JPH07169558A - Heating wire terminal connecting structure for rear window - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve outward appearance, and improve installing workability by positioning a harness side terminal embedded in a heating wire side terminal by engaging it with a positioning bracket. CONSTITUTION:In harness side terminal 1, the base end part 11 is supported with a support bracket 2, and the tip part 12 is positioned by engaging with a positioning bracket 3, and a heating wire side terminal 4 is connected by embedding the tip part in the harness side terminal 1. This support bracket 2 is installed on a pillar trim 103 through the installing flange part, and a subassembly is formed. The positioning bracket 3 is integrally arranged by extendedly arranging a joining flange part 102a of a rear pillar 102. In the harness side terminal 1, a terminal part 1a to be connected to a harness 105 is arranged in the bottom part. The heating wire side terminal 4 is installed by being connected to a heating wire 101 printed on a rear window glass pane 100.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a back window heat wire terminal connection structure.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a back window glass 100 of an automobile has a heat ray 101 printed on its interior glass surface for defrosting and defrosting. At this time, the terminal connection structure of the heating wire 101 is such that the harness side terminal 104 has the pillar trim 103 as shown in FIG.
Is connected to the end of a harness 105 led out of the pillar trim 103 from between the side edge of the back door glass 100 and the harness side terminal 104 located outside the pillar trim 103. It has a connection structure fitted to the heat wire side terminal 106 connected to. The harness 105 has the other end connected to a power supply side control unit (not shown), and an intermediate portion connected to the rear pillar 102 and the rear pillar 102.
Is installed and installed between the pillar trim 103 and the pillar trim 103 that is installed on the indoor side.

[0003]

However, in the conventional heat wire terminal connection structure for the back window, the heat wire terminal connection structure is exposed to the outside of the pillar trim 103, so that it looks unsightly when viewed from the interior side, and the vehicle is in a completed state. Since the harness side terminal 104 and the heat wire side terminal 106 are fitted to each other from the indoor side, the workability is poor, and the gap for leading the harness 105 to the outside of the pillar trim 103 has a variation in parts of the pillar trim 103 and the rear pillar 102. The back and forth glass 100 and the pillar trim 103 are attached to each other to cause wide and narrow variations. When the back window glass 100 and the pillar trim 103 are wide, a low tone is generated due to the flapping of the harness 105. There is a risk of being strongly sandwiched between them and deforming or breaking That there is,
And back window glass 100 and pillar trim 103
Pillar trim 1 because it is not positioned relative to
03 is difficult to install
In addition, the width of the pillar trim 103 is not balanced in the left, right, top and bottom of the back window, resulting in various inconveniences such as poor workability and poor appearance.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to provide a good appearance and
It is an object of the present invention to provide a back window heat wire terminal connection structure which has good workability in assembly and eliminates the occurrence of abnormal noise and damage to the harness.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is such that a harness side terminal having one end connected to the other end side of a harness connecting to a power source side control part has a base end part thereof. Is supported by a support bracket attached to the back surface of the back window side edge of the pillar trim, and engages with a positioning bracket formed so as to project the tip of the support bracket from the joint flange of the rear pillar so as to face the support bracket. It is positioned and installed,
The heat wire side terminal is attached by connecting the base end portion thereof to the heat wire printed on the back window glass covered by the side edge portion of the pillar trim, and the tip end portion thereof is fitted and connected to the harness side terminal. It is characterized by that.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a back window heat-ray terminal connecting structure according to the first aspect, wherein a supporting hole that is opened to a side portion is formed in the supporting bracket through a guide groove. Locating holes are formed in the positioning bracket, a proximal end annular groove and a distal end annular groove are formed on the outer periphery of the harness side terminal, and the supporting bracket is sub-assembled to the pillar trim. , The harness side terminal is supported by the supporting bracket by fitting the base end annular groove into the support hole via the guide groove, and the tip end annular groove is fitted in the locate hole. It is characterized by being positioned.

[0007]

Since the invention according to claim 1 has the above-mentioned structure, the heat wire terminal connecting structure is not housed in the pillar trim and is not exposed in the vehicle compartment, and the pillar trim is a bracket for positioning the harness side terminal. The pillar trim is easily attached because it is positioned by engaging with, and both terminals (harness side terminal, heat wire side terminal) can be easily connected no matter which of the pillar trim and the back window glass is attached first. It is possible to improve workability.

In addition, according to the invention of claim 1, the heat wire terminal connection structure is housed in the pillar trim.
The harness is no longer sandwiched between the pillar trim and the back window glass, and it is possible to eliminate abnormal noise (flapping noise) and damage to the harness.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the harness side terminal and the supporting bracket mounted on the pillar trim can be easily fitted to each other, and the base end portion of the harness side terminal is attached to the supporting bracket of the previously mounted pillar trim. When the harness side terminal and the heat wire side terminal are connected by mounting the back window glass after positioning and setting the tip of the harness side terminal on the positioning bracket, or the back window glass Heat wire side terminal,
Even if the support holes of the support bracket are fitted into the harness side terminals when installing the pillar trim after connecting the positioned harness side terminals to the positioning bracket, it is easier to assemble. it can.

