Long component holder

Abstract

To provide a long-length member holding tool which can narrow a pitch between adjacent long-length members.SOLUTION: A holding tool 10 has a bottom wall 20, a plurality of sidewalls 30, 32, 34 and 36, a plurality of accommodation parts 40, 42 and 44, and pressing pieces 60, 62. Continuous protrusions 51, 52, 53 and 54 and recesses 55, 56 are formed at opposing faces 50 between the adjacent sidewalls, and the pressing pieces 60, 62 are arranged in only the recesses 55, 56. The protrusions 53, 54 and the recesses 55, 56 are arranged at the opposing face 50 which is oriented to one accommodation part, and the opposing face 50 which is oriented to the other accommodation part at the prescribed sidewalls 34, 36 for defining the adjacent accommodation parts 40, 42 and 44 so as to be reverse with respect to each other in an axial direction X of a long-length member 5.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a holder for an elongated member for holding a wire-, tubular- or rod-shaped elongated member. [Background technology]

[0002] For example, automobiles use pipes, tubes, wires, cables, harnesses, etc., but because these can cause inconveniences such as tangling, interfering with other parts, or breaking, they are usually housed in some kind of holder and held in a predetermined position inside the vehicle via the holder.

[0003] As an example of a conventional clamp of this type, the following Patent Document 1 describes a clamp for holding different diameter pipes, which has multiple clamp grooves into which different diameter pipes with different outer diameters can be inserted, a pair of left and right wall portions arranged opposite the clamp grooves and arranged in parallel, and small diameter pipe holding arms and large diameter pipe holding arms that protrude at an angle from the wall portions toward the bottom of the groove.

[0004] The walls are divided into first and second wall portions at the axial center of the clamp groove, and the small-diameter tube holding arms and large-diameter tube holding arms are provided on opposite sides of the first and second wall portions. Furthermore, recesses are formed on the inside of the first and second wall portions, respectively, to accommodate the small-diameter tube holding arms. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0005] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-235872 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0006] In the case of the above-mentioned clamp for holding different diameter pipes, recesses are provided in both wall portions for storing a pair of small diameter pipe holding arms that have been bent, but recesses are not provided for storing a pair of large diameter pipe holding arms that have been bent.

[0007] Therefore, in order to allow a large-diameter pipe to be inserted into the clamping groove, the minimum distance between the pair of large-diameter pipe holding arms must be equal to or greater than the diameter of the large-diameter pipe when the pair of large-diameter pipe holding arms is in a flexed and deformed state. As a result, the minimum distance between the opposing surfaces of the first and second wall portions must be greater than the diameter of the large-diameter pipe, which results in a wider pitch between adjacent large-diameter pipes.

[0008] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a holder for elongated members that can narrow the pitch between adjacent elongated members when the elongated members are stored and held adjacently in multiple storage sections. [Means for solving the problem]

[0009] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a holder for holding a long member, the holder comprising a bottom wall, at least three side walls extending from the bottom wall, a plurality of storage sections defined by the bottom wall and the side walls, and a flexible pressing piece extending from the side wall toward the bottom wall and holding down the long member, the opposing surfaces of adjacent side walls having protrusions that protrude toward each other and recesses that recess away from each other, the pressing piece being provided only in the recesses, and the recesses accommodating the flexible deformation of the pressing piece allowing the long member to be received in the storage section, the protrusions and the recesses being arranged on opposite sides in the axial direction of the long member on the opposing surfaces facing one of the storage sections and the opposing surfaces facing the other of the storage sections on a given of the side walls defining adjacent storage sections. [Effects of the Invention]

[0010] In the present invention, pressure pieces are provided only in the recessed portions of the side walls, and the protrusions and recessed portions are arranged on opposite sides in the axial direction of the elongated member on the opposing surfaces facing one storage section and the other storage section of a specific side wall that defines adjacent storage sections, so that the spacing between adjacent side walls can be reduced to make them more compact and the pitch between adjacent elongated members can be narrowed. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0011] [Figure 1] 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a holder for an elongated member according to the present invention. [Figure 2] FIG. [Figure 3] FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. [Figure 5] FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. [Figure 6] FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG. 4. [Figure 7] 10 is an explanatory view showing a state in which a long member is held on a held surface of a held member using the holder. FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0012] (One embodiment of a holder for a long member) Hereinafter, one embodiment of a holder for a long member according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

[0013] As shown in FIG. 7 , the holder 10 for elongated members of this embodiment (hereinafter also simply referred to as "holder 10") holds the elongated member 5 against the held surface 2. In this embodiment, one surface of the held member 1 forms the held surface 2. Furthermore, by fixing a fixing portion 70 provided on the holder 10 to a fixing hole 3 formed in the held member 1, the elongated member 5 is held against the held surface 2 via the holder 10.

[0014] The held member 1 in this embodiment is, for example, a vehicle body panel, a vehicle body frame, etc. Furthermore, the long member 5 in this embodiment is, for example, a linear, tubular, or rod-like member such as a pipe, tube, hose, rod, wire, cable, harness, or cord, and has a circular outer surface.

[0015] 1 to 3, the holder 10 of this embodiment has a bottom wall 20 in the shape of a generally long plate that is perpendicular to the axial direction X (see FIG. 4) of the elongated member 5 and extends in a direction generally along the surface of the held member 1. The direction in which the bottom wall 20 extends is referred to as the longitudinal direction Y. In the following description, the "axial direction" in each part also refers to the direction along the axial direction X of the elongated member 5.

