CN112838418B

CN112838418B - Waterproof connector of vehicle gauge wire end and vehicle

Info

Publication number: CN112838418B
Application number: CN202011634004.7A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 杨晓迪; 杨文纲
Original assignee: Uisee Technologies Beijing Co Ltd
Current assignee: Uisee Technologies Beijing Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-12-31
Filing date: 2020-12-31
Publication date: 2023-01-20
Anticipated expiration: 2040-12-31
Also published as: CN112838418A

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a waterproof connector of a vehicle gauge wire end and a vehicle, the waterproof connector of the vehicle gauge wire end comprises a flange part and a first end part and a second end part which are respectively positioned at two sides of the flange part along a direction perpendicular to an extension plane of the flange part; the first end part comprises a plug-in shell and at least one pin, the pin is positioned in the plug-in shell, the second end part comprises a fixed shell and an elastic wiring harness waterproof component, and the fixed shell is positioned on the flange part and used for fixing the elastic wiring harness waterproof component; the elastic wire harness waterproof component is provided with at least one first through hole penetrating through the elastic wire harness waterproof component, the wire harness is electrically connected with corresponding pins through the first through hole and the through hole penetrating through the flange part, and the elastic wire harness waterproof component is used for extruding the wire harness arranged corresponding to the position of the first through hole. Through the technical scheme, the waterproof of the position of the wire harness in the waterproof connector of the vehicle gauge wire end is effectively realized, and the waterproof effect of the waterproof connector of the vehicle gauge wire end is optimized.

Description

Waterproof connector of car rule grade line end and vehicle

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of vehicles, especially, relate to a waterproof connector of car rule grade line end and vehicle.

Background

Be provided with a plurality of wire to Board connectors on the on-vehicle controller, the outside line connection ware of on-vehicle controller is through the grafting with the end-to-Board connector to on-vehicle connector, because the end-to-line connector needs be connected to the PCB Board (Printed Circuit Board) in the on-vehicle controller through the wire to the Board connector, consequently requires the outside end-to-line connector of on-vehicle controller to have waterproof function.

At present, a plastic waterproof cover is generally arranged aiming at the waterproof design of the line end connector, the plastic waterproof cover covers the plug-in end of the line end connector, and after the line end connector is plugged into the board end connector on the vehicle-mounted controller, the plastic waterproof cover contacts with the shell of the vehicle-mounted controller to realize the waterproof function between the line end connector and the vehicle-mounted controller. However, this kind of waterproof design can lead to the steam among the external environment to get into the terminal connector through the clearance between plastics buckler and the vehicle-mounted controller shell very easily, and then get into the vehicle-mounted controller in, influences the vehicle-mounted controller and normally works, leads to adopting the waterproof effect of the waterproof scheme of plastics buckler relatively poor.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to solve the technical problem or at least partially solve the technical problem, the disclosure provides a waterproof connector for a vehicle gauge wire end and a vehicle, which effectively achieve the waterproofing of the position of a wire harness in the waterproof connector for the vehicle gauge wire end and optimize the waterproof effect of the waterproof connector for the vehicle gauge wire end.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a waterproof connector for a vehicle gauge wire end, including:

the flange part and a first end part and a second end part which are respectively positioned at two sides of the flange part along the direction vertical to the extension plane of the flange part;

the first end part comprises a plug-in shell and at least one pin, the pin is positioned in the plug-in shell, the second end part comprises a fixed shell and an elastic wire harness waterproof component, and the fixed shell is positioned on the flange part and used for fixing the elastic wire harness waterproof component;

the elastic wire harness waterproof component is provided with at least one first through hole penetrating through the elastic wire harness waterproof component, a wire harness passes through the first through hole and penetrates through the through hole of the flange part and corresponds to the pin electric connection, and the elastic wire harness waterproof component is used for extruding the wire harness which corresponds to the position of the first through hole.

Optionally, the fixing shell is a hollow fixing shell, and a second through hole is formed in a surface of the fixing shell away from the flange part;

the elastic wire harness waterproof component comprises a first elastic end part and a second elastic end part which are integrally formed, the first elastic end part is positioned in the fixed shell, the second elastic end part extends out of the fixed shell from the inside of the fixed shell through the second through hole, and the first through hole penetrates through the first elastic end part and the second elastic end part;

the size of the first elastic end portion is larger than that of the second through hole along a direction parallel to the extension plane of the flange portion.

Optionally, the fixed casing is a cuboid fixed casing, the first elastic end portion is a cylindrical elastic end portion or a cuboid elastic end portion, and the second elastic end portion is a cylindrical elastic end portion.

Optionally, the fixed housing is formed with a third through hole penetrating through the fixed housing;

the fixing shell further comprises at least one buckle structure located at one end, far away from the flange portion, of the third through hole, the elastic wire harness waterproof part is located in the third through hole, and the buckle structure is used for fixing the elastic wire harness waterproof part.

Optionally, a first fixing shell and a fixing shell are integrally formed, the third through hole penetrates through the first fixing shell and the fixing shell, and the first fixing shell is located on one side of the fixing shell, which is far away from the flange portion;

along the direction that is on a parallel with the flange portion extension plane, the size of first fixed casing is less than the size of fixed casing, elasticity pencil waterproof part is located in first fixed casing.

Optionally, the first fixing shell and the fixing shell are both cuboid fixing shells, and the elastic harness waterproof part is a cuboid elastic harness waterproof part.

Optionally, the wire harness further comprises a first fixing shell, the first fixing shell covers the second elastic end portion, at least one fourth through hole is formed in the portion, away from the flange portion, of the first fixing shell, the fourth through holes are aligned with the first through holes one by one, and the wire harness is electrically connected with the corresponding pins through the fourth through holes, the first through holes and the through holes penetrating through the flange portion.

Optionally, the fixed housing is integrally formed with the first fixed housing, and the first fixed housing is located on a side of the fixed housing away from the flange portion;

along being on a parallel with the direction of flange portion extension plane, the size of first fixed casing is less than the size of fixed casing, fourth through-hole runs through first fixed casing.

Optionally, the first fixed casing is a cylindrical fixed casing, and the fixed casing is a cuboid fixed casing.

