JP3857511B2 - Connector mounting structure - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a connector mounting structure, and more particularly to a connector mounting structure for housing a connector in a connector housing.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, as a connector mounting structure, there is a structure in which a connector is housed in a connector housing 1 as shown in FIG. A flange portion 1A is formed around the connector housing 1 so that a grommet 2 having a waterproof function is sandwiched between cover plates 3. Then, as shown in FIG. 8, a wire harness W <b> 1 is inserted into the grommet 2, and a male or female connector 4 is attached to the end of the wire harness W <b> 1 in the connector housing 1. Such a connector housing 1 is fixed to one side surface of the vehicle body side panel 5 by a flange portion 1A. Further, from the other side of the vehicle body side panel 5, a wire harness W2 is introduced into the connector housing 1, and a female or male connector 6 provided at the end of the wire harness W2 is fitted with the connector 4. .
[0003]
Another connector mounting structure is shown in FIG. In FIG. 9, reference numeral 7 denotes a connector housing. The connector housing 7 includes a flange portion 7A that goes around the side surface, and a plurality of connector housing chambers 8 are defined and formed therein. Further, in each connector storage chamber 8, a multi-pole type lever fitting type connector 9 is stored and fixed. The lever fitting connector 9 includes a fitting lever 10 for performing a fitting operation with the mating connector. Further, as shown in FIG. 10, a rotation operation space 11 for allowing the fitting lever 10 to rotate is secured in each connector storage chamber 8. 10 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG.
[0004]
Further, as a connector mounting structure that can detect a half-fitted state between connectors that are fitted in a connector housing, a structure according to Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 8-250214 is known.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the case where the multipolar connector as described above is housed in the connector housing 7, it is necessary to secure a rotation operation space 11 into which a finger is inserted in order to perform a fitting operation between the connectors. Even if a multi-pole type connector is stored in the space, the space cannot be effectively used. Further, when the fitting lever 10 of the lever fitting type connector 9 is rotated, the fitting lever 10 is reliably rotated, or the fitting lever 10 is halfway rotated. There is a problem that it cannot be detected.
[0006]
In the connector mounting structure described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-250214 described above, although a half-fitted state between the connectors can be detected, there is no work space for fitting the connectors in the connector housing. There was a problem that the fitting work required skill.
[0007]
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a connector mounting structure that can improve the fitting workability between connectors and reliably detect the fitting state between the connectors.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The invention according to claim 1 is a connector mounting structure in which a connector and a mating connector are accommodated in a connector housing, and the connector is accommodated in the connector housing while being held by a connector support. And a pulling means that allows the connector support to be pulled out from the connector housing, the pulling means being a spring member interposed between the connector support and the bottom of the connector housing, The connector support is urged in the pull-out direction by the pull-out means, and the connector is pivotably supported by the lever, and the lever is rotated while the mating connector side is locked to the lever. A lever fitting type connector to which the mating connector is fitted, and the inside of the connector housing The lever detection projection projecting toward the inside of the connector housing is protruded, the lever detection projection, said connector and said mating connector Ri per the lever when the half-fitted state and have a tapered surface inclined toward the insertion side of the connector to the inside of the connector housing, the connector support, that is engaged with the lever detection projection in a state of being housed in the connector housing It is characterized by.
[0009]
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the mating connector can be fitted into the connector in a state where the connector is pulled out from the connector housing by the pulling means together with the connector support. For this reason, even if the connector arrangement space in the connector housing is narrow, the fitting work between the connectors can be easily performed by pulling out.
[0010]
Further, since the connector support is biased by the spring member and protrudes from the connector housing, the connector and the mating connector can be easily fitted. Further, the connector support can be stored in the connector housing against the repulsive force of the spring member.
[0011]
Also, even a connector that requires a lever rotation space, such as a lever-fitting connector, can be engaged with the mating connector outside the connector housing, so the lever-fitting connector is spatially attached to the connector housing. Can be stored effectively.
[0012]
Furthermore, because the lever detection protrusion is provided on the inner surface of the connector housing, the lever will detect the lever even if the connector support is stored in the connector housing when the lever is in the half-fitted state. By hitting the projection, it can be detected that it is in a semi-fitted state. For this reason, the fitting between the connectors can be confirmed, and a highly reliable connector mounting structure can be realized. In addition, the connector support can be held in the connector housing by being locked to the lever detection protrusion while the connector support is housed in the connector housing.
[0013]
The invention according to claim 2 is a connector mounting structure in which a connector and a mating connector are accommodated in a connector housing, wherein the connector housing is held in a state where the connector is held by a connector support. And a pulling means that allows the connector support to be pulled out of the connector housing. The connector has a lever that is pivotably supported, and the mating connector side is locked to the lever. In this state, the mating connector is fitted to the mating connector by rotating the lever , and a lever detection projection that protrudes toward the inside of the connector housing is provided on the inner surface of the connector housing. The lever detection protrusion is provided when the connector and the mating connector are in a half-fitted state. Ri per bar, and have a tapered surface inclined toward the insertion side of the connector to the inside of the connector housing, the connector support, the lever detection projection in a state of being housed in the connector housing It is characterized by being locked .
