JP2020170664A - Connector cover - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a connector cover that can securely assemble a protective member through which an electric wire is inserted in place.SOLUTION: A connector cover includes a first cover 11 and a second cover 12 that are butted against each other and are connected by sandwiching a connector 40 and a corrugated tube 80, and the first cover 11 and the second cover 12 include wire regulation walls 26 and 36 that are provided at opposite positions and position the corrugated tube 80 in the axial direction by contacting the ends of the corrugated tube 80, and a plurality of locking ridges 24 and 34 that lock the plurality of valleys 82 of the corrugated tube 80, and the wire regulation walls 26 and 36 have a thickness T larger than a pitch Pm of a mountain 81 of the corrugated tube 80.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8

Description

The present invention relates to a connector cover.

There is a wire cover that is attached to the lead-out end of the wire in the connector to cover and protect the wire drawn from the connector.
The electric wire cover has a half-split cover that is combined with each other to form a tubular shape, and is a corrugated tube in which an electric wire is inserted through an annular projecting piece formed in the half-split cover that is locked to the housing of the connector. By assembling the half-split cover with the end abutted against each other, there is a device that covers and protects the electric wire between the connector and the corrugated tube (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2004-220856

By the way, in the above-mentioned electric wire cover, there is a possibility that the corrugated tube is pushed toward the housing side and the end portion of the corrugated tube rides on the annular projecting piece. If the half-split cover is forcibly closed with the corrugated tube misplaced, the corrugated tube may be deformed and a load may be applied to the internal electric wire.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a connector cover capable of reliably assembling a protective member through which an electric wire is inserted into a predetermined position.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the connector cover according to the present invention is characterized by the following (1) to (3).
(1) It is mounted between a connector and a tubular protective member in which peaks and valleys extending in the circumferential direction are alternately arranged at equal pitches in the axial direction to connect the connector and the protective member. A connector cover that covers an electric wire that is pulled out from the connector and inserted into the protective member.
It has a pair of covers that are abutted against each other and are connected by sandwiching the connector and the protective member.
The cover is
A wall portion provided at each facing position and abutting the end portions of the protective member to position the protective member in the axial direction,
A plurality of locking ridges for locking the plurality of valleys of the protective member, and
Have,
A connector cover characterized in that the wall portion of at least one of the covers has a thickness larger than the pitch of the peak portion of the protective member.
(2) The wall portion of at least one of the covers has an electric wire accommodating recess for accommodating the electric wire drawn from the connector at the center in the width direction orthogonal to the lead-in direction of the electric wire.
The connector cover according to (1), wherein the wall portions are brought into contact with each other at a position biased toward the other cover side with respect to the lead-in position of the electric wire.
(3) The wall portion provided on one of the covers is characterized by having extending portions extending to the cover side of the other on both side portions of the electric wire accommodating recess. Connector cover.

According to the connector cover having the configuration of (1) above, by bringing the end of the protective member into contact with the wall portion, the protective member can be easily positioned with respect to the cover, and a locking protrusion is formed at the valley portion of the protective member. Can be locked and held. Further, the wall portion of at least one cover for positioning the protective member has a thickness larger than the pitch of the mountain portion of the protective member. Therefore, even when the end portion of the protective member gets over the wall portion and is misplaced, it is possible to suppress the entry of the wall portion into the valley portion between the mountain portions of the protective member. That is, the protective member misplaced on one cover is in a raised state, the other cover cannot be abutted, and the misplacement of the protective member can be easily confirmed.
According to the connector cover having the configuration of (2) above, the width of the electric wire is widened by accommodating the electric wire in the electric wire accommodating recess formed in the center in the width direction orthogonal to the lead-in direction of the electric wire in the wall portion of at least one of the covers. It can be arranged in the center of the direction, and it is possible to suppress the biting of the electric wire when the covers are butted against each other. Further, since the contact position between the wall portions is biased toward the other cover side with respect to the lead-in position of the electric wire from the connector, the electric wire drawn from the connector can be easily placed in the electric wire accommodating recess of the wall portion of one cover. And it can be reliably accommodated. Moreover, the wall portion for arranging the electric wire in the center in the width direction is a wall portion for positioning the protective member in the axial direction by abutting the end portion of the protective member, so that the protrusion of the electric wire is suppressed. Compared with the case where the wall portion and the protrusion are provided separately, the bulkiness of the entire length can be suppressed and the size can be reduced.
According to the connector cover having the configuration of (3) above, since there are extending portions extending to the other cover side on both side portions of the electric wire accommodating recess of the wall portion provided on one cover, the electric wire The work of drawing the electric wire into the accommodating recess can be easily performed.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a connector cover capable of reliably assembling a protective member through which an electric wire is inserted in a predetermined position.

