JPWO2006038272A1 - Outer mirror for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is an outer mirror for a vehicle capable of suppressing the occurrence of abnormal noise and poor connector connection. In the vehicle outer mirror 1, connector receiving portions 51, 52 to which the connectors 48, 49 of the harnesses 45, 46 for the blind camera unit 43 are connected include connector holding portions 53, provided at the upper edge of the frame 23, 54. For this reason, even if the vehicle outer mirror 1 is vibrated during traveling of the vehicle, it is possible to prevent the connectors 48 and 49 and the connector receiving portions 51 and 52 from wobbling due to the vibration. As a result, it is possible to prevent the connectors 48 and 49 and the connector receiving portions 51 and 52 from hitting the inner wall of the housing 3, the blind camera unit 43, and the like. Can be suppressed.

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic component and a vehicle outer mirror in which a harness connected to the electronic component is mounted in a housing.

  Conventionally, an outer mirror for visually recognizing the rear is attached to a door of an automobile or the like. In addition, some recent outer mirrors have built-in electronic components for extending the functionality of the outer mirror in addition to the original function of rearward viewing. As such an outer mirror, there is a rearview mirror device described in Patent Document 1, for example. In this rearview mirror device, a large number of electronic components such as a camera for photographing a driver's blind spot and an illumination light source for the camera are accommodated in a housing. These electronic components are connected to wiring harnesses, and each harness is connected to an extension harness extending to the outside of the housing by a connector connection.

However, when a large number of electronic components are incorporated in the housing as in the above-described rearview mirror device, the number of harnesses connected to the electronic components increases accordingly, and wiring tends to be messy. Therefore, in order to avoid complication of wiring, for example, in the harness fastening structure described in Patent Document 2, a convex portion is provided on the frame that holds the electronic component. A harness is press-fitted and accommodated in a space formed by the frame, the housing, and the convex portion. In this way, the wiring is prevented from being messed up by collecting the harnesses in one place.
JP 2003-327048 A Japanese Patent No. 3298482

  However, in the harness stopping structure described in Patent Document 2, the harness is prevented from being messed up by the protrusions provided on the frame, but no special fixing structure is provided for the harness connector. For this reason, when vibration is generated during traveling of the vehicle, the connector may hit the inner wall of the housing, electronic parts, etc., which may cause abnormal noise or poor connector connection.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an outer mirror for a vehicle that can suppress the occurrence of abnormal noise and poor connector connection.

  In order to solve the above problems, an outer mirror for a vehicle according to the present invention is an outer mirror for a vehicle in which a plurality of electronic components and a plurality of harnesses each having one end connected to each electronic component are mounted in a housing. The housing is provided with a connector receiving portion to which a connector attached to the other end of the harness is connected, and a connector holding portion that is attached to the housing and holds the connector receiving portion. It is a feature.

  In this vehicle outer mirror, a connector receiving portion to which a harness connected to an electronic component is connected by a connector is held by a connector holding portion attached to the housing. Therefore, even if vibration is generated in the vehicle outer mirror during traveling of the vehicle, it is possible to prevent the connector from wobbling due to the vibration. As a result, it is possible to suppress the connector from hitting the housing or the electronic component, so that it is possible to suppress the occurrence of abnormal noise or a connector connection failure.

  In addition, the housing is provided with an opening in which the mirror portion is disposed, the mirror portion is detachable from the opening, and the connector receiving portion has a connection surface with the connector directed toward the opening. It is preferable to be held in a state. In this case, when the mirror portion is removed from the opening, the connector connection portion can be easily visually recognized from the outside of the housing. Thereby, the workability | operativity of an assembly | attachment and removal of an electronic component can be improved.

  Further, it is preferable that a frame to which a part of the plurality of electronic components is attached is further provided in the housing, and the connector holding portion is attached to the housing via the frame. If it carries out like this, a frame can be assembled | attached to a housing in the state holding the connector receiving part. Therefore, the work of assembling the frame to the housing can be easily performed.

  Moreover, it is preferable that the connector holding | maintenance part is provided in the outer edge part of the flame | frame. In this case, the harness can be wired along the outer edge of the frame. Accordingly, a sufficient work space can be secured in the central portion of the frame, and the workability of assembling and removing electronic components can be further improved.

  As described above, according to the vehicle outer mirror according to the present invention, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of abnormal noise and poor connector connection.

