EP2476166B1 - Joint d'étanchéité compressible, connecteur électrique et procédé de fabrication - Google Patents

Joint d'étanchéité compressible, connecteur électrique et procédé de fabrication Download PDF

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EP2476166B1
EP2476166B1 EP09764061.9A EP09764061A EP2476166B1 EP 2476166 B1 EP2476166 B1 EP 2476166B1 EP 09764061 A EP09764061 A EP 09764061A EP 2476166 B1 EP2476166 B1 EP 2476166B1
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Erwan Guillanton
Christian Campfort
Paulo De Matos
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
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  • the instant invention relates to an electrical connector having a mat sealing joint, for instance electrical, optical or electro-optical connectors, and methods of manufacturing such mat sealing joints.
  • Connectors are notably used for connecting an electrical, optical or electro-optical apparatus to another, and can be found in any kind of electrical, optical or electro-optical devices.
  • Such connectors can for example be of the type comprising an electrically insulative housing in which electrical wires or optical fiber are inserted.
  • electrical connectors are taken as examples, but the one skilled in the art will easily transpose these examples into connectors for optical or electro-optical applications.
  • a given class of connectors therefore comprise a so-called mat sealing joint disposed between a housing body (main part of the housing) and a rear grid (rear part of the housing). Sealing is performed peripherally, for example by the sealing joint being compressed on the housing. Further, the sealing joint exerts sealing on each wire.
  • Mat sealing joints often comprise silicone which is an expensive material. Recently, one has striven to reduce the cost of such mat sealing joints. One way would be to remove material where its presence is not crucial, while still complying with the sealing requirements. This led to investigate shapes for mat sealing joints which are not totally symmetrical with respect to a plane transverse to the longitudinal axis of insertion of the wires. Such asymmetrical shapes are essentially counter-intuitive because the joint has to withstand sealing requirements both on insertion and removal of wires.
  • the instant invention has notably for object to provide a cheap mat sealing joint which would be easily manufactured at high operating speed, while still providing high sealing efficiency.
  • an electrical connector comprising a mat sealing joint, according to claim 1, and a method of manufacturing a mat sealing joint for a connector, according to claim 7.
  • the joint according to the invention is made of a soft (which can be easily deformed) material (for instance a silicone). It has a main portion or central portion which defines at least one passageway extending in a longitudinal direction X.
  • a wire, a cable or a fibre may be threaded through the passageway. Preferentially, it is designed to tightly receive and seal the wire, cable or fibre.
  • Such a passageway may be closed or not by a membrane.
  • the joint according to the invention comprises at least one retaining structure extending at least partially in a plane substantially transverse to the longitudinal direction.
  • a retaining structure may be a recess or a rib on an outer surface extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction X.
  • the main function of the retaining structure is to receive, or to be received in, a back draft of the mould during the manufacture process, whereby the joint is retained on the back draft during unmolding.
  • a joint has two main faces extending substantially transverse to the longitudinal (passageway) direction and the mould is opened by separating two parts of the mould along that longitudinal direction. Then according to the invention, one provides a maintaining structure extending at least partially transverse to that direction.
  • the maintaining structure also allows to reliably keep the joint always on the part of the mould comprising the back draft and to avoid adhesion of the joint to another part when the mould is opened.
  • the joint comprises at least one peripheral portion designed for improving the sealing properties.
  • a peripheral portion usually comprises one peripheral protrusion extending substantially normal to the longitudinal direction, with two opposed surfaces extending substantially transverse to the longitudinal direction so as to be compressed along the longitudinal direction between two housing parts for providing axial sealing between the joint and these housing parts.
  • the opposed surfaces extend parallel to each other.
  • a part of the mould may have a rib extending along the longitudinal direction which may draw the joint along while it is moved away from the joint along the longitudinal direction. Consequently, the invention provides a solution according to which at least one part of the mould is free to move without pulling the joint, while another is not.
  • the retaining structure is a recess so as to use even less material.
  • a recess is formed on a portion of the outer surface.
  • the recess also comprises two surfaces substantially transverse to the longitudinal direction X, at least partially facing each other.
  • the recess is located under the peripheral protrusion, so as to form a kind of hook that improves holding up the joint in the mould without interfering with the radial sealing properties of the peripheral portion.
  • Fig. 1 shows an electrical connector 1 to be connected to a mating connector (not shown).
  • a joint 3 of any suitable shape and material is mounted in the connector, to be interposed between the connector 1 and the mating connector for sealing this connection.
