Wire cover and electrical connector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9837756-B2
Application number	US-201414568357-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 12, 2014
Priority date	Dec 13, 2013
Publication date	Dec 5, 2017
Grant date	Dec 5, 2017

Abstract

A wire cover of an electrical connector is provided and includes a main body and a hood. The main body includes a wire receiving section extending therein. The hood projects from a side of the main body. The hood includes a first wire receiving section disposed along a side of the hood and extending transversely with respect to the main body and a reinforcing rib provided on an opposite side wall of the hood.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A wire cover of an electrical connector comprising:
a main body having a wire receiving section extending therein;
a pair of supporting shafts, each supporting shaft disposed on an opposite side face of the main body; and
a hood connected to the main body at a base of the hood and projecting from a side of the main body to a distal end, a first wire receiving section disposed along a side of the hood and extending transversely with respect to the main body, and a reinforcing rib provided on an opposite side wall of the hood extending from the base to the distal end.

2. The wire cover according to claim 1 , wherein the hood further includes a second wire receiving section positioned adjacent the first wire receiving section.

3. The wire cover according to claim 2 , wherein the second wire receiving section extends substantially perpendicular with respect to the first wire receiving section.

4. The wire cover according to claim 1 , further comprising a lever pivotally mounted to the pair of supporting shafts.

5. The wire cover according to claim 4 , further comprising a lock disposed on the main body, the lock catching the lever.

6. The wire cover according to claim 1 , wherein the reinforcing rib is a strip like projection.

7. The wire cover according to claim 6 , wherein the reinforcing rib extends parallel to a length of the main body.

8. The wire cover according to claim 7 , wherein the hood further includes a second wire receiving section positioned adjacent the first wire receiving section.

9. The wire cover according to claim 8 , wherein the second wire receiving section extends substantially perpendicular with respect to the first wire receiving section.

10. An electrical connector comprising:
a housing holding a plurality of terminals; and
a wire cover attached to the housing and having:
a main body having a wire receiving section extending therein;
a pair of supporting shafts, each supporting shaft disposed on an opposite side face of the main body; and
a hood connected to the main body at a base of the hood and projecting from a side of the main body to a distal end, a first wire receiving section disposed along a side of the hood and extending transversely with respect to the main body, and a reinforcing rib provided on an opposite side wall of the hood extending from the base to the distal end.

11. The electrical connector according to claim 10 , wherein the hood further includes a second wire receiving section positioned adjacent the first wire receiving section.

12. The electrical connector according to claim 11 , wherein the second wire receiving section extends substantially perpendicular with respect to the first wire receiving section.

13. The electrical connector according to claim 10 , further comprising a lever pivotally mounted to the pair of supporting shafts.

14. The electrical connector according to claim 13 , further comprising a lock disposed on the main body, the lock catching the lever.

15. The electrical connector according to claim 10 , wherein the reinforcing rib is a strip like projection.

16. The electrical connector according to claim 15 , wherein the reinforcing rib extends parallel to a length of the main body.

17. The electrical connector according to claim 16 , wherein the hood further includes a second wire receiving section positioned adjacent the first wire receiving section.

18. The electrical connector according to claim 17 , wherein the second wire receiving section extends substantially perpendicular with respect to the first wire receiving section.

Assignees

• Tyco Electronics Japan G K
• Tyco Electronics Japan G K

Inventors

• Toyoda Keisuke

Classifications

• H01R13/567 Primary

  Traverse cable outlet or wire connection · CPC title

• H01R13/62933

  Comprising exclusively pivoting lever · CPC title