JPH0140135Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a meter cable mounting structure for a meter device such as a speedometer.

Conventionally, when installing (connecting) a meter cable to a meter device, the connection terminals for both the meter and the meter cable are rectangular. The installation work must be done completely by hand while aligning the connection terminal of the meter cable with the connection terminal on the back and the connection terminal shape (square), and when replacing the meter cable etc. or repairing the meter, etc. The work of installing and removing cables was extremely complicated. In addition, even if you connect the meter cable in advance before attaching the meter to the instrument panel and attach it to the instrument panel together with the meter cable, the arrangement of the meter cable etc. inside the instrument panel will be disordered and it will be difficult to arrange it properly. There was a fear that this would cause inconveniences such as needle deflection. In addition, as an example of a structure in which the cable and the meter body are connected by fixing the meter cable in advance and fitting the meter body to it,
The technique disclosed in Publication No. 41256 is known.

In other words, the prior art disclosed in the above-mentioned publication allows all meter installation work to be done from the front side of the instrument panel, eliminating the need for groping, but it has the drawbacks of an extremely complex configuration and a large number of parts. If the distance between the instrument panel and the bracket is different, there is a problem in that the mounting structure needs to have different specifications.

The present invention solves the problems of the conventional meter cable mounting structure as described above, eliminates the need for fumbling when attaching and detaching the meter cable and attaching the meter, and also allows the meter cable to be attached to the mounting position and the meter cable mounting bracket. The object of the present invention is to provide a meter cable installation structure that can be installed without any problem even when the spacing is different.

In order to achieve the above object, the meter cable mounting structure of the present invention has a configuration in which a meter cable mounting bracket is arranged at the back of the meter mounting instrument panel, and the connection part of the meter with the cable is guided. A guide part and a holding part for attaching the cable to the bracket are integrally constructed, and the holding part has an elastic member that presses the bracket from the front side and can be elastically deformed to change the installation height, and a part from the back side. The bracket is characterized in that the integrated structure is passed through a large-diameter through hole provided in the bracket, and then guided to a mounting hole through a guide hole communicating with the through hole.

The holding section consisting of the elastic member and the stopper can clamp the bracket from both sides and fix the meter cable, and when the distance between the instrument panel and the bracket is narrow, the elastic member is compressed by being pushed by the meter. The distance between the meter cable and the meter can be adjusted by easily retracting the meter cable by deforming the meter cable.

The elastic member may be a normal coil spring, or may be a leaf spring-like member with an open side that contacts the bracket.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be explained below with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a sectional view for explaining the entire meter cable mounting structure of the present invention. 1 is a meter body, and 11 is a connection terminal for a cable. 2 is a bracket attached to an instrument panel (not shown), 4 is an outer casing connected to the meter cable 3 at its base, and 41 is the outer casing as understood from the perspective view shown in FIG. 4 is a guide casing provided at the tip of the guide casing 41, 42 is an elastic member formed extending from the vicinity of the root of the guide casing 41 toward the base of the outer casing, and 43 is an elastic member formed by cutting and raising a plurality of elastic members. This is a claw-shaped first protrusion that has elasticity and constitutes the stopper of the present invention, and clamps the bracket 2 between the elastic member 42 and the first protrusion 43 to fix the outer casing 4. It is something.

A second protrusion 44 is located near the first protrusion 43 and has a shape approximately the same width as the diameter of the meter cable, and is provided at only one location on the outer periphery of the outer casing. The outer casing 4 is rotated by the rotation of the meter cable 3 by engaging the guide hole (hereinafter referred to as "elongated hole") explained in FIG.
This is a protrusion that prevents the wheels from rotating together. The configuration shown in FIG. 2 is a view of the outer casing together with the meter cable from the outer casing base side. Also, what is shown in FIG.
1 and the elastic member 42, and a hole 22 through which the outer periphery of the outer casing 4 can pass.
A long hole 23 having approximately the same width as the diameter of the meter cable is formed continuously.

Now, before reaching the state shown in Figure 1, insert the outer casing 4 of the meter cable from the back side of the bracket 2 (on the right side in Figure 1) through the hole 21 of the bracket 2, and use only the meter cable 3 for a long length. After passing through the hole 23 and moving to the hole 22, the meter cable is again moved toward the back side of the bracket until the claw-shaped first projection 43 of the outer casing comes out from the hole 22 on the back side of the bracket. Therefore, the outer casing 4 is prevented from moving toward the front side of the bracket 2 (i.e., toward the meter body) by the first protrusion 43, and the rear end of the elastic member extending from the tip toward the base Since the part abuts against the bracket 2, it is also prevented from moving to the back side of the bracket 2 and is held within the hole 22 of the bracket 2. At this time, the outer casing is moved and the second protrusion 44 provided on the outer periphery is inserted into the hole 2.
By fitting the outer casing 4 into the elongated hole 23 following the outer casing 2, rotational movement within the hole 22 is also prevented and the outer casing 4 is fixed.

