JP7393979B2 - Protector and wire harness with protector - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to, for example, a protector for protecting a wire harness, and a wire harness with a protector in which the wire harness is inserted through the protector.

For example, in order to prevent the wire harness that electrically connects various electronic devices mounted on the vehicle from interfering with other components and being damaged, it is necessary to protect the wire harness by inserting it into a protector. be.

As disclosed in Patent Document 1, for example, a protector that protects a wire harness has a case base configured with a bottom and a pair of side walls, and an opening part of the case base opposite to the bottom. Generally, the shape is such that the lid part that covers it is locked.

With this protector, the wire harness is placed at the bottom and the opening of the housing base is covered with a lid, so that the housing base, which has a rectangular cross section, and the lid cover the outer periphery of the wire harness. can be surrounded. Thereby, the wire harness can be protected from interfering with other members.

However, in recent years, due to the increase in the number of electronic devices mounted on the vehicle body, the miniaturization of vehicles, and the expansion of the living space in the vehicle body, the space for wiring the protector and wire harness has been reduced. Therefore, there was a problem in that it was difficult to secure a space for arranging the protector.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2016-136797

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a protector and a wire harness with a protector that are compact enough to be placed in a reduced space.

The present invention provides a protector for protecting a wire harness inserted therein, the protector having a bottom portion on which the wire harness is placed, a first side wall portion erected from the bottom portion, and a first side wall portion erected from the bottom portion. , a second side wall portion facing the first side wall portion, and a lid portion that bridges the first side wall portion and the second side wall portion, the lid portion and the second side wall portion being constructed. A locking portion for locking the lid, a hinge portion provided in a part of the first side wall to allow at least the lid to rotate freely to open and close with respect to the second side wall, and In the locked state in which the lid part and the second side wall part are locked, the lid part is inclined with respect to the second side wall part, and the lid part and the second side wall part are in the locked state. A pressing operation part that presses the lid part so as to be locked by the locking part is provided at a position corresponding to the locking part, and the pressing operation part projects inward in the locked state. It is characterized by being configured as follows .
Further, the present invention is characterized in that it is a wire harness with a protector, which includes the above-mentioned protector and a wire harness inserted through the protector.

The hinge portion is not limited to being provided at the end of the first side wall portion, but may be provided on the main surface of the first side wall portion. In other words, the hinge part is not limited to the case where only the lid part is rotated, but also includes the case where a part of the first side wall part and the lid part are rotated.
The aforementioned case where the lid part is inclined with respect to the second side wall part includes a case where the lid part and the second side wall part form an obtuse angle or an acute angle.

The pressing operation section is an operation section for applying an external force to engage the lid section and the second side wall section, and its shape is not particularly limited. For example, in a locked state in which the lid is locked to the second side wall, the lid may be recessed toward the inside of the protector, or the lid may be recessed toward the outside of the protector. It includes a protruding configuration.

The above-mentioned "projecting toward the inside" means that in the locked state, when the lid section is recessed toward the bottom side or penetrated, the first side wall side or the second side wall side This also includes cases where it is recessed toward the side or penetrated.

According to this invention, while securing a space in which the wire harness can be placed inside the protector when viewed from the insertion direction of the wire harness, the lid portion can be attached to one of the first side wall portion or the second side wall portion. It can be placed at a lower position than at a higher position.

Therefore, while making the protector more compact as a whole, it is possible to secure a space for arranging the wire harness inside the protector. As a result, for example, even in a space where a conventional protector having a rectangular cross-sectional shape cannot be placed because other members are arranged, the lid part can prevent other members from being placed. The protector can be arranged to avoid this.

Further, the lid part is provided with a pressing operation part that presses the lid part so that the lid part and the second side wall part are locked with the locking part, at a position corresponding to the locking part. It is being

Thereby, the external force applied to the pressing operation portion can be efficiently transmitted to the locking portion, and the lid portion and the second side wall portion can be reliably locked. Therefore, the risk of the protector interfering with other members due to the locking of the locking portion being released can be reduced.

