WO2023074537A1 - 端子付きダンパー装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a terminal-equipped damper device that is used, for example, for braking such as the opening and closing operation of a glove box of an automobile, and that has terminals that come into contact with each other and become conductive when a predetermined operation is performed.
- a damper device is sometimes used in the glove box of an automobile to suppress the sudden opening of the lid and allow it to open gently.
- Some damper devices also have a pair of terminals for turning on a light when, for example, the glove box is opened.
- Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2002-200000 discloses a contact carrier having a housing and a piston rod slidably held in the housing, and a contact carrier protruding radially outward from the outer circumference of the housing. (see Fig. 4 of Patent Document 1), and a damper device is described in which a pair of contact tongues are arranged on the contact carrier.
- the contact carrier projects radially outward (in a direction intersecting the sliding direction of the piston rod and facing outward from the housing) from the outer periphery of the housing. Since the pair of contact tongues are arranged, there is a problem that the overall size of the damper device increases in the radially outward direction.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a damper device with a terminal that can be made compact in the direction that intersects the sliding direction of the rod and faces the outside of the case.
- the present invention provides a damper device with terminals having a first terminal and a second terminal that contact and separate from each other, comprising: a case; a rod slidably held by the case; The rod has a pressing portion that presses the first terminal to contact the second terminal depending on the slide position of the rod, and the first
- the terminal has a base end supported by the case, and includes a first extension portion extending in the sliding direction of the rod, a first contact portion provided on the tip side of the first extension portion, and the pressing portion.
- the second terminal has a receiving portion to be pressed, and is arranged outside the case.
- the second terminal has a base end supported by the case, and a second extension portion extending in the sliding direction of the rod; a second contact portion provided on the distal end side of the second extending portion, the second contact portion being in contact with the first contact portion when the receiving portion is pressed by the pressing portion, the second contact portion being outside the case; and facing the first terminal.
- the first extending portion of the first terminal and the second extending portion of the second terminal extend in the sliding direction of the rod, so that the damper device intersects the sliding direction of the rod.
- the damper device it is possible to prevent the damper device from being bulky in the direction toward the outside of the case, and the damper device can be made compact.
- FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of a damper device with terminals according to the present invention
- FIG. It is a perspective view of a pair of terminal and terminal case which comprise the damper apparatus with a same terminal.
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a state in which a pair of terminals are accommodated and held in a terminal case; It is a perspective view of a damper device with a terminal.
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 4; It is a front view of a damper device with a terminal.
- FIG. 4 is a side view of a terminal case that accommodates and holds a pair of terminals and the same pair of terminals; FIG.
- FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view along the DD arrow line of FIG. 3; It is a top view of the damper apparatus with a terminal of the state except the terminal case.
- the operation of the damper device with terminals is shown without the main body case, and (a) is a cross-sectional explanatory view of a state in which the pressing portion of the rod does not press the receiving portion of the first terminal, (b) ) is a cross-sectional explanatory view of a state in which the rod slides and its pressing portion presses the receiving portion of the first terminal.
- the operation of the damper device with terminals is shown with the terminal case removed.
- ) is a side explanatory view of a state in which the rod slides and the pressing portion presses the receiving portion of the first terminal.
- FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a state in which an opening of a fixed body is closed by an opening/closing body
- FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a state in which the opening/clos
- this terminal-equipped damper device 10 (hereinafter also simply referred to as "damper device 10") has a first terminal 60 and a second terminal 70 that are in contact with each other, and are shown in FIGS. As shown, it is attached to a pair of members that approach and separate from each other, and applies a braking force when both members approach or separate. In addition, it is used for braking glove boxes, lids, etc., which are attached so that they can be opened and closed.
- one member is a fixed body 1 such as an instrument panel accommodating portion, and the other member is a glove box, a lid, or the like attached to an opening of the fixed body so as to be openable and closable.
- the pair of members is not particularly limited as long as they can be moved toward and away from each other.
- the pair of terminals 60 and 70 is a switch used to turn on a light (not shown) arranged inside the fixed body 1 (here, inside the glove box) when the opening/closing body 3 is opened.
- the first terminal and the second terminal may be used for other than switch terminals for turning on the light, and are not particularly limited.
- the damper device 10 of this embodiment has a first terminal 60 and a second terminal 70 that contact and separate from each other, and has a main body case 20 (constituting a "case” in the present invention). , a rod 40 slidably held in the main body case 20 and a damper structure for applying a braking force to the rod 40 .
- a damper structure 50 comprising a plurality of gears and the like and a rack gear 43a (see FIG. 5) provided on the rod 40 constitute the "damper structure" of the present invention.
