Housing for a plug-type connector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9853390-B2
Application number	US-201515122930-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 3, 2015
Priority date	Mar 5, 2014
Publication date	Dec 26, 2017
Grant date	Dec 26, 2017

Abstract

A housing for a plug-type connector includes a first housing part and a second housing part configured to be connected to the first housing part. The second housing part has a fastening device for fastening an electric cable to the housing. The second housing part is to be attached to the first housing part in an attachment direction in order to connect to the first housing part, and, in a connected position, is mechanically connected to the first housing part so that the second housing part is held on the first housing part counter to the attachment direction. The housing includes a resiliently adjustable locking element arranged on one of the housing parts, the locking element assuming a locking position in the connected position of the housing parts, in which locking position the locking element is engaged with an engagement portion of the other of the housing parts.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A housing for a plug-type connector, comprising:
a first housing part;
a second housing part configured to be connected to the first housing part, the second housing part having a fastening device configured to fasten an electric cable to the housing, wherein the second housing part is configured to be attached to the first housing part in an attachment direction in order to connect to the first housing part, and, in a connected position, is mechanically connected to the first housing part so that the second housing part is held on the first housing part counter to the attachment direction; and
a resiliently adjustable locking element arranged on one of the housing parts, the locking element assuming a locking position in the connected position of the housing parts, in which locking position the locking element is engaged with an engagement portion of the other of the housing parts so that the second housing part is locked relative to the first housing part counter to a direction of rotation that is directed about the attachment direction,
wherein the locking element projects with a resiliently movable portion along the attachment direction from an attachment face of one of the housing parts, to which face the other of the housing parts is configured to be attached in order to connect the housing parts, and
wherein the resiliently movable portion is resiliently movable along the attachment direction.

2. The housing according to claim 1 , wherein the locking element is formed to be resilient at least in portions.

3. The housing according to claim 1 , wherein the locking element is movable resiliently out of the locking position to detach the housing parts from each other.

4. The housing according to claim 1 , wherein the engagement portion is formed by an indentation on the other of the housing parts, into which indentation the locking element engages in the connected position of the housing parts.

5. The housing according to claim 1 , wherein the locking element is configured to be received with a fastening portion in a receiving device of one of the housing parts and projects from the attachment face with a spring portion.

6. The housing according to claim 1 , wherein the locking element is attached to a wall forming the attachment face, surrounds an opening in the attachment face, and projects from the attachment face with at least one spring tongue.

7. The housing according to claim 6 , wherein the locking element lies against a side of the wall that is remote from the attachment face and the at least one spring tongue extends through a cutout in the wall.

8. The housing according to claim 1 , wherein the locking element has a pin that is resiliently movable along the attachment direction.

9. The housing according to claim 1 , wherein the locking element has a spring pin that is resiliently movable transversely to the attachment direction and along the attachment direction, which pin is configured to be deflected transversely to the attachment direction on connecting the housing parts.

10. The housing according to claim 9 , wherein the spring pin upon a turning of the second housing part in the direction of rotation relative to the first housing part for connecting the housing parts together enters into the engagement portion through an opening in the engagement portion, upon a further turning in the direction of rotation enters into engagement with the engagement portion, and in the connected position lies in a locking manner against a wall portion of the engagement portion.

11. The housing according to claim 1 , wherein the other of the housing parts has a plurality of engagement portions for connecting the housing parts together in different positions that are turned relative to each other about the attachment direction.

12. The housing according to claim 1 , wherein the second housing part, for connecting to the first housing part, is configured to be turned about the attachment direction relative to the first housing part in the direction of rotation.

13. The housing according to claim 1 , wherein at least one closure portion is arranged on the first housing part and the second housing part, respectively, which closure portions in the connected position are mechanically engaged with each other and configured to hold the second housing part on the first housing part.

14. A housing for a plug-type connector, comprising:
a first housing part; and
a second housing part configured to be connected to the first housing part, the second housing part having a fastening device configured to fasten an electric cable to the housing, wherein the second housing part is configured to be attached to the first housing part in an attachment direction in order to connect to the first housing part, and, in a connected position, is mechanically connected to the first housing part so that the second housing part is held on the first housing part counter to the attachment direction,
wherein one of the housing parts has a closure element that is resilient at least in portions, which in the connected position is engaged in a positive lock with at least one closure portion of the other of the housing parts, such that the second housing part is held on the first housing part counter to the attachment direction,
wherein the closure element is formed by a ring extended about the attachment direction, which ring at least in portions is formed to be elastically resilient, and
wherein the ring has at least one radially projecting portion, the ring being arranged on a collar of the associated housing part so that the ring projects radially from the collar with the at least one radially projecting portion and is configured to be brought into engagement with the at least one closure portion of the other housing part with the at least one radially projecting portion.

15. The housing according to claim 14 , wherein the at least one closure portion is formed to be rigid.

16. The housing according to claim 14 , wherein the at least one closure portion is formed by an edge portion surrounding an opening, to which at least one closure portion the closure element is configured to be attached in a positive lock.

17. The housing according to claim 14 , wherein the ring has different portions that adjoin each other, which are offset relative to each other axially to the attachment direction.

18. The housing according to claim 17 , wherein in the connected position the ring is configured to be resiliently braced axially along the attachment direction.

19. The housing according to claim 14 , wherein the ring has a ring body that bears at least one spring portion that is bent over relative to the ring body and projects radially from the ring body.

20. The housing according to claim 14 , wherein the closure element is arranged on the associated housing part so as to be displaceable transversely to the attachment direction.

21. A housing for a plug-type connector, comprising:
a first housing part;
a second housing part configured to be connected to the first housing part, the second housing part having a fastening device configured to fasten an electric cable to the housing, wherein the second housing part is configured to be attached to the first housing part in an attachment direction in order to connect to the first housing part, and, in a connected position, is mechanically connected to the first housing part so that the second housing part is held on the first housing part counter to the attachment direction

Assignees

• Phoenix Contact Gmbh & Co

Inventors

• Diessel Thorsten
• Sprenger Dennis

Classifications

• H01R13/508 Primary

  assembled by {a separate} clip or spring · CPC title

• H01R13/6583

  with separate conductive resilient members between mating shield members · CPC title

• H01R13/5841

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