Connector with cover

Abstract

To provide a connector with a cover which prevents vibration from being transmitted to a terminal fitting by shaking movement of an electric wire.SOLUTION: A connector 10 with a cover includes a terminal fitting 11 connected to a terminal part of an electric wire 14, a housing 20 storing the terminal fitting 11, and a cover 40 mounted on the housing 20, wherein the cover 40 has an electric wire storage part 42 arranged at the rear part of the housing 20, the electric wire storage part 42 presses the electric wire 14 drawn backward from the housing 20 between the housing 20 and the electric wire storage part 42 and holds the electric wire 14 in a state of being bent sideways, and at least the one of the housing 20 and the cover 40 has backlash eliminating parts 44A and 44B for filling a gap between the housing 20 and the cover 40.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a covered connector. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, there have been known covered connectors that include a connector and a cover, as described in the following Patent Documents 1 to 4. The connector includes terminal fittings connected to the ends of electric wires and a housing that houses the terminal fittings, and the cover is attached to the rear side of the housing. Patent Document 1 describes a covered connector in which an electric wire drawn rearward from the housing is inserted into a corrugated tube, and the electric wire and corrugated tube are bent by a connector cover. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Publication No. 2020-126713 [Patent Document 2] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 11-67332 [Patent Document 3] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2010-92663 [Patent Document 4] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2013-110025 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, there has been a demand for the above-mentioned covered connector to be designed to prevent vibrations caused by the swaying of the electric wire from being transmitted to the terminal fittings in case of being placed in a severe vibration environment.

[0005] Therefore, an object of the present disclosure is to provide a connector with a cover that can prevent vibrations caused by the swinging of an electric wire from being transmitted to terminal fittings. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The covered connector of the present disclosure comprises a terminal fitting connected to the end of an electric wire, a housing that accommodates the terminal fitting, and a cover attached to the housing, wherein the cover has a wire accommodating section located at the rear of the housing, and the wire accommodating section presses the electric wire pulled rearward from the housing between the housing and the wire accommodating section, holding it in a bent state to the side, and at least one of the housing and the cover has a clearance-reducing section that fills the gap between the housing and the cover. [Effects of the Invention]

[0007] According to the present disclosure, it is possible to provide a connector with a cover that can prevent vibrations caused by the swinging of an electric wire from being transmitted to a terminal fitting. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a connector according to the present embodiment. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the connector. [Figure 3] FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the housing as seen from the front. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the housing as seen from the rear. [Figure 5] FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the connector, illustrating the electric wire in a bent state. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing the cover. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a front view showing the cover. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is a plan view showing the connector. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0009] [Description of the embodiments of the present disclosure] First, embodiments of the present disclosure will be listed and described. [1] The covered connector of the present disclosure includes terminal fittings connected to the ends of electric wires, a housing that accommodates the terminal fittings, and a cover attached to the housing, the cover having a wire accommodating section disposed at the rear of the housing, the wire accommodating section pressing the electric wire drawn rearward from the housing against the housing to hold the electric wire bent laterally, and at least one of the housing and the cover having a clearance-reducing section that fills the gap between the housing and the cover. With this configuration, the wire accommodating section suppresses the swaying of the electric wire, and the clearance-reducing section suppresses rattle between the housing and the cover. Therefore, vibrations caused by the swaying of the electric wire are less likely to be transmitted to the terminal fittings. [2] In the covered connector described in [1] above, the cover may have a hood portion that covers the outer peripheral surface of the housing, and the backlash-reducing portion may have a first backlash-reducing portion that fills the gap between the outer peripheral surface of the housing and the inner peripheral surface of the hood portion. With this configuration, backlash between the housing and the cover in the width direction or height direction can be reduced. [3] In the covered connector described in [1] or [2] above, the cover may have a connecting portion connecting the hood portion and the wire accommodating portion, the connecting portion having a cover-facing portion facing the rear surface of the housing, and the backlash-reducing portion may have a second backlash-reducing portion filling the gap between the rear surface of the housing and the cover-facing portion. With this configuration, backlash between the housing and the cover in the front-rear direction can be suppressed. [4] In the covered connector described in [3] above, when the side where the electric wire bends is the upper side, the second backlash-reducing portion may be provided at least below the rear end opening of the cavity formed in the housing. With this configuration, the second backlash-reducing portion is provided in a position where rattles due to the swinging movement of the electric wire, and therefore rattles can be effectively prevented. [5] In the covered connector according to any one of [1] to [4] above, the electric wires may be arranged in a row, and the cover may have a partition wall separating the electric wires adjacent in the row direction. With this configuration, the electric wires arranged in a row can be separated within the cover, and the electric wires can be held in an individually bent state.

