WO2022092127A1 - Engagement structure - Google Patents

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WO2022092127A1
WO2022092127A1 PCT/JP2021/039569 JP2021039569W WO2022092127A1 WO 2022092127 A1 WO2022092127 A1 WO 2022092127A1 JP 2021039569 W JP2021039569 W JP 2021039569W WO 2022092127 A1 WO2022092127 A1 WO 2022092127A1
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博稔 石原
翔太 水野
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16CSHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
    • F16C1/00Flexible shafts; Mechanical means for transmitting movement in a flexible sheathing
    • F16C1/10Means for transmitting linear movement in a flexible sheathing, e.g. "Bowden-mechanisms"
    • F16C1/12Arrangements for transmitting movement to or from the flexible member
    • F16C1/14Construction of the end-piece of the flexible member; Attachment thereof to the flexible member
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16CSHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
    • F16C1/00Flexible shafts; Mechanical means for transmitting movement in a flexible sheathing
    • F16C1/26Construction of guiding-sheathings or guiding-tubes

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  • the present invention relates to an engagement structure.
  • the end of the cable (cable end) is connected to a connection target such as a slider in the casing (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
  • the cable end is engaged with a wall portion to be connected that extends in a direction substantially perpendicular to the axial direction of the cable.
  • the cable end of the cable is positioned above the wall portion to be connected with the casing open, and the cable end and the inner surface of the wall portion to be connected are connected to each other.
  • the cable is passed through a cable insertion groove formed in the wall portion. After the cable is connected to the connection target, the casing is closed to complete the cable assembly.
  • Patent Document 2 states that by moving the cable end of the cable in the axial direction of the cable, the cable end moves along the guide surface and the connection target is engaged.
  • a structure is disclosed in which a portion can be overcome in the axial direction of the cable and engaged with the engaging portion.
  • the engagement structure of the present invention is an engagement structure including a cable having a cable end and a cable body, a connection target to which the cable is connected, and a casing provided with the connection target, and the connection target is An insertion portion through which the cable body can be inserted in the axial direction of the cable, and an engaging portion that faces the rear end of the cable end and engages the rear end of the cable end in the axial direction of the cable.
  • the engaging structure comprises the cable end by moving the cable end in the axial direction of the cable with respect to the connection target so that the cable end crosses the insertion portion in the axial direction of the cable.
  • the rear end is configured to be engageable with the engaging portion, and the engaging structure further comprises the rear of the cable end at a passage position where the cable end crosses the insertion portion in the axial direction of the cable. It is equipped with a pressing member that presses the end.
  • the engagement structure of the present invention when assembling the cable to the connection target in the casing, it is not necessary to open the casing, the cable end is moved in the axial direction of the cable, and the cable end is engaged with the connection target. It becomes easy to reach the part.
  • FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view in which the slider and the casing are cut along the line BB of FIG.
  • FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view in which the slider and the casing are cut along the line BB of FIG.
  • FIG. 11 is a schematic view showing a state in which the cable end further moves in the axial direction from the state shown in FIG. 11 and the cable end comes into contact with the inclined surface of the guide portion.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing a state in which the cable end is further moved in the axial direction from the state shown in FIG. 12 and the cable end is located in the passage opening which is the passage position.
  • FIG. 14 is a schematic view showing a state in which the rear end of the cable end is pressed by the pressing member and the coil spring is pressed by the tip of the cable end from the state shown in FIG.
  • FIG. 15 is a schematic view showing a state in which the rear end of the cable end is further pressed by the pressing member from the state shown in FIG. 15 and a part of the rear end of the cable end is engaged with the engaging portion.
  • FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line EE in FIG. From the state shown in FIG. 17, the cable end is inserted into the casing, and the cable end is in contact with the contact portion. From the state shown in FIG. 19, it is a schematic view showing a state in which the rear end of the cable end is pressed by the pressing member, the cable body is disengaged from the temporary holding portion, and the cable end is engaged with the engaging portion. ..
  • the engagement structure 1 of the present embodiment includes a cable 2 having a cable end 2a and a cable body 2c, a connection target 3 to which the cable 2 is connected, and a casing 4 to which the connection target 3 is provided. And have.
  • the engagement structure 1 is a structure for connecting the cable 2 and the connection target 3 provided on the casing 4. Specifically, as will be described later, the engagement structure 1 connects the cable end 2a to the connection target 3 in the casing 4 by moving the cable end 2a in the direction of the axis X (see FIG. 1) of the cable 2. It is a structure to do. In the present embodiment, by connecting the cable 2 and the connection target 3, the operating force can be transmitted between the cable 2 and the connection target 3.
  • the use and structure of the engagement structure 1 is not particularly limited as long as it is a use and structure for connecting the cable 2 and the connection target 3 provided on the casing 4.
  • the engagement structure 1 is applied to the drive device D that operates the cable 2 by the operation of the connection target 3.
  • the engagement structure of the present invention will be described by taking the drive device D provided with the engagement structure 1 as an example.
  • the structure of the engagement structure and the drive device provided with the engagement structure is not limited to the following examples.
  • the drive device D including the engagement structure 1 is a slider to which the cable 2 and the cable 2 are connected and movable in the casing 4 in the axis X direction of the cable 2, as shown in FIG. It includes a certain connection target 3 (hereinafter, also referred to as a slider 3) and a drive unit 5 for driving the slider 3 to be connected.
  • the drive device D includes an urging member 6 that urges the slider 3 in a predetermined moving direction.
  • the axis X of the cable 2 is in the vicinity of the cable end 2a in a state where the cable 2 is connected to the connection target 3 provided in the casing 4 (the state shown in FIGS. 1 and 2).
  • the axis of the cable 2 for example, the portion extending in the casing 4
  • the axis X direction means the direction in which the axis X extends.
  • the direction in which the connection target (slider) 3 moves is referred to as the movement direction D1.
  • the moving direction D1 is the same as the axis X direction
  • the moving direction D1 of the connection target (slider) 3 can be paraphrased as the axis X direction
  • the axis X direction is the moving direction of the connection target (slider) 3. It can be paraphrased as D1.
  • one moving direction is referred to as a first moving direction D11
  • the other moving direction is referred to as a second moving direction D12.
  • the first moving direction D11 coincides with the direction in which the cable 2 is moved when the cable 2 is attached to the connection target 3.
  • one direction perpendicular to the moving direction D1 in particular, a direction perpendicular to the bottom surface (sliding surface) 41a (see FIG. 2) of the casing 4 on which the connection target (slider) 3 slides.
  • the height direction D2 a direction perpendicular to the bottom surface (sliding surface) 41a (see FIG. 2) of the casing 4 on which the connection target (slider) 3 slides.
  • the width direction D3 the direction perpendicular to both the moving direction D1 and the height direction D2
  • the term "vertical" includes not only a state completely perpendicular to a reference direction, line, surface, etc., but also a substantially vertical state close to vertical.
  • the drive device D moves the slider 3 in the moving direction D1 by the driving force of the drive unit 5, and moves the cable 2 connected to the slider 3.
  • the drive device D is configured to operate the operation target OP connected to the cable 2 as shown in FIG. More specifically, as will be described later, the driving force of the driving unit 5 causes the slider 3 to move in the first moving direction D11, which is one direction in the moving direction D1, and the cable 2 is pulled in the first moving direction D11.
  • the operation target OP is operated by the cable 2.
  • the drive device D has only a single cable 2, but the drive device D may have two or more cables.
  • the application of the drive device D is not particularly limited as long as the slider 3 can be moved by the driving force of the drive unit 5 to move the cable 2 connected to the slider 3.
  • the drive device D is a drive device for unlocking that unlocks the lock device, for example, when the operation target OP is a lock device for a reclining mechanism of a vehicle seat or a lock device for a fuel lid. can do.
  • Cable 2 is connected to connection target 3.
  • the cable 2 may be a driven cable operated by the connection target 3, or may be a drive cable that operates the connection target 3 by operating the cable 2.
  • the cable 2 is connected to the slider 3 to be connected and is operated by moving the slider 3.
  • the cable 2 includes a cable end 2a provided on one end side of the cable 2, a cable end 2b provided on the other end side of the cable 2, and a cable body 2c, as shown in FIG. have.
  • the cable end 2a of the cable 2 is connected to the slider 3, and the cable end 2b on the other end side of the cable 2 is connected to the operation target OP.
  • the cable end 2b is connected to an operation unit (not shown) that operates the cable 2 in order to operate the connection target 3.
  • the cable 2 is an inner cable of the control cable, and is inserted into the outer casing OC of the control cable as shown in FIG.
  • the cable 2 is routed by the outer casing OC in a predetermined routing route in a mounting target such as a vehicle body.
  • the pressing member 7 described later is provided at the end of the outer casing OC, and the outer casing OC is attached to the casing 4 via the pressing member 7.
  • the cable body 2c of the cable 2 is inserted into the outer casing OC and the pressing member 7 and introduced from the outside of the casing 4 to the inside of the casing 4.
  • the cable end 2a is engaged with and connected to the connection target 3.
  • the cable end 2a is configured such that the rear end R of the cable end 2a engages with the connection target 3.
  • the shape and structure of the cable end 2a are not particularly limited as long as they can be connected by engaging with the connection target 3.
  • the rear end R of the cable end 2a is configured by a flat surface perpendicular to the axis X of the cable 2, as shown in FIG.
  • the tip T of the cable end 2a is configured to be tapered as shown in FIG.
  • the cable end 2b may have the same shape and structure as the cable end 2a, or may have a different shape and structure.
  • the casing 4 is a container provided with the connection target 3.
  • the casing 4 accommodates a part of the components of the drive device D in addition to the slider 3 to be connected, as shown in FIG.
  • the casing 4 houses the drive unit 5, the slider 3, and the urging member 6.
  • the casing 4 has, as shown in FIG. 1, a connection target accommodating portion 41 (hereinafter, referred to as a slider accommodating portion 41) that slidably accommodates the slider 3 to be connected, and a drive unit 5. It is provided with a drive unit accommodating portion 42 for accommodating the above.
  • the casing 4 includes a cable introducing portion 43 for introducing the cable 2 into the casing 4 on one side (second moving direction D12 side) of the slider accommodating portion 41 in the axis X direction. Further, in the present embodiment, the casing 4 has a guide portion 44 for guiding the cable end 2a in a predetermined direction between the cable introduction portion 43 and the slider accommodating portion 41 in the axis X direction, as will be described later. ing. In the present embodiment, the casing 4 has a first casing member 4A and a second casing member 4B (see FIG. 2 and the like) that can be opened and closed with respect to each other. 2 By closing the casing member 4B, each member is accommodated inside. However, the overall shape and structure of the casing 4 are not particularly limited.
  • the casing 4 has a sliding surface 41a on which the slider 3 slides, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the casing 4 (slider accommodating portion 41) includes a pair of guide walls 41c and 41d that are substantially perpendicular to the sliding surface 41a and extend along the moving direction D1 of the slider 3. There is. In the present embodiment, the sliding surface 41a and the pair of guide walls 41c and 41d are provided in the slider accommodating portion 41.
  • the slider accommodating portion 41 has an internal space in which the slider 3 can slide in the moving direction D1 with a predetermined stroke.
  • the internal space of the slider accommodating portion 41 is a substantially rectangular parallelepiped space, and the bottom surface (hereinafter, also referred to as the bottom surface 41a) serving as the sliding surface 41a of the slider 4 and the top surface 41b facing the bottom surface 41a (hereinafter, also referred to as the bottom surface 41a).
  • the bottom surface 41a serving as the sliding surface 41a of the slider 4 and the top surface 41b facing the bottom surface 41a (hereinafter, also referred to as the bottom surface 41a).
  • a pair of guide walls 41c and 41d provided on both sides in the width direction D3 of the slider 3 (see FIG. 4, hereinafter also referred to as side walls 41c and 41d), and a moving direction of the slider 3. It is defined by end walls 41e and 41f (see FIG. 1) provided on both sides of D1.
  • the bottom surface 41a is formed as a flat surface, but the bottom surface 41a does not have to be a flat surface as long as the slider 3 is slidable. Further, the side walls 41c and 41d are separated by a width corresponding to the width of the slider 3 in the width direction D3. As a result, the side walls 41c and 41d function as guide portions for stably moving the slider 3 along the moving direction D1.
  • the sliding surface has a sliding surface 41g provided in a stepped shape from the side walls 41c and 41d in addition to the bottom surface 41a of the casing 4, and the sliding portion 34 described later slides. It is possible.
  • the cable introduction portion 43 is a portion for introducing the cable 2 from the outside of the casing 4 to the inside of the casing 4 so that the cable end 2a of the cable 2 can be connected to the slider 3. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, the cable introduction portion 43 is provided on one side (second moving direction D12 side) of the casing 4 in the axis X direction. The cable introduction portion 43 has an insertion opening 431 (see FIGS. 6 and 7) for communicating the outside and the inside of the casing 4.
  • the insertion opening 431 is an opening in which the cable 2 can be inserted from the outside of the casing 4 into the inside of the casing 4 so that the cable end 2a of the cable 2 can be connected to the slider 3.
  • the insertion opening 431 is provided on the side wall 43a of the casing 4 provided at one end (second moving direction D12 side) of the casing 4 in the axis X direction.
  • the insertion opening 431 is configured to insert the pressing member 7, which will be described later.
  • the insertion opening 431 can insert the tubular portion 71 (see FIG. 8) of the pressing member 7, which will be described later, from the outside of the casing 4.
  • the shape and structure of the insertion opening 431 are not particularly limited as long as the cable 2 can be inserted from the outside of the casing 4 into the inside of the casing 4, but in the present embodiment, as will be described later, a key-type structure (FIG. 6 and FIG. 7).
  • the drive unit accommodating unit 42 accommodates the drive unit 5 as shown in FIG. Specifically, the drive unit accommodating unit 42 is provided at a position adjacent to the slider accommodating unit 41 in the width direction D3 and communicates with the slider accommodating unit 41. In the present embodiment, as will be described later, the drive unit accommodating unit 42 is configured to accommodate the motor 51 of the drive unit 5 and a plurality of transmission members 52a, 52b, 52c, 52d.
  • the drive unit 5 generates a driving force for moving the slider 3.
  • the drive unit 5 has a motor 51 and one or more transmission members 52a, 52b, 52c, 52d, as shown in FIG.
  • the motor 51 moves the slider 3 in the moving direction D1 via the transmission members 52a, 52b, 52c, and 52d by the rotational force of the motor 51.
  • the transmission members 52a, 52b, 52c, and 52d are gears configured to be able to transmit the rotational force generated by the motor 51 toward the slider 3.
  • the drive unit 5 has a pinion gear P that engages with a slider 3 having a rack unit (power transmission unit) 35 as described later, and the drive unit 5 has a pinion gear P.
  • the driving force is transmitted to the slider 3. More specifically, the output shaft of the motor 51 and the transmission members 52a, 52b, 52c, 52d are configured to rotate about a rotation shaft extending in the width direction D3, and the pinion gear P of the transmission member 52d is configured. It is configured to engage with the rack portion 35 of the slider 3 to move the slider 3.
  • the structure of the drive unit 5 is not limited to the structure shown in the figure as long as it can generate a driving force for moving the slider 3.
  • the drive unit 5 is configured to transmit the rotational driving force to the slider 3, but the drive unit 5 may be configured to transmit the linear driving force to the slider 3.
  • the connection target 3 is a target to which the cable 2 provided in the casing 4 is connected. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the connection target 3 is inserted so that the cable portion of the cable body 2c adjacent to the cable end 2a (hereinafter, simply referred to as the cable body 2c) can be inserted in the axis X direction of the cable 2.
  • a portion 31 is provided with an engaging portion 32 that faces the rear end R of the cable end 2a and engages the rear end R of the cable end 2a in the axis X direction of the cable 2.
  • connection target 3 is not particularly limited as long as the cable 2 can be connected and the insertion portion 31 and the engagement portion 32 are included.
  • connection target 3 is a slider that can move in the casing 4 in the axis X direction of the cable 2.
  • the slider 3 to be connected can move in the moving direction D1 (first moving direction D11) by the driving force of the driving unit 5, and operates the cable 2 connected to the slider 3.
  • the slider 3 includes an urging member accommodating portion 33 extending along the moving direction D1 for accommodating a part of the urging member (coil spring) 6.
  • the slider 3 is connected to the sliding portion 34 (see FIGS. 2 and 4) that slides along the sliding surfaces 41a and 41g of the casing 4 and the driving portion 5, and the driving portion 5 is connected. It has a power transmission unit 35 to which the driving force of the above is transmitted. More specifically, as shown in FIGS.
  • the slider 3 has a pair of plate-shaped guided surfaces 36a and 36b extending facing the pair of guide walls 41c and 41d and a pair of guided surfaces. It has a rack portion 35 which is a power transmission portion that connects the surfaces 36a and 36b and engages with the pinion gear P.
  • the shape and structure of the slider 3 are not particularly limited as long as the slider 3 can be moved in the moving direction D1 by the driving force of the driving unit 5 and the cable 2 connected to the slider 3 can be operated.
  • the slider 3 has a predetermined length in the moving direction D1 and has a substantially U-shaped cross section perpendicular to the moving direction D1 (FIG. 4). It has a shape that becomes (see). More specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, the slider 3 is separated in the width direction D3 and has a pair of side walls W1 and W2 having guided surfaces 36a and 36b and a pair of side walls W1 and W2 in the width direction.
  • an engaging portion 32 is provided on one end side (second moving direction D12 side) of the moving direction D1 of the slider 3.
  • the cable body 2c of the cable 2 engaged with the engaging portion 32 is inserted into the insertion portion 31 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.
  • the insertion portion 31 is placed in the axis X direction before the cable end 2a engages with the engaging portion 32. It has a passage opening 37 (see FIGS. 2 and 5) through which it passes.
  • the passing opening 37 communicates with the insertion portion 31 in the height direction D2. Further, the other end side (first moving direction D11 side) of the slider 3 in the axis X direction is opened so that the urging member 6 can be inserted into the urging member accommodating portion 33 of the slider 3 in the moving direction D1.
  • the insertion portion 31 allows the cable body 2c adjacent to the cable end 2a to be inserted in the axis X direction of the cable 2. It is a part.
  • the insertion portion 31 is formed on the wall portion W4 provided at one end (second moving direction D12 side) of the slider 3 to be connected in the axis X direction. Has been done.
  • the insertion portion 31 may be formed in a size that allows the cable body 2c to be inserted.
  • the insertion portion 31 is shown as a slit extending in the height direction D2, which is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the cable body 2c and has a width that the cable end 2a cannot enter.
  • the slider 3 to be connected is in a state where the cable body 2c passes through the insertion portion 31 and the cable end 2a is engaged with the engaging portion 32.
  • the cable end 2a has a passage opening 37 at a passage position where the cable end 2a passes through the insertion portion 31 in the axis X direction.
  • the passage opening 37 is formed in a wall portion W4 provided at one end (second moving direction D12 side) of the slider 3 in the axis X direction. ..
  • the cable end 2a passes through the insertion portion 31 in the axis X direction of the cable 2 before the cable end 2a is engaged with the engaging portion 32 of the connection target 3.
  • the passing position is not particularly limited as long as it passes over the insertion portion 31 in the axis X direction of the cable 2.
  • the passing position is a position shifted in the direction perpendicular to the axis X direction with respect to the insertion portion 31, and more specifically, the passing opening on the upper side in the height direction D2 with respect to the insertion portion 31. This is the position where the portion 37 is formed.
  • the passage opening 37 is formed to have a size that allows the cable end 2a to pass in the axis X direction at the passage position.
  • the passage opening 37 communicates with the insertion portion 31 so that the cable body 2c can enter the insertion portion 31 after the cable end 2a has passed through the passage opening 37.
  • the passing opening 37 has a substantially rectangular shape in the present embodiment, the shape of the passing opening 37 is not particularly limited as long as it is configured so that the cable end 2a can pass through.
  • the engaging portion 32 is a portion facing the rear end R of the cable end 2a and the rear end R of the cable end 2a engaging in the axis X direction of the cable 2.
  • the shape and structure of the engaging portion 32 are not particularly limited as long as the rear end R of the cable end 2a can be engaged in the axis X direction of the cable 2.
