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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2000
Joseph Howard Gladd, Cortland, OH (US);
Jeffrey Michael Hickox, Middlefield, OH (US);
Andrew F. Rodondi, Sharpsville, PA (US);
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
An environmentally protected (sealed) BEC ( ) at the upper and lower housing seams ( ) and at each of the connector receptacle ( ). A lower housing ( ) of the BEC is formed conventionally, as for example by plastic injection molding and may carry a printed circuit board (PCB) ( ), a spacer plate ( ) and an electrical assemblage ( ) including upstanding blade terminals ( ). An upper housing ( ) of the BEC is formed in two shots. Firstly, an upper housing body ( ) is formed by a plastic injection molding process using a first upper mold member ( ) mated to a lower mold member ( ). Next, the first upper mold member is removed, and a second upper mold member ( ) is mated to the lower mold member. A liquid injection molding process now injects a resilient seal (silicone) over all mating surfaces of the upper housing body, including the upper housing seam ( ) and each connector receptacle.