JP3822166B2 - Electrical module assembly structure - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an electrical module assembly structure in which an electrical module module-side movable panel is assembled to a vehicle body-side fixed panel of an automobile, and a connector can be fitted at the same time.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, a cam member having a cam groove inclined in the fitting direction is slidably provided in the housing of one connector, and a pin that engages with the cam groove of the cam member is provided in the housing of the other connector. Then, by sliding the cam member, the cam groove is moved along the pin, and there is a connector in which one connector is fitted to the other connector (for example, see Patent Document 1). .
[0003]
In Patent Document 1, the connector is fitted lightly by sliding the cam member manually.
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-5148
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, when the electric module side movable panel is assembled to the vehicle body side fixed panel in the automobile assembly line, the guide groove of the electric module side movable panel is engaged with the guide pin of the vehicle body side fixed panel, and the electric module side There is a case where a structure is employed in which the movable panel is pushed in and moved in the horizontal direction, then dropped by its own weight in the vertically downward direction, and positioned and assembled to the vehicle body side fixed panel.
[0006]
However, the electrical module side movable panel is heavy enough to be hung by a line hook and moved, and two workers are required to manually connect the electrical module side movable panel connector and the vehicle body side fixed panel connector. After fitting by work, manual work to push and move the electrical module side movable panel in the horizontal direction was necessary.
[0007]
In particular, the connector mating operation must be performed manually, so a multipolar connector that requires a large insertion force even if it can be fitted lightly using the cam member as described above. In such a case, there is a problem that it is a heavy work in combination with the assembly force of the movable module-side movable panel.
[0008]
The present invention has been made to meet the above-mentioned demands, and allows the connector to be fitted simultaneously with the work of assembling the electric module side movable panel to the vehicle body side fixed panel by utilizing the weight of the electric module side movable panel. It is an object of the present invention to provide an assembled structure of an electrical module.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a guide portion of an electric module side movable panel mounted on a guide portion of a vehicle body side fixed panel when the electric module side movable panel is assembled to the vehicle body side fixed panel of an automobile. The electrical module module side movable panel is pushed in and moved in the horizontal direction, and then it is dropped in the vertical downward direction by its own weight and positioned and assembled to the vehicle body side fixed panel.
A cam member having a cam groove inclined in the fitting direction is movably attached to the electric module side movable panel, and the housing of one connector is supported on the cam member so as to be movable up and down. A housing of the other connector provided with a pin that can be engaged with the cam groove of the cam member is attached to the vehicle body side fixed panel, and at the end of the horizontal movement of the electric module side movable panel, one connector is connected to the other. The cam member moves downward along the pin as the cam member moves downward along with the vertical drop due to the weight of the electrical module-side movable panel facing the mating start position of the connector. It is intended to provide an assembly structure of an electrical module, wherein the electrical module is fitted in the other connector by moving in the fitting direction.
[0010]
Preferably, the housing of the one connector is provided with a lead-in portion that faces the fitting start position while guiding the housing of the other connector while moving in the horizontal direction (Claim 2).
[0011]
The cam member is provided with a temporary locking portion for temporarily locking the housing of one connector at the initial fitting position, and the temporary locking release for releasing the temporary locking at the initial fitting time on the other connector. It is preferable that a portion is provided (claim 3).
[0012]
Operation and effect of the invention
According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the electric module side movable panel is moved in the horizontal direction and dropped in the vertical downward direction by its own weight, the cam member slides accordingly, so the cam along the pin As the groove moves, one connector moves in the fitting direction and automatically fits into the other connector. In this way, the connector can be fitted simultaneously with the work of assembling the movable module-side movable panel to the vehicle body-side fixed panel using the weight of the movable module-side movable panel. This eliminates the need to improve workability.
[0013]
According to the invention of claim 2, one connector is smoothly fitted to the other connector.
[0014]
According to the invention of claim 3, one connector can be temporarily temporarily locked at the initial mating position before mating, and the temporary latch is automatically released at the initial mating time of the other connector. be able to.
[0015]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[0016]
As shown in FIG. 7, on both outer side surfaces of the electric module side movable panel (so-called cockpit module) 2 attached to the vehicle body side fixed panel 1 (see FIG. 3) in front of the driver's seat of the automobile, as shown in FIG. Each of the inverted L-shaped guide grooves 3 is formed.
[0017]
Guide pins 4 are respectively provided on both inner side surfaces of the fitting portion of the vehicle body side fixed panel 1 into which the electric module side movable panel 2 is fitted.
[0018]
When the electric module side movable panel 2 is assembled to the vehicle body side fixed panel 1, the guide grooves 3 of the electric module side movable panel 2 are engaged with the guide pins 4 of the vehicle body side fixed panel 1.