By fixing (attaching) the meter body 1 to the instrument panel (not shown) to the outer casing 4 of the meter cable 3 which has been fixed in advance to the bracket 2 as described above, the meter body 1 can be fixed as shown in FIG. The connection terminal 11 is guided into the guide casing 41 of the automobile, and is attached to the tip of a rotation transmission cable (not shown) that is inserted into the meter cable of the meter cable 3 in the outer casing 4 to transmit wheel rotation to the meter 1. The connecting end 31 comes into contact with the connecting end 31 . At this time, since both the connecting terminals 11 and 31 have a rectangular terminal shape, they often do not fit together well and come into contact without being connected. Therefore, both connection terminals 11 and 31 press the other while contacting each other, but since the outer casing 4 of the meter cable 3 is supported in contact with the bracket 2 by the elastic member 42, the outer casing 4 with meter cable 3
is pushed back by the connection terminal 11 of the meter body 1 while accumulating elastic force.

When the engine, etc. is started in this state and the vehicle starts running and the meter cable 3 begins to rotate, the square terminal of the connection terminal 31 of the meter cable 3 is immediately fitted into the square terminal of the connection terminal 11. will be brought together and connected,
Needless to say, this fitting is due to the elastic force of the meter cable 3 caused by the elastic member 42 mentioned above, and the meter body 1 and the outer casing 4 are fixed to the instrument panel and the bracket 2, respectively, by the connection of both connection terminals. This results in a bonded state due to proper placement.

FIG. 5 shows another embodiment of the present invention, in which the outer casing 4 in the embodiment shown in FIG.
This figure shows an example in which a spiral spring material is used as the elastic member 42, and the other configurations are exactly the same as the example in FIG. 1 as indicated by the reference numerals.

As described above, the meter cable mounting structure of the present invention includes a meter cable mounting bracket arranged at the back of the meter mounting instrument panel, and a guide section that guides the connection part of the meter with the cable and the cable. The holding part attached to the bracket is integrally constructed, and the holding part is composed of an elastic member that presses the bracket from the front side and is elastically deformed so that the mounting height can be changed, and a stopper that comes into contact from the back side. Since the integral structure is passed through a large-diameter through hole provided in the bracket and then guided to the mounting hole through a guide hole communicating with the through hole, the following effects can be obtained.

That is, since the mounting structure for the meter cable is made into an integral structure, the meter can be mounted by a simple operation of mounting the structure on the bracket and then mounting it on the instrument panel while guiding the meter to the guide. Work efficiency can be significantly improved compared to conventional means.

Furthermore, since the meter cable can be fixed by sandwiching the bracket from both sides between the elastic member and the stopper, the meter installation work is facilitated.Moreover, when the distance between the instrument panel and the bracket is narrow, the elastic member is pushed by the meter and the meter cable is fixed. Since the member is compressed and deformed and the meter cable can be retreated without falling off the bracket,
The degree of freedom in designing the meter installation part can be increased.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a sectional view showing the whole of one embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a view of the outer casing together with the meter cable viewed from the outer casing base side, Fig. 3 is a view explaining the hole in the bracket, and Fig. 4
The figure is a three-dimensional perspective view of Figures 1 and 2;
FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing the entirety of another embodiment of the present invention. 1...Meter body, 2...Bracket, 3...
...Meter cable, 4...Outer casing, 11...Connection terminal, 21, 22, 23...
Hole, 31... Connection terminal, 41... Guide casing, 42... Elastic member, 43... First protrusion (stopper), 44... Second protrusion.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A bracket for attaching a meter cable is arranged at the back of an instrument panel for attaching a meter, and a guide section for guiding the connecting part of the meter to the cable and a holding section for attaching the cable to the bracket are integrated, and the holding section The unit consists of an elastic member that presses the bracket from the front side and is elastically deformed so that the mounting height can be changed, and a stopper that abuts from the back side. A meter cable installation structure configured to pass through a through hole and then lead to a mounting hole through a guide hole communicating with the through hole.