Patent Application
20240300422
The present disclosure relates to a mounting member, a mounting unit, a cable routing module, and a cable routing member.
A structure for fixing a mounting member to a sheet using an adhesive and fixing harness components to the mounting member is disclosed as a conventional structure for fixing harness components such as wires and connectors to a sheet for a roof lining or the like provided in a vehicle, for example (e.g., see Patent Document 1). With such a structure, wires can be routed with respect to the sheet such that the positions of the wires, which are harness components, do not shift from the preset positions, for example.
However, with the above structure, for example, a portion where the mounting member and the sheet are adhered may peel off due to vibration or the like while a vehicle is traveling, and the mounting member may come off from the sheet.
The present disclosure was made to resolve the above issues, and aims to provide a mounting member, a mounting unit, a cable routing module, and a cable routing member that can prevent the mounting member from coming off from a sheet.
A mounting member according to this disclosure is a mounting member that is to be mounted on a sheet having a first main face and a second main face provided on the back side of the first main face, and to which a harness component is to be fixed, the mounting member including: a leading end penetrating portion that is located on the first main face side and is capable of penetrating a portion of the sheet from the second main face side to the first main face side; a fixing portion that is located on the second main face side and to which the harness component is to be fixed; and a holding portion that connects the leading end penetrating portion and the fixing portion to each other, and holds the sheet in a thickness direction.
A mounting unit according to this disclosure includes: the mounting member; and a fixing member that is fixed to the harness component and fitted to the fixing portion.
A cable routing module according to this disclosure includes: the mounting unit; the harness component to which the fixing member is fixed; and the sheet on which the mounting member is mounted.
A cable routing member according to this disclosure includes: the mounting member; and the sheet on which the mounting member is mounted.
The mounting member, the mounting unit, the cable routing module, and the cable routing member according to this disclosure can prevent the mounting member from coming off from the sheet.
First, embodiments of this disclosure will be listed and described below.
[1] A mounting member according to this disclosure is a mounting member that is to be mounted on a sheet having a first main face and a second main face provided on the back side of the first main face, and to which a harness component is to be fixed, the mounting member including: a leading end penetrating portion that is located on the first main face side and is capable of penetrating a portion of the sheet from the second main face side to the first main face side; a fixing portion that is located on the second main face side and to which the harness component is to be fixed; and a holding portion that connects the leading end penetrating portion and the fixing portion to each other, and holds the sheet in a thickness direction.
With this configuration, the holding portion that holds the sheet in the thickness direction can prevent the mounting member from coming off from the sheet. Further, because the leading end penetrating portion capable of penetrating a portion of the sheet from the second main face side to the first main face side eliminates the need to provide a mounting hole in the sheet in advance, and the mounting member can be mounted on the portion of the sheet.
[2] It is preferable that the holding portion is a clip portion constituted of a wire member and having an oval shape overall when viewed in a first direction orthogonal to the sheet.
With this configuration, the holding portion is a clip portion constituted of a wire member and having an oval shape overall, and thus can favorably hold the sheet with a simple structure.
[3] It is preferable that the fixing portion is located at a center in a longitudinal direction of the clip portion.
With this configuration, the fixing portion is supported by the clip portion in a well-balanced manner, compared to a case where the fixing portion is arranged at a position shifted from the center in the longitudinal direction of the clip portion, for example.
[4] It is preferable that the fixing portion is located at a center in a lateral direction of the clip portion.
With this configuration, the fixing portion is supported by the clip portion in a well-balanced manner, compared to a case where the fixing portion is arranged at a position shifted from the center in the lateral direction of the clip portion, for example.
[5] It is preferable that the clip portion includes a first constituent part located on the first main face side, a second constituent part located on the second main face side, and an intermediate connection part that connects the first constituent part and the second constituent part to each other and is located to pass through the sheet, the first constituent part includes a pair of first parallel longitudinally extending parts and a first connection part that connects the first longitudinally extending parts to each other, the second constituent part includes a pair of second parallel longitudinally extending parts and a second connection part that connects the second longitudinally extending parts to each other, and the length, from the first connection part, of one of the first longitudinally extending parts that is continuous with the leading end penetrating portion is set such that the one first longitudinally extending part extends beyond the center in the longitudinal direction of the clip portion.
With this configuration, the clip portion can hold the sheet in a longer range and more strongly hold the sheet, compared to a case where the length, from the first connection part, of one of the first longitudinally extending parts that is continuous with the leading end penetrating portion is set to the length to the center in the longitudinal direction of the clip portion, for example.
