Patent Publication Number: US-2018029452-A1

Title: Vehicle opening and closing body operating device

Description:
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application is based on and claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119 to Japanese Patent Application 2016-148496, filed on Jul. 28, 2016, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. 
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     This disclosure relates to a vehicle opening and closing body operating device. 
     BACKGROUND DISCUSSION 
     In the related art, for example, a vehicle opening and closing body operating device disclosed in JP 2012-072645 A (Reference 1) has been known. The vehicle opening and closing body operating device (remote control device) is installed in a vehicle opening and closing body (slide door), and has a support member (mechanism board), and a plurality of levers or the like (hereinafter, referred to as “mechanism parts”) supported on the support member. The mechanism parts are connected to a plurality of (three) door lock devices installed on the vehicle opening and closing body through cables, respectively, and output release operating force to the door lock devices. Therefore, the door lock device turns the vehicle opening and closing body, which has been held in the closed state, into an openable state. 
     Here, an example of a holding structure for the plurality of cables of the vehicle opening and closing body operating device will be described. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 4 , a support member  90  of a vehicle opening and closing body operating device has a vertical wall portion  91  which has a plurality of holding grooves  92  formed in parallel in one direction (left-and-right direction in the drawing). Each of the holding grooves  92  has a substantially U shape that is opened in the standing direction of the vertical wall portion  91  (upward in the drawing). Further, a substantially triangular-shaped support side locking portion  93  protrudes on a tip end at one side (left side in the drawing) of the vertical wall portion  91  in a direction in which the plurality of holding grooves  92  is provided in parallel. 
     Cables  94  (strictly speaking, a terminal end portion of an outer cable which retractably accommodates a driving inner cable) are inserted into the holding grooves  92 , respectively, in a communication direction of the holding grooves  92  (direction orthogonal to the page surface). Further, a cover  95 , which prevents the plurality of cables  94  from coming off, is mounted on the vertical wall portion  91 . 
     That is, the cover  95  has a shaft portion  96 , which is supported on the vertical wall portion  91  to be pivotable about an axis O that extends in a plate thickness direction (direction orthogonal to the page surface), at the opposite side to the support side locking portion  93  with respect to the plurality of cables  94 , the cover  95  has an arm portion  97  which extends from the shaft portion  96  along the vertical wall portion  91 , and the cover  95  also has a substantially claw-shaped cover side locking portion  98  which is vertically provided on the arm portion  97 . As indicated by an alternate long and two short dashes line in the drawing, the cover side locking portion  98  is hooked by the support side locking portion  93  at a rotation position about the axis O where a tip end portion of the arm portion  97  becomes close to openings of the plurality of holding grooves  92  such that the cover  95  is fixed to the vertical wall portion  91 . Therefore, the openings of the plurality of holding grooves  92  into which the cables  94  are inserted are covered together by the arm portion  97 , so that the plurality of cables  94  inserted into the holding grooves  92  is prevented from coming off. 
     By the way, the cover  95  has a structure in which the cables  94 , which are about to come off from the respective holding grooves  92 , are supported by the cover side locking portion  98  hooked by the support side locking portion  93 . For this reason, the moment of force, which is generated by the cable  94  that is about to come off from the holding groove  92  at a side (right side in the drawing) relatively spaced apart from the cover side locking portion  98 , is increased, and as a result, it is necessary to ensure the strength of the cover side locking portion  98  and the like to that extent. 
     Thus, a need exists for a vehicle opening and closing body operating device which is not susceptible to the drawback mentioned above. 
