Protector and wire harness

Abstract

To provide a protector and a wire harness capable of properly holding an electric wire bundle of a wiring material.SOLUTION: The protector 1 includes a base 10 and a cover 20 that support a wiring member W, a hinge 30 that rotatably couples the cover 20 to the base 10 between a closed position P1 and an open position P2, and a lock portion 40 that locks the cover 20 at the closed position P1 to the base 10, and the base 10 includes a base-side support portion 13 provided with a plurality of concavo-convex portions 14 extending along a wire bundle Wa of the wiring member W. The cover 20 includes a hollow cover-side support portion 23 that sandwiches the wire bundle Wa between the plurality of uneven portions 14 of the base-side support portion 13 and the cover-side support portion 23 in a state of being positioned at the closed position P1.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a protector and a wire harness. [Background technology]

[0002] As an example of technology relating to conventional wire harness protectors, Patent Document 1 discloses a protector that includes a base and cover that support wiring material, a hinge that rotatably connects the cover to the base between a closed position and an open position, and a locking portion that locks the cover to the base in the closed position. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2023-55118 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, in the protector described in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, for example, the cover is provided with multiple uneven portions that engage with the annular recess of the corrugated tube of the wiring material, but there was a risk that the bundle of wires of the wiring material itself would move relatively along the axial direction.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a protector and a wire harness that can properly hold a bundle of electric wires in a wiring material. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the protector of the present invention comprises a base and a cover that support wiring material extending along an axial direction, a hinge that rotatably connects the cover to the base around a rotation center extending along the axial direction between a closed position and an open position, and a locking portion that is provided at the end of the base and the cover opposite the hinge and locks the cover to the base in the closed position, wherein the base has a base-side support portion that has a plurality of uneven portions that extend along the wire bundle of the wiring material, and the cover has a hollow cover-side support portion that sandwiches the wire bundle between the plurality of uneven portions of the base-side support portion when positioned in the closed position. [Effects of the Invention]

[0007] In the protector and wire harness according to the present invention, the base has a base-side support portion provided with a plurality of concave-convex portions extending along the wire bundle of the wiring material, and the cover has a hollow cover-side support portion that, when positioned in the closed position, sandwiches the wire bundle between itself and the plurality of concave-convex portions of the base-side support portion. With this configuration, the protector and wire harness can hold the wire bundle by sandwiching it between itself and the plurality of concave-convex portions of the base-side support portion, for example, when the hollow cover-side support portion is elastically deformed by the cover-side support portion. As a result, the protector and wire harness have the advantage of being able to properly hold the wire bundle of the wiring material. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is an exemplary perspective view of a wire harness to which a protector according to an embodiment is applied. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is an exemplary perspective view of the protector according to the embodiment, showing a state in which the cover is located at the closed position. [Figure 3] FIG. 3 is an exemplary perspective view of the protector according to the embodiment, showing a state in which the cover is positioned in the open position. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is an exemplary side view of the protector according to the embodiment. [Figure 5] FIG. 5 is an exemplary front view of the protector according to the embodiment. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is an exemplary perspective view of a wire harness to which a protector according to a modified example is applied. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0009] Hereinafter, embodiments and modifications of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments and modifications. Furthermore, the components in the following embodiments and modifications include those that are easily replaceable by those skilled in the art, or those that are substantially identical.

[0010] Furthermore, the embodiments and modifications disclosed below include similar components. Therefore, in the following, the similar components are given the same reference numerals, and redundant explanations will be omitted. Note that in this specification, ordinal numbers are used only to distinguish between parts, members, portions, positions, directions, etc., and do not indicate order or priority.

[0011] [Embodiment] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a wire harness WH to which a protector 1 according to an embodiment is applied. The protector 1 of this embodiment shown in FIG. 1 is incorporated into the wire harness WH to be routed in a vehicle such as an automobile. Here, the wire harness WH is, for example, a composite component made by bundling wiring materials W used for power supply and signal communication to connect various devices mounted on the vehicle, and the wiring materials W are connected to the various devices using connectors or the like. The wire harness WH of this embodiment includes a conductive wiring material W and a pair of protectors 1 exteriorly mounted on the wiring material W. The pair of protectors 1 are configured, for example, to have the same specifications. The wire harness WH may further include various other components such as grommets, electrical connection boxes, and fixtures.