[0014]
According to the second aspect of the present invention, the connector can be fitted to the connector in a state where the connector is pulled out from the connector housing by the pulling means together with the connector support. For this reason, even if the connector arrangement space in the connector housing is narrow, the fitting work between the connectors can be easily performed by pulling out.
[0015]
Also, even a connector that requires a lever rotation space, such as a lever-fitting connector, can be engaged with the mating connector outside the connector housing, so the lever-fitting connector is spatially attached to the connector housing. Can be stored effectively. Furthermore, because the lever detection protrusion is provided on the inner surface of the connector housing, the lever will detect the lever even if the connector support is stored in the connector housing when the lever is in the half-fitted state. By hitting the projection, it can be detected that it is in a semi-fitted state. For this reason, the fitting between the connectors can be confirmed, and a highly reliable connector mounting structure can be realized.
[0017]
In addition , the connector support can be held in the connector housing by being locked to the lever detection protrusion while the connector support is housed in the connector housing.
[0018]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, the details of the connector mounting structure according to the present invention will be described based on the embodiments shown in the drawings. 1 is a front view showing the connector mounting structure of the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is a front view of the connector housing, FIG. 3 is a front view of the connector box, and FIG. 4 is a connector housing and connector in the AA section of FIG. FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a lever operating state in the AA cross section of FIG. 1, and FIG. 6 is an AA cross sectional view of FIG.
[0019]
In the connector mounting structure of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, a connector box 22 is accommodated in a connector housing 21, and a plurality of lever fitting connectors 23 are accommodated in the connector box 22.
[0020]
As shown in FIG. 2, the connector housing 21 is formed so as to circulate along the peripheral side surface of the container-shaped housing body 24 so that the panel contact flange 25 protrudes outward. Further, on the inner side surface of one side wall 26 of the housing main body 24, projections 27, 27 protruding toward the inner side of the connector housing 21 are formed. These protrusions 27 contact the lever when the lever-fitting connector 23 and a mating connector (not shown) are in a half-fitted state, and are tapered surfaces inclined from the insertion side of the lever-fitting connector 23 toward the inside of the connector housing 21. 27A. A plurality of stopper portions 29 are arranged at predetermined positions on the inner surface of the bottom plate 28 of the housing body 24. Furthermore, support protrusions 32 and 33 for holding the connector box 22 which is a connector support are provided inwardly projecting on the opposing inner side surfaces of the side walls 30 and 31 facing each other across the side wall 26. .
[0021]
As shown in FIG. 3, the connector box 22 includes a plurality of connector storage chambers 34. In each connector housing portion 34, one lever fitting type connector 23 is arranged. As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the connector storage portion 34 has a connector support wall 34 </ b> A protruding in the connector fitting direction. The side portion of the connector main body 23A of the lever fitting connector 23 is fixed to the connector support wall 34A. Further, the lever 23B rotatably supported by the lever fitting type connector 23 is set so as to be positioned in the connector housing portion 34 in a state in which the fitting with a mating connector (not shown) is completed. That is, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, when the lever 23 </ b> B completes the rotation in the direction of the arrow, the tip of the lever 23 </ b> B is set so as to be positioned in the connector storage portion 34, and the connectors to be fitted are In the state of the lever 23 </ b> B corresponding to the half-fitted state, the tip of the lever 23 </ b> B is set so as to protrude from the outline of the connector storage portion 34.
[0022]
Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, a spring member 35 is provided on the bottom surface of the connector box 22 as a pulling means that allows the connector box 22 to be pulled out from the connector housing 21. A mounting plate 36 fixed to the bottom surface of the connector box 22 is provided. FIG. 5 shows a state in which the mounting plate 36 is fixed to a stopper portion 29 provided on the bottom surface of the connector box 22.
[0023]
The electric wires connected to the lever fitting type connector 23 housed and fixed in the connector box 22 are led out from the lower surface side of the connector box 22 and led out to the outside through the side portion of the connector housing 21 or the bottom plate 28. Yes.
[0024]
Next, operations and operations in the connector mounting structure of the present embodiment will be described. In the present embodiment, in the state shown in FIG. 5, a mating connector (not shown) is assembled to the connector main body 23 </ b> A of the lever fitting connector 23. Thereafter, by rotating the lever 23B of the lever fitting connector 23 in the rotation direction indicated by a two-dot chain line in the drawing, the connectors are fitted and electrically connected.
[0025]
Thereafter, the connector box 22 is accommodated in the connector housing 21 against the repulsive force of the spring member 35, and is assembled under the supporting protrusions 32 and 33 and the protrusion 27. As a result, the connector box 22 is held by the supporting protrusions 32 and 33 and the protrusions 27 without being detached from the connector housing 21.
[0026]
When the connector box 22 is housed in the connector housing 21, when the predetermined lever fitting connector 23 disposed near the edge of the connector box 22 and the mating connector are in a half-fitted state, the lever 23B is shown in FIG. As shown by the one-dot chain line in 5, it is in a state of protruding sideways. For this reason, the tip of the lever 23 </ b> B engages with the tapered surface 27 </ b> A of the protrusion 27 that protrudes inside the connector housing 21. This makes it possible to detect that the connectors are not completely fitted together.
