CN106159621A - Rotary connector - Google Patents

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CN106159621A
CN106159621A CN201610216988.4A CN201610216988A CN106159621A CN 106159621 A CN106159621 A CN 106159621A CN 201610216988 A CN201610216988 A CN 201610216988A CN 106159621 A CN106159621 A CN 106159621A
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对马光男
朝仓俊晃
稲田裕二
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
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    • H01R35/025Flexible line connectors without frictional contact members having a flexible conductor wound around a rotation axis
    • HELECTRICITY
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    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
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The present invention provides the rotary connector that can be easily accommodated in wiring space by multi-cable.1st cable (2) and the 2nd cable (3) overlap storage, be fixed in the 1st cable (2) movable in lateral mass (31) overlapping with the movable outer lateral mass (35) being fixed in the 2nd cable (3) and constitute drawer at movable side lead block (30), be fixed on the fixing outer lateral mass (41) of the 1st cable (2) and interior lateral mass (45) be overlapping and composition fixes side lead block (40) for fixing of being fixed on the 2nd cable (3).By drawer at movable side lead block (30) and fixing side lead block (40) being assembled, the assembling operation of the rotary connector with multi-cable becomes easy.

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Rotary connector
Technical field
The present invention relates to be arranged at the rotary connector of the transfer etc. of automobile, this rotary connector be housing with set The rotary connector of the cable of many bandings it is accommodated with in wiring space between the rotary body in portion disposed within.
Background technology
The rotary connector of the transfer being arranged at automobile has been recorded in patent documentation 1.
This rotary connector has combined drawer at movable side housing in the inside of fixing side body in the way of rotatable, is being formed In ring-type cable housing portion between two housings, it is accommodated with 1 flat cable.Fixing side body is fixed with 2 the 1st Lead block, is fixed with 1 the 2nd lead block on drawer at movable side housing.Each lead block has holding member and the holding of insulating properties Multiple terminals in this holding member.
The end of the fixing side of above-mentioned flat cable is separated into 2, and each end of separation is fixed in the 1st lead block, Conductor portion in flat cable is welded on the terminal being arranged at the 1st lead block.The end of the drawer at movable side of flat cable also by Being fixed on the 2nd lead block, conductor portion is welded on the terminal being arranged at the 2nd lead block.
Prior art literature
Patent documentation
Patent documentation 1: Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication 2002-334763 publication
Conventional rotary connector described in patent documentation 1 is, in fixing side body, the 1st lead block is arranged in ring The outside in the cable housing portion of shape.In this configuration, the end being accommodated in the fixing side of the cable in cable housing portion is drawn out to The outside in cable housing portion, and the end of the cable being divided into 2 is each secured to the 1st lead block, the therefore cloth of cable Line structure becomes complicated, such as, also need to dimensionally bend the end of cable.
Rotary connector described in patent documentation 1 uses 1 cable, and the end of the fixing side of this cable is separated and divides It is not fixed in 2 the 1st lead block, even in employing 2 cables in the case of replacing this 1 cable, it is also desirable to will The end of the fixing side of each cable is drawn out to the outside in cable housing portion, and makes each end be individually fixed in each the 1st lead-in wire Block, Wiring structure still becomes complicated, and the automatization of the assembling procedure employing automatic equipment is the most difficult.
Summary of the invention
The present invention solves existing problem, it is therefore intended that provide a kind of rotary connector being accommodated with multi-cable, this rotation Turn the Wiring structure that adapter can simplify the end of each cable, it is possible to easily carry out assembling operation.
The rotary connector of the present invention, has: housing;Rotary body, is arranged at the inside of above-mentioned housing;And many bandings Cable, be accommodated in the wiring space between above-mentioned housing and above-mentioned rotary body, this rotary connector is characterised by, each on State cable and there is drawer at movable side end and fixing side end, be fixed with moveable block in above-mentioned drawer at movable side end, at above-mentioned fixing side Portion is fixed with fixed block, the conductor portion of above-mentioned cable be arranged at the drawer at movable side terminal of above-mentioned moveable block and be arranged at above-mentioned fixing The fixing side terminal conducting of block, many above-mentioned cables are the most overlapping, combine multiple be fixed in different upper State the above-mentioned moveable block of cable and constitute a drawer at movable side lead block, combine and multiple be fixed in the above-mentioned of different above-mentioned cables Fixed block and constitute a fixing side lead block, above-mentioned drawer at movable side lead block is fixed in above-mentioned rotary body, and above-mentioned fixing side is drawn Line block is fixed in above-mentioned housing.
The rotary connector of the present invention can be configured to, and is positioned at many above-mentioned cables of above-mentioned wiring space, is fixed In the multiple above-mentioned drawer at movable side end of above-mentioned drawer at movable side lead block be fixed in the multiple above-mentioned solid of above-mentioned fixing side lead block Determine side end, the direction of the rotation centerline along above-mentioned rotary body is positioned at roughly the same height.
In above-mentioned, the rotary connector of the present invention is, being positioned at the above-mentioned cable of above-mentioned wiring space, each is above-mentioned Drawer at movable side end and each above-mentioned fixing side end, cable thickness direction is towards the radius centered by above-mentioned rotation centerline Direction.
