JP2008044491A - Power supply device for sliding door - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a sliding door power supply device that is routed so that a wiring body that supplies power to the sliding door is not exposed to the outside.
A power supply device for a sliding door 100 includes a vehicle body side fixing portion 110 installed in a guide rail housing portion 143, a bracket side fixing portion 120 installed in a bracket 151, and a vehicle body 140 side to a slide door 150 side. A wiring body 130 that feeds power and a bracket routing member 160 that routes and holds the wiring body 130 on the back surface of the bracket 151 are provided. The wiring body 130 is gripped by the vehicle body side fixing portion 110 and the bracket side fixing portion 120, and is further routed on the back surface of the bracket 151 by the bracket routing member 160.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a power supply device for a slide door for constantly supplying power to a device in a slide door from the vehicle body side of an automobile.

  Electric parts such as a power window motor, a switch, and a speaker are incorporated in a sliding door used for a one-box car, a wagon car, and the like. In order to supply power to these electrical components from the vehicle body side, it is necessary to route a wiring body (wire harness) from the vehicle body side to the sliding door side and to allow the wiring body to follow the opening and closing of the sliding door. is there. Conventionally, a highly flexible round wire is used as the wiring body.

  Conventionally, as this type of sliding door power supply device, a method is known in which an electric wire winding unit is installed on the vehicle body side, and the extra length of the electric wire accompanying opening and closing of the sliding door is absorbed by winding the electric wire ( Patent Document 1).

  As another type of power supply device for a sliding door, a corrugated tube containing a wiring body is routed between a predetermined position on the vehicle body side and the sliding door with a bending margin, and one end of the corrugated tube is arranged. There is also known one in which the portion is fixed to a slide door and the vicinity of the other end is supported by a metal fitting attached to the vehicle body so as to be able to swing in the lateral direction (see Patent Document 2).

As another type of sliding door power supply device, a wiring body is routed from the body body 303 side to the sliding door 304 side using a cable guide 301 formed by connecting a plurality of piece members 302 as shown in FIG. (See Patent Document 3). The cable guide 301 is disposed so as to be bent into an S shape in a state where sagging occurs.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-93514 JP 2002-79892 A JP 2004-34759 A

  However, any of the sliding door power supply devices described in Patent Documents 1 to 3 has a problem that the wiring body is visible to the rider when the sliding door is opened and closed, and thus the appearance is poor. Further, when getting on and off the vehicle with the slide door fully opened, there is a risk of stepping on the wiring body. In the sliding door power supply device of Patent Document 3 in which the wiring body is housed in the cable guide, the cable guide may be stepped on and damaged.

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve these problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a sliding door power supply device that prevents the wiring body that supplies power to the sliding door from being exposed to the outside. .

  According to a first aspect of the power supply device for a sliding door of the present invention, the vehicle body is configured so that it can be opened and closed by moving a bracket along a guide rail stored in a guide rail storage portion of the vehicle body. A power supply device for a sliding door that constantly supplies power from a wiring body that supplies power from the vehicle body side to the sliding door side, and a bracket side that is attached to a predetermined mounting position of the bracket and grips the wiring body A fixing portion, and a bracket routing member that routes and fixes the wiring body to the back surface of the bracket.

  In another aspect of the power supply device for a sliding door according to the present invention, the bracket routing member includes a routing tube through which the wiring body is inserted, and a fixture for fixing the routing tube to the rear surface of the bracket. It is characterized by providing.

  In another aspect of the power supply device for a sliding door according to the present invention, the wiring body is a flat cable, and the routing member for the bracket is pulled out from the bracket-side fixing portion non-parallel to the back surface of the bracket. A flat surface adjustment unit that adjusts the flat cable so as to be parallel to the back surface of the bracket is provided.

  Another aspect of the power supply device for a sliding door according to the present invention is characterized in that the flat surface adjustment portion is integrally formed with the bracket side fixing portion.

  In another aspect of the power supply device for a sliding door according to the present invention, the bracket routing member further includes a routing direction adjusting unit that adjusts the routing direction by folding the flat cable.

  Another aspect of the power supply device for a sliding door according to the present invention is characterized in that the bracket routing member further includes a protective cover that covers and protects the flat cable.