[0010] [Details of the embodiments of the present disclosure] Specific examples of the covered connector of the present disclosure will be described below with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to these examples, but is defined by the claims, and is intended to include all modifications within the meaning and scope of the claims.

[0011] [Embodiment] 1, the connector with cover is connected to the end portion of an electric wire 14. Hereinafter, the connector with cover will be simply referred to as connector 10. Connector 10 can be mated with a mating connector (not shown).

[0012] As shown in Figure 2, the connector 10 includes a plurality of terminal fittings 11, a housing 20, and a cover 40. Each terminal fitting 11 is connected to an end portion of an electric wire 14. The housing 20 accommodates the plurality of terminal fittings 11. The cover 40 is attached to the housing 20. The cover 40 protects the housing 20 and determines the direction in which the electric wires 14 are drawn out.

[0013] In the following description, the direction in which each component is mated with the mating connector is defined as the front, and the direction in which the wires 14 are pulled out from the connector 10 is defined as the top. In each figure, the positive direction of the X axis indicates the front, the positive direction of the Y axis indicates the left, and the positive direction of the Z axis indicates the top.

[0014] 2 and 3, the housing 20 is made of synthetic resin and integrally includes a terminal accommodating portion 21 and a fitting portion 22. The terminal accommodating portion 21 has a plurality of cavities 23 arranged in a row in the left-right direction. A terminal fitting 11 is inserted into each cavity 23 from the rear and accommodated therein.

[0015] A lock arm 24 is provided at the center in the left-right direction on the top surface of the terminal accommodating portion 21. The lock arm 24 engages with the mating connector and holds the mating connector and the connector 10 in a mated state.

[0016] As shown in Fig. 3, the fitting portion 22 is cylindrical. The fitting portion 22 surrounds the outer periphery of the terminal accommodating portion 21. A mating connector can be fitted into the inside of the fitting portion 22 from the front. A bulge 27 is provided on the upper surface of the fitting portion 22. The bulge 27 protects the lock arm 24. The bulge 27 bulges upward.

[0017] The fitting portion 22 has a protruding portion 26. The protruding portion 26 is provided on both the left and right sides of the fitting portion 22. The protruding portion 26 is provided at the rear of the fitting portion 22. The protruding portion 26 protrudes one step further outward than the front portion of the fitting portion 22. A front surface 26A of the protruding portion 26 abuts against a step surface 49 of the cover 40, which will be described later, from behind.

[0018] Each of the protruding portions 26 extends vertically from the upper end to the lower end of the fitting portion 22. The upper end of each of the protruding portions 26 is located at the position of the bulging portion 27 in the vertical direction. As shown in FIG. 2, the outer surfaces of the protruding portions 26 in the left and right directions are stepped when the cover 40 is not present, making them easy to grip with the hands. The outer surfaces of the protruding portions 26 in the left and right directions gradually protrude outward in the left and right directions from the rear to the front.

[0019] As shown in FIG. 4, the rear surface 22A of the fitting portion 22 protrudes outward from the center position of the terminal accommodating portion 21 in the front-to-rear direction. The rear surface 22A of the fitting portion 22 corresponds to the rear surface of the housing 20. The rear surface 22A of the fitting portion 22 is parallel to the YZ plane. The rear surface 22A of the fitting portion 22 has left and right rear side portions 28A and a rear lower portion 28B. The rear side portions 28A are located on both the left and right sides of the terminal accommodating portion 21. Each rear side portion 28A is continuous from the upper end to the lower end of the protruding portion 26. The rear lower portion 28B is located below the terminal accommodating portion 21. The rear lower portion 28B extends in the left-right direction between the lower ends of the left and right rear side portions 28.

