped stud having a screw or a circumferential groove on the outer peripheral surface.

  The present invention is also a device for holding a wire harness on a protector and attaching it to a member to be attached such as a body panel using a clip, wherein the wire harness, the protector and the clip are formed as separate parts; The clip is formed integrally with the material, and the clip is formed in a U-shape so as to hold the protector holding the wire harness together, a lid for closing the opening of the clamp, A hinge for pivotally connecting the lid to the clamp so as to open and close the opening with the lid; a fixing provided adjacent to the clamp for securing the clamp to the attached member; and a lid The lid portion and the locking means provided on the clamp portion so that the opening portion can be locked in a state where the opening portion of the clamp portion is closed. In order to prevent the displacement of the wire harness on the protector accommodated in the clamp portion, a harness pressing portion that engages with the outer surface of the wire harness is formed on the surface facing the ness and faces the protector of the clamp portion. The surface is formed with a recessed groove that fits into a protrusion provided on the outer surface of the protector in order to prevent the protector housed in the clamp portion from rotating about its axis; It is formed in a semi-cylindrical shape that opens to the lid part side in the accommodated part, and the protector and the wire harness held by the protector are accommodated and held in the clamp part by closing the lid part. The protrusion of the protector fits into the concave groove on the bottom of the clamp part to prevent the protector from rotating around the axis and the protrusion on the bottom of the clamp part. It maintains the posture of the protector, to provide a device which is characterized in that.

  According to the above attachment device, the clip is formed as a separate part from the protector, and the clip prevents the protector and the wire harness from rotating around the axis. Therefore, the protector can be formed by simple mold molding that does not require a clip. In addition, the protector held by the clip is reliably prevented from rotating around the axis.

  In the above apparatus, the protector is one selected from a plurality of protectors having different cross-sections in the semi-cylindrical portion and the protrusions being formed in different shapes or positions in the cross-section, The concave groove is shaped to fit so as to receive the projection of the selected protector. This makes it possible for the clip to change according to its posture even if the mounting orientation of the protector about its axis changes, and to ensure that the protector held by the clip rotates around its axis regardless of the posture. Be blocked.

  A clip 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1-3, the top view of the clip 1 before closing a cover part, the front view, and the right view are shown. 4 shows a perspective view of the clip 1 before the protector 2 and the wire harness 3 are accommodated in the clip 1 and the lid portion is closed, and FIG. 5 shows the protector 2 and the wire harness 3 attached to the clip 1 by closing the lid portion. The perspective view of the state accommodated and hold | maintained is shown, Thus, the whole apparatus by which the wire harness 3 and the protector 2 were assembled | attached to the clip 1 functions as an apparatus which attaches a wire harness and a protector. FIG. 6 shows a front view of the clip 1 attached to the body panel 5 which is a member to be attached, with the wire harness 3 and the protector 2 assembled to the clip 1 as shown in FIG. Yes. 7 and 8 show a clip 1 holding protectors 2A and 2B having a shape different from that of the protector 2 of FIG. 6, and the protector 2A can be changed even if the posture of attachment is changed corresponding to the orientation of the body panel 5. It is a front view of the clip 1 which shows a mode that the wire harness 3 is reliably hold | maintained with 2B.

  The clip 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. The clip 1 is integrally formed of a plastic material. The clip 1 holds a wire harness and a protector holding the wire harness together, a clamp portion 6 formed in a U shape, a lid portion 9 that closes an opening portion 7 of the U shape clamp portion, and a clamp A thin plate shape that connects one end of the lid portion 9 and one end of the clamp portion 6 so that the lid portion 9 can pivot with respect to the clamp portion 6 so that the opening portion 7 of the portion 6 is opened and closed by the lid portion 9. And a fixing portion 13 that is provided adjacent to the bottom portion 11 of the clamp portion 6 and fixes the clamp portion 6 to the body panel 5. The lid portion 9 closes the opening portion 7 of the clamp portion 6. A first locking claw 14 as a locking means is formed at the other end of the clamp portion 6, and a second locking claw 15 as another locking means is formed at the other end of the lid portion 9. Yes. As a result, when the lid portion 9 is pivoted around the hinge 10, the second lock claw 15 is locked to the first lock claw 14 and the lid portion 9 is locked in a state in which the opening portion 7 of the clamp portion 6 is closed. The Note that, for example, the second lock claw 15 is formed as a one-step locking claw in the illustrated example. However, the second locking claw 15 is a two-step or three-step locking so as to cope with a change in the diameter of the wire harness to be held. It may be formed on the nail. Of course, the first lock claw 14 may be formed in a multistage locking claw shape.

