JP3891962B2 - bracket - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a bracket used when an auxiliary device such as a sun visor equipped in a vehicle is fixed to a panel.
[0002]
[Prior art]
When fixing an auxiliary device such as a sun visor installed in the vehicle to the panel, a body mounting bracket is used. Some of these brackets are provided with a connector for supplying current to the night lamp of the sun visor, and it is necessary to electrically connect this connector to a flat cable arranged on the vehicle side (for example, a patent) References 1-3).
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Patent Application No. 2002-277814 (pages 13-14, Fig. 1)
[Patent Document 2]
Japanese Patent Application No. 2002-277822 (page 8-10, Fig. 1)
[Patent Document 3]
Japanese Patent Application No. 2002-287387 (page 9-11, Fig. 1)
[0004]
The procedure for assembling the bracket will be described with reference to FIG. First, a part of the covering portion of the flat cable 100 is cut and separated into two electric wires. Each separated electric wire is press-connected to the press-contact blade portion of the connector portion of the bracket 101, and the cover 102 is put on the connector portion.
Thus, by covering each electric wire pressure-connected to the connector portion with the cover 102, both ends 103 (the back side is not shown) of the cover 102 are opened at both side openings 105 (the back side is not shown) of the flange 104 of the connector portion. ). At this time, the reinforcing ribs 106 provided at both ends 103 of the cover 102 are fitted along the peripheral edges of both side openings 105 of the flange 104.
[0005]
Next, the hook 107 of the bracket 101 is inserted into the mounting opening of the trim 108, and the inserted bracket 101 is rotated in the assembly direction (arrow A direction). By this rotation, the flange 104 and the hook portion 107 of the bracket 101 sandwich the trim 108, and the bracket 101 is fixed to the trim 108.
Next, the sun visor side bracket is fitted to the bracket 101. When the sun visor side bracket is fitted to the bracket 101, the bracket 101 and the sun visor side bracket are temporarily locked, the female terminal and the male terminal are electrically connected, and the flat cable 100 and the sun visor side electric wire are connected. Conducted.
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Here, when the bracket 101 is rotated in the assembly direction (arrow A direction) in order to fix the bracket 101 to the trim 108, the flat cable 100 is pulled in the arrow B direction. For this reason, it is conceivable that the flat cable 100 contacts the boundary of the lower end portion of the rib 106 of the cover 102.
At this time, if the tensile force of the flat cable 100 is large, the cover 102 may be opened by the tensile force of the flat cable 100.
[0007]
Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a bracket that prevents the cover from being opened when the bracket is assembled.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above-described object, the present invention provides a cable housing surface in which a plurality of wires are routed in a connector housing, and a plurality of bus bar circuit bodies are arranged in an exposed state on the wire routing surface. A bracket that press-connects each of the electric wires to a press-contact blade portion formed on each bus bar circuit body, and routes each electric wire so as to pass over a portion other than the press-contact blade portion of the bus bar circuit body, In the bracket which covers each wire arranged in the connector housing with a cover and covers both side openings of the flange of the connector housing at both ends of the cover, along the peripheral edges of the both side openings formed in the flange at both ends of the cover Reinforcing ribs to be fitted to each other, and the leading ends of the ribs extend to positions corresponding to the back surfaces of the flanges. Characterized in that a is also an inclined surface, such as one of the ribs is tapered.
[0009]
In the bracket configured in this way, the end of the rib extends to a position corresponding to the back surface of the flange. Thereby, since a rib can be ensured long, the intensity | strength of a cover can be raised.
Furthermore, the inclined surface is tapered so that the rib is tapered. Therefore, even when the routed electric wire is moved by applying a tensile force, the electric wire can be brought into contact with the inclined surface of the rib and escaped along the inclined surface of the rib.
Thereby, it can prevent that the tensile force of an electric wire applies to a cover and a cover opens.
In addition, by making the ribs into a tapered surface, the fluidity of the molten resin to the tips of the ribs can be improved during bracket molding, reducing the molding time and reducing costs. be able to.
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the embodiments described below, the members and the like already described in FIGS. 1 to 9 are denoted by the same or corresponding reference numerals in the drawings, and the description is simplified or omitted.
[0011]
In this embodiment, for example, the present invention is applied to a vehicle body mounting bracket 1 for fixing a sun visor (auxiliary device) provided at the upper end of a front window of a driver seat or a passenger seat of an automobile to a panel.
