JP7299258B2 - connector cover - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to connector covers.

The connector cover that covers and protects the wires drawn out from the housing includes a main body (cover main body) attached to the housing, a lid (cover lid) fitted to the main body, the main body and the lid. and a hinge that rotatably connects the two (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2016-103375 A

The connector cover is provided with engaging means for engaging with each other when the cover is closed with respect to the main body, on the open end side and the connecting side by the hinge. As the engaging means on the hinge side, the hook-shaped cover lock of the lid engages with the engaging portion of the main body as the lid rotates in the closing direction with respect to the main body. There are some that restrict the movement of the part in the direction of detachment.

In such a connector cover, if the hinge that connects the main body and the lid is damaged, the lid may shift laterally with respect to the main body. Then, due to the lateral displacement of the lid portion, the cover lock locking allowance of the lid portion with respect to the engaging portion of the main body portion set near the hinge is reduced, making it difficult to secure the holding force of the lid portion, and the lid portion is disengaged. There is a risk that it will come off from the engaging portion of the main body.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the circumstances described above, and an object of the present invention is to maintain a good fitting state of the cover lid portion to the cover body portion even if the hinge connecting the cover body portion and the cover lid portion is broken. To provide a connector cover capable of maintaining

The above objects of the present invention are achieved by the following configurations.
(1) A connector cover that is attached to a housing that accommodates a terminal connected to an end of an electric wire and covers the electric wire pulled out from the housing,
a cover main body portion attached to the housing and having an electric wire lead-out portion for leading out the electric wire drawn out from the housing;
a cover lid portion fitted to the wire lead-out portion side of the cover main body portion;
a hinge connecting the cover main body and the cover lid;
a locking portion that engages the cover main body portion and the cover lid portion on the open end side opposite to the connection side by the hinge;
A body-side locking portion of the cover body portion and a lid-side locking portion of the cover lid portion are provided on the connection side of the hinge and are engaged with each other in a detachment direction of the cover lid portion from the cover body portion. A cover holding portion that regulates movement to
The main-body-side engaging portion and the lid-side engaging portion of the cover holding portion are provided in the cover lid portion and arranged at positions facing the inner surface of the hinge-side side wall of the cover body portion when the cover is closed. a deviation prevention protrusion that restricts lateral deviation of the cover lid portion in a direction opposite to the engaging direction of the
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The cover lid portion is provided on both sides of the hinge, and is a pair of guide projections which are pivotally centered in sliding contact with the upper end of the side wall of the cover body portion on the hinge side when the cover lid portion is opened and closed with respect to the cover body portion. having
connector cover.

According to the connector cover having the above configuration (1), when the cover lid is closed with respect to the cover main body, the cover main body and the cover lid are held together by the locking portion on the open end side opposite to the connecting side by the hinge. engage. Further, the body-side locking portion and the lid-side locking portion of the cover holding portion are engaged with each other on the connection side of the hinge to restrict the movement of the cover lid portion in the detachment direction from the cover body portion. As a result, the cover lid can be maintained in a closed state with respect to the cover main body, and the electric wires pulled out from the housing can be covered and well protected.
Further, in a state where the cover lid is closed with respect to the cover main body, the anti-slip projection is arranged at a position facing the inner surface of the side wall on the hinge side of the cover main body. As a result, lateral displacement of the cover lid portion in a direction opposite to the direction of engagement between the body-side engaging portion and the lid-side engaging portion of the cover holding portion is restricted by the displacement prevention projection. As a result, even if the hinge is damaged, the lateral shift of the cover lid portion can be suppressed, and the engagement state between the cover main body portion and the cover lid portion by the cover holding portion can be maintained.
Further, according to the connector cover having the above configuration (1), when the cover lid is rotated and closed with respect to the cover main body, the pair of guide projections of the cover lid engages the side wall of the cover main body on the hinge side. It is in sliding contact with the upper end, and this sliding contact point becomes the center of rotation. As a result, the cover lid portion can be smoothly rotated with respect to the cover main body portion so that the cover lid portion can be fitted to the cover main body portion. Moreover, since the pair of guide projections are provided on both sides of the hinge, twisting of the hinge is suppressed when the cover lid portion is rotated with respect to the cover body portion, and the cover lid portion is prevented from rotating with respect to the cover body portion. can be stabilized. Therefore, the lid-side engaging portion of the cover lid portion can be smoothly engaged with the body-side engaging portion of the cover main body portion.

