Patent ID: 6331124
Filing Date: 2001-12-18
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A waterproof connector comprising:a housing defining a plurality of cavities each having a terminal inserting port;a plurality of terminal metal fittings secured to a plurality of electric wires respectively and inserted into the plurality of cavities respectively;a plurality of rubber caps through which the plurality of electric wires are watertightly inserted respectively, the plurality of rubber caps fitted in the terminal inserting ports of the cavities respectively; anda retainer fitted to the housing for restricting the disengagement of the rubber caps, the retainer comprises a pair of a first and second half members connected to each other by a hinge to be removable from each other,wherein each of the first and second half members has a plurality of concave portions on an abutment surface of the half members for avoiding interference with the electric wires;the retainer retains the rubber caps in such manner that the retainer is fitted to the housing in a state in which the first and second half members are combined, to restrict the disengagement of the rubber caps; andeach of the first and second half members has a restricting portion, and the restricting portion of the first half member is retained in the restricting portion of the second half member to restrict relative displacement of the first and second half members in a direction along with the abutment surfaces of the first and second half members.