US5158479A
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Connector with a fluid seal
Assignee: FCI Americas Technology LLC
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Filing: 1991-01-29
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Granted: 1992-10-27
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Expires: 2011-01-29
Abstract
Abstract A connector having a male part and a matching female part, both parts are provided with mating faces extending essentially parallel to the plug-in direction and moving along each other when these parts mate with each other. One connector part is provided with one or more radially projecting collars which are sawtooth-shaped in cross-section and extend over the entire periphery of the mating face. The other connector part has a smooth surface extending over the entire periphery of the fitting face so that after the parts are plugged in, the outside edge of each collar rests in sealing fashion on the opposite smooth fitting face. The male part can be a supporting body for the contact elements of the connector and/or a contact element itself. The female part can be the housing of the connector and/or an aperture in the supporting body for receiving a contact element.
Inventors
- 👤 Bob Mouissie
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 10:11
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/40; H01R13/42; H01R13/426; H01R13/46; H01R13/52; H01R13/5202; H01R13/405; H01R13/41; H01R13/521
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
219 words
A connector with fluid sealing between mated parts comprising: a male connector part having a cylindrical body containing a plurality of contact pins, the outer peripheral surface of said cylindrical body forming a first mating face, a female connector part having a cylindrical opening and adapted to receive said male connector part within said opening, the inner peripheral surface of said female connector part defining said cylindrical opening forming a second mating face, and a plurality of radially projecting, annular sawtooth-shaped collars extending circumferential around the entire periphery of one of said first and second mating faces, the other of said first and second mating faces having a smooth surface, said collars formed of a material which is harder than the smooth surface of the other mating face, the first collar to contact the other mating face projecting a certain height from said one mating face and each successive annular sawtooth collar projecting a greater height from said one mating face than the previous, so that when the male connector part is inserted into the female connector part, the first mating face moves in adjacent contact along the second mating face and the harder sawtooth-shaped collars penetrate into the softer smooth surface of the other mating face to create a fluid seal between said male and female connector parts.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
219 words
A connector with fluid sealing between mated parts comprising: a male connector part having a cylindrical body containing a plurality of contact pins, the outer peripheral surface of said cylindrical body forming a first mating face, a female connector part having a cylindrical opening and adapted to receive said male connector part within said opening, the inner peripheral surface of said female connector part defining said cylindrical opening forming a second mating face, and a plurality of radially projecting, annular sawtooth-shaped collars extending circumferential around the entire periphery of one of said first and second mating faces, the other of said first and second mating faces having a smooth surface, said collars formed of a material which is harder than the smooth surface of the other mating face, the first collar to contact the other mating face projecting a certain height from said one mating face and each successive annular sawtooth collar projecting a greater height from said one mating face than the previous, so that when the male connector part is inserted into the female connector part, the first mating face moves in adjacent contact along the second mating face and the harder sawtooth-shaped collars penetrate into the softer smooth surface of the other mating face to create a fluid seal between said male and female connector parts.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
A connector according to claim 1 wherein the smooth surface of the said one mating face is made of plastic and each of the collars are made of metal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
A connector according to claim 1 wherein the angle between each sawtooth-shaped collar and said one mating face is steeper at forward side of the collar than at the rear side of said collar.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
A connector according to claim 1 wherein in the male connector part is a plastic block.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
A connector according to claim 4 wherein in the female connector part is a metal housing.
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