JPH1095285A - Door wire harness mounting device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To easily perform a work of attaching a door trim to a door panel and a work of attaching a wire harness for a door. A device for inserting a door wire harness (30) into a through hole (18) in an inner wall (12b) of a door panel (10) and fixing a terminal connector (40) to the front wall (12a).
The wire harness 30 is routed on the door trim 28 side, the connector 40 is held on the door trim 28 side by an arm 50 or the like, and can be moved to the front side wall 12a side.
Inside the door panel 10 are rails 60, 6 for guiding connectors.
2 is provided. When the door trim 28 is mounted while the connector 40 is passed through the through hole 18, the connector 40 moves to the front wall 12 a while being guided by the rails 60 and 62.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for attaching a door wire harness to a door of an automobile or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, electric parts such as a switch, a window regulator, and a speaker are mounted on a door of a car and the like, and a door wire harness for supplying power to these electric parts is mounted. Here, a door weatherstrip for preventing rain and wind from entering the passenger compartment is generally mounted on the door panel of the door. There is a need for a device that allows the door wire harness to be easily routed.

[0003] As means for that purpose, for example,
Japanese Patent No. 45869 discloses a structure as shown in FIG. The door panel 80 shown in the figure includes an outer panel 81 outside the vehicle and an inner panel 82 inside the vehicle. The inner panel 82 includes an inner side wall 82b facing the inside of the vehicle (the front side in FIG. 15), a front side wall (hinge side wall) 82a connected to a door hinge (not shown),
A weatherstrip 86 is attached so as to integrally have a peripheral wall (a bottom wall and a rear wall) other than the front side wall and pass near a boundary between the front side wall 82a and the inner side wall 82b. A connector fitting hole 92 is formed in the hinge side wall 82a.
While a pair of upper and lower bolt insertion holes 94A and 94B are formed, a through hole 88 for harness insertion is formed in the inner wall 82b.
And a mounting hole 90 for mounting various electrical components.

[0004] On the other hand, a door wire harness 100 is previously arranged in a predetermined shape on the door trim 98 covering the inner side wall 82b. The door wire harness 100 includes a single trunk 102 and the trunk 102.
A plurality of branch lines 104, 105, and 106 are provided, and a terminal 108 of each branch line 104 to 106 is provided with a connector 108 to be coupled to the connector on the electrical component side. The terminal of the trunk section 102 is also provided with a connector 110 which faces the front of the vehicle, and a mounting portion 112 is provided around the connector 110. The mounting portion 112 is provided with a screw hole (not shown).

According to this structure, each connector 108 is connected to a connector on the electrical component side, and the connector 110 and the mounting portion 112 are inserted into the through hole 88 of the door panel 80 so that the connector 110 is inserted into the connector fitting hole 92. The door trim 98 is attached to the door panel 80 while being fitted from behind.
Then, the bolts 96A, 96B are inserted into the bolt insertion holes 94A, 94B, and these are screwed into the screw holes on the mounting portion 112 side, and tightened, so that the door wire harness 100 is connected to the door panel 80 and the door trim 98. The connector 110 is connected to the front wall 82
a. And this connector 11
By connecting the connector on the body side to the connector 0, the power supply circuit and the like on the body side and each electrical component can be connected via the door wire harness 100.

Therefore, in this structure, the wiring harness 100 can be mounted on the door assembly line without performing the wiring work of the door wire harness 100.

[0007]

In the above structure, the connector 110 is first inserted into the door panel 80 through the through hole 88, and then the connector 110 is inserted into the connector insertion hole 92 from behind. Need to make complicated movements. At this time, the connector 1
10 is already fixed to the door trim 98 side, so that the connector 110
Not only that, but the entire door trim 98, which is several steps larger than this, must also be subjected to the above-mentioned complicated movement. That is, when attaching the door trim 98 to the door panel 80, the same complicated operation as the operation required for fixing the connector 110 to the door panel 80 must be performed for the entire door trim 98, which is very troublesome. It becomes something.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides a door wire harness mounting apparatus that can simplify both a work of attaching a door trim to a door panel and a work of fixing a connector of a door wire harness. With the goal.

