Enclosing member

Abstract

To provide a surrounding member that allows for easy operation of the control unit. [Solution] The elastic piece 27 can assume a restricting position T1 in which the engaging portion 28 engages with the engaged portion, restricting the movement of the strip-shaped portion 12 in the direction opposite to the insertion direction into the passage 32, and an allowable position in which the engaging portion 28 is positioned to allow insertion and removal of the strip-shaped portion 12 into and out of the passage 32, and is elastically deformed between the restricting position T1 and the allowable position. The operating piece 24 elastically deforms the elastic piece 27 from the restricting position T1 to the allowable position. The operating pieces 24 are arranged on both sides of the passage 32 in the width direction Y of the strip-shaped portion 12 and are provided to be elastically deformable in the width direction Y. The operating pieces 24 are pressed from both sides in the width direction Y and move closer to each other, thereby elastically deforming the elastic piece 27 from the restricting position T1 to the allowable position.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a surrounding member.

Background Art

[0002] As a surrounding member that surrounds a surrounded member, for example, there is a fastener in the bundling device described in Patent Document 1. The fastener includes a belt-like part that surrounds an object to be held as the surrounded member, and a fastening part that is continuously provided on the belt-like part. The fastening part includes a fastening part main body, an insertion path provided in the fastening part main body into which the belt-like part is inserted, and an engaging part that engages with the belt-like part. The belt-like part includes an engaged part that engages with the engaging part of the fastening part. A plurality of engaged parts are provided side by side along the longitudinal direction of the belt-like part. The engaging part engages with the engaged part and restricts the movement of the belt-like part in the reverse insertion direction with respect to the insertion path. On the other hand, when the engaging part is disengaged from the engaged part, the engaging part allows the movement of the belt-like part in the insertion direction with respect to the insertion path.

[0003] Further, the fastening part is provided with an operation part that is operated so as to disengage the engaging part from the belt-like part in order to allow the movement of the belt-like part in the reverse insertion direction. The operation part is provided so as to extend from the engaging part toward the insertion direction side of the belt-like part. When releasing the enclosure of the object to be held by the belt-like part, the operator operates the operation part to disengage the engaging part from the engaged part. As a result, since the movement of the belt-like part in the reverse insertion direction with respect to the insertion path is allowed, the belt-like part is moved in the reverse insertion direction to release the enclosure of the object to be held by the belt-like part.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0004]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0005] In the fastening device described in Patent Document 1, when the engaging portion is engaged with the engaged portion, the operating portion overlaps along the longitudinal direction of the strip-shaped portion. Therefore, in order to disengage the engaging portion from the engaged portion, the worker must operate the operating portion using the narrow gap between the operating portion and the strip-shaped portion. Depending on the type of object to be held by the fastening device, the worker may need to operate the operating portion while wearing multiple layers of gloves or thick gloves. In such cases, the operating portion of the fastening device described in Patent Document 1 is very difficult to operate. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] An enclosing member for solving the above problems comprises an enclosing portion that encloses the enclosing member such that the enclosing member is positioned on the inside, and a maintenance portion that maintains the state in which the enclosing member is surrounded by the enclosing portion, wherein the enclosing portion comprises a strip-shaped portion that extends in a strip shape from the maintenance portion and whose extension direction from the maintenance portion is the longitudinal direction, and an engaging portion formed on the outer surface of the strip-shaped portion, and the maintenance portion is an elastic piece comprising an insertion opening that opens so that the strip-shaped portion can be inserted from the tip in the extension direction, a passage that communicates with the insertion opening and extends in the direction in which the strip-shaped portion is inserted into the insertion opening so that the strip-shaped portion can be positioned inside, and an engaging portion that engages with the engaging portion inside the passage, wherein the engaging portion engages with the engaged portion The device can assume a restricting position in which it engages with a part to restrict the movement of the strip-shaped portion in the direction opposite to the insertion direction of the passage, and an allowable position in which the engaging part is positioned to allow insertion and removal of the strip-shaped portion into the passage. The device comprises an elastic piece that elastically deforms between the restricting position and the allowable position, and an operating piece that elastically deforms the elastic piece in the restricting position to the allowable position. The operating pieces are arranged on both sides of the passage in the width direction perpendicular to the extending direction and the thickness direction of the strip-shaped portion, and are provided to be elastically deformable in the width direction. The operating pieces are pressed from both sides in the width direction and move closer to each other, thereby elastically deforming the elastic piece in the restricting position to the allowable position.

[0007] With respect to the surrounding member, the strip-shaped portion has the same dimensions in the width direction, and the engaged portion is preferably formed by irregularities that are alternately continuous in the extending direction and extend in the width direction on one of the surfaces of the strip-shaped portion in the thickness direction perpendicular to the extending direction and the width direction.

[0008] With respect to the surrounding member, the surrounding member is provided with a fixing portion to the structure on the maintenance portion, and the fixing portion can be fixed to the structure or released from the fixed state while the surrounding member is surrounded by the surrounding portion and the maintenance portion maintains this state, and the pair of operating pieces are preferably positioned between the structure and the surrounding member when the fixing portion is fixed to the structure.

