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EP3206265B1 - Angled connector and a method for assembling - Google Patents

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EP3206265B1
EP3206265B1 EP17000200.0A EP17000200A EP3206265B1 EP 3206265 B1 EP3206265 B1 EP 3206265B1 EP 17000200 A EP17000200 A EP 17000200A EP 3206265 B1 EP3206265 B1 EP 3206265B1
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Michael Quiter
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    • HELECTRICITY
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    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R24/00Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure
    • H01R24/38Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure having concentrically or coaxially arranged contacts
    • H01R24/40Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure having concentrically or coaxially arranged contacts specially adapted for high frequency
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R43/00Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors
    • H01R43/16Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for manufacturing contact members, e.g. by punching and by bending
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R24/00Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure
    • H01R24/38Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure having concentrically or coaxially arranged contacts
    • H01R24/40Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure having concentrically or coaxially arranged contacts specially adapted for high frequency
    • H01R24/54Intermediate parts, e.g. adapters, splitters or elbows
    • H01R24/545Elbows

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  • the invention relates to an angled connector and a method for assembling an angled connector.
  • the invention is in the field of connector technology, in particular in the field of circular connectors, i.e. connectors with e.g. an M12, M8, M23 or a 7/8 "thread.
  • Such connectors in particular M12 connectors, are used, for example, for electrical contacting and / or connection of industrial Ethernet.
  • such connectors are often subject to mechanical stresses, such as e.g. by connected machines, which is why these connectors should be designed for mechanical loads and, in particular, can have a thread with which the connector can be screwed and secured.
  • a subspecies of these connectors are the angled connectors, which are angled and adjacent to the male end an angle of e.g. Can have 90 °.
  • the plug connector thus has an angle, which is why a plug end of the plug connector is arranged at an angle to the cable end of the plug connector.
  • angled connectors are known from the prior art, in which the cable is initially bent by 90 ° and is potted in this bent position.
  • This plug connector has the disadvantage that the cable has to be fixed in the angled position both when it is potted and when the potting compound subsequently dries out.
  • the cable is first threaded through an angled guide sleeve which fixes the cable in an angled position when it is potted.
  • the connector it is cumbersome and expensive to lead the cable through the angled guide sleeve.
  • the document DE 10 2013 007 815 A1 relates to a connector with a first connector part which has an electrical contact and a first cable bushing through which a connecting cable can be passed along an insertion direction.
  • the connector also has a second connector part, which is pivotable about a pivot axis relative to the first connector part from an assembly position to an operating position.
  • the second connector part has a second cable bushing through which the connecting cable can be passed along a longitudinal direction.
  • the orientation of the longitudinal direction to the insertion direction in the assembly position is different from the orientation of the longitudinal direction to the insertion direction in the operating position.
  • the document EP 1 981 132 A2 relates to a shielding sleeve of a plug connector which is connected to an electrical line and has at least one contact arranged on a contact carrier.
  • the shielding sleeve has a cylindrical sleeve section on the contact side and a cylindrical sleeve section on the line side.
  • the shield sleeve is designed in one piece.
  • a transition area between the two initially aligned sleeve sections is provided with a cutout in such a way that a defined bending line is formed so that the two sleeve sections can be brought into angular positions relative to one another.
  • the document U.S. 4,629,273 is considered to be the closest prior art and relates to a cable connector assembly having a body portion with two functional ends and a passage extending through the body portion.
  • an electrical cable is arranged along two sections.
  • the respective axes of the two sections of the electrical cable are at an angle of approximately 75 ° to one another.
  • the invention is based on the object of simplifying the assembly of an angled connector.
  • a first aspect relates to an angled connector with an insertion end for plugging in the connector and with a cable end on which a cable is guided out of the connector.
  • the cable is guided from the plug end to the cable end in cable ducts of two guide sleeves, the two guide sleeves being coupled to one another in such a way that the cable ducts are arranged at an angle to one another.
  • the two cable ducts of the first and second guide sleeve are essentially straight.
  • the two guide sleeves are coupled to one another at the bracket by means of a clamp connection.
  • Each of the two cable ducts is designed exclusively straight and without angles.
  • the angled connector can be plugged into a complementary socket and / or a complementary connector with the plug end. Electrical and mechanical contact can be made here. Inside the angled connector, a cable is arranged from contacts at the plug end to the angle, and from the angle to the cable end, at which it leads out of the connector.
  • the cable is "kinked" at the angle, ie the direction of current flow through the cable on one side of the angle differs from the direction of current flow through the cable on the other side of the angle.
  • the angle can in particular be designed as an approximately right angle.
  • each of the two guide sleeves has a cable duct.
  • the cable duct is designed and provided as a type of guide channel for receiving the cable.
  • the cable duct is dimensioned such that the cable can be laid and / or moved along the cable duct through the guide sleeve.
  • the cable can be threaded through the cable duct of the guide sleeve.
  • a play can be formed between an outer surface of the cable and the inner dimensions of the cable duct.
  • Both cable ducts are designed essentially in a straight line. This means that the cable does not have to be kinked and therefore cannot be kinked if it is guided completely through a cable duct from a first end of the guide sleeve to a second end of the guide sleeve. This makes it easier to assemble and assemble the angled connector, since the cable can be passed through each of the two guide sleeves more easily.
  • the two guide sleeves can then be tilted relative to one another so that they are arranged at an angle to one another.
  • the two guide channels of the two guide sleeves are arranged at an angle to one another and thus also the cable located therein.
  • the two guide sleeves are designed and provided to be coupled to one another in this angled arrangement. If the two guide sleeves are coupled to one another in this way, then the cable is angled inside a two-part cable duct, this two-part, angled cable duct being composed of the two cable ducts of the two guide sleeves.
  • the coupling of the two guide sleeves to one another can be designed as a mechanical coupling.
  • the angled connector can be encapsulated by a potting compound. Both guide sleeves are cast in the angled coupling to one another together with the cable guided therein. When potting, the cable is thus securely held and fixed at an angle by the guide sleeves coupled to one another.
  • This provides an angled connector that is easy to put together and assemble. This shortens the manufacturing time and reduces possible errors in the manufacture of the connector.
  • each of the two cable ducts is designed exclusively in a straight line and / or without angles.
  • the cable ducts each have internal dimensions that form the consistently rectilinear cable duct as a guide channel in which, in particular, there is no reduced cross-section and which is neither curved nor angled.
  • the interior of the cable ducts can be designed without a thread and / or without an inwardly facing projection which could prevent the cable from being introduced into the guide sleeve.
  • the two guide sleeves are each designed as a substantially elongated hollow body, the cable duct being formed in each case by the hollow interior of the guide sleeve.
  • the guide sleeves are therefore designed as elongated hollow bodies, in particular as essentially elongated hollow cylinders.
  • the addition “essentially” means that the shape of the guide sleeves can differ slightly from an exact geometric shape of a hollow body such as a hollow cylinder.
  • the guide sleeve can have additional cutouts and / or fastening pins.
  • one end of each guide sleeve can be chamfered differently from a hollow cylinder.
  • the cable duct corresponds to the hollow body inside the guide sleeve.
  • hollow cylinders have a cable duct with an essentially round cross section through which the cable, which is usually also round in cross section can be carried out particularly well and without preferred directions.
  • the cross section of the cable ducts can be adapted to the cross section of the cable and designed to be coordinated with it.
  • the two guide sleeves are designed in the manner of a miter at their respective end facing the angle and are coupled to one another.
  • the guide sleeves do not have to have a straight cut surface and / or bevel at their end facing the angle.
  • each of the two guide sleeves has at its angular end, i. at the end facing the angle, a one-sided shortened angle end.
  • the two guide sleeves are coupled to one another in such a way that the respectively shortened sides are arranged on an inner side of the angle and the longer sides are arranged on the outer side of the angle.
  • the angular ends of the two guide sleeves can each be designed so that the shortened side is at least and / or about a shortened distance shorter than the elongated side, which is as large as the inner cross-section of the other cable duct.
  • the two cable ducts can have essentially the same internal cross section, the same internal dimensions and / or the same internal diameter.
  • the two guide sleeves are coupled to one another at the angle by means of a clamp connection.
  • one of the two guide sleeves can have a widening into which the other guide sleeve can be at least partially inserted with a press fit.
  • the widened guide sleeve surrounds the other guide sleeve at at least two opposite points of the angled end of the guide sleeve.
  • one of the two guide sleeves can also have a taper around which the other guide sleeve can grip.
  • the taper can be formed exclusively on the outer surface of the guide sleeve in order not to form a taper of the cable duct in the interior, which could hinder threading of the cable.
  • one of the two guide sleeves has at least one recess at its end facing the angle, in which at least one pin of the other of the two guide sleeves is arranged.
  • One of the two guide sleeves preferably has at least two opposing cutouts, while the other guide sleeve has two opposing pins which are each arranged in the cutouts of the other guide sleeve.
  • the two guide sleeves can be coupled to one another in a well-defined position through the recess (s).
  • the recesses can be designed, for example, as recesses in the jacket of the guide sleeve, which extend from the angled end to the other end of the guide sleeve.
  • the at least one pin can generally be designed as an engagement element, in particular as a projection, a hook and / or a latching lug.
  • the at least one recess tapers in the direction away from the angle. This simplifies the introduction of the pin or pins into the recess (s).
  • the taper can be designed in such a way that the recess at the narrowest end is designed to be somewhat smaller or at most as large as the assigned pin.
  • the pin can be clamped into the recess in such a way that the two guide sleeves are fixed relative to one another.
  • the cable is guided in the cable duct of a first of the two guide sleeves from the plug end to the angle of the connector, and in the cable duct of a second of the two guide sleeves from the angle to the cable end.
  • An angled end of each of the two guide sleeves is arranged at the angle of the angled connector.
  • the respective guide sleeve leads away from the angle in the direction of the cable end or towards the end of the plug.
  • the guide sleeve does not have to extend all the way to the plug end or the cable end, but can end beforehand.
  • each of the two guide sleeves is so long that the cable is held securely in the angled or kinked state. This means that the guide sleeve extends from an inner edge of the angle to its respective opposite end over a length which corresponds to at least one or two times the cable diameter.
  • the angled connector is designed as a round connector and / or as a metric connector.
  • the connector can be designed as a metric circular connector.
  • round plug connector means that the round plug connector is designed to form a plug connection with a complementary base, with a complementary plug connector and / or with a complementary socket with a predetermined thread, in particular with a metric M5 to M58 thread or e.g. with an imperial thread.
  • the connector can have a complementary thread, in particular an M12 thread, an M8 thread, an M23 thread or a 7/8 "thread.
  • the connector can have such a thread at the plug end with which the connector can be connected to a complementary socket or a complementary connector can be screwed.
  • the plug connector is designed as an M12 plug connector.
  • the two guide sleeves are designed as shield sleeves which reduce electromagnetic radiation.
  • the shield sleeves can be metallic and shield both the cable inside the connector from electromagnetic radiation and the outside from electromagnetic radiation that could be caused by current flowing through the cable.
  • the guide sleeves thus have two functions at the same time: On the one hand, they lead the cable at an angle through the Connectors, on the other hand, they shield the cable electrically.
  • At least one of the two guide sleeves is designed as a tin die-cast part.
  • Both guide sleeves are preferably designed as a tin die-cast part.
  • the guide sleeves are particularly easy to manufacture on the one hand, and they also ensure electromagnetic shielding of the cable on the other.
  • the angle is about 30 ° to about 120 °.
  • the angle is preferably designed as an approximately right angle.
  • the two guide sleeves are made from a rigid material.
  • the guide sleeves can e.g. be formed from a metal or a hard plastic. Due to the rigidity of the guide sleeves, the cable is guided particularly well around the angle through the cable ducts.
  • the method according to the second aspect can in particular be used for assembling an angled connector according to the first aspect. Therefore, all statements relating to the connector according to the first aspect also apply to the method according to the second aspect and vice versa.
  • the method is particularly easy to carry out because the cable is particularly easy to install Can be passed through the first cable duct of the first guide sleeve and then through the second cable duct of the second guide sleeve essentially straight and one after the other. This is due to the fact that the two cable ducts are essentially straight and the cable in particular does not have to be laid around a curve. Then or beforehand, the cable can be connected to electrical contacts at the plug-in end of the connector. Finally, the two guide sleeves are tilted against one another and coupled to one another at an angle.
  • the method steps can be carried out in the sequence shown above. However, individual process steps can also be carried out in a different order.
  • the cable can e.g. must first be laid through the cable duct of the second guide sleeve and only then through the cable duct of the first guide sleeve.
  • Figure 1 shows a side view of an angled connector 100.
  • the connector 100 shown is designed as a round connector, more precisely than a metric circular connector, even more precise than an M12 circular connector.
  • the angled plug connector 100 is designed and provided to be plugged into a complementary socket or in a complementary plug connector with a plug end 101 first and screwed tight there.