It is a perspective view showing one embodiment of the outer mirror for vehicles concerning the present invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the vehicle outer mirror shown in FIG. It is a front view of the outer mirror for vehicles shown with a mirror removed. It is a rear view of a frame.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Outer mirror for vehicles, 3 ... Housing, 3a ... Opening part, 11 ... Mirror body (mirror part), 23 ... Frame, 31 ... Actuator (electronic component), 43 ... Blind camera unit (electronic component), 45, 46 ... Harness, 48, 49 ... Connector, 51, 52 ... Connector receiving part, 53, 54 ... Connector holding part.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a vehicle outer mirror according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that terms such as “front” and “rear” are based on the state shown in the drawings and are for convenience.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a vehicle outer mirror according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view thereof. 1 and 2, the vehicle outer mirror 1 is configured as a door mirror equipped in front of a vehicle (not shown) such as an automobile.

  The vehicle outer mirror 1 includes a housing 3 and a mirror base 5. The housing 3 is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape with resin, for example. A substantially rectangular opening 3a and opening 3b are formed on the front side and the back side of the housing 3, respectively.

  A mirror body (mirror portion) 11 including a mirror 7 and a mirror holder 9 that holds the mirror 7 is disposed in the opening 3a on the front side. The mirror body 11 is detachably attached to a support plate 33 of a mirror surface adjustment unit 27 described later. Further, a streamlined cover 13, for example, colored in the same color as the vehicle is fitted in the opening 3 b on the back side.

  Further, a shaft housing portion 15 is formed on the side surface side of the housing 3, and a shaft insertion hole (not shown) having a circular opening is formed in the lower portion of the shaft housing portion 15. A metal hollow shaft 17 is inserted into the shaft insertion hole, and the shaft 17 is accommodated in the shaft accommodating portion 15. The shaft 17 is held by a shaft holding portion 19 formed integrally with a frame (described later) attached to the housing 3 with its lower end portion protruding from the shaft insertion hole.

  The mirror base 5 includes a vehicle mounting piece 5a and a housing support portion 5b. The vehicle attachment piece 5a and the housing support portion 5b are integrally formed of resin.

  The vehicle attachment piece 5a is formed in a substantially trapezoidal plate shape corresponding to the shape of a gusset plate (not shown) disposed in the door portion of the vehicle. A packing 21 having substantially the same shape as the vehicle mounting piece 5a is fitted into the vehicle mounting piece 5a. Thereby, the airtightness and watertightness between the mirror base 5 and the gusset plate are maintained.

  The housing support portion 5b has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and is formed so as to protrude in the horizontal direction from the lower portion of the side surface of the vehicle attachment piece 5a. A shaft receiving portion 6 is provided on the upper surface of the housing support portion 5b. And the lower end part of the shaft 17 which protruded from the shaft insertion hole mentioned above to this shaft receiving part 6 is being fixed by the bolt stop etc. Thereby, the housing 3 can be rotated with respect to the mirror base 5 about the shaft 17.

  By this rotation, the vehicle outer mirror 1 can take three states: a use state, a retracted state, and a retracted state. The use state is a state in which the vehicle outer mirror 1 protrudes to the side of the vehicle. The retracted state is a state in which the vehicle outer mirror 1 is folded toward the vehicle rear side. The retracted state is a state that can be taken when, for example, a person collides with the vehicle outer mirror 1, and the vehicle outer mirror 1 is tilted forward or rearward in order to reduce the impact. . And the rotation range of the housing 3 when each of these states transitions is regulated by a rotation range regulating means (not shown) provided on the mirror base 5.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a frame 23 is provided inside the housing 3. The frame 23 has a bracket 25 at a substantially central portion thereof, and is fixed to the housing 3 integrally. A mirror surface adjustment unit 27 and an antenna member 29 are attached to the frame 23 as parts for extending the functionality of the vehicle outer mirror 1.

  The mirror surface adjustment unit 27 includes an actuator (electronic component) 31 and a support plate 33. The body portion of the actuator 31 is accommodated in the bracket 25 of the frame 23. The support plate 33 has a substantially rectangular shape, and the back side thereof is attached to the actuator 31. The actuator 31 operates to change the inclination of the support plate 33. Further, on the front side of the support plate 33, a locking hole 33 a for locking a locking piece 11 a provided on the back side of the mirror body 11 is formed. The mirror body 11 is detachably attached to the support plate 33 by locking the locking piece 11a in the locking hole 33a. Therefore, the tilt of the mirror body 11 is changed by changing the tilt of the support plate 33 by the actuator 31, and the angle of the reflecting surface of the mirror 7 is adjusted.

  Further, a harness 35 is connected to the actuator 31 as shown in FIG. This harness 35 is guided to the outside of the housing 3 through the inside of the hollow shaft 17 and is connected to a control device (not shown) inside the vehicle by a connector 37 provided at the tip portion thereof. The harness 35 is sandwiched and restrained between the frame 23 and the antenna member 29 in the vicinity of the connection portion with the actuator 31.

