Patent ID: 6589078
Filing Date: 2003-07-08
Classification: F16B,H01R

Abstract:
A waterproof connector comprising:a plurality of terminal receiving chambers; a housing main body having the plurality of terminal receiving chambers; a plurality of terminal inserting portions formed in the housing main body, extended from the plurality of terminal receiving chambers and to which terminals assembled in electric wires and having waterproof plugs are respectively inserted; a plurality of common wall portions respectively sectioning between adjacent portions in the plurality of terminal inserting portions; and taper surfaces respectively provided in opening edges of the plurality of terminal inserting portions and guiding the terminals to the terminal inserting portions; and maximum diameter portions of the taper surfaces in the adjacent terminal inserting portions are at least in contact on the common wall portion, wherein the waterproof connector is provided with a damage preventing portion formed by a concave step portion in a portion in which the taper surfaces of the adjacent terminal inserting portions on the common wall portion are in contact with each other, and prevents the waterproof plug from being damaged at a time of inserting the terminals to the terminal inserting portions.