LOCKING STRUCTURE OF SUPPORTED MEMBER AND SUPPORTING BODY

• Main Authors: PHARIMA AKANITSUK, KIYOSUE KAZUOMI, TOKUMASU YASUHIRO, SHIRAIWA HIROKI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 19.11.2015
• Subjects: CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER; ELECTRICITY; GENERATION; INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINEDOPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL; VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISEPROVIDED FOR

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a locking structure which can improve the mounting workability of a supported member to a supporting body.SOLUTION: A locking structure of an embodiment includes: an electronic component unit 1 as a supported member; an electronic component unit storing portion 110 of an electric connection box 100 as a supporting body; a locking mechanism 113 (an engaging claw 31g and a lock arm 111) for upper insertion fitting, which locks the electronic component unit 1 to the electronic component unit storing portion 110 when the electronic component unit 1 is fitted with the electronic component unit storing portion 110 from an upper side opening portion 110a, and prevents the electronic component unit 1 from coming off to the upper side opening portion 110a side; and a locking mechanism 114 (an engaging claw 31m and a lock arm 112) for lower insertion fitting, which locks the electronic component unit 1 to the electronic component unit storing portion 110 when the electronic component unit 1 is fitted with the electronic component unit storing portion 110 from a lower side opening portion 110b, and prevents the electronic component unit 1 from coming off to the lower side opening portion 110b side. 【課題】支持体に対する被支持部材の取付作業性を向上できる係止構造を提供する。【解決手段】本実施形態の係止構造は、被支持部材としての電子部品ユニット１と、支持体としての電気接続箱１００の電子部品ユニット収容部１１０と、電子部品ユニット１が上側開口部１１０ａから電子部品ユニット収容部１１０に嵌合する際に電子部品ユニット１を電子部品ユニット収容部１１０に係止し、上側開口部１１０ａ側へ抜け出るのを防止する上挿し嵌合用の係止機構１１３（係合爪３１ｇ及びロックアーム１１１）と、電子部品ユニット１が下側開口部１１０ｂから電子部品ユニット収容部１１０に嵌合する際に電子部品ユニット１を電子部品ユニット収容部１１０に係止し、下側開口部１１０ｂ側へ抜け出るのを防止する下挿し嵌合用の係止機構１１４（係合爪３１ｍ及びロックアーム１１２）と、を備える。【選択図】図８