Rotatable Cable Outlet Piece For A Plug Connector Housing
Patent No. EP4211756 (titled "Rotatable Cable Outlet Piece For A Plug Connector Housing") was filed by Harting Electric Stiftung on Sep 1, 2021. The application was issued on Dec 10, 2025.
Patent Summary
A plug connector housing (1) features a substantially circular cable through-opening (8) and an angled cylindrical cable outlet piece (5) mountable to said opening for circumferential rotation. The through-opening (8) includes a protruding collar (10) containing at least one fastening opening (11). The cable outlet piece (5) comprises an external circumferential groove (12) housing a circumferentially rotatable ring (13). This ring (13) possesses at least one radially protruding fastening stud (14) that engages the fastening opening (11). This assembly provides a robust housing adaptable to installation environments, utilizing the ring-and-stud mechanism as a rotation limiter to prevent excessive cable torsion and subsequent damage.
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Date
Description
EP4211756
- Application Number
- EP21778348A
- Filing Date
- Sep 1, 2021
- Status
- Granted And Under Opposition
- Nov 7, 2025
- Publication Date
- Dec 10, 2025
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