The present invention has been briefly described above. Further, the details of the present invention will be further clarified by reading through the embodiments for carrying out the invention described below (hereinafter, referred to as "embodiments") with reference to the accompanying drawings. ..

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a connector to which the connector cover according to the present embodiment is attached. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the connector, the connector cover, and the corrugated tube. 3A and 3B are views showing a connector to which a connector cover is attached, FIG. 3A is a cross-sectional view, and FIG. 3B is a vertical cross-sectional view. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the connector to which the connector cover is attached. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a state in which the first cover is attached to the connector. FIG. 6 is a front view of the connector cover as viewed from the side of assembly to the connector. 7A and 7B are views showing a connector cover in a state where the first cover is assembled to the connector, FIG. 7A is a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 3A, and FIG. 7B is FIG. It is a cross-sectional view of BB in (a). FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of part C in FIG. 3 (b). 9A and 9B are views for explaining the attachment operation of the connector cover, FIG. 9A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 3A, and FIG. 9B is a view taken along the line BB in FIG. 3A. It is a sectional view. FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line DD in FIG. 5 for explaining the work of attaching the corrugated tube to the first cover of the connector cover.

Hereinafter, examples of embodiments according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a connector to which the connector cover according to the present embodiment is attached. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the connector, the connector cover, and the corrugated tube. 3A and 3B are views showing a connector to which a connector cover is attached, FIG. 3A is a cross-sectional view, and FIG. 3B is a vertical cross-sectional view.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the connector cover 10 according to the present embodiment is assembled to the lead-out side of the electric wire 41 in the connector 40. The electric wire 41 is protected by being passed through a corrugated tube 80 which is a protective member formed in a tubular shape. The corrugated tube 80 is made of a resin tube, and a plurality of peaks 81 and valleys 82 formed in the circumferential direction are alternately formed in the axial direction. The end of the corrugated tube 80 is locked and held by the connector cover 10. As a result, the connector 40 and the corrugated tube 80 are connected by the connector cover 10, and the electric wire 41 drawn from the connector 40 is covered and protected by the connector cover 10 between the connector 40 and the corrugated tube 80.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the connector to which the connector cover is attached.
As shown in FIG. 4, the connector 40 to which the connector cover 10 is assembled has a housing 43, two female terminals 44 housed in the housing 43, and a tubular CPA (fitting) that is slid and mounted on the housing 43. It is configured to include a joint guarantee member) 45, an annular seal member 46 mounted on the housing 43, and a retainer 47 mounted on the housing 43. By fitting the connector 40 into the mating connector (not shown), the female terminal 44 is electrically connected to the male terminal (not shown) of the mating connector.

The housing 43 is formed with two terminal accommodating chambers 51 into which female terminals 44 are inserted from the rear. Each terminal accommodating chamber 51 is opened to the outside through an insertion port 52 formed at the tip of the housing 43, and a tab-shaped male terminal is inserted from each insertion port 52.

The female terminal 44, which is inserted into and accommodated in the terminal accommodating chamber 51, is crimped and connected to the end of the electric wire 41. A rubber stopper 53 is attached to the electric wire 41 to which the female terminal 44 is connected. The rubber stopper 53 is fitted into the terminal accommodating chamber 51 to seal the terminal accommodating chamber 51. The housing 43 has an inner housing 55 projecting forward, and a seal member 46 is mounted on the outer peripheral surface at the base of the inner housing 55.

