CN103733440A

CN103733440A - Cover-fitted connector

Info

Publication number: CN103733440A
Application number: CN201280040108.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 鸟居知永子; 鹤漥望
Original assignee: Yazaki Corp
Current assignee: Yazaki Corp
Priority date: 2011-08-24
Filing date: 2012-08-08
Publication date: 2014-04-16
Anticipated expiration: 2032-08-08
Also published as: CA2845685A1; JP2013045611A; IN2014CN02054A; WO2013027353A1; KR101536204B1; TW201328043A; GB2508318A; JP5758742B2; GB201403058D0; CN103733440B; KR20140052055A; TWI464974B

Abstract

A cover-fitted connector (1) includes a connector housing (11) that houses a terminal connected to a terminal of an electric wire, and a cover (21) that covers the electric wire pulled out from the connector housing. The connector housing includes a connector housing body (13), and a connecting portion (14) connected to the connector housing body. The cover includes a cover body (22), a connected portion (23) connected with the connecting portion at a time of mating the cover with the connector housing, and a cutout portion (32) having an end portion positioned at a boundary between the connector housing body and the connecting portion and configured to expose the connector housing body outside the cover at the time of mating the cover with the connector housing.

Description

The connector of installation cover

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of connector of installation cover, the connector of this installation cover is provided with the lid that covers and protect the electric wire of pulling out from connector shell.

Background technology

Traditionally, as being provided with, covering and protect the connector of installation cover of pulling out the lid of electric wire from connector shell, for example, having proposed Japanese Patent Application Publication No.2002-25685(patent documentation 1) in the connector of the installation cover described.

The connector of traditional installation cover comprises: connector shell, and this connector shell is for holding the terminal that is connected to wire terminal; And over cap, this over cap is suitable for engaging and be configured to connector shell to cover the electric wire of pulling out from connector shell.

Connector shell has: by sticking department (through lock portion), should be used for drawing electric wire by sticking department; Terminal casing body cavity, this terminal casing body cavity is for holding the terminal that is connected to wire terminal; And cooperation opening, this coordinates open construction to become to coordinate with matching connector, and the counterpart terminal wherein terminal with being contained in terminal casing body cavity being connected is contained in matching connector.

Over cap has: basal part, and this basal part is for the sticking department that passes through of covering connector shell; And cap, this cap is connected with basal part by hinge, and is configured to that cap is covered to basal part side and allows that cap opens and closes with respect to basal part.

Utilization has the connector of traditional installation cover of said structure, and what make connector shell is assembled into basal part and cap covers in basal part side by sticking department, thereby over cap is coordinated with connector shell in the mode covering by sticking department.

Reference listing

Patent documentation

Patent documentation 1: Japanese Patent Application Publication No.2002-25685

Summary of the invention

Technical problem

Incidentally, the connector of traditional installation cover as above has such structure: over cap utilizes the sticking department that passes through of connector shell to coordinate with connector shell.In addition,, in order to prevent the loss function by sticking department, over cap is configured to allow some leeway and covers whole by sticking department, thereby makes partly to expose from the peristome of over cap by sticking department.

Due to this, the external structure of over cap need to be made into larger than the external structure of passing through sticking department of connector shell.Therefore; utilization has the connector with traditional installation cover of the over cap coordinating by sticking department; over cap for the part by sticking department, at it, become on the whole bigger, making need to provide large installing space for connector shell via the mating member being installed to by sticking department.Therefore, expectation can suppress the expansion of the connector of installation cover as much as possible.

Therefore an object of the present invention is to provide a kind of connector of installation cover, it can work as the expansion that suppresses the connector of installation cover when lid coordinates with connector shell.

The means of technical solution problem

According to an aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of connector of installation cover to comprise: connector shell, this connector shell holds the terminal of the terminal that is connected to electric wire; And lid, this lid is configured to coordinate with described connector shell and cover the described electric wire of pulling out from described connector shell, wherein said connector shell comprises: connector shell body, and connecting portion, this connecting portion is connected to described connector shell body and is arranged on the outside of described connector shell body, and described lid comprises: lid; Be connected portion, this portion of being connected is arranged in described lid, and is configured to be connected with described connecting portion when described lid coordinates with described connector shell; Be formed on the notch on described lid, this notch has end; When described lid coordinates with described connector shell, this end is positioned at border between described connector shell body and described connecting portion to cover described connecting portion, and when described lid coordinates with described connector shell, described notch is configured to described connector shell body to be exposed to the outside of described lid; And draw peristome, this is drawn peristome and is formed on described lid, and when described lid coordinates with described connector shell, described in draw article with lead-in opening structure and become the outside of described electric wire being drawn to described lid.

