JP4767056B2 - Protector - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a protector that detachably holds a connector to which a wire harness is connected.

  As a conventional protector, there is known one that holds a connector by a protrusion having a movable piece being engaged with a locking frame on the connector housing side (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In the protector 100 shown in FIG. 8, when the connector 120 to which the wire harness 130 is connected is assembled, the connector 120 is put on the left and right guide portions 101 of the protector 100 and then the connector 120 is pushed toward the protector 100. The locking frame 121 of the connector 120 enters the movable piece 102 of the protector 100, and the protrusion 103 of the movable piece 102 is locked to the locking frame 121 and assembled.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-35811 (FIG. 1)

  However, in the protector 100, when the connector 120 is assembled, the operator must hold the protector 100 with one hand and push it into the protector 100 while holding the connector 120 with the other hand. Therefore, in the case of protecting the connector 120 by attaching a protector cover to the protector 100, the protector cover cannot be held, so that it is difficult to work alone and workability is not good.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a protector capable of dramatically improving workability.

1) A protector according to the present invention is a protector for holding a connector connected to a wire harness,
In a protector comprising a protector body and a protector cover that is detachably assembled to the protector body,
The protector body has a connector holding portion for holding the connector;
A connector temporary holding portion that is disposed partially facing the connector holding portion, and temporarily holds the connector with the connector holding portion;
With
The connector holding portion is formed with a concave portion so as to cover a half circumference around the connector,
The connector temporary holding part is provided at the other end of the connector holding part for forming a connector insertion slot between one end of the connector holding part and expanding the diameter of the connector insertion slot when the connector is inserted. The connector holding portion is formed continuously through the pivoted fulcrum portion .

According to the protector of the present invention described in the above 1), the protector body, and a connector holding portion for holding the connector part into the connector holding portion is arranged opposite the temporary connectors between the connector holder Since the connector temporary holding portion to be held is provided, the protector cover can be assembled to the protector main body in a state where the connector is temporarily held by the connector holding portion and the connector temporary holding portion when the connector is assembled. Thereby, since the operator can hold the protector body on which the connector is temporarily held with one hand and hold the protector cover with the other hand to the protector body, the work can be efficiently performed. .

Further , according to the protector of the present invention described in 1) above , the connector holding portion is formed in a U-shaped cross section so as to cover a half circumference around the connector, and the temporary connector holding portion is the connector holding portion. Forming a connector insertion port between one end of the connector and the rotation supporting point provided at the other end of the connector holding portion for expanding the diameter of the connector insertion port when the connector is inserted. Since it is formed continuously with the connector holding part, when temporarily holding the connector, it is pressed and inserted so that the connector is slid while the diameter of the connector temporary holding part is increased with the rotating fulcrum part of the connector temporary holding part as a fulcrum. The connector can be easily temporarily held because it can be performed only with this. Moreover, since the connector temporary holding part is formed continuously with the connector holding part, the connector temporary holding part can be integrally formed at the time of molding the protector with a small change in the mold shape for molding the protector. , Productivity can be improved. Moreover, since the rotation part can be set to a specific part by providing the rotation fulcrum part, an extra load is not applied to other parts, and the quality as a protector is not impaired.

2) The protector according to the present invention is the protector according to the above 1) , wherein a pair of engaging portion receivers are formed on the housing surface facing the connector, and the connector holding portion receives one engaging portion receiver. A connector holding portion side engaging portion that is engaged with the connector temporary holding portion, and the connector temporary holding portion side engaging portion that is engaged with the other engaging portion receiver is formed on the connector holding portion side engaging portion. It is characterized in that it is formed at a position opposite to.

According to the protector of the present invention described in the above 2) , the pair of engaging portion receivers are formed on the housing surfaces opposed to the connector, and the connector holding portion is engaged with the one engaging portion receiver. The holding part side engaging part is formed, and the connector temporary holding part side engaging part engaged with the other engaging part receiver is formed at a position facing the connector holding part side engaging part. Therefore, when temporarily holding the connector, one engaging portion receiver is engaged with the connector holding portion side engaging portion of the connector holding portion, and the other engaging portion receiver is connected to the connector temporary holding portion of the connector temporary holding portion. By engaging with the side engaging portion, the pair of engaging portion receivers of the connector are supported by both engaging portions. As a result, the connector can be securely held temporarily without dropping.

3) The protector according to the present invention is the protector according to 1) or 2) above , wherein the protector cover covers the connector temporary holding portion and is assembled to the protector body.

According to the protector of the present invention described in the above 3) , the protector cover covers the connector temporary holding portion and is assembled to the protector main body, so that the holding force of the connector temporary holding portion to the connector is increased and is not detached. The connector can be protected.

  According to the protector of the present invention, since it is impossible to have a protector cover, it is possible to solve the problem that the workability is not good because one person cannot work, and thereby the workability can be dramatically improved. The effect that a protector can be provided is obtained.

  DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  1 is an exploded perspective view of an embodiment of the protector of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line I-I before the protector cover of the protector shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a protector cover set of the protector shown in FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line II-II of the protector shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the connector assembled to the protector shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 6 is a connector of the protector shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is an external perspective view of the first stage for explaining the assembly procedure, and FIG. 7 is an external perspective view of the second stage for explaining the connector assembly procedure of the protector shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a protector 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a protector body 11 in which a connector holding portion 12 is formed, a flexible piece 13 in which a connector temporary holding portion 14 is formed, And a protector cover 15, which is formed of a resin material that can be slightly elastically deformed.

  The protector main body 11 has an L-shaped appearance as a whole, and includes a base portion 16 having a U-shape in cross section and an under cover 18 connected to the base portion 16 by a hinge 17. The base part 16 has a wire harness housing part 19 formed on the inner side, and the wire harness housing part 19 has a hook formed at the end of the under cover 18 by rotating the under cover 18 via a hinge 17. 20 is closed by being engaged with a hook receiver 21 formed on the base portion 16.

  A connector holding portion 12 is formed at the upper end portion of the protector body 11. The connector holding part 12 is formed in a curved shape curved into two concave shapes and has a length in the vertical direction of the protector body 11, and a connector holding part side engaging part 22 is formed projectingly at the center. ing.

  Further, the protector main body 11 has two protector cover locking portion receivers 23 formed at positions opposed to the outer peripheral portion of the connector holding portion 12.

  The flexible piece 13 is formed in the end portion of the protector body 11 continuously to the connector holding portion 12 in the lateral direction via the rotation fulcrum portion 24, and the connector temporary holding portion 14 is formed inside. The temporary connector holding portion 14 is formed in a single curved shape facing one of the curved shapes of the connector holding portion 12 of the protector main body 11, and the connector holding of the protector main body 11 is provided on the counter-rotating fulcrum portion 24 side. A connector temporary holding part side engaging part 25 facing the part side engaging part 22 is formed to project.

  Since the flexible piece 13 is connected to the protector main body 11 via the rotation fulcrum portion 24, the connector temporary holding portion 14 is expanded in diameter so as to increase the inner diameter when the distal end portion is expanded.

  The protector cover 15 is formed in a U-shape, and a locking portion 27 is formed at the tip of the two protruding portions 26 protruding from the side portions.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the protector 10 is configured such that the protruding portion 26 of the protector cover 15 is inserted into the protector cover locking portion receiver 23 of the protector body 11, so that the locking portion 27 of the protector cover 15 is protected. The protector cover 15 is fixed by being respectively locked to the cover locking portion receiver 23. At this time, the protector cover 15 covers the flexible piece 13 having the connector temporary holding portion 14 and is fixed to the protector main body 11, thereby forming a double protective structure together with the flexible piece 13.

  As shown in FIG. 5, in the connector 40 held by the protector 10, two electric wires 50 are electrically connected to a plurality of terminals (not shown) built in the housing 41. The electric wire 50 is electrically connected to an electric circuit arranged in a vehicle body (not shown). The connector 40 is connected to a mating connector (not shown), so that each of the terminals is electrically connected to a device such as an electrical component within the vehicle body, thereby forming an energization path for an electric circuit on the vehicle body side.

  In the connector 40, a pair of engaging portion receivers 42 are formed in a concave shape at positions facing the side portions of the housing 41.

  Next, with reference to FIG.6 and FIG.7, the assembly | attachment procedure to the protector 10 of the connector 40 is demonstrated.

  First, as shown in FIG. 6, the connector 40 is temporarily held by the protector 10. This temporary holding is performed by pushing the connector 40 between the protector body 11 and the flexible piece 13 while the electric wire 50 is housed in the wire harness housing portion 19 of the protector body 11 with the under cover 18 being opened. Made.

  When the connector 40 is pushed so as to slide between the protector body 11 and the flexible piece 13, the flexible piece 13 bends outward via the rotation fulcrum portion 24, so that the space between the protector body 11 and the protector body 11 is increased. Of the pair of engaging portion receivers 42 of the connector 40, one of the engaging portion receivers 42 on the protector main body 11 side is engaged with the connector holding portion side engagement of the connector holding portion 12 of the protector main body 11. Engage with the portion 22.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 7, when one engaging portion receiver 42 of the connector 40 is engaged with the connector holding portion side engaging portion 22, the flexible piece 13 is elasticized via the rotation fulcrum portion 24. Returning, the connector temporary holding portion side engaging portion 25 is engaged with the other engaging portion receiver 42 of the connector 40.

  At this time, in the connector 40, one engaging portion receiver 42 is engaged with the connector holding portion side engaging portion 22 of the connector holding portion 12, and the other engaging portion receiver 42 is temporarily held by the connector temporary holding portion 14. By being engaged with the part-side engaging portion 25, it is engaged at the facing position and held without falling off from the protector 10.