[0020] As shown in Fig. 2, a rubber plug 15 is attached to the outer circumferential surface of each electric wire 14. The rubber plug 15 is in close contact with the inner circumferential surface of each cavity 23, sealing each cavity 23 individually. Each electric wire 14 is drawn rearward from the rear end 21A of the terminal accommodating portion 21. The electric wires 14 drawn out from the terminal accommodating portion 21 are arranged in a line on the left and right.

[0021] As shown in Fig. 5, each electric wire 14 is held in an upwardly bent state by an electric wire pressing portion 57 described later. Each electric wire 14 has a first bent portion 16 and a second bent portion 17. Both the first bent portion 16 and the second bent portion 17 are disposed inside the cover 40.

[0022] The first bent portion 16 is bent back from the rear to the front to form a U-shape. The second bent portion 17 is bent upward at a substantially right angle. The portion of each electric wire 14 beyond the second bent portion 17 is drawn upward from the electric wire outlet 12.

[0023] The cover 40 is made of synthetic resin. As shown in Figs. 5 and 6, the cover 40 includes a hood portion 41, a wire accommodating portion 42, a connecting portion 43, a first clearance-reducing portion 44A, and a second clearance-reducing portion 44B, which are integrated into one component. The hood portion 41 covers the outer peripheral surface of the fitting portion 22. The wire accommodating portion 42 accommodates the wires 14 drawn out from the housing 20. The connecting portion 43 connects the hood portion 41 and the wire accommodating portion 42.

[0024] As shown in FIG. 7 , the inner peripheral surface of the hood portion 41 is shaped to conform to the outer peripheral surface of the fitting portion 22. The inner peripheral surface of the hood portion 41 has a lower surface portion 45, left and right side surface portions 46, an upper surface portion 47, and a curved surface portion 48. The lower surface portion 45 is formed in the center of the hood portion 41 in the left-right direction. The lower surface portion 45 is parallel to the XY plane. The left and right side surface portions 46 are formed on both left and right sides of the hood portion 41 in the left-right direction. The left and right side surface portions 46 are parallel to the XZ plane. The upper surface portion 47 is formed in a recessed position one step upward in the center of the hood portion 41 in the left-right direction. The upper surface portion 47 is parallel to the XY plane. Steps 47A are formed on both left and right ends of the upper surface portion 47. The curved surface portions 48 are formed at the top, bottom, left, and right corners of the inner peripheral surface of the hood portion 41. Each curved surface portion 48 has an arc shape when viewed from the front. The upper curved surface portion 48 extends downward from the lower end of the step 47 A. The lower curved surface portion 48 extends upward from both the left and right ends of the lower surface portion 45 .

[0025] As shown in Figure 6, the hood portion 41 has a lower portion 51 and an upper portion 52. The lower portion 51 and the upper portion 52 are separated at the left and right side portions 46. The lower portion 51 and the upper portion 52 are connected by a hinge 53. The hinge 53 connects the upper portion 52 to the lower portion 51 so that it can be opened and closed. The lower portion 51 is open so that the housing 20 can be installed from above.

[0026] The lower part 51 and the upper part 52 are held in a closed state by a lock. The lock has a lock protrusion 54 and a lock piece 55 (see FIG. 2). The lock protrusion 54 is provided on the lower part 51, and the lock piece 55 is provided on the upper part 52. The lock protrusion 54 and the lock piece 55 lock the lower part 51 and the upper part 52 together when they are closed.

[0027] As shown in FIG. 6, the wire accommodating portion 42 is provided behind the hood portion 41. The wire accommodating portion 42 has a main body portion 56 and a wire pressing portion 57. The main body portion 56 has a bottom wall portion 58, left and right side wall portions 59, and a rear wall portion 61. The bottom wall portion 58 is located slightly below the rear end opening 23A of the cavity 23 (see FIG. 5). The left and right side wall portions 59 rise upward from both left and right ends of the bottom wall portion 58. The rear wall portion 61 rises upward from the rear end of the bottom wall portion 58.

[0028] The wire pressing portion 57 is attached to the upper surface of the main body portion 56. The wire pressing portion 57 constitutes a lid that covers the upper part of the main body portion 56. The wire pressing portion 57 has a generally rectangular plate shape that is long in the left-right direction. The wire pressing portion 57 is placed over the wires 14 that are folded back forward (see FIG. 5).

