JP4855879B2 - Connector holder - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a connector holder for fixing a connector to a structure such as a car body of a car as a moving body.

  In general, automobiles as moving bodies are equipped with various electronic devices such as lamps such as head lamps and tail lamps, motors such as motors for starter motors and air conditioners.

  In order to supply power to the various electronic devices described above, the automobile has a wire harness. The wire harness includes an electric wire and a connector. The electric wire is a so-called covered electric wire provided with a conductive core wire and a covering portion covering the core wire. The connector includes a terminal fitting and a connector housing. The terminal fitting is attached to the end of the electric wire and is electrically connected to the core wire. The connector housing is made of an insulating synthetic resin and accommodates the terminal fitting. In the wire harness, the connector is a counterpart connector or various electronic devices, and supplies desired electric power and signals to the electronic device.

Conventionally, various connector holders (see, for example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2) have been used to fix the above-described connector to the automobile body as a structure. This type of connector holder is attached to the body of an automobile, and the connector is brought close along the longitudinal direction of the terminal fitting and the electric wire to fix the connector. The connector holder is fixed to the vehicle body by attaching the connector in a state of being attached to the vehicle body.
JP 2002-42981 A JP 2001-176619 A

  The connector holders shown in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 described above are connected to the connector in the longitudinal direction of the terminal fitting and the electric wire attached to the terminal fitting. An extra length portion (sag) is generated in the electric wire attached to the wire. For this reason, when designing the wire harness, it is necessary to take into account the extra length portion described above in advance, which tends to increase the time and effort required for the design.

  In addition, other electronic devices or the like may be caught on the above-described extra length portion, and the wire harness may be damaged, and the extra length portion is generated, which is not desirable from the viewpoint of resource saving.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a connector holder that can prevent a surplus length portion from being generated in an electric wire and reduce the labor in designing a wire harness.

In order to solve the problems and achieve the object, the connector holder of the present invention according to claim 1 includes an electric wire bundle formed by bundling a plurality of electric wires and ends of the electric wires branched from the electric wire bundle. In the connector holder attached to the structure for fixing the connector to the structure in a wire harness comprising a plurality of connectors each having a terminal fitting attached to the first member, the first member, A second member that is detachably attached to the member and is attached to the first member, the second member positioning the connector between the first member, and at least one of the first member and the second member The plurality of connectors are provided by being brought close to and inserted along a direction intersecting with a longitudinal direction of the electric wire provided on one side and led out from the connector A mounting portion attached, is characterized by comprising a.

The connector holder according to a second aspect of the present invention is the connector holder according to the first aspect, further comprising an electric wire holding portion that positions the electric wire bundle on the surface.

  A connector holder according to a third aspect of the present invention is the connector holder according to the first or second aspect, further comprising a hinge that rotatably connects the first member and the second member. It is characterized by that.

  According to the connector holder of the present invention described in claim 1, the connector is attached to the attachment portion along the direction intersecting the longitudinal direction of the electric wire, and the connector is attached. The connector can be attached to the attachment portion by rotating around one part of the electric wire along one of the first member and the second member.

  According to the connector holder of the present invention described in claim 2, since the electric wire holding part for positioning the electric wire on the surface is provided, by rotating around a part of the electric wire held by the electric wire holding part, A connector can be attached to the attachment portion.

  According to the connector holder of the present invention described in claim 3, since the hinge is provided to connect the first member and the second member, the connector is provided between the first member and the second member. Even if it is not positioned, the first member and the second member are not separated.

  As described above, the present invention described in claim 1 attaches the connector to the attachment portion by rotating around a part of the electric wire along one of the first member and the second member. be able to. For this reason, it is not necessary to provide an extra length portion (sag) on the electric wire in the vicinity of the connector after the connector is attached.

  Therefore, when designing the wire harness, it is possible to reduce the labor required for designing the wire harness without having to consider the extra length portion described above in advance.

  Further, since the above-described extra length portion does not occur, it is possible to prevent the wire harness from being damaged due to the extra length portion being caught by other electronic devices, and to save resources.

  In the second aspect of the present invention, since the connector can be attached to the attachment portion by rotating around a part of the electric wire held by the electric wire holding portion, in the vicinity of the connector after the attachment of the connector. There is no need to provide extra length (sag) on the wire.

  In the third aspect of the present invention, even if the connector is not positioned between the first member and the second member, the first member and the second member are not separated. One of the first member and the second member can be prevented from being accidentally lost.

  Hereinafter, a connector holder according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.

