Females connector construction for use in high voltage circuits

Claim 1

A female connector which is capable of being used in high-voltage circuits, comprising: case means extending in a longitudinal direction and made of insulating material, said case means having a first inner peripheral surface having first and second open ends and defining a first cavity extending in said longitudinal direction; holder means extending in a longitudinal direction and made of an elastic insulating material, said holder means having a second inner peripheral surface defining a second cavity having a third open end at one longitudinal end thereof, said holder means having an outer peripheral surface and being inserted into the first cavity with said outer peripheral surface in contact with said first inner peripheral surface of said case means, and fixed therein with respect to said longitudinal direction, and aligned with said longitudinal direction of said case means and with said third open end facing in the same direction as said first open end; female terminal means made of electrically conductive material, said female terminal means having a plurality of contact strips at one end thereof adapted to elastically hold a male terminal, and a leader portion at the other end, said contact strips being disposed in said second cavity of said holder means and contacting said second inner peripheral surface of said holder means, said leader portion being exposed beyond the other longitudinal end of said holder means; said elastic insulating material of said holder means providing high-voltage-withstanding insulation surrounding said contact strips and said leader portion of said female terminal means; lead wire means connected to said leader portion and led out of said second open end of said case means; and a sealing member made of insulating resin filled into a portion of the first cavity of the case means which is defined between said first inner peripheral surface and said other longitudinal end of said holder means, thereby sealing and retaining the leader portion, the lead wire means, and the connection between the same and providing high-voltage withstanding insulation for the same, and sealing said second open end of said case means while allowing passage of said lead wire means therethrough.