JPH09306597A - Fixture for electric part - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily carry out an installation work of electric parts in an automobile, etc. SOLUTION: A bolder part 15 is formed in the main body 14 of a fixture 13 and at the same time a connector 17 is fitted in. The bolder part 15 is so formed into a curved plate as to have a semicircular shape. The fixture 13 elastically bolds a reinforcement 12 of an automobile by the bolder part 15, so that the fixture 13 is installed in the reinforcement 12. The connector 17 of the fixture 13 is installed in the reinforcement 12 by installing the fixture 13 in the reinforcement 12. Consequently, the installation work of the connector 17 in the automobile can be easily carried out.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a fixture for electrical parts such as a connector.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, a pair of brackets 72 and 73 are spot-welded on the surface of a vehicle body 71 shown in FIG. 6, and a connector (electric component) 74 is attached to the brackets 72 and 73. I am trying to fix 75. The connector 74 is attached to the body 71 by fixing the attachment 75 to the brackets 72 and 73.

The brackets 72 and 73 project from the body 71. At the tip of one of the brackets 73, the pedestal portion 73a is arranged so as to be parallel to the surface of the body 71.
Is provided. A screw hole 76 is provided in the pedestal portion 73a, and a female screw is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the screw hole 76. An insertion recess 77 is provided at a position of the fixture 75 corresponding to the tip of one of the brackets 72. A fixing portion 78 is provided at a position corresponding to the other bracket 73 in the fixture 75, and a through hole 79 is provided in the fixing portion 78. An electric wire 74a extends from the connector 74.

To mount the mounting member 75 having the above-described structure on the body 71, the insertion recess 77 of the mounting member 75 is fitted into the tip portion of the bracket 72. Furthermore, the fixture 75
The fixing portion 78 of the fixture 75 and the pedestal portion 73a of the bracket 73 are aligned so that the through hole 79 of the bracket 73 and the screw hole 76 of the bracket 73 are positioned corresponding to each other. In this state, the fixture 75 is attached to the body 71 by screwing a bolt (not shown) into the screw hole 76 from above the through hole 79 and tightening the bolt.

[0005]

However, in order to mount the mounting member 75 on the body 71, a pair of brackets 72, 73 must be spot-welded to the body 71. Further, the fixing portion 78 of the fixture 75 and the pedestal portion 73a of the bracket 73 are aligned with each other, and the bolt is inserted through the through hole 79.
Must be screwed into the screw hole 76 from above. Therefore, there is a problem in that the work of welding the brackets 72 and 73 to the body 71 and the work of attaching the fixture 75 to the body 71 are troublesome.

Further, the fixture 75 is attached to the brackets 72, 73.
The electric wire 74 extending from the connector 74
a may be located between the fixed portion 78 and the pedestal portion 73a. Then, in this state, when the bolt is screwed into the screw hole 76 from above the through hole 79 and tightened, the electric wire 7
4a is sandwiched between the fixed portion 78 and the pedestal portion 73a.
As a result, there is a problem that the electric wire 74a is damaged or cut, and electric leakage from the electric wire 74a occurs.

The screw holes 7 of the bracket 73 are inserted through the through holes 79 of the fixing portion 78 due to vibrations or the like when the automobile is running.
If the bolt screwed into 6 loosens, there is a problem in that the fixture 75 rattles and easily comes off the brackets 72 and 73.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and a first object thereof is to facilitate the work of mounting an electric component on a vehicle or the like. A second object is to ensure that the mounting portion formed in a round bar shape can be securely sandwiched by the sandwiching portion.

A third object is to prevent the electric wire from being caught between the holding portion and the mounting portion. The fourth purpose is
It is to prevent the electric wire from being located between the holding portion and the mounting portion when the mounting portion is sandwiched by the holding portion.

A fifth object is to securely mount the electric component in a fixed position.

[0011]

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is provided with a main body to which an electric component can be attached, and the main body is provided with a mounting portion at a predetermined mounting position of the electric component. A sandwiching portion that can be elastically sandwiched is provided.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the surface of the holding portion facing the mounting portion is formed in an arc shape. In the invention according to claim 3, a holding portion is provided for holding the electric wire extending from the electric component in a position where it is not sandwiched between the sandwiching portion and the mounting portion.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the holding portion is provided with a projecting portion projecting in a direction away from the mounting portion, and the projecting portion has an electric wire attached along the longitudinal direction. In the invention according to claim 5, a positioning portion is provided for preventing the holding portion sandwiching the mounting portion from being displaced with respect to the mounting portion.

