Electrical Equipment

Abstract

To provide a connector protection device which protects a connector from a collision of an on-vehicle device when an electric device is disposed in a passenger compartment or a luggage compartment and the on-vehicle device is moved close to the electric device by a rear end collision of a vehicle.SOLUTION: A connector protection device is a protection device of a connector which protrudes in a vehicle width direction from a side surface along a vehicle fore and aft direction of an electric device mounted on a vehicle. The connector protection device includes a protector which has, in a position higher than the connector, a surface part which is separated rearward from the connector in the vehicle fore and aft direction and protrudes farther than the connector from the side surface of the electric device in the vehicle width direction.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present disclosure provides: Electrical Equipment Regarding. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent Document 1 states: Electrical Equipment The following protective device is disclosed. Electrical Equipment The protective device protects the connector portion protruding from one side of the case of the electrical equipment with the inclined surface of the protector. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2012-126152 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] The electrical equipment disclosed in Patent Document 1 is arranged in the engine compartment of a vehicle, and when the impact of a vehicle collision from a certain direction causes the electrical equipment to move, the side of the connector may collide with the vehicle equipment.However, when the electrical equipment is arranged inside the passenger compartment or luggage compartment and the vehicle is hit from behind, the connector does not protect the connector from collision with the vehicle equipment that comes close to the electrical equipment.

[0005] In view of the above circumstances, an embodiment of the present invention provides a connector that protects a connector from a collision with an on-board device when the on-board device is disposed in a vehicle interior or a luggage compartment and the on-board device approaches the electrical device due to a rear-end collision of the vehicle. Electrical Equipment The purpose is to provide the following. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The electrical device according to the embodiment of the present invention is an electrical device that is arranged in front of an in-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, and has a protruding portion that protrudes in the vehicle width direction from a side surface of the electrical device along the front-rear direction of the vehicle. and protects the connector from the in-vehicle device. a protector that is spaced rearward from the connector in the vehicle longitudinal direction and that protrudes beyond the connector from the side surface of the electrical device in the vehicle width direction, The protector is spaced rearward in the vehicle longitudinal direction from the connector and is located at a higher position than the connector, and has an upper plate portion extending in the vehicle width direction from the side surface of the electrical device, a side plate portion extending downward in the vehicle vertical direction from a front edge of the upper plate portion on the front side in the vehicle longitudinal direction, and a lower plate portion extending forward in the vehicle longitudinal direction from a lower edge of the side plate portion on the lower side in the vehicle vertical direction, the upper plate portion protruding beyond the connector in the vehicle width direction and having a surface portion against whose upper surface the in-vehicle device approaches when the vehicle hits it from behind, the side plate portion extending from a position higher than the connector to a position lower than the connector, protruding beyond the connector in the vehicle width direction and having a base end abutting the side surface of the electrical device, and the lower plate portion extending forward in the vehicle longitudinal direction at a position lower than the connector, protruding beyond the connector in the vehicle width direction and having a base end abutting the side surface of the electrical device. do.

[0007] According to the above configuration, even if the vehicle is hit from behind and the in-vehicle device comes close to the electrical device, the in-vehicle device collides with the surface of the protector, so the connector can be protected from the collision of the in-vehicle device.

[0008] In an embodiment of the present invention, in the above configuration, the surface portion is provided on the upper surface of an upper plate portion extending in the vehicle width direction from the side surface of the electrical equipment, and the upper plate portion has a curved shape in which the area rearward in the vehicle's fore-and-aft direction is hollowed out so that the tip of the area rearward in the vehicle's fore-and-aft direction is narrower than the base end.

[0009] According to the above configuration, the upper plate portion on which the surface portion is provided has a curved shape in which the area at the rear of the vehicle in the fore-and-aft direction is hollowed out so that the tip of the area at the rear of the vehicle in the fore-and-aft direction is narrower than the base end, thereby reducing the amount of crushed residue of the upper plate portion when the vehicle equipment collides with the protector.