  • the plug connector 100 is essentially L-shaped and has two essentially straight legs.
  • a first, plug-side leg extends essentially in a straight line from the plug end 101 to an angle 103 of the connector 100. At this angle 103, the connector 100 is no longer straight, but "kinks" by an angle of approximately 90 °.
  • the second, cable-side leg of the connector extends from the angle 103 to a cable end 102 of the connector 100. At this cable end 102, a cable can emerge from the connector 100, which is not shown in the figures.
  • the cable routing direction changes from an essentially straight direction of propagation along the first leg to the angle 103, where it is deflected by about 90 ° into the second leg, in which it is essentially straight runs from the angle 103 to the cable end 102.
  • the connector 100 is thus angled and / or bent.
  • the plug connector 100 has a screw ring 160 with which the plug connection can be secured against mechanical loads by entering into an additional screw connection.
  • the plug connector 100 is encapsulated and has an encapsulation 180.
  • the potting step can be performed as a final step when the cable and all other internal components of the connector 100 have already been assembled.
  • the potting 180 extends from the cable end 102 to the angle 103 and from there in the direction of the plug end 101. In this direction, the potting 180 ends shortly before the screw ring 160, which is not is also encapsulated by the encapsulation 180. As a result, the screw ring 160 remains screwable and rotatable about the direction of current flow in the plug-side leg of the connector 100.
  • FIG 2 shows a cross section through the in Figure 1 connector 100 shown in an uncapsulated state and without cables.
  • the plug connector 100 has a plurality of socket contacts 110 which are designed as male electrical socket contacts.
  • the plug connector can also have female socket contacts.
  • the socket contacts 110 are arranged in the interior of an insulating body 120, which is described below in particular with reference to FIG Figure 6 is described in more detail. Both the socket contacts 110 and the insulating body 120 are arranged in a stationary and / or rigidly fixed manner on the plug connector 100.
  • the screw ring 160 surrounding the insulating body 120 is rotatably arranged around the plug end 101.
  • the socket contacts 110 are designed to be plugged into a complementary socket and / or a complementary plug connector with their plug-in end, that is to say the end facing the plug-in end 101. In this case, an electrical and / or mechanical contact is established between the socket contacts 110 of the plug connector 100 and socket contacts complementary thereto. At the opposite end of the socket contacts 110, that is to say the end of the socket contacts 110 facing the angle 103, the individual socket contacts 110 are each connected to an electrical conductor of a cable that is not shown in the figures. There is mechanical and / or electrical contact between the conductors of the cable and the socket contacts 110.
  • the insulating body 120 has an angled end 125 which faces the angle 103 and at which the socket contacts 110 also end with their respective angled ends. Individual conductors of the cable can be from the the angle-side end 125 of the insulating body 120 can be arranged to penetrate further into the socket contacts 110 in the direction of the plug end 101.
  • the cable extends approximately from the angled end 125 of the insulating body 120 or the socket contacts 110 essentially in a straight line to the angle 103, where it is deflected by approximately 90 °, to the cable end 102, at which it emerges from the connector 100 .
  • the cable is arranged and / or laid in the plug-side leg inside a plug-side guide sleeve 130, and in the cable-side leg inside a cable-side guide sleeve 140.
  • the two guide sleeves 130 and 140 are described in more detail in connection with the following figures.
  • the cable is arranged such that the current flow direction is parallel to a first cable routing direction K1.
  • the first cable routing direction K1 extends in the direction from the plug end 101 to the angle 103 and, in the embodiment shown in the figures, is parallel to the direction of current propagation along the socket contacts 110.
  • the cable In the interior of the cable-side guide sleeve 140, the cable is arranged such that the current flow direction is parallel to a second cable routing direction K2, which extends from the angle 103 to the cable end 102.
  • a transition area between the plug-side guide sleeve 130 and the cable-side guide sleeve 140, that is to say at the angle 103 the cable can be bent. There the current flow direction can e.g. essentially change steadily.
  • Figure 3 shows a side view of the two guide sleeves 130 and 140 coupled to one another.
  • the two guide sleeves form a two-part, L-shaped guide channel and / or cable duct for the cable of the connector 100.
  • the two-part cable duct formed by the two guide sleeves 130, 140 coupled to one another extends from one The mating end 131 of the mating guide sleeve 130 along the mating guide sleeve 130, bends at the angle 103 and runs from there to a cable-side end 141 of the cable-side guide sleeve 140.
  • the two-part, L-shaped cable duct has an outer angle side 103A and an inner angle side 103I.
  • a cable duct provides and / or forms a free space in the connector in which a cable can be laid along a predetermined path.
  • the two-part cable duct is provided by the two guide sleeves 130 and 140, which are each designed as a type of sleeve that resembles a hollow cylinder.
  • Figures 4A and 5A show a side view of the plug-side guide sleeve 130 and the cable-side guide sleeve 140.
  • the two guide sleeves are shown in a non-assembled, that is, not coupled to one another, namely as individual components.
  • the plug-side guide sleeve 130 is designed essentially in the form of a hollow cylinder, the cylinder axis of which extends from the plug-side end 131 of the plug-side guide sleeve 130 to an angled end 132.
  • the cable-side guide sleeve 140 is also essentially designed as a hollow cylinder, the cylinder axis of which extends from the cable-side end 141 to the angle-side end 142 of the angle-side guide sleeve 140.
  • FIGS 4B and 5B show the two guide sleeves 130 and 140 in a rotated perspective view.
  • the essentially hollow cylindrical design of the guide sleeves 130, 140 is shown.
  • the cylinder jacket of the two guide sleeves 130, 140 surrounds a likewise essentially cylindrical cavity, namely a cable duct in which the cable of the plug connector 100 is guided.
  • a first cable duct KG1 is arranged along this cavity of the plug-side guide sleeve 130, which is shown in FIG Figure 4B is shown by a dashed line and is arranged substantially parallel to the cylinder axis of the plug-side guide sleeve 130.
  • a second cable duct KG2 is shown by a dashed line, which essentially coincides with the cylinder axis of the cable-side guide sleeve 140.
  • the first cable duct KG1 forms a plug-side cable duct.
  • the second cable duct KG2 forms a cable duct on the cable side.
  • the two cable ducts KG1 and KG2 do not correspond to the two dashed lines shown in the figures, but are each formed by the entire cavity which is enclosed, formed and / or defined by the respectively assigned guide sleeve 130 or 140.
  • the two guide sleeves 130 and 140 are designed in the manner of a miter at their respective angled ends 132 and 142.
  • the plug-side guide sleeve 130 has an angled outer edge 132A at the angled end 132, which is elongated with regard to a shortened angled inner edge 132I.
  • the plug-side guide sleeve 130 on the angle-side inner edge 132I is not as high and / or long as on the angle-side outer edge 132A.
  • the height and / or length refers to the distance from the plug-side end 131 to the angled end 132.
  • the plug-in guide sleeve 130 at the angled end 132 is not constant, but rather has a different height and / or length.
  • the cylinder jacket of the plug-side guide side 130 is not configured to be constantly high and / or long, but is configured to be approximately and / or essentially “cut off” along an incline S.
  • the two angled ends 132 and 142 of the two guide sleeves 130 and 140 are thus bevelled.
  • the slope S is inclined essentially by 45 ° and / or inclined by approximately half the angular amount of the angle 103 relative to the direction of the course first cable duct KG1 and / or the first cable routing direction K1 arranged.
  • the incline S is also arranged essentially inclined by 45 ° and / or inclined by approximately half the angular amount of the angle 103 relative to the direction of the course of the second cable duct KG2 and / or the second cable routing direction K2.
  • the angled inner edge 132I of the plug-in guide sleeve 130 is designed to be shortened by a distance shown in the figures with the reference symbol V 132 compared to the angled outer edge 132A.
  • This shortening V 132 of the angled end of the plug-side guide sleeve 130 is approximately as large as the cross section, in particular the inner cross section and / or inner diameter, of the cable-side guide sleeve 140.
  • Figure 5A shows that the cable-side guide sleeve 140 is also adapted to the bevel S at its angled end 142.
  • the cable-side guide sleeve 140 has an angled outer edge 142A which is made longer by a shortening V 142 than an angled inner edge 142I.
  • the shortening V 142 is essentially as large as the cross section, in particular the inner cross section and / or inner diameter, of the plug-side guide sleeve 130.
  • Figures 4A and 5A show that the inclined cutting edges of the angled ends 132 and 142 do not exactly adjoin the incline S, but rather the respective guide sleeves can protrude slightly beyond it or are not designed to be completely adjacent to the incline S.
  • one of the two guide sleeves here the plug-side guide sleeve 130, for example, can have one or more recesses 133 that are formed in the housing and / or in the cylinder jacket of the guide sleeve 130 and can extend from the angled end 132 in the direction of the plug-in end 131 .
  • the plug-side guide sleeve 130 in the exemplary embodiment shown has two recesses 133 opposite one another with respect to the first cable duct KG1.
  • the recesses 133 can be parallel to the first Cable duct KG1 and / or the first cable routing direction K1 extend.
  • the other guide sleeve here the cable-side guide sleeve 140, has complementary pins 143 which are shown in FIG Figure 5B are shown.
  • the pins 143 are arranged in a position that is approximately at right angles to the second cable passage KG2 and / or to the second cable routing direction K2. In the exemplary embodiment shown, the pins 143 point from the inside of the cable-side guide sleeve 140 inward to the second cable duct KG2.
  • the pins 143 opposite each other with respect to the second cable duct KG2 are inserted into the two recesses 133 of the other guide sleeve 130 until there is a tight press fit between the two guide sleeves 130 and 140. If the pins 143 are arranged in the desired position in the recesses 133, the two guide sleeves 130 and 140 are in a predetermined, well-defined position relative to one another and are mechanically coupled to one another.
  • Figure 4A shows that the recesses 133 are tapered in the direction away from the angled end 132. This taper enables the pins 143 to be firmly clamped in a narrow area of the recesses 133, and also to facilitate the introduction of the pins 143 into an enlarged area of the recesses 133.
  • Figures 5A and 5B show that one of the two guide sleeves, here the cable-side guide sleeve 140, has a widening 144 at the angled end 142.
  • the inner cavity of the cable-side guide sleeve 140 is thus widened at the angle-side end 142.
  • the angle-side end 132 of the plug-side guide sleeve 130 can be inserted into this widening.
  • the plug-side guide sleeve 130 does not have to have a special taper, but can be designed with a constant outer diameter at its angled end 132.
  • the widening 144 enables a region-wise introduction of the angled, beveled end 132 into the angled, beveled end 142 of the respective guide sleeves 130 and 140. As a result, a clamping connection between the two guide sleeves 130 can be established.
  • This also enables the angle-side end of the cable-side guide sleeve 140 to encompass the angle-side end 132 of the plug-side guide sleeve 130.
  • This enables the pins 143 protruding perpendicularly to the two directions of the two cable ducts KG1 and KG2 to engage securely and stably in the cutouts 133.
  • the guide sleeves 130 and 140 are shown as essentially cylindrical hollow bodies.
  • the guide sleeves can also be designed as a differently shaped hollow body, e.g. with a square and / or rectangular cross-section relative to the respective associated cable duct.
  • the guide sleeves can thus also be designed as guide housings with an elongated, oval or angular cross-section, e.g. square, hexagonal, octagonal, etc. can be formed.
  • the terms “cable-side” and “plug-side” guide sleeve can also be replaced by the more general terms “first” and “second”, especially if the terms are used in relation to guide sleeves, cable ducts, cable routing directions, etc. .
  • the specific reference to the specification of the respective guide sleeves or cable ducts as being on the plug-in side or on the cable side only serves to illustrate the exemplary embodiment shown in the figures.
  • the cable-side guide sleeve for example, can also have recesses into which pins of the plug-side guide sleeve engage.
  • the guide sleeve with the recesses can also have the widening at its angled end.
  • the complementary guide sleeve can have their angular end pins which point away from the cylinder axis of the associated cable duct and engage in the complementary recesses of the complementary guide sleeve.
  • Figure 6 shows the insulating body 120 of the connector 100 in a perspective view.
  • the insulating body 120 has an essentially cylindrical outer surface, the cylinder axis being approximately parallel to the direction of current flow and to the first cable routing direction K1 (cf. Figure 2 ) is arranged.
  • the insulating body 120 At its end facing the plug end 101, the insulating body 120 has an opening 123 into which a complementary insulating body with female socket contacts can be inserted.
  • the male socket contacts 110 are arranged parallel to the first cable routing direction K1, in the exemplary embodiment shown the five socket contacts 110.
  • the insulating body 120 has a rail 126 on one side within the opening 123 for guiding the complementary insulating body of the socket or the complementary plug connector.
  • a region of the insulating body 120 which delimits the opening 123 from the outside and defines it in the process is designed as a plug-in region 121 which is essentially designed in the shape of a cylinder jacket.
  • the socket contacts 110 protrude from the insulating body.
  • a part of the insulating body 110 that is spaced apart from the opening 123 is designed as a connection area 122, in which conductors or wires of the cable can be in contact with the rear sides of the socket contacts 110.
  • This connection area 122 is formed adjacent to the angled end 125 of the insulating body 120.
  • a grid 124 is formed on its outer surface approximately in the middle of the insulating body 120.
  • the grid is arranged along an annular region on the outer surface of the insulating body 120.
  • the grid 124 has teeth and beveled indentations arranged in between.
  • the grid 124 serves to provide an inhibition of a screwing movement of the screw ring 160, whereby the plug connection is secured.
  • Figure 7 shows the screw ring 160 which is rotatably mounted around the insulating body 21.
  • the screw ring 160 has a corrugated grip area 161 for easier screwing of the plug connection.
  • the screw ring 160 also has a thread 162 which, in the exemplary embodiment, is designed as an external thread.
  • the thread 162 is formed in a region of the screw ring 160 that adjoins the plug end 101 (cf. Figure 1 ).
  • a guide channel 163 can be formed in the interior of the screw ring 160.
  • a locking ring can be arranged, which engages from the outside in the grid 124 of the insulating body 120, for example by means of an engagement nose of the locking ring provided for this purpose.
  • both the first cable duct KG1 and the second cable duct KG1 in the two guide sleeves 130 and 140 are essentially straight.
  • none of the two cable ducts KG1 and KG2 has a tapering of the cable duct, no bend and / or no kink. This enables a particularly simplified threading of the two guide sleeves onto the cable of the connector.
  • the two guide sleeves can only be positioned at an angle to one another after being threaded onto the cable and after the conductors of the cable have been connected to the socket contacts, with the cable also being bent. In this bent state, the two guide sleeves, in which the cable is arranged, are mechanically coupled to one another, e.g.

