JP4855976B2 - Containment case - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a housing case for housing a wire harness that is routed over a base and a movable body that is provided so as to be able to contact and separate from the base.

  Many electronic devices are mounted on automobiles, and electronic devices are connected to automobiles and other electronic devices via wire harnesses. The wire harness includes a plurality of electric wires and a connector attached to each end of the electric wires. The wire harness and the electronic device are connected when the connectors included in the wire harness and the electronic device are fitted, and the wire harness transmits electric power, a control signal, and the like to the electronic device.

  Such a wire harness may be routed between a vehicle body and doors such as a front door, a bonnet, a back door, and a sunroof. When the door is opened and closed, the relative positions of the vehicle body side connector and the door side connector change. The wire harness is provided with the dimensions when the door is opened, and the extra length generated when the door is closed is accommodated in a housing case attached to the wire harness so that the door can be opened and closed.

  The housing case is provided on the vehicle body side, for example. The housing case includes a case body that has a through hole that guides the wire harness toward the door, and that allows the wire harness to be inserted and removed through the through hole. The case body includes a roller for winding the electric wire, a coil spring for urging the roller in the winding direction of the electric wire, and the like, and allows the wire harness to be taken in and out (for example, see Patent Document 1).

When the door is opened, the wire harness wound around the roller is pulled out from the through-hole by elastically deforming the coil spring, and when the door is closed, the extra length of the wire harness is coiled. It is drawn from the through hole by the elastic restoring force of the spring and wound around the roller.
JP 2002-112445 A

  In the housing case described in Patent Document 1 and the like described above, the wire harness that has come out from the through hole is exposed to the outside, so that it always stays in the eyes of the user when the door is opened and closed. Furthermore, since the through hole is not covered, there is a risk that the roller or spring will not operate normally due to foreign matter that has entered the inside of the housing case from the through hole when the door is opened or closed, making it impossible to wind the wire harness. It was.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a housing case that can improve aesthetics and prevent malfunctions and the like.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the object, the storage case according to claim 1 of the present invention is a wire routed over a base and a movable body that is detachably provided on the base. A housing case for housing a harness, a case body having a through hole for guiding the wire harness toward the moving body, and allowing the wire harness to be inserted and removed through the through hole, and the through hole of the case body And a protector that is movably provided so as to allow movement of the movable body relative to the base, and that allows the wire harness to pass inside.

  A storage case according to a second aspect of the present invention is the storage case according to the first aspect, wherein the protector is rotatably provided on the case body with one end of the protector as a center. .

  The storage case according to a third aspect of the present invention is the storage case according to the first or second aspect, wherein when the moving body is brought close to the base, one end of the protector covers the through hole. It is characterized by.

  According to the storage case of the present invention as set forth in claim 1, there is provided a case main body having a through hole for guiding the wire harness toward the moving body, and allowing the wire harness to be taken in and out through the through hole, and through the case main body. And a protector through which the wire harness is passed inward so as to allow movement of the mobile body relative to the base of the moving body. Routed through.

  According to the storage case of the present invention as set forth in claim 2, since the protector is rotatably provided on the case main body around the one end of the protector, it can smoothly cope with the door opening / closing operation. .

  According to the storage case of the present invention described in claim 3, when the moving body is brought close to the base, one end of the protector covers the through hole, so that no foreign matter enters from the opening.

  As described above, the present invention according to claim 1 includes a case main body having a through hole for guiding the wire harness toward the moving body, and allowing the wire harness to be inserted and removed through the through hole. And a protector through which the wire harness is passed inward so as to allow movement of the mobile body relative to the base of the moving body at the through-hole, and the wire harness heading from the through-hole to the mobile body is inside the protector. Routed through. Therefore, since the wire harness does not touch the user's eyes when the door is opened or closed, the beauty can be improved.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the protector is rotatably provided on the case body around the one end portion of the protector, the door can be smoothly opened and closed, and the operability is excellent. ing.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the moving body is brought close to the base, one end of the protector covers the through hole, so that no foreign matter enters from the opening. Therefore, it is possible to prevent malfunction of the storage case.

  Hereinafter, a storage case 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5. A storage case 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided in a trunk room of a vehicle body (not shown) as a base, and a trunk cover (not shown) as a movable body provided to be able to contact and separate from the vehicle body. 3), the wire harness 5 routed over is accommodated.

