JP6549512B2 - attachment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an attachment attached to a distribution duct.

  Conventionally, a plug for a distribution duct electrically and mechanically connected to a distribution duct in which a plurality of conductors are accommodated as this type, is inserted into the inside of the distribution duct and is connected to the distribution duct The plug main body includes an inserting portion to be locked and an exposed portion connected to the inserting portion and exposed to the outside of the power distribution duct, and the plug main body mechanically engages the inserting portion to the power distribution duct There is a plug for distribution ducts (e.g. U.S. Pat. No. 5,015,015) provided with mechanical locking means for locking.

  The mechanical locking means is a locking portion that protrudes outward of the insertion portion and can be locked to a locked portion at the periphery of the opening of the distribution duct, and a locking operation portion provided on the exposed portion It consists of The locking operation portion is composed of a locking lever that is rotationally operated, and when the locking lever is swung down in one direction, the locking portion protrudes outside the insertion portion, and when it is returned, It is configured to be drawn inward. The locking lever is independent of the switching knob of the conductive operating portion for operating the rotation shaft portion, the switching knob provided on the exposed portion and the locking lever are disposed close to each other, and the power feeding attachment portion is distributed Locking means are provided for locking the locking lever so as not to move in the condition of mechanically locking the duct and electrically connecting the conducting part to the conductors of the distribution duct.

  In the above plug for distribution duct, when the plug body is attached to the distribution duct, the locking lever is turned to lock the locking portion to the locked portion, and then the switching lever which is the locking means is turned to rotate the locking lever. If you lock the switch so that it does not move and, on the other hand, remove the plug body from the power distribution duct, turn the switching knob to unlock the locking lever, and then turn the locking lever. It is necessary to operate independently, and there is a problem that attachment and detachment work becomes complicated.

  In addition, since the plug body is suspended from the distribution duct, the operator operates the upper plug body, and the work is restricted by the work. With the above-described plug for the distribution duct, the plug main body can be detached and attached with one hand. It was difficult to do.

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  Then, an object of the present invention is to provide the attachment which can perform attachment or detachment operation from a locked state simply in view of the problem mentioned above.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 comprises a transverse wall and longitudinal walls on both sides, forming an opening between the longitudinal walls on both sides, and at least one interior of the longitudinal walls on both sides And a mounting portion which is attached to a power distribution duct provided with a conductor and is locked in the power distribution duct, and an exposed portion located outside the power distribution duct, and a predetermined device can be mounted on the exposed portion A first operation portion capable of rotating in the direction away from the opening portion from the opening portion side of the distribution duct, and a second operation portion pressed parallel to the opening portion; And the first operation unit and the second operation unit are both disposed on either side of the vertical walls on both sides of the distribution duct of the exposed unit, and the second operation unit is the first operation. Restricts the rotation of the first operation unit in the middle of the rotation range of the unit The first operating portion is pivotable to the locking release position when the second operating portion is pressed, and the first operating portion is pivoted to the locking release position. It is characterized in that the stop is released.

  The invention according to claim 2 is a slide restricting position for restricting the slide of the attachment as the first operation part is pivoted away from the opening, a slidable position for enabling the slide of the attachment, The lock release position where the lock is released is set.

  The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that pressing of the second operation portion is required only when the locking release position is set.

  The invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that the second operation portion regulates rotation of the first operation portion at the slidable position.

  The invention according to claim 5 is characterized in that the first operation portion is substantially perpendicular to the opening at the locking release position.

  According to the configuration of claim 1, it is possible to prevent the falling unintentionally while enabling the operation with one hand.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, mode switching can be performed by the first operation unit that is easy to grip with the power distribution duct.

  According to the configuration of the third aspect, the operation by only the first operation portion is possible except at the time of releasing the locking.

  According to the configuration of the fourth aspect, when the first operation portion is turned from the slidable position to the locking release position, the operation of the second operation portion is required, and there is no possibility of inadvertent removal.

  According to the configuration of claim 5, the locking release position is easy to understand and to operate.