- the damper device 10 has a terminal case 80 mounted outside the main body case 20 to accommodate and hold the pair of terminals 60 and 70 .
- the sliding direction of the rod 40 with respect to the main body case 20 is "X", one of which is “X1", and the other is “X2" (see FIGS. 1 and 2).
- a direction orthogonal to the sliding direction X of the rod 40 is defined as a "width direction Y”
- a direction orthogonal to the sliding direction X and the width direction Y is defined as a "height direction Z" (see FIGS. 1 and 2).
- the main body case 20 of this embodiment includes a pair of side walls 21, 21 extending a predetermined length and arranged parallel to each other, and longitudinal ends of the pair of side walls 21, 21. It has a pair of connecting walls 23 and 24 that are connected, and a bottom wall 25 provided on the bottom side of these side walls 21 and 21 and the connecting walls 23 and 24, and the ceiling side opposite to the bottom wall 25 is It has an open thin case shape (thin box shape).
- Slots 23a and 23a which pass through the connecting walls 23 and 24 and hold the rod 40 slidably with respect to the main body case 20, are provided on one end side of the pair of connecting walls 23 and 24 in the height direction Z. 24a are formed respectively.
- the body case 20 has a shape provided with slots 23a and 24a that are open in both directions X1 and X2 of the sliding direction X of the rod 40.
- the rod 40 is inserted into the slots 23a and 24a of the pair of connecting walls 23 and 24 and slides in the X1 direction shown in FIG. 12 and the X2 direction shown in FIG. retained as possible.
- the bottom wall 25 has a mounting portion 25a projecting from the outside.
- the entire damper device 10 is attached to the fixed body 1, which is one of the members, through the attachment portion 25a. Further, inside the body case 20, a rotation restricting portion 26 is provided to restrict the rotation of the planetary gear 57 (see FIG. 1), which constitutes the damper structure 50, when it is about to rotate in a predetermined direction. (See Figure 5).
- terminal case mounting portions 30 for mounting terminal cases 80 are provided on the outside of each side wall 21 .
- a pair of holding walls 31, 31 protrude from the outer surface side of each side wall 21 and from both end edges in the height direction Z (see FIG. 1).
- the pair of holding walls 31, 31 are arranged to face each other and extend along the longitudinal direction of the side wall 21 (the same direction as the sliding direction X of the rod 40).
- one longitudinal end of one of the pressing walls 31 (the end of the rod 40 in the sliding direction X1 side) and the other longitudinal end (the end of the rod 40 in the sliding direction X2) of the inner surface side (the presser on the other side)
- a first engaging portion 32 and a second engaging portion 33 projecting toward the other holding wall 31 from the side facing the wall 31 .
- a terminal engaging projection 35 having a rectangular projection shape is provided. is projected.
- a positioning groove 37 having a concave groove shape is formed on the terminal engaging protrusion 35 from one longitudinal end to the other longitudinal end. is formed with an inadequate length.
- the rod 40 of this embodiment includes a long plate-shaped substrate 41 extending with a predetermined length, a pair of side walls 43, 43 extending vertically from both side edges of the substrate 41 in the width direction Y perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the substrate 41, and the substrate 41 and a distal end portion 45 disposed at one end portion in the longitudinal direction of both side walls 43 and connecting them to each other, forming a thin flat shape as a whole.
- the rod 40 is inserted into the slots 23a and 24a of the main body case 20 and held by the main body case 20 so as to be slidable.
- the pair of side walls 43, 43 are arranged on both sides in the width direction Y of the slots 23a, 24a.
- a rack gear 43a is formed on the inner surface of one side wall 43, as shown in FIG.
- a pair of tongue-shaped mounting pieces 45a, 45a protrude from the tip portion 45. As shown in FIG. Through the pair of mounting pieces 45a, 45a, the entire damper device 10 is mounted on the opening/closing body 3, which is the other member (see FIGS. 12 and 13).
- the rod 40 also has a pressing portion 47 that presses the first terminal 60 to contact the second terminal 70 depending on the slide position.
- a thin rib-shaped pressing portion 47 protrudes from one edge portion in the height direction Z on the outer surface side of each side wall 43 . .
- the pressing portion 47 extends from one longitudinal end of the side wall 43 of the rod 40 toward the other longitudinal end. Further, the pressing portion 47 is aligned with the receiving portion 62 (see FIGS. 1 and 2) of the first terminal 60 when the first terminal 60 is arranged outside the main body case 20, and the pressing portion 47 and the receiving portion 62 are arranged to face each other (see FIG. 6).
