Electricity: conductors and insulators – Boxes and housings – With electrical device
Reexamination Certificate
1999-03-17
2001-07-31
Reichard, Dean A. (Department: 2831)
Electricity: conductors and insulators
Boxes and housings
With electrical device
C174S050000, C439S701000, C312S351000, C220S533000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06268564
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a connector fixing construction of a connector bracket, and more particularly to a connector fixing construction of a connector bracket, in which a plurality of kinds of partition walls are held within a bracket so that various connectors can be fixed within the bracket.
2. Description of the Related Art
Various connector fixing constructions of a connector bracket are already known. For example, there is known a connector fixing construction
51
of a connector bracket shown in
FIGS. 5 and 6
. The conventional connector bracket
52
, shown in
FIG. 5
, includes partition walls
53
defining connector receiving chambers
54
to
58
for respectively receiving many kinds of connectors
61
to
65
, and connector locks
59
provided adjacent respectively to the bottoms of the connector receiving chambers
54
to
58
for holding the connectors
61
to
65
, respectively.
In the above connector fixing construction
51
of the connector bracket, when five kinds of connectors
61
to
65
are fitted respectively into the connector receiving chambers
54
to
58
from the bottom side of the connector bracket
52
, these connectors are locked by the connector locks
59
, respectively.
Thus, in the conventional connector fixing construction
51
of the connector bracket, many kinds of connectors
61
to
65
can be received and held within the connector bracket
52
, and therefore the overall construction can be made compact as compared with the case where the connectors are mounted separately.
There is no problem with the above conventional connector fixing construction
51
of the connector bracket if the kinds and number of connectors to be received and held within the connector bracket are fixed. However, in many cases, the kinds and number of connectors are changed when the specification is changed or when the connector bracket is used in another kind of car. Therefore, the conventional connector bracket
52
, in which the connector receiving chambers
54
to
58
are formed by the fixed partition walls
53
, could not deal with such change, and therefore is inferior in versatility.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
With the above problem in view, it is an object of this invention to provide a connector fixing construction of a connector bracket in which even if the kinds and number of connectors to be used are changed, this change can be dealt with.
In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, there is provided a connector fixing construction comprising: a connector bracket having a plurality of first fitting grooves formed in an inner peripheral surface thereof, the first fitting grooves extending vertically; and a plurality of kinds of partition walls for being fitted and held in the fitting grooves, wherein each of the partition walls is fitted in desired opposed ones of the first fitting grooves so that a plurality of connectors are fixed in their respective predetermined positions within the connector bracket.
In the above connector fixing construction of the connector bracket, the plurality of first fitting grooves are formed in the inner peripheral surface of the connector bracket, and extend vertically, and there are provided the plurality of kinds of partition walls for being fitted and held in the fitting grooves; and each of the partition walls is fitted in the desired opposed first fitting grooves so that the plurality of connectors can be fixed in their respective predetermined positions within the connector bracket. Therefore, even if the kinds and number of connectors to be used are changed, connector receiving chambers for respectively receiving the connectors can be formed. Therefore, there can be obtained the connector bracket having excellent versatility.
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Morgan & Lewis & Bockius, LLP
Patel Dhiru R
Reichard Dean A.
Yazaki -Corporation
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