Optionally, the stationary housing is integrally formed with the flange portion.

Optionally, a first protrusion structure is disposed on an outer surface of the plug-in housing, the first protrusion structure is used for locking and fixing the board end connector plugged in the first end portion, and the first protrusion structure extends to a side where the second end portion is located.

Optionally, a slotted structure is arranged at a position of the fixed shell, which is close to the flange portion, and the slotted structure exposes the first protruding structure at the side where the second end portion is located;

the connector further comprises a waterproof flexible structure, the waterproof flexible structure is arranged in the slotted structure, and the waterproof flexible structure extrudes the fixed shell and the flange portion.

Optionally, the method further comprises:

the waterproof flexible gasket, flange portion is provided with the surface of first end does flange portion and vehicle-mounted controller shell's butt joint face, waterproof flexible gasket is located flange portion is provided with the surface of first end, waterproof flexible gasket encircles the first end sets up.

Optionally, the surface of the flange part provided with the first end part is provided with a groove and a raised structure surrounding the groove, and the first end part is positioned in the groove;

the waterproof flexible gasket covers the groove, and the thickness of the waterproof flexible gasket is larger than the depth of the groove along the direction perpendicular to the extending plane of the flange part.

Optionally, the flange portion is arranged in a rectangular shape, third through holes penetrating through the flange portion are formed in positions of at least two corners of the protruding structure, and screws are rotatably connected with nuts located on the vehicle-mounted controller shell through the third through holes to fasten the flange portion on the vehicle-mounted controller shell.

Optionally, the waterproof flexible gasket further covers the protruding structure, the waterproof flexible gasket is arranged in a rectangular shape, at least two corners of the waterproof flexible gasket are provided with fourth through holes penetrating through the waterproof flexible gasket, and the fourth through holes and the third through holes are arranged in a one-to-one alignment manner;

and the screw is rotatably connected with a nut positioned on the vehicle-mounted connector shell through the third through hole and the fourth through hole so as to fasten the flange part on the connector shell.

Optionally, the surface of the waterproof flexible gasket, which faces away from the flange portion, is provided with a flexible rib protruding from the waterproof flexible gasket, and the flexible rib is arranged around the first end portion.

In a second aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure also provide a vehicle including the vehicle-scale wire-end waterproof connector according to the first aspect.

Compared with the prior art, the technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the disclosure has the following advantages:

the waterproof connector of the car level wire end comprises a flange portion and a first end portion and a second end portion, the first end portion comprises a plug-in shell and at least one pin, the pin is located in the plug-in shell, the second end portion comprises a fixed shell and an elastic wire harness waterproof part, the fixed shell is located on the flange portion and used for fixing the elastic wire harness waterproof part, the elastic wire harness waterproof part is provided with at least one first through hole penetrating through the elastic wire harness waterproof part, a wire harness is electrically connected with the corresponding pin through the first through hole and the through hole penetrating through the flange portion, and the elastic wire harness waterproof part is used for extruding the wire harness corresponding to the position of the first through hole. Therefore, the elastic wire harness waterproof part is used for extruding the wire harness arranged corresponding to the first through hole, the waterproof performance of the position of the wire harness in the vehicle-gauge wire-end waterproof connector is effectively achieved, and the waterproof effect of the vehicle-gauge wire-end waterproof connector is further optimized.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present disclosure and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the disclosure.

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments or technical solutions in the prior art of the present disclosure, the drawings used in the embodiments or technical solutions in the prior art description will be briefly described below, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art that other drawings can be obtained according to these drawings without inventive labor.

Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a waterproof connector at a vehicle gauge wire end according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of the waterproof connector at the wire end of the vehicle gauge shown in FIG. 1 at a second viewing angle;

FIG. 3 is a side view of the waterproof wire end connector of FIG. 1;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of an on-board controller provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of an elastic wire harness waterproofing member according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 6 is a schematic perspective view of another waterproof wire end connector for a vehicle gauge according to an embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 7 is a schematic perspective view of another vehicle-scale wire-end waterproof connector provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 8 is a schematic view of a disassembled structure inside a fixed housing according to an embodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 9 is a schematic view of a portion of the waterproof connector at the end of the gauge wire of the structure shown in FIG. 1;

fig. 10 is a perspective view of the waterproof connector at the wire end of the vehicle gauge shown in fig. 1 at a third viewing angle.

Detailed Description

In order that the above objects, features and advantages of the present disclosure may be more clearly understood, aspects of the present disclosure will be further described below. It should be noted that, in the case of no conflict, the embodiments and features in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be combined with each other.

In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present disclosure, but the present disclosure may be practiced otherwise than as described herein; it is to be understood that the embodiments disclosed in the specification are only a few embodiments of the present disclosure, and not all embodiments.

Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a vehicle-scale wire-end waterproof connector provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure at a first viewing angle, fig. 2 is a schematic perspective view of the vehicle-scale wire-end waterproof connector shown in fig. 1 at a second viewing angle, and fig. 3 is a schematic side view of the vehicle-scale wire-end waterproof connector shown in fig. 1. With reference to fig. 1 to 3, the waterproof connector 100 includes a flange portion 1, and a first end portion 2 and a second end portion 3 respectively located on two sides of the flange portion 1 along a direction perpendicular to an extension plane of the flange portion 1, wherein the first end portion 2 includes a plug-in housing 4 and at least one pin, and the pin is located in the plug-in housing 4.

Fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a vehicle-mounted controller according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Referring to fig. 1 to 4, the board end connector 300 on the vehicle-mounted Controller 200 may be, for example, a hybrid board end connector 301, the hybrid board-to-board connector 301 includes two types of pins, the thickness of the two types of pins is different, the thicker pin is used for transmitting a power signal, the thinner pin is used for transmitting a low-current signal, for example, a CAN (Controller Area Network) communication signal used in a vehicle or a low-power current signal used for supporting an external low-power device, accordingly, the vehicle-scale wire end waterproof connector 100 provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure may be a hybrid wire end waterproof connector, and the pins of the vehicle-scale wire end waterproof connector 100 also include the above two types of pins.

