Rotary member having a cover securing structure

• US 5,816,733 A
• Filed: 11/26/1996
• Issued: 10/06/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 11/29/1995
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
• Original Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
• Inventors: Ishikawa, Satoshi, Iizuka, Hiroaki, Nagaoka, Yasutaka
• Primary Examiner(s): Kim, Harry C.
• Application Number:
  US08/755,824
• Time in Patent Office: 679 Days
• Field of Search: 403/329, 403/326, 403/289, 403/13, 403/14, 403/315, 403/316, 403/319, 242/378.1, 242/378.3, 24/293, 24/94, 24/114, 24/113 MP, 191/12.4, 439/352, 439/680, 439/681
• US Class Current: 403/329
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/027 between relatively movable parts of the vehicle, e.g. between steering wheel and column devices for measuring, signalling or controlling tyre pressure or temperature specially adapted for mounting on vehicles B60C23/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2201/26 for vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 35/025 having a flexible conductor wound around a rotation axis
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/304 Resilient metal type
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 403/1616 Position or guide means
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 403/60 Biased catch or latch
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 403/606 Leaf spring

Abstract

A cover securing structure for securing a cover to an end surface of a cylindrical member having a plurality of engaging projections each having a hook portion and projecting over a contact surface of the cover with which the cover is brought into contact with the end surface of the cylindrical member, locating projections in the form of two parallel arms apart from each other for a predetermined distance and projecting over the contact surface in the regions among the plural engaging projections, accommodating grooves formed in the end surface of the cylindrical member at positions corresponding to the engaging projections, and accommodating grooves formed in the end surface of the cylindrical member at positions corresponding to the locating projections, wherein the hook portions of the engaging projections are formed to face the inner surface of the cylindrical member, the accommodating grooves have lock portions for receiving and locking the hook portions, and the accommodating grooves have ribs each having a width so as to be engaged to the gap between the two parallel arms.

Claims

1. A rotary member, comprising:

a cylindrical member;

a cover;

plural engaging projections projecting from a contact surface of said cover brought into contact with an end surface of said cylindrical member, each engaging projection having a hook portion at a leading end thereof;

locating projections projecting from said contact surface, said locating projections including erect parallel arms spaced apart from one another to define a gap;

engaging projection accommodating grooves formed in the end surface of said cylindrical member at positions corresponding to said engaging projections so as to accommodate and be engaged with said engaging projections; and

locating projection accommodating grooves formed in the end surface of said cylindrical member at positions corresponding to said locating projections so as to accommodate said locating projections, said locating projection accommodating grooves including a rib engageable in the gap between said arms of said locating projections.

2. A rotary member according to claim 1, wherein said locating projections are formed in a plurality of positions on said contact surface.

3. A rotary member according to claim 2, wherein said engaging projections, said locating projections, said engaging projection accommodating grooves and said locating projection accommodating grooves are formed at positions or into shapes to permit said engaging projections to be accommodated in said engaging projection accommodating grooves and to permit said locating projections to be accommodated in said locating projection accommodating grooves only when said cover has been attached to said cylindrical member at a predetermined position.

4. A rotary member according to claim 1, wherein

said engaging projection accommodating grooves have lock portions formed in an inner surface of said cylindrical member to receive and lock said hook portions.

5. A rotary member according to claim 1, wherein said ribs have an arcuate distal end.

6. A rotary member according to claim 1, wherein said ribs have a generally rectangular distal end.

7. A rotary member according to claim 1, wherein said locating projections have a tapered distal end.

8. A rotary member according to claim 1, wherein one of said plural engaging projections and corresponding engaging projection accommodating grooves has a first width, and another of said plural engaging projections and corresponding engaging projection accommodating grooves has a second width different from the first width.

9. A rotary member according to claim 1, further comprising an alignment mark positioned on one of said cylindrical member and said cover.

10. A rotary member, comprising:

an annular cylindrical member defining a first central opening;

an annular cover defining a second central opening;

at least three engaging projections projecting from a contact surface of said cover brought into contact with an end surface of said cylindrical member, each engaging projection being shaped substantially identical to the others and having a hook portion at the leading end thereof;

locating projections projecting from said contact surface;

at least three engaging projection accommodating grooves formed in the end surface of said cylindrical member at positions corresponding to said at least three engaging projections so as to accommodate and be engaged with said at least three engaging projections; and

locating projection accommodating grooves formed in the end surface of said cylindrical member at positions corresponding to said locating projections so as to accommodate said locating projections,

wherein one of said at least three engaging projections and corresponding engaging projections accommodating grooves has a first width, and the others of said at least three engaging projections and corresponding engaging projection accommodating grooves have a second width greater than said first width, so that said cover is attachable to said cylindrical member only at a predetermined position.