Device connector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9407049-B2
Application number	US-201314059526-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 22, 2013
Priority date	Nov 7, 2012
Publication date	Aug 2, 2016
Grant date	Aug 2, 2016

Abstract

A device connector to be mounted and fixed to a case of a device includes a case-side connector to be fixed to the case by fitting a tool such as an impact wrench to a bolt head provided on a fixing bolt and tightening the fixing bolt into the case, a mating connector to be connected to the case-side connector and fixed to the case by tightening a connecting bolt into the case with the mating connector mounted on the case-side connector, and an access prohibiting portion provided on the mating connector and configured to prohibit the tool from being fitted to the bolt head by being arranged in proximity to the bolt head of the fixing bolt when the mating connector is mounted on the case-side connector.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A device connector to be mounted and fixed in a mounting hole of a case of a device, the case having a fixing bolt hole and a connecting bolt hole spaced from one another and spaced from the mounting hole, comprising:
a case-side connector having a resin housing mounted in the mounting hole of the case and a fixing piece projecting unitarily from the housing and surrounding the fixing bolt hole, the case-side connector being fixed to the case by passing a shaft of a fixing bolt through the fixing piece and into the fixing bolt hole and by fitting a tool to a bolt head provided on the fixing bolt and tightening the fixing bolt into the case;
a mating connector to be connected to the case-side connector and including a shield shell made of metal and telescoped onto the resin housing of the case-side connector, the shield shell including a pedestal projecting laterally from the mating connector and supported directly on the case at a position surrounding the connecting bolt hole of the case, the mating connector being fixed to the case by passing a connecting bolt through the pedestal and tightening the connecting bolt into the connecting bolt hole of the case with the mating connector mounted on the case-side connector; and
an access prohibiting portion projecting unitarily out on the shield shell to a position opposed to the bolt head of the fixing bolt when the mating connector is mounted on the case-side connector to prohibit the tool from being fit to the bolt head, the access prohibiting portion having an outer periphery inward of an outer periphery of the fixing piece of the case-side connector.

2. The device connector of claim 1 , wherein:
the access prohibiting portion includes a plate-like projection projecting from an outer wall of the shield shell; and
the projection having a reinforcing rib unitary with the shield shell and the projection.

3. The device connector of claim 1 , wherein the access prohibiting portion is arranged behind the fixing bolt in a tightening direction of the fixing bolt when the mating connector is mounted on the case-side connector.

4. The device connector of claim 3 , wherein the access prohibiting portion is configured to conceal a rear surface of the bolt head from behind in a tightening direction.

5. A device connector to be mounted and fixed in a mounting hole of a case of a device, the case having a fixing bolt hole and a mounting bolt hole spaced from one another and spaced from the mounting hole, comprising:
a case-side connector having a resin housing mounted in the mounting hole of the case and a fixing piece projecting unitarily from the housing and surrounding the fixing bolt hole, the case-side connector being fixed to the case by passing a shaft of a fixing bolt through the fixing piece and into the fixing bolt hole and fitting a tool to a bolt head provided on the fixing bolt and tightening the fixing bolt into the case;
a mating connector to be connected to the case-side connector and including a shield shell made of metal and telescoped onto the resin housing of the case-side connector, the shield shell including a pedestal projecting laterally from the mating connector and supported directly on the case at a position surrounding the mounting bolt hole of the case, the mating connector being fixed to the case by passing a connecting bolt through the pedestal tightening the connecting bolt into the mounting bolt hole of the case with the mating connector mounted on the case-side connector; and
an access prohibiting portion provided unitarily on the shield shell, the access prohibiting portion being in the form of a box covering the entire bolt head circumferentially and from behind in a tightening direction to prohibit the tool from being fit to the bolt head.

Assignees

• Sumitomo Wiring Systems

Inventors

• Ishibashi Takeshi
• Okayasu Yasushi

Classifications

• H01R13/447

  Shutter or cover plate · CPC title

• H01R13/60

  Means for supporting coupling part when not engaged · CPC title

• H01R13/748 Primary

  using one or more screws (H01R13/746 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01R13/6397

  with means for preventing unauthorised use · CPC title