That is, according to the first aspect of the invention, the holding portion of the main body to which the electric component is attached elastically sandwiches the attachment portion at the intended attachment position of the electric component. According to the invention described in claim 2, in addition to the function of the invention described in claim 1, when the mounting portion having the round bar-shaped sandwiching portion is sandwiched, the surface of the sandwiching portion facing the mounting portion is the outer periphery of the mounting portion. Face-to-face contact.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the first or second aspect is provided.
In addition to the effect of the described invention, when the holding portion holds the mounting portion, the electric wire extending from the electric component attached to the main body is
The holding part holds the pin in a position where it is not pinched between the pinching part and the mounting part.

According to the invention described in claim 4, in addition to the function of the invention described in claim 3, the electric wire extending from the electric component attached to the main body is attached to the protrusion along the longitudinal direction. Then, the electric wire extends in the direction away from the mounting portion.

According to the invention described in claim 5, in addition to the operation of the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 4, when the sandwiching portion sandwiches the mounting portion, the sandwiching portion is displaced from the mounting portion by the positioning portion. Not to be.

[0018]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment in which the present invention is embodied in a connector fitting will be described below with reference to FIGS.

Inside the instrument panel 11 of the automobile shown in FIG. 1, as shown in FIG. 2, a lean reinforcement 12 as a mounting portion formed in a round pipe shape is provided.
It is provided so as to extend in the longitudinal direction of the instrument panel 11 (direction orthogonal to the paper surface of FIG. 2). A connector fitting 13 is attached to the lean force force 12 as shown by a chain double-dashed line.

As shown in FIG. 3, the body 14 of the fixture 13
Is made of synthetic resin, and a holding portion 15 is integrally formed with the main body 14 on the front side of the main body 14. A fitting hole 18 is provided in the main body 14, and a connector 17 as an electric component forming the wire harness 16 is provided in the fitting hole 18.
Is fitted. Further, a fixing piece 19 formed in an inverted U shape is provided on the upper surface of the main body 14, and one end of the fixing piece 19 is rotatably connected to the upper surface of the main body 14.
A fixing recess 20 is provided in the main body 14 at a position corresponding to the other end of the fixing piece 19. This fixed recess 20
The other end of the fixed piece 19 is inserted into the fixed piece 1 and
The other end of 9 is hooked in the fixed recess 20.

Therefore, when the fixed piece 19 is rotated around its one end, the fixed piece 19 moves between the position shown by the solid line and the position shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. .
Then, after moving the fixed piece 19 to the position shown by the chain double-dashed line, the electric wire 17a extending from the connector 17 is arranged between one end of the fixed piece 19 and the fixed recess 20. In that state,
By moving the fixing piece 19 to the position shown by the solid line and inserting the other end of the fixing piece 19 into the fixing recess 20, the electric wire 17a can be pressed against the main body 14.

The holding portion 15 is formed in a curved plate shape so as to have a substantially semi-circular shape, and the upper end portion of the holding portion 15 is connected to the main body 14. The holding portion 15 is provided with a protrusion 21 protruding upward at the upper end thereof, and an inner peripheral surface N of the holding portion 15 is provided.
The radius of curvature at is the same value as the radius of the lean reinforcement 12. Both ends in the circumferential direction of the inner peripheral surface N are bent so as to be separated from each other. As shown in FIG. 4, a positioning hole 22 extending in the radius of curvature of the holding portion 15 is provided at the front end portion of the holding portion 15 as a positioning portion, and the front end of the holding portion 15 has a protrusion protruding forward. A section 23 is provided. As shown in FIG. 3, holding grooves 24 are formed on both left and right sides of the holding portion 15 so as to open outward on both left and right sides so as to extend along both left and right sides of the holding portion 15. In the present embodiment, the protrusion 23 and the holding groove 24 constitute a holding portion.

An electric wire 17a extending from the connector 17 and passing between the fixing piece 19 and the main body 14 is inserted from the upper end of the holding groove 24. The electric wire 17a extends along the holding groove 24 while being housed and held in the holding groove 24, and projects forward from the front end of the holding groove 24. The electric wire 23a extending forward from the holding groove 24 is attached to the protruding portion 23 by the tape T along the longitudinal direction of the protruding portion 23.

Next, the fixture 13 constructed as described above.
The operation of will be described. When the attachment 13 is attached to the reinforcement 12 shown in FIG. 2, the bolt 25 protruding from the outer peripheral surface of the reinforcement 12 shown in FIG. 4 penetrates the positioning hole 22 of the attachment 13,
The fixture 13 is hooked on the bolt 25. In this state, the bolt 25 penetrates the positioning hole 22 with play, and the axis of the positioning hole 22 is inclined with respect to the axis of the bolt 25. The diameter of the positioning hole 22 is
It is preset to a value that allows the bolt 25 to penetrate the positioning hole 22 with play.