[0029] As shown in Fig. 5, the wire pressing portion 57 holds the wires 14 drawn rearward from the housing 20 in a bent state upward. The first bent portion 16 is pressed from above by the wire pressing portion 57. The second bent portion 17 is formed between the wire pressing portion 57 and the terminal accommodating portion 21. The second bent portion 17 is supported from behind by the wire pressing portion 57.

[0030] The main body 56 and the wire pressing portion 57 are held in a closed state by a locking portion. The locking portion has a locking protrusion 62 and a locking piece 63 (see FIG. 2). The locking protrusions 62 are provided on both the left and right sides of the main body 56, and the locking pieces 63 are provided on both the left and right sides of the wire pressing portion 57. The locking protrusions 62 and the locking pieces 63 lock together when the main body 56 and the wire pressing portion 57 are closed.

[0031] As shown in FIG. 6, the wire accommodating section 42 has a plurality of first partition walls 64 and a plurality of second partition walls 65. The first partition walls 64 and the second partition walls 65 separate adjacent wires 14 in the arrangement direction. The first partition walls 64 are provided in the main body 56. The first partition walls 64 rise upward from the bottom wall portion 58 of the main body 56 to the upper end of the main body 56. The first partition walls 64 protrude forward from the rear wall portion 61 of the wire accommodating section 42. The first partition walls 64 divide the internal space of the main body 56. The first bent portions 16 of the wires 14 are separated one by one by the first partition walls 64 (see FIG. 2).

[0032] As shown in Fig. 6, the second partition 65 is provided in the wire pressing portion 57. The second partition 65 protrudes forward from the front edge of the wire pressing portion 57. The second partition 65 extends downward from the wire pressing portion 57. As shown in Fig. 8, the second partition 65 defines the wire outlet port 12. The second bent portions 17 of the wires 14 are separated one by one by the second partition 65.

[0033] As shown in Fig. 5, the wire outlet 12 is formed between the wire pressing portion 57 and the fitting portion 22. The wire outlet 12 opens upward. As shown in Fig. 8, the wire outlet 12 is elongated and extends in the left-right direction.

[0034] 6, the connecting portion 43 connects the hood portion 41 and the wire accommodating portion 42. The connecting portion 43 is box-shaped and accommodates the rear portion of the fitting portion 22. The connecting portion 43 has a bottom surface 66, left and right surface portions 67, and a rear surface 68.

[0035] The bottom surface 66 and the left and right surface portions 67 are continuous with the hood portion 41. The vertical dimensions of the left and right surface portions 67 are greater than the vertical dimension of the lower portion 51 of the hood portion 41. The upper ends of the left and right surface portions 67 are positioned at the same height as the upper end of the main body portion 56 of the wire accommodating portion 42.

[0036] 2, a step surface 49 is formed between the left and right surface portions 67 of the connecting portion 43 and the left and right side surface portions 46 of the hood portion 41. The step surface 49 is a surface parallel to the YZ plane. The step surface 49 extends in the vertical direction.

[0037] As shown in Fig. 6, the rear surface portion 68 has a plate surface parallel to the YZ plane. When viewed from the front side, the rear surface portion 68 has a U-shape that follows the front edge of the main body portion 56 of the wire accommodating portion 42. The rear surface portion 68 corresponds to the cover-facing portion that faces the rear surface 22A of the fitting portion 22. The upper end of the rear surface portion 68 is located at the same height as the upper end of the main body portion 56 of the wire accommodating portion 42. The lower end of the rear surface portion 68 is located at the same height as the lower surface portion 45 of the hood portion 41.

[0038] 7, the first play-reducing portions 44A are provided on the hood portion 41. The first play-reducing portions 44A are provided on the top, bottom, left, and right sides of the inner circumferential surface of the hood portion 41. The first play-reducing portions 44A protrude inward from the inner circumferential surface of the hood portion 41.

[0039] A pair of first backlash-reducing portions 44A are provided on the left and right sides of the underside 45 of the hood portion 41. As shown in Fig. 6, each of the first backlash-reducing portions 44A of the underside 45 extends from the front end of the hood portion 41 to the rear end of the connecting portion 43. The first backlash-reducing portions 44A of the underside 45 extend linearly along the boundary with the curved surface portion 48.

