Electric wire protection material and wire harness

Abstract

To provide a wire protection material and a wire harness that can make power wiring easier.SOLUTION: Between a wire harness 1 and an electric wiring location 2 there is interposed a wire protection material 8 that protects the outer peripheral surface of an electric wire 7. On the wire protection material 8 there is a protection material body part 10 formed in a planar shape as a whole interposed directly between the electric wire 7 and an interference portion 9 at the electric wiring location 2. On the protection material body part 10 there is no single part that is more bendable than other parts of the protection material body part 10. The wire protection material 8 is a protection plate (protective sheet) that protects the outer peripheral surface of the electric wire 7. The interference portion 9 is a welding burr that occurs at the boundary between metal materials.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a wire protection material that protects electric wires, and a wire harness. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, a harness protection material for protecting a wire harness has been proposed (see Patent Document 1). The harness protection material disclosed in Patent Document 1 has a flexible protection member provided on an adhesive layer of a fixing sheet that can be wrapped around the outer circumferential surface of a wire harness. A plurality of electric wires are bundled together and the fixing sheet is wrapped around the bundle, thereby protecting the wire harness with the protection member. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2010-74927 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] The harness protection material is used by wrapping a fixing sheet around a wire harness, which makes it difficult to arrange the wire harness along the wiring surface of the electric wire wiring location because the wire harness has rigidity.

[0005] An object of the present disclosure is to provide a wire protective material and a wire harness that can improve ease of routing of wires. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The wire protection material that solves the above problem is configured to protect the outer surface of an electric wire that is arranged at an electric wire arrangement location, and the protective material main body that is directly interposed between the interference portion present at the electric wire arrangement location and the electric wire is formed as a whole in a flat shape, and the protective material main body does not have any portion that is more prone to bending than other portions of the protective material main body.

[0007] The wire harness that solves the above problem includes an electric wire arranged at an electric wire arrangement location, a fixing member that fixes the electric wire to the electric wire arrangement location, and an electric wire protection material that protects the outer surface of the electric wire, and the electric wire protection material is a protection material body that is directly interposed between the interference portion present at the electric wire arrangement location and the electric wire and is formed in a flat shape overall. Effect of the Invention

[0008] According to the present disclosure, it is possible to improve the ease of routing electric wires. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is an installation diagram of a wire harness according to an embodiment. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the wire protection member. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an electric wire. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the wire harness as seen from above. [Diagram 5] FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the wire harness as viewed from below. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VI-VI in FIG. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the wire harness in a packaged state. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a state in which one side of the wire harness is raised. [Figure 9] FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing how the first fixing member is fixed to the standing wall. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing how the angle of the wire protection material is used to absorb the excess length of the wire. [Figure 11] FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which the electric wire swings from side to side on the electric wire protection material. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0010] First, the embodiments of the present disclosure will be listed and described. [1] The wire protection material disclosed herein is configured to protect the outer peripheral surface of an electric wire arranged at an electric wire arrangement location, and a protective material main body interposed between an interference portion present at the electric wire arrangement location and the electric wire is formed in a planar shape.

[0011] According to this configuration, since the protective material body of the wire protective material is planar, it is possible to bend the wire protective material. This makes it possible to arrange the wire protective material along the shape of the wire installation location. Therefore, even when a configuration is adopted in which the wire protective material protects the outer circumferential surface of the wire, the wire does not have linear rigidity, and it is possible to arrange the wire together with the wire protective material along the shape of the wire installation location. This makes it possible to improve the ease of installation of the wire.

[0012] [2] The wire protective material has a tongue provided at least on one of both ends in the longitudinal direction of the protective material body. The tongue is attached to the wire by a first fixation in which a fixing member for fixing the wire to the wire installation location is interposed between the wire and the tongue, a second fixation in which the fixing member is not interposed, or a combination of these. With this configuration, it is possible to assemble the wire protective material to the wire using an appropriate fixing method out of the first fixation, the second fixation, and a combination of these, depending on the shape of the wire installation location. This further contributes to improving the ease of installation of the wire.

[0013] [3] The first fixing is a structure in which the tongue is brought into contact with and fixed to the fixing member attached to the electric wire. With this configuration, the electric wire is assembled integrally with the fixing member, and the wire protection member is fixed to this assembly, so that the first fixing structure can have a plurality of fixing points. This makes it possible to securely fix the electric wire, the wire protection member, and the fixing member. In addition, since the tongue is fixed based on the fixing member attached and fixed to the electric wire, it is possible to position the wire protection member relative to the electric wire.

[0014] [4] The first and second fixings are configured to assemble the tongue piece to the electric wire by wrapping a tape member around the electric wire. With this configuration, it is possible to fix the wire protection member to the electric wire by a simple method using a tape member.

[0015] [5] The fixing member has an engagement portion that engages with the electric wire arrangement location and an arm portion that extends from the engagement portion. The first fixation is a structure in which the arm portion is interposed between the electric wire and the tongue. With this configuration, it is possible to fix the tongue of the wire protection material by wrapping it around the arm portion of the fixing member. Therefore, it is possible to firmly attach the wire protection material to the electric wire.

