JPH056059U - Actuator Tablet - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] The cable is easily connected to the actuator by simplifying the temporary fixing. A nut member 2 formed with a female screw 2a2 that is assembled to a damper 76 provided on an actuator 70 and into which a fixing screw 77 inserted from the vehicle body side is screwed, and a cable 80.
Has a U-shaped concave portion 3b5 which is held in contact with the outer peripheral portion of the outer cable 81, and is crimped to the outer cable 80 while the outer peripheral side of the outer cable 80 is held by the U-shaped concave portion 3b5. A connecting member 3 in which the cable holding protrusions 3b3 and 3b4 are formed on the tip side of the U-shaped recess 3b5 is integrally provided.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial application]

 The present invention relates to an actuator used for automatically opening a fuel lid of an automobile, for example, and more particularly to an actuator bracket that supports a cable connected to the actuator.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 5 and 6 exemplify an actuator bracket of this type, and show a state where the actuator bracket is assembled to the actuator.

The illustrated actuator bracket 50 is a separate body from the actuator 70, and as shown in FIG. 5, a vehicle body side contact plate portion 50 a having a flat shape larger than the outer dimension of the actuator 70, and A cable bent at the front end side, which is the upper side of the vehicle body side contact plate portion 50a, in the figure from the vehicle body side contact plate portion 50a to the right side in FIG. It is composed of a support plate portion 50b.

In addition, screw holes 50a1 corresponding to vehicle body mounting portions 74a and 74b provided in a housing 74 of an actuator 70 described later are provided on the upper side and the lower side of the vehicle body side contact plate portion 50a in FIG. , 50a2 are provided respectively.

Further, a groove 50b1 cut out from the right end edge in FIG. 6 toward the vehicle body side contact plate portion 50a is provided in the cable support plate portion 50b from the center to the right side in FIG. At two locations on the outer peripheral side of the groove 50b1, convex portions 50b2 and 50b3 protruding rightward in FIG. 6 are provided, respectively.

On the other hand, the actuator 70 receives the power of the motor shaft 71a via a power transmission mechanism (not shown) by the rotation of the motor shaft 71a provided in the motor 71, and the return position a and the output position b in FIG. There is provided an output shaft 72 that rotates between the two, and the center of the swing arm 73 is concentrically fixed to the output shaft 72.

Further, a return spring mounting portion 73a is provided on the base end side which is the left side in FIG. 5 of the swing arm 73, and the return spring mounting portion 73a is provided with a housing 74 of the actuator 70. The other end of the return spring 75 whose one end is locked is locked to the other end.

A cable connecting portion 73b having a cable locking hole 73b1 formed at the center thereof is provided on the tip side, which is the right side in FIG. 5, of the swing arm 73.

Further, the housing 74 of the actuator 70 is provided with vehicle body mounting portions 74a and 74b having a rectangular outer shape on the upper end side and the lower end side in FIG. 5, and these vehicle body mounting portions 74a and 74b are mounted. In the center, dampers 76, 76 made of rubber and having round holes 76a, 76a formed in the center are fitted.

Further, nut members 77 and 77 having the same shape are inserted into the round holes 76a and 76a of the dampers 76 and 76, respectively.

The nut members 77 and 77 have cylindrical portions 77a and 77a having an outer shape of a substantially cylindrical shape, and a rectangular plate crimped and fixed to the tip side of the cylindrical portions 77a and 77a, which is the left side in FIG. It is composed of parts 77b and 77b, and is fitted into the dampers 76 and 76 by being pushed into the round holes 76a and 76a from the right side of the dampers 76 and 76 in FIG.

Further, female threads 77a1 and 77a1 are formed in the centers of the cylindrical portions 77a and 77a, and the cylindrical portions 77a and 77a are fitted in the round holes 76a and 76a of the dampers 76 and 76, respectively. The female screws 77a1 and 77a1 are aligned with the screw holes 50a1 and 50a2 formed in the vehicle body side contact plate portion 50a of the actuator bracket 50.

