Conductor

Abstract

A conductor includes a pair of bus bars and an exterior member attached to the pair of bus bars. Each of the pair of bus bars includes a conductor portion and an insulating sheath covering the conductor portion, and at least partially includes an attached portion extending in a linear shape. The exterior member includes a pair of groove portions extending in a linear shape to be capable of accommodating the attached portions of the pair of bus bars and being opened in mutually different directions, and a pair of cover portions capable of opening and closing the opening portions of the pair of groove portions.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a conductor including a pair of bus bars and an exterior member attached to the pair of bus bars. Background Art

[0002] In the prior art, when wiring metal bus bars in an automobile or the like, it has been proposed to assemble an insulating exterior member to cover the bus bars and, if necessary, fix the exterior member to the body of the automobile or the like, as disclosed in, for example, JP2018-190532A.

[0003] The above-described type of bus bar generally has a shape extending along a predetermined wiring path (so-called layout) according to the specifications of an automobile or the like. Similarly, the exterior member generally has a shape corresponding to the wiring path so as to be able to accommodate such a bus bar. In other words, the exterior member has a dedicated shape that varies according to each specification of the bus bar. Therefore, it goes without saying that if the shape of the bus bar is different, the shape of the exterior member is also different. Conversely, if the exterior member is made general-purpose, the design freedom of the bus bar shape is reduced. For this reason, it is generally difficult to achieve both an increase in the design freedom of the bus bar shape and an increase in the versatility of the exterior member.

[0004] The present disclosure provides a conductor capable of achieving an increase in the design freedom of the bus bar shape and an increase in the versatility of the exterior member.

[0005] In order to achieve the above object, the conductor according to the present disclosure is characterized as follows. Summary of the Invention

[0006] According to the present disclosure, the conductor includes a pair of bus bars and an exterior member attached to the pair of bus bars. Each bus bar of the pair of bus bars includes a conductor portion and an insulating sheath covering the conductor portion, and at least partially includes an attached portion extending in a straight line shape. The exterior member includes a pair of groove portions and a pair of lid portions, the pair of groove portions extending in a straight line shape so as to be able to accommodate the attached portions of the pair of bus bars and opening in mutually different directions, and the pair of lid portions being capable of opening and closing the opening portions of the pair of groove portions.

[0007] According to the conductor of the present disclosure, each of a pair of bus bars includes a conductor portion covered with an insulating sheath and at least partially includes an attached portion extending in a straight line shape. The attached portion is used to attach the bus bar and an exterior member. Specifically, the attached portions of the pair of bus bars are respectively received in a pair of groove portions of the exterior member. In this way, since the conductor portion of the bus bar is covered with the insulating sheath, it is not necessary to provide an exterior member to cover the entire bus bar. Further, the exterior member only needs to have a groove portion capable of receiving the attached portion in a straight line shape and a lid portion for opening and closing the groove portion, and does not need to have a shape dedicated to each bus bar. Therefore, the versatility of the exterior member can be improved. On the other hand, in the bus bar, the shape of the portion other than the attached portion can be designed without considering the existence of the exterior member. Therefore, the design freedom of the bus bar shape can be improved. Therefore, the conductor of this configuration can balance the improvement of the design freedom of the bus bar shape and the improvement of the versatility of the exterior member.

[0008] In addition, as another effect, the pair of groove portions of the exterior member open in mutually different directions. Therefore, when the bus bar is detached from the exterior member, it is possible to prevent one bus bar in the bus bar from coming into contact with the other bus bar, thereby preventing an accidental short circuit between the bus bars. In addition, the size of the exterior member can be reduced or the operability of the operation of attaching the exterior member to the bus bar can be improved.