[0016] The holder 10 also has at least three side walls extending from the bottom wall 20. In this embodiment, the holder 10 has side walls 30, 36 extending from both ends of the bottom wall 20 in the longitudinal direction Y, and side walls 32, 34 extending from predetermined positions in the longitudinal direction Y of the bottom wall 20 at a predetermined distance from the side walls 30, 36. That is, the side walls 30, 32, 34, 36 extend in this order from one end of the bottom wall 20 in the longitudinal direction Y (the end on the left side of the paper in FIG. 1 ) to the other end (the end on the right side of the paper in FIG. 1 ). The side walls 30, 32, 34, 36 extend from the bottom wall 20 so as to be perpendicular to the longitudinal direction Y of the bottom wall 20 and parallel to each other.

[0017] 4, the side wall 34 is separated by a notch 35, and is composed of a side wall 34A arranged near one end of the side wall 34 in the axial direction X (the end on the lower side of the paper in FIG. 4) and a side wall 34B arranged near the other end of the side wall 34 in the axial direction X (the end on the upper side of the paper in FIG. 4). Furthermore, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the side walls 30, 32, and 34B are of the same height (their lengths in the erection direction from the bottom wall 20 are the same), but the side walls 34A and 36 are erected higher than them.

[0018] Additionally, the bottom wall 20 and the multiple side walls 30, 32, 34, and 36 define multiple storage sections 40, 42, and 44. In this embodiment, the storage sections 40, 42, and 44 are arranged in order from one end to the other end of the bottom wall 20 in the longitudinal direction Y. Of the multiple side walls 30, 32, 34, and 36, the side wall 32 contributes to defining the storage sections 40 and 42, and the side wall 34 contributes to defining the storage sections 42 and 44. These side walls 32 and 34 constitute "the predetermined side walls defining adjacent storage sections" in the present invention. The direction in which these multiple storage sections 40, 42, and 44 are arranged is referred to as the "storage section arrangement direction H."

[0019] Furthermore, on the other end surface of the bottom wall 20 in the thickness direction (the surface close to the held member 1), protrusions 21, 21 protrude from both ends in the longitudinal direction Y, extending over the entire axial direction X of the bottom wall 20, and are configured to abut against the held surface 2 of the held member 1 (the surface on which the holder 10 is placed) (see Figure 7).

[0020] As shown in Figures 2 and 3, a recess 23 is provided on the other end surface side of the bottom wall 20 in the thickness direction, approximately in the center in the longitudinal direction Y, and a fixing portion 70 for fixing to the fixing hole 3 is provided through this recess 23.

[0021] The fixing portion 70 has an umbrella-shaped flange portion 71 connected to the recessed portion 23 via a neck portion 71a, a columnar stem portion 72 extending from the center of the inner surface of the umbrella-shaped flange portion 71, and a pair of locking legs 73, 73 extending like anchor legs diagonally outward from the tip of the stem portion 72 toward the umbrella-shaped flange portion 71. Each locking leg 73 is flexible, and a plurality of stepped locking steps 73a are provided on the outer surface of the tip of the extension direction.

[0022] The predetermined locking step 73a of the locking leg 73 engages with the periphery of the back side of the fixing hole 3 (the side opposite to the held surface 2 of the held member 1) in accordance with the thickness of the held member 1, thereby fixing the holder 10 to the held member 1 via the fixing portion 70 (see Figure 7).

[0023] Furthermore, a mounting portion 37 is provided on one end face in the thickness direction (the face away from the held member 1) of the bottom wall 20 between the base ends in the erection direction of adjacent side walls (side wall 30 and side wall 32, side wall 32 and side wall 34, side wall 34 and side wall 36). This mounting portion 37 has a curved surface corresponding to the elongated member 5 having a circular outer surface, and extends continuously along the axial direction X of the side wall, so that the elongated member 5 housed and arranged in each housing portion 40, 42, 44 can be stably held with reduced rattle.

[0024] Furthermore, the distance between the side walls 30 and 32 is the same as the distance between the side walls 32 and 34, so that the storage section 40 defined by the side walls 30 and 32 and the storage section 42 defined by the side walls 32 and 34 can store and hold an elongated member 5 of a predetermined diameter (see FIG. 7). On the other hand, the distance between the side walls 34 and 36 is slightly wider than the distance between the side walls 30 and 32 and the distance between the side walls 32 and 34, so that the storage section 44 defined by the side walls 34 and 36 can store and hold an elongated member 5 with a larger diameter than the elongated member 5 stored in the storage sections 40 and 42 (see FIG. 7).

[0025] Furthermore, a circular protrusion 38 is provided on the outer surface of the side wall 36 (the surface opposite to the opposing surface 50), making it easy to identify the storage section 44.

[0026] Extending from each of the side walls 30, 32, 34, 36 toward the bottom wall 20, flexible pressing pieces 60, 62 are provided to press down on the elongated member 5. These pressing pieces 60, 62 will be described in detail later.

[0027] In addition, the opposing surfaces 50 of adjacent side walls, i.e., side wall 30 and side wall 32, side wall 32 and side wall 34, side wall 32 and side wall 34, and side wall 34 and side wall 36, are arranged facing each other and have protruding portions 52, 53, and 54 that protrude toward each other and recessed portions 55 and 56 that are recessed away from each other.