  • the position where the engaging portion 32 is provided is not particularly limited, but in the present embodiment, the engaging portion 32 is one end (second movement) of the slider 3 in the axis X direction as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. (Direction D12 side) is provided on the wall portion W4 extending perpendicular to the axis X.
  • the power transmission unit 35 is a portion configured to be able to transmit the driving force of the driving unit 5 to the slider 3.
  • the rotational motion of the drive unit 5 is transmitted to the power transmission unit (rack unit) 35 of the slider 3 and converted into a linear motion of the slider 3.
  • the drive unit 5 may be configured to make a linear motion
  • the linear motion of the drive unit 5 may be transmitted to the power transmission unit
  • the slider 3 may be configured to make a linear motion.
  • the power transmission unit 35 is a rack unit (hereinafter referred to as a rack unit 35) with which the pinion gear P of the transmission member 52d of the drive unit 5 is engaged.
  • the rack portion 35 is provided on a surface of the slider 3 that is opposite to the sliding portion 34 facing the sliding surface 41a in the height direction D2.
  • the rack portion 35 has a dentition in which teeth and grooves forming irregularities in the height direction D2 are alternately formed in the moving direction D1.
  • the power transmission unit does not necessarily have to be a rack unit, and can be changed according to the structure of the drive unit 5.
  • the guided surfaces 36a and 36b extend toward the pair of guide walls 41c and 41d.
  • the guided surfaces 36a and 36b are guided by the pair of guide walls 41c and 41d in the casing 4 to stably move the slider 3 in the casing 4.
  • the shape and structure of the pair of guided surfaces 36a and 36b and the pair of guide walls 41c and 41d are not particularly limited as long as the slider 3 can be stably moved in the casing 4 in the moving direction D1.
  • the guided surfaces 36a and 36b are provided parallel to and facing each other in the width direction D3 of the slider 3.
  • the pair of guided surfaces 36a and 36b are formed as flat surfaces that are in surface contact with the guide walls 41c and 41d formed as flat surfaces, respectively.
  • the pair of guided surfaces may be curved surfaces that can be guided in the moving direction D1 along the curved surfaces, for example, when the pair of guide walls are curved surfaces. Further, if the guided surface is guided so that the slider 3 stably moves in the moving direction D1, the guide groove or the guide that engages with the guide protrusion or the guide groove provided on the guide walls 41c and 41d. It may have protrusions and the like.
  • the sliding portion 34 slides with respect to the sliding surfaces 41a and 41g of the casing 4 when the slider 4 moves in the moving direction D1.
  • the sliding portion 34 may be a flat surface as long as the slider 3 can smoothly move in the moving direction D1, or may be engaged with the guide protrusions and guide grooves provided on the sliding surfaces 41a and 41g. It may be configured to be guided in the moving direction D1.
  • the urging member accommodating portion 33 is a portion of a connection target (slider) 3 having an internal space for accommodating a part of the urging member (coil spring) 6.
  • the urging member accommodating portion 33 extends along the moving direction D1 in the slider 3 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.
  • the shape of the urging member accommodating portion 33 is not particularly limited as long as it extends along the moving direction D1 and can accommodate a part of the urging member 6.
  • the internal space of the urging member accommodating portion 33 is defined by the side walls W1, W2 and the upper wall W3.
  • the urging member accommodating portion 33 is located near the portion where the engaging portion 32 is provided from the end opposite to the end where the engaging portion 32 of the slider 3 is provided. Extends in the moving direction D1.
  • the slider 3 has a moving direction (in the present embodiment, the first moving direction D11) when the cable end 2a exceeds the insertion portion 31 in the axis X direction of the cable 2 by the urging member 6. It is urged in the opposite direction (in this embodiment, the second moving direction D12).
  • the urging member 6 is not particularly limited as long as it urges the cable 2 in the axis X direction and in the direction opposite to the moving direction when the cable end 2a crosses the insertion portion 31 when connected to the slider 3.
  • the urging member 6 is a compression coil spring having a telescopic shaft in the axis X direction (moving direction D1) (hereinafter, the urging member is referred to as a coil spring 6).
  • a part of the coil spring 6 is housed in the urging member accommodating portion 33 in the axis X direction, and the other part is a slider in the axis X direction. It is located outside of 3.
  • One end of the coil spring 6 is supported by a spring seat SS provided in the urging member accommodating portion 33, and the other end of the coil spring 6 is supported by the end portion of the spring case SC on the end wall 41e side of the casing 4.
  • the coil spring 6 contracts (see FIG. 3), and when the slider 3 moves in the second moving direction D12, the coil spring 6 expands.
  • the coil spring 6 is housed in a cylindrical spring case SC, but is used in a state where the coil spring 6 is exposed without using the spring case SC. May be good.
  • the cable end 2a is moved with respect to the connection target 3 in the axis X direction of the cable 2, and the cable end 2a moves the insertion portion 31 of the connection target 3 in the axis X direction of the cable 2. It is configured so that the rear end R of the cable end 2a and the engaging portion 32 can be engaged with each other. As a result, the cable 2 can be engaged with the engaging portion 32 of the connection target 3 from the outside of the casing 4 without opening the casing 4 provided with the connection target 3. In the present embodiment, by moving the cable 2 from the insertion opening 431 of the casing 4 in the axis X direction, the cable end 2a can be engaged with the engaging portion 32 of the slider 3 without opening the casing 4. (See FIGS.
  • the engaging structure 1 may be such that the cable 2 can be connected to the connection target 3 without opening the casing 4, and the cable 2 is engaged with the engaging portion 32 with the casing 4 open. It doesn't matter.
  • the route to which the cable end 2a moves is not particularly limited.
  • the casing 4 has a guide portion 44 and the guide portion 44 allows the cable end 2a to cross the insertion portion 31 in the axis X direction of the cable 2.
  • the cable end 2a is guided in a direction away from the axis X of the cable 2 when the cable end 2a is engaged with the engaging portion 32 (see FIGS. 11 to 13).
  • the guide portion 44 has a cable end after the cable end 2a abuts on the guide portion 44 when the cable 2 is moved toward the guide portion 44 in the axis X direction.
  • the cable end 2a is guided in a direction away from the axis X of the cable 2 when the 2a is in the engaged state (a direction including a component perpendicular to the axis X).
  • the casing 4 is opened, and the cable end 2a is moved from above to below (from top to bottom in FIG. 2) of the engaging portion 32 in the height direction D2 to engage with the engaging portion 32. There is no need to let it.
  • the shape and structure of the guide portion 44 are not particularly limited as long as the cable end 2a can guide the cable end 2a in a direction away from the axis X of the cable 2 when the cable 2 is moved in the axis X direction.
  • the guide unit 44 advances in the direction of moving the cable 2 in the axis X direction (first moving direction D11) when the cable 2 is attached. Along with this, it has an inclined surface 44a configured so that the height in the height direction D2 from the bottom surface 41a of the casing 4 increases.
  • the inclined surface 44a of the guide portion 44 guides the cable end 2a to a passing position higher in the height direction D2 than the position (axis X) in the height direction D2 of the cable body 2c in the engaged state. It is configured in. As a result, when the cable end 2a crosses the insertion portion 31 in the axis X direction, the cable end 2a shifts in the direction perpendicular to the axis X of the cable 2 (upper side in the height direction D2) with respect to the position of the insertion portion 31 (upper side in the height direction D2). 11 to 13).
  • the cable end 2a passes through the passage opening 37 in the axis X direction and passes above the insertion portion 31, and then the cable end 2a moves downward in the height direction D2, and the cable end 2a engages. Engages with the portion 32 and the cable body 2c enters the insertion portion 31 (see FIGS. 16 and 2).
  • the guide portion 44 advances in the direction of moving the cable 2 in the axis X direction (first moving direction D11) when the cable 2 is attached, and the interval in the width direction D3 becomes narrower. It has a pair of guide wall portions 44b and 44c provided as described above. The pair of guide wall portions 44b, 44c are spaced apart from each other in the width direction D3 so that the cable ends 2a moving in the axis X direction (first movement direction D11) of the cable 2 are guided toward the passage opening 37. It's getting narrower.
  • the cable end 2a is guided to the passage opening 37 in the height direction D2 by the inclined surface 44a of the guide portion 44, and is guided to the passage opening 37 in the width direction D3 by the pair of guide wall portions 44b and 44c. To be guided to. This ensures that the cable end 2a passes through the passage opening 37 and gets over the insertion portion 31 in the axis X direction.
  • the guide portion 44 has a guide portion side insertion portion 44d that communicates with the insertion portion 31 in the axis X direction.
  • the cable body 2c in the engaged state is inserted through the guide portion side insertion portion 44d.
  • the guide portion side insertion portion 44d is a through-passage formed by penetrating the guide portion 44 in the axis X direction, which is wider than the outer diameter of the cable body 2c and narrower than the width of the cable end 2a.
  • the guide portion 44 is provided in the casing 4 in the present embodiment, the guide portion 44 may be provided in the connection target (slider) 3.
  • a guide portion having an inclined surface as described above may be provided at the end portion of the slider 3 on the second moving direction D12 side.
  • the cable end 2a can be engaged with the engaging portion 32 by moving the cable 2 in the axis X direction in the same manner.
  • the engagement structure 1 has a cable end at a passing position where the cable end 2a crosses the insertion portion 31 in the axis X direction of the cable 2, as shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 14 to 16.
  • a pressing member 7 for pressing the rear end R of 2a is provided. By pressing the rear end R of the cable end 2a, the pressing member 7 moves the cable end 2a in the axis X direction at the passing position of the insertion portion 31 and pushes the cable end 2a to a position where it can be engaged with the engaging portion 32. Since the cable body 2c of the cable 2 has flexibility, it is difficult to move the cable end 2a in the axis X direction to reach the engaging position where the cable 2 is engaged with the engaging portion 32.
  • the cable 2 By pressing the rear end R of the cable end 2a in the axis X direction by the member 7, the cable 2 can be stably moved in the axis X direction. As a result, when the cable 2 is assembled to the connection target 3 in the casing 4, it is not necessary to open the casing 4, the cable end 2a is moved in the direction of the cable axis X, and the cable end 2a is engaged with the connection target 3. It becomes easy to reach the casing 32.
  • the pressing member 7 is moved to a passing position separated by a predetermined distance from the axis X (see FIG. 2) of the engaged cable 2 by the guide portion 44. It is arranged at a position facing the rear end R of the guided cable end 2a in the axis X direction of the cable 2.
  • the cable end 2a guided to the passing position by the guide portion 44 can be reliably pushed in the axis X direction by the pressing member 7. Therefore, it becomes easy to move the cable end 2a to an engaging position where it can be engaged with the engaging portion 32.
  • the tip T of the cable end 2a resists the urging force of the urging member 6 and the insertion portion 31
  • the urging member 6 is configured to be pressed in the moving direction (first moving direction D11) when the distance is exceeded.
  • the urging member 6 such as a coil spring is provided at a position where the cable end 2a exceeds the passing position in the axis X direction
  • the cable end 2a is engaged by simply pushing the cable 2 in the axis X direction. It becomes difficult to move it to the matching position (the cable body 2c bends and the cable 2 does not move further in the axis X direction).
  • the cable end 2a can move in the axis X direction while elastically deforming the urging member 6, as shown in FIG. As a result, the cable end 2a can be easily engaged with the engaging portion 32.
  • the tip T of the cable end 2a is configured to directly press the urging member 6, but the tip T of the cable end 2a is a slider 3 urged by the urging member 6. It may be configured to press.
  • the shape and structure of the pressing member 7 are not particularly limited as long as the rear end R of the cable end 2a can be pressed at a passing position where the cable end 2a crosses the insertion portion 31 in the axis X direction of the cable 2.
  • the pressing member 7 includes a tubular portion 71 through which the cable body 2c is inserted, and a pressing portion 72 that presses the rear end R of the cable end 2a.
  • the pressing member 7 is a casing cap attached to the end portion of the outer casing OC and connecting the outer casing OC to the casing 4.
  • the pressing member 7 has an outer casing connecting portion 73 and a leaf spring portion 74.
  • the tubular portion 71 is a tubular portion through which the cable body 2c is inserted.
  • the shape and structure of the tubular portion 71 is not particularly limited as long as it has a tubular portion having an internal space through which the cable body 2c can be inserted, and the tubular portion 71 may have a cylindrical shape. , It may be in the shape of a square cylinder. Further, the cylindrical portion 71 may have a plurality of portions having different outer diameters and outer shapes in the axis X direction. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 10, the tubular portion 71 is continuously provided with the outer casing connecting portion 73 in the axis X direction.
  • the tubular portion 71 In a state where the pressing member 7 is attached to the casing 4, the tubular portion 71 is located inside the casing 4, and the outer casing connecting portion 73 is located outside the casing 4 (see FIG. 16).
  • the cable body 2c passing through the internal space of the outer casing connecting portion 73 and the tubular portion 71 is a cylinder. It is derived from an opening provided at one end of the shape portion 71 in the axis X direction.
  • the pressing portion 72 is a portion that presses the rear end R of the cable end 2a at the passing position.
  • the shape and structure of the pressing portion 72 are not particularly limited as long as the rear end R of the cable end 2a at the passing position can be pressed.
  • the pressing portion 72 extends from a part of the circumferential direction of the tubular portion 71 in the axis X direction of the cable 2. More specifically, the pressing portion 72 extends in the axial X direction from the upper end portion in the height direction D2 in the circumferential direction of the tubular portion 71 in a state where the pressing member 7 is connected to the casing 4.
  • the pressing portion 72 is formed in an elongated plate shape extending in the axis X direction beyond one end (the end on the first moving direction D11 side) of the tubular portion 71 in the axis X direction.
  • the outer casing connection portion 73 is a portion to which the outer casing OC is connected.
  • the outer casing connecting portion 73 is a tubular portion in which the end portion of the outer casing OC is fixed by a known fixing method such as caulking.
  • the leaf spring portion 74 is composed of a pair of leaf springs protruding from the outer periphery of the tubular portion 71, as shown in FIG.
  • the leaf spring portion 74 bends so as to be folded inward, and after being inserted into the insertion opening 431, the leaf spring portion 74 is elastically deformed so as to open outward.
  • the end portion of the leaf spring portion 74 engages with the inner surface of the side wall 43a of the casing 4, and the pressing member 7 comes from the casing 4. Withdrawal is suppressed.
  • the shape and structure of the leaf spring portion 74 are not particularly limited as long as the pressing member 7 can be prevented from being separated from the casing 4.
  • the pressing member 7 is attached to the casing 4. With the pressing member 7 attached to the casing 4, a part of the pressing member 7 (pressing portion 72) presses the rear end R of the cable end 2a, and then a predetermined position is formed from the axis X of the engaged cable 2. It is located in a passing position that is far away. In this way, by locating a part of the pressing member 7 (the tip of the pressing portion 72 in the present embodiment) at the passing position, it is possible to prevent the cable end 2a from being disengaged from the engaging portion 32 through the passing position. To.
  • the tip of the pressing portion 72 enters the passing opening 37 which is the passing position, and the cable end 2a passes through the passing opening 37 in the axis X direction. It is blocked so that it cannot be moved to (see FIGS. 2 and 16). Therefore, the cable end 2a is prevented from coming off through the passage opening 37.
  • the length of the pressing portion 72 in the axis X direction so that the tip of the pressing portion 72 enters the internal space of the passage opening 37 of the slider 3. Is set. Further, the dimensions of the pressing portion 72 in the height direction D2 and the width direction D3 are set so that the tip of the pressing portion 72 can enter the internal space of the passage opening 37 of the slider 3.
  • the insertion opening 431 is provided with respect to the tubular portion accommodating portion 431a corresponding to the shape of the tubular portion 71 and the tubular portion accommodating portion 431a. It has a key-shaped structure that protrudes in a direction away from the axis X of the cable 2 and includes a pressing portion accommodating portion 431b corresponding to the shape of the pressing portion 72. As described above, since the insertion opening 431 has a key-shaped structure including the tubular portion accommodating portion 431a and the pressing portion accommodating portion 431b, the pressing member 7 is attached to the casing 4 when the pressing member 7 is attached to the casing 4.
  • the direction around the axis X that is, the position of the tip of the pressing portion 72 is determined. Therefore, when the pressing member 7 is inserted into the insertion opening 431 of the key-shaped structure, the tip of the pressing portion 72 is positioned at a position where the rear end R of the cable end 2a can be pressed. As a result, when the pressing member 7 is attached to the casing 4, the position of the tip of the pressing portion 72 and the position of the rear end R of the cable end 2a are suppressed from being displaced, and the position of the rear end R of the cable end 2a is suppressed more reliably. The end R can be pressed.
  • the term "key-shaped structure” refers to a structure in which the pressing member 7 cannot be inserted into the insertion opening 431 unless the pressing member 7 is oriented in a predetermined direction.
  • the "cylindrical portion accommodating portion 431a corresponding to the shape of the tubular portion 71" corresponds to the tubular portion accommodating portion 431a capable of accommodating the tubular portion 71 so as to realize a key-shaped structure. It means that it has a shape, and as in the present embodiment, the tubular portion accommodating portion 431a may have substantially the same shape as the outer shape of the tubular portion 71, or may be partially different from the tubular portion 71. It may have different shapes and dimensions.
  • the "pressing portion accommodating portion 431b corresponding to the shape of the pressing portion 72" has a corresponding shape in which the pressing portion accommodating portion 431b can accommodate the pressing portion 72 so as to realize a key-shaped structure.
  • the pressing portion accommodating portion 431b may have substantially the same shape as the outer shape of the pressing portion 72, or may have a shape and dimensions partially different from those of the pressing portion 72. You may be doing it.
  • the shapes of the tubular portion accommodating portion 431a and the pressing portion accommodating portion 431b are not particularly limited as long as the pressing member 7 is configured so that the mounting direction of the pressing member 7 is determined when the pressing member 7 is inserted through the insertion opening 431. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG.
  • the tubular portion accommodating portion 431a has a circular opening
  • the pressing portion accommodating portion 431b is continuous with the opening of the tubular portion accommodating portion 431a and is circular. It has a substantially rectangular opening extending radially outward from a part of the circumferential direction of the opening.
  • the cable end 2a of the cable 2 is inserted from the insertion opening 431 of the casing 4 in which the slider 3 is housed.
  • the cable end 2a is inserted into the insertion opening 431 while the operator manually feeds the cable body 2c in the axis X direction.
  • the slider 3 is urged in the second moving direction D12 by the coil spring 6 in the slider accommodating portion 41 of the casing 4 and is in contact with the end wall 41f of the slider accommodating portion 41. It has become.
  • the pressing member 7 When the cable end 2a enters the passage opening 37 and the tip T of the cable end 2a comes into contact with the end of the coil spring 6, the pressing member 7 is inserted into the insertion opening of the casing 4, as shown in FIG. Insert into 431.
  • the insertion opening 431 corresponds to the shape of the tubular portion accommodating portion 431a corresponding to the shape of the tubular portion 71 of the pressing member 7 and the shape of the pressing portion 72. It has a key-type structure including a pressing portion accommodating portion 431b. Therefore, the pressing member 7 is inserted in a state where the position of the tip of the pressing portion 72 in the direction around the axis X is fixed.
  • the cable end 2a is guided to the passage opening 37 by the inclined surface 44a and the pair of guide wall portions 44b, 44c. Therefore, due to the cable end 2a guided to the passage opening 37 and the key-shaped structure of the insertion opening 431, the rear end R of the inner cable 2a and the tip of the pressing portion 72 are both positioned in the insertion opening 37. Be done. As a result, the rear end R of the cable end 2a is reliably pressed by the pressing portion 72 of the pressing member 7.
  • the tip T of the cable end 2a resists the urging force of the coil spring 6 to push the coil spring 6 as shown in FIG.
  • the cable end 2a moves in the first moving direction D11 in the axis X direction while slightly contracting.
  • the cable end 2a crosses the passage opening 37 and the insertion portion 31 in the axis X direction (see the solid line in FIG. 16).
  • the tip T of the cable end 2a is configured to be tapered.
