Protector and wire harness
View Patent ↗A protector applied to a wire harness includes a main body that has a main space formed along a first direction and into which a conductive main wiring material can be inserted; a movable branch that has a movable branch space communicated with the main space and into which a movable branch wiring material branched from the main wiring material can be inserted; a holding unit that can hold the movable branch wiring material inserted into the movable branch space to the movable branch; a rotation support unit that rotatably supports the movable branch relative to the main body, at a wiring position where the movable branch space is placed along a second direction and at a use position where the movable branch space is placed along a third direction; and a fixing unit that can fix the movable branch to the main body at the use position.
1. A protector, comprising:
a main body unit that includes a main space portion formed along a first direction and into which a conductive main wiring material is capable of being inserted;
a movable branch unit that includes a movable branch space portion communicated with the main space portion and into which a movable branch wiring material branched from the main wiring material is capable of being inserted;
a holding unit that is capable of holding the movable branch wiring material inserted into the movable branch space portion to the movable branch unit;
a rotation support unit that rotatably supports the movable branch unit relative to the main body unit, at a wiring position where the movable branch space portion is placed along a second direction that is different from the first direction and at a use position where the movable branch space portion is placed along a third direction that is different from the first direction and the second direction; and
a fixing unit that is capable of fixing the movable branch unit to the main body unit at the use position.
2. The protector according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a fixed branch unit that includes a fixed branch space portion communicated with the main space portion and into which a fixed branch wiring material branched from the main wiring material is capable of being inserted, and is fixed to the main body unit at a position where the fixed branch space portion is placed along a virtual plane that is placed along the first direction and the second direction.
3. The protector according to claim 1 , wherein
the holding unit includes a rotating cover that is rotatably supported relative to the movable branch unit, at an opening position where at least a part of the movable branch space portion is opened and at a closing position where the part of the movable branch space portion is closed and the movable branch wiring material along with a covering material of the movable branch wiring material are held to the movable branch unit.
4. The protector according to claim 2 , wherein
the holding unit includes a rotating cover that is rotatably supported relative to the movable branch unit, at an opening position where at least a part of the movable branch space portion is opened and at a closing position where the part of the movable branch space portion is closed and the movable branch wiring material along with a covering material of the movable branch wiring material are held to the movable branch unit.
5. The protector according to claim 1 , wherein
the movable branch unit is fixed to the main body unit at the use position via the fixing unit, in a state where the movable branch wiring material is inserted into the movable branch space portion and is held to the movable branch unit by the holding unit.
6. The protector according to claim 2 , wherein
the movable branch unit is fixed to the main body unit at the use position via the fixing unit, in a state where the movable branch wiring material is inserted into the movable branch space portion and is held to the movable branch unit by the holding unit.
7. The protector according to claim 3 , wherein
the movable branch unit is fixed to the main body unit at the use position via the fixing unit, in a state where the movable branch wiring material is inserted into the movable branch space portion and is held to the movable branch unit by the holding unit.
8. The protector according to claim 4 , wherein
the movable branch unit is fixed to the main body unit at the use position via the fixing unit, in a state where the movable branch wiring material is inserted into the movable branch space portion and is held to the movable branch unit by the holding unit.
9. A wire harness, comprising:
a conductive main wiring material;
a movable branch wiring material branched from the main wiring material; and
a protector that is attached to the main wiring material and the movable branch wiring material, and that protects the main wiring material and the movable branch wiring material, wherein
the protector includes:
a main body unit into which the main wiring material is inserted along a first direction;
a movable branch unit into which the movable branch wiring material is inserted;
a holding unit that holds the movable branch wiring material inserted into the movable branch unit to the movable branch unit;
a rotation support unit that rotatably supports the movable branch unit relative to the main body unit, at a wiring position where the movable branch wiring material is placed along a second direction that is different from the first direction and at a use position where the movable branch wiring material is placed along a third direction that is different from the first direction and the second direction; and
a fixing unit that is capable of fixing the movable branch unit to the main body unit at the use position, and
the movable branch unit is fixed to the main body unit at the use position via the fixing unit, in a state where the movable branch wiring material is inserted into the movable branch unit and is held to the movable branch unit by the holding unit.