[0028] The protrusions 52, 53, 54 are provided to protrude so as to be flush with the opposing surfaces 50 of the side walls 30, 32, 34, 36, and the recesses 55, 56 are recessed to a predetermined depth in the storage unit arrangement direction H with respect to the opposing surfaces 50 of the side walls 30, 32, 34, 36. The recesses 55, 56 are provided on the tip end sides of the side walls 30, 32, 34, 36 in the erection direction.

[0029] Furthermore, continuous protrusions 51 are provided on the opposing surfaces of adjacent side walls at intermediate portions in the erection direction thereof, the continuous protrusions 51 protruding toward each other and extending continuously in the axial direction X of the elongated member 5, and the interval between adjacent continuous protrusions 51, 51 is set to a distance that matches the outer diameter of the elongated member 5. Specifically, as shown in Figures 1 and 2, continuous protrusions 51 are provided on the opposing surfaces 50 of each of the side walls 30, 32, 34, 36 at intermediate portions in the erection direction of each of the side walls 30, 32, 34, 36 (connecting portions with both circumferential end portions of the mounting portion 37), the continuous protrusions 51 protruding toward each other and extending over the entire area of ​​each of the side walls 30, 32, 34, 36 in the axial direction X.

[0030] That is, continuous protrusions 51 extend from the middle of the upright direction of each of the side walls 30, 32, 34, and 36 on (1) the surface 50 of side wall 30 facing side wall 32, (2) the surface 50 of side wall 32 facing side wall 30, (3) the surface 50 of side wall 32 facing side wall 34, (4) the surface 50 of side wall 34 facing side wall 32, (5) the surface 50 of side wall 34 facing side wall 36, and (6) the surface 50 of side wall 36 facing side wall 34. Furthermore, the continuous protrusions 51 of a given side wall are arranged opposite the continuous protrusions 51 of the opposing side wall.

[0031] Furthermore, the continuous protrusions 51 provided on each side wall 30, 30, 32, 34 protrude so as to be flush with the opposing surfaces 50 of each side wall 30, 32, 34, 36, and the spacing between adjacent continuous protrusions 51, 51 is set to fit the outer diameter of the elongated member 5.

[0032] In this holder 10, the protrusions 53, 54 and recesses 55, 56 are arranged on the opposing surfaces 50 facing one of the storage sections and the opposing surfaces 50 facing the other storage section in the predetermined side walls 32, 34 that define adjacent storage sections 40, 42, 44, so as to be opposite in the axial direction X of the elongated member 5.

[0033] 5, in this embodiment, the protrusions 53 and the recesses 56 are arranged at opposite positions in the axial direction X of the elongated member 5 on the opposing surfaces 50 of the side walls 32 that define adjacent storage sections 40, 42, facing one storage section 40 and the opposing surfaces 50 that face the other storage section 42. In addition, the protrusions 53, 54 and the recesses 56 are arranged at opposite positions in the axial direction X of the elongated member 5 on the opposing surfaces 50 of the side walls 34 that define adjacent storage sections 42, 44, facing one storage section 42 and the opposing surfaces 50 that face the other storage section 44.

[0034] In other words, in a given side wall 32, 34 that defines adjacent storage sections 40, 42, 44, the protrusion provided on the opposing surface 50 facing one storage section and the recess provided on the opposing surface 50 facing the other storage section are adjacent to each other in the opposing direction of the adjacent side walls 30, 32, 34, and the recess provided on the opposing surface 50 facing one storage section and the protrusion provided on the opposing surface 50 facing the other storage section are adjacent to each other in the opposing direction of the adjacent side walls.

[0035] That is, as shown in Figure 5, the protrusion 53 provided on the opposing surface 50 of the side wall 32 defining adjacent storage sections 40, 42, facing one storage section 40, and the recessed portion 56 provided on the opposing surface 50 facing the other storage section 42 are adjacent to each other in the opposing direction of the adjacent side walls 30, 32, 34, 36 (the same direction as the longitudinal direction Y and the storage section arrangement direction H), and the recessed portion 56 provided on the opposing surface 50 facing one storage section 40 and the protrusion 53 provided on the opposing surface 50 facing the other storage section 42 are adjacent to each other in the opposing direction of the adjacent side walls 30, 32, 34, 36.

[0036] As shown in FIG. 5, the protrusion 53 provided on the opposing surface 50 of the side wall 34 defining adjacent storage sections 42, 44, facing one storage section 42, and the recess 56 provided on the opposing surface 50 facing the other storage section 44, are adjacent to each other in the opposing direction of the adjacent side walls 30, 32, 34, 36, and the recess 56 provided on the opposing surface 50 facing one storage section 42 and the protrusion 54 provided on the opposing surface 50 facing the other storage section 44 are adjacent to each other in the opposing direction of the adjacent side walls 30, 32, 34, 36.

[0037] Next, the protrusions 52, 53, 54 and recesses 55, 56 provided on the side walls 30, 32, 34, 36 will be described in detail.

[0038] The side wall 30 has a surface 50 facing the side wall 32, on which a recess 55 and a protrusion 52 are provided as described below.

