CA1196402A
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CA
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Sealed electrical connector assembly
Assignee: TE Connectivity Corp
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Filing: 1983-03-30
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Granted: 1985-11-05
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Expires: 2003-03-30
Abstract
Abstract ABSTRACT A sealed electrical connector assembly comprises two housings (1, 2) which are mateable with a sealing gasket (11) between them, the gasket (11) being located in a blind cavity (6) in one housing (1) and being compressed between the housings (1, 2) and perpendicularly thereto between a projecting shroud (8) on the other housing, which is received in the blind cavity (6), and a wall (4) of the blind cavity (6), whereby a large area of sealing is obtained.
Inventors
- 👤 Masaro Noguchi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
CA
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 11:12
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/46; H01R13/52; H01R13/5219; H01R13/40; H01R13/42; H01R13/422; H01R13/4223; H01R13/62; H01R13/627
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
165 words
An electrical connector assembly comprising first and second mateable housings and means to seal the interface between the housings when mated, against the ingress of moisture, in which the sealing means comprises a resilient gasket received in a blind cavity formed by inner and outer walls of the first housing, the second housing having a projecting shroud receivable in the cavity in the first housing with a projecting wall of the shroud received between the outer wall of the cavity and the gasket, and a further wall of the shroud serving to compress the gasket in the direction of insertion of the shroud into the cavity, such compression serving to urge the gasket into sealing engagement with the inner wall of the cavity and the projecting wall of the shroud, the surface of the gasket facing the inner wall of the first housing being formed with an annular groove to receive a rib on the inner wall thereby to secure the gasket in the cavity.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
165 words
An electrical connector assembly comprising first and second mateable housings and means to seal the interface between the housings when mated, against the ingress of moisture, in which the sealing means comprises a resilient gasket received in a blind cavity formed by inner and outer walls of the first housing, the second housing having a projecting shroud receivable in the cavity in the first housing with a projecting wall of the shroud received between the outer wall of the cavity and the gasket, and a further wall of the shroud serving to compress the gasket in the direction of insertion of the shroud into the cavity, such compression serving to urge the gasket into sealing engagement with the inner wall of the cavity and the projecting wall of the shroud, the surface of the gasket facing the inner wall of the first housing being formed with an annular groove to receive a rib on the inner wall thereby to secure the gasket in the cavity.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
An assembly as claimed in Claim 1, in which the outer surface of the gasket is formed with one or more peripheral ribs which is or are urged into contact with the projecting wall of the shroud on the second housing when the gasket is compressed.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
An assembly as claimed in Claim 1 or Claim 2, in which the surface of the gasket facing the inner wall of the first housing is formed with one or more peripheral grooves.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
68 words
An assembly as claimed in Claim 1 or Claim 2, in which the first housing has a plurality of said inner walls each surrounding one or more contact-receiving cavities in the first housing, the gasket being formed with a corresponding plurality of through holes in which the inner walls are respectively received when the housings are mated, the projecting wall of the shroud then surrounding the complete gasket.
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