Connector with sealing part

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11217933-B2
Application number	US-202017031025-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 24, 2020
Priority date	Sep 25, 2019
Publication date	Jan 4, 2022
Grant date	Jan 4, 2022

Abstract

A connector includes: a housing having a first through-hole; a plate-shaped conductor inserted into the first through-hole; and a sealing part that has a flat annular shape in a plane view and seals between the conductor and the hosing. The sealing part has a pair of linear first sealing parts and a pair of arc-shaped second sealing parts. The housing has a recess that has a flat shape in a plan view and receives the sealing part. An inner dimension in a longitudinal direction of the recess is substantially equal to an outer dimension in the longitudinal direction of the sealing part, and an inner dimension in a short direction of the recess is smaller than an outer dimension in a short direction of the sealing part. The conductor presses and compresses the first sealing part and the second sealing part in a held state.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A connector comprising:
an insulating housing configured to be fixed to a casing of a first device at a communication part through which an opening of the casing of the first device and an opening of a casing of a second device communicate with each other, and includes a first through-hole that allows an internal space of the first device and an internal space of the second device to communicate with each other;
a plate-shaped conductor configured to be inserted into the first through-hole to electrically connect the first device and the second device; and
a sealing part that has a flat annular shape in a plan view and seals between the conductor and the housing, wherein
the sealing part includes a pair of linear first sealing parts extending in a longitudinal direction and a pair of arc-shaped second sealing parts connecting end portions of the pair of first sealing parts,
the housing includes a recess that has a flat shape in a plan view, is connected an end portion of the first through-hole, and receives the sealing part,
an inner dimension in a longitudinal direction of the recess is substantially equal to an outer dimension in the longitudinal direction of the sealing part in a state in which the sealing part is not received in the recess, and an inner dimension in a short direction of the recess is smaller than an outer dimension in a short direction of the sealing part in the state in which the sealing part is not received in the recess,
the conductor presses the first sealing part and the second sealing part toward inner wall surfaces of the recess and compresses the first sealing part and the second sealing part in a held state in which the conductor has been inserted into the first through-hole and held by the housing, and
when the sealing part is viewed in a plan view, a thickness of the second sealing part is smaller than a thickness of the first sealing part.

2. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein
the conductor includes a body located at an intermediate part in a longitudinal direction of the conductor, a first terminal part located on one end side of the conductor with respect to the body and is connected to the first device, a second terminal part located on the other end side of the conductor with respect to the body and is connected to the second device, and a taper part provided between the body and the first terminal part,
the body is a part that compresses the first sealing part and the second sealing part in the held state, and
a width of the first terminal part is narrower than a width of the body.

3. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein
sizes of gaps between the conductor in the held state and the inner wall surfaces of the recess are sizes that allow a compression ratio of the first sealing part and a compression ratio of the second sealing part to be substantially equal to each other.

4. The connector according to claim 3 , wherein
the conductor includes a body located at an intermediate part in a longitudinal direction of the conductor, a first terminal part located on one end side of the conductor with respect to the body and is connected to the first device, a second terminal part located on the other end side of the conductor with respect to the body and is connected to the second device, and a taper part provided between the body and the first terminal part,
the body is a part that compresses the first sealing part and the second sealing part in the held state, and
a width of the first terminal part is narrower than a width of the body.

5. The connector according to claim 3 , wherein
the inner wall surface of the recess has a first wall surface facing the first sealing part in the short direction of the recess and a second wall surface facing the second sealing part in the longitudinal direction of the recess, and
when the thickness of the first sealing part in the plan view is D 1 and the thickness of the second sealing part is D 2 in the plan view in the state in which the sealing part is not received in the recess, a size of a gap between the conductor in the held state and the first wall surface is Gp 1 , and a size of a gap between the conductor and the second wall surface is Gp 2 , an Equation (1) below is satisfied,
Gp 1/ D 1= Gp 2/ D 2  (1).

6. The connector according to claim 5 , wherein
the conductor includes a body located at an intermediate part in a longitudinal direction of the conductor, a first terminal part located on one end side of the conductor with respect to the body and is connected to the first device, a second terminal part located on the other end side of the conductor with respect to the body and is connected to the second device, and a taper part provided between the body and the first terminal part,
the body is a part that compresses the first sealing part and the second sealing part in the held state, and
a width of the first terminal part is narrower than a width of the body.

7. A connector comprising:
an insulating housing configured to be fixed to a casing of a first device at a communication part through which an opening of the casing of the first device and an opening of a casing of a second device communicate with each other, and includes a first through-hole that allows an internal space of the first device and an internal space of the second device to communicate with each other;
a plate-shaped conductor configured to be inserted into the first through-hole to electrically connect the first device and the second device; and
a sealing part that has a flat annular shape in a plan view and seals between the conductor and the housing, wherein
the sealing part includes a pair of linear first sealing parts extending in a longitudinal direction and a pair of arc-shaped second sealing parts connecting end portions of the pair of first sealing parts,
the housing includes a recess that has a flat shape in a plan view, is connected an end portion of the first through-hole, and receives the sealing part,
an inner dimension in a longitudinal direction of the recess is substantially equal to an outer dimension in the longitudinal direction of the sealing part in a state in which the sealing part is not received in the recess, and an inner dimension in a short direction of the recess is smaller than an outer dimension in a short direction of the sealing part in the state in which the sealing part is not received in the recess,
the conductor presses the first sealing part and the second sealing part toward inner wall surfaces of the recess and compresses the first sealing part and the second sealing part in a held state in which the conductor has been inserted into the first through-hole and held by the housing, and
sizes of gaps between the conductor in the held state and the inner wall surfaces of the recess are sizes that allow a compression ratio of the first sealing part and a compression ratio of the second sealing part to be substantially equal to each other.

Assignees

• Yazaki Corp

Inventors

• Aoki Eiji
• Takahashi Kazuhide

Classifications

• H01R9/16

  Fastening of connecting parts to base or case; Insulating connecting parts from base or case · CPC title

• H01R13/521 Primary

  Sealing between contact members and housing, e.g. sealing insert · CPC title

• H01R13/5219

  Sealing means between coupling parts, e.g. interfacial seal · CPC title

• H01R11/12

  End pieces terminating in an eye, hook, or fork · CPC title

• H01R2201/26

  for vehicles · CPC title