JP2019125541A - Connector holder - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a connector holder capable of reducing the number of components and arranging a plurality of connectors on a panel without increasing a layout space.SOLUTION: A connector holder 1 includes a holder body 7 which is arranged on a panel 5 having a locking hole 3 penetrated therethrough; a connector engaging part 9 which is provided in the holder body 7 and engaged with a plurality of connectors; and an elastically deformable locking piece 11 which is provided in the holder body 7 and inserted through the locking hole 3. The connector holder is characterized in having a locking projection 13 in which holder bodies 7, 7 are projected and arranged on one side and the other side of the panel 5, respectively and the locking pieces 11, 11 are engaged with each other in a state where the locking pieces 11, 11 are inserted through the locking hole 3 and which holds the holder bodies 7, 7 on one side and the other side of the panel 5, respectively.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a connector holder. In particular, the present invention relates to a connector holder that holds a connector and is disposed on a panel.

  Conventionally, as a connector holder, a base portion as a holder main body disposed in a panel having a through-hole locking hole, and a fitting protrusion as a connector engaging portion provided on the base portion and engaged with a connector And an anchor portion provided in the base portion, inserted into the locking hole, engaged with the edge of the locking hole to hold the base portion on the panel, and the like (see, for example, Patent Document 1) .

  In this connector holder, a plurality of types of fitting ridges are provided on the base portion, one connector holder can hold a plurality of types of connectors, and a plurality of types of connectors are arranged on a panel via the connector holder. It can be done.

Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2010-205694

  However, in a connector holder like the above-mentioned patent documents 1, one connector is held to one connector holder, and one connector holder is arranged to one locking hole of a panel.

  For this reason, when arranging a plurality of connectors in a panel, a plurality of locking holes must be provided in the panel, and a plurality of connector holders must be used for a plurality of locking holes. Space was getting larger.

  Then, this invention aims at provision of the connector holder which can reduce a number of parts and can arrange | position a several connector on a panel, without enlarging arrangement space.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, a holder main body disposed in a panel having a through-hole locking hole, a connector engaging portion provided on the holder main body and engaged with a plurality of connectors, and the holder main body are provided. An elastically deformable locking piece inserted through the locking hole, and the holder main body disposed on the one surface side and the other surface side of the panel so as to protrude in the deformation direction of the locking piece A connector holder characterized in that locking pieces are engaged with each other in a state where the locking pieces are inserted into the locking holes, and locking protrusions for holding the holder main body respectively on one surface side and the other surface side of the panel. is there.

  In this connector holder, since the holder main body is provided with the connector engagement portion with which the plurality of connectors are engaged, the plurality of connectors can be held with respect to one holder main body.

  Further, in the locking piece, the holder main body is disposed on the one surface side and the other surface side of the panel, and the locking piece is engaged with each other in a state where the locking piece is inserted through the locking hole, and the one surface side and the other surface side of the panel Since the locking projection for holding the holder main body is projected in the direction of deformation of the locking piece, the holder main body holding a plurality of connectors with respect to one locking hole of the panel is one side of the panel And the other side.

  Therefore, in such a connector holder, the number of parts can be reduced, and a plurality of connectors can be arranged on the panel without increasing the arrangement space.

  Further, since the locking projections disposed on the one surface side and the other surface side of the panel are engaged with each other, the locking projections of the locking piece are engaged with each other, so that only one type of connector holder needs to be manufactured. It can cost.

  The invention according to claim 2 is the connector holder according to claim 1, wherein the holder main body is provided with an elastically deformable flexible piece that comes in contact with the panel in a state where the locking projection is engaged. It is characterized by

  In this connector holder, the holder main body is provided with the elastically deformable flexible pieces that come into contact with the panel in a state in which the locking projections are engaged. It is pinched by the biasing force of the piece, and rattling of the holder body with respect to the panel can be suppressed.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the connector holder according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the locking piece has an edge portion of the locking hole when the locking piece is inserted into the locking hole. And a side projection for holding the holder main body on the panel so as to project therefrom in a direction intersecting the deformation direction of the locking piece.