According to an aspect of the present invention, described connecting portion is arranged on described connector shell axisymmetrically, the described portion of being connected covers described in being arranged on axisymmetrically, when when described lid being coordinated with respect to the reversion of described connector shell with described connector shell described lid, described connecting portion and described in be connected portion and can be connected to each other, and by described lid is reversed with respect to described connector shell, described in draw in the direction that the direction of peristome before the described lid coordinating with described connector shell from reversion is different described electric wire drawn.

According to an aspect of the present invention, described lid has and closes on the recess that described notch forms.

According to an aspect of the present invention, parts in described connector shell and described lid have restriction rib, this restriction rib is outstanding from described parts on the vertical second direction of the first direction with for the described lid coordinating with described connector shell is pulled open from described connector shell, described restriction rib the third direction Linear vertical with described second direction with described first direction extend, another parts in described connector shell and described lid have limiting groove, this limiting groove forms corresponding with described restriction rib, and when described lid coordinates with described connector shell, this limiting groove is configured to receive the described restriction rib inserting from described third direction, described restriction rib forms along described second direction and from cardinal extremity to far-end, on the width of described first direction, becomes large, and in the situation that described lid coordinates with described connector shell, described limiting groove and the described restriction rib being inserted in described limiting groove are controlled described lid with respect to cooperation and the disengaging of described connector shell.

According to an aspect of the present invention, described parts in described connector shell and described lid have guiding rib, this guiding rib and described restriction rib extend upward the described third party of described restriction rib abreast, and described guiding rib is outstanding from described parts in described second direction, described another parts in described connector shell and described lid have guiding groove, when described lid coordinates with described connector shell, this guiding groove is configured to receive the described guiding rib inserting from described third direction, and the cross-sectional configuration of described restriction rib in the plane vertical from described third direction is different with the cross-sectional configuration of described guiding rib in the plane vertical with described third direction.

According to an aspect of the present invention, by lid is coordinated with connector shell caused with cover among the part of connector shell of interference, the connecting portion of the connector shell being connected with the portion of being connected of lid is arranged in the inside of lid.On the contrary, connector shell body is exposed to outside via the notch of lid.Therefore,, when lid coordinates with connector shell, roughly only there is the connecting portion of connector shell to be covered by lid.Therefore, to have such size be enough to lid: this size has for covering the part of the electric wire of drawing from connector shell and for arranging the part of the portion of being connected.Therefore, the part of the connector shell being covered by lid can be suppressed to minimum, thereby prevent as much as possible the expansion of lid, make like this to suppress the expansion of the connector of installation cover.

Therefore, can provide a kind of and can suppress the connector of installation cover of expansion of the connector of installation cover while coordinating with connector shell when lid.

According to an aspect of the present invention, even when lid reverses with respect to connector shell, the connecting portion of connector shell can be connected with the portion of being connected of lid.Therefore, by lid reversion being made lid coordinate with connector shell, can will change over different directions from the direction of drawing the electric wire that peristome draws of covering.

According to an aspect of the present invention, lid closes on allowing the recess of lid coordinating of connector shell the part that is exposed to outside connector shell body from the notch of lid.Therefore, utilize the stage portion of the edge of opening be formed on recess to hook connector that finger piece etc. can promote lid and the installation cover of connector shell cooperation being connected and the operation of disconnection with respect to matching connector etc.

According to an aspect of the present invention, parts in connector shell and lid have restriction rib, this restriction rib extends from it on the second direction with for the first direction that pulls open from connector shell of lid is vertical, and this restriction rib forms along second direction and on the width of first direction, becomes greatly from cardinal extremity to far-end.And the limiting groove of another parts in connector shell and lid forms textural corresponding to restriction rib.Therefore,, when the twisting resistance of the pulling force when the direction being included in for lid is pulled open from connector shell is applied to and covers, can limit rib and prevent from departing from from limiting groove.Therefore, can improve the lid confining force for twisting resistance.

According to an aspect of the present invention, another parts in connector shell and lid have guiding groove, and the guiding rib with the cross-sectional configuration different from the cross-sectional configuration of restriction rib is inserted in this guiding groove.Therefore, due to the difference of cross-sectional configuration each other, make to limit rib be inserted into guiding groove in the situation that, lid can be detected and be engaged in wrong position, thereby can prevent that lid is coupled to wrong position.

