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JP3954802B2 - Power supply device for automotive sliding door - Google Patents
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JP3954802B2
JP3954802B2 JP2001076512A JP2001076512A JP3954802B2 JP 3954802 B2 JP3954802 B2 JP 3954802B2 JP 2001076512 A JP2001076512 A JP 2001076512A JP 2001076512 A JP2001076512 A JP 2001076512A JP 3954802 B2 JP3954802 B2 JP 3954802B2
JP2001354085A (en
2001-03-16 Application filed by アイシン精機株式会社, 矢崎総業株式会社 filed Critical アイシン精機株式会社
The present invention relates to a power supply device for a sliding door for an automobile, which includes a protector for protecting a wire harness for supplying electric power from the vehicle body side to the sliding door side.
Various power supply apparatuses for sliding doors of automobiles have been proposed and widely known. And in the door side wire harness routed by the slide door of a motor vehicle, it is manufactured so that it may have extra length in consideration of the movement at the time of opening and closing of a slide door.
By the way, in the conventional electric power feeder, there exist some which are comprised by the guide rail, the slider, the two link arms, and the door side wire harness. That is, the horizontal guide rail is fixed to the lower portion of the inner panel of the slide door, and the slider is slidably provided in a long hole-shaped guide hole formed in the guide rail. One end of the first link arm is rotatably connected to the slider via a shaft portion. One end of the second link arm is rotatably connected to the front end portion of the guide rail via a shaft portion, and the other end of the first link arm and the other end of the second link arm rotate. It is connected with a shaft. The first link arm and the second link arm are erected upward in an inverted V shape, and the door-side wire harness is routed along these. The door side wire harness expands and contracts by opening and closing operations of the first link arm and the second link arm as the slide door is opened and closed. At that time, the crossing portion of the wire harness led out from the slide door to the vehicle body swings back and forth.
However, the power supply apparatus having the above-described configuration has a complicated structure, requires a lot of man-hours for the assembling work to the sliding door, and the assembling work is troublesome. In addition, the guide rail is provided in the lower part of the inner panel so as to be fully horizontal, and the inverted V-shaped first link arm and the second link arm extend and contract along the guide rail. Space was needed. Depending on the arrangement of the guide rails, there is a possibility that equipment such as a door pocket and a cup holder cannot be provided. In addition, there is a concern that the swinging portion of the wire harness led out from the slide door to the vehicle body is likely to be damaged or generate noise due to interference with the door trim or other parts of the slide door.
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, has a simple structure, can improve assembly and save space, and the wire harness interferes with other parts when the sliding door is opened and closed. It is an object of the present invention to provide a power supply device for an automobile sliding door that does not have to worry about being damaged or generating abnormal noise.
In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, a power supply device for an automobile sliding door according to claim 1 includes a wire harness routed from a vehicle body side to the sliding door, and a first harness outlet that supports the wire harness. A second harness outlet that leads out the wire harness and can reciprocate in the opening and closing direction in accordance with the opening and closing of the sliding door, and the curved door at the middle in the longitudinal direction of the wire harness A bending portion protection member that is movably accommodated substantially parallel to theAn elastic member that urges the bending portion of the wire harness in a direction away from the second harness outlet in the bending portion protection member;It is characterized by having.
Claim2The power supply apparatus for a sliding door for an automobile according to claim 1, wherein the elastic member is disposed along the bending section in the vicinity of the first harness outlet, and the bending section is provided. The protective member has a regulating wall that regulates the position of the bending portion biased by the elastic member.
Claim3A power supply device for a sliding door for an automobile according to claim 1.Or claim 2The power supply device for a sliding door for an automobile described above is characterized in that the bending portion protection member has a fixing portion for the wire harness either inside or outside the first harness outlet.
Claim4The power supply device for a sliding door for an automobile according to claim2The power supply device for a sliding door for an automobile according to the invention is characterized in that a bending restricting portion is provided on the inner side of the bending portion protection member so that the bending inner surface of the wire harness and / or the elastic member is in a curved shape. It is said.
Claim5The power supply device for a sliding door for an automobile according to claim4The power supply device for a sliding door for an automobile described above is characterized in that a fixing portion for the wire harness is provided on the upper side of the bending restricting portion.
Claim6The power supply device for a sliding door for an automobile according to claim3Or claim5The power supply device for a sliding door for an automobile described above is characterized in that the fixing portion has a protrusion that engages with a concave groove of a corrugated tube of the wire harness.
Claim7The power supply device for a sliding door for an automobile according to claim 1 to claim 16In the power supply device for a sliding door for an automobile according to any one of the above, the curved portion protection member has a flange portion having a curved surface capable of contacting the wire harness led out from the second harness outlet. It is formed along the outlet.
Claim8The power supply device for a sliding door for an automobile according to claim 1 to claim 17In the power supply device for a sliding door for an automobile according to any one of the above, the wire harness led out from the second harness outlet is obliquely abutted inside the end portion of the bending portion protection member in the sliding door closing direction. An inclined contact portion is formed.
Claim9The power supply device for a sliding door for an automobile according to claim 1 to claim 18The power supply device for a sliding door for an automobile according to any one of the above, wherein the wire harness led out from the second harness outlet is guided to the both ends of the bending portion protection member in the sliding door opening / closing direction without being caught. It is characterized in that a contact portion is formed.
Claim10The power supply device for a sliding door for an automobile according to claim 1 to claim 19The power supply device for a sliding door for an automobile according to any one of the above, wherein the bending portion protection member includes a protection member body fixed to the sliding door, and the protection member body in a state where the bending portion of the wire harness is accommodated. It is characterized by comprising with the cover engaged.
Claim11The power supply device for a sliding door for an automobile according to claim10The power supply device for a sliding door for an automobile described above is characterized in that the protective member main body has at least one locking member that fits into the sliding door or the vehicle body by elastic deformation.
According to invention of Claim 1, the electric power feeder of the sliding door for motor vehicles is provided with a door side wire harness and a bending part protection member, for example. A curved portion is formed in the middle of the door-side wire harness arranged in the slide door. Further, the bending portion protection member is disposed so as to accommodate the bending portion. At the first harness outlet of the bending portion protection member, the door-side wire harness is substantially immovable, and at the second harness outlet, the door-side wire harness is led out toward the vehicle body side, and the sliding door is opened and closed. Since the reciprocating movement in the direction is possible, when the door-side wire harness moves in accordance with the opening and closing of the sliding door, the bending portion moves substantially parallel to the inner panel while changing the magnitude of the bending in the bending portion protection member. . In other words, the power feeding device has a configuration in which a surplus length necessary for opening and closing the slide door is a curved portion and is accommodated in the curved portion protection member. The space that the bending portion protecting member occupies with respect to the slide door may be at least the range of movement of the bending portion relative to the inner panel. Space saving is possible compared to the conventional case. Further, the configuration of the power feeding device is simplified as compared with the conventional one. As a result, the ease of assembly is improved.
In addition, the substantially immovable state refers to each of the state where the door-side wire harness is not completely moved at the portion of the first harness outlet, and the state where the movement is generated although it is fixed. Shall. Moreover, “substantially parallel” refers to both parallel and substantially parallel.
Further, the elastic member biases the bending portion of the wire harness in a direction away from the second harness outlet.