  When opening and closing the trunk room, the trunk cover rotates with respect to the vehicle body around one end so as to contact and separate from the vehicle body to open and close the trunk room. When the trunk cover is brought closer to the vehicle body (closing the trunk cover), the trunk room is closed, and when the trunk cover is moved away from the vehicle body (opening the trunk cover), the trunk room is opened.

  The wire harness 5 includes a plurality of electric wires and a connector attached to each end of the electric wires. Each of the connectors is fitted with a connector such as an electronic device provided on the vehicle body side and a connector such as an electronic device provided on the trunk cover side. The wire harness 5 and the electronic device are electrically connected by fitting the connectors included in the wire harness 5 and the wire harness 5 transmits electric power, a control signal, and the like to the electronic device.

  The housing case 1 is movable so as to allow movement of the trunk cover relative to the vehicle body to the through-hole 15 of the case main body 11 and the case main body 11 (FIG. 1 and the like) that allow the wire harness 5 to be inserted and removed through a through-hole 15 described later. And a protector 12 (FIG. 4 and the like) that passes the wire harness 5 inside.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the case body 11 includes a housing portion 10 having a substantially circular planar shape, a guide portion 14 extending from the housing portion 10, and a through hole 15 that guides the wire harness 5 toward the trunk cover. And an outlet 16 for guiding the wire harness 5 toward the vehicle body.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the accommodating portion 10 includes a lower case 17 and an upper lid 18 and is formed in a box shape. As shown in FIG. 2, the lower case 17 includes a bottom wall 21 having a substantially circular planar shape, and a peripheral wall 22 that continues to the entire periphery of the bottom wall 21, and is formed in a bottomed cylindrical shape. The bottom wall 21 includes a support shaft 23 and a spring accommodating wall 24.

  The support shaft 23 is formed in a cylindrical shape, and is erected from the center of the inner surface 21a of the bottom wall 21 (the surface disposed inside the housing portion 10). The support shaft 23 is inserted into a mounting hole 31 of the roller 13 described later.

  Two spring accommodating walls 24 are formed in a cylindrical shape, and are erected from the inner surface 21 a of the bottom wall 21. The two spring accommodating walls 24 are arranged coaxially or concentrically with each other, and are provided so that the central axis coincides with the support shaft 23. The spring accommodating wall 24 positions a coil spring 26 described later between each other. One spring accommodating wall 24 disposed on the outer side is provided with a locking groove 24a. The locking groove 24a is formed by cutting an end portion of the one spring accommodating wall 24 away from the bottom wall 21 to the bottom wall 21, and a locking portion 26a described later of the coil spring 26 is hooked.

  As shown in FIG. 1 and the like, the peripheral wall 22 includes a connecting hole 22a that connects the inside of the accommodating portion 10 and the inside of the guide portion 14. The connection hole 22 a is formed by cutting out an end portion of the peripheral wall 22 away from the bottom wall 21 in a direction approaching the bottom wall 21. The wire harness 5 which goes out of the accommodating part 10 and goes to the guide part 14 is passed through the connecting hole 22a.

  The upper lid 18 is formed in a substantially circular planar shape, and the planar shape is provided substantially equal to the bottom wall 21. The upper lid 18 is attached to the outer edge of the lower case 17, and the accommodating portion 10 is assembled. A roller 13 is rotatably accommodated inside the accommodating portion 10.

  The wire harness 5 is wound around the roller 13. The roller 13 holds the wire harness 5 through the opening 15 so as to be freely inserted and removed. As shown in FIG. 1, the roller 13 includes a roller body 25 and a coil spring 26. The roller body 25 is formed in a substantially flat cylindrical shape. The roller body 25 includes a mounting hole 31 for attaching the roller body 25 to the case body 11, a groove 32 around which the wire harness 5 is wound, and a fixing portion 30 to which the wire harness 5 is fixed.

  The attachment hole 31 is provided through the central axis of the cylindrical roller body 25. The mounting hole 31 is formed to have an inner diameter slightly larger than the outer diameter of the support shaft 23 of the case body 11. When the roller 13 is attached to the case body 11, the support shaft 23 is inserted into the attachment hole 31, and the roller 13 is attached to the case body 11 so as to be rotatable about the support shaft 23.

  The groove 32 is provided in a concave shape from the outer peripheral surface of the roller body 25 and is formed in a spiral shape centering on the central axis of the roller body 25.

  The fixing part 30 is provided in a concave shape from the upper surface (the upper surface in FIG. 1) of the roller body 25. A pair of locking claws 30 a is provided on the mounting wall that is erected in a direction parallel to the central axis of the roller body 25 of the fixed portion 30. The locking claw 30a sandwiches and fixes the wire harness 5 wound around the groove 32 between the mounting wall.