The retainer 47 is attached to the inner housing 55 from the side thereof. The retainer 47 is formed of a synthetic resin and has a U-shaped cross section in which one side is open. The retainer 47 has a front plate portion 61 that covers the front end. An insertion port 62 is formed in the front plate portion 61. The retainer 47 is attached to the inner housing 55 from the side thereof. As a result, the front end of the inner housing 55 is covered by the front plate portion 61 of the retainer 47, and the insertion port 52 of the inner housing 55 and the insertion port 62 of the retainer 47 are communicated with each other. Tab-shaped male terminals of the mating connector are inserted into the insertion ports 52 and 62 that communicate with each other, and are electrically connected to the female terminals 44 housed in the terminal storage chamber 51.

A lock arm 66 having a locking claw 65 at the tip thereof is formed on the upper portion of the housing 43. The lock arm 66 is supported in a cantilever shape. In the lock arm 66, when the housing 43 is fitted to the mating housing of the mating connector, the locking claw 65 locks the locking projection (not shown) formed on the mating housing. As a result, the housing 43 is locked in a state of being fitted to the mating housing.

CPA45 is made of synthetic resin and is formed in a tubular shape. The CPA 45 covers the housing 43 from the rear and is slidably mounted in the fitting direction. The CPA 45 is formed with a pair of left and right side walls 71 that stand up at intervals in the width direction and a support wall 72 that bridges the upper ends of each side wall 71, and a fitting direction is formed at the center of the support wall 72. An engaging arm 73 extending toward the front of the is formed. The engaging arm 73 is cantileveredly supported by the support wall 72, and an engaging claw 74 projecting downward is formed at the tip end portion. Further, the CPA 45 is formed with a locking piece 75 projecting outward at the rear end portion.

When the CPA 45 is attached to the housing 43, the engaging claw 74 of the engaging arm 73 comes into contact with the rear end of the locking claw 65 of the lock arm 66, and is engaged when the housing 43 is fitted to the mating housing. The rear end portion of the claw 65 is pressed forward in the fitting direction. Then, in a state where the housing 43 is fitted to the mating housing and the locking claw 65 of the lock arm 66 locks the locking projection of the mating housing, the engaging claw 74 of the engaging arm 73 engages. It engages with the locking claw 65 of the lock arm 66 that locks the stop protrusion. As a result, the locked state of the locking projection of the mating housing by the locking claw 65 of the lock arm 66 is maintained by the engaging arm 73 of the CPA 45, and the fitting guaranteed state is ensured.

Next, the connector cover 10 according to the present embodiment assembled to the connector 40 will be described in detail.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a state in which the first cover is attached to the connector. FIG. 6 is a front view of the connector cover as viewed from the side of assembly to the connector. 7A and 7B are views showing a connector cover in a state where the first cover is assembled to the connector, FIG. 7A is a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 3A, and FIG. 7B is FIG. It is a cross-sectional view of BB in (a). FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of part C in FIG. 3 (b).

As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the connector cover 10 has a first cover 11 and a second cover 12. The first cover 11 and the second cover 12 are rotatably connected to each other by a hinge portion 13. The first cover 11, the second cover 12, and the hinge portion 13 are integrally molded of synthetic resin. In the connector cover 10, the first cover 11 and the second cover 12 are brought into contact with each other by rotating the second cover 12 with respect to the first cover 11 from the state where the first cover 11 and the second cover 12 are open. Combined in a butted state. In the connector cover 10, the abutting position between the first cover 11 and the second cover 12 is set to an intermediate position in the radial direction of the corrugated tube 80 to be held.

The first cover 11 has locking portions 21 on both sides on one end side, which is an end portion on the side for assembling to the connector 40. The locking portion 21 locks the locking piece 75 formed on the CPA 45 constituting the connector 40. Each of the locking portions 21 has a locking groove 22, and by inserting the locking piece 75 into these locking grooves 22, the locking portion 21 is locked by the locking piece 75. As a result, the first cover 11 is assembled to the CPA 45 of the connector 40.

