US 12,407,131 B2
Connector with water ingress protection cover
Jong Hwi Kim, Hwaseong-si (KR)
Assigned to Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed by Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed on Jun. 29, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/216,322.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2022-0130635 (KR), filed on Oct. 12, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0128679 A1, Apr. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. H01R 24/00 (2011.01); H01R 13/52 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 13/5213 (2013.01) [H01R 24/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A connector with a water ingress protection cover, the connector comprising:
a female connector comprising a housing having a pair of guide holes extended along a first direction at both sides thereof and a first body extended from the housing;
a male connector;
a first cover mounted to an upper part of the female connector to be movable along the pair of guide holes; and
a second cover mounted to an upper part of the male connector;
wherein the first cover is configured to move in the first direction to a position over the first body by the second cover or the male connector during coupling of the male connector to the female connector; and
wherein the second cover is positioned over the housing and coupled to the first cover in a state in which the male connector is coupled to the female connector.