JP2002352919A - Connector - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make a connector mountable with respect to a bracket from plural directions. SOLUTION: A mounting seat is installed at a male housing 20, and the male housing 20 is loaded to the bracket 10 via a through holder 30 mounted on the mounting seat 23. A bracket loading part 31 and a housing loading part 37 are installed at the through holder 30. A housing room 32 of the bracket 10, provided with an elastic locking piece 33, is formed in the bracket loading part 31. A guide part 38 is formed at the housing loading part 37, and a side face 26 of the mounting seat 23 is insertable in the guide part 38, while mutually abutting against the inner face 40. Because the mounting seat 23 is square- shaped, the through holder 30 can be inserted from all four directions, and the male housing 20 becomes mountable from plural directions also with respect to the bracket 10, by selecting a mounting direction of the through holder 30 and the mounting seat 23.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] The present invention relates to a connector.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a connector of a type mounted on a bracket provided on a panel surface of a vehicle body or the like,
The one disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 1-128282 is known. The connector 1 has a male housing 2 in which a female housing 4 can be fitted. A bracket 6 is mounted on a lower surface of the male housing 2 so that a bracket 6 protruding from a panel surface can be attached as shown in FIG. Part 3
Are formed. Since the bracket mounting portion 3 is formed so that the bracket 6 can be inserted therein, when the bracket 6 is inserted into the bracket mounting portion 3, the locking pieces 5 inside the bracket mounting portion 3 and the locking holes 7 of the bracket 6 are formed. Are locked so that the connector 1 can be attached to the bracket 6.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned configuration, the direction in which the bracket mounting portion 3 enters the bracket 6 is limited to the direction of the arrow in FIG. In other words, the fitting direction of the male housing 2 or the direction in which the electric wire is drawn out is fixed. There is a possibility that troubles such as coming may occur. The present invention has been completed based on the above circumstances, and has an object to enable a connector to be attached to a bracket from a plurality of directions.

[0004]

As means for achieving the above object, the present invention is directed to a through holder having a mounting portion attachable to a bracket provided on a panel surface, and a through holder. And a housing that can be fixed to the bracket through a connector, wherein a mounting seat for the through holder is provided on a side surface of the housing facing the bracket, and It is characterized in that the relative position between the housing and the through holder can be changed around the mounting seat.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the mounting seat and the through holder contact each other with two opposing flat surfaces, and a plurality of pairs of the contacting flat portions are provided. It has features.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the present invention, either one of the mounting seat and the through holder is opposed to the two opposite flat portions, and the other flat portion is in contact with the other. The present invention is characterized in that a guide portion that can be fitted and guided in the fitting direction is provided.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the second or third aspect, the mounting seat is formed in a square shape along a side surface of the housing.

[0007]

<Operation and effect of the invention><Invention of claim 1> The housing is attached to the bracket via the through holder.
In this case, since the relative position between the through holder and the housing can be changed around the mounting seat, the relative position between the bracket and the housing can also be changed. Therefore,
Since it is possible to cope with the surrounding circumstances, it is possible to smoothly carry out the wiring and the fitting and disengagement with the mating connector.

<Invention of Claim 2> Since the mounting seat and the through holder are in contact with each other on two opposing planes, the rotation of both is prevented. Therefore, unnecessary displacement of the housing is avoided, and the connector can be fixed in a desired direction. Therefore, the subsequent fitting operation with the mating connector can be performed smoothly. Since a plurality of pairs of these two flat portions are provided, if it is necessary to change the relative position between the mounting seat and the through holder, the selection of the paired flat surfaces may be changed.

<Invention of claim 3> Of the mounting seat and the through holder, the two flat portions that meet each other are guide portions, so that the other flat portion is guided along the guide portions and both of them are guided. The fitting operation can be performed smoothly.

