JP2017169379A - Support member for connector - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a connector which is arranged at a narrow space gap between a vehicle body panel and a back side of a support member to be unlocked and then taken out without using a jig.SOLUTION: A connector of a wire harness terminal is arranged at a gap between a support member to be fixed to a vehicle body panel and the vehicle body panel, and a lock part of the connector is locked to a locked part provided in the support member. The locked part of the support member is provided at a tip of a locked piece projected from a peripheral edge of an opening exposed toward a surface toward inside of the opening, and an intermediate supporting-point of a releasing lever is connected to an intermediate position of the locked piece and arranged there. The releasing lever can be pushed down from the surface side through the opening, and a tip of the releasing lever is pushed up when the lever is pushed down, so that the lock part can be unlocked.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a connector holding member, and more specifically, when a connector is locked to a holding member fixed to a vehicle body panel and disposed in a narrow gap between the holding member and the vehicle body panel, the holding member is The connector can be easily taken out from a narrow gap without removing it from the vehicle body panel.

  A connector connected to a terminal of a wire harness routed in an automobile is fitted and connected to a connector connection portion of an electrical connection box or a connector of another wire harness. When circuit addition or incorrect connection of connectors occurs due to the installation of optional electrical components, it is necessary to unlock the connector of the wire harness terminal with the counterpart connector or the like.

  As shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the electrical connection box 120 is fitted and fixed to the bracket holding member 100 fixed to the vehicle body panel 110 with the bolt 111, and protrudes from the back surface of the substrate 100a of the holding member 100. A narrow gap 150 may be generated between the back surface 100b of the board and the vehicle body panel 110 due to the bolt mounting portion 121. In some cases, the connector 200 connected to the end of the wire harness 210 is inserted into the gap 150 and disposed, and the lock portion 200r provided on the connector 200 is locked to the locked portion 100r provided on the substrate 100a of the holding material 100. The connector 200 is disposed in the gap 150 with the vehicle body panel 110.

  The connector 200 disposed in the gap 150 needs to be maintained by removing the connector 200 from the gap 150 when a circuit is added or an erroneous connection occurs due to optional electrical components. In that case, it is necessary to unlock the locked portion 100r of the holding material 100 from the locking portion 200r of the connector 200 and to pull out the connector 200 from the gap 150 without removing the holding material 100 from the vehicle body panel 110.

  In that case, since the worker cannot insert his / her hand into the narrow gap 150, the jig 300 is inserted into the gap 150 as shown in FIG. The lock part 200r of the connector 200 is unlocked by pushing it down in the middle and the connector 200 is pulled out from the gap 150 by pulling the wire harness 210 in this state.

  Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-237357 has proposed a device that unlocks a connector held by a connector holder and removes the connector from the connector holder. However, the connector holder is not fixed to the vehicle body panel or the like, and the operator can easily operate the release means exposed on the outer surface of the connector holder so that the connector can be taken out. It cannot be applied when a connector is taken out from a narrow gap between the two.

JP 2002-237357 A

  When the connector disposed in the narrow gap between the vehicle body panel and the holding material is unlocked by inserting a jig such as a driver into the gap from the outside of the holding material as shown in FIG. Since it is impossible to work while looking at the lock position, it becomes a frustrating work, so there is a problem that the lock cannot be easily released and the work is troublesome. Further, the jig may cause damage such as cracks in the locked portion of the holding material and the lock portion of the connector, and may not be reused.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and a connector disposed in a narrow gap between a vehicle body panel and a holding material fixed to the vehicle body panel can be easily removed from the holding material without using a jig. It is an object of the present invention to provide a connector holding member that can be unlocked and taken out to the outside.

In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a holding member fixed to a vehicle body panel and a connector of a wire harness terminal in a gap between the vehicle body panel, and a lock portion of the connector is provided in the holding member. It is locked to the locked part,
The locked portion of the holding material is provided at the tip of the locked piece protruding from the peripheral edge of the opening exposed on the surface side to the inside of the opening, and at the intermediate position of the locked piece, A holding member for the connector which is arranged so that the fulcrum is connected, the release lever can be pushed down from the surface side through the opening, and the tip of the release lever is pushed up during the operation to be unlocked. Is provided.

  The holding material is made of a resin molded product, and a bolt cylinder portion projects from the back surface of the holding material substrate toward the vehicle body panel side, and the narrow gap corresponding to the length of the bolt cylinder portion is a vehicle body panel. And an electrical connection box connected to and held on the front side of the holding material, and a connector of a wire harness connected to the electrical connection box is placed in the gap on the back side of the holding material. Be placed.

