JP2019161825A - Harness protector - Google Patents

Abstract

[PROBLEMS] To improve mounting workability while reducing or avoiding the possibility of interference between an operator's fingers and peripheral members when installing a harness protector even when the installation space of the harness protector is limited. To provide a harness protector having a novel structure that can be realized.
A protector body 12 in which a wire harness 18 is inserted and disposed, a lid body 16 that covers an opening 14 of the protector body 12, and an opening on at least one outer surface of the protector body 12 and the lid body 16 are provided. And the concave handle portions 62a and 62b that can accommodate the fingers of the operator.
[Selection] Figure 7

Description

  The present invention relates to a harness protector that houses and protects a wire harness routed in a vehicle.

  Conventionally, a wire harness routed in a vehicle such as an automobile has been stored in a harness protector and protected at an appropriate position in a vehicle where interference with other members or protection from the surrounding atmosphere is required. It is fixedly attached to and held by a support such as a provided bracket.

  By the way, when attaching the harness protector to the vehicle, for example, as described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2017-11810 (Patent Document 1), with respect to a support body such as a bracket projecting upward from the vehicle body side, The harness protector is fixedly attached to the vehicle body by inserting and attaching the attachment portion provided on the harness protector from above.

  However, with the recent increase in vehicle density due to the downsizing of vehicles and the increase in in-vehicle products, the space for arranging harness protectors is also limited, and there may be cases where a sufficient gap with peripheral members cannot be secured. In that case, when the operator inserts the harness protector from above with the fingers in the space where the harness protector is disposed, the operator's fingers come into contact with the peripheral member, and the peripheral member is deformed. There was a fear. Therefore, it takes time to attach the harness protector, which may cause deterioration in workability.

JP 2017-11810 A

  The present invention has been made in the background of the above circumstances, and the problem to be solved is that even when the installation space of the harness protector is limited, when the harness protector is installed, the operator's fingers and surroundings are provided. It is an object of the present invention to provide a harness protector having a novel structure capable of improving attachment workability while reducing or avoiding the possibility of interference with members.

  According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a protector main body through which a wire harness is inserted, a lid that covers an opening of the protector main body, an opening on at least one outer surface of the protector main body and the lid. And a concave handle portion that can accommodate a worker's fingers.

  According to this aspect, since the concave handle portion that is open on at least one outer surface of the protector main body and the lid and can accommodate the operator's fingers is provided, the operator can connect the harness protector to the predetermined body body. When installing in the installation space, the fingers of the operator holding the harness protector can be accommodated in the concave handle portion. As a result, during installation of the harness protector, it is possible to reduce or eliminate the possibility that the operator's fingers holding the harness protector will come into contact with the peripheral member and the peripheral member will be deformed. Therefore, the difficulty of attaching the harness protector is reduced, and the work efficiency can be improved.

  The concave handle portion may be provided on either the protector main body or the lid, or may be provided in a concave shape across both.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the concave handle portion is provided on the lid.

  According to this aspect, since the concave handle portion is provided on the lid body, the concave handle portion can be provided without affecting the harness storage volume of the protector body through which the wire harness is inserted and arranged. .

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the protector main body and the lid body extend along the extending direction of the wire harness and are orthogonal to the extending direction. It has a pair of side walls arranged opposite to each other, and the concave handle portion is provided to open on at least one side wall outer surface of at least one of the protector body and the lid.

  According to the present aspect, since the elongated handle body and / or the side wall outer surface of the lid body is opened and the concave handle portion is provided, the harness protector is placed on the operator's thumb from above (the lid side). Can be gripped by sandwiching both side walls between the finger and other fingers. At this time, the thumb side and / or other finger side fingers can be accommodated in the concave handle portion, which advantageously facilitates stable gripping of the harness protector and prevention of interference between the operator's fingers and peripheral members. It can be achieved at the same time. In addition, the concave handle part should just be provided by opening at least one side wall outer surface, and should just be provided in the side in which interference with a peripheral member becomes a problem.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the third aspect according to the third aspect, wherein both end portions of the protector body in the longitudinal direction are downward inclined portions inclined downward, and the upper portion of the downward inclined portion is covered. The concave handle portions are respectively provided on the side walls at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the lid body to be covered.

  According to this aspect, the longitudinal direction of the lid that covers the lower inclined portion by skillfully utilizing the space provided on the upper side by the lower inclined portions provided at both ends of the protector main body extending in the longitudinal direction. A concave handle can be provided on the side walls of both end portions in a space efficient manner. Moreover, since a pair of concave handle part is set in the longitudinal direction both ends of the protector body extending in the longitudinal direction, the harness protector can be more stably gripped, and workability can be further improved.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the above-described third or fourth aspect, an attachment portion that is fixed to a support on the vehicle body side protrudes from one of the pair of side walls of the protector body. On the other hand, the concave handle portion is provided with respect to the side wall of the lid provided on the opposite side to the side wall provided with the attachment portion across the wire harness.

  According to this aspect, the concave handle portion is provided on the side wall of the lid opposite to the side wall side on which the attachment portion to the bracket or the like on the vehicle body side is provided. Therefore, when attaching the harness protector to the vehicle body, the finger that grips the side wall on the side opposite to the attachment portion, which is difficult for the operator to reach, can be accommodated in the concave handle portion. Therefore, it is possible to advantageously improve workability by reducing the possibility that the fingers of the worker on the side where the consciousness is difficult to reach interfere with surrounding members.

  A sixth aspect of the present invention is the one according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, wherein a locking rib for locking a finger of an operator is provided on an inner peripheral surface of the concave handle portion. Is protruding.

  According to this aspect, since the locking rib protrudes from the inner peripheral surface of the concave handle portion, it is advantageous that the operator's finger is locked and the worker's finger comes out of the concave handle portion. Can be prevented. As a result, the operator can stably hold the concave handle portion, and the workability can be further improved.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the one according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, the concave handle portion is surrounded by a bottom wall and a peripheral wall protruding from the bottom wall. It is what is said.

  According to this aspect, since the concave handle portion is surrounded by the bottom wall and the peripheral wall and no through hole or the like is provided, the strength of the concave handle portion is ensured and the concave handle portion is provided. It is possible to achieve an improvement in the appearance of the case.

  According to the present invention, there is provided a concave handle portion that opens on the outer surface of at least one of the protector body and the lid and can accommodate the fingers of the operator. Thereby, when an operator installs a harness protector in the predetermined arrangement | positioning space in a vehicle body, the operator's finger | toe which grasps a harness protector can be accommodated in a concave handle part. As a result, when installing the harness protector, it is possible to reduce or eliminate the risk that the operator's fingers holding the harness protector will come into contact with the peripheral member and the peripheral member may be deformed, which makes it difficult to install the harness protector. It is also possible to reduce the work efficiency.

