Waterproof connector and method of assembling the same
US6174201A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 14, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jan 16, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 14, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/5208
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A plurality of inner units respectively have a terminal chamber for accommodating a terminal to which an electric wire is connected, which are to be detachably combined with each other to constitute an inner housing. Waterproof rubber plugs respectively have a through hole through which the electric wire is inserted. A spacer has side walls for defining a chamber provided with a bottom wall, into which the inner units are fitted. Through holes, through which the respective electric wires are inserted, are formed on the bottom wall of the spacer so as to face the associated terminal chambers of the respective inner units when the inner housing is fitted into the chamber of the spacer. An outer housing has sidewalls for defining a chamber provided with a bottom wall, into which the spacer is fitted. Through holes, through which the respective electric wires are inserted, are formed on the bottom wall of the outer housing so as to face the associated through holes of the spacer when the spacer is fitted into the chamber of the outer housing. Recesses are formed on the bottom wall of the outer housing so as to communicate with the respective through holes in order to accommodate the ru…
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