JPH10322862A - Holder for a wire bundle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To attach a wire bundle to the member on opposite side without twisting them so as to raise the efficiency in attaching work of a wire bundle by shifting a clip part along a slide base, and also, engaging the first engagement part with the second engagement part in the specified position. SOLUTION: When mating a panel 21 with a wire harness 11, in the case that a clip part 15 and the opening 21a of a panel 21 are dislocated, the clip part 15 is conformed to the opening 21a by shifting the clip part 15 along the slide base 14. At this time, a tooth 17 and a tooth 20 engage with each other, and the clip part 15 is regulated from shifting, so the wire harness 11 is installed to the panel 21 by setting the hook 18 of the clip part 15 in the opening 21a. Hereby, the clip part can be conformed to the opening of the panel, so it can be installed to the panel without twisting the wire harness as before.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a wire bundle holder, and more particularly, to holding a wire bundle having a branched wire bundle branched from a predetermined branch position and attaching it to a vehicle body or a panel of an electric device. The present invention relates to a wire bundle holder fixed to the branch position with a tape or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in order to attach a wire bundle such as a wire harness to a predetermined position of a panel such as a vehicle body or an electric device,
It is known to use a binding band or the like. By the way, the wire harness is not limited to a straight one, and there is a wire harness in which a branch harness is branched from a predetermined branch position. Since a binding band cannot be attached to such a branch position of the wire harness, usually, A holder as shown in FIG. 6 is used.

In FIG. 6, reference numeral 1 denotes a wire harness, and the wire harness 1 includes a main harness 1a and a branch harness 1b branched at a branch position A. At the branch position of the wire harness 1, a holder 2 is attached by a tape 3. The holder 2 is a plate-shaped base 4 that can abut on the branch position A and stands upright from the plate-shaped base. The wire harness 1 is attached to the panel by fitting the clip portion 5 into an opening of a panel of a vehicle body or an electric device (not shown).

[0004]

However, in such a holder 2, since the clip portion 5 erected on the base 4 is fixed to the base 4, when the holder 2 is mounted on a panel. If the position of the clip 5 and the opening of the panel are displaced, the position of the clip 5 and the opening must be adjusted by twisting the wire harness 1 and then the clip 5 must be fitted into the opening. In addition, there is a problem that the workability of the mounting work of the wire harness 1 is very troublesome and the quality of the wire harness 1 is deteriorated by the amount of twist.

That is, the branch position A of the wire harness 1
When the holder 2 is mounted on the wire harness 1, usually, a wire harness assembly board 6 shown in FIG. 7 is used, and the holder 2 is mounted on the wire harness 1 on the board 6 using a mounting jig (not shown). At this time, it is necessary to attach the clip portion 5 to a predetermined position specified at an arbitrary angle with respect to the wire harness 1. However, since the shape of the wire harness 1 is difficult to be determined, the clip portion 5 has a 90 ° interval in the vertical and horizontal directions. The clip part 5 can only be attached to a predetermined position, and when the wire harness 1 is mounted on a panel, the clip between the holder 2 and the opening of the panel is determined based on the relationship with other holders attached to the wire harness 1. If the positions do not match, it is necessary to twist the wire harness 1 as described above.

Accordingly, the present invention provides a wire rod that can be attached to a mating member without twisting, thereby improving the workability and quality of the wire bundle mounting operation. It is intended to provide a bundle holder.

[0007]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
In order to solve the above problem, a wire bundle holder for holding a wire bundle having a branched wire bundle branched from a predetermined branch position and attaching the bundle to a partner member, the wire bundle being fixed to the branch position by fixing means. In the holder of the wire bundle, a slide base extending along the outer peripheral portion of the wire bundle and having a first engagement portion formed in the extending direction, and a direction in which the base extends in the slide base. A clip portion fitted into the opening of the mating member, and a second extending portion engaged with the first engaging portion, and a direction in which the slide base extends. And a fixing base fixed to the slide base so as to extend in a direction substantially perpendicular to the slide base and fixed to a branch position by the fixing means, and the clip portion is moved along the slide base. Both are characterized in that so as to engage the first engaging portion at a predetermined position to the second engagement portion.

