WO2011122469A1 - 回転コネクタ装置 - Google Patents

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WO2011122469A1
WO2011122469A1 PCT/JP2011/057340 JP2011057340W WO2011122469A1 WO 2011122469 A1 WO2011122469 A1 WO 2011122469A1 JP 2011057340 W JP2011057340 W JP 2011057340W WO 2011122469 A1 WO2011122469 A1 WO 2011122469A1
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秀治 平井
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Furukawa Electric Co Ltd
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R39/00—Rotary current collectors, distributors or interrupters
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R35/00—Flexible or turnable line connectors, i.e. the rotation angle being limited
    • H01R35/02—Flexible line connectors without frictional contact members
    • H01R35/025—Flexible line connectors without frictional contact members having a flexible conductor wound around a rotation axis
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R16/00—Electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for; Arrangement of elements of electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for
    • B60R16/02—Electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for; Arrangement of elements of electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for electric constitutive elements
    • B60R16/023—Electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for; Arrangement of elements of electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for electric constitutive elements for transmission of signals between vehicle parts or subsystems
    • B60R16/027—Electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for; Arrangement of elements of electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for electric constitutive elements for transmission of signals between vehicle parts or subsystems between relatively movable parts of the vehicle, e.g. between steering wheel and column
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R43/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors
    • H01R43/002—Maintenance of line connectors, e.g. cleaning

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  • the present invention relates to a rotary connector device mounted on a vehicle such as an automobile, and more particularly to a rotary connector device used to electrically connect a steering wheel side and a vehicle body side.
  • a rotary connector device such as a steering roll connector mounted on a vehicle such as an automobile includes a cable housing composed of a stator (fixed case) and a rotator (rotary case) coaxially assembled relatively rotatably. There is.
  • the stator of the rotary connector device is fixed to the vehicle body side, and the rotator is assembled to the steering wheel side. Furthermore, the rotary connector device electrically connects, for example, a horn module, an air bag module, and the like between the vehicle body side and the steering wheel side via a flat cable housed in a housing space inside the cable housing. There is.
  • the rotary connector described in Patent Document 1 is also an example of the above-described rotary connector device, and is a retainer for guiding a flat cable (band-like transmission line) housed in a housing space (annular space) formed inside the cable housing.
  • a guide member is disposed on the bottom of the housing space.
  • the retainer has a plate-like guide ring in a plan view C-shape disposed on the bottom of the accommodation space rotatably around the rotation axis of the rotator, and the rotation axis of the rotator in each portion equally distributing the circumferential direction of the guide ring It consists of a plurality of rollers rotatably supported around a parallel rotational axis.
  • the flat cable is accommodated in the accommodation space in a wound state, the radial inner end is wound around the inner peripheral cylindrical portion (inner cylindrical shaft portion) of the rotator, and the radial outer end corresponds to the outer peripheral cylindrical portion of the stator It is wound around the tube portion, and the middle portion is wound in a U-shape.
  • the rotary connector is accommodated on the side of the column cover L among the openings M formed in communication with the steering lower cover K and the column cover L which constitute the steering column cover.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a rotary connector device capable of reducing the amount of foreign matter entering the accommodation space.
  • a rotator comprising an annular rotary side ring plate and a cylindrical inner peripheral cylindrical portion formed on the inner peripheral edge of the rotary side ring plate, an annular stationary side ring plate, and the stationary side ring
  • the stator which is formed of a cylindrical outer peripheral cylinder formed on the outer peripheral edge of the plate, is fitted between the rotating side ring plate and the outer peripheral cylinder so as to be able to rotate relative to each other.
  • a cable for electrically connecting the rotator side and the stator side is wound in a housing space formed by the rotary side ring plate and the inner peripheral cylindrical portion of the rotator, and the stationary side ring plate and the outer peripheral cylindrical portion of the stator.
  • the outer peripheral edge portion of either the rotator or the stator is formed larger in diameter than the outer peripheral edge portion of the other, and the one outer peripheral edge portion formed of the larger diameter is Extending in a direction covering the side of the other outer peripheral edge To, wherein said a rotary connector which is open towards the formed gap in a direction crossing to the radial direction between the rotator and the stator.
  • the present invention it is possible to secure the distance between the storage space and the outside of the apparatus, so that foreign matter is less likely to enter the storage space. Therefore, compared with the conventional structure, the quantity of the foreign material which entraps into accommodation space can be reduced.
  • the rotary connector device having the above-described configuration is accommodated on the column cover side among the openings formed in the steering lower cover and the column cover that constitute the steering column cover, for example, the foreign matter is the steering lower cover and the column cover.
