EP0533729B1 - Cable tensile strain reliever - Google Patents

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EP0533729B1
EP0533729B1 EP91910617A EP91910617A EP0533729B1 EP 0533729 B1 EP0533729 B1 EP 0533729B1 EP 91910617 A EP91910617 A EP 91910617A EP 91910617 A EP91910617 A EP 91910617A EP 0533729 B1 EP0533729 B1 EP 0533729B1
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    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
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    • H01R13/58Means for relieving strain on wire connection, e.g. cord grip, for avoiding loosening of connections between wires and terminals within a coupling device terminating a cable
    • H01R13/5804Means for relieving strain on wire connection, e.g. cord grip, for avoiding loosening of connections between wires and terminals within a coupling device terminating a cable comprising a separate cable clamping part
    • H01R13/5816Means for relieving strain on wire connection, e.g. cord grip, for avoiding loosening of connections between wires and terminals within a coupling device terminating a cable comprising a separate cable clamping part for cables passing through an aperture in a housing wall, the separate part being captured between cable and contour of aperture

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  • the invention relates to an arrangement for cable strain relief, with a cable, a sheathing of the cable, with means for fastening it to a body which absorbs the tensile load and with a clamping part with which the cable is pressed together and fixed relative to the sheathing.
  • DE-OS 23 40 314 describes a strain-relieved cable bushing in which a holding element, for example made of an elastic plastic, is seated in an opening in a housing wall and is molded onto the cable.
  • a holding element for example made of an elastic plastic
  • the outer cable jacket in the area of the extrusion coating is removed and the jackets of the individual wires are roughened, so that sufficient strain relief for the individual wires is ensured.
  • DE-OS 27 48 419 describes a seal for a submersible motor or the like.
  • the seal closes an opening in the housing for the motor through which a covered electrical strand is passed.
  • the seal includes a pipe socket attached to the inside of the housing and coaxially surrounding the opening, and a cylindrical sealing element made of an elastomeric material with an axial passage for the encased strand.
  • the outer diameter of the sealing element is larger than the inner diameter of the pipe socket, and the diameter of the axial passage is larger than the outer diameter of the casing. If the sealing element is pressed into the pipe socket, the diameter of the passage is reduced and the sealing element presses against the casing.
  • a clamping ring is attached to the inside of the casing on the covered strand so that it comes into contact with the sealing element when the strand is pulled outward with respect to the housing.
  • DE-OS 34 09 906 describes a cable grommet for fixing and stiffening a cable passed through an opening in a device.
  • the cable grommet consists of an elongated hollow body made of a resilient material and has a thickening in the region of the opening with a groove arranged therein.
  • the inner diameter of the hollow body is at least at one clamping point smaller than the outer diameter of the cable.
  • the opening has a funnel-shaped extension inside the device. The thickening of the hollow body lies against the extension within the groove.
  • the thickening becomes against the funnel-shaped extension pressed and thus the diameter of the hollow body in the region of the extension is reduced, with the result that the more that is pulled, the more the hollow body is pressed against the cable.
  • This object is achieved according to the invention in an arrangement for cable strain relief of the type mentioned at the outset in that the separate clamping part rests on the cable and in that the sheathing surrounds the clamping part and a cable piece enclosing the compressed area.
  • the individual cores of a multi-core cable are also reliably strain relieved.
  • the cable is clamped by the clamping part anchored in the sheathing in such a way that the individual wires to the sheath are relieved of strain.
  • the sheathing is advantageously molded onto the clamping part and the cable piece by means of extrusion coating.
  • the production of the cable strain relief according to the invention is particularly simple, because there is no need for reworking after the encapsulation. Since the sprayed-on material lies seamlessly on the surfaces of the clamping part and the cable piece, the anchoring of the clamping part and cable piece in the sheathing is further improved by the extrusion coating.
  • the clamping part has a U-profile, the distance between the legs being smaller than the diameter of the cable in the non-compressed state, and if the cable is held between the two legs.
  • the clamping part shaped in this way can be easily attached and can be designed so massively that it is considerable Can exert pressure on the cable. Due to its shape, it is strongly anchored in the sheath - and with it the pinched cable.
  • the clamping part is designed as a sleeve which is pressed together at least at one point to such an extent that the smallest distance between opposing regions of the sleeve inner wall is smaller than the diameter of the cable in the uncompressed state.
  • the cable is passed through the sleeve.
  • the anchoring of the clamping part designed in this way in the casing can be further improved if the sleeve has at least one end-like flange-like widening.
  • the covering advantageously consists of an elastic plastic or a rubber-like material. These materials can be easily sprayed on in the uncured state and then polymerized or vulcanized.
  • plastics from the group of polyvinyl chloride, polyurethane and a mixture of the two materials are particularly favorable.
  • the clamping part can consist both of a material that permanently deforms during bending and of an elastic material.
  • This option also opens up many possible variations in the manufacture of the cable strain relief, in particular if the sheathing is produced by means of extrusion coating.
  • the clamping part consists of a permanently bending material the cable is pressed together with the clamping part and then the cable with the attached clamping part is placed in the injection mold. If the clamping part consists of an elastic material, then it is necessary that a device which compresses the clamping part and the cable is present in the injection mold, the shape of the clamping part and the cable produced thereby being "frozen" during the encapsulation.
  • the clamping part advantageously consists of a metal or a plastic with a higher melting point than the enveloping material.
  • the means for fastening the arrangement for cable strain relief to the sheath are directly molded and / or fixed.
  • Further advantageous configurations of the means are present if the means form extensions projecting from the sheathing, if the means have at least two mutually facing boundaries and are adapted to the body in such a way that when the cable strain relief is attached to the body, the two boundaries on at least one wall of the body, and if each of the two limits mentioned and an adjoining non-widening area of the wrapping encompass an edge of the wall. All structural elements required in these configurations, which have to be produced on or in the casing, can be molded directly when the clamping part and the cable piece are encapsulated. Special precautions on the body that is to accommodate the strain relief are to accommodate the cable strain relief according to the invention not mandatory. Cable strain reliefs designed in this way can be very easily attached to the body.
  • the arrangement according to the invention for cable strain relief can advantageously be used if the body is designed as a housing with a feedthrough for the cable, if the covering fits into the feedthrough in some areas, if the means are designed such that they are connected to the cable strain relief when inserted into the feedthrough mentioned limits on the wall of the housing limiting the implementation. If the cable strain relief is inserted into the bushing, which is required in any case for the insertion of the cable into the housing, then a particularly stable fastening of the cable strain relief on the housing can be achieved in a simple manner.
  • the cable strain relief according to the invention is advantageously equipped in such a way that the mutually facing limits of the means form the walls of at least one annular groove so that the annular groove has a width , which is adapted to the thickness of the wall (walls) of the housing cover or the lower housing part, that the outer and the inner contour of the annular groove is geometrically approximately similar to the opening formed by the one pair of recesses and that the inner diameter of the annular groove is the same as or smaller and its outer diameter is larger than the diameter of the bushing.
  • the ring groove is at Overmoulding of the cable and the clamping part and the housing require no additional changes beyond the recesses which are required anyway.
  • this embodiment of the arrangement for cable strain relief according to the invention there is another advantage that it closes the implementation moisture-proof.
  • the attachment of the cable strain relief to the housing - especially when the hood is removed - can be improved even more if the housing is double-walled and the bushing is formed from two pairs of abutting recesses in the housing and inner walls of the housing hood or the lower housing part, if for each pair of Recesses an annular groove is provided and when the position of the two annular grooves is adapted to each other to the position of the two pairs of recesses.
  • the clamping part is arranged in the region of the sheathing framed by the ring grooves.
  • an advantageous embodiment of the cable strain relief according to the invention is equipped in such a way that the sheath as a means has a directly formed extension which projects from it and surrounds it in a ring shape, in that a limitation of the extension Adjacent area of the sheath fits through the opening, that the extension lies with the cable strain relief inserted in the opening on the housing wall and protrudes all around the edge of the opening, and that the other means is attached to said area adjacent to the extension.
  • a mechanically particularly stable anchoring of the cable strain relief in the opening is given if at least one hole is formed in the area adjacent to the extension, which runs approximately parallel to the extension, which is approximately at a distance from the extension which is equal to or is greater than the thickness of the housing wall, and if there is a pin that fits into the hole as another means.
  • the hole, as well as the extension can be directly molded when the clamping part and the cable piece are overmolded.
  • the pin is only inserted into the hole after the casing has been pushed into the opening until the extension on the housing wall stops. The pin prevents the cable strain relief from being pulled out of the opening.
  • the cable strain relief can no longer be moved relative to the housing and the opening is sealed moisture-proof.
  • the anchoring of the cable strain relief can be improved even more if two holes - one on each side of the cable - are provided and the pin is designed as a U-shaped bracket, the distance between the legs of which is equal to the distance between the holes.
  • a further very stable anchoring of the cable strain relief in the opening can be achieved if an annular groove is formed in the area adjacent to the extension, which lies in a plane that runs approximately parallel to the extension, which is approximately a distance from the extension has, which is equal to or greater than the thickness of the housing wall and if, as another means, a clip fitting into the annular groove is present.
  • the annular groove can be formed directly when the clamping part and the cable piece are encapsulated.
  • the clip is only pushed into the ring groove after the casing has been pushed into the opening until the extension on the housing wall stops.
  • the clamp prevents the cable strain relief from being pulled out of the opening. If the distance between the extension (measured at the outer edge facing the ring groove) and the ring groove is equal to the thickness of the housing wall, the cable strain relief can no longer be moved relative to the housing and the opening is sealed moisture-proof.
  • the feedthrough and the cut parallel to the feedthrough have approximately the same non-round shape through the wrapping area inserted in the feedthrough. This ensures that the cable strain relief is secured against rotation.
  • a cable strain relief 1 shown in Figures 1 and 2 belongs to a housing which consists of a housing cover and a lower housing part and which is at least where the housing cover and the lower housing part abut, is double-walled, that is to say that the housing hood has a housing wall 12 and one Inner wall 13 and the lower housing part have a housing wall 14 and an inner wall 15.
  • a recess is formed in the mutually facing edges of the housing and inner walls, the two recesses 8 and 9 in the housing walls 12 and 14 and the two recesses 10 and 11 in the inner walls 13 and 15 being opposite one another and complementing each other to form circular openings.
  • the two openings form a feedthrough for the cable, into which the cable strain relief 1 is fitted in the arrangement shown in FIG.
  • the cable strain relief 1 consists of a sheath 2 and a clamping part 6.
  • the clamping part 6 has a U-profile and is plugged onto a cable 3. Since the leg distance of the clamping part 6 is smaller than the cable diameter, the cable 3 is compressed by the clamping part 6.
  • the clamping part 6 and a cable area on both sides of the Clamping parts 6 are extrusion-coated with the covering 2.
  • the clamping part 6 is embedded in a circular cylindrical region 23 of the casing 2, which has two annular grooves 4 and 5, which lie in planes perpendicular to the cylinder axis, the clamping part 6 being arranged between the planes.
  • the annular grooves 4 and 5 are so adapted in their dimensions and in their spacing from one another to the design of the recesses 8 and 9 or 10 and 11 and their position that, when the cable strain relief is in the bushing, the edges of the recesses when the housing is closed 8 and 9 in the annular groove 4 and the edges of the recesses 10 and 11 in the annular groove 5 fit so precisely that a mechanically stable and moisture-proof connection between the housing and the cable strain relief 1 is guaranteed.
  • the circular cylindrical region 23 of the casing 2 with the ring grooves 4 and 5 is adjoined in a stepped manner on the one side by a further circular cylindrical region and on the other side by a conical region which tapers with increasing distance from the region 23.
  • the sheath 2 can consist of an elastic plastic, for example of polyvinyl chloride, polyurethane or a mixture of these two substances, or of a rubber material which is vulcanized onto the cable 3.
  • the clamping part 6 consists of a metal or a hard plastic with a higher melting point than the material from which the casing 2 is made. The material from which the clamping part 6 is made permanently deforms when it is bent or is elastic.
  • the cable 3 is pressed together with the clamping part 6 in the manufacture of the cable strain relief, and then the cable area, which includes the compressed point, is placed in the mold for extrusion coating.
  • the shape must be such that the cable 3 and the clamping part 6 are pressed together during the spraying and the shape of the cable and clamping part produced in the process is "frozen" during the encapsulation.
  • the cable strain relief 1 is removed with the ring grooves 4 and 5 in when the housing cover is removed the recesses 9 and 11 are inserted in the lower housing wall 14 and in the inner wall 15, respectively.
  • the housing hood is then placed in such a way that the recesses 8 and 10 engage in the ring grooves 4 and 5 in the housing wall 12 and in the inner wall 13, respectively.
  • a cable strain relief 16 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 belongs to a housing in which the cable 3 is guided into the housing through a circular opening 21 in a housing wall 20.
  • the cable strain relief 16 can be inserted into the opening 21 and fixed in it, it must have some special constructional features by which it differs from the cable strain relief 1 - but only by this.
  • the advantages mentioned here also apply to the cable strain relief 16.
  • the special constructional features lie in particular in the outer shape of the casing 2.
  • This essentially consists of a circular cylindrical area 22, the outside diameter of which is the same size as or slightly smaller than the diameter of the opening 21.
  • the clamping part 6 is also embedded in the cylindrical region 22.
  • One end of the cylindrical region also forms one end of the envelope 2, while the other end of the cylindrical Region gradually changes into a flange-like extension 17 which projects radially with respect to the cylinder axis and which is followed by a truncated cone 26 which tapers with the distance from the extension 17 and which forms the other end of the casing 2.
  • the cable strain relief 16 with the circular cylindrical region 22 is inserted into the opening 21 from the aupen until the extension 17 stops on the housing wall 20. In this position, the extension 17 transmits tensile forces acting on the cable strain relief 16 and directed towards the inside of the housing to the housing and ensures protection against kinking and moisture.
  • a bracket 18 attached to the casing 2 prevents the cable strain relief 16 inserted into the opening 21 as far as it will go, and transmits tensile forces acting on the cable strain relief 16 to the housing, which arise when the cable is pulled from the outside.
  • the bracket 18 is bent in a U-shape and its legs are in two mutually parallel, through holes 19 in the casing 2, the distance from each other is equal to the leg distance, which are in a plane perpendicular to the cylinder axis, are arranged on both sides of the cable and which have a distance from the extension 17, which is approximately equal to the thickness of the housing wall 20.
  • the cable strain relief is pushed into the opening 21 until it stops and then the clip 18 is inserted into the holes 19.
  • the legs of the clip 18 are so long that when the base of the clip 18 lies against the casing 2, the tip of the legs protrude from the holes 19.
  • the outer casing 2 of the cable strain relief 30 has some similarities externally to that of the cable strain relief 16.
  • the casing 2 includes, in particular, a cylindrical region 31 which in the direction of the cylinder axis on one side into a truncated cone 32 tapering at a distance from the cylindrical region and which forms the one end of the casing 2 and on the other side in a step shape radially protruding circular extension 33 merges.
  • the extension 33 is arranged coaxially with the cylindrical region 31.
  • the side wall 38 of the extension 33 facing the cylindrical region 31 overhangs over the cylindrical region 31 and forms an angle of approximately 80 ° with the cylinder axis.
  • the opening 21 and the cross section perpendicular to the cylinder axis through the cylindrical region 31 preferably have the same configuration, it being particularly advantageous if the outer contour of the cylindrical region Area 31 and thus also the opening 21 have a non-round, for example hexagonal shape.
  • the extension 33 is followed by a truncated cone 34 which tapers away from the extension 33 and merges into a cylindrical region 35.
  • a narrow annular groove 39 with a circular inner contour is introduced into the outer surface of the cylindrical region 31, which runs in a plane perpendicular to the cylinder axis and whose distance in the direction of the cylinder axis from the side wall 38 (measured at the outer edge facing the annular groove) is equal to the thickness of the housing wall is.
  • a clip 40 can be anchored in the annular groove 39.
  • the clamp 40 is a split washer made of spring steel, the resilient area of which is designed as a cutout from a cylindrical surface oriented perpendicular to the washer.
  • the bracket 40 is dimensioned such that it can be pushed into the annular groove 39 under pressure and springs back after the insertion, so that it is firmly anchored in the annular groove 39.
  • the clip 40 is inserted only after the cable strain relief 30 with the truncated cone 32 has been inserted from the inside of the housing through the opening in the housing until the extension 33 stops on the housing wall.
  • the Extension 33 pressed against the housing wall, the design of the side wall 38 ensuring a particularly good seal and thus further improved moisture protection.
  • the extension 31 transmits tensile forces acting on the cable strain relief 30 and directed towards the inside of the housing to the housing, while the clamp 40 transmits tensile forces acting on the cable strain relief 30 to the housing, which arise when the cable is pulled from the outside. If the cylinder region 31 and the opening in the housing wall have the same, non-round shape, the cable strain relief 30 is also secured against rotation about the cylinder axis of the region 31.
  • the cable strain relief 30 does not require any further precautions for the stable and tight attachment to the housing, apart from the opening 21, which is required anyway.
  • the cable strain relief 30 has a clamping part 41 designed as a cylindrical sleeve, the inside diameter of which is approximately equal to the outside diameter of the cable 3.
  • the sleeve and thus also the cable 3 are pressed together at two points.
  • one end of the sleeve is bent over and designed as a vertically projecting flange-like widening 42.
  • the axis of the sleeve coincides with the cylinder axis of the cylindrical portion 31, and the Sleeve extends out of the truncated cone 32, through the cylindrical region 31 and into the truncated cone 34.
  • the sleeve can also be pressed together at only one or at more than two locations, and it is also possible for both ends to be designed as flange-like widenings.
  • the clamping part 41 can be made of the same materials as the clamping part 6. The clamping of the cable 3 in the clamping part 41 and the installation of the clamping part 41 in the sheath 2 is carried out in the same way as described above in connection with the clamping part 6.
  • the outer contour of the casing 2, including the extension 31 and the annular groove 39 is molded directly onto the cable 3 and the clamping part 41.