The side view which shows the harness protector as one Embodiment of this invention. The enlarged view which shows a part of II-II cross section in FIG. The top view which shows the protector main body of the harness protector of this embodiment shown in FIG. The perspective view which shows the protector main body of the harness protector of this embodiment shown in FIG. The side view which shows the cover body of the harness protector of this embodiment shown in FIG. The bottom view which shows the cover body of the harness protector of this embodiment shown in FIG. The perspective view which shows the state in which the harness protector of this embodiment shown in FIG. 1 was attached to the insulator board provided in the engine compartment of the vehicle. The perspective view when the state in which the harness protector of this embodiment shown in FIG. 1 was attached to the insulator board provided in the engine compartment of the vehicle was seen from another direction. The top view which shows the state with which the harness protector of this embodiment shown in FIG. 8 was attached to the insulator board provided in the engine compartment of the vehicle. The enlarged view which shows a part of XX cross section in FIG. The enlarged view which shows a part of XI-XI cross section in FIG.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  The harness protector 10 as one Embodiment of this invention is shown by FIGS. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, the harness protector 10 includes a protector body 12 extending in a bowl shape shown in FIGS. 3 to 4 and a cover shown in FIGS. 5 to 6 that covers the upper opening 14 of the protector body 12. A body 16 is provided. The harness protector 10 is used by accommodating the wire harness 18 in the protector body 12 in an inserted state. In the following description, “upper” means the upper side in FIG. 1, “lower” means the lower side in FIG. 1, “front” means the left side in FIG. 1, and “rear” means the right side in FIG. And For ease of understanding, only the wire harness 18 is illustrated with virtual lines in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 4, the protector body 12 includes a bottom wall 20 extending along the extending direction of the wire harness 18 (left and right direction in FIG. 3) and the width direction of the bottom wall 20 (in FIG. 3). (Up and down direction) It is set as the structure extended in bowl shape including a pair of side wall 22a, 22b rising from a both-sides edge part. That is, the protector body 12 has a pair of side walls 22a and 22b that extend along the extending direction of the wire harness 18 and are opposed to each other in the width direction orthogonal to the extending direction. The protector body 12 is integrally formed by injection molding or the like with a synthetic resin such as polypropylene (PP) or polyamide (PA). Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the protector main body 12 is generally formed as lower inclined portions 24 a and 24 b in which both end portions of the protector main body 12 are inclined downward in the longitudinal direction (left and right direction in FIG. 4). Yes.

  More specifically, the wire harness 18 is branched into two branch lines 18a and 18a on the front end side (left side in FIG. 3) of the protector body 12. Further, on the rear end side (right side in FIG. 3) of the protector body 12, a circumferential protrusion 26a (this embodiment) protrudes over substantially the entire inner circumference of the bottom wall 20 and the pair of side walls 22a, 22b. There are four). On the other hand, on the bottom wall 20 on the front end side (the left side in FIG. 3) of the protector main body 12, a separation wall 28 that protrudes upward in a substantially rectangular cross-sectional shape in order to separate the two branch lines 18a, 18a. And a circumferential projection 26a (two in this embodiment) projecting over substantially the entire inner circumference of the separation wall 28, the bottom wall 20, the side wall 22a, and the separation wall 28, the bottom wall 20, and the side wall 22b. ) Is provided. As a result, the corrugated tubes (not shown) that protect the branch lines 18 a and 18 a extending outward from the front end portion and the rear end portion of the protector body 12 and the wire harness 18 can be fixed to the protector body 12. ing. In addition, a presser rib 30 is provided that protrudes inward in a substantially rectangular cross-sectional shape on the inner surface of the front end portion side and the rear end portion side of one side wall 22b of the protector body 12 and the outer surface of the separation wall 28 on the side wall 22a side. ing. When the end face of the corrugated tube (not shown) is in contact with the presser rib 30, the amount of the corrugated tube entering the protector body 12 is limited. In addition, the bottom wall 20 on the front end side and the rear end side of the protector body 12 is formed with a through-hole 32 having a substantially rectangular cross-sectional shape that penetrates in the plate thickness direction, and the corrugated tube is formed with respect to the protector body 12. Thus, even after the harness protector 10 is assembled, it can be easily confirmed that it has been inserted in a predetermined amount.

  Moreover, as FIG.3, 8 shows, in the outer surface of the lower end part of the front side (left side in FIG. 3) rather than the center part of the side wall 22b among a pair of side walls 22a, 22b of the protector main body 12. A mounting portion 36a having a substantially rectangular flat plate shape (see FIG. 3) is projected in a plan view, which is fixed to a mounting bracket 84b projecting from an insulator plate 78 constituting a support body on the vehicle body side to be described later. . On both sides of the attachment portion 36a in the extending direction of the side wall 22b, there are provided connection portions 37 that connect the outer surface of the side wall 22b and both sides of the attachment portion 36a in a substantially triangular shape (see FIG. 8) in front view. Further, on the outer surface of the rear end portion (right end portion in FIG. 3) of the side wall 22b, a substantially rectangular tube shape fixed to a mounting bracket 84a projecting from an insulator plate 78 constituting a support body on the vehicle body described later. Another mounting portion 36b (see FIG. 8) is projected. As shown in FIG. 8, the upper portion of the front wall portion is cut out in a substantially rectangular shape in the mounting portion 36b, so that an engaged portion 38 that engages with an engaging protrusion 92 described later. Is provided.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, the side wall 22a out of the pair of side walls 22a and 22b has an outer wall 40a protruding from the bottom wall 20, and the width direction of the protector body 12 from the outer wall 40a (in FIG. It is configured to include a double wall portion 40 having an inner wall 40b that protrudes from the bottom wall 20 at a position spaced apart inwardly (in the vertical direction). That is, the inner wall 40b is disposed to face the outer wall 40a with a gap. The double wall portion 40 is provided over substantially the entire length of the protector body 12 that does not reach the front end portion (left end portion in FIG. 3) from the rear end portion (right end portion in FIG. 3) of the protector body 12. . Further, between the outer wall 40a and the inner wall 40b constituting the double wall portion 40, a connecting rib 42 extending in the opposing direction of the outer wall 40a and the inner wall 40b and connecting the outer wall 40a and the inner wall 40b is substantially from the bottom wall 20. It protrudes in a rectangular flat plate shape. In addition, as shown in FIG. 10, the outer wall 40 a of the double wall portion 40 in the protector body 12 has a substantially rectangular flat plate-like downward extending portion that extends downward from the bottom wall 20 of the protector body 12. 44 is formed. On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 11, the lower surface 46 of the bottom wall 20 at the front end of the protector body 12 that is not provided with the double wall portion 40 has a substantially rectangular cross-sectional shape that opens to the side wall 22 b side. The double wall 49 is constituted by the outer wall 50 of the recess 48 and the bottom wall 20 at the front end of the protector body 12. Thereby, the bottom wall 20 at the front end portion of the protector body 12 that is not sufficiently shielded by the insulator plate 78 can also obtain the heat insulating effect by the double wall portion 49. In addition, between the outer wall 50 and the bottom wall 20, a substantially rectangular flat plate-shaped connecting rib 52 that connects between them is provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 4, an engagement frame body 54 having a substantially square bracket shape in a plan view protruding outward is provided above the outer surfaces of the side walls 22 a and 22 b of the protector body 12. Is provided. When the engagement frame body 54 is engaged with an engagement piece 76 provided on the lid body 16 described later, the state in which the upper opening 14 of the protector body 12 is covered with the lid body 16 is stably held. It has become so. As shown in FIG. 3, in this embodiment, the engagement frame body 54 is provided on the side walls 22a and 22b, respectively. However, the engagement frame body 54 is required to be separated in the longitudinal direction. Any number may be provided according to the above.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 to 6, the lid body 16 extends along the extending direction of the wire harness 18 (the left-right direction in FIGS. 5 to 6) and the width direction of the top wall 56 (see FIG. 5). 6, the vertical direction) includes a pair of side walls 58 a and 58 b that project downward from both side edge portions (downward in FIG. 5) and extend in a substantially bowl shape. That is, the lid body 16 has a pair of side walls 58a and 58b that extend along the extending direction of the wire harness 18 and are opposed to each other in the width direction orthogonal to the extending direction. The lid body 16 is integrally formed of, for example, a synthetic resin such as polypropylene (PP) or polyamide (PA) by injection molding or the like.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 to 8, on the front end side (left side of FIG. 7 and right side of FIG. 8) and rear end side (right side of FIG. 7 and left side of FIG. 8) of the lid 16 in the longitudinal direction. Is a generally block-shaped handle portion protruding between the side wall 58a and the side wall 58b and including the side wall 58a and the side wall 58b and projecting downward with a larger projecting dimension than the side walls 58a and 58b at the center of the lid body 16. 60a and 60b are formed. The handle portion 60a is provided with a concave handle portion 62a that has a substantially parallelogram cross-sectional shape, opens to the outer surface of the side wall 58a, and can accommodate the fingers of an operator (not shown). More specifically, as shown in FIGS. 5 to 8, the concave handle portion 62 a has a bottom wall 64 a and a width direction surrounded by a peripheral wall 66 a protruding from the bottom wall 64 a (in FIG. It has a non-penetrating shape that does not penetrate in the vertical direction. Further, the top wall 56 side of the inner surface of the peripheral wall 66a constituting the inner peripheral surface of the concave handle portion 62a extends over substantially the entire length in the width direction (the direction perpendicular to the paper surface in FIG. 5). A locking rib 68a is provided that protrudes in a substantially semicircular cross-sectional shape toward the direction (see FIG. 1). Since the three locking ribs 68a are provided so as to be arranged between four fingers excluding the operator's thumb (not shown), the operator can stably hold the concave handle 62a. It is like that. Further, as shown in FIG. 8, a hollow hole 69 a having a substantially rectangular cross-sectional shape is provided on the side wall 58 b side of the handle portion 60 a along the top wall 56 over a substantially entire length. The lightening holes 69a open to the outer surface of the side wall 58b and are spaced apart from each other by a substantially constant distance in the extending direction of the top wall 56. Due to the lightening holes 69a, substantially lattice-shaped reinforcing ribs 70a are formed between the lightening holes 69a. The reinforcing ribs 70a can reduce the number of members while maintaining the strength of the handle portion 60a.

