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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 1998
Filed:
Nov. 26, 1996
Satoshi Ishikawa, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Hiroaki Iizuka, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Yasutaka Nagaoka, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Yazaki Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A cover securing structure for securing a cover to an end surface of a cylindrical member having a plurality of engaging projections each having a hook portion and projecting over a contact surface of the cover with which the cover is brought into contact with the end surface of the cylindrical member, locating projections in the form of two parallel arms apart from each other for a predetermined distance and projecting over the contact surface in the regions among the plural engaging projections, accommodating grooves formed in the end surface of the cylindrical member at positions corresponding to the engaging projections, and accommodating grooves formed in the end surface of the cylindrical member at positions corresponding to the locating projections, wherein the hook portions of the engaging projections are formed to face the inner surface of the cylindrical member, the accommodating grooves have lock portions for receiving and locking the hook portions, and the accommodating grooves have ribs each having a width so as to be engaged to the gap between the two parallel arms.