Tool for treating a seal wiping surface of a sealed connector
AssigneeAptiv Technologies AG
InventorsThomas Mathews, Ignacio Reyes Mata, Terry A. Morgan, Terry A. George, Sarah Guza
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Abstract
A tool configured to apply a lubricant includes an insert disposed within a shroud of an electrical connector. The insert has a central cavity and passages extending from the central cavity to portals defined in an outer surface of the insert and a spray valve disposed within the insert configured to dispense a lubricant mist into the central cavity, through the passages to the portals, and onto a seal wiping surface of the electrical connector.
Claims15
A tool configured for preparing a sealed electrical connector system for connection, said sealed electrical connector system comprising a male electrical connector body, a female electrical connector body defining a shroud configured to receive the male electrical connector body, and a resilient seal arranged intermediate the male electrical connector body and the female electrical connector body, said tool comprising:
- an insert defining a central cavity and a plurality of passages extending from the central cavity to portals defined in an outer surface of the insert;
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- a spray valve disposed within the insert configured to dispense a lubricant mist into the central cavity and through the plurality of passages to the portals, wherein the insert further defines an upper cavity separate from the central cavity configured to receive terminals in the female electrical connector body and protect the terminals from the lubricant mist.
A tool for applying a lubricant to a shroud of an electrical connector, said tool comprising:
- an insert defining a central cavity and a plurality of passages extending from the central cavity to portals defined in an outer surface of the insert;
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- a spray valve disposed within the insert and configured to dispense a lubricant mist into the central cavity that migrates through the plurality of passages to the portals and is deposited onto an inner surface of the shroud, wherein the insert further defines an upper cavity separate from the central cavity and configured to receive terminals in the electrical connector body and protect the terminals from the lubricant mist.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.