JP2009238396A - Connector cover - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a connector cover by which an illegal act is difficult, and on which traces of the illegal act remains. <P>SOLUTION: This connector cover 100 is engaged with a rectangular connector 200 formed by fitting a first connector 210 to a second connector 220 from the outside to cover it. The connector cover is equipped with a first cover body 110 and a second cover body 120 connected each other through a connecting member 130, an outside corner part 114 is provided on the inner wall 113 of the first cover body, a locking piece 122 having an outside hook 122a is provided in the second cover body, and if the first cover body and the second cover body are mounted to the rectangular connector by turning of the second cover body, the outside hook is caught in the outside corner part. A stopper piece 115 extending from the inner wall 112 in the center is provided in the first cover body, and if the outside hook is caught in the outside corner part, the stopper piece is brought into contact with the surface opposite to the outside hook in the locking piece. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention belongs to the technical field of electrical connectors, and relates to a connector cover that engages and covers a rectangular connector formed by inserting a first connector into a second connector from the outside.

  Patent Document 1 is composed of a plug bonded to a printed wiring board that is entirely covered with a fraud prevention cover and a socket that fits the plug and is connected to a wiring cable, and the socket is attached to the plug. The connector cover applied to the connector which exhibits the rectangular column-shaped external shape as a whole is disclosed. This connector cover has both end portions covering at least a part of the upper surface, front surface, side surface and back surface of both ends of the connector, and a central portion covering at least the front surface of the connector, and covers the front surface of the connector. One end region or one region of the central portion is fitted into the fitting hole of the plug when fitted to the connector, or fitted into a gap between the plug and the printed wiring board, or A first protrusion is formed to be caught on the bottom surface of the plug.

Registered Utility Model No. 3106922

  In the conventional connector cover, for example, a thin pin-shaped tool is inserted into the gap between the connector cover and the tamper-proof cover, and then twisted, whereby the first protrusion is inserted into the fitting hole of the plug. Release the fitting or the fitting into the gap between the plug and the printed wiring board, or the hook on the bottom surface of the plug, release the socket from the plug, for example, input a signal to the plug from the outside, etc. Is possible. Also, if the socket is re-fitted to the plug and the connector cover is attached, there is no trace of fraud, so it is difficult to verify the fraud.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to such points, and the object of the present invention is to cover a substantially rectangular parallelepiped connector with a pair of cover bodies, and these cover bodies are flexible on one side. Connecting with a connecting member and connecting with the hook of the locking piece on the other side and providing a stopper piece to prevent the release of the hook makes it difficult to perform illegal acts using a pin-shaped tool with a thin tip An object of the present invention is to provide a connector cover that facilitates the proof of fraud by leaving traces of fraud by leaving only the act of cutting a connecting member in order to forcibly carry out fraud.

  According to the present invention, a first connector connected to a terminal end of an electric wire is engaged with a second connector, and is engaged with a rectangular parallelepiped connector having four side walls facing sideways substantially orthogonal to the fitting direction from the outside. It is the connector cover which covers this together. The connector cover has three inner walls respectively corresponding to the three side walls of the rectangular connector. When the connector cover is attached to the square connector from the side, the inner wall engages with the square connector and each inner wall corresponds to the corresponding side wall. A first cover main body to be covered and an inner wall corresponding to one side wall except the three side walls of the rectangular connector, and mounted from the direction opposite to the direction in which the first cover main body is mounted on the rectangular connector And a second cover body that engages with the rectangular connector so that the inner wall covers the one side wall, and the first cover body and the second cover body connect the second cover body to the second cover body. When rotating with respect to one cover body, the center inner wall of the three inner walls of the first cover body and the inner wall of the second cover body face each other, and the first cover body and the second cover body are attached to the rectangular connector. The side ends are connected to each other through a flexible connecting member, and the inner wall farthest from the connecting member among the three inner walls of the first cover body is recessed toward the side away from the connecting member. An outer corner is provided on the side farther from the central inner wall than the recess, and the side end far from the connecting member of the second cover main body extends in a direction substantially perpendicular to the inner wall of the second cover main body and at the tip. When a flexible locking piece having an outer hook protruding to the side away from the connecting member is provided, and the first cover body and the second cover body are attached to the rectangular connector by the rotation of the second cover body, An outer hook of the locking piece is configured to be hooked on the outer corner, and the first cover body has a flexible stopper extending from the central inner wall to the inner wall farthest from the connecting member and substantially parallel to the first cover body. A piece is provided , The outer hook of the locking piece when applied to the outer corner portion, the stopper piece is configured to contact a surface opposite to the outer hook of locking piece.