  The fixing portion 13 extends from the shaft portion 17 to be inserted into the mounting hole of the body panel to the clamp portion 6 side and away from the shaft portion 17 from the front end of the shaft portion, and the locking portion on the front end side is the mounting hole of the body panel. It consists of a hook-shaped locking part having a pair of locking legs 18 that are locked to the edge part. Between the fixed part 13 and the bottom part 11 of the clamp part 6, a sucker-shaped elastic flange 19 is formed that elastically presses against the body panel. The elastic flange 19 bends according to the difference in the plate thickness of the body panel in cooperation with the locking leg 18 to ensure that the clip 1 is stably fixed to the body panel, and the mounting hole of the body panel is provided. It also functions as a seal. In addition, although the fixing | fixed part is formed in the example of illustration with the hook-shaped latching | locking part, it is a screw or a circumferential groove erected in other shapes, for example, to-be-attached members, such as a body panel It may be a stud locking portion that locks to a rod-shaped stud having a peripheral surface.

  The lid portion 9 has a harness holding portion that engages with the outer surface of the wire harness in order to prevent the wire harness from shifting on the protector accommodated in the clamp portion 6 on the surface facing the wire harness accommodated in the clamp portion 6. 21 is formed. The harness pressing portion 21 includes a semi-cylindrical portion 22 that covers the wire harness in the longitudinal direction, and a circumferential rib 23 that is formed on the surface of the semi-cylindrical portion 22 facing the wire harness and presses the outer surface of the wire harness in the circumferential direction. Consists of. In a state where the lid portion 9 is locked in a state in which the opening portion 7 is closed, the semi-cylindrical portion 22 surrounds the wire harness, and the circumferential rib 23 engages with the circumferential surface of the wire harness so that the wire harness is axially Hold so that it does not shift laterally across the axial direction.

  Further, the clamp portion 6 is fitted to a protrusion provided on the outer surface of the protector so as to prevent the surface facing the protector accommodated from rotating about the axis of the protector accommodated in the clamp portion 6. A concave groove 25 is formed along the longitudinal direction of the protector. Since the fixing part 13 is formed integrally with the bottom part 11 of the clamp part 6 with the flange 19 in between, the orientation of the opening part of the concave groove 25 in the direction around the axis of the protector is such that the fixing part 13 becomes the body panel. It can change corresponding to the posture to which it is attached (see FIGS. 6 to 8). In the illustrated example, a protrusion is formed on the protector 2. However, when a recess is formed on the outer surface of the protector 2, a protrusion (or protrusion) is formed on the clamp portion 6. Is done. As described above, the protector accommodated and held in the clamp portion 6 has its protrusion (or recess) fitted in the concave groove 25 of the bottom portion 11 of the clamp portion 6, so that the protector rotates about its axis. The posture of the protector with respect to the bottom 11 of the clamp portion 6 is reliably maintained as it is, and the protector and the wire harness are held in an appropriate posture.

  An operation of housing and holding the protector 2 and the wire harness 3 in the clip 1 having the above-described configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. A predetermined portion of the protector 2 is accommodated in the clamp portion 6 of the clip 1 with the lid portion 9 opened. As shown in FIG. 4, the protector 2 is formed in a semi-cylindrical shape that opens to the side of the lid portion 9 in the portion accommodated in the clip 1, and can be easily accommodated in the clamp portion 6 and the wire harness 3 can be It is formed in a shape that can be easily accommodated. With such a shape, the protector 2 is held by the clamp portion 6 and held by the protector 2 and the wire harness 3 held by the protector 2 only by closing the lid portion 9. Although not shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, as shown in FIG. 6, the protector 2 has a protrusion (or protrusion) 27 at the lower part of the outer surface. The protector 2 is accommodated in the clamp portion 6 of the clip 1 so that the protrusion 27 fits into the groove 25 at the bottom of the clamp portion 6. Further, the wire harness 3 is disposed and accommodated on the protector 2.

  Next, the lid portion 9 is pivoted around the hinge 10, the second lock claw 15 of the lid portion 9 is locked to the first lock claw 14 of the clamp portion 6, and the lid portion 9 is locked in the closed state. Is done. By this lock, the protector 2 and the wire harness 3 are firmly accommodated and held in the clamp portion 6 of the clip 1. As shown in FIG. 6, since the protrusion 27 of the protector 2 is fitted in the concave groove 25 of the clamp portion 6, the protector 2 is prevented from rotating around its axis and the bottom of the clamp portion The posture of the protector with respect to is reliably and stably maintained. Further, since the semi-cylindrical portion 22 of the harness holding portion 21 surrounds the wire harness 3 and the circumferential rib 22 presses the outer surface of the wire harness 3 in the circumferential direction, the wire harness 3 is transversely crossed in the axial direction and the axial direction. Hold so that it does not slip.