[0009] With respect to the surrounding member, the maintenance portion has a contact surface that comes into contact with the structure when the surrounding member is fixed to the structure by the fixing portion, and the passage has an outlet that opens on the opposite side of the insertion opening in the insertion direction, and when the surrounding member is fixed to the structure by bringing the contact surface into contact with the structure, the outlet is preferably spaced apart from the structure. [Effects of the Invention]

[0010] According to the present invention, the operating section can be easily operated. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0011] [Figure 1] Figure 1 shows the surrounding member fixed to the floor. [Figure 2] Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the surrounding member. [Figure 3] Figure 3 is a perspective view showing the surrounding member. [Figure 4] Figure 4 is a side cross-sectional view showing the maintenance section. [Figure 5] Figure 5 is a plan view showing the maintenance section. [Figure 6] Figure 6 is a side view showing the surrounding member fixed to the floor. [Figure 7]FIG. 7 is a side sectional view showing a state where the engaged portion and the engaging portion are engaged. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is a plan view showing the elastic piece in the regulated posture. [Figure 9] FIG. 9 is a plan view showing the surrounding member with the elastic piece in the allowed posture. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a side sectional view showing the elastic piece in the allowed posture. [Figure 11] FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a state where the wiring and wiring pipes are held by the surrounding member. [Figure 12] FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a state where the plant is held by the surrounding member.

MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

[0012] Hereinafter, an embodiment in which the surrounding member is embodied will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the surrounding member 10 is fixed to the floor F as a structure. Further, the surrounding member 10 is used as a bundling member for bundling the multi-strand wire 100 as a surrounded member.

[0013] <Surrounding member> The surrounding member 10 includes a surrounding portion 11 that surrounds the multi-strand wire 100 so that the multi-strand wire 100 is disposed inside, and a maintaining portion 21 that maintains the state in which the multi-strand wire 100 is surrounded by the surrounding portion 11. The surrounding member 10 is made of synthetic resin.

[0014] <Surrounding portion> As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the surrounding portion 11 includes a strip portion 12 that extends in a strip shape from the maintaining portion 21 and has the extending direction X from the maintaining portion 21 as the longitudinal direction, and an engaged portion 13 formed on the outer surface of the strip portion 12. The direction orthogonal to the extending direction X and the plate thickness direction Z of the strip portion 12 is defined as the width direction Y. The plate thickness direction Z is orthogonal to the extending direction X and the width direction Y in the strip portion 12.

[0015] The strip portion 12 extends in the extending direction X from the holding portion 21 toward the tip of the strip portion 12, that is, the tip of the surrounding portion 11. The engaged portion 13 is provided near the tip of the strip portion 12 in the extending direction X. The strip portion 12 has a constant thickness in the plate thickness direction Z except at the location where the engaged portion 13 is provided. The tip portion of the strip portion 12 decreases in dimension in the width direction Y from the base end side toward the tip. Therefore, the strip portion 12 has the same dimension in the width direction Y except at the tip. Further, the tip portion of the strip portion 12 decreases in dimension in the plate thickness direction Z from the base end side toward the tip.

[0016] The strip portion 12 includes a first surface 12a as one surface in the plate thickness direction Z and a second surface 12b as the other surface in the plate thickness direction Z. The first surface 12a and the second surface 12b are outer surfaces of the strip portion 12. The first surface 12a is a surface flush with the holding portion 21. The second surface 12b is a surface where the holding portion 21 protrudes.

[0017] As shown in FIG. 3, the engaged portion 13 is provided on the first surface 12a as one surface in the plate thickness direction Z. The engaged portion 13 is formed by irregularities that are alternately continuous in the extending direction X and extend in the width direction Y.

[0018] As shown in FIG. 7, the engaged portion 13 has a shape in which the plate thickness decreases from the base end side to the tip side of the strip portion 12 in the extending direction X. An inclined surface 13a that inclines toward the second surface 12b is formed on the engaged portion 13 from the base end side to the tip side of the strip portion 12. Further, an engaging surface 13b that extends orthogonally from the tip of the inclined surface 13a toward the second surface 12b is formed on the engaged portion 13.

[0019] <Holding portion> As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the holding portion 21 includes a bottom wall 22 that extends flush with the first surface 12a of the strip portion 12. The bottom wall 22 is in the shape of a rectangular plate having a longitudinal direction in the extending direction X and a short side in the width direction Y.

[0020] As shown in Figure 2, the retaining section 21 includes side walls 23 protruding from both sides of the bottom wall 22 in the width direction Y. The side walls 23 are triangular in shape when viewed in the width direction Y. Furthermore, the retaining section 21 includes operating pieces 24 protruding from both sides of the bottom wall 22 in the width direction Y, and in the extension direction X, closer to the strip-shaped section 12 than the pair of side walls 23. Therefore, the retaining section 21 includes a pair of operating pieces 24.

[0021] Furthermore, as shown in Figures 4 and 5, the support portion 21 includes a fixing portion 25 that protrudes from the center of the bottom wall 22 in the width direction Y, and a guide plate 26 that protrudes from closer to the strip portion 12 than the fixing portion 25 in the extending direction X. The support portion 21 also includes an elastic piece 27 that protrudes from closer to the strip portion 12 than the guide plate 26 in the extending direction X on the bottom wall 22. The elastic piece 27 has an engaging portion 28 that engages with the engaged portion 13.

