JP2011097187A - Electronic component for glass antenna - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic component for glass antenna whose body is securely fixed to complete maintenance in a short period of time. <P>SOLUTION: A locking part 36 is provided to a base part 23, and a pawl member 47 to be hooked onto the locking part 36 is provided so as to bend at a place facing the locking part 36 of the body part 24. The body 24 is pushed in toward the base part 23 while bending the pawl member 47 of the body 24. Bend of the pawl member 47 is eliminated, and the body part 24 is attached to the base part 23 by hooking the pawl member 47 onto the locking part 36. Since the body part 24 is fixed by hooking the pawl member 47 on the locking part 36, the fixed body part 24 is prevented from being loosened by vibration. Even when the vibration is applied, the body part 24 is securely fixed to the base part 23. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a glass antenna electronic component connected to an antenna printed on a glass plate.

An antenna is printed on the rear window glass, and an electronic component for the glass antenna is connected to the antenna, and a radio wave received by the antenna is taken into an audio device or the like of the vehicle via the electronic component for the glass antenna.
A glass antenna electronic component used in this manner is known (for example, see Patent Document 1 (FIG. 1)).

Patent document 1 is demonstrated based on the following figure.
As shown in FIG. 9, the glass antenna electronic component 100 includes a base member 103 bonded to a rear window 101 using an adhesive 102 and soldered to the antennas 104 and 104 attached to the left and right of the base member 103. Leg portions 105 and 105, a main body portion 106 whose both ends are in contact with the upper surfaces of the leg portions 105 and 105, screws 107 and 107 for attaching the main body portion 106 to the base member 103, and these screws 107 , 107 and a cover member 108 that covers the screws 107 and 107 and the main body 106.

  By the way, while the vehicle is traveling, vibrations due to road surface unevenness may be transmitted to the vehicle body. Since the glass antenna electronic component 100 uses the screws 107 and 107 to fix the main body 106, the screws 107 and 107 may loosen due to vibration.

  Also, when performing maintenance on the glass antenna electronic component 100, it is necessary to remove the screws 107, 107 in order to remove the main body 106, and it takes time to perform the maintenance.

  It is desired to provide an electronic component for a glass antenna in which the main body is securely fixed and maintenance can be performed in a short time.

JP 2009-44334 A

  An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic component for a glass antenna in which a main body is securely fixed and maintenance can be performed in a short time.

The invention according to claim 1 includes: a base portion connected to an antenna printed on a glass plate; and a main body portion that is attached to the base portion and includes an amplifier that amplifies a signal received by the antenna. In the glass antenna electronic component
The base part is provided with a locking part,
A claw member that is hung on the locking portion is provided flexibly at a portion of the main body portion that faces the locking portion.

  In the invention according to claim 2, the main body extends from the housing and the cover member that house the amplifier by being combined, and from the first extension and the cover member that extend from the housing along the mating surfaces of the housing and the cover member. It is characterized by comprising a second extension part and a fastening member that connects the cover member to the housing by fitting together the first extension part and the second extension part that are overlapped with each other.

In the invention according to claim 3, the claw member comprises a first claw member provided at one end of the housing and a second claw member provided at the cover member at the other end of the first claw member,
The locking portion includes a first locking portion where the first claw member is locked and a second locking portion where the second claw member is locked.

  In the invention according to claim 4, the base portion is provided with a positioning portion for determining the mounting position of the main body portion, and the fitting portion for fitting the positioning portion is provided at a position facing the positioning portion of the main body portion. It is characterized by.

  In the invention which concerns on Claim 1, the latching | locking part is provided in the base part, and it is provided in the place facing the latching | locking part of a main-body part so that the nail | claw member hung on a latching | locking part can bend. Yes. When attaching the main body to the base, the main body is pushed toward the base while bending the claw member of the main body. When the claw member is hung on the locking portion, the bending of the claw member disappears, and the main body portion is attached to the base portion. Since the main body is fixed by hanging the claw member on the locking portion, the main body is prevented from being loosened by vibration. Even when subjected to vibration, the main body is securely fixed to the base.

  In addition, when removing the main body, the main body is separated from the base while bending the claw member. Tools such as a screwdriver are not required to remove the main body, and can be easily removed. For this reason, maintenance can be performed in a short time.