  Then, the operator holds the protector 10 temporarily holding the connector 40 with one hand, the protector cover 15 with the other hand, and covers the flexible piece 13 with the protector cover 15 held with the other hand. Then, the projection part 26 is inserted into the protector cover locking part receiver 23 of the protector body 11, the locking part 27 is locked to the protector cover locking part receiver 23, and the protector cover 15 is fixed to fix the connector 40. Can be fixed.

  As described above, according to the protector 10, when the connector 40 is assembled, the protector cover 15 is protected while the connector 40 is temporarily held by the connector holding portion 12 and the connector temporary holding portion 14 of the protector body 11. 10 can be assembled. Thus, the operator can hold the protector 10 temporarily holding the connector 40 with one hand and hold the protector cover 15 with the other hand, so that the work can be performed on the protector 10. It can be done efficiently.

  Further, according to the protector 10, when temporarily holding the connector 40, the connector 10 while the diameter of the flexible piece 13 on which the connector temporary holding portion 14 is formed is increased using the rotation fulcrum portion 24 of the connector temporary holding portion 14 as a fulcrum. Since it can be performed simply by pressing and inserting so as to slide 40, temporary holding can be easily performed. Further, since the connector temporary holding portion 14 is formed continuously with the connector holding portion 12, the connector temporary holding portion 14 is integrally formed when the protector 10 is formed by a small change in the mold shape for forming the protector 10. can do. Thereby, productivity can be improved. Moreover, since the rotation part can be set to a specific part by providing the rotation fulcrum part 24, an extra load is not applied to other parts, and the quality of the protector 10 is not impaired.

  Further, according to the protector 10, when the connector 40 is temporarily held, one of the pair of engaging portion receivers 42 of the connector 40 is engaged with the connector holding portion side engaging portion 22 of the connector holding portion 14, By engaging the connector temporary holding part side engaging part 25 of the connector temporary holding part 14 with the other engaging part receiver 42 of the connector 40, the pair of engaging part receivers 42 of the connector 40 are connected to the two engaging parts 22, 25. As a result, the connector 40 can be reliably temporarily held without dropping.

  Further, according to the protector 10, the protector cover 15 covers the connector temporary holding portion 14 and is assembled to the protector main body 11, so that the holding force of the connector temporary holding portion 14 to the connector 40 is increased and the connector is not detached. 40 can be protected.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to embodiment mentioned above, A deformation | transformation, improvement, etc. are possible suitably. In addition, the material, shape, dimension, numerical value, form, number, arrangement location, and the like of each component in the above-described embodiment are arbitrary and are not limited as long as the present invention can be achieved.

It is a disassembled perspective view of one Embodiment of the protector of this invention. It is the II sectional view taken on the line before a protector cover assembly | attachment of the protector shown in FIG. It is an external appearance perspective view after the protector cover assembly | attachment of the protector shown in FIG. It is the II-II sectional view taken on the line of the protector shown in FIG. It is an external appearance perspective view of the connector assembled | attached to the protector shown in FIG. It is an external appearance perspective view of the 1st step explaining the connector assembly procedure of the protector shown in FIG. It is an external appearance perspective view of the 2nd step explaining the connector assembly procedure of the protector shown in FIG. It is a general-view figure of the conventional protector.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Protector 11 Protector main body 12 Connector holding part 14 Connector temporary holding part 15 Protector cover 22 Connector holding part side engaging part 24 Rotating fulcrum part 25 Connector temporary holding part side engaging part 40 Connector 42 Engaging part receiving 50 Electric wire (wire) Harness)

Claims (3)

A protector for holding a connector connected to a wire harness,
In a protector comprising a protector body and a protector cover that is detachably assembled to the protector body,
The protector body has a connector holding portion for holding the connector;
A connector temporary holding portion that is disposed partially facing the connector holding portion, and temporarily holds the connector with the connector holding portion;
With
The connector holding portion is formed with a concave portion so as to cover a half circumference around the connector,
The connector temporary holding part is provided at the other end of the connector holding part for forming a connector insertion slot between one end of the connector holding part and expanding the diameter of the connector insertion slot when the connector is inserted. A protector characterized in that the protector is formed continuously with the connector holding portion via a pivoted fulcrum portion . A pair of engaging portion receivers are formed on the opposing housing surface of the connector, and a connector holding portion side engaging portion that is engaged with one engaging portion receiver is formed on the connector holding portion, and the connector to claim 1, characterized in that it is formed at a position where the connector temporary holding unit side engaging portion to be engaged with the other engaging portion receiving the temporary holding portion is opposed to the connector holder-side engaging portion The protector described . The protector according to claim 1 , wherein the protector cover is assembled to the protector body so as to cover the connector temporary holding portion.

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