[0012]
As shown in FIG. 1, a vehicle body mounting bracket 1 includes a panel side bracket (bracket) 2 fixed to a trim 4 which is an interior material of the panel, and the panel side bracket 2 and a sun visor (not shown). And a sun visor side bracket 3 for supporting the
[0013]
As shown in detail in FIGS. 2 to 9, the panel-side bracket 2 penetrates through a thin flat-plate-like flange 5, a panel-side connector portion 6 projecting on the surface of the flange 5, and the center of the flange 5. And a hook portion 8 having an L-shaped cross section outwardly with respect to the center of the assembly rotation center O at a position 180 degrees opposite to the lower surface of the flange 5. ing.
[0014]
The panel-side connector portion 6 is integrally formed with the flange 5 and is connected to a female connector housing (connector housing) 11 having a wire receiving groove 11a of the flat cable 10 on the upper surface and both side surfaces, and the female connector housing 11 via a hinge 12. The cover 13 that holds the flat cable 10 by covering the wire receiving groove 11 a of the female connector housing 11 and the two bus bar circuit bodies 17 and 18 that are routed on the wire routing surface 16 of the female connector housing 11. It is configured.
[0015]
The female connector housing 11 has a mating connector insertion port 14 (shown in FIG. 8) on the lower surface side, and a sun visor side connector portion 21 described below is inserted through the mating connector insertion port 14. The upper surface of the female connector housing 11 and the bottom surface of the wire receiving groove 11a are formed as a wire routing surface 16, and the two bus bar circuit bodies 17 and 18 are arranged in an exposed state on the wire routing surface 16. Has been. The bus bar circuit bodies 17 and 18 are disposed in the female connector housing 11 and press contact blade portions 17a and 18a that protrude from the upper surface of the electric wire routing surface 16 and press contact with the electric wires 10a and 10b of the flat cable 10, respectively. The male terminals 17b and 18b (shown in FIG. 8) connected to the female terminals (not shown) of the sun visor side connector portion 21 are formed. The electric wires 10a and 10b of the flat cable 10 that are press-connected to the press contact blade portions 17a and 18a are routed through portions other than the press contact blade portions 17a and 18a of the bus bar circuit bodies 17 and 18, respectively. .
[0016]
Further, blade support projections 19 that support the press contact blade portions 17a and 18a are erected at appropriate positions on the electric cable routing surface 16, and electric wire lower side support ribs 31 are protruded at two locations. Each blade portion support projection 19 is used to stand the press contact blade portions 17a and 18a in a substantially vertical state. Each electric wire lower side support rib 31 is arranged in the lower position where each electric wire 10a, 10b is routed, and in the vicinity of each bus bar circuit body 17, 18 respectively. Moreover, each electric wire lower side support rib 31 is set higher than the upper surface of the bus bar circuit bodies 17 and 18, and lower than the lower surface of the flat cable 10 press-contacted to each press-contact blade part 17a and 18a.
[0017]
On the inner surface of the cover 13, blade portion restricting projections 32 are provided at two locations, and electric wire upper side support ribs 33 are provided at intermediate positions between the two blade portion restricting projections 32. Each blade portion restricting protrusion 32 is inserted between the press contact blade portions 17a and 18a and holds the electric wires 10a and 10b so as not to fall off from the press contact blade portions 17a and 18a when the cover 13 is mounted. The electric wire upper side support rib 33 is positioned at an upper position where the electric wires 10a and 10b are routed, and is set to a height that substantially contacts the upper surface of the flat cable 10 when the cover 13 is attached.
[0018]
In addition, on both ends of the wire routing surface 16 of the female connector housing 11 and the cover 13 corresponding thereto, an end portion of the wire that supports the flat cable 10 so as to be arranged substantially parallel above the bus bar body 17, 18. Support means 34 are provided respectively. Each wire end support means 34 protrudes from a recess 34a formed at the end of the wire routing surface 16 of the female connector housing 11 and the inner surface of the cover 13, and presses the flat cable 10 into the recess 34a. By doing so, it is composed of a pressing projection 34b that regulates the flat cable 10 in that portion in the vertical direction. As shown in FIG. 8, the flat cable 10 routed on the wire routing surface 16 has its right and left end sides restricted in the vertical direction by the wire end support means 34, thereby extending along the inner surface of the cover 13. In the upper position of the electric wire routing surface 16, the wires are arranged substantially in parallel.