  The antenna member 29 is formed of a long plate-like member made of metal, for example, and is disposed adjacent to the actuator 31 as shown in FIGS. A hooking hole 29 a is formed on one end side of the antenna member 29. By hooking a hook 39 projecting forward from the frame 23 to the hole 29 a, one end side of the antenna member 29 is hooked to the frame 23. On the other hand, a projecting portion 29b projecting sideways is formed on the side portion on the other end side of the antenna member 29, and a screw insertion hole (not shown) is formed in the central portion of the projecting portion 29b. ing. The frame 23 also has screw holes (not shown) at positions corresponding to the screw insertion holes. The screw 41 is screwed into the screw insertion hole and the screw hole, and the other end side of the antenna member 29 is sandwiched between the head portion of the screw 41 and the frame 23, so that the antenna member 29 is firmly fixed to the frame 23. ing.

  The antenna member 29 constitutes a part of a so-called keyless entry system. When the antenna member 29 receives an instruction signal instructing opening / closing of the door lock from a transmitter (not shown) owned by the user of the vehicle, the antenna member 29 outputs the signal to a control unit (not shown) built in the vehicle body.

  Furthermore, a blind camera unit 43 is provided inside the housing 3 as an electronic component for further expanding the functionality of the vehicle outer mirror 1. The blind camera unit 43 includes a blind camera 43a and an illumination light source 43b, which are fixed on the substrate 43c and unitized. The substrate 43c is fixed to the inner wall on the lower surface side of the housing 3 with the blind camera 43a and the illumination light source 43b facing downward. With this blind camera unit 43, for example, the vicinity of the front of the vehicle is photographed. In particular, by attaching the blind camera unit 43 to the vehicle outer mirror 1 on the opposite side to the driver's seat, it is possible to photograph a blind spot that is particularly difficult for the driver to see, that is, the vicinity of the front of the vehicle opposite to the driver's seat.

  Further, one end sides of dedicated harnesses 45 and 46 are also connected to the blind camera 43a and the illumination light source 43b, respectively. The harness 45 for the blind camera 43a is bundled by a substantially cylindrical case 47, and a connector 48 is attached to the other end side. Similarly, a connector 49 is also attached to the other end of the light source harness 46.

  On the other hand, an extension harness 50 is disposed on the back side of the frame 23 as shown in FIG. One end side of the extension harness 50 is guided to the outside of the housing 3 through the inside of the hollow shaft 17 together with the harness 35 of the actuator 31, and is connected to a control device (not shown) inside the vehicle. Further, the other end side of the extension harness 50 is bifurcated, and connector receiving portions 51 and 52 to which connectors 48 and 49 are connected are respectively attached to the respective front end portions. The connector 48 and the connector receiving portion 51 and the connector 49 and the connector receiving portion 52 have the same diameter.

  Here, when holding the connector receiving portions 51 and 52, a pair of connector holding portions 53 and 54 are juxtaposed on the upper edge portion of the frame 23. The connector holding portions 53 and 54 have a sleeve shape having a hollow portion corresponding to the outer diameter of the connectors 48 and 49. The connector holding portions 53 and 54 are formed integrally with the frame 23 and are fixed to the housing 3 via the frame 23. The connector holding portions 53 and 54 hold the connector receiving portions 51 and 52 in a state where the connection surfaces with the connectors 48 and 49 are directed to the opening 3 a side of the housing 3. The connectors 48 and 49 are inserted into the connector receiving portions 51 and 52, whereby the harnesses 45 and 46 and the extension harness 50 are connected to each other.

  Further, when wiring the harnesses 45 and 46, a case receiver 55 for holding the case 47 and a plurality (three) guide claw portions 56 are provided on the outer edge portion of the frame 23. Similar to the connector holding portions 53 and 54, the case receiver 55 and the guide claw portion 56 are also formed integrally with the frame 23, and are fixed to the housing 3 via the frame 23. The harnesses 45 and 46 are alternately passed through the back side and the front side of the three guide claws 56 and guided to the connector holding parts 53 and 54 along the outer edge of the frame 23.

  When assembling the vehicle outer mirror 1 according to the present embodiment, first, the blind camera unit 43 is fixed to the inner wall on the lower surface side of the housing 3. Further, the cover 13 is fitted into the opening 3 b on the back side of the housing 3. Next, the frame 23 is attached in the housing 3. When the frame 23 is attached to the housing 3, an extension harness 50 is disposed in advance on the back side of the frame 23. One end side of the extension harness 50 is passed through the inside of the shaft 17 from the back side of the frame 23 and is passed through the outside of the housing 3 through the shaft insertion hole. The connector receiving portions 51 and 52 attached to the other end of the extension harness 50 are held by the connector holding portions 53 and 54, respectively. In this state, the frame 23 is disposed in the center of the housing 3 and the frame 23 is fixed to the housing 3 by screws or the like.