Further, the pressing operation portion is configured to protrude toward the inside in the locked state.
Thereby, the protector can be made more compact, and the wire harness disposed inside the protector can be pressed by the pressing operation section. Thereby, movement of the wire harness can be restricted.

As an aspect of the invention, the locking portion locks the lid portion and the second side wall portion along the direction in which the second side wall portion stands up with respect to the bottom portion, and the locking portion locks the lid portion and the second side wall portion, and may include an intersecting surface along a direction intersecting a locking direction in which the locking portion locks in the locked state.
The above-mentioned intersecting includes a range in which the angle formed by the locking operation part and the locking direction of the locking part is 90±15 degrees in the locked state.

According to the present invention, since an external force can be applied in a direction along the locking direction, the external force can be transmitted to the locking portion reliably and efficiently, and the locking portion can be locked more reliably and easily. It can be stopped.

Further, as an aspect of the present invention, the pressing operation portion may be configured as a bottomed recess that recesses the lid portion toward the bottom side in the locked state and has the intersecting surface as the bottom surface.
According to the present invention, the protector in the locked state can be made more compact while maintaining the strength of the lid. Further, since the external force acting on the bottom surface can be efficiently transmitted to the locking portion, the second side wall portion and the lid portion can be locked more easily.

Further, as an aspect of the present invention, the locking portion may be configured such that the lid portion is engaged with the second side wall portion in a direction along a direction in which the second side wall portion is erected with respect to the bottom portion. The second side wall portion may be configured to be lower than the hinge portion.

According to this invention, in the locked state, the lid part and the second side wall part form an obtuse angle, so that the locking part is rotated by rotating the lid part about the hinge part as a rotation axis. The lid part and the second side wall part can be locked.

Further, as an aspect of the present invention, the bottom surface of the bottomed recess may be provided at a higher position than the height of the second side wall portion with respect to the bottom portion.
According to this invention, the external force applied to the bottom surface can be transmitted to the locking portion more reliably, so that the lid portion can be reliably locked to the second side wall portion.

Further, as an aspect of the present invention, the bottomed recess has a flat opposing surface configured to be perpendicular to the second side wall, and the opposing surfaces are parallel to each other, or They may be configured to be spaced apart from each other in the height direction with respect to the bottom surface.
The height direction refers to a direction in which the second side wall portion stands upright with respect to the bottom portion in the locked state.

According to this invention, since a member for pressing the pressing operation section can be guided to the bottom surface, an external force can be reliably applied to the pressing operation section, and the lid section and the second side wall section can be reliably locked. be able to.

Moreover, as an aspect of the present invention, the locking portions may be provided at both ends of the wire harness along the insertion direction.
According to the present invention, since both end portions can be locked, it is possible to prevent the locking state between the second side wall portion and the lid portion from being released due to an unintended external force acting on the wire harness. .

Further, in the case where the pressing operation part is recessed and formed inside the protector, the pressing operation part can restrict the movement of the wire harness at both end portions in the insertion direction, so that the locking part It is possible to more reliably prevent the lock from being released.

Further, as an aspect of the present invention, in the locked state, the lid portion may be in contact with the second side wall portion.
According to this invention, since the second side wall portion supports the lid portion in the locked state, it is possible to prevent the lid portion from being pushed into the inside of the protector. Thereby, the wire harness inserted into the protector can be reliably protected.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a protector that is compact enough to be placed in a limited space.

A schematic perspective view of a wire harness with a protector. A schematic perspective view of a protector. A front view of the protector. A sectional view of the protector. An explanatory diagram of a locking process. The side view of the wire harness with a protector in a locked state. FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a protector according to another embodiment.