- the pressing portion 47 presses the receiving portion 62 of the first terminal 60 (the receiving portion 62 is not shown in FIGS. 10B and 11B, but the The receiving portion 62 located on the front side of the paper surface of FIG. 11 and the receiving portion 62 located on the back side of the paper surface of FIG. (This will be described in detail in the description of the terminals 60 and 70).
- the pressing portion 47 is provided on the inner surface side (the side facing the first terminal 60 ) of one longitudinal end portion of the pressing portion 47 (the end portion on the slide direction X1 side of the rod 40 ).
- a tapered surface 47a whose height gradually decreases toward the extreme end (most end of one end) in the longitudinal direction is formed.
- the tapered surface 47a serves to make it easier for the pressing portion 47 to press the receiving portion 62 provided on the first terminal 60 (the taper surface 47a allows the pressing portion to move as the rod 40 slides). 47 can gradually press the receiving portion 62).
- This damper structure 50 basically has the same structure as the damper structure in Japanese Patent Application No. 2019-099113 or Japanese Patent Application No. 2019-099441 filed by the present applicant, so the detailed structure is omitted. has roughly the following structure:
- the damper structure 50 has a large-diameter gear 51 having a gear groove formed on its outer periphery, and a support shaft 52a rotatably disposed inside thereof via a viscous fluid R.
- a planetary gear 57 arranged on the outer periphery of the large-diameter gear 51 .
- the pinion gear 56 is meshed with the rack gear 43 a of the rod 40 .
- the planetary gear 57 rotates in a predetermined direction, it engages with the rotation restricting portion 26 of the main body case 20 to restrict its rotation. Rotation is permitted without engaging portion 26 .
- the first terminal 60 has a base end supported by the main body case 20, a first extension portion 61 extending in the sliding direction X of the rod 40, and a first extension portion 61 extending in the sliding direction X.
- a first contact portion provided on the distal end portion 61a side of the first extending portion 61 (in this embodiment, a base end portion 65a of a folded portion 65 described later) and a receiving portion 62 pressed by the pressing portion 47 are connected. and arranged outside the body case 20 .
- the first terminal 60 is arranged to face the second terminal 70 . Further, the first terminal 60 is flexurally deformable so as to approach and separate from the second terminal 70 arranged opposite to it.
- the first extension 61 of the first terminal 60 has a predetermined length along the sliding direction X of the rod 40 and is constant. It has a long plate shape that extends across the width. 10B and 11B, when the receiving portion 62 is pressed by the pressing portion 47 of the rod 40, the first extension portion 61 of the first terminal 60 is mainly It is designed to flex and deform.
- a distal end portion 61a (end portion on the X1 direction side) of the first extending portion 61 in the extending direction is bent in a direction away from the second terminal 70. It has a bent portion 63 .
- the bent portion 63 of this embodiment is an inclined portion extending obliquely outward from the tip end portion 61a of the first extension portion 61 so as to be separated from the second terminal 70. 63a, and a curved top portion 63b provided on the leading end side in the extending direction of the inclined portion 63a.
- the top portion 63b has a shape facing the second terminal 70 side. there is It can also be said that this bent portion 63 is bent so as to protrude toward the pressing portion 47 of the rod 40, as shown in FIGS. 10(b) and 11(b).
- the bent portion 63 has a portion protruding from one side in the width direction Y, and this portion forms a receiving portion 62 (see FIG. 2). That is, from one side of the bent portion 63 in the width direction Y (the side close to the outer surface of the side wall 21 of the main body case 20), the receiving portion 62 is moved in the width direction Y direction of the bent portion 63 via the slit 62c. protrudes to The projecting direction of the receiving portion 62 is perpendicular to the extending direction of the first extending portion 61 (see FIG. 9). That is, as shown in FIG.
- the front end portion 61a side of the first terminal 60 is bent into a substantially L shape by the first extending portion 61 and the receiving portion 62 orthogonal thereto.
- the receiving portion 62 has a shape bent in a direction away from the second terminal 70, similarly to the bent portion 63, so that the receiving portion 62 is separated from the second terminal 70. It has an inclined portion 62a extending obliquely outward, and a curved top portion 62b provided at the leading end of the inclined portion 62a in the direction in which the inclined portion 62a extends. It has a shape facing the terminal 70 side. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the receiving portion 62 protrudes inward from one side wall 21 of the main body case 20 in a state where the first terminal 60 is arranged outside the main body case 20 so as to support the rod 40. The pressing portion 47 and the receiving portion 62 are arranged to face each other.
- the pressing portion 47 presses the top portion 62b of the receiving portion 62.
- the first terminal 60 is flexurally deformed mainly with the proximal end portion 61b side of the extending direction of the first extending portion 61 as a fulcrum, and the first contact portion (the proximal end of the folded portion 65) is deformed.