  When the first cover body is attached to the rectangular connector from the side and the second cover body is rotated with respect to the first cover body via the connecting member, the second cover body is attached to the rectangular connector. It is mounted from the direction opposite to the direction. Then, the first cover body is engaged with the rectangular connector, the inner walls of the first cover body cover the corresponding side walls, the second cover body is engaged with the rectangular connector, and the inner wall of the second cover body is One side wall except the three side walls is covered. And the tip of the locking piece of the second cover body enters between the inner wall of the first cover body and the stopper piece by bending the stopper piece, the outer hook is hooked on the outer corner of the first cover body, The restored stopper piece contacts the surface of the locking piece opposite to the outer hook.

  In that case, for example, even if an attempt is made to detach the second cover body from the first cover body by inserting a pin-like tool with a thin tip into the gap of the connector cover, etc. Since the outer hook is hooked on the outer corner of the first cover main body and the tip of the locking piece is held between the inner wall of the first cover main body and the stopper piece, the outer hook is not easily detached from the outer corner. For this reason, it is difficult to remove the connector cover from the rectangular connector, and it is difficult to perform an illegal act.

  In addition, forcible misconduct can only be done by actions such as cutting the connecting member, so that traces of misconduct remain, so that it is easy to verify the misconduct.

  The connector cover of the present invention is further provided with an inner hook that protrudes toward the side closer to the connecting member at the tip of the locking piece, and the stopper piece is recessed toward the side closer to the connecting member so that the above-mentioned recess is formed. An inner corner is provided on the side away from the central inner wall, and when the first cover body and the second cover body are attached to the square connector by the rotation of the second cover body, the inner hook of the locking piece is You may be comprised so that it may hang in an inner corner | angular part.

  In this way, when the first cover body and the second cover body are attached to the rectangular connector, the distal end of the locking piece of the second cover body deflects the stopper piece, so that the inner wall and the stopper piece of the first cover body are bent. The outer hook hooks on the outer corner of the first cover body, the inner hook hooks on the inner corner of the first cover body, and the restored stopper piece is the surface of the locking piece opposite to the outer hook. To touch. In this way, the two hooks are hooked on the two corners, and the tip of the locking piece is held between the inner wall of the first cover body and the stopper piece, so that the connector cover can be removed from the rectangular connector. It becomes even more difficult and cheating becomes even more difficult.

  In the connector cover of the present invention, the second connector may be mounted on a mounting member, and the square connector may be a wire-to-board connector.

  In the connector cover of the present invention, the second connector may be connected to the end of another electric wire, and the square connector may be a wire-to-wire connector.

  The connector cover of the present invention covers a substantially rectangular parallelepiped connector by a pair of cover bodies, these cover bodies are connected by a flexible connecting member on one side, and hooks of locking pieces are hooked on the other side. Since the stopper piece that connects and prevents the release of the hook is provided, it is possible to make it difficult to cheat using a thin pin-shaped tool etc. Only by the act of cutting, etc., the trace of the fraudulent act remains and it is possible to facilitate the demonstration of the fraudulent act.