  In this connector holder, in the locking piece, a side projection for engaging the edge of the locking hole in a state where the locking piece is inserted into the locking hole and holding the holder main body on the panel deforms the locking piece The connector holder can be assembled to the panel in a state where one connector holder is temporarily held by the panel, and the assembling property can be improved.

  According to the present invention, the number of parts can be reduced, and a connector holder capable of arranging a plurality of connectors on a panel can be provided without increasing the arrangement space.

It is a perspective view when assembling the connector holder concerning an embodiment of the invention to a panel. It is a sectional view when a connector holder concerning an embodiment of the invention is attached to a panel. It is a perspective view of a connector holder concerning an embodiment of the invention. It is a perspective view of a connector holder concerning an embodiment of the invention. It is a principal part expansion perspective view of a connector holder concerning an embodiment of the invention. It is a principal part expanded sectional view of a connector holder concerning an embodiment of the invention.

  The connector holder according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The connector holder 1 according to the present embodiment includes the holder main body 7 disposed in the panel 5 having the through holes 3 and the connector engaging portion 9 provided on the holder main body 7 and in which a plurality of connectors are engaged. And an elastically deformable locking piece 11 provided in the holder main body 7 and inserted into the locking hole 3.

  The holder bodies 7 are disposed on the locking piece 11 on one surface side and the other surface side of the panel 5, and the locking pieces 11 and 11 are engaged with each other in a state where the locking pieces 11 and 11 are inserted into the locking hole 3 Locking projections 13 for holding the holder main bodies 7 are respectively provided on one surface side and the other surface side of the panel 5 so as to project in the deformation direction of the locking piece 11.

  Further, the holder main body 7 is provided with an elastically deformable flexible piece 15 which abuts on the panel 5 in a state where the locking projections 13 and 13 are engaged.

  Furthermore, in the locking piece 11, a side projection 17 is engaged with the edge of the locking hole 3 in a state where the locking piece 11 is inserted into the locking hole 3 to hold the holder main body 7 on the panel 5. It protrudes in the direction which intersects the deformation direction of stop piece 11. As shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, the holder main body 7 is made of an insulating material such as a synthetic resin, and is formed in a housing shape.

  The holder body 7 is disposed on a panel 5 that divides the interior of the vehicle, and the panel 5 is provided with a locking hole 3 penetrating the panel 5.

  In such a holder main body 7, a connector engaging portion 9 is provided on one side opposite to the panel 5, and a locking piece 11 is provided on the other side of the panel 5 side.

  The connector engaging portion 9 is formed of one member continuous with the holder body 7 and engaged with the outer frame portion 19 covering the outer periphery of the connector (not shown) and an engaging groove (not shown) provided in the connector And a plurality of (here, two) locations are provided on the holder body 7.

  A plurality of connectors are held by the connector holder 1 by engaging the engagement rails 21 with the engagement grooves of the connector at each location.

  By providing the connector engaging portion 9 for holding a plurality of connectors in one connector holder 1 as described above, it is not necessary to provide a plurality of locking holes 3 in the panel 5 in order to arrange a plurality of connectors. The arrangement space for arranging the plurality of five connectors can be miniaturized.

  The locking pieces 11 are elastically deformable as one member continuous with the holder main body 7 outward from the holder main body 7 so as to be elastically deformable, and a plurality (two in this case) are provided in the holder main body 7.

  The locking piece 11 is inserted into the locking hole 3 of the panel 5 when the holder body 7 is disposed on the panel 5.

  Such a locking piece 11 is provided with a locking projection 13 and a side projection 17.

  The locking projections 13 are respectively provided on the plurality of locking pieces 11 and are provided so as to project toward one side in the deformation direction of the locking piece 11 by one member continuous with the locking pieces 11.

