JP2750087B2 - Power supply connector mounting method and positioning jig for slide door - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method of mounting a power supply connector mounted on a slide door of a vehicle and a positioning jig thereof.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a one-box type slide door, when the slide door is closed, engagement of a latch of a lock device with a striker is ensured by driving means as disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 1-164647. In addition, there is known an apparatus with an automatic closing device capable of obtaining a locked state of a door lock.

[0003]

In a door lock device with an automatic closing device, it is necessary to supply power from the vehicle body to the door. As shown in the figure, the contact terminal 103 on the vehicle body 101 connected to the power supply (not shown) and the tip of the contact terminal 107 on the slide door 105 connected to the automatic closing device are abutted and brought into contact to secure a current flow. doing.

Since the contact terminals 103 and 107 are brought into contact with their ends being brought into contact with each other, a correct and reliable contact state is required. In particular, the contact terminals 103 and 107 are formed in a pin shape, and the contact area is small because the contact area is small.
It is necessary to mount the camera correctly with the 07 positioned.

In general, the contact terminal 103 on the vehicle body 101 side
Are securely tightened with screws, and the contact terminals 107 on the slide door 105 side are temporarily tightened with screws so as to have play up, down, left and right.
After closing 5, open again. At this time, when the contact terminal 107 on the door 105 comes into contact with the contact terminal 103 on the vehicle body 101, the contact position shows an irregular contact position due to the contact mark. At times, installation is completed by final tightening.

[0006] For this reason, the mounting operation is very troublesome, such as taking a long time for positioning and using nerves.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a power supply connector mounting method and a positioning jig for a slide door which can be easily mounted at a correct position without using a nerve for the mounting operation.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a vehicle body side power supply connector is mounted on a vehicle body, and one surface of a positioning jig is fitted to the vehicle body side power supply connector. The opening / closing body-side power supply connector is fitted to the other surface outside the fitted positioning jig and connected to the vehicle body-side power supply connector. Subsequently, after closing the opening / closing body and adsorbing the positioning jig on the opening / closing body side, the opening / closing body is opened again,
The opening / closing body-side power supply connector moved to the opening / closing body together with the positioning jig is attached to the opening / closing body, and after the attachment is completed, the positioning jig is removed to complete the operation.

The positioning jig is provided on one surface of the jig main body.
A first fitting concave portion that fits with the vehicle body side power supply connector is provided, and an opening / closing body side power supply connector that is connected to the vehicle body side power supply connector fitted into the first fitting concave portion is fitted on the other surface. A second fitting concave portion is provided, and suction means is provided on one of the surfaces of the first and second fitting concave portions.

[0010]

The procedure for mounting the power supply connector on the sliding door will be described. First, the vehicle body side power supply connector is securely attached to the vehicle body, and the first fitting recess of the positioning jig is fitted to the vehicle body side power supply connector. The opening / closing body-side power supply connector is fitted into the second fitting recess outside the fitted positioning jig, and connected to the vehicle body-side power supply connector. Subsequently, the opening / closing body is closed, the positioning jig is sucked to the opening / closing body side by the suction means, and then the opening / closing body is opened again. Subsequently, the opening / closing body side power supply connector moved to the opening / closing body side together with the positioning jig is securely attached to the opening / closing body.
By removing the positioning jig, the vehicle body-side power supply connector and the opening / closing body-side power supply connector can be mounted at correct positions.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to FIGS.

In FIG. 10, reference numeral 1 denotes a car body, and 3 denotes a sliding door (hereinafter, referred to as a door). The door 3 is composed of an outer panel 3a and an inner panel 3b, It can be opened and closed by sliding.

At the rear side of the door 3, when fully closed (dashed line), a door lock device 5 provided with a latch (both not shown) for engaging with the striker on the vehicle body 1 side, and the door lock device 5 is operated. A driving means 7 and a door control device 9 are provided. The door control device 9 includes a half-latch detection switch, a full-latch detection switch, an original position detection switch (not shown), a motor 17, and a safety switch which is one of safety means for detecting the engagement state of the latch and the striker. 19 and the like. The safety switch 19 includes a pressure-sensitive switch provided on the front end face 3c of the door 3. The door lock device 5,
Since the driving means 7 and the door control device 9 are out of the gist of the present invention, detailed description will be omitted.

On the vehicle body 1 side, a battery 21 and a power supply device are provided.