Claim2According to the described invention, for example, the door-side wire harness has the elastic member, and the bending portion protection member has the regulating wall for regulating the position. The elastic member is disposed along the curved portion in the vicinity of the first harness outlet and biases the curved portion in a direction away from the second harness outlet. The restriction wall restricts the position of the bending portion urged by the elastic member. With the configuration as described above, the configuration of the power feeding apparatus is simplified as compared with the conventional configuration. Assembly can be improved.
Claim3According to the described invention, for example, the door-side wire harness becomes substantially immovable by the fixing portion provided either inside or outside the first harness outlet of the bending portion protection member.
Claim4According to the described invention, when the sliding door is opened and closed, the wire harness and / or the elastic member bends along the inner bending restricting portion, and the bending of the wire harness and / or the elastic member with a smaller curvature radius is prevented. The
Claim5According to the described invention, the curvature radius of the wire harness that is curved along the bending restricting portion is kept large because the fixing portion is located on the upper side. Moreover, even when a strong tensile force acts on the wire harness when the slide door is opened and closed, the wire harness is fixed, so that the wire harness can be prevented from being pulled into the protector from the first harness outlet.
Claim6According to the described invention, the wire harness is fixedly fixed in the longitudinal direction by engaging the protrusion of the fixing portion with the concave groove of the corrugated tube.
Claim7According to the described invention, for example, the door-side wire harness led out from the bending portion protection member contacts the curved surface of the collar portion provided on the bending portion protection member. The movement of the derived door side wire harness becomes smooth, and the durability of the door side wire harness is improved.
Claim8According to the described invention, when the sliding door is fully opened, the wire harness strongly contacts the end portion of the bending portion protection member in the sliding door opening direction, but at this time, the wire harness is inclined not perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction. The contact with the inclined contact portion reduces the impact and prevents the generation of abnormal noise.
Claim9According to the described invention, for example, when the slide door is fully opened, the wire harness is led out from the one end portion side of the bending portion protection member, and when the slide door is closed, the wire harness is not caught along the inclined sliding contact portion. Therefore, loud noise and damage to the wire harness are prevented, and an increase in the closing operation force of the sliding door is prevented, thereby improving the operability when closing. When the sliding door is fully closed, the wire harness is led out from the other end side of the bending portion protection member, and when opening the sliding door, the wire harness is smoothly guided inward along the inclined sliding contact portion. Therefore, similarly, a large rubbing noise and damage to the wire harness are prevented, and an increase in the closing operation force of the sliding door is prevented, thereby improving the operability at the time of opening.
Claim10According to the described invention, the protection member body and the cover constitute the bending portion protection member. The protective member main body is assembled by accommodating the curved portion and engaging the cover. It is a simple configuration. The assemblability can be improved.
Claim11According to the described invention, when the locking member is fitted to the slide door, for example, the protection member main body is temporarily locked to the slide door. Subsequent work becomes smooth and the assemblability is improved.
FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of a power supply device for an automobile sliding door according to the present invention. 2 is a front view (excluding a cover) of the protector of FIG. 1 as a bending portion protection member, and FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the slider.
In FIG. 1, for example, a slide door 1 of an automobile such as a one-box car or a part of a passenger car has a vehicle body 2 connected to various auxiliary machines such as a power window motor, a door lock unit, and a speaker provided inside the slide door 1. A door-side wire harness 3 that can supply power from the side is routed. The door-side wire harness 3 is routed across the slide door 1 and the vehicle body 2, and one end side is connected to the various auxiliary machines via a connector 4 (only one is shown, not limited to this number). ing. The other end side of the door-side wire harness 3 is connected to the connector 7 of the vehicle body-side wire harness 6 via the connector 5. The door-side wire harness 3 is routed to the slide door 1 together with a protector 9 (corresponding to a bending portion protection member described in claims) provided on the inner panel 8 of the slide door 1. The protector 9 constitutes the power supply apparatus 10 in this embodiment. In addition, the structure of the electric power feeder 10 is simplified by using the door side wire harness 3 and the protector 9. FIG. Moreover, space saving and assembling can be improved.
First, each of the above-described configurations will be described in detail, and then the operation when the slide door is opened and closed will be described.
The sliding door 1 is slidably attached to the vehicle body 2. The sliding direction is configured to slide along the front-rear direction of the vehicle body 2 (however, when the slide door 1 is opened, it is once pulled out to the side of the vehicle body 2; The slide door 1 is provided with an inner panel 8 on the vehicle body 2 side. A hinge roller 15 is provided at the lower end of the sliding door 1 so as to be slidably engaged with a rail (not shown) provided at the lower portion of the vehicle body 2.
The vehicle body 2 is provided with a step 16 at a position when the slide door 1 is closed. The connector 7 of the vehicle body side wire harness 6 is arranged inside the vertical wall 17 of the step 16. That is, the connector 5 of the door-side wire harness 3 and the connector 7 of the vehicle body-side wire harness 6 are connected to each other inside the hanging wall 17. In addition, the vehicle body side wire harness 6 shall be connected to the battery which is not illustrated directly or indirectly.
The door-side wire harness 3 is configured by bundling a plurality of electric wires 18, and a connector 4 is provided at one end and a connector 5 is provided at the other end. Further, on the connector 5 side, for example, a corrugated tube 19 (corresponding to a tube material described in the claims), is attached as long as it is a bendable tube. The corrugated tube 19 protects the door-side wire harness 3 led out from the protector 9 to the vehicle body 2 side. The corrugated tube 19 is arbitrarily provided. The plurality of electric wires 18 may be taped.
The door-side wire harness 3 has a curved portion 20 formed by bending the middle thereof. The bending portion 20 is accommodated in the protector 9. Further, the bending portion 20 is disposed so as to be movable substantially parallel to the inner panel 8.
The protector 9 is constituted by, for example, a protector main body 25 (corresponding to a protective member main body described in claims) attached to and fixed to the inner panel 8 and a cover 26 engaged with the protector main body 25. Further, the protector 9 is formed so that the size thereof becomes as small as possible in consideration of the movement range of the bending portion 20. The protector main body 25 and the cover 26 are made of synthetic resin (it can also be formed by pressing a metal thin plate).
As shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 2, the protector main body 25 includes a first curved wall 28 and a second curved wall 29 erected on the edge of the base plate 27, and a guide rail 30 (guide rail described in claims). And a slider 31 that is slidably engaged with the guide rail 30. Further, the first harness outlet 32 is provided at one end (upper end) of the first curved wall 28 and the second curved wall 29, and the second harness outlet is provided at each other end (lower end). 33 is formed.
The board portion 27 is formed along the mounting surface of the inner panel 8. A locking member 34 protrudes from the surface of the substrate portion 27 facing the inner panel 8. For example, a pair of claw members are formed on the locking member 34 with a slit interposed therebetween. The locking member 34 is a so-called clip. When the protector body 25 is to be attached to the inner panel 8, the pair of claw members are elastically deformed in the proximity direction and are fitted into holes (not shown) of the inner panel 8. The protector body 25 is temporarily locked to the inner panel 8 by the locking member 34, and the subsequent work is performed smoothly.
The first curved wall 28 is erected so as to be orthogonal to the substrate portion 27. Further, it is curved and formed in a substantially C shape when viewed from the front. The bending direction is formed such that each end is on the front side of the vehicle body 2. The first curved wall 28 has a tongue piece (fixed portion) 35 that protrudes outward from the first harness outlet 32. The taken-out (derived) door-side wire harness 3 may be taped using the tongue piece portion 35 (the connector 4 is connected to the various auxiliary machines, and the first harness outlet 32 is connected). This is not the case when it becomes impossible to move the door-side wire harness 3 to the rear side of the vehicle body 2. The same applies to a power supply device 51 described later. May be equivalent).
