Waterproof connector
AssigneeJapan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
InventorsTomoki Kataoka, Osamu Hashiguchi
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Abstract
A waterproof connector is mateable with a mating connector along a mating direction. The waterproof connector comprises a first housing, a second housing and a primary sealing member. The second housing is movable relative to the first housing in a plane perpendicular to the mating direction. The primary sealing member has a first fixed portion, a second fixed portion and a middle portion. The first fixed portion is fixed to the first housing, and the second fixed portion is fixed to the second housing. The first fixed portion is connected to the second fixed portion via the middle portion with no break in a cross-section in parallel to the mating direction. The middle portion is looped with no break in a plane perpendicular to the mating direction.
Claims20
A waterproof connector mateable with a mating connector along a mating direction, wherein:
- the waterproof connector comprises a first housing, a second housing, a primary sealing member and an additional waterproofing object;
- the second housing is movable relative to the first housing in a plane perpendicular to the mating direction;
- the primary sealing member has a first fixed portion, a second fixed portion and a middle portion;
- the first fixed portion is fixed to the first housing, and the second fixed portion is fixed to the second housing;
- the first fixed portion is connected to the second fixed portion via the middle portion with no break in a cross-section in parallel to the mating direction;
- the middle portion is looped with no break in a plane perpendicular to the mating direction;
- the additional waterproofing object is attached to the second housing;
- under a mated state where the waterproof connector is mated with the mating connector, the additional waterproofing object prevents water from invading between the second housing and the mating connector;
- the second fixed portion of the primary sealing member functions as the additional waterproofing object;
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- the second fixed portion is attached to the second housing to be pressed in a direction perpendicular to the mating direction.
A waterproof connector mateable with a mating connector along a mating direction, wherein:
- the waterproof connector comprises a first housing, a second housing, a primary sealing member and a fixing member;
- the second housing is movable relative to the first housing in a plane perpendicular to the mating direction;
- the primary sealing member has a first fixed portion, a second fixed portion and a middle portion;
- the first fixed portion is fixed to the first housing, and the second fixed portion is fixed to the second housing;
- the first fixed portion is connected to the second fixed portion via the middle portion with no break in a cross-section in parallel to the mating direction;
- the middle portion is looped with no break in a plane perpendicular to the mating direction;
- the fixing member fixes the first fixed portion of the primary sealing member to the first housing;
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- the first fixed portion is pressed against the first housing by the fixing member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.