Connector holding structure
AssigneesMitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Yazaki Corporation
InventorsKeiji Inagaki, Tsutomu Santanda
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Abstract
A connector holding structure which facilitate an operation of inserting a connector from the bottom surface of a headlining to the top surface thereof and prevents an occurrence of damage of the connector and abnormal noises due to vibrations of the connector. The connector holding structure has an accommodating mechanism fixed onto the top surface of the headlining. The accommodating mechanism comprises an accommodating body extending in a direction departing away from an interior part attaching hole formed in the headlining, and also comprises a guide portion for guiding the connector to a predetermined position in the accommodating body, and a holding member for holding the connector at the predetermined position.
Claims12
A connector holding structure comprising:
- a connector for connecting a vehicle-body-side wire provided on a top surface side of a vehicle headlining to an interior-part-side wire provided on an interior part attached to an attaching hole formed in the headlining;
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- an accommodating mechanism for guiding the connector including subconnectors that are connected to each other at a bottom surface side of the headlining and being inserted from the bottom surface side of the headlining into the attaching hole to the top surface side of the headlining and for holding the connector,
- wherein the accommodating mechanism comprises:
- an accommodating body fixed onto a top surface of the headlining and extending in a direction departing away from the attaching hole;
- a guide portion for guiding the connector to a predetermined position in the accommodating body;
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- a holding member for holding the connector at the predetermined position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.