JP6162017B2 - Power feeding device and method for assembling power feeding device - Google Patents

Description

  A support member fixed to the slide structure or the fixed structure, a rotating member that is pivotally supported by the support member and through which the wire harness is inserted, and a winding that urges the rotating member in a predetermined rotation direction And a method of assembling the power supply apparatus.

  Conventionally, a support member fixed to the slide structure, a rotation member that is pivotally supported by the support member and through which a wire harness is inserted, and a biasing member (spring) that biases the rotation member in a predetermined rotation direction ) Has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In the power supply device described in Patent Document 1, the urging member urges the rotating member, so that the wire harness is bent in a predetermined direction when the slide door is opened and closed.

JP 2007-151257 A

  However, in the power supply device described in Patent Document 1, when the sliding member is fully closed in the fully urging direction, when the urging force (initial urging force) is applied to the spring, the rotating force is applied to the support member. When supporting the moving member, it is necessary to assemble it while applying a reaction force against the initial urging force of the spring, and there is a disadvantage in that the assemblability deteriorates.

  The objective of this invention is providing the electric power feeder which can improve the assembly property at the time of assembling | attaching a rotation member, and the assembly method of this electric power feeder, providing an initial urging | biasing force to a spring.

  A power supply device according to the present invention includes a support member fixed to a slide structure or a fixed structure, a rotation member that is pivotally supported by the support member and through which a wire harness is inserted, and the rotation member is rotated a predetermined time. A power supply device having a winding spring biased in a moving direction, wherein the power supply device includes a cover member that is assembled to the support member. A first shaft portion through which the wire harness is inserted, a second shaft portion formed on the other side, and a first locking portion for locking one end of the winding spring on one side in the axial direction. The support member includes a first support member that supports the first shaft portion, accommodates the winding spring outside the first shaft portion, and is fixed to the first support member. And a second support for supporting the second shaft portion A first locking member includes a second locking portion that locks the other end of the winding spring, and the cover member includes a temporary locking portion that locks one end of the winding spring. The winding spring is connected with the first support member and the cover member from a neutral state in which one end of the winding spring is locked by the temporary locking portion and the other end is locked by the second locking portion. By relatively rotating in a direction opposite to the spring biasing direction, the winding spring is elastically deformed and an assembly ready state in which one end can be latched to the first latching portion is obtained. The first support member and the cover member are assembled.

  According to the present invention as described above, the first support member having the second locking portion and the cover member having the temporary locking portion are relatively rotated, and the winding spring is elastically deformed to prepare for assembly. In addition, by assembling the first support member and the cover member, it is possible to easily apply the initial urging force to the winding spring. Further, when the first shaft member is supported by the first support member, it is not necessary to apply a reaction force against the initial urging force to the rotating member, and assemblability can be improved.

  At this time, in the power supply device according to the present invention, the rotating member includes a first rotating member having the first shaft portion and a second rotating member having the second shaft portion. It is preferable. According to such a structure, the 1st rotation member provided with the 1st axial part by which a wire harness is penetrated inside and the 2nd rotation member are provided separately, and are formed integrally. Compared to the configuration, the wire harness can be easily inserted, and the assemblability can be further improved.

  On the other hand, the power feeding device assembling method of the present invention is a power feeding device assembling method for assembling the power feeding device, wherein the first support member and the cover member are moved in a direction opposite to the biasing direction from the neutral state. The first support member and the cover member are assembled in the assembly preparation state by rotating relative to each other, and then the first shaft member is supported by the first support member while the first support member is assembled. One end of the winding spring is locked to the first locking portion. According to the assembling method of the power feeding device of the present invention, the power feeding device in which the initial urging force is applied to the winding spring as described above can be easily assembled.

  According to the power feeding device and the power feeding device assembling method of the present invention as described above, the first support member having the second locking portion and the cover member having the temporary locking portion are relatively rotated and assembled. By setting it as a preparation state, the assembly property at the time of assembling | attaching a rotation member can be improved, providing the initial biasing force to a winding spring.

