Exterior assemblies and wire harnesses

Abstract

To provide an exterior assembly capable of properly keeping a connection state of a protector and a movable exterior material, while considering a property for assembling the movable exterior material to the protector, and a wire harness.SOLUTION: An exterior assembly 1 applied to a wire harness WH has: a protector 100 including a base member 110 through which a wiring material W is inserted, and a cover member 120; and a movable exterior material 200 which is movably mounted to the base member 110 and through which an end of the wiring material W housed in a housing space part 110S can be inserted. The cover member 120 is formed to project toward the housing space part 110S side while it is assembled to the base member 110, and has a positioning part 121 for maintaining a connection state of the base member 110 and the movable exterior material 200 by contacting a connection portion 200C of the movable exterior material 200 to the base member 110.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an exterior assembly and a wire harness. [Background technology]

[0002] For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a cable chain (a caterpillar-shaped movable exterior material) in which multiple unit components (movable exterior materials) are connected so that they can rotate relative to one another and a wiring material is inserted through the inside of the cable chain, thereby holding the wiring material in a bendable manner. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2019-74153 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, when the caterpillar-shaped movable exterior material described in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1 is used in a state where it is attached to another exterior material such as a protector, there is room for further improvement in terms of maintaining a connection state with the protector while taking into consideration the ease of attachment to the protector.

[0005] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and aims to provide an exterior assembly and a wire harness that can properly maintain the connection state between a protector and a movable exterior material while taking into consideration the ease of attaching the movable exterior material to the protector. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to achieve the above object, an exterior assembly according to the present invention includes a protector including a base member having a storage space formed by a wall portion, through which a conductive wiring material is inserted along an axial direction, and an opening communicating the storage space with the outside, and a cover member capable of closing the opening by being assembled to the base member, and a movable exterior material movably attached to the base member and capable of inserting an end of the wiring material stored in the storage space into an interior thereof, the cover member having a positioning portion formed to protrude toward the storage space portion when assembled to the base member to which the movable exterior material is attached, and which maintains a connected state between the base member and the movable exterior material by abutting against a connection portion of the movable exterior material with the base member. the base member includes a pair of base member-side sidewall portions opposed to each other along a width direction intersecting with an opening direction of the opening, the movable exterior material includes a pair of movable exterior material-side sidewall portions opposed to each other along the width direction and arranged on the storage space side along the pair of base member-side sidewall portions when attached to the base member, the pair of base member-side sidewall portions being located at one end in the axial direction and each having a fitting hole portion penetrating along the width direction, the pair of movable exterior material-side sidewall portions being located at ends on the base member side that constitute the connecting portion, each having a fitting protrusion portion formed to protrude outward in the width direction and configured to be insertable into the fitting hole portion, and the positioning portion has a protrusion portion extending between the pair of movable exterior material-side sidewall portions in the width direction when assembled to the base member to which the movable exterior material is attached, and formed along each of the movable exterior material-side sidewall portions in the opening direction. It is characterized by:

[0007] In order to achieve the above object, a wire harness according to the present invention includes a conductive wiring material and an exterior assembly that is exteriorly fitted to the wiring material, the exterior assembly including a protector including a base member formed by a wall portion and having a storage space portion through which the wiring material is inserted along an axial direction and an opening portion that communicates the storage space portion with the outside, and a cover member that is assembled to the base member and can close the opening portion, and a movable exterior material that is movably attached to the base member and through which an end portion of the wiring material stored in the storage space portion can be inserted, the cover member having a positioning portion that is formed to protrude toward the storage space portion when assembled to the base member to which the movable exterior material is attached, and that maintains a connected state between the base member and the movable exterior material by abutting against a connection portion of the movable exterior material with the base member. the base member includes a pair of base member-side sidewall portions opposed to each other along a width direction intersecting with an opening direction of the opening, the movable exterior material includes a pair of movable exterior material-side sidewall portions opposed to each other along the width direction and arranged on the storage space side along the pair of base member-side sidewall portions when attached to the base member, the pair of base member-side sidewall portions being located at one end in the axial direction and each having a fitting hole portion penetrating along the width direction, the pair of movable exterior material-side sidewall portions being located at ends on the base member side that constitute the connecting portion, each having a fitting protrusion portion formed to protrude outward in the width direction and configured to be insertable into the fitting hole portion, and the positioning portion has a protrusion portion extending between the pair of movable exterior material-side sidewall portions in the width direction when assembled to the base member to which the movable exterior material is attached, and formed along each of the movable exterior material-side sidewall portions in the opening direction. It is characterized by: Effect of the Invention