[0016] [6] The tongue is formed in a shape that makes surface contact with the arm. With this configuration, the surface when the tongue is placed against the arm is flat, so the tongue is less likely to shift out of position. This makes it possible to make the wire protection material less likely to shift out of position after being attached to the wire routing location. In addition, it is possible to ensure a large contact area between the tongue of the wire protection material and the fixing member, so that the wire protection material can be firmly pressed against the fixing member.

[0017] [7] The fixing member has the arm portion on only one side of the engaging portion. The electric wire, the tongue, and the arm portion are aligned so that their axes are aligned in the stacking direction. This configuration allows the electric wire, the tongue, and the arm portion to be stacked, making it possible to compactly organize this portion.

[0018] [8] The protective material body has flexibility. With this configuration, when the wire protective material is disposed at an electric wire installation location, it is less affected by the shape of the electric wire installation location. This is advantageous for disposing the wire protective material at the electric wire installation location without any gaps.

[0019] [9] The protective material main body has a displacement-permitting portion that prevents the electric wire from protruding from the protective material main body even if the electric wire moves in a planar direction of the protective material main body. With this configuration, even if the electric wire is displaced in a planar direction of the protective material main body when the electric wire is assembled or when the electric wire vibrates, the electric wire is unlikely to protrude from the wire protective material. Therefore, it is possible to appropriately protect the electric wire.

[0020]

[10] The wire harness of the present disclosure includes an electric wire arranged in an electric wire arrangement location, a fixing member that fixes the electric wire to the electric wire arrangement location, and an electric wire protection material that protects an outer peripheral surface of the electric wire, and the electric wire protection material has a protection material main body that is formed in a planar shape and is interposed between the electric wire and an interference portion present at the electric wire arrangement location.

[0021] According to this configuration, the same effects as those of the wire protective material can be obtained, and therefore it is possible to improve the ease of routing of the wires and therefore the wiring harness.

[11] A bend-allowing protective layer that can bend together with the electric wire while protecting the electric wire is provided on at least a portion of the outer peripheral surface of the electric wire where the wire protective material is laid. With this configuration, even when the electric wire is bent, the outer peripheral surface of the electric wire can be suitably protected.

[0022]

[12] A rigid protective layer is provided on at least a portion of the outer circumferential surface of the electric wire that is stepped on by a user. According to this configuration, the portion of the outer circumferential surface of the electric wire that is frequently stepped on by a user is protected by the rigid protective layer, so that the electric wire can be protected more effectively.

[0023]

[13] The wire protection material has a tongue provided at least at one of both ends in the longitudinal direction of the protection material body. The tongue is attached to the wire by a first fixation in which a fixing member for fixing the wire to the wire installation location is interposed between the tongue and the wire, a second fixation in which the fixing member is not interposed, or a combination of these. With this configuration, the same effect as that of the wire protection material can be obtained.

[0024]

[14] The fixing member has an engagement portion that engages with the electric wire arrangement location and an arm portion that extends from the engagement portion to only one side. The first fixation is a structure in which the arm portion is interposed between the electric wire and the tongue, and the wire protection material is fixed to the electric wire. According to this configuration, it is possible to position the wire protection material with respect to the electric wire by fixing the tongue of the wire protection material based on the arm portion of the fixing member.

[0025]

[15] The fixing member includes a first fixing member involved in assembling the wire protection member to the wire, and a second fixing member not involved in assembling the wire protection member to the wire. The second fixing member has an engagement portion that is engaged with the wire routing location, and a pair of arms extending on both sides from the engagement portion, and the pair of arms are directly fixed to the wire. With this configuration, the position of the second fixing member is not affected by the wire protection member. Therefore, the second fixing member can be freely positioned, making it possible to attach the second fixing member to an optimal position.

[0026] [Details of the embodiment of the present disclosure] Specific examples of the wire protective material and wire harness of the present disclosure will be described below with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to these examples, but is defined by the claims, and is intended to include all modifications within the meaning and scope equivalent to the claims. In each drawing, for convenience of explanation, some of the configurations may be exaggerated or simplified. Furthermore, the dimensional ratios of each part may differ from the actual ones.

[0027] [Wire harness 1 installation overview] As shown in Fig. 1, a wire harness 1 that electrically connects electrical components is arranged in an electric wire arrangement location 2. The wire harness 1 is, for example, an in-vehicle harness. In this case, the electric wire arrangement location 2 includes, for example, a floor surface 3 inside the vehicle and an upright wall 4 erected against the floor surface 3. In this way, the wire harness 1 is arranged in a location that is likely to be stepped on directly or indirectly by a user.