  The coil spring 26 is formed in a plurality of turns. The coil spring 26 is attached between the bottom wall 21 of the accommodating portion 10 and the roller body 25. Locking portions 26a and 26b for fixing the coil spring 26 are provided at both ends of the coil spring 26. One locking portion 26a is hooked on the locking groove 24a of the bottom wall 21, and the other locking portion 26b. Is attached to the bottom surface of the roller body 25 (the lower surface in FIG. 1).

  In the roller 13 described above, the coil spring 26 is attached to the spring accommodating wall 24 of the lower case 17, the roller body 25 is attached to the coil spring 26, and the support shaft 23 of the lower case 17 is attached to the attachment hole 31 of the roller body 25. insert. At this time, the pair of locking portions 26 a of the coil spring 26 are attached to the locking groove 24 a and the bottom surface of the roller body 25, respectively.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the guide portion 14 extends in a substantially straight line along the substantially tangential direction of the side wall 22 continuously to the connecting hole 22 a of the housing portion 10, and then gently moves in a direction approaching the housing portion 10. Curved and extended. The guide portion 14 includes a lower guide 27 and an upper wall 28 and is formed in a cylindrical shape.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the lower guide 27 is formed integrally with the lower case 17 of the housing portion 10. The lower guide 27 is formed integrally with the bottom wall 21 of the housing portion 10 and extends in the shape as described above, and is formed integrally with the peripheral wall 22 of the housing portion 10 and extends in the width direction of the bottom wall 37. A pair of side walls 38 connected to both ends, and is formed in a bowl shape. The pair of side walls 38 are opposed to each other with a space therebetween and are substantially parallel to each other. As shown in FIG. 1, the pair of side walls 38 are provided such that the amount of protrusion from the bottom wall 37 becomes smaller (lower) as the tip of the guide portion 14 is approached.

  The upper wall 28 is formed integrally with the upper lid 18 of the accommodating portion 10. The upper wall 28 is formed in a shape along the opening formed by the bowl-shaped lower guide 27 and is inclined so as to approach the bottom wall 37 as it approaches the tip of the guide portion 14. The upper wall 28 is attached to the upper end of the side wall 38 of the lower guide 27, and the guide part 14 is assembled. As shown in FIG. 3, the wire harness 5 that has passed through the connection hole 22 a of the housing portion 10 passes inside the guide portion 14.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the through hole 15 is provided at the tip of the guide portion 14, and guides the wire harness 5 that has passed through the guide portion 14 (that is, the case main body 11) to the outside of the case main body 11. The outlet 16 penetrates the upper lid 18 of the housing part 10 and guides the wire harness 5 fixed to the fixing part 30 to the outside of the case body 11.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the protector 12 is formed in a long cylindrical shape, and passes the wire harness 5 coming out from the through hole 15 of the case body 11 inward from the opening of the one end portion 12 a in the longitudinal direction. The wire harness 5 is led out from the opening of the end 12b. The protector 12 is provided with a length extending from the through hole 15 of the case body 11 to the vicinity of the trunk cover, and covers the wire harness 5 routed from the through hole 15 on the vehicle body side to the trunk cover. The protector 12 includes a bowl-shaped protector body 33 and a substantially band-plate-shaped bottom portion 34 attached to cover the opening of the protector body 33.

  The protector body 33 includes a pair of side walls 35, an upper wall 39 that connects one end of the pair of side walls 35 in the width direction, and a connection wall 36 that connects one end of the pair of side walls 35 and the upper wall 39 in the longitudinal direction. Are provided as a unit.

  The pair of side walls 35 are formed in a substantially rectangular shape, are opposed to each other with a space therebetween, and are provided in parallel to each other. The side of the side wall 35 close to the connecting wall 36 is provided to be wider than the side away from the connecting wall 36. A plurality of lock portions 35 a that engage with lock projections 34 a (described later) of the bottom portion 34 are provided at the end portions of the side walls 35 near the bottom portion 34. The lock portion 35a is provided so as to protrude from the outer surface of the side wall 35, and a lock hole for accommodating the lock protrusion 34a is formed therein.

