Abstract: The plug contact element for the at least partial pushing through an opening, in particular a round opening, in an elastic material along a push through direction of the plug contact element comprises a housing part having at least two wall regions which are substantially planar and inclined with respect to one another at least at a front side of the housing part and which are connected to one another via an arched or bent connection region, with the housing part having at least one indentation which opens to a front side of the housing part which lies in the push through direction and of which the indentation edge at least partly forms a front-side edge of the arched or bent connection region, with the indentation edge having an apex or a tangent which is orthogonal to the push through direction, the apex or tangent being provided only at the boundary between the connection region and one of the bordering wall regions or at one of the bordering wall regions.

Abstract: A rear open end of each cavity (12) is formed on a contact surface (13A) of a rubber plug accommodation part (13) disposed rearward from the connector housing (11). Inner-side waterproof ribs (14) project rearward from the periphery of the contact surface (13A) to surround the rear open ends. A rubber plug (30) is held inside the rubber plug accommodation part (13) by a rubber plug hold-down member (40) mounted on the waterproof connector (11) rearward of the rubber plug (30). Thus, the rubber plug hold-down member (40) presses the rubber plug (30) forward against the contact surface (13A). The inner-side waterproof rib (14) prevents water from penetrating into the cavity (12) from the gap between the contact surface (13A) and a front surface of the rubber plug (30) through a peripheral surface of the rubber plug (30).

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a ferrule for an optical connector including a ferrule body formed of a resin and including a through-hole having an inner wall for releasably receiving an optical fiber, the inner wall of the through-hole being defined by a large-diameter portion and a small-diameter portion which are axially aligned, and a metallic pipe disposed on at least a portion of the inner wall of the through-hole, the metallic pipe being formed of at least one of an alloy of iron-nickel and an alloy of iron-nickel-cobalt.

Abstract: A through hole (13) is formed on a engagement part (11) of a connector housing (14), and an installation part (32) whose distal end (32b) projects on an end (14a) of the connector housing (14) through this through hole (13) is formed on a sealing member (30). When the through hole (13) is sealed by a mold part (40) that is formed on the end (14a) side of the connector housing (14), the installation part (32) is also sealed, and the sealing member (30) is fastened to the connector housing (14).

Abstract: An electrical connector system for use with an automobile power control module has been provided, which comprises a plurality of sealed plug assemblies and a header assembly. Each of the sealed plug assemblies includes a cam lever. The header assembly includes a plurality of shrouds for receiving the plurality of sealed plug assemblies. The plurality of shrouds corresponds to the plurality of sealed plug assemblies. Each of the sealed plug assemblies is mated into one of the plurality of shrouds through a movement of said cam lever.

Abstract: A waterproof connector is provided with a connector housing having a mating hollow to which an opposing connector is fitted, a seal fitted to an opposite side to the mating hollow of the connector housing, and a rear holder inserted and fitted to the connector housing. The seal is further provided with a plurality of through holes to which cables provided with terminals at front ends are respectively inserted, and the rear holder is provided with insertion holes communicating with the through holes respectively. The rear holder allows the cable to pass through at a time of being inserted to a temporary engaging position, and presses the seal so as to fix at a time of being inserted to a regular engaging position. The insertion holes are extended so as to have a length at a degree at which a front end thereof is not brought into contact with lips of the through holes even when the inserted terminals are inclined.

Abstract: A display unit comprises a case, a panel, a lamp, an intermediate and a lead wire. The lamp is placed next to the panel, and the lead wire is electrically connected to the lamp to form a conjunctive portion. The conjunctive portion is placed in a mold and integrally covered with the intermediate. When the lead wire is pulled by an abnormal or abrupt force, the majority of the force can be absorbed by the intermediate pressed on the case, and the lead wire can remain fixed to the lamp.

Abstract: Housing-side intimate contact ribs are formed on a rear end surface of a male connector housing, and a holder-side intimate-contact ribs are formed on a mat seal holder which holds a mat seal on the male connector housing. These intimate-contact ribs are inserted respectively in inlet portions of intimate-contact cavity portions formed in the mat seal, thereby provisionally retaining the mat seal. In this condition, metal terminals can be easily and positively passed respectively through wire insertion holes in the mat seal.

Abstract: A waterproof connector is provided with one or more terminals each including a contact, a first crimp portion and a second crimp portion, insulated cables respectively having leading conductor clamped by the first crimp portion, rubber plugs respectively fitted on the insulated cable, being clamped by the second crimp portion and a connector housing including terminal housing chambers respectively housing the terminals. The rubber plugs are fitted into the respective terminal housing chambers so as to be waterproof. Each of the second crimp portions has a larger width than height thereof in a state where the second crimp portion clamps the rubber plug.

Abstract: A high current terminal blade connection system adapted for automotive environments, which provides environmental sealing includes a female connector and a male connector. The male connector includes a male power terminal having a contact blade and a means for connecting a power cable thereto. The female connector includes a female power terminal with a terminal blade seat for contactibly receiving the contact blade of the respective male power terminal. A contact insert is inserted within the female terminal and is the direct receiver of the male terminal contact blade. The contact insert includes dimples to provide stability and additional contact points to improve the electrical performance of the connection, and contact vanes to accept the mating male terminal blade for an in-line and right angle direction termination with the mating terminal blade. This design allows one female terminal and one contact insert for two different mating directions, thus eliminating the need for any additional parts.

Abstract: An elastic electrical contact housed in a guide shaft of an apparatus, wherein the guide shaft includes an open front end and an opened back end, and wherein the contact includes a deformable conductor having a front portion and a flexible back portion. A mobile contact head is arranged in an area of the open front end of the guide shaft. A coil spring surrounds the front portion of the deformable conductor. The coil spring extends between the mobile contact head and a retaining sleeve. The retaining sleeve is arranged in an area of the open back end of the guide shaft. The retaining sleeve is fixed to the deformable conductor. The flexible back portion of the deformable conductor extends outwardly from the open back end of the guide shaft. The mobile contact head is connected to a connection terminal of a supply cable via the back portion of the deformable conductor.

Abstract: A connector assembly with front and rear bodies (50, 40) and a surrounding shell (12), has a potting material (72) that is molded around the cable (20) and within a rear body passageway (70) in a manner that avoids leakage of the potting material. The shell outside surface has outwardly-projecting ridges (124, 141-144) for effectively grasping the connector, and the front body is latchable to the shell with robust latch arms (174). An O-ring (80) lying forward of the threading connections (52, 54) of the bodies limits leakage of the potting material flowed under pressure into the passageway. The outer shell is molded with ridges (124, 141-144) extending in loops that facilitate correct gripping and avoid slipping of the thumb on the connector. The front body has slots (170, 172) forming latch arms that latch to openings in the shell, the arms being formed by slots with enlarged ends (190, 192).

Abstract: A cable coupling device which includes a coupling body (22) that has a through passing passageway (21) for receiving an associated end of a cable (1). The body carries a cup-shaped electric contact whose edge forms a crimping ring that tightly surrounds a body part (23) of reduced diameter. A bared conductor element (11) is placed between the electric contact and the body part (23). The crimping ring compresses the body (22) so as to seal the wall of the passageway against the cable sheath. A scaling sleeve (50) can bridge two bodies (22) which are each connected to a cable (1) and are conductively coupled via respective electric contacts. The sleeve (50) therewith provides a sealed enclosure of the mutually coupled parts of the cables in a region delimited by the sleeve and the bodies (22).

Abstract: A waterproof connector has an inner housing 11 for holding insulation displacement terminals 13 connected to wires W and an outer housing 12 formed with an inner housing accommodation space 12A for receiving the inner housing 11 in the longitudinal direction. The outer housing 12 receiving the inner housing 11 is formed in its rear portion 12F with a waterproofing part 17 made of hot-melt material. This facilitates production of a waterproof connector with a smaller number of parts.

Abstract: An end seal assembly is mounted in a conduit or feedthrough body with a through bore of stepped diameter between its ends into which a fiber or wire-carrying metal cable extends. An inner end of the cable is stopped against a shoulder in the through bore, with at least one fiber or wire extending from the cable end out through the second end of the seal body. An end seal is seated at the outlet end of the seal body and has a through bore through which the or each fiber extends. The through bore is filled with epoxy material. The end seal is of a material having a coefficient of thermal expansion approximately equal to that of the epoxy material.

Abstract: A waterproof connector includes a housing in which a terminal is to be held, having an opening on its terminal insertion side, a sealing member inserted in the opening of the housing, having a sealing part, which is provided on the outer circumference of the sealing member and airtightly contacts the inner surface of the opening, and having a plurality of through holes, each of which allows a terminal to pass through and each of which has a respective inner surface that is able to airtightly contact an electric wire, and covers provided for the respective through holes, a circumferential part of each of the covers being integrally connected over the entire circumference to the circumferential wall of the through hole, and the circumferential part being formed into a thickness that can be broken by human force.

Abstract: A waterproof connector is constituted by a connector housing provided with a mating hollow to which an opposing connector is fitted and a terminal housing protruded within the mating hollow, a first packing pressure contacted with the opposing connector within the mating hollow so as to be closely attached to a periphery of the terminal housing, and a slide arranged between the terminal housing and the first packing. The connector housing receives a plurality of cables provided with terminals at front ends so as to hold a second packing therebetween. The slide is provided with a plurality of slits being parallel to a sliding direction and respectively inserting the terminals, and a retaining portion extending toward the first packing in one end portion. The slits prevent the terminals from falling off in a side of the retaining portion, and allow the terminals to pass through in an opposite side.

Abstract: A housing (11) of a waterproof connector (10) comprises a housing body (15), and a terminal housing (17) assembled in a water sealing manner to the housing body (15) and provided with a terminal accommodation portion (16) for accommodating terminals (13). The housing body (15) has a sealing material accommodation chamber (20) for accommodating a soft sealing material (14), insertion holes (21) provided for inserting electric wires (12) through an inner wall (11a) on which the soft sealing material (14) accommodated in the sealing material accommodation chamber (20) is tight contacting, and a terminal housing accommodation chamber (23) communicating with the sealing material accommodation chamber (20), for the terminal housing (17) to be fitted therein to push the soft sealing material (14) against the inner wall (11a).

Abstract: Terminals (14) are connected to electric wires (13), a connector housing (12) has chambers (11) for accommodating the terminals (14) and an opening (12a) for passing the electric wires (13), and a soft sealing material (15) seals the opening (12a) with its sealing configuration. The soft sealing material (15) has insertion holes (21) for the terminals (14) to be inserted therethrough to the chambers (11), and is deformed from its initial configuration in which a respective insertion hole (21) is larger in section than a corresponding terminal (14), to the sealing configuration in which the respective insertion hole (21) has an identical section to an electric wire (13) connected to the corresponding terminal (14).

Abstract: A connector housing includes a terminal chamber for accommodating a terminal to which an electric wire is connected. A rear holder is attached to a rear end portion of the connector housing. A waterproof rubber plug has a through hole through which the electric wire is inserted. One end of the rubber plug is configured as a cylindrical sealing portion. The other end of the rubber plug is configured as a proximal end portion integrally provided with a rear end wall of the rear holder. A plug chamber is formed in the rear end portion of the connector housing so as to communicate with the terminal chamber for accommodating the rubber plug therein when the rear holder is attached with the connector housing. The dimension of the plug chamber is determined such that the sealing portion of the rubber plug is accommodated while being compressed by an inner wall of the plug chamber during the attaching operation of the rear holder.

Abstract: An inner housing is formed with terminal accommodation chambers for accommodating terminals at ends of electric wires, an outer housing fitted on the inner housing has, in opposition to the terminal accommodation chambers, outside locations of a bottom wall portion formed with wire insertion holes and, at inside locations of the bottom wall portion opposite to the wire insertion holes, rubber plug reception recesses for receiving waterproof rubber plugs for sealing the terminal accommodation chambers, and the outer housing comprises an inner wall portion integrated with the bottom wall portion, the inner wall portion having an accommodation space for the inner housing to be fitted therein, and an outer wall portion separated from an assembly of the inner wall portion and the bottom wall portion, to be provided thereabout in a spaced manner relative to the inner wall portion, the outer wall portion being removably attached to the assembly.

Abstract: Cavities capable of housing terminal fittings connected with the ends of electric wires W are provided inside of a housing. A rear assembly is assembled at the rear of the housing. The rear assembly includes a cover formed of a quality of material having no elasticity and a waterproof member formed of a quality of material having elasticity. The waterproof member further includes a wire seal part that surrounds and waterproofs electric wires, and a housing seal part that seals between the two housings. A clearance is provided about a periphery between the outer peripheral face of the wire seal part and the housing seal part. Even if the material of the wire seal part is deformed during the insertion operation of the electric wires, the insertion operation of the electric wires can be smoothly carried out to the last wire because the clearance absorbs the deformation of the entire wire seal part.

Abstract: A waterproof connector is constituted by a connector housing provided with a mating hollow to which an opposing connector is fitted and a terminal housing protruded within the mating hollow, a first packing pressure contacted with the opposing connector within the mating hollow so as to be closely attached to a periphery of the terminal housing, and a slide arranged between the terminal housing and the first packing. The connector housing receives a plurality of cables provided with terminals at front ends so as to hold a second packing therebetween. The slide is provided with a plurality of slits being parallel to a sliding direction and respectively inserting the terminals, and a retaining portion extending toward the first packing in one end portion. The slits prevent the terminals from fallen of fin a side of the retaining portion, and allow the terminals to pass through in an opposite side.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to an automotive integrated power module system in which an electrical connector can be connected to a converter having integral contacts. The contacts which are connected to shielded cable, are sealed from the environment. The present invention provides an electrical connector for connection to a converter having integral contacts.

Abstract: A cable branching apparatus for installation underwater has a circuit distribution unit with first and second ports connected to respective cables, and at least two additional, third and fourth ports. A switch assembly in the circuit distribution unit selectively connects the first port to the second port in a straight through arrangement, or the first and second ports to the third and fourth ports, respectively, in a branching configuration. At least two wet mateable underwater connectors each comprise a dummy unit and an active unit releasably secured to the dummy and connected to a respective one of the third and fourth ports. Branch cables can be selectively connected to one or both cables underwater simply by separating one or both dummy units from the active units, and connecting the active units to mating connector units at the end of branch cables, using an ROV.

Abstract: A rubber stopper is provided at a rear end of a housing. A receiving tool-insertion opening is formed on a bottom surface of a cavity of the housing such that the receiving tool-insertion opening is located immediately forward from the rubber stopper. A receiving portion is projectingly formed on a lower part of a pressure die. When the housing accommodating a pressure-connection terminal is placed on the lower part, the receiving portion projects upward through the receiving tool-insertion opening, and the apex of a mountain portion is located in the vicinity of an insertion hole of the rubber stopper. When a pressure tool installed on an upper part of the pressure die moves downward, a front end of an electric wire is pressed against and connected with a pressure blade. As a result, the electric wire projecting from the rubber stopper is stretched downward. In this case, a root portion of the electric wire is received with the receiving portion.

Abstract: A terminal assembly for a hermetic compressor having a shell includes a terminal block secured to the shell. A terminal fence surrounds the terminal block and is also fixedly secured to the shell. An intermediate gasket sealingly engages both the shell and the terminal block. A power plug is electrically connected to the terminal block and sealingly engaged by the intermediate gasket. A terminal block cover is secured to the shell in order to retain the connection between the various components. The terminal assembly once properly installed is capable of sealing the electrical connection for the compressor from direct contamination by high humidity and salt water spray normally experienced during trans-oceanic shipping.

Abstract: To prevent vibration between male and female housings of electrical connectors, a flange 44 is formed on an outer circumference of a posterior end of a sealing ring 40, an outer edge of this flange 44 reaching to a location at the approximate center of an anterior edge 12A of a small hood 12. A tapered face 45 is formed at a corner portion of an anterior face of the outer edge of the flange 44. When the fitting operation approaches its final stage, the anterior edge 12A of the small hood 12 presses the tapered face 45 of the flange 44, gripping the flange 44 between this anterior edge 12A and an innermost wall 22A. Consequently, the outer edge of the flange 44 is resiliently compressed in the direction of thickness thereof, and a force is exerted on the flange 44, pushing it outwards.

Abstract: An electric submersible pump is provided having a pothead connector for use to connect a downhole cable to an electric motor of the submersible pump. The pothead connector has a housing having an upper and a lower end. The downhole cable has electrical conductors which are separately covered by insulation layers. The downhole cable extends through the upper end and into the housing, and then is electrically connected to the electric motor through the lower end of the housing. Two insulating blocks are provided in the lower end of the housing for separating electrical conductors in alignment for mating with a connector mounted to the electric motor. A conductor pin is secured to the insulating block and to each of the conductors. An elastic sealing ring is disposed within the housing, intermediately between the two insulating blocks. An epoxy layer are disposed within the upper end of the housing.

Abstract: A high density seal connector for use in an automotive vehicle. The connector includes a strain relief member when the strain relief member has an outer frame which in part defines the connector. The strain relief member further includes a protective inner cover which is attached to an inside surface of the frame. The inner cover also includes an inside surface and an outside surface which has a plurality of orifices therethrough. The connector also includes a resilient seal member which is molded directly to the inside surface of the inner cover. The seal member includes a plurality of seal plugs which fill a predetermined number of the orifices of the inner cover.

Abstract: In a waterproof connector M in which a waterproof seal member 60 is held between a connector housing 30 and a rear holder 70, and an electric wire seal portion closely attached to an outer periphery of an electric wire so as to seal between the electric wire and the connector housing 30 and a connector seal portion 60B for sealing between both of the connector housings at a time of fitting to an opposing connector housing are integrally formed in the waterproof seal member 60, wherein the connector seal portion 60B is provided on an outer peripheral surface of the rear holder 70 in an exposed manner so as to be closely attached to an inner periphery of a hood portion of the opposing connector housing at a time of fitting the connector housing 30 to the opposing connector housing.

Abstract: An end seal assembly is mounted in a conduit or feedthrough body with a through bore of stepped diameter between its ends into which a fiber or wire-carrying metal cable extends. An inner end of the cable is stopped against a shoulder in the through bore, with at least one fiber or wire extending from the cable end out through the second end of the seal body. An end seal is seated at the outlet end of the seal body and has a through bore through which the or each fiber extends. The through bore is filled with epoxy material. The end seal is of a material having a coefficient of thermal expansion approximately equal to that of the epoxy material.

Abstract: A seal for disposition between a connector and a wire includes opposed faces having at least one wire hole therethrough, an outer sealing surface connecting said opposed faces and contacting the connector, said at least one wire hole having at least two inwardly extending compressive ribs contacting an outer surface of the wire wherein the ribs have a notch therebetween. The inwardly extending compressive ribs each have a contacting apex extending from lead-in side surfaces which extend from the respective opposed faces, and the notch has a diameter less than a diameter of a connection point between the lead-in side surfaces and the opposed faces.

Abstract: A waterproof connector 1 includes: a plurality of terminal accommodating chambers 4, 6A arranged in the vertical and the traverse direction of a connector housing 2; and a plurality of rubber plug accommodating chambers 6B communicated with the terminal accommodating chambers 6A, wherein a rubber plug 8 in which an electrical wire insertion hole 8a is formed is arranged in each rubber plug accommodating chamber 6B, a terminal 9 connected with an electrical wire W is capable of being freely accommodated in each terminal accommodating chamber 4, 6A, a plug material injection port 7A, plug material path 7B and vent hole 7C are serially formed in each row of the rubber plug accommodating chambers 6B in one of the vertical and the traverse direction of the peripheral wall 5d and the partition wall 5e which form the rubber plug accommodating chambers 6B of the connector housing, plug material is injected into the rubber plug accommodating chambers 6B of each row from the plug material injection port 7A of each row

Abstract: A one-piece type waterproof rubber plug 30 is formed with round insertion holes 32 whose inner surfaces can be held in sealing contact with the outer surfaces of a plurality of wires 18 individually inserted into the insertion holes 32 to protect them from water. Female terminal fittings 14 having a box-shaped connection portion 15 are introduced into the insertion holes 32. In the inner surfaces of the insertion holes 32 are formed slits 50 in positions corresponding to corner portions 16 of the connection portions 15. While the female terminal fittings 14 are passing the insertion holes 32 by deforming them, the corner portions 16 enter the slits 50, thereby forcibly opening the slits 50 wider to form clearances 51. The corner portions 16 advance along the clearances 51. This prevents the corner portions 16 from damaging or scratching the inner surfaces of the insertion holes 32.

Abstract: A waterproof connector 1 includes: a plurality of terminal accommodating chambers 4, 6A arranged in the vertical and the traverse direction of a connector housing 2; and a plurality of rubber plug accommodating chambers 6B communicated with the terminal accommodating chambers 6A, wherein a rubber plug 8 in which an electrical wire insertion hole 8a is formed is arranged in each rubber plug accommodating chamber 6B, a terminal 9 connected with an electrical wire W is capable of being freely accommodated in each terminal accommodating chamber 4, 6A, a plug material injection port 7A, plug material path 7B and vent hole 7C are serially formed in each row of the rubber plug accommodating chambers 6B in one of the vertical and the traverse direction of the peripheral wall 5d and the partition wall 5e which form the rubber plug accommodating chambers 6B of the connector housing, plug material is injected into the rubber plug accommodating chambers 6B of each row from the plug material injection port 7A of each row

Abstract: An inner housing (12) is formed with terminal accommodation chambers (13) for accommodating therein terminals (14) at ends of wires (20). An outer housing (17) is formed with wire insertion holes (49) at a bottom wall portion (47) thereof in opposition to the terminal accommodation chambers, the bottom wall portion having rubber plug reception recesses (48) at locations on an inside thereof in opposition to the wire insertion holes. A spacer (28) has a hollow trunk portion (40) fitted on the inner housing and adapted to be fitted in the outer housing together with the inner housing, and a bottom wall portion (43) thereof formed with wire leading cavities (44).

Abstract: A waterproof rubber plug has a through hole through which an electric wire is inserted. A terminal to which the electric wire is connected has a clamping member for clamping one end portion of the rubber plug. An inner housing has a terminal chamber for accommodating the terminal. An outer housing having sidewalls for defining a chamber provided with a bottom wall, into which the inner housing is fitted. A through hole, through which the electric wire is inserted, is formed on the bottom wall so as to face the terminal chamber when the inner housing is inserted into the chamber of the outer housing. A recess is formed on the bottom wall so as to communicate with the through hole in order to accommodate the rubber plug when the inner housing is completely fitted into the chamber of the outer housing, thereby sealing the electric wire and the terminal chamber.

Abstract: A plurality of inner units respectively have a terminal chamber for accommodating a terminal to which an electric wire is connected, which are to be detachably combined with each other to constitute an inner housing. Waterproof rubber plugs respectively have a through hole through which the electric wire is inserted. A spacer has side walls for defining a chamber provided with a bottom wall, into which the inner units are fitted. Through holes, through which the respective electric wires are inserted, are formed on the bottom wall of the spacer so as to face the associated terminal chambers of the respective inner units when the inner housing is fitted into the chamber of the spacer. An outer housing has sidewalls for defining a chamber provided with a bottom wall, into which the spacer is fitted.

Abstract: Substrates that are moisture-sensitive and/or corrosion-sensitive, such as electrical components found in fiber optic cables, copper wires, terminal blocks, connections and junctions, are protected from moisture and/or corrosion with a protectant composition that includes a polyamide gelling agent, a gelled solvent, and optionally a bleeding agent. The electrical components are typically contacted with the protective composition to protect the sensitive component from moisture and/or corrosion.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly for a tractor-trailer jumper cable has an outer connector housing with an internal block of terminal cavities that is recessed to provide cylindrical sockets in each end of the outer connector housing. Each cavity receives a lead terminal and a lead seal attached to an end of one of the insulated leads of the jumper cable. A terminal position assurance (TPA) device having an integral clam shell strain relief is plugged into the socket at the cable end of the outer connector housing to make sure that the lead terminals and lead seals are properly positioned and to provide a strain relief for the cable. A disposable transition connector is plugged into the socket at the contact end of the outer connector body to seal the contact end and protect the cable terminals against corrosion.

Abstract: A waterproof connector has an inner housing, in which a plurality of terminal housing chambers are formed for the housing of individual terminals at the ends of wires, and an outer housing, into which the inner housing is fitted, in which wire insertion holes are formed on a wall that opposes the terminal housing chambers, and further in which is formed rubber cover housing depressions that house a rubber waterproofing cover that seals the inside of the terminal housing chambers, in positions that are opposite each wire insertion hole on the inside of the wall. The rubber waterproofing cover is formed by a plurality of individual rubber cover pieces that are held in intimate contact inside the rubber cover housing depressions, and a holding plate part with which the individual rubber waterproofing cover pieces are integrally formed, which is held between the inner housing and the outer housing, and which makes a seal between the rubber cover housing depressions and the terminal housing chambers.

Abstract: An improved waterproof connector is provided. In this waterproof connector, circular expanded portions for sealing are formed on the outer periphery of the waterproof packing having insertion holes. The circular expanded portions each has a diameter greater than the diameter of the inner circular surface of the waterproof packing receiving chamber of the connector housing. In the temporary engagement of the waterproof packing with the connector housing, the waterproof packing is situated outside the waterproof packing receiving chamber, and the circular expanded portions are not pressed. Thus, terminal metal fitting and wires can pass through the insertion holes of the waterproof packing without damaging them.

Abstract: A seal for disposition between a connector and a wire includes opposed faces having at least one wire hole therethrough, an outer sealing surface connecting said opposed faces and contacting the connector, said at least one wire hole having at least two inwardly extending compressive ribs contacting an outer surface of the wire wherein the ribs have a notch therebetween. The inwardly extending compressive ribs each have a contacting apex extending from lead-in side surface which extend from the respective opposed faces, and the notch has a diameter less than a diameter of a connection point between the lead-in side edges and the opposed faces.

Abstract: The invention is directed to an electrical connector assembly with a plug housing having a contact receiving cavity with a forward mating end. A first contact has a forward seal thereon. The forward seal has two sealing portions. A first sealing portion engages the contact receiving cavity and forms a seal therewith, the second portion extends into the forward mating end, there is a space between the second portion and the housing. A receptacle housing has a contact receiving cavity and a forward. The forward end of the receptacle housing is received within the forward mating end of the plug housing in the space between the second portion of the forward seal and the plug housing. The second portion of the seal engages the forward end of the receptacle housing to form a seal therewith.

Abstract: A sealed electrical connector employs electrical contacts located in a housing with multiple contact receiving apertures, deflectable latches, and a seal section. A wire seal is mounted on the seal section, and a seal retainer is latched to the housing to retain the wire seal within the seal retainer and on the seal section. Wire seal sections are positioned within a seal retainer chamber with sufficient annular and radial clearance to permit deflection of the seal section due to transverse forces on the wires, without affecting the seal integrity around the wires. A lock plate is attachable to a housing mating face initially in a pre-staged position and shiftable to a locked position to prevent undesired deflection of the contact latch. The lock plate includes a tab forming an interference fit in a housing slot to hold the lock plate in either the pre-staged position or the locked position.

Abstract: A rubber plug includes a tubular body having a cross-sectionally corrugated inner surface including a plurality of conically shaped surfaces, and a plurality of lips formed integrally on and projecting radially outwardly from an outer surface of the tubular body in planes perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the tubular body and including first, second and third lips, the plurality of lips being spaced along the longitudinal axis, wherein a distance between the first lip and the second lip in a direction of the longitudinal axis is different than a distance between the second and third lips in the direction of the longitudinal axis.

Abstract: There is disclosed a waterproof press-connecting connector in which when press-connecting sheathed wires respectively to press-connecting terminals, a rubber plug is prevented from moving to be disposed on the press-connecting terminals. In the waterproof press-connecting connector 15, there is provided positioning retaining means 21 for supporting the rubber plug 20, through which wires 7 are passed, at a rear end (defining a wire lead-out side) of a housing 18 in a provisionally-retained position where the end portions 7a of the wires are disposed respectively above press-connecting portions 23, and the rubber plug 20 is prevented from moving in a direction of axes of the wires, and in a completely-retained position where the wire end portions 7a are press-fitted respectively into the press-connecting portions 23. With this construction, the rubber plug 20 is prevented from moving in the direction of the axes of the wires 7.

Abstract: A waterproof connector includes a terminal, a housing, a seal member, an inclined guide portion and a slide contact portion. The housing includes an insertion opening provided for receiving the terminal, a terminal lock portion provided inside the housing and a fixing lock portion provided outside the housing, both used for locking the terminal. The inclined guide portion is provided on either the housing or the fixing portion of the seal member, and the slide contact portion is provided on the other of the housing and the fixing portion so as to be slidable relative to the inclined guide portion. The inclined guide portion and the slide contact portion guide the seal member so that it rotates into a proper position and so that the fixing engagement portion engages with the fixing lock portion when the seal member is inserted into the insertion opening of the housing.

Abstract: A seal retainer for an electrical connector comprising two seal retainer halves for connecting around a wire assembly, the seal retainer halves being identical with corresponding locking tabs.