[6] It is preferable that the clip portion includes a first constituent part located on the first main face side, a second constituent part located on the second main face side, and an intermediate connection part that connects the first constituent part and the second constituent part to each other and is located to pass through the sheet, the first constituent part includes a pair of first parallel longitudinally extending parts and a first connection part that connects the first longitudinally extending parts to each other, the second constituent part includes a pair of second parallel longitudinally extending parts and a second connection part that connects the second longitudinally extending parts to each other, and the length, from the second connection part, of one of the second longitudinally extending parts that is continuous with the fixing portion is set such that the one second longitudinally extending part extends beyond the center in the longitudinal direction of the clip portion.
With this configuration, the clip portion can hold the sheet in a longer range and more strongly hold the sheet, compared to a case where the length, from the second connection part, of one of the second longitudinally extending parts that is continuous with the fixing portion is set to the length to the center in the longitudinal direction of the clip portion, for example.
[7] It is preferable that the leading end penetrating portion extends in the first direction.
With this configuration, it is possible to easily perform operation of passing the leading end penetrating portion through the sheet from the second main face side to the first main face side.
[8] It is preferable that the leading end penetrating portion extends along the first main face.
With this configuration, the leading end penetrating portion does not protrude greatly from the first main face, and there is no need to provide a large mounting space on the first main face side. That is, this configuration can also handle a case where there is not much depth on the first main face side.
[9] It is preferable that the mounting member includes a coming-off preventing portion that prevents the holding portion from coming off from the first main face side to the second main face side through engagement with the sheet.
With this configuration, the coming-off preventing portion prevents the holding portion from coming off from the first main face side to the second main face side. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a harness component from coming off from a sheet together with a mounting member.
[10] It is preferable that the mounting member includes a rotation prevention portion that prevents rotation of the holding portion with respect to the sheet through engagement with the sheet.
With this configuration, the rotation prevention portion prevents the holding portion from rotating with respect to the sheet. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a harness component from rotating with respect to the sheet together with the mounting member.
[11] It is preferable that the rotation prevention portion includes a rotation prevention penetrating portion capable of penetrating a portion of the sheet from the second main face side to the first main face side, a biasing portion that biases the rotation prevention penetrating portion in a direction away from the second main face, and a maintaining portion that maintains a state in which the rotation prevention penetrating portion penetrates the sheet against a biasing force of the biasing portion.
With this configuration, separation of the rotation prevention penetrating portion from the second main face due to the action of the biasing portion avoids the restriction of movement of the holding portion as a result of the rotation prevention penetrating portion penetrating the sheet when the holding portion is arranged on the sheet. Thus, the maintaining portion maintains the state in which the rotation prevention penetrating portion penetrates the sheet. Therefore, rotation of the holding portion with respect to the sheet is prevented by two portions, namely, the rotation prevention penetrating portion and a portion passing through the through-hole of the sheet formed by the leading end penetrating portion.
[12] It is preferable that the holding portion and the fixing portion are made of a metal.
With this configuration, the holding portion and the fixing portion are made of a metal, and thus separately shaped portions can be easily joined together, for example. Thus, the mounting member can be easily produced.
[13] A mounting unit according to this disclosure includes the mounting member; and a fixing member that is fixed to the harness component and fitted to the fixing portion.
With this configuration, as a result of fixing the fixing member to the harness component and fitting the fixing member to the fixing portion, the harness component can be easily mounted on the mounting member.
[14] It is preferable that the fixing portion has a fixing hole, the harness component is a wire member, and the fixing member has a wire fixing portion that is fixed to the wire member and a fitting portion that protrudes from the wire fixing portion, passes through the fixing hole, and is fitted to the fixing portion.
With this configuration, the wire member can be easily mounted on the mounting member.
[15] The cable routing module according to this disclosure includes the mounting unit; the harness component to which the fixing member is fixed; and the sheet on which the mounting member is mounted.
With this configuration, functional effects similar to those of the mounting member can be obtained.
[16] A cable routing member according to this disclosure includes the mounting member; and the sheet on which the mounting member is mounted.
With this configuration, functional effects similar to those of the mounting member can be obtained.
A specific example of a cable routing module 10 according to this disclosure will be described below with reference to the drawings. Portions of configurations may be exaggerated or simplified in the diagrams for convenience in the description. In addition, the ratios between the dimensions shown in the diagrams may be different from each other. Being “parallel” or “orthogonal” as used herein includes not only being strictly parallel or orthogonal, but also being generally parallel or orthogonal, as long as the actions and effects of this embodiment can be achieved. Note that the present invention is not limited to these examples, and is defined by the claims, and all changes that come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are intended to be embraced therein.
