EP2731204A1 - Connecteur doté d'un dispositif de détente de traction - Google Patents

Connecteur doté d'un dispositif de détente de traction Download PDF

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EP2731204A1
EP2731204A1 EP13005317.6A EP13005317A EP2731204A1 EP 2731204 A1 EP2731204 A1 EP 2731204A1 EP 13005317 A EP13005317 A EP 13005317A EP 2731204 A1 EP2731204 A1 EP 2731204A1
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Michael Quiter
Andreas Görlich
Savvas Valsamakis
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/58—Means for relieving strain on wire connection, e.g. cord grip, for avoiding loosening of connections between wires and terminals within a coupling device terminating a cable
    • H01R13/582—Means for relieving strain on wire connection, e.g. cord grip, for avoiding loosening of connections between wires and terminals within a coupling device terminating a cable the cable being clamped between assembled parts of the housing
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/58—Means for relieving strain on wire connection, e.g. cord grip, for avoiding loosening of connections between wires and terminals within a coupling device terminating a cable
    • H01R13/59—Threaded ferrule or bolt operating in a direction parallel to the cable or wire
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R24/00—Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure
    • H01R24/60—Contacts spaced along planar side wall transverse to longitudinal axis of engagement
    • H01R24/62—Sliding engagements with one side only, e.g. modular jack coupling devices
    • H01R24/64—Sliding engagements with one side only, e.g. modular jack coupling devices for high frequency, e.g. RJ 45

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  • the invention relates to a connector with strain relief, in particular a RJ45 connector, and a use of the connector.
  • Strain reliefs for connectors are generally known.
  • the strain reliefs have the task of receiving a tensile force which acts on a cable connected to the connector in such a way that the electrical contacting of the cable with the connector is not interrupted, for example by tearing off the electric cable.
  • the housing of the connector with the insulating jacket of the cable can be firmly welded or potted.
  • many connectors have a kink protection grommet, which is formed integrally with the strain relief in the rule. The kink protection grommet prevents kinking of the cable at the through opening of the connector housing into which the cable is inserted into the interior of the connector housing.
  • a contact pressure over the bendable fingers of the sleeve can be applied to the cable connected to the connector along the bending direction B.
  • the cable can be advantageously mechanically fixed to its insulating jacket with the connector, so that a pulling force acting on the cable is transmitted against the cable feed-through direction D by means of the sleeve or the sleeve fastening device to the housing of the connector or the contact device, thereby avoiding that this tensile force acts at the contact point between the cables of the cable and the cable contacts of the contact device.
  • the force applied to the bendable fingers of the sleeve can be adjusted by rotating the sleeve attachment device.
  • the sleeve is formed of a resilient material and completely surrounds the circumference of the cable, so that bending forces in the region of the strain relief, in particular at the edge of the cable passage opening of the sleeve attachment device can be absorbed by the strain relief or by the resilient fingers of the sleeve.
  • the cable can be displaced to a certain extent back into a straight position or bent.
  • the strain relief acts as a kink protection grommet, so that the strain relief advantageously performs a dual function.
  • the contact device may comprise a cable end device into which an end region of a cable can be received at least in some areas.
  • the Jardinendvoriques may have one or more line receptacles, in which in each case the end of an associated line of the cable is insertable.
  • the cable termination device can have a multiplicity of cable receptacles for multicore cables.
  • the Jardinendvoroplasty comprises no electrical contact, but is rather of an electrical non-conductor, such as a plastic formed.
  • the cable contacts with which the lines of the cable are electrically contacted, may be formed in or on the housing device.
  • the cables of the cable can be contacted mechanically and / or electrically with cable contacts of the housing device.
  • the cable contacts may be formed as insulation displacement contacts, so that the insulation of the cables of the cable are at least partially intersected by arranging the Jardinendvorraum on the housing device to allow electrical contact between the cable contact and the associated electrical line of the cable ,
  • the contact device may further comprise a cover device which, after the cable termination device has been arranged on the housing device, can be fastened to the housing device in order to close the contact device, in particular moisture-tight.
  • the contact device is preferably at least partially formed from a material by which electromagnetic stray radiation can be shielded, for example from a metal.
  • the contact device may be formed at least partially or partially from one or more pieces of sheet metal.