  In the invention according to claim 2, the cover member and the housing in which the amplifier is housed are pressed together by fitting the tip of the cover member to the connecting member. By removing the connecting member, the housing can be separated from the cover member, and the amplifier can be maintained. Since a tool for removing the connecting member is unnecessary, the cover member can be easily removed and maintenance can be easily performed.

  In the invention according to claim 3, the claw member includes a first claw member provided at one end of the housing and a second claw member provided at the other end and provided on the cover member. By providing a claw member for each of the housing and the cover member, the main body can be more securely attached to the base.

  In the invention which concerns on Claim 4, the positioning part is provided in the base part, The fitting part of the shape fitted to a positioning part is provided in the position facing the positioning part of a main-body part. When the main body is attached to the base, the main body is pushed toward the base after the fitting portion is aligned with the positioning portion. By simply matching the fitting portion with the positioning portion, the main body portion can be securely attached to the base portion, and the glass antenna electronic component can be assembled in a short time.

It is a figure explaining the window glass for vehicles in which the electronic component for glass antennas concerning Example 1 of this invention is provided. 1 is an exploded view of an electronic component for a glass antenna according to Example 1. FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of an electronic component for a glass antenna according to Example 1. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an electronic component for a glass antenna according to Example 1. FIG. It is the figure which removed the main body figure from the base part of FIG. 4, and reversed this main body part 180 degrees. It is the figure which reversed the base part 180 degrees. It is a figure explaining the operation | work which attaches / detaches a main-body part from a base part. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating Example 2. It is a figure explaining the basic composition of the conventional technology.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The drawings are viewed in the direction of the reference numerals.

First, Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle window glass 10 is provided so as to come into contact with a glass plate 11, an antifogging heater 12 and an antenna 13 printed on the surface of the glass plate 11, and the antenna 13. It consists of a glass antenna electronic component 20.

  As the antenna 13, an antenna of any electronic device such as for AM radio, FM radio, television, car navigation system, etc. can be selected, and the application is not limited to these.

In addition to the rear window, the glass plate 11 may be a front window or a side window, and can be arbitrarily selected.
Details of the glass antenna electronic component 20 will be described with reference to the following drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the glass antenna electronic component 20 includes a metal conductive member 21 and a base portion 23 including a case 22 attached integrally to the conductive member 21, and a conductive member attached to the base portion 23. 21 and a main body 24 to which a signal received by the antenna 13 is sent.

  The conductive member 21 is provided in a semicircular shape on the bottom surfaces of the conductive plates 26a and 26b whose center is bent in a direction away from the antenna 13 to form the bridge portion 25 and these conductive plates 26a and 26b, and contacts the antenna 13. The contact protrusions 27a and 27b, the conductive pins 28b raised from the upper surface of the conductive plate 26b and connected to the main body 24, and the window portions 29 raised from the upper surfaces of the conductive plates 26a and 26b in the same manner as the conductive pins 28b. , 29 having side walls 31, 31.

Note that the suffixes a and b attached to the conductive plate 26, the contact convex portion 27, and the conductive pin 28 indicate that a is on the + side and b is on the-side, respectively. The same applies to a contact member (reference numeral 51) and an amplifier (reference numeral 52) described later.
The + side conductive pin is provided on the front side of the drawing. Details will be described later.

By providing the contact convex portion 27, the conductive member 21 is surely in contact with the antenna 13.
In addition, the center of the conductive plate 26 is the bridge portion 25, and the entire bottom surface of the conductive plate 26 is not brought into contact with the antenna 13. It becomes easy to solder the contact convex portion 27 to the antenna 13.

  The L-shaped case 22 in cross-section has a hole 37 through which the conductive pin 28 b is passed through the bottom surface 34, and a hook-shaped first locking portion 36 is provided at the upper end of the rising portion 35 raised from the bottom surface 34. Have.

  The side wall portion 38 of the case 22 is provided with convex portions 39 and 39 projecting toward the back of the drawing, and the convex portions 39 and 39 are pushed into the window portions 29 and 29 of the conductive member 21, thereby The made case 22 is integrally attached to the conductive member 21.