One embodiment of this invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
1 shows a schematic perspective view of a wire harness with a protector 1 mounted on a vehicle body, FIG. 2 shows a schematic perspective view of the protector 10, FIG. 3 shows a front view of the protector 10, and FIG. 4 shows a schematic perspective view of the protector 10. A cross-sectional view is shown.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing the process of locking the second side wall portion 13 and the lid portion 14 that constitute the protector 10, and FIG. A side view is shown.

Here, the vertical direction in FIG. 1 is the vertical direction H, the upper side is the upper side Hu, and the lower side is the lower side Hd. In addition, the insertion direction in which the wire harness 100 is inserted into the protector 10 is perpendicular to the vertical direction H, and the insertion direction is defined as a longitudinal direction L, and the right side along the longitudinal direction L in FIG. The left side along L is defined as the base end side Lr.

Furthermore, the direction perpendicular to the vertical direction H and the longitudinal direction L is defined as the depth direction D, and the right side along the depth direction D in FIG. 1 is the back side Db, and the left side along the depth direction D in FIG. 1 is the front side. Let it be Dn.
Note that these directions are the same in FIGS. 2 to 7.

To explain FIG. 3 in detail, FIG. 3(a) shows a front view of the entire protector 10, and FIG. 3(b) shows an enlarged front view of the portion α in FIG. 3(a).
Similarly, to explain in detail about FIG. 4, FIG. 4(a) shows a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A in FIG. 3(a), and FIG. 4(b) shows an enlarged view of the β portion in FIG. 4(a). An enlarged sectional view is shown. In addition, FIG. 5 explains the locking process of locking the lid part 14 to the second side wall part 13 based on the cross-sectional view corresponding to the AA arrow cross-sectional view shown in FIG. 4(a).

As shown in FIG. 1, the wire harness with protector 1 includes a wire harness 100 that electrically connects electronic devices (not shown) mounted on a vehicle body, and a protector 10 into which the wire harness 100 is inserted. It consists of

As shown in FIG. 2, the protector 10 is formed into an elongated shape along the longitudinal direction L, and is a hollow casing with openings at both ends in the longitudinal direction L so that the wire harness 100 can be inserted thereinto. be.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the protector 10 includes a bottom portion 11 on which the wire harness 100 is placed, a first side wall portion 12 and a second side wall portion 13 that stand up from the bottom portion 11, and a first side wall portion 12. and a lid part 14 that bridges the second side wall part 13. Further, the protector 10 is provided with a locking portion 50 that locks the second side wall portion 13 and the lid portion 14.

The bottom part 11 constituting the bottom surface of the protector 10 is an elongated plate-shaped body formed so that the length in the depth direction D is longer than the outer diameter of the wire harness 100. Db is provided with a bottom side protrusion 21 that protrudes along the longitudinal direction L.
Note that the length of the bottom side protrusion 21 in the depth direction D is approximately half the length of the bottom portion 11 in the depth direction D.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the first side wall portion 12 is a plate-shaped body that stands up from the end of the back side Db of the bottom portion 11 toward the upper side Hu, and the main surface of the first side wall portion 12 A hinge portion 15 that rotatably supports the lid portion 14 is provided along the longitudinal direction L.

To be more specific, the first side wall portion 12 includes a side wall base portion 121 on the lower side Hd than the hinge portion 15, and a side wall rotating portion 122 on the upper side Hu than the hinge portion 15 (see FIG. 4). .
The side wall base 121 forming the lower part of the first side wall 12 stands upright from the end on the back side Db of the bottom 11 toward the upper side Hu, and has a hinge portion 15 at its upper end.

The side wall rotating portion 122 has a height approximately one-third of the side wall base 121 and is connected to the side wall base 121 via the hinge portion 15 . Further, a lid portion 14, which will be described later, is connected to the upper end of the side wall rotating portion 122.

The first side wall portion 12 configured in this manner is configured such that the side wall rotating portion 122 can rotate about the hinge portion 15 as a rotation axis.

Note that side wall fixing portions 22 that protrude along the longitudinal direction L are provided at both ends of the first side wall portion 12 in the longitudinal direction L. In other words, the first side wall portion 12 is provided with the side wall fixing portion 22 that stands up from the end of the rear side Db of the bottom side protrusion 21 toward the upper side Hu.