  • the electrical connector 1 comprises a housing comprising a housing body 4, a front grid 2 and a rear grid 15, all made of a dielectric thermoplastic material.
  • the front grid 2 is locked to the front mating end of the housing body before assembly to the mating connector.
  • the housing body 4 comprises a front connection portion 5 and a back portion 6.
  • the connection portion comprises a plurality of pathways 7 (visible on Fig. 2 ) extending along a longitudinal direction X between a front face 8, which is a mating face with the mating connector, and a back face 9.
  • the pathways are shaped to receive electrical terminals 13 which will be described in more details below.
  • the back portion 6 partly encloses a receiving space 10 ( Fig. 1 ) for a mat sealing joint 20 to be described in more details later.
  • the receiving space 10 is defined by four lateral walls 12 all extending along the longitudinal direction.
  • the walls 12 may further comprise locking features 11 such as through slots formed in two of the walls 12, for cooperation with complementary locking features 14 of the rear grid 15 (to be described below).
  • the receiving space 10 may further comprise guiding features 16 such as, for example, longitudinal grooves extending along the longitudinal direction in the walls 12, for cooperation with complementary guiding features 17 of the rear grid 15 to be described in more details below.
  • the back portion 6 further comprises a lower edge 18 extending along the periphery of the back portion 6 and above the back face 9, and facing upward.
  • Alignment parts 41 can project upwardly from the lower edge 18 at suitable locations of the housing, laterally offset inwardly with respect to the lower edge 18.
  • the back portion further comprises a sealing portion 19 located upward and laterally offset outwardly with respect to the lower edge 18.
  • the geometry and use of the sealing portion 19 will be described in more details below.
  • the connector 1 further comprises a mat sealing joint 20, which will now be described in more detail in relation to the following Figures.
  • a mat sealing joint is made of a material suitable for sealing the connector against water and/or dust such as, for example an elastically deformable elastomeric polymer material, such as some suitable silicones.
  • the mat sealing joint of Fig. 1 has one row of five pathways 22.
  • the number of pathways is irrelevant for the present invention, and the mat sealing joint can have any suitable number of a * b pathways, such as, for example, 1*2 pathways as shown in the second embodiment of Figs. 4 to 9 .
  • the mat sealing joint 20 comprises, seen from the side, a central portion 21 which comprises a plurality of pathways 22 extending along the longitudinal direction X, from an upper surface 22a to a lower surface 22b.
  • the thickness of the joint is about 4.8 mm, measured between the upper and lower surfaces 22a, 22b.
  • Each of the pathways 22 corresponds to a pathway 7 of the housing body, for receiving an electrical terminal 13.
  • the pathways 22 have an internal cross-sectional shape designed for sealing around wires of the electrical terminals 13, comprising for example two ribs 23 of reduced diameter and of suitable geometry, and possibly an internal membrane to be torn upon insertion of the electrical terminal 13.
  • An outer portion 24 of the mat sealing joint extends outward from the central portion.
  • a protrusion 29 of the mat sealing joint extends in the peripheral portion 124 in the upper region 38 of the mat sealing joint 20.
  • the outer portion 24 defines a sensibly parallelepipedic ring having an upper surface 24a and a lower surface 24b.
  • a protrusion 29 of the peripheral portion 124 of the mat sealing joint has a T-shaped cross-section.
  • the T-shape comprises a foot 36 extending in a plane transverse to the longitudinal direction and a head 37 extending along the longitudinal direction.
  • the foot 36 has upper 36a and lower 36b surfaces normal to the longitudinal direction.
  • the head 37 comprises an external surface 37a facing toward the internal face of the housing, and two opposite inwardly-facing abutting faces 37b, 37c.
  • the sealing portion 19 has a surface normal to the longitudinal direction and facing upward, facing the lower surface 36b of the foot 36.
  • the housing body further comprises a lateral abutting surface 52 facing the abutting face 37b of the joint.
  • the central portion 21 is mechanically connected to (integral with) the outer portion 24 by way of an uncoupling portion 28.
  • the uncoupling portion 28 comprises a central peripheral rib 27 and flexible ribs extending in recesses 26 of the joint.
  • Upper flexible ribs 25 are visible on Fig. 1 .
  • Such flexible ribs 25 may extend, along the longitudinal direction, from the central rib 27 to the upper or lower surface of the joint and, in a transverse direction, from an internal face of the outer portion 24 to an external face 21b of the central portion 21.