[0009] The present disclosure has been briefly described above. In addition, the details of the present disclosure will be clarified by reading the mode for carrying out the present disclosure described below with reference to the drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0010] Figure 1 is a perspective view showing an assembled state of a conductor according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0011] Figure 2 is shown in Figure 1 a perspective view of a state in which both the first bus bar and the second bus bar are separated from the exterior member in the shown conductor;

[0012] Figure 3 is Figure 1 a top view of the shown conductor;

[0013] Figure 4 is Figure 1 a bottom view of the shown conductor;

[0014] Figure 5 is Figure 1 a front view of the shown conductor;

[0015] Figure 6 is Figure 2 a front view of the shown conductor;

[0016] Figure 7 is the view corresponding to that in the variant Figure 6 ;

[0017] Figure 8 is Figure 7 the view corresponding to that in the variant shown in Figure 3 ; and

[0018] Figure 9 is Figure 7 the view corresponding to that in the variant shown in Figure 4 . Specific Embodiment

[0019] <Embodiment>

[0020] Hereinafter, a conductor 1 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2 etc., the conductor 1 includes a first bus bar 2, a second bus bar 3, and an exterior member 4 attached to an attachment portion 13, and each attachment portion 13 is a part of each of the first bus bar 2 and the second bus bar 3 in the extending direction. In Figure 1 and Figure 2 etc., only the attachment portion 13 is shown on the first bus bar 2 and the second bus bar 3. Typically, the conductor 1 is used by being mounted on an automobile or the like in a state where the first bus bar 2 and the second bus bar 3 are wired inside the automobile or the like, and the exterior member 4 attached to the attachment portion 13 of the first bus bar 2 and the second bus bar 3 is fixed to the body of the automobile or the like.

[0021] Hereinafter, for the sake of convenience of description, as shown in Figure 1 etc., "front", "rear", "left", "right", "up", and "down" are defined. The "front-rear direction", the "left-right direction", and the "up-down direction" are orthogonal to each other. The front-rear direction is the same as the extending direction of the attachment portion 13 of the first bus bar 2 and the second bus bar 3 and the extending direction of the exterior member 4. These directions are defined only for the convenience of description and do not necessarily correspond to, for example, the front-rear direction, the left-right direction, and the up-down direction of the automobile or the like when the conductor 1 is mounted on the automobile or the like. Hereinafter, the configuration of each component constituting the conductor 1 will be described in sequence.

[0022] First, the first bus bar 2 and the second bus bar 3 will be described. Each of the first bus bar 2 and the second bus bar 3 has a shape that extends along a wiring path according to the specifications of an automobile or the like (for example, a shape that extends while being three-dimensionally bent), and includes a conductor portion 11 that extends in the above shape and an insulating sheath 12 that covers the outer periphery of the conductor portion 11 (see Figure 2 ). In this example, Figures 1 to 6The portion shown (conductor portion 11) is a part of each of the first bus bar 2 and the second bus bar 3, which is a metal plate having a rectangular cross-section and extending in an elongated shape. The insulating sheath 12 covers the outer periphery of the conductor portion 11 over the entire area in the extending direction of the conductor portion 11. The shape of a part (not shown) of each of the first bus bar 2 and the second bus bar 3 can be determined based on the specifications of the first bus bar 2 and the second bus bar 3, etc., and may not necessarily have a straight shape.

[0023] As Figures 1 to 4 shown, as the attached portion 13, each of the first bus bar 2 and the second bus bar 3 has a portion (i.e., the conductor portion 11 covered by the insulating sheath 12 and extending in a straight shape) that extends in a straight shape in the front-rear direction in a part in the extending direction. In this example, the entire area of the conductor portion 11 itself in the extending direction is covered by the insulating sheath 12, so there is no need to provide an exterior member 4 to cover the entire area of the first bus bar 2 and the second bus bar 3 in the extending direction. Therefore, in this example, the exterior member 4 is attached to the first bus bar 2 and the second bus bar 3 so as to cover only (accommodate) the attached portion 13 (a part or the whole in the extending direction), and these attached portions 13 are parts of the first bus bar 2 and the second bus bar 3 in the extending direction. Thus, the exterior member 4 only needs to be able to accommodate only the straight-shaped attached portions 13 (a part or the whole in the extending direction) of the first bus bar 2 and the second bus bar 3, and does not need to have a shape dedicated to each bus bar, so the versatility is high. On the other hand, in the first bus bar 2 and the second bus bar 3, the shape of the portions other than the attached portion 13 can be designed without considering the existence of the exterior member 4. Therefore, the degree of freedom in designing the shape of the first bus bar 2 and the second bus bar 3 is high.

