KR200366471Y1 - A combining structure of head lamp connector and wire connector - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a headlamp connector and a wire connector coupling structure. The present invention is the head lamp housing 30 is formed through the connector through-hole 32 on one side; The connector connecting portion 45 protruding to the outside of the head lamp housing 30 passing through the connector through hole 32, and in the extension direction of the connector connecting portion 45 with a predetermined distance from the outer peripheral surface of the connector connecting portion 45 A headlamp connector 40 formed to extend a predetermined length and including a hook hook 50 which is hooked to an edge of the connector through hole 32; The spacer hook 77 is coupled to the connector connecting portion 45 and positioned between the hook hook 50 and the connector connecting portion 45 to prevent the hook hook 50 from being removed from the connector through hole 32. It comprises a; wire connector 70 having at least two or more. According to the coupling structure of the head lamp connector and the wire connector according to the present invention having such a configuration there is an advantage that the head lamp connector and the wire connector is more firmly mounted to the head lamp housing.

Description

A combining structure of head lamp connector and wire connector

The present invention relates to a headlamp connector and a wire connector, and more particularly to a structure for mounting the headlamp connector to the headlamp housing and coupling the wire connector to the headlamp connector.

Recently manufactured headlamp assemblies provide a single connector, headlamp connector, to supply power and control signals to the interior of the headlamp assembly so that wires are not complicated in the appearance of the headlamp housing exposed to the engine compartment. Doing. The main part configuration of the headlamp assembly in which such a configuration is adopted is shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1, the headlamp housing 1 is formed such that its front face is recessed concave and protrudes convexly to the back side. The rear surface of the headlamp housing 1 is exposed to the interior of the engine compartment. On the front of the head lamp housing 1, a lamp lens (not shown) through which light from the lamp passes is detachably installed.

The head lamp housing 1 is provided with a plurality of lamps, such as a head lamp, a position lamp, a turn signal lamp, and for this purpose, a head lamp installation unit 3, a position lamp installation unit 5, and a turn signal lamp installation unit ( 7) is formed. The lamp mounting parts 3, 5, 7 are formed through the head lamp housing 1.

Lamp brackets 5 'and 7' surrounding the edges of the position lamp mounting portion 5 and the turn signal lamp mounting portion 7 are respectively installed. Wires 18 delivered to the inside of the head lamp housing 1 are connected to the lamp brackets 5 'and 7', respectively, to supply power to the lamps installed in the lamp installation units 5 and 7. .

Meanwhile, a headlamp connector 9 is installed to penetrate through one side of the headlamp housing 1. The headlamp connector 9 serves to collectively supply power required by various lamps installed in the headlamp housing 1 from the outside to the inside of the head lamp housing 1. Therefore, all electric wires for power supply are delivered to the lamps installed inside the headlamp housing 1 only through the headlamp connector 9.

The exterior of the headlamp connector 9 is formed with a connector body 10 which is a mold. The inside of the connector body 10 is provided with a plurality of terminals (not shown). A mounting flange 11 surrounding one outer circumferential surface of the connector body 10 is provided. One side of the connector body 10 based on the mounting flange 11 is located outside the head lamp housing 1, the other side is located inside the head lamp housing (1).

That is, one end of the connector body 10 is provided with a connector connecting portion 12. The connector connection part 12 is a part to which a separate wire connector (not shown) provided at the front end of the wires for supplying power from the outside of the head lamp housing 1 is coupled.

The other end of the connector body 10 is a wire guide portion (13). The wire guide part 13 is a portion into which the wires 18 disposed in the head lamp housing 1 are connected to be connected to a terminal provided inside the head lamp connector 9.

On the other hand, a plurality of hook hooks 15 are provided on one surface of the mounting flange 11 in which the wire guide part 13 of the connector body 10 is provided. The hook hook 15 is provided with a plurality around the periphery of the wire guide portion (13). The hook hook 15 is a portion hooked to the edge of the connector through hole 9 'formed in the head lamp housing 1.

