Protector and wire harness

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10821918-B2
Application number	US-201815878296-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 23, 2018
Priority date	Jan 25, 2017
Publication date	Nov 3, 2020
Grant date	Nov 3, 2020

Abstract

A protector includes a bottom plate, a pair of side walls, and an inner space in which a plurality of routing members are routed. One of the side walls has first and second through-holes into which a binding member that fastens a routing member bundle to the one side wall is inserted. The first through-hole is continuously formed with a bottom surface of the bottom plate, close to the inner space. The second through-hole is formed to be spaced apart from the first through-hole in a standing direction. When seen in a run-through direction of the first through-hole, the bottom plate includes a pair of protruding portions that are spaced apart in an extending direction with the first through-hole interposed therebetween. The pair of protruding portions are formed, on the bottom surface, close to the one side wall in the run-through direction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A protector comprising:
a bottom plate;
a pair of side walls that stand on the bottom plate; and
an inner space that is defined by at least the bottom plate and the pair of side walls, and in which a plurality of routing members are routed, wherein
one side wall of the pair of side walls has a first through-hole and a second through-hole that run through the side wall from an outside to the inner space, and a binding member that fastens at least a part of the routing members to the one side wall is inserted into the first and second through-holes,
the first through-hole is formed as a window surrounded on all sides by the one side wall and the bottom plate, and continuously with an inner surface of the bottom plate, close to the inner space,
the second through-hole is formed as a window surrounded on all sides by the one side wall to be spaced apart from the first through-hole in a standing direction,
the bottom plate includes a connecting portion that connects a pair of protruding portions, the connecting portion protruding upward from the bottom plate, the pair of protruding portions formed to protrude in the standing direction from the inner surface, the pair of protruding portions, when seen in a run-through direction of the first through-hole, being spaced apart in a direction orthogonal to the standing direction and the run-through direction with the first through-hole interposed between the pair of protruding portions,
the pair of protruding portions are formed, on the inner surface, close to the one side wall in the run-through direction, and
the pair of protruding portions gradually increasing from a first end at the one side wall to a second end connected to the connecting portion.

2. The protector according to claim 1 , wherein
the end portion in the run-through direction protruding in the standing direction beyond the end portion in the opposite direction, the end portion in the opposite direction being connected to the one side wall.

3. The protector according to claim 1 , wherein
the connecting portion is provided to protrude from the inner surface in the standing direction, the connecting portion connecting end portions of the pair of protruding portions located in the run-through direction, and
the inner surface has a guiding inner surface between the pair of protruding portions, the guiding inner surface being configured to protrude in the standing direction toward the run-through direction.

4. The protector according to claim 2 , wherein
the connecting portion is provided to protrude from the inner surface in the standing direction, the connecting portion connecting the end portions of the pair of protruding portions located in the run-through direction, and
the inner surface has a guiding inner surface between the pair of protruding portions, the guiding inner surface being configured to protrude in the standing direction toward the run-through direction.

5. The protector according to claim 1 , wherein
the pair of protruding portions are formed with a space therebetween continuous with the first through-hole and separating the pair of protruding portions from each other.

6. A wire harness comprising:
a plurality of routing members; and
a protector including a bottom plate, a pair of side walls standing on the bottom plate, and an inner space defined by at least the bottom plate and the pair of side walls, and in which the routing members are routed, wherein
in the protector, one side wall of the pair of side walls has a first through-hole and a second through-hole that run through the side wall from outside to the inner space, and into the first and second through-holes a binding member that fastens at least a part of the routing members to the side wall is inserted,
the first through-hole is formed as a window surrounded on all sides by the one side wall and the bottom plate, and continuously with an inner surface of the bottom plate, close to the inner space,
the second through-hole is formed as a window surrounded on all sides by the one side wall to be spaced apart from the first through-hole in a standing direction, and
the bottom plate includes a connecting portion that connects a pair of protruding portions, the connecting portion protruding upward from the bottom plate, the pair of protruding portions formed to protrude in the standing direction from the inner surface, the pair of protruding portions, when seen in a run-through direction of the first through-hole, being spaced apart in a direction orthogonal to the standing direction and the run-through direction with the first through-hole interposed between the pair of protruding portions, and
the pair of protruding portions gradually increasing from a first end at the one side wall to a second end connected to the connecting portion.

7. The wire harness according to claim 6 , wherein
the pair of protruding portions are formed with a space therebetween continuous with the first through-hole and separating the pair of protruding portions from each other.

Assignees

• Yazaki Corp

Inventors

• Uematsu Satoshi
• Miyakoshi Kohji
• Satoh Hidetoshi

Classifications

• B60R16/0215 Primary

  Protecting, fastening and routing means therefor · CPC title

• H02G7/10

  Flexible members or lashings wrapped around both the supporting wire and the line or cable · CPC title

• H02G3/045

  provided with perforations or slots permitting introduction or exit of wires · CPC title