KR101366825B1 - Eye-end assembly for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an eye-end assembly for an operating cable for a vehicle, which is installed on a vehicle transmission, an accelerator and a hand brake. A groove in the shape of a screw is formed on the outer circumference surface of a cable rod inserted into the main body of an eye-end to facilitate vehicle assembly and vehicle maintenance by adjusting and fixing the length of a cable connected via the eye-end assembly. The length of the cable rod can be adjusted and fixed by a fixing member including a corresponding screw part conforming with the groove in the shape of a screw while being withdrawn and inserted into one side surface of the body part of the main body having the cable rod inserted therein.

Description

Eye-end assembly for automotive operating cables {EYE-END ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE}

The present invention relates to an end assembly for a vehicle operation cable,

More specifically, in an end assembly for a vehicle operation cable installed and used in a vehicle transmission, an accelerator, a hand brake, etc., the assembly and maintenance of the vehicle can be performed by easily adjusting and fixing the length of the cable connected through the end assembly. A screw-shaped groove is provided on the outer circumferential surface of the cable rod inserted into the i-end body to increase the convenience of the work, and is drawn out to one side of the body portion of the main body in which the cable rod is inserted and installed into the screw-shaped groove. The present invention relates to an end-end assembly for a vehicle operation cable which can be fixed by adjusting a length of a cable rod through a fixing member having a corresponding threaded portion to be engaged.

In using a vehicle, a user operates a corresponding operating object by using various control units. As a connection structure for operating the operating object under the control of the control unit, an electrical signal may be used, but accurate control of the operating object is performed. For this purpose, it is common to have a structure that is connected by a vehicle cable.

As a control unit and an operation object connected by a cable, there are an accelerator, a hand brake, a filling hole lead, and the like, and a transmission is representative.

The transmission device used in the vehicle is composed of a transmission lever operated by a user and a transmission operated by an operation of the transmission lever, and the transmission lever and the transmission are connected by a vehicle cable.

As the user operates the shift lever, the length of the cable must be properly adjusted in order for the transmission to operate correctly.

The length adjustment of the cable is adjusted when the vehicle is first assembled, and the cable length is different for each vehicle assembled by the dimensional deviation (for example, processing error or assembly deviation) of the cable and other components. It must be assembled with adjustment.

In addition, the cable length error occurs even when the cable is removed and reassembled during the vehicle maintenance work, so it is essential to adjust the cable length every time the vehicle is assembled or maintained.

As a technique for adjusting the length of a conventional cable, an end assembly as shown in FIG. 1 is used.

Conventional eye-end assembly is a ring-shaped eye end body (1) coupled to the control unit, the cable rod (2) connected to the cable and the length adjusting means is coupled between the main body and the cable rod to allow the length adjustment ( 3)

The length adjusting means 3 is coupled to the main body and the cable rod to the turnbuckle (3A) and the outside of the turnbuckle, respectively, the main body (1) and the cable rod (2) is coupled to both ends to fix the turnbuckle It consists of the nut 3B.

The length adjustment of the cable using the conventional length adjusting means, the operator loosens both nuts (3B) using a tool such as a spanner, and then manipulates the turnbuckles (3A) to adjust the length and then fix the turnbuckles by tightening the nuts again Is completed.

When such a conventional i-end assembly is used, it is difficult to secure a working space for using a tool due to the structure of a vehicle in which a large number of parts are assembled, which takes a long time, and the work of loosening and tightening the nut is very cumbersome and inconvenient.

As a conventional technology for solving the above problems, there is a Republic of Korea Patent No. 10-0578760 (2006.05.04.) (Hereinafter referred to as the prior art),

The prior art relates to a device for easily adjusting the length of the cable to transfer the operating force from the operating mechanism to the operating mechanism, one side is provided on the other side of the cable connected to the operating mechanism, the flow portion with teeth formed on both sides and ; A body that wraps the flow portion in a longitudinal direction, a push button provided to be able to move up and down through the upper surface of the body, and two sides of which one side is rotatably supported on the bottom of the push button and the other side is selectively engaged with the teeth It relates to a cable length adjustment mechanism consisting of a latch bar, an elastic body that is held so that the latch bar is engaged with the teeth in the body, and the length adjusting portion consisting of an assembly extending from one side of the body integrally assembled to the operation mechanism.