     SUMMARY 
     A vehicle opening and closing body operating device according to an aspect of this disclosure includes: a support member having a vertical wall portion, a plurality of holding grooves into which cables are inserted and which are formed in the vertical wall portion to be opened in a standing direction of the vertical wall portion and to be in parallel in one direction, each of the holding grooves communicating in a plate thickness direction of the vertical wall portion, and a support side locking portion which is provided between the adjacent holding grooves; and a cover having a shaft portion supported on the vertical wall portion to be pivotable about an axis extending in the plate thickness direction, an arm portion extending from the shaft portion along the vertical wall portion to cover openings of the plurality of holding grooves, and a cover side locking portion provided on the arm portion and hooked with the support side locking portion. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The foregoing and additional features and characteristics of this disclosure will become more apparent from the following detailed description considered with the reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein: 
         FIGS. 1A and 1B  are perspective views illustrating a structure of an exemplary embodiment of a vehicle opening and closing body operating device after the assembly of the device and before the assembly of the device, respectively; 
         FIGS. 2A and 2B  are side views illustrating the structure of the vehicle opening and closing body operating device of the same exemplary embodiment after the assembly of the device and before the assembly of the device, respectively; 
         FIG. 3  is a side view illustrating a schematic configuration of a slide door; and 
         FIG. 4  is a side view illustrating a structure of a vehicle opening and closing body operating device in the related art. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     Hereinafter, an exemplary embodiment of a vehicle opening and closing body operating device will be described. Further, hereinafter, a front-and-rear direction of a vehicle will be referred to as a “front-and-rear direction,” and an upper side and a lower side in a height direction of the vehicle will be referred to as an “upper side” and a “lower side,” respectively. In addition, an interior side in a width direction of the vehicle, which is directed toward the interior of a vehicle interior, will be referred to as a “vehicle interior side,” and an exterior side in the width direction of the vehicle, which is directed toward the exterior of the vehicle interior, will be referred to as a “vehicle exterior side.” 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 3 , a slide door  1 , which is a vehicle opening and closing body supported on a lateral portion of a vehicle body via an appropriate support member (not illustrated), is configured to open and close an opening of a boarding door following a movement in the front-and-rear direction. 
     A remote control device  2  is installed in the slide door  1 . The remote control device  2  has a mechanism part  2   a  including a plurality of levers and the like. In addition, a front lock  3  and a rear lock  4  are installed at front and rear sides in the slide door  1 , respectively, and a full-open lock  5  is installed at a lower side in the slide door  1 . The front lock  3 , the rear lock  4 , and the full-open lock  5  constitute a latch unit known in the related art. 
     Each of the front lock  3  and the rear lock  4  is engaged at the vehicle body side and maintains the slide door  1  in a closed state (fully closed state or half opened state). Further, the front lock  3  and the rear lock  4  are connected to the mechanism part  2   a  of the remote control device  2  through cables C 1  and C 2 , respectively, and receive release operating force from the mechanism part  2   a  so as to turn the slide door  1  into an openable state with respect to the vehicle body. The full-open lock  5  is engaged at the vehicle body side and maintains the slide door  1  in a fully opened state. The full-open lock  5  is connected to the mechanism part  2   a  of the remote control device  2  through a cable C 3 , and receives release operating force from the mechanism part  2   a  so as to turn the slide door  1  into a closable state with respect to the vehicle body. 
     The remote control device  2  includes an inside handle  6  that is installed at the vehicle interior side thereof. The inside handle  6  is mechanically linked to the mechanism part  2   a  of the remote control device  2 , and inputs release operating force to each of the front lock  3 , the rear lock  4 , and the full-open lock  5  through the mechanism part  2   a.    
     For example, in the closed state of the slide door  1 , the inside handle  6 , which is operated rearward from a neutral position by an occupant, inputs release operating force to the mechanism part  2   a,  thereby inputting the release operating force to each of the front lock  3  and the rear lock  4  through the mechanism part  2   a.  Meanwhile, in the fully opened state of the slide door  1 , the inside handle  6 , which is operated forward from the neutral position by the occupant, inputs release operating force to the mechanism part  2   a,  thereby inputting the release operating force to the full-open lock  5  through the mechanism part  2   a.    
     The slide door  1  has an outside handle  7  that is installed at the vehicle exterior side thereof. The outside handle  7  is also mechanically linked to the mechanism part  2   a  of the remote control device  2 , and inputs release operating force to the front lock  3 , the rear lock  4 , and the full-open lock  5  through the mechanism part  2   a.    
