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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2017
Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Furukawa Automotive Systems Inc., Inukami-gun, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho, Niwa-gun, JP;
Shuji Hirai, Tokyo, JP;
Kazutaka Kamiya, Tokyo, JP;
Toshihiko Kosugi, Tokyo, JP;
Shigeo Shigeyama, Tokyo, JP;
Nobuyuki Ishigure, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshio Chiba, Tokyo, JP;
Kunihiko Ikegame, Tokyo, JP;
Hideki Matsumura, Tokyo, JP;
Tadashi Usuya, Tokyo, JP;
FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC., Inukami-gun, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota-shi, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO, Niwa-gun, JP;
Abstract
Looseness of a rotary connector and lifting of the rotary connector which occurs depending on a harness wiring state are prevented, to reduce inconvenience such as generation of an abnormal sound due to the rotary connector contacting a steering wheel. In a fixing structure of a rotary connector, which includes a projecting pieceto fix the rotary connector to a combination switch and a locked portionto be locked by the projecting pieceand in which a laterally protruding locking clawis formed in a tip portion of the projecting piece, the locking clawof the projecting pieceis integrally provided with a flexible urging portionthat displaces and urges the locking clawin a locking direction. A contact surfaceis formed on the locking claw, the contact surfaceobliquely coming into contact with a locking side cornerof the locked portionfrom the opposing side.