JP4607819B2 - Protector - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a protector that is installed on a wire harness routing jig and in which a wire harness is routed.

  8 is a perspective view illustrating a conventional protector, and FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing two usage states of the protector shown in FIG.

Conventionally, as this type of protector 1, as shown in FIG. 8, a lid 10 is detachably attached to a bowl-shaped main body 2 bent into a predetermined shape (for example, an L shape), and a main outlet 4 is attached to the main body 2. In addition, a temporary outlet 5 is formed, and a tongue piece 11 that closes the temporary outlet 5 is formed on the lid 10 (see, for example, Patent Document 1). When wiring the wire harness to the protector 1, first, the wire harness jumps out from the temporary outlet 5 and is temporarily arranged linearly, and then the wire harness is bent and jumped out from the main outlet 4. After being placed in a regular position and housed in the main body 2, the main body 2 was attached with a lid 10.
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  However, in this case, since the wire harness needs to be jumped out from the temporary outlet 5 of the main body 2 when the wire harness is routed, the temporary outlet 5 is necessarily formed low.

  Therefore, when the lid 10 is attached after the wire harness is housed in the main body 2, the wires 15 of the wire harness are scattered within the main body 2 and positioned above the temporary outlet 5 as shown in FIG. The tongue piece 11 may bite the electric wire 15.

  Further, after attaching the lid 10 to the main body 2, as shown in FIG. 9B, the lid 10 is bent by the electric wire 15 of the wire harness from the inside so as to bulge outwardly, and the tongue piece 11 and the main body 2 are bent. There is a risk that the electric wire 15 jumps out from the gap.

  In view of such circumstances, it is an object of the present invention to provide a protector capable of preventing biting and jumping out of an electric wire of a wire harness.

First, in the protector invention according to claim 1, the protector has a main body provided with a temporary outlet and a lid provided with a tongue piece for closing the temporary outlet, the inner surface of the tongue piece being the A tongue receiving member into which the tongue piece is inserted forms a tongue piece insertion space between the body and the outside of the body so as to contact the outer surface of the body . A rib formed in a shape that can be crushed by the tongue piece is formed to protrude into the tongue piece insertion space .
Also, in the invention of the protector according to claim 2, wherein the rib is characterized in that provided on the inner peripheral surface of the tongue receiving member.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, a taper surface for guiding the tongue piece into the tongue piece insertion space is formed on the insertion end surface of the tongue piece receiving member.

According to the present invention, the position since the tongue is in the uneven, when attaching the lid from the housing the wire harness to the body, the upper side of the temporary outlet Ke loose electric wires of the wire harness relative to the body Even so, it is possible to prevent the tongue from biting the electric wire.

  Moreover, since a tongue piece will be in the state inserted in the tongue piece receiving member when a lid | cover is attached to a main body, even if a tongue piece is pushed by the electric wire of a wire harness from an inner side, it will not bend. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the electric wire from jumping out from the gap between the tongue piece and the main body after the lid is attached to the main body.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

<First Embodiment>
1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of a protector according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of a temporary outlet of the protector shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing a use state of the protector shown in FIG. is there.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the protector 1 has a bowl-shaped main body 2 made of a synthetic resin (for example, polypropylene, polyethylene, etc.) bent in an L shape, and the main body 2 has a plurality of engagements. A piece 3 is formed and a main outlet 4 is formed. Further, a temporary outlet 5 is formed on the side wall of the main body 2, and a pocket-shaped tongue piece receiving member 6 is formed below the temporary outlet 5 to form a tongue piece insertion space 9 between the main body 2. And is attached to the main body 2 integrally. As shown in FIG. 2, two ribs 7 that can be crushed by a tongue piece 11 described later are formed on the inner peripheral surface of the tongue piece receiving member 6 so as to protrude into the tongue piece insertion space 9. A tapered surface 8 that is inclined toward the tongue piece insertion space 9 is formed on the insertion end surface of the receiving member 6.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, an L-shaped lid 10 made of a synthetic resin (for example, polypropylene, polyethylene, etc.) is detachably attached to the upper side of the main body 2. A plurality of engaging claws 14 that can be engaged with the engaging piece 3 are integrally formed. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a tongue piece 11 hangs on the lid 10 so as to be stepped with respect to the main body 2 so as to be inserted into the tongue piece insertion space 9 in contact with the outer surface of the main body 2 . It is installed.