As shown in FIG. 8, the first cover 11 has a holding groove portion 23 recessed in an arc shape in a cross-sectional view on the abutting side with the second cover 12. A plurality of locking ridges 24 are formed on the inner surface of the holding groove portion 23. These locking ridges 24 are evenly spaced apart from each other. The locking ridges 24 are arranged at the same arrangement pitch P as the pitch Pc of the valley portion 82 of the corrugated tube 80. The end portion of the corrugated tube 80 is arranged in the holding groove portion 23. Then, when the corrugated tube 80 is arranged at a predetermined position of the holding groove portion 23, the locking ridge 24 enters the valley portion 82 of the corrugated tube 80, whereby the end portion of the corrugated tube 80 enters the holding groove portion 23. Be retained. The holding groove portion 23 of the first cover 11 may be provided with a locking structure for locking the end portion of the corrugated tube 80 arranged at a predetermined position.

Further, on the abutting side of the first cover 11 with the second cover 12, an electric wire regulation wall 26 formed along the width direction orthogonal to the lead-in direction of the electric wire 41 is formed on the side of assembling the connector 40 to the CPA 45. It is projected. The electric wire regulation wall 26 has an electric wire accommodating recess 27 in the center in the width direction. The electric wire 41 drawn from the connector 40 is accommodated in the electric wire accommodating recess 27. The electric wire regulation wall 26 is formed at a position larger than the pitch Pc of the valley portion 82 of the corrugated tube 80 with respect to the adjacent locking ridge 24. The electric wire regulation wall 26 projects toward the second cover 12 from the lead-in position H of the electric wire 41 from the connector 40 with the first cover 11 attached to the connector 40. In the electric wire regulation wall 26, both side portions of the electric wire accommodating recess 27 are extension portions 26a extending toward the second cover 12 side. Further, the electric wire regulation wall 26 has a thickness T larger than the pitch Pm of the mountain portion 81 of the corrugated tube 80.

The second cover 12 has a U-shaped locking portion 31 on one end side, which is an end portion on the side for assembling to the connector 40. The locking portion 31 locks the locking piece 75 formed on the CPA 45 constituting the connector 40. The locking portion 31 has a locking groove 32, and by inserting the locking piece 75 into the locking groove 32, the locking portion 31 is locked by the locking piece 75. As a result, the second cover 12 is assembled to the CPA 45 of the connector 40.

The second cover 12 has a holding groove portion 33 that is recessed in an arc shape in a cross-sectional view on the abutting side with the first cover 11. A plurality of locking ridges 34 are formed on the inner surface of the holding groove portion 33. These locking ridges 34 are evenly spaced apart from each other. The locking ridges 34 are arranged at the same arrangement pitch P as the pitch Pc of the valley portion 82 of the corrugated tube 80, similarly to the locking ridges 24 formed in the holding groove portion 23 of the first cover 11. The end portion of the corrugated tube 80 is arranged in the holding groove portion 33. Then, when the corrugated tube 80 is arranged at a predetermined position of the holding groove portion 33, the locking ridge 34 enters the valley portion 82 of the corrugated tube 80, whereby the end portion of the corrugated tube 80 enters the holding groove portion 33. Be retained. The end of the corrugated tube 80 is locked by the locking ridges 24 and 34 when the first cover 11 and the second cover 12 are abutted against each other.

Further, on the abutting side of the second cover 12 with the first cover 11, an electric wire regulation wall 36 formed along a width direction orthogonal to the lead-in direction of the electric wire 41 is formed on the side of assembling the connector 40 to the CPA 45. It is projected. The electric wire regulation wall 36 has an electric wire accommodating recess 37 in the center in the width direction. The electric wire regulation wall 36 is formed at a position facing the electric wire regulation wall 26 of the first cover 11, and is in contact with the electric wire regulation wall 26. Then, when the electric wire regulation walls 26 and 36 are in contact with each other, the electric wire accommodating recesses 27 and 37 of the electric wire regulation walls 26 and 36 form a hole through which the electric wire 41 is inserted. The electric wire regulation wall 36 is formed at a position larger than the pitch Pc of the valley portion 82 of the corrugated tube 80 with respect to the adjacent locking ridge 34. Further, the electric wire regulation wall 36 also has a thickness T larger than the pitch Pm of the mountain portion 81 of the corrugated tube 80.

