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US 8,465,313 B2Granted
Connector and connector assembly
AssigneeSumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
InventorTakahiro Shibata
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Abstract
Catches (37) project from a female housing (11) and end surfaces of a seal (12) define pressing surfaces (32). The pressing surfaces (32) are pressed to push the seal (12) to a mount position in the process of mounting the seal (12) into the female housing (11), and the seal (12) resiliently moves past the catching pieces (37) and engages with the catches (37) at the mount position. The pressing surfaces (32) of the seal (12) are arranged at positions overlapping the catches (37) in projecting directions of the catching pieces (37) when the seal (12) is mounted into the female housing (11).
Claims13
A connector comprising:
- a housing configured for connection to a mating housing along a connection direction and formed with a housing main body, an outer tube at least partly surrounding the housing main body while being spaced apart from the housing main body by a specified distance, and a coupling that couples the housing main body and the outer tube, at least one catch projecting from the outer tube toward the housing main body;
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- a seal mounted in the housing between the housing main body and the outer tube and being configured for being sandwiched between the housing and the mating housing and closely contacting the housing and the mating housing in a connected state of the housing and the mating housing, a surfaces defined at one end of the seal and at opposite sides of the catch in directions transverse to the connecting direction, the pressing surfaces being pressed to push the seal to a mount position when mounting the seal into the housing and at least one projection projecting substantially in the projecting direction of the catch from a part of the seal substantially adjacent to and between the pressing surfaces, the projection of the seal moving resiliently beyond the catch and being engaged with the catch at the mount position.
A connector assembly, comprising:
- a connector having a housing formed with at least one catch;
- a mating housing configured for connection to the housing, the mating housing having at least one recess formed in a connection surface at least partly facing the housing in a connected state;
- a seal mounted in the housing and being configured for being sandwiched between and closely contacting the housing and the mating housing in a connected state the housing and the mating housing, a pressing surface defined at one end of the seal, the pressing surface being pressed to push the seal to a mount position when mounting the seal into the housing and the seal moving resiliently past the catch and engaged the catch at the mount position, the pressing surface of the seal being arranged at a position at least partly overlapping the catch in a projecting direction of the catch when the seal is mounted into the housing, wherein a nut is inserted into the recess in the mating housing and is fixed to the mating housing in a state exposed on the connection surface, the nut threadedly engaged with a bolt mounted in the housing to hold the two housings in the connected state.
A connector, comprising:
- a housing having a housing main body with opposite front and rear ends, an outer tube with opposite front and rear ends, the outer tube at least partly surrounding the housing main body while being spaced apart from the housing main body by a specified distance, and a coupling that couples the rear end of the housing main body and the rear end of the outer tube, at least one catch projecting from the rear end of the outer tube toward the housing main body;
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- a seal mounted in the housing between the housing main body and the outer tube, pressing surfaces defined at one end of the seal and at opposite sides of the catch in directions transverse to a front to rear direction, the pressing surfaces being pressed to push the seal to a mount position when mounting the seal into the housing and at least one projection projecting substantially in a projecting direction of the catch from a part of the seal substantially adjacent to and between the pressing surfaces, the projection of the seal moving resiliently rearward the catch and being engaged with the catch at the mount position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.