  • the areas of the contact device formed of metal or the areas which are designed to shield electromagnetic radiation are preferably electrically connected to a shield contact, which is electrically contactable with a shielding conductor of the cable.
  • the contact device has a cable passage opening into which the cable along the cable feed-through direction D is feasible.
  • the cable duct opening In particular, it can be formed jointly by the housing device and the cover device.
  • the cable feed-through opening can be further formed by the sleeve and the sleeve attachment device.
  • the cable may thus be feasible along the cable feed-through direction D through the sleeve and the sleeve fastening device.
  • the sleeve attachment device and the sleeve which together form the strain relief, can be arranged together on the cable, in particular before the cable is contacted with the contact device electrically or mechanically.
  • the sleeve and the sleeve attachment device can completely enclose the circumference of the cable.
  • the sleeve has at least one bendable finger, which extends substantially parallel to the cable feed-through direction D, and which is arranged in particular on the side opposite the Anordenseite or opposite side of the sleeve.
  • the term "substantially” as used in the application with respect to directional information means that a small deviation from said direction is possible. Thus, in particular measurement inaccuracies in the angle determination fall under this term. But there are also deviations from a size by the term “substantially” includes, which lead to the same technical effect as the specified direction indication.
  • the term “substantially parallel” may also include the case that the two said elements or directions are oriented such that the orientations are at an angle of less than about 30 degrees, preferably less than about 15 degrees, and more preferably less than about 5 degrees, include. Accordingly, the term “substantially perpendicular” may also include the case that the two said elements or directions are oriented such that the orientations are at an angle greater than about 60 degrees, more preferably greater than about 75 degrees, and most preferably greater than about 85 degrees, include.
  • the sleeve may preferably have a plurality of fingers, for example two, three, four, five, six and more fingers.
  • the fingers are preferably made of a bendable material, in particular of a resilient Material formed.
  • resilient means a material property which causes each of the fingers to deform resiliently by the application of an external force along a bending direction B, the resilience of the material causing the finger to return to its original shape when applied Force no longer acts on the finger.
  • the term resilient deformability includes elastic deformability.
  • the at least one finger can therefore, after a deformation or displacement along the bending direction B due to the resilience of the material an opposing, ie opposite to the bending direction B directed counterforce on another element exercise.
  • the bending direction B of the at least one finger, along which the fingers can be bent preferably, is oriented substantially radially or vertically to the cable feed-through direction D and in particular perpendicular to a circumferential direction U of the sleeve.
  • the at least one finger can be bent along the bending direction B in the direction of the cable made through the sleeve.
  • the at least one finger can be bent or displaced along the bending direction B until the finger mechanically contacts the cable or comes into frictional engagement with the cable.
  • Next can be applied by the at least one finger a contact pressure along the bending direction B to the cable.
  • the sleeve and the cable can be frictionally engaged with each other, so that a relative displacement of the sleeve is inhibited relative to the cable.
  • the sleeve can be fastened to the contact device by means of the sleeve fastening device.
  • the sleeve fastening device has the complementary engagement device, which can be brought into engagement with the engagement device on the contact device in order to fasten the sleeve fastening device to the contact device.
  • the connector By attaching the sleeve attachment device to the contact device and the associated fixation of the sleeve and the cable connected to the contact device, the connector can be transferred to an operating position.
  • the sleeve attachment device further comprises the sleeve receptacle, through which the sleeve is received at least partially in the operating position. By means of Sleeve receptacle, the sleeve can be attached to the sleeve attachment device.
  • the complementary engagement means of the sleeve attachment device can be locked by rotation of the sleeve attachment device about the axis of rotation A with the engagement device of the contact device.
  • the lock is in particular releasable again by an opposite rotation about the axis of rotation A.
  • the rotation may further cause the bending of the at least one bendable finger of the sleeve, wherein the bending is reversible when the sleeve attachment device is released from the contact device again.
  • the at least one bendable finger of the sleeve has a projection which protrudes substantially along the bending direction B.
  • the projection along the bending direction B is tapered or tapered.
  • the projection can additionally be tapered or tapered counter to the cable feed-through direction.
  • a projection can be engaged by the cable along the bending direction B, in particular by a bending of the finger on which the projection is formed, with the cable which is guided through the sleeve.