[0019]
Thereafter, as shown in FIGS. 8A to 8C, after the electric module side movable panel 2 is pushed and moved in the horizontal direction H, it is dropped in the vertical downward direction V by its own weight and positioned on the vehicle body side fixed panel 1. Then, an assembly structure that is fixed with bolts or the like is employed.
[0020]
7, the male connector 7 on the electric module side movable panel 2 side is fitted to the female connector 6 on the vehicle body side fixed panel 1 side.
[0021]
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a female connector 6 is disposed on the side of the vehicle body side fixed panel 1 in a lateral state with a terminal entrance facing the rear of the vehicle body, and a rear portion of a housing 8 of the female connector 6. Is formed with a shoe 8a in the vertical direction.
[0022]
A fixed base 9 having a shoe groove 9a for supporting the shoe 8a so as to be slidable in the vertical direction is attached to the inside of the vehicle body side fixed panel 1. The female connector 6 is normally held in the state shown in FIG.
[0023]
On both side portions of the housing 8 of the female connector 6, a temporary locking release portion 8 b and a pin 8 c that protrude sideways are formed in the vertical position.
[0024]
On the electric module side movable panel 2 side, a male connector 7 is disposed in a sideways state with terminals facing toward the front of the vehicle body.
[0025]
A slit 10a (see FIG. 4C) penetrating in the vertical direction is formed on both sides of the housing 10 of the male connector 7, and a lead-in portion 10b opened in a trumpet shape is formed at the front. ing.
[0026]
A cam member 11 having a substantially inverted U shape in a front view is provided, and both leg portions 11 a of the cam member 11 are inserted into the slit 10 a of the housing 10 of the male connector 7 from above, and the male connector 7 is inserted by the cam member 11. The housing 10 is supported so as to be slidable in the vertical direction.
[0027]
A front and rear shoe 11e is formed on the top of the cam member 11, and a shoe groove 2a is formed on the upper part of the electric module side movable panel 2 to support the shoe 11e so as to be slidable in the front and rear direction. ing. The cam member 11 is normally held in the state shown in FIG.
[0028]
Both leg portions 11a of the cam member 11 are formed with cam grooves 11b that are gradually inclined in the connector fitting direction, and the front and lower ends of the cam grooves 11b are open to the front edge portions of the leg portions 11a.
[0029]
Temporary locking portions 11c that temporarily lock the temporary locking holes 10c (see FIG. 4C) on both sides of the housing 10 of the male connector 7 are formed on the front edge of each leg portion 11a. The female connector 6 is held in the initial fitting position of FIG. 3 in which the temporary locking hole 10c is temporarily locked by the temporary locking portion 11c and moved downward. The initial position of the lowermost fitting position is set slightly above the lowermost moving state of the female connector 6, and the lower end portion of the housing 8 of the female connector 6 is the leading portion of the housing 10 of the male connector 7. It is made to oppose 10b.
[0030]
A method for fitting the connector configured as described above when the electric module side movable panel is assembled to the vehicle body side fixed panel 1 will be described.
[0031]
Before assembling the electric module side movable panel to the vehicle body side fixed panel 1, as shown in FIG. 3, the female connector 6 on the vehicle body side fixed panel 1 side is held in a state of being moved to the lowest position by its own weight. At the same time, the male connector 7 on the electrical module side movable panel 2 side is temporarily locked and held in the lowest position. In addition, the cam member 11 is held in the state of last movement.
[0032]
When the electric module side movable panel 2 is assembled to the vehicle body side fixed panel 1, the guide groove 3 of the electric module side movable panel 2 is engaged with the guide pin 4 of the vehicle body side fixed panel 1 from the state of FIG. When the electric module side movable panel 2 is pushed in and moved in the horizontal direction H to reach the pushed position in FIG. 8B, the lower end of the housing 8 of the female connector 6 is connected to the male connector 7 as shown in FIG. It faces the lead-in part 10b of the housing 10.
[0033]
From this state, when the electric module side movable panel 2 is further pushed and moved in the horizontal direction H, the lower end portion of the housing 8 of the female connector 6 slides upward while being guided by the guiding portion 10b of the housing 10 of the male connector 7. 4 is opposed to the male connector 7 at the fitting start position in FIG. At this time, the pin 8 c of the housing 8 of the female connector 6 is engaged with the inlet of the cam groove 11 b of the cam member 11.
[0034]
From this state, when the electric module side movable panel 2 is further pushed and moved in the horizontal direction H to reach the state shown in FIG. 8C, the temporary locking release portion 8 b of the housing 8 of the female connector 6 is connected to both legs of the cam member 11. Since the portion 11a is expanded to the left and right, as shown in FIG. 5, the temporary locking of the temporary locking hole 10c by the temporary locking portion 11c is released, and the male connector 7 slides up and down at both the leg portions 11a of the cam member 11. It becomes possible. At this time, the female connector 6 is in a semi-fitted state in which the female connector 6 is fitted into the hood portion 11d of the housing 11 of the male connector 7.
