Guidance device for guiding at least one conductor element, especially for a motor vehicle, and arrangement of a conductor element in such a guidance device, especially for a motor vehicle

Description

[0001] EP 2 933 542 B1 discloses a connection for corrugated pipes, comprising a connection element, a support ring that can be positively engaged against an inner wall surface of the corrugated pipe, and a first ring element that can be axially fixed to a circumferential surface of the corrugated pipe. A section of the corrugated pipe is enclosed between the support ring and the first ring element.

[0002] EP 0 775 865 A1 describes a known arrangement for connecting the end of a helically corrugated metal tube to a fitting. A support ring with a coarse thread adapted to the corrugation of the outer tube is screwed into the end of the helically corrugated metal tube and extends over a portion of its outer surface.

[0003] Furthermore, EP 1 457 726 B1 discloses a method for producing a connection between the end of a helically corrugated metal tube and a connector.

[0004] It is also known from the general state of the art, and particularly from series vehicle manufacturing, that a modern vehicle is equipped with a large number of wiring components. These wiring components are used, for example, to transmit electrical current and / or electrical signals. To install these wiring components quickly and cost-effectively, routing devices such as so-called cable harnesses are used, in which the wiring components, also referred to as cables, run. Such a cable harness allows the wiring components to be routed quickly and cost-effectively and, for example, protected from external influences, especially mechanical ones. It has been shown that the installation of such a routing device itself can be problematic.

[0005] The object of the present invention is therefore to create a guide device and an arrangement so that the guide device can be assembled in a time- and cost-effective manner.

[0006] This problem is solved according to the invention by a guide device with the features of claim 1 and by an arrangement with the features of claim 13. Advantageous embodiments of the invention can be found in the remaining claims.

[0007] The guide device according to the invention for guiding at least one cable element, particularly for a motor vehicle, is characterized by at least one corrugated tube, in particular a slotted one. The corrugated tube is, for example, helically corrugated and / or has at least or exactly one slot. The corrugated tube defines at least one channel, also referred to as a guide channel, along which the cable element is to be guided or is guided. Since the corrugated tube is, for example, slotted, it can be folded, rolled, or wrapped around the cable element in a particularly time- and cost-effective manner, so that the cable element, in particular after its complete manufacture or assembly, can be arranged in the channel and thus in the corrugated tube in a time- and cost-effective manner.In particular, the preferably slotted corrugated tube makes it possible to provide the conductor element at at least one end or both ends with a connection element, in particular with a plug, wherein the connection element is arranged outside the corrugated tube and / or the connection element is so large that the connection element and thus the conductor element provided or connected with the connection element can no longer be inserted into the corrugated tube in the longitudinal direction of the conductor element or the corrugated tube, i.e. in the axial direction of the corrugated tube, and pulled along the channel of the corrugated tube.

[0008] Since the corrugated pipe can be arranged around the conduit element, which is already connected to the fitting element, in a particularly simple manner, the conduit element itself can be manufactured and fitted with the fitting element quickly and cost-effectively. Furthermore, the conduit element, or at least a section of it, can be positioned within the corrugated pipe and the duct in the simple manner described. For this purpose, the corrugated pipe is opened along its slot, in particular by unfolding, stretching, or rolling it up, which elastically deforms the corrugated pipe and enlarges the slot. The conduit element can then be inserted radially into the corrugated pipe and thus into the duct. The corrugated pipe can then spring back, reducing or closing the slot.This makes it particularly easy to fold or wrap the corrugated tube around the pipe element.

[0009] The corrugated tube itself is preferably flexible or dimensionally unstable, so that the corrugated tube and the cable element that can be arranged or is arranged within it can be installed particularly easily and as needed, especially in a vehicle. Since the cable element can be arranged or is arranged within the corrugated tube, the corrugated tube can protect the cable element very well from external, especially mechanical, influences.

