JP2011036030A - Clip and wire harness with clip - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a clip capable of easily changing a mounting position on a wire harness. <P>SOLUTION: The clip 1 includes a receiving member 10 having an abutment surface 11 and an engagement hole 13, an abutment surface 21, a pressing member 20 having an engagement claw 23, and a hinge 30 for rotatably connecting the receiving member 10 and the pressing member 20. In a temporarily locked state in which the engagement hole 13 is engaged with the engagement claw 23, a predetermined interval w is formed between the receiving surface 10 and the pressing surface 20 and the engagement claw 23 is allowed to be further pressed down into the engagement hole 13. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a clip for fixing a wire harness to a vehicle body panel or the like of an automobile, and a wire harness with a clip including the clip.

  As a clip for fixing the wire harness, it has a receiving part and a holding plate connected via a thin-walled hinge. By engaging the locking claw with the claw locking part, the wire is placed between the receiving part and the holding plate. One that firmly holds a harness is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-261131, paragraph 0014, FIG. 1 and FIG.

  The clip having the above structure has a problem that it is difficult to change the mounting position of the clip on the wire harness unless the lock is released using a jig or the like.

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a clip capable of easily changing the mounting position on the wire harness.

  According to the present invention, a clip that includes a first member and a second member that are rotatably connected via a hinge, and clamps a wire harness between the first member and the second member. And a lock mechanism that restricts relative separation between the first member and the second member, and the lock mechanism restricts relative separation between the first and second members. In the locked state, the wire harness is movable along the axial direction between the first member and the second member, and the first member and the second member are in close contact with each other. A clip is provided in which the first member and the second member restrain movement of the wire harness along the axial direction in a locked state.

  Further, in the present invention, the first member having the first surface and the engaging claw, and the second surface that can be brought into close contact with the first surface and engaging with the engaging claw. A temporary member in which the engaging claw is engaged with the engaging hole, the second member having a hole formed therein, and a hinge that rotatably connects the first member and the second member. A clip characterized in that, in the locked state, a predetermined interval is formed between the first surface and the second surface, and the engagement claw can be further pushed into the engagement hole. Provided.

  In the present invention, the wire harness sandwiched between the first member and the second member is movable in the axial direction in the temporarily locked state, so that the position of the clip on the wire harness is easy. Can be changed.

  Further, in the present invention, since the predetermined interval is formed between the first surface and the second surface in the temporary lock state, the wire sandwiched between the first member and the second member The harness can be moved along the axial direction, and the position of the clip on the wire harness can be easily changed.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a clip in an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the clip shown in FIG. 1 in a temporary lock state. FIG. 3 is a side view of the clip viewed from the III viewing direction of FIG. FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the clip shown in FIG. 1 in the normal lock state. 6 is a side view of the clip viewed from the VI viewing direction of FIG. FIG. 7 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line VII-VII in FIG.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a clip in the present embodiment.

  The clip 1 in this embodiment is a clip for fixing a wire harness to an automobile body panel or the like. As shown in FIG. 1, the clip 1 includes a receiving member 10, a pressing member 20, and a hinge 30, and the receiving member 10 and the pressing member 20 are connected via a hinge 30. The receiving member 10, the pressing member 20, and the hinge 30 are integrally formed of a resin material or the like, and the hinge 30 is formed thin, so that the receiving member 10 and the pressing member 20 can be rotated relatively. It has become. The clip 1 holds the wire harness by bending the hinge 30 and sandwiching the wire harness between the receiving member 10 and the pressing member 20.

  The receiving member 10 has a contact surface 11 that contacts the pressing member 20. The contact surface 11 is formed with an accommodation groove 12 and two engagement holes 13. The accommodation groove 12 can accommodate a wire harness. In addition, engagement protrusions 14 (see FIGS. 4 and 7) that engage with the engagement claws 23 of the pressing member 20 are formed in the respective engagement holes 13.