It is a top view which shows operation | movement of the electric power feeder which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the principal part of the said electric power feeder. It is a perspective view which shows the principal part of the said electric power feeder. It is sectional drawing which shows the principal part of the said electric power feeder. It is a perspective view which shows the principal part of the said electric power feeder.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, the power supply device 1 of the present embodiment is provided in a vehicle (not shown), and is provided with a body side unit 2 provided on the vehicle body B side and a slide door (not shown) as a slide structure. A door side unit 3 provided, and a corrugated tube (exterior member) 4 provided over the body side unit 2 and the door side unit 3 and through which the wire harness 41 shown in FIG. 5 is inserted. This is a device for supplying power and / or electric signals to / from an electric device (not shown) provided on the sliding door from a power source and control means (not shown) provided on the vehicle body B by a wire harness 41. Further, the X direction, the Y direction, and the Z direction in the present embodiment are as shown in FIG. 1, and the body side unit 2 and the door side unit 3 have the corrugated tube 4 with the Z direction being the vertical direction of the vehicle as the axial direction. While supporting so that rotation is possible, a slide door is opened and closed in the X direction which is the front-back direction of a vehicle.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the door side unit 3 includes a support member 5 fixed to the slide door, a rotation member 6 that is pivotally supported by the support member 5 and through which the wire harness 41 is inserted, and a rotation member 6. And a cover member 8 which is assembled to the support member 5 and guides the wire harness 41 toward the rear side in the X direction to the slide door. And is configured.

  The rotating member 6 includes a first rotating member 61 including a first shaft portion 61A protruding upward in the Z direction, and a second rotating member 62 including a second shaft portion 62A protruding downward in the Z direction. , And is configured. The first rotating member 61 includes a first locking portion 61B that locks one end 71 of the winding spring 7, and a first insertion portion 63 into which the wire harness 41 can be inserted is formed inside the first shaft portion 61A. Has been. When the first rotating member 61 and the second rotating member 62 are assembled, a second insertion portion 64 that opens in a direction parallel to the XY plane is formed.

  The support member 5 includes a first support member 51 that supports the first shaft portion 61A by the first bearing portion 51A, and a second support that is fixed to the slide door and supports the second shaft portion 62A by the second bearing portion 52A. The first support member 51 and the second support member 52 are assembled. The first support member 51 holds and accommodates the other end 72 of the winding spring 7 by the second locking portion 51B, and the cover member 8 is assembled from above. 52 A of 2nd bearing parts are formed in the through-hole shape connected to the space of the Z direction lower side, The 2nd support member 52 is the side which leaves | separates from a slide door toward the downward direction under the 2nd bearing parts 52A. In other words, an inclined surface portion 52B is formed that is inclined toward the inside of the vehicle in the Y direction.

  The first support member 51 has a protrusion 51C, the second support member 52 has a protrusion receiving hole 52C, and the first support member 51 and the second support member 52 have a protrusion receiving hole 52C and a protrusion. The portions 51C engage with each other. The first support member 51 and the second support member 52 are formed with fixing holes 51D and 52D, respectively. When the first support member 51 and the second support member 52 are assembled, the fixing hole 51D and the fixing hole 52D. Is located on the same axis (that is, aligned in the Y direction), and a fixing member such as a bolt (not shown) is inserted so that the first support member 51 and the second support member 52 slide while determining the relative position. Fixed to the door.

  The corrugated tube 4 is inserted into the second insertion portion 64 and fixed in the door side unit 3, and only the wire harness 41 is bent upward in the Z direction within the rotating member 6, and the first insertion portion 63. And is guided to the inside of the sliding door (the space between the door panel and the door trim) by the cover member 8.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the cover member 8 includes a temporary locking portion 81 that protrudes downward in the Z direction and locks one end 71 of the winding spring 7, and a recess 511 formed in the first support member 51. A positioning portion 82 that determines a relative position with respect to the first support member 51 and an engagement portion 83 that engages with an engagement protrusion 512 formed on the first support member 51. .