- the portion 65a) comes into contact with the second contact portion (protruding portion 75 described later) of the second terminal 70 (see FIGS. 10(b) and 11(b)).
- the first terminal 60 is elastically restored to its original shape (FIG. 10(a)). , see FIG. 11(a)).
- the receiving portion 62 is provided so as to overlap one side wall 21 of the main body case 20 when viewed from the sliding direction X of the rod 40 . That is, a part of the receiving portion 62 wraps around one side wall 21 of the main body case 20 while the first terminals 60 are arranged outside the main body case 20 .
- An extension portion 64 extending in a direction close to the second terminal 70 is provided from the tip of the bent portion 63, and the tip portion side of the extension portion 64 is folded back to provide a folded portion 65.
- the folded portion 65 serves as a first contact portion and is configured to come into contact with and separate from a protrusion 75 provided on the second terminal 70 .
- An extension 64 extends in a direction proximate to the second terminal 70 (substantially orthogonal).
- the distal end portion of the extending portion 64 in the extending direction is folded back toward the base end portion 61b side in the extending direction of the first extending portion 61 to form a folded portion 65.
- the folded portion 65 gradually extends toward the base end portion 61b side of the first extension portion 61 and on the inner surface of the first extension portion 61 in the thickness direction (the surface facing the second terminal 70).
- the base end portion 65 a of the folded portion 65 is curved, and the curved base end portion 65 a contacts the second contact portion of the second terminal 70 . It is a contact part.
- the width (the length in the width direction Y) of the bent portion 63 including the receiving portion 62 , the extension portion 64 , and the folded portion 65 is formed wider than the width of the first extension portion 61 .
- a bead portion 66 is provided that extends obliquely toward.
- the other side 61d in the width direction Y of the first extension 61 (the side away from the outer surface of the side wall 21 of the main body case 20) is the first extension.
- one side 61c in the width direction Y of the first extending portion 61 which is the distal end portion 61a in the extending direction of the first extending portion 61, is positioned.
- a bead portion 66 extends obliquely and linearly toward the side position. Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the bead portion 66 is separated from the second terminal 70 from the outer surface of the first extension portion 61 in the thickness direction (the surface opposite to the surface facing the second terminal 70). It rises in the direction of
- the second terminal 70 side is provided from the end edge in the same direction as the sliding direction X of the rod 40, which is the base end portion 61b (the end portion on the X2 direction side) of the first extending portion 61 in the extending direction.
- a first bent rib 67 is provided which is bent toward the edge. As shown in FIG. 7, the first bent rib 67 engages with the terminal engaging projection 35 of the main body case 20 to prevent the first terminal 60 from slipping out of the main body case 20. As shown in FIG. there is
- the A second bent rib 68 is provided which is bent toward the two terminals 70 side.
- a bus bar 69 extends along the sliding direction X of the rod 40 via the second bent rib 68 .
- This bus bar 69 is a portion that makes electrical contact with an electrical connector (not shown).
- the busbar 69 is inserted through the busbar insertion hole 94 of the terminal case 80 and inserted into the connector insertion space S2.
- the second bent rib 68 can abut against the inner surface of the side wall 82 of the terminal case 80 and also serves as a guide when inserting the busbar 69 into the busbar insertion hole 94 .
- the first terminal 60 is configured so that the surface direction of the first extension portion 61 (the direction along the surface M of the first extension portion 61 ) is aligned with the outer surface of the side wall 21 of the main body case 20 . It is arranged outside the body case 20 so as to intersect (here, orthogonally) with respect to the main body case 20 . Further, the main body case 20 is arranged such that the surface direction of the first extension portion 61 of the first terminal 60 is substantially parallel to the surface direction of the substrate 41 of the rod 40 (the direction along the surface M of the substrate 41). It is designed to be placed outside the
- the first terminal 60 described above includes a first extending portion 61, a receiving portion 62, a bent portion 63, an extended portion 64, a folded portion 65, a first bent rib 67, and a second bent rib.
- 68, bus bar 69, etc. are integrally formed by appropriately bending a metal plate made of, for example, a metal material such as an iron-based alloy such as spring steel or stainless steel, a copper alloy, or an aluminum alloy.
- the bus bar 69 has a shape in which a metal plate is folded in two and stacked, and is thicker than other portions such as the first extending portion 61 and the like.
- the second terminal 70 has a base end supported by the body case 20, a second extension portion 71 extending in the sliding direction X of the rod 40, and a second extension portion 71 extending in the sliding direction X.
