Sealing Patents (Class 439/587)
  • Patent number: 9293866
    Abstract: A connector includes: a connector housing formed in a tubular shape by an insulating synthetic resin; a cover for closing an opening of one end side in an axial direction of the connector housing; and plural terminal fittings formed inside the connector housing by insert molding, one end of the terminal fittings each being arranged in an opening for coupling of the other end side in the axial direction of the connector housing and the other end of the terminal fittings each being connected to one end of an electric wire. The one end of the terminal fittings each led out of one inner wall part of the connector housing traverses the opening for coupling, and a distal end of the terminal fittings each is buried in the other inner wall part opposed to the one inner wall part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Tanaka, Hajime Kato
  • Patent number: 9287662
    Abstract: A connector with a force multiplying mechanism includes first and second fixed connectors (F1, F2) which are arranged side by side and each of which includes cam followers (17, 18), and first and second lever connectors (L1, L2) which are individually connectable to the respective fixed connectors (F1, F2) and each of which includes a rotatably provided lever (20, 70) and is connectable to the corresponding one of the fixed connectors (F1, F2) by a force multiplying action produced by rotating the lever (20, 70) while the cam followers (17, 18) and the lever (20, 70) are engaged directly or indirectly via a slider (19). The first and second fixed connectors (F1, F2) are so arranged that surfaces where the cam followers (17, 18) are formed are perpendicular to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Masakazu Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9281611
    Abstract: An electrical connector has a connector body and a terminal mounted to the connector body. A wire is connected to the terminal, and a retainer tube is mounted to the connector body and engaged with the wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Glick, Bhupinder Rangi
  • Patent number: 9276352
    Abstract: A lever (70) is rotatably mounted on a second lever-side connector (L2) connectable to a mating connector to extend between facing side surfaces. The lever (70) is rotatable substantially along a connecting direction between a connection surface of the second lever-side connector (L2) and a wire drawing surface (H). A correcting portion (71A) of a wire cover (71) mounted to cover the wire drawing surface is formed to rise at a position displaced toward a central part from a base portion (71B), and collects and accommodates wires (W) in the correcting portion (71A).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Masakazu Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9276351
    Abstract: A composite insert has at least one metallic contact element which is extrusion-coated with the aid of a premolded part which has a first three-dimensional sealing surface to an injection mold, a stiffener of the contact element being formed beyond a transition region of the premolded part to the injection mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Peter Kunert, Gabor Klimaj
  • Patent number: 9257789
    Abstract: A slider (19) to be slid by rotating a lever (20) is mounted in a first lever-side connector (L1). The slider (19) is held at an initial position where cam followers (17) provided on the first lever-side connector (L1) can be received into cam grooves (29). When the slider (19) is at the initial position, a part of the slider (19) projects out from the connector. Lever plates (20A) of the lever (20) are so configured that protecting edge portions (38) formed on parts of side edges of the lever plates (20A) are located substantially at the same position as or behind a projecting end part of the slider (19) when the slider (19) is at the initial position. Further, the protecting edge portions (38) are located closer in distance to rotary shafts (34) than an operating portion (20B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Masakazu Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9257781
    Abstract: A plug is provided for producing an electrical connection with a plug module, such as a wiring harness plug for creating an electrical connection with a control device in a motor vehicle. The plug includes a plug body that has a multiplicity of channels for accommodating electrical lines; a mat seal that has a multiplicity of channels for guiding electrical lines accommodated in the channels of the plug body and that is situated on the at least one laterally circumferential radial seal in order to seal the plug; and a pressure plate that has a multiplicity of channels for guiding electrical lines accommodated in the channels of the plug body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventor: Wolfgang Pade
