JP5302121B2 - Terminal connection structure of vehicle wind panel - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a terminal connection structure of a resin wind panel provided with a conductive coating such as a hot wire for preventing fogging and an antenna.

  As a terminal connection structure for a resin wind panel provided with a conductive coating, Patent Document 1 discloses that a terminal is engaged with a connector formed integrally with a window panel body.

  FIG. 10 shows the structure disclosed in Patent Document 1, and a connector 102 is integrally protruded toward the vehicle inner side of the window panel main body 101, and the connector 102 is connected to the window panel main body 101. The leg portion 103 is integrally formed on the front end side of the leg portion 103 so as to have a space portion 201 between the leg portion 103 erected on the inner side of the vehicle and the inner surface of the wind panel main body 101. And a plate-like engagement portion 104. The window portion of the window panel body 101 is coated with a conductive linear coating (not shown), and outside the window at both ends of the linear coating on one end of the linear coating. A connected end film 301 having conductivity is applied. A conductive rubber plate (conductive connecting means) 401 is fixed to the wind panel main body 101 so as to be superposed on a part of the end coat 301, and the conductive terminal 501 connected to the power source of the vehicle is The end coating 301 can be energized by being brought into contact with the rubber plate 401 and being engaged with the plate-like engagement portion 104.

JP 2002-160519 A

  However, in the structure disclosed in Patent Document 1, the rubber plate 401 that is polymerized to a part of the end coat 301 is a different conductive material from the end coat 301, so there are many types of conductive materials. Become. In the case of the shape of the connector 102 as shown in FIG. 10, it is necessary to insert the rubber plate 401 into the space 201 and affix it to the wind panel body 101, and the affixing operation is also difficult.

  In view of this, the present invention eliminates the need for separately using conductive connection means such as the rubber plate 401 made of a conductive material different from the end coat, thereby reducing the type of conductive material and thus providing a terminal connection structure. An object is to improve the workability of applying a conductive film that comes into contact with a terminal while being obtained at low cost.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is characterized in that the engagement structure between the connector and the terminal has been devised. Specifically, a window portion having translucency is formed in the resin window panel body, and a linear coating film having conductivity is applied to the inner surface of the window portion. At least one end of the window is connected to one end of the linear coating, and an end coating made of the same conductive material as that of the linear coating is applied to the window panel body corresponding to the end coating. On the vehicle interior side, a connector that is engaged so that a conductive terminal connected to a power source of the vehicle is connected to the end coat is integrally provided, and the vehicle is connected via the connector with which the terminal is engaged. The following solution was taken for the terminal connection structure of the wind panel in which the current from the power source of the power supply was passed through the linear film.

  That is, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the connector includes an engaging portion that is integrally formed on the vehicle interior outside the window portion of the wind panel body, and the end coating is provided on a surface of the engaging portion. And a connector part film made of the same conductive material as the end part film is applied, and the terminal is engaged with the engaging part so as to contact the connector part film. Yes.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle wind panel according to the first aspect, the connector includes a leg portion erected toward the vehicle inner side on the vehicle inner side of the window panel main body, and the window panel main body. It is composed of a plate-like engagement part integrally formed on the tip end side of the leg part so as to have a space part between the leg part and the plate-like engagement part. A connector coating is applied so as to be connected to the end coating, and the terminal is fitted into the space of the connector so that the terminal contacts the connector coating, and is connected to the plate-like engaging portion. The terminal engaging piece to be engaged is integrally formed.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle wind panel according to the first aspect, the engagement portion of the connector is a concave engagement portion that is recessed toward the vehicle outer side on the vehicle inner side of the window panel main body. None, the concave engaging portion is composed of a bottom surface portion and a side surface portion, and at least the side surface portion of the concave engaging portion is coated with a connector portion film so as to be connected to the end film. The terminal is integrally formed with a terminal engaging piece that engages with the side surface portion of the concave engaging portion so that the terminal contacts the connector portion coating.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle wind panel according to any one of the first to third aspects, the wind panel main body is formed of a translucent resin material, and an end of the wind panel main body on the vehicle inner surface is provided. A light-transmitting layer is applied to the part coating corresponding region and the vehicle interior surface of the connector, and the end coating and the connector coating are applied to the light-transmitting layer.

