Wiring support structure for vehicle

Abstract

To provide a wiring support structure for a vehicle that can suppress a decrease in an amount of light guided from outside a vehicle compartment to inside the vehicle compartment through a windshield glass.SOLUTION: A vehicle to which a wiring support structure for a vehicle is applied includes: a windshield glass 16 that separates a vehicle interior 12 from a vehicle exterior 14; an electrical device 22 fixed to the windshield glass 16; a wire 28 connected to the electrical device 22; and a wire support member 30 that supports the wire 28. The wire support member 30 is formed in a shape that covers the wire 28, and supports the wire 28 while being spaced apart from a surface 16D of the windshield glass 16 facing the vehicle interior 12.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a vehicle wiring support structure. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent Document 1 below discloses an indirect lighting structure that guides collected light into a vehicle cabin and that can adjust the amount of light guided. The vehicle described in this document has a ceiling formed with a light-collecting opening. A translucent plate is attached to the opening. An overhead console is provided on the interior side of the vehicle cabin, and the overhead console is spaced apart from the translucent plate and the ceiling. A light amount adjuster is provided between the overhead console and the translucent plate. The light amount adjuster reflects external light that enters the translucent plate from a gap between the periphery of the overhead console and the ceiling toward the interior of the vehicle cabin. The light amount adjuster adjusts the angle of reflection of the light, thereby adjusting the amount of light guided into the vehicle cabin. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-338420 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, when wiring is routed along the windshield glass of a vehicle, it is conceivable that the amount of light guided from outside the vehicle compartment to inside the vehicle compartment through the windshield glass will decrease, but the configuration described in Patent Document 1 above does not take this into consideration.

[0005] In consideration of the above, the present invention aims to provide a wiring support structure for a vehicle that can suppress a decrease in the amount of light guided from outside the vehicle compartment into the vehicle compartment through the windshield glass. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] A first aspect of the vehicle wiring support structure includes a windshield glass that separates the interior and exterior of the vehicle, electrical equipment fixed to the windshield glass, wiring connected to the electrical equipment, and a wiring support member that is formed in a shape that covers the wiring and supports the wiring while being spaced apart from the surface of the windshield glass facing the interior of the vehicle.

[0007] In a first aspect of the vehicle wiring support structure, an electric device is fixed to a windshield glass, and wiring is connected to the electric device. The wiring is covered by a wiring support member. The wiring support member supports the wiring while spaced apart from the interior surface of the windshield glass. This configuration, compared to a configuration in which the wiring support member supports the wiring while in contact with the interior surface of the windshield glass, can prevent light guided from outside the vehicle compartment to inside the vehicle compartment through the windshield glass from being blocked by the wiring support member. This can prevent a decrease in the amount of light guided from outside the vehicle compartment to inside the vehicle compartment through the windshield glass.

[0008] The second aspect of the vehicle wiring support structure is the vehicle wiring support structure of the first aspect, and further includes an intrusion prevention member that prevents the hands of passengers in the vehicle cabin from getting between the interior side of the windshield glass and the wiring support member, and the intrusion prevention member is formed using a translucent material.

[0009] In the vehicle wiring support structure of the second aspect, the intrusion prevention member is provided to prevent the hands of passengers in the vehicle cabin from getting between the interior surface of the windshield glass and the wiring support member. Furthermore, the intrusion prevention member is made of a light-transmitting member, which prevents a decrease in the amount of light guided from outside the vehicle cabin into the vehicle cabin through the windshield glass. [Effects of the Invention]

[0010] The vehicle wiring support structure according to the present invention has the excellent effect of being able to suppress a decrease in the amount of light guided from outside the vehicle compartment to inside the vehicle compartment through the windshield glass. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0011] [Figure 1] 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a cross section of an upper portion of a front part of a vehicle to which a vehicle wiring support structure according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied, taken along the longitudinal direction and the vertical direction of the vehicle. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a cross section taken along line 2-2 shown in FIG. [Figure 3] 10 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to FIG. 2, showing another embodiment of a vehicle wiring support structure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0012] Hereinafter, a vehicle wiring support structure according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that, in each drawing, an arrow FR indicates the front side of the vehicle, an arrow UP indicates the upper side of the vehicle, an arrow LH indicates the left side in the vehicle width direction (left-right direction), and an arrow RH indicates the right side in the vehicle width direction (left-right direction). Furthermore, in the following description, when directions such as front-rear, up-down, and left-right are indicated, they refer to front-rear in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, up-down in the vehicle up-down direction, and left-right in the vehicle left-right direction unless otherwise specified.

[0013] As shown in FIG. 1, a windshield glass 16 (front windshield glass) is provided in a front portion 10 of a vehicle, separating a vehicle interior 12 from an exterior 14 of the vehicle. A rear end portion 16A of the windshield glass 16 is fixed to a front end portion of a vehicle body frame member 18 that extends in the vehicle width direction at the upper side of the vehicle interior 12. The upper surface of the rear end portion 16A of the windshield glass 16 and the upper surface of the roof panel 20 are substantially flush with each other. In this embodiment, a rear portion 16B of the windshield glass 16 is positioned above the head P of an occupant sitting in the front seat of the vehicle.

