JP2003331985A - Connector connection structure and connection method of cockpit module - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate connection operation of a module side connector to a car body side connector. <P>SOLUTION: The car body side connector 9 is mounted on a dash side panel inner 5 on the inside of a front part of a car compartment. A dash side finisher 23 is mounted on the dash side panel inner 5 so as to cover the car body side connector 9. Inside the dash side finisher 23 is integrally formed a holding part 37, by which, a module side connector 35 is held. The module side connector 35 is connected with a wire harness 39 extended from a cockpit module mounted on a front part of the car compartment. The module side connector 35 is insertion-coupled and connected with the car body side connector 9, as the dash side finisher 23 is mounted on the dash side panel inner 5. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a connector connection structure and a connection method for a cockpit module attached to a front portion of a vehicle compartment.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A cockpit module attached to the front of a passenger compartment is used for electrical connection with the vehicle body.
A module-side connector connected to the vehicle-body-side connector is provided (Japanese Patent Laid-Open Nos. 10-310002 and 6-1).
(See Japanese Patent Publication No. 99153). This module-side connector is pulled out from the cockpit module via a wire harness that is an electrical wiring.

[0003]

However, when connecting the above-described connectors to each other, it is necessary to align the module side connector connected to the wire harness with the vehicle body side connector. The work is complicated.

Further, when the module side connector is fixed to the inside of the instrument panel as in the above-mentioned Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-199153, the above-mentioned problems are solved, but at the same time when the cockpit module is attached, the connector is attached. Since it is necessary to connect each other, the connecting work becomes complicated.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to facilitate the work of connecting the module side connector to the vehicle body side connector.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the invention of claim 1 connects a cockpit module attached to a front portion of a passenger compartment to a vehicle body side connector provided on an inner side surface of the front portion of the passenger compartment. A module-side connector is provided, the vehicle-body-side connector is covered by a cover attached to an inner side surface of the front portion of the vehicle compartment, and a holding portion that holds the module-side connector is provided on an inner surface of the cover. There is.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the configuration of the first aspect of the present invention, the holding portion holds the cover on the inner surface of the front portion of the vehicle body so as to cover the connector on the vehicle body side. The module side connector is fitted and connected to the vehicle body side connector.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the structure of the first or second aspect of the invention, the module side connector is fitted into the vehicle body side connector by moving forward of the vehicle body, and the cover is the vehicle body side. At least a side surface and a rear surface that respectively cover the vehicle width direction side and the vehicle body rear side of the side connector are provided, and the holding portion is configured by a rib having an opening portion on the vehicle body front side for receiving the vehicle body side connector. .

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the cockpit module attached to the front portion of the vehicle compartment is provided with a module side connector connected to a vehicle body side connector provided on the inner side surface of the vehicle interior front portion. A connector for the cockpit module that is held by a cover that is attached to the inner surface of the front of the vehicle compartment so as to cover the connector on the vehicle body side, and that temporarily attaches the cover to the cockpit module, and attaches the cockpit module to the front portion of the vehicle body There is a way.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the connector connection method for a cockpit module according to the fourth aspect of the invention, after the cockpit module is attached to the front part of the vehicle body, the temporarily held cover is removed from the cockpit module. The module-side connector held therein is fitted and connected to the vehicle-body-side connector when mounted on the inner surface of the front portion of the vehicle compartment so as to cover the vehicle-body-side connector.

According to a sixth aspect of the invention, in the configuration of the fourth or fifth aspect of the invention, the cockpit module is detachably provided with a gripping bracket that is gripped by a gripping means that grips and conveys the cockpit module. The bracket is for temporarily holding the cover.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the structure of the fourth or fifth aspect of the invention, the cover is temporarily temporarily held by the cockpit module.

[0013]

According to the invention of claim 1, the module side connector is held on the inner surface of the cover mounted on the inner side surface of the front part of the vehicle compartment so as to cover the vehicle body side connector. When connecting to the connector, it is not necessary to orient each other, so that the connector can be easily connected.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the module side connector is attached to the vehicle body side by mounting the cover holding the module side connector on the inner side surface of the vehicle compartment front side so as to cover the vehicle body side connector. The connectors are fitted and connected, and the connecting work between the connectors is facilitated. Further, the fitting and connection of the connectors fix the cover to the vehicle body side, so that the number of fixtures for fixing the cover to the vehicle body can be reduced.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, by moving the cover toward the front side of the vehicle body, the vehicle body side connector is inserted into the rib through the opening, and the vehicle body side connector is inserted into the module side connector held by the rib. The connector can be easily fitted and connected.