     For example, in the closed state of the slide door  1 , the outside handle  7 , which is operated rearward from the neutral position by the occupant, inputs release operating force to the mechanism part  2   a,  thereby inputting the release operating force to the front lock  3  and the rear lock  4  through the mechanism part  2   a.  Meanwhile, in the fully opened state of the slide door  1 , the outside handle  7 , which is operated forward from the neutral position by the occupant, inputs release operating force to the mechanism part  2   a,  thereby inputting the release operating force to the full-open lock  5  through the mechanism part  2   a.    
     A release motor  8 , which is configured with an electric motor, is installed within the slide door  1 . The release motor  8  is also mechanically linked to the mechanism part  2   a  of the remote control device  2 , and inputs release operating force to each of the front lock  3 , the rear lock  4 , and the full-open lock  5  through the mechanism part  2   a.    
     For example, in the closed state of the slide door  1 , the release motor  8 , which is remotely operated by the occupant (operated an electronic key or a door opening and closing button in the vehicle), inputs release operating force to the mechanism part  2   a,  thereby inputting the release operating force to each of the front lock  3  and the rear lock  4  through the mechanism part  2   a.  Alternatively, the release motor  8  may continuously input the release operating force to the mechanism part  2   a  when a predetermined condition is satisfied (e.g., in a case in which a so-called power slide door device for electrically opening and closing the slide door  1  is mounted, until the rear lock  4  is unlocked and the power slide door device begins the opening and closing operation). Meanwhile, in the fully opened state of the slide door  1 , the release motor  8 , which is remotely operated by the occupant, inputs release operating force to the mechanism part  2   a , thereby inputting the release operating force to the full-open lock  5  through the mechanism part  2   a . Alternatively, the release motor  8  may continuously input the release operating force to the mechanism part  2   a  when a predetermined condition is satisfied. 
     Next, a holding structure for the plurality of cables C 1  to C 3  according to the remote control device  2  will be described. 
     As illustrated in  FIGS. 1A and 1B , the remote control device  2  is provided with a base board  20  as a support member that constitutes a housing. The base board  20  supports the mechanism part  2   a  or the inside handle  6 . In addition, the base board  20  may support the release motor  8 . 
     The base board  20  has a base portion  21  that is widened along an installation surface with the slide door  1 . The base portion  21  is divided into a first base portion  21   a  and a second base portion  21   b  in the height direction of the vehicle (left-and-right direction in the drawing), and the first base portion  21   a  is more recessed than the second base portion  21   b  at the vehicle interior side. In addition, the base board  20  has a sidewall  22  which approximately orthogonally stands along an upper edge of the first base portion  21   a  from the first base portion  21   a  toward the vehicle exterior side. Further, the base board  20  has a vertical wall portion  23  which approximately orthogonally stands from the base portion  21  toward the vehicle exterior side and extends in the height direction of the vehicle. The vertical wall portion  23  includes a first vertical wall portion  23   a  and a second vertical wall portion  23   b  which stand from the first base portion  21   a  and the second base portion  21   b,  respectively, and the first vertical wall portion  23   a  is more depressed toward the vehicle interior side by the recessed portion of the first base portion  21   a  than the second vertical wall portion  23   b.  Further, an upper edge of the first vertical wall portion  23   a  is connected to the sidewall  22  to be approximately orthogonal to the sidewall  22 , and a lower edge of the first vertical wall portion  23   a  is integrated with the second vertical wall portion  23   b  in a state in which the lower edge of the first vertical wall portion  23   a  is connected to a stepped portion between the first and second base portions  21   a  and  21   b  to be approximately orthogonal to the stepped portion. 
     A plurality of (two) first holding grooves  24 , as substantially U-shaped holding grooves opened toward the vehicle exterior side (standing direction), is formed at an end portion of the first vertical wall portion  23   a  at the vehicle exterior side so as to be in parallel in the height direction (one direction) of the vehicle. Therefore, the two first holding grooves  24  communicate with each other in a plate thickness direction of the first vertical wall portion  23   a  which approximately coincides with the front-and-rear direction. Further, a tip end portion of the cable C 1 , which extends from the rear side of the vehicle, is inserted into the first holding groove  24  at an upper side, and a tip end portion of the cable C 2 , which similarly extends from the rear side of the vehicle, is inserted into the first holding groove  24  at a lower side. 