[0019]
In the pair of hook portions 8, a width dimension D <b> 1 (shown in FIG. 4) with the lower surface of the flange 5 is set to a dimension about the thickness of the normal trim 4. A triangular elastic wide blade portion 15 is integrally provided at the tip of each hook portion 8 in the assembly rotation direction M, and the pair of elastic wide blade portions 15 are directed upstream in the assembly rotation direction M. Respectively, and is inclined in a direction away from the flange 5.
[0020]
Returning to FIG. 1, the sun visor side bracket 3 has a substantially elliptical shape, a narrow flat mounting board 20, a pair of sun visor side connector portions 21 projecting from the surface of the mounting board 20, and the mounting board. A guide bar portion 22 having a U-shape projecting from the upper surface of the pair 20, a pair of hook receiving recesses 23 formed on the upper surface of the mounting substrate 20 and further outside the sun visor side connector portion 21; And screw fixing portions 24 provided at two locations on the mounting substrate 20.
[0021]
The sun visor-side connector portion 21 includes a male connector housing 25 fixed to the mounting board 20 and female terminals (not shown) accommodated in the male connector housing 25. The male connector housing 25 has a mating terminal insertion port 25a on its upper surface, and male terminals 17b and 18b (shown in FIG. 8) are inserted through the mating terminal insertion port 25a. An end of an electric wire (not shown) from the sun visor side is connected to the female terminal (not shown). Each of the hook receiving recesses 23 has a width that can accommodate the hook portion 8 and the elastic wide blade portion 15, and the depth thereof is set to a depth that can accommodate the hook portion 8. Each screw fixing portion 24 has a screw insertion portion 24a formed therein, and a screw (not shown) inserted into the screw insertion portion 24a passes through a mounting opening 30 of the trim 4 and is a screw of a panel (not shown). It is screwed into a hole (not shown).
[0022]
The trim 4 is an interior material that is fixed to the inner surface side of a panel (not shown) that is a vehicle body, and is formed of a material that can be elastically deformed in the thickness direction. A mounting opening 30 is formed in the trim 4. The mounting opening 30 communicates with the rectangular bracket mounting opening 30 a from the opposite end surfaces of the bracket mounting opening 30 a, and has a substantially arc shape. It has a substantially cross shape from the pair of screw openings 30b. Further, an opening (not shown) into which the panel-side connector portion 6 is inserted is formed at a position of the panel (not shown) with respect to the bracket mounting opening 30a of the trim 4, and a pair of screw openings of the trim 4 is formed. A pair of screw holes (not shown) are formed at the position of the panel (not shown) facing 30b. In the space on the upper surface side of the panel (not shown), the above-described flat cable 10 is routed. The flat cable 10 is formed by connecting two electric wires 10a and 10b in a flat shape, and the two electric wires 10a and 10b are separated by a notch 10c (shown in FIG. 9) at a location passing through the electric cable routing surface 16. Has been.
[0023]
Next, the reinforcing rib 40 according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. That is, as described above, the panel side bracket (bracket) 2 is provided with the electric wire routing surface 16 on which the plurality of electric wires 10a and 10b (see FIG. 11) are routed in the female connector housing (connector housing) 11. A plurality of circuit bodies 17 and 18 (see FIG. 2) are arranged in an exposed state on the electric cable routing surface 16, and each press-contact blade portion 17a and 18a (see FIG. 2) formed on each bus bar circuit body 17 and 18 is arranged. The electric wires 10a and 10b are press-connected, and the electric wires 10a and 10b are routed so as to pass over portions other than the press-contact blade portions 17a and 18a of the bus bar circuit bodies 17 and 18, respectively.
[0024]
The panel-side bracket 2 is configured to cover the electric wires 10 a and 10 b arranged in the female connector housing 11 with the cover 13 and to cover both side openings 42 of the flange 5 of the female connector housing 11 at both ends 41 of the cover 13. Reinforcing ribs 40 are provided at both ends 41 of the cover 13 so as to be fitted along the peripheral edges of the side openings 42 formed in the flange 5, and the tips 40a of the ribs 40 are the back surfaces 44 of the flange 5 (see FIG. 11). And an inclined surface such that at least one of the opposing surfaces 40b of each rib 40 is tapered.
[0025]
In the panel side bracket 2 configured as described above, the tip 40 a of the rib 40 extends to a position corresponding to the back surface 44 of the flange 5. Thereby, since the rib 40 can be ensured long, the intensity | strength of the cover 13 can be raised.
