Patent ID: 9231337
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: H01R

Claim Text:
1. A connector to be mounted in proximity to a vibrating part in a vehicle, comprising: a housing formed with cavities extending in an inserting direction; terminal fittings inserted respectively in the cavities along the inserting direction; wires connected respectively to the terminal fittings and extending from the housing, areas of the wires spaced from the terminal fittings being covered collectively by a covering member; a metal shield bracket surrounding at least part of the housing and fixed to the housing and to a case of a device installed in the vehicle; and a cover including a covering portion substantially enclosing all areas of the wires extending from the housing to the covering member, bulges bulging out from the covering portion and being fixed to the housing and to the shield bracket, the cover further including a wire holding portion extending unitarily from the covering portion and being formed with a groove configured for holding the covering member of the wires press-fit in the groove and a retaining portion hinged unitarily to an opening edge of the groove and configured to rotate into a position for closing an open side of the groove and retaining the covering member and the wires collectively covered by the covering member in the groove, the cover further having a wire fixing portion configured for fixing portions of the wires extending from the covering member to the housing in an extending direction intersecting the inserting direction and intersecting an extension direction of the wires in the vibrating part, whereby the wire holding portion and the wire fixing portion suppress vibration related movement of the terminal fittings in the housing.