     A substantially U-shaped second holding groove  25  opened toward the vehicle exterior side is formed at an upper end portion of the second vertical wall portion  23   b  at the vehicle exterior side. Therefore, the second holding groove  25  communicates in the plate thickness direction of the second vertical wall portion  23   b  which approximately coincides with the front-and-rear direction. Further, a tip end portion of the cable C 3 , which extends from the rear side of the vehicle, is inserted into the second holding groove  25 . 
     Each of the cables C 1  to C 3  has a driving inner cable and an external cable which retractably accommodates the inner cable, and the inner cable is connected to the mechanism part  2   a  in a state in which an end portion of the external cable is inserted into and held in the first holding groove  24  or the second holding groove  25 . 
     Substantially triangular support side locking claws  26 , as support side locking portions, are provided on the first vertical wall portion  23   a  so as to protrude on the opposite sides in the front-and-rear direction (plate thickness direction) between the adjacent first holding grooves  24 , so that the support side locking claws  26  protrude at the opposite sides in the plate thickness direction of the first vertical wall portion  23   a.  Each of the support side locking claws  26  is inclined toward the vehicle interior side in the front-and-rear direction from a vehicle exterior side end of the first vertical wall portion  23   a,  and bent in the front-and-rear direction to be approximately orthogonal to the first vertical wall portion  23   a  from the tip end of the inclination. Meanwhile, a substantially triangular support side auxiliary claw  27  is provided on the second vertical wall portion  23   b  to protrude upward from an upper end of the second vertical wall portion  23   b  at the opposite sides in the plate thickness direction. 
     As illustrated in  FIGS. 2A and 28 , a substantially circular bearing hole  28  is formed at the lower end portion of the second vertical wall portion  23   b  at the vehicle exterior side, and a substantially circular temporary tacking hole  29  is formed to be adjacent to an upward oblique vehicle interior side of the bearing hole  28 . Further, a cover  30 , which is made of, for example, a resin, is connected to the second vertical wall portion  23   b.  That is, the cover  30  has a pair of sidewall portions  31  which is installed in parallel in the front-and-rear direction (direction orthogonal to the paper surface) so that the vertical wall portion  23  is interposed between the sidewall portions  31 , and the cover  30  has a connecting wall portion  32  which is connected to the two sidewall portions  31  in the front-and-rear direction. 
     Each of the sidewall portions  31  has a substantially triangular support portion  31   a  which surrounds the bearing hole  28 , and each of the sidewall portions  31  has a base end side extension portion  31   b  which extends upward from the support portion  31   a  along a vehicle exterior side end of the second vertical wall portion  23   b.  In addition, each of the sidewall portions  31  has an intermediate extension portion  31   c  which is connected to the tip end of the base end side extension portion  31   b  and extends toward the upward oblique vehicle interior side so as to absorb a level difference between the first and second vertical wall portions  23   a  and  23   b,  and each of the sidewall portions  31  has a tip end side extension portion  31   d  which is connected to a tip end of the intermediate extension portion  31   c  and extends upward along a vehicle exterior side end of the first vertical wall portion  23   a.  Further, the connecting wall portion  32  is adjacent to the vehicle interior sides of the first and second vertical wall portions  23   a  and  23   b  (vertical wall portion  23 ), extends along the vehicle interior sides of the first and second vertical wall portions  23   a  and  23   b , and covers the openings of the two first holding grooves  24  and the opening of the second holding groove  25 . The two sidewall portions  31  and the connecting wall portion  32  constitute an arm portion. 
