Patent · US Expired

Sealing arrangement

US6561522B1 · kind B1 · utility

36Cited by

11References

20Claims

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Assignee

Tyco Electronics Raychem GmbH · DE

Inventors

Christiaan Radelet · Aarschot, BE
Valere Buekers · Halen, BE
Dirk Deroost · Tremelo, BE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 9, 2000
Grant date	May 13, 2003
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 9, 2020

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH05K5/061
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A sealing arrangement is provided including a first housing and a second housing and a sealing member positioned therebetween. In various embodiments, one housing includes a channel shaped portion and the other housing includes a tongue shaped portion movable in an axial direction into the channel shaped portion to compress the sealing member therebetween in a transverse direction relative to the axial direction. In further embodiments, both housings include a channel shaped portion and the sealing member extends into each channel shaped portion and is compressed within each channel shaped portion in a transverse direction.

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