[0022] As shown in Figures 3 and 4, the retaining section 21 includes an opening-forming surface 22a formed by the outer surface of the bottom wall 22. The opening-forming surface 22a is a flat rectangle. The retaining section 21 includes an insertion opening 31 that opens into the opening-forming surface 22a of the bottom wall 22. The insertion opening 31 is rectangular in shape with its longitudinal side extending in the width direction Y. The retaining section 21 includes a passage 32 that communicates with the insertion opening 31. The passage 32 is defined in the extending direction X between the guide plate 26 and the elastic piece 27, and in the width direction Y between the pair of operating pieces 24.

[0023] The maintenance section 21 is equipped with an outlet 33 for the passage 32. The outlet 33 opens on the opposite side of the passage 32 from the insertion opening 31. The strip-shaped portion 12 is inserted into the passage 32 from the insertion opening 31, and the strip-shaped portion 12 inserted into the passage 32 is pulled out of the maintenance section 21 from the outlet 33. Here, the direction in which the strip-shaped portion 12 is inserted into the passage 32 from the insertion opening 31 is called the insertion direction S1. On the other hand, the direction from the outlet 33 toward the insertion opening 31 is called the anti-insertion direction S2. The anti-insertion direction S2 is the opposite direction to the insertion direction S1 with respect to the passage 32.

[0024] The passage 32 extends from the insertion opening 31 in the insertion direction S1, and the strip-shaped portion 12 is positioned inside it. Therefore, the retaining portion 21 includes an insertion opening 31 that opens to allow insertion of the strip-shaped portion 12 from its tip in the extending direction X. The retaining portion 21 also includes a passage 32 that communicates with the insertion opening 31 and extends in the insertion direction S1 of the strip-shaped portion 12 into the insertion opening 31, allowing the strip-shaped portion 12 to be positioned inside it. Furthermore, the passage 32 includes an outlet 33 that opens on the opposite side of the insertion opening 31 in the insertion direction S1.

[0025] The guide plate 26 and the elastic piece 27 face each other in the extending direction X, and the engaging portion 28 protrudes toward the guide plate 26 from the point on the elastic piece 27 that faces the guide plate 26. The engaging portion 28 has a shape in which the thickness of the plate increases from the insertion opening 31 side, which is the base end side of the elastic piece 27, toward the exit 33 side, which is the tip end side of the elastic piece 27. The engaging portion 28 has an inclined surface 28a that slopes toward the elastic piece 27 from the exit 33 side, which is the tip end side of the elastic piece 27, toward the insertion opening 31 side, which is the base end side. In addition, the engaging portion 28 has an engaging surface 28b that extends perpendicularly toward the elastic piece 27 from the tip of the inclined surface 28a.

[0026] As shown in Figure 7, when the strip-shaped portion 12 is inserted into the passage 32 from the insertion opening 31 and a part of the engaged portion 13 is positioned in the passage 32, the engaging surface 13b of the engaged portion 13 and the engaging surface 28b of the engaging portion 28 face each other. When a force is applied to the strip-shaped portion 12 in the opposite direction of insertion S2, the engaging surfaces 13b and 28b engage with each other. This restricts the movement of the strip-shaped portion 12 in the opposite direction of insertion S2. Therefore, the retention portion 21 includes an engaging portion 28 that engages with the engaged portion 13 inside the passage 32.

[0027] <Position of the elastic piece> The elastic piece 27 can elastically deform around its base end on the bottom wall 22 side, taking on a restrictive posture T1 and a permissive posture T2. The restrictive posture T1 is the posture in which the engaging portion 28 is positioned to engage with the engaged portion 13, restricting the movement of the strip-shaped portion 12 in the non-insertion direction S2 relative to the passage 32. As shown in Figure 10, the permissive posture T2 is the posture in which the engaging portion 28 is positioned to allow the insertion and removal of the strip-shaped portion 12 from the passage 32. Therefore, the elastic piece 27 elastically deforms between the restrictive posture T1 and the permissive posture T2.

[0028] As shown in Figures 7 and 8, the restrictive position T1 is the position in which the elastic piece 27 is not elastically deformed. In the restrictive position T1 of the elastic piece 27, the engaging portion 28 narrows the opening width of the passage 32 in the direction facing the guide plate 26 and the elastic piece 27 compared to the opening width in the allowable position T2. ​​Specifically, in the restrictive position T1 of the elastic piece 27, in the direction facing the guide plate 26 and the elastic piece 27, the distance between the tip of the engaging portion 28 and the guide plate 26 is smaller than the dimension of the strip-shaped portion 12 in the thickness direction Z, excluding the engaged portion 13. The engaging portion 28 then fits into the gap between adjacent engaging surfaces 13b in the extending direction X, and the engaging surface 28b of the engaging portion 28 and the engaging surface 13b of the engaged portion 13 face each other in the extending direction X.

