protector

Abstract

The present invention provides a protector that can shorten the time required for wiring operations of wiring materials. The protector (1) includes a housing body (2) and a cover member (3). The cover member (3) has a cover body portion (10), a first cover portion (11) extending in a first direction from an end portion of the cover body portion (10) in a first direction, and a second cover portion (12) extending in the first direction from an end portion of the cover body portion (10) in the first direction and bending in the short side direction. When viewed from the short side direction of the cover body portion (10), the first cover portion (11) and the second cover portion (12) are located at a position overlapping in the length direction, and when viewed from the orthogonal direction of the cover body portion (10), an insertion space (S) is formed in the short side direction for a third extension (WH3) of the wiring material (WH) to pass through. The first cover (11) has: a movable part (31) that can move in a direction orthogonal to the cover body (10) when viewed from the short side of the cover body (10); and a hinge part (32) that connects the cover body (10) and the movable part (31) in a rotatable manner.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to protectors. Background Technology

[0002] The wiring harness installed in sliding seats and sliding doors of automobiles and the like has an excess length to allow the sliding parts to slide freely. The wiring harness including this excess length is protected, for example, by being housed in a protector or the like (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

[0003] Existing technical documents

[0004] Patent documents

[0005] Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2021-16266 Summary of the Invention

[0006] The technical problem that the invention aims to solve

[0007] However, due to the increase in electrical equipment and circuits mounted in sliding seats and other similar devices, the outer diameter of the wiring material housed in the protector gradually becomes thicker. Therefore, when wiring the protector, the space through which the wiring material passes is narrow, requiring considerable time for the wiring operation. To ensure sufficient space for the wiring material to pass through, it is necessary, for example, to increase the width of the protector. However, there is insufficient space around the protector, making it difficult to address this issue by changing the protector's external dimensions.

[0008] The present invention was made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and its object is to provide a protector that can shorten the time required for wiring operations of wiring materials.

[0009] Technical means for solving problems

[0010] To achieve the above objectives, the protector according to the present invention is characterized by comprising: a housing body forming a receiving space for accommodating a folded portion of wiring material used in a vehicle, and having a main body opening communicating with the outside; and a cover member closing the main body opening. The housing body has: a first guide space communicating with the receiving space and extending a first extension connected to one side of the folded portion of the wiring material to the outside; and a second guide space communicating with the receiving space and extending a second extension connected to the other side of the folded portion of the wiring material to the outside. The cover member has: a cover body portion facing the receiving space portion in a closed state where the cover member closes the main body opening of the housing body; and a first cover portion extending from the end of the cover body portion in a first direction along its length toward the first... The cover body extends in the first direction and is opposite to the first guide space in the closed state; and a second cover extends from the end of the cover body in the first direction in the first direction and bends in the short side direction orthogonal to the length direction of the cover body, and is opposite to the second guide space in the closed state. When viewed from the short side direction of the cover body, the first cover and the second cover are located at an overlapping position in the length direction. When viewed from an orthogonal direction orthogonal to the length direction and the short side direction of the cover body, the first cover and the second cover form an insertion space for the wiring material to pass through in the short side direction. The first cover has: a moving part that is movable relative to the cover body in the orthogonal direction when viewed from the short side direction of the cover body; and a hinge part that connects the cover body and the moving part in a rotatable manner.

[0011] Invention Effects

[0012] The protector involved in this invention has the effect of reducing the time required for wiring operations. Attached Figure Description

[0013] Figure 1 This is a perspective view showing the schematic structure of the protector involved in the embodiment.

[0014] Figure 2 This is a partially exploded perspective view showing the schematic structure of the protector involved in the embodiment.

[0015] Figure 3 This is a perspective view showing the schematic structure of the protector body that constitutes the protector according to the embodiment.

[0016] Figure 4 This is an exploded perspective view showing the schematic structure of the protector involved in the embodiment.

[0017] Figure 5 This is a partial enlarged view showing the main parts of the protector involved in the embodiment.

[0018] Figure 6 This is a partial enlarged view showing the main part of the cover component in the embodiment.

[0019] Symbol Explanation

[0020] 1 Protector

[0021] 2. Main body of the shell

[0022] 2a Main opening

[0023] 3. Cover components

[0024] 10. Main body of the cover

[0025] 11 First Cover Section

[0026] 12 Second Cover Section

[0027] 20 Accommodation Space Section

[0028] 21 First Guiding Space Department

[0029] 22 Second Guiding Space Section

[0030] 31. Mobile Department

[0031] 32. Hinge section

[0032] S-intercept space

[0033] WH cabling materials

[0034] WHT Turnback

[0035] WH1 First Extension

[0036] WH2 Second Extension Detailed Implementation

[0037] Hereinafter, embodiments of the protector according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments shown below. Additionally, the constituent elements in the following embodiments include elements that can and are easily substituted by those skilled in the art, or elements that are substantially the same.