[0009]

As a means for solving the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a door panel in which an inner side wall facing inward of a vehicle body and a hinge side wall to which a door hinge is connected are formed. A door wire harness is routed between the door trim and the door trim mounted so as to cover the inner wall from the inside, and the door wire harness is inserted through a through hole provided in the inner wall for the door. In a door wire harness mounting device for fixing a connector provided at a terminal of the wire harness to the hinge side wall, the door trim is provided with the connector of the door wire harness routed on the door trim side. A connector holding portion is provided at a position corresponding to the through hole so as to be movable in a direction toward the hinge side wall. With the mounting of the door trim to the door panel is obtained with a connector actuating means for moving the connector to the hinge side wall or its vicinity.

In this device, when the door trim is mounted on the door panel while the connector is inserted into the door panel from the through hole, the connector operating means automatically directs the connector toward the hinge side wall with this mounting. This connector can then be easily secured to the hinge side wall for movement. That is, the connector can be fixed to the hinge side wall without performing a complicated operation when attaching the door trim to the door panel.

More specifically, the connector and the door trim are connected via a flexibly deformable arm, and the connector is held at a position corresponding to the through hole in the inner wall with the arm being substantially undeformed. The shape of the arm is set so that the connector moves toward the hinge side wall with the bending deformation of the arm, and the connector is inserted into the door panel from the through hole as the connector operating means. It is preferable that a guide member is provided which comes into contact with the connector and guides the connector to the hinge side wall when the door trim is mounted on the door panel. According to this device, when the door trim is mounted, the connector is automatically transferred to the hinge side wall under the guidance of the guide member with the bending deformation of the arm.

The guide member includes a rear rail extending from a position substantially in contact with a rear side surface of the connector inserted into the door trim through the through hole toward the fixed position, and a connector of the connector inserted through the through hole. It is preferable that the rear rail extends from a position closer to the hinge side wall than the position toward the fixed position to the rear rail, and a front rail sandwiching a predetermined portion of the connector is fixed in the door panel with the rear rail. It is. According to this device, the connector can be guided by the rear rail at the beginning of the movement of the connector, and as the movement progresses, the connector can be guided in a more stable state by both the rear rail and the front rail.

In this case, if a reverse movement preventing portion is provided in the guide member for preventing the connector from reaching the position close to the hinge side wall, the connector is inserted by inserting a bolt from outside the hinge side wall. In the case of fixing or the like, even if a bolt is pressed against the connector, it is possible to sufficiently secure a reaction force against the bolt.

Further, in the present invention, a held portion is extended from the connector in a direction opposite to the hinge side wall, and a locked portion is provided in the held portion, and the held portion is fitted from the hinge side wall. The door trim is provided with a case having a shape such that a spring member for urging the connector and the held portion in a direction toward the hinge side wall is provided on the case. And a disengaging member for disengaging the engaging portion from the engaged portion when the connector is inserted into the door panel from the through hole. It may be provided.

According to this device, the locked portion of the connector is locked to the locking portion of the case against the urging force of the spring member, that is, the locked portion of the connector is immersed in the case. In this state, the connector can be easily inserted into the door panel from the through hole. When the door trim is attached to the door panel while performing the insertion, the engagement between the locked portion and the locking portion is released by the release member in the door panel, and the connector and the held portion are attached with the spring member. It is transferred to the hinge side wall by the force.

More specifically, a flexure that can be flexibly deformed is formed on a side wall facing the back side of the door panel in the held portion, and the flexure is formed on the case in a state where the flexure is not deformed. A locked portion to be engaged with the locking portion and an operated portion to be brought into contact with the disengagement member when the connector is inserted into the door panel from the through hole are provided. It is preferable that the bending piece bends and deforms upon contact with the operating portion so that the engagement between the locked portion and the locking portion is released.

[0017]

FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of the present invention.
This will be described with reference to FIGS.

The lower portion of the door panel 10 shown in FIG. 2 has a hollow shape comprising an outer panel 11 on the outside of the vehicle and an inner panel 12 on the inside of the vehicle, and the door sash 1 is provided thereon.
4 are integrally formed. The inner panel 12 has an inner side wall 12b facing inward of the vehicle (in FIG. 4, a front side) and a front side wall (hinge side wall) 12a to which a door hinge (not shown) is connected.
And a peripheral wall (a bottom wall and a rear wall) other than the front side wall, and the weather strip 16 is mounted so as to pass near the boundary between the front side wall 12a and the inner side wall 12b. However, illustration of the weather strip 16 is omitted in FIGS. 1, 5, and 8.

