公开(公告)号：US11791600B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-17

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 ,  H01R24/56 ,  H01B7/22

CPC classification number: H01R43/048 ,  H01B7/228 ,  H01R24/568 ,  H01R2201/26

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：US11641068B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-02

申请号：US17507770

申请日：2021-10-21

Applicant: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED

Inventor： Maxime Porte ,  Gert Droesbeke

IPC: H01R4/18 ,  H01R4/70 ,  H01R43/048

Abstract: An electrical crimp terminal for connection with a conductor of an electrical cable has an insulation surrounding the conductor. The electrical crimp terminal comprises a conductor connection portion, wherein the conductor connection portion comprises conductor crimp wings for being crimped onto the conductor of the electrical cable. Each of the conductor crimp wings in the non-crimped state has at least one progressive portion having a progressively increasing height in a longitudinal direction to a tip of the conductor to be crimped, wherein the progressive portion extends along the complete length of each conductor crimp wing.

公开(公告)号：US11424578B2

公开(公告)日：2022-08-23

申请号：US16797560

申请日：2020-02-21

Applicant: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED

Inventor： Gert Droesbeke ,  Jannik Renfordt

IPC: H01R13/6477 ,  H01R13/405 ,  H01R13/6588 ,  H01R43/24

Abstract: An electrical connector for high frequency data signal transmission includes a housing, at least one tunnel extending through the housing and at least one electrical lead extending through the at least one tunnel. At least a portion of the electrical lead in the tunnel is embedded in a surrounding material having a relative permittivity which is less than 2.

公开(公告)号：US20210066856A1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-04

申请号：US16997904

申请日：2020-08-19

Applicant: Aptiv Technologies Limited

Inventor： Gert Droesbeke ,  Paul Pigmann

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

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：US10594086B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-17

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 ,  H01R13/502 ,  H01R13/6592 ,  H01R43/20 ,  H01R13/6583 ,  H01R9/03 ,  H01R13/506

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：US20190392966A1

公开(公告)日：2019-12-26

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 ,  H05K5/06 ,  H01B19/00 ,  H01B17/60

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：US10290979B2

公开(公告)日：2019-05-14

申请号：US16037415

申请日：2018-07-17

Applicant: Aptiv Technologies Limited

Inventor： Harald Pankau ,  Daniel Hackbarth ,  Gert Droesbeke ,  Jean Razafiarivelo

IPC: H01R12/58 ,  H01R43/20 ,  H01R12/72 ,  H01R13/6585

Abstract: A network connector assembly comprises a header housing having two pins forming a pin pair. A first pin end portion can be connected to a counter connector. A second pin end portion can be connected to a PCB. A first electrically conductive shielding member is arranged laterally to the pin pair. A second electrically conductive shielding member is arranged intermediate the pin pair. The second pin end portions form a press fit connector configured to connect to the PCB. The second pin end portions comprise a press protrusion configured to cooperate with a press tool while being pressed in a PCB-opening of the PCB. The second electrically conductive shielding member defines a tool opening arranged at a position that allows movement of a press tool through the tool opening along a tool axis to access the press protrusion.

公开(公告)号：US11637405B2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-25

申请号：US16998188

申请日：2020-08-20

Applicant: Aptiv Technologies Limited

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

IPC: H01R13/6593 ,  H01R43/02 ,  H01R43/04 ,  H01R13/6592 ,  H01R9/05 ,  H01R4/18 ,  H01R4/10 ,  H01R13/6581 ,  H01R11/11 ,  H01R13/506 ,  H01R13/40 ,  H01R43/20

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.

公开(公告)号：US11362466B2

公开(公告)日：2022-06-14

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 ,  H01R4/20 ,  H01R4/72 ,  H01R13/6593 ,  H01R4/18 ,  H01R13/6582 ,  H01R9/05 ,  H01R43/02

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：US20210057855A1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-25

申请号：US16998188

申请日：2020-08-20

Applicant: Aptiv Technologies Limited

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

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

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.