  According to invention of Claim 1, the connector part film | membrane applied to the engaging part surface of the said connector, the edge part film | membrane applied to the said wind panel main body, and the linear film applied to a window part, The coating workability can be improved by applying the same conductive material at the same time so as to connect them continuously, and different from the material of the end coating as disclosed in Patent Document 1. Since the current from the vehicle can be passed through the end film without using a conductive material separately, the type of the conductive material can be reduced, and as a result, the terminal connection structure can be obtained at a low cost. Further, by engaging the terminal with the engaging portion, the terminal inevitably comes into contact with the connector portion coating, so that energization between the two can be reliably performed.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the connector includes the leg portion and a plate-like engagement portion integrally formed on the distal end side of the leg portion, and the leg portion and the plate-like engagement portion. The efficiency of the coating work is improved by applying the same conductive material at the same time to the connector coating, the end coating applied to the outside of the window, and the linear coating applied to the window. To do. In addition, the terminal is pressed against the connector part coating so that the terminal engaging piece of the terminal fits into the space, and the terminal is pressed into the connector coating, that is, in the connected state It can be easily attached by engaging with the engaging portion.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the engaging portion of the connector forms a concave engaging portion, and the concave engaging portion is composed of a bottom surface portion and a side surface portion, and at least of the concave engaging portion. Since the connector portion coating made of the same conductive material as the end coating is applied to the side surface portion, the end coating as disclosed in Patent Document 1 is applied. Since a conductive material different from this material is not used separately, the type of conductive material can be reduced, and as a result, a terminal connection structure can be obtained at a low cost. Further, when the window panel body is formed by using the concave engaging portion, the molding die does not require a slide structure, and the manufacturing cost of the molding die can be reduced.
According to invention of Claim 4, the said wind panel main body is shape | molded by the translucent resin material, The edge part film corresponding | compatible area | region in the vehicle inner surface of this window panel main body, and the vehicle inner surface of the said connector, Since the opaque film is applied and the end film and the connector film are applied on the opaque film, the end film and the connector film can be seen from the outside of the vehicle by the opaque film. It can be concealed so that it looks good.

The back door which opens and closes the opening of the vehicle body rear part which applied this invention to an up-down direction is shown, (a) is the perspective view seen from back, (b) is an exploded perspective view of (a). It is a vehicle inside perspective view of the wind panel in FIG. It is a terminal connection structure perspective view of Embodiment 1 of the present invention. (A) is the sectional view on the AA line of FIG. 3, (b) is the sectional view on the BB line of FIG. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 3. It is a perspective view of the modification of the terminal in Embodiment 1 of this invention, (a) is a 1st modification, (b) is a 2nd modification. It is a terminal connection structure perspective view of Embodiment 2 of the present invention. (A) is CC sectional view taken on the line of FIG. 7, (b) is DD sectional view taken on the line of FIG. FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 7. It is sectional drawing which shows the conventional terminal connection structure.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1A shows a back door 1 whose upper end is supported by the upper edge of an opening (not shown) at the rear of the vehicle body and opens and closes the opening in the vertical direction. As shown in FIG. 1 (b), the back door 1 includes a resin outer panel 2 positioned on the vehicle outer side and a resin inner panel 3 positioned on the vehicle inner side. The lower edge of the window panel 4 and the upper edge of the outer panel lower 5 are joined to each other by vibration welding. The outer panel 2 and the inner panel 3 are also coupled to each other by vibration welding.

  FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the wind panel 4 on the vehicle inner side. The window panel main body 6 is formed of a translucent resin material, and at the center in the vertical direction at both ends in the vehicle width direction on the vehicle inner side of the wind panel main body 6. A connector 8 for engaging the conductive terminal 7 is integrally formed. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the connector 8 includes a pair of plate-like legs 8 a that are vertically spaced apart from each other in the vertical direction along the vehicle width direction, and the wind panel body. 6 is formed in a gate shape with a plate-like engagement portion 8c that connects the tips of the leg portions 8a to each other so as to have a space portion 8b between the inner surface and the vehicle interior surface. The plate-like engaging portion 8c has a planar shape. The joint portion between the window panel body 6 and the leg portion 8a and the joint portion between the leg portion 8a and the plate-like engagement portion 8c are formed with smooth curved surfaces.