[0039] That is, as shown in Figures 1 to 3 and 5, on the opposing surface 50 of the side wall 30 facing the side wall 32, closer to the tip end in the erection direction than the continuous protrusion 51 of the side wall 30, a recessed portion 55 of a predetermined depth is provided in a range from one end of the side wall 30 in the axial direction X (the end on the front side of the paper in Figure 1) to the other end (the end on the back side of the paper in Figure 1).

[0040] In addition, a protrusion 52 is provided on the bottom surface of the recess 55 provided in the side wall 30 near the other end of the side wall 30 in the axial direction X, extending in a strip shape along the upright direction of the side wall 30 and protruding toward the side wall 32.

[0041] Furthermore, a protruding ridge portion 58 extends a predetermined length from one end to the other end in the axial direction X on the opposing surface 50 of the side wall 30 in the middle portion in the erecting direction.

[0042] Further, a recessed portion 55 and a protruding portion 52 are provided on a surface 50 of the side wall 36 facing the side wall 34 as described below.

[0043] That is, as shown in Figures 1 to 3 and 5, on the opposing surface 50 of the side wall 36 facing the side wall 34, a recessed portion 55 of a predetermined depth is provided in a range from one end to the other end in the axial direction X of the side wall 34, closer to the tip end in the vertical direction of the side wall 36 than the continuous protrusion portion 51 located in the middle part of the vertical direction of the side wall 36.

[0044] In addition, a protrusion 52 is provided on the bottom surface of the recess 55 provided in the side wall 36 near the other end of the side wall 36 in the axial direction X, extending in a strip shape along the erection direction of the side wall 36 and protruding toward the side wall 34.

[0045] The side wall 32 has a surface 50 facing the side wall 30, on which a protrusion 53 and a recess 56 are provided as described below.

[0046] That is, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 and 5 , on the opposing surface 50 of the side wall 32 facing the side wall 30, closer to the tip end in the erection direction than the continuous protruding portion 51 of the side wall 32, there are arranged a wide protruding portion 53 provided in a range from the other end to the middle portion of the side wall 32 in the axial direction X, and a recessed portion 56 provided in a range from the middle portion to one end of the side wall 32 in the axial direction X, adjacent to each other in the axial direction X of the side wall 32.

[0047] 5, the lengths of the protrusion 53 and the recess 56 along the axial direction X are such that the length of the protrusion 53 is longer than the length of the recess 56. Furthermore, the wide protrusion 53 is disposed opposite the band-shaped protrusion 52 of the side wall 30, and the recess 56 is disposed opposite to the recess 55 of the side wall 30 so as to overlap with the recess 55 over a predetermined range. Furthermore, a protruding ridge 58 extends a predetermined length from one end to the other end in the axial direction X on the surface 50 of the side wall 32 facing the side wall 30, at an intermediate portion in the erection direction. The protruding ridge 58 is disposed opposite the protruding ridge 58 provided on the side wall 30.

[0048] On the other hand, a surface 50 of the side wall 32 facing the side wall 34 is provided with a protrusion 53 and a recess 56 as described below.

[0049] That is, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 and 5 , on the opposing surface 50 of the side wall 32 facing the side wall 34, closer to the tip end in the erection direction than the continuous protruding portion 51 of the side wall 32, there are arranged a wide protruding portion 53 provided in a range from one end to the middle portion of the axial direction X of the side wall 32, and a recessed portion 56 provided in a range from the middle portion to the other end of the side wall 32 in the axial direction X, adjacent to each other in the axial direction X of the side wall 32.

[0050] 5, the lengths of the protruding portion 53 and the recessed portion 56 along the axial direction X are such that the length of the protruding portion 53 is longer than the length of the recessed portion 56. Furthermore, the protruding portion 53 is disposed opposite the protruding portion 53 of the side wall 34, and the recessed portion 56 is disposed opposite the recessed portion 56 of the side wall 34. Furthermore, a protruding ridge portion 58 extends a predetermined length from the other end toward one end in the axial direction X on the surface 50 of the side wall 32 facing the side wall 34, at an intermediate portion in the erection direction thereof.

[0051] Furthermore, when the side walls 32, 34, other than the side walls 30, 34 that are located outermost in the arrangement direction (accommodation section arrangement direction H) of the multiple storage sections 40, 42, 44 among the multiple side walls 30, 32, 34, are viewed in a cross section along the storage section arrangement direction H as shown in Figure 5 (more specifically, a cross section along the storage section arrangement direction H and facing the held surface 2 on which the long member 5 is to be held), a portion R that overlaps in the storage section arrangement direction H is provided between the wall thickness portion of the protrusion provided on the opposing surface facing one adjacent storage section and the wall thickness portion of the protrusion provided on the opposing surface facing the other storage section.

[0052] That is, when the side wall 32 is viewed in a cross section along the accommodating portion arrangement direction H and facing the held surface 2 as shown in Fig. 5, a wall thickness portion (here, the wall thickness portion that is the middle part in the axial direction X and faces the accommodating portion 42) of the protrusion 53 provided on the opposing surface 50 of the side wall 32 facing one of the adjacent accommodating portions 40 and a wall thickness portion (here, the wall thickness portion that is the middle part in the axial direction X and faces the accommodating portion 40) of the protrusion 53 provided on the opposing surface 50 facing the other accommodating portion 42 are provided with a portion R that overlaps (is superimposed on) in the accommodating portion arrangement direction H. Furthermore, when the side wall 32 is viewed in a cross section along the accommodating portion arrangement direction H and facing the held surface 2 as shown in Fig. 5, the side wall 32 is generally crank-shaped with the protrusions 53, 53 that are arranged separately on the left and right in the accommodating portion arrangement direction H and the overlap portion R therebetween.