As described above, the bottom protrusion 21 and the side wall fixing part 22 extending from the bottom 11 and the first side wall 12 in the longitudinal direction L fix the wire harness 100 placed on the bottom 11 with tape T or the like. (See FIG. 1).

The second side wall portion 13 is a plate-shaped body that stands up from the end of the front side Dn of the bottom portion 11 toward the upper side Hu. The second side wall portion 13 is configured such that its height relative to the bottom portion 11 is lower than the height of the hinge portion 15 relative to the bottom portion 11.

The second side wall portion 13 is arranged to face the first side wall portion 12, and the end portion of the second side wall portion 13 on the front side Dn and the upper side Hu is engaged with the lid portion 14. A locking frame 30 is provided for this purpose.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the locking frame 30 is a plate-shaped locking member that connects a pair of locking supports 31, 31 that protrude toward the front side Dn and the locking supports 31, 31. It is composed of a stop plate portion 32.

The locking supports 31, 31 are arranged at a predetermined distance from each other, and a locking plate 32 is provided to connect the ends of the locking supports 31, 31 on the front side Dn. .
This locking plate part 32 has a sufficient thickness compared to the thickness of the second side wall part 13, etc., and has a shape on the upper surface side that extends toward the first side wall part 12 as it goes toward the lower side Hd. An inclined guide portion 32a is provided.

Thereby, the locking plate part 32 can be arranged at a predetermined interval with respect to the main surface of the front side Dn of the second side wall part 13, and the locking support parts 31, 31 and the locking plate part 32 can be arranged at a predetermined interval. The second side wall portion 13 can form a locking space S into which a locking piece 40 (described later) is inserted and locked.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, four of the locking frames 30 configured in this manner are arranged in a line along the longitudinal direction L, and two of the locking frames 30 are arranged in a row in the longitudinal direction L. They are provided at the ends of the second side wall portion 13 in the longitudinal direction L, and the remaining two are provided at the center portion of the second side wall portion 13 in the longitudinal direction L.

In this embodiment, the plate thickness of the locking support parts 31, 31 is approximately twice the plate thickness of the second side wall part 13, but it does not necessarily have to be this thickness. It suffices to have such strength that the locking frame 30 is not damaged when the locking frame 40 is locked to the locking frame 30.

The lid portion 14 connected to the upper end of the first side wall portion 12 (side wall rotation portion 122) is a top plate that closes an opening formed in the upper side Hu of the protector 10, and the hinge portion 15 is a rotation axis. It is configured to be rotatable.

Four locking pieces 40 that lock with the locking frame 30 are provided along the longitudinal direction L at the end of the lid portion 14 on the opposite side to the side connected to the first side wall portion 12. At the same time, a pressing operation section 60 is provided at a position corresponding to the locking piece 40.

The locking piece 40 is provided at a position corresponding to the locking frame 30 when the opening formed in the upper side Hu of the protector 10 is closed with the lid 14, and is locked to the locking frame 30. It is made so that it can be done.
Specifically, the locking piece 40 is composed of a locking plate 41 connected to the end of the lid portion 14, and a locking claw portion 42 protruding toward the front side Dn at the center portion of the locking plate 41. .

As shown in FIG. 4, the locking plate 41 is composed of a flexible flat plate, and when the opening formed in the upper side Hu of the protector 10 is closed with the lid part 14, the locking plate 41 is made of a flexible flat plate. It extends from the end of the lid part 14, which is the side opposite to the side connected to the lid part 12, toward the lower side Hd.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the locking claw portion 42 is a convex portion having a substantially right triangular cross section that protrudes from the center portion of the lower end side of the locking plate 41 toward the front side Dn, and has a substantially right triangular cross section. It is constructed so that it tapers off as it approaches. Note that in the locked state, the upper surface of the locking claw portion 42 is orthogonal to the second side wall portion 13.

