JP2010218930A - Connector holding frame body, connector anti-come-off holding member, frame body holding member, and connector holding member for conduction check device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily carry a plurality of connectors while maintaining a predetermined position relationship. <P>SOLUTION: This connector holding frame body 30 includes a frame part 32 having an internal space in which the plurality of connectors 10 can be arranged, and a partition part 34 for partitioning the frame part 32, the frame part 32 and the partition part 34 forming, in the frame part 32, a plurality of holes 36 into which the plurality of connectors 10 can be inserted and held while maintaining a predetermined position relationship. It also includes locking parts 38 for locking the connectors 10 inserted into the plurality of holes 36 in an anti-come-off manner forward in the inserting direction. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for holding a plurality of connectors.

  As a technique for holding a plurality of connectors in the assembly process of a wire harness, there is one disclosed in Patent Document 1. Patent Document 1 discloses a holding unit that holds a plurality of connection-type connectors into which electric wires with terminals are inserted in an optimal positional relationship for connection, and a support column for standing the holding unit on a wire harness assembly work table. A connector-type connector holder is disclosed.

  In Patent Document 1, the above configuration prevents the occurrence of wire tension or slack in the connected connector.

JP 2001-93360 A

  By the way, some connectors connected to each end of the electric wire constituting the wire harness are connected to a common electrical connection box in a predetermined positional relationship regardless of whether or not they are connected. In such a case, if the plurality of connectors can be transported while maintaining a predetermined positional relationship, the workability in the next inspection process or connection process to the electrical junction box is excellent.

  However, in the connection type connector holder disclosed in Patent Document 1, a plurality of connectors cannot be transported while maintaining a predetermined positional relationship.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to easily convey a plurality of connectors while maintaining a predetermined positional relationship.

  The connector holding frame according to the first aspect includes a frame portion having an internal space in which a plurality of connectors can be disposed, and a partition portion that partitions the inside of the frame portion, and the frame portion includes the frame portion and the frame portion. The partition portion forms a plurality of hole portions capable of inserting and holding the plurality of connectors in a state in which a predetermined positional relationship is maintained, and the connectors inserted in the plurality of hole portions are arranged in front of the insertion direction. Is further provided with a locking portion that can be locked in a retaining shape.

  The connector retaining retaining member according to the second aspect is a connector retaining member that can be set on the connector retaining frame according to the first aspect, and in the insertion direction of the connector with respect to the plurality of holes, A first claw portion and a second claw portion that can be disposed opposite each other with the connector holding frame interposed therebetween, and at least one of the first claw portion and the second claw portion is an insertion direction of the connector; The connector can be held in a retaining shape.

  The frame holding member according to the third aspect includes the connector holding frame according to the second aspect, while the connector holding frame according to the first aspect is supported at a predetermined position. A frame holding member for setting the connector holding frame in a manner in which the plurality of connectors can be inserted into the plurality of holes, respectively, In the state where the connector holding frame is arranged, the second claw portion of the connector holding holding member is arranged on the bottom side of the recess with respect to the connector holding frame, so as to prevent the connector from being removed. A frame body holding main body portion having a slit portion on which the holding member can be disposed; and a support portion capable of supporting the frame body holding main body portion at a fixed position.

  The connector holding member for the continuity testing device according to the fourth aspect is the connector according to the first mode in which the holding member for retaining a connector according to the second mode is set in the continuity testing device that performs continuity testing on a plurality of connectors. A connector holding member for a continuity testing device that holds the plurality of connectors inserted into the holding frame in a fixed position, and the connector holding frame with the plurality of connectors inserted from one side. An inspection holding portion capable of holding the connector holding frame with the tip end portion of the connector exposed, and an insertion direction of the connector holding frame with respect to the inspection holding portion The connector retaining holder set on the connector holding frame as the connector holding frame is inserted into the inspection holding part, protruding toward the opposite side The includes with as extruded removed from the connector holding frame, and a retaining portion capable of holding the retainer form the connector instead of the connector retaining a holding member.

  According to the connector holding frame according to the first aspect, it is possible to maintain a predetermined positional relationship by inserting a plurality of connectors into the corresponding holes. For this reason, a plurality of connectors can be easily transported in a state where a predetermined positional relationship is maintained by being arranged on the connector holding frame. In addition, when the connector is inserted into the hole, the connector is held in a retaining shape in front of the insertion direction, so that the connector can be easily positioned within the hole.

  According to the connector retaining holding member according to the second aspect, the plurality of connectors inserted into the holes of the connector retaining frame are retained in the retaining direction in the insertion direction. For this reason, it can prevent that a some connector pulls out from the hole of the connector holding frame at the time of conveyance, and can convey a wire harness easily.

  According to the frame holding member according to the third aspect, the connector can be inserted into the hole and the connector retaining holding member can be set while the connector holding frame is supported at a predetermined position. Therefore, the plurality of connectors can be maintained in a predetermined positional relationship on the assembly work table of the wire harness, and thereafter can be easily transported as it is.

  According to the connector holding member for the continuity testing device according to the fourth aspect, the connector holding frame body into which the plurality of connectors are inserted is inserted into the testing holding part from one side, so that the tip of the connector is The connector holding frame is held in the exposed state. When the connector holding frame is inserted into the inspection holding portion, the connector holding holding member is pushed out by the holding portion and removed from the connector holding frame, and the connector is held in a holding shape. For this reason, a plurality of connectors can be collectively inspected while maintaining a predetermined positional relationship. Further, the work of removing the connector retaining holding member from the connector holding frame can be performed as one work simultaneously with the work of inserting the connector holding frame into the inspection holding part, so that the work efficiency can be improved.

It is a perspective view which shows a connector. It is a perspective view which shows an electrical junction box. It is a perspective view which shows the frame for connector holding. It is a top view which shows the frame for connector holding | maintenance. It is a figure which shows the state which inserted the connector in the frame for connector holding in the VV sectional view of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the holding member for connector removal. It is a side view of the frame for connector holding at the time of the holding member set for connector removal prevention. It is a front view of the connector holding frame when the holding member for connector removal is set. It is a perspective view which shows a frame holding member. It is a top view which shows a frame holding member. It is a front view which shows a frame holding member. It is a side view which shows a frame holding member. It is a perspective view which shows the connector holding member for continuity inspection apparatuses. It is a top view which shows the connector holding member for continuity inspection apparatuses. It is a front view which shows the connector holding member for continuity inspection apparatuses. It is the schematic of a continuity test apparatus.

{Embodiment}
The connector holding frame, the connector retaining holding member, and the frame holding member according to the present embodiment include a plurality of connectors to which terminals at each end of the electric wires constituting the wire harness are attached in a predetermined positional relationship. It is for enabling conveyance in the maintained state. Moreover, the connector holding member for the continuity test apparatus according to the present embodiment is for collectively providing a plurality of connectors maintained in a predetermined positional relationship for the continuity test.

