Connector cover
AssigneeSumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
InventorsYuki Sugimoto, Yoshitsugu Hirayama
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Abstract
A connector cover (1) for protecting a wire (80) extending rearward from a connector (100) includes a cover body (10) mountable to extend rearwardly of the connector (100) and fixed to the connector (100), a rear cover (50) disposed behind the cover body (10), a coupling (70) coupling the rear cover (50) and the cover body (10), and extending shape holding portions (60) capable of holding the rear cover (50) in a rearward extending state to extend rearwardly of the connector (100). The rear cover (50) transitions to a rearward extension released state where the rearward extending state is released by being laterally pushed by the wire (80).
Claims6
A connector cover for protecting a wire extending rearward from a connector, comprising:
- a cover body mountable to extend rearwardly of the connector and fixed to the connector;
- a rear cover disposed behind the cover body, the rear cover including at least two portions facing each other in directions normal to a forward to rearward direction, and an extending shape holding portion comprising an extension maintaining piece formed on one of the at least two portions and an extension maintaining projection formed on another of the at least two portions, the extension maintaining piece engaged with the extension maintaining projection to maintain the rear cover in a rearward extending state in which the at least two portions are connected and extend in the forward to rearward direction;
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- a coupling coupling the rear cover and the cover body;
- wherein
- the extending shape holding portion is configured so that a contact force of the wire on one of the at least two portions in response to lateral movement of the wire is greater than an unlocking force between the extension maintaining piece and the extension maintaining projection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.