JP2007055539A - Connector for vehicle rocking structure, and vehicle rocking structure - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a connector for a vehicle rocking structure capable of easily performing the assembly work of the vehicle rocking structure, and not requesting any extra length of a wiring harness for the other rocking operation of a relative rocking unit to one of a pair of relative rocking units, and a vehicle rocking structure having the connector for the structure. <P>SOLUTION: A connector 10 for a vehicle reclining seat (a connector for a vehicle rocking structure) has a contact mechanism 11 which is arranged at a hinge 229 and a rocking shaft 230 of a vehicle reclining seat (a vehicle rocking structure) 100 to electrically connect a seat side wiring harness 201 in a seat 101 to a backrest side wiring harness 202 in a backrest 102. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle swing structure connector for electrically connecting wire harnesses arranged in a vehicle swing structure such as a vehicle reclining seat, a vehicle side door, a vehicle back door, and the like, and The present invention relates to a vehicle rocking structure including the vehicle rocking structure connector.

  For example, in a conventional vehicle reclining seat mounted on a vehicle such as an automobile, there is a break from the seat (ie, one of the relative swinging portions) to the backrest (ie, the other of the relative swinging portions). A connector for a vehicle reclining seat is provided at the end of the wire harness that extends without any exception (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In general, in a vehicle reclining seat, a penetration work for at least one of a seat side frame and a backrest side frame among seat frames forming the skeleton portion is required at the time of assembling the wire harness, and the wiring workability of the wire harness is not good. Absent. This makes it difficult to assemble the vehicle reclining seat.

  In addition, since the wire harness is connected from the seat to the backrest, if there is a specification change in the contents of the electrical components placed in the seat or the backrest, the entire wire harness must be changed to match the specification. This will increase the cost significantly.

  The wire harness generally has an extra length in consideration of the swinging operation such as the reclining operation and forward tilting operation of the backrest relative to the seat, but the extra length of the wire harness is the vehicle. If it is exposed from the reclining seat, it may be damaged, and in some cases, the wire of the wire harness may be broken. Therefore, there is room for improvement in order to obtain high reliability related to this.

JP 2002-264710 A

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to facilitate assembling work of the vehicle swing structure and the relative swing portion with respect to one of the pair of relative swing portions. Another object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle swing structure connector that does not require an extra length in a wire harness for the other swing operation, and a vehicle swing structure including the vehicle swing structure connector.

In order to achieve the above-described object, a connector for a vehicle swing structure according to the present invention is characterized by the following (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6).
(1) A hinge mechanism having a hinge shaft, a first relative swing portion, a second relative swing portion, the first relative swing portion and the first relative swing portion so as to extend in parallel with the hinge shaft A swing shaft formed in one of the second relative swinging portions, a first wire harness routed in the first relative swinging portion, and a routing in the second relative swinging portion A second wire harness, wherein the hinge is connected to the first relative swinging portion and the second relative swinging portion so as to be swingable relative to each other about the hinge axis. A connector for a vehicle swing structure disposed in a vehicle swing structure disposed between the first relative swing portion and the second relative swing portion;
A contact mechanism disposed on the hinge shaft and the swing shaft and electrically connecting the first wire harness and the second wire harness;
(2) In the vehicle swing structure connector configured as described in (1) above,
The contact mechanism is
A plurality of first contact plates disposed on the hinge shaft and electrically connected to the plurality of electric wires of any one of the first wire harness and the second wire harness;
A plurality of second contact plates disposed on the swing shaft and electrically connected to any one of the other plurality of electric wires of the first wire harness and the second wire harness;
Including
The first contact plate and the second contact plate are in contact with each other so as to electrically connect the first wire harness and the second wire harness through the first contact plate and the second contact plate. One of the first contact plate and the second contact plate slides relative to the other when either one of the first relative swinging portions swings with respect to the other.
(3) In the connector for a vehicle swing structure having the configuration of (2) above,
The first contact plate is slidably disposed on the hinge shaft, the second contact plate is slidably disposed on the swing shaft, and a side surface of the first contact plate and the second contact The first contact plate and the second contact plate are alternately arranged facing each other so as to be in a comb-teeth shape while contacting the side surface of the plate,
In order to maintain the contact state between the first contact plate and the second contact plate, the side surface of the contact plate at one end of the row formed by the first contact plate and the second contact plate faces the contact plate at the other end. And a pressing member that presses.
(4) In the vehicle swing structure connector configured as described in (2) or (3) above,
Of the two side surfaces of each of the first contact plates, one side surface in contact with the second contact plate is a non-conductive surface, and the other side surface in contact with the second contact plate is a conductive surface.
(5) A connector for a vehicle swing structure having the configuration of (3) or (4) above,
First urging means for pressing the first contact plate in a direction to widen the interval between the first contact plates;
Second urging means for pressing the second contact plate in a direction to widen the interval between the second contact plates;
Is further provided.
(6) In the connector for a vehicle swing structure having the configuration of (4) or (5) above,
The conduction surface has a conduction region and a non-conduction region.

