Seal for an electrical connector, method for manufacturing a seal and use of a seal

摘要

A seal for an electrical connector having a housing with at least one chamber for an electrical contact and a pressure plate with at least one through hole corresponding to the chamber where a seal is located between the pressure plate and the housing and the seal is formed of an insulating foam whose cells are filled with a grease where the foam can be an open-cell foam with a film at its outer walls or a closed-cell foam.