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AssigneesTyco Electronics Componentes Electromecanicos Lda., TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH
InventorsLuis Ameixa MARTINS, Lea HUDER, Herlander Miquel FRANCISCO, Goncalo LOPES, Andreas BAUS, Sergio BAPTISTA
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A heating element for a mating interface of an electrical connector, a method of manufacture and an connector assembly. The heating element comprises a cavity configured to receive the mating interface along a receiving direction, a carrier body at least sectionally arched around the cavity, and a heating wire held by the carrier body, wherein the heating wire extends circumferentially with respect to the receiving direction in a meandering pattern. In contrast to heating elements with helically coiled wires that have to follow a uniform path, the meandering pattern allows the heating wire to be routed in a way that can be easily adapted to any irregular geometry surrounding the mating interface. This facilitates the integration of the heating element in the electrical connector.
A heating element for a mating interface of an electrical connector, wherein the heating element comprises:
A method of manufacturing a heating element for a mating interface of an electrical connector, the method comprising the steps of stringing a heating wire in a meandering pattern onto a carrier body, wherein the carrier body is arched around a cavity for receiving the mating interface along a receiving direction and wherein an average spatial trajectory of a stringing movement that creates the meandering pattern extends circumferentially with respect to the receiving direction.
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