     A substantially cylindrical shaft portion  33 , which is approximately concentric with the bearing hole  28  and faces the bearing hole  28 , protrudes on each of the support portions  31   a . The shaft portion  33  is inserted into the bearing hole  28  and supported to be pivotable about the bearing hole  28  (about an axis extending in the plate thickness direction). In addition, a substantially truncated conical temporary tacking protrusion  34 , which is approximately concentric with the temporary tacking hole  29  and faces the temporary tacking hole  29  when the sidewall portion  31  is positioned to extend downward so as to be reversed from the vertical wall portion  23  side in accordance with the rotation about the shaft portion  33 , protrudes on each of the support portions  31   a.  The temporary tacking protrusion  34  is inserted into the temporary tacking hole  29 , thereby minimally maintaining the position of the sidewall portion  31 . 
     As illustrated in  FIGS. 1A and 1B , cover side locking portions  35  protrude on the two sidewall portions  31  in the front-and-rear direction (plate thickness direction of the vertical wall portion  23 ) opposite to each other. Each of the cover side locking portions  35  has a pair of extending portions  35   a  which extend toward the oblique vehicle interior side in the front-and-rear direction from the sidewall portion  31  at a position in the height direction of the vehicle where the support side locking claw  26  is interposed, and each of the cover side locking portions  35  has a substantially hook-shaped cover side locking claw  35   b  which is connected to the extending portions  35   a  in a state of being interposed between the extending portions  35   a  and extends toward the vehicle interior side. Each of the cover side locking portions  35  is hooked with the support side locking claw  26  by the cover side locking claw  35   b,  which faces the support side locking claw  26  in the front-and-rear direction. Further, the cover  30  has substantially quadrangular bar-shaped release protrusion pieces  35   c  which extend from the cover side locking claws  35   b  toward the vehicle exterior side (standing direction of the vertical wall portion  23 ). 
     Meanwhile, a substantially hook-shaped cover side auxiliary claw  36  protrudes on the connecting wall portion  32  to be adjacent to an upper side of the support side auxiliary claw  27 . The cover side auxiliary claw  36  is hooked with the support side auxiliary claw  27 . In addition, a plurality of (three) substantially quadrangular claw-shaped pressing pieces  37  protrudes on the connecting wall portion  32  to face the openings of the two first holding grooves  24  and the second holding groove  25 . Each of the pressing pieces  37  serves to press and insert the cables C 1  to C 3 , which are assembled from the opening sides of the two first holding grooves  24  and the second holding groove  25 , into sides (depth sides) opposite to the openings in conjunction with the assembly of the cover  30 . 
     Next, an aspect in which the cables C 1  to C 3  are assembled to the vertical wall portion  23  will be described. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 2B , when assembling the cables C 1  to C 3 , the two temporary tacking protrusions  34  are inserted into the temporary tacking hole  29  at a rotation position of the cover  30  about the shaft portion  33  at which the two sidewall portions  31  and the connecting wall portion  32  (the arm portion) are in advance positioned to extend downward from the shaft portion  33  to be reversed from the vertical wall portion  23  side (in other words, at a position where the cover is rotated about the shaft portion and the openings of the first holding groove  24  and the second holding groove  25  are opened). Therefore, the cover  30  is minimally held at the rotation position. That is, in a state in which a swing of the cover  30  about the shaft portion  33  is restricted, the opened state of the openings of the two first holding grooves  24  and the opening of the second holding groove  25 , which are assembly routes of the cables C 1  to C 3 , is maintained. 
     In this state, the cables C 1  to C 3  are assembled from the opening sides of the two first holding grooves  24  and the second holding groove  25 . 
