US 12,486,899 B2
Seal cover
Naoki Aoyama, Mie (JP)
Assigned to SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., Mie (JP)
Appl. No. 18/692,778
Filed by SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., Mie (JP)
PCT Filed Sep. 6, 2022, PCT No. PCT/JP2022/033419
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 15, 2024,
PCT Pub. No. WO2023/047942, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 30, 2023.
Claims priority of application No. 2021-156491 (JP), filed on Sep. 27, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0384793 A1, Nov. 21, 2024
Int. Cl. F16J 15/06 (2006.01)
CPC F16J 15/06 (2013.01) 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A seal cover that is to be attached to an attachment target including a first opening portion and a second opening portion that is aligned with the first opening portion and is smaller than the first opening portion, and covers the first opening portion and the second opening portion, the seal cover comprising:
a first seal member that includes a first seal portion that is fitted into the first opening portion to seal the first opening portion;
a second seal member that includes a second seal portion that is fitted into the second opening portion to seal the second opening portion, and is aligned with the first seal member;
a shield cover that is attached to the first seal member and the second seal member, is to be fixed to the attachment target, and includes a first through hole and a second through hole;
an interlock connector that is attached to the first seal member, and ensures attachment of the seal cover to the attachment target:
a first screw that is inserted into the first through hole of the shield cover and is attached to the first seal member; and
a second screw that is inserted into the second through hole of the shield cover and is attached to the second seal member;
wherein the first through hole has a first clearance therein,
the second through hole has a second clearance therein,
the attachment target includes a partner connector that is to be mated with the interlock connector,
the first seal member is movable relative to the shield cover along one plane in accordance with the first clearance, the one plane being a plane that intersects a fitting direction in which the interlock connector is mated with the partner connector,
the second seal member is movable relative to the shield cover along the one plane in accordance with the second clearance independently from the first seal member,
the interlock connector is attached at a position closer to a center of the first seal member than the first screw is in an alignment direction of the first seal member and the second seal member,
the first screw is attached at a position displaced from the center of the first seal member to one side in the alignment direction, and
the second screw is attached at a center of the second seal member.