  • the upper side of the tapered surface of the tip T of the cable end 2a abuts on the end of the coil spring 6 and is easily attracted to the inside of the coil spring 6. Therefore, when the cable end 2a is pushed by the pressing member 7, the cable end 2a moves in the axis X direction from the state shown by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 16 to the state shown by the solid line. , The cable end 2a moves to the inside of the coil spring 6 (lower side in FIG. 16).
  • the tip of the pressing portion 72 is in a state of being inside the passage opening 37 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 16. There is. Therefore, once the pressing member 7 is attached to the casing 4, the cable end 2a cannot pass through the passage opening 37, and the cable 2 is prevented from being separated from the slider 3 or the casing 4.
  • the pressing member 7 has a temporary holding portion 75.
  • the temporary holding portion 75 temporarily holds the cable body 2c until the cable end 2a reaches the passing position.
  • the cable end 2a can be reached at the passing position without relying on the guide portion 44 described in the first embodiment. Therefore, even when it is difficult to guide the cable end 2a to the passing position by the guide portion 44, for example, when the cable body 2c is thin, the cable end 2a can be easily reached to the passing position.
  • the casing 4 is not provided with the guide portion, but even when the pressing member 7 having the temporary holding portion 75 is used, the casing 4 may be provided with the guide portion. ..
  • the casing 4 is provided with a casing wall portion 45.
  • the casing wall portion 45 comes into contact with the end portion of the slider 3 urged by the urging member 6 in the second moving direction D12.
  • the casing wall portion 45 has a casing-side insertion portion 45a through which the cable body 2c is inserted when the cable end 2a engages with the engagement portion 32.
  • the casing wall portion 45 does not need to be provided as long as it is configured to be held at a predetermined position in the moving direction D1 when the cable 2 is connected to the slider (connection target) 3.
  • the rear end R of the cable end 2a is pressed by the pressing member 7, and the tip T side of the cable end 2a is provided in the casing 4. It is configured to receive a force in a direction (downward in FIG. 20) toward an engaging position where it can engage with the engaging portion 32 by coming into contact with the contact portion CT.
  • the cable body 2c is disengaged from the temporary holding portion 75 and inserted into the insertion portion 31 of the slider 3 to be connected (solid line in FIG. 20). reference).
  • the cable main body 2c is temporarily held by the temporary holding portion 75, so that the cable end 2c is thin even when the cable main body 2c is thin. 2a can be easily reached to the passing position (see FIGS. 17 and 19). Further, as shown in FIGS. 19 and 20, by moving the cable 2 in the first moving direction D11, the cable end 2a receives a force in the direction toward the engaging position, that is, a downward force in FIG. As such, it comes into contact with the contact portion CT (in this embodiment, the inner edge of the end portion of the urging member 6).
  • the cable end 2a moves in the direction toward the engaging position (from the state of the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 20 to the state of the solid line).
  • a force in the direction toward the engaging position (downward in FIG. 20) is also applied to the cable body 2c held by the temporary holding portion 75.
  • the cable body 2c temporarily held by the temporary holding portion 75 up to the passing position is released from the temporary holding state (disengaged from the temporary holding portion 75).
  • the cable end 2a reaches the engaging position where it engages with the engaging portion 32, and the cable body 2c is inserted into the insertion portion 31 (and the casing side insertion portion 45a) to be connected to the cable 2.
  • the connection with the slider 3 is completed.
  • the upper side of the tapered surface of the tip T of the cable end 2a abuts on the end (contact portion CT) of the urging member 6 which is a coil spring, so that a downward force toward the engaging position is applied. It has occurred (see FIGS. 19 and 20).
  • the contact portion CT has the cable end 2a and the cable end 2a so that when the cable end 2a is pressed by the pressing member 7 and moves in the first moving direction D11, a force is generated in the direction of the cable end 2a toward the engaging position. It does not have to be the end of the urging member 6 as long as it can abut.
  • the contact portion may be an inclined surface provided on the slider 3 or the casing 4 in which a force is generated in the direction in which the cable end 2a is directed toward the engaging position.
  • the cable end 2a may not have a tapered surface at the tip T as long as a force is generated in the direction of the cable end 2a toward the engaging position when the cable end 2a comes into contact with the contact portion CT.
  • the shape and structure of the temporary holding portion 75 can temporarily hold the cable body 2c up to the passing position, and when the cable end 2a receives a force in the direction toward the engaging position, the cable body is temporarily held. It is not particularly limited as long as it has a holding force to the extent that it can be removed from the portion.
  • the temporary holding portion 75 is provided on the tip end side of the pressing portion 72 so that the force applied to the cable end 2a is easily transmitted to the cable main body 2c.
  • the temporary holding portion 75 is a cable main body as shown in FIG. 18 so that the cable main body 2c can be easily disengaged from the temporary holding portion 75 when the cable end 2a receives a force in the direction toward the engaging position.
  • the temporary holding portion 75 is inward in the width direction D3 from the pair of arm portions 72a and 72b extending downward (direction toward the bottom surface 41a of the casing 4) in the height direction D2 from the pressing portion 72. It is composed of protruding protrusions PR and supports the cable body 2c with a light force.
  • the cable main body 2c may be temporarily held by elastically sandwiching the cable main body 2c by the arm portions 72a and 72b without providing the protrusion PR.

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This engagement structure 1 comprises: a cable 2 having a cable end 2a; a connection object 3 to which the cable 2 is connected; and a casing 4 in which the connection object 3 is disposed. The connection object 3 comprises an insertion part 31 through which the cable 2 can be inserted, and an engagement part 32 which is engaged with a rear end R of the cable end 2a in an X-axis direction. The engagement structure 1 further comprises a pressing member 7 which presses the rear end R of the cable end 2a at a passage position where the cable end 2a overreaches the insertion part 31 in the X-axis direction of the cable 2. The use of this engagement structure makes it easier to move the cable end in the axial direction of the cable and cause the cable end to reach the engagement part of the connection object.

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係合構造Engagement structure
 本発明は係合構造に関する。 The present invention relates to an engagement structure.
 ケーブル式で駆動されるアクチュエータにおいて、ケーシング内において、ケーブルの端部(ケーブルエンド)がスライダ等の接続対象に接続されている(例えば特許文献1参照)。この場合、ケーブルエンドを、ケーブルの軸方向に略垂直な方向に延びる、接続対象の壁部に係合させる。具体的には、ケーブルを接続対象に接続する場合、ケーシングを開放した状態で、接続対象の壁部の上方にケーブルのケーブルエンドを位置させて、ケーブルエンドと接続対象の壁部の内面とが係合できるようにケーブルを下方に移動させる。この際、ケーブルは壁部に形成されたケーブル挿通溝に通される。ケーブルが接続対象に接続された後、ケーシングを閉鎖して、ケーブルの組み付けが完了する。 In an actuator driven by a cable type, the end of the cable (cable end) is connected to a connection target such as a slider in the casing (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In this case, the cable end is engaged with a wall portion to be connected that extends in a direction substantially perpendicular to the axial direction of the cable. Specifically, when connecting a cable to a connection target, the cable end of the cable is positioned above the wall portion to be connected with the casing open, and the cable end and the inner surface of the wall portion to be connected are connected to each other. Move the cable down so that it can be engaged. At this time, the cable is passed through a cable insertion groove formed in the wall portion. After the cable is connected to the connection target, the casing is closed to complete the cable assembly.
 一方、例えば、アクチュエータとケーブルとを別々に搬送して、ケーブルのみをアクチュエータに後付けして、完成品とするなど、アクチュエータのケーシングを開放することなく、ケーブルを組み付けることが可能なアクチュエータへの要望がある。 On the other hand, there is a demand for an actuator that can be assembled without opening the casing of the actuator, for example, by transporting the actuator and the cable separately and attaching only the cable to the actuator to make a finished product. There is.
 ケーブルを接続対象に後付け可能な構造として、特許文献2には、ケーブルのケーブルエンドを、ケーブルの軸方向に移動させることにより、ケーブルエンドが案内面に沿って移動して、接続対象の係合部をケーブルの軸方向で乗り越えて係合部に係合させることができる構造が開示されている。 As a structure in which the cable can be retrofitted to the connection target, Patent Document 2 states that by moving the cable end of the cable in the axial direction of the cable, the cable end moves along the guide surface and the connection target is engaged. A structure is disclosed in which a portion can be overcome in the axial direction of the cable and engaged with the engaging portion.
特開2019-183994号公報Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2019-18394 国際公開第2012/147949号International Publication No. 2012/147949
 しかし、特許文献2のような構造を有していたとしても、ケーブルは可撓性を有しているので、ケーブルエンドを係合箇所まで安定して移動させることが困難である。また、ケーブルエンドが案内面を乗り越えた先に、バネなどの他部材が設けられている場合には、他部材が障害物となって、ケーブルエンドをそれ以上押し込むことがより困難となることもある。 However, even if it has a structure as in Patent Document 2, since the cable has flexibility, it is difficult to stably move the cable end to the engaging portion. In addition, if another member such as a spring is provided before the cable end gets over the guide surface, the other member may become an obstacle and it may be more difficult to push the cable end further. be.
 そこで、本発明は、ケーブルをケーシング内の接続対象に組み付ける際に、ケーシングを開放する必要がなく、ケーブルエンドをケーブルの軸方向に移動させて、ケーブルエンドを接続対象の係合部に到達させることが容易な、係合構造の提供を目的とする。 Therefore, in the present invention, when assembling the cable to the connection target in the casing, it is not necessary to open the casing, and the cable end is moved in the axial direction of the cable so that the cable end reaches the engaging portion of the connection target. It is intended to provide an easy-to-use engaging structure.
 本発明の係合構造は、ケーブルエンドおよびケーブル本体を有するケーブルと、前記ケーブルが接続される接続対象と、前記接続対象が設けられるケーシングとを備えた係合構造であって、前記接続対象は、前記ケーブル本体が前記ケーブルの軸方向で挿通可能な挿通部と、前記ケーブルエンドの後端と対向して、前記ケーブルエンドの後端と前記ケーブルの軸方向に係合する係合部とを備え、前記係合構造は、前記ケーブルエンドを前記接続対象に対して前記ケーブルの軸方向に移動させて、前記ケーブルエンドが前記挿通部を前記ケーブルの軸方向で越えることにより、前記ケーブルエンドの後端と前記係合部とが係合可能となるように構成され、前記係合構造がさらに、前記ケーブルエンドが前記挿通部を前記ケーブルの軸方向で越える通過位置において、前記ケーブルエンドの後端を押圧する押圧部材を備えている。 The engagement structure of the present invention is an engagement structure including a cable having a cable end and a cable body, a connection target to which the cable is connected, and a casing provided with the connection target, and the connection target is An insertion portion through which the cable body can be inserted in the axial direction of the cable, and an engaging portion that faces the rear end of the cable end and engages the rear end of the cable end in the axial direction of the cable. The engaging structure comprises the cable end by moving the cable end in the axial direction of the cable with respect to the connection target so that the cable end crosses the insertion portion in the axial direction of the cable. The rear end is configured to be engageable with the engaging portion, and the engaging structure further comprises the rear of the cable end at a passage position where the cable end crosses the insertion portion in the axial direction of the cable. It is equipped with a pressing member that presses the end.
 本発明の係合構造によれば、ケーブルをケーシング内の接続対象に組み付ける際に、ケーシングを開放する必要がなく、ケーブルエンドをケーブルの軸方向に移動させて、ケーブルエンドを接続対象の係合部に到達させることが容易となる。 According to the engagement structure of the present invention, when assembling the cable to the connection target in the casing, it is not necessary to open the casing, the cable end is moved in the axial direction of the cable, and the cable end is engaged with the connection target. It becomes easy to reach the part.
本発明の第1実施形態の係合構造が設けられた駆動装置の初期状態を示す上面図である。It is a top view which shows the initial state of the drive device provided with the engaging structure of 1st Embodiment of this invention. 図1のA-A線に沿って、スライダ、押圧部材、ケーシングを切断した部分断面図である。It is a partial cross-sectional view which cut the slider, the pressing member, and the casing along the line AA of FIG. 図2に示される状態から駆動部が駆動されてスライダが移動した状態を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the state which the drive part was driven and the slider moved from the state shown in FIG. 図2のB-B線に沿ってスライダおよびケーシングが切断された部分断面図である。FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view in which the slider and the casing are cut along the line BB of FIG. 図1の駆動装置に用いられるスライダの斜視図である。It is a perspective view of the slider used for the drive device of FIG. 図1の駆動装置のケーシングに設けられた案内部および挿入開口部を示す斜視図である。It is a perspective view which shows the guide part and the insertion opening provided in the casing of the drive device of FIG. 図1の駆動装置のケーシングの挿入開口部を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the insertion opening of the casing of the drive device of FIG. ケーブルが挿通された押圧部材の斜視図である。It is a perspective view of the pressing member through which a cable is inserted. 押圧部材の上面図である。It is a top view of the pressing member. 図9のC-C線断面図である。9 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG. ケーシングの挿入開口部からケーブルエンドがわずかに挿入された状態を示す概略図である。It is a schematic diagram which shows the state which the cable end is slightly inserted from the insertion opening of a casing. 図11に示される状態からさらにケーブルエンドが軸方向に移動して、ケーブルエンドが案内部の傾斜面に接触した状態を示す概略図である。FIG. 11 is a schematic view showing a state in which the cable end further moves in the axial direction from the state shown in FIG. 11 and the cable end comes into contact with the inclined surface of the guide portion. 図12に示される状態からさらにケーブルエンドが軸方向に移動して、ケーブルエンドが通過位置である通過開口部内に位置した状態を示す概略図である。FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing a state in which the cable end is further moved in the axial direction from the state shown in FIG. 12 and the cable end is located in the passage opening which is the passage position. 図13に示される状態から、押圧部材が挿入開口部に挿入されて、ケーブルエンドの後端に当接した状態を示す概略図である。It is a schematic diagram which shows the state which the pressing member was inserted into the insertion opening from the state shown in FIG. 13 and was in contact with the rear end of a cable end. 図14に示される状態から、押圧部材によってケーブルエンドの後端が押圧され、ケーブルエンドの先端によってコイルバネが押圧された状態を示す概略図である。FIG. 14 is a schematic view showing a state in which the rear end of the cable end is pressed by the pressing member and the coil spring is pressed by the tip of the cable end from the state shown in FIG. 図15に示される状態から、押圧部材によってケーブルエンドの後端がさらに押圧され、ケーブルエンドの後端の一部が係合部に係合された状態を示す概略図である。FIG. 15 is a schematic view showing a state in which the rear end of the cable end is further pressed by the pressing member from the state shown in FIG. 15 and a part of the rear end of the cable end is engaged with the engaging portion. 本発明の第2実施形態の係合構造において、押圧部材によってケーブル本体が仮保持されて、ケーシングに挿入される状態を示す概略図である。It is a schematic diagram which shows the state which the cable main body is temporarily held by the pressing member, and is inserted into a casing in the engagement structure of 2nd Embodiment of this invention. 図17におけるE-E線断面図である。FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line EE in FIG. 図17に示される状態から、ケーブルエンドがケーシング内に挿入され、ケーブルエンドが接触部に接触した状態を示す概略図である。From the state shown in FIG. 17, the cable end is inserted into the casing, and the cable end is in contact with the contact portion. 図19に示される状態から、ケーブルエンドの後端が押圧部材によって押圧されることにより、ケーブル本体が仮保持部から外れて、ケーブルエンドが係合部に係合した状態を示す概略図である。From the state shown in FIG. 19, it is a schematic view showing a state in which the rear end of the cable end is pressed by the pressing member, the cable body is disengaged from the temporary holding portion, and the cable end is engaged with the engaging portion. ..
 以下、図面を参照し、本発明の一実施形態の係合構造を説明する。なお、以下に示す実施形態はあくまで一例であり、本発明の係合構造は、以下の実施形態に限定されるものではない。 Hereinafter, the engagement structure of one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The embodiments shown below are merely examples, and the engagement structure of the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments.
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 図1に示されるように、本実施形態の係合構造1は、ケーブルエンド2aおよびケーブル本体2cを有するケーブル2と、ケーブル2が接続される接続対象3と、接続対象3が設けられるケーシング4とを備えている。
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As shown in FIG. 1, the engagement structure 1 of the present embodiment includes a cable 2 having a cable end 2a and a cable body 2c, a connection target 3 to which the cable 2 is connected, and a casing 4 to which the connection target 3 is provided. And have.
 係合構造1は、ケーブル2と、ケーシング4に設けられた接続対象3とを接続する構造である。具体的には、係合構造1は、後述するように、ケーブルエンド2aをケーブル2の軸X(図1参照)方向に移動させることにより、ケーブルエンド2aをケーシング4内の接続対象3に接続する構造である。本実施形態では、ケーブル2と接続対象3とが接続されることにより、ケーブル2と接続対象3との間で、操作力の伝達が可能となる。係合構造1の用途および構造は、ケーブル2と、ケーシング4に設けられた接続対象3とを接続する用途および構造であれば、特に限定されない。本実施形態では、係合構造1は、接続対象3の動作によってケーブル2を操作する駆動装置Dに適用されている。以下、係合構造1が設けられた駆動装置Dを例にあげて、本発明の係合構造を説明する。しかし、係合構造および係合構造が設けられた駆動装置の構造は、以下の例に限定されるものではない。 The engagement structure 1 is a structure for connecting the cable 2 and the connection target 3 provided on the casing 4. Specifically, as will be described later, the engagement structure 1 connects the cable end 2a to the connection target 3 in the casing 4 by moving the cable end 2a in the direction of the axis X (see FIG. 1) of the cable 2. It is a structure to do. In the present embodiment, by connecting the cable 2 and the connection target 3, the operating force can be transmitted between the cable 2 and the connection target 3. The use and structure of the engagement structure 1 is not particularly limited as long as it is a use and structure for connecting the cable 2 and the connection target 3 provided on the casing 4. In the present embodiment, the engagement structure 1 is applied to the drive device D that operates the cable 2 by the operation of the connection target 3. Hereinafter, the engagement structure of the present invention will be described by taking the drive device D provided with the engagement structure 1 as an example. However, the structure of the engagement structure and the drive device provided with the engagement structure is not limited to the following examples.
 係合構造1を含む駆動装置Dは、本実施形態では、図1に示されるように、ケーブル2と、ケーブル2が接続され、ケーシング4内でケーブル2の軸X方向に移動可能なスライダである接続対象3(以下、スライダ3とも呼ぶ)と、接続対象であるスライダ3を駆動する駆動部5とを備えている。本実施形態では、駆動装置Dは、スライダ3を所定の移動方向に付勢する付勢部材6を備えている。 In the present embodiment, the drive device D including the engagement structure 1 is a slider to which the cable 2 and the cable 2 are connected and movable in the casing 4 in the axis X direction of the cable 2, as shown in FIG. It includes a certain connection target 3 (hereinafter, also referred to as a slider 3) and a drive unit 5 for driving the slider 3 to be connected. In the present embodiment, the drive device D includes an urging member 6 that urges the slider 3 in a predetermined moving direction.
