TWI259246B - Wire tying device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a wire tying device suitable for tying and holding wire material such as power cord, etc. To achieve this objective, the invented wire tying device comprises an outer tube provided with an axial groove on the peripheral wall thereof, and an inner tube rotatably received in the outer tube and provided with a groove corresponding to the groove of the outer tube and an outward protruding stopper on the periphery wall thereof. Normally, the grooves of the inner tube and the outer tube of the wire tying device match together with each other for the wire material to be placed into the inner tube to be tied through the grooves. After the wire material is placed, the inner tube and the outer tube relatively rotate for an angle to enable the stopper to be locked into the groove of the outer tube to seal the groove, so that the wire harness is tied and held in the inner tube. Only if the outer peripheral wall of the outer tube is connectingly provided a fastening plate, the wire tying device can also be used as a fastener for wire harness or wire material. A lengthened wire tying device can be used as an insulating tube for wiring. Other than being used for wire material or wire harness, this device is also suitable for tube material.

Description

1259246 V. INSTRUCTION OF THE INVENTION (1) 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a wire harness device, and more particularly to a wire harnessing device for bundling and holding a wire such as a power cord. The present invention also relates to a wire holder and an elongated type insulation pipe for applying the wire harness. Second, [previous technology] The most common material used to tie the power cord and other wires is the simplest material or a plastic flat belt with a rubber band or a wire embedded inside. This kind of appliance is usually discarded once, not to mention Constructive creativity. Recently, there is an adjustable one made of plastic, which has a buckle (or a head) having a claw in the ring, and a belt having a plurality of teeth which can be locked to the buckle of the buckle. Type cable ties are commonly used. China Patent Publication No. 2 1 3 3 4 3 discloses a wire harness holder having a plate-like seat body, a C-shaped wire harness body connected at one end to the seat body, and a free end of the wire harness body. The hook-shaped hook arm and a hook body disposed on the base body for engaging the hook arm of the hook arm make the C-shaped wire harness body a circular hook seat. China Patent Publication No. 3 7 4 4 3 1 discloses that a cable tie is composed of a plastic cable tie body in which a wire is embedded and a ring fastener. China Patent Publication No. 5 8 8 0 2 2 discloses a belt-type cable ties which are formed by a thin metal sheet coated with a rubber film, including a sheet-shaped main body portion and a plurality of lengths or the same The strips are disposed in parallel on the two sides of the main body portion to provide a plurality of bundled wires. The above various wire harness devices have a common structure, that is, a plastic flat tape in which a metal wire or a metal foil is embedded or a plastic molded flexible.

