Abstract: The disclosure relates to a brazing method for joining substrates, in particular where one of the substrates is difficult to wet with molten braze material. The method includes formation of a porous metal layer on a first substrate to assist wetting of the first substrate with a molten braze metal, which in turn permits joining of the first substrate with a second substrate via a braze metal later in an assembled brazed joint. Ceramic substrates can be particularly difficult to wet with molten braze metals, and the disclosed method can be used to join a ceramic substrate to another substrate. The brazed joint can be incorporated into a solid-oxide fuel cell, for example as a stack component thereof, in particular when the first substrate is a ceramic substrate and the joined substrate is a metallic substrate.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a brazing method for joining substrates, in particular where one of the substrates is difficult to wet with molten braze material. The method includes formation of a porous metal layer on a first substrate to assist wetting of the first substrate with a molten braze metal, which in turn permits joining of the first substrate with a second substrate via a braze metal later in an assembled brazed joint. Ceramic substrates can be particularly difficult to wet with molten braze metals, and the disclosed method can be used to join a ceramic substrate to another substrate. The brazed joint can be incorporated into a solid-oxide fuel cell, for example as a stack component thereof, in particular when the first substrate is a ceramic substrate and the joined substrate is a metallic substrate.

Abstract: An enclosure, includes a housing and a window. The housing is configured to retain a LIDAR-sensor. The window is attached to the housing within an opening defined by the housing. The window is configured to transmit light from the LIDAR-sensor. The window is comprised of a silicone-based polymeric material having a thickness of at least three millimeters. The window is characterized as having a transmittance of at least 80% of the light at a wavelength of 1550 nanometers.

Abstract: A system for predicting a touch position of a pointer on a touch-enabled unit includes a 3D imaging unit, a processing unit coupled to the 3D imaging unit, and a touch-enabled unit coupled to the processing unit. The 3D imaging unit is configured to monitor an interaction zone in front of the touch-enabled unit. The processing unit includes a prediction module that is configured to predict where a pointer that approaches the touch-enabled unit and is monitored by the 3D imaging unit will touch the touch-enabled unit, and a calibration module that is configured to generate at least one calibration parameter by comparing the predicted touch position to the actual touch position of the pointer detected by the touch-enabled unit and to transfer the at least one calibration parameter to the prediction module in order to calibrate the prediction module.

Abstract: An electronic housing assembly comprises a printed circuit board comprising a rigid main part, at least one face of which part includes an electronic component, and comprising at least one flexible part positioned at the periphery of the rigid part, the flexible part comprising at least one electrical connection pad; an upper housing element comprising a first cylindrical wall that is inserted into a lower housing element comprising a second cylindrical wall; the flexible part extending between the first and the second cylindrical walls, the electrical connection pad of the flexible part being in electrical contact with an electrical contact surface that is positioned on the outer face of the first cylindrical wall or on the inner face of the second cylindrical wall.

Abstract: A method of enhancing surface electrical conductivity of an article formed of a conductive polymer material, such as a conductive polymer film, includes the step of providing an article formed of a conductive polymer. The conductive polymer is made up of a dielectric polymeric material and conductive fibers. A desired pressure is applied to at least a portion of the article while simultaneously heating at least a portion of the article to a desired temperature. The desired pressure and the desired temperature are maintained on at least a portion of the article for a desired time period. This method reduces a polymer-rich skin layer on the surface of the conductive polymer material and helps to randomize the orientation of the conductive fibers on the surface.

Abstract: A connector-assembly includes a housing, a terminal-position-assurance device, and a resistor-assembly. The housing includes a plurality of electrical-terminals. The terminal-position-assurance device is configured to retain the plurality of electrical-terminals within the housing. The resistor-assembly is disposed within the terminal-position-assurance device and includes a first-spring-terminal, a second-spring-terminal, and a resistor disposed between the first-spring-terminal and the second-spring-terminal. The first-spring-terminal and the second-spring-terminal are in separate electrical-communication with at least one of the plurality of electrical-terminals. The resistor has connection-leads disposed within slots formed in both the first-spring-terminal and the second-spring-terminal, and is disposed within channels formed in the terminal-position-assurance device.