  A connector holder 1 shown in FIG. 1 according to the present embodiment is attached to a vehicle body 20 (corresponding to a structure described in claims) as a moving body, and is routed to the vehicle on the vehicle body 20. The connector 3 of the wire harness 2 is fixed. The vehicle body 20 is made of sheet metal or the like, and is formed flat in the illustrated example.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the wire harness 2 includes a plurality of electric wires and a connector 3 attached to a terminal of the electric wires. The electric wire is a so-called covered electric wire provided with a conductive core wire and a covering portion covering the core wire. In addition, in FIG.1 and FIG.3, the electric wire bundle 4 comprised by bundling a some electric wire is shown.

  A plurality of connectors 3 are provided. The connector 3 includes a terminal fitting (not shown) attached to the end of the electric wire and a connector housing 5 that houses the terminal fitting. The terminal fitting is made of a conductive sheet metal and is electrically connected to the core wire. The connector housing 5 is made of an insulating synthetic resin and accommodates terminal fittings.

  The connector holder 1 is made of an insulating synthetic resin. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the connector holder 1 includes a fixed side member 6 as a first member, a rotating side member 7 as a second member, a hinge 8, and an attachment portion 9. In preparation.

  The fixed side member 6 is superimposed on the vehicle body 20, and includes a bottom plate 10 fixed to the vehicle body 20, two side plates 11 erected from the outer edge of the bottom plate 10, and two electric wire holding portions 12. In preparation.

  The bottom plate 10 is formed in a flat plate shape. The pair of side plates 11 are connected to each other. The electric wire holding parts 12 are respectively connected to both edges of the side plate 11 and the bottom plate 10, and extend outward from both the side plate 11 and the bottom plate 10. The electric wire holding portion 12 is disposed between the side plate 12 and a partition wall 16 described later of the attachment portion 9. The electric wire holding part 12 positions the electric wire bundle 4 composed of a plurality of electric wires on the surface, and holds the electric wire bundle 4, that is, the electric wires by winding a tape around the outer circumference together with the electric wire bundle 4. Further, the stationary member 6 is provided with a latch receiving portion 13 that latches a latching claw 15 (to be described later) of the rotating member 7.

  The rotation-side member 7 includes a ceiling plate 14 formed in a flat plate shape, and a locking claw 15 that stands from the ceiling plate 14 and is locked to the locking receiving portion 13. The rotation-side member 7 is fixed to the fixed-side member 6 with the locking claw 15 locked to the locking receiving portion 13 and the ceiling plate 14 facing the bottom plate 10 with a gap. Further, the locking side member 7 is separated from the fixed side member 6 by releasing the locking claw 15 from the locking receiving portion 13. Thus, the rotation side member 7 and the fixed side member 6 are detachable from each other.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the hinge 8 is connected to the outer edge of one side plate 11 of the fixed side member 6 and the outer edge of the ceiling plate 14 of the rotating side member 7, and the outer edge of the side plate 11 and the ceiling plate 14 are connected. The fixed side member 6 and the rotating side member 7 are coupled to each other so as to be rotatable around the outer edge. The hinge 8 is a so-called self hinge formed thinner than both the side plate 11 and the ceiling plate 14.

  The attachment portion 9 includes a plurality of partition walls 16 erected from the bottom plate 10 of the fixed side member 6 and locking claws 17 provided on the partition walls 16. The partition walls 16 are arranged in parallel to each other and spaced from each other. The partition wall 16 is arranged at a distance from the side plate 11. The locking claw 17 is provided on the partition wall 16 and locks to the outer surface of the connector 3 inserted between the partition walls 16 adjacent to each other.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the attachment portion 9 is inserted between the partition walls 16 adjacent to each other along a direction X that intersects (orthogonally in the illustrated example) with respect to the bottom plate 10 of the fixed side member 6. The connector 3 is attached by the locking claw 17 being locked to the outer surface of the connector 3. In this manner, the attachment portion 9 is attached by bringing the connector 3 closer along the direction X intersecting (orthogonal in the illustrated example) with respect to the longitudinal direction of the electric wire led out from the connector 3.

  When the locking claw 15 is locked to the locking receiving portion 13 and the fixed side member 6 and the rotating side member 7 are fixed to each other, the connector 3 attached to the mounting portion 9 is fixed to the bottom plate of the fixed side member 6. 10 and the ceiling plate 14 of the rotating side member 7. Thus, when the fixed side member 6 and the rotation side member 7 are fixed to each other, the connector 3 is positioned between them.

  For this reason, the attachment portion 9 allows the connector 3 to be brought closer along a direction X that intersects (orthogonally in the illustrated example) with respect to the longitudinal direction of the wire bundle 4 formed by bundling the wires led out from the connector 3. Then, the connector 3 is attached. Further, when the connector 3 is attached to the attachment portion 9, the wire bundle 4 is positioned on the surfaces of the bottom plate 10, the side plate 11, and the ceiling plate 14, and is positioned on the wire holding portion 12.