In addition, by forming the opposing surface 40b of the rib 40 to be an inclined surface that is tapered, the fluidity of the molten resin to the tip of the rib 40 can be increased during the molding of the panel side bracket 2, and the molding time can be increased. Can be shortened.
[0026]
Next, a procedure for mounting the vehicle body mounting bracket 1 will be described. First, the flat cable 10 is pulled out from an opening (not shown) of a panel (not shown), and a cut 10c is made in a part of the covered portion of the drawn flat cable 10 so that only a part is separated into two electric wires 10a and 10b. . Next, the electric wires 10a and 10b of the drawn flat cable 10 are press-connected to the press-contact blade portions 17a and 18a of the panel-side connector portion 6, and the cover 13 is put on the female connector housing 11 to complete the panel-side connector portion 6. Let
[0027]
Next, the panel side bracket 2 is arranged on the upper surface (the vehicle outer side) of the trim 4, and the pair of hook portions 8 of the panel side bracket 2 are inserted into the bracket mounting openings 30 a of the mounting openings 30 of the trim 4. As shown in FIG. 6, the panel side bracket 2 is inserted in a rectangular diagonal position of the bracket mounting opening 30a, that is, in a direction in which the distance from the center can be maximized.
[0028]
Next, as shown in FIG. 6, the panel side bracket 2 inserted into the mounting opening 30 of the trim 4 is rotated in the assembly rotation direction (clockwise in FIG. 6) M. Then, the pair of hook portions 8 is rotationally displaced to a position where the distance from the center of the bracket attachment opening 30a gradually decreases, so that the pair of hook portions 8 gradually enters the periphery of the attachment opening 30 of the trim 4. . When the pair of hook portions 8 enters the periphery of the mounting opening 30, the hook portion 8 rotates while sliding on the lower surface of the trim 4, and a line connecting the pair of hook portions 8 is at the end of the bracket mounting opening 30a. The rotation is completed at the time of rotation to the orthogonal position. At the rotation completion position, the flange 5 of the panel side bracket 2 and the pair of hook portions 8 sandwich the peripheral edge of the mounting opening 30 of the trim 4, and the panel side bracket 2 is fixed to the trim 4.
[0029]
Here, as shown in FIG. 11, when the panel side bracket 2 is assembled and rotated in the rotation direction (clockwise in FIG. 6) M, a tensile force is applied to the arranged electric wire 10 to move in the arrow C direction. Can be considered.
However, in the panel side bracket 2, the tip 40 a of the rib 40 extends to a position corresponding to the back surface 44 of the flange 5, and an inclined surface such that at least one of the opposing surfaces 40 b of each rib 40 is tapered. did.
Therefore, even when the wired electric wire 10 is moved by applying a tensile force, the electric wire 10 can be brought into contact with the opposing surface (inclined surface) 40b of the rib 40 and the rib 40 can escape along the inclined opposing surface. it can.
Thereby, the tensile force of the electric wire 10 is applied to the cover 13, and the cover 13 can be prevented from opening.
[0030]
Next, the trim 4 to which the panel side bracket 2 is attached is assembled to a panel (not shown). At the time of this assembly, the panel-side connector portion 6 of the panel-side bracket 2 is disposed in an opening of a panel (not shown).
[0031]
Next, the sun visor side bracket 3 is brought closer to the lower surface of the panel side bracket 2. Then, the guide bar 22 of the sun visor side bracket 3 is inserted into the positioning fitting portion 7 of the panel side bracket 2, and the sun visor side bracket 3 is gradually moved to the panel side bracket 2 while being guided to the positioning fitting portion 7. Merged. The sun visor side bracket 3 is guided to an appropriate coupling position with respect to the panel side bracket 2 by the guide function of the guide bar portion 22, and the sun visor side connector portion 21 of the sun visor side bracket 3 is connected to the panel side connector portion 6 of the panel side bracket 2. Are fitted in an appropriate state.
