Connector housings, use of, and method therefor
AssigneeBal Seal Engineering, Inc.
InventorsFarshid Dilmaghanian, Peter J. Balsells, Majid Ghasiri, Derek Changsrivong
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Abstract
A method of making a connector assembly includes attaching two stamped housing sections together to form a connector housing having a housing groove with a groove bottom and two side walls and providing the connector housings with a spring used as a mechanical connector and/or as an electrical connector for numerous applications and across numerous industries. The groove geometries can easily be altered using different stamping dies.
Claims20
A method for making a connector housing, the method comprising:
- forming by stamping a first housing section or forming by plastic injection molding a first housing section, said first housing section comprising an upper flange with an outer perimeter, a lower flange, and a skirt section located between the upper flange and the lower flange, and said lower flange having a perimeter defining an opening;
- forming by stamping a second housing section or forming by plastic injection molding a second housing section, said second housing section comprising an upper flange with an outer perimeter, a lower flange, and a skirt section located between the upper flange and the lower flange, and said lower flange having a perimeter defining an opening;
- attaching said first housing section to said second housing section by abutting said two upper flanges to form a connector housing comprising a bore with the opening of the first housing section at a first end of the bore and the opening of the second housing section at a second end of the bore, and a housing groove comprising a groove bottom formed by the first housing section and the second housing section;
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- placing spring inside the housing groove.
The method of claim 19, wherein the pin has a groove and the spring is located in the groove of the pin.
A method for making a connector assembly, the method comprising:
- forming by stamping a first housing section or forming by plastic injection molding a first housing section, said first housing section comprising a skirt section, an upper flange extending radially outwardly from the skirt section and having an outer perimeter, and a lower flange extending radially inward from the skirt section and comprising a perimeter defining an opening;
- forming by stamping a second housing section or forming by plastic injection molding a second housing section, said second housing section comprising a perimeter defining an opening;
- forming a connector housing with a housing groove by abutting the first housing section and the second housing section at an interface and wherein the openings of the first housing section and the second housing section define a common bore;
- placing a spring in the housing groove;
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- securing the first and second housing sections together by welding, bonding, using tabs, using detents, or using set screws.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.