A watertight connector and a method for mounting a watertight connector

摘要

To provide a watertight connector having improved sealability. ÄSolutionÜ Into a mount hole 13 formed at the rear end of a housing 1 are fitted a one-piece watertight rubber plug 15 and a gel plate 20 made of silicone gel 20A. The gel plate 20 is compressed by mounting a cover 22. A female terminal fitting 3 connected with an end of a wire 8 penetrates the gel plate 20 after passing through an insertion hole 23 of the cover 22, and is further inserted into a corresponding cavity 2 while forcibly widening a through hole 16 of the rubber plug 15. When the female terminal fitting 3 is properly inserted, lips 17 of the through hole 16 are in close contact with the outer surface of the wire 8. Edges of a connection portion 4 and a stabilizer 6 may damage the lips 17 while the female terminal fitting 3 passes through the through hole 16 of the rubber plug 15. If it occurs, the silicone gel 20A pushed out of the gel plate 20 enters damaged portions to fill them out. <IMAGE>