Page 5 1259246 V'Invention Description (2) The flat belt is composed of a main body and a buckle member, and is mostly discarded after one use. 3. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The main object of the present invention is to provide a novel wire harness device which is not composed of a conventional belt but is a new concept of a double pipe body. Specifically, the present invention provides a wire tying device which is provided with an axially extending notch on the peripheral wall, and is slidably and rotatably received in the outer tube and has an axially extending notch on the peripheral wall and The inner tube of the protruding block can be locked to the axial slot of the outer tube. When the slots of the inner and outer tubes overlap, the wire can be placed into the inner tube bundle through the slot. After the wire is placed, the inner and outer tubes are relatively rotated to make the slots staggered and the blocking portion is inserted into the slot of the outer tube. Closed, the wire harness can be held in the inner tube. To use the wire, pull the wire axially out of one end of the nozzle. A second object of the present invention is to provide a wire harness or wire fixing device, which is provided with a fixing piece on the outer peripheral wall of the outer tube of the wire harnessing device for fixing the wire harness or the wire material placed in the inner tube to the wall by the outer tube. Or fix the object. Another object of the present invention is to provide a wire harness device in which the edge portion of the outer tube is provided with a nip portion for holding a wire head such as a plug and a tail end. Still another object of the present invention is to provide an elongated east line device which can be used as an insulating tube for wiring or piping. Fourth, [Embodiment] The following is a detailed description of the construction of a specific embodiment of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Page 6 1259246 V. Description of the Invention (3) As shown in the first figure, the wire harness device of the present invention is a double pipe body composed of an outer pipe 1 and an inner pipe 2 housed in the outer pipe 1. structure. The peripheral wall of the outer tube 1 is provided with an axial straight slot 1 1 penetrating the wall, and the inner tube 2 has an outer diameter substantially equal to or slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the outer tube 1, so that the inner tube 2 can be maintained. The outer peripheral wall is in frictional contact with at least a portion of the inner peripheral wall of the outer tube 1 to prevent the inner tube 2 from coming off the outer tube 1. The peripheral wall of the inner tube 2 is provided with an axial straight notch 2 1 penetrating the wall and corresponding to the notch 1 1 of the outer tube 1 and a tube wall having a width slightly smaller than the notch 1 1 and a height substantially corresponding to the outer tube 1 The axially extending blocking piece 22 of the outer protrusion of equal thickness. When the barrier sheet 2 2 enters the notch 1 1 of the outer tube 1, the notch 1 1 can be closed to form a seamless mouth tube. In this embodiment, the blocking piece 2 2 is disposed at 180 degrees of the opposite end of the notch 2 1 of the inner tube 1, but can be disposed at any part of the peripheral wall of the inner tube 1 during implementation, and is described later. . Further, the lengths of the outer tube 1 and the inner tube 2 may be arbitrarily set as needed, and the two tubes 1 and 2 may be of equal length or unequal length depending on the purpose and use. In the present embodiment, the two tubes 1 and 2 are equalized as an example, but are not limited to this example. The inner tube 2 and the outer tube 1 can be rotated relative to each other by external force and axially inserted, so that the inner tube 2 is rotated to the outer tube 1 so that the notch 2 1 overlaps with the notch 1 1 or blocks When the support piece 2 2 is inserted into the notch 11, the frictional resistance is too large to be affected, and the rotation is affected. The outer peripheral wall of the inner tube 2 preferably forms a plurality of parallel axial protrusion ribs 2 3 , so that the two tubes 1 and 2 can be reduced. The frictional area allows the inner tube 2 to easily rotate with respect to the outer tube 1. The second and third figures show explanatory diagrams of the use of the wire harness device of the present invention.

Page 7 1259246 V. INSTRUCTIONS (4) When using the device, first rotate the inner tube 2 and the outer tube 1 to the two slots 2 1 and 1 1 to coincide with each other (see the first figure), and then The line segment of the bundle 3 or the unwound wire 3 such as a power cord is inserted into the inner tube 2 from above the slot 1 1 to be bundled, and the outer tube 1 and the inner tube 2 are relatively rotated to embed the blocking piece 2 2 The notch 1 is closed and the notch 1 is closed (see the third figure). The four figures show various modifications of the inner and outer tubes 2, 1 of the wire harness device. For the convenience of the description, the components corresponding to the foregoing embodiments are denoted by the same symbols. In Fig. (A), the outer peripheral wall of the outer tube 1 is formed with a plurality of ribs 1 extending in the direction of the i-direction as the outer tube 1 for preventing slipping when the inner tube 2 is rotated. i

I (B) shows that the blocking portion 2 2 a of the inner tube 2 forms a gate-shaped projection instead of the barrier sheet 2 2 described above. Figure (C) shows that the outer peripheral wall of the inner tube 2 forms a smooth circular surface (i.e., no protruding rib 2 3) except for the other portions of the barrier sheet 2 2 . Figure (D) shows that the outer peripheral wall of the inner tube 2 is provided with three barrier sheets 2 2 arranged at 90 degrees, whereby the inner tube 2 can be rotated about 90 degrees in any direction to make one of the blocking sheets 2 2 Inserted into the notch 1 1 of the outer tube 1. Figure (E) shows that the blocking piece 2 2 b of the inner tube 2 is an arc-shaped protrusion which is provided adjacent to the notch 2 1 , and has a vertical wall on one side and a slope on the other side, and this configuration is as long as the inner tube 2 is positive Rotating a small angle in the reverse direction causes the blocking piece 2 2 b to close or open the notch 11 . Figure (F) shows that the inner tube 2 is not blocked