  • Patent number: 9225104
    Abstract: A connector (L1) has a one-piece rubber plug (39) with wire insertion holes (45) to collectively seal wires (W) drawn out from the rear end surface of an inner housing (22) by inserting the wires into the corresponding wire insertion holes (45). The connector (L1) has wall surfaces (23, 41) for sandwiching the one-piece rubber plug (39) from front and rear in an inserting direction of the wires (W). Positioning pins (48) project substantially parallel with axial directions of the wire insertion holes (45) from the wall surface (41) on the side of the inner housing (22) toward the one-piece rubber plug (39) and to be inserted and press-fit into positioning holes 51 arranged near the wire insertion holes (45). Narrowed portions (51A) having a small hole diameter are formed at axial intermediate positions of the positioning holes (51).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Masakazu Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9223093
    Abstract: A receptacle includes a hollow cylinder and a flange. A plug includes a barrel having a cylindrical body, a semicylindrical section extending from the body, and an engaging section provided at an end of the semicylindrical section and a coupling nut. A boom-like retaining piece is cut out and formed in the semicylindrical section and a retaining hook is formed at an idle end of the retaining piece located in the engaging section. The coupling nut is screwed onto threads of the hollow cylinder so that the plug is connected to the receptacle. Before the connection, the engaging section is engaged with and inserted into the hollow cylinder and the retaining piece is caught in the receptacle, so that the plug is temporarily retained to the receptacle securely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Takeo Toda, Hideto Shimazu
  • Patent number: 9209555
    Abstract: In a connector (10) with a first housing (11) made of resin and including a first terminal portion (42A) connected to a first device and a second housing (25) made of resin and including a second terminal portion (42B) connected to a second device, the first and second housings (11, 25) are coupled and united by a coupling portion (30) made of rubber and formed by insert molding or two-color molding. A method for manufacturing the connector (10) of the present invention includes a uniting step of coupling and uniting the first and second housings (11, 25) by the coupling portion (30) made of rubber by insert molding or two-color molding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshitomo Tsujii, Hiroki Hirai, Tomoyuki Sakata, Hisashi Sawada
  • Patent number: 9203178
    Abstract: A seal cover (S) for closing work openings provided in a case includes a cover main body (10) to cover openings of the case. Seal ring holders (20A, 20B) are arranged on the underside of the cover main body (10) and fit into the openings. Seal rings (25) are on the outer peripheral surfaces of the seal ring holders (20A, 20B) and closely contact inner peripheral surfaces of the openings. Insertion holes (13) penetrate between top and underside surfaces of the cover main body (10). Shafts (26) project from surfaces of the seal ring holders (20A, 20B) facing the underside surface of the cover main body (10) and are inserted into the insertion holes (13) with a clearance. Retainers (16) for retaining the shafts (26) are provided at the projecting ends of the shafts (26) and are engaged with the edges of the insertion holes (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kouji Sakakura
  • Patent number: 9197004
    Abstract: An electrical connector, comprises an insulative housing defining a number of receiving passages extending along a front-to-rear direction and throughout front and rear surfaces thereof. A plurality of contacts are received into the receiving passages of the insulative housing. And a hollow metallic shell encloses the insulative housing. An annular slot is formed between the insulative housing and the metallic shell, and a plurality of gaps are formed between the plurality of contacts and the corresponding receiving passages. The electrical connector further comprises a plurality of seals filled into the annular slot and the plurality of gaps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tzu-Fan Kuo
  • Patent number: 9178301
    Abstract: A wire seal for a waterproof connector having a seal body with a mating end surface and a terminal end surface, a plurality of wire insertion passageways extending through the seal body from the mating end surface to the terminal end surface, inner seal projections disposed on an inner peripheral wall of each of the wire insertion passageways, and relief grooves disposed on the mating end surface and the terminal end surface between adjacent wire insertion passageways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Japan G.K.
