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EP3453080B1
EP3453080B1 EP17720137.3A EP17720137A EP3453080B1 EP 3453080 B1 EP3453080 B1 EP 3453080B1 EP 17720137 A EP17720137 A EP 17720137A EP 3453080 B1 EP3453080 B1 EP 3453080B1
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/58—Means 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
    • H01R13/59—Threaded ferrule or bolt operating in a direction parallel to the cable or wire
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/58—Means 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
    • H01R13/5845—Means 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 the strain relief being achieved by molding parts around cable and connections
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/62—Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
    • H01R13/622—Screw-ring or screw-casing
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R43/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors
    • H01R43/20—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for assembling or disassembling contact members with insulating base, case or sleeve
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R43/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors
    • H01R43/20—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for assembling or disassembling contact members with insulating base, case or sleeve
    • H01R43/24—Assembling by moulding on contact members

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  • the present invention relates to an overmolded connector assembled with a cable and to a method for producing such a connector.
  • plug connectors are arranged at the end of a line or a cable set.
  • the connector consisting of the plug and mating connector, is provided with a strain relief in order to absorb the tensile or compressive forces acting on the connector on the cable and thus to relieve the contacts within the connector from these acting forces, in particular to Avoiding or preventing errors and impairments.
  • a connector housing has a cross bar which can be screwed to the connector housing and which is arranged over an end region of the cable and which, after being screwed, exerts a compressive force on the cable sheath.
  • a cable gland usually acts in such a way that, by means of the screwing, an increasing pressure force acts on the cable and z.
  • plug connectors are usually designed as reconnectable plug connectors with the disadvantage that the screwed cable connections are also unintentionally loosened and unsafe conditions arise in the plug connector.
  • non-reconnectable plug connectors are known in the prior art.
  • it is customary to manufacture connector housings in an injection molding / casting process, with the immediately opening area of the cable being inserted into the injection / molding tool at the same time as the injection / molding process, and also with the same material as the material of the connector housing is overmolded.
  • the disadvantage here is that the finished connector housing often does not form an adequate connection with the material of the cable jacket, since the requirements placed on the material of the connector housing are completely different from the requirements placed on the material of the cable jacket.
  • reconnectable plug connectors which are usually attached to a cable gland as a cable seal and strain relief, are designed so that such a plug connector can be used both as a reconnectable and non-reconnectable connector.
  • the invention is therefore based on the object of overcoming the aforementioned disadvantages and proposing a plug connector which has an overmolding.
  • a basic idea of the present invention is to provide a specifically designed overmold adapter sleeve which can be screwed to the connector housing of a connector and which at the same time has contours with which a stable overmold around the overmold adapter sleeve can be realized.
  • an arrangement of a connector housing and a cylindrical overmold adapter sleeve for screwing to the connector housing is disclosed, the overmold adapter sleeve having a thread at one end to be connected to a mating thread of the connector housing and the overmold adapter sleeve having an internally running channel for the passage of a cable, wherein a plurality of ribs and / or grooves are also provided on the outer jacket of the encapsulation adapter sleeve and the area with the ribs and / or grooves is designed for joint encapsulation with a plastic in an encapsulation tool with a cable.
  • the overmold adapter sleeve has a thread which can be screwed onto a thread on a connector housing which was originally intended to be connected to a cable gland.
  • the aforementioned arrangement is characterized in that the ribs and / or grooves of the overmold adapter sleeve are formed on the outside partially or completely circumferentially around the overmold adapter sleeve.
  • a plurality of ribs are also advantageously provided on the outside circumferential of the overmold adapter sleeve.
  • the encapsulation adapter sleeve is formed from a housing-side section, a cable-entry-side section and an intermediate section, the ribs and / or grooves being provided in the area of the cable-entry-side section.
  • a receiving groove is also provided in the intermediate section, into which a resilient, preferably ring-shaped or partially ring-shaped adapter element can be or is releasably clipped or is introduced.
  • the color of the adapter element differs from the color of the connector, so that this means that visible color codes can be attached to the connector housing.
  • the receiving groove is arranged between two collars which protrude from the outer circumference in the section on the housing side. It is further advantageous if the two collars also protrude with respect to the outer circumference of the section on the cable inlet side, in particular with respect to the ribs.
  • two diametrically opposite key surfaces for engaging a tool are also provided on the overmold adapter sleeve. It is particularly advantageous if the wrench surfaces also protrude over the ribs of the overmold adapter sleeve, so that they are overmolded in the overmolding process and provide an additional hold for overmoulding.
  • the subject matter of the present invention relates to an overmolded connector assembled with a cable, comprising an arrangement with the features of claim 1.
  • the connector on the connector housing has a rotatably mounted screw sleeve for screwing with a correspondingly designed connector, i.e. mating connector, and that there is an annular gap between the screw sleeve and the connector housing, into which an annular housing-side section of the overmold adapter sleeve, on which the thread of the overmold adapter sleeve is formed, protrudes.
  • the annular gap is designed as an annular gap that is open in the plug-in direction, so that when the overmolded adapter sleeve is slipped on in the assembly direction, its threaded section can be inserted into the annular gap, in which it is screwed to the thread and, for each thread turn, gets a little further into the annular gap .
  • a potting compound has been introduced between the jacket of the cable and the inner jacket of the overmold adapter sleeve of the connector. This ensures in a particularly suitable manner that no plastic encapsulation compound can get to the contact chambers and possibly through the contact chambers to the plug face of the connector during the injection molding process.
  • Another aspect of the present invention relates to a method for producing an overmolded connector as mentioned above according to the features of claim 4.
  • FIG. 10 is an assembly 100 of one as in FIG Fig. 2 connector housing 10 shown and one as in Fig. 1 Overmold adapter sleeve 20 shown.
  • the overmold adapter sleeve 20 has a cylindrical shape that is open on both sides and is designed with a thread for screwing to the connector housing 10.
  • the overmolding adapter sleeve 20 therefore has a corresponding screw thread 22 at the end 21a in order to connect with the mating thread 12 of the connector housing 10 screwed, d. H. to be able to be connected.
  • the overmold adapter sleeve 20 also has an internally running channel 23 for the passage of a cable 30, with several ribs 25 being provided on the outer jacket 24 of the overmold adapter sleeve 20, between which grooves 26 remain.
  • the ribs 25 and grooves 26 serve to claw an encapsulation and are intended as intended for joint encapsulation with an injectable plastic in an encapsulation tool with a cable 30, as shown in the sectional view of FIG Fig. 4 is shown.
  • the overmold adapter sleeve 20 consists of a housing-side section 26a, a cable-entry-side section 26b and an intermediate section 26c, the ribs 25 and grooves 26 being provided in the region of the cable-entry-side section 26b.
  • a receiving groove 27 Adjacent to this, namely in the intermediate section 26c, a receiving groove 27 is provided for receiving a resilient annular or partially annular adapter element 28, which can be introduced or clipped into the receiving groove 27, as shown in the perspective view of FIG Fig. 5 can be seen.
  • the receiving groove 27 is formed between two collars 27a, 27b which protrude from the outer circumference in the housing-side section 26a and also from the outer circumference in the cable entry-side section 26b, as shown in FIG Fig. 1 can be seen.
  • the overmold adapter sleeve 20 also has a key surface 29 for engaging a tool, with a non-visible further key surface 29 being provided diametrically opposite the key surface 29 shown in this view, so that with a key tool from two diametrically opposite key jaws the overmold adapter sleeve 20 can be screwed.
  • overmold adapter sleeve 20 can be screwed on with a torque wrench, so that specific sealing and screwing conditions can be achieved.
  • an overmolded connector 200 assembled with a cable 30 is shown.
  • the plug connector 200 has the previously explained overmold adapter sleeve 20, which is screwed to the plug connector housing 10 via the thread 22 and is provided with a plastic overmolding K in the area of the multiple ribs 25 and grooves 26, the plastic overmolding K at least a part of the cable jacket 31 of the cable 30 encloses in a form-fitting manner.
  • the connector 200 also has a rotatably mounted screw sleeve 201 for screwing to a correspondingly designed mating connector, not shown in detail.
  • annular gap 202 between the screw connection sleeve 201 and the connector housing 10, which when the overmold adapter sleeve 20 is not inserted, as in FIG Fig. 2 can be seen, is designed to be open in the plug-in direction or against the plug-in direction, so that the overmold adapter sleeve 20 is screwed into this annular gap 202 with its collar-shaped housing-side section 26a can be screwed.
  • the annular housing-side section 26a of the overmold adapter sleeve 20, on which the thread of the overmold adapter sleeve 20 is formed thus protrudes into the annular gap 202.
  • a seal 203 is arranged between the annular housing-side section 26a of the injection-molded adapter sleeve 20 and the connector housing 10 in the region of the annular gap.
  • FIG. 6 A similar view can be found in Fig. 6 , with a potting compound 40 also being introduced here between the cable sheath 31 of the cable 30 and the inner sheath 20a of the encapsulation adapter sleeve 20.
  • the gap for the annular adapter element 28 can also be dispensed with and only a collar 27a protrudes on the outer circumference of the overmold adapter sleeve 20.
  • This collar 27a serves as a stop surface so that the encapsulation can reach the collar 27a in an encapsulation tool.