The beneficial effect of the invention

According to the present invention, a kind of connector of installation cover can be provided, when lid coordinates with connector shell, it can suppress the expansion of the connector of installation cover.

Accompanying drawing explanation

Fig. 1 is the front view illustrating according to the connector of the installation cover of the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is the plane graph that the connector shell in Fig. 1 is shown.

Fig. 3 is the plane graph that the lid deployed condition in Fig. 1 is shown.

Fig. 4 is the end view illustrating according to the connector of the installation cover of the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 5 shows to form according to the sectional view of the rank portion of the recess of a part for the connector of the installation cover of the embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numerals list

1: the connector of installation cover

11: connector shell

12: terminal receiving cavity

13: connector shell body

14: connecting portion

15: insert port

16: restriction rib

16a: cardinal extremity

16b: far-end

17: guiding rib

21: lid

22: lid

23: be connected portion

24: hinge

25: draw peristome

26: limiting groove

27: guiding groove

31: end

32: notch

33: recess

34: edge of opening

Embodiment

Hereinafter, the connector of installation cover is according to an embodiment of the invention described with reference to the accompanying drawings.First, referring to Fig. 1, will the connector of installation cover according to an embodiment of the invention be described.

The connector 1 of installation cover is provided with according to an embodiment of the invention: connector shell 11, and this connector shell 11 is for holding the terminal (not shown) of the terminal that is connected to electric wire; And lid 21, this lid 21 coordinates to cover the electric wire (not shown) of pulling out from connector shell 11 with connector shell 11.

Then,, with reference to figure 2, detailed description is formed to the connector shell 11 of a part for the connector 1 of installation cover according to an embodiment of the invention.Fig. 2 is the plane graph that the connector shell 11 in Fig. 1 is shown.

As shown in Figure 2, connector shell 11 has: connector shell body 13, and this connector shell body 13 has for holding the terminal receiving cavity 12 of a plurality of terminals; And connecting portion 14, this connecting portion 14 is connected to connector shell body 13 and is arranged in the outside of connector shell body 13.

Connector shell body 13 has the opening 15 of insertion, and matching connector shell (not shown) inserts in this opening, and wherein, this matching connector shell holds the terminal that will be connected with a plurality of terminal (not shown) that are contained in terminal receiving cavity 12.

For the lid 21(in Fig. 3 will be described below) coordinate with connector shell 11, connecting portion 14 is arranged in a side (right side in the top of Fig. 2 and each of left side) of covering the 21 connector shell bodies 13 that are mated.Each connecting portion 14 has restriction rib 16 and guiding rib 17.

Restriction rib 16 from connector shell 11 outstanding direction (the arrow X Fig. 2 and the direction of arrow X ': second direction) give prominence to, this outstanding direction with for by the lid 21 coordinating with connector shell 11 from connector shell body 13(referring to the Fig. 3 that will describe below) pull open pull open the direction (direction of the arrow Y of Fig. 2: first direction) vertical.Restriction rib 16 is along the bearing of trend (direction of the arrow Z in Fig. 2: third direction) extend linearly, this bearing of trend pulls open each of direction (the arrow Y-direction of Fig. 2) perpendicular to projected direction (the arrow X in Fig. 2 and the direction of X ') with for what lid 21 was pulled open from connector shell 11.In addition, restriction rib 16 forms at upper its width of projected direction (the arrow X in Fig. 2 and the direction of arrow X ') and from cardinal extremity 16a towards far-end 16b, becomes large.

Restriction rib 16 is inserted into referring to Fig. 3 and will the limiting groove of the lid of description 21 26, allows that limiting rib 16 controls collaboratively and covered for 21 coordinating and disengaging with respect to connector shell 11 with limiting groove 26 from its end 16c.

In addition, guiding rib 17 is as illustrated in fig. 1 and 2 given prominence in the identical direction (the arrow X in Fig. 2 and the direction of arrow X ') of the projected direction (the arrow X Fig. 2 and the direction of arrow X ') with restriction rib 16 from connector shell body 13.And guiding rib 17 is parallel with restriction rib 16 and extending with the vertical direction of direction (the arrow Y-direction of Fig. 2) (the arrow Z direction Fig. 2) the Linear ground of pulling open for lid 21 is pulled open from connector shell 11 with projected direction (the arrow X in Fig. 2 and the direction of arrow X ').And as shown in Figure 2, guiding rib 17 forms at projected direction (the arrow X in Fig. 2 and the direction of arrow X ') above has identical width from cardinal extremity 17a to far-end 17b.