The prior art can adjust the length of the cable without using a tool to improve the convenience of the operator, but the structure is complicated, the production is difficult, accompanied by a rise in manufacturing cost,

In particular, the miniaturization of the length adjusting mechanism is essential as an automobile part, but the prior art has a problem in that its use is limited due to its limitation in miniaturization due to a complicated structure.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems,

As the length adjusting means connecting the cable rod and the main body of the body, the length can be adjusted by one-touch snap method so that no additional tools are required, and the length of the cable can be adjusted very easily. A screw-shaped groove is provided on an outer circumferential surface of the cable rod drawn in and out of the body portion of the end body, and the fixing member for adjusting and fixing the draw-out length of the cable rod by engaging or releasing the screw-shaped groove is fixed to the body. It is an object of the present invention to provide an eye end assembly for a vehicle operation cable including a locking means for drawing in and out from one side of a part and fixing a fixed state of the fixing member.

In another aspect, the present invention when the user inserts the fixing member to secure the cable rod movement of the fixing member is made smoothly and a pair of having a projection at the end to make the work very easy by completing the first fastening after completion of the insertion An object of the present invention is to provide an end assembly for a vehicle operation cable including a fixing member having a fixing piece, and a guide groove having a first catching jaw in which the locking projection is guided and the locking projection is caught.

Next, the present invention is easy to handle the cable rod, the vehicle operating cable having a stopper for preventing the separation of the cable rod and the elastic body elastically supporting the cable rod in the withdrawal direction to prevent the loss of the cable rod during the length adjustment operation It is an object of the present invention to provide an end assembly.

The present invention provides an end assembly for a vehicle operation cable having a locking member for locking and fixing the fixing member so that the fixing member does not leave the fixing hole after the fixing member is inserted to complete the length adjustment of the cable rod. For the purpose of

In order to achieve the above object, the end assembly for a vehicle operation cable according to the present invention is

A cable rod having a screw-shaped groove on an outer circumferential surface thereof;

An i-end body having a passage through which the cable rod is drawn in and out, and a body having a fixing hole communicating laterally with the passage;

A body having an accommodating part provided with a corresponding screw part corresponding to the screw-shaped groove while surrounding the outer circumferential surface of the cable rod; Length adjusting means including a fixing member to be fixed by adjusting the length of the cable rod by being released; And

It comprises a; locking means for fixing the retracted state of the fixing member.

In addition, in the eye end assembly for a vehicle operation cable according to the invention the fixing member includes a pair of fixing pieces protruding from both sides of the receiving portion of the body having a locking projection at the end,

The fixing hole is provided with a guide groove having a first catching jaw in which the locking projection is caught at an end of the fixing member in the inlet direction of the fixing member in the inward direction of the fixing member. .

And in the eye end assembly for the vehicle operation cable according to the present invention, the body portion is an elastic body is built in, the cable rod is provided with a stopper connected to the elastic body at the end of the lead,

The stopper contacts the body while the fixing member is retracted,

The stopper in the state in which the fixing member is drawn out is characterized in that the contact with the engaging piece protruding on one side of the fixing piece to prevent the separation of the cable rod.

In addition, the locking means in the eye end assembly for the vehicle operation cable according to the present invention is provided with a locking member for sliding around the body portion, the locking member to cover the body of the fixing member when the fixed member is drawn in to fix the inlet state. It is characterized by.

The eye end assembly for a vehicle operation cable according to the present invention is provided with a one-touch type fixing member for adjusting the draw-out length of the cable rod can easily and quickly adjust the length of the cable.

