EP2118969B1 - Plug system - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to an electric cable with cable plugs mounted on both cable ends, the cable plug mounted on the one end being configured as a male plug (1) and the cable plug mounted on the other cable end being configured as a female plug (25). Electrical contact elements (8) are fixed to the identical conductors (9, 10) of the cable (11) on both cable ends, said contact elements being all configured in the form of contact pins or all in the form of contact sockets. The contact elements (8) fixed to the one cable end are inserted in passages of the contact support (4, 26) of the cable plug mounted on said cable end and configure the plug contacts and the identical contact elements (8) fixed to the other cable end are fitted together with plug contacts (30, 38) that are retained by the contact support (4, 26) of the cable plug mounted on said cable end.

Description

The invention relates to an electrical cable with cable ends mounted on both ends, of which the one end of the cable mounted cable connector is designed in the manner of a male connector and the cable end mounted on the cable connector in the manner of a female connector, the male connector plug contacts in the form of pins and the female connector plug contacts in the form of contact sockets and the plug contacts are each supported by a contact carrier of the connector, which is held by a connector housing or formed integrally therewith.

Plug systems with mounted on electrical cables (= "posted") pin connectors and socket connectors are known in different embodiments. These connector systems have contact elements in order to electrically contact plug-in connectors or the associated signal lines (cable wires). Many different embodiments of such contact elements are known. A common embodiment is the training in the form of plug contacts, wherein a contact pin designed as a plug contact can be inserted into a contact socket designed as a plug-in contact. The contact socket usually provides the contact force by resilient elements. The plug contacts are held by contact carriers of insulating material, which are inserted into a plug housing.

For example, an education of the male and female connector in the form of XLR connectors is known, which are normalized in the standard IEC 61076-2-103. XLR connectors are formed in different numbers of poles, in particular three to eight poles.

Cable connectors, also called free connectors, are mounted at the end of a cable, with their electrical contact elements being connected to the cable wires or possibly the cable shield, and are to be distinguished from so-called Gerätesteckverbindem or chassis connectors, which are firmly mounted in the housing of an electrical device. In a cable connector designed in the form of a pin connector, the electrical plug contacts are formed by contact pins. In a trained in the form of a female connector cable connector contact sockets are available as plug contacts, in which pins of the mating connector (this can be either a trained in the form of a pin connector cable connector or a chassis connector with pins) can be inserted.

In order to mount a cable connector at the respective end of a cable, the installation work typical for a respective connector system is to be carried out, whereby corresponding devices are usually required. Provider of cables equipped with plugs must stock the different assembly variants (male-male, female-female, malefemale) in the respective lengths, whereby the assembly variant "malefemale" is usually the most common. In the event of damage to a cable connector mounted on a cable, the necessary repair work or replacement of the cable connector, especially without special equipment, usually only relatively difficult. The connection of the plug contacts with the cable wires is usually done by a complex and hardly automatable soldering. Crimping is hardly possible due to the limited space available.
Such known cable connectors are also in US 2,917,772 A discloses according to which the preamble of claim 1 has been formulated. The object of the invention is to provide an electrical cable with cable connectors mounted on both ends of the aforementioned type, wherein a simple assembly and a simple replacement of the cable connector is made possible. According to the invention, this is achieved by a device having the features of claim 1.

According to the invention of the electrical conductors of the cable at both ends of the cable identically formed electrical contact parts are attached. In one embodiment of the invention, these contact parts are designed in the form of contact pins. In a further embodiment, these contact parts are designed in the form of contact sockets. The at one end of the cable located contact parts are inserted into openings of the contact carrier and directly form the plug contacts of the cable connector at this end of the cable. The identically formed contact parts located at the other end of the cable are plugged together with plug contacts fixed in the contact carrier of the cable connector mounted on this cable end, namely from the backs of these plug contacts, which face away from the insertion end of the cable connector mounted on this cable end.

The invention leads to a fundamental simplification of the installation of a respective cable connector on the cable. By means of the invention it is possible to store cables in which only the contact parts are mounted on the electrical conductors of the cable (cable wires and possibly cable shield), for example by crimping. The further installation of a respective desired cable connector (pin connector or socket connector) is then very simple, fast and without soldering, crimping or the like possible.

Since no limited space is available during assembly of the contact parts with the electrical conductors of the cable, this assembly is facilitated, for example, the assembly can be done automatically in a crimping machine.