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Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft einen mit einem Kabel konfektionierten umspritzten Steckverbinder sowie ein Verfahren zum Herstellen eines solchen Steckverbinders.The present invention relates to an overmolded connector assembled with a cable and to a method for producing such a connector.

Im Stand der Technik ist es bekannt, dass Steckverbinder am Ende einer Leitung bzw. eines Kabelsatzes angeordnet sind. Hierzu ist es notwendig, dass die Steckverbinder, bestehend aus Stecker und Gegenstecker mit einer Zugentlastung versehen sind, um die auf den Steckverbinder wirkende Zug- oder auch Druckkräfte am Kabel aufzunehmen und damit die Kontakte innerhalb des Steckverbinders von diesen einwirkenden Kräften zu entlasten, insbesondere um Fehler und Beeinträchtigungen zu vermeiden oder zu verhindern.In the prior art it is known that plug connectors are arranged at the end of a line or a cable set. For this it is necessary that the connector, consisting of the plug and mating connector, is provided with a strain relief in order to absorb the tensile or compressive forces acting on the connector on the cable and thus to relieve the contacts within the connector from these acting forces, in particular to Avoiding or preventing errors and impairments.

Aus der Elektroinstallation ist bekannt, dass ein Steckverbindergehäuse einen mit dem Steckverbindergehäuse verschraubbaren Querriegel aufweist, der über einen Endbereich des Kabels angeordnet wird und welcher nach seiner Verschraubung eine Druckkraft auf den Kabelmantel ausübt.It is known from electrical installation that a connector housing has a cross bar which can be screwed to the connector housing and which is arranged over an end region of the cable and which, after being screwed, exerts a compressive force on the cable sheath.

Eine weitere im Stand der Technik verbreitete Lösung ist die Verwendung von verschraubbaren Kabelzugentlastungselementen. Eine Kabelverschraubung wirkt dabei in der Regel so, dass mittels des Verschraubens eine zunehmende Druckkraft auf das Kabel wirkt und z. B. ein Klemmkäfig dabei das Kabel haltend umgreift.Another solution that is widespread in the prior art is the use of screwable cable strain relief elements. A cable gland usually acts in such a way that, by means of the screwing, an increasing pressure force acts on the cable and z. B. a clamp cage while holding around the cable.

Solche Steckverbinder sind in der Regel ausgebildet als wiederanschließbare Steckverbinder mit dem Nachteil, dass auch die Kabelverschraubungen unbeabsichtigt gelöst werden und unsichere Zustände beim Steckverbinder entstehen.Such plug connectors are usually designed as reconnectable plug connectors with the disadvantage that the screwed cable connections are also unintentionally loosened and unsafe conditions arise in the plug connector.