In addition, the eye end assembly for a vehicle operation cable according to the present invention is easy to miniaturize the eye end assembly because the fixing member is inserted into the body of the eye end, the length of the cable is made, the structure is simple, easy to manufacture, easy to manufacture The unit price can be reduced.

In addition, the eye-end assembly according to the present invention is fixed through the engaging projection provided in the fixing member because the fixing member is drawn out during use can prevent the length of the cable is displaced,

Furthermore, a locking member for forcing the pulled-in state of the fixing member is provided to firmly fix the fixing member, so that the fixing state is maintained in a double state so that the length of the cable is more firmly fixed.

In addition, the i-end assembly according to the present invention is provided with a stopper to prevent the separation of the cable rod to prevent the loss of the cable rod during maintenance work, the stopper is elastically supported in the direction of the cable rod withdrawal by the first elastic body Because of this, it is excellent in generality and utility of length adjustment work.

1 is a perspective view showing a length adjusting means of a conventional cable.
2 and 3 are exploded perspective views showing different directions of the eye end assembly for the vehicle operation cable according to the present invention.
Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the operation of the end assembly for the vehicle operation cable according to the present invention.
5 is a cross-sectional view of main parts of an end assembly for a vehicle operation cable according to the present invention;

The present invention may be modified in various ways and may have various forms, and thus embodiments (or embodiments) will be described in detail in the text. It is to be understood, however, that the invention is not intended to be limited to the particular forms disclosed, but on the contrary, is intended to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention.

In the drawings, the same reference numerals are used for the same reference numerals, and in particular, the numerals of the tens and the digits of the digits, the digits of the tens, the digits of the digits and the alphabets are the same, Members referred to by reference numerals can be identified as members corresponding to these standards.

In addition, in the drawings, the components are exaggerated in size (or thickness), in size (or thickness), in size (or thickness), or in a simplified form or simplified in view of convenience of understanding. It should not be.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

 In the present application, the term " comprising " or " consisting of ", or the like, refers to the presence of a feature, a number, a step, an operation, an element, a component, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries are to be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the contextual meaning of the related art and are to be interpreted as either ideal or overly formal in the sense of the present application Do not.

It is to be understood that the first to second aspects described in the present specification are merely referred to in order to distinguish between different components and are not limited to the order in which they are manufactured, It may not match.

In describing the eye end assembly for a vehicle operation cable according to the present invention, a non-strict approximate direction reference is specified with reference to FIG. 5 for convenience, and the direction in which gravity acts downward is as shown below. Determine.

Particularly, the inside and the outside of the fixing member or the cable rod in the drawing direction of the drawing in Figure 2 to 4, and the detailed description and claims of the invention related to the other drawings to describe the direction in accordance with this standard.

Hereinafter will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings the eye end assembly for a vehicle operation cable according to the present invention.

First, as shown in Figures 2 to 5, the end-end assembly according to the present invention

A cable rod 10 connected to an operation cable (not shown) for operating an object;

It is coupled to a control unit (not shown) and comprises an i-end body 20 for transmitting the operating force to the cable rod 10 in accordance with the operation of the control unit.

In the present specification, the control unit and the operating object mean that the operating object is operated according to the operation by transmitting a manipulation force through a cable among a user constituting parts of the vehicle, and for example, according to the operation of the control unit such as a hand brake or an accelerator. Is a concept that includes everything that works.

In the present specification, for the convenience of description, the shift lever and the transmission will be described as the control unit and the operation object, but it should not be interpreted to limit the rights of the present invention.

The cable rod 10 is a kind of rod member, the coupling hole 12 for coupling the operation cable to one end is provided, the other portion of the outer peripheral surface is provided with a screw-shaped groove 11.

The screw-shaped groove 11 has a plurality of circular screw-shaped grooves 11 protruding in a form engageable with respect to the outer circumferential surface thereof, and has a tip portion.

The screw groove 11 may be borrowed as a thread provided in a conventional bolt or the like, that is, a thread formed spirally along the outer circumferential surface, but when the rotation of the cable rod 10 occurs due to the operation, the coupling may not be made smoothly. As can be seen, it is highly preferred that a circular shape having a tip is provided such that the grooves 11 in the form of screws are arranged adjacently.