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A cable tensile strain reliever comprising a cable sheath, means for fastening it to a body which absorbs the tensile strain, and a clamping part which constricts the cable and fixes it relative to the sheath provides not only adequate strain relief but also reliable protection against buckling at high tensile strain and is also of simple construction and very stable. It is proposed that the clamping part (6, 41) rests against the cable (3) and the sheath (2) surrounds the clamping part and a portion of the cable which includes the constricted region.

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Anordnung zur Kabelzugentlastung, mit einem Kabel, einer Umhüllung des Kabels, mit Mitteln zu ihrer Befestigung an einem die Zugbelastung aufnehmenden Körper und mit einem Klemmteil, mit welchem das Kabel zusammengepreßt und relativ zur Umhüllung fixiert ist.The invention relates to an arrangement for cable strain relief, with a cable, a sheathing of the cable, with means for fastening it to a body which absorbs the tensile load and with a clamping part with which the cable is pressed together and fixed relative to the sheathing.

Es sind bereits verschiedene Ausführungen von Kabelzugentlastungen beziehungsweise zugentlasteten Kabeldurchführungen bekannt. So ist zum Beispiel in der DE-OS 23 40 314 eine zugentlastete Kabeldurchführung beschrieben, bei der in einer Öffnung in einer Gehäusewand ein beispielsweise aus einem elastischen Kunststoff bestehendes Halteelement sitzt, welches an das Kabel angespritzt ist. Bei mehradrigen Kabeln wird der äußere Kabelmantel im Bereich der Umspritzung entfernt und die Ummantelungen der einzelnen Adern werden aufgerauht, damit eine ausreichende Zugentlastung der einzelnen Adern gewährleistet ist.Various designs of cable strain reliefs or strain relief cable bushings are already known. For example, DE-OS 23 40 314 describes a strain-relieved cable bushing in which a holding element, for example made of an elastic plastic, is seated in an opening in a housing wall and is molded onto the cable. In the case of multi-core cables, the outer cable jacket in the area of the extrusion coating is removed and the jackets of the individual wires are roughened, so that sufficient strain relief for the individual wires is ensured.