[0027]
Thus, in this embodiment, since it is not necessary to include the space which rotates the lever 23B in the space of each connector storage part 34 of the connector box 22, the whole connector box 22 can be made compact. Along with this, the connector housing 21 can also be reduced in size.
[0028]
Moreover, in this embodiment, by providing the protrusion 27 inside the connector housing 21, it is possible to detect that the lever fitting connector 23 and the mating connector are in a half-fitted state, and the fitting between the connectors is possible. It is possible to obtain a highly reliable connector mounting structure that can reliably perform the above.
[0029]
Although the embodiment has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this, and various modifications accompanying the gist of the configuration are possible. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the lever fitting type connector 23 is housed in the connector box 22, but a connector having a normal structure that does not have a rotating lever may be arranged.
[0030]
In the above-described embodiment, the spring member 35 is used as the pull-out means. For example, a rail member is provided on the connector housing 21 side, and a member that slides on the rail member is provided in the connector box 22 as a connector support. It is good.
[0031]
【The invention's effect】
As is clear from the above description, according to the invention of claim 1 or claim 2 , even if the connector arrangement space in the connector housing is narrow, the connector support member can be pulled out to fit the connectors together. It can be done easily. For this reason, space saving of a connector housing can be achieved.
[0032]
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the connector support is biased by the spring member and protrudes from the connector housing, so that the connector and the mating connector can be easily fitted. Further, the connector support can be stored in the connector housing against the repulsive force of the spring member. By supporting the connector support on the connector housing while the repulsive force of the spring member is accumulated, there is an effect of preventing rattling of the connector support.
[0033]
According to the first or second aspect of the invention, even if the connector requires a lever rotation space such as a lever fitting connector, the fitting operation with the mating connector can be performed outside the connector housing. Therefore, there is an effect that the lever fitting type connector can be spatially effectively stored in the connector housing.
[0034]
According to the first or second aspect of the invention, since the lever detection protrusion is provided on the inner side surface of the connector housing, the connector support can be mounted when the lever is in a state corresponding to the half-fitted state. Even if the lever is to be housed in the connector housing, it can be detected that the lever is in a semi-fitted state by contacting the tapered surface of the lever detection projection. For this reason, the fitting between the connectors can be confirmed, and a highly reliable connector mounting structure can be realized.
[0035]
According to the first or second aspect of the invention, the connector support can be held in the connector housing by being locked to the lever detection protrusion while being accommodated in the connector housing. it can. For this reason, there is an effect that the lever detection projection can efficiently hold the connector support and detect the half-fitting of the lever.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an embodiment of a connector mounting structure according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a plan view of a connector housing used in the embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a state in which the lever fitting type connector is attached to the connector box in the embodiment.
4 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the connector housing and the connector box in the AA cross section of FIG. 1 are disassembled. FIG.
FIG. 5 is a cross sectional explanatory view showing a lever operating state in the AA cross section of FIG. 1;
6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG.
FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of a conventional connector housing.
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing a conventional connector mounting structure.
FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing another conventional connector mounting structure.
10 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
21 Connector housing 22 Connector box (connector support)
23 Lever fitting type connector (connector)
27 Protrusion (lever detection protrusion)
28 Bottom plate 35 Spring member

Claims (2)

A connector mounting structure in which a connector and a mating connector are fitted in a connector housing,
The connector is housed in the connector housing in a state of being held by a connector support, and includes a drawing unit that allows the connector support to be pulled out from the connector housing.
The pull-out means is a spring member interposed between the connector support and the bottom of the connector housing, and the connector support is biased in the pull-out direction by the pull-out means,
The connector is a lever fitting type connector in which the mating connector is fitted by pivoting the lever in a state where the lever is rotatably supported and the mating connector side is locked to the lever.
On the inner side surface of the connector housing, a lever detection projection that protrudes toward the inside of the connector housing is provided ,
The lever detection projections have a tapered surface on which the connector and the mating connector is inclined toward Ri per the lever and from the insertion side of the connector to the inside of the connector housing when the half-fitted state And
The connector support structure, wherein the connector support is locked to the lever detection protrusion while being accommodated in the connector housing . A connector mounting structure in which a connector and a mating connector are fitted in a connector housing,
The connector is housed in the connector housing in a state of being held by a connector support, and includes a drawing unit that allows the connector support to be pulled out from the connector housing.
The connector is a lever fitting type connector in which the mating connector is fitted by pivoting the lever in a state where the lever is rotatably supported and the mating connector side is locked to the lever.
On the inner side surface of the connector housing, a lever detection projection that protrudes toward the inside of the connector housing is provided ,
The lever detection projections have a tapered surface on which the connector and the mating connector is inclined toward Ri per the lever and from the insertion side of the connector to the inside of the connector housing when the half-fitted state And
The connector support structure, wherein the connector support is locked to the lever detection protrusion while being accommodated in the connector housing .

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