[0012] In the following description, of the first, second, and third directions that intersect with one another, the first direction will be referred to as the "axial direction X," the second direction will be referred to as the "width direction Y," and the third direction will be referred to as the "height direction Z." Here, the axial direction X, width direction Y, and height direction Z are approximately perpendicular to one another. The axial direction X typically aligns with the extension direction of the wiring material W, the insertion direction of the wiring material W into the protector 1, the front-to-rear direction of the protector 1, etc. The width direction Y typically aligns with the radial direction of the wiring material W, the width direction of the protector 1, etc. The height direction Z typically aligns with the radial direction of the wiring material W, the height direction (up-down direction) of the protector 1, etc. Furthermore, unless otherwise specified, the directions used in the following description will be described as directions when the protector 1 is assembled to the vehicle.

[0013] The wiring material W is, for example, configured by a wire bundle Wa in which a plurality of wires are bundled together. The wires of the wire bundle Wa each extend linearly along the axial direction X and are formed to extend with approximately the same diameter in the axial direction X (extension direction). The wire has a conductor portion (core wire) made of a plurality of conductive metal wires, the outside of which is covered with an insulating coating portion having insulation properties. For example, the cross-sectional shape of the core wire (cross-sectional shape intersecting the axial direction X) is approximately circular, and the cross-sectional shape of the insulating coating is approximately annular, so that the wire as a whole has an approximately circular cross-sectional shape. Note that the wire bundle Wa may be configured to include, for example, a plurality of first wires having a first outer diameter and a plurality of second wires having a second outer diameter smaller or larger than the first outer diameter.

[0014] The protector 1 includes, for example, a base 10 (see FIG. 2), a cover 20, a hinge 30, a locking portion 40, and a clamp 50. The base 10 and the cover 20 are assembled together along the height direction Z to form a wiring space portion that holds the electric wire bundle Wa. The base 10 and the cover 20 are formed separately from, for example, synthetic resin, and are integrated with each other by a locking structure (snap fit) using the locking portion 40. For convenience, part of the cover 20, such as a cover-side support portion 23 (described later), is not shown in FIG. 1.

[0015] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the protector 1 with the cover 20 positioned in the closed position P1, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the protector 1 with the cover 20 positioned in the open position P2. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the hinge 30 rotatably connects the cover 20 to the base 10. The hinge 30 has, for example, a rotation center Ax extending along the axial direction X. The cover 20 is configured to be rotatable by rotation of the hinge 30 about the rotation center Ax between a closed position P1 (see FIG. 2) that closes the wiring space of the protector 1 and an open position P2 (see FIG. 3) that opens the wiring space. Note that, for convenience, FIG. 3 shows a state in which the rotation angle of the cover 20 from the closed position P1 to the open position P2 is approximately 180 degrees, but this is not limited to this example and other angles may be used.

[0016] The locking unit 40 locks the cover 20 relative to the base 10 in the closed position P1. The locking unit 40 includes, for example, a male lock 41 in the form of a locking claw provided on the base 10 side and a female lock 42 in the form of a locking hole provided on the cover 20 side. The male lock 41 has a locking surface 41a that is engaged with a locking surface 42a of the female lock 42 along the height direction Z. For example, when the cover 20 is positioned in the closed position P1 relative to the base 10, the locking surface 41a of the male lock 41 is engaged with the locking surface 42a of the female lock 42 along the height direction Z, thereby locking the cover 20 in the closed position P1 relative to the base 10. In this embodiment, the locking unit 40 is provided at one end 10a, 20a (end) of the base 10 and the cover 20 opposite the hinge 30.

[0017] The base 10 includes, for example, a base-side bottom wall 11, a pair of base-side side walls 12, and a base-side support portion 13. The base-side bottom wall 11 is a portion that constitutes the lower end of the base 10 (protector 1) and is formed flat. The pair of base-side side walls 12 are portions that constitute the left and right ends of the base 10 (protector 1) and protrude from both ends of the base-side bottom wall 11 in the width direction Y toward the cover 20 along the height direction Z. The pair of base-side side walls 12 include, for example, a base-side first side wall located at one end 10a of the base 10 in the width direction Y and a base-side second side wall located at the other end 10b of the base 10 in the width direction Y. In this embodiment, the male lock 41 of the lock portion 40 described above is provided at the upper end of the base-side first side wall, and the hinge 30 described above is provided at the upper end of the base-side second side wall.

