Waterproof connector
AssigneeSumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
InventorHiroyuki Oomori
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Abstract
A housing (10) includes a terminal accommodating portion (18) capable of accommodating a terminal fitting (80), a rubber plug accommodating portion (19) communicating with the terminal accommodating portion (18) and capable of accommodating a rubber plug (70), and two housing locks (23) on both sides across the rubber plug accommodating portion (19). Escape of the rubber plug (70) from the rubber plug accommodating portion (19) is restricted by a cover (40) including a wire insertion hole (43). The cover (40) includes two cover locks (46) lockable to the housing locks (23) and a wire insertion opening (44) located between the cover locks (46) and formed by cutting a circumferential part from an outer peripheral surface to the wire insertion hole (43).
Claims9
A waterproof connector, comprising:
- a terminal fitting (80) to be connected to an end part of a wire (90);
- a rubber plug (70) to be held in close contact with an outer peripheral surface of the wire (90);
- a housing (10) including a terminal accommodating portion (18) capable of accommodating the terminal fitting (80), a rubber plug accommodating portion (19) communicating with the terminal accommodating portion (18) and capable of accommodating the rubber plug (70), and two housing locks (23) on both sides across the rubber plug accommodating portion (19);
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- a cover (40) configured to restrict the escape of the rubber plug (70) from the rubber plug accommodating portion (19) and including a wire insertion hole (43) inside;
- the cover (40) including two cover locks (46) lockable to the housing locks (23) and a wire insertion opening (44) located between the cover locks (46) and formed by cutting a circumferential part from an outer peripheral surface to the wire insertion hole (43).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.