- a second contact portion ( In this embodiment, it has a protrusion 75 ), which will be described later, and is arranged outside the main body case 20 so as to face the first terminal 60 . Further, the second terminal 70 is flexurally deformable so as to approach and separate from the first terminal 60 arranged opposite to it.
- the second extending portion 71 of the second terminal 70 has a long plate shape extending along the sliding direction X of the rod 40 with a predetermined length and a constant width. Then, as shown in FIGS. 10B and 11B, the receiving portion 62 is pressed by the pressing portion 47 of the rod 40, the first extension portion 61 is flexurally deformed, and the first terminal 60 is deformed.
- the second terminal 70 indirectly receives the pressing force from the pressing portion 47 of the rod 40 via the first terminal 60 . Therefore, the second extension portion 71 of the second terminal 70 is flexurally deformed (see FIGS. 10(b) and 11(b)).
- the first terminal 60 is provided at a position slightly closer to the base end (the end on the X2 direction side) than the tip end (the end on the X1 direction side) in the extending direction of the second extending portion 71.
- a bent portion 73 is provided, which is bent in the direction of the arrow.
- the bent portion 73 has a curved top portion 73a.
- the top portion 73 a of the bent portion 73 of the second terminal 70 elastically contacts the positioning rib 92 of the terminal case 80 , and the second extension portion 71 moves away from the first extension portion 61 . It is arranged outside the main body case 20 in a slightly flexurally deformed state (see FIG. 7).
- the second terminal 70 is elastically biased in the direction indicated by the arrow F in FIG.
- the top portion 73a of the bent portion 73 abuts against the positioning rib 92, thereby restricting the second extension portion 71 from approaching the first terminal 60 any further, thereby preventing the second contact portion from and the base end portion 65a of the folded portion 65 forming the first contact portion are kept apart from each other.
- a position ( A protrusion 75 is provided that protrudes in a direction close to the first terminal 60 from a position near one side 71c in the width direction Y of the second extension 71. It has two contact parts.
- the projecting portion 75 of this embodiment extends from the inner surface of the distal end portion 71a of the second extending portion 71 in the thickness direction (the surface facing the first terminal 60) toward the first terminal 60. It protrudes in the approaching direction, and the protruding surface has a curved shape. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the protrusion 75 extends for a predetermined length along the extending direction of the second extending portion 71 . As a result, the protruding portion 75 forming the second contact portion contacts the base end portion 65a of the wide folded portion 65 extending in the width direction Y of the first terminal 60 so as to intersect.
- FIG. 6 the projecting portion 75 of this embodiment extends from the inner surface of the distal end portion 71a of the second extending portion 71 in the thickness direction (the surface facing the first terminal 60) toward the first terminal 60. It protrudes in the approaching direction, and the protruding surface has a curved shape. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the protrusion 75 extends for a
- FIG. 2 shows the contact trajectory T of the proximal end 65a of the folded portion 65 with respect to the protrusion 75.
- the proximal end 65a of the folded portion 65 so as to intersect in a substantially cross shape, so as to be in line contact or close to line contact.
- the first terminal 60 side is provided from the end edge in the same direction as the sliding direction X of the rod 40, which is the base end portion 71b (the end portion on the X2 direction side) of the second extending portion 71 in the extending direction.
- a first bent rib 77 is provided which is bent toward the edge. As shown in FIG. 7, the first bent rib 77 engages with the terminal engaging projection 35 of the main body case 20 to prevent the second terminal 70 from slipping out of the main body case 20. As shown in FIG. there is
- the second A second bent rib 78 is provided which is bent toward the one terminal 60 side.
- a bus bar 79 extends along the sliding direction X of the rod 40 via the second bent rib 78 .
- This bus bar 79 is a portion that makes electrical contact with an electrical connector (not shown).
- the busbar 79 is inserted into the busbar insertion hole 95 of the terminal case 80 and inserted into the connector insertion space S2.
- the second bent rib 78 can abut against the inner surface of the side wall 82 of the terminal case 80 and serves as a guide when inserting the busbar 79 into the busbar insertion hole 95 .
- the second terminal 70 is configured so that the surface direction of the second extension portion 71 (the direction along the surface M of the second extension portion 71 ) is aligned with the outer surface of the side wall 21 of the main body case 20 . It is arranged outside the body case 20 so as to intersect (here, orthogonally) with respect to the main body case 20 . Furthermore, the surface direction of the second extension portion 71 of the second terminal 70 is arranged outside the body case 20 so as to be parallel to the surface direction of the substrate 41 of the rod 40 .
- the second terminal 70 described above includes all of the second extending portion 71, the bent portion 73, the projecting portion 75, the first bent rib 77, the second bent rib 78, the bus bar 79, and the like.