When the fixture 13 is hooked on the bolt 25, the electric wire 17a extending from the connector 17 is
Since it is housed and held in the holding groove 24 provided on the side portion of the sandwiching portion 15, it is positioned so as not to be sandwiched between the inner peripheral surface N of the sandwiching portion 15 and the outer peripheral surface of the lean reinforcement 12. In addition, the electric wire 17 that projects from the front end of the holding groove 24 and extends.
Since “a” is attached to the protruding portion 23 along the longitudinal direction, the “a” is in a state of extending in a direction away from the reinforcement 12.

When the fixture 13 is hooked on the bolt 25,
Both end portions in the circumferential direction of the inner peripheral surface N abut on the outer peripheral surface of the lean reinforcement 12. Then, attach the attachment 13 to the arrow A in FIG.
When pushed in the direction, both ends in the circumferential direction of the inner peripheral surface N are elastically deformed in a direction in which they are separated from each other by the outer peripheral surface of the lean reinforcement 12, and as shown in FIG. It fits smoothly. As a result, the sandwiching portion 15 elastically sandwiches the lean force 12, and the fixture 13 is attached to the lean force 12 by the sandwiching.

When the attachment 13 is attached to the lean force 12, the inner peripheral surface N of the holding portion 15 comes into surface contact with the outer peripheral surface of the lean force 12. Further, when the attachment 13 is attached to the lean force 12, the bolt 25 of the lean force 12 penetrates through the positioning hole 22. Therefore, the bolt 25 and the alignment hole 22 cause the attachment 13 to move the attachment 13 to the lean force 12.
It is possible to prevent the slippage in the longitudinal direction and the circumferential direction. Then, the attachment 13 is attached to the lean force 12, so that the connector 17 of the attachment 13 is attached to the lean force 12.

In this embodiment described in detail above, the following (a)
(F). (A) The connector 17 is mounted on the lean reinforcement 12 only by attaching the connector 17 to the fixture 13 and sandwiching the lean force 12 with the holding portion 15 of the fixture 13. Therefore, unlike the conventional connector 17,
Can be easily installed.

(B) Even when the attachment 13 is attached to the reinforcement 12 formed in the shape of a round pipe, the inner peripheral surface N of the holding portion 15 is in surface contact with the outer peripheral surface of the reinforcement 12. Therefore, the lean reinforcement 12 can be reliably sandwiched by the sandwiching portion 15, and the sandwiching portion 15 can be prevented from rattling with respect to the lean reinforcement 12.

(C) The electric wire 17a extending from the connector 17 attached to the fixture 13 is accommodated in the holding grooves 24 provided on both left and right sides of the holding portion 15, so that the inner peripheral surface N of the holding portion 15 is held. It is held at a position where it is not sandwiched between and the outer peripheral surface of the lean reinforcement 12. Therefore, when the holding portion 15 holds the lean force 12,
It is possible to prevent the electric wire 17a from being sandwiched between them.

(D) The electric wire 17a projecting from the front end of the holding groove 24 is attached along the longitudinal direction to the projecting portion 23 extending in the direction away from the lean force 12, so that the wire 17a moves away from the lean force 12. It will be extended. Therefore, the lean force 1 is applied to the holding section 15.
It is possible to make it difficult for the electric wire 17 a to be located between the holding portion 15 and the lean force 12 when the 2 is sandwiched.

(E) The attachment 13 attached to the lean force 12 is fixed by the bolt 25 and the positioning hole 22.
The lean force 12 is prevented from shifting in the longitudinal direction and the circumferential direction. Therefore, the attachment 13 can be reliably attached to the predetermined position of the reinforcement 12.

(F) Since both end portions in the circumferential direction of the inner peripheral surface N of the sandwiching portion 15 are bent so as to be separated from each other, FIG.
By pushing the mounting tool 13 shown in the direction of arrow A, the lean reinforcement 12 can be smoothly fitted into the holding portion 15.

The present invention can be embodied with the following modifications, for example. (1) In the present embodiment, the plate-shaped holding portion 15 that is curved so as to form an arc is illustrated, but the holding portion 15 is formed in a shape other than an arc shape, such as a plate shape that is bent in a substantially U-shape. You may.

