JPS6212702Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention provides a method for connecting a long part of an automobile, such as a parking brake cable, to a member on the vehicle body side, such as a parking brake cable.
This invention relates to a long component support structure used when supporting on a control link of a rear suspension.

Conventionally, when a parking brake cable, etc. is supported by a control link, etc., the end of a band-shaped guide member wrapped around the outer periphery of the parking brake cable, etc. is screwed to a mounting member fixed to the control link, etc. is common. However, with this type of structure, there is a disadvantage that assembly work is poor because it takes time and effort to screw in the screws, and there is also a risk that the screws may loosen due to vehicle vibrations and lose their supporting function. Therefore, there is a problem of lack of reliability.

The present invention was developed by focusing on the above-mentioned circumstances, and consists of an annular groove provided on the outer periphery of the guide ring that holds the long parts, and an inner peripheral edge of the ring mounting hole of the mounting plate provided on the vehicle body side. By making it possible to engage the guide ring with one touch by utilizing the elastic deformation of the guide ring, the assembly workability is good, and the support function is not easily lost even if vibration etc. are applied. This provides a long component support structure that does not require a long component support structure.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

A long part of an automobile, for example, a parking brake cable 1 that branches to the left and right and goes to the brake section of each rear wheel, is attached to a guide ring 3 and a part on the vehicle body side, for example, a control link 2 of a rear suspension. It is supported so as to be slidable in the axial direction via the mounting plate 4. Guide ring 3
Insert the parking brake cable 1 in the center
The inner peripheral surface 5a of the component insertion hole 5 is formed into a shape that allows the cable 1 to slide smoothly in the axial direction, for example, an arc shape. has been done. The guide ring 3 also has tapered surfaces 6, 6 whose diameter gradually decreases toward the ends on its outer periphery, and an annular groove 7 having a U-shaped cross section adjacent to the maximum diameter portion of the tapered surfaces 6, 6. ing. In addition, this guide ring 3
is made of elastic material such as synthetic resin,
In addition, cutout portions 8 are provided at required locations for severing the complete connection in the circumferential direction and promoting elastic diameter reduction movement of the guide ring 3. On the other hand, the mounting plate 4 is a flat plate whose base end is fixed to the outer periphery of the control link 2 by welding or the like, and has a notch 9 facing inward at its tip edge. It has a ring mounting hole 11 at a position continuous to the inner end. Said notch 9
, whose width W is the outer diameter D of the tube 1
The tube 1 can be guided into the ring mounting hole 11 through the notch 9. Also,
The ring mounting hole 11 is a circular hole having a diameter larger than the minimum diameter of the tapered surface 6 of the guide ring 3 and smaller than the maximum diameter. Then, the guide ring 3 is inserted into the ring mounting hole 11 of the mounting plate 4.
The annular groove 7 of the guide ring 3 and the ring of the mounting plate 4 are pushed in in the axial direction, and the temporary diameter-reducing action of the guide ring 3 caused at this time is used to connect the annular groove 7 of the guide ring 3 to the ring of the mounting plate 4. The inner circumferential edge of the mounting hole 11 is engaged as shown by the solid line in FIG.

With such a configuration, the parking brake cable 1 with the guide ring 3 loosely fitted around the outer periphery is guided into the ring mounting hole 11 through the notch 9 of the mounting plate 4 as shown in FIG. ,
The mounting plate 4 can be removed simply by moving the guide ring 3 in the axial direction and pushing the tapered surface 6 portion of the guide ring 3 into the ring mounting hole 11 of the mounting plate 4.
The connection between the parking brake cable 1 and the guide ring 3 is established, and at the same time, the attachment of the parking brake cable 1 to the control link 2 is completed. Therefore, time-consuming work such as screwing together screws is completely unnecessary, and the ease of assembly can be greatly improved. Moreover, once the annular groove 7 of the guide ring 3 and the inner peripheral edge of the ring mounting hole 11 of the mounting plate 4 are engaged, unless a special external force is applied to reduce the diameter of the guide ring 3, Since the guide ring 3 does not come off the mounting plate 4, it is possible to effectively eliminate inconveniences such as loss of support function due to vibrations of the vehicle or the like.

Note that the long component is not limited to the parking brake cable, and the member supporting the mounting plate is of course not limited to the control link of the rear suspension.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of the present invention;
The figure is a partially cutaway front view showing the same embodiment. 1... Long parts (parking brake cable), 3... Guide ring, 4... Mounting plate, 5...
...Component insertion hole, 6... Tapered surface, 7... Annular groove,
9...Notch, 11...Ring mounting hole.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] An elastic material that can be reduced in diameter, having a component insertion hole in the center through which a long component passes, and a tapered surface that becomes smaller in diameter toward the ends on the outer periphery, and an annular groove adjacent to the maximum diameter part of this tapered surface. A guide ring made of wood, and a notch provided on the vehicle body side and having a width larger than the outer diameter of the elongated part at a predetermined location on the edge, and at a position continuous with the inner end of the notch. a mounting plate having a ring mounting hole corresponding to the outer shape of the guide ring; A long component support structure characterized in that the annular groove of the guide ring and the inner circumferential edge of the ring mounting hole of the mounting plate are engaged with each other by utilizing a diameter reduction operation.