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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 01, 1999
Kensaku Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Tetsuya Takahashi, Tokyo, JP;
Hirose Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A lamp socket includes a socket body (1); a first terminal (40) provided in the first terminal mounting section and having a first terminal leg (43); a second terminal (50) provided in the second terminal mounting section and having a second terminal leg (53); first and second mating terminal receiving cavities (3A) and (3B) provided in a back of the socket body; a seal groove (14) surrounding the first mating terminal receiving cavity (3A) to separate the first mating terminal receiving cavity (3A) from the second mating terminal receiving cavity (3B) such that the first and second terminal legs project in the first and second mating terminal receiving cavities, respectively; a seal insulation member (70) fitted in the seal groove (14); and a cover (30) attached to the back of the socket body so that a seal press portion (34) of the cover is fitted into the seal groove (14) to apply a pressure on the seal insulation member (70).