- the portion is integrally formed by appropriately bending a metal plate made of, for example, a metal material such as an iron-based alloy such as spring steel or stainless steel, a copper alloy, or an aluminum alloy.
- the bus bar 79 has a shape in which a metal plate material is folded in two and stacked, and is thicker than other portions such as the second extending portion 71 and the like.
- the pressing portion 47 of the rod 40 presses the top portion 62b of the receiving portion 62 of the first terminal 60, bendingly deforming the first extending portion 61, and bending the base of the folded portion 65 forming the first contact portion.
- the two terminals 60, 70 are electrically connected.
- the second extension portion 71 of the second terminal 70 is flexurally deformed as shown in FIGS. 10B and 11B against the elastic biasing force (see arrow F in FIG. 7). (the second extending portion 71 is flexurally deformed so that the bent portion 73 is directed away from the positioning rib 92 of the terminal case 80).
- the terminal case 80 of this embodiment has a pair of opposing walls 81, 81 arranged parallel to each other and extending along the sliding direction X of the rod 40. and a side wall 82 connecting the other side edges in the width direction Y (the side edges away from the outer surface of the side wall 21 of the main body case 20) of the pair of opposing walls 81, 81 to form a case shape.
- a partition wall 83 is arranged at a position slightly closer to the base end portion than the intermediate portion in the extending direction of the pair of opposing walls 81 and 81 and the side wall 82 .
- a terminal accommodating space S1 in which the pair of terminals 60 and 70 are accommodated and arranged, and an electrical connector (not shown) electrically connected to the pair of terminals 60 and 70 are inserted through the partition wall 83.
- a connector insertion space S2 is defined (see FIG. 8).
- one side edge in the width direction Y (of the main body case 20) is located slightly closer to the base end than the leading end of each opposing wall 81 in the extending direction.
- a first engaging portion 86 having a through-hole shape with which the first engaging portion 32 of the main body case 20 engages is provided on the side edge portion of the side wall 21 that is close to the outer surface of the side wall 21 .
- the base end portion of each opposing wall 81 in the extending direction and one side edge portion in the width direction Y has a substantially U-shaped frame shape with which the second engaging portion 33 of the main body case 20 engages.
- a second engagement portion 87 is provided.
- the partition wall 83 is formed with a busbar insertion hole 94 through which the busbar 69 of the first terminal 60 is inserted, and a busbar insertion hole 94 through which the busbar 79 of the second terminal 70 is inserted.
- An insertion hole 95 is formed.
- the busbars 69, 79 of the terminals 60, 70 are inserted into the busbar insertion holes 94, 95 of the partition wall 83, and the busbars 69, 79 are inserted into the connector insertion space S2.
- the pair of terminals 60 and 70 are temporarily held in the terminal accommodating space S1.
- the first engaging portion 32 and the second engaging portion 33 of the main body case 20 are engaged with the first engaging portion 86 and the second engaging portion 87 of each opposing wall 81, respectively.
- a terminal case 80 is attached to the outside of the side wall 21 of the body case 20.
- FIG. At this time, as shown in FIG.
- the terminal engaging protrusion 35 of the main body case 20 engages the first bent ribs 67, 77 of the terminals 60, 70, and the first bent ribs 67, 77 are engaged.
- 77 is sandwiched between the partition wall 83 and the terminal engaging projection 35, so that both the terminals 60 and 70 are attached to the terminal case 80 so that the terminals 60 and 70 do not slip out of the terminal case 80. It is designed to be held without coming off.
- the body case 20 of this embodiment has slots 23a and 24a in both directions X1 and X2 of the sliding direction X of the rod 40, and has a thin-walled case shape with an opening on the ceiling side. It may be in the shape of a case having a shape or a square tube shape. Moreover, although the rod 40 of this embodiment has a thin flat shape, for example, the rod may have a cylindrical shape or a tubular shape.
- the damper structure of this embodiment is a so-called gear damper that uses the viscous fluid R and is composed of a damper structure 50 made up of a plurality of gears or the like and a rack gear 43a provided on the rod 40.
- the damper structure It may be an air damper using air, a damper using frictional force (friction damper), or the like, as long as it can apply a braking force to the rod.
- the braking force is applied when the rod 40 slides in the X1 direction, and the braking force is released when the rod 40 slides in the X2 direction.
- the braking force may be applied when sliding in the X2 direction, and released when sliding in the X1 direction.
- the first terminal 60 has a bent portion 63, an extension portion 64, a folded portion 65, and a bead portion 66, but these may be absent, and at least the first extension portion and the first Any shape and structure having a contact portion and a receiving portion may be used.