I piece 2 2, which uses a part of the outer peripheral wall as a blocking portion to close the notch 1 1

I open below. The inner tube 2 and the outer tube 1 are not necessarily used in pairs as shown in the drawings. In the same size combination, different tubes 1 and 2 may be used in any combination. Further, the configuration of the blocking sheets 22, 22a, and 22b can be arbitrarily selected and used. In summary, the various components of the device are interchangeable to give the producer considerable flexibility in production and use by the user.

Page 8 1259246 V. INSTRUCTION DESCRIPTION (5) The fifth figure shows another embodiment of the wire harness device of the present invention, which is provided with an outer tube connected with a wire end and/or a tail end portion such as a wire plug end. # Positioning the wire harness device of the jaw. The device is still a double tube structure composed of an outer tube 1 and an inner tube 2, but the outer tube 1 is formed in a shape resembling an inverted Ω shape, that is, an upward and outward side are formed on both sides of the notch 1 1 of the outer tube 1 The crimping portion is a C-shaped jaw portion 15 , and the jaw portion 15 has a tubular hole portion 16 for holding the wire and a receiving groove 17 for inserting the wire from the groove 17 into the hole 16 . The slot width of the slot 17 should be slightly smaller than the diameter of the wire to prevent the wire from falling off, and the inner diameter i of the hole portion 16 is slightly larger than the diameter of the wire. In addition to the wire harness, etc., the wire harness device can be held in the clamp portion 0 to 15 to prevent the plug from shaking or the plug pin hooked to the wire harness. Loopback i. It can be pulled out when it is used, which is very convenient. In this embodiment, the nip portion I 1 5 is symmetrically disposed, so that the two ends of the electric wire can be respectively clamped in one of the nip portions 15 , but if only one nip portion 15 is provided, No. Figure 6 is a view showing still another embodiment of the wire harness device of the present invention. In the foregoing embodiments, the outer tube has no auxiliary fixing means that can be fixed to other articles, but in the present embodiment, the outer tube 1a is peripherally As shown in the figure (A), a T-shaped fixing piece 12 can be inserted into the slot 4 1 of the other object 4 and the fixing piece 12 is provided, and the wire harness device is fixed to the object 4 on. Fig. (B) shows that the peripheral wall of the outer tube la is connected with a flat fixing piece 12, which can be directly attached to the object or the wall 4a by means of an adhesive agent or a double-sided tape. Figure (C) shows that the peripheral wall of the outer tube 丨 1 a is provided with a flat-shaped fixing piece 12 having a screw hole 14 on its upper surface, which can be fastened to the object or wall 4 a by means of a screw 42. The object 4 may be an electrical product such as a coffee machine or an audio system, or may be a wall panel or furniture in the house.

