Patent ID: 9633760
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: H01B,H01R,H02G,Y02A

Claim:
1. A water blocking structure for an insulation-coated wire, the water blocking structure comprising: a heat-shrinkable tubular member that is closed at one end by a closing member and that accommodates an intermediate portion of an insulation-coated wire, and a water blocking agent that is accommodated in the tubular member and that penetrates the intermediate portion of the insulation-coated wire, wherein slit portions are formed in a coating of the insulation-coated wire within the tubular member, the slit portions extending in a direction that crosses an axis of the insulation-coated wire on opposite sides of the intermediate portion with respect to a radial direction, and the water blocking agent penetrates the intermediate portion via the slit portions; and a coating stripping member positioned inside of the tubular member and having opposing blade portions that define a lateral insertion opening at an outer periphery of the coating stripping member, thereby allowing the insulation-coated wire to be laterally inserted into the coating stripping member, the opposing blades being configured to cut open the coating of the insulation-coated wire on the opposite sides of the intermediate portion with respect to the radial direction, thereby providing the slit portions.