  Hereinafter, the connector holding frame, the connector retaining holder, the frame holding member, and the connector holding member for the continuity testing device according to the present embodiment will be described in detail.

<1. Connector structure>
For convenience of explanation, first, the target connector will be described. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a connector 10, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an electrical connection box 90 for connecting a plurality of connectors 10. In FIG. 2, the connector 10 is simplified by a two-dot line.

  This connector 10 is attached to the terminal of each electric wire W edge part which comprises the wire harness WH. The wire harness WH is formed by bundling various wiring materials such as signal lines and power lines used in automobiles in a form that is appropriately branched depending on the wiring path to be assembled. The connector 10 is attached to the end of the electric wire W. The wire harness WH is assembled by arranging and bundling a plurality of electric wires W in an actual arrangement position on an assembly work table (drawing board). And the several connector 10 attached to the edge part of the electric wire W is collectively connected to the electrical connection box 90 in another place after completion of the assembly of the wire harness WH. Hereinafter, an example in which the connector 10 is connected by the arrangement of the connection hole portions 92 of the electrical connection box 90 shown in FIG. 2 will be described. Note that the number and arrangement of the connection hole portions 92 of the electric connection box 90 vary depending on the number and size of the connectors 10 to be connected.

  The connector 10 has a structure in which a locking claw portion 16 and a groove portion 18 are formed in a housing main body portion 12 having a terminal accommodating portion 14 into which a terminal (not shown) connected to an end portion of an electric wire W can be inserted and disposed. .

  The housing main body portion 12 is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and a plurality of terminal accommodating portions 14 are formed. Also, a connection (not shown) is formed at the distal end portion (lower portion in FIG. 1) of the housing main body 12 so that a connection terminal or the like can be brought into contact with the terminal at the end of the electric wire W inserted into the terminal accommodating portion 14. A hole is formed in accordance with the terminal accommodating portion 14.

  The locking claw portion 16 is formed on the outer surface of the housing main body 12 so as to protrude outward. More specifically, the shape of the locking claw portion 16 is a claw shape in which the protruding dimension gradually increases from the front to the rear in the terminal insertion direction (downward in the vertical direction in FIG. 1) of the end portion of the electric wire W. Here, the locking claw portion 16 is provided on each of two opposing surfaces of the outer surface of the housing main body 12.

  When the connector 10 is originally connected to the electrical connection box 90, the locking claw 16 is locked inside the connector connection hole 92 into which the connector 10 formed in the electrical connection box 90 can be inserted. It is formed to hold 10 in a retaining shape.

  This locking claw portion 16 is a first claw of the connector retaining holding member 40 in a state in which the connector retaining retaining member 40 described later is set in a connector retaining frame 30 into which a plurality of connectors 10 are inserted. The portion 42 can be locked. As a result, the connector 10 is held by the connector holding frame 30 in a retaining shape. The relationship between the locking claw portion 16 and the connector retaining retaining member 40 will be described in detail later.

  The groove portion 18 is formed in a groove shape on the outer surface of the housing main body portion 12 from the tip to the middle portion along the terminal insertion direction of the end portion of the electric wire W with respect to the terminal accommodating portion 14. The edge portion 19 of the groove portion 18 (the end portion on the rear side of the groove portion 18 in the electric wire W insertion direction) is formed in the hole portion 36 when the connector 10 is inserted into the hole portion 36 of the connector holding frame 30 described later. It can be locked to the locking portion 38. The depth of the groove 18 is substantially the same as the protrusion of the locking portion 38 (here, slightly larger). Here, the groove 18 is formed on three surfaces of the outer surface of the housing main body 12.

  Originally, when the connector 10 is connected to the electrical connection box 90, the groove 18 accurately connects the connector 10 to the electric wire W in which a connection terminal (not shown) of the electrical connection box 90 is inserted into the connector 10. It is formed for guiding to be inserted into a position.

<2. Connector holding frame>
Next, the connector holding frame will be described. 3 is a perspective view showing the connector holding frame 30, FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the connector holding frame 30, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VV of FIG. It is a figure which shows the state inserted. In FIG. 2, the connector 10 is simplified by a two-dot line. Moreover, in FIG. 5, the electric wire W is simplified and shown by a two-dot difference line.

  The connector holding frame 30 includes a frame portion 32 having an internal space in which a plurality of connectors 10 can be disposed, and a partition portion 34 that partitions the inside of the frame portion 32. In the frame portion 32, a plurality of hole portions 36 are formed by the frame portion 32 and the partition portion 34 so that the plurality of connectors 10 can be inserted and held in a state where a predetermined positional relationship is maintained. Here, the connector holding frame 30 can maintain the plurality of connectors 10 in substantially the same positional relationship as the array connected to the electrical connection box 90.

  More specifically, the frame portion 32 is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped frame shape having substantially the same size as the dimension in the plane direction perpendicular to the connector insertion direction of the electrical connection box 90.

  The partition 34 partitions the inside of the frame 32 in a direction substantially parallel to or substantially orthogonal to the inner surface of the frame 32 in a plane direction substantially orthogonal to the opening direction of the frame 32 (connector insertion direction P). Here, the partition part 34 has the linear partition part 35a and the detailed partition part 35b. The linear partition portion 35a extends from one side portion of the frame portion 32 to the other side portion in at least one direction (alignment direction S) of a plane substantially orthogonal to the connector insertion direction P. Thus, the frame portion 32 is partitioned substantially linearly. A plurality (two in this case) of such linear partition portions 35a are provided so as to extend in a substantially parallel manner with an interval therebetween. The fine partitioning part 35b further partitions the narrow rectangular space partitioned by the frame part 32 or the linear partitioning part 35a. Thereby, the plurality of hole portions 36 are aligned on a substantially straight line along the alignment direction S, and a plurality of rows are formed. Moreover, the linear partition part 35a exists between each row | line | column in which the some hole part 36 is located in a line. When the connector retaining holding member 40 described later is set on the connector holding frame 30, the first claw portion 42 and the second claw portion 44 are arranged along the linear partition portion 35a. It has become. The setting of the connector retaining holding member 40 will be described in detail later.

  And the hole part 36 formed of the frame part 32 and the partition part 34 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped internal space. The size of the hole 36 is such that a plurality of connectors 10 can be respectively inserted and can be held in a predetermined positional relationship (here, slightly larger than the corresponding connector 10 in a plane direction substantially perpendicular to the connector insertion direction P). It is a size.

  The plurality of holes 36 are formed so as to be able to hold the inserted connectors 10 with their tip portions exposed from the holes 36. That is, the hole 36 has a hole shape penetrating in the connector insertion direction P. More specifically, the opening shape in front of the connector insertion direction P in the hole portion 36 is larger than the distal end portion of the connector 10.

  Thereby, when conducting the continuity test of the connector 10, the test probe 82 of the continuity test device 80, which will be described later, is received in the terminal from the connection hole at the tip of the connector 10 with the plurality of connectors 10 held by the connector holding frame 30. It can be inserted into the part 14.