[0014] An electric device 22 is provided on the vehicle interior 12 side of a middle portion 16C in the fore-and-aft direction of the windshield glass 16. The electric device 22 is fixed to the middle portion 16C in the fore-and-aft direction of the windshield glass 16 via an outer shell member 24 that forms an outer shell of the electric device 22. Note that the electric device 22 is, for example, a sensor such as a camera or laser radar for detecting obstacles and the like ahead of the vehicle, but may also have other functions such as a digital inner mirror or lighting.

[0015] A cover member 26 is provided on the vehicle body frame member 18 on the vehicle interior 12 side, covering the vehicle body frame member 18 from below.

[0016] Wiring 28 is connected to the electrical device 22. The wiring 28 is routed toward the interior of the cover member 26 via a wiring support member 30. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 , the wiring support member 30 is formed, for example, in a cylindrical shape extending in the front-to-rear direction and gently curved to fit the surface 16D of the windshield glass 16 facing the interior of the vehicle cabin 12. The front end 30A of the wiring support member 30 is inserted from the rear side into an insertion hole 24B formed in the rear end 24A of the outer shell member 24 and supported by an edge of the insertion hole 24B. The rear end 30B of the wiring support member 30 is inserted from the front side into an insertion hole 26B formed in the front end 26A of the cover member 26 and supported by an edge of the insertion hole 26B. As a result, the wiring support member 30 spans between the outer shell member 24 and the cover member 26 while being spaced apart from the surface 16D of the windshield glass 16 facing the interior of the vehicle cabin 12. Furthermore, a portion of the wire 28 is supported by the wire support member 30 inside the wire support member 30 .

[0017] When the wiring support member 30 is suspended between the outer shell member 24 and the cover member 26, the distance C between the surface 16D of the windshield glass 16 facing the interior of the vehicle 12 and the wiring support member 30 is set to a distance that prevents the hands of the majority of occupants expected to be riding in the vehicle interior 12 from getting between the surface 16D of the windshield glass 16 facing the interior of the vehicle 12 and the wiring support member 30.

[0018] (Actions and Effects of This Embodiment) Next, the operation and effects of this embodiment will be described.

[0019] In a vehicle to which the vehicle wiring support structure of the present embodiment described above is applied, the electric device 22 is fixed to the windshield glass 16, and the wiring 28 is connected to the electric device 22. This allows power to be supplied to the electric device 22 via the wiring 28, and also allows signals output from the electric device 22 to be detected.

[0020] Furthermore, a portion of the wiring 28 is supported by the wiring support member 30 inside the wiring support member 30. The wiring support member 30 is spaced apart from the surface 16D of the windshield glass 16 facing the interior of the vehicle interior 12. In this configuration, compared to a configuration in which the wiring support member 30 is in contact with the surface 16D of the windshield glass 16 facing the interior of the vehicle interior 12, it is possible to prevent light guided from the exterior of the vehicle interior 14 to the interior of the vehicle interior 12 via the windshield glass 16 from being blocked by the wiring support member 30. This makes it possible to prevent a decrease in the amount of light guided from the exterior of the vehicle interior 14 to the interior of the vehicle interior 12 via the windshield glass 16.

[0021] Furthermore, in this embodiment, the distance C between the surface 16D of the windshield glass 16 facing the interior of the vehicle compartment 12 and the wiring support member 30 is set to a distance that can prevent the hands of the majority of occupants expected to ride in the vehicle compartment 12 from getting between the surface 16D of the windshield glass 16 facing the interior of the vehicle compartment 12 and the wiring support member 30. This makes it possible to prevent the wiring support member 30 from being pulled by the occupants.

[0022] As shown in FIG. 3 , the distance C between the surface 16D of the windshield glass 16 facing the vehicle interior 12 and the wire support member 30 can be set to a distance that allows an occupant's hand to enter between the surface 16D of the windshield glass 16 facing the vehicle interior 12 and the wire support member 30. In this case, an intrusion prevention member 32 is provided to prevent an occupant's hand from entering between the surface 16D of the windshield glass 16 facing the vehicle interior 12 and the wire support member 30. The intrusion prevention member 32 is configured to be made of a translucent material, thereby preventing a decrease in the amount of light guided from the vehicle exterior 14 to the vehicle interior 12 through the windshield glass 16. Components shown in FIG. 3 that correspond to those shown in FIG. 2 are denoted by the same reference numerals as those shown in FIG. 2. If the strength of the wire support member 30 is such that it is expected to be pulled by an occupant, a configuration without the intrusion prevention member 32 can be adopted.

[0023] The above describes one embodiment of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to the above, and it goes without saying that it can be implemented in various other modified forms within the scope of the gist of the present invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0024] 12 Inside the vehicle 14 Outside the vehicle 16 Windshield glass 16D Windshield glass surface facing the interior of the vehicle 22 Electrical Equipment 28 Wiring 30 Wiring support member 32 Intrusion prevention member

Claims

1. A windshield glass that separates the interior and exterior of the vehicle, an electrical device fixed to the windshield glass; Wiring connected to the electrical device; a wiring support member formed in a shape that covers the wiring and supports the wiring while being spaced apart from a surface of the windshield glass facing the interior of the vehicle; A vehicle wiring support structure comprising:

2. The windshield glass further includes an intrusion prevention member that prevents a hand of an occupant in the vehicle cabin from getting between the surface of the windshield glass facing the vehicle cabin and the wire support member, The vehicle wiring support structure according to claim 1, wherein the intrusion prevention member is formed using a light-transmitting member.

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