[0038] [Implementation Method]

[0039] Reference Figures 1-6 The protector 1 involved in this embodiment will be described. Figure 1 and Figure 2 The protector 1 shown in this embodiment houses and protects, for example, a portion of the wiring material WH laid in a sliding seat, sliding door, or other component (not shown) mounted on a vehicle (such as an automobile). The protector 1 is formed in a generally frame-like shape, and its mounting portion, located on its outer surface, is fastened to the vehicle body using bolts or the like (not shown), thereby being installed in the vehicle. The protector 1 consists of a housing body 2 and a cover component 3.

[0040] Here, the X direction in the diagram represents the length direction of the protector 1 in this embodiment. X1 is designated as the first direction, and X2 as the second direction. The Y direction represents the short side direction of the protector 1 in this embodiment, and is orthogonal to the length direction. The Z direction is the orthogonal direction of the protector 1, and is orthogonal to both the length direction and the short side direction. Z1 is designated as the third direction, and Z2 as the fourth direction. Furthermore, the length direction, for example, when the protector 1 is fixed to the vehicle body, is along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.

[0041] The wiring material WH is, for example, a wiring harness that supplies power to electrical installations (not shown) installed in the sliding seats or the like within a vehicle. The wiring material WH, for example, comprises a wire harness consisting of multiple bundled wires and a cylindrical (or tubular) outer casing covering the wire harness. The wires, for example, have an insulating sheath covering the outside of a conductor portion (core wire) composed of multiple conductive metal wires. The outer casing is, for example, a corrugated tube. When housed inside the protector 1, a portion of the wiring material WH is either guided into the interior of the protector 1 or led out of the protector 1 as the sliding seats or the like slide. One end of the wiring material WH is electrically connected to an electrical component, and the other end is electrically connected to a battery or the like within the vehicle.

[0042] Furthermore, the wiring material WH, within the portion housed inside the protector 1, has a fold-back section WHT, a first extension section WH1, and a second extension section WH2. The fold-back section WHT, the first extension section WH1, and the second extension section WH2 are, for example, composed of a wire harness and a corrugated tube. Figures 3-5 As shown, the first extension WH1 is connected to a third extension WH3 extending outward from the protector 1 at its end opposite to the fold-back section WHT. Unlike the fold-back section WHT, the first extension WH1, and the second extension WH2, the third extension WH3 is not covered by a corrugated pipe and is, for example, composed of a wound wire harness. The outer diameter of the third extension WH3 is thinner than that of the fold-back section WHT, the first extension WH1, and the second extension WH2.

[0043] The housing body 2 is formed from an insulating synthetic resin material and extends along its length. The housing body 2 is secured to the cover member 3 by a locking structure. When secured by the locking structure, the housing body 2 and the cover member 3 are configured as a roughly frame-like structure. The housing body 2 has a main opening 2a at one end in one orthogonal direction (the third direction). When the housing body 2 and the cover member 3 are secured by the locking structure, the main opening 2a is closed by the cover member 3. In the closed state where the cover member 3 closes the main opening 2a, the housing body 2 forms a receiving space 20, a first guide space 21, and a second guide space 22. The receiving space 20, the first guide space 21, and the second guide space 22 are interconnected.

[0044] The accommodating space 20 is a space for accommodating the folded-back portion WHT, which is part of the wiring material WH. The accommodating space 20 communicates with the outside via the main body opening 2a. When viewed from the orthogonal direction of the housing body 2, the wiring material WH accommodated in the housing body 2 has a first extension WH1 on one side in the short side direction, a second extension WH2 on the other side, and a folded-back portion WHT on the central side in the short side direction.

[0045] The first guide space 21 is a space through which the first extension WH1, which is connected to one side of the folded-back portion WHT of the wiring material WH, is led to the outside. In the closed state where the cover member 3 closes the main body opening 2a, the first guide space 21 communicates with the outside through an opening that is different from the main body opening 2a and is formed on the first direction side of the protector 1.

[0046] The second guide space 22 is a space through which the second extension WH2, which is connected to the other side of the folded-back portion WHT of the wiring material WH, is led to the outside. The second guide space 22 communicates with the outside through another opening formed on the first direction side of the protector 1 as an opening different from the main body opening 2a.

[0047] The cover component 3 is formed from an insulating synthetic resin material or the like and extends along its length. It has a cover body 10, a first cover portion 11, and a second cover portion 12.