In der DE-OS 27 48 419 ist eine Dichtung für einen tauchfähigen Motor oder dergleichen beschrieben. Die Dichtung verschließt eine Öffnung im Gehäuse für den Motor, durch die ein ummantelter elektrischer Strang geführt wird. Zu der Dichtung gehören ein innen am Gehäuse angebrachter und die Öffnung koaxial umgebender Rohrstutzen und ein zylindrisches Dichtelement aus einem elastomeren Material mit einem axialen Durchgang für den ummantelten Strang. Der Außendurchmesser des Dichtelements ist größer als der Innendurchmesser des Rohrstutzens, und der Durchmesser des axialen Durchgangs ist größer als der Außendurchmesser der Ummantelung. Wird das Dichtelement in den Rohrstutzen hineingedrückt, dann verringert sich der Durchmesser des Durchgangs, und das Dichtelement drückt gegen die Ummantelung. Außerdem ist innen im Gehäuse ein Klemmring an dem ummantelten Strang so angebracht, daß er mit dem Dichtelement in Berührung kommt, wenn der Strang in Bezug auf das Gehäuse nach außen gezogen wird.DE-OS 27 48 419 describes a seal for a submersible motor or the like. The seal closes an opening in the housing for the motor through which a covered electrical strand is passed. The seal includes a pipe socket attached to the inside of the housing and coaxially surrounding the opening, and a cylindrical sealing element made of an elastomeric material with an axial passage for the encased strand. The outer diameter of the sealing element is larger than the inner diameter of the pipe socket, and the diameter of the axial passage is larger than the outer diameter of the casing. If the sealing element is pressed into the pipe socket, the diameter of the passage is reduced and the sealing element presses against the casing. In addition, a clamping ring is attached to the inside of the casing on the covered strand so that it comes into contact with the sealing element when the strand is pulled outward with respect to the housing.

In der DE-OS 34 09 906 ist eine Kabeltülle zur Festlegung und Aussteifung eines durch eine Öffnung eines Geräts geführten Kabels beschrieben. Die Kabeltülle besteht aus einem langgestreckten Hohlkörper aus einem nachgiebigen Werkstoff und weist im Bereich der Öffnung eine Verdickung mit einer darin angeordneten Nut auf. Der Innendurchmesser des Hohlkörpers ist mindestens an einer Klemmstelle kleiner als der Außendurchmesser des Kabels. Die Öffnung hat innerhalb des Geräts eine trichterförmige Erweiterung. Die Verdickung des Hohlkörpers liegt innerhalb der Nut an der Erweiterung an. Wird das Kabel in Bezug auf das Gehäuse nach außen gezogen, so wird die Verdickung gegen die trichterförmige Erweiterung gedrückt und damit der Durchmesser des Hohlkörpers im Bereich der Erweiterung verringert, was zur Folge hat, daß, je mehr gezogen wird, der Hohlkörper um so stärker gegen das Kabel gedrückt wird.DE-OS 34 09 906 describes a cable grommet for fixing and stiffening a cable passed through an opening in a device. The cable grommet consists of an elongated hollow body made of a resilient material and has a thickening in the region of the opening with a groove arranged therein. The inner diameter of the hollow body is at least at one clamping point smaller than the outer diameter of the cable. The opening has a funnel-shaped extension inside the device. The thickening of the hollow body lies against the extension within the groove. If the cable is pulled outwards in relation to the housing, the thickening becomes against the funnel-shaped extension pressed and thus the diameter of the hollow body in the region of the extension is reduced, with the result that the more that is pulled, the more the hollow body is pressed against the cable.

Schließlich wird in einem Katalog ("Technik rund ums Kabel, Katalog A 32, März 1988") der Firma U.I.Lapp KG in Stuttgart für eine gute Zugentlastung ein Nylonbinder empfohlen, das heißt ein Nylonband, welches so um eine das Kabel umgebende Kabeltülle gewickelt wird, daß die Tülle zusammengedrückt und gegen das Kabel gepreßt wird.Finally, in a catalog ("Technology for cables, catalog A 32, March 1988") from UILapp KG in Stuttgart, a nylon binder is recommended for good strain relief, that is, a nylon tape, which is wrapped around a cable grommet that the grommet is pressed together and pressed against the cable.

In der DE-38 26 474 A1 ist eine Anordnung zur Kabelzugentlastung beschrieben, bei welcher das Kabel von einer Hülle umgeben wird, die an ihrer Innenseite in den Kabelmantel eindrückbare Vorsprünge trägt. Eine solche Anordnung führt nur dann zu einer Fixierung und einer Zugentlastung des Kabels, wenn sie in ein Gehäuse eingeführt ist, da erst durch das Einführen in das Gehäuse ein Anklemmen der Umhüllung am Kabel erfolgt. Das Einführen dieser Anordnung zur Kabelzugentlastung in das Gehäuse ist schwierig, da die Umhüllung kräftig gegen das Kabel gedrückt werden muß, damit überhaupt eine Einführung möglich wird. Dabei kann eine Längsverschiebung des Kabels relativ zur Umhüllung erfolgen, die unerwünscht sein kann.DE-38 26 474 A1 describes an arrangement for cable strain relief, in which the cable is surrounded by a sheath which carries projections which can be pressed into the cable sheath on its inside. Such an arrangement leads to a fixation and strain relief of the cable only when it is inserted into a housing, since the sheath is only clamped onto the cable when it is inserted into the housing. It is difficult to insert this arrangement for cable strain relief into the housing, since the sheath must be pressed firmly against the cable so that an insertion is possible at all. A longitudinal displacement of the cable relative to the sheathing can take place, which can be undesirable.

Es ist Aufgabe der Erfindung, eine Anordnung zur Kabelzugentlastung anzugeben, welche nicht nur bei hohen Zugbelastungen eine ausreichende Zugentlastung sicherstellt, sondern auch einen zuverlässigen Knickschutz gewährleistet, welcher einfach aufgebaut und sehr stabil ist.It is an object of the invention to provide an arrangement for cable strain relief which not only ensures sufficient strain relief under high tensile loads, but also ensures reliable kink protection which is simple in construction and very stable.

Diese Aufgabe wird bei einer Anordnung zur Kabelzugentlastung der eingangs genannten Art erfindungsgemäß dadurch gelöst, daß das separate Klemmteil am Kabel anliegt und daß die Umhüllung das Klemmteil und ein den zusammengepreßten Bereich einschließendes Kabelstück umschließt.This object is achieved according to the invention in an arrangement for cable strain relief of the type mentioned at the outset in that the separate clamping part rests on the cable and in that the sheathing surrounds the clamping part and a cable piece enclosing the compressed area.

Bei der Anwendung der erfindungsgemäßen Anordnung zur Kabelzugentlastung werden auch die einzelnen Adern eines mehradrigen Kabels zuverlässig zugentlastet. Es ist bei ihrer Anwendung nicht erforderlich, das Kabel dort, wo das Klemmteil anliegt, aufzurauhen, oder bei mehradrigen Kabeln dort, wo das Klemmteil anliegen soll, die Kabelummantelung zu entfernen. Das Kabel wird durch das in der Umhüllung verankerte Klemmteil so eingeklemmt, daß die einzelnen Adern zur Umhüllung hin zugentlastet sind.When using the arrangement according to the invention for cable strain relief, the individual cores of a multi-core cable are also reliably strain relieved. When used, it is not necessary to roughen the cable where the clamping part rests, or in the case of multi-core cables where the clamping part is supposed to lie, to remove the cable sheath. The cable is clamped by the clamping part anchored in the sheathing in such a way that the individual wires to the sheath are relieved of strain.

In vorteilhafter Weise wird die Umhüllung mittels Umspritzens an das Klemmteil und das Kabelstück angeformt. Bei Anwendung dieser Methode ist die Herstellung der erfindungsgemäßen Kabelzugentlastung besonders einfach, weil sich eine Nacharbeit nach dem Umspritzen erübrigt. Da das aufgespritzte Material fugenlos an den Oberflächen von Klemmteil und Kabelstück anliegt, wird außerdem durch das Umspritzen die Verankerung von Klemmteil und Kabelstück in der Umhüllung noch verbessert.The sheathing is advantageously molded onto the clamping part and the cable piece by means of extrusion coating. When using this method, the production of the cable strain relief according to the invention is particularly simple, because there is no need for reworking after the encapsulation. Since the sprayed-on material lies seamlessly on the surfaces of the clamping part and the cable piece, the anchoring of the clamping part and cable piece in the sheathing is further improved by the extrusion coating.

Es ist günstig, wenn das Klemmteil ein U-Profil hat, wobei der Abstand der Schenkel kleiner als der Durchmesser des Kabels im nicht zusammengedrückten Zustand ist, und wenn das Kabel zwischen den beiden Schenkeln gehalten wird. Das so geformte Klemmteil läßt sich leicht anbringen und ohne weiteres so massiv ausbilden, daß es einen beachtlichen Druck auf das Kabel auszuüben vermag. Es ist - und damit auch das eingeklemmte Kabel - aufgrund seiner Form in der Umhüllung stark verankert.It is advantageous if the clamping part has a U-profile, the distance between the legs being smaller than the diameter of the cable in the non-compressed state, and if the cable is held between the two legs. The clamping part shaped in this way can be easily attached and can be designed so massively that it is considerable Can exert pressure on the cable. Due to its shape, it is strongly anchored in the sheath - and with it the pinched cable.

Bei einer anderen vorteilhaften Ausgestaltung der erfindungsgemäßen Anordnung zur Kabelzugentlastung ist das Klemmteil als Hülse ausgebildet, die an mindestens einer Stelle so weit zusammengepreßt ist, daß der kleinste Abstand einander gegenüberliegender Bereiche der Hülseninnenwand kleiner ist als der Durchmesser des Kabels im nichtzusammengedrückten Zustand. Das Kabel ist durch die Hülse hindurchgeführt. Die Verankerung des so ausgestalteten Klemmteils in der Umhüllung läßt sich noch weiter verbessern, wenn die Hülse mindestens eine endständige flanschartige Aufweitung aufweist.In another advantageous embodiment of the arrangement according to the invention for cable strain relief, the clamping part is designed as a sleeve which is pressed together at least at one point to such an extent that the smallest distance between opposing regions of the sleeve inner wall is smaller than the diameter of the cable in the uncompressed state. The cable is passed through the sleeve. The anchoring of the clamping part designed in this way in the casing can be further improved if the sleeve has at least one end-like flange-like widening.