The power supply device includes a vehicle body side power supply connector 23 attached to a pillar portion 1 a of the vehicle body 1, and a front end face 3 of the door 3.
and a power supply connector 25 mounted on the opening / closing body side attached to the vehicle body c. The power supply connectors 23 and 25 on the vehicle body side and the opening / closing body side are provided at positions facing each other.

As shown in FIG. 5, the vehicle body side power supply connector 23 has a plurality of contact terminals 29a, 29b, 29c, 29d on the front side of a connector body 23a having a mounting flange 27.
Is fixedly supported by screwing a screw 37 into a mounting hole 31 of the mounting flange 27 and a mounting hole 35 provided on the vehicle body 1 side. Top 2 of vehicle body side power supply connector 23
The contact terminals 29a and 29b at the locations are for closures for supplying a current to the drive means 7 of the door lock device 5, protrude forward, and can be advanced and retracted by an urging spring 41. Therefore, the contact terminals 43a, 43b, 43c, and 43d of the opening / closing body side power supply connector 25 at the half-latch position of the door lock device 5, that is, in the handle state.
Contact the upper two contact terminals 43a, 43b,
A current flows to the driving means 7.

The uppermost contact terminal 29a of the vehicle body side power supply connector 23 is used for plus, and is covered by the cylindrical body 45 so as not to be directly touched by a hand or a body.

The lower two contact terminals 29c, 29
d denotes an actuator for moving the window panel 47 up and down, and the contact terminals 43c and 43d of the opening / closing body power supply connector 25 when the door is fully closed, that is, when the door is fully closed.
And can be connected.

The opening / closing body side power supply connector 25 has contact terminals 29a, 29b, 29 of the vehicle body side power supply connector 23 on the front side of a connector body 25a having a mounting flange 49.
c, a plurality of contact terminals 43 respectively connected to 29d
a, 43b, 43c, and 43d are provided. The opening / closing body side power supply connector 25 is positioned by the positioning jig 51, and has a mounting hole 53 of a mounting flange 49,
It is fixed and supported by screwing a screw 55 into a mounting hole provided on the door 3 side. Mounting hole 5 of mounting flange 49
3 has a large diameter with respect to the mounting hole on the door 3 side, so that the mounting position can be corrected within the range of play.

Each contact terminal 4 of the opening / closing body side power supply connector 25
3a, 43b, 43c, 43d protrude forward.

As shown in FIG. 3, the positioning jig 51 is provided on one surface 59 of the jig main body 57 on the vehicle body side power supply connector 23.
And a first fitting concave portion 61 that fits with
At four locations inside, fixed projections 63 for temporarily holding the vehicle body side power supply connector 23 are formed.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the second surface 65 of the jig body 57 is
Are provided, and at four places inside,
Fixed projection 69 for temporarily holding the opening / closing body side power supply connector 25
Are formed.

The second fitting recess 67 and the first fitting recess 61 communicate with each other at the center of the jig main body 57, and are connected to the first and second fitting recesses 61 and 67 on the vehicle body side. When the power supply connector 23 and the opening / closing body power supply connector 25 are fitted to each other, the contact terminals 29a, 29b, 29
c, 29d and contact terminals 4 of the opening / closing body side power supply connector 25
Contact with 3a, 43b, 43c, 43d is possible.

An electromagnet 71 is provided on one surface 65 of the jig main body 57 as suction means, and suction or release of suction is performed by turning on / off a switch provided outside the drawing from a terminal 73 via a cord. It is possible.

A procedure for mounting the power supply connector of the slide door having the above-described configuration will be described.

The mounting hole 35 on the vehicle body 1 side is aligned with the mounting hole 31 on the mounting flange 27 of the vehicle body side power supply connector 23, screws 37 are screwed together, and the vehicle body side power supply connector 23 is securely tightened. Securely attach to the side. The first fitting recess 61 of the positioning jig 51 is fitted and temporarily held in the attached vehicle body side power supply connector 23. Subsequently, the opening-side power supply connector 2 is inserted into the second fitting recess 67 of the positioning jig 51.
5 is fitted. At this time, the opening / closing body side power supply connector 25 is temporarily held and the contact terminals 43a, 43b, 43c,
43d is a contact terminal 29a of the vehicle body side power supply connector 23,
29b, 29c and 29d are correctly connected. Subsequently, the door 3 is closed, the electromagnet 71 of the positioning jig 51 is turned on, the positioning jig 51 is attracted to the door 3 side, and the door 3 is opened again. At this time, the opening / closing body side power supply connector 25
Moves to the door 3 side together with the positioning jig 51, so that the screw 55 is screwed into the mounting hole 53 of the opening / closing body side power supply connector 25 positioned as shown in FIG. . Subsequently, the mounting is completed by turning off the electromagnet 71 and removing the positioning jig 51. After the attachment is completed, the opening / closing body-side power supply connector 25 can be securely and once attached to the vehicle body-side power supply connector 23 at a correct position.