According to the invention of claim 4, the cover holding the module side connector is temporarily held by the cockpit module until the cockpit module is mounted on the front part of the vehicle body. Therefore, when the cockpit module is mounted on the vehicle body. Can avoid the module-side connector from interfering with the vehicle body, and facilitates the work of mounting the cockpit module on the vehicle body.

According to the invention of claim 5, the cover holding the module side connector is attached to the inner side surface of the front part of the vehicle compartment so as to cover the vehicle body side connector. The connectors are fitted and connected, and the connecting work between the connectors is facilitated. Further, the fitting and connection of the connectors fix the cover to the vehicle body side, so that the number of fixtures for fixing the cover to the vehicle body can be reduced.

According to the invention of claim 6, the cover holding the module side connector is temporarily held by the gripping bracket attached to the cockpit module until the cockpit module is attached to the front part of the vehicle body. When the module is attached to the vehicle body, it is possible to avoid the interference of the module side connector with the vehicle body, and it becomes easy to attach the cockpit module to the vehicle body.

According to the invention of claim 7, the cover holding the module side connector is temporarily temporarily held directly on the cockpit module until the cockpit module is mounted on the front part of the vehicle body. In addition, it is possible to avoid the interference of the module side connector with the vehicle body, and it becomes easy to attach the cockpit module to the vehicle body.

[0020]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a structure of a connector connecting portion at a front portion of a vehicle compartment according to an embodiment of the present invention. A vehicle body side connector 9 is attached via a mounting bracket 7 to a dash side panel inner 5 as an inner side surface in the lower front of the door opening 3 on the right side of the vehicle body 1. Although only the right side of the vehicle body is shown in FIG. 1, the left side of the vehicle body (not shown) has a similar structure. The direction indicated by the arrow FR in FIG. 1 is the front side of the vehicle body.

The mounting bracket 7, as shown in FIG.
Fixed part 11 fixed to the dash side panel inner 5
The bent portion 13 is bent from the upper end of the fixed portion 11 toward the inner side in the vehicle width direction, and the mounting portion 15 is bent from the tip of the bent portion 13 and extends rearward of the vehicle body. In the fixed part 11,
A bolt insertion hole 11a for inserting a fixing bolt is formed. On the other hand, the side surface of the vehicle body side connector 9 on the outer side in the vehicle width direction is provided with a receiving portion 17 for receiving the above-described mounting portion 15.

When the mounting portion 15 is inserted into the receiving portion 17 and the locking projection 19 provided in the receiving portion 17 is inserted into the locking hole 21 provided in the mounting portion 15, the vehicle body side connector 9 is mounted on the vehicle body. Locked to 1.

The vehicle body side connector 9 described above is covered by a dash side finisher 23 as a cover mounted on the inner surface of the vehicle body 1. The dash side finisher 23 includes a side surface 25 and a rear surface 27 that cover the vehicle width side inner side and the vehicle body rear side of the vehicle body side connector 9, respectively. On the upper side of the end of the side surface 25 on the front side of the vehicle body, a mounting rib 29 projects inward in the vehicle width direction, and a mounting hole 29a is formed in the mounting rib 29.

On the other hand, in front of the dash side panel inner 5 of the vehicle body 1, a stud bolt 31 projects toward the rear of the vehicle body. The stud bolt 31 is inserted into the attachment hole 29a of the attachment rib 29 described above, and the clip 33 is formed. The dash side finisher 23 is fixed to the vehicle body 1 by fitting the to the tip of the stud bolt 31.

The dash side finisher 23 described above
A holding portion 37 is integrally formed on the inner surface of the holding portion 37, and the holding portion 37 holds the module side connector 35 which is fitted and connected to the vehicle body side connector 9. The above-mentioned module-side connector 35 includes a wire harness 39 which is an electric wiring.
, And the module side connector 35 is connected to the cockpit module 41 (see FIG. 9) via the wire harness 39.
(See)).