  • the clearance between the rotor and the stator attempts to enter the storage space through the clearance between the rotator and the stator, but the clearance between the rotator and the stator opens in the direction intersecting the clearance between the steering lower cover and the column cover. When entering the accommodation space, it will detour in the cross direction.
  • the cylindrical outer peripheral edge of the stator is formed larger in diameter than the outer peripheral edge of the rotator, and the outer peripheral edge of the stator is a lateral side of the outer peripheral edge of the rotator And the gap can be opened upward.
  • the foreign matter in order for the foreign matter to enter the housing space inside the device from the clearance between the steering lower cover and the column cover, the foreign matter enters from the top into the clearance opening toward the top of the steering roll connector and goes downward. It must turn in the radial direction and invade. Therefore, it is difficult for foreign matter to enter and the amount of foreign matter entering the accommodation space can be reduced.
  • the steering lower cover corotating with the steering wheel is spaced upward from the column cover facing the vehicle body at a predetermined distance and opened upward.
  • the open end of the gap may be disposed above the inner peripheral edge at the predetermined clearance formed between the steering lower cover and the column cover.
  • the aforementioned inner peripheral portion is a radially inner peripheral portion in the clearance formed between the steering lower cover and the column cover. In other words, it can be said to be a facing peripheral portion.
  • the outer peripheral edge portion of the stator is once bypassed to the opening end of the clearance opening upward.
  • the amount of foreign matter entering from the open end is reduced because the upper side has to be entered. Therefore, the amount of foreign matter entering the housing space can be further reduced.
  • the outer peripheral edge portion of the rotator is formed larger in diameter than the outer peripheral edge portion formed in a cylindrical shape of the stator, and the outer peripheral edge portion of the rotator is along the outer peripheral surface of the stator.
  • the gap can be opened downward by extending in the direction of covering the outer peripheral surface.
  • the foreign matter in order to allow foreign matter to enter the accommodation space inside the device from the clearance between the steering lower cover and the column cover, the foreign matter enters from the lower part into the gap opened downward of the steering roll connector and resists against its own weight. And then turn in a radial direction and enter. Therefore, it is difficult for foreign matter to enter and the amount of foreign matter entering the accommodation space can be reduced.
  • the steering lower cover corotating with the steering wheel is directed downward in a state of being separated by the predetermined interval and housed in the side of the column cover facing the vehicle body side.
  • the open end of the open clearance may be disposed below the inner peripheral edge of the clearance at the predetermined interval formed between the steering lower cover and the column cover.
  • the outer peripheral edge of the rotator is once bypassed to the opening end of the clearance opening downward.
  • the amount of foreign matter entering from the open end is reduced because the lower end has to be entered. Therefore, the amount of foreign matter entering the housing space can be further reduced.
  • a cylindrical inner peripheral edge having a diameter smaller than that of the outer peripheral edge is formed inside the outer peripheral edge of the stator, and communication with the gap is made between the outer peripheral edge and the inner peripheral edge. Grooves can be formed. According to the present invention, the foreign matter is easily accumulated in the groove formed between the outer peripheral wall portion and the inner peripheral wall portion of the stator by the weight of the foreign matter itself, and the amount of foreign matter entering the accommodation space can be further reduced.
  • the groove portion can be continuously formed in the circumferential direction along the outer peripheral edge portion of the stator. According to the present invention, no matter from which direction of the entire circumference (360 degrees) foreign matter enters the gap, the amount of foreign matter which tends to be accumulated in the groove continuously formed in the circumferential direction and enters the accommodation space It can be reduced.
  • the clearance between the steering lower cover and the column cover of the conventional example accommodates the rotary connector device. Foreign matter is less likely to enter the space, and the amount of foreign matter entering the accommodation space can be reduced compared to the conventional structure. As a result, it is possible to prevent breakage of the cable, peeling of the laminate of the cable and shorting, and generation of abnormal noise and the like.
  • FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the steering roll connector of FIG. 1;
  • the steering roll connector 10 (SRC) of the present embodiment is configured by a cable housing 11, a retainer 41, and a rotation lock unit 51, as shown in FIGS.
  • FIG. 1 and 2 are an external view and an exploded perspective view, respectively, of the steering roll connector.
  • FIG. 3 is a plan view of the steering roll connector with the rotator described later removed.
  • FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.
  • FIG. 5 is an enlarged end view showing a part in FIG.