The second curved wall 29 is erected so as to be orthogonal to the substrate portion 27. Further, the first curved wall 28 is curved so as to have a larger radius of curvature. The bending direction is formed to be the same as that of the first bending wall 28.
The first harness outlet 32 is formed in a size sufficient to take out the door-side wire harness 3. The second harness outlet 33 opens wider than the first harness outlet 32 and allows the door-side wire harness 3 to reciprocate as the slider 31 moves. Further, the second harness outlet 33 is formed so as to face downward of the slide door 1.
The guide rail 30 is fitted into a frame-shaped accommodation portion 36 formed continuously with the second harness outlet 33. The guide rail 30 is formed in a U-shaped cross-sectional view, and is fixed to the slide door 1 by bolts 37 and 37 at both ends (for example, after the protector main body 25 is temporarily locked, the accommodating portion 36 is provided). Fixed together). The guide rail 30 is disposed so as to extend in the opening / closing direction of the slide door 1 (or the front-rear direction).
As shown in FIG. 3, the slider 31 has a rectangular block main body 38 that slides on the guide rail 30 slidably, and slides the guide rail 30 integrally with the block main body 38 and from the opening of the guide rail 30. A protruding arm support base 39 is provided. The block main body 38 is formed in a rectangular shape, and the protruding portion at the center of the arm support base 39 has a vertical portion extending downward from the slide door 1 and a substantially tongue-like shape bent horizontally from the lower end of the vertical portion. The arm support protrusion 40 is integrally provided. The block body 38 is made of a synthetic resin in order to improve sliding. In addition, it is preferable to make a sandwich structure with the same material as the block main body 38 by insert molding etc. in the support base part 39 which penetrates into the guide rail 30.
One end of the first arm member 41 is rotatably attached to the arm supporting protrusion 40 by a shaft 21 such as a rivet. The other end of the first arm member 41 is coupled to a pair of fixing pieces 42 and 42 that fix the corrugated tube 19. The fixed pieces 42, 42 are formed with protrusions (not shown) that fit into the circumferential grooves of the corrugated tube 19. The corrugated tube 19 can be supported so as to be rotatable in the circumferential direction along a protrusion (not shown), and the wire harness 3 can be smoothly swung as the arm 41 rotates. The door-side wire harness 3 led out from the second harness outlet 33 is fixed to the slider 31 via the corrugated tube 19 and the first arm member 41. As a result, the length of the bending portion 20 remains unchanged in the protector 9. The door-side wire harness 3 led out from the second harness outlet 33 of the protector 9 by the first arm member 41 can swing in the opening / closing direction (or the front-rear direction) of the slide door 1 (the direction of the arrow P is changed). Reference).
On the other hand, the support base 39 can freely swing the door-side wire harness 3 immediately before being led out along the board portion 27 in the protector 9 in the opening / closing direction of the sliding door 1 (or the direction of the arrow Q). The second arm member 43 is fixed to the reference). One end of the second arm member 43 is rotatably fixed to the support base 39 by a shaft portion 22 such as a rivet, and a pair of fixing pieces 44 and 44 similar to the fixing piece 42 are coupled to the other end. ing. The fixing pieces 44, 44 are formed with protrusions (not shown) that fit into the grooves of the corrugated tube 19. The corrugated tube 19 can be supported so as to be rotatable in the circumferential direction along a protrusion (not shown), and the wire harness 3 can be smoothly swung as the arm 43 rotates.
Returning to FIG. 1, the cover 26 includes a cover side substrate portion 45 facing the substrate portion 27, a first side wall 46 along a part of the first curved wall 28 and the accommodating portion 36, a second curved wall 29 and the accommodating portion. And a second side wall 47 along a part of 36. One end side of the first side wall 46 and the second side wall 47 contributes to the formation of the first harness outlet 32 (see FIG. 2), and the other end side contributes to the formation of the second harness outlet 33 (see FIG. 2). is doing. On the other end side edge portion, a flange portion 48 protruding outward is formed. The collar portion 48 has a curved surface (not shown) with which the door-side wire harness 3 led out from the second harness outlet 33 contacts via the corrugated tube 19. Since the curved flange portion 48 does not contact the door-side wire harness 3 at the edge, the movement of the derived door-side wire harness 3 (including the corrugated tube 19) is made smooth, and the door-side wire harness 3 (corrugated tube) 19) is improved.
In addition, the cover 26 shall be engaged with the protector main body 25 using a suitable means from the vehicle body 2 side. For example, a flexible locking claw (not shown) is suspended from the cover 26, and an engagement hole (not shown) for the locking claw is provided in the protector body 25.
Next, an operation when the slide door 1 is opened and closed will be described.
1 and 2 show a state when the slide door 1 is opened by sliding backward from the closed state. When the sliding door 1 is shifted from the closed state to the open state, the slider 31 is positioned near the end of the guide rail 30 at the rear (relative to the vehicle body 2), and the bending portion 20 is on the second bending wall 29 side. (It may be in contact with the second curved wall 29). Then, the other end of the first arm member 41 swings to the front side of the guide rail 30.
When the slide door 1 is slid rearward and opened, the slider 31 moves along the guide rail 30 and is positioned in the vicinity of the front end of the guide rail 30 (relative to the vehicle body 2). The bending portion 20 moves substantially parallel to the inner panel 8 and is pressed against the first bending wall 28 (see an imaginary line in FIG. 2). The other end of the first arm member 41 swings its neck when closing the slide door 1 and swings toward the rear side of the guide rail 30. When the sliding door 1 is in an open state (opened state), the bending portion 20 is positioned on the first bending wall 28 side, and when the sliding door 1 is closed, the bending portion 20 is pressed against the second bending wall 29 side. As a result, the curved portion 20 does not flutter during running and no sound or vibration is generated.
FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view (a state in which the slide door is closed) showing another embodiment of the power supply device for the automobile slide door. 5 is a front view of the protector of FIG. 4 (excluding the cover), FIG. 6 is a plan view of the elastic member, and FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the power feeding device with the slide door open.
In addition, about the member of the structure fundamentally the same as the above-mentioned, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and the detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.
In FIG. 4, the door-side wire harness 3 is routed on the inner panel 8 of the slide door 1 as described above. The door-side wire harness 3 is routed across the slide door 1 and the vehicle body 2, and one end side is connected to the various auxiliary devices via a connector 4 (only one is shown, but not limited to this number). Yes. The other end side of the door-side wire harness 3 is connected to the connector 7 of the vehicle body-side wire harness 6 via the connector 5. The door-side wire harness 3 is routed to the slide door 1 together with a protector 50 (corresponding to a bending portion protecting member described in claims) provided on the inner panel 8 of the slide door 1. The protector 50 constitutes a power feeding device 51 in this embodiment. In addition, the structure of the electric power feeder 51 is simplified by using the door side wire harness 3 and the protector 50. FIG. Moreover, space saving and assembling can be improved.
The slide door 1 has an inner panel 8 on the vehicle body 2 side and a hinge roller 15 at the lower end. Further, the vehicle body 2 is provided with a step 16, and the connector 7 of the vehicle body side wire harness 6 is disposed inside the hanging wall 17 of the step 16.