- the second terminal 70 has a bent portion 73 and a protrusion 75, but these may not be present, and the shape and structure having at least a second extension portion and a second contact portion may be used. I wish I had.
- first extension 61 of the first terminal 60 and the second extension 71 of the second terminal 70 in this embodiment have a long plate shape extending with a constant width
- the width of the second extending portion may be gradually narrowed or widened from the proximal end to the distal end, or gradually narrowed or widened from the proximal end to the distal end. It may have a narrow linear shape or the like.
- it is preferable that the first extending portion and the second extending portion are flexurally deformable.
- both the terminals 60 and 70 are housed and held in the terminal housing space S1 of the terminal case 80, but the terminal case 80 may not exist.
- the terminal case 80 may not exist.
- the terminals 60 and 70 are locked. may be arranged outside the body case 20 so as to face each other.
- a pair of terminals 60 and 70 are arranged oppositely via a terminal case 80 on the outside of one side wall 21 of the main body case 20.
- the pair of terminals 60 and 70 may be arranged on the outside of the other side wall 21 of the body case 20 to face each other, or the pair of terminals 60 and 70 may be arranged on the outside of both side walls 21 and 21 of the body case 20. They may be arranged facing each other.
- the opening and closing body 3 is pushed in to close the opening of the fixed body 1 from the state where the opening and closing body 3 is opened from the opening of the fixed body 1, the rod 40 is pushed in via the mounting piece 45a. Go and slide in the X2 direction. In this case, since the damping force by the damper structure is released, the rod 40 is smoothly pushed. Then, as shown in FIGS. 10A and 11A, the pressing portion 47 of the rod 40 is retracted from the receiving portion 62 of the first terminal 60 to a position where it does not contact, and does not press the first terminal 60.
- the first extending portion 61 is elastically restored to its original shape, and the base end portion 65a of the folded portion 65 forming the first contact portion becomes the projection forming the second contact portion of the second terminal 70. Separate from the portion 75 . As a result, both terminals 60 and 70 are brought into a non-conducting state, and the lamp (not shown) arranged in fixed body 1 is extinguished.
- the first extension portion 61 of the first terminal 60 and the second extension portion 71 of the second terminal 70 allow the rod 40 to slide. Since the damper device 10 extends in the direction X, it is possible to prevent the damper device 10 from being bulky in the direction that intersects the sliding direction X of the rod 40 and faces outward from the main body case 20 . As a result, the damper device 10 can be made compact. Further, since the first extension portion 61 of the first terminal 60 and the second extension portion 71 of the second terminal 70 can be secured long, the extension portions 61 and 71 can be improved in flexibility and durability. , It can be made difficult to sag.
- the first extension 61 has a bent portion 63 on the side of the tip portion 61a that bends in a direction away from the second terminal 70.
- the bent portion 63 has a portion protruding from one side in the width direction Y, and this portion forms the receiving portion 62 .
- the receiving portion 62 can be provided while ensuring a wide width of the bent portion 63 , so that the receiving portion 62 can be easily pressed by the pressing portion 47 of the rod 40 .
- the body case 20 has a pair of side walls 21, 21 and a pair of connecting walls 23, 24 connecting the pair of side walls 21, 21.
- a first terminal 60 and a second terminal 70 are arranged outside at least one side wall 21, and as shown in FIG. It is provided so as to overlap one side wall 21 of the case 20 .
- the receiving portion 62 of the first terminal 60 is provided so as to overlap one side wall 21 of the main body case 20 when viewed from the sliding direction X of the rod 40. Therefore, the damper device 10 can be further suppressed from becoming bulky in the direction that intersects the sliding direction X of the rod 40 and faces outward of the main body case 20 . As a result, the damper device 10 can be made even more compact.
- a protrusion 75 is provided to protrude in a direction close to the 1 terminal 60, and the protrusion 75 serves as a second contact portion.
- the receiving portion 62 protrudes from one side in the width direction Y of the bending portion 63 located on the tip portion 61a side of the first extending portion 61.
- the receiving portion 62 of the first terminal 60 is pressed by the pressing portion 47, one side portion 62d in the width direction Y of the receiving portion 62 moves to the other side in the width direction Y as indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. It may be inclined toward the second terminal 70 side with respect to the side portion 62e.
- the terminal 60 is positioned close to the receiving portion 62 and deviated in the width direction Y in the direction of approaching the first terminal 60 . Since the projecting portion 75 is present, the receiving portion 62 can be easily brought into contact with the projecting portion 75, so that the two terminals 60, 70 can be electrically connected more reliably.
