US 12,234,911 B2
Seal assembly for vehicle
Alexander Robert Rink, Royal Oak, MI (US); Nathaniel Conti, Canton, MI (US); and Samuel Jeffrey Tomlinson, Farmington Hills, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Mar. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/186,351.
Prior Publication US 2024/0318721 A1, Sep. 26, 2024
Int. Cl. F16J 15/02 (2006.01); H01M 50/308 (2021.01); F16K 17/02 (2006.01)
CPC F16J 15/021 (2013.01) [F16K 17/02 (2013.01); H01M 50/308 (2021.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A seal assembly comprising:
a cap including an engagement structure and an annular flange, the engagement structure disposed on an axial surface of the flange and configured to couple the cap to an enclosure, the flange defining a plurality of openings that are open through a first side of the flange and a second side of the flange; and
a seal including a seal body and a plurality of bosses, the seal body engaging the second side of the flange, each boss being positioned in a respective opening of the plurality of openings, wherein the seal is compressible against the flange from a relaxed state in which the bosses are flush with the first side of the flange or recessed within the openings and a compressed state in which each boss extends from the respective opening beyond the first side of the flange.