    Inventor: Katsumi Shiga
  • Patent number: 9128410
    Abstract: A waterproof connector includes a housing on which an opening is formed, and in which terminals connected with electric wires are housed; a mat seal which is installed into the opening of the housing, and through which the wires are inserted; a mat seal holder which is engaged with the opening of the housing by an engagement structure to prevent the mat seal from dropping off from the housing, and through which the wires are inserted; and an engagement strengthening portion which is provided on one of the housing and the mat seal holder and configured to strengthen an engagement of the engagement structure. According to the waterproof connector, retention of the mat seal in the housing can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Etsurou Suzuki, Yasuharu Kondo
  • Patent number: 9093779
    Abstract: A water-proof connector includes an internal housing, a PCB, a shielding shell, a sealing ring and an external housing. The internal housing has a base portion and a tongue board. A central of the internal housing defines an inserting chamber. A rear of the base portion is concaved forward to form a first receiving cavity, and further concaved forward to form an extending cavity. The PCB includes a connecting portion and an inserting portion. A plurality of terminals are electroplated in the inserting portion. The inserting portion of the PCB is inserted in the inserting chamber and the connecting portion is inserted in the extending cavity. The shielding shell covers around the tongue board of the internal housing. The sealing ring sheathes an outside of the connecting portion of the PCB. The external housing is molded outside the internal housing, the PCB, the shielding shell and the sealing ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: CHENG UEI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hung Chi Wang, Chin Te Chiu
  • Patent number: 9088099
    Abstract: A connector includes a temporary lock member having a mating arm provided at a connector housing and an arm mating hole provided at a cover body of a connector cover. The mating arm has an edge portion formed with a protruding portion. The arm mating hole is so configured that: in a position where the protruding portion abuts an interference inner wall face, the cover body is pressed inward while being rotated such that the cover body returns to a position where the cover body faces an inherent mounting direction of the cover body, which allows the protruding portion to get over the interference inner wall face and to be inserted to an insertion completion position; and in the insertion completion position, the arm mating hole sandwiches the protruding portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiro Urashima, Munetoshi Nakahara, Yoshinori Takahashi
  • Patent number: 9059524
    Abstract: The invention relates to a socket arrangement (15) comprising at least one plug connector socket (18). Each plug connector socket (18) comprises a contact arrangement (28) with two electrically conductive contact elements (35, 36) and a spring arrangement (38). The two contact elements (35, 36) are supported so as to be movable relative to each other in a movement direction (B) at a right angle or obliquely with respect to a plug-in direction (R). The spring arrangement (38) acts on one or both contact elements (35, 36) in movement direction (B). Due to the pretensioning force of the spring arrangement (38), the two contact elements (35, 36) are pushed or pulled toward each another. With the plug contact pin (19) inserted in the plug connector socket (18), the two contact elements are moved toward each other in movement direction (B) and abut from different sides against the plug contact pin (19). As a result of this, a mechanical clamping effect and an electrical contact are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: ERBE ELEKTROMEDIZIN GMBH
    Inventor: Katja Munkelt
  • Patent number: 9033735
    Abstract: A contact plug for direct electrical contacting of contact surfaces is provided on both sides of a circuit board. The contact plug includes two flexibly interconnected contact carriers, which form, between each other, a plug receptacle for the circuit board and each have at least one contact element extending into the plug receptacle. A spring is provided whose two free spring legs engage over the two contact carriers i the insertion direction of the contact plug and bias them in the direction of each other. A control channel, which is formed between the two contact carriers nd laterally adjacent to the plug receptacle and, in cooperation with a control wedge provided on the circuit board, pivots the two contact carriers open in opposition to the action of the spring upon insertion of the circuit board. A seal seals the two contact carriers in a mating contact plug on the reverse side. The two free spring legs of the springengage over the two contact carriers in the insertion direction of the contact plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Timo Gaiser, Michael Schoenfeld, Lars Berger, Michael Fleig
  • Patent number: 9033734
    Abstract: There is provided a connector capable of reliably preventing a short circuit without causing increase in cost. The connector includes a terminal which is joined to an electric wire, a housing which accommodates a terminal joint part which is a joint portion of the electric wire and the terminal, a sealing member which is made of a resilient material having waterproof and insulation properties to seal between the housing and the terminal joint part, and a shield member which covers the housing and the electric wire near the terminal joint part, wherein the sealing member is formed integrally with an electric wire protecting part which extends along the electric wire to cover the electric wire, and the electric wire protecting part is interposed between the electric wire and the shield member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Tanaka, Hajime Kato
  • Patent number: 9028273
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly for providing an environmental shield includes a bushing adapter configured to sealingly engage a bushing assembly accommodating a first electrical conductor. The bushing adapter further includes a first bore extending longitudinally therethrough to receive the first electrical conductor. An end fitting includes a second bore extending longitudinally therethrough to receive a second electrical conductor, and the end fitting is configured to sealingly engage the bushing adapter such that the first and second bores cooperate to define a main bore. A flowable dielectric material occupies substantially all empty space within the main bore, and at least one fill hole is in fluid communication with the main bore and configured to receive the flowable dielectric material. A method of assembling the electrical connector assembly is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Curtiss-Wright Flow Control Service Corporation
    Inventors: Alan Stephen Smith, Gary Joseph Elam
  • Patent number: 9022803
    Abstract: The connector includes a pin contact, a housing, a sealing member, and a limitation member. The pin contact is rod-shaped and makes contact with a mating contact. The housing includes a through hole through which the pin contact extends from a top of the housing to a bottom of the housing, with parts of the pin contact protruding from both of the top of the housing and the bottom of the housing. The sealing member seals the space between through hole and the pin contact. The limitation member applies a reaction force against a force experienced by the pin contact through a contact of the mating contact, so as to limit inclination of the pin contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Japan G.K.