  Furthermore, the connector holding frame 30 includes a locking portion 38 that can lock the connector 10 inserted into each of the plurality of hole portions 36 in the insertion direction P in a retaining manner. The locking portion 38 is formed so as to protrude from the inner side surface of the hole portion 36 into the hole portion 36. And when this connector 10 is inserted in the hole part 36, this latching | locking part 38 can be latched to the edge 19 of the groove part 18 of the connector 10 (refer FIG. 5). More specifically, the locking portion 38 has a groove portion 18 at a position where the tip of the locking claw portion 16 of the connector 10 is disposed on substantially the same plane as the opening edge in the connector insertion direction P rear side of the hole portion 36. It is locked to the end edge portion 19. At this time, the connector 10 is held so as to prevent the connector 10 from being pulled out in the connector insertion direction P in a state in which the tip end portion protrudes to the front side of the connector holding frame 30 in the connector insertion direction P.

<3. Connector retaining member>
The plurality of connectors 10 inserted into the respective holes 36 by the connector holding frame 30 have a retaining shape in front of the connector insertion direction P in substantially the same positional relationship as the arrangement connected to the electrical connection box 90. Retained. After the assembly of the wire harness WH is completed, the plurality of held connectors 10 are required to move by conveyance to a subsequent process of the wire harness WH. At this time, it is convenient that the connector is also removed from the rear side in the connector insertion direction P from the viewpoint of ease of conveyance. As a means for preventing the disconnection, a plurality of connectors 10 may be wound around the connector holding frame 30 with a band or the like. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the connector 10 from being removed. However, when the connector 10 is held by a band, the connector 10 is pressed from both sides in the insertion direction P in order to prevent the connector 10 from being pulled out rearward in the connector insertion direction P. That is, the plurality of electric wires W attached to the connector 10 are wound together with the connector 10 in a band. As a result, the electric wire W has a habit such as bending due to the tightening force of the band, and there is a risk of quality deterioration.

  Then, next, the connector retaining member 40 that retains the connector 10 based on the above points will be described. 6 is a perspective view of the connector retaining holding member 40, FIG. 7 is a side view of the connector retaining frame when the connector retaining holding member 40 is set, and FIG. 8 is a connector retaining function when the connector retaining holding member 40 is set. It is a front view of a frame. In addition, in FIG. 8, the electric wire W is simplified and shown by the two-dot difference line.

  The connector retaining holding member 40 includes a first claw portion 42 and a second claw portion 44 that can be disposed to face each other with the connector holding frame 30 in the insertion direction P of the connector 10 with respect to the plurality of holes 36. ing. More specifically, in the connector retaining holding member 40, the first claw portion 42 and the second claw portion 44 are integrally formed on the base portion 46, and extend from the base portion 46 in one direction in a substantially parallel posture. It is configured to issue. In the connector retaining holding member 40, the first claw portion 42 and the second claw portion 44 are paired, and one set or a plurality of sets are provided. The number of sets of the first claw portions 42 and the second claw portions 44 is the same as the number between the rows of the hole portions 36 in the alignment direction S. Here, since the number of rows of the hole portions 36 in the alignment direction S is 3, two sets of the first claw portions 42 and the second claw portions 44 are supported by the base portion 46 in accordance with the number between the rows. Yes.

  The first claw portion 42 and the second claw portion 44 are formed to have an extension dimension that is equal to or larger than the dimension of the frame portion 32 in the alignment direction S. This dimension is a dimension that can hold all of the plurality of connectors 10 inserted into the connector holding frame 30 in a retaining shape. Further, the first claw portion 42 and the second claw portion 44 that face each other are spaced apart from each other by a distance that is equal to or larger than the dimension of the connector holding frame body 30 in the connector insertion direction P (slightly larger in this case). 46 is supported. The thickness dimension of the first claw part 42 and the second claw part 44 is formed to be thicker than the thickness of the linear partition part 35 a of the partition part 34 in the connector holding frame 30.

  Further, the connector retaining holding member 40 is configured such that at least one of the first claw portion 42 and the second claw portion 44 can retain the connector 10 in a retaining shape in the insertion direction P of the connector 10. More specifically, when the connector retaining retaining member 40 is set on the connector retaining frame 30, the first claw portion 42 is located on the rear side in the connector insertion direction P with respect to the connector retaining frame 30. The two claw portions 44 are disposed on the front side in the connector insertion direction P. Here, the first claw portion 42 holds the connector 10 in a retaining shape.

  The first claw portion 42 can be locked to the locking claw portions 16 of the plurality of connectors 10 when the connector retaining member 40 is set on the connector holding frame 30. More specifically, the first claw portion 42 is disposed between the rear end portions of the plurality of connectors 10 protruding from the connector insertion direction P rear side of the connector holding frame 30 along the linear partition portion 35a. Arranged. In this state, the second claw portion side end portion of the first claw portion 42 is locked to the locking claw portion 16 located on the linear partition portion 35a side of the partition portion 34, and the plurality of connectors 10 are prevented from being removed. Hold in shape.

  Here, the thickness dimension of the 1st nail | claw part 42 is larger than the thickness dimension of the linear partition part 35a, and it is from the clearance gap between the back end side parts from the latching claw part 16 of the several connector 10 which pinches | interposes the linear partition part 35a. It is set small. That is, the 1st nail | claw part 42 can be arrange | positioned between the rear-end parts of the some connector 10 along the linear partition part 35a. The first claw portion 42 is configured such that when the connector retaining holding member 40 is set on the connector holding frame 30, both end portions in the thickness direction are linear partition portions 35 a in the internal spaces of the plurality of holes 36. It is arrange | positioned in the position which covers to the side. Thus, both end portions in the thickness direction of the first claw portion 42 can be locked to the locking claw portion 16 located on the linear partition portion 35a side of the partition portion 34.

  Further, the first claw portion 42 has a tip portion 42a formed in a tapered shape. Here, the tip end portion 42a of the first claw portion 42 inclines toward the tip end side toward the second claw portion 44 in the connector insertion direction P, and gradually becomes thinner toward the tip end. Further, the tip end portion of the tip end portion 42a is rounded. More specifically, the distal end portion 42a is at the same position as the rear end of the connector 10 in which the tip end portion formed in a tapered shape protrudes rearward from the connector holding frame 30 in the connector insertion direction P. It is formed so as to be positioned closer to the connector holding frame 30 side. That is, when the connector retaining member 40 is set on the connector retaining frame 30, the first claw portion 42 is located between the rear end portions of the connector 10 with the most distal portion projecting rearward in the connector insertion direction P. And is disposed in a holding position.

  Here, the tip end portion 42a is formed in a curved shape or a smooth curved shape to such an extent that it can be prevented from being caught by the electric wires W attached to the plurality of connectors 10 when the connector retaining member 40 is set. It is preferable.