  • the projection can at least partially penetrate into the insulating jacket of the cable.
  • the projection along the bending direction B may have a length which is equal to or greater than the thickness of the insulating jacket of the cable, so that the projection may advantageously penetrate the insulating jacket of the cable to electrically contact an underlying shielding conductor.
  • the at least one projection on the sleeve advantageously a displacement of the sleeve is inhibited relative to the guided through the sleeve cable in an improved manner.
  • the position of the sleeve relative to the cable is fixed when the fingers or the projections are in engagement with the cable.
  • the sleeve has a fastening device, whereby the sleeve can be fastened in an arranging position on the contact device.
  • the fastening device is formed integrally with the sleeve.
  • the sleeve attachment means may engage or lock with complementary mating means of the contactor such that the sleeve and, optionally, the cable connected to or attached to the sleeve does not oppose the cable gland direction D can be relocated or can.
  • the sleeve can be fastened by means of the fastening device to the contact device or its complementary fastening device, in particular releasably.
  • the attachment means and / or the complementary attachment means may be resiliently deformable at least in some regions, so that the attachment means and / or the complementary attachment means deforms or deforms at least partially when arranging the sleeve against the contact device to engage each other. Accordingly, the fastener and / or the complementary fastener may be deformed manually or with a tool to disengage the fastener from the complementary fastener. In the released state, the sleeve can then be removed from the contact device.
  • the fastening device may preferably surround the contact device at least partially.
  • the complementary fastening device can be arranged or formed on a side of the contact device which is opposite or opposite to the arranged sleeve.
  • the fastening device can then embrace the cover device or the housing device of the contact device in order to engage the complementary fastening device.
  • the fastening device and the complementary fastening device are preferably made of an electrically conductive material, for example a metal, so that the fastening device can electrically contact the complementary fastening device.
  • a ground contact of the contact device can be contacted by means of the fastening device and the complementary fastening device with a ground or Abprocesstechnisch of the cable.
  • the sleeve can electrically contact a cable conductor of the cable as a preferred earth or shielding cable.
  • the sleeve has at least one latching device which can be latched with a complementary latching device of the sleeve fastening device.
  • the at least one latching device is at least partially deformable along a direction of displacement V and / or displaced, wherein the displacement direction V is preferably oriented substantially perpendicular to the cable feed-through direction D.
  • the sleeve may also have a plurality of two, three, four or more locking devices.
  • a plurality of latching devices can be formed along the circumference of the sleeve, preferably equidistantly along the circumference.
  • each of the at least one latching device is deformable or displaceable at least in regions along a displacement direction V, wherein the displacement direction V can be oriented in particular radially to the circumference of the sleeve.
  • the displacement direction V and the cable passing direction may be substantially perpendicular to each other.
  • each latching device may be resiliently deformable, wherein the latching device may preferably be formed integrally with the sleeve.
  • each latching device has a finger which extends against the cable feed-through direction D from the sleeve.
  • a protrusion or a projection may be formed, wherein the protrusion or the projection along the radial direction on the outside of the sleeve is arranged.
  • the protrusion or the projection arranged on the side of the sleeve which faces away from the cable or the cable feed opening.
  • the protrusion may have at least partially a spherical or ellipsoidal surface. It is understood, however, that the projection of the locking device can also be pyramid-shaped or formed as a tip.
  • the at least one latching device comprises a projection and the at least one complementary latching device comprises at least one recess, through which the projection of the latching device is at least partially receivable.
  • the complementary latching device may be formed in the region of the sleeve receptacle of the sleeve fastening device, so that the latching device can be received at least in regions through the sleeve receptacle.
  • the complementary latching device preferably has at least one depression or groove.
  • the recess or groove is in particular dimensioned such that an associated protrusion or an associated projection of the latching device can at least partially engage in the recess or groove.
  • the at least one complementary latching device comprises a groove or depression which is oriented substantially parallel to the cable feed-through direction D.
  • the projection or Vorwölbunbg the locking device is then displaced along the cable feed-through direction in the formed as a groove complementary locking device.
  • the at least one recess or groove of the complementary latching device has a substantially rectilinear shape, wherein the longitudinal extent of the recess or groove is oriented substantially parallel to the cable feedthrough direction D.
