[0001] The present disclosure relates to a holding device. Particularly, the present disclosure relates to a holding device for holding cylindrical components having variable diameters. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a holding device for holding cylindrical components, such as harness and hose of variable diameters on a vehicle or any dynamic environment.

BACKGROUND OF INVENTION
[0002] A lot of cables, wire harnesses, and hoses are provided in a vehicle which are mounted in their corresponding clamps to avoid hanging of the wire harnesses and hoses, and also to avoid vibrations. The clamps are mounted on the body of the vehicle to fix the position of the harnesses and the hoses.
[0003] In the existing technologies, a plurality of structures are provided to hold the harnesses and the hoses. As shown in figure 1, a clamp structure is illustrated as claimed in German Patent Application Publication DE102007031405A1, where a holding device 1 has a holding part 4 formed for receiving an elongated component e.g. tube. A base part 3 has a fastening device 6 for fastening the holding device to another component, i.e., body work. A web-like flange 11 is provided, where another holding device is fasten-able to the web-like flange in a retaining opening 12. The retaining opening 12 is provided on the web-like flange, where the retaining opening 12 cooperates with a fastening unit of the holding device 1. The holding device 1 is made of plastic material.
[0004] In the existing solutions, a separate holding device is to be mounted on the first holding device where two separate holding device are required and mounting the same is also time consuming and in-efficient in terms of vibration. With two different mounting provisions, vibration is generated in two separate points. In another clamp structures where two clamp holding portions or devices are integrated with each other, in these existing structures both the holding portions are offset to each other and holding of the harness or hoses are not efficient in term of vibration and space optimization. Further, strength of the clamp structure is not appropriate to handle two elongated components.
[0005] Technical problem associated with the existing clamp structures/holding devices is that the elongated component may vibrate with respect to the holding structure. Another technical problem is that the strength of the existing clamp structures is not efficient to hold the two elongated components of variable diameters for a long time.
[0006] In order to provide a technical solution for above mentioned technical problems of the holding device. A holding device is required where there is no offset distance between two holding structures and there is no vibrations in the holding device as well as in between the elongated components and the holding structure of the holding device.

OBJECT OF THE INVENTION
[0007] Some of the objects of the present disclosure, which at least one embodiment herein satisfy, are listed herein below.
[0008] It is a general or primary object of the present disclosure to provide a holding device for holding elongated components having variable diameters.
[0009] It is another object of the present disclosure to provide a holding device for holding elongated components to provide efficient packaging of two components.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0010] This summary is provided to introduce concepts related to a holding device for holding elongated components mountable on a vehicle. The concepts are further described below in the detailed description. This summary is not intended to identify key features or essential features of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended to be used to limit the scope of the claimed subject matter.
[0011] The present disclosure provides a holding device for holding elongated components of variable diameters. The holding device comprising a longitudinal holding structure defining an upper surface and a lower surface; a claw type holding structure defining a cylindrical holding structure with an opening to receive the elongated component, the claw type holding structure connected with the holding guide structure at middle; and a mounting fastener extend away from the lower surface of the holding guide structure, where the claw type holding structure is connected with the holding guide structure.
[0012] In an aspect, the holding guide structure defines a flange extend in downward direction along with the mounting fastener at both longitudinal ends.
[0013] In an aspect, the upper surface of the holding guide structure defines a concave shape where side edges are bent in upward direction to define curved profile.
[0014] In an aspect, a longitudinal portion of edges of the lower surface of the holding guide structure towards longitudinal ends are chamfered to define a fastening means holding portion.
[0015] In an aspect, the opening of the claw type holding structure is an oblique opening defining an angle with respect to vertical line in parallel with the mounting fastener.
[0016] In an aspect, flanges are provided on end portions of the claw type holding structure defining the opening, where the flanges extend outwards in vertical upward direction from the claw type holding structure and the flanges extend outward at angle from the claw holding structure, the flanges combinedly define the oblique opening.
[0017] In an aspect, the claw type holding structure is supported by a plurality of ribs, the plurality of ribs are provided in between the upper surface of the longitudinal holding structure and the outer surface of the claw holding structure.
[0018] In an aspect, inner surface of the claw type holding structure has a plurality of rib structures extending toward center of the cylindrical claw holding structure.
[0019] In an aspect, a depression is defined in each of the plurality of rib structures.