(2) The inner surface of the side wall on the hinge side of the cover main body and the anti-slip projection facing the inner surface of the side wall on the hinge side form a gap within the looseness dimension of the cover lid with respect to the cover main body. The connector cover according to (1) above.

According to the connector cover having the above configuration (2), the inner surface of the side wall on the hinge side of the cover main body facing the anti-slip projection and the anti-slip projection form a gap within the rattling dimension of the cover lid with respect to the cover main body. have. Therefore, even if the cover lid portion is laterally displaced with respect to the cover main body portion within the rattling dimension, the inner surface of the side wall of the cover main body portion on the hinge side abuts against the displacement prevention projections, thereby preventing the cover main body portion from being displaced by the cover holding portion. The engagement state with the cover lid portion can be maintained.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, even if the hinge which connects a cover main-body part and a cover-lid part is damaged, the connector cover which can maintain the favorable fitting state of the cover-lid part with respect to a cover main-body part can be provided.

The present invention has been briefly described above. Furthermore, the details of the present invention will be further clarified by reading the following detailed description of the invention (hereinafter referred to as "embodiment") with reference to the accompanying drawings. .

1 is a perspective view of a connector cover and a connector according to one embodiment of the invention; FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a connector cover and a connector shown in FIG. 1; FIG. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view along the wiring direction of electric wires in a state where the connector is attached to the connector cover with the cover lid portion opened. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view and a partial enlarged view of the connector cover and the connector along the wiring direction of the electric wires when the cover lid is closed; FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view along the wiring direction of the electric wires of the connector cover and the connector while the cover lid portion is rotating, and a partially enlarged view; FIG. 4 is a plan view and a partially enlarged view of the connector cover with the cover lid portion opened; FIG. 4 is a side view and a partially enlarged view of the connector cover with the cover lid opened. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 5;

Hereinafter, examples of embodiments according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a connector cover 10 and a connector 20 according to an embodiment of the invention. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the connector cover 10 and the connector 20 shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 , the connector cover 10 according to this embodiment is attached to the housing 23 of the connector 20 . The electric wire 21 is protected by passing through a corrugated tube 40 which is a protection member formed in a cylindrical shape. The corrugated tube 40 is made of a synthetic resin tube, and is formed in a bellows shape in which a plurality of crests 41 and troughs 42 formed over the circumferential direction are alternately arranged in the axial direction. The corrugated tube 40 is held by being locked by the connector cover 10 at its end. Thereby, the housing 23 and the corrugated tube 40 are connected by the connector cover 10 , and the electric wire 21 pulled out from the housing 23 is covered and protected by the connector cover 10 between the housing 23 and the corrugated tube 40 . The corrugated tube 40 is held by the connector cover 10 and arranged in a laterally extending direction with respect to the housing 23 . Accordingly, the electric wire 21 pulled out from the housing 23 and inserted through the corrugated tube 40 is bent sideways with respect to the housing 23 and routed.

A connector 20 to which the connector cover 10 is assembled includes a housing 23, four female terminals 25 accommodated in the housing 23, an annular seal member 26 attached to the housing 23, and a front holder 27 attached to the housing 23. and The female terminal 25 is crimped and electrically connected to the end of the electric wire 21 . The connector 20 is fitted to a mating connector (not shown), whereby the female terminals 25 are electrically connected to male terminals (not shown) of the mating connector.

The housing 23 is formed with four terminal receiving chambers 31 into which the female terminals 25 are inserted from the rear. The female terminal 25 is held by a front holder 27 attached to the housing 23 while its forward movement in the terminal accommodating chamber 31 is restricted. The front holder 27 has four insertion openings 32 , and a tab-shaped male terminal is inserted through each insertion opening 32 to be electrically connected to the female terminal 25 .

