Harness clamp and image forming apparatus

Abstract

To provide a harness clamp which can house a harness regardless of the number of electric wires of the harness and easily release locking without using a tool or the like.SOLUTION: A harness clamp 1 comprises: a housing body 20 which has a bottom 22 and a pair of column parts 21 with different lengths projecting in the same direction from the bottom 22 and houses a single or a plurality of harnesses; a lid part 2 which has two or more locking structures 3 disposed at different positions in a longitudinal direction and openably closes an opening of the housing body 20; and a fixing mechanism part 9 which mountes the housing body 20 to a mounting hole of a mounted body. The housing body 20 has a locked structure 5 engaging with the locking structures 3 of the lid part 2 on at least any of the pair of column parts 21. The locking structure 3 of the lid part 2 has a locking release pawl 6 releasing the engagement with the locked structure 5 of the housing body 20. A size of a harness housing part 30 defined by the housing body 20 and the lid part 2 is variable depending on a position at the lid part 2 of the locking structure 3 engaging with the locked structure 5.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a harness clamp and an image forming apparatus. [Background technology]

[0002] In an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, which is an electronic device, a harness clamp (wire saddle) is used to attach a wire harness made up of multiple electric wires connecting each unit to the device and maintain its posture.

[0003] A known harness clamp has a configuration in which a set wire harness (hereinafter simply referred to as "harness") is wrapped and tightened with a wrapping band, making it possible to restrain the harness regardless of the number of wires (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

[0004] In the past, when removing a wrap-around band type harness clamp in a tightly fastened state, the wrap-around band and the elastic locking piece were in close contact with each other in a tightly fastened state, making it difficult to insert fingers or tools between them, and a considerable amount of force was required to release the locking claw and locking groove, making the work of removing the harness clamp difficult. If the elastic locking piece or the like was damaged during the work, the harness clamp could not be recycled.

[0005] In response to this, Patent Document 1 discloses a structure that enables a winding band that has been wrapped around the outer periphery of a wire harness and fastened, and then inserted and locked into a band insertion / locking hole, to be easily and accurately loosened by using a locking / unlocking mechanism that inserts a locking / unlocking tool through a tool insertion opening. It also describes that the locking / unlocking mechanism employs a means for keeping the locking / unlocking presser portion of the elastic locking piece exposed without being covered by the inserted winding band, by providing a tool slit hole in the longitudinal direction of the winding band and positioning the locking / unlocking presser portion below the tool slit hole, or by arranging the locking / unlocking presser portion outside the insertion zone of the winding band. Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0006] However, with the mechanism of Patent Document 1, when removing the wire harness, it is necessary to insert a release tool such as a screwdriver through the tool insertion port of the locking / unlocking mechanism, and it is also necessary to use the release tool to release the lock and pull out all of the wrapping bands inserted into the locking part, which poses the problem of time-consuming work.

[0007] SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a harness clamp that can accommodate any number of wires in a harness and that can be easily released without using a jig or the like. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] In order to solve the above problems, the harness clamp of the present invention comprises a storage body having a bottom and a pair of pillars of different lengths protruding in the same direction from the bottom, for storing one or more harnesses, a lid having two or more locking structures arranged at different positions in the longitudinal direction and for closing the opening of the storage body in an openable and closable manner, and a fixing mechanism for attaching the storage body to an attachment hole of an attachment body, wherein the storage body has an locking structure on at least one of the pair of pillars that engages with the locking structure of the lid, the locking structure of the lid has an unlocking claw that releases the engagement between the storage body and the locking structure, and the size of the harness storage section defined by the storage body and the lid is variable depending on the position on the lid of the locking structure that engages with the locking structure. [Effects of the Invention]

[0009] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a harness clamp that can accommodate any number of wires in a harness and that can be easily released without using a jig or the like. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0010] [Figure 1]1 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a configuration of a harness clamp according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. [Figure 2] 3 is an explanatory view showing an example of a state in which the harness clamp according to the first embodiment accommodates a harness; FIG. [Figure 3] 3 is an explanatory view showing an example of a state in which the harness clamp according to the first embodiment accommodates a harness; FIG. [Figure 4] 3 is an explanatory view showing an example of a state in which the harness clamp according to the first embodiment accommodates a harness; FIG. [Figure 5] 10A and 10B are explanatory diagrams illustrating a configuration of a harness clamp according to a second embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 6] FIG. 10 is an explanatory view showing an example of a state in which a harness is housed in a harness clamp according to a second embodiment. [Figure 7] FIG. 10 is an explanatory view showing an example of a state in which a harness is housed in a harness clamp according to a second embodiment. [Figure 8] 10 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a state in which the excess length portion of the lid is inserted through the excess length insertion portion. FIG. [Figure 9] 10A and 10B are explanatory diagrams showing an example of a locking structure for fixing an excess length portion of a lid member. [Figure 10] 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of an image forming apparatus equipped with a harness clamp according to the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0011] The harness clamp and image forming apparatus of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments, and other modifications, additions, corrections, deletions, and other changes can be made within the scope of what a person skilled in the art can conceive. Any embodiment that achieves the functions and effects of the present invention is within the scope of the present invention.