The board end connector 300 on the Vehicle-mounted controller 200 may also be, for example, a radio frequency board end connector 302, pins of the radio frequency board end connector 302 are used to transmit radio frequency signals, the Vehicle-mounted controller 200 may input radio frequency signals through the radio frequency board end connector 302 to further process and analyze the radio frequency signals, the radio frequency signals may be, for example, radio frequency signals such as a camera, a GPS (Global Positioning System), 4G, WIFI, or V2X (Vehicle to X, wireless communication technology for vehicles), and accordingly, the Vehicle-scale wire-end waterproof connector 100 provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure may be a radio frequency wire-end waterproof connector, and pins of the Vehicle-scale wire-end waterproof connector 100 are used to transmit radio frequency signals.

The board-side connector 300 on the vehicle-mounted controller 200 may also be, for example, a high-speed board-side connector 303, pins of the high-speed board-side connector 303 are used for transmitting differential signals, and the high-speed board-side connector 303 may be used for cascading the multiple vehicle-mounted controllers 200 to add force, or for connecting the vehicle-mounted controller 200 to a black box, that is, a data storage, or for inputting a laser radar signal to further process and analyze the laser radar signal, and accordingly, the vehicle-scale wire-end waterproof connector 100 provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure may be a high-speed wire-end waterproof connector, and pins of the vehicle-scale wire-end waterproof connector 100 are used for transmitting differential signals. To realize the plugging with the different types of the board end connector 300, the shape of the plugging housing 4 and the number of pins of the vehicle-scale wire end waterproof connector 100 may be set according to the shape of the plugging housing and the number of pins of the board end connector 300.

For example, a pin of the waterproof connector 100 at the vehicle-mounted level line end may be a male pin, and a pin of the corresponding board-side connector 300 on the vehicle-mounted controller 200 is a female pin, or a pin of the waterproof connector 100 at the vehicle-mounted level line end may be a female pin, and a pin of the corresponding board-side connector 300 on the vehicle-mounted controller 200 is a male pin, which is not limited in the embodiment of the disclosure.

Referring to fig. 1 to 3, the second end portion 3 includes a fixing housing 21 and an elastic wire harness waterproofing member 22, the fixing housing 21 is located on the flange portion 1 and is used for fixing the elastic wire harness waterproofing member 22, the elastic wire harness waterproofing member 22 is formed with at least one first through hole 23 penetrating the elastic wire harness waterproofing member 22, the wire harness 24 is electrically connected with a corresponding pin through the first through hole 23 and the through hole penetrating the flange portion 1, and the elastic wire harness waterproofing member 22 is used for pressing the wire harness 24 disposed at a position corresponding to the first through hole 23.

Illustratively, the vehicle-scale wire-end waterproof connector 100 may include four wire harnesses 24, accordingly, the elastic wire-harness waterproof component 22 is formed with four first through holes 23 penetrating through the elastic wire-harness waterproof component 22, the wire harnesses 24 are electrically connected with corresponding pins through the first through holes 23 and through holes penetrating through the flange portion 1 to implement transmission of electrical signals between the wire harnesses 24 and the pins, and after the vehicle-scale wire-end waterproof connector 100 is plugged with the board-end connector 300 on the vehicle-mounted controller 200, the wire harnesses 24 implement communication with the printed circuit board in the vehicle-mounted controller 200 through the corresponding pins and the pins of the board-end connector 300. It should be noted that the number of the wire harnesses 24 included in the vehicle-scale wire-end waterproof connector 100 is not particularly limited in the embodiment of the present disclosure.

The diameter that can set up first through-hole 23 on the waterproof part 22 of elasticity pencil is less than the diameter of pencil 24, and behind pencil 24 inserted the first through-hole 23 on the waterproof part 22 of elasticity pencil, utilize the waterproof part 22 of elasticity pencil to extrude pencil 24 that corresponds the setting of first through-hole 23 position, effectively realized the waterproof of pencil 24 position in the waterproof connector 100 of car level line end, further optimized the waterproof effect of the waterproof connector 100 of car level line end.

Illustratively, the material that may be provided to constitute the elastic wire harness waterproofing member 22 includes silicone rubber. Specifically, the silica gel has elasticity, and after the wiring harness 24 is inserted into the first through hole 23 on the elastic wiring harness waterproof part 22, the elastic wiring harness waterproof part 22 extrudes the wiring harness 24 to realize the waterproofing of the position of the wiring harness 24 in the vehicle-level wire-end waterproof connector 100, so that the waterproof effect of the vehicle-level wire-end waterproof connector 100 is further optimized. In addition, the silica gel has the characteristic of aging resistance, and is favorable for prolonging the service life of the waterproof connector 100 at the vehicle-scale wire end.

Fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of an elastic wire harness waterproofing member according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. With reference to fig. 1 to 5, the fixing housing 21 may be a hollow fixing housing, a second through hole 25 is formed on a surface of the fixing housing 21 away from the flange portion 1, the elastic harness waterproof member 22 includes a first elastic end portion 261 and a second elastic end portion 262 which are integrally formed, the first elastic end portion 261 is located in the fixing housing 21, the second elastic end portion 262 extends from an inside of the fixing housing 21 to an outside second elastic end portion 262 of the fixing housing 21 through the second through hole 25, the first through hole 23 penetrates through the first elastic end portion 261 and the second elastic end portion 262, and a size of the first elastic end portion 261 is larger than a size of the second through hole 25 in a direction parallel to an extension plane of the flange portion 1.

For example, the material constituting the first elastic end portion 261 and the second elastic end portion 262 may be rubber, the second elastic end portion 262 of the integrally molded elastic wire harness waterproofing member 22 may protrude from the inside of the fixed housing 21 to the outside of the fixed housing 21 through the second through hole 25, the first end portion 2 is disposed in the fixed housing 21, and the size of the first elastic end portion 261 is larger than that of the second through hole 25 in a direction parallel to the extending plane of the flange portion 1, and the elastic wire harness waterproofing member 22 may be fixed to the fixed housing by using the first end portion 2 having a larger size. The wire harness 24 is inserted into the first through hole 23 penetrating the first and second

elastic end portions

261 and 262, and is electrically connected to the pin on the side where the first end portion 2 is located via the inner space of the hollow stationary housing 21 and the through hole penetrating the flange portion 1. Therefore, the first elastic end part 261 and the second elastic end part 262 are used for squeezing the wiring harness 24 to achieve the waterproof of the position of the wiring harness 24 in the vehicle-class wire-end waterproof connector 100, and the waterproof effect of the vehicle-class wire-end waterproof connector 100 is further optimized.