In this case, when the wire bundle is attached to the mating member, the clip portion can be made to coincide with the opening of the mating member by moving the clip portion along the slide base, so that the wire bundle is twisted. It can be mounted on the mating member without any trouble. Also, a second engagement member provided on the clip portion is provided on a first engagement member provided on the slide base.
Since the engaging member is engaged, the clip portion can be fixed to the slide base, and the clip portion is prevented from being inadvertently moved with respect to the slide base, so that the clip portion is securely fitted into the opening. Can be combined.

As a result, the workability of the work of attaching the wire bundle can be improved and the quality can be improved. According to a second aspect of the present invention, in order to solve the above problem, in the first aspect of the present invention, the fixing base is provided at both ends in the extending direction of the slide base.

In this case, since both ends of the slide base are fixed to the wire rod bundle by the fixing means, the slide base can be firmly fixed to the wire rod bundle. It can be stabilized for a long time. In addition, since the slide base can be firmly fixed to the wire bundle by fixing both ends of the slide base to the wire bundle by the fixing means, the slide base can be lengthened, and the moving range of the clip portion can be increased. Can be.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 3 are views showing a first embodiment of a wire bundle holder according to the present invention. First, the configuration will be described. 1 to 3, reference numeral 11 denotes a wire harness as a wire bundle, and the wire harness 11 is a main harness 11.
a and a branch harness (branch wire bundle) 11b branched at a branch position B. At the branch position B of the wire harness 11, a holder 12 is attached by a tape (fixing means) 13.

The holding tool 12 includes a slide base 14 and a clip portion.
15 and a fixing base 16. The slide base 14 extends along the outer peripheral portion of the wire harness 11, and engagement pieces 14a and 14b are formed on the upper portion. The engagement pieces 14a and 14b are separated from each other by a predetermined distance, so that the upper surface is opened. ing. Further, teeth (first engagement members) 17 are formed on the engagement pieces 14a and 14b, respectively, and the teeth 17 extend in the extending direction of the slide base 14.

[0013] The clip portion 15 includes a non-return locking piece 18 that can be fitted into an opening of a panel of a vehicle body or an electric device.
A slide portion 19 is provided integrally with the slide member 18 and inserted into the base 14 from one end side of the slide base 14. The slide portion 19 does not come off the slide base 14 by contacting the engagement pieces 14a and 14b, and is movable along the slide base 14.

A tooth (second engagement member) 20 is formed on the surface of the slide portion 19 facing the tooth 17, and the tooth 20 is engaged with the tooth 17. Further, when moving the slide portion 19 along the slide base 14, the teeth 17 and the teeth 20 do not firmly engage with each other, but allow the slide portion 19 to move. It is formed so as to engage with a certain amount of engagement force when stopped at a location.

The fixing base 16 is a slide base 14.
The slide base extends in a direction substantially perpendicular to the extending direction of the base 14 at a substantially central portion in the extending direction of the slide base.
14, and both ends are fixed to the wire harness 11 by tapes 13. Next, the operation will be described.

The holder 13 is moved to the branch position B of the wire harness 11.
After the slide base 14 is attached along the branch position B, the tape 13 is wound around the fixing base 16 to fix the holder 13 to the wire harness 11.
Next, in order to attach the wire harness 11 to the panel, as shown in FIG. At this time, if the clip 15 and the opening 21 of the panel 21 are misaligned, the clip 15 is
By moving the clip portion 15 along the opening 14, the clip portion 15 is aligned with the opening 21. At this time, since the movement of the clip portion 15 due to the engagement of the teeth 17 and the teeth 20 is regulated, the check harness 18 of the clip portion 15 is fitted into the opening portion 21a, so that the wire harness 11 Is attached to the panel 21.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the clip portion 15
Is moved along the slide base 14, and the teeth 17, 20 are engaged when the clip portion 15 is located at a predetermined position. Therefore, when the wire harness 11 is attached to the panel 21, the clip portion 15 is By moving the clip portion 15 along the opening of the panel 21,
21a. Therefore, the wire harness 11 can be mounted on the panel 21 without twisting the wire harness 11 as in the related art.