     As illustrated by a change to  FIG. 2A , according to the rotation of the cover  30  about the shaft portion  33 , the two sidewall portions  31  and the connecting wall portion  32  (the arm portion) are turned to a rotation position at which the two sidewall portions  31  and the connecting wall portion  32  are positioned to extend upward from the shaft portion  33  along the vertical wall portion  23 . In this case, the two temporary tacking protrusions  34  elastically deform the two support portions  31   a  in the mutually opposite directions in the front-and-rear direction so as to allow the two support portions  31   a  to be released from the temporary tacking hole  29 , and the two cover side locking portions  35  are guided to the two support side locking claws  26  to move over the two support side locking claws  26  while being elastically deformed in the mutually opposite directions in the front-and-rear direction, so that the two support side locking claws  26  are hooked with the cover side locking portions  35 . At the same time, the support side auxiliary claw  27  is hooked with the cover side auxiliary claw  36 . Further, the openings of the two first holding grooves  24  and the opening of the second holding groove  25  are covered by the connecting wall portion  32 . In addition, the plurality of pressing pieces  37  is moved to face the openings of the two first holding grooves  24  and the opening of the holding groove  25 , and for example, the cables C 1  to C 3 , which are not completely assembled, are pressed and inserted into the sides opposite to the openings (depth sides). 
     As described above, the cables C 1  to C 3  are completely assembled to the vertical wall portion  23  (remote control device  2 ). 
     Next, an effect of the exemplary embodiment will be described together with the action of the exemplary embodiment. 
     (1) In the exemplary embodiment, the cover  30  supports the cables C 1  and C 2 , which are about to come off from the respective first holding grooves  24 , by the cover side locking portions  35  that are hooked with the support side locking claws  26  positioned between the adjacent first holding grooves  24 . In this case, a separation distance between the cover side locking portion  35  and each of the first holding grooves  24  may be set to be smaller than a separation distance between the adjacent first holding grooves  24 . Therefore, it is possible to reduce moment of force generated by the cables C 1  and C 2  which are about to come off from the first holding grooves  24 , and it is possible to further reduce the strength, which is required for the cover side locking portion  35  and the like, to that extent. In addition, the cover  30  may be further reduced in size. In addition, since each of the cover side locking portions  35  is provided on the sidewall portion  31  (arm portion) to protrude in the front-and-rear direction (plate thickness direction of the vertical wall portion  23 ), that is, each of the cover side locking portions  35  is shifted in relation to the vertical wall portion  23  in the front-and-rear direction, it is possible for the cover side locking portions  35  to avoid interference with the vertical wall portion  23  even though the cover side locking portions  35  are disposed between the adjacent first holding grooves  24 . 
     (2) In the present exemplary embodiment, the two sets of support side locking claws  26  and cover side locking portions  35 , which are disposed at opposite sides in the front-and-rear direction (plate thickness direction of the vertical wall portion  23 ), are hooked with each other, and as a result, the cover  30  may more firmly support the cables C 1  and C 2  which are about to come off from the respective first holding grooves  24 . 
     (3) In the present exemplary embodiment, when the release protrusion pieces  35   c  are elastically deformed in the front-and-rear direction (plate thickness direction of the vertical wall portion  23 ) toward the vertical wall portion  23 , the cover side locking portions  35  are elastically deformed by the reaction force in the front-and-rear direction away from the vertical wall portion  23 , that is, in the direction in which a hooking area with the support side locking claws  26  is decreased. Therefore, it is possible to more simply release the cover side locking portions  35  from the support side locking claws  26 , and further, it is possible to more smoothly perform an operation of removing the cover  30 . In particular, the release protrusion pieces  35   c,  which are disposed at opposite sides in the front-and-rear direction, are interposed therebetween and moved upward while being elastically deformed in the front-and-rear direction in which the release protrusion pieces  35   c  move close to each other, and as a result, it is possible to simply remove the cover  30 . 
     (4) In the present exemplary embodiment, the pressing pieces  37 , which face the openings of the two first holding grooves  24  and the opening of the second holding groove  25 , protrude on the connecting wall portion  32  (arm portion), and as a result, it is possible to more reliably assemble the cables C 1  to C 3  which are incompletely assembled to the grooves. 
