Electrical plug connector with cable manager

An electrical plug connector, comprising:

• a plug connector housing;
• a printed circuit board;
• a first set of contact elements;
• a second set of contact elements, the first set of contact elements being arranged on a front face of the printed circuit board and projecting into an opening in the plug connector housing, the second set of contact elements being arranged on the rear face of the printed circuit board, the contact elements of the second set of contact elements being in the form of insulation-displacement contacts;
• a cable manager with a through-opening, the cable manager being formed on a front face with guides for wire cores which are intended to make contact with the insulation-displacement contacts, the guides in a region of the insulation-displacement contacts being formed with recessed holders for the insulation-displacement contacts, the cable manager being latchable to the plug connector housing;
• and
• a cable grip arranged above the cable manager,
• wherein the cable grip includes a number of parts including a first part with two jaw parts which flex jointly with a joint flexing limited in an adjustable manner by a spring engaging around the jaw parts, and with a third part closure element which can be latched in an adjustable manner to the first part and/or to the spring, whereby a cable to be attached can be centered in a defined, force-fitting manner.

An electrical plug connector, comprising:

• a plug connector housing;
• a printed circuit board;
• a first set of contact elements;
• a second set of contact elements, the first set of contact elements being arranged on a front face of the printed circuit board and projecting into an opening in the plug connector housing, the second set of contact elements being arranged on a rear face of the printed circuit board, the contact elements of the second set of contact elements being in the form of insulation-displacement contacts;
• a cable manager with a through-opening, the cable manager being formed on a front face with guides for wire cores which are intended to make contact with the insulation-displacement contacts, the guides in a region of the insulation-displacement contacts being formed with recessed holders for the insulation-displacement contacts, the cable manager being latchable to the plug connector housing;
• and
• a hold down device arranged between the cable manager and the printed circuit board and having openings for receiving the insulation displacement contacts, the hold down device being latchable to the cable manager and the plug connector housing so that when the cable manager, the hold down device, and the plug connector housing are latched together, the wire cores are caused to make contact with the insulation-displacement contacts.

A method for assembly of an electrical plug connector with a plug connector housing, a printed circuit board, a first set of contact elements, a second set of contact elements, the first set of contact elements being arranged on a front face of the printed circuit board and projecting into an opening in the plug connector housing, the second set of contact elements being arranged on a rear face of the printed circuit board, the contact elements of the second set of contact elements being in the form of insulation-displacement contacts and a cable manager with a through-opening located within a central region of the cable manager, the cable manager including guides for wire cores which are intended to make contact with the insulation-displacement contacts, the guides in a region of the insulation-displacement contacts being formed with recessed holders for the insulation-displacement contacts, the cable manager being latchable to the plug connector housing, the method comprising the following method steps:

• inserting the printed circuit board into the plug connector housing;
• passing the cores of a cable with which contact is to be made through the through-opening of the cable manager from a rear face of the cable manager to a front face of the cable manager, with the cores being pressed into the associated guides on the front face of the cable manager and being cut off at side edges of the cable manager;
• aligning the cable manager with respect to the insulation-displacement contacts on the printed circuit board;
• and
• latching the cable manager to the plug connector housing, wherein the latching causes the cores to make contact with the insulation displacement contacts.