Neben solchen wiederanschließbaren Steckverbindern sind im Stand der Technik sogenannte nicht-wiederanschließbare Steckverbinder bekannt. Bei solchen Steckverbindern ist es üblich, dass Steckverbindergehäuse in einem Spritz-/Gussverfahren herzustellen, wobei gleichzeitig mit dem Spritz-/Gussvorgang der unmittelbare einmündende Bereich des Kabels mit in das Spritz-/Gusswerkzeug eingelegt wird und ebenfalls mit dem gleichen Material, wie das Material des Steckverbindergehäuse umspritzt wird.In addition to such reconnectable plug connectors, so-called non-reconnectable plug connectors are known in the prior art. In the case of such connectors, it is customary to manufacture connector housings in an injection molding / casting process, with the immediately opening area of the cable being inserted into the injection / molding tool at the same time as the injection / molding process, and also with the same material as the material of the connector housing is overmolded.

Nachteilig ist dabei, dass das fertige Steckverbindergehäuse häufig keine ausreichende Verbindung mit dem Material des Kabelmantels eingeht, da die Anforderungen an das Material des Steckverbindergehäuses völlig andere Anforderungen sind, als die Anforderung, die an das Material des Kabelmantels gestellt werden.The disadvantage here is that the finished connector housing often does not form an adequate connection with the material of the cable jacket, since the requirements placed on the material of the connector housing are completely different from the requirements placed on the material of the cable jacket.

Ein weiterer Nachteil besteht darin, dass man bei solchen Steckverbinderkonstruktionen immer nur einen nicht-wiederanschließbaren Steckverbinder herstellen kann. Möchte ein Anwender allerdings einen solchen Steckverbinder als wiederanschließbarer Steckverbinder verwenden, so müsste dazu ein völlig neuer Steckverbinder designt werden.Another disadvantage is that with such connector constructions you can only ever produce one non-reconnectable connector. However, if a user wants to use such a connector as a reconnectable connector, a completely new connector would have to be designed.

Es ist daher wünschenswert, dass vorhandene wiederanschließbare Steckverbinder an die üblicherweise eine Kabelverschraubung als Kabeldichtung und Zugentlastung angebracht wird, so zu gestalten, dass ein solcher Steckverbinder sowohl als wiederanschließbarer als auch als nicht-wiederanschließbarer Steckverbinder verwendet werden kann.It is therefore desirable that existing reconnectable plug connectors, which are usually attached to a cable gland as a cable seal and strain relief, are designed so that such a plug connector can be used both as a reconnectable and non-reconnectable connector.

Verschiedene Steckverbinder bzw. Steckverbindergehäuse, bei welchen die Kabel in eine Umspritz-Adapterhülse eingespritzt sind, sind beispielsweise aus den Offenbarungen der Dokumente US 2,949,642 A , das als nächstliegender Stand der Technik angesehen wird, US 2009/0186506 A1 , sowie US 5,641,307 A bekannt. Weiterer Stand der Technik ist aus US 2004/0082222 A1 , GB 2 304 238 A , US 5,529,513 A und EP 2 575 222 A bekannt.Various connectors or connector housings, in which the cables are injected into an overmold adapter sleeve, are, for example, from the disclosures of the documents U.S. 2,949,642 A which is considered to be the closest state of the art, US 2009/0186506 A1 , as U.S. 5,641,307 A famous. Further state of the art is off US 2004/0082222 A1 , GB 2 304 238 A , U.S. 5,529,513 A and EP 2 575 222 A famous.

Der Erfindung liegt daher die Aufgabe zu Grunde, vorbesagte Nachteile zu überwinden und einen Steckverbinder vorzuschlagen, der eine Umspritzung aufweist.The invention is therefore based on the object of overcoming the aforementioned disadvantages and proposing a plug connector which has an overmolding.

Es ist insbesondere Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung, eine Lösung vorzuschlagen, wie man eine Umspritzung an einen eigentlichen wiederanschließbaren Steckverbinder anbringen kann, ohne das Steckverbinderdesign wesentlich zu modifizieren oder überhaupt modifizieren zu müssen.It is a particular object of the present invention to propose a solution as to how an overmold can be attached to an actual reconnectable connector without significantly modifying the connector design or having to modify it at all.

Diese Aufgabe wird gelöst mit einem Steckverbinder mit den Merkmalen von Anspruch 1.This object is achieved with a connector having the features of claim 1.

Ein Grundgedanke der vorliegenden Erfindung liegt darin, eine spezifisch ausgebildete Umspritz-Adapterhülse bereitzustellen, die sich am Steckverbindergehäuse eines Steckverbinders verschrauben lässt und welche gleichzeitig Konturen aufweist, mit der sich eine stabile Umspritzung um die Umspritz-Adapterhülse realisieren lässt.A basic idea of the present invention is to provide a specifically designed overmold adapter sleeve which can be screwed to the connector housing of a connector and which at the same time has contours with which a stable overmold around the overmold adapter sleeve can be realized.

Offenbart ist zunächst eine Anordnung aus einem Steckverbindergehäuse und einer zylinderförmigen Umspritz-Adapterhülse zur Verschraubung an dem Steckverbindergehäuse, wobei die Umspritz-Adapterhülse an einem Ende ein Gewinde aufweist, um mit einem Gegengewinde des Steckverbindergehäuses verbunden zu werden und die Umspritz-Adapterhülse einen innen verlaufenden Kanal zur Durchführung eines Kabels aufweist, wobei ferner an dem Außenmantel der Umspritz-Adapterhülse mehrere Rippen und/oder Nuten vorgesehen sind und der Bereich mit den Rippen und/oder Nuten bestimmungsgemäß zur gemeinsamen Umspritzung mit einem Kunststoff in einem Umspritzwerkzeug mit einem Kabel ausgebildet ist.First of all, an arrangement of a connector housing and a cylindrical overmold adapter sleeve for screwing to the connector housing is disclosed, the overmold adapter sleeve having a thread at one end to be connected to a mating thread of the connector housing and the overmold adapter sleeve having an internally running channel for the passage of a cable, wherein a plurality of ribs and / or grooves are also provided on the outer jacket of the encapsulation adapter sleeve and the area with the ribs and / or grooves is designed for joint encapsulation with a plastic in an encapsulation tool with a cable.