  The main body 24 has a housing 42 having a hole 41 through which the conductive pin 28 b of the conductive member 21 is passed on the bottom surface, a cover member 43 covering the housing 42, and a mating surface 45 between the housing 42 and the cover member 43. The first extension 32 extending from the housing 42, the second extension 33 extending from the cover member 43, and the first extension 32 and the second extension 33 overlapped with each other are collectively fitted into the cover 42. 43 includes a fastening member 44 that couples 43, and an amplifier 52 b that is housed in the housing 42.

Two first claw member support portions 46 are provided at the rear end of the housing 42 so as to be flexible toward the left and right of the drawing. A claw member 47 is provided.
The first claw member 47 is provided at a location facing the first locking portion 36.
A first pressing portion 48 that is pressed when the first claw member support portion 46 is bent is provided at the upper end of the first claw member support portion 46.

  In the housing 42, a contact member 51 b into which the conductive pin 28 b is inserted, an amplifier 52 b that is connected to the upper surface of the contact member 51 b and amplifies a signal received by the antenna 13, and is connected to the amplifier 52 b through a crimp terminal 54. Is connected, and the other end is connected to a harness 53 connected to an electrical component such as a radio.

  The cover member 43 and the housing 42 in which the amplifier 52 is housed are pressed together by fitting the distal end thereof to the connecting member 44. By removing the connecting member 44, the housing 42 can be separated from the cover member 43, and maintenance of the amplifier 52 can be performed. Since a tool for removing the connecting member 44 is unnecessary, the cover member 43 can be easily removed, and maintenance can be easily performed.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the electronic component 20 for a glass antenna is fixed on the antenna 13 by soldering a base portion 23 in which a case 22 is integrally attached to a conductive member 21 to the upper surface of the antenna 13. The main body portion 24 is pushed into the base portion 23 to be attached to the vehicle window glass 10.

The antenna 13 is electrically connected to the harness 53 via the contact protrusion 27b, the conductive plate 26b, the conductive pin 28b, the contact member 51b, and the amplifier 52b. The same applies to the + side. The other end of the harness 53 is connected to an electrical component such as a radio.
A recess 44a is provided on the upper surface of the connecting member 44 so that the connecting member 44 can be easily removed.

  As shown in FIG. 4, two second claw members 55 are provided at the front end of the cover member 43 so as to bend in the front and back direction of the drawing. On the upper portion of the bowl-shaped second claw member 55, a second pressing portion 56 for bending the second claw member 55 by pressing is provided.

A hook-like second locking portion 57 is provided at a location facing the second claw member 55 of the base portion 23.
A claw member consists of these 2nd claw members 55 and the 1st claw member (Drawing 2, 47), and a locking part is the 2nd locking part 57 and the 1st locking part (Drawing 2, FIG. 36).

  As shown in FIG. 5, the base portion 23 is provided with a positioning portion 59 for determining the mounting position of the main body portion 24, and is fitted to the positioning portion 59 at a position facing the positioning portion 59 of the main body portion 24. A joint portion 61 is provided.

  When attaching the main body portion 24 to the base portion 23, the fitting portion 61 is aligned with the positioning portion 59 and then the main body portion 24 is pushed toward the base portion 23. By simply fitting the fitting portion 61 to the positioning portion 59, the main body portion 24 can be securely attached to the base portion 23, and the glass antenna electronic component 20 can be assembled in a short time.

As shown in FIG. 6, the conductive plate 26 a is provided with a contact convex portion 27 a on the bottom surface of one end, and the other end is formed in a U-shape. It has been extended.
In addition, the conductive plate 26b is formed in a cross shape, a contact convex portion 27b is provided on the bottom surface of one end, and a conductive pin 28b is extended from the other end.
The effect | action of such an electronic component 20 for glass antennas is demonstrated with a next figure.

As shown in FIG. 7A, when attaching the main body 24 to the base 23, the main body 24 is moved forward by pushing the main body 24 toward the base 23 while holding the main body 24 with the hand 62.
At this time, the first claw member 47 is bent by the hook-shaped first locking portion 36, and the second claw member 55 is also bent by the hook-shaped second locking portion 57.
If the locking portions 36 and 57 and the claw members 47 and 55 are bowl-shaped, it can be easily molded by injection molding, which is beneficial.

When the first claw member 47 is pushed down below the first locking portion 36 and the second claw member 55 is pushed down below the second locking portion 57, as shown in FIG. The part 24 is attached to the base part 23.
By attaching the main body portion 24 to the base portion 23, the bending of the claw members 47 and 55 is eliminated.

