JP2001176619A - Connector holder - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a connector holder which improves wide usage for multipurpose. SOLUTION: The connector holder 11 is composed of a holder body 12 and a partition plate 13. The holder body 12 has an inner space 14. On one of the inner wall 12b of the inner space 14, a connector fitting part 16 is formed. The connector fitting part 16 can be linked respectively with a holder fitting part 18 which is formed on the connector 17. At the nearly central area of the inner wall 12c, 12d adjacent to the inner wall 12b in the inner space 14, a fixing part 21 is formed extending to the entrance of the holder body 12. The partition plate 13 has a shape of a plate and has at the both ends a protrusion 25 which can be inserted to the insertion part 23 of the fixing part 21.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a connector holder, and more particularly, to a connector holder for fixing a connector for connecting a wire harness.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in a wiring harness wired in an automobile, different wiring harnesses are connected via a connector. For this reason, the connector and its peripheral parts may come into contact with each other due to vibration or the like when the automobile is running, which may cause abnormal noise or damage to the connector.

Conventionally, in order to solve those problems,
Such a connector has been fixed in an automobile via a connector holder 51 as shown in FIG. 4, for example. The connector holder 51 is constituted by a frame having two connector accommodating spaces 52 therein. Same holder 5
In FIG. 1, connectors 53 are provided on the inner wall surface of each accommodation space 52 and at a plurality of locations on the outer surface of the holder 51, respectively.
The connector mounting portion 54 capable of mounting the. Each of these connector mounting portions 54 can be engaged with a holder mounting portion 55 formed on the connector 53. Therefore, by engaging each of these connector mounting portions 54 with the holder mounting portion 55 of the connector 53, each connector 5
3 is fixed to the connector holder 51. At this time, the connector 53 mounted on the connector mounting portion 54 formed on the inner wall surface of the housing space 52 is housed in the housing space 52.

On the outer surface of the holder 51, a mounting portion 5 is provided.
6 are formed. Therefore, the connector holder 51 is fixed at a predetermined position by attaching the attaching portion 56 to an attached portion such as a vehicle body.

[0005]

However, in this connector holder 51, since the size of the housing space 52 is constant, the size of the connector 53 that can be housed is limited. Therefore, when it is necessary to mount a connector of a size that cannot be accommodated in the accommodation space 52, a different connector holder has to be prepared. That is, there is a problem that the versatility of the connector holder 51 is low and, for example, the same connector holder 51 cannot be mounted on vehicles of different vehicle types.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a connector holder capable of improving versatility.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, according to the present invention, there is provided an internal space capable of accommodating a connector, and the connector is mounted on an inner wall surface surrounding the internal space. A holder main body having a connector mounting portion that can be mounted, and having a mounting portion that can be fixed to the mounted portion on the outer surface, and a detachable partition plate in the holder main body, an inner wall surface of the holder main body The gist of the present invention is that a fixing portion is provided in which the partition plate can be slidably inserted, and the connector mounting portion is provided on the partition plate.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the connector holder according to the first aspect, the fixing portion and the partition plate are provided with engaging portions that can engage with each other. I do.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in the connector holder according to the first or second aspect, the partition plate can be inserted into the fixed portion even when the partition plate is turned upside down and upside down. The gist is that there is.

Hereinafter, the "action" of the present invention will be described. According to the first to third aspects of the present invention, the size of the internal space can be changed between when the partition plate is mounted in the holder main body and when the partition plate is not mounted in the holder main body. Therefore, the size of the connector that can be accommodated in the internal space can be changed depending on whether or not the partition plate is attached. That is, the types of connectors that can be mounted on the connector holder can be increased. Therefore, the versatility of the connector holder can be improved.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the partition plate is mounted on the holder main body, the partition plate is in a state of being engaged with the holder main body. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the partition plate from falling off the holder main body.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, by changing the direction in which the partition plate is inserted into the fixed portion, the mounting direction of the connector with respect to the connector mounting portion provided on the partition plate also changes. Therefore, by changing the direction in which the partition plate is inserted into the fixing portion, the mounting mode of the connector can be easily changed.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment in which the present invention is embodied in a connector holder for a vehicle will be described below in detail with reference to FIGS.

