(19)
(11) EP 0 959 538 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
11.04.2001 Bulletin 2001/15

(43) Date of publication A2:
24.11.1999 Bulletin 1999/47

(21) Application number: 99109801.3

(22) Date of filing: 19.05.1999
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H01R 43/16, H01R 43/24
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 22.05.1998 US 83222

(71) Applicant: MOLEX INCORPORATED
Lisle Illinois 60532 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Chavez, Jose H. jr.
    Romeoville, IL 60446 (US)
  • Yap, Yew Teck
    Naperville, IL 60540 (US)

(74) Representative: Blumbach, Kramer & Partner GbR 
Patentanwälte, Alexandrastrasse 5
65187 Wiesbaden
65187 Wiesbaden (DE)

   


(54) Method of manufacturing an electrical connector


(57) A method is provided for manufacturing an electrical connector module (12). The method includes the steps of stamping from conductive sheet metal material a blank (36) including a plurality of circuits (18). At least two of the circuits are joined by a web (38) of the sheet metal material. The stamped blank (36) is placed into a first molding die (46). A second molding die (58) is closed onto the first molding die and the web (38) is concurrently sheared. A dielectric housing (16) is molded about portions of the sheared circuits (18) to form the connector module (12).






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