 なお、本明細書において、ケーブル2の軸Xは、ケーシング4に設けられた接続対象3にケーブル2が接続された状態(図1および図2に示される状態)での、ケーブルエンド2aの近傍のケーブル2(例えば、ケーシング4内に延びる部分)の軸をいい、軸X方向はその軸Xが延びる方向をいう。また、本明細書において、接続対象(スライダ)3が移動する方向を移動方向D1と呼ぶ。本実施形態では、移動方向D1は軸X方向と同方向となり、接続対象(スライダ)3の移動方向D1は軸X方向と言い替えることができ、軸X方向は接続対象(スライダ)3の移動方向D1と言い替えることができる。また、移動方向D1のうち、一方の移動方向を第1移動方向D11、他方の移動方向を第2移動方向D12という。本実施形態では、第1移動方向D11は、ケーブル2を接続対象3に取り付けるときにケーブル2を移動させる方向と一致する。また、本明細書において、移動方向D1に垂直な一の方向、特に、接続対象(スライダ)3が摺動するケーシング4の底面(摺動面)41a(図2参照)に対して垂直な方向を高さ方向D2と呼び、移動方向D1および高さ方向D2の両方に垂直な方向を幅方向D3(図4参照)と呼ぶ。なお、本明細書において、「垂直」という場合、基準となる方向、線、面などに完全に垂直な状態だけでなく、垂直に近い略垂直な状態も含む。 In the present specification, the axis X of the cable 2 is in the vicinity of the cable end 2a in a state where the cable 2 is connected to the connection target 3 provided in the casing 4 (the state shown in FIGS. 1 and 2). Refers to the axis of the cable 2 (for example, the portion extending in the casing 4), and the axis X direction means the direction in which the axis X extends. Further, in the present specification, the direction in which the connection target (slider) 3 moves is referred to as the movement direction D1. In the present embodiment, the moving direction D1 is the same as the axis X direction, the moving direction D1 of the connection target (slider) 3 can be paraphrased as the axis X direction, and the axis X direction is the moving direction of the connection target (slider) 3. It can be paraphrased as D1. Further, of the moving directions D1, one moving direction is referred to as a first moving direction D11, and the other moving direction is referred to as a second moving direction D12. In the present embodiment, the first moving direction D11 coincides with the direction in which the cable 2 is moved when the cable 2 is attached to the connection target 3. Further, in the present specification, one direction perpendicular to the moving direction D1, in particular, a direction perpendicular to the bottom surface (sliding surface) 41a (see FIG. 2) of the casing 4 on which the connection target (slider) 3 slides. Is called the height direction D2, and the direction perpendicular to both the moving direction D1 and the height direction D2 is called the width direction D3 (see FIG. 4). In the present specification, the term "vertical" includes not only a state completely perpendicular to a reference direction, line, surface, etc., but also a substantially vertical state close to vertical.
 駆動装置Dは、駆動部5の駆動力によってスライダ3を移動方向D1に移動させて、スライダ3に接続されたケーブル2を移動させる。本実施形態では、駆動装置Dは、図1に示されるように、ケーブル2に接続された作動対象OPを作動させるように構成されている。より具体的には、後述するように、駆動部5の駆動力によってスライダ3が移動方向D1で一方の方向となる第1移動方向D11に移動して、ケーブル2が第1移動方向D11に引き操作された場合(図3参照)には、ケーブル2によって作動対象OPが操作される。一方、駆動部5の駆動力が解除されると、スライダ3は、付勢部材6の付勢力によって、第1移動方向D11と反対の方向となる第2移動方向D12に移動して、スライダ3が図1に示される初期位置に戻される。なお、本実施形態では、駆動装置Dは、単一のケーブル2のみを有しているが、駆動装置Dは、2本以上のケーブルを有していてもよい。 The drive device D moves the slider 3 in the moving direction D1 by the driving force of the drive unit 5, and moves the cable 2 connected to the slider 3. In the present embodiment, the drive device D is configured to operate the operation target OP connected to the cable 2 as shown in FIG. More specifically, as will be described later, the driving force of the driving unit 5 causes the slider 3 to move in the first moving direction D11, which is one direction in the moving direction D1, and the cable 2 is pulled in the first moving direction D11. When operated (see FIG. 3), the operation target OP is operated by the cable 2. On the other hand, when the driving force of the driving unit 5 is released, the slider 3 moves in the second moving direction D12, which is the direction opposite to the first moving direction D11, by the urging force of the urging member 6, and the slider 3 Is returned to the initial position shown in FIG. In the present embodiment, the drive device D has only a single cable 2, but the drive device D may have two or more cables.
 駆動装置Dの用途は、駆動部5の駆動力によってスライダ3を移動させて、スライダ3に接続されたケーブル2を移動させることができれば、特に限定されない。具体的には、駆動装置Dは、例えば、作動対象OPが車両のシートのリクライニング機構のロック装置や、フューエルリッドのロック装置である場合など、ロック装置のロックを解除するロック解除用の駆動装置とすることができる。 The application of the drive device D is not particularly limited as long as the slider 3 can be moved by the driving force of the drive unit 5 to move the cable 2 connected to the slider 3. Specifically, the drive device D is a drive device for unlocking that unlocks the lock device, for example, when the operation target OP is a lock device for a reclining mechanism of a vehicle seat or a lock device for a fuel lid. can do.
 ケーブル2は、接続対象3に接続される。ケーブル2は、接続対象3によって操作される従動ケーブルであってもよいし、ケーブル2の操作によって、接続対象3を操作する駆動ケーブルであってもよい。本実施形態では、ケーブル2は、接続対象であるスライダ3に接続され、スライダ3の移動によって操作される。ケーブル2は、本実施形態では、図1に示されるように、ケーブル2の一端側に設けられたケーブルエンド2aと、ケーブル2の他端側に設けられたケーブルエンド2bと、ケーブル本体2cとを有している。本実施形態では、ケーブル2のケーブルエンド2aはスライダ3に接続され、ケーブル2の他端側のケーブルエンド2bは作動対象OPに接続されている。なお、ケーブル2が接続対象3を操作する駆動ケーブルである場合、ケーブルエンド2bは、接続対象3を操作するためにケーブル2を操作する操作部(図示せず)に接続される。 Cable 2 is connected to connection target 3. The cable 2 may be a driven cable operated by the connection target 3, or may be a drive cable that operates the connection target 3 by operating the cable 2. In the present embodiment, the cable 2 is connected to the slider 3 to be connected and is operated by moving the slider 3. In the present embodiment, the cable 2 includes a cable end 2a provided on one end side of the cable 2, a cable end 2b provided on the other end side of the cable 2, and a cable body 2c, as shown in FIG. have. In the present embodiment, the cable end 2a of the cable 2 is connected to the slider 3, and the cable end 2b on the other end side of the cable 2 is connected to the operation target OP. When the cable 2 is a drive cable that operates the connection target 3, the cable end 2b is connected to an operation unit (not shown) that operates the cable 2 in order to operate the connection target 3.
 ケーブル2は、本実施形態では、コントロールケーブルのインナーケーブルであり、図1に示されるように、コントロールケーブルのアウターケーシングOCに挿通されている。ケーブル2は、アウターケーシングOCによって、車体等の取付対象において、所定の配索経路で配索される。本実施形態では、後述する押圧部材7がアウターケーシングOCの端部に設けられ、アウターケーシングOCは、押圧部材7を介してケーシング4に取り付けられている。ケーブル2のケーブル本体2cは、アウターケーシングOCおよび押圧部材7に挿通されて、ケーシング4の外側からケーシング4の内側へと導入されている。 In the present embodiment, the cable 2 is an inner cable of the control cable, and is inserted into the outer casing OC of the control cable as shown in FIG. The cable 2 is routed by the outer casing OC in a predetermined routing route in a mounting target such as a vehicle body. In the present embodiment, the pressing member 7 described later is provided at the end of the outer casing OC, and the outer casing OC is attached to the casing 4 via the pressing member 7. The cable body 2c of the cable 2 is inserted into the outer casing OC and the pressing member 7 and introduced from the outside of the casing 4 to the inside of the casing 4.
 ケーブルエンド2aは、接続対象3に係合して接続される。具体的には、ケーブルエンド2aは、図2に示されるように、ケーブルエンド2aの後端Rが接続対象3に係合するように構成されている。ケーブルエンド2aの形状および構造は、接続対象3に係合して接続可能であれば特に限定されない。本実施形態では、ケーブルエンド2aの後端Rは、図2に示されるように、ケーブル2の軸Xに垂直な平坦面によって構成されている。ケーブルエンド2aの先端Tは、本実施形態では、図8に示されるように、先細となるように構成されている。なお、ケーブルエンド2bは、ケーブルエンド2aと同様の形状および構造を有していてもよいし、異なる形状および構造を有していてもよい。 The cable end 2a is engaged with and connected to the connection target 3. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the cable end 2a is configured such that the rear end R of the cable end 2a engages with the connection target 3. The shape and structure of the cable end 2a are not particularly limited as long as they can be connected by engaging with the connection target 3. In this embodiment, the rear end R of the cable end 2a is configured by a flat surface perpendicular to the axis X of the cable 2, as shown in FIG. In the present embodiment, the tip T of the cable end 2a is configured to be tapered as shown in FIG. The cable end 2b may have the same shape and structure as the cable end 2a, or may have a different shape and structure.
 ケーシング4は、接続対象3が設けられる容器である。ケーシング4は、本実施形態では、図1に示されるように、接続対象であるスライダ3の他、駆動装置Dの構成部品の一部を収容する。具体的には、ケーシング4は、図1に示されるように、駆動部5、スライダ3および付勢部材6を収容している。ケーシング4は、本実施形態では、図1に示されるように、接続対象であるスライダ3を摺動可能に収容する接続対象収容部41(以下、スライダ収容部41と呼ぶ)と、駆動部5を収容する駆動部収容部42とを備えている。また、ケーシング4は、軸X方向でスライダ収容部41の一方側(第2移動方向D12側)に、ケーブル2をケーシング4の内部へと導入するケーブル導入部43を備えている。また、本実施形態では、ケーシング4は、軸X方向でケーブル導入部43とスライダ収容部41との間に、後述するように、ケーブルエンド2aを所定の方向に案内する案内部44を有している。なお、本実施形態では、ケーシング4は、互いに対して開閉可能な第1ケーシング部材4Aと第2ケーシング部材4B(図2等参照)とを有しており、第1ケーシング部材4Aに対して第2ケーシング部材4Bを閉鎖することによって、各部材を内部に収容するように構成されている。しかし、ケーシング4の全体形状や構造は特に限定されない。 The casing 4 is a container provided with the connection target 3. In the present embodiment, the casing 4 accommodates a part of the components of the drive device D in addition to the slider 3 to be connected, as shown in FIG. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, the casing 4 houses the drive unit 5, the slider 3, and the urging member 6. In the present embodiment, the casing 4 has, as shown in FIG. 1, a connection target accommodating portion 41 (hereinafter, referred to as a slider accommodating portion 41) that slidably accommodates the slider 3 to be connected, and a drive unit 5. It is provided with a drive unit accommodating portion 42 for accommodating the above. Further, the casing 4 includes a cable introducing portion 43 for introducing the cable 2 into the casing 4 on one side (second moving direction D12 side) of the slider accommodating portion 41 in the axis X direction. Further, in the present embodiment, the casing 4 has a guide portion 44 for guiding the cable end 2a in a predetermined direction between the cable introduction portion 43 and the slider accommodating portion 41 in the axis X direction, as will be described later. ing. In the present embodiment, the casing 4 has a first casing member 4A and a second casing member 4B (see FIG. 2 and the like) that can be opened and closed with respect to each other. 2 By closing the casing member 4B, each member is accommodated inside. However, the overall shape and structure of the casing 4 are not particularly limited.
 本実施形態では、ケーシング4は、図2および図3に示されるように、スライダ3が摺動する摺動面41aを有している。また、ケーシング4(スライダ収容部41)は、図4に示されるように、摺動面41aに対して略垂直かつスライダ3の移動方向D1に沿って延びる一対の案内壁41c、41dを備えている。本実施形態では、摺動面41aおよび一対の案内壁41c、41dは、スライダ収容部41に設けられている。スライダ収容部41は、スライダ3が移動方向D1に所定のストロークで摺動可能となる内部空間を有している。本実施形態では、スライダ収容部41の内部空間は、略直方体状の空間であり、スライダ4の摺動面41aとなる底面(以下、底面41aとも呼ぶ)と、底面41aに対向する上面41b(図2参照)と、スライダ3の幅方向D3で両側に設けられた、一対の案内壁41c、41dとなる側壁(図4参照。以下、側壁41c、41dとも呼ぶ)と、スライダ3の移動方向D1で両側に設けられた端壁41e、41f(図1参照)によって画定されている。本実施形態では、底面41aは平坦面として形成されているが、底面41aはスライダ3が摺動可能であれば、平坦面である必要はない。また、側壁41c、41dは、幅方向D3でスライダ3の幅に対応した幅で離間している。これにより、側壁41c、41dは、スライダ3を移動方向D1に沿って安定して移動させるガイド部として機能する。なお、本実施形態では、摺動面は、ケーシング4の底面41a以外に、側壁41c、41dから段差状に設けられた摺動面41gを有しており、後述する摺動部34が摺動可能となっている。 In this embodiment, the casing 4 has a sliding surface 41a on which the slider 3 slides, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the casing 4 (slider accommodating portion 41) includes a pair of guide walls 41c and 41d that are substantially perpendicular to the sliding surface 41a and extend along the moving direction D1 of the slider 3. There is. In the present embodiment, the sliding surface 41a and the pair of guide walls 41c and 41d are provided in the slider accommodating portion 41. The slider accommodating portion 41 has an internal space in which the slider 3 can slide in the moving direction D1 with a predetermined stroke. In the present embodiment, the internal space of the slider accommodating portion 41 is a substantially rectangular parallelepiped space, and the bottom surface (hereinafter, also referred to as the bottom surface 41a) serving as the sliding surface 41a of the slider 4 and the top surface 41b facing the bottom surface 41a (hereinafter, also referred to as the bottom surface 41a). (See FIG. 2), a pair of guide walls 41c and 41d provided on both sides in the width direction D3 of the slider 3 (see FIG. 4, hereinafter also referred to as side walls 41c and 41d), and a moving direction of the slider 3. It is defined by end walls 41e and 41f (see FIG. 1) provided on both sides of D1. In the present embodiment, the bottom surface 41a is formed as a flat surface, but the bottom surface 41a does not have to be a flat surface as long as the slider 3 is slidable. Further, the side walls 41c and 41d are separated by a width corresponding to the width of the slider 3 in the width direction D3. As a result, the side walls 41c and 41d function as guide portions for stably moving the slider 3 along the moving direction D1. In the present embodiment, the sliding surface has a sliding surface 41g provided in a stepped shape from the side walls 41c and 41d in addition to the bottom surface 41a of the casing 4, and the sliding portion 34 described later slides. It is possible.
 ケーブル導入部43は、ケーブル2のケーブルエンド2aをスライダ3に接続できるように、ケーブル2をケーシング4の外部からケーシング4の内部へと導入する部位である。具体的には、ケーブル導入部43は、図1に示されるように、軸X方向でケーシング4の一方側(第2移動方向D12側)に設けられている。ケーブル導入部43は、ケーシング4の外部と内部とを連通させる挿入開口部431(図6および図7参照)を有している。 The cable introduction portion 43 is a portion for introducing the cable 2 from the outside of the casing 4 to the inside of the casing 4 so that the cable end 2a of the cable 2 can be connected to the slider 3. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, the cable introduction portion 43 is provided on one side (second moving direction D12 side) of the casing 4 in the axis X direction. The cable introduction portion 43 has an insertion opening 431 (see FIGS. 6 and 7) for communicating the outside and the inside of the casing 4.
 挿入開口部431は、ケーブル2のケーブルエンド2aをスライダ3に接続できるように、ケーブル2をケーシング4の外部からケーシング4の内部へと挿入可能な開口である。挿入開口部431は、図6および図7に示されるように、ケーシング4の軸X方向の一端(第2移動方向D12側)に設けられたケーシング4の側壁43aに設けられている。挿入開口部431は、本実施形態では、後述する押圧部材7が挿入されるように構成されている。具体的には、挿入開口部431は、後述する押圧部材7の筒状部71(図8参照)をケーシング4の外部から挿入可能である。挿入開口部431の形状および構造は、ケーブル2をケーシング4の外部からケーシング4の内部へと挿入可能であれば、特に限定されないが、本実施形態では、後述するように、鍵型構造(図6および図7参照)を有している。 The insertion opening 431 is an opening in which the cable 2 can be inserted from the outside of the casing 4 into the inside of the casing 4 so that the cable end 2a of the cable 2 can be connected to the slider 3. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the insertion opening 431 is provided on the side wall 43a of the casing 4 provided at one end (second moving direction D12 side) of the casing 4 in the axis X direction. In the present embodiment, the insertion opening 431 is configured to insert the pressing member 7, which will be described later. Specifically, the insertion opening 431 can insert the tubular portion 71 (see FIG. 8) of the pressing member 7, which will be described later, from the outside of the casing 4. The shape and structure of the insertion opening 431 are not particularly limited as long as the cable 2 can be inserted from the outside of the casing 4 into the inside of the casing 4, but in the present embodiment, as will be described later, a key-type structure (FIG. 6 and FIG. 7).
 駆動部収容部42は、図1に示されるように、駆動部5を収容する。具体的には、駆動部収容部42は、スライダ収容部41に幅方向D3で隣接した位置に設けられ、スライダ収容部41と連通している。本実施形態では、駆動部収容部42は、後述するように、駆動部5のモータ51と複数の伝動部材52a、52b、52c、52dを収容できるように構成されている。 The drive unit accommodating unit 42 accommodates the drive unit 5 as shown in FIG. Specifically, the drive unit accommodating unit 42 is provided at a position adjacent to the slider accommodating unit 41 in the width direction D3 and communicates with the slider accommodating unit 41. In the present embodiment, as will be described later, the drive unit accommodating unit 42 is configured to accommodate the motor 51 of the drive unit 5 and a plurality of transmission members 52a, 52b, 52c, 52d.
 駆動部5は、スライダ3を移動させる駆動力を発生させる。本実施形態では、駆動部5は、図1に示されるように、モータ51と、1または複数の伝動部材52a、52b、52c、52dとを有している。モータ51は、モータ51の回転力によって、伝動部材52a、52b、52c、52dを介して、スライダ3を移動方向D1に移動させる。伝動部材52a、52b、52c、52dは、本実施形態では、モータ51により生じる回転力をスライダ3へ向かって伝達可能に構成されたギヤである。具体的には、駆動部5は、図1に示されるように、後述するようにラック部(動力伝達部)35を有するスライダ3と係合するピニオンギヤPを有しており、駆動部5の駆動力をスライダ3に伝達する。より具体的には、モータ51の出力軸および各伝動部材52a、52b、52c、52dは、幅方向D3に延びる回転軸を中心に回転するように構成されており、伝動部材52dのピニオンギヤPがスライダ3のラック部35に係合して、スライダ3を移動させるように構成されている。なお、駆動部5の構造は、スライダ3を移動させる駆動力を発生させることができれば、図示する構造に限定されない。例えば、本実施形態では、駆動部5はスライダ3に回転駆動力を伝達するように構成されているが、駆動部5はスライダ3に直線駆動力を伝達するように構成されていてもよい。 The drive unit 5 generates a driving force for moving the slider 3. In this embodiment, the drive unit 5 has a motor 51 and one or more transmission members 52a, 52b, 52c, 52d, as shown in FIG. The motor 51 moves the slider 3 in the moving direction D1 via the transmission members 52a, 52b, 52c, and 52d by the rotational force of the motor 51. In the present embodiment, the transmission members 52a, 52b, 52c, and 52d are gears configured to be able to transmit the rotational force generated by the motor 51 toward the slider 3. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, the drive unit 5 has a pinion gear P that engages with a slider 3 having a rack unit (power transmission unit) 35 as described later, and the drive unit 5 has a pinion gear P. The driving force is transmitted to the slider 3. More specifically, the output shaft of the motor 51 and the transmission members 52a, 52b, 52c, 52d are configured to rotate about a rotation shaft extending in the width direction D3, and the pinion gear P of the transmission member 52d is configured. It is configured to engage with the rack portion 35 of the slider 3 to move the slider 3. The structure of the drive unit 5 is not limited to the structure shown in the figure as long as it can generate a driving force for moving the slider 3. For example, in the present embodiment, the drive unit 5 is configured to transmit the rotational driving force to the slider 3, but the drive unit 5 may be configured to transmit the linear driving force to the slider 3.
 接続対象3は、ケーシング4内に設けられたケーブル2が接続される対象である。接続対象3は、図1および図2に示されるように、ケーブルエンド2aに隣接するケーブル本体2cのケーブル部分(以下、単にケーブル本体2cと呼ぶ)がケーブル2の軸X方向で挿通可能な挿通部31と、ケーブルエンド2aの後端Rと対向して、ケーブルエンド2aの後端Rとケーブル2の軸X方向に係合する係合部32とを備えている。 The connection target 3 is a target to which the cable 2 provided in the casing 4 is connected. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the connection target 3 is inserted so that the cable portion of the cable body 2c adjacent to the cable end 2a (hereinafter, simply referred to as the cable body 2c) can be inserted in the axis X direction of the cable 2. A portion 31 is provided with an engaging portion 32 that faces the rear end R of the cable end 2a and engages the rear end R of the cable end 2a in the axis X direction of the cable 2.
