connector

Abstract

To provide a compact connector that is capable of preventing abrasion of a housing and a cover in a connector with a cover mechanism.SOLUTION: An inlet 1 includes a cover 41 for covering a front opening 25 of a housing 20 into which a plug housing 80 of an inlet plug 5 is fitted, and a torsion coil spring for biasing the cover 41 to a position where a cover portion 43 covers the front opening 25. An opening edge 25a of the front opening 25 which is brought into contact with and covered by the cover portion 43 intersects an opening center line X of the front opening 25, is parallel to a turning axis Y of the cover 41, and has an inclined flat surface F which extends from an opening edge end portion 25b of the front opening 25 on a rear side in a direction R in which the cover portion 43 turns toward a cover open position and intersects at an obtuse angle with a straight line Z orthogonal to the turning axis (Y). A protruding portion 87 of the inlet plug 5 presses a pressing portion 48 of the cover 41, thereby turning the cover 41 to the cover open position.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a connector having a cover mechanism. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, a wire harness (electric wire) electrically connecting various electrical components mounted on an automobile or the like is connected by a connector. Such a connector is usually composed of a male connector and a female connector. For example, in the case of a connector structure applied to an optional specification, one connector connected to an end of a pre-installed electric wire is known to have a cover mechanism provided at a front opening of a housing for the purpose of dustproofing, protecting the terminal, preventing electric shock to the surroundings, etc. until the other connector is mated. In particular, in electric automobiles and the like, a connector (inlet) with a cover mechanism is applied to prevent electric shock accidents, etc., and prevents the exposure of the terminal at the front opening when the connector is not connected. An example of such a configuration is a charging cable connection structure disclosed in Patent Document 1, for example.

[0003] In this charging cable connection structure, a lid (cover) is provided that slides between a position that covers the socket portion (front opening) and a position that does not cover the socket portion, and the lid is biased by a spring (biasing member) to the position that covers the socket portion. The lid is also provided with an abutment portion that abuts against the side of the plug portion of the charging cable, and a positioning means is provided that determines the abutment position of the plug portion against the abutment portion, so that when the lid is slid to a position that does not cover the socket portion, the positioned plug portion faces the socket portion. The user can bring the plug portion of the charging cable into contact with the contact portion and slide the lid, thereby aligning the plug portion of the charging cable with the socket portion and inserting the plug portion into the socket portion. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] JP 2012-79628 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] However, in the charging cable connection structure disclosed in Patent Document 1, when the lid is slid by the plug of the charging cable during connector fitting, the lid slides against the edge of the opening of the socket, which may cause friction between the edge of the opening of the socket and the lid. In particular, if an elastic packing is provided on the inner surface of the lid to reliably prevent the intrusion of dust, water, etc. into the socket, there is a risk of wear occurring in the sliding portion of the elastic packing. Furthermore, a space is required to slide the cover in a direction intersecting the direction in which the cover is inserted into the socket, which results in a larger charging port.

[0006] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a compact connector that prevents wear on the housing and cover in a connector with a cover mechanism. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] The above object of the present invention can be achieved by the following configuration. (1) A connector having a first connector and a second connector that are fitted together and electrically connected to each other, the first connector has a first housing that accommodates a first connection terminal, and a protruding portion that protrudes from the first housing toward the second connector along a connector fitting direction, the second connector includes a second housing that accommodates a second connection terminal, a cover having a cover portion that is rotatable between a position that covers a front opening of the second housing into which the first housing is fitted and a position that does not cover the front opening, and a biasing member that biases the cover to a position where the cover portion covers the front opening, the cover is supported rotatably about a rotation axis located on a forward projection plane of the front opening in front of the second housing relative to the front opening, an opening edge of the front opening that is in contact with and covered by the cover portion has an inclined plane that intersects with the connector fitting direction and is parallel to the opening axis, and that extends from an opening edge end of the front opening on the rear side in a direction in which the cover portion rotates from a position covering the front opening to a position not covering the front opening and intersects at an obtuse angle with a straight line perpendicular to the rotation axis; The protruding portion presses the pressing portion of the cover, thereby rotating the cover to a position where the cover portion does not cover the front opening. A connector characterized by:

[0008] According to the connector having the configuration of (1) above, the front opening of the second housing in the second connector is covered by a cover whose cover portion contacts the edge of the opening, thereby reliably preventing dust, water, etc. from entering the front opening of the second housing. When the first connector and the second connector are mated, the protruding portion of the first connector presses the pressing portion of the cover of the second connector, thereby rotating the cover from a position where the cover part covers the front opening of the second housing (cover closed position) to a position where the cover part does not cover the front opening (cover open position). Here, the opening edge of the front opening has an inclined plane that intersects with the connector mating direction and is parallel to the rotation axis of the cover, and that extends from the opening edge end of the front opening on the rear side in the direction in which the cover part rotates from the position where the front opening is covered to the position where the cover part does not cover the front opening and intersects at an obtuse angle with a straight line perpendicular to the rotation axis. That is, the rotation path of the cover part does not intersect with the opening edge of the front opening. Thus, when the cover is opened or closed, friction between the opening edge of the front opening and the cover part is reduced. The cover is located on a forward projection plane of the front opening of the second housing in front of the front opening. That is, the protruding portion of the first connector that presses the pressing portion of the cover can be shortened in length by which it protrudes toward the second connector by an amount that the pivot shaft of the cover is displaced forward of the second housing (toward the first connector) relative to the front opening. Thus, the first connector can be made compact by reducing the protruding length of the protruding portion.

[0009] (2) The cover portion includes an elastic packing that elastically contacts an opening edge of the front opening. The connector according to (1) above,

[0010] According to the connector having the above configuration (2), the elastic packing provided on the cover can elastically contact the edge of the front opening. Thus, the elastic packing that contacts the edge to cover the front opening can more reliably prevent dust, water, and the like from entering the front opening of the second housing.

[0011] (3) The cover is supported so as to be rotatable about the rotation axis intersecting with the opening center line of the front opening. The connector according to (1) or (2) above, characterized in that

[0012] According to the connector having the configuration of (3) above, the rotatably provided cover is rotatable about a rotation axis that intersects with the center line of the front opening in front of the second housing. That is, by rotating the cover about the rotation axis that intersects with the center line of the front opening, the rotation force due to the protruding portion of the first connector can be suppressed and the rotation radius can be made compact. Effect of the Invention

[0013] According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent wear between the housing and the cover in a connector with a cover mechanism and to provide a compact connector.

[0014] The present invention has been briefly described above. Furthermore, the details of the present invention will be further clarified by reading the following description of the preferred embodiment of the present invention (hereinafter, referred to as "embodiment") with reference to the accompanying drawings. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0015] [Figure 1] 1 is a perspective view showing an inlet as a second connector constituting a connector according to an embodiment of the present invention, and an inlet plug as a first connector that is fitted into the inlet. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the inlet shown in FIG. [Diagram 3] 2 is a perspective view of the inlet shown in FIG. 1 with a top plate and a cover separated therefrom. [Figure 4] 4 is an enlarged perspective view of a main portion with a part broken away to illustrate a cover support portion that rotatably supports the cover; FIG. [Diagram 5] 2 is a bottom view showing the inlet and the inlet plug shown in FIG. 1 in a pre-fitted state. FIG. [Figure 6] 5A is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 5, and FIG. [Figure 7] 6A and 6B are longitudinal sectional views showing a state immediately after the inlet and inlet plug shown in FIG. 5 start to be fitted together, where (a) corresponds to the AA section in FIG. 5 and (b) corresponds to the BB section in FIG. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of the main part in (b) of FIG. [Figure 9] 6A and 6B are longitudinal sectional views showing a state in the middle of fitting the inlet and inlet plug shown in FIG. 5, where (a) corresponds to the AA section in FIG. 5, and (b) corresponds to the BB section in FIG. [Figure 10] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the inlet when fitted, with the inlet plug omitted. [Figure 11] 6A and 6B are longitudinal sectional views showing a state in which the inlet and the inlet plug shown in FIG. 5 are completely fitted together, where (a) corresponds to the AA section in FIG. 5, and (b) corresponds to the BB section in FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0016] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing an inlet 1 as a second connector constituting a connector according to an embodiment of the present invention, and an inlet plug 5 as a first connector that is fitted into the inlet 1. Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the inlet 1 shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the inlet 1 shown in Fig. 1 with a top plate 50 and a cover 41 separated therefrom.