A substantially rectangular window portion 13 having translucency is formed at the center of the window panel body 6, and an opaque layer 12 having a predetermined width is continuously formed on the vehicle inner surface around the outside of the window portion 13. It is painted. Therefore, the window portion 13 has an outer frame shape formed by the light-impermeable layer 12. And the said connector 8 is positioned in the said light-impermeable layer 12 of the vehicle width direction both ends extended in an up-down direction, The vehicle 8 inner surface of this connector 8, ie, a pair of said leg part 8a and the plate-shaped engaging part 8c, is provided. Also, a connector portion light-impermeable layer 12 a continuous with the light-impermeable layer 12 is applied. The light-impermeable layer 12 and the connector portion light-impermeable layer 12a make it difficult to see the conductive films 14, 15, and 16 described later from the outside of the vehicle. For example, a coating material in which a heat-resistant coloring pigment is mixed in glass powder, etc. Is used.
A plurality of linear coatings 14 having conductivity extending to the surface of the light-impermeable layer 12 are applied to the vehicle interior surface of the window portion 13 so as to be along the vehicle width direction and spaced apart in the vertical direction. . In addition, although the said linear film 14 is comprised as a heat ray for anti-fogging of the window part 13 in this embodiment, you may make it comprise as antennas, such as a radio | wireless and television mounted in the vehicle. The end of the linear coating 14 is made of the same conductive material as the linear coating 14 and extends in the vertical direction on the light-impermeable layer 12 on both sides in the vehicle width direction and is coated with a predetermined width in the vehicle width direction. It is connected to the end coating 15 (bus bar). A connector part film 16 made of the same conductive material as the linear film 14 is formed on the end film 15 on the inner surface of the connector part light-impermeable layer 12a applied to the connector 8. It is continuously applied to connect. Specifically, the connector part coating 16 made of the same conductive material as the linear coating 14 is continuously connected to the end coating 15 on the vehicle inner surface of the leg portion 8a and the plate-like engagement portion 8c. It is painted. Each of the conductive coatings (the linear coating 14, the end coating 15, and the connector coating 16) may be any conductive material that generates heat when energized or a conductive material that functions as an antenna. For example, silver powder is mainly used. It is formed of a paste mixed with a thermosetting resin as a component and as a binder.
The terminal 7 is made of a flexible metal material having conductivity, and the terminal body 7a of the terminal 7 has a planar shape that contacts the connector portion coating 16 on the inner surface of the planar portion of the plate-like engagement portion 8c. A pair of terminals bent toward the wind panel main body 6 so as to abut on the end surface in the vehicle width direction of the plate-like engagement portion 8c on both sides in the vehicle width direction of the terminal contact portion 7b. The side part 7c is formed in a gate shape. A terminal connection portion 7d to which a conducting wire (not shown) connected to the power source of the vehicle is connected is integrally projected from the end surface of the terminal contact portion 7b in the vertical direction toward the vehicle interior. . Further, a rectangular opening 7f is formed through the terminal side surface portion 7c, and a flexible portion is formed on the opening edge of the opening 7f on the side opposite to the bent portion, that is, on the opening edge of the opening 7f on the side of the wind panel body 6. A plate-like terminal engaging piece 7e having a characteristic is integrally formed so as to protrude toward the space 8b. The terminal engaging piece 7e is engaged with the tip portion of the plate engaging portion 8c of the connector 8 in pressure contact with the back surface of the space 8b side. That is, the terminal 7 is engaged with the connector 8 by holding the plate-like engaging portion 8c between the terminal abutting portion 7b of the terminal 7 and the terminal engaging piece 7e. The connector part coating 16 applied to the inner surface is pressed and connected so as to be energized.

  Next, a method for applying the opaque layer 12, the connector opaque layer 12a, and the conductive films 14, 15, 16 to the wind panel 4 will be described.

  First, since the joint portion between the window panel body 6 and the leg portion 8a of the connector 8 and the joint portion between the leg portion 8a and the plate-like engagement portion 8c are formed with a smooth curved surface, screen printing is performed. Thus, the light-impermeable layer 12 and the connector portion light-impermeable layer 12 a are simultaneously applied to the outside of the window portion 13 and the inner surface of the connector 8. Thereafter, the window panel main body 6 is heated so that the light-impermeable layer 12 and the connector light-impermeable layer 12a are baked and fixed to the window panel 4.