A guide rib 17 surrounding the wire guide part 13 together with the hook hook 15 is provided. The guide rib 17 serves to guide the insertion of the connector body 10 into the connector through hole 9 '. A seal 17 ′ is provided to surround the hook hook 15 and the guide rib 17 to be seated on the mounting flange 11. The seal 17 ′ prevents leakage between the headlamp housing 1 and the connector body 10.

The wires 18 guided through the wire guide part 13 of the connector body 10 and connected to the terminals in the connector body 10 are respectively brackets 5 ', which are provided in the head lamp housing 1; 7 '). Therefore, the lamps are mounted on the brackets 5 'and 7' to receive power through the wires 18. Some of the wires 18 are provided with a separate connection connector 19. The connection connector 19 is connected to the head lamp and serves to supply power to the head lamp.

In the prior art as described above, the headlamp connector 9 is provided with a terminal therein, and the wire 18 is mounted to the headlamp housing 1 while the wire 18 is already connected to the terminal. That is, the wire guide 13 of the connector body 10 is mounted to be located inside the head lamp housing (1). At this time, since the hook hook 15 is provided to extend from the mounting flange 11 in the same direction as the wire guide portion 13 extends, the conventional connector body 10 is the headlamp housing (1) It is inserted through the connector through hole (9 ') from the outside to the inside of the.

Therefore, the wire 18 connected to the headlamp connector 9 and the connection connector 19 provided at the end of the wire pass through the connector through hole 9 'in advance to the inside of the headlamp housing 1. It must be equipped.

However, the prior art as described above has the following problems.

That is, in the prior art, the headlamp connector 9 is coupled to the headlamp housing 1 only by a hook hook 15. However, the hook hook 15 may be elastically deformed in a state in which it is mounted in the head lamp housing 1. Therefore, when the wire of the wire connector coupled to the headlamp connector 9 is pulled by an unexpected external force, the headlamp connector 9 to which the wire connector is coupled is removed from the headlamp housing 1. Occurs.

This is because the headlamp connector 9 is mounted to the headlamp housing 1 only by a hook hook 15, and the wire connector is coupled to and mounted only on the headlamp connector 9.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, and to make the headlamp connector more firmly mounted to the headlamp housing.

Another object of the present invention is to make the mounting state of the wire connector coupled with the headlamp connector more robust.

1 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing a mounting structure of a head lamp connector according to the prior art.

Figure 2 is a partially cutaway exploded perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the coupling structure of the headlamp connector and the wire connector according to the present invention from the side of the headlamp housing.

Figure 3 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing the configuration of the present invention embodiment.

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view showing the main portion of the embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

30: headlamp housing 32: connector hole

33: hanger step 35: seal landing group

37: shield wall 40: headlamp connector

41: connector body 43: mounting flange

45: connector connection 47: wire guide

50: hook hook 52: hanging jaw

55: guide rib 56: inclined surface

60: wire 70: wire connector

71: connector body 72: insertion space

73: wire guide 75: release handle

77: spacer hook 78: tip protrusion

According to a feature of the present invention for achieving the object as described above, the present design and the headlamp housing is formed through the connector through the hole; A connector connecting portion penetrating through the connector hole and protruding to the outside of the head lamp housing, and having a predetermined distance from the outer circumferential surface of the connector connecting portion and extending in a predetermined length in an extension direction of the connector connecting portion to be hooked on the edge of the connector hole; A headlamp connector comprising a hook; And a wire connector coupled to the connector connecting portion and having at least two spacer hooks positioned between the hook hook and the connector connecting portion to prevent the hook hook from being detached from the connector hole.

The outer side of the head lamp housing corresponding to the edge of the connector hole is formed so that the hook step for engaging the engaging jaw provided on the front end of the hook hook is recessed.

The front end of the spacer hook is provided with a front end protrusion, which is gradually thickened from the front end to the rear end, and the front end protrusion is positioned between the hook hook and the connector connection part.