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Die Erfindung betrifft einen gewinkelten Steckverbinder und ein Verfahren zum Assemblieren eines gewinkelten Steckverbinders.The invention relates to an angled connector and a method for assembling an angled connector.

Die Erfindung liegt auf dem Gebiet der Steckverbindertechnik, insbesondere auf dem Gebiet der Rundsteckverbinder, also Steckverbinder mit z.B. einem M12-, M8-, M23- oder einem 7/8"-Gewinde. Solche Steckverbinder, insbesondere M12-Steckverbinder, werden zum Beispiel zur elektrischen Kontaktierung und/oder Verbindung von industriellen Ethernet verwendet. Weiterhin sind solche Steckverbinder oft mechanischen Beanspruchungen, wie z. B. durch angeschlossene Maschinen, ausgesetzt, weswegen diese Steckverbinder für mechanische Belastungen ausgelegt sein sollten und insbesondere ein Gewinde aufweisen können, mit dem die Steckverbindung verschraubt und gesichert werden kann.The invention is in the field of connector technology, in particular in the field of circular connectors, i.e. connectors with e.g. an M12, M8, M23 or a 7/8 "thread. Such connectors, in particular M12 connectors, are used, for example, for electrical contacting and / or connection of industrial Ethernet. Furthermore, such connectors are often subject to mechanical stresses, such as e.g. by connected machines, which is why these connectors should be designed for mechanical loads and, in particular, can have a thread with which the connector can be screwed and secured.

Eine Unterart dieser Steckverbinder sind die gewinkelten Steckverbinder, die winklig ausgebildet sind und angrenzend an das Einsteckende eine Abwinklung um z.B. 90° aufweisen können. Bei diesen Steckern weist der Steckverbinder somit einen Winkel auf, weswegen ein Steckende des Steckverbinders winklig zum Kabelende des Steckverbinders angeordnet ist. Bei diesen Steckverbindern ergeben sich Schwierigkeiten beim Assemblieren der gewinkelten Steckverbinder.A subspecies of these connectors are the angled connectors, which are angled and adjacent to the male end an angle of e.g. Can have 90 °. With these plugs, the plug connector thus has an angle, which is why a plug end of the plug connector is arranged at an angle to the cable end of the plug connector. With these connectors, difficulties arise when assembling the angled connectors.

Aus dem Stand der Technik sind einerseits gewinkelte Steckverbinder bekannt, bei denen das Kabel zunächst um 90° abgeknickt wird und in dieser abgeknickten Position vergossen wird. Bei diesem Steckverbinder besteht der Nachteil, dass das Kabel sowohl beim Vergießen als auch beim anschließenden Austrocknen der Vergussmasse in der abgewinkelten Position fixiert sein muss.On the one hand, angled connectors are known from the prior art, in which the cable is initially bent by 90 ° and is potted in this bent position. This plug connector has the disadvantage that the cable has to be fixed in the angled position both when it is potted and when the potting compound subsequently dries out.

Bei einem anderen vorbekannten gewinkelten Steckverbinder wird das Kabel zunächst durch eine abgewinkelte Führungshülse gefädelt, die das Kabel beim Vergießen in einer abgewinkelten Position fixiert. Dabei ist es beim Herstellen des Steckverbinders umständlich und aufwendig, das Kabel durch die abgewinkelte Führungshülse durchzuführen.In another previously known angled connector, the cable is first threaded through an angled guide sleeve which fixes the cable in an angled position when it is potted. When producing the connector, it is cumbersome and expensive to lead the cable through the angled guide sleeve.

Das Dokument DE 10 2013 007 815 A1 betrifft einen Verbinder mit einem ersten Verbinderteil, das einen elektrischen Kontakt und eine erste Kabeldurchführung aufweist, durch welche entlang einer Einführrichtung ein Anschlusskabel durchführbar ist. Der Verbinder weist weiter ein zweites Verbinderteil auf, welcher um eine Schwenkachse relativ zum ersten Verbinderteil von einer Montageposition zu einer Betriebsposition schwenkbar ist. Das zweite Verbinderteil weist eine zweite Kabeldurchführung auf, durch welche das Anschlusskabel entlang einer Längsrichtung durchführbar ist. Hierbei ist die Orientierung der Längsrichtung zur Einführrichtung in der Montageposition verschieden von der Orientierung der Längsrichtung zur Einführrichtung in der Betriebsposition.The document DE 10 2013 007 815 A1 relates to a connector with a first connector part which has an electrical contact and a first cable bushing through which a connecting cable can be passed along an insertion direction. The connector also has a second connector part, which is pivotable about a pivot axis relative to the first connector part from an assembly position to an operating position. The second connector part has a second cable bushing through which the connecting cable can be passed along a longitudinal direction. Here, the orientation of the longitudinal direction to the insertion direction in the assembly position is different from the orientation of the longitudinal direction to the insertion direction in the operating position.

Das Dokument EP 1 981 132 A2 betrifft eine Schirmhülse eines an eine elektrische Leitung angeschlossenen Steckverbinders, der mindestens einen an einem Kontaktträger angeordneten Kontakt aufweist. Dabei weist die Schirmhülse einen kontaktseitigen zylindrischen Hülsenabschnitt und einen leitungsseitigen zylindrischen Hülsenabschnitt auf. Die Schirmhülse ist einstückig ausgebildet. Ein Übergangsbereich zwischen den beiden zunächst fluchtenden Hülsenabschnitten ist derart mit einem Ausschnitt versehen, dass eine definierte Biegelinie gebildet ist, so dass die beiden Hülsenabschnitte zueinander in Winkelstellungen bringbar sind.The document EP 1 981 132 A2 relates to a shielding sleeve of a plug connector which is connected to an electrical line and has at least one contact arranged on a contact carrier. The shielding sleeve has a cylindrical sleeve section on the contact side and a cylindrical sleeve section on the line side. The shield sleeve is designed in one piece. A transition area between the two initially aligned sleeve sections is provided with a cutout in such a way that a defined bending line is formed so that the two sleeve sections can be brought into angular positions relative to one another.

Das Dokument US 4,629,273 wird als nächstliegender Stand der Technik angesehen und betrifft eine Kabelverbinderanordnung mit einem Körperabschnitt mit zwei funktionellen Enden und einem Durchgang, der sich durch den Körperabschnitt erstreckt. Im Durchgang ist entlang zweier Abschnitte ein elektrisches Kabel angeordnet. Dabei stehen die jeweiligen Achsen der zwei Abschnitte des elektrischen Kabels in einem Winkel von etwa 75° zueinander.The document U.S. 4,629,273 is considered to be the closest prior art and relates to a cable connector assembly having a body portion with two functional ends and a passage extending through the body portion. In the passage, an electrical cable is arranged along two sections. The respective axes of the two sections of the electrical cable are at an angle of approximately 75 ° to one another.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, das Assemblieren eines gewinkelten Steckverbinders zu vereinfachen.The invention is based on the object of simplifying the assembly of an angled connector.

Diese Aufgabe wird durch die Gegenstände der unabhängigen Ansprüche gelöst.This object is achieved by the subjects of the independent claims.

Ein erster Aspekt betrifft einen gewinkelten Steckverbinder mit einem Einsteckende zum Einstecken des Steckverbinders und mit einem Kabelende, an dem ein Kabel aus dem Steckverbinder geführt ist. Dabei ist das Kabel vom Steckende zum Kabelende in Kabelgängen zweier Führungshülsen geführt, wobei die beiden Führungshülsen so aneinander gekoppelt sind, dass die Kabelgänge in einem Winkel zueinander angeordnet sind. Die beiden Kabelgänge der ersten und zweiten Führungshülse sind im Wesentlichen geradlinig ausgebildet. Die beiden Führungshülsen sind am Winkel mittels einer Klemmverbindung aneinander gekoppelt. Dabei ist jeder der beiden Kabelgänge ausschließlich geradlinig und winkellos ausgebildet.A first aspect relates to an angled connector with an insertion end for plugging in the connector and with a cable end on which a cable is guided out of the connector. The cable is guided from the plug end to the cable end in cable ducts of two guide sleeves, the two guide sleeves being coupled to one another in such a way that the cable ducts are arranged at an angle to one another. The two cable ducts of the first and second guide sleeve are essentially straight. The two guide sleeves are coupled to one another at the bracket by means of a clamp connection. Each of the two cable ducts is designed exclusively straight and without angles.

Mit dem Steckende kann der gewinkelte Steckverbinder an eine komplementäre Buchse und/oder an einen komplementären Steckverbinder gesteckt werden. Dabei kann eine elektrische und mechanische Kontaktierung erfolgen. Im Inneren des gewinkelten Steckverbinders ist ein Kabel von Kontakten am Steckende bis zu dem Winkel, und von dem Winkel bis zum Kabelende angeordnet, an dem es aus dem Steckverbinder herausführt.The angled connector can be plugged into a complementary socket and / or a complementary connector with the plug end. Electrical and mechanical contact can be made here. Inside the angled connector, a cable is arranged from contacts at the plug end to the angle, and from the angle to the cable end, at which it leads out of the connector.

An dem Winkel ist das Kabel "abgeknickt", d.h. dass sich die Stromführungsrichtung durch das Kabel an einer Seite des Winkels von der Stromführungsrichtung durch das Kabel an der anderen Seite des Winkels unterscheidet. Der Winkel kann insbesondere als ein etwa rechter Winkel ausgebildet sein.The cable is "kinked" at the angle, ie the direction of current flow through the cable on one side of the angle differs from the direction of current flow through the cable on the other side of the angle. The angle can in particular be designed as an approximately right angle.

Das Kabel ist im Inneren des Steckverbinders in den zwei unterschiedlichen Führungshülsen geführt. Dies bedeutet, dass das Kabel nacheinander durch eine erste der beiden Führungshülsen geführt ist und anschließend durch eine zweite der beiden Führungshülsen. Dazu weist jede der beiden Führungshülsen jeweils einen Kabelgang auf. Der Kabelgang ist als eine Art Führungskanal zur Aufnahme des Kabels ausgebildet und vorgesehen. Dazu ist der Kabelgang so dimensioniert, dass das Kabel entlang des Kabelgangs durch die Führungshülse verlegbar und/oder bewegbar ist. Insbesondere kann das Kabel durch den Kabelgang der Führungshülse gefädelt werden. Hierbei kann ein Spiel zwischen einer Außenfläche des Kabels und Innendimensionen des Kabelgangs ausgebildet sein.The cable is routed inside the connector in the two different guide sleeves. This means that the cable is guided one after the other through a first of the two guide sleeves and then through a second of the two guide sleeves. For this purpose, each of the two guide sleeves has a cable duct. The cable duct is designed and provided as a type of guide channel for receiving the cable. For this purpose, the cable duct is dimensioned such that the cable can be laid and / or moved along the cable duct through the guide sleeve. In particular, the cable can be threaded through the cable duct of the guide sleeve. Here, a play can be formed between an outer surface of the cable and the inner dimensions of the cable duct.

Beide Kabelgänge sind hierbei im Wesentlichen geradlinig ausgebildet. Dies bedeutet, dass das Kabel nicht abgeknickt werden muss und somit unverknickt ausgebildet sein kann, wenn es vollständig durch einen Kabelgang hindurch von einem ersten Ende der Führungshülse zu einem zweiten Ende der Führungshülse geführt ist. Dies erleichtert ein Zusammenstellen und Assemblieren des gewinkelten Steckverbinders, da das Kabel einfacher durch jede einzelne der beiden Führungshülsen durchführbar ist.Both cable ducts are designed essentially in a straight line. This means that the cable does not have to be kinked and therefore cannot be kinked if it is guided completely through a cable duct from a first end of the guide sleeve to a second end of the guide sleeve. This makes it easier to assemble and assemble the angled connector, since the cable can be passed through each of the two guide sleeves more easily.

Anschließend können die beiden Führungshülsen gegeneinander verkippt werden, so dass sie in dem Winkel zueinander angeordnet sind. Dabei sind in der winkligen Anordnung insbesondere die beiden Führungskanäle der beiden Führungshülsen winklig zueinander angeordnet und somit auch das darin befindliche Kabel.The two guide sleeves can then be tilted relative to one another so that they are arranged at an angle to one another. In this case, in the angled arrangement, in particular the two guide channels of the two guide sleeves are arranged at an angle to one another and thus also the cable located therein.

Die beiden Führungshülsen sind dazu ausgebildet und vorgesehen, in dieser winkligen Anordnung zueinander aneinander gekoppelt zu werden. Sind die beiden Führungshülsen so aneinander gekoppelt, dann ist das Kabel im Inneren eines zweiteiligen Kabelganges winklig angeordnet, wobei sich dieser zweiteilige, winklige Kabelgang zusammensetzt aus den beiden Kabelgängen der beiden Führungshülsen. Die Kopplung der beiden Führungshülsen aneinander kann dabei als eine mechanische Kopplung ausgebildet sein.The two guide sleeves are designed and provided to be coupled to one another in this angled arrangement. If the two guide sleeves are coupled to one another in this way, then the cable is angled inside a two-part cable duct, this two-part, angled cable duct being composed of the two cable ducts of the two guide sleeves. The coupling of the two guide sleeves to one another can be designed as a mechanical coupling.