In the actuator bracket 50 having such a structure, the screw holes 50a1 and the screw holes 50a2 of the vehicle body side contact plate portion 50a are provided in the actuator mounting portion B2 of the inner panel B1 of the vehicle body B. , B4 in contact with each other, aligning the vehicle body mounting portions 74a and 74b provided on the housing 74 of the actuator 70 with the screw holes 50a1 and 50a2 respectively, and referring to FIG. 6 of the inner panel B1. From the left side, screws 78 and 79 are screwed into the vehicle body mounting portions 74a and 74b through the screw holes B3 and B4, the screw holes 50a1 and the screw holes 50a2.

By screwing the screws 78 and 79 into the vehicle body mounting portions 74a and 74b, the screws 78 and 79 are screwed into the female threads 77a1 and 77a1 of the cylindrical portions 77a and 77a, respectively, so that the actuator bracket 50 is connected to the inner panel B1. The actuator 70 is fixed to the inner panel B1 via the nut members 77, 77 while being sandwiched by the actuator 70.

Further, a short shaft-shaped locking member 80 a provided on the other end side of the cable 80 whose one end side is connected to a fuel lid (not shown) which is a load, and an outer cable 81 provided on the outer peripheral side of the cable 80. The arrow-shaped support portion 81a provided at the other end of the actuator 70 is pulled to the vicinity of the actuator 70, and the locking member 80a is inserted into the cable locking hole 73b1 formed in the swing arm 73 of the actuator 70.

Then, the support portion 81a of the outer cable 81 is fitted into the groove 50b1 of the cable support plate portion 50b of the actuator bracket 50, and then the convex portions 50b2 and 50b3 of the actuator bracket 50 are directed toward the support portion 81a. The outer cable 81 is supported by the actuator bracket 50 by bending.

Therefore, by supplying a predetermined power to the motor 71 of the actuator 70, the motor shaft 71a is rotated to move the swing arm 73 from the return position a to the output position b to the return spring 75 via the power transmission mechanism. When the output is moved against the elastic repulsive force that it has, the locking member 80a of the cable 80 rotates integrally with the swing arm 73, so that the cable 80 is pulled and the fuel lid is opened.

When the power supply to the motor 71 is stopped, the elastic restoring force of the return spring 75 causes the swing arm 73 to move back from the output position b to the return position a, so that the cable 80 is returned.

However, in the above-mentioned conventional actuator bracket 50, which is separate from the actuator 70, the vehicle body side contact plate portion 50 a of the actuator bracket 50 is set on the inner panel B 1 of the vehicle body B, and the actuator mounting portion B 2 Screw holes B3 and B4 of the actuator 70 are screwed into the vehicle body mounting portions 74a and 74b of the actuator 70 through the screw holes B3 and B4 and the screw holes 50a1 and 50a2 of the actuator 50. Accordingly, since the actuator 70 is fixed to the vehicle body B, when the actuator 70 is fixed, the actuator 70 and the actuator bracket 50 separate from the actuator 70 are connected to the actuator mounting portion B1 of the vehicle body B. It is necessary to temporarily fix each against Therefore, there is a drawback that the workability is extremely poor.

[0020]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 The problem to be solved is that if the actuator bracket is separate from the actuator, it is difficult to work when temporarily fixing.

[0021]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The actuator bracket according to the present invention has a nut member formed with a female screw, which is assembled to a damper provided on the actuator and into which a fixing screw inserted from the vehicle body side is screwed, in order to minimize temporary fixing work. A U-shaped recess for contacting and holding the outer circumference of the outer cable is formed, and a cable holding projection that is crimped to the outer cable while the outer circumference of the outer cable is held by the U-shaped recess is formed. The most important feature is that the connecting member formed on the tip side of the U-shaped recess is integrally provided, and the purpose of simplifying the work of fixing the actuator to the vehicle body is realized without changing the shape of the actuator. did.