[0028] [Outline of Wire Protection Material 8] 1, a wire protection material 8 that protects the outer peripheral surface of an electric wire 7 is interposed between a wire harness 1 and an electric wire arrangement location 2. The wire protection material 8 has a protection material main body 10 formed in a planar shape and interposed between an interference portion 9 present at the electric wire arrangement location 2 and the electric wire 7. In this way, the wire protection material 8 is a protection plate (protective sheet) that protects the outer peripheral surface of the electric wire 7. The interference portion 9 is, for example, a welding burr that occurs at the boundary between metal materials.

[0029] As shown in Fig. 2, the protective material body 10 is formed, for example, in a substantially rectangular shape. The protective material body 10 is flexible. The wire protective material 8 is capable of bending at least at the protective material body 10. The wire protective material 8 is preferably made of, for example, a resin, and PP (polypropylene) is used as one example. The wire protective material 8 is inexpensively manufactured, for example, by punching a plate material out of PP.

[0030] The wire protection material 8 includes a tongue piece 11 provided at at least one end (both ends in this example) of both ends in the length direction (X-axis direction in FIG. 2) of the protection material body 10. The tongue piece 11 is formed so as to protrude in the length direction from the center in the width direction (Y-axis direction in FIG. 2) of the protection material body 10. In this example, the tongue piece 11 includes a first tongue piece 11a arranged along the standing wall 4 and a second tongue piece 11b arranged along the floor surface 3. The length La of the first tongue piece 11a is longer than the length Lb of the second tongue piece 11b (La>Lb). A hook portion 12 is formed at the tip of the tongue piece 11, protruding on both sides in the width direction (Y-axis direction in FIG. 2) of the wire protection material 8.

[0031] [Outline of Cable 7] As shown in Fig. 3, the electric wire 7 includes an electric wire body 14 consisting of one or more electric wirings. At least a part of the outer peripheral surface of the electric wire 7 (electric wire body 14) where the user steps is provided with a hard protective layer 15 that protects the electric wire 7 while having rigidity. The hard protective layer 15 is, for example, a sheet material, and is wound around the electric wire body 14. The hard protective layer 15 is formed to a length that reaches the second tongue piece 11b of the wire protection material 8.

[0032] At least a portion of the outer peripheral surface of the electric wire 7 (electric wire main body 14) where the wire protective material 8 is laid is provided with a bend-allowing protective layer 16 that can bend together with the electric wire 7 while protecting the electric wire 7. The bend-allowing protective layer 16 is, for example, a sheet material, and is wound around the electric wire main body 14. In this example, the bend-allowing protective layer 16 is formed to have the same or approximately the same length as the protective material main body 10.

[0033] It is preferable that the electric wire body 14 is wrapped with a tape 17 having no protective function, and the hard protective layer 15 and the bend-permitting protective layer 16 are provided on the outside of the tape 17. Therefore, the tape 17 is exposed to the outside in the portions of the electric wire 7 (electric wire body 14) where the hard protective layer 15 and the bend-permitting protective layer 16 are not provided. It is not necessary that the tape 17 is provided on the entire surface of the electric wire body 14, and it may be omitted, for example, in the portion of the bend-permitting protective layer 16.

[0034] [Outline of fixing wire harness 1 to wire routing location 2] As shown in Fig. 1, the wire harness 1 is attached and fixed to an electric wire routing location 2 by two fixing members 20. In this example, the wire harness 1 is fixed to the electric wire routing location 2 at two locations, a floor surface 3 and a standing wall 4. The fixing members 20 used for fixing to the standing wall 4 are referred to as a "first fixing member 20a," and the fixing member 20 used for fixing to the floor surface 3 is referred to as a "second fixing member 20b." The fixing members 20 are so-called clamps.

[0035] The first fixing member 20a has an engaging portion 21 that engages with the electric wire arrangement location 2, and an arm portion 22 that extends from the engaging portion 21 to only one side. The first fixing member 20a is a so-called "single-arm clamp." The second fixing member 20b has an engaging portion 23 that engages with the electric wire arrangement location 2, and a pair of arm portions 24 that extend from the engaging portion 23 to both sides. The second fixing member 20b is a so-called "double-arm clamp." In addition, in this example, the first fixing member 20a is involved in the assembly of the wire protection member 8 to the electric wire 7, but the second fixing member 20b is not involved.

[0036] [Outline of fixing the wire protection material 8 to the wire 7] 4 and 5, the tongue piece 11 is attached to the electric wire 7 by a first fixation in which a fixing member 20 for fixing the electric wire 7 to the electric wire installation location 2 is interposed between the tongue piece 11 and the electric wire 7, a second fixation in which the fixing member 20 is not interposed, or a combination of these. In this example, the first fixation is used for the first tongue piece 11a, and the second fixation is used for the second tongue piece 11b. That is, the first tongue piece 11a is fixed to the electric wire 7 with the first fixing member 20a sandwiched therebetween. On the other hand, the second tongue piece 11b is fixed directly to the electric wire 7 without the second fixing member 20b being interposed.