Der gewinkelte Steckverbinder kann von einer Vergussmasse vergossen sein. Dabei sind beide Führungshülsen in der winkligen Kopplung zueinander zusammen mit dem darin geführten Kabel vergossen. Beim Vergießen wird das Kabel somit sicher von den aneinander gekoppelten Führungshülsen winklig gehalten und fixiert.The angled connector can be encapsulated by a potting compound. Both guide sleeves are cast in the angled coupling to one another together with the cable guided therein. When potting, the cable is thus securely held and fixed at an angle by the guide sleeves coupled to one another.

Damit ist ein gewinkelter Steckverbinder bereitgestellt, der sich einfach zusammensetzen und assemblieren lässt. Dies verkürzt die Herstellungszeit und reduziert mögliche Fehler bei der Herstellung des Steckverbinders.This provides an angled connector that is easy to put together and assemble. This shortens the manufacturing time and reduces possible errors in the manufacture of the connector.

Gemäß einer Ausführungsform ist jeder der beiden Kabelgänge ausschließlich geradlinig und/oder winkellos ausgebildet. Dies bedeutet, dass die Kabelgänge jeweils Innendimensionen aufweisen, die den gleichbleibend geradlinig ausgebildeten Kabelgang als Führungskanal bilden, in dem insbesondere an keiner Stelle ein reduzierter Querschnitt ausgebildet ist und der weder gebogen noch winklig ausgebildet ist. Insbesondere kann das Innere der Kabelgänge ohne Gewinde und/oder ohne einen nach Innen weisenden Vorsprung ausgebildet sein, welches bzw. welcher ein Einbringen des Kabels in die Führungshülse behindern könnte.According to one embodiment, each of the two cable ducts is designed exclusively in a straight line and / or without angles. This means that the cable ducts each have internal dimensions that form the consistently rectilinear cable duct as a guide channel in which, in particular, there is no reduced cross-section and which is neither curved nor angled. In particular, the interior of the cable ducts can be designed without a thread and / or without an inwardly facing projection which could prevent the cable from being introduced into the guide sleeve.

Gemäß einer Ausführungsform sind die beiden Führungshülsen jeweils als im Wesentlichen längliche Hohlkörper ausgebildet, wobei der Kabelgang jeweils vom hohlen Innenraum der Führungshülse gebildet wird. Die Führungshülsen sind also als längliche Hohlkörper ausgebildet, insbesondere als im Wesentlichen längliche Hohlzylinder. Hierbei bedeutet der Zusatz "im Wesentlichen", dass die Form der Führungshülsen leicht von einer exakten geometrischen Form eines Hohlkörpers wie z.B. eines Hohlzylinders abweichen kann. Beispielsweise kann die Führungshülse zusätzliche Aussparungen und/oder Befestigungsstifte aufweisen. Insbesondere kann ein Ende jeder Führungshülse abweichend von einem Hohlzylinder abgeschrägt sein. Der Kabelgang entspricht dabei dem Hohlkörper im Inneren der Führungshülse. Dabei ist insbesondere die Ausbildung als Hohlzylinder vorteilhaft, da Hohlzylinder einen Kabelgang mit im Wesentlichen runden Querschnitt aufweisen, durch den das üblicherweise im Querschnitt ebenfalls runde Kabel besonders gut und ohne Vorzugsrichtungen durchführbar ist. Der Querschnitt der Kabelgänge kann an den Querschnitt des Kabels angepasst und darauf abgestimmt ausgebildet sein.According to one embodiment, the two guide sleeves are each designed as a substantially elongated hollow body, the cable duct being formed in each case by the hollow interior of the guide sleeve. The guide sleeves are therefore designed as elongated hollow bodies, in particular as essentially elongated hollow cylinders. Here, the addition “essentially” means that the shape of the guide sleeves can differ slightly from an exact geometric shape of a hollow body such as a hollow cylinder. For example, the guide sleeve can have additional cutouts and / or fastening pins. In particular, one end of each guide sleeve can be chamfered differently from a hollow cylinder. The cable duct corresponds to the hollow body inside the guide sleeve. In this case, the design as a hollow cylinder is particularly advantageous, since hollow cylinders have a cable duct with an essentially round cross section through which the cable, which is usually also round in cross section can be carried out particularly well and without preferred directions. The cross section of the cable ducts can be adapted to the cross section of the cable and designed to be coordinated with it.

Gemäß einer Ausführungsform sind die beiden Führungshülsen an ihrem jeweils dem Winkel zugewandten Ende nach Art einer Gehrung ausgebildet und aneinander gekoppelt. Im Gegensatz zu den meisten üblichen Gehrungen müssen die Führungshülsen an ihrem dem Winkel zugewandten Ende jedoch keine geradlinige Schnittfläche und/oder Abschrägung aufweisen. In dieser Ausführungsform weist jedoch jede der beiden Führungshülsen an ihrem Winkelende, d.h. an dem Ende, das dem Winkel zugewandt ist, ein einseitig verkürztes Winkelende auf. Die beiden Führungshülsen sind hierbei so aneinander gekoppelt, dass die jeweils verkürzten Seiten an einer Winkelinnenseite des Winkels angeordnet sind, und die längeren Seiten an der Winkelaußenseite angeordnet sind. Dabei können die Winkelenden der beiden Führungshülsen jeweils so ausgebildet sein, dass die verkürzte Seite zumindest und/oder etwa um eine Verkürzungsstrecke kürzer als die verlängerte Seite ausgebildet ist, die so groß wie der Innenquerschnitt des jeweils anderen Kabelgangs ausgebildet ist. Hierbei können die beiden Kabelgänge im Wesentlichen denselben Innenquerschnitt, dieselben Innendimensionen und/oder denselben Innendurchmesser aufweisen. Durch die Ausbildung der beiden Führungshülsen nach Art einer Gehrung wird eine besonders vorteilhafte, materialsparende, einfach herzustellende und zum Bilden eines zweiteiligen, gewinkelten Kabelgangs besonders geeignete Form bereitgestellt.According to one embodiment, the two guide sleeves are designed in the manner of a miter at their respective end facing the angle and are coupled to one another. In contrast to most of the usual mitres, the guide sleeves do not have to have a straight cut surface and / or bevel at their end facing the angle. In this embodiment, however, each of the two guide sleeves has at its angular end, i. at the end facing the angle, a one-sided shortened angle end. The two guide sleeves are coupled to one another in such a way that the respectively shortened sides are arranged on an inner side of the angle and the longer sides are arranged on the outer side of the angle. The angular ends of the two guide sleeves can each be designed so that the shortened side is at least and / or about a shortened distance shorter than the elongated side, which is as large as the inner cross-section of the other cable duct. The two cable ducts can have essentially the same internal cross section, the same internal dimensions and / or the same internal diameter. The design of the two guide sleeves in the manner of a miter provides a particularly advantageous, material-saving, easy-to-manufacture shape that is particularly suitable for forming a two-part, angled cable duct.

Gemäß einer Ausführungsform sind die beiden Führungshülsen am Winkel mittels einer Klemmverbindung aneinander gekoppelt. Dazu kann eine der beiden Führungshülsen eine Verbreiterung aufweisen, in die die andere Führungshülse im Klemmsitz zumindest teilweise einführbar ist. Dabei umgibt die Führungshülse mit der Verbreiterung die andere Führungshülse an zumindest zwei einander gegenüberliegenden Stellen des winkelseitigen Endes der Führungshülse. Alternativ oder zusätzlich kann eine der beiden Führungshülsen auch eine Verjüngung aufweisen, die von der anderen Führungshülse umgriffen werden kann. Dabei kann die Verjüngung ausschließlich an der Außenfläche der Führungshülse ausgebildet sein, um keine Verjüngung des Kabelgangs im Inneren auszubilden, die ein Einfädeln des Kabels behindern könnte.According to one embodiment, the two guide sleeves are coupled to one another at the angle by means of a clamp connection. For this purpose, one of the two guide sleeves can have a widening into which the other guide sleeve can be at least partially inserted with a press fit. In this case, the widened guide sleeve surrounds the other guide sleeve at at least two opposite points of the angled end of the guide sleeve. Alternatively or in addition, one of the two guide sleeves can also have a taper around which the other guide sleeve can grip. Here can the taper can be formed exclusively on the outer surface of the guide sleeve in order not to form a taper of the cable duct in the interior, which could hinder threading of the cable.

Gemäß einer Ausführungsform weist eine der beiden Führungshülsen an ihrem dem Winkel zugewandten Ende zumindest eine Aussparung auf, in der zumindest ein Stift der anderen der beiden Führungshülsen angeordnet ist. Bevorzugt weist eine der beiden Führungshülsen zumindest zwei einander gegenüberliegende Aussparungen auf, während die andere Führungshülse zwei gegenüberliegende Stifte aufweist, die jeweils in den Aussparungen der anderen Führungshülse angeordnet sind. Durch die Aussparung(en) können die beiden Führungshülsen in einer wohldefinierten Position zueinander gekoppelt werden. Hierbei können die Aussparungen zum Beispiel als Aussparungen im Mantel der Führungshülse ausgebildet sein, die sich vom winkelseitigen Ende zum anderen Ende der Führungshülse erstrecken. Der zumindest eine Stift kann allgemein als ein Eingriffselement ausgebildet sein, insbesondere als ein Vorsprung, ein Haken und/oder eine Rastnase.According to one embodiment, one of the two guide sleeves has at least one recess at its end facing the angle, in which at least one pin of the other of the two guide sleeves is arranged. One of the two guide sleeves preferably has at least two opposing cutouts, while the other guide sleeve has two opposing pins which are each arranged in the cutouts of the other guide sleeve. The two guide sleeves can be coupled to one another in a well-defined position through the recess (s). Here, the recesses can be designed, for example, as recesses in the jacket of the guide sleeve, which extend from the angled end to the other end of the guide sleeve. The at least one pin can generally be designed as an engagement element, in particular as a projection, a hook and / or a latching lug.

In einer Weiterbildung dieser Ausführungsform verjüngt sich die zumindest eine Aussparung in Richtung vom Winkel weg. Dadurch wird ein Einbringen des oder der Stifte in die Aussparung(en) vereinfacht. Die Verjüngung kann hierbei so ausgebildet sein, dass die Aussparung am engsten Ende etwas kleiner oder maximal genauso groß dimensioniert ausgebildet ist wie der zugeordnete Stift. Dadurch kann der Stift so in die Aussparung geklemmt werden, dass die beiden Führungshülsen relativ zueinander fixiert sind.In a further development of this embodiment, the at least one recess tapers in the direction away from the angle. This simplifies the introduction of the pin or pins into the recess (s). The taper can be designed in such a way that the recess at the narrowest end is designed to be somewhat smaller or at most as large as the assigned pin. As a result, the pin can be clamped into the recess in such a way that the two guide sleeves are fixed relative to one another.

Gemäß einer Ausführungsform ist das Kabel im Kabelgang einer ersten der beiden Führungshülsen vom Steckende zum Winkel des Steckverbinders geführt, und im Kabelgang einer zweiten der beiden Führungshülsen von dem Winkel zum Kabelende. Dabei ist jeweils ein winkelseitiges Ende jeder der beiden Führungshülsen am Winkel des gewinkelten Steckverbinders angeordnet. Die jeweilige Führungshülse führt dabei vom Winkel weg in Richtung zum Kabelende bzw. in Richtung zum Steckende hin. Dabei muss sich die Führungshülse nicht ganz bis zum Steckende bzw. dem Kabelende erstrecken, sondern kann bereits vorher enden. Jede der beiden Führungshülsen ist jedoch so lang ausgebildet, dass das Kabel sicher im verwinkelten bzw. abgeknickten Zustand gehalten wird. Dies bedeutet, dass die Führungshülse sich von einer Innenkante des Winkels bis zu ihrem jeweils gegenüberliegenden Ende über eine Länge erstreckt, die zumindest dem Einfachen oder Doppelten des Kabeldurchmessers entspricht.According to one embodiment, the cable is guided in the cable duct of a first of the two guide sleeves from the plug end to the angle of the connector, and in the cable duct of a second of the two guide sleeves from the angle to the cable end. An angled end of each of the two guide sleeves is arranged at the angle of the angled connector. The respective guide sleeve leads away from the angle in the direction of the cable end or towards the end of the plug. The guide sleeve does not have to extend all the way to the plug end or the cable end, but can end beforehand. However, each of the two guide sleeves is so long that the cable is held securely in the angled or kinked state. This means that the guide sleeve extends from an inner edge of the angle to its respective opposite end over a length which corresponds to at least one or two times the cable diameter.

Gemäß einer Ausführungsform ist der gewinkelte Steckverbinder als Rundsteckverbinder und/oder als metrischer Steckverbinder ausgebildet. Insbesondere kann der Steckverbinder als metrischer Rundsteckverbinder ausgebildet sein. Hierbei bedeutet Rundsteckverbinder, dass der Rundsteckverbinder zum Ausbilden einer Steckverbindung mit einem komplementären Sockel, mit einem komplementären Steckverbinder und/oder mit einer komplementären Buchse mit einem vorbestimmten Gewinde ausgebildet ist, insbesondere mit einem metrischen M5 bis M58-Gewinde oder z.B. mit einem zöllisches Gewinde. Dazu kann der Steckverbinder ein dazu komplementäres Gewinde aufweisen, insbesondere ein M12-Gewinde, ein M8-Gewinde, ein M23-Gewinde oder ein 7/8"-Gewinde. Der Steckverbinder kann ein solches Gewinde am Steckende aufweisen, mit dem der Steckverbinder an eine komplementäre Buchse oder einen komplementären Steckverbinder schraubbar ist.According to one embodiment, the angled connector is designed as a round connector and / or as a metric connector. In particular, the connector can be designed as a metric circular connector. Here, round plug connector means that the round plug connector is designed to form a plug connection with a complementary base, with a complementary plug connector and / or with a complementary socket with a predetermined thread, in particular with a metric M5 to M58 thread or e.g. with an imperial thread. For this purpose, the connector can have a complementary thread, in particular an M12 thread, an M8 thread, an M23 thread or a 7/8 "thread. The connector can have such a thread at the plug end with which the connector can be connected to a complementary socket or a complementary connector can be screwed.

