	US 11,855,401 B2
	Dispensable grease sealants, method for producing same, crimp connection, method for producing same, and use of the dispensable grease sealants
Lei Wang, San Jose, CA (US); Soenke Sachs, Frankfurt (DE); Ting Gao, Palo Alto, CA (US); Dejie Tao, Fremont, CA (US); and Helge Schmidt, Speyer (DE)
Assigned to TE Connectivity Germany GmbH, Bensheim (DE); and TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH, Schaffhausen (CH)
Filed by TE Connectivity Germany GmbH, Bensheim (DE); and TE Connectivity Corporation, Berwyn, PA (US)
Filed on Jun. 16, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/902,580.
Claims priority of application No. 19182941 (EP), filed on Jun. 27, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2020/0412029 A1, Dec. 31, 2020
Int. Cl. H01R 4/70 (2006.01); C10M 169/02 (2006.01); C08G 77/442 (2006.01); C08K 3/36 (2006.01); C08L 23/14 (2006.01); C08L 83/10 (2006.01); H01B 3/46 (2006.01); H01R 4/18 (2006.01); H01R 43/048 (2006.01); H02G 1/14 (2006.01); H02G 15/04 (2006.01)

CPC H01R 4/70 (2013.01) [C08G 77/442 (2013.01); C08K 3/36 (2013.01); C08L 23/145 (2013.01); C08L 83/10 (2013.01); C10M 169/02 (2013.01); H01B 3/465 (2013.01); H01R 4/18 (2013.01); H01R 43/048 (2013.01); H02G 1/14 (2013.01); H02G 15/04 (2013.01); C08K 2201/005 (2013.01); C08L 2201/56 (2013.01); C08L 2203/206 (2013.01); C08L 2207/324 (2013.01)]

18 Claims

1. A dispensable grease sealant, comprising:

a base component in an amount of 50 wt % or more, based on a total weight of the sealant, the base component including a silicone wax and a liquid rubber, the silicone wax having at least one of a melting or softening temperature of 35° C. or higher, the at least one of the melting or softening temperature is equal to or lower than a dispensing temperature of 50° C. to 200° C.;

a thickener; and

a plurality of compressible rubber particles including at least one of a plurality of silicone microspheres or a plurality of hybrid silicone microspheres.