Patent ID: 7418198
Filing Date: 2008-08-26
Classification: G03B,H05K

Abstract:
1. An underwater housing for an electronic device, the electronic device being coupled electrically to an electrical cable extending outwardly of said underwater housing, said underwater housing comprising: a housing body adapted to be located in front of the electrical cable and adapted to contain the electronic device and including a front end wall, and an annular surrounding wall extending rearwardly from an outer periphery of said front end wall to define a rear end opening, said surrounding wall having an engagement portion disposed at a rear end thereof; a seal cap including a spacer member disposed in said seal cap and including a spacer body and a plurality of conductive terminals, said spacer body being connected fixedly to said intermediate engagement portion of said seal cap such that a watertight seal is established therebetween so as to divide a space between said housing body and said seal cap into a cable chamber and an accommodating chamber, said accommodating chamber being disposed between said front end wall of said housing body and said spacer body, said cable chamber being disposed between said spacer body and said rear cap element, each of said conductive terminals extending sealingly through said spacer body and having two opposite ends adapted to be coupled respectively and electrically to the electrical cable and the electronic device so as to establish electrical connection between the electronic device and the electrical cable.