  Further, the base end portion 42b side portion from the tip end portion 42a of the first claw portion 42 is a portion of the rear end portion of the connector 10 in the direction connecting the first claw portion 42 and the second claw portion 44 (connector insertion direction P). It is formed in a dimension larger than the protruding dimension. However, the dimension of the first claw part 42 in the direction connecting the first claw part 42 and the second claw part 44 is not limited to the above dimensions. In other words, when the connector holding frame 30 on which the connector holding member 40 is set is inserted into the inspection holding portion 72, the connector holding frame 40 abuts on the columnar holding portion 78 and can be pushed out. Good.

  The second claw portion 44 can come into contact with the front end portion in the connector insertion direction P of the connector holding frame 30 when the connector retaining holding member 40 is set on the connector holding frame 30. Here, the 2nd nail | claw part 44 contact | abuts to the connector insertion direction P front side edge part of the connector holding frame 30 along each linear partition part 35a. That is, the second claw portion 44 is disposed between the distal end portions of the plurality of connectors 10 protruding from the front side of the connector holding frame 30 in the connector insertion direction P. And the 2nd nail | claw part 44 restrict | limits the movement to the connector insertion direction P back of the connector securing holding member 40, and maintains the 1st nail | claw part 42 in the position which latches to the latching claw part 16 of the connector 10. FIG. (See FIG. 8).

  Further, the portion that contacts the connector 10 for the connector retaining member 40 to retain is not limited to the locking claw portion 16. The configuration may be such that the end face such as the rear end face of the connector 10 and other various uneven portions are in contact with each other to prevent the connector 10 from being pulled out.

  Even if the connector retaining holding member 40 has a configuration in which one of the first claw portion 42 and the second claw portion 44 is locked to the plurality of connectors 10, the first claw portion 42 and the second claw portion 44. Both may be configured to be locked to the plurality of connectors 10. In other words, the connector retaining holding member 40 only needs to be capable of retaining at least one of the plurality of connectors 10 inserted into the connector retaining frame 30 in a retaining shape. For example, the connector retaining holding member 40 may be configured such that the first claw portion 42 is engaged with the front end of the connector 10 and the second claw portion 44 is engaged with the rear end. A configuration in which the second claw portion 44 is locked to the rear end of the connector 10 may be used.

<4. Frame holding member>
Next, the frame holding member 50 will be described. 9 is a perspective view showing the frame holding member 50, FIG. 10 is a plan view showing the frame holding member 50, FIG. 11 is a front view showing the frame holding member 50, and FIG. 12 is a side view showing the frame holding member 50. FIG. In the frame body holding member 50, the side on which a slit portion 56 (to be described later) is formed is a front surface, and the side on which a frame body extraction portion 57 (to be described later) is formed is a side surface. Further, in FIG. 11, the support target portion 68 is indicated by a two-dotted line, and in FIG. 12, the connector holding frame body 30, the connector retaining holding member 40 and the support target portion 68 are indicated by a two-point difference line.

  The frame body holding member 50 includes a frame body holding main body 52 and a support portion 60.

  The frame body holding main body 52 has a recess 54 in which the connector holding frame body 30 can be disposed in such a manner that each of the plurality of connectors 10 can be inserted into the plurality of holes 36. The concave portion 54 is formed in a concave shape that forms an internal space of a substantially rectangular parallelepiped with one opening. Here, the recess 54 can be provided with the connector holding frame 30 in such a posture that the opening direction thereof substantially coincides with the insertion direction P of the connector 10 with respect to the plurality of holes 36 of the connector holding frame 30. . The recess 54 is formed to be slightly larger than the connector holding frame 30 in the plane direction orthogonal to the insertion direction of the connector holding frame 30 with respect to the recess 54 (connector insertion direction P). When the connector holding frame 30 is disposed in the recess 54, the hole 36 faces outward through the opening of the recess 54. That is, a plurality of connectors 10 can be inserted into the hole 36 of the connector holding frame 30 disposed in the recess 54 through the opening of the recess 54.

  Further, the frame holding body 52 has the second claw portion 44 of the connector retaining holding member 40 to the connector holding frame 30 in a state where the connector holding frame 30 is disposed in the recess 54. Thus, a slit portion 56 in which the connector retaining retaining member 40 can be disposed is formed so as to be disposed on the bottom 55 side of the recess 54. More specifically, the slit portion 56 is configured so that the connector retaining holding member 40 is connected to the connector holding frame body 30 held by the frame body holding member 50 from the side of the frame body holding main body portion 52. It is formed so as to be settable through the slit portion 56.

  The slit part 56 is formed in the opposing position on a pair of opposing side walls of the frame body holding body part 52. More specifically, the slit portion 56 is formed from the opening side of the recess 54 toward the bottom 55 side along the insertion direction of the connector holding frame 30 (connector insertion direction P). The width dimension of the slit part 56 is set larger (here, slightly larger) than the width dimension of the first claw part 42 and the second claw part 44. The depth of the slit 56 is such that when the second claw 44 is disposed on the bottom 55 side of the recess 54, the end of the first claw 42 on the second claw 44 side is disposed in the slit 56. It is a dimension that can be set. That is, the slit portion 56 can guide both the first claw portion 42 and the second claw portion 44 of the connector retaining holding member 40 to a position where the connector 10 can be retained in the connector retaining frame 30 in a retaining shape. The dimensions are set. And this slit part 56 is formed in said each side wall by the number of pairs of the 1st nail | claw part 42 and the 2nd nail | claw part 44 of the holding | maintenance member 40 for a connector removal prevention at intervals. Here, since the connector retaining retaining member 40 is provided with two pairs of the first claw portion 42 and the second claw portion 44, the slit portion 56 is formed by the first claw portion 42 and the second claw portion on each side wall. It is formed so as to face two positions at a position corresponding to the arrangement position 44.

  Further, the frame holding body 52 is provided with the second claw portion 44 of the connector retaining holding member 40 on the bottom 55 side of the recess 54 with respect to the connector holding frame 30 disposed in the recess 54. A frame support portion 58 that can support the connector holding frame 30 is formed at a position where the first claw portion 42 can be disposed on the opening side. That is, the frame body support portion 58 can support the connector holding frame body 30 in the recess 54 at a position where the connector retaining holding member 40 can be set.

  The frame support 58 is formed in a protruding shape from the inner surface of the recess 54 toward the inside of the recess 54. Here, the frame support 58 is formed so as to surround the bottom 55 side of the internal space of the recess 54 in a band shape. The width dimension of the belt-like frame body support part 58 (the dimension in the insertion direction of the connector holding frame body 30) is substantially the same as the dimension of the second claw part 44 in the direction connecting the first claw part 42 and the second claw part 44. It is set to the same size (here, slightly larger). The frame support part 58 has a frame contact part 59 that can contact the front side in the insertion direction of the connector holding frame 30 inserted into the recess 54 at the opening side end. When the connector holding frame 30 is inserted into the recess 54, the connector holding frame 30 is supported at a fixed position by abutting against the frame abutting portion 59. Here, the connector holding frame 30 is disposed at a position where a gap is provided between the bottom portion 55 of the recess 54 and the second claw portion 44 of the connector retaining holding member 40 can be disposed.