In the cockpit module 41 described above,
Various electrical components such as meters, audios, and air conditioners are provided, and the module-side connector 35 is connected to the vehicle-body-side connector 9 in order to electrically connect these electrical components and the vehicle-body side in which the battery is arranged. I am trying to do it.

FIG. 3 shows the module side connector 3 described above.
The holding part 37 holding 5 is shown. This holder 37
Is a rib formed integrally with the inner surface of the dash side finisher 23. A pair of these ribs are provided along the vehicle width direction so that the dash side finisher 23
The vertical ribs 43 integrated with the rear surface 27 and the vertical ribs 43 on the vehicle width direction outer side of the two vertical ribs 43 are integrated on the vehicle width direction outside on the vehicle body rear side and are integrated with the rear surface 27. A pair of upper and lower locking lateral ribs 45 and a lateral guide rib 47 integrated with the side surface 25 of the dash side finisher 23 are provided.

The vertical ribs 43 are provided on the module side connector 35.
A bottom portion 49 facing the end surface on the vehicle body rear side, and an upper protrusion 51 protruding from the upper end of the bottom portion 49 toward the vehicle body front side.
A bottom protrusion 53 that protrudes from the lower end of the bottom portion 49 toward the front side of the vehicle body is provided. The upper protrusion 51 is formed to be shorter than the lower protrusion 53, and inclined surfaces 51a and 53a are formed on the tips of the protrusions 51 and 53, which are opposite to each other.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, engaging claws 51b and 53b are provided on the portions of the upper protrusion 51 and the lower protrusion 53 facing each other, that is, on the lower face of the upper protrusion 51 and the upper face of the lower protrusion 53, respectively. I am doing it. On the other hand, on the upper and lower surfaces of the module side connector 35 on the rear side of the vehicle body, the step portion 3 is formed.
5a and 35b are formed, and the stepped portions 35a and 3b are formed.
By engaging the engaging claws 51b and 53b described above with 5b, the module side connector 35 is prevented from coming off in the front of the vehicle body.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the module side connector 35 is held by the holding portion 37, the front side (left side in FIG. 4) of the vehicle body with respect to the engaging claws 51b and 53b is the upper and lower projections. Gaps 55 and 57, into which the housing of the vehicle body side connector 9 is inserted, are formed with respect to 51 and 53, respectively. At this time, the tip of the module-side connector 35 is located on the vehicle body rear side with respect to the inclined surface 51 a of the upper protrusion 51.

As shown in FIG. 5, the lateral ribs 45 for locking are
An end surface 59a of the base 59 is provided with a locking portion 61 that projects from the vehicle width direction outside of the base 59 (the upper side in FIG. 5) to the front of the vehicle body.
And the inner surface 61a of the locking portion 61 face the side surface of the module side connector 35, respectively.

The length of the lateral guide rib 47 is set so that its tip is substantially at the same position as the tip of the above-mentioned upper protrusion 47, and an inclined surface 47a is formed on the outer side of this tip in the vehicle width direction. There is.

As shown in FIG. 5, when the module side connector 35 is held by the holding portion 37, a gap 63 into which the housing of the vehicle body side connector 9 is inserted is formed in the lateral guide rib 47. ing.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the respective housings 65 and 67 corresponding to the AA section of FIG. 4 in a state where the connectors 9 and 35 are fitted and connected to each other. A lock piece 69 is provided on the housing 67 of the module-side connector 35 so as to be elastically deformable up and down about a base portion 69a thereof. An unlocking portion 69b is provided at the right end of the lock piece 69 in FIG. This lock release part 69b
The lock claw 69c is provided between the lock claw 69c and the base 69a, and the lock claw 7 provided in the housing 65 of the vehicle body side connector 9 is provided between the lock claw 69c and the lock release part 69b.
When 1 is inserted, the vehicle body side connector 9 and the module side connector 35 are locked and fixed.

According to the connector connection structure of the cockpit module described above, when the module side connector 35 is attached to the vehicle body side connector 9 as shown in FIG.
This is performed by mounting the dash side finisher 23 holding the module side connector 35 on the vehicle body 1.

