Object moving device

Abstract

To provide an object moving device capable of suppressing rattling when a cable guide is fitted to a guide rail and supporting tension from a cable with a simple structure.SOLUTION: The object moving device comprises: a mobile body to which an object to be moved is fitted; a guide rail 40 for guiding the mobile body; an inner cable for moving the mobile body; and a cable guide 70 for restricting a laying path of the inner cable to be along the guide rail 40. A body 50 has fitting holes 51 and 52 to which the inner cable can be fitted. The cable guide 70 has a slide part 71 on which the inner cable slides, fitting parts fitted in the fitting holes 51 and 52, a support part abutting against the other surface of the body 50, and locked parts 77 locked to edges of the fitting holes 51 and 52. The fitting holes 51 and 52 have parts 53 and 54 to be fitted into which the fitting parts are fitted, and a lock part that locks the locked parts 77.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an object moving device having a cable guide that regulates the routing path of a cable so that it follows a guide rail. [Background technology]

[0002] A known example of this type of object movement device is a window regulator. A window regulator raises and lowers a window glass attached to a carrier plate along a guide rail via a cable. The window glass is usually raised and lowered in accordance with the shape of the vehicle body. For this reason, some guide rails are formed to be curved. Such window regulators are equipped with a cable guide to regulate the routing path of the cable so that it follows the guide rail (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 to 3). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] WO2014 / 103816 publication [Patent Document 2] Patent No. 6770991 [Patent Document 3] US Patent No. 10501978 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] Patent Document 1 discloses a window regulator in which an inner guide (corresponding to a cable guide) is attached to a bracket fixed to a guide rail (see paragraph

[0023] of the same document). The window regulator disclosed in Patent Document 1 requires that the bracket be fixed to the guide rail by welding or the like, which makes it difficult to work with.

[0005] Patent Document 2 discloses a window regulator in which a sliding member (corresponding to a cable guide) that slides along the cable is attached to the attachment portion of a guide rail (see paragraph

[0036] of the same document). However, the window regulator disclosed in Patent Document 2 requires the thickness of the attachment portion of the guide rail to be increased in order to support the moment generated by the tension from the cable.

[0006] An example of a structure that supports the moment generated by the tension from the cable is the window regulator disclosed in Patent Document 3. However, the window regulator disclosed in Patent Document 3 has a structure in which the cable guide is rotated and inserted into an opening that penetrates the guide rail. In order to rotate the cable guide, an extra gap is required to accommodate the rotational trajectory, which may cause rattle when the cable guide is attached to the guide rail.

[0007] The present invention aims to provide an object moving device that can suppress rattle when a cable guide is attached to a guide rail and can support tension from the cable with a simple structure. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] An object moving device according to one aspect of the present invention includes: a moving body to which an object to be moved is attached; Plate-shaped The device has a main body, one surface of which faces the moving body, and is equipped with a guide rail for guiding the moving body, a cable for moving the moving body, and a cable guide for regulating the routing path of the cable so that it is along the guide rail, and the main body comprises: The plate-shaped main body is formed as an opening on the front and back surfaces. The cable guide has a mounting hole portion to which the cable guide can be attached, and the cable guide has a sliding portion on which the cable slides and a mounting hole portion. The mounting hole penetrates the plate-shaped main body from the front to the back. a support portion that abuts against the other surface of the main body portion, the other surface being the surface opposite to the one surface of the main body portion; When the fitting portion is fitted into the mounting hole portion and the cable guide is attached to the mounting hole portion, The mounting hole has a mating portion into which the mating portion fits, and a locking portion that locks the mating portion. [Effects of the Invention]

[0009] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an object moving device that can suppress rattle when a cable guide is attached to a guide rail and can support tension from the cable with a simple structure. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0010] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an example of a general object moving device. [Figure 2] 3 is an example of an exploded perspective view showing a moving body, a guide rail, and a cable guide in the first embodiment. FIG. [Figure 3] 3 is an example of a schematic front view of the main body of the guide rail in the first embodiment, showing the vicinity of the first mounting hole portion and the second mounting hole portion, as viewed from the front and slightly below. FIG. [Figure 4] 2 is an example of a perspective view for explaining the configuration of a cable guide in the first embodiment. FIG. [Figure 5] 10 is an example of a view showing a state when attachment of the cable guide to the first attachment hole portion and the second attachment hole portion has begun, as viewed from slightly below and in front of the first embodiment. FIG. [Figure 6] 4 is an example of a view showing a state in which the cable guide is attached to the first attachment hole portion and the second attachment hole portion in the first embodiment, as viewed from slightly below the front. FIG. [Figure 7] 7A is an example of a cross-sectional view taken along line AA shown in FIG. 6, and FIG. 7B is an example of a cross-sectional view taken along line BB shown in FIG. 6. [Figure 8] 10 is an example of a schematic front view of the main body of the guide rail in the second embodiment, showing the vicinity of the mounting hole, as viewed from the front and slightly below. FIG. [Figure 9] 10 is an example of a perspective view for explaining the configuration of a cable guide in the second embodiment. FIG. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is an example of a perspective view showing a state in which a cable guide is attached to a mounting hole in the second embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0011] An object moving device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The object moving device according to the present invention is, for example, provided on a door of a vehicle and used as a window regulator for opening and closing a window of the vehicle.