In einer Ausführungsform ist der Steckverbinder als ein M12-Steckverinder ausgebildet.In one embodiment, the plug connector is designed as an M12 plug connector.

Gemäß einer Ausführungsform sind die beiden Führungshülsen als Schirmhülsen ausgebildet, die elektromagnetische Strahlung reduzieren. Die Schirmhülsen können metallisch ausgebildet sein und schirmen sowohl das Kabel im Inneren des Steckverbinders vor elektromagnetischen Strahlungen ab, als auch das Äußere von elektromagnetischer Strahlung, die von durch das Kabel fließendem Strom verursacht werden könnte. In dieser Ausführungsform haben die Führungshülsen somit zugleich zwei Funktionen: Einerseits führen sie das Kabel winklig durch den Steckverbinder, andererseits schirmen sie das Kabel elektrisch ab.According to one embodiment, the two guide sleeves are designed as shield sleeves which reduce electromagnetic radiation. The shield sleeves can be metallic and shield both the cable inside the connector from electromagnetic radiation and the outside from electromagnetic radiation that could be caused by current flowing through the cable. In this embodiment, the guide sleeves thus have two functions at the same time: On the one hand, they lead the cable at an angle through the Connectors, on the other hand, they shield the cable electrically.

Gemäß einer Ausführungsform ist zumindest eine der beiden Führungshülsen als Zinndruckgussteil ausgebildet. Bevorzugt sind beide Führungshülsen als Zinndruckgussteil ausgebildet. Als Zinndruckgussteil sind die Führungshülsen einerseits besonders einfach herstellbar, andererseits gewährleisten sie zugleich eine elektromagnetische Abschirmung des Kabels.According to one embodiment, at least one of the two guide sleeves is designed as a tin die-cast part. Both guide sleeves are preferably designed as a tin die-cast part. As a die-cast tin part, the guide sleeves are particularly easy to manufacture on the one hand, and they also ensure electromagnetic shielding of the cable on the other.

Gemäß einer Ausführungsform ist der Winkel etwa 30° bis etwa 120° groß ausgebildet. Bevorzugt ist der Winkel als ein etwa rechter Winkel ausgebildet.According to one embodiment, the angle is about 30 ° to about 120 °. The angle is preferably designed as an approximately right angle.

Gemäß einer Ausführungsform sind die beiden Führungshülsen aus einem steifen Material ausgebildet. Die Führungshülsen können z.B. aus einem Metall oder einem Hartkunststoff ausgebildet sein. Durch die Steifheit der Führungshülsen wird das Kabel besonders gut um den Winkel herum durch die Kabelgänge geführt.According to one embodiment, the two guide sleeves are made from a rigid material. The guide sleeves can e.g. be formed from a metal or a hard plastic. Due to the rigidity of the guide sleeves, the cable is guided particularly well around the angle through the cable ducts.

Ein zweiter Aspekt betrifft ein Verfahren zum Assemblieren eines gewinkelten Steckverbinders mit den Schritten:

  • Durchführen eines Kabels durch einen im Wesentlichen geradlinigen Kabelgang einer ersten Führungshülse,
  • Durchführen des Kabels durch einen im Wesentlichen geradlinigen Kabelgang einer zweiten Führungshülse,
  • Anschließen des Kabels an ein Steckende des gewinkelten Steckverbinders, und
  • Koppeln der ersten und zweiten Führungshülsen aneinander, so dass die beiden Kabelgänge winklig zueinander angeordnet sind.
A second aspect relates to a method for assembling an angled connector with the following steps:
  • Passing a cable through an essentially straight cable duct of a first guide sleeve,
  • Passing the cable through an essentially straight cable duct of a second guide sleeve,
  • Connect the cable to one end of the angled connector, and
  • Coupling the first and second guide sleeves to one another so that the two cable ducts are arranged at an angle to one another.

Das Verfahren gemäß dem zweiten Aspekt kann insbesondere zum Assemblieren eines gewinkelten Steckverbinders nach dem ersten Aspekt verwendet werden. Deswegen treffen alle Ausführungen zum Steckverbinder gemäß dem ersten Aspekt auch auf das Verfahren gemäß dem zweiten Aspekt zu und umgekehrt. Das Verfahren ist besonders einfach durchzuführen, da das Kabel besonders einfach, im Wesentlichen gerade und nacheinander durch den ersten Kabelgang der ersten Führungshülse und dann durch den zweiten Kabelgang der zweiten Führungshülse durchführbar ist. Dies liegt daran, dass die beiden Kabelgänge im Wesentlichen geradlinig ausgebildet sind und das Kabel insbesondere nicht um eine Kurve verlegt werden muss. Anschließend oder zuvor kann das Kabel mit elektrischen Kontakten am Steckende des Steckverbinders verbunden werden. Schließlich werden die beiden Führungshülsen gegeneinander verkippt und winklig aneinander gekoppelt.The method according to the second aspect can in particular be used for assembling an angled connector according to the first aspect. Therefore, all statements relating to the connector according to the first aspect also apply to the method according to the second aspect and vice versa. The method is particularly easy to carry out because the cable is particularly easy to install Can be passed through the first cable duct of the first guide sleeve and then through the second cable duct of the second guide sleeve essentially straight and one after the other. This is due to the fact that the two cable ducts are essentially straight and the cable in particular does not have to be laid around a curve. Then or beforehand, the cable can be connected to electrical contacts at the plug-in end of the connector. Finally, the two guide sleeves are tilted against one another and coupled to one another at an angle.

Die Verfahrensschritte können in der oben gezeigten Reihenfolge durchgeführt werden. Einzelne Verfahrensschritte können jedoch auch in einer anderen Reihenfolge durchgeführt werden. So kann das Kabel z.B. zuerst durch den Kabelgang der zweiten Führungshülse verlegt werden und erst anschließend durch den Kabelgang der ersten Führungshülse.The method steps can be carried out in the sequence shown above. However, individual process steps can also be carried out in a different order. The cable can e.g. must first be laid through the cable duct of the second guide sleeve and only then through the cable duct of the first guide sleeve.

Die Erfindung wird nachfolgend anhand von in Figuren gezeigten Ausführungsbeispielen näher beschrieben. Ähnliche Merkmale der Ausführungsbeispiele sind mit gleichen Bezugszeichen gekennzeichnet. Es zeigen:

  • Figur 1 in einer Seitenansicht einen gewinkelten Steckverbinder;
  • Figur 2 einen Querschnitt durch einen unvergossenen Steckverbinder ohne Kabel;
  • Figur 3 in einer Seitenansicht zwei aneinander gekoppelte Führungshülsen;
  • Figur 4A in einer Seitenansicht eine erste, steckseitige Führungshülse;
  • Figur 4B in einer perspektivischen Ansicht die erste, steckseitige Führungshülse;
  • Figur 5A in einer Seitenansicht eine zweite, kabelseitige Führungshülse;
  • Figur 5B in einer perspektivischen Ansicht die zweite, kabelseitige Führungshülse;
  • Figur 6 in einer perspektivischen Ansicht einen Isolierkörper mit Buchsenkontakten; und
  • Figur 7 in einer perspektivischen Ansicht einen Schraubring;
The invention is described in more detail below with reference to exemplary embodiments shown in figures. Similar features of the exemplary embodiments are identified by the same reference symbols. Show it:
  • Figure 1 in a side view an angled connector;
  • Figure 2 a cross section through a non-potted connector without a cable;
  • Figure 3 in a side view two guide sleeves coupled to one another;
  • Figure 4A in a side view a first, plug-in guide sleeve;
  • Figure 4B in a perspective view the first, plug-in guide sleeve;
  • Figure 5A in a side view a second, cable-side guide sleeve;
  • Figure 5B in a perspective view the second, cable-side guide sleeve;
  • Figure 6 in a perspective view an insulating body with socket contacts; and
  • Figure 7 a screw ring in a perspective view;

Figur 1 zeigt in einer Seitenansicht einen gewinkelten Steckverbinder 100. Der gezeigte Steckverbinder 100 ist als ein Rundsteckverbinder ausgebildet, genauer als ein metrischer Rundsteckverbinder, noch genauer als ein M12 Rundsteckverbinder. Der gewinkelte Steckverbinder 100 ist dazu ausgebildet und vorgesehen, mit einem Steckende 101 voran in eine komplementäre Buchse oder in einen komplementären Steckverbinder eingesteckt und dort festgeschraubt zu werden. Figure 1 shows a side view of an angled connector 100. The connector 100 shown is designed as a round connector, more precisely than a metric circular connector, even more precise than an M12 circular connector. The angled plug connector 100 is designed and provided to be plugged into a complementary socket or in a complementary plug connector with a plug end 101 first and screwed tight there.

Der Steckverbinder 100 ist im Wesentlichen L-förmig ausgebildet und weist zwei im Wesentlichen geradlinige Schenkel auf. Ein erster, steckseitiger Schenkel erstreckt sich vom Steckende 101 im Wesentlichen geradlinig bis zu einem Winkel 103 des Steckverbinders 100. An diesem Winkel 103 ist der Steckverbinder 100 nicht mehr weiterhin geradlinig ausgebildet, sondern "knickt" um einen Winkel von etwa 90° um. Der zweite, kabelseitige Schenkel des Steckverbinders erstreckt sich vom Winkel 103 bis zu einem Kabelende 102 des Steckverbinders 100. An diesem Kabelende 102 kann ein Kabel aus dem Steckverbinder 100 austreten, das in den Figuren nicht näher dargestellt ist.The plug connector 100 is essentially L-shaped and has two essentially straight legs. A first, plug-side leg extends essentially in a straight line from the plug end 101 to an angle 103 of the connector 100. At this angle 103, the connector 100 is no longer straight, but "kinks" by an angle of approximately 90 °. The second, cable-side leg of the connector extends from the angle 103 to a cable end 102 of the connector 100. At this cable end 102, a cable can emerge from the connector 100, which is not shown in the figures.

Im Inneren des Steckverbinders 100 ändert sich die Kabelführungsrichtung, und somit auch die Stromführungsrichtung, von einer im Wesentlichen geradlinigen Ausbreitungsrichtung entlang des ersten Schenkels bis zum Winkel 103, wo sie um etwa 90° abgelenkt wird in den zweiten Schenkel, in dem sie im Wesentlichen geradlinig vom Winkel 103 bis zum Kabelende 102 verläuft. Der Steckverbinder 100 ist somit gewinkelt und/oder gebogen ausgebildet.Inside the connector 100, the cable routing direction, and thus also the current routing direction, changes from an essentially straight direction of propagation along the first leg to the angle 103, where it is deflected by about 90 ° into the second leg, in which it is essentially straight runs from the angle 103 to the cable end 102. The connector 100 is thus angled and / or bent.

Der Steckverbinder 100 weist an seinem Steckende 101 einen Schraubring 160 auf, mit dem die Steckverbindung durch das Eingehen einer zusätzlichen Schraubverbindung gegenüber mechanischen Belastungen gesichert werden kann.At its plug end 101, the plug connector 100 has a screw ring 160 with which the plug connection can be secured against mechanical loads by entering into an additional screw connection.

Weiterhin ist der Steckverbinder 100 vergossen und weist einen Verguss 180 auf. Beim Assemblieren des Steckverbinders 100 kann der Schritt des Vergießens als ein letzter Schritt erfolgen, wenn das Kabel und alle anderen Innenbauteile des Steckverbinders 100 bereits assembliert sind. Der Verguss 180 erstreckt sich vom Kabelende 102 bis zum Winkel 103 und von dort in Richtung des Steckendes 101. In dieser Richtung endet der Verguss 180 kurz vor dem Schraubring 160, der nicht durch den Verguss 180 mitvergossen ist. Dadurch bleibt der Schraubring 160 schraubbar und drehbar um die Stromflussrichtung im steckseitigen Schenkel des Steckverbinders 100.Furthermore, the plug connector 100 is encapsulated and has an encapsulation 180. When assembling the connector 100, the potting step can be performed as a final step when the cable and all other internal components of the connector 100 have already been assembled. The potting 180 extends from the cable end 102 to the angle 103 and from there in the direction of the plug end 101. In this direction, the potting 180 ends shortly before the screw ring 160, which is not is also encapsulated by the encapsulation 180. As a result, the screw ring 160 remains screwable and rotatable about the direction of current flow in the plug-side leg of the connector 100.

Figur 2 zeigt einen Querschnitt durch den in Figur 1 gezeigten Steckverbinder 100 in einem unvergossenen Zustand und ohne Kabel. Am Steckende 101 weist der Steckverbinder 100 mehrere Buchsenkontakte 110 auf, die als männliche elektrische Buchsenkontakte ausgebildet sind. In einer alternativen, in den Figuren nicht gezeigten Ausführungsform kann der Steckverbinder auch weibliche Buchsenkontakte aufweisen. Figure 2 shows a cross section through the in Figure 1 connector 100 shown in an uncapsulated state and without cables. At the plug end 101, the plug connector 100 has a plurality of socket contacts 110 which are designed as male electrical socket contacts. In an alternative embodiment not shown in the figures, the plug connector can also have female socket contacts.