[0037] The first fixing is a structure in which the tongue 11 (first tongue 11a) is brought into contact with and fixed to the fixing member 20 (first fixing member 20a) attached and fixed to the electric wire 7. Specifically, first, the electric wire 7 and the first fixing member 20a are fixed by wrapping tape around them, and then the first tongue 11a of the wire protection member 8 is fixed to this assembly.

[0038] The first and second fixings are structures in which the tape member 26 (26a, 26b) is wound around the periphery to assemble the tongue to the electric wire. Specifically, the first fixing is, for example, a structure in which an assembly in which the electric wire 7 is placed on the arm portion 22 of the first fixing member 20a is wrapped around the periphery with the tape member 26a in a state in which the arm portion 22 of the first fixing member 20a is sandwiched between the electric wire 7 and the first tongue portion 11a, thereby assembling them together. Therefore, the electric wire 7, the first tongue portion 11a, and the arm portion 22 are fixed together by wrapping the tape member 26a around the periphery with the arm portion 22 positioned between the electric wire 7 and the first tongue portion 11a. In this way, the first fixing is a structure in which the wire protection member 8 is fixed to the electric wire 7 by interposing the arm portion 22 between the electric wire 7 and the first tongue portion 11a. The second fixing is performed, for example, by placing the electric wire 7 on the second tongue piece 11b and wrapping the periphery thereof with the tape member 26b, thereby assembling them together.

[0039] The protective material body 10 has a displacement allowing portion 27 that prevents the electric wire 7 from protruding from the protective material body 10 even if the electric wire 7 moves in the planar direction of the protective material body 10. In this example, the displacement allowing portion 27 is provided on both sides in the width direction of the protective material body 10. Also, the displacement allowing portion 27 is a sheet portion that is integrated with the protective material body 10.

[0040] The second fixing member 20b has a pair of arms 24 directly fixed to the electric wire 7. In the case of this example, the second fixing member 20b is fixed integrally to the electric wire 7 by wrapping a tape 28 around each of the pair of arms 24 around the electric wire 7.

[0041] As shown in Fig. 6, the first tongue 11a is formed in a shape that makes surface contact with the arm 22 of the first fixing member 20a. This allows the first tongue 11a to be placed on the plane of the arm 22, rather than directly contacting the outer periphery (curved surface) of the electric wire 7. The electric wire 7, the first tongue 11a, and the arm 22 are arranged in an aligned manner such that their axes P are aligned in the stacking direction (Z-axis direction in Fig. 6). That is, if the axis P of the electric wire 7 is "P1", the axis P of the first tongue 11a is "P2", and the axis P of the arm 22 is P3, the axes P1 to P3 are arranged in a straight line aligned in the vertical direction.

[0042] [Effect] Next, the operation of the wire protective material 8 (wire harness 1) of this embodiment will be described. 7, in this example, since the wire protective material 8 is plate-shaped (flat), when the wire harness 1 is shipped, the wire harness 1 can be folded and packed at the portion of the wire protective material 8. Therefore, the wire harness 1 is compactly stored in an approximate U-shape, which makes it easy to handle during transportation.

[0043] As shown in Fig. 8, when attaching the wire harness 1 to the electric wire routing location 2, the packaged wire harness 1 is taken out, and the fallen electric wires 7 are raised up to make the wire harness 1 into a shape of the letter L. Then, the engaging portion 21 of the first fixing member 20a is engaged with the engaged portion 30 (shown in Fig. 9) of the standing wall 4, and the engaging portion 23 of the second fixing member 20b is engaged with the engaged portion 31 (shown in Fig. 1) of the floor surface 3. In this example, the engaged portion 30 is, for example, a recess (hole). The engaged portion 31 is a recess (hole) provided in a base 32 (shown in Fig. 1) of the floor surface 3.

[0044] As shown in Fig. 9, the wire protection material 8 is bound and fixed to the first fixing member 20a with the tape member 26a, so that when the first fixing member 20a is fixed to the engaged portion 30, it is possible to press the wire protection material 8 in the attachment direction of the first fixing member 20a (the direction of the arrow A in Fig. 9). In other words, it is possible to arrange the wire protection material 8 along the electric wire routing location 2 with little gap.

[0045] As shown in Fig. 10, even if the wire harness 1 has excess length, the excess length can be absorbed by the bending angle of the wire protective material 8. In other words, if the wire harness 1 has excess length, by pushing the wire harness 1 in by the excess length, the wire protective material 8 bends to go inward accordingly, and the wire harness 1 can be arranged along the electric wire routing location 2. Furthermore, the height H of the wire harness 1 is only the thickness of the electric wire main body 14, the protective layers surrounding it (the hard protective layer 15, the bend-allowing protective layer 16), and the wire protective material 8. Therefore, the height H of the wire harness 1 can be kept low.

[0046] 11, when the harness position is adjusted during installation of the wire harness 1 or when vibrations occur in the vehicle, the electric wires 7 may swing left and right (in the directions of arrows B1 and B2 in the figure) along the planar direction of the wire protection material 8. In this example, because the displacement allowing portions 27 are provided on both sides of the protection material main body 10, it is possible to maintain the state in which the electric wires 7 rest on the wire protection material 8 even if the electric wires 7 swing left and right. This makes it possible to reduce the likelihood of a situation in which the electric wires 7 are damaged.