  On the other hand, the handle portion 60b has a concave handle portion 62b that has a substantially rectangular cross-sectional shape, opens to the outer surface of the side wall 58a and forward (slightly lower right in FIG. 5), and can accommodate the fingers of an operator (not shown). Is provided. More specifically, the concave handle 62b has a width direction (perpendicular to the paper surface in FIG. 5) surrounded by a bottom wall 64b (see FIGS. 1 and 2) and a peripheral wall 66b protruding from the bottom wall 64b. Non-penetrating shape that does not penetrate in the direction). Further, on the top wall 56 side of the inner surface of the peripheral wall 66b constituting the inner peripheral surface of the concave handle portion 62b, it extends over substantially the entire length in the longitudinal direction at the opening edge to the side wall 58a (see FIG. 1). In addition, a locking rib 68b is provided that protrudes inward in a substantially semicircular cross-sectional shape (see FIG. 2). The locking rib 68b is configured such that the finger ends of four fingers except the operator's thumb (not shown) housed in the concave handle portion 62b are locked to the locking rib 68b, so that the operator's fingers are held in a concave shape. It is possible to advantageously prevent escape from the hand portion 62b. Further, as shown in FIG. 8, on the side wall 58 b side of the handle portion 60 b, a substantially rectangular cross-sectionally shaped hole 69 b is opened on the outer surface of the side wall 58 b and substantially in the vertical and horizontal directions. They are spaced apart by a certain distance. Due to the lightening holes 69b, substantially lattice-like reinforcing ribs 70b are formed between the lightening holes 69b. The reinforcing ribs 70b can reduce the number of members while maintaining the strength of the handle portion 60b.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, a protector is provided at the rear end portion (right end portion in FIG. 6) and the front end portion (left end portion in FIG. 6) of the lower surface 71 of the top wall 56 of the lid body 16. Circumferential protrusions 72a and 72b project from positions corresponding to the circumferential protrusions 26a and 26b provided on the main body 12. A corrugated tube (not shown) that protects the wire harness 18 by the circumferential protrusions 72a and 72b and the circumferential protrusions 26a and 26b, a rear end portion (right end portion in FIG. 1) and a front end portion (FIG. 1). It can be fixed at the middle and left end). Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the front end portion (left end portion in FIG. 6) of the lower surface 71 of the top wall 56 of the lid body 16 opens to the lower surface 71 of the top wall 56 and has a substantially trapezoidal cross-sectional shape. A hollow recess 73 is formed.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 to 8, a plurality of engagement pieces 76 having a substantially rectangular shape in a side view projecting downward are provided at the lower end portions of the outer surfaces of the side walls 58 a and 58 b of the lid body 16. It is formed to be able to bend and deform in the plate thickness direction. The engagement piece 76 is engaged with the engagement frame body 54 provided in the protector body 12 so that the state where the upper opening 14 of the protector body 12 is covered with the lid body 16 is stably held. It has become. Further, the upper opening 14 of the protector body 12 is covered with the lid 16 so that the upper opening of the double wall 40 is also covered with the lid 16 (see FIG. 10). As shown in FIG. 6, in the present embodiment, the engagement pieces 76 are provided on the side walls 58a and 58b, respectively. However, the engagement pieces 76 are separated from each other in the longitudinal direction. Any number may be provided accordingly. Further, as shown in FIG. 10, the lower end portions of the side walls 58 a and 58 b of the lid body 16 have a substantially inverted U-shaped cross section that opens downward, and therefore the side walls of the lid body 16. Water or the like is advantageously prevented from entering the inside of the harness protector 10 from the abutting portions of the 58a and 58b and the side walls 22a and 22b of the protector body 12.

  As a result, as shown in FIG. 1, the side walls on the rear end side and the front end side, which are both ends in the longitudinal direction of the lid body 16 that covers the upper openings 14 of the lower inclined portions 24 a and 24 b of the protector body 12. The concave handle portions 62a and 62b are provided for 58a. Further, on the side wall 58a of the lid body 16 provided on the opposite side of the wire harness 18 with respect to the side wall 22b of the protector body 12 provided with the mounting portions 36a and 36b, concave handle portions 62a and 62b are provided. It is provided.

  Next, with reference to FIGS. 7 to 10, the harness protector 10 in which a not-shown wire harness is inserted is arranged in the vicinity of an engine, which is a not-shown heating element, with an insulator plate 78 constituting a support body on the vehicle body side. The wiring harness wiring structure 80 to be searched will be described. Here, the engine, which is a heating element (not shown), is disposed in the engine chamber 82 on the front side in FIG. 7, the rear side in FIG. 8, the lower side in FIG. 9, and the right side of the insulator plate 78 in FIG. In addition, in order to make an understanding easy, in FIG. 10, the insulator board 78 is described with the virtual line.