The 1st operation part which shows Example 1 of this invention is a whole perspective view of a slide control position. FIG. 10 is an overall perspective view of the first operation portion in the slidable position. It is a perspective view of the attachment in which a 1st operation part is the latching release position same as the above. It is a perspective view of a distribution duct same as the above. FIG. 7 is an operation explanatory view of the first operation unit and the second operation unit of the same.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the attachment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  1 to 5 show Embodiment 1 of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the attachment 1 is detachably attached to the power distribution duct 2, and the mounting portion 3 is locked in the power distribution duct 2, and the exposed portion 4 located outside the power distribution duct 2 Prepare together. In the distribution duct 2, the cross section shown in FIG. 4 is continuous in the length direction.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the distribution duct 2 integrally includes a horizontal wall 11 disposed at the upper portion and a pair of vertical walls 12 and 12 vertically disposed downward from both ends of the horizontal wall 11. An opening 13 is provided between the lower ends of the vertical walls 12, 12, and conductors 14 are disposed on both the left and right sides inside the distribution duct 2. Further, the upper surface of the lateral wall 11 of the power distribution duct 2 is attached to a ceiling or the like in the vehicle interior.

  In the upper portion of the vertical walls 12, 12, mounting grooves 15, 15 which are light guide mounting portions are formed, and linear light guides 15A, 15A are fixed to these mounting grooves 15, 15 in a press-fit state . Further, mounting grooves 16, 16 which are light guide mounting portions are formed at the center in the height direction at the inner surface portions of the vertical walls 12, 12 forming a pair, and the light guiding members 16A in a linear shape are formed in these mounting grooves 16, 16. , 16A are fixed in a press-fit state. The light guides 15A and 16A are linear light emitters.

  The light guides 15A and 16A are provided on substantially the entire length of the distribution duct 2. When the light guide 15A is disposed in the vicinity of the corner of the lateral wall 11 and the vertical wall 12 and the upper surface of the lateral wall 11 is attached to the ceiling which is the attachment surface of the vehicle interior, On the other hand, the light guide 16A inside the distribution duct 2 illuminates the inside of the distribution duct 2.

  Further, lock receiving portions 17, 17 are provided so as to protrude substantially horizontally inward from the lower position of the mounting grooves 16, 16, and locking portions described later of the mounting portion 3 in these lock receiving portions 17, 17 Is locked.

  The mounting portion 3 includes a mounting portion case 21 (FIG. 3) having a rectangular shape in plan view, and is made of synthetic resin or the like. The mounting portion case 21 has conductive portions 23, 23 that can be electrically connected to the conductors 14, 14 at the side portions 22, 22 facing the vertical walls 12, 12. Further, the conductive portion 23 is provided in the mounting portion case 21 so as to be movable in and out.

  An exposed portion case 31 of the exposed portion 4 is integrally provided under the mounting portion case 21. The exposed portion case 31 is made of synthetic resin or the like. The exposed portion case 31 has a lateral width larger than that of the opening 13 and has left and right side portions 32 and 32 and front and rear side portions 33 and 33, and the lower surface portion 34 has a central side It is formed in a convex curved surface so as to project downward, and has an upper surface portion 35.

  A predetermined device is selectively attached to the lower surface portion 34 of the exposed portion case 31. The device in this example is a spotlight 41. A device mounting portion (not shown) for mounting the spotlight 41 is provided in the center of the lower surface portion 34 so as to project therefrom. The spotlight 41 has a mounting base 42 attached to the device mounting portion, the mounting base 42 is externally fitted to the device mounting portion, and a screw 43 serving as a stopper provided on the mounting base 42 is mounted to the device. The spotlight 41 is attached to the lower surface portion 34 by press-contacting or screwing the portion.

  The spotlight 41 is integrally provided with a handle 42A in the mounting base 42, and is provided in horizontal rotation with respect to the mounting portion 3. In this case, for example, the device attachment portion may be provided rotatably on the lower surface portion 34. Further, a cylindrical light body 44 is attached to the mounting base 42 so as to be adjustable in angle.

  The light body 44 incorporates a light source (not shown) such as an LED, and includes a lens 45 on the tip end side, and the conductive portion 23 and the light source are electrically connected.

  Therefore, the spotlight 41 emits light due to the electricity supplied from the conductor 14 and the conductive portion 23 connected to the conductor 14. In addition, by causing the light guides 15A and 16A to emit light using a light source (not shown), the light guides 15A and 16A emit light linearly over the entire length inside and outside the distribution duct 2, and an illumination effect not found in conventional distribution ducts Is obtained. Moreover, when the power distribution duct 2 is attached to the ceiling in the car, the light guide 15A becomes indirect lighting to illuminate the ceiling. The conductor 14 is connected to an on-vehicle power supply of an automobile.