  Further, an inner hook protruding toward the side closer to the connecting member is provided at the tip of the locking piece, and the stopper piece is recessed toward the side closer to the connecting member so that it is further away from the central inner wall than the recess. An inner corner is provided on the side, and when the first cover body and the second cover body are attached to the rectangular connector by the rotation of the second cover body, the inner hook of the locking piece is hooked on the inner corner. When configured as described above, it is possible to make the illegal act more difficult.

  The connector cover of the present invention can be used for, for example, a wire-to-board rectangular connector or a wire-to-wire rectangular connector.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the connector cover of the present invention will be described. 1 to 6 show a connector cover 100 according to a first embodiment of the present invention and a wire-to-board rectangular connector 200 to which the connector cover 100 is attached. FIGS. 7 to 9 show the first embodiment. The connector cover 100 of a form is shown. The rectangular connector 200 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. The rectangular connector 200 includes a first connector 210 connected to the terminal end of the electric wire 300 and a second connector 220 into which the first connector 210 is fitted.

  The first connector 210 includes a housing formed of an insulating material and a contact formed of a conductive material and attached to the housing, and the contact is connected to the electric wire 300.

  The second connector 220 includes a housing formed of an insulating material and contacts formed of a conductive material and attached to the housing. The contacts are soldered to a mounting member 400 made of a printed wiring board, whereby the second connector 220 is mounted on the mounting member 400. However, the mounting destination member of the second connector which is the subject of the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a member or a product made of a three-dimensional insulating material having a conductive portion formed on the surface is also a mounting destination member. include.

  The rectangular connector 200 has four side walls facing outward on the outside thereof. This side is a direction substantially orthogonal to the fitting direction. The four side walls are aligned with the first side wall 231, the second side wall 232, the third side wall 233, and the fourth side wall 234 in the clockwise direction when viewed from the side of the first connector 210 along the fitting direction. The first side wall 231 and the third side wall 233 are oriented in substantially the same direction, and constitute the front and back walls of the rectangular connector 200. Further, the second side wall 232 and the fourth side wall 234 are directed in substantially the same direction, and constitute the front and back walls of the rectangular connector 200. The first side wall 231, the second side wall 232, the third side wall 233, and the fourth side wall 234 are all constituted by the side wall of the first connector 210 and the side wall of the second connector 220. You may comprise only. The connector cover 100 is engaged with and covers the rectangular connector 200 from the outside.

  The connector cover 100 includes a first cover main body 110 and a second cover main body 120. The first cover body 110 is formed so as to have a substantially U-shape when sectioned on a plane orthogonal to the fitting direction. The first cover main body 110 has three inner walls corresponding to the three side walls of the rectangular connector 200 on the inner side. These inner walls are a first inner wall 111 corresponding to the first side wall 231, a second inner wall 112 corresponding to the second side wall 232, and a third inner wall 113 corresponding to the third side wall 233. These inner walls are arranged in the order of the first inner wall 111, the second inner wall 112, and the third inner wall 113 in the clockwise direction when viewed from the side corresponding to the first connector 210 along the fitting direction. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 6, when the first cover body 110 is attached to the rectangular connector 200 from the side, the first inner wall 111 covers the first side wall 231 corresponding thereto, The inner wall 112 covers the second side wall 232 corresponding thereto, and the third inner wall 113 covers the third side wall 233 corresponding thereto. The first cover body 110 is configured to engage with the rectangular connector 200 when attached to the rectangular connector 200 from the side. This engagement is performed by a concave-convex fitting in which a convex portion protruding along a direction substantially orthogonal to the fitting direction and a concave portion recessed along the same direction are fitted. A convex portion may be provided on the side wall of the rectangular connector, and a concave portion may be provided on the inner wall of the first cover body, or a concave portion may be provided on the side wall of the rectangular connector, and the concave portion may be provided on the inner wall of the first cover body. You may provide the convex part fitted to. In addition, the first cover main body is provided with an end wall that covers at least one end face in the fitting direction of the rectangular connector without providing a concave portion on the side wall of the rectangular connector, and the end face of the rectangular connector and the end wall of the first cover main body The engagement may be performed by interference in the fitting direction. Furthermore, these structures may be combined. In the case of this embodiment, the first side wall 231, the second side wall 232, and the third side wall 233 of the rectangular connector 200 are provided with convex portions 231a, 232a, and 233a that project sideways, respectively. These convex portions 231a, 232a, and 233a are flanges formed by projecting the end surface of the housing of the first connector 210 on the opposite side to the side. Further, the convex portion 232a provided in the central second side wall 232 is provided at the tip of the lock arm. Further, the first inner wall 111, the second inner wall 112, and the third inner wall 113 of the first cover main body 110 are provided with recesses 111a, 112a, 113a that are recessed sideways in the mounting direction of the rectangular connector 200, respectively. . The concave portions 111a and 113a provided in the first inner wall 111 and the third inner wall 113 are also opened in the facing direction. Therefore, when the first cover main body 110 is attached to the rectangular connector 200 from the side, the concave portions 111a, 112a, 113a of the first cover main body 110 are fitted into the convex portions 231a, 232a, 233a of the rectangular connector 200, respectively. As a result, the first cover body 110 is engaged with the rectangular connector 200. However, the structure in which the first cover body 110 is engaged with the rectangular connector 200 is not limitedly interpreted by the configuration of this embodiment.