Note that the amount of protrusion of the most protruding portion of the locking claw portion 42 that projects toward the front side Dn is determined by the thickness of the locking plate 41 from the length of the locking space S along the depth direction D. is configured so that it is larger than the value obtained by subtracting the
The locking piece 40 configured in this manner constitutes a locking portion 50 that locks the first side wall portion 12 and the lid portion 14 together with the locking frame 30 provided on the first side wall portion 12 .

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the pressing operation portion 60 is formed by recessing the lid portion 14 toward the lower side Hd in the locked state in which the locking frame 30 and the locking piece 40 are locked. It is a concave portion with a bottom, and is provided on the back side Db of the lid portion 14 from the end portion on the front side Dn. In other words, the pressing operation section 60 is provided at a position separated from the end of the lid section 14 by a predetermined distance.

This pressing operation part 60 includes a recess bottom surface 61 which is a bottom surface, recess facing faces 62, 62 provided at the ends of the recess bottom surface 61 in the longitudinal direction L, and a recess side surface 63 provided on the back side Db of the recess bottom surface 61. It is made up of.

As shown in FIG. 4, the recess bottom surface 61 is configured to be parallel to the bottom portion 11 in the locked state in which the locking frame 30 and the locking piece 40 are locked. Note that the width of the recess bottom surface 61 (the width along the longitudinal direction L) is configured to be approximately equal to the width of the locking plate 41.
The recessed portion facing surfaces 62, 62 are a pair of opposing surfaces that are erected from the ends of the recessed portion bottom surface 61 in the longitudinal direction L toward the upper side Hu so as to be orthogonal to the recessed portion bottom surface 61.

The recess side surface 63 is a surface that stands up from the end of the inner side Db of the recess bottom surface 61 toward the upper side Hu, and in the locked state where the locking frame 30 and the locking piece 40 are locked, It is erected so as to be parallel to the second side wall portion 13.
Note that the intersection between the recess bottom surface 61 and the recess side surface 63 is formed in an arc shape.

Next, a locking process for locking the second side wall portion 13 and the lid portion 14 in the protector 10 configured as described above will be described based on FIG. 5.
When disposing the wire harness 100 on the protector 10, the lid 14 is rotated clockwise in FIG. 5 about the hinge 15 as a rotation axis so that the upper side Hu of the protector 10 is opened. Thereby, the lid part 14 can be evacuated to the back side Db so that the upper side Hu of the protector 10 is opened.

Next, the wire harness 100 is placed on the bottom part 11, and the lid part 14 is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. 5 using the hinge part 15 as a rotation axis, so that the lid part 14 is placed on the front side Dn (Fig. 5 (see dashed line inside).

Further, by rotating the lid part 14 counterclockwise, the locking piece 40 provided on the lid part 14 can be brought into contact with the locking frame 30 provided on the second side wall part 13. In this state, as shown in FIG. 5, the locking piece 40 is inserted into the locking space S guided by the guide portion 32a by applying an external force in the normal direction of the recess bottom surface 61 with the instrument M. becomes.

At this time, since the lower end portion of the locking claw portion 42 interferes with the guide portion 32a, the flexible locking plate 41 bends toward the inside of the protector 10. This makes it easier for the locking piece 40 to be inserted into the locking space S.

Further, by applying an external force in a direction perpendicular to the bottom surface 61 of the recess, the locking claw portion 42 passes through the locking space S. As a result, the upper end portion of the locking claw portion 42 comes into contact with the lower end portion of the locking plate portion 32, and the lid portion 14 is locked to the second side wall portion 13. As a result, the bottom surface 61 of the recess becomes parallel to the bottom 11. That is, the direction in which the locking piece 40 locks with respect to the locking frame 30 is perpendicular to the recess bottom surface 61.