According to the vehicle swing structure connector having the configuration of (1), the first wire harness disposed on the hinge shaft and the swing shaft of the vehicle swing structure and in the first relative swing portion Since the contact mechanism for electrically connecting the second wire harness in the second relative swinging portion is provided, it is not necessary to penetrate the seat frame when the first and second wire harnesses are assembled, and the vehicle swinging structure The assembly of the body becomes easy. Further, since it is not necessary to use a wire harness that extends seamlessly from the first relative rocking portion to the second relative rocking portion of the vehicle rocking structure, the inside of the first relative rocking portion or the second relative rocking portion is not required. Even if there is a specification change in the contents of the electric parts arranged in the moving part, it is not necessary to change the entire wire harness according to the specification, and the first wire harness or the second wire in the first relative swinging part is not required. Since the second wire harness in the relative swinging portion may be changed, the cost is not significantly increased. Furthermore, since it is not necessary to provide an extra length portion in the wire harness for the swinging operation of the second relative swinging portion relative to the first relative swinging portion, high reliability can be obtained.
According to the connector for the vehicle swing structure having the configuration of (2), which further embodies the configuration of (1), the first wire harness and the first contact plate of the contact mechanism are connected via the first wire harness. And the second wire harness are electrically connected to each other, and the first contact is made when one of the second relative swinging portion and the first relative swinging portion swings with respect to the other. Since one of the plate and the second contact plate slides with respect to the other, the first wire harness is arranged in the first relative swinging portion and the second wire harness is assembled when the vehicle swinging structure is assembled. Is arranged in the second relative swinging part, and then the first relative swinging part is electrically connected to the first contact plate and the second contact plate of the contact mechanism in the final process. The first wire harness and the second wire harness just by assembling the second relative swinging part DOO can be electrically connected to. Therefore, the productivity of the vehicle swing structure can be improved.
Further, according to the vehicle rocking structure connector of the configuration of (3), which further embodies the configuration of (2), the first contact plates that are alternately opposed to each other so as to have a comb-tooth shape, and In order to maintain the contact state of the second contact plate, a pressing member that presses the side surface of the contact plate positioned at one end of the row formed by the first contact plate and the second contact plate toward the contact plate at the other end The first contact plate and the second contact plate are formed by pressing the first contact plate and the row of the second contact plates by the pressing member after the second relative swing portion is assembled to the first relative swing portion. The mutual clamping force is increased, and the first contact plate and the second contact plate are reliably electrically connected.
Further, according to the vehicle swing structure connector having the configuration of (4), the configuration of (2) or (3) is more specific, the second contact plate among the two side surfaces of each of the first contact plates. Since one side surface that contacts the non-conductive surface and the other side surface that contacts the second contact plate is a conductive surface, the first contact plate and the second contact plate are electrically connected to each other independently. Can be reliably connected to each other, and an undesired short circuit between adjacent contact plates can be reliably prevented.
Further, according to the connector for a vehicle rocking structure of the configuration of (5), which further embodies the configuration of (3) or (4), the first contact plate in the direction of increasing the interval between the first contact plates. And a second urging means for pressing the second contact plate in the direction of widening the interval between the second contact plates. Since the interval between the first contact plate and the second contact plate is widened by the first urging means and the second urging means when the oscillating portion is assembled, the comb-shaped first contact plate and the comb It is easy to alternately engage the tooth-shaped second contact plates. Therefore, after the first contact plate and the second contact plate are alternately engaged in this manner, the first contact plate and the first contact plate are pressed by pressing the row of the first contact plate and the second contact plate by the pressing member. The clamping force between the second contact plates is increased. The first urging means is preferably, for example, a coil spring that is disposed between two adjacent first contact plates that pass through the hinge shaft. In this case, the coil spring as the first urging means preferably has a spring steel covered with an insulating resin or the like for the purpose of avoiding a short circuit between the first contact plates. In the case of the oscillating structure connector, the spring steel need not be covered with an insulating resin or the like. The second urging means is preferably a coil spring that is disposed between two adjacent second contact plates that pass through the swing shaft, for example, but the second urging means is a second coil spring. For the purpose of avoiding a short circuit between the contact plates, it is preferable to cover the spring steel with an insulating resin or the like.
In addition, according to the vehicle swing structure connector having the configuration (6), the conductive surface of the first contact plate has the conductive region and the non-conductive region, so that the second relative swing portion is the first. The conduction region and the non-conduction region are connected to the conductive surface of the first contact plate so that the second contact plate comes into contact with the non-conduction region when it is inclined beyond a predetermined angle with respect to the relative swinging portion. By providing, it can be used as a position switch. Accordingly, for example, when the second relative swinging portion is greatly inclined with respect to the first relative swinging portion, the engine cannot be started, and the second relative swinging portion is set to the second relative swinging portion. By electrically controlling the engine so that the engine can be started when the inclination angle of the general swinging portion is returned to an angle suitable for driving, it is possible to prompt the driver to have an optimal driving posture.
Note that the vehicle rocking structure including the vehicle rocking structure connector having any one of the above configurations (1) to (6) is easy to assemble as described above and has the first relative rocking motion. This is preferable because no extra length is required for the wire harness for the swinging motion of the second relative swinging portion with respect to the portion.

  The above-described vehicle swing structure according to the present invention includes, for example, a vehicle reclining seat, a vehicle side door, and a vehicle back door. As an example of the best mode for carrying out the invention described later, The following is a brief description of the case of a vehicle reclining seat. However, the vehicle swing structure connector according to the present invention and the vehicle swing structure including the vehicle swing structure connector include the vehicle reclining seat connector and the vehicle reclining seat connector. It is not limited to a vehicle reclining seat.