[0029] As shown in Figure 10, in the permissible position T2, the engaging portion 28 widens the opening width of the passage 32 in the direction facing the guide plate 26 and the elastic piece 27 compared to the restricted position T1. Specifically, in the permissible position T2 of the elastic piece 27, in the direction facing the guide plate 26 and the elastic piece 27, the distance between the tip of the engaging portion 28 and the guide plate 26 is greater than the dimension of the strip-shaped portion 12 in the thickness direction Z other than the engaged portion 13. As a result, the engaging portion 28 protrudes from the gap between adjacent engaging surfaces 13b in the extending direction X, and the engaging surface 28b of the engaging portion 28 and the engaging surface 13b of the engaged portion 13 do not face each other in the extending direction X.

[0030] As shown in Figures 5 and 8, the elastic piece 27 has operable surfaces 27a on both sides in the width direction Y. The pair of operable surfaces 27a are inclined to approach each other as they move away from the strip-shaped portion 12 in the extending direction X. The operable surfaces 27a are provided over the entire length of the elastic piece 27 in the direction of projection from the bottom wall 22. By providing the pair of operable surfaces 27a, the thickness of the elastic piece 27 decreases as it moves away from the strip-shaped portion 12 in the extending direction X.

[0031] <Operation piece> As shown in Figures 2 and 5, the operating pieces 24 are positioned on both sides of the passage 32 in the width direction Y of the strip-shaped portion 12 and are provided to be elastically deformable in the width direction Y. The operating pieces 24 have an inner surface 24a and an outer surface 24b that are opposite to each other in the width direction Y. The inner surface 24a and outer surface 24b of the operating piece 24 are inclined outward in the width direction Y as they move away from the bottom wall 22 in the plate thickness direction Z. The pair of operating pieces 24 that spread outward in the width direction Y are elastically deformed to move closer to each other when pressed from both sides in the width direction Y and move toward the elastic piece 27. In addition, the distance between the inner surfaces 24a, which is the distance in the width direction Y, increases as the pair of operating pieces 24 move away from the bottom wall 22 in the plate thickness direction Z.

[0032] Furthermore, each operating piece 24 is provided with an operating projection 241 that protrudes from the inner surface 24a in the width direction Y. Thus, the maintenance portion 21 is provided with a pair of operating projections 241. The pair of operating projections 241 face each other in the width direction Y. Each operating projection 241 is provided with an operating surface 241a. The operating surface 241a is inclined such that, in the direction facing the guide plate 26 and the elastic piece 27, the thickness of the operating projection 241 decreases as it moves away from the strip-shaped portion 12, while the pair of operating projections 241 move closer to each other.

[0033] One of the pair of operating protrusions 241 is positioned to be aligned with one of the pair of operated surfaces 27a in the width direction Y, and the other of the pair of operating protrusions 241 is positioned to be aligned with the other of the pair of operated surfaces 27a in the width direction Y. Therefore, when the operating piece 24 is elastically deformed from the outside to the inside in the width direction Y, the pair of operating protrusions 241 move toward the elastic piece 27, and each operating surface 241a can be brought into contact with each operated surface 27a of the elastic piece 27. At this time, the operated surfaces 27a are pressed by the pair of operating surfaces 241a. Then, due to the inclination of the operated surfaces 27a, the elastic piece 27 is elastically deformed so as to move away from the guide plate 26. In other words, the pair of operating pieces 24 come into contact with the elastic piece 27 in the restricted position T1, and elastically deform the elastic piece 27 to the allowable position T2. Then, when the elastic piece 27 is elastically deformed from the restricted position T1 to the permissible position T2 by the operation of the pair of operating pieces 24, the elastic piece 27 separates from the guide plate 26. If the engaged portion 13 is engaged with the engaging portion 28, the engagement between the engaging portion 28 and the engaged portion 13 is released when the elastic piece 27 separates from the guide plate 26.

[0034] Here, the elastic piece 27 has the rigidity to allow the engagement between the engaging portion 28 and the engaged portion 13 to be released by operating a pair of operating pieces 24 from both sides in the width direction Y. In other words, the elastic piece 27 has the rigidity to not elastically deform even when pressed by operating one of the pair of operating pieces 24 until it reaches the allowable position T2 in which the engagement is released.

[0035] As described above, the maintenance unit 21 includes an operating piece 24 that contacts the elastic piece 27 in the restricted position T1 and elastically deforms the elastic piece 27 to the permissible position T2. ​​Furthermore, the operating piece 24 is pressed from both sides in the width direction Y and moves closer to each other, thereby contacting the elastic piece 27 in the restricted position T1 and elastically deforming the elastic piece 27 to the permissible position T2.

[0036] <Fixed part> The fixing portion 25 is cylindrical. The fixing portion 25 protrudes from the bottom wall 22 in the plate thickness direction Z. A through hole 25a is formed on the inside of the fixing portion 25. A fixing screw 34 for fixing the surrounding member 10 to the floor F can be inserted through the through hole 25a. Note that the member inserted through the through hole 25a to fix the surrounding member 10 to the structure can be changed to a nail, anchor, or the like, as appropriate, in addition to the fixing screw 34.