[0012] The harness clamp of the present invention comprises a storage body having a bottom and a pair of pillar portions of different lengths protruding in the same direction from the bottom, for storing one or more harnesses; a lid portion having two or more locking structures arranged at different positions in the longitudinal direction, for closing the opening of the storage body in an openable and closable manner; and a fixing mechanism portion for attaching the storage body to an attachment hole of an attachment object. The storage body has an engaging structure on at least one of the pair of pillars that engages with the engaging structure of the lid portion, and the engaging structure of the lid portion has an unlocking claw that releases the engagement between the storage body and the engaging structure, and the size of the harness storage section defined by the storage body and the lid portion is variable depending on the position on the lid portion of the engaging structure that engages with the engaging structure.

[0013] The harness clamp according to the present invention has, for example, the following first and second embodiments, depending on the combination of the locking structure of the lid portion and the locked structure of the housing main body.

[0014] [First embodiment] FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing the configuration of a harness clamp according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The harness clamp 1 of this embodiment has a bottom 22 and a pair of pillar portions 21 (21a, 21b) of different lengths protruding in the same direction from the bottom 22, and is equipped with a storage body 20 that stores one or more harnesses, a lid portion 2 that has two or more locking structures arranged at different positions in the longitudinal direction and that closes the opening of the storage body 20 in an openable and closable manner, and a fixing mechanism portion 9 for attaching the storage body 20 to an attachment hole of an attachment object.

[0015] In this embodiment, the storage body 20 and the lid 2 are an integral member in which the lid 2 extends from one of a pair of pillars 21 of the storage body 20 (the pillars designated by reference numeral 21b in this embodiment). The locking structure of the lid 2 is a lid locking protrusion 3 consisting of a lid locking protrusion 4 and an unlocking claw 6, and the locked structure of the storage body 20 is a body locking recess 5 that engages with the lid locking protrusion 4.

[0016] The storage body 20 has a locking structure that engages with the locking structure of the lid portion 2 on at least one of the pair of pillar portions 21 (21a, 21b).

[0017] The locking structure of the lid 2 (lid locking projection 3) has a lock release claw 6 that releases the engagement with the locked structure of the housing body 20.

[0018] The size of the harness storage section 30 defined by the storage main body 20 and the lid section 2 can be changed depending on the position on the lid section 2 of the locking structure (lid section locking protrusion 3) that engages with the locked structure (main body locking recess 5). In order to be able to accommodate any number of wires 40 of the harness, a plurality of locking structures (lid locking projections 3) are provided. The number, positions, intervals, etc. of the locking structures (lid locking projections 3) to be provided can be appropriately selected and set according to the purpose.

[0019] The lid portion 2 is a member that prevents the electric wires 40 that make up the harness from flying out of the opening of the accommodating body 20, and in this embodiment, it is locked by the lid portion locking protrusion 4 engaging with the locking structure of the accommodating body 20, and the lock is released by pinching the locking release claw 6. Specifically, by pinching the unlocking claw 6 with the fingers and operating it with a light force, the cover locking projection 4 can be displaced relative to the main body locking recess 5, thereby releasing the engagement.

[0020] Furthermore, the harness clamp 1 of this embodiment is provided with an excess length insertion portion 8 in one of the pillar portions 21 of the accommodating body 20 (the pillar portion indicated by the symbol 21a in this embodiment), which inserts and holds the excess length generated when the lid portion 2 closes the opening of the accommodating body 20.

[0021] The main body locking recess 5 of the housing main body 20 is provided at the opening end of the longer one of the pair of pillars 21 (the pillar side indicated by reference numeral 21a in this embodiment). Therefore, the joint between the other opposing pillar (the pillar designated by the symbol 21b in this embodiment) and the lid 2 is located at a position lower than the main body locking recess 5 in terms of height relative to the bottom 22. This makes it possible to prevent the lid 2 from protruding upward even when the number of electric wires 40 increases.