The outer surface of the connector connection portion of the headlamp connector is provided with a locking projection, and the connector body of the wire connector corresponding thereto is provided with a release handle which is selectively hooked on the locking projection and released from the locking projection by the elastic deformation.

According to the coupling structure of the head lamp connector and the wire connector according to the present invention having such a configuration there is an advantage that the head lamp connector and the wire connector is more firmly mounted to the head lamp housing.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a coupling structure of a head lamp connector and a wire connector according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 2 is a preferred embodiment of the coupling structure of the headlamp connector and the wire connector according to the present invention is shown in a partially cutaway exploded perspective view of the headlamp housing, Figure 3 is a partial cutaway perspective view of the configuration of the present invention embodiment 4 is a cross-sectional view of main components of the present invention.

As shown in these figures, the outer surface 30e of the headlamp housing 30 is exposed to the interior of the engine compartment, and the inner surface 30i forms the inner surface of the headlamp assembly. The inner surface 30i of the head lamp housing 30 forms a space in which various lamps are installed together with a lamp lens provided at the tip of the head lamp housing 30.

The connector through hole 32 is drilled through one side of the head lamp housing 30. The connector through hole 32 is a portion to which the head lamp connector 40 to be described below is mounted. The connector through hole 32 is formed to penetrate from the inner surface 30i of the headlamp housing 30 to the outer surface 30e. The shape of the connector through hole 32 is formed to correspond to the shape of the corresponding portion of the head lamp connector 40 mounted thereto. In this embodiment, the connector through hole 32 has a substantially quadrangular shape with rounded corners.

A hook step 33 is formed at an edge of the connector through hole 32 corresponding to the outer surface 30e of the head lamp housing 30. The hook step 33 is formed to be recessed in the outer surface 30e. The depth d of the hook step 33 is formed to correspond to the length of the locking step 52 of the hook hook 50 to be described below.

The edge of the connector through hole 32 corresponding to the inner surface 30i of the head lamp housing 30 becomes the seal seating end 35. The portion of the seal seating end 35 is preferably formed to protrude relative to other portions of the inner surface 30i of the head lamp housing 30.

A shielding wall 37 surrounding the edge of the seal seating end 35 is provided. The shielding wall 37 is designed to surround the periphery of the mounting flange 43 of the headlamp connector 40 which will be described below.

The headlamp connector 40 is for supplying power to loads provided in the headlamp housing 30, for example, various lamps. That is, the wires are not complicatedly connected to various parts of the outer surface 30e of the head lamp housing 30, and power is mainly supplied to the inside of the head lamp housing 30 through the head lamp connector 40. .

The connector body 41 forms the exterior of the headlamp connector 40. In this embodiment, the connector body 41 is formed in a rectangular cylindrical shape. However, the shape of the connector body 41 is not limited thereto. The mounting flange 43 surrounding the outer surface of the connector body 41 is formed to protrude. The mounting flange 43 is formed to protrude to a predetermined height from the outer surface of the connector body 41, in the present embodiment is a rectangular plate shape when viewed from the front and rear direction of the connector body 41.

One side of the connector body 41 based on the mounting flange 43 is a connector connection portion 45. The connector connecting portion 45 is located outside the head lamp housing 30 and coupled to the wire connector 70 to be described below. An insertion guide 46 is provided at one side of the outer surface of the connector connection part 45 in the insertion direction of the wire connector 70. This serves to prevent the misinsertion of the wire connector 70.

The connector connecting portion 45 between the insertion guide 46 is provided with a locking projection 46 '. The locking projection 46 ′ is hooked on one side of the release knob 75 of the wire connector 70 to be described below so that the wire connector 70 and the headlamp connector 40 are fastened to each other.

The other side of the connector body 41 corresponding to the opposite side of the connector connecting portion 45 with respect to the mounting flange 43 is the wire guide portion 47. The wire guide part 47 is a part of the wire 60 connected to the terminal provided in the connector body 41 to guide the inside and the outside of the connector body 41. In the present invention, the connector connecting portion 45 is exposed to the outside of the head lamp housing 30, the wire guide portion 47 is located inside the head lamp housing (30).

