JP3303725B2 - Composite structure connector - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a composite structural connector for connecting electric wiring and piping, for example, a composite structural connector suitable for wiring and piping a wire harness and a washer tube of a vehicle along similar routes.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In vehicles such as vehicles, it is necessary to route electric wiring, piping, and the like in a limited narrow space.
In the case of an automobile, for example, a washer tube for supplying a washer liquid may be provided in a wiring route of the wire harness. In this case, usually, as shown in FIGS. The washer tubes 1 and 2 and the washer tubes 3 and 4 are separately prepared, and the connection work is performed using the electrical connector 5 and the pipe joint 6 so that the wire harnesses 1 and 2 and the washer tubes 3 and 4 are parallel to each other. .

[0003]

However, in such a conventional connecting device, the connection positions of the wire harnesses 1 and 2 and the washer tubes 3 and 4 are often used.
4 are close to each other as shown in FIG.
And the pipe joint 6 for the washer tube collided with each other, and a tapping sound was sometimes generated.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a composite structural connector in which an electrical connector and a pipe joint can maintain a mutually stable position.

[0005]

For the purposes achieved SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The composite structure connector according to the present invention, an electrical connector capable of connecting electrical wiring is connected to the electrical connector, which can connect the piping between A pipe joint , wherein the pipe joint is
A communication passage is formed at both ends, which can be inserted into the pipe,
An outer peripheral portion of the electrical connector, provided between the two end portions;
And an intermediate part with a detachable part that is detachably connected to the
It has been formed. Therefore, the electric connector and the pipe joint are not relatively displaced, and the hitting sound due to the collision is prevented.

[0006] than the pipe joint is detachably connected to the outer peripheral portion of the electrical connector, it is possible to facilitate the processing and handling of the electrical connectors and pipe fittings.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 and 2 are views showing an embodiment of the composite structural connector according to the present invention. In both figures, reference numeral 10 denotes an electrical connector, which comprises male and female connector members 11 and 12. Connector member 1
1 and 12 can be connected to the electric wirings 13 and 14 to be connected, and the connector member 12 can be inserted into the connector member 11. The electric connector 10 is capable of electrically connecting the connection ends (not shown) of the electric wirings 13 and 14 similarly to the known connector.

Numeral 15 denotes a pipe joint, which can be inserted into flexible tubes 16 and 17 (piping) to be connected, at both ends 15a and 15a.
5b and the connector member 11 between both ends 15a, 15b.
And an intermediate portion 15c connected to the intermediate portion 15c. A communication passage 15d is formed between both ends 15a and 15b of the pipe joint 15 so as to allow the insides of the flexible tubes 16 and 17 to communicate with each other.
17 is connected by piping. Electrical wiring 1
The flexible tubes 3 and 14 and the flexible tubes 16 and 17 are, for example, a wire harness and a washer tube used in a vehicle.

As shown in FIG. 2, the pipe joint 15 has a flat attachment / detachment portion 15e attached to / detached from the connector member 11, and projections 15f, 15g projecting from the attachment / detachment portion 15e in a direction orthogonal to the attaching / detaching direction. And is detachably connected to the connector member 11 via the attaching / detaching portion 15e. On the other hand, the connector member 11 has a detachable portion 15 of the pipe joint 15.
The guide holding portions 11a and 11b having an L-shaped cross section for guiding and holding the e when the e is inserted into the connector member 1 are provided.
It is provided to extend in the same direction as the attachment / detachment (insertion / extraction) directions of the first and second members 12. The projecting portions 15f and 15g of the pipe joint 15 are configured such that the attaching / detaching portion 15e is
When the pipe joint 15 is inserted to the predetermined depth into the guide connectors 11a and 11b, the pipe joint 15 can be positioned with respect to the electrical connector 11.

[0010] According to such a configuration, since the pipe joint 15 is connected to and supported by the outer peripheral portion of the electric connector 10, the electric connector 10 and the pipe joint 15 are not relatively displaced. No hitting sound is generated. Further, since the pipe joint 15 is detachably connected to the electric connector 10, processing and handling of the electric connector 10 and the pipe joint 15 can be facilitated. Further, connector members 11, 1 constituting the electrical connector 10
2, a pipe joint 15 is connected to the outer peripheral portion of the connector member 11 on the outside, and the connection and detachment of the pipe joint 15 to and from the connector member 11 are performed by the two connector members 11 and 12.
Since they are in the same direction as the direction in which they are inserted and removed, the connection work between the electric wires 13 and 14 and the flexible tubes 16 and 17 can be easily performed. Therefore, it is possible to easily perform wiring and piping work and to perform connection work that does not generate a tapping sound or the like.

In the above-described embodiment, a wire harness and a water tube for a vehicle have been described as an example. However, the electric wiring and piping are not limited to these, and the present invention is applied to other electric wiring and piping. be able to. FIG. 3 is a view showing another embodiment of the composite structural connector according to the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 25 denotes a pipe joint corresponding to the above-described pipe joint 15 and is a flexible tube 1.
It has both end portions 25a and 25b that can be inserted into the end portions 6 and 17, and an intermediate portion 25c connected to the connector member 11 between both end portions 25a and 25b. A communication passage 25d is formed between both ends 25a and 25b of the pipe joint 25 so as to bend in a “<” shape and communicate with each other inside the flexible tubes 16 and 17. When the tubes 16 and 17 are connected, they form one fluid passage. Other configurations are the same as those of the above-described embodiment, and corresponding members are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description will be omitted.

In this embodiment, the same effect as in the above-described embodiment can be expected, and it is possible to cope with a pipe having a partially different piping path from the wiring path of the electric wiring. In addition,
Although not described in detail, the pipe joint may have a Y-shaped or T-shaped branched shape as well as the bent shape described above.

[0013]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Since the pipe joint for pipe connection is configured to be connected to the electric connector, it is possible to prevent the electric connector and the pipe joint from being relatively displaced by vibration or the like, and to reliably prevent the occurrence of a tapping sound due to the collision. be able to.

[0014] Further, since the pipe joint is detachably connected to the electric connector, processing and handling of the electric connector and the pipe joint can be facilitated.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a composite structural connector according to the present invention.

FIGS. 2A and 2B are diagrams showing a configuration of a main part of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, wherein FIG. 2A is a front view of the main part, and FIG.
FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the composite structural connector according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a connection mode between a conventional pipe joint and an electric connector.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a connection state of a conventional pipe joint.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Electric connector 11, 12 Connector member 11a, 11b Guide holding part 13, 14 Electric wiring 15; 25 Pipe joint 15a, 15b; 25a, 25b Both ends 15c; 25c Intermediate part 15d; Part 16, 17 tube (piping)

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A electrical connector connectable electrical wiring is connected to the electrical connector consists of a connectable pipe joint of the piping between the tube joint, the communication passage formed therein, the For plumbing
An outer peripheral portion of the electrical connector, which is provided between both insertable end portions and the both end portions;
And an intermediate part with a detachable part that is detachably connected to the
A composite structural connector characterized by being formed .