In vorteilhafter Weise besteht die Umhüllung aus einem elastischen Kunststoff oder einem gummiartigen Material. Diese Materialien lassen sich im nicht ausgehärteten Zustand leicht aufspritzen und anschließend polymerisieren oder vulkanisieren. Dabei sind Kunststoffe aus der Gruppe Polyvinylchlorid, Polyurethan und ein Gemisch der beiden Materialien besonders günstig.The covering advantageously consists of an elastic plastic or a rubber-like material. These materials can be easily sprayed on in the uncured state and then polymerized or vulcanized. Here, plastics from the group of polyvinyl chloride, polyurethane and a mixture of the two materials are particularly favorable.

In vorteilhafter Weise kann das Klemmteil sowohl aus einem beim Verbiegen sich bleibend verformenden als auch aus einem elastischen Material bestehen. Diese Wahlmöglichkeit eröffnet auch viele Variationsmöglichkeiten bei der Herstellung der Kabelzugentlastung, insbesondere, wenn die Umhüllung mittels Umspritzens erzeugt wird. Besteht das Klemmteil aus einem sich bleibend verbiegenden Material wird das Kabel mit dem Klemmteil zusammengepreßt und anschließend wird das Kabel mit dem angebrachten Klemmteil in die Spritzform gelegt. Besteht das Klemmteil aus einem elastischen Material, so ist es erforderlich, daß in der Spritzform eine das Klemmteil und das Kabel zusammenpressende Vorrichtung vorhanden ist, wobei dann beim Umspritzen die dabei erzeugte Form des Klemmteils und des Kabels "eingefroren" wird.In an advantageous manner, the clamping part can consist both of a material that permanently deforms during bending and of an elastic material. This option also opens up many possible variations in the manufacture of the cable strain relief, in particular if the sheathing is produced by means of extrusion coating. The clamping part consists of a permanently bending material the cable is pressed together with the clamping part and then the cable with the attached clamping part is placed in the injection mold. If the clamping part consists of an elastic material, then it is necessary that a device which compresses the clamping part and the cable is present in the injection mold, the shape of the clamping part and the cable produced thereby being "frozen" during the encapsulation.

Das Klemmteil besteht in vorteilhafter Weise aus einem Metall oder einem Kunststoff mit einem höheren Schmelzpunkt als das umhüllende Material.The clamping part advantageously consists of a metal or a plastic with a higher melting point than the enveloping material.

Es ist günstig, wenn die Mittel zur Befestigung der Anordnung zur Kabelzugentlastung an der Umhüllung direkt angeformt und/oder festgelegt sind. Weitere vorteilhafte Ausgestaltungen der Mittel liegen vor, wenn die Mittel von der Umhüllung abstehende Ausweitungen bilden, wenn die Mittel mindestens zwei einander zugewandte Begrenzungen aufweisen und in der Weise an den Körper angepaßt sind, daß bei am Körper befestigter Kabelzugentlastung die zwei Begrenzungen an mindestens einer Wand des Körpers anliegen, und wenn jede der zwei genannten Begrenzungen und ein daran grenzender, nicht zu einer Ausweitung gehörender Bereich der Umhüllung eine Kante der Wand umgreifen. Alle bei diesen Ausgestaltungen erforderlichen Strukturelemente, welche an oder in der Umhüllung erzeugt werden müssen, können beim Umspritzen des Klemmteils und des Kabelstücks direkt angeformt werden. Besondere Vorkehrungen an dem Körper, welcher die Zugentlastung aufnehmen soll, zur Aufnahme der erfindungsgemäßen Kabelzugentlastung sind nicht erforderlich. In dieser Weise ausgestaltete Kabelzugentlastungen lassen sich sehr einfach an dem Körper befestigen.It is expedient if the means for fastening the arrangement for cable strain relief to the sheath are directly molded and / or fixed. Further advantageous configurations of the means are present if the means form extensions projecting from the sheathing, if the means have at least two mutually facing boundaries and are adapted to the body in such a way that when the cable strain relief is attached to the body, the two boundaries on at least one wall of the body, and if each of the two limits mentioned and an adjoining non-widening area of the wrapping encompass an edge of the wall. All structural elements required in these configurations, which have to be produced on or in the casing, can be molded directly when the clamping part and the cable piece are encapsulated. Special precautions on the body that is to accommodate the strain relief are to accommodate the cable strain relief according to the invention not mandatory. Cable strain reliefs designed in this way can be very easily attached to the body.

Vorteilhaft läßt sich die erfindungsgemäße Anordnung zur Kabelzugentlastung anwenden, wenn der Körper als Gehäuse mit einer Durchführung für das Kabel ausgebildet ist, wenn die Umhüllung bereichsweise in die Durchführung paßt, wenn die Mittel so ausgestaltet sind, daß sie bei in die Durchführung eingelegter Kabelzugentlastung mit den genannten Begrenzungen an der die Durchführung begrenzenden Wand des Gehäuses anliegen. Wird die Kabelzugentlastung in die Durchführung eingelegt, welche zum Einführen des Kabels in das Gehäuse ohnehin erforderlich ist, so läßt sich auf einfache Weise eine besonders stabile Befestigung der Kabelzugentlastung am Gehäuse erreichen.The arrangement according to the invention for cable strain relief can advantageously be used if the body is designed as a housing with a feedthrough for the cable, if the covering fits into the feedthrough in some areas, if the means are designed such that they are connected to the cable strain relief when inserted into the feedthrough mentioned limits on the wall of the housing limiting the implementation. If the cable strain relief is inserted into the bushing, which is required in any case for the insertion of the cable into the housing, then a particularly stable fastening of the cable strain relief on the housing can be achieved in a simple manner.

Wird die Durchführung aus mindestens einem Paar zweier aneinander stoßender Ausnehmungen in einer Gehäusehaube beziehungsweise einem Gehäuseunterteil gebildet, so ist die erfindungsgemäße Kabelzugentlastung in vorteilhafter Weise so ausgestattet, daß die einander zugewandten Begrenzungen der Mittel die Wände mindestens einer Ringnut bilden, daß die Ringnut eine Breite hat, welche an die Stärke der Wand (Wände) der Gehäusehaube beziehungsweise des Gehäuseunterteils angepaßt ist, daß die Außen- und die Innenkontur der Ringnut geometrisch etwa ähnlich der von dem einen Paar von Ausnehmungen gebildeten Öffnung ist und daß der innere Durchmesser der Ringnut gleich groß wie oder kleiner und ihr äußerer Durchmesser größer als der Durchmesser der Durchführung ist. Die Ringnut wird beim Umspritzen des Kabels und des Klemmteils miterzeugt und am Gehäuse sind über die ohnehin erforderlichen Ausnehmungen hinaus keine zusätzlichen Veränderungen erforderlich. Bei dieser Ausgestaltung der erfindungsgemäßen Anordnung zur Kabelzugentlastung kommt noch als weiterer Vorteil hinzu, daß sie die Durchführung feuchtigkeitsdicht abschließt. Die Befestigung der Kabelzugentlastung am Gehäuse - insbesondere bei abgenommener Haube - läßt sich dabei noch verbessern, wenn das Gehäuse doppelwandig ist und die Durchführung aus zwei Paaren aneinander stoßender Ausnehmungen in Gehäuse - und Innenwänden der Gehäusehaube beziehungsweise des Gehäuseunterteils gebildet wird, wenn für jedes Paar von Ausnehmungen eine Ringnut vorgesehen ist und wenn die Lage der beiden Ringnuten zueinander an die Lage der beiden Paare von Ausnehmungen zueinander angepaßt ist.If the bushing is formed from at least a pair of two abutting recesses in a housing hood or a lower housing part, the cable strain relief according to the invention is advantageously equipped in such a way that the mutually facing limits of the means form the walls of at least one annular groove so that the annular groove has a width , which is adapted to the thickness of the wall (walls) of the housing cover or the lower housing part, that the outer and the inner contour of the annular groove is geometrically approximately similar to the opening formed by the one pair of recesses and that the inner diameter of the annular groove is the same as or smaller and its outer diameter is larger than the diameter of the bushing. The ring groove is at Overmoulding of the cable and the clamping part and the housing require no additional changes beyond the recesses which are required anyway. In this embodiment of the arrangement for cable strain relief according to the invention there is another advantage that it closes the implementation moisture-proof. The attachment of the cable strain relief to the housing - especially when the hood is removed - can be improved even more if the housing is double-walled and the bushing is formed from two pairs of abutting recesses in the housing and inner walls of the housing hood or the lower housing part, if for each pair of Recesses an annular groove is provided and when the position of the two annular grooves is adapted to each other to the position of the two pairs of recesses.

Bei der die beiden Ringnuten aufweisenden Kabelzugentlastung ist es vorteilhaft, wenn das Klemmteil in dem von den Ringnuten eingerahmten Bereich der Umhüllung angeordnet ist.In the case of the cable strain relief having the two ring grooves, it is advantageous if the clamping part is arranged in the region of the sheathing framed by the ring grooves.

Bildet die Durchführung eine Öffnung in der Gehäusewand, so ist eine vorteilhafte Ausgestaltung der erfindungsgemäßen Kabelzugentlastung in der Weise ausgestattet, daß die Umhüllung als ein Mittel eine von ihr abstehende und sie ringförmig umgebende, direkt angeformte Erweiterung aufweist, daß ein an die eine Begrenzung der Erweiterung grenzender Bereich der Umhüllung durch die Öffnung paßt, daß die Erweiterung bei in die Öffnung eingelegter Kabelzugentlastung an der Gehäusewand anliegt und ringsrum über den Rand der Öffnung hinausragt, und daß das andere Mittel an dem genannten, an die Erweiterung grenzenden Bereich befestigt ist.If the bushing forms an opening in the housing wall, an advantageous embodiment of the cable strain relief according to the invention is equipped in such a way that the sheath as a means has a directly formed extension which projects from it and surrounds it in a ring shape, in that a limitation of the extension Adjacent area of the sheath fits through the opening, that the extension lies with the cable strain relief inserted in the opening on the housing wall and protrudes all around the edge of the opening, and that the other means is attached to said area adjacent to the extension.

