JP5029807B2 - Connector box - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a connector box that is attached to a dash panel or the like of a vehicle and houses connection portions that connect harnesses on both sides of the dashboard to each other.

A vehicle such as a truck is provided with a dash panel that partitions the cabin side from the front side. In the dash panel of this vehicle, a connector box is generally provided to connect the cabin-side harness and the front-side harness while ensuring waterproofness.
The connector box has a connector box main body and a cover. The connector box is disposed so as to sandwich the opening formed in the dash panel and is fixed to the dash panel at the periphery of the opening.
When installing the connector box, in order to facilitate the work, a method of temporarily fixing the connector box to the dash panel and permanently fixing the temporarily fixed connector box with a bolt, a nut, or the like is employed (for example, Patent Documents). 1).

An example of the conventional connector box mounting structure will be described with reference to FIG.
In Patent Document 1, a guide frame 21 to be fitted into an opening 2 formed in the dashboard 1 is provided on the connector box body 20, and a temporary fixing portion 22 made of an elastic locking projection is provided on the outer surface of the guide frame 21. Yes. When the connector box main body 20 is attached, the temporary fixing portion 22 is elastically deformed inward by passing the guide frame 21 of the connector box main body 20 into the opening 2 and inserted therethrough. Thereafter, it is elastically returned to the outside and is locked to the periphery of the opening 2 and temporarily fixed. In this temporary fixing, the stud bolt 23 provided in the connector box body 20 is inserted into the bolt hole provided in the dashboard 1.
As described above, the connector box body 20 was temporarily fixed, and the cover 30 was fitted into the connector box body 20, or the chassis harness grommet seal part was fitted into the grommet fitting groove 24 of the connector box body. Thereafter, a nut 25 is screwed onto the stud bolt 23 to perform the main fixing.
JP 2006-136129 A

As mentioned above, when fixing a connector box to a dash panel, the seal part of a chassis harness grommet needs to penetrate a dash panel. In many conventional methods, there is no problem because the dash panel is assembled in the instrument panel sub-state. However, recently, the dash panel is integrated with the body due to a change in construction method, and it is necessary to fix the connector box after automatic mounting by the instrument panel sub robot. At that time, clearance is required to fit the seal part of the chassis harness grommet into the grommet fitting groove of the connector box body, or to insert the stud bolts embedded in the connector box body into the dash panel. become.
However, since the conventional connector box described above is temporarily fixed so that the connector box body is in direct contact with the dash panel, the clearance for performing work when the connector box body is installed on the dash panel is provided. It cannot be ensured, and the problem is that it has a great influence on the shape of the connector box due to a construction problem.

  The present invention has been made against the background of the above circumstances, and provides a connector box in which the connector box body can be temporarily fixed in a state in which a clearance during operation is ensured and installation work is greatly facilitated. Objective.

That is, among the connector boxes of the present invention, the invention according to claim 1 is disposed on one side of the connector box mounting opening of the mounting panel, fixed to the opening, and disposed on both sides of the mounting panel. A connector box body for storing a connecting portion of the harness, and a fixing portion provided on a panel fixing side to which the mounting panel is fixed is connected to the connector box body so that the connector box body is separated from the mounting panel. while temporarily fixed to the position, the connector box body and said temporary fixing part is provided temporary fixing is released when Chikayoseru the mounting panel side, the fixing portion, the reinforcement of the mounting panel It is provided .

The invention of the connector box according to claim 2 is arranged on one side of the connector box mounting opening portion of the mounting panel, fixed to the opening portion, and accommodates the connecting portions of the harness respectively disposed on both sides of the mounting panel. A connector box body, and a fixing portion provided on a panel fixing side to which the mounting panel is fixed is connected to the connector box body to temporarily fix the connector box body at a position separated from the mounting panel. A temporary fixing portion is provided to release the temporary fixing when the connector box main body is brought closer to the mounting panel side, and the fixing portion has a hook directed from below to above, The temporary fixing part is a hole shape that is provided on the outer surface of the connector box and into which the hook is inserted from below. Characterized in that it has.

The invention of the connector box according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 2 , wherein the hook is formed in a wide flat plate shape, and the temporary fixing portion is a wide hole corresponding to the insertion shape of the hook. It has a shape .

The invention of the connector box according to claim 4 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the connector box body is a handle portion for bringing the connector box body closer to the mounting panel from the temporarily fixed position. It is characterized by providing.

The invention of the connector box according to claim 5 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the mounting panel is constituted by a part of a dash panel for a vehicle, and the connector box body is a vehicle. A connector box which is arranged on one of a cabin side and a front side of a vehicle.

  That is, according to the present invention, the connector box main body is temporarily fixed at a position separated from the mounting panel by connecting the fixing portion provided on the fixing side of the mounting panel to the temporary fixing portion of the connector box main body. Since the separation amount is determined by changing the position of the fixing portion or the position of the temporary fixing portion, the separation amount can be changed by changing these positions. The temporarily fixed connector box body is brought closer to the mounting panel side by manual operation by an operator, use of a jig, movement by a robot, or the like, so that the temporary fixation is released and the main fixation becomes possible. The temporary fixing may be immediately released along with the approaching work. However, in order to maintain the posture and facilitate the approaching work, it is desirable that the temporary fixing is continued until the main fixing position is approached. For this reason, it is desirable that the connector box main body can be somewhat moved by forced movement in the temporarily fixed state.