[0012] [1. Overview of the object moving device] Before describing the object moving device according to the present invention, an outline of a general object moving device will first be described with reference to Fig. 1. Fig. 1 is an example of a perspective view of a general object moving device 1.

[0013] As shown in Figure 1, the object moving device 1 includes a drive unit 2, a moving body 3 that can move in the vertical direction, a guide rail 4 made of a substantially rectangular plate-like member having a predetermined length in the vertical direction, an inner cable 6 that moves the moving body 3 in the vertical direction using the drive unit 2, a cable guide 7 that regulates the routing path of the inner cable 6 so that it follows the guide rail 4, and a pulley 8 provided at the upper end of the guide rail 4.

[0014] The drive unit 2 is attached to the lower end of the guide rail 4 and is disposed so as to be located below the lowest position of the movable body 3. The drive unit 2 has, for example, a drum (not shown) that winds and feeds the inner cable 6, a motor 22 that drives the drum, and a housing 23 that accommodates a reducer (not shown) such as a worm gear reducer that is connected to the motor 22. In the first embodiment, the drive unit 2 is attached to the lower end of the guide rail 4, but the position of the drive unit 2 is not limited thereto, and the drive unit 2 may be provided in another location.

[0015] The movable body 3 is disposed so as to face one surface of the guide rail 4, and is held slidably along the guide rail 4 extending in the vertical direction. The vertical movement of the movable body 3 is guided by the guide rail 4. Although not shown in detail, the movable body 3 is provided with a cable end connecting portion for attaching an end of the inner cable 6. The movable body 3 also has a fixing hole 31 for fixing, for example, a vehicle window glass (not shown) with a screw or the like. The movable body 3 can be integrally formed from, for example, synthetic resin, or it may be formed as separate bodies that are fixed to each other by heat fusion or the like. The material of the movable body 3 is not particularly limited to synthetic resin, and may be metal or a combination of metal and synthetic resin, etc.

[0016] The guide rail 4 is a thin metal plate such as a galvanized steel plate, and is curved up and down like an arch so that, for example, a window glass fixed to the movable body 3 moves up and down along a curved trajectory. Also, a mounting portion 7a for mounting the cable guide 7 is welded to the guide rail 4, for example, and the cable guide 7 is attached to this mounting portion 7a.

[0017] The inner cable 6 is used by the drive unit 2 to move the movable body 3 up and down, with one end wound around a drum (not shown) and the other end connected to the movable body 3. When not restricted by the cable guide 7, the inner cable 6 is routed in a straight line so as to follow the shortest distance between a pulley 8 provided at the upper end of the guide rail 4 and the above-mentioned drum (not shown) provided at the lower end of the guide rail 4. The "inner cable 6" corresponds to the "cable" in this invention.

[0018] The cable guide 7 is attached to the guide rail 4 via an attachment portion 7a, and has the function of regulating the routing path of the inner cable 6 so that it follows the guide rail 4. The cable guide 7 is configured so that the inner cable 6 slides when the movable body 3 moves in the up and down direction.

[0019] The pulley 8 functions as a direction-changing member for changing the moving direction of the inner cable 6. This direction-changing member is not limited to the pulley 8, and may be any member that can change the moving direction of the inner cable 6, such as a member around which the inner cable 6 can be wound and rotated.

[0020] Next, an embodiment of an object moving device according to the present invention will be described. The object moving device according to the present invention includes a cable guide having a different configuration from the cable guide 7, instead of the above-described cable guide 7. Furthermore, the object moving device according to the present invention includes a guide rail having an opening for attaching the cable guide 7, instead of the above-described guide rail 4.

[0021] In describing the embodiments of the object moving device according to the present invention, components that have the same form as the above-described general object moving device 1 will be designated with the same reference numerals as those used in the description of the above-described general object moving device 1. Components that have different forms from the above-described general object moving device 1 (specifically, the guide rail 4 and the cable guide 7) will be designated with reference numerals different from those used in the description of the above-described general object moving device 1. Furthermore, since the object moving device according to the present invention is not shown in the drawings that describe the first and second embodiments described below, it will be referred to simply as the "object moving device" without a reference numeral.

[0022] First and second embodiments of an object moving device according to the present invention will be described below. In the first and second embodiments, differences from the general object moving device 1 described above will be mainly explained with respect to the guide rail and the cable guide.

[0023] [2. First embodiment] First, a description will be given of the first embodiment. In the first embodiment, only the differences from the above-described general object moving device 1 will be described, and the points that are not particularly mentioned are the same as the above-described general object moving device 1.

[0024] FIG. 2 is an example of an exploded perspective view showing the movable body 3, the guide rail 40, and the cable guide 70 in the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, the guide rail 40 has a plate-shaped main body 50 extending in the direction of movement of the movable body 3. The main body 50 of the guide rail 40 has both ends in the width direction bent at approximately right angles toward the side where the movable body 3 is disposed, forming upright side walls. One of the left and right side walls, a side wall 55, is further bent at approximately right angles to form a rail portion 56. This rail portion 56 is fitted into the guide groove 32 formed in the movable body 3. In this way, the movable body 3 is attached to the guide rail 40 so as to be slidable in the vertical direction, and is able to move in the vertical direction along the rail portion 56 while being guided by the side wall 55 and the rail portion 56. In this first embodiment, of the front and back surfaces of the main body 50, the surface facing the movable body 3 is referred to as the "front surface 50a," and the surface opposite the surface facing the movable body 3 is referred to as the "rear surface 50b."