(2) The inner peripheral surface N of the sandwiching portion 15 may not have an arc shape, but may have an elliptic curve shape or another shape. (3) In the present embodiment, the electric wires 17a are held on the left and right sides of the holding portion 15, but the electric wires 17a may be held at other positions. In this case, a rubber belt or the like for holding the electric wire 17a may be provided as the holding portion. According to this structure, the holding position of the electric wire 17a can be prevented from being limited to one place, and the electric wire 17a can be held at an arbitrary position in the fixture 13.

(4) In this embodiment, the holding groove 24, the protrusion 23, etc. may be omitted as appropriate. In this case, the structure of the fixture 13 can be simplified. (5) In the present embodiment, the bolt 25 is provided on the lean reinforcement 12 and the positioning hole 22 is provided on the fixture 13, but the positions of the bolt 25 and the positioning hole 22 may be reversed. That is, the positioning hole 2 is formed in the lean force 12.
2 may be provided and the fixture 13 may be provided with the bolt 25. In this case, the bolt 25 serves as a positioning portion.

(6) In this embodiment, both circumferential ends of the inner circumferential surface N of the holding portion 15 do not have to be bent in a direction in which they are separated from each other. In this case, the inner peripheral surface N can be easily formed because the both end portions do not have to be bent.

(7) In this embodiment, the connector 17 is illustrated as an electric component, but an electric component other than the connector 17 such as a relay may be attached by the fixture 13.
Next, technical ideas other than the claims that can be understood from the above embodiment will be described below along with their effects.

A fixture for an electric component according to claim 2, wherein both circumferential ends of a surface of the sandwiching portion facing the mount portion are bent in directions away from each other. In this case, the round bar-shaped mounting portion can be smoothly fitted into the sandwiching portion.

[0040]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the electric component is attached by the holding portion of the main body to which the electric component is attached elastically sandwiching the attachment portion at the intended attachment position of the electric component. . Therefore, it is possible to easily perform the work of mounting the electric component on the automobile or the like.

According to the invention of claim 2, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 1, even when the mounting portion is formed in the shape of a round bar, the surface of the holding portion facing the mounting portion has an outer periphery of the mounting portion. Since the surface contact is made with respect to the surface, the mounting portion can be securely sandwiched by the sandwiching portion.

In the invention according to claim 3, claim 1 or 2
In addition to the effects of the described invention, the electric wire extending from the electric component is
The holding part holds the pin in a position where it is not pinched between the pinching part and the mounting part. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the electric wire from being caught between the two when the holding portion holds the mounting portion.

According to the invention of claim 4, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 3, the electric wire attached to the projecting portion along the longitudinal direction extends in the direction away from the attaching portion. Therefore, when the mounting portion is sandwiched by the sandwiching portion, it is possible to prevent the electric wire from being located between the sandwiching portion and the mounting portion.

According to the invention described in claim 5, in addition to the effect of the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 4, the holding portion sandwiching the mounting portion is prevented from being displaced from the mounting portion by the positioning portion. Therefore, the electric component can be securely attached to the fixed position.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an instrument panel.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a usage state of the fixture of the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a fixture.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing a fixture.

FIG. 5 is a side view showing a fixture.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a conventional fixture.

[Explanation of symbols]

Reference numeral 12 ... Reinforcement as a mounting portion, 13 ... Connector fitting, 14 ... Main body, 15 ... Clamping portion, 17 ... Electrical component connector, 17a ... Electric wire, 22 ... Positioning hole as positioning portion, 23 ... Holding A protrusion as a part, a holding groove 24 as a holding part, a bolt as a positioning part.

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A main body (14) to which an electric component (17) can be attached, the main body (14) elastically sandwiching a mounting portion (12) at a predetermined mounting position of the electric component (17). A fixture for an electric component, which is provided with a sandwiching part (15) capable of gripping. 2. The mounting portion (1) of the holding portion (15).
2. The fixture for an electric component according to claim 1, wherein the surface (N) facing 2) is formed in an arc shape. 3. A holding portion (23, 2) for holding an electric wire (17a) extending from the electric component (17) at a position where it is not sandwiched between the sandwiching portion (15) and the mounting portion (12).
4) is provided, The fixture of the electric component of Claim 1 or 2 provided. 4. The holding portion (23, 24) is a mounting portion (1).
2) is provided with a protruding portion (23) protruding in a direction away from the electric wire (17).
The fixture for an electric component according to claim 3, wherein a) is attached. 5. A positioning part (22, 25) is provided to prevent the holding part (15) sandwiching the mounting part (12) from shifting with respect to the mounting part (12). A fixture for an electric component according to any one of 1 to 4.