[0037] The fixing portion 25 is open at the opening-forming surface 22a of the bottom wall 22, and also open on the opposite side of the opening-forming surface 22a. The surrounding member 10 is fixed to the floor F by inserting a fixing screw 34 through the through hole 25a of the fixing portion 25 from the side opposite the opening-forming surface 22a, and fixing the fixing screw 34 to the floor F while passing through the opening-forming surface 22a. Therefore, the surrounding member 10 is provided with a fixing portion 25 to the floor F in the maintenance portion 21.

[0038] The support section 21 may have multiple ribs 35. Each rib 35 is erected from the bottom wall 22 and connects the fixing section 25 to each side wall 23, as well as connecting the fixing section 25 to the guide plate 26 and the bottom wall 22.

[0039] The support portion 21 has a contact surface 36 on the side opposite to the opening-forming surface 22a of the bottom wall 22. The contact surface 36 is formed by the protruding end faces from the bottom wall 22 of each of the pair of side walls 23, the fixing portion 25, and each of the ribs 35. When the support portion 21 is viewed from the width direction Y, the contact surface 36 is inclined with respect to the opening-forming surface 22a. That is, the protruding end faces from the bottom wall 22 of each of the pair of side walls 23, the fixing portion 25, and each of the ribs 35 are inclined with respect to the opening-forming surface 22a. The contact surface 36 then contacts the floor F when the surrounding member 10 is fixed to the floor F. Therefore, the support portion 21 has a contact surface 36 that contacts the floor F when the surrounding member 10 is fixed to the floor F by the fixing portion 25. As shown in Figure 7, when the contact surface 36 is in contact with the floor F and the surrounding member 10 is fixed to the floor F, the insertion opening 31 and the exit opening 33 of the passage 32 are spaced apart from the floor F.

[0040] <How to use the surrounding component> As shown in Figure 6, the worker inserts the fixing screw 34 through the through hole 25a that opens in the opening-forming surface 22a while the contact surface 36 is in contact with the floor F. The worker then manipulates the fixing screw 34 with a tool (not shown) to drive the fixing screw 34 through the through hole 25a and into the floor F. As a result, the maintenance part 21 is fixed to the floor F by the fixing screw 34, and the surrounding member 10 is also fixed to the floor F. With the surrounding member 10 fixed to the floor F, the strip-shaped part 12 extends diagonally upward from the maintenance part 21. Also, with the surrounding member 10 fixed to the floor F, the opening-forming surface 22a is inclined with respect to the floor F. Therefore, the insertion opening 31 opens diagonally upward with respect to the floor F.

[0041] Next, as shown in Figures 1 and 7, the operator inserts the strip-shaped portion 12 into the insertion opening 31 from the tip, making the strip-shaped portion 12 annular and surrounding the multi-strand wire 100 with the strip-shaped portion 12. Thus, the surrounding portion 11 is made annular and the multi-strand wire 100 is positioned inside the strip-shaped portion 12. Then, the operator feeds the strip-shaped portion 12 into the passage 32 so that the multi-strand wire 100 can be held by the strip-shaped portion 12. At this time, the inclined surface 28a of the engaging portion 28 is pushed up by the inclined surface 13a of the engaged portion 13, and the elastic piece 27 is displaced in a direction away from the guide plate 26. In other words, the elastic piece 27 is displaced from the restricted position T1 to the permissible position T2. ​​This allows the strip-shaped portion 12 to be fed into the passage 32 in the insertion direction S1. When the strip-shaped portion 12 is fed into the passage 32, the second surface 12b of the strip-shaped portion 12 slides against the guide plate 26. Therefore, the strip-shaped portion 12 is guided by the guide plate 26 to be fed in the insertion direction S1.

[0042] When the operator stops feeding the strip-shaped portion 12 into the passage 32, the elastic piece 27 returns from its elastically deformed shape to its original shape. In other words, the elastic piece 27 elastically deforms from the allowable position T2 to the restricted position T1.

[0043] As shown in Figures 7 and 8, the engaging surface 13b of the engaged portion 13 and the engaging surface 28b of the engaging portion 28 face each other in the extending direction X of the strip-shaped portion 12. Therefore, even if the strip-shaped portion 12 tries to move in the opposite insertion direction S2, the engagement of the engaging surface 13b of the engaged portion 13 with the engaging surface 28b of the engaging portion 28 restricts the strip-shaped portion 12 from moving in the opposite insertion direction S2. At the same time, the multi-strand wire 100 is held by the surrounding member 10 and installed on the floor F. In other words, the surrounding member 10 can be fixed to the floor F while the state in which the multi-strand wire 100 is surrounded by the surrounding portion 11 is maintained by the maintenance portion 21.

[0044] As shown in Figure 1, when the multi-strand wires 100 are arranged inside the annular strip portion 12 and the surrounding member 10 is fixed to the floor F, the operating piece 24 is located between the floor F and the multi-strand wires 100. More specifically, the operating piece 24 is located below the strip portion 12 extending from the maintenance portion 21 and above the floor F. Also, as shown in Figure 7, when the surrounding member 10 is fixed to the floor F with the contact surface 36 in contact with the floor F, the exit 33 is spaced apart from the floor F.