  More specifically, in this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 7 to 10, the harness protector 10 is arranged in the vicinity of the engine, which is a heating element (not shown), and is disposed with the insulator plate 78 therebetween. It is attached to the insulator plate 78 by using two kinds of metal fittings 84a and 84b. Both of the two types of mounting brackets 84a and 84b are formed by, for example, pressing a plate-like metal member by punching and bending. The mounting bracket 84a is formed by bending the base end side (left side in FIG. 2) of a substantially rectangular flat plate-like metal plate in a substantially crank shape toward the back (back in the direction perpendicular to the paper surface in FIG. 8). . At the upper end side of the base end side of the mounting bracket 84a, there is a mounting plate portion 86a that protrudes upward in a substantially flat plate shape, and a substantially flat plate shape that protrudes upward and obliquely forward (in the diagonally upward direction in FIG. 8). A mounting plate portion 86b is provided. The attachment plate portion 86a and the attachment plate portion 86b are attached to the upper end side on the proximal end side of the attachment fitting 84a using a known technique such as welding. Then, using a bolt (not shown), a screw hole 90a (see FIG. 7) provided in the insulator plate 78 is inserted through a through hole 88 having a substantially circular cross-sectional shape provided at the tip of the mounting plate portion 86b of the mounting bracket 84a. The mounting plate portion 86a can be bolted to the insulator plate 78 by being screwed with each other. Further, an engaging protrusion 92 is projected from the front end portion of the mounting plate portion 86a of the mounting bracket 84a toward the outside (the front side in the direction perpendicular to the paper surface in FIG. 8). The harness protector 10 of this embodiment is attached to the mounting bracket 36a by fitting the tip of the mounting plate portion 86a to the mounting portion 36a protruding from one of the pair of side walls 22a, 22b of the protector body 12. It is fixed to an insulator plate 78 constituting a vehicle body side support via 84a.

  On the other hand, the mounting bracket 84b is formed by bending an upper end portion of a substantially rectangular flat plate-like metal flat plate in a substantially L shape toward the back (in FIG. 8, the back in the direction perpendicular to the paper surface). At the center of the mounting bracket 84b in the vertical direction. There is provided a mounting plate portion 96 having a substantially flat plate shape extending toward the back and having a distal end portion 94 bent downward. The mounting plate portion 96 is attached to the central portion of the mounting bracket 84b using a known technique such as welding. Then, using a bolt (not shown), a through hole (not shown) provided in the distal end portion 94 of the mounting plate portion 96 of the mounting bracket 84b is inserted into a screw hole 90b (see FIG. 8) provided in the insulator plate 78. As a result, the mounting plate portion 96 can be bolted to the insulator plate 78. Further, a stud bolt 98 protruding upward is provided at the upper end of the mounting bracket 84b. The harness protector 10 of the present embodiment is added to the mounting bracket 84a by fitting the stud bolt 98 to the mounting portion 36a projecting from one side wall 22b of the pair of side walls 22a, 22b of the protector body 12. Then, it is fixed to an insulator plate 78 constituting a support on the vehicle body side via a mounting bracket 84b.

  As a result of the above, as shown in FIG. 10, the harness protector is oriented so that the double wall portion 40 of the harness protector 10 of the present embodiment is oriented toward the engine chamber 82 where the engine as the heating element is disposed. 10 is disposed. Moreover, the lower extending portion 44 constituting the lower end portion of the harness protector 10 is disposed below the protruding tip portion 100 of the insulator plate 78.

  According to the harness protector 10 of this embodiment having such a structure, concave handle portions 62a and 62b are provided in the outer surface of the side wall 58a of the lid body 16 so as to open. Accordingly, for example, fingers other than the thumb are accommodated in the concave handle portions 62a and 62b, and the side walls 58b and 58b of the lid body 16 are sandwiched and held by pressing the side walls 58b of the lid body 16 with the thumbs. Can do. Therefore, the stable harness protector 10 can be gripped. Further, since fingers other than the thumb are accommodated in the concave handle portions 62a and 62b, when the harness protector 10 is installed, the fingers of the operator who holds the harness protector 10 come into contact with the peripheral members, The risk of the member being deformed can be reduced or eliminated.

  In addition, since the concave handle portions 62a and 62b are provided in the lid body 16, the harness storage volume of the protector body 12 through which the wire harness 18 is inserted is not affected. In addition, concave handle portions 62a and 62b are respectively provided at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the lid body 16 which covers the upper portions of the downward inclined portions 24a and 24b of the protector body 12. Therefore, the space provided on the upper side of the lower inclined portions 24a and 24b of the protector main body 12 is skillfully used, so that both ends of the lid 16 covering the lower inclined portions 24a and 24b in the longitudinal direction are efficiently space-efficient. Concave handle portions 62a and 62b can be provided. In addition, since the pair of concave handle portions 62a and 62b are provided at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the lid body 16, the harness protector 10 can be gripped more stably.

  The concave handle portions 62a and 62b are provided on the side wall 22a opposite to the side wall 22b side of the lid body 16 provided with the attachment portions 36a and 36b of the harness protector 10. Therefore, when attaching the harness protector 10 to the insulator plate 78 projecting from the vehicle body, the operator's consciousness is difficult to reach, and the fingers holding the side wall 22a opposite to the attachment portions 36a and 36b have a concave shape. It can be accommodated in the hands 62a and 62b. Accordingly, it is possible to advantageously improve workability by reducing the possibility that fingers other than the thumb of the worker who is difficult to see interfere with peripheral members. Furthermore, since the concave handle portions 62a and 62b are surrounded by the bottom walls 64a and 64b and the peripheral walls 66a and 66b, and the non-penetrating shape does not penetrate in the width direction, the strength of the concave handle portions 62a and 62b. Can be ensured, and at the same time, the appearance can be improved due to the absence of the through hole.

  As mentioned above, although several embodiment of this invention was explained in full detail, this invention is not limited by these specific description. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the concave handle portions 62 a and 62 b are provided on the side wall 58 a of the lid body 16, but may be provided on the side wall 58 b of the lid body 16, the ceiling wall 56, or the protector body 12. Further, it may be provided across a plurality of members. The number of the concave handle portions 62a and 62b may be one, or three or more. Further, the concave handle portions 62a and 62b are provided to be opened on the outer surface of the side wall 58a of the lid body 16, but are provided to be opened on the outer surface of the side wall 58b of the lid body 16 and the top wall 56 or the protector body 12. It may be. Such an opening may be determined in consideration of interference with peripheral members. Furthermore, the locking ribs 68a and 68b provided on the inner peripheral surfaces of the concave handle portions 62a and 62b are not limited to the illustrated ones, and arbitrary ones can be set.

10: Harness protector, 12: Protector body, 14: Upper opening (opening), 16: Lid, 18: Wire harness, 22a, b: Side wall, 24a, b: Lower inclined part, 36a, b: Mounting part 58a, b: side wall, 62a, b: concave handle, 64a, b: bottom wall, 66a, b: peripheral wall, 68a, b: locking rib, 78: insulator plate (vehicle body side support)

  The present invention relates to a harness protector that houses and protects a wire harness routed in a vehicle.

  Conventionally, a wire harness routed in a vehicle such as an automobile has been stored in a harness protector and protected at an appropriate position in a vehicle where interference with other members or protection from the surrounding atmosphere is required. It is fixedly attached to and held by a support such as a provided bracket.