  Here, the configuration in which the frame body holding main body 52 supports the connector holding frame body 30 is not limited to the above, and the connector holding frame body 30 can be supported at a position where the connector retaining member 40 can be set. If it is. For example, a groove portion in which the second claw portion 44 can be disposed may be formed in the bottom portion 55 of the concave portion 54.

  The frame body holding main body 52 includes a frame body retaining portion 53 capable of retaining the connector retaining frame body 30 disposed in the recess 54. The frame body retaining portion 53 is disposed so as to be able to be engaged with the connector retaining frame body 30 in a state where the connector retaining frame body 30 inserted into the recess 54 is supported by the frame body supporting portion 58. More specifically, the frame body retaining portion 53 is formed at the rear edge of the connector holding frame body 30 disposed in the recess 54 in the insertion direction of the connector holding frame body 30 (connector insertion direction P). It is disposed at a position where it can be locked. Here, the frame body retaining portion 53 is disposed on the opposite side of the inner surface of the recess 54, one on each of the opposing side surfaces where the slit portions 56 are formed. This position is a position at which the connector holding frame 30 can be prevented from being pulled out.

  Here, a ball plunger is adopted as the frame body retaining portion 53. The ball plunger is a mechanical component having a configuration in which a ball, which is movable in a linear direction within the case and is partly exposed at one end thereof, is biased toward the exposed side by a spring. The ball plunger is disposed on the frame holding main body 52 at a position where the exposed portion of the ball can protrude into the recess 54. When the connector holding frame 30 is inserted into or removed from the frame holding member 50, the ball plunger is pressed by the outer surface of the connector holding frame 30 and the ball is pushed into the case. When the connector holding frame 30 is supported by the frame support 58 in the recess 54, the ball plunger is engaged with the connector holding frame 30 by the ball being biased in the exposure direction by a spring. Stop. Thereby, when the connector 10 is inserted into the connector holding frame 30, it is possible to prevent the connector holding frame 30 from being pulled out from the recess 54.

  Here, the frame body retaining portion 53 is not limited to the ball plunger, and may be any structure as long as the connector retaining frame body 30 can be retained in the recessed portion 54 and can be removed from the recessed portion 54. Good. For example, a claw-shaped retaining mechanism formed of an elastic member may be employed.

  Further, the frame holding main body 52 is provided with a frame taking-out portion 57 for taking out the connector holding frame 30 disposed in the recess 54 on a pair of side walls adjacent to the side wall where the slit portion 56 is formed. Is formed. The frame body take-out portion 57 is formed as a gap on the pair of side walls from the opening side end portion of the frame body holding main body portion 52 to the bottom portion 55 side end portion in the insertion direction of the connector holding frame body 30 with respect to the concave portion 54. Is formed. The interval between the frame body extraction portions 57 is such that an operator can grip and extract the connector holding frame body 30 disposed in the recess 54 with his / her hand or an extraction tool through the frame body extraction portion 57. It is.

  Further, the frame body holding member 50 includes a support portion 60 that can support the frame body holding main body portion 52 at a fixed position. The support portion 60 is attached to the bottom 55 side end of the recess 54 in the frame body holding main body 52. Here, the support portion 60 includes a screw portion 62 and a nut 64. The support portion 60 can support the frame body holding main body 52 by screwing or inserting the screw portion 62 into the support target portion 68 and tightening the nut 64. Thereby, the frame body holding body 52 can be supported on the assembly work table of the wire harness WH. Then, on the assembly work table of the wire harness WH, the plurality of connectors 10 can be held in substantially the same positional relationship as the arrangement for connecting to the electrical connection box 90.

  Here, the support portion 60 is not limited to the one constituted by the screw portion 62 and the nut 64, and it is sufficient that the frame body holding main body portion 52 can be supported by the support target portion 68. For example, the support part 60 may be formed in a clip shape that can support the frame body holding body part 52 with the support target part 68 interposed therebetween.

  When holding the plurality of connectors 10 at the plurality of ends of the wire harness WH, the frame body holding member 50 may be attached to a plurality of corresponding positions on the assembly work table of the wire harness WH. Further, when a plurality of assembly worktables are conveyed by the belt conveyor, they may be attached at positions corresponding to the positions of the plurality of connectors 10 on the respective assembly worktables.

<5. Connector holding work>
Next, a connector holding operation using the connector holding frame 30, the connector retaining member 40, and the frame holding part 50 will be described. For the description, reference is made to FIG. 5, FIG. 8 and FIG.

  In the assembly process of the wire harness WH, the plurality of electric wires W constituting the wire harness WH are respectively arranged and bundled at the assembly position on the assembly work table. A connector 10 is attached to the terminals at the ends of the plurality of electric wires W. Then, after the wire harness WH is bound, it is transported to another work place, and a plurality of connectors 10 constituting one end thereof are collectively connected to the electrical junction box 90. At this time, depending on the position of the connection hole portion 92 of the electrical connection box 90 to be inserted, there is a risk that the length of the electric wires W attached to the plurality of connectors 10 will be excessive or insufficient. For this reason, it is desirable to hold the plurality of connectors 10 in the same positional relationship as the arrangement connected to the electrical connection box 90 on the assembly work table of the wire harness WH before the electric wires W are bundled. Therefore, the frame body holding member 50 is mounted on the assembly work table, and the plurality of connectors 10 are held in the same positional relationship as the array connected to the electrical connection box 90 by the connector holding frame body 30 and the connector retaining prevention member 40. To do. Hereinafter, in the stage before the wire W binding of the assembly work of the wire harness WH, on the assembly work table to which the frame holding member 50 is attached, the connector holding frame 30 and the connector retaining holding member 40 are used to connect the plurality of connectors 10. The operation of holding the will be described in order.

  First, the connector holding frame 30 is inserted into the recess 54 of the frame holding member 50 mounted on the assembly work table from the opening side toward the bottom 55 side along the connector insertion direction P. At this time, the connector holding frame 30 is inserted to a position where the front end edge in the insertion direction contacts the frame support 58. Then, the connector holding frame 30 is disposed at a position where the connector holding frame 30 is supported by the frame body support portion 58 and locked to the frame body retaining portion 53 (see FIG. 12).

  Next, with the connector holding frame 30 disposed in the recess 54, the plurality of connectors 10 are respectively inserted into the corresponding hole portions 36. At this time, in the connector 10, the end edge 19 of the groove 18 of the connector 10 is locked to the locking portion 38, and the distal end of the locking claw 16 is the rear edge on the connector insertion direction P of the hole 36. (See FIG. 5).

