Sealing member, wire harness provided with sealing member, connector provided with sealing member

1 . A sealing member, comprising:

at least one sealing material made from an elastic material;

a high rigidity material provided as a single body with the at least one sealing material and having a rigidity higher than a rigidity of the at least one sealing material,

a bent part; and

a planar part formed to be continuous with the bent part, wherein

an entire outer surface of the sealing member is made from the at least one sealing material such that the high rigidity material is not exposed,

the planar part is configured to be arranged on a planar surface of a housing, and the bent part is configured to be arranged on an outer rib provided on the planar surface of the housing, and

the bent part is bent so as to match a shape of the outer rib provided on the planar surface of the housing.

2 . The sealing member according to claim 1 , wherein

the at least one sealing material includes a plurality of sealing materials,

the plurality of sealing materials are arranged on top of each other, and

the high rigidity material is arranged between adjacent sealing materials.

3 . A wire harness, comprising:

an electric wire;

a housing arranged at an end part of the electric wire; and

a sealing member arranged on a fitting surface of the housing, wherein

the sealing member includes:

at least one sealing material made from an elastic material;

a high rigidity material provided as a single body with the at least one sealing material and having a rigidity higher than a rigidity of the at least one sealing material;

a bent part; and

a planar part formed to be continuous with the bent part,

an entire outer surface of the sealing member is made from the at least one sealing material such that the high rigidity material is not exposed,

the planar part is arranged on a planar portion of the fitting surface, and the bent part is arranged on an outer rib provided on the fitting surface, and

the bent part is bent so as to match a shape of the outer rib provided on the fitting surface.

4 . A connector, comprising:

a housing;

a mating housing that can be fitted to the housing; and

a sealing member arranged between the housing and the mating housing and adhered closely to the housing and the mating housing, wherein

the sealing member includes:

at least one sealing material made from an elastic material;

a high rigidity material provided as a single body with the at least one sealing material and having a rigidity higher than a rigidity of the at least one sealing material;

a bent part; and

a planar part formed to be continuous with the bent part,

an entire outer surface of the sealing member is made from the at least one sealing material such that the high rigidity material is not exposed,

the planar part is arranged on a planar portion of a fitting surface of the housing that is between the housing and the mating housing, and the bent part is arranged on an outer rib that is provided on the fitting surface of the housing, and

the bent part is bent so as to match a shape of the outer rib provided on the fitting surface.

5 . The sealing member according to claim 1 , wherein, for each of the bent part and the planar part, the at least one sealing material is provided as a plurality of sealing materials, and the high rigidity material is arranged between adjacent sealing materials.

6 . The wire harness according to claim 3 , wherein the at least one sealing material is provided on the housing, and

wherein the at least one sealing material is provided as a plurality of sealing materials, and the high rigidity material is arranged between adjacent sealing materials.

7 . The connector according to claim 4 , wherein the at least one sealing material is provided on the housing, and

wherein the at least one sealing material is provided as a plurality of sealing materials, and the high rigidity material is arranged between adjacent sealing materials.