Waterproof connector with pressing holes in seal member
US5766039A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 4, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jun 16, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 4, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/5208
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A waterproof connector 1 of the invention includes a housing body 2 having a plurality of terminal receiving chambers 4 for respectively receiving a plurality of crimp-style terminals 5 each clamped to a wire W, a cover 3 covering the housing body 2 from a front side thereof, a mat seal 6 of an elastic material which is provided between the housing body 2 and the cover 3, and has a plurality of wire seal holes 7, and a rear holder 10 which is fitted on the mat seal 6 from a rear side thereof, and is engaged with the cover 3. Slits 8 are formed in the mat seal 6, and extend respectively from the wire seal holes 7 to an outer peripheral surface of the mat seal, and pressing holes 9 are formed in a rear surface of the mat seal 6 in such a manner that each of the slits 8 is disposed between the corresponding adjacent pressing holes 9, and tapering projections 11 are formed on a front surface of the rear holder 10, and the tapering projections 11 are pressed respectively into the pressing holes 9 to increase the diameters of the pressing holes 9, respectively, when the rear holder is engaged with the cover 3.
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