When restriction rib 16 from end 16c, be inserted into shown in the limiting groove 26(Fig. 3 that covers 21) time, guiding rib 17 from end 17c(referring to accompanying drawing 2) be inserted into shown in the guiding groove 27(Fig. 3 that covers 21).

Restriction rib 16 and guiding rib 17 forms the separately cross-sectional configuration vertical with bearing of trend (direction of the arrow Z in Fig. 2) separately differed from one another.That is, the cross-sectional configuration of restriction rib 16 is roughly trapezoidal, and the cross-sectional configuration of guiding rib 17 is essentially rectangulars.

Then,, with reference to Fig. 3, by describing in detail, form according to the lid 21 of a part for the connector 3 of the installation cover of the embodiment of the present invention.Fig. 3 is the plane graph that the deployed condition of covering according to an embodiment of the invention 21 is shown.

As shown in Figure 3, lid 21 has lid 22 and is connected portion 23, and this is connected portion 23 and is arranged in lid 22, and lid 21 and connector shell 11 cooperations time with connecting portion 14(referring to Fig. 2) be connected (referring to Fig. 1 and 2).

Lid 22 has the first lid 22a and the second lid 22b, and this first lid 22a and this second lid 22b interconnect by hinge 24, thereby have the first lid 22a and the second lid 22b that open, can fold and stacked such structure.

The peristome 25 of drawing with elongated dome (box-like) shape is formed on lid 22(the first lid 22a and the second lid 22b) upper, this draw peristome 25 for lid 21 with connector shell 11(referring to Fig. 2) electric wire (not shown) is drawn out to while coordinating to the outside of lid 22.

Each that is connected portion 23 has a pair of left and right groove 26, this forms with each restriction rib 16(referring to Fig. 2 left and right groove 26) corresponding, and lid 21 with connector shell 11(referring to Fig. 1) limit rib 16 while coordinating and go up from end 16c(referring to Fig. 2 at the bearing of trend (direction of the arrow Z in Fig. 2) that limits rib 16) be inserted into each of described a pair of left and right groove 26.

At lid 21 with connector shell 11(referring to Fig. 2) for example, under the state (, referring to Fig. 1) that coordinates, from end 16c(referring to Fig. 2) restriction rib 16 controls of insertion cover 21 cooperations with respect to connector shell 11 and disengaging.

And, each that is connected portion 23 has a pair of left and right groove 27, lid 21 with connector shell 11(referring to Fig. 2) while coordinating guiding rib 17(referring to Fig. 2) on the bearing of trend of guiding rib 17 from end 17c(referring to Fig. 2) be inserted into each of described a pair of left and right groove 27.

At lid 21 with connector shell 11(referring to Fig. 2) for example, under the state (, referring to Fig. 1) that coordinates, guiding rib 17 from end 17c(referring to Fig. 2) be inserted into guiding groove 27.

When the connecting portion 14(of connector shell 11 is referring to Fig. 2) while being connected with the portion that is connected 23 of lid 21, what lid 21 can be changed to lid 22 with respect to connector shell 11 reversion draws peristome 25 with respect to the direction of connector shell 11, thereby makes it possible to draw electric wire (not shown) with different directions from each other.

And, lid 22(the first lid 22a and the second lid 22b) be formed with notch 32.When lid 21 matches with connector shell 11, the border (referring to Fig. 2) that the end 31 of notch 32 is positioned between connector shell body 13 and connecting portion 14 is located.Allow that the connecting portion 14 of connector shell 11 is covered by lid 22 together with being connected portion 23 by the first lid 22a and the second lid 22b are stacked.Even if in this state, connector shell body 13(is referring to Fig. 1) be also exposed to the outside of covering 21.

Notch 32 is arranged in each of the first lid 22a and the second lid 22b, even if make when by lid 21 angles with respect to connector shell 11 anti-turnbacks are made to cover 21 while coordinating with connector shell 11, connector shell 11(is referring to Fig. 2) also can with cover 21 and be connected.

Notch 32 has by inserting connector shell 11(referring to Fig. 2) direction of insertion on excision equal the formed structure of part of degree of depth A.As shown in Figure 1 lid 21 is coordinated with connector shell 11 and allows the connecting portion 14 of the part covering connector shell 11 that equals degree of depth A and be positioned to connecting portion 14 stacked.Therefore,, when lid 21 coordinates with connector shell 11, the length of lid 21 is substantially equal to length B as shown in Figure 3.