  In another aspect of the power supply device for a sliding door according to the present invention, the bracket routing member is fixed to the rear surface of the bracket, and the flat cable, the flat surface adjusting portion, and the routing direction adjusting portion are placed thereon. It further comprises a routing base.

  Another aspect of the power supply device for a sliding door according to the present invention is characterized in that the flat cable is formed by covering a rectangular conductor with a predetermined film.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the electric power feeder for slide doors routed so that the wiring body which supplies electric power to a slide door may not be exposed outside can be provided. Since the power supply device for a sliding door according to the present invention is configured such that the wiring body is routed behind the bracket, the wiring body can be prevented from being exposed to the outside as the sliding door is opened and closed. An excellent power supply device for a sliding door can be provided.

  A power supply device for a sliding door according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In addition, about each structural part which has the same function, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and shown for simplification of illustration and description.

  FIG. 1 shows a plan view of the sliding door power supply apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The sliding door power supply device 100 of this embodiment is disposed in the vicinity of a guide rail 141 installed on the vehicle body to open and close the sliding door. An example of the vehicle structure around the sliding door is shown in FIG. In the figure, the slide door 150 includes a bracket 151 installed at the lower front portion of the slide door 150, another bracket installed at the upper front portion (not shown), and another bracket installed at the rear of the slide door 150. It is supported.

  On the vehicle body 140 side, a step 142 is provided at the entrance of the slide door, and a guide rail 141 is installed therebelow. A guide rail storage portion 143 (indicated by hatching in FIG. 2) in which the guide rail 141 is installed is a space for allowing the bracket 151 to pass therethrough. A slide door 150 is opened and closed by moving a guide rail 141 by a roller (not shown) attached to the end of the bracket 151 on the vehicle body side.

  Note that a guide rail storage portion is also provided for the bracket installed on the upper portion of the slide door 150, and the power supply device for the slide door of the present invention can be applied to the upper bracket and the guide rail storage portion. . Or it is also possible to apply to both upper part and lower part.

  The guide rail 141 is installed substantially parallel to the vehicle body so that the slide door 150 is moved substantially parallel to the vehicle body 140 until the slide door 150 is closed approximately half from the fully opened state shown in FIG. When the slide door 150 is further moved to the fully closed position, it is necessary to draw the slide door 150 toward the vehicle body 140. Therefore, the guide rail 141 is bent inward of the vehicle body 140 from the vicinity of the center to the front.

  The power supply device 100 for a sliding door according to the present embodiment includes a vehicle body side fixing unit 110 installed in the guide rail storage unit 143, a bracket side fixing unit 120 installed in the bracket 151, and the vehicle body 140 side to the slide door 150 side. A wiring body 130 that feeds power and a bracket routing member 160 that routes and holds the wiring body 130 on the back surface of the bracket 151 are provided. The wiring body 130 is gripped by the vehicle body side fixing portion 110 and the bracket side fixing portion 120, and is further routed on the back surface of the bracket 151 by the bracket routing member 160.

  FIG. 3 shows a state where the bracket routing member 160 of the present embodiment is fixed to the back surface of the bracket 151. The bracket routing member 160 includes a routing tube 161 through which the wiring body 130 is inserted, and a fixture 162 for fixing the routing tube 161 to the bracket 151. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, an example in which a flat cable is used as the wiring body 130 is shown, and the routing tube 161 has a flat shape suitable for insertion of the flat cable. The wiring body 130 is not limited to a flat cable, and may be, for example, a round wire.

  In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the flat cable that is the wiring body 130 is routed between the vehicle body side fixing portion 110 and the bracket side fixing portion 120 so that the flat surface is vertical. Even from the bracket-side fixing portion 120 toward the bracket 151, it is pulled out vertically. In the present embodiment, the flat cable wired vertically is fixed horizontally to the back surface of the bracket 151 by using the wiring tube 161 whose cross section is twisted horizontally from the vertical and then curved according to the shape of the bracket. I can do it.

  The wiring tube 161 through which the wiring body 130 is inserted is fixed to the bracket 151 by a fixing tool 162. The fixture 162 is preferably installed at least at a position where the cross section of the wiring tube 161 is twisted from the vertical to the horizontal and the other end. In addition to this, at appropriate intervals. It is preferable to install the fixture 162 additionally.

