RUBBER STOPPER FOR WATERPROOF CONNECTOR AND WATERPROOF CONNECTOR

• US 20090042442A1
• Filed: 08/07/2008
• Published: 02/12/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/09/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
• Original Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
• Inventors: ISHIDA, Keiko, SAKAMOTO, Nobuyuki, ZAITSU, Kazuki
• Granted Patent: US 7,699,653 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 439/587
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/5208 having at least two cable receiving openings
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/5221 having cable sealing means

Abstract

A rubber stopper for a waterproof connector includes: a first elastic member including a first contact face, and first wire fitting grooves each having an arc cross-section; and a second elastic member including a second contact face and second wire fitting grooves each having an arc cross-section. When the first contact face contacts the second contact face, circular cross-section is formed by the arc cross-sections of the first and second wire fitting grooves to fit wires into the first and second wire fitting grooves. Arc length of the arc cross-section of the first wire fitting groove is different from arc length of the arc cross-section of the second wire fitting groove so that a center of the circular cross-section is disposed away from the first and second contact faces in a direction perpendicular to an extending direction of the first and the second contact faces.

Claims

1. A rubber stopper for a waterproof connector, comprising:

a first elastic member including a first contact face, and first wire fitting grooves each having an arc cross-section; and

a second elastic member including a second contact face and second wire fitting grooves each having an arc cross-section,

wherein when the first contact face contacts the second contact face, circular cross-section is formed by the arc cross-sections of the first and second wire fitting grooves to fit wires into the first and second wire fitting grooves; and

wherein arc length of the arc cross-section of the first wire fitting groove is different from arc length of the arc cross-section of the second wire fitting groove so that a center of the circular cross-section is disposed away from the first and second contact faces in a direction perpendicular to an extending direction of the first and the second contact faces.

2. The rubber stopper as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a third elastic member including a third contact face, and third wire fitting grooves each having an arc cross-section,

wherein a fourth contact face, and fourth wire fitting grooves each having an arc cross-section are provided on an opposed surface of the first or second contact faces;

wherein when the third contact face contacts the fourth contact face, circular cross-section is formed by the arc cross-sections of the third and fourth wire fitting grooves; and

wherein arc length of the arc cross-section of the third wire fitting groove is different from arc length of the arc cross-section of the fourth wire fitting groove so that a center of the circular cross-section is disposed away from the third and fourth contact faces in a direction perpendicular to an extending direction of the third and the fourth contact faces.

3. The rubber stopper as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first contact face has one of a convex part and a concave part;

and

wherein the second contact face has the other of the convex part and the concave part to be fixed into the one of the convex part and the concave part.

4. A waterproof connector, comprising:

a connector housing into which the wires equipped with terminal clamps are inserted,

wherein the connector housing includes a rubber stopper container into which the rubber stopper as claimed in claim 1 is inserted.