The invention allows considerable cost advantages.

In an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the male connector and / or the female connector is designed such that its connector housing a contact carrier carrying or integrally formed with this basic housing and a separate cover part includes, which is connectable to the base housing, for example via a screw or a snap connection. If the cover part is not attached to the base housing, the base housing has an opening. Through this opening access to the contact carrier is facilitated, so that a simple introduction of the cable-mounted electrical contact parts is made possible in the contact carrier. This leads to an overall simplification of assembly. When the cover part is attached to the basic housing, it closes the opening. Furthermore, it can be provided that a cable strain relief is realized by placing the cover part on the base housing. In this case, the base housing and the cover part in each case at least one projecting in the direction of the central longitudinal axis of the cable connector projection, wherein the cable is clamped in the connected to the base housing state of the cover part between the base housing and the cover part and is brought from the projections in a curved course ,

Fig. 1

einen schematischen Längsschnitt durch einen an einem Ende des Kabels montierten Stiftstecker gemäß der Erfindung;

Fig. 2

einen schematischen Längsschnitt durch einen am anderen Ende des Kabels montierten Buchsenstecker gemäß der Erfindung;

Fig. 3

eine alternative Ausführungsform eines Kontaktelements des Buchsensteckers in Ansicht;

Fig. 4

und 5 ein weiteres Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung;

Fig. 6

einen schematischen Längsschnitt durch ein Steckergehäuse mit dem darin festgelegten Kontaktträger eines Stiftsteckers gemäß einer dritten Ausführungsform der Erfindung;

Fig. 7

einen Schnitt entlang der Linie AA von Figur 6;

Fig. 8

einen Längsschnitt des am Kabel montierten Stiftsteckers gemäß dieser dritten Ausführungsform;

Fig. 9

einen Längsschnitt durch ein Steckergehäuse mit dem darin angeordneten Kontaktträger eines Buchsensteckers gemäß diesem dritten Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung;

Fig.10

einen Schnitt entlang der Linie BB von Figur 9.

Further advantages and details of the invention are explained below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this show:

Fig. 1

a schematic longitudinal section through a mounted on one end of the cable pin connector according to the invention;

Fig. 2

a schematic longitudinal section through a mounted at the other end of the cable jack connector according to the invention;

Fig. 3

an alternative embodiment of a contact element of the female connector in view;

Fig. 4

and Figure 5 shows another embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 6

a schematic longitudinal section through a connector housing with the therein defined contact carrier of a pin connector according to a third embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 7

a section along the line AA of FIG. 6 ;

Fig. 8

a longitudinal section of the cable-mounted pin connector according to this third embodiment;

Fig. 9

a longitudinal section through a connector housing with the contact carrier arranged therein a female connector according to this third embodiment of the invention;

Figure 10

a section along the line BB of FIG. 9 ,

A first embodiment of the invention will be described below with reference to FIG Fig. 1 and 2 explained. At one end of the cable 11 a trained in the form of a pin connector 1 cable connector is mounted (= struck), at the other end a trained in the form of a female connector 25 cable connector is mounted (= struck).

In the exemplary embodiment shown, the plug housing of the pin plug 1 comprises a front plug housing part 2, which consists for example of metal, and a rear plug housing part 3, which has an internal thread on an external thread of the front plug housing part 2 can be screwed, which surrounds the front plug housing part 2 in the region of the rear end outside.

In the front connector housing part 2, an existing of insulating material contact carrier 4 of the male connector 1 is fixed, for example by means of a screw 5, the in Fig. 2 is indicated schematically. For positioning the contact carrier 4 relative to the plug housing part 2, for example, serve a step at which the inner diameter of the front plug housing part 2 tapers.
For example, between the contact carrier 4 and the connector housing 2, 3 and an inseparable connection, for example in the form of a bond, or the connector housing 2, 3 or one of its parts and the contact carrier 4 could also be integrally formed.

The contact carrier 4 has parallel to the longitudinal axis 6 of the plug housing 2, 3 extending through holes 7, in which contact parts 8 are held, which are formed here in the form of contact pins. The contact pins 8 are connected to the conductors 9, 10 of an electric cable 11, that is electrically and mechanically connected to them. The conductors 9, 10 may be formed for example in the form of stranded conductors. In Fig. 1 and 2 the cable 11 is shown schematically with two the wires 9, 10 having cable cores 12, 13. The invention is not limited to a specific number of cable wires to be connected, so in particular more than two cable cores 12, 13 may be present with the pins 8 connected to the conductors 9, 10 of these cable cores 12, 13.