  • the cable housing 11 is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape in which a insertion hole H penetrating in the axial direction of a steering shaft (not shown) is formed in a central portion in a plan view.
  • the insertion hole H is formed with a diameter that allows insertion of a steering shaft supported by the steering column (not shown).
  • a steering wheel for performing a rotation operation is fixed to an upper end portion of the steering shaft.
  • the cable housing 11 is composed of a stator 12 and a rotator 13 which are rotatably fitted relative to each other. Inside the cable housing 11, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, there is formed a housing space S in which a flexible flat cable C (hereinafter referred to as "flat cable C”) is appropriately wound. There is.
  • the steering roll connector 10 is accommodated on the side of the column cover L in the opening M formed in communication with the steering lower cover K and the column cover L that constitute the steering column cover.
  • stator 12 and the rotator 13 are relatively rotated by communicating with the outside of the cable housing 11 and the accommodation space S.
  • a gap P for movable fitting is formed continuously in the circumferential direction.
  • the housing space S is formed by fitting the stator 12 and the rotator 13 such that the stationary side ring plate 14 and the outer peripheral cylindrical portion 15 of the stator 12, and the rotary side ring plate 21 and the inner peripheral cylindrical portion 22 of the rotator 13. And consists of.
  • the stator 12 is fixed to an appropriate member on the vehicle body side, for example, a combination bracket switch (not shown) of a steering column, and is mounted so as to be rotatable relative to the steering wheel.
  • the stator 12 is composed of a stationary side ring plate 14 formed annularly as a bottom plate, and a cylindrical outer peripheral cylindrical portion 15 extending perpendicularly from the outer peripheral edge of the stationary side ring plate 14.
  • the outer peripheral edge of the stationary side ring plate 14 and the lower end of the cylindrical portion 15 are integrally formed by fitting.
  • the outer cylindrical portion 15 has a cylindrical outer peripheral cylindrical portion 15o and a cylindrical inner outer peripheral portion formed slightly inward and smaller than the outer peripheral cylindrical portion 15o. It is comprised by the cylinder part 15i, and it is comprised by the 2 layer structure arrange
  • the outer peripheral cylindrical portion 15 o of the stator 12 is formed to have a diameter larger than that of the outer peripheral portion 13 a of the rotator 13, and the upper end 15 a of the outer peripheral cylindrical portion 15 o is covered by the side of the outer peripheral portion 13 a of the rotator 13. It extends in a direction parallel to the axial center of the stator 12, that is, in the upward direction, as described.
  • the gap P formed between the stator 12 and the rotator 13 opens in the upward direction intersecting (or orthogonal to) the radial direction of the stator 12 and the rotator 13.
  • the outer peripheral cylindrical portion 15 o and the inner peripheral cylindrical portion 15 i are integrally connected by a connecting portion 18 at an intermediate portion in the axial direction (vertical direction in FIGS. 4 and 5) of the steering wheel.
  • a clearance formed between the outer peripheral cylindrical portion 15 o and the inner peripheral cylindrical portion 15 i in the radial direction is divided in the vertical direction by the connecting portion 18, and as shown in FIG. Grooves gu and gd are formed.
  • the groove part gu opening upward is continuously formed in the circumferential direction around the axial center of the stator 12 along the outer peripheral cylindrical portion 15 o or the inner peripheral cylindrical portion 15 i.
  • the inner side in the radial direction toward the containing space S above the flat cable C wound in the containing space S (inward in radial direction)
  • a guide projecting piece 16 is formed in a hook shape so as to protrude to guide the flat cable C from above.
  • the guide protruding piece 16 protrudes straight into the accommodation space S along the inner peripheral edge of the upper portion of the inner peripheral cylindrical portion 15i in a plan view annular shape, but the lower surface 16u of the guide protruding piece 16 is radially inward. It is formed in a tapered shape which inclines upward along it.
  • the stator side connector 17 is attached to the stator 12.
  • the stator side connector 17 is comprised by the 1st stator side connector 17A and the 2nd stator side connector 17B.
  • the first stator-side connector 17A and the second stator-side connector 17B are disposed outside the outer peripheral cylindrical portion 15 (outer outer peripheral cylindrical portion 15o) so that the respective connector connection ports face the same direction with a predetermined interval. There is.
  • the rotator 13 is composed of a rotary side ring plate (top plate) 21 formed in an annular shape, and a cylindrical inner peripheral cylindrical portion 22 extending perpendicularly from the inner peripheral edge of the rotary side ring plate 21.
  • the rotator 13 is configured to rotate integrally with the steering wheel.
