System for routing and securing elongate routed components of a vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10428974-B2
Application number	US-201715497946-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 26, 2017
Priority date	Apr 28, 2016
Publication date	Oct 1, 2019
Grant date	Oct 1, 2019

Abstract

A routing and securing system with adjacent components is provided to route and secure hoses, lines, and harnesses of vehicles in a manner that is repeatable and straightforward and can be documented. The routing and securing system uses a base block provided in a first plane and a retainer, or wrap, provided in a second plane. The base block provides concave receptacles, or slots, for seating elongate routed components in the first plane, while the retainer overlaps the elongate routed components in the second plane to secure the elongate routed components to their respective concave receptacles. A mounting bracket may be used to mount the routing and securing system to the vehicle, and may also be used to join a pair of routing and securing systems together.

First claim

We claim:

1. A system for routing and securing elongate routed components of a vehicle, the system comprising:
a first base block disposed in a first plane, the first base block including an outer edge having a plurality of sides projecting in the first plane, wherein the outer edge defines first and second concave receptacles, wherein the first and second concave receptacles are configured to receive first and second elongate routed components, respectively, passing through the first plane and into a second plane adjacent to the first plane;
a first retainer disposed in the second plane, the first retainer having a retainer base providing an arm, wherein the first retainer is disposed in the second plane so that at least one of the retainer base and the arm is configured to secure the first elongate routed component to the first concave receptacle and at least one of the retainer base and the arm is configured to secure the second elongate routed component to the second concave receptacle;
a second base block disposed in a third plane, the second base block including an outer edge having a plurality of sides projecting in the third plane, wherein the outer edge defines first and second concave receptacles, wherein the first and second concave receptacles of the second base block are configured to receive the first and second elongate routed components, respectively, passing through the third plane and into a fourth plane adjacent to the third plane;
a second retainer disposed in the fourth plane, the second retainer having a retainer base providing an arm, wherein the second retainer is disposed in the fourth plane so that at least one of the retainer base and the arm of the second retainer is configured to secure the first elongate routed component to the first concave receptacle of the second base block and at least one of the retainer base and the arm of the second retainer is configured to secure the second elongate routed component to the second concave receptacle of the second base block; and
a mounting bracket interconnecting the first and second base blocks;

wherein the mounting bracket is joined to the first base block by a fastener.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first and second concave receptacles of the first base block are adjacent to one another on a first side of the first base block, and wherein the retainer base of the first retainer is configured to secure the first and second elongate routed components to the first and second concave receptacles, respectively, of the first base block.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second concave receptacles of the first base block urge inward at an ingress region.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first base block is joined to the first retainer by a fastener.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the first base block includes a base block aperture and the first retainer includes a retainer aperture, and wherein the fastener includes a bolt passing through each of the base block aperture and the retainer aperture with a nut receiving the bolt.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first base block includes a base block aperture and the mounting bracket includes a mounting bracket aperture, and wherein the fastener includes a bolt passing through each of the first base block aperture and the mounting bracket aperture with a nut receiving the bolt.

7. A system for routing and securing elongate routed components of a vehicle, the system comprising:
a base block disposed in a first plane, the base block including an outer edge having a plurality of sides projecting in the first plane, wherein the outer edge defines first and second concave receptacles, wherein the first and second concave receptacles are configured to receive first and second elongate routed components, respectively, passing through the first plane and into a second plane adjacent to the first plane; and
a retainer disposed in the second plane, the retainer having a retainer base providing an arm, wherein the retainer is disposed in the second plane so that at least one of the retainer base and the arm is configured to secure the first elongate routed component to the first concave receptacle and at least one of the retainer base and the arm is configured to secure the second elongate routed component to the second concave receptacle;

wherein:
the first and second concave receptacles are adjacent to one another on a first side;
the outer edge which defines the second concave receptacle further defines a third concave receptacle within the second concave receptacle, the third concave receptacle having a smaller dimension than the second concave receptacle; and
the third concave receptacle is configured to receive a third elongate routed component passing through the first plane and into the second plane.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the outer edge further defines fourth and fifth concave receptacles adjacent to one another on a second side projecting oppositely from the first side, wherein the outer edge which defines the fifth concave receptacle further defines a sixth concave receptacle within the fifth concave receptacle, the sixth concave receptacle having a smaller dimension than the fifth concave receptacle, and wherein the fourth, fifth and sixth concave receptacles are configured to receive fourth, fifth and sixth elongate routed components, respectively, passing through the first plane and into the second plane.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the outer edge further defines a seventh concave receptacle on a third side, and wherein the seventh concave receptacle is configured to receive a seventh elongate routed component passing through the first plane and into the second plane.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the arm is a first arm, and the retainer base further provides a second arm, and wherein the first arm is configured to secure the first, second and third elongate routed components to the first, second and third concave receptacles, respectively, the second arm is configured to secure the fourth, fifth and sixth elongate routed components to the fourth, fifth and sixth concave receptacles, respectively, and the retainer base is configured to secure the seventh elongate routed component to the seventh concave receptacle.

11. A system for routing and securing elongate routed components of a vehicle, the system comprising:
a first base block disposed in a first plane, the first base block including an outer edge having a plurality of sides projecting in the first plane, wherein the outer edge defines first and second concave receptacles, wherein the first and second concave receptacles are configured to receive first and second elongate routed components, respectively, passing through the first plane and into a second plane adjacent to the first plane;
a first retainer disposed in the second plane, the first retainer having a retainer base providing an arm, wherein the first retainer is disposed in the second plane so that at least one of the retainer base and the arm is configured to secure the first elongate routed component to the first concave receptacle and at least one of the retainer base and the arm is configured to secure the second elongate routed component to the second concave receptacle;
a mounting bracket joined to the first base block by a fastener; and
a second base block and a second retainer;

wherein the first base block and the second base block are joined by the mounting bracket.

12. A system for routing and securing elongate routed components of a vehicle, the system comprising:
a routing and securing assembly that includes:
a first base block arranged to

Assignees

• Cnh Ind America Llc

Inventors

• Krohn Martin L
• Stuhr Stephen

Classifications

• F16L3/1233

  the member being of metal, with or without an other layer of other material · CPC title

• F16L3/237

  for two pipes · CPC title

• F16L3/2235

  each pipe being supported by a common element fastened to the base · CPC title

• F16L3/02 Primary

  partly surrounding the pipes, cables or protective tubing (bands or chains F16L3/14) · CPC title

• B60R16/0215 Primary

  Protecting, fastening and routing means therefor · CPC title