[0048] The cover body 10 is the portion opposite to the receiving space 20 in the closed state where the cover component 3 closes the main opening 2a of the housing body 2. The cover body 10 extends along the length direction.

[0049] The first cover portion 11 extends from the end of the cover body portion 10 in a first direction along its length, and is the portion opposite the first guide space portion 21 in a closed state where the cover member 3 closes the main body opening 2a of the housing body 2. The first cover portion 11 is formed in a generally straight line along its length. The first cover portion 11 has a movable portion 31 and a hinge portion 32.

[0050] like Figure 5 As shown, the movable part 31 is the portion that can move relative to the cover body 10 in one orthogonal direction (the third direction) when viewed from the short side direction. The movable part 31 is connected to the cover body 10 via the hinge part 32. When viewed from the length direction, the movable part 31 is formed in a U-shape that opens in another orthogonal direction (the fourth direction), and can only rotate in one orthogonal direction (the third direction) about the hinge part 32. That is, if the movable part 31 wants to rotate in the other orthogonal direction (the fourth direction), it abuts against the cover body 10 and restricts the rotation.

[0051] The hinge portion 32 is the part that rotatably connects the cover body portion 10 and the moving portion 31. The hinge portion 32 is flexible compared to the cover body portion 10 and the moving portion 31. For example, the hinge portion 32 is formed to be thinner than the cover body portion 10 and the moving portion 31. When the cover body portion 10 is viewed from an orthogonal direction, the hinge portion 32 is located in the length direction closer to the second direction side than the end 12b of the second cover portion 12. When viewed from the short side direction of the cover body portion 10, the hinge portion 32 and the second cover portion 12 are in a position where they do not overlap in the length direction.

[0052] The second cover portion 12 extends from the end of the cover body portion 10 in the first direction in the first direction and bends towards the short side of the cover body portion 10, and is the portion opposite to the second guide space portion 22 in the closed state where the cover member 3 closes the main body opening 2a of the housing body 2. For example... Figure 2 , Figures 4-6 As shown, in the closed state where the cover member 3 closes the main opening 2a of the housing body 2, the second cover member 12 has a groove 12a for accommodating the third extension WH3. The groove 12a extends along the length direction.

[0053] Viewed from the short side of the main body 10, the first cover portion 11 and the second cover portion 12 are located at an overlapping position in the length direction. Furthermore, as... Figure 6As shown, when viewed from the orthogonal direction of the cover body 10, the first cover 11 and the second cover 12 form an insertion space S in the short side direction for the wiring material WH to pass through. The insertion space S is the space between the side end 31a of the movable part 31 in the short side direction (facing the outside of the cover body 10) and the side end 12c of the second cover 12 in the short side direction (facing the inside of the cover body 10) adjacent to the end 12b of the second direction side. When the movable part 31 is not rotated, the side end 31a and the side end 12c are directly opposite each other in the short side direction when viewed from the short side direction. However, when the movable part 31 is rotated, the side end 31a and the side end 12c are not directly opposite each other. When the movable part 31 is rotated, compared with the state when the movable part 31 is not rotated, the side end 31a and the side end 12c are relatively separated, and the insertion space S is wider.

[0054] In the protector 1 of this embodiment, such as Figure 3 As shown, before the assembly operator closes the main opening 2a of the housing body 2 using the cover component 3, the wiring material WH is temporarily laid on the housing body 2. At this time, the folded-back portion WHT of the wiring material WH is accommodated in the accommodating space 20, the first extension WH1 is accommodated in the first guiding space 21, and the second extension WH2 is accommodated in the second guiding space 22. The third extension WH3 remains in a state of extending along the first direction.

[0055] Next, the assembly worker installs the cover component 3 onto the housing body 2. At this time, as... Figure 4 As shown, after the assembly operator rotates the movable part 31 of the cover component 3 in one orthogonal direction (the third direction) with the hinge part 32 as the center, they hold part A of the third extension WH3 and pass the third extension WH3 through the insertion space S of the cover component 3. The third extension WH3 is positioned opposite the insertion space S, causing the cover component 3 to slide relative to the housing body 2 in the second direction. By rotating the movable part 31, compared to the case where the movable part 31 is not rotated, the side end 31a of the movable part 31 separates from the side end 12c of the second cover part 12, and the insertion space S becomes wider. Figure 6 As shown, the third extension WH3 passes between the portion 31b of the first cover 11 and the portion 12d of the second cover 12. After the assembly operator installs the cover component 3 onto the housing body 2, the third extension WH3 is positioned and accommodated in the groove 12a, as shown. Figure 2 The wiring work is completed by mounting plate P on the cover component 3 as shown.