Page 9 1259246 V. INSTRUCTIONS (6) A wire harness device having such a configuration can be used as a wire fixing device for wiring, and a wire harness or a cable or a wire is fixed to a wall panel or a wall. Further, in another embodiment (not shown), the outer tubes 1, 1 a may be formed directly on the plastic body of the article 4 such as an electric product, and may be integrally formed with the article 4. Figure 7 is a view showing still another embodiment of the wire harness device of the present invention. In the foregoing embodiments, the wire harness assembly of the single outer tube 1 and the single inner tube 2 is illustrated, but in the present embodiment, The wire harness device basically has a parallel structure in which two 丨| outer tubes 1 are combined into one and two inner tubes 2 are included. Specifically, the outer tube 1 b shown in Fig. (A) is formed into a tube body having a circular hole 18 at the left and right ends and a notch portion 1 1 having a cross-section of the outer crotch portion, in other words, a tubular body, in other words, The outer tube 1 b is substantially formed by two outer tubes 1 each having a notch outwardly formed in a shape opposite to each other. Each of the holes 18 has an inner tube 2 therein, and the inner tube 2 is accommodated. The notch 2 1 overlaps or is offset from the notch 1 1 of the outer tube 1 to place the wire in the inner tube 2 and to be bundled and held. According to this device, the two bundles can be separately isolated and maintained. The outer tube 1 b of the outer tube 1 b of the same diameter is housed in the hole 18 of the same diameter, so that it is suitable for holding the same bundle of outer diameters, but the outer tube lb has two Two inner tubes 2a, 2b of different diameters are used to maintain two bundles of wires of different outer diameters.第八 Figure 8 shows a further embodiment of the wire harness device of the present invention, which is an extension of the wire harness device of the sixth figure, which can separate the plurality of wire harnesses from the wire harness devices respectively held. Fig. (A) shows that three outer tubes 1 are provided on a flat plate-shaped common substrate 10, and the inner tube 2 is accommodated in the outer tube 1 (only one of which is shown), so that the three bundles can be held side by side in parallel. Figure (B) shows a plurality of outer tubes 1 disposed above and below a common substrate 10 a and housed in the outer tube 1

Page 10 1259246 V. INSTRUCTIONS (7) Structure of tube 2 (omitted from the figure). (C) shows a structure in which a circular tube body is used as a substrate 10b to provide a plurality of outer tubes 1 on its outer peripheral wall, and (D) shows a plurality of outer tubes on a peripheral wall of one tube substrate 10c. In the structure of 1, the two figures (C) and (D) are omitted from the inner tube 2 accommodated in the outer tube 1. Although not shown in the drawings, the shape of the substrate may be formed into any shape such as a C-shaped open tube, a triangular tube, an elliptical tube, or a polygonal tube, as shown in the figure, and is provided on the substrate 10, 10 a~ The outer tubes 1 on the 1 0 c are not necessarily the same size as shown, and may be part or all of the tubes 1 different in size, as needed. The ninth drawing shows a particular embodiment of the wire harness device, which is a wire harness device without an inner tube. According to the wire harness device, the pipe 1 c is similar in shape to the pipe 1 shown in the fourth figure, and the pipe 1 c has a slit 1 1 c which is normally closed or only has a small gap, and is in two directions. The opposite wall faces of the opposite C-shaped jaw portions 15 are formed. The inner end of the slit 1 1 c is located at a junction of a jaw portion 15 and the tubular body of the outer tube 1 c, and a barrier sheet extending along the inner peripheral wall of the outer tube 1 c to the lower side of the other jaw portion 15 is formed. IX. Thus, the tube body which is substantially closed by the notch can be directly used as a wire harness device. In use, the wire is forcibly squeezed out of the slit 11 c from above the slit 1 1 c and guided into the tube 1 c via the barrier sheet 19 until it is bundled. When the wire is placed in the tube, the slit 1 1 c and the blocking piece 19 are closed again by the elastic return of the plastic material and the structure, so that the wire bundle can be separately held by the outer tube 1 c, and the mouth portion can be held. 1 5 can hold both ends of the wire. Still another feature of the present invention is that the wire harness device can be used for the wire insulation tube for electric wiring. In the application, the inner and outer tubes 2, 1 can be lengthened to, for example, one meter to several meters long. This type of insulating tube has an advantage.

Page 11 1259246 V. Description of invention (8) If you want to repair the line, as long as the inner tube and the outer tube are relatively rotated to open the slot, the wire can be pulled out of the slot for maintenance, and it is not necessary to withdraw the entire strip from one end of the insulating tube. The wire can be returned to its original state after inspection. In addition, although the above description is directed to a wire and a wire harness such as a wire or a cable, the object to be bundled is not limited to these wires, and any flexible wire or tape rope is applicable. For use as a bundle and fixing device, in addition to the above-mentioned wires, general hoses or pipes, soft or hard strips, single or multiple strips may be used. The above is a description of the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that those skilled in the art can make various modifications and variations without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Within the scope defined by the scope, it is hereby declared.

