US 12,244,091 B2
Electrical connector having a seal with a secondary terminal locking mechanism
Jack Farrell, Streetsboro, OH (US); and Matthew L. Penn, Cortland, OH (US)
Assigned to Aptiv Technologies AG, Schaffhausen (CH)
Filed by Aptiv Technologies AG, Schaffhausen (CH)
Filed on Jun. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/840,160.
Prior Publication US 2023/0402787 A1, Dec. 14, 2023
Int. Cl. H01R 13/52 (2006.01); H01R 43/00 (2006.01); H01R 43/18 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 13/5205 (2013.01) [H01R 43/005 (2013.01); H01R 43/18 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wire seal assembly configured to retain a terminal module within a connector housing of an electrical connector, comprising:
a rigid tube;
a compliant tubular inner seal axially disposed within the rigid tube; and
a compliant tubular outer seal separate from the inner seal and axially surrounding the rigid tube, the rigid tube extending axially from one end of the inner seal to another end of the inner seal and extending axially from one end of the outer seal to another end of the outer seal.