[0053] The above overlapping portion R can also be said as follows.

[0054] That is, when the side walls 32, 34, other than the side walls 30, 36 that are located outermost in the storage section arrangement direction H of the multiple storage sections 40, 42, 44, among the multiple side walls 30, 32, 34, are viewed in a cross section perpendicular to the axial direction X of the elongated member 5 as shown in Figure 6, a portion R that overlaps in the storage section arrangement direction H is provided between the wall thickness portion of the protrusion provided on the opposing surface facing one adjacent storage section and the wall thickness portion of the protrusion provided on the opposing surface facing the other storage section.

[0055] In this embodiment, when the side wall 32 is viewed in a cross section perpendicular to the axial direction X of the elongated member 5 as shown in Figure 6, a portion R that overlaps in the storage section arrangement direction H is provided in the wall thickness portion (wall thickness portion facing the storage section 42) of the protrusion 53 provided on the opposing surface 50 of the side wall 32 facing one of the adjacent storage sections 40, and in the wall thickness portion (wall thickness portion facing the storage section 40) of the protrusion 53 provided on the opposing surface 50 facing the other storage section 42.

[0056] The side wall 34 has a surface 50 facing the side wall 32, on which a protrusion 53 and a recess 56 are provided as described below.

[0057] 1 to 3 and 5, a wide protruding portion 53 is provided on a surface 50 of side wall 34A constituting side wall 34 facing side wall 32, closer to the tip end in the erection direction than continuous protruding portion 51 of side wall 34, in a range from one end of side wall 34 in the axial direction X to notch 35. Furthermore, a recessed portion 56 is provided on a surface 50 of side wall 34B constituting side wall 34 facing side wall 32, closer to the tip end in the erection direction than continuous protruding portion 51 of side wall 34, in a range from the other end of side wall 34 in the axial direction X to notch 35.

[0058] 5, the lengths of the protrusion 53 and the recess 56 along the axial direction X are substantially the same. The wide protrusion 53 is disposed opposite the wide protrusion 53 of the side wall 32, and the recess 56 is disposed opposite the recess 56 of the side wall 32. Furthermore, a protruding ridge 58 extends a predetermined length from the other end toward one end in the axial direction X on the surface 50 of the side wall 34B facing the side wall 32, at an intermediate portion in the erection direction thereof.

[0059] On the other hand, a surface 50 of the side wall 34 facing the side wall 36 is provided with a protrusion 53 and a recess 56 as described below.

[0060] 1, 2, 4, and 5, a wide protrusion 54a is provided on the surface 50 of the side wall 34B facing the side wall 36, closer to the tip end in the erection direction than the continuous protrusion 51 of the side wall 34, in a range from the other end of the side wall 34 in the axial direction X to the notch 35. A protrusion 54 extending in a band shape along the erection direction of the side wall 34 and protruding toward the side wall 36 is provided on the outer surface (the surface facing the side wall 36) of the protrusion 54a from an intermediate position in the axial direction X. That is, the band-shaped protrusion 54 is provided via the wide protrusion 54a. The wide protrusion 54a is lower than the facing surface 50 by a predetermined depth, while the band-shaped protrusion 54 is flush with the facing surface 50 and is disposed opposite the band-shaped protrusion 52 of the side wall 36.

[0061] In addition, on the opposing surface 50 of the side wall 34A facing the side wall 36, a recessed portion 56 is provided in the range from one end of the side wall 34 in the axial direction X to the notch 35, closer to the tip end in the erection direction than the continuous protrusion 51 of the side wall 34.

[0062] 5, the lengths of the protruding portion 53 and the recessed portion 56 along the axial direction X are substantially the same. As described above, the protruding portion 54 is disposed opposite the continuous protruding portion 51 of the side wall 36, and the recessed portion 56 is disposed opposite the recessed portion 55 of the side wall 36 so as to overlap with it over a predetermined range.

[0063] Furthermore, when the side wall 34 is viewed in cross section along the storage section arrangement direction H and facing the held surface 2 as shown in Figure 5, a portion R that laps in the storage section arrangement direction H via the notch 35 is provided in the wall thickness portion (here, the wall thickness portion that is the middle part in the axial direction X and faces the storage section 44 side) of the protrusion 53 provided on the opposing surface 50 of the side wall 34 facing one of the adjacent storage sections 42, and in the wall thickness portion (here, the wall thickness portion that is the middle part in the axial direction X and faces the storage section 42 side) of the protrusions 54, 54a provided on the opposing surface 50 facing the other storage section 44.

[0064] The minimum distance between the protrusions 52, 53, 54 on adjacent side walls (side wall 30 and side wall 32, side wall 32 and side wall 34, side wall 34 and side wall 36) is set to match the outer diameter of the elongated member 5.

[0065] In this embodiment, (1) the minimum distance between the protrusion 52 on the opposing surface 50 of the side wall 30 and the protrusion 53 on the opposing surface 50 of the side wall 32 facing the side wall 30, (2) the minimum distance between the protrusion 53 on the opposing surface 50 of the side wall 32 facing the side wall 34 and the protrusion 53 on the opposing surface 50 of the side wall 34 facing the side wall 32, and (3) the minimum distance between the protrusion 54 on the opposing surface 50 of the side wall 34 facing the side wall 36 and the protrusion 52 on the opposing surface 50 of the side wall 36 facing the side wall 34 are distances that are compatible with the outer diameter of the elongated member 5.

