JP3034426B2 - Wiring harness exterior jig and clamp mounting jig - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a jig for mounting an external component such as a clamp at a predetermined position of a wire harness, and a jig for mounting the external component.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 5 shows a wiring board 1 for manufacturing a wire harness. On the wiring table 1, electric wires 3 are routed according to a predetermined routing route. The electric wire 3 is supported by a plurality of electric wire supports 5. The wire support 5 is erected on the wiring board 1. Also, between the wire supports 5,
A plurality of clamp attachment jigs (exterior accessory attachment jigs) 9 for attaching clamps as exterior accessories to predetermined positions of the wire harness are arranged and fixed.

As shown in FIG. 6, a clamp mounting jig 9 includes a fixing portion 11 fixed to the wiring board 1 and a fixing portion 1.
1 and a clamp receiving portion 15 provided on the upper portion of the leg portion 13. The fixing part 11 is provided with a bolt 17. This bolt 17 is used for the wiring board 1
And a nut 19 is screwed into the end. Then, the clamp mounting jig 9 is fixed to the wiring board 1 by tightening the nut 19.

[0004] The clamp 7 is for fixing the wire harness W to the vehicle body, and may be of a type fixed to the outer periphery of the wire harness with a tape or a so-called band clamp. Such a clamp 7 is provided with a locking projection 21 which is locked in a mounting hole provided in the vehicle body, and by engaging the clamp with the mounting hole in the vehicle body,
The wire harness W is fixed to the vehicle body.

When the clamp 7 is attached to the wire harness W, as shown in FIG. 7, the clamp 7 is positioned between a pair of pins 23 provided on the clamp support portion 15 of the clamp attaching jig 9 so that the wire harness W Attach to the outer circumference of. Thereby, the clamp 7 is positioned and attached to a predetermined position in the axial direction of the wire harness W.

[0006]

However, when the fixing hole 1a for inserting a bolt is provided in the wiring board 1, the fixing hole 1a is not provided.
It is difficult to accurately set the position “a” on the wiring board 1 and some errors occur. Therefore, the clamp 7 cannot be mounted at a predetermined position in the axial direction of the wire harness W. Further, even if the position of the fixing hole 1a can be accurately provided in the wiring board 1, if there is a gap between the inner diameter of the fixing hole 1 and the outer diameter of the bolt 17, the mounting of the clamp mounting jig is performed. There is a problem that the position is shifted and the clamp cannot be attached to a predetermined position in the axial direction of the wire harness.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a wire harness exterior component mounting jig and a clamp mounting jig which can accurately mount an external component on a predetermined position of a wire harness.

[0008]

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a wire harness exterior for mounting an exterior component at a predetermined position of a wire harness fixed and routed on a wiring board. a goods mounting jig, a fixed portion fixed on the wiring board, for this fixing portion Waiyaha
A movable part that is movably supported in the axial direction of the harness and that supports an exterior part receiving part that supports the exterior part. It is characterized by comprising fixing means for determining the mounting position of the article.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a clamp mounting jig for mounting a clamp at a predetermined position of a wire harness fixed and routed on a wiring board, the fixing being fixed on the wiring board. And a movable portion that is supported by the fixed portion so as to be movable in the axial direction of the wire harness and that supports a clamp receiving portion that supports the clamp, and that the movable portion is moved in the axial direction of the wire harness with respect to the fixed portion. And fixing means for fixing the clamp at a predetermined position and determining the mounting position of the clamp to the wire harness.

The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 2, wherein the fixing means comprises a screw hole provided in the fixing portion, and an insertion hole provided in the movable portion corresponding to the screw hole. And a bolt inserted through the insertion hole and screwed into the screw hole.

The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to claim 3, wherein the insertion hole is formed in an elongated hole extending along the axial direction of the wire harness to set the movable range of the movable portion. It is characterized by.

