公开(公告)号：US20240413569A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-12

申请号：US18207360

申请日：2023-06-08

Applicant: Aptiv Technologies Limited

Inventor： Jack Farrell ,  Matthew L. Penn ,  Gert Droesbeke

IPC: H01R13/52 ,  H01R13/15

Abstract: A wire seal assembly configured to seal a wire cable to a connector housing of an electrical connector includes a seal reinforcement device configured to be substantially rigid along a first axis. The wire seal assembly also has a compliant cable seal that is disposed within the seal reinforcement device and is in compressive contact with the wire cable. The wire seal assembly further incorporates a compliant housing seal axially that surrounds the seal reinforcement device. The housing seal is in compressive contact with the connector housing.

公开(公告)号：US20220190539A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-16

申请号：US17544037

申请日：2021-12-07

Applicant: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED

Inventor： James P. Schuster ,  William J. Palm ,  Michael Messuri ,  Jared Bilas ,  Dominic A. Messuri ,  Leslie Jones ,  Gert Droesbeke

IPC: H01R43/048 ,  H01B7/22 ,  H01R24/56

Abstract: A cable assembly includes coaxially arranged inner and outer barrels. The outer barrel overlaps a portion of the inner barrel. The inner and outer barrels respectively include first and second features that cooperate with one another to form a retention feature. The cable assembly has a cable that has at least one wire surrounded by an inner insulator that is covered in a metallic shield. The metallic shield is arranged in between the inner and outer barrels. The first feature is arranged beneath the metallic shield, and the second feature is arranged over the metallic shield. At least one of the first and second features extends in a radial direction relative to the other of the first and second features to capture the metallic shield with the retention feature.

公开(公告)号：US20190260166A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-22

申请号：US16258729

申请日：2019-01-28

Applicant: Aptiv Technologies Limited

Inventor： Gert Droesbeke ,  Martin Ludwig ,  Andreas Kurpiela ,  Srinivasan Manoharan

IPC: H01R13/6582 ,  H01R13/6592 ,  H01R43/20 ,  H01R13/502

Abstract: An electrical shielding member for a network connector includes a receiving portion for receiving a cable end of a shielded cable and a contact beam extending from the receiving portion. The contact beam has a first contact point for electrically connecting the electrical shielding member to a counter shielding member of a counter network connector, and a coupling portion, provided at a distal end of the contact beam. The coupling portion is configured to be coupled to a corresponding coupling portion of a network connector housing. The network connector is configured for network communication at data rates of at least 100 megabits per second (Mbit/s) and preferably at least 1 gigabits per second (Gbit/s).

公开(公告)号：US11664629B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-30

申请号：US16997440

申请日：2020-08-19

Applicant: Aptiv Technologies Limited

Inventor： Gert Droesbeke

IPC: H01R13/6593 ,  H01R9/05 ,  H01R13/506 ,  H01R13/6591 ,  H01R24/56

CPC classification number: H01R13/6593 ,  H01R9/0518 ,  H01R13/506 ,  H01R13/65915 ,  H01R24/568

Abstract: Assembly comprising a cable having at least two signal wires, and a connector connected to the shielded cable, wherein the connector comprises at least two elongated inner signal contacts each connected to a wire of the cable, wherein the connector comprises a shielding portion formed of an inner shield and an outer shield, and wherein the inner shield at least approximately completely surrounds the wires of the cable and the outer shield at least partially surrounds the inner shield.

公开(公告)号：US11462861B2

公开(公告)日：2022-10-04

申请号：US16970303

申请日：2019-02-04

Applicant: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED

Inventor： Gert Droesbeke ,  Christian Staab ,  Andreas Kurpiela

IPC: H01R13/6581 ,  H01R4/18 ,  H01R13/506 ,  H01R13/6592 ,  H01R43/048 ,  H01R43/20 ,  H01R13/6591

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrical shielding member that includes a receiving portion for receiving a cable end of a shielded cable at least partially, wherein the receiving portion is adapted to be in contact with a shielding of the cable, and wherein the receiving portion comprises at least one coupling element, protruding outwardly from the receiving portion. The coupling element is adapted to be coupled to a corresponding coupling element of a network connector housing. The electrical shielding member further comprises an engagement element, protruding inwardly into the receiving portion, wherein the engagement element is adapted to be engaged with the cable. The electrical shielding member further comprises at least one contact beam, extending from the receiving portion, wherein the contact beam is adapted to be electrically connected to a counter electrical shielding member of a counter connector.

