Waterproof connector and seal member

1. A waterproof connector, comprising:

a housing with a plurality of contact receiving cavities, each of the contact receiving cavities having a contact connected to an electric wire;

a seal member having a plurality of adjacent wire receiving through-holes through which the electric wires extend, the seal member having cylindrical areas around a circumference of each of the wire receiving through-holes, the cylindrical areas partially overlapping to form a continuous integral structure, the seal member being formed from an elastomer;

the seal member having a separating partition groove that partially extends through the seal member in a direction of insertion of the electric wires into the wire receiving through-holes, the separating partition groove partially separates the wire receiving through-holes into separate zones; and

a partition wall that is received in the separating partition groove.

2. The waterproof connector of claim 1 , wherein wire engaging gussets are formed on an outside surface of the seal member and engage an inner wall of the housing.

3. The waterproof connector of claim 1 , wherein wire engaging gussets are formed on an inside surface of the wire receiving through-holes and engage the electric wires.

4. The waterproof connector of claim 1 , wherein each of the zones has an equal amount of the wire receiving through-holes.

5. The waterproof connector of claim 1 , wherein the wire receiving through-holes are arranged in a line.

6. The waterproof connector of claim 1 , wherein the partition wall extends from a seal member cover attached to the housing.

7. The waterproof connector of claim 6 , wherein the seal member cover and the seal member are integrally formed.

8. The waterproof connector of claim 6 , wherein the seal member cover includes a plurality of cylindrical areas that partially overlap and are continuous with the wire receiving through-holes.

9. A seal member, comprising:

an elastomer with a plurality of adjacent wire receiving through-holes for receiving electric wires connected to contacts;

cylindrical areas around a circumference of each of the wire receiving through-holes, the cylindrical areas partially overlapping to form a continuous integral structure;

a separating partition groove that partially extends through the sealing member in a direction of insertion of the electric wires through the wire receiving through-holes, the separating partition groove partially separates the wire receiving through-holes into separate zones; and

a partition wall that is received in the separating partition groove.

10. The seal member of claim 9 , wherein wire engaging gussets are formed on an outside surface of the seal member for engaging an inside surface of a housing.

11. The seal member of claim 9 , wherein wire engaging gussets are formed on an inside surface of the wire receiving through-holes for engaging the electric wires.

12. The seal member of claim 9 , wherein each of the zones has an equal amount of the wire receiving through-holes.

13. The seal member of claim 9 , wherein the wire receiving through-holes are arranged in a line.

14. The seal member of claim 9 , wherein the partition wall extends from a seal member cover that engages the seal member.

15. The seal member of claim 14 , wherein the seal member cover and the seal member are integrally formed.

16. The seal member of claim 14 , wherein the seal member cover includes a plurality of cylindrical areas that partially overlap and are continuous with the wire receiving through-holes.