Patent attributes
A waterproof connector has an equipment-side housing (52) with a hood (55) and an wire-side housing (22) with tubular fit-on parts (24) and an interlocking fit-on part (25) that can fit in the hood (55). A rubber ring (33) is fit around an outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical fit-on parts (24) and the interlocking fit-on part (25) to seal a gap between an inner peripheral surface of the hood (55) and an outer peripheral surface of the tubular fit-on parts (24) and the interlocking fit-on part (25). A sealing surface (55A) is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the hood part (55) and closely contacts an entire outer periphery of the rubber ring (33). Air release grooves (66) are formed on portions of the inner peripheral surface of the hood (55) forward of the sealing surface (55A).
