IP Library Granted Patent US 8,007,302
Granted Patent B2
US 8,007,302 · App. 12/301,267 · Granted Aug 30, 2011

Plug type connector

Assignee: Escha Bauelemente GmbH
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Patent No.
US 8,007,302
App. No.
12/301,267
Granted
Aug 30, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a plug-type connector with a cable, which has at least one line, a contact carrier, which has at least one contact element, which is connected to the at least one line of the cable, and an encapsulation, which is injected around the cable and the contact carrier, wherein a sealing element for sealing the encapsulation off from the outer sheath of the cable is provided.

Claims (25)

1. Plug-type connector comprising a cable, which has at least one wire and an outer sheath, a contact carrier, which has at least one contact element which is connected to the at least one wire of the cable, an encapsulation which is formed around a portion of the cable and the contact carrier, and a sealing member abutting the encapsulation and forming a fluid-tight seal between the encapsulation and the outer sheath of the cable, the sealing member being disposed outside the encapsulation, wherein the sealing member is pressed against the encapsulation and the outer sheath of the cable by means of a cap secured to the encapsulation, and wherein the encapsulation has fastening means being formed concomitantly in an injection process for the formation of the encapsulation, said fastening means being adapted to fasten the cap, in which the encapsulation has an outer thread, said outer thread being formed on a cable side of the encapsulation and the cap having an inner thread.

2. Plug-type connector according to claim 1 , wherein the plug-type connector is suitable for high-temperature applications or is a high-temperature plug-type connector.

3. Plug-type connector according to claim 1 , in which the cap is secured to the encapsulation by means of a screw connection, plug connection, press fit, locking connection, snap connection or adhesive bond.

4. Plug-type connector according to claim 1 , in which a monitoring device is provided which, in the event of a relative movement between the cap and the encapsulation, is changed in such a way that the relative movement which has taken place is detectable.

5. Plug-type connector according to claim 1 , in which the sealing member is a gasket or a sealing washer made from heat-resistant plastic.

6. Plug-type connector according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one sliding ring being formed from heat-resistant plastic.

7. Plug-type connector according to claim 6 , in which the sealing member or the at least one sliding ring is formed from fluorocarbon plastic, fluorine plastic or a plastic having a high proportion of fluorine.

8. Plug-type connector according to claim 6 , in which the sealing member or the at least one sliding ring is formed from nitrile-butadiene rubber, hydrogenated nitrile rubber (HNBR), ethylene-propylene-diene rubber (EPDM), ethylene-propylene terpolymer rubber, APTK, PTFE, EFTE, MVQ, VMQ, silicone rubber, fluorosilicone rubber, fluorocarbon rubber, fluorosilicone, fluorine rubber, acrylate rubber, perfluororubber, perfluorinated rubber, polychloroprene rubber, chlorine rubber, chlorosulphonyl-polyethylene rubber, polyester-urethane rubber, polyether-urethane rubber, butyl rubber, FEP, PFA, PVDF or from metal, preferably from copper or from a copper alloy or a combination of at least two of these materials.

9. Plug-type connector according to claim 1 , in which the contact carrier, the encapsulation or the cap are formed from heat-resistant plastic.

10. Plug-type connector according to claim 9 , in which the contact carrier, the encapsulation or the cap are formed from fluorocarbon plastic, fluorine plastic or a plastic having a high proportion of fluorine.

11. Plug-type connector according to claim 9 , in which the contact carrier, the encapsulation or the cap are each formed from polytetrafluoroethane (PTFE or Teflon), EFTE, PPS, PEEK, PPE, PSU, PES, PEI, LCP, ECTFE, PCTFE, PAI, PPO or a combination of at least two of these materials.

12. Plug-type connector according to claim 1 , in which at least two of the contact carrier, the encapsulation and the cap are each formed from the same material.

13. Plug-type connector according to claim 1 , in which at least two of the contact carrier, the encapsulation and the cap are formed from different materials.

14. Plug-type connector according to claim 1 , in which the outer sheath of the cable is formed from a heat-resistant plastic, preferably Teflon.

15. Plug-type connector according to claim 1 , in which a number of contact elements which corresponds to a number of conductors of the cable is provided in the contact carrier.

16. Plug-type connector according to claim 1 , in which the plug-type connector is a plug part, and the contact elements are formed in such a way that a contact with a corresponding mating contact element can be formed on their outer surface.

17. Plug-type connector according to claim 1 , in which the plug-type connector is a counter-plug part and the at least one contact element is formed in such a way that a contact on an inner surface of the at least one contact element can be formed with a corresponding mating contact element.

18. Plug-type connector according to claim 1 , in which the at least one contact element is hermaphroditic.

19. Plug-type connector according to claim 1 , in which the plug-type connector comprises a connecting part provided for connecting the plug-type connector to a counter-plug connector.

20. Plug-type connector according to claim 19 , in which the connecting part is a screw having an outer thread for connection to a counter-connecting part (nut) having an inner thread.

21. Plug-type connector according to claim 19 , in which the connecting part is a nut having an inner thread for connection to a counter-connecting part (screw) of the counter-plug connector, the counter-connecting part having an outer thread with which the inner thread of the connecting part engages to connect the plug-type connector to the counter-plug connector.

22. Plug connector part according claim 19 , in which the connecting part, preferably in a sliding ring, is rotatably mounted on the contact carrier.

23. Plug-type connector according to claim 19 , in which a seal for sealing the contact carrier from the connecting part is provided, the seal preferably being an O-ring.

24. Plug-type connector according to claim 1 , wherein the encapsulation forms an outer contour of the plug-type connector, and wherein the encapsulation is provided absent a housing surrounding the totality of the encapsulation.

25. Plug-type connector comprising a cable, which has at least one wire and an outer sheath, a contact carrier, which has at least one contact element which is connected to the at least one wire of the cable, an encapsulation which is formed around a portion of the cable and the contact carrier, and a sealing member abutting the encapsulation and forming a fluid-tight seal between the encapsulation and the outer sheath of the cable, the sealing member being disposed outside the encapsulation, in which the sealing member is pressed against the encapsulation and the outer sheath of the cable by means of a cap secured to the encapsulation, in which a monitoring device is provided which, in the event of a relative movement between the cap and the encapsulation, is changed in such a way that a relative movement which has taken place is detectable, and in which the monitoring device comprises a protective sticker or a protective seal, which the protective sticker or which the protective seal is torn or destroyed, respectively, in the event of a relative movement between the cap and the encapsulation.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 19, 2017
From: ESCHA BAUELEMENTE GMBH
To: ESCHA GMBH & CO. KG.
Reel/Frame 041505/0364 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 18, 2008
From: KLEINKE, ANDREAS
To: ESCHA BAUELEMENTE GMBH
Reel/Frame 021848/0922 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2006 025 134 · May 30, 2006 · national
Continuity (1)
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