  The second cover body 120 is formed in a substantially plate shape. The second cover main body 120 includes an inner wall corresponding to one side wall of the rectangular connector 200 excluding the three side walls. This inner wall is a fourth inner wall 121 corresponding to the fourth side wall 234. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, when the second cover body 120 is attached to the rectangular connector 200 from a direction opposite to the direction in which the first cover body 110 is attached, the fourth inner wall 121 is attached thereto. The corresponding fourth side wall 234 is covered. The second cover body 120 is configured to engage with the rectangular connector 200 when attached to the rectangular connector 200 from a direction opposite to the direction in which the first cover main body 110 is attached. This engagement is performed by a concave-convex fitting in which a convex portion protruding along a direction substantially orthogonal to the fitting direction and a concave portion recessed along the same direction are fitted. A convex portion may be provided on the side wall of the rectangular connector, and a concave portion may be provided on the inner wall of the second cover body, or a concave portion may be provided on the side wall of the rectangular connector, and the concave portion may be provided on the inner wall of the second cover body. You may provide the convex part fitted to. In addition, without providing a recess in the side wall of the rectangular connector, the second cover body is provided with an end wall covering at least one end surface in the fitting direction of the rectangular connector, and the end surface of the rectangular connector and the end wall of the second cover body The engagement may be performed by interference in the fitting direction. Furthermore, these structures may be combined. In the case of this embodiment, a concave portion 234 a that is recessed from the side is provided on the fourth side wall 234 of the rectangular connector 200. The recess 234a is formed by denting the end of the housing of the second connector 220 on the fitting side in the fitting direction. Further, the fourth inner wall 121 of the second cover main body 120 is provided with a convex portion 121 a that protrudes laterally toward the mounting direction of the rectangular connector 200. Therefore, when the second cover main body 120 is attached to the rectangular connector 200 from the side, the convex portion 121a of the second cover main body 120 is fitted into the concave portion 234a of the rectangular connector 200, whereby the second cover main body 120 is square. Engages with connector 200. However, the structure in which the second cover body 120 is engaged with the rectangular connector 200 is not limitedly interpreted by the configuration of this embodiment.