[0010] In an embodiment of the present invention, in the above configuration, the protector extends downward in the vehicle up-down direction from a front edge of the surface portion that is forward in the vehicle front-rear direction to a position lower than the connector. The side plate portion has a The base end has a side plate portion that abuts against the side surface of the electrical device.

[0011] According to the above configuration, the face portion is supported by the side plate portion, and force from above in the vertical direction of the vehicle passes through the side plate portion and is received by the side surface on which the connector of the electrical equipment is provided, thereby preventing the face portion of the protector from deforming downward in the vertical direction of the vehicle.

[0012] In an embodiment of the present invention, in the above configuration, the protector extends forward in the vehicle longitudinal direction from a lower edge of the side plate portion that is located below in the vehicle vertical direction. a lower plate portion, The base end has a lower plate portion that abuts against the side surface of the electrical device.

[0013] According to the above configuration, a force from the rear in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle passes through the lower plate portion and is received by the side surface on which the connector of the electrical device is provided, so that deformation of the protector in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle can be suppressed.

[0014] In an embodiment of the present invention, in the above configuration, the protector is fixed to a protrusion that protrudes from the side surface of the electrical device in the vehicle width direction.

[0015] According to the above configuration, the protector is fixed to a protrusion that protrudes in the vehicle width direction from the side of the electrical equipment that is aligned in the vehicle's fore-and-aft direction, so that even if the vehicle is hit from behind, the distance between the protector and the connector is maintained and the protector can protect the connector. [Effects of the Invention]

[0016] According to the embodiment of the present invention, when a vehicle is hit from behind and an in-vehicle device approaches an electrical device, the connector can be protected from the collision of the in-vehicle device. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0017] [Figure 1] 1 is a diagram showing a main part of an electric vehicle in which electrical equipment is mounted inside a vehicle compartment. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a connector and a protection device for the connector. [Figure 3] FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing details of the protector shown in FIG. 2. [Figure 4] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a vehicle is hit from behind and an in-vehicle device comes close to an electrical device. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0018] Hereinafter, several embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the dimensions, materials, shapes, relative arrangements, etc. of components described as embodiments or shown in the drawings are merely illustrative examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

[0019] Fig. 1 is a diagram showing the main parts of an electric vehicle 1 in which an electric device 2 is mounted in the passenger compartment. As shown in Fig. 1, a connector 3 protected by a protection device 5 according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided on a side surface 2A along the front-to-rear direction of the electric device 2, which is installed in a luggage compartment that also serves as the passenger compartment of the electric vehicle 1, and protrudes from the side surface 2A in the vehicle width direction. In addition to the electric device 2, on-board devices such as a third-row seat 7 and a speaker (not shown) are installed in the luggage compartment that also serves as the passenger compartment of the electric vehicle 1. The protection device 5 for the connector 3 according to an embodiment of the present invention protects the connector 3 from a collision with the on-board devices when the on-board devices approach the electric device 2 due to a rear-end collision of the electric vehicle 1.

[0020] The electric vehicle 1, in which the electrical device 2 is installed in a luggage compartment that also serves as the passenger compartment, is, for example, a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV), and the electrical device 2 is, for example, a component of the PHEV system, and is covered and protected by a cover 4. The connector 3 is, for example, an electrical connector through which high-voltage electricity flows, and is formed into a rectangular parallelepiped shape, for example, with a metal terminal connected to the electrical device 2 surrounded by a hardened synthetic resin.