In the front side wall 12a, a connector fitting hole 22 is formed at a position on the vehicle outside (left side in FIG. 2) with respect to the weather strip 16, and bolt insertion holes 24A and 24B are formed at positions above and below the connector insertion hole. Have been. These bolt insertion holes 24A and 24B are provided with connectors 40 described later.
The bolts 26A and 26B for fixing the cable can be inserted.

In the inner side wall 12b, a through hole 1 for harness insertion is provided at a position substantially equal to the height of the connector insertion hole 22 and in a position near the connector insertion hole 22.
8 are drilled. In addition, various electrical components (speakers,
(E.g., switches) are provided with mounting holes 20 for mounting these electrical components, respectively.

On the other hand, the door trim 28 that covers the inner wall 12b is provided with a door wire harness 30 in advance on a surface facing the inner wall 12b. The door wire harness 30 has a single trunk line 32 and a plurality of branch lines 34, 35, 36 branching off from the trunk line 32. The terminal of each branch line 34 to 36 is connected to the electrical component side. And a connector 40 connected to the connector on the body side is provided at the terminal of the trunk line 32. The branch lines 34 to 36 are fixed on the door trim 28 in such a shape that each connector 38 can be connected to each electrical component, while the trunk line 32 is in a free state.
Is connected to the door trim 28 via an arm 50 extending parallel to the width direction of the door panel 10 (the vertical direction in FIG. 1).

FIGS. 3 and 4 show the structure of the connector 40 and the connection structure between the connector 40 and the arm 50. FIG. On the front surface of the housing of the connector 40 (the surface facing the front side wall 12a), there is provided a connecting portion 42 that is connected to the body-side connector.
The connector fitting hole 22 has a shape that can be fitted therein. Nuts 44A, 44B are provided on the upper and lower surfaces of the housing of the connector 40, respectively.
4B is provided with screw holes 46A and 46B penetrating it in the front-rear direction (the left-right direction in FIG. 1). A tapered surface 45 for guiding the tips of the bolts 26A, 26B is formed on the peripheral edge of the front opening of the screw holes 46A, 46B.
A and 45B are formed over the entire circumference.

In the housing of the connector 40,
A held portion 48 projects from the side surface facing the door trim 28 toward the door trim 28. The held portion 48 in this embodiment has a substantially T-shape having a main portion 48a extending laterally from the side surface and a projecting portion 48b projecting vertically from the tip of the main portion 48a. In addition, the front surface (lower side surface in FIG. 4) of the held portion 48
Is provided with an engagement projection 48c.

On the other hand, the connector 4 of the arm 50
The holding portion 5 for holding the held portion 48 is provided at the end on the 0 side.
2 are formed. The holding portion 52 has a shape in which the entire held portion 48 is fitted from the front side (the near side in FIG. 3) without any gap (in other words, a shape which is externally fitted to the held portion 48 so as to hold the held portion 48 from above and below). Fitting wall (fitting part) 56
And a closing wall 58 for closing the rear end of the fitting wall 56, and an engaging projection 57 is protruded from an inner surface of the fitting wall 56. Then, the engaging protrusion 57 is connected to the engaging protrusion 48.
The capped portion 48 is fitted into the fitting wall 56 until c is over, so that the closing wall 58 is in contact with the rear surface (the right side surface in FIG. 4) of the connector 40.
Are fixed to the holding portion 52.

On the other hand, a holding portion 54 having the same shape as the holding portion 52 is formed at the end of the arm 52 on the door trim 28 side, and the held portion 48 is provided on the door trim 28.
Held portion 49 having the same shape as that of (see FIGS. 1 and 6)
The held portion 49 and the holding portion 54 are provided.
And the arm 50 and the door trim 28 are connected.

In the present invention, means for bonding, integral molding, or the like may be used regardless of the connection structure of the arm 50, the connector 40, and the door trim 28. Also, the arm 50
The connector 40 and the door trim 28 may be connected via, for example, a plurality of vertically arranged arms.

The arm 50 itself is formed of a relatively elastic material such as a synthetic resin, and has a relatively thin long plate shape in the front-rear direction (the left-right direction in FIG. 1) of the door panel 10 and has an intermediate shape. The portion is curved from the rear of the door panel 10 (to the right in FIG. 1) and is easily bent forward (to the left in FIG. 1). When the arm 50 is not deformed, as shown in FIG.
When the door trim 28 is mounted on the connector 40, the connector 40
8 so that the connector 40 can move to the front side (that is, the front wall 12a side) by bending and deforming the arm 50 from this state.
The shape of the arm 50 is set.

