Patent ID: 8298922

Claim:
Electrical plug connector comprising: a connection module having a plurality of contact elements for establishing an electrical connection to corresponding contact elements of a socket connector; a terminal module having a plurality of terminal elements, each for connecting a conductor of a cable; wherein: the terminal module is adapted to be detachably connected to the connection module to establish an electrical connection between each of the terminal elements and one of the plurality of contact elements; the connection module comprises a housing into which the terminal module is insertable, and a strain relief which is connected to the housing and engages over the terminal module; a cable connected to the terminal module is adapted to be fixed to the connection module by means of the strain relief, the strain relief has a cable support element connected in a rigid manner to the housing and a cable clamping element connected in an articulated manner to the housing, said cable clamping element being adapted to be secured in at least one clamping position, and a lid is mounted for pivotal movement on the housing, said lid being movable back and forth between a closed position and an open position and adapted to be releasably secured in the closed position.