[0017] As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the inlet 1, which is the second connector of this embodiment, is a connector with a cover mechanism that includes a housing 20 as a second housing that accommodates a connection terminal (second connection terminal) 70, an outer case 51 that houses and holds the housing 20, a cover 41 that covers the front opening 25 of the housing 20 into which the plug housing 80 of the inlet plug 5, which is the first connector, is fitted, and a torsion coil spring 30 that is a biasing member that elastically biases the cover 41 in a direction to close the front opening 25.

[0018] In this specification, the front-to-rear direction refers to the direction along the connector mating direction of the housing 20 (left-to-right direction in Figure 6), with the side where the plug housing 80 of the inlet plug 5 is mated being the front, the up-down direction refers to the direction in which the cover 41 is opened and closed perpendicular to the connector mating direction of the housing 20 (up-down direction in Figure 6), with the top plate 50 side of the outer case 51 being the top.

[0019] The housing 20 of the inlet 1 is made of electrically insulating synthetic resin. A pair of terminal accommodating cylindrical portions 23, 23 protruding toward the inlet plug 5 side are provided on a front wall 26 of the housing 20. A connection terminal 70 connected to an end portion of a high-voltage cable 71 is accommodated within the terminal accommodating cylindrical portion 23. The high-voltage cable 71 connected to the connection terminal 70 is pulled out from the rear end opening of the terminal accommodating cylindrical portion 23.

[0020] At the front end of the terminal accommodating tube portion 23, a front opening 25 into which a connection terminal (first connection terminal) 90 of the inlet plug 5 is inserted is formed. An opening edge 25a of the front opening 25 has an inclined plane F that intersects with an opening center line X of the front opening 25 parallel to the connector fitting direction and is parallel to a rotation axis Y (rotation center of the cover 41), and extends from an opening edge end 25b of the front opening 25 on the rear side in a direction R in which the cover portion 43 of the cover 41 rotates from a position covering the front opening 25 to a position not covering the front opening 25, and intersects at an obtuse angle with a straight line Z perpendicular to the rotation axis Y (see FIG. 8). That is, the opening edge 25a of the front opening 25 in this embodiment has an inclined surface shape that inclines obliquely downward from the upper front end toward the rear. The inclination angle of the opening edge 25a is appropriately set according to the position of the rotation axis Y, which is the rotation center of the cover 41 in which the cover portion 43 faces the opening edge 25a, and the like.

[0021] The connection terminal 70 is a female terminal made of a conductive metal material and is formed into a cylindrical rod shape. A joint hole 72 is formed at the rear end of the connection terminal 70, and a conductor 73 of a high-voltage cable 71 drawn out from the rear end opening of the terminal accommodating tube portion 23 is inserted into the joint hole 72 and crimped (see FIG. 6).

[0022] A seal member 75 is attached to the high voltage cable 71 drawn out from the rear end opening of the terminal accommodating tubular portion 23, and is liquid-tightly sealed to the terminal accommodating tubular portion 23. The seal member 75 is prevented from coming off by a rear holder 77 attached to the rear end of the terminal accommodating tubular portion 23.

[0023] 2, screw holes 27 are provided at the left and right ends of the front wall 26 of the housing 20. The front wall 26 of the housing 20 is fixed to the fixing pieces 17 of the top plate 50 by the screws 10.