The connection structure between the fixing portion and the temporary fixing portion is not particularly limited as the present invention. However, when the temporary fixing is facilitated and the connector box body is brought close to the mounting panel, the connection structure is not limited. It is desirable that the temporary fixation is easily and reliably released at the position.
In addition, the connector box body can be brought close by a manual operation by an operator, a jig, a moving device, etc., but a handle portion such as a knob is provided on the connector box body so that the close approach can be easily performed. desirable. The approaching through the handle portion can be performed by pulling or pushing the connector box body, and the present invention is not limited to any one, and the position and position of the handle portion are set according to these operations. What is necessary is just to define a shape. However, it is desirable that the connector back body is pulled close to perform the installation work using the clearance between the connector box body and the mounting panel.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the connecting portions of the harnesses arranged on one side of the connector box mounting opening of the mounting panel and fixed to the opening and respectively disposed on both sides of the mounting panel. A connector box main body is provided, and a fixing portion provided on a panel fixing side to which the mounting panel is fixed is connected to the connector box main body, and the connector box main body is temporarily fixed at a position separated from the mounting panel. In addition, since the temporary fixing portion is provided so that the temporary fixing is released when the connector box main body is brought closer to the mounting panel side, the grommet fitting groove of the connector box main body is provided when the connector box main body is installed. Fitting the seal part of the chassis harness grommet to the It is possible to secure a sufficient clearance between the mounting panel and the connector box body when inserting the stud bolt into the specified hole on the mounting panel. become. For this reason, it is possible to reduce the influence on the connector box shape due to a construction problem.

  Further, in the present invention, if the connector box body is provided with a handle portion for approaching the mounting panel, an operator can easily pull the connector box body when performing permanent fixing from temporary fixing to the mounting panel. Installation work.

In one aspect of the present invention, since the fixing portion is provided in the reinforcement of the mounting panel, the operation is performed from the opposite side of the mounting panel when performing operations such as penetration into the opening. In particular, a sufficient working space can be secured when used in a cab-over type vehicle.

In another aspect of the present invention, the fixing portion has a hook directed downward from above, and the temporary fixing portion is provided on an outer surface of the connector box so that the hook is inserted upward from below. because having a shape, can be performed easily temporarily fixed with a simple configuration, for example, it can be automatically mounted by a robot. Further, if the height of the hook is appropriately adjusted, the temporary fixing can be easily released when the connector box body is brought close to the mounting panel.

  In the present invention, if the hook is formed in a wide flat plate shape, and the temporary fixing portion has a wide hole shape corresponding to the insertion shape of the hook, the fixing portion has a connector box body. Can be stably suspended without tilting the connector box main body even if the hole is not formed at the center in the width direction of the connector box main body. Furthermore, there is nothing in the way during automatic mounting (temporary fixing) by the robot, and it can be surely temporarily fixed to the fixing portion.

Below, one Embodiment of this invention is described based on FIGS. 1-4.
In this embodiment, a connector box attached to a dashboard of a vehicle will be described. The dashboard 1 may be a single unit fixed to the vehicle side or may be integrated with the body.
The connector box includes a connector box body 10 and a cover 18 that covers the connector box body 10. The connector box main body 10 has a cylindrical guide frame portion 11 to be inserted into an opening portion (connector box attachment opening portion) of a mounting panel, which will be described later, and the inner space of the guide frame portion 11 is a harness connecting portion (illustrated). Not)). Grommet fitting grooves 12, 12 are formed on one side wall of the guide frame portion 11, and elastic locking pieces 13... 13 are provided on the outer surface of the side wall facing the side wall.
Further, a temporary fixing frame 14 is provided on the side opposite to the side on which the guide frame portion 11 of the connector box body 10 is provided, so that the upper side of the temporary fixing frame 14 is projected. On the side, slit-shaped temporary fixing elongated holes 15 along the width direction are formed as temporary fixing portions. The temporary fixing long holes 15 are preferably provided at the outer end of the connector box body 10 in order to easily connect a temporary fixing long hole with a vehicle-side fixing portion described later.
Further, on the side of the connector box body 10 on which the guide frame portion 11 is provided, a finger grip 16 that protrudes forward is provided as a handle portion.
Furthermore, stud bolts 17 facing forward are provided at the four corners outside the guide frame 11.

Next, installation work of the connector box will be described with reference to FIGS.
The dashboard 1 corresponding to the mounting panel has a connector box mounting opening 2, and on the cabin side, the connector box body 10 is temporarily fixed to the instrument panel reinforcement 3 on the vehicle fixing side via the arm 4. The fixing | fixed part 5 for doing is attached. The arm 4 connects and fixes the dashboard 1 and the instrument panel reinforcement 3.
The fixing part 5 is provided at a suspension piece 5a for suspending from the arm 4, a connection piece 5b provided at the lower end of the suspension piece 5a and extending toward the dashboard 1, and an end of the connection piece 5b. The hook 5c is a low-profile hook 5c provided from the lower side to the upper side. The hook 5c has a wide flat plate shape and is wider than the width of the temporary fixing elongated hole 15 of the connector box body 10. It is formed in a small width.