Eine ausgezeichnete Dichtigkeit der Verbindung zwischen dem Gehäuse und der Kabelzugentlastung und damit ein besonders guter Feuchtigkeitsschutz ist dann gegeben, wenn die dem genannten an die Erweiterung grenzenden Bereich zugewandte Seitenwand der Erweiterung in der Weise einen Überhang aufweist, daß bei in die Öffnung bis zum Anschlag der Erweiterung an der Gehäusewand eingeschobener Kabelzugentlastung die Erweiterung nur mit ihrer dem genannten Bereich zugewandten Außenkante an der Gehäusewand anliegt.An excellent tightness of the connection between the housing and the cable strain relief and thus a particularly good moisture protection is given if the side wall of the extension facing the area adjacent to the extension has an overhang in such a way that when in the opening up to the stop Extension on the housing wall of inserted cable strain relief The extension only rests on the housing wall with its outer edge facing the named area.

Eine mechanisch besonders stabile Verankerung der Kabelzugentlastung in der Öffnung ist dann gegeben, wenn in dem genannten an die Erweiterung grenzenden Bereich mindestens ein Loch ausgebildet ist, das etwa parallel zu der Erweiterung verläuft, das etwa einen Abstand von der Erweiterung hat, welcher gleich der oder größer als die Stärke der Gehäusewand ist, und wenn als ein anderes Mittel ein in das Loch passender Stift vorhanden ist. Das Loch wie übrigens auch die Erweiterung lassen sich beim Umspritzen des Klemmteils und des Kabelstücks direkt anformen. Der Stift wird erst in das Loch gesteckt, nachdem die Umhüllung bis zum Anschlag der Erweiterung an der Gehäusewand in die Öffnung eingeschoben worden ist. Der Stift verhindert, daß die Kabelzugentlastung aus der Öffnung wieder herausgezogen werden kann. Ist der Abstand zwischen der Erweiterung (gemessen an der dem Loch zugewandten Außenkante) und dem Loch gleich der Dicke der Gehäusewand, so kann die Kabelzugentlastung relativ zum Gehäuse nicht mehr bewegt werden und die Öffnung ist feuchtigkeitsdicht verschlossen. Die Verankerung der Kabelzugentlastung läßt sich noch verbessern, wenn zwei Löcher -je eines auf jeder Seite des Kabels - vorgesehen sind, und der Stift als U-förmig gebogene Klammer ausgebildet ist, deren Schenkelabstand gleich dem Abstand der Löcher ist.A mechanically particularly stable anchoring of the cable strain relief in the opening is given if at least one hole is formed in the area adjacent to the extension, which runs approximately parallel to the extension, which is approximately at a distance from the extension which is equal to or is greater than the thickness of the housing wall, and if there is a pin that fits into the hole as another means. The hole, as well as the extension, can be directly molded when the clamping part and the cable piece are overmolded. The pin is only inserted into the hole after the casing has been pushed into the opening until the extension on the housing wall stops. The pin prevents the cable strain relief from being pulled out of the opening. If the distance between the extension (measured at the outer edge facing the hole) and the hole is equal to the thickness of the housing wall, the cable strain relief can no longer be moved relative to the housing and the opening is sealed moisture-proof. The anchoring of the cable strain relief can be improved even more if two holes - one on each side of the cable - are provided and the pin is designed as a U-shaped bracket, the distance between the legs of which is equal to the distance between the holes.

Eine weitere sehr stabile Verankerung der Kabelzugentlastung in der Öffnung läßt sich dann erreichen, wenn in dem genannten an die Erweiterung grenzenden Bereich eine Ringnut ausgebildet ist, welche in einer Ebene liegt, die etwa parallel zu der Erweiterung verläuft, die etwa einen Abstand von der Erweiterung hat, der gleich der oder größer als die Stärke der Gehäusewand ist und wenn als ein anderes Mittel eine in die Ringnut passende Klammer vorhanden ist. Die Ringnut läßt sich beim Umspritzen des Klemmteils und des Kabelstücks direkt anformen. Die Klammer wird erst in die Ringnut geschoben, nachdem die Umhüllung bis zum Anschlag der Erweiterung an der Gehäusewand in die Öffnung eingeschoben worden ist. Die Klammer verhindert, daß die Kabelzugentlastung aus der Öffnung wieder herausgezogen werden kann. Ist der Abstand zwischen der Erweiterung (gemessen an der der Ringnut zugewandten Außenkante) und der Ringnut gleich der Dicke der Gehäusewand, so kann die Kabelzugentlastung relativ zum Gehäuse nicht mehr bewegt werden und die Öffnung ist feuchtigkeitsdicht verschlossen.A further very stable anchoring of the cable strain relief in the opening can be achieved if an annular groove is formed in the area adjacent to the extension, which lies in a plane that runs approximately parallel to the extension, which is approximately a distance from the extension has, which is equal to or greater than the thickness of the housing wall and if, as another means, a clip fitting into the annular groove is present. The annular groove can be formed directly when the clamping part and the cable piece are encapsulated. The clip is only pushed into the ring groove after the casing has been pushed into the opening until the extension on the housing wall stops. The clamp prevents the cable strain relief from being pulled out of the opening. If the distance between the extension (measured at the outer edge facing the ring groove) and the ring groove is equal to the thickness of the housing wall, the cable strain relief can no longer be moved relative to the housing and the opening is sealed moisture-proof.

Es ist günstig, wenn die Durchführung und der zur Durchführung parallele Schnitt durch den in der Durchführung steckenden Umhüllungsbereich etwa dieselbe unrunde Form haben. Damit wird erreicht, daß die Kabelzugentlastung gegen eine Verdrehung gesichert ist.It is advantageous if the feedthrough and the cut parallel to the feedthrough have approximately the same non-round shape through the wrapping area inserted in the feedthrough. This ensures that the cable strain relief is secured against rotation.

Die nachfolgende Beschreibung bevorzugter Ausführungsbeispiele der erfindungsgemäßen Anordnung zur Kabelzugentlastung dient im Zusammenhang mit den Zeichnungen der näheren Erläuterung.The following description of preferred exemplary embodiments of the arrangement for cable strain relief according to the invention serves in conjunction with the drawings for a more detailed explanation.

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einen Längsschnitt durch ein Ausführungsbeispiel der erfindungsgemäßen Anordnung zur Kabelzugentlastung einschließlich Ausschnitten aus einem Kabel und einer Gehäusewand,
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Eine in den Figuren 1 und 2 gezeigte Kabelzugentlastung 1 gehört zu einem Gehäuse, welches aus einer Gehäusehaube und einem Gehäuseunterteil besteht und welches zumindest dort, wo die Gehäusehaube und das Gehäuseunterteil aneinanderstoßen, doppelwandig ist, das heißt, daß die Gehäusehaube eine Gehäusewand 12 und eine Innenwand 13 und das Gehäuseunterteil eine Gehäusewand 14 und eine Innenwand 15 aufweisen. In den einander zugewandten Rändern der Gehäuse und Innenwände sind je eine Ausnehmung ausgebildet, wobei die beiden Ausnehmungen 8 und 9 in den Gehäusewänden 12 und 14 und die beiden Ausnehmungen 10 und 11 in den Innenwänden 13 und 15 einander gegenüberliegen und sich zu kreisrunden Öffnungen ergänzen.A cable strain relief 1 shown in Figures 1 and 2 belongs to a housing which consists of a housing cover and a lower housing part and which is at least where the housing cover and the lower housing part abut, is double-walled, that is to say that the housing hood has a housing wall 12 and one Inner wall 13 and the lower housing part have a housing wall 14 and an inner wall 15. A recess is formed in the mutually facing edges of the housing and inner walls, the two recesses 8 and 9 in the housing walls 12 and 14 and the two recesses 10 and 11 in the inner walls 13 and 15 being opposite one another and complementing each other to form circular openings.

Die beiden Öffnungen bilden eine Durchführung für das Kabel, in welche bei der in der Figur 1 gezeigten Anordnung die Kabelzugentlastung 1 eingepaßt ist.The two openings form a feedthrough for the cable, into which the cable strain relief 1 is fitted in the arrangement shown in FIG.

Die Kabelzugentlastung 1 besteht aus einer Umhüllung 2 und einem Klemmteil 6. Das Klemmteil 6 hat ein U-Profil und ist auf ein Kabel 3 gesteckt. Da der Schenkelabstand des Klemmteils 6 kleiner ist als der Kabeldurchmesser, wird das Kabel 3 durch das Klemmteil 6 zusammengepreßt. Das Klemmteil 6 und ein Kabelbereich zu beiden Seiten des Klemmteils 6 sind mit der Umhüllung 2 umspritzt. Das Klemmteil 6 ist in einem kreiszylindrischen Bereich 23 der Umhüllung 2 eingebettet, der zwei Ringnuten 4 und 5 aufweist, welche in Ebenen senkrecht zur Zylinderachse liegen, wobei das Klemmteil 6 zwischen den Ebenen angeordnet ist. Die Ringnuten 4 und 5 sind in ihren Abmessungen und in ihrem Abstand voneinander so an die Ausbildung der Ausnehmungen 8 und 9 beziehungsweise 10 und 11 und deren Lage zueinander angepaßt, daß, wenn die Kabelzugentlastung in der Durchführung steckt, bei geschlossenem Gehäuse die Ränder der Ausnehmungen 8 und 9 in die Ringnut 4 und die Ränder der Ausnehmungen 10 und 11 in die Ringnut 5 so genau passen, daß eine mechanisch stabile und feuchtigkeitsdichte Verbindung zwischen dem Gehäuse und der Kabelzugentlastung 1 gewährleistet ist.The cable strain relief 1 consists of a sheath 2 and a clamping part 6. The clamping part 6 has a U-profile and is plugged onto a cable 3. Since the leg distance of the clamping part 6 is smaller than the cable diameter, the cable 3 is compressed by the clamping part 6. The clamping part 6 and a cable area on both sides of the Clamping parts 6 are extrusion-coated with the covering 2. The clamping part 6 is embedded in a circular cylindrical region 23 of the casing 2, which has two annular grooves 4 and 5, which lie in planes perpendicular to the cylinder axis, the clamping part 6 being arranged between the planes. The annular grooves 4 and 5 are so adapted in their dimensions and in their spacing from one another to the design of the recesses 8 and 9 or 10 and 11 and their position that, when the cable strain relief is in the bushing, the edges of the recesses when the housing is closed 8 and 9 in the annular groove 4 and the edges of the recesses 10 and 11 in the annular groove 5 fit so precisely that a mechanically stable and moisture-proof connection between the housing and the cable strain relief 1 is guaranteed.