[0022] The lid portion 2 also has a plurality of folding grooves 7 that allow it to be folded at desired positions. The number and spacing of the bent grooves 7 can be appropriately selected and set according to the mode of use. By providing the folding grooves 7, the cover portion 2 can be folded and deformed at appropriate positions, thereby ensuring a stable storage portion of the required size.

[0023] A fixing mechanism 9 is provided on the outer surface of the bottom 22 of the housing body 20 for detachably attaching the harness clamp 1 to an attachment hole formed in an attachment object such as an image forming apparatus.

[0024] The fixing mechanism 9 has a fixing strut 9b that protrudes vertically outward (vertically downward in the drawing) from the outer surface of the bottom 22 of the housing body 20. A locking mechanism 9c is provided at the end of the fixing strut 9b. When the fixing mechanism 9 is inserted into a mounting hole in the mounting body, the locking mechanism 9c engages with the mounting hole to prevent it from coming loose.

[0025] Additionally, a pair of retaining portions 9a that protrude downwardly are provided between the bottom 22 of the storage body 20 and the locking mechanism 9c. The retaining portions 9a are flexible, and when the fixing mechanism 9 is inserted into the mounting hole of the object, the deeper it is inserted, the more pressing force is received from the outer surface of the object, sliding on the outer surface and widening the bending angle. The reaction force received by the pair of retaining portions 9a fixes the orientation of the storage body 20 and prevents it from tilting.

[0026] 2 to 4 are explanatory views showing an example of a state in which the harness clamp 1 according to the first embodiment accommodates a harness made up of a plurality of electric wires 40. FIG. Fig. 2 shows a case where the number of housed electric wires 40 is less than the standard, Fig. 3 shows a case where the number of housed electric wires 40 is the standard, and Fig. 4 shows a case where the number of housed electric wires 40 is more than the standard.

[0027] As shown in Figure 2, when there are only a few wires 40 to be stored, the size (storage area) of the storage section 30 can be reduced by engaging the main body locking recess 5 with the lid locking protrusion 4 that is located at the farthest position from the tip of the lid section 2 in the longitudinal direction. In this case, the cover portion 2 has an excess length other than the portion that closes the opening of the storage body 20. The excess length is inserted and held in the excess length insertion portion 8. This prevents the excess length from coming into contact with surrounding components or being pinched by components to be added later. The excess length insertion portion 8 will be described later.

[0028] Even in the case where the electric wire 40 to be accommodated is standard as shown in FIG. 3, excess length may be generated, but by folding it at the bending groove 7, it is possible to prevent the excess length from coming into contact with surrounding components or being pinched by components to be added later.

[0029] When there are many electric wires 40 to be accommodated as shown in Figure 4, the size (accommodation area) of the accommodation section 30 can be increased by engaging the main body engagement recess 5 with the lid engagement protrusion 4 located closest to the tip of the lid section 2.

[0030] As described above, the harness clamp of this embodiment can accommodate any number of wires 40 in the harness. In addition, since the harness clamp is provided with the release claw 6 that can be released by simply pinching it, the lock can be easily released without using a jig or the like and without destroying the harness clamp. This allows the harness clamp to be reused.

[0031] FIG. 8 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the state in which the extra length portion of the lid portion 2 is inserted into the extra length insertion portion 8 as viewed from the direction of arrow A in FIG. Fig. 8(A) shows an example of a frame-shaped body in which the excess length insertion portion 8 has an insertion hole portion 23. In the example of Fig. 8(A), the excess length portion of the lid portion 2 is passed through the insertion hole portion 23, so that the excess length portion is held in the frame-shaped body. 8(B) shows an example in which the excess length insertion portion 8 has an insertion hole 23 and a part of the frame-shaped body is opened to form a hook structure. In the example of FIG. 8(B), the excess length portion of the lid portion 2 is inserted so as to be hooked onto the hook portion 25, and the excess length portion is held by the hook portion 25.