The vehicle reclining seat connector according to the present invention is characterized by the following (I), (II), (III), (IV), (V), and (VI).
(I) a reclining mechanism having a hinge shaft, a seat portion, a backrest portion, and a swing shaft formed on one of the seat portion and the backrest portion so as to extend in parallel with the hinge shaft; A first wire harness routed in the seat portion and a second wire harness routed in the backrest portion, wherein the seat portion and the backrest portion are relatively arranged around the hinge axis. A vehicle reclining seat connector disposed in a vehicle reclining seat in which the reclining mechanism is swingably connected between the seat portion and the backrest portion,
A contact mechanism disposed on the hinge shaft and the swing shaft and electrically connecting the first wire harness and the second wire harness;
(II) In the vehicle reclining seat connector configured as described in (I) above,
The contact mechanism is
A plurality of first contact plates disposed on the hinge shaft and electrically connected to the plurality of electric wires of any one of the first wire harness and the second wire harness;
A plurality of second contact plates disposed on the swing shaft and electrically connected to any one of the other plurality of electric wires of the first wire harness and the second wire harness;
Including
The first contact plate and the second contact plate are in contact with each other so as to electrically connect the first wire harness and the second wire harness via the first contact plate and the backrest portion with respect to the seat portion. One of the first contact plate and the second contact plate slides relative to the other when swinging.
(III) In the vehicle reclining seat connector configured as described in (II) above,
The first contact plate is slidably disposed on the hinge shaft, the second contact plate is slidably disposed on the swing shaft, and a side surface of the first contact plate and the second contact The first contact plate and the second contact plate are alternately arranged facing each other so as to be in a comb-teeth shape while contacting the side surface of the plate,
The vehicle reclining seat connector
In order to maintain the contact state between the first contact plate and the second contact plate, the side surface of the contact plate at one end of the row formed by the first contact plate and the second contact plate faces the contact plate at the other end. And a pressing member that presses.
(IV) In the vehicle reclining seat connector configured as described in (II) or (III) above,
Of the two side surfaces of each of the first contact plates, one side surface in contact with the second contact plate is a non-conductive surface, and the other side surface in contact with the second contact plate is a conductive surface.
(V) The vehicle reclining seat connector configured as described in (III) or (IV) above is provided.
First urging means for pressing the first contact plate in a direction to widen the interval between the first contact plates;
Second urging means for pressing the second contact plate in a direction to widen the interval between the second contact plates;
Is further provided.
(VI) In the vehicle reclining seat connector configured as described in (IV) or (V) above,
The conduction surface has a conduction region and a non-conduction region.

According to the vehicle reclining seat connector configured as described in (I) above, the first wire harness in the seat portion and the second wire harness in the backrest portion are disposed on the hinge shaft and the swing shaft of the vehicle reclining seat. Since the contact mechanism for electrical connection is provided, it is not necessary to penetrate the seat frame when assembling the first and second wire harnesses, and the vehicle reclining seat can be easily assembled. In addition, since there is no need to use a wire harness that extends seamlessly from the seat part of the vehicle reclining seat to the backrest part, even if there is a specification change in the contents of the electrical components placed in the seat part or in the backrest part, In addition, it is not necessary to change the entire wire harness, and the first wire harness in the seat portion or the second wire harness in the backrest portion may be changed, so that the cost is not significantly increased. Furthermore, since it is not necessary to provide an extra length portion in the wire harness for the reclining operation or the forward movement operation of the backrest portion with respect to the seat portion, high reliability can be obtained.
According to the vehicle reclining seat connector of the configuration of (II) that further embodies the configuration of (I), the first contact plate and the second contact plate of the contact mechanism are connected to the first wire harness and the first via When the backrest portion swings with respect to the seat portion, either the first contact plate or the second contact plate slides relative to the other. Therefore, when assembling the vehicle reclining seat, the first wire harness is routed in the seat portion and the second wire harness is routed in the backrest portion. The first wire harness and the second wire harness can be electrically connected simply by assembling the backrest portion to the seat portion so that the contact plate is electrically connected. Therefore, the productivity of the vehicle reclining seat can be improved.
Further, according to the vehicle reclining seat connector of the configuration of (III), which further embodies the configuration of (II), the first contact plate and the second contact plate that are alternately opposed to each other so as to have a comb-teeth shape. In order to maintain the contact state of the contact plate, a pressing member that presses the side surface of the contact plate located at one end of the row formed by the first contact plate and the second contact plate toward the contact plate at the other end is further provided. The clamping force between the first contact plate and the second contact plate is increased by pressing the row of the first contact plate and the second contact plate by the pressing member after the backrest portion is assembled to the seat portion, and the first contact plate And the second contact plate are reliably electrically connected.
Further, according to the vehicle reclining seat connector having the above-described configuration (IV), which further embodies the above-described configuration (II) or (III), the second contact plate is brought into contact with each of both side surfaces of the first contact plate. Since one side surface is a non-conductive surface and the other side surface that is in contact with the second contact plate is a conductive surface, the first contact plate and the second contact plate are electrically connected independently one by one. In addition, it is possible to reliably prevent unwanted short-circuiting between adjacent contact plates.
Further, according to the vehicle reclining seat connector having the above-described configuration (V), which further embodies the above-described configuration (III) or (IV), the first contact plate is pressed in the direction of widening the interval between the first contact plates. The first urging means and the second urging means for pressing the second contact plate in the direction of increasing the distance between the second contact plates are provided. Therefore, when the backrest portion is assembled to the seat portion, the first contact is made. Since the gap between the plate and the second contact plate is widened by the first biasing means and the second biasing means, the comb-shaped first contact plate and the comb-shaped second contact plate are alternately engaged. Easy to match. Therefore, after the first contact plate and the second contact plate are alternately engaged in this manner, the first contact plate and the first contact plate are pressed by pressing the row of the first contact plate and the second contact plate by the pressing member. The clamping force between the second contact plates is increased. The first urging means is preferably, for example, a coil spring that is disposed between two adjacent first contact plates that pass through the hinge shaft. In this case, the coil spring as the first urging means preferably has a spring steel covered with an insulating resin or the like for the purpose of avoiding a short circuit between the first contact plates. In the case of a reclining seat connector, the spring steel does not have to be covered with an insulating resin or the like. The second urging means is preferably a coil spring that is disposed between two adjacent second contact plates that pass through the swing shaft, for example, but the second urging means is a second coil spring. For the purpose of avoiding a short circuit between the contact plates, it is preferable to cover the spring steel with an insulating resin or the like.
In addition, according to the vehicle reclining seat connector configured as described above (VI), the backrest portion is predetermined with respect to the seat portion because the conductive surface of the first contact plate has the conductive region and the non-conductive region. By providing a conducting area and a non-conducting region on the conducting surface of the first contact plate so that the second contact plate contacts the non-conducting region when tilted beyond the angle, it can be used as a position switch. This prevents the engine from starting when, for example, the backrest portion is greatly inclined with respect to the seat portion, and the engine when the tilt angle of the backrest portion with respect to the seat portion is returned to an angle suitable for driving. By electrically controlling the vehicle so that the vehicle can be started, the driver can be prompted to have an optimal driving posture.
The vehicle reclining seat provided with the vehicle reclining seat connector having any one of the configurations (I) to (VI) is easy to assemble as described above, and the reclining operation of the backrest portion relative to the seat portion or the front This is preferable because an extra length is not required for the wire harness for the tilting operation.