[0045] Furthermore, in the surrounding member 10, the fixing part 25 can be released from its fixed state to the floor F while the surrounding part 11 maintains the state in which the multi-strand wire 100 is surrounded by the maintaining part 21. For example, when the multi-strand wire 100 is surrounded by the surrounding part 11, the worker can access the fixing screw 34 from the outside of the surrounding member 10. At this time, the through hole 25a of the fixing part 25 opens to the opening forming surface 22a and is located further towards the floor F than the insertion opening 31 through which the strip-shaped part 12 is inserted. Therefore, the worker can access the fixing screw 34. The worker then manipulates the fixing screw 34 with a tool (not shown) and removes the fixing screw 34 from the floor F. As a result, the surrounding member 10 is released from its fixed state to the floor F by the fixing screw 34.

[0046] [Operation of this embodiment] The operation of this embodiment will now be explained. The multi-wire system 100, held in place by the surrounding member 10, may be removed from or moved from the floor F.

[0047] In this case, first, the surrounding member 10 releases its hold on the multi-strand wire 100. The operator pinches the pair of operating pieces 24 with their fingers from the outside in the width direction Y and brings them closer together in the width direction Y. As shown in Figure 9, the inner surface 24a of each operating piece 24 is displaced toward the elastic piece 27. Then, the operating projection 241 integrated with each operating piece 24 is displaced toward the elastic piece 27, and each operating surface 241a contacts and presses against the operated surface 27a of the opposing elastic piece 27. As a result, the elastic piece 27 elastically deforms toward the guide plate 26. In other words, the elastic piece 27 elastically deforms from the restricted position T1 to the permissible position T2. ​​As a result, as shown in Figure 10, the engagement of the engaging portion 28 with the engaged portion 13 is released, and the strip-shaped portion 12 becomes able to move in the opposite insertion direction S2 in the passage 32. The operator moves the strip-shaped portion 12 in the opposite direction of insertion S2 while pinching the pair of operating pieces 24. As a result, the strip-shaped portion 12 releases its grip on the multi-strand wire 100.

[0048] [Effects of this embodiment] The effects of this embodiment will now be explained. (1) The surrounding member 10 is equipped with a pair of operating pieces 24. The pair of operating pieces 24 are positioned to sandwich the passage 32 into which the strip-shaped portion 12 is inserted from both sides in the width direction Y. When the engaging portion 28 of the elastic piece 27 engages with the engaged portion 13 of the strip-shaped portion 12 and the elastic piece 27 is in the restricting position T1, the operating pieces 24 do not overlap with the strip-shaped portion 12 in the thickness direction Z. Also, since the direction in which the pair of operating pieces 24 are displaced is the width direction Y, which is perpendicular to the insertion direction S1, the direction in which the operating pieces 24 are displaced is different from the thickness direction Z of the strip-shaped portion 12. Therefore, the surrounding member 10 is different from a configuration in which engagement is released by inserting a finger between the strip-shaped portion 12 and the operating piece 24 that overlaps in the thickness direction Z, and it makes it easier to release the engagement between the strip-shaped portion 12 and the retention portion 21. As a result, the surrounding member 10 makes it easy to operate the operating piece 24 and disengage it, even when operating the operating piece 24 while wearing multiple layers of gloves or thick gloves.

[0049] (2) The strip-shaped portion 12 has the same dimensions in the width direction Y, except for the tip. The engaged portion 13 is formed on the first surface 12a of the strip-shaped portion 12 by irregularities that are alternately continuous in the extending direction X and extend in the width direction Y. For example, compared to the case in which the engaged portion 13 is formed on the side end faces on both sides of the strip-shaped portion 12 in the width direction Y, the engaged portion 13 can have a wider engagement area with the engaging portion 28 in the width direction Y, thus ensuring engagement strength.

[0050] (3) The pair of operating pieces 24 are positioned between the floor F and the multi-strand wire 100 when the surrounding member 10 is fixed to the floor F. In other words, when the surrounding member 10 is fixed to the floor F, the operating pieces 24 are positioned in a location that makes it difficult to perform an operation to release the engagement between the engaging portion 28 and the engaged portion 13. Therefore, when the surrounding member 10 is fixed to the floor F, it is possible to suppress the easy release of the engagement between the engaging portion 28 and the engaged portion 13.

[0051] (4) The maintenance section 21 is provided with a contact surface 36 that comes into contact with the floor F, and the passage 32 is provided with an outlet 33 that opens on the opposite side of the insertion opening 31 in the insertion direction S1. When the surrounding member 10 is fixed to the floor F with the contact surface 36 in contact with the floor F, the outlet 33 of the passage 32 is spaced apart from the floor F.

[0052] Therefore, with the contact surface 36 in contact with the floor F and the surrounding member 10 fixed to the floor F, the multi-wire 100 can be surrounded by the strip-shaped portion 12, and then the strip-shaped portion 12 can be inserted into the passage 32 from the insertion opening 31. Furthermore, since the strip-shaped portion 12 inserted into the passage 32 can be pulled out of the maintenance portion 21 from the exit 33, it is easy to surround the multi-wire 100 with the strip-shaped portion 12.