[0024] Next, the exterior member 4 will be described. The exterior member 4 is a resin molded body, and generally includes a first block 20 extending in the front-rear direction, a second block 30 adjacent to the left side of the first block 20 and extending in the front-rear direction, and a connecting portion 40 connecting the first block 20 and the second block 30 to each other, as Figures 2 to 6 shown. In this example, the length of the second block 30 in the front-rear direction is greater than the length of the first block 20 in the front-rear direction, and the two end portions of the second block 30 in the front-rear direction are positioned outside the extending range of the first block 20 in the front-rear direction.

[0025] The first block 20 has a substantially U-shaped opening downward when viewed from the front-rear direction, extends in a straight shape in the front-rear direction, and defines a first groove portion 21 that opens downward and extends in a straight shape in the front-rear direction (see Figure 2 、 Figure 6etc.). The first groove portion 21 houses the attached portion 13 of the first bus bar 2. The first cover portion 23 is connected to the lower end portion of the right side wall of the first block 20 via a pair of front and rear hinge portions 22 so as to be able to open and close the opening portion of the first groove portion 21. The first cover portion 23 has a substantially rectangular flat plate shape extending in the front and rear directions corresponding to the shape of the opening portion of the first groove portion 21. The engaging portion 24 is provided at the central portion in the front and rear directions of the edge portion of the first cover portion 23, and the edge portion extends in the front and rear directions on the side opposite to the pair of hinge portions 22. In a state where the first cover portion 23 is closed (i.e., in a state where the opening portion of the first groove portion 21 is closed), the engaging portion 24 engages with the engaged portion 25 provided at the lower end portion of the left side wall of the first block 20 (see Figure 3 , Figure 4 ). In this example, the engaging portion 24 is a locking member having a locking projection, and the engaged portion 25 is a locking hole into which the engaging member is inserted to lock the locking projection. The fixing portion 41 to be fixed to the body of an automobile or the like is provided at the central portion in the front and rear directions of the outer surface of the right side wall of the first block 20.

[0026] The second block 30 has a substantially U-shaped shape that opens upward when viewed in the front and rear directions, extends in a straight line shape in the front and rear directions, and defines a second groove portion 31 that opens upward and extends in a straight line shape in the front and rear directions (see Figure 2 , Figure 6 etc.). The second groove portion 31 houses the attached portion 13 of the second bus bar 3. The second cover portion 33 is connected to the upper end portion of the left side wall of the second block 30 via a plurality (four) of hinge portions 32 arranged in the front and rear directions so as to be able to open and close the opening portion of the second groove portion 31. The second cover portion 33 has a substantially rectangular flat plate shape extending in the front and rear directions corresponding to the shape of the opening portion of the second groove portion 31. A pair of front and rear engaging portions 34 are provided at both end portions in the front and rear directions of the edge portion of the second cover portion 33, and the edge portion extends in the front and rear directions on the side opposite to the plurality of hinge portions 32. In a state where the second cover portion 33 is closed (i.e., in a state where the opening portion of the second groove portion 31 is closed), the pair of engaging portions 34 engage with a pair of front and rear engaged portions 35 provided at the upper end portion of the right side wall of the second block 30 (see Figures 3 to 5 ). In this example, the engaging portion 34 is a locking member having a locking projection, and the engaged portion 35 is a locking hole into which the engaging member is inserted to lock the locking projection. The fixing portion 42 to be fixed to the body of an automobile or the like is provided at the central portion in the front and rear directions of the outer surface of the left side wall of the second block 30. The configuration of each component constituting the conductor 1 has been described above.