[0032]
When the panel side connector portion 6 and the sun visor side connector portion 21 are completely fitted, the panel side bracket 2 and the sun visor side bracket 3 are temporarily locked by temporary locking means (not shown). When the panel-side connector 6 and the sun visor-side connector 21 are completely fitted, the internal female terminals (not shown) and the male terminals 17b and 18b are electrically connected, and the flat cable 10 An electric wire (not shown) on the sun visor side is conducted. Further, when the sun visor side bracket 3 is completely attached to the panel side bracket 2, the pair of hook portions 8 and the elastic wide blade portion 15 of the panel side bracket 2 are paired with the pair of sun visor side bracket 3 as shown in FIG. It is accommodated in the hook accommodating recess 23. Here, since the depth dimension of the hook accommodating portion 23 is only large enough to accommodate the hook portion 8, the pair of elastic wide blade portions 15 are pressed toward the trim 4 side, and are elastically deformed by this pressing force in the sun visor side. It is accommodated in the pair of hook accommodating recesses 23 of the bracket 3.
[0033]
Next, screws (not shown) are inserted into the pair of screw fixing portions 24 of the sun visor side bracket 3 from below, and these screws are screwed into screw holes (not shown) of a panel (not shown). This completes the assembly of the sun visor (not shown).
[0034]
In addition, in the said embodiment, although an electric wire is the flat cable 10 with which the two electric wires 10a and 10b were connected in flat shape, it is needless to say that it is not limited to this.
[0035]
Further, according to the above embodiment, according to the above embodiment, the bracket of the present invention is applied to the panel side bracket 2 of the body mounting bracket 1 and the sun visor is attached. Needless to say, the present invention can be applied to attachment of auxiliary devices other than the above, and can be applied to other than the body mounting bracket 1.
[0036]
In the present embodiment, an example in which at least one of the opposing surfaces 40b of each rib 40 is inclined so that the opposing surface 40b of at least one of the ribs 40 is tapered has been described. Can also be inclined.
[0037]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the bracket of the present invention, the end of the rib extends to a position corresponding to the back surface of the flange. Thereby, since a rib can be ensured long, the intensity | strength of a cover can be raised.
Furthermore, the inclined surface is tapered so that the rib is tapered. Therefore, even when the routed electric wire is moved by applying a tensile force, the electric wire can be brought into contact with the inclined surface of the rib and escaped along the inclined surface of the rib.
Thereby, it can prevent that the tensile force of an electric wire applies to a cover and a cover opens.
In addition, by forming the ribs to be tapered, the fluidity of the molten resin to the tips of the ribs can be improved during the molding of the bracket, thereby shortening the molding time and reducing costs. be able to.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a vehicle body mounting bracket according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the panel-side bracket showing the embodiment of the present invention and in a state where the cover is not assembled.
FIG. 3 is a front view of the panel side bracket according to the embodiment of the present invention, in a state where the cover is not assembled.
FIG. 4 is a side view of the panel-side bracket with the cover in a state before assembly, and upside down, showing an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a plan view of the panel-side bracket in a state before the cover is assembled according to the embodiment of the present invention (blade portion supporting projections and electric wire lower side supporting ribs are omitted);
FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a process of attaching the panel side bracket to the trim according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which a sun visor side bracket is attached according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a longitudinal sectional view of the panel side bracket according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a plan view of an electric cable routing surface of the panel side bracket according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a panel side bracket (a state in which a bus bar circuit body is removed) in a state before the assembly of the cover according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 11 is a side view of the panel-side bracket showing the embodiment of the present invention and in a state where a cover is assembled.
FIG. 12 is a side view of a conventional bracket.
[Explanation of symbols]
2 Panel side bracket (bracket)
5 Flange 10 Flat cable 10a, 10b Electric wire 11 Female connector housing (connector housing)
13 Cover 16 Electric cable routing surface 17, 18 Busbar circuit body 17a, 18a Pressure contact blade 40 Rib 40a Rib tip 40b Opposing surface 41 Both ends 42 of cover 42 Both sides opening 44 Flange back

Claims (1)

The connector housing is provided with a wire routing surface on which a plurality of wires are routed, and a plurality of bus bar circuit bodies are arranged in an exposed state on the wire routing surface, and the press contact blade portion formed on each bus bar circuit body Each electric wire is press-connected, and each electric wire is routed so as to pass over a portion other than the press-contact blade portion of the bus bar circuit body, and each electric wire arranged in the connector housing is covered with a cover. In the bracket that covers and covers both side openings of the flange of the connector housing at both ends of the cover,
Provided at both ends of the cover with reinforcing ribs that fit along the peripheral edges of both side openings formed in the flange,
The bracket is characterized in that the end of each rib extends to a position corresponding to the back surface of the flange, and at least one of the opposing surfaces of each rib is an inclined surface that is tapered.

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