Besonders vorteilhaft ist dabei, wenn die Umspritz-Adapterhülse ein Gewinde aufweist, welches sich auf ein Gewinde an einem Steckverbindergehäuse aufschrauben lässt, welches ursprünglich dazu bestimmt war, mit einer Kabelverschraubung verbunden zu werden.It is particularly advantageous if the overmold adapter sleeve has a thread which can be screwed onto a thread on a connector housing which was originally intended to be connected to a cable gland.

Es ist dadurch möglich, aus einem wiederanschließbaren Steckverbinder ein nicht-wiederanschließbarer Steckverbinder zu machen. Hierzu wird ein Verfahren zur Modifikation eines wiederanschließbaren Steckverbinders mit einer lösbaren Kabelverschraubung in einen nicht-wiederanschließbaren Steckverbinder mit den Schritten von Anspruch 5 vorgeschlagen.This makes it possible to turn a reconnectable connector into a non-reconnectable connector. For this purpose, a method for modifying a reconnectable plug connector with a detachable cable screw connection into a non-reconnectable plug connector with the steps of claim 5 is proposed.

Es ist die zuvor genannte Anordnung dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Rippen und/oder Nuten der Umspritz-Adapterhülse außen teilweise oder vollständig umlaufend um die Umspritz-Adapterhülse herum ausgebildet sind.The aforementioned arrangement is characterized in that the ribs and / or grooves of the overmold adapter sleeve are formed on the outside partially or completely circumferentially around the overmold adapter sleeve.

Weiter vorteilhaft sind mehrerer Rippen außen umlaufend an der Umspritz-Adapterhülse vorgesehen.A plurality of ribs are also advantageously provided on the outside circumferential of the overmold adapter sleeve.

Es ist ferner vorgesehen, dass die Umspritz-Adapterhülse aus einem gehäuseseitigen Abschnitt, einem kabeleingangsseitigen Abschnitt und einem dazwischen liegenden Zwischenabschnitt gebildet ist, wobei die Rippen und/oder Nuten im Bereich des kabeleingangsseitigen Abschnitts vorgesehen sind.It is further provided that the encapsulation adapter sleeve is formed from a housing-side section, a cable-entry-side section and an intermediate section, the ribs and / or grooves being provided in the area of the cable-entry-side section.

Weiter vorteilhaft ist es, wenn im Zwischenabschnitt ferner eine Aufnahmenut vorgesehen ist, in die ein federndes, vorzugsweise ringförmiges oder teilringförmiges Adapterelement eingebracht oder lösbar eingeclipst werden kann bzw. eingebracht ist.It is further advantageous if a receiving groove is also provided in the intermediate section, into which a resilient, preferably ring-shaped or partially ring-shaped adapter element can be or is releasably clipped or is introduced.

Weiter vorteilhaft ist es, wenn die Farbe des Adapterelementes sich von der Farbe des Steckverbinders unterscheidet, so dass hierdurch sichtbare Farbkodierungen am Steckverbindergehäuse angebracht werden können.It is also advantageous if the color of the adapter element differs from the color of the connector, so that this means that visible color codes can be attached to the connector housing.

Es ist weiter vorteilhaft, wenn die Aufnahmenut zwischen zwei Kragen, welche gegenüber dem Außenumfang im gehäuseseitigen Abschnitt hervorstehen, angeordnet ist. Weiter vorteilhaft ist es, wenn die beiden Kragen auch gegenüber dem Außenumfang des kabeleingangsseitigen Abschnittes, insbesondere gegenüber den Rippen, hervorstehen.It is also advantageous if the receiving groove is arranged between two collars which protrude from the outer circumference in the section on the housing side. It is further advantageous if the two collars also protrude with respect to the outer circumference of the section on the cable inlet side, in particular with respect to the ribs.

Es ist ferner vorgesehen, dass an der Umspritz-Adapterhülse ferner zwei diametral gegenüberliegende Schlüsselflächen zum Eingriff eines Werkzeugs vorgesehen sind. Besonders vorteilhaft ist es, wenn die Schlüsselflächen ebenfalls über die Rippen der Umspritz-Adapterhülse hervorstehen, so dass diese im Umspritzverfahren mit umspritzt werden und einen zusätzlichen Halt zur Umspritzung ergeben.It is also provided that two diametrically opposite key surfaces for engaging a tool are also provided on the overmold adapter sleeve. It is particularly advantageous if the wrench surfaces also protrude over the ribs of the overmold adapter sleeve, so that they are overmolded in the overmolding process and provide an additional hold for overmoulding.

Der Gegenstand der vorliegenden Erfindung betrifft einen mit einem kabelkonfektionierten, umspritzten Steckverbinder, umfassend eine Anordnung mit den Merkmalen von Anspruch 1.The subject matter of the present invention relates to an overmolded connector assembled with a cable, comprising an arrangement with the features of claim 1.

In einer erfindungsgemäßen Ausgestaltung ist vorgesehen, dass der Steckverbinder am Steckverbindergehäuse eine drehbar gelagerte Verschraubungshülse zur Verschraubung mit einem korrespondierend ausgebildetem Steckverbinder, also Gegenstecker aufweist und zwischen der Verschraubungshülse und dem Steckverbindergehäuse ein Ringspalt vorhanden ist, in den ein ringfömiger gehäuseseitigen Abschnitt der Umspritz-Adapterhülse, an dem das Gewinde der Umspritz-Adapterhülse ausgebildet ist, hineinragt.In an embodiment according to the invention, it is provided that the connector on the connector housing has a rotatably mounted screw sleeve for screwing with a correspondingly designed connector, i.e. mating connector, and that there is an annular gap between the screw sleeve and the connector housing, into which an annular housing-side section of the overmold adapter sleeve, on which the thread of the overmold adapter sleeve is formed, protrudes.

