Vehicle lamp socket assembly

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Patent No.: US 9,347,637
App. No.: 13/843,570
Granted: May 24, 2016
Kind: B2

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Abstract

A vehicle lamp socket assembly includes a housing, a body, a sealant, and a terminal blade. The housing has a cavity and has a connector with a socket. The housing also has a pass-through spanning between the cavity and the socket. In assembly, the body is received in the housing and has a retainer that holds a vehicle lamp. The sealant is located at the pass-through and fills a section or more of the pass-through. And the terminal blade extends through the pass-through and through the sealant.

Claims (17)

1. A method of assembling a vehicle lamp socket assembly, the method comprising the steps of:

sealing a pass-through in a housing, said pass-through spanning between a cavity of said housing and a socket of said housing;

inserting a body in said cavity;

passing a terminal blade through said pass-through; and

piercing said sealing with said terminal blade and extending said terminal blade through said sealing

wherein the step of inserting said body in said cavity is performed before said sealing hardens.

2. A method as defined in claim 1 , further comprising the step of welding said body and said housing together.

3. A method as defined in claim 2 , wherein the step of welding said body and said housing together is performed after the step of sealing said pass-through.

4. A method as defined in claim 1 , further comprising the step of placing a grommet around said body.

5. A method as defined in claim 1 , further comprising the step of coupling an electrical contact to said body.

6. A method as defined in claim 1 , wherein said sealing is a silicone sealing.

7. A method as defined in claim 1 , wherein said sealing is a self-healing sealing.

8. A method as defined in claim 1 , wherein the step of piercing said sealing with said terminal blade is performed after said sealing hardens.

9. A method as defined in claim 1 , further comprising the steps of:

sealing a second pass-through in said housing, said second pass-through spanning between said cavity of said housing and said socket of said housing;

passing a second terminal blade through said second pass-through; and

piercing said sealing of said second pass-through with said second terminal blade and extending said second terminal blade through said sealing of said second pass-through.

Assignments (23)

ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 20, 2025

From: TENNECO INC.

To: FEDERAL-MOGUL POWERTRAIN LLC

Reel/Frame 072553/0043 →

MERGER Recorded Oct 25, 2023

From: FEDERAL-MOGUL LLC (DELAWARE)

To: TENNECO INC

Reel/Frame 065337/0273 →

PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (ABL) Recorded Apr 7, 2023

From: TENNECO INC.; DRIV AUTOMOTIVE INC.; FEDERAL-MOGUL CHASSIS LLC; FEDERAL-MOGUL IGNITION LLC; FEDERAL-MOGUL MOTORPARTS LLC; FEDERAL-MOGUL POWERTRAIN LLC; FEDERAL-MOGUL WORLD WIDE LLC; TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE OPERATING COMPANY INC.; THE PULLMAN COMPANY

To: CITIBANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT

Reel/Frame 063268/0506 →

NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS (FIRST LIEN) Recorded Nov 22, 2022

From: DRIV AUTOMOTIVE INC.; FEDERAL-MOGUL CHASSIS LLC; FEDERAL-MOGUL IGNITION LLC; FEDERAL-MOGUL MOTORPARTS LLC; FEDERAL-MOGUL POWERTRAIN LLC; FEDERAL-MOGUL WORLD WIDE LLC; TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE OPERATING COMPANY INC.; TENNECO INC.; THE PULLMAN COMPANY

To: CITIBANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT

Reel/Frame 061989/0689 →

RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 19, 2022