Connector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9397440-B2
Application number	US-201514593030-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 9, 2015
Priority date	Jul 11, 2012
Publication date	Jul 19, 2016
Grant date	Jul 19, 2016

Abstract

A connector includes: a terminal which is fixed to a conductor exposed from an end portion of a covered wire; a sealing portion which is made of an insulating and elastic material, and which integrally covers an adjacent portion of the terminal and a sheath of the covered wire; and a housing which is made of an insulating resin having rigidity higher than the elastic material, and which integrally covers whole of the sealing portion provided around the end portion of the covered wire. A terminal-side end face of the sealing portion is exposed from the housing at a bottom of an annular recess formed in a terminal-side end face of the housing so as to surround the terminal.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A connector comprising:
a terminal which is fixed to a conductor exposed from an end portion of a covered wire;
a sealing portion which is made of an insulating and elastic material, and which integrally covers an adjacent portion of the terminal and a sheath of the covered wire; and
a housing which is made of an insulating resin having rigidity higher than the elastic material, and which integrally covers an entirety of the sealing portion provided around the end portion of the covered wire,
wherein a terminal-side end face of the sealing portion is exposed from the housing at a bottom of an annular recess formed in a terminal-side end face of the housing, the terminal-side end face surrounding the terminal; and
wherein the terminal-side end face of the sealing portion is located in the annular recess so as to define an entirety of the bottom of the annular recess.

2. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein the housing contacts the sheath of the covered wire.

3. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein the housing covers and contacts at least a portion of the terminal-side end face of the sealing portion.

4. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein a tip end of the terminal protrudes from the terminal-side end face of the housing through the annular recess from the terminal-side end face of the sealing portion.

Assignees

• Yazaki Corp

Inventors

• Mori Shigeo
• Kataoka Masayuki
• Sugiyama Fuminori
• Koda Yoshitaka

Classifications

• H01R13/504 Primary

  different pieces being moulded, cemented, welded, e.g. ultrasonic welding, or swaged together · CPC title

• H01R13/405 Primary

  Securing in non-demountable manner, e.g. moulding, riveting · CPC title

• H01R13/52

  Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof cases · CPC title

• H01R13/5205 Primary

  Sealing means between cable and housing, e.g. grommet (H01R13/5221 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01R13/5845 Primary

  the strain relief being achieved by molding parts around cable and connections · CPC title