公开(公告)号：US11411352B2

公开(公告)日：2022-08-09

申请号：US16997904

申请日：2020-08-19

Applicant: Aptiv Technologies Limited

Inventor： Gert Droesbeke ,  Paul Pigmann

IPC: H01R24/44 ,  H01R13/6473 ,  H01R4/18 ,  H01R13/516 ,  H01R24/56 ,  H01R103/00

Abstract: Connector for automotive applications, comprising two elongated signal contacts extending generally parallel to one another, each signal contact having a first connection portion for connecting the connector to a mating connector and a second connection portion for connecting the signal contacts to respective wires of a cable, wherein a distance between center axes of the first connection portions differs from a distance between center axes of the second connection portions.

公开(公告)号：US20210057853A1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-25

申请号：US16997859

申请日：2020-08-19

Applicant: Aptiv Technologies Limited

Inventor： Gert Droesbeke ,  Paul Pigmann ,  Martin Ludwig

IPC: H01R13/6592 ,  H01R4/02 ,  H01R4/72 ,  H01R4/20

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an inner signal contact, an outer shielding contact, and a cover. The outer contact has a crimping portion including a first crimp wing and a second crimp wing that are bendable towards each other to attach the outer shielding contact to a cable such that ends of the first crimp wing and the second crimp wing extend towards each other when the outer shielding contact is attached to the cable. The cover is configured to cover a braid or a protective layer of the cable that is arranged underneath the ends of the crimp wings when the outer shielding contact is attached to the cable.

公开(公告)号：US10777339B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-15

申请号：US16561883

申请日：2019-09-05

Applicant: Aptiv Technologies Limited

Inventor： Gert Droesbeke ,  Tim-Arvid Schroedter ,  Andre Oeken ,  Jannik Renfordt ,  Stefan Dubbert ,  Andre Kleinhoeltig

IPC: H01B17/58 ,  H01B17/60 ,  H01B19/00 ,  H05K5/06 ,  H02G3/06 ,  H02G15/007 ,  H02G3/08

Abstract: A method of forming a grommet configured to provide support for a cable exiting of a housing is presented herein. The method includes the steps of providing a sleeve and a sealing part and providing one or more reinforcement members in a region of a transition between the sleeve and the sealing part. At least one of the sleeve and the sealing part are made from a material that is softer than a material of said one or more reinforcement members.

公开(公告)号：US20190334290A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-31

申请号：US16363210

申请日：2019-03-25

Applicant: Aptiv Technologies Limited

Inventor： Gert Droesbeke ,  Matthew Antil ,  Valery Volkov ,  Cory R. Ensley

IPC: H01R13/6583 ,  H01R12/70 ,  H01R13/629

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrical shielding member for an electrical connector assembly. The electrical shielding member is made from bend and cut sheet metal. The electrical shielding member is configured to be received at least partially within a collector housing of an electrical connector assembly. The electrical shielding member comprises a receiving portion that is configured to receive a connector module and a corresponding connector module at least partially, so as to surround a mating region of the connector module and corresponding connector module on at least four sides.

公开(公告)号：US20230335956A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-19

申请号：US18137708

申请日：2023-04-21

Applicant: Aptiv Technologies Limited

Inventor： Gert Droesbeke ,  Tristan de Blieck Roland ,  Srinivasan Manoharan

IPC: H01R13/6593 ,  H01R43/02 ,  H01R43/04

CPC classification number: H01R13/6593 ,  H01R43/0221 ,  H01R43/04 ,  H01R13/6592

Abstract: A method of assembling a connector for automotive applications, comprising the steps of: providing a cable having at least one inner conductor; connecting an elongated inner signal contact of the connector to a stripped end of the at least one inner conductor; surrounding the elongated inner signal contact by an insulating element; placing a first shielding part of the connector around a first portion of the insulating element from a first radial direction; placing a second shielding part of the connector around a second portion of the insulating element from a second radial direction generally opposite to the first radial direction; and joining the first and second shielding parts to form a shielding contact of the connector surrounding the insulating element.