[0025] Two openings are formed along the top and bottom on one side in the width direction (i.e., left and right direction) of the main body 50 of the guide rail 40. The cable guide 70 can be attached to these two openings. In this specification, the upper opening is referred to as the first mounting hole 51, and the lower opening is referred to as the second mounting hole 52.

[0026] (First mounting hole portion 51 and second mounting hole portion 52) Referring to FIG. 3, the configuration of the first and second mounting holes 51 and 52, which are two openings formed in the main body 50 of the guide rail 40, will be described. FIG. 3 is an example of a schematic front view of the main body 50 of the guide rail 40, looking from the front and slightly below, near the first and second mounting holes 51 and 52. In FIG. 3, the upward, downward, leftward, rightward, and forward directions are defined as shown. The rearward direction is the direction toward the back of the paper in FIG. 3, and the rearward surface of the main body 50 is the rear surface 50b shown in FIG. 2. These directions also apply to FIGS. 4 to 6, which will be described later. The upward direction is the direction in which the moving body 3 ascends, and the downward direction is the direction in which the moving body 3 descends.

[0027] The main body 50 of the guide rail 40 has a first mounting hole 51 and a second mounting hole 52 between the drum (not shown) and the pulley 8 (see FIG. 1). The first mounting hole 51 and the second mounting hole 52 are openings formed for attaching the cable guide 70 to the main body 50, and are formed side by side in the vertical direction on one side of the width direction of the main body 50. Note that it does not matter on which side in the width direction (right or left) the first mounting hole 51 and the second mounting hole 52 are located, as long as they are in positions that do not hinder movement of the movable body 3 along the guide rail.

[0028] The first mounting hole 51 and the second mounting hole 52 have a first fitted portion 53 and a second fitted portion 54, respectively. More specifically, the first mounting hole 51 has the first fitted portion 53 at the lower end of the first mounting hole 51, and the second mounting hole 52 has the second fitted portion 54 at the lower end of the second mounting hole 52. When the cable guide 70 is attached to the first mounting hole 51 and the second mounting hole 52 (i.e., the guide rail 40), the first fitted portion 53 fits into a first fitting portion 73 (see FIG. 4(A) described below), and the second fitted portion 54 fits into a second fitting portion 74 (see FIG. 4(A) described below).

[0029] The first mounting hole 51 and the second mounting hole 52 respectively have a first clamped portion 55 and a second clamped portion 56. When the cable guide 70 is attached to the first mounting hole 51 and the second mounting hole 52, the first clamped portion 55 is clamped by a first clamping portion 75 (see FIG. 4(A) described later) and the second clamped portion 56 is clamped by a second clamping portion 76 (see FIG. 4(A) described later).

[0030] The first fitted portion 53 and the first clamped portion 55 are adjacent to each other in the left-right direction at the lower end of the first mounting hole 51. The second fitted portion 54 and the second clamped portion 56 are adjacent to each other in the left-right direction at the lower end of the second mounting hole 52.

[0031] The upper end 57 of the first mounting hole 51 engages with a locked portion 77 (see FIG. 4 ) described below when the cable guide 70 is attached to the first mounting hole 51 and the second mounting hole 52. In this specification, the upper end 57 of the first mounting hole 51 is referred to as the “locking portion 57.”

[0032] In an opening 58 of the first mounting hole 51 that is below the locking portion 57, a locked portion 77 (see FIG. 4 ) described below is disposed when the cable guide 70 is attached to the first mounting hole 51 and the second mounting hole 52. In this specification, the portion where the locked portion 77 is disposed when the cable guide 70 is attached to the first mounting hole 51 and the second mounting hole 52 is referred to as the "disposition portion 58."

[0033] (Cable guide 70) The cable guide 70 will be described with reference to Figures 4(A) and (B). Figure 4 is an example of a perspective view for explaining the configuration of the cable guide 70. Figures 4(A) and 4(B) differ in the direction from which the cable guide 70 is viewed.

[0034] The cable guide 70 is for regulating the routing path of the inner cable 6 so that it follows the guide rail 40 (see FIG. 1), and is attached to the first mounting hole portion 51 and the second mounting hole portion 52.

[0035] The cable guide 70 has a first main body portion 61 that has a function of supporting the inner cable 6, and a second main body portion 62 that has a function of being supported by the main body portion 5 of the guide rail 4. The first main body portion 61 and the second main body portion 62 are integrally formed, and both the first main body portion 61 and the second main body portion 62 have a flat portion on the front side.

[0036] The first main body portion 61 of the cable guide 70 has a sliding portion 71 along which the inner cable 6 slides when the movable body 3 (see Figure 3) moves up and down, and a regulating portion 78 that regulates the left-right position of the inner cable 6 so that the inner cable 6 slides on the sliding portion 71.

[0037] The second main body portion 62 of the cable guide 70 has a planar support portion 72 that abuts against the rear surface 50b (see FIG. 3) of the main body portion 50 when the cable guide 70 is attached to the first mounting hole portion 51 and the second mounting hole portion 52 (both see FIG. 3). When the cable guide 70 receives tension from the inner cable 6 at the sliding portion 71, the support portion 72 presses against the rear surface 50b (see FIG. 3) of the main body portion 50.

