JP3037616B2 - Temporary holding structure of connector in spoiler - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a temporary holding structure for temporarily holding a spoiler-side connector provided on a harness extending from an electric component on a spoiler side when a spoiler provided with the electric component is assembled to a vehicle body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, electric components such as a high-mount stop lamp are attached to an air rectification spoiler provided in a vehicle,
A spoiler-side connector provided on a harness extending from the electrical component is connected to a body-side connector provided on a harness extending from the vehicle body, and the spoiler is assembled to a vehicle body in a state where the electrical component can be energized. (For example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 4-45188).

When assembling the spoiler to the vehicle body, the spoiler-side connector is temporarily held on the spoiler side by an adhesive tape in a state where the spoiler-side connector is positioned so as to protrude outside from a through hole formed in the spoiler. Lift the spoiler to the mounting position of the vehicle body,
The body-side connector is connected to the spoiler-side connector by one-handed operation. Thereafter, the adhesive tape is peeled off and each connector is pushed into the spoiler, so that the spoiler is assembled to the vehicle body.

[0004]

However, if the spoiler-side connector is temporarily held on the spoiler using an adhesive tape when the spoiler is mounted on the vehicle body, the spoiler-side connector becomes unstable. Since the spoiler-side connector may move without permission at the time of connection work to the body-side connector, it is difficult to perform connection work with one hand of each of these connectors. Is also disadvantageous.

[0005] The main object of the present invention is to reduce the cost of the spoiler to the vehicle body without using an adhesive tape, and to make the spoiler connector firmly and stably in the spoiler side. It is an object of the present invention to provide a temporary holding structure that can temporarily hold the spoiler-side connector and the vehicle body-side connector with one hand and that can be easily and reliably connected.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a spoiler-side connector 4 is provided on a harness 3 extending from an electrical component 2 provided on a spoiler main body 1. 4 is connected to a body-side connector 6 provided on the vehicle body B side in a state of protruding outside the spoiler body 1 through a through hole 14 provided in the spoiler body 1,
In a spoiler adapted to fix the spoiler-side connector 4 to the vehicle body B, the spoiler body 1 is provided with a cut-out portion 7 which communicates with the through-hole 14 and temporarily holds the spoiler-side connector 4 in a fitted state , Moreover, the notch 7 is spoiler
Opposite side surfaces of the leg portion 41 of the side connector 4 are press-fitted and locked.
Set the width of the connector so that
The spoilers 4 and 6 are removed from the cutouts 7 and through the through holes 14.
-It was configured to be pushed into the main body 1.

[0007]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
When the spoiler-side connector 4 is temporarily held in the spoiler main body 1, the spoiler-side connector 4 is stably and firmly fixed to the spoiler main body 1 by press-fitting the connector 4 into the notch 7 provided in the spoiler main body 1. It can be temporarily held. For this reason, when the spoiler body 1 is lifted to the mounting position of the vehicle body B and the connector 6 extending from the body B side is connected to the spoiler side connector 4, the spoiler side connector 4 may move without permission. In addition, the one-handed connection work of these connectors 4 and 6 can be performed simply and reliably. In addition, when the spoiler-side connector 4 is temporarily held in the spoiler body 1, no separate adhesive tape is required unlike the conventional case, so that the number of parts can be reduced and the cost can be reduced.

After the spoiler and the body-side connectors 4 and 6 are connected as described above, the spoiler-side connector 4 is removed from the notch 7 and the spoiler body 1 is connected to the spoiler body 1 with the connectors 4 and 6 connected. The spoiler main body 1 is pushed into the spoiler main body 1 from the provided through hole 14 and is assembled to a predetermined position of the vehicle body B with a bolt or the like. At this time, the notch 7 for temporary holding of the spoiler-side connector 4 is
4, the harness of the body-side connector 6 is prevented from being caught between the spoiler body 1 and the vehicle body B when the spoiler body 1 is assembled to the vehicle body B. Can also be prevented.