  The first cover main body 110 and the second cover main body 120 are connected to each other via a connecting member 130 having flexible side ends. In the case of this embodiment, the first cover main body 110 and the second cover main body 120 are connected to each other via a belt-like connecting member 130 having both ends integrally connected thereto. Here, one end of the connecting member 130 is connected to the outer wall of the first cover main body 110 outside the first inner wall 111, and the other end of the connecting member 130 is connected to the side end of the outer wall outside the second cover main body 120. ing. Two connecting members 130 are provided at intervals in the fitting direction. However, this does not limit the shape or number of the connecting members provided in the connector cover of the present invention. Accordingly, as can be seen in the order of FIGS. 1, 6, and 5, when the second cover main body 120 is rotated with respect to the first cover main body 110, the central inner wall of the three inner walls of the first cover main body 110. The second inner wall 112 and the fourth inner wall 121 which is the inner wall of the second cover body 120 face each other, and the first cover body 110 and the second cover body 120 are attached to the rectangular connector 200. .

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 7 to 9, among the three inner walls of the first cover body 110, the third inner wall 113, which is the innermost wall from the connecting member 130, is recessed toward the side away from the connecting member 130. Thus, the outer corner 114 is provided on the side farther from the second inner wall 112 which is the inner wall of the center, along the mounting direction to the rectangular connector 200 than the recess. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 and FIGS. 6 to 9, the second cover body 120 has a fourth inner wall 121, which is the inner wall of the second cover body 120, at the side end far from the connecting member 130. A flexible locking piece 122 extending in a substantially orthogonal direction is provided. An outer hook 122 a that protrudes away from the connecting member 130 is provided at the tip of the locking piece 122. When the first cover body 110 and the second cover body 120 are attached to the square connector 200 by the lateral rotation of the second cover body 120, the outer hook 122a of the locking piece 122 is moved to the outer corner portion. 114.

  As shown in FIG. 2 and FIGS. 7 to 9, the first cover body 110 has a second inner wall 112 that is the central inner wall and a third inner wall 113 that is the innermost wall farthest from the connecting member 130. A flexible stopper piece 115 extending in parallel is provided. When the outer hook 122a of the locking piece 122 is hooked on the outer corner 114, the stopper piece 115 is configured to contact the surface of the locking piece 122 opposite to the outer hook 122a.

  Next, the operation and effect of the connector cover 100 of the first embodiment will be described. When the first cover body 110 is attached to the rectangular connector 200 from the side and the second cover body 120 is rotated with respect to the first cover body 110 via the connecting member 130, the second cover body 120 is connected to the rectangular connector 200. 1 Cover body 110 is mounted from the direction opposite to the mounting direction. Then, the first cover body 110 engages with the rectangular connector 200, and the first inner wall 111, the second inner wall 112, and the third inner wall 113 of the first cover body 110 correspond to the first side wall 231, the second side wall 232, and the second side wall 231. Each of the three side walls 233 is covered, and the second cover main body 120 engages with the rectangular connector 200, and the fourth inner wall 121 of the second cover main body 120 covers the fourth side wall 234 that is one side wall except the three side walls. Then, the tip of the locking piece 122 of the second cover main body 120 enters the space between the third inner wall 113 and the stopper piece 115 of the first cover main body 110 by bending the stopper piece 115, and the outer hook 122a is the first hook. The stopper piece 115 restored to the outer corner 114 of the cover main body 110 contacts the surface of the locking piece 122 opposite to the outer hook 122a.

  In that case, for example, even if an attempt is made to detach the second cover main body 120 from the first cover main body 110 by inserting a tool with a thin pin into the gap of the connector cover 100 or the like, The outer hook 122a of the locking piece 122 is hooked on the outer corner 114 of the first cover main body 110, and the front end of the locking piece 122 is held between the third inner wall 113 of the first cover main body 110 and the stopper piece 115. Therefore, the outer hook 122a is unlikely to come off from the outer corner 114. For this reason, it is difficult to remove the connector cover 100 from the rectangular connector 200, and it is difficult to perform an illegal act.

  In addition, forcible fraudulent acts can only be done by acts such as cutting the connecting member 130, so that traces of fraudulent acts remain, making it easy to prove the fraudulent acts.