  • the uncoupling portion 28 is designed to allow a play between the central portion 21 and the outer portion 24.
  • the upper surface 22a of the central portion project upward with respect to the upper surface 24a of the outer portion 24.
  • the ribs 25 can extend sensibly upward from the upper surface 24a of the external portion to the upper surface 22a of the central portion 21.
  • the ribs may be angled (not orthogonal, for example by 20°-70°) with respect to the internal faces of these portions, so as to adjust the way to bring into play the flexibility of the ribs.
  • the ribs 25 may be oriented to be close to the central vertical plane (XZ) of the central portion, and close to the corner of the peripheral portion.
  • the recesses 26 enable to manufacture a mat sealing joint with less material and thus ultimately cheaper.
  • a recess 35 is provided on an outer surface of the joint, in the outer surface 24c of the peripheral portion 124, below the protrusion 29.
  • the recess hence is provided below the broadest portion of the joint.
  • the recess 35 comprises a top-facing face 35a and an opposed bottom-facing face 35b which respectively face along and opposite the longitudinal direction X. According to other variations, these faces could face only partly along and opposite this direction (the normal to these faces each forming an angle of for example at least 20° with respect to this direction). According to this embodiment, the recess 35 could be a groove provided in the outer surface all along the periphery of the joint.
  • the housing 1 further comprises the grid 15 which has been already partially described above.
  • the grid 15 comprises a plurality of pathways 30, which extend along the longitudinal direction X between an upper face 15a and an opposite lower face 15b ( Fig. 2 ), and each corresponds to a corresponding pathway 22 of the mat sealing joint 20 and a corresponding pathway 7 of the housing body 4.
  • the grid 15 may further comprise guiding features 17 ( Fig. 1 ) such as ribs complementary to the grooves 16 of the housing.
  • the grid 15 may further comprise locking features 14 such as elastic tongues complementary to the openings 11 of the housing body 4 and adapted to be deformed upon insertion of the grid in the housing body, and to spring back into the openings 11 to lock the grid to the housing body.
  • locking features 14 such as elastic tongues complementary to the openings 11 of the housing body 4 and adapted to be deformed upon insertion of the grid in the housing body, and to spring back into the openings 11 to lock the grid to the housing body.
  • the bottom portion of the grid further comprises a sealing portion 50 ( Fig. 2 ) projecting downward from the lower face.
  • a sealing portion 50 ( Fig. 2 ) projecting downward from the lower face.
  • the connector 1 is shaped to receive electrical terminals 13 which are classically comprised of an electrical terminal member 32 connected to, for example by crimping, a wire 33 ( Fig. 1 ). Only one such terminal is shown on Fig. 1 .
  • the electrical terminal member 32 In the assembled state, the electrical terminal member 32 is located in a corresponding pathway 7 of the housing, while the wire 33 extends through the corresponding pathway 22 of the mat sealing joint 20 and through the corresponding pathway 30 of the grid.
  • the longitudinal direction X referred to above and below is defined as the longitudinal direction of extension of the wire 33 at least in the mat sealing joint 20, from the grid side to the housing body side.
  • the expressions upward, downward, upper, lower, transverse, etc. are defined with respect to this longitudinal direction X, unless it is obvious from the description that these terms locally have another meaning.
  • the sealing ribs 23 are compressed onto the external surface of the wire 33 so as to achieve efficient sealing of the wire 33 ( Fig. 2 ).
  • the lower face 22b of the central body of the mat sealing joint 20 rests on the lower edge 18 of the housing body.
  • Two alignment lances 41 of the housing body are introduced in corresponding recesses 26 of the mat sealing joint, however without applying much transverse compression (in particular no transverse compression usable to attain the sealing requirements) to the material of the mat sealing joint.
  • the transverse compression is the compression exerted in a plane transverse to the longitudinal direction X.
  • a play along the longitudinal direction between the connection portion 5 of the housing body and the mat sealing joint 20 is defined by a gap 34 between the upper face 9 of the connection portion 5 of the housing and the lower face 22b of the joint.
  • the grid is mechanically connected to the housing body by way of the cooperation of the locking features 14 of the grid and the locking features 11 of the housing body. Locating lances, projecting from the bottom face of the grid, may be introduced in corresponding recesses 26 of the mat sealing joint, however without applying much transverse compression to the material of the mat sealing joint ( Fig. 1 ).
  • a play along the longitudinal direction between the grid and the mat sealing joint 20 is defined by a gap 42 between the lower face 15b of the grid and the upper face 22a of the joint ( Fig. 2 ).