[0020] In an aspect, the mounting fastener is provided beneath the center of the connection of the claw type holding structure and the holding guide structure.
[0021] To further understand the characteristics and technical contents of the present subject matter, a description relating thereto will be made with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the drawings are illustrative only but not used to limit the scope of the present subject matter.
[0022] Various objects, features, aspects, and advantages of the inventive subject matter will become more apparent from the following detailed description of preferred embodiments, along with the accompanying drawing figures in which like numerals represent like components.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0023] It is to be noted, however, that the appended drawings illustrate only typical embodiments of the present subject matter and are therefore not to be considered for limiting of its scope, for the invention may admit to other equally effective embodiments. The detailed description is described with reference to the accompanying figures. The illustrated embodiments of the subject matter will be best understood by reference to the drawings, wherein like parts are designated by like numerals throughout. The following description is intended only by way of example, and simply illustrates certain selected embodiments of devices, systems, and methods that are consistent with the subject matter as claimed herein, wherein:
[0024] Fig. 1 illustrates a holding device in accordance with state of the art;
[0025] Fig. 2a, 2b, 2c illustrate different views of holding device, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;
[0026] Fig. 3a and 3b illustrate different views assembly of elongated components on the holding device of fig. 2a, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure in connected state;
[0027] Fig. 4 illustrates an example of mounting of an elongated component on a longitudinal holding structure of the holding device of fig. 2a by means of tape, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure in connected state;
[0028] Fig 5 illustrates direction of mounting of another elongated component on a claw type holding structure of the holding device of Fig. 2a, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;
[0029] Fig. 6 illustrates the balancing of the holding device, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0030] The figures depict embodiments of the present subject matter for the purposes of illustration only. A person skilled in the art will easily recognize from the following description that alternative embodiments of the structures and methods illustrated herein may be employed without departing from the principles of the disclosure described herein.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF INVENTION
[0031] The detailed description of various exemplary embodiments of the disclosure is described herein with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the embodiments are described herein in such details as to communicate the disclosure. However, the amount of details provided herein is not intended to limit the anticipated variations of embodiments; on the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the present disclosure as defined by the appended claims.
[0032] It is also to be understood that various arrangements may be devised that, although not explicitly described or shown herein, embody the principles of the present disclosure. Moreover, all statements herein reciting principles, aspects, and embodiments of the present disclosure, as well as specific examples, are intended to encompass equivalents thereof.
[0033] The terminology used herein is to describe particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of example embodiments. As used herein, the singular forms “a”, “an” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms “comprises”, “comprising”, “includes” and/or “including,” when used herein, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components and/or groups thereof.
[0034] It should also be noted that in some alternative implementations, the functions/acts noted may occur out of the order noted in the figures. For example, two figures shown in succession may be executed concurrently or may sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending upon the functionality/acts involved.
[0035] Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which example embodiments belong. It will be further understood that terms, e.g., those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art and will not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless expressly so defined herein.
[0036] In the following detailed description of the embodiments of the disclosure, reference is made to the accompanying drawings that form a part hereof, and in which are shown by way of illustration specific embodiments in which the disclosure may be practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the disclosure, and it is to be understood that other embodiments may be utilized and that changes may be made without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. The following description is, therefore, not to be taken in a limiting sense.
[0037] The present disclosure provides a structure of a holding device for holding elongated components both harness and hose or any two tubes of variable diameter or any elongated component with variable diameter in automotive application. The present holding device results in an efficient packaging of the two parts where one elongated component is taped on to a holding guide structure for holding and the other elongated component is inserted in to a claw type holding structure that can be inserted post assembly of the holding device on the vehicle. The holding structure define an oblique opening direction that leads to and easy assembly of the elongated component and the holding device anchor positioning provides a stable layout to the holding device considering the vehicle dynamic.
[0038] Fig. 2a, 2b, and 2c illustrate perspective, front and side view of the holding device 100 in accordance with the present disclosure. The holding device 100 is used for the collective holding of at least two elongated components with variable diameters in the vehicle. The holding device comprises a longitudinal holding structure 101 having an upper surface 101a and a lower surface 101b and a claw type holding structure 102 defining a cylindrical holding structure with an opening 103 to receive the elongated component 202 (as shown in fig.5). The claw type holding structure 102 is connected with the holding guide structure 101 at middle. The holding device 100 further comprises a mounting fastener 104 that extends away from the lower surface 101b of the longitudinal holding structure 101 where the claw type holding structure 102 is connected with the longitudinal holding structure 101. The mounting fastener 104 may be a clip fastener or any other known fastener.