[0038] The second main body 62 of the cable guide 70 has a first protrusion 63 and a second protrusion 64 that protrude forward at a left side portion of the second main body 62. The first protrusion 63 and the second protrusion 64 are formed side by side above and below so as to correspond to the first mounting hole 51 and the second mounting hole 52 (both see FIG. 3), respectively.

[0039] The first protruding portion 63 has a first fitting portion 73 and a first clamping portion 75 at its lower end. Specifically, a part of the left side of the lower end of the first protruding portion 63 is cut out so that the first clamped portion 55 (see FIG. 3) can be clamped. This cut-out portion of the first protruding portion 63 and the flat portion of the second main body portion 62 form the first clamping portion 75, which can clamp the first clamped portion 55 (see FIG. 3) from the front and rear directions. On the other hand, the right side of the lower end of the first protruding portion 63 is not cut out, and this portion is the first fitting portion 73.

[0040] The second protruding portion 64 has a second fitting portion 74 and a second clamping portion 76 at its lower end. Specifically, a part of the left side of the lower end of the second protruding portion 64 is cut out so that the second clamped portion 56 (see FIG. 3) can be clamped from the front and rear directions, and this cut-out portion is the second clamping portion 76. The right side of the lower end of the second protruding portion 64 is not cut out, and this portion is the second fitting portion 74.

[0041] The cable guide 70 has a latched portion 77 formed upward from the upper end of the first protruding portion 63. The latched portion 77 is an elastic member that elastically deforms in the front-to-rear direction and has a claw portion 77a at its upper end. When the cable guide 70 is attached to the first mounting hole 51 and the second mounting hole 52 (both see FIG. 3), the latched portion 77 elastically deforms rearward. Furthermore, when the cable guide 70 is attached to the first mounting hole 51 and the second mounting hole 52 (both see FIG. 3), the latched portion 77 is disposed in the disposing portion 58 (see FIG. 3) as described above. Furthermore, the claw portion 77a of the latched portion 77 is latched by the latch portion 57 (see FIG. 3).

[0042] (Attaching the cable guide 70 to the guide rail 40) A method for attaching the cable guide 70 to the guide rail 40 will be described with reference to FIGS.

[0043] Fig. 5 is an example of a view from slightly below and in front of the state when the cable guide 70 has started to be attached to the first and second mounting holes 51 and 52 formed in the main body 50 of the guide rail 40. Fig. 6 is an example of a view from slightly below and in front of the state when the cable guide 70 has been attached to the first and second mounting holes 51 and 52 formed in the main body 50 of the guide rail 40. Fig. 7(A) is an example of a cross-sectional view taken along line AA shown in Fig. 6. Fig. 7(B) is an example of a cross-sectional view taken along line BB shown in Fig. 6.

[0044] As shown in FIG. 5, when attaching the cable guide 70 to the guide rail 40, the first protruding portion 63 and the second protruding portion 64 are inserted through the first mounting hole 51 and the second mounting hole 52, respectively. At this time, the support portion 72 and the locked portion 77 (more specifically, the claw portion 77a) both come into contact with the rear surface 50b of the main body 50 (see FIG. 3). Note that when the locked portion 77 comes into contact with the rear surface 50b of the main body 50, it is elastically deformed rearward as described above, and therefore a biasing force acts on the rear surface 50b of the main body 50. The cable guide 70 is attached to the guide rail 40 (more specifically, the main body 50) by sliding the cable guide 70 downward from the state shown in FIG. 5.

[0045] When the cable guide 70 is moved to the lower end, the locked portion 77, which was elastically deformed rearward during the process of attaching the cable guide 70 to the first mounting hole 51 and the second mounting hole 52, returns to its natural state without any load. At this time, the locked portion 77 is arranged in the arrangement portion 58 so that the claw portion 77a faces the locking portion 57, as shown in FIG. 6. When the locked portion 77 is arranged in the arrangement portion 58, the claw portion 77a of the locked portion 77 is locked by the locking portion 57, restricting movement of the cable guide 70 in the vertical direction.

[0046] When the cable guide 70 is attached to the first mounting hole 51 and the second mounting hole 52, the first fitting portion 73 (see FIGS. 5, 6, and 7(A)) and the second fitting portion 74 (see FIGS. 5 and 6) are fitted with the first fitted portion 53 (see FIG. 5) and the second fitted portion 54 (see FIG. 5), respectively. The first clamping portion 75 and the second clamping portion 76 clamp the first clamped portion 55 and the second clamped portion 56 from the front-rear direction, respectively. At this time, movement of the cable guide 70 is restricted in the left-right, up-down, and front-rear directions. In addition to clamping the clamped portion 55 and the second clamped portion 56 with the clamping portions 75 and 76, the claw portions 77a of the locked portions 77 are locked with the locking portions 57, as described above. Therefore, when the cable guide 70 is attached to the main body 5 of the guide rail 4, the movement of the cable guide 70 in the vertical direction is restricted.

