JP3185662B2 - Mounting structure of electrical components - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a mounting structure for electrical components.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, a body 11 of an automobile shown in FIG. 5 is provided with a hole 14 and a bolt 15 for fixing an electrical component 13 to which a connector 12 is attached so as to be located at a distance. . The electrical component 13 includes a main body 16 made of a synthetic resin. The main body 16 includes a fitting holding portion 17 to which the connector 12 is attached, a mounting portion 18 protruding from the fitting holding portion 17, and an outer side from the fitting holding portion 17. And a fixed arm (fixed portion) 19 extending to the right side. A fixing hole 20 is provided at the tip of the fixing arm 19.

[0006] The mounting portion 18 has a pedestal 21 provided on the upper surface of the fitting holding portion 17, and the upper surface 21 a of the pedestal 21 formed flat as shown in FIG. A protruding piece 22 is provided. At an upper end portion of the protruding piece 22, a hooking piece (hooking portion) 23 is provided which protrudes outward on both sides in the thickness direction of the protruding piece 22 and is bent so as to extend downward. These two hook pieces 23
Has elasticity in a direction approaching or separating from the protruding piece 22. Also, as shown in FIG.
Is formed flat.

In order to mount the electrical component 13 configured as described above to the body 11, the mounting portion 18 is inserted into the hole 14 of the body 11. Then, both hooking pieces 23 of the mounting portion 18
Is elastically deformed so as to be pushed by the inner peripheral surface of the hole 14 and approach the protruding piece 22. Then, the two hooking pieces 23 that have passed through the hole 14 expand in a direction away from the protruding piece 22 by their own elastic force. When both hook pieces 23 are expanded, FIG.
As shown in (a) and (b), the lower surface 23a of the hook 23
And the upper surface 21a of the pedestal 21 sandwich the body 11, so that the electrical component 13 is not shaken by the sandwiching.

After that, the fixing holes 2 of the body 11 are inserted through the fixing holes 20 of the fixing arms 19.
0 is hooked on the bolt 15. Then, an electric component 13 is fixed to the body 11 by screwing a nut (not shown) to the bolt 15, and the connector 12 attached to the electric component 13 is attached to the body 11.

The positions of the bolts 15 of the body 11 differ depending on the bent shape of the body 11 and the like. Therefore, for example, when the bolt 15 is not at the position shown by the solid line in FIG. 5 but at the position shown by the two-dot chain line, the fixing arm 19 is held by hand and elastically moves toward the bolt 15 as shown by the two-dot chain line. Deform. Then, by elastically deforming as described above, the position of the fixing arm 19 is changed according to the position of the bolt 15, and the fixing hole 20 is hooked on the bolt 15.

[0007]

However, in the mounting structure of the electric component 13, the position of the fixed arm 19 is changed according to the bolt 15 by elastically deforming the fixed arm 19 by hand. Fixed arm 19 in state
Must be hooked on the bolt 15. Therefore, there is a problem that the work of fixing the electrical component 13 to the body 11 is troublesome.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and a first object of the present invention is to make it possible to change the position of a fixing portion without deforming electrical components.
A second object is to reliably swing the electrical component so that the contact position between the hooking surface and the body is centered.

A third object is to ensure that the hooking surface can be hooked on the body even when the electric component is swung. A fourth object is to make it possible to reliably swing the electrical component even when the body is sandwiched between the hooking surface and the pedestal.

A fifth object is to enable electrical components to be attached to a plurality of types of bodies having different thicknesses.

[0011]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the hooking surface provided on the hooking portion and hooking on the body particularly has a width of the hooking portion (23).
Formed to be smaller toward the body (11)
And were swingable said electrical component.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the hooking surface is
It was formed in the shape of an arc protruding toward D. According to the third aspect of the present invention, the hook is provided on the hook and hooked on the body.
The hooking surface is shaped so that the electrical component can swing, and the electrical component is
Between the hooking surface and the hooking surface
With a pedestal to hold the body, and adjust the width of the pedestal
It became smaller as we approached the side .

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, a pedestal for sandwiching the body with the hooking surface is provided at a position facing the hooking surface of the electrical component, and the width of the pedestal is directed toward the body. Made smaller.