For example, with reference to fig. 1 to 3, the fixed housing 21 may be a rectangular parallelepiped fixed housing, the fixed housing 21 may be formed integrally with the flange portion 1, the first elastic end portion 261 may be a cylindrical elastic end portion or a rectangular parallelepiped elastic end portion, and it is sufficient that the first elastic end portion 261 is larger than the second through hole 25 in a direction parallel to the extension plane of the flange portion 1, and the second elastic end portion 262 may be a cylindrical elastic end portion.

Fig. 6 is a schematic perspective view of another waterproof connector for a vehicle-scale wire end according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Different from the vehicle-scale wire end waterproof connector 100 with the structure shown in fig. 1 to 3, in the vehicle-scale wire end waterproof connector 100 with the structure shown in fig. 6, a fixing shell is provided to form a third through hole 27 penetrating through the fixing shell, the fixing shell further comprises at least one buckling structure 28 located at one end of the third through hole 27 far away from the flange portion 1, the elastic wire harness waterproof component 22 is located in the third through hole 27, and the buckling structure 28 is used for fixing the elastic wire harness waterproof component 22.

Illustratively, the material forming the elastic harness waterproofing member 22 may be rubber, the fixing housing further includes at least one fastening structure 28 located at one end of the third through hole 27 far from the flange portion 1, that is, the fastening structure 28 and the fixing housing may be integrally formed, fig. 6 exemplarily sets the end of the third through hole 27 far from the flange portion 1 to be provided with two fastening structures 28, a groove structure corresponding to the fastening structure 28 may be provided on the elastic harness waterproofing member 22, the elastic harness waterproofing member 22 is placed in the third through hole 27, the groove structure of the elastic harness waterproofing member 22 is embedded in the fastening structure 28, and the fastening structure 28 is used for fixing the elastic harness waterproofing member 22. The wire harness 24 is inserted into the first through hole 23 penetrating the elastic harness waterproofing member 22, and is electrically connected to the pin on the side of the first end portion 2 via the through hole penetrating the flange portion 1. Therefore, the elastic harness waterproof part 22 is used for extruding the harness 24 to realize the waterproof of the position of the harness 24 in the vehicle-scale wire-end waterproof connector 100, and the waterproof effect of the vehicle-scale wire-end waterproof connector 100 is further optimized.

Exemplarily, can set up buckle structure 28 evenly distributed in the one end that flange portion 1 was kept away from to third through-hole 27, for example two buckle structure 28 set up relatively in fig. 6, also can set up that flange portion 1 was kept away from to third through-hole 27 one end is provided with four buckle structure 28, then can set up two liang of relative settings of four buckle structure 28 to optimize buckle structure 28 to the fixed effect of elasticity pencil waterproof part 22. It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the number of the snap structures 28 and the specific mechanical implementation form of the snap structures 28 are not limited, and the snap structures 28 may be ensured to achieve the function of fixing the elastic harness waterproofing member 22.

For example, it can also be similar to the fastening structure arrangement shown in fig. 6, the fixing housing further includes an annular fastening structure located at one end of the third through hole 27 far from the flange portion 1, the annular fastening structure can also be integrally formed with the fixing housing, the fastening structure forms a circle of fastening structure around the edge position of the surface of the fixing housing far from the flange portion, accordingly, an annular groove structure corresponding to the annular fastening structure, i.e. an annular step structure, can be arranged on the elastic wire harness waterproof part 22, the elastic wire harness waterproof part 22 is placed in the third through hole 27, the annular groove structure of the elastic wire harness waterproof part 22 is embedded with the annular fastening structure, and the annular fastening structure realizes fixing of the elastic wire harness waterproof part 22.

Alternatively, the first fixing housing 29 and the fixing housing 21 may be integrally formed, the third through hole 27 may extend through the first fixing housing 29 and the fixing housing 21, the first fixing housing 29 may be located on a side of the fixing housing 21 away from the flange portion 1, the size of the first fixing housing 29 may be smaller than that of the fixing housing 21 in a direction parallel to the extending plane of the flange portion 1, and the elastic wire harness waterproofing member 22 may be located in the first fixing housing 29. Specifically, since the size of the first fixing housing 29 is smaller than the size of the fixing housing 21 in the direction parallel to the extending plane of the flange 1, the elastic wire harness waterproof member 22 may be disposed in the first fixing housing 29 having a smaller size, and the elastic wire harness waterproof member 22 is used to extrude the wire harness 24 to achieve waterproofing of the position of the wire harness 24 in the vehicle-scale wire-end waterproof connector 100, so as to further optimize the waterproofing effect of the vehicle-scale wire-end waterproof connector 100, and at the same time, save the material constituting the fixing housing and the elastic wire harness waterproof member 22, reduce the manufacturing cost of the vehicle-scale wire-end waterproof connector 100, reduce the sizes of the fixing housing and the elastic wire harness waterproof member 22, and further facilitate the miniaturization of the vehicle-scale wire-end waterproof connector 100.

For example, as shown in fig. 6, the first fixing housing 29 and the fixing housing 21 may be both rectangular fixing housings, the first fixing housing 29, the fixing housing 21, and the flange portion 1 may be integrally formed, and the elastic wire harness waterproofing member 22 may be a rectangular elastic wire harness waterproofing member, so that the elastic wire harness waterproofing member 22 is tightly screwed and embedded in the first fixing housing 29, which is advantageous for fixing the elastic wire harness waterproofing member 22.