  The narrow gap between the vehicle body panel and the back surface of the holding material is not accessible by the operator, so when it is necessary to take out the connector, the electrical junction box is removed from the surface of the holding material, and the opening is exposed to the surface. An operator can push down the release lever that is positioned. By this operation, the other end of the release lever is pushed up, and the lock portion of the connector can be released from the locked portion of the holding material to release the lock. By pulling the wire harness to which the unlocked connector is connected, it can be pulled out from a narrow gap between the holding member and the vehicle body panel.

  In this way, when the connector is unlocked and pulled out, it is not necessary to use a jig such as a screwdriver, and the connector can be easily unlocked by simply depressing the release lever provided on the holding material. In addition, the lock portion of the connector can be reused without causing damage such as cracks.

  The connector holding material according to the present invention, which holds the connector on the back side and is arranged in a narrow gap with a fixing material such as a vehicle body panel, is an electric connection box composed of a junction box, a fuse box, a relay box, an electronic control unit, etc. Although it is a holder for an electrical junction box that is detachably mounted by lock coupling or bolt coupling, it may be a connector holder that includes a plurality of connector holding portions and that allows additional connectors to be attached to the back side.

  In the present invention, when it is necessary to unlock and take out a connector that is locked to the back surface of the holding material and is disposed in a narrow gap between the body panel, the connector is located in an opening exposed on the surface of the holding material. By simply depressing the release lever, the connector can be easily unlocked. By pulling the wire harness connected to the unlocked connector from the outside, the connector can be pulled out from a narrow gap between the holding member and the vehicle body panel. In this way, when the connector is unlocked and pulled out, it is not necessary to use a jig such as a screwdriver, and the connector can be easily unlocked by simply depressing the release lever provided on the holding material. In addition, the lock portion of the connector can be reused without causing damage such as cracks.

It is a schematic front view of the principal part cross section which shows the holding material of the connector of embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic plan view of the holding material of the connector. FIG. 5A is a cross-sectional view showing the position of the release lever when locked, and FIG. 5B is a cross-sectional view showing the position of the release lever when unlocked. (A) is sectional drawing which shows unlocking operation, (B) is sectional drawing which shows the pull-out state of the connector which was unlocked. The conventional problem is shown, (A) is a perspective view which shows the connector attached to the back surface of the conventional holding material, (B) is sectional drawing which shows the state arrange | positioned in the clearance gap between the said holding material and a vehicle body panel. (C) is drawing which shows the lock release of the connector using a jig | tool.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
The holding material 1 of the embodiment has the same configuration except for the configuration of the holding material 100 and the connector lock portion shown in FIGS. 5 (A) and 5 (B), and is mounted and held on the surface side with an electrical connection box 20 formed of a junction box. The body panel 110 is fastened and fixed with bolts 111. That is, the holding material 1 functions as a bracket for attaching the electrical junction box 20 to the vehicle body panel 110.

  The holding material 1 is made of a resin molded product, and a cylindrical bolt mounting portion 3 is projected from the back surface of the rectangular substrate 2, and the vehicle body panel 110 is inserted into a bolt hole 3 b provided in the closing wall 3 a on the protruding end side. The projecting bolt 111 is inserted, the nut 4 inserted from the other end opening 3 c is fastened to the bolt 111, and the holding material 1 is fixed to the vehicle body panel 110. Therefore, a narrow gap 150 having a dimension corresponding to the protruding length of the bolt mounting portion 3 is provided between the back surface of the substrate 2 of the holding material 1 and the vehicle body panel 110.

  The holding material 1 fits and holds the electric connection box 20 between the board 2 and the both side frames 2a in the length direction of the board 2 and is detachably mounted and held by lock coupling or bolt fastening. This lock coupling portion or bolt fastening portion (not shown) is located at a location where an operator can easily unlock or release the lock from the surface side opposite to the vehicle body panel 110.

  Similarly to FIG. 5B, the connector 10 of the terminal of the wire harness is connected to the electrical connection box 20 mounted and held on the holding material 1. The connector 10 is lock-coupled to the back side of the substrate 2 and is positioned in a gap 150 between the vehicle body panel 110. In the lock coupling, the lock portion 11r protruding downward in FIG. 1 at the tip of the L-shaped lock piece 11 of the connector 10 is locked to the lock portion 5r at the tip of the lock piece 5 provided on the substrate 2 of the holding material 1. Locked.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the locked piece 5 of the holding material 1 is projected in a cantilevered manner from the peripheral edge 6 a on one side of the opening 6 exposed on the surface side of the substrate 2 to the inside of the opening. A locked portion 5r is provided at the tip. The locked piece 5 has a first hollow space 5c adjacent to the locked portion 5r at the tip, and a second hollow space 5e on the peripheral edge 6a side through an intermediate support portion 5d.

  As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3 (A), the locked portion 5r of the lock piece 5 pushes up the lock portion 11r of the lock piece 11 of the connector 10 to lock the lock portion 11r and the base portion of the lock piece 11. The locked portion 5r is inserted between the locking portion 11r and the locking portion 11r, and then the locking portion 11r descends into the first hollow space 5c and is locked to the locked portion 5r.

