Patents by Inventor Frédéric Chazottes

Frédéric Chazottes has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8241061
    Abstract: The subject of the invention is a plug for a socket of a connector housing including a sealing front part with a mat-seal equipping the rear of connector housing, and a rear part defining a zone for holding the plug in a rear passage of the connector housing, front part and rear part being connected by a transition zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: FCI Automotive Holding
    Inventors: Frédéric Chazottes, Christian Campfort
  • Patent number: 7922530
    Abstract: This grommet-type joint includes a plug member, and a plurality of through passages for wires, said passages extending in an axial direction (X), and at least one peripheral flange, which projects outwards from said plug member, said flange being provided to sealingly engage a peripheral inner surface of a connector housing. Said flange axially projects rearwards from the rear side of the plug member, whereby the contact area of the flange with said inner surface is at least partially offset with respect to said rear side in the axial direction (X).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: FCI
    Inventors: Frédéric Chazottes, Christian Campfort
  • Patent number: 7914309
    Abstract: The electrical connector includes an insulative housing having a rear skirt extending rearward with respect to the rear face of the insulative housing, a mat seal disposed in the rear skirt against the rear face, a rear grid, disposed in the rear skirt, against the mat seal. The electrical connector includes a mobile part, a guide rail that is transverse to the front-rear direction (XX?), for transversally guiding the mobile part, and a ramp system such that, when the mobile part is guided by the guide rail, the ramp system pushes the rear grid against the mat seal so as to compress the mat seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: FCI
    Inventors: Frédéric Chazottes, Christian Campfort, Thierry Leguay, Michel Aeschbacher
  • Patent number: 7905740
    Abstract: The invention proposes an assembly for an electrical connector including: —a resilient sealing mat seal having two main surfaces and a plurality of channels extending between said two main surfaces, each channel being intended to receive a respective electrical wire, and wherein a annular sealing lip is provided within each channel and extends from the channel wall towards a center axis of said channel; and —at least one sealing sleeve entirely surrounding a portion of an electrical wire to be introduced in one of said channels and tightly maintained on said wire; wherein the sealing sleeve has at least a portion with a smooth outer surface and an outer cross-section of said portion chosen such that said portion of the sealing sleeve and the channel lip are in tight engagement with each other when the wire provided with said sealing sleeve is positioned in its respective channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: FCI
    Inventors: Frédéric Chazottes, Christian Campfort, Michel Aeschbacher
  • Patent number: 7854628
    Abstract: This connector includes an insulative housing having a plurality of terminal accommodating chambers, a grommet formed with a plurality of cable passages, a grid having a plurality of passages in correspondence with the passages and a closing member mounted at the rear side of the grid for selectively closing the passage to a first predetermined group of chambers, said closing member including a plate, which is formed with through-holes in correspondence with a second predetermined group of chambers. The closing member further includes at least one plug projecting from the plate in correspondence with the first group of chambers, said plugs being provided to be inserted in the respective passages of the seal, and thus sealingly close said passages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: FCI
    Inventors: Frédéric Chazottes, Michel Aeschbacher
  • Patent number: 7785146
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for locking a cap onto a contact-carrier module, wherein said cap has a bearing for locking the contact disposed in the contact-carrier module is assembled on the coupling face of module in such a way that the cap and the module form a first connector element which includes a latch for latching the cap on the module in a longitudinal contact locking position and a removable stop preventing the coupling of the connector element with a complementary connector element until the cap is latched on the module in the contact locking position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: FCI
    Inventors: Frédéric Chazottes, Claude Casses
  • Publication number: 20100075524
    Abstract: The electrical connector includes an insulative housing having a rear skirt extending rearward with respect to the rear face of the insulative housing, a mat seal disposed in the rear skirt against the rear face, a rear grid, disposed in the rear skirt, against the mat seal. The electrical connector includes a mobile part, a guide rail that is transverse to the front-rear direction (XX?), for transversally guiding the mobile part, and a ramp system such that, when the mobile part is guided by the guide rail, the ramp system pushes the rear grid against the mat seal so as to compress the mat seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2007
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Inventors: Frederic Chazottes, Christian Campfort, Thierry Leguay, Michel Aeschbacher
  • Patent number: 7654865
    Abstract: The electrical connector includes an electrical terminal, a housing delimiting a chamber for receiving the terminal along a reception direction (X), successively at a reception position and at a retained position, a pawl hinged to one amongst the housing and the terminal, and a stop fixed to the other amongst the housing and the terminal. Said pawl and stop cooperate for retaining the terminal at its retained position, and said housing includes a guiding wall with guiding surface on which the terminal is pushed against by the pawl being elastically pushed back. The guiding surface comprises a raising slope inclined toward the inside of the chamber along the reception direction (X) 1 the slope being located to be climbed on by the terminal pushed from its reception position to its retained position. Application in the automotive industry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: FCI
    Inventors: Frédéric Chazottes, Christian Campfort
  • Publication number: 20090305539
