JP2012054206A - Connector - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce looseness of a wire cover with respect to a connector housing, without deteriorating assembly workability of the wire cover to the connector housing.SOLUTION: A connector comprises: a connector housing 10; and a wire cover 50 which is assembled to the connector housing 10 so that a wire W drawn out rearward from the connector housing 10 is bent and lead out downward. An outer face of the connector housing 10 is provided with a receiving groove 16 extending forward, and a locking claw 17 located above the receiving groove 16. The wire cover 50 is provided with a rib 54 which can be inserted into the receiving groove 16, and a flexible part 57 having a locking hole 55 which can be locked with the locking claw 17. An inclined surface 19 is formed on a rear opening edge of the receiving groove 16, and an inclined contact face 58 which can be brought into surface contact with the inclined surface 19 is formed on the rib 54.

Description

  The present invention relates to a connector provided with an electric wire cover.

  For example, a connector described in Patent Document 1 is known as a connector including an electric wire cover. The electric wire cover of this connector is attached to the rear part of the connector housing, and the electric wire led out from the rear end of the connector housing can be routed by bending downward in an L shape by the back plate of the electric wire cover. Yes.

  On the left and right side walls of the electric wire cover, a pair of ribs located at the center in the vertical direction and extending in the same direction as the assembly direction of the electric wire cover, and a pair of elastic locking pieces located below the ribs and having locking holes And are formed. The pair of ribs can be inserted into the receiving grooves provided on the left and right side surfaces of the connector housing, and when the wire cover is assembled to the connector housing, the receiving surface provided in the receiving groove and the ribs are provided. Since the contact surface is in contact with the surface contact state, the wire cover is restricted from rattling in a direction crossing the assembly direction of the wire cover. Each elastic locking piece is provided with a locking hole that can be locked with a pair of locking claws provided in the connector housing, and the locking hole has an electric wire cover assembled to the connector housing. Occasionally, the electric wire cover is prevented from dropping from the connector housing by engaging with the engaging claw.

JP-A-2005-347082

  However, in a case such as an automatic transmission of an automobile, the space in which this type of connector can be used is limited. Therefore, the shape of the unit in the case for attaching the connector is also limited. When the above connector is attached to the unit, the elastic locking piece of the wire cover interferes with the unit in the case and the electric wire There is a problem that the cover cannot be installed.

  From the above, the structure that avoids interference between the unit in the case and the elastic locking piece by changing the positions of the elastic locking piece and the locking claw above the positions of the rib and the receiving groove. It is being considered.

  However, if the positions of the elastic locking pieces and the locking claws are changed above the positions of the ribs and the receiving grooves, the elastic locking pieces and the locking claws are positioned below the positions of the ribs and the receiving grooves. Compared to the case, there is a backlash problem that the electric wire cover is displaced in the front-rear direction around the periphery of the locking claw. As a countermeasure, if looseness is restricted by eliminating the clearance between the locking claw and the locking hole or eliminating the clearance between the receiving groove and the rib, There is a problem that workability is deteriorated, for example, the frictional force increases and the wire cover cannot be assembled smoothly.

  The present invention has been completed based on the above-described circumstances, and an object thereof is to suppress rattling of the electric wire cover with respect to the connector housing without deteriorating the workability of assembling the electric wire cover with respect to the connector housing. .

  As means for achieving the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a connector housing to which a terminal fitting to which an electric wire is connected is mounted, a direction in which the electric wire drawn backward from the rear surface of the connector housing is bent and drawn out. Is a connector having a wire cover assembled from the rear on the rear surface of the connector housing to be led out in different directions, and a receiving groove extending forward from the rear surface of the connector housing on the outer surface of the connector housing. A locking claw is formed on the opposite side of the wire from the lead-out direction with the receiving groove as a center, and the inner surface of the wire cover extends in the front-rear direction, and is connected to the inner wall of the receiving groove. In a state with a clearance between the rib inserted into a state having a clearance therebetween and elastically deformable and with the locking claw An elastic locking piece having a locking hole to be locked to the locking claw is formed, and an inclined surface is formed at the rear opening edge of the receiving groove so that the front opening becomes wider toward the rear, The rib has a shape widened toward the rear, and is characterized in that an inclined contact surface that can come into surface contact with the inclined surface when the wire cover is assembled to the connector housing is formed. .