In this embodiment, in the locked state, the angle formed by the bottom surface 61 of the recess, the locking operation part, and the locking direction of the locking part 50 is 90 degrees, but is not limited to 90 degrees and may be 90±15 degrees. It is sufficient if it is within the range of .
By setting it within this range, the external force acting on the bottom surface 61 of the recess can be efficiently transmitted to the locking part 50, and the lid part 14 and the second side wall part 13 can be efficiently locked.

At this time, the tip of the lid 14 is disposed at the end of the upper side Hu of the second side wall 13, so even if an external force is applied to the pressing operation part 60, the lid The portion 14 can be prevented from being pushed into the protector 10 (see FIG. 4).

In addition, since the second side wall part 13 is lower than the hinge part 15, in the locked state where the second side wall parts 13 and 14 are locked, the angle formed by the second side wall part 13 and the lid part 14 is an obtuse angle. Become.

The protector 10 configured in this manner includes a bottom portion 11 on which the wire harness 100 is placed, a first side wall portion 12 that stands up from the bottom portion 11, and a first side wall portion 12 that stands up from the bottom portion 11. Further, the protector 10 includes a second side wall portion 13 that faces the first side wall portion 12 and a lid portion 14 that spans the first side wall portion 12 and the second side wall portion 13.

Further, the protector 10 is provided with a locking portion 50 that locks the installed lid portion 14 and the second side wall portion 13, and the protector 10 is provided with a locking portion 50 that locks the installed lid portion 14 and the second side wall portion 13. A hinge portion 15 is provided for rotating at least the lid portion 14 so that it can be opened and closed. In the locked state in which the lid part 14 is locked to the second side wall part 13, the lid part 14 is inclined with respect to the second side wall part 13.

Therefore, while ensuring a space in which the wire harness 100 can be placed inside the protector 10 when viewed from the insertion direction of the wire harness 100, the lid portion 14 can be mounted on the higher side of the first side wall portion 12 or the second side wall portion 13. It can be placed at a lower position.

As a result, the protector 10 can be made compact as a whole, and can secure a space in which the wire harness 100 can be placed. As a result, for example, even in a space where a conventional protector having a rectangular cross section cannot be placed because other members are arranged, the lid part 14 can avoid other members. The protector 10 can be placed at.

Furthermore, by providing the hinge part 15, the lid part 14 and the first side wall part 12 can be integrated, so the number of parts can be reduced and the second side wall part 13 and the lid part 14 can be easily connected. It can be locked.

Moreover, since the lid part 14 is inclined with respect to the second side wall part 13, the distance between the lid part 14 and the bottom part 11 is is getting narrower. Thereby, movement of the wire harness 100 can be restricted so that the wire harness 100 is placed at a desired position (on the back side Db in the depth direction D).

In addition, a pressing operation part 60 for pressing the lid part 14 so that the lid part 14 and the second side wall part 13 are locked by the locking part 50 is located on the lid part 14 at a position corresponding to the locking part 50. The external force acting on the pressing operation section 60 can be efficiently transmitted to the locking section 50. Therefore, the lid portion 14 and the second side wall portion 13 can be reliably locked, and the risk of the protector 10 interfering with other members due to the locking of the locking portion 50 being released can be reduced.

Furthermore, since the pressing operation section 60 is configured to protrude inward in the locked state, the protector 10 can be made more compact. Further, the wire harness 100 disposed inside the protector 10 can be pressed and held by the pressing operation section 60.

Furthermore, the locking part 50 locks the lid part 14 and the second side wall part 13 along the direction in which the second side wall part 13 stands with respect to the bottom part 11, and the pressing operation part 60 locks the lid part 14 and the second side wall part 13. A recess bottom surface 61 is provided along a direction intersecting the locking direction in which the locking portion 50 locks in the locked state.

As a result, an external force can be applied to the operating part 60 in a direction along the locking direction, and the external force can be transmitted to the locking part 50 reliably and efficiently, and the locking part 50 can be moved more reliably and easily. can be locked.

