ATTACHMENT MEMBER FOR WIRE GUIDING DEVICE

• US 20180312118A1
• Filed: 11/06/2015
• Published: 11/01/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems Limited (Sumitomo Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems Limited (Sumitomo Corporation)
• Inventors: KIMURA, Yu
• Granted Patent: US 10,442,371 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/0207 Wire harnesses
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/0215 Protecting, fastening and routing means therefor
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2900/531 Doors
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 3/0462 Tubings, i.e. having a closed section
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 3/0487 with a non-circular cross-section H02G3/0468, H02G3/0475 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 3/10 for surface mounting on a wall
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/02 Details

Abstract

An attachment member includes a bracket that has plate-like attachment portions, locking holes that penetrate the respective plate-like attachment portions, flexible locking pieces formed along opening edges of the respective locking holes, bend-allowing holes that allow the respective flexible locking pieces to elastically bend so as to expand the opening area of the respective locking holes, assembly members configured to be joined to the bracket so as to cover the respective plate-like attachment portions, locking fit-in portions formed in the respective assembly members and are configured to be fitted into the respective locking holes, and locking projections formed at the respective locking fit-in portions and are engageable with the respective flexible locking pieces.

Claims

1. An attachment member for a wire guiding device, the attachment member comprising:

a bracket that is configured to be fixed to a vehicle body or a sliding door;

a plate-like attachment portion that is formed on an outer surface of the bracket;

a locking hole that is formed in the plate-like attachment portion and extends in a plate thickness direction of the plate-like attachment portion;

a flexible locking piece that is formed along an opening edge of the locking hole;

a bend-allowing hole that is formed in the plate-like attachment portion, the bend-allowing hole being disposed so as to sandwich the flexible locking piece between the locking hole and the bend-allowing hole, and allowing the flexible locking piece to elastically bend so as to expand an opening area of the locking hole;

an assembly member that is configured to be joined to the bracket so as to cover an outer surface of the plate-like attachment portion;

a locking fit-in portion that is formed in the assembly member and is configured to be fitted into the locking hole; and

a locking projection that is formed at the locking fit-in portion and is engageable with the flexible locking piece in a state in which the locking fit-in portion is fitted into the locking hole.

2. The attachment member for a wire guiding device according to claim 1,

wherein the flexible locking piece has an elongated continuous shape, and

with respect to a length direction of the flexible locking piece, a formation region of the bend-allowing hole extends over a larger range than a formation region of the locking hole.

3. The attachment member for a wire guiding device according to claim 1,

wherein the flexible locking piece has an elongated continuous shape, and

with respect to a length direction of the flexible locking piece, a formation region of the locking projection extends over a smaller range than a formation region of the locking fit-in portion, and the locking projection is disposed at a substantially central portion of the locking fit-in portion.

4. The attachment member for a wire guiding device according to claim 1, the attachment member further comprising:

a sliding contact surface that is formed on the outer surface of the bracket and is at a substantially right angle to a plate surface of the plate-like attachment portion;

a guiding portion that is formed on the sliding contact surface and extends in a direction that is at a substantially right angle to the plate surface of the plate-like attachment portion; and

a sliding contact portion that is formed in the assembly member and can be brought into sliding contact with the sliding contact surface and the guiding portion.

5. The attachment member for a wire guiding device according to claim 1,

wherein a positioning recess in which the assembly member is to be positioned and accommodated is formed in an outer surface of the plate-like attachment portion.

6. The attachment member for a wire guiding device according to claim 1,

wherein the bracket is configured to be accommodated in an accommodation space that is provided below a step of the vehicle body, and

a covering portion configured to cover an opening portion of the accommodation space is formed in the assembly member.