Wire cover, wiring method of wires and electrical connector
View Patent ↗The invention provides a wire cover, a wiring method and an electrical connector that can ensure routing of wires even in a limited space. The connector includes a housing, a lever, and a wire cover. The lever is mounted to the housing, and the wire cover is mounted to a side of a back surface of the housing. The wire cover includes a cover body, a wire routing passageway, and a hood portion. The cover body includes a plurality of wire receiving passageways positioned in one direction, while the wire routing passageway is directed into an inside of the cover body. The hood portion protrudes from a circumference of the wire routing passageway and provides a leading direction out of the wire routing passageway. The hood portion extends in a direction other than a direction of extension from a front surface and the back surface of the cover body.
1. A wire cover, comprising:
a cover body having a wire receiving passageway positioned in one direction and a plurality of recesses positioned along an inner peripheral surface of a base on a side of the cover body;
a wire routing passageway directed into an inside of the cover body; and
a hood portion protruding from a circumference of the wire routing passageway and controlling a leading direction out of the wire routing passageway;
wherein the hood portion protrudes in a direction other than a direction of extension from a surface of the cover body;
wherein the hood portion has different thicknesses between the base and a tip on a side away from the cover body and the base is thicker than the tip;
wherein inner peripheral surfaces of the base and the tip are smoothly continuous;
wherein a step is positioned between outer peripheral surfaces of the base and the tip; and
wherein the plurality of recesses are arranged continuously in a circumferential direction of the hood portion.
2. The wire cover according to claim 1 , wherein the hood portion protrudes in a direction substantially perpendicular to a direction extending perpendicular to the surface of the cover body.
3. The wire cover according to claim 1 , wherein the hood portion protrudes in an inclined direction with respect to a surface including a longitudinal direction of the wire cover.
4. The wire cover according to claim 1 , further comprising a rib positioned between the plurality of recesses adjacent to each and continuous in an extending direction of the hood portion.
5. A lever connector, comprising:
a housing;
a lever mounted to the housing; and
a wire cover mounted to a side of a back surface of the housing, comprising:
a cover body having a wire receiving passageway positioned in one direction and a plurality of recesses positioned along an inner peripheral surface of a base on a side of the cover body;
a wire routing passageway directed into an inside of the cover body; and
a hood portion protruding from a circumference of the wire routing passageway and controlling a leading direction out of the wire routing passageway;
wherein the hood portion protrudes in a direction other than a direction of extension from a surface of the cover body;
wherein the hood portion has different thicknesses between the base and a tip on a side away from the cover body and the base is thicker than the tip;
wherein inner peripheral surfaces of the base and the tip are smoothly continuous; and
wherein a step is positioned between outer peripheral surfaces of the base and the tom.
6. The lever connector according to claim 5 , wherein the lever is a U-shaped lever having a pair of side plates and a connecting portion that connects the pair of side plates to each other.
7. The lever connector according to claim 6 , wherein the lever is mounted pivotably with respect to the housing where the lever crosses the back surface of the wire cover and the wire cover is held in a thickness direction between the pair of side plates.
8. The lever connector according to claim 5 , wherein the hood portion protrudes in a direction substantially perpendicular to a direction extending perpendicular to the surface of the cover body.
9. The lever connector according to claim 8 , wherein the hood portion protrudes in an inclined direction with respect to a surface including a longitudinal direction of the housing.
10. The lever connector according to claim 5 , wherein the plurality of recesses are arranged continuously in a circumferential direction of the hood portion.
11. The lever connector according to claim 10 , further comprising a rib positioned between the plurality of recesses adjacent to each and continuous in an extending direction of the hood portion.