Wire harness and protector
The wire harness protector with a tape-wrapping and protective wall design addresses routing and securing challenges, ensuring secure cable guidance without additional components, enhancing assembly efficiency and reducing environmental impact.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- YAZAKI CORP
- Filing Date
- 2024-10-30
- Publication Date
- 2026-05-15
AI Technical Summary
Existing wire harness protectors face challenges in properly routing and securing wiring materials, particularly in preventing them from deflection and flying out, especially in areas where tape wrapping is not feasible due to the presence of fixing components, leading to assembly difficulties and increased component count.
A wire harness design featuring a protector with a main body having a bottom wall and vertical walls, a tape-wrapping portion, and a protective wall portion with increased height, ensuring the cable guide is secured by tape, and the protective wall height exceeds the deflection height of the cable, preventing it from flying out without additional tape or components.
The design effectively routes and secures wiring materials, reducing assembly complexity, minimizing component count, and saving space while maintaining environmental and cost efficiency by eliminating the need for external covers.
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Abstract
Description
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[0001] The present invention relates to a wire harness and a protector.
Background Art
[0002] For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a wire harness protector including a gutter-shaped protector body (main body portion) and a wire fixing bar that can be closed across the opening of the protector body.
Prior Art Documents
Patent Documents
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Patent Document 1
Summary of the Invention
Problems to be Solved by the Invention
[0007] To achieve the above objective, the protector according to the present invention comprises a main body portion through which a conductive cable guide is inserted along the insertion direction, and which includes an insertion opening that opens in the insertion direction, wherein the main body portion comprises a bottom wall portion extending along the insertion direction, a pair of vertical wall portions provided on both sides of the bottom wall portion and formed to protrude from the bottom wall portion along a projection direction intersecting the insertion direction, a housing space portion partitioned by the bottom wall portion and the pair of vertical wall portions, through which the cable guide is inserted, and a tape-wrapping portion on which the cable guide is fixed by winding tape, and a protective wall portion configured to be higher in height than the vertical wall portion of the tape-wrapping portion, wherein the height of the vertical wall portion of the protective wall portion is configured to be higher than the movable height of the cable guide that occurs due to the deflection of the cable guide in the protective wall portion when the cable guide is housed in the housing space portion and fixed to the tape-wrapping portion by the tape. [Effects of the Invention]
[0008] The wire harness and protector according to the present invention have the effect of enabling proper routing of the wire material. [Brief explanation of the drawing]
[0009] [Figure 1] Figure 1 shows a schematic configuration of the wire harness according to this embodiment. [Figure 2] Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the schematic configuration of the wire harness according to this embodiment. [Figure 3] Figure 3 is a front view showing a schematic configuration of the wire harness according to this embodiment. [Figure 4] Figure 4 is a plan view showing the schematic configuration of the wire harness according to this embodiment. [Figure 5] Figure 5 is a side view showing a schematic configuration of the wire harness according to this embodiment. [Modes for carrying out the invention]
[0010] Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. Furthermore, some of the components in the following embodiments may be easily substituted or substantially identical to those that are easily substituted by those skilled in the art.
[0011] [Embodiment] The wire harness WH shown in Figures 1 and 2 is, for example, a bundle of multiple wiring materials W used for power supply and signal communication to connect various devices mounted on a vehicle, and the multiple wiring materials W are connected to each device using connectors or the like.
[0012] In the wire harness WH, the wiring material W is routed along a predetermined routing path, and a protector 1, as an exterior component, is attached to the wiring material W as needed. In this embodiment, as shown in Figure 2, the protector 1 has a tape-wrapping portion 30 in which the wiring material W is fixed by winding tape T around it, and a protective wall portion 40 in which the side wall portion (vertical wall portion 12 in this embodiment) is higher than the tape-wrapping portion 30, thereby realizing a configuration that allows the wiring material W to be routed properly. The configurations of the wire harness WH and the protector 1 will be described in detail below with reference to Figures 1 to 5.
[0013] Note that for the sake of clarity, Figure 1 omits the illustration of tape T. Also, Figures 2 to 5 illustrate tape T with a dashed line.