  • the sealing between the grid 15 and the housing body 4 can be performed peripherally as detailed below in relation to Figure 3 .
  • the grid comprises a sealing portion 50 which has a surface normal to the longitudinal direction and facing downward, facing the upper surface 36a of the foot 36.
  • the grid further comprises a lateral abutting surface 53 facing the abutting face 37c of the joint.
  • the mat sealing joint is pressed between the housing and the grid. More specifically, the foot 36 of the T-shape is pressed between the sealing portion 19 of the housing and the sealing portion 50 of the grid all along the periphery of the joint.
  • the pressing surfaces of these sealing portions compress the foot 36 sensibly along a direction parallel to the longitudinal direction (so-called “longitudinal peripheral sealing"), so as to achieve the desired degree of sealing.
  • the degree of compression of the foot 36 is at least 20%, preferably at least 25%.
  • No transverse sealing compression is required by the housing on the external surface 37a of the joint.
  • the terms “compression” or “sealing compression” are used here to designate a compression of the material sufficient to achieve the sealing requirements. The mere fact that a face of the joint is in contact with a face of the housing, is not considered as “compression”.
  • the head 37 can be tight fitted inside the housing in such a way that the transverse compression is performed between the housing and the external surface 37a of the joint, adding a second sealing point for better efficiency.
  • the recesses 26 in the mat sealing joint, and the gaps 34, 42 between the mat sealing joint and the housing body or the grid allow the mat sealing joint to expand more than the housing body and the grid without deforming them.
  • the joint 20 has a globally truncated shape.
  • truncated shape it is meant that, without considering the recess, the surface defined by the outer perimeter of the joint, in cross-section transverse to the longitudinal axis, will decrease (or locally remain constant) all along the longitudinal axis, from a broad portion to a narrow portion.
  • the peripheral portion 124 and the uncoupling portion 28 extend only in the upper region 38 of the mat sealing joint 20.
  • the outer surface 21a of the central portion 21 forms the outer surface of the mat sealing joint 20.
  • the mat sealing joint appears to have a three-stepped truncated shape.
  • the mat sealing joint comprises all of the central, uncoupling and peripheral portions, and is therefore broader than in the lower region 39, where the mat sealing joint comprises only the central portion.
  • the peripheral portion does not comprise the protrusion 29. There, the joint is broader than in the lower portion, but narrower than in the upper portion.
  • Locating lances 51 of the grid are visible on Fig. 4 for the second embodiment.
  • ribs 31 may be provided in the lower region 39 of the mat sealing joint. Such ribs 31 may extend from the peripheral rib 27 downward and toward the outer surface of the central portion 21. For example, they exhibit a triangular cross-section as shown on Fig. 7 . In a fashion similar to the ribs 25, the ribs 31 may be disposed:
  • ribs 25 of the upper portion of the joint are described.
  • two neighbour ribs 25 joining one face of the central portion to the corresponding face of the peripheral portion together form a V-shape, possibly truncated, with the edge of the V closer to the surface of the central portion.
  • the housing body is also modified in that the lower edge 18 and discrete locating lances 41 are removed, and are replaced by shoulders 141 ( Fig. 4 ) which project upwardly from the back face 9 at suitable locations of the housing body, and are separated from each other by grooves.
  • the ribs 31 and these grooves are shaped to allow insertion of the ribs 31 in respective grooves.
  • the recess 35 may be provided continuously around the periphery of the joint as in the first embodiment, as shown on Fig. 12 . However, according to this second embodiment, as shown on Fig. 7 , a recess 35 is provided at each corner region of the mat sealing joint 20. As shown on Fig. 6 , the recess 35 has a shape corresponding to that of the facing recess 26. The recess 35 is separated from the corresponding facing recess 26 of the uncoupling portion by a sufficient thickness t of material.
  • the manufacturing apparatus comprises a mold 43.
  • the mold may for example consist of at least 3 parts together defining a cavity 44. These three parts are a central plate 45 shaped to define at least the recess(es) 35 and advantageously a portion of the outer surface of the joint at this level, a top part 46 formed as a half-cavity shaped to define the shape of the joint on one side of this central plate, and a bottom part 47 formed as a half-cavity shaped to define the shape of the joint on the other side of this central plate.
  • the deformable joint-forming plastic material is introduced to fill the cavity and to take the shape imparted by the mold 43. Then, both the top part 46 and the bottom part 47 are moved out of place, as illustrated by the arrows on Fig. 10 . Since the material is deformable, it easily deforms out of the top part 46 and the bottom part 47.