  • the complementary locking device has a plurality of depressions or grooves, these are preferably aligned parallel to each other.
  • the protrusions or projections of the locking device of the sleeve can be introduced by inserting the sleeve into the sleeve receptacle of the sleeve fastening device in each case in an associated recess or groove. After engagement or insertion of the protrusions or projections in the associated recesses or grooves rotating the sleeve attachment device is inhibited relative to the sleeve.
  • a predetermined torque of more than 1 Nm, preferably more than 5 Nm and in particular more than 10 Nm a relative rotation of sleeve fastening device and sleeve about the axis of rotation A can be achieved.
  • the protrusions which are arranged for example on the fingers of the latching device, acted upon by the walls of the grooves or recesses with a force, wherein the protrusions along the displacement direction V radially to the interior of the sleeve displace that is, in the direction of a cable that can be arranged in the sleeve.
  • the engagement of the protrusions with the associated recesses grooves can be solved and the protrusions can by engaging the sleeve fixing device by a predetermined angle about the rotation axis A, for example about 5 degrees to about 15 degrees, engage with an adjacent groove or groove.
  • the protrusions due to the resilience of the material shift again against the displacement direction V, so that in turn a predetermined torque must be applied to perform a further relative rotation of the sleeve mounting device relative to the sleeve.
  • the sleeve and / or the sleeve attachment device is formed of a metal. More preferably, the sleeve, in particular including the fingers and / or the latching device and / or the fastening device, integrally formed.
  • the sleeve can be made by punching and by further deformation of a metal sheet.
  • the sleeve fastening device in particular including the actuating portion and / or the complementary locking device and / or the complementary engagement device, integrally formed.
  • the sleeve attachment device can be produced as a zinc die-cast part or as an aluminum die-cast part.
  • One aspect relates to a use of a connector according to the invention for electrically contacting at least one electrical lead of a cable, wherein the cable is guided along the cable feed-through direction D through the sleeve attachment device, the sleeve and the cable feed-through opening into the interior of the contact device; wherein the at least one electrical lead of the cable is contacted with an associated cable contact; wherein the sleeve is disposed on the contact device and secured thereto by means of the sleeve attachment device, whereby the sleeve and the sleeve attachment device form the strain relief for the cable.
  • the FIG. 1 shows an exploded perspective view of a connector 1, which is formed in the illustrated preferred embodiment as a standard RJ45 compatible connector.
  • the FIG. 2 shows the same connector 1 in an exploded sectional view.
  • the connector 1 comprises a contact device 3, which in turn comprises a housing device 5, a cable end device 7 and a cover device 9, and a strain relief device 11 with a sleeve 13 and a sleeve attachment device 15.
  • the cable termination device 7 is designed to cover the end region of a cable 31 (in FIG FIG. 2 shown) at least partially record. By assembling the cable end device 7 and the housing device 5, the cable 31 can be mechanically fastened thereto and contacted electrically with cable contacts 19 of the housing device 5.
  • the contact device 3 is formed.
  • the contact device 3 is preferably at least partially formed from a material which can shield stray electromagnetic radiation, for example from a metal.
  • the housing device 5 and / or the cover device 9 may be formed at least partially or partially from one or more pieces of sheet metal.
  • a cable 31 may be passed along a cable feed-through direction D through a cable feed-through opening 17c of the sleeve attachment device 15, and further the cable 31 may be passed along the cable feed-through direction D through a cable feed-through opening 17b of the sleeve 13.
  • the sleeve attachment device 15 and the sleeve 13, which together form the strain relief 11 can be arranged together on the cable 31, in particular before the cable 31 is contacted electrically or mechanically with the contact device 3 or is fastened to the contact device 3 , The sleeve 13 and the sleeve attachment device 15 can thereby surround the cable 31 along a circumferential direction U of the cable 31 full extent.
  • the sleeve 13 has an Anordenseite 13 a, which is designed to be arranged on the contact device 3 of the connector 1.
  • the sleeve 13 can be arranged with the Anordenseite 13 a along the cable feed-through direction D to the contact device 3, in particular at least partially over a sleeve contact portion 3 a of the contact device 3 are pushed.