Within the cable sheath 14 extends in the Fig. 1 and 2 This is in the illustrated embodiment with the connector housing 2, 3 contacted (and also with the connector housing described below of the female connector 25). For this purpose is in Fig. 1 schematically a shield contact element 16 is shown, which is formed for example by an annular disc whose outer edge rests on the plug housing part 2 and in the region of the inner edge of at least one axially projecting plug-in portion (eg sword- or mandrel-shaped) is arranged, which is inserted into the end of the cable is to contact the shield conductor 15. Different other types of contacts of the shield conductor 15, if any, with the connector housing 2, 3 are conceivable and possible.

For mounting the pin connector 1 on the cable 11, which is also referred to as "striking", the contact pins 8 are first mounted on the conductors 9, 10 of the cable 11. In the exemplary embodiment shown, the contact pins 8 at their rear ends, which are opposite to the insertion-side ends of the contact pins 8, connection elements 17, which are in the form of, for example, sleeve-shaped, crimp contacts. The connection to the stripped
Ends of the conductors 9, 10 can be done by crimping in a simple manner. Also conceivable and possible are other types of connections of the contact pins 8 with the conductors 9, 10th

After (or before) the mounting of the contact pins to the conductors 9, 10, the rear connector housing part 3 and a collet type cable strain relief member 18 are slid onto the cable sheath 14 and an optional shield contact element 16 is connected to the shield conductor 15, e.g. in the end of the cable sheath 14 from which the cable cores 12, 13 protrude, inserted into the area of the shield conductor 15.

Furthermore, the contact pins 8 are inserted from the rear side 20 of the contact carrier 4, which is opposite the insertion side 19, into the passage openings 7 as far as it will go. In the fully inserted state, plug-in sections 21 of the contact pins 8 protrude from the plug-in side 19 of the contact carrier 4. The contact pins 8 thus form with their insertion portions 21 the plug contacts of the plug connector 1. To prevent unwanted pushing back of the inserted contact pins 8 is a locking of the contact pins 8 in the contact carrier 4. For this example, barb-like locking elements 22 of the pins 8 are used in Fig. 2 are shown schematically.

When inserting the contact pins 8 and the optionally existing shield contact element 16 in the front connector housing part 2 can be placed accordingly.

As a result, the rear connector housing part 3 is screwed onto the front connector housing part 2, whereby the Kabelzugentlastungselement 18 is pressed against the cable sheath 14.

A Kabelzugentlastung could also be designed in other ways than described.

The female connector 25 has a relative to the connector housing of the male connector 1 differing connector housing 23, 24. At the in Fig. 2 schematically illustrated embodiment, the plug housing of the female connector 25 comprises a front, for example, metal plug housing part 23 and a rear plug housing part 24 which is screwed with an internal thread on an external thread in the region of the rear end of the front plug housing part 23.

In the front plug housing part 23, an existing of insulating material contact carrier 26 of the female connector 25 is fixed, for example by means of an in Fig. 2 Other types of fasteners of the contact carrier 26 in the connector housing 23, 24 are conceivable and possible, for example, non-detachable connections. A one-piece design of the contact carrier 26 with the plug housing 23 or a part thereof is conceivable and possible.

The front plug housing part 23 of the female connector 25 differs from the front male housing part 2 of the male connector 1. These two male housing parts 23, 2 are plugged into each other when plugging a female connector 25 and a male connector 1, from their insertion ends 39, 40 ago. The rear connector housing part 24 of the female connector 25 may have the same configuration as the rear connector housing part 3 of the male connector 1, so that the number of different parts of the connector system is reduced.

The contact carrier 26 has in the direction of the longitudinal axis 28 of the plug housing 23, 24 extending through openings 29. In these electrical contact elements 30 of the female connector 25 are fixed. For example, these contact elements 30 may be sleeve-shaped to form contact sockets for inserting the Einsteckabschnitte 21 of the contact pins 8 of the pin connector 1. These formed by the sleeve-shaped contact elements 30 contact sockets thus represent the plug contacts of the female connector 25.

