Patent ID: 8747137

Claim:
A connector, comprising: a packing which includes: a packing body part formed in an annular shape; at least a pair of ear parts extending outward from the packing body part; and lock receiving parts which are provided in the ear parts; and a case which includes: a case body part which is provided with an opening; a packing-mounted part formed in an annular shape which is provided around the opening of the case body part and on which the packing body part is mounted; a flange part which is integrally provided on the case body part to surround the packing-mounted part; at least a pair of through holes which are formed in the case body part to communicate between a face of the packing-mounted part where the packing body part is mounted and a back face of the flange part, and through which the ear parts are respectively passed; and at least a pair of locking parts which are provided on the back face of the flange part and with which the lock receiving parts in the ear parts are respectively engaged, wherein a distance between the pair of locking parts is set to be larger than a distance between the lock receiving parts, while the packing is separate from the case, and the packing is configured to be elastically deformed between the lock receiving parts, when the packing is mounted on the case, whereby tensile stress occurs in the packing.