Preferably, above-mentioned rotary body has the outer peripheral face of cylindrical shape to the rotary connector of the present invention, and above-mentioned housing has Cylindric inner peripheral surface, is formed with above-mentioned wiring space between above-mentioned outer peripheral face and above-mentioned inner peripheral surface, and above-mentioned drawer at movable side goes between At least some of surface of block is apparent in above-mentioned outer peripheral face, and at least some of surface of above-mentioned fixing side lead block is apparent in above-mentioned Inner peripheral surface.
In the case, the rotary connector of the present invention can be configured to, and from above-mentioned drawer at movable side end, continuous print is above-mentioned Cable winding is in above-mentioned outer peripheral face and at least some of surface of above-mentioned drawer at movable side lead block, above-mentioned electricity in above-mentioned wiring space The coiling direction reversion of cable, the above-mentioned cable winding after reversion is in above-mentioned inner peripheral surface and at least one of above-mentioned fixing side lead block Divide surface, and continuous with above-mentioned fixing side end.
The rotary connector of the present invention is, 2 cable overlaps are accommodated in above-mentioned wiring space, the drawer at movable side of the 1st cable End is fixed in movable interior lateral mass, and the drawer at movable side end of the 2nd cable is fixed in movable outer lateral mass, movable interior relative to above-mentioned The above-mentioned movable outer lateral mass of lateral mass be overlapped in the rotation centerline side away from above-mentioned rotary body be outside thus constitute above-mentioned movably Side lead block, the fixing side end of the 1st cable is fixed in fixing outer lateral mass, and the fixing side end of the 2nd cable is fixed in solid Lateral mass in fixed, is overlapped in outside relative to the above-mentioned above-mentioned fixing outer lateral mass of fixing interior lateral mass thus constitutes above-mentioned fixing side lead-in wire Block.
In the case, the rotary connector of the present invention preferably, in above-mentioned drawer at movable side lead block, is fixed in State the above-mentioned drawer at movable side end of above-mentioned 1st cable of movable interior lateral mass and be fixed in above-mentioned 2nd electricity of above-mentioned movable outer lateral mass It is overlapping that the above-mentioned drawer at movable side end of cable faces one another ground, face, in the lead block of above-mentioned fixing side, is fixed in above-mentioned fixing outside The above-mentioned fixing side end of above-mentioned 1st cable of block be fixed in above-mentioned fixing in above-mentioned 2nd cable above-mentioned solid of lateral mass Determine side end and face one another ground, face overlap.
Invention effect
The rotary connector of the present invention, is accommodated with the electricity of the banding of the quantity of 2 or more than 2 in wiring space Cable.Cable is the most overlapping, the multiple moveable block being fixed in the drawer at movable side end of each cable is combined and constitutes The multiple fixed blocks being fixed in the fixing side end of each cable are combined and constitute 1 fixing side by one drawer at movable side lead block Lead block.To this end, the drawer at movable side end of multi-cable and fixing side end rear-mounted integral can be entered, it is possible to simplify cable Loading operation, automatization also becomes easy.
Additionally, be positioned at the cable of wiring area and multiple drawer at movable side ends of this cable and multiple fixing side end on edge When being positioned at roughly the same height on the direction of the rotation centerline rotary body, it is not necessary to the end of cable is drawn out to always with The height and position that wiring space is different, dimensionally bends without by the end of cable.
Additionally, in the case of using two cables, by movable interior lateral mass and movable outer lateral mass overlap can be constituted Drawer at movable side lead block, by fixing interior lateral mass and fixing outer lateral mass overlap can be constituted fixing side lead block, employs 2 electricity Being easily assembled of the cable construction body of cable.
Additionally, the rotary connector of the present invention, at least some of outer peripheral face constituting rotary body of drawer at movable side lead block, Gu Determine at least some of inner peripheral surface constituting housing of side lead block, therefore, it is possible to by drawer at movable side lead block and fixing side in making housing The region that lead block occupies diminishes, it is also possible to constitute rotary connector small-sized and slimly.
Accompanying drawing explanation
Fig. 1 is that the decomposition being indicated the operation that the cable construction body being combined with 2 cables is installed on rotary body is stood Body figure.
Fig. 2 is that drawer at movable side lead block is respectively arranged in the exploded perspective view that the state of 2 cables is indicated.
Fig. 3 is that fixing side lead block is respectively arranged in the exploded perspective view that the state of 2 cables is indicated.
Fig. 4 is that 2 cables are installed on the exploded perspective view that the operation of rotary body and then combination lower case is indicated.
Fig. 5 is the exploded perspective view being indicated the operation assembling cylinder rotating part in lower case.
Fig. 6 is that cylinder rotating part is installed on the exploded perspective view that the state of rotary body is indicated.
Fig. 7 is the axonometric chart assembling complete rotary connector.
Fig. 8 is the sectional view that the in-built outline to rotary connector illustrates.
