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Patent US7503797 - Plug-in connector with strain relief - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA plug-in connector has a base element containing at least one insulation displacement contact which bonds and locates an at least single-core insulated cable in the assembled condition of the plug-in connector. The base element includes at least one inelastic clamping element the length of which is...http://www.google.com/patents/US7503797?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7503797 - Plug-in connector with strain reliefAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7503797 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/899,341Publication dateMar 17, 2009Filing dateSep 5, 2007Priority dateSep 26, 2006Fee statusPaidAlso published asDE102006045808A1, US20080076295Publication number11899341, 899341, US 7503797 B2, US 7503797B2, US-B2-7503797, US7503797 B2, US7503797B2InventorsJuergen LappoehnOriginal AssigneeErni Electronics GmbhExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (24), Non-Patent Citations (2), Referenced by (4), Classifications (11), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetPlug-in connector with strain relief
US 7503797 B2Abstract
A plug-in connector has a base element containing at least one insulation displacement contact which bonds and locates an at least single-core insulated cable in the assembled condition of the plug-in connector. The base element includes at least one inelastic clamping element the length of which is selected so that in the assembled condition of the plug-in connector the clamping element deforms a cable insulation or penetrates the cable insulation at least in part thereby clamping the cable.
1. Plug-in connector having a base element (10) containing at least one insulation displacement contact (13, 14) which bonds and locates an at least single-core insulated cable (40) in the assembled condition of the plug-in connector (11), wherein the base element (10) comprises at least one inelastic clamping element (15, 16, 17, 21) the length of which is selected so that in the assembled condition of the plug-in connector (11) the clamping element (15, 16, 17, 21) deforms the cable insulation (43) of the cable (40) or penetrates the cable insulation (43) at least in part thereby clamping the cable (40), wherein at least one clamping element (17) is provided that clamps a connection web (44) of the cable (40), extending between two neighboring cores (41), in the mounted condition of the plug-in connector (11), wherein the clamping element (17) comprises a pointed tip (19) that clamps the connecting web (44) in the assembled condition of the plug-in connector (11), wherein the width of that clamping element (17) is selected to ensure that at least one core (41) of two neighboring cores (41) of the cable (40) is additionally clamped by the clamping element (17), wherein the plug-in connector (11) comprises an upper part (12) that presses the cable (40) onto the base element (10) in the mounted condition of the plug-in connector (11), and wherein the upper part (12) comprises at least one guide channel (33) into which the at least one clamping element (15, 16, 17, 21) is inserted during assembly of the plug-in connector (11).
6. The plug-in connector as defined in claim 1, wherein the pointed tip (18, 19, 22, 23) is oriented in the longitudinal direction (20) of the cable (40).
7. The plug-in connector as defined in claim 1, wherein the clamping element (1,5 16, 17, 21) comprises a plurality of pointed tips (22, 23).
8. The plug-in connector as defined in claim 1, wherein the upper part (12) contains at least one cable duct (31) intended to receive the cable (40).
9. The plug-in connector as defined in claim 1, wherein the upper part (12) comprises an abutment (35) arranged approximately opposite the clamping element (15, 16, 17, 21) in the assembled condition of the plug-in connector (11).
10. The plug-in connector as defined in claim 1, wherein the upper part (12) comprises at least one positioning element (30) that positions the upper part (12) relative to the base element (10) during assembly of the plug-in connector (11).
11. The plug-in connector as defined in claim 1, wherein the upper part (12) comprises at least two detents (34) that lock the upper part (12) on the base element (10) at the end of the assembly process. Description
Applicant claims priority under 35 U.S.C. �119 of German Application No. 10 2006 045 808.7 filed Sep. 26, 2006.
The present invention relates to a plug-in connector with strain relief according to the preamble of the independent claim.
The plug-in connector according to the invention comprises a base element containing at least one insulation displacement contact which bonds and locates an at least single-core insulated cable in the assembled condition of the plug-in connector. The base element comprises at least one inelastic clamping element the length of which is selected so that in the assembled condition of the plug-in connector the clamping element deforms the cable insulation or penetrates the cable insulation at least in part.
FIG. 1 shows a perspective view especially of a base element 10 of a plug-in connector 11 according to the invention prior to assembly of the cable which will be illustrated in FIGS. 4 to 7. The plug-in connector 11 further preferably comprises an upper part 12.
The upper part 12 preferably contains at least one cable duct 31 intended to receive the cable that is shown in more detail in FIGS. 4 to 7.
The upper part 12 preferably comprises at least one recess 32 into which the at least one insulation displacement contact 13, 14 is inserted during assembly of the plug-in connector 11. Further, the upper part 12 preferably comprises at least one guide channel 33 into which the at least one clamping element 15, 16, 17, 21 is inserted during assembly of the plug-in connector 11.
Further, it is assumed in the illustrated embodiment that the upper part 12 comprises at least one cable duct 31—four cable ducts 31 being shown in the Figure—for positioning and locating the cable 40 prior to assembly of the plug-in connector 11.
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