JPH09280218A - Flat harness-fixing clip and its usage - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a flat harness-fixing clip capable of being fitted only by holding a film, and simply and rapidly mounting the flat harness on a vehicle body. SOLUTION: A base plate 20 and a pushing plate 30 which can be in an overlapped position through a hinge 40 are provided, a locking projection 21 to hold a film which is preliminarily equipped with a flat harness on which a plurality of covered wires are bundled in a flat condition and to lock the film to the pushing plate 30 is provided on one surface of the base plate 20, a locking leg 24 to be mounted on a vehicle body is provided on the other surface, and a part 31 to be locked in which the locking projection 21 is pierced and locked thereto is provided on the pushing plate 30.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a flat harness fixing clip used when mounting a flat harness formed by bundling a plurality of covered electric wires in a flat shape on a vehicle body and a method of using the clip.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a technique for mounting a flat harness on a vehicle body, a technique disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 3-45883 is known.

This prior art is shown in FIG. 6, and a flat wire harness (hereinafter referred to as a flat harness) 2 which is formed by bundling a plurality of covered electric wires 1 in a flat shape.
A synthetic resin layer 9 having holes formed at a predetermined pitch on one side thereof is heat-sealed. Then, the plate-shaped mounting base 4 of the clip 5 is located in the hole of the synthetic resin layer 9, the locking legs 3 for fixing the vehicle body are projected, and the clip 5 is attached to the flat harness 2 using the laminate sheet 6. . Therefore, the vehicle body fixing locking legs 3 of the clips 5 arranged at a predetermined pitch
The flat harness 2 is attached to the vehicle body 7 by inserting the flat harness 2 into the holes 8 of the vehicle body 7 opened at the predetermined pitch.

[0004]

However, in the above prior art, the synthetic resin layer 9 is preliminarily arranged at the pitch of the holes 8 of the vehicle body 7.
Since the clip 5 is fitted in the hole and is attached to the flat harness 2 by the laminate sheet 6, the man-hours required for the work are large, and the above-mentioned pitch is caused by the attachment error or the shrinkage of the resin. If not,
Since the flat harness 2 does not extend, it may be difficult to mount it on the vehicle body 7.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a clip for fixing a flat harness which solves the above problems.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is configured as follows.

The flat harness fixing clip according to the first aspect of the present invention is used for mounting a film, to which a flat harness formed by bundling a plurality of covered electric wires in a flat shape is attached in advance, on a vehicle body. There is provided a substrate and a pressing plate that can be in an overlapping relational position via a hinge, and the substrate is provided with a locking projection for locking the film with the film on one surface and the other surface. Is provided with a locking leg to be mounted on the vehicle body, while the push plate is provided with a locked portion through which the locking projection penetrates and is locked.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a flat harness fixing clip as set forth in the first aspect, wherein the locking projection has a free head portion through a necked portion, and the locked portion includes: It is configured such that a hole portion is formed which penetrates the head portion and is locked by the head portion on the neck side.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a flat harness fixing clip according to the second aspect, wherein the hole portion is provided with a diameter expanding / reducing means for locking the locking projection through.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a flat harness fixing clip according to the third aspect, wherein the means for expanding and reducing the diameter is a slit provided on the periphery of the hole.

The flat harness fixing clip of the invention of claim 5 is integrally formed of synthetic resin according to any one of claims 1 to 4, and the hinge is a thin resin hinge.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for using a flat harness fixing clip, wherein the film is pressed by the locked portion to wrap the locking projection.
The flat harness fixing clip described in any one of 5 is attached to the film and attached to the vehicle body.

[0013]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when using a perforated film in which large holes are punched at a predetermined pitch of the vehicle body, the locking projection is penetrated, and the film is sandwiched between the substrate and the pressing plate. Insert the locking leg into the hole in the car body and attach the flat harness to the car body. Alternatively, insert the locking leg into the hole in the vehicle body, attach the flatness fixing clip, penetrate the hole in the film into the locking protrusion, and sandwich the film between the substrate and the pressing plate to provide the flatness. You may wear it.

Further, when the flat harness attached to the film without holes is not attached to the vehicle body, a clip for fixing the flat harness is attached to the film while adjusting the distance between the holes of the vehicle body, and the clip is locked. Insert the leg into the hole in the car body and put it on. When the push plate is locked to the locking projection, the film is held by being sandwiched between the substrate and the push plate in a state of enclosing the locking projection.

