Patent ID: 9577366
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: H01R

Claim:
1. A waterproof connector to be connected to a mating connector, comprising: a housing including a hollow portion for accommodating the mating connector; and an elastic seal member disposed in the housing, wherein said elastic seal member includes a main body portion and an engaged portion extending from the main body portion, said housing further includes a guide groove formed in an inner surface thereof inside the hollow portion for guiding the elastic seal member, said guide groove has a width gradually decreasing, said engaged portion includes a neck portion and a protruding portion at a distal end of the neck portion, said housing includes an installation portion for accommodating the neck portion of the engaged portion, and said protruding portion has a width greater than a width of the installation portion so that the engaged portion abuts against the installation portion and is deformed when the elastic seal member is inserted into the hollow portion.