As shown in FIG. 7B, the first cover 11 is formed with a lock hole 28 on the connecting side with the second cover 12. A lock convex portion 28a is formed on the inner side surface of the lock hole 28 on one side thereof. Further, the first cover 11 is formed with a lock piece 29 on the side opposite to the connecting side with the second cover 12. A lock claw 29a is formed on the tip of the lock piece 29.

A lock piece 38 is formed on the second cover 12 on the connecting side with the first cover 11. A lock claw 38a is formed at the tip of the lock piece 38. Further, the second cover 12 is formed with a recess 39 on the side opposite to the connecting side with the first cover 11. A lock convex portion 39a is formed in the concave portion 39.

Next, a case where the connector cover 10 is assembled will be described.
9A and 9B are views for explaining the attachment operation of the connector cover, FIG. 9A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 3A, and FIG. 9B is a view taken along the line BB in FIG. 3A. It is a sectional view.
First, the first cover 11 of the connector cover 10 is attached to the connector 40. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7A, the first cover 11 is brought close to the upper portion at the rear end of the connector 40, and the CPA 45 of the connector 40 is placed in the locking groove 22 of the locking portion 21 of the first cover 11. The formed locking piece 75 is inserted and engaged. In this way, the electric wire regulation wall 26 of the first cover 11 is arranged at a position facing the end surface of the electric wire 41 of the connector 40 on the pull-out side, and the electric wire 41 drawn from the connector 40 is the electric wire accommodating recess 27 of the electric wire regulation wall 26. Get inside. Here, since the electric wire regulation wall 26 protrudes from the lead-in position H of the electric wire 41, the electric wire 41 can be smoothly inserted into the electric wire accommodating recess 27 of the electric wire regulation wall 26 and accommodated. In particular, in the electric wire regulation wall 26, since both side portions of the electric wire accommodating recess 27 are extension portions 26a extending toward the second cover 12 side, the extending portions 26a do not protrude outward. It can be surely inserted into the electric wire accommodating recess 27 between the two.

Next, the corrugated tube 80 is attached to the first cover 11 of the connector cover 10. Specifically, the corrugated tube 80 is brought close to the connector 40 to which the first cover 11 of the connector cover 10 is mounted, and the end portion of the corrugated tube 80 is brought into contact with the electric wire regulation wall 26. In this way, the corrugated tube 80 is axially positioned with respect to the first cover 11. From this state, the corrugated tube 80 is inserted into the holding groove portion 23 of the first cover 11. Then, as shown in FIG. 7B, the locking ridge 24 of the holding groove portion 23 enters the valley portion 82 of the corrugated tube 80, and the end portion of the corrugated tube 80 is locked to the holding groove portion 23.

After that, as shown in FIGS. 9 (a) and 9 (b), the second cover 12 is rotated with respect to the first cover 11 around the connection portion by the hinge portion 13. Then, the second cover 12 is abutted against the first cover 11 attached to the connector 40 and to which the corrugated tube 80 is locked.

Then, the locking piece 75 formed in the CPA 45 of the connector 40 is inserted into the locking groove 32 of the locking portion 31 of the second cover 12 and engaged with the locking groove 32. Then, the electric wire regulation wall 36 of the second cover 12 comes into contact with the electric wire regulation wall 26 of the first cover 11. As a result, a hole is formed by the wire accommodating recesses 27 and 37 of the wire regulation walls 26 and 36 of the first cover 11 and the second cover 12, and the wire 41 is held in a state of being inserted into the hole. Further, the corrugated tube 80 enters the holding groove 33 of the second cover 12. As a result, the locking ridge 34 of the holding groove 33 enters the valley 82 of the corrugated tube 80, and the end of the corrugated tube 80 is locked to the holding grooves 23 and 33 of the first cover 11 and the second cover 12. Be retained.