 接続対象3の構造は、ケーブル2を接続可能であり、挿通部31および係合部32を有していれば特に限定されない。本実施形態では、接続対象3は、上述したように、ケーシング4内でケーブル2の軸X方向に移動可能なスライダである。 The structure of the connection target 3 is not particularly limited as long as the cable 2 can be connected and the insertion portion 31 and the engagement portion 32 are included. In the present embodiment, as described above, the connection target 3 is a slider that can move in the casing 4 in the axis X direction of the cable 2.
 本実施形態では、接続対象であるスライダ3は、駆動部5の駆動力によって移動方向D1(第1移動方向D11)に移動可能であり、スライダ3に連結されたケーブル2を操作する。本実施形態では、スライダ3は、図1および図2に示されるように、付勢部材(コイルバネ)6の一部を収容する、移動方向D1に沿って延びる付勢部材収容部33を備えている。また、本実施形態では、スライダ3は、ケーシング4の摺動面41a、41gに沿って摺動する摺動部34(図2および図4参照)と、駆動部5と接続され、駆動部5の駆動力が伝達される動力伝達部35とを有している。より具体的には、スライダ3は、図1および図4に示されるように、一対の案内壁41c、41dに対向して延びる板状の一対の被案内面36a、36bと、一対の被案内面36a、36bを繋ぎ、ピニオンギヤPと係合する、動力伝達部であるラック部35とを有している。 In the present embodiment, the slider 3 to be connected can move in the moving direction D1 (first moving direction D11) by the driving force of the driving unit 5, and operates the cable 2 connected to the slider 3. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the slider 3 includes an urging member accommodating portion 33 extending along the moving direction D1 for accommodating a part of the urging member (coil spring) 6. There is. Further, in the present embodiment, the slider 3 is connected to the sliding portion 34 (see FIGS. 2 and 4) that slides along the sliding surfaces 41a and 41g of the casing 4 and the driving portion 5, and the driving portion 5 is connected. It has a power transmission unit 35 to which the driving force of the above is transmitted. More specifically, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the slider 3 has a pair of plate-shaped guided surfaces 36a and 36b extending facing the pair of guide walls 41c and 41d and a pair of guided surfaces. It has a rack portion 35 which is a power transmission portion that connects the surfaces 36a and 36b and engages with the pinion gear P.
 スライダ3の形状および構造は、駆動部5の駆動力によってスライダ3が移動方向D1に移動可能であり、スライダ3に連結されたケーブル2を操作することができれば、特に限定されない。本実施形態では、スライダ3は、図1、図2および図5に示されるように、移動方向D1に所定の長さを有し、移動方向D1に垂直な断面が略U字状(図4参照)となる形状を有している。より具体的には、スライダ3は、図4に示されるように、幅方向D3に離間し、被案内面36a、36bを有する一対の側壁W1、W2と、一対の側壁W1、W2を幅方向D3に繋ぎ、ラック部35を有する上壁W3とを有している。一対の側壁W1、W2は、互いに平行に移動方向D1に沿って延びている。図1に示されるように、スライダ3の移動方向D1の一端側(第2移動方向D12側)には係合部32が設けられている。係合部32に係合したケーブル2のケーブル本体2cは、図1および図2に示されるように、挿通部31に挿通されている。また、軸X方向でスライダ3の一端側(第2移動方向D12側)には、後述するように、ケーブルエンド2aが係合部32に係合する前に、挿通部31を軸X方向に通過する通過開口部37(図2および図5参照)を有している。図5に示されるように、通過開口部37は挿通部31と高さ方向D2で連通している。また、軸X方向でスライダ3の他端側(第1移動方向D11側)は、付勢部材6を移動方向D1でスライダ3の付勢部材収容部33に挿入できるように開口している。 The shape and structure of the slider 3 are not particularly limited as long as the slider 3 can be moved in the moving direction D1 by the driving force of the driving unit 5 and the cable 2 connected to the slider 3 can be operated. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 5, the slider 3 has a predetermined length in the moving direction D1 and has a substantially U-shaped cross section perpendicular to the moving direction D1 (FIG. 4). It has a shape that becomes (see). More specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, the slider 3 is separated in the width direction D3 and has a pair of side walls W1 and W2 having guided surfaces 36a and 36b and a pair of side walls W1 and W2 in the width direction. It is connected to D3 and has an upper wall W3 having a rack portion 35. The pair of side walls W1 and W2 extend in parallel with each other along the moving direction D1. As shown in FIG. 1, an engaging portion 32 is provided on one end side (second moving direction D12 side) of the moving direction D1 of the slider 3. The cable body 2c of the cable 2 engaged with the engaging portion 32 is inserted into the insertion portion 31 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. Further, as will be described later, on one end side (second moving direction D12 side) of the slider 3 in the axis X direction, the insertion portion 31 is placed in the axis X direction before the cable end 2a engages with the engaging portion 32. It has a passage opening 37 (see FIGS. 2 and 5) through which it passes. As shown in FIG. 5, the passing opening 37 communicates with the insertion portion 31 in the height direction D2. Further, the other end side (first moving direction D11 side) of the slider 3 in the axis X direction is opened so that the urging member 6 can be inserted into the urging member accommodating portion 33 of the slider 3 in the moving direction D1.
 挿通部31は、ケーブルエンド2aが係合部32に係合しているときに(図1および図2参照)、ケーブルエンド2aに隣接するケーブル本体2cがケーブル2の軸X方向で挿通可能な部分である。本実施形態では、挿通部31は、図1および図2に示されるように、軸X方向で接続対象であるスライダ3の一端(第2移動方向D12側)に設けられた壁部W4に形成されている。挿通部31は、ケーブル本体2cが挿通可能な大きさに形成されていればよい。本実施形態では、挿通部31は、ケーブル本体2cの外径よりもわずかに大きく、ケーブルエンド2aは入ることができない幅を有する、高さ方向D2に延びるスリットとして示されている。 When the cable end 2a is engaged with the engaging portion 32 (see FIGS. 1 and 2), the insertion portion 31 allows the cable body 2c adjacent to the cable end 2a to be inserted in the axis X direction of the cable 2. It is a part. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the insertion portion 31 is formed on the wall portion W4 provided at one end (second moving direction D12 side) of the slider 3 to be connected in the axis X direction. Has been done. The insertion portion 31 may be formed in a size that allows the cable body 2c to be inserted. In the present embodiment, the insertion portion 31 is shown as a slit extending in the height direction D2, which is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the cable body 2c and has a width that the cable end 2a cannot enter.
 本実施形態では、接続対象であるスライダ3は、図3および図5に示されるように、ケーブル本体2cが挿通部31を通り、ケーブルエンド2aが係合部32に係合された状態となる前に、ケーブルエンド2aが挿通部31を軸X方向で通過する通過位置に、通過開口部37を有している。本実施形態では、通過開口部37は、図2および図5に示されるように、軸X方向でスライダ3の一端(第2移動方向D12側)に設けられた壁部W4に形成されている。なお、「通過位置」は、ケーブルエンド2aが接続対象3の係合部32に係合された状態となる前に、ケーブルエンド2aが挿通部31をケーブル2の軸X方向で越えて通過する位置である。通過位置は、挿通部31をケーブル2の軸X方向で越えて通過する位置であれば特に限定されない。本実施形態では、通過位置は、挿通部31に対して軸X方向に垂直な方向にずれた位置であり、より具体的には、挿通部31に対して高さ方向D2で上側の通過開口部37が形成された位置である。 In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the slider 3 to be connected is in a state where the cable body 2c passes through the insertion portion 31 and the cable end 2a is engaged with the engaging portion 32. Previously, the cable end 2a has a passage opening 37 at a passage position where the cable end 2a passes through the insertion portion 31 in the axis X direction. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, the passage opening 37 is formed in a wall portion W4 provided at one end (second moving direction D12 side) of the slider 3 in the axis X direction. .. In the "passing position", the cable end 2a passes through the insertion portion 31 in the axis X direction of the cable 2 before the cable end 2a is engaged with the engaging portion 32 of the connection target 3. The position. The passing position is not particularly limited as long as it passes over the insertion portion 31 in the axis X direction of the cable 2. In the present embodiment, the passing position is a position shifted in the direction perpendicular to the axis X direction with respect to the insertion portion 31, and more specifically, the passing opening on the upper side in the height direction D2 with respect to the insertion portion 31. This is the position where the portion 37 is formed.
 本実施形態では、通過開口部37は、通過位置において、ケーブルエンド2aが軸X方向に通過できる大きさに形成されている。通過開口部37は、ケーブルエンド2aが通過開口部37を通過した後、ケーブル本体2cが挿通部31に入ることができるように、挿通部31と連通している。なお、通過開口部37は、本実施形態では略矩形状であるが、通過開口部37の形状は、ケーブルエンド2aが通過できるように構成されていれば、特に限定されない。 In the present embodiment, the passage opening 37 is formed to have a size that allows the cable end 2a to pass in the axis X direction at the passage position. The passage opening 37 communicates with the insertion portion 31 so that the cable body 2c can enter the insertion portion 31 after the cable end 2a has passed through the passage opening 37. Although the passing opening 37 has a substantially rectangular shape in the present embodiment, the shape of the passing opening 37 is not particularly limited as long as it is configured so that the cable end 2a can pass through.
 係合部32は、ケーブルエンド2aの後端Rと対向して、ケーブルエンド2aの後端Rがケーブル2の軸X方向に係合する部位である。係合部32とケーブルエンド2aの後端Rとが係合することにより、ケーブル2とスライダ3との間で、操作力の伝達が可能となる。係合部32の形状および構造は、ケーブルエンド2aの後端Rがケーブル2の軸X方向に係合することができれば、特に限定されない。また、係合部32が設けられる位置は特に限定されないが、本実施形態では、係合部32は、図1および図2に示されるように、軸X方向でスライダ3の一端(第2移動方向D12側)に、軸Xに対して垂直に延びる壁部W4に設けられている。 The engaging portion 32 is a portion facing the rear end R of the cable end 2a and the rear end R of the cable end 2a engaging in the axis X direction of the cable 2. By engaging the engaging portion 32 with the rear end R of the cable end 2a, the operating force can be transmitted between the cable 2 and the slider 3. The shape and structure of the engaging portion 32 are not particularly limited as long as the rear end R of the cable end 2a can be engaged in the axis X direction of the cable 2. Further, the position where the engaging portion 32 is provided is not particularly limited, but in the present embodiment, the engaging portion 32 is one end (second movement) of the slider 3 in the axis X direction as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. (Direction D12 side) is provided on the wall portion W4 extending perpendicular to the axis X.
 動力伝達部35は、駆動部5の駆動力をスライダ3に伝達可能に構成された部位である。本実施形態では、駆動部5の回転運動がスライダ3の動力伝達部(ラック部)35に伝達されて、スライダ3の直線運動に変換されている。しかし、駆動部5が直線運動をするように構成されて、駆動部5の直線運動が動力伝達部に伝達されて、スライダ3が直線運動をするように構成されていてもよい。本実施形態では、動力伝達部35は、図1および図2に示されるように、駆動部5の伝動部材52dのピニオンギヤPが係合するラック部(以下、ラック部35と呼ぶ)である。具体的には、ラック部35は、スライダ3のうち、高さ方向D2で、摺動面41aと対向する摺動部34とは反対側となる面に設けられている。ラック部35は、高さ方向D2に凹凸を形成する歯と溝とが、移動方向D1に交互に形成された歯列を有している。伝動部材52dのピニオンギヤPが回転することにより、ピニオンギヤPの歯とラック部35の歯列とが噛み合って、スライダ3が移動方向D1に移動する。なお、動力伝達部は、必ずしもラック部である必要はなく、駆動部5の構造に応じて変更可能である。 The power transmission unit 35 is a portion configured to be able to transmit the driving force of the driving unit 5 to the slider 3. In the present embodiment, the rotational motion of the drive unit 5 is transmitted to the power transmission unit (rack unit) 35 of the slider 3 and converted into a linear motion of the slider 3. However, the drive unit 5 may be configured to make a linear motion, the linear motion of the drive unit 5 may be transmitted to the power transmission unit, and the slider 3 may be configured to make a linear motion. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the power transmission unit 35 is a rack unit (hereinafter referred to as a rack unit 35) with which the pinion gear P of the transmission member 52d of the drive unit 5 is engaged. Specifically, the rack portion 35 is provided on a surface of the slider 3 that is opposite to the sliding portion 34 facing the sliding surface 41a in the height direction D2. The rack portion 35 has a dentition in which teeth and grooves forming irregularities in the height direction D2 are alternately formed in the moving direction D1. As the pinion gear P of the transmission member 52d rotates, the teeth of the pinion gear P and the dentition of the rack portion 35 mesh with each other, and the slider 3 moves in the moving direction D1. The power transmission unit does not necessarily have to be a rack unit, and can be changed according to the structure of the drive unit 5.
 被案内面36a、36bは、図4に示されるように、一対の案内壁41c、41dに対向して延びている。被案内面36a、36bは、ケーシング4内で一対の案内壁41c、41dに案内されて、スライダ3をケーシング4内で安定して移動させる。一対の被案内面36a、36bおよび一対の案内壁41c、41dの形状および構造は、スライダ3をケーシング4内で安定して移動方向D1に移動させることができれば、特に限定されない。本実施形態では、被案内面36a、36bは、スライダ3の幅方向D3に互いに平行かつ対向して設けられている。一対の被案内面36a、36bは、本実施形態では、平坦面として形成された案内壁41c、41dに対してそれぞれ面接触する平坦面として形成されている。しかし、一対の被案内面は、例えば一対の案内壁が湾曲面である場合、その湾曲面に沿って移動方向D1に案内可能な湾曲面であってもよい。また、被案内面は、スライダ3が移動方向D1に安定して移動するようにガイドされていれば、案内壁41c、41dに設けられたガイド突起またはガイド溝に係合する、ガイド溝またはガイド突起などを有していてもよい。 As shown in FIG. 4, the guided surfaces 36a and 36b extend toward the pair of guide walls 41c and 41d. The guided surfaces 36a and 36b are guided by the pair of guide walls 41c and 41d in the casing 4 to stably move the slider 3 in the casing 4. The shape and structure of the pair of guided surfaces 36a and 36b and the pair of guide walls 41c and 41d are not particularly limited as long as the slider 3 can be stably moved in the casing 4 in the moving direction D1. In the present embodiment, the guided surfaces 36a and 36b are provided parallel to and facing each other in the width direction D3 of the slider 3. In the present embodiment, the pair of guided surfaces 36a and 36b are formed as flat surfaces that are in surface contact with the guide walls 41c and 41d formed as flat surfaces, respectively. However, the pair of guided surfaces may be curved surfaces that can be guided in the moving direction D1 along the curved surfaces, for example, when the pair of guide walls are curved surfaces. Further, if the guided surface is guided so that the slider 3 stably moves in the moving direction D1, the guide groove or the guide that engages with the guide protrusion or the guide groove provided on the guide walls 41c and 41d. It may have protrusions and the like.
 摺動部34は、スライダ4が移動方向D1に移動する際に、ケーシング4の摺動面41a、41gに対して摺動する。摺動部34は、スライダ3が移動方向D1に円滑に移動することができれば、平坦面であってもよいし、摺動面41a、41gに設けられたガイド突起やガイド溝に係合して移動方向D1に案内されるように構成されていてもよい。 The sliding portion 34 slides with respect to the sliding surfaces 41a and 41g of the casing 4 when the slider 4 moves in the moving direction D1. The sliding portion 34 may be a flat surface as long as the slider 3 can smoothly move in the moving direction D1, or may be engaged with the guide protrusions and guide grooves provided on the sliding surfaces 41a and 41g. It may be configured to be guided in the moving direction D1.
 付勢部材収容部33は、付勢部材(コイルバネ)6の一部を収容する内部空間を有する接続対象(スライダ)3の部位である。付勢部材収容部33は、本実施形態では、図1および図2に示されるように、スライダ3において移動方向D1に沿って延びている。付勢部材収容部33の形状は、移動方向D1に沿って延び、付勢部材6の一部を収容可能であれば、特に限定されない。本実施形態では、付勢部材収容部33は、図4に示されるように、側壁W1、W2および上壁W3によって内部空間が画定されている。付勢部材収容部33は、図1に示されるように、スライダ3の係合部32が設けられている端部とは反対側の端部から、係合部32が設けられた部位の近傍まで移動方向D1に延びている。 The urging member accommodating portion 33 is a portion of a connection target (slider) 3 having an internal space for accommodating a part of the urging member (coil spring) 6. In this embodiment, the urging member accommodating portion 33 extends along the moving direction D1 in the slider 3 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. The shape of the urging member accommodating portion 33 is not particularly limited as long as it extends along the moving direction D1 and can accommodate a part of the urging member 6. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the internal space of the urging member accommodating portion 33 is defined by the side walls W1, W2 and the upper wall W3. As shown in FIG. 1, the urging member accommodating portion 33 is located near the portion where the engaging portion 32 is provided from the end opposite to the end where the engaging portion 32 of the slider 3 is provided. Extends in the moving direction D1.
 本実施形態では、スライダ3は、付勢部材6によって、ケーブル2の軸X方向で、ケーブルエンド2aが挿通部31を越えるときの移動方向(本実施形態では、第1移動方向D11)とは反対方向(本実施形態では、第2移動方向D12)に付勢されている。付勢部材6は、ケーブル2の軸X方向で、ケーブルエンド2aがスライダ3への接続時に挿通部31を越えるときの移動方向とは反対方向に付勢するものであれば特に限定されない。本実施形態では、付勢部材6は、軸X方向(移動方向D1)に伸縮軸を有する圧縮コイルバネ(以下、付勢部材をコイルバネ6と呼ぶ)である。図1に示されるように、駆動装置Dの初期状態において、軸X方向でコイルバネ6の一部は、上述したように付勢部材収容部33に収容され、他の部位は軸X方向でスライダ3の外部に位置している。コイルバネ6の一端は、付勢部材収容部33に設けられたバネ座SSに支持され、コイルバネ6の他端は、ケーシング4の端壁41e側で、バネケースSCの端部に支持されている。スライダ3が第1移動方向D11に移動するときに、コイルバネ6は収縮し(図3参照)、スライダ3が第2移動方向D12に移動するときに、コイルバネ6は伸長する。なお、本実施形態では、コイルバネ6は、図1および図2に示されるように、円筒状のバネケースSCに収容されているが、バネケースSCを用いずにコイルバネ6が露出した状態で用いられてもよい。 In the present embodiment, the slider 3 has a moving direction (in the present embodiment, the first moving direction D11) when the cable end 2a exceeds the insertion portion 31 in the axis X direction of the cable 2 by the urging member 6. It is urged in the opposite direction (in this embodiment, the second moving direction D12). The urging member 6 is not particularly limited as long as it urges the cable 2 in the axis X direction and in the direction opposite to the moving direction when the cable end 2a crosses the insertion portion 31 when connected to the slider 3. In the present embodiment, the urging member 6 is a compression coil spring having a telescopic shaft in the axis X direction (moving direction D1) (hereinafter, the urging member is referred to as a coil spring 6). As shown in FIG. 1, in the initial state of the drive device D, a part of the coil spring 6 is housed in the urging member accommodating portion 33 in the axis X direction, and the other part is a slider in the axis X direction. It is located outside of 3. One end of the coil spring 6 is supported by a spring seat SS provided in the urging member accommodating portion 33, and the other end of the coil spring 6 is supported by the end portion of the spring case SC on the end wall 41e side of the casing 4. When the slider 3 moves in the first moving direction D11, the coil spring 6 contracts (see FIG. 3), and when the slider 3 moves in the second moving direction D12, the coil spring 6 expands. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the coil spring 6 is housed in a cylindrical spring case SC, but is used in a state where the coil spring 6 is exposed without using the spring case SC. May be good.
