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Structure of waterproof portion of waterproof connector

Assignee: Yazaki Corp
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Filing: 2001-10-29
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Granted: 2002-11-19
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Expires: 2021-10-29
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Abstract

Abstract A structure of a waterproof portion of a waterproof connector comprising: an inner housing 14 provided with a terminal chamber 12; an outer housing 18 provided with an enter port 16 receiving an opposite connector 30 at a tip thereof, the outer housing having the inner housing 14 engaged therewith; an interconnector waterproof portion 20 liquid-tightly sealing a space with the opposite connector 30, the inter connector waterproof portion being provided in the outer housing 18; and a wire waterproof portion 24 covering a connection portion of a wire 22 protruding outward from the terminal chamber 12, wherein a communication path 36 communicating between the interconnector waterproof portion 20 and the wire waterproof portion 24 is provided, and the interconnector waterproof portion 20 and the wire waterproof portion 24 are continuously formed by monolithic molding using thermoplastic resin 38 through the communication path 36.

Inventors

  • 👤 Terufumi Hara
  • 👤 Takao Murakami

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 23:20
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/46; H01R13/52; H01R13/5219; B; B29; B29C; B29C45/00; B29C45/14; B29C45/14639; H01R13/502; H01R13/504

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 125 words
A structure of a waterproof portion of a waterproof connector comprising: an inner housing provided with a terminal chamber; an outer housing provided with an enter port receiving an opposite connector at a tip thereof, said outer housing having the inner housing engaged therewith and having a wall with a communication path extending therethrough; an interconnector waterproof portion sealing a space with said opposite connector, said interconnector waterproof portion being provided in the outer housing; and a wire waterproof portion covering a connection portion of a wire protruding outward from said terminal chamber, said wire waterproof portion being communicated with said interconnector waterproof portion through said communication path and being molded monolithically together with said interconnector waterproof portion using thermoplastic resin via said communication path.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 125 words
A structure of a waterproof portion of a waterproof connector comprising: an inner housing provided with a terminal chamber; an outer housing provided with an enter port receiving an opposite connector at a tip thereof, said outer housing having the inner housing engaged therewith and having a wall with a communication path extending therethrough; an interconnector waterproof portion sealing a space with said opposite connector, said interconnector waterproof portion being provided in the outer housing; and a wire waterproof portion covering a connection portion of a wire protruding outward from said terminal chamber, said wire waterproof portion being communicated with said interconnector waterproof portion through said communication path and being molded monolithically together with said interconnector waterproof portion using thermoplastic resin via said communication path.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 48 words
The structure of the waterproof portion of the waterproof connector according to claim 1 , wherein said wire waterproof portion is formed in such a manner that the thermoplastic resin covers the structure between said connection portion of said wire and a rear end of said outer housing.

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