Patent ID: 9601863
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: H01R

Claim:
1. A device connector, comprising: a housing with a terminal supporting portion configured for projecting through a mounting hole of a case of a device, the housing having opposite front and rear ends and an outer periphery extending between the ends; a flange protruding from the outer periphery at a position spaced from the front and rear ends of the housing and having opposite front and rear surfaces, the front surface of the flange facing an outer surface of the case outward of the mounting hole; a rear circumferential rib extending around the housing in proximity to the rear end and a front circumferential rib extending around the housing at a position between the rear circumferential rib and the flange, a ring mounting groove being defined between the front and rear circumferential ribs for receiving a seal ring; a surface packing mounted on the front surface of the flange and compressed between the front surface of the flange and the case outward of the mounting hole; a reinforcing portion having circumferentially spaced reinforcing ribs, each of the reinforcing ribs having a radial leg extending from the rear surface of the flange and an axial leg extending from the respective radial leg to the front circumferential rib, each of the radial legs of the reinforcing ribs having a rear surface spaced forward from the front circumferential rib of the housing and aligned normal to a front-back direction; and a metal bracket fit externally around the flange and around parts of the outer periphery of the housing rearward of and adjacent to the flange and pressing the rear surfaces of the ribs of the reinforcing portion over an entire circumference of the housing and bolt-fastened to an outer surface of the case.