  According to the present invention, the assembly operation of the vehicle swing structure can be facilitated, and an extra length is added to the wire harness for the other swing operation of the relative swing portion with respect to one of the pair of relative swing portions. It is possible to provide a vehicle rocking structure connector that does not require a vehicle rocking structure, and a vehicle rocking structure including the vehicle rocking structure connector.

  The present invention has been briefly described above. Furthermore, the details of the present invention will be further clarified by reading through the best mode for carrying out the invention described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Here, a vehicle reclining seat is given as an example of a vehicle swing structure in a vehicle such as an automobile, and the vehicle swing structure connector according to the present invention and a vehicle swing equipped with the vehicle swing structure connector are described. An embodiment of a moving structure will be described.

  FIG. 1 shows a vehicle reclining seat connector according to an embodiment of the present invention and a vehicle reclining seat provided with the vehicle reclining seat connector, and a reclining mechanism and a backrest portion attached to a seat side frame of a seat portion of the vehicle reclining seat. FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the vehicle reclining seat connector of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a front view when the contact plate of the vehicle reclining seat connector of FIG. 2 is not in contact. 4 is a front view when the contact plate of the vehicle reclining seat connector of FIG. 3 contacts, FIG. 5 is an external perspective view of a modified example of the seat side contact plate assembly of the vehicle reclining seat connector, and FIG. FIG. 7 is an external perspective view of a modified example of a backrest side contact plate assembly of a vehicle reclining seat connector. . In addition, the vehicle reclining seat of this embodiment is provided for a driver's seat, and the right and the left in the following description indicate directions viewed with reference to a passenger sitting on the driver's seat.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle reclining seat 100 includes a reclining mechanism 105 having a hinge shaft 229, a seat portion 101, a backrest portion 102, and a lower end portion of the backrest portion 102 so as to extend in parallel with the hinge shaft 229. And a seat-side wire harness 201 routed in the seat portion 101, and a back-side wire harness 202 routed in the backrest portion 102. The reclining mechanism 105 is disposed between the seat portion 101 and the backrest portion 102 so as to connect the seat portion 101 and the backrest portion 102 so as to be relatively swingable about the hinge shaft 229.

  The vehicle reclining seat connector 10 is disposed in such a vehicle reclining seat 100. The vehicle reclining seat connector 10 includes a contact mechanism 11 that is disposed on the hinge shaft 229 and the swing shaft 230 and that electrically connects the seat-side wire harness 201 and the backrest-side wire harness 202.

  The contact mechanism 11 is arranged on the hinge shaft 229 and is electrically connected to the plurality of electric wires 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216 of the seat side wire harness 201, respectively. The contact plate 14 and the plurality of backrest side contact plates 20 disposed on the swing shaft 230 and electrically connected to the plurality of electric wires 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223 of the backrest side wire harness 202, respectively. And including.

  As shown in FIG. 2, when the backrest 102 is completely assembled to the seat 101 (reclining mechanism 105), the seat-side contact plate 14 and the backrest-side contact plate 20 are connected to the seat-side wire harness 201 and the backrest via them. Contact is made so that the side wire harness 202 is electrically connected.

  When the backrest portion 102 swings with respect to the seat portion 101, the backrest side contact plate 20 slides with respect to the seat side contact plate 14.

  As is apparent from FIGS. 3 and 4, the seat side contact plate 14 is slidably disposed on the hinge shaft 229, and the backrest side contact plate 20 is slidably disposed on the swing shaft 230. . The seat-side contact plate 14 and the backrest-side contact plate 20 are alternately opposed to each other so as to have a comb-teeth shape with their side surfaces in contact with each other.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the vehicle reclining seat connector 10 includes a seat side contact plate 14 and a backrest side contact plate 20 in order to maintain a contact state between the seat side contact plate 14 and the backrest side contact plate 20. Are further provided with pressing members 18 and 19 for pressing the side surface of the contact plate at one end of the row toward the contact plate at the other end.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, one of the side surfaces of each of the seat side contact plates 14 that contacts the back contact plate 20 is a non-conductive surface 23, and is in contact with the back contact plate 20. The other side surface is a conductive surface 22.

