Wire harness module

Abstract

The purpose is to properly route the rigging material into resin-based vehicle reinforcements. [Solution] The wire harness module 1 comprises a group of wire harnesses W consisting of a plurality of wire harnesses W, and a resin vehicle reinforcement 10 fixed to the inner panel IP of the vehicle V, which includes a main structure 12 formed in an elongated shape along the vehicle width direction Y and a plurality of substructures 13. The plurality of substructures 13 protrude from the main structure 12 along the vehicle longitudinal direction X intersecting the vehicle width direction Y and are arranged along the vehicle height direction Z at predetermined intervals S1. A plurality of wire harness housing sections 14 are formed between the plurality of substructures 13 arranged along the vehicle height direction Z at predetermined intervals S1, and the wire harness group WA is wired with the plurality of wire harnesses W distributed among the plurality of wire harness housing sections 14.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a wire harness module.

Background Art

[0002] As a technology related to a conventional wire harness module, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses a wire harness module having a reinforcement structure divided into an upper reinforcement and a lower reinforcement, and using the longitudinal direction inside the reinforcement as a wiring path.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] By the way, such a wire harness module may use, for example, a resin vehicle reinforcement as a reinforcement, and there is room for further improvement in the configuration of wiring a wiring material to such a resin vehicle reinforcement.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a wire harness module capable of properly wiring a wiring material to a resin vehicle reinforcement.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] To achieve the above objective, the wire harness module of the present invention comprises a group of wiring members consisting of a plurality of wiring members, and a resin vehicle reinforcement fixed to the body of a vehicle, which includes a main structure formed in an elongated shape along the extending direction and a plurality of substructures. The plurality of substructures protrude from the main structure along a first width direction intersecting the extending direction and are arranged at predetermined intervals along a second width direction intersecting the extending direction and the first width direction. A plurality of wiring member housing sections are formed between the plurality of substructures arranged at predetermined intervals along the second width direction, and the group of wiring members is arranged with the plurality of wiring members distributed among the plurality of wiring member housing sections. [Effects of the Invention]

[0007] The wire harness module according to the present invention has the effect of allowing the wiring material to be properly routed into a resin-made vehicle reinforcement. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0008] [Figure 1] Figure 1 is a plan view showing a schematic configuration of a wire harness module according to an embodiment. [Figure 2] Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line II-II in Figure 1. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0009] 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.

[0010] [Embodiment] This embodiment will be described below with reference to the figures. The wire harness module 1 of this embodiment shown in Figure 1 includes a group of conductive wiring materials W WA and a resin vehicle reinforcement 10. The wire harness module 1 is applied to a vehicle V such as an automobile and is used to connect various devices mounted on the vehicle V for power supply and signal communication. The wire harness module 1 may also be composed of various other components such as grommets, electrical connection boxes, and fasteners.

[0011] The wiring material W is composed of, for example, a single electric wire. The electric wire consists of a conductor (core wire) made up of multiple conductive metal strands, with the outside covered by an insulating coating. For example, the cross-sectional shape of the core wire is approximately circular, and the cross-sectional shape of the insulating coating is approximately annular, resulting in an overall approximately circular cross-sectional shape. The wiring material W may also include communication cables such as shielded electric wires or optical communication cables.

[0012] The vehicle reinforcement 10 is made of resin. The vehicle reinforcement 10 can be manufactured, for example, by a resin injection molding machine. The vehicle reinforcement 10 is fixed to the body of the vehicle V. In this embodiment, the vehicle reinforcement 10 can be, for example, an instrument panel reinforcement positioned on the back side of the instrument panel (not shown) of the vehicle V.

[0013] In the following explanation, the vehicle longitudinal direction X typically refers to the overall length direction of the vehicle V, corresponding to the longitudinal direction. The vehicle width direction Y typically refers to the overall width direction of the vehicle V, corresponding to the left-right direction. The vehicle height direction Z typically refers to the vehicle height direction of the vehicle V. In addition, in the vehicle longitudinal direction X, the side on which the vehicle V moves forward may be called the front, and the side on which the vehicle V moves backward may be called the rear. In the vehicle width direction Y, the left side facing forward in the vehicle longitudinal direction X may be called the left, and the right side may be called the right. In the vehicle height direction Z, the upper side in the vertical direction may be called the top, and the opposite side may be called the bottom. The vehicle longitudinal direction X, the vehicle width direction Y, and the vehicle height direction Z intersect each other orthogonally.

[0014] The vehicle reinforcement 10 is formed in an elongated shape along the extending direction, which is defined as the vehicle width direction Y. The vehicle longitudinal direction X, which intersects the vehicle width direction Y perpendicularly, is defined as the first width direction. The vehicle height direction Z, which intersects the vehicle width direction Y and the vehicle longitudinal direction X perpendicularly, is defined as the second width direction.

[0015] As shown in Figure 1, the left and right ends 11 of the vehicle reinforcement 10 can be fixed to, for example, the left and right inner panels IP of the vehicle body V. The vehicle reinforcement 10 has its left and right ends 11 fixed to the inner panels IP, which are the body of the vehicle V.

[0016] As shown in Figure 2, the vehicle reinforcement 10 includes a main structure 12 and a plurality of substructures 13. The main structure 12 has a long rectangular cross-section when viewed from the vehicle width direction Y and extends in the vehicle width direction Y. It is the part that mainly supports the vehicle body (inner panel IP) of the vehicle V to which the wire harness module 1 is fixed.