On the electrical conductors 9, 10 of the cable cores 12, 13 in the form of contact pins formed contact parts 8 are mounted. These are formed in the same way as the mounted at the other end of the cable contact parts 8, which are inserted into the through holes 7 of the contact carrier 4 of the male connector 1. These contact pins 8 are inserted from one of the insertion side 31 of the contact carrier 26 of the female connector 25 opposite rear side 32 of the contact carrier 26 in the contact bushings formed by the sleeve-shaped contact elements 30, as is apparent from Fig. 2 is apparent. The contact pins 8 are thus inserted from the insertion end 40 of the female connector 25 opposite back of the contact sockets of the female connector 25 in this.

In the area in front of the up to a stop plugged contact pins 8, the respective passage opening 29 of the contact carrier 26 but still remains free over such a long length that when plugging the pin connector 1 with the female connector 25, the insertion 21 of the pin 1 held in the contact pins 8 of the plug-in side 31 can be plugged into the passage openings 29 of the contact carrier 26 so far that the pin plug 1 and the socket plug 25 are completely plugged together.

The possible ways of mounting the contact pins 8 on the electrical conductors 9, 10 of the cable 11 has already been described in connection with the male connector 1.

The installation of the cable 11, on which the contact pins 8 are already mounted on the female connector 25 in an analogous manner as the male connector 1, except that for the up to the stop in the through hole 29 of the contact carrier 26 inserted contact pins 8 in this case, a catch also can be omitted without disadvantages. A cable should yes over the cable strain relief 18 on the connector housing 23, 24 derived become. However, a latching of the fully inserted contact pins 8 in the contact carrier 26 can be provided.

Fig. 3 shows a variant for the arranged in the contact carrier 26 of the female connector 25 contact elements 30. These are formed in this embodiment of double fork contacts, ie go from a base portion 33 in opposite directions in each case two contact arms 34, 35; 36, 37, between each of which a contact pin 8 can be inserted. The inserted pins are in Fig. 3 indicated by dashed lines. In this case, the contact elements 30 together with the respective through-hole 29, in which they are arranged, the respective formed as a contact socket contact of the female connector 25. The Einsteckseite 31 of the contact carrier 26 directed towards contact arms 34, 35 are used to make contact with the respective Einsteckabschnitts 21st a contact pin 8 of a male connector 1 which is inserted into the female connector 25. The contact arms 36, 37 directed toward the rear side 32 of the contact carrier 26 serve to make contact with the contact pin 8 inserted from this side for the electrical connection of the female connector 25 to the cable 11 to which it is mounted.

A male connector 1 mounted on the cable 11 can be mated with a male connector 25 mounted on another cable 11, or mated with a mating connector designed as a chassis connector. Likewise, a female connector 25 mounted on a cable 11 may be mated with a male connector 1 mounted on another cable 11, or mated with a mating connector formed in the form of a chassis connector.

A cable can be equipped in the analogous manner in which this has been described for the assembly with a male connector 1 at one end and a female connector 25 at the other end, at both ends with a male connector 1 or at both ends with a female connector 25 , By such a plug system cables 11 can thus be partially assembled so that at both ends to the conductors 9, 10 contact pins 8 are mounted, preferably by crimping. In the finished assembly of the cable, a pin connector 1 or a female connector 25 can be mounted in a simple manner as needed on a respective cable end. An exchange of male pins 1 and female connectors 25 is quickly and easily possible.

Even if a cable is to be ready-made from the very beginning, the invention enables a simple assembly of pin connectors 1 or socket connectors 25.

The male connector 1 and the female connector 25 may conventionally have locking elements for locking the plugged connector, which are not shown in the figures. To release these locks, corresponding actuators, For example, lever or Zughülsen be present, as is also known.

For example, the male connector 1 and the female connector 25 may be formed in the form of XLR connectors.

Various other modifications are conceivable and possible without departing from the scope of the invention. For example, a locking of the contact pins 8 in the contact carrier 4 of the male connector 1 could also be omitted and a pushing back of the contact pins 8 can be prevented by one or more pressing elements, which are held immovably in the mounted state of the connector housing 2, 3. The plug housings 2, 3; 23, 24 could also be formed in one piece or consist of more than two parts to be joined together.

