Wire restricting member, cylindrical structure, routing structure, and method of manufacturing cylindrical structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10259405-B2
Application number	US-201815959511-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 23, 2018
Priority date	Apr 28, 2017
Publication date	Apr 16, 2019
Grant date	Apr 16, 2019

Abstract

A wire restricting member includes a bottom plate portion and a pair of side plate portions. The pair of side plate portions vertically extend from opposite ends of the bottom plate portion along a longitudinal direction of the bottom plate portion, respectively. Upper ends of the pair of the side plate portions in a direction in which the pair of the side plate portions vertically extend are distant from each other to form an opening therebetween. Each of the pair of the side plate portions includes a notch which is cut from each of the upper ends to the bottom plate portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cylindrical structure comprising:
a wire restricting member comprising:
a bottom plate portion; and
a pair of side plate portions which vertically extend from opposite ends of the bottom plate portion along a longitudinal direction of the bottom plate portion, respectively,
wherein upper ends of the side plate portions in a direction in which the side plate portions vertically extend are distant from each other to form an opening therebetween, and
wherein each of the side plate portions includes a notch which is cut from each of the upper ends to the bottom plate portion; and

a cylindrical member which accommodates a part of the wire restricting member, wherein
one end portion of the wire restricting member in a longitudinal direction and one end portion of the cylindrical member in the longitudinal direction are fixed to each other,
the one end portion of the wire restricting member is disposed outside of the cylindrical member, and
the one end portion of the cylindrical member is positioned on a side where the one end portion of the wire restricting member is disposed.

2. The cylindrical structure according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a fixing member which fixes the one end portion of the wire restricting member and accommodates the one end portion of the wire restricting member and the one end portion of the cylindrical member therein.

3. The cylindrical structure according to claim 2 , wherein
a first joint portion, which is concave or convex, is formed on an outer surface of either the bottom plate portion or the side plate portions in the one end portion of the wire restricting member, and
a second joint portion, which is convex or concave, is formed at a position corresponding to the first joint portion in an inner surface of the fixing member that faces the outer surface of the one end portion of the wire restricting member.

4. The cylindrical structure according to claim 2 , wherein
two first joint portions, each of which is concave or convex, are formed on an outer surface of the wire restricting member in the one end portion of the wire restricting member,
the fixing member includes a first half body and a second half body, and is formed with two second joint portions each of which is concave or convex,
one of the second joint portions is formed at a position corresponding to one of the first joint portions in an inner surface of the first half body that faces the outer surface of the one end portion of the wire restricting member, and
the other one of the second joint portions is formed at a position corresponding to the other one of the first joint portions in an inner surface of the second half body that faces the outer surface of the one end portion of the wire restricting member.

5. A routing structure comprising:
the cylindrical structure according to claim 2 ; and
an assembly member configured to assemble the cylindrical structure to a vehicle body, wherein
the fixing member includes a fixing member main body and a projection portion formed on an outer surface of the fixing member main body,
the fixing member main body accommodates the one end portion of the wire restricting member and the one end portion of the cylindrical member,
the outer surface of the fixing member main body is formed in a spherical shape as a whole,
the assembly member includes an assembly member main body and a groove portion,
the assembly member main body has a spherical accommodation space that accommodates the fixing member main body,
the groove portion, is bored on a surface of the assembly member main body facing the spherical accommodation space, and extends along a circumferential direction that is perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the cylindrical member extending from the fixing member main body, and
the projection portion is fitted to the groove portion in a state where the fixing member main body is accommodated in the assembly member main body.

6. A method of manufacturing a cylindrical structure, comprising:
inserting a wire restricting member into a cylindrical member, the wire restricting member including a bottom plate portion and a pair of side plate portions, the side plate portions vertically extending from opposite ends of the bottom plate portion along a longitudinal direction of the bottom plate portion, respectively, wherein upper ends of the side plate portions in a direction in which the side plate portions vertically extend are distant from each other to form an opening therebetween, and each of the side plate portions includes a notch which is cut from each of the upper ends to the bottom plate portion; and
covering and fixing, by a fixing member, one end portion of the wire restricting member in the longitudinal direction and one end portion of the cylindrical member in the longitudinal direction, the one end portion of the wire restricting member being disposed outside of the cylindrical member, and the one end portion of the cylindrical member being positioned on a side where the one end portion of the wire restricting member is disposed.

Assignees

• Yazaki Corp

Inventors

• Kogure Naoto
• Tomosada Kosuke
• Sekino Tsukasa
• Yamashita Hiroshi

Classifications

• H02G3/0481

  with a circular cross-section (H02G3/0468, H02G3/0475 take precedence) · CPC title

• H01B7/24

  Devices affording localised protection against mechanical force or pressure · CPC title

• B60K6/26

  characterised by the motors or the generators · CPC title

• H02G3/0475

  formed by a succession of articulated units · CPC title

• B60R16/0215 Primary

  Protecting, fastening and routing means therefor · CPC title