Patent ID: 9252526
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: H01R

Claim Text:
1. A waterproof connector for a vehicle, comprising: a main housing having a first mounting hole, formed on a front side thereof, in which a front holder is disposed and a second mounting hole, formed on a rear side thereof, in which an inner housing and a subcover are disposed; a watertight front seal disposed inside the first mounting hole before the front holder; a watertight rear seal engaged with a peripheral of an inner side and disposed inside the second mounting hole of the main housing with the inner housing; a plurality of terminals, each of which has a connector portion which is disposed inside a terminal-connecting hole of the front holder and a wire-welding portion which is disposed inside a terminal insertion hole of the inner housing, in which the connector portion and the wire-welding portion are integrally formed with each other; and watertight and vibration-absorbing materials attached to a lower side of an upper cover and an upper side of a lower cover of the subcover protecting a plurality of wire-welding portions of the plurality terminals, wherein the front holder is disposed inside the first mounting hole of the main housing, closely attached to the front seal, and has the plurality of terminal connecting holes corresponding to the plurality of terminals, the inner housing, which is disposed inside the second mounting hole of the main housing, has the plurality of terminal insertion holes corresponding to the plurality of terminals, a front press-fitting end inside the second mounting hole, and a rear seal seat, a thickness of which is thinner than that of the front press-fitting end, and the subcover is disposed inside the second mounting hole of the main housing and includes the upper cover and the lower cover which are assembled with upper and lower sides of the rear seal seat of the inner housing to cover the wire-welding portions of the terminals.