# US 2021/0344156 A1 · Connector device manufacturing method

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- Number: US 2021/0344156 A1
- Document ID: US20210344156A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 17/376,969
- Filed: 2021-07-15
- Published: 2021-11-04
- Earliest claimed: 2018-09-17
- Assignees: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
- Applicants: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
- Inventors: Shinji NAKA; Keigo Okada
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210344156A1

## CPC

- H01R 43/24: Assembling by moulding on contact members
- H01R 13/502: composed of different pieces (H01R13/514 takes precedence)
- H01R 13/504: different pieces being moulded, cemented, welded, e.g. ultrasonic welding, or swaged together
- H01R 13/514: composed as a modular blocks or assembly, i.e. composed of co-operating parts provided with contact members or holding contact members between them
- H01R 13/5202: {Sealing means between parts of housing or between housing part and a wall, e.g. sealing rings}
- H01R 43/005: {for making dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof connection, coupling, or casing}
- H01R 43/18: for manufacturing bases or cases for contact members
- H01R 2201/26: for vehicles
- H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS

## Abstract

A connector device having a multiple of connector connection terminals of differing connector frontage forms is such that when there is a change in a disposition of a connector frontage, or when using a different connector connection terminal, there is a need to newly prepare a molding die for the whole device. Because of this, the invention includes a first step of fabricating an integrally molded article including a connector connection terminal, forming a connector housing by integrating a multiple of integrally molded articles fabricated in the first step, and forming a connector frontage corresponding to each integrally molded article.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A connector device manufacturing method, comprising:
fabricating an integrally molded article having a first connector connection terminal;
fabricating a dummy molded article without a connector connection terminal;
forming a connector housing by integrating the integrally molded article and the dummy molded article; and
forming a connector frontage corresponding to the integrally molded article in the connector housing.