Structure for securing a protector to a vehicle body

摘要

To easily attach a protector to a vehicle body panel and to prevent the protector from being shifted after securing the protector to a vehicle body by absorbing an error in position between clips provided on the protector and locking holes formed in the vehicle body panel. Two clips being locked on a vehicle body are integrally formed on a wall of a protector for sheathing a wire harness. The clips have locking pawls disposed on the opposite lateral sides of the clips. The locking pawls are inserted into locking holes in a vehicle body panel so that the locking pawls engage the peripheral edges of the opposed sides of the locking holes, thereby securing the protector to the vehicle body panel. Provided that "A" is a length of each locking hole at a side engaging each of the locking pawls, "B" is a length of the clip in a direction perpendicular to the locking pawl, and "C" is a length of the other clip, the length B is set to satisfy the equation (B=A-1 mm) and the length C is set to satisfy the equation (C<A-4 mm). Thus, the clip may be shifted in the locking hole within a distance of below 0.5 mm.