[0014] Furthermore, the wire harness WH may also include grommets, fasteners, connectors, and the like.
[0015] In the following explanation, of the three intersecting directions, the first direction is referred to as the "length direction X," the second direction as the "width direction Y," and the third direction as the "height direction Z." Here, the length direction X, the width direction Y, and the height direction Z are mutually orthogonal. The length direction X typically corresponds to the length direction (longitudinal direction) of the protector 1. The width direction Y corresponds to the width direction (short direction) of the protector 1. The height direction Z typically corresponds to the height direction of the protector 1.
[0016] In the following explanation, the direction in which the cable material W is inserted into the protector 1 is referred to as the "insertion direction L," and the direction in which the vertical wall portion 12 protrudes from the bottom wall portion 11 extending along the insertion direction L is referred to as the "protrusion direction P." Here, the insertion direction L and the protrusion direction P intersect each other (see Figure 5). The insertion direction L typically corresponds to the extending direction of the main body portion 10, the axial direction of the cable material W housed inside the main body portion 10, etc. The protrusion direction P typically corresponds to the opening direction of the opening 14 provided in the main body portion 10, etc.
[0017] As shown in FIG. 1, the wire harness WH includes a wiring material W having conductivity and a protector 1 through which the wiring material W is inserted inside.
[0018] <Wiring material> The wiring material W is wired in a vehicle and electrically connects each device. The wiring material W of the present embodiment includes a conductive conductor portion (core wire) and an insulating coating portion having insulating properties, and is an insulated electric wire in which the conductor portion is coated with the insulating coating portion. The conductor portion here is a stranded wire formed by twisting a plurality of conductive strands. The insulating coating portion is formed, for example, by extrusion molding of a resin material having insulating properties (such as PP, PVC, cross-linked PE, etc., appropriately selected in consideration of abrasion resistance, chemical resistance, heat resistance, etc.). Note that the conductor portion may be a bundle of a plurality of strands.
[0019] Further, the wiring material W has a substantially circular cross-sectional shape of the conductor portion (the cross-sectional shape in a direction intersecting the extending direction of the wiring material W), and the cross-sectional shape of the insulating coating portion is substantially annular, and the overall cross-sectional shape is substantially circular.
[0020] <Protector> The protector 1 is formed of a resin material having insulating properties or the like, and protects the wiring material W inserted inside. The protector 1 is used as a member that regulates the wiring path of the wiring material W when fixed to the vehicle. As shown in FIG. 1, the protector 1 includes a main body portion 10 and a fixing portion 20 that can fix the main body portion 10 to a fixing target portion A. Here, the fixing target portion A is, for example, a vehicle body or the like.
[0021] The main body portion 10 is a portion that houses the wiring material W inside. The main body portion 10 of the present embodiment includes a bottom wall portion 11 and a pair of standing wall portions 12 provided on both sides sandwiching the bottom wall portion 11, and the bottom wall portion 11 and the pair of standing wall portions 12 are integrally formed, so that the cross-sectional shape along the insertion direction L is formed in a U shape.
[0022] The bottom wall portion 11 is a plate-shaped wall portion that extends along the insertion direction L and the width direction Y, with the projection direction P being the thickness direction. As shown in Figure 2, the bottom wall portion 11 is located between a pair of vertical wall portions 12 with respect to the width direction Y, and both ends are connected to each vertical wall portion 12. Furthermore, one vertical wall portion 12 is erected along the projection direction P from one end in the width direction Y, and the other vertical wall portion 12 is erected along the projection direction P from the other end in the width direction Y. The bottom wall portion 11 also extends from one end to the other end in the insertion direction L of each vertical wall portion 12. In addition, the bottom wall portion 11 is positioned opposite the opening 14, spaced apart from it, along the projection direction P, which is the opening direction of the opening 14 described later. Furthermore, in this embodiment, as shown in Figures 2 and 5, the bottom wall portion 11 is formed according to the shape of the straight portion 10a and the bent portion 10b of the main body portion 10 described later. Therefore, the bottom wall portion 11 is formed to curve along the insertion direction L, which is the extending direction of the main body portion 10.