[0047] According to the wire protective material 8 (wire harness 1) of the above embodiment, the following effects can be obtained. (1) The wire protection material 8 protects the outer peripheral surface of the electric wire 7 arranged in the electric wire installation location 2. The wire protection material 8 has a protection material main body 10 formed in a planar shape and interposed between an interference portion 9 present in the electric wire installation location 2 and the electric wire.

[0048] According to this configuration, the protective material body 10 of the wire protective material 8 is planar, so that the wire protective material 8 can be bent. This makes it possible to arrange the wire protective material 8 along the shape of the wire installation location 2. Therefore, even when a configuration is adopted in which the wire protective material 8 protects the outer circumferential surface of the wire 7, linear rigidity is not generated in the wire 7, and it becomes possible to arrange the wire 7 together with the wire protective material 8 along the shape of the wire installation location 2. This improves the ease of installation of the wire 7.

[0049] (2) The wire protective material 8 includes a tongue piece 11 provided on at least one of both ends in the longitudinal direction of the protective material body 10. The tongue piece 11 is attached to the wire 7 by a first fixation in which a fixing member 20 for fixing the wire 7 to the wire installation location 2 is interposed between the wire 7, a second fixation in which the fixing member 20 is not interposed, or a combination of these. With this configuration, it becomes possible to assemble the wire protective material 8 to the wire 7 by using an appropriate optimal fixing method out of the first fixation, the second fixation, and a combination of these depending on the shape of the wire installation location 2. This further contributes to improving the ease of installation of the wire 7.

[0050] (3) The first fixation has a structure in which the tongue 11 (first tongue 11a in this example) is brought into contact with and fixed to the fixing member 20 (first fixing member 20a in this example) that is attached and fixed to the electric wire 7. With this configuration, the electric wire 7 is assembled integrally with the fixing member 20, and the wire protection member 8 is fixed to this assembly, so that the first fixation structure can have a plurality of fixing points. This makes it possible to securely fix the electric wire 7, the wire protection member 8, and the fixing member 20. Furthermore, since the tongue 11 is fixed based on the fixing member 20 that is attached and fixed to the electric wire 7, the wire protection member 8 can be positioned with respect to the electric wire 7.

[0051] (4) The first and second fixings are configured to assemble the tongue piece 11 to the electric wire by wrapping the tape member 26 around the electric wire. With this configuration, the wire protection member 8 can be fixed to the electric wire 7 by a simple method using the tape member 26.

[0052] (5) The fixing member 20 (in this example, the first fixing member 20a) has an engaging portion 21 that engages with the electric wire installation location 2, and an arm portion 22 extending from the engaging portion 21. The first fixation has a structure in which the arm portion 22 is interposed between the electric wire 7 and the tongue piece 11 (in this example, the first tongue piece 11a). With this configuration, it is possible to fix the first tongue piece 11a of the wire protection material 8 by wrapping it around the arm portion 22 of the first fixing member 20a. Therefore, the wire protection material 8 can be firmly attached to the electric wire 7.

[0053] (6) The tongue 11 (in this example, the first tongue 11a) is formed in a shape that makes surface contact with the arm portion 22. With this configuration, the surface when the first tongue 11a is placed against the arm portion 22 is flat, so the first tongue 11a is less likely to shift position. This makes it possible to make the wire protection material 8 less likely to shift position after attachment to the electric wire installation location 2. Also, since it is possible to ensure a wide contact area between the first tongue 11a of the wire protection material 8 and the first fixing member 20a, the wire protection material 8 can be firmly pressed against the first fixing member 20a.

[0054] (7) The fixing member 20 (first fixing member 20a in this example) has an arm 22 on only one side of the engaging portion 21. The electric wire 7, tongue 11 (first tongue 11a in this example), and arm 22 are arranged in an aligned manner such that axes P1 to P3 are aligned in the stacking direction. With this configuration, the electric wire 7, first tongue 11a, and arm 22 can be arranged in a stacked manner, so that this portion can be compactly organized.

[0055] (8) The protection material main body 10 has flexibility. With this configuration, when the wire protection material 8 is disposed at the electric wire installation location 2, it is less affected by the shape of the electric wire installation location 2. This is advantageous for disposing the wire protection material 8 at the electric wire installation location 2 without any gaps.

[0056] (9) The protective material body 10 has a displacement allowing portion 27 that prevents the electric wire 7 from protruding from the protective material body 10 even if the electric wire 7 moves in the planar direction of the protective material body 10. With this configuration, even if the electric wire 7 is displaced in the planar direction (left-right direction) of the protective material body 10 when the electric wire 7 is assembled or when the electric wire 7 vibrates, the electric wire 7 is less likely to protrude from the wire protective material 8. Therefore, the electric wire 7 can be suitably protected.