When the second cover 12 is abutted against the first cover 11, the lock piece 38 of the second cover 12 is inserted into the lock hole 28 of the first cover 11, and the lock claw 38a of the lock piece 38 is locked. The lock convex portion 28a of the hole 28 is locked. Further, the lock piece 29 of the first cover 11 enters the recess 39 of the second cover 12, and the lock claw 29a of the lock piece 29 locks the lock protrusion 39a of the recess 39. As a result, the first cover 11 and the second cover 12 are locked in a state of being abutted against each other.

By assembling the connector cover 10 to the connector 40 and holding the corrugated tube 80 by the connector cover 10 in this way, the connector 40 and the corrugated tube 80 are connected, and the electric wire 41 drawn from the connector 40 is covered and protected. can do.

By the way, as shown in FIG. 10, when the end portion of the corrugated tube 80 is brought into contact with the electric wire regulation wall 26 of the first cover 11 for positioning, the end portion of the corrugated tube 80 gets over the electric wire regulation wall 26 and is connected. It is conceivable that it is arranged on the 40 side.

However, since the electric wire regulation wall 26 has a thickness T larger than the pitch Pm of the mountain portions 81 of the corrugated tube 80, the electric wire regulation wall 26 reaches the valley portion 82 between the mountain portions 81 of the corrugated tube 80. Does not get in. Therefore, in this case, the corrugated tube 80 is not accommodated in the holding groove portion 23 and is in a floating state. When the second cover 12 is rotated with respect to the first cover 11 in this state, the corrugated tube 80 is second to the raised corrugated tube 80. The cover 12 hits. Therefore, the second cover 12 cannot be rotated and abutted against the first cover 11, and the operator can easily confirm the misalignment of the corrugated tube 80.

As described above, according to the connector cover 10 according to the present embodiment, the end portion of the corrugated tube 80 is brought into contact with the electric wire regulation wall 26. As a result, the corrugated tube 80 can be easily positioned with respect to the first cover 11, and the locking ridge 24 can be locked and held at the valley portion 82 of the corrugated tube 80. Further, the electric wire regulation wall 26 for positioning the corrugated tube 80 has a thickness T larger than the pitch Pm of the mountain portion 81 of the corrugated tube 80. Therefore, even if the end portion of the corrugated tube 80 is misplaced over the electric wire regulation wall 26, the electric wire regulation wall 26 can enter the valley portion 82 between the mountain portions 81 of the corrugated tube 80. Can be suppressed. That is, the corrugated tube 80 misplaced on the first cover 11 is in a raised state, the second cover 12 cannot be abutted, and the misplaced corrugated tube 80 can be easily confirmed.

Further, the electric wire 41 is arranged in the center in the width direction by accommodating the electric wire 41 in the electric wire accommodating recess 27 formed in the center in the width direction orthogonal to the lead-in direction of the electric wire 41 in the electric wire regulation wall 26 of the first cover 11. You can search. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the biting of the electric wire 41 when the first cover 11 and the second cover 12 are butted against each other. Further, the contact position between the electric wire regulation walls 26 and 36 is biased toward the second cover 12 side with respect to the lead-in position H of the electric wire 41 from the connector 40. Therefore, the electric wire 41 drawn from the connector 40 can be easily and surely accommodated in the electric wire accommodating recess 27 of the electric wire regulation wall 26 of the first cover 11. Moreover, the electric wire regulation wall 26 for arranging the electric wire 41 in the center in the width direction is a positioning wall portion for positioning the corrugated tube 80 in the axial direction by bringing the end portions of the corrugated tube 80 into contact with each other. Therefore, as compared with the case where the wall portion and the protrusion for suppressing the protrusion of the electric wire 41 are separately provided, the bulkiness of the entire length can be suppressed and the size can be reduced.

Moreover, since the extending portions 26a extending toward the second cover 12 side are provided on both side portions of the electric wire accommodating recess 27 of the electric wire regulating wall 26 provided on the first cover 11, the electric wire accommodating recess 27 can be accommodated. The work of pulling in the electric wire 41 can be easily performed.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be appropriately modified, improved, and the like. In addition, the material, shape, size, number, arrangement location, etc. of each component in the above-described embodiment are arbitrary as long as the present invention can be achieved, and are not limited.