[0018] The base-side support portion 13 is a structure for defining a wiring space portion of the base 10 that clamps (supports) the wire bundle Wa of the wiring material W. The wiring space portion is a space portion through which the wire bundle Wa is inserted and routed along the axial direction X. The base-side support portion 13 has, for example, a base-side middle wall 13a that is curved in an arc shape relative to the base-side bottom wall 11 along a cover-side middle wall 23a (see FIG. 3 ) of the cover 20, which will be described later. Specifically, the base-side middle wall 13a is curved in an arc shape relative to the base-side bottom wall 11 so that a central portion in the width direction Y is relatively closer to the base-side bottom wall 11 than both end portions. Both end portions of the base-side middle wall 13a in the width direction Y are connected (coupled) to the upper end portions of the pair of base-side side walls 12, and a central portion in the width direction Y is connected (coupled) to the base-side bottom wall 11. The base-side middle wall 13a is provided with a plurality of concave and convex portions 14 extending along the wire bundle Wa.

[0019] The plurality of concave-convex portions 14 have the function of, for example, coming into contact with (engaging with) the electric wire bundle Wa to break up (disassemble) the cylindrical bundle of the electric wire bundle Wa along the width direction Y. The concave-convex portion 14 includes, for example, a plurality of recesses 14a arranged at intervals from one another along the width direction Y on the inner surface of the base-side middle wall 13a, and a plurality of protrusions 14b arranged alternately with the plurality of recesses 14a along the width direction Y on the inner surface of the base-side middle wall 13a. The inner surfaces of the plurality of recesses 14a, in other words, the outer surfaces of the plurality of protrusions 14b, are formed, for example, in an arc shape that follows the outer peripheral surfaces of the electric wires that make up the electric wire bundle Wa.

[0020] The cover 20 includes, for example, a cover-side bottom wall 21, a pair of cover-side side walls 22, and a cover-side support portion 23. The cover-side bottom wall 21 is a portion that constitutes the upper end of the cover 20 (protector 1) and is formed flat. The pair of cover-side side walls 22 are portions that constitute the left and right ends of the cover 20 (protector 1) and protrude from both ends of the cover-side bottom wall 21 in the width direction Y toward the base 10 along the height direction Z. The pair of cover-side side walls 22 include, for example, a cover-side first side wall located at one end 20a of the cover 20 in the width direction Y and a cover-side second side wall located at the other end 20b of the cover 20 in the width direction Y. In this embodiment, the female lock 42 in the form of an engagement hole of the lock portion 40 described above is provided on the cover-side first side wall, and the hinge 30 described above is provided on the cover-side second side wall.

[0021] The cover-side support portion 23 is a structure of the cover 20 that, together with the base-side support portion 13, defines a wiring space that clamps (supports) the wire bundle Wa of the wiring material W. The cover-side support portion 23 includes, for example, a cover-side middle wall 23a that is curved in an arc shape so that a center portion in the width direction Y is relatively spaced apart from both end portions with respect to the cover-side bottom wall 21, and a hollow portion 23b formed between the cover-side bottom wall 21 and the cover-side middle wall 23a. Both end portions of the cover-side middle wall 23a in the width direction Y are connected (coupled) to the cover-side bottom wall 21, and the center portion in the width direction Y is spaced apart from the cover-side bottom wall 21 in the height direction Z. The hollow portion 23b is an opening defined by the cover-side bottom wall 21 and the cover-side middle wall 23a, and allows elastic deformation of the cover-side middle wall 23a in the height direction Z. As described above, in this embodiment, the cover side support portion 23 is formed hollow with the hollow portion 23b extending along the axial direction X between the cover side middle wall 23a and the cover side bottom wall 21.

[0022] The cover-side support portion 23 also has ribs 24 that divide the wire bundle Wa of the wiring material W along the width direction Y. The ribs 24 function to break up (separate) the cylindrical bundle of wire bundle Wa along the width direction Y, for example, when the cover 20 is positioned at the closed position P1 (see FIG. 2 ), by being inserted between adjacent wires of the wire bundle Wa. The ribs 24 are provided at the center of the cover-side middle wall 23a in the width direction Y, protrude from the center toward the base 10 along the height direction Z, and extend along the axial direction X. The ribs 24 are provided, for example, across between one end and the other end of the cover-side middle wall 23a in the axial direction X. The protruding width of the ribs 24 along the width direction Y is formed to be approximately the same as the opening width of the recess 14a along the width direction Y.