An den kreiszylindrischen Bereich 23 der Umhüllung 2 mit den Ringnuten 4 und 5 schließen sich stufenförmig abgesetzt auf der einen Seite ein weiterer kreiszylindrischer Bereich und auf der anderen Seite ein konischer Bereich an, welcher sich mit zunehmendem Abstand vom Bereich 23 verjüngt.The circular cylindrical region 23 of the casing 2 with the ring grooves 4 and 5 is adjoined in a stepped manner on the one side by a further circular cylindrical region and on the other side by a conical region which tapers with increasing distance from the region 23.

Die Umhüllung 2 kann aus einem elastischen Kunststoff, beispielsweise aus Polyvinylchlorid, Polyurethan oder einem Gemisch aus diesen beiden Stoffen, oder aus einem Gummimaterial bestehen, das auf das Kabel 3 aufvulkanisiert wird. Das Klemmteil 6 besteht aus einem Metall oder einem harten Kunststoff mit einem höheren Schmelzpunkt als das Material, aus dem die Umhüllung 2 besteht. Das Material, aus welchem das Klemmteil 6 hergestellt ist, verformt sich beim Verbiegen bleibend oder ist elastisch.The sheath 2 can consist of an elastic plastic, for example of polyvinyl chloride, polyurethane or a mixture of these two substances, or of a rubber material which is vulcanized onto the cable 3. The clamping part 6 consists of a metal or a hard plastic with a higher melting point than the material from which the casing 2 is made. The material from which the clamping part 6 is made permanently deforms when it is bent or is elastic.

Im ersteren Fall wird bei der Herstellung der Kabelzugentlastung das Kabel 3 mit dem Klemmteil 6 zusammengepreßt, und dann wird der Kabelbereich, welcher die zusammengepreßte Stelle einschließt in die Form zum Umspritzen gelegt. Im letzteren Fall muß die Form so ausgestaltet sein, daß während des Spritzens das Kabel 3 und das Klemmteil 6 zusammengepreßt werden und die dabei erzeugte Form von Kabel und Klemmteil beim Umspritzen "eingefroren" wird. Beim Umspritzen wird auch die gewünschte äußere Form der Umhüllung 2 - einschließlich der Ringnuten 4 und 5 - direkt angeformt, ohne daß eine zusätzliche Nacharbeit erforderlich ist.In the former case, the cable 3 is pressed together with the clamping part 6 in the manufacture of the cable strain relief, and then the cable area, which includes the compressed point, is placed in the mold for extrusion coating. In the latter case, the shape must be such that the cable 3 and the clamping part 6 are pressed together during the spraying and the shape of the cable and clamping part produced in the process is "frozen" during the encapsulation. When molding, the desired outer shape of the casing 2 - including the ring grooves 4 and 5 - is directly molded on, without additional rework being required.

Am Gehäuse ist nur die richtige Ausbildung der ohnehin erforderlichen Ausnehmungen notwendig. Das heißt, daß nicht nur das Einlegen der Kabelzugentlastung , sondern auch die hierfür erforderlichen konstruktiven Vorkehrungen außerordentlich einfach sind. Indem das Klemmteil 6 das Kabel 3 zusammendrückt und dadurch - bei mehradrigen Kabeln - die einzelnen Adern 7 gegen die Isolierung drückt (siehe Figur 2) können Zugkräfte von außen nicht mehr über eine einzelne oder mehrere einzelne Adern auf die Anschlußstellen im Inneren des Geräts übertragen werden. Vielmehr werden die Zugkräfte über die Isolierung auf das Klemmteil 6 und von dort über die Umhüllung 2 auf das Gehäuse übertragen. Dabei ist es auch günstig, daß das Klemmteil 6 aufgrund seiner Form in der Umhüllung 2 stark verankert ist.Only the correct formation of the recesses which are required anyway is necessary on the housing. This means that not only the insertion of the cable strain relief, but also the design measures required for this are extremely simple. In that the clamping part 6 compresses the cable 3 and thereby - in the case of multi-core cables - presses the individual wires 7 against the insulation (see FIG. 2), tensile forces from the outside can no longer be transmitted to the connection points inside the device via one or more individual wires . Rather, the tensile forces are transmitted via the insulation to the clamping part 6 and from there via the casing 2 to the housing. It is also favorable that the clamping part 6 is strongly anchored in the casing 2 due to its shape.

Zum Einsetzen in das Gehäuse wird die Kabelzugentlastung 1 bei abgenommener Gehäusehaube mit den Ringnuten 4 und 5 in die Ausnehmungen 9 und 11 in der unteren Gehäusewand 14 beziehungsweise in der Innenwand 15 eingelegt. Anschliessend wird die Gehäusehaube so aufgesetzt, daß die Ausnehmungen 8 und 10 in der Gehäusewand 12 beziehungsweise in der Innenwand 13 in die Ringnuten 4 und 5 eingreifen.To insert into the housing, the cable strain relief 1 is removed with the ring grooves 4 and 5 in when the housing cover is removed the recesses 9 and 11 are inserted in the lower housing wall 14 and in the inner wall 15, respectively. The housing hood is then placed in such a way that the recesses 8 and 10 engage in the ring grooves 4 and 5 in the housing wall 12 and in the inner wall 13, respectively.

Eine in den Figuren 3 und 4 gezeigte Kabelzugentlastung 16 gehört zu einem Gehäuse, bei dem das Kabel 3 durch eine kreisrunde Öffnung 21 in einer Gehäusewand 20 in das Gehäuse hineingeführt ist.A cable strain relief 16 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 belongs to a housing in which the cable 3 is guided into the housing through a circular opening 21 in a housing wall 20.

Damit die Kabelzugentlastung 16 in die Öffnung 21 eingesetzt und in ihr fixiert werden kann, muß sie einige konstruktive Besonderheiten aufweisen, durch die sie sich - aber nur durch diese - von der Kabelzugentlastung 1 unterscheidet. Das heißt, daß das, was oben im Zusammenhang mit der Besprechung der Kabelzugentlastung 1 zum Klemmteil 6, zur Umhüllung 2, zum Zusammendrücken des Kabels 3, zum Umspritzen des Klemmteils 6 und des Kabels 3 und auch zu den verwendeten Materialien gesagt worden ist, genauso für die Kabelzugentlastung 16 gilt. Natürlich gelten auch die dabei erwähnten Vorteile für die Kabelzugentlastung 16.So that the cable strain relief 16 can be inserted into the opening 21 and fixed in it, it must have some special constructional features by which it differs from the cable strain relief 1 - but only by this. This means that what has been said above in connection with the discussion of the cable strain relief 1 for the clamping part 6, for the sheathing 2, for compressing the cable 3, for overmolding the clamping part 6 and the cable 3 and also for the materials used, likewise applies to the cable strain relief 16. Of course, the advantages mentioned here also apply to the cable strain relief 16.

Die konstruktiven Besonderheiten liegen insbesondere in der äußeren Form der Umhüllung 2. Diese besteht im wesentlichen aus einem kreiszylindrischen Bereich 22, dessen Außendurchmesser gleich groß wie oder etwas kleiner als der Durchmesser der Öffnung 21 ist. In dem zylindrischen Bereich 22 ist auch das Klemmteil 6 eingebettet. Das eine Ende des zylindrischen Bereichs bildet auch das eine Ende der Umhüllung 2, während das andere Ende des zylindrischen Bereichs stufenförmig in eine bezüglich der Zylinderachse radial abstehende flanschartige Erweiterung 17 übergeht, an die sich ein mit dem Abstand von der Erweiterung 17 sich verjüngender Kegelstumpf 26 anschließt, welcher das andere Ende die Umhüllung 2 bildet. Bei der in Figur 3 gezeigten Anordnung ist die Kabelzugentlastung 16 mit dem kreiszylindrischen Bereich 22 von aupen bis zum Anschlag der Erweiterung 17 an der Gehäusewand 20 in die Öffnung 21 gesteckt. In dieser Lage überträgt die Erweiterung 17 an der Kabelzugentlastung 16 angreifende zum Gehäuseinnern hin gerichtete Zugkräfte auf das Gehäuse und gewährleistet den Knick- und den Feuchtigkeitsschutz.The special constructional features lie in particular in the outer shape of the casing 2. This essentially consists of a circular cylindrical area 22, the outside diameter of which is the same size as or slightly smaller than the diameter of the opening 21. The clamping part 6 is also embedded in the cylindrical region 22. One end of the cylindrical region also forms one end of the envelope 2, while the other end of the cylindrical Region gradually changes into a flange-like extension 17 which projects radially with respect to the cylinder axis and which is followed by a truncated cone 26 which tapers with the distance from the extension 17 and which forms the other end of the casing 2. In the arrangement shown in FIG. 3, the cable strain relief 16 with the circular cylindrical region 22 is inserted into the opening 21 from the aupen until the extension 17 stops on the housing wall 20. In this position, the extension 17 transmits tensile forces acting on the cable strain relief 16 and directed towards the inside of the housing to the housing and ensures protection against kinking and moisture.

