Electronic device, wiring unit, and assembling method thereof
First Claim
1. An electronic device comprising:
- an electronic control unit (ECU);
a wire that is electrically connected to the ECU; and
a wiring side connector that is attached to an end portion of the wire on an ECU-side to electrically connect the wire and the ECU, wherein;
the ECU includes an ECU side connector that is fitted to the wiring side connector to electrically connect the wire and the ECU;
the wiring side connector includes;
a wiring side connector main body that accommodates the end portion of the wire and is fitted to the ECU side connector, the wire projecting from an inside toward an outside of the main body on a surface of the main body that is on an opposite side from a side of the main body on which the main body is fitted to the ECU side connector; and
a movable member that is attached to the main body to be rotatable relative to the main body and that includes;
a restricting member having a shape of a plate and restricting a direction in which the wire projects from the main body; and
an extended member fixed to the restricting member and extending from the restricting member in a direction that crosses a plate surface of the restricting member;
the extended member is engaged with the main body, such that the extended member is rigidly rotatable relative to the main body with an engagement part between the main body and the extended member serving as a rotation axis of the rotation of the extended member and that the extended member and the restricting member are thereby rigidly rotatable together relative to the main body;
when the movable member is arranged in a predetermined first arrangement relative to the main body, the movable member is in a position in which the movable member does not prevent the wire from projecting from the main body to extend straight in a counter-fitting direction, which is directly opposite from a direction in which the main body is fitted to the ECU side connector;
when the movable member is rotated from the first arrangement to a predetermined second arrangement relative to the main body, the restricting member approaches a portion of the main body, from which the wire projects, to press and bend the wire, so that the direction in which the wire projects from the main body is limited to a direction that crosses the counter-fitting direction; and
when the movable member is arranged in the second arrangement relative to the main body, and the main body is fitted to the ECU side connector, the second arrangement of the movable member is maintained.
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Abstract
An electronic device includes an electronic control unit, a wire, and a wiring-side connector. When a movable member is arranged in a first arrangement relative to a wiring-side connector main body, the movable member is in a position where the movable member does not prevent the wire from projecting from the main body to extend straight in a counter-fitting direction. When the movable member rotates from the first arrangement to a second arrangement relative to the main body, a restricting member approaches a portion of the main body from which the wire projects, to press and bend the wire, so a direction in which the wire projects from the main body is limited to a direction crossing the counter-fitting direction. When the movable member is arranged in the second arrangement and the main body is fitted to an ECU-side connector, the second arrangement is maintained.
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17 Claims
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1. An electronic device comprising:
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an electronic control unit (ECU); a wire that is electrically connected to the ECU; and a wiring side connector that is attached to an end portion of the wire on an ECU-side to electrically connect the wire and the ECU, wherein; the ECU includes an ECU side connector that is fitted to the wiring side connector to electrically connect the wire and the ECU; the wiring side connector includes; a wiring side connector main body that accommodates the end portion of the wire and is fitted to the ECU side connector, the wire projecting from an inside toward an outside of the main body on a surface of the main body that is on an opposite side from a side of the main body on which the main body is fitted to the ECU side connector; and a movable member that is attached to the main body to be rotatable relative to the main body and that includes; a restricting member having a shape of a plate and restricting a direction in which the wire projects from the main body; and an extended member fixed to the restricting member and extending from the restricting member in a direction that crosses a plate surface of the restricting member; the extended member is engaged with the main body, such that the extended member is rigidly rotatable relative to the main body with an engagement part between the main body and the extended member serving as a rotation axis of the rotation of the extended member and that the extended member and the restricting member are thereby rigidly rotatable together relative to the main body; when the movable member is arranged in a predetermined first arrangement relative to the main body, the movable member is in a position in which the movable member does not prevent the wire from projecting from the main body to extend straight in a counter-fitting direction, which is directly opposite from a direction in which the main body is fitted to the ECU side connector; when the movable member is rotated from the first arrangement to a predetermined second arrangement relative to the main body, the restricting member approaches a portion of the main body, from which the wire projects, to press and bend the wire, so that the direction in which the wire projects from the main body is limited to a direction that crosses the counter-fitting direction; and when the movable member is arranged in the second arrangement relative to the main body, and the main body is fitted to the ECU side connector, the second arrangement of the movable member is maintained. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A wiring unit adapted for an electronic control unit (ECU), the wiring unit comprising:
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a wire that is electrically connected to the ECU; and a wiring side connector that is attached to an end portion of the wire on an ECU-side to electrically connect the wire and the ECU, wherein; the ECU includes an ECU side connector that is fitted to the wiring side connector to electrically connect the wire and the ECU; the wiring side connector includes; a wiring side connector main body that accommodates the end portion of the wire and is fitted to the ECU side connector, the wire projecting from an inside toward an outside of the main body on a surface of the main body that is on an opposite side from a side of the main body on which the main body is fitted to the ECU side connector; and a movable member that is attached to the main body to be rotatable relative to the main body and that includes; a restricting member having a shape of a plate and restricting a direction in which the wire projects from the main body; and an extended member fixed to the restricting member and extending from the restricting member in a direction that crosses a plate surface of the restricting member; the extended member is engaged with the main body, such that the extended member is rigidly rotatable relative to the main body with an engagement part between the main body and the extended member serving as a rotation axis of the rotation of the extended member and that the extended member and the restricting member are thereby rigidly rotatable together relative to the main body; when the movable member is arranged in a predetermined first arrangement relative to the main body, the movable member is in a position in which the movable member does not prevent the wire from projecting from the main body to extend straight in a counter-fitting direction, which is directly opposite from a direction in which the main body is fitted to the ECU side connector; when the movable member is rotated from the first arrangement to a predetermined second arrangement relative to the main body, the restricting member approaches a portion of the main body, from which the wire projects, to press and bend the wire, so that the direction in which the wire projects from the main body is limited to a direction that crosses the counter-fitting direction; and when the movable member is arranged in the second arrangement relative to the main body, and the main body is fitted to the ECU side connector, the second arrangement of the movable member is maintained.
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16. An assembling method for fitting a wiring side connector, which is attached to an end portion of a wire, to an electronic control unit (ECU), so that the wire is electrically connected to the ECU, wherein:
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the ECU includes an ECU side connector that is fitted to the wiring side connector to electrically connect the wire and the ECU; the wire projects from an inside toward an outside of the wiring side connector on a surface of the wiring side connector that is on an opposite side from a side of the wiring side connector on which the wiring side connector is fitted to the ECU side connector; the wiring side connector includes a mechanism that is transformable between a first state and a second state thereof; when the mechanism is arranged in the first state, the mechanism does not prevent the wire from projecting from the wiring side connector to extend straight in a counter-fitting direction, which is directly opposite from a direction in which the wiring side connector is fitted to the ECU side connector; and when the mechanism is transformed from the first state to the second state, a direction in which the wire projects from the wiring side connector is limited to a direction that crosses the counter-fitting direction, the method comprising; passing the wiring side connector through a hole formed in a seat, from above the seat in a vertical direction thereof, with the mechanism in the first state; transforming the mechanism to the second state after the passing of the wiring side connector through the hole; and fitting the wiring side connector to the ECU side connector with the mechanism in the second state, after the transforming of the mechanism to the second state.
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17. An assembling method for fitting a wiring side connector, which is attached to an end portion of a wire, to an electronic control unit (ECU), so that the wire is electrically connected to the ECU, wherein:
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the ECU includes an ECU side connector that is fitted to the wiring side connector to electrically connect the wire and the ECU; the wiring side connector includes; a wiring side connector main body that accommodates the end portion of the wire and is fitted to the ECU side connector, the wire projecting from an inside toward an outside of the main body on a surface of the main body that is on an opposite side from a side of the main body on which the main body is fitted to the ECU side connector; and a movable member that is attached to the main body to be displaceable relative to the main body; when the movable member is arranged in a predetermined first arrangement relative to the main body, the movable member is in a position in which the movable member does not prevent the wire from projecting from the main body to extend straight in a counter-fitting direction, which is directly opposite from a direction in which the main body is fitted to the ECU side connector; when the movable member is displaced from the first arrangement to a predetermined second arrangement relative to the main body, the movable member approaches a portion of the main body, from which the wire projects, to press and bend the wire, so that a direction in which the wire projects from the main body is limited to a direction that crosses the counter-fitting direction; and when the movable member is arranged in the second arrangement relative to the main body, and the main body is fitted to the ECU side connector, the second arrangement of the movable member is maintained, the method comprising; passing the wiring side connector through a hole formed in a seat, from above the seat in a vertical direction thereof, with the movable member arranged in the first arrangement relative to the main body; displacing the movable member relative to the main body such that the movable member is arranged in the second arrangement relative to the main body, after the passing of the wiring side connector through the hole; and fitting the main body to the ECU side connector with the movable member arranged in the second arrangement relative to the main body, after the displacing of the movable member.
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