  After the connector is inserted, the connector retaining retaining member 40 is set in the connector retaining frame 30 disposed in the recess 54. The operator inserts the first claw portion 42 and the second claw portion 44 of the connector retaining holding member 40 into the recess 54 from one side of the frame body holding main body 52 through one slit portion 56. At this time, the connector retaining holding member 40 has the first claw portion 42 positioned on the opening side of the concave portion 54 with respect to the connector holding frame body 30 and the second claw portion 44 with respect to the connector holding frame body 30. It arrange | positions so that it may be located in the bottom part 55 side (between the connector holding frame 30 and the bottom part 55) of the recessed part 54 (refer FIG. 12). Then, the operator exposes the distal end portion 42 a of the first claw portion 42 and the distal end portion of the second claw portion 44 of the connector retaining member 40 to the outside of the frame body holding main body 52 through the other slit portion 56. Insert it to the position. In this state, the 1st nail | claw part 42 latches to the front-end | tip part of the latching claw part 16 of the some connector 10, and hold | maintains the some connector 10 in a retaining shape (refer FIG. 8).

  With the connector retaining holding member 40 set on the connector holding frame 30, the connector holding frame 30 with the plurality of connectors 10 inserted therein is taken out from the recess 54 of the frame holding member 50. The operator can hold the connector holding frame 30 with his / her hand or an extraction tool through the frame extraction part 57 and pull it out toward the rear in the insertion direction of the connector holding frame 30 (connector insertion direction P). At this time, the connector holding frame 30 is taken out by pressing the frame body retaining portion 53 by its side surface, that is, pushing the ball plunger ball into the case. Further, the connector retaining member 40 passes through the slit portion 56 from the proximal end side toward the distal end portion side, and is taken out while being set on the connector holding frame 30.

  As described above, the plurality of connectors 10 are held by the connector holding frame 30 and the connector retaining holding member 40 while maintaining substantially the same positional relationship as the arrangement connected to the electrical connection box 90. . Thereby, after the assembly of the wire harness WH, the worker can easily transport the wire harness WH from the assembly work table to the subsequent continuity inspection process or the connection process to the electrical connection box.

  Then, after the assembly of the wire harness WH is completed, the connector holding frame 30 and the connector retaining holding member 40 are used for the wire harness WH to be assembled next by using the frame holding member 50 attached on the assembly work table. Thus, the holding operation of the connector 10 can be repeated.

<6. Connector holding member for continuity testing device>
Next, a connector holding member for a continuity testing device will be described. 13 is a perspective view showing the connector holding member 70 for the continuity testing device 80, FIG. 14 is a plan view showing the connector holding member 70 for the continuity testing device 80, and FIG. 15 shows the connector holding member 70 for the continuity testing device 80. FIG. 16 is a schematic view of the continuity test device 80. In FIG. 14, the connector holding frame 30, the plurality of connectors 10, and the electric wires W are indicated by two-dot chain lines, and the electric wires W are simplified. Further, in FIG. 15, the connector holding frame 30 and the connector retaining holding member 40 are indicated by two-dot chain lines, the connector holding frame 30 is simplified and the plurality of connectors 10 are omitted.

  The connector holding member 70 for the continuity testing device 80 is the continuity testing device 80 that conducts the continuity test on the plurality of connectors 10, and the plurality of connectors 10 inserted into the connector holding frame 30 in which the connector retaining member 40 is set. Is a member that holds the at a fixed position. The connector holding member 70 for the continuity inspection device 80 includes an inspection holding portion 72 and a columnar retaining portion 78.

  The inspection holding portion 72 holds the connector holding frame 30 with the tip portion of the connector 10 exposed by inserting the connector holding frame 30 into which the plurality of connectors 10 are inserted from one side. It is configured to be possible. In other words, the inspection holding unit 72 is configured to be able to hold the connector holding frame 30 in which the plurality of connectors 10 are inserted in the continuity inspection device 80 in a manner in which the plurality of connectors 10 can be inspected for continuity. ing. Here, the connector holding frame 30 is inserted into the inspection holding portion 72 in a posture in which the alignment direction S and the insertion direction T of the connector holding frame 30 coincide. The connector holding frame 30 can be held in such a posture that the distal ends of the inserted connectors 10 face an inspection probe of a continuity inspection device 80 described later. The inspection holding portion 72 includes a frame housing portion 74 and a connector housing portion 75.

  The frame housing portion 74 can accommodate the connector holding frame 30 when the connector holding frame 30 in which the plurality of connectors 10 are inserted into the inspection holding portion 72 is inserted. The frame housing portion 74 is formed in a concave shape having an internal space that is larger (slightly larger here) than the connector holding frame 30.

  The connector housing portion 75 has a plurality of connectors protruding from both sides of the connector holding direction P of the connector holding frame 30 when the connector holding frame 30 having the plurality of connectors 10 inserted therein is inserted into the inspection holding portion 72. 10 can be disposed. More specifically, the connector housing portion 75 is formed in a concave shape having an internal space larger (slightly larger here) than the internal space of the frame portion 32 of the connector holding frame 30. Further, the internal space of the connector housing portion 75 is set smaller than the internal space of the frame body housing portion 74.

  The frame housing portion 74 and the connector housing portion 75 are formed so that the internal space is continuous so that the connector housing portion 75 is located on both sides of the frame body housing portion 74. Here, the plurality of connectors 10 inserted into the connector holding frame 30 are inserted into the frame housing portion 74 and the connector housing portion 75 from the continuous concave opening. One connector housing portion 75 is provided with the front end portions of the plurality of connectors 10, and the other connector housing portion 75 is provided with the rear end portions of the plurality of connectors 10. Hereinafter, the one connector housing portion 75 is referred to as a connector front end housing portion 75a, and the other connector housing portion 75 is referred to as a connector rear end housing portion 75b. The side opposite to the frame housing portion 74 of the connector tip housing portion 75a is open so that the tip portions of the plurality of connectors 10 can be exposed. In addition, the connector holding frame 30 disposed in the frame housing portion 74 is locked to the end edge portion between the frame housing portion 74 and the connector housing portions 75 on both sides thereof, and is inserted in the connector insertion direction P. Movement is restricted.

  Further, here, on the opposite side of the connector rear end accommodating portion 75b to the frame accommodating portion 74, the outer end portions of the connector 10 inserted into the hole portions 36 at both ends of the connector holding frame 30 are engaged. Stopping step portions 76 that stop and prevent the connectors 10 from being pulled out in the connector insertion direction P rear side are formed. The retaining stepped portion 76 can be in contact with a distal end edge portion that faces the outside of the connector holding frame 30 among the distal end edge portions that are positioned along the alignment direction S of the plurality of connectors 10. This leading edge portion is a portion where a columnar retaining portion 78 described later is not locked. As a result, the plurality of connectors 10 disposed in the inspection holding portion 72 can be more securely retained and can be inspected for continuity in a stable posture. However, the retaining stepped portion 76 serves to prevent the connector 10 from being supplemented by the columnar retaining portion 78 and is not necessarily provided.