[0023] Fig. 4 is a side view of the protector 1, and Fig. 5 is a front view of the protector 1. As shown in Figs. 4 and 5, the clamp 50 is used to secure the protector 1 to a target portion of the vehicle. The clamps 50 are provided in pairs spaced apart from each other along the axial direction X, for example, on the outer surface of the base-side bottom wall 11 opposite the base-side support portion 13. Each of the pair of clamps 50 includes, for example, a shaft portion 51, a pair of arms 52, and a flange portion 53.

[0024] The shaft portion 51 is formed, for example, in a columnar shape extending from the base-side bottom wall 11 along the height direction Z. The shaft portion 51 is attached in a state in which it penetrates, along the height direction Z, an attachment hole formed in a portion of the vehicle to which it is to be fixed (an attachment panel). The pair of arm portions 52 are formed, for example, in positions facing each other in the width direction Y with the shaft portion 51 therebetween. The pair of arm portions 52 protrude from the tip end (lower end) of the shaft portion 51 along the width direction Y and are formed in an arm shape (umbrella shape) that is inclined so as to gradually widen toward both sides in the width direction Y as it approaches the base end (upper end) of the shaft portion 51. Locking claw portions that lock with the periphery of the attachment hole are provided at the ends of the pair of arm portions 52.

[0025] The flange portion 53 protrudes in a flanged (disk-like) shape from the base end of the shaft portion 51 radially outward of the shaft portion 51. For example, at least a portion of the outer circumferential side of the flange portion 53 protrudes along the height direction Z. The outer circumferential portion of the flange portion 53 supports, for example, one end side (base 10 side) of the target portion (mounting panel) in the height direction Z, i.e., the surface opposite to the pair of arm portions 52. By sandwiching the target portion (mounting panel) between the flange portion 53 and the pair of arm portions 52, movement of the protector 1 along the height direction Z relative to the target portion is restricted.

[0026] In this embodiment, the wire bundle Wa of the wiring material W is sandwiched between the plurality of uneven portions 14 of the base-side support portion 13 and the cover-side support portion 23 in a state in which the cover-side middle wall 23a is elastically deformed along the height direction Z toward the hollow portion 23b. That is, in this embodiment, when the cover 20 is positioned in the closed position P1 (see FIG. 5 ), the cover-side middle wall 23a is spaced apart from the base-side support portion 13 in the height direction Z by the height of the wire bundle Wa and can bend along the outer shape of the wire bundle Wa. This generates an elastic restoring force in the cover-side middle wall 23a, increasing the surface pressure between the cover-side middle wall 23a and the wire bundle Wa and also increasing the surface pressure between the base-side middle wall 13a and the wire bundle Wa, thereby enhancing the holding force of the wire bundle Wa.

[0027] In this embodiment, the male lock 41 of the locking portion 40 described above is locked with the female lock 42 in a state in which an elastic restoring force is generated in the cover-side middle wall 23a. When the locking surface 41a of the male lock 41 and the locked surface 42a of the female lock 42 are locked with each other, rotation of the cover 20 relative to the base 10 toward the open position P2 is restricted, and an increased surface pressure between the cover-side middle wall 23a and the electric wire bundle Wa and an increased surface pressure between the base-side middle wall 13a and the electric wire bundle Wa are maintained.

[0028] In this embodiment, for example, with the cover 20 positioned at the open position P2 (see FIG. 3) relative to the base 10, the electric wire bundle Wa is routed over the plurality of concave-convex portions 14 of the base-side support portion 13. At this time, in this embodiment, the electric wire bundle Wa is pressed against the plurality of concave-convex portions 14, thereby breaking down the cylindrical bundle of the electric wire bundle Wa along the width direction Y. Next, the cover 20 is moved to the closed position P1 (see FIGS. 2 and 5) relative to the base 10. At this time, in this embodiment, the ribs 24 provided on the cover-side support portion 23 are inserted between adjacent electric wires of the electric wire bundle Wa, thereby breaking up the cylindrical bundle of the electric wire bundle Wa along the width direction Y.

[0029] Then, with the cover 20 positioned in the closed position P1 (see FIGS. 2 and 5) relative to the base 10, the male lock 41 and the female lock 42 of the locking portion 40 are locked together. This causes the cover-side inner wall 23a to elastically deform in the height direction Z along the outer shape of the electric wire bundle Wa, and the elastic restoring force of the cover-side inner wall 23a holds the electric wire bundle Wa in the wiring space between the cover-side support portion 23 and the base-side support portion 13. In addition, at this time, in this embodiment, for example, the electric wires constituting the electric wire bundle Wa engage with the plurality of concave-convex portions 14, thereby more firmly holding the electric wire bundle Wa.