The screw-shaped groove 11 may be provided in a part or all of the screw-shaped groove 11 drawn in and out of the eye end body 20.

Subsequently, the eye end body 20 is a part for connecting the cable rod 10 and the shift lever.

The cable rod 10 is formed of a body portion 21 into which the cable is pulled in and out and a coupling portion 29 connected to the body portion 21 and coupled to a shift lever.

The coupling part 29 is formed in a ring shape for coupling according to the operation of the shift lever, and a coupling hole 29A is provided at a central portion for a coupling member such as a bolt or a fastening pin.

The coupling unit 29 may be replaced with another type according to the type of the vehicle or the type of the control unit and should not be limited by the drawings of the present specification.

Next, the body portion 21 is formed in a cylindrical shape, and a passage through which the cable rod 10 is drawn in and out in the center in the longitudinal direction is provided.

In addition, the body portion 21 is provided with a fixing hole 23 in communication with the draw-out passage 22 and withdrawal in and out of the fixing member 30.

As shown in the enlarged perspective view of the circle of Figures 3 and 4 and Figure 5, the fixing hole 23 is formed in the vertical direction through the fixing member 30 is inserted through one opening, the user through the other opening When the cable adjustment operation, the fixing member 30 may be pushed in the opposite direction so that the fixing member 30 is drawn out.

It includes a fixing member 30 to be drawn in and out into the fixing hole 23 as a length adjusting means for adjusting the length of the operation cable by adjusting the draw-out length of the cable rod 10.

The fixing member 30 is composed of a body 31 and a protrusion piece 36 protruding from both sides of the body 31, and is accommodated while wrapping the cable rod 10 between the protrusion piece 36. A receiving portion 32 is formed.

As shown in the lower circle perspective view of Figure 3, the inner peripheral surface of the receiving portion 32 is provided with a corresponding screw portion 33 is formed so as to be able to engage in correspondence with the threaded groove 11 of the cable rod (10). have.

Therefore, as shown in Figures 2 and 5, the present invention, after the user adjusts the pull-out length of the cable rod 10 in the state in which the fixing member 30 is drawn out, the fixing member 30 is drawn in That is, as the cable rod 10 is received in the receiving portion 32 of the fixing member 30 only by pressing into the fixing hole 23, the screw groove 11 and the corresponding screw portion 33 mesh with each other. It provides a one-touch type length adjusting means to which the cable rod 10 is fixed.

The fixing member 30 is made of a synthetic resin material, it is preferable that the components of the fixing member 30 to be described later have a predetermined elastic force.

The fixing member 30 is an enlarged perspective view of the upper and lower circles of FIG. 2 and as shown in FIG. 5, protruding from both ends of the receiving portion 32 of the body 31 to engage the engaging protrusion 37A at the end. A pair of fixing pieces 37 having,

The fixing hole 23 is provided with a guide groove 24 for guiding the withdrawal of the engaging projection on the inner surface in the direction in contact with the fixing piece 37.

The upper side of the guide groove 24 is provided with a first catching jaw 25 to which the fixing projection is caught, so that the fixing member 30 is completed, that is, the cable rod 10 is fixed, and then the fixing member 30 is fixed. The departure from the hole 23 is prevented.

At this time, by increasing the coupling area between the corresponding screw portion 33 of the fixing member 30 and the threaded groove 11 of the cable rod 10 to firmly fix the cable rod 10, In order to prevent the corresponding screw portion 33 of the 30 from being separated from the screw-shaped groove 11, as shown in FIG. 5B, the protruding piece 36 forming the receiving portion 32 is formed. The inner side of the) is further provided with a projection (36A).

That is, as shown in FIG. 5, the width between the two protruding pieces 36 is narrower than the diameter of the cable rod 10 due to the protruding portion 36A, and thus the protruding piece when the fixing member 30 is drawn in. 36 are made to be accommodated in the receiving portion 32 while the cable rod 10 is finely opened by the pressure.