[0008] The armor assembly and wire harness according to the present invention have the advantage that the connection state between the protector and the movable armor material can be maintained while taking into consideration the ease of mounting the movable armor material to the protector. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a wire harness to which an exterior assembly according to an embodiment is applied. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a top view showing a schematic configuration of a wire harness to which the exterior assembly according to the embodiment is applied. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a wire harness to which the exterior assembly according to the embodiment is applied. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the operation during installation of the exterior assembly according to the embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0010] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to this embodiment. In addition, the components in the following embodiments include those that are replaceable and easy for a person skilled in the art, or those that are substantially the same.

[0011] [Embodiment] The wire harness WH shown in Figure 1 is, for example, a component in which multiple wiring materials W used for power supply and signal communication are bundled together to connect various devices installed in a vehicle, and the multiple wiring materials W are connected to each device using connectors or the like.

[0012] The wire harness WH includes a plurality of wiring materials W and an exterior assembly 1 that is exteriorly mounted on the wiring materials W. The exterior assembly 1 also includes a protector 100 and a movable exterior material 200 that is attached to the protector 100. The wire harness WH and In addition to the above, the exterior assembly 1 may further include a grommet, a fastener, a connector, and the like.

[0013] The wiring material W is, for example, an insulated electric wire in which a core wire made of a bundle of multiple conductive metal wires is covered with an insulating covering portion. The wiring material W may be a bundle of multiple insulated electric wires. The wiring material W may also be an insulated metal rod in which a conductive metal rod is covered with an insulating covering portion.

[0014] The protector 100 is formed of an insulating resin material or the like, and protects the wiring material W by storing the wiring material W. The protector 100 is fixed to a vehicle and used as a member that regulates the wiring path of the wiring material W. As shown in FIG. 1, the protector 100 includes a base member 110 having a storage space portion 110S through which the wiring material W is inserted, and a cover member 120 that is assembled to the base member 110.

[0015] The movable exterior material 200 is formed of an insulating resin material or the like, and is connected in a large number to form a caterpillar shape. It is movably attached to the end of the protector 100, and the wiring material W is inserted into the inside of the movable exterior material 200 to protect the wiring material W. For convenience of explanation, each drawing showing this embodiment shows only one movable exterior material 200 located at the end of the caterpillar-shaped movable exterior material 200 and attached to the protector 100. The wiring material W is connected to a movable part such as a sliding door, a sliding seat, or a sunroof, and its extension direction changes according to the movement of the movable part. The movable exterior material 200 is used as a member that can guide the wiring material W from the protector 100 to the movable part while holding the wiring material W in a straight or bent state.

[0016] In the exterior assembly 1 of this embodiment, a positioning portion 121 is provided on the cover member 120 as a structure for maintaining the connection state between the protector 100 and the movable exterior material 200. In the exterior assembly 1, the cover member 120 is assembled so that the positioning portion 121 abuts against the connection portion of the movable exterior material 200 with the base member 110, thereby realizing a configuration that can properly maintain the connection state between the protector and the movable exterior material while taking into consideration the attachability of the movable exterior material 200 to the protector 100. Hereinafter, each component of the exterior assembly 1 will be described in detail with reference to Figs. 1 to 3.

[0017] In the following description, among the first, second, and third directions, the first direction is referred to as the "length direction X", the second direction is referred to as the "width direction Y", and the third direction is referred to as the "height direction Z". The length direction X, the width direction Y, and the height direction Z are mutually perpendicular. The length direction X typically corresponds to the axial direction of the wiring material W inserted into the protector 100, the attachment direction of the movable exterior material 200 to the base member 110 of the protector 100, and the like. The height direction Z corresponds to the attachment / detachment direction of the cover member 120 to the base member 110, the opening direction of the opening 110T (described later) of the base member 110, and the like. Unless otherwise specified, each direction used in the following description is described as a direction in a state in which each part of the exterior assembly 1 is assembled.