[0024] As shown in FIG. 2, the outer case 51 is a flat housing made up of a bottom frame 55, a main body frame 60, and a top plate 50. The bottom frame 55 is integrally formed with a pair of support frames 56, 56 extending in the front-rear direction of the housing 20 and a bottom plate portion 57 connecting the pair of support frames 56, 56.

[0025] The main body frame 60 includes side wall members 61, 63 which are fixed to the support frames 56, 56 by screws 12 and disposed on both the left and right sides of the housing 20, and a rear panel 66 which is fixed to the rear ends of the side wall members 61, 63 by screws 11. Side wall members 61, 63, which form both side walls of the outer case 51, are provided at their front ends with cover support portions 62, 64, respectively, which rotatably support a cover 41, which will be described later.

[0026] FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of a main portion with a part broken away to illustrate a cover support portion 64 that rotatably supports the cover 41. As shown in FIG. 3 and 4, support holes 65, 67 formed in opposing side walls of the cover support part 64 rotatably support the cover 41 via a rotation support pin 69 inserted into a through hole 47 of the cover 41. The cover support part 64 is provided with a spring hook part 68 for hooking one end 33 of the torsion coil spring 30. The cover support part 62, which has a symmetrical structure to the cover support part 64, also has a similar structure.

[0027] The top plate 50 has an eave portion 15 extending in front of an upper wall portion 13 which, together with a bottom frame 55 and a main body frame 60, defines a housing receiving space. A pair of fixing pieces 17, 17 are vertically provided on the underside of the upper wall portion 13 for fixing the front wall 26 of the housing 20 with the screws 10. A guide rib 19 is provided on the underside of the central portion of the eaves portion 15, extending in the connector fitting direction for guiding the fitting of the plug housing 80 of the inlet plug 5 into the housing 20 accommodated in the outer case 51.

[0028] The cover 41 has a cover portion 43 , cover side walls 45 , 45 vertically extending from both ends of the cover portion 43 , and an elastic packing 49 provided on the rear surface of the cover portion 43 . The elastic packing 49 is formed from a rectangular sheet of elastic material such as sponge or rubber, and is attached to the rear surface of the cover portion 43.

[0029] The flat cover portion 43 covers the front openings 25 of the pair of terminal accommodating cylindrical portions 23, 23 protruding from the front wall 26 of the housing 20 accommodated in the outer case 51, thereby preventing the connection terminals 70 from being exposed at the front opening 25 when the inlet 1 is not connected. The rear surface of the cover portion 43 in the cover closed position is an opposing surface parallel to the inclined plane F at the opening edge 25a of the front opening 25, and the elastic packing 49 can elastically come into contact with the opening edge 25a of the front opening 25 of the pair of terminal accommodating cylindrical portions 23, 23.

[0030] At the front end of the cover side wall 45, there are provided through holes 47, 47 formed in the opposing side wall, and a pressing portion 48 extending above the cover side wall 45 beyond the through hole 47. Between the opposing side walls in which the through holes 47, 47 are formed, a torsion coil spring 30 is disposed with a rotation support pin 69 passing through it. The through holes 47, 47 are located on the extended end side (opposite the cover part 43) of the cover side walls 45, 45 vertically provided at both ends of the cover part 43. The cover 41 is rotatably supported by the cover support parts 62, 64 via the rotation support pin 69 inserted into the through holes 47, 47. That is, the cover 41 is supported rotatably about the rotation axis Y of the rotation support pin 69 that intersects with the opening center line X of the front opening 25 in front of the housing 20 from the front opening 25. The rotation axis Y of the rotation support pin 69 does not need to completely intersect with the opening center line X of the front opening 25, and can be offset in the vertical direction within a range W where the rotation axis Y is located on the front projection plane H of the front opening 25 in front of the housing 20 from the front opening 25.

