OBD CONNECTOR PROTECTIVE COVER

• US 20150143858A1
• Filed: 10/06/2014
• Published: 05/28/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/25/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Asahikawa Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Asahikawa Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Ashikawa, TATSUYA
• Application Number:
  US14/506,839
• Publication Number:
  US 20150143858A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 70/258
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 77/00 Vehicle locks characterised by special functions or purposes locks specially adapted for bicycles E05B71/00; locking arrangements for non-fixed vehicle roofs B60J7/185
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/447 Shutter or cover plate
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/60 Means for supporting coupling part when not engaged
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6397 with means for preventing unauthorised use
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/5982 Accessories

Abstract

The present invention provides an OBD connector with an enhanced abuse prevention effect for the OBD connector and further provides a compact OBD connector protective cover also applicable to an OBD connector installed in a narrow space. An OBD connector protective cover 1 is provided with an opening 2, a body case 3 that can accommodate an entire OBD connector 100 from the opening 2, a slide cover 4 that is slidably attached to the body case 3 and opens/closes the opening 2 by sliding thereof, and a lock mechanism 6 that has a key cylinder 5 provided on a forefront of the slide cover 4 in a visually observable manner and locks the slide cover 4 by an operation of the key cylinder 5.

Claims

1. An OBD connector protective cover that protects an OBD connector provided for a vehicle, comprising:

a body case that comprises an opening and can accommodate the entire OBD connector from the opening;

a slide cover that is slidably attached to the body case and opens/closes the opening by sliding thereof; and

a lock mechanism that comprises a key cylinder placed on a forefront of the slide cover in a visually observable manner and locks the slide cover through operation of the key cylinder.

2. The OBD connector protective cover according to claim 1, wherein the body case is structured to accommodate the OBD connector along a direction orthogonal to a width direction thereof.

3. The OBD connector protective cover according to claim 1, wherein the slide cover comprises lugs that are functionally equivalent to lugs provided on both sides of an existing OBD connector or a joint that is functionally equivalent to a joint provided for the existing OBD connector.

4. The OBD connector protective cover according to claim 1, wherein the lock mechanism comprises:

the key cylinder;

a key plate that engages with a plate insertion hole of the slide cover and a plate engagement groove in the body case to thereby set the slide cover in a non-slidable state; and

a lock pin that is inserted into a lock hole of the key plate from the key cylinder through operation of the key cylinder to thereby lock the slide cover set in the non-slidable state.