    Inventor: Keita Terajima
  • Patent number: 9022804
    Abstract: A waterproof plug includes a cylindrical resin member and a sealing section configured to include an outer circumference section which is provided on an outer face of the resin member and an inner circumference section which is provided on an inner face of the resin member. The outer circumference section intimately contacts to an inner wall face of a cavity of a connector housing, and the inner circumference section intimately contacts to an outer circumference face of an electric wire. An outer circumference face of the resin member is brought into contact with an inner wall face of an electric wire through hole of the connector housing. The resin member has a plurality of protruded claw sections protruding toward the inner circumference section side along a circumference direction of the resin member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Masaki Kobayashi, Kenichi Okamoto
  • Publication number: 20150118902
    Abstract: A high power electrical connector is provided for transmitting electrical signals from a pair of cables, such as high current capable cables, to an associated member, such as a dash panel. The high power electrical connector includes an insulative housing and a pair of contact path assemblies therethrough for transmission of the electrical signals. The cables can be rotated relative to the housing and rotated relative to each other via the contact path assemblies. Ground path assemblies are also provided for grounding the cables. The cables can each be rotatable relative to a portion of the respective ground path assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Mark M. Data, Eric P. Bleuel, Robert Carlson, Frank Keyser, Eric J. Stenstrom, Michael A. Bandura, Arvind Patel, David L. Brunker, David E. Dunham, Ronald Kulakowski, Ed Kinsley, Robert Smid
  • Patent number: 9011174
    Abstract: A connector is provided which can prevent damage to cables, and hold and waterproof the ends of the cables. A connector has accommodating parts which accommodate the ends of cables where connection terminals are provided. The ends of the cables are held by elastic holding members which are filled and solidified in the accommodating parts, and cable protecting projections which are projected with an arc shaped cross section towards the cables are formed at the edges of walls which form the accommodating parts at the outlet sides of the cables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Motohisa Kashiyama, Yasuharu Kondo
  • Patent number: 8992243
    Abstract: A connector for forming an electrical connection includes a connector body and an insulator disposed in the connector body. The insulator includes a plurality of female contacts and a plurality of passages. Each passage allows access to one of the female contacts and is at least partially defined by a plurality of inwardly projecting rings. The connector also includes a plug having a plurality of male contact male contacts complementary to the female contacts. Each male contact male contact has a tower shaped to sealingly seat within an associated passage in the insulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Inova Ltd.