Eine an der Umhüllung 2 angebrachte Klammer 18 verhindert, daß die in die Öffnung 21 bis zum Anschlag gesteckte Kabelzugentlastung 16 wieder herausgezogen werden kann, und überträgt an der Kabelzugentlastung 16 angreifende Zugkräfte auf das Gehäuse, welche entstehen, wenn von außen am Kabel gezogen wird. Die Klammer 18 ist U-förmig gebogen und ihre Schenkel stecken in zwei zueinander parallelen, durchgehenden Löchern 19 in der Umhüllung 2, deren Abstand voneinander gleich dem Schenkelabstand ist, die in einer Ebene senkrecht zur Zylinderachse liegen, zu beiden Seiten des Kabels angeordnet sind und die einen Abstand von der Erweiterung 17 haben, welcher etwa gleich der Dicke der Gehäusewand 20 ist.A bracket 18 attached to the casing 2 prevents the cable strain relief 16 inserted into the opening 21 as far as it will go, and transmits tensile forces acting on the cable strain relief 16 to the housing, which arise when the cable is pulled from the outside. The bracket 18 is bent in a U-shape and its legs are in two mutually parallel, through holes 19 in the casing 2, the distance from each other is equal to the leg distance, which are in a plane perpendicular to the cylinder axis, are arranged on both sides of the cable and which have a distance from the extension 17, which is approximately equal to the thickness of the housing wall 20.

Die äußere Kontur der Umhüllung 2 einschließlich der Erweiterung 17 und die Bohrungen 19 werden beim Umspritzen des Kabels 3 und des Klemmteils 6 direkt angeformt. An konstruktiven Vorkehrungen am Gehäuse zur Aufnahme der Kabelzugentlastung 16 ist lediglich die - für die Durchführung des Kabels ohnehin erforderliche - Öffnung 21 notwendig. Die Montage der Kabelzugentlastung 16 ist äußerst einfach:The outer contour of the sheath 2 including the extension 17 and the bores 19 are molded directly when the cable 3 and the clamping part 6 are encapsulated. In terms of constructive precautions on the housing for receiving the cable strain relief 16, only the - for the implementation of the cable anyway required - opening 21 necessary. The installation of the cable strain relief 16 is extremely simple:

Die Kabelzugentlastung wird in die Öffnung 21 bis zum Anschlag geschoben und anschließend wird die Klammer 18 in die Löcher 19 eingeführt. Die Schenkel der Klammer 18 sind so lang, daß, wenn die Basis der Klammer 18 an der Umhüllung 2 anliegt, die Schenkelspitzen aus den Löchern 19 herausragen.The cable strain relief is pushed into the opening 21 until it stops and then the clip 18 is inserted into the holes 19. The legs of the clip 18 are so long that when the base of the clip 18 lies against the casing 2, the tip of the legs protrude from the holes 19.

Eine in Fig. 5 und 6 gezeigte Kabelzugentlastung 30 gehört ebenso wie die Kabelzugentlastung 16 zu einem Gehäuse, bei dem das Kabel 3 durch eine Öffnung 21 in eine Gehäusewand 20 in das Gehäuse hineingeführt ist. Infolgedessen weist die Umhüllung 2 der Kabelzugentlastung 30 äußerlich einige Ähnlichkeiten mit der der Kabelzugentlastung 16 auf. Zur Umhüllung 2 gehört insbesondere ein zylindrischer Bereich 31, der in Richtung der Zylinderachse auf der einen Seite in einen mit dem Abstand von dem zylindrischen Bereich sich verjüngenden Kegelstumpf 32, der das eine Ende der Umhüllung 2 bildet, und auf der anderen Seite stufenförmig in eine radial abstehende kreisrunde Erweiterung 33 übergeht. Die Erweiterung 33 ist koaxial mit dem zylindrischen Bereich 31 angeordnet. Die dem zylindrischen Bereich 31 zugewandte Seitenwand 38 der Erweiterung 33 hängt über den zylindrischen Bereich 31 über und bildet mit der Zylinderachse einen Winkel von ungefähr 80°. Bevorzugt haben die Öffnung 21 und der zur Zylinderachse senkrechte Querschnitt durch den zylindrischen Bereich 31 dieselbe Ausbildung, wobei es besonders vorteilhaft ist, wenn die Außenkontur des zylindrischen Bereichs 31 und damit auch die Öffnung 21 eine unrunde, z.B. hexagonale Form haben. An die Erweiterung 33 schließt ein mit dem Abstand von der Erweiterung 33 sich verjüngender Kegelstumpf 34 an, der in einen zylindrischen Bereich 35 übergeht. Das von dem Kegelstumpf abgewandte Ende des zylindrischen Bereichs 35, das einen vom Zylinder abstehenden Ringwulst 37 aufweist, bildet das andere Ende der Umhüllung 2. In den zylindrischen Bereich 35 sind außerdem radial geführte Löcher 36 und senkrecht zur Zylinderachse verlaufende Nuten in der Form von Zylindersegmenten eingebracht, wobei die Löcher und die Nuten, welche die Biegsamkeit des Bereiches 35 erhöhen, bis zum Kabel 3 eindringen. In die Außenfläche des zylindrischen Bereichs 31 ist eine schmale Ringnut 39 mit kreisförmiger Innenkontur eingebracht, die in einer Ebene senkrecht zur Zylinderachse verläuft und deren Abstand in Richtung der Zylinderachse von der Seitenwand 38 (gemessen an der der Ringnut zugewandten Außenkante) gleich der Dicke der Gehäusewand ist. In der Ringnut 39 läßt sich eine Klammer 40 verankern. Bei der Klammer 40 handelt es sich um eine Splintscheibe aus Federstahl, deren federnder Bereich als Ausschnitt aus einer senkrecht zur Scheibe ausgerichteten Zylinderfläche ausgebildet ist. Die Klammer 40 ist so dimensioniert, daß sie unter Druck in die Ringnut 39 eingeschoben werden kann und nach dem Einschieben zurückfedert, so daß sie fest in der Ringnut 39 verankert ist.A cable strain relief 30 shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, like the cable strain relief 16, belongs to a housing in which the cable 3 is guided into the housing through an opening 21 in a housing wall 20. As a result, the outer casing 2 of the cable strain relief 30 has some similarities externally to that of the cable strain relief 16. The casing 2 includes, in particular, a cylindrical region 31 which in the direction of the cylinder axis on one side into a truncated cone 32 tapering at a distance from the cylindrical region and which forms the one end of the casing 2 and on the other side in a step shape radially protruding circular extension 33 merges. The extension 33 is arranged coaxially with the cylindrical region 31. The side wall 38 of the extension 33 facing the cylindrical region 31 overhangs over the cylindrical region 31 and forms an angle of approximately 80 ° with the cylinder axis. The opening 21 and the cross section perpendicular to the cylinder axis through the cylindrical region 31 preferably have the same configuration, it being particularly advantageous if the outer contour of the cylindrical region Area 31 and thus also the opening 21 have a non-round, for example hexagonal shape. The extension 33 is followed by a truncated cone 34 which tapers away from the extension 33 and merges into a cylindrical region 35. The end of the cylindrical region 35 facing away from the truncated cone, which has an annular bead 37 protruding from the cylinder, forms the other end of the sheath 2. In the cylindrical region 35 there are also radially guided holes 36 and grooves running perpendicular to the cylinder axis in the form of cylinder segments introduced, the holes and the grooves, which increase the flexibility of the area 35, penetrate to the cable 3. A narrow annular groove 39 with a circular inner contour is introduced into the outer surface of the cylindrical region 31, which runs in a plane perpendicular to the cylinder axis and whose distance in the direction of the cylinder axis from the side wall 38 (measured at the outer edge facing the annular groove) is equal to the thickness of the housing wall is. A clip 40 can be anchored in the annular groove 39. The clamp 40 is a split washer made of spring steel, the resilient area of which is designed as a cutout from a cylindrical surface oriented perpendicular to the washer. The bracket 40 is dimensioned such that it can be pushed into the annular groove 39 under pressure and springs back after the insertion, so that it is firmly anchored in the annular groove 39.

Das Einschieben der Klammer 40 erfolgt erst, nachdem die Kabelzugentlastung 30 mit dem Kegelstumpf 32 voraus vom Innern des Gehäuses aus durch die Öffnung im Gehäuse bis zum Anschlag der Erweiterung 33 an der Gehäusewand gesteckt worden ist. Bei eingeschobener Klammer 40 wird die Erweiterung 33 gegen die Gehäusewand gedrückt, wobei die Ausbildung der Seitenwand 38 eine besonders gute Abdichtung und damit einen weiter verbesserten Feuchtigkeitsschutz gewährleistet. Die Erweiterung 31 überträgt an der Kabelzugentlastung 30 angreifende, zum Gehäuseinnern hin gerichtete Zugkräfte auf das Gehäuse, während die Klammer 40 an der Kabelzugentlastung 30 angreifende Zugkräfte auf das Gehäuse überträgt, welche entstehen, wenn von außen am Kabel gezogen wird. Weisen der Zylinderbereich 31 und die Öffnung in der Gehäusewand dieselbe, unrunde Form auf, ist die Kabelzugentlastung 30 auch gegen Verdrehung um die Zylinderachse des Bereichs 31 gesichert. Auch bei den Kabelzugentlastungen 1 und 16 ist es vorteilhaft, eine gleiche unrunde, z. B. hexagonale Ausbildung einerseits der Öffnung im Gehäuse bzw. der Ausnehmungen in der Gehäusehaube und dem Gehäuseunterteil und andererseits des von der Öffnung bzw. den Ausnehmungen eingerahmten Bereichs der Umhüllung 2 vorzusehen.The clip 40 is inserted only after the cable strain relief 30 with the truncated cone 32 has been inserted from the inside of the housing through the opening in the housing until the extension 33 stops on the housing wall. When clip 40 is inserted, the Extension 33 pressed against the housing wall, the design of the side wall 38 ensuring a particularly good seal and thus further improved moisture protection. The extension 31 transmits tensile forces acting on the cable strain relief 30 and directed towards the inside of the housing to the housing, while the clamp 40 transmits tensile forces acting on the cable strain relief 30 to the housing, which arise when the cable is pulled from the outside. If the cylinder region 31 and the opening in the housing wall have the same, non-round shape, the cable strain relief 30 is also secured against rotation about the cylinder axis of the region 31. Even with the cable strain reliefs 1 and 16, it is advantageous to use the same non-circular, e.g. B. hexagonal formation of the opening on the one hand in the housing or the recesses in the housing cover and the lower housing part and on the other hand the area of the casing 2 framed by the opening or the recesses.

