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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2022
Applicant:
Aptiv Technologies Limited, St. Michael, BB;
Inventors:
Thomas Mathews, Cortland, OH (US);
Ignacio Reyes Mata, Saltillo, MX;
Terry A. Morgan, Warren, OH (US);
Terry A. George, Salem, OH (US);
Sarah Guza, Boardman, OH (US);
Assignee:
APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED, St. Michael, BB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 43/00 (2006.01); C10M 107/38 (2006.01); C10M 107/50 (2006.01); H01R 13/52 (2006.01); C10N 40/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 43/005 (2013.01); C10M 107/38 (2013.01); C10M 107/50 (2013.01); H01R 13/5202 (2013.01); C10M 2213/0606 (2013.01); C10M 2229/0425 (2013.01); C10N 2040/17 (2020.05);
Abstract
A tool configured to apply a lubricant includes an insert disposed within a shroud of an electrical connector. The insert has a central cavity and passages extending from the central cavity to portals defined in an outer surface of the insert and a spray valve disposed within the insert configured to dispense a lubricant mist into the central cavity, through the passages to the portals, and onto a seal wiping surface of the electrical connector.