Seal member and connector assembly
AssigneeTe Connectivity Japan G.K.
InventorYoshihiko Shindo
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Abstract
A sealing element comprises a raised region. The raised region includes a plurality of first ridges on a first principal face, a plurality of second ridges on a second principal face opposite to the first principal face, and a central trough. The central trough is formed between the adjacent ones of the second ridges and is located in a center of the second principal face. At least one of the first ridges located in the most outer side of the plurality of first ridges is positioned offset in a width direction relative to the plurality of second ridges.
Claims20
A sealing element, comprising:
- a raised region, including:
- a plurality of first ridges on a first principal face;
- a plurality of second ridges on a second principal face opposite to the first principal face;
- and
- a central trough formed between two adjacent ones of the plurality of the second ridges and located in a center of the second principal face, at least an outermost first ridge of the first plurality of ridges is offset in a width direction of the sealing element from the plurality of second ridges, wherein the outermost first ridge has a height greater than a height of at least one of a remainder of the plurality of first ridges arranged closer to a center of the first principal face.
A connector assembly, comprising:
- a first connector;
- a second connector mateable to the first connector;
- and
- a sealing element arranged between the first connector and the second connector, the sealing element including:
- a raised region, having:
- a plurality of first ridges on a first principal face;
- a plurality of second ridges on a second principal face opposite to the first principal face;
- and
- a central trough formed between two adjacent ones of the plurality of the second ridges, at least an outermost first ridge of the first plurality of ridges is offset in a width direction of the sealing element from the plurality of second ridges, wherein, with the first connector mated to the second connector, raised portions of the second ridges adjacent to each other across the central trough area are deflected into direct contact with one another.
A sealing element, comprising:
- a raised region, including:
- a plurality of first ridges on a first principal face;
- a plurality of second ridges on a second principal face opposite to the first principal face, a slope angle of a sloped face of a side of each of the second ridges farther from the center of the second principal face is less than a slope angle of a sloped face of a side closer to the center, the slope angle defined relative to a width direction of the sealing element;
- and
- a central trough formed between two adjacent ones of the plurality of the second ridges and located in a center of the second principal face, at least an outermost first ridge of the first plurality of ridges is offset in the width direction of the sealing element from the plurality of second ridges.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.