At this time, when the dash side finisher 23 of the vehicle body 1 is slid along the dash side panel inner 5 toward the front of the vehicle body, FIG. 4 and FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, the vehicle body side connector 9 enters the holding portion 37 from the front opening 73 side as the opening portion of the two vertical ribs 43. At this time, the upper protrusion 51 and the lower protrusion 5 of the vertical rib 43
3 and the slopes 51a, 5 at the tips of the lateral guide ribs 47
Since 3a and 47a are respectively formed, the vehicle body side connector 9 can be easily inserted into the holding portion 37 from the front opening 73 described above.

During this insertion operation, the lateral guide rib 47 is pressed against the side surface of the vehicle body side connector 9, and the upper and lower projections 51 and 53 are in contact with the upper and lower surfaces of the vehicle body side connector 9, respectively. Thus, the connectors are positioned relative to each other.

In this positioned state, the dash side finisher 23 is pushed further forward, so that the module side connector 35 and the vehicle body side connector 9 are separated from each other as shown in FIG.
It is fitted and connected as shown in FIG. At this time, the stud bolt 31 on the vehicle body 1 side is inserted into the attachment hole 29a formed in the attachment rib 29 at the tip of the dash side finisher 23, and the clip 33 is fitted into the tip of the inserted stud bolt 31. , The front end side of the dash side finisher 23 is fixed to the vehicle body 1. As a result, the dash side finisher 23 is fixed to the vehicle body 1 in the vehicle body front-rear direction.

Body 1 of the dash side finisher 23
With respect to the fixing in the vehicle width direction and the vertical direction of the vehicle body, the module side connector 35 and the vehicle body side connector 9
It is made by mating connection with. That is, the fixing in the vehicle width direction is performed by the locking portions 61 of the two horizontal ribs 45 for locking facing the side surface of the module side connector 35, and the fixing in the vehicle body vertical direction is the upper portion of the two vertical ribs 43. The protrusion 51 and the lower protrusion 53 are formed by facing the upper and lower surfaces of the vehicle body side connector 9.

The dash side finisher 23 described above
The vehicle width direction fixing and the vehicle body vertical direction fixing do not require the clip 33 used for fixing the vehicle body front and rear direction, and the number of fixtures such as this clip can be minimized. .

Further, the engaging claws 51b and 53b for fixing the module side connector 35 to the holding portion 37 are provided by pulling the dash side finisher 23 rearward of the vehicle body with a certain force or more after fitting and connecting the connectors to each other. , Engagement claw 5
The structure is such that it is disengaged by the bending of 1b and 53b.

At this time, the connectors 9 and 35 are locked by the lock claws 69c and 71, respectively, as shown in FIG.
It does not disengage unless you press b, and the engaging claws 51b, 5
It does not come off earlier than the engagement of 3b.

Accordingly, when the dash side finisher 23 needs to be removed for some reason, the disengagement of the engaging claws 51b and 53b damages the dash side finisher 23, the module side connector 35, and the vehicle body side connector 9. Is prevented, and maintainability is improved.

FIG. 8 shows another example of the rib shape for fixing the module side connector 35. The module side connector 35 here does not include step portions 35a and 35b on both upper and lower sides on the rear side of the vehicle body as shown in FIG. In this case, two protrusions 35c and 35d are vertically provided on the inner side surface of the module side connector 35 in the vehicle width direction.
And the engaging ribs 75 and 77 that engage with the respective projections 35c and 35d are provided integrally with the dash side finisher 23.

The engaging ribs 75, 77 are such that the rear end of the vehicle body has the dash side finisher 23 shown in FIG.
Arm portions 75a, 77a that are integrated with the rear surface 27 and extend from the integrated portion toward the front of the vehicle body are provided with claw portions 75b, 77b projecting in mutually opposite directions. The claws 75b and 77b are the protrusions 35c and 35d described above.
The module-side connector 35 is held and fixed to the dash side finisher 23 by engaging with.

Also in this case, after the mating and connecting of the connectors, the dash side finisher 2 is applied with a certain force or more.
When 3 is pulled to the rear of the vehicle body, the claw portions 75b and 77b and the projections 35c and 35d are bent to prevent the dash side finisher 23, the module side connector 35, and the vehicle body side connector 9 from being damaged.