  In the locking projections 13, the holder main bodies 7 and 7 are disposed on one surface side and the other surface side of the panel 5, and the plurality of locking pieces 11 and 11 of the respective holder main bodies 7 and 7 are one surface side of the panel 5 In the state of being inserted into the locking hole 3 from the other surface side, the locking protrusions 13, 13 are engaged with each other in the direction in which the holder main bodies 7, 7 are separated from the panel 5.

  The holder main bodies 7 arranged on the one surface side and the other surface side of the panel 5 do not come off from the panel 5 due to the engagement between the locking projections 13, 13. Can be held in

  By arranging the connector holders 1 capable of holding a plurality of (two in this case) connectors on one surface side and the other surface side of the panel 5 in this manner, only one locking hole 3 is provided in the panel 5 In other words, with a limited arrangement space of the panel 5, a plurality of (here four) connectors can be arranged on the panel 5.

  The side projections 17 are provided on at least one of the plurality of (two in this case) locking pieces 11 and are directed in a direction (here, orthogonal direction) intersecting the deformation direction of the locking pieces 11. It is protrudingly provided by one member continuous with the locking piece 11.

  The holder main body 7 is disposed on one surface side or the other surface side of the panel 5, and the locking holes 11 of the holder main body 7 are provided from the one surface side or the other surface side of the panel 5. The holder main body 7 is engaged with the edge of the locking hole 3 in the direction in which the holder main body 7 is disengaged from the panel 5 in the state of being inserted into the housing 5.

  In the state in which the side projection 17 is engaged with the edge of the locking hole 3, the side projection 17 is provided in a direction intersecting the deformation direction of the locking piece 11, so that the locking piece 11 is Even when elastically deformed, the engagement of the side projection 17 with the edge of the locking hole 3 is not released.

  By engaging such a side projection 17 with the edge of the locking hole 3, one connector holder 1 is temporarily held on the panel 5 to be in a standby state before assembling the other connector holder 1. Thus, the locking projections 13 of one connector holder 1 can be easily engaged with the locking projections 13 of the other connector holder 1, and the assemblability can be improved.

  Here, the panel 5 side of the holder main body 7 is in a state in which the locking projections 13 and 13 are engaged, that is, in a state in which the connector holders 1 and 1 are disposed on one surface side and the other surface side of the panel 5 A resiliently deformable flexible piece 15 is provided which abuts 5.

  The flexible piece 15 is elastically deformable as one member continuous with the holder main body 7 and is in contact with the panel 5 in a state where the locking piece 11 is inserted into the locking hole 3, and The biasing force is applied in the direction away from the panel 5.

  By providing such a flexible piece 15 in the holder main body 7, the flexible pieces 15, 15 are provided from both sides of the panel 5 in a state where the mutual locking projections 13, 13 of the connector holders 1, 1 are engaged. An urging force is applied so as to hold the connector holder 1, and rattling of the connector holder 1, 1 with respect to the panel 5 can be suppressed.

  In assembling such a connector holder 1 to the panel 5, first, the locking piece 11 of one connector holder 1 is inserted into the locking hole 3 from one surface side or the other surface side of the panel 5, and the locking hole 3 The side projection 17 is engaged with the edge of the connector and one connector holder 1 is held by the panel 5.

  Next, the other connector holder 1 is disposed on the other surface side or one surface side of the panel 5 so that the locking protrusions 13 of one connector holder 1 and the locking protrusions 13 of the other connector holder 1 face each other. .

  Then, the locking piece 11 of the other connector holder 1 is inserted into the locking hole 3, the locking projections 13 and 13 of the connector holders 1 and 1 are engaged with each other, and the connector holder 1 is assembled to the panel 5. Complete.