    Inventors: Randall V. Cameron, Terry E. Wood
  • Patent number: 8979582
    Abstract: The present invention provides a connector, which may comprise a terminal fitting, a connector housing having a terminal receiving chamber in which the terminal fitting is at least partly disposed, and a waterproof body formed of thermoplastic elastomer composition. The thermoplastic elastomer composition may comprise (A) styrene-based elastomer component and (B) syndiotactic polystyrene-based polymer component. (A) Styrene-based elastomer component may comprise (A1) acid-modified styrene-based elastomer and (A2) unmodified styrene-based elastomer. The mass ratio of (A1) acid-modified styrene-based elastomer to the sum of (A1) acid-modified styrene-based elastomer, and (A2) unmodified styrene-based elastomer (A1/(A1+A2)) may be from 0.9 to 0.1. The mass ratio of the (A) styrene-based elastomer component to (B) syndiotactic polystyrene-based polymer component may be from 60:40 to 90:10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoo Tanaka, Hirosi Kawamura, Masami Mihara, Kazuhiro Nakata
  • Patent number: 8979554
    Abstract: Provided is a connector of an electronic device, in which a space in a housing of the electronic device can be enlarged, the number of circuits can be increased, a battery can be made larger, and the housing of the electronic device can be made thinner and more compact. The connector of the electronic device is provided with a substantially cylindrical case; connector-side terminals introduced into the case; and a sealing material that is formed in the vicinity of the end of the case on a plug insertion side so as to protrude to the plug insertion side, wherein a first convex stripe is formed along the inner circumference of the protruding section of the sealing material, and the first convex stripe is formed so as to be circumferentially pressed against and brought into contact with an outer circumferential surface of a part of a cover to be inserted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Ex Company Limited
    Inventor: Shinya Yudate
  • Patent number: 8961225
    Abstract: A flexible, water tight seal for a movable component. The seal has a border plate sandwiched between two sealing gaskets. The seal is compressed between two components that remain out of contact with each other. The seal is installed axially between the components. For components having circular contact areas, the seal can be constructed from a washer sandwiched between two O-rings. The components float on the compressed seal to allow some flexibility between the components while maintaining a water tight seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Bren-Tronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Azer Ilkhanov, Peter J. Burke, Sai Fung, Leo Brenna
  • Patent number: 8956189
    Abstract: A connection structure includes a shield shell enclosing a part of a plurality of wires, a braided shield collectively covering the plurality of wires, a belt-shaped clamping member sandwiching the braided shield between it and an outer surface of the shield shell so as to press the braided shield against the shield shell by a clamping force thereof, and an annular member disposed between the braided shield and the clamping member and having an elasticity to be deformed by the clamping force of the clamping member. The clamping member presses the braided shield against the shield shell through the annular member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaaki Imahori, Nobuyuki Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20150044906
    Abstract: An HDMI cable, an HDMI connector and an HDMI interface for a high-definition video/audio apparatus are provided. The HDMI interface includes the HDMI connector and the HDMI cable. The HDMI connector includes a connecting terminal having an extending cable terminal arranged in parallel in a main body. The HDMI cable includes at least one connecting unit consisting of a plurality of parallel metal wires. An insulating unit covers an outside of a face of the connecting unit, in such a manner that the metal wires are parallel and isolated from each other. The present invention is using design of single row of the connector terminal and single row of the HDMI cable, to simplify an HDMI interface structure and reduce size and weight, and manual identification is not required for pin bit definitions, which simplifies production process, reduces the manual work, and greatly improves production efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Nanlv Tian, Jianyun Tang, Minhua Lu, Shijun Liu, Ming Wang
  • Patent number: 8926363
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a housing having a front end and a rear end and including housing channels extending axially from the front end to the rear end for holding a wire assembly. The connector assembly includes a stabilizer having a front end and a rear end. The stabilizer includes supports extending from the front end with support channels along a longitudinal axis of the stabilizer. The stabilizer is coupled to the rear end of the housing so that the support channels align with the housing channels to accept corresponding wire assemblies therein. A front retaining feature holds the stabilizer to the housing. A rear retaining feature holds the wire assemblies to the stabilizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: David Allen Klein, Donald Robert Worthington, Jr., Matthew Chris Peterson
