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Granted Patent B2
US 9,466,913 · App. 14/651,360 · Granted Oct 11, 2016

Car charging connector

Inventors: Sebastian Griepenstroh (Rahden, DE); Felix Loske (Lotte, DE)
Assignee: HARTING ELECTRIC GMBH & CO. KG
H01R13/5025H01R13/5202H01R13/5205H01R13/5804H01R13/5216
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Patent No.
US 9,466,913
App. No.
14/651,360
Granted
Oct 11, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A plug-in connector, in particular a car charging connector, having a contact support in which at least one contact element is provided. The contact element is connected to a conductor of a connected cable. The contact support is provided in a housing of the plug-in connector and the connected cable protrudes into the housing. The plug-in connector includes a seal which seals at the same time the contact support and a section of the cable that protrudes into the housing.

Claims (20)

1. A plug-in connector, comprising

a contact support having an enclosed circumferentially extending wall, said contact support supporting at least one contact element, said at least one contact element connected to a conductor of a connected cable,

wherein said contact support has a circumferential collar extending around the circumferentially extending wall to separate the contact support into a connection area (AB) and a plug-in area (SB),

and wherein said connected cable protrudes into a housing of the plug-in connector,

said plug-in connector including a circumferentially extending hose-shape seal having a first end and a second end wherein the first end of the seal is clamped between the circumferential collar of the contact support and the housing, and the second end of the seal is pressed and sealed onto the part of the cable that protrudes into the housing, whereby said seal encloses and seals at the same time the connection area (AB) of the contact support and a section of the cable that protrudes into the housing.

2. The plug-in connector according to claim 1 , characterised in that

said second end of the seal is fixed to the part of the cable that protrudes into the housing of the plug-in connector using a fixing structure.

3. The plug-in connector according to claim 2 , characterised in that

the fixing structure is a cable tie.

4. The plug-in connector according to claim 2 , characterised in that

the fixing structure is a rubber clamp.

5. The plug-in connector according to claim 1 , characterised in that

the contact support supports two or more contact elements.

6. The plug-in connector according to claim 1 , characterised in that

the contact support includes a circumferential groove adjacent said circumferential collar into which the first end of the seal engages.

7. The plug-in connector according to claim 1 , characterised in that

the internal space that is enclosed by the hose-shaped seal that is fixed on both sides is at least partially filled with a thermally conductive material.

8. The plug-in connector according to claim 1 , characterised in that

the seal has a recess, and

the recess contains at least one feedthrough for a cable.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 11, 2015
From: GRIEPENSTROH, SEBASTIAN; LOSKE, FELIX
To: HARTING ELECTRIC GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 035822/0567 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2012 112 353 · Dec 17, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20150318637A1 · Nov 5, 2015