Symbol description
1 cable tectosome
1a side ring is around portion
1b transfer part
1c side ring is around portion
21 cables
2a moves side end
2b determines side end
2d transfer part
32 cables
3a moves side end
3b determines side end
3d transfer part
10 turn
12 portions
12a side face
13 line block installation portions
20 housings
22 side faces
23 line block installation portions
30 move side lead block
31 dynamic interior lateral mass
32 cable fixed parts
32a bearing surface
33 sub-lead divisions
34 drawer at movable side terminals
34a connecting portion
34b projecting end
35 movable outer lateral mass
36 cable holder
36a bearing-surface
36b outer surface
37 terminal lead divisions
38 drawer at movable side terminals
38a connecting portion
38b projecting end
40 fix side lead block
41 fixing outer lateral mass
42 cable holder
42a bearing-surface
43 lead divisions
44 fix side terminal
44a connecting portion
44b projecting end
45 fixing interior lateral mass
46 cable holder
46a bearing-surface
46b inner surface
48 fix side terminal
48a connecting portion
48b projecting end
50 cylinder rotating parts
51 roller plates
52 cylinders
60 upper body
70 upper caps
O rotation centerline
S wiring space
Detailed description of the invention
Hereinafter, based on Fig. 1 to Fig. 8, structure and assembly process thereof to rotary connector 100 illustrate successively.Fig. 7 and Fig. 8 shows and assembles complete rotary connector 100.
The structure of < cable construction body 1 and assembly process > thereof
Fig. 1 shows cable construction body 1.Cable construction body 1 is combined with the 1st cable the 2 and the 2nd cable 3.1st cable 2 He 2nd cable 3 is ribbon cable (flat cable), and the length direction that the 1st cable the 2 and the 2nd cable 3 has with cable extends parallel to Multiple conducting wires (conductor portion) and the insulating resin layer of coated wire.1st cable 2 and the 2nd cable 3 are with the consistent side of width Formula is overlapping.
The lower case 20 shown in outer peripheral face 12a Yu Fig. 4 of the cylindrical portion 12 formed on the rotary body 10 shown in Fig. 1 Between inner peripheral surface 22, forming ring-type wiring space S shown in Fig. 5, cable construction body 1 is accommodated in the inside of this wiring space S. In wiring space S, 2 cables 2,3 are overlapping, and with the rotation centerline O around (Japanese original text: circumference The Ru) rotary body 10 Mode be wound in the outer peripheral face 12a of cylindrical portion 12, and form cincture portion, the inner side 1a of cable construction body 1.In cincture portion, inner side 1a, manifests the 1st cable 2 in inner side, manifests the 2nd cable 3 in outside.
In wiring space S, the coiling direction of 2 cables 2,3 being wound in inner side cincture portion 1a inverts in inversion portion 1b, And then be wound as wrapping around portion 1c.Inner side cincture portion 1a is contrary with the coiling direction wrapping around portion 1c, as it is shown in figure 5, outward Side ring is wound in the inner peripheral surface 22 of lower case 20 around portion 1c.Wrap around portion 1c, manifest the 2nd cable 3 in inner side, in outside Manifest the 1st cable 2.
1st cable 2 uses the cable longer than the 2nd cable 3, in inversion portion 1b, at inversion portion 2d and the 2nd electricity of the 1st cable 2 Reversion gap 1d it is formed with between inversion portion 3d of cable 3.
In figs. 2 and 3, the 1st cable the 2 and the 2nd cable 3 constituting cable construction body 1 illustrates with the state separated up and down.
As it is shown in figure 1, the drawer at movable side end 3a of the drawer at movable side end 2a of the 1st cable 2 and the 2nd cable 3 is fixed in movably Side lead block 30.As in figure 2 it is shown, drawer at movable side lead block 30 combines movable interior lateral mass 31 and movable outer lateral mass 35 and constitutes.
In movable, lateral mass 31 is formed by synthetic resin material, and is integrally formed with the rotation centerline O with rotary body 10 The cable holder 32 risen abreast and the terminal lead division 33 vertically extended with rotation centerline O.Lateral mass in movable In 31, it is embedded with multiple drawer at movable side terminal 34.Multiple drawer at movable side terminals 34 are die-cut and formed by the metal material of electric conductivity respectively. Each drawer at movable side terminal 34 has connecting portion 34a and projecting end 34b.Each drawer at movable side terminal 34 is bent over, and connecting portion 34a exists Cable holder 32 extends along (orthogonal) direction intersected with rotation centerline O.Projecting end 34b is from terminal lead division 33 Lower surface downward and extends parallel to rotation centerline O.
In above-mentioned cable holder 32, it is formed with the bearing-surface 32a towards outside, this bearing-surface 32a has each can The connecting portion 34a of dynamic side terminal 34 exposes.Bearing-surface 32a is the plane extended parallel to rotation centerline O.1st cable 2 Drawer at movable side end 2a is overlapping with bearing-surface 32a, is locked in drawer at movable side end 2a formation from the projection that bearing-surface 32a is prominent Hole, drawer at movable side end 2a supported surface 32a positions.Further, it is removed and conductor portion (is led at drawer at movable side end 2a insulating resin layer A part for line) expose, the connecting portion 34a of each drawer at movable side terminal 34 is individually welded with each conductor portion and is connected and leads Logical.