[0056] As described above, the protector 1 of this embodiment includes a housing body 2 and a cover member 3. The cover member 3 has a cover body portion 10, a first cover portion 11 extending from an end of the cover body portion 10 in a first direction in a first direction, and a second cover portion 12 extending from an end of the cover body portion 10 in the first direction in the first direction and bent along the short side direction. When viewed from the short side direction of the cover body portion 10, the first cover portion 11 and the second cover portion 12 are located at a position overlapping in the length direction, and when viewed from the orthogonal direction of the cover body portion 10, an insertion space S is formed in the short side direction for the third extension portion WH3 of the wiring material WH to pass through. The first cover portion 11 has: a movable portion 31, which is movable in a direction orthogonal to the cover body portion 10 when viewed from the short side direction of the cover body portion 10; and a hinge portion 32, which connects the cover body portion 10 and the movable portion 31 in a rotatable manner.

[0057] According to the above structure, when the assembly operator lays the wiring material WH on the protector 1, by making the movable part 31 rotate, compared with the case where the movable part 31 is in a non-rotating state, the side end 31a of the movable part 31 is separated from the side end 12c of the second cover part 12, and the insertion space S becomes wider. As a result, compared with the conventional cover part where the movable part 31 is fixed, the third extension WH3 can pass through the insertion space S more easily, and the time required for wiring operations can be shortened. In addition, by only changing a part of the conventional cover part to the rotatable movable part 31, it is possible to construct it without changing the external dimensions of the protector 1.

[0058] Furthermore, in the protector 1 of this embodiment, when the cover body 10 is viewed from an orthogonal direction, the hinge portion 32 is located in the length direction at a position closer to the second direction side than the end 12b of the second cover portion 12 in the second direction side. Therefore, when the cover body 10 is viewed from an orthogonal direction, compared to the case where the hinge portion 32 is located in the length direction closer to the first direction side than the end 12b of the second cover portion 12 in the second direction side, the separation distance between the portion 31b of the first cover portion 11 and the portion 12d of the second cover portion 12 can be extended. As a result, when the third extension portion WH3 passes through the insertion space S, the amount of contact between the third extension portion WH3 and the portions 31b of the first cover portion 11 and 12d of the second cover portion 12 can be reduced, making wiring operations easier.

[0059] Furthermore, in the above embodiment, when the assembly operator installs the cover component 3 onto the housing body 2, the third extension WH3 passes through the insertion space S, but this is not a limitation. For example, the third extension WH3 may pass through the insertion space S after the cover component 3 is installed onto the housing body 2 and the moving part 31 is in a rotating state.

[0060] Furthermore, the orthogonal direction of the aforementioned protector 1 can be along the vertical direction or along a horizontal direction orthogonal to the vertical direction. Additionally, the housing body 2 and the cover component 3 can also be arranged in opposite positions in the vertical direction.

Claims

1. A protector, characterized in that, have: The housing body forms a receiving space that accommodates a folded-back portion of wiring material used for wiring in the vehicle, and has a body opening that communicates the receiving space with the outside. as well as Cover component, the cover component closes the opening of the main body. The main body of the shell has: A first guiding space portion, which is connected to the receiving space portion, extends a first extension portion connected to one side of the folded-back portion of the wiring material to the outside; and The second guiding space, which communicates with the receiving space, extends the second extension, which is connected to the other side of the folded-back portion of the wiring material, to the outside. The cover component has: In the closed state where the cover component closes the main opening of the housing body, the cover body is positioned opposite the receiving space portion; A first cover portion extends from the end of the cover body portion in a first direction along the length direction in the first direction, and is opposite to the first guide space portion in the closed state; and The second cover portion extends from the end of the cover body portion in the first direction in the first direction and bends in the direction of the shorter side orthogonal to the length direction of the cover body portion, and is opposite to the second guide space portion in the closed state. Viewed from the short side direction of the main body of the cover, the first cover portion and the second cover portion are located at an overlapping position in the length direction. Viewed from an orthogonal direction orthogonal to the length direction and the short side direction of the main body of the cover, the first cover portion and the second cover portion form an insertion space in the short side direction for the wiring material to pass through. The first cover has: The movable part, when viewed from the short side direction of the main body of the cover, is movable relative to the main body of the cover in the orthogonal direction; and A hinge portion that connects the main body of the cover to the moving part in a rotatable manner.

2. The protector according to claim 1, characterized in that, When the main body of the cover is viewed from the orthogonal direction, the hinge portion is located in the length direction at a position closer to the second direction side than the end of the second cover portion in the second direction side, which is the side opposite to the first direction.

3. The protector according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, When viewed from the short side direction of the main body of the cover, the hinge portion and the second cover portion are located in a position that does not overlap in the length direction.

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