  The connector cover of the present invention does not limit the form of the second connector. In such various embodiments, the second connector 220 is mounted on the mounting member 400, and the rectangular connector 200 is a wire-to-board connector. Therefore, the connector cover 100 for preventing the wire-to-board rectangular connector 200 from being cheated is disclosed.

  Next, a connector cover 100 according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the description of the connector cover 100 of the second embodiment, the same reference numerals as those used in the connector cover 100 of the first embodiment are given to members and portions that exhibit the same functions as the connector cover 100 of the first embodiment. A description thereof will be omitted. And the connector cover 100 of 2nd Embodiment demonstrates a different point from the connector cover 100 of 1st Embodiment. Therefore, the configuration not described is the same as the configuration of the connector cover 100 of the first embodiment.

  In the connector cover 100 of the second embodiment, the configurations of the stopper pieces 115 and the locking pieces 122 are different from those of the connector cover 100 of the first embodiment. In this embodiment, in the connector cover 100 of the first embodiment, an inner hook 122b protruding toward the side closer to the connecting member 130 is further provided at the tip of the locking piece 122. Further, the stopper piece 115 is recessed toward the side closer to the connecting member 130, so that an inner corner is formed on the side farther from the second inner wall 112, which is the inner wall of the center, along the mounting direction of the rectangular connector 200 than the recess. A portion 115a is provided. When the first cover body 110 and the second cover body 120 are attached to the rectangular connector 200 by the rotation of the second cover body 120, the inner hook 122b of the locking piece 122 is hooked on the inner corner portion 115a. It is configured as follows. Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment. The connector cover 100 according to the second embodiment is attached to the rectangular connector 200 including the second connector mounted on the mounting member 400 used in the first embodiment in the same manner as the connector cover 100 according to the first embodiment. However, it can also be attached to a rectangular connector having a second connector connected to the end of the electric wire as will be described later.

  According to the connector cover 100 of the second embodiment, when the first cover main body 110 and the second cover main body 120 are attached to the rectangular connector 200, the tip of the locking piece 122 of the second cover main body 120 becomes the stopper piece. 115 is bent to enter between the third inner wall 113 of the first cover body 110 and the stopper piece 115, the outer hook 122 a is hooked on the outer corner 114 of the first cover body 110, and the inner hook 122 b is the first cover. The stopper piece 115 restored to the inner corner 115a of the main body 110 contacts the surface of the locking piece 122 opposite to the outer hook 122a. In this way, the two hooks are respectively hooked on the two corners, and the tip of the locking piece 122 is held between the third inner wall 113 and the stopper piece 115 of the first cover main body 110, so that the rectangular connector 200 is held. It is further difficult to remove the connector cover 100 from the cable, making it more difficult to cheat. Further, similar to the connector cover 100 of the first embodiment, forcible fraud can only be performed by an act of cutting the connecting member 130 or the like, so that traces of fraud remain, so it is easy to verify the fraud. become.

  FIGS. 13 to 18 show an embodiment in which the connector cover 100 of the first embodiment is attached to a wire-to-wire rectangular connector 200 different from the wire-to-board rectangular connector 200 described above. The second connector 220 included in the wire-to-board rectangular connector 200 described above is mounted on the mounting member 400, but the second connector 220 included in the wire-to-wire rectangular connector 200 is the electric wire 300. Connected to the end. The connector cover 100 of the second embodiment can be attached to the wire-to-wire rectangular connector 200. In the description of the wire-to-wire rectangular connector 200, the members that perform the same functions as those of the previous wire-to-board rectangular connector 200, the reference numerals used in the previous wire-to-board rectangular connector 200, The same reference numerals are given and description thereof is omitted. The difference between the wire-to-wire rectangular connector 200 and the wire-to-board rectangular connector 200 will be described. Therefore, the configuration not described is the same as the configuration of the wire-to-board rectangular connector 200 described above.