As in figure 2 it is shown, movable outer lateral mass 35 is formed by synthetic resin material, and it is integrally formed with and rotation centerline O The cable holder 36 risen abreast and the terminal lead division 37 vertically extended with rotation centerline O.Cable holder 36 There is the bearing-surface 36a towards inner side and the outer surface 36b towards outside.Bearing-surface 36a is puts down parallel with rotation centerline O Face, outer surface 36b is consistent with a part for the barrel surface centered by rotation centerline O.
It is embedded with multiple drawer at movable side terminal 38 in movable outer lateral mass 35.Multiple drawer at movable side terminals 38 are respectively by electric conductivity Metal material is die-cut and is formed.Each drawer at movable side terminal 38 has connecting portion 38a and projecting end 38b.It addition, in fig. 2, even Meet portion 38a to be covered by the drawer at movable side end 3a of the 2nd cable 3 and do not display in the drawings.
Each drawer at movable side terminal 38 is bent over, and connecting portion 38a prolongs along (orthogonal) direction intersected with rotation centerline O Stretch, and expose at the bearing-surface 36a of cable holder 36.Projecting end 38b is from the lower surface of terminal lead division 37 downward And extend parallel to out with rotation centerline O.
The drawer at movable side end 3a of the 2nd cable 3 is overlapped in the bearing-surface 36a of cable holder 36 from inner side, from bearing-surface 36a Prominent projection 36c is locked to the hole formed at drawer at movable side end 2a, and drawer at movable side end 2a supported surface 36a positions.Further, exist Drawer at movable side end 3a, insulating resin layer is removed and conductor portion (part for wire) is exposed, the company of each drawer at movable side terminal 38 Meet portion 38a individually to be welded with each conductor portion and be connected and turn on.
As it is shown in figure 1, in movable the bearing-surface 32a of lateral mass 31 relative to the bearing-surface 36a of movable outer lateral mass 35 from inner side Overlapping, the terminal lead division 33 of movable interior lateral mass 31 is overlapped in the downside of the terminal lead division 37 of movable outer lateral mass 35.Further, In movable, lateral mass 31 passes through concavo-convex chimeric mutually positioning with outer lateral mass 35 and engages, the drawer at movable side lead block 30 shown in Fig. 1 It is assembled.After assembling drawer at movable side lead block 30, the drawer at movable side end 2a of the 1st the cable 2 and drawer at movable side end 3a of the 2nd cable 3, with Overlapping state is sandwiched between cable holder 32 and the cable holder 36 of movable outer lateral mass 35 of movable interior lateral mass 31.Should State is also presented in Fig. 8.
Additionally, the projecting end 34b of drawer at movable side terminal 34 set on lateral mass 31 in movable with at movably outer lateral mass The projecting end 38b of movable terminal 38 set on 35 highlights downward from drawer at movable side lead block 30 with state side by side.
As it is shown in figure 1, the fixing side end 3b of the fixing side end 2b of the 1st cable 2 and the 2nd cable 3 is fixed in fixing Side lead block 40.As it is shown on figure 3, fixing side lead block 40 combines lateral mass 45 in fixing outer lateral mass 41 and fixing and constitutes.
As it is shown on figure 3, fixing outer lateral mass 41 is formed by synthetic resin material, i.e. going up along the direction of rotation centerline O Lower section is upwards continuous and is integrally formed with cable holder 42 and terminal lead division 43.Fixing outer lateral mass 41 is embedded with many Individual fixing side terminal 44.Multiple fixing side terminals 44 are die-cut and formed by the metal material of electric conductivity respectively.Each fixing side Son 44 has connecting portion 44a and projecting end 44b.Each fixing side terminal 44 is bent over, and connecting portion 44a is in cable holder 42 Extend along (orthogonal) direction intersected with rotation centerline O.Projecting end 44b is from the upper end of terminal lead division 43 upward And extend parallel to out with rotation centerline O.
It is formed with the bearing-surface 42a towards inner side in above-mentioned cable holder 42, this bearing-surface 42a has each to fix The connecting portion 44a of side terminal 44 exposes.Bearing-surface 42a is the plane extended parallel to rotation centerline O.Consolidating of 1st cable 2 Determine side end 2b overlapping with bearing-surface 42a, be locked to the hole formed at fixing side end 2b from the projection that bearing-surface 42a is prominent, Fixing side end 2b supported surface 42a location.Further, at fixing side end 2b, insulating resin layer is removed and conductor portion (wire A part) expose, the connecting portion 44a of each fixing side terminal 44 is individually welded with each conductor portion and is connected and leads Logical.
As it is shown on figure 3, lateral mass 45 is formed by synthetic resin material in fixing, up and down continuously and to be integrally formed with cable solid Determine portion 46 and terminal lead division 47.Cable holder 46 has the bearing-surface 46a towards outside and the inner surface towards inner side 46b.Bearing-surface 46a is the plane parallel with rotation centerline O.As it is shown in figure 1, inner surface 46b with rotation centerline O be A part for the barrel surface of the heart is consistent.