[0018] Moreover, one side in the length direction X corresponds to the side where the movable exterior material 200 is located when each part of the exterior assembly 1 is assembled, etc. Moreover, the upper side in the height direction Z corresponds to the side where the cover member 120 of the protector 100 is located when each part of the exterior assembly 1 is assembled, etc., and the lower side in the height direction Z corresponds to the side where the base member 110 of the protector 100 is located when each part of the exterior assembly 1 is assembled, etc.

[0019] [Protector 100] 1 to 3, the base member 110 includes, as a wall portion 110K, base member-side side walls 111A and 111B (hereinafter simply referred to as side walls) and a bottom wall portion 112. The side walls 111A and 111B and the bottom wall portion 112 of the base member 110 are integrally formed to have a U-shaped cross section along the height direction Z. Therefore, the base member 110 has a storage space portion 110S (see FIGS. 1 and 3) as an internal space, an opening 110T (see FIGS. 1 and 3) that opens in the height direction Z, and insertion openings 110UA and 110UB (see FIG. 2) that open in the length direction X.

[0020] The side walls 111A, 111B are formed in a substantially rectangular plate shape extending along the length direction X and the height direction Z, with the width direction Y being the plate thickness direction, and are disposed at an interval along the width direction Y intersecting with the opening direction of the opening 110T, and positioned opposite each other. Also, the side walls 111A, 111B each have various shapes including a concave portion, a convex portion, a curved portion, or a bent portion.

[0021] The bottom wall portion 112 is formed in a substantially rectangular plate shape extending along the length direction X and width direction Y, with the height direction Z being the plate thickness direction, and is disposed at a distance from the opening 110T along the height direction Z which is the opening direction of the opening 110T, and is positioned opposite the opening 110T. The bottom wall portion 112 is also positioned between the side walls 111A and 111B in the width direction Y, and both ends in the width direction Y are connected to the side walls 111A and 111B, respectively. More specifically, the side wall portion 111A of the bottom wall portion 112 stands upright from one end in the width direction Y along the height direction Z, and the side wall portion 111B stands upright from the other end in the width direction Y along the height direction Z.

[0022] 1, the side wall portions 111A, 111B of this embodiment have ends 111Aa, 111Ba formed protruding from one end of the bottom wall portion 112 in the longitudinal direction X, and include fitting holes 110H formed in the ends 111Aa, 111Ba, respectively. The fitting holes 110H are holes penetrating along the width direction Y, and are used as parts for connecting to a connecting part 200C of the movable exterior material 200 described later.

[0023] The storage space 110S is a portion partitioned and formed by the side walls 111A, 111B, and the bottom wall 112. In the protector 100 of this embodiment, the wiring material W can be routed along the length direction X by inserting the wiring material W into the storage space 110S through the insertion openings 110UA, 110UB located at the ends of the length direction X. The storage space 110S here means a portion that can hold the wiring material W by any of the walls constituting the wall portion 110K. Therefore, the storage space 110S includes a space surrounded by multiple walls, a space partitioned by walls located opposite each other, a space located along the wall surface of one wall, and the like.

[0024] The opening 110T is a portion defined and formed by a pair of side walls 111A and 111B, and is a portion sandwiched by the ends of the side walls 111A and 111B located at the upper side in the height direction Z. When the cover member 120 is assembled to the base member 110, the protector 100 of this embodiment partially blocks one side of the opening 110T in the length direction X by the cover member 120, and partially covers one side of the storage space portion 110S located corresponding to the opening 110T in the length direction X. Therefore, the protector 100 has a portion that holds the wiring material W by storing the wiring material W in an internal space surrounded by the wall portion 110K of the base member 110 and the wall portion 120K (described later) of the cover member 120, and a portion that holds the wiring material W only by the wall portion 110K.

[0025] The insertion openings 110UA, 110UB are sections defined and formed by a pair of side walls 111A, 111B. The insertion opening 110UA is sandwiched between ends of the side walls 111A, 111B on one side in the longitudinal direction X (the right side in FIG. 2), and the insertion opening 110UB is sandwiched between ends of the side walls 111A, 111B on the other side in the longitudinal direction X (the left side in FIG. 2).