  Thus, the connector holders 1 and 1 can be disposed on both sides of the panel 5 with one type of connector holder 1, and there is no need to manufacture multiple types of connector holders 1, and the manufacturing cost of the connector holder 1 is low. Can be

  In such a connector holder 1, since the holder main body 7 is provided with the connector engaging portion 9 with which the plurality of connectors are engaged, the plurality of connectors can be held with respect to one holder main body 7. .

  Further, in the locking piece 11, the holder main bodies 7, 7 are disposed on the one surface side and the other surface side of the panel 5, and the locking pieces 11, 11 are engaged with each other in a state of being inserted into the locking hole 3. The locking projections 13 for holding the holder bodies 7 are respectively provided on the one surface side and the other surface side of the panel 5 in the direction of deformation of the locking piece 11, so that one locking hole of the panel 5 The holder main bodies 7 and 7 holding a plurality of connectors with respect to 3 can be disposed on one surface side and the other surface side of the panel 5 respectively.

  Therefore, in such a connector holder 1, the number of parts can be reduced, and a plurality of connectors can be arranged on the panel 5 without increasing the arrangement space.

  Further, since the locking projections 13 arranged on the one surface side and the other surface side of the panel 5 are engaged with the locking projections 13 of the locking piece 11, only one type of connector holder 1 is manufactured. The cost of the connector holder 1 can be reduced.

  Further, the holder main body 7 is provided with the elastically deformable flexible piece 15 which comes into contact with the panel 5 in a state in which the locking projections 13 and 13 are engaged. Can be pinched by the biasing force of the respective flexible pieces 15, 15, and rattling of the holder bodies 7, 7 with respect to the panel 5 can be suppressed.

  Furthermore, in the locking piece 11, a side projection 17 is engaged with the edge of the locking hole 3 in a state where the locking piece 11 is inserted into the locking hole 3 to hold the holder main body 7 on the panel 5. Since it protrudes in the direction intersecting with the deformation direction of the stop piece 11, the other connector holder 1 can be assembled to the panel 5 while temporarily holding one connector holder 1 on the panel 5. Assemblability can be improved.

  In the connector holder according to the embodiment of the present invention, the connector engaging portion includes the engaging rail engaged with the engaging groove provided in the connector, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The part and the engaged part of the connector may be, for example, an engagement means by a locking claw and an engagement recess, and so long as the connector holder can hold the connector, whichever is the connector engagement part It may be in such a form.

  Although two connectors are engaged with the connector engagement portion, the present invention is not limited to this. Three or more connectors may be engaged with the connector engagement portion.

  Furthermore, although the side surface protrusion is provided to project in the direction orthogonal to the deformation direction of the locking piece, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the edge of the locking hole is not affected by the deformation of the locking piece. The side projection may be provided at any position of the locking piece as long as it can be engaged.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Connector holder 3 ... Locking hole 5 ... Panel 7 ... Holder main body 9 ... Connector engaging part 11 ... Locking piece 13 ... Locking protrusion 15 ... Flexible piece 17 ... Side protrusion

Claims (3)

A holder body disposed in a panel having a through hole;
A connector engagement portion provided on the holder body and engaged with a plurality of connectors;
An elastically deformable locking piece provided in the holder body and inserted into the locking hole;
The holder main body is disposed on one surface side and the other surface side of the panel so as to protrude in the deformation direction of the locking piece, and the locking pieces are engaged with each other in a state of being inserted into the locking hole Locking projections for holding the holder main body on one side and the other side of the panel;
Connector holder characterized by having. The connector holder according to claim 1, wherein
A connector holder characterized in that the holder main body is provided with an elastically deformable flexible piece that comes in contact with the panel in a state where the locking projection is engaged. The connector holder according to claim 1 or 2, wherein
In the locking piece, a side projection for engaging the edge of the locking hole in a state where the locking piece is inserted into the locking hole and holding the holder main body on the panel is the locking piece A connector holder characterized by protruding in a direction intersecting with the direction of deformation of the connector.

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