In fixing, lateral mass 45 is embedded with multiple fixing side terminal 48.Multiple fixing side terminals 48 are respectively by electric conductivity Metal material is die-cut and is formed.Each fixing side terminal 48 has connecting portion 48a and projecting end 48b.It addition, in figure 3, even Meet portion 48a to be covered by the fixing side end 3b of the 2nd cable 3 and do not display in the drawings.
Each fixing side terminal 48 is bent over, and connecting portion 48a prolongs along (orthogonal) direction intersected with rotation centerline O Stretch, and expose at the bearing-surface 46a of cable holder 46.Projecting end 48b from the upper end of terminal lead division 47 upward and Extend parallel to out with rotation centerline O.
The fixing side end 3b of the 2nd cable 3 is overlapped in the bearing-surface 46a of cable holder 46 from outside, from bearing-surface 46a Prominent projection 46c is locked to the hole formed at fixing side end 3b, fixing side end 3b supported surface 46a location.Further, exist Fixing side end 3b insulating resin layer is removed and conductor portion is exposed, and the connecting portion 48a of each fixing side terminal 48 leads with each Body is individually welded and connects and turn on.
As it is shown in figure 1, fixing outer lateral mass 41 be overlapped in fixing in the outside of lateral mass 45, as it is shown on figure 3, outside being formed at and fixing The location hole 49a of lateral mass 41 and be formed at fixing in the locator protrusions 49b of lateral mass 45 chimeric, and mutually positioning and combine.Now, The cable holder 42 of fixing outer lateral mass 41 is overlapped in the outside of the cable holder 46 of fixing interior lateral mass 45, fixing outer lateral mass 41 Terminal lead division 43 be overlapped in fixing in the outside of terminal lead division 47 of lateral mass 45.
As it is shown in figure 1, when the fixing side lead block 40 of assembling, the fixing side end 2b of the 1st cable 2 and consolidating of the 2nd cable 3 Determine side end 3b to be sandwiched between cable holder 42 and cable holder 46 with overlapping state.This state is also presented in Fig. 8 In.
Additionally, the projecting end 44b being arranged at the fixing side terminal 44 of fixing outer lateral mass 41 fixes interior lateral mass with being arranged at The projecting end 48b of the fixing side terminal 48 of 45, with state the most side by side, highlights upward from fixing side lead block 40.
As it has been described above, movable interior lateral mass 31 and movable outer lateral mass 35 overlap can only be constituted by drawer at movable side lead block 30, Fixing side lead block 40 can only will fixing outer lateral mass 41 and fixing in lateral mass 45 overlap and constitute, therefore cable construction body 1 Assembling operation is easy.
< assembles operation > of cable construction body 1 to rotary body 10
As it is shown in figure 1, rotary body 10 is formed by synthetic resin material, and it is formed with support lug portion 11 and cylindrical portion 12.The rotation centerline O of rotary body 10 is consistent with the center of cylindrical portion 12.
Rotary body 10 is formed lead block installation portion 13.Lead block installation portion 13 has and is formed at cylindrical portion in concave shape Cable installation portion 13a in a part for the outer peripheral face of 12 and be formed at of upper surface in support lug portion 11 in concave shape Terminal mount 13b on Fen.It is also shown for cable installation portion 13a in fig. 8.
In the assembly process of rotary connector 100, first, as shown in Figure 4, the drawer at movable side lead block of cable construction body 1 The 30 lead block installation portions 13 being assembled in rotary body 10.
In this operation, drawer at movable side lead block 30 is assembled from above towards lower section along rotation centerline O, and drawer at movable side draws The cable holder 32,36 of line block 30 is arranged at the cable installation portion 13a formed in cylindrical portion 12, and terminal lead division 33,37 sets It is placed at the terminal mount 13b that support lug portion 11 is formed.Drawer at movable side lead block 30 is installed with being formed as concave lead block Portion 13 is chimeric and is positioned and is fixed.Now, from the prominent downward multiple drawer at movable side terminals 34 of drawer at movable side lead block 30, Projecting end 34b, 38b of 38 are as it is shown in figure 1, be inserted in the through of the terminal mount 13b formation in support lug portion 11 Hole 13c, and prominent on the downside of the diagram of rotary body 10.
When drawer at movable side lead block 30 is installed in rotary body 10, in the 1st cable the 2 and the 2nd cable 3 is not formed Side ring around portion 1a, wrap around portion 1c.
In concrete assembling procedure, when rotary body 10 is arranged at not shown rolling clamp, as above institute State like that from top to assemble drawer at movable side lead block 30 along rotation centerline O towards to rotary body 10.Additionally, make fixing side Lead block 40 with shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 4 towards being held in not shown holding instrument.
Further, when making rotary body 10 (CCW) rotation counterclockwise together with rolling clamp, the 1st cable 2 and the 2nd Cable 3 is wound in the outer peripheral face 12a of the cylindrical portion 12 of rotary body 10 with the state overlapped each other, and forms inner side cincture portion 1a. Additionally, fixing side lead block 40 with shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 4 towards being held in holding instrument, therefore at the 1st cable the 2 and the 2nd electricity Formed on cable 3 and wrap around portion 1c and inversion portion 1b.