  • the sleeve 13 with the contact device 3 in the sleeve contact region 3 a frictionally, so that a removal or displacement of the sleeve 13 against the cable feed-through direction D due to the between the sleeve 13 and the Contact device 3 occurring friction is inhibited.
  • the sleeve 13 may have on the Anordenseite 13a along the cable feedthrough direction D projecting arrangement area 13b, which is designed to be after arranging the sleeve 13 to the contact device 3 with the sleeve contact portion 3a of the contact device 3 in frictional engagement.
  • the sleeve 13 has at least one bendable finger 13c, which extends substantially parallel to the cable feed-through direction D, and is arranged on the opposite side of the sleeve 13 or the opposite side 13a. It is understood that the sleeve 13 may preferably have a multiplicity of fingers 13c, for example two, three, four, five, six and more fingers 13c.
  • the fingers 13c are made of a bendable material, in particular of a resilient material.
  • resilient refers to a material property that causes each of the fingers 13c to deform resiliently by the application of an external force along a bending direction B, whereby due to the resilience of the material, each of the fingers 13c is restored to its original shape goes when the applied force no longer acts on the finger 13c.
  • the resilient deformability preferably comprises an elastic deformability of the fingers 13c. In other words, the fingers 13c after a deformation or displacement of the fingers 13c along the bending direction B due to the resilience of the material an opposing, ie opposite to the bending direction B directed counterforce on another element exercise.
  • the bending direction B of the fingers 13c, along which the fingers 13c can be bent preferably, is oriented substantially radially or vertically to the cable feed-through direction D and in particular perpendicular to the circumferential direction U.
  • the fingers 13c can be bent along the bending direction B toward the cable 31 when the cable 31 is passed through the sleeve 13 along the cable passing direction D.
  • the fingers 13c can be bent or displaced along the bending direction B until the fingers 13c contact the cable 31 mechanically.
  • a pressure can be applied to the cable 31 along the bending direction B by the fingers 13c.
  • the sleeve 13 and the cable 31 can be frictionally engaged with each other so that a relative displacement of the sleeve 13 relative to the cable 31 along or against the cable feed-through direction D is inhibited.
  • the at least one bendable finger 13c of the sleeve 13 may have a projection 13d which projects substantially along the bending direction B from the finger 13c.
  • the projection 13d can be tapered or tapered along the bending direction B. This makes it possible in a simple manner that the fingers 13c at least in the region of the projection 13d by a displacement or by bending along the bending direction B with the cable 31 can engage.
  • the projections 13d of the fingers 13c may be as shown in FIG FIG. 2 shown, at least partially penetrate into an insulating jacket 31 a of the cable 31 to engage with the cable 31 into engagement. As a result, a displacement of the sleeve 13 relative to the cable 31 is advantageously inhibited in an improved manner.
  • the position of the sleeve 13 relative to the cable 31 is fixed when the fingers 13c and the projections 13d are engaged with the cable 31, respectively.
  • at least one finger 13c or a projection 13d penetrate the insulation jacket 31a of the cable 31, in particular in order to make electrical contact with a shielding conductor 31b of the cable 31.
  • the shield conductor 31 b of the cable 31 usually wraps around the Lines 31 c of the cable 31, which are each electrically or mechanically contacted with an associated cable contact 19 of the contact device 3.
  • the sleeve 13 may further comprise a fastening device 25 through which the sleeve 13 in the Anordenposition on the contact device 3 can be fastened.
  • the fastening device 25 is formed integrally with the sleeve 13.
  • the fastening device 25 and / or the complementary fastening device 26 may be deformable at least in regions, so that the fastening device 25 and / or the complementary fastening device 26 deforms or deforms at least in regions when the sleeve 13 is arranged against the contact device 3 in order to engage with one another to get. Accordingly, the fastener 25 and / or the complementary fastener 26 may be deformed manually or with a tool to release the fastener 25 from the complementary fastener 26. In the released state, the sleeve 13 can then be removed from the contact device 3.
  • the connector 1 further comprises a sleeve attachment device 15, through which the cable 31 is also feasible along the cable feed-through direction D.
  • the sleeve fastening device 15 is preferably made of a metal, for example of a zinc or aluminum alloy, in particular as Diecast.
