Plug connector with improved construction
US8770990B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 21, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jul 8, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 4, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R12/62
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A plug style connector has an outer connector housing with an internal passage which accommodates a cable assembly. A plurality of multi-wire cables extend through a wire organizer that arranges the cables in a preselected arrangement. Exposed free ends of the conductors of the wires are terminated to multiple circuit boards which are separated in a preselected spacing by a spacer member. The spacer member and wire organizer have flat opposing surfaces that define boundaries of a body portion formed by the application of a hot melt to the cables, the hot melt adheres to the wire organizer and the spacer to hold the cable wires and their associated circuit boards in place for correct insertion into the connector housing.
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