  The rectangular connector 200 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. The rectangular connector 200 includes a first connector 210 connected to the terminal end of the electric wire 300 and a second connector 220 into which the first connector 210 is fitted.

  The first connector 210 includes a housing formed of an insulating material and a contact formed of a conductive material and attached to the housing, and the contact is connected to the electric wire 300.

  The second connector 220 includes a housing formed of an insulating material and contacts formed of a conductive material and attached to the housing. Then, this contact is connected to the terminal end of another electric wire 300 different from the electric wire 300 to which the first connector 210 is connected, whereby the second connector 220 is connected to the terminal end of the other electric wire 300. ing.

  The rectangular connector 200 has four side walls facing outward on the outside thereof. This side is a direction substantially orthogonal to the fitting direction. The four side walls are aligned with the first side wall 231, the second side wall 232, the third side wall 233, and the fourth side wall 234 in the clockwise direction when viewed from the side of the first connector 210 along the fitting direction. The first side wall 231 and the third side wall 233 are oriented in substantially the same direction, and constitute the front and back walls of the rectangular connector 200. Further, the second side wall 232 and the fourth side wall 234 are directed in substantially the same direction, and constitute the front and back walls of the rectangular connector 200. The first side wall 231, the second side wall 232, the third side wall 233, and the fourth side wall 234 are all constituted by the side wall of the first connector 210 and the side wall of the second connector 220. You may comprise only. The connector cover 100 is engaged with and covers the rectangular connector 200 from the outside.

  The connector cover 100 of the first embodiment or the connector cover 100 of the second embodiment is attached to the wire-to-wire rectangular connector 200 according to the first embodiment to the wire-to-board rectangular connector 200 described above. This is performed in the same manner as the mounting of the connector cover 100 or the mounting of the connector cover 100 of the second embodiment. The actions and effects obtained are the same as when the wire-to-board rectangular connector 200 is mounted.

  The connector cover of the present invention does not limit the form of the second connector. Among these various embodiments, the connector cover 100 of the above embodiment is such that the second connector 220 is connected to the end of another electric wire 300, and the rectangular connector 200 is a wire-to-wire connector. is there. Therefore, the connector cover 100 for preventing the wire-to-wire type rectangular connector 200 from being cheated is disclosed.

  The present invention includes an embodiment in which the features of the above embodiments are combined. Further, the above embodiments merely show some examples of the connector cover of the present invention and the rectangular connector to which it is attached. Therefore, the description of these embodiments does not limit the connector cover of the present invention and the rectangular connector to which the connector cover is mounted.

1 is a perspective view showing a connector cover according to a first embodiment of the present invention and a wire-to-board rectangular connector to which the connector cover is attached. The rectangular connector is mounted on the mounting destination member, and the first cover body is mounted on the rectangular connector. FIG. 2 is a perspective view corresponding to FIG. 1. The square connector is mounted on the mounting destination member, and the connector cover is separated from the square connector. FIG. 3 is a perspective view corresponding to FIG. 2 viewed from another angle. FIG. 3 is a perspective view corresponding to FIG. 2 viewed from another angle. It is a top view when the connector cover of the said 1st Embodiment is mounted | worn with the wire-to-board type square connector mounted in the mounting destination member. It is a top view when the 1st cover main body of the connector cover of the said 1st Embodiment is mounted | worn with the wire-to-board type square connector. It is a perspective view of the connector cover of the said 1st Embodiment. It is sectional drawing which cut the connector cover of the said 1st Embodiment in the surface substantially orthogonal to the fitting direction of a 1st connector and a 2nd connector. The locking piece is bending the stopper piece. It is sectional drawing which attached the connector cover of the said 1st Embodiment to the wire-to-board-type square connector, and was cut in the surface substantially orthogonal to the fitting direction of a 1st connector and a 2nd connector. It is a perspective view of the connector cover of the said 2nd Embodiment. It is sectional drawing which cut the connector cover of the said 2nd Embodiment in the surface substantially orthogonal to the fitting direction of a 1st connector and a 2nd connector. The locking piece is bending the stopper piece. It is sectional drawing which attached the connector cover of the said 2nd Embodiment to the square connector of a wire-to-board type, and was cut in the surface substantially orthogonal to the fitting direction of a 1st connector and a 2nd connector. It is a perspective view which shows the connector cover of 1st Embodiment of this invention, and the wire-to-wire type square connector with which this connector cover is mounted | worn. The first cover body is attached to the rectangular connector. FIG. 14 is a perspective view corresponding to FIG. 13. The connector cover is separated from the square connector. It is a perspective view equivalent to FIG. 14 seen from another angle. It is a perspective view equivalent to FIG. 14 seen from another angle. It is a top view when the connector cover of the said 1st Embodiment is mounted | worn with the wire-to-wire type square connector. It is a top view when the 1st cover main body of the connector cover of the said 1st Embodiment is mounted | worn with the wire-to-wire type square connector.