Fig. 7 is a schematic perspective view of another waterproof connector for a vehicle-scale wire end according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, fig. 8 is a schematic disassembled view of an inside of a fixing housing according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and fig. 8 is a view along the direction XX' in fig. 7. On the basis of the vehicle-scale wire-end waterproof connector 100 with the structure shown in fig. 1 to 5, the vehicle-scale wire-end waterproof connector 100 with the structure shown in fig. 7 and 8 further includes a first fixing housing 29, the first fixing housing 29 covers the second elastic end portion 262 described in the above embodiment, at least one fourth through hole 31 is provided on a portion of the first fixing housing 29 away from the flange portion 1, the fourth through holes 31 and the first through holes 23 are aligned one by one, and the wire harness 24 is electrically connected with corresponding pins through the fourth through holes 31, the first through holes 23 and through holes penetrating through the flange portion 1.

With reference to fig. 5, 7 and 8, the fourth through holes 31 on the first fixing housing 29 are aligned with the first through holes 23 penetrating through the elastic harness waterproofing member 22 one by one, and the harnesses 24 are electrically connected to the corresponding pins through the fourth through holes 31, the first through holes 23 and the through holes penetrating through the flange portion 1, so as to achieve communication between the corresponding pins. Therefore, the elastic wire harness waterproof part 22 is used for extruding the wire harness 24 to realize the waterproof of the position of the wire harness 24 in the vehicle-scale wire-end waterproof connector 100, and the waterproof effect of the vehicle-scale wire-end waterproof connector 100 is further optimized.

Alternatively, with reference to fig. 7 and 8, the fixed housing 21 may be formed integrally with the first fixed housing 29, the first fixed housing 29 is located on a side of the fixed housing 21 away from the flange portion 1, the size of the first fixed housing 29 is smaller than that of the fixed housing 21 along a direction parallel to the extension plane of the flange portion 1, and the fourth through hole 31 penetrates through the first fixed housing 29.

Specifically, the fixing housing 21 may be, for example, a hollow structure, the elastic harness waterproofing member 22 is located in the fixing housing 21, the fourth through hole 31 penetrating through the first fixing housing 29 is aligned with the first through hole 23 on the elastic harness waterproofing member 22 one by one, and the harness 24 is electrically connected to the corresponding pin through the fourth through hole 31, the first through hole 23 and the through hole penetrating through the flange portion 1 in sequence. In addition, since the first fixing housing 29 is smaller in size than the fixing housing 21 in the direction parallel to the plane in which the flange portion 1 extends, the elastic wire harness waterproofing member 22 is used to press the wire harness 24 to waterproof the position of the wire harness 24 in the vehicle-class wire-end waterproof connector 100, further optimizing the waterproof effect of the vehicle-class wire-end waterproof connector 100.

Alternatively, with reference to fig. 7 and 8, the first fixing housing 29 may be a cylindrical fixing housing, the fixing housing 21 may be a rectangular fixing housing, and the fixing housing 21 and the flange 1 may be integrally formed, that is, the first fixing housing 29, the fixing housing 21 and the flange 1 may be integrally formed, and the elastic harness waterproofing member 22 may be a rectangular elastic harness waterproofing member, so that the elastic harness waterproofing member 22 is tightly and seamlessly embedded in the fixing housing 21, which is beneficial to fixing the elastic harness waterproofing member 22.

Alternatively, taking the waterproof connector 100 at the vehicle-scale wire end with the structure shown in fig. 1 to 3 as an example, fig. 9 is a partial structural schematic diagram of the waterproof connector at the vehicle-scale wire end with the structure shown in fig. 1. With reference to fig. 1 to 4 and 9, a first protrusion structure 32 may be disposed on an outer surface of the plug housing 4, the first protrusion structure 32 is used to lock and fix the board end connector plugged in the first end portion 2, and the first protrusion structure 32 extends to a side of the second end portion 3.

For example, the first protrusion structure 32 may be disposed above the outer surface of the plug housing 4, a buckle structure matched with the first protrusion structure 32 may be disposed on the plug housing of the board-side connector 300 on the vehicle-mounted controller 200, after the plug housing of the board-side connector 300 is plugged with the plug housing 4 of the vehicle-scale wire-end waterproof connector 100, the buckle structure is locked and fixed with the first protrusion structure 32, and the first protrusion structure 32 realizes locking and fixing of the board-side connector 300 plugged in the first end portion 2. When the vehicle class wire end waterproof connector 100 needs to be pulled out of the board end connector 300, the snap structure and the first protrusion structure 32 can be separated in a rotating or pressing manner according to the specific mechanical realization form of the snap structure. It should be noted that, the embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit the specific mechanical implementation form of the fastening structure, and it is ensured that the fixing board end connector 300 and the vehicle-scale wire end waterproof connector 100 can be locked by the fastening structure and the first protrusion structure 32, and the board end connector 300 and the vehicle-scale wire end waterproof connector 100 can be separated by operating the fastening structure. In addition, a through hole may be provided on the flange portion 1, and the first protrusion structure 32 may extend to a side of the second end portion 3 via the through hole on the flange portion 1.

Alternatively, with reference to fig. 1 to 4 and 9, a slotted structure 33 may be provided at a position of the fixing housing 21 adjacent to the flange portion 1, and the slotted structure 33 exposes the first protruding structure 32 at a side of the second end portion 3. The connector further comprises a waterproof flexible structure 34, the waterproof flexible structure 34 is arranged in the slotted structure 33, and the waterproof flexible structure 34 extrudes and fixes the shell and the flange part 1.

Specifically, the waterproof wire end connector 100 can be pulled out from the corresponding plate end connector 300 by pressing the portion of the first protrusion structure 32 extending to the side of the second end portion 3, and when the waterproof wire end connector 100 needs to be pulled out from the corresponding plate end connector, the waterproof flexible structure 34 can be detached from the slotted structure 33, so as to press the portion of the first protrusion structure 32 extending to the side of the second end portion 3. When waterproof connector 100 of car scale line end is pegged graft on the board end connector 300 that corresponds, although the setting of slotted structure 33 makes things convenient for the plug of connector, the water-proof effects of slotted structure 33 department is relatively poor, this disclosed embodiment sets up the connector and still includes waterproof flexible structure 34, waterproof flexible structure 34 sets up in slotted structure 33, waterproof flexible structure 34 is used for extrudeing fixed casing and flange portion 1, the water-proof effects of slotted structure 33 department has been optimized to utilization waterproof flexible structure 34, the water-proof effects of waterproof connector 100 of car scale line end has further been optimized. Illustratively, the waterproof flexible structure 34 may be made of rubber, which is beneficial for extending the service life of the vehicle class end waterproof connector 100.