  • Patent number: 8905784
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for producing a sealed electrical connection through an engine block crankcase wall in order to connect a sensor or actuating unit contained in the engine block to a central unit comprising a connector provided with at least one bore, which is intended to be arranged in an opening of said wall, at least one electrical contact connected to a wiring harness, said electric contact being surrounded by at least one O-ring seal and arranged in the bore of the connector, said device also comprising an over-moulded part on the wiring harness, an end of the electrical contact connected to the wiring harness and an end of the connector, such that, after the device has been mounted in the opening, the junction between said over-moulded part and the connector is situated on one side of the wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Bontaz Centre R & D
    Inventors: Stéphane Perotto, Florian Saulnier
  • Patent number: 8905783
    Abstract: A box body (11) includes a plurality of terminal plates (14) arranged in the box body (11), and a cable introduction portion (13) disposed on a side surface of the box body (11) to introduce a connection cable (20). A water blocking sleeve (30) is disposed around the connection cable (20) to secure the connection cable (20) to the cable introduction portion (13). The water blocking sleeve (30) is disposed between the cable introduction portion (13) and the connection cable (20). The water blocking sleeve (30) includes an inner sleeve (31) in close contact with the connection cable (20), and an outer sleeve (32) disposed on an outer side of the inner sleeve (31) and being in close contact with the cable introduction portion (13). The inner sleeve (31) and the outer sleeve (32) are integral with one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Yukita Electric Wire Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayuki Umemoto, Keiichi Kimura
  • Patent number: 8900010
    Abstract: An upper side of the distal end of an electric wire is covered with cover members made of water-absorbing resin layers in which impermeable layers are formed on the inner surface sides abutting on a conductor before crimping previously so as to include at least a portion having the possibility of exposing the conductor of the electric wire to the outside when a conductor crimping part and a sheath crimping part of a crimping terminal are respectively crimped to the conductor and the portion having an insulating sheath of the distal end of the electric wire, and conductor crimping pieces and sheath crimping pieces are crimped onto the cover members and thereby, the cover members are held by the conductor crimping pieces and the sheath crimping pieces with an exposed portion of the conductor covered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Aoki, Naoki Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20140322973
    Abstract: A connector includes a housing, a terminal, a seal holder and fastening piece. The terminal is inserted into a terminal passing hole and a seal mounting hole of the housing and passes through an annular seal member. The terminal has a protruding tip part having a fastening hole and protruding from an outer surface of the housing. The seal holder includes a press fitting protrusion that is fit into the seal mounting hole and thereby pushes in and positions the annular seal member, a terminal leading hole that leads the terminal inserted into the press fitting protrusion, and an engagement recess that is formed at a leading end side of the terminal leading hole and is opened in a direction perpendicular to the leading direction of the terminal leading hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichi OKAMOTO, Toshiyuki NAGASAWA
  • Patent number: 8851924
    Abstract: An electrical motor connection, in particular of an electrical cooling fan motor for a motor vehicle, has a connected cable harness whose cable ends are connected to a motor-end connecting terminal. A connecting housing has two housing parts, which are joined together in the assembled state to form a cavity, and which hold connection-end cable ends of the cable harness. One of the housing parts has at least one filling opening, which opens into the cavity, for filling with a curable encapsulation compound, and with the cured encapsulation compound surrounding the cable ends in the area of the connecting terminal, and being joined to the housing parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Wuerzburg
    Inventors: Karl-Heinz Fleischmann, Alexander Gass
  • Patent number: 8851923
    Abstract: A hermetic terminal assembly includes a terminal body and terminal pins extending through the terminal body. The terminal pins each have a first end configured for connection to a power source disposed outside of a hermetic compressor and a second end configured for direct connection to motor windings disposed within hermetic compressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Emerson Electric Co.