That is, the harness of the body-side connector 6 is formed in advance to be long in order to easily and easily connect the connector 6 to the spoiler-side connector 4. When the vehicle is assembled to the vehicle body B, a part of the harness extending from the body B is bent, and this bent portion is
However, as described above, the notch 7 is formed in communication with the through hole 14 so that the spoiler body 1 is assembled to the vehicle body B. At the time of attachment, the harness of the body side connector 6 is connected to the notch 7
, It is possible to prevent the harness from being caught between the spoiler body 1 and the vehicle body B.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In the vehicle shown in FIG. 1, a back door D is freely mounted on a rear opening B1 of a body B so as to be vertically openable and closable. A spoiler S for rectification is assembled.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the spoiler S has an assembling wall 11 attached to the upper outer surface side of the back door D, and a rear wall 12 continuously extending rearward from the assembling wall 11. And an inner hollow spoiler body 1 having an upper wall 13 provided continuously on the upper side of the assembling wall 11 and the rear wall 12. A high mount stop is provided inside the spoiler body 1 as an electrical component 2. Incorporates a lamp.

The mounting wall 11 of the spoiler body 1
In the female type, a long elliptical through-hole 14 sized to allow insertion of each connector to be described later is formed, and the through-hole 14 is connected to the tip of the harness 3 extending from the high-mount stop lamp 2. A male body-side connector 6 coupled to the spoiler-side connector 4 and a tip end of a harness 5 extending from the vehicle body B side in a state where the spoiler-side connector 4 is projected outside the spoiler body 1.
And try to connect.

The back door D comprises an outer panel D1 and an inner panel D2.
2, an insertion hole D3 for guiding the harness 5 drawn out from an insertion hole B2 formed at a position above the opening B1 in the vehicle body B to the outside of the outer panel D1 via the inside of each of the panels D1 and D2. D4 is formed.

In each of the drawings, H is a hinge for opening and closing the back door D up and down, and 15 is the spoiler body 1.
Are fixed to the outer panel D1 of the back door D with bolts or the like.

In the above construction, the cut-out portion 7 for fitting the spoiler-side connector 4 in a press-fitting manner and temporarily holding the spoiler-side connector 4 in the mounting wall 11 of the spoiler body 1 is formed in the through-hole 1.
4 and are formed in communication.

Specifically, as is apparent from FIG. 5, the spoiler-side connector 4 is replaced with a rectangular connection portion 40 which is larger than the cutout portion 7 to which the body-side connector 6 is connected.
And a small rectangular leg 4 provided integrally with the connecting portion 40.
1, the notch 7 is formed in a groove extending continuously from the oval end of the through hole 14 to the rear, and the notch 7 is formed in a groove relative to the leg 41. The opposite side surfaces are formed with a width interval such that they are press-fitted and locked.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described.

When the spoiler body 1 is mounted on the upper side of the back door D, a harness 3 extending from the high-mount stop lamp 2 incorporated in the spoiler body 1
When the spoiler-side connector 4 connected to the tip of the spoiler is temporarily held in the spoiler body 1, as shown in FIG.
The leg portion 41 is pressed into the groove-shaped notch portion 7 from the through hole 14 in a state where the leg portion 41 protrudes outward from the assembling wall 11, and the leg portion 41 opposes both side edges of the notch portion 7. By locking both sides, compared to using a conventional adhesive tape,
The spoiler-side connector 4 can be temporarily and firmly held in the spoiler body 1 in a stable state, while reducing the number of parts and reducing the cost.

Therefore, the spoiler body 1 is lifted to the position where the back door D is assembled, and the spoiler body 1 is lifted.
The vehicle body B is connected to the spoiler-side connector 4 temporarily held at
Body-side connector 6 coupled to harness 5 extending from the side
Can be easily and reliably connected with one hand of the connectors 4 and 6 without the spoiler-side connector 4 moving without permission. In particular,
The connecting portion 40 of the spoiler-side connector 4 is formed larger than the notch portion 7 and is locked at a position protruding outward of the notch portion 7. When the spoiler-side connector 4 is inserted and connected, the spoiler-side connector 4 does not fall into the spoiler main body 1 and the connection work of each of the connectors 4 and 6 with one hand can be reliably performed.

