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US 2016/0240959 A1Published application
Electrical connector with sealing structure
AssigneeMolex Incorporated
InventorsVinay UTTARKAR, Prasanth KRISHNAN
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Abstract
An electrical connector system includes a plug connector and a receptacle connector each of which having a plurality of terminal receiving cavities for receiving a plurality of terminal lead wires. The plug connector having a perimeter seal for creating a waterproof barrier between the plug connector and the receptacle connector. The receptacle connector including at least one bridging portion having a surface for guiding and aligning the seal when the plug and receptacle connectors are mated together.
Claims20
A connector comprising:
- a housing having a body portion , a first end and a second end;
- the body portion having a plurality of passages for receiving at least one conductive terminal;
- the first end having a mating surface;
- the second end having an opening allowing the conductive terminals to be inserted into the passages;
- a lateral wall surrounding the body portion, the lateral wall including a front face;
- a space between the body portion and the lateral wall;
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- at least one bridging portion connected to the body portion and the lateral wall having an end surface wherein the end surface is between the mating surface and the front face.
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The connector of claim 4, wherein the bridging portions are equally spaced around the body portion of the connector housing.
A connector system comprising:
- a receptacle connector having a receptacle housing, the receptacle housing having a body portion including a first end and a second end, the body portion having a plurality of passages for receiving at least one conductive terminal through openings in the second end therein;
- a lateral wall surrounding the body portion;
- a space between the lateral wall and the body portion;
- at least one bridging portion connecting the body portion to the lateral wall, the bridging portion including an end surface;
- a plug connector having a plug housing, the plug housing having a body portion, a first end and a second end, the body portion having a plurality of second passages for receiving at least one second conductive terminal through openings in the second end therein and the at least one second conductive terminals being mateable with the at least one conductive terminals of the receptacle connector;
- a shroud surrounding the body portion of the plug housing;
- a space between the body portion and shroud of the plug housing;
- at least one bridging portion connecting the body portion to the shroud of the plug housing, the bridging portion including an end surface;
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- wherein an intervening gap exists between the end surface of the bridging portion of the receptacle housing and the end surface of the bridging portion of the receptacle housing when the receptacle connector and the plug connector are mated together.
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A connector system comprising:
- a receptacle connector having a receptacle housing, the receptacle housing having a body portion including a first end and a second end, the body portion having a plurality of passages for receiving at least one conductive terminal through openings in the second end therein, a lateral wall surrounding the body portion and at least one bridging portion connecting the body portion to the lateral wall, the bridging portion including an end surface;
- a plug connector having a plug housing, the plug housing having a body portion, a first end and a second end, the body portion having a plurality of second passages for receiving at least one of second conductive terminals through openings in the second end therein and the at least one of second conductive terminals being mateable with the at least one of the conductive terminals of the first connector, the second connector including a shroud surrounding the body portion and a bridging portion connecting the body portion to the shroud, the bridging portion including an end surface;
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- an elastomeric seal positioned on the body portion of the plug housing, the elastomeric seal having a first edge and a second edge, wherein the first edge engages the end surface of the bridging portion of the receptacle housing and the second edge engages the end surface of the bridging portion of the plug housing when the receptacle connector and the plug connector are mated together.
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A connector system comprising:
- a receptacle connector having a receptacle housing, the receptacle housing having a body portion including a first end and a second end, the body portion having a plurality of passages for receiving at least one conductive terminal through openings in the second end therein, a lateral wall surrounding the body portion and at least one bridging portion connecting the body portion to the lateral wall, the bridging portion including an end surface;
- a plug connector having a plug housing, the plug housing having a body portion, a first end and a second end, the body portion having a plurality of second passages for receiving at least one of second conductive terminals through openings in the second end therein and the at least one of second conductive terminals being mateable with the at least one of the conductive terminals of the receptacle connector, the plug housing including a shroud surrounding the body portion and a bridging portion connecting the body portion to the shroud, the bridging portion including an end surface;
- an elastomeric seal positioned on the body portion of the plug housing, the elastomeric seal having a first edge and a second edge, wherein the first edge engages the end surface of the bridging portion of the receptacle housing and the second edge engages the end surface of the bridging portion of the plug housing;
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- wherein the end surface of the bridging portion of the receptacle housing engages the first edge of the elastomeric seal and advances the elastomeric seal during mating of the receptacle connector and the plug connector.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.