[0066] Furthermore, in this holder 10, the pressing pieces 60, 62 are provided only in the recessed portions 55, 56, and the recessed portions 55, 56 accommodate the bending deformation of the pressing pieces 60, 62, allowing the accommodating portions 40, 42, 44 to accommodate the elongated member 5.

[0067] The pressing pieces 60, 62 extend obliquely inward from the recessed portions 55, 56 of each side wall 30, 32, 34, 36 via a base end 63 (which can also be said to be perpendicular to the surface direction of the bottom surfaces of the recessed portions 55, 56) that extends along the storage section arrangement direction H, and press down the elongated member 5 with a tip end 64 in the extending direction. The relationship between each side wall 30, 32, 34, 36 and the pressing pieces 60, 62 will be described in detail below.

[0068] 1 to 3, in a recess 55 provided on a surface 50 of the side wall 30 facing the side wall 32, a pressing piece 60 extends obliquely inward from a tip end portion in the erection direction of the side wall 30 and one end portion in the axial direction X toward a base end portion in the erection direction of the side wall 32. In addition, in a recess 56 provided on a surface 50 of the side wall 32 facing the side wall 30, a pressing piece 60 extends obliquely inward from a tip end portion in the erection direction of the side wall 32 and one end portion in the axial direction X toward a base end portion in the erection direction of the side wall 30.

[0069] Furthermore, in the recessed portion 56 provided on the surface 50 of the side wall 32 facing the side wall 34, a pressing piece 60 extends obliquely inward from the tip end, in the standing direction of the side wall 32, and the other end in the axial direction X, toward the base end, in the standing direction of the side wall 34. In addition, in the recessed portion 56 provided on the surface 50 of the side wall 34 facing the side wall 32, a pressing piece 60 extends obliquely inward from the tip end, in the standing direction of the side wall 34, and the other end in the axial direction X, toward the base end, in the standing direction of the side wall 32.

[0070] Furthermore, in the recessed portion 55 provided in the surface 50 of the side wall 34 facing the side wall 36, a pressing piece 62 extends obliquely inward from a tip end portion in the vertical direction of the side wall 34 and one end portion in the axial direction X toward a base end portion in the vertical direction of the side wall 36. In addition, in the recessed portion 55 provided in the surface 50 of the side wall 36 facing the side wall 34, a pressing piece 62 extends obliquely inward from a tip end portion in the vertical direction of the side wall 36 and one end portion in the axial direction X toward a base end portion in the vertical direction of the side wall 34. Note that a protrusion 64a protrudes from an inner surface (a surface facing the side wall 34) of the tip end 64 of the pressing piece 62 on the side wall 34 side and an inner surface (a surface facing the side wall 36) of the tip end 64 of the pressing piece 62 on the side wall 36 side, respectively. The projections 64a make the tip portions 64 of the pressing pieces 62 wider, making it easier to hold the large-diameter elongated member 5 without letting it slip out (see FIG. 7).

[0071] In this embodiment, all of the components of the holder 10 described above (bottom wall, multiple side walls, pressing pieces, protruding portions, fixing portions, etc.) are integrally formed from a known synthetic resin material.

[0072] (Variation) The shape and structure of each part of the holder for an elongated member described above are not limited to the above-described embodiment.

[0073] For example, in this embodiment of the holder 10, four side walls 30, 32, 34, and 36 are provided, and three storage sections 40, 42, and 44 are defined in relation to the bottom wall 20, but at least three side walls are sufficient (in this case, there will be two storage sections), and five or more side walls (in this case, there will be four storage sections) may also be provided.

[0074] Furthermore, although the holder 10 of this embodiment is provided with a fixing portion 70 for fixing to the fixing hole 3 formed in the held member 1, a fixing portion for the held member need not be provided. Furthermore, in addition to the stem portion 72 and the pair of locking legs 73, 73, the fixing portion 70 may be, for example, a columnar portion extending from the back surface of the bottom wall (the other end surface in the thickness direction), with a locking portion for the fixing hole provided on the outer periphery of this columnar portion. Alternatively, a shaft member such as a stud bolt may be protruded toward the held member, and the bottom wall of the holder may be provided with a structure (such as a fixing claw or a fixing hole) that can be fixed to the shaft member.

[0075] Furthermore, in this embodiment, each of the side walls 30, 32, 34, 36 has one protrusion 52, 53, 54 and one recess 55, 56 in the axial direction X, but, for example, multiple protrusions and recesses may be provided on each side wall, and the numbers of protrusions and recesses may be the same or different (for example, one protrusion and two recesses), and the number and layout of the protrusions and recesses are not particularly limited as long as they satisfy the configuration of the present invention.

[0076] Furthermore, in this embodiment, all recesses 55, 56 have a recessed shape with a constant depth relative to the opposing surface 50, but they may also be recessed in stages or tapered to become gradually deeper in the storage section arrangement direction H, for example.

[0077] Furthermore, when viewed in a cross section along the storage section arrangement direction H and facing the held surface 2 as shown in Figure 5, the side wall 32 has a roughly crank-shaped cross section due to the protrusions 53, 53 and their overlapping portions R, but of the at least three side walls, the side walls other than the outermost side wall are not limited to the above shape as long as they have overlapping portions in relation to the protrusions.