[0010] The guide device according to the invention further comprises a housing element, formed separately from the corrugated tube and preferably inherently rigid or dimensionally stable, in which a length of the corrugated tube is accommodated. In particular, the corrugated tube is, for example, at least along its axial direction, at least mechanically connected to the housing element over its length and thus held in place by the housing element. The housing element thus offers the possibility of fixing the corrugated tube at least in the aforementioned length, which is formed, for example, as an end region or end of the corrugated tube, so that, for example, the corrugated tube can be laid particularly easily and therefore quickly and cost-effectively, starting from a location where the housing element is installed, particularly in the vehicle.

[0011] The housing element has a chamber, also referred to as a receiving chamber or distribution chamber, from which the conductor element can extend into the channel and thus into the corrugated pipe, or vice versa. The aforementioned connecting element, and therefore the end of the conductor element connected to it, is housed within the chamber. The conductor element is connected to the connecting element at least mechanically and / or electrically. If, for example, the connecting element is so large that it cannot be arranged within the channel because its outer diameter is larger than the channel's inner diameter, then the connecting element can be located within the chamber.Starting from the connecting element, and thus from the chamber and from the end of the conductor element arranged in the chamber, the conductor element can extend from the chamber into the channel or into the corrugated pipe.

[0012] Within the chamber, the connection element can be electrically and / or mechanically connected to another connection element. The conductor element is designed, for example, to transmit electrical current or electrical energy, and is also referred to as a cable. In particular, the conductor element can be electrically and / or mechanically connected to another connection element via the connection element. It is also conceivable that the housing element functions as a cable distributor, which is also referred to as a cable duct. In this case, for example, several conductor elements, and thus several connection elements, are arranged within the housing element, extending from the housing element, particularly from the chamber, into respective corrugated tubes and away from the housing element, or vice versa.The multiple conductor elements can thus be brought together in the housing, especially in the chamber, and connected, for example, to a common power and / or signal source that provides electrical energy or electrical signals.

[0013] Furthermore, at least one support element is provided within the length of the conduit element, arranged inside the corrugated tube and thus within the channel, by means of which the corrugated tube can be supported or braced radially inwards. This prevents, for example, excessive reductions in diameter or outer circumference of the corrugated tube, thus ensuring that the corrugated tube cannot detach from the housing element or become unhooked from it.

[0014] The corrugated pipe is, for example, connected to or held in place by the housing element along its entire length, at least or exclusively by a positive locking mechanism. This connection occurs, for example, when the pipe is subjected to tensile stress, and especially when it contains only a small number of pipe sections. In such cases, a reduction in diameter, particularly an outer diameter reduction, can occur. This reduction in diameter can, for example, decrease the outer diameter or circumference of the pipe, thereby eliminating the positive locking connection between the pipe and the housing element.As a result, the corrugated tube can be undesirably pulled out of the housing element by the tensile load. Such a tensile load can occur undesirably during the installation of the guide device, particularly when the corrugated tube is being routed and thus installed, especially in a vehicle.

[0015] The support element is now located within the length section of the housing element and within the corrugated pipe, i.e., within the channel, and ensures particularly advantageous dimensional stability of the corrugated pipe, especially in its radial direction. The support element prevents excessive reduction of the outer circumference, at least in the length section, under tensile stress on the corrugated pipe, thus preventing the loss of the positive-locking interaction between the length section and the housing element. Consequently, the guide system can be installed and, in particular, laid quickly and cost-effectively. Furthermore, the guide system can be manufactured very simply because the corrugated pipe can be handled with ease, allowing for simple placement of both the corrugated pipe within the housing element and the guide element within the corrugated pipe.

[0016] In principle, it is conceivable to underwind the conductor element, or a conductor bundle comprising several conductor elements and running along the channel, for example, over a certain length. However, this is an undefined process and, with a large number of windings, very costly and not reliably reproducible. These problems and disadvantages can be avoided by using the support element.