On the other hand, the headlamp connector 40 of the present invention is provided with a plurality of hook hooks 50 to extend toward the front end of the connector connection portion 45. The hook hook 50 is provided to surround the edge of the connector connecting portion 45 with a predetermined interval between the inner surface of the connector connecting portion 45. The base portion of the hook hook 50 is preferably integrally formed to be perpendicular to one surface of the mounting flange 43. Of course, the base of the hook hook 50 may be integrally formed on the outer surface of the connector connecting portion 45. In any case, the hook hook 50 is extended by a predetermined length in the extension direction of the connector connecting portion 45 with a predetermined distance from the outer surface of the connector connecting portion 45 is configured to allow a predetermined elastic deformation.

A locking jaw 52 is formed at the tip of the hook hook 50. The locking jaw 52 is formed to be inclined in a direction away from the connector connecting portion 45 toward the base from the front end of the hook hook (50). The locking jaw 52 is seated on the hook step 33.

Hook hook 50 having such a configuration is provided with at least one or two side by side on each surface of the rectangular cylindrical connector connecting portion 45 in the present embodiment. The hook hook 50 is formed at a position corresponding to a center of each surface of the connector connecting portion 45. The number of hook hooks 50 may vary depending on the design conditions of the headlamp connector 40.

On the other hand, the guide rib 55 is provided to extend in the extension direction of the connector connecting portion 45, such as the hook hook 50 around the outer surface of the connector connecting portion 45. The guide rib 55 is provided at a position corresponding to an edge of the connector connecting portion 45. The tip of the guide rib 55 is protruded relatively more than the tip of the hook hook 50. This is so that when the connector body 41 is inserted into the connector through hole 32, the guide rib 55 is initially guided to the inner edge of the connector through hole 32.

An inclined surface 56 is formed outside the front end of the guide rib 55. The inclined surface 56 is to reduce the thickness of the tip of the guide rib 55 to be relatively inserted into the connector through-hole 32 more smoothly.

A seal 58 surrounding the base of the hook hook 50 and the guide rib 55 is provided. The seal 58 is seated on the surface of the mounting flange 43. The seal 58 serves to prevent leakage between the connector body 41 and the headlamp housing 30. The seal 58 is pressed by the mounting flange 43 and the seal seating end 35 is pressed.

The headlamp connector 40 extends through the wire guide part 47 with a wire 60 connected to a terminal provided therein. A plurality of wires 60 extend outwardly from the wire guide part 47, and connectors (not shown) and terminals (not shown) for connection to respective lamps are provided at ends of the wires 60. Not provided).

The wire connector 70 is provided at the tip of the wire connected to the power source and the control unit. That is, the wire connector 70 is provided at the tip of the wire connected to the head lamp housing 30 in the engine room side. The wire connector 70 is coupled to the connector connecting portion 45 of the headlamp connector 40. In the present embodiment, the connector connecting portion 45 is configured to be inserted into the wire connector 70.

The connector body 71 forms the appearance of the wire connector 70. An insertion space 72 is formed in which the connector connecting portion 45 of the head lamp connector 40 is inserted to open to one end of the connector body 71. The other end of the connector body 71 is provided with a wire guide portion (73). The wire guide portion 73 communicates with the insertion space 72. The wire connected to the power source or the control unit is inserted through the wire guide unit 73.

A release knob 75 is provided at a portion of the connector body 71 of the wire connector 70 that corresponds to a portion where the engaging projection 46 'of the head lamp connector 40 is formed. One side of the release knob 75 is selectively hooked to the engaging projection 46 '. The release knob 75 may be detached from the locking protrusion 46 'while being elastically deformed in a state in which the operator pushes on the locking protrusion 46'. A portion of the connector body 71 provided with the release knob 75 is provided with a structure (not shown) that corresponds to the insertion guide 46 and guides when engaged.