  After the frame 23 is attached, the harnesses 45 and 46 of the blind camera unit 43 are wired. That is, the harnesses 45 and 46 are alternately passed through the back side and the front side of the three guide claws 56 and guided to the connector holding parts 53 and 54 along the outer edge of the frame 23. Then, the connectors 48 and 49 are inserted into the connector receiving portions 51 and 52, and the harnesses 45 and 46 and the extension harness 50 are connected by connectors.

  Next, the actuator 31 is fixed to the bracket 25 of the frame 23. The harness 35 connected to the actuator 31 passes through the inside of the shaft 17 from the front side of the frame 23 and passes through the shaft insertion hole to the outside of the housing 3. Further, the antenna member 29 is fixed to the frame 23. At this time, the harness 35 is restrained in the vicinity of the connection portion with the actuator 31 so as to be sandwiched between the antenna member 29 and the frame 23. After the antenna member 29 is fixed to the frame 23, the mirror body 11 is locked to the support plate 33 of the actuator 31, and the mirror body 11 is disposed in the opening 3 a on the front side of the housing 3. Is completed.

  As described above, in the vehicle outer mirror 1 according to the present embodiment, the connector receiving portions 51 and 52 to which the connectors 48 and 49 of the harnesses 45 and 46 for the blind camera unit 43 are connected are provided on the frame 23. It is held by connector holding portions 53 and 54 provided at the edge. For this reason, even if the vehicle outer mirror 1 is vibrated during traveling of the vehicle, it is possible to prevent the connectors 48 and 49 and the connector receiving portions 51 and 52 from wobbling due to the vibration. As a result, the connectors 48 and 49 and the connector receiving portions 51 and 52 can be prevented from repeatedly hitting the inner wall of the housing 3, the blind camera unit 43, etc., so that the generation of abnormal noise and the occurrence of poor connection of the connectors 48 and 49 are suppressed. be able to.

  Further, the connector receiving portions 51 and 52 are held in a state where the connection surfaces with the connectors 48 and 49 are directed to the opening 3 a side of the housing 3. Therefore, for example, when replacing the blind camera unit 43, if the mirror body 11 is removed from the opening 3a, the connector connecting portion can be easily visually recognized from the opening 3a. For this reason, since the connectors 48 and 49 can be easily detached from the connector receiving portions 51 and 52, the replacement work can be performed efficiently.

  Further, the connector holding portions 53 and 54 are provided on the upper edge portion of the frame 23, and are fixed to the housing 3 via the frame 23. Thereby, when the frame 23 is attached to the housing 3, the connector receiving portions 51 and 52 can be held by the connector holding portions 53 and 54. Therefore, when the frame 23 is assembled, the extension harness 50 disposed on the back side of the frame 23 can be fixed to the frame 23, so that the assembly work of the frame 23 to the housing 3 is easy. It becomes.

  Furthermore, the harnesses 45 and 46 are wired along the outer edge portion of the frame 23 by the guide claw portions 56. Therefore, when assembling the actuator 31 and the antenna member 29 to the frame 23 after the wiring of the harnesses 45 and 46 is completed, a sufficient working space can be secured in the center portion of the frame 23. Thereby, the workability of assembling the actuator 31 and the antenna member 29 to the frame 23 can be improved.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the connector connecting portions between the harnesses 45 and 46 for the blind camera unit 43 and the extension harness 50 are held by the connector holding portions 53 and 54. The harness 35 may be connected to the extension harness 50 by a connector, and this connection portion may be held by the connector holding portions 53 and 54. Further, when other electronic components are mounted for further expansion of functionality, the number of connector holding portions is increased, and the connector connecting portion of the harness connected to each electronic component is held by the connector holding portion. You may do it. Even in these cases, the same effects as those of the above-described embodiment can be obtained.

Claims (4)

A vehicle outer mirror in which a plurality of electronic components and a plurality of harnesses having one end connected to each electronic component are mounted in a housing,
In the housing,
A connector receiving portion to which a connector attached to the other end of the harness is connected;
A vehicle outer mirror comprising: a connector holding portion that is attached to the housing and holds the connector receiving portion. The housing is formed with an opening in which the mirror portion is disposed,
The mirror portion is detachable from the opening,
The vehicle outer mirror according to claim 1, wherein the connector receiving portion is held in a state in which a connection surface with the connector is directed to the opening side. A frame to which a part of the plurality of electronic components is attached is further provided in the housing,
The vehicle outer mirror according to claim 1, wherein the connector holding portion is attached to the housing via the frame. The vehicle outer mirror according to claim 3, wherein the connector holding portion is provided on an outer edge portion of the frame.

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