  The upper wall 39 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape. The upper wall 39 is provided with substantially the same length as the side wall 35 and is provided so as to be substantially orthogonal to the side wall 35. The connecting wall 36 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape and is provided so as to be orthogonal to the side wall 35. An end portion away from the upper wall 39 of the connecting wall 36 is provided so as to be orthogonal to the upper wall 39, and an end portion near the upper wall 39 is provided so as to be curved as approaching the upper wall 39.

  The bottom part 34 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape. The width of the bottom portion 34 is formed to be substantially equal to the width of the upper wall 39, and the length of the bottom portion 34 is formed to be shorter than the length of the protector body 33. A lock protrusion 34 a that engages with the lock portion 35 a of the protector body 33 is provided at the end of the bottom portion 34 in the width direction.

  The protector 12 having the above-described configuration is assembled in a cylindrical shape by attaching the bottom 34 so as to cover the opening extending in the longitudinal direction of the protector body 33 and engaging the lock portion 35a and the lock protrusion 34a. At this time, since the bottom 34 is formed shorter than the protector body 33, a part of the opening extending in the longitudinal direction of the protector body 33 remains uncovered. As will be described later, this opening (that is, one end of the protector 12). The tip of the case body 11 (that is, the through hole 15) is accommodated inside the protector 12 from the opening of the portion 12a. The protector 12 is provided in a cylindrical shape in which one end portion 12a is opened in a direction parallel to the bottom portion 34 and the other end portion 12b is opened in a direction perpendicular to the bottom portion 34, and the wire harness 5 is passed inside.

  Further, the protector 12 assembled as described above is attached to the through hole 15 of the case body 11 as shown in FIG. In the protector 12, the shaft portion 41 of the case main body 11 is rotatably held in the shaft hole 42 of the protector 12, and as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the protector 12 rotates around the case main body 11 around one end portion 12a of the protector 12. It is provided freely.

  The shaft portion 41 is provided at the tip of the guide portion 14 of the case body 11. As shown in FIG. 2 and the like, the shaft portion 41 includes a shaft foot 41a erected in a direction substantially orthogonal to the extending direction of the guide portion 14 from one side wall 38 of the guide portion 14, and a tip of the shaft foot 41a. And a cylindrical axis 41b provided. The central axis of the shaft center 41b is provided in parallel with the direction in which the upper cover 18 and the upper wall 28 of the case body 11 are opposed to the lower case 17 and the lower guide 27 (direction perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG. 2).

  The shaft hole 42 is provided in the one end 12 a of the protector 12. The shaft hole 42 has a circular planar shape and an inner diameter slightly larger than the outer diameter of the shaft center 41b. A pair of the shaft holes 42 are provided in a concave shape from the inner surface of each side wall 35 and are arranged so that the bottom surfaces face each other. The bottom surfaces of the pair of shaft holes 42 are positioned so as to sandwich the shaft center 41b between them, and the shaft hole 42 rotatably holds the shaft center 41b.

  The shaft portion 41 and the shaft hole 42 having the above-described configuration are configured such that the protector 12 is rotatably attached to the case body 11 around the one end portion 12a of the protector 12 by the shaft hole 42 rotatably holding the shaft center 41b. . The protector 12 rotates about a central axis parallel to a direction in which the upper lid 18 and the upper wall 28 of the case main body 11 and the lower case 17 and the lower guide 27 face each other, and is on a plane orthogonal to the facing direction (FIG. 2). On the paper).

  When assembling the housing case 1 having the above-described configuration, first, the wire harness 5 is wound around the roller 13 and the roller 13 is attached to the lower case 17 as described above. The wire harness 5 that has reached the upper side of the roller 13 is fixed to the fixing portion 30 and then passed through the outlet 16 of the upper lid 18, and the wire harness 5 that has reached the lower side of the roller 13 passes through the connection hole 22 a of the lower case 17. Pass through the inside of the lower guide 27. Then, the upper lid 18 and the upper wall 28 are attached to the lower case 17 and the lower guide 27, and the case main body 11 is assembled in a state where the wire harness 5 is extended from the opening 15 to the outside of the case main body 11.

  Subsequently, the shaft portion 41 of the case body 11 is inserted into the shaft hole 42 of the protector body 33, and the protector body 33 is rotatably attached to the case body 11. Then, the wire harness 5 coming out from the through hole 15 is taken out from the tip of the protector body 33 through the inside of the protector body 33. The bottom 34 is attached to the protector main body 33, the protector 12 is assembled, and the housing case 1 is assembled.

