Removable cable inlet
A cable inlet is disclosed. The cable inlet has a tubular body and a cable inlet interface region. The cable inlet interface region is removably mounted in a housing interface region of a housing and has a plurality of protrusions abutting the housing. The plurality of protrusions prevents a rotation of the tubular body with respect to the housing.
1. A cable inlet, comprising:
a tubular body; and
a cable inlet interface region removably mounted in a housing interface region of a housing and having
a connection collar extending orthogonally from the tubular body and circumferentially around the tubular body, and
a plurality of protrusions disposed on the connection collar and extending parallel to the connection collar, the plurality of protrusions abutting the housing and preventing a rotation of the tubular body with respect to the housing.
2. The cable inlet of claim 1 , wherein the cable inlet interface region is form fitted to the housing interface region.
3. The cable inlet of claim 1 , wherein the cable inlet interface region is symmetrical about a rotation axis of the tubular body.
4. The cable inlet of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of protrusions extend perpendicular to a rotation axis of the tubular body.
5. The cable inlet of claim 4 , wherein the plurality of protrusions extend outwardly from the cable inlet interface region.
6. The cable inlet of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of protrusions have a two, three, four, five, or six fold symmetry.
7. The cable inlet of claim 5 , further comprising a plurality of ring segments disposed between the plurality of protrusions.
8. The cable inlet of claim 7 , wherein the plurality of protrusions are disposed equidistant from one another.
9. The cable inlet of claim 5 , wherein each of the plurality of protrusions has a rounded edge.
10. The cable inlet of claim 1 , wherein the cable inlet interface region has a contact spring.
11. The cable inlet of claim 10 , wherein the contact spring electrically connects the housing and the cable inlet.
12. The cable inlet of claim 1 , wherein an extension extends from an end of the tubular body.
13. The cable inlet of claim 12 , wherein the extension is aligned with a surface of the housing when the cable inlet interface region is mounted in the housing interface region.
14. The cable inlet of claim 1 , wherein the cable inlet extends through a sidewall of the housing and the connection collar is disposed in an interior of the housing.
15. The cable inlet of claim 14 , wherein the plurality of protrusions abut a bottom surface of the housing in the interior of the housing.
16. The cable inlet of claim 15 , wherein the bottom surface of the housing has a circular segment and the cable inlet interface region has a ring segment disposed between a pair of the plurality of protrusions, the ring segment mating with the circular segment.
17. A cable inlet, comprising:
a tubular body; and
a cable inlet interface region removably mounted in a housing interface region of a housing and having
a connection collar extending orthogonally from the tubular body and circumferentially around the tubular body, and
a plurality of straight edges on the connection collar preventing a rotation of the tubular body with respect to the housing.
18. The cable inlet of claim 17 , wherein the plurality of straight edges extend perpendicular to a rotation axis of the tubular body.
19. An enclosure assembly, comprising:
a housing having a housing interface region; and
a cable inlet having a tubular body and a cable inlet interface region removably mounted in the housing interface region, the cable inlet interface region having a connection collar extending orthogonally from the tubular body and circumferentially around the tubular body and a plurality of protrusions disposed on the connection collar and extending parallel to the connection collar, the plurality of protrusions abutting the housing and preventing a rotation of the tubular body with respect to the housing.
20. The enclosure assembly of claim 19 , wherein the plurality of protrusions are positioned inside the housing at an end of the cable inlet interface region.
21. The enclosure assembly of claim 19 , wherein the housing interface region has a circular segment mating with a ring segment of the cable inlet interface region.
22. An enclosure assembly, comprising:
a housing having a plurality of housing interface regions; and
a plurality of cable inlets, each of the plurality of cable inlets having a cable inlet interface region removably mounted in one of the plurality of housing interface regions and a plurality of straight edges on a connection collar, one of the plurality of straight edges positioned in a rotation trajectory of an adjacent one of the plurality of cable inlets.