As described above, the connectors 4, 6
After the connection work is completed, as shown in FIG. 4, the spoiler-side connector 4 is removed from the notch 7, and each of the connectors 4, 6 and each of the harnesses 3, 5 are inserted through the through holes 14 of the spoiler body 1. Push the spoiler body 1
To the upper side of the back door D with bolts or the like. At this time, the harness 5 of the body-side connector 6 is
Although the spoiler-side connector 4 is formed to be long in advance in order to facilitate the work of connecting to the spoiler-side connector 4, the temporary holding notch 7 of the spoiler-side connector 4 Through-hole 14 in assembly wall 11
When the spoiler body 1 is assembled to the back door D, the harness 5 of the body-side connector 6 is interposed in the notch 7 so that the spoiler body 1 and the back door D can be connected to each other. It is also possible to prevent the harness 5 from being bitten in between.

The spoiler side connector 4 is shown in FIG.
As shown in the figure, a neck portion 42 smaller than the notch portion 7 integrally formed with the connection portion 40, and a flange larger than the notch portion 7 provided integrally with the connection portion 40 at the free end side of the neck portion 42 so as to face the connection portion 40 The connecting portion 40 and the flange 43
The spoiler-side connector 4 may be temporarily held by the spoiler-side body 1 by causing the spoiler-side connector 4 to be pressed between upper and lower portions of the notch 7 in the spoiler body 1.

In the above configuration, when the spoiler-side connector 4 is temporarily held in the cutout 7 formed in the spoiler main body 1, the neck 42 of the connector 4 is inserted into the through hole 1.
4 into the notch 7, and the connecting portion 40 and the flange 43 of the spoiler-side connector 4 are provided above and below the notch 7.
By pressing the spoiler-side connector 4, the spoiler-side connector 4 can be temporarily held in the spoiler main body 1 more stably in a more stable state. Therefore, the connection work between the spoiler-side connector 4 and the body-side connector 6 can be performed. It can be performed more reliably.

In the above embodiment, the case where the spoiler S is mounted on the back door D has been described. However, the present invention can be applied to a case where the spoiler S is mounted on a roof other than the back door D, for example, a roof.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially omitted perspective view showing a vehicle to which a spoiler is assembled.

FIG. 2 is a bottom view of a part of a spoiler provided with the connector temporary holding structure of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view showing a process of assembling the spoiler provided with the temporary holding structure to a vehicle body.

FIG. 4 is a side cross-sectional view showing an assembled state of the spoiler provided with the temporary holding structure on a vehicle body side.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an embodiment when the spoiler-side connector is temporarily held on the spoiler.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing another embodiment when the spoiler-side connector is temporarily held on the spoiler.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Spoiler main body 14 Through hole 2 Electrical equipment 3 Harness 4 Spoiler side connector 6 Body side connector 7 Notch

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A spoiler-side connector (4) is provided in a harness (3) extending from an electrical component (2) provided in a spoiler body (1), and the spoiler-side connector (4) is provided.
Through holes (14) provided in the boiler body (1).
And connected to a body-side connector (6) provided on the vehicle body (B) side so as to protrude out of the spoiler body (1) via the connector, and fix the spoiler body (1) to the vehicle body (B). In the spoiler, the notch (7) is provided in the boiler body (1) so as to be able to temporarily hold the spoiler-side connector (4) in a fitted state in communication with the through hole (14). And notch
(7) of the leg (41) of the spoiler side connector (4)
The width is set so that both opposing sides are press-fitted and locked.
Each of the connected connectors (4) and (6) has a notch
Remove from (7) and the spoiler body from through hole (14)
(1) A temporary holding structure for a connector in a spoiler, which is configured to be pushed into the inside .