Sealed cable feedthrough of a plug connector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12358386-B2
Application number	US-202217858159-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 6, 2022
Priority date	Jul 6, 2021
Publication date	Jul 15, 2025
Grant date	Jul 15, 2025

Abstract

A sealed cable feedthrough of a plug connector includes a housing having an opening receiving a cable, a cover partially covering the opening, the cover having a through hole receiving the cable along an insertion direction, and a seal member sealing an interface between the housing and the cover. The seal member has a tubular member with a through hole receiving the cable along the insertion direction. The tubular member is arranged within the through hole of the cover and extends along a direction parallel to the insertion direction. The tubular member seals an interface between the cover and the cable.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A sealed cable feedthrough of a plug connector, comprising:
a housing having an opening receiving a cable;
a cover partially covering the opening, the cover having a through hole receiving the cable along an insertion direction; and
a seal member sealing an interface between the housing and the cover, the seal member has a tubular member with a through hole receiving the cable along the insertion direction, the tubular member is arranged within the through hole of the cover and extends along a direction parallel to the insertion direction, the tubular member seals an interface between the cover and the cable, the seal member is snap-fitted to the cover.

2. The sealed cable feedthrough of claim 1 , wherein the tubular member extends from a side of the cover to an opposite side of the cover.

3. The sealed cable feedthrough of claim 1 , wherein the tubular member extends perpendicularly from a base of the seal member.

4. The sealed cable feedthrough of claim 3 , wherein the tubular member has a free-end terminated by a retention element protruding outwardly and retaining the seal member to the cover in the insertion direction.

5. The sealed cable feedthrough of claim 4 , wherein the retention element abuts in the insertion direction on a free-edge of a wall delimiting the through hole of the cover.

6. The sealed cable feedthrough of claim 4 , wherein the cover has a holding structure retaining the retention element in an opposite direction of the insertion direction.

7. The sealed cable feedthrough of claim 1 , wherein the cover has a base enclosed by a rim and forming a recess between the base and the rim.

8. The sealed cable feedthrough of claim 7 , wherein the rim rests on a wall delimiting the opening of the housing, the base of the cover is positioned within the opening inside the housing.

9. The sealed cable feedthrough of claim 7 , wherein the cover has a holding structure protruding outwardly from the base in an opposite direction of the insertion direction and/or protruding from the rim of the cover toward the recess of the cover.

10. The sealed cable feedthrough of claim 7 , wherein a depth of the through hole of the cover in the insertion direction is less than or equal to a height of the rim of the cover in the insertion direction.

11. The sealed cable feedthrough of claim 7 , wherein the cover has a first shoulder between the base and the rim.

12. The sealed cable feedthrough of claim 11 , wherein the cover has a second shoulder between the first shoulder and the base of the cover.

13. The sealed cable feedthrough of claim 12 , wherein the seal member has a base enclosed by a rim forming a recess between the base and the rim.

14. The sealed cable feedthrough of claim 13 , wherein the rim of the seal member is arranged in a recess of the cover formed between the first shoulder and the second shoulder.

15. The sealed cable feedthrough of claim 1 , wherein the cover and the seal member are two distinct pieces each integrally formed, the cover is made of a rigid material and the seal member is made of an elastomeric material.

16. The sealed cable feedthrough of claim 1 , further comprising a grid arranged in the opening of the housing to retain the seal member in the insertion direction by a snap-fit connection between the grid and the seal member.

17. The sealed cable feedthrough of claim 1 , wherein the housing, the cover, and the seal member receive only a single cable.

18. An assembly, comprising:
a cover having a through hole; and
a seal member having a tubular member with a through hole receiving a cable along an insertion direction, the tubular member is arranged within the through hole of the cover and extends along a direction parallel to the insertion direction, the tubular member seals an interface between the cover and the cable, the seal member is snap-fitted to the cover.

19. A sealed cable feedthrough of a plug connector, comprising:
a housing having an opening receiving a cable;
a cover partially covering the opening, the cover having a through hole receiving the cable along an insertion direction, the cover has a base enclosed by a rim and forming a recess between the base and the rim; and
a seal member sealing an interface between the housing and the cover, the seal member has a tubular member with a through hole receiving the cable along the insertion direction, the tubular member is arranged within the through hole of the cover and extends along a direction parallel to the insertion direction, the tubular member seals an interface between the cover and the cable.

20. A sealed cable feedthrough of a plug connector, comprising:
a housing having an opening receiving a cable;
a cover partially covering the opening, the cover having a through hole receiving the cable along an insertion direction;
a seal member sealing an interface between the housing and the cover, the seal member has a tubular member with a through hole receiving the cable along the insertion direction, the tubular member is arranged within the through hole of the cover and extends along a direction parallel to the insertion direction, the tubular member seals an interface between the cover and the cable; and
a grid arranged in the opening of the housing to retain the seal member in the insertion direction by a snap-fit connection between the grid and the seal member.

Assignees

• Tyco Electronics France Sas
• Te Connectivity Solutions Gmbh

Inventors

• Chatelus Eric
• Dupont Bruno
• Pamart Olivier
• Gallerand Stephane

Classifications

• H01R13/5202 Primary

  Sealing means between parts of housing or between housing part and a wall, e.g. sealing rings · CPC title

• H02G15/013

  Sealing means for cable inlets (inlets for cables filled with, or surrounded by, gas or oil H02G15/32) · CPC title

• H01R2201/26

  for vehicles · CPC title

• H01R13/6395

  for wall or panel outlets · CPC title

• H01R13/5205 Primary

  Sealing means between cable and housing, e.g. grommet (H01R13/5221 takes precedence) · CPC title