Sealing structure of waterproof connector

Claim 1

In a sealing structure of a waterproof connector in which an inner member is fitted into a hollow of a connector housing body so as to be assembled with said connector housing body such that a connector housing is constituted, in which a seal ring having a sealing band is fitted into the hollow and in which a mating connector housing is fitted into a gap formed between an inner periphery of said sealing band and an outer periphery of said inner member so as to be coupled with said connector housing, the improvement comprising: a pair of engageable members each having an L-shaped cross section and which project forwardly from a front end of a side wall of said seal ring so as to confront each other such that distal end portions of said engageable members bend in opposite inward directions of said seal ring, respectively, said distal end portions of said engageable members extending inwardly beyond said inner periphery of said sealing band so as to define rear end faces; said engageable members each having a front end face such that said front end face is brought into contact with a bottom of the hollow; a contact piece which is provided at a front end face of said inner member so as to be brought into pressing contact with said rear end faces of said engageable members; and said engageable members being gripped between said bottom of the hollow and said contact piece such that said seal ring is secured.