  • the sleeve attachment device 15 comprises a sleeve receptacle 15a, which is designed to receive the sleeve 13 along the cable feed-through direction D at least in certain areas.
  • the sleeve attachment device 15 can be pushed onto the cable 31, so that the sleeve attachment device 15 by a relative movement to the cable 31 and the sleeve 13 is displaced so that the sleeve 13 is at least partially inserted into the sleeve receptacle 15 a of the sleeve attachment device 15 or the sleeve attachment device 15 is at least partially überstülpbar on the sleeve 13.
  • the sleeve fastening device 15 preferably encloses the cable 31 along the circumference of the cable 31 completely. Furthermore, the sleeve 13 in the region of the sleeve receptacle 15a can be essentially completely surrounded by the sleeve fastening device 15.
  • the sleeve attachment device 15 is designed to fix the position of the sleeve 13 relative to the contact device 3.
  • the sleeve 13 can be fixed by means of the sleeve attachment device 15 to the contact device 3, in particular releasably secured.
  • the sleeve fastening device 15 has a complementary engagement device 23, which can be brought into engagement with an associated engagement device 21 of the contact device 3.
  • the contact device 3 comprises two engagement means 21 formed as a pin, an engagement means 21 on the housing means 5 and a further engagement means 21 on the cover means 9 are formed such that the engagement means 21 on opposite sides the cable passage opening 17a of the contact device 3 are formed or arranged.
  • the engagement devices can preferably be formed integrally or integrally with the cover device 9 or the housing device 5.
  • the engaging means 21 of the contact device 3 formed as a pin are designed and arranged so that they can be inserted into an associated insertion groove 23a of the complementary engagement device 23 when the sleeve attachment device 15 is pushed along the cable feed-through direction D onto the contact device 3.
  • the sleeve attachment device 15 is up to a predetermined position along the cable feed-through direction D relative to the contact device 3 and to the cable 31 on the contact device 3 pushed, so that the engagement means 21, which is formed in the illustrated preferred embodiment as a pin, inserted into the insertion groove 23 a of the complementary engagement means 23 until further displacement of the sleeve attachment device 15 along the cable feed-through direction D is inhibited, in particular by abutment of the pins 21 against a wall of the insertion groove 23a of the complementary engagement means 23.
  • the complementary engagement means 23 In order to lock the complementary engagement means 23 with the engagement means 21, the complementary engagement means 23, a locking groove 23b which adjoins the insertion groove 23a, so that the pins 21 can be guided or moved by rotating the sleeve fixing device 15 along the locking groove 23b.
  • the longitudinal extent of the locking groove 23b comprises a component which is oriented along the circumference U of the sleeve fastening device 15 so that rotation of the sleeve fastening device 15 about an axis of rotation A, which is oriented parallel to the cable feed-through direction D, relative to the contact device 3 and relative to the cable 31st , causes the pins 21 to displace along the locking groove 23b, thereby inhibiting relative displacement of the engaging means 21 relative to the complementary engaging means 23 along or against the cable passing direction D.
  • a displacement of the sleeve fastening device 15 along or against the cable feed-through direction D relative to the contact device 3 is therefore possible only by rotating the sleeve fastening device 15 about the axis of rotation A.
  • the sleeve attachment device 15 and the engagement device 21 of the contact device 3 act like a bayonet catch to secure the sleeve attachment device 15 to the contact device 3.
  • the sleeve 13 at least one latching device 27, which is preferably formed as a projection. It is understood, however, that the sleeve 13 may also have a plurality of latching devices 27, for example two, three, four, five, six or more latching devices 27. Particularly preferably, the locking devices 27 are at least partially deformable along a direction of displacement V and / or displaced. The displacement direction can be oriented parallel to the bending direction B. For this purpose, the material of the sleeve 13 may be resiliently deformable in the region of the latching device 27.
  • each latching device 27 on a finger 27 a which extends opposite to the cable feed-through direction D, and preferably protrudes from the surrounding material of the sleeve.
  • an associated protrusion 27b or a projection 27b may be respectively arranged, which is arranged on the outer side of the sleeve 13, that is opposite or opposite to the side of the finger 27a or the sleeve 13, which faces the cable 31.