As Fig. 8 also shows that, when drawer at movable side lead block 30 is installed on rotary body 10, it is formed at movable outer lateral mass 35 The outer peripheral face 12a of cylindrical portion 12 of outer surface 36b and rotary body 10 of cable holder 36 continuous, outer surface 36b is as circle A part of function of the outer peripheral face 12a of tubular.Therefore, at cincture portion, inner side 1a, the 1st cable the 2 and the 2nd cable 3 is wound in Outer peripheral face 12a and the surface of outer surface 36b.
As shown in Figure 4, when drawer at movable side lead block 30 is assembled in rotary body 10, the drawer at movable side end of the 1st cable 2 The drawer at movable side end 3a of 2a and the 2nd cable 3 is in and is wound in the identical height and position of cable 2,3 of outer peripheral face 12a, therefore can Rotary body 10 is enough made to rotate and cable 2,3 is wound in outer peripheral face 12a swimmingly.
The assembly process > of < rotary body 10 and lower case 20
Fig. 4 shows lower case 20.Lower case 20 is formed by synthetic resin material.
In lower case 20, it is formed with the inner peripheral surface 22 of cylinder planar in inner side, is formed in the outside of inner peripheral surface 22 Lead block installation portion 23.On lead block installation portion 23, cable installation portion 23a and terminal mount it are continuously formed up and down 23b.Cable installation portion 23a is, a part for inner peripheral surface 22 is short of and is formed as concavity towards peripheral direction.Terminal mount 23b is continuously formed as polygon shaped as frame shape on cable installation portion 23a.
As shown in Figure 4, drawer at movable side lead block 30 is being installed on rotary body 10, is making rotary body 10 counterclockwise (CCW) rotate, make the 1st cable the 2 and the 2nd cable 3 be wound in cylindrical portion 12 around, and form inner side cincture portion 1a and outer side ring After portion 1c, rotary body 10 is assembled lower case 20.
The surrounding of the peristome on the downside of the diagram of lower case 20 become rotation receiving portion 21, as shown in Figure 1 and Figure 4, The outer peripheral edge in the support lug portion 11 of rotary body 10 is formed with supporting stage portion 14.By lower case 20 with from above towards under When rotary body 10 is installed by the mode of side, the rotation receiving portion 21 of lower case 20 is overlapped in the supporting stage portion 14 of rotary body 10 On, rotate receiving portion 21 with support stage portion 14 chimeric, rotary body 10 centered by rotation centerline O with rotatable side Formula is combined in lower case 20.
After lower case 20 combines with rotary body 10, in the outer peripheral face 12a of cylindrical portion 12 and the lower case of rotary body 10 Forming ring-type wiring space S between the inner peripheral surface 22 of 20, the 1st cable the 2 and the 2nd cable 3 is configured at the inside of wiring space S.
In the operation that rotary body 10 is assembled lower case 20, in advance fixing side lead block 40 is maintained at cylindrical portion 12 Top.Further, when lower case 20 has been combined with rotary body 10, as it is shown in figure 5, fixing side lead block 40 is fixed on The lead block installation portion 23 of lower case 20.
In this operation, by fixing side lead block 40 to assemble from above towards lower section in the way of rotation centerline O, And insert to the lead block installation portion 23 being formed at lower case 20.Now, make fixing side lead block 40 cable holder 42, 46 is chimeric with cable installation portion 23a, and it is chimeric with the terminal mount 23b being formed at lower case 20 to make terminal lead division 43,47. Further, as it is shown in figure 5, in embossed card stop 24, make fixing side lead block 40 and the concavo-convex locking of lead block installation portion 23, and will be solid Determine side lead block 40 and be fixed on lower case 20.
As it is shown in figure 5, after fixing side lead block 40 is installed in the lead block installation portion 23 of lower case 20, fixing inner side The inner surface 46b of the cable holder 46 of block 45 is continuous with the inner peripheral surface 22 of lower case 20, and inner peripheral surface 22 becomes with inner surface 46b For continuous print barrel surface, when rotary body 10 have rotated, the 1st cable the 2 and the 2nd cable 3 from inside winding in inner peripheral surface 22 and interior Surface 46b.
During as it is shown in figure 5, fixing side lead block 40 is installed in lower case 20, the fixing side end 2b of the 1st cable 2 and The fixing side end 3b of the 2nd cable 3 becomes and the identical height and position of cable 2,3 in wiring space S, does not have irrational Power act on cable 2,3 fixing side end 2b, 3b and wiring space S inner loop around cable 2,3.
Additionally, as it is shown in figure 5, be arranged at projecting end 44b, 48b of the fixing side terminal 44,48 of fixing side lead block 40 Highlight upward from the lead block installation portion 23 of lower case 20.
In above-mentioned assembling procedure, by drawer at movable side lead block 30 in the way of from above towards lower section to the circle of rotary body 10 Cylinder portion 12 assembles, and makes rotary body 10 rotate, and forms inner side cincture portion 1a and inversion portion 1b and wrap around portion 1c.Then, Make lower case 20 combine with rotary body 10, make fixing side lead block 40 lowered from above and be assembled in the lead-in wire of lower case 20 Block installation portion 23, is accommodated in inner side cincture portion 1a and inversion portion 1b and the portion 1c of wrapping around in wiring space S.