[0027] Next, the order of attaching the exterior member 4 to the first bus bar 2 and the second bus bar 3 will be described. In order to attach the exterior member 4 to the first bus bar 2 and the second bus bar 3, first, asFigure 2 As shown, for the exterior member 4 in an open state with respect to the first cover portion 23 and the second cover portion 33, the attached portion 13, which is a part of the first bus bar 2 in the extending direction, is provided below the first groove portion 21 that opens downward, and the attached portion 13, which is a part of the second bus bar 3 in the extending direction, is provided above the second groove portion 31 that opens upward. Next, the attached portion 13 of the first bus bar 2 is moved upward and accommodated in the first groove portion 21, and the first cover portion 23 is closed. The attached portion 13 of the second bus bar 3 is moved downward and accommodated in the second groove portion 31, and the second cover portion 33 is closed. Thus, the attachment of the exterior member 4 to the first bus bar 2 and the second bus bar 3 is completed, and the Figure 1 conductor 1 in the assembled state shown is obtained.

[0028] The operation of attaching the exterior member 4 to the first bus bar 2 and the operation of attaching the exterior member 4 to the second bus bar 3 can be performed in any order or simultaneously. In the assembled state of the conductor 1, the first cover portion 23 is maintained in the closed state by the engagement of the engaging portion 24 and the engaged portion 25, and the second cover portion 33 is maintained in the closed state by the engagement of the engaging portion 34 and the engaged portion 35. The assembled conductor 1 is installed in an automobile or the like in the following state: the first bus bar 2 and the second bus bar 3 are wired in the automobile or the like, and a pair of fixing portions 41, 42 (see Figure 1 etc.) in the exterior member 4 attached to the attached portions 13 of the first bus bar 2 and the second bus bar 3 are fixed to the body of the automobile or the like.

[0029] In the assembled conductor 1, when detaching the first bus bar 2 and the second bus bar 3 from the exterior member 4, first, the closed first cover portion 23 and the second cover portion 33 are opened. Next, the attached portion 13 of the first bus bar 2 is moved downward through the downward-opening portion of the first groove portion 21 toward the outside of the first groove portion 21, and the attached portion 13 of the second bus bar 3 is moved upward through the downward-opening portion of the second groove portion 31 toward the outside of the second groove portion 31. Thus, the operation of detaching the first bus bar 2 and the second bus bar 3 from the exterior member 4 is completed.

[0030] The operations of detaching the first bus bar 2 from the exterior member 4 and detaching the second bus bar 3 from the exterior member 4 can be performed in any order or simultaneously. In this example, the first groove portion 21 and the second groove portion 31 open in mutually different directions (upward and downward), so when the first bus bar 2 and the second bus bar 3 are detached from the exterior member 4, contact between one bus bar and the other bus bar is prevented, thereby preventing an accidental short circuit between the bus bars. Further, the first cover portion 23 and the second cover portion 33 can be opened and closed independently of each other as needed. Therefore, the degree of freedom in attaching the exterior member 4 to the first bus bar 2 and the second bus bar 3 and detaching the exterior member 4 from the first bus bar 2 and the second bus bar 3 can be increased.

[0031] <Operation and Effect>

[0032] For the conductor 1 according to the present embodiment, the first bus bar 2 and the second bus bar 3 each include a conductor portion 11 covered with an insulating sheath 12 and at least partially include an attached portion 13 extending in a straight line shape. The attached portion 13 is used to attach the first bus bar 2 and the second bus bar 3 to the exterior member 4. Specifically, the attached portions 13 of the first bus bar 2 and the second bus bar 3 are respectively received in the first groove portion 21 and the second groove portion 31 of the exterior member 4. In this way, the conductor portions 11 of the first bus bar 2 and the second bus bar 3 are each covered with the insulating sheath 12, so it is not necessary to provide the exterior member 4 to cover the entire first bus bar 2 and the second bus bar 3. Further, the exterior member 4 only needs to have the first groove portion 21 and the second groove portion 31 capable of accommodating the straight-line-shaped attached portion 13, and the first cover portion 23 and the second cover portion 33 for opening and closing the first groove portion 21 and the second groove portion 31, and does not need to have a shape dedicated to each bus bar. Therefore, the versatility of the exterior member 4 can be increased. On the other hand, in the first bus bar 2 and the second bus bar 3, the shape of the portions other than the attached portion 13 can be designed without considering the presence of the exterior member 4. Therefore, the degree of freedom in designing the shape of the first bus bar 2 and the second bus bar 3 can be increased. Therefore, the conductor 1 can achieve both an increase in the degree of freedom in designing the shape of the first bus bar 2 and the second bus bar 3 and an increase in the versatility of the exterior member 4.

