Sealed electrical conductor assembly
US6176739A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 19, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jan 23, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 19, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/42
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electrical connector assembly 10 includes a seal 20 including sealing apertures 25 that including glands for sealing a wire extending through the aperture. A sealing unit 24 includes a lead in recess 26, a contact ingress seal gland 28, a core seal gland 30 and a contact egress seal gland 29. The core seal gland 30 establishes the primary seal with a wire extending through the seal, and the ingress seal gland 28 is deformable between the core seal gland 30 and the contact during contact insertion to protect the core seal gland 30 from damage. A pattern 40 of stress relieving recesses 42 et seq. surrounds the seal apertures, and include canted webs 43 et seq. The stress relieving recesses aid flexure of the seals and the seal glands. Other stress relieving recesses 56 located between seal apertures including perpendicular webs 57.
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