According to the second aspect of the invention, the head portion and the neck portion pass through the hole of the perforated film, and the hole portion directly engages with the head portion. Further, in the case of a film without holes, the film without holes wraps the head of the locking projection and is squeezed to the neck of the locking projection by the hole of the pressing plate.

Further, in the inventions according to claims 3 and 4,
The hole of the pressing plate expands and penetrates the locking projection that penetrates the hole of the perforated film, and the locking projection is contracted to lock. Further, in the case of a film without holes, the film without holes is easily locked by wrapping the locking projections without giving excessive extension.

Further, according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, by using a thin resin hinge, the clip is integrally molded by injection molding or the like, and the manufacturing man-hours, part management man-hours, and mounting man-hours are reduced.

Furthermore, in the invention according to claim 6, by using a non-perforated film which is not perforated, the film is sandwiched and held between the substrate and the pressing plate so that the locking projection is wrapped with the film.

[0019]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings showing a preferred embodiment thereof.

FIGS. 1 to 5 are views showing an embodiment of the present invention, in which the same or equivalent parts or members as in the prior art are designated by the same reference numerals, and a duplicated description will be omitted.

In the figure, 10 is a clip for fixing a flat harness, in which the base plate 20 and the pressing plate 30 are provided via a hinge 40 so that they can be in an overlapping relational position. The substrate 20 has a film 50 sandwiched on one side thereof and a push plate 30.
A locking projection 21 is provided to lock with. The locking projection 21 is formed with a head 25 as a free end via a necked portion 23.

The other side is provided with a locking leg 24 which is inserted into the hole 8 of the vehicle body 7 and mounted. The locking leg 24 has a well-known anchor shape here, and both end portions 25, which are free ends, are locked to the peripheral edge of the hole 8 and stopped. The periphery of the base end of the base plate 20 where the locking legs 24 are provided is lower than the general surface 26, so that the general surface 26 does not have a gap between the general surface 26 and the vehicle body 7 when mounted on the vehicle body 7.

On the other hand, the push plate 30 is formed with a locked portion 31 for penetrating and locking the locking projection 21 bulging from the surface lower than the general surface to the side opposite to the locking projection 21 in FIG. Has been done. The locked portion 31 becomes thinner toward the center than the thickness of the general surface of the push plate 30 and bulges toward the locking leg 24 side, and the head 22 of the locking projection 21 penetrates through the center thereof. A hole portion 32 that is locked by the head portion 22 on the neck portion 23 side is formed.

In the hole 32, a slit 33 is provided on the peripheral edge 34 of the hole as a means for expanding and reducing the diameter of the locking projection 21 so that the locking projection 21 is locked therethrough.
Is provided. As another example of the slot 33, the end of the peripheral edge 34 of the hole is made to have an uneven shape, or is made thin to improve expansion and contraction.

The shape, thickness, and material of the substrate 20, the push plate 30, the hinge 40, and other parts are not particularly limited as long as they can achieve the object of the present invention.

Although the flat harness fixing clip 10 thus constructed may be composed of separate parts for each part, the whole is made of synthetic resin and the thin resin hinge 4 is used.
By setting it to 0, it can be integrally molded by injection molding or the like.

The film 50 used here is a vehicle body 7
The perforated film which is preliminarily made large according to the pitch of the holes 8 and the non-perforated film which is not perforated.

Next, a method of using the flat harness fixing clip 10 will be described.

A flat harness 2 is formed on the film 50 without holes.
4 is used, the film 50 is brought near a predetermined position on the inner surface of the vehicle body 7, here the door, as shown in FIG. 4, and the flatness is provided only at the position of the film 50 corresponding to the hole 8. Attach the fixing clip 10. That is, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the film 50 is placed on the substrate 20 so that the end face comes to the hinge 40 and the pushing plate 30.
The hole 3 of the locked portion 31 so that
2 is locked to the locking projection 21. The hole 32 is the locking projection 2
When locking to the neck 23 beyond the head 22 of 1, the diameter expansion,
The peripheral edge 34 of the hole is bent by the slit 33 of the diameter reducing means, and then repelled and locked at the base of the head 22 of the neck 23.