  In order to release the lock coupling of the lock portion 11r by the locked portion 5r, a release lever 7 is provided on the surface side of the locked piece 5. The release lever 7 has an intermediate fulcrum 7a integrally connected to the intermediate support portion 5d of the locked piece 5, the intermediate fulcrum 7a serves as an operating fulcrum, and both ends in the length direction of the release lever 7 are vertically operated. Become. Specifically, one end portion in the length direction on the locked portion 5r side becomes the release portion 7b, and the release portion 7b is positioned directly below the lock portion 11r that is engaged with the locked portion 5r. The other end in the length direction of the release lever 7 is a push-down operation unit 7c.

  The connector 10 connected to the wire harness is disposed on the back surface of the substrate 2 of the holding material 1 on the holding material 1 having the electric connection box 20 mounted and held on the front side, and the connector 10 is locked as shown in FIG. The portion 11r is locked to the locked portion 5r of the locked piece 5 of the holding material 1. In this state, the holding material 1 is fastened and fixed to the vehicle body panel 110 with bolts 111 and nuts 4. Accordingly, the connector 10 is disposed in the gap 150 between the vehicle body panel 110 and the back surface of the holding material 1.

  As described above, when the connector 10 disposed in the gap 150 needs to be taken out to the outside, the holding material 1 remains attached to the vehicle body panel 110, and the electric connection box 20 that can be easily detached from the inside of the vehicle body is provided. 1 is removed, and the surface side of the substrate 2 of the holding material 1 is exposed. In this state, as shown in FIG. 3 (B) and FIG. 4 (A), the release lever 7 is located on the surface side, so that the operator can push down the operation portion 7c of the release lever 7 through the opening 6 by hand. it can.

  When the operation portion 7c is pushed down, the other release portion 7b is pushed up in the direction indicated by the arrow in FIGS. 3B and 4A with the intermediate fulcrum 7a as a fulcrum. The lifted release portion 7b pushes up the lock portion 11r of the connector 10 and releases the lock with the locked portion 5r on the holding material 1 side.

  In a state where the lock coupling is released, the connector 10 is pulled out through the gap 150 as shown in FIG. This drawing is performed by pulling the wire harness to which the connector 10 is connected.

  As described above, the connector 10 can be unlocked by depressing the operation portion 7c of the release lever 7, and then the connector 10 can be taken out from the gap 150 by pulling the wire harness. When the lock is released, the release lever 7 does not cause damage such as cracks in the lock portion 11r and the locked portion 5r. After maintenance of the removed connector, the connector 10 is inserted into the gap 150, the lock piece 11 of the connector 10 is fitted to the locked piece 5 of the holding material 1, and the lock portion 11r is locked to the locked portion 5r. , Can be restored to its original state. As described above, after the connector 10 is re-locked to the holding material 1, the electrical connection box 20 is fitted and fixed to the surface side of the holding material 1. In this state, since the lock release lever of the connector is located on the back side of the electrical connection box 20 on the front surface side, the outer member does not inadvertently contact the release lever and the connector 10 is not unlocked.

  As described above, the connector 10 that is locked to the back surface of the holding member 1 and is disposed in the narrow gap 150 between the body panel 110 and the operator 10 needs to take out the connector 10 when the connector 10 needs to be taken out. Although the release lever 7 can be operated from the inside of the vehicle body of the holding material 1, the connector 10 can be easily pulled out without using a jig. In addition, the lock portion of the connector can be reused without causing damage such as cracks.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Holding material 2 Board | substrate 5 Locked piece 5r Locked part 6 Opening 6a Perimeter 7 Release lever 7a Intermediate fulcrum 7b Release part 7c Operation part 10 Connector 11 Lock piece 11r Lock part 110 Car body panel 150 Gap

Claims (2)

The connector of the wire harness terminal is disposed in the gap between the holding member fixed to the vehicle body panel and the vehicle body panel, and the lock portion of the connector is lock-coupled to the locked portion provided in the holding member. ,
The locked portion of the holding material is provided at the tip of the locked piece protruding from the peripheral edge of the opening exposed on the surface side to the inside of the opening, and at the intermediate position of the locked piece, A holding member for the connector which is arranged so that the fulcrum is connected, the release lever can be pushed down from the surface side through the opening, and the tip of the release lever is pushed up during the operation to be unlocked. .   The holding material is made of a resin molded product, and a bolt cylinder portion projects from the back surface of the holding material substrate toward the vehicle body panel side, and the narrow gap corresponding to the length of the bolt cylinder portion is a vehicle body panel. And an electrical connection box connected to and held on the front side of the holding material, and a connector of a wire harness connected to the electrical connection box is placed in the gap on the back side of the holding material. The connector holding member according to claim 1, which is disposed.

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