[0022]

[Action]

 In the actuator bracket according to the present invention, the nut member is fixed to the vehicle body by screwing the fixing screw inserted from the vehicle body side into the female screw of the nut member assembled to the damper, and the outer periphery of the outer cable is fixed by the U-shaped recess. Since the actuator clamps the actuator directly to the vehicle body, the actuator and actuator bracket are separated from each other because the actuator is directly fixed to the vehicle body because the cable clamping projection is clamped to the outer cable while holding the side. There is no need for temporary fixing.

[0023]

【Example】

 An embodiment of the actuator bracket according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

The illustrated actuator bracket 1 is mainly composed of a nut member 2 and a connecting member 3 integrated with the nut member 2.

As is apparent from FIGS. 3 and 4, the nut member 2 is composed of a tubular portion 2a having a substantially cylindrical outer shape and a plate portion 2b, and the tubular portion 2a in FIG. A vehicle body side contact surface 2a1 is formed on the lower end side of the above, and a rectangular plate portion 2b is fixed on the upper end side in FIG.

Further, at the center of the cylindrical portion 2a, a female screw 2a2 communicating from the vehicle body side contact surface 2a1 to the outside of the plate portion 2b is formed, and the upper surface of the plate portion 2b in FIG. 4 is formed. Has a connecting member 3 integrally attached to the nut member 2.

As apparent from FIGS. 3 and 4, the connecting member 3 is provided with a round hole-shaped nut member fitting hole 3a1 at the center on the left side of the connecting member main body 3a having a substantially rectangular shape and a flat shape. The internal thread 2a2 of the nut member 2 is aligned with the nut member fitting hole 3a1.

Further, on the right side of the nut member fitting hole 3a1 in FIG. 3, a direction substantially straight from the upper edge of the connecting member body 3a to the front side in FIG. A projecting portion 3b is provided which projects in a rectangular shape toward the upper side of the inside.

Further, at positions separated from each other on the tip end side which is the upper side of FIG. 4 of the protrusion 3b, there are provided protruding pieces 3b1 and 3b2 protruding toward the upper side of FIG. Cable clamping projections 3b3 and 3b4 for caulking an outer cable 81, which will be described later, are provided on the tip ends of the projecting pieces 3b1 and 3b2.

Further, in the center of each of the projecting pieces 3b1 and 3b2, a U-shaped concave portion 3b5 is cut out so as to be elongated from the cable holding projecting portions 3b3 and 3b4 side toward the lower side in FIG. The inner diameter of the U-shaped recess 3b5 is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the outer cable 81 described later.

Further, the nut member 2 is fitted in the round hole 76a of the damper 76 on one side provided on the upper side of the actuator 70 in FIG.

On the other hand, the actuator 70 is similar to that shown in FIG. 5, and receives the power of the motor shaft 71a via a power transmission mechanism (not shown) as the motor shaft 71a provided in the motor 71 rotates. 1 is provided with an output shaft 72 that rotates between a return position a and an output position b in FIG. 1, and the center of a swing arm (output member) 73 is concentrically fixed to the output shaft 72. ..

A return spring attachment portion 73a is provided on the base end side of the swing arm 73, which is the left side in FIG. 1, and the return spring attachment portion 73a is provided with a housing 74 of the actuator 70. The other end of the return spring 75 whose one end is locked is locked to the other end.

A cable connecting portion 73b having a cable locking hole 73b1 formed at the center thereof is provided on the tip side, which is the right side in FIG. 1, of the swing arm 73.

Further, the housing 74 of the actuator 70 is provided with vehicle body mounting portions 74a and 74b having a rectangular outer shape on the upper end side and the lower end side in FIG. 1, and these vehicle body mounting portions 74a and 74b are attached. In the center, dampers 76, 76 made of rubber and having round holes 76a, 76a formed in the center are fitted.

Further, in the round hole 76a of the damper 76 on the other side of the dampers 76, 76, which is the lower side in FIG. 1, a single nut member 2 not integrally provided with the connecting member 3 is provided. I have inserted it.