[0021] Fig. 2 is a diagram showing the connector 3 and a protection device 5 for the connector 3. As shown in Fig. 2, the protection device 5 for the connector 3 includes a protector 6 that protects the connector 3 from a collision with an in-vehicle device. The protector 6 is fixed to a protrusion (not shown) provided on a side surface 2A of the electrical device 2. The side surface 2A on which the protrusion is provided is the side surface 2A on which the connector 3 is provided, and the protrusion is spaced rearward from the connector 3 in the vehicle longitudinal direction and provided at a higher position than the connector 3. The protrusion is horizontal in the vehicle width direction and the vehicle longitudinal direction, has a rectangular shape when viewed from above in the vehicle vertical direction, and has one mounting hole (not shown) at its center that penetrates in the vehicle vertical direction.

[0022] Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing details of the protector 6 shown in Fig. 2. As shown in Fig. 3, the protector 6 is formed by bending a single steel plate. The protector 6 is divided into an upper plate portion 61, a side plate portion 62, and a lower plate portion 63.

[0023] The upper plate portion 61 is a portion for fixing the protector 6 to the protrusion and has a flat lower surface that overlaps the protrusion. The upper plate portion 61 is also provided with a boss 611 having a female screw 611a formed at a position that overlaps with a mounting hole provided in the protrusion. A male screw (not shown) that passes through the mounting hole provided in the protrusion is fitted into the female screw 611a to fix the protector 6 to the protrusion. When the protector 6 is fixed to the protrusion, the upper plate portion 61 is spaced rearward from the connector 3 in the vehicle longitudinal direction and is located at a higher position than the connector 3, and protrudes from the side surface 2A of the electrical device 2 beyond the connector 3 in the vehicle width direction (see FIG. 2 ). As a result, the upper surface of the upper plate portion 61 becomes the surface portion 6A of the in-vehicle device that approaches the electrical device 2 when the vehicle is hit from behind. Therefore, the surface portion 6A of the protector 6 is spaced rearward from the connector 3 in the vehicle longitudinal direction and is located at a higher position than the connector 3, and protrudes from the side surface 2A of the electrical device 2 beyond the connector 3 in the vehicle width direction.

[0024] The upper plate portion 61 has a curved shape 61a in which the rear region in the vehicle longitudinal direction is hollowed out so that the tip of the region in the rear region in the vehicle longitudinal direction is narrower than the base end when the protector 6 is fixed to the protrusion. The upper plate portion 61 has a step portion 61b that is one step lower from the tip to the base end along the curved shape 61a. The step portion 61b is formed by, for example, pressing.

[0025] The side plate portion 62 is a portion that protects the side surface of the connector 3 on the rear side in the vehicle longitudinal direction. When the protector 6 is fixed to the protrusion, the side plate portion 62 extends from a front edge of the face portion 6A (upper surface of the upper plate portion 61) that is on the front side in the vehicle longitudinal direction downward in the vehicle vertical direction to a position lower than the connector 3, and a base end 62a abuts against the side surface 2A of the electrical device 2. As a result, when the protector 6 is fixed to the protrusion, the side plate portion 62 is separated from the connector 3 in the vehicle longitudinal direction and extends from a position higher than the connector 3 to a position lower than the connector 3, and protrudes from the side surface 2A of the electrical device 2 further than the connector 3 in the vehicle width direction (see FIG. 3).

[0026] When the protector 6 is fixed to the projection, the lower plate portion 63 extends forward in the vehicle longitudinal direction from a lower edge of the side plate portion 62 that is downward in the vehicle vertical direction, and a base end 63a abuts against a side surface 2A of the electrical device 2. The lower plate portion 63 has a shape 63b that extends obliquely so that when the protector 6 is fixed to the projection, the tip of the region that is in the vehicle longitudinal direction is narrower than the base end.

[0027] Fig. 4 is a diagram showing a state in which the vehicle is hit from behind and the in-vehicle equipment approaches the electrical equipment 2. As shown in Fig. 4, the protection device 5 for the connector 3 according to the embodiment of the present invention described above includes a protector 6 that is spaced rearward from the connector 3 in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and has a surface 6A that protrudes from the side surface 2A of the electrical equipment 2 in the vehicle width direction beyond the connector 3 at a position higher than the connector 3. Therefore, even if an in-vehicle equipment such as a third-row seat 7 approaches the electrical equipment 2 due to a rear-end collision of the vehicle, the in-vehicle equipment collides with the surface 6A of the protector 6, and the connector 3 can be protected from the collision of the in-vehicle equipment.