  The columnar retaining portion 78 protrudes toward the opposite side with respect to the insertion direction T of the connector holding frame 30 with respect to the inspection holding portion 72. Here, the columnar retaining portion 78 is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape. The columnar retaining portion 78 is disposed on the opposite side of the connector rear end housing portion 75b with respect to the frame housing portion 74. However, the columnar retaining portion 78 is not limited to a substantially cylindrical shape, and the plurality of connectors 10 inserted in the connector holding frame 30 disposed in the inspection retaining portion 72 can be retained in a retaining shape. It is only necessary to be able to contact the first claw portion 42 of the connector retaining holding member 40 as will be described later. For example, the columnar retaining portion 78 may have a polygonal column shape.

  The number of the columnar retaining portions 78 is the same as the number between the columns of the hole portions 36 in the alignment direction S. Here, since the number of the holes 36 in the alignment direction S is three, two holes 36 are provided according to the number between the holes. This number is the same as the number of pairs of the first claw portion 42 and the second claw portion 44 of the connector retaining holding member 40.

  The columnar retaining portion 78 can retain the plurality of connectors 10 in a retaining shape in a state where the connector holding frame 30 in which the plurality of connectors 10 are inserted is disposed in the inspection retaining portion 72. That is, the columnar retaining portion 78 is disposed at a position that can be locked to the plurality of connectors 10. More specifically, the columnar retaining portion 78 has a circumferential surface located on the linear partition portion 35a side of the partition portion 34 of the connector holding frame 30 among the rear end edge portions of the plurality of connectors 10. By engaging with the rear end edge of the connector 10, the plurality of connectors 10 are held in a retaining shape (see FIG. 14). Here, the columnar retaining portion 78 is not limited to the one that is engaged with the rear end edge portions of the plurality of connectors 10, and may be any as long as the plurality of connectors 10 can be retained. For example, the columnar retaining portion 78 may be formed in a substantially prismatic shape and disposed at a position where it can be locked to the locking claw portion 16.

  Further, the columnar retaining portion 78 pushes out the connector retaining holding member 40 set on the connector retaining frame 30 as the connector retaining frame 30 is inserted into the inspection retaining portion 72. Thus, the connector 10 can be removed from the connector holding frame 30 and the connector 10 can be held in a retaining shape instead of the connector retaining member 40. The columnar retaining portion 78 can be disposed at the tip end portion 42a of the first claw portion 42 when the connector retaining frame 30 with the connector retaining member 40 set therein is inserted into the inspection retaining portion 72. It is also a good position. More specifically, the distal end portion of the columnar retaining portion 78 is connected to the connector insertion direction P from the rear ends of the plurality of connectors 10 inserted into the connector holding frame 30 in the distal end portion 42 a of the first claw portion 42. It abuts on the rear part.

  When the connector holding frame 30 is disposed in the frame housing portion 74, the connector holding frame 30 is inserted in a state where the columnar retaining portion 78 is in contact with the first claw portion 42. Then, the columnar retaining portion 78 gradually pushes the connector retaining holding member 40 along the alignment direction S toward the connector retaining frame 30 (opposite to the insertion direction T of the connector retaining frame 30). (See FIG. 15). Then, in a state where the entire connector holding frame 30 is inserted into the frame housing portion 74, the connector retaining holding member 40 is completely pushed out of the connector retaining frame 30 by the columnar retaining portion 78 and removed. The At this time, the columnar retaining portion 78 retains the connector 10 in a retaining shape instead of the connector retaining member 40 as described above.

  Here, the columnar retaining portion 78 abuts against the rear end of the connector 10 and retains the connector 10. The columnar retaining portion 78 may abut against the locking claw portion 16 similarly to the first claw portion 42 so as to retain and hold the connector 10. In other words, the columnar retaining portion 78 holding the connector 10 in a retaining shape instead of the connector retaining member 40 means various cases of retaining the connector 10 in the same direction regardless of the location of contact with the connector 10. Including.

  The connector holding member 70 for the continuity inspection device 80 is disposed at a position where the plurality of connectors 10 inserted in the connector holding frame 30 can be inspected for continuity in the continuity inspection device 80. More specifically, the connector holding member 70 opposes the plurality of connectors 10 inserted in the connector holding frame 30 to the inspection probe 82 in which the distal end portion of each connector 10 is provided in the continuity inspection device 80. Hold the posture.

  The inspection probe 82 is disposed so as to be able to come into contact with the terminals at the ends of the electric wires W disposed in the terminal accommodating portions 14 of the plurality of connectors 10 during the continuity inspection. Here, the inspection probe 82 is provided at a position corresponding to the arrangement of the plurality of connectors 10 inserted into the connector holding frame 30.

  When conducting the continuity inspection of the plurality of connectors 10, the inspection probe 82 moves close to the plurality of connectors 10 held by the connector holding member 70 along the inspection movement direction M. As a result, the inspection probe 82 is inserted into the terminal accommodating portion 14 through the connection hole formed at the distal end portion of each connector 10. Then, whether or not the inspection probe 82 has contacted the terminal at the end of each electric wire W is input to the inspection unit 84 as an electrical signal. The inspection unit 84 notifies the operator of the quality of continuity according to the presence or absence of continuity.

  With the above configuration, according to the connector holding frame 30 according to the present embodiment, the plurality of connectors 10 are connected to the electrical connection box 90 by inserting into the corresponding hole portions 36 of the connector holding frame 30. It can be maintained in the same positional relationship as the sequence. For this reason, in the assembly work of the wire harness WH, before the plurality of electric wires W are bundled, the plurality of connectors 10 can be held in the positional relationship on the assembly work table. As a result, when connecting the plurality of connectors 10 to the electrical junction box 90, depending on the position of the connecting hole 92 to be inserted, the wires W are stretched or loosened due to excess or shortage of the length of the wires W attached to the connector 10. Etc. can be prevented. In addition, after assembling the wire harness WH, the plurality of connectors 10 attached to the ends of the electric wires W are arranged on the connector holding frame 30 and maintained in substantially the same positional relationship as the arrangement for connecting to the electrical connection box 90. In this state, it can be easily transported.

  In addition, the connector 10 can be inserted into the hole 36 and the tip of the connector 10 can be exposed from the hole 36. For this reason, the inspection probe 82 can be inserted into the terminal accommodating portion 14 from the distal end portion of the connector 10 through the connection hole, and the continuity inspection of the connector 10 can be easily performed in the continuity inspection step.

  Further, when the connector 10 is inserted into the hole portion 36, the end edge portion 19 of the groove portion 18 of the connector 10 is locked to the locking portion 38 formed in the hole portion 36, so that the connector insertion direction P is forward. It is held in a retaining shape. For this reason, the connector 10 can be easily positioned in the hole 36. In addition, the wire harness WH can be transported without holding the connector 10 in the hole 36 by hand or other retaining means.