  As shown in FIG. 5, with the wire harness 3 and the protector 2 assembled to the clip 1, the fixing portion 13 of the clip 1 is attached to the attachment hole 29 of the body panel 5 as shown in FIG. 6. When the fixing portion 13 is fixed to the body panel 3 and the clip 1 is fixed to the body panel 3, the protector 2 and the wire harness 3 are attached to the body panel 3 via the clip 1. As described above, the harness holding portion 21 holds the wire harness 3 so as not to be displaced in the axial direction and the lateral direction crossing the axial direction, and the protrusion 27 of the protector 2 is formed in the concave groove 25 of the clamp portion 6. And the rotation of the protector 2 around the axis is prevented, and the posture of the protector with respect to the bottom of the clamp portion is reliably and stably maintained.

  7 and 8 show the clip 1 holding the protectors 2A and 2B having a shape different from that of the protector 2 of FIG. 7, the body panel 3 is inclined 45 degrees with respect to the body panel of FIG. 6, and accordingly, the shape of the protector 2 </ b> A has a cross-sectional shape different from that of the protector 2 of FIG. 6. In both FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, the direction in which the protector mold is pulled out is the vertical direction of the figure, and both the protector 2 and the protector 2 </ b> A are two-plane split molds and can be molded without using a complicated slide. 6, the protrusion 27 of the protector 2 is fitted in the concave groove of the clamp part 6 in FIG. 6, and the protrusion 27A of the protector 2A is fitted in the concave groove of the clamp part 6 in FIG. Therefore, even if the posture in which the fixing portion 13 is attached corresponding to the orientation of the body panel 5 is changed, the clip 1 can be changed corresponding to the posture, and the protector held by the clip rotates about the axis. Is definitely prevented. FIG. 8 further shows a clip 1 holding a protector 2B having a shape different from that of the protector 2 and the protector 2A. In FIG. 8, the body panel 3 is at an angle of 90 degrees with respect to the body panel of FIG. 6, and accordingly, the shape of the protector 2 </ b> B has a cross-sectional shape different from that of the protectors 2 and 2 </ b> A. Also in FIG. 8, as in FIGS. 6 and 7, the removal direction of the protector mold is the vertical direction of the figure, and the protector 2 </ b> B is also a two-surface split mold, and can be molded without using a complicated slide. 8, the protrusion 27B of the protector 2B is fitted in the concave groove of the clamp portion 6, so that the posture in which the fixing portion 13 is attached corresponding to the direction of the body panel 5 changes. However, the clip 1 can be changed in accordance with its posture, and the protector held by the clip is reliably prevented from rotating around the axis. In this way, the clip 1 can regulate the angle of the clip 1 with respect to the protector at any angle of 360 degrees by changing the protrusion of the protector.

It is a top view of the clip concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view of the clip of FIG. It is a right view of the clip of FIG. It is a perspective view of the clip before accommodating a protector and a wire harness in the clip of FIG. 2, and closing a cover part. It is a perspective view of the clip of the state which closed the cover part and accommodated and hold | maintained the protector and the wire harness in the clip. FIG. 3 is a front view of the clip 1 in which the clip is attached to the body panel in a state where the wire harness and the protector are assembled to the clip of FIG. 2. It is a front view of the clip which shows a mode that the clip holding the protector of a shape different from the protector of FIG. 6 was attached to the body panel. FIG. 8 is a front view of the clip showing a state in which a clip holding a protector having a shape different from that of the protectors of FIGS. 6 and 7 is attached to the body panel.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Clip 2: 2A: 2B Protector 3 Wire harness 5 Body panel 6 Clamp part 7 Opening part 9 Cover part 10 Hinge 11 Clamp part bottom part 13 Fixing part 14 First lock claw 15 Second lock claw 17 Shaft part 18 of a fixing part Locking leg 19 of fixing part Elastic flange 21 Harness holding part 22 Semi-cylindrical part 23 Circumferential rib 25 Groove 27: 27A: 27B Protrusion 29 Mounting hole

Claims (9)