The cockpit module 41 shown in FIG.
While being gripped by the mounting hand 81 as a gripping means, it is carried into the vehicle compartment from the door opening 3 of the vehicle body 1 and attached to the front portion of the vehicle compartment.

The dash side finisher 23 described above
The cockpit module 41
After attaching to the front of the vehicle. This cockpit module 41 is a module in which various parts such as an instrument panel 79 around the dash of the vehicle body 1 are collectively put together around a steering member 105 extending in the vehicle width direction shown in FIG. Side brackets 11 at both ends of the steering member 105
A gripping bracket 119 that is gripped by the mounting hand 81 is removably attached to the device 7.

At the bottom of the holding bracket 119,
A cut-and-raised claw 80 protruding outward in the vehicle width direction is provided. The cut-and-raised claw 80 is provided with a claw portion 80b that bends upward at the tip of an arm portion 80a that projects outward in the vehicle width direction. The dash side finisher 23 is temporarily held by being inserted into the mounting hole 29a of the mounting rib 29 in the finisher 23.

In this way, with the dash side finisher 23 temporarily held by the gripping bracket 119, the cockpit module 41 is attached to the gripping bracket 1.
It is gripped by the mounting hand 81 via 19 and carried into the vehicle compartment and attached to the front part of the vehicle body. After the mounting, the temporarily held dash side finisher 23 is removed from the gripping bracket 119, and thereafter, as described above, the dash side finisher 23 is mounted on the dash side panel inner 5 in the front of the vehicle compartment to complete the module. Side connector 3
5 and the vehicle body side connector 9 are fitted and connected.

Thus, until the cockpit module 41 is attached to the front part of the vehicle body, the module side connector 3
The dash side finisher 23 holding 5 is
Since it is temporarily held by the cockpit module 41, even if the wire harness 38 has an extra length, it does not wander, and damage to the vehicle body 1 due to interference with the vehicle body 1,
It is possible to avoid damage to the module side connector 35. This makes it possible to easily connect the module-side connector 35 in a short time without hindering the work of attaching the cockpit module 41 to the vehicle body 1.

In the cockpit module 41, as shown in FIG. 10, the side bracket 117 is fastened and fixed to the mounting bracket 121 on the vehicle body side by two bolts 123. In addition, in FIG. 10, the direction indicated by the arrow FR is the front side of the vehicle body.

The above-mentioned side bracket 117, gripping bracket 119, and vehicle body side bracket 121 have left-right bilateral symmetrical structures. Therefore, hereinafter, only the left side portion shown in FIG. 10 will be described, and the right side portion will be described. Is omitted.

The mounting bracket 121 on the vehicle body side is bent in an L-shape, and is fixed to the fixed surface 1 facing in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body.
25, a positioning pin 127 with a temporary holding function is provided which projects rearward of the vehicle body.

The positioning pin 127 with the temporary holding function has a tapered portion 129 at the tip on the rear side of the vehicle body, and has a function of temporarily holding the cockpit module 41 in the small diameter portion 131 formed in the substantial center. ing. A guide portion 133 is provided between the small diameter portion 131 and the tapered portion 129, and a positioning portion 135 having a diameter slightly larger than the guide portion 133 is provided on the base side of the small diameter portion 131. An inclined portion 137 is continuously formed on the positioning portion 135 side of the small diameter portion 131.

At the upper and lower ends of the fixing surface 125 of the mounting bracket 121, the cockpit modules 41 are attached to the bolts 12.
3 has a screw hole 139 for fastening.

The side bracket 117 has a connecting portion 140 to which the shaft portion of the steering member 105 is connected,
A front and rear facing surface 141 facing the front and rear direction of the vehicle body is formed at an edge of the connecting portion 140 on the rear side of the vehicle body.
The left and right facing surfaces 143 that continuously bend toward the rear side of the vehicle body at the end of the inside of the vehicle body are L-shaped and integrated with each other.

A positioning hole 145 into which the positioning pin 127 with the temporary holding function is inserted is formed in the front-rear facing surface 141.
Are formed. The inner diameter of the positioning hole 145 is formed to be slightly larger than the outer diameter of the large diameter portion 135 of the positioning pin 127 with the temporary holding function, and the large diameter portion 135 is positioned in the positioning hole 1.
By being inserted in 45, the cockpit module 41 is positioned on the vehicle body side.

