Patent ID: 6280237
Filing Date: 2001-08-28
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A connector, comprising:first and second connector housings at least partly connectable with each other, the first connector housing comprising a receptacle to which the second connector housing is at least partly fiftable, and the second connector housing comprising a biasing member disposed for being elastically compressed by the receptacle as the connector housings are connected and for accumulating a biasing force to urge the connector housings away from each other, and a sealing ring disposed for secure engagement against an inner circumferential surface of the receptacle to hold the connector housings substantially watertight, the sealing ring being mountable in a temporary mount position located before a proper mount position on the second connector housing with respect to an inserting direction of the first connector housing and a moving means provided between the connector housings for moving the sealing ring to a proper mount position as the connector housings are connected, the biasing member being provided behind the sealing ring relative to the inserting direction, and the biasing member being disposed such that portions of the biasing member align with portions of the sealing ring along the inserting direction, a sealed space being formed inside the receptacle between the connector housings while the connector housings are being connected, a moving means comprising air in the sealed space that is compressed to produce an air pressure as the connection progresses.