Housing for a contact device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9425540-B2
Application number	US-201314379083-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 14, 2013
Priority date	Feb 17, 2012
Publication date	Aug 23, 2016
Grant date	Aug 23, 2016

Abstract

The invention relates to a housing ( 100 ) for a contact device ( 450 ) which can be fitted to a cable ( 480 ), having a first housing portion ( 101 ) for receiving the contact device ( 450 ) and a second housing portion ( 201 ) which can be arranged on the first housing portion ( 101 ). The first housing portion ( 101 ) has an inlet portion ( 150 ) for the cable ( 480 ) having a cable seal ( 350 ). The inlet portion ( 150 ) of the first housing portion ( 101 ) has a recess ( 160 ) which exposes an outer part-region of the cable seal ( 350 ). The second housing portion ( 201 ) can be arranged on the first housing portion ( 101 ) in such a manner that the second housing portion ( 201 ) can be pressed onto the outer part-region of the cable seal ( 350 ) via the recess ( 160 ) of the inlet portion ( 150 ) of the first housing portion ( 101 ). The invention further relates to an arrangement comprising a housing ( 100 ), a contact device ( 450 ) and a cable ( 480 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A housing for a contact device which can be fitted to a cable, having:
a first housing portion for receiving the contact device; and
a second housing portion which can be arranged on the first housing portion,
wherein the first housing portion has an inlet portion for the cable having a cable seal,
wherein the inlet portion of the first housing portion has a recess which exposes an outer part-region of the cable seal, and
wherein the second housing portion can be arranged on the first housing portion in such a manner that the second housing portion can be pressed onto the outer part-region of the cable seal via the recess of the inlet portion of the first housing portion, and
wherein the second housing portion is configured to be arranged on the first housing portion in different positions so that there can be brought about a different pressing action on the outer part-region of the cable seal.

2. A housing according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second housing portions have corresponding engaging structures, by means of which the second housing portion can be fixed to the first housing portion.

3. A housing according to claim 1 , wherein the second housing portion can be arranged on the first housing portion in a basic position, in which no pressure is applied to the cable seal, and wherein the second housing portion is configured to be displaced from the basic position into an additional position on the first housing portion in order to bring about a pressing action on the cable seal.

4. A housing according to claim 1 , wherein the second housing portion has an engaging form and two engaging projections arranged opposite, and wherein the first housing portion has at the outer side a plurality of engaging recesses for each engaging projection of the second housing portion.

5. A housing according to claim 1 , wherein the second housing portion has a pressing structure for pressing on the outer part-region of the cable seal.

6. A housing according to claim 1 , wherein the first and/or second housing portion has/have structural elements for pressing on the cable for tensile relief.

7. A housing according to claim 1 , wherein the first housing portion has an opening region for the contact device having an opening seal.

8. A housing according to claim 1 , wherein the first housing portion has passage portions in which screws which can be used to fix the housing can be received, and wherein screw seals are arranged inside the passage portions.

9. A housing according to claim 7 , wherein the cable seal and the opening seal or the cable seal, the opening seal and the screw seals are mutually connected part-portions of a sealing member which is integrated in the first housing portion.

10. A housing according to claim 9 , wherein the sealing member is constructed from a silica gel.

11. A housing according to claim 1 , wherein the contact device which can be received in the first housing portion is a connector insert which can be arranged on a data transmission cable.

12. A housing according to claim 11 , wherein the connector insert is an RJ-45 connector insert.

13. An arrangement, comprising:
a contact device;
a housing for the contact device; and
a cable configured to be fitting with the contact device,
wherein the housing includes:
a first housing portion for receiving the contact device; and
a second housing portion which can be arranged on the first housing portion,
wherein the first housing portion has an inlet portion for the cable having a cable seal,
wherein the inlet portion of the first housing portion has a recess which exposes an outer part-region of the cable seal, and
wherein the second housing portion can be arranged on the first housing portion in such a manner that the second housing portion can be pressed onto the outer part-region of the cable seal via the recess of the inlet portion of the first housing portion, and
wherein the second housing portion is configured to be arranged on the first housing portion in different positions so that there can be brought about a different pressing action on the outer part-region of the cable seal.

14. A housing according to claim 5 , wherein the cable seal has a hollow cylindrical form, and wherein the pressing structure has as curved contour.

15. A housing according to claim 1 , wherein the cable seal has a hollow cylindrical form, and wherein the recess exposes a partial region of a radial outer side of the cable seal.

Assignees

• Tyco Electronics Amp Gmbh
• Te Connectivity Germany Gmbh

Inventors

• Schnurpfeil Thomas
• Feldmeier Guenter
• Kraemer Peter
• Lindemann Gregor
• Tuey Ufuk

Classifications

• H01R13/5205 Primary

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

• H01R13/582

  the cable being clamped between assembled parts of the housing · CPC title

• H01R13/5219

  Sealing means between coupling parts, e.g. interfacial seal · CPC title

• H01R13/6215

  using one or more bolts · CPC title

• H01R13/5825

  the means comprising additional parts captured between housing parts and cable · CPC title