  By the way, when attaching the harness protector to the vehicle, for example, as described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2017-11810 (Patent Document 1), with respect to a support body such as a bracket projecting upward from the vehicle body side, The harness protector is fixedly attached to the vehicle body by inserting and attaching the attachment portion provided on the harness protector from above.

  However, with the recent increase in vehicle density due to the downsizing of vehicles and the increase in in-vehicle products, the space for arranging harness protectors is also limited, and there may be cases where a sufficient gap with peripheral members cannot be secured. In that case, when the operator inserts the harness protector from above with the fingers in the space where the harness protector is disposed, the operator's fingers come into contact with the peripheral member, and the peripheral member is deformed. There was a fear. Therefore, it takes time to attach the harness protector, which may cause deterioration in workability.

JP 2017-11810 A

  The present invention has been made in the background of the above circumstances, and the problem to be solved is that even when the installation space of the harness protector is limited, when the harness protector is installed, the operator's fingers and surroundings are provided. It is an object of the present invention to provide a harness protector having a novel structure capable of improving attachment workability while reducing or avoiding the possibility of interference with members.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a protector main body through which a wire harness is inserted, a lid that covers an opening of the protector main body, an opening on at least one outer surface of the protector main body and the lid. A harness protector comprising a concave handle portion that is provided and can accommodate a worker's fingers.

  According to this aspect, since the concave handle portion that is open on at least one outer surface of the protector main body and the lid and can accommodate the operator's fingers is provided, the operator can connect the harness protector to the predetermined body body. When installing in the installation space, the fingers of the operator holding the harness protector can be accommodated in the concave handle portion. As a result, during installation of the harness protector, it is possible to reduce or eliminate the possibility that the operator's fingers holding the harness protector will come into contact with the peripheral member and the peripheral member will be deformed. Therefore, the difficulty of attaching the harness protector is reduced, and the work efficiency can be improved.

  The concave handle portion may be provided on either the protector main body or the lid, or may be provided in a concave shape across both.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the concave handle portion is provided on the lid.

  According to this aspect, since the concave handle portion is provided on the lid body, the concave handle portion can be provided without affecting the harness storage volume of the protector body through which the wire harness is inserted and arranged. .

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the protector main body and the lid body extend along the extending direction of the wire harness and are orthogonal to the extending direction. It has a pair of side walls arranged opposite to each other, and the concave handle portion is provided to open on at least one side wall outer surface of at least one of the protector body and the lid.

  According to the present aspect, since the elongated handle body and / or the side wall outer surface of the lid body is opened and the concave handle portion is provided, the harness protector is placed on the operator's thumb from above (the lid side). Can be gripped by sandwiching both side walls between the finger and other fingers. At this time, the thumb side and / or other finger side fingers can be accommodated in the concave handle portion, which advantageously facilitates stable gripping of the harness protector and prevention of interference between the operator's fingers and peripheral members. It can be achieved at the same time. In addition, the concave handle part should just be provided by opening at least one side wall outer surface, and should just be provided in the side in which interference with a peripheral member becomes a problem.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the third aspect according to the third aspect, wherein both end portions of the protector body in the longitudinal direction are downward inclined portions inclined downward, and the upper portion of the downward inclined portion is covered. The concave handle portions are respectively provided on the side walls at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the lid body to be covered.

  According to this aspect, the longitudinal direction of the lid that covers the lower inclined portion by skillfully utilizing the space provided on the upper side by the lower inclined portions provided at both ends of the protector main body extending in the longitudinal direction. A concave handle can be provided on the side walls of both end portions in a space efficient manner. Moreover, since a pair of concave handle part is set in the longitudinal direction both ends of the protector body extending in the longitudinal direction, the harness protector can be more stably gripped, and workability can be further improved.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the above-described third or fourth aspect, an attachment portion that is fixed to a support on the vehicle body side protrudes from one of the pair of side walls of the protector body. On the other hand, the concave handle portion is provided with respect to the side wall of the lid provided on the opposite side to the side wall provided with the attachment portion across the wire harness.

  According to this aspect, the concave handle portion is provided on the side wall of the lid opposite to the side wall side on which the attachment portion to the bracket or the like on the vehicle body side is provided. Therefore, when attaching the harness protector to the vehicle body, the finger that grips the side wall on the side opposite to the attachment portion, which is difficult for the operator to reach, can be accommodated in the concave handle portion. Therefore, it is possible to advantageously improve workability by reducing the possibility that the fingers of the worker on the side where the consciousness is difficult to reach interfere with surrounding members.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the one according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, a locking rib that locks an operator's fingers on the inner peripheral surface of the concave handle portion. Is protruding.

  According to this aspect, since the locking rib protrudes from the inner peripheral surface of the concave handle portion, it is advantageous that the operator's finger is locked and the worker's finger comes out of the concave handle portion. Can be prevented. As a result, the operator can stably hold the concave handle portion, and the workability can be further improved.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the one according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, the concave handle portion is surrounded by a bottom wall and a peripheral wall protruding from the bottom wall. It is what is said.

  According to this aspect, since the concave handle portion is surrounded by the bottom wall and the peripheral wall and no through hole or the like is provided, the strength of the concave handle portion is ensured and the concave handle portion is provided. It is possible to achieve an improvement in the appearance of the case.

  According to the present invention, there is provided a concave handle portion that opens on the outer surface of at least one of the protector body and the lid and can accommodate the fingers of the operator. Thereby, when an operator installs a harness protector in the predetermined arrangement | positioning space in a vehicle body, the operator's finger | toe which grasps a harness protector can be accommodated in a concave handle part. As a result, when installing the harness protector, it is possible to reduce or eliminate the risk that the operator's fingers holding the harness protector will come into contact with the peripheral member and the peripheral member may be deformed, which makes it difficult to install the harness protector. It is also possible to reduce the work efficiency.

The side view which shows the harness protector as one Embodiment of this invention. The enlarged view which shows a part of II-II cross section in FIG. The top view which shows the protector main body of the harness protector of this embodiment shown in FIG. The perspective view which shows the protector main body of the harness protector of this embodiment shown in FIG. The side view which shows the cover body of the harness protector of this embodiment shown in FIG. The bottom view which shows the cover body of the harness protector of this embodiment shown in FIG. The perspective view which shows the state in which the harness protector of this embodiment shown in FIG. 1 was attached to the insulator board provided in the engine compartment of the vehicle. The perspective view when the state in which the harness protector of this embodiment shown in FIG. 1 was attached to the insulator board provided in the engine compartment of the vehicle was seen from another direction. The top view which shows the state with which the harness protector of this embodiment shown in FIG. 8 was attached to the insulator board provided in the engine compartment of the vehicle. The enlarged view which shows a part of XX cross section in FIG. The enlarged view which shows a part of XI-XI cross section in FIG.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  The harness protector 10 as one Embodiment of this invention is shown by FIGS. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, the harness protector 10 includes a protector body 12 extending in a bowl shape shown in FIGS. 3 to 4 and a cover shown in FIGS. 5 to 6 that covers the upper opening 14 of the protector body 12. A body 16 is provided. The harness protector 10 is used by accommodating the wire harness 18 in the protector body 12 in an inserted state. In the following description, “upper” means the upper side in FIG. 1, “lower” means the lower side in FIG. 1, “front” means the left side in FIG. 1, and “rear” means the right side in FIG. And For ease of understanding, only the wire harness 18 is illustrated with virtual lines in FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 4, the protector body 12 includes a bottom wall 20 extending along the extending direction of the wire harness 18 (left and right direction in FIG. 3) and the width direction of the bottom wall 20 (in FIG. 3). has the structure extending trough comprise vertical direction) a pair of side walls 22a rising from both side edges, 22 b. That is, the protector body 12 has a pair of side walls 22a and 22b that extend along the extending direction of the wire harness 18 and are opposed to each other in the width direction orthogonal to the extending direction. The protector body 12 is integrally formed by injection molding or the like with a synthetic resin such as polypropylene (PP) or polyamide (PA). Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the protector main body 12 is generally formed as lower inclined portions 24 a and 24 b in which both end portions of the protector main body 12 are inclined downward in the longitudinal direction (left and right direction in FIG. 4). Yes.

