Connector cover for part in eco-friendly vehicle and method of fastening the same
AssigneeHyundai Motor Company
InventorsJee-Heon Kim, Ju-Man Yoon
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Abstract
A connector cover in an eco-friendly vehicle covers the outside of a connector for an electronic part mounted to the eco-friendly vehicle. The cover covers the outside of the connector, and a width thereof is adjusted. The cover grasps both sides of the connector, is coupled to the outside of the connector as the width of the cover becomes narrower, and maintains a state in which the width is narrowed.
Claims10
A connector cover in an eco-friendly vehicle which covers an outside of a connector for an electronic part mounted to the eco-friendly vehicle,
- wherein the cover covers the outside of the connector, a width thereof is adjusted, grasps both sides of the connector, is coupled to the outside of the connector as the width of the cover becomes narrower, and the width remains narrowed,
- wherein the cover comprises:
- a main body fastened to one side of the connector;
- a pair of coupling portions which are slidably installed to the main body, pressed against the both sides of the connector while being inserted into the main body, and slide in opposite directions to each other;
- and
- a tightening means which maintains a state in which the coupling portions grasp the both sides of the connector.
A method of fastening a connector cover in an eco-friendly vehicle, which comprises a pair of coupling portions installed to a main body so as to be slidable in opposite directions to each other and grasps sides of a connector for an electronic part in the eco-friendly vehicle, to the connector, the method comprising steps of:
- adjusting a width between the pair of coupling portions by sliding the coupling portions such that the width thereof is larger than a width of the connector;
- mounting the cover to the outside of the connector;
- grasping the sides of the connector by ends of the coupling portions such that the coupling portions support the sides of the connector and maintain a grasped state using a tightening means installed to the cover;
- and
- fastening the main body to the connector by a fastening bolt which passes through the main body and is fastened to the connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.