The door-side wire harness 3 is configured by bundling a plurality of electric wires 18, and a corrugated tube 19 is attached thereto. The corrugated tube 19 is provided with an elastic member 52 (fixed with an annular fixing member, tape, or the like). The elastic member 52 is a strip-like thin flat plate having a spring property (see FIG. 6, formed of metal or synthetic resin), and urges the curved portion 53 described later upward. Yes. The elastic member 52 is disposed so as to be along a curved portion 53 near the first harness outlet 60 described later. Note that one end of the elastic member 52 extends to the middle of the curved portion 53.
The door-side wire harness 3 has a curved portion 53 in the middle with the corrugated tube 19 attached. The bending portion 53 is accommodated in the protector 50. The bending portion 53 is disposed so as to be movable substantially parallel to the inner panel 8. By forming the curved portion 53, an urging force is generated in the elastic member 52. The position of the bending portion 53 urged by the elastic member 52 is regulated by a regulation wall 57 described later.
The protector 50 includes, for example, a protector main body 54 (corresponding to a protective member main body described in claims) that is attached and fixed to the inner panel 8, and a cover 55 that engages with the protector main body 54. Further, the protector 50 is formed so that the size of the protector 50 becomes as small as possible in consideration of the moving range of the bending portion 53. The protector main body 54 and the cover 55 are made of synthetic resin (it can also be formed by pressing a metal thin plate).
As shown in FIG. 4 or FIG. 5, the protector main body 54 includes a substantially semicircular substrate portion 56 that contacts the inner panel, a curved restriction wall 57 erected on the peripheral edge of the substrate portion 56, and a restriction wall A substantially U-shaped base wall 58 disposed so as to face one end of 57, and a fixing wall (fixing portion) 59 for fixing a harness facing the regulation wall 57. The base wall 58 includes a horizontal upper wall portion 58a (FIG. 5), a vertical side wall portion 58b, and a horizontal lower wall portion 58c. A first harness outlet 60 is formed by at least one end (front end) of the restriction wall 57 and the upper wall portion 58a of the base wall 58. A horizontally long second harness outlet 61 is formed between the other end (rear end) of the restriction wall 57 and the side wall 58b or the lower wall 58c of the base wall 58.
The restriction wall 57 is formed so as to restrict the position of the bending portion 53 of the wire harness 3 urged by the elastic member 52. In this embodiment, it is formed in an arc shape that faces upward. On the second harness outlet 61 side of the restriction wall 57, an extension portion 62 that extends straight behind the slide door 1 is coupled. Mounting flanges 63 and 64 for the inner panel 8 are formed on the outer edge of the restriction wall 57 and the outer edge of the extension 62. The protector body 54 is fastened and fixed by bolts 65 and 65 via mounting flanges 63 and 64. It should be noted that the locking member 34 (see FIG. 2) may be provided on the mounting flange 64.
The base wall 58 forms a first harness outlet 60 and a second harness outlet 61, and a bolt 65 is fastened to a mounting flange 66 provided on the base wall 58 in the same manner as the mounting flanges 63 and 64. It is like that.
The fixed wall 59 is disposed in parallel to the restriction wall 57 in the vicinity of the first harness outlet 60, and is formed so that the corrugated tube 19 can be inserted and fixed. That is, on the fixed wall 59, for example, two locking projections 67 and 67 (corresponding to the fixed portion described in the claims) that are fitted into the groove of the corrugated tube 19 are formed. Two locking projections 67, 67 are also formed on the opposing regulating wall 57 (the number of locking projections 67 is an example).
As shown in FIG. 4, the cover 55 includes a cover-side substrate portion 68 that faces the substrate portion 56, a curved peripheral wall 69 that extends along the restriction wall 57, and a short side wall 70 that extends along the base wall 58. . One end side of the peripheral wall 69 and the side wall 70 contributes to the formation of the first harness outlet 60 (see FIG. 5), and the other end side contributes to the formation of the second harness outlet 61 (see FIG. 5). On the other end side edge portion, a flange portion 71 protruding outward is formed. The collar portion 71 has a curved surface (not shown) with which the door-side wire harness 3 led out from the second harness outlet 61 contacts via the corrugated tube 19. Since the curved flange 71 does not come into sliding contact with the door-side wire harness 3 at the edge when the sliding door 1 is opened and closed, the movement of the derived door-side wire harness 3 (including the corrugated tube 19) is made smooth. In addition, the door-side wire harness 3 (including the corrugated tube 19) is prevented from being damaged and the durability is improved. Further, the door-side wire harness 3 is bent downward along the curved flange 71 and led out to the vehicle body 2 side so as not to interfere with the lower end of the door trim (not shown) of the slide door 1. Rubbing with the lower end of the is prevented.
The cover 55 is assumed to be engaged with the protector main body 54 from the vehicle body 2 side using appropriate means. For example, a locking portion (not shown) is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the restriction wall 57 of the protector body, and an engaging portion (not shown) for the locking portion is provided on the peripheral wall 69 of the cover 55.
4 and 5, when the slide door 1 is in a closed state (closed state), the bending portion 53 is urged by the elastic member 52 and is arranged along the regulating wall 57 (curved during traveling). The part 53 does not flutter and no sound or vibration is generated). The door-side wire harness 3 (including the corrugated tube 19) is led out from the second harness outlet 61 in the portion of the extension portion 61.
When the slide door 1 is operated from this state and the slide door 1 is in an open state (open state), the door-side wire harness 3 (corrugated tube) moved to the front of the vehicle body 2 through the second harness outlet 61. 7), as shown in FIG. 7, the bending portion 53 contracts against the urging force of the elastic member 52 in the middle of the movement (see the phantom line in FIG. 5), and the second harness is removed on the base wall 58 side. Derived from the outlet 61. Since the biasing force of the elastic member 52 is generated, the door-side wire harness 3 (including the corrugated tube 19) does not hang down below the vehicle body 2.
As described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7, the door-side wire harness 3 and the protector 9 (50) are provided, and the extra length of the door-side wire harness 3 required for opening and closing the slide door 1 is described. The power supply device 10 (51) for a sliding door for an automobile in which the minute portion is a curved portion 20 (53) and this is accommodated in the protector 9 (50) simplifies the configuration and improves the assemblability. In addition, the space occupied by the power feeding device 10 (51) is determined in consideration of the range of movement of the bending portion 20 (53) relative to the inner panel 8, thereby saving space.
In addition, it goes without saying that the present invention can be variously modified without departing from the spirit of the present invention. In addition, derived from the present invention, it is also conceivable to integrally form the protector main body (protective member main body) on the inner panel.
8 to 12, the embodiment shown in FIGS. 4 to 5 has been improved so that the swing of the wire harness 3 accompanying the opening and closing of the slide door 1 can be performed more smoothly and without generation of abnormal noise or the like. A power supply device 51 'for a sliding door for automobiles is shown. The same components as those in FIGS. 4 to 5 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.
The power feeding device 51 ′ of the present embodiment includes an inclined contact portion 72 and an inclined sliding member that smoothly contacts or slides the door-side wire harness 3 on the front and rear end sides of a protector (curved portion protecting member) 50 made of synthetic resin. The contact portions 73 to 75 are formed.
That is, as shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, a vertical side wall of a substantially inverted U-shaped base wall 58 ′ below the first harness outlet 60 on the front end side of the protector body 54 ′ fixed to the inner panel 8. An inclined contact portion 72 is formed from the portion 58b ′ (FIG. 10) to the substantially block-shaped lower wall portion 58c ′.