The seal member 26 is held inside the housing 23 by a front holder 27 . The seal member 26 liquid-tightly seals the mating portion with the mating housing when the housing 23 and the mating housing are mated.

A lock arm 33 is formed on the upper portion of the housing 23 . This lock arm 33 is supported in a cantilevered manner. When the housing 23 is fitted to the mating housing of the mating connector, the lock arm 33 has a claw (not shown) at its tip that engages a projection (not shown) of the mating housing. As a result, the housing 23 is locked in the mated state with the mating housing.

Next, the connector cover 10 according to the present embodiment assembled to the connector 20 will be described in detail.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view along the wiring direction of the electric wire 21 in a state where the connector 20 is attached to the connector cover 10 with the cover lid portion 52 opened. 4A and 4B are a cross-sectional view and a partially enlarged view along the wiring direction of the wires 21 of the connector cover 10 and the connector 20 with the cover lid portion 52 closed. 5A and 5B are a cross-sectional view and a partially enlarged view along the wiring direction of the electric wires 21 of the connector cover 10 and the connector 20 while the cover lid portion 52 is rotating. FIG. 6 is a plan view and a partially enlarged view of the connector cover 10 with the cover lid portion 52 opened. FIG. 7 is a side view and a partially enlarged view of the connector cover 10 with the cover lid portion 52 opened. FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 8, the connector cover 10 has a cover body portion 51 and a cover lid portion 52. As shown in FIGS. The cover body portion 51 and the cover lid portion 52 are connected by a hinge 53 . The cover lid portion 52 is rotatable with respect to the cover body portion 51 about the connecting side of the hinge 53 . The cover main body portion 51, the cover lid portion 52 and the hinge 53 are integrally molded from synthetic resin.

The cover body portion 51 is formed in a cylindrical shape and accommodates the housing 23 of the connector 20 fitted from the rear end side. Thereby, the cover body portion 51 is attached to the housing 23 . The rear end of the cover main body 51 is formed as an electric wire lead-out portion 61 for leading out the electric wire 21 drawn out from the housing 23 to the outside. The cover main body 51 has bulging portions 62a and 63a that bulge inward on inner walls 62 and 63 on the connecting side with the cover lid portion 52 and on the open end side opposite thereto, respectively. .

The cover body portion 51 has a corrugated holding portion 65 on the open end side. The corrugated holding portion 65 has a holding groove portion 66 that is recessed in an arc shape when viewed in cross section. A plurality of locking projections 67 are formed on the inner surface of the holding groove portion 66 . These locking projections 67 are arranged at regular intervals. The locking projections 67 are arranged at the same arrangement pitch as the pitch of the troughs 42 of the corrugated tube 40 . An end portion of the corrugated tube 40 is arranged in the holding groove portion 66 . Then, when the corrugated tube 40 is arranged in the holding groove portion 66 , the locking projection 67 enters the valley portion 42 of the corrugated tube 40 , thereby causing the end portion of the corrugated tube 40 to move into the holding groove portion of the corrugated holding portion 65 . 66.

Lock claws 71 are formed on both sides of the corrugated holding portion 65 provided on the open end side of the cover body portion 51 (see FIGS. 6 and 7). A body-side locking portion 73 is erected on the inner wall 62 on the side of the cover body 51 connected by the hinge 53 . The body-side locking portion 73 has a locking claw 74 projecting toward the hinge 53 at its upper end. The cover main body 51 has a wall (upper end of the side wall) 76 standing in the width direction on the hinge 53 side of the upper end of the inner wall 62 relative to the main body-side engaging portion 73 .

The cover lid portion 52 connected to the cover body portion 51 by a hinge 53 is fitted to the wire lead-out portion 61 of the cover body portion 51 by rotating the cover body portion 51 toward the wire lead-out portion 61 side. By fitting the cover lid portion 52 to the wire lead-out portion 61 of the cover body portion 51, the wires 21 led out from the wire lead-out portion 61 of the cover body portion 51 are covered with the cover lid portion 52 and protected. be done.