  Further, as is apparent from FIGS. 3 and 4, the vehicle reclining seat connector 10 includes a biasing spring 15 that presses the seat side contact plate 14 in a direction in which the interval between the seat side contact plates 14 is increased, and a backrest side contact. An urging spring 21 is further provided to press the backrest side contact plate 20 in the direction of widening the interval between the plates 20.

  In addition, you may provide the seat side contact board 114 in which the conduction | electrical_connection surface 22 has a conduction | electrical_connection area and a non-conduction area | region 24 like the modification shown by FIG.

  Details of the vehicle reclining seat 100 configured as described above and the vehicle reclining seat connector 10 provided on the vehicle reclining seat 100 will be described below.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle reclining seat 100 includes a seat side contact plate assembly 12 including a contact mechanism 11 and a backrest side contact plate assembly 13.

  The seat portion 101 includes a seat side frame 103, a seat side cushion (not shown) that is externally mounted on the seat side frame 103, and a seat side skin (not shown) that is attached to the seat side cushion. The seat side wire harness 201 is routed inside the seat side frame 103. The reclining mechanism 105 has a main body having a hinge shaft 229 fixed to a rear end portion of the seat side frame 103.

  The backrest 102 includes a backrest side frame 104, a backrest side cushion (not shown) that is externally mounted on the backrest side frame 104, and a backrest side epidermis (not shown) that is attached to the backrest side cushion. The back-side wire harness 202 is arranged inside the back-side frame 104. Then, attachment portions 104a and 104a provided at the lower end portion of the back frame 104 are fixed to the attachment portions 105a and 105a of the reclining mechanism 105 around the hinge shaft 229 by fastening means such as bolts. As a result, the back frame 104 is connected to the rear end of the seat frame 103.

  The main body having the hinge shaft 229 of the reclining mechanism 105 is fixed to the lower end portion of the back frame 104, and the reclining mechanism 105 that rotates about the hinge shaft 229 at the rear end portion of the seat frame 103 is attached. A configuration may be employed in which the portions 105a and 105a are fixed. However, in this case, the swing shaft 230 is formed at the rear end portion of the seat side frame 103 so as to extend in parallel with the hinge shaft 229.

  The seat side frame 103 is attached to a vehicle body floor panel (not shown) so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction via a seat slide mechanism (not shown). The seat frame 103 includes a reclining motor, a slide motor, a front end lift motor, a rear end lift motor, a reclining switch, a slide switch, a front end lift switch, a rear end lift switch, and the like. And a panel (both not shown).

  The seat-side wire harness 201 is a sub-wire harness branched from a main wire harness (not shown) electrically connected to the power supply unit, and the reclining motor connection end 203 of the electric wire is used as the reclining motor, and the slide motor. The connection end 204 is a slide motor, the front end lift motor connection end 205 is a front end lift motor, the rear end lift motor connection end 206 is a rear end lift motor connection end, and the switch panel connection end. 207 is electrically connected to the switch panel. Further, nine wires 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216 of the seat side wire harness 201 are branched on the seat side contact plate assembly 12 side.

  A lumbar support motor, an airbag unit, a headrest motor, a lumbar support switch, and a seat heater unit are assembled to the back frame 102 (all not shown).

  In the backrest side wire harness 202, seven electric wires 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, and 223 on the proximal end side are branched on the backrest side contact plate assembly 13 side, and the distal ends are branched. The lumbar support motor connection end 224 is the lumbar support motor, the airbag unit connection end 225 is the airbag unit, the headrest motor connection end 226 is the headrest motor, and the lumbar support switch connection end 227 is the lumbar support switch. In addition, the seat heater unit connection end 228 is electrically connected to the seat heater unit.

  Next, the contact mechanism 11 will be described. The seat side contact plate assembly 12 includes nine seat side contact plates 14, ten biasing springs 15, first and second guides 16 and 17, and first and second pressing members 18 and 19. . The backrest side contact plate assembly 13 includes eight backrest side contact plates 20 and eight urging springs 21.

  The seat side contact plate 14 is formed in a substantially donut disk shape made of conductive metal, and is inserted concentrically with the hinge shaft 229 of the reclining mechanism 105 so as to be movable in the axial direction of the hinge shaft 229. The nine seat-side contact plates 14 are electrically connected to the electric wires 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, and 216 of the seat-side wire harness 201, respectively.

  The urging spring 15 is a coil spring, and eight of the ten pieces are disposed between two adjacent ones of the nine seat side contact plates 14 that are passed through the hinge shaft 229. In consideration of an unexpected short circuit with the seat-side contact plate 14 or a short circuit with the back-side contact plate 20, for the sake of safety, the urging spring 15 has an insulating resin or the like around the spring steel. However, only the seat-side contact plate 14 having a non-conductive surface need not be covered with an insulator such as an insulating resin. For the same reason, the outer peripheral surface of the hinge shaft 229 is covered with an insulator such as an insulating resin.

  The first guide 16 is a hollow cylindrical member, and is a position capable of coming into contact with the urging spring 15 arranged on the rightmost side of the used vehicle reclining seat 100 among the ten urging springs 15. Then, after passing through the hinge shaft 229, it is fixed.