  • the rotator 13 can rotate with respect to the stator 12 about the same axis as the rotation axis of the steering wheel.
  • the rotating ring plate 21 is disposed to face the stationary ring plate 14 in the direction of the rotation axis of the rotator 13.
  • the direction of the rotation axis of the rotator 13 is the same as the axial direction of the steering wheel described above (the vertical direction in FIGS. 4 and 5).
  • the inner peripheral cylindrical portion 22 is disposed to face the outer peripheral cylindrical portion 15 in the radial direction.
  • the rotator 13 is attached with a rotator-side connector 23 B that rotates integrally with the rotation of the rotator 13.
  • the rotator side connector 23 is configured by a first rotator side connector 23A and a second rotator side connector 23B.
  • the first rotator connector 23A and the first stator connector 17A, and the second rotator connector 23B and the second stator connector 17B are electrically connected to each other by the flat cable C disposed in the housing space S. It is done.
  • the stator side connectors 17 are respectively connected to cables (not shown) drawn from an electric circuit or the like on the vehicle body side in a column cover L (not shown).
  • the rotator side connector 23 is connected to, for example, a cable (not shown) drawn from an electric circuit such as a horn switch and an air bag unit.
  • the above-described retainer 41 is constituted by a plurality of rotating rollers 43 and a base ring 42, and is disposed rotatably in the housing space S around the rotation axis of the rotator 13.
  • the rotation rollers 43 are provided in the same number as the roller support projections 45 described later, are respectively supported by the roller support projections 45, and are provided rotatably around an axis parallel to the rotation axis of the rotator 13. ing.
  • the base ring 42 is composed of a plate-like base ring main body 44 having an annular shape in a plan view, a roller support projection 45, and a roller outer peripheral side projection 46.
  • the base ring body 44 is disposed slidably in close proximity to the stationary ring plate 14 and is configured to be rotatable relative to the stator 12.
  • the roller support projection 45 projects upward so as to axially support the rotary roller 43 at regular intervals in the circumferential direction of the base ring main body 44.
  • the roller outer peripheral protrusion 46 guides a folded portion (reversing portion Cr described later) in which the flat cable C is folded around the rotating roller 43 as described later on the outer side with respect to the roller support protrusion 45 from the radially outer side It protrudes upward with respect to the base ring main body 44.
  • the rotation lock unit 51 is composed of a lock 52, a spring receiving sleeve 54, and a return spring 53 interposed between the lock 52 and the spring receiving sleeve 54.
  • the locker 52 can be locked by the lock body 52 so that the rotator 13 does not rotate relative to the stator 12 by pushing up the spring receiving sleeve 54 against the biasing force of the return spring 53, or the boss of the core metal of the steering wheel By inserting a part (not shown), the lock by the lock body 52 can be released so as to allow free relative rotation.
  • the flat cable C is a flexible band-shaped transmission line in which a plurality of flat rectangular conductors Ca are arranged in parallel at a predetermined pitch and covered with an electrical insulator Cb. Further, two flat cables C are provided in the accommodation space S, and two flat cables C are provided in the accommodation space S in a state of being overlapped and wound.
  • One flat cable C of the two superposed ones is connected to the first stator connector 17A at one end side in the length direction, and connected to the first rotator connector 23A at the other end. (Not shown).
  • the other flat cable C of the two superposed ones is connected at one end side in the length direction to the second stator side connector 17B side and at the other end side to the second rotator side connector 23B side (Not shown).
  • the space between the one end and the other end in the longitudinal direction of the flat cable C is appropriately wound in the accommodation space S and accommodated.
  • the flat cable C is drawn into the housing space S from the first stator side connector 17A and the second stator side connector 17B in the housing space S, as shown in FIG. 3 to FIG.
  • An outer winding portion Co wound at the outer side along the inner peripheral surface of the outer peripheral cylindrical portion 15 (inner outer peripheral cylindrical portion 15i) of the stator 12 is configured.
  • the proximal end of the outer winding portion Co is fixed at the position of the stator side connector 17.
  • the flat cable C is overlapped and wound as a pair as mentioned above in the accommodation space S, in FIG. 3-FIG. 5, it is a figure in the state which simplified and wound only one. It shows.
  • the flat cable C has a reversed portion Cr whose direction is reversed so as to be wound around one of the plurality of rotating rollers 43 in the middle of the length direction in a U-shape.
  • the flat cable C has an inner winding portion Ci wound so that the other end side in the length direction is along the outer peripheral surface of the inner peripheral cylindrical portion 22 of the rotator 13 inside the retainer 41.