[0031] The pressing portion 48 is formed by connecting the opposing side walls in which the through holes 47, 47 are formed, and has an opposing surface on its front surface against which the tip of a protruding portion 87 described below abuts (butts and comes into contact). As shown in Fig. 4, the other end 31 of the torsion coil spring 30, one end 33 of which is hooked to the spring hook portion 68 of the cover support portion 64, is hooked to the rear surface of the pressing portion 48. Thus, the cover 41 is elastically biased in a direction to close the front opening 25 by the repulsive force of the torsion coil spring 30.

[0032] The inlet plug 5, which is the first connector in this embodiment, comprises a connection terminal 90 that fits into the connection terminal 70 of the inlet 1, a plug housing 80 as a first housing having a pair of terminal accommodating chambers 83, 83 that accommodate the connection terminal 90, and a bracket 86 having a pair of protrusions 87, 87 that protrude toward the inlet 1 along the connector mating direction (see Figures 1 and 6).

[0033] The plug housing 80 is made of an electrically insulating synthetic resin. A bracket 86 having protruding portions 87, 87 that face the pressing portion 48 of the cover 41 and can be pressed against the bracket 86 is attached to the plug housing 80. A fitting guide groove 85 is formed on the top surface of the plug housing 80. The fitting guide groove 85 has a tapered portion whose width increases toward the inlet 1. When the inlet plug 5 is fitted into the inlet 1, this fitting guide groove 85 engages with a guide rib 19 provided on the top plate 50 of the inlet 1, thereby guiding the plug housing 80 into the housing 20.

[0034] A connection terminal 90 connected to an end portion of a high voltage cable 91 is accommodated in the terminal accommodating chamber 83. The high voltage cable 91 connected to the connection terminal 90 is pulled out from the rear end opening of the terminal accommodating chamber 83.

[0035] The connection terminal 90 is a male terminal made of a conductive metal material and formed into a cylindrical rod shape. A joint hole 92 is formed at the rear end of the connection terminal 90, and a conductor 93 of a high-voltage cable 91 drawn out from the rear end opening of the terminal accommodating chamber 83 is inserted into the joint hole 92 and crimped. A seal member 95 is attached to the high voltage cable 91 drawn out from the rear end opening of the terminal accommodating chamber 83, and the high voltage cable 91 is liquid-tightly sealed in the terminal accommodating chamber 83. The seal member 95 is prevented from coming off by a rear holder 97 attached to the rear end of the terminal accommodating chamber 83.

[0036] Next, the operation of fitting the inlet 1 and the inlet plug 5 described above will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in Figures 5 and 6, when the inlet 1 and the inlet plug 5 are not engaged, the elastic force of the torsion coil spring 30 causes the cover 41 to be in a cover closed position in which the cover portion 43 covers the front opening 25 of the housing 20. Therefore, the connection terminal 70 of the inlet 1 is not exposed because the cover 41 is closed. This provides dust protection for the inlet 1, terminal protection, and prevention of electric shock.

[0037] From this state, the inlet plug 5 starts to be inserted and fitted into the inlet 1. First, from the state shown in Fig. 6, the inlet plug 5 is moved toward the inlet 1, and insertion and fitting into the outer case 51 of the plug housing 80 starts. At this time, as shown in FIG. 7( a ), the tip of protrusion 87 of bracket 86 of inlet plug 5 abuts against pressing portion 48 of cover 41 and presses pressing portion 48 against the elastic force of torsion coil spring 30 .

[0038] Then, as shown in FIG. 7(b) and FIG. 8, the cover portion 43 of the cover 41 is rotated downward with the rotation support pin 69 as the center of rotation. Here, the opening edge 25a of the front opening 25 of this embodiment has an inclined plane F that intersects with the connector fitting direction (a direction parallel to the opening center line X of the front opening 25) and is parallel to the rotation axis Y, and extends from the opening edge end 25b (the upper end of the opening edge 25a) of the front opening 25 on the rear side of the direction R in which the cover part 43 rotates from a position that covers the front opening 25 (position (b) in FIG. 6) to a position that does not cover the front opening 25 (position (b) in FIG. 9), and intersects with a straight line Z perpendicular to the rotation axis Y at an obtuse angle. That is, the rotation trajectory of the upper edge part 43a of the cover part 43 does not intersect with the opening edge 25a of the front opening 25. Therefore, when the cover 41 is opened and closed, the rubbing between the opening edge 25a of the front opening 25 and the cover part 43 is reduced.