  Next, the respective conductive coatings 14, 15, 16 are applied on the light-impermeable layer 12 and the connector portion light-impermeable layer 12a. In this case as well, the leg portions 8a of the window panel body 6 and the connector 8 are used. And the joint portions between the leg portions 8a and the plate-like engagement portions 8c are formed with a smooth curved surface, so that the conductive coatings 14, 15, 16 can be simultaneously applied to the window portions by screen printing. 13. Apply to the opaque layer 12 and the connector opaque layer 12a on both sides in the vehicle width direction. Thereafter, by heating the window panel body 6, the conductive films 14, 15 and 16 are baked and fixed to the window panel 4.

  Next, a method for engaging (connecting) the terminal 7 to the connector 8 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the terminal 7 is moved from the vehicle interior side to the vehicle exterior side (wind panel body 6 side) so that the pair of terminal side surface portions 7c of the terminal 7 sandwich the both end surfaces in the vehicle width direction of the plate-like engagement portion 8c. As the pair of terminal engaging pieces 7e are bent away from each other and the pair of terminal side face portions 7c are bent away from each other. The tip is slidably contacted with the end face of the plate-like engagement portion 8c. When further pressed, the tip end portion of the terminal engagement piece 7e completely gets over the end face of the plate-like engagement portion 8c, and the tip end portion of the terminal engagement piece 7e becomes the terminal engagement piece 7e and The elastic member is fitted into the space 8b by the elastic restoring force of the terminal side surface portion 7c, and is brought into pressure contact with the back surface of the plate-like engaging portion 8c. As a result, the terminal 7 is connected to the terminal abutting portion 7b and the terminal engaging piece 7e in a state where the planar terminal abutting portion 7b is in pressure contact with the connector coating 16 on the planar portion of the plate-like engaging portion 8c. The plate-like engagement portion 8c of the connector 8 is sandwiched and attached (connected) to the plate-like engagement portion 8c.

  Thus, the connector part coating 16 applied to the connector 8 constituted by the leg part 8a and the plate-like engaging part 8c integrally formed on the distal end side of the leg part 8a, and the outside of the window part 13 are applied. The end coating 15 to be applied and the linear coating 14 applied to the window portion 13 are simultaneously applied with the same conductive material, thereby improving the efficiency of the coating operation and being disclosed in Patent Document 1. Since the conductive material different from the conductive material of the end coating 15 is not separately used, the type of the conductive material can be reduced, and the conductive coating can be applied at a low cost. It can be obtained inexpensively. Further, by engaging the terminal 7 with the plate-like engaging portion 8c, the terminal 7 inevitably comes into contact with the connector portion coating 16, so that energization between the two can be reliably performed. Further, the terminal 7 can be easily engaged with the connector 8 by attaching the terminal engaging piece 7e into the space 8b simply by pressing the terminal 7 toward the plate surface of the plate-like engaging portion 8c. be able to.

  Although the space portion 8b of the connector 8 is formed so as to penetrate in the vehicle width direction, it is formed so as to penetrate the space portion 8b in the vertical direction, that is, in FIG. Alternatively, the terminal engaging piece 7e of the terminal 7 may be inserted into the space 8b from above and below.

Moreover, although the said connector 8 was comprised so that it might have the space part 8b inside by a pair of leg part 8a and the plate-shaped engaging part 8c, you may make it another structure. For example, the leg portions 8a do not have to be paired, but have a plate-like support portion that extends integrally so as to be orthogonal to the plate surface of the one leg portion 8a, and is integrally installed on the wind panel body 6. The plate-like engaging portion 8c that is integrally connected to the leg portion 8a and the tip of the support portion may be configured to have the space portion 8b between the plate-like engaging portion 8c and the wind panel body 6. Good.
(First Modification in Embodiment 1)
FIG. 6A is a terminal perspective view of a first modified example of the terminal 7 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The terminal side surface portion 7c has a flexible substantially U-shaped terminal engaging piece 7e. Are integrally formed toward the space 8b. The vertical length of the terminal side surface portion 7c is set to be smaller than the vertical length of the space portion 8b of the connector 8, that is, the distance between the pair of leg portions 8a of the connector 8. The engaging piece 7e is formed so as to be fitted into the space 8b. Since the other configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  Next, a method for engaging (connecting) the terminal 7 to the connector 8 will be described.