  The second guide 17 is a hollow cylindrical member similar to the first guide 16, and of the ten urging springs 15, the urging springs disposed on the leftmost side of the vehicle reclining seat 100 in use. After being passed through the hinge shaft 229 at a position where it can abut against the pin 15, it is fixed. The first and second guides 16 and 17 sandwich the seat-side contact plate 14 so that each seat-side contact plate 14 is stably held in cooperation with the biasing spring 15.

  The first and second pressing members 18 and 19 are bolt-shaped shaft members, and are screwed into the rear end portions of the seat-side frame 103, so that the eight seat-side contact plates 14 are in use. It is used to press the seat side contact plate 14 disposed on the rightmost side of the vehicle reclining seat 100 toward the left.

  The backrest side contact plate 20 is made of a conductive metal like the seat side contact plate 14, and is concentric with the swing shaft 230 disposed between the inner surfaces of the lower end portions of the backrest side frame 104, and the axial direction of the swing shaft 230. Is movably inserted. Then, seven of the eight backrest side contact plates 20 are electrically connected to the electric wires 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, and 223 of the backrest side wire harness 202, respectively.

  The urging springs 21 are coil springs, and seven of the eight are arranged between two adjacent ones of the eight backrest side contact plates 20 that are passed through the swing shaft 230. In consideration of a short circuit between the backrest side contact plates 20, the biasing spring 21 is preferably one in which the periphery of the spring steel is covered with an insulator such as an insulating resin, but the modification shown in FIG. If the insulator 20a such as an insulating resin is coated on the portion of the back contact plate 200 that contacts the biasing spring 21, the spring steel is not covered with an insulator such as an insulating resin. Also good. For the same reason, the outer peripheral surface of the swing shaft 230 is covered with an insulator such as an insulating resin.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the nine seat-side contact plates 14 each have a left side surface as a conductive surface 22, and each right side surface has a non-conductive surface 23. When the backrest side frame 104 is assembled to the seat side frame 103 and the screwing by the pressing members 18 and 19 is not performed, the adjacent seat side contact plates 14 are separated from each other by the biasing springs 15. Since the seat side contact plate 14 does not come into contact with the backrest side contact plate 20, the seat side contact plate 14 and the backrest side contact plate 20 are in a conductive state. Don't be. At this time, since each backrest side contact plate 20 is also biased in the direction away from each biasing spring 21, both the seat side contact plate 14 and the backrest side contact plate 20 maintain a non-conductive state. Further, since the backrest side contact plate 20 is easily inserted because of the gap dimension L1, it is possible to prevent wrong assembly and reduce the insertion force.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the pressing members 18 and 19 (the second pressing member 19 is not shown) are screwed into the screwing holes of the reclining mechanism 105, so that the pressing members 18 and 19 are inside the reclining mechanism 105. And the seat side contact plate 14 is pressed to the left against the biasing springs 15 and 21. As a result, the conduction surface 22 of the seat side contact plate 14 is electrically connected to the backrest side contact plate 20 to form respective circuits.

  In the assembly process of the seat portion 101 of the vehicle reclining seat 100 using such a vehicle reclining seat connector 10, the seat side wire harness 201 is routed in the seat side frame 103, and the reclining motor connection end portion 203 is connected to the reclining motor. The slide motor connection end 204 is a slide motor, the front end lift motor connection end 205 is a front end lift motor, the rear end lift motor connection end 206 is a rear end lift motor connection end, and a switch. The panel connection end 207 is electrically connected to the switch panel, and the nine electric wires 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216 are respectively connected to the nine seat-side contact plates 14. Electrical connection is made by appropriate joining means such as soldering. At this time, the nine seat-side contact plates 14 may be assembled to the seat-side frame 103 in a sub-assembly state in which the nine seat-side contact plates 14 are electrically connected to the electric wires 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, respectively. .

  Further, in the assembly process of the backrest portion 102, the backside wire harness 202 is arranged in the backrest side frame 104, the lumbar support motor connection end 224 is used as the lumbar support motor, and the airbag unit connection end 225 is used as the airbag unit. The headrest motor connection end 226 is electrically connected to the headrest motor, the lumbar support switch connection end 227 is connected to the lumbar support switch, and the seat heater unit connection end 228 is electrically connected to the seat heater unit. The electric wires 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, and 223 are electrically connected to the seven backrest-side contact plates 20 by appropriate joining means such as soldering. At this time, the seven backrest contact plates 20 may be assembled to the backrest side frame 104 in a sub-assembly state in which they are electrically connected to the electric wires 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, and 223, respectively.

  Next, in the final assembly process, the attachment portions 104a and 104a of the backrest side frame 104 are attached to the reclining mechanism 105 so that the seat side contact plate 14 and the backrest side contact plate 20 are alternately arranged in a comb-like shape. Fastened to both outer surfaces of the portions 105 a and 105 a by fastening means (not shown) such as bolts, whereby the backrest side frame 104 is connected to the rear end of the seat side frame 103. After the pressing members 18 and 19 are screwed to a predetermined position in this state, the vehicle reclining seat 100 is completed by assembling the seat side cushion, the seat side skin, the backrest side cushion, and the backrest side skin. The seat-side wire harness 201 is electrically connected to the power supply unit of the vehicle and receives power supply from the power supply unit.