For example, in the above embodiment, the locking piece 75 of the CPA 45 is locked in the locking grooves 22 and 32 of the locking portion 21 of the first cover 11 and the locking portion 31 of the second cover 12, and the connector cover 10 is connected. Although fixed to 40, a locking structure may be separately provided in which the first cover 11 and the second cover 12 lock the connector 40.

Further, in the above embodiment, the connector 40 provided with the CPA 45 is exemplified as the connector to which the connector cover 10 is attached, but the connector to which the connector cover 10 is attached is not limited to the connector provided with the CPA 45.

Here, the features of the above-described connector cover embodiment of the present invention are briefly summarized and listed below in [1] to [3], respectively.
[1] A connector (40) and a tubular protective member (corrugated tube 80) in which peaks (81) and valleys (82) extending in the circumferential direction are alternately arranged at equal pitches in the axial direction. An electric wire (41) that is mounted between the connectors (40) to connect the protective member (corrugated tube 80) and is pulled out from the connector (40) and inserted into the protective member (corrugated tube 80). It is a connector cover (10) that covers the
It has a pair of covers (first cover 11, second cover 12) that are abutted against each other and are connected by sandwiching the connector (40) and the protective member (corrugated tube 80).
The covers (first cover 11, second cover 12) are
Wall portions (electric wire regulation walls 26, 36) provided at the respective facing positions and in which the end portions of the protective member (corrugated tube 80) are brought into contact with each other to position the protective member (corrugated tube 80) in the axial direction. When,
A plurality of locking ridges (24, 34) for locking the plurality of valley portions (82) of the protective member (corrugated tube 80), and
Have,
The wall portion (electric wire regulation wall 26) of at least one of the covers (first cover 11) has a thickness (T) larger than the pitch (Pm) of the mountain portion (81) of the protective member (corrugated tube 80). ) Is included in the connector cover.
[2] The wall portion (electric wire regulation wall 26) of at least one of the covers (first cover 11) is pulled in from the connector (40) at the center in the width direction orthogonal to the lead-in direction of the electric wire (41). It has an electric wire accommodating recess (27) for accommodating the electric wire (41).
The wall portions (electric wire regulation walls 26, 36) are brought into contact with each other at a position biased toward the other cover (second cover 12) with respect to the lead-in position (H) of the electric wire (41). The connector cover according to [1].
[3] The wall portion (electric wire regulation wall 26) provided on one of the covers (first cover 11) is provided on both side portions of the electric wire accommodating recess (27) on the other cover (second cover 12). The connector cover according to [2], wherein the connector cover has an extending portion (26a) extending to the side.

10: Connector cover 11: First cover (cover)
12: Second cover (cover)
24, 34: Locking ridges 26, 36: Wire regulation wall (wall part)
26a: Extensions 27, 27: Electric wire accommodating recess 40: Connector 41: Electric wire 80: Corrugated tube (protective member)
81: Yamabe 82: Tanibe Pm: Pitch T: Thickness

Claims (3)

It is mounted between the connector and a tubular protective member in which peaks and valleys extending in the circumferential direction are alternately arranged at equal pitches in the axial direction to connect the connector and the protective member. A connector cover that covers an electric wire that is pulled out from the connector and inserted into the protective member.
It has a pair of covers that are abutted against each other and are connected by sandwiching the connector and the protective member.
The cover is
A wall portion provided at each facing position and abutting the end portions of the protective member to position the protective member in the axial direction,
A plurality of locking ridges for locking the plurality of valleys of the protective member, and
Have,
A connector cover characterized in that the wall portion of at least one of the covers has a thickness larger than the pitch of the peak portion of the protective member. The wall portion of at least one of the covers has an electric wire accommodating recess for accommodating the electric wire drawn from the connector at the center in the width direction orthogonal to the lead-in direction of the electric wire.
The connector cover according to claim 1, wherein the wall portions are brought into contact with each other at a position biased toward the other cover side with respect to the lead-in position of the electric wire. The connector cover according to claim 2, wherein the wall portion provided on one of the covers has extending portions extending to the cover side of the other on both side portions of the electric wire accommodating recess.

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