[0033] Further, as another effect, the first groove portion 21 and the second groove portion 31 of the exterior member 4 open in mutually different directions, so when the first bus bar 2 and the second bus bar 3 are detached from the exterior member 4, contact between one of the first bus bar 2 and the second bus bar 3 and the other bus bar is prevented, thereby preventing an accidental short circuit between the first bus bar 2 and the second bus bar 3. In addition, the size of the exterior member 4 can be reduced or the operability of the operation of attaching the exterior member 4 to the first bus bar 2 and the second bus bar 3 can be improved.

[0034] Further, the first cover 23 is coupled to the first block 20 of the exterior member 4 so as to be displaceable in a hinged manner, and when the opening of the first groove 21 in the first block 20 is closed by the first cover 23, the engaging portion 24 of the first cover 23 is engaged with the engaged portion 25 provided in the first block 20. In contrast, the second cover 33 is coupled to the second block 30 of the exterior member 4 so as to be displaceable in a hinged manner, and when the opening of the second groove 31 in the second block 30 is closed by the second cover 33, the engaging portion 34 of the second cover 33 is engaged with the engaged portion 35 provided in the second block 30. Thus, the first cover 23 and the second cover 33 can be opened and closed independently of each other as needed. Therefore, the degree of freedom of attaching the exterior member 4 to the first bus bar 2 and the second bus bar 3 and detaching the exterior member 4 from the first bus bar 2 and the second bus bar 3 can be improved.

[0035] <Other embodiments>

[0036] The present disclosure is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and various modifications can be adopted within the scope of the present disclosure. For example, the present disclosure is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and modifications, improvements, etc. can be appropriately made. In addition, the materials, shapes, sizes, quantities, arrangement positions, etc. of the components in the above-mentioned embodiments are freely selectable and are not limited as long as the present disclosure can be implemented.

[0037] In the above embodiment, in the state where the first cover portion 23 connected to the first block 20 via the hinge portion 22 is closed, the engaging portion 24 provided at the end edge portion of the first cover portion 23 on the side opposite to the hinge portion 22 is engaged with the engaged portion 25 provided at the lower end portion of the left side wall of the first block 20, and in the state where the second cover portion 33 connected to the second block 30 via the hinge portion 32 is closed, the engaging portion 34 provided at the end edge portion of the second cover portion 33 on the side opposite to the hinge portion 32 is engaged with the engaged portion 35 provided at the upper end portion of the right side wall of the second block 30 (see Figure 3 , Figure 4 and Figure 6 ).

[0038] In comparison, Figures 7 to 9 In the modification shown, in the closed state of the first cover portion 23, the length in the left-right direction is increased, and the engaged portion 36 is provided at the lower end of the left side wall of the second block 30, instead of the engaged portion 25 provided at the lower end of the left side wall of the first block 20 in the above-mentioned embodiment (see in particular, Figure 7 ).

[0039] exist Figures 7 to 9In the illustrated variant, in a state where the first lid portion 23 connected to the first block 20 via the hinge portion 22 is closed, the engaging portion 24 provided at the edge portion of the first lid portion 23 on the side opposite to the hinge portion 22 engages with the engaged portion 36 provided at the lower end portion of the left side wall of the second block 30. In a state where the second lid portion 33 connected to the second block 30 via the hinge portion 32 is closed, the engaging portion 34 provided at the edge portion of the second lid portion 33 on the side opposite to the hinge portion 32 engages with the engaged portion 35 provided at the upper end portion of the right side wall of the second block 30. That is to say, both the engaged portion 36 that engages with the engaging portion 24 of the first lid portion 23 and the engaged portion 35 that engages with the engaging portion 34 of the second lid portion 33 are centrally provided on the second block 30. Therefore, compared with the above-described embodiment in which the engaged portion 25 that engages with the engaging portion 24 of the first lid portion 23 and the engaged portion 35 that engages with the engaging portion 34 of the second lid portion 33 are provided on different blocks, the operability of the operations of opening and closing the first lid portion 23 and the second lid portion 33 is improved.

