JP2009235682A - Door actuator device for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an actuator device capable of preventing a plurality of terminals from being erroneously fitted in housings. <P>SOLUTION: This door actuator device for a vehicle comprises the pair of upper and lower housings, a switch 70 stored in the housings, and the plurality of terminals 80 which have respective one ends electrically connected to the switch 70 and respective other ends extending to the outside of the housings and which are supported on a terminal support part 121 formed in the housings. The door actuator device further comprises a guide groove formed at the different portions of the housings in the longitudinal direction of the terminals 80 and parts to be fitted 81 formed on the terminals 80 and inserted into the guide grooves, respectively. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle door actuator device that brings a door lock mechanism disposed on a vehicle door into a locked state or an unlocked state.

  Conventionally, this type of vehicle door actuator device operates a door lock mechanism disposed in a vehicle body. The vehicle door actuator device includes a housing, an electrical component housed in the housing, and a terminal support portion formed on the housing and having one end electrically connected to the electrical component and the other end extending outside the housing. And a plurality of conductive members supported by the.

Such a vehicle door actuator device simplifies the assembly by holding the conductive member simply by the terminal support portion and then pressing it by the pair of upper and lower housings.
JP 7-238727 A

  However, in the case of the vehicle door actuator device of the above-mentioned patent document, when another conductive member is mistakenly assembled at a position other than the original mounting position of the conductive member and the terminal support portion, the conductive member has a thin plate shape. Because of the metal, there is a possibility of causing incorrect assembly. As a result, unnecessary stress continues to be applied to the incorrectly assembled conductive member, and the conductive member may be damaged in some cases.

  The present invention has been made in view of conventional problems, and is intended to provide a vehicle door actuator device that can prevent erroneous assembly of a plurality of conductive members to a housing.

  The first technical means taken in order to solve the technical problem described above includes a pair of upper and lower housings, an electric component housed in the housing, one end electrically connected to the electric component and the other. A plurality of conductive members having ends extending outside the housing and supported by support portions formed on the housing; and fitting portions formed at different parts of the housing in the longitudinal direction of the conductive members; And a fitted portion that is formed on the conductive member and inserted into each of the fitting portions.

  Preferably, the fitting portions may be formed in different shapes.

  A pair of upper and lower housings; an electrical component housed in the housing; and a plurality of electrical components having one end electrically connected to the electrical component and the other end extending outside the housing and supported by the housing. A conductive member, and a fitting portion formed in the housing in a longitudinal direction of the plurality of conductive members, each having a different shape, and a fitted portion formed in the conductive member and inserted into each of the fitting portions. It is good to have.

  More preferably, the housing has a guide groove for restricting movement of the conductive member in the width direction.

  According to the present invention, since the fitting portion is formed in different parts of the housing in the longitudinal direction of the conductive member and the fitted portion is formed in the conductive member and inserted into each of the fitting portions, Each of the conductive members can be assembled only at a predetermined position of the housing. As a result, it is possible to provide a vehicle door actuator device that can prevent the conductive member from being erroneously assembled to the housing and has improved assemblability.

  Further, if the fitting portions are formed so as to have different shapes, the worker can visually recognize where the conductive members are to be assembled in the housing at the time of assembly. Thus, it is possible to provide a vehicle door actuator device that further prevents erroneous assembly of the conductive member to the housing.

  Further, if the housing has a guide groove that restricts the movement of the conductive member in the width direction, the conductive member is temporarily clamped to the housing so that the conductive member is sandwiched between a pair of upper and lower housings. Therefore, it can be set as the vehicle door actuator apparatus which improved the assembly | attachment property.

  An actuator device 100 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an aspect in which the actuator device 100 of this embodiment is attached to a vehicle body B. FIG. FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the actuator device 100 of the present embodiment. FIG. 3 is a plan view when the actuator device 100 of the present embodiment is in the unlocked state. FIG. 4 is a plan view when the actuator device 100 of the present embodiment is in a locked state. FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a main part of the portion A in the housing 10 of the actuator device 100 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 6 shows another embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the actuator device 100 (vehicle door actuator device) of the present embodiment is in a locked state or an openable state where the vehicle door D rotatably attached to the vehicle body B is in an unopenable state. It is attached via a bracket 200 to a door lock mechanism DL that is in an unlocked state. The details of the door lock mechanism DL are the same as those of the conventional one, and the description thereof is omitted. Further, the vertical direction described in the following description is defined to indicate the vertical direction of the actuator device 100 shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the actuator device 100 includes a housing 10 (shown in FIG. 1), a motor 20 accommodated in the housing 10, a worm gear 30 connected to the motor 20, and meshed with the worm gear 30 and housing 10. A wheel gear 40 pivotally supported by the housing 10, an active lever 50 pivotally supported by the housing 10 and detachable from the worm gear 30, and housed in the housing 10 and pressed by the active lever 50. And a switch 80 (electrical component) having a switch terminal 71 and a terminal 80 (conductive member) connected to the switch 70.

