Cable assembly equipped with sensor
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1. A cable assembly, comprising:
- an insulated housing having a base portion and a mating portion extending forwardly from the base portion;
a plurality of terminals received in the insulated housing;
a retainer formed on the base portion, said retainer defining a cavity with a rear outlet;
a sensor accommodated in the cavity of the retainer; and
a lid member covering the rear outlet of the retainer;
wherein the sensor has at least two legs extending outside via through holes in the body portion of the lid member;
wherein an external cover is molded over the base portion, the lid member and the cables adjacent to the base portion.
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Abstract
A cable assembly (1) includes an insulated housing (2) having a base portion (21) and a mating portion (22) extending forwardly from the base portion; a plurality of terminals (3) received in the insulated housing; a retainer (214) formed on the base portion, said retainer defining a cavity (215) with a rear outlet; a sensor (7) accommodated in the cavity of the retainer; and a lid member (8) covering the rear outlet of the retainer.
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1. A cable assembly, comprising:
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an insulated housing having a base portion and a mating portion extending forwardly from the base portion; a plurality of terminals received in the insulated housing; a retainer formed on the base portion, said retainer defining a cavity with a rear outlet; a sensor accommodated in the cavity of the retainer; and a lid member covering the rear outlet of the retainer; wherein the sensor has at least two legs extending outside via through holes in the body portion of the lid member; wherein an external cover is molded over the base portion, the lid member and the cables adjacent to the base portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7)
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6. A cable connector assembly comprising:
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an insulative housing defining a base with a mating section extending forwardly thereform and defining two juxtaposed different sized mating ports therein; a plurality of terminals disposed in the mating ports; a cavity formed in a middle section of the base and essentially located and occupied by a sensor; a lid covering the sensor with through holes allowing legs of the sensor to extend therethrough rearwardly; a plurality of wires connected to the terminals and the legs, respectively; and an overmolded cover sealing jointed portions of the wires and the terminals and the legs including said lid.
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8. A cable assembly, comprising:
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an insulated housing having a base portion and a mating portion extending forwardly from the base portion; a plurality of terminals received in the insulated housing; a sensor received in a cavity defined in the base portion, said cavity has a front opening and a rear outlet, the front opening adjacent to one of a top and a bottom surfaces of the mating portion; a cap member sealing the rear outlet of the cavity; a number of cables electrically connected to the terminals; and an external cover molded over a rear portion of the insulated housing, the cap member and the cables adjacent to the insulated housing. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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