Structure for attaching gasket
View Patent ↗A gasket of an elastic material is housed in a ring-shaped groove formed on the front face of a flange of a connector housing. By bringing the front face into contact with a contact face of a mating member, the space between the mating member and the flange of the connector housing is sealed with the gasket. An L-shaped locking arm is provided on the outer periphery of the ring-shaped gasket to be housed in the ring-shaped groove. The locking arm juts out sideward along the front face of the flange, and then is bent backward leaving the front face. A T-shaped hook is integrally provided to the tip of the locking arm. A receiving portion with a locking slot is provided in a side portion of the flange. The locking arm is engaged, by its own elasticity, with the locking slot, and the hook is engaged with the back face of the receiving portion.
1. A structure for attaching a gasket comprising:
an attaching member including a first flange which has a ring-shaped groove formed in a front face of the first flange, and which has a receiving portion with a locking slot formed on a side portion of the first flange;
an elastic gasket housed in the ring-shaped groove,
including a ring-shaped gasket body housed in the ring-shaped groove; a locking arm provided on an outer periphery of the gasket body; and a hook portion integrally formed on a tip of the locking arm, and
a cover member which covers the attaching member from the back, and which includes a second flange having a recess in a front face of the second flange, wherein
the first flange is fitted to the recess so that the receiving portion, the locking arm and the hook portion are housed in a portion of the recess, and that the hook portion is interposed between the attaching member and the cover member; and
the locking arm is engaged with the locking slot from a side of the first flange by use of the elasticity of the locking arm, and the hook portion is engaged with a back face of the receiving portion.
2. The structure for attaching a gasket as recited in claim 1 , wherein
the locking arm has an L-shape, in which the locking arm extends sideward along a front face of the first flange, and is then bent backward leaving the front face of the first flange, and
the hook portion has a T-shape.
3. The structure for attaching a gasket as recited in claim 1 , wherein
the gasket includes a locking jutting piece having a through-hole, the locking jutting piece being integrally formed on an inner periphery of the gasket body, and
the through-hole is configured to accept a locking pin which protrudes from the flange at a position farther inside than the ring-shaped groove.