[0023] The pair of vertical wall sections 12 are plate-shaped wall sections that extend along the insertion direction L and the projection direction P, with the width direction Y being the thickness direction. As shown in Figure 2, the pair of vertical wall sections 12 are flat and erected in a straight line along the projection direction P when viewed from the length direction X. Also, as shown in Figure 5, the pair of vertical wall sections 12 are formed such that the length along the insertion direction L and the length along the projection direction P are approximately equal. Furthermore, as shown in Figures 2 and 3, one end (base end) of the pair of vertical wall sections 12 in the projection direction P is connected to the bottom wall section 11, and the other end (tip) in the projection direction P forms an opening 14, which will be described later. Also, the bottom wall section 11 is formed to project along the width direction Y from one end of the pair of vertical wall sections 12 in the projection direction P. Furthermore, as shown in Figure 4, the pair of vertical wall sections 12 extend from one end to the other end of the bottom wall section 11 in the insertion direction L. Therefore, the pair of vertical wall portions 12 in this embodiment are formed by protruding from both ends of the bottom wall portion 11 in the width direction Y, along the projection direction P. In the following description, in order to distinguish between the vertical wall portion 12 of the tape winding portion 30 and the vertical wall portion 12 of the protective wall portion 40, the vertical wall portion 12 of the tape winding portion 30 may be referred to as "vertical wall portion 12A" and the vertical wall portion 12 of the protective wall portion 40 as "vertical wall portion 12B".
[0024] Furthermore, as shown in Figure 2, the main body 10 is composed of a storage space 10S as an internal space, a pair of insertion openings 13 that open in the insertion direction L, and an opening 14 that opens in the protruding direction P. The storage space 10S is a portion partitioned by the bottom wall 11 and the pair of vertical wall 12. The insertion openings 13 are a portion partitioned by the bottom wall 11 and the pair of vertical wall 12, and are surrounded on three sides by the end of the bottom wall 11 in the insertion direction L and the ends of the pair of vertical wall 12 in the insertion direction L. The openings 14 are a portion partitioned by the pair of vertical wall 12, and are sandwiched in the protruding direction P by the end located on the opposite side from where the bottom wall 11 is located. Therefore, in this embodiment, the protector 1 allows the cable routing material W to be routed along the insertion direction L by inserting it into the storage space 10S through a pair of insertion openings 13 provided at both ends of the main body 10 in the insertion direction L.
[0025] The fixing part 20 is the part that is fixed to the part to be fixed A. In this embodiment, the fixing parts 20 are provided in pairs, as shown in Figures 1, 2, and 5, and each fixing part 20 is formed on the bottom side (bottom wall side 11) of the main body part 10. In the following description, when distinguishing between the two fixing parts 20, they will be referred to as "fixing part 20A" and "fixing part 20B," and when there is no need to distinguish between them, they may simply be referred to as "fixing part 20."
[0026] As shown in Figures 1, 2, and 5, the fixing portion 20 is composed of a fixing wall portion 21 and a clip portion 22. The fixing portion 20A is provided at the end of the main body portion 10 in the insertion direction L, and the fixing portion 20B is provided in the middle portion of the main body portion 10 by being spaced apart from the fixing portion 20A along the insertion direction L.
[0027] The fixed wall portion 21 is a wall portion that protrudes from the main body portion 10. As shown in Figures 1, 2, and 5, the fixed wall portion 21 is provided in pairs, with one provided on each of the fixed portion 20A and fixed portion 20B. Furthermore, as shown in Figure 1, the fixed wall portion 21 is composed of a plate-shaped wall portion 21a erected from the bottom wall portion 11 of the main body portion 10 and a plurality of ribs 21b erected from the wall portion 21a, with each of the wall portion 21a and ribs 21b being formed as a single unit. The wall portion 21a here is a plate-shaped wall portion that extends along the insertion direction L and the protrusion direction P, with the width direction Y being the thickness direction, and the ribs 21b are plate-shaped wall portions that extend along the width direction Y and the protrusion direction P, with the insertion direction L being the thickness direction. As shown in Figure 2, the fixed wall portion 21 is provided projecting from the bottom wall portion 11 on the side opposite to the vertical wall portion 12, and is formed projecting from the bottom wall portion 11 along the projection direction P. Furthermore, as shown in Figure 2, the thickness of the fixed wall portion 21 (length in the width direction Y) is formed to be approximately equal to the length in the width direction Y of the bottom wall portion 11.