     (5) In the present exemplary embodiment, the temporary tacking hole  29  and the temporary tacking protrusions  34  are provided on the vertical wall portion  23  and the support portion  31   a  (arm portion), respectively, and the rotated position of the cover  30  is minimally maintained by the engagement between the temporary tacking hole  29  and the temporary tacking protrusions  34 , and as a result, it is possible to more improve the assemblability of the cables C 1  to C 3 . In addition, since the temporary tacking protrusions  34  have a substantially truncated conical shape, the temporary tacking protrusions  34  may be smoothly released from the temporary tacking hole  29  while the temporary tacking hole  29  is guided by the (tapered) lateral surfaces of the temporary tacking protrusions  34 . 
     (6) In the present exemplary embodiment, there is no engagement claw (corresponding to the cover side locking portion  98 ) at the tip end (upper end) of the cover  30 . For this reason, for example, between the sidewall  22  and the vertical wall portion  23 , it is not necessary to provide an engagement portion to be hooked with such an engagement claw, or secure a workspace in which the engagement claw is hooked, and as a result, it is possible to reduce the size of the entire device in a direction in which the vertical wall portion  23  extends (height direction of the vehicle), and it is possible to further reduce the mass of the device to that extent. 
     The exemplary embodiment may be changed as follows.
         In the exemplary embodiment, the temporary tacking hole  29  and the two temporary tacking protrusions  34  may be omitted.   In the exemplary embodiment, at least one of the plurality of pressing pieces  37  may be omitted.   In the exemplary embodiment, the temporary tacking hole  29  is provided in the support member  90 , and the two temporary tacking protrusions  34  are provided on the cover  30 . However, the temporary tacking hole may be provided in the cover  30 , and the temporary tacking protrusions may be provided on the support member  90 .   In the exemplary embodiment, the release protrusion pieces  35   c  may be omitted.   In the exemplary embodiment, the support side locking claws  26  and the cover side locking portions  35  may be disposed only at one side in the front-and-rear direction (plate thickness direction of the vertical wall portion  23 ).   In the exemplary embodiment, the cables C 1  and C 2 , which are about to come off, are supported by the cover side locking portion  35  which is hooked with the support side locking claws  26  positioned between the adjacent first holding grooves  24  in the height direction (one direction) of the vehicle. In contrast, in a case in which the second holding groove  25  is disposed adjacent to the other first holding groove  24  instead of any one of the two first holding grooves  24 , the cable C 3 , which is about to come off, may also be supported by the cover side locking portions  35  which are hooked the support side locking claws  26  positioned between the first holding groove  24  and the second holding groove  25 .       

     Alternatively, in a case in which the second holding groove  25  is disposed in parallel with the two first holding grooves  24  in the height direction (one direction) of the vehicle, the cable C 3 , which is about to come off, may also be supported by the cover side locking portions  35  which are hooked with the support side locking claws  26  positioned between the adjacent first holding grooves  24  and the second holding groove  25 .
         The vertical wall portion  23  adopted in the exemplary embodiment includes the first and second vertical wall portions  23   a  and  23   b  which are stepped to correspond to the unevenness of the base portion  21 . However, for example, the tip end of the vertical wall portion in the standing direction may extend rectilinearly.   In the exemplary embodiment, any one of the inside handle  6 , the outside handle  7 , and the release motor  8  may be connected to the mechanism part  2   a  of the remote control device  2  through cables. Further, in a case in which a holding groove, into which the corresponding cable is inserted, is disposed adjacent to the first holding groove  24  or the second holding groove  25 , the cable, which is about to come off, may also be supported by the cover side locking portions  35  which are hooked with the support side locking claws  26  positioned between the holding groove and the first holding groove  24  or between the holding groove and the second holding groove  25 .   In the exemplary embodiment, at least two of the inside handle  6 , the outside handle  7 , and the release motor  8  may be connected to the mechanism part  2   a  of the remote control device  2  through cables. Further, in a case in which the holding grooves into which the plurality of cables is inserted are disposed in parallel in one direction, the plurality of cables, which is about to come off, may be supported by the cover side locking portions  35  which are hooked with the support side locking claws  26  positioned between the adjacent holding grooves.   In the exemplary embodiment, the direction in which the plurality of holding grooves is provided in parallel may be the front-and-rear direction or the height direction of the vehicle.   In the exemplary embodiment, the vehicle opening and closing body may be a swing door, a back door, a trunk lid, or the like.       