[0040] In addition, as another variant similar to the above-described variant, in a closed state of the second lid portion 33, the length in the left-right direction increases, and a new engaged portion may be provided at the upper end portion of the right side wall of the first block 20 instead of the engaged portion 35 provided at the upper end portion of the right side wall of the second block 30 in the above-described embodiment. Therefore, both the engaged portion 25 that engages with the engaging portion 24 of the first lid portion 23 and the new engaged portion that engages with the engaging portion 34 of the second lid portion 33 are centrally provided on the first block 20. Thus, as in the above-described variant, the operability of the operations of opening and closing the first lid portion 23 and the second lid portion 33 is improved.

[0041] Here, the features of the above-described embodiments of the conductor 1 according to the present disclosure are briefly outlined and listed in [1] to [3] below.

[0042] (i)

[0043] A conductor (1), comprising:

[0044] A pair of bus bars (2, 3); and

[0045] An exterior member (4) attached to the pair of bus bars (2, 3), wherein,

[0046] Each of the pair of bus bars (2, 3) includes a conductor portion (11) and an insulating sheath (12) covering the conductor portion (11), and at least partially includes an attached portion (13) extending in a straight line shape, and

[0047] The exterior member (4) includes a pair of groove portions (21, 31) and a pair of lid portions (23, 33). The pair of groove portions (21, 31) extend in a linear shape so as to be able to accommodate the attached portions (13) of a pair of bus bars (2, 3) and open in mutually different directions. The pair of lid portions (23, 33) can open and close the openings of the pair of groove portions (21, 31).

[0048] For a conductor configured as described in (i) above, each of the pair of bus bars includes a conductor portion covered with an insulating sheath and at least partially includes an attached portion extending in a linear shape. The attached portion is for attaching the bus bar and the exterior member. Specifically, the attached portions of the pair of bus bars are respectively accommodated in the pair of groove portions of the exterior member. Thus, since the conductor portions of the bus bars are covered with the insulating sheath, it is not necessary to provide an exterior member to cover the entire bus bar. Further, the exterior member only needs to have groove portions capable of accommodating the linear attached portions and lid portions for opening and closing the groove portions, and does not need to have a shape dedicated to each bus bar. Therefore, the versatility of the exterior member can be improved. On the other hand, in the bus bar, the shape of the portion other than the attached portion can be designed without considering the presence of the exterior member. Therefore, the design freedom of the shape of the bus bar can be increased. Therefore, the conductor of this configuration can achieve both an increase in the design freedom of the shape of the bus bar and an increase in the versatility of the exterior member.

[0049] In addition, as another effect, the pair of groove portions of the exterior member open in mutually different directions. Therefore, when the bus bar is detached from the exterior member, contact between one bus bar and the other bus bar is prevented, thereby preventing an accidental short circuit between the bus bars. Further, the size of the exterior member can be reduced or the operability of the operation of attaching the exterior member to the bus bar can be improved.

[0050] (ii)

[0051] For the conductor (1) according to (i) above, wherein,

[0052] The exterior member (4) includes a first block (20) constituting one of the pair of groove portions (21) and a second block (30) constituting the other of the pair of groove portions (31),

[0053] One of the pair of lid portions (23) is connected to the first block (20) so as to be displaceable in a hinged manner, and when the opening of the one groove portion (21) is closed, the one lid portion (23) engages with an engaged portion (25) provided in the first block (20).

