Sealed cable feedthrough of a plug connector
A sealed cable feedthrough of a plug connector includes a housing having an opening receiving a cable, a cover partially covering the opening, the cover having a through hole receiving the cable along an insertion direction, and a seal member sealing an interface between the housing and the cover. The seal member has a tubular member with a through hole receiving the cable along the insertion direction. The tubular member is arranged within the through hole of the cover and extends along a direction parallel to the insertion direction. The tubular member seals an interface between the cover and the cable.
1. A sealed cable feedthrough of a plug connector, comprising:
a housing having an opening receiving a cable;
a cover partially covering the opening, the cover having a through hole receiving the cable along an insertion direction; and
a seal member sealing an interface between the housing and the cover, the seal member has a tubular member with a through hole receiving the cable along the insertion direction, the tubular member is arranged within the through hole of the cover and extends along a direction parallel to the insertion direction, the tubular member seals an interface between the cover and the cable, the seal member is snap-fitted to the cover.
2. The sealed cable feedthrough of claim 1 , wherein the tubular member extends from a side of the cover to an opposite side of the cover.
3. The sealed cable feedthrough of claim 1 , wherein the tubular member extends perpendicularly from a base of the seal member.
4. The sealed cable feedthrough of claim 3 , wherein the tubular member has a free-end terminated by a retention element protruding outwardly and retaining the seal member to the cover in the insertion direction.
5. The sealed cable feedthrough of claim 4 , wherein the retention element abuts in the insertion direction on a free-edge of a wall delimiting the through hole of the cover.
6. The sealed cable feedthrough of claim 4 , wherein the cover has a holding structure retaining the retention element in an opposite direction of the insertion direction.
7. The sealed cable feedthrough of claim 1 , wherein the cover has a base enclosed by a rim and forming a recess between the base and the rim.
8. The sealed cable feedthrough of claim 7 , wherein the rim rests on a wall delimiting the opening of the housing, the base of the cover is positioned within the opening inside the housing.
9. The sealed cable feedthrough of claim 7 , wherein the cover has a holding structure protruding outwardly from the base in an opposite direction of the insertion direction and/or protruding from the rim of the cover toward the recess of the cover.
10. The sealed cable feedthrough of claim 7 , wherein a depth of the through hole of the cover in the insertion direction is less than or equal to a height of the rim of the cover in the insertion direction.
11. The sealed cable feedthrough of claim 7 , wherein the cover has a first shoulder between the base and the rim.
12. The sealed cable feedthrough of claim 11 , wherein the cover has a second shoulder between the first shoulder and the base of the cover.
13. The sealed cable feedthrough of claim 12 , wherein the seal member has a base enclosed by a rim forming a recess between the base and the rim.
14. The sealed cable feedthrough of claim 13 , wherein the rim of the seal member is arranged in a recess of the cover formed between the first shoulder and the second shoulder.
15. The sealed cable feedthrough of claim 1 , wherein the cover and the seal member are two distinct pieces each integrally formed, the cover is made of a rigid material and the seal member is made of an elastomeric material.
16. The sealed cable feedthrough of claim 1 , further comprising a grid arranged in the opening of the housing to retain the seal member in the insertion direction by a snap-fit connection between the grid and the seal member.
17. The sealed cable feedthrough of claim 1 , wherein the housing, the cover, and the seal member receive only a single cable.
18. An assembly, comprising:
a cover having a through hole; and
a seal member having a tubular member with a through hole receiving a cable along an insertion direction, the tubular member is arranged within the through hole of the cover and extends along a direction parallel to the insertion direction, the tubular member seals an interface between the cover and the cable, the seal member is snap-fitted to the cover.
19. A sealed cable feedthrough of a plug connector, comprising:
a housing having an opening receiving a cable;
a cover partially covering the opening, the cover having a through hole receiving the cable along an insertion direction, the cover has a base enclosed by a rim and forming a recess between the base and the rim; and
a seal member sealing an interface between the housing and the cover, the seal member has a tubular member with a through hole receiving the cable along the insertion direction, the tubular member is arranged within the through hole of the cover and extends along a direction parallel to the insertion direction, the tubular member seals an interface between the cover and the cable.
20. A sealed cable feedthrough of a plug connector, comprising:
a housing having an opening receiving a cable;
a cover partially covering the opening, the cover having a through hole receiving the cable along an insertion direction;
a seal member sealing an interface between the housing and the cover, the seal member has a tubular member with a through hole receiving the cable along the insertion direction, the tubular member is arranged within the through hole of the cover and extends along a direction parallel to the insertion direction, the tubular member seals an interface between the cover and the cable; and
a grid arranged in the opening of the housing to retain the seal member in the insertion direction by a snap-fit connection between the grid and the seal member.