# US 11,909,142 B2 · Connector having seal member

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- Number: US 11,909,142 B2
- Document ID: US11909142B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/574,233
- Filed: 2022-01-12
- Published: 2022-07-28
- Granted: 2024-02-20
- Earliest claimed: 2021-01-25
- Assignees: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
- Applicants: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
- Inventors: Kazuo Nakai
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11909142B2

## CPC

- H01R 13/521: {Sealing between contact members and housing, e.g. sealing insert}
- H01R 31/08: Short-circuiting members for bridging contacts in a counterpart
- H01R 13/04: Pins or blades for co-operation with sockets
- H01R 13/4365: {comprising a temporary and a final locking position}
- H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS

## Abstract

A connector 10 is provided with a male terminal 40 including a tab 42, a housing 20 for supporting the male terminal 40, a sealing space 32 provided around the tab 42 in the housing 20, a sealing portion 90 to be accommodated into the sealing space 32 while contacting the tab 42, and a pressing portion 100 for setting the sealing portion 90 in a compressed state by being located in the sealing space 32.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A connector, comprising:
a male terminal including a tab;
a housing including a cavity that accommodates a female terminal and configured to support the male terminal;
a retainer mounted in the housing and configured to restrict escape of the female terminal from the cavity;
a sealing space provided around the tab in the housing;
a sealing portion to be accommodated into the sealing space while contacting the tab, and including a tab sealing hole through which the tab is passed and a retainer sealing hole through which the retainer is passed; and
a pressing portion configured to set the sealing portion in a compressed state by being located in the sealing space,
wherein a front surface of the sealing portion faces an end surface of the housing that closes one end of the sealing space,
the pressing portion is arranged to sandwich the sealing portion between the end surface and the pressing portion, and
the tab projects into the cavity to be connectable to the female terminal.