On the other hand, spacer hooks 77 are provided at both ends of the connector body 71. The spacer hook 77 is provided with a tip protrusion 78 at the tip thereof. The tip protrusion 78 has a relatively thin thickness at the tip end thereof and a thick thickness thereof at the rear end thereof. This is to allow the spacer hook 77 to be more smoothly inserted between the outer surface of the connector connecting portion 45 and the hook hook 50.

The tip protrusion 78 at the tip of the spacer hook 77 serves to fix the hook hook 33 on the hook step 33 of the hooking jaw 52 of the hook hook 50. The spacer hook 77 is provided at portions corresponding to both sides of the outer surface of the connector body 71. In the present embodiment, the cross section of the connector body 71 is substantially square. When the surface on which the release knob 75 is provided is determined as an upper surface, the spacer hooks 77 at positions corresponding to both sides of the connector body 71 are provided. ) Is provided. The spacer hook 77 protrudes from an end of the connector body 71 and extends.

Hereinafter will be described in detail the operation of the coupling structure of the headlamp connector and the wire connector according to the present invention having the configuration as described above.

The headlamp connector 40 mounted on the headlamp housing 30 is provided to the assembly line in an assembly state in which the wire 60 is connected in advance. That is, a connector, a terminal, and the like are already connected to the front end of the wire 60, and a terminal provided in the headlamp connector 40 and the wire 60 are connected to each other.

In this state, in the present invention, the headlamp housing 40 is mounted on the headlamp housing 30. At this time, the connector connecting portion 45 of the head lamp connector 40 is inserted into the connector through hole 32 on the inner surface 30i of the head lamp housing 30.

When the connector connection part 45 is inserted into the connector through hole 32 to some extent, the tip of the guide rib 55 comes into contact with the inner edge of the connector through hole 32. At this time, the inclined surface 56 is formed at the tip of the guide rib 55 is inserted more accurately. This is because the trajectory for connecting the uppermost end of the inclined surface 56 of each guide rib 55 is smaller than the size of the connector through hole 32.

Once the inclined surface 56 of the tip of the guide rib 55 is guided along the inner edge of the connector through hole 32, the connector body 41 is inserted, and the tip of the hook hook 50 is connected to the connector through hole 32. When guided to the inner edge of the), the center line of the connector body 41 and the center line of the connector through hole coincide. Thus, the connector body 41 is correctly inserted into the connector through hole 32.

Subsequently, when the connector body 41 is inserted, the guide rib 55 is inserted without elastic deformation while the connector through hole 32 is in contact with the inner surface. However, while the hooking jaw 52 of the hook hook 50 is in contact with the inner surface of the connector hole 32, the hook hook 50 is elastically deformed. That is, the engaging jaw 52 is elastically deformed so that the front end of the hook hook 50 is adjacent to the connector connecting portion 45 while contacting the inner surface of the connector hole (32).

When the insertion of the connector body 41 is continued and the locking jaw 52 passes through the inner surface of the connector hole 32, the hook step 33 is met. Therefore, the hooking hook 52 is seated on the hook step 33 and the hook hook 50 is restored to its original state.

At this time, the seal 58 is positioned between the mounting flange 43 and the seal seating end 35 in a compressed state. The seal 58 serves to prevent leakage between the mounting flange 43 and the seal seating end 35.

In this case, the operation of inserting the headlamp connector 40 into the headlamp housing 30 is completed. Next, the operation of connecting the connector and the terminal provided on the wire 60 to each lamp side is made. Of course, the lamp lens is not yet mounted to the head lamp housing 30.

On the other hand, when the various components to be installed in the head lamp housing 30 is installed and the lamp lens is mounted, the head lamp assembly is completed. Such a headlamp assembly is put into an assembly line and mounted on an automobile. That is, the head lamp assembly is mounted on the vehicle body, and the connector connection part 45 protruding out of the head lamp housing 30 of the head lamp connector 40 is provided at the tip of the wire connected to the power supply and the control part in the engine room side. The wire connector 70 may be coupled to each other.

