US5618206A
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Waterproof connector having a connector housing with a plurality of terminal accommodation chambers and a seal hood
Assignee: Yazaki Corp
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Filing: 1995-10-24
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Granted: 1997-04-08
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Expires: 2015-10-24
Abstract
Abstract A waterproof connector comprises: a connector housing (29, 89) formed with a plurality of terminal accommodation chambers (27, 93) for accommodating a plurality of terminal parts (53, 117), respectively and with a seal hood portion (39, 105); and a sealing member (25, 91) fitted to the seal hood portion of the housing and formed with a plurality of seal locating projections (47, 109) each having an insertion hole (45, 107) at a center thereof. A plurality of terminal parts (53, 117) connected to wires (51, 115), respectively are inserted into the terminal accommodation chambers of the housing, through the wire insertion holes of the sealing member fitted to the seal hood portion of the housing, respectively under watertight conditions. Owing to the presence of the seal locating projections (47, 109), the wire insertion holes of the sealing member are not dislocated away from the openings of the terminal accommodating chambers of the housing, when the terminal parts are inserted into the connector housing, thus improving the assembly productivity without increasing the number of parts.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoshitsugu Sawada
- 👤 Toshihiko Masuda
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 03:41
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/46; H01R13/52; H01R13/5205; H01R13/5208
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
136 words
A waterproof connector, comprising: a connector housing formed with a plurality of terminal accommodation chambers for accommodating a plurality of terminal parts, respectively and with a seal hood portion; and a sealing member fitted to the seal hood portion of said housing and formed with a plurality of seal locating projections each having an insertion hole at a center thereof; the plurality of terminal parts connected to wires, respectively being inserted into the terminal accommodation chambers of said housing through the wire insertion holes of said housing, respectively under watertight conditions, wherein each of the terminal accommodation chambers of said housing is formed into a cylindrical shape, and each of the seal locating projections of said sealing member is formed into an annular shape fitted into the terminal accommodation chamber together with the terminal part, respectively.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
136 words
A waterproof connector, comprising: a connector housing formed with a plurality of terminal accommodation chambers for accommodating a plurality of terminal parts, respectively and with a seal hood portion; and a sealing member fitted to the seal hood portion of said housing and formed with a plurality of seal locating projections each having an insertion hole at a center thereof; the plurality of terminal parts connected to wires, respectively being inserted into the terminal accommodation chambers of said housing through the wire insertion holes of said housing, respectively under watertight conditions, wherein each of the terminal accommodation chambers of said housing is formed into a cylindrical shape, and each of the seal locating projections of said sealing member is formed into an annular shape fitted into the terminal accommodation chamber together with the terminal part, respectively.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The waterproof connector of claim 1, wherein said sealing member is formed with a plurality of outer lip portions for sealing a space between said housing and said sealing member.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
The waterproof connector of claim 1, wherein each of the seal locating projections of said sealing member is formed with at least one inner lip portion for sealing a space between said sealing member and the wire.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
48 words
The waterproof connector of claim 1, wherein each of the terminal accommodation holes is formed with an inner small-diameter portion for accommodating each terminal part and an outer large-diameter opening portion at a bottom of the seal hood portion of said housing to accommodate each seal locating projection.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
120 words
A waterproof connector, comprising: a connector housing formed with a plurality of terminal accommodation chambers for accommodating a plurality of terminal parts respectively and with a seal hood portion; and a sealing member fitted to the seal hood portion of said housing and formed with a plurality of seal locating projections each having an insertion hole at a center thereof; the plurality of terminal parts connected to wires, respectively being inserted into the terminal accommodation chambers of said housing through the wire insertion holes of said housing, respectively under watertight conditions, wherein said sealing member is formed with a plurality of cutout portions engaged with a plurality of seal lock claws formed at the seal hood portion of said housing.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
120 words
A waterproof connector, comprising: a connector housing formed with a plurality of terminal accommodation chambers for accommodating a plurality of terminal parts respectively and with a seal hood portion; and a sealing member fitted to the seal hood portion of said housing and formed with a plurality of seal locating projections each having an insertion hole at a center thereof; the plurality of terminal parts connected to wires, respectively being inserted into the terminal accommodation chambers of said housing through the wire insertion holes of said housing, respectively under watertight conditions, wherein said sealing member is formed with a plurality of cutout portions engaged with a plurality of seal lock claws formed at the seal hood portion of said housing.
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