[0057] (10) At least a portion of the outer peripheral surface of the electric wire 7 where the wire protective material 8 is laid is provided with the bend-allowable protective layer 16 that can bend together with the electric wire 7 while protecting the electric wire 7. With this configuration, the outer peripheral surface of the electric wire 7 can be suitably protected even when the electric wire 7 is bent and disposed.

[0058] (11) At least a part of the outer peripheral surface of the electric wire 7 that is stepped on by the user is provided with the rigid hard protective layer 15. According to this configuration, the part of the outer peripheral surface of the electric wire 7 that is frequently stepped on by the user is protected by the rigid hard protective layer 15, so that the electric wire 7 can be protected more suitably.

[0059] (12) The fixing member 20 includes a first fixing member 20a that is involved in assembling the wire protection member 8 to the wire 7, and a second fixing member 20b that is not involved in assembling the wire protection member 8 to the wire 7. The second fixing member 20b has an engaging portion 23 that engages with the wire installation location 2, and a pair of arm portions 24 that extend on both sides from the engaging portion 23, and the pair of arm portions 24 are directly fixed to the wire 7. With this configuration, the position of the second fixing member 20b is not affected by the wire protection member 8. This allows freedom in the position of the second fixing member 20b, and allows the second fixing member 20b to be attached in an optimal position.

[0060] This embodiment can be modified as follows: This embodiment and the following modifications can be combined with each other to the extent that no technical contradiction occurs. The wire protection material 8 is not limited to being fixed to the wires 7 by a method using the tape member 26, and for example, a fixing method using an adhesive or a fastener may be used.

[0061] The shape of the protective material body 10 is not limited to a substantially rectangular shape, but may be changed to, for example, a triangular shape, a trapezoidal shape, a circular shape, or the like. The present invention is not limited to a method in which the electric wire 7 and the fixing member 20 are first fixed, and then the wire protection member 8 is fixed to this assembly. For example, a method in which the electric wire 7, the wire protection member 8, and the fixing member 20 are fixed at the same time may be used.

[0062] The electric wires 7, the wire protection material 8, and the fixing member 20 are not limited to a structure in which the fixing member 20 is disposed between the electric wires 7 and the wire protection material 8. For example, a structure in which the electric wires 7 are disposed between the wire protection material 8 and the fixing member 20, or the wire protection material 8 is disposed between the electric wires 7 and the fixing member 20, may be used.

[0063] The location where the fixing member 20 is fixed is not limited to a wall or a seat, and may be any location where the fixing member 20 can be fixed. The tongue piece 11 may be provided on only one side, and the other side may be used to fix the protective material body 10 to the electric wire 7.

[0064] The fixing member 20 is not limited to being fixed to the electric wire 7 by wrapping it with tape, and may be fixed in another manner, such as by using an adhesive. The fixing member 20 is not limited to a clamp and may be changed to another member such as a band (cable tie).

[0065] The interference portion 9 is not limited to a welding burr, but may be any portion that may cause damage to the outer circumferential surface of the electric wire 7. The electric wire 7 is not limited to a structure in which the hard protective layer 15 and the bend-permitting protective layer 16 are coated around the wire 7. For example, the electric wire 7 may have a structure without these coating materials, or may be protected around the wire 7 by a coating material having a different function.

[0066] The electric wire routing location 2 is not limited to the floor surface 3 or the vertical wall 4 inside the vehicle, but may be changed to other locations such as the side wall of the vehicle body. The wire protection material 8 is not limited to being used in vehicles, and may be used in other devices and equipment.

[0067] Although the present disclosure has been described with reference to the embodiment, it is understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the embodiment or structure. The present disclosure also includes various modifications and modifications within the scope of equivalents. In addition, various combinations and forms, as well as other combinations and forms including only one element, more than one element, or less than one element, are also within the scope and concept of the present disclosure.

[0068] The technical concept is described below. (1)Technical philosophy 1 An electric wire protection material that protects the outer peripheral surface of an electric wire that is arranged in an electric wire arrangement location, the electric wire protection material having a planar protective material body that is interposed between an interference portion present in the electric wire arrangement location and the electric wire, and a tongue piece provided on at least one of both ends in the longitudinal direction of the protective material body, the tongue piece being attached to the electric wire by a first fixation in which a fixing member that fixes the electric wire to the electric wire arrangement location is interposed between the electric wire and the tongue piece, a second fixation in which the fixing member is not interposed, or a combination of these, and the first fixation is a structure in which the tongue piece is abutted against the fixing member attached and fixed to the electric wire.

[0069] (2)Technical philosophy 2 An electric wire protection material that protects the outer peripheral surface of an electric wire that is arranged at an electric wire arrangement location, wherein a protective material main body that is interposed between an interference portion present at the electric wire arrangement location and the electric wire is formed in a planar shape, and the protective material main body is provided with a tongue piece provided on at least one of both ends in the longitudinal direction of the protective material main body, the tongue piece being attached to the electric wire by a first fixation in which a fixing member that fixes the electric wire to the electric wire arrangement location is interposed between the electric wire and the tongue piece, a second fixation in which the fixing member is not interposed, or a combination of these, and the first fixation and the second fixation are structured to assemble the tongue piece to the electric wire by wrapping a tape member around it.