FIGS. 1 and 5 show the interior of the door panel 10.
As shown in FIG. 8, a pair of upper and lower inner rails 60 and a pair of upper and lower front rails 62 are also provided.
As shown in FIG. 5, the rear side rail 60 is provided with the nut portion 44 of the connector 40 in a state where the connector 40 is inserted into the door panel 10 through the through hole 18 along the width direction thereof.
A, 44B linearly extends from a position where it comes into contact with the side surface of the A, 44B from the back side (outside of the vehicle) to the front wall 12a, and is supported on the outer panel 11 side via a horizontal support arm 64. The front side rail 62 is located forward of the nut portions 44A and 44B in the state of FIG. 5 (left side in FIG. 5).
From the above position to the front side wall 12a.
At a height equivalent to that of, and is supported on the inner wall 12b side via a horizontal support arm 64. The distance between the front rail 62 and the rear rail 60 is determined by the nuts 44A, 44B on both rails 62, 60.
Are set to dimensions that allow the side surfaces to contact and be guided. The rear end (the left end in FIG. 5) of the front rail 62 is
The nuts 44A and 44B are slightly bent toward the inner wall 12b for the purpose of inducing the nuts 44A and 44B.

Further, in the rear rail 60 and the front rail 62, near the front wall 12a, there are formed inclined portions 60a, 62a which are inclined in a direction approaching the outer panel 11 toward the front wall 12a. A gap 66 is formed by partially removing the end portion (the left side portion in FIG. 1) of the inclined portion 62a of the rear side rail 62.

In FIG. 1 and the like, reference numeral 68 designates a sealing member which comes into contact with the peripheral portion of the through hole 18 when the door trim 28 is mounted on the door panel 10.
8 is prevented from entering rainwater or the like.

According to this device, the door wire harness 30 can be attached, for example, in the following manner.

The door wire harness 30 is arranged on the door trim 28, and the connector 40 is connected to the door trim 28 via the arm 50.

While each connector 38 is connected to the electrical component side connector, and the connector 40 is inserted into the door panel 10 through the through hole 18, the door trim 28
To the door panel 10 for mounting. At this time, first, as shown in FIG. 5 and FIG.
4A and 44B contact the rear ends of the pair of upper and lower inner rails 60. When the door trim 28 is further brought closer to the door panel 10 from this state, the arm 50 is bent and deformed.
The connector 40 moves in a direction approaching the front side wall 12a.
At the beginning of this movement, the connector 40 is guided only by the back rail 60 as shown in FIG. 7, but as the movement progresses, as shown in FIG.
44B enters between the rear rail 60 and the front rail 62, and is guided by both rails 60 and 62 in a more stable state. Then, as shown in FIG. 8 (b), when the door trim 28 is completely mounted on the door panel 10, the connector 40 reaches a position close to the front side wall 12a, and the nuts 44A, 44B are located at the back and rear. The corner portion (the upper right corner portion in FIG. 9) is in a state fitted in the gap 66.

As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the bolts 26A, 26A are inserted into the bolt insertion holes 24A, 26A from the front side.
B is inserted and the tip of the bolt is screwed into the screw holes 46A, 46B of the nut portions 44A, 44B while rotating. At this time, the connectors 40 are temporarily connected to the bolts 26A and 26B.
Receives the pressing force backward from the nut portion 44.
By fitting the rear corners of the connectors A and 44B into the gap 66, the backward movement of the connector 40 from this position to the rear is prevented, so that the reaction force against the pressing of the bolts 26A and 26B is sufficiently ensured. . Further, since the rotation of the entire connector 40 is restricted by contact with the rear rail 60, the connector 40 is drawn toward the front wall 12a as the screwing proceeds. Accordingly, by tightening both bolts 26A and 26B in this state, the connector 4
0 can be fixed to the front side wall 12a, and by connecting the connector on the body side to the connecting portion 42 of the connector 40, the power supply circuit on the body side and the wire harness 30 for the door can be connected.