[0010]

The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the illustrated embodiments.

FIG. 1 shows a hot-wire terminal connection structure of a back window as one embodiment, and is shown in a sectional view corresponding to line VV in FIG.

In this heat wire terminal connection structure, one end is connected to the other end of the harness 105 which is connected to the power supply side control unit (not shown) and the back side of the back window side edge of the pillar trim 103. Support bracket 2
The positioning bracket 3 projectingly formed on the joint flange portion 102a of the rear pillar 102 so as to face the supporting bracket 2 and the side edge of the back window glass 100 covered by the side edge of the pillar trim 103 are printed. The heating wire 101 is generally composed of the heating wire 101 and the heating wire-side terminal 4 connected to the base end 41. The harness-side terminal 1 has its base end 11 supported by the supporting bracket 2 and its tip. The portion 12 is engaged with the positioning bracket 3 so as to be positioned and attached, and the heat wire side terminal 4 is connected by inserting the tip end portion 42 thereof into the harness side terminal 1.

At this time, the supporting bracket 2 is formed into a hat shape by having the mounting flange portions 21 on both sides as shown in FIG. 2, and the guide groove 61 is formed in the central flat portion 22.
A support hole 6 is opened to the side through the hole.

The support bracket 2 is attached to the pillar trim 103 via the attachment flange portion 21 and sub-assembled. The attachment means at this time is affixing with an adhesive, screws / nuts, velcro, hooks, or the like. Mechanical stop, by fitting the mounting flange portion 21 into a groove (not shown) provided on the pillar trim 103, or engaging the mounting flange portion 21 with a claw or a boss-shaped projection (not shown) provided on the pillar trim 103. Alternatively, it is possible to use various means such as fastening by clamping.

The positioning bracket 3 is the rear pillar 1.
The joint flange portion 102a of No. 02 is integrally provided by extending it, and as shown in FIG. 3, a locate hole 7 is formed at the substantially central portion thereof.

As shown in FIG. 3, the harness side terminal 1 is formed in a cylindrical shape with a bottom, a terminal portion 1a for connecting to the harness 105 is provided on the bottom, and the base of the outer peripheral portion is provided. A base end annular groove 13 is provided on the end portion 11 side, and a tip end annular groove 14 is provided on the tip end portion 12 side.
The harness side terminal 1 is supported by the support bracket 2 by fitting the base end annular groove 13 into the support hole 6 through the guide groove 61 of the support bracket 2, and the end annular groove 14 is Positioning bracket 3
The locating hole 7 is fitted and positioned and attached.

Further, the heat wire side terminal 4 is formed in a locating pin shape by providing a terminal portion 4a at the tip of the tip end portion 42, and the base end portion 41 is connected to the heat ray 101 and the glass surface of the back window glass 100. It stands upright. The heat wire side terminal 4 is connected to the harness side terminal 1 by inserting the tip portion 42 into the inner hole 1b of the harness side terminal 1 and bringing the terminal portions 1a and 4a into contact with each other.

Such a back window heat ray terminal connection structure is assembled, for example, as follows.

The first assembling method is as follows.
The harness-side terminal 1 is attached by fitting the base end annular groove 13 into the support hole 6 of the support bracket 2 ablated to 3. Next, the pillar trim 103 to which the harness side terminal 1 is attached is attached to the rear pillar 102, and the tip annular groove 14 is fitted into the locate hole 7 to position the harness side terminal 1. Then, the back window glass 100 is assembled so that the heating wire side terminal 4 is fitted into the inner hole 1b of the harness side terminal 1.

The first assembling method can obtain the back window heat wire terminal connection structure in this way, but it includes the step of attaching the harness side terminal 1 to the supporting bracket 2 and the step of positioning the same. The relationship between before and after may be reversed. That is, the support bracket 2 sub-assembled to the pillar trim 103 when the pillar trim 103 is attached to the rear pillar 102 after the end annular groove 14 is fitted into the locate hole 7 to position the harness side terminal 1.
The support hole 6 may be fitted into the base end annular groove 13 of the harness side terminal 1.

The second assembling method is an assembling method when the back window glass 100 is attached before the pillar trim 103. First, the positioning bracket 3 is attached.
The harness side terminal 1 is positioned and attached by fitting the tip annular groove 14 into the locate hole 7 of the back window glass 100 by inserting the heating wire side terminal 4 into the inner hole 1b of the harness side terminal 1. Install.

After that, the pillar trim 103 is attached to the rear pillar 1.
02, the support hole 6 of the support bracket 2 sub-assembled to the pillar trim 103 is fitted into the base end annular groove 13 to attach the harness side terminal 1 to the support bracket 2 to form a back window heat ray terminal connection structure. Obtainable.