  • the protrusion 27b may have at least partially a spherical or ellipsoidal surface. It is understood, however, that the protrusion 27b may also be formed as a tip.
  • the latching device 27 can be received at least partially through the sleeve receptacle 15a.
  • the sleeve fastening device 15 may have, in particular in the region of the sleeve receptacle, the complementary latching device 29, which may preferably be formed as recesses 29 or grooves 29.
  • the recesses or grooves 29 are in particular dimensioned such that an associated protrusion 27b can engage at least partially in the depression or groove 29.
  • the depressions or grooves have a rectilinear shape, wherein the longitudinal extent of the depressions or grooves 29 is preferably oriented substantially parallel to the cable feed-through direction D.
  • the protrusions 27b can be inserted into an associated depression or groove 29 by inserting the sleeve 13 into the sleeve receptacle 15 or by displacing the sleeve fastening device 15 along the cable feed-through direction D relative to the sleeve 13.
  • a relative rotation of the sleeve attachment device 15 is inhibited to the sleeve 13.
  • a predetermined torque is necessary to rotate the sleeve attachment device 15 about the axis of rotation 8 relative to the sleeve 13.
  • the protrusions 27 b By applying a torque to the sleeve attachment device 15 relative to the sleeve 13, the protrusions 27 b, which are arranged on the fingers 27 a of the latching device 27, are acted upon by the walls of the grooves or depressions 29 with a force so that the protrusions 27 b along the displacement direction V radially to the interior of the Sleeve, that is, in the direction of an arrangeable in the sleeve cable 31, displaced. Thereby, the engagement of the protrusions 27b is released with the associated grooves or recesses 29 and the protrusions 27b can engage by a partial rotation of the sleeve attachment device 15 about the axis of rotation A with an adjacent groove 29 in engagement. In this case, the protrusions 27b shift again against the displacement direction V, so that in turn a predetermined torque must be applied to perform a further relative rotation of the sleeve mounting device 15 relative to the sleeve 13.
  • the sleeve 13 is arranged on the cable 31 between the sleeve attachment device 15 and the contact device 3, so that the sleeve is fixed by arranging and fixing the sleeve attachment device 15 on the contact device 3 between them.
  • the sleeve attachment device 15 may include an actuating portion 33 (see FIG. 2 ), which is designed to mechanically contact the fingers 13c of the sleeve 13 in the arrangement of the sleeve fastening device 15 to the contact device 3, and to actuate or displace these fingers 13c along the bending direction B at least in regions.
  • the operating portion 33 of the sleeve fixing device 15 may be formed as a tapered portion of the sleeve fixing device 15, in which the inner diameter of the sleeve fixing device tapers against the cable passing direction D.
  • the sleeve attachment device 15 may be formed substantially tubular or hollow cylindrical, wherein the inner diameter of the sleeve attachment device 15 is variable and in particular to the opposite or opposite side of the complementary engagement device 23 is reduced or tapered.
  • the fingers 13c of the sleeve 13 By himself reducing the inner diameter of the sleeve attachment device 15, the fingers 13c of the sleeve 13 by attaching the sleeve attachment device 15 on the contact device and then rotating and securing the sleeve attachment device 15 along the bending direction B are bent so that the fingers 13c of the sleeve 13 against the insulation jacket 31 a of the cable 31 are pressed. Further preferably, the projections 13d of the fingers 13c can be pressed into the insulation jacket 31a of the cable 31 by a contact force applied by means of the sleeve fastening device 15, at least in regions.
  • the insulation jacket 31a or the cable 31 is frictionally connected to the connector in the region of the sleeve fastening device 15 or the housing device 5 and the cover device 9 in a force-fitting manner a tensile force which acts on the cable 31 is transmitted mechanically via the insulation jacket 31 a of the cable 31 to the sleeve 13 and then to the sleeve fastening device 15 and the housing device 5 or the cover device 9 of the contact device 3.
  • FIGS. 3 to 5 show the connector 1 in different positions, the connector 1 occupies in the assembly of the strain relief 11.
  • the cable 31 electrically and mechanically connected to the connector 1 (see FIG FIG. 2 ) in the FIGS. 3 to 5 Not shown.
