IP Library Granted Patent US 12665349
Granted Patent B2
US 12665349 · App. 18/558,209 · Granted Jun 23, 2026

Clamping cable for connector units and cable connector unit comprising such a clamping element

Inventor: Bernhard Jutz (Rankweil, AT)
Assignee: Neutrik AG
H01R13/5812H01R13/5825H01R13/5837H01R13/59G02B6/3888
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12665349
App. No.
18/558,209
Granted
Jun 23, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A clamping element ( 10 ), which can be radially compressed at least in part, and engages around and clamps a cable (K) of a cable connector unit once the threaded connection of clamping sleeve ( 3 ) and housing ( 1 ) is tightened. A cable connector unit using such a clamping element ( 10 ) is also provided.

Claims (12)

1 . A clamping part for clamping a cable in a cable connector assembly, the clamping part comprising:

at least one radially compressible section that encloses the cable and clamps the cable in the compressed state;

a front edge region for resting against at least one of a housing of the cable connector assembly or a connector extension inserted therein;

a rear section formed by a number of clamping tongues distributed around a circumference of the clamping part, and the clamping tongues include at least two different kinds of the clamping tongues;

wherein each of the clamping tongues of a first group of the clamping tongues is wider, at least at an end facing away from the clamping part, than the clamping tongues of a second group of the clamping tongues; and

wherein the clamping tongues of the first group widen continuously as a distance from the front edge region of the clamping part increases.

2 . The clamping part as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the clamping tongues in a first group of the clamping tongues are beveled on side edges thereof, and a width increases as a distance from a central axis of the clamping part becomes radially greater.

3 . The clamping part as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the clamping tongues of the first group have a section at ends thereof which is adapted to exert a clamping action on a cable for form-fitting penetration of a jacket of the cable.

4 . The clamping part as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each of the clamping tongues of the second group of the clamping tongues is narrower than the clamping tongues of the first group.

5 . The clamping part as claimed in claim 1 , wherein side edges of the clamping tongues of the second group extend parallel to one another.

6 . The clamping part as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a region that is adapted to increase a holding effect on the cable extends from an outer end of the clamping tongues in the second group of the clamping tongues toward an inner end thereof.

7 . The clamping part as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the clamping tongues are elastically compressible in a radial direction.