As shown in FIG. 1, the connector holder 11 is a resin molded product and comprises a holder body 12 and a partition plate 13. The holder main body 12 is formed of a rectangular cylindrical frame. For this reason, the holder main body 12 is provided with an internal space 14.

On one outer surface 12a of the holder body 12,
Two mounting portions 15 are protruded. These mounting parts 15
Has a clamp structure, and is fitted and fixed to the mounted portion by being inserted into a hole provided in the mounted portion of a vehicle body or the like (not shown).

Further, a total of four connector mounting portions 16 are formed on the other outer surface of the holder main body 12, and one connector mounting portion 16 is formed on one inner wall surface 12b constituting the internal space 14. I have. These connector mounting sections 16
The holder 17 can be engaged with a holder mounting portion 18 formed on the connector 17. Specifically, the connector mounting section 16
Has an engaging piece 16a and a notch 16b provided at a substantially central portion of the engaging piece 16a. Engagement piece 1
6a can be inserted into the holder mounting portion 18, and the notch portion 16b can be engaged with a locking portion 18a provided on the holder mounting portion 18. Then, the engaging piece 16a is inserted into the holder mounting portion 18, and the locking portion 18a is locked to the notch portion 16b.
7 is mounted in a state of being engaged with the connector mounting portion 16. Therefore, the corresponding connectors 17 can be mounted on the respective connector mounting portions 16.

An inner wall surface 12c, 1 adjacent to the inner wall surface 12b
At the substantially central portion of 2d, fixing portions 21 extending in the opening direction of holder body 12 (the direction indicated by arrow A in FIG. 1) are formed. These fixing portions 21 have the same shape. Each fixing portion 21 is constituted by a pair of guide walls 22 each having a hook shape, and includes an insertion portion 23 surrounded by the guide walls 22. Therefore, the insertion portion 23 has a shape having an equal cross section in a direction orthogonal to the opening direction of the holder main body 12. In addition, a slit 24 extending in the opening direction of the holder main body 12 is provided between the opposing guide walls 22.

The partition plate 13 has a flat plate shape, and its width W1 is set substantially equal to the width W2 of the internal space 14 of the holder body 12. On both side edges of the partition plate 13, the insertion portion 2
Each of the protrusions 3 is formed in the inside 3.
Therefore, this partition plate 13 allows each projection 25 to pass through the insertion portion 2.
3 can be mounted on the holder main body 12 by being inserted into the holder body 3. The ridge 25 has a shape having an equal cross section in a direction orthogonal to the insertion direction. Therefore,
The partition plate 13 can be mounted on the holder main body 12 even if the partition plate 13 is turned upside down and upside down with respect to the insertion direction.

In the vicinity of both ends of the ridges 25, recesses 25a are respectively provided. A projection 26 is formed on the surface of the guide wall 22 on the side of the insertion portion 23. When the partition plate 13 is completely mounted on the holder body 12, the recess 25 a is engaged with the projection 26. Has become. Therefore, the concave portion 25a and the protrusion 26 function as an engaging portion. The connector mounting portion 16 is formed on one surface of the partition plate 13. Therefore, the connector 17 can also be mounted on the partition plate 13.

The connector holder 11 constructed as described above
In this case, the partition plate 13 can be adapted to two types of uses, that is, when the partition plate 13 is mounted on the holder body 12 and when it is not mounted. That is, as shown in FIG. 2A, when the partition plate 13 is mounted on the holder main body 12 and used, the internal space 14 is divided into two by the partition plate 13,
One internal space 14a, 14b is formed. Since the connector mounting portion 16 is formed on the inner wall surface 12b of the holder main body 12 and one surface of the partition plate 13, the connector mounting portions 1 are individually provided in the divided internal spaces 14a and 14b.
There are six. Therefore, as shown in the figure, the connector 17 can be mounted on the connector mounting portion 16 in a state where the connectors 17 are individually accommodated in the internal spaces 14a and 14b.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG.
When the holder body 12 is used without attaching the partition plate 13, the connector 17 larger than the divided individual internal spaces 14 a and 14 b can be accommodated in the internal space 14.

Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the following effects can be obtained. (1) The size of the internal space 14 can be changed between when the partition plate 13 is mounted in the holder main body 12 and when it is not mounted. Therefore, the size of the connector 17 that can be accommodated in the internal space 14 can be changed depending on whether or not the partition plate 13 is attached. That is, the types of the connectors 17 that can be mounted on the connector holder 11 can be increased. Therefore, the versatility of the connector holder 11 can be improved.

(2) When the partition plate 13 is mounted on the holder main body 12, the state in which the concave portion 25 a provided on the projection 25 of the partition plate 13 and the projection 26 provided on the fixing portion 21 are engaged. Become. That is, the partition plate 13 is attached to the holder body 1.
2 is engaged. Therefore, the partition plate 13 does not fall out of the holder body 12 and the connector 17 mounted on the connector mounting portion 16 of the partition plate 13
Can be securely fixed.

(3) On one surface of the partition plate 13, a connector mounting portion 16 is formed. Therefore, even when the internal space 14 is divided into two by the partition plate 13, the connector mounting portions 16 can be individually provided in the divided internal spaces 14a and 14b. Therefore, each internal space 1
The connector 17 can be accommodated and fixed in each of 4a and 14b.

Since the connector mounting portion 16 is formed on one surface of the partition plate 13, when the partition plate 13 is not mounted on the holder main body 12, the holder main body 12
Only the connector mounting portion 16 formed on the inner wall surface 12b of the inner space 12b exists in the inner space 14. That is, the unnecessary connector mounting portion 16 does not exist in the internal space 14. For this reason, when housing the connector 17 in the internal space 14,
The unused connector mounting portion 16 does not interfere. Therefore, the larger connector 17 in the internal space 14
Can be accommodated. Moreover, the configuration of the holder main body 12 is simplified, and the holder main body 12 can be easily formed.

(4) The partition plate 13 can be attached to the fixing portion 21 even if the direction of insertion of the partition plate 13 is upside down and upside down. For this reason, by changing the mounting mode of the partition plate 13, the mounting direction of the connector 17 with respect to the connector mounting portion 16 provided on the partition plate 13 can also be changed. For this reason, the mounting mode of the connector 17 to the connector holder 11 can be easily changed.

The embodiment of the present invention may be modified as follows. In the above embodiment, the inner wall surface 12 of the holder body 12
A pair of fixing portions 21 are formed on c and 12d so that the internal space 14 can be divided into two equal parts by one partition plate 13. However, as shown in FIG.
Two pairs of fixing portions 21 may be formed in c and 12d so that the inner space 14 can be divided into three by the two partition plates 13. Note that, in FIG.
Is formed at a position that divides the internal space 14 into three parts at the time of mounting. Further, the number of the fixing portions 21 is not limited to two, but may be three or four. That is, the internal space 14 is divided into four equal parts,
You may make it possible to divide into five equal parts.

The partition plate 13 is not limited to a plate-shaped one, but may be one as shown in FIG. The partition plate 13 is composed of a plate-shaped base 13a and a projecting piece 13b protruding substantially at the center of the base, and has a substantially "T" shape. The connector mounting portions 16 are formed on both surfaces of the protruding piece 13b, and the protruding ridge 25 is formed on the tip of the protruding piece 13b. In the holder body 12, the fixing portion 21 is formed on the inner wall surface 12e corresponding to the protrusion 25 of the protrusion 13b.