  The receiving member 10 has a substantially arrow-shaped anchor portion 16 at the end opposite to the end to which the hinge 30 is connected (hereinafter, this end is referred to as the tip). . On both side portions of the anchor portion 16, barbs 17 that engage with the mounting holes of the vehicle body panel are formed. Further, a semi-dish-shaped shade portion 18 that extends toward the anchor portion 16 is provided at the base portion of the anchor portion 16.

  The pressing member 20 also has a second contact surface 21 that contacts the receiving member 10. A pressing groove 22 is formed on the contact surface 21 and two engaging claws 23 are formed so as to protrude.

  The holding groove 22 is disposed so as to face the receiving groove 12 of the receiving member 10. When the receiving member 10 and the pressing member 20 are in close contact with each other, the pressing groove 22 abuts on the wire harness accommodated in the accommodating groove 12 and sandwiches the wire harness between the accommodating groove 12 and the retaining groove 22. .

The engaging claws 23 can be inserted into the engaging holes 13 of the receiving member 10 and can be engaged with engaging protrusions 14 provided in the engaging holes 13. In particular, in the present embodiment, the height H ₁ from the contact surface 21 to the engagement surface 23 a of the engagement claw 23 is higher than the height H ₂ from the contact surface 11 to the engagement surface 14 a of the engagement protrusion 14. Is set high (H ₁ > H ₂ , see FIG. 4), and a predetermined interval w is formed between the contact surfaces 11 and 12 in the engaged state (see FIG. 3). An opening 15 is formed at the bottom of the engagement hole 13 so that the engagement claw 23 can further enter the engagement hole 13 from the engaged state (see FIGS. 4 and 7). ). In addition, the engaging claw 23 may be provided in the receiving member 10 and the engaging hole 13 may be formed in the pressing member 20.

  The pressing member 20 also has a substantially arrow-shaped anchor portion 26 as in the case of the receiving member 10 described above. A barb 27 that engages with the mounting hole of the vehicle body panel is formed on both sides of the anchor part 26, and a semi-dish-like shape that extends toward the anchor part 26 is formed at the root part of the anchor part 26. A cap portion 28 is provided.

  Below, the operation | work which clamps a wire harness with the clip 1 in this embodiment is demonstrated. 2 is a perspective view of the clip shown in FIG. 1 in a temporarily locked state, FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the clip viewed from the direction of III in FIG. 2, FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the clip shown in FIG. 1 in a normal lock state, FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the clip viewed from the VI view direction of FIG. 5, and FIG. 7 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line VII-VII of FIG. is there.

  When the pressing member 20 is rotated toward the receiving member 10 around the hinge 30, the engaging claws 23 of the pressing member 20 are inserted into the engaging holes 13 of the receiving member 10 as shown in FIGS. The engagement claw 23 engages with the engagement protrusion 14 provided in the engagement hole 13. In this state, as illustrated in FIG. 3, the contact surfaces 11 and 21 of the receiving member 10 and the pressing member 20 are not in close contact with each other, and a predetermined interval w is formed between the contact surfaces 11 and 21. ing. Therefore, the wire harness 50 is slidable along the axial direction between the receiving member 10 and the pressing member 20. That is, the clip 1 is temporarily fixed to the wire harness 50 (temporary lock state).

  When the pressing member 20 is pushed toward the receiving member 10 from the temporarily locked state, the engaging hole 13 is further pushed into the engaging claw 23 as shown in FIGS. 5 to 7 and received as shown in FIG. The contact surfaces 11 and 21 of the member 10 and the pressing member 20 are in close contact with each other. Therefore, the wire harness 50 cannot slide along the axial direction, and is firmly held between the receiving member 10 and the pressing member 20. That is, the clip 1 is attached to the wire harness 50 with its movement restricted (normally locked state).