  When the terminal 7 is pressed from the vehicle inner side to the vehicle outer side (wind panel main body 6 side) so that the terminal side surface portion 7c of the terminal 7 sandwiches the end surface of the plate-like engagement portion 8c in the same manner as in the first embodiment. The pair of terminal engaging pieces 7e are bent so as to be separated from each other and are brought into sliding contact with the end surface of the plate-like engaging portion 8c. When further pressed, the terminal engaging piece 7e completely gets over the end surface of the plate-like engaging portion 8c, and is fitted into the space portion 8b by the elastic restoring force of the terminal engaging piece 7e and the terminal side surface portion 7c. To do. Thereby, the terminal 7 is completely engaged with the terminal engaging piece 7e and the terminal abutting portion 7b so as to sandwich the plate-like engaging portion 8c and attached to the connector 8.

  Also in the case of the first modification, the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained. In addition, in the first modified example, since the opening 7f as in the first embodiment is not formed in the terminal side surface portion 7c of the terminal 7, the terminal 7 can be easily formed. Further, since the vertical movement of the terminal side surface portion 7c is prevented by contacting the pair of leg portions 8a of the connector 8, the terminal 7 is stably engaged with the connector 8 and attached. Can do.

An engagement port is opened through the flat portion of the plate-like engagement portion 8c of the connector 8, and a terminal engagement piece 7e is formed in the terminal contact portion 7b of the terminal 7 so as to correspond to the engagement port. Thus, the terminal 7 may be engaged with the connector 8.
(Second Modification in Embodiment 1)
FIG.6 (b) is a terminal perspective view of the 2nd modification of the terminal 7 in Embodiment 1 of this invention.
The terminal main body 7a of the terminal 7 includes a terminal side surface portion 7c that abuts on one end surface in the vehicle width direction of the plate-like engagement portion 8c, and one end formed integrally with the terminal side surface portion 7c and the plate-like engagement. A flat terminal abutting portion 7b that abuts the connector portion coating 16 of the portion 8c, and one end formed integrally with the terminal side surface portion 7c, and fitted into the space portion 8b to the plate-like engaging portion 8c. A planar terminal engaging piece 7e engaged from the back side is formed in a U shape, and is attached to the plate engaging portion 8c so as to sandwich the plate engaging portion 8c from both sides in the plate thickness direction. At the other end of the terminal contact portion 7b and the terminal engaging piece 7e, a terminal guide portion 7g is integrally formed so as to increase in width as the distance from the terminal side surface portion 7c increases. The distance between the terminal contact portion 7b and the terminal engaging piece 7e is set slightly smaller than the plate thickness of the plate-like engaging portion 8c. Further, the vertical length of the terminal engaging piece 7e is set to be smaller than the vertical length of the space portion 8b of the connector 8, and is formed so that the terminal engaging piece 7e can be fitted into the space portion 8c. Has been. Since the other configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  Next, a method for engaging (connecting) the terminal 7 to the connector 8 will be described.

  When the terminal 7 is pressed from the inner side to the outer side in the vehicle width direction so that the terminal guide portion 7g of the terminal 7 corresponds to the inner end surface in the vehicle width direction of the plate-like engagement portion 8c, the terminal 7 The terminal guide portion 7g is slidably contacted with the edge of the plate-like engagement portion 8c, and the terminal contact portion 7b and the terminal engagement piece 7e are bent so as to be slightly separated from each other. Insert from both sides. As the pressure further increases, the terminal side surface portion 7c comes into contact with the inner end surface in the vehicle width direction of the plate-like engagement portion 8c. Thereby, the terminal 7 is configured so that the plate-like engagement portion 8c is sandwiched by the elastic restoring force generated when the terminal contact portion 7b and the terminal engagement piece 7e are bent apart from each other. The joint 8c is completely engaged and attached.

  Also in the case of the second modification, the same effects as those of the first embodiment and the first modification can be obtained.