So, the 1st cable the 2 and the 2nd cable 3 is not intricately bent, only by by drawer at movable side lead block 30 and fixing side Lead block 40 is installed in the way of from above towards lower section, it becomes possible to simply rotary body 10 and lower case 20 are assembled cable Tectosome 1.Therefore, the automatic assembling work employing automatic equipment also is able to easily carry out.
In addition it is also possible to above-mentioned embodiment on the contrary, first fixing side lead block 40 is assembled in lower case 20, make Lower case 20 rotates, and forms inner side cincture portion 1a and inversion portion 1b and wrap around portion 1c, then, makes lower housing part 20 combine with rotary body 10, and drawer at movable side lead block 30 is assembled in rotary body 10.Or, it is also possible to pre-in cable construction body 1 It is initially formed inner side cincture portion 1a and inversion portion 1b and wraps around portion 1c, the while of by fixing side lead block 40 and movable lead block Assemble.
It addition, in the present invention, as long as drawer at movable side end 2a, 3a and fixing side end 2b, 3b are in and wiring space S-phase With height, it is also possible to be drawer at movable side end 2a, 3a and fixing side end 2b, 3b be bent and be 2 foldings etc. and be fixed in Lead block 30,40.
< assembles operation > of cylinder rotating part 50
As it is shown in figure 5, after making lower case 20 combine with rotary body 10, to assembling cylinder rotating part in lower case 20 50.Cylinder rotating part 50 has ring-type idler plate 51 and is rotatably freely supported on the lower section of idler plate 51 Multiple cylinders 52.As shown in Figure 8, on idler plate 51,5 cylinders are disposed at equal intervals along direction of rotation.
As shown in Figure 6, the centre bore 53 of idler plate 51 is rotatably installed on the cylindrical portion 12 of rotary body 10 Top.Now, as shown in Figure 8, each cylinder 52 enters into the inside of wiring space S, and each cylinder 52 is clipped in cable construction body 1 The inner side cincture portion 1a of cable 2,3 and wrap around between portion 1c.
The installation procedure > of < upper body 60 and upper cap 70
As shown in Figure 6, after being mounted with cylinder rotating part 50 in lower case 20, the upper body 60 shown in installation diagram 7, Then, the upper cap 70 shown in installation diagram 6 and Fig. 7.
Upper body 60 is synthetic resin system, is formed with the edge, periphery 61 of circle at outer circumferential side, is formed in inner circumferential side Circular hole portion 62.Upper body 60 is installed on the peristome of lower case 20, and edge, periphery 61 is embedded in lower case 20 The inner side of opening edge 26.Additionally, the upper end 12b of the cylindrical portion 12 of rotary body 10 is rotatably held in upper body 60 The inner side in hole portion 62.
The adapter portion 63 of polygon tubular it is formed with, as shown in Figure 5 and Figure 6, from fixing side in upper body 60 Projecting end 44b, the 48b of the fixing side terminal 44,48 that lead block 40 extends is accommodated in the inside in adapter portion 63.Additionally, In upper body 60, it is formed with for the stator 64 fixing to transfer.
After upper body 60 is installed in lower case 20, it is pointed to the cylinder of the inner side in the hole portion 62 of upper body 60 The upper end 12b in portion 12 installs upper cap 70.As shown in Figure 6, upper cap 70 is synthetic resin system, is formed with circular plate shape Cover body part 71 and the hooking sheet 72 that extends downward from cover body part 71.On the other hand, in the cylindrical portion 12 of rotary body 10 Inner surface is formed with locking protrusion 16.When upper cap 70 is installed in the upper end 12b of cylindrical portion 12, outside cover body part 71 Perimembranous is overlapped on the edge in hole portion 62 of upper body 60.
Hooking sheet 72 is inserted into the inside of cylindrical portion 12, is locked to locking protrusion 16.Thus, as it is shown in fig. 7, rotary body 10 link with upper cap 70, and rotary body 10 and upper cap 70 will not be extracted from lower case 20 and upper body 60, and rotated Support freely.Additionally, in wiring space S, idler plate 51 follows the rotation of rotary body 10 and rotatable.
The action of < rotary connector and action effect >
Assemble complete rotary connector 100 as shown in Figure 7 and Figure 8 and be installed in the transfer of automobile.Rotate The cylindrical portion 12 of body 10 is installed in steering spindle and rotates together with steering spindle.Lower case 20 and upper body 60 are fixed in Fixing side.
The drawer at movable side terminal 34,38 being arranged at drawer at movable side lead block 30 is connected with the wiring portion of steering wheel side, is arranged at solid The fixing side terminal 44,48 determining side lead block 40 is connected with the wiring portion of car body side.By the 1st cable the 2 and the 2nd cable 3, formed To the electrical path of the air bag device being arranged at steering wheel, routing path to the operating portion being arranged at steering wheel.
In fig. 8, when rotary body 10 (CCW) counterclockwise rotates, the 1st cable the 2 and the 2nd cable 3 is by from lower case The inner peripheral surface 22 of body 20 is untied, and is wound in the outer peripheral face 12a of cylindrical portion 12.Rotary body (CW) clockwise rotates Time, the inner peripheral surface 22 of lower case 20 untied from the outer peripheral face 12a of cylindrical portion 12 and is wound in by the 1st cable the 2 and the 2nd cable 3. During this, along with the cincture of inversion portion 3d of the 2nd cable 3, idler body 51 and cylinder 52 in wiring space S to rotate Cincture centered by central shaft O.