  Since the protector 1 has the above-described configuration, the wiring harness is routed to the protector 1 according to the following procedure.

  First, the wire harness jumps out from the temporary outlet 5 and is temporarily arranged in a straight line. Next, the wire harness is bent and protruded from the main outlet 4 so as to be placed in a normal position and stored in the main body 2. Thereafter, the lid 10 is put on the main body 2, and the engaging claws 14 are inserted into the engaging pieces 3 to be engaged. Then, the lid 10 is attached and locked to the main body 2, and the tongue piece 11 is inserted into the tongue piece insertion space 9 while crushing the two ribs 7 to close the temporary outlet 5.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 3, the tongue piece 11 is uneven with respect to the main body 2 , so even if the electric wire 15 of the wire harness is scattered and positioned above the temporary outlet 5, It is possible to prevent the situation where the electric wire 11 bites the electric wire 15. Moreover, since the taper surface 8 is formed in the insertion end surface of the tongue piece receiving member 6, the tongue piece 11 is smoothly guided to the tongue piece insertion space 9. Further, since the tongue piece 11 is inserted into the tongue piece insertion space 9 while crushing the rib 7, the tongue piece 11 is firmly held by the tongue piece receiving member 6. Moreover, since the rib 7 is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the tongue piece receiving member 6, the tongue piece 11 is pressed against the main body 2, and no gap is generated between the tongue piece 11 and the main body 2.

  Further, when the lid 10 is attached to the main body 2 in this way, the tongue piece 11 is inserted into the tongue piece receiving member 6, so that the tongue piece 11 will not bend even if it is pushed by the wire 15 of the wire harness from the inside. . Therefore, it is possible to prevent the electric wire 15 from jumping out from the gap between the tongue piece 11 and the main body 2 after attaching the lid 10 to the main body 2.

<Second Embodiment>
FIGS. 4A and 4B are views showing a second embodiment of the protector according to the present invention, in which FIG. 4A is a perspective view of a main part viewed from the outside, and FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view of the main part.

  In the above-described embodiment, the main body 2 including the pocket-shaped tongue piece receiving member 6 has been described, but the shape of the tongue piece receiving member 6 is not limited to the pocket shape. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, it is also possible to substitute a tongue piece receiving member 6 having an L-shaped cross-section hook shape.

<Third Embodiment>
FIGS. 5A and 5B are views showing a third embodiment of the protector according to the present invention, in which FIG. 5A is a perspective view of a main part viewed from the outside, and FIG. 5B is a cross-sectional view of the main part.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the lid 10 is locked to the main body 2 by engaging the engaging claw 14 with the engaging piece 3 has been described, but the function of locking the tongue piece 11 with respect to the tongue piece receiving member 6 is described. As shown in FIG. 5, the tongue receiving member 6 may be formed in a U shape, and the lock claw 12 may be formed at the tip of the tongue 11 in order to increase the height. In this case, when the lid 10 is attached to the main body 2, the lock claw 12 is engaged and locked with the tongue piece receiving member 6, so that the function of locking the tongue piece 11 with respect to the tongue piece receiving member 6 is improved.

<Fourth Embodiment>
6A and 6B are views showing a protector according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 6A is a perspective view of a main part viewed from the inside, and FIG. 6B is a cross-sectional view of the main part.

  In the above-described embodiment, the protector 1 in which the tongue piece 11 is suspended from the lid 10 has been described. However, as shown in FIG. 6, two triangular plate-shaped wire guide plates 13 are provided on the back surface of the tongue piece 11. It may be provided. In this case, when the lid 10 is attached to the main body 2, as shown in FIG. 6B, the wire 15 of the wire harness moves to the inside of the protector 1 while being guided to the wire guide plate 13. It is possible to suppress the release.