In this embodiment, the opening / closing body-side power supply connector 25 is attached to the fully tightened vehicle body-side power supply connector 23 using the positioning jig 51. The vehicle body side power supply connector 25 may be attached in advance by attaching it in advance.

That is, the opening / closing body side power supply connector 25 is attached to the door 3 serving as the opening / closing body, and the opening / closing body side power supply connector 2 is provided.
5, one surface 65 of the positioning jig 51 is fitted, and the vehicle body side power supply connector 23 is fitted to the other surface 59 outside the fitted positioning jig 51, and the open / close body side power supply connector 25 is fitted. Connect. Then, the door 3 is closed and the vehicle body 1 is closed.
After the positioning jig 51 is attracted to the side, the door 3 is opened again, and the vehicle body side power supply connector 23 moved to the vehicle body 1 together with the positioning jig 51 is mounted on the vehicle body 1. By performing the removal procedure, the positioning work of the positioned vehicle body side power supply connector 23 with respect to the opening / closing body side power supply connector 25 can be correctly performed once. In this embodiment, the electromagnet 71 serving as the attracting means is provided on the surface 59 of the positioning jig 51 on the first fitting recess 61 side.

Incidentally, the attracting means is not limited to the electromagnet 71. For example, a suction cup type in which the suction force is controlled by a pump or a lever may be used.

[0030]

As described above, according to the present invention, the power supply connector on the vehicle body side and the power supply connector on the opening / closing body side can be securely attached to the correct position at once by using the positioning jig without using nerves. , Workability can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view when a vehicle body side power supply connector and an opening / closing body side power supply connector are positioned by a positioning jig when an opening / closing body is closed.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a positioning jig.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a positioning jig showing a first fitting concave side.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of a positioning jig showing a second fitting concave side.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of attaching a vehicle body side power supply connector to the vehicle body.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram in which a first fitting concave portion of a positioning jig is fitted to a vehicle body side power supply connector attached to a vehicle body, and an opening / closing body side power supply connector is fitted to a second fitting concave side.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram in which an opening / closing body side power supply connector is fitted into a second fitting recess.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory view of screwing an opening / closing body side power supply connector positioned by a positioning jig to the opening / closing body.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing a state where the positioning jig is removed after the mounting is completed.

FIG. 10 is a schematic explanatory view of the entirety in which the present invention is applied to a vehicle body and a slide door.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing a connection state of a vehicle body side and an opening / closing body side power supply connector showing a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Body 3 Slide door (opening / closing body) 23 Car body side power supply connector 25 Opening / closing body side power supply connector 51 Positioning jig 59 One surface of positioning jig 65 The other surface of positioning jig

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A vehicle body-side power supply connector is attached to a vehicle body,
One surface of the positioning jig is fitted to the vehicle body side power supply connector, and the opening / closing body side power supply connector is fitted to the other surface outside the fitted positioning jig and connected to the vehicle body side power supply connector. . Next, close the opening / closing body, attach the positioning jig to the opening / closing body side, open the opening / closing body again, attach the opening / closing body side power supply connector that moved to the opening / closing body side together with the positioning jig to the opening / closing body, and complete the installation. A method of attaching a power supply connector to a slide door, comprising: removing a positioning jig. 2. An opening / closing body-side power supply connector is attached to an opening / closing body, one surface of a positioning jig is fitted to the opening / closing body-side power supply connector, and the other surface outside the fitted positioning jig is fitted to the opening / closing body-side power supply connector. The vehicle side power supply connector is fitted and connected to the opening / closing body side power supply connector. Then, after closing the opening / closing body and adsorbing the positioning jig to the vehicle body side, the opening / closing body is opened again,
A method of mounting a power supply connector for a slide door, comprising: mounting a vehicle body side power supply connector moved to a vehicle body together with a positioning jig to a vehicle body; and removing the positioning jig after the mounting is completed. 3. A jig body is provided with a first fitting recess which is fitted on a vehicle body side power supply connector on one surface, and on the other surface,
A second fitting recess is provided for fitting an opening / closing body-side power supply connector connected to the vehicle body side power supply connector fitted to the first fitting recess, and one of the first and second fitting recesses is provided. A positioning jig, wherein suction means is provided on a surface of the positioning jig.