- the first terminal 60 is provided with an extension portion 64 extending from the tip of the bent portion 63 toward the second terminal 70 .
- a tip portion side of the extension portion 64 is folded back to provide a folded portion 65 . .
- the folded portion 65 formed by folding the distal end side of the extension portion 64 forms the first contact portion, and the folded portion 65 comes into contact with and separates from the protrusion 75 forming the second contact portion.
- the folded portion 65 and the projecting portion 75 come into contact with each other (see the contact locus T of the proximal end portion 65a of the folded portion 65 with respect to the projecting portion 75 in FIG. 2).
- Conduction of the elements 60 and 70 can be made more reliable. That is, since the wide folded portion 65 makes contact with the projecting portion 75 so as to intersect, even if the folded portion 65 forming the first contact portion is tilted, it can be brought into contact with the projecting portion 75 reliably.
- the width direction A bead portion 66 is provided on one side 61c of Y and extends obliquely toward a position on the tip portion 61a side.
- the rigidity of the first extension portion 61 of the first terminal 60 can be increased by the bead portion 66 . Accordingly, when the receiving portion 62 of the first terminal 60 is pressed by the pressing portion 47 of the rod 40, the first extending portion 61 is less likely to twist, and the receiving portion 62 is less likely to tilt. As a result, the first contact portion of the first terminal 60 can be brought into firm contact with the second contact portion of the second terminal 70, ensuring electrical continuity between the two terminals 60,70.
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以下、図面を参照して、本発明に係る端子付きダンパー装置の、一実施形態について説明する。
本発明における端子付きダンパー装置を構成する、本体ケースや、ロッド、ダンパー構造体、第1端子、第2端子、端子ケースの、形状や構造は、上記態様に限定されるものではない。
次に、上記構造からなるダンパー装置10の作用効果について説明する。
20 本体ケース(ケース)
21 側壁
23,24 連結壁
40 ロッド
47 押圧部
50 ダンパー構造体
60 第1端子
61 第1延出部
62 受け部
63 屈曲部
64 延長部
65 折り返し部
66 ビード部
70 第2端子
71 第2延出部
73 屈曲部
75 突部
80 端子ケース
Claims (6)
- 互いに接離する第1端子及び第2端子を有する、端子付きダンパー装置であって、
ケースと、
該ケースにスライド可能に保持されるロッドと、
前記ロッドに制動力を付与するダンパー構造とを有しており、
前記ロッドは、そのスライド位置によって、前記第1端子を押圧して前記第2端子に接触させる押圧部を有しており、
前記第1端子は、基端が前記ケースに支持され、前記ロッドのスライド方向に延びる第1延出部と、該第1延出部の先端部側に設けられた第1接触部と、前記押圧部により押圧される受け部とを有し、前記ケースの外側に配置されており、
前記第2端子は、基端が前記ケースに支持され、前記ロッドのスライド方向に延びる第2延出部と、該第2延出部の先端部側に設けられ、前記押圧部により前記受け部が押圧されたときに、前記第1接触部が接触する第2接触部とを有し、前記ケースの外側であって且つ前記第1端子に対向して配置されていることを特徴とする、端子付きダンパー装置。 - 前記第1延出部の先端部側には、前記第2端子から離反する方向に向けて屈曲する屈曲部を有しており、
該屈曲部は、その幅方向の一側辺から突出する部分を有しており、この部分が前記受け部をなしている請求項1記載の端子付きダンパー装置。 - 前記ケースは、一対の側壁と、該一対の側壁どうしを連結する一対の連結壁とを有しており、
少なくとも一方の前記側壁の外側に、前記第1端子及び前記第2端子が配置されており、
前記受け部は、前記ロッドのスライド方向から見て、前記ケースの、一方の前記側壁に重なるように設けられている請求項2記載の端子付きダンパー装置。 - 前記第2延出部の先端部には、前記受け部に対して近接するように、幅方向に偏位した位置から、前記第1端子に近接する方向に向けて突出する突部が設けられており、
該突部が、前記第2接触部をなしている請求項2又は3記載の端子付きダンパー装置。 - 前記第1端子には、前記屈曲部の先端から、前記第2端子に近接する方向に向けて延びる延長部が設けられており、
該延長部の先端部側が折り返されて、折り返し部が設けられており、
該折り返し部が前記第1接触部をなしており、前記突部に接離するように構成されている請求項4記載の端子付きダンパー装置。 - 前記第1延出部の、幅方向の他側辺であって、その基端部寄りの位置から、幅方向の一側辺であって先端部側の位置に向けて斜めに延びる、ビード部が設けられている請求項1~5のいずれか1つに記載の端子付きダンパー装置。
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