Cable housing
AssigneeAptiv Technologies AG
InventorsMarkus GÄRTNER, Manoharan SRINIVASAN
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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.
Claims16
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.
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;
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- e) repeating steps c) and d) with another cable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.