# US 12,763,496 B2 · Cable housing > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,763,496 B2 - Document ID: US12763496B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/231,563 - Filed: 2023-08-08 - Published: 2025-02-06 - Granted: 2026-10-13 - Earliest claimed: 2023-08-03 - Assignees: Aptiv Technologies AG - Applicants: Aptiv Technologies AG - Inventors: Markus Gärtner; Manoharan Srinivasan - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12763496B2 ## CPC - H01R 4/2433: one part of the base being movable to push the cable into the slot - H01R 43/01: for connecting unstripped conductors to contact members having insulation cutting edges - H01R 43/0207: {Ultrasonic-, H.F.-, cold- or impact welding} - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS ## Abstract The present invention relates to a cable housing, in particular a splice saver, for accommodating two cables. The cable housing includes a cable mounting slot in a wall of the cable housing. The slot comprises a cable-insertion portion configured to receive a cable. The cable-insertion portion comprises a first width. The slot further comprises a cable-retention portion configured to retain the cable by force fit and/or form fit. Moreover, the cable-retention portion comprises a second width which is smaller than the first width. Further, the cable-retention portion comprises a knife edge configured to retain the cable by means of force fit and/or form fit. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A cable housing configured to accommodate two cables, comprising: a cable mounting slot in a wall of the cable housing, wherein the cable mounting slot comprises: a cable-insertion portion configured to receive a cable, wherein the cable-insertion portion has a first width, and a cable-retention portion configured to retain the cable, wherein the cable-retention portion has a second width which is smaller than the first width, wherein the cable-retention portion includes a knife edge configured to retain the cable by means of force fit or form fit, wherein the cable housing includes a fixation device which can be switched between an open state and a closed state, wherein the fixation device is configured to at least partially close the cable-insertion portion when being in the closed state, wherein the fixation device is configured to extend into the cable-retention portion when being in the closed state, wherein the fixation device includes a living hinge, wherein the living hinge is integrally formed with the cable housing and a fixation element which is movable relative to the cable housing. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The cable housing according to claim 1, wherein the knife edge extends along the cable mounting slot. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The cable housing according to claim 1, wherein the knife edge is configured for pressing in the cable. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The cable housing according to claim 1, wherein the knife edge is configured for cutting in the cable. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) A cable housing system, comprising: the cable housing according to claim 1; and two cables accommodated in the cable housing. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The cable housing according to claim 1, wherein the fixation device is configured to press the cable against one end of the cable mounting slot. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The cable housing according to claim 6, wherein the cable-retention portion includes two knife edges configured to retain the cable by means of force fit and/or form fit and wherein the two knife edges are substantially parallel or define the second width. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The cable housing according to claim 7, wherein the fixation device is configured to press the cable towards the knife edge or to press the cable between the two knife edges. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The cable housing according to claim 7, wherein the two knife edges extend along the cable mounting slot. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The cable housing according to claim 1, wherein the cable housing includes two cable mounting slots. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The cable housing according to claim 10, wherein one of the two cable mounting slots is configured to receive two cables. ### Claim 12 A method for assembling a cable housing system, comprising: a) providing a cable housing having: a cable mounting slot in a wall of the cable housing, wherein the cable mounting slot has: a cable-insertion portion having a first width, and a cable-retention portion having a second width which is smaller than the first width, wherein the cable-retention portion includes a knife edge; b) providing two cables; c) inserting a cable through a cable-insertion portion of the cable mounting slot; d) transferring the cable into a cable-retention portion of the cable mounting slot; e) repeating steps c) and d) with another cable; and f) stripping a part of an insertion end from the cable or the another cable. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method according to claim 12, wherein the method further comprises: g) ultrasonically welding together portions of the two cables. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The method according to claim 12, wherein the cable housing includes a fixation device which can be switched between an open state and a closed state and wherein the method further comprises: h) closing the cable housing by switching the fixation device from the open state to the closed state.