Holder body and vehicle body fixing structure

The holder body design for bus bars allows for easy removal and reattachment of the bus bar during maintenance, addressing poor workability issues by maintaining the holder's fixed position on the vehicle body, thus improving assembly and preventing short circuits.

JP2025166432APending Publication Date: 2025-11-06YAZAKI CORP
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Application Number
JP2024070472
Authority / Receiving Office
JP · JP
Patent Type
Applications
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-04-24
Publication Date
2025-11-06

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Technical Problem

Conventional bus bars with protectors require disassembly and reassembly during maintenance, leading to poor workability due to the need to detach and reattach the bus bar protector from the vehicle body.

Method used

A holder body design that supports the bus bar, comprising a trough-shaped holder main body, a plate-shaped sliding lid, and a hinge lid, allowing the bus bar to be removed while remaining fixed to the vehicle body, with a mechanism to secure the lid in place using abutment ribs and locking mechanisms.

Benefits of technology

Improves maintenance workability by enabling the bus bar to be removed and reattached without detaching the holder body from the vehicle body, enhancing ease of assembly and preventing short circuits.

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Abstract

To provide a holder body that improves workability during maintenance by allowing only a bus bar to be removed while remaining fixed to a vehicle body, and a vehicle body fixing structure.SOLUTION: A holder body 1 supports a bus bar 2 having a strip-shaped straight portion 20 and is fixed to a fixing object of a vehicle body B, and includes: a gutter-shaped holder main body 3 that can accommodate the straight portion 20; a plate-shaped lid material 4 that is assembled to the holder main body 3 and holds the straight portion 20 together with the holder main body 3; and a pressing portion 6 that is provided on a side away from the straight portion 20 across the lid material and presses and supports the lid material. The pressing portion is provided so as to be engageable with the holder main body and has a plate-shaped pressing portion main body 61 that is provided so as to be opposed to the lid material, and an abutment rib 63 that protrudes from the pressing portion main body toward the lid material and can abut against the lid material.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
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Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a holder body and a vehicle body fixing structure. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, as a connecting member used to connect battery modules mounted on a vehicle, a bus bar has been widely installed in the form of a protector-equipped bus bar, in which the bus bar is housed in a bus bar protector made of insulating resin (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

[0003] The bus bar with protector described in Patent Document 1 includes a bus bar and a bus bar protector that covers the periphery of the bus bar to insulate it, and is configured so that a connection portion that is provided at the end of the bus bar and connected to a connection object is exposed. The bus bar protector has a pair of protector pieces that position the bus bar between them and a claw structure for connecting the pair of protector pieces together, and is configured to be fixed at a predetermined position on the vehicle body. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2017-59436 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] However, with the conventional bus bar with protector described in Patent Document 1, during maintenance or other work, the bus bar must be disconnected from its connection target, the bus bar protector must be released from the vehicle body, and the bus bar with protector must be temporarily removed from the vehicle body. The bus bar with protector must then be disassembled and the bus bar must be removed from the bus bar protector. Therefore, after completing maintenance or other work, the bus bar with protector must be reassembled and reattached to the bus bar, resulting in poor workability during maintenance.

[0006] An object of the present invention is to provide a holder body and a vehicle body fixing structure that improves workability during maintenance by allowing only the bus bar to be removed while remaining fixed to the vehicle body. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] In order to solve the problem and achieve the object, the first invention described in claim 1 is a holder body that supports a bus bar having a strip-shaped straight portion and is fixed to a fixed object of the vehicle body, and is characterized in that it comprises a trough-shaped holder main body that can accommodate the straight portion, a plate-shaped lid material that is assembled to the holder main body and holds the straight portion together with the holder main body, and a pressing portion that is provided on the side of the lid material that is away from the straight portion and that presses and supports the lid material, wherein the lid material is capable of being accommodated in the holder main body to cover the straight portion, and the pressing portion is capable of being engaged with the holder main body and has a plate-shaped pressing portion main body that is provided opposite the lid material, and an abutment rib that protrudes from the pressing portion main body toward the lid material and is capable of abutting against the lid material.