[0032] FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing an example in which the excess length of the lid portion 2 is fixed by a locking structure. FIG. 9(A) is an explanatory view of the entire structure, and FIG. 9(B) is an enlarged view of a portion of the extra length locking recess 26, which is the locked structure. In this embodiment, the storage body 20 has an excess length locking recess 26 on the outer surface of the bottom 22 that locks the lid locking protrusion 4 of the lid locking projection 3 of the excess length that occurs when the lid 2 closes the opening of the storage body 20. An embodiment may be such that an excess length locking recess 26 is provided instead of the excess length insertion portion 8 shown in FIG. 8, or an embodiment may be such that both the excess length insertion portion 8 and the excess length locking recess 26 are provided.

[0033] [Second embodiment] FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing the configuration of a harness clamp according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The harness clamp 1 of this embodiment includes a storage body 20 having a bottom 22 and a pair of pillar portions 21 (21a, 21b) of different lengths protruding in the same direction from the bottom 22, and configured to store one or more harnesses; a lid portion 2 having two or more locking structures (lid portion locking protrusions 3 and locking grooves 10) arranged at different positions in the longitudinal direction, and configured to close the opening of the storage body 20 in an openable and closable manner; and a fixing mechanism portion 9 for attaching the storage body 20 to an attachment hole of an attachment object.

[0034] In this embodiment, the storage body 20 and the lid part 2 are separate members that can be separated, and FIG. 5(A) shows them in a separated state. The lid portion 2 has a first locking structure which is a lid portion locking protrusion 3 consisting of a lid portion locking protrusion 4 and a lock release claw 6, and a second locking structure which is composed of a plurality of continuous locking grooves 10. The storage body 20 has a first locking structure which is a body locking recess 5 that engages with the lid locking protrusion 4 of the first locking structure, and a second locking structure which is a locking claw 11 that engages with the locking groove 10 of the second locking structure.

[0035] The manner in which the cover locking projection 4 of the first locking structure and the main body locking recess 5 of the first locked structure engage with each other is the same as in the example of the first embodiment. Furthermore, the operation of the unlocking claw 6, which is a mechanism for unlocking these from the engaged state, is the same as in the first embodiment. The housing body 20 has a body locking recess 5 on at least one of the pair of pillar portions 21 (21a, 21b), in this embodiment on the pillar portion 21a.

[0036] On the other hand, the second locking structure and the second locked structure are configured to be locked by locking claws 11 provided on the pillars 21b engaging with a plurality of locking grooves 10 formed in the lid 2. For example, when the lid 2 is slid to a state where the electric wires 40 housed in the harness housing 30 are sufficiently bound, the locking mechanism is acted upon by a force that causes the lid 2 to return in the opposite direction.

[0037] Depending on the position on the lid portion 2 of the locking groove 10 that engages with the locking claw portion 11, which is the locking structure, the length of the lid portion 2 that closes the opening of the storage body 20 can be changed, and the size of the harness storage section 30 defined by the storage body 20 and the lid portion 2 can be changed. In order to accommodate any number of wires 40 of the harness, the locking groove 10 is provided over a predetermined area. The range and position of the locking groove 10 can be appropriately selected and set depending on the purpose.

[0038] As in the first embodiment, the harness clamp 1 of this embodiment has an excess length insertion portion 8 on one of the pillar portions 21 of the accommodating body 20 (the pillar portion indicated by the symbol 21a in this embodiment) that inserts and holds the excess length that is generated when the lid portion 2 closes the opening of the accommodating body 20.

[0039] The main body locking recess 5 of the housing main body 20 is provided at the opening end of the longer one of the pair of pillars 21 (the pillar side indicated by reference numeral 21a in this embodiment). Therefore, the joint between the other opposing pillar (the pillar designated by the symbol 21b in this embodiment) and the lid 2 is located at a position lower than the main body locking recess 5 in terms of height relative to the bottom 22. This makes it possible to prevent the lid 2 from protruding upward even when the number of electric wires 40 increases.

[0040] The lid portion 2 may also have a plurality of folding grooves 7 that allow it to be folded at desired positions. The number and spacing of the bent grooves 7 can be appropriately selected and set according to the mode of use. By providing the folding grooves 7, the cover portion 2 can be folded and deformed at appropriate positions, thereby ensuring a stable storage portion of the required size.

[0041] As in the first embodiment, a fixing mechanism 9 is provided on the outer surface of the bottom 22 of the housing body 20 for detachably attaching the harness clamp 1 to an attachment hole formed in an attachment target such as an image forming apparatus. The configuration of the fixing mechanism 9 is the same as that described in the first embodiment.