 係合構造1は、本実施形態では、ケーブルエンド2aを接続対象3に対してケーブル2の軸X方向に移動させて、ケーブルエンド2aが接続対象3の挿通部31をケーブル2の軸X方向で越えることにより、ケーブルエンド2aの後端Rと係合部32とが係合可能となるように構成されている。これにより、接続対象3が設けられたケーシング4を開放することなく、ケーブル2をケーシング4の外側から接続対象3の係合部32に係合させることができる。本実施形態では、ケーシング4の挿入開口部431からケーブル2を軸X方向に移動させることで、ケーシング4を開放することなくスライダ3の係合部32にケーブルエンド2aを係合させることができる(図11~図16参照)。これにより、例えば、スライダ3や駆動部5が収容されたケーシング4とケーブル2とを別々に搬送して、搬送先でケーシング4とケーブル2とを組み立てるようにすることができる。この場合、ケーブル2とケーシング4とを組み立てた状態の大きなケーブルアッシーの状態で搬送せずに済み、搬送効率が向上する。なお、係合構造1は、ケーシング4を開放することなくケーブル2を接続対象3に接続することが可能であればよく、ケーシング4を開放した状態でケーブル2を係合部32に係合しても構わない。 In the engagement structure 1, in the present embodiment, the cable end 2a is moved with respect to the connection target 3 in the axis X direction of the cable 2, and the cable end 2a moves the insertion portion 31 of the connection target 3 in the axis X direction of the cable 2. It is configured so that the rear end R of the cable end 2a and the engaging portion 32 can be engaged with each other. As a result, the cable 2 can be engaged with the engaging portion 32 of the connection target 3 from the outside of the casing 4 without opening the casing 4 provided with the connection target 3. In the present embodiment, by moving the cable 2 from the insertion opening 431 of the casing 4 in the axis X direction, the cable end 2a can be engaged with the engaging portion 32 of the slider 3 without opening the casing 4. (See FIGS. 11 to 16). Thereby, for example, the casing 4 in which the slider 3 and the drive unit 5 are housed and the cable 2 can be separately transported, and the casing 4 and the cable 2 can be assembled at the transport destination. In this case, it is not necessary to transport the cable 2 and the casing 4 in the state of a large cable assembly assembled, and the transport efficiency is improved. The engaging structure 1 may be such that the cable 2 can be connected to the connection target 3 without opening the casing 4, and the cable 2 is engaged with the engaging portion 32 with the casing 4 open. It doesn't matter.
 ケーブルエンド2aが挿通部31をケーブル2の軸X方向で越える際に、ケーブルエンド2aが移動する経路は特に限定されない。本実施形態では、図2および図6に示されるように、ケーシング4が案内部44を有し、案内部44によって、ケーブルエンド2aが挿通部31をケーブル2の軸X方向で越える際に、ケーブルエンド2aが係合部32と係合している係合状態のときのケーブル2の軸Xから離れる方向に、ケーブルエンド2aが案内される(図11~図13参照)。 When the cable end 2a crosses the insertion portion 31 in the axis X direction of the cable 2, the route to which the cable end 2a moves is not particularly limited. In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 6, when the casing 4 has a guide portion 44 and the guide portion 44 allows the cable end 2a to cross the insertion portion 31 in the axis X direction of the cable 2. The cable end 2a is guided in a direction away from the axis X of the cable 2 when the cable end 2a is engaged with the engaging portion 32 (see FIGS. 11 to 13).
 案内部44は、図11~図13に示されるように、ケーブル2を軸X方向に案内部44に向かって移動させたときに、ケーブルエンド2aが案内部44に当接した後、ケーブルエンド2aが係合状態のときのケーブル2の軸Xから離れる方向(軸Xに垂直な成分を含む方向)にケーブルエンド2aを案内する。これにより、ケーブル2を軸X方向に移動させることにより、挿通部31を乗り越えて、ケーブルエンド2aを係合部32に到達させて係合させることができる。したがって、例えば、ケーシング4を開放して、ケーブルエンド2aを高さ方向D2で係合部32の上方から下方へと(図2において、上から下へ)移動させて係合部32に係合させる必要がない。 As shown in FIGS. 11 to 13, the guide portion 44 has a cable end after the cable end 2a abuts on the guide portion 44 when the cable 2 is moved toward the guide portion 44 in the axis X direction. The cable end 2a is guided in a direction away from the axis X of the cable 2 when the 2a is in the engaged state (a direction including a component perpendicular to the axis X). As a result, by moving the cable 2 in the axis X direction, it is possible to get over the insertion portion 31 and bring the cable end 2a to the engaging portion 32 for engagement. Therefore, for example, the casing 4 is opened, and the cable end 2a is moved from above to below (from top to bottom in FIG. 2) of the engaging portion 32 in the height direction D2 to engage with the engaging portion 32. There is no need to let it.
 案内部44の形状および構造は、ケーブル2を軸X方向に移動させたときに、ケーブルエンド2aがケーブル2の軸Xから離れる方向にケーブルエンド2aを案内することができれば、特に限定されない。本実施形態では、案内部44は、図2、図6、図11等に示されるように、ケーブル2を取り付ける際にケーブル2を軸X方向に移動させる方向(第1移動方向D11)に進むにつれて、ケーシング4の底面41aからの高さ方向D2での高さが高くなるように構成された傾斜面44aを有している。案内部44の傾斜面44aは、係合状態のときのケーブル本体2cの高さ方向D2での位置(軸X)よりも、高さ方向D2で高くなる通過位置までケーブルエンド2aを案内するように構成されている。これにより、ケーブルエンド2aは、挿通部31を軸X方向に越える際に、挿通部31の位置に対してケーブル2の軸Xに垂直な方向(高さ方向D2で上側)へとシフトする(図11~図13参照)。その後、ケーブルエンド2aは通過開口部37を軸X方向に通って挿通部31の上側を通過した後、ケーブルエンド2aが高さ方向D2で下側へと移動して、ケーブルエンド2aが係合部32に係合し、ケーブル本体2cが挿通部31へと入る(図16および図2参照)。 The shape and structure of the guide portion 44 are not particularly limited as long as the cable end 2a can guide the cable end 2a in a direction away from the axis X of the cable 2 when the cable 2 is moved in the axis X direction. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 2, 6, 11, 11 and the like, the guide unit 44 advances in the direction of moving the cable 2 in the axis X direction (first moving direction D11) when the cable 2 is attached. Along with this, it has an inclined surface 44a configured so that the height in the height direction D2 from the bottom surface 41a of the casing 4 increases. The inclined surface 44a of the guide portion 44 guides the cable end 2a to a passing position higher in the height direction D2 than the position (axis X) in the height direction D2 of the cable body 2c in the engaged state. It is configured in. As a result, when the cable end 2a crosses the insertion portion 31 in the axis X direction, the cable end 2a shifts in the direction perpendicular to the axis X of the cable 2 (upper side in the height direction D2) with respect to the position of the insertion portion 31 (upper side in the height direction D2). 11 to 13). After that, the cable end 2a passes through the passage opening 37 in the axis X direction and passes above the insertion portion 31, and then the cable end 2a moves downward in the height direction D2, and the cable end 2a engages. Engages with the portion 32 and the cable body 2c enters the insertion portion 31 (see FIGS. 16 and 2).
 また、案内部44は、図1に示されるように、ケーブル2を取り付ける際にケーブル2を軸X方向に移動させる方向(第1移動方向D11)に進むにつれて、幅方向D3の間隔が狭くなるように設けられた一対の誘導壁部44b、44cを有している。一対の誘導壁部44b、44cは、ケーブル2の軸X方向(第1移動方向D11)に移動するケーブルエンド2aが、通過開口部37に向けて誘導されるように、幅方向D3の間隔が狭くなっている。具体的には、ケーブルエンド2aは、案内部44の傾斜面44aによって、高さ方向D2で通過開口部37に誘導され、一対の誘導壁部44b、44cによって、幅方向D3で通過開口部37に誘導される。これにより、ケーブルエンド2aが通過開口部37を通って、挿通部31を軸X方向で乗り越えることを確実にする。 Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the guide portion 44 advances in the direction of moving the cable 2 in the axis X direction (first moving direction D11) when the cable 2 is attached, and the interval in the width direction D3 becomes narrower. It has a pair of guide wall portions 44b and 44c provided as described above. The pair of guide wall portions 44b, 44c are spaced apart from each other in the width direction D3 so that the cable ends 2a moving in the axis X direction (first movement direction D11) of the cable 2 are guided toward the passage opening 37. It's getting narrower. Specifically, the cable end 2a is guided to the passage opening 37 in the height direction D2 by the inclined surface 44a of the guide portion 44, and is guided to the passage opening 37 in the width direction D3 by the pair of guide wall portions 44b and 44c. To be guided to. This ensures that the cable end 2a passes through the passage opening 37 and gets over the insertion portion 31 in the axis X direction.
 なお、案内部44は、図2および図6に示されるように、軸X方向で挿通部31と連通する案内部側挿通部44dを有している。案内部側挿通部44dには、係合状態のときのケーブル本体2cが挿通される。案内部側挿通部44dは、ケーブル本体2cの外径よりも幅広で、ケーブルエンド2aの幅よりも幅が狭い、案内部44を軸X方向に貫通して形成された貫通路である。 As shown in FIGS. 2 and 6, the guide portion 44 has a guide portion side insertion portion 44d that communicates with the insertion portion 31 in the axis X direction. The cable body 2c in the engaged state is inserted through the guide portion side insertion portion 44d. The guide portion side insertion portion 44d is a through-passage formed by penetrating the guide portion 44 in the axis X direction, which is wider than the outer diameter of the cable body 2c and narrower than the width of the cable end 2a.
 なお、本実施形態では、案内部44はケーシング4に設けられているが、案内部44は接続対象(スライダ)3に設けられていてもよい。例えば、スライダ3の第2移動方向D12側の端部に上述したような傾斜面を有する案内部が設けられていてもよい。この場合も、同様に、ケーブル2を軸X方向に移動させることにより、ケーブルエンド2aを係合部32に係合させることができる。 Although the guide portion 44 is provided in the casing 4 in the present embodiment, the guide portion 44 may be provided in the connection target (slider) 3. For example, a guide portion having an inclined surface as described above may be provided at the end portion of the slider 3 on the second moving direction D12 side. In this case as well, the cable end 2a can be engaged with the engaging portion 32 by moving the cable 2 in the axis X direction in the same manner.
 本実施形態では、係合構造1は、図1、図2、図14~図16に示されるように、ケーブルエンド2aが挿通部31をケーブル2の軸X方向で越える通過位置において、ケーブルエンド2aの後端Rを押圧する押圧部材7を備えている。押圧部材7は、ケーブルエンド2aの後端Rを押圧することによって、ケーブルエンド2aを挿通部31の通過位置において軸X方向に移動させて、係合部32と係合可能な位置まで押し込む。ケーブル2のケーブル本体2cは可撓性を有しているため、ケーブルエンド2aを軸X方向に移動させて係合部32と係合する係合位置まで到達させることが困難であるが、押圧部材7によってケーブルエンド2aの後端Rが軸X方向に押圧されることにより、ケーブル2を軸X方向に安定して移動させることができる。これにより、ケーブル2をケーシング4内の接続対象3に組み付ける際に、ケーシング4を開放する必要がなく、ケーブルエンド2aをケーブルの軸X方向に移動させて、ケーブルエンド2aを接続対象3の係合部32に到達させることが容易となる。 In the present embodiment, the engagement structure 1 has a cable end at a passing position where the cable end 2a crosses the insertion portion 31 in the axis X direction of the cable 2, as shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 14 to 16. A pressing member 7 for pressing the rear end R of 2a is provided. By pressing the rear end R of the cable end 2a, the pressing member 7 moves the cable end 2a in the axis X direction at the passing position of the insertion portion 31 and pushes the cable end 2a to a position where it can be engaged with the engaging portion 32. Since the cable body 2c of the cable 2 has flexibility, it is difficult to move the cable end 2a in the axis X direction to reach the engaging position where the cable 2 is engaged with the engaging portion 32. By pressing the rear end R of the cable end 2a in the axis X direction by the member 7, the cable 2 can be stably moved in the axis X direction. As a result, when the cable 2 is assembled to the connection target 3 in the casing 4, it is not necessary to open the casing 4, the cable end 2a is moved in the direction of the cable axis X, and the cable end 2a is engaged with the connection target 3. It becomes easy to reach the casing 32.
 本実施形態では、押圧部材7は、図13~図15に示されるように、案内部44によって、係合状態のケーブル2の軸X(図2参照)から所定の距離離れている通過位置に案内されたケーブルエンド2aの後端Rに、ケーブル2の軸X方向で対向する位置に配置される。この場合、案内部44によって通過位置に案内されたケーブルエンド2aを押圧部材7によって軸X方向に確実に押し込むことが可能となる。したがって、ケーブルエンド2aを係合部32に係合可能な係合位置まで移動させることが容易になる。 In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 13 to 15, the pressing member 7 is moved to a passing position separated by a predetermined distance from the axis X (see FIG. 2) of the engaged cable 2 by the guide portion 44. It is arranged at a position facing the rear end R of the guided cable end 2a in the axis X direction of the cable 2. In this case, the cable end 2a guided to the passing position by the guide portion 44 can be reliably pushed in the axis X direction by the pressing member 7. Therefore, it becomes easy to move the cable end 2a to an engaging position where it can be engaged with the engaging portion 32.
 本実施形態では、図15に示されるように、ケーブルエンド2aが押圧部材7によって押圧されたときに、ケーブルエンド2aの先端Tが、付勢部材6の付勢力に抗して、挿通部31を越えるときの移動方向(第1移動方向D11)に、付勢部材6を押圧するように構成されている。このように、ケーブルエンド2aが軸X方向で通過位置を越えた位置に、コイルバネ等の付勢部材6が設けられている場合、ケーブル2を単に軸X方向に押し込むだけではケーブルエンド2aを係合位置まで移動させることが困難となる(ケーブル本体2cが腰折れして、ケーブル2がそれ以上軸X方向に進まない)。しかし、押圧部材7によってケーブルエンド2aの後端Rを押圧することにより、図15に示されるように、ケーブルエンド2aは付勢部材6を弾性変形させながら軸X方向に移動することができる。これにより、ケーブルエンド2aを係合部32に容易に係合させることができる。なお、本実施形態では、ケーブルエンド2aの先端Tが直接付勢部材6を押圧するように構成されているが、ケーブルエンド2aの先端Tは、付勢部材6によって付勢されたスライダ3を押圧するように構成されていてもよい。 In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 15, when the cable end 2a is pressed by the pressing member 7, the tip T of the cable end 2a resists the urging force of the urging member 6 and the insertion portion 31 The urging member 6 is configured to be pressed in the moving direction (first moving direction D11) when the distance is exceeded. In this way, when the urging member 6 such as a coil spring is provided at a position where the cable end 2a exceeds the passing position in the axis X direction, the cable end 2a is engaged by simply pushing the cable 2 in the axis X direction. It becomes difficult to move it to the matching position (the cable body 2c bends and the cable 2 does not move further in the axis X direction). However, by pressing the rear end R of the cable end 2a with the pressing member 7, the cable end 2a can move in the axis X direction while elastically deforming the urging member 6, as shown in FIG. As a result, the cable end 2a can be easily engaged with the engaging portion 32. In the present embodiment, the tip T of the cable end 2a is configured to directly press the urging member 6, but the tip T of the cable end 2a is a slider 3 urged by the urging member 6. It may be configured to press.
 押圧部材7の形状および構造は、ケーブルエンド2aが挿通部31をケーブル2の軸X方向で越える通過位置において、ケーブルエンド2aの後端Rを押圧することができれば、特に限定されない。本実施形態では、押圧部材7は、図8~図10に示されるように、ケーブル本体2cが挿通される筒状部71と、ケーブルエンド2aの後端Rを押圧する押圧部72とを備えている。また、本実施形態では、押圧部材7は、アウターケーシングOCの端部に取り付けられ、ケーシング4にアウターケーシングOCを接続するケーシングキャップである。本実施形態では、図9および図10に示されるように、押圧部材7は、アウターケーシング接続部73と、板バネ部74とを有している。 The shape and structure of the pressing member 7 are not particularly limited as long as the rear end R of the cable end 2a can be pressed at a passing position where the cable end 2a crosses the insertion portion 31 in the axis X direction of the cable 2. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, the pressing member 7 includes a tubular portion 71 through which the cable body 2c is inserted, and a pressing portion 72 that presses the rear end R of the cable end 2a. ing. Further, in the present embodiment, the pressing member 7 is a casing cap attached to the end portion of the outer casing OC and connecting the outer casing OC to the casing 4. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the pressing member 7 has an outer casing connecting portion 73 and a leaf spring portion 74.
 筒状部71は、ケーブル本体2cが挿通される筒状の部分である。筒状部71の形状および構造は、ケーブル本体2cを挿通可能な内部空間を有する筒状の部分を有していれば、特に限定されず、筒状部71は円筒形状であってもよいし、角筒形状であってもよい。また、筒状部71は、軸X方向で外径や外形が異なる複数の部分を有していてもよい。本実施形態では、筒状部71は、図10に示されるように、アウターケーシング接続部73と軸X方向で連続して設けられている。押圧部材7がケーシング4に取り付けられた状態において、筒状部71はケーシング4の内部に位置し、アウターケーシング接続部73はケーシング4の外部に位置している(図16参照)。なお、ケーシング4に取り付けられる前の状態の押圧部材7においては、図8および図11に示されるように、アウターケーシング接続部73および筒状部71の内部空間を通ったケーブル本体2cは、筒状部71の軸X方向の一端に設けられた開口から導出されている。 The tubular portion 71 is a tubular portion through which the cable body 2c is inserted. The shape and structure of the tubular portion 71 is not particularly limited as long as it has a tubular portion having an internal space through which the cable body 2c can be inserted, and the tubular portion 71 may have a cylindrical shape. , It may be in the shape of a square cylinder. Further, the cylindrical portion 71 may have a plurality of portions having different outer diameters and outer shapes in the axis X direction. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 10, the tubular portion 71 is continuously provided with the outer casing connecting portion 73 in the axis X direction. In a state where the pressing member 7 is attached to the casing 4, the tubular portion 71 is located inside the casing 4, and the outer casing connecting portion 73 is located outside the casing 4 (see FIG. 16). In the pressing member 7 in the state before being attached to the casing 4, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 11, the cable body 2c passing through the internal space of the outer casing connecting portion 73 and the tubular portion 71 is a cylinder. It is derived from an opening provided at one end of the shape portion 71 in the axis X direction.
 押圧部72は、通過位置にあるケーブルエンド2aの後端Rを押圧する部分である。押圧部72の形状および構造は、通過位置にあるケーブルエンド2aの後端Rを押圧することができれば、特に限定されない。本実施形態では、押圧部72は、図8~図10に示されるように、筒状部71の周方向の一部から、ケーブル2の軸X方向に延びている。より具体的には、押圧部72は、押圧部材7がケーシング4に接続された状態で、筒状部71の周方向のうち、高さ方向D2で上端部分から軸X方向に延びている。押圧部72は、本実施形態では、筒状部71の軸X方向の一端(第1移動方向D11側の端部)を越えて軸X方向に延びる細長い板状に形成されている。 The pressing portion 72 is a portion that presses the rear end R of the cable end 2a at the passing position. The shape and structure of the pressing portion 72 are not particularly limited as long as the rear end R of the cable end 2a at the passing position can be pressed. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, the pressing portion 72 extends from a part of the circumferential direction of the tubular portion 71 in the axis X direction of the cable 2. More specifically, the pressing portion 72 extends in the axial X direction from the upper end portion in the height direction D2 in the circumferential direction of the tubular portion 71 in a state where the pressing member 7 is connected to the casing 4. In the present embodiment, the pressing portion 72 is formed in an elongated plate shape extending in the axis X direction beyond one end (the end on the first moving direction D11 side) of the tubular portion 71 in the axis X direction.
 アウターケーシング接続部73は、アウターケーシングOCが接続される部分である。アウターケーシング接続部73は、本実施形態では、アウターケーシングOCの端部がカシメ等、公知の固定方法によって固定される筒状の部分である。 The outer casing connection portion 73 is a portion to which the outer casing OC is connected. In the present embodiment, the outer casing connecting portion 73 is a tubular portion in which the end portion of the outer casing OC is fixed by a known fixing method such as caulking.
