Patent ID: 9412489
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: H01B,H01R,H02G

Claim Text:
1. A waterproof structure for a conductive path, comprising: a connector housing; an electric wire including a conductor and an insulator that covers the conductor, the electric wire being inserted from an electric-wire drawing part of the connector housing; and an overmold part formed by pouring an elastomer between the connector housing and the electric wire and provided to be watertight with respect to the electric-wire drawing part of the connector housing, wherein a groove is formed to be hollow by heat or cutting and provided to extend in a circumferential direction within a predetermined range on an outer circumferential surface of the insulator covering the conductor, and the overmold part is formed over the entire predetermined range such that the overmold part fills the groove, the groove has a semi-circular section shape, and the conductor is free from contacting the overmold part.