IP Library Granted Patent US 10,153,578
Granted Patent B2
US 10,153,578 · App. 16/000,380 · Granted Dec 11, 2018

Connector structure

Inventors: Akira Sato (Makinohara, JP); Ryosuke Kamiya (Makinohara, JP); Kenji Takahashi (Makinohara, JP); Teruo Kato (Anjo, JP); Yusuke Hinoda (Anjo, JP)
Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
H01R13/506H01R13/567H01R13/6272
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Patent No.
US 10,153,578
App. No.
16/000,380
Granted
Dec 11, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A connector structure includes a first connector housing, a second connector housing accommodating the first connector housing, and a cover which restricts a leading-out direction of a wire led out from the first connector housing. The first connector housing, the second connector housing, and the cover are integrally assembled. The cover includes a cover flange, a cover hood formed on a side in the cover flange, a cover arm protruding from a side opposite to the cover hood in the cover flange, and a cover projection protruding from the side opposite to the cover hood in the cover flange and facing part of the cover arm.

Claims (16)

1. A connector structure comprising

a first connector housing;

a second connector housing accommodating the first connector housing; and

a cover which restricts a leading-out direction of a wire led out from the first connector housing,

wherein the first connector housing, the second connector housing, and the cover are integrally assembled,

wherein the cover includes a cover flange, a cover hood formed on a side in the cover flange, a cover arm protruding from a side opposite to the cover hood in the cover flange, and a cover projection protruding from the side opposite to the cover hood in the cover flange and facing part of the cover arm,

wherein the first connector housing includes a rib formed on one of two facing outer surfaces along a direction in which the cover is assembled, a rib groove formed by a notching part of the rib, and an engaging lock formed on an outer surface,

wherein the second connector housing includes an engaging lock groove in which the engaging lock is engaged, a rib accommodating notched portion accommodating the rib, and a cover arm accommodating notched portion which is continuous to the rib accommodating notched portion and accommodates the cover arm, and

wherein, in a state that the cover is assembled to the first connector housing accommodated in the second connector housing, the rib is accommodated in the rib accommodating notched portion, the engaging lock is engaged with the engaging lock groove, the cover arm is accommodated in the cover arm accommodating notched portion, the rib is positioned between the cover flange and the cover arm, and the cover projection is positioned in the rib groove.

2. The connector structure according to claim 1 ,

wherein the cover arm includes a cover arm parallel portion which is in parallel to an end surface of the cover flange and a cover arm vertical portion which is perpendicular to the end surface of the cover flange, and the cover projection is disposed at a position facing the cover arm parallel portion, and

wherein the rib accommodated in the rib accommodating notched portion is positioned in a space which is formed by three of part of the end surface of the cover flange, the cover arm parallel portion, and the cover arm vertical portion and has one open surface.

3. The connector structure according to claim 1 ,

wherein the cover arm accommodating notched portion includes a stopper abutting on a surface on a side of the cover arm in an intruding direction.

4. The connector structure according to claim 2 ,

wherein the cover arm accommodating notched portion includes a stopper abutting on a surface on a side of the cover arm in an intruding direction.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jun 5, 2023
From: YAZAKI CORPORATION
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 063845/0802 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 6, 2018
From: SATO, AKIRA; KAMIYA, RYOSUKE; TAKAHASHI, KENJI; KATO, TERUO; HINODA, YUSUKE
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 046004/0412 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-241791 · Dec 11, 2015 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2016086447 · Dec 7, 2016
Related Publication 20180287289A1 · Oct 4, 2018