Der Ringspalt ist als einer in Steckrichtung offener Ringspalt ausgebildet, so dass beim Aufstecken in Montagerichtung der Umspritz-Adapterhülse diese mit ihrem Gewindeabschnitt in den Ringspalt eingeführt werden kann, in dem diese am Gewinde verschraubt wird und je Gewindegang ein Stück weit weiter in den Ringspalt hineingelangt.The annular gap is designed as an annular gap that is open in the plug-in direction, so that when the overmolded adapter sleeve is slipped on in the assembly direction, its threaded section can be inserted into the annular gap, in which it is screwed to the thread and, for each thread turn, gets a little further into the annular gap .

Es ist besonders vorteilhaft, wenn sich im Bereich des Ringspaltes ferner eine Dichtung befindet, die zwischen dem ringförmigen gehäuseseitigen Abschnitt der Umspritz-Adapterhülse und dem Steckverbindergehäuse angeordnet ist, so dass beim Einschrauben der Umspritz-Adapterhülse in den Ringspalt die Umspritz-Adapterhülse mit einem Dichtflansch gegen die Dichtung anliegt, sobald die Umspritz-Adapterhülse in ihre vollständig eingeschraubte Position gebracht wurde.It is particularly advantageous if there is also a seal in the area of the annular gap, which is arranged between the annular housing-side section of the overmold adapter sleeve and the connector housing, so that when the overmold adapter sleeve is screwed into the annular gap, the overmold adapter sleeve with a sealing flange against the seal as soon as the overmold adapter sleeve has been brought into its fully screwed-in position.

Weiter vorteilhaft ist es, wenn zwischen dem Mantel des Kabels und dem Innenmantel der Umspritz-Adapterhülse des Steckverbinders eine Vergussmasse eingebracht wurde. Hierdurch wird in besonders geeigneter Weise sichergestellt, dass beim Umspritzvorgang keine Kunststoffumspritzmasse zu den Kontaktkammern und ggf. durch die Kontaktkammern hindurch zum Steckgesicht des Steckverbinders gelangen kann.It is also advantageous if a potting compound has been introduced between the jacket of the cable and the inner jacket of the overmold adapter sleeve of the connector. This ensures in a particularly suitable manner that no plastic encapsulation compound can get to the contact chambers and possibly through the contact chambers to the plug face of the connector during the injection molding process.

Ein weiterer Aspekt der vorliegenden Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zum Herstellen eines wie zuvor genannten umspritzten Steckverbinders gemäß den Merkmalen von Anspruch 4.Another aspect of the present invention relates to a method for producing an overmolded connector as mentioned above according to the features of claim 4.

Andere vorteilhafte Weiterbildungen der Erfindung sind in den Unteransprüchen gekennzeichnet bzw. werden nachstehend zusammen mit der Beschreibung der bevorzugten Ausführung der Erfindung anhand der Figuren näher dargestellt. Es zeigen:

Fig. 1
eine perspektivische Ansicht einer umspritzten Adapterhülse;
Fig. 2
eine Schnittansicht durch ein Steckverbindergehäuse mit einem Kontaktträger und einem Kabel ohne Montage einer Umspritz-Adapterhülse;
Fig. 3
eine Schnittansicht ähnlich der Fig. 2, wobei ferner eine Umspritz-Adapterhülse am Steckverbindergehäuse verschraubt ist;
Fig. 4
eine Schnittansicht durch ein Ausführungsbeispiel eines Steckverbinders mit Umspritzung;
Fig. 5
eine perspektivische Ansicht des Steckverbinders aus Fig. 4 mit einem Adapterring in einer zur Montage vorbereiteten Position;
Fig. 6
eine Schnittansicht ähnlich der Abbildung nach Fig. 4, wobei ferner ein Verguss vorgesehen ist.
Other advantageous developments of the invention are characterized in the subclaims or are shown in more detail below together with the description of the preferred embodiment of the invention with reference to the figures. Show it:
Fig. 1
a perspective view of a molded adapter sleeve;
Fig. 2
a sectional view through a connector housing with a contact carrier and a cable without mounting an overmold adapter sleeve;
Fig. 3
a sectional view similar to FIG Fig. 2 , wherein an overmold adapter sleeve is screwed to the connector housing;
Fig. 4
a sectional view through an embodiment of a connector with extrusion coating;
Fig. 5
a perspective view of the connector from Fig. 4 with an adapter ring in a position prepared for assembly;
Fig. 6
a sectional view similar to the figure after Fig. 4 , wherein a potting is also provided.

Im Folgenden wird die Erfindung mit Bezug auf die Figuren 1 bis 6 näher erläutert, wobei gleiche Bezugszeichen auf gleiche funktionale und/oder strukturelle Merkmale hinweisen.In the following the invention with reference to the Figures 1 to 6 explained in more detail, the same reference numerals indicating the same functional and / or structural features.

In der Fig. 3 ist eine Anordnung 100 aus einem wie in der Fig. 2 gezeigten Steckverbindergehäuse 10 und einer wie in Fig. 1 gezeigten Umspritz-Adapterhülse 20 gezeigt.In the Fig. 3 FIG. 10 is an assembly 100 of one as in FIG Fig. 2 connector housing 10 shown and one as in Fig. 1 Overmold adapter sleeve 20 shown.