[0008] The second invention is a vehicle body fixing structure comprising a pair of bus bar supports each having the holder body described in claim 1 and the bus bar, wherein the bus bar is configured such that the outer surface of the straight portion is covered with an insulating coating portion having insulating properties, each holder body has a fixed portion that is fixed to the fixing object, and the pair of bus bar supports are arranged with the holder bodies facing back to back, and the fixed portions are fixed to the fixing object. [Effects of the Invention]

[0009] According to the present invention, by making it possible to remove only the bus bar while the holder body remains fixed to the vehicle body, it is possible to improve the workability during maintenance. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0010] [Figure 1] 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a vehicle body fixing structure according to an embodiment of the present invention is fixed to a vehicle body. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a holder body that constitutes the vehicle body fixing structure. [Figure 3] FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the holder body. [Figure 4] FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line II in FIG. 2. [Figure 5] FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the holder body as seen from another angle. [Figure 6] FIG. 4 is a perspective view for explaining how the vehicle body fixing structure is assembled. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0011] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a vehicle body fixing structure 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention is fixed to a vehicle body B. Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing a holder body 1 constituting the vehicle body fixing structure 10. Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the holder body 1 in an exploded state. Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line II in Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the holder body 1 seen from a different angle. Fig. 6 is a perspective view for explaining how the vehicle body fixing structure 10 is assembled.

[0012] As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle body fixing structure 10 of this embodiment has a pair of bus bar supports 11A, 11B, which electrically connect connection objects such as battery cells mounted on a vehicle, and are fixed to respective fixing protrusions (fixing objects of the vehicle body B) not shown provided on the vehicle body B.

[0013] Each of the pair of bus bar supports 11A, 11B shown in Fig. 1 includes a bus bar 2 having a strip-shaped straight portion 20, and a holder body 1 that supports the straight portion 20 and is fixed to a fixing protrusion provided upright on a vehicle body B. The pair of bus bar supports 11A, 11B are fixed to the fixing protrusion provided on the vehicle body B with holder main bodies 3 (described later) that constitute the holder body 1 facing back to back.

[0014] As shown in Fig. 1 , the busbar 2 integrally includes a straight portion 20 and a pair of connection portions (not shown) that are provided on both sides of the straight portion 20 in the longitudinal direction X and are electrically connected to a connection target. Each busbar 2 is configured such that the outer surface of the straight portion 20 is covered with an insulating coating portion 20A that has insulating properties. The longitudinal dimension of this straight portion 20 is formed to be longer than the longitudinal dimension of a holder main body 3 (described below) that is provided on the holder body 1, and when the busbar 2 is supported by the holder body 1, both ends of the straight portion 20 in the longitudinal direction X protrude from the holder main body 3. In other words, the holder main body 3 is provided only on a portion of the straight portion 20 in the longitudinal direction X, and is not provided over the entire length of the straight portion 20 in the longitudinal direction X.

[0015] Hereinafter, the longitudinal direction of the straight portion 20 and the holder body 3 (mounting plate 31) will be referred to as the "longitudinal direction" or "front-rear direction" and indicated by the "arrow X," the width direction of the mounting plate 31 of the holder body 3, which will be described later, will be referred to as the "width direction" or "up-down direction" and indicated by the "arrow Y," and the direction perpendicular to the arrows X and Y, in which the pair of bus bar supports 11A, 11B are aligned in the vehicle body fixing structure 10, will be referred to as the "orthogonal direction" and indicated by the "arrow Z." Furthermore, within the front-rear direction X, the sliding direction of a sliding lid 4 (lid material), which will be described later and which constitutes the holder body 1, will be referred to as the "forward X1," and the opposite direction will be referred to as the "rear X2."

[0016] As shown in Figures 2 and 3, the holder body 1 includes a gutter-shaped holder main body 3 that can accommodate a portion of the straight portion 20 of the busbar 2 in the longitudinal direction X, a plate-shaped slide lid 4 (lid material) that is slidably attached to the holder main body 3, and a hinge lid 6 (holding portion) that is connected to the holder main body 3 via a hinge 5 and that holds and supports the slide lid 4.

