US 2015/0143858 A1 · OBD CONNECTOR PROTECTIVE COVER

Abstract

The present invention provides an OBD connector with an enhanced abuse prevention effect for the OBD connector and further provides a compact OBD connector protective cover also applicable to an OBD connector installed in a narrow space. An OBD connector protective cover 1 is provided with an opening 2, a body case 3 that can accommodate an entire OBD connector 100 from the opening 2, a slide cover 4 that is slidably attached to the body case 3 and opens/closes the opening 2 by sliding thereof, and a lock mechanism 6 that has a key cylinder 5 provided on a forefront of the slide cover 4 in a visually observable manner and locks the slide cover 4 by an operation of the key cylinder 5.

Claims4

Dependent claims

An OBD connector protective cover that protects an OBD connector provided for a vehicle, comprising:

a body case that comprises an opening and can accommodate the entire OBD connector from the opening;
a slide cover that is slidably attached to the body case and opens/closes the opening by sliding thereof;
and
a lock mechanism that comprises a key cylinder placed on a forefront of the slide cover in a visually observable manner and locks the slide cover through operation of the key cylinder.

1 more element

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

14/506,839Filed 6 Oct 2014

Priority

JP 2013-24274825 Nov 2013

Published

28 May 2015

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification8 codes

E05B 77/00
Vehicle locks characterised by special functions or purposes
H01R 13/447
Means for preventing access to live contacts: shutter or cover plate
H01R 13/60
Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00: means for supporting coupling part when not engaged
H01R 13/6397
Additional means for holding or locking coupling parts together, after engagement, e.g. separate keylock, retainer strap: with means for…

Obd connector protective cover

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Obd connector protective cover

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Abstract

Claims4