  The housing 10 includes a housing portion 111 that houses the motor 20 and the like, and a body 11 that is formed integrally with the housing portion 111 and a connector connecting portion 123 to which a connector (not shown) connected to an external power source is connected. The lid portion 13 covers the housing portion 111 of the body 11 from above.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the motor 20 is disposed in the accommodating portion 111 in a state where the four sides are surrounded by a wall portion 111 b in order to prevent water and oil from entering from the outside. The other end of the two motor power supply terminals 21 arranged at one end so as to penetrate from the housing portion 111 to the connector connecting portion 123 is electrically connected to the motor 20 from above.

  The worm gear 30 is a cylindrical gear that is connected to the motor 20 through a part of the wall portion 111b, and is arranged to mesh with the wheel gear 40 in the width direction of the housing 10.

  The wheel gear 40 is formed in a disc shape, and is supported rotatably with respect to the body 11 by inserting a shaft portion 111a integrally protruding from the body 11 at the center thereof. The wheel gear 40 has two engaging convex portions 41 that are arranged concentrically with the shaft portion 111a and project upward.

  The active lever 50 is disposed so as to overlap the wheel gear 40 in the upward direction. A cylindrical protrusion 52 projects from the lower surface of one end of the active lever 50. The active lever 50 is rotatably supported with respect to the body 11 by the protruding portion 52 penetrating the body 11. The protrusion 52 is linked to the door lock mechanism DL via a locking lever 300 (shown in FIG. 2), and the door lock mechanism DL is operated to be in a locked state or an unlocked state. The active lever 50 has a long hole portion 53 through which the shaft portion 111a of the body 11 is inserted. The long hole portion 53 is set to have substantially the same width as the rotation range in which the active lever 50 is rotated by the engagement convex portion 41 of the wheel gear 40. Further, in the active lever 50, an engaging portion 54 having a groove portion 54a with which the engaging convex portion 41 of the wheel gear 40 can engage is integrally projected from the lower surface of the other end. The active lever 50 is rotated about the shaft portion 111a by the engagement of the engaging convex portion 41 and the groove portion 54a. Furthermore, on the upper surface of the other end of the active lever 50, one end is attached to the body 11 for biasing the active lever 50 so that the active lever 50 is rotated to the position of any maximum swing width in the rotation range of the active lever 50. A pin 55 to which the other end of the spring member 60 is attached projects integrally.

  Subsequently, a configuration according to a characteristic part of the present invention will be described below.

  As shown in FIG. 3 or 5, the switch 70 has a switch terminal 71 on the side facing the pressing portion 51 formed at the other end of the active lever 50. One end of each of the three terminals 80 arranged so as to penetrate from the accommodating portion 111 to the connector connecting portion 123 is connected to the opposite side of the switch terminal 71.

  The terminal 80 is formed integrally with the housing portion 111 of the body 11 and is bent upward by a terminal support portion 121 (support portion) protruding upward from the switch 70 between the connector connection portion 123 and the switch 70. Are arranged. As for the terminal 80, the rectangular to-be-fitted part 81 is integrally formed in the site | part which is each different in the longitudinal direction.

  The terminal support portion 121 has a guide surface 121a (shown in FIG. 5) having three guide grooves 121b (shown in FIG. 2) set to have substantially the same width as the width of the terminal 80 that restricts movement of the terminal 80 in the width direction. have. The guide groove 121b has a positioning groove 122c (fitting portion) formed in the same depth as the thickness of the terminal 80 in which the respective fitted portions 81 of the terminal can be fitted in the longitudinal direction of the terminal 80. ing. Accordingly, for example, the terminal 80 cannot be assembled except for the predetermined guide groove 121b.

  Between the terminal support part 121 and the connector connection part 123, a terminal fixing part 124 having a fixing groove part 124a into which the terminal 80 is fitted and fixed is formed. The terminal 80 is integrally formed with a fitting fixing portion 82 (shown in FIG. 2) for fitting and fixing to the fixing groove portion 124a. The terminal 80 assembled to the guide groove 121b is once bent downward. Then, the fitted fixing portion 82 is fitted into the fixing groove portion 124a, and the terminal 80 is bent in the direction of the connector connecting portion 123 and assembled, so that the terminal 80 is restricted from moving in the longitudinal direction. Further, the terminal 80 is also restricted from moving upward by covering the body 11 with the lid portion 13 from above.

  For example, the terminal 80 is in an energized state when the switch terminal 71 of the switch 70 is pressed by the active lever 50 and when the active lever 50 is not in contact with the switch terminal 71, and the moment when the active lever 50 contacts the switch terminal 71. Can be set to a non-energized state. Accordingly, it is possible to detect the switching between the locked state and the unlocked state through the non-energized state, and appropriately start or stop the supply of power to the motor 20 by the control device (not shown). Is possible.

  Next, the operation of the actuator device 100 according to the present embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS.

  In the following description, the state of the active lever 50 shown in FIG. 3 is an unlocked state, and the state of the active lever shown in FIG. 4 is a locked state.

  When electric power is supplied from an external power source to the motor 20 to set the unlocked active lever 50 shown in FIG. 3 to the locked state, the motor 20 transmits the driving force to the wheel gear 40 via the worm gear 30. . Then, the wheel gear 40 rotates counterclockwise in FIG. Thereby, the engaging convex part 41 of the wheel gear 40 engages with the engaging groove part 54a of the engaging part 54, and the active lever 50 is rotated counterclockwise to the locked state shown in FIG.