[0070] (3)Technical philosophy 3 An electric wire protection material that protects the outer peripheral surface of an electric wire that is arranged in an electric wire arrangement location, the electric wire protection material having a planar protective material body that is interposed between an interference portion present in the electric wire arrangement location and the electric wire, and a tongue piece provided on at least one of both ends in the longitudinal direction of the protective material body, the tongue piece being attached to the electric wire by a first fixation in which a fixing member that fixes the electric wire to the electric wire arrangement location is interposed between the electric wire and the tongue piece, a second fixation in which the fixing member is not interposed, or a combination of these, the fixing member having an engagement portion that engages with the electric wire arrangement location and an arm portion extending from the engagement portion, and the first fixation is a structure in which the arm portion is interposed between the electric wire and the tongue piece.

[0071] (4)Technical philosophy 4 The wire protection material according to Technical Idea 1, wherein the first fixing and the second fixing are configured such that a tape member is wrapped around the wire and the tongue piece is assembled to the wire.

[0072] (5)Technical philosophy 5 The wire protection material described in any one of technical ideas 1, 2, and 4, wherein the fixing member has an engagement portion that engages with the wire routing location and an arm portion extending from the engagement portion, and the first fixation is a structure in which the arm portion is interposed between the wire and the tongue piece.

[0073] (6)Technical philosophy 6 The wire protection material according to Technical Idea 3 or Technical Idea 5, wherein the tongue piece is formed in a shape that makes surface contact with the arm portion.

[0074] (7)Technical philosophy 7 A wire protection material as described in any one of Technical Ideas 3, 5, or 6, wherein the fixing member has a shape having the arm portion on only one side of the engagement portion, and the wire, the tongue, and the arm portion are aligned so that their axes are aligned in the stacking direction.

[0075] (8)Technical philosophy 8 The wire protection material according to any one of Technical Ideas 1 to 7, wherein the protection material body is flexible.

[0076] (9)Technical philosophy 9 An electric wire protection material described in any one of technical ideas 1 to 8, wherein the protective material body has a displacement-tolerant portion that prevents the electric wire from protruding from the protective material body even if the electric wire moves in the planar direction of the protective material body.

[0077] (10)Technical philosophy 10 A wire harness comprising an electric wire to be arranged in an electric wire arrangement location, a fixing member for fixing the electric wire to the electric wire arrangement location, and an electric wire protection material for protecting an outer peripheral surface of the electric wire, wherein the electric wire protection material has a protective material body formed in a planar shape and interposed between the electric wire and an interference portion present at the electric wire arrangement location, and at least a portion of the outer peripheral surface of the electric wire, where the electric wire protection material is laid, is provided with a bend-permissive protective layer that can bend together with the electric wire while protecting the electric wire.

[0078] (11)Technical philosophy 11 a fixing member for fixing the electric wire to the electric wire arrangement location, and a wire protection material for protecting an outer peripheral surface of the electric wire, the wire protection material having a planar protective material body interposed between the electric wire and an interference portion present at the electric wire arrangement location, the wire protection material having a tongue provided on at least one end of both ends in a longitudinal direction of the protective material body, the tongue being attached to the electric wire by a first fixation in which the fixing member for fixing the electric wire to the electric wire arrangement location is interposed between the fixing member and the electric wire, a second fixation in which the fixing member is not interposed, or a combination of these, the fixing member having an engaging portion that engages with the electric wire arrangement location and an arm portion extending from the engaging portion to only one side, the first fixation being configured to fix the wire protection material to the electric wire by interposing the arm portion between the electric wire and the tongue.

[0079] (12)Technical philosophy 12 A wire harness including an electric wire to be arranged in an electric wire arrangement location, a fixing member for fixing the electric wire to the electric wire arrangement location, and an electric wire protection material for protecting an outer peripheral surface of the electric wire, the electric wire protection material having a planar protective material body interposed between the electric wire and an interference portion present at the electric wire arrangement location, the electric wire protection material having a tongue piece provided at at least one end of both ends in a longitudinal direction of the protective material body, the tongue piece interposing the fixing member for fixing the electric wire to the electric wire arrangement location between the electric wire and the protective material body, the wire harness is attached to the electric wire by a first fixation in which the fixing member is interposed, a second fixation without the fixing member interposed, or a combination of these, the fixing members including a first fixing member involved in assembling the wire protection material to the electric wire and a second fixing member not involved in assembling the wire protection material to the electric wire, the second fixing member having an engaging portion that engages with the electric wire routing location and a pair of arm portions extending on both sides from the engaging portion, the pair of arm portions being directly fixed to the electric wire.