[0017] The length of the corrugated tube is received, for example, in a connection of the housing element, also referred to as an outlet and designed, for example, as a nozzle. The connection itself has a significantly smaller inner circumference than the aforementioned chamber, so that the connection is tapered on its inner circumference compared to the chamber. This allows the length of the tube to be supported particularly well in the radial direction outwards against the connection or the walls of the connection, with these walls defining a connection channel of the connection. The length of the tube is arranged within this connection channel. For example, at least the length of the tube is elastically deformed in its state within the connection, resulting in a spring force by which the length of the tube is held in a support position against the connection or the walls in the radial direction outwards.This allows, for example, the length section to interact positively with the connection or with the housing element.

[0018] The support element is arranged within the connection channel, specifically within the corrugated pipe and along its length. The walls prevent the corrugated pipe from opening, in particular from unfolding, spreading, or fanning outwards in the radial direction of the connection channel. The support element prevents excessive reduction in diameter or outer circumference along the length of the corrugated pipe, for example, under tensile stress, ensuring that the corrugated pipe remains securely connected to the housing element, particularly the connection, along its entire length, with a positive fit. This prevents the corrugated pipe from being pulled out of the connection or the connection channel, even by large tensile loads acting on the pipe and directed away from the connection.The conduit element, which extends, for example, from the chamber into the corrugated pipe and thus into the length range and, for example, through the length range, runs from the chamber into the connecting channel and, for example, through the connecting channel.

[0019] To enable the support element to be manufactured and assembled in a particularly time- and cost-effective manner, an advantageous embodiment of the invention provides that the support element is designed as a support ring, in particular as a slotted support ring. This allows the support element, for example, to be threaded onto the conductor element in a particularly simple manner. If the support ring is designed as a slotted support ring, it preferably has at least one slot extending along its entire length. To arrange the conductor element in the support ring in a particularly time- and cost-effective manner, the support ring is, for example, widened or stretched, thereby increasing the gap. The conductor element can then be moved into the support ring in the radial direction of the support ring, in particular inserted into it.The support ring then springs back, reducing or even eliminating the gap. This also makes it particularly easy to position the support ring in the connector.

[0020] Another embodiment is characterized by the fact that the support element is made of a plastic. This allows the support element, and thus the entire guide device, to be manufactured in a time- and cost-effective manner.

[0021] To keep costs particularly low, a further embodiment of the invention provides that the support element is formed in one piece. In particular, the support element can be formed by plastic injection molding.

[0022] In a further embodiment of the invention, the support element has at least or exactly two support parts, which allows the support element to be arranged on the conductor element in a particularly simple and therefore time- and cost-effective manner. This means that the conductor element can be arranged in the support element particularly easily.

[0023] It has proven particularly advantageous if the support elements are designed separately and connected to one another, especially by being inserted into each other. This makes it possible, for example, to initially arrange the conductor element in one of the support elements, particularly in a state where the support elements are not yet connected to each other, i.e., still separated from one another. The support elements are then connected to each other, especially by being inserted into each other, thereby arranging the conductor element in the other support element as well. In this way, the conductor element is arranged within the support element.

[0024] The support element has a through-opening that is penetrable or penetrated by the conduit element. The through-opening is bounded by the support element. In particular, the through-opening is partially bounded, especially by half, by the respective support element. When connected, the support elements completely bound the through-opening. It is also conceivable that the through-opening is completely closed around its circumference.

[0025] To make handling and mounting the support element particularly easy, i.e., to arrange it on the conduit element, a further embodiment of the invention provides that the support parts are pivotably connected to one another, in particular via a film hinge. Thus, the conduit element is positioned in one of the support parts, for example, when the support element is pivoted open. The support element is then pivoted closed by pivoting the support parts towards each other. This positions the conduit element within the support element. Because the support parts are connected to each other, particularly via the film hinge, they cannot be lost or become detached from one another, even though the support element can be opened and closed. When the support element is opened, the support parts pivot away from each other.To close the support element, the support parts are pivoted towards each other. It is conceivable that the support parts are connected to each other, particularly by a positive locking mechanism, especially by a latching mechanism, in order to prevent the support element from opening unintentionally.

