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US 10,855,022 B2Granted
Cover-equipped connector
AssigneesAutonetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
InventorsHirokazu Komori, Naomichi Kawashima
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Abstract
A connector (10) includes a connector housing (12) fittable to a mating connector (11), a wire cover (14) disposed at a position spaced apart rearward from the connector housing (12) in a fitting direction to the mating connector (11) and configured to cover wires (13) drawn out rearward in the fitting direction from the connector housing (12), and a service cover (15) assembled over the connector housing (12) and the wire cover (14).
Claims9
A cover-equipped connector, comprising:
- a connector housing configured to fit to a mating connector;
- a terminal fitting fit in the connector housing;
- a wire cover disposed at a position spaced apart rearward from the connector housing in a fitting direction to the mating connector and configured to cover a wire drawn out rearward in the fitting direction from the terminal fitting in the connector housing;
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- first and second service covers releasably assembled with one another over opposite sides of the connector housing and the wire cover so that the first and second service covers extend across a space between the spaced apart connector housing and the wire cover, the second service cover being removable from the first service cover and from both the connector housing and the wire cover for accessing the space between the connector housing and the wire cover to repair or replace the terminal fitting and the wire drawn out rearward from the terminal fitting.
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A cover-equipped connector comprising:
- a connector housing configured to fit to a mating connector;
- a wire cover disposed at a position spaced apart rearward from the connector housing in a fitting direction to the mating connector and configured to cover a wire drawn out rearward in the fitting direction from the connector housing;
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- a service cover assembled over the connector housing and the wire cover, wherein:
- the connector housing includes an inner housing to be fit into the mating connector and an outer housing to be externally fit to the mating connector;
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- the outer housing includes a first lock to be locked to the inner housing and a second lock to be locked to the mating connector.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.