In addition, the guide groove 24 is provided with a second catching jaw 26 at a lower end thereof, and the catching protrusion of the fixing piece 37 on the second catching jaw 26 when the fixing member 30 is withdrawn. 37A) is caught to prevent the fixing member 30 from being separated from the body portion 21.

At this time, the first and second locking jaw 26 provided on the upper and lower portions of the guide groove 24, respectively, as shown in the drawing, both sides are preferably different from the viewpoint of ease of manufacture (that is, the first The distance between the upper inner surface of the locking jaw 25 is greater than the distance between the upper inner surface of the second locking jaw 26.),

Since the distance between the lower inner surface of the second catching jaw 26 is formed to be the same as or slightly wider than the width of the body 31, a minute gap is provided between the fixing piece 37 and the protruding piece 36 so that the obstacle is formed. The machine 37A is bent inward in contact with the upper inner surface of the second locking jaw 26, and the fixing piece 37 is returned to its original position by elasticity at the upper portion of the first locking jaw 25. The locking protrusion 37A is caught by the first locking jaw 25.

And as shown in the lower inner perspective view of Figure 3, both sides of the fixing piece 37 is further provided with a engaging piece 38 which is guided along the auxiliary guide grooves provided on both sides of the guide groove 24.

The locking piece 38 guides the withdrawal of the fixing member 30, and at the same time, the stopper 15, which will be described later, is in contact with the fixing member 30, and the cable rod 10 contacts the eye end body 20. ), And will be described later in detail.

In addition, the lower side of the body 31 is provided with a stepped jaw 31b (refer to the lower perspective view in the lower circle of Figure 4) to limit the entry into the fixing hole 23 to be caught in the locking groove formed in the fixing hole (23). .

Next, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the first elastic body 27 is embedded in the lead-out passage 22 of the body portion 21.

The first elastic member 27 is an elastic force is exerted in the state in which the fixing member 30 is drawn out so that the cable rod 10 is elastically supported in the drawing direction, the user can draw the cable rod 10 through the draw-out passage ( The length can be adjusted simply by pushing in 22).

In this case, since the cable rod 10 is elastically supported in the drawing direction by the first elastic body 27, the cable rod 10 may be separated from the eye end body 20 by the elastic force when the fixing member 30 is drawn out. Since, the end of the cable rod 10 in the inlet direction is further provided with a stopper 15 to prevent separation,

The stopper 15 is elastically supported in contact with the first elastic body 27 to maintain the cable rod 10 withdrawn.

The stopper 15 includes contact portions 16 protruding to both sides, and the contact portion 16 contacts the locking piece 38 while the fixing member 30 is pulled out of the cable rod 10. Prevent deviations.

That is, since the stopper 15 moves along the draw-out passage along with the cable rod 10, the stopper 15 may not have a separate configuration for contact with the stopper 15 in the draw-out passage 22,

In the state in which the fixing member 30 is drawn out, the fixing hole 23 may not be provided with a separate configuration for contacting the structural stopper 15.

The locking piece 38 protruding upward from the protruding piece 36 of the fixing member 30 is introduced to guide the withdrawal of the fixing member 30 and at the same time, as shown in FIG. 5B. The separation prevention function by the stopper 15 is implemented by placing the locking piece 38 on the moving path of the cable rod 10 while the body 31 is pulled out. Although the locking piece 28 is not shown, it can be expected that the locking piece is located at the same position as the fixed piece by the configuration of another drawing.)

In FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, reference numeral 22A denotes an auxiliary passage formed to pass the locking piece 38.

The auxiliary passage 22A is preferably formed over the entire length of the lead-out passage 22 for the convenience of assembly of the eye end assembly.

Next, as shown in Figures 2 to 4, the present invention is a locking means for fixing the pulled state of the fixing member 30, is provided around the body portion 21, the longitudinal direction of the body portion 21 Sliding movement along, and comprises a locking member 40 to cover the body 31 of the fixing member 30 when the fixing member 30 is inserted to fix the pulled state.