  • the joint 20 is efficiently retained within the central plate 45 thanks to the recesses 35.
  • opposed top and bottom faces 45a and 45b of the central plate 45 each correspond with a respective top and bottom face 35a, 35b of the recess 35.
  • the central plate 45 ensures that, during the previous unmolding step, the asymmetrical joint will not remain stuck to one of the top part 46 and the bottom part 47. Hence, reproducibility of the unmolding step is enhanced, and the apparatus can operate at high speed.
  • the joint 20 is then removed from the central plate 45 by any suitable automated means.
  • an ejector plate 48 is moved along the arrow of Fig. 11 , and imparts pressure onto the joint until it detaches from the central plate 45.
  • Ejector plate 48 has advantageously a large surface so as to prevent any high stresses to be imparted on the joint. After the formed joint is removed from the central plate 45, the process can start anew.
  • a mat sealing joint where the recess 35 has a similar cross-sectional profile as the one of the second embodiment but however extends as a groove all over the periphery of the mat sealing joint.
  • the recess 35 does not have a similar cross-section, but the face 35a forms an angle with the longitudinal direction, for example of 20° as shown or more, preferably of 45° or more, i.e. forms a slanted surface with respect to the rest of the outer face of the joint.
  • the other face 35b may for example retain its orientation normal to the longitudinal direction.
  • Such recess 35 may be provided on all or part of the periphery of the joint.
  • each recess 35 is provided in correspondence with a respective rib 25 (not visible) and/or, as shown, with a respective rib 31.
  • the location around the periphery of the joint, the length and the cross-section of the recess/recesses 35 are defined in each case in order that the retaining of joint in the central plate 45 is strong enough, but nevertheless that the rigidity of the joint remain sufficient to keep the tightness notwithstanding the external constraints, e.g differential pressure between upper and lower surfaces 22a, 22b of the joint.

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  1. Connecteur électrique (1) comprenant un corps de boîtier (3), une grille arrière (15) et un joint d'étanchéité en forme de tapis (20), ledit joint d'étanchéité en forme de tapis (20) étant adapté à être disposé entre le corps de boîtier (4) et la grille arrière (15), ledit joint d'étanchéité en forme de tapis (20) étant réalisé en un matériau déformable et ayant une portion centrale (21) définissant au moins un passage (22), s'étendant le long d'une direction longitudinale (X) et adapté à recevoir avec étanchement un fil, une fibre ou un câble (13),
    dans lequel le joint d'étanchéité en forme de tapis (20) comprend
    - une surface extérieure (24c)
    - au moins une portion périphérique (124), comprenant une projection périphérique (29) s'étendant essentiellement perpendiculairement à la direction longitudinale (X), et ayant deux faces parallèles opposées (36a, 36b) s'étendant chacune transversalement à la direction longitudinale (X), au moins une structure de retenue (35) s'étendant au moins partiellement dans un plan sensiblement transversal à la direction longitudinale (X), ladite structure de retenue étant un évidement (35), et
    - l'évidement (35) étant formé dans la surface extérieure (24c) de la portion périphérique (124), caractérisé en ce que ledit évidement (35) comprend une face tournée vers le haut (35a) et une face opposée tournée vers le bas (35b) sensiblement transversalement à la direction longitudinale (X), qui font respectivement face au moins partiellement le long de et à l'opposé de ladite direction longitudinale (X), et dans lequel la projection périphérique (29) est adaptée à être comprimée le long de la direction longitudinale (X) pour assurer une étanchéité avec le boîtier (4, 5) du connecteur électrique, dans lequel le joint d'étanchéité en forme de tapis (20) a une forme globalement tronquée dans laquelle la surface extérieure diminue tout le long de l'axe longitudinal (X) depuis une portion large jusqu'à une portion étroite, dans lequel l'évidement (35) est situé au-dessous de la projection (29) au-dessous d'un point le plus large du joint d'étanchéité en forme de tapis (20) par rapport à la direction longitudinale (X).
  2. Connecteur électrique (1) selon la revendication 1, dans lequel l'évidement (35) comprend une gorge qui s'étend tout le long de la périphérie du joint d'étanchéité en forme de tapis (20).
  3. Connecteur électrique (1) selon la revendication 1, dans lequel l'évidement (35) est prévu adjacent à la projection périphérique (29).