[0040] Two first backlash-reducing portions 44A are provided on the front and rear of the left and right side surface portions 46 (see FIG. 2). The first backlash-reducing portions 44A on the left and right side surface portions 46 have the same shape and size.

[0041] As shown in Fig. 7, one first backlash-reducing portion 44A is provided on each upper curved surface portion 48. The first backlash-reducing portion 44A on each upper curved surface portion 48 is located close to the top surface portion 47. As shown in Fig. 6, each first backlash-reducing portion 44A on each upper curved surface portion 48 extends linearly from the front end of the hood portion 41 to a central position in the front-to-rear direction of the hood portion 41.

[0042] As shown in FIG. 6, the second backlash-eliminating portions 44B are provided on the rear surface 68 of the connecting portion 43. A pair of second backlash-eliminating portions 44B are provided on the left and right sides. The second backlash-eliminating portions 44B extend linearly from near the upper end of the rear surface 68 to the lower end. The lower end of the second backlash-eliminating portions 44B is located below the bottom wall portion 58 of the wire accommodating portion 42. As shown in FIG. 2, the second backlash-eliminating portions 44B protrude forward from the front surface of the rear surface 68.

[0043] When the cover 40 is attached to the housing 20, as shown in FIG. 2 , the protruding portion 26 of the housing 20 is accommodated in the connecting portion 43. The front surface 26A of the protruding portion 26 faces the stepped surface 49 of the cover 40 in the front-rear direction. This restricts the housing 20 from being separated forward from the cover 40. The rear surface 22A of the fitting portion 22 faces the rear surface portion 68 of the connecting portion 43 in the front-rear direction. The second backlash-reducing portion 44B is in contact with the rear surface 22A of the fitting portion 22, filling the gap between the rear surface 22A and the rear surface portion 68 in the front-rear direction. This suppresses backlash between the housing 20 and the cover 40 in the front-rear direction.

[0044] The fitting portion 22 of the housing 20 is covered by the hood portion 41 (see FIG. 7). The first backlash-reducing portion 44A is in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the fitting portion 22, filling the gaps in the vertical and horizontal directions between the hood portion 41 and the fitting portion 22. This suppresses backlash between the housing 20 and the cover 40 in the vertical and horizontal directions.

[0045] 5, each electric wire 14 is held in a bent state inside the electric wire accommodating section 42 and is pulled out upward from the electric wire outlet 12. This prevents the electric wires 14 from swinging.

[0046] Next, the operation and effect of the embodiment configured as described above will be described. The connector 10 includes a terminal fitting 11, a housing 20, and a cover 40. The terminal fitting 11 is connected to an end of an electric wire 14. The housing 20 accommodates the terminal fitting 11. The cover 40 is attached to the housing 20. The cover 40 has a wire accommodating portion 42. The wire accommodating portion 42 is disposed rearward of the housing 20. The wire accommodating portion 42 presses the electric wire 14 pulled rearward from the housing 20 against the housing 20, holding the electric wire 14 bent upward. The cover 40 has a first backlash-reducing portion 44A and a second backlash-reducing portion 44B that fill the gap between the housing 20 and the cover 40. With this configuration, the wire accommodating portion 42 suppresses swinging of the electric wire 14, and the first backlash-reducing portion 44A and the second backlash-reducing portion 44B suppress rattle between the housing 20 and the cover 40. Therefore, vibrations caused by the swinging movement of the electric wire 14 can be made less likely to be transmitted to the terminal fitting 11.

[0047] The cover 40 has a hood portion 41 that covers the outer peripheral surface of the housing 20. The first backlash-reducing portion 44A fills the gap between the outer peripheral surface of the housing 20 and the inner peripheral surface of the hood portion 41. With this configuration, it is possible to suppress backlash between the housing 20 and the cover 40 in the left-right or up-down direction.

[0048] The cover 40 has a connecting portion 43 that connects the hood portion 41 and the wire accommodating portion 42. The connecting portion 43 has a rear surface portion 68 that faces the rear surface 22A of the fitting portion 22. The second backlash-reducing portion 44B fills the gap between the rear surface 22A of the fitting portion 22 and the rear surface portion 68. With this configuration, backlash between the housing 20 and the cover 40 in the front-to-rear direction can be suppressed.