(Embodiment 2)
As shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, the engaging portion of the connector 8 includes a concave engaging portion 9 a having a substantially rectangular shape in plan view, which is recessed toward the vehicle outer side of the wind panel main body 6. The concave engaging portion 9a is formed of a bottom surface portion 9b and a side surface portion 9c. On the upper surface in the vertical direction of the side surface portion 9c, a prismatic engaging projection 8d constituting a part of the side surface portion 9c is integrally projected toward the lower side in the vertical direction, and also integrally with the bottom surface portion 9b. Is formed. The connector 8 is positioned in the light-impermeable layer 12 region on both sides in the vehicle width direction extending in the vertical direction outside the window portion 13 as in the first embodiment, and the connector 8, that is, the bottom surface portion 9b and the side surface portion 9c. The connector portion light-impermeable layer 12 a is also continuously applied to the light-impermeable layer 12. On the connector part light-impermeable layer 12a of the side part 9c, a connector part film 16 made of the same conductive material as the linear film 14 is applied so as to be continuously connected to the end film 15. ing.
The terminal 7 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape in plan view so as to correspond to the connector 8, and has a plate-like terminal contact portion 7b having a notch 7h on the upper and lower plate surface, and the terminal contact portion 7b. And the sawtooth terminal engaging piece 7e integrally formed so as to face each other at both ends of the notch 7h. The terminal engaging piece 7e is bent in a direction in which the tip end portion thereof abuts on both side surfaces in the vehicle width direction of the engaging protrusion 8d of the connector 8 and the terminal engaging pieces 7e are separated from each other. Both plate surfaces along the vertical direction of the contact portion 7b are in pressure contact with the side surface portion 9c, and the tip end portion of the terminal engagement piece 7e is in pressure contact with the both side surface portions of the engagement protrusion 8d, whereby the terminal 7 is concave. It is firmly attached to the engaging portion 9a so as not to drop off from the concave engaging portion 9a.

  Since the other configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  Next, a method for applying the opaque layer 12, the connector opaque layer 12a, and the conductive coatings 14, 15, 16 to the wind panel 4 will be described.

  First, after applying the opaque layer 12 to the outside of the window portion 13 by screen printing, the connector portion opaque layer 12a is applied to the bottom surface portion 9b and the side surface portion 9c of the concave engaging portion 9a. Thereafter, the window panel body 6 is heated, and the opaque layer 12 and the connector opaque layer 12a are baked and fixed to the wind panel 4.

  Next, each conductive coating 14, 15, 16 is applied on the window portion 13, the opaque layer 12, and the connector opaque layer 12a. First, the linear coating 14 and end portions are screen-printed. After the coating 15 is applied on the window portion 13 and the opaque layer 12, the connector portion coating 16 is applied to the side surface portion 9c of the concave engaging portion 9a so as to be continuously connected to the end coating 15. Then, by heating the wind panel body 6, the conductive films 14, 15, 16 are baked and fixed to the wind panel 4.

  Next, a method for engaging (connecting) the terminal 7 to the connector 8 will be described.

As shown in FIG. 9, the pair of terminal contact portions 7b along the vertical direction of the terminal contact portion 7b is bent in a direction in which the upper end portions are close to each other to such an extent that it can be fitted into the recess of the concave engagement portion 9a. In addition, the terminal 7 is connected from the vehicle interior side to the vehicle exterior side (wind panel body) so that the terminal engagement piece 7e of the terminal 7 sandwiches the engagement projection 8d from both sides of the engagement projection 8d of the connector 8 in the vehicle width direction. 6), the terminal abutting portion 7b is inserted into the concave engaging portion 9a, and the sawtooth tip of the terminal engaging piece 7e is connected to the engagement protrusion 8d of the connector 8. The terminal engaging pieces 7e are bent in contact with both side surfaces in the width direction so as to be separated from each other. As a result, both the plate surfaces along the vertical direction of the terminal contact portion 7b are pressed against the side surface portion 9c, and the tip end portions of the terminal engagement pieces 7e are pressed against the both side surface portions of the engagement protrusion 8d. The terminal 7 is attached to the concave engaging portion 9a so as not to drop off from the concave engaging portion 9a.
Thus, the connector 8 forms a concave engaging portion 9a having a bottom surface portion 9b and a side surface portion 9c, and the side surface portion 9b of the concave engaging portion 9a is connected to the end film 15 and Since the connector part coating 16 made of the same conductive material as the end coating 15 is applied, it is disclosed in Patent Document 1 as in the first embodiment, the first modification, and the second modification. Since a conductive material different from that of the end coat 15 is not separately used, the type of the conductive material can be reduced, and the conductive coat can be applied at low cost. As a result, the terminal connection structure can be obtained at low cost. In addition, since the concave engaging portion 9a is used, the connector 8 does not need to protrude to the vehicle interior as in the first embodiment, the first modification, and the second modification. The layout of the terminal connection structure is possible at. Further, by forming the concave engagement portion 9a, when the window panel body 6 is molded, a slide structure is not required for the molding die, and the manufacturing cost of the molding die can be reduced and an inexpensive terminal connection structure can be obtained.