It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, shapes of the slotted structure 33 and the waterproof flexible structure 34 are not specifically limited, and it is sufficient to ensure that the waterproof flexible structure 34 fits the shape of the slotted structure 33, and the waterproof flexible structure 34 can be disposed in the slotted structure 33 and press the fixed housing 21 and the flange portion 1, so as to optimize the waterproof function at the slotted structure 33. In addition, only the structures shown in fig. 1 to 3 and 9 are taken as examples herein to describe the first protrusion structure 32 and the waterproof flexible structure 34 in the vehicle-rated wire-end waterproof connector 100, and the vehicle-rated wire-end waterproof connector 100 shown in fig. 6 to 8 can be designed similarly by using the first protrusion structure 32 and the waterproof flexible structure 34, and will not be described again here.

Fig. 10 is a perspective view of the waterproof connector at the vehicle-level wire end shown in fig. 1 from a third perspective view. With reference to fig. 1 to 10, the vehicle-scale wire-end waterproof connector 100 may further include a waterproof flexible gasket 11, a surface of the flange portion 1 provided with the first end portion 2 is a butt-joint surface of the flange portion 1 and a housing of the vehicle-mounted controller 200, the waterproof flexible gasket 11 is located on a surface of the flange portion 1 provided with the first end portion 2, and the waterproof flexible gasket 11 is disposed around the first end portion 2.

Specifically, the plurality of board-end connectors 300 are arranged on the vehicle-mounted controller 200, the board-end connectors 300 do not have a waterproof function, the plugging shell of the board-end connectors 300 extends out of the vehicle-mounted controller 200 through the opening on the housing of the vehicle-mounted controller 200, after the plugging shell 4 of the vehicle-scale wire-end waterproof connector 100 is plugged with the plugging shell of the board-end connector 300 exposed out of the housing of the vehicle-mounted controller 200, the surface of the flange part 1 provided with the first end part 2 is a butt joint surface of the vehicle-scale wire-end waterproof connector 100 relative to the housing of the vehicle-mounted controller 200, and the waterproof flexible gasket 11 on the surface of the flange part 1 provided with the first end part 2 is in contact with the housing of the vehicle-mounted controller 200, so that the waterproof between the vehicle-scale wire-end waterproof connector 100 and the housing of the vehicle-mounted controller 200 is realized.

From this, utilize waterproof flexible gasket 11 that is located on the butt joint face of flange portion 1 and vehicle-mounted controller 200 shell to realize the waterproof between vehicle rule line end waterproof connector 100 and the vehicle-mounted controller 200 shell, vehicle rule line end waterproof connector 100 is convenient to be dismantled, vehicle rule line end waterproof connector 100 only needs to be changed when vehicle rule line end waterproof connector 100 goes wrong, and be favorable to utilizing flange portion 1 of shape rule to reduce the requirement of vehicle rule line end waterproof connector 100 to the preparation technology precision, the commonality of vehicle rule line end waterproof connector 100 has been improved. In addition, waterproof flexible gasket 11 directly sets up on the butt joint face of flange portion 1 and on-vehicle controller 200 shell and encircles the tip that sets up on the butt joint face, first tip 2 sets up promptly, flange portion 1 need not extra surplus, be favorable to realizing the miniaturization of waterproof connector 100 of line car level line end, and utilize waterproof flexible gasket 11 to increase the area of contact of waterproof connector 100 of car level line end and on-vehicle controller 200 shell, waterproof flexible gasket 11 of large tracts of land is also indeformable, waterproof effect between waterproof connector 100 of car level line end and on-vehicle controller 200 has been optimized.

Illustratively, the material that may be provided to make up the waterproof flexible gasket 11 includes silicone. Specifically, the silicone rubber has elasticity, and when the flange portion 1 is butted with the vehicle-mounted controller 200 shell, the waterproof flexible gasket 11 is squeezed to realize the sealing of the butting surface of the flange portion 1 and the vehicle-mounted controller 200 shell, so that the waterproof effect between the flange portion 1 and the vehicle-mounted controller 200 shell is optimized. In addition, the silicone rubber has the characteristic of aging resistance, which is beneficial to prolonging the service life of the vehicle-scale wire end waterproof connector 100.

Alternatively, with reference to fig. 1 to 10, it may be provided that the surface of the flange portion 1 provided with the first end portion 2 is provided with a groove 12 and a raised structure 13 surrounding the groove 12, the first end portion 2 is located in the groove 12, the groove 12 is covered by the waterproof flexible gasket 11, and the thickness of the waterproof flexible gasket 11 is greater than the depth of the groove 12 in a direction perpendicular to the extension plane of the flange portion 1. Specifically, the waterproof flexible gasket 11 may be disposed to cover the area where the groove 12 is located, for example, the waterproof flexible gasket 11 may be disposed to be a gasket structure having the same shape and size as the groove, the waterproof flexible gasket 11 is disposed around the first end portion 2, and the groove 12 is used to fix the waterproof flexible gasket 11 on the surface of the flange portion 1 where the first end portion 2 is disposed. Illustratively, the plug housing 4 that can set up the first end portion 2 is the plug housing of cuboid, and the plug housing 4 can set up the central point at flange portion 1 for example, and the round position of the plug housing 4 of surrounding cuboid all is provided with waterproof flexible gasket 11 to optimize the water-proof effects between the waterproof connector 100 of car level line end and the on-vehicle controller 200.

Exemplarily, the through hole 40 may be corresponded to the groove 12, the surface of the waterproof flexible gasket 11 adjacent to the groove 12 may be provided with a structure capable of being clamped with the through hole 40, the waterproof flexible gasket 11 is disposed in the groove 12, and the structure capable of being clamped with the through hole 40 on the waterproof flexible gasket 11 is inserted into the through hole 40, so as to fix the waterproof flexible gasket 11 in the groove 12.

