Patent ID: 8845340
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A connector, comprising: a terminal fitting; and a synthetic resin portion having the terminal fitting disposed inside the synthetic resin portion, the synthetic resin portion including: a hood portion to which a mating connector is fitted; a surrounding wall provided on an outer periphery of the hood portion, the surrounding wall and the hood portion forming a cavity portion; a locking portion provided on an inner wall of the hood portion and configured to lock the mating connector from a back side of the mating connector with respect to a fitting direction to restrict the mating connector from separating from the hood portion backward with respect to the fitting direction; and a reinforcing rib provided in an area between the hood portion and the locking portion and including (i) a first side formed with the hood portion and (ii) a second side formed with the surrounding wall; wherein the synthetic resin portion includes a primary molded portion formed of a first synthetic resin material, and a secondary molded portion formed by molding the primary molded portion further with a second synthetic resin material.