[0017] On the other hand, the multiple substructures 13 are designed to provide auxiliary support to the main structure 12, which is the main support for the body (inner panel IP). Each of the multiple substructures 13 is formed to protrude from the main structure 12 along the vehicle longitudinal direction X, on both the front (one side) and rear (the other side) sides of the vehicle longitudinal direction X. Each substructure 13 is formed in a substantially flat shape with its plate surface facing the vehicle height direction Z. Each of the multiple substructures 13 extends along the vehicle width direction Y. The multiple substructures 13 are arranged at a predetermined interval S1 along the vehicle height direction Z. Between adjacent substructures 13 at the predetermined interval S1, a plurality of cable routing sections 14 are formed. The cable routing sections 14 are formed along the vehicle width direction Y, similar to the main structure 12 and the substructures 13.

[0018] A group of cable members WA consists of multiple cable members W distributed and routed in multiple cable member housing sections 14. The group of cable members WA is formed by bundling multiple cable members W with tape members, corrugated tubes, etc. To accommodate the cable members W in the cable member housing section 14, each cable member W is separated into individual pieces. Multiple cable members W can be accommodated in one cable member housing section 14. The cable members W housed in the cable member housing section 14 are arranged along the vehicle width direction Y. Multiple cable members W are arranged in a line along the vehicle longitudinal direction X in the cable member housing section 14 and are routed by press-fitting them between adjacent substructures 13. That is, the predetermined interval S1 between adjacent substructures 13 is formed to be smaller than the diameter D1 of the cable members W so that the cable members W can be press-fitted. As in this embodiment, by forming the substructure 13 in a substantially plate shape, the cable guide W can be press-fitted by sliding it between the plate surfaces. Furthermore, multiple cable guides can be easily arranged in a line along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.

[0019] The wire harness module 1 described above comprises a group of wire harnesses WA consisting of multiple wire harnesses W, and a resin vehicle reinforcement 10 fixed to the inner panel IP, which is the body of the vehicle V, including a main structure 12 formed in an elongated shape along the vehicle width direction Y, which is the extending direction, and multiple substructures 13. The multiple substructures 13 protrude from the main structure 12 along the vehicle longitudinal direction X, which is a first width direction intersecting the vehicle width direction Y, and are arranged along the vehicle height direction Z, which is a second width direction intersecting the vehicle width direction Y and the vehicle longitudinal direction X, with a predetermined interval S1 between them. Multiple wire harness housing sections 14 are formed between the multiple substructures 13 arranged along the vehicle height direction Z with a predetermined interval S1 between them, and the group of wire harnesses WA is wired with multiple wire harnesses W distributed among the multiple wire harness housing sections 14.

[0020] As a result, the vehicle reinforcement 10 has a main structure 12 that mainly supports the body of the vehicle V and a plurality of sub-structures 13 that support it subsidiarily. A plurality of wire harnesses W are arranged in a wire harness accommodating portion 14 formed between the sub-structures 13. Therefore, if the wire harness accommodating portion 14 is set so that the wire harnesses W are arranged one by one, for example, a large number of sub-structures 13 can be formed, and the rigidity of the vehicle reinforcement 10 can be increased. That is, the wire harnesses W can be appropriately arranged with respect to the highly rigid resin vehicle reinforcement 10.

[0021] In addition, the plurality of wire harnesses W are arranged side by side along the vehicle longitudinal direction X in the wire harness accommodating portion 14 and are press-fitted and arranged between the sub-structures 13. As a result, the wire harnesses W can be pushed into the wire harness accommodating portion 14 between the sub-structures 13 to fix the wire harnesses W, and there is no need to use fixing means such as binding bands or tape members.

[0022] In addition, the plurality of sub-structures 13 are formed so as to project to one side (front side) and the other side (rear side) in the vehicle longitudinal direction X with respect to the main structure 12. As a result, while increasing the rigidity of the vehicle reinforcement 10, more wire harnesses W can be arranged.

[0023] Note that the wire harness module according to the above-described embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications are possible within the scope described in the claims.

[0024] In the above description, the sub-structures 13 are provided on both the front side and the rear side in the vehicle longitudinal direction X, but they may be provided on either the front side or the rear side. Further, the wire harnesses W are press-fitted and arranged in the wire harness accommodating portion 14, but the wire harnesses W may be fixed using other fixing means, for example, binding bands or tape members. In addition, the predetermined intervals S1 between the sub-structures 13 do not have to be all the same, and can be appropriately set according to the diameter of the wire harnesses W.

[0025] The wire harness module according to the present embodiment may be configured by appropriately combining the components of the above-described embodiment and modification examples. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0026] 1: Wire harness module 10: Vehicle reinforcement 12: Main structure 13 :Substructure 14: Cable storage section S1: Predetermined interval V: Vehicle W: Routing material WA: Routing material group X: Vehicle front-to-back direction (first width direction) Y: Vehicle width direction (extension direction) Z: Vehicle height direction (second width direction)

Claims

1. A group of cable members consisting of multiple cable members, A resin vehicle reinforcement, fixed to the vehicle body, comprising a main structure formed in an elongated shape along the direction of extension and a plurality of substructures, Equipped with, The multiple substructures protrude from the main structure along a first width direction intersecting the extension direction and are arranged at predetermined intervals along a second width direction intersecting the extension direction and the first width direction. Between the plurality of substructures arranged along the second width direction at predetermined intervals, a plurality of cable accommodating sections are formed. The aforementioned group of cable members is arranged such that multiple cable members are distributed and routed in multiple cable member housing sections. Wire harness module.

2. Multiple of the aforementioned cable members are arranged in the cable member housing section, aligned along the first width direction, and are pressed and routed between the substructures. The wire harness module according to claim 1.

3. The multiple substructures are formed to protrude from the main structure to one side and the other side in the first width direction. A wire harness module according to claim 1 or claim 2.

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