  • the lines 31 c of the cable 31 with their end portions in the cable end device 7 (see Fig. 1 ) and by placing the cable end device 7 on the housing device 5 with the as Preßschneiditchen trained cable contacts 19 of the contact device 3 has been electrically connected.
  • the end region of the cable 31 is preferably stripped so that the shielding conductor 31 b of the cable 31 contacts a shield contact 19 a of the housing device 5 when the cable termination device 7 is fastened to the housing device 5.
  • the lid device 9 was fixed to the housing device 5 to form the contact device 3, which makes electrical contact with the cable 31.
  • the contact device 3 in turn has male contacts 35, each of the male contacts 35 being electrically connected to an associated one of the cable contacts 19 so that the leads 31 c of the cable 31 are connected by means of the male contacts 35 to the contacts of a connector complementary to the connector 1 (not shown) ) are electrically connected.
  • the cable with the contact device 3 is electrically and mechanically connected, while the sleeve 13 and the sleeve attachment device 15, which form the strain relief 11, are merely pushed onto the cable.
  • the Anordenseite 13a of the sleeve 13 is arranged on the contact device 3, wherein an arrangement portion 13b of the sleeve 13 with the contact device 3 in frictional engagement, preferably with the cover device 9 of the contact device 3.
  • a locking of the fastening means 25 of the sleeve 13 with the complementary fastening device 26 of the contact device 3 is a displacement of the sleeve 13 against the cable feed-through direction D inhibited.
  • a tensile force acting on the sleeve 13 against the cable feed-through direction D can be transmitted to the complementary fastening device 26 and thus to the contact device 3.
  • the insertion groove 23a of the complementary engagement device 23 of the sleeve attachment device 15 engages with the engagement device or with the associated pin 21 of the contact device 3.
  • At least one pin 21 and an engagement device 21 of the contact device 3 is preferably arranged such that it passes through the sleeve 13 in a Eingriff drivings slideeriesö réelle 13e or at least partially passed through the Eingriff esters Anlagen 13e, so that the sleeve 13 after the engagement of the engagement means 21 in the complementary engagement means 23 of the sleeve attachment device 15 in their position is fixed.
  • the latching devices 27 designed as projections likewise engage with the complementary latching devices 29 designed as grooves, the grooves 29 extending substantially parallel to the cable feed-through direction D.
  • the projections of the latching devices 27 are at least partially deformable or displaceable along the displacement direction V, wherein the displacement direction V is oriented substantially perpendicular to the cable feed-through direction D. In particular, the displacement direction V is oriented radially inward in the direction of the cable.
  • the pins 21 of the engagement device are each guided in an associated locking groove 23b, wherein the longitudinal extent of the locking groove 23b is oriented at an angle greater than 0 ° and less than 90 ° relative to the cable feed-through direction D and the circumferential direction U.
  • the longitudinal extent of the locking groove 23b with the cable feed-through direction D may include an angle of approximately 30 ° to approximately 60 °, in particular approximately 45 °.
  • the engagement device 21 moves along the locking groove 23 b, wherein the sleeve attachment device 15 along the cable feed-through direction D towards Contact device 3 is pulled.
  • the protrusions 27b of the latch 27 are deformed along the displacement direction V by the mechanical contact with the walls of the grooves 29 in which the protrusions 27b engage, the protrusions 27b following a predetermined partial rotation Sleeve fixing device 15 engage in an adjacent groove 29, since the projections 27 b move back against the displacement direction V due to the resilience of the material of the sleeve 13.
  • the sleeve 13 is by means of the fingers 13c in frictional engagement and / or in engagement with the cable 31, which is connected to the connector 1, wherein the sleeve 13 by means of the fastening means 25 and by means of the complementary engagement means 23 a on the cable 31st acting tensile force can be transmitted to the contact device 3, without a tensile force on the lines 31 c of the cable 31 and the cable contacts 19 of the contact device 3 is applied.
  • the sleeve 13 is formed of a resilient material and the cable 31 completely encloses, advantageously bending forces in the region of the strain relief 11 in particular at the edge of the cable passage opening 17c of the sleeve attachment device 15 through the strain relief 11 and 13c of the sleeve 13 are received , By the restoring force or the spring force of the fingers 13c, the cable 31 is displaced back to a straight position to some extent when the bending force no longer acts on the cable 31.

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