The locking member 40 is preferably made of a circular ring shape corresponding to the shape of the body portion 21,

An outer circumferential surface of the body portion 21 is provided with a guide groove 28 for guiding the sliding movement of the locking member 40 (see the upper circle perspective view in FIG. 4),

An inner circumferential surface of the locking member 40 is provided with a guide protrusion 42 (see FIG. 3) for sliding along the guide groove.

In addition, the locking member 40 is elastically supported on the support portion formed around the connecting portion of the body portion 21 and the coupling portion 29 to the second elastic body (1) exerting an elastic force in the direction in which the cable rod 10 is drawn out ( 41) is further provided.

Since the locking member 40 is elastically supported in the withdrawal direction of the cable rod 10 by the second elastic member 41, the locking member 40 is always fixed to the fixing member 30 after the length adjustment operation is completed. Is prevented from being displaced from the fixing hole 23 so that the length of the cable is not displaced.

In the present invention, the locking member 40, as well as the locking means of the fixing member 30, the first locking jaw 25, the projection 36A formed on the inner surface of the projection piece 36, to which the locking projection 37A is applied, is used. By functioning, it is possible to fundamentally prevent the fixing of the cable rod 10 is released after adjusting the length of the cable.

The body 31 is further provided with a stopper 31b for preventing the locking member 40 from being separated from the body portion 21 due to the elastic force of the second elastic body 41.

In the above description of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings, but described mainly for the eye end assembly for a vehicle operating cable having a specific shape and structure, the present invention can be variously modified, changed and replaced by those skilled in the art, such modification , Changes and substitutions should be construed as falling within the protection scope of the present invention.

10: cable rod 11: screw-shaped groove
12: coupling hole 15: stopper
20: body 21: the body
22: draw-out passage 23: fixing hole
24: guide groove
25: the first jam jaw 26: the second jam jaw
27: first elastic body 28: guide groove
29: coupling part
30: fixing member 31: body
32: accommodating part 33: counterpart screw part
36: protrusion piece 37: fixing piece
37A: Jamming 38: Jamming
40: locking member 41: locking member
42: guide protrusion

Claims (4)

A cable rod having a screw-shaped groove on an outer circumferential surface thereof;
An i-end body having a passage through which the cable rod is drawn in and out, and a body having a fixing hole communicating laterally with the passage;
A body having an accommodating part provided with a corresponding screw part corresponding to the screw-shaped groove while surrounding the outer circumferential surface of the cable rod, wherein the corresponding screw part is coupled to or coupled to the screw-shaped groove as it is drawn in and out of the fixing hole. Length adjusting means including a fixing member to be fixed by adjusting the length of the cable rod by being released; And
It comprises a; locking means for fixing the retracted state of the fixing member;
The fixing member includes a pair of fixing pieces protruding from both sides of the receiving portion of the body having a locking projection at the end,
The fixing hole is provided with a guide groove having a first locking jaw in which the locking projection is caught at the end of the fixing member in the inlet direction of the fixing member according to the inlet and out of the fixing member on the inner side,
The body portion has a first elastic body is built-in, the cable rod is provided with a stopper connected to the first elastic body at the end of the lead,
And the stopper in contact with the engaging piece protruding from one side of the fixing piece while the fixing member is drawn out to prevent the cable rod from being separated. The method of claim 1,
The guide groove is provided with a second catching jaw at the lower end thereof so that the catching protrusion of the fixing piece is caught on the second catching jaw while the fixing member is pulled out so that the fixing member is not separated from the body portion. End-end assembly for cables. The method of claim 1,
Both sides of the fixing piece is an end assembly for a cable for a vehicle, characterized in that the locking piece is further provided along the auxiliary guide groove provided on both sides of the guide groove. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The locking means is provided around the body portion sliding movement, and when the inlet of the fixed member to cover the body of the fixing member for the operation cable for the vehicle operation cable, characterized in that configured as a locking member.

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