[0017] 2 and 3 , the holder body 3 includes a band-shaped mounting plate 31 on which the straight portion 20 of the busbar 2 is placed, a pair of opposing plates 32A, 32B standing upright from an edge of the mounting plate 31 and facing each other in the width direction Y, a recessed groove 33 provided in each of the pair of opposing plates 32A, 32B to slide the sliding lid 4 in the longitudinal direction X, a stopping wall 34 provided at the front end (X1) of the recessed groove 33 to stop the sliding of the sliding lid 4, and a fixed portion 35 fixed to a fixing protrusion provided on the vehicle body B. Hereinafter, one of the pair of opposing plates 32A, 32B may be referred to as the "upper opposing plate 32A," and the other opposing plate may be referred to as the "lower opposing plate 32B."

[0018] The longitudinal dimension of each of the opposing plates 32A and 32B is formed to be the same as the longitudinal dimension of the mounting plate 31. In addition, as shown in Fig. 3, the lower surface of the lower opposing plate 32B (the surface on the side away from the upper opposing plate 32A) is provided with a protruding locked portion 36 that is locked to a locking portion 62 (described later) provided on the hinge lid 6.

[0019] 3 and 4, the groove 33 is a space surrounded by each opposing surface 320 of the pair of opposing plates 32A, 32B, a protruding ridge 321 protruding from each opposing surface 320, and the mounting plate 31, and is configured in a groove-like shape so that the sliding lid 4 can slide therethrough. The protruding ridge 321 is provided at a position spaced apart from the mounting plate 31 in the orthogonal direction Z and extends in the front-rear direction X. As shown in FIG. 3, a stop wall 34 is provided at the front X1 end of the groove 33, and a receiving portion 33e is provided at the rear X2 end of the groove 33 for inserting the sliding lid 4 into the groove 33.

[0020] 3 and 5, the stop walls 34 are provided at the front X1 end of the sliding lid 4 in the recessed groove 33, and protrude from each opposing surface 320 so as to block the gap between the mounting plate 31 and the protruding strip 321. The sliding of the sliding lid 4 is stopped by abutting against the stop walls 34.

[0021] 1 and 5, the fixed portion 35 is provided to protrude from the outer surface of the mounting plate 31 on the side opposite to the pair of opposing plates 32A, 32B. Here, as shown in FIG. 1, the fixed portion 35A (35) provided on the holder main body 3 of one of the pair of bus bar supports 11A, 11B and the fixed portion 35B (35) provided on the holder main body 3 of the other of the pair of bus bar supports 11A, 11B are provided at positions shifted in the front-rear direction X and are provided at positions that do not overlap each other when fixed to the vehicle body B.

[0022] As shown in Figures 1 and 5, the fixed part 35 is provided so as to protrude from the outer surface of the mounting plate 31, and is provided in a frame shape extending in the vertical direction Y, and includes a fixed part main body 351 into which a fixing protrusion provided on the vehicle body B is inserted, and a locking arm 353 provided on the fixed part main body 351 and having a convex part 352 (shown in Figure 1) for locking the inserted fixing protrusion.

[0023] 3 and 4, the sliding lid 4 includes a strip-shaped sliding lid main body 41, a pair of support plates 42, 42 that protrude from the edges of the sliding lid main body 41 in the width direction Y toward the holder main body 3 and are capable of supporting the bus bar 2 therebetween, and a pair of slide portions 43, 43 that are continuous with the pair of support plates 42, 42 and engage with respective convex ridge portions 321 provided on the holder main body 3, and are capable of sliding in the recessed grooves 33. The longitudinal dimension of the sliding lid main body 41, the longitudinal dimension of each support plate 42, and the longitudinal dimension of each slide portion 43 are formed to be the same.

[0024] In addition, the longitudinal dimension of the sliding lid 4 is formed to be smaller than the longitudinal dimension of the holder main body 3 by the thickness of the stopping wall 34, and when the front end X1 of the sliding lid 4 abuts against the stopping wall 34 provided on the holder main body 3, the rear end face X2 of the sliding lid 4 and the rear end face X2 of the holder main body 3 are configured to be positioned on the same plane.

[0025] The dimension in the vertical direction Y between the pair of support plates 42, 42 is formed to be approximately the same as the width dimension of the straight section 20 or slightly larger than the width dimension of the straight section 20, and is configured so that the straight section 20 can be accommodated between the pair of support plates 42, 42.