Furthermore, in the locked state, the pressing operation part 60 recesses the lid part 14 toward the bottom part 11 and is constituted by a bottomed recess having a recess bottom surface 61, so that the strength of the lid part 14 is maintained. At the same time, the protector 10 in the locked state can be made more compact. Furthermore, by applying an external force to the bottom surface 61 of the recess, the locking portion 50 can be efficiently locked.

Furthermore, in the locking part 50, the lid part 14 locks with the second side wall part 13 in the direction along the direction in which the second side wall part 13 stands upright with respect to the bottom part 11. The second side wall portion 13 is configured to be lower than the hinge portion 15. Therefore, the locking piece 40 and the locking frame 30 provided on the second side wall portion 13 can be locked by the rotational movement of the lid portion 14 using the hinge portion 15 as a rotation axis.

In addition, since the recess bottom surface 61 of the bottomed recess is provided at a higher position than the height of the second side wall 13 with respect to the bottom 11, the external force acting on the recess bottom surface 61 can be more reliably applied to the locking portion 50 (locking portion 50). It can be transmitted to the stopper piece 40). Thereby, the lid part 14 can be reliably locked to the second side wall part 13.

Further, in the pressing operation part 60, a recessed part facing 62 configured to be perpendicular to the second side wall part 13 is formed in a planar shape, and since the recessed part facing 62 is configured to be parallel to each other, the pressing operation part 60 can be pressed. A member for pressing the operating portion 60 and the like can be guided toward the bottom surface 61 of the recess. Therefore, an external force can be reliably applied to the pressing operation section, and the lid section 14 and the second side wall section 13 can be reliably engaged.

Further, the locking portions 50 are provided at both ends of the wire harness 100 along the insertion direction, and the pressing operation portions 60 are provided at locations corresponding to the locking portions 50, thereby ensuring that both ends are engaged. can be stopped. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the locking state between the second side wall portion 13 and the lid portion 14 from being released due to an unintended external force acting on the wire harness 100.

Furthermore, if the pressing operation section 60 is formed in a recessed manner inside the protector 10, the pressing operation section 60 can restrict the movement of the wire harness 100 at both ends in the insertion direction, so that the locking section 50 can be engaged. This can prevent the lock from being released.

Further, in the locked state, the lid part 14 is in contact with the second side wall part 13, so that the second side wall part 13 supports the lid part 14 in the locked state, so that the lid part 14 supports the protector 10. This prevents it from being pushed inward. Thereby, the wire harness 100 inserted into the protector 10 can be reliably protected.

In the correspondence between the configuration of this invention and the above-described embodiments,
The wire harness of this invention corresponds to the wire harness 100,
Similarly below,
The protector corresponds to protector 10,
The bottom corresponds to the bottom 11,
The first side wall portion corresponds to the first side wall portion 12,
The second side wall portion corresponds to the second side wall portion 13,
The lid portion corresponds to the lid portion 14,
The locking portion corresponds to the locking portion 50,
The hinge portion corresponds to the hinge portion 15,
The pressing operation section corresponds to the pressing operation section 60,
The intersecting plane corresponds to the recess bottom surface 61,
The opposing surface corresponds to the concave facing surface 62, and the wire harness with protector corresponds to the wire harness with protector 1,
Although the height direction corresponds to the vertical direction H, the present invention is not limited to only the configuration of the above-described embodiments, and many embodiments can be obtained.

For example, in the present embodiment, the hinge part 15 is provided on the main surface of the first side wall part 12 and is configured to be able to rotate between a part of the first side wall part 12 and the lid part 14; This configuration is not necessary. As another embodiment, it may be provided, for example, at the end of the first side wall portion 12. Thereby, a configuration may be adopted in which only the lid portion 14 is rotated.