[0028] The clip portion 22 is the part that engages with the edge of the fixing hole Ah of the fixing target A when the fixing portion 20 is fixed to the fixing target A. As shown in Figures 1, 2, and 5, the clip portion 22 is provided in pairs, with one clip provided on each of the fixing portion 20A and the fixing portion 20B. Also, as shown in Figures 2 and 5, the clip portion 22 is provided on the surface of the wall portion 21a that constitutes the fixing wall portion 21 (the surface extending along the insertion direction L and the protrusion direction P). Furthermore, as shown in Figures 1 and 2, the clip portion 22 is composed of a cap portion 22a, a shaft portion 22b, and a pair of arm portions 22c that are cantilevered and supported by the shaft portion 22b. Therefore, when the clip portion 22 of this embodiment is inserted into the fixing hole Ah of the part to be fixed A, the cap portion 22a is positioned to cover the fixing hole Ah, and the pair of arm portions 22c that are bent inward to match the shape of the fixing hole Ah are each locked onto the edge of the fixing hole Ah of the part to be fixed A, thereby fixing it to the part to be fixed (see Figure 1).
[0029] Furthermore, the main body portion 10, configured as described above, includes a straight portion 10a and a bent portion 10b. The straight portion 10a is a portion formed in a straight line along the insertion direction L. The bent portion 10b is a portion formed in a curved shape and bent in the protruding direction P relative to the straight portion 10a. As shown in Figures 2 and 5, the straight portions 10a are provided in pairs at intervals along the insertion direction L, and the bent portion 10b is provided between the pair of straight portions 10a. Each straight portion 10a is provided at both ends in the length direction X of the main body portion 10, and the bent portion 10b is provided in the middle portion of the main body portion 10. The bent portion 10b is formed by bending in the protruding direction P toward the opposite side of the opening 14 of the main body portion 10 (towards the fixing portion 20). Therefore, as shown in Figures 2 and 5, the main body portion 10 of this embodiment is formed by the pair of straight portions 10a and the bent portion 10b being formed as a single unit, resulting in a J-shaped curve when viewed from the width direction Y. Furthermore, the main body portion 10 extends in a J-shape, curving direction to match the shape of the main body portion 10. In addition, the fixing portion 20 provided on the main body portion 10 is located inside the J-shaped curved main body portion 10.
[0030] Furthermore, as shown in Figure 5, the main body portion 10 has a fixing portion 20A provided on the straight portion 10a and a fixing portion 20B provided on the bent portion 10b. Therefore, the protector 1 of this embodiment can be fixed to the fixing target portion A, via the pair of fixing portions 20, at the end of the main body portion 10 in the insertion direction L and at the bent portion 10b of the main body portion 10.
[0031] Furthermore, the main body 10 is composed of a tape winding portion 30 and a protective wall portion 40.
[0032] The tape-wrapping portion 30 is the portion where the cable material W is fixed by being wrapped with tape T. The tape-wrapping portion 30 is provided in a portion of the protector 1 where the shape is not locally enlarged. Therefore, as shown in Figure 2, the tape-wrapping portion 30 in this embodiment is provided in a portion of the main body 10 where no fixing portion 20 is provided. Furthermore, as shown in Figures 2 to 5, the tape-wrapping portion 30 is provided in each of a pair of straight portions 10a. Therefore, the tape-wrapping portion 30 is provided in each of the straight portions 10a located between the fixing portion 20 provided at the end of the main body 10 in the insertion direction L and the fixing portion 20 provided at the bent portion 10b of the main body 10, and in each of the straight portions 10a provided at the end of the main body 10 in the insertion direction L where no fixing portion 20 is provided, and is provided at intervals along the insertion direction L. Furthermore, the tape-wrapping section 30 prevents the cable material W housed in the storage space 10S of the main body 10 from falling out by winding the tape T around it to close the opening 14 of the main body 10. At the same time, the tape-wrapping section 30 can fix the cable material W to the main body 10 with the wound tape T.