[0049] The second backlash-reducing portion 44B extends downward from the rear end opening 23A of the cavity 23 formed in the housing 20. According to this configuration, the second backlash-reducing portion 44B is provided in a location that is prone to rattle due to the swinging movement of the wires 14, and therefore rattle can be effectively prevented.

[0050] The electric wires 14 are arranged in a row. The cover 40 has a first partition wall 64 and a second partition wall 65 that separate the electric wires 14 adjacent to each other in the arrangement direction. With this configuration, the electric wires 14 arranged in a row can be separated within the cover 40, and the electric wires 14 can be held in an individually bent state.

[0051] [Another embodiment of the present disclosure] The embodiments disclosed herein should be considered to be illustrative in all respects and not restrictive.

[0052] In the above embodiment, only one row of cavities 23 is provided in the left-right direction, but in other embodiments, two or more rows of cavities lined up in the left-right direction may be provided in the vertical direction.

[0053] In the above embodiment, the first clearance-reducing portion 44A and the second clearance-reducing portion 44B are provided on the cover 40, but in other embodiments, the clearance-reducing portions may be provided on the housing, or on both the cover and the housing.

[0054] In the above embodiment, the connector 10 has a first clearance-reducing portion 44A and a second clearance-reducing portion 44B, but in other embodiments, the connector may have only one of the first clearance-reducing portion and the second clearance-reducing portion.

[0055] In the above embodiment, the wires 14 are drawn out above the connector 10, but in other embodiments, the wires may be drawn out to the left, right, or bottom of the connector.

[0056] In the above embodiment, the second clearance-reducing portion 44B is formed in the portion of the rear surface portion 68 that faces the rear side portion 28A, but in other embodiments, the second clearance-reducing portion may be formed in the portion of the rear surface that faces the lower rear surface portion. [Explanation of symbols]

[0057] 10...Connector 11...Terminal fitting 12...Wire outlet 14...Electric wire 15...Rubber stopper 16...First bending part 17…Second bending part 20…Housing 21...Terminal housing 21A…Rear end 22...Mating part 22A...Rear (rear of housing) 23...cavity 23A…Rear end opening 24...Lock arm 26…Protrusion 26A...Front 27...bulge 28A…Rear side 28B…lower rear 40...Cover 41...Hood section 42...Wire housing section 43...Connection part 44A...First clearance reduction section 44B...Second clearance reduction section 45…Bottom part 46...Side part 47...Top part 47A...Step 48...Curved surface part 49...Step surface 51...Lower 52...Upper 53...hinge 54...Lock protrusion 55...Lock piece 56...Main body 57...Wire holder 58...Bottom wall 59...Side wall 61...Rear wall part 62...Latching protrusion 63...Latching piece 64...First bulkhead 65…Second bulkhead 66…Bottom part 67...Left and right sides 68...Rear part (cover facing part)

Claims

1. a terminal fitting connected to an end of the electric wire; a housing that accommodates the terminal fittings; a cover attached to the housing, The cover has a wire receiving portion disposed at the rear of the housing, The wire accommodating portion holds the wire drawn rearward from the housing in a state where the wire is bent laterally by pressing the wire between the wire accommodating portion and the housing, At least one of the housing and the cover has a clearance-reducing portion that fills the gap between the housing and the cover.

2. the cover has a hood portion that covers an outer peripheral surface of the housing, 2. The covered connector according to claim 1, wherein the clearance-reducing portion includes a first clearance-reducing portion that fills a gap between an outer peripheral surface of the housing and an inner peripheral surface of the hood portion.

3. the cover has a connecting portion that connects the hood portion and the wire accommodating portion, the connecting portion has a cover facing portion facing the rear surface of the housing, 3. The covered connector according to claim 2, wherein the backlash-reducing portion includes a second backlash-reducing portion that fills a gap between the rear surface of the housing and the cover-facing portion.

4. 4. The connector with cover according to claim 3, wherein, when the side on which the electric wire is bent is the upper side, the second clearance-reducing portion is provided at least below the rear end opening of the cavity formed in the housing.

5. The electric wires are arranged in a row, The covered connector according to claim 1 , wherein the cover has a partition wall that separates the electric wires adjacent in the arrangement direction.

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