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DE-102025145668-A1 - SLEEVE AND CONNECTOR

DE102025145668A1DE 102025145668 A1DE102025145668 A1DE 102025145668A1DE-102025145668-A1

Abstract

A casing according to one embodiment is a casing attached to a housing which has a terminal receiving section that receives a terminal, a receiving section for a conductive element that is arranged next to the terminal receiving section and receives part of a conductive element extending from the terminal, and an opening that opens the terminal receiving section and the receiving section for a conductive element outwards in a first cutting direction that intersects an arrangement direction of the terminal receiving section and the receiving section for a conductive element, wherein the casing comprises: a first casing that covers at least a first opening corresponding to the terminal receiving section in the opening; and a second casing that covers at least a second opening corresponding to the receiving section for a conductive element in the opening, wherein the first casing and the second casing are rotatable relative to each other about an axis extending in the first cutting direction.

Inventors

  • Hideto Kumakura

Assignees

  • YAZAKI CORPORATION

Dates

Publication Date
20260513
Application Date
20251106
Priority Date
20241111

Claims (5)

  1. A shell (6) attached to a housing (5) which has a terminal receiving section (51) accommodating a terminal (4), a receiving section (52) for a conductive element arranged adjacent to the terminal receiving section (51) and accommodating part of a conductive element extending from the terminal (4), and an opening (53) opening the terminal receiving section (51) and the receiving section (52) for a conductive element outwards in a first cutting direction intersecting an arrangement direction of the terminal receiving section (51) and the receiving section (52) for a conductive element, wherein the shell (6) comprises: a first shell (10) covering at least a first opening (531) corresponding to the terminal receiving section (51) in the opening (53); and a second shell (20) covering at least a second opening (532) corresponding to the receiving section (52) for a conductive element in the opening (53), whereby the first shell (10) and the second shell (20) are rotatable relative to each other about an axis extending in the first cutting direction, and the first shell (20) and the second shell (20) are arranged such that they can be attached to and detached from each other in a state in which they are movable in the first cutting direction and in a state in which the movement in a radial direction with respect to the axis is limited.
  2. Cover (6) according to Claim 1 , wherein a further element connecting the first shell (10) and the second shell (20) so that they are rotatable about the axis is not arranged in a position that overlaps the first shell (10) and the second shell (20) as seen from the first cutting direction (X).
  3. Cover (6) according to Claim 1 , wherein the first shell (10) or the second shell (20) has an arc-shaped inner surface (12b) centered on the axis, the other of the first shell (10) and the second shell (20) respectively has an arc-shaped outer surface (22b) centered on the axis, and the arc-shaped inner surface (12b) and the arc-shaped outer surface (22b) are designed to come into surface contact with each other and slide in a circumferential direction around the axis.
  4. Connector (3), comprising: the sheath (6) according to one of the Claims 1 until 3 ; the connector (4); and the housing (5).
  5. Connector (3) according to Claim 4 , further comprising: a first fastening element (71) which fastens the first shell (10) and the housing (5); and a second fastening element (72) which is arranged at a position remote from the first fastening element (71) and which fastens the second shell (20) and the housing (5).

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of invention One embodiment of the present invention relates to a casing and a connector. Description of relevant technology A connector comprising a terminal, a housing that receives the terminal and a conductive element (a busbar or an electrical wire) extending from the terminal, and a casing that covers an opening in the housing is known. The opening in the housing is a section of the housing that opens to the outside both a receiving section for the terminal (terminal receiving section) and a receiving section for the conductive element (receiving section for a conductive element) within the housing. [State of the art document] [Patent document] Patent document 1: Japanese unexamined patent application, first publication no. 2022-151014 PRESENTATION OF THE INVENTION With this type of connector, the direction of the conductive element extending from the terminal within the housing (the conductive element's direction of extension) can vary depending on the application. Because of this, multiple housing types with different conductive element extension directions relative to the terminal receiving section are manufactured to suit the various connector applications. Since multiple housing types, each corresponding to a multiple housing type, are currently produced, the manufacturing costs of the connector, including the housing and housing, are high. One embodiment provides a casing and a connector that reduce the manufacturing costs of the connector. A casing according to one embodiment is a casing attached to a housing which has a terminal receiving section which receives a terminal, a receiving section for a conductive element which is arranged next to the terminal receiving section and receives part of a conductive element which extends from the terminal, and an opening which opens the terminal receiving section and the receiving section for a conductive element outwards in a first cutting direction which intersects an arrangement direction of the terminal receiving section and the receiving section for a conductive element, wherein the casing has: a first casing which covers at least a first opening which corresponds to the terminal receiving section in the opening; and a second shell covering at least a second opening corresponding to the receiving section for a conductive element in the opening, wherein the first shell and the second shell are rotatable relative to each other about an axis extending in the first cutting direction, and the first shell and the second shell are arranged so that they can be attached to and detached from each other in a state in which they are movable in the first cutting direction and in a state in which they are immobile in a radial direction with respect to the axis. A connector according to one embodiment comprises the sleeve, the connector and the housing. The casing and connector according to one embodiment of the present invention allow the manufacturing costs of the connector to be reduced. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 1 is a perspective view of a routing unit with a connector according to one embodiment, seen from the front.2 is an expanded perspective view of a state in which a shell is detached from a housing in the connector, as seen from the front according to one embodiment.3 is an expanded perspective view of a state in which the shell is detached from the housing in the connector, as seen from the rear according to one embodiment.4 is a stretched perspective view of the in 2 and 3 The depicted shell is seen from the front.5 is a front view of the in 2 and 3 The depicted shell is seen from the front.6 is a front view of a state in which a second shell is rotated by a predetermined angle relative to a first shell, in the 5 The depicted shell is seen from the front.7 is a front view of a state in which the housing is attached to the in 6 the depicted cover is attached, as seen from the front. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The following descriptions illustrate embodiments with reference to the drawings. In the following description, assemblies with the same or similar functions are named using the same reference numerals. Redundant descriptions of these assemblies can be omitted. In the present disclosure, the terms are defined as follows. The term "connection" is not limited to a mechanical connection and may also include an electrical connection. Furthermore, the term "connection" is not limited to a case in which two elements that are connection targets are directly connected and may include a case in which two elements that are connection targets are connected by another, intervening element. The term "restrict" is not limited to the case in which two elements are in constant contact with each other and thereby restrict the movement of one element relative to the other. The term "restrict" may, for example, include a case in which two elements are not in contact with each other in a state in which no position