  In the second embodiment, the connector film 16 is applied only to the side surface portion 9c of the concave engaging portion 9a, but may be applied to the bottom surface portion 9b. Further, the concave engaging portion 9a and the terminal body 7a are substantially rectangular in a plan view, but may be other shapes such as a circular shape. Further, the terminal engaging piece 7e is not in the shape of a saw tooth but in other shapes such as a knurled shape as long as the terminal 7 is in a shape that presses against the engaging protrusion 8d and the terminal 7 does not fall off from the concave engaging portion 9a. Also good. Furthermore, the engagement protrusion 8d formed in the concave engagement portion 9a may be provided in the vehicle width direction instead of the vertical direction. Also in this case, the terminal engaging piece 7e is formed so as to be in pressure contact with the engaging protrusion 8d.

  The present invention is useful, for example, as a terminal connection structure to a hot wire for preventing fogging of a vehicle rear window.

4 Wind panel 6 Wind panel body 7 Terminal 8 Connector 8c Engagement part (plate-like engagement part)
9a Engagement part (concave engagement part)
13 Window portion 14 Linear coating 15 End coating 16 Connector coating

Claims (4)

A window portion having translucency is formed on the resin window panel body, and a conductive linear coating is applied to the vehicle interior surface of the window portion, and a window at least one end of the linear coating is formed. Connected to one end of the linear coating on the outside of the part, an end coating made of the same conductive material as the linear coating is applied, and on the vehicle interior of the wind panel body corresponding to the end coating, A connector that is engaged so that a conductive terminal connected to the power source of the vehicle is connected to the end coating is integrally provided, and a current from the power source of the vehicle is connected via the connector to which the terminal is engaged. Is a window panel that energizes the linear coating,
The connector includes an engagement portion integrally formed on the vehicle interior outside the window portion in the window panel body, and is connected to the end coating on the surface of the engagement portion, and is the same as the end coating. A terminal connection structure for a vehicle window panel, wherein a connector part coating made of a conductive material is applied, and the terminal is engaged with the engagement part so as to contact the connector part coating.   2. The vehicle window panel according to claim 1, wherein the connector includes a space between a leg portion erected toward the vehicle inner side on the vehicle inner side of the window panel main body and a vehicle inner surface of the window panel main body. A plate-like engagement portion integrally formed on the distal end side of the leg portion so as to have an inner surface of the leg portion and the plate-like engagement portion so as to be connected to the end portion coating. The connector part coating is applied to the terminal, and the terminal is integrally provided with a terminal engaging piece that fits into the space part of the connector and engages with the plate-like engaging part so that the terminal contacts the connector part coating. A terminal connection structure for a vehicle wind panel, wherein   The vehicle window panel according to claim 1, wherein the engagement portion of the connector is a concave engagement portion that is recessed toward the vehicle outer side on the vehicle inner side of the window panel main body, and the concave engagement portion is A connector portion coating is applied to at least the side surface portion of the concave engaging portion so as to be connected to the end portion coating, and the terminal is connected to the connector. A terminal connection structure for a vehicle window panel, in which a terminal engagement piece that engages with the side surface portion of the concave engagement portion so as to be in contact with the portion coating is integrally formed.   4. The vehicle wind panel according to claim 1, wherein the wind panel body is formed of a light-transmitting resin material, and the end coating corresponding region on the vehicle inner surface of the wind panel body and the connector A terminal connection structure for a vehicle wind panel, wherein a light-impermeable layer is applied to an inner surface of the vehicle, and the end film and the connector film are applied on the light-impermeable layer.

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