[0012]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, an exterior component mounting jig is fixed to a predetermined position of a wiring route on a wiring board, and a plurality of electric wires are routed to form a wire harness. At this time,
When the exterior component is displaced from the predetermined position of the wire harness, the movable part is moved with respect to the fixed portion, and fine adjustment is performed so that the exterior component comes to the predetermined position of the wire harness. When the exterior component is located at a predetermined position of the wire harness, the movable part is fixed to the fixed part by the fixing means.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, a jig for fixing an exterior component is fixed at a predetermined position of a routing path on a wiring board, and a plurality of electric wires are routed to form a wire harness. At this time, when the clamp is displaced from the predetermined position of the wire harness, the movable part is moved along the axial direction of the wire harness, and fine adjustment is performed so that the clamp is at the predetermined position of the wire harness. When the clamp is located at a predetermined position of the wire harness, the movable part is fixed to the fixed part by the fixing means.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the exterior component mounting jig is fixed at a predetermined position on the wiring route on the wiring board, and a plurality of electric wires are routed to form a wire harness. At this time, if the clamp is displaced from the predetermined position of the wire harness, loosen the bolt and move the movable part in the axial direction of the wire harness so that the clamp is slightly moved to the predetermined position of the wire harness. adjust. When the clamp is located at a predetermined position on the wire harness, the movable part is fixed to the fixed part by tightening a bolt into the screw hole.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, when the clamp is displaced from the predetermined position in the axial direction of the wire harness, the bolt is loosened to move the movable portion in the axial direction of the wire harness, and the clamp is connected to the wire harness. Fine-tune the harness so that it is in the specified position. At this time, the bolt relatively moves in the elongated hole. Therefore, the movable range of the movable portion corresponds to the dimension of the major axis of the insertion hole. Therefore, when the movable range of the movable portion is set and the bolt is screwed into the screw hole, the movable portion does not come off from the fixed portion.

[0016]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of a jig for mounting an exterior component for a wire harness and a jig for mounting a clamp according to the present invention will be described below. FIG. 1 shows a clamp mounting jig (exterior mounting jig) 2 for mounting a clamp to a wire harness as an external component.
5 is an exploded perspective view showing FIG. 5, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing a clamp mounting jig 25. 3 and 4 are cross-sectional views showing a state where the movable part 29 of the clamp attachment jig 25 has been moved with respect to the fixed part 27.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the clamp mounting jig 25 is fixed to a wiring board (see FIG. 2) 1, and is movably supported by the fixing part 27. In addition, the movable part 29 includes a movable part 29 provided with a clamp receiving part 31 and fixing means 33 for fixing the movable part 29 to the fixed part 27.

The fixing portion 27 is a rectangular flat plate,
A cylindrical projection 35 having a low height is formed at the center of b. On the lower surface 27a side opposite to the projection 35, a bolt 37 is provided to protrude. On both sides in the width direction with the protrusion 35 interposed therebetween, a slide rail 39 in which a corner connecting the upper surface 27b and both side surfaces 27c, 27c is cut out in a rectangular shape,
39 are formed respectively. Further, screw holes 41, 41 are formed at symmetrical positions with the protrusion 35 interposed therebetween.
Bolts 45, 45 are screwed into these screw holes 41, 41. These bolts 45, 45
Through holes 43, 43.

The movable portion 29 is composed of a plate-like substrate portion 47 and a support wall portion 49 provided at a substantially intermediate portion of the substrate portion 47. The substrate portion 47 has a recessed portion (see FIG. 2) 53 formed on a sliding surface 51 placed on the upper surface 27b of the fixed portion 27. The protrusion 35 of the fixing portion 27 is inserted into the recess 53. Slide projections 55, 55 having a rectangular cross section are formed on both sides of the sliding surface 51 in the width direction. These slide projections 55 are mounted on the slide rails 39 of the fixed portion 27, respectively. In this state, the upper surface 27b side of the fixed portion 27 fits between the slide protrusions 55, 55, so that the substrate portion 47 is positioned in the width direction of the fixed portion 27 (the direction of arrow b in the drawing), and the length of the fixed portion 27 is long. It can slide in the direction.