; because notch 32 has the structure that excision is equivalent to the part of degree of depth A as shown in Figure 3; so the substantial distance of the lid 21 in the situation that lid 21 coordinates with connector shell 11 becomes shorter owing to equaling the part of degree of depth A, so the entire length C(of the connector 1 of installation cover is referring to Fig. 1) owing to equaling the part of degree of depth A, become shorter.

And, lid 22(the first lid 22a and the second lid 22b) have and close on the recess 33 that notch 32 forms.

Recess 33 is configured so that, utilizes the rank portion of the edge of opening 34 that is formed on recess 33 to hook its middle cover 21 of connector 1(and connector shell 11 cooperations (referring to Fig. 1) that finger piece etc. can promote installation cover) being connected and the operation of disconnection with respect to (not shown) such as matching connectors.

The operating effect of connector that also will description installation cover then, referring to Figure 4 and 5, will be described when lid viewed compounding practice when forming that the connector shell of a part for the connector of installation cover coordinates according to an embodiment of the invention except Fig. 1 to Fig. 3.

Fig. 4 is the end view of connector that the installation cover of Fig. 1 is shown.Fig. 5 is the sectional view that the rank portion of the recess that comprises Fig. 4 is shown.

As shown in Figures 1 to 5, lid 21 coordinates with connector shell 11, matching connector shell (not shown) from the insert port 15(of connector shell 11 referring to Fig. 2) be inserted into this connector shell 11.

Then, be contained in the terminal receiving cavity 12(of connector shell 11 referring to Fig. 2) in connecting terminals receive the terminal (not shown) being contained in matching connector shell (not shown), and the electric wire (not shown) that is contained in the terminal in terminal receiving cavity 12 is pulled out from connector shell 11, thus by electric wire (not shown) from cover 21 draw peristome 25(referring to Fig. 3) draw.

For by lid 21 and the coordinating of connector shell 11, the restriction rib 16 of the connecting portion 14 of connector shell 11 from end 16c(referring to Fig. 2) be inserted in the first lid 22a of lid 21 of under open mode (referring to Fig. 3) or the limiting groove 26 of the portion that is connected 23 of the second lid 22b.Then, when the second lid 22b or the first lid 22a cover into when stacked with another, the remainder of restriction rib 16 is inserted in the limiting groove 26 of the portion that is connected 23 of the second lid 22b or the first lid 22a.

Utilize operation above, lid 21 coordinates with connector shell 11.In this state, limiting groove 26 and Engagement Control 21 the coordinating and disengaging with respect to connector shell 11 of lid that are inserted into the restriction rib 16 in limiting groove 26.

As mentioned above, when lid 21 coordinates with connector shell 11, the connecting portion 14(of the notch 32 covering connector outer cover bodies 13 of lid 22 is referring to Fig. 2), and the end 31(of notch 32 is referring to Fig. 3) be positioned at the border of connector shell body 13 and connecting portion 14, thus make connector shell body 13 be exposed to the outside of covering 21.

Therefore,, by equaling the part of the degree of depth A shown in Fig. 3, lid 21 has shortened with coordinating of connector shell 11 length of covering 21, makes to cover 21 and can have the length B shown in Fig. 3.By like this, as shown in Figure 1, the entire length C of the connector 1 of installation cover shortens owing to equaling the part of the degree of depth A shown in Fig. 3.

And, because notch 32(is referring to Fig. 3) be formed on lid 22 places, so do not need the periphery of covering connector shell 11 for lid 21, therefore, as shown in Figure 4, the size of width D that makes it possible to suppress the connector 1 of installation cover becomes large.

That is,, among the part of connector shells 11 of and lid 21 interference that cause with coordinating of connector shell 11 by lid 21, the connecting portion 14 being connected with the portion that is connected 23 lid 22 connector shell 11 is arranged in the inside of lid 22.On the contrary, connector shell body 13 is exposed to outside via the notch 32 of lid 22.Therefore, when coordinating with connector shell 11, lid 21 roughly only have the connecting portion 14 of connector shell 11 to be covered by lid 22.

Therefore, to have such size be enough to lid 21: this size has for covering the part of the electric wire of drawing from connector shell 11 and for arranging the part of the portion of being connected 23.Therefore, the part of the lid for covering connector shell 11 21 can be suppressed to minimum, thereby prevent from as much as possible covering 21 expansion, therefore suppress the expansion of the connector 1 of installation cover.