Die Umspritz-Adapterhülse 20 weist eine beidseitig offene zylinderförmige Form auf und ist ausgebildet mit einem Gewinde zur Verschraubung an dem Steckverbindergehäuse 10. Die Umspritz-Adapterhülse 20 weist daher an dem Ende 21a ein entsprechendes Verschraubungsgewinde 22 auf, um mit dem Gegengewinde 12 des Steckverbindergehäuses 10 verschraubt, d. h. verbunden werden zu können.The overmold adapter sleeve 20 has a cylindrical shape that is open on both sides and is designed with a thread for screwing to the connector housing 10. The overmolding adapter sleeve 20 therefore has a corresponding screw thread 22 at the end 21a in order to connect with the mating thread 12 of the connector housing 10 screwed, d. H. to be able to be connected.

Die Umspritz-Adapterhülse 20 weist ferner einen innen verlaufenden Kanal 23 zur Durchführung eines Kabels 30 auf, wobei an dem Außenmantel 24 der Umspritz-Adapterhülse 20 mehrere Rippen 25 vorgesehen sind, zwischen denen Nuten 26 verbleiben. Die Rippen 25 und Nuten 26 dienen der Verkrallung einer Umspritzung und sind bestimmungsgemäß vorgesehen zur gemeinsamen Umspritzung mit einem spritzfähigen Kunststoff in einem Umspritzwerkzeug mit einem Kabel 30, wie dies in der Schnittansicht der Fig. 4 gezeigt ist.The overmold adapter sleeve 20 also has an internally running channel 23 for the passage of a cable 30, with several ribs 25 being provided on the outer jacket 24 of the overmold adapter sleeve 20, between which grooves 26 remain. The ribs 25 and grooves 26 serve to claw an encapsulation and are intended as intended for joint encapsulation with an injectable plastic in an encapsulation tool with a cable 30, as shown in the sectional view of FIG Fig. 4 is shown.

Wie in der Fig. 1 ferner zu sehen ist, verlaufen die Rippen 25 und damit die Nuten 26 vollständig um die Umspritz-Adapterhülse 20 herum.Like in the Fig. 1 Furthermore, it can be seen that the ribs 25 and thus the grooves 26 run completely around the overmold adapter sleeve 20.

Die Umspritz-Adapterhülse 20 besteht aus einem gehäuseseitigen Abschnitt 26a, einem kabeleingangsseitigen Abschnitt 26b und einem dazwischenliegenden Zwischenabschnitt 26c, wobei die Rippen 25 und Nuten 26 im Bereich des kabeleingangsseitigen Abschnitt 26b vorgesehen sind.The overmold adapter sleeve 20 consists of a housing-side section 26a, a cable-entry-side section 26b and an intermediate section 26c, the ribs 25 and grooves 26 being provided in the region of the cable-entry-side section 26b.

Dazu benachbart und zwar im Zwischenabschnitt 26c ist eine Aufnahmenut 27 vorgesehen zur Aufnahme eines federnden ringförmigen oder teilringförmigen Adapterelementes 28, welches in die Aufnahmenut 27 eingebracht bzw. eingeclipst werden kann, wie dies in der perspektivischen Ansicht der Fig. 5 ersichtlich ist.Adjacent to this, namely in the intermediate section 26c, a receiving groove 27 is provided for receiving a resilient annular or partially annular adapter element 28, which can be introduced or clipped into the receiving groove 27, as shown in the perspective view of FIG Fig. 5 can be seen.

Die Aufnahmenut 27 wird zwischen zwei Kragen 27a, 27b ausgebildet, welche gegenüber dem Außenumfang im gehäuseseitigen Abschnitt 26a und auch gegenüber dem Außenumfang im kabeleingangsseitigen Abschnitt 26b hervorstehen, wie dies in der Fig. 1 zu erkennen ist.The receiving groove 27 is formed between two collars 27a, 27b which protrude from the outer circumference in the housing-side section 26a and also from the outer circumference in the cable entry-side section 26b, as shown in FIG Fig. 1 can be seen.

In der Fig. 1 ist weiter ersichtlich, dass die Umspritz-Adapterhülse 20 ferner eine Schlüsselfläche 29 zum Eingriff eines Werkzeugs aufweist, wobei gegenüber der in dieser Ansicht gezeigten Schlüsselfläche 29 diametral gegenüberliegend eine nicht sichtbare weitere Schlüsselfläche 29 vorgesehen ist, so dass mit einem Schlüsselwerkzeug aus zwei diametral gegenüberliegenden Schlüsselbacken die Umspritz-Adapterhülse 20 verschraubt werden kann.In the Fig. 1 It can also be seen that the overmold adapter sleeve 20 also has a key surface 29 for engaging a tool, with a non-visible further key surface 29 being provided diametrically opposite the key surface 29 shown in this view, so that with a key tool from two diametrically opposite key jaws the overmold adapter sleeve 20 can be screwed.

Besonders vorteilhaft ist es, wenn die Umspritz-Adapterhülse 20 mit einem Drehmomentschlüssel verschraubt werden kann, so dass konkrete Dichtungs- und Verschraubungsbedingungen erzielt werden können.It is particularly advantageous if the overmold adapter sleeve 20 can be screwed on with a torque wrench, so that specific sealing and screwing conditions can be achieved.

In den Figuren 4 bis 6 ist ein mit einem Kabel 30 konfektionierter umspritzter Steckverbinder 200 gezeigt. Der Steckverbinder 200 weist die zuvor erläuterte Umspritz-Adapterhülse 20 auf, die mit dem Steckverbindergehäuse 10 über das Gewinde 22 verschraubt ist und im Bereich der mehreren Rippen 25 und Nuten 26 mit einer Kunststoff-Umspritzung K versehen ist, wobei die Kunststoff-Umspritzung K zumindest einen Teil des Kabelmantels 31 des Kabels 30 formschlüssig umschließt.In the Figures 4 to 6 an overmolded connector 200 assembled with a cable 30 is shown. The plug connector 200 has the previously explained overmold adapter sleeve 20, which is screwed to the plug connector housing 10 via the thread 22 and is provided with a plastic overmolding K in the area of the multiple ribs 25 and grooves 26, the plastic overmolding K at least a part of the cable jacket 31 of the cable 30 encloses in a form-fitting manner.