The inclined contact portion 72 is, for example, a tapered inclined surface (inclined contact surface) in the same direction as the lower end portion of the upper tube fixing wall 59, and this inclined contact surface 72 is the protector main body 54 '. Located inside. The lower wall portion 58c 'of the base wall 58' is formed in a substantially block shape with an increased volume. The side wall portion 58b 'of the base wall 58' is formed shorter than the side wall portion 58b of the embodiment of FIG. The substantially block-shaped lower wall portion 58c 'can be formed hollow rather than solid. In this case also, of course, it has an inclined contact surface 72 and an inclined sliding surface 73 described later.
When the sliding door 1 is fully opened as shown in FIG.1Thus, when it is tilted while being pulled and bent slightly forward, it abuts obliquely along the inclined abutment surface 72, thereby reducing the impact force and preventing the generation of abnormal noise. For example, the wire harness 3 is a chain line 31In the state of contact with the side wall 58b of the base wall 58 (see FIG. 5) without the inclined contact surface 72, the wire harness 31Will hit the side wall part 58b at right angles to the longitudinal direction, and there is a concern of generating an impact sound. The inclined contact surface 72 eliminates this concern. Wire harness 3 is chain line 31Thus, the wire harness 3 is brought into contact with the inclined contact surface 72 in an inclined manner.1The impact force acting on the wire harness 3 is reduced, and in addition to abnormal noise, the wire harness 31Is prevented from being deformed or damaged. Wire harness 31Is led out from the lower second harness outlet 61 to the vehicle body side.
A first harness outlet 60 on the front side is formed by the long upper wall portion 58a of the substantially inverted U-shaped base wall 58 'and the curved protruding portion of the upper regulating wall 57. Chain line 3 in FIG.ThreeAs described above, when the sliding door 1 is fully closed, the wire harness 3 is pulled rearward and positioned along the rear extension 62 of the protector main body 54 ', and is led out from the lower second harness outlet 61 to the vehicle body side. . The wire harness 3 is fixed to a fixed position on the vehicle body side, that is, the vertical wall 17 on the rear end side of the step 16 (FIG. 8) in this embodiment.
As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, an inclined sliding contact portion (inclined sliding contact surface) 73 facing the vehicle body is formed on the lower end side of the lower wall portion 58c ′ of the base wall 58 ′ of the protector body 54 ′. Has been. The inclined slidable contact surface 73 continues to intersect the inclined contact surface 72, and tapers from the horizontal lower end surface 58d (FIG. 10) of the lower wall portion 58c 'to the vertical side surface 58e near the vehicle body. It is formed in a shape.
The inclined sliding contact surface 73 is a chain line 3 in FIG.2When the sliding door 1 is fully opened, for example, when the wire harness 3 is strongly pulled forward and protrudes forward from the protector body 54 ', the wire harness 32Is smoothly drawn forward without being caught, and the wire harness 3 is connected to the chain line 3 when the sliding door 1 is closed.2From the state of the chain line 31When returning to the state of the wire harness 32It will serve to move the back smoothly without getting caught. Wire harness 32Moves (swings) without being caught, causing abnormal noise and wire harness 32Is prevented from being worn or scratched. The wire harness 3 includes a corrugated tube 19 or other protective tube. Even in the case where the protective tube 19 is not used, the above-described effect is similarly achieved.
As shown in FIG. 8, the protector body 54 ′ includes a substantially semicircular vertical substrate portion 56, a regulation wall 57 around the substrate portion 56, the base wall 58 ′, and a rearward extension portion 62, and the front side thereof The first harness outlet 60 has a wide second harness outlet 61 on the lower side. The protector body 54 'is fixed to the inner panel 8 with bolts 65 or other locking means. A front portion of the wire harness 3 is led out from the first harness outlet 60, and the electric wire 18 in the front portion is connected to an electrical component or the like (not shown) in the slide door 1 by the connector 4. Further, the rear portion of the wire harness 3 is led out from the lower second harness outlet 61 and is connected to the vehicle body side wire harness 6 by connectors 5 and 7. In FIG. 8, reference numeral 64 is a mounting flange, and 15 is a hinge roller.
In FIG. 8, a cover 55 'is attached to the protector main body 54', and is fixed to the protector main body 54 'with one touch by a locking means or the like (not shown). The cover 55 ′ has a vertical board portion 68, a peripheral wall 69, a front lower side wall 70, a rear extension 76, and a reverse vertical cross section that forms the first harness outlet 60 between the peripheral wall 69 and the side wall 70. A character-like forwardly protruding portion 77 and a curved flange 71 on the lower end side of the board portion 68 are provided, and inclined sliding contact portions 74 for guiding the wire harness are provided at the front end lower portion and the rear end lower portion, respectively. , 75 are formed.
The front-side inclined sliding contact portion 74 is formed by notching the substrate portion 68 and the flange portion 71 in a tapered shape obliquely downward from the lower end side of the side wall 70 toward the rear. The inclined sliding contact portion 74 is preferably formed linearly or continuously in a curved shape on the substrate portion 68 and the flange portion 71. In the case where the flange portion 71 is greatly curved and serves also as a part of the substrate portion 68, the inclined sliding contact portion 74 may be provided only on the flange portion 71.
Chain line 3 in FIG.2The wire harness 3 protruding forward from the inside of the side wall 70 of the cover 55 '(FIG. 8) as shown in FIG.2Can be smoothly moved rearward along the inclined sliding contact portion 74 without being caught. As a result, an increase in operating force when the slide door 1 is closed can be prevented, operability can be improved, and scratching can be prevented. Wire harness 32This is because there is a concern that the operation force may increase and scratching noise may occur due to the hooking.
The front inclined sliding contact portion 74 is positioned substantially opposite to the front inclined sliding contact portion 72 on the protector main body 54 ′ side, and the synergistic effect of both inclined sliding contact portions 72 and 74 damages the wire harness 3. Deterioration of the attachment and the operability of the sliding door 1 is surely prevented.
The inner surface of the front side wall 70 of the cover 55 'is located along the front side of the base wall 58' of the protector body 54 ', and at least the side wall 58b' of the base wall 58 ', the inclined contact part 72 or the inclined contact. The upper half side of the portion 72 is accommodated inside the side wall 70.
As shown in FIG. 8, the rear inclined sliding contact portion 75 is formed at the rear end portion of the rear extension 76 of the cover 55 ′. As shown in the enlarged view of the main part in FIG. 11, the rear sloping sliding contact portion 75 is inclined diagonally downward from the upper wall 78 of the rear extension 76 toward the front, and the vertical substrate portion 79 and the curved saddle. The portion 71 is cut out in a curved or tapered shape. Thus, it is preferable that the collar part 71 is also notched integrally. In the case where the rear inclined sliding contact portion 75 has a curved shape, the center of bending is located at the upper front portion of the rear extension 76 and is curved outward from the rear end 78a of the upper wall 78. The inclined sliding contact portion 75 follows the curved flange portion 71, and the second harness outlet 61 (FIG. 8) is located inside the flange portion 71.
The rear end side of the rear extension 76 is open, and the chain line 3 in FIG.ThreeAs described above, the wire harness 3 is led out from the extension 76 to the rear. The reason why the rear end portion of the upper wall 78 of the extension 76 is curved upward is that the wire harness 3 extends from the extension 76 along the curved portion 78b.ThreeCan be bent smoothly upward.