In this device, a door wire harness 30 is pre-arranged on the door trim 28 side before the door trim 2
Since 8 is mounted on the door panel 10, there is no need to perform the wiring work of the door wire harness 30 on the assembly line. Moreover, when the door trim 28 is mounted, the connector 4
0 only needs to be inserted from the through hole 18 into the door panel 10 toward the outside of the vehicle.
It is not necessary to move the door trim 28 in a complicated manner unlike the conventional structure shown in FIG. In other words, door trim 28
Is mounted on the door panel 10, the connector 40 automatically moves to a position almost reaching the front side wall 12a, and thereafter the bolts 24A,
The connector 40 can be easily connected to the front wall 12a only by the operation of 24B.
Can be fixed.

In this embodiment, the door trim 2
8 shows the connector 40 approaching the front side wall 12a when the arm 50 is fully mounted.
The shape of the arm 50 may be set so that the connector 40 is pressed against the front side wall 12a by the resilience.

In this embodiment, the nut portions 44A, 4A
Although the positions of both rails 60 and 62 are set so as to sandwich 4B, the main body of the connector housing may be sandwiched by these rails 60 and 62.

Next, a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
This will be described with reference to FIG.

In this embodiment, instead of the arm 50, a case 70 constituting a connector holding portion is provided on the door trim 28 side. The door trim 28 has a fitting hole 71 extending in the front-rear direction of the door panel 10 and opening to the front side and having a rectangular cross section. The fitting hole 71 is formed on a side wall that covers the door panel 10 from the rear side (the upper side in FIGS. 11 and 12). A through groove 70a and a locking hole 70b are formed. The through groove 70a extends from the front end (left end in FIG. 12) of the side wall toward the rear (right side in FIG. 12) to the middle part of the side wall, and the locking hole 70b is further separated rearward from the end of the through groove 70a. It is provided in the position where it did.

On the other hand, in the housing of the connector 40, a rectangular tube-shaped held portion 72 that can be fitted into the fitting hole 71.
Extends rearward. A U-shaped slit 76 is formed in a side wall facing the through groove 70a and the locking hole 70b in the held portion 72, and the cantilever beam whose rear end is a free end is formed by the slit 76. Bending piece 7
3 is enclosed. An operated projection 73a projecting outward from the case through the through groove 73a is provided at an intermediate portion of the bending piece 73, and a free end of the bending piece 73 is provided with a workable part capable of engaging with the locking hole 70b. A locking projection (locked portion) 70b is formed.

Then, as shown in FIG. 12, after the compression spring 77 is inserted into the bottom of the insertion hole 71, the held portion 72 is inserted into the insertion hole 71 and pushed in, so that the compression spring 77 is compressed and deformed. The locked portion 73b is
11a and 12b, the connector 40 is held in the immersion position shown in FIGS. 11A and 12 against the elastic force of the compression spring 77. From the door panel 10. The opening area of the through hole 18 is set large enough to allow the connector 40 and the case 70 to pass through the through hole 18 at the same time.

On the other hand, a pressure release member 75 is provided in the door panel 10 at a position where it comes into contact with the operated projection 73a when the door trim 28 is mounted, and the pressure release member 75 and the operated projection 73a come into contact with each other. The operation projection 73a is pushed into the case 70, so that the bending piece 73 is forcibly bent and deformed inward (two-dot chain line in FIG. 12).

Next, the operation of this device will be described.

As shown in FIGS. 11 (a) and 12, the door trim 28 is held in a state where the connector 40 is held at the retracted position (ie, a state where the locked projection 73b is locked in the locking hole 73b). Is attached to the door panel 10,
When the operated projection 73a comes into contact with the engagement release member 75 and is pressed by the engagement release member 75, the bending piece 73 is bent and deformed to the position indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. As a result, the operated projection 73b is disengaged from the locking hole 70b (that is, the engagement between them is released), and the held portion 72 and the connector 40 connected thereto are pushed forward by the elastic force of the compression spring 77. . As a result, the connector 40 is
As shown in FIG. 1 (b), it reaches a position where it comes into contact with or close to the front side wall 12. Therefore, thereafter, the connector 40 can be easily fixed to the front side wall 12a only by operating the bolts 26A and 26B as in the first embodiment.