  As described above, in this embodiment, by using the bracket routing member 160 including the routing tube 161 and the fixture 162, the flat surface of the wiring body 130 is twisted so as to be parallel to the back surface of the bracket 151. It becomes possible to route it suitably. Thereby, even when the sliding door is opened, the wiring body 130 is not exposed from the bracket 151, and the appearance can be improved. In addition, the routing tube 161 can be installed not only on the back surface of the bracket 151 but also, for example, up to the bracket side fixing portion 120. Alternatively, it may be installed extending to the slide door 150.

  A power supply apparatus for a sliding door according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described below using the example shown in FIG. In the present embodiment, the flat cable 230 is used as the wiring body, and in order to route the flat cable 230 on the back surface of the bracket 151, the flat surface adjustment unit 261 and the installation direction adjustment unit 262 as the bracket installation member 260. And. A bracket routing member 260 installed on the back surface of the bracket 151 is shown in FIG.

  The flat surface adjustment unit 261 adjusts the flat cable 230 arranged vertically up to the bracket side fixing unit 151 so as to be horizontal on the back surface of the bracket 151. One embodiment of the flat surface adjustment unit 261 is shown in FIG. The flat surface adjusting unit 261 includes a wiring base 263 and a wiring retainer 264. The flat cable 230 is fixed on the wiring retainer 264 after the flat cable 230 is disposed on the wiring base 263.

  In the routing base 263, the end 263a is a vertical surface, gradually approaches a horizontal surface, and becomes a horizontal surface at the end 263b. In FIG. 6A, the flat cable 230 with the flat surface vertically routed is routed along the routing base 263 from the end 263a to the end 263b, so that the flat cable 230 is connected to the end 263b. Can be leveled. The routing base 263 may be fixed to the bracket 151 with a screw 267, for example.

  In this embodiment, the flat cable 230 is pulled out vertically from the bracket-side fixing portion 120. However, the flat cable 230 is not limited to be vertical, and is wired non-parallel to the back surface of the bracket 151. The flat surface adjustment unit 261 can be used in the case of being present. If the flat surface of the flat cable 230 is not vertical, the flat cable 230 is routed from the middle of the routing base 263 as shown in FIG. Can be.

  As described above, the flat cable 230 drawn out from the bracket-side fixing portion 120 is horizontally routed on the back surface of the bracket 151 using the flat surface adjusting portion 261, so that the flat cable 230 can be stably fixed. . The flat surface adjustment portion 261 is preferably installed at a position as close as possible to the bracket side fixing portion 120 on the back surface of the bracket 151. Note that the flat surface adjustment portion 261 can be formed integrally with the bracket-side fixing portion 120.

  The flat cable 230 that is horizontally routed on the back surface of the bracket 151 using the flat surface adjusting portion 261 is routed to the slide door side end portion of the bracket 151 by being folded back by the routing direction adjusting portion 262. The routing direction adjustment unit 262 is used to adjust the routing direction of the flat cable 230 from the flat surface adjustment unit 261 to the slide door side end of the bracket 151 so that the flat cable 230 does not protrude from the bracket 151. Is.

  One embodiment of the routing direction adjustment unit 262 is shown in FIG. The arrangement direction adjusting unit 262 fixes the folded portion 230a of the flat cable 230 with the folded portion 230a interposed therebetween. The flat cable 230 is folded back in a predetermined direction by the folded-back portion 230a. After the pressing-back portion 230a is pressed and fixed by the routing direction adjusting portion 262, the flat cable 230 is routed in the predetermined direction. The arrangement direction adjusting unit 262 may be fixed to the bracket 151 with a screw 267, for example.

  As described above, the folded-back portion 230a of the flat cable 230 can be stably fixed to the bracket 151 by using the routing direction adjusting portion 262. Although FIG. 7 shows an embodiment in which the flat cable 230 is folded back to the left side, when it is folded back to the right side, a wiring direction adjusting unit 262 having the wiring presser 266 formed on the right side may be used. Alternatively, it is also possible to use an arrangement direction adjusting portion 262 in which the wiring retainers 266 are formed on the left and right sides.

  A power supply apparatus for a sliding door according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described below using the example shown in FIG. In the present embodiment, a routing base portion 271 and a protective cover 272 are further added to the bracket routing member 260 of the second embodiment. FIG. 8 is a plan view showing the bracket routing member 270 fixed to the bracket 151.