[0033] The protective wall portion 40 is a portion of the tape winding portion 30 in which the height of the vertical wall portion 12B is greater than that of the vertical wall portion 12A. The protective wall portion 40 is provided in a portion of the protector 1 where the shape is locally enlarged and the tape T cannot be wound around it. Therefore, as shown in Figure 2, the protective wall portion 40 of this embodiment is provided in the portion of the main body 10 where the fixing portion 20 is provided. Also, as shown in Figures 2 to 5, the protective wall portion 40 is provided between a pair of tape winding portions 30 and is provided at the bent portion 10b of the main body 10 where the fixing portion 20 is provided. Furthermore, as shown in Figures 2 to 5, in this embodiment, with the protective wall portion 40 provided on the main body 10, when the protector 1 is fixed to the fixing target portion A via the fixing portion 20, the opening 14 formed by the pair of vertical wall portions 12 and opening in the protruding direction P is open.
[0034] Furthermore, as shown in Figure 5, the height of the vertical wall portion 12B of the protective wall portion 40 is configured to be higher than the movable height Z2 of the cable routing material W that occurs due to the deflection of the cable routing material W in the protective wall portion 40, when the cable routing material W is housed in the housing space portion 10S of the main body portion 10 and fixed to the tape-wound portion 30 by the tape T. The movable height Z2 of the cable routing material W referred to here is the height at which the cable routing material W that is not restrained by the tape T moves in the housing space portion 10S of the main body portion 10 when the cable routing material W housed in the housing space portion 10S of the main body portion 10 is fixed to the main body portion 10 at multiple points by the tape T. In this embodiment, it refers to the amount by which the cable routing material W housed in the housing space portion 10S of the main body portion 10 deflects and moves toward the opening 14. As shown in Figure 5, in this embodiment, the protective wall portion 40 is configured such that the height of the vertical wall portion 12B is greater than the diameter of the cable guide W and also greater than the movable height Z2 of the cable guide W, thereby preventing the cable guide W housed in the storage space portion 10S of the main body portion 10 from flying out.
[0035] The height of the vertical wall portion 12B of the protective wall portion 40 can be set according to conditions such as the shape of the main body portion 10 and the length of the section where the tape T cannot be wrapped. Furthermore, the ratio of the length of the section where the tape T cannot be wrapped (length L1 in the insertion direction L of the protective wall portion 40) to the difference Z1 between the vertical wall portion 12A of the tape wrapping portion 30 and the vertical wall portion 12B of the protective wall portion 40 should be set to a ratio of 3:1 to 4:1. Specifically, for example, if the length L1 in the insertion direction L of the protective wall portion 40 is 50 mm, the difference Z1 in height between the vertical wall portion 12A of the tape wrapping portion 30 and the vertical wall portion 12B of the protective wall portion 40 can be set to about 13 mm. In this case, it is possible to reliably prevent the cable material W housed in the housing space portion 10S of the main body portion 10 from overcoming the vertical wall portion 12B of the protective wall portion 40 and flying out to the outside, while suppressing the enlargement and weight of the protector 1. Therefore, the wire harness WH of this embodiment allows the wiring material W to be properly routed to the protector 1.
[0036] The wire harness WH described above comprises a conductive cable harness W and a protector 1 provided on the cable harness W. The protector 1 includes a main body 10 through which the cable harness W is inserted along the insertion direction L and which includes an insertion opening 13 opening in the insertion direction L. The main body 10 also includes a bottom wall 11 extending along the insertion direction L, a pair of vertical wall 12 provided on both sides of the bottom wall 11 and formed to protrude from the bottom wall 11 along a projection direction P intersecting the insertion direction L, a dwelling space 10S partitioned by the bottom wall 11 and the pair of vertical wall 12, through which the cable harness W is inserted, and a tape winding portion 30 on which the cable harness W is fixed by winding tape T around it, and a protective wall portion 40 in which the height of the vertical wall 12B is greater than that of the vertical wall 12A of the tape winding portion 30. Furthermore, the height of the vertical wall portion 12B of the protective wall portion 40 is set to be higher than the movable height Z2 of the cable routing member W, which is generated by the deflection of the cable routing member W in the protective wall portion 40, when the cable routing member W is housed in the storage space portion 10S and fixed to the tape winding portion 30 by the tape T.