[0026] As shown in Figures 3 and 4, each of the pair of slide portions 43, 43 includes a pair of extending portions 44, 44 that extend outward in the vertical direction Y from a pair of support plates 42, 42 and can engage with each of the convex rib portions 321, and a pair of contact portions 45, 45 that are erected from the pair of extending portions 44, 44 toward the holder main body 3 and can come into contact with the opposing surfaces 320 of each of the concave grooves 33 provided in the holder main body 3.

[0027] As shown in Figure 4, such a sliding lid 4 has a pair of support plates 42, 42 positioned between a pair of convex rib portions 321 provided on the holder main body 3, each extension portion 44 engaged with each convex rib portion 321, and each contact portion 45 facing the opposing surface 320 of each concave groove 33 provided on the holder main body 3, so that the sliding lid 4 can slide into each concave groove 33 of the holder main body 3.

[0028] 3, the hinge lid 6 is provided at the rear X2 end of the holder body 3. The hinge lid 6 includes a rectangular plate-shaped hinge lid body 61 (pressing portion body) that is continuous with the edge of the upper opposing plate 32A of the holder body 3 via the hinge 5, a locking portion 62 that is provided on the edge of the hinge lid body 61 opposite the hinge 5 and can lock the locked portion 36 of the holder body 3, and an abutment rib 63 and a fall-off prevention wall 64 that are provided on the hinge lid body 61 and face each other in the front-rear direction X.

[0029] 3, the locking portion 62 is provided on the edge of the hinge lid body 61 and protrudes in a C-shape in the thickness direction of the hinge lid body 61. The locking portion 62 is configured to lock the locked portion 36 provided on the holder body 3 by positioning the locked portion 36 on the holder body 3 inside the locking portion 62.

[0030] 3, the contact rib 63 is provided in the shape of a plate standing from the front edge X1 of the hinge-lid body 61, and is configured to contact the sliding-lid body 41 when the locking portion 62 locks the locked portion 36 of the holder body 3. The contact rib 63 is configured to be able to enter between the pair of opposing plates 32A, 32B of the holder body 3.

[0031] 3, the fall prevention wall 64 is provided as a plate-like upright plate from the rear X2 edge of the hinge lid body 61, facing the abutment rib 63. This fall prevention wall 64 is configured to block the receiving portions 33e of the pair of recessed grooves 33 provided in the holder body 3 when the locking portions 62 lock with the locked portions 36 of the holder body 3, thereby preventing the sliding lid 4 from falling off.

[0032] Next, the procedure for assembling the bus bar support 11A (11B) including the holder body 1 of this embodiment and the vehicle body fixing structure 10 will be described below with reference to FIGS.

[0033] First, as shown in FIG. 6, the bus bar 2 is placed between the pair of opposing plates 32A and 32B, close to the mounting plate 31 of the holder body 3, in a position facing the mounting plate 31.

[0034] Thereafter, the front end of the sliding lid 4 is brought close to the receiving portion 33e of each groove 33 of the holder body 3. As a result, the pair of support plates 42, 42 are positioned between the pair of ridge portions 321 provided on the holder body 3, and each sliding portion 43 is locked to each ridge portion 321. This allows the sliding lid 4 to slide into each groove 33 of the holder body 3.

[0035] 4 , the bus bar 2 is positioned between the pair of support plates 42, 42 of the sliding lid 4 in the vertical direction Y, and between the mounting plate 31 of the holder body 3 and the sliding lid body 41 of the sliding lid 4 in the perpendicular direction Z. In this state, the sliding lid 4 is slid along the recessed groove 33 provided in the holder body 3.

[0036] The sliding cover 4 continues to slide forward X1 until the front end of the sliding cover 4 abuts against the stop wall 34, stopping the sliding of the sliding cover 4. This positions the sliding cover 4 at a predetermined position in each groove 33. At this time, the rear end face X2 of the sliding cover 4 and the rear end face X2 of the holder body 3 are flush with each other.