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The sheet 20 is a roof lining provided on an inner surface of the ceiling of a vehicle body, for example. The sheet 20 of this embodiment is a nonwoven fabric. The sheet 20 includes a first main face 21 and a second main face 22 provided on the back side of the first main face 21.
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The leading end penetrating portion 31 is made of a metal. The leading end penetrating portion 31 and the clip portion 33 are constituted of a continuous wire member made of a metal. The leading end penetrating portion 31 is an end portion of the metal wire member. The length of the leading end penetrating portion 31 is set to longer than the thickness of the sheet 20.
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The fixing portion 32 is made of a metal. The fixing portion 32 is plate shaped.
The fixing portion 32 is arranged on the second main face 22 side. The fixing portion 32 has a fixing hole 32a.
The clip portion 33 connects the leading end penetrating portion 31 and the fixing portion 32 to each other, and holds the sheet 20 in the thickness direction thereof.
Specifically, as shown in
The clip portion 33 includes a first constituent part 34 located on the first main face 21 side, a second constituent part 35 located on the second main face 22 side, and an intermediate connection part 36 that connects the first constituent part 34 and the second constituent part 35 to each other and is located to pass through the sheet 20.
The first constituent part 34 includes a pair of first parallel longitudinally extending parts 34a and 34b, and a first connection part 34c that connects the first longitudinally extending parts 34a and 34b to each other. The first longitudinally extending part 34a that is continuous with the leading end penetrating portion 31 is set such that the length from the first connection part 34c is the length to the center in the longitudinal direction of the clip portion 33. That is, the leading end penetrating portion 31 is arranged at the center in the longitudinal direction of the clip portion 33. In other words, the length from the leading end penetrating portion 31 to one end portion of the clip portion 33 in the longitudinal direction is the same as the length from the leading end penetrating portion 31 to the other end portion of the clip portion 33 in the longitudinal direction. The leading end penetrating portion 31 is bent at a right angle to extend in the first direction from an end portion of the first longitudinally extending part 34a.
The second constituent part 35 includes a pair of second parallel longitudinally extending parts 35a and 35b, and a second connection part 35c that connects the second longitudinally extending part 35a and 35b to each other. The second longitudinally extending part 35a that is continuous with the fixing portion 32 is set such that the length from the second connection part 35c is the length to the center in the longitudinal direction of the clip portion 33. That is, the fixing portion 32 is arranged at the center in the longitudinal direction of the clip portion 33. In other words, the length from the fixing portion 32 to one end portion of the clip portion 33 in the longitudinal direction is the same as the length from the fixing portion 32 to the other end portion of the clip portion 33 in the longitudinal direction. Also, the fixing portion 32 is arranged at an end portion of the clip portion 33 in the lateral direction. The fixing portion 32 is fixed to a leading end of a fixed end portion 35d bent at a right angle to extend in the first direction from an end portion of the second longitudinally extending part 35a. The fixing portion 32 is joined to the fixed end portion 35d through soldering, welding, or the like. Note that the second constituent part 35 of this embodiment is arranged outward of the first constituent part 34 when viewed in the first direction orthogonal to the sheet 20.
With the clip portion 33, the sheet 20 is held between the first constituent part 34 and the second constituent part 35 in the thickness direction due to the elasticity of the metal wire member that constitutes the clip portion 33.
The wire member 50 is obtained by collectively covering a wire bundle constituted of a plurality of wires with an outer cover member such as tape, for example.
The fixing member 40 is made of a resin.
The fixing member 40 is fixed to the wire member 50, and is fitted to the fixing portion 32. Specifically, the fixing member 40 includes a wire fixing portion 41 fixed to the wire member 50, and a fitting portion 42 that protrudes from the wire fixing portion 41, passes through the fixing hole 32a, and is fitted to the fixing portion 32. The wire fixing portion 41 of this embodiment has a rectangular plate shape, and is fixed to the wire member 50 by winding the tape 43 around the wire fixing portion 41 together with the wire member 50 along the wire member 50. The fitting portion 42 of this embodiment has a base portion 42a that protrudes from the wire fixing portion 41, and flexible pieces 42b that respectively extend from both sides of the leading end of the base portion 42a to the base end side and have flexibility in the width direction. The fitting portion 42 is capable of passing through the fixing hole 32a through movement of the flexible pieces 42b inward in the width direction. Once the fitting portion 42 has passed through the fixing hole 32a, the flexible pieces 42b move outward in the width direction, the fitting portion 42 is fitted to the fixing portion 32, thus preventing the fitting portion 42 from coming off from the fixing hole 32a.