A clip that is attached to a member to be attached such as a body panel with the wire harness held by a protector,
A clamp portion formed in a U-shape so as to hold the wire harness and the protector holding the wire harness together;
A lid that closes the opening of the U-shaped clamp part;
A hinge that pivotally connects the lid to the clamp so as to open and close the opening of the clamp with the lid;
A fixing portion provided adjacent to the clamp portion and fixing the clamp portion to a member to be attached;
Locking means provided on each of the lid and the clamp part so that the lid can be locked in a state where the opening part of the clamp part is closed,
On the surface of the lid portion facing the wire harness, a harness pressing portion that engages with the outer surface of the wire harness is formed in order to prevent the wire harness from being displaced on the protector accommodated in the clamp portion.
The surface of the clamp portion facing the protector has a recess fitted into a protrusion or groove provided on the outer surface of the protector in order to prevent the protector housed in the clamp portion from rotating about its axis. A groove or protrusion is formed,
A clip characterized by that.   The clip according to claim 1, wherein the locking means of the clamp part is a first lock claw provided at an end of the clamp part opposite to the hinge, and the locking means of the lid part is A second locking claw provided at an end of the lid opposite to the hinge, and the second locking claw engages with the first locking claw when the lid is turned around the hinge; The cover is locked in a state where the opening of the clamp is closed.   3. The clip according to claim 1, wherein the harness pressing portion is formed on a semi-cylindrical portion that covers the wire harness along a longitudinal direction, and a surface of the semi-cylindrical portion that faces the wire harness. In the circumferential direction, the semi-cylindrical portion surrounds the wire harness in a state where the lid portion is locked in a state where the opening portion is closed, and the circumferential rib is a circumferential rib of the wire harness. A clip that engages with a surface and holds the wire harness so as not to be displaced in the axial direction and in the lateral direction across the axial direction.   The clip according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the recess facing the protector at the bottom of the U-shaped clamp portion receives the protrusion provided on the outer surface of the protector. A groove is formed, and the fixing portion is formed integrally with the bottom of the clamp portion, and an orientation of the opening that receives the protrusion of the concave groove around the axis of the protector is such that the fixing portion is covered. A clip that changes in accordance with a posture attached to an attachment member.   5. The clip according to claim 4, wherein the fixing portion includes a shaft portion that is inserted into a mounting hole of a member to be mounted, a shaft portion extending from the shaft portion tip to the clamp portion side, and being separated from the shaft portion. A clip comprising a hook-shaped locking portion having a locking leg locked to a mounting hole edge of a mounted member.   6. The clip according to claim 5, wherein a suction cup-shaped elastic flange that is elastically pressed against the attached member is formed between the fixed portion and the bottom of the clamp portion. A clip that bends according to a difference in plate thickness of a member to be attached in cooperation with a stop leg, and that the clip is stably fixed to the member to be attached.   The clip according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the fixing portion is a stud locking portion that is erected on a member to be attached and that is locked to a rod-shaped stud having a screw or a circumferential groove on an outer peripheral surface. A clip characterized by that. A device for holding a wire harness on a protector and attaching it to a member to be attached such as a body panel using a clip,
The wire harness, the protector, and the clip are formed as separate parts,
The clip is integrally formed of a plastic material, and is formed in a U-shape so as to hold together a protector holding a wire harness, and a lid portion that closes an opening portion of the clamp portion A hinge for pivotally connecting the lid to the clamp so as to open and close the opening of the clamp with the lid, and the clamp provided adjacent to the clamp. The lid includes: a fixing portion that is fixed to a member to be attached; and a lid provided on the clamp and the clamp so that the lid can be locked in a state in which the opening of the clamp is closed. In order to prevent displacement of the wire harness on the protector accommodated in the clamp part, the surface of the part facing the wire harness is a harness that engages with the outer surface of the wire harness. In the surface of the clamp portion facing the protector, a protrusion provided on the outer surface of the protector is provided to prevent the protector accommodated in the clamp portion from rotating about its axis. Grooves that fit into the part are formed,
The protector is formed in a semi-cylindrical shape that opens to the lid side in the portion accommodated in the clip, and the protector and the wire harness held by the protector are accommodated in the clamp portion when the lid portion is closed. Is supposed to be held,
The protrusion of the protector is fitted in the concave groove of the bottom of the clamp part to prevent rotation of the protector around the axis, and maintains the position of the protector relative to the bottom of the clamp part.
A device characterized by that.   9. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the protector is selected from a plurality of protectors having different cross sections in the semi-cylindrical portion and the protrusions formed in different shapes or positions in the cross section. The concave groove of the clamp portion is shaped to fit to receive the protrusion of the selected protector.

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