  According to the connector having such a configuration, when the wire cover is attached to the connector housing, the inclined surface formed at the rear opening edge of the receiving groove and the inclined contact surface formed on the rib are in surface contact. The play of the electric wire cover in the direction intersecting the inclined surface and the inclined contact surface can be suppressed. Thereby, the play of the electric wire cover with respect to the connector housing can be suppressed without deteriorating the workability of assembling the electric wire cover with respect to the connector housing.

The following configuration is desirable as an embodiment of the present invention.
The inclined surface is formed at the rear opening edge on both sides in the groove width direction of the receiving groove, and the inclined contact surface is formed in a form widened on both sides in the width direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the rib. Also good.
According to such a configuration, when the electric wire cover rattles in any direction on both sides in the groove width direction of the receiving groove, the rattle can be suppressed.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the play of the electric wire cover with respect to a connector housing can be suppressed, without degrading the assembly | attachment workability | operativity of the electric wire cover with respect to a connector housing.

The side view which shows the state before attaching an electric wire cover to the connector housing which concerns on embodiment Sectional drawing which looked at the state before attaching an electric wire cover to the connector housing which concerns on embodiment from the side Sectional drawing which looked at the state before attaching an electric wire cover to the connector housing concerning an embodiment from the upper part The side view which shows the state which assembled | attached the electric wire cover to the connector housing which concerns on embodiment Sectional drawing which looked at the state which the inclined surface and the wide inclined surface contacted in the state which assembled | attached the electric wire cover to the connector housing which concerns on embodiment from the side Sectional drawing which looked at the state which assembled the electric wire cover to the connector housing concerning an embodiment from the side Sectional drawing which looked at the state which assembled the electric wire cover to the connector housing concerning an embodiment from the upper part Front view of the wire cover according to the embodiment Sectional drawing which looked at the state before attaching an electric wire cover to the connector housing concerning Reference Example 1 from the side Sectional drawing which looked at the state which attached the electric wire cover to the connector housing concerning reference example 1 from the side Sectional drawing which looked at the state which attached the electric wire cover to the connector housing concerning the reference example 2 from the side

<Embodiment>
An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
The connector according to this embodiment includes a connector housing 10 made of synthetic resin, a retainer 40 made of synthetic resin, an electric wire cover 50 made of synthetic resin, and a terminal fitting 70 connected to the terminal of the electric wire W. ing. In the following description, the vertical direction is based on the vertical direction in FIG. 1, and the horizontal direction is based on the vertical direction in FIG. The front-rear direction is based on the left-right direction in FIG. 1, and the fitting surface side (left side in FIG. 1) of the connector is the front side.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the connector housing 10 has a box shape as a whole, and the upper surface of the connector housing 10 has a substantially rectangular shape that is long in the left-right direction.
As shown in FIG. 6, a plurality of cavities 11 arranged in parallel in the width direction are formed in the connector housing 10 in two upper and lower stages. A terminal fitting 70 is inserted into each cavity 11 from the rear, and is secured by a flexible lance 12 provided in the cavity 11. As a result, as shown in FIG. 6, the electric wires W are drawn backward from the rear surface of the connector housing 10. In addition, a terminal insertion hole 11A is formed in front of the connector housing 10, and a mating terminal (not shown) is inserted to be electrically connected to the terminal fitting 70.

On the upper surface of the connector housing 10, a lock arm 13 that can be engaged with a mating connector (not shown) is formed. As shown in FIG. 6, the lock arm 13 is configured to extend rearwardly from the position of the front end of the connector housing 10, and an operation portion 13 </ b> A is formed at the rear end of the lock arm 13. Yes. The operation portion 13A is configured to bend and deform the lock arm 13 by pressing downward, thereby releasing the locked state between the counterpart connector and the lock arm 13.
A pair of left and right protective walls 14 for protecting the lock arm 13 are erected on the upper surface of the connector housing 10 on both the left and right sides of the lock arm 13 on the upper surface of the connector housing 10. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the protective wall 14 is formed in a size that substantially covers the side of the lock arm 13, and the rear end surface 14 </ b> A of the protective wall 14 is slightly larger than the rear end surface 10 </ b> A of the connector housing 10. Located in front.

