Patent ID: 6521160
Filing Date: 2003-02-18
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A method of providing waterproof characteristic to a waterproof connector made of resin material, said connector including: a connector housing; a terminal accommodating chamber provided in said connector housing; and a rubber plug accommodating chamber provided in said connector housing and communicated with said terminal accommodating chamber, said method comprising the steps of:providing a port communicated with an interior of said rubber plug accommodating chamber; setting a rubber forming mold in said rubber plug accommodating chamber; injecting molten rubber material from said port to a space defined by said rubber plug accommodating chamber and said rubber forming mold to mold a rubber plug, wherein a sealing portion is projected from an inside surface of said rubber plug for close contact with an outer circumference of a wire, in said rubber plug accommodating chamber; and removing said rubber forming mold from said rubber plug accommodating chamber.