[0014] In the present invention of claim 5 wherein, prior to said hook surface
The electric storage component was made to be swingable and provided in a plurality of stages along the axial direction of the hole in the body. In the invention according to claim 6,
Extends the hooking surface along the axial direction of the hole in the body.
A plurality of stages. That is, according to the first aspect of the present invention, when the mounting portion of the electrical component is inserted straight into the hole of the body, the mounting portion penetrates the hole, and the width of the hooking portion on the hooking surface is reduced.
Direction end does not contact with the body, hooking the hook surface
Only the part located at the tip of the part contacts the body and is caught
It is written that. In this state, the electrical component can swing about a position where the hooking surface and the body are in contact with each other.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the operation of the first aspect , the hooking surface comes into contact with the body so as to be hooked.
The electrical component in contact with the hooking surface and the body
Is rocked so that it becomes the center. Then, it is formed in an arc shape
The hooked surface rolls against the body, and the hooked surface and the body
The contact state with the object is maintained.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the electric hole is inserted into the hole of the body.
When the mounting part of the equipment is inserted, the mounting part penetrates the hole
The hooking surface of the hook provided on the mounting part hooks on the body.
And the hooking surface of the hooking portion and the pedestal sandwich the body.
No. The width of the pedestal decreases toward the body
Therefore, the end of the pedestal in the width direction is located away from the body.
You.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the first or second aspect is provided.
In addition to the effect of the invention described in the above, when the mounting portion is inserted into the hole of the body, the hooking surface of the hooking portion and the pedestal sandwich the body.
Since the width of the pedestal becomes smaller toward the body, the widthwise end of the pedestal is located away from the body.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the electric hole is inserted into the hole of the body.
When the mounting part of the equipment is inserted, the mounting part penetrates the hole
And a plurality of hook surfaces of the hook portion provided on the mounting portion.
In addition, the hooking surface of the step corresponding to the thickness of the body is on the body
Contact and catch. According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the operation of the first aspect of the present invention, when the mounting portion is inserted into the hole of the body, the hooking surface of the step corresponding to the thickness of the body is increased. Contact and get caught.

[0019]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. In this embodiment, the same parts as those of the related art are denoted by the same reference numerals as those of the related art, and the detailed description is omitted.

As shown in FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b), the hook 23 as a hook in this embodiment is
3a is a hooking surface, and the lower surface 23a is formed in an arc shape protruding toward the body 11 side. Due to the curvature of the lower surface 23a, the width of the hooking piece 23 in the left-right direction in FIG. 3B becomes smaller toward the body 11 side. Further, as shown in FIG. 3A, ribs 22a, 22b extending in the vertical direction are provided on both side surfaces in the thickness direction of the protruding piece 22.
Are provided, and the protruding pieces 22 are formed by the ribs 22a and 22b.
Becomes difficult to bend in the thickness direction.

The upper surface 21a of the pedestal 21 is formed in a mountain shape protruding upward.
The left and right sides of (b) are inclined surfaces 21b and 21c, respectively.
It has become. The inclined surfaces 21b and 21c are inclined so as to descend from the apex T of the upper surface 21a toward the left and right ends of the pedestal 21 in FIG. This inclined surface 21b,
21c, the width of the pedestal 21 in the left-right direction in FIG. 3B decreases toward the body 11 side. The lower end of the lower surface 23a of the hooking piece 23 and the pedestal 2
The distance between the top surface 21a and the apex T is set to a value slightly larger than the thickness X of the body 11.

Next, the electrical component 13 of this embodiment is
The operation at the time of fixing to 1 will be described. When the mounting portion 18 of the electrical component 13 is inserted into the hole 14 of the body 11, the both hooking pieces 23 of the mounting portion 18 are pushed by the inner peripheral surface of the hole 14 and elastically deform so as to approach the protruding piece 22. When the two hooking pieces 23 pass through the hole 14, the two hooking pieces 2
3 expands in a direction away from the protruding piece 22 by its own elastic force. When both the hooking pieces 23 are expanded, the lower end of the lower surface 23 a of the hooking piece 23 and the top T of the upper surface 21 a of the pedestal 21 come into contact with both the front and back surfaces of the body 11. As a result, the body 11 is sandwiched between the lower end of the lower surface 23a and the top T of the upper surface 21a, and the lower surface 23a of the hooking piece 23 is hooked on the body 11.

When the body 11 is sandwiched between the hook 23 and the pedestal 21, both left and right ends of the lower surface 23a of the hook 23 and the upper surface 21a of the pedestal 21 in FIG. Position. Therefore, electrical components 1
3 is in a state where it can swing in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 1 around a position P where the lower surface 23a of the hooking piece 23 and the body 11 are in contact. Thereafter, the operator sets the electrical component 1 such that the fixing hole 20 provided in the fixing arm 19 as a fixing portion is positioned corresponding to the bolt 15 shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG.
3 is swung in the direction of arrow A around the position P by hand.

When the electrical component 13 swings, the arc-shaped lower surface 23a of the hooking piece 23 rolls with respect to the body 11,
The contact state between the lower surface 23a and the body 11 is maintained. The position of the fixing arm 19 is changed by the swing of the electrical component 13, and the fixing hole 20 is positioned corresponding to the bolt 15 indicated by a two-dot chain line. Then, the fixing hole 20 is hooked on the bolt 15 so that the bolt 15 passes through the fixing hole 20, and a nut (not shown) is screwed to the bolt 15. Then, by tightening the nut, the electrical component 13 is fixed to the body 11, and the connector 12 attached to the electrical component 13 is attached to the body 11.