Bolt insertion holes 147 aligned with the screw holes 139 of the vehicle body side bracket 121 are formed at both upper and lower ends of the front and rear contact surface 141. Lower bolt insertion hole 147
Has a long hole in the vertical direction.

An engaging hole 15 into which an engaging pin 149, which will be described later, of the holding bracket 119 engages is formed in the left and right facing surfaces 143.
1 is formed in two places, upper and lower. The engagement hole 151 is formed in a long hole shape that is inclined so that the front side of the vehicle body faces upward,
A long hole portion 151a is provided on the upper side and a large diameter hole 151b is provided on the lower end thereof.
It has each.

An embossment 153 for preventing the gripping bracket 119 from falling is formed at the lower end of the left-right facing surface 143 so as to project outward in the vehicle width direction, and above the gripping bracket 119 is provided at the upper portion thereof. A cut-and-raised part 155 that restricts the movement to the outside is formed so as to project outward in the vehicle width direction.

The gripping bracket 119 has a front-rear facing surface 157 facing the front-rear direction of the vehicle body and a front-rear facing surface 157.
The left and right facing surfaces 159 that are bent toward the rear side of the vehicle body continuously from the inner end of the vehicle body have an L shape.

A guide hole 160 which is aligned with the positioning hole 145 of the side bracket 117 is formed in the front and rear facing surface 157. The guide hole 160 is formed such that its vertical length is longer than the vertical length of the positioning hole 145, and its lower edge 160a is horizontally formed. Fastening operation holes 161 aligned with the bolt insertion holes 147 of the side bracket 117 are formed at both upper and lower ends of the front-rear facing surface 157.
This fastening work hole 161 has a larger diameter than the outer diameter of the head of the bolt 123 so that the gripping bracket 119 can be removed from the side bracket 117 after fastening the bolt 123, and the lower one is a long hole that is long in the vertical direction. Has become.

Left and right facing surfaces 15 of the holding bracket 119
9, an engaging pin 149 that is inserted into and engages with the engaging hole 151 of the side bracket 117 is provided so as to project toward the inside of the vehicle body. The engagement pin 149 has a shaft portion 149.
At the tip of a, a large diameter portion 1 having a diameter larger than that of the shaft portion 149a.
It is equipped with 49b. The outer diameter of the shaft portion 149a is equal to the engagement hole 1
Slightly smaller than the width dimension of the long hole portion 151a of 51,
It can move within the long hole 151a. Large diameter part 149b
Has a slightly smaller diameter than the large diameter hole 151b and has a long hole portion 151.
It is formed larger than the width dimension of a. Therefore, the large diameter portion 149b is inserted from the large diameter hole 151b and the shaft portion 149 is inserted.
By moving a upwardly along the long hole portion 151a, the holding bracket 119 is moved to the side bracket 11a.
In contrast to No. 7, the large-diameter portion 149b regulates the slip-out to the outside in the vehicle width direction.

Gripping holes 165 into which gripping pins 95 of the mounting hand 81, which will be described later, are inserted are formed at both upper and lower ends of the left and right facing surfaces 159 on the rear side of the vehicle body.

On the other hand, in the mounting hand 81, the tip of the arm 85 of the robot or the assisting device is attached to the attaching portion 83 at the central portion in the longitudinal direction, so that the mounting hand 81 moves in accordance with the teaching operation of the robot or, in the case of the assisting device, the operator. It will be operated directly to move. The mounting hand 81 includes arm portions 89 projecting toward the front side of the vehicle body at both ends of a hand body 87 that extends left and right, and a mounting jig 91 is provided at the tip of the arm portion 89.
Is provided.

The mounting jig 91 on the left side in FIG. 9 is moved back and forth in a direction in which the gripping pin 95 approaches and separates from the mounting jig 91 on the opposite side by an actuator 93 fixed to the tip of the arm portion 89. This gripping pin 95 is movable
Is a holding hole 16 provided in the holding bracket 119.
Inserted in 5. On the other hand, regarding the mounting jig 91 on the right side in FIG. 9, the holding bracket 1 on the right side shown in FIG.
The gripping pin 95 inserted into the gripping hole 165 of 19 is
It is fixed to a mounting portion 97 at the tip of the arm portion 89.