  In FIG. 8, the flat surface adjustment portion 261 and the arrangement direction adjustment portion 262 are installed on the arrangement base 271, and the arrangement base 271 is fixed to the bracket 151. In this way, by fixing the flat surface adjusting unit 261 and the routing direction adjusting unit 262 using the routing base 271, the number of fixing points to the bracket 151 can be reduced. The screw 267 alone is fixed to the bracket 151. Thereby, the number of screw holes for inserting the screws 267 into the bracket 151 can be reduced, and the load on the bracket 151 can be reduced.

  It is also possible to easily provide a protective cover 272 for protecting the flat cable 230 by being locked to the routing base 271. In the present embodiment, the flat cable 230, the flat surface adjusting portion 261, and the routing direction adjusting portion 262 are integrally covered with a protective cover 272 and fixed with screws 267. As a result, the flat cable 230 can be safely protected from being damaged from the outside. By using the bracket routing member 270 according to the present embodiment, the flat cable is not exposed not only from the inside of the vehicle but also from the lower part of the vehicle body. be able to.

In addition, as a flat cable used for a wiring body, the conductor included may be either a flat conductor or a round wire, but it is more preferable to use a flat cable including a flat conductor.
The description in the present embodiment shows an example of the power supply device for a sliding door according to the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to this. The detailed configuration and detailed operation of the sliding door power supply apparatus according to the present embodiment can be changed as appropriate without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

It is a top view of the electric power feeder for sliding doors concerning 1st Embodiment. It is a top view which shows the vehicle structure of a slide door periphery. It is a figure which shows the state by which the wiring member for brackets of 1st Embodiment was fixed to the back surface of a bracket. It is a top view of the electric power feeder for sliding doors concerning 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the state by which the routing member for brackets concerning 2nd Embodiment was installed in the back surface of a bracket. It is a figure which shows one Example of a flat surface adjustment part. It is a figure which shows one Example of a wiring direction adjustment part. It is a figure which shows the wiring member for brackets concerning 3rd Embodiment. It is a top view of the electric power feeder for the conventional slide door.

Explanation of symbols

100, 200 Power supply device for slide door 110 Car body side fixing part 120 Bracket side fixing part 130 Wiring body 140 Car body 141 Guide rail 142 Step 143 Guide rail storage part 150 Slide door 151 Bracket 160, 260 Bracket routing member 161 Routing tube 162 Fixing tool 230 Flat cable 261 Flat surface adjustment portion 262 Routing direction adjustment portion 263 Routing base portion 264 Wiring retainer 267 Screw 271 Routing base portion 272 Protective cover 301 Cable guide 302 Piece member 303 Car body 304 Slide door

Claims (8)

A slide door power supply device that constantly supplies power from the vehicle body to a slide door configured to be opened and closed by moving a bracket along a guide rail stored in a guide rail storage portion of the vehicle body,
A wiring body for supplying power from the vehicle body side to the sliding door side;
A bracket side fixing portion that is attached to a predetermined mounting position of the bracket and grips the wiring body;
A power supply device for a sliding door, comprising: a wiring member for bracket that routes and fixes the wiring body on a back surface of the bracket. The sliding door according to claim 1, wherein the bracket routing member includes a routing tube that allows the wiring body to be inserted therein, and a fixture that fixes the routing tube to the back surface of the bracket. Power supply device. The wiring body is a flat cable, and the routing member for the bracket is adjusted so that the flat cable drawn non-parallel to the back surface of the bracket is parallel to the back surface of the bracket. The power supply device for a sliding door according to claim 1, further comprising a flat surface adjustment unit that performs the operation. The power supply device for a sliding door according to claim 3, wherein the flat surface adjustment portion is formed integrally with the bracket side fixing portion. The power supply apparatus for a sliding door according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the bracket routing member further includes a routing direction adjustment unit that adjusts a routing direction by folding back the flat cable. The power supply apparatus for a sliding door according to any one of claims 3 to 5, wherein the bracket routing member further includes a protective cover that covers and protects the flat cable. The bracket routing member is further provided with a routing base that is fixed to the rear surface of the bracket and on which the flat cable, the flat surface adjustment portion, and the routing direction adjustment portion are placed. The power supply device for a sliding door according to any one of claims 3 to 6. The power supply device for a sliding door according to any one of claims 3 to 7, wherein the flat cable is formed by covering a flat conductor with a predetermined film.

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