Abstract: A connector assembly includes a first-housing, a second-housing, and a seal. The second-housing is configured to mate with the first-housing. The second-housing has a seal-support surface having a first-surface and a second-surface perpendicular to the first-surface and generally forming an L-shape. The seal-support surface includes a plurality of seal-hangers projecting laterally from the first-surface. The seal is in direct contact with the seal-support surface. The seal defines a wall and a lip extending laterally from the wall. The wall defines an inner-surface that engages the first-surface and an outer-surface that engages the first-housing. The wall further defines a plurality of apertures configured to receive the plurality of seal-hangers. The lip defines a base that engages the second-surface and a top that engages a leading-edge of the first-housing. The plurality of seal-hangers are configured to inhibit bunching or rolling of the wall when the first-housing is mated with the second-housing.

Abstract: A cable assembly includes a cable, a connector-body, a cable-seal, and a retainer. The connector-body is attached to the cable. The cable-seal is disposed within the connector-body and surrounds the cable. The cable-seal is configured to inhibit entry of a contaminant into the connector-body. The retainer is in direct contact with the cable, the connector-body and the cable-seal. The retainer is configured to retain the cable-seal within the connector-body. The retainer is configured to be installed onto the cable and is attached to the connector-body. The retainer contains cable-clamps mounted to a pair of opposed inclined-surfaces located on an inner-surface of the retainer. The cable-clamps include inclined-ramps configured to engage the inclined-surfaces. The inclined-ramps move along the inclined-surfaces, thereby causing the cable-clamps to impart a radial-force normal to the cable when the retainer is attached to the connector-body.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a twisted pair wire cable includes the step of arranging a first wire cable in a parallel orientation with a second wire cable. The first and second wire cables each have a conductive inner core and an insulative jacket surrounding the inner core. The method further includes the steps of applying a curable adhesive, such as a urethane acrylate oligomer based adhesive, to the jackets of the first and second wire cables, twisting the first and second wire cables one about the other, and curing the adhesive.

Abstract: A method of forming a shielded electrical terminal configured to receive a corresponding shielded electrical terminal. The terminal includes an inner shield defining a shield cavity about a longitudinal axis. The shield cavity is configured to receive the corresponding shielded electrical terminal. The inner shield has a longitudinal inner seam substantially that is parallel to the longitudinal axis. The inner shield defines a plurality of resilient contact springs that protrude into the shield cavity. The contact springs are configured to contact the corresponding shielded electrical terminal. The terminal also includes an outer shield integrally formed with the inner shield and covering at least a portion of the inner shield. The terminal formed by this method is also presented.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a housing having cavities for receiving electric contact elements and a fastening device to fasten a cable harness that includes the electrical contact elements. The electrical connector assembly also includes a cover attached to the housing. A housing transition portion of the housing and a cover transition portion of the cover cooperate with each other to define a tube shaped guiding channel for guiding the cable harness. The fastening device is arranged inside the guiding channel. The fastening device comprises means configured to cooperate with a cable tie such that it guides and holds the cable tie in a holding direction perpendicular to an extension direction of the guiding channel.

Abstract: A display assembly for an automotive vehicle includes a housing having a front opening, a peripheral wall, and a rear wall arranged along a main axis. The housing is configured to receive a display module on a front opening side and a printed circuit board connected to the display module. The printed circuit board includes an electronic control unit to control the display module, characterized in that it further comprises an internal casing which is mounted in the housing against the housing rear wall, said internal casing comprising a first holding surface configured to receive the printed circuit board and a second holding surface configured to receive the display module, and in that the housing comprises a first set of axially retaining members holding the printed circuit board on the first holding surface and a second set of axially retaining members holding the display module on the second holding surface.