  4. Connecteur électrique (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, dans lequel le joint d'étanchéité en forme de tapis (20) a une section transversale polygonale perpendiculairement à la direction longitudinale, et dans lequel le joint d'étanchéité en forme de tapis présente une pluralité d'évidements, et
    les évidements (35) sont formés dans la surface extérieure (24c), adjacents à la projection périphérique (29) au niveau des coins de ladite section transversale.
  5. Connecteur électrique (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, comprenant en outre une portion de découplage (28), située entre la portion centrale (21) et une portion périphérique (124), et comprenant au moins une gorge (26) adaptée à empêcher qu'un mouvement de la portion centrale se propage vers la portion périphérique.
  6. Connecteur électrique (1) selon la revendication 5, dans lequel le joint d'étanchéité en forme de tapis comprend, vu depuis le dessus :
    - une portion centrale (12) comprenant au moins un passage (22), ledit passage s'étendant le long d'une direction longitudinale et étant adapté à recevoir avec étanchéité un fil, un câble ou une fibre (13),
    - la portion périphérique (124), destinée à être placée en engagement d'étanchéité avec un boîtier (4, 15) du connecteur électrique,
    - la portion de découplage (28), située entre la portion centrale (21) et la portion périphérique (124), et comprenant au moins une gorge (26) adaptée à empêcher qu'un mouvement de la portion centrale (21) se propage vers la portion périphérique (124),
    le joint d'étanchéité en forme de tapis comprenant, vu depuis un côté :
    - une première portion large (38) comprenant ladite portion périphérique (124) et ladite portion de découplage (28),
    - une seconde portion étroite (39)
    dans lequel une surface extérieure (21 a) de la portion centrale (21) forme la surface extérieure (24c) du joint d'étanchéité en forme de tapis (20).
  7. Procédé de fabrication d'un joint d'étanchéité en forme de tapis (20) pour un connecteur, ledit joint d'étanchéité en forme de tapis (20) étant adapté à être disposé entre un corps de boîtier (4) et une grille arrière (15), ledit joint d'étanchéité en forme de tapis (20) étant réalisé en une matière plastique déformable, le procédé comprenant les étapes suivantes consistant à :
    - fournir un moule (43) ayant un dispositif de rétention central (45) et deux demi-cavités (46, 47) placées sur les deux côtés dudit dispositif de rétention (45), le dispositif de rétention central (45) et les deux demi-cavités (46, 47) définissant ensemble une cavité (44),
    - introduire un matériau de manière à former dans la cavité un joint d'étanchéité en forme de tapis ayant :
    - une portion centrale définissant au moins un passage (22), s'étendant le long d'une direction longitudinale (X) et adapté à recevoir avec étanchéité un fil, un câble ou une fibre (13),
    - une surface extérieure (24c), et
    - au moins une portion périphérique (124) comprenant une projection périphérique (29) s'étendant essentiellement perpendiculairement à la direction longitudinale (X), et ayant deux faces parallèles opposées (36a, 36b) qui s'étendent chacune transversalement à la direction longitudinale (X), et adaptée à être comprimée le long de la direction longitudinale (X) pour assurer une étanchéité avec un boîtier (4, 15) d'un connecteur électrique
    - au moins une structure de retenue (35) s'étendant au moins partiellement dans un plan sensiblement transversal à la direction longitudinale, ladite structure de retenue étant un évidement,
    - l'évidement (35) étant formé dans la surface extérieure (24c) de la portion périphérique (124), ledit évidement (35) comprenant une face tournée vers le haut (35a) et une face opposée tournée vers le bas (35b) sensiblement transversalement à la direction longitudinale (X) qui font respectivement face au moins partiellement le long de et à l'opposé de ladite direction longitudinale (X), l'évidement (35) étant situé au-dessous de la projection (29) au-dessous d'un point le plus large du joint d'étanchéité en forme de tapis (20) par rapport à la direction longitudinale (X), et
    - une forme globalement tronquée, dans laquelle la surface extérieure diminue tout le long de l'axe longitudinal depuis une portion large jusqu'à une portion étroite,
    - retirer les deux demi-cavités (46, 47) grâce à quoi le joint d'étanchéité en forme de tapis (20) est retenu sur le dispositif de rétention central (45) par coopération du dispositif de rétention central (45) avec ladite structure de retenue (35).
  8. Procédé selon la revendication 7, comprenant en outre l'étape consistant à déformer le joint d'étanchéité en forme de tapis (20) hors du dispositif de rétention central (45).
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