Waterproof connector
AssigneesAutonetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
InventorsKENJI OKAMURA, YASUHIRO HATTORI
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Abstract
Terminals 2 connected to wires 1 pass through insertion holes 15a of a holder 15 and segment holes 14c of a seal member 14, and are held in receptors 3a of a connector housing 3 in a state that the seal member 14 is housed in a recess 3f of a seal setting portion 3b of the connector housing 3. A pressing portion 5a (sic) of the holder 15 compresses the seal member 14 to thereby reduce the respective sizes of the segment holes 14c of the seal member 14 so as to deform the segment holes 14c in conformity with the outer shape of the wires 1.
Claims5
A watertight connector comprising:
- a connector housing formed with receptors for inserting and holding terminals connected to wires therein, and a seal setting portion provided at a rear part of the receptors;
- a resilient seal member made of a soft material including a front surface made in contact with a rear surface of the seal setting portion and formed with segment holes for inserting the terminals and the wires therein;
- and a holder including a pressing portion made in contact with a rear surface of the seal member to compress the seal member forward, a locking part engageable with the connector housing when the seal member is compressed, and insertion holes for inserting the terminals and the wires therein, wherein
- the seal setting portion of the connector housing is formed with a housing recess for housing the seal member therein, and the seal member is compressed by the pressing portion of the holder when the seal member is housed in the housing recess in a state that the terminals connected to the wires pass through the insertion holes of the holder and the segment holes of the seal member and are held in the receptors of the connector housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.