The cover lid portion 52 has a corrugated holding portion 85 on the open end side opposite to the connection side by the hinge 53 . The corrugated holding portion 85 has a holding groove portion 86 that is recessed in an arc shape when viewed in cross section. A plurality of locking projections 87 are formed on the inner surface of the holding groove portion 86 . These locking projections 87 are arranged at regular intervals. The locking projections 87 are arranged at the same arrangement pitch as the pitch of the troughs 42 of the corrugated tube 40 . The corrugated holding portion 85 covers the corrugated holding portion 65 of the cover body portion 51 . As a result, the locking projection 87 formed in the holding groove portion 86 of the corrugated holding portion 85 enters the trough portion 42 of the corrugated tube 40 arranged in the holding groove portion 66, whereby the end portion of the corrugated tube 40 is secured to the corrugated portion. It is held in holding groove portions 66 and 86 of holding portions 65 and 85 . As a result, the electric wire 21 pulled out from the housing 23 and inserted through the corrugated tube 40 is bent sideways with respect to the housing 23 and routed.

Lock pieces 91 having concave portions 91a are formed on both sides of the corrugated holding portion 85 provided on the open end side of the cover lid portion 52 (see FIGS. 3 and 5). The lock piece 91 is engaged with the recess 91a by the lock claw 71 of the cover main body 51 by rotating the cover lid 52 toward the wire lead-out portion 61 of the cover main body 51 and abutting it against the cover main body 51. do. As a result, the movement of the cover lid portion 52 in the detachment direction from the cover body portion 51 is restricted on the open end sides of the cover lid portion 52 and the cover body portion 51 . A lock portion 72 is composed of the lock claw 71 of the cover body portion 51 and the lock piece 91 of the cover lid portion 52 (see FIG. 1).

Further, a lid-side engaging portion 93 is provided on the connecting side of the cover lid portion 52 by the hinge 53 . The lid-side engaging portion 93 is formed in a plate-like shape protruding to the side opposite to the hinge 53 side. When the cover lid portion 52 is rotated toward the wire lead-out portion 61 side of the cover main body portion 51 and abutted against the cover main body portion 51 , the cover side locking portion 93 is engaged with the main body side locking portion 73 of the cover main body portion 51 . The locking pawl 74 of the is inserted into the back side and engaged (see FIG. 4). As a result, the movement of the cover lid portion 52 in the detachment direction from the cover body portion 51 is restricted on the connection side of the cover lid portion 52 and the cover body portion 51 . A cover holding portion 95 is composed of the body-side locking portion 73 of the cover body portion 51 and the lid-side locking portion 93 of the cover lid portion 52 (see FIGS. 3 to 6).

Furthermore, the cover lid portion 52 is provided with a deviation prevention projection 98 that projects forward in the rotation direction toward the cover main body portion 51 . The anti-slip projection 98 is formed on one side of the inner wall of the cover lid portion 52 on the hinge 53 side, and is provided at a position spaced apart from the lid-side locking portion 93 on the side opposite to the hinge 53 side. (See Figure 6). When the cover lid portion 52 is fitted to the cover body portion 51 and the lid is closed, the displacement prevention projection 98 is positioned to face the inner surface of the bulging portion 62a of the inner wall (side wall) 62 on the hinge 53 side of the cover body portion 51. (see FIG. 4).

When the cover lid portion 52 is fitted to the cover main body portion 51 and the lid is closed, the inner surface of the bulging portion 62a of the inner wall 62 of the cover main body portion 51 and the anti-misalignment projections facing the inner surface of the bulging portion 62a are provided. 98 is a gap within the rattling dimension of the cover lid portion 52 with respect to the cover main body portion 51 . That is, when the cover lid portion 52 is fitted to the cover main body portion 51 and the cover lid portion 52 is fitted to the cover lid portion 51 , the anti-slip projection 98 is such that the gap between the inner surface of the bulging portion 62 a of the inner wall 62 and the inner surface of the cover lid portion 52 with respect to the cover main body portion 51 . It is set to fit within the rattling dimension. In addition, FIG. 4 shows a state in which the anti-slip projections 98 are arranged substantially without gaps with respect to the bulging portion 62 a of the inner wall 62 .

