Connector rear cover, connector system, and assembly method

A connector system, comprising:

• a connector housing;
• and
• a connector rear cover including:
• a middle portion having a first edge and a second edge, the middle portion has at least one recess at the first edge and at least one recess at the second edge;
• a first lateral portion having a first lateral edge, the first lateral portion has at least one recess at the first lateral edge;
• and
• a second lateral portion having a second lateral edge, the second lateral portion has at least one recess at the second lateral edge, the first lateral portion is connected to the middle portion by a first hinge and the second lateral portion is connected to the middle portion by a second hinge so that the connector rear cover is foldable between an open state and a closed state, the first edge of the middle portion faces the first lateral edge of the first lateral portion and the second edge of the middle portion faces the second lateral edge of the second lateral portion, the recesses at the first edge, the second edge, the first lateral edge, and the second lateral edge are arranged such that, for each recess at the first edge or the second edge, there is one recess at the first lateral edge or the second lateral edge that is positioned such that when the connector rear cover is in the closed state, the recesses form an opening in the connector rear cover, and for each recess at the first lateral edge or the second lateral edge, there is one recess at the first edge or the second edge that is positioned such that when the connector rear cover is in the closed state, the recesses form an opening in the connector rear cover, the middle portion has a traversing hole is in between the first hinge and the second hinge.

A method for assembling a connector system, comprising:

• providing a connector housing and a connector rear cover, the connector rear cover including:
• a middle portion having a first edge and a second edge, the middle portion has at least one recess at the first edge and at least one recess at the second edge;
• a first lateral portion having a first lateral edge, the first lateral portion has at least one recess at the first lateral edge;
• and
• a second lateral portion having a second lateral edge, the second lateral portion has at least one recess at the second lateral edge, the first lateral portion is connected to the middle portion by a first hinge and the second lateral portion is connected to the middle portion by a second hinge so that the connector rear cover is foldable between an open state and a closed state, the first edge of the middle portion faces the first lateral edge of the first lateral portion and the second edge of the middle portion faces the second lateral edge of the second lateral portion, the recesses at the first edge, the second edge, the first lateral edge, and the second lateral edge are arranged such that, for each recess at the first edge or the second edge, there is one recess at the first lateral edge or the second lateral edge that is positioned such that when the connector rear cover is in the closed state, the recesses form an opening in the connector rear cover, and for each recess at the first lateral edge or the second lateral edge, there is one recess at the first edge or the second edge that is positioned such that when the connector rear cover is in the closed state, the recesses form an opening in the connector rear cover, the middle portion has a traversing hole is in between the first hinge and the second hinge;
• inserting a plurality of terminals of a plurality of wires into the connector housing;
• inserting the middle portion of the connector rear cover between the wires;
• fixing the middle portion of the connector rear cover to the connector housing via a locking mechanism;
• closing the first lateral portion and the second lateral portion of the connector rear cover;
• and
• fixing the first lateral portion and the second lateral portion of the connector rear cover to the connector housing in the closed state via the locking mechanism.