Patent ID: 9692169
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: H01R

Claim:
1. A connection system between an electrical or electronic device and a plug connector unit, wherein: the device includes first electrical terminals aligned in parallel to one another with the aid of a first positioning device within a connection area of the device, and second electrical terminals, which cooperate with the first electrical terminals, and being aligned with the first electrical terminals with the aid of a second positioning device in a plug connector housing of the plug connector unit; the plug connector housing of the plug connector unit: (i) is designed for accommodating a liquid-tight sealing element which surrounds the second electrical terminals on a side facing the first electrical terminals between the first and second positioning devices for providing a liquid-tight sealed connection, and (ii) is designed for accommodating, instead of the liquid-tight sealing element, a second positioning device modified in relation to the second positioning device or a bridge element inserted into the plug connector housing of the plug connector unit, an overall height of the modified second positioning device or the second positioning device and of the bridge element at least generally corresponding to a sum of a height of the second positioning device and a height of the sealing element in a direction of a longitudinal extension of the second electrical terminals, thereby making possible both a sealed connection, as well as an unsealed connection, using the same device and the same plug connector housing of the plug connector unit.