The connector box main body 10 is arranged by automatically transporting it to the cabin side by a robot or the like with the temporary fixing long hole 15 positioned above. In the present invention, the connector box main body 10 may be arranged on the front side instead of the cabin side. In this case, the fixing portion is also provided on the front side.
In the above arrangement, the hook 5c is inserted into the temporary fixing long hole 15 of the connector box main body 10 from the lower side to the upper side on the front side of the fixing portion 5, and the connector box main body 10 is It is suspended by the hook 5c and temporarily fixed on the cabin side. In the present invention, as described above, the fixing portion may be provided on the front side, and the connector box body 10 may be disposed on the front side and temporarily fixed on the front side.
In the temporarily fixed state, a clearance G is secured between the connector box main body 10 and the dashboard 1, and through the clearance G, the chassis harness grommet seal portion (in the grommet fitting groove 12 of the connector box main body 10 ( The operation | work which fits (not shown) etc. can be performed smoothly.

After the necessary work is performed, the connector box body 10 is pulled toward the dashboard 1 by pulling the knob 16 from the front side through the opening 2 using the operator's manual work or a jig. At this time, the stud bolt 17 is inserted into the bolt hole 6 of the dashboard 1 while performing alignment using the clearance between the connector box body 10 and the dashboard 1 that gradually decreases. When the connector box body 10 is pulled, the hook 5c of the fixing portion 5 is released from the temporary fixing long hole 15 and the temporary fixing is released. When the connector box body 10 is further moved while being pulled by the knob 16, the guide frame 11 of the connector box body 10 is inserted into the opening 2, and the elastic locking piece 13 is opened through the opening 2 while being elastically deformed. It is locked to the periphery of the portion 2 and temporarily fixed for final fixing.
A cover 18 is attached to the connector box main body 10 from the front side, and the nut 7 is screwed onto the stud bolt 17 and fastened to complete the main fixing of the connector box.
As shown in the above embodiment, the installation work from the temporary fixing of the connector box body to the main fixing of the connector box can be easily performed, and the fitting of the seal portion of the chassis harness grommet to the grommet fitting groove 12 The stud bolt 17 can be easily inserted into the bolt hole 6 by the clearance secured between the connector box body and the dashboard during temporary fixing.

In the above embodiment, the connector box is described as being installed on the dashboard of the vehicle. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the connector box is installed on a mounting panel in other applications. Is also applicable.
The present invention has been described based on the above embodiment, but the present invention is not limited to the content of the above embodiment, and appropriate modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. It is.

It is a disassembled perspective view of the connector box in one embodiment of the present invention. Similarly, it is a figure which shows the operation state which temporarily fixes a connector box main body to the cabin side. Similarly, it is a figure which shows the state which temporarily fixed the connector box main body to the cabin side. Similarly, it is a figure which shows the state which brought the connector box main body temporarily fixed to the cabin side close to the dashboard side, and was in this fixed position. It is a figure which shows the installation state in the dashboard in the conventional connector box.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Dashboard 2 Opening part 3 Instrument panel reinforcement 5 Fixing part 5c Hook 10 Connector box main body 12 Grommet fitting groove 15 Temporary fixing long hole 16 Knob 17 Stud bolt 18 Cover

Claims (5)

  A connector box body disposed on one side of the opening for mounting the connector box on the mounting panel and fixed to the opening, and housing connection portions of harnesses disposed on both sides of the mounting panel; A fixing portion provided on the panel fixing side to which the mounting panel is fixed is connected to temporarily fix the connector box main body at a position separated from the mounting panel, and the connector box main body to the mounting panel side. A connector box, wherein a temporary fixing portion is provided to release the temporary fixing when approaching, and the fixing portion is provided in a reinforcement of the mounting panel.   A connector box body disposed on one side of the opening for mounting the connector box on the mounting panel and fixed to the opening, and housing connection portions of harnesses disposed on both sides of the mounting panel; A fixing portion provided on the panel fixing side to which the mounting panel is fixed is connected to temporarily fix the connector box main body at a position separated from the mounting panel, and the connector box main body to the mounting panel side. There is provided a temporary fixing portion for releasing the temporary fixing when approaching, and the fixing portion has a hook directed from below to above, and the temporary fixing portion is an outer surface of the connector box. The connector box has a hole shape in which the hook is inserted from below to above. Nest.   3. The connector box according to claim 2, wherein the hook is formed in a wide flat plate shape, and the temporary fixing portion has a wide hole shape corresponding to the insertion shape of the hook. The connector box body according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the connector box body includes a handle portion for bringing the connector box body closer to a mounting panel from the temporarily fixed position. The said attachment panel is comprised by a part of dash panel for vehicles, and the said connector box main body is arrange | positioned in one of the cabin side of a vehicle, or the front side of a vehicle, The 1st characterized by the above-mentioned. 5. The connector box according to any one of 4.

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