[0030] As described above, in the protector 1 and wire harness WH of this embodiment, the base 10 has the base-side support portion 13 provided with a plurality of concave-convex portions 14 extending along the electric wire bundle Wa of the wiring material W, and the cover 20 has the hollow cover-side support portion 23 that, when positioned in the closed position P1, sandwiches the electric wire bundle Wa between itself and the plurality of concave-convex portions 14 of the base-side support portion 13. With this configuration, the protector 1 and wire harness WH can hold the electric wire bundle Wa by sandwiching it between itself and the plurality of concave-convex portions 14 of the base-side support portion 13, for example, with the hollow cover-side support portion 23 elastically deforming the cover-side support portion 23. As a result, the protector 1 and wire harness WH can properly hold the electric wire bundle Wa of the wiring material W, and ultimately can fix the electric wire bundle Wa without using tape, cable ties, or the like.

[0031] In the protector 1 and the wire harness WH of this embodiment, the cover-side support portion 23 includes a cover-side middle wall 23a that is curved in an arc shape relative to the flat cover-side bottom wall 21 of the cover 20 so that the center in the width direction Y is relatively farther away from both end portions, and a hollow portion 23b formed between the cover-side bottom wall 21 and the cover-side middle wall 23a, and the base-side support portion 13 includes a base-side middle wall 13a that is curved in an arc shape along the cover-side middle wall 23a relative to the flat base-side bottom wall 11 of the base 10 and has a plurality of uneven portions 14 formed side by side along the width direction Y. With this configuration, the protector 1 and the wire harness WH can, for example, elastically deform the arc-shaped cover-side middle wall 23a along the height direction Z relative to the flat cover-side bottom wall 21, and therefore the elastic restoring force of the cover-side middle wall 23a can more appropriately hold the electric wire bundle Wa in the wiring space between the cover-side middle wall 23a and the base-side middle wall 13a.

[0032] Furthermore, in the protector 1 and the wire harness WH of this embodiment, the cover-side support portion 23 has a rib 24 that is provided in the center in the width direction Y and divides the electric wire bundle Wa along the width direction Y when the cover 20 is positioned at the closed position P1. With this configuration, the protector 1 and the wire harness WH can, for example, break up (separate) the cylindrical bundle of the electric wire bundle Wa by the rib 24, thereby improving the workability of assembling the protector 1 to the electric wire bundle Wa.

[0033] [Variations] Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a wire harness WH to which a protector 1 according to a modified example is applied. The wire harness WH shown in Fig. 6 has a similar configuration to the wire harness WH of the above embodiment. Therefore, the wire harness WH can obtain the same functions and effects as the above embodiment based on the similar configuration.

[0034] However, in this modified example, as shown in FIG. 6 , the wire harness WH is different from the above embodiment in that it includes a conductive wiring material W, a sheet 2 covering the wiring material W, and a pair of protectors 1 that are sheathed on the wiring material W and the sheet 2. The pair of protectors 1 are configured to have the same specifications as in the above embodiment, for example, and support both end portions 2a of the sheet 2 in the axial direction X. In this modified example, the sheet 2 and the pair of protectors 1 form a protector unit 3. The sheet 2, for example, simply covers and protects the area between the pair of protectors 1 in the wiring material W. The sheet 2 is formed, for example, in a cylindrical shape that follows the outer shape of the wiring material W and extends along the axial direction X. The sheet 2 is formed, for example, from a resin material or the like that has insulating properties and flexibility (bending and stretching), and is configured to be elastically deformable along the outer shape of the wiring material W.

[0035] According to this modification, the sheet 2 can simply cover and protect the area between the pair of protectors 1 in the wire bundle Wa of the routing material W, thereby preventing the protector 1 from becoming longer in length along the axial direction X. This makes it possible to, for example, prevent interference between the protector 1 and members arranged around the target fixing portion of the vehicle, and to prevent an increase in the effort and cost required to manufacture the protector 1. That is, according to this modification, by using the sheet 2 and the pair of protectors 1 in combination, it is possible to reduce the effort and cost required to manufacture the protector unit 3 and the wire harness WH as a whole, and to configure them more compactly.