<Invention of claim 4> Since the mounting seat is square, the through holder can be fitted from any of the four sides, and the mounting orientation of the mounting seat and the through holder can be selected and mounted. . Further, since the mounting seat and the through holder are in contact with each other on two opposing planes, they are also prevented from rotating.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The male housing 20 shown in FIG. 1 can accommodate male terminal fittings inside. On both side surfaces of the male housing 20, there are attached levers 21 which can rotate so as to straddle the male housing 20. Although not shown in detail, the lever 21 is provided with a cam groove for receiving the cam pin of the mating female connector. When the lever 21 is rotated, the cam pins are guided along the cam grooves so that both connectors can be fitted together. This male housing 20
Is attached to the bracket 10, through which the male housing 20 is mounted on the bracket 10 and can be fixed to the panel surface 14 of the vehicle body.

The bracket 10 is formed in a flat plate shape.
As shown in FIG. A locking hole 11 is formed to penetrate a distal end portion of the extension portion 13 extending substantially parallel to the panel surface 14. A rib 12 is provided on the lower surface side of the extending portion 13 from a position near the rising portion of the extending portion 13 to a position just before the locking hole 11 to prevent the extending portion 13 from warping.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a mounting seat 23 to which the above-described through holder 30 can be mounted is provided on the lower surface of the male housing 20. The mounting seat 23 is arranged in parallel with the lower surface of the male housing 20 with a gap provided between the mounting seat 23 and the lower surface of the male housing 20 by a connecting piece 22 provided at the center of the inner surface. The mounting seat 23 is formed in a flat, square shape so that the through holder 30 can be inserted from any side surface 26 (flat portion). Further, a square lock hole 25 is opened at a central portion on the outer surface side of the mounting seat 23.

The through holder 30 has a square shape slightly larger than the mounting seat 23 in a plan view (see FIG. 3), and as shown in FIG.
(Mounting part) and the housing mounting part 37 are formed in a state where they are connected vertically by connecting pieces 36. The bracket mounting part 31 arranged on the lower side has a housing part 32 capable of housing the extension part 13 of the bracket 10 formed therein.
Only this one side surface is opened to serve as an insertion port 32A for the extension portion 13. An elastic locking piece 33 is formed on the ceiling surface of the storage chamber 32 so as to bend in a cantilever manner, and an engaging projection 34 that can be locked with the locking hole 11 of the bracket 10 projects downward. Since the connection piece 36 is formed on the upper surface of the bracket mounting portion 31, a space corresponding to the height of the connection piece 36 is formed between the bracket 20 and the male housing 20. 33 is a flexure space 35.

Next, the housing mounting portion 37 will be described. As shown in FIGS.
A pair of guide portions 38 are provided on opposite sides of the upper surface of the bracket 7 parallel to the direction in which the bracket 10 is inserted. The guide portion 38 protrudes upward from the side edge,
Its end has a flange 39 bent toward the center of the upper surface of the housing mounting portion 37, and the L
It is shaped like a letter. The groove portions 4 are provided inside the guide portions 38.
2 and the guide portion 38 penetrates in the longitudinal direction, so that the mounting seat 23 can be fitted into the groove portion 42 from both front and rear entrances. When the mounting seat 23 is inserted into the groove 42, the opposing side surface 26 of the mounting seat 23 and the opposing inner surface 40 (flat portion) of the groove 42 come into sliding contact with each other. Since the flange 39 enters the space 24 between the mounting seat 23 and the male housing 20 as the mounting seat 23 is inserted into the groove 42 of the guide portion 38, the flange 39 catches on the inner side edge of the mounting seat 23. The through holder 30 does not fall down. A lock projection 41 is formed at the center of the upper surface of the housing mounting portion 37 so as to fit in the lock hole 25, and the lock projection 41 is press-fitted into the lock hole 25 of the mounting seat 23 so that the through holder 30 is pressed. Can be attached to the attachment seat 23.