 板バネ部74は、本実施形態では、図9に示されるように、筒状部71の外周から突出する一対の板バネによって構成されている。板バネ部74は挿入開口部431に挿入される際には、内側に畳まれるように撓んで、挿入開口部431に挿入された後は外側に開くように弾性変形する。これにより、押圧部材7がケーシング4に取り付けられると、図1に示されるように、板バネ部74の端部がケーシング4の側壁43aの内面と係合して、押圧部材7がケーシング4から離脱することが抑制される。なお、板バネ部74の形状および構造は、押圧部材7がケーシング4から離脱することを抑制することができれば、特に限定されない。 In the present embodiment, the leaf spring portion 74 is composed of a pair of leaf springs protruding from the outer periphery of the tubular portion 71, as shown in FIG. When the leaf spring portion 74 is inserted into the insertion opening 431, the leaf spring portion 74 bends so as to be folded inward, and after being inserted into the insertion opening 431, the leaf spring portion 74 is elastically deformed so as to open outward. As a result, when the pressing member 7 is attached to the casing 4, as shown in FIG. 1, the end portion of the leaf spring portion 74 engages with the inner surface of the side wall 43a of the casing 4, and the pressing member 7 comes from the casing 4. Withdrawal is suppressed. The shape and structure of the leaf spring portion 74 are not particularly limited as long as the pressing member 7 can be prevented from being separated from the casing 4.
 本実施形態では、上述したように、押圧部材7は、ケーシング4に取り付けられている。押圧部材7がケーシング4に取り付けられた状態で、押圧部材7の一部(押圧部72)は、ケーブルエンド2aの後端Rを押圧した後、係合状態のケーブル2の軸Xから所定の距離離れている通過位置に位置している。このように、押圧部材7の一部(本実施形態では押圧部72の先端)が通過位置に位置することで、ケーブルエンド2aが係合部32から通過位置を通って離脱することが抑制される。より具体的には、押圧部材7がケーシング4に取り付けられたときに、押圧部72の先端は、通過位置となる通過開口部37に入り込んで、通過開口部37をケーブルエンド2aが軸X方向に移動できないように封鎖している(図2および図16参照)。したがって、ケーブルエンド2aが通過開口部37を通って離脱することが抑制される。なお、本実施形態では、押圧部材7がケーシング4に取り付けられた状態で、押圧部72の先端が、スライダ3の通過開口部37の内部空間に入り込むように押圧部72の軸X方向の長さが設定されている。また、押圧部72の高さ方向D2および幅方向D3の寸法は、押圧部72の先端が、スライダ3の通過開口部37の内部空間に入り込めるように設定されている。 In the present embodiment, as described above, the pressing member 7 is attached to the casing 4. With the pressing member 7 attached to the casing 4, a part of the pressing member 7 (pressing portion 72) presses the rear end R of the cable end 2a, and then a predetermined position is formed from the axis X of the engaged cable 2. It is located in a passing position that is far away. In this way, by locating a part of the pressing member 7 (the tip of the pressing portion 72 in the present embodiment) at the passing position, it is possible to prevent the cable end 2a from being disengaged from the engaging portion 32 through the passing position. To. More specifically, when the pressing member 7 is attached to the casing 4, the tip of the pressing portion 72 enters the passing opening 37 which is the passing position, and the cable end 2a passes through the passing opening 37 in the axis X direction. It is blocked so that it cannot be moved to (see FIGS. 2 and 16). Therefore, the cable end 2a is prevented from coming off through the passage opening 37. In the present embodiment, with the pressing member 7 attached to the casing 4, the length of the pressing portion 72 in the axis X direction so that the tip of the pressing portion 72 enters the internal space of the passage opening 37 of the slider 3. Is set. Further, the dimensions of the pressing portion 72 in the height direction D2 and the width direction D3 are set so that the tip of the pressing portion 72 can enter the internal space of the passage opening 37 of the slider 3.
 また、本実施形態では、図6および図7に示されるように、挿入開口部431は、筒状部71の形状に対応した筒状部収容部431aと、筒状部収容部431aに対して、ケーブル2の軸Xから離れる方向に突出し、押圧部72の形状に対応した押圧部収容部431bとを備えた鍵型構造を有している。このように、挿入開口部431が筒状部収容部431aと押圧部収容部431bとを備えた鍵型構造を有していることにより、押圧部材7をケーシング4に取り付ける際に、押圧部材7の軸X周り方向の向き、すなわち、押圧部72の先端の位置が定まる。したがって、鍵型構造の挿入開口部431に押圧部材7が挿入されたときに、押圧部72の先端がケーブルエンド2aの後端Rを押圧可能な位置に位置付けられる。これにより、押圧部材7がケーシング4に取り付けられたときに、押圧部72の先端の位置と、ケーブルエンド2aの後端Rの位置とがずれることが抑制され、より確実にケーブルエンド2aの後端Rを押圧することができる。 Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the insertion opening 431 is provided with respect to the tubular portion accommodating portion 431a corresponding to the shape of the tubular portion 71 and the tubular portion accommodating portion 431a. It has a key-shaped structure that protrudes in a direction away from the axis X of the cable 2 and includes a pressing portion accommodating portion 431b corresponding to the shape of the pressing portion 72. As described above, since the insertion opening 431 has a key-shaped structure including the tubular portion accommodating portion 431a and the pressing portion accommodating portion 431b, the pressing member 7 is attached to the casing 4 when the pressing member 7 is attached to the casing 4. The direction around the axis X, that is, the position of the tip of the pressing portion 72 is determined. Therefore, when the pressing member 7 is inserted into the insertion opening 431 of the key-shaped structure, the tip of the pressing portion 72 is positioned at a position where the rear end R of the cable end 2a can be pressed. As a result, when the pressing member 7 is attached to the casing 4, the position of the tip of the pressing portion 72 and the position of the rear end R of the cable end 2a are suppressed from being displaced, and the position of the rear end R of the cable end 2a is suppressed more reliably. The end R can be pressed.
 なお、「鍵型構造」という場合、押圧部材7を所定の向きに配向しなければ、押圧部材7を挿入開口部431に入れることができない構造をいう。また、「筒状部71の形状に対応した筒状部収容部431a」とは、筒状部収容部431aが、鍵型構造を実現できるように筒状部71を収容することができる対応した形状を有していることをいい、本実施形態のように、筒状部収容部431aが筒状部71の外形とほぼ同じ形状であってもよいし、筒状部71とは部分的に異なる形状や寸法を有していてもよい。同様に、「押圧部72の形状に対応した押圧部収容部431b」とは、押圧部収容部431bが、鍵型構造を実現できるように押圧部72を収容することができる対応した形状を有していることをいい、本実施形態のように、押圧部収容部431bが押圧部72の外形とほぼ同じ形状であってもよいし、押圧部72とは部分的に異なる形状や寸法を有していてもよい。筒状部収容部431aおよび押圧部収容部431bの形状は、押圧部材7を挿入開口部431から挿入するときに、押圧部材7の取り付け方向が定まるように構成されていれば、特に限定されない。本実施形態では、図7に示されるように、筒状部収容部431aは円形の開口を有しており、押圧部収容部431bは、筒状部収容部431aの開口に連続して、円形の開口の周方向の一部から、径方向外側に延びる略矩形状の開口を有している。 The term "key-shaped structure" refers to a structure in which the pressing member 7 cannot be inserted into the insertion opening 431 unless the pressing member 7 is oriented in a predetermined direction. Further, the "cylindrical portion accommodating portion 431a corresponding to the shape of the tubular portion 71" corresponds to the tubular portion accommodating portion 431a capable of accommodating the tubular portion 71 so as to realize a key-shaped structure. It means that it has a shape, and as in the present embodiment, the tubular portion accommodating portion 431a may have substantially the same shape as the outer shape of the tubular portion 71, or may be partially different from the tubular portion 71. It may have different shapes and dimensions. Similarly, the "pressing portion accommodating portion 431b corresponding to the shape of the pressing portion 72" has a corresponding shape in which the pressing portion accommodating portion 431b can accommodate the pressing portion 72 so as to realize a key-shaped structure. As in the present embodiment, the pressing portion accommodating portion 431b may have substantially the same shape as the outer shape of the pressing portion 72, or may have a shape and dimensions partially different from those of the pressing portion 72. You may be doing it. The shapes of the tubular portion accommodating portion 431a and the pressing portion accommodating portion 431b are not particularly limited as long as the pressing member 7 is configured so that the mounting direction of the pressing member 7 is determined when the pressing member 7 is inserted through the insertion opening 431. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, the tubular portion accommodating portion 431a has a circular opening, and the pressing portion accommodating portion 431b is continuous with the opening of the tubular portion accommodating portion 431a and is circular. It has a substantially rectangular opening extending radially outward from a part of the circumferential direction of the opening.
 次に、図2、図11~図16を参照し、本実施形態の係合構造1において、ケーブルエンド2aをスライダ3の係合部32に係合させる方法の一例を説明する。なお、以下の説明はあくまで一例であり、以下の説明により、本発明の係合構造が限定されるものではない。 Next, with reference to FIGS. 2 and 11 to 16, an example of a method of engaging the cable end 2a with the engaging portion 32 of the slider 3 will be described in the engaging structure 1 of the present embodiment. The following description is merely an example, and the following description does not limit the engagement structure of the present invention.
 まず、図11に示されるように、ケーシング4が閉じた状態で、スライダ3が収容されたケーシング4の挿入開口部431からケーブル2のケーブルエンド2aを挿入する。例えば、作業者がケーブル本体2cを手で軸X方向に送り込みながら、ケーブルエンド2aが挿入開口部431に挿入される。なお、図11に示される状態において、スライダ3は、ケーシング4のスライダ収容部41において、コイルバネ6により第2移動方向D12に付勢されて、スライダ収容部41の端壁41fに当接した状態となっている。 First, as shown in FIG. 11, with the casing 4 closed, the cable end 2a of the cable 2 is inserted from the insertion opening 431 of the casing 4 in which the slider 3 is housed. For example, the cable end 2a is inserted into the insertion opening 431 while the operator manually feeds the cable body 2c in the axis X direction. In the state shown in FIG. 11, the slider 3 is urged in the second moving direction D12 by the coil spring 6 in the slider accommodating portion 41 of the casing 4 and is in contact with the end wall 41f of the slider accommodating portion 41. It has become.
 ケーブルエンド2aがスライダ3に向けて軸X方向に移動されると、図12に示されるように、ケーブルエンド2aが案内部44の傾斜面44aに接触する。そのままケーブル2を軸X方向に移動させると、図13に示されるように、ケーブルエンド2aは傾斜面44aに沿って通過位置となる通過開口部37に向かって移動する。このとき、案内部44は、幅方向D3の幅が徐々に狭くなる一対の誘導壁部44b、44c(図1参照)を有しているため、ケーブルエンド2aは、より確実に通過開口部37に向かって導かれる。なお、案内部44の傾斜面44aの上側は、ケーシング4の上面41bによって閉鎖されており、ケーブルエンド2aが通過開口部37の上側に逸れることも抑制されている。 When the cable end 2a is moved toward the slider 3 in the axis X direction, the cable end 2a comes into contact with the inclined surface 44a of the guide portion 44, as shown in FIG. When the cable 2 is moved in the axis X direction as it is, as shown in FIG. 13, the cable end 2a moves along the inclined surface 44a toward the passing opening 37 which is the passing position. At this time, since the guide portion 44 has a pair of guide wall portions 44b and 44c (see FIG. 1) in which the width in the width direction D3 gradually narrows, the cable end 2a more reliably passes through the opening portion 37. Guided towards. The upper side of the inclined surface 44a of the guide portion 44 is closed by the upper surface 41b of the casing 4, and the cable end 2a is also suppressed from deviating to the upper side of the passage opening 37.
 ケーブルエンド2aが、図13に示されるように、挿通部31に対して高さ方向D2で上側となる通過開口部37内に位置したとき、ケーブルエンド2aの先端はコイルバネ6の端部に当接する。この状態で、ケーブル本体2cを軸X方向に送り込んでも、ケーブルエンド2aはコイルバネ6の付勢力によってさらに軸X方向に移動することができない(ケーブル本体2cが腰折れしてしまう)。 As shown in FIG. 13, when the cable end 2a is located in the passage opening 37 which is upper side in the height direction D2 with respect to the insertion portion 31, the tip of the cable end 2a hits the end of the coil spring 6. Contact. In this state, even if the cable body 2c is fed in the axis X direction, the cable end 2a cannot move further in the axis X direction due to the urging force of the coil spring 6 (the cable body 2c bends).
 このケーブルエンド2aが通過開口部37に入り、ケーブルエンド2aの先端Tがコイルバネ6の端部に当接した状態となると、図14に示されるように、押圧部材7をケーシング4の挿入開口部431に挿入する。本実施形態では、挿入開口部431は、図6および図7に示されるように、押圧部材7の筒状部71の形状に対応した筒状部収容部431aと、押圧部72の形状に対応した押圧部収容部431bとを備えた鍵型構造を有している。したがって、押圧部72の先端の軸X周り方向での位置が定まった状態で、押圧部材7が挿入される。また、傾斜面44aおよび一対の誘導壁部44b、44cによってケーブルエンド2aは、通過開口部37に案内される。したがって、通過開口部37に案内されたケーブルエンド2aと、挿入開口部431の鍵型構造とによって、インナーケーブル2aの後端Rと、押圧部72の先端とは共に挿通開口部37内に位置付けられる。これにより、押圧部材7の押圧部72によって、ケーブルエンド2aの後端Rが確実に押圧される。 When the cable end 2a enters the passage opening 37 and the tip T of the cable end 2a comes into contact with the end of the coil spring 6, the pressing member 7 is inserted into the insertion opening of the casing 4, as shown in FIG. Insert into 431. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the insertion opening 431 corresponds to the shape of the tubular portion accommodating portion 431a corresponding to the shape of the tubular portion 71 of the pressing member 7 and the shape of the pressing portion 72. It has a key-type structure including a pressing portion accommodating portion 431b. Therefore, the pressing member 7 is inserted in a state where the position of the tip of the pressing portion 72 in the direction around the axis X is fixed. Further, the cable end 2a is guided to the passage opening 37 by the inclined surface 44a and the pair of guide wall portions 44b, 44c. Therefore, due to the cable end 2a guided to the passage opening 37 and the key-shaped structure of the insertion opening 431, the rear end R of the inner cable 2a and the tip of the pressing portion 72 are both positioned in the insertion opening 37. Be done. As a result, the rear end R of the cable end 2a is reliably pressed by the pressing portion 72 of the pressing member 7.
 押圧部材7の押圧部72によって、ケーブルエンド2aの後端Rが押圧されると、図15に示されるように、ケーブルエンド2aの先端Tがコイルバネ6の付勢力に抗して、コイルバネ6をわずかに縮めながら、ケーブルエンド2aが軸X方向で第1移動方向D11に移動する。ケーブルエンド2aが図15に示される状態からコイルバネ6を縮めながら移動することにより、ケーブルエンド2aは、通過開口部37および挿通部31を軸X方向で越える(図16の実線参照)。ケーブルエンド2aの後端Rが通過開口部37および挿通部31を軸X方向で越えると、図16に示されるように、ケーブルエンド2aは高さ方向D2で下方向に移動して、ケーブルエンド2aの後端Rが係合部32に係合可能となる。その後、ケーブル本体2cが、図2に示されるように、下方に移動して挿通部31および案内部側挿通部44dに入り、ケーブル2のスライダ3への組み付けが完了する。この状態において、押圧部材7の筒状部71はケーシング4の挿入開口部431に差し込まれて、押圧部材7の板バネ部74がケーシング4の側壁43aの内面と係合して(図1参照)、押圧部材7のケーシング4からの離脱が抑制される。 When the rear end R of the cable end 2a is pressed by the pressing portion 72 of the pressing member 7, the tip T of the cable end 2a resists the urging force of the coil spring 6 to push the coil spring 6 as shown in FIG. The cable end 2a moves in the first moving direction D11 in the axis X direction while slightly contracting. By moving the cable end 2a from the state shown in FIG. 15 while contracting the coil spring 6, the cable end 2a crosses the passage opening 37 and the insertion portion 31 in the axis X direction (see the solid line in FIG. 16). When the rear end R of the cable end 2a crosses the passage opening 37 and the insertion portion 31 in the axis X direction, the cable end 2a moves downward in the height direction D2 and the cable end 2a moves downward as shown in FIG. The rear end R of 2a can be engaged with the engaging portion 32. After that, as shown in FIG. 2, the cable main body 2c moves downward and enters the insertion portion 31 and the guide portion side insertion portion 44d, and the assembly of the cable 2 to the slider 3 is completed. In this state, the tubular portion 71 of the pressing member 7 is inserted into the insertion opening 431 of the casing 4, and the leaf spring portion 74 of the pressing member 7 engages with the inner surface of the side wall 43a of the casing 4 (see FIG. 1). ), The pressing member 7 is suppressed from being detached from the casing 4.
 なお、本実施形態では、図15および図16に示されるように、ケーブルエンド2aの先端Tは先細となるように構成されている。これにより、ケーブルエンド2aの先端Tのテーパー面の上側がコイルバネ6の端部と当接してコイルバネ6の内側へと誘い込まれやすくなっている。したがって、ケーブルエンド2aが押圧部材7によって押し込まれたときに、図16に二点鎖線で示される状態から、実線で示される状態のように、ケーブルエンド2aが軸X方向に移動するのに伴い、ケーブルエンド2aはコイルバネ6の内側(図16において下側)へ移動する。これにより、ケーブルエンド2aが軸X方向に移動する際に、係合部32と係合する方向(図16において下側)へ移動して、ケーブルエンド2aがより係合部32と係合しやすくなり、ケーブルエンド2aが係合部32と不完全な係合状態となることが抑制される。 In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the tip T of the cable end 2a is configured to be tapered. As a result, the upper side of the tapered surface of the tip T of the cable end 2a abuts on the end of the coil spring 6 and is easily attracted to the inside of the coil spring 6. Therefore, when the cable end 2a is pushed by the pressing member 7, the cable end 2a moves in the axis X direction from the state shown by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 16 to the state shown by the solid line. , The cable end 2a moves to the inside of the coil spring 6 (lower side in FIG. 16). As a result, when the cable end 2a moves in the axis X direction, it moves in the direction of engaging with the engaging portion 32 (lower side in FIG. 16), and the cable end 2a is more engaged with the engaging portion 32. This facilitates the situation in which the cable end 2a is prevented from being incompletely engaged with the engaging portion 32.
 また、本実施形態では、押圧部材7がケーシング4に取り付けられた状態で、図2および図16に示されるように、押圧部72の先端は、通過開口部37内に入った状態となっている。したがって、一旦押圧部材7がケーシング4に取り付けられると、ケーブルエンド2aは通過開口部37を通ることができず、ケーブル2がスライダ3またはケーシング4から離脱することが抑制される。 Further, in the present embodiment, with the pressing member 7 attached to the casing 4, the tip of the pressing portion 72 is in a state of being inside the passage opening 37 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 16. There is. Therefore, once the pressing member 7 is attached to the casing 4, the cable end 2a cannot pass through the passage opening 37, and the cable 2 is prevented from being separated from the slider 3 or the casing 4.
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 つぎに、第2実施形態の係合構造について、図17~図20を用いて説明する。なお、以下の説明において、上述した実施形態と共通する事項についての説明は省略し、相違点を中心に説明する。なお、本実施形態の構成と、第1実施形態で説明した内容とは互いに組み合わせて用いることができる。
<Second Embodiment>
Next, the engagement structure of the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 17 to 20. In the following description, the description of the matters common to the above-described embodiment will be omitted, and the differences will be mainly described. The configuration of this embodiment and the contents described in the first embodiment can be used in combination with each other.