Therefore, when the cover lid portion 52 is laterally displaced with respect to the cover body portion 51 in the closed state in which the cover lid portion 52 is fitted to the cover body portion 51, the inner wall constituting the cover body portion 51 is The inner surface of the bulging portion 62a of 62 and the anti-slip projection 98 are in contact with each other. As a result, the engagement state between the cover main body portion 51 and the cover lid portion 52 is maintained by the cover holding portion 95 composed of the main body side locking portion 73 and the lid side locking portion 93 .

Further, the cover lid portion 52 is provided with guide projections 96 projecting from both sides of the hinge 53 (see FIG. 6). The guide projections 96 have tapered guide surfaces 97 on the sides of the hinges 53 that are spaced apart from the hinges 53 in the projecting direction. A guide surface 97 of the guide protrusion 96 is in sliding contact with a wall portion 76 formed at the upper end of the inner wall 62 of the cover body portion 51 when the cover lid portion 52 is opened and closed with respect to the cover body portion 51 .

Next, the case of attaching the connector cover 10 to the housing 23 of the connector 20 will be described.
First, the housing 23 of the connector 20 is fitted from the rear end side of the cover body portion 51 of the connector cover 10 . In this way, the cover body portion 51 is attached to the housing 23 , and the wires 21 drawn out from the housing 23 are led out from the wire lead-out portions 61 of the cover body portion 51 .

Next, the end portion of the corrugated tube 40 is placed in the holding groove portion 66 of the corrugated holding portion 65 of the cover main body portion 51, and the locking projection 67 of the holding groove portion 66 is inserted into the trough portion 42 of the corrugated tube 40, and the corrugated portion is The end of tube 40 is locked in holding groove 66 .

After that, the cover lid portion 52 is rotated toward the cover main body portion 51 side about the joint portion by the hinge 53 , the cover lid portion 52 is closed with respect to the cover main body portion 51 , and the rear end of the cover main body portion 51 is moved. The wire lead-out portion 61 on the side is fitted.
At this time, the guide surfaces 97 of the pair of guide projections 96 of the cover lid portion 52 are in sliding contact with the wall portion 76 formed at the upper end of the inner wall 62 of the cover body portion 51 (see FIG. 5). As a result, the cover lid portion 52 is smoothly rotated with respect to the cover main body portion 51 with the sliding contact point of the guide surface 97 of the guide projection 96 on the wall portion 76 being the center of rotation.

Further, since the pair of guide projections 96 are provided on both sides of the hinge 53 , twisting of the hinge 53 is suppressed when the cover lid portion 52 is pivoted with respect to the cover main body portion 51 , and the cover relative to the cover main body portion 51 is prevented from twisting. The lid portion 52 is stably rotated. Therefore, the lid-side engaging portion 93 of the cover lid portion 52 is smoothly engaged with the engaging claw 74 of the body-side engaging portion 73 of the cover body portion 51 . As a result, on the connecting side of the cover lid portion 52 and the cover main body portion 51 , the cover holding portion 95 composed of the main body side locking portion 73 and the lid side locking portion 93 allows the cover lid portion 52 to move in the detachment direction from the cover main body portion 51 . movement is restricted.

When the cover lid portion 52 is fitted over the cover main body portion 51 , the corrugated holding portion 85 of the cover lid portion 52 abuts against the corrugated holding portion 65 of the cover main body portion 51 to cover the corrugated tube 40 . Then, the locking projection 87 formed in the holding groove portion 86 of the corrugated holding portion 85 enters into the valley portion 42 of the corrugated tube 40 arranged in the holding groove portion 66 . As a result, the ends of the corrugated tube 40 are held in the holding grooves 66 , 86 of the corrugated holding parts 65 , 85 . As a result, the electric wire 21 pulled out from the housing 23 and inserted through the corrugated tube 40 is bent sideways with respect to the housing 23 and routed.

In this state, the lock claw 71 of the cover main body portion 51 is engaged with the concave portion 91 a of the lock piece 91 of the cover lid portion 52 . As a result, on the open end side of the cover lid portion 52 and the cover main body portion 51, the movement of the cover lid portion 52 in the detachment direction from the cover main body portion 51 is restricted by the lock portion 72 composed of the lock claw 71 and the lock piece 91. be.