Der Steckverbinder 200 weist ferner eine drehbar gelagerte Verschraubungshülse 201 zur Verschraubung mit einem nicht näher gezeigten korrespondierend ausgebildeten Gegensteckverbinder auf.The connector 200 also has a rotatably mounted screw sleeve 201 for screwing to a correspondingly designed mating connector, not shown in detail.

In der Fig. 4 in der Schnittansicht ist weiter zu erkennen, dass zwischen der Verschraubungshülse 201 und dem Steckverbindergehäuse 10 ein Ringspalt 202 vorhanden ist, der bei nicht eingesetzter Umspritz-Adapterhülse 20, wie in Fig. 2 ersichtlich, in Steckrichtung bzw. entgegen der Steckrichtung offen ausgebildet ist, so dass die Umspritz-Adapterhülse 20 durch Verschraubung in diesen Ringspalt 202 mit ihrem kragenförmigen gehäuseseitigen Abschnitt 26a eingeschraubt werden kann. In diesem Zustand ragt der ringförmig gehäuseseitige Abschnitt 26a der Umspritz-Adapterhülse 20, an dem das Gewinde der Umspritz-Adapterhülse 20 ausgebildet ist, somit in den Ringspalt 202 hinein.In the Fig. 4 In the sectional view it can also be seen that there is an annular gap 202 between the screw connection sleeve 201 and the connector housing 10, which when the overmold adapter sleeve 20 is not inserted, as in FIG Fig. 2 can be seen, is designed to be open in the plug-in direction or against the plug-in direction, so that the overmold adapter sleeve 20 is screwed into this annular gap 202 with its collar-shaped housing-side section 26a can be screwed. In this state, the annular housing-side section 26a of the overmold adapter sleeve 20, on which the thread of the overmold adapter sleeve 20 is formed, thus protrudes into the annular gap 202.

Ferner ist in der Schnittansicht nach Fig. 4 ersichtlich, dass zwischen dem ringförmigen gehäuseseitigen Abschnitt 26a der Umspritz-Adapterhülse 20 und dem Steckverbindergehäuse 10 im Bereich des Ringspaltes eine Dichtung 203 angeordnet ist.Furthermore, in the sectional view according to Fig. 4 It can be seen that a seal 203 is arranged between the annular housing-side section 26a of the injection-molded adapter sleeve 20 and the connector housing 10 in the region of the annular gap.

Eine ähnliche Ansicht findet sich in Fig. 6, wobei hier zwischen dem Kabelmantel 31 des Kabels 30 und dem Innenmantel 20a der Umspritz-Adapterhülse 20 ferner eine Vergussmasse 40 eingebracht wurde.A similar view can be found in Fig. 6 , with a potting compound 40 also being introduced here between the cable sheath 31 of the cable 30 and the inner sheath 20a of the encapsulation adapter sleeve 20.

Die Erfindung beschränkt sich in ihrer Ausführung nicht auf die vorstehend angegebenen bevorzugten Ausführungsbeispiele. Vielmehr ist eine Anzahl von Varianten denkbar, welche von der dargestellten Lösung auch bei grundsätzlich anders gearteten Ausführungen Gebrauch macht.The implementation of the invention is not restricted to the preferred exemplary embodiments specified above. Rather, a number of variants are conceivable which make use of the solution shown even in the case of fundamentally different designs.

So kann beispielsweise, wie in der Fig. 6 in der Schnittansicht dargestellt, auch auf den Spalt für das ringförmige Adapterelement 28 verzichtet werden und lediglich ein Kragen 27a am Außenumfang der Umspritz-Adapterhülse 20 hervorstehen. Dieser Kragen 27a dient als Anschlagsfläche, so dass in einem Umspritzwerkzeug die Umspritzung bis zum Kragen 27a gelangen kann.For example, as in the Fig. 6 shown in the sectional view, the gap for the annular adapter element 28 can also be dispensed with and only a collar 27a protrudes on the outer circumference of the overmold adapter sleeve 20. This collar 27a serves as a stop surface so that the encapsulation can reach the collar 27a in an encapsulation tool.

BezugszeichenlisteList of reference symbols

1010
SteckverbindergehäuseConnector housing
1212th
GegengewindeMating thread
2020th
Umspritz-AdapterhülseOvermold adapter sleeve
20a20a
InnenmantelInner jacket
21a21a
EndeThe End
21b21b
DurchführöffnungFeed-through opening
2222nd
Gewindethread
2323
Kanalchannel
2424
AußenmantelOuter jacket
2525th
RippenRibs
2626th
NutenGrooves
26a26a
gehäuseseitiger Abschnitthousing-side section
26b26b
kabeleingangsseitiger AbschnittCable entry side section
26c26c
ZwischenabschnittIntermediate section
2727
AufnahmenutReceiving groove
27a, 27b27a, 27b
Kragencollar
2828
AdapterelementAdapter element
2929
SchlüsselflächeWrench flat
3030th
Kabelcable
3131
KabelmantelCable sheath
3232
KabelabschnittCable section
4040
VergussmassePotting compound
100100
Anordnungarrangement
102102
Kontaktecontacts
200200
SteckverbinderConnectors
201201
VerschraubungshülseScrewing sleeve
202202
RingspaltAnnular gap
203203
Dichtungpoetry
KK
Kunststoff-UmspritzungPlastic overmolding

Claims (5)