 本実施形態では、図17および図18に示されるように、押圧部材7が仮保持部75を有している。仮保持部75は、ケーブルエンド2aが通過位置に到達するまで、ケーブル本体2cを仮保持する。後述するように、仮保持部75を有している場合、第1実施形態で説明した案内部44によらずに、ケーブルエンド2aを通過位置に到達させることができる。したがって、例えば、ケーブル本体2cが細い場合など、ケーブルエンド2aを案内部44によって通過位置まで案内させることが困難な場合であっても、容易にケーブルエンド2aを通過位置まで到達させることができる。なお、第2実施形態では、ケーシング4に案内部は設けられていないが、仮保持部75を有する押圧部材7を用いる場合であっても、ケーシング4に案内部が設けられていても構わない。 In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, the pressing member 7 has a temporary holding portion 75. The temporary holding portion 75 temporarily holds the cable body 2c until the cable end 2a reaches the passing position. As will be described later, when the temporary holding portion 75 is provided, the cable end 2a can be reached at the passing position without relying on the guide portion 44 described in the first embodiment. Therefore, even when it is difficult to guide the cable end 2a to the passing position by the guide portion 44, for example, when the cable body 2c is thin, the cable end 2a can be easily reached to the passing position. In the second embodiment, the casing 4 is not provided with the guide portion, but even when the pressing member 7 having the temporary holding portion 75 is used, the casing 4 may be provided with the guide portion. ..
 なお、本実施形態では、図17に示されるように、ケーシング4にはケーシング壁部45が設けられている。ケーシング壁部45は、本実施形態では、付勢部材6によって第2移動方向D12に付勢されたスライダ3の端部が当接する。ケーシング壁部45は、ケーブルエンド2aが係合部32に係合したときに、ケーブル本体2cが挿通されるケーシング側挿通部45aを有している。なお、ケーシング壁部45は、ケーブル2がスライダ(接続対象)3に接続されるときに、移動方向D1で所定の位置に保持されるように構成されていれば、設けられる必要はない。 In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 17, the casing 4 is provided with a casing wall portion 45. In the present embodiment, the casing wall portion 45 comes into contact with the end portion of the slider 3 urged by the urging member 6 in the second moving direction D12. The casing wall portion 45 has a casing-side insertion portion 45a through which the cable body 2c is inserted when the cable end 2a engages with the engagement portion 32. The casing wall portion 45 does not need to be provided as long as it is configured to be held at a predetermined position in the moving direction D1 when the cable 2 is connected to the slider (connection target) 3.
 また、本実施形態では、図19および図20に示されるように、ケーブルエンド2aは、ケーブルエンド2aの後端Rが押圧部材7によって押圧され、ケーブルエンド2aの先端T側がケーシング4内に設けられた接触部CTと接触することにより、係合部32と係合可能となる係合位置へ向かう方向(図20において下方向)の力を受けるように構成されている。このケーブルエンド2aが係合位置へ向かう方向の力を受けたときに、ケーブル本体2cは仮保持部75から外れて、接続対象であるスライダ3の挿通部31に挿通される(図20の実線参照)。 Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 19 and 20, the rear end R of the cable end 2a is pressed by the pressing member 7, and the tip T side of the cable end 2a is provided in the casing 4. It is configured to receive a force in a direction (downward in FIG. 20) toward an engaging position where it can engage with the engaging portion 32 by coming into contact with the contact portion CT. When the cable end 2a receives a force in the direction toward the engaging position, the cable body 2c is disengaged from the temporary holding portion 75 and inserted into the insertion portion 31 of the slider 3 to be connected (solid line in FIG. 20). reference).
 このように、本実施形態では、ケーブルエンド2aを通過位置まで移動させる際に、仮保持部75によってケーブル本体2cを仮保持することにより、ケーブル本体2cが細い場合などであっても、ケーブルエンド2aを通過位置まで容易に到達させることができる(図17および図19参照)。さらに、図19および図20に示されるように、ケーブル2を第1移動方向D11に移動させることにより、ケーブルエンド2aが係合位置に向かう方向の力、すなわち、図20において下向きの力を受けるように、接触部CT(本実施形態では、付勢部材6の端部の内縁)に接触する。これにより、ケーブルエンド2aが係合位置に向かう方向に(図20における二点鎖線の状態から実線の状態へと)移動する。ケーブルエンド2aが係合位置に向かって移動すると、仮保持部75に保持されたケーブル本体2cにも係合位置に向かう方向(図20において下方向)の力が加わる。これにより、通過位置までは仮保持部75によって仮保持されていたケーブル本体2cは、仮保持状態を解除される(仮保持部75から外れる)。これにより、ケーブルエンド2aは係合部32に係合する係合位置に到達するとともに、ケーブル本体2cは、挿通部31(およびケーシング側挿通部45a)に挿通され、ケーブル2と接続対象であるスライダ3との接続が完了する。 As described above, in the present embodiment, when the cable end 2a is moved to the passing position, the cable main body 2c is temporarily held by the temporary holding portion 75, so that the cable end 2c is thin even when the cable main body 2c is thin. 2a can be easily reached to the passing position (see FIGS. 17 and 19). Further, as shown in FIGS. 19 and 20, by moving the cable 2 in the first moving direction D11, the cable end 2a receives a force in the direction toward the engaging position, that is, a downward force in FIG. As such, it comes into contact with the contact portion CT (in this embodiment, the inner edge of the end portion of the urging member 6). As a result, the cable end 2a moves in the direction toward the engaging position (from the state of the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 20 to the state of the solid line). When the cable end 2a moves toward the engaging position, a force in the direction toward the engaging position (downward in FIG. 20) is also applied to the cable body 2c held by the temporary holding portion 75. As a result, the cable body 2c temporarily held by the temporary holding portion 75 up to the passing position is released from the temporary holding state (disengaged from the temporary holding portion 75). As a result, the cable end 2a reaches the engaging position where it engages with the engaging portion 32, and the cable body 2c is inserted into the insertion portion 31 (and the casing side insertion portion 45a) to be connected to the cable 2. The connection with the slider 3 is completed.
 なお、本実施形態では、コイルバネである付勢部材6の端部(接触部CT)に、ケーブルエンド2aの先端Tのテーパー面の上側が当接することで、係合位置に向かう下向きの力が生じている(図19および図20参照)。しかし、接触部CTは、ケーブルエンド2aが押圧部材7に押圧されて第1移動方向D11に移動したときに、ケーブルエンド2aが係合位置に向かう方向の力が生じるように、ケーブルエンド2aと当接することができれば、付勢部材6の端部でなくてもよい。例えば、接触部は、ケーブルエンド2aが係合位置に向かう方向の力が生じる、スライダ3またはケーシング4に設けられた傾斜面であってもよい。また、ケーブルエンド2aは、接触部CTと接触したときに、ケーブルエンド2aが係合位置に向かう方向の力が生じるのであれば、先端Tにテーパー面が設けられていなくてもよい。 In the present embodiment, the upper side of the tapered surface of the tip T of the cable end 2a abuts on the end (contact portion CT) of the urging member 6 which is a coil spring, so that a downward force toward the engaging position is applied. It has occurred (see FIGS. 19 and 20). However, the contact portion CT has the cable end 2a and the cable end 2a so that when the cable end 2a is pressed by the pressing member 7 and moves in the first moving direction D11, a force is generated in the direction of the cable end 2a toward the engaging position. It does not have to be the end of the urging member 6 as long as it can abut. For example, the contact portion may be an inclined surface provided on the slider 3 or the casing 4 in which a force is generated in the direction in which the cable end 2a is directed toward the engaging position. Further, the cable end 2a may not have a tapered surface at the tip T as long as a force is generated in the direction of the cable end 2a toward the engaging position when the cable end 2a comes into contact with the contact portion CT.
 仮保持部75の形状および構造は、通過位置まではケーブル本体2cを仮保持することができ、かつ、ケーブルエンド2aが係合位置へ向かう方向の力を受けたときに、ケーブル本体は仮保持部から外れる程度の保持力を有していれば、特に限定されない。本実施形態では、ケーブルエンド2aに加わった力がケーブル本体2cに伝わりやすいように、仮保持部75は、押圧部72の先端側に設けられている。また、仮保持部75は、ケーブルエンド2aが係合位置へ向かう方向の力を受けたときに、ケーブル本体2cが仮保持部75から外れやすいように、図18に示されるように、ケーブル本体2cと幅方向D3でわずかに係合してケーブル本体2cを部分的に支持する。より具体的には、仮保持部75は、押圧部72から高さ方向D2で下側(ケーシング4の底面41aに向かう方向)に延びる一対のアーム部72a、72bから、幅方向D3で内側に突出する突起PRによって構成され、ケーブル本体2cを軽い力で支持している。なお、突起PRを設けずに、アーム部72a、72bによってケーブル本体2cを弾性的に挟持して、ケーブル本体2cを仮保持しても構わない。 The shape and structure of the temporary holding portion 75 can temporarily hold the cable body 2c up to the passing position, and when the cable end 2a receives a force in the direction toward the engaging position, the cable body is temporarily held. It is not particularly limited as long as it has a holding force to the extent that it can be removed from the portion. In the present embodiment, the temporary holding portion 75 is provided on the tip end side of the pressing portion 72 so that the force applied to the cable end 2a is easily transmitted to the cable main body 2c. Further, the temporary holding portion 75 is a cable main body as shown in FIG. 18 so that the cable main body 2c can be easily disengaged from the temporary holding portion 75 when the cable end 2a receives a force in the direction toward the engaging position. It slightly engages with 2c in the width direction D3 to partially support the cable body 2c. More specifically, the temporary holding portion 75 is inward in the width direction D3 from the pair of arm portions 72a and 72b extending downward (direction toward the bottom surface 41a of the casing 4) in the height direction D2 from the pressing portion 72. It is composed of protruding protrusions PR and supports the cable body 2c with a light force. The cable main body 2c may be temporarily held by elastically sandwiching the cable main body 2c by the arm portions 72a and 72b without providing the protrusion PR.
 1 係合構造
 2 ケーブル
 2a、2b ケーブルエンド
 2c ケーブル本体
 3 接続対象(スライダ)
 31 挿通部
 32 係合部
 33 付勢部材収容部
 34 摺動部
 35 動力伝達部(ラック部)
 36a、36b 被案内面
 37 通過開口部
 4 ケーシング
 4A 第1ケーシング部材
 4B 第2ケーシング部材
 41 接続対象収容部(スライダ収容部)
 41a 摺動面(底面)
 41b 上面
 41c、41d 案内壁(側壁)
 41e、41f 端壁
 41g 摺動面
 42 駆動部収容部
 43 ケーブル導入部
 43a 側壁
 431 挿入開口部
 431a 筒状部収容部
 431b 押圧部収容部
 44 案内部
 44a 傾斜面
 44b、44c 誘導壁部
 44d 案内部側挿通部
 45 ケーシング壁部
 45a ケーシング側挿通部
 5 駆動部
 51 モータ
 52a、52b、52c、52d 伝動部材
 6 付勢部材(コイルバネ)
 7 押圧部材
 71 筒状部
 72 押圧部
 72a、72b アーム部
 73 アウターケーシング接続部
 74 板バネ部
 75 仮保持部
 CT 接触部
 D 駆動装置
 D1 移動方向
 D11 第1移動方向
 D12 第2移動方向
 D2 高さ方向
 D3 幅方向
 OC アウターケーシング
 OP 作動対象
 P ピニオンギヤ
 PR 突起
 R ケーブルエンドの後端
 SC バネケース
 SS バネ座
 T ケーブルエンドの先端
 W1、W2 側壁
 W3 上壁
 W4 壁部
 X ケーブルの軸
1 Engagement structure 2 Cable 2a, 2b Cable end 2c Cable body 3 Connection target (slider)
31 Insertion part 32 Engagement part 33 Bouncer accommodating part 34 Sliding part 35 Power transmission part (rack part)
36a, 36b Guided surface 37 Passing opening 4 Casing 4A 1st casing member 4B 2nd casing member 41 Connection target accommodating portion (slider accommodating portion)
41a Sliding surface (bottom surface)
41b Top surface 41c, 41d Guide wall (side wall)
41e, 41f End wall 41g Sliding surface 42 Drive unit casing 43 Cable introduction 43a Side wall 431 Insertion opening 431a Cylindrical casing 431b Pressing section casing 44 Guide section 44a Inclined surface 44b, 44c Guide wall section 44d Guide section Side insertion part 45 Casing wall part 45a Casing side insertion part 5 Drive part 51 Motor 52a, 52b, 52c, 52d Transmission member 6 Bouncer member (coil spring)
7 Pressing member 71 Cylindrical part 72 Pressing part 72a, 72b Arm part 73 Outer casing connection part 74 Leaf spring part 75 Temporary holding part CT contact part D Drive device D1 Moving direction D11 1st moving direction D12 2nd moving direction D2 Height Direction D3 Width direction OC Outer casing OP Operation target P Pinion gear PR Protrusion R Rear end of cable end SC Spring case SS Spring seat T Cable end tip W1, W2 Side wall W3 Upper wall W4 Wall X Cable shaft

Claims (8)

  1.  ケーブルエンドおよびケーブル本体を有するケーブルと、前記ケーブルが接続される接続対象と、前記接続対象が設けられるケーシングとを備えた係合構造であって、
     前記接続対象は、
      前記ケーブル本体が前記ケーブルの軸方向で挿通可能な挿通部と、
      前記ケーブルエンドの後端と対向して、前記ケーブルエンドの後端と前記ケーブルの軸方向に係合する係合部と
    を備え、
     前記係合構造は、前記ケーブルエンドを前記接続対象に対して前記ケーブルの軸方向に移動させて、前記ケーブルエンドが前記挿通部を前記ケーブルの軸方向で越えることにより、前記ケーブルエンドの後端と前記係合部とが係合可能となるように構成され、
    前記係合構造がさらに、
     前記ケーブルエンドが前記挿通部を前記ケーブルの軸方向で越える通過位置において、前記ケーブルエンドの後端を押圧する押圧部材を備えている、係合構造。
    An engagement structure including a cable having a cable end and a cable body, a connection target to which the cable is connected, and a casing provided with the connection target.
    The connection target is
    An insertion part through which the cable body can be inserted in the axial direction of the cable,
    It comprises an engaging portion that faces the rear end of the cable end and engages the rear end of the cable end in the axial direction of the cable.
    In the engaging structure, the cable end is moved in the axial direction of the cable with respect to the connection target, and the cable end crosses the insertion portion in the axial direction of the cable, whereby the rear end of the cable end is provided. And the engaging portion are configured to be engageable with each other.
    The engagement structure further
    An engaging structure comprising a pressing member that presses the rear end of the cable end at a passage position where the cable end crosses the insertion portion in the axial direction of the cable.
  2. 前記ケーシングまたは前記接続対象が、
    前記ケーブルエンドが前記挿通部を前記ケーブルの軸方向で越える際に、前記ケーブルエンドが前記係合部と係合している係合状態のときの前記ケーブルの軸から離れる方向に、前記ケーブルエンドを案内する案内部を有し、
    前記押圧部材は、前記案内部によって、前記係合状態のケーブルの軸から所定の距離離れている前記通過位置に案内された前記ケーブルエンドの後端に、前記ケーブルの軸方向で対向する位置に配置されている、請求項1に記載の係合構造。
    The casing or the connection target
    When the cable end crosses the insertion portion in the axial direction of the cable, the cable end is separated from the axis of the cable when the cable end is engaged with the engaging portion. It has a guide section that guides you
    The pressing member is positioned at a position facing the rear end of the cable end guided by the guide portion to the passing position separated from the axis of the engaged cable by a predetermined distance in the axial direction of the cable. The engagement structure according to claim 1, which is arranged.
  3. 前記押圧部材は、前記ケーシングに取り付けられ、
    前記押圧部材の一部は、前記ケーブルエンドの後端を押圧した後、前記係合状態のケーブルの軸から所定の距離離れている前記通過位置に位置している、請求項2に記載の係合構造。
    The pressing member is attached to the casing and
    The engagement according to claim 2, wherein a part of the pressing member is located at the passing position separated from the axis of the engaged cable by a predetermined distance after pressing the rear end of the cable end. Combined structure.
  4. 前記押圧部材が、前記ケーブル本体が挿通される筒状部と、前記ケーブルエンドの後端を押圧する押圧部とを備え、
    前記ケーシングが、前記押圧部材の前記筒状部を前記ケーシングの外部から挿入可能な挿入開口部を有し、
    前記押圧部は、前記筒状部の周方向の一部から、前記ケーブルの軸方向に延びている、請求項1~3のいずれか1項に記載の係合構造。
    The pressing member includes a tubular portion through which the cable body is inserted and a pressing portion that presses the rear end of the cable end.
    The casing has an insertion opening into which the tubular portion of the pressing member can be inserted from the outside of the casing.
    The engagement structure according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the pressing portion extends in the axial direction of the cable from a part of the tubular portion in the circumferential direction.
  5.  前記挿入開口部は、前記筒状部の形状に対応した筒状部収容部と、前記筒状部収容部に対して、前記ケーブルの軸から離れる方向に突出し、前記押圧部の形状に対応した押圧部収容部とを備えた鍵型構造を有し、
     前記鍵型構造の前記挿入開口部に前記押圧部材が挿入されたときに、前記押圧部の先端が前記ケーブルエンドの後端を押圧可能な位置に位置付けられる、請求項4に記載の係合構造。
    The insertion opening protrudes from the tubular portion accommodating portion corresponding to the shape of the tubular portion and the tubular portion accommodating portion in a direction away from the axis of the cable, and corresponds to the shape of the pressing portion. It has a key-shaped structure with a pressing part accommodating part, and has a key-shaped structure.
    The engagement structure according to claim 4, wherein when the pressing member is inserted into the insertion opening of the key-shaped structure, the tip of the pressing portion is positioned at a position where the rear end of the cable end can be pressed. ..
  6.  前記接続対象が、前記ケーシング内で前記ケーブルの軸方向に移動可能なスライダであり、
     前記スライダが、前記ケーブルの軸方向で、前記ケーブルエンドが前記挿通部を越えるときの移動方向とは反対方向に付勢部材によって付勢されており、
     前記ケーブルエンドが前記押圧部材によって押圧されたときに、前記ケーブルエンドの先端が、前記付勢部材の付勢力に抗して、前記付勢部材によって付勢された前記スライダまたは前記付勢部材を前記移動方向に押圧する、請求項1~5のいずれか1項に記載の係合構造。
    The connection target is a slider that can move in the axial direction of the cable in the casing.
    The slider is urged by the urging member in the axial direction of the cable and in the direction opposite to the moving direction when the cable end crosses the insertion portion.
    When the cable end is pressed by the pressing member, the tip of the cable end opposes the urging force of the urging member and causes the slider or the urging member urged by the urging member. The engagement structure according to any one of claims 1 to 5, which presses in the moving direction.
  7.  前記押圧部材が、前記ケーブルエンドが前記通過位置に到達するまで、前記ケーブル本体を仮保持する仮保持部を有し、
     前記ケーブルエンドは、
    前記ケーブルエンドの後端が前記押圧部材によって押圧され、前記ケーブルエンドの先端側が前記ケーシング内に設けられた接触部と接触することにより、前記係合部と係合可能となる係合位置へ向かう方向の力を受けるように構成され、
    前記ケーブルエンドが係合位置へ向かう方向の力を受けたときに、前記ケーブル本体は前記仮保持部から外れて前記挿通部に挿通される、請求項1~6のいずれか1項に記載の係合構造。
    The pressing member has a temporary holding portion that temporarily holds the cable body until the cable end reaches the passing position.
    The cable end
    The rear end of the cable end is pressed by the pressing member, and the tip end side of the cable end comes into contact with a contact portion provided in the casing toward an engagement position capable of engaging with the engagement portion. Configured to receive directional forces,
    The one according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein when the cable end receives a force in a direction toward an engaging position, the cable body is disengaged from the temporary holding portion and inserted into the insertion portion. Engagement structure.
  8.  前記接続対象が、前記ケーシング内で前記ケーブルの軸方向に移動可能なスライダであり、
     前記スライダが、前記ケーブルの軸方向で、前記ケーブルエンドが前記挿通部を越えるときの移動方向とは反対方向に付勢部材によって付勢されており、
    前記接触部は、前記付勢部材の端部である、請求項7に記載の係合構造。
    The connection target is a slider that can move in the axial direction of the cable in the casing.
    The slider is urged by the urging member in the axial direction of the cable and in the direction opposite to the moving direction when the cable end crosses the insertion portion.
    The engagement structure according to claim 7, wherein the contact portion is an end portion of the urging member.
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