  Next, the mounting and demounting structure of the attachment 1 to the distribution duct 2 will be described in detail. A lever 51 serving as a first operation portion is provided on one side surface 32 side of the exposed portion case 31, and a slide body 52 serving as a second operation portion that reciprocates left and right is provided. The lever 51 and the slide body 52 are provided. A recessed portion 53 for disposing the second portion is provided on the side surface portion 32 side of the exposed portion case 31. The mounting portion 3 is provided with biasing means (not shown) for biasing the slide body 52 outward. The biasing means also biases the slide body 52 downward, such as a spring.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the lever 51 is pivotally attached to the mounting portion case 21 at its proximal end side by a pivoting portion 54, and the lever 51 is slightly narrower than the longitudinal width of the recess 53. It consists of a plate-like member. The front-rear width of the recess 53 is the distance between the front and rear side portions 53A, 53A of the recess 53.

  Further, the slide body 52 has one vertical surface 55 provided on the front end side in the left-right direction, an upper surface 56 provided on an upper portion of the vertical surface 55, and a lower surface 57 continuous with the lower surface 34. . The vertical surface 55 and the lower surface 57 constitute an operation portion of the slide body 52. Chamfered portions 51M and 51M are provided at both side corners of the operation tip portion 51S at the tip of the lever 51.

  The slide body 52 slides in the left-right direction substantially in parallel with the opening 13. By this slide, the base 52K of the slide body 52 is provided so as to be able to protrude and retract into the exposed portion case 31 from the recess 53 In the position, the vertical surface 55 is substantially flush with the side surface 32, and the lower surface 57 of the slide body 52 and the lower surface 34 of the exposed case 31 are substantially flush. Although the slide body 52 is urged outward and downward by the urging means, the vertical surface portion 55 is the side surface portion at an initial position by a positioning portion (not shown) provided on the exposed portion case 31. The lower surface portion 57 of the slide body 52 and the lower surface portion 34 of the exposed portion case 31 are formed to be continuous with each other.

  Furthermore, the exposed portion case 31 is provided with a restriction guide portion that restricts the slide body 52 in the initial position from moving only by pressing in the left and right direction. Further, the regulation guide portion regulates so that the base 52 K is sunk in the exposed portion case 31 when the slide body 52 at the initial position receives the upward pressure and the leftward pressure. The positioning portion and the restriction guiding portion adopt a mechanical structure that does not require a power such as electricity.

  In this example, as shown in FIG. 5B, a guide groove 62 parallel to the opening 13 in the left and right direction is formed in the front and rear side surface portions 53A and 53A as the restriction guide portion 61 which also serves as the positioning portion. , 62, and a longitudinal guide shaft 63 moving along the guide grooves 62, 62 serving as the axial guide, is provided on both sides of the slide 52, and the slide 52 is the guide shaft. The mounting portion case 21 is swingably provided about the portion 63. Therefore, in the state of FIG. 5A, even if it is attempted to push the slide body 52 parallel to the opening 13, the lower surface portion 34 or the like serving as the restricting portion can not push in the slide body 52. As shown in FIG. 5 (B), when the lower surface portion 57 of the slide body 52 is pushed, the slide body 52 tilts around the guide shaft portion 63 and separates from the lower surface portion 34, so that the slide body 52 can be pushed inside. it can.

  The pivoting portion 54 of the lever 51 is provided on the inner side of the recess 53, that is, on the inner side of the exposed portion case 31 with respect to the vertical surface 55 at the initial position, as shown by the solid line in FIG. The position parallel to the opening 13 is the slide restricting position of the lever 51.

  As shown in FIG. 5 (B), the lever 51 is turned so that the tip side is lowered from the slide restricting position, and the position where the lever 51 abuts on or approaches the slide body 52 is the slidable position. In the position, the downward rotation of the lever 51 is restricted by the slide body 52, and the lever 51 can not rotate downward, and can only rotate upward. The lever 51 at the slidable position is preferably 45 degrees or less, particularly about 10 to 40 degrees with respect to the opening 13, from the viewpoint of operability. The lever 51 shown by the solid line in FIG. 5A is parallel to the opening 13 and has an angle of 0 degrees with respect to the opening 13.

  In order to turn the lever 51 downward from the slide restricting position, as shown in FIG. 5B, when the lower surface portion 57 of the slide body 52 is pushed upward, the slide body 52 is positioned such that the base 52K is on the upper side. Is tilted, whereby the restriction by the lower surface portion 34 or the like is released, and the slide body 52 can be pushed into the exposed portion case 31. Since the biasing means biases the slide body 52 downward, the slide body 52 returns to a posture in which the upper surface portion 56 is substantially parallel to the opening 13 when the slide body 52 is pushed down after being tilted. In an actual operation, the slide body 52 is operated to release the restriction by the restriction guide portion 61, that is, when the slide body 52 can be pushed in, the lever 51 is pushed by pushing the lever 51 downward. The slide body 52 is pushed in. In this pushed-in state, as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 5C, the vertical surface 55 of the slide body 52 is disposed almost directly below the edge of the lower surface 34 on the concave 53 side. As described above, in the slide restricting position, the lever 51 can not be turned to the locking release position side unless the lower surface portion 57 of the slide body 52 is pressed, so that the malfunction of the lever 51 can be prevented.

