Patent ID: 9293856
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: H01R

Claim Text:
1. A connector assembly in which a wire-side terminal provided on an end portion of an electric wire is electrically connected to a device-side terminal provided on a mating device to which the electric wire is connected, the connector assembly comprising: a housing in which the wire-side terminal is held, and which is fitted to a mounting hole formed in a casing of the mating device; and a sealing member which is fitted to a groove part formed by denting an outer peripheral part of the housing along its entire circumference, and interposed between the groove part and an inner peripheral part of the mounting hole for keeping an interior of the casing liquid tight, wherein the sealing member is formed in a shape of an annularly continued band, and provided with a convex part which is formed in a curved part thereof, by protruding from at least one peripheral edge in a width direction, the groove part includes a concave part which is formed by denting at least one of groove walls which are opposed to each other interposing a groove bottom in correspondence with the convex part, and the convex part and the concave part are so formed to be engaged with each other in a direction along the curved part of the sealing member.