[0078] (Action and effect) Next, the effects of the holder 10 having the above configuration will be described.

[0079] When the elongated member 5 is held on the held surface 2 using the holder 10, the following procedure is carried out.

[0080] That is, the elongated member 5 is inserted from the upper opening (the opening on the opposite side from the bottom wall 20) of each of the accommodation sections 40, 42, 44 of the holder 10. Then, the pair of opposing pressing pieces 60, 60 or the pair of pressing pieces 62, 62 are pressed by the elongated member 5, causing them to bend and deform, and the elongated member 5 is pushed in while being received in the recessed portion 55 or the recessed portion 56. Then, the elongated member 5 is pushed in until it abuts against the mounting portion 37 of each of the accommodation sections 40, 42, 44, and when the elongated member 5 passes over the tip ends 64 of each pressing piece 60, 62, each pressing piece 60, 62 elastically returns to its original state, and the tip ends 64 are positioned on the ceiling side of the elongated member 5, so that the elongated member 5 is accommodated in each of the accommodation sections 40, 42, 44 and held in place (see FIG. 7 ).

[0081] 7, there is a gap between the tip 64 of each pressing piece 60, 62 and the outer periphery of the elongated member 5 housed and held in each housing section 40, 42, 44, but when the elongated member 5 is pulled in a direction away from the held surface 2 of the held member 1, the tip 64 of each pressing piece 60, 62 comes into contact with the outer periphery of the elongated member 5, thereby preventing the elongated member 5 from slipping out of each housing section 40, 42, 44. Furthermore, the elongated member 5 housed in the housing sections 40, 42 comes into contact with protrusions 58 provided on the side walls 30, 32, 34 that define the housing sections 40, 42 (see FIG. 7), thereby preventing displacement in the axial direction X. Furthermore, in the state shown in FIG. 7, the continuous protrusions 51 provided at the intermediate portions in the erection direction of the side walls 30, 32, 34, 36 are arranged to face the outer periphery of the elongated member 5 housed in each housing portion 40, 42, 44.

[0082] Thereafter, the holder 10 is fixed to the held member 1 via the fixing portion 70. That is, the fixing portion 70 is aligned with the fixing hole 3 formed in the held member 1, and the holder 10 is pressed against the held surface 2 of the held member 1. Then, the pair of locking legs 73, 73 of the fixing portion 70 are pressed against the inner periphery of the fixing hole 3, causing the holder 10 to bend and deform, while being pressed in. The holder 10 is pressed in until the umbrella-shaped flange portion 71 of the fixing portion 70 and the pair of protrusions 21, 21 provided on the back surface (the other end surface in the thickness direction) of the bottom wall 20 abut against the held surface 2, and when parts of the tips of the pair of locking legs 73, 73 come out from the back side of the fixing hole 3, each locking leg 73 elastically returns to its original position, and a predetermined locking step 73 a engages with the periphery on the back side of the fixing hole 3. As a result, the holder 10 can be fixed to the held member 1 via the fixing portion 70, and the elongated member 5 can be held on the held surface 2 (see FIG. 7). Note that the elongated member 5 may be inserted into each of the accommodating portions 40, 42, 44 and held therein after the holder 10 is fixed to the held member 1.

[0083] In this holder 10, the pressing pieces 60, 62 are provided only in the recessed portions 55, 56 of the side walls 30, 32, 34, 36, and the protrusions 53, 54 and the recessed portions 55, 56 are arranged oppositely in the axial direction X of the elongated member 5 on the opposing surfaces 50 facing one storage portion and the opposing surfaces 50 facing the other storage portion on the predetermined side walls 32, 34 that define adjacent storage portions 40, 42, 44.

[0084] Therefore, by reducing the distance between adjacent side walls 30, 32, 34, 36, the holder 10 can be made compact in the direction intersecting the axial direction X of the elongated members 5 and in the arrangement direction H, and the pitch between adjacent elongated members 5, 5 (the length between the center C of a given elongated member 5 and the center C of the elongated member 5 arranged adjacent to it) can be narrowed.

[0085] In this embodiment, the minimum distance between the protrusions 52, 53, 54 on adjacent side walls (side wall 30 and side wall 32, side wall 32 and side wall 34, side wall 34 and side wall 36) is set to a distance that matches the outer diameter of the elongated member 5. Specifically, the structure is as described in paragraph 0065.

[0086] By adopting such a structure, holder 10 can be made more compact in a direction intersecting axial direction X of elongated member 5 and in storage section arrangement direction H. That is, the minimum spacing between protrusions 52, 53, 54 on side walls 30 and 32, side walls 32 and 34, and side walls 34 and 36 is set to a spacing that fits the outer diameter of elongated member 5, so there is no wasted space between side walls 30, 32, 34, 36 and the length of holder 10 in storage section arrangement direction H can be minimized, and as a result, the pitch between adjacent elongated members 5 can be made narrower.

[0087] Furthermore, in this embodiment, when the side walls 32 and 34 other than the side walls 30 and 36 located outermost in the storage unit arrangement direction H among the multiple side walls 30, 32, 34, and 36 are viewed in cross section along the storage unit arrangement direction H as shown in Figure 5, a portion R that overlaps in the storage unit arrangement direction H is provided in the wall thickness portion of the protrusion provided on the opposing surface facing one adjacent storage unit and the wall thickness portion of the protrusion provided on the opposing surface facing the other storage unit.

