Protector and wire harness

JP7879095B2Active Publication Date: 2026-06-23YAZAKI CORP
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Authority / Receiving Office
JP · JP
Patent Type
Patents
Current Assignee / Owner
YAZAKI CORP
Filing Date
2023-12-25
Publication Date
2026-06-23

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【0011】 本発明によれば、複雑な配索経路を有していても、コストが抑えられ、しかも、電線束へ容易に装着させることが可能なプロテクタ及びそれを備えたワイヤハーネスを提供できる。

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Abstract

To provide a protector and a wire harness provided with the protector in which a complicated wiring route is disposed but cost reduction and easy mounting onto a wire bundle can be achieved.SOLUTION: A protector includes a main body portion 20 in which side wall portions 22, 23 stand at both side edges of a bottom wall portion 21 and an accommodation portion 24 accommodating a wire bundle 1 is formed, cover portions 51, 55 that are connected in a rotatable manner to edges of the side wall portion 22 and the other side wall portion 23 constituting the main body portion 20 and are disposed in an open state in which the accommodation portion 24 is open and a closed state in which the accommodation portion 24 is closed, and hinges 52A, 52B, 56A, 56B that connect the cover portions 51, 55 in a rotatable manner to the side wall portions 22, 23. With the hinges 52A, 52B, 56A, 56B, the cover portions 51, 55 are connected to the main body portion 20 in a rotatable manner about rotation axes Xa, Xb that are inclined with respect to the extension direction of the main body portion 20 in a plan view.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
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Claims

1. A protector that is attached to a bundle of electric wires to protect the bundle of electric wires, The main body has side walls erected on both edges of the bottom wall, forming a housing for accommodating the wire bundle, A cover portion is rotatably connected to the edge of any side wall portion constituting the main body portion, and is positioned in an open state with the housing portion open and a closed state with the housing portion closed, A hinge that connects the cover portion to the side wall portion so as to be rotatable, It has, The cover portion is connected to the main body portion by the hinge so as to be rotatable with respect to the main body portion, about a pivot axis that is inclined with respect to the extending direction of the main body portion in a plan view. The hinge has, in the open state of the cover portion, a pair of support plate portions extending in a direction perpendicular to the side wall portion of the main body portion, and a rotating portion provided between these support plate portions. The hinge is configured such that the extension lengths of the pair of support plates and the positions of the rotating parts are different from each other, so that the axis of rotation at the rotating part is inclined with respect to the extension direction of the straight part of the main body to which the hinge is connected. Protector.

2. The main body has a mounting portion on the side opposite to the side where the cover portion is connected by the hinge, for attaching to the mounting portion of the vehicle. The protector according to claim 1.

3. A protector according to any one of claims 1 to 2, The wire bundle to which the protector is attached, Having, Wire harness.