Claims
- 1. A method of joining a connector to an electromagnetic actuator, the actuator having a metal housing structure and electrical leads extending from the housing structure, the method including:providing at least one channel in said housing structure and a port communicating with said at least one channel and with a mounting surface of said housing structure, molding a plastic connector about the leads, so as to completely cover at least one surface of the leads, and on said mounting surface, and permitting plastic material in fluid form to flow through said port and into said at least one channel to fill said at least one channel and said port, and permitting said plastic to cool and harden to define said connector with said connector being interlocked with respect to said housing structure via the plastic material in said at least one channel, with the connector covering and thereby preventing access to said at least one surface of said leads.
- 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein two channels are provided in said housing, each said channel having a port communicating therewith, the method including permitting said plastic material to flow through each said port and into an associated channel.
- 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein said housing structure is casted and said channel is provided in said housing structure so as to have negative draft.
- 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the molding step includes molding glass-filled nylon.
- 5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the molding step includes providing an opening in the connector so as to gain access to a surface of said leads opposite said one surface.
- 6. The method according to claim 2, wherein the molding step includes defining the connector to have a body and a pair of gussets extending from said body, said gussets being generally adjacent to said channels.
Parent Case Info
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/090,888, filed on Jun. 26, 1998.
US Referenced Citations (20)
Foreign Referenced Citations (1)
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297 12 502 U1 |
Oct 1997 |
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Provisional Applications (1)
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60/090888 |
Jun 1998 |
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