Illustratively, the flange portion 1 may be disposed in a rectangular arrangement, where the flange portion 1 is disposed in a rectangular arrangement, as shown in fig. 1 to 10, the flange portion 1 may be disposed in an approximately rectangular arrangement, third through holes 14 penetrating through the flange portion 1 are disposed at positions of at least two corners of the protruding structure 13, third through holes 14 penetrating through the flange portion 1 are disposed at positions of two corners of the protruding structure 13 exemplarily shown in fig. 1 to 10, third through holes 14 penetrating through the flange portion 1 may be disposed at positions of three corners of the protruding structure 13, or third through holes 14 penetrating through the flange portion 1 are disposed at positions of four corners of the protruding structure 13.

The screw is rotatably connected to the nut on the housing of the vehicle controller 200 through the third through hole 14 to fasten the flange portion 1 to the housing of the vehicle controller 200. Specifically, after the vehicle-scale wire-end waterproof connector 100 is plugged into the board-end connector 300 on the vehicle-mounted controller 200, the waterproof flexible gasket 11 disposed on the surface of the flange portion 1, which is provided with the first end portion 2, contacts with the housing of the vehicle-mounted controller 200, and the screw is rotatably connected with the nut on the housing of the vehicle-mounted controller 200 through the third through hole 14, since the thickness of the waterproof flexible gasket 11 is greater than the depth of the groove 12 in the direction perpendicular to the extension plane of the flange portion 1, that is, the waterproof flexible gasket 11 protrudes out of the groove 12, so that the waterproof flexible gasket 11 presses the surface of the flange portion 1, which is provided with the first end portion 2, and the housing of the vehicle-mounted controller 200, and the vehicle-scale wire-end waterproof connector 100 is further fastened to the housing of the vehicle-mounted controller 200.

Specifically, the flange part 1 is arranged in a rectangular shape, so that the shape of the flange part 1 is regular, the requirement of the vehicle-level wire-end waterproof connector 100 on the manufacturing process precision is favorably reduced, and the universality of the vehicle-level wire-end waterproof connector 100 is improved. In addition, the flange part 1 is regular rectangle, which is also beneficial to the disassembly between the vehicle-scale wire-end waterproof connector 100 and the vehicle-mounted controller 200. For example, four angular positions of the flange portion 1 may be set to form rounded corners by a chamfering process.

Optionally, with reference to fig. 1 to 10, the waterproof flexible gasket 11 may be further arranged to cover the protruding structure 13, that is, the waterproof flexible gasket 11 covers the groove structure 12 and the protruding structure 13, for example, the waterproof flexible gasket 11 may be arranged to be a gasket structure having the same shape and size as the flange portion 1, the waterproof flexible gasket 11 is arranged in a rectangular shape, at least two corners of the waterproof flexible gasket 11 are provided with fourth through holes penetrating through the waterproof flexible gasket 11, fig. 1 to 10 exemplarily arrange the two corners of the protruding structure 13 are provided with third through holes 14 penetrating through the flange portion 1, the waterproof flexible gasket 11 is provided with fourth through holes penetrating through the waterproof flexible gasket 11 at positions corresponding to the two corners of the third through holes 14, or the waterproof flexible gasket 11 is provided with third through holes 14 penetrating through the flange portion 1 at positions corresponding to the three corners of the protruding structure 13, the waterproof flexible gasket 11 is provided with fourth through holes penetrating through the waterproof flexible gasket 11 at positions corresponding to the three corners of the third through holes 14, or the waterproof flexible gasket 11 is provided with third through holes 14 penetrating through the four corners of the protruding structure 13, and the waterproof flexible gasket 11 are aligned with the fourth through holes 14, and the waterproof flexible gasket 11.

The screw is rotatably connected with the nut on the housing of the vehicle-mounted controller 200 through the third through hole 14 and the fourth through hole to fasten the flange portion 1 to the housing of the vehicle-mounted controller 200. Specifically, after the vehicle-scale wire-end waterproof connector 100 is plugged into the board-end connector 300 on the vehicle-mounted controller 200, the waterproof flexible gasket 11 disposed on the surface of the flange portion 1, which is provided with the first end portion 2, contacts with the housing of the vehicle-mounted controller 200, and the screw is rotatably connected with the nut located on the housing of the vehicle-mounted controller 200 through the third through hole 14 and the fourth through hole, since the thickness of the waterproof flexible gasket 11 is greater than the depth of the groove 12 in the direction perpendicular to the extending plane of the flange portion 1, and the waterproof flexible gasket 11 further covers the protruding structure 13, so that the waterproof flexible gasket 11 presses the surface of the flange portion 1, which is provided with the first end portion 2, and the housing of the vehicle-mounted controller 200, thereby fastening the vehicle-scale wire-end waterproof connector 100 to the housing of the vehicle-mounted controller 200. Specifically, set up flange portion 1 and be the rectangle setting, four angular positions that can set up flange portion form the circular arc turning through the chamfer processing, correspondingly, also can set up waterproof flexible gasket 11 and be the rectangle setting, and waterproof flexible gasket 11 corresponds the position at four angles of flange portion 1 and also can form the circular arc turning.

Optionally, with reference to fig. 1 to 10, a surface of the waterproof flexible gasket 11 away from the flange portion 1 may be provided with a flexible rib protruding from the waterproof flexible gasket 11, and the flexible rib is disposed around the first end portion 2. Exemplarily, the flexible rib and the waterproof flexible gasket 11 can be arranged to be of an integral structure, that is, the flexible rib can be a reinforcing rib formed on the surface of the butt joint surface of the waterproof flexible gasket 11 departing from the flange portion 1, the material forming the flexible rib can include rubber, the flexible rib has elasticity as well, the flexible rib is arranged to surround the first end portion 2, when the butt joint surface of the flange portion 1 is fastened with the shell of the vehicle-mounted controller 200, the flexible rib is extruded to seal the butt joint surface of the flange portion 1 and the shell of the vehicle-mounted controller 200, the flexible rib enables the extrusion degree of the waterproof flexible gasket 11 to be enhanced, further the sealing performance of the periphery of the butt joint surface of the flange portion 1 is good, and the waterproof effect between the butt joint surface of the flange portion 1 and the shell of the vehicle-mounted controller 200 is further optimized.