The contact pins 8 and the passage openings 7, 29 could be designed so that a respective contact pin can be inserted only in the intended passage opening. Also, appropriate labels or color coding are conceivable and possible.

Another embodiment of the invention is in the 4 and 5 shown. Analogous parts are given the same reference numerals as in the previously described embodiment. As an essential difference with respect to the embodiment described above, the contact parts 8 mounted on the two cable ends are designed here in the form of contact bushes. When attached to a cable end female connector 25, these contact parts 8 are inserted into through holes 29 of the contact carrier 26 of the female connector 25, from the side facing away from the insertion end 40 of the female connector or from the Einsteckseite 31 of the contact carrier 32 back. Locking elements for locking the inserted contact parts 8 can be advantageously provided.

At the other end of the cable, the contact parts 8 are plugged onto contact pins 38 of the male connector 1, namely from the insertion end 39 of the male connector 1 opposite back of these pins 38 ago. The contact pins 38 are held by the contact carrier 4 of the male connector 1. For example, they can be inserted from the rear side 20 of the contact carrier 4 into passage openings 7 of the contact carrier 4 as far as stops 41 and latched relative to the contact carrier 4. A determination of the contact pins 38 in the contact carrier 4 in another way is conceivable and possible. By attaching the contact parts 8 to the rear ends of the contact pins 38, these contact pins 38, which form the male parts of the male connector 1, are electrically connected to the conductors 9, 10 of the cable 11.

An advantage of the formation of the contact parts 8 in the form of contact pins, as shown in the Fig. 1 and 2 is shown opposite to in the 4 and 5 illustrated training in Form of contact sockets is the greater mechanical stability against deformation, as long as the contact parts are not installed in a pin or socket connector 1, 25.

A third embodiment of the invention will be described below with reference to the FIGS. 6 to 10 explained. Analogous parts are in turn provided with the same reference numerals as in the previously described embodiments. As an essential difference compared to the embodiments described above, the plug housing of the male connector 1 and the female connector 25 each have a base support 42,44 and a separate cover part 43,45, which are connected to the base housing 42,44 can. This connection can in particular be non-positive and / or positive fit, preferably by a screw or a snap connection. A gland could also be combined with a snap connection.

As in the previously described embodiments, the contact carrier 4, 26 may be a separate part fixedly connected to the base housing 42, 44, e.g. by gluing, latching or screwing, or the contact carrier 4,26 may be integrally formed with the base housing 42,44.

The base housing 42,44 is circumferentially formed in a front (= plug-in) portion and forms in a relation to the farther away from Einsteckseitigen end away area located in the circumferential direction, only a part of the lateral surface of the total circumferentially closed connector housing, which with the base housing 42,44 connected cover part 43,45 forms the remaining part of the lateral surface of the plug housing. In other words, the base housing 42,44 without attached cover part 43,45 on a circumferential opening. The contact carrier 4,26 is arranged at the front circumferentially closed portion of the base housing.

The insertion of the contact parts 8 in the contact carrier 4 is performed without an attached to the base housing 42,44 cover part 43,45, creating space for easy installation is created.

Preferably, a cable strain relief device is formed by the connection of the cover portion 43,45 with the base housing 42,44 at the same time. For this purpose, in the exemplary embodiment shown, the base housing 42, 44 of the pin connector 1 or of the socket connector 25 has two projections 46, 47 which are spaced apart from one another in the direction of the central longitudinal axis 6, 28 and between which a recess 48 lies. The projections 46, 47 project in the direction of the central longitudinal axis 6, 28. The recess 48 is located opposite a projection 49 of the cover part 43. The projection 49 also projects in the direction of the central longitudinal axis 6, 28.

If, after inserting the contact parts 8, the cover part 43,45 is placed on the base housing 42,44, so the cable 11 is clamped between the cover part 43,45 and the base housing 42,44 and through the projections 46,47 and 49 in a brought curved course. This is for the male connector 1 in FIG. 8 shown.

For example, two projections 49 spaced apart in the direction of the central longitudinal axis 6, 28 could also be provided on the cover part 43, 45, wherein a projection lying opposite the recess between these two projections would be provided on the base housing. Also more than a total of three projections could be provided per cable connector.

In FIG. 8 is further shown on the rear ends of the base housing 42 and cover part 43 screwed cable grommet 50, which may be provided in a known manner to form a kink protection for the cable and this consists of a suitably elastic material. This cable grommet 50 could also be considered part of the plug housing. A cable grommet 50 may also be omitted, as in FIG. 9 is shown for the female connector.