[0047] (Actions, effects, etc.) The object movement device of the first embodiment includes a moving body 3 that can move up and down, a guide rail 40 that guides the moving body 3 in the moving direction, an inner cable 6 that moves the moving body 3, and a cable guide 70 that regulates the routing path of the inner cable 6 so that it follows the guide rail 40. The moving body 3 corresponds to a carrier plate or the like to which a moving object (e.g., an opening / closing body such as a vehicle window glass) is attached. One end of the inner cable 6 is wound around a drum, and the other end is connected to the moving body 3. The moving body 3 faces the guide rail 40 on the front surface 50a side of a plate-shaped main body 50, and the guide rail 40 guides the movement of the moving body 3 in the moving direction. In this object movement device, the main body 50 of the guide rail 40 includes a first mounting hole 51 and a second mounting hole 52 to which the cable guide 70 can be attached. The cable guide 70 has a sliding portion 71 along which the inner cable 6 slides, a first fitting portion 73 and a second fitting portion 74 that fit into the first mounting hole portion 51 and the second mounting hole portion 52, respectively, and a support portion 72 that abuts against the rear surface 50b of the main body portion 50 (the surface opposite the front surface 50a that faces the movable body 3). The first mounting hole portion 51 has a first fitted portion 53 at its lower end, and the second mounting hole portion 52 has a second fitted portion 54 at its lower end. The first fitted portion 73 fits into the first fitted portion 53, and the second fitted portion 74 fits into the second fitted portion 54. According to the object moving device of the first embodiment, with a simple configuration, it is possible to suppress rattling of the cable guide 70 when the cable guide 70 is attached to the guide rail 40, and it is also possible to support the tension received from the inner cable 6 at the support portion 72.

[0048] Furthermore, as in the first embodiment, the cable guide 70 preferably has a first clamping portion 75 and a second clamping portion 76. In the first embodiment, when the cable guide 70 is attached to the first mounting hole portion 51 and the second mounting hole portion 52, the first clamping portion 75 clamps the first clamped portion 55, which is the edge portion on the lower end side of the first mounting hole portion 51, from the front-rear direction. When the cable guide 70 is attached to the first mounting hole portion 51 and the second mounting hole portion 52, the second clamping portion 76 clamps the second clamped portion 56, which is the edge portion on the lower end side of the second mounting hole portion 52, from the front-rear direction. In this way, since the main body portion 50 has the first clamped portion 55 and the second clamped portion 56, rattle of the cable guide 70 in the front-rear direction perpendicular to the surfaces (front surface 50a and rear surface 50b) of the main body portion 50 is suppressed. Furthermore, tension from the inner cable 6 can be more firmly supported by the guide rail 40.

[0049] As in the first embodiment, the first mounting hole 51 preferably has a positioning portion 58 in which the locked portion 77 is disposed when the cable guide 70 is attached to the first mounting hole 51 and the second mounting hole 52. In the first embodiment, the cable guide 70 is configured to be slidable in the mounting direction to the main body 50 (i.e., the direction in which the cable guide 70 faces upward). Therefore, the cable guide 70 can be attached to the guide rail 40 by the simple operation of passing the first protruding portion 63 and the second protruding portion 64 through the first mounting hole 51 and the second mounting hole 52, respectively, and then sliding the cable guide 70 in the mounting direction.

[0050] As in the first embodiment, the locked portion 77 preferably biases the rear surface 50b of the main body 50 while abutting against the rear surface 50b when the first fitting portion 73 is in the arrangement portion 58, and is locked by the locking portion 57 when the first fitting portion 73 is fitted into the first fitted portion 53. In the first embodiment, when the first fitting portion 73 is in the arrangement portion 58, the locked portion 77 is elastically deformed and applies a biasing force to the rear surface 50b of the main body 50. When the cable guide 70 is slid downward, the first fitting portion 73 is fitted into the first fitted portion 53. The elastically deformed locked portion 77 then returns to its natural shape and is positioned in the arrangement portion 58 so that the claw portion 77a and the locking portion 57 face each other. Therefore, the cable guide 70 can be easily attached to the first mounting hole 51 and the second mounting hole 52 simply by sliding the cable guide 70 downward. Furthermore, the cable guide 70 is not attached to the guide rail 4 via an attachment portion 7a (see FIG. 1) as in the conventional case, but is attached directly to the main body 5 of the guide rail 4. Therefore, the distance from the main body 5 of the guide rail 4 to the sliding portion 71 can be made shorter than in the conventional case, and the tension received from the inner cable 6 can be suppressed.

[0051] The above describes the first embodiment of the object moving device according to the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to the first embodiment and various modifications are possible as long as they are within the scope of the claims.

[0052] For example, in the first embodiment, the locked portion 77 is formed at the upper end of the first protruding portion 63, but this is not limited to this. For example, a locked portion having the same function as the locked portion 77 may be formed at the upper end of the second protruding portion 64, and a locking portion having the same function as the locking portion 57 may be formed at the upper end of the second mounting hole portion 52. Even in this configuration, the same effects as those of the first embodiment are achieved.

[0053] Furthermore, in the first embodiment, the cable guide 70 can be easily attached to the first attachment hole portion 51 and the second attachment hole portion 52 (i.e., the guide rail 40) by sliding the cable guide 70 downward, but this is not limiting. For example, when attaching the cable guide 70 to the guide rail 40, instead of sliding the cable guide 70 downward, the cable guide 70 may be configured to slide upward.

