US 2018/0294594 A1 · Hybrid Electrical Connector

Abstract

A hybrid electrical connector includes a housing having a central opening, a carrier plate supported by the housing within the central opening, and electrically conductive pins supported within the housing by the carrier plate. The housing is formed of a first plastic material, and the carrier plate is formed of a second plastic material having properties that make it more dimensionally stable than the first plastic material. In addition, a sealing layer is applied to one surface of the carrier plate, the sealing layer formed of a third plastic material and serving to secure the carrier plate to the housing and to secure the pins within the carrier plate. A method of forming the electrical connector is also described.

Claims6

Dependent claims

1-12. (canceled)

A method of fabricating an electrical connector comprising

providing electrically conductive pins arranged in an array in which each pin is spaced apart from and parallel to adjacent pins of the array;
performing a first overmolding procedure on the pins in which a carrier plate is provided, the carrier plate formed of a first plastic material that supports the pins in the arrayed configuration;
performing a second overmolding procedure on the carrier plate in which a housing is provided, the housing formed of a second plastic material and surrounding a periphery of the carrier plate in such a way that an outer periphery of the carrier plate engages an inner periphery of the housing;
and
following the second overmolding procedure, applying a sealing layer formed of a third plastic material to one side of the carrier plate in such a way as to seal the pins to the carrier plate and seal the carrier plate to the housing.

2 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

16/009,430Filed 15 Jun 2018

Priority

20 Feb 2017

Published

11 Oct 2018

Term ends

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Classification7 codes

H01R 13/504
Composed of different pieces: different pieces being moulded, cemented, welded, e.g. ultrasonic welding, or swaged together
H01R 13/405
Securing contact members in or to a base or case; Insulating of contact members: securing in non-demountable manner, e.g. moulding, riveting
H01R 13/5202
Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof cases: sealing means between parts of housing or between housing part and a wall,…
H01R 43/18
Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or…

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Claims6