[0028] Furthermore, the upper plate portion 61 on which the surface portion 6A is provided has a curved shape 61a in which the area at the rear in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle is hollowed out so that the tip of the area at the rear in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle is narrower than the base end, thereby reducing the amount of crushed residue of the upper plate portion 61 when the vehicle equipment collides with the protector 6.

[0029] Furthermore, the surface portion 6A is supported by the side plate portion 62, and force from above in the vertical direction of the vehicle is received by the side surface 2A of the electrical equipment 2 through the side plate portion 62, so deformation of the surface portion 6A of the protector 6 in the vertical direction of the vehicle can be suppressed.

[0030] In addition, the protector 6 has a lower plate portion 63 that extends forward in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle from the lower edge of the side plate portion 62, which is below the vertical direction of the vehicle, and whose base end abuts against the side surface 2A of the electrical equipment 2.Therefore, force from the rear in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle is received by the side surface 2A of the electrical equipment 2 through the lower plate portion 63, thereby preventing the protector 6 from deforming forward in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.

[0031] Furthermore, since the protector 6 is fixed to a protrusion protruding in the vehicle width direction from the side surface 2A of the electrical equipment 2 along the vehicle front-rear direction of the electrical equipment 2, a distance is maintained between the protector 6 and the connector 3 even when the vehicle is hit from behind, and the protector 6 can protect the connector 3.

[0032] The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but also includes modifications to the above-described embodiments and appropriate combinations of these modifications. [Explanation of symbols]

[0033] 1 Electric vehicles 2. Electrical equipment 2A side 3 Connectors 4 Cover 5 Protective device 6 Protector 6A area 61 Upper plate 611 Boss 61a Curved shape 61b Stepped section 62 Side plate part 62a proximal end 63 Lower plate part 63a proximal end 63b Diagonally extending shape 7 Third-row seats (on-board equipment)

Claims

1. An electrical device disposed in front of an in-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle in a front-rear direction of the vehicle, a connector protruding in a vehicle width direction from a side surface of the electrical device along a vehicle front-rear direction; a protector that is spaced rearward from the connector in the vehicle longitudinal direction and that protrudes from the side surface of the electrical device beyond the connector in the vehicle width direction, and that protects the connector from the on-vehicle device; Equipped with The protector comprises: an upper plate portion that is spaced rearward from the connector in the vehicle front-rear direction and is located higher than the connector, and that extends from the side surface of the electrical device in the vehicle width direction; a side plate portion extending downward in the vehicle up-down direction from a front edge of the upper plate portion on the front side in the vehicle front-rear direction; a lower plate portion extending forward in the vehicle longitudinal direction from a lower edge of the side plate portion that is located below the vehicle vertical direction; and the upper plate portion protrudes beyond the connector in the vehicle width direction and has a surface portion to which the in-vehicle device approaches when the vehicle is rear-ended, the side plate portion extends from a position higher than the connector to a position lower than the connector, protrudes beyond the connector in the vehicle width direction, and has a base end abutting against the side surface of the electrical device; The lower plate portion extends forward in the vehicle longitudinal direction at a position lower than the connector, protrudes further than the connector in the vehicle width direction, and has a base end that abuts against the side surface of the electrical device.

2. The upper plate portion has a curved shape in which the region that is rearward in the vehicle longitudinal direction is hollowed out so that the tip of the region that is rearward in the vehicle longitudinal direction is narrower than the base end. The electrical device according to claim 1 .

3. The protector is fixed to a protrusion that protrudes from the side surface of the electrical device in the vehicle width direction.

3. The electrical device according to claim 1 or 2.

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