  Since it can attach to the base part 23 only by pushing in the main-body part 24, the time concerning installation work can be shortened.

  Locking portions 36 and 57 are provided on the base portion 23, and claw members 47 and 55 are provided at positions where the locking portions 36 and 57 of the main body portion 24 are opposed to each other. When attaching the main body portion 24 to the base portion 23, the main body portion 24 is pushed toward the base portion 23 while bending the claw members 47 and 55 of the main body portion 24. Since the claw members 47 and 55 are hooked on the locking portions 36 and 57, the bending of the claw members 47 and 55 is eliminated, and the main body portion 24 is attached to the base portion 23. Since the main body portion 24 is fixed by hooking the claw members 47 and 55 on the locking portions 36 and 57, it is possible to prevent the main body portion 24 from being loosened due to vibration. Even when subjected to vibration, the main body 24 is securely fixed to the base 23.

  The claw members 47 and 55 include a first claw member 47 provided at one end of the housing 42 and a second claw member 55 provided at the other end and the cover member 43. By providing the claw members 47, 55 on the housing 42 and the cover member 43, the main body portion 24 is more securely attached to the base portion 23.

When removing the main body part 24 from the base part 23, as shown in (c), the main body part 24 is lifted while pressing the first pressing part 48 and the second pressing part 56 inward.
By pushing and bending the pressing portions 48 and 56, the claw members 47 and 55 are detached from the locking portions 36 and 57, and the main body portion 24 can be removed.

A tool such as a screwdriver is unnecessary to remove the main body 24, and can be easily removed. For this reason, maintenance can be performed in a short time.
Next, another embodiment of the glass antenna electronic component 20 according to the present invention will be described with reference to the following drawings.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 8, the glass antenna electronic component 70 can obtain the effects of the present invention even when the male connector 72 is inserted into one end of the female connector 71.

  At this time, the other end of the female connector 71 is fitted with the front end of the cover member 43 and the front end of the housing 42, and a connecting member that integrally presses the housing 42 and the cover member 43 (FIG. 2, reference numeral 44). Plays the role of

  Since the housing 42 and the cover member 43 are integrally pressed using the female connector 71, the number of parts can be reduced, which is beneficial.

  In addition, although the electronic component for glass antennas concerning this invention was applied to the window glass for vehicles in embodiment, it is applicable also to the glass for construction, and a use is not restricted to these things.

  The glass antenna electronic component of the present invention is suitable for a vehicle.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Glass board, 13 ... Antenna, 20, 70 ... Electronic component for glass antennas, 23 ... Base part, 24 ... Main-body part, 32 ... 1st extension part, 33 ... 2nd extension part, 36 ... 1st latching | locking part , 42 ... housing, 43 ... cover member, 44 ... connecting member, 45 ... mating surface, 47 ... first claw member, 52 ... amplifier, 55 ... second claw member, 57 ... second locking part, 59 ... positioning part 61 ... Fitting part, 71 ... Female connector (connection member).

Claims (4)

In a glass antenna electronic component comprising a base portion connected to an antenna printed on a glass plate, and a main body portion which is attached to the base portion and amplifies a signal received by the antenna,
The base part is provided with a locking part,
An electronic component for a glass antenna, wherein a claw member that is hung on the locking portion is provided flexibly at a portion of the main body portion that faces the locking portion.   The main body includes a housing and a cover member that accommodate the amplifier by being combined, a first extension extending from the housing along a mating surface between the housing and the cover member, and a second extension extending from the cover member. And a fastening member for connecting the cover member to the housing by fitting the first extension portion and the second extension portion overlapped with each other together. parts. The claw member includes a first claw member provided at one end of the housing and a second claw member provided at the cover member at the other end of the first claw member,
The said latching | locking part consists of the 1st latching | locking part by which the said 1st nail | claw member is latched, and the 2nd latching | locking part by which the said 2nd nail | claw member is latched. Electronic parts for glass antennas.   A positioning part for determining the mounting position of the main body part is provided on the base part, and a fitting part that fits the positioning part is provided at a position facing the positioning part of the main body part. The electronic component for a glass antenna according to claim 1, wherein the electronic component is a glass antenna.

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