[0037] With this configuration, the wire harness WH and protector 1 can prevent the wiring material W housed in the housing space 10S of the main body 10 from overcoming the vertical wall 12B of the protective wall 40 and flying out to the outside by making the height of the vertical wall 12B of the protective wall 40 higher than the height of the vertical wall 12A of the tape-wrapping portion 30. Therefore, the wire harness WH and protector 1 can prevent the wiring material W from flying out to the outside without wrapping tape around the protective wall 40 or preparing a member to replace tape wrapping. Thus, the wire harness WH and protector 1 of this embodiment can properly route the wiring material W. Furthermore, because the wire harness WH can properly route the wiring material W, it can maintain the state in which the routing path of the wiring material W is restricted by the protector 1 and the protective function of the protector 1 to the wiring material W. Furthermore, this configuration allows the protector 1 to be made of a single component, eliminating the need to attach external components such as corrugated tubes or twisted tubes, thus reducing the difficulty of assembling the wire harness WH to the fixing target area A. Therefore, the problem of the wiring material W housed in the main body 10 protruding can be resolved without hindering the assembly of the wire harness WH. Moreover, by constructing the protector 1 of the wire harness WH as a single component, the size of the product can be reduced, saving space, and environmental considerations and cost reductions can be achieved through material reduction.
[0038] Furthermore, the wire harness WH and protector 1 described above are provided on the side opposite to the vertical wall portion 12 relative to the bottom wall portion 11, and are equipped with a fixing portion 20 that can fix the main body portion 10 to the fixing target portion A, and the protective wall portion 40 is provided on the main body portion 10 in the portion where the fixing portion 20 is provided. With this configuration, the wire harness WH and protector 1 can prevent the cable material W from flying out from the portion where tape winding is not possible due to interference with the fixing portion 20 when winding the tape T. Therefore, the wire harness WH of this embodiment can wind the cable material W in a more appropriate manner relative to the protector 1.
[0039] Furthermore, the wire harness WH and the tape-wrapped portions 30 of the protector 1 described above are provided in pairs at intervals along the insertion direction L, and the protective wall portion 40 is provided between the pair of tape-wrapped portions 30. With this configuration, the wire harness WH and the protector 1 can prevent the bent wiring material W from flying out to the outside by increasing the height of the vertical wall portion 12B of the protective wall portion 40 located between the pair of tape-wrapped portions 30. Therefore, the wire harness WH of this embodiment can route the wiring material W to the protector 1 in a more appropriate state.
[0040] Furthermore, the main body 10 of the wire harness WH and protector 1 described above is configured to include a straight portion 10a formed linearly along the insertion direction L and a bent portion 10b that bends in the protruding direction P relative to the straight portion 10a, and the protective wall portion 40 is provided on the bent portion 10b. With this configuration, even if tape cannot be wrapped around the bent portion 10b where the wire harness WH and protector 1 are prone to bending and becoming loose, the vertical wall portion 12B of the protective wall portion 40 provided on the bent portion 10b can be raised to prevent the wire harness WH and protector 1 housed in the housing space portion 10S of the main body 10 from flying out. Therefore, the wire harness WH of this embodiment allows the wire harness WH to be routed to the protector 1 in a more appropriate state.
[0041] Furthermore, when the wire harness WH and the main body 10 of the protector 1 described above are fixed to the fixing target area A via the fixing part 20, the opening 14 formed by a pair of vertical wall parts 12 and opening in the protruding direction P is open. With this configuration, the wire harness WH and the protector 1 can prevent the wire material W housed in the housing space 10S of the main body 10 from flying out to the outside with a simple structure. In addition, the wire harness WH and the protector 1 do not require a cover member for the main body 10, thus reducing the number of parts. Therefore, environmental considerations through material reduction and cost reduction can be achieved.
[0042] Furthermore, the wire harness WH and protector 1 are not limited to the embodiments described above, and various modifications are possible within the scope of the claims.