Abstract: A connector assembly includes a first-connector-housing, an inner-housing, a terminal-stabilizer, and a second-connector-housing. The inner-housing is disposed within a cavity defined by the first-connector-housing. The inner-housing includes a pair of opposed flexible-locks moveable from a locked-position to an unlocked-position. The terminal-stabilizer is disposed within the cavity and movable from a pre-stage-position to a seated-position. The terminal-stabilizer defines a pair of stops configured to engage ends of the opposed flexible-locks when the opposed flexible-locks are in the locked-position. The second-connector-housing includes a pair of unlocking-features configured to move the pair of opposed flexible-locks from the locked-position to the unlocked-position.

Abstract: A connector-assembly includes a connector-housing, one or more cavity-plugs, and a strain-relief-device. The connector-housing defines a plurality of cavities configured to retain a plurality of electrical-terminals inserted along a longitudinal-axis of the connector-housing. The plurality of electrical-terminals are attached to cables extending beyond a wire-end of the connector-housing. The one or more cavity-plugs are individually disposed into a portion of the plurality of cavities. The one or more cavity-plugs are configured to inhibit contamination from entering the portion of the plurality of cavities. The strain-relief-device is removably attached to the wire-end of the connector-housing. The strain-relief-device defines a plurality of apertures through which the cables extend. The strain-relief-device includes one or more cavity-plug-retainers disposed within a portion of the plurality of apertures that inhibit a removal of the one or more cavity-plugs from the portion of the plurality of cavities.

Abstract: An electrical junction box, preferably configured for use in electrical or hybrid vehicles, includes a junction box housing and a bus bar element located inside the junction box housing. The junction box housing has a first opening for receiving end portions of electrical cables. The bus bar element comprises connecting means configured to connect ferrules, provided at the wire end portions of the electrical cables. The junction box housing is made of a plastic material and the bus bar element is made of metal.

Abstract: A method of forming a shield terminal from sheet metal having a tubular first portion having a single seam and aligned with a first axis and a second tubular portion having two seams radially opposed to one another and aligned with a second axis that is oriented at a right angle to the first axis, an inner insulator disposed within the shield terminal, and an outer housing defining a cylindrical cavity in which the tubular first portion of the shield terminal is disposed. Edges of the single seam and edges of the two seams are joined solely by the disposition of the tubular first portion in the cylindrical cavity. The shield terminal formed by this method is also presented.

Abstract: A connector assembly includes an electrical-terminal, a housing, and a lock-reinforcement. The a housing defines a cavity configured to receive the electrical-terminal. The housing includes a locking-finger overlaying the electrical-terminal configured to lock the electrical-terminal within the cavity. The locking-finger has a rib protruding from the locking-finger having a first-surface and a second-surface. A tip of the locking-finger includes a locking-ramp projecting from the locking-finger configured to engage a perimeter-edge of a lock-slot defined by the electrical-terminal. The lock-reinforcement is disposed within the cavity and configured to slideably engage both the first-surface and the second-surface of the rib after the lock-reinforcement is moved from a pre-stage-position to a seated-position.

Abstract: A connector-assembly includes a connector-housing and a primary-lock-reinforcement device. The connector-housing retains electrical-terminals within terminal-cavities defined by a terminal-tower disposed within the connector-housing. The electrical-terminals mate with one or more corresponding electrical-terminals along a mating-axis of the connector-assembly. The primary-lock-reinforcement device slideably engages the terminal-tower and is moveable from a shipping-position to a pre-stage-position. The primary-lock-reinforcement device has a base and a skirt. The primary-lock-reinforcement device has a post extending beyond an inner-surface of the skirt that engages a corresponding L-shaped slot defined by an outer-surface of the terminal-tower. The corresponding L-shaped slot has a first-leg and a second-leg. The first-leg defines a wall configured to inhibit a movement of the primary-lock-reinforcement device along the mating-axis.