More specifically, the wire harness 18 is branched into two branch lines 18a and 18a on the front end side (left side in FIG. 3) of the protector body 12. Further, on the rear end side (right side in FIG. 3) of the protector body 12, a circumferential protrusion 26a (this embodiment) protrudes over substantially the entire inner circumference of the bottom wall 20 and the pair of side walls 22a, 22b. There are four). On the other hand, on the bottom wall 20 on the front end side (the left side in FIG. 3) of the protector main body 12, a separation wall 28 that protrudes upward in a substantially rectangular cross-sectional shape in order to separate the two branch lines 18a, 18a. The circumferential projection 26 b (in this embodiment, 2 b ) projecting over substantially the entire circumference of the separation wall 28, the bottom wall 20, the side wall 22 a, and the separation wall 28, the bottom wall 20, and the side wall 22 b. Book). As a result, the corrugated tubes (not shown) that protect the branch lines 18 a and 18 a extending outward from the front end portion and the rear end portion of the protector body 12 and the wire harness 18 can be fixed to the protector body 12. ing. In addition, a presser rib 30 is provided that protrudes inward in a substantially rectangular cross-sectional shape on the inner surface of the front end portion side and the rear end portion side of one side wall 22b of the protector body 12 and the outer surface of the separation wall 28 on the side wall 22a side. ing. When the end face of the corrugated tube (not shown) is in contact with the presser rib 30, the amount of the corrugated tube entering the protector body 12 is limited. In addition, the bottom wall 20 on the front end side and the rear end side of the protector body 12 is formed with a through-hole 32 having a substantially rectangular cross-sectional shape that penetrates in the plate thickness direction. Thus, even after the harness protector 10 is assembled, it can be easily confirmed that it has been inserted in a predetermined amount.

  Moreover, as FIG.3, 8 shows, in the outer surface of the lower end part of the front side (left side in FIG. 3) rather than the center part of the side wall 22b among a pair of side walls 22a, 22b of the protector main body 12. A mounting portion 36a having a substantially rectangular flat plate shape (see FIG. 3) is projected in a plan view, which is fixed to a mounting bracket 84b projecting from an insulator plate 78 constituting a support body on the vehicle body side to be described later. . On both sides of the attachment portion 36a in the extending direction of the side wall 22b, there are provided connection portions 37 that connect the outer surface of the side wall 22b and both sides of the attachment portion 36a in a substantially triangular shape (see FIG. 8) in front view. Further, on the outer surface of the rear end portion (right end portion in FIG. 3) of the side wall 22b, a substantially rectangular tube shape fixed to a mounting bracket 84a projecting from an insulator plate 78 constituting a support body on the vehicle body described later. Another mounting portion 36b (see FIG. 8) is projected. As shown in FIG. 8, the upper portion of the front wall portion is cut out in a substantially rectangular shape in the mounting portion 36b, so that an engaged portion 38 that engages with an engaging protrusion 92 described later. Is provided.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, the side wall 22a out of the pair of side walls 22a and 22b has an outer wall 40a protruding from the bottom wall 20, and the width direction of the protector body 12 from the outer wall 40a (in FIG. It is configured to include a double wall portion 40 having an inner wall 40b that protrudes from the bottom wall 20 at a position spaced apart inwardly (in the vertical direction). That is, the inner wall 40b is disposed to face the outer wall 40a with a gap. The double wall portion 40 is provided over substantially the entire length of the protector body 12 that does not reach the front end portion (left end portion in FIG. 3) from the rear end portion (right end portion in FIG. 3) of the protector body 12. . Further, between the outer wall 40a and the inner wall 40b constituting the double wall portion 40, a connecting rib 42 extending in the opposing direction of the outer wall 40a and the inner wall 40b and connecting the outer wall 40a and the inner wall 40b is substantially from the bottom wall 20. It protrudes in a rectangular flat plate shape. In addition, as shown in FIG. 10, the outer wall 40 a of the double wall portion 40 in the protector body 12 has a substantially rectangular flat plate-like downward extending portion that extends downward from the bottom wall 20 of the protector body 12. 44 is formed. On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 11, the lower surface 46 of the bottom wall 20 at the front end of the protector body 12 that is not provided with the double wall portion 40 has a substantially rectangular cross-sectional shape that opens to the side wall 22 b side. The double wall 49 is constituted by the outer wall 50 of the recess 48 and the bottom wall 20 at the front end of the protector body 12. Thereby, the bottom wall 20 at the front end portion of the protector body 12 that is not sufficiently shielded by the insulator plate 78 can also obtain the heat insulating effect by the double wall portion 49. In addition, between the outer wall 50 and the bottom wall 20, a substantially rectangular flat plate-shaped connecting rib 52 that connects between them is provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 4, an engagement frame body 54 having a substantially square bracket shape in a plan view protruding outward is provided above the outer surfaces of the side walls 22 a and 22 b of the protector body 12. Is provided. When the engagement frame body 54 is engaged with an engagement piece 76 provided on the lid body 16 described later, the state in which the upper opening 14 of the protector body 12 is covered with the lid body 16 is stably held. It has become so. As shown in FIG. 3, in this embodiment, the engagement frame body 54 is provided on the side walls 22a and 22b, respectively. However, the engagement frame body 54 is required to be separated in the longitudinal direction. Any number may be provided according to the above.

As shown in FIGS. 5 to 6, the lid body 16 extends along the extending direction of the wire harness 18 (the left-right direction in FIGS. 5 to 6) and the width direction of the top wall 56 (see FIG. 5). 6, the vertical direction) includes a pair of side walls 58 a and 58 b that project downward from both side edge portions (downward in FIG. 5) and extend in a substantially bowl shape. That is, the lid 16 is of has an extending pair of side walls 58a which are opposed in the width direction orthogonal to the extending direction extend along the direction, 58 b of the wire harness 18. The lid body 16 is integrally formed of, for example, a synthetic resin such as polypropylene (PP) or polyamide (PA) by injection molding or the like.