  Next, a procedure for assembling the door side unit 3 will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 4A, the winding spring 7 is accommodated in the first support member 51 while the other end 72 of the winding spring 7 is locked to the second locking portion 51B, and one end of the winding spring 7 is set. 71 is in a neutral state in which the temporary locking portion 81 of the cover member 8 is locked. Next, the cover member 8 is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. 4 with respect to the first support member 51 (that is, the direction opposite to the urging direction of the winding spring 7) to elastically deform the winding spring 7, and FIG. As shown to (B), the 1st latching | locking part 61B can latch the one end 71 by positioning the one end 71 of the winding spring 7 in the Y direction vehicle inner side rather than the insertion position of the 1st latching | locking part 61B. Prepare for assembly. Further, the first support member 51 and the cover member 8 are brought closer to the Z direction while the positioning portion 82 is fitted in the recess 511, and the engagement portion 83 is engaged with the engagement protrusion 512 and assembled. As shown in FIG. 5, the subunit 9 in which the first support member 51, the winding spring 7, and the cover member 8 are integrated is formed. In the sub unit 9, an initial biasing force is applied to the winding spring 7.

  Next, the corrugated tube 4 extending from the body side unit 2 is inserted into the rotating member 6, and the wire harness 41 is passed through the first insertion portion 63. While inserting the wire harness 41 into the subunit 9, one end 71 of the winding spring 7 is locked by the first locking portion 61B, and the first shaft portion 61A is inserted through the first bearing portion 51A. Next, the second shaft portion 62 </ b> A is inserted into the second bearing portion 52 </ b> A and the protrusion 51 </ b> C is inserted into the protrusion receiving hole 52 </ b> C, and the rotating member 6 and the first support member 51 are assembled to the second support member 52. In this way, the rotating member 6 is urged by the winding spring 7 by causing the supporting member 5 to support the rotating member 6. Furthermore, the door side unit 3 is fixed to the slide door while rotatably supporting the corrugated tube 4 by inserting bolts into the fixing holes 51D and 52D and fixing the bolts to the slide door.

  Next, the operation of the door side unit 3 when the sliding door is opened and closed will be described. In the door fully closed state shown in FIG. 1, the door side unit 3 supports the state in which the second insertion portion 64 is directed rearward in the X direction by the initial urging force, that is, the corrugated tube 4 is supported rearward in the X direction. It is in a state. Further, since the rotating member 6 is urged clockwise by the winding spring 7 in FIG. 1, the corrugated tube 4 is curved in an S shape in the door half-open state in the middle of opening and closing of the sliding door, The door side unit 3 maintains the state where the second insertion part 64 is directed to the rear side in the X direction. On the other hand, in the door fully open state shown in FIG. 1, the rotation member 6 rotates counterclockwise, and the door side unit 3 is in a state where the second insertion portion 64 faces the vehicle interior in the Y direction, that is, a corrugated tube. 4 is supported toward the inside of the vehicle in the Y direction.

  According to this embodiment, there are the following effects. That is, the cover member 8 having the temporary locking portion 81 is rotated counterclockwise with respect to the first support member 51 having the second locking portion 51B, and the winding spring 7 is elastically deformed to prepare for assembly. In addition, the initial biasing force can be easily applied to the winding spring 7 by assembling the first support member 51 and the cover member 8 to form the subunit 9. Further, when the first shaft 61A is supported by the first support member 51, it is not necessary to apply a reaction force against the initial urging force to the rotating member 6, and the assemblability can be improved.

  Furthermore, since the first rotating member 61 and the second rotating member 62 in which the first insertion portion 63 is formed are provided separately, the rotating member 6 is formed integrally. Thus, the corrugated tube 4 can be easily inserted into the second insertion portion 64, and the assemblability can be further improved.

  Further, by inserting the wire harness 41 after configuring the subunit 9, it is possible to reduce the number of assembly steps as compared with the configuration in which the wire harness 41 is inserted independently through the first support member 51 and the cover member 8. it can.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, Including other structures etc. which can achieve the objective of this invention, the deformation | transformation etc. which are shown below are also contained in this invention. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the rotating member 6 is provided with the first rotating member 61 and the second rotating member 62 separately, but the rotating member 6 includes the first shaft portion 61A. The second shaft portion 62A may be integrally formed, and according to such a configuration, the number of parts can be reduced.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the subunit 9 was comprised in the door side unit 3, the subunit 9 should just be comprised in at least one among the body side unit 2 and the door side unit 3. FIG.