Die Buchsenkontakte 110 sind im Inneren eines Isolierkörpers 120 angeordnet, der nachfolgend insbesondere mit Bezug auf Figur 6 näher beschrieben wird. Sowohl die Buchsenkontakte 110 als auch der Isolierkörper 120 sind ortsfest und/oder starr fixiert am Steckverbinder 100 angeordnet. Der den Isolierkörper 120 umgebende Schraubring 160 ist drehbar um das Steckende 101 angeordnet.The socket contacts 110 are arranged in the interior of an insulating body 120, which is described below in particular with reference to FIG Figure 6 is described in more detail. Both the socket contacts 110 and the insulating body 120 are arranged in a stationary and / or rigidly fixed manner on the plug connector 100. The screw ring 160 surrounding the insulating body 120 is rotatably arranged around the plug end 101.

Die Buchsenkontakte 110 sind dazu ausgebildet vorgesehen, mit ihrem steckseitigen Ende, also dem Ende, das dem Steckende 101 zugewandt ist, voran in eine komplementäre Buchse und/oder einen komplementären Steckverbinder gesteckt zu werden. Dabei wird ein elektrischer und/oder mechanischer Kontakt zwischen den Buchsenkontakten 110 des Steckverbinders 100 und dazu komplementären Buchsenkontakten hergestellt. Am gegenüberliegenden Ende der Buchsenkontakte 110, also dem Ende der Buchsenkontakte 110, das dem Winkel 103 zugewandt ist, sind die einzelnen Buchsenkontakte 110 jeweils mit einem elektrischen Leiter eines Kabels verbunden, das in den Figuren nicht gezeigt ist. Zwischen den Leitern des Kabels und den Buchsenkontakten 110 besteht ein mechanischer und/oder elektrischer Kontakt.The socket contacts 110 are designed to be plugged into a complementary socket and / or a complementary plug connector with their plug-in end, that is to say the end facing the plug-in end 101. In this case, an electrical and / or mechanical contact is established between the socket contacts 110 of the plug connector 100 and socket contacts complementary thereto. At the opposite end of the socket contacts 110, that is to say the end of the socket contacts 110 facing the angle 103, the individual socket contacts 110 are each connected to an electrical conductor of a cable that is not shown in the figures. There is mechanical and / or electrical contact between the conductors of the cable and the socket contacts 110.

Der Isolierkörper 120 weist ein winkelseitiges Ende 125 auf, das dem Winkel 103 zugewandt ist und an dem in etwa auch die Buchsenkontakte 110 mit ihrem jeweiligen winkelseitigen Ende enden. Einzelne Leiter des Kabels können von dem winkelseitigen Ende 125 des Isolierkörpers 120 aus weiter in die Buchsenkontakte 110 in Richtung Steckende 101 eindringend angeordnet sein. Das Kabel erstreckt sich in etwa von dem winkelseitigen Ende 125 des Isolierkörpers 120 bzw. der Buchsenkontakte 110 im Wesentlichen geradlinig bis hin zum Winkel 103, wo es um etwa 90° umgelenkt wird bis hin zum Kabelende 102, an dem es aus dem Steckverbinder 100 austritt.The insulating body 120 has an angled end 125 which faces the angle 103 and at which the socket contacts 110 also end with their respective angled ends. Individual conductors of the cable can be from the the angle-side end 125 of the insulating body 120 can be arranged to penetrate further into the socket contacts 110 in the direction of the plug end 101. The cable extends approximately from the angled end 125 of the insulating body 120 or the socket contacts 110 essentially in a straight line to the angle 103, where it is deflected by approximately 90 °, to the cable end 102, at which it emerges from the connector 100 .

Dabei ist das Kabel im steckseitigen Schenkel im Inneren einer steckseitigen Führungshülse 130 angeordnet und/oder verlegt, und im kabelseitigen Schenkel im Inneren einer kabelseitigen Führungshülse 140. Die beiden Führungshülsen 130 und 140 sind im Zusammenhang mit den nachfolgenden Figuren näher beschrieben.The cable is arranged and / or laid in the plug-side leg inside a plug-side guide sleeve 130, and in the cable-side leg inside a cable-side guide sleeve 140. The two guide sleeves 130 and 140 are described in more detail in connection with the following figures.

Im steckseitigen Schenkel, insbesondere im Inneren der steckseitigen Führungshülse 130, ist das Kabel so angeordnet, dass die Stromflussrichtung parallel zu einer ersten Kabelführungsrichtung K1 ist. Die erste Kabelführungsrichtung K1 erstreckt sich in Richtung vom Steckende 101 zum Winkel 103 und ist in der in den Figuren gezeigten Ausführungsform parallel zur Stromausbreitungsrichtung entlang der Buchsenkontakte 110.In the plug-side leg, in particular in the interior of the plug-side guide sleeve 130, the cable is arranged such that the current flow direction is parallel to a first cable routing direction K1. The first cable routing direction K1 extends in the direction from the plug end 101 to the angle 103 and, in the embodiment shown in the figures, is parallel to the direction of current propagation along the socket contacts 110.

Im Inneren der kabelseitigen Führungshülse 140 ist das Kabel so angeordnet, dass die Stromflussrichtung parallel zu einer zweiten Kabelführungsrichtung K2 ist, die sich vom Winkel 103 zum Kabelende 102 erstreckt. In einem Übergangsbereich zwischen der steckseitigen Führungshülse 130 und der kabelseitigen Führungshülse 140, also am Winkel 103, kann das Kabel gebogen sein. Dort kann sich die Stromflussrichtung z.B. im Wesentlichen stetig ändern.In the interior of the cable-side guide sleeve 140, the cable is arranged such that the current flow direction is parallel to a second cable routing direction K2, which extends from the angle 103 to the cable end 102. In a transition area between the plug-side guide sleeve 130 and the cable-side guide sleeve 140, that is to say at the angle 103, the cable can be bent. There the current flow direction can e.g. essentially change steadily.

Figur 3 zeigt eine Seitenansicht auf die beiden aneinander gekoppelten Führungshülsen 130 und 140. Im aneinander gekoppelten Zustand der beiden Führungshülsen 130 und 140, der in Figur 3 gezeigt ist, bilden die beiden Führungshülsen einen zweiteiligen, L-förmigen Führungskanal und/oder Kabelgang für das Kabel des Steckverbinders 100. Der von den beiden aneinander gekoppelten Führungshülsen 130, 140 gebildete zweiteilige Kabelgang erstreckt sich von einem steckseitigen Ende 131 der steckseitigen Führungshülse 130 entlang der steckseitigen Führungshülse 130, knickt am Winkel 103 um und verläuft von dort bis zu einem kabelseitigen Ende 141 der kabelseitigen Führungshülse 140. Figure 3 shows a side view of the two guide sleeves 130 and 140 coupled to one another. In the coupled state of the two guide sleeves 130 and 140, which is shown in FIG Figure 3 is shown, the two guide sleeves form a two-part, L-shaped guide channel and / or cable duct for the cable of the connector 100. The two-part cable duct formed by the two guide sleeves 130, 140 coupled to one another extends from one The mating end 131 of the mating guide sleeve 130 along the mating guide sleeve 130, bends at the angle 103 and runs from there to a cable-side end 141 of the cable-side guide sleeve 140.

An der Umlenkungsstelle, also am Winkel 103, weist der zweiteilige, L-förmige Kabelgang eine Winkelaußenseite 103A und eine Winkelinnenseite 103I auf.At the deflection point, that is to say at the angle 103, the two-part, L-shaped cable duct has an outer angle side 103A and an inner angle side 103I.

Allgemein definiert, stellt bereit und/oder bildet ein Kabelgang einen Freiraum im Steckverbinder, in dem ein Kabel entlang eines vorbestimmten Weges verlegbar ist.Generally defined, a cable duct provides and / or forms a free space in the connector in which a cable can be laid along a predetermined path.

In der in den Figuren gezeigten Ausführungsform wird der zweiteilige Kabelgang durch die beiden Führungshülsen 130 und 140 bereitgestellt, die jeweils als eine Art Hülse ausgebildet sind, die einen Hohlzylinder ähnelt.In the embodiment shown in the figures, the two-part cable duct is provided by the two guide sleeves 130 and 140, which are each designed as a type of sleeve that resembles a hollow cylinder.

Figuren 4A und 5A zeigen eine Seitenansicht der steckseitigen Führungshülse 130 und der kabelseitigen Führungshülse 140. Die beiden Führungshülsen sind dabei in einem nicht assemblierten, also nicht aneinander gekoppelten Zustand gezeigt, nämlich als Einzelbauteile. Die steckseitige Führungshülse 130 ist dabei im Wesentlichen in Form eines Hohlzylinders ausgebildet, dessen Zylinderachse sich vom steckseitigen Ende 131 der steckseitigen Führungshülse 130 bis zu einem winkelseitigen Ende 132 erstreckt. Auch die kabelseitige Führungshülse 140 ist im Wesentlichen als ein Hohlzylinder ausgebildet, dessen Zylinderachse sich vom kabelseitigen Ende 141 bis zum winkelseitigen Ende 142 der winkelseitigen Führungshülse 140 erstreckt. Figures 4A and 5A show a side view of the plug-side guide sleeve 130 and the cable-side guide sleeve 140. The two guide sleeves are shown in a non-assembled, that is, not coupled to one another, namely as individual components. The plug-side guide sleeve 130 is designed essentially in the form of a hollow cylinder, the cylinder axis of which extends from the plug-side end 131 of the plug-side guide sleeve 130 to an angled end 132. The cable-side guide sleeve 140 is also essentially designed as a hollow cylinder, the cylinder axis of which extends from the cable-side end 141 to the angle-side end 142 of the angle-side guide sleeve 140.

Figuren 4B und 5B zeigen die beiden Führungshülsen 130 und 140 in einer demgegenüber verdrehten, perspektivischen Ansicht. Dabei ist die im Wesentlichen hohlzylinderförmige Ausbildung der Führungshülsen 130, 140 gezeigt. Der Zylindermantel der beiden Führungshülsen 130, 140 umgibt dabei einen ebenfalls im Wesentlichen zylinderförmigen Hohlraum, nämlich einen Kabelgang, in dem das Kabel des Steckverbinders 100 geführt ist. Entlang dieses Hohlraums der steckseitigen Führungshülse 130 ist ein erster Kabelgang KG1 angeordnet, der in Figur 4B durch eine gestrichelte Linie gezeigt ist und im Wesentlichen parallel zur Zylinderachse der steckseitigen Führungshülse 130 angeordnet ist. Figures 4B and 5B show the two guide sleeves 130 and 140 in a rotated perspective view. The essentially hollow cylindrical design of the guide sleeves 130, 140 is shown. The cylinder jacket of the two guide sleeves 130, 140 surrounds a likewise essentially cylindrical cavity, namely a cable duct in which the cable of the plug connector 100 is guided. A first cable duct KG1 is arranged along this cavity of the plug-side guide sleeve 130, which is shown in FIG Figure 4B is shown by a dashed line and is arranged substantially parallel to the cylinder axis of the plug-side guide sleeve 130.

In Figur 5B ist ein zweiter Kabelgang KG2 durch eine gestrichelte Linie gezeigt, die im Wesentlichen mit der Zylinderachse der kabelseitigen Führungshülse 140 zusammenfällt. Der erste Kabelgang KG1 bildet dabei einen steckseitigen Kabelgang aus. Der zweite Kabelgang KG2 bildet einen kabelseitigen Kabelgang aus. Die beiden Kabelgänge KG1 und KG2 entsprechen dabei nicht den beiden in den Figuren gezeigten gestrichelten Linien, sondern werden jeweils vom gesamten Hohlraum gebildet, der von der jeweils zugeordneten Führungshülse 130 bzw. 140 umschlossen, gebildet und/oder definiert ist.In Figure 5B a second cable duct KG2 is shown by a dashed line, which essentially coincides with the cylinder axis of the cable-side guide sleeve 140. The first cable duct KG1 forms a plug-side cable duct. The second cable duct KG2 forms a cable duct on the cable side. The two cable ducts KG1 and KG2 do not correspond to the two dashed lines shown in the figures, but are each formed by the entire cavity which is enclosed, formed and / or defined by the respectively assigned guide sleeve 130 or 140.

In den Figuren 4A und 5A ist gezeigt, dass die beiden Führungshülsen 130 und 140 an ihrem jeweiligen winkelseitigen Ende 132 bzw. 142 nach Art einer Gehrung ausgebildet sind.In the Figures 4A and 5A it is shown that the two guide sleeves 130 and 140 are designed in the manner of a miter at their respective angled ends 132 and 142.