And as mentioned above, box lunch covers 21 angles with respect to connector shell 11 anti-turnbacks, the connecting portion 14 of connector shell 11 also can be connected with the portion that is connected 23 of lid 21.Therefore, by lid 21 anti-turnbacks being made to cover 21, can will change over different directions from covering 21 the direction of drawing the electric wire that peristome 25 draws with connector shell 11 cooperations.

And as shown in Figure 5, lid 21 closes on from the notch 32(of lid 22 referring to Fig. 1 with the recess 33 of allowing lid 22 coordinating of connector shell 11) be exposed to outside connector shell body 13.

Therefore, utilize be formed on recess 33 edge of opening 34(referring to Fig. 3) the rank portion that locates hooks its middle cover 21 of connector 1(and connector shell 11 cooperations that finger piece etc. can promote installation cover) being connected and the operation of disconnection with respect to matching connector etc.

As mentioned above, the restriction rib 16 of connector shell 11 from connector shell 11 with for lid 21 is pulled open from connector shell 11 to pull open the vertical projected directions of direction (direction of the arrow Y of Fig. 2) (the arrow X Fig. 2 and the direction of arrow X ') outstanding, and this restriction rib 16 forms at projected direction (the arrow X in Fig. 2 and the direction of arrow X ') upper from cardinal extremity 16a towards far-end 16b in width change greatly.And limiting groove 26 is formed on and covers on 21 with at textural and restriction rib 16 corresponding (referring to Fig. 2 and Fig. 3).

Therefore, when being included in, the twisting resistance of the pulling force on lid 21 directions of pulling open from connector shell 11 (direction of the arrow Y Fig. 2) is applied to while cover on 21, the restriction rib 16 of cross section that can prevent from having the thin and wedge shape that far-end 16b side is thick of cardinal extremity 16a side from the limiting groove 26(with corresponding cross-sectional configuration referring to Fig. 2 and Fig. 3) disengaging.Therefore, can improve the lid confining force for twisting resistance.

And, when the restriction rib 16 of connecting portion 14 is inserted in limiting groove 26, the guiding rib 17 that makes connecting portion 14 side by side from end 17c(referring to Fig. 2) be inserted into the guiding groove 27 of the portion that is connected 23 of the first lid 22a in deployed condition (referring to Fig. 3) or the second lid 22b.Then, when the second lid 22b or the first lid 22a are covered when stacked with another, the remainder of guiding rib 17 is inserted in the guiding groove 27 of the portion that is connected 23 of the second lid 22b or the first lid 22a.

Here, each of guiding rib 17 and guiding groove 27 has the cross-sectional configuration different from the cross-sectional configuration of each restriction rib 16 and limiting groove 26.That is, the cross-sectional configuration of restriction rib 16 is that roughly cross-sectional configuration trapezoidal and guiding rib 17 is essentially rectangular.

Therefore, the difference due to cross-sectional configuration each other, can not complete mistakenly restriction rib 16 is inserted in guiding groove 27.Therefore, can prevent from lid 21 to be engaged in wrong position.

The connector 1 of installation cover comprises according to an embodiment of the invention: connector shell 11, and this connector shell 11 holds the terminal of the terminal that is connected to electric wire; And lid 21, this lid 21 is configured to coordinate with connector shell 11 and cover the electric wire of pulling out from connector shell 11.Connector shell 11 comprises: connector shell body 13 and connecting portion 14, the outside that this connecting portion 14 is arranged to be connected to connector shell body 13 and is arranged in connector shell body 13.Lid 21 comprises: lid 22; Be connected portion 23, this is connected portion 23 and is arranged in lid 22 and is configured to and be connected with connecting portion 14 during with connector shell 11 cooperation at lid 21; Notch 32, this notch 32 be formed on lid 22 and have be positioned at the border between connector shell body 13 and connecting portion 14 end 31 to cover connecting portion 14 when lid 21 coordinates with connector shell 11, notch 32 is configured to connector shell body 13 is exposed to the outside of covering 21 while coordinating with connector shell 11 covering 21; And draw peristome 25, this draws the outside that peristome 25 is formed on lid 22 and is configured to when lid 21 coordinates with connector shell 11, electric wire be drawn lid 22.

And, utilizing the connector 1 of installation cover according to an embodiment of the invention, connecting portion 14 is arranged on connector shell 11 with axial symmetry.Being connected portion 23 is arranged in and covers on 21 with axial symmetry.Box lunch is by lid 21 is made to cover 21 while coordinating with connector shell 11 with respect to connector shell 11 reversion, connecting portion 14 be connected portion 23 and interconnect.By lid 21 is made to cover 21 coordinate with connector shell 11 in the situation that with respect to connector shell 11 reversion, draw peristome 25 from reverse before the different direction of direction on draw electric wire.

