Patent ID: 11923631
Assignee: JOHNSON ELECTRIC ASTI S.R.L.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 6:
7. A manufacturing method for a sealed cable connector, comprising the steps of:
a) connecting end portions of a plurality of electric cables (18, 20) to end portions of a plurality of corresponding electrical terminals (14, 16);
b) molding an electrically insulating housing (12) onto the connected electric cables (18, 20) and the electrical terminals (14, 16), the electrically insulating housing (12) having a connection portion that is pluggable and unpluggable in a x-direction to and from a mating connector, and having a frame (22) with a cavity (22a) extending in a z-direction to house the connected end portions of the electric cables (18, 20) and the electrical terminals (14, 16), the cavity (22a) being delimited by the housing (12) in the x-direction and a y-direction, whereas the y-direction extends perpendicular to the x-direction and whereas the z-direction extends perpendicular the x-direction and the y-direction, and the electrical terminals (14, 16) have a planar shape in the cavity (22a) and are oriented in the x-direction and the z-direction;
c) mounting an upper cover (26) and a lower cover to two opposite sides of the cavity (22a), respectively, the upper cover (26) having an injection hole and an air outlet hole; and
d) injecting an electrically isolating material into the cavity (22a) through the injection hole, so to seal the connected end portions of the electric cables (18, 20) and the electrical terminals (14, 16).