[0042] 6 and 7 are explanatory views showing an example of a state in which the harness clamp 1 according to the second embodiment accommodates a harness made up of a plurality of electric wires 40. In FIG. Fig. 6 shows a case where the number of housed electric wires 40 is smaller than the standard, and Fig. 7 shows a case where the number of housed electric wires 40 is larger than the standard.

[0043] As shown in Figure 6, when there are only a few electric wires 40 to be stored, the size (storage area) of the storage section 30 can be reduced by engaging the locking claw portion 11 with the locking groove 10 formed at a position away from the tip of the lid portion 2 in the longitudinal direction. In this case, the cover portion 2 has an excess length other than the portion that closes the opening of the storage body 20. The excess length is inserted and held in the excess length insertion portion 8. This prevents the excess length from coming into contact with surrounding components or being pinched by components to be added later. The excess length insertion portion 8 is the same as that described in the first embodiment.

[0044] When there are many electric wires 40 to be accommodated as shown in Figure 7, the size (accommodation area) of the accommodation section 30 can be increased by engaging the locking claw portion 11 with the locking groove 10 formed near the tip of the lid portion 2.

[0045] As described above, the harness clamp of this embodiment can accommodate any number of wires 40 in the harness. In addition, since the harness clamp is provided with the release claw 6 that can be released by simply pinching it, the lock can be easily released without using a jig or the like and without destroying the harness clamp. This allows the harness clamp to be reused.

[0046] [Image forming equipment] FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of an image forming apparatus 200 equipped with a harness clamp 1 according to the present invention. In Figure 10, an image forming device 200 has an original image reading unit 202 placed on top of an image forming unit 201, which is a processing unit, and the image forming unit 201 is held on top of a recording medium feeding unit 203, which feeds a recording medium P. The harness clamp 1 according to any one of the above-described embodiments is provided to clamp the harness H connected to each unit.

[0047] An image forming apparatus includes, for example, analog processing circuits (e.g., sample-and-hold circuits, black level correction circuits, multiplexing circuits, amplifier circuits, etc.) that perform analog processing on analog image signals obtained by optically reading an image of an original document through an optical system including a CCD line sensor, and digital processing circuits (e.g., shading correction circuits, gamma correction circuits, etc.) that perform digital processing on digital image signals obtained by A / D converting the analog image signals. The image forming apparatus also includes image processing circuits (e.g., image edge enhancement circuits, smoothing circuits, color conversion circuits, color correction circuits, image conversion circuits that move, enlarge, reduce, etc. the image) connected via an interface, etc. This requires multiple harnesses.

[0048] The image forming unit 201 is configured to transfer and form a toner image onto a recording medium P such as a recording paper in an electrophotographic image forming process.

[0049] In the document image reading unit 202, the document image of the document 100 placed on the document table 220 is optically read by the document reading section 221 and is image-processed by the image processing section 204 as document image information. Then, the exposure light of the laser beam based on the document image information image-processed by the image processing unit 204 is written onto the drum-shaped photosensitive drum of the image carrier 210 by the writing device 212 of the image forming unit 201. The image processing unit 204, the document reading unit 221, the writing device 212, a control unit (not shown), etc. are connected by a harness H consisting of multiple electric wires, and document image information, control signals, etc. are transmitted between them. The harness H is clamped by a harness clamp 1. The photosensitive drum of the image carrier 210 rotates clockwise, as indicated by arrow D, and at this time, the surface is uniformly charged by the charging device 211, and an original image is written onto the charged surface by the writing device 212. This forms an electrostatic latent image on the image carrier 210. This latent image is then visualized as a toner image by the developing device 213.

[0050] Meanwhile, the recording medium P is conveyed from the recording medium feeding unit 203 toward the image carrier 210, and the toner image recorded on the image carrier 210 is transferred onto the recording medium P by the transfer device 214. After the transfer process in the transfer device 214, the recording medium P passes through the position of the transfer device 214, and then reaches the fixing device 215 via a conveying path. The recording medium P that has reached the fixing device 215 enters the nip between the fixing roller and the pressure roller, where the toner recorded image is fixed by the heat from the fixing roller and the pressure from the pressure roller. The recording medium P with the fixed toner recorded image is sent out from the nip between the fixing roller and the pressure roller, and then discharged to the paper output tray 216 and stored therein.

[0051] On the other hand, the toner remaining on the image carrier 210 after the transfer step in the transfer device 214 is removed by the cleaning device 217 and prepared for the next step. The power supply unit 205 supplies driving or heating power to the image carrier drive motor 218, the scanner drive motor 222, the recording medium feed drive motor 230, the fixing device 215, etc., which are connected by harnesses H. These harnesses H are clamped by harness clamps 1.

