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US 2023/0390982 A1Published application
Spacer for harness bundle
AssigneeAptiv Technologies AG
InventorsSzymon Bak, Pawel Forys
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Abstract
A spacer for maintaining one or more wires during a molding process, the spacer having an external frame, and a plurality of spring curved leaves. Each spring curved leaf has a fixed end attached to an inner face of the external frame and a free end. The free ends of the plurality of spring curved leaves are arranged to flexibly wrap the one or more wires.
Claims12
A spacer for maintaining one or more pieces during a molding process, the spacer comprising:
- an external frame;
- and
- a plurality of spring curved leaves, wherein each spring curved leaf has a fixed end attached to an inner face of the external frame and a free end, and wherein the free ends of the plurality of spring curved leaves are arranged to flexibly wrap the one or more pieces to be maintained.
A method for overmolding one or more pieces to be maintained, the method comprising:
- providing at least one spacer having an external frame and a plurality of spring curved leaves, wherein each spring curved leaf has a fixed end attached to an inner face of the external frame and a free end, and wherein the free ends of the plurality of spring curved leaves are arranged to flexibly wrap the one or more pieces to be maintained;
- providing one or more pieces to be maintained;
- installing in a mold the at least one spacer, and the one or more pieces to be maintained in contact with free ends of the least one spacer;
- and
- injecting a sealing material in the mold so as to overmold the one or more pieces to be maintained.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.