  In this positive locked state, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the anchor portions 16 and 26 in which the receiving member 10 and the pressing member 20 are in close contact with each other are inserted into the mounting holes 110 of the vehicle body panel 100. By this insertion, the cap portions 18 and 28 of the receiving member 10 and the pressing member 20 are pressed against the vehicle body panel 100 and spread, and the barbs 17 and 27 of the anchor portions 16 and 26 are opened to the inner periphery of the mounting hole 110 by the reaction force. Therefore, the clip 1 is fixed to the vehicle body panel 100, and the normal lock state is maintained by this fixing.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the wire harness 50 sandwiched between the receiving member 10 and the pressing member 20 is movable along the axial direction in the temporarily locked state. The position of the clip 1 can be easily changed.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, since the predetermined space | interval w is formed between the contact surfaces 11 and 21 of the receiving member 10 and the pressing member 20 in a temporary lock state, between the receiving member 10 and the pressing member 20 The wire harness 50 sandwiched between the two can be moved along the axial direction, and the position of the clip 1 on the wire harness 50 can be easily changed.

  Moreover, in the wire harness with a clip in which the clip is attached to the wire harness in advance, it is necessary to prepare the number of types corresponding to the pitch type when the clip is positively locked at a predetermined pitch. On the other hand, in this embodiment, the clip-attached wire harness can be shipped with the clip temporarily locked to the wire harness, and the clip can be positively locked after changing the pitch at the site. The number of varieties can be reduced.

  The embodiment described above is described for facilitating the understanding of the present invention, and is not described for limiting the present invention. Therefore, each element disclosed in the above embodiment is intended to include all design changes and equivalents belonging to the technical scope of the present invention.

  The clips and harnesses with clips described above are side airbags, rear seat side airbags, curtain airbags, automotive seat harnesses, knee airbags, ITS head airbags, motorcycle airbags, cushion airbags, driver airbags. It can also be used for passenger airbags, bonnet airbags, bumper airbags and the like.

1 ... Clip 10 ... Receiving member (second member)
11: Contact surface (second surface)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 12 ... Accommodating groove 13 ... Engagement hole 14 ... Engagement protrusion 14a ... Engagement surface 15 ... Opening 16 ... Anchor part (2nd anchor part)
17 ... Return 18 ... Shape 20 ... Presser member (first member)
21: Contact surface (first surface)
22 ... Holding groove 23 ... Engagement claw 23a ... Engagement surface 26 ... Anchor part (first anchor part)
27 ... Return 28 ... Shade 30 ... Hinge 50 ... Wire harness 100 ... Car body panel (attachment)
110 ... mounting hole

Claims (6)

A clip that includes a first member and a second member that are rotatably connected via a hinge, and sandwiches a wire harness between the first member and the second member,
A lock mechanism for limiting relative separation between the first member and the second member;
The wire harness is movable in the axial direction between the first member and the second member in a temporary lock state in which the lock mechanism restricts relative separation between the first member and the second member. And
The first member and the second member restrain movement of the wire harness along the axial direction in a positive lock state in which the first member and the second member are in close contact with each other. To clip. The clip according to claim 1,
The first member has an engaging claw,
The second member has an engagement hole engageable with the engagement claw,
In the temporary lock state, the engagement claw engages with the engagement hole,
The clip, wherein the engagement claw is further pushed into the engagement hole from the temporary lock state in the normal lock state. A first member having a first surface and an engaging claw;
A second member having a second surface capable of being in close contact with the first surface and having an engagement hole engageable with the engagement claw;
A hinge that rotatably connects the first member and the second member,
In the temporary lock state in which the engagement claw is engaged with the engagement hole, a predetermined interval is formed between the first surface and the second surface, and the engagement claw is engaged with the engagement claw. A clip characterized in that it can be pushed further into the hole. The clip according to claim 3,
The clip, wherein the first surface and the second surface are in close contact with each other in a positive lock state in which the engagement claw is further pushed into the engagement hole from the temporary lock state. The clip according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
A first anchor portion provided at a tip of the first member;
A second anchor provided at the tip of the second member,
In the normal lock state, the first and second anchor portions are inserted into the mounting holes of the mounted body, whereby the engaging claws are further pushed into the engaging holes, and the first member and The clip, wherein the second member is in close contact. A clip according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
A wire harness with a clip, comprising: a wire harness sandwiched between the clips.

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