[0026] On the other hand, the cover member 120 is constituted by a wall portion 120K as shown in Figs. 1 to 3. The cover member 120 is formed to have a size capable of closing the opening 110T of the base member 110 in the width direction Y when assembled to the base member 110. The cover member 120 is formed in a plate shape with the height direction Z being the plate thickness direction in a state where the opening 110T of the base member 110 is partially closed along the length direction X (see Fig. 2, etc.). At this time, the cover member 120 is locked to each of the side walls 111A and 111B of the base member 110 via a locking mechanism 130. Therefore, the cover member 120 is held at a closing position where the opening 110T of the base member 110 is closed, and is disposed at an interval from the bottom wall portion 112 along the height direction Z and positioned opposite to each other.

[0027] The locking mechanism 130 is configured to include a plurality of locking pieces 131 provided on each side wall portion 111A, 111B of the base member 110, and locked pieces 132 provided on the cover member 120 to correspond to each locking piece 131 (see Figs. 1, 3, etc.). The base member 110 can lock the cover member 120 via the locking mechanism 130 by locking a protrusion formed on the locked piece 132 of the cover member 120 with a hole formed in each locking piece 131.

[0028] Next, the configuration of the positioning portion 121 provided on the cover member 120 will be described.

[0029] The positioning portion 121 is a protruding portion formed to protrude from the inner surface side of the cover member 120. The positioning portion 121 extends along the length direction X in a state in which the cover member 120 is assembled to the base member 110, and also extends between the pair of side wall portions 111A, 111B in the width direction Y. Furthermore, the positioning portion 121 is formed along each of the side wall portions 111A, 111B in the height direction Z in a state in which the cover member 120 is assembled to the base member 110.

[0030] [Movable exterior material 200] As shown in Figs. 1 to 3, the movable exterior material 200 includes a pair of movable exterior material side walls 201A, 201B (hereinafter simply referred to as side walls) and a pair of connecting walls 202A, 202B as the wall portion 200K. The movable exterior material 200 is formed into a cylindrical shape by integrating the side walls 201A, 201B and the connecting walls 202A, 202B. Therefore, the movable exterior material 200 has a storage space portion 200S (see Fig. 1) as an internal space and insertion openings 200UA, 200UB (see Fig. 2) that open in the length direction X. The caterpillar-shaped movable exterior material 200 of this embodiment is movably attached to the end of the protector 100, and can be in a straight state or a bent state according to the movement of the movable part to which the wiring material W is connected. However, in the following description, when describing each part of the movable outer material 200, for convenience, a case will be described in which the movable outer material 200 is in a state in which it extends along the length direction X (that is, in a linear state).

[0031] When attached to the base member 110, the side walls 201A, 201B are formed in a plate shape that extends along the length direction X and the height direction Z and has a thickness direction along the width direction Y, and are disposed at an interval along the width direction Y and positioned opposite each other.

[0032] The connecting walls 202A, 202B are formed in a plate shape extending along the length direction X and the width direction Y, with the height direction Z being the plate thickness direction, and are disposed at an interval along the height direction Z, and positioned opposite each other. The connecting walls 202A, 202B are positioned between the side walls 201A, 201B in the width direction Y, and both ends in the width direction Y are connected to the side walls 201A, 201B, respectively. More specifically, in each of the connecting walls 202A, 202B, the side wall 111A stands upright from one end in the width direction Y along the height direction Z, and the side wall 111B stands upright from the other end in the width direction Y along the height direction Z.

[0033] In addition, the movable exterior material 200 of this embodiment has ends of side wall portions 201A, 201B formed by protruding from each end of the connecting wall portions 202A, 202B in the longitudinal direction X, and the uneven portions formed on each end are used as connection portions for each member.