[0052] The image forming apparatus includes analog processing circuits (e.g., a sample-and-hold circuit, a black level correction circuit, a multiplexing circuit, an amplifier circuit, etc.) that perform analog processing on analog image signals obtained by optically reading an image of a document via an optical system including a CCD line sensor, and digital processing circuits (e.g., a shading correction circuit, a gamma correction circuit, etc.) that perform digital processing on digital image signals obtained by A / D converting the analog image signals. The image forming apparatus also includes image processing circuits (e.g., an image edge enhancement circuit, a smoothing circuit, a color conversion circuit, a color correction circuit, an image conversion circuit that moves, enlarges, or reduces an image, etc.) via an interface, etc. Therefore, multiple harnesses are required. In this example, the harness clamp 1 is used near the analog processing circuits and digital processing circuits, as well as near predetermined driving parts such as motors, near predetermined moving parts such as the first and second carriages, near predetermined high-temperature parts such as light source lamps, or at least a portion of any part of the housing, or in addition to the chassis, where multiple harnesses may become loose, where separate harness addition work is required, or any other location.

[0053] The image forming apparatus according to the present invention is equipped with a harness clamp that can accommodate any number of wires in the harness and can be easily released without using a jig or the like. This reduces the labor required for parts management and reduces the risk of workers incorrectly assembling the clamps during harness assembly, for example. [Explanation of symbols]

[0054] 1 harness clamp 2 Lid 3. Lid locking protrusion (first locking structure) 4 Lid locking protrusion 5. Main body locking recess (first locking structure) 6 Unlocking claw 7 Bend groove 8 Extra length insertion part 9 Fixing mechanism section 10 Locking groove (second locking structure) 11 Locking claw portion (second locked structure) 20 Storage unit 21 Pillar section (storage body pillar section) 22 Bottom (bottom of storage body) 23 Insertion hole 25 Hook 26 Extra length locking recess 30 Storage section 40 Electric wire 200 Image forming device H harness [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0055] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 8-275348

Claims

1. a housing body having a bottom and a pair of pillars of different lengths protruding in the same direction from the bottom, the housing body housing one or more harnesses; a cover portion having two or more locking structures arranged at different positions in the longitudinal direction and configured to open and close the opening of the storage body; a fixing mechanism for attaching the housing body to a mounting hole of a mounting body, the housing body has a locking structure on at least one of the pair of pillars that engages with the locking structure of the lid, The locking structure of the lid portion has a locking release claw that releases engagement with the locked structure of the storage body, A harness clamp characterized in that the size of the harness storage section defined by the storage body and the lid portion is variable depending on the position on the lid portion of the locking structure that engages with the locked structure.

2. the housing body and the lid are an integral member in which the lid extends from one of the pair of pillars of the housing body, the locking structure of the lid is a lid locking protrusion consisting of a lid locking protrusion and the lock release claw, 2. The harness clamp according to claim 1, wherein the retaining structure of the housing body is a main body retaining recess that engages with the lid retaining protrusion.

3. The housing main body and the lid portion are separate and separable members, The lid has a first locking structure, which is a lid locking protrusion consisting of a lid locking protrusion and the lock release claw, and a second locking structure consisting of a plurality of continuous locking grooves. The harness clamp of claim 1, characterized in that the accommodating body has a first locking structure which is a body locking recess that engages with the lid locking protrusion of the first locking structure, and a second locking structure which is a locking claw that engages with the locking groove of the second locking structure.

4. A harness clamp as described in any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the accommodating body has an excess length insertion portion on one of the pair of pillar portions through which the excess length generated when the lid portion closes the opening of the accommodating body is inserted and held.

5. 5. The harness clamp according to claim 4, wherein the excess length insertion portion has a hook structure for hooking and holding the excess length portion.

6. A harness clamp as described in any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the storage body has an excess length locking recess on the outer surface of the bottom portion that locks the lid portion locking protrusion of the excess length that is generated when the lid portion closes the opening of the storage body.

7. 4. The harness clamp according to claim 2, wherein the main body locking recess of the housing main body is provided at an end of the opening on the side of the longer of the pair of pillars.

8. 8. The harness clamp according to claim 1, wherein the cover portion has a plurality of bending grooves that allow the cover portion to be bent at desired positions.

9. An image forming apparatus comprising the harness clamp according to any one of claims 1 to 8.

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