Stamped housings to facilitate assembly and related methods
AssigneeBal Seal Engineering, Inc.
InventorMajid Ghasiri
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Abstract
Connector housings and connector assemblies for mechanically connecting a pin to a housing with or without electrical conductivity. A connector housing can be formed by attaching two housing sections together with one or both housing sections formed at least in part by a stamping process. The connector housing can have an outer contour, such as an outer perimeter, with one or more sides and with a joining section connecting two adjacent sides together. The two or more sides can be used for handling, aligning, and/or assembling of the connector housing to a cavity.
Claims14
A connector housing comprising:
- a first housing section comprising a body having a wall with an exterior surface, an opposed interior surface, an outer perimeter with two or more sides with a joining section located between two adjacent sides, an inner perimeter through the exterior and interior surfaces defining an opening, and a contoured structure having a wall formed by stamping and having the inner perimeter located therein or thereon;
- a second housing section joined to the first housing section, said second housing section comprising a body having an exterior surface, an opposed interior surface, an outer perimeter with two or more sides with a joining section located between two adjacent sides, an inner perimeter through the exterior and interior surfaces defining an opening, and a contoured structure having a wall formed by stamping and having the inner perimeter located therein or thereon;
- a spring groove formed by the two contoured structures having a canted coil spring located therein;
- wherein the interior surfaces of the two housing sections contact one another adjacent the outer perimeter of each housing section and having a seam therebetween and wherein the wall of the contoured structure of the first housing section is located on a first side of the seam and the wall of the contoured structure of the second housing section located on a second side of the seam and spaced from the wall of the contoured structure of the first housing section;
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- wherein the openings of the two housing sections define a bore and the two outer perimeters define a housing perimeter.
A method of manufacturing a connector housing comprising:
- forming a first housing section by stamping, said first housing section comprising a body having an exterior surface, an interior surface, an outer perimeter with two or more sides with a joining section located between two adjacent sides, an inner perimeter defining an opening, and a contoured structure;
- forming a second housing section by stamping, said second housing section joined to the first housing section, said second housing section comprising a body having an exterior surface, an interior surface, an outer perimeter with two or more sides with a joining section located between two adjacent sides, an inner perimeter defining an opening, and a contoured structure;
- attaching the first housing section to the second housing section to form a spring groove from the two contoured structures;
- positioning a canted coil spring between the first housing section and the second housing section at the spring groove;
- wherein the interior surfaces of the two housing sections contact one another adjacent the outer perimeter of each housing section;
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- wherein the openings of the two housing sections define a bore and the two outer perimeters define a housing perimeter.
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