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US 12,679,005 B2Granted
Wire harness connector boot molding
AssigneePratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
InventorsVincent Prieur, Patrick Cloutier, Mario Robidoux, Remy Colin, Robert Moyen
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Abstract
A molding system comprises a pair of outer shell halves configured to be joined together to define a mold cavity. Interchangeable inner shells are removably positionable in the mold cavity. The interchangeable inner shells have a same outer surface that is a positive of the cavity surface of the mold cavity but different inner surface geometries.
Claims18
A molding system for molding a connector boot over a connector of a wire harness, the molding system comprising:
- a mold assembly including:
- an outer shell having a first outer shell part and a second outer shell part configured to be assembled around the wire harness, the first and second outer shell parts defining an internal cavity bounded by a cavity surface;
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- interchangeable inner shells selectively removably positionable in the internal cavity of the outer shell, the interchangeable inner shells having an outer surface geometry that is complementary to a geometry of the cavity surface of the internal cavity of the outer shell, and different inner surface geometries corresponding to respective outer surface geometries of different connector boot models;
- wherein the outer shell has a connector hole and a cable hole for respectively accommodating a connector portion and a cable portion of the wire harness, the connector hole extending centrally through a cylindrical protrusion extending outwardly from the outer shell;
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- wherein the mold assembly further comprises:
- a cap rotatably engageable with the cylindrical protrusion, the cap rotatably connectable to the connector of the wire harness, and a dial to allow the cap to be rotated to a desired angular position, the dial including an angular scale and a pointer provided on respective ones of the outer shell and the cap.
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A molding system for forming a molded component over a wire harness, the molding system comprising:
- an outer shell comprising a pair of metallic shell halves configured to be joined together to define a mold cavity around the wire harness, the mold cavity bounded by a cavity surface;
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- interchangeable inner shells removably positionable in the mold cavity, each of the interchangeable inner shells comprising a pair of silicon shell halves, the interchangeable inner shells having an outer surface that is a positive of the cavity surface of the mold cavity of the outer shell, wherein a first inner shell of the interchangeable inner shells has a first inner surface geometry, wherein a second inner shell of the interchangeable inner shells has a second inner surface geometry, and wherein the first inner surface geometry is different from the second inner surface geometry;
- wherein the outer shell has a connector hole configured for accommodating a connector of the wire harness, the connector hole extending through a cylindrical projection extending from an outer surface of the outer shell, and wherein the molding system further comprises a cap rotatably engaged on the cylindrical projection, the cap having a socket configured for driving engagement with the connector of the wire harness.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.