And, utilizing the connector 1 of installation cover according to an embodiment of the invention, lid 22 has the recess 33 that closes on notch 32 formation.

In addition, utilize the connector 1 of installation cover according to an embodiment of the invention, connector shell 11 has restriction rib 16, and this restriction rib 16 projects upwards in the vertical second party of the first direction with for the lid 12 coordinating with connector shell 11 is pulled open from connector shell 11 from connector shell 11.Restriction rib 16 the third direction Linear vertical with second direction with first direction extend.Lid 21 has limiting groove 26, and this limiting groove 26 forms with to limit rib 16 corresponding, and when lid 21 coordinates with connector shell 11, is configured to reception from the restriction rib 16 of third direction insertion.The width that restriction rib 16 forms first direction becomes large along second direction from cardinal extremity 16a to far-end 16b.In the situation that lid 2 coordinates with

connector shell

11,21 cooperations with respect to connector shell 11 and disengaging are covered in limiting groove 26 and restriction rib 16 controls that are inserted in limiting groove 26.

And, utilize the connector 1 of installation cover according to an embodiment of the invention, connector shell 11 has guiding rib 17, and this guiding rib 17 extends at the third direction of restriction rib 16 abreast with restriction rib 16, and this guiding rib 17 is outstanding from connector shell 11 in second direction.Lid 21 has guiding groove 27, and when lid 21 coordinates with connector shell 11, this guiding groove 27 is configured to receive the guiding rib 17 inserting from third direction.The cross-sectional configuration of restriction rib 16 in the plane vertical from third direction is different with the cross-sectional configuration of guiding rib 17 in the plane vertical with third direction.

According to embodiments of the invention, by lid 21 is coordinated with connector shell 11 cause with cover among the part of connector shells 11 of 21 interference, the connecting portion 14 of the connector shell 11 being connected with the portion that is connected 23 of lid 22 is arranged in the inside of lid 22.On the contrary, connector shell body 13 is exposed to outside via the notch 32 of lid 22.Therefore,, when lid 21 coordinates with connector shell 11, roughly only the connecting portion 14 of connector shell 11 is covered by lid 22.Therefore, to have such size be enough to lid 21: this size has for covering the part of the electric wire of drawing from connector shell 11 and for the part of the portion of being connected 23 is set.Therefore, the part of the connector shells 11 that covered by lid 21 can be suppressed to minimum, thereby prevent from as much as possible covering 21 expansion, therefore suppress the expansion of the connector 1 of installation cover.

And according to embodiments of the invention, even when covering 21 with respect to connector shell 11 reversions, the connecting portion 14 of connector shell 11 also can be connected with the portion that is connected 23 of lid 21.Therefore, by lid reversion being made cover 21, can make to change into different directions from covering 21 the direction of drawing the electric wire that peristome 25 draws with connector shell 11 cooperations.

And according to embodiments of the invention, when lid 21 coordinates with connector shell 11, the recess 33 of lid 22 closes on the part that the notch 32 from lid 22 is exposed to outside connector shell body 13.Therefore, utilize be formed on recess 33 edge of opening 34(referring to Fig. 1 and Fig. 3) rank portion hook its middle cover 21 of connector 1(and connector shell 11 cooperations that finger piece etc. can promote installation cover) being connected and the operation of disconnection with respect to matching connector etc.

And, according to embodiments of the invention, the restriction rib 16 of connector shell 11 from connector shell 11 with for the vertical second direction (the arrow X Fig. 2 and the direction of arrow X ') of lid 21 first directions that pull open from connector shell 11 (the arrow Y-direction of Fig. 2) is outstanding, and restriction rib 16 forms, and in second direction (the arrow X in Fig. 2 and the direction of arrow X '), upper from cardinal extremity 16a towards far-end 16b, the width at first direction becomes greatly.And the limiting groove 26 of lid 21 forms at it textural corresponding with restriction rib 16.Therefore,, when comprising for the twisting resistance of the pulling force lid 21 directions of pulling open from connector shell 11 (the arrow Y-direction of Fig. 2) being applied to while cover on 21, can prevent from limiting rib 16 from limiting groove 26 disengagings.Therefore, can improve the lid confining force for twisting resistance.

