Housing part for an electrical connector with improved mating characteristics

Inventors: Chethan M. (Bangalore, IN); Vishnu Patagar (Bangalore, IN); Sebastian Helm (Bensheim, DE); Kirstin Schang (Bensheim, DE); Joachim Barth (Bensheim, DE)

Assignees: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH; TE Connectivity India Private Limited

H01R13/50 H01R13/5219

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Patent No.: US 12706411
App. No.: 18/155,174
Granted: Aug 11, 2026
Kind: B2

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Abstract

A housing part for an electrical connector includes a housing wall adjacent to an opening. The housing wall has a front edge with a chamfer on a side of the housing wall. The chamfer extends away from the front edge by a distance that varies along the front edge.

Claims (19)

1 . A housing part for an electrical connector, comprising:

a housing wall adjacent to an opening, the housing wall having a front edge with a chamfer on a side of the housing wall, the chamfer extends away from the front edge by a distance that varies along the front edge in a wave-like manner.

2 . The housing part of claim 1 , wherein the distance increases toward a mid-section of the housing wall.

3 . The housing part of claim 2 , wherein a variation of the distance along the front edge is mirror-symmetrical.

4 . The housing part of claim 1 , wherein the housing wall extends at least partly around the opening.

5 . The housing part of claim 4 , wherein the housing wall has a straight section and a further section, the further section is one of curved, bent, and cornered.

6 . The housing part of claim 5 , wherein the housing wall has at least two straight sections connected by the further section.

7 . The housing part of claim 6 , wherein the chamfer extends continuously along the straight sections and the further section.

8 . The housing part of claim 1 , wherein the housing part has an overall polygonal cross section formed by a plurality of straight sections.

9 . The housing part of claim 8 , wherein each of the straight sections has the chamfer.

10 . The housing part of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of contact elements arranged in the opening, the contact elements electrically contact a plurality of counter contact elements of a complementary connector.

11 . The housing part of claim 1 , wherein the side of the housing wall having the chamfer is oriented toward the opening.

12 . The housing part of claim 1 , wherein an inclination of the chamfer varies along the front edge.

13 . The housing part of claim 1 , wherein the chamfer has a minimum distance and a maximum distance that is up to fives times the minimum distance.

14 . An electrical connector, comprising:

a housing part including a housing wall adjacent to an opening, the housing wall having a front edge with a chamfer on a side of the housing wall, the chamfer extends away from the front edge by a distance that varies along the front edge in a wave-like manner.

15 . A set, comprising:

an electrical connector with a housing part including a housing wall adjacent to an opening, the housing wall having a front edge with a chamfer on a side of the housing wall, the chamfer extends away from the front edge by a distance that varies along the front edge in a wave-like manner; and

a complementary connector having a seal, the seal engages the side of the housing wall having the chamfer.