In the embodiment described in detail above, the following (a)
(D). (A) When the mounting portion 18 penetrates the hole 14 and the lower surface 23a of the hooking piece 23 comes into contact with the body 11 and is hooked, the electrical component 13 swings around a position P at which the lower surface 23a and the body 11 contact. It becomes possible. Therefore, by swinging the electrical component 13, the position of the fixing arm 19 can be changed without elastically deforming the fixing arm 19, and the fixing hole 20 can be positioned corresponding to the bolt 15. Therefore, unlike the related art, the work of fixing the electrical component 13 to the body 11 can be easily performed.

(B) When the mounting portion 18 passes through the hole 14, both ends in the left-right direction of FIG. 3B on the lower surface 23 a of the hooking piece 23 do not contact the body 11.
Can be reliably swung in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 1 around the position P at which the lower surface 23a and the body 11 are in contact with each other.

(C) Since the lower surface 23a of the hooking piece 23 is formed in an arc shape, when the electric component 13 is swung, the lower surface 23a rolls with respect to the body 11, and the lower surface 23a
And the body 11 is kept in contact. Therefore, even when the electrical component 13 is swung, the lower surface 23 a
Can be reliably hooked on the body 11.

(D) When the mounting portion 18 penetrates the hole 14, the pedestal 21 which sandwiches the body 11 between the lower surface 23 a of the hooking piece 23 and the both ends in the left-right direction of FIG. Located away. Therefore, even when the body 11 is sandwiched between the hooking piece 23 and the pedestal 21, the electrical component 13 can be reliably swung in the direction of the arrow A in FIG.

The present invention can be embodied with the following modifications, for example. (1) In this embodiment, if the electrical component 13 can swing, the shape of the lower surface 23a of the hooking piece 23 may be appropriately changed. For example, the lower surface 23a may be formed in a mountain shape protruding toward the body 11, and the width of the hooking piece 23 may be reduced toward the body 11 side. In this case, the lower surface 23a is smaller than the case where the lower surface 23a is formed in an arc shape.
Can be easily formed. Also, the lower surface 23a is
It may be formed in a tapered shape in which the diameter decreases as the body 11 moves toward the side around the axis of the hole 14. In this case, the electrical component 13 can be freely swung regardless of the direction.

(2) As shown in FIG.
A step may be provided at the lower end of the hooking piece 23 so that the lower surface 23a of the third piece 3 has a plurality of steps (two steps) in the axial direction of the hole 14. In this case, when the mounting portion 18 is inserted into the hole 14 of the body 11, the lower surface 2 of the step corresponding to the thickness X of the body 11 is formed.
3a comes into contact with the body 11 and is hooked. Therefore,
Electrical components 13 for a plurality of types of bodies 11 having different thicknesses X
Can be attached. Note that the hooking surface 23a may have three or more steps.

(3) As shown in FIG.
1 is a cushioning material 24 for noise reduction
In the case where the pedestal 21 is provided, the pedestal 21 may have the same shape as the conventional one. In this case, when the electrical component 13 is pushed in the direction of swinging about the position P, the cushion member 24 is pushed by the pedestal 21 and dented, so that the electrical component 13 can be swung similarly to the embodiment.

(4) In the present embodiment, the shape of the upper surface 21 of the pedestal 21 may be changed as appropriate. For example, the upper surface 21
a is formed in an arc shape protruding toward the body 11 side,
The width of the pedestal 21 may be reduced toward the body 11 side. In this case, since the upper surface 21a of the pedestal 21 rolls with respect to the body 11 when the electric component 13 is swung, the electric component 13 can be swung more smoothly. Further, the upper surface 21a may be formed in a tapered shape whose diameter decreases toward the body 11 with the axis of the hole 14 as the center. In this case, the electrical component 13 can be freely swung regardless of the direction.

(5) In this embodiment, the connector 12
Instead, a relay or the like may be attached to the electrical component 13.

