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US-12617354-B2 - Bracket

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Abstract

A bracket ( 14 ) includes a first surface ( 18 ) and a second surface ( 19 ). The first surface ( 18 ) is to be attached to a metal panel ( 2 ) that forms at least a portion of a housing chamber ( 3 ) that accommodates a vibration source ( 4 ). The second surface ( 19 ) is positioned on the opposite side to the first surface ( 18 ), and comes into contact with a wire harness ( 8 ) routed inside the housing chamber ( 3 ), in order to guard the panel ( 2 ) from contact with the wire harness ( 8 ) when the wire harness ( 8 ) receives vibration of the vibration source ( 4 ).

Inventors

  • Yuichiro Kawamoto

Assignees

  • SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.

Dates

Publication Date
20260505
Application Date
20220224
Priority Date
20210311

Claims (10)

  1. 1 . A bracket comprising: a first surface that is to be attached to a panel that forms at least a portion of a housing chamber; a second surface that is positioned on an opposite side to the first surface, and comes into contact with a wire harness routed inside the housing chamber, in order to guard the panel from contact with the wire harness; and a notch portion that exposes a stamping surface provided on the panel when the bracket is attached to the panel.
  2. 2 . The bracket according to claim 1 , further comprising a pair of receiving surfaces that support the wire harness such that the wire harness crosses the notch portion.
  3. 3 . The bracket according to claim 2 , wherein the pair of receiving surfaces includes: a first receiving surface that comes into contact with one side surface of the wire harness, and a second receiving surface that comes into contact with another side surface of the wire harness.
  4. 4 . The bracket according to claim 3 , further comprising a bracket body, wherein the first receiving surface and the second receiving surface extend in a plane direction of the bracket body so as to be orthogonal to each other.
  5. 5 . The bracket according to claim 1 , further comprising a fixing portion that is a fixing location to the panel, and is primarily attached to the panel.
  6. 6 . The bracket according to claim 1 , further comprising a tolerance absorption attachment portion that enables the bracket to be fixed to the panel while absorbing tolerance of attachment to the panel.
  7. 7 . The bracket according to claim 1 , wherein at least the second surface is made of a resin.
  8. 8 . The bracket according to claim 1 , wherein the wire harness is fixed to both a vibration source disposed in the housing chamber and a frame that constitutes the housing chamber, and comes into contact with the wire harness, at an intermediate position between a first fixing position that is a fixing location to the vibration source and a second fixing position that is a fixing position to the frame.
  9. 9 . A bracket comprising: a first surface that is to be attached to a panel that forms at least a portion of a housing chamber; a second surface that is positioned on an opposite side to the first surface, and comes into contact with a wire harness routed inside the housing chamber, in order to guard the panel from contact with the wire harness; and a tolerance absorption attachment portion that enables the bracket to be fixed to the panel while absorbing tolerance of attachment to the panel.
  10. 10 . A bracket comprising: a first surface that is to be attached to a panel that forms at least a portion of a housing chamber; and a second surface that is positioned on an opposite side to the first surface, and comes into contact with a wire harness routed inside the housing chamber, in order to guard the panel from contact with the wire harness, wherein the wire harness is fixed to both a vibration source disposed in the housing chamber and a frame that constitutes the housing chamber, and comes into contact with the wire harness, at an intermediate position between a first fixing position that is a fixing location to the vibration source and a second fixing position that is a fixing position to the frame.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a national phase of PCT application No. PCT/JP2022/007519, filed on 24 Feb. 2022, which claims priority from Japanese patent application No. 2021-039081, filed on 11 Mar. 2021, all of which are incorporated herein by reference. TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a bracket that suppresses the interference of a wire harness to a panel. BACKGROUND Heretofore, in vehicles, a wire harness that electrically connects onboard electrical components is mounted, but there is a concern that the wire harness will come into contact with a vehicle body panel due to vibration while the vehicle is travelling. Patent Document 1, for example, discloses a countermeasure to this. That is to say, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique in which an edge portion of a vehicle body panel and an electric wire bundle held by a clamp member are separated from each other with a specified distance or larger therebetween, and a distance at which the clamp member is mounted is set such that the vibration amplitude of the electric wire bundle when vibration is occurring is lower than a specified amplitude. PRIOR ART DOCUMENT Patent Document Patent Document 1: JP 2012-115022 A SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved Incidentally, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for preventing a wire harness and a vehicle body panel from coming into contact with each other by adjusting the distance between members. For this reason, there has been a problem in that it is troublesome to set settings for distance adjustment. Thus, there has been a need to develop a technique that makes it possible to prevent the wire harness and the panel from coming into contact with each other, with a simple configuration. An object of the present disclosure is to provide a bracket that can suppress the interference of a wire harness to a panel, with a simple configuration. Means to Solve the Problem A bracket that can solve the aforementioned issue is configured to be attached to a metal panel that forms at least a portion of a housing chamber, and includes: a first surface that is to be attached to the panel, and a second surface that is positioned on the opposite side to the first surface, and comes into contact with a wire harness routed inside the housing chamber in order to guard the panel from contact with the wire harness. Effect of the Invention According to the present disclosure, it is possible to suppress the interference of a wire harness to a panel, with a simple configuration. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an internal configuration of an engine room. FIG. 2 is a front view showing a wire harness that comes into contact with a bracket. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the wire harness and the bracket. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the bracket. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the bracket. FIG. 6 is a side view of the bracket. FIG. 7 is a front view showing a state of attachment of the bracket to a panel. FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing a state where an engine is vibrating. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing a movable range of the wire harness. DETAILED DESCRIPTION TO EXECUTE THE INVENTION First, embodiments of the present disclosure will be listed and described. [1] A bracket according to the present disclosure is configured to be attached to a metal panel that forms at least a portion of a housing chamber, the bracket including: a first surface that is to be attached to the panel, and a second surface that is positioned on an opposite side to the first surface, and serves as a guard surface that comes into contact with a wire harness routed inside the housing chamber, in order to guard the panel from contact with the wire harness. According to this configuration, the bracket is attached to the metal panel such that the wire harness inside the housing chamber precedingly comes into contact with this bracket. For this reason, a situation is unlikely to occur in which the wire harness collides with the panel when vibration occurs, and thus the panel is unlikely to be bruised, etc. By simply attaching the bracket to the panel, it is possible to suppress the interference of the wire harness to the panel. Thus, with a simple configuration, it is possible to suppress the interference of the wire harness to the panel. [2] The bracket includes a notch portion that exposes a stamping surface provided on the panel when the bracket is attached to the panel. According to this configuration, when the bracket is attached to the panel, it is possible to visually recognize the stamping surface of the panel through the notch portion. [3] The bracket includes a plurality of receiving surfaces that support the wire harness such that the wire harness crosses the notch portion. According to this configuration, when the notch portion is provided in order to expose the stamping surface, the wire harness can be tightly supported by the plural