The above-mentioned insertion holes 43 are formed on both sides of the support wall portion 49 in the substrate portion 47. These insertion holes 43, 43 open on the upper surface 47a side of the substrate portion 47 and also open on the sliding surface 51 side, and when the substrate portion 47 is mounted on the fixing portion 27, the screw holes 41 are provided. , 41 respectively. The insertion holes 43 are formed in an elongated shape along the longitudinal direction of the substrate portion 47 (the axial direction of the wire harness, the direction of arrow a in the drawing). And the long diameter L of the insertion holes 43, 43
Is the movable range of the movable section 29 with respect to the fixed section 27.

That is, the bolt 4 inserted through the insertion hole 43
When the movable part 29 is moved to one side in the longitudinal direction (axial direction of the wire harness) of the fixed part 27 in a state where the bolt 5 is screwed into the screw hole 41, as shown in FIG. And the screw portion 45a abuts on one end wall 43a. When the movable portion 29 is moved to the other side, as shown in FIG. 4, the movable portion 29 comes into contact with the end wall 43b on the other side. Therefore, the long diameter L of the insertion hole 43 is a movable range of the movable portion 29 with respect to the fixed portion 27. Moving part 29 is fixed part 2
7, the clamp receiving portion 31 can be moved in the axial direction of the wire harness and finely adjusted to a predetermined position. The clamp receiving portion 31 is supported by the support wall 49.

The support wall portion 49 includes a pair of support walls 57 formed at a predetermined interval, and a pair of these support walls 5.
A stopper wall 59 that connects between 7 and 57 forms a U-shape in a top view. The lower end of the clamp receiving portion 31 is rotatably supported to one side by a bolt 61 between the support walls 57 and 57.

The fixing means 33 includes the above-described screw holes 41 and 41 of the fixing portion 27 and the insertion holes 43 provided in the movable portion 29.
43 and bolts 45 and 45. That is, by tightening the bolt 45 inserted through the insertion hole 43 into the screw hole 41, the movable portion 29 is sandwiched between the head of the bolt 45 and the fixed portion 27, and the movable portion 29 is fixed to the fixed portion 2.
7 fixed.

Next, a procedure for finely adjusting the clamp mounting position of the clamp mounting jig 25 will be described.

In the clamp mounting jig 25, the movable part 29 is integrally assembled with the fixed part 27 in advance by bolts 45. The bolt 45 is tightened so that the movable portion 29 does not move from the intermediate position with respect to the fixed portion 27. And
The bolt 37 of the fixing portion 27 is inserted into a fixing hole 1a provided at a predetermined position on the wiring board (in this case, a position where the clamp 7 can be disposed at a predetermined position in the axial direction of the wire harness to be attached). Insert the nut and tighten the nut 19 to fix it to the wiring board 1.

Next, after arranging a plurality of electric wires to form a wire harness, the clamp 7 is arranged at a predetermined position of the wire harness by the clamp receiving portion 31, and the clamp 7 is taped to the outer periphery of the wire harness. Fix by, for example. At this time, if the clamp 7 is displaced from the predetermined position of the wire harness, the bolts 45 are loosened to move the movable portion 29 along the axial direction of the wire harness W, and the clamp 7 is moved to the predetermined position. Fine-tune it to the position. In this case, the position of the clamp 7 is adjusted such that the clamp adjacent to the reference clamp is at a predetermined position.

When the clamp 7 is at a predetermined position in the axial direction of the wire harness, the movable portion 29 is fixed to the fixed portion 27 by tightening the bolts 45. Thereby, the clamp 7 can be accurately attached to a predetermined position in the axial direction of the wire harness.

According to the present embodiment, the movable portion 29 supported by the clamp receiving portion 31 can be moved in the axial direction of the wire harness W with respect to the fixed portion 27, and the clamp receiving portion 31 can be finely adjusted. Therefore, the clamp can be attached to a predetermined position of the wire harness with high accuracy, and desired assembly position accuracy can be obtained.

Further, according to the clamp mounting jig 25 of the present embodiment, the position of the clamp receiving portion 31 can be finely adjusted after the fixing portion 27 is fixed to the wiring board 1. It is not necessary to accurately provide the position of the fixing hole 1a to be fixed, and the work of fixing the clamp mounting jig 25 to the wiring board 1 becomes easy.