[0026] In a particularly advantageous embodiment of the invention, the corrugated tube has at least one or exactly one slot extending along its entire length. This allows the conduit element to be arranged in the corrugated tube, and thus in the channel, in a particularly simple and therefore time- and cost-effective manner. For this purpose, the corrugated tube is, for example, elastically deformed and bent open, thereby enlarging the slot. The conduit element can then be moved radially through the slot and thus into the channel. Subsequently, the corrugated tube can, for example, spring back, thereby reducing or closing the slot.

[0027] It has also proven advantageous if the corrugated tube is manufactured in one piece and / or made of plastic. This allows the costs of the guide system to be kept particularly low.

[0028] In a further advantageous embodiment of the invention, the housing element comprises at least or exactly two housing parts. This allows the length of the corrugated tube to be arranged in the housing element, particularly in the connection, in a particularly simple manner. As a result, the guide device can be manufactured and assembled in a particularly time- and cost-effective manner.

[0029] It has proven particularly advantageous if the housing parts are designed separately and connected to each other, especially by being inserted into one another. For example, to mount the length section in the housing element, particularly in the connection, the length section is first arranged in one of the housing parts. One housing part forms, for example, a first part of the connection, so that the length section is arranged in this first part of the connection. The length section is arranged in one housing part, in particular, in such a state that the housing parts are separated from each other. The housing parts are then connected so that the corrugated tube is also arranged in the other housing part. The other housing part forms, for example, a second part of the connection, so that the corrugated tube is also arranged in the second part of the connection by connecting the housing parts.In this way, the length range is arranged in the connection and in the housing element in a particularly time- and cost-effective manner.

[0030] Finally, it has proven advantageous if the housing parts are connected to each other in a pivotable manner, particularly via a film hinge. This makes handling and connecting the housing parts especially easy.

[0031] Compared to conventional solutions, the guide device according to the invention enables shorter assembly times and the realization of a defined and reproducible process in which the guide device is manufactured and, in particular, assembled together with the conduit element. Furthermore, a defined and secure fit of the corrugated tube in the housing element, especially in the connection that serves as a receptacle for the length section or for the corrugated tube, can be achieved, making the guide device particularly easy to handle and assemble.

[0032] The guide device is preferably designed as a cable harness or as a part of a vehicle's cable harness, particularly that of a motor vehicle. This is advantageous because cable harnesses are typically complex and large components, whereas the guide device according to the invention allows such a cable harness to be manufactured and assembled simply and cost-effectively. Endurance tests with prototypes in cable sets for internal combustion engines have shown that the use of the support ring reliably prevents the corrugated tube from detaching from the housing element, particularly from the connection, even under high and, for example, unintentional tensile loads.

[0033] The invention also includes an arrangement of at least one conductor element in a guide device, in particular in a guide device according to the invention, for guiding the conductor element. In this arrangement, the conductor element, which is partially received in a housing element, in particular in the aforementioned chamber, and partially in a corrugated tube of the guide device formed separately from the housing element and preferably slotted, extends from the housing element, in particular from the chamber, into a channel bounded by the corrugated tube, along which the conductor element is guided. A length of the corrugated tube is received in the housing element, in particular in the aforementioned connection. This length of the tube interacts, for example, in a form-fitting manner with the housing element, in particular with the connection, whereby the corrugated tube is at least mechanically connected to the housing element, in particular along its longitudinal direction.In particular, an outer circumferential surface of the length area interacts positively with the housing element, especially with an inner circumferential surface of the housing element and, for example, the connection.

[0034] Furthermore, it is provided that at least one support element is arranged within the corrugated tube in the longitudinal region, by means of which the corrugated tube can be supported or braced inwards in the radial direction of the corrugated tube. Advantages and advantageous embodiments of the guide device according to the invention are to be regarded as advantages and advantageous embodiments of the arrangement according to the invention, and vice versa.