In this embodiment, when the stroke of the connector 40 pushed out by the elastic force of the compression spring 77 is relatively small, the rails 60 and 6 are not necessarily required.
It is not necessary to provide a guide member such as 2. In addition, as shown in FIGS. 15A and 15B, a guide piece 78 that spreads rearward (to the right in FIG. 15B) as a third embodiment extends rearward from the periphery of the connector fitting hole 22. Extended to
These guide pieces 78 may guide the connector 40 into the connector fitting hole 22.

In the present invention, the connector 40 is connected to the front side wall 12.
a, regardless of the means for fixing the bolts 26A, 26B
Alternatively, a dedicated locking tool or the like may be used.

[0047]

As described above, the present invention provides a door trim with:
A connector holding portion for holding the connector of the door wire harness arranged on the door trim side movably in a direction toward the hinge side wall is provided at a position corresponding to the through hole of the inner wall, and Since the connector trim is provided with a connector operating means for moving the connector to the hinge side wall or a position near the hinge side when the door trim is mounted, it is possible to mount the door trim on the door panel without making the door trim perform complicated movements. In addition, the connector can be automatically moved toward the fixing position of the hinge side wall at the time of the mounting, and there is an effect that the operation of mounting the door trim and the operation of fixing the connector can be easily performed.

For example, the connector and the door trim are connected via a flexibly deformable arm, and the connector is held at a position corresponding to the through hole in the inner wall in a state where the arm is substantially undeformed. The shape of the arm is set so that the connector moves toward the hinge side wall in accordance with the bending deformation of the arm, and the connector comes into contact with the connector inserted from the through hole as the connector operating means in the door panel. According to the one provided with the guide member for guiding the connector to the hinge side wall in accordance with the mounting of the door trim to the door panel, a simple structure utilizing the bending deformation of the arm can be used without using any special driving means. The connector can be transferred when the door trim is mounted.

Here, as the guide member, a rear rail extending from a position substantially in contact with a rear side surface of the connector inserted into the door trim through the through hole toward the fixed position, and is inserted from the through hole. The rear rail extends from a position closer to the hinge side wall than the position of the connector toward the fixing position in parallel with the rear rail, and the front rail and the front rail sandwiching a predetermined portion of the connector are fixed in the door panel. According to this, the connector can be guided by the rear rail from the beginning of the movement of the connector, and after the movement has progressed to some extent, the connector can be guided in a more stable state by both the rear rail and the front rail. Is obtained.

In addition, according to the guide member provided with a reverse blocking portion for preventing reverse movement of the connector reaching the position close to the hinge side wall, for example, a bolt is inserted from the outside of the hinge side wall. In the case of fixing the connector, for example, an effect that the reaction force required for inserting the bolt is sufficiently secured and the operation of fixing the connector can be more smoothly obtained.

Further, a held portion is extended from the connector in a direction opposite to the hinge side wall, and a locked portion is provided on the held portion, and the held portion is fitted into the hinge side wall. A spring member for urging the connector and the held portion in the direction toward the hinge side wall, and locking the locked portion against the urging force of the spring member. And a disengaging member for disengaging the engaging portion and the locked portion when the connector is inserted into the door panel from the through hole is provided in the door panel. Also, with a simple structure utilizing the elastic force of the spring member, an effect is obtained that the connector can be moved to the hinge side wall.

Here, a flexure that can be flexibly deformed is formed on the side wall facing the back side of the door panel in the held portion,
The bent piece is a locked part that engages with the locking part of the case in a state where the bent piece is not deformed, and the engagement release member when the connector is inserted into the door panel from the through hole. In addition to providing an operated portion that abuts, the bending piece is bent and deformed due to the contact between the disengagement member and the operated portion, and the engagement between the locked portion and the locking portion is released. According to this configuration, the engagement between the locked portion and the locking portion can be released with a simple structure in which the operated projection abuts on the engagement releasing member.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional plan view showing a state before a door trim is mounted on a door panel in a door wire harness mounting apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state before the door trim is mounted on the door panel.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a connection structure between an arm and a connector provided in the device.

FIG. 4 is a sectional plan view showing the connection structure.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional plan view showing a state immediately after the connector is inserted into the door panel.

FIG. 6 is a sectional front view showing a state immediately after the connector is inserted into the door panel.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an initial state in which the connector has moved after the insertion of the connector.

FIG. 8A is a cross-sectional plan view showing a state where the connector is moving, and FIG. 8B is a cross-sectional plan view showing a state where the mounting of the door trim has been completed and the connector has almost reached the front side wall.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional plan view showing how the connector is fixed to the front side wall.