[0039] Furthermore, the cover 41 is supported to be rotatable about a rotation axis Y located on a forward projection plane H of the front opening 25 in front of the housing 20 relative to the front opening 25. That is, the protruding portion 87 of the inlet plug 5 pressing the pressing portion 48 of the cover 41 can have a shorter protruding length protruding toward the inlet 1 side by an amount that the rotation axis Y of the cover 41 is displaced forward of the housing 20 (toward the inlet plug 5) relative to the front opening 25. Thus, the protruding length of the protruding portion 87 can be reduced, making the inlet plug 5 more compact.

[0040] When the inlet plug 5 is inserted further toward the rear of the inlet 1 from the state shown in FIG. 7, the cover 41 is rotated to a cover open position in which the cover portion 43 does not cover the front opening 25, as shown in FIGS. 9(a), (b) and 10. Then, when inlet plug 5 is further inserted deeper toward the rear of inlet 1, as shown in Figures 11(a) and (b), connection terminal 90 of inlet plug 5 fits into and connects with connection terminal 70 of inlet 1, thereby electrically connecting high-voltage cable 71 and high-voltage cable 91. Therefore, the inlet 1 and the inlet plug 5 are electrically connected by butting the tip of the protrusion 87 of the bracket 86 against the pressing portion 48 of the cover 41, so that the plug housing 80 and the housing 20 are fitted together.

[0041] As described above, according to the inlet 1 of this embodiment, the elastic packing 49 provided on the cover portion 43 can be in elastic contact with the opening edge 25a of the front opening 25. Therefore, the elastic packing 49 that comes into contact with the opening edge 25a to cover the front opening 25 can more reliably prevent the intrusion of dust, water, and the like into the front opening 25 of the housing 20.

[0042] Furthermore, according to the inlet 1 of this embodiment, the cover 41 rotatably provided on the outer case 51 is rotatable about a rotation axis Y that intersects with the opening center line X of the front opening 25 in front of the housing 20. That is, by rotating the cover 41 about the rotation axis Y of the cover 41 that intersects with the opening center line X of the front opening 25, the rotation force due to the protrusion 87 of the inlet plug 5 can be suppressed and the rotation radius can be made compact.

[0043] According to the inlet 1 and inlet plug 5 constituting the connector of this embodiment described above, wear of the housing 20 and cover 41 in the inlet 1 can be prevented, and the inlet plug 5 can be made compact to provide a compact connector.

[0044] The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be appropriately modified, improved, etc. 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.

[0045] For example, in the above embodiment, an inlet for use in an electric vehicle or the like was described as an example of a connector with a cover mechanism, but the connector of the present invention is not limited to this and can be applied to various connectors based on the spirit of the present invention. In the above embodiment, the cover 41 is configured to rotate downward around the rotation axis Y extending in the left-right direction of the inlet 1, but the cover 41 may be configured to rotate upward. Also, the cover may be configured to rotate sideways around a rotation axis extending in the up-down direction of the inlet. That is, the rotation direction of the cover relative to the inlet is appropriately set according to the mounting direction of the inlet when it is mounted on the vehicle body.