A receiving groove 16 is formed on the left and right outer surfaces of the connector housing 10 at the center in the vertical direction of the connector housing 10. As shown in FIG. 2, the receiving groove 16 extends from the rear end surface 10 </ b> A of the connector housing 10 toward the front (the assembly direction of the wire cover 50 with respect to the connector housing 10), and the outer surface of the connector housing 10 is recessed. It is formed in the form.
Further, on the left and right outer surfaces of the connector housing 10, locking claws 17 are projected above the receiving grooves 16. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, the locking claw 17 is formed on the side opposite to the lead-out direction side of the electric wire W with the receiving groove 16 as the center.
The locking claw 17 is a pressing surface 17A whose rear surface is inclined in the direction away from the wall surface of the connector housing 10 from the rear to the front, and the front surface of the locking claw 17 rises vertically from the wall surface of the connector housing 10. I am doing.

  As shown in FIG. 6, a retainer accommodating portion 18 capable of accommodating the retainer 40 is formed on the lower surface of the connector housing 10. The retainer accommodating portion 18 is formed in a form communicating with all the cavities 11 of the connector housing 10. Accordingly, after the terminal fitting 70 is locked in the cavity 11 by the flexible lance 12, the retainer 40 is inserted to a proper position in the retainer accommodating portion 18, so that the terminal fitting 70 is inserted into the flexible lance 12. And the retainer 40 are double-locked to hold the terminal fitting 70 in a state of being prevented from being removed from the cavity 11.

  On the other hand, the wire cover 50 is configured to be assembled to the rear surface of the connector housing 10 from the rear as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, the electric wire cover 50 has a reverse L-shaped cross section cut along the assembly direction of the electric wire cover 50 of the connector housing 10. A top plate 52 that extends forward from the position of the upper end of the face plate 51 and a pair of side plates 53 that protrude forward from the left and right ends of the back plate 51 and are continuous with the back plate 51 and the top plate 52 are configured. ing.

As shown in FIG. 8, the back plate 51 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape with rounded upper corners. When the electric wire cover 50 is assembled to the connector housing 10, the rear plate 51 is rearward from the rear end surface 10 </ b> A of the connector housing 10. It plays the role of bending the electric wire W drawn out in the downward direction and leading it out of the electric wire cover 50. The lead-out direction of the electric wire W is parallel to both outer side surfaces in which the receiving grooves 16 provided in the connector housing 10 are formed.
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 7, the top plate 52 has a substantially rectangular shape in plan view, and a concave portion 52 </ b> A that is slightly recessed rearward is formed at the central portion of the front edge. The concave portion 52 </ b> A contacts the rear end surface 14 </ b> A of the protective wall 14 in the connector housing 10 when the wire cover 50 is assembled to the connector housing 10, and plays a role of stopping the wire cover 50 in front. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the top plate 52 is set so that a slight clearance is generated between the inner surface of the top plate 52 and the upper surface of the connector housing 10 when the wire cover 50 is assembled to the connector housing 10. ing.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 8, the side plates 53 have a plate shape with an inverted L shape when viewed from the side, and when the connector housing 10 assembled with the wire cover 50 is attached to the connector attachment portion C, the side plates 53 and the rear end portion C1 of the connector mounting portion C are formed so as not to interfere with each other. Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the side plate 53 can accommodate the rear portion of the connector housing 10 between the side plates 53.
The side plate 53 protrudes from the inner surface of the side plate 53 and extends in the front-rear direction (the same direction as the assembly direction with respect to the connector housing 10), a locking hole 55 positioned above the rib 54, and the rear of the rib 54. It is comprised including the abutting part 56 of the form extended from the edge part to the up-down direction.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the rib 54 has a long and narrow shape extending forward from a substantially central portion of the side plate 53. Further, a portion of the both side plates 53 positioned between the top plate 52 and the ribs 54 is a bent portion (corresponding to the “elastic locking piece” of the present invention) 57, and both the bent portions 57 are arranged in the left-right direction (side plate 53. It is formed so that it can be elastically bent and deformed so as to spread in the direction of the plate thickness. Thereby, in a state where the bent portion 57 is bent and deformed, the plate surface of the bent portion 57 is inclined with respect to the assembly direction with respect to the connector housing 10. Therefore, the rib 54 can be deformed by bending in the left-right direction integrally with the bending portion 57.
The front end surface of the bent portion 57 is formed with a receiving surface 57 </ b> A whose corners located inside thereof are tapered, and the pressing surface of the locking claw 17 when the wire cover 50 is assembled to the connector housing 10. It is set to contact 17A. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the rib 54, together with the top plate 52, is located above and below the receiving groove 16 in the rear portion of the connector housing 10 when the wire cover 50 is assembled to the connector housing 10. It is arranged so as to be sandwiched between.