[0043] For example, although it was explained that the protective barrier portion 40 is provided in the area where the fixing portion 20 is provided, its position is not particularly limited as long as it is provided in an area where the tape T cannot be wrapped around due to the shape of the protector 1.
[0044] Furthermore, although it has been explained that the protective wall portion 40 is provided on the bent portion 10b of the main body portion 10, it may also be provided on the straight portion 10a of the main body portion 10.
[0045] Furthermore, the shape of the vertical wall portion 12A constituting the tape-wrapping portion 30 and the shape of the vertical wall portion 12B constituting the protective wall portion 40 are not limited to the forms shown in Figure 2, etc.
[0046] Furthermore, the wire harness WH and protector 1 according to this embodiment may be constructed by appropriately combining the components of the embodiment described above. [Explanation of Symbols]
[0047] 1 Protector 10 Main body 10a Straight section 10b Bend area 10S Storage Space 11 Bottom wall section 12 Vertical wall section 13 Insertion opening 14 Opening 20 Fixed part 30 Tape-wrapped section 40 Barrier section A. Area to be fixed L insertion direction L1 Length of the insertion direction of the barrier section P Projection direction W Routing material WH Wire Harness X-length direction Y width direction Z (height direction) Z1 Difference in height between the vertical wall section of the tape-wrapped area and the vertical wall section of the protective wall area Z2 Adjustable height of cable routing material
Claims
1. A conductive wiring material, The cable material is provided with a protector, The protector comprises a main body portion through which the cable material is inserted along the insertion direction and which includes an insertion opening that opens in the insertion direction, The main body is, It has a bottom wall portion extending along the insertion direction, a pair of vertical wall portions provided on both sides of the bottom wall portion and formed to protrude from the bottom wall portion along a projection direction intersecting the insertion direction, and a housing space portion partitioned by the bottom wall portion and the pair of vertical wall portions, through which the cable routing material is inserted, It is composed of a tape-wrapping portion in which the cable material is fixed by being wrapped with tape, and a retaining wall portion in which the height of the vertical wall portion is higher than that of the vertical wall portion of the tape-wrapping portion, The height of the vertical wall portion of the protective wall is configured to be higher than the movable height of the cable routing material generated by the deflection of the cable routing material in the protective wall portion, when the cable routing material is housed in the storage space and fixed to the tape-wound portion by the tape. Wire harness.
2. A fixing portion is provided on the side opposite to the vertical wall portion with respect to the bottom wall portion, and is capable of fixing the main body portion to the part to be fixed. The aforementioned protective wall portion is provided in the portion of the main body where the fixing portion is provided. The wire harness according to claim 1.
3. The tape winding portions are provided in pairs at intervals along the insertion direction, The aforementioned protective wall portion is provided between the pair of tape-wound portions, The wire harness according to claim 1 or 2.
4. The main body is, A linear portion formed in a straight line along the insertion direction, It is configured to include a bent portion that bends in a direction protruding from the straight portion, The aforementioned protective wall portion is provided at the bent portion, The wire harness according to claim 1 or 2.
5. When the main body is fixed to the part to be fixed via the fixing part, the opening formed by the pair of vertical wall parts and opening in the direction of protrusion is open. The wire harness according to claim 2.
6. The device comprises a main body portion through which a conductive cable material is inserted along the insertion direction, and which includes an insertion opening that opens in the insertion direction. The main body is, It has a bottom wall portion extending along the insertion direction, a pair of vertical wall portions provided on both sides of the bottom wall portion and formed to protrude from the bottom wall portion along a projection direction intersecting the insertion direction, and a housing space portion partitioned by the bottom wall portion and the pair of vertical wall portions, through which the cable routing material is inserted, It is composed of a tape-wrapping portion in which the cable material is fixed by being wrapped with tape, and a retaining wall portion in which the height of the vertical wall portion is higher than that of the vertical wall portion of the tape-wrapping portion, The height of the vertical wall portion of the protective wall is configured to be higher than the movable height of the cable routing material generated by the deflection of the cable routing material in the protective wall portion, when the cable routing material is housed in the storage space and fixed to the tape-wound portion by the tape. Protector.