Dabei hat die steckseitige Führungshülse 130 am winkelseitigen Ende 132 eine winkelseitige Außenkante 132A, die verlängert ausgebildet ist mit Hinblick auf eine verkürzt ausgebildete winkelseitige Innenkante 132I. Mit anderen Worten ist die steckerseitige Führungshülse 130 an der winkelseitigen Innenkante 132I nicht so hoch und/oder lang wie an der winkelseitigen Außenkante 132A ausgebildet. Höhe und/oder Länge bezieht sich dabei auf die Strecke vom steckseitigen Ende 131 bis zum winkelseitigen Ende 132. Dadurch ist die steckseitige Führungshülse 130 am winkelseitigen Ende 132 nicht konstant sondern unterschiedlich hoch und/oder lang ausgebildet. Insbesondere ist der Zylindermantel der steckseitigen Führungsseite 130 nicht konstant hoch und/oder lang ausgebildet, sondern annähernd und/oder im Wesentlichen entlang einer Schrägen S "abgeschnitten" ausgebildet. Die beiden winkelseitigen Enden 132 und 142 der beiden Führungshülsen 130 und 140 sind somit abgeschrägt ausgebildet.The plug-side guide sleeve 130 has an angled outer edge 132A at the angled end 132, which is elongated with regard to a shortened angled inner edge 132I. In other words, the plug-side guide sleeve 130 on the angle-side inner edge 132I is not as high and / or long as on the angle-side outer edge 132A. The height and / or length refers to the distance from the plug-side end 131 to the angled end 132. As a result, the plug-in guide sleeve 130 at the angled end 132 is not constant, but rather has a different height and / or length. In particular, the cylinder jacket of the plug-side guide side 130 is not configured to be constantly high and / or long, but is configured to be approximately and / or essentially “cut off” along an incline S. The two angled ends 132 and 142 of the two guide sleeves 130 and 140 are thus bevelled.

Die Schräge S ist dabei im Wesentlichen um 45° geneigt und/oder um etwa die Hälfte des Winkelbetrags des Winkels 103 geneigt relativ zur Verlaufsrichtung des ersten Kabelgangs KG1 und/oder der ersten Kabelführungsrichtung K1 angeordnet. Zudem ist die Schräge S auch im Wesentlichen um 45° geneigt und/oder um etwa die Hälfte des Winkelbetrags des Winkels 103 geneigt relativ zur Verlaufsrichtung des zweiten Kabelgangs KG2 und/oder der zweiten Kabelführungsrichtung K2 angeordnet.The slope S is inclined essentially by 45 ° and / or inclined by approximately half the angular amount of the angle 103 relative to the direction of the course first cable duct KG1 and / or the first cable routing direction K1 arranged. In addition, the incline S is also arranged essentially inclined by 45 ° and / or inclined by approximately half the angular amount of the angle 103 relative to the direction of the course of the second cable duct KG2 and / or the second cable routing direction K2.

Hierbei ist die winkelseitige Innenkante 132I der steckseitigen Führungshülse 130 gegenüber der winkelseitigen Außenkante 132A um eine in den Figuren mit dem Bezugszeichen V132 dargestellte Strecke verkürzt ausgebildet. Diese Verkürzung V132 des winkelseitigen Endes der steckseitigen Führungshülse 130 ist dabei in etwa so groß wie der Querschnitt, insbesondere der Innenquerschnitt und/oder Innendurchmesser, der kabelseitigen Führungshülse 140.Here, the angled inner edge 132I of the plug-in guide sleeve 130 is designed to be shortened by a distance shown in the figures with the reference symbol V 132 compared to the angled outer edge 132A. This shortening V 132 of the angled end of the plug-side guide sleeve 130 is approximately as large as the cross section, in particular the inner cross section and / or inner diameter, of the cable-side guide sleeve 140.

Figur 5A zeigt, dass auch die kabelseitige Führungshülse 140 an ihrem winkelseitigen Ende 142 an die Schräge S angepasst ist. Dazu weist die kabelseitige Führungshülse 140 eine winkelseitige Außenkante 142A auf, die um eine Verkürzung V142 länger ausgebildet ist als eine winkelseitige Innenkante 142I. Hierbei ist die Verkürzung V142 im Wesentlichen so groß ausgebildet wie der Querschnitt, insbesondere der Innenquerschnitt und/oder Innendurchmesser, der steckseitigen Führungshülse 130. Figure 5A shows that the cable-side guide sleeve 140 is also adapted to the bevel S at its angled end 142. For this purpose, the cable-side guide sleeve 140 has an angled outer edge 142A which is made longer by a shortening V 142 than an angled inner edge 142I. Here, the shortening V 142 is essentially as large as the cross section, in particular the inner cross section and / or inner diameter, of the plug-side guide sleeve 130.

Figuren 4A und 5A zeigen, dass dabei die schrägen Schnittkanten der winkelseitigen Enden 132 und 142 nicht exakt an die Schräge S angrenzen, sondern die jeweiligen Führungshülsen leicht darüber hinaus ragen können bzw. nicht bis ganz an die Schräge S angrenzend ausgebildet sind. Insbesondere kann eine der beiden Führungshülsen, hier die z.B. die steckseitige Führungshülse 130, eine oder mehrere Aussparungen 133 aufweisen, die im Gehäuse und/oder im Zylindermantel der Führungshülse 130 ausgebildet sind und sich vom winkelseitigen Ende 132 in Richtung zum steckseitigen Ende 131 hin erstrecken können. In Figur 4B ist gezeigt, dass die steckseitige Führungshülse 130 in dem gezeigten Ausführungsbeispiel zwei einander bezüglich des ersten Kabelgangs KG1 gegenüberliegenden Aussparungen 133 aufweist. Die Aussparungen 133 können sich dabei parallel zum ersten Kabelgang KG1 und/oder der ersten Kabelführungsrichtung K1 erstrecken. Figures 4A and 5A show that the inclined cutting edges of the angled ends 132 and 142 do not exactly adjoin the incline S, but rather the respective guide sleeves can protrude slightly beyond it or are not designed to be completely adjacent to the incline S. In particular, one of the two guide sleeves, here the plug-side guide sleeve 130, for example, can have one or more recesses 133 that are formed in the housing and / or in the cylinder jacket of the guide sleeve 130 and can extend from the angled end 132 in the direction of the plug-in end 131 . In Figure 4B it is shown that the plug-side guide sleeve 130 in the exemplary embodiment shown has two recesses 133 opposite one another with respect to the first cable duct KG1. The recesses 133 can be parallel to the first Cable duct KG1 and / or the first cable routing direction K1 extend.

Die andere Führungshülse, hier die kabelseitige Führungshülse 140, weist komplementäre Stifte 143 auf, die in Figur 5B gezeigt sind. Die Stifte 143 sind in einer zum zweiten Kabelgang KG2 und/oder zur zweiten Kabelführungsrichtung K2 etwa rechtwinkligen Position angeordnet. In dem gezeigten Ausführungsbeispiel weisen die Stifte 143 von der Innenseite der kabelseitigen Führungshülse 140 nach Innen zum zweiten Kabelgang KG2 hin.The other guide sleeve, here the cable-side guide sleeve 140, has complementary pins 143 which are shown in FIG Figure 5B are shown. The pins 143 are arranged in a position that is approximately at right angles to the second cable passage KG2 and / or to the second cable routing direction K2. In the exemplary embodiment shown, the pins 143 point from the inside of the cable-side guide sleeve 140 inward to the second cable duct KG2.

Beim Assemblieren der beiden Führungshülsen 130 und 140 werden die einander bezüglich des zweiten Kabelgangs KG2 gegenüberliegenden Stifte 143 in die beiden Aussparungen 133 der anderen Führungshülse 130 eingeführt, bis sich ein fester Klemmsitz zwischen den beiden Führungshülsen 130 und 140 ergibt. Sind die Stifte 143 in Sollposition in den Aussparungen 133 angeordnet, so befinden sich die beiden Führungshülsen 130 und 140 in einer vorbestimmten, wohldefinierten Position zueinander und sind aneinander mechanisch gekoppelt.When assembling the two guide sleeves 130 and 140, the pins 143 opposite each other with respect to the second cable duct KG2 are inserted into the two recesses 133 of the other guide sleeve 130 until there is a tight press fit between the two guide sleeves 130 and 140. If the pins 143 are arranged in the desired position in the recesses 133, the two guide sleeves 130 and 140 are in a predetermined, well-defined position relative to one another and are mechanically coupled to one another.

Figur 4A zeigt, dass die Aussparungen 133 in Richtung vom winkelseitigen Ende 132 weg weisend verjüngt ausgebildet sind. Diese Verjüngung ermöglichst ein festes Verklemmen der Stifte 143 in einen engen Bereichen der Aussparungen 133, sowie ein erleichtertes Einbringen der Stifte 143 in einen erweiterten Bereich der Aussparungen 133. Figure 4A shows that the recesses 133 are tapered in the direction away from the angled end 132. This taper enables the pins 143 to be firmly clamped in a narrow area of the recesses 133, and also to facilitate the introduction of the pins 143 into an enlarged area of the recesses 133.

Figuren 5A und 5B zeigen, dass eine der beiden Führungshülsen, hier die kabelseitige Führungshülse 140, am winkelseitigen Ende 142 eine Verbreiterung 144 aufweist. Am winkelseitigen Ende 142 verbreitert sich somit der innere Hohlraum der kabelseitigen Führungshülse 140. In diese Verbreiterung ist das winkelseitige Ende 132 der steckseitigen Führungshülse 130 einführbar. Dazu muss die steckseitige Führungshülse 130 keine spezielle Verjüngung aufweisen, sondern kann mit einem konstanten Außendurchmesser an ihrem winkelseitigen Ende 132 ausgebildet sein. Figures 5A and 5B show that one of the two guide sleeves, here the cable-side guide sleeve 140, has a widening 144 at the angled end 142. The inner cavity of the cable-side guide sleeve 140 is thus widened at the angle-side end 142. The angle-side end 132 of the plug-side guide sleeve 130 can be inserted into this widening. For this purpose, the plug-side guide sleeve 130 does not have to have a special taper, but can be designed with a constant outer diameter at its angled end 132.

Die Verbreiterung 144 ermöglicht ein bereichsweises Einführen des winkelseitigen, abgeschrägten Endes 132 in das winkelseitige, abgeschrägte Ende 142 der jeweiligen Führungshülsen 130 und 140. Dadurch kann eine Klemmungverbindung zwischen den beiden Führungshülsen 130 hergestellt werden. Weiterhin ermöglicht dies, dass das winkelseitige Ende der kabelseitigen Führungshülse 140 das winkelseitigen Endes 132 der steckseitigen Führungshülse 130 umgreifen kann. Dadurch wird ein sicheres und stabiles Eingreifen der senkrecht zu den beiden Verlaufsrichtungen der beiden Kabelgänge KG1 und KG2 hervorragenden Stifte 143 in die Aussparungen 133 ermöglicht.The widening 144 enables a region-wise introduction of the angled, beveled end 132 into the angled, beveled end 142 of the respective guide sleeves 130 and 140. As a result, a clamping connection between the two guide sleeves 130 can be established. This also enables the angle-side end of the cable-side guide sleeve 140 to encompass the angle-side end 132 of the plug-side guide sleeve 130. This enables the pins 143 protruding perpendicularly to the two directions of the two cable ducts KG1 and KG2 to engage securely and stably in the cutouts 133.

In dem in den Figuren gezeigten Ausführungsbeispielen sind die Führungshülsen 130 und 140 als im Wesentlichen zylinderförmige Hohlkörper dargestellt. Die Führungshülsen können aber auch als ein anders geformter Hohlkörper ausgebildet sein, z.B. mit einem quadratischen und/oder rechteckigen Querschnitt relativ zum jeweils zugehörigen Kabelgang. Die Führungshülsen können somit auch als Führungsgehäuse mit einem jeweils länglichen, ovalen oder eckigen Querschnitt ausgebildet sein, der z.B. viereckig, sechseckig, achteckig usw. ausgebildet sein kann.In the exemplary embodiment shown in the figures, the guide sleeves 130 and 140 are shown as essentially cylindrical hollow bodies. The guide sleeves can also be designed as a differently shaped hollow body, e.g. with a square and / or rectangular cross-section relative to the respective associated cable duct. The guide sleeves can thus also be designed as guide housings with an elongated, oval or angular cross-section, e.g. square, hexagonal, octagonal, etc. can be formed.

Auf die beiden Führungshülsen 130 und 140 ist in der Beschreibung der Figuren mit den Begriffen "kabelseitige" und "steckseitige" Führungshülse Bezug genommen. Allgemein können die Begriffe "steckseitig" und "kabelseitig" auch durch die allgemeineren Begriffe "erste(r)" und "zweite(r)" ersetzt werden, insbesondere wenn die Begriffe in Bezug auf die Führungshülsen, Kabelgänge, Kabelführungsrichtungen, usw. verwendet sind. Die konkrete Bezugnahme auf die Spezifizierung der jeweiligen Führungshülsen bzw. Kabelgänge als steckseitig bzw. kabelseitig dient lediglich der Veranschaulichung des in den Figuren gezeigten Ausführungsbeispiels. Alternativ zu der in den Figuren gezeigten Ausführungsform kann z.B. auch die kabelseitige Führungshülse Aussparungen aufweisen, in die Stifte der steckseitigen Führungshülse eingreifen. Gleiches gilt für die Führungshülse mit der Verbreiterung: So kann in einer alternativen Ausführungsform auch die Führungshülse mit den Aussparungen an ihrem winkelseitigen Ende die Verbreiterung aufweisen. In diesem Fall kann die komplementäre Führungshülse an ihrem winkelseitigen Ende Stifte aufweisen, die von der Zylinderachse des zugeordneten Kabelgangs weg nach außen weisen und in die komplementären Aussparungen der komplementären Führungshülse eingreifen.In the description of the figures, reference is made to the two guide sleeves 130 and 140 with the terms “cable-side” and “plug-side” guide sleeve. In general, the terms "plug-in side" and "cable side" can also be replaced by the more general terms "first" and "second", especially if the terms are used in relation to guide sleeves, cable ducts, cable routing directions, etc. . The specific reference to the specification of the respective guide sleeves or cable ducts as being on the plug-in side or on the cable side only serves to illustrate the exemplary embodiment shown in the figures. As an alternative to the embodiment shown in the figures, the cable-side guide sleeve, for example, can also have recesses into which pins of the plug-side guide sleeve engage. The same applies to the guide sleeve with the widening: In an alternative embodiment, the guide sleeve with the recesses can also have the widening at its angled end. In this case, the complementary guide sleeve can have their angular end pins which point away from the cylinder axis of the associated cable duct and engage in the complementary recesses of the complementary guide sleeve.