  Further, according to the connector retaining member 40 according to the present embodiment, the first claw portion 42 is engaged with the engagement claw portions 16 of the plurality of connectors 10 inserted into the hole portions 36 of the connector holding frame 30. Thus, the plurality of connectors 10 are held in the insertion direction P in a retaining shape. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the plurality of connectors 10 from being pulled out from the hole 36 of the connector holding frame 30 when the wire harness WH is conveyed.

  That is, it is possible to hold the plurality of connectors 10 on both sides in the insertion direction P in a retaining manner, and it is necessary to wrap the wires together with a band or the like in order to hold the plurality of connectors 10 inserted into the connector holding frame 30. Sex can be removed. As a result, it is possible to prevent the deterioration of the quality of the electric wire W by avoiding the habit of the electric wire W from being bent due to the fastening of the band or the like. Further, when the plurality of connectors 10 inserted into the connector holding frame 30 are set on the connector holding member of the continuity testing device, the electric wire W can be suppressed from being caught by the columnar retaining portion 78 due to the habit. That is, the work for the operator to adjust the flow of the electric wires W can be omitted.

  Moreover, the 1st nail | claw part 42 is arrange | positioned in the connector insertion direction P back of the connector holding frame 30, and the front-end | tip part 42a is formed in the taper shape gradually. Then, the distal end of the distal end portion 42 a passes between the plurality of connectors 10, and the connector retaining retaining member 40 is set on the connector retaining frame 30. For this reason, when setting the connector retaining member 40, the tip 42a of the first claw portion 42 is restrained from being caught by the electric wires W inserted into the terminal accommodating portions 14 of the plurality of connectors 10, The connector retaining holding member 40 can be easily set.

  Further, according to the frame body holding member 50 according to the present embodiment, the frame body holding body part 52 can be supported at a predetermined position by the support part 60. Then, with the frame body holding main body 52 supported at a predetermined position, the connector holding frame body 30 is held in a posture in which a plurality of connectors 10 can be inserted, and the connector 10 can be inserted into the corresponding hole 36. is there. Further, in a state where the plurality of connectors 10 are inserted into the connector holding frame 30 disposed in the recess 54, the connector retaining holding member 40 is inserted from the side of the frame holding main body 52 through the slit portion 56. Can be set on the connector holding frame 30. Therefore, on the assembly work table of the wire harness WH, the plurality of target connectors 10 are maintained in substantially the same positional relationship as the arrangement for connecting to the electrical connection box 90, and then the plurality of connectors 10 are maintained in the positional relationship. The wire harness WH can be easily transported as it is.

  Further, since the frame holding member 53 that can hold the connector holding frame 30 disposed in the concave portion 54 of the frame holding member 50 is provided, when inserting the plurality of connectors 10 into the connector holding frame 30 In addition, the extraction of the connector holding frame 30 can be suppressed. Thereby, the connector 10 can be stably inserted into the connector holding frame 30.

  Further, according to the connector holding member 70 for the continuity testing device 80 according to the present embodiment, by inserting the connector holding frame 30 in which the plurality of connectors 10 are inserted into the test holding portion 72 from one side. The connector holding frame 30 is held with the tip of the connector 10 exposed. When the connector holding frame 30 is inserted into the inspection holding portion 72, the connector holding member 40 is pushed out by the columnar holding portion 78 and removed from the connector holding frame 30, and the connector 10 is connected to the connector 10. In the insertion direction P, it is held in a retaining shape. For this reason, the plurality of connectors 10 can be collectively inspected while maintaining substantially the same positional relationship as the array connected to the electrical connection box 90. Further, the work of removing the connector retaining holding member 40 from the connector holding frame 30 can be performed as one work simultaneously with the work of inserting the connector holding frame 30 into the inspection holding portion 72, so that the work efficiency can be improved. it can. Further, when the plurality of connectors 10 are held in a retaining shape instead of the first claw portion 42, the columnar retaining portion 78 is guided by the abutting first claw portion 42 and disposed at the holding position. For this reason, when the connector holding frame 30 is inserted into the inspection holding portion 72, the columnar retaining portions 78 can be prevented from being caught by the plurality of electric wires W attached to the plurality of connectors 10.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Connector 30 Connector holding frame 32 Frame part 34 Partition part 36 Hole part 38 Locking part 40 Connector retaining member 42 1st nail | claw part 44 2nd nail | claw part 50 Frame body holding member 52 Frame body holding body part 54 Recessed part 55 Bottom portion 56 Slit portion 60 Support portion 70 Connector holding member for continuity inspection device 72 Inspection holding portion 78 Columnar retaining portion 80 Continuity inspection device

Claims (4)

A frame portion having an internal space in which a plurality of connectors can be disposed;
A partition for partitioning the inside of the frame,
With
In the frame portion, the frame portion and the partition portion are formed with a plurality of holes that can be inserted and held in a state in which the plurality of connectors are maintained in a predetermined positional relationship,
A connector holding frame, further comprising a locking portion capable of locking the connector inserted into each of the plurality of holes in a retaining shape in front of the insertion direction. A connector retaining retaining member that can be set in the connector retaining frame according to claim 1,
In the insertion direction of the connector with respect to the plurality of holes, provided with a first claw portion and a second claw portion that can be disposed to face each other across the connector holding frame,
A connector retaining holding member configured such that at least one of the first claw portion and the second claw portion can retain the connector in a retaining shape in the insertion direction of the connector. A frame holding member for setting the connector retaining holding member according to claim 2 to the connector holding frame with the connector holding frame according to claim 1 supported at a predetermined position,
In a state in which the connector holding frame body is disposed in such a manner that the plurality of connectors can be inserted into the plurality of holes, respectively, and the connector holding frame body is disposed in the recess. The second claw portion of the connector retaining holding member is disposed on the bottom side of the recess with respect to the connector retaining frame, so that a slit portion is formed on which the connector retaining member can be disposed. A frame holding body,
A support portion capable of supporting the frame body holding main body portion at a fixed position;
A frame holding member. 3. A continuity testing apparatus for conducting a continuity test on a plurality of connectors, wherein the plurality of connectors inserted into the connector holding frame body according to claim 1 in which the connector retaining holding member according to claim 2 is set are held at fixed positions. A connector holding member for a continuity testing device
An inspection holding portion capable of holding the connector holding frame with the tip portion of the connector exposed by inserting the connector holding frame into which the plurality of connectors are inserted from one side; ,
The connector holding frame protrudes in the direction opposite to the insertion direction of the connector holding frame with respect to the inspection holding portion, and the connector holding frame is inserted into the inspection holding portion. A retaining portion capable of removing the connector retaining holding member set on the frame body from the connector retaining frame body by pushing it out, and retaining the connector in a retaining shape instead of the connector retaining member. When,
A connector holding member for a continuity testing device.

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