Rotatable cable outlet piece for a plug connector housing

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12500374-B2
Application number	US-202118044555-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 1, 2021
Priority date	Sep 11, 2020
Publication date	Dec 16, 2025
Grant date	Dec 16, 2025

Abstract

A plug connector housing is provided having a cable through-opening with a substantially circular cross-section. The plug connector housing has a cable outlet piece, which substantially has the shape of an angled cylinder. The cable outlet piece is configured to be fastened to the cable through-opening of the plug connector housing and is mounted for rotation in a peripheral direction relative to the cable through-opening.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . A plug connector housing, comprising:
a base housing having a cable through-opening with a substantially circular cross section, the cable through-opening including a collar that protrudes from an upper end of the base housing and has at least one fastening opening; a cable outlet piece, which substantially has the form of an angled cylinder, wherein the cable outlet piece is configured to be fastened to the cable through-opening of the base housing and is mounted for rotation in a circumferential direction relative to the cable through-opening, and wherein the cable outlet piece has a circumferential groove on an outside of the cable outlet piece; and a ring mounted in the circumferential groove of the cable outlet piece for rotation in the circumferential direction, the ring having at least one radially protruding fastening stud that engages in the at least one fastening opening of the collar of the cable through-opening of the base housing.

2 . The plug connector housing as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the cable outlet piece is rotatable in a rotation angle between 120° and 60° relative to the cable through opening.

3 . The plug connector housing as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the collar has a substantially cylindrical lateral surface.

4 . The plug connector housing as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:
the collar of the cable through-opening has two opposing fastening openings, the ring has at least two radially protruding fastening studs, and the fastening studs each engage in a respective one of the fastening openings.

5 . The plug connector housing as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the cable through-opening has at least one internal step.

6 . The plug connector housing as claimed in claim 5 , wherein each of the at least one step have a respective fastening opening.

7 . The plug connector housing as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the cable outlet piece has at least one axially protruding lug.

8 . The plug connector housing as claimed in claim 7 , wherein each of the at least one axially protruding lug of the cable outlet piece is rotatable towards a respective step of the cable through-opening.

9 . The plug connector housing as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the cable outlet piece has a bending angle between 140° and 90°.

10 . The plug connector housing as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a base portion of the base housing of the plug connector housing has a substantially rectangular cross section.

Assignees

• Harting Electric Stiftung & Co Kg

Inventors

• Beneke Andre
• Wittpahl Markus

Classifications

• H02G3/18

  providing line outlets · CPC title

• H01R35/04

  Turnable line connectors with limited rotation angle {with frictional contact members} · CPC title

• H01R13/565 Primary

  Torsion-relieving · CPC title

• H02G3/06

  Joints for connecting lengths of protective tubing {or channels}, to each other or to casings, e.g. to distribution boxes; Ensuring electrical continuity in the joint · CPC title

• H01R13/5841 Primary

  allowing different orientations of the cable with respect to the coupling direction · CPC title