IP Library Granted Patent US 10,644,436
Granted Patent B2
US 10,644,436 · App. 15/546,669 · Granted May 5, 2020

Charging plug with sealing element

Inventor: Dirk Moseke (Hoexter-Luechtringen, DE)
Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT E-MOBILITY GMBH
H01R13/5219B60L53/16H01R13/6275H01R13/639F16L33/18F16L37/12Y02T10/7005Y02T10/7072Y02T90/14
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Patent No.
US 10,644,436
App. No.
15/546,669
Granted
May 5, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A plug includes: a housing; a locking element that is pivotally mounted on the housing and by which the plug can be fixed to a mating plug; and a sealing element arranged between the locking element and the housing, the sealing element comprising a first fixing region for fixing the sealing element to the locking element, a second fixing region for fixing the sealing element to the housing, and, between the first fixing region and the second fixing region, an elastically deformable connecting region, by which the first fixing region is movable relative to the second fixing region during a pivot movement of the locking element.

Claims (13)

1. A plug, comprising:

a housing;

a locking element that is pivotally mounted on the housing and by which the plug is configured to be fixed to a mating plug; and

a sealing element arranged between the locking element and the housing, the sealing element comprising a first fixing region configured to fix the sealing element to the locking element, a second fixing region configured to fix the sealing element to the housing, and, between the first fixing region and the second fixing region, an elastically deformable connecting region, by which the first fixing region is movable relative to the second fixing region during a pivot movement of the locking element.

2. The plug according to claim 1 , wherein the connecting region of the sealing element is U-shaped.

3. The plug according to claim 1 , wherein the first fixing region comprises at least one ridge that engages in a receiving groove formed in the locking element.

4. The plug according to claim 1 , wherein the second fixing region comprises at least one ridge that engages in a receiving groove formed in the housing.

5. The plug according to claim 1 , wherein the sealing element is arranged on the locking element so as to be spaced apart from a bearing axle formed on the locking element.

6. A plug, comprising:

a housing;

a locking element that is pivotally mounted on the housing and by which the plug is configured to be fixed to a mating plug; and

a sealing element arranged between the locking element and the housing, the sealing element comprising a first fixing region configured to fix the sealing element to the locking element, a second fixing region configured to fix the sealing element to the housing, and, between the first fixing region and the second fixing region, an elastically deformable connecting region, by which the first fixing region is movable relative to the second fixing region during a pivot movement of the locking element,

wherein the second fixing region comprises a first ridge and a second ridge arranged below the first ridge, the first ridge engaging in a first receiving groove formed in the housing and the second ridge engaging in a second receiving groove formed in the housing.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 28, 2017
From: MOSEKE, DIRK
To: PHOENIX CONTACT E-MOBILITY GMBH
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Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2015 101 265 · Jan 29, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180019536A1 · Jan 18, 2018
Cited By (4)
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