  1. Encapsulated plug-in connector (200) which is fabricated with a cable and comprises an arrangement (100) composed of a plug-in connector housing (10) and a cylindrical encapsulating adapter sleeve (20) for screw-connection to the plug-in connector housing (10), wherein the encapsulating adapter sleeve (20) has a thread (22) at one end (21a) in order to be connected to a mating thread (12) of the plug-in connector housing (10) and the encapsulating adapter sleeve (20) has an internal channel (23) for guiding a cable (30) through, wherein, furthermore, a plurality of ribs (25) and/or grooves (26) are provided on the outer sheath (24) of the encapsulating adapter sleeve (20), and the region with the ribs (25) and/or grooves (26) is formed as intended for mutual encapsulation with a cable (30) by means of a plastic in an encapsulating tool, wherein the encapsulating adapter sleeve (20) is screwed to the plug-in connector housing (10) and is provided with a plastic encapsulation (K) in the region of the plurality of ribs (25) and/or grooves (26), wherein the plastic encapsulation (K) encloses at least part of the cable sheath (31) of the cable (30) in a form-fitting manner, wherein the plug-in connector (200) on the plug-in connector housing (10) has a rotatably mounted screw-connection sleeve (201) for screw-connection to a correspondingly formed mating connector, characterized in that present between the screw-connection sleeve (201) and the plug-in connector housing (10) is an annular gap (202) into which projects an annular housing-side portion (26a) of the encapsulating adapter sleeve (20), on which annular housing-side portion the thread of the encapsulating adapter sleeve (20) is formed.
  2. Plug-in connector (200) according to Claim 1, characterized in that a seal (203) is arranged between the annular housing-side portion (26a) of the encapsulating adapter sleeve (20) and the plug-in connector housing (10) in the region of the annular gap (202).
  3. Plug-in connector (200) according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that a potting compound (40) has been introduced between the cable sheath (31) of the cable (30) and the inner sheath (20a) of the encapsulating adapter sleeve (20).
  4. Method for producing an encapsulated plug-in connector (200) according to one of Claims 1 to 3, having the following steps:
    a. providing a plug-in connector housing (10) and a cylindrical encapsulating adapter sleeve (20) for screw-connection to the plug-in connector housing (10), wherein the encapsulating adapter sleeve (20) has a thread (22) at one end (21a) in order to be connected to a mating thread (12) of the plug-in connector housing (10) and the encapsulating adapter sleeve (20) has an internal channel (23) for guiding a cable (30) through, wherein, furthermore, a plurality of ribs (25) and/or grooves (26) are provided on the outer sheath (24) of the encapsulating adapter sleeve (20), and the region with the ribs (25) and/or grooves (26) is formed as intended for mutual encapsulation with a cable (30) by means of a plastic in an encapsulating tool, wherein the plug-in connector housing (10) has a rotatably mounted screw-connection sleeve (201) for screw-connection to a correspondingly formed mating connector, and an annular gap (202) is present between the screw-connection sleeve (201) and the plug-in connector housing (10), and wherein the thread (22) of the encapsulating adapter housing (20) is formed on an annular housing-side portion (26a) of the encapsulating adapter sleeve (20);
    b. connecting a cable (30) to contacts (102) of the plug-in connector (100);
    c. fixedly screwing the encapsulating adapter sleeve (20) on the plug-in connector housing (10), with the result that the cable (30) runs through the encapsulating adapter sleeve (20) and the annular housing-side portion (26a) of the encapsulating adapter sleeve (20) projects into the annular gap (202) between the screw-connection sleeve (201) and the plug-in connector housing (10);
    d. introducing a potting compound (40) between the cable sheath (31) of the cable (30) and the inner sheath (20a) of the encapsulating adapter sleeve (20) and
    e. encapsulating the plug-in connector (100) in the region of the encapsulating adapter sleeve (20) together with a cable portion (32) of the cable (30) located directly at the cable-entry-side leadthrough opening (21b), with the result that the encapsulating adapter sleeve (20) is provided with a plastic encapsulation (K) in the region of the plurality of ribs (25) and/or grooves (26) and the plastic encapsulation (K) encloses at least part of the cable sheath (31) of the cable (30) in a form-fitting manner.
  5. Method for the modification of a reconnectable plug-in connector with a releasable cable screw-connection into a non-reconnectable encapsulated plug-in connector (200) according to one of Claims 1 to 3, having the following steps:
    a. providing a reconnectable plug-in connector with a plug-in connector housing (10) and a releasable cable screw-connection, wherein a cable (30) is connected to contacts (102) of the plug-in connector and wherein the plug-in connector on the plug-in connector housing (10) has a rotatably mounted screw-connection sleeve (201) for screw-connection to a correspondingly formed mating connector and an annular gap (202) is present between the screw-connection sleeve (201) and the plug-in connector housing (10);
    b. providing a cylindrical encapsulating adapter sleeve (20) for screw-connection to the plug-in connector housing (10), wherein the encapsulating adapter sleeve (20) has a thread (22) at one end (21a) in order to be connected to a mating thread (12) of the plug-in connector housing (10) and the encapsulating adapter sleeve (20) has an internal channel (23) for guiding the cable (30) through, wherein, furthermore, a plurality of ribs (25) and/or grooves (26) are provided on the outer sheath (24) of the encapsulating adapter sleeve (20), and the region with the ribs (25) and/or grooves (26) is formed as intended for mutual encapsulation with a cable (30) by means of a plastic in an encapsulating tool, and wherein the thread (22) of the encapsulating adapter housing (20) is formed on an annular housing-side portion (26a) of the encapsulating adapter sleeve (20);
    c. releasing and removing the cable screw-connection;
    d. applying the encapsulating adapter sleeve (20) by fixedly screwing it to the plug-in connector housing (10), with the result that the cable (30) runs through the encapsulating adapter sleeve (20) and the annular housing-side portion (26a) of the encapsulating adapter sleeve (20) projects into the annular gap (202) between the screw-connection sleeve (201) and the plug-in connector housing (10) and
    e. encapsulating the plug-in connector (200) in the region of the encapsulating adapter sleeve (20) together with a cable portion (32) of the cable (30) located directly at the cable-entry-side leadthrough opening (21b), with the result that the encapsulating adapter sleeve (20) is provided with a plastic encapsulation (K) in the region of the plurality of ribs (25) and/or grooves (26) and the plastic encapsulation (K) encloses at least part of the cable sheath (31) of the cable (30) in a form-fitting manner.
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