[0053] (5) The surrounding member 10 allows the engagement between the engaging portion 28 and the engaged portion 13 to be released by the pair of operating pieces 24 contacting the elastic piece 27 from both sides in the width direction Y. In other words, the engagement between the engaging portion 28 and the engaged portion 13 cannot be released by operating only one of the pair of operating pieces 24. Therefore, the surrounding member 10 can prevent erroneous operation regarding the release of the engagement between the engaged portion 13 and the engaging portion 28.

[0054] (6) In the surrounding member 10, when disengaging the engaging portion 28 and the engaged portion 13, it is only necessary to operate the pair of operating pieces 24 by pinching them from both sides in the width direction Y, so the engaging portion 28 and the engaged portion 13 can be disengaged with an easy operation.

[0055] (7) The guide plate 26 has a flat surface facing the elastic piece 27. When the strip portion 12 is inserted into the passage 32, the strip portion 12 is smoothly guided in the insertion direction S1 by the flat guide plate 26. Thus, the surrounding member 10 facilitates the work of surrounding the multi-strand wire 100 with the strip portion 12. Similarly, when removing the strip portion 12 from the passage 32, the strip portion 12 is smoothly guided in the opposite direction S2 by the flat guide plate 26. Thus, the surrounding member 10 facilitates the work of releasing the surrounding of the multi-strand wire 100 by the strip portion 12.

[0056] (8) The pair of operating pieces 24 are inclined such that the distance between their inner surfaces 24a in the width direction Y gradually increases as they move away from the bottom wall 22 in the thickness direction Z. As a result, each operating piece 24 protrudes outward in the width direction Y beyond the outer surface of the side wall 23 in the retaining portion 21. Therefore, since the operating pieces 24 have an easy-to-operate shape, the surrounding member 10 can more easily release the engagement between the engaged portion 13 and the engaging portion 28 using the operating pieces 24.

[0057] (9) Each of the pair of operating pieces 24 is equipped with an operating projection 241. Therefore, when the pair of operating pieces 24 is operated, the elastic piece 27 can be pressed by the pair of operating projections 241, making it easier to displace the elastic piece 27 from the restricted position T1 to the permissible position T2 compared to, for example, when the elastic piece 27 is pressed by only one of the operating pieces 24.

[0058] <Example of changes> The above embodiment can be implemented with the following modifications. The above embodiment and the following modifications can be combined with each other to the extent that they do not contradict each other technically.

[0059] ○As shown in Figure 11, the surrounded member surrounded by the surrounding member 10 may be a protective tube 95 that protects wiring. The protective tube 95 has a shape in which recessed portions 96 and convex portions 97 alternately continue in the axial direction. The surrounding member 10 is annular in shape and surrounds the protective tube 95 such that the recessed portions 96 are positioned on the inside. In this configuration, the strip-shaped portion 12 is positioned between adjacent convex portions 97 in the axial direction of the protective tube 95. Therefore, the surrounding member 10 suppresses the axial movement of the protective tube 95 by the adjacent convex portions 97 in the axial direction.

[0060] ○As shown in Figure 12, the surrounded member enclosed by the surrounding member 10 may be the stem 91 of a plant and a support post 94 along the stem 91. The plant is planted in a pot 92. The support post 94 is also provided in the soil 93 of the pot 92. The support post 94 is along the stem 91. The surrounding portion 11 of the surrounding member 10 is ring-shaped and surrounds the stem 91 and the support post 94 so that they are positioned on the inside. Note that the part of the band-shaped portion 12 other than the part surrounding the stem 91 and the support post 94 may be cut off.

[0061] When the surrounding member 10 is used in this manner, the surrounding member 10 is not fixed to the structure. In this case, the strip-shaped portion 12 is fed into the passage 32, and with the engaged portion 13 and the engaging portion 28 engaged, the stem 91 and the support column 94 are held firmly in place.

[0062] ○In this embodiment, the timing for fixing the surrounding member 10 to the floor F using the fixing part 25 and fixing screws 34 may be after the multi-wire 100 is surrounded by the strip-shaped part 12. In this case, the worker inserts the strip-shaped portion 12 into the insertion opening 31 from its tip, while surrounding the multi-strand wire 100 with the strip-shaped portion 12. Then, as in the embodiment, the worker feeds the strip-shaped portion 12 into the passage 32 and moves it in the insertion direction S1. Then, the engaged portion 13 and the engaging portion 28 are engaged, and the multi-strand wire 100 is surrounded and held by the strip-shaped portion 12, that is, the surrounding portion 11.

[0063] Subsequently, the worker fixes the maintenance unit 21 to the floor F. At this time, the worker brings the contact surface 36 into contact with the floor F. Then, the through hole 25a of the fixing unit 25 opens at the opening-forming surface 22a, and the opposite side of the through hole 25a opens toward the floor F. Also, the exit 33 of the passage 32 into which the strip-shaped portion 12 is inserted is spaced apart from the floor F. Therefore, the strip-shaped portion 12 pulled out from the passage 32 is less likely to interfere with the floor F, and the contact surface 36 can be brought into contact with the floor F while pulling out the strip-shaped portion 12 from the exit 33. Then, the worker inserts the fixing screw 34 through the through hole 25a that opens at the opening-forming surface 22a and screws the fixing screw 34 into the floor F. As a result, the surrounding member 10 is fixed to the floor F and the multi-wire 100 is installed on the floor F.