Effects of the cable routing module 10 configured as described above will be described below.
The mounting member 30 is mounted on the sheet 20 from the second main face 22 side. Specifically, the mounting member 30 is first pushed from the second main face 22 side such that the leading end penetrating portion 31 comes through the sheet 20, and the first constituent part 34 is operated to pass through the through-hole 23 formed in the sheet 20 and mounted on the sheet 20. The mounting member 30 is held by the sheet 20 as a result of the sheet 20 being held between the first constituent part 34 and the second constituent part 35 of the clip portion 33 in the thickness direction due to the elasticity thereof.
With the fixing member 40, the fitting portion 42 is fitted to the fixing portion 32 of the mounting member 30 (see
In the cable routing module 10 assembled in this manner, the wire member 50 is routed with respect to the sheet 20 such that the position of the wire member 50 does not shift from a preset position.
Next, effects of the above embodiment will be described below.
(1) The clip portion 33 that holds the sheet 20 in the thickness direction can prevent the mounting member 30 from coming off from the sheet 20. Further, because the leading end penetrating portion 31 capable of penetrating a portion of the sheet 20 from the second main face 22 side to the first main face 21 side eliminates the need to provide a mounting hole in the sheet 20 in advance, and enables the mounting member 30 to be mounted on the portion of the sheet 20. Therefore, the wire member 50 can be fixed to the mounting member 30 by arranging the sheet 20 on the inner surface of the ceiling of a vehicle body and freely mounting the mounting member 30 on a portion, for example.
(2) The holding portion that holds the sheet 20 in the thickness direction is the clip portion 33 constituted of a wire member and having an oval shape overall, and thus can favorably hold the sheet 20 with a simple structure.
(3) Because the fixing portion 32 is located at the center in the longitudinal direction of the clip portion 33, the fixing portion 32 is supported by the clip portion 33 in a well-balanced manner, compared to a case where the fixing portion 32 is arranged at a position shifted from the center in the longitudinal direction of the clip portion 33, for example.
(4) Because the leading end penetrating portion 31 extends in the first direction orthogonal to the sheet 20 in a state in which the mounting member 30 is mounted on the sheet 20, it is possible to easily perform operation of passing the leading end penetrating portion 31 through the sheet 20 from the second main face 22 side to the first main face 21.
(5) Because the clip portion 33 and the fixing portion 32 are made of a metal, separately shaped portions can be easily joined together. Thus, the mounting member 30 can be easily produced.
(6) The mounting unit 70 includes the mounting member 30, and the fixing member 40 fixed to the wire member 50 and fitted to the fixing portion 32. Therefore, by fixing the fixing member 40 to the wire member 50 and fitting the fixing member 40 to the fixing portion 32, the wire member 50 can be easily mounted on the mounting member 30.
(7) Because the fixing member 40 includes the wire fixing portion 41 fixed to the wire member 50, and the fitting portion 42 that protrudes from the wire fixing portion 41, passes through the fixing hole 32a of the fixing portion 32, and is fitted to the fixing portion 32, the wire member 50 can be easily attached to the mounting member 30.
This embodiment can be modified and implemented as follows. This embodiment and the following modification examples may be combined and implemented to the extent that they do not contradict each other technically.
As shown in
Note that the second constituent part 35 in this example is arranged inward of the first constituent part 34 when viewed in the first direction orthogonal to the sheet 20, and the second longitudinally extending part 35a that is continuous with the fixing portion 32 is bent toward the center in the lateral direction of the clip portion 33.
With this configuration, the fixing portion 32 is supported by the clip portion 33 in a well-balanced manner, compared to a case where the fixing portion 32 is arranged at a position shifted from the center in the lateral direction of the clip portion 33, for example.
As shown in
With this configuration, the clip portion 33 can hold the sheet 20 in a longer range and more strongly hold the sheet 20, compared to a case where the length, from the first connection part 34c, of one first longitudinally extending part 34a is set to the length to the center in the longitudinal direction of the clip portion 33, for example.
Although the length, from the second connection part 35c, of the second longitudinally extending part 35a that is continuous with the fixing portion 32 is set to the length to the center in the longitudinal direction of the clip portion 33 in the above embodiment, the length of the second longitudinally extending part 35a may be changed.