[0034] More specifically, the sidewalls 201A and 201B have ends 201Aa and 201Ba formed to protrude toward one side (the other movable exterior material 200 side) in the length direction X when attached to the base member 110, and are configured to include fitting holes 200H (see FIG. 1) formed at the ends. Also, the sidewalls 201A and 201B have ends 201Ab and 201Bb formed to protrude toward the other side (the base member 110 side) in the length direction X when attached to the base member 110, and are configured to include fitting protrusions 200P (see FIG. 1) formed at the ends. The ends 201Ab and 201Bb are positioned opposite the ends 111Aa and 111Ba of the pair of base member side sidewalls 111A and 111B, and are arranged to overlap the ends 111Aa and 111Ba when attached to the base member 110. Therefore, the ends 201Ab, 201Bb of one movable exterior material 200 located at the end of the caterpillar-shaped movable exterior material 200, and the fitting protrusion portions 200P formed on the ends 201Ab, 201Bb can be used as the connection portion 200C to the base member 110.

[0035] The fitting hole portion 200H is a hole portion that penetrates along the width direction Y when attached to the base member 110, and is used as a portion to be connected to a fitting protrusion portion 200P formed on another movable exterior material 200.

[0036] Moreover, the fitting protrusion 200P is a protrusion formed to protrude outward in the width direction Y (the side opposite to the side where the storage space 200S is located) in a state where it is attached to the base member 110. The fitting protrusion 200P is configured so as to be insertable into a fitting hole 110H formed in the base member 110 or a fitting hole 200H formed in another movable exterior material 200, and is used as a part connected to each member by being inserted into each hole.

[0037] The storage space 200S is a portion partitioned and formed by the side walls 201A, 201B and the connecting walls 202A, 202B. In the present embodiment, the movable exterior material 200 can be wired along the length direction X by inserting the wiring material W into the storage space 200S through the insertion openings 200UA, 200UB located at the ends of the length direction X. The storage space 200S here means a portion that can hold the wiring material W by any of the walls constituting the wall portion 200K. Therefore, the storage space 110S includes a space surrounded by multiple walls, a space partitioned by walls located opposite each other, and the like.

[0038] The insertion openings 200UA, 200UB are portions defined and formed by a pair of side walls 201A, 201B. The insertion opening 200UA is sandwiched between ends 201Aa, 201Ba (see FIG. 1) on one side in the longitudinal direction X of the side walls 201A, 201B, and the insertion opening 201B is sandwiched between ends 201Ab, 201Bb (see FIG. 1) on the other side in the longitudinal direction X of the walls 201A, 201B.

[0039] Next, the operation of assembling the exterior assembly 1 will be described.

[0040] First, as shown in Fig. 4, the worker attaches the movable exterior material 200 to the base member 110 by connecting the connection portion 200C of one movable exterior material 200 located at the end of the caterpillar-shaped movable exterior material 200 to the end of the base member 110. At this time, the connection portion 200C of the movable exterior material 200 is inserted from the insertion opening 110UA side of the base member 110, so that the ends 201Ab, 201Bb of the pair of side wall portions 201A, 201B are arranged on the storage space portion 110S side along the pair of side wall portions 111A, 111B (see Fig. 3). In addition, the fitting protrusions 200P formed on the ends 201Ab, 201Bb are inserted into the fitting holes 110H of the side wall portions 111A, 111B located outside the width direction Y of the side wall portions 201A, 201B, respectively, so that the movable exterior material 200 is movably attached to the base member 110. Furthermore, the movable exterior material 200 can be attached to the base member 110 via the connection portion 200C, thereby allowing the storage space portion 200S and the storage space portion 110S of the base member 110 to communicate with each other.

[0041] Then, the worker inserts a plurality of wiring materials W through the base member 110 and the caterpillar-shaped movable exterior material 200, and assembles the cover member 120 to the base member 110 in a state where each of the wiring materials W is inserted into each of the storage spaces 110S, 200S. At this time, the positioning portion 121 of the cover member 120 is inserted from the opening 110T of the base member 110, and is pushed toward the bottom wall portion 112 side, so that the cover member 120 is positioned protruding toward the storage space portion 110S side in a state where the cover member 120 is assembled to the base member 110 (see FIG. 3). In addition, the positioning portion 121 of the cover member 120 extends between a pair of side wall portions 201A, 201B located inside the width direction Y of the side wall portions 111A, 111B at the connection portion between the base member 110 and the movable exterior material 200, and extends along each of the side wall portions 201A, 201B in the height direction Z (see FIG. 3). Therefore, when the connection portion 200C of the movable exterior material 200 tries to deform in a direction to come out of the fitting hole portion 110H, i.e., toward the storage space portion 110S, the exterior assembly 1 can restrict the deformation by abutting the connection portion 200C against the positioning portion 121. Also, the exterior assembly 1 can prevent each of the wiring materials W stored in the storage space portion 110S from moving toward the opening 110T and jumping out of the opening 110T by closing the opening 110T in the width direction Y with the positioning portion 121 (see FIG. 3).