<Fifth Embodiment>
FIG. 7 is a plan view of an essential part showing a protector according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

  In the above-described embodiment, when the tongue piece 11 is firmly held and at the same time the gap between the tongue piece 11 and the main body 2 is eliminated, two ribs 7 are formed on the inner peripheral surface of the tongue piece receiving member 6. explained. However, as long as it is sufficient to hold the tongue piece 11 firmly, the rib 7 may be formed anywhere as long as the rib 7 is formed so as to protrude into the tongue piece insertion space 9. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, ribs 7 can be formed on the side wall of the main body 2. Further, the number of ribs 7 is not limited to two. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, three ribs 7 may be formed.

<Other embodiments>
In the above-described embodiment, the protector 1 having the main body 2 bent in an L shape has been described. However, the shape of the main body 2 is not limited to the L shape, and other shapes (for example, a V shape, an S shape, etc.). The present invention can also be applied to a protector 1 having a main body 2 having a shape, a T-shape, a crank shape, a three-dimensional curve shape, or the like.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the tongue piece receiving member 6 is provided in the main body 2 is described in order to prevent the electric wire 15 of the wire harness from popping out, but it is sufficient to prevent the electric wire 15 from being caught. The tongue piece receiving member 6 can be omitted. In this case, since it is not necessary to provide the tongue piece receiving member 6, the manufacturing cost of the protector 1 can be reduced accordingly.

  In the above-described embodiment, the protector 1 in which the tapered surface 8 is formed on the insertion end surface of the tongue piece receiving member 6 has been described, but instead of or in addition to the tapered surface 8, A tapered surface (not shown) may be similarly formed on the insertion end surface of the tongue piece 11.

  In the above-described embodiment, the protector 1 including the synthetic resin main body 2 and the lid 10 has been described. However, the material of the main body 2 and the lid 10 is not limited to the synthetic resin, and other materials may be substituted. it can.

  The present invention can be widely applied to various industrial fields such as automobiles, airplanes, trains, manufacturing plants, electrical appliances, and OA equipment.

It is a perspective view showing a 1st embodiment of a protector concerning the present invention. It is a top view of the temporary exit of the protector shown in FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the use condition of the protector shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows 2nd Embodiment of the protector which concerns on this invention, Comprising: (a) is the principal part perspective view seen from the outer side, (b) is the principal part sectional drawing. It is a figure which shows 3rd Embodiment of the protector which concerns on this invention, Comprising: (a) is the principal part perspective view seen from the outer side, (b) is the principal part sectional drawing. It is a figure which shows 4th Embodiment of the protector which concerns on this invention, Comprising: (a) is the principal part perspective view seen from the inner side, (b) is the principal part sectional drawing. It is a principal part top view which shows 5th Embodiment of the protector which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view which illustrates the conventional protector. It is sectional drawing which shows two use states of the protector shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Protector 2 ... Main body 3 ... Engagement piece 4 ... This exit 5 ... Temporary exit 6 ... Tongue piece receiving member 7 ... Rib 8 ... Tapered surface 9 ... Tongue piece insertion space 10 ... ... lid 11 ... tongue 12 ... lock claw 13 ... electric wire guide plate 14 ... engagement claw 15 ... electric wire

Claims (3)

A protector having a main body provided with a temporary outlet and a lid provided with a tongue piece for closing the temporary outlet,
The tongue piece is stepped with respect to the main body so that the inner surface thereof contacts the outer surface of the main body ,
On the outside of the main body, a tongue piece receiving member into which the tongue piece is inserted is provided so as to form a tongue piece insertion space between the main body,
A protector characterized in that a rib formed in a shape that can be crushed by the tongue piece protrudes into the tongue piece insertion space .   The protector according to claim 1, wherein the rib is provided on an inner peripheral surface of the tongue piece receiving member. The protector according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein a tapered surface for guiding the tongue piece to the tongue piece insertion space is formed on the insertion end surface of the tongue piece receiving member.

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