Further, when the cover lid portion 52 is fitted to the cover body portion 51 , the displacement prevention projection 98 of the cover lid portion 52 is positioned so as to face the inner surface of the bulging portion 62 a formed on the inner wall 62 of the cover body portion 51 . The lateral displacement of the cover lid portion 52 is suppressed.

As described above, when the connector cover 10 is attached to the connector 20, the hinge 53 connecting the cover main body 51 and the cover lid 52 may be damaged, causing the cover lid 52 to slip laterally relative to the cover main body 51. There are times when In such a case, in the connector cover 10 according to the present embodiment, even if the body-side engaging portion 73 and the cover-side engaging portion 93 are to be laterally displaced in a direction opposite to the engaging direction, the anti-displacement protrusions 98 will It abuts on the inner surface of the bulging portion 62a of the inner wall 62 forming the portion 51 . This prevents the cover lid portion 52 from laterally slipping with respect to the cover main body portion 51 , and the cover main body portion 51 and the cover lid portion 52 are held together by the cover holding portion 95 composed of the main body side locking portion 73 and the lid side locking portion 93 . is maintained.

As described above, according to the connector cover 10 of the present embodiment, when the cover lid portion 52 is closed with respect to the cover main body portion 51 , the lock portion 72 is locked on the open end side opposite to the connection side by the hinge 53 . The cover main body portion 51 and the cover lid portion 52 are engaged with each other. Further, the body-side engaging portion 73 and the lid-side engaging portion 93 of the cover holding portion 95 are engaged with each other on the connection side of the hinge 53, and the movement of the cover lid portion 52 from the cover main body portion 51 in the separating direction is prevented. Regulated. As a result, the cover lid portion 52 can be maintained in a closed state with respect to the cover body portion 51, and the electric wires 21 pulled out from the housing 23 can be covered and well protected.

Further, when the cover lid portion 52 is closed with respect to the cover main body portion 51, the anti-slip projection 98 is provided at a position facing the bulging portion 62a provided on the inner surface of the inner wall 62 of the cover main body portion 51 on the hinge 53 side. is placed. As a result, lateral deviation of the cover lid portion 52 in the direction opposite to the direction of engagement between the body-side locking portion 73 and the lid-side locking portion 93 of the cover holding portion 95 is restricted by the deviation prevention protrusions 98 . As a result, even if the hinge 53 is damaged, the lateral shift of the cover lid portion 52 can be suppressed, and the engagement state between the cover main body portion 51 and the cover lid portion 52 by the cover holding portion 95 can be maintained.

The inner surface of the bulging portion 62 a of the inner wall 62 of the cover main body 51 facing the anti-slip projection 98 and the anti-slip projection 98 have a gap within the rattling dimension of the cover lid portion 52 with respect to the cover main body 51 . Therefore, even if the cover lid portion 52 is laterally displaced with respect to the cover main body portion 51 within the rattling dimension, the inner surface of the bulging portion 62a of the inner wall 62 of the cover main body portion 51 and the displacement prevention projection 98 contact each other, The engagement state between the cover main body portion 51 and the cover lid portion 52 by the cover holding portion 95 can be maintained.

Further, when the cover lid portion 52 is rotated and closed with respect to the cover body portion 51 , the guide surfaces 97 of the pair of guide projections 96 of the cover lid portion 52 are provided at the upper end of the inner wall 62 of the cover body portion 51 . slidably contact with the wall portion 76, and this slidable contact portion becomes the center of rotation. As a result, the cover lid portion 52 can be smoothly rotated with respect to the cover main body portion 51 to fit the cover lid portion 52 onto the cover main body portion 51 . Moreover, since the pair of guide projections 96 are provided on both sides of the hinge 53 , twisting of the hinge 53 is suppressed when the cover lid portion 52 is rotated with respect to the cover main body portion 51 . Rotation of the lid portion 52 can be stabilized. Therefore, the lid side locking portion 93 of the cover lid portion 52 can be smoothly engaged with the main body side locking portion 73 of the cover body portion 51 .

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be modified, improved, etc. as appropriate. In addition, the material, shape, size, number, location, etc. of each component in the above-described embodiment are arbitrary and not limited as long as the present invention can be achieved.