The rib 54 has a width dimension in the vertical direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction set to be slightly smaller than the groove width dimension of the receiving groove 16, and can be inserted into the receiving groove 16 of the connector housing 10 from the rear. It is said that. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, the rib 54 has a slight clearance between the inner wall positioned above and below the receiving groove 16 and the outer wall positioned above and below the rib 54. It can be inserted. Thereby, the electric wire cover 50 can be smoothly assembled to the connector housing 10.
Further, the corners positioned at the top and bottom at the tip of the rib 54 are processed into a taper shape so that the rib 54 can be easily inserted into the receiving groove 16.

  The locking hole 55 is formed through the side plate 53 in the left-right direction. The locking hole 55 is set to have a length dimension in the front-rear direction larger than a length dimension in the front-rear direction of the locking claw 17 so that the locking claw 17 can be accommodated in the locking hole 55. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the locking hole 55 has a slight clearance between the outer wall positioned before and after the locking claw 17 and the inner wall positioned before and after the locking hole 55. The locking claw 17 can be accommodated. Thereby, the electric wire cover 50 can be smoothly assembled to the connector housing 10.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 8, the abutting portion 56 is formed in a form protruding from the rib 54 to the inside of the electric wire cover 50. The abutting portion 56 is formed so as to extend from the top plate 52 of the electric wire cover 50 to a substantially central portion in the vertical direction of the side plate 53, and the height dimension thereof is set to be substantially the same as the thickness dimension of the connector housing 10. ing. Further, when the electric wire cover 50 is assembled to the connector housing 10, the front end face 56 </ b> A of the abutting portion 56 is configured to come into contact with the rear end face 10 </ b> A of the connector housing 10 as shown in FIG. 7.

  Now, a pair of inclined surfaces 19 are formed at the rear opening edge located at the top and bottom of the receiving groove 16 of the connector housing 10. As shown in FIG. 1, the upper inclined surface 19 is a surface extending obliquely upward from the rear position of the pressing surface 17 </ b> A of the locking claw 17 in the receiving groove 16 toward the rear, and is positioned below. The inclined surface 19 is a surface extending obliquely downward from the rear position of the pressing surface 17A of the locking claw 17 in the receiving groove 16 toward the rear. That is, the rear opening edge in the receiving groove 16 has a form in which the frontage becomes wider toward the rear.

  On the other hand, the rib 54 is formed with a pair of inclined contact surfaces 58. As shown in FIG. 2, the inclined contact surface 58 is formed at a base end portion of the rib 54 and widened toward the rear. As shown in FIG. 5, the inclined contact surface 58 is set so as to come into surface contact with the pair of inclined surfaces 19 of the receiving groove 16 when the wire cover 50 is assembled to the connector housing 10. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the inclined abutment surface 58 and the inclined surface 19 are formed so that the electric wire cover 50 is surrounded by the effect of the clearance generated between the electric wire cover 50 and the connector housing 10. Is set so that the lower end of the wire cover 50 intersects the direction Y so as to draw an arc in the front-rear direction.

The present embodiment has the above-described configuration, and the function and effect will be described subsequently.
An electric wire cover 50 is assembled to the rear end surface 10A of the connector housing 10 from the rear so that the electric wire W drawn from the connector housing 10 is bent downward. When assembling, first, the rib 54 of the electric wire cover 50 is inserted into the receiving groove 16 of the connector housing 10 from the rear, and the electric wire cover 50 is guided to a proper position with respect to the connector housing 10. In addition, since it inserts in the receiving groove 16 in the state which has the clearance gap between the outer wall of the rib 54, and the inner wall of the receiving groove 16, the electric wire cover 50 can be assembled | attached with respect to the connector housing 10 smoothly. .

