Connector with integral cover
AssigneeYazaki Corporation
InventorKentaro Nagai
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Abstract
In a connector with an integral cover in which a cover (13) is provided continuously with a housing body (12) via a returning hinge (17), in a region near a pivot point rotation via the returning hinge (17) a holding hinge (18) is provided, wherein the cover is temporarily held to the housing body (12) in the opened condition, and wherein forcible deformation is done to use the returning hinge (17) to allow movement of the cover (13) to a close position. Housing parts each housing the returning hinge (17) and holding hinge (18) when the cover (13) is closed are provided on the housing body (12).
Claims9
A connector with an integral cover comprising an enclosure enclosing a terminal accommodation chamber, the enclosure being formed with an opening for access to the terminal accommodation chamber, the cover to close the opening, a first flexible hinge joining the cover to the enclosure, the first flexible hinge having a tendency to hold the cover in an open position relative to the opening, and a second flexible hinge joining the cover to the enclosure, the second flexible hinge being provided in a vicinity of a pivot point of rotation of the cover for temporarily holding the cover in the open position and to be forcibly deformed without being cut to allow the cover to be moved to a close position by means of the first flexible hinge.
A connector with an integral cover in which a housing body having a terminal accommodation chamber has the cover continuously and integrally provided thereto via a flexible hinge and configured to close an opening formed in the housing body, wherein a holding hinge is provided in a vicinity of a pivot point of rotation of the cover by the flexible hinge for temporarily holding the cover in an open position thereof on the ho using body and to be forcibly deformed without being cut to allow the cover to be moved to a close position by means of the flexible hinge.
A connector with an integral cover comprising:
- an enclosure enclosing a terminal accommodation chamber, the enclosure being formed with an opening for access to the terminal accommodation chamber,
- the cover to close the opening,
- a holding flexible hinge joining the cover to the enclosure, wherein the holding flexible hinge is provided in a vicinity of a pivot point of rotation of the cover for temporarily holding the cover in an open position, and
- a first returning flexible hinge joining the cover to the enclosure, the first returning flexible hinge having a tendency to urge the cover toward a close position relative to the opening,
- wherein the holding flexible hinge is capable of being forcibly deformed without being cut to allow the cover to be moved to the close position by means of the first returning flexible hinge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.