US 12,255,416 B2
Protective cap for high-current plug connector
Ensign Wen, Zhuhai (CN)
Assigned to HARTING Electric Stiftung & Co. KG, