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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2000
Yasushi Okayasu, Yokkaichi, JP;
Hitoshi Okumura, Yokkaichi, JP;
Abstract
A connector is provided to achieve individual water protection while reducing connection force without complicating the construction of housings. The connector includes female housing with an inner housing formed with cavities into which female terminal fittings are insertable and an outer housing accommodating the inner housing . A male housing is provided with a smaller receptacle into which the inner housing is fittable, and male terminal fittings are mounted to project into the smaller receptacle . A second gelatinous material is mounted on a back surface A of the smaller receptacle in advance while being penetrated by the male terminal fittings . As the housings are connected, the second gelatinous material is compressed between the back surface A of the smaller receptacle and a front surface A of the inner housing , thereby providing water protection between the housings and between the respective cavities of the inner housing