  On the other hand, the active lever 50 contacts the switch terminal 71 of the switch 70 and further presses the switch terminal 71. At this time, when the terminal 80 is in the unlocked state, the terminal 80 is energized, de-energized at the moment of contact between the active lever 50 and the switch terminal 71, and when the active lever 50 presses the switch terminal 71 again, It becomes energized. In response to this switching, the motor 20 is deenergized by the control device. Thus, the active lever 50 is changed from the unlocked state to the locked state.

  Subsequently, when electric power is supplied to the motor 20 from an external power source so that the active lever 50 in the locked state is unlocked, the worm gear 30, the wheel gear 40, and the active lever 50 operate in the reverse manner.

  On the other hand, the active lever 50 operates from a state where it is in contact with the switch terminal 71 to a state where it gradually becomes non-contact. At this time, the terminal 80 is energized in the locked state, and is again energized when the active lever 50 and the switch terminal 71 are in a non-contact state. In response to this switching, the motor 20 is deenergized by the control device. As a result, the active lever 50 changes from the locked state to the unlocked state.

  Next, a second embodiment will be described below based on FIG.

  The actuator device 1000 of the second embodiment has the same configuration except for the terminal 800 and the terminal support portion 1210, and a description thereof will be omitted. Since the operation is the same as described above, the description thereof is omitted.

  In the terminal 800, each of the terminals 810, 820, and 830 has fitted portions 811, 821, and 831 that have different shapes (in this embodiment, round, triangular, and square).

  In addition, the terminal support portion 1210 is formed in positioning grooves 1220ca, 1220cb, and 1220cc having shapes (in this embodiment, round shape, triangle shape, and square shape) suitable for the terminals 810, 820, and 830.

  As described above, according to the actuator device 100 of the present embodiment, the guide groove 121b formed in different parts of the housing 10 in the longitudinal direction of the terminal 80 and the guide groove 121b formed in the terminal 80 are inserted into the guide groove 121b. Since each of the plurality of terminals 80 can be assembled only at a predetermined position of the housing 10. As a result, it is possible to provide the actuator device 100 that can prevent the terminal 80 from being erroneously assembled to the housing 10 and has improved assemblability.

  Furthermore, if it comprises so that each to-be-fitted part 811,821,831 formed in a different shape, an operator may recognize visually where the terminal 800 is assembled | attached on the housing 10 at the time of an assembly | attachment. Can do. Thereby, it is possible to provide the actuator device 100 in which the assembling property of the terminal 80 with respect to the housing 10 is further improved.

  Further, if the housing 10 is configured to have a guide groove 121b that restricts movement of the terminal 80 in the width direction, the terminal 80 is sandwiched between the pair of upper and lower housings 10 in a state of being temporarily fixed to the housing 10. Since it can assemble | attach, it can be set as the actuator apparatus 100 which improved the assembly | attachment property.

  Although the present embodiment has been described with the arrangement of three terminals, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be configured with two terminals, for example.

1 is a perspective view showing an aspect in which an actuator device 100 of this embodiment is attached to a vehicle door D. FIG. It is an exploded view of the actuator apparatus 100 of a present Example. It is a top view when the actuator apparatus 100 of a present Example is an unlocked state. It is a top view when the actuator apparatus 100 of a present Example is a locked state. It is a principal part enlarged view of A part in the housing 10 of the actuator apparatus 100 of a present Example. It is another Example in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

Vehicle body B
Door lock mechanism DL
Housing 10
Switch 70
Terminal 80
Mated part 81
Actuator device 100
Terminal support 121
Guide groove 121b
Positioning groove 122c

Claims (5)

  A door actuator device for a vehicle that operates a door lock mechanism disposed in a vehicle body, wherein a pair of upper and lower housings, an electrical component housed in the housing, and one end are electrically connected to the electrical component. And a plurality of conductive members whose other ends extend outside the housing and are supported by a support portion formed on the housing, and are formed at different portions of the housing in the longitudinal direction of the conductive member A door actuator device for a vehicle, comprising a fitting portion and a fitted portion that is formed in the conductive member and inserted into each of the fitting portions.   The vehicle door actuator device according to claim 1, wherein each of the fitting portions has a different shape.   A door actuator device for a vehicle that operates a door lock mechanism disposed in a vehicle body, wherein a pair of upper and lower housings, an electrical component housed in the housing, and one end are electrically connected to the electrical component. And a plurality of conductive members whose other ends extend outside the housing and are supported by the housing, and the fitting portions formed in the housing in the longitudinal direction of the plurality of conductive members, each having a different shape; and A vehicle door actuator device comprising: a fitting portion formed on a conductive member and inserted into each of the fitting portions.   The vehicle door actuator device according to claim 3, wherein each of the fitting portions is formed at a different portion of the plurality of conductive members.   5. The vehicle door actuator device according to claim 1, wherein the housing has a guide groove for restricting movement of the conductive member in the width direction. 6.

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