For this reason, when the partition plate 13 is mounted, the internal space 14 has two spaces 14a, 14a,
The space 14b is divided into a space 14c having a size obtained by combining the spaces 14a and 14b. Then, the connector mounting portions 16 are individually present in the respective spaces. Therefore, in such a case, two small connectors 17 and one large connector 17 can be accommodated in the holder main body 12. When the partition plate 13 is not mounted on the holder main body 12, a connector 17 having a size corresponding to the entire internal space 14 can be accommodated.

Therefore, the types of connectors 17 that can be accommodated in the holder main body 12 can be further increased, and the versatility of the connector holder 11 can be further improved. A holder mounting portion 18 formed on the connector 17 may be formed on the outer surface of the holder body 12. By doing so, the holder mounting portion 18 is connected to another connector holder 11.
Can be engaged with the connector mounting portion 16 belonging to Therefore, the two connector holders 11 can be used in connection with each other, and the number of connectors 17 that can be mounted on the connector holder 11 can be increased.

The concave portion 25a formed in the partition plate 13 and the protrusion 26 formed in the fixed portion 21 are omitted. Then, the protrusion 25 is set to a size that can be pressed into the insertion portion 23.
Even in this manner, the partition plate 13 can be fixed to the fixing portion 21.

In the above embodiment, the mounting portion 15 has a clamp structure. However, the mounting portion 15 is not limited to the clamp structure, and may have any structure that can be fixed to the mounting portion, such as a structure that is screwed to the mounting portion.

The connector holder 11 is not limited to a vehicle connector holder, but may be a connector holder mounted on, for example, an industrial machine. Next, in addition to the technical ideas described in the claims, technical ideas grasped by the above-described embodiments will be listed below.

(1) In the connector holder according to any one of claims 1 to 3, the holder main body is formed of a rectangular cylindrical frame, and the outer surface of the holder main body is provided with a plurality of the connector mounting portions. Being provided.

(2) In the connector holder described in the technical concept (1), the fixing portion is arranged such that the fixing portion opposes a guide wall extending in an opening direction of the holder main body and an insertion portion surrounded by the guide wall. Installed between the guide walls,
A slit extending in an opening direction of the holder main body 12, wherein the partition plate is insertable into the insertion portion, and has a projection having an equal cross-section in a direction orthogonal to a direction of insertion into the fixing portion. Articles are provided. According to the invention described in the technical concept (2), the direction in which the partition plate is inserted into the fixing portion can be changed, and the mounting mode of the connector can be easily changed.

(3) In the connector holder according to any one of the first to third aspects and the technical ideas (1) and (2), when the fixing portion is attached with the partition plate, the inside of the connector holder may be closed. It must be provided at a position where the space is equally divided.

[0037]

As described in detail above, according to the first to third aspects of the present invention, the types of connectors that can be mounted on the connector holder can be increased, and the versatility of the connector holder can be improved. it can.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to prevent the partition plate from falling off the holder main body. According to the third aspect of the present invention, by changing the direction in which the partition plate is inserted into the fixing portion, the mounting mode of the connector can be easily changed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a connector holder according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 2A and 2B are front views showing examples of use of the connector holder of the embodiment.

FIGS. 3A and 3B are front views showing another embodiment of the connector holder of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a conventional connector holder.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Connector holder, 12 ... Holder main body, 13 ... Partition plate, 14 ... Internal space, 15 ... Mounting part, 16 ... Connector mounting part, 17 ... Connector, 21 ... Fixed part, 25a ... Depression as an engaging part, 26 ... Protrusions as engagement portions.

Claims (3)

[Claims] An internal space capable of accommodating a connector, an internal wall surrounding the internal space, a connector mounting portion capable of mounting the connector, and a mounting portion capable of being fixed to a mounted portion has an outer surface. The holder body, and a partition plate that is removable in the holder body, an inner wall surface of the holder body is provided with a fixing portion that can slide and insert the partition plate. A connector holder provided with a connector mounting portion. 2. The connector holder according to claim 1, wherein the fixing portion and the partition plate are provided with engaging portions that can be engaged with each other. 3. The connector holder according to claim 1, wherein the partition plate can be inserted into the fixed portion even when the partition plate is turned upside down and upside down.