[0039] As shown in fig. 2a and 2b, the longitudinal holding guide structure 101 defines flanges 105 that extend in downward direction along the direction of the mounting fastener 104 at both longitudinal ends. The upper surface 101a of the longitudinal holding structure 101 defines a concave shape where side edges 101aa, 101ab are bent in upward direction to define curved profile to receive the elongated component 201 (as shown in fig. 3a and 3b). As shown in fig. 2b, a longitudinal portion ‘Y’ of edges of the lower surface 101b of the holding guide structure 101 towards longitudinal ends are chamfered to define a fastening means holding portion.
[0040] Referring to fig. 4, a first elongated component (which can be tube or harness) 201 is fixed onto the longitudinal holding structure 101 of the holding device 100 using fastening tapes which are assembled on the longitudinal ends of the longitudinal holding structure 101. As shown in fig. 4, the area of taping on the lower surface 101b of the longitudinal holding structure 101 is chamfered to provide a fastening means holding portion 401 (as denoted by the dotted line) to restrict the movement of tape and prevents it from slipping away from the desired position/range. The tape is positioned on the longitudinal holding structure 101 by means of the flange 105 at one end and the fastening means holding portion 401. In an embodiment, the fastening means holding portion 401 scope may also be extended to using the tie band instead of taping.
[0041] With the present fastening means holding portion 401 a stability to the structure is provided by maintaining a constant gap between two mounting positions at longitudinal ends. The scope of the longitudinal holding portion can be extended to the usage of clamp for variable length as per the assembly and clearance requirement.
[0042] Referring to fig. 2a, 2c, the claw type holding structure 102 defines the opening 103 which is an oblique opening defining an angle with respect to vertical line which is parallel with the mounting fastener 104. As shown in fig. 3a and 3b where the elongated component 201 is clamped inside the cylindrical holding structure defined by the claw type holding structure 102 where the elongated component 201 is inserted inside the cylindrical holding structure through the oblique opening 103.
[0043] As shown in fig. 2a and 2c, a flanges 103a, 103b are provided on end portions of the claw type holding structure 102 defining the opening 103. The flange (103a) extends outwardly in vertical upward direction from the claw type holding structure 102 and the flange 103b extend outwardly at an angle from the claw type holding structure 102. The flange 103a and the flange 103b combinedly define the oblique opening 103.
[0044] Referring to fig. 5 and then fig. 3a in sequence, the second elongated component 201 which may be harness/tube/hose is inserted into the claw type holding structure 102 after the holding device 100 has been fitted onto the vehicle body by means of the mounting fastener 104. The oblique opening 103 is positioned at an angle to ensure the opening of the claw type holding structure 102 in the direction 501 of the elongated component 201 insertion to ensure assembly ease. Further, the scope of the holding device 100 may be extended to keep any angle of opening. With the oblique opening 103 of the claw type holding structure 102 provides retention of the elongated component 201 from the impact of any force applied on the holding device 100 in vertical direction through the body.
[0045] The flange 103a, 103b are elongated structures that are provided on the opening of the claw type holding structure 102 to enable the guiding of the elongated component into the claw type holding structure 102. Combination of the flange 103a, 103b provides a gateway to enable easy assembly. Further, the scope of the claw type holding structure 102 may be extended to increasing the guide length based on the hardness of the elongated component 201 to be inserted.
[0046] Referring to fig. 2a, 2b, the claw type holding structure 102 is supported by a plurality of ribs 107. The plurality of ribs 107 are provided in between the upper surface 101a of the longitudinal holding structure 101 and the outer surface 102b of the claw type holding structure 102. The plurality of ribs 107 provided on the upper surface 101a to strengthen the claw type holding structure 102 when the hose is fitted into the claw type holding structure 102.