  When the vehicle is used, the reclining motor is driven to tilt the backrest side frame 104 and the backrest side contact plate 20 together with the backrest side frame 104 when the backrest side frame 104 tilts with respect to the seat side frame 103. The conduction state of is maintained stably.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the conductive surfaces 22 of the four seat-side contact plates 114 among the seat-side contact plates are partially covered with an insulator such as an insulating resin to provide non-conductive regions 24, respectively. It is preferable to form the position switch 40 together with the four back-side contact plates 20 in contact with the four conductive surfaces 22 having the non-conductive regions 24. Here, when the occupant tries to start using the vehicle, when the backrest portion 102 is inclined beyond a predetermined angle, the backside contact plate 20 of the seat side contact plate 114 in the position switch 40 is If configured so as to be in contact with the non-conductive region 24, the power supply to the electric wires 218, 220, 222 of the backrest side wire harness 202 is cut off, so that no current is supplied to the ignition circuit, for example, and the engine is started. Can not be done. Therefore, it is possible to prompt the driver for an optimal driving posture.

As described above, according to the vehicle reclining seat connector 10, the seat side wire harness 201 and the backrest portion disposed on the hinge shaft 229 and the swing shaft 230 of the vehicle reclining seat 100 and the seat portion 101. Since the contact mechanism 11 that electrically connects the back-side wire harness 202 in the 102 is provided, the penetrating operation to the seat-side frame 103 or the back-side frame 104 when the seat-side wire harness 201 and the back-side wire harness 202 are assembled. Becomes unnecessary, and assembling of the vehicle reclining seat 100 is facilitated. In addition, since it is not necessary to use a wire harness that extends from the seat portion 101 of the vehicle reclining seat 100 to the backrest portion 102 without any breaks, the specification is changed to the contents of the electrical components disposed in the seat portion 101 or the backrest portion 102. Even if there is, there is no need to change the entire wire harness according to the specification, and the seat-side wire harness 201 in the seat portion 101 or the back-side wire harness 202 in the backrest portion 102 may be changed. There is no significant cost increase. Furthermore, since it is not necessary to provide an extra length portion in the wire harness for the reclining operation or the forward-turning operation of the backrest portion 102 with respect to the seat portion 101, high reliability can be obtained.
Further, according to the vehicle reclining seat connector 10, the seat side contact plates 14, 114 and the back side contact plates 20, 200 of the contact mechanism 11 electrically connect the seat side wire harness 201 and the back side wire harness 202 via them. When the backrest portion 102 swings with respect to the seat portion 101, one of the seat side contact plates 14, 114 and the back side contact plates 20, 200 slides relative to the other. Therefore, when assembling the vehicle reclining seat 100, the seat side wire harness 201 is routed in the seat portion 101 and the backrest side wire harness 202 is routed in the backrest portion 102, and then contacted in the final process. The seat part so that the seat side contact plates 14 and 114 of the mechanism 11 and the back side contact plates 20 and 200 are electrically connected. 01 a seat side wire harness 201 and the backrest side wire harness 202 by simply assembling the backrest 102 can be electrically connected. Therefore, the productivity of the vehicle reclining seat 100 can be improved.
Further, according to the vehicle reclining seat connector 10, in order to maintain the contact state of the seat side contact plates 14 and 114 and the backrest side contact plates 20 and 200 that are alternately opposed to each other so as to have a comb tooth shape, Since the seat side contact plates 14 and 114 and the backrest side contact plates 20 and 200 are further provided with pressing members 18 and 19 that press the side surfaces of the contact plates positioned at one end of the row toward the contact plate at the other end. After assembling the backrest portion 102 to the portion 101, the seat side contact plates 14, 114 and the backrest side contact plate are pressed by pressing the rows of the seat side contact plates 14, 114 and the backrest side contact plates 20, 200 by the pressing members 18, 19. Thus, the clamping force between the two and the 200 is increased, and the seat side contact plates 14 and 114 and the backrest side contact plates 20 and 200 are reliably electrically connected.
Further, according to the vehicle reclining seat connector 10, one of the side surfaces of the seat side contact plates 14, 114 contacting the backrest side contact plates 20, 200 is the non-conductive surface 23, and the backrest side Since the other side surface in contact with the contact plates 20 and 200 is the conduction surface 22, the seat side contact plates 14 and 114 and the backrest side contact plates 20 and 200 can be electrically connected independently one by one. At the same time, it is possible to reliably prevent an unwanted short circuit between adjacent contact plates.
Further, according to the vehicle reclining seat connector 10, the urging spring 15 that presses the seat side contact plates 14 and 114 in the direction of increasing the distance between the seat side contact plates 14 and 114, and the backrest side contact plates 20 and 200, respectively. Urging springs 21 for pressing the backrest side contact plates 20 and 200 in the direction of widening the distance between the seat side contact plates 14 and 114 and the backrest side contact plate when the backrest portion 102 is assembled to the seat portion 101. 20 and 200 are widened by the urging spring 15 and the urging spring 21, so that the comb-like seat-side contact plates 14 and 114 and the comb-like back-side contact plates 20 and 200 are staggered. Easy to engage. Therefore, after the seat-side contact plates 14 and 114 and the backrest-side contact plates 20 and 200 are alternately engaged in this manner, the seat-side contact plates 14 and 114 and the backrest-side contact plate are pressed by the pressing members 18 and 19. By pressing the rows 20 and 200, the holding force between the seat side contact plates 14 and 114 and the backrest side contact plates 20 and 200 is increased.
In addition, according to the vehicle reclining seat connector 10, since the conductive surface 22 of the seat-side contact plate 114 has the conductive region 22 and the non-conductive region 24, the backrest portion 102 is predetermined with respect to the seat portion 101. By providing the conduction region 22 and the non-conduction region 24 on the conduction surface 22 of the seat-side contact plate 114 so that the back-side contact plates 20 and 200 come into contact with the non-conduction region 24 when tilted beyond the angle, It can be used as the position switch 40. As a result, for example, when the backrest portion 102 is greatly inclined with respect to the seat portion 101, the engine cannot be started, and the inclination angle of the backrest portion 102 with respect to the seat portion 101 is returned to an angle suitable for driving. By electrically controlling the engine so that the engine can be started at the time, the driver can be encouraged to have an optimal driving posture.
Note that the vehicle reclining seat 100 including the vehicle reclining seat connector 10 is easy to assemble as described above, and is used in the wire harness for the reclining operation and the forward-turning operation of the backrest portion 102 with respect to the seat portion 101. This is preferable because the length is not required.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to embodiment mentioned above, A deformation | transformation, improvement, etc. are possible suitably. In addition, the material, shape, dimension, numerical value, form, number, arrangement location, and the like of each component in the above-described embodiment are arbitrary and are not limited as long as the present invention can be achieved.

