Connecting structure for connecting motor for driving mirror main body of automobiles outside mirror assembly and power source

• US 5,037,307 A
• Filed: 07/10/1990
• Issued: 08/06/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 07/11/1989
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai RIKA Denki Seisakusho
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai RIKA Denki Seisakusho
• Inventors: Ogasawara, Morihiko
• Primary Examiner(s): DESMOND, EUGENE
• Application Number:
  US07/550,524
• Time in Patent Office: 392 Days
• Field of Search: 439/34, 439/272, 439/281, 350/606, 350/634, 350/637
• US Class Current: 439/34
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/07 by electrically powered actuators
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/5202 Sealing means between parts of housing or between housing part and a wall, e.g. sealing rings
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/74 Means for mounting coupling parts in openings of a panel
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2103/00 Two poles
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 24/66 with pins, blades or analogous contacts and secured to apparatus or structure, e.g. to a wall
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 5/225 Terminal boxes or connection arrangements specially adapted for submersible motors H02K5/132

Abstract

A connecting structure for connecting a motor for driving the mirror main body of an automobile outside mirror assembly such as an electric door mirror and a fender mirror and the power source of the motor to each other. A driving unit accommodating the motor is provided on the rear side of the mirror main body in the mirror visor. A power cord extends from a battery installed on an automobile main body into the mirror visor. A connector containing power terminals is mounted on the top portion of the power cord. The connection terminals of the motor project outward through the through-holes from a rear wall of a unit case of the driving unit to the rear side of the driving unit. The connector has through-holes for allowing the connection terminals to pass therethrough. The connection terminals are inserted through the through-holes and connected with the power terminals in the connector. Projecting walls formed on the connector and the unit case are fitted into each other with a waterproofing member provided therebetween. The power terminals contained in the connector are held to extend in the direction perpendicular to the connection terminals of the motor.

Claims

1. In a connecting structure for connecting a motor included in a driving unit for driving a mirror main body of an automobile outside mirror assembly and a power source of said motor having:

a unit case for accommodating said driving unit, positioned on a rear side of said mirror main body; and

having first through-holes for permitting connection terminals extending from said motor to pass therethrough so as to project outwardly from said unit case; and

a connector fixed to said driving unit, accommodating generally elongated power terminals which are connected with said power source and in contact with said connection terminals of said motor,

the improvement comprising;

a first projecting wall projecting rearwardly from a rear wall of said unit case so as to surround said first through-holes formed in said rear wall;

a connector case having second through-holes for permitting the connection terminals to pass therethrough, and for accommodating said power terminals which extend in a direction perpendicular to said connection terminals;

a second projecting wall formed on said connector case to surround said second through-holes to fit into/over said first projecting wall; and

a sealing member provided between said first and second projecting walls for sealing a space which is defined between said first and second projecting walls.

2. A connection structure as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

holding portions surrounding base portions of said connection terminals so as to hold the base portions of the connection terminals and fitted into said second projecting wall which is fitted into said first projecting wall.

3. A connection structure as claimed in claim 2, wherein said each holding portion is approximately trapezoidal in its vertical section.