Patent ID: 11936131
Assignee: AMPHENOL CORPORATION
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A sealed electrical connector, comprising:
an interface component including a housing that defines a longitudinal axis and has a front end and a rear end that is opposite the front end, the front end having an open end face being configured to receive a mating connector and the rear end being configured to receive one or more cables, wherein the housing comprises one or more contacts;
a terminal-position-assurance feature coupled to the one or more contacts and to the housing of the interface component, the terminal-position-assurance feature located at a first axial position along the longitudinal axis of the housing, wherein the first axial position is a first distance from the open end face of the housing; and
an interface seal surrounding an outer portion of the housing of the interface component, the interface seal located on the housing at a second axial position along the longitudinal axis of the housing, wherein the second axial position is a second distance from the open end face of the housing,
wherein the second distance between the interface seal and the open end face of the housing is greater than the first distance between the terminal-position-assurance feature and the open end face of the housing.