  In the embodiment, the first shaft portion 61A is inserted into the first bearing portion 51A after the subunit 9 is configured. However, the first support member 51, the winding spring 7, and the cover member 8 are assembled. The subunit 9 may be configured after the first shaft portion 61A is inserted into the first bearing portion 51A in the preparation state.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the cover member 8 shall guide the wire harness 41 to a slide door toward the X direction rear side, the cover member 8 should just be provided with the temporary latching | locking part 81, and a wire harness The guide 41 may be guided in an arbitrary direction, or the wire harness 41 may not be guided.

  In the above embodiment, the second shaft portion 62A protrudes downward in the Z direction. However, the second support member 52 is formed with a shaft portion protruding upward, and the second shaft portion is concave. It is good also as a structure by which the 2nd axial part is supported by the 2nd support member 52 by being formed.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the electric power feeder 1 shall be provided in a vehicle, for example, you may be provided in a ship, an aircraft, etc., and the slide provided in the fixed structure and the fixed structure so that a slide was possible. Any device that feeds power between the structure and the wire harness 41 may be used.

  In addition, the best configuration, method and the like for carrying out the present invention have been disclosed in the above description, but the present invention is not limited to this. That is, the invention has been illustrated and described primarily with respect to particular embodiments, but may be configured for the above-described embodiments without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention. Various modifications can be made by those skilled in the art in terms of materials, quantity, and other detailed configurations. Therefore, the description limiting the shape, material, etc. disclosed above is an example for easy understanding of the present invention, and does not limit the present invention. The description by the name of the member which remove | excluded the limitation of one part or all of such is included in this invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Electric power feeder 5 Support member 6 Rotating member 7 Winding spring 8 Cover member 51 1st-order rotating member 52 2nd rotating member 51B 2nd latching | locking part 61 1st rotating member 62 2nd rotating member 61A 1st Shaft portion 61B First locking portion 62A Second shaft portion 81 Temporary locking portion

Claims (3)

A support member fixed to the slide structure or the fixed structure, a rotating member that is pivotally supported by the support member and through which the wire harness is inserted, and a winding that urges the rotating member in a predetermined rotation direction A power supply device comprising a spring,
A cover member to be assembled to the support member;
The rotating member protrudes on one side in the axial direction and has a first shaft portion through which the wire harness is inserted, a second shaft portion formed on the other side, and the first shaft portion on the one side in the axial direction. A first locking portion for locking one end of the winding spring,
The support member supports the first shaft portion, accommodates the winding spring outside the first shaft portion, and is fixed to the first support member to which the cover member is assembled. And a second support member that supports the second shaft portion,
The first support member includes a second locking portion for locking the other end of the winding spring,
The cover member includes a temporary locking portion that locks one end of the winding spring;
From the neutral state in which one end of the winding spring is locked by the temporary locking portion and the other end is locked by the second locking portion, the first support member and the cover member are connected to the winding spring. By relatively rotating in the direction opposite to the urging direction, the winding spring is elastically deformed to enter an assembly preparation state in which one end can be engaged with the first engagement portion. In the assembly preparation state, the first A power supply device, wherein a support member and the cover member are assembled.   2. The rotating member includes a first rotating member having the first shaft portion and a second rotating member having the second shaft portion. The electric power feeder as described in. A method of assembling a power feeding device for assembling the power feeding device according to claim 1 or 2,
From the neutral state, the first support member and the cover member are rotated relative to each other in the direction opposite to the urging direction to obtain the assembly preparation state, and in the assembly preparation state, the first support member and the A method of assembling a power feeding apparatus, comprising: assembling a cover member; and then, locking one end of the winding spring to the first locking portion while supporting the first shaft portion on the first support member.

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