  In the connector holder 1 described above, the connector 3 is attached in a state where the stationary member 6 is attached to the vehicle body 20. At this time, the wire bundle 4 configured by bundling the wires led out from the connector 3 is positioned on the wire holding portion 12. Then, as shown in FIG. 4, the connector 3 is rotated in a direction approaching the attachment portion 9 around the wire bundle 4 on the wire holding portion 12, that is, a part of the wire. That is, the connector 3 is brought close to the attachment portion 9 along a direction X that intersects (orthogonal in the illustrated example) with respect to the longitudinal direction of the electric wire. Then, the connector 3 is attached to the attachment portion 9 as shown in FIG.

  Then, the rotation side member 7 is rotated around the hinge 8, the locking claw 15 is locked to the locking receiving portion 13, and the rotation side member 7 and the fixed side member 6 are fixed to each other. Then, a tape or the like is wound around the outer periphery of the electric wire holding portion 12 and the electric wire bundle 4 to fix the electric wire to the electric wire holding portion 12. Thus, the connector holder 1 attaches the connector 3 to the vehicle body 20.

  According to the present embodiment, the connector 3 is attached to the attachment portion 9 along the direction X that intersects (orthogonal in the illustrated example) with respect to the longitudinal direction of the electric wire, so that the connector 3 is attached. The connector 3 can be attached to the attachment portion 9 by rotating the wire along the wire holding portion 12 of the fixed side member 6 and rotating about a part of the wire. For this reason, it is not necessary to provide an extra length portion (sag) on the electric wire in the vicinity of the connector 3 after the connector 3 is attached. Therefore, when designing the wire harness 2, it is possible to reduce the time and effort required for designing the wire harness 2 without having to consider the extra length portion described above in advance.

  In addition, since the above-described extra length portion is not generated, it is possible to prevent the wire harness 2 from being damaged due to the extra length portion being caught by other electronic devices, and to save resources.

  Since the connector holder 1 includes the electric wire holding portion 12 that positions the electric wire on the surface, the connector 3 is attached to the attachment portion 9 by rotating around a part of the electric wire held by the electric wire holding portion 12. be able to. Therefore, it is not necessary to provide an extra length portion (sag) in the electric wire in the vicinity of the connector 3 after the connector 3 is attached.

  Since the hinge 8 connecting the fixed side member 6 and the rotating side member 7 is provided, even if the connector 3 is not positioned between the fixed side member 6 and the rotating side member 7, these The members 6 and 7 are not separated from each other. Therefore, it is possible to prevent one of the rotating side member 7 and the fixed side member 6 from being accidentally lost.

  In the above-described embodiment, the rotating side member 7 and the fixed side member 6 are connected by the hinge 8. However, in the present invention, the rotating side member 7 and the fixed side member 6 are separated from each other. May be. Further, the hinge 8 may be any form of hinge other than the self hinge.

  In the embodiment described above, the attachment portion 9 is provided on the fixed side member 6. However, in the present invention, the attachment portion 9 may be provided on the rotating side member 7, and both the fixed side member 6 and the rotating side member 7 are provided. May be provided. In short, in the present invention, the attachment portion 9 may be provided on at least one of the fixed side member 6 and the rotation side member 7.

  Furthermore, the connector 3 may be attached to the attachment portion 9 by rotating around a part of the electric wire in a state where the electric wire is placed along the rotation side member 7. In the present invention, the connector 3 may be attached not only to the vehicle body 20 but also to various structures.

  In addition, embodiment mentioned above only showed the typical form of this invention, and this invention is not limited to embodiment. Various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

It is a perspective view of the connector holder concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows the state which the rotation side member and fixed side member of the connector holder shown by FIG. 1 isolate | separated. It is a perspective view which shows the state in which the connector was attached to the attaching part of the connector holder shown by FIG. It is sectional drawing which follows the IV-IV line in FIG. 3 which shows the state which attaches a connector to an attaching part.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Connector holder 3 Connector 6 Fixed side member (1st member)
7 Rotating member (second member)
8 Hinge 9 Mounting part 12 Electric wire holding part 20 Car body (structure)

Claims (3)

The connector in a wire harness comprising a wire bundle configured by bundling a plurality of wires and a plurality of connectors having terminal fittings respectively attached to ends of the plurality of wires branched from the wire bundle. In a connector holder attached to the structure for fixing to
A first member;
A second member that is detachably attached to the first member and positions the connector between the first member and the first member when attached to the first member;
The connector is inserted close to the first member and at least one of the second members, and is inserted along a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction of the electric wire led out from the connector. And a mounting portion to which the plurality of connectors are attached. The connector holder according to claim 1, further comprising an electric wire holding portion that positions the electric wire bundle on the surface.   The connector holder according to claim 1, further comprising a hinge that rotatably connects the first member and the second member to each other.

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