[0035] It has proven particularly advantageous if the support element, preferably designed as a support ring, has a stop, especially on at least or exactly one side, which is formed, for example, by a collar on the support element, particularly the support ring. The stop allows the support element to be supported along its axial direction or in the axial direction of the corrugated tube. This makes installation of the support element particularly easy for a person mounting it on the corrugated tube, as the support element cannot slip into the tube. Furthermore, the stop ensures that the support element's position in the corrugated tube, or in the section designed, for example, as a connection area, is maintained after installation, thus guaranteeing the desired function of the support element.

[0036] The corrugated pipe does not necessarily have to be designed as a slotted corrugated pipe, so the corrugated pipe can be designed as a non-slotted or slotless or closed corrugated pipe.

[0037] To mount the support element, which is preferably designed as a support ring, the support element is pushed, for example, in the axial direction of the support element or in the axial direction of the corrugated pipe into the corrugated pipe, in particular into the channel.

[0038] The support element can, for example, be supported on the corrugated pipe via the stop described above.

[0039] It has also proven advantageous for the support element to be colored, specifically a different color than the corrugated tubing. For example, the support ring could be white or natural, while the corrugated tubing could be darker than the support element, particularly black. This creates a strong contrast between the support element and the corrugated tubing, making it easily visible and detectable. This allows for simple and precise inspection, especially self-inspection, enabling, for instance, verification during cable harness manufacturing that the support element is in the desired position after installation. The contrast between the corrugated tubing and the support ring also facilitates camera monitoring, allowing the support ring, and especially its position, to be captured and verified by at least one camera.This allows for a qualitative level of assurance.

[0040] Details of the invention will become apparent from the description of the figures and the drawings. These show: Fig. 1 shows a schematic and cut perspective top view of a guide device according to the invention for guiding at least one conductor element, in particular for a vehicle; and Fig. 2 shows a schematic cross-sectional view of an arrangement of the conductor element in the guide device according to the invention, comprising the guide device.

[0041] Fig. 1 shows, in a schematic and perspective top view, a section of a guide device 1 for guiding at least one of Fig. 2 The term "conducting element 2" refers to a recognizable conductor element for a vehicle, particularly a motor vehicle such as a car. In the embodiment illustrated in the figures, the conductor element 2 is designed to transmit electric current or electrical energy and / or electrical signals. The conductor element 2 is therefore also referred to as a cable. The conductor element 2 has, for example, at least or exactly one conductor 3, which is made, for example, of an electrically conductive material, in particular an electrically conductive metallic material. Furthermore, the conductor element 2 has an electrically insulating sheath 4, which encloses the conductor, also referred to as a strand. For example, the sheath 4 is made of an electrically insulating plastic.

[0042] How particularly good looks Fig. 1 und 2 As can be seen, the guide device 1 has at least one slotted corrugated tube 5, which defines at least one channel 6, also referred to as a guide channel. The conductor element 2 is to be guided along the guide channel. Fig. 1 It is evident that the guide device 1 has several corrugated tubes, and that the guide device 1 is designed as a cable harness or cable set. The following and preceding statements regarding corrugated tube 5 can readily be applied to the other corrugated tubes of the guide device 1, and vice versa.

[0043] The guide device 1 also includes a housing element 7, which is designed separately from the corrugated tube 5 and is also referred to as a shaft, cable shaft, distributor or cable distributor. Fig. 2 Figure 1 shows a schematic cross-sectional view of an arrangement 8 of the conductor element 2 in the guide device 1. In arrangement 8, the conductor element 2 is partially arranged in the corrugated tube 5 and partially in the housing element 7 and extends along the channel 6.

[0044] The housing element 7 has a base body 9, which includes or defines a chamber (not visible in the figure). The chamber has a first inner circumference. Furthermore, the housing element 7 has a connection 10, also referred to as a nozzle or designed as a nozzle, which defines or forms a connection channel. The connection channel is in Fig. 2 The connecting channel 11 is identifiable and designated there as 11. The connecting channel 11 opens into the chamber, so that the connecting channel 11 is fluidically connected to the chamber. The connection 10 and the base body 9 are, for example, formed integrally. One end of the connecting element 2 is located in the chamber, so that the connecting element 2 extends from this end, and thus from the chamber, into and through the connecting channel 11. The connecting element 2 therefore penetrates the connecting channel 11. The connecting channel 11 is formed or bounded by an inner circumferential surface of the connection 10.