  The assembled storage case 1 is attached in the trunk room of the vehicle body. One end of the wire harness 5 led out from the outlet 16 to the outside of the housing case 1 is routed to a connection site with a connector or the like of an electronic device on the vehicle body side. Further, the other end of the wire harness 5 led out from the front end of the protector 12 to the outside of the housing case 1 is routed to a connection site with a connector or the like of an electronic device or the like on the trunk cover side.

  When the trunk cover is brought close to the vehicle body (when the trunk cover is closed), the connection portion on the vehicle body side and the connection portion on the trunk cover side are moved away. Then, the wire harness 5 wound around the roller 13 is pulled out of the housing case 1 by elastically deforming the coil spring 26, and the protector 12 is extended with respect to the extending direction of the guide portion 14 as shown in FIG. Rotate to a position that is substantially orthogonal to follow the movement of the trunk cover.

  At this time, the end of the case body 11 is accommodated in the opening of the one end 12 a of the protector 12, and the one end 12 a of the protector 12 is disposed so as to cover the through hole 15. At this time, the end of the bottom 34 of the protector 12 is in contact with the tip of the case main body 11 (in the vicinity of the through hole 15), and rotation beyond a certain level is restricted.

  Further, when the trunk cover is moved away from the vehicle body (when the trunk cover is opened), the connection part on the vehicle body side and the connection part on the trunk cover side approach each other. Then, the extra length of the wire harness 5 is drawn into the housing case 1 by the elastic restoring force of the coil spring 26 and is wound around the roller 13 again, and the protector 12 extends the guide portion 14 as shown in FIG. It rotates in a direction approaching parallel to the current direction and follows the movement of the trunk cover.

  As described above, following the opening / closing operation of the trunk cover, the wire harness 5 can be freely inserted and removed through the through hole 15 (and the tip of the protector 12) of the case body 11, and the protector 12 moves the trunk cover relative to the vehicle body. It is free to rotate to allow. Further, since the protector 12 is provided with a length that reaches from the through hole 15 of the case body 11 to the vicinity of the trunk cover, the wire harness 5 is taken in and out inside the case body 11 and inside the protector 12.

  According to the present embodiment, the case main body 11 having the through hole 15 for guiding the wire harness 5 toward the trunk cover and allowing the wire harness 5 to be inserted and removed through the through hole 15, and the through hole 15 of the case main body 11. And a protector 12 through which the wire harness 5 is passed inward so as to allow movement of the trunk cover with respect to the vehicle body. It is routed through the inside of the protector 12. Therefore, since the wire harness 5 does not touch the user's eyes when the door is opened or closed, the beauty can be improved.

  Since the protector 12 is rotatably provided on the case main body 11 around the one end 12a of the protector 12, the protector 12 can smoothly cope with the opening / closing operation of the door, and is excellent in operability.

  When the trunk cover is brought close to the vehicle body (when the trunk cover is closed), the one end 12a of the protector 12 covers the through hole 15, so that no foreign matter enters from the opening. Therefore, the malfunction etc. of the storage case 1 can be prevented.

  In this embodiment, the wire harness 5 routed over the vehicle body as the base and the trunk cover as the moving body is accommodated. However, in the present invention, not only the trunk cover, but also a wire harness 5 routed across various moving bodies such as a front door, a bonnet, a back door, and a sunroof and a vehicle body may be accommodated.

  In addition, embodiment mentioned above only showed the typical form of this invention, and this invention is not limited to embodiment. That is, various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the storage case concerning one Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view of the lower case and lower guide of the case main body shown in FIG. It is a top view which shows the state which attached the roller to the lower case and lower guide of the case main body shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the state which the trunk cover of the storage case attached to the trunk room shown by FIG. 1 opened. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state where a trunk cover of the housing case shown in FIG. 4 is closed.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Storage case 5 Wire harness 11 Case main body 12 Protector 12a One end part 15 Through-hole 41 Shaft part 41a Shaft leg 41b Axis center 42 Shaft hole

Claims (3)

In a housing case for housing a wire harness that is routed over a base and a movable body that is provided so as to be able to contact and separate from the base,
A case main body having a through hole for guiding the wire harness toward the moving body, and allowing the wire harness to be taken in and out through the through hole;
A housing case comprising: a protector that is movably provided at the through hole of the case body so as to allow movement of the movable body relative to the base, and that allows the wire harness to pass inside.   The housing case according to claim 1, wherein the protector is provided on the case body so as to be rotatable about one end of the protector.   The housing case according to claim 1, wherein when the moving body is brought closer to the base, one end of the protector covers the through hole.

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