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With this configuration, the clip portion 33 can hold the sheet 20 in a longer range and more strongly hold the sheet 20, compared to a case where the length, from the second connection part 35c, of the second longitudinally extending parts 35a is set to the length to the center in the longitudinal direction of the clip portion 33, for example.
As shown in
Note that the first constituent part 34 in this example is arranged outward of the second constituent part 35 when viewed in the first direction orthogonal to the sheet 20, and the leading end penetrating portion 31 extends from the first longitudinally extending part 34a without being bent and protrudes in the longitudinal direction of the clip portion 33.
With this configuration, the leading end penetrating portion 31 does not protrude greatly from the first main face 21, and there is no need to provide a large mounting space on the first main face 21 side. That is, this configuration can also handle a case where there is not much depth on the first main face 21 side.
As shown in
With this configuration, the claw portion 37 prevents the clip portion 33 from coming off from the first main face 21 side to the second main face 22 side. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the wire member 50 from coming off from the sheet 20 together with the mounting member 30.
As shown in
The rotation prevention penetrating portion 81 is provided extending from the fixing portion 32 in a rod shape, and is capable of penetrating a portion of the sheet 20 from the second main face 22 side to the first main face 21 side. The coil spring 82 is connected to connect the second longitudinally extending part 35a of the clip portion 33 to the fixing portion 32, and biases the rotation prevention penetrating portion 81 in a direction away from the second main face 22 together with the fixing portion 32.
The maintaining portion 83 is provided on the second longitudinally extending part 35b that is not continuous with the fixing portion 32, and maintains a state in which the rotation prevention penetration portion 81 penetrates the sheet 20 against the biasing force of the coil spring 82. Specifically, first, the fixing portion 32 includes a locking rod 84 that extends in a direction orthogonal to the rotation prevention penetrating portion 81. The maintaining portion 83 includes a guide part 87 that guides the locking rod 84 movably between a first position 85 and a second position 86, and is configured to be capable of locking the locking rod 84 at the first position 85 and the second position 86. The first position 85 and the second position 86 are shifted in the longitudinal direction of the clip portion 33, and a step is provided therebetween. The locking rod 84 is locked at the first position 85 and the second position 86 in a state in which the locking rod 84 is pressed by the biasing force of the coil spring 82 and is in contact with the coil spring 82.
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The mounting member 30 having such a configuration is first mounted on the sheet 20 from the second main face 22 side in a manner similar to that of the above embodiment in a state in which the locking rod 84 is locked at the second position 86. Specifically, the mounting member 30 is first pushed from the second main face 22 side such that the leading end penetrating portion 31 comes through the sheet 20, and the first constituent part 34 is operated to pass through the through-hole 23 formed in the sheet 20 and mounted on the sheet 20. As shown in
Further, as shown in
In this example, as shown in
Note that, although the coil spring 82 is used as a biasing portion in this example, the shape or configuration of the biasing portion may be modified as long as the biasing portion functions in a similar manner. The biasing portion may be configured utilizing the elasticity of a metal wire member that constitutes the clip portion 33, for example. That is, the clip portion 33 and the biasing portion may be constituted of a continuous metal wire member.
The mounting member 30 of the above embodiment may be referred to as a jig used to position and mount the wire member 50 on the sheet 20. The wire member 50 of the above embodiment may be referred to as a vehicle electric cable. The sheet 20 of the above embodiment may be referred to as a flexible vehicle sheet. The fixing portion 32 of the mounting member 30 of the above embodiment may be referred to as a tab, which may be a flat plate. The fixing hole 32a of the fixing portion 32 may be referred to as a tab hole, which may be a through-hole. The leading end penetrating portion 31 and the clip portion 33 of the mounting member 30 of the above embodiment may be referred to as wire members having a leading end, a base end, and a linear intermediate portion that extends between the leading end and the base end and includes a spiral portion or a winding portion. The wire fixing portion 41 of the fixing member 40 of the above embodiment may be referred to as a cable fixing plate configured including a contact surface that is in contact with the outer circumferential surface of the wire member 50 and a non-contact surface opposite to the contact surface, the cable fixing plate being configured to be fixedly mounted on the outer circumferential surface of the wire member 50. The fitting portion 42 of the fixing member 40 of the above embodiment may be referred to as a protrusion that protrudes from the non-contact surface of the cable fixing plate.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-085918 | May 2021 | JP | national |
| Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCT/JP2022/015333 | 3/29/2022 | WO |