FIG. 10 is a partial cross-sectional side view showing how the connector is fixed to the front side wall.

FIG. 11A is a cross-sectional plan view showing a state before a door trim is mounted on a door panel in a door wire harness mounting apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention;
(B) is a sectional plan view showing a state after mounting.

FIG. 12 is a sectional plan view showing a main part of the device shown in FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing a main part of the device shown in FIG.

FIG. 14A is a front view showing a peripheral portion of a connector fitting hole according to a third embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 14B is a cross-sectional side view of the peripheral portion.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing a state before a door trim is mounted on a door panel in a conventional door wire harness mounting structure.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Door panel 12 Inner panel 12a Front side wall (hinge side wall) 12b Inner side wall 16 Weather strip 18 Through hole 22 Connector insertion hole 28 Door trim 30 Door wire harness 40 Connector 50 Arm 60 Back rail 62 Front rail 66 Gap (reverse blocking part) 70 case 70b locking hole (locking portion) 72 held portion 73 flexure piece 73a operated protrusion (operated portion) 73b locked protrusion (locked portion) 75 engagement release member 77 compression spring (spring member) )

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Hiroshi Sudo 1-7-10 Kikuzumi, Minami-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi Harness Research Institute, Inc.

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A door panel comprising: a door panel formed with an inner side wall facing inward of a vehicle body and a hinge side wall to which a door hinge is connected; and a door trim mounted on the door panel so as to cover the inner side wall from the inside. A wire harness is routed, and a connector provided at the end of the door wire harness is fixed to the hinge side wall in a state where the door wire harness is inserted into a through hole provided in the inner wall. In the door wire harness mounting device, the connector of the door wire harness routed to the door trim side can be moved to the hinge side at a position corresponding to the through hole of the inner side wall. A connector holding portion for holding the connector is provided, and the connector is hinged with the door trim attached to the door panel. A wiring harness mounting device for a door, comprising a connector operating means for moving the wiring harness to a side wall or a position near the side wall. 2. The door wire harness mounting device according to claim 1, wherein the connector and the door trim are connected via a flexibly deformable arm, and the connector is connected to the inside with the arm being substantially undeformed. The arm is held at a position corresponding to the through hole in the wall, and the shape of the arm is set so that the connector moves toward the hinge side wall with the bending deformation of the arm. As a means, a guide member is provided which comes into contact with the connector inserted from the through hole and guides the connector to the hinge side wall when the door trim is mounted on the door panel. apparatus. 3. The door wire harness mounting apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the guide member moves from a position substantially in contact with a rear side surface of a connector inserted into the door trim from the through hole toward the fixing position. A rear rail extending from a position closer to the hinge side wall than a position of the connector inserted from the through hole toward the fixed position in parallel with the rear rail, and a predetermined portion of the connector being formed by the rear rail; A door wire harness mounting device, characterized in that a front rail sandwiching the front side is fixed in a door panel. 4. The installation device for a wire harness for a door according to claim 2, wherein the guide member has
A device for mounting a wire harness for a door, comprising a reverse movement preventing portion for preventing the connector from reaching a position close to the hinge side wall. 5. The door wire harness mounting device according to claim 2, wherein a held portion extends from the connector in a direction opposite to the hinge side wall, and a locked portion is provided in the held portion. A case having a shape in which the held portion is fitted from the hinge side wall is provided on the door trim, and a spring member for urging the connector and the held portion in a direction toward the hinge side wall is provided on the case. A locking portion for locking the locked portion against a resilient force, wherein when the connector is inserted into the door panel from the through hole, the locking portion engages with the locked portion. A door wire harness mounting device, characterized in that a disengagement member for releasing the lock is provided in the door panel. 6. The door wire harness mounting device according to claim 5, wherein a flexible piece that can be bent and deformed is formed on a side wall facing the back side of the door panel in the held portion.
The bent piece is a locked part that engages with the locking part of the case in a state where the bent piece is not deformed, and the engagement release member when the connector is inserted into the door panel from the through hole. In addition to providing an operated portion that abuts, the bending piece is bent and deformed due to the contact between the disengagement member and the operated portion, and the engagement between the locked portion and the locking portion is released. A wire harness mounting device for a door, wherein