Chain line 3 in FIG.ThreeThe wire harness 3 led out rearward from the rear extension 62 when the sliding door 1 is fully closed as shown in FIG.Three8 is smoothly guided without being caught obliquely downward from above along the inclined sliding contact portion 75 on the rear side of the cover 55 ′ in FIG. 8 when the sliding door 1 is opened, and along the curved flange 71. Move while sliding forward. Wire harness 3ThreeCan be moved forward without being caught, an increase in the opening operation force of the slide door 1 is prevented, and a smooth opening operation is performed.ThreeThe occurrence of scratches, deformations, abnormal noises, etc. due to the catching of the metal is prevented.
As shown in the chain line in FIG. 11 and in FIG. 12, the rear inclined sliding contact portion 75 'is connected to the upper wall 78, the substrate portion 79, and the inner wall of the rear end of the upper wall 78 of the rear extension 76 of the cover 55'. It is also possible to form by cutting into a curved shape. According to this, the wire harness 3 to the corner 78c (FIG. 11) outside the rear end of the upper wall 18 is provided.Three(FIG. 9) is prevented from being caught and the wire harness 3 is smoother.ThreeCan be moved.
The cover 55 'and the protector body 54' can be integrally formed of a synthetic resin material. In that case, the peripheral wall 69 of the cover 55 ′ and the regulating wall 57, which is the peripheral wall of the protector body 54 ′, are integrated, and the upper wall 78 of the rear extension 76 of the cover 55 ′ and the rear extension 62 of the protector main body 54 ′. The inclined contact portion 72 and the inclined slidable contact portions 73 to 75 are formed on the base wall 58 ′ and the rear extension 76 of the protector 50 ′ by integrating with the wall. Moreover, it is also possible to apply the inclined contact portion 72 and the inclined sliding contact portions 73 to 75 to the protector 9 of the embodiment of FIG. In each of the above embodiments, the protectors 9, 50, 50 'can be arranged on the vehicle body side.
FIG. 13 shows another embodiment of the protector (curved portion protection member).
The protector 81 includes a protector main body (protective member main body) 82 made of a synthetic resin and a cover (not shown). The protector main body 82 has a first harness outlet 83 at the upper front end of the protector main body 82, and the front portion of the protector main body 82. On the side, a substantially loop-shaped bending restriction wall (bending restriction portion) 88 for the elastic member 85 and the wire harness 86 (including the corrugated tube 87) is provided inside the curved restriction wall 84, and the first harness The outlet 83 is provided with a harness fixing portion (fixing portion) 89 for fixing the corrugated tube 87 on the outer periphery of the wire harness.
The restriction wall 84 is an outer peripheral wall orthogonal to the outer periphery of the board portion 90, and includes a short inclined straight portion 84a that follows the first harness outlet 83, a substantially arc-shaped curved portion 84b that follows the straight portion 84a, and a rear side. And a hem portion 84c. The harness fixing portion 89 is formed integrally with the straight portion 84a.
Further, the bending regulating wall 88 is positioned adjacent to the rear of the harness fixing portion 89, and has a substantially semicircular upper half 88a and a substantially bow shape that extends forward from the rear end side of the upper half 88a. The lower half 88b is curved. “Front and rear” means “front and rear” of the vehicle. The front end side of the lower half portion 88 b is inclined substantially linearly downward and intersects the front end wall 91 in the vertical direction of the protector body 82. The bending restriction wall 88 is erected from the base plate portion 90 at the same height as the outer peripheral wall 84 and the front end wall 91.
A portion on the front end side of the upper half portion 88a adjacent to the harness fixing portion 89 has a short vertical straight portion 88c, and a base end portion of a metal leaf spring which is an elastic member 85 is a bracket below the straight portion 88c. It is fixed to the substrate part 90 with a metal-like fixture 92. A cutout portion (not shown) is provided at the base end portion of the elastic member 85, the fixing portion 93 at the center of the fixture 92 is engaged in the cutout portion, and the hole portion 94 of the fixture 92 is a bolt (not shown). ) Or a resin projection (not shown) of the substrate 90 is fixed by thermal welding or the like.
The fixture 92 is located at the center of the front end portion of the protector body 82 in the height direction, and the upper half 88a of the bending restricting wall 88 is located at about half the total height of the protector body 82. . Further, the harness fixing portion 89 is positioned substantially opposite to the upper side of the fixture 92, and the upper end portion of the bending restriction wall 88 is positioned higher than the harness fixing portion 89.
The elastic member 85 is raised along the vertical straight portion 88 c of the bending restriction wall 88 and is bent backward in an arcuate shape in contact with the lower surface of the wire harness 86. The wire harness 86 is introduced into the protector main body 82 from the first harness outlet 83, is routed in a curved shape along the outer surface of the elastic member 85, and is lowered on the rear end side along the hem 84c of the protector main body 82. The second harness outlet 94 on the side is led out to the vehicle body side (not shown). In this state, the sliding door (not shown) is almost fully closed. During the opening and closing of the sliding door, the wire harness 86 can be bent along the inner surface of the outer peripheral regulating wall 84.
For example, other functional parts (not shown) can be arranged in the internal space 95 surrounded by the substantially loop-shaped bending regulating wall 88. A window portion 96 is provided in the substrate portion 90 so as to communicate with the internal space 95. For example, the protector body 82 can be temporarily assembled (temporarily fixed) to the slide door using the window portion 96. The outer peripheral surface of the bending restriction wall 88 is formed of a smooth surface without a bulge, and a frame-like portion 97 for locking is formed at several locations on the inner peripheral surface side of the bending restriction wall 88, and slits in the frame-like portion 97 are formed. A locking claw of a cover (not shown) is engaged with the hole. The bending restriction wall 88 is supported from the inside by the frame-shaped portion 97, and the bending rigidity of the bending restriction wall 88 is increased.
Several frame-like portions 97 are also provided outside the outer peripheral wall 84 and the front end wall 91. The main fixing of the protector main body 82 to the slide door is performed by tightening the slide door panel with bolts (not shown) through the holes 98 on the inner side of the bending restriction wall 88 and the holes of the bracket 99 protruding from the outer peripheral wall 84. Done in
As shown in FIG. 14 (C-C cross-sectional view of FIG. 13), the harness fixing portion 89 has rib-shaped protrusions (projections) 100 that engage with the concave grooves of the corrugated tube 87 on the outer periphery of the wire harness 86. The corrugated tube 87 is fixed in the longitudinal direction.
In the embodiment shown in FIG. 14, a corrugated tube 87 having an oval cross section is used. The corrugated tube 87 has grooves and ridges in the circumferential direction alternately in the longitudinal direction, and the ridges 100 that engage with the grooves are standing on the inner surface of the outer peripheral wall 84 and the outer peripheral wall 84. Two or three of the inner surface of the rising wall 101 and the bottom wall 102 that smoothly connects the outer peripheral wall 84 and the rising wall 101 are provided in parallel in a substantially U-shape. The protrusion 100 fixes the wire harness 82 in the vicinity of the first harness outlet 83 by the same action as the two protrusions for fixing the corrugated tube provided on the fixing wall 59 of FIG.
The rising wall 101 is provided at a right angle from the substrate portion 90, and the bottom wall 102 is positioned one step higher on the cover side than the substrate portion 90, and the rising wall 101 and the outer peripheral wall 84 are arranged along the outer peripheral shape of the corrugated tube 87. Followed by a curved shape. The ridges 100 are also curved along the outer peripheral shape of the corrugated tube 87. On the outer surface of the rising wall 101 and the outer surface of the outer peripheral wall 84, a frame-like portion 97 for locking the cover is provided.
