Laser welded strain relief
AssigneeAptiv Technologies AG
InventorsJeffrey S. CAMPBELL, Wesley Ward Weber, JR.
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Abstract
An end cap is described that includes a first end configured to be seated on a connector and a second end configured to receive an insulative covering of a flexible circuit. The end cap includes at least one window configured to enable access to laser weld the insulative covering to the end cap when the end cap is seated in a staged position on a connector. A method is also described that includes laser welding a terminal through at least one window of a connector, moving an end cap from a pre-staged position to a fully seated position on the connector, and laser welding the insulative covering to the end cap through at least one window of the end cap.
Claims20
An end cap comprising:
- a first end configured to be seated on a connector
- a second end configured to receive an insulative covering of a flexible circuit;
- at least one window configured to enable access to laser weld the insulative covering to the end cap when the end cap is seated in a staged position on the connector.
A method comprising:
- laser welding a terminal of a connector to at least one elongate conductor of a flexible circuit that includes an insulative covering through at least one window of the connector;
- moving an end cap from a pre-staged position on the connector to a fully staged position on the connector;
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- laser welding the insulative covering to the end cap through at least one window of the end cap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.