[0080] (13)Technical philosophy 13 A wire harness as described in Technical Idea 11 or Technical Idea 12, in which at least a portion of the outer surface of the electric wire, where the electric wire protection material is laid, is provided with a bend-tolerant protective layer that can bend together with the electric wire while protecting the electric wire.

[0081] (14)Technical philosophy 14 The wire harness according to any one of Technical Ideas 10 to 13, wherein a hard protective layer having rigidity is provided on at least a portion of an outer surface of the electric wires that is stepped on by a user. [Explanation of symbols]

[0082] 1 Wire Harness 2. Electrical wiring location 3. Floor surface 4. Standing Wall 7 Electric wire 8. Wire protection materials 9 Interference part 10 Protective material body 11 Tongue piece 11a 1st tongue piece 11b Second tongue piece 12 Hook section 14 Wire body 15 Hard protective layer 16 Curve tolerance protective layer 17 Tape 20 Fixing member 20a First fixing member 20b Second fixing member 21 Engagement part 22 Arm 23 Engagement part 24 Arm 26 Tape material 26a Tape member 26b Tape member 27 Displacement allowance section 28 Tape 30 Engaged part 31 Engaged part 32 Pedestal La Length Lb Length P-axis P1~P3 axis H Height

Claims

1. A wire protective material for protecting an outer peripheral surface of an electric wire arranged at an electric wire arrangement location, The protective material body is directly interposed between the interference portion at the electric wire installation location and the electric wire and is formed in a planar shape as a whole, The wire protective material has a main body that does not have any portion that is more easily bent than other portions of the main body.

2. A tongue piece is provided at at least one end of both ends in the longitudinal direction of the protective material body, The tongue piece is attached to the electric wire by a first fixing method in which a fixing member for fixing the electric wire to the electric wire arrangement portion is interposed between the tongue piece and the electric wire, a second fixing method in which the fixing member is not interposed between the tongue piece and the electric wire, or a combination of these. The wire protective material according to claim 1 .

3. The first fixing is a structure in which the tongue is brought into contact with the fixing member attached and fixed to the electric wire. The wire protective material according to claim 2 .

4. The first and second fixings are configured to assemble the tongue piece to the electric wire by wrapping a tape member around the wire. The wire protective material according to claim 2 or 3.

5. The fixing member has an engagement portion that is engaged with the electric wire installation location and an arm portion that extends from the engagement portion, The first fixation is a structure in which the arm portion is interposed between the electric wire and the tongue. The wire protective material according to claim 2 .

6. The tongue is formed in a shape that makes surface contact with the arm portion. The wire protective material according to claim 5 .

7. the fixing member has a shape including the arm portion on only one side of the engagement portion, The electric wire, the tongue, and the arm are aligned so that their axes are aligned in the stacking direction. The wire protective material according to claim 5 or 6.

8. The protective material body has flexibility. The wire protective material according to claim 1 .

9. The protective material body has a displacement allowance portion that prevents the electric wire from protruding from the protective material body even if the electric wire moves in a planar direction of the protective material body. The wire protective material according to claim 1 .

10. An electric wire to be arranged at an electric wire arrangement location; A fixing member that fixes the electric wire to the electric wire installation location; A wire harness including a wire protection material for protecting an outer peripheral surface of the wire, The wire protective material is a wire harness in which a protective material main body is formed in an overall planar shape and is directly interposed between the electric wire and an interference portion present at the electric wire routing location.

11. The wire harness according to claim 10 , wherein the protective material body does not have any portion that is more easily bent than other portions of the protective material body.

12. The wire harness according to claim 10 or 11, wherein a bend-tolerant protective layer that can bend together with the electric wire while protecting the electric wire is provided on at least a portion of the outer peripheral surface of the electric wire where the electric wire protection material is laid.

13. A hard protective layer having rigidity is provided on at least a portion of the outer circumferential surface of the electric wire where the user steps on the electric wire. The wire harness according to any one of claims 10 to 12.

14. The wire protective material includes a tongue piece provided at at least one end of the protective material body in a longitudinal direction, The tongue piece is attached to the electric wire by a first fixation in which the fixing member for fixing the electric wire to the electric wire arrangement location is interposed between the tongue piece and the electric wire, a second fixation in which the fixing member is not interposed between the tongue piece and the electric wire, or a combination of these. The wire harness according to any one of claims 10 to 13.

15. The fixing member has an engagement portion that is engaged with the electric wire installation location and an arm portion that extends from the engagement portion to only one side, The first fixing is a structure in which the arm portion is interposed between the electric wire and the tongue piece, and the wire protection member is fixed to the electric wire. The wire harness according to claim 14.

16. the fixing member includes a first fixing member involved in assembling the wire protection member to the electric wire and a second fixing member not involved in assembling the wire protection member to the electric wire, The wire harness according to claim 14, wherein the second fixing member has an engaging portion that engages with the electric wire routing location and a pair of arm portions extending on both sides from the engaging portion, and the pair of arm portions are fixed directly to the electric wires.

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