公开(公告)号：US11955747B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-09

申请号：US17124597

申请日：2020-12-17

Applicant: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED

Inventor： Duane Lee Brantingham ,  Michael J. Demonica, Jr.

IPC: H01R12/61 ,  H01R13/52

CPC classification number: H01R13/5205 ,  H01R12/61 ,  H01R13/5216 ,  H01R13/5221

Abstract: A watertight electrical connection system to flat-wire conductors of a flexible circuit is described including a watertight electrical connector that houses connector terminals within a cavity. A contact surface of the watertight electrical connector is configured to mate with a connection area on a surface of the flexible circuit. The connection area is of variable thickness. A seal surrounds an opening to the cavity to form a watertight connection between the connector terminals and one or more of the flat-wire conductors within the connection area on the surface of the flexible circuit. A retainer fits over the flexible circuit and onto the watertight electrical connector to compress the seal and form the watertight connection between the surface of the flexible circuit and the contact surface, which is of variable thickness.