[0054] The other cover (33) of the pair of covers is coupled to the second block (30) so as to be displaceable in a hinged manner, and when the opening of the other groove portion (31) is closed, the other cover (33) engages with an engaged portion (35) provided in the second block (30).

[0055] For the conductor configured as described in (ii) above, one cover is coupled to the first block of the exterior member so as to be displaceable in a hinged manner. Further, when the opening of the groove portion in the first block is closed by the cover (one cover), the cover engages with the engaged portion provided in the first block. In contrast, the other cover is coupled to the second block of the exterior member so as to be displaceable in a hinged manner. Further, when the opening of the groove portion in the second block is closed by the cover (the other cover), the cover engages with the engaged portion provided in the second block. Thus, the pair of covers can be opened and closed independently of each other as needed. Thereby, the degree of freedom in attaching the exterior member to the pair of bus bars and detaching the exterior member from the pair of bus bars can be increased.

[0056] (iii)

[0057] For the conductor (1) according to (i) above, wherein

[0058] the exterior member (4) includes a first block (20) that constitutes one groove portion (21) of the pair of groove portions and a second block (30) that constitutes the other groove portion (31) of the pair of groove portions,

[0059] one cover (23) of the pair of covers is coupled to the first block (20) so as to be displaceable in a hinged manner, and when the opening of the one groove portion (21) is closed, the one cover (23) engages with an engaged portion (36) provided in the second block (30),

[0060] the other cover (33) of the pair of covers is coupled to the second block (30) so as to be displaceable in a hinged manner, and when the opening of the other groove portion (31) is closed, the other cover (33) engages with an engaged portion (35) provided in the second block (30).

[0061] A conductor configured as described in (iii) above has a lid portion coupled to the first block of the exterior member so as to be displaceable in a hinged manner. Further, when the opening of the groove portion in the first block is closed by the lid portion (one lid portion), the lid portion engages with the engaged portion provided in the second block. In contrast, another lid portion is coupled to the second block of the exterior member so as to be displaceable in a hinged manner. Further, when the opening of the groove portion in the second block is closed by the lid portion (the other lid portion), the lid portion engages with the engaged portion provided in the second block. Thus, a pair of lid portions can be opened and closed independently of each other as needed. In addition, both the engaged portion that engages with one lid portion and the engaged portion that engages with the other lid portion are centrally provided in the second block. Therefore, compared with the case where the engaged portions are distributed and arranged in a plurality of blocks, the operability of the operation of opening and closing a pair of lid portions is improved. As a result, the degree of freedom in attaching the exterior member to a pair of busbars and detaching the exterior member from a pair of busbars can be increased.

Claims

1. A conductor, comprising: A pair of busbars; And An external component attached to the pair of busbars, wherein, Each of the pair of busbars includes a conductor portion and an insulating sheath covering the conductor portion, and at least partially includes an attached portion extending in a straight line shape, and The exterior component includes a pair of groove portions and a pair of cover portions. The pair of groove portions extend in a straight line shape to be able to accommodate the attached portions of the pair of busbars and open in mutually different directions. The pair of cover portions can open and close the openings of the pair of groove portions.

2. The conductor according to claim 1, wherein, The exterior component includes a first block forming one of the pair of groove portions and a second block forming the other of the pair of groove portions, One of the pair of cover portions is connected to the first block to be displaceable in a hinged manner, and when the opening of the one groove portion is closed, the one cover portion engages with an engaged portion provided in the first block, The other of the pair of cover portions is connected to the second block to be displaceable in a hinged manner, and when the opening of the other groove portion is closed, the other cover portion engages with an engaged portion provided in the second block.

3. The conductor according to claim 1, wherein, The exterior component includes a first block forming one of the pair of groove portions and a second block forming the other of the pair of groove portions, One of the pair of cover portions is connected to the first block to be displaceable in a hinged manner, and when the opening of the one groove portion is closed, the one cover portion engages with an engaged portion provided in the second block, The other of the pair of cover portions is connected to the second block to be displaceable in a hinged manner, and when the opening of the other groove portion is closed, the other cover portion engages with an engaged portion provided in the second block.

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