In order to ensure the mutual alignment of the base housing 42,44 and the cover portion 43,45 in the interconnected state corresponding interlocking profilings may be provided, in particular in the direction of the longitudinal axis 6,28 extending profilings, such as interlocking grooves and springs or retaining grooves (see FIG. 7 ).

In FIG. 10 are schematically illustrated in the manner of locking tongues locking elements 51 for locking the cover part 45 to the base housing 44.

Im in the FIGS. 6 to 10 illustrated embodiment, the contact parts 8 are analogous to that in the Figures 1 and 2 illustrated embodiment formed in the form of contact pins. Such a design of the plug housing with a base housing 42,44 and a cover portion 43,45 but could also be analogous to an embodiment of in FIGS. 4 and 5 may be provided shown, in which the contact parts 8 are formed in the form of contact sockets.

It could also be formed only one of the cable ends mounted on the cable connector in this form with a base housing 42,44 and a cover portion 43,45, although a design of both cable connectors in this form is preferred.

Legend to the reference numbers:

1

pin connector

2

front connector housing part

3

rear housing part

4

contact support

5

screw

6

longitudinal axis

7

Through opening

8th

contact part

9

ladder

10

ladder

11

electric wire

12

cable wire

13

cable wire

14

cable sheath

15

shieldwires

16

Screen contact element

17

connecting element

18

cable strain relief

19

insertion side

20

back

21

insertion section

22

locking element

23

front connector housing part

24

rear plug housing part

25

female connector

26

contact support

27

screw

28

longitudinal axis

29

Through opening

30

contact element

31

insertion side

32

back

33

base section

34

contact

35

contact

36

contact

37

contact

38

pin

39

spigot

40

spigot

41

attack

42

Headers

43

cover part

44

Headers

45

cover part

46

head Start

47

head Start

48

deepening

49

head Start

50

grommet

51

locking element

Claims (15)