As shown in FIGS. 7 to 8, on the front end side (left side of FIG. 7 and right side of FIG. 8) and rear end side (right side of FIG. 7 and left side of FIG. 8) of the lid 16 in the longitudinal direction. Is a generally block-shaped handle portion protruding between the side wall 58a and the side wall 58b and including the side wall 58a and the side wall 58b and projecting downward with a larger projecting dimension than the side walls 58a and 58b at the center of the lid body 16. 60a and 60b are formed. The handle portion 60a is provided with a concave handle portion 62a that has a substantially parallelogram cross-sectional shape, opens to the outer surface of the side wall 58a, and can accommodate the fingers of an operator (not shown). More specifically, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 7 , the concave handle 62a has a bottom wall 64a and a width direction surrounded by a peripheral wall 66a protruding from the bottom wall 64a (in FIG. It has a non-penetrating shape that does not penetrate in the vertical direction. Further, the top wall 56 side of the inner surface of the peripheral wall 66a constituting the inner peripheral surface of the concave handle portion 62a extends over substantially the entire length in the width direction (the direction perpendicular to the paper surface in FIG. 5). A locking rib 68a is provided that protrudes in a substantially semicircular cross-sectional shape toward the direction (see FIG. 1). Since the three locking ribs 68a are provided so as to be arranged between four fingers excluding the operator's thumb (not shown), the operator can stably hold the concave handle 62a. It is like that. Further, as shown in FIG. 8, a hollow hole 69 a having a substantially rectangular cross-sectional shape is provided on the side wall 58 b side of the handle portion 60 a along the top wall 56 over a substantially entire length. The lightening holes 69a open to the outer surface of the side wall 58b and are spaced apart from each other by a substantially constant distance in the extending direction of the top wall 56. Due to the lightening holes 69a, substantially lattice-shaped reinforcing ribs 70a are formed between the lightening holes 69a. The reinforcing ribs 70a can reduce the number of members while maintaining the strength of the handle portion 60a.

On the other hand, the handle portions 60b, the outer surface and the rear side of the side wall 58a which has a substantially rectangular cross-sectional shape (in FIG. 5, lower right) open to the concave possession portion 62b that can accommodate the operator's fingers (not shown) Is provided. More specifically, the concave handle 62b has a width direction (perpendicular to the paper surface in FIG. 5) surrounded by a bottom wall 64b (see FIGS. 1 and 2) and a peripheral wall 66b protruding from the bottom wall 64b. Non-penetrating shape that does not penetrate in the direction). Further, on the top wall 56 side of the inner surface of the peripheral wall 66b constituting the inner peripheral surface of the concave handle portion 62b, it extends over substantially the entire length in the longitudinal direction at the opening edge to the side wall 58a (see FIG. 1). In addition, a locking rib 68b is provided that protrudes inward in a substantially semicircular cross-sectional shape (see FIG. 2). The locking rib 68b is configured such that the finger ends of four fingers except the operator's thumb (not shown) housed in the concave handle portion 62b are locked to the locking rib 68b, so that the operator's fingers are held in a concave shape. It is possible to advantageously prevent escape from the hand portion 62b. Further, as shown in FIG. 8, on the side wall 58 b side of the handle portion 60 b, a substantially rectangular cross-sectionally shaped hole 69 b is opened on the outer surface of the side wall 58 b and substantially in the vertical and horizontal directions. They are spaced apart by a certain distance. Due to the lightening holes 69b, substantially lattice-like reinforcing ribs 70b are formed between the lightening holes 69b. The reinforcing ribs 70b can reduce the number of members while maintaining the strength of the handle portion 60b.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, a protector is provided at the rear end portion (right end portion in FIG. 6) and the front end portion (left end portion in FIG. 6) of the lower surface 71 of the top wall 56 of the lid body 16. Circumferential protrusions 72a and 72b project from positions corresponding to the circumferential protrusions 26a and 26b provided on the main body 12. A corrugated tube (not shown) that protects the wire harness 18 by the circumferential protrusions 72a and 72b and the circumferential protrusions 26a and 26b, a rear end portion (right end portion in FIG. 1) and a front end portion (FIG. 1). It can be fixed at the middle and left end). Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the front end portion (left end portion in FIG. 6) of the lower surface 71 of the top wall 56 of the lid body 16 opens to the lower surface 71 of the top wall 56 and has a substantially trapezoidal cross-sectional shape. A hollow recess 73 is formed.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 to 8, a plurality of engagement pieces 76 having a substantially rectangular shape in a side view projecting downward are provided at the lower end portions of the outer surfaces of the side walls 58 a and 58 b of the lid body 16. It is formed to be able to bend and deform in the plate thickness direction. The engagement piece 76 is engaged with the engagement frame body 54 provided in the protector body 12 so that the state where the upper opening 14 of the protector body 12 is covered with the lid body 16 is stably held. It has become. Further, the upper opening 14 of the protector body 12 is covered with the lid 16 so that the upper opening of the double wall 40 is also covered with the lid 16 (see FIG. 10). As shown in FIG. 6, in the present embodiment, the engagement pieces 76 are provided on the side walls 58a and 58b, respectively. However, the engagement pieces 76 are separated from each other in the longitudinal direction. Any number may be provided accordingly. Further, as shown in FIG. 10, the lower end portions of the side walls 58 a and 58 b of the lid body 16 have a substantially inverted U-shaped cross section that opens downward, and therefore the side walls of the lid body 16. Water or the like is advantageously prevented from entering the inside of the harness protector 10 from the abutting portions of the 58a and 58b and the side walls 22a and 22b of the protector body 12.

As a result, as shown in Figure 1, the protector body 12 downwardly inclined portion 24a, of the lid 16 to Futakutsugae the upper opening 14 of 24b opposite longitudinal end portions at which the front end side and rear end side Concave handle portions 62a and 62b are respectively provided on the side wall 58a. Further, on the side wall 58a of the lid body 16 provided on the opposite side of the wire harness 18 with respect to the side wall 22b of the protector body 12 provided with the mounting portions 36a and 36b, concave handle portions 62a and 62b are provided. It is provided.

  Next, with reference to FIGS. 7 to 10, the harness protector 10 in which a not-shown wire harness is inserted is arranged in the vicinity of an engine, which is a not-shown heating element, with an insulator plate 78 constituting a support body on the vehicle body side. The wiring harness wiring structure 80 to be searched will be described. Here, the engine, which is a heating element (not shown), is disposed in the engine chamber 82 on the front side in FIG. 7, the rear side in FIG. 8, the lower side in FIG. 9, and the right side of the insulator plate 78 in FIG. In addition, in order to make an understanding easy, in FIG. 10, the insulator board 78 is described with the virtual line.

More specifically, in this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 7 to 10, the harness protector 10 is arranged in the vicinity of the engine, which is a heating element (not shown), and is disposed with the insulator plate 78 therebetween. It is attached to the insulator plate 78 by using two kinds of metal fittings 84a and 84b. Both of the two types of mounting brackets 84a and 84b are formed by, for example, pressing a plate-like metal member by punching and bending. The mounting bracket 84a is formed by bending the base end side (left side in FIG. 2) of a substantially rectangular flat plate-like metal plate in a substantially crank shape toward the back (back in the direction perpendicular to the paper surface in FIG. 8). . At the upper end side of the base end side of the mounting bracket 84a, there is a mounting plate portion 86a that protrudes upward in a substantially flat plate shape, and a substantially flat plate shape that protrudes upward and obliquely forward (in the diagonally upward direction in FIG. 8). A mounting plate portion 86b is provided. The attachment plate portion 86a and the attachment plate portion 86b are attached to the upper end side on the proximal end side of the attachment fitting 84a using a known technique such as welding. Then, using a bolt (not shown), a screw hole 90a (see FIG. 7) provided in the insulator plate 78 is inserted through a through hole 88 having a substantially circular cross-sectional shape provided at the tip of the mounting plate portion 86b of the mounting bracket 84a. The mounting plate portion 86a can be bolted to the insulator plate 78 by being screwed with each other. Further, an engaging protrusion 92 is projected from the front end of the mounting plate portion 86a of the mounting bracket 84a toward the outside (in FIG. 8, the front side in the direction perpendicular to the paper surface). The distal end portion of such a mounting plate portion 86a, a pair of side walls 22a of the protector body 12, by fitting the one attachment portion 36 b projecting from the side wall 22b of the 22b, the harness protector 10 of the present embodiment is attached It is fixed to an insulator plate 78 constituting a support body on the vehicle body side via a metal fitting 84a.

