Waterproof connector

• US 6,494,731 B1
• Filed: 06/09/2000
• Issued: 12/17/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
• Original Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
• Inventors: Suzuki, Shogo
• Primary Examiner(s): Sircus, Brian
• Assistant Examiner(s): DUVERNE, JEAN F
• Application Number:
  US09/590,072
• Time in Patent Office: 921 Days
• Field of Search: 439/190, 439/587, 439/589, 439/230, 439/275, 439/588, 439/595, 439/600, 439/601, 439/603
• US Class Current: 439/275
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/5208 having at least two cable receiving openings

Abstract

A connector housing includes a terminal chamber for accommodating a terminal to which an electric wire is connected. A rear holder is attached to a rear end portion of the connector housing. A waterproof rubber plug has a through hole through which the electric wire is inserted. One end of the rubber plug is configured as a cylindrical sealing portion. The other end of the rubber plug is configured as a proximal end portion integrally provided with a rear end wall of the rear holder. A plug chamber is formed in the rear end portion of the connector housing so as to communicate with the terminal chamber for accommodating the rubber plug therein when the rear holder is attached with the connector housing. The dimension of the plug chamber is determined such that the sealing portion of the rubber plug is accommodated while being compressed by an inner wall of the plug chamber during the attaching operation of the rear holder.

Claims

1. A waterproof connecter comprising:

a connector housing including a terminal chamber for accommodating a terminal to which an electric wire is connected;

a rear holder attached to a rare end portion of the connector housing;

a waterproof rubber plug having through hole through which the electric wire is inserted, one end of which is configured as a cylindrical sealing portion, the other end of which is configured as a proximal end portion integrally provided with a rear end wall of the rear holder; and

a plug chamber formed in the rear end portion of the connector housing so as to communicate with the terminal chamber for accommodating the rubber plug therein when the rear holder is attached with the connector housing,

wherein the dimension of the plug chamber is determined such that a distal end of the sealing portion of the rubber plug is compressed in the attaching direction by an inner wall of the plug chamber when the rear hole is attached with the connector housing.

2. The waterproof connector as set forth in claim 1, wherein the dimension of the plug chamber is so determined as to satisfy the following relationship:

3. The waterproof connector as set forth in claim 1, wherein the connector housing includes a plurality of terminal chambers and the rear holder includes a plurality of waterproof rubber plugs associated with the terminal chambers respectively;

and

wherein the effective proximal ends of the rubber plugs are exposed to an outer face of the ear end wall of the rear holder and connected with each other via a groove formed on the outer face of the rear holder.