Plug connector, device, and method for producing a secondary lock for a plug connector
AssigneeMd Elektronik GmbH
InventorAlexander Andert
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Abstract
A plug connector for a cable includes a housing having at least one opening and at least one cavity, wherein the cable is insertable into the at least one cavity through the at least one opening. At least one undercut is formed on a circumference of the at least one cavity. A secondary lock is releasably engageable with at least one the undercut. The cable is fastenable in the housing by the secondary lock. The secondary lock comprises a main body which is formed in one piece with a seal such that the housing is sealable by the secondary lock in a watertight manner.
Claims15
A plug connector for a cable, the plug connector comprising:
- a housing having at least one opening and at least one cavity, wherein the cable is insertable into the at least one cavity through the at least one opening;
- at least one undercut formed on a circumference of the at least one cavity;
- and
- a secondary lock that is releasably engageable with the at least one undercut, wherein the cable is fastenable in the housing by the secondary lock, and wherein the secondary lock comprises a main body which is formed in one piece with a seal such that the housing is sealable by the secondary lock in a watertight manner,
- wherein the secondary lock includes an engagement portion formed as a hollow truncated cone,
- wherein a slot extends through the truncated cone and along an entire length of the main body of the secondary lock in a longitudinal direction of the secondary lock,
- wherein the housing includes, in a region of the at least one opening, a smaller inner diameter than an outer diameter of the engagement portion, and
- wherein the engagement portion of the secondary lock is configured to radially compress during insertion of the secondary lock into the housing and configured to radially expand in an end position within the housing.
A method for producing a secondary lock for a plug connector for a cable, wherein the plug connector comprises:
- a housing having at least one opening and at least one cavity, wherein the cable is insertable into the at least one cavity through the at least one opening,
- at least one undercut formed on a circumference of the at least one cavity, and
- a secondary lock that is releasably engageable with the at least one undercut, wherein the cable is fastenable in the housing by the secondary lock, and wherein the secondary lock comprises a main body which is formed in one piece with a seal such that the housing is sealable by the secondary lock in a watertight manner,
- the method comprising:
- using a two-component method;
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- forming the main body of the secondary lock out of a first material, forming holes in the main body, and then forming the seal out of a second material on the main body of the secondary lock such that the holes are filled with the second material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.