Electrical connector
US7481674B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 24, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 24, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/6272
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention provides a connector having a pair of first and second connector housings for preventing looseness between the connector housings in lateral and longitudinal directions of the connector, surely eliminating frictional wear of male and female terminals in the connector housings. The connector can reliably resist to an external vibration force. A male connector housing 13 is resiliently urged by a waterproof packing 32 toward a female connector housing 36. The male connector housing 13 has an inner housing 25 formed with a plurality of looseness prohibiting projections 30. The looseness prohibiting projection 30 has a tapered surface 30a. An inner surface of a peripheral wall 39 of the female connector housing 36 is formed with a tapered surface 41 engaged with the tapered surface 30a on complete mating of the connector housings 13, 36. The waterproof packing 32 is closely sandwiched between the an outer surface of a peripheral wall 28 of the inner housing 25 and an inner surface of a peripheral wall 39 of the female connector housing 36.
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