Patent ID: 11870178
Assignee: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES AG
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 14:
15. A method of securing an electrical connector to a mounting structure, the method comprising:
affixing a backing plate to the mounting structure, the mounting structure located between the electrical connector and the backing plate, wherein the backing plate includes one or more intermediate surface attachment portions for securing the backing plate to the mounting structure and a connector attachment portion that extends toward the electrical connector; and
affixing the electrical connector to the mounting structure opposite the backing plate, wherein the electrical connector includes a sealing surface and a backing plate attachment portion that mates with a connector attachment portion of the backing plate, wherein mating the backing plate attachment portion and the connector attachment portion generates force between the backing plate and the electrical connector that flattens the mounting structure located between the backing plate and the electrical connector and creates a seal between the electrical connector and the mounting structure at the sealing surface.