Next, the mounting of the holding bracket 119 on the side bracket 117 will be described. The engaging pin 149 of the holding bracket 119 is attached to the side bracket 1
17 through the engagement hole 151 through the large diameter hole 151b,
After that, the grip bracket 119 is moved diagonally upward while the shaft portion 149a is moved along the long hole portion 151a. At this time, the gripping bracket 119 has the embossed 15
By passing over 3 and being positioned above it, it is temporarily assembled to the side bracket 117 to avoid falling by its own weight.

Next, the mounting hand 81 inserts the gripping pins 117 of the mounting hand 81 into the gripping holes 165 of the gripping bracket 119 to grip the cockpit module. After the mounting hand 81 is moved to bring the cockpit module 41 into the vehicle compartment from the door opening portion 3, the cockpit module 41 is moved to the front side of the vehicle body to temporarily hold the mounting bracket 121 in the positioning hole 145 of the side bracket 117. The positioning pin 127 is inserted to temporarily hold the cockpit module 41 in the vehicle body.

When the cockpit module 41 is temporarily held by the vehicle body, the gripping pin 117 of the mounting hand 81 is pulled out from the gripping hole 165 of the gripping bracket 119, and then the mounting hand 81 is moved to the outside of the vehicle.

In this state, the two bolts 123 are inserted from the fastening work holes 161 of the gripping bracket 119 into the bolt insertion holes 147 of the side bracket 117 and fastened to the screw holes 139 of the vehicle body side bracket 121.

In the fastening operation of the bolt 123 described above, the positioning hole 1 of the side bracket 117 is increased as it is fastened.
While the upper edge of 45 rides on the upper part of the inclined portion 137 of the positioning pin 127 with the temporary holding function, the holding bracket 1
19 also moves together with the side bracket 117.

In the process in which the upper edge of the positioning hole 145 rides on the upper part of the inclined portion 137 of the temporary holding function positioning pin 127, the guide hole of the gripping bracket 119 positioned above the lower edge 145a of the positioning hole 145. The lower edge 160a of 160 is guided by the lower portion of the inclined portion 137 and pushed down, and finally the positioning hole 145 and the guide hole 160 are both brought into the large diameter portion 135 of the positioning pin 127 with the temporary holding function. The position is aligned.

When the lower edge 160a of the guide hole 160 is pushed downward by the lower portion of the inclined portion 137, the gripping bracket 119 moves backward in the vehicle body because the engaging pin 149 moves diagonally rearward through the engaging hole 151. It moves and the fitting with the side bracket 117 is released. In this state, the holding bracket 119 attaches the engagement pin 149 to the large-diameter portion 15
After being moved to a position aligned with 1b, it can be easily removed from the side bracket 117 by moving it to the outside in the vehicle width direction.

Here, before removing the holding bracket 119 from the side bracket 117, the dash side finisher 23 temporarily held by the holding bracket 119 is removed, and as described above, the dash side panel inner 5 of the vehicle body 1 is removed. By mounting, the module-side connector 35 and the vehicle-body-side connector 9 are fitted and connected to each other.

After the connectors are connected to each other, the removed gripping bracket 117 is collected and used for the next mounting work of the cockpit module 41.

FIG. 12 shows the dash side finisher 2
3 is temporarily held by side brackets 201 provided at both ends of the steering member.
That is, in this example, the dash side finisher 2
3 is temporarily held directly in the cockpit module 41. In this case, the side bracket 201 is formed with a gripping hole 201a into which the gripping pin 95 of the mounting hand 81 similar to that shown in FIG. 9 is inserted.

At the lower part of the gripping hole 201a of the side bracket 201, a cut-and-raised claw 80 similar to that provided in the gripping bracket 119 shown in FIG. 10 is provided. The dash side finisher 23 is temporarily held.

Also in the example of FIG. 12 described above, after the cockpit module 41 is attached to the front portion of the vehicle body, the dash side finisher 23 temporarily held by the side bracket 201 is attached to the dash side panel inner 5 of the vehicle body 1, The module-side connector 35 and the vehicle-body-side connector 9 are fitted and connected to each other. After that, the side plate 203 is attached so as to cover the exposed portion of the side bracket 201 of the cockpit module 41.