[0045] Out of Fig. 2 It is evident that a length section of the corrugated pipe 5 is arranged in the connecting channel 11 and thus in the connection 10, wherein the length section of the corrugated pipe 5 is, in this case, the end section E of the corrugated pipe 5, forming or comprising an end of the corrugated pipe 5. Thus, the end section E is arranged in the connecting channel 11 and thus in the connection 10, so that the end section E (length section) is arranged in the housing element 7. Fig. 2It is evident that an outer circumferential surface of the corrugated tube 5 is in contact with the connection 10, in particular with the inner circumferential surface of the connection 10, wherein, for example, the corrugated tube 5, in particular an outer circumferential surface of the corrugated tube 5, interacts positively with the connection 10, in particular with the inner circumferential surface of the connection 10. As a result, the corrugated tube 5 is held, in particular positively, along its longitudinal direction at the connection 10 and thus at the housing element 7 as a whole.

[0046] The corrugated tube 5 is slotted. The corrugated tube 5 has at least one slot S along its entire longitudinal extent. This allows the conduit element 2 to be positioned particularly easily within the channel 6. For this purpose, the corrugated tube 5 is elastically deformed, for example, so that the slot S is enlarged and opened. The conduit element 2 can then be moved radially through the slot S and into the channel 6. The corrugated tube 5 can then spring back, thereby at least reducing or closing the slot S. The conduit element 2 is then positioned within the corrugated tube 5.

[0047] The housing element 7, for example, has two separately formed and interconnected housing parts 12 and 13, which form respective parts of the base body 9 and the connection 10, and thus form or delimit respective parts of the chamber and the connecting channel 11. This allows the corrugated tube 5 to be arranged and connected to the housing element 7 in a particularly simple manner, for example, by first inserting the corrugated tube 5 into the housing part 13, especially while the housing part 13 is detached from the housing part 12. The housing part 12 is then assembled with the housing part 13, thereby arranging the corrugated tube 5, in particular its end region E, within the housing element 7.

[0048] If no appropriate countermeasures are taken, a tensile load acting on the corrugated tube 5 and pointing away from the housing element 7 can cause at least the end section E to shrink in its outer circumference. This is also referred to as the reduction in the outer circumference of the end section E. As a result of this reduction in outer circumference, the positive locking interaction between the end section E and the connection 10 can be disrupted, allowing the corrugated tube 5 to detach from the housing element 7 and thus be pulled out of the connection 10 due to the tensile load.

[0049] To reliably prevent the corrugated tube 5 from detaching from the housing element 7, the guide device 1 has at least one support element in the form of a support ring 14, located in the end region E and within the corrugated tube 5, which surrounds the conduit element 2. The support ring 14 has a through-opening 15, which is penetrated by the conduit element 2. Since the support ring 14 is located in the end region E, it is positioned within the connection 10. As a result, a tensile load acting on the corrugated tube 5 does not lead to an excessive reduction in the outer circumference of the end region E, so that even under such a tensile load, the end region E still interacts positively with the connection 10, in particular with the inner circumferential surface of the connection 10. This secures the corrugated tube 5 against detachment from the housing element 7.The support ring 14 is formed separately from the housing element 7, separately from the corrugated tube 5, and separately from the conduit element 2. Preferably, the support ring 14 is also formed separately from the conduit element 2.