     Next, the technical spirit, which may be recognized from the above-described exemplary embodiments and separate examples, will be additionally described below. 
     A vehicle opening and closing body operating device according to an aspect of this disclosure includes: a support member having a vertical wall portion, a plurality of holding grooves into which cables are inserted and which are formed in the vertical wall portion to be opened in a standing direction of the vertical wall portion and to be in parallel in one direction, each of the holding grooves communicating in a plate thickness direction of the vertical wall portion, and a support side locking portion which is provided between the adjacent holding grooves; and a cover having a shaft portion supported on the vertical wall portion to be pivotable about an axis extending in the plate thickness direction, an arm portion extending from the shaft portion along the vertical wall portion to cover openings of the plurality of holding grooves, and a cover side locking portion provided on the arm portion and hooked with the support side locking portion. 
     According to this configuration, the cover supports the cables, which are about to come off from the respective first holding grooves, by the cover side locking portions that are hooked with the support side locking portions positioned between the adjacent first holding grooves. In this case, a separation distance between the cover side locking portion and each of the first holding grooves may be set to be smaller than a separation distance between the adjacent first holding grooves. Therefore, it is possible to reduce moment of force generated by the cables which are about to come off from the first holding grooves, and it is possible to further reduce the strength, which is required for the cover side locking portion and the like, to that extent. 
     In the vehicle opening and closing body operating device, the support side locking portion and the cover side locking portion may be provided to protrude on each side in the plate thickness direction. 
     According to this configuration, the two sets of support side locking portions and cover side locking portions, which are disposed at opposite sides in the front-and-rear direction, are hooked with each other, and as a result, the cover may more firmly support the cables which are about to come off from the respective first holding grooves. 
     In the vehicle opening and closing body operating device, the cover may have a release protrusion piece extending from the cover side locking portion in the standing direction. 
     According to the configuration, when the release protrusion pieces are elastically deformed in the plate thickness direction of the vertical wall portion toward the vertical wall portion, the cover side locking portions are elastically deformed by the reaction force in the front-and-rear direction away from the vertical wall portion, that is, in the direction in which a hooking area with the support side locking claws is decreased. Therefore, it is possible to more simply release the cover side locking portions from the support side locking claws, and further, it is possible to more smoothly perform an operation of removing the cover. 
     In the vehicle opening and closing body operating device, the arm portion may be provided with a pressing piece, which faces the openings of the plurality of holding grooves. 
     According to this configuration, it is possible to press and insert the cables, which are not completely assembled into the holding grooves, into the side (depth side) opposite to the openings by the pressing pieces, and as a result, it is possible to more reliably assemble the cables. 
     In the vehicle opening and closing body operating device, the temporary tacking hole and the temporary tacking protrusions, which minimally maintain a rotated position of the cover, may be provided on the vertical wall portion and the arm portion, respectively. 
     According to this configuration, as the temporary tacking hole and the temporary tacking protrusions are engaged with each other, a rotated position of the cover is minimally maintained, and as a result, it is possible to more improve assemblability of the cables. 
     In the vehicle opening and closing body operating device, one of a temporary tacking hole and a temporary tacking protruding portion may be provided on the vertical wall portion, the other of the temporary tacking hole and the temporary tacking protrusion may be provided on the arm portion, and the temporary tacking protrusion may be inserted into the temporary tacking hole such that the cover is maintained at a position where the openings of the holding grooves are opened. 
     The aspect of this disclosure has an effect capable of further reducing the strength required to prevent the plurality of cables from coming off. 
     The principles, preferred embodiment and mode of operation of the present invention have been described in the foregoing specification. However, the invention which is intended to be protected is not to be construed as limited to the particular embodiments disclosed. Further, the embodiments described herein are to be regarded as illustrative rather than restrictive. Variations and changes may be made by others, and equivalents employed, without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Accordingly, it is expressly intended that all such variations, changes and equivalents which fall within the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined in the claims, be embraced thereby.