[0047] Referring to fig. 2a and 2c, an inner surface 102a of the claw type holding structure 102 has a plurality of rib structures 106 that is extending toward center of the claw type holding structure 102. In an embodiment, a depression 106a is defined in each of the plurality of rib structures 106. The plurality of ribs structure 106 are provided on the inside face of the claw type holding structure 102 to enable the holding elongated component having variable diameter. Further, the number of ribs can be changed from in any number to improve the hose holding capacity. Further, the scope may be extended to hold multiple tubes of different diameters by changing the rib height. Further, the depression 106a on each of the plurality of ribs structure 106 ensures tight holding of the elongated component to avoid any slippage or vibration in between the elongated component 201 and the claw type holding structure 102.
[0048] Referring to fig. 2a, 2b, and fig. 6, the mounting fastener 104 is provided beneath the center of the connection of the claw type holding structure 102 and the holding guide structure 101. There is no transverse distance between the longitudinal holding structure 101 and the claw type holding structure 102. As shown in fig. 2b, also the longitudinal distance ‘X’ between the end of the longitudinal holding structure 101 and the claw type holding structure 102 is same. Referring to fig. 6, the present holding device provides balancing and rigidity of the whole structure by considering the assembly of the holding device in vehicle, assembly of elongated components in the holding device and the impact of vibrations on the holding device. The mounting fastener 104 is located centrally as indicated by reference numeral 601 so that the load from both the mounted parts 101, 102 is equally balanced and distributed. The mounting fastener 104 fits into a body or plastic panel of the vehicle or any other surface and locating the mounting fastener 104 within the boundaries of the holding device 100 minimizes the requirement of flat surface or any special feature which may be required on mating part. The mounting fastener 104 is applicable for variable thickness of the mating part. However, the scope may be extended to use on thicker part by modification of the locking structure
TECHNICAL ADVANTAGES
[0049] The present holding device 100 proposed herein results in following technical advantages:
(i) Effective packaging of holding of hose and harness on clamp,
(ii) The claw opening direction leads to and easy assembly of the hose, and
(iii) The clamp anchor positioning provides a stable layout to the clamp considering the vehicle dynamic.
(iv) Clamping orientation can be reversed in any of the direction
Equivalents
[0050] The foregoing description of the preferred embodiment of the invention has been presented for the purpose of illustration and description. It is not intended to be exhaustive, nor is it intended to limit the invention to the precise form disclosed. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the disclosed embodiment may be modified in light of the above teachings.

Claims:We claim:
1. A holding device (100) for holding elongated components (201, 202), the holding device (100) comprising:
a longitudinal holding structure (101) defining an upper surface (101a) and a lower surface (101b);
a claw type holding structure (102) defining a cylindrical holding structure with an opening (103);
the claw type holding structure (102) connected with the holding guide structure (101) at middle; and
a mounting fastener (104) extend away from the lower surface (101b) of the holding guide structure (101) and the claw type holding structure (102) where the claw type holding structure (102) is connected with the holding guide structure (101).
2. The holding device (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the holding guide structure (101) defines flanges (105) extending in downward direction along with the mounting fastener (104) at both longitudinal ends.
3. The holding device (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the upper surface (101a) of the holding guide structure (101) defines a concave shape where side edges (101aa, 101ab) are bent in upward direction to define curved profile.
4. The holding device (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein a longitudinal portion of edges of the lower surface (101b) of the holding guide structure (101) towards longitudinal ends are chamfered to define a fastening means holding portion.
5. The holding device (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the opening (103) of the claw type holding structure (102) is an oblique opening defining an angle with respect to vertical line in parallel with the mounting fastener (104).

6. The holding device (100) as claimed in claim 5, wherein the flanges (103a, 103b) are provided on end portions of the claw type holding structure (102) defining the opening (103), where the flange (103a) extends outward in vertical upward direction from the claw type holding structure (102) and the flange (103b) extend outward at angle from the claw type holding structure (102), the flange (103a) and the flange (103b) combinedly define the oblique opening (103).
7. The holding device (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the claw type holding structure (102) is supported by a plurality of ribs (107), the plurality of ribs (107) are provided in between the upper surface (101a) of the longitudinal holding structure (101) and the outer surface (102b) of the claw type holding structure (102).
8. The holding device (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein inner surface (102a) of the claw type holding structure (102) has a plurality of rib structures (106) extending toward center of the cylindrical claw type holding structure (102).
9. The holding device (100) as claimed in claim 8, wherein a depression (106a) is defined in each of the plurality of rib structures (106).
10. The holding device (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the mounting fastener (104) is provided beneath of center of the connection of the claw type holding structure (102) and the holding guide structure (101).