[0035]
And when it will be in the state of FIG.8 (c), as shown in FIG.8 (d), the electrical equipment module side movable panel 2 will come to fall in the perpendicular downward direction V with dead weight. The electrical module module-side movable panel 2 that has been positioned in the vertical downward direction V due to its own weight is then fixed to the vehicle body-side fixed panel 1 with bolts or the like.
[0036]
At this time, as shown in FIG. 6, the male connector 7 is pushed down by the cam member 11, and moves downward with the female connector 6 in the half-fitted state, and is held at the lowest movement position. .
[0037]
In this state, the cam member 11 also moves downward together with the electric module side movable panel 2, so the cam member on the electric module side movable panel 2 side along the pin 8 c of the housing 8 of the female connector 6 on the vehicle body side fixed panel 1 side. 11, the male connector 7 on the electric module side movable panel 2 side moves in the fitting direction and automatically moves to the female connector 6 on the vehicle body side fixed panel 1. Will come to fit.
[0038]
Thus, the connectors 6 and 7 can be fitted simultaneously with the operation of assembling the electrical module module side movable panel 2 to the vehicle body side fixed panel 1 by utilizing the weight of the electrical module side movable panel 2. , 7 is not required to be manually fitted, so that workability is improved.
[0039]
In addition, since the housing 10 of the male connector 7 is provided with the guiding portion 10b that opposes the fitting start position while guiding the housing 8 of the female connector 6, the male connector 7 can be smoothly fitted to the female connector 6. Become.
[0040]
Further, the cam member 11 is provided with the temporary locking portion 11c of the housing 10 of the male connector 7 and the temporary locking release portion 8b of the housing 8 of the female connector 6 is provided. Can be accurately temporarily locked at the initial fitting position, and the temporary locking can be automatically released at the initial fitting stage of the female connector 6.
[0041]
In the above-described embodiment, the electric module side movable panel 2 is dropped and positioned and assembled to the vehicle body side fixed panel 1 by its own weight. However, the door module and the center cluster module are dropped and positioned and assembled by their own weight. The present invention can also be applied.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a connector before fitting.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a cam member.
3A and 3B are initial mating positions of the connector, in which FIG.
4A is a side sectional view, FIG. 4B is a side sectional view, and FIG. 4C is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 4B.
5A and 5B are temporary locking release positions of a male connector, where FIG. 5A is a side sectional view, FIG. 5B is a side view, and FIG. 5C is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.
6A is a side cross-sectional view, FIG. 6B is a side view, and FIG. 6C is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 6B.
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the electric module side movable panel.
FIGS. 8A to 8D are explanatory views of the engagement relationship between the guide groove of the electrical module side movable panel and the guide pin of the vehicle body side fixed panel.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Car body side fixed panel 2 Electrical module side movable panel 3 Guide groove 4 Guide pin 6 Female connector (the other connector)
7 Male connector (one connector)
8 Housing 8b Temporary lock release portion 8c Pin 10 Housing 10b Guide portion 11 Cam member 11a Leg portion 11b Cam groove 11c Temporary lock portion H Horizontal direction V Vertical downward direction

Claims (3)

When assembling the electric module side movable panel to the car body side fixed panel of an automobile, the guide part of the electric module side movable panel is engaged with the guide part of the car body side fixed panel, and the electric module module side movable panel is pushed in horizontally. After moving it, it is a structure that drops in the vertical downward direction by its own weight and positions and assembles to the vehicle body side fixed panel,
A cam member having a cam groove inclined in the fitting direction is movably attached to the electric module side movable panel, and the housing of one connector is supported on the cam member so as to be movable up and down. A housing of the other connector provided with a pin that can be engaged with the cam groove of the cam member is attached to the vehicle body side fixed panel, and at the end of the horizontal movement of the electric module side movable panel, one connector is connected to the other. The cam member moves downward along the pin as the cam member moves downward along with the vertical drop due to the weight of the electrical module-side movable panel facing the mating start position of the connector. The assembly structure of the electrical module is characterized in that is moved in the fitting direction and fitted to the other connector. 2. The electrical module assembling structure according to claim 1, wherein the housing of the one connector is provided with a lead-in portion that faces the fitting start position while pulling in the housing of the other connector when moving in the horizontal direction. The cam member is provided with a temporary locking portion for temporarily locking one connector housing at an initial fitting position, and the temporary locking releasing portion for releasing the temporary locking at the initial fitting time on the other connector. The assembly structure of the electrical module according to claim 1 or 2, wherein:

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