Further, according to the clamp mounting jig 25 of the present embodiment, the movable portion 29 does not come off the fixed portion 27 even if the bolt 45 is loosened. Further, since the insertion hole 43 through which the bolt 45 is inserted is formed in an elongated hole, the movable range of the movable portion 29 is set, and if the bolt 45 is tightened after adjusting the position, the clamp receiving portion 31 is connected to the wire harness. It can be positioned at a predetermined position.

In the above-described embodiment, the present invention is applied to the clamp mounting jig for mounting the clamp 7 at a predetermined position in the axial direction of the wire harness as an exterior component. The present invention can also be applied to a jig for attaching an external component to be attached at a predetermined position in the axial direction.

[0032]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the movable portion is moved relative to the wire harness by supporting the clamp receiving portion on the movable portion movable with respect to the fixed portion. Fine adjustment can be made so that the exterior component comes to a predetermined position on the wire harness. Therefore, the exterior component can be accurately attached to the wire harness at a predetermined position.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the clamp receiving portion is supported by the movable portion movable in the axial direction of the wire harness with respect to the fixed portion, the movable portion can be moved along the axial direction of the wire harness. It can be moved and fine-tuned so that the clamp is in place on the wire harness. Therefore, the clamp can be accurately attached to a predetermined position in the axial direction of the wire harness.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the fixing means is provided on both sides of the fixing portion with the screw holes, the insertion holes provided in the movable portion corresponding to the screw holes, and the fixing holes are inserted through the fixing holes. By forming from the bolt screwed into the screw hole, loosen the bolt, move the movable part in the axial direction of the wire harness,
After finely adjusting the clamp to be at a predetermined position on the wire harness, the movable portion can be easily fixed to the fixed portion by tightening the bolt to the screw hole.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the bolt relatively moves in the elongated insertion hole extending along the axial direction of the wire harness, the movable range of the movable portion is set,
The movable part does not come off the fixed part.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a clamp mounting jig according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing a clamp mounting jig according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state in which a movable unit is moved in an axial direction of a wire harness with respect to a fixed unit.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state in which a movable unit is moved in an axial direction of a wire harness with respect to a fixed unit.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a conventional wiring table and a clamp mounting jig on the wiring table.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a conventional clamp mounting jig.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which a clamp is attached to a wire harness by a conventional clamp attaching jig.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Wiring board 7 Clamp 25 Clamp mounting jig 27 Fixed part 29 Movable part 31 Clamp receiving part 33 Fixing means 41 Screw hole 43 Insertion hole 45 Bolt

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] A wire harness exterior jig for attaching an exterior article to a predetermined position of a wire harness fixed and routed on a wiring board, wherein the fixing section is fixed on the wiring board. When, the wire harness against to the fixed part
A movable part that is supported movably in the axial direction and that supports an exterior part supporting the exterior part, and this movable part is fixed at a predetermined position with respect to the fixed part, and the exterior part is connected to the wire harness. A jig for mounting an exterior component for a wire harness, comprising a fixing means for determining an installation position. 2. A clamp mounting jig for mounting a clamp at a predetermined position of a wire harness fixed and routed on a wiring board, wherein the fixing part is fixed on the wiring board.
A movable portion that is supported by the fixed portion so as to be movable in the axial direction of the wire harness and that supports a clamp receiving portion that supports the clamp, and that the movable portion is fixed to the fixed portion at a predetermined position of the wire harness. A clamp mounting jig comprising fixing means for determining a mounting position of a clamp to a wire harness. 3. The invention according to claim 1, wherein said fixing means comprises: a screw hole provided in said fixed portion; an insertion hole provided in said movable portion corresponding to said screw hole; A bolt that is inserted through the insertion hole and screwed into the screw hole. 4. The clamp according to claim 3, wherein the insertion hole is formed in an elongated hole extending along the axial direction of the wire harness, and a movable range of the movable portion is set. Mounting jig.