Patent ID: 6071147
Filing Date: 2000-06-06
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A waterproof connector comprising:a connector housing having a waterproof packing receiving chamber;a waterproof packing to be connected to the connector housing by a two-stage engagement process including a temporary engagement stage and a permanent engagement stage;insertion holes formed in the waterproof packing;inner circular expanded portions for sealing formed inside the insertion holes; andouter circular expanded portions for sealing formed on the outer periphery of the waterproof packing,wherein the waterproof packing has a waterproof packing cover covering the whole thereof,a flexible stopper arm is formed on the outer periphery of a base plate member of the waterproof packing cover,the waterproof packing receiving chamber is provided with a temporary stopper protrusion and a permanent stopper protrusion on the outer surface thereof,the outer circular expanded portions have a diameter greater than the diameter of the inner circular surface of the waterproof packing receiving chamber of the connector housing and are situated outside the waterproof packing receiving chamber in the temporary engagement stage, andthe outer circular expanded portions are pressed by the inner circular surface of the waterproof packing receiving chamber in the permanent engagement stage.