Granted Patent B2

US 12,244,913 · App. 17/669,795 · Granted Mar 4, 2025

Inventors: Gregor Karrasch (Bensheim, DE); Anne Weiss (Bensheim, DE)

Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH

H04N23/51H01R12/716H01R13/5202H01R13/74

Abstract

Claims (26)

1. A connection device for an appliance with an appliance housing, the connection device comprising:

a main body having an appliance-side end, a connection-side end facing away from the appliance-side end, and a conduit extending from the appliance-side end to the connection-side end, the main body has a first abutment surface facing the appliance-side end;

a securing element securing the main body to a wall section of the appliance housing, the securing element is separate from and attachable to the main body, the securing element has a second abutment surface facing the first abutment surface, the first abutment surface and the second abutment surface enclose therebetween a receiving region for clamping reception of the wall section of the appliance housing; and

a conductor leading through the main body from the connection-side end to the appliance-side end.

2. The connection device of claim 1 , wherein the main body has a section with a cylindrical outer surface between the appliance-side end and the connection-side end.

3. The connection device of claim 1 , wherein the receiving region surrounds the conductor.

4. The connection device of claim 1 , wherein the conductor is accessible at the appliance-side end of the main body and/or at the connection-side end of the main body.

5. The connection device of claim 1 , wherein the securing element is a securing ring.

6. The connection device of claim 5 , wherein the securing ring has a ring gap and is compressible.

7. The connection device of claim 1 , further comprising a sealing element abutting against the main body.

8. The connection device of claim 7 , wherein the main body has a central projection forming the conduit and a pot-shaped sealing receptacle surrounding the central projection.

9. The connection device of claim 8 , wherein the pot-shaped sealing receptacle is open toward the appliance-side end.

10. The connection device of claim 9 , wherein the sealing element is arranged in the pot-shaped sealing receptacle.

11. The connection device of claim 10 , wherein the sealing element projects into the receiving region.

12. The connection device of claim 1 , wherein there is an angular offset of 90° between the appliance-side end and the connection-side end of the main body.

13. An appliance housing assembly, comprising:

an appliance housing having a housing part in which an appliance is installable, the housing part having a through-opening; and

a connection device insertable into the through-opening along an insertion direction, the connection device including a main body having an appliance-side end, a connection-side end facing away from the appliance-side end, and a conduit extending from the appliance-side end to the connection-side end, the main body has a central projection forming the conduit and a pot-shaped sealing receptacle surrounding the central projection, a securing element securing the main body to a wall section of the appliance housing, a conductor leading through the main body from the connection-side end to the appliance-side end, and a sealing element arranged in the pot-shaped sealing receptacle, the sealing element abuts against the main body, the main body has a first abutment surface facing the appliance-side end, the securing element has a second abutment surface facing the first abutment surface, the first abutment surface and the second abutment surface enclose therebetween a receiving region for clamping reception of the wall section of the appliance housing, a circumferential section of the housing part surrounding the through-opening is received in the receiving region.

14. The appliance housing assembly of claim 13 , wherein the through-opening has an insertion bevel tapering in the insertion direction.

15. The appliance housing assembly of claim 13 , wherein the connection device is rotatable relative to the housing part.

16. A sensor assembly, comprising:

an appliance housing assembly including:

an appliance housing having a housing part in which an appliance is installable, the housing part having a through-opening; and

a connection device insertable into the through-opening along an insertion direction, the connection device including a main body having an appliance-side end, a connection-side end facing away from the appliance-side end, and a conduit extending from the appliance-side end to the connection-side end, the main body has a central projection forming the conduit and a pot-shaped sealing receptacle surrounding the central projection, a securing element securing the main body to a wall section of the appliance housing, a conductor leading through the main body from the connection-side end to the appliance-side end, and a sealing element arranged in the pot-shaped sealing receptacle, the sealing element abuts against the main body, the main body has a first abutment surface facing the appliance-side end, the securing element has a second abutment surface facing the first abutment surface, the first abutment surface and the second abutment surface enclose therebetween a receiving region for clamping reception of the wall section of the appliance housing, a circumferential section of the housing part surrounding the through-opening is received in the receiving region; and

a sensor having a circuit board, the conductor is connected to the circuit board.

17. The sensor assembly of claim 16 , wherein the sensor is a rearview mirror camera for a motor vehicle.

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