And according to embodiments of the invention, connector shell 11 has guiding rib 17, this guiding rib 17 extends upward the third party of restriction rib 16 abreast with restriction rib 16, and outstanding from connector shell 11 in second direction.Lid 21 has guiding groove 27, and the guiding rib 17 with the cross-sectional configuration different from the cross-sectional configuration of restriction rib 16 is inserted in this guiding groove 27.Therefore,, due to the difference of cross section each other, can not complete restriction rib 16 is inserted in guiding groove 27.Therefore, can prevent from lid 21 to be coupled to wrong position.

Although the above embodiment based on shown in figure has described the connector of installation cover of the present invention, the present invention is not restricted to this, and the structure of each part can be replaced with the arbitrary structures with identity function.

For example, according to embodiments of the invention, specification has been described restriction rib 16 and has been arranged on connector shell 11 and limiting groove 26 is arranged on situation about covering on 21; Yet, also restriction rib 16 can be arranged on to cover on 21 and by limiting groove 26 and be arranged on connector shell 11.

And for example, according to embodiments of the invention, specification has been described guiding rib 17 and has been arranged on connector shell 11 and guiding groove 27 is arranged on situation about covering on 21; Yet, also guiding rib 17 can be arranged on to cover on 21 and by guiding groove 27 and be arranged on connector shell 11.

Industrial applicibility

The present invention is very useful for the connector with the installation cover of following structure: for covering the lid of the electric wire of pulling out from connector shell, match with the connector shell that holds the terminal that is connected to electric wire.

Claims

1. a connector for installation cover, comprising:

Connector shell, this connector shell holds the terminal of the terminal that is connected to electric wire; And

Lid, this lid is configured to coordinate with described connector shell and cover the described electric wire of pulling out from described connector shell,

Wherein

Described connector shell comprises:

Connector shell body, and

Connecting portion, this connecting portion is connected to described connector shell body and is arranged on the outside of described connector shell body, and

Described lid comprises:

Lid;

Be connected portion, this portion of being connected is arranged in described lid, and is configured to be connected with described connecting portion when described lid coordinates with described connector shell;

Be formed on the notch on described lid, this notch has end; When described lid coordinates with described connector shell, this end is positioned at boundary between described connector shell body and described connecting portion to cover described connecting portion; And described notch is configured to: when described lid coordinates with described connector shell, described connector shell body is exposed to the outside of described lid; And

Draw peristome, this is drawn peristome and is formed on described lid, and is configured to: when described lid coordinates with described connector shell, described electric wire is led to the outside of described lid.

2. the connector of installation cover according to claim 1, wherein:

Described connecting portion is arranged on described connector shell axisymmetrically,

The described portion of being connected covers described in being arranged on axisymmetrically,

When described lid being coordinated with respect to the reversion of described connector shell with described connector shell described lid, described connecting portion with described in be connected portion and can be connected to each other, and

By described lid is reversed with respect to described connector shell, described in draw in the direction that the direction of peristome before the described lid coordinating with described connector shell from reversion is different described electric wire drawn.

3. the connector of installation cover according to claim 1 and 2, wherein:

Described lid has the recess that closes on described notch formation.

4. the connector of installation cover according to claim 1 and 2, wherein:

Parts in described connector shell and described lid have restriction rib, this restriction rib is outstanding from these parts in second direction, wherein, this second direction is perpendicular to the first direction for the described lid coordinating with described connector shell is pulled open from described connector shell

Described restriction rib the third direction Linear vertical with described second direction with described first direction extend,

Another parts in described connector shell and described lid have limiting groove, this limiting groove forms corresponding with described restriction rib, and this limiting groove is configured to receive when described lid coordinates with described connector shell the described restriction rib inserting from described third direction

The width that described restriction rib forms on described first direction becomes from cardinal extremity to far-end along described second direction greatly, and

In the situation that described lid coordinates with described connector shell, described limiting groove and the described restriction rib being inserted in described limiting groove are controlled described lid with respect to cooperation and the disengaging of described connector shell.

5. the connector of installation cover according to claim 4, wherein:

Described parts in described connector shell and described lid have guiding rib, and this guiding rib and described restriction rib extend upward the described third party of described restriction rib abreast, and described guiding rib is outstanding from described parts in described second direction,

Described another parts in described connector shell and described lid have guiding groove, and this guiding groove is configured to: when described lid coordinates with described connector shell, receive the described guiding rib inserting from described third direction, and

The cross-sectional configuration of described restriction rib in the plane vertical from described third direction is different with the cross-sectional configuration of described guiding rib in the plane vertical with described third direction.