  Therefore, by operating the slide body 52 with one hand, for example, with the index finger or the like from the state of FIG. 5B and operating the lever 51 to pull down with the thumb, the removal operation can be performed easily with one hand. .

  Further, the pivoting portion 54 gives a click feeling to the lever 51 at the slide restricting position, the slidable position, and the lock releasing position, and the lever 51 can move the slide restricting position, the slidable position, When pivoting from the locking release position, a larger force is required than when pivoting between the respective positions. In this case, at each position, one of the click protrusion and the click recess engaged with each other can be provided on the lever 51 side, and the other can be provided on the exposed case 31. Then, by turning the lever 51 to each position, each mode is set.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the side portions 22, 22 of the mounting portion case 21 are provided with locking portions 24, 24 that lock to the locking receiving portions 17, 17 of the power distribution duct 2. The locking portion 24 interlocks with the rotation of the lever 51 by an interlocking mechanism (not shown). A mechanical mechanism can be adopted as the interlocking mechanism.

  Specifically, the locking portion 24 is movable up and down and vertically movable, and in the slide restricting position, the locking portion 24 is in pressure contact with the upper surface of the locking receiving portion 17 to slide the attachment 1. Ban.

  In the slidable position, the locking portion 24 is slightly moved upward to be separated away from the locking receiving portion 17 and the conductive portion 23 is sunk in the mounting portion case 21 so that the attachment 1 is disposed in the distribution duct 2. It becomes possible to slide in the length direction. In this case, the attachment portion 24 can not be removed from the power distribution duct 2 because the engagement portion 24 overlaps the engagement receiving portion 17 in a plan view. That is, the attachment 1 does not fall off.

  Next, in the locking release position, the locking portion 24 sinks into the mounting portion case 21 and the conductor 14 also sinks into the mounting portion case 21 by the interlocking mechanism, so the attachment 1 is removed from the power distribution duct 2 be able to.

  On the other hand, in order to attach the removed attachment 1 to the distribution duct 2, the mounting portion 3 of the attachment 1 in the state of FIG. 3 is inserted into the distribution duct 2 from the opening 13 and the exposed portion case is attached to the edge 13F of the opening 13 When the upper surface portion 35 of 31 is put in place and the lever 51 is turned upward, the slide member 52 slides outward by the biasing means, and the hand can be released when the attachment 1 is in the slidable position. Here, after sliding the attachment 1 to a desired position, the attachment 1 is fixed in position by turning the lever 51 to the slide restricting position.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, in accordance with the first aspect, the lateral wall 11 and the longitudinal walls 12, 12 on both sides are provided, and the opening 13 is formed between the longitudinal walls 12, 12 on both sides. The mounting portion 3 is attached to the distribution duct 2 in which the conductor 14 is provided inside at least one of the walls 12 and 12 and is locked in the distribution duct 2, and the exposed portion 4 located outside the distribution duct 2 It is an attachment 1 to which a spotlight 41, which is a predetermined device, can be attached to the exposed portion 4 and can be pivoted away from the opening 13 of the distribution duct 2 from the opening 13 of the distribution duct 2 side. A lever 51 as a first operation portion and a slide body 52 as a second operation portion pressed parallel to the opening 13 are provided, and both the lever 51 and the slide body 52 are provided on both sides of the distribution duct 2 of the exposed portion 4. Any of the vertical walls 12, 12 The slide body 52 is disposed on one side, restricts the rotation of the lever 51 in the middle of the rotation range of the lever 51, and the lever 51 is rotated to the locking release position by the slide body 52 being pressed. Since the lock is released by turning the lever 51 to the lock release position, it is possible to prevent an accidental drop while enabling the operation with one hand. .

  As described above, in the present embodiment, in accordance with Claim 2, as the lever 51 serving as the first operation portion is pivoted in the direction away from the opening 13, the slide regulation position for regulating the slide of the attachment 1; Since the slidable position that enables the sliding and the unlocking position at which the locking is released are set, mode switching can be performed by the lever 51 that is easy to grip with the power distribution duct 2.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the pressing of the slide body 52 serving as the second operation portion is required only when the locking release position is set in accordance with the third aspect. Operation by only is possible.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the slide member 52 serving as the second operating portion regulates rotation of the lever 51 serving as the first operating portion at the slidable position in accordance with the fourth aspect. When rotating the lever 51 to the stop release position, the operation of the slide body 52 is required, and the attachment 1 is not removed carelessly.