[0042] The wire harness WH described above comprises a conductive wiring material W and an exterior assembly 1 that is exteriorly wrapped around the wiring material W. The exterior assembly 1 has a base member 110 formed by a wall portion 110K and having a storage space 110S through which the wiring material W is inserted along the axial direction (length direction X) and an opening 110T that connects the storage space 110S to the outside, a protector 100 including a cover member 120 that can close the opening 110T by being assembled to the base member 110, and a movable exterior material 200 that is movably attached to the base member 110 and through which an end of the wiring material W stored in the storage space 110S can be inserted. In addition, the cover member 120 has a positioning portion 121 that is formed to protrude toward the storage space portion 110S when assembled to the base member 110 to which the movable outer material 200 is attached, and that maintains the connection state between the base member 110 and the movable outer material 200 by abutting against the connection portion 200C of the movable outer material 200 with the base member 110.

[0043] According to this configuration, the wire harness WH and the exterior assembly 1 can restrict the deformation by abutting the positioning portion 121 of the cover member 120 against the connection portion 200C of the movable exterior material 200 that is trying to deform toward the storage space portion 110S. Therefore, the wire harness WH and the exterior assembly 1 can properly maintain the connection state between the protector and the movable exterior material.

[0044] Furthermore, the wire harness WH and the exterior assembly 1 can properly maintain the connection state between the protector 100 and the movable exterior material 200 while considering the attachability of the movable exterior material 200 to the protector 100. In general, when the movable exterior material is attached to the end of another exterior material such as a protector, if the shape of the connection part of the movable exterior material is determined only considering the ease of attaching the movable exterior material, there is a risk that the fitting force generated between the movable exterior material and the protector cannot be sufficiently secured. Therefore, after being attached to the protector, the movable exterior material is easily deformed in a direction to come off the protector, and a problem occurs in that the connection state between the movable exterior material and the protector cannot be properly maintained. Therefore, the wire harness WH and the exterior assembly 1 of this embodiment solve these problems by attaching the movable exterior material 200 to the base member 110 and maintaining the connection state between the base member 110 and the movable exterior material 200 by the positioning portion 121 of the cover member 120 assembled to the base member 110. According to such a configuration, the wire harness WH and the exterior assembly 1 can improve the work efficiency of the worker while ensuring sufficient connection strength between the protector 100 and the movable exterior material 200.

[0045] Furthermore, the wire harness WH and the base member 110 of the exterior assembly 1 described above include a pair of side wall portions 111A, 111B (base member side wall portions) that face each other along the width direction Y that intersects with the height direction Z, which is the opening direction of the opening 110T, and the movable exterior material 200 is configured to include a pair of side wall portions 201A, 201B (movable exterior material side wall portions) that face each other along the width direction Y and are arranged on the storage space portion 110S side along the pair of side wall portions 111A, 111B when attached to the base member 110. Moreover, the pair of side walls 111A, 111B are located at ends 111Aa, 111Ba on one side in the axial direction X, and each has a fitting hole 110H penetrating along the width direction Y, and the pair of side walls 201A, 201B are located at ends 201Ab, 201Bb on the base member 110 side that constitute the connection portion 200C, and each has a fitting protrusion 200P formed to protrude outward in the width direction Y and configured to be insertable into the fitting hole 110H. Moreover, the positioning portion 121, when assembled to the base member 110 to which the movable exterior material 200 is attached, has a protrusion portion that extends between the pair of side walls 201A, 201B in the width direction Y and is formed along each of the side walls 201A, 201B in the height direction Z, which is the opening direction.

[0046] According to this configuration, when the connection portion 200C of the movable exterior material 200 of the wire harness WH and the exterior assembly 1 tries to deform toward the storage space portion 110S located on the inner side in the width direction Y, the deformation can be restricted by bringing the connection portion 200C into contact with the positioning portion 121. Therefore, the wire harness WH and the exterior assembly 1 can properly maintain the connection state between the protector 100 and the movable exterior material 200 while taking into consideration the attachability of the movable exterior material 200 to the protector 100.