[0088] That is, when the side wall 32 is viewed in a cross section facing the receptacle arrangement direction H and toward the held surface 2 as shown in Fig. 5, a portion R that overlaps in the receptacle arrangement direction H is provided in the wall thickness portion of the protrusion 53 provided on the opposing surface 50 of the side wall 32 facing one of the adjacent receptacles 40 and the wall thickness portion of the protrusion 53 provided on the opposing surface 50 facing the other receptacle 42. Also, when the side wall 34 is viewed in a cross section facing the receptacle arrangement direction H and toward the held surface 2 as shown in Fig. 5, a portion R that overlaps in the receptacle arrangement direction H is provided in the wall thickness portion of the protrusion 53 provided on the opposing surface 50 of the side wall 34 facing the one of the adjacent receptacles 42 and the wall thickness portion of the protrusion 53 provided on the opposing surface 50 facing the other receptacle 44.

[0089] According to the above aspect, by adopting the above-described structure, holder 10 can be made even more compact in the direction intersecting axial direction X of elongated member 5 and in storage section arrangement direction H. That is, side walls 32 and 34 have overlapping portions R in storage section arrangement direction H, which makes it easier to thin side walls 32 and 34 by the amount of overlapping portions R, making it easier to shorten the length of holder 10 in storage section arrangement direction H, and as a result, the pitch between adjacent elongated members 5 can be made even narrower.

[0090] In addition, in this embodiment, the recesses 55, 56 are provided on the tip side of the side walls 30, 32, 34, 36 in the vertical direction, and are located on the opposing surfaces of adjacent side walls (side wall 30 and side wall 32, side wall 32 and side wall 34, side wall 34 and side wall 36), and continuous protruding portions 51 are provided in the middle of the vertical direction, protruding toward each other and extending continuously in the axial direction X of the elongated member 5, and the spacing between adjacent continuous protruding portions 51, 51 is set to be compatible with the outer diameter of the elongated member 5.

[0091] According to the above aspect, by employing the above-described structure, the elongated member 5 can be stably held over the entire length in the axial direction X. That is, the continuous protrusions 51, 51 provided continuously in the axial direction X are arranged facing each other on the outer periphery of both radial sides of the elongated member 5 housed in each housing portion 40, 42, 44 at the intermediate portion in the erection direction of each side wall 30, 32, 34, 36 (see FIG. 7 ). Therefore, for example, even if the elongated member 5 attempts to shift in position in the housing portion arrangement direction H, the elongated member 5 comes into contact with the continuous protrusions 51, and the positional shift is restricted, thereby enabling the elongated member 5 to be stably held.

[0092] It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modified embodiments are possible within the scope of the gist of the present invention, and such embodiments are also included in the scope of the present invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0093] 5 Long members 10 Long member holder (holding tool) 20 Bottom Wall 30,32,34,34A,34B,36 side wall 40, 42, 44 Storage section 50 Opposite faces 52,53,54 Projection 51 Continuous protrusion 55,56 Recessed part 60,62 Presser foot 70 Fixed part

Claims

1. A holder for holding an elongated member, The bottom wall and at least three side walls extending from the bottom wall; a plurality of receiving sections defined by the bottom wall and the side walls; a flexible pressing piece extending from the side wall toward the bottom wall and pressing down the elongated member, The opposing surfaces of the adjacent side walls are provided with protruding portions that protrude toward each other and recessed portions that are recessed away from each other, the pressing piece is provided only in the recessed portion, and the recessed portion accommodates bending deformation of the pressing piece, thereby enabling the long member to be accommodated in the accommodation portion; the protrusion and the recess are arranged on opposite sides of the side walls defining the adjacent storage sections, facing one of the storage sections and facing the other of the storage sections, in an axial direction of the elongated member; a pair of recessed portions are provided on opposing surfaces of the side walls of each storage portion, with the recessed portions being disposed opposite each other, and a pair of protruding portions are provided on opposing surfaces of the side walls of each storage portion, with the protruding portions being disposed opposite each other so as to be displaced in the axial direction from the pair of recessed portions, A holder for elongated members, characterized in that in adjacent storage sections, the pair of recessed portions and the pair of protruding portions are arranged alternately in the axial direction of the elongated member.

2. 2. The holder for an elongated member according to claim 1, wherein the minimum distance between the protrusions on the adjacent side walls is set to match the outer diameter of the elongated member.

3. A holder for elongated members as described in claim 1 or 2, wherein when a side wall other than the side wall located outermost in the arrangement direction of the plurality of storage sections among the at least three side walls is viewed in cross section along the arrangement direction of the storage sections, a wall thickness portion of the protrusion provided on the opposing surface facing one of the adjacent storage sections and a wall thickness portion of the protrusion provided on the opposing surface facing the other storage section have a portion that overlaps in the arrangement direction of the storage sections.

4. The recessed portion is provided on a tip end side of the side wall in a standing direction, A holder for elongated members as described in any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the opposing surfaces of adjacent side walls are provided with continuous protruding portions at the middle portion in the vertical direction thereof, the continuous protruding portions protruding toward each other and extending continuously in the axial direction of the elongated member, and the spacing between adjacent continuous protruding portions is set to be compatible with the outer diameter of the elongated member.

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