The structure of the back window heat-wire terminal connection thus obtained is housed in the pillar trim 103 and is not exposed in the passenger compartment, so that the appearance is improved.

Further, the pillar trim 103 is positioned by engaging the harness side terminal 1 with the positioning bracket 3, and the heat wire side terminal 4 is fitted into the harness side terminal 1 to thereby make the back window glass 100.
Is positioned, the pillar trim 103 and the back window glass 100 are positioned relative to each other, and as a result, the distance between the heat wire 101 and the side end of the pillar trim 103 becomes constant, and the appearance is improved, and
The pillar trim 103 does not interfere with the rear pillar 102 and the back window glass 100, so that the pillar window 103 is installed in a balanced manner on the left, right, and top and bottom of the back window.

Further, in the heat wire terminal connection structure of this embodiment, since the pillar trim 103 is positioned, the pillar trim 103 can be easily mounted, and regardless of whether the pillar trim 103 is mounted or the back window glass 100 is mounted, Since both can be assembled, the freedom of assembly work is expanded, and workability is improved.

In addition, the heat wire terminal connection structure of this embodiment is
Since the harness 105 is housed in the pillar trim 103 and is not sandwiched between the pillar trim 103 and the back window glass 100, the harness 105 interferes with the pillar trim 103 and / or the back window glass 100 to generate a flapping sound. There is no possibility that the pillar trim 103 and the back window glass 100 will be damaged by being strongly pressed.

[0027]

As described above in detail, according to the first aspect of the invention, the heat wire terminal connection structure is housed in the pillar trim and is not exposed in the passenger compartment, so that the appearance is improved. It has become a thing.

Further, according to the invention of claim 1, the harness side terminal in which the heat wire side terminal is fitted is engaged with the positioning bracket for positioning, so that the pillar trim to which the harness side terminal is attached and the heat wire side terminal are Relative positioning with the back window glass to be attached is made, as a result the distance between the heat wire and the side end of the pillar trim is constant and the appearance is improved, and the pillar trim does not interfere with the rear pillar and the back window glass, The back window is installed on the left and right, and on the top and bottom in a well-balanced mounting state, further improving the appearance.

Further, since the pillar trim is positioned by the positioning bracket, the pillar trim is easily mounted, and the pillar trim can be mounted in any case regardless of the relation between the pillar trim mounting and the back window mounting. As a result, the freedom of assembly work is expanded, and the workability is improved.

Moreover, since the harness is not sandwiched between the pillar trim and the back window glass, an abnormal noise (flapping noise) is generated due to interference with the pillar trim of the harness and / or the back window glass, and the pillar trim and the back window glass. There is no damage to the harness due to strong pressure against the glass.

Further, in addition to the above effects, the invention according to claim 2 forms a base end annular groove in the harness side terminal and forms a support hole in the supporting bracket that opens to the side through the guide groove. Since the harness side terminals and the supporting brackets have been easily fitted together, the pillar trim and the back window glass can be easily assembled regardless of which is first. It has been improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a back window heat wire terminal connection structure as an example corresponding to the line VV in FIG.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a supporting bracket used in the heat wire terminal connection structure of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a harness side terminal and a heat ray side terminal of the heat ray terminal connection structure of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a side view of an automobile showing a location where a conventional back window heat wire terminal connection structure is attached.

5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VV of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Harness Side Terminal 2 Support Bracket 3 Positioning Bracket 4 Heat Wire Side Terminal 6 Support Hole 7 Locate Hole 11 Base End (Harness Side Terminal) 12 Tip (Harness Side Terminal) 13 Base End Annular Groove 14 Tip Annular Groove 41 Base End (for Heat Wire Terminal) 42 Tip (for Heat Wire Terminal) 61 Guide Groove 100 Back Window Glass 101 Heat Wire 102 Rear Pillar 102a Joint Flange Part (Rear Pillar) 103 Pillar Trim 105 Harness

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A harness side terminal whose one end is connected to the other end side of a harness which is connected to a power source side control section is supported by a supporting bracket whose base end section is attached to the back surface of the back window side edge section of a pillar trim. At the same time, the tip of the heat wire is positioned and attached by engaging the positioning bracket projectingly formed on the joint flange portion of the rear pillar so as to face the supporting bracket, and the heat wire side terminal is attached at its base end. It is attached by being connected to a heat wire printed on the side edge of the back window glass covered by the side edge of the pillar trim, and the tip end of which is fitted and connected to the harness side terminal. Back window heat wire terminal connection structure. 2. The heat-wire terminal connection structure for a back window according to claim 1, wherein the support bracket is provided with a support hole opened to a side portion through a guide groove, and the positioning bracket is provided with a support hole. A locating hole is bored, a base end annular groove and a tip annular groove are formed on the outer periphery of the harness side terminal, the supporting bracket is sub-assembled to a pillar trim, and the harness side terminal is It is supported by the supporting bracket by fitting the end annular groove into the support hole via the guide groove, and is positioned by fitting the end annular groove in the locate hole. Back window heat wire terminal connection structure.