Ebenso wie bei der Kabelzugentlastung 16 erfordert auch die Kabelzugentlastung 30 außer der ohnehin erforderlichen Öffnung 21 keine weiteren Vorkehrungen zur stabilen und dichten Befestigung am Gehäuse.Just as with the cable strain relief 16, the cable strain relief 30 does not require any further precautions for the stable and tight attachment to the housing, apart from the opening 21, which is required anyway.

Die Kabelzugentlastung 30 weist ein als zylindrische Hülse ausgebildetes Klemmteil 41 auf, dessen Innendurchmesser etwa gleich dem Außendurchmesser des Kabels 3 ist. An zwei Stellen ist die Hülse und damit auch das Kabel 3 zusammengepreßt. Außerdem ist das eine Ende der Hülse umgebogen und als senkrecht abstehende flanschartige Aufweitung 42 ausgebildet. Die Achse der Hülse fällt mit der Zylinderachse des zylindrischen Bereichs 31 zusammen, und die Hülse erstreckt sich aus dem Kegelstumpf 32 heraus, durch den zylindrischen Bereich 31 und bis in den Kegelstumpf 34 hinein. Die Hülse kann auch an nur einer oder an mehr als zwei Stellen zusammengepreßt sein, und es ist auch möglich, daß beide Enden als flanschartige Aufweitungen ausgebildet sind. Durch das Zusamenpressen der Hülse wird das durch die Hülse geführte Kabel 3 in der Hülse und insbesondere durch die flanschartige Ausweitung 42 und die Verengungen an den zusammengepreßten Stellen das Klemmteil 41 in der Umhüllung 2 mechanisch stabil fixiert. Das Klemmteil 41 kann aus denselben Materialien wie das Klemmteil 6 hergestellt werden. Auch das Einklemmen des Kabels 3 in das Klemmteil 41 und der Einbau des Klemmteils 41 in die Umhüllung 2 erfolgt in derselben Weise wie weiter oben im Zusammenhang mit dem Klemmteil 6 beschrieben worden ist. So wird die äußere Kontur der Umhüllung 2 einschließlich der Erweiterung 31 und der Ringnut 39 beim Umspritzen des Kabels 3 und des Klemmteils 41 direkt angeformt.The cable strain relief 30 has a clamping part 41 designed as a cylindrical sleeve, the inside diameter of which is approximately equal to the outside diameter of the cable 3. The sleeve and thus also the cable 3 are pressed together at two points. In addition, one end of the sleeve is bent over and designed as a vertically projecting flange-like widening 42. The axis of the sleeve coincides with the cylinder axis of the cylindrical portion 31, and the Sleeve extends out of the truncated cone 32, through the cylindrical region 31 and into the truncated cone 34. The sleeve can also be pressed together at only one or at more than two locations, and it is also possible for both ends to be designed as flange-like widenings. By compressing the sleeve, the cable 3 guided through the sleeve is fixed mechanically stably in the sheath 2 in the sleeve and in particular by the flange-like widening 42 and the constrictions at the compressed points. The clamping part 41 can be made of the same materials as the clamping part 6. The clamping of the cable 3 in the clamping part 41 and the installation of the clamping part 41 in the sheath 2 is carried out in the same way as described above in connection with the clamping part 6. Thus, the outer contour of the casing 2, including the extension 31 and the annular groove 39, is molded directly onto the cable 3 and the clamping part 41.

Im übrigen ist es ohne weiteres möglich, auch in den Kabelzugentlastungen 1 und 16 ein Klemmteil vorzusehen, welches ebenso ausgebildet ist wie das Klemmteil 41, bzw. das Klemmteil 6 auch für die Kabelzugentlastung 30 vorzusehen.Otherwise, it is readily possible to provide a clamping part in the cable strain reliefs 1 and 16, which is designed in the same way as the clamping part 41, or the clamping part 6 also for the cable strain relief 30.

Claims (25)

  1. Arrangement for cable strain relief having a cable, a cable covering, having means of fastening said covering to a body which takes up the tensile load, and having a clamping part by means of which the cable is compressed and fixed relative to the covering,
    characterized in that
    the separate clamping part (6, 41) lies adjacent to the cable (3) and that the covering (2) surrounds the clamping part (6, 41) and a cable piece including the compressed region.
  2. Arrangement for cable strain relief according to claim 1, characterized in that the covering (2) is formed by extrusion on the clamping part (6, 41) and the cable piece.
  3. Arrangement for cable strain relief according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the clamping part (6) has a U-shaped profile, the distance between the limbs being smaller than the diameter of the cable (3) in its non-compressed state, and that the cable (3) is held between the two limbs.
  4. Arrangement for cable strain relief according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the clamping part (41) takes the form of a sleeve which at at least one point is compressed to such an extent that the smallest distance between opposing regions of the sleeve inner wall is smaller than the diameter of the cable (3) in its non-compressed state and that the cable (3) is conveyed through the sleeve.
  5. Arrangement for cable strain relief according to claim 4, characterized in that at least one end of the clamping part (41) has an extreme flange-like widening (42).
  6. Arrangement for cable strain relief according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the covering (2) is made of a flexible plastic material.
  7. Arrangement for cable strain relief according to claim 6, characterized in that the plastic material is selected from the group polyvinyl chloride, polyurethane and a mixture of the two materials.
  8. Arrangement for cable strain relief according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the covering (2) is made of a rubber material.
  9. Arrangement for cable strain relief according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the clamping part (6, 41) is made of a material which permanently deforms on bending.
  10. Arrangement for cable strain relief according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the clamping part (6, 41) is made of a flexible material.
  11. Arrangement for cable strain relief according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the clamping part (6, 41) is made of a metal.
  12. Arrangement for cable strain relief according to one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that the clamping part (6, 41) is made of a plastic material having a higher melting point than the covering material.
  13. Arrangement for cable strain relief according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the means of fastening said arrangement to the body are directly moulded and/or fastened on the covering (2).
  14. Arrangement for cable strain relief according to claim 13 or 14, characterized in that the means form widened portions projecting from the covering (2), have at least two limit stops facing one another and are so adapted to the body that, when the arrangement for cable strain relief (1, 16) is fastened to the body, the two limit stops lie adjacent to at least one wall (12, 13, 14, 15; 20) of the body.
  15. Arrangement for cable strain relief according to claim 14, characterized in that each of said limit stops and an adjoining region of the covering (2) not forming part of a widened portion engage around an edge of the wall (12, 13, 14, 15; 20).
  16. Arrangement for cable strain relief according to claim 15, characterized in that the body takes the form of a housing with a gland for the cable (3), that the covering (2) in some regions fits into the gland, and that the means are such that, when the arrangement for cable strain relief (1, 16) has been inserted into the gland, they lie with said limit stops adjacent to the walls (12, 13, 14, 15; 20) of the housing which delimit the gland.
  17. Arrangement for cable strain relief according to claim 16, characterized in that the gland is formed at least by one pair of abutting recesses (8, 9) in a housing hood and a housing bottom part respectively, that the opposing limit stops of the means form the walls of at least one annular groove (4), that the annular groove (4) has a width which is adapted to the thickness of the wall of the housing hood and the housing bottom part, that the external and internal contour of the annular groove (4) is geometrically approximately similar to the opening formed by the one pair of recesses (8, 9), and that the internal diameter of the annular groove (4) is equal to or smaller than, and its external diameter is greater than the diameter of the opening.
  18. Arrangement for cable strain relief according to claim 17, characterized in that the housing is double-walled and the gland is formed by two pairs of abutting recesses (8, 9) and (10, 11) in housing- and inner walls (12 and 14) and (13 and 15) of the housing hood and housing bottom part respectively, that for each pair of recesses (8, 9 and 10, 11) one annular groove (4 and 5) is provided, and that the relative position of the two annular grooves (4) and (5) is adapted to the relative position of the two pairs of recesses (8, 9, 10, 11).
  19. Arrangement for cable strain relief according to claim 18, characterized in that the clamping element (6) is disposed in the region of the covering (2) bounded by the annular grooves (4) and (5).
  20. Arrangement for cable strain relief according to claim 16, characterized in that the gland forms an opening (21) in the housing wall (20), that the covering (2) has, as one means, a directly moulded-on extension (17, 33) which projects from and in an annular manner surrounds the covering, that a region (22, 31) of the covering (2) adjoining the one limit stop of the extension (17, 33) fits through the opening (21), that the extension (17, 33), when the arrangement for cable strain relief (16, 30) has been inserted into the opening (21), projects outwards in all directions beyond the edge of the opening (21), and that another means is fastened to said region (22, 31) adjoining the extension (17, 33).
  21. Arrangement for cable strain relief according to claim 20, characterized in that the side wall (38) of the extension (17, 33) facing said region (22, 31) adjoining the extension (17, 33) has such an overhang that, when the arrangement for cable strain relief (16, 30) has been inserted into the opening (21) until the extension strikes the housing wall, the extension (17, 33) lies with only its outer edge facing said region (22, 31) against the housing wall (20).
  22. Arrangement for cable strain relief according to claim 20 or 21, characterized in that constructed in said region (22) adjoining the extension (17) is at least one hole (19) which extends approximately parallel to the extension (17) and is approximately at a distance from the extension (17) which is equal to or greater than the thickness of the housing wall (20), and that, as another means, a pin which fits into the hole (19) is provided.
  23. Arrangement for cable strain relief according to claim 22, characterized in that two holes (19) are provided which extend parallel to one another, and the pin takes the form of a clip (18) bent into a U-shape and having a distance between its limbs which is equal to the distance between the holes (19).
  24. Arrangement for cable strain relief according to one of claims 20 or 21, characterized in that constructed in said region (31) adjoining the extension (33) is an annular groove (39) which lies in a plane approximately parallel to the extension (33) and is approximately at a distance from the extension (33) which is equal to or greater than the thickness of the housing wall (20), and that, as another means, a clip (40) which fits into the annular groove (39) is provided.
  25. Arrangement for cable strain relief according to one of claims 16 to 24, characterized in that the gland and the section, parallel to the gland, through the region of the covering (2) inserted in the gland have approximately the same non-circular shape.
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