US 12,408,284 B1
Enclosure with gel-sealed perimeter and cable locking mechanisms for insulation piercing connector
Sanjit Gada, Mumbai (IN)
Filed by Oriental Export Corporation, Mumbai (IN)
Filed on Mar. 8, 2025, as Appl. No. 19/074,346.
Int. Cl. H05K 5/06 (2006.01); H01R 4/2445 (2018.01); H05K 5/02 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 5/061 (2013.01) [H01R 4/2445 (2013.01); H05K 5/0221 (2013.01); H05K 5/069 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An enclosure (100) for insulation piercing connector (IPC) (306), the enclosure (100) comprising:
a first cover portion (202) comprising:
a first inner surface (202a);
a first peripheral groove (202b) that is disposed on the first inner surface (202a) and extends along a periphery of the first inner surface (202a), the first peripheral groove being adapted to receive a gel sealant (302);
a first sleeve (202d) extending inward from the first inner surface (202a) to guide insertion of a plurality of cables (304a-304n);
a first sunken region (202c) centrally formed in the first inner surface (202a) to seat the IPC (306); and
a second cover portion (206) hingedly coupled to the first cover portion (202), the second cover portion (206) comprising:
a second inner surface (206a); and
a second peripheral groove (206b) that is disposed on the second inner surface (206a) and extends along a periphery of the second inner surface (206a), the second peripheral groove connectable with the first peripheral groove (202b) to form a continuous channel for the gel sealant (302)
a second sleeve (206d) extending inward from the second inner surface (206a) to guide insertion of the plurality of cables (304a-304n);
a second sunken region (206c) centrally formed in the second inner surface (206a) to seat the IPC (306); and
wherein, when the first and second cover portions (202, 206) are brought from a non-zero angle to a zero-hinge angle to form the enclosure, the gel sealant (302) creates both a contactless environmental barrier around the IPC and the plurality of cables (304a-304n) and a primary latching force holding the two halves together;
a clamping structure (204) disposed on the first inner surface (202a), and the clamping structure (204) adapted to clamp a plurality of cables (304a-304n) that are connected by way of the IPC (306) such that when the first cover portion (202) and the second cover portion (206) are connected to each other through the gel sealant (302) to form the enclosure (100), the clamping structure (204) is accommodated inside the enclosure (100).