On the other hand, the mounting bracket 84b is formed by bending an upper end portion of a substantially rectangular flat plate-like metal flat plate in a substantially L shape toward the back (in FIG. 8, the back in the direction perpendicular to the paper surface). At the center of the vertical direction of the mounting member 84b, the mounting plate portion 9 6 the tip 94 is bent downward along with extending toward the deeper in generally flat plate shape is provided. The mounting plate portion 96 is attached to the central portion of the mounting bracket 84b using a known technique such as welding. Then, using a bolt (not shown), a through hole (not shown) provided in the tip portion 94 of the mounting plate portion 96 of the mounting bracket 84b is inserted into a screw hole 90b (see FIG. 7 ) provided in the insulator plate 78. As a result, the mounting plate portion 96 can be bolted to the insulator plate 78. Further, a stud bolt 98 protruding upward is provided at the upper end of the mounting bracket 84b. The harness protector 10 of the present embodiment is added to the mounting bracket 84a by fitting the stud bolt 98 to the mounting portion 36a projecting from one side wall 22b of the pair of side walls 22a, 22b of the protector body 12. Then, it is fixed to an insulator plate 78 constituting a support on the vehicle body side via a mounting bracket 84b.

  As a result of the above, as shown in FIG. 10, the harness protector is oriented so that the double wall portion 40 of the harness protector 10 of the present embodiment is oriented toward the engine chamber 82 where the engine as the heating element is disposed. 10 is disposed. Moreover, the lower extending portion 44 constituting the lower end portion of the harness protector 10 is disposed below the protruding tip portion 100 of the insulator plate 78.

  According to the harness protector 10 of this embodiment having such a structure, concave handle portions 62a and 62b are provided in the outer surface of the side wall 58a of the lid body 16 so as to open. Accordingly, for example, fingers other than the thumb are accommodated in the concave handle portions 62a and 62b, and the side walls 58b and 58b of the lid body 16 are sandwiched and held by pressing the side walls 58b of the lid body 16 with the thumbs. Can do. Therefore, the stable harness protector 10 can be gripped. Further, since fingers other than the thumb are accommodated in the concave handle portions 62a and 62b, when the harness protector 10 is installed, the fingers of the operator who holds the harness protector 10 come into contact with the peripheral members, The risk of the member being deformed can be reduced or eliminated.

  In addition, since the concave handle portions 62a and 62b are provided in the lid body 16, the harness storage volume of the protector body 12 through which the wire harness 18 is inserted is not affected. In addition, concave handle portions 62a and 62b are respectively provided at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the lid body 16 which covers the upper portions of the downward inclined portions 24a and 24b of the protector body 12. Therefore, the space provided on the upper side of the lower inclined portions 24a and 24b of the protector main body 12 is skillfully used, so that both ends of the lid 16 covering the lower inclined portions 24a and 24b in the longitudinal direction are efficiently space-efficient. Concave handle portions 62a and 62b can be provided. In addition, since the pair of concave handle portions 62a and 62b are provided at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the lid body 16, the harness protector 10 can be gripped more stably.

  The concave handle portions 62a and 62b are provided on the side wall 22a opposite to the side wall 22b side of the lid body 16 provided with the attachment portions 36a and 36b of the harness protector 10. Therefore, when attaching the harness protector 10 to the insulator plate 78 protruding from the vehicle body, the operator's consciousness is difficult to reach, and the fingers holding the side wall 22a opposite to the attachment portions 36a and 36b are held in a concave shape. It can be accommodated in the hands 62a and 62b. Accordingly, it is possible to advantageously improve workability by reducing the possibility that fingers other than the thumb of the worker who is difficult to see interfere with surrounding members. Furthermore, since the concave handle portions 62a and 62b are surrounded by the bottom walls 64a and 64b and the peripheral walls 66a and 66b, and the non-penetrating shape does not penetrate in the width direction, the strength of the concave handle portions 62a and 62b. Can be ensured, and at the same time, the appearance can be improved due to the absence of the through hole.

Have been described in detail the onset bright embodiments, the present invention is not limited by these specific description. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the concave handle portions 62 a and 62 b are provided on the side wall 58 a of the lid body 16, but may be provided on the side wall 58 b of the lid body 16, the ceiling wall 56, or the protector body 12. Further, it may be provided across a plurality of members. The number of the concave handle portions 62a and 62b may be one, or three or more. Further, the concave handle portions 62a and 62b are provided to be opened on the outer surface of the side wall 58a of the lid body 16, but are provided to be opened on the outer surface of the side wall 58b of the lid body 16 and the top wall 56 or the protector body 12. It may be. Such an opening may be determined in consideration of interference with peripheral members. Furthermore, the locking ribs 68a and 68b provided on the inner peripheral surfaces of the concave handle portions 62a and 62b are not limited to the illustrated ones, and arbitrary ones can be set.

10: Harness protector, 12: Protector body, 14: Upper opening (opening), 16: Lid, 18: Wire harness, 22a, b: Side wall, 24a, b: Lower inclined part, 36a, b: Mounting part 58a, b: side wall, 62a, b: concave handle, 64a, b: bottom wall, 66a, b: peripheral wall, 68a, b: locking rib, 78: insulator plate (vehicle body side support)

Claims (7)

A protector body through which the wire harness is inserted and arranged;
A lid that covers the opening of the protector body;
A harness protector comprising: a concave handle portion that is provided to be open on an outer surface of at least one of the protector body and the lid body and that can accommodate an operator's fingers.   The harness protector according to claim 1, wherein the concave handle portion is provided on the lid.   The protector body and the lid body each have a pair of side walls that extend along the extending direction of the wire harness and are opposed to each other in a direction perpendicular to the extending direction, and the concave handle portion is The harness protector according to claim 1, wherein the harness protector is provided so as to be opened on at least one side wall outer surface of at least one of the protector body and the lid.   Both ends of the protector body in the longitudinal direction are formed as downward inclined portions inclined downward, while the concave holding portion is held with respect to the side walls of both ends in the longitudinal direction of the lid that covers the upper portion of the downward inclined portion. The harness protector according to claim 3, wherein each of the hand portions is provided.   One of the pair of side walls of the protector body is provided with a mounting portion that is fixed to the vehicle body support, while the side wall provided with the mounting portion is on the opposite side of the wire harness. The harness protector of Claim 3 or 4 with which the said concave handle part is provided with respect to the said side wall of the said cover body provided.   The harness protector according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a locking rib that locks an operator's fingers protrudes from an inner peripheral surface of the concave handle portion.   The harness protector according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the concave handle portion has a non-penetrating shape surrounded by a bottom wall and a peripheral wall protruding from the bottom wall.

Images