Patent · US Expired

Waterproof connector

US6619996B2 · kind B2 · utility

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3References
4Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 29, 2001
Grant dateSep 16, 2003
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Expiry dateOct 3, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R43/24
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A waterproof connector has an inner housing 11 for holding insulation displacement terminals 13 connected to wires W and an outer housing 12 formed with an inner housing accommodation space 12A for receiving the inner housing 11 in the longitudinal direction. The outer housing 12 receiving the inner housing 11 is formed in its rear portion 12F with a waterproofing part 17 made of hot-melt material. This facilitates production of a waterproof connector with a smaller number of parts.

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