[0050] Furthermore, the support ring 14 can be completely closed around its circumference. Alternatively, it is conceivable that the support ring 14 is designed as a slotted support ring. The support ring 14 can be formed in one piece, or the support ring 14 can have at least or exactly two support parts 16 and 17. The support parts 16 and 17 are each designed as ring parts or ring segments. The support parts 16 and 17 are, for example, components formed separately from one another and connected to each other. This allows, for example, the conduit element 2 to be arranged particularly easily in the support ring 14. This is especially advantageous if not just one conduit element but a conduit bundle comprising several conduit elements is routed through the corrugated tube 5 and thus through the support ring 14. The conduit bundle can, for example, first be arranged in the support part 17 while the support part 17 is detached from the support part 16.The support part 16 is then connected to the support part 17, whereby the cable bundle is arranged in the support ring 14 and in the through-opening 15.

[0051] For example, the support parts 16 and 17 are interlocked, in particular by being inserted into one another. Furthermore, it is conceivable that the support parts 16 and 17 are pivotably connected to each other via a hinge, in particular a film hinge, so that the support parts 16 and 17 can be pivoted away from and towards each other. For example, to position the conductor element 2 in the support ring 14, the support parts 16 and 17 are first pivoted away from each other. Then the conductor element 2 can be moved in its radial direction and, at the same time, in the radial direction of the support ring 14 into the support ring 14. Subsequently, the support parts 16 and 17 are pivoted towards each other, thereby closing the support ring 14.

[0052] In particular, it is conceivable that the support parts 16 and 17 are formed integrally, especially if they are pivotably connected to each other via the aforementioned film hinge. Alternatively, it is conceivable that the support parts 16 and 17 are formed completely separately from each other and connected to each other, in particular pivotably connected to each other. Reference symbol list

[0053] 1 Guide device 2 Cable element 3 Conductor 4 Sheathing 5 Corrugated tube 6 Channel 7 Housing element 8 Arrangement 9 Base body 10 Connection 11 Connection channel 12 Housing part 13 Housing part 14 Support element 15 Through opening 16 Support part 17 Support part End area Slot

Claims

1. Guide device (1) for guiding at least one line element (2) connected to a connecting element for electrical and / or mechanical connection, having at least one corrugated tube (5) which delimits at least one duct (6) along which the line element (2) is to be guided, and having a housing element (7) which is formed separately from the corrugated tube (5) and in which a longitudinal region (E) of the corrugated tube (5) is received and mechanically connected to the housing element, wherein provided in the longitudinal region (E) is at least one support element (14) which is inserted into the corrugated tube (5) and by means of which the corrugated tube (5) can be supported inwardly in the radial direction of the corrugated tube (5) and which surrounds the line element (2), and wherein the housing element comprises a chamber into which the duct (6) delimited by the corrugated tube (5) extends and in which the connecting element and the end of the line element (2) connected to the connecting element for electrical and / or mechanical connection to an additional connecting element is able to be received.

2. Guide device (1) according to Claim 1, characterized in that the support element (14) is formed as an annular support (14), in particular as a slotted annular support (14).

3. Guide device (1) according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the support element (14) is formed from a plastics material.

4. Guide device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the support element (14) is of an integral design.

5. Guide device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the support element (14) has at least or exactly two support parts (16, 17).

6. Guide device (1) according to Claim 5 and according to one of Claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the support parts (16, 17) are formed separately from one another and connected to one another, in particular inserted into one another.

7. Guide device (1) according to Claim 5 or 6, characterized in that the support parts (16, 17) are pivotably connected to one another, in particular by way of an integral hinge.

8. Guide device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the corrugated tube (5) has at least or exactly one slot (S) which extends over its complete extent.

9. Guide device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the corrugated tube (5) is of an integral design and / or formed from a plastics material.

10. Guide device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the housing element (7) has at least or exactly two housing parts (12, 13).

11. Guide device (1) according to Claim 10, characterized in that the housing parts (12, 13) are formed separately from one another and connected to one another, in particular inserted into one another.

12. Guide device (1) according to Claim 10 or 11, characterized in that the housing parts (12, 13) are pivotably connected to one another, in particular by way of an integral hinge.

13. Assembly (8) consisting of at least one line element (2) in a guide device (1) according to one or a plurality of Claims 1 to 12.