[0037] Thereafter, the hinge lid 6 is rotated around the hinge 5 in a direction approaching the locked portion 36. As a result, as shown in Figure 1, the locking portion 62 locks the locked portion 36 of the holder body 3. At this time, the contact rib 63 of the hinge lid 6 comes into contact with the sliding lid 4, and the contact rib 63 presses down on the sliding lid 4.

[0038] At approximately the same time, the fall-off prevention walls 64 are installed to face the rear X2 end surface of the sliding lid 4 and the rear X2 end surface of the holder body 3, closing the receiving portions 33e of the pair of recessed grooves 33 provided in the holder body 3. This prevents the sliding lid 4 from falling off from the holder body 3 and also assembles the sliding lid 4 to the holder body 3. This supports the bus bar 2 on the holder body 1. In this way, the assembly of the bus bar support body 11A is completed. This process is repeated to assemble the pair of bus bar supports 11A, 11B.

[0039] Next, the fixed portions 35 of the holder main bodies 3 of the bus bar supports 11A, 11B are brought close to the fixing protrusions provided on the vehicle body B, and the fixing protrusions are inserted into the fixed portions 35. As a result, the locking arms 353 provided on the fixed portions 35 are pushed by the fixing protrusions, bending, and the convex portions 352 lock the fixing protrusions. In this manner, the bus bar supports 11A, 11B are fixed to the fixing protrusions provided on the vehicle body B. At this time, the bus bar supports 11A, 11B are fixed to the vehicle body B with the mounting plates 31 of the holder main bodies 3 facing each other (back to back), as shown in FIG. 1 . In this manner, the assembly of the vehicle body fixing structure 10 is completed. Thereafter, connection targets, such as battery cells, are electrically connected to each other using the pair of bus bars 2, 2 supported by the pair of bus bar supports 11A, 11B.

[0040] Next, a procedure for removing only the pair of bus bars 2, 2 in a state where the pair of bus bar supports 11A, 11B are fixed to the vehicle body B (vehicle body fixing structure 10) will be described below with reference to FIG.

[0041] First, the electrical connection to the connection target, such as a battery cell, via the pair of bus bars 2, 2 is released. Then, the locking portion 62 of the hinge lid 6 is released from the locked portion 36, and the hinge lid main body 61 is rotated around the hinge 5 in a direction away from the locked portion 36. This releases the abutment rib 63 of the hinge lid 6 from pressing down on the sliding lid 4, and the fall-off prevention wall 64 of the hinge lid 6 moves away from the rear end face X2 of the sliding lid 4 and the rear end face X2 of the holder main body 3, allowing the sliding lid 4 to slide.

[0042] Thereafter, the sliding cover 4 is slid backward X2 along the recessed groove 33. As the sliding progresses, the locking of each sliding portion 43 of the sliding cover 4 with each ridge portion 321 is released, and the sliding cover 4 is removed from the holder body 3.

[0043] 6, one bus bar 2A of the pair of bus bars 2A, 2B(2) is moved in a direction away from the other bus bar 2B, thereby removing the one bus bar 2A from the holder body 3. Then, the other bus bar 2B of the pair of bus bars 2A, 2B is moved in a direction away from the holder body 1 of one bus bar support 11A, thereby removing the other bus bar 2B from the holder body 3. In this way, only the bus bar 2 is removed from each holder body 3 of the vehicle body fixing structure 10, while the pair of holder bodies 3, 3 remains fixed to the vehicle body B.

[0044] According to the above-described embodiment, the holder body 1 includes a trough-shaped holder main body 3 that can accommodate the straight portion 20 of the bus bar 2, a plate-shaped sliding lid 4 (lid material) that is assembled to the holder main body 3 and that, together with the holder main body 3, covers and holds the straight portion 20, and a hinge lid 6 (holding portion) that is provided on the side of the sliding lid 4 that is separated from the straight portion 20 and that holds and supports the sliding lid 4, the hinge lid 6 having a hinge lid main body 61 (holding portion main body) and an abutment rib 63 that protrudes from the hinge lid main body 61 toward the sliding lid 4 and can abut against the sliding lid 4. According to this, the holder body 1 can remove the bus bar 2 from the holder main body 3 by releasing the abutment of the abutment rib 63 of the hinge lid 6 against the sliding lid 4 and releasing the assembly of the sliding lid 4 to the holder main body 3. This allows maintenance and other work to be performed by removing only the bus bar 2 while the holder body 3 remains fixed to the fixing protrusion (fixing target) of the vehicle body B, thereby improving workability.