Figur 6 zeigt in einer perspektivischen Darstellung den Isolierkörper 120 des Steckverbinders 100. Der Isolierkörper 120 weist eine im Wesentlichen zylinderförmige Außenfläche auf, wobei die Zylinderachse etwa parallel zur Stromflussrichtung und zur ersten Kabelführungsrichtung K1 (vgl. Figur 2) angeordnet ist. Der Isolierkörper 120 weist an seinem dem Steckende 101 zugewandten Ende eine Öffnung 123 auf, in die ein komplementärer Isolierkörper mit weiblichen Buchsenkontakten einführbar ist. Im Inneren der Öffnung 123 sind parallel zur ersten Kabelführungsrichtung K1 die männlichen Buchsenkontakte 110 angeordnet, im gezeigten Ausführungsbeispiel die fünf Buchsenkontakte 110. Figure 6 shows the insulating body 120 of the connector 100 in a perspective view. The insulating body 120 has an essentially cylindrical outer surface, the cylinder axis being approximately parallel to the direction of current flow and to the first cable routing direction K1 (cf. Figure 2 ) is arranged. At its end facing the plug end 101, the insulating body 120 has an opening 123 into which a complementary insulating body with female socket contacts can be inserted. In the interior of the opening 123, the male socket contacts 110 are arranged parallel to the first cable routing direction K1, in the exemplary embodiment shown the five socket contacts 110.

Der Isolierkörper 120 weist innerhalb der Öffnung 123 an einer Seite eine Schiene 126 auf zur Führung des komplementären Isolierkörpers der Buchse bzw. des komplementären Steckverbinders. Ein Bereich des Isolierkörpers 120, der die Öffnung 123 von außen umgrenzt und diese dabei definiert, ist als Steckbereich 121 ausgebildet, der im Wesentlichen zylindermantelförmig ausgebildet ist. Im Inneren des Steckbereichs 121 ragen die Buchsenkontakte 110 aus dem Isolierkörper heraus. Ein von der Öffnung 123 beabstandeter Teil des Isolierkörpers 110 ist als Anschlussbereich 122 ausgebildet, in dem Leiter bzw. Drähte des Kabels mit den Rückseiten der Buchsenkontakte 110 kontaktiert sein können. Dieser Anschlussbereich 122 ist angrenzend an das winkelseitige Ende 125 des Isolierkörpers 120 ausgebildet.The insulating body 120 has a rail 126 on one side within the opening 123 for guiding the complementary insulating body of the socket or the complementary plug connector. A region of the insulating body 120 which delimits the opening 123 from the outside and defines it in the process is designed as a plug-in region 121 which is essentially designed in the shape of a cylinder jacket. In the interior of the plug-in area 121, the socket contacts 110 protrude from the insulating body. A part of the insulating body 110 that is spaced apart from the opening 123 is designed as a connection area 122, in which conductors or wires of the cable can be in contact with the rear sides of the socket contacts 110. This connection area 122 is formed adjacent to the angled end 125 of the insulating body 120.

In etwa in der Mitte des Isolierkörpers 120 ist an dessen Außenfläche eine Rasterung 124 ausgebildet. Die Rasterung ist entlang eines ringförmigen Bereichs an der Außenfläche des Isolierkörper 120 angeordnet. Die Rasterung 124 weist Zähne sowie dazwischen angeordnete abgeschrägte Einbuchtungen auf. Die Rasterung 124 dient dazu, eine Hemmung einer Schraubbewegung des Schraubrings 160 bereitzustellen, wodurch die Steckverbindung gesichert wird. Figur 7 zeigt den Schraubring 160, der um den Isolierkörper 21 herum drehbar gelagert ist. Der Schraubring 160 weist einen geriffelten Griffbereich 161 zum erleichterten Verschrauben der Steckverbindung auf. Der Schraubring 160 weist weiterhin ein Gewinde 162 auf, das im Ausführungsbeispiel als ein Außengewinde ausgebildet ist. Das Gewinde 162 ist dabei in einem Bereich des Schraubrings 160 ausgebildet, der an das Steckende 101 angrenzt (vgl. Figur 1). Z.B. am gegenüberliegenden Ende, also dem Ende des Schraubrings 160, das vom Steckende 101 abgewandt ist, kann im Inneren des Schraubrings 160 eine Führungsrinne 163 ausgebildet sein. Im Inneren dieser Führungsrinne 163 kann ein Hemmring angeordnet sein, der von außen in die Rasterung 124 des Isolierkörpers 120 eingreift, z.B. mittels einer dafür vorgesehenen Eingriffsnase des Hemmrings. Dadurch kann die verschraubte Steckverbindung gegenüber einem unabsichtlichen Lösen der Verschraubung gesichert werden.A grid 124 is formed on its outer surface approximately in the middle of the insulating body 120. The grid is arranged along an annular region on the outer surface of the insulating body 120. The grid 124 has teeth and beveled indentations arranged in between. The grid 124 serves to provide an inhibition of a screwing movement of the screw ring 160, whereby the plug connection is secured. Figure 7 shows the screw ring 160 which is rotatably mounted around the insulating body 21. The screw ring 160 has a corrugated grip area 161 for easier screwing of the plug connection. The screw ring 160 also has a thread 162 which, in the exemplary embodiment, is designed as an external thread. The thread 162 is formed in a region of the screw ring 160 that adjoins the plug end 101 (cf. Figure 1 ). For example, at the opposite end, that is to say the end of the screw ring 160 which faces away from the plug end 101, a guide channel 163 can be formed in the interior of the screw ring 160. In the interior of this guide channel 163, a locking ring can be arranged, which engages from the outside in the grid 124 of the insulating body 120, for example by means of an engagement nose of the locking ring provided for this purpose. As a result, the screwed plug connection can be secured against unintentional loosening of the screw connection.

Wie in den Figuren gezeigt, ist bei dem Ausführungsbeispiel sowohl der erste Kabelgang KG1 als auch der zweite Kabelgang KG1 in den beiden Führungshülsen 130 und 140 im Wesentlichen geradlinig ausgebildet. Insbesondere weist keiner der beiden Kabelgänge KG1 und KG2 eine Verjüngung des Kabelgangs auf, keine Biegung und/oder keinen Knick. Dadurch wird ein besonders vereinfachtes Auffädeln der beiden Führungshülsen auf das Kabel des Steckverbinders ermöglicht. So können die beiden Führungshülsen erst nach dem Auffädeln auf das Kabel, und nach dem Anschließen der Leiter des Kabels an die Buchsenkontakte, abgewinkelt zueinander positioniert werden, wobei auch das Kabel mitgebogen wird. In diesem verbogenen Zustand werden die beiden Führungshülsen, in denen das Kabel angeordnet ist, mechanisch aneinandergekoppelt, z.B. durch Eingriff von Stiften in Aussparungen, Herstellen einer Klemmverbindung, Herstellen einer Nut und Feder Verbindung, Verrasten von Rastmitteln usw. In diesem aneinander gekoppelten Zustand halten die beiden Führungshülsen das Kabel in einer abgewinkelten Position. In dieser Position kann der Stecker vergossen werden, ohne das Kabel gesondert in der abgewinkelten Position halten zu müssen. Dadurch wird die Assemblierung des abgewinkelten Steckverbinders, insbesondere derAs shown in the figures, in the exemplary embodiment both the first cable duct KG1 and the second cable duct KG1 in the two guide sleeves 130 and 140 are essentially straight. In particular, none of the two cable ducts KG1 and KG2 has a tapering of the cable duct, no bend and / or no kink. This enables a particularly simplified threading of the two guide sleeves onto the cable of the connector. Thus, the two guide sleeves can only be positioned at an angle to one another after being threaded onto the cable and after the conductors of the cable have been connected to the socket contacts, with the cable also being bent. In this bent state, the two guide sleeves, in which the cable is arranged, are mechanically coupled to one another, e.g. by engaging pins in recesses, making a clamp connection, making a tongue and groove connection, locking latching means, etc. In this coupled state the hold both guide sleeves the cable in an angled position. In this position, the plug can be potted without having to hold the cable separately in the angled position. As a result, the assembly of the angled connector, especially the

BezugszeichenlisteList of reference symbols

100100
Gewinkelter SteckverbinderAngled connector
101101
SteckendeStuck end
102102
KabelendeCable end
103103
Winkelangle
103A103A
WinkelaußenseiteOutside angle
103I103I
WinkelinnenseiteInside angle
110110
BuchsenkontaktSocket contact
120120
IsolierkörperInsulating body
121121
SteckbereichMating area
122122
AnschlussbereichConnection area
123123
EinstecköffnungInsertion opening
124124
RasterungRasterization
125125
winkelseitiges Endeangled end
126126
Schienerail
130130
steckseitige Führungshülseplug-in guide sleeve
131131
steckseitiges Endeplug-in end
132132
winkelseitiges Endeangled end
132A132A
winkelseitige Außenkanteangled outer edge
132I132I
winkelseitige Innenkanteangled inner edge
133133
AussparungRecess
140140
kabelseitige Führungshülsecable-side guide sleeve
141141
kabelseitiges Endecable-side end
142142
winkelseitiges Endeangled end
142A142A
winkelseitige Außenkanteangled outer edge
142I142I
winkelseitige Innenkanteangled inner edge
143143
Stiftpen
144144
VerbreiterungBroadening
160160
SchraubringScrew ring
161161
GriffbereichGrip area
162162
Gewindethread
163163
FührungsrinneGuide trough
180180
VergussPotting
K1K1
erste Kabelführungsrichtungfirst cable routing direction
K2K2
zweite Kabelführungsrichtungsecond cable routing direction
KG1KG1
erster Kabelgangfirst cable run
KG2KG2
zweiter Kabelgangsecond cable run
SS.
schräge Schnittflächeinclined cut surface
V132 V 132
Verkürzung des winkelseitigen Endes der steckseitigen FührungshülseShortening of the angled end of the mating guide sleeve
V142 V 142
Verkürzung des winkelseitigen Endes der kabelseitigen FührungshülseShortening of the angled end of the cable-side guide sleeve

Claims (13)

  1. An angled connector (100) comprising:
    - a plug-in end (101) for plugging in the connector (100) and
    - a cable end (102), at which a cable can be guided out of the connector (100), wherein
    - the cable can be guided from the plug-in end (101) to the cable end (102) in cable channels (KG1, KG2) of two guide sleeves (130, 140), wherein the two guide sleeves (130, 140) are coupled to one another such that the cable channels (KG1, KG2) are arranged so as to form a corner (103) with respect to one another, and
    - the two cable channels (KG1, KG2) of the first and second guide sleeve (130, 140) are substantially straight, wherein the two guide sleeves (130, 140) are coupled to another at the corner (103) by means of a clamp connection,
    characterized in that
    each of the two cable channels (KG1, KG2) is entirely straight and unangled.
  2. The angled connector according to claim 1, wherein the two guide sleeves (130, 140) are in each case designed as substantially elongate hollow bodies, wherein the cable channel (KG1; KG2) is in each case formed by the hollow interior space of the guide sleeve (130, 140).
  3. The angled connector according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the two guide sleeves (130, 140) are designed in the manner of a miter at the relevant end (132, 142) facing the corner (103).
  4. The angled connector according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein one of the two guide sleeves (130) comprises at least one cut-out (133) on the end (132) thereof facing the corner (103), in which cut-out at least one pin (143) of the other of the two guide sleeves (140) is arranged.
  5. The angled connector according to claim 4, wherein the at least one cut-out (133) tapers away from the corner (103).
  6. The angled connector according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the cable can be guided in the cable channel (KG1) of a first of the two guide sleeves (130) from the plug-in end (101) to the corner (103) of the connector (100) and can be guided in the cable channel (KG2) of a second of the two guide sleeves (140) from the corner (103) to the cable end (102).
  7. The angled connector according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the two guide sleeves (130, 140) are coupled to one another in a positive and/or non-positive manner such that the cable can also be guided around the corner (103) when the connector (100) has not been potted.
  8. The angled connector according to any one of the preceding claims, which is designed as a circular connector (100) and/or as a metric connector (100).
  9. The angled connector according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the two guide sleeves (130, 140) are designed as shielding sleeves that reduce electromagnetic radiation.
  10. The angled connector according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein at least one of the two guide sleeves (130, 140) is designed as a tin diecast part.
  11. The angled connector according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the corner (103) is approximately 30° to approximately 120°.
  12. The angled connector according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the two guide sleeves (130, 140) are made from a rigid material.
  13. A method for assembling an angled connector (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, comprising the steps of:
    - guiding a cable through an entirely straight and unangled cable channel (KG1) of a first guide sleeve (130),
    - guiding the cable through an entirely straight and unangled cable channel (KG2) of a second guide sleeve (140),
    - connecting the cable to a plug-in end (101) of the angled connector (100), and
    - coupling the first and second guide sleeves (130, 140) to one another by means of a clamp connection such that the two cable channels (KG1, KG2) are arranged at an angle to one another.
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