[0046] Here, the features of the above-described embodiments of the connector according to the present invention will be briefly summarized and listed in the following [1] to [3]. [1] A connector having a first connector (inlet plug 5) and a second connector (inlet 1) that are fitted together and electrically connected to each other, The first connector (inlet plug 5) has a first housing (plug housing 80) that accommodates a first connection terminal (connection terminal 90) and a protruding portion (87) that protrudes from the first housing (plug housing 80) toward the second connector (inlet 1) along a connector fitting direction, The second connector (inlet 1) includes a second housing (housing 20) that accommodates a second connection terminal (connection terminal 70), a cover (41) having a cover portion (43) that is rotatable between a position that covers a front opening (25) of the second housing (housing 20) into which the first housing (plug housing 80) is fitted and a position that does not cover the front opening (25), and a biasing member (torsion coil spring 30) that biases the cover (41) to a position where the cover portion (43) covers the front opening (25), the cover (41) is supported rotatably about a rotation axis (Y) located on a forward projection plane (H) of the front opening (25) in front of the second housing (housing 20) relative to the front opening (25); an opening edge (25a) of the front opening (25) that is in contact with and covered by the cover portion (43) intersects with the connector fitting direction (a direction parallel to the opening center line X of the front opening (25)) and is parallel to the opening axis (Y), and has an inclined plane (F) that extends from an opening edge end portion (25b) of the front opening (25) on the rear side in a direction (R) in which the cover portion (43) rotates from a position covering the front opening (25) to a position not covering the front opening (25) and intersects at an obtuse angle with a straight line (Z) perpendicular to the rotation axis (Y); The protrusion (87) presses the pressing portion (48) of the cover (41), thereby rotating the cover (41) to a position where the cover portion (43) does not cover the front opening (25). A connector characterized by: [2] The cover portion (43) includes an elastic packing (49) that elastically contacts the opening edge (25a) of the front opening (25). The connector according to the above [1], [3] The cover (41) is supported rotatably about the rotation axis (Y) that intersects with the opening center line (X) of the front opening (25). The connector according to the above [1] or [2], [Explanation of symbols]

[0047] 1...Inlet (second connector) 5...Inlet plug (first connector) 20…Housing (second housing) 25…Front opening 25a…Opening edge 25b...Opening edge 30...Torsion coil spring (biasing member) 41…Cover 43…Cover part 48…Pressing part 70...Connection terminal 80...Plug housing (first housing) 87...Protruding part F… Inclined plane Y...rotation axis Z: Straight line perpendicular to the rotation axis

Claims

1. A connector having a first connector and a second connector which are fitted together and electrically connected to each other, the first connector has a first housing that accommodates a first connection terminal, and a protruding portion that protrudes from the first housing toward the second connector along a connector fitting direction, the second connector includes a second housing that accommodates second connection terminals, an outer case that houses and holds the second housing, covers provided on cover support portions at front ends of both side walls of the outer case so that a cover portion can rotate between a position that covers a front opening of the second housing into which the first housing is fitted and a position that does not cover the front opening, and a biasing member having one end hooked to the cover support portions and the other end hooked to a pressing portion of the cover, thereby biasing the cover to a position where the cover portion covers the front opening, the cover is supported by the cover support portion so as to be rotatable about a rotation axis located on a forward projection plane of the front opening in front of the second housing relative to the front opening, an opening edge of the front opening that is in contact with and covered by the cover portion has an inclined plane that intersects with the connector fitting direction and is parallel to the pivot axis, and that extends from an opening edge end of the front opening on the rear side in a direction in which the cover portion rotates from a position covering the front opening to a position not covering the front opening and intersects with a straight line perpendicular to the pivot axis at an obtuse angle; When the first connector and the second connector are fitted to each other, the protrusion presses the front surface of the pressing portion, thereby rotating the cover to a position where the cover portion does not cover the front opening. A connector characterized by:

2. An elastic packing is provided on a rear surface of the cover portion, the elastic packing being in elastic contact with an opening edge of the front opening when covering the front opening.

2. The connector according to claim 1 .

3. the cover is supported by the cover support portion so as to be rotatable about the rotation axis that intersects with an opening center line of the front opening that is parallel to the connector fitting direction; 3. The connector according to claim 1 or 2.

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