[0045] Furthermore, one end of the hinge lid body 61 (pressing portion body) is connected to the holder body 3 via the hinge 5, and a locking portion 62 that can be locked to the holder body 3 is provided at the other end separated from the one end of the hinge lid body 61 across the abutment rib 63. With this, by rotating the hinge lid 6 around the hinge 5, when the locking portion 62 locks with the locked portion 36 provided on the holder body 3, the abutment rib 63 of the hinge lid 6 abuts against the sliding lid 4, the sliding lid 4 is pressed down by the hinge lid 6, and the sliding lid 4 is assembled to the holder body 3. In other words, the sliding lid 4 can be assembled to the holder body 3 by rotating the hinge 5, thereby improving the ease of assembly.

[0046] The holder body 3 has a recessed groove 33 that allows the sliding lid 4 (lid material) to slide, and a stop wall 34 that abuts against the sliding lid 4 to stop the sliding of the sliding lid 4. By abutting the sliding lid 4 against such a stop wall 34, the sliding lid 4 can be stopped at a predetermined position without falling off, and the sliding lid 4 can be positioned at a predetermined position.

[0047] The hinge lid 6 (holding portion) has a fall prevention wall 64 that protrudes from the hinge lid main body 61 (holding portion main body) so as to face the abutment rib 63 and blocks each receiving portion 33e of a pair of recessed grooves 33 provided in the holder main body 3, preventing the sliding lid 4 (lid material) from falling off rearward X2 (opposite the sliding direction). Thus, the provision of the fall prevention wall 64 makes it possible to prevent the sliding lid 4 from falling off from the holder main body 3.

[0048] Furthermore, in the holder body 1 of this embodiment, by rotating the hinge lid 6 around the hinge 5, the locking portion 62 locks the locked portion 36 provided on the holder main body 3, the abutment rib 63 abuts against the sliding lid 4, and the fall-off prevention wall 64 closes each receiving portion 33e of the pair of recessed grooves 33. This allows the sliding lid 4 to be more firmly attached to the holder main body 3 by the hinge lid 6. This improves the workability of assembling the holder body 1 and of removing the busbar 2 from the holder body 1.

[0049] The pair of bus bar supports 11A, 11B are arranged with their holder bodies 3 back to back, and their fixed portions 35 are fixed to the fixing protrusions (the objects to be fixed to the vehicle body B). When removing the bus bar 2 from the holder body 1, the bus bar 2 is moved in the perpendicular direction Z, away from the mounting plate 31 of the holder body 3. In other words, when removing the bus bar 2 from the holder body 1, the pair of bus bars 2A, 2B (2) are moved in opposite directions. This prevents the bus bars 2 from approaching each other by more than a certain distance when removing the bus bars 2 from the holder body 1, thereby preventing short circuits.

[0050] The holder main body 3 also has a fixed portion 35, which is provided on the surface of the mounting plate 31 opposite to the pair of opposing plates 32A, 32B, and the fixed portions 35A, 35B (35) provided on each of the pair of bus bar supports 11A, 11B are provided at positions shifted in the longitudinal direction X of the holder main body 3. This allows the pair of bus bar supports 11A, 11B to be fixed to the vehicle body B in a state where they are close to each other in the orthogonal direction Z. This allows the vehicle body fixing structure 10, which is configured with the pair of bus bar supports 11A, 11B, to be made smaller in size in the orthogonal direction Z.

[0051] Further, the dimension (longitudinal dimension) of the straight portion 20 in the longitudinal direction X is formed to be longer than the dimension (longitudinal dimension) of the holder body 3 in the longitudinal direction X. This makes it possible to freely set the fixing position of the holder body 3 within the range of the straight portion 20, and even if the shape of the bus bar is changed due to the vehicle layout, the holder body 1 can be commonly used, thereby improving versatility.

[0052] The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but includes other configurations that can achieve the object of the present invention, and the following modifications are also included in the present invention.