[0054] Furthermore, in the first embodiment, the locked portion 77 is formed only on the first protruding portion 63, but this is not limited to this. For example, a locked portion having the same function as the locked portion 77 may be formed only on the second protruding portion 64, or in addition to the locked portion 77 being formed on the first protruding portion 63, a locked portion having the same function as the locked portion 77 may be formed on the second protruding portion 64. Furthermore, the locked portions 77 may be provided in the upper and lower directions, respectively. This makes it possible to use the cable guide 70 in common for both the left and right doors.

[0055] In the first embodiment, two openings (first mounting hole 51, second mounting hole 52) that function as mounting holes for attaching cable guide 70 are formed side by side along the vertical direction of main body 50, but this is not limited thereto, and the number of mounting holes may be, for example, one. In this case, for example, it is preferable to provide first protrusion 63 in the vertical center of cable guide 70 without providing second protrusion 64.

[0056] Furthermore, in the first embodiment, when the locked portion 77 is placed in the placement portion 58, the claw portion 77a and the locking portion 57 face each other, but in addition to this, for example, the claw portion 77a may be configured to engage with the locking portion 57. In this way, it is possible to further suppress rattling of the cable guide 70 when the cable guide 70 is attached to the guide rail 40.

[0057] 3. Second Embodiment Next, a second embodiment will be described with reference to Figures 8 to 10. In the second embodiment, only the differences from the first embodiment will be described, and the points that are not particularly mentioned are the same as those of the general object moving device or the first embodiment.

[0058] FIG. 8 is an example of a schematic front view of the main body 150 of the guide rail 140 in which the mounting hole 151 is formed, viewed from the front and slightly below, near the mounting hole 151, in the second embodiment. FIG. 9 is an example of a perspective view for explaining the configuration of the cable guide 170 in the second embodiment. The cable guide 170 is viewed from different directions in FIGS. 9(A) and 9(B). FIG. 10 is an example of a perspective view showing the cable guide 170 attached to the mounting hole 151 (see FIG. 8) in the second embodiment.

[0059] The object movement device according to the second embodiment includes a guide rail 140 instead of the guide rail 40 of the first embodiment, and a cable guide 170 instead of the cable guide 70. More specifically, the guide rail 140 of the second embodiment has a mounting hole 151, which also serves as an opening formed in the main body 150, that has a different shape from the opening formed in the main body 50 of the guide rail 40 of the first embodiment. Furthermore, the cable guide 170 of the second embodiment has a different shape from the cable guide 70 of the first embodiment.

[0060] (Mounting hole portion 151) As shown in Fig. 8, the mounting hole 151 is formed on one side (left side in Fig. 8) in the width direction (i.e., left-right direction) of the main body 150. The mounting hole 151 is an opening for attaching the cable guide 170 (see Fig. 9) to the main body 150. When the object movement device is attached to a vehicle, for example, which side in the width direction (right or left) the mounting hole 151 is on depends on whether it is attached to the left or right door of the vehicle.

[0061] The mounting hole 151 has a fitted portion 153 at the center in the vertical direction on one side (the left side in FIG. 8) of the two vertical sides that form the mounting hole 151. The mounting hole 151 has a first clamped portion 155 below the fitted portion 153 and a second clamped portion 156 above the fitted portion 153. The first clamped portion 155 and the second clamped portion 156 are clamped by a clamping portion 175 (see FIG. 9) described below.

[0062] The mounting hole 151 has a locking portion 157 on one side and the other side (the right side in FIG. 8) opposite one of the two vertical sides that form the mounting hole 151. This locking portion 157 is a portion that locks a first locked portion 176 and a second locked portion 177, which will be described later, when the cable guide 170 is attached to the mounting hole 151.

[0063] The mounting hole 151 has an arrangement portion 158 between the first clamped portion 155 and the second clamped portion 156 and the mounting hole 151. In this arrangement portion 158, a first locked portion 176 and a second locked portion 177 (both of which are shown in FIG. 9) described below are arranged when the cable guide 170 is attached to the mounting hole 151.

[0064] (Cable guide 170) As shown in Figures 9(A) and (B), the cable guide 170 includes a sliding portion 171, a regulating portion 178, a support portion 172, an engaging portion 173 (see Figure 9(A)), a clamping portion 175, a first locked portion 176, and a second locked portion 177.

[0065] The sliding portion 171 is formed in a flat shape, and is a portion along which the inner cable 6 (see FIG. 1) slides when the movable body 3 (see FIG. 1) moves up and down. The restricting portion 178 restricts the left-right position of the inner cable 6 so that the inner cable 6 slides on the sliding portion 171. The supporting portion 172 is formed in a flat shape, and comes into contact with the rear surface of the main body portion 150 (the rear surface of the main body portion 150 shown in FIG. 8) when the cable guide 170 is attached to the mounting hole portion 151 (see FIG. 8). The clamping portion 175 clamps the first clamped portion 155 and the second clamped portion 156 from the front-rear direction when the cable guide 170 is attached to the mounting hole portion 151 (see FIG. 8).

[0066] The first locked portion 176 and the second locked portion 177 are elastic members that elastically deform in the front-to-rear direction. Both the first locked portion 176 and the second locked portion 177 have elastic claw portions, but their reference numerals are omitted in Figure 9.