[0034]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, in a state where the mounting portion of the electrical component passes through the hole of the body and the hooking surface of the mounting portion comes into contact with the body and is hooked, the hooking surface in the hooking surface is formed.
The widthwise end of the hook is not in contact with the body
Electrical components toward the end of the hooking surface and the body.
The electrical component can be reliably swung so that the touch position is centered . Therefore, by swinging the electrical component, the position of the fixing portion can be changed without deforming the electrical component.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the first aspect, even if the electric component is swung, the hooking surface and the body can be prevented.
The electrical components were swung to maintain the contact state with the
In case, it is Rukoto hook the hooking surface reliably body.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, a mounting portion for electrical components is provided.
Penetrates through the hole in the body, and the
When it is hooked in contact with the
The electrical component can swing about the position where the contact is made.
Therefore, by swinging the electrical component, the electrical component is
The position of the fixing part can be changed without deforming.
Furthermore, the end in the width direction of the pedestal sandwiching the body with the hooking surface
Is located away from the body, so the body
Even if it is pinched between the
It can be swung toward the widthwise end of the seat.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the first or second aspect is provided.
In addition to the effects of the invention described in (1), the widthwise end of the pedestal sandwiching the body with the hooking surface is located away from the body. Therefore, even when the body is sandwiched between the hooking surface and the pedestal, the electrical component can be reliably swung toward the widthwise end of the pedestal.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, a mounting portion for electrical components
Penetrates through the hole in the body, and the
When it is hooked in contact with the
The electrical component can swing about the position where the contact is made.
Therefore, by swinging the electrical component, the electrical component is
The position of the fixing part can be changed without deforming.
Furthermore, the hooking surface of the step corresponding to the thickness of the body is
For multiple types of bodies with different thicknesses.
Electrical components can be attached. In the invention according to claim 6 , in addition to the effect of the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 4, a plurality of types of bodies having different thicknesses are formed because the hooking surface of the step corresponding to the thickness of the body is hooked on the body. Electrical components can be attached to the

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an electrical component of the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a state in which the electric component is swung.

FIGS. 3A and 3B are an enlarged side view and an enlarged front view showing a mounting portion.

FIG. 4A is an enlarged side view showing another example of a mounting portion;
(B) is an enlarged front view which shows the attachment part of another example.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing a conventional electrical component.

FIGS. 6A and 6B are an enlarged side view and an enlarged front view showing a mounting portion.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Body, 13 ... Electrical equipment, 14 ... Hole, 18 ... Mounting part, 19 ... Fixed arm as a fixing part, 21 ... Pedestal, 2
3 ... hook pieces as hook portions, 23a ... lower surface as hook surfaces.

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Claims (6)

(57) [Claims] 1. A hole (14) formed in a body (11).
The electrical component (13) is provided with a mounting portion (18) penetrating the body (11) so that the mounting portion (18) is hooked on the body (11) so that the mounting portion (18) does not fall out of the hole (14). (23), and a fixing part (19) fixed to the body (11) at a position different from the mounting part (18) in the electric component (13). The hooking surface (23a) provided on the (23) and hooked on the body (11) has a width of the hooking portion (23).
An electrical component mounting structure which is formed in a shape that becomes smaller toward the side of the electrical component (11) and enables the electrical component (13) to swing. Wherein said hooking surface (23a) is Bo di (1
Electrical component mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein are formed in an arc shape protruding I suited to 1). 3. A hole (14) formed in a body (11).
The electrical component (13) is provided with a mounting portion (18) that penetrates the
The mounting part (18) has a hole (14).
Hook that is hooked on the body (11) so that it does not come off
Section (23), and furthermore, the above-mentioned arrangement in the electrical component (13) is provided.
It is fixed to the body (11) at a position different from the attachment (18).
Mounting structure for electrical components provided with a fixing portion (19)
The hook (23) is provided on the body (11).
The electrical component (13) swings on the hooking surface (23a).
The hooking surface is formed at a position facing the hooking surface (23a).
Pedestal for sandwiching body (11) with (23a)
(21) is provided, and the width of the pedestal (21) is set to the body (1).
1) A mounting structure for electrical components that is smaller toward the side . 4. A hooking surface (2) in said electrical component (13).
At a position facing 3a), a pedestal (21) for sandwiching the body (11) with the hooking surface (23a) is provided, and the width of the pedestal (21) is directed toward the body (11). electrical component mounting structure according to claim 1 or 2 as are smaller. 5. A hole (14) formed in a body (11).
The electrical component (13) is provided with a mounting portion (18) that penetrates the
The mounting part (18) has a hole (14).
Hook that is hooked on the body (11) so that it does not come off
Section (23), and furthermore, the above-mentioned arrangement in the electrical component (13) is provided.
It is fixed to the body (11) at a position different from the attachment (18).
Mounting structure for electrical components provided with a fixing portion (19)
The hook (23) is provided on the body (11).
The electrical component (13) swings on the hooking surface (23a) on which the hook is hooked.
A mounting structure for an electrical component, wherein the mounting surface (23a) is formed in a plurality of stages along the axial direction of the hole (14) in the body (11). 6. The body (1) is provided with a hooking surface (23a).
A plurality of steps are provided along the axial direction of the hole (14) in 1).
The electrical component according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
Attached structure.