[0053] In the above embodiment, the hinge lid 6 (pressing portion) is connected to the holder body 3 via the hinge 5, but the present invention is not limited to this. The pressing portion may be configured separately from the holder body and may not be connected to the holder body 3 via the hinge 5. The pressing portion only needs to be configured to be able to be engaged with the holder body, and may have an engaging structure that can be engaged with the holder body instead of a hinge.

[0054] Furthermore, although the holder body 1 in the above embodiment is configured to have one hinge lid 6 (holding portion) for the holder main body 3, the present invention is not limited to this. The holder body may have a pair of holding portions, and the pair of holding portions may be provided at both ends of the holder main body 3, and each fall-off prevention wall 64 may be provided so as to cover the end of the recessed groove 33 in the front-rear direction X. In this case, the stop wall provided on the holder main body may be omitted.

[0055] Although the best configurations and methods for carrying out the present invention have been disclosed above, the present invention is not limited thereto. That is, although the present invention has been particularly illustrated and described mainly with reference to specific embodiments, those skilled in the art can make various modifications to the above-described embodiments in terms of shape, material, quantity, and other detailed configurations without departing from the scope of the technical idea and purpose of the present invention. Therefore, the above-disclosed descriptions limiting the shape, material, etc. are provided as examples to facilitate understanding of the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention. Therefore, descriptions using names of components that are free from some or all of the limitations on shape, material, etc. are included in the present invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0056] 10 Body fixing structure 11A, 11B Pair of bus bar supports 1 Holder body 2 Busbar 20 Straight section 20A Insulation coating 3 Holder body 31 Loading plate 32A, 32B A pair of opposing plates 33 Groove 34 Stop Wall 35 Fixed part 4 Slide lid (lid material) 5 Hinge 6 Hinge lid (holding part) 61 Hinge lid body (holding part body) 62 Locking part 63 Contact rib 64 Fall prevention wall B body

Claims

1. A holder body that supports a bus bar having a strip-shaped straight portion and is fixed to a fixed object of a vehicle body, a trough-shaped holder body capable of accommodating the straight portion; a plate-shaped lid member assembled to the holder body and covering and holding the straight portion together with the holder body; and a pressing portion provided on a side of the lid member away from the straight portion, with the lid member sandwiched therebetween, for pressing and supporting the lid member; The holder body is characterized in that the pressing portion is arranged to be engaged with the holder main body, and has a plate-shaped pressing portion main body arranged opposite the lid material, and a contact rib arranged in a plate-like shape protruding from the pressing portion main body toward the lid material and capable of contacting the lid material.

2. One end of the pressing portion body is connected to the holder body via a hinge, 2. The holder body according to claim 1, wherein a locking portion capable of being locked to the holder body is provided at the other end of the pressing portion body, the other end being spaced apart from the one end with the abutment rib in between.

3. The holder body as described in claim 2, characterized in that the holder body has a groove that slides the lid material in the longitudinal direction of the holder body, and a stop wall that is located at the end of the groove in the sliding direction of the lid material and abuts against the lid material to stop the sliding of the lid material.

4. The holder body according to claim 3, characterized in that the pressing portion protrudes from the pressing portion main body so as to face the abutment rib, and has a fall prevention wall that prevents the lid material from falling off to the opposite side of the sliding direction.

5. a pair of bus bar supports each including the holder body according to claim 1 and the bus bar; The bus bar is configured such that an outer surface of the straight portion is covered with an insulating coating portion having insulating properties, Each of the holder bodies has a fixed portion to be fixed to the fixed object, The vehicle body fixing structure is characterized in that the pair of bus bar supports are arranged with the holder bodies back to back and the fixed portions are fixed to the fixing object.

6. the holder body includes a mounting plate on which the straight portion is placed, and a pair of opposing plates extending from widthwise edges of the mounting plate, The vehicle body fixing structure described in claim 5, characterized in that the fixed portion is provided on the surface of the mounting plate opposite the pair of opposing plates, and the fixed portions provided on each of the pair of holder bodies are positioned at different positions in the longitudinal direction of the holder body.

7. 7. The vehicle body fixing structure according to claim 5, wherein the straight portion has a longitudinal dimension longer than the longitudinal dimension of the holder body.

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