    Inventors: Hendrik Hermanus Klaassen, Albertus Jan Hendrik Kolkman, Franz Dieter Paterek
  • Patent number: 8845361
    Abstract: A fitting, for terminating an electrical cable having two or more conductors, includes a substantially tubular body having a central bore configured to receive the electrical cable therethrough. A substantially tubular sealing sleeve is configured to engage a forward end of the body during assembly of the fitting to receive the two or more conductors of the electrical cable passing through the body. After receiving the two or more conductors, the sealing sleeve is configured to receive a sealing compound therein, such that the sealing compound flows between the two or more conductors during filling of the sealing sleeve. The sealing sleeve is formed of a transparent material to enable visible confirmation of sealing compound distribution and a determination that the sealing compound is free of voids or air bubbles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Thomas & Betts International LLC
    Inventors: Joey D. Magno, Jr., Rasoul Shouri
  • Patent number: 8840430
    Abstract: Systems and methods (900) for providing an electrical connector (101, 700) in an electronic device (100). The electrical connector comprises a connector body (350) comprising a planar layer of insulator material having a first face (470) opposed from a second face (370), and a peripheral wall extending around a periphery of the connector body. The electrical connector further comprises one or more conductive posts (401, 403, 405, 407), each having an electrical contact at a first end, and a spring anchor (311, 313, 315, 317) at an opposing end. The connector body comprises one or more elongated cavity structures, each comprising a recess (613) molded into the second face. Conductive spring members (301, 303, 305, 307), each comprised of an elongated cantilevered beam element, are secured by one of the spring anchors within one of the cavity structures. An outer seal (360) is provided, coextensive with the peripheral wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: Michael E. Bausch, Jose R. Duran, Jason Scott
  • Publication number: 20140273623
    Abstract: Distal connector assemblies that are on the distal end of medical lead extensions provide increased rigidity by including a rigid holder that contains the electrical connectors. The electrical connectors are separated within the rigid holder by insulative spacers that may be individual items or may be formed from a compliant carrier that the electrical connectors may reside within where the carrier is positioned within the rigid holder. The rigid holder may also contain a set screw block defining set screw bore or the rigid holder may include an integral portion that defines a set screw bore. The integral portion may include a slot to allow a molding pin loaded with the electrical connectors and other components to be dropped into a cavity of the rigid holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott M. Hanson, Joseph P. Ricci, Adam J. Rivard, Jonathan C. Sell
  • Patent number: 8827745
    Abstract: A connector includes a connector housing having a cavity, a male terminal having a protruded portion, a sealing ring receiving recess included in the connector housing, a sealing ring arranged in the sealing ring receiving recess, and a retainer mounted in the connector housing and pressing the sealing ring from a front side of the protruded portion of the male terminal. The male terminal is housed in the cavity in a way that the protruded portion protrudes from the connector housing. The sealing ring receiving recess is located at a position corresponding to a base section of the male terminal that is on a side from which the protruded portion protrudes. The male terminal passes through the sealing ring such that it seals a space between the male terminal and an inner surface of the sealing ring receiving recess. The retainer includes an engagement portion engaged with the male terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignees: Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshitomo Tsujii, Tomoyuki Sakata, Masafumi Uno
  • Publication number: 20140242838
    Abstract: To improve airtightness while reducing a usage amount of a resin for a sealing operation. A terminal block 20 of an electronic device 100 includes a resinous portion 21, a terminal member 23, and a connection member 25. Then, since a first area A1 and a second area A2 are divided by a partition wall 273 in the terminal block 20, it is possible to individually charge a charging resin 29A for blocking a through-hole A22 and a charging resin 29B for blocking a boundary portion between the terminal member 23 and the resinous portion 21. Thus, since the charging amounts of the charging resins 29A and 29B may be respectively adjusted, it is possible to appropriately charge the charging resin for improving the airtightness and to reduce the usage amount of the charging resin for a sealing operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Akira IKEZAWA
  • Publication number: 20140242820
    Abstract: A connector (L1) has a one-piece rubber plug (39) with wire insertion holes (45) to collectively seal wires (W) drawn out from the rear end surface of an inner housing (22) by inserting the wires into the corresponding wire insertion holes (45). The connector (L1) has wall surfaces (23, 41) for sandwiching the one-piece rubber plug (39) from front and rear in an inserting direction of the wires (W). Positioning pins (48) project substantially parallel with axial directions of the wire insertion holes (45) from the wall surface (41) on the side of the inner housing (22) toward the one-piece rubber plug (39) and to be inserted and press-fit into positioning holes 51 arranged near the wire insertion holes (45). Narrowed portions (51A) having a small hole diameter are formed at axial intermediate positions of the positioning holes (51).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Masakazu Suzuki
  • Patent number: 8803006
    Abstract: An electrical wire holding device includes a seal retention member having an insertion hole configured to allow an electrical wire to be inserted therethrough, and housed in a mounting hole formed in a mounted member, an outer periphery seal member retained on an outer peripheral surface of the seal retention member, and sealing a gap between an inner surface of the mounting hole and seal retention member, and an electrical wire holding member juxtaposed with the seal retention member along the electrical wire, and having a fixing part configured to retain the electrical wire and fixing the electrical wire to the mounted member. The seal retention member is configured to be relatively movable to the electrical wire holding member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaaki Imahori, Shinji Ito, Nobuyuki Yamashita, Koichi Kato, Michiaki Shimizu
  • Patent number: 8794999
    Abstract: A hermetic terminal is disclosed as having a body including an exterior surface and a plurality of openings in the body accommodating a pin extending through each opening that is hermetically sealed and electrically isolated from the body. The terminal also includes a dielectric pin-isolating feature forming a barrier that increases the operative through-air spacing between the pins of the terminal. The power rating for the terminal is thereby increased without increasing the overall size of the terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Emerson Electric Co.
