Electrical connector assembly with sealed and spring biased electrical component
AssigneeThe Whitaker Corporation
InventorsRalph Melvin Cooper, Donald Gray Stillie
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Abstract
An electrical connector assembly includes a first sealing subassembly having a shielded, fluid impermeable board (48) with a stake pin (44) for fastening the board to a housing (34). Electrical components (16) are fastened to the board, and include pedestals (51) which are in sealing engagement with respective seals (52). The seals provide sealing and spring biasing forces to the components (16), as respective top edges thereof are pressingly engaged by a hydraulic valve apparatus. Thus a fluid seal barrier is created for preventing the passage of fluid to the interior of the electrical connector assembly.
Claims14
An electrical connector assembly comprising a sealing subassembly, said sealing subassembly provides a sealed barrier between first and second component subassemblies, said electrical connector assembly comprises:
- a connector housing with mounting structure for attachment to said sealing subassembly, and said housing includes a sealing interface which extends around walls of the connector housing;
- a first component subassembly mounted on the housing frame, said first component subassembly comprises a material which is impermeable to the passage of fluid and sealingly engages said sealing interface, and said first component subassembly includes at least one electrical component with a contact electrically connected to at least one electrical conductor, said conductor extends from the electrical component to at least one corresponding electrical terminal which passes through the impermeable material, the electrical component is mounted to a board of said first component subassembly, and said electrical component includes a sealing member attached thereto, the electrical component being biasingly engaged by said sealing member thereby biasing said component away from said board;
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- a seal member in sealing contact with said sealing interface and said first component subassembly, said seal and said impermeable material thereby define a sealed bulkhead.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.