In the present embodiment, the lid part 14 that is inclined with respect to the second side wall part 13 is arranged so that the lid part 14 and the second side wall part 13 form an obtuse angle in the locked state. They are sloped. However, the lid portion 14 may be inclined with respect to the second side wall portion 13 such that the lid portion 14 and the second side wall portion 13 form an acute angle.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the pressing operation section 60 has a configuration in which the lid section 14 is recessed toward the inside of the protector 10 in the locked state in which the lid section 14 is locked against the second side wall section 13. However, the configuration is not limited to this. As another embodiment, for example, the lid 14 may be configured to protrude toward the outside of the protector 10 in the locked state in which the lid 14 is locked to the second side wall 13 (see FIG. 7). ).

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the pressing operation part 60 has a structure in which the lid part 14 is recessed toward the inside of the protector 10 in the locked state in which the lid part 14 is locked to the second side wall part 13. Although it is a recessed part at the bottom, it is not necessary to limit it to a bottomed part. Specifically, in the locked state, even when the lid 14 is penetrated toward the bottom 11 side, that is, when the entire or part of the bottom surface 61 of the recess is penetrated, or when the side surface 63 of the recess is penetrated, etc. good.

Further, in this embodiment, the recess facing surfaces 62, 62 are surfaces perpendicular to the recess bottom surface 61, but for example, the recess facing surfaces 62, 62 are spaced apart from each other as they move from the recess bottom surface 61 toward the upper side Hu. may be configured. In other words, the width may be configured to become narrower toward the lower side Hd. Thereby, when locking the protector 10 automatically, an instrument that applies an external force can be reliably guided to the bottom surface 61 of the recess.

1 Wire harness with protector.
10 Protector 11 Bottom part 12 First side wall part 13 Second side wall part 14 Lid part 50 Locking part 15 Hinge part 60 Pressing operation part 61 Recessed part bottom surface 62 Recessed part facing 100 Wire harness H Vertical direction

Claims (9)

A protector that protects a wire harness inserted inside,
a bottom portion on which the wire harness is placed;
a first side wall portion standing upright from the bottom portion;
a second side wall part standing upright from the bottom part and facing the first side wall part;
comprising a lid part that bridges the first side wall part and the second side wall part,
a locking portion that locks the constructed lid portion and the second side wall portion;
A hinge portion is provided in a part of the first side wall portion, and the hinge portion rotates at least the lid portion so as to be openable and closable with respect to the second side wall portion;
In a locked state in which the lid part and the second side wall part are locked, the lid part is inclined with respect to the second side wall part ,
The lid part includes
A pressing operation part that presses the lid part so that the lid part and the second side wall part are locked with the locking part is provided at a position corresponding to the locking part,
The pressing operation section is
It is configured to protrude toward the inside in the locked state.
protector. The locking portion locks the lid portion and the second side wall portion along a direction in which the second side wall portion stands up with respect to the bottom portion,
The pressing operation section is
In the locked state, the locking part is provided with an intersecting surface along a direction intersecting the locking direction in which the locking part locks.
The protector according to claim 1 . The pressing operation section is
In the locked state, the lid portion is recessed toward the bottom side, and the lid portion is configured with a bottomed recessed portion having the intersecting surface as a bottom surface.
The protector according to claim 2 . The locking portion locks the lid portion and the second side wall portion along a direction in which the second side wall portion stands up with respect to the bottom portion,
The second side wall portion is configured to be lower than the hinge portion.
The protector according to claim 3 . The bottom surface of the bottomed recess is provided at a higher position than the height of the second side wall portion with respect to the bottom portion.
The protector according to claim 4 . The bottomed recess is
Opposing surfaces that intersect the bottom surface and are orthogonal to the second side wall are configured to be parallel to each other or to be spaced apart from each other as they go in the height direction with respect to the bottom surface.
The protector according to any one of claims 3 to 5 . The locking portions are provided at both ends of the wire harness along the insertion direction.
A protector according to any one of claims 1 to 6 . In the locked state, the lid portion contacts the second side wall portion.
A protector according to any one of claims 1 to 7 . A protector according to any one of claims 1 to 8 ,
A wire harness with a protector, comprising a wire harness inserted through the protector.

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