  As described above, according to the fifth embodiment, the lever 51 serving as the first operation portion is substantially perpendicular to the opening 13 in the locking release position, so that the locking release position can be easily understood. Become.

  Hereinafter, as an effect of the embodiment, since the light guides 15A and 16A are provided over the entire length inside and outside the distribution duct 2, the light guides 15A and 16A emit light linearly, and are not in the conventional distribution duct An illumination effect is obtained. In addition, as shown in FIG. 1, the operation tip 51S of the lever 51 is located outside the recess 53 at the slide restricting position, so it is easy to operate.

  Further, a restriction guide portion is provided which restricts the slide body 52 in the initial position so as not to move only by the pressure in the left and right direction, and the restriction guide portion is an upward pressure on the slide body 52 in the initial position and Since the base 52 </ b> K is controlled to sink in the exposed portion case 31 when it receives a pressure, malfunction can be prevented. Furthermore, when the slide body 52 is operated to release the release of the regulation guide portion, that is, when the slide body 52 can be pushed in, the lever 51 is pushed by the lever 51 by turning it downward. Since the body 52 is pushed in, it can be easily operated with one hand. Further, since the click feeling can be obtained for the lever 51 at the slide restricting position, the slidable position, and the locking release position, the lever 51 can be operated intuitively. Further, when the lever 51 is at the locking release position, the vertical surface 55 of the slide 52 is disposed just below the edge of the lower surface 34 on the concave 53 side, and the slide 52 is sunk into the substantially exposed portion case 31. Furthermore, by providing the restricting guide portion 61 in the mounting portion case 21, the lever 51 can not be turned to the lockable position side unless the lower surface portion 57 of the slide body 52 is pressed upward at the slide restricting position. Malfunction of the lever 51 can be prevented, whereby the attachment 1 can be prevented from being inadvertently detached from the distribution duct 2.

  The present invention is not limited to the present embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention. For example, as the predetermined device, an analog clock, a fan, a holder of a portable terminal, and the like are exemplified. In addition, the slide restricting position, the slidable position, and the angle of the first operation portion at the locking release position can be appropriately selected. Furthermore, the position fixing means for fixing the attachment to the power distribution duct is not limited to the lock receiving portion 17 and the locking portion 24 of the embodiment, and various structures can be used. Moreover, although the light guide was illustrated as a linear light-emitting body in the Example, a linear electric illuminating body, for example, linear LED etc. may be sufficient. Moreover, although the example which provided a distribution duct in the ceiling of vehicles, such as a motor vehicle, was shown as a suitable example in the Example, you may provide a distribution duct under the ceiling of the indoor of a building, under the beam of the exterior, etc. Furthermore, the regulation guide part can employ various structures.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Attachment 2 Distribution duct 3 mounting part 4 Exposed part 11 Horizontal wall 12 Vertical wall 13 Opening 14 Conductor 41 Spotlight (predetermined device)
51 lever (1st operation part)
51S operation tip portion 52 slide body (second operation portion)

Claims (5)

It has a lateral wall and longitudinal walls on both sides, is formed with an opening between the longitudinal walls on both sides, and is attached to a distribution duct provided with a conductor inside at least one of the longitudinal walls on both sides,
A mounting portion which is locked in the distribution duct;
And an exposed portion located outside the distribution duct.
It is an attachment to which a predetermined device can be attached to the exposed portion,
A first operation unit capable of rotating in a direction away from the opening from the opening side of the distribution duct, and a second operation unit pressed parallel to the opening;
The first operation unit and the second operation unit are both disposed on one side of the vertical walls on both sides of the distribution duct of the exposed portion,
The second operation unit regulates the rotation of the first operation unit in the middle of the rotation range of the first operation unit,
The first operation portion is pivotable to the locking release position by pressing the second operation portion,
An attachment characterized in that the locking is released by rotating the first operation portion to the locking release position. As the first operation portion is pivoted away from the opening, a slide restricting position for restricting the slide of the attachment, a slidable position for enabling the slide of the attachment, and the locking being released The attachment according to claim 1, wherein a locking release position is set. The attachment according to claim 2, wherein pressing of the second operation portion is required only when the locking release position is set. The attachment according to claim 2, wherein the second operation portion regulates rotation of the first operation portion at the slidable position. The attachment according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the first operation portion is substantially perpendicular to the opening at the locking release position.

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