Explanation of symbols

100 connector cover 110 first cover main body 111 first inner wall 112 second inner wall 113 third inner wall 114 outer corner 115 stopper piece 115a inner corner 120 second cover main body 121 fourth inner wall 122 locking piece 122a outer hook 122b inner hook DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 130 Connection member 200 Rectangular connector 210 1st connector 220 2nd connector 231 1st side wall 232 2nd side wall 233 3rd side wall 234 4th side wall 300 Electric wire 400 Mounting destination member

Claims (4)

The first connector connected to the terminal end of the electric wire is engaged with the second connector, and is engaged from the outside with a substantially rectangular parallelepiped connector having four side walls facing to the side substantially orthogonal to the fitting direction. A connector cover covering
There are three inner walls respectively corresponding to the three side walls of the rectangular connector, and when the rectangular connector is mounted from the side, the inner wall covers the corresponding side walls by engaging with the rectangular connector. 1 cover body,
The square connector has an inner wall corresponding to one side wall excluding the three side walls, and engages with the square connector when the square connector is attached from a direction opposite to the direction in which the first cover body is attached. A second cover body that the inner wall covers the one side wall;
The first cover body and the second cover body include a central inner wall and an inner wall of the second cover body among the three inner walls of the first cover body when the second cover body is rotated with respect to the first cover body. Are opposed to each other via flexible connecting members so that the first cover body and the second cover body are mounted on the rectangular connector.
Of the three inner walls of the first cover body, the inner wall farthest from the connecting member is recessed toward the side away from the connecting member so that an outer corner is provided on the side farther from the central inner wall than the recess. A flexible locking piece having an outer hook that extends in a direction substantially perpendicular to the inner wall of the second cover body and protrudes to the side away from the connection member is provided at the side end far from the connection member of the cover body. When the first cover body and the second cover body are attached to the rectangular connector by the rotation of the second cover body, the outer hook of the locking piece is configured to be hooked on the outer corner portion,
The first cover body is provided with a flexible stopper piece extending substantially parallel to the inner wall farthest from the connecting member from the central inner wall, and the outer hook of the locking piece is hooked on the outer corner. The connector cover is configured such that the stopper piece contacts the surface of the locking piece opposite to the outer hook. The connector cover of claim 1, further comprising:
An inner hook protruding toward the side closer to the connecting member is provided at the tip of the locking piece,
The stopper piece is provided with an inner corner on the side farther from the central inner wall than the recess by being recessed toward the connecting member.
A connector cover configured such that when the first cover body and the second cover body are attached to a rectangular connector by the rotation of the second cover body, an inner hook of the locking piece is hooked on the inner corner portion.   The connector cover according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the second connector is mounted on a mounting member, and the square connector is a wire-to-board connector.   The connector cover according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the second connector is connected to a terminal end of another electric wire, and the square connector is a wire-to-wire connector.

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