Patent ID: 8167634
Filing Date: 2012-05-01
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A connector for use with a mounting member having a wall with a shaft hole, comprising: a housing having opposite first and second ends, a terminal mounting portion at the first end and configured to fit into the shaft hole, a receptacle at the second end for receiving a mating connector, and a mounting flange between the first and second ends to be mounted on the wall surface of the mounting member, at least one locking hole formed in the housing in proximity to the mounting flange; a terminal mounted in the terminal mounting portion and having a portion communicating with the receptacle; and a seal ring mounted to a surface of the mounting flange facing the mounting member for sealing between the mounting flange and the wall of the mounting member, the seal ring including a ring main body substantially surrounding the terminal mounting portion and at least one fixing portion for fixing the ring main body to the mounting flange, the fixing portion including at least one bulge formed at an inner peripheral side of the ring main body and at least one lock projecting from the bulge substantially toward a side opposite to a sealing surface toward the mounting member, the lock being engaged with the locking hole in the housing.