It is also possible to provide a protrusion on the inner surface of a cover (not shown) facing the protrusion 100. When a corrugated tube (not shown) having a circular cross section is used, the bottom wall 102 and the protrusions 100 on the bottom wall are formed in a semicircular shape. Although the number of the protrusions 100 is arbitrary, two to three are preferable from the viewpoint of facilitating the operation of engaging the concave grooves of the corrugated tube 87 with the protrusions 100. It is also possible to prevent the corrugated tube from twisting by supporting a corrugated tube (not shown) having a circular cross section along the protrusion 100 so as to be rotatable in the circumferential direction.
With the configuration in which the bending restriction wall 88 is provided, the wire harness 86 and the elastic member 85 can be connected to each other when the wire harness 86 is pulled forward together with the elastic member 85 while being largely bent downward when the sliding door is opened. Since the wire harness 86 and the elastic member 85 are bent along the bending restricting wall 88 and the bending of the wire harness 86 and the elastic member 85 at an angle larger than that is prevented, the wire harness 86 and the elastic member 85 may be bent, plastically deformed, damaged, or damaged. Is prevented.
The outer diameter and shape of the bending restriction wall 88 are within a range in which the elastic member 85 is supported within the allowable elastic limit and the wire harness 86 is not bent at an acute angle, and the wire harness 86 and the elastic member 85 are not bent. It is not possible to bend at a radius smaller than 88 bend radius. By preventing the elastic member 85 from being damaged, the slack of the wire harness 86 is always reliably absorbed in the protector 81 when the slide door is opened and closed (the wire harness 86 is always elastically biased upward), and the vehicle body and the slide door The wire harness 86 is reliably prevented from being caught between the two.
Even if the elastic member 85 is damaged due to fatigue or the like, the wire harness 86 is supported in a curved shape along the bending restricting wall 88 and is always lifted to a certain level or higher. The second harness outlet 94 on the lower side is not pulled out more than necessary, and pinching of the wire harness 86 between the vehicle body and the sliding door is prevented (reduced).
Since the first harness outlet 83 is arranged on the upper side or the upper side of the protector 81 in substantially the same manner as in the embodiment of FIG. 1, the wire harness 86 introduced into the protector from the first harness outlet 83 is bent immediately. It is supported by the restriction wall 88, thereby preventing excessive bending of the wire harness 86 and the elastic member 85. When the first harness outlet 83 is on the lower side of the front end of the protector 81, the wire harness 86 is bent largely (at a tight bending angle), whereas in the present embodiment, this is prevented, and the wire harness 86 is impossible. Bending stress does not act.
Further, since the wire harness 86 can be easily fixed by the harness fixing portion 89, the wiring and fixing workability of the wire harness 86 to the protector 82 is improved, and the wire harness 86 is firmly fixed to the harness fixing portion 89. Therefore, even when the wire harness 86 is strongly pulled by sudden opening / closing of the slide door, the wire harness 86 is not pulled into the protector 81 from the first harness outlet 83, and the wire harness 86 is loosened. The elastic member 85 always reliably absorbs the slack of the wire harness 86, and reliably prevents the wire harness 86 from being caught between the vehicle body and the sliding door.
Note that it is also possible to configure the bend restricting portion by arranging a plurality of pin-shaped or plate-like protrusions (not shown) in the shape of the bend restricting wall 88 in place of the bend restricting wall 88. Further, the bending restriction wall 88 does not necessarily have to be continuous, and a plurality of curved short bending restriction walls (not shown) can be arranged to form a bending restriction portion. In addition, when a protective tube (not shown) having no concave groove is used instead of the corrugated tube 87, the harness fixing portion 89 can be changed to another form such as a band or a clamp.
Further, the protector 81 shown in FIG. 13 may be provided with inclined sliding contact portions 73 to 75 of the protector 51 ′ shown in FIG. The inclined contact portion 72 in FIG. 8 corresponds to the inclined portion 88d on the lower end side of the bending regulating wall 88 in FIG.
FIGS. 15-16 shows 3rd embodiment of the electric power feeder of the sliding door for motor vehicles based on this invention.
In this power supply device 110, instead of the second embodiment of FIG. 4, a protector 111 made of synthetic resin is arranged on the vehicle body 2 side instead of the slide door 1 side, and the wire routed from the slide door 1 to the vehicle body 2 The harness 112 is loosened and absorbed by the elastic member 52 in the protector 111 on the vehicle body 2 side.
In this embodiment, the protector 111 is disposed horizontally below the step portion 16 of the vehicle body 2. The protector 111 has a shape in which the rear side 113 extends linearly toward the slide door 1 and the front side 114 gradually decreases in a curved shape and extends forward, and has a substantially horizontal concave cross section. A first harness outlet 115 is provided on the end side, and a second harness outlet 116 that is linearly wide open on the side facing the slide door 1 side. The protector 111 is fixed to the vehicle body 2 with a bracket 117.
The elastic member 52 extends from the rear side (the first harness outlet 115 side) of the protector 111 to the middle in the longitudinal direction of the protector 111, and the wire harness 112 is routed along the elastic member 52. The base end portion of the elastic member 52 is fixed to the protector 111 with a fixing tool 118 or the like. The shape of the elastic member 52 is not limited to a leaf spring shape, and various forms of elastic members (not shown) can be used. The material, shape, and position of the protector 111 can be changed as appropriate. The protector 111 is preferably composed of a protector body and a cover from the viewpoint of harness assembly workability. It is also possible to provide the protector 111 with an inclined contact portion 72 and inclined sliding contact portions 73 to 75 similar to those in FIG.
In the fully closed state of the sliding door 1 in FIG. 15, the wire harness 112 is pulled forward along the curved portion (represented by reference numeral 114) of the protector 111, and the elastic member 52 is slightly bent while pulling the wire harness 112 of the vehicle body 2. It is energized toward the passenger compartment. The vehicle body 2 side wire harness 52 led out from the second harness outlet 116 of the protector 111 is connected to the slide door side wire harness 119 by the connectors 5 and 7 on the slide door 1 side, and the door side wire harness 119 slides. It is connected to various functional parts (not shown) in the door 1.
In the fully opened state of the slide door 1 in FIG. 16, the wire harness 112 is pulled backward integrally with the slide door 1, and is bent largely backward in the protector 111, but is bent and deformed integrally with the wire harness 112. The elastic member 52 is urged toward the passenger compartment side of the vehicle body 2 to absorb the slack of the wire harness 112 and prevent the slide door 1 and the vehicle body 2 from being caught.
As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, for example, a door-side wire harness and a bending portion protection member are provided, and the extra length of the door-side wire harness necessary for opening and closing the sliding door is set as a bending portion. Since this is a power supply device for an automobile slide door accommodated in the bending portion protection member, the configuration of the power supply device can be simplified as compared with the conventional case. Thereby, the improvement of an assembly | attachment property can be aimed at. In addition, by taking into consideration the movement range of the curved portion relative to the inner panel, the space occupied by the power feeding device in the sliding door becomes smaller than in the prior art, and space saving can be achieved. Furthermore, since the bending portion of the wire harness is protected from interference with the outside by the bending portion protection member, when the bending portion expands and contracts while the wire harness swings in the opening and closing direction of the sliding door when the sliding door is opened and closed. Damage to the wire harness is prevented.Furthermore, the curved portion of the wire harness can be urged away from the second harness outlet by the elastic member.