1. Electrical cable having cable connectors which are mounted at both cable ends and of which the cable connector mounted at one cable end is formed in the manner of a pin connector (1) and the cable connector mounted at the other cable end is formed in the manner of a jack connector (25), the pin connector (1) having plug contacts in the form of contact pins (8, 38) and the jack connector having plug contacts in the form of female contacts (30, 8) and the plug contacts being borne in each case by a contact support (4, 26) of the connector, which is held by a connector housing or is formed integrally therewith, characterized in that electrical contact parts (8) which are formed identically at both cable ends and are either all in the form of contact pins or all in the form of female contacts are fastened to the electrical conductors (9, 10) of the cable (11), and in that the contact parts (8) mounted on one cable end are inserted into passages of the contact support (4, 26) of the cable connector mounted at this cable end and themselves form the plug contacts and the identically formed contact parts (8) mounted at the other cable end are united with plug contacts (30, 38) which are held by the contact support (4, 26) of the cable connector mounted at this cable end, i.e. from the backs of these plug contacts (30, 38), which face away from the insertion end (39, 40) of the cable connector (1, 25).
2. Electrical cable according to Claim 1, characterized in that the cable connector formed in the manner of a pin connector (1) and the cable connector formed in the manner of a jack connector (25) have differently formed contact supports (4, 26), the cable connector formed in the manner of a pin connector (1) and the cable connector formed in the manner of a jack connector (25) preferably also having differently formed connector housings (2, 3; 23, 24) which hold the respective contact support (4, 26).
3. Electrical cable according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, in the case of the formation of the contact parts (8) in the form of contact pins, the contact pins (8) mounted at the cable end located on the side of the pin connector (1) are inserted, from a back (20) of the contact support (4) of the pin connector (1) which is opposite the insertion side (19), into passages (7) of this contact support (4) up to a position in which insertion sections (21) of the contact pins (8) emerge from the insertion side (19) of the contact support (4), and the contact pins (8) mounted at the cable end located on the side of the jack connector (25) are inserted, from a back (32) of the contact support (26) of the jack connector (25) which is opposite the insertion side (31), into passages (29) of this contact support (26), whereby they make contact with contact elements (30) of the jack connector (25) and electrically connect these contact elements (30) of the jack connector to the conductors (9, 10) of the cable (11) which are connected to the contact pins (8).
4. Electrical cable according to Claim 2 or 3, characterized in that a respective contact pin (8) which is inserted from the back (20) of the contact support (4) of the pin connector (1) into one of the passages (7) up to a position in which the insertion section (21) of the contact pin (8) emerges from the insertion side (19) of the contact support (4) is locked with the contact support (4) of the pin connector (1).
5. Electrical cable according to any of Claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the plug contacts of the jack connector are formed by sleeve-like contact elements (30) arranged in passages (29) of the contact support (26) of the jack connector (25).
6. Electrical cable according to any of Claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the plug contacts of the jack connector are formed by fork-like contact elements (30) which are arranged in passages (29) of the contact support (26) of the jack connector (25) together with said contact support and have contact arms (34, 35; 36, 37) projecting from a base section (33) in opposite directions and intended for making contact firstly with contact pins (8) inserted from the insertion side (31) into the contact support (26) and secondly with contact pins (8) inserted from the back (32) into the contact support (26).
7. Electrical cable according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, in the case of the formation of the contact parts (8) in the form of female contacts, the female contacts mounted at the cable end located on the side of the jack connector (25) are inserted from a back (32) of the contact support (26) of the jack connector (26), which is opposite the insertion side (31), into passages (29) of this contact support (26), and the female contacts mounted at the cable end located on the side of the pin connector (1) are pushed onto the back ends of contact pins (38), which ends face away from the insertion end (39) of the pin connector (1) and are fixed in the contact support (4) of the pin connector (1), the contact parts (8) electrically connecting the contact pins (38) to the conductors (9, 10) of the cable (11).
8. Electrical cable according to any of Claims 1 to 7, characterized in that connecting elements (17) of the contact pins (8) are formed for electrical and mechanical connection of the contact pins (8) to the electrical conductors (9, 10) of the cable (11) in the form of crimp contacts.
9. Electrical cable according to any of Claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the pin connector (1) and the jack connector (25) are in the form of XLR connectors.
10. Electrical cable according to any of Claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the connector housing of the pin connector (1) and the connector housing of the jack connector (25) each comprise at least one front connector housing part (2, 23) and one rear connector housing part (3, 24), of which at least the front connector housing parts (2, 23) are differently formed, the rear connector housing parts (3, 24) preferably being identically formed.
11. Electrical cable according to any of Claims 1 to 10, characterized in that a screen contact element (16) is present which has a projecting insertion section which can be inserted into the cable (11) at the end of the cable sheath (14) in the axial direction of the cable (11) for making contact with a screen conductor (15) of the cable (11).
12. Electrical cable according to any of Claims 1 to 11, characterized in that the connector housing of the pin connector (1) and/or of the jack connector (25) comprises a base housing (42, 44) carrying the contact support (4, 26) or integrally formed therewith and a separate cover part (43, 45) which is connected to the base housing (42, 44), the cover part (43, 45) preferably being connected to the base housing (42, 44) via a screw connection and/or a snap connection.
13. Electrical cable according to Claim 12,
    characterized in that the base housing (42, 44) is formed in a peripherally closed manner in a front section in which the contact support (4, 26) is arranged and, in a further section located a distance away from that end of the cable connector which is on the insertion side, viewed in the circumferential direction, forms only a part of the lateral surface of the overall peripherally closed connector housing, and the separate cover part (43, 45) connected to the base housing (42, 44) forms the other part of the lateral surface of the connector housing.
14. Electrical cable according to Claim 12 or 13, characterized in that, for the formation of a cable tension relief device, the base housing (42, 44) and the cover part (43, 45) each have at least one protuberance (46, 47, 49) projecting in the direction towards the central longitudinal axis (6, 28), the cable (11) being caused to adopt a curved path by the protuberances (46, 47, 49) and preferably the base housing (43, 44) and/or the cover part (43, 45) having at least two protuberances (46, 47) which, based on the direction of the longitudinal axis (6, 28) of the cable connector, are a distance apart and project in the direction of the central longitudinal axis (6, 28) of the cable connector, between which protuberances a depression (48) is located which is opposite the protuberance (49) on the other housing part of the two housing parts (42, 43; 44, 45).
15. Electrical cable according to any of Claims 12 to 14, characterized in that the contact support (4, 26) is firmly connected to the base housing (42, 44).

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