[0067] The vertical length of the support portion 172 is smaller than the vertical length of the clamping portion 175, and the first locked portion 176 and the second locked portion 177 are provided to sandwich the support portion 172 from above and below so as to fit within the range of the vertical length of the clamping portion 175. With this configuration, the cable guide 170 can be made compact.

[0068] In the process of attaching the cable guide 170 to the mounting hole 151 (see FIG. 8), the first locked portion 176 and the second locked portion 177 elastically deform rearward. Furthermore, with the cable guide 170 attached to the mounting hole 151 (see FIG. 8), the first locked portion 176 and the second locked portion 177 are disposed in the disposing portion 58 (see FIG. 8) as described above. Furthermore, the claw portions 77a of the first locked portion 176 and the second locked portion 177 are locked by the locking portion 157.

[0069] (Attaching the cable guide 170 to the guide rail 140) Next, the attachment of the cable guide 170 to the guide rail 140 will be described.

[0070] When attaching the cable guide 170 (see FIGS. 9 and 10) to the guide rail 140 (see FIGS. 8 and 10), the clamping portion 175 (see FIGS. 9 and 10) is inserted through the attachment hole 151 (see FIG. 8). At this time, the first locked portion 176 (see FIGS. 9 and 10) and the second locked portion 177 (see FIGS. 9(B) and 10) can be brought into contact with the rear surface of the main body 150 (the rear surface of the main body 150 shown in FIG. 10). Then, while the first locked portion 176 and the second locked portion 177 are elastically deformed rearward, the cable guide 170 is slid toward one side (the left side in FIG. 10) in the width direction (i.e., the left-right direction) of the main body 150. When the cable guide 170 is moved to one end of the main body 150 in the width direction, the first locked portion 176 and the second locked portion 177, which had been elastically deformed rearward, return to their natural state in which no load is applied. At this time, as shown in FIG. 10 , the first locked portion 176 and the second locked portion 177 are arranged in the arrangement portion 158 (see FIG. 8 ) so as to face the locking portion 157. When the first locked portion 176 and the restricting portion 178 are arranged in the arrangement portion 158, the claw portions of the first locked portion 176 and the second locked portion 177 are locked to the locking portion 157, and movement of the cable guide 170 in the left-right direction is restricted.

[0071] Furthermore, when the cable guide 170 is attached to the mounting hole 151, the fitting portion 173 (see FIG. 9) fits into the fitted portion 153 (see FIG. 8). The clamping portion 175 clamps the first clamped portion 155 and the second clamped portion 156 (both see FIG. 8) from the front-to-rear direction. At this time, the movement of the cable guide 170 is restricted in the left-right, up-down, and front-to-rear directions. Note that the up-down movement of the cable guide 170 can also be restricted at the ends of the mounting hole 151 in the up-down direction.

[0072] (Actions, effects, etc.) The object movement device of the second embodiment includes a movable body 3 that can move up and down, a guide rail 140 that guides the movable body 3 in the lifting and lowering direction, an inner cable 6 that moves the movable body 3, and a cable guide 170 that regulates the routing path of the inner cable 6 so that it follows the guide rail 140. The movable body 3 corresponds to, for example, a carrier plate to which a movable object such as a window glass is attached. One end of the inner cable 6 is wound around a drum, and the other end is connected to the movable body 3. The movable body 3 faces the guide rail 140 on the front surface 150a side of a plate-shaped main body 150, and the guide rail 140 guides the movement of the movable body 3 in the lifting and lowering direction. In this object movement device, the main body 150 of the guide rail 140 includes an attachment hole 151 to which the cable guide 170 can be attached. The cable guide 170 has a sliding portion 171 along which the inner cable 6 slides, a fitting portion 173 that fits into the mounting hole portion 151, and a support portion 172 that abuts against the rear surface 150b of the main body portion 150 (the surface opposite to the front surface 150a that faces the moving body 3). The mounting hole portion 151 has a fitted portion 153 in the center of the mounting hole portion 151 in the up-down direction. The fitting portion 173 fits into the fitted portion 153. With this kind of object movement device of the second embodiment, with a simple configuration, it is possible to suppress rattling of the cable guide 170 when the cable guide 170 is attached to the guide rail 140, and it is also possible for the support portion 172 to support the tension received from the inner cable 6.

[0073] Furthermore, it is preferable that the cable guide 170 has a clamping portion 175 as in the second embodiment. In the second embodiment, the clamping portion 175 clamps the first clamped portion 155 and the second clamped portion 156 from the front-rear direction when the cable guide 170 is attached to the attachment hole portion 151. In this manner, since the main body portion 150 has the first clamped portion 155 and the second clamped portion 156, rattling of the cable guide 170 in the front-rear direction perpendicular to the surfaces (front surface 150a and rear surface 150b) of the main body portion 150 is suppressed. Furthermore, the tension from the inner cable 6 can be more firmly supported by the guide rail 140.

[0074] As in the second embodiment, the mounting hole 151 preferably has an arrangement portion 158 in which the first locked portion 176 and the second locked portion 177 are arranged when the cable guide 170 is attached to the mounting hole 151. In the second embodiment, the cable guide 170 is configured to be slidable in the direction of attachment to the main body 150 (i.e., the direction in which the cable guide 170 faces rightward). Therefore, the cable guide 170 can be attached to the guide rail 140 by a simple operation of passing the fitting portion 173 and the clamping portion 175 through the mounting hole 151 (arrangement portion 158) and then sliding the cable guide 170 in the attachment direction.