Claim2According to the described invention, the wire harness described in claim 1 has an elastic member, and can urge the bending portion in a direction away from the second harness outlet, and the bending portion protection member is regulated. Since the position of the curved portion having a wall and urged by the elastic member can be regulated, the structure of the power feeding device is simplified as compared with the conventional structure and the assembling property is improved. Can be increased.
Claim3According to the described invention, for example, the door-side wire harness can be made substantially immovable by the fixing portion provided either inside or outside the first harness outlet of the bending portion protection member. It is not necessary to prepare, and the structure of the power feeding device can be simplified as compared with the conventional one, and the assemblability can be improved, and the effect of claim 1 can be enhanced.
Claim4According to the described invention, for example, when the wire harness is pulled in the direction of reducing the diameter in the bending portion protection member when the slide door is fully opened, the wire harness and the elastic member are bent along the bending restriction portion, Further bending, that is, bending of the wire harness or the elastic member with a radius of curvature equal to or less than the bending restricting portion is prevented, so that bending or breakage of the wire harness or the elastic member is reliably prevented. Since the elastic member is prevented from being damaged, the slack absorption of the wire harness is always reliably performed, and the wire harness is not caught between the slide door and the vehicle body.
Claim5According to the described invention, the length of the bent portion of the wire harness is shortened by bending the wire harness along the bend restricting portion from the fixed portion located on the upper side of the bend restricting portion, and the load applied to the wire harness. (Stress) is reduced, and plastic deformation and damage of the wire harness are more reliably prevented. Even when a strong tensile force is applied to the wire harness when the sliding door is opened and closed, the wire harness is fixed at the fixing part, preventing the wire harness from being pulled into the protector and causing the wire harness to become slack. Is prevented.
Claim6According to the described invention, the protrusion of the fixing portion is engaged with the concave groove of the corrugated tube, so that the wire harness including the corrugated tube is securely fixed in the longitudinal direction and the circumferential rotation of the corrugated tube is achieved. Is allowed, and the corrugated tube is fixed without difficulty.
Claim7According to the described invention, since the bending portion protection member has, for example, a flange portion that forms a curved surface that can be contacted with the door-side wire harness, in addition to the effects of the first aspect, the sliding door There is also an effect that the movement of the door-side wire harness during the opening and closing of the door can be made smooth. Moreover, the effect that durability of a door side wire harness can be improved is also show | played.
Claim10According to the described invention, since the bending portion protection member is constituted by the protection member main body and the cover, it is possible to improve the assembling property and enhance the effect of the first aspect.
Claim11According to the described invention, the claims10Since the protective member main body described in (2) has at least one locking member that fits into the sliding door, for example, by elastic deformation, the protective member main body is fixed by fitting the locking member into the sliding door. Can be temporarily locked to the sliding door. Thereby, the subsequent work can be made smooth. Claims to improve assembly10The effect played by can be enhanced.
FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a first embodiment of a power supply device for an automobile sliding door according to the present invention.
2 is a front view showing a protector (excluding a cover) which is a bending portion protection member of FIG. 1. FIG.
FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view showing the slider of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a second embodiment (sliding door closed state) of a power supply device for an automobile sliding door according to the present invention.
5 is a front view showing a protector (excluding a cover) which is a bending portion protecting member of FIG. 4; FIG.
6 is a plan view showing the elastic member of FIG. 4;
7 is an exploded perspective view showing a power feeding device when the sliding door of FIG. 4 is opened. FIG.
FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view showing a modified example (closed state of the sliding door) of the second embodiment of the power supply device for the sliding door for automobiles.
9 is a front view showing a protector (excluding a cover), which is a bending portion protection member of FIG. 8. FIG.
10 is an enlarged view of a portion A in FIG.
11 is an enlarged view of a portion B in FIG.
12 is a plan view showing another form of the rear extension of the cover of FIG. 11. FIG.
FIG. 13 is a front view showing another embodiment of the protector (excluding the cover).
FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing a third embodiment (sliding door closed state) of a power supply device for an automobile sliding door according to the present invention.
FIG. 16 is a perspective view showing the power feeding device when the sliding door is similarly opened.
3,86,119 Door side wire harness
8 Inner panel
9, 50, 50 ', 81, 111 Protector (curved part protection member)
10, 51, 51 ', 110 Power feeding device
19,87 Corrugated tube (tube material)
20, 53 Curved part
25, 54, 54 ', 82 Protector body (protective member body)
26 55,55 'cover
28 First curved wall
29 Second curved wall
30 Guide rail (guide part)
31 Slider
32, 60, 83, 115 First harness outlet
33, 61, 94, 116 Second harness outlet
35 Tongue piece (fixed part)
41 First arm member
43 Second arm member
48, 71 buttocks
52,85 Elastic member
57,84 Restriction wall (outer wall)
58, 58 'base wall
59 Fixed wall (fixed part)
67 Locking protrusion (fixing part)
72 Inclined contact part
73-75 Inclined sliding contact part
88 Bending restriction (bending restriction wall)
89 Harness fixing part (fixing part)
100 ridge (projection)
A wire harness routed from the car body side to the sliding door,
A first harness outlet that supports the wire harness; and a second harness outlet that leads out the wire harness and is capable of reciprocating in the opening and closing direction in accordance with the opening and closing of the slide door. A bending portion protection member for accommodating a bending portion in the middle of the longitudinal direction of the harness so as to be movable substantially parallel to the sliding door;
An elastic member that urges the bending portion of the wire harness in a direction away from the second harness outlet in the bending portion protection member;
A power supply device for a sliding door for an automobile.
The elastic member is disposed along the curved portion in the vicinity of the first harness outlet, and the curved portion protection member has a regulation wall that regulates the position of the curved portion urged by the elastic member. The power supply device for a sliding door for an automobile according to claim 1 .
The power supply apparatus for a sliding door for an automobile according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the bending portion protection member has a fixing portion for the wire harness either inside or outside the first harness outlet .
The automobile sliding door according to claim 2 , wherein a bending restricting portion is provided on the inner side of the bending portion protection member so that the bending inner surface of the wire harness and / or the elastic member is bent. Power supply device.
The power supply device for an automobile sliding door according to claim 4 , wherein a fixing portion for the wire harness is provided on an upper side of the bending restricting portion .
6. The power supply device for a sliding door for an automobile according to claim 3 , wherein the fixing portion has a protrusion that engages with a concave groove of a corrugated tube of the wire harness .
Claim wherein the curved portion protection member, characterized in that the flange portion having said second harness preparative capable curved contacting the wire harness derived from the outlet is formed along said second harness outlet The electric power feeder of the sliding door for motor vehicles in any one of Claims 1-6 .
An inclined contact portion that obliquely contacts the wire harness led out from the second harness outlet is formed inside the end portion of the bending portion protection member in the sliding door closing direction. The power feeding device for a sliding door for an automobile according to any one of claims 1 to 7.
Claim 1, wherein the both ends of the sliding door opening and closing direction of the bending portion protection member, slanted sliding contact portion for guiding without snagging the wire harness derived from the second harness outlet is formed The power supply device for a sliding door for an automobile according to any one of claims 8 to 9 .
The bending portion protection member includes a protection member main body fixed to the slide door, and a cover that engages with the protection member main body in a state where the bending portion of the wire harness is accommodated. The electric power feeder of the sliding door for motor vehicles in any one of Claims 1-9 to do .
The power supply device for an automobile slide door according to claim 10 , wherein the protective member main body has at least one engaging member that fits into the slide door or the vehicle body by elastic deformation .
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