For example, when the waterproof flexible gasket 11 covers only the groove 12, the flexible rib may be disposed at an edge position of the waterproof flexible gasket 11, and when the waterproof flexible gasket 11 covers the groove structure 12 and the protrusion structure 13, the flexible rib may be disposed at an edge position of a portion of the waterproof flexible gasket 11 corresponding to the groove 12, or the flexible rib may be disposed at an edge position of a portion of the waterproof flexible gasket 11 corresponding to the protrusion structure 13. It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the specific surrounding shape of the flexible rib is not limited, and it is sufficient to ensure that the flexible rib can surround the end portion provided on the abutting surface of the flange portion 1, that is, the first end portion 2.

The waterproof connector of the vehicle-scale wire end comprises a flange portion, and a first end portion and a second end portion which are located on two sides of the flange portion respectively along the direction perpendicular to the extending plane of the flange portion, wherein the first end portion comprises an inserting casing and at least one stitch, the stitch is located in the inserting casing, the second end portion comprises a fixing casing and an elastic wire harness waterproof part, the fixing casing is located on the flange portion and used for fixing the elastic wire harness waterproof part, the elastic wire harness waterproof part is provided with at least one first through hole penetrating through the elastic wire harness waterproof part, a wire harness is electrically connected with the corresponding stitch through the first through hole and the through hole penetrating through the flange portion, and the elastic wire harness waterproof part is used for extruding the wire harness which is arranged corresponding to the position of the first through hole. Therefore, the elastic wire harness waterproof part is used for extruding the wire harness arranged corresponding to the first through hole, the waterproof performance of the position of the wire harness in the vehicle-gauge wire-end waterproof connector is effectively achieved, and the waterproof effect of the vehicle-gauge wire-end waterproof connector is further optimized.

The embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a vehicle, where the vehicle includes the vehicle-scale wire-end waterproof connector described in the above embodiment, and therefore the vehicle provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure also has the beneficial effects described in the above embodiment, and details are not repeated here. Illustratively, the vehicle may be an autonomous vehicle.

It is noted that, in this document, relational terms such as "first" and "second," and the like, may be used solely to distinguish one entity or action from another entity or action without necessarily requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between such entities or actions. Also, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrases "comprising one of 8230; \8230;" 8230; "does not exclude the presence of additional like elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element.

The foregoing are merely exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, which enable those skilled in the art to understand or practice the present disclosure. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the disclosure. Thus, the present disclosure is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims

1. The utility model provides a waterproof connector of car rule grade line end which characterized in that includes:

the elastic wire harness waterproof component is provided with at least one first through hole penetrating through the elastic wire harness waterproof component, a wire harness is electrically connected with the corresponding pin through the first through hole and the through hole penetrating through the flange part, and the elastic wire harness waterproof component is used for extruding the wire harness arranged corresponding to the position of the first through hole;

the fixed shell is a hollow fixed shell, and a second through hole is formed in the surface, far away from the flange part, of the fixed shell;

2. The vehicle class line-end waterproof connector of claim 1, wherein the fixed housing is a rectangular parallelepiped fixed housing, the first resilient end portion is a cylindrical resilient end portion or a rectangular parallelepiped resilient end portion, and the second resilient end portion is a cylindrical resilient end portion.

3. The waterproof connector for the vehicle-scale wire end according to claim 1, further comprising a first fixing shell, wherein the first fixing shell covers the second elastic end, at least one fourth through hole is formed in a portion, away from the flange portion, of the first fixing shell, the fourth through holes are aligned with the first through holes one by one, and the wire harness is electrically connected with the corresponding pins through the fourth through holes, the first through holes and the through holes penetrating through the flange portion.

4. The vehicle grade wire end watertight connector of claim 3 wherein the fixed housing is integrally formed with the first fixed housing, the first fixed housing being located on a side of the fixed housing remote from the flange portion;

along being on a parallel with the direction of flange portion extension plane, the size of first fixed casing is less than the size of fixed casing, the fourth through-hole runs through first fixed casing.

5. The vehicle gauge grade wire end watertight connector according to claim 4, wherein the first stationary housing is a cylindrical stationary housing, and the stationary housing is a rectangular parallelepiped stationary housing.

6. The vehicle grade wire end watertight connector according to any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein the fixing housing is integrally formed with the flange portion.

7. The vehicle scale wire end waterproof connector according to any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein a first protrusion structure is arranged on an outer surface of the plug housing, the first protrusion structure is used for locking and fixing the plate end connector plugged in the first end portion, and the first protrusion structure extends to a side where the second end portion is located.

8. The vehicle gauge wire end waterproof connector as recited in claim 7, wherein a slotted structure is provided in the fixed housing adjacent to the flange portion, the slotted structure exposing the first raised structure on the side of the second end portion;

9. The vehicle grade wire end watertight connector of claim 1, further comprising:

10. The vehicle grade wire end watertight connector of claim 9 wherein a surface of the flange portion where the first end portion is located is provided with a groove and a raised structure surrounding the groove, the first end portion being located within the groove;

11. The vehicle gauge wire end waterproof connector as recited in claim 10, wherein the flange portion is rectangular, at least two corners of the protruding structure are provided with third through holes penetrating through the flange portion, and a screw is rotatably connected with a nut on the vehicle-mounted controller housing through the third through holes to fasten the flange portion to the vehicle-mounted controller housing.

12. The vehicle-scale wire end waterproof connector according to claim 11, wherein the waterproof flexible gasket further covers the protruding structures, the waterproof flexible gasket is arranged in a rectangular shape, at least two corners of the waterproof flexible gasket are provided with fourth through holes penetrating through the waterproof flexible gasket, and the fourth through holes are aligned with the third through holes one by one;

13. The vehicle grade wire end watertight connector of claim 10 wherein a surface of the watertight flexible gasket facing away from the flange portion is provided with a flexible rib projecting from the watertight flexible gasket, the flexible rib being disposed around the first end portion.

14. A vehicle comprising a vehicle grade wire end watertight connector as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 13.