[0075] As in the second embodiment, it is preferable that the first locked portion 176 and the second locked portion 177 abut against the rear surface 150b of the main body 150 while biasing the rear surface 150b when the fitting portion 173 and the clamping portion 175 are in the arrangement portion 158, and are locked by the locking portion 157 when the fitting portion 173 and the clamping portion 175 are fitted into the fitting portion 153. In the second embodiment, when the fitting portion 173 and the clamping portion 175 are in the arrangement portion 158, the first locked portion 176 and the second locked portion 177 are elastically deformed and a biasing force acts on the rear surface 150b of the main body 150. Then, when the cable guide 170 is slid leftward, the fitting portion 173 is fitted into the fitting portion 153. Then, first locked portion 176 and second locked portion 177, which had been elastically deformed, return to their natural shapes and are arranged in arrangement portion 158 so that their respective claw portions face locking portion 157. Therefore, cable guide 170 can be easily attached to attachment hole portion 151 simply by sliding cable guide 170 leftward.

[0076] The above describes the second embodiment of the object moving device according to the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to the first or second embodiment, and various modifications are possible within the scope of the claims.

[0077] For example, in the second embodiment, the fitted portion 153 is formed in the center portion in the vertical direction of the mounting hole portion 151, but this is not limited to this. For example, fitted portions having the same function as the fitted portion 153 may be formed at the upper and lower ends in the vertical direction of the mounting hole portion 151. Even in this configuration, the same effects as those of the second embodiment are achieved.

[0078] Furthermore, in the second embodiment, when the first locked portion 176 and the second locked portion 177 are arranged in the arrangement portion 158, the claw portions of the first locked portion 176 and the second locked portion 177 face the locking portion 157, but in addition to this, for example, the claw portions may be configured to engage with the locking portion 157. In this way, it is possible to further suppress rattling of the cable guide 170 when the cable guide 170 is attached to the guide rail 140. [Industrial Applicability]

[0079] In this embodiment, an example of an application in which the object moving device 1 is used is a window regulator that is installed on a vehicle door or the like and opens and closes the vehicle window glass, but the invention is not limited to window regulators and may be installed in various devices. [Explanation of symbols]

[0080] 1. Object moving device 3. Mobile 4 guide rails 5 Main body 6 Inner cable 7 Cable guide 50a front 50b rear 51 First mounting hole 52 Second mounting hole 53 1st mated part 54 2nd mated part 55 1st clamped part 56 Second clamped part 57 Locking portion 57 58 Placement section 70 Cable guide 71 folding part 72 Support Department 73 1st fitting part 74 2nd fitting part 75 First Holding Unit 76 Second Hostage Unit 77 quilt stop 150a front 150b behind 151 Access hole 153 Chimeric part 155 The First Hostage Unit 156 The Second Hostage Unit 157 tie stop 158 Configuration Department 170 ケーブルガイド 171 Folding Department 172 Support Department 173 Chimeric part 175 Hostage Department 176 First quilt stop 177 The second stop

Claims

1. a moving body to which a moving object is attached; a guide rail having a plate-shaped main body, one surface of which faces the moving body and which guides the moving body; a cable for moving the moving body; a cable guide that regulates the routing path of the cable so that it is aligned with the guide rail; Equipped with the main body has a mounting hole formed as an opening on the front and rear surfaces of the plate-shaped main body, and into which the cable guide can be attached; The cable guide is a sliding portion on which the cable slides; a fitting portion that penetrates the mounting hole portion from the front to the back of the plate-shaped main body portion and fits into the mounting hole portion; a support portion that abuts against the other surface of the main body portion, the other surface being the surface opposite to the one surface of the main body portion; a locked portion that is locked to an edge of the mounting hole portion when the fitting portion is fitted into the mounting hole portion and the cable guide is attached to the mounting hole portion; and The mounting hole portion is a mated portion into which the mating portion is mated; a locking portion that locks the locked portion; having An object moving device characterized by:

2. The cable guide is a clamping portion that clamps an edge of the mounting hole portion, The main body portion is a clamped portion provided adjacent to the fitted portion and clamped by the clamping portion; 2. The object moving device according to claim 1.

3. The mounting hole portion is a placement portion on which the locked portion can be placed, The cable guide is The fitting portion is configured to be slidably moved from the arrangement portion toward the fitted portion.

3. The object moving device according to claim 1 or 2.

4. The locked portion is When the fitting portion is in the arrangement portion, it comes into contact with the other surface while being biased toward the other surface, and when the fitting portion is fitted into the fitted portion, it is locked by the locking portion.

4. The object moving device according to claim 3.

5. The main body portion of the guide rail is elongated, the locking portion is provided on one side of the main body portion in the longitudinal direction, The fitted portion is provided on the other side of the main body portion in the longitudinal direction.

3. The object moving device according to claim 1 or 2.

6. The main body portion of the guide rail is elongated, the locking portion is provided on one side of the main body portion in a short direction perpendicular to the long direction of the main body portion, The fitted portion is provided on the other side of the main body portion in the short direction.

3. The object moving device according to claim 1 or 2.

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