Here, the features of the embodiments of the connector cover according to the present invention described above are summarized and listed briefly in [1] to [3] below.
[1] A connector cover (10) mounted on a housing (23) containing a terminal (female terminal 25) connected to an end of an electric wire (21) and covering the electric wire (21) pulled out from the housing (23). ) and
a cover body (51) having a wire lead-out portion (61) attached to the housing (23) and leading out the wire (21) drawn out from the housing (23);
a cover lid portion (52) fitted to the wire lead-out portion (61) side of the cover body portion (51);
a hinge (53) connecting the cover body (51) and the cover lid (52);
a lock portion (72) for engaging the cover main body portion (51) and the cover lid portion (52) on the open end side opposite to the connection side by the hinge (53);
Provided on the connection side of the hinge (53), the main body side locking portion (73) of the cover body portion (51) and the lid side locking portion (93) of the cover lid portion (52) are engaged with each other. a cover holding portion (95) for restricting the movement of the cover lid portion (52) from the cover body portion (51) in the detachment direction;
It is provided in the cover lid portion (52) and arranged at a position facing the inner surface of the side wall (inner wall 62) of the cover body portion (51) on the hinge (53) side when the cover is closed. Anti-slip projections (98) for restricting lateral displacement of the cover lid portion (52) in a direction opposite to the direction of engagement between the main body side locking portion (73) and the lid side locking portion (93) of 95). and,
a connector cover.
[2] The anti-slip protrusions facing the inner surface of the side wall (inner wall 62) on the hinge (53) side of the cover body (51) and the inner surface of the side wall (inner wall 62) on the hinge (53) side. (98) is the connector cover according to the above [1], which has a gap within the rattling dimension of the cover lid portion (52) with respect to the cover main body portion (51).
[3] The cover lid portion (52) is provided on both sides of the hinge (53), and when the cover lid portion (52) is opened and closed with respect to the cover body portion (51), the cover body portion (51) is attached to the cover body portion (51). The connector cover according to [1] or [2] above, which has a pair of guide projections (96) that slide on the upper end (wall portion 76) of the side wall (wall portion 76) on the hinge (53) side and serve as the center of rotation.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10... Connector cover 21... Electric wire 23... Housing 25... Female terminal (terminal)
51... Cover main body part 52... Cover lid part 53... Hinge 61... Electric wire lead-out part 62... Inner wall (side wall)
72... Locking part 73... Main body side locking part 76... Wall part (upper end of side wall)
93 Lid-side engaging portion 95 Cover holding portion 96 Guide projection 98 Anti-slip projection

Claims (2)

A connector cover attached to a housing containing a terminal connected to an end of an electric wire and covering the electric wire pulled out from the housing,
a cover main body portion attached to the housing and having an electric wire lead-out portion for leading out the electric wire drawn out from the housing;
a cover lid portion fitted to the wire lead-out portion side of the cover main body portion;
a hinge connecting the cover main body and the cover lid;
a locking portion that engages the cover main body portion and the cover lid portion on the open end side opposite to the connection side by the hinge;
A body-side locking portion of the cover body portion and a lid-side locking portion of the cover lid portion are provided on the connection side of the hinge and are engaged with each other in a detachment direction of the cover lid portion from the cover body portion. A cover holding portion that regulates movement to
The main-body-side engaging portion and the lid-side engaging portion of the cover holding portion are provided in the cover lid portion and arranged at positions facing the inner surface of the hinge-side side wall of the cover body portion when the cover is closed. a deviation prevention protrusion that restricts lateral deviation of the cover lid portion in a direction opposite to the engaging direction of the
with
The cover lid portion is provided on both sides of the hinge, and is a pair of guide projections which are pivotally centered in sliding contact with the upper end of the side wall of the cover body portion on the hinge side when the cover lid portion is opened and closed with respect to the cover body portion. having
connector cover. The inner surface of the hinge-side side wall of the cover main body and the anti-slip projection facing the inner surface of the hinge-side side wall have a gap within the looseness dimension of the cover lid with respect to the cover main body,
The connector cover according to claim 1.

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