[0047] The exterior assembly 1 and the wire harness WH according to the embodiment of the present invention described above are not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications are possible within the scope of the claims.

[0048] For example, it has been described that the movable exterior material 200 has an engaging protrusion portion 200P as a connection portion 200C with the base member 110, and the base member 110 has an engaging hole portion 110H as a connection portion corresponding to the connection portion 200C, but the relationship between the hole portion and the protrusion portion may be reversed.

[0049] The exterior assembly and the wire harness according to this embodiment may be configured by appropriately combining the components of the embodiment and the modified examples described above. [Explanation of symbols]

[0050] 1 Exterior Assembly 100 Protector 110 Base material 110K Base material wall 110S Storage space 111A, 111B Side wall portion (side wall portion on the base member side) 110H Fitting hole 110T opening 120 Cover member 121 Positioning part 200 Movable Exterior Materials 201A, 201B Side wall part (movable exterior material side side wall part) 202A, 202B connecting wall 200C Connection part 200H Fitting hole 200P mating protrusion W Routing material WH Wire harness X Length direction (axial direction of the wiring material inserted into the protector) Y Width direction Z height direction (opening direction of the opening)

Claims

1. a protector including a base member having a storage space formed by a wall portion and through which a conductive wiring material is inserted along an axial direction, and an opening portion connecting the storage space portion with the outside, and a cover member that can close the opening portion by being assembled to the base member; A movable exterior material is provided which is movably attached to the base member and into which an end of the wiring material stored in the storage space can be inserted, the cover member has a positioning portion that is formed to protrude toward the storage space portion when assembled to the base member to which the movable exterior material is attached, and that maintains a connected state between the base member and the movable exterior material by abutting against a connecting portion of the movable exterior material with the base member, the base member includes a pair of base member side wall portions opposed to each other along a width direction intersecting with an opening direction of the opening, the movable exterior material includes a pair of movable exterior material side wall portions that face each other along the width direction when attached to the base member and are disposed on the storage space side along the pair of base member side side wall portions, the pair of base member side wall portions are located at one end in the axial direction and each have a fitting hole portion penetrating along the width direction, The pair of movable exterior material side wall portions are located at ends on the base member side that constitute the connection portion, and each has a fitting protrusion portion that protrudes outward in the width direction and is configured to be insertable into the fitting hole portion, The positioning portion has a protrusion portion that extends between the pair of movable exterior material side wall portions in the width direction when assembled to the base member to which the movable exterior material is attached, and is formed along each of the movable exterior material side wall portions in the opening direction. Exterior assembly.

2. A wiring material having electrical conductivity; An exterior assembly that is exteriorly attached to the wiring material, The exterior assembly includes a protector including a base member having a storage space formed by a wall portion, through which the wiring material is inserted along the axial direction, and an opening that connects the storage space to the outside, and a cover member that can close the opening by being assembled to the base member; A movable exterior material is attached to the base member so as to be movable, and an end of the wiring material stored in the storage space can be inserted into the movable exterior material. the cover member has a positioning portion that is formed to protrude toward the storage space portion when assembled to the base member to which the movable exterior material is attached, and that maintains a connected state between the base member and the movable exterior material by abutting against a connecting portion of the movable exterior material with the base member, the base member includes a pair of base member side wall portions opposed to each other along a width direction intersecting with an opening direction of the opening, the movable exterior material includes a pair of movable exterior material side wall portions that face each other along the width direction when attached to the base member and are disposed on the storage space side along the pair of base member side side wall portions, the pair of base member side wall portions are located at one end in the axial direction and each have a fitting hole portion penetrating along the width direction, The pair of movable exterior material side wall portions are located at ends on the base member side that constitute the connection portion, and each has a fitting protrusion portion that protrudes outward in the width direction and is configured to be insertable into the fitting hole portion, The positioning portion has a protrusion portion that extends between the pair of movable exterior material side wall portions in the width direction when assembled to the base member to which the movable exterior material is attached, and is formed along each of the movable exterior material side wall portions in the opening direction. Wire harness.

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