Housing cap and housing for an electrical connection assembly as well as electrical connection assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12334668-B2
Application number	US-202217862873-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 12, 2022
Priority date	Jul 13, 2021
Publication date	Jun 17, 2025
Grant date	Jun 17, 2025

Abstract

A housing cap for closing an opening of a housing part includes a cover section covering the opening, a stop projecting away from the cover section, and a fastening element affixing the housing cap to the opening.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A housing cap for closing an opening of a housing part, comprising:
a cover section covering the opening;
a spacing element having a reinforcement zone;
a stop projecting away from the cover section;
a fastening element affixing the housing cap to the opening;
wherein the spacing element is one of a pair of spacing elements, and one stop is arranged on each spacing element.

2. The housing cap of claim 1 , wherein the spacing element projects from the cover section.

3. The housing cap of claim 1 , wherein the stop is arranged on the spacing element.

4. The housing cap of claim 1 , wherein the stop of the housing cap in a mounted state is aligned with a screw head receptacle of a housing, in an axial direction.

5. The housing cap of claim 1 , wherein the fastening element has latching projections latch-able to a latching collar of the housing.

6. The housing cap of claim 1 , wherein the spacing elements each have a convex side surface and a concave side surface.

7. The housing cap of claim 6 , wherein the convex side surfaces or the concave side surfaces of the spacing elements face each other.

8. A housing for an electrical connection assembly, comprising:
a housing part having an opening;
a housing cap having a cover section covering the opening of the housing part opening, a stop projecting away from the cover section, and a fastening element affixing the housing cap to the opening, the housing has a point of engagement receiving a tool tip between the housing cap and the housing part;
an anchoring element forming a fastening assembly with the fastening element;
a power rail receptacle receiving an electrical power rail; and
a screw head receptacle that opens into the power rail receptacle and receives a screw head of a screw.

9. The housing of claim 8 , wherein the anchoring element is a latching collar protruding inwardly into the screw head receptacle.

10. The housing of claim 8 , wherein an outer contour of the cover section of the housing cap is larger than or equal to an inner contour of the opening of the housing part.

11. The housing of claim 8 , further comprising a housing insert insertable into the opening and fastened to the housing part.

12. The housing of claim 11 , wherein the housing insert forms the screw head receptacle.

13. The housing of claim 8 , wherein the screw head receptacle is one of a pair of screw head receptacles.

14. The housing of claim 13 , wherein the housing cap has at least one stop for each of the screw head receptacles.

15. An electrical connection assembly, comprising:
a housing including a housing part having an opening, a housing cap, a power rail receptacle, and a screw head receptacle that opens into the power rail receptacle, the housing cap has a cover section covering the opening of the housing, a stop projecting away from the cover section, and a fastening element affixing the housing cap to the opening;
a power rail received in the power rail receptacle and having a passage hole;
a screw inserted into the passage hole, the screw having a thread, a screw head, and a flange with a flange face thickness; and
a contact element with a mating thread complementary to the thread of the screw.

16. The electrical connection assembly of claim 15 , wherein a distance between an upper edge of the opening and a bottom surface of the power rail receptacle corresponds to a sum of a material thickness of the power rail, the flange face thickness, and a length from the cover section to the stop.

17. The electrical connection assembly of claim 15 , wherein the screw is one of a pair of screws and the housing cap has at least one stop for each of the screws.

18. An electrical connection assembly, comprising:
a housing including a housing part having an opening, a housing cap, a power rail receptacle, and a screw head receptacle that opens into the power rail receptacle, the housing cap has a cover section covering the opening of the housing part, a stop projecting away from the cover section and a fastening element affixing the housing cap to the opening;
a power rail received in the power rail receptacle and having a passage hole;
a pair of screws wherein at least one screw is inserted into the passage hole, the at least one screw having a thread and a screw head, and the housing cap has at least one stop for each of the screws; and
a contact element with a mating thread complementary to the thread of the at least one screw.

19. A housing cap for closing an opening of a housing part, comprising:
a cover section covering the opening;
a spacing element having a reinforcement zone, the spacing element having a curved cross section in a plane parallel to the cover section, defining the reinforcement zone;
a stop projecting away from the cover section; and
a fastening element affixing the housing cap to the opening.

Assignees

• Te Connectivity Germany Gmbh

Inventors

• Schwan Ralf

Classifications

• H01R13/5213 Primary

  Covers · CPC title

• H01R4/30

  utilising a screw or nut clamping member (H01R4/50 takes precedence; utilising a clamping member acted on by screw or nut H01R4/38; {for coaxial cables H01R9/0521}) · CPC title

• H01R13/52

  Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof cases · CPC title

• H01R13/512

  assembled by screw or screws · CPC title

• H01R11/283

  Bolt, screw or threaded ferrule parallel to the battery post · CPC title