In the cockpit module 41 shown in FIG. 12, the gripping pin 95 of the mounting hand 81 can be inserted from the lateral side in the vehicle width direction when mounted on the vehicle body 1.
In this structure, a part of the cockpit module 41, that is, the holding hole 201a of the side bracket 201 is exposed from the door opening 3.

On the other hand, the cockpit module 41 shown in FIG. 9 has a structure in which the cockpit module 41 is barely exposed from the door opening 3 when mounted on the vehicle body 1. With this structure, the cockpit module 41 is mounted by the mounting hand 81. A gripping bracket 11 exposed at the door opening 3 so that it can be gripped.
I am using 9.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a connector connecting portion structure at a front portion of a vehicle compartment according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a structure for fixing a vehicle body side connector to a vehicle body.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a structure of a portion of the dash side finisher which holds a module side connector.

FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a structure of a portion of the dash side finisher which holds a module side connector.

FIG. 5 is a plan sectional view showing a structure of a portion of the dash side finisher which holds a module side connector.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a locking structure of the respective connectors, which corresponds to a cross section taken along the line AA in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a plan sectional view showing a state in which connectors are fitted and connected to each other.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing another structure of a portion for holding the module side connector of the dash side finisher.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a cockpit module for temporarily holding the module side connector and a mounting hand.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a gripping bracket having a portion for temporarily holding a module side connector, a side bracket of a cockpit module, and a vehicle body side bracket.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a temporary holding structure of the module side connector in the holding bracket.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing an example of temporarily holding the dash side finishers on side brackets at both ends of the steering member.

[Explanation of symbols]

9 Body side connector 23 Dash side finisher (cover) 25 sides 27 Rear 35 Module side connector 37 holding part 41 cockpit module 43 vertical ribs 45 Lateral rib for locking 47 Side guide ribs 73 Opening (front opening) 81 mounted hand 119 Grasping bracket

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Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A cockpit module attached to a front portion of a vehicle compartment is provided with a module side connector connected to a vehicle body side connector provided on an inner side surface of the vehicle compartment front portion, the vehicle body side connector being the vehicle compartment front portion. A connector connection structure for a cockpit module, which is covered with a cover mounted on the inner surface of the cover, and a holding portion for holding the module-side connector is provided on the inner surface of the cover. 2. The module-side connector held by the holding portion is fitted to the vehicle-body-side connector in a state where the cover is mounted on the inner side surface of the vehicle-body front portion so as to cover the vehicle-body-side connector. The connector connection structure for a cockpit module according to claim 1, wherein the connector connection structure is for connection. 3. The module-side connector is fitted into the vehicle-body-side connector by moving to the front of the vehicle body, and the cover has side surfaces that cover the vehicle-width-direction side and the vehicle-body rear side of the vehicle-body-side connector, respectively. 3. The connector connection structure for a cockpit module according to claim 1, further comprising at least a rear surface, wherein the holding portion is formed of a rib having an opening for receiving the vehicle body side connector on a front side of the vehicle body. 4. A cockpit module attached to a front portion of a vehicle compartment is provided with a module side connector connected to a vehicle body side connector provided on an inner side surface of the vehicle interior front portion, and the module side connector is connected to the vehicle body side connector. A connector for a cockpit module, characterized in that it is held by a cover attached to the inner surface of the front part of the vehicle compartment so as to cover it, and the cockpit module is attached to the front part of the vehicle body while the cover is temporarily held by the cockpit module. Method. 5. After mounting the cockpit module on the front part of the vehicle body, the temporarily held cover is removed from the cockpit module and mounted on the inner surface of the front part of the vehicle compartment so as to cover the connector on the vehicle body side. The connector connection method for a cockpit module according to claim 4, wherein the module-side connector held therein is fitted and connected to the vehicle-body-side connector. 6. The cockpit module is detachably provided with a gripping bracket gripped by gripping means for gripping and transporting the cockpit module, and the gripping bracket temporarily holds the cover. Item 4. A method for connecting a connector of a cockpit module according to item 4 or 5. 7. The method for connecting a connector of a cockpit module according to claim 4, wherein the cover is temporarily held directly on the cockpit module.