Connector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9520667-B2
Application number	US-201514870692-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 30, 2015
Priority date	Oct 22, 2014
Publication date	Dec 13, 2016
Grant date	Dec 13, 2016

Abstract

A connector ( 10 ) includes a main body ( 11 ) including terminal accommodating portions ( 16 A, 16 B) capable of accommodating terminal fittings ( 60 ) and a cover ( 12 ) to be mounted on the main body ( 11 ) to cover the terminal fittings ( 60 ) accommodated in the terminal accommodating portions ( 16 A, 16 B). Wire draw-out openings ( 23 ) from which wires ( 90 ) are drawn out are formed to be open between joint parts of the cover ( 12 ) and the main body ( 11 ) with the cover ( 12 ) mounted on the main body ( 11 ). Resilient supporting portions ( 24 ) are provided on opening edge parts of the wire draw-out openings ( 23 ) for supporting the wires ( 90 ) by resiliently contacting outer peripheral surfaces of the wires ( 90 ) at a plurality of circumferentially spaced-apart positions.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A connector, comprising:
a terminal fitting connected to an end part of a wire;
a main body including a terminal accommodating portion capable of accommodating the terminal fitting; and
a cover to be mounted on the main body to cover the terminal fitting accommodated in the terminal accommodating portion;
a wire draw-out opening from which the wire is drawn out being formed between the cover and the main body with the cover mounted on the main body and
at least one resilient support provided on an opening edge part of the wire draw-out opening for supporting the wire by resiliently contacting an outer peripheral surface of the wire at a plurality of circumferentially spaced positions.

2. The connector of claim 1 , wherein the resilient support has a corrugated shape and is expandable and contractible in a radial direction of the wire.

3. The connector of claim 2 , wherein the resilient support is provided at an opening edge of the wire draw-out opening on one of the main body and the cover and resiliently sandwiches and holds the wire in the wire draw-out opening.

4. The connector of claim 3 , wherein the resilient support is unitary with the main body.

5. The connector of claim 4 , wherein the resilient support is not provided on the cover.

6. The connector of claim 3 , wherein the resilient support has plural peaks and troughs, at least three of the peaks engaging the outer peripheral surface of the wire.

7. The connector of claim 3 , wherein the resilient support has opposite ends joined unitarily to the main body at the wire draw-out opening and wherein areas of the resilient support between the opposite ends are spaced from surfaces of the main body that define the wire draw-out opening.

8. The connector of claim 1 , wherein the resilient support is provided on an opening edge of the wire draw-out opening on one of the main body and the cover and resiliently sandwiches and holds the wire in the wire draw-out opening.

9. The connector of claim 8 , wherein the resilient support is unitary with the main body.

10. The connector of claim 9 , wherein the resilient support is not provided on the cover.

11. The connector of claim 8 , wherein the resilient support has plural peaks and troughs, at least three of the peaks engaging the outer peripheral surface of the wire.

12. The connector of claim 8 , wherein the resilient support has opposite ends joined unitarily to the main body at the wire draw-out opening and wherein areas of the resilient support between the opposite ends are spaced from surfaces of the main body that define the wire draw-out opening.

Assignees

• Sumitomo Wiring Systems
• Sumitomo Wiring Systems

Inventors

• Tanigawa Norihiko

Classifications

• H01R13/447

  Shutter or cover plate · CPC title

• H01R13/424 Primary

  Securing in base or case composed of a plurality of insulating parts having at least one resilient insulating part · CPC title

• H01R13/42 Primary

  Securing in a demountable manner · CPC title