    Abstract: The invention proposes an assembly for an electrical connector including:—a resilient sealing mat seal having two main surfaces and a plurality of channels extending between said two main surfaces, each channel being intended to receive a respective electrical wire, and wherein a annular sealing lip is provided within each channel and extends from the channel wall towards a center axis of said channel; and—at least one sealing sleeve entirely surrounding a portion of an electrical wire to be introduced in one of said channels and tightly maintained on said wire; wherein the sealing sleeve has at least a portion with a smooth outer surface and an outer cross-section of said portion chosen such that said portion of the sealing sleeve and the channel lip are in tight engagement with each other when the wire provided with said sealing sleeve is positioned in its respective channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2006
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Inventors: Frédéric Chazottes, Christian Campfort, Michel Aeschbacher
  • Publication number: 20090305569
    Abstract: The subject of the invention is a plug for a socket of a connector housing including a sealing front part with a mat-seal equipping the rear of connector housing, and a rear part defining a zone for holding the plug in a rear passage of the connector housing, front part and rear part being connected by a transition zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2006
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Inventors: Frédéric Chazottes, Christian Campfort
  • Publication number: 20090298317
    Abstract: This grommet-type joint includes a plug member, and a plurality of through passages for wires, said passages extending in an axial direction (X), and at least one peripheral flange, which projects outwards from said plug member, said flange being provided to sealingly engage a peripheral inner surface of a connector housing. Said flange axially projects rearwards from the rear side of the plug member, whereby the contact area of the flange with said inner surface is at least partially offset with respect to said rear side in the axial direction (X).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2005
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: Frédéric Chazottes, Christian Campfort
  • Publication number: 20090215298
    Abstract: This connector includes an insulative housing having a plurality of terminal accommodating chambers, a grommet formed with a plurality of cable passages, a grid having a plurality of passages in correspondence with the passages and a closing member mounted at the rear side of the grid for selectively closing the passage to a first predetermined group of chambers, said closing member including a plate, which is formed with through-holes in correspondence with a second predetermined group of chambers. The closing member further includes at least one plug projecting from the plate in correspondence with the first group of chambers, said plugs being provided to be inserted in the respective passages of the seal, and thus sealingly close said passages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2006
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Inventors: Frederic Chazottes, Michel Aeschbacher
  • Publication number: 20090042434
    Abstract: The electrical connector includes an electrical terminal, a housing delimiting a chamber for receiving the terminal along a reception direction (X), successively at a reception position and at a retained position, a pawl hinged to one amongst the housing and the terminal, and a stop fixed to the other amongst the housing and the terminal. Said pawl and stop cooperate for retaining the terminal at its retained position, and said housing includes a guiding wall with a guiding surface on which the terminal is pushed against by the pawl being elastically pushed back. The guiding surface comprises a raising slope inclined toward the inside of the chamber along the reception direction (X) 1 the slope being located to be climbed on by the terminal pushed from its reception position to its retained position. Application in the automotive industry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2006
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Inventors: Frederic Chazottes, Christian Campfort
  • Publication number: 20090042429
    Abstract: The invention concerns an electrical connection device including a connector having electrical contacts, a connector counterpart having complementary electrical contacts, designed to be coupled to the connector along a coupling axis (X-X), an annular seal. The connector counterpart includes a support for said electrical contacts onto which the seal is fitted and a housing for receiving at least one part of the support, and the housing and the connector each have a peripheral support surface onto a first area and onto a second area of said seal, which areas are adjacent. The invention also concerns a connector counterpart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2006
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Inventors: Frederic Chazottes, Christian Campfort
  • Publication number: 20080153356
    Abstract: This electric connector including an insulating casing furnished with cavities for receiving respective contacts connected to cables; a cap, which forms a guide for the cables and is arranged and fixed onto the casing; an operating element, which is movably mounted on the assembly formed by the casing and the cap and is intended for interactive engagement with a complementary element disposed on the matching part for the connector in order to ensure the coupling or the decoupling of the connector and its matching part. The operating element is movably mounted on the cap. The invention also relates to a method for assembling said connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2006
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventor: Frederic Chazottes
  • Publication number: 20080070441
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for locking a cap onto a contact-carrier module, wherein said cap has a bearing for locking the contact disposed in the contact-carrier module is assembled on the coupling face of module in such a way that the cap and the module form a first connector element which includes a latch for latching the cap on the module in a longitudinal contact locking position and a removable stop preventing the coupling of the connector element with a complementary connector element until the cap is latched on the module in the contact locking position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2005
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Inventors: Frederic Chazottes, Claude Casses