Page 12 1259246 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The first drawing is a perspective view of an embodiment of the wire harness device of the present invention. The second figure is an end view showing the open state of the notch. The third figure is an end view showing the closed state of the notch. Fourth (A) to (F) show a modification of the wire harness device of the present invention. Figure 5 is an end elevational view of another embodiment of the wire harness device of the present invention. Sixth (A) to (C) are end views showing still another embodiment of the wire harness device of the present invention. Seventh (A) to (B) are end views showing still another embodiment of the wire harness device of the present invention.

Fig. 8 (A) to (D) show end views of a combination of a plurality of wire harness devices of the present invention. Figure 9 is an end elevational view of another embodiment of the wire harness device of the present invention. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,1 a,1 b,1 c Outer tube 2, 2a, 2b Inner tube 3 Wire (wire) 4, 4a Object (wall)

10, 10a. 10b, 10c Substrate 11 Notch 11c Slit 12 Fixing piece 13 Stud rib 14 Screw hole

Page 13 1259246 Schematic description

15 Pinch part 16 Hole part 17 Placement groove 18 Round hole 19 Barrier piece 21 Notch 22, 22a Barrier piece (blocking part) 23 Stud rib 41 Slot 42 Screw Page 14

Claims (1)

1259246 VI. Patent application scope 1. A wire harness device is composed of an outer tube and an inner tube which is rotatably and axially movable and freely accommodated in the outer tube; wherein the outer tube has an axis on the tube wall a tubular body to the notch, wherein the inner tube is provided with an axial slot corresponding to the slot of the outer tube, and at least one radially outwardly projecting and can enter the slot of the outer tube by rotation of the inner tube To block the barrier of the slot. 2. The wire harness device of claim 1, wherein the outer circumferential surface of the inner tube is formed with a plurality of parallel and axially extending ribs. 3. The wire harness device of claim 1, wherein a plurality of parallel and axially extending ribs are formed on the outer circumference of the outer tube. 4. The wire harness device according to claim 1 or 3, wherein the outer peripheral surface of the outer tube is formed with a fixing piece for fixing itself to the object or the wall plate. 5. The wire harness device according to claim 1 or 3, wherein the two edges of the notch portion of the outer tube are provided with a rewinding C-shaped line for holding the head of the wire and at least one end of the tail. The mouth of the clip. 6. The wire harness device according to claim 5, wherein the two edges of the notch portion of the outer tube form a slit against each other or close to each other, and the inner peripheral wall of the outer tube is formed below the slit. There is a barrier sheet extending from the slit of the inner peripheral wall toward the other side of the slit along the circumference to close the opening of the inner end of the slit. 7. The beam line device comprises a porous outer tube having at least two inner tube receiving holes and axial slots respectively communicating with the at least two receiving holes, and at least two respectively rotatable and axially movable The inner tube is housed in the receiving hole and has an inner tube having an axial notch corresponding to the notch. Page 15 1259246 VI. Scope of Application Patent 8. The wire harness device according to item 7 of the patent application scope, wherein the outer peripheral wall of the inner tube is provided with a blocking piece which can be inserted into the notch of the outer tube. 9 . A wire harness device comprising: a substrate, at least two tubes having an inner cylinder receiving hole and an axial notch formed on at least one surface of the substrate, and being housed in the outer tube and having an outer The inner tube of the axial slot corresponding to the notch of the tube is formed. 10. The wire harness device of claim 9, wherein the substrate is a flat plate. 11. The wire harness device according to claim 9, wherein the substrate is formed into a tube body selected from any one of a round tube, a square tube, a polygonal tube, and an elliptical tube, and the outer tube is disposed in the tube body. Outside surface. 1 2 . A wire rod or wire harness fixing device, which constitutes a wire harness device according to any one of claims 1 to 11. 1 3. An insulating pipe for wiring and piping, which is an elongated structure of a wire harness device according to any one of the first to eleventh aspects of the patent application. Page 16