Next, the operation and effect of the embodiment constructed as described above will be described. When the male housing 20 is mounted on the bracket 10, the mounting direction of the male housing 20 to the bracket 10 is determined according to the circumstances around the bracket 10. Since the mounting seat 23 is formed in a square shape, first, the opposing side surface 26 of the mounting seat 23 corresponding to the direction determined as described above is selected. Then, the opposing side surface 26 of the selected mounting seat 23 and the pair of guide portions 38 of the housing mounting portion 37 are matched, and both side surfaces 2
6 is fitted into the groove 42. Then, the side surface 26 of the mounting seat 23 and the inner surface 40 of the groove 42 slide while contacting each other,
When the lock projection 41 and the lock hole 25 are inserted to the proper position, the lock projection 41 and the lock hole 25 are locked to prevent slipping in the front-rear direction. Become.

After that, with the male housing 20 assembled to the through holder 30, the extension 13 of the bracket 10 is inserted into the housing 32 from the insertion opening 32 A of the through holder 30 along the panel surface 14. Then, the distal end portion of the extension portion 13 is inserted while bending the elastic locking piece 33 into the bending space 35, and when the locking hole 11 and the engaging projection 34 are locked, the through holder 30 is fixed to the bracket 10. That is, the male housing 20 is mounted on the bracket 10.

Since the through holder 30 can be attached to the male housing 20 from any of the four sides as described above, the mounting direction of the through holder 30 and the male housing 20 is selected so that the male housing 20 can be attached to the bracket 10. 20 can be mounted in any one of four directions. Therefore, if the mounting direction of the male housing 20 with respect to the bracket 10 is selected in accordance with the circumstances around the bracket 10, it is possible to smoothly route the electric wire and fit / disconnect with the mating connector.

Further, since the two opposing side surfaces 26 of the mounting seat 23 and the two inner surfaces 40 of the guide portion 38 are mounted in contact with each other, they are prevented from rotating. Therefore, unnecessary displacement of the male housing 20 can be avoided, the connector can be fixed in a desired direction, and subsequent fitting work with the mating connector can be performed smoothly. In addition, since the guide 38 guides the insertion work into the mounting seat 23, the work of inserting the through holder 30 and the mounting seat 23 can be performed smoothly.

<Other Embodiments> The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above and illustrated in the drawings. For example, the following embodiments are also included in the technical scope of the present invention. In addition, various changes can be made without departing from the scope of the invention.

(1) In the above-described embodiment, the lever-type connector housing is described. However, the present invention can be applied to a connector having no lever. (2) In the above embodiment, the male housing 20 is fixed to the bracket 10, but the female connector housing may be fixed to the bracket 10.

(3) In the above embodiment, the through holder 3
Although the zero guide portions 38 are provided on both side edges parallel to the insertion direction of the bracket 10, they may be provided on both side edges in a direction orthogonal to the bracket 10. (4) In the above embodiment, the mounting seat 23 and the through holder 30 are connected in a state where they are prevented from rotating. However, the mounting seat 23 and the through holder 30 are connected so as to be relatively rotatable around the mounting seat 23. But good.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a view showing a state before a through holder is attached to a male housing.

FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the mounting seat.

FIG. 3 is a top view of a through holder.

FIG. 4 is a front view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing a state in which the through holder is mounted on the male housing.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing a state where the male housing, the through holder and the bracket are mounted.

FIG. 7 is a side sectional view of a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Bracket 13 ... Panel surface 20 ... Male housing (housing) 23 ... Mounting seat 26 ... Side surface (plane part) 30 ... Through holder 31 ... Bracket mounting part (mounting part) 38 ... Guide part 40 ... Inner surface (plane part)

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A connector comprising: a through holder having a mounting portion attachable to a bracket provided on a panel surface; and a housing fixable to the bracket via the through holder. A mounting seat for the through holder is provided on a side surface facing the bracket, and a relative position between the housing and the through holder at a coupling portion between the housing and the through holder can be changed around the mounting seat. Features connector. 2. The connector according to claim 1, wherein the mounting seat and the through holder abut against each other with two opposing flat surfaces, and a plurality of pairs of the abutting flat portions are provided. 3. A guide portion that fits into one of the two opposing flat portions of the mounting seat and the through holder, and that can be guided in the fitting direction. 3. The connector according to claim 2, wherein a connector is provided. 4. The connector according to claim 2, wherein the mounting seat is formed in a square shape along a side surface of the housing.