The teeth 17 provided on the slide base 14
Since the teeth 20 provided on the clip portion 15 are engaged with the clip portion 15, the clip portion 15 can be fixed to the slide base 14, thereby preventing the clip portion 15 from being accidentally moved with respect to the slide base 14. Thus, the clip portion 15 can be securely fitted to the opening 21a. As a result, the workability of attaching the wire harness 11 can be improved and the quality can be improved.

FIG. 4 shows a second embodiment of the wire bundle holder according to the present invention.
It is a figure showing an embodiment. In the present embodiment, the first
The same components as those of the embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted. In this embodiment, in FIG. 4, fixing bases 31 and 32 are provided at both ends in the extending direction of the slide base 14 of the holder 30.
The holder 30 is attached to the wire harness 11 by attaching a tape 33 as a fixing means to the fixing base 14.

For this reason, the slide base 14 can be firmly fixed to the wire harness 11, and the wire harness 11
After the is mounted on the panel, the mounting state can be stabilized for a long time. Further, since the slide base 14 can be firmly fixed to the wire harness 11 by fixing both ends of the slide base 14 to the wire harness 11 with the tape 33, the slide base 14 can be lengthened, and the clip portion 15 Can be extended.

[0021]

According to the first aspect of the invention, when attaching the wire bundle to the mating member, the clip portion is moved along the slide base so that the clip portion matches the opening of the mating member. Therefore, the wire bundle can be attached to the mating member without twisting the wire bundle. In addition, since the second engagement member provided on the clip portion is engaged with the first engagement member provided on the slide base, the clip portion can be fixed to the slide base, and the clip portion can be attached to the slide base. The clip portion can be securely fitted into the opening by preventing the clip portion from being carelessly moved.

As a result, the workability of attaching the wire bundle can be improved and the quality can be improved. According to the second aspect of the present invention, since both ends of the slide base are fixed to the wire bundle by the fixing means,
The slide base can be firmly fixed to the wire rod bundle,
After the wire bundle is mounted on the counterpart member, the mounting state can be stabilized for a long time.

Further, since the slide base can be firmly fixed to the wire bundle by fixing both ends of the slide base to the wire bundle by the fixing means, the slide base can be lengthened, and the moving range of the clip portion can be increased. Can be expanded.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a first embodiment of a wire bundle holder according to the present invention.

FIG. 2A is a configuration diagram of a main part of a slide base according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 2B is a configuration diagram of a clip portion.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a state in which the holder of the first embodiment is attached to a wire harness.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram illustrating a wire bundle holder according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a state in which the holder according to the second embodiment is attached to a wire harness.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a state in which a conventional holder is attached to a wire harness.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a relationship between a wire harness and a wire harness assembly board.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 Wire harness (wire bundle) 11b Branch harness (branch wire bundle) 12, 30 Holder 13, 33 Tape (fixing means) 14 Slide base 15 Clip part 16, 31, 32 Fixing base 17 Teeth (first engaging member) 20) Tooth (second engagement member) 21 Panel (counterpart member) 21a Opening B Branch position

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A wire bundle holder for holding a wire bundle having a branched wire bundle branched from a predetermined branch position and attaching the bundle to a counterpart member, wherein the wire bundle is fixed to the branch position by fixing means. The holder according to claim 1, further comprising: a slide base extending along an outer peripheral portion of the wire bundle and having a first engagement portion formed in the extending direction; A second engaging portion that is movably mounted and engages with the first engaging portion is formed, and a clip portion that is fitted into an opening of the mating member; A fixing base fixed to the slide base so as to extend in a direction substantially perpendicular to the base, and fixed at a branch position by the fixing means. A holding member for a wire bundle, wherein the first engagement portion is engaged with the second engagement portion at a fixed position. 2. The fixing base is provided at both ends in the extending direction of the slide base.
A holder for the described wire rod bundle.