The film 50 is not ruptured and has no holes, and is sandwiched so as to wrap around the head 22 of the locking projection 21 as shown in FIG. 3, and the slit portion 3 as shown in FIG.
It is protruded from 3 and is sandwiched.

The locking legs 24 of the flat harness fixing clip 10 attached to the film 50 are inserted into the holes 8 and both ends 25 are locked. The next hole 8 is similarly locked, and the flat harness 2 is attached to the vehicle body 7. Of course, since only the film 50 has elasticity,
The clip 10 may be attached to the hole 8 of the vehicle body 7 at a predetermined pitch in advance, and the locking leg 24 may be inserted into the hole 8 to be attached.

In the case of the perforated film 50, first,
Attach the locking projection 21 to the hole 2 of the film 50 (not shown).
3 until it reaches the surface of the base plate 20 of the base, push plate 30
The hole 32 of the locked portion 31 goes over the head 22 of the locking projection 21 and is locked at the base of the head 22 of the neck 23, and the film 50 is sandwiched between the substrate 20 and the pressing plate 30. In this way, the film 50 having the flat harness fixing clip 10 attached to the holes of the predetermined pitch is attached to the vehicle body 7 as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 5, the flat harness 2 is mounted on the vehicle body 7
The door trim T is attached after the door trim T is attached.

[0034]

According to the invention of claim 1, the clip can be attached only by sandwiching only the portion of the film, and the expansion and contraction of the film makes it easy and easy to insert the locking leg into the hole of the vehicle body. The flat harness can be quickly attached to the vehicle body.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the locking is ensured.

Further, according to the invention of claim 3, the locking becomes easy. Especially when using a non-perforated film, a large elongation is partially generated and the film is not torn.

Further, according to the invention of claim 4, the bending of the peripheral edge of the hole can be increased and the locking can be facilitated. Therefore, even in the case of the film without holes, the partial elongation of the film is reduced and the surplus film is projected from the slit.

Further, according to the invention as defined in claim 5, the number of man-hours required for assembly, parts management, etc., is reduced, because they are integrally formed.

Further, according to the invention of claim 6, since the film without holes is used, the watertightness,
It has a great effect where airtightness is important.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a clip for fixing a flat harness according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the clip of FIG. 1 is attached to a film having a flat harness attached thereto.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where a clip having a film sandwiched therein is mounted on a vehicle body.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the film shown in FIG. 2 is attached to a vehicle body.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the door showing the installation of the door trim.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which a conventional flat harness having a clip attached thereto is mounted on a vehicle body.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Flat harness 7 Car body 8 Hole 10 Flat harness fixing clip 20 Board 21 Locking protrusion 22 Head 23 Neck 24 Locking leg 30 Push plate 31 Locked part 32 Hole 33 Slit (expansion, diameter reduction) Means) 40 hinge 50 film

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A clip for fixing a flat harness, which is used for mounting a film to which a flat harness formed by bundling a plurality of covered electric wires in a flat shape is attached to a vehicle body, which is overlapped via a hinge. A substrate and a push plate that can be in a related position are provided, and the substrate has a locking projection that is locked to the push plate with the film sandwiched on one surface and a locking that is mounted on the vehicle body on the other surface. Legs are provided, while the push plate has
A clip for fixing a flat harness, wherein a locked portion is provided which penetrates and locks the locking projection. 2. A head of the locking projection is a free end via a necked portion, and the locked portion penetrates the head and is engaged by the head on the neck side. The clip for fixing a flat harness according to claim 1, wherein a hole for stopping is formed. 3. The clip for fixing a flat harness according to claim 2, wherein the hole portion is provided with an expanding and contracting means for penetrating and locking the locking projection. 4. The clip for fixing a flat harness according to claim 3, wherein the diameter expanding / reducing means is a slit provided on the periphery of the hole. 5. The clip for fixing a flat harness according to claim 1, wherein the hinge is a thin resin hinge integrally formed of synthetic resin. 6. The flat harness fixing clip according to any one of claims 1 to 5 is attached to the film so that the film is pressed by the locked portion to wrap the locking projection. A method for using a clip for fixing a flat harness, characterized by being mounted on the vehicle body.