In the actuator bracket 1 having such a structure, the nut member 2 of the actuator bracket 1 is fitted into the round hole 76 a of the damper 76 on one side of the actuator 70, and the round hole of the damper 76 on the other side of the actuator 70 is fitted. In the state where the single nut member 2 is fitted to the 76a, the female screw 2a2 of each nut member 2 is aligned with the screw holes B3 and B4 provided in the actuator mounting portion B2 set in the inner panel B1 of the vehicle body B. Then, the vehicle body side contact surface 2a1 of the nut member 2 is brought into contact with the inner panel B1, and the fixing screws 77 and 78 are screwed into the female screw 2a2 from the left side of the inner panel B1 in FIG.

The actuator 70 is fixed to the actuator mounting portion B2 of the inner panel B1 by screwing the fixing screws 77 and 78 into the female screw 2a2.

Further, a short shaft-like locking member 80 a provided on the other end side of the cable 80 whose one end side is connected to a fuel lid (not shown) which is a load, and an outer cable 81 provided on the outer peripheral side of the cable 80. The arrow-shaped support portion 81a provided on the other end side of the actuator is pulled close to the vicinity of the actuator bracket 1, and the locking member 80a is inserted into the cable locking hole 73b1 formed in the swing arm 73 of the actuator 70.

Then, the support portion 81a of the outer cable 81 is fitted into the U-shaped recess 3b5 of the actuator bracket 1, and the support portion 81a is brought into contact with the U-shaped recess 3b5.

When the support portion 81a of the outer cable 81 abuts the U-shaped recess 3b5, as shown by the phantom line in FIG. 4, bend the cable holding projections 3b3, 3b4 to the opposite sides to each other. The outer cable 81 is supported by the actuator bracket 50 by crimping while holding the support portion 81a on the U-shaped recess 3b5 side.

Therefore, by supplying a predetermined power to the motor 71 of the actuator 70, the motor shaft 71a is rotated to move the swing arm 73 from the return position a to the output position b to the return spring 75 via the power transmission mechanism. When the output is moved against the elastic repulsive force that it has, the locking member 80a of the cable 80 rotates integrally with the swing arm 73, so that the cable 80 is pulled and the fuel lid is opened.

When the power supply to the motor 71 is stopped, the swing arm 73 moves back from the output position b to the return position a due to the elastic restoring force of the return spring 75, so that the cable 80 is returned. ..

[0044]

[Effect of the device]

 As described above, since the actuator bracket according to the present invention has the above-mentioned configuration, the nut is formed by screwing the fixing screw inserted from the vehicle body side into the female screw of the nut member assembled to the damper. Since the member is fixed to the vehicle body, and the outer cable of the outer cable is held by the U-shaped recess, the cable clamping projection caulks against the outer cable, so the actuator is fixed directly to the vehicle body. It is not necessary to temporarily fix the actuator and the actuator bracket, respectively, as compared to the case where the actuator and the actuator are configured separately, which makes it extremely easy to fix the actuator to the vehicle body, thus improving productivity. This is an excellent effect.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an embodiment of an actuator bracket according to the present invention assembled to an actuator.

2 is a vertical sectional front view of the actuator bracket shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

3 is a plan view of the actuator bracket shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the actuator bracket shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a state where a conventional actuator bracket is attached to an actuator.

6 is a vertical sectional front view of the actuator bracket shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Actuator bracket 2 Nut member 2a2 Female screw 3 Connecting member 3b3, 3b4 Clamping protrusion 3b5 U-shaped recess 70 Actuator 73 Output member 76 Damper 80 Cable 81 Outer cable

Claims (1)

[Claims for utility model registration] Claims: 1. An actuator bracket for supporting a cable connected to an output member provided in an actuator on the actuator side, which is fixed to a damper provided on the actuator and inserted from the vehicle body side. A nut member formed with a female screw into which a service screw is screwed in and a U-shaped concave portion that abuts and holds the outer peripheral portion of the outer cable of the cable are formed, and the outer peripheral portion of the outer cable is formed by the U-shaped concave portion. An actuator bracket, comprising a connecting member integrally formed with a cable-clamping projection that is tightened to the outer cable in a state of holding the side on the tip side of the U-shaped recess.