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US 2022/0181833 A1Published application
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.
Claims16
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.
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A connector assembly comprising:
- a first housing section comprising a flange having an outer perimeter with an outer diameter and a skirt depending from the flange attached to a second housing section comprising a flange having an outer perimeter with an outer diameter and a skirt depending from the flange to form a connector housing having a housing groove with a groove bottom and two sidewalls;
- a canted coil spring located in the housing groove and abutting the groove bottom;
- wherein a seam defines a plane that passes through the groove bottom of the housing groove;
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- wherein the skirt of the first housing section and the skirt of the second housing section are generally symmetrical about the plane.
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A connector assembly comprising:
- a first housing section comprising a flange having an outer perimeter with an outer diameter and a skirt depending from the flange attached to a second housing section comprising a flange having an outer perimeter with an outer diameter and a skirt depending from the flange to form a connector housing having a housing groove with a groove bottom and two sidewalls;
- a canted coil spring located in the housing groove and abutting the groove bottom;
- wherein a seam defines a plane that passes through the groove bottom of the housing groove;
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- wherein the outer perimeter and the skirt of the first housing section is located on a first side of the plane, and the outer diameter and the skirt of the second housing section are located on a second side of the plane.
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