It is fixed in drawer at movable side end 2a, 3a of the cable 2,3 of drawer at movable side lead block 30 and is fixed in fixing side lead-in wire Fixing side end 2b, 3b of the cable 2,3 of block 40 is positioned at the identical height and position of cable 2,3 with wiring space S, therefore without It is required to be and has made drawer at movable side end 2a, 3a or fixing side end 2b, 3b extend to the height and position different from wiring space S and carry out Three-dimensional bending.Therefore, also the cable 2,3 being around in wiring space S will not be acted on unnecessary stress, cable 2,3 is at wiring sky Between will not be moved swimmingly by unnecessary frictional force in S.

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1. a rotary connector, has:
Housing;
Rotary body, is arranged at the inside of above-mentioned housing;And
The cable of many bandings, is accommodated in the wiring space between above-mentioned housing and above-mentioned rotary body,
Above-mentioned rotary connector is characterised by,
Each above-mentioned cable has drawer at movable side end and fixing side end, is fixed with moveable block in above-mentioned drawer at movable side end, above-mentioned Fixing side end is fixed with fixed block, the conductor portion of above-mentioned cable be arranged at the drawer at movable side terminal of above-mentioned moveable block and be arranged at The fixing side terminal conducting of above-mentioned fixed block,
Many above-mentioned cables are the most overlapping, combine multiple be fixed in different above-mentioned cables above-mentioned movably Block and constitute a drawer at movable side lead block, combine multiple above-mentioned fixed block being fixed in different above-mentioned cables and constitute one Fixing side lead block,
Above-mentioned drawer at movable side lead block is fixed in above-mentioned rotary body, and above-mentioned fixing side lead block is fixed in above-mentioned housing.
2. rotary connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein,
It is positioned at many above-mentioned cables of above-mentioned wiring space, is fixed in the multiple above-mentioned drawer at movable side of above-mentioned drawer at movable side lead block End and the multiple above-mentioned fixing side end being fixed in above-mentioned fixing side lead block, at the center of rotation along above-mentioned rotary body Roughly the same height it is positioned on the direction of line.
3. rotary connector as claimed in claim 2, wherein,
It is being positioned at the above-mentioned cable of above-mentioned wiring space, each above-mentioned drawer at movable side end and each above-mentioned fixing side end, electricity Cable thickness direction is towards the radial direction centered by above-mentioned rotation centerline.
4. rotary connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein,
Above-mentioned rotary body have cylindrical shape outer peripheral face, above-mentioned housing have cylindrical shape inner peripheral surface, above-mentioned outer peripheral face with on State and between inner peripheral surface, be formed with above-mentioned wiring space,
At least some of surface of above-mentioned drawer at movable side lead block is revealed in above-mentioned outer peripheral face, at least the one of above-mentioned fixing side lead block Part surface is revealed in above-mentioned inner peripheral surface.
5. rotary connector as claimed in claim 4, wherein,
From above-mentioned drawer at movable side end, the above-mentioned cable winding of continuous print is in above-mentioned outer peripheral face and above-mentioned drawer at movable side lead block at least A part of surface, the coiling direction reversion of above-mentioned cable in above-mentioned wiring space, the above-mentioned cable winding after reversion is in above-mentioned Inner peripheral surface and at least some of surface of above-mentioned fixing side lead block, and continuous with above-mentioned fixing side end.
6. rotary connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein,
2 cable overlaps are accommodated in above-mentioned wiring space,
The drawer at movable side end of the 1st cable is fixed in movable interior lateral mass, and the drawer at movable side end of the 2nd cable is fixed in movable outside Block, relative to above-mentioned movable in the above-mentioned movable outer lateral mass of lateral mass be overlapped in the rotation centerline side away from above-mentioned rotary body i.e. outside Side, thus constitute above-mentioned drawer at movable side lead block,
The fixing side end of the 1st cable is fixed in fixing outer lateral mass, and the fixing side end of the 2nd cable is fixed in fixing inner side Block, is overlapped in outside relative to the above-mentioned above-mentioned fixing outer lateral mass of fixing interior lateral mass, thus constitutes above-mentioned fixing side lead block.
7. rotary connector as claimed in claim 6, wherein,
In above-mentioned drawer at movable side lead block, it is fixed in the above-mentioned drawer at movable side end of above-mentioned 1st cable of above-mentioned movable interior lateral mass Ground, face overlap is faced one another with the above-mentioned drawer at movable side end of above-mentioned 2nd cable being fixed in above-mentioned movable outer lateral mass,
In the lead block of above-mentioned fixing side, it is fixed in the above-mentioned fixing side end of above-mentioned 1st cable of above-mentioned fixing outer lateral mass Ground, face is faced one another overlapping with the above-mentioned fixing side end of above-mentioned 2nd cable being fixed in above-mentioned fixing interior lateral mass.
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