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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2002
Eiji Fukuda, Shizuoka, JP;
Yazaki Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A waterproof connector consists of a female housing and a male housing which are to be coupled with other. The male housing includes a body accommodating female terminals, a cover and a packing . The cover includes a plurality of peripheral walls and a wall . The wall has a recess . A protrusion is provided at the inner edge of the recess close to a packing . The protrusion protrudes from the inner edge of the recess close to the packing toward the female housing. The protrusion is arranged between the recess and packing . The one end of the packing is located between the protrusion and the body . In this configuration, the waterproof connector can prevent water from permeating into a contact portion between terminal metal fittings.