Shielded Y-shaped splice connector and his method of assembly
AssigneeAptiv Technologies AG
InventorsPawel Olek, Agnieszka Styczen, Olaf Patz, Tomasz Slizowski, Wojciech Lesniak, Marcin Podolak, Michal Kuligowski, Marek Manterys
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to a shielded Y-shaped splice connector having a housing that includes a lower body, an upper cover, and three openings arranged to receive three cable fixing devices on the housing. The periphery of the lower body and the periphery of the upper cover are each formed of a flat surface arranged to form the contact surface of the lower body and the upper cover when the housing is assembled.
Claims15
A shielded Y-shaped splice connector including a housing comprising:
- a lower body and an upper cover, forming the housing for the shielded Y-shaped splice,
- three openings arranged to receive three anti-tear devices on the housing,
- wherein each anti-tear device comprises a ring and a cap, wherein the cap is mounted on an outer surface of the lower body and upper cover, and the ring is mounted on an inner surface of the lower body and the upper cover, wherein the cap urges the ring to compress an elastic sleeve having an inner surface in contact with a cable received within one of the openings and an outer surface in contact with the upper cover and the lower body, and
- wherein a periphery of the lower body and a periphery of the upper cover are each formed of a flat surface arranged to form a contact surface of the lower body and the upper cover when the housing is assembled.
A method of mounting a shielded Y-shaped splice connector having a housing that includes a lower body, an upper cover, and three openings arranged to receive three cable fixing devices on the housing, wherein a periphery of the lower body and a periphery of the upper cover are each formed of a flat surface arranged to form a contact surface of the lower body and the upper cover when the housing is assembled, the method comprising:
- mounting cable retaining springs in the upper cover,
- visually checking the presence and position of the retaining springs,
- pushing a ring and a cap onto a cable, wherein the cap urges the ring to compress an elastic seal having an inner surface in contact with the cable received within one of the openings and an outer surface in contact with the upper cover and the lower body,
- applying an adhesive to the flat surface of at least one of the lower body and the upper cover,
- visually verifying the presence of at least one of the lower body and the upper cover, and
- assembling the lower body on the upper cover.
A method of mounting a shielded Y-shaped splice connector having a housing that includes a lower body, an upper cover, and three openings arranged to receive three cable fixing devices on the housing, wherein a periphery of the lower body and a periphery of the upper cover are each formed of a flat surface arranged to form a contact surface of the lower body and the upper cover when the housing is assembled, the method comprising:
- mounting cable retaining springs in the upper cover,
- visually checking the presence and position of the retaining springs,
- pushing a ring and a cap onto a cable, wherein the cap urges the ring to compress an elastic seal
- applying an adhesive to the flat surface of at least one of the lower body and the upper cover,
- visually verifying the presence of at least one of the lower body and the upper cover, and
- assembling the lower body on the upper cover, wherein the upper cover is magnetized to hold the cable retaining springs in place during press closing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.