That is, the insertion space 72 of the wire connector 70 is positioned to face the connector connecting portion 45 of the headlamp connector 40. At this time, the portion provided with the release knob 75 is positioned to correspond to the portion provided with the engaging projection 46 'of the connector connection portion 45.

Then, the wire connector 70 is moved toward the connector connecting portion 45 of the headlamp connector 40 so that the connector connecting portion 45 is inserted into the insertion space 72 of the connector body 71. By such insertion, the wire 60 connected to the headlamp connector 40 and the wire connected to the wire connector 70 are electrically connected.

Coupling between the wire connector 70 and the headlamp connector 40 is made by one side of the release knob 75 of the connector body 71 is hooked to the engaging projection 46 '. In addition, the front end protrusion 78 of the spacer hook 77 is positioned between the hook hook 50 and the connector connecting portion 45 provided at both ends of the connector connecting portion 45 of the connector body 41. 50 is elastically deformed by an external force to prevent separation from the hook step 33.

The rights of the present invention are not limited to the embodiments described above, but are defined by what is stated in the claims, and those skilled in the art can make various modifications and adaptations within the scope of the rights described in the claims. It is self-evident.

For example, the shape of the connector body 41, the number of wires 60 to be connected, the number of hook hooks 50, etc. can be variously designed according to the design conditions of the head lamp assembly.

In addition, the seal mounting end 35 is formed such that the head lamp housing 30 having the connector through hole 32 protrudes toward the inner surface 30i, but is not necessarily the seal mounting end 35. The outer surface 30e of the head lamp housing 30 may protrude from the other portion of the inner surface 30i of the head lamp housing 30.

In addition, although two spacer hooks 77 are provided in the present embodiment, the spacer hooks 77 may be provided on the connector body 71 corresponding to the remaining three surfaces except for the side where the release knob 75 is provided.

According to the coupling structure of the headlamp connector and the wire connector according to the present invention as described in detail above, the following effects can be obtained.

In the present invention, the spacer hook of the wire connector prevents the hook hook of the head lamp connector mounted in the connector hole of the head lamp housing from being elastically deformed by external force. Therefore, it is possible to obtain the effect that the mounting state of the headlamp connector is relatively firm.

In the present invention, when the wire connector is coupled to the headlamp connector, a spacer hook is pressed between the connector connection part and the hook hook in addition to the coupling of the release handle and the hook protrusion. Therefore, the effect that the wire connector is more firmly mounted to the headlamp connector can be obtained.

Claims (4)

A head lamp housing formed by passing through a connector through one side; A connector connecting portion penetrating through the connector hole and protruding to the outside of the head lamp housing, and having a predetermined distance from the outer circumferential surface of the connector connecting portion and extending in a predetermined length in an extension direction of the connector connecting portion to be hooked on the edge of the connector hole; A headlamp connector comprising a hook; And a wire connector coupled to the connector connecting portion and having at least two spacer hooks positioned between the hook hook and the connector connecting portion to prevent the hook hook from being detached from the connector hole. Connector and wire connector coupling structure. The headlamp connector and the wire of claim 1, wherein a hook step for engaging the engaging jaw provided at the tip of the hook hook is formed at an outer surface of the headlamp housing corresponding to the edge of the connector hole. Connector mating structure. According to claim 1 or 2, wherein the tip of the spacer hook is provided with a tip projection, the tip projection is gradually thicker from the tip to the rear end, the tip projection between the hook hook and the connector connecting portion Headlamp connector and wire connector coupling structure, characterized in that located in. The release handle of claim 3, wherein a hooking protrusion is provided at one outer surface of the connector connection portion of the headlamp connector, and a connector body of the corresponding wire connector is selectively hooked on the hooking protrusion and released from the locking protrusion by elastic deformation. Headlamp connector and wire connector coupling structure characterized in that it is provided.