Electrical connector
AssigneeSMK Corporation
InventorNaoyuki ONO
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Abstract
An electrical connector is provided to have a watertight function and a portion on its rear side downsized. The electrical connector includes an insulating housing, conductive contacts held by the housing, and a shell for containing the housing. The conductive contacts each include a connection portion exposed on the front side of the housing to connect to a mating contact of a mating connector, and a terminal portion protruding rearward from the housing. The shell includes a front shell member and a rear shell member provided in the rear of the front shell member. The front shell member has a fitting portion open to the front into which the mating connector is insertable. The rear shell member has a smaller diameter than the front shell member. A space between the housing and a constriction portion is tightly sealed.
Claims5
An electrical connector comprising:
- an insulating holding member;
- a conductive contact held by the holding member, the conductive contact including a connection portion exposed on a front side of the holding member to connect to a mating contact of a mating connector and a terminal portion protruding from the holding member;
- and
- a cylindrical shell configured to contain the holding member, the cylindrical shell including a large diameter portion and a small diameter portion, the large diameter portion having a fitting portion open to a front into which the mating connector is insertable, the small diameter portion being provided in a rear of the large diameter portion so as to protrude the terminal portion therefrom, the small diameter portion having a smaller diameter than the large diameter portion, wherein
- a space between the holding member and the small diameter portion is tightly sealed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.