[0036] In this modification, when the cover 20 is positioned in the closed position P1 (see FIG. 5) relative to the base 10, the sheet 2 is interposed between the plurality of concave-convex portions 14 of the base-side support portion 13 and the electric wire bundle Wa. In this case, the sheet 2 is inserted into the plurality of concave-convex portions 14 while being curved, for example, along the inner surfaces of the concave portions 14a and the outer surfaces of the convex portions 14b. In this modification, when the cover 20 is positioned in the closed position P1 (see FIG. 5) relative to the base 10, the sheet 2 is interposed between the rib 24 of the cover-side support portion 23 and the electric wire bundle Wa. In this case, the sheet 2 is inserted between adjacent electric wires of the electric wire bundle Wa while being curved, for example, along the outer surfaces of the rib 24.

[0037] While this modification and the above embodiment illustrate a case in which the cover 20 is provided with a convex cover-side support portion 23 and the base 10 is provided with a concave base-side support portion 13, the present invention is not limited to this example. For example, the cover 20 may be provided with a concave cover-side support portion 23 and the base 10 may be provided with a convex base-side support portion 13. Furthermore, while this modification and the above embodiment illustrate a case in which one rib 24 is provided on the cover-side support portion 23, the present invention is not limited to this example. For example, the cover-side support portion 23 may be provided with a plurality of ribs 24 spaced apart from one another along the width direction Y. Furthermore, while this modification and the above embodiment illustrate a case in which the cover-side support portion 23 is provided with a rib 24 and the base-side support portion 13 is provided with a plurality of uneven portions 14, the present invention is not limited to this example. For example, the cover-side support portion 23 may be provided with a plurality of uneven portions 14 and the base-side support portion 13 may be provided with a rib 24.

[0038] While the above describes exemplary embodiments and modifications of the present invention, these are merely examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. The above embodiments and modifications can be implemented in a variety of other forms, and various omissions, substitutions, combinations, and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. Furthermore, the specifications of each configuration, shape, and the like (structure, type, direction, format, size, length, width, thickness, height, number, arrangement, position, material, etc.) can be modified as appropriate. [Explanation of symbols]

[0039] 1 Protector 10 base 11 Base side bottom wall 13 Base side support part 13a Base side middle wall 14 Uneven part 20 Cover 21 Cover side bottom wall 23 Cover side support part 23a Cover side middle wall 23b Hollow part 24 Ribs 30 Hinge 40 Lock Section P1 closed position P2 open position W Routing material Wa wire bundle WH Wire Harness X-axis direction Y width direction Z height direction

Claims

1. a base and a cover that support wiring materials extending along the axial direction; a hinge that rotatably connects the cover to the base between a closed position and an open position about a rotation center that extends along the axial direction; a locking portion provided at an end of the base and the cover opposite to the hinge, the locking portion locking the cover relative to the base in the closed position; the base has a base-side support portion provided with a plurality of uneven portions extending along the wire bundle of the wiring material, the cover has a hollow cover-side support portion that sandwiches the wire bundle between itself and the plurality of concave and convex portions of the base-side support portion when the cover is positioned at the closed position; Protector.

2. the cover-side support portion includes a cover-side middle wall that is curved in an arc shape with respect to a flat cover-side bottom wall of the cover such that a central portion in a width direction intersecting with the axial direction is relatively spaced apart from both end portions, and a hollow portion formed between the cover-side bottom wall and the cover-side middle wall, the base-side support portion has a base-side middle wall that is curved in an arc shape along the cover-side middle wall relative to a flat base-side bottom wall of the base, and the plurality of concave-convex portions are formed side by side along the width direction. The protector according to claim 1 .

3. the cover-side support portion has a rib provided at a center portion in a width direction intersecting with the axial direction, the rib dividing the wire bundle along the width direction when the cover is positioned at the closed position. The protector according to claim 1 or 2.

4. A wiring material extending along the axial direction; A protector that is wrapped around the wiring material, The protector comprises: A base and a cover that support the wiring material; a hinge that rotatably connects the cover to the base between a closed position and an open position about a rotation center that extends along the axial direction; a locking portion provided at an end of the base and the cover opposite to the hinge, the locking portion locking the cover relative to the base in the closed position; the base has a base-side support portion provided with a plurality of uneven portions extending along the wire bundle of the wiring material, the cover has a hollow cover-side support portion that sandwiches the wire bundle between itself and the plurality of concave and convex portions of the base-side support portion when the cover is positioned at the closed position; Wire harness.

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