A vehicle reclining seat connector according to an embodiment of the present invention, and a vehicle reclining seat provided with the vehicle reclining seat connector, the reclining mechanism attached to the seat side frame of the seat portion of the vehicle reclining seat and the backrest of the backrest portion It is an external appearance perspective view of the state which decomposed | disassembled the side frame. It is an expansion perspective view of the connector for vehicle reclining seats of FIG. It is a front view at the time of the non-contact of the contact plate of the connector for vehicle reclining seats of FIG. It is a front view at the time of the contact of the contact plate of the connector for vehicle reclining seats of FIG. It is an external appearance perspective view of the modification of the seat side contact board assembly of the connector for vehicle reclining seats. It is an external appearance perspective view of the modification of the backrest side contact plate assembly of the connector for vehicle reclining seats.

Explanation of symbols

10 Vehicle Reclining Seat Connector (Vehicle Swing Structure Connector)
11 Contact mechanism 14, 114 Seat side contact plate (first contact plate)
15 Biasing spring (first biasing means)
18 First pressing member (pressing member)
19 Second pressing member (pressing member)
20,200 Backrest side contact plate (second contact plate)
21 Biasing spring (second biasing means)
22 Conductive surface (conductive region)
23 Non-conductive surface 24 Non-conductive area 40 Position switch 100 Vehicle reclining seat (connector for vehicle swing structure)
101 Seat (first relative swinging part)
102 Backrest (second relative swinging part)
105 Reclining mechanism (hinge mechanism)
201 Seat side wire harness (first wire harness)
202 Backrest side wire harness (second wire harness)
229 Hinge shaft 230 Swing shaft

Claims (8)

A hinge mechanism having a hinge shaft, a first relative rocking portion, a second relative rocking portion, and the first relative rocking portion and the second relative rocking so as to extend in parallel with the hinge shaft. Oscillating shaft formed in one of the oscillating portions, a first wire harness routed in the first relative oscillating portion, and a first wire harness routed in the second relative oscillating portion. A two-wire harness, wherein the hinge mechanism connects the first relative oscillating portion and the second relative oscillating portion so as to be relatively oscillating about the hinge axis. A vehicle rocking structure connector disposed in a vehicle rocking structure disposed between a first relative rocking portion and the second relative rocking portion,
A connector for a vehicle swing structure, comprising a contact mechanism disposed on the hinge shaft and the swing shaft, and electrically connecting the first wire harness and the second wire harness. The contact mechanism is
A plurality of first contact plates disposed on the hinge shaft and electrically connected to the plurality of electric wires of any one of the first wire harness and the second wire harness;
A plurality of second contact plates disposed on the swing shaft and electrically connected to any one of the other plurality of electric wires of the first wire harness and the second wire harness;
Including
The first contact plate and the second contact plate are in contact with each other so as to electrically connect the first wire harness and the second wire harness through the first contact plate and the second contact plate. One of the first contact plate and the second contact plate slides with respect to the other when either one of the first relative swinging portions swings with respect to the other. Item 14. The vehicle swing structure connector according to Item 1. The first contact plate is slidably disposed on the hinge shaft, the second contact plate is slidably disposed on the swing shaft, and a side surface of the first contact plate and the second contact The first contact plate and the second contact plate are alternately arranged facing each other so as to be in a comb-teeth shape while contacting the side surface of the plate,
In order to maintain the contact state between the first contact plate and the second contact plate, the side surface of the contact plate at one end of the row formed by the first contact plate and the second contact plate faces the contact plate at the other end. The vehicle swing structure connector according to claim 2, further comprising a pressing member that presses.   Of the two side surfaces of each of the first contact plates, one side surface that contacts the second contact plate is a non-conductive surface, and the other side surface that contacts the second contact plate is a conductive surface. The vehicle swing structure connector according to claim 2 or 3. First urging means for pressing the first contact plate in a direction to widen the interval between the first contact plates;
Second urging means for pressing the second contact plate in a direction to widen the interval between the second contact plates;
The vehicle swing structure connector according to claim 3 or 4, further comprising:   The vehicle swing structure connector according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the conducting surface has a conducting region and a non-conducting region.   A vehicle rocking structure comprising the vehicle rocking structure connector according to any one of claims 1 to 6.   A vehicle reclining seat which is the vehicle swing structure according to claim 7.

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