    Inventors: Scott Schuckmann, Albertus Jan Hendrik Kolkman
  • Patent number: 8790135
    Abstract: A connector (C) is formed by insert molding such that terminal fittings (10) are embedded in a housing (20). A connecting portion (10A) provided at the front end of the terminal fitting (10) for connection to a mating terminal fitting projects forward from the housing (20) and a part of the terminal fitting (10) located behind the connecting portion (10A) is embedded in the housing (20). A seal (15) is provided in close contact with an embedded portion (10C) of the terminal fitting (10) embedded in the housing (20) and a resilient portion (19) is provided at a position before the seal (15) and outside the housing (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Akihito Maegawa
  • Patent number: 8777648
    Abstract: A connector includes a one-piece rubber plug (30) arranged to cover a rear surface (10R) of an inner housing (10) and has seal holes (31) aligned with cavities 12. An outer housing (20) has a tubular portion (21) surrounding the inner housing (10) and a rear wall (24) covering a rear surface (30R) of the one-piece rubber plug (30). The rear wall (24) has insertion holes (25) aligned with the seal holes (31). Locking holes (26A, 26B) are open on a rear surface (24R) of the rear wall (24), and locks (17A, 17B) on the inner housing (10) engage with the locking holes (26A, 26B) to lock the housings (10, 20) in an assembled state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsunori Kitajima, Youjirou Hashimoto, Kazuo Nakai
  • Publication number: 20140194001
    Abstract: A female connector housing is provided with a plurality of terminal accommodating chambers. Each of the terminal accommodating chambers is provided, on its front face, with a terminal insertion opening through which a male terminal is to be inserted. Each of the terminal accommodating chambers is provided, on its rear face, with a wire withdrawal opening. In the terminal accommodating chamber which is intended to accommodate no terminal, there are provided a first shielding wall which surrounds an erroneous-insertion allowable space allowing the male terminal to be inserted erroneously and shields the interior of the erroneous-insertion allowable space and a second shielding wall for shielding the wire withdrawal opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2012
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidehiko Iwasawa, Tohru Kurosawa
  • Patent number: 8771014
    Abstract: A connector housing with a mat seal, includes a connector housing a mat seal. At an outer surface of a rear wall of the connector housing, a plurality of passages for a silicone gum forming material are provided outside an area where a plurality of terminal insertion holes are formed. On the outer surface of the rear wall and outside the passages, an annular rib is protruded and surrounds an area inside the annular rib. The mat seal is molded by using the area inside the annular rib as a reservoir space in which the silicone gum forming material overflowing from the seal forming cavity is retained, and using at least one of the passages as a passage for a gate through which the silicone gum forming material is injected into the seal forming cavity, and the other of the passages as passages for overflow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Masatoshi Nakamura, Naoki Goto, Madoka Ooishi
  • Patent number: 8771013
    Abstract: A system and method for a shielded coaxial cable including a collar including a cylindrical housing having a cylindrical inner bore, the inner bore having top and bottom openings the top opening having a diameter about equal to an outer diameter of an outer insulating layer of the cable and the bottom opening having a diameter about equal to an outer diameter of a shield layer of the cable with a terminating portion of the shield layer exposed and returned over an exterior portion of said collar near the bottom opening with the terminating portion overlapping said exterior portion; and a termination ferrule joined to the terminating portion that overlaps the exterior portion to simultaneously provide an electrical communication between the shield layer and the collar and provide a strain relief for the shielded cable disposed within the inner bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Tesla Motors, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Robert Kalayjian, Dino Sasaridis, Benjamin David Dettmann