[0064] Therefore, by positioning the outlet 33 of the surrounding member 10 apart from the contact surface 36, it is easy to fix the surrounding member 10 to the floor F even after the multi-wire 100 has been surrounded by the strip-shaped portion 12. Thus, as in the embodiment, the surrounding member 10 can also surround the multi-wire 100 after being fixed to the floor F, so the surrounding member 10 can provide options for how the multi-wire 100 is installed on the floor F.

[0065] ○The contact surface 36 of the maintenance portion 21 does not have to be inclined at an angle with respect to the opening-forming surface 22a; for example, it may be parallel to the opening-forming surface 22a. ○The surrounding member 10 may be fixed to the floor F with the opening-forming surface 22a in contact with the floor F. In this case, while the surrounding portion 11 surrounds the multi-wire 100 and the maintenance portion 21 maintains this state, the fixing screw 34 is inserted through the through hole 25a while the opening-forming surface 22a is in contact with the floor F, and the fixing screw 34 is fixed to the floor F.

[0066] ○The engaged portion 13 may be provided on the side end faces of the strip-shaped portion 12 on both sides in the width direction X. In this case, the dimensions of the strip-shaped portion 12 will not be constant in the width direction Y. Furthermore, the engaging portion 28 that engages with the engaged portion 13 is provided in a position that sandwiches the passage 32 from both sides in the width direction Y, and an operating piece 24 is integrally provided on the engaging portion 28.

[0067] ○The inclined surface 13a and the engaging surface 13b of the engaged portion 13 may be provided as only one on the strip-shaped portion 12. ○The structure to which the surrounding member 10 is fixed can be changed as appropriate, such as the ground, ceiling, or columns, in addition to the floor F. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0068] S1...Insertion direction, S2...Anti-insertion direction, T1...Restrictive position, T2...Allowable position, X...Extension direction, Y...Width direction, Z...Plate thickness direction, 10...Enclosing member, 11...Enclosing part, 12...Strip-shaped part, 13...Engaged part, 21...Maintenance part, 24...Operating piece, 25...Fixing part, 27...Elastic piece, 28...Engaging part, 31...Insertion opening, 32...Passage, 33...Outlet, 36...Contact surface, 91...Stem as an enclosed member, 95...Protective tube as an enclosed member, 100...Multi-strand wire as an enclosed member.

Claims

1. A surrounding portion that surrounds the surrounding member such that the surrounding member is positioned on the inside, A maintaining part that maintains the state in which the surrounded member is surrounded by the surrounding part, and a surrounding member comprising, The surrounding portion includes a strip-shaped portion that extends in a strip-like manner from the maintenance portion and whose extension direction from the maintenance portion is the longitudinal direction, and also includes an engaging portion formed on the outer surface of the strip-shaped portion. The maintenance portion has an insertion opening that allows the strip-shaped portion to be inserted from the tip in the extending direction, A passage that communicates with the insertion opening and extends in the direction in which the strip-shaped portion is inserted into the insertion opening, allowing the strip-shaped portion to be positioned inside; An elastic piece having an engaging portion that engages with the engaged portion inside the passage, wherein the engaging portion engages with the engaged portion to restrict the movement of the strip-shaped portion in the direction opposite to the insertion direction in the passage, and the elastic piece can assume a restricting position in which the engaging portion is positioned to allow insertion and removal of the strip-shaped portion into and out of the passage, and the elastic piece is elastically deformable between the restricting position and the allowable position, The system comprises an operating piece that elastically deforms the elastic piece in the restricted position to the allowable position, The operating piece is arranged on both sides of the passage in the width direction perpendicular to the extending direction and thickness direction of the strip-shaped portion, and is provided so as to be elastically deformable in the width direction. The surrounding member is characterized in that the operating piece moves closer to each other when pressed from both sides in the width direction, thereby elastically deforming the elastic piece in the restricting position to the allowable position.

2. The surrounding member according to claim 1, wherein the strip-shaped portion has the same dimensions in the width direction, and the engaged portion is formed by irregularities that are alternately continuous in the extending direction and extend in the width direction on one surface of the strip-shaped portion in the thickness direction perpendicular to the extending direction and the width direction.

3. The surrounding member is provided with a fixing portion to the structure in the maintenance portion. The fixing portion can be fixed to the structure or released from its fixed state while the surrounding portion surrounds the surrounded member, and the maintenance portion maintains this state. The surrounding member according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the pair of operating pieces are positioned between the structure and the surrounding member when the fixing portion is fixed to the structure.

4. The maintenance portion includes a contact surface that comes into contact with the structure when the surrounding member is fixed to the structure by the fixing portion, The passage has an outlet that opens on the opposite side of the insertion opening in the insertion direction, The surrounding member according to claim 3, wherein, in a state in which the contact surface is in contact with the structure and the surrounding member is fixed to the structure, the outlet is spaced apart from the structure.

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