  • the flat cable C is finally drawn out from the housing space S and connected to the first rotator connector 23A and the second rotator connector 23B. Accordingly, the proximal end of the inner winding portion Ci is fixed at the position of the rotator side connector 23.
  • the flat cable C is either wound or unwound between the outer winding portion Co and the inner winding portion Ci when the rotator 13 rotates with respect to the stator 12 in the housing space S. Is done.
  • the steering roll connector 10 can hold the flat cable C in the winding state always aligned in the accommodation space S, and enables the smooth operation of the steering wheel.
  • the steering roll connector 10 configured in this way is, as shown in FIG. 5, on the column cover L side of the opening M formed in communication with the steering lower cover K and the column cover L that constitute the steering column cover. To accommodate.
  • the above-described steering roll connector 10 can obtain various operations and effects as described below.
  • the opening end Pe of the gap P opening upward is a high position.
  • the distance of the gap P communicating the outside of the cable housing 11 with the accommodation space S is also long. Therefore, it is difficult for foreign matter to enter the accommodation space S, and the amount of the foreign matter Z entering the accommodation space S can be reduced.
  • the amount of foreign matter Z entering the housing space S is reduced compared to the conventional structure shown in FIG. 7, so that the flat cable C may be broken during relative rotation of the stator 12 and the rotator 13 or the flat cable C. Can be prevented from peeling off and shorting or abnormal noise.
  • the groove gu is continuously formed in the circumferential direction along the outer peripheral cylindrical portion 15 o and the inner peripheral cylindrical portion 15 i of the stator 12, any direction (360 degrees) of the entire circumference (360 degrees) with respect to the gap P Even if the foreign matter Z enters, the foreign matter Z easily accumulates in any part of the groove part gu formed continuously in the circumferential direction, and the amount of the foreign matter Z entering from the entire circumference into the accommodation space S can be reduced.
  • FIG. 6 is an enlarged end view showing a part of a steering roll connector 10 according to another embodiment.
  • the steering roll connector 10 of the other embodiment radially extends the outer peripheral edge portion 13a of the rotator 13 so as to have a larger diameter than the outer peripheral cylindrical portion 15o of the stator 12, and the outer peripheral edge portion 13a of the rotator 13 It extends in the direction parallel to the axial center of the rotator 13, that is, in the downward direction, so as to cover the outer peripheral surface of the outer peripheral cylindrical portion 15o along the outer peripheral surface of the outer peripheral cylindrical portion 15o.
  • the gap P is opened in a downward direction that intersects (or is orthogonal to) the radial direction of the stator 12 and the rotator 13.
  • the steering roll connector 10 configured in this manner is located on the column cover L side of the opening M formed in communication with the steering lower cover K and the column cover L that constitute the steering column cover. To accommodate.
  • the open end Pe of the gap P opening downward is at a lower position.
  • the outer peripheral portion 13a extended in the radial direction of the rotator 13 is bypassed to the open end Pe of the gap P opened downward. You have to get in from. Therefore, for example, the amount of foreign matter Z entering from the opening end Pe is smaller than when the opening end Pe is at a position higher than the lower end position h2 'of the clearance N' indicated by the broken line in FIG.
  • the opening of the gap P opened downward of the steering roll connector 10 It must enter into the end Pe from below, head upward against its own weight and then turn around in a radial direction and invade. Furthermore, compared with the conventional structure shown in FIG. 7, the distance of the gap P communicating the outside of the cable housing 11 with the accommodation space S is also long. Therefore, the foreign matter Z is difficult to enter into the accommodation space S, and the amount of the foreign matter Z entering the accommodation space S can be reduced.
  • the foreign matter Z does not easily enter the accommodation space S, and the amount of the foreign matter Z entering the accommodation space S can be reduced as compared with the conventional structure.
  • substantially the same or equivalent function and effect as the above embodiment can be achieved.
  • the parts having the same configuration as the present embodiment are indicated by the same reference numerals and the detailed description thereof is omitted.
  • the rotary connector device corresponds to the steering roll connector 10
  • Cable corresponds to flexible flat cable C
  • the outer peripheral edge portion of the stator 12 corresponds to the outer peripheral cylindrical portion 15 o of the outer peripheral cylindrical portion 15
  • the inner peripheral edge portion of the stator 12 corresponds to the inner peripheral cylindrical portion 15i of the outer peripheral cylindrical portion 15, but
  • the present invention is not limited to only the configuration of the above-described embodiment, but can be applied based on the technical idea shown in the claims, and many embodiments can be obtained.

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