  Next, in this assembly process, the receiving surface 57 </ b> A of the side plate 53 of the electric wire cover 50 contacts the pressing surface 17 </ b> A of the locking claw 17 of the connector housing 10. When the assembly of the electric wire cover 50 is further advanced, the bending portion 57 in the side plate 53 is bent and deformed by the pressing surface 17A so as to spread outward. The assembly of the wire cover 50 is further continued as it is, and when it is assembled to a proper position where the front end surface 56A of the abutting portion 56 of the wire cover 50 and the rear end surface 10A of the connector housing 10 come into contact with each other, the bending portion 57 is elastically restored. Thus, the locking claw 17 is received in the locking hole 55. Thereby, the bending part 57 and the latching claw 17 latch, and it is controlled that the electric wire cover 50 detach | leaves from the connector housing 10 back. The locking hole 55 can accommodate the locking claw 17 with a clearance between the outer wall positioned before and after the locking claw 17 and the inner wall positioned before and after the locking hole 55. As a result, the wire cover 50 can be smoothly assembled to the connector housing 10.

  Further, when the electric wire cover 50 is assembled to the proper position, as shown in FIG. 6, the inclined surface 19 in the receiving groove 16 and the inclined contact surface 58 in the rib 54 are in surface contact with each other and can be in close contact with each other. Become. As a result, when the lower end portion of the wire cover 50 tries to displace in the direction Y that draws an arc in the front-rear direction around the periphery of the locking claw 17, the inclined surface 19 and the inclined contact surface 58 are in close contact with each other. And it can suppress that the electric wire cover 50 rattles with respect to the connector housing 10.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, a pair of inclined surfaces 19 are formed at the rear opening edge of the receiving groove 16 of the connector housing 10, and a pair of inclined surfaces that can come into surface contact with the inclined surface 19 on the ribs 54 of the wire cover 50. By forming the contact surface 58, the lower end portion of the electric wire cover 50 has an arc in the front-rear direction with the periphery of the locking claw 17 as a rotation center without impairing the workability of assembling the electric wire cover 50 to the connector housing 10. Displacement in the direction Y as depicted can be restricted. That is, the play of the electric wire cover 50 with respect to the connector housing 10 can be suppressed without deteriorating the workability of assembling the electric wire cover 50 with respect to the connector housing 10.

Below, the technique which suppresses the backlash of the electric wire cover with respect to a connector housing as a thing relevant to this invention is disclosed.
<Reference Example 1>
Reference Example 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10.
As shown in FIG. 9, the connector according to Reference Example 1 is obtained by changing the rear opening edge of the receiving groove 16 and the rib 54 of the embodiment of the present invention, and is the same as the embodiment of the present invention. Since the configuration, operation, and effect are duplicated, the description thereof is omitted, and the same reference numerals as those of the embodiment of the present invention are used for the same configuration as that of the embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 9, the receiving groove 21 in the connector housing 20 according to the reference example 1 is provided in the same shape from the front to the rear, and the corner portion of the rear opening edge is slightly rounded. . On the other hand, the rib 61 in the electric wire cover 60 is not formed with the inclined contact surface 58 according to the embodiment of the present invention, and a pair of elastic protrusions 62 is formed at a substantially central portion in the front-rear direction. Both elastic protrusions 62 are formed in a form in which the outer surface in the vertical direction of the rib 61 bulges in a substantially arc shape, and when the elastic protrusions 62 are pressed between the elastic protrusions 62 from above and below, A bending space 63 is formed so that it can be bent and deformed.
Accordingly, when the rib 61 is inserted into the receiving groove 21 from the rear in the assembly process in which the wire cover 60 is assembled to the connector housing 20 from the rear, as shown in FIG. Both elastic projections 62 are pressed from above and below. That is, the rib 61 in the electric wire cover 60 is sandwiched between the inner walls located above and below the receiving groove 21, and the electric wire cover 60 is elastically assembled to the connector housing 20. The backlash of the electric wire cover 60 with respect to 20 can be suppressed.

<Reference Example 2>
Reference Example 2 will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 11, the connector according to Reference Example 2 is a modified version of the receiving groove 16 and the rib 54 of the embodiment of the present invention. Since the description is omitted, the description thereof is omitted, and the same reference numerals as those of the embodiment of the present invention are used for the same configuration as that of the embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 11, the receiving groove 26 in the connector housing 25 according to the reference example 2 is provided in the same shape from the front to the rear, and the corner portion of the rear opening edge is slightly rounded. . Further, an auxiliary receiving groove 27 is formed below the receiving groove 26 with a space therebetween. The auxiliary receiving groove 27 is formed in substantially the same shape as the receiving groove 26 and is formed in parallel with the receiving groove 26. On the other hand, the ribs 66 in the electric wire cover 65 are linearly provided in the same shape from the tapered end position to the rear. Further, below the rib 66, an auxiliary rib 67 is formed which can be inserted into the auxiliary receiving groove 27 of the connector housing 25 at an interval. The auxiliary rib 67 is formed in substantially the same shape as the rib 66 and is formed in parallel with the rib 66.
Thus, when the electric wire cover 65 is assembled to the connector housing 25 from the rear, the width direction of the connector housing 25 is increased by the top plate 52, the rib 66, and the auxiliary rib 67 in the electric wire cover 65 as shown in FIG. It will be in the state which pinched the rear part in both ends. Further, the auxiliary rib 67 has a loose rotation center such that the lower end of the electric wire cover 50 draws an arc in the front-rear direction with the periphery of the locking claw 17 as the rotation center, rather than the position where the rib 66 is disposed. It is arranged at a remote location. Thereby, in the connector according to the reference example 2, the lower end portion of the wire cover 50 has the periphery of the locking claw 17 as a rotation center as compared with the case where only one set of the receiving groove 26 and the rib 66 is formed. The displacement in the direction Y that draws an arc in the front-rear direction can be further restricted, and the play of the wire cover 65 with respect to the connector housing 25 can be further suppressed.

<Other embodiments>
The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described with reference to the above description and drawings. For example, the following embodiments are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.
(1) In the above embodiment, the electric wire cover 50 is configured so as to lead the electric wire W downward, but the present invention is not limited to such an aspect, and the electric wire W is arranged upward or laterally (in the left-right direction). ) May be derived.
(2) In the above embodiment, the lock arm 13 is formed on the upper surface of the connector housing 10. However, the present invention is not limited to such an embodiment. You may form in a side surface.
(3) In the above embodiment, the inclined surface 19 of the receiving groove 16 and the inclined contact surface 58 of the rib 54 are formed so that the lower end portion of the electric wire cover 50 has an arc in the front-rear direction with the periphery of the locking claw 17 as the rotation center. Although formed so as to intersect with the drawing direction Y, the present invention is not limited to such an embodiment, and the wire cover 50 is about to be displaced (backlashed) with respect to the connector housing 20. In addition, the inclined surface 19 and the inclined contact surface 58 may be formed so as to be in surface contact with each other.

10: connector housing 16: receiving groove 17: locking claw 19: inclined surface 50: electric wire cover 54: rib 55: locking hole 57: flexure (elastic locking piece)
58: Inclined contact surface 70: Terminal fitting W: Electric wire

Claims (2)

A connector housing to which terminal fittings to which electric wires are connected are mounted, and a rear surface of the connector housing for bending the electric wires drawn rearward from the rear surface of the connector housing and leading them in a direction different from the pulling direction. A connector with a wire cover assembled from the rear,
The outer surface of the connector housing is formed with a receiving groove extending forward from the rear surface of the connector housing, and a locking claw located on the opposite side of the receiving groove from the lead-out direction side with respect to the receiving groove.
On the inner surface of the wire cover, a rib that extends in the front-rear direction and is inserted in a state having a clearance between the inner wall of the receiving groove and an elastically deformable rib between the locking claw And an elastic locking piece having a locking hole to be locked to the locking claw in a state having a clearance,
An inclined surface is formed at the rear opening edge of the receiving groove so that the frontage becomes wider toward the rear,
The rib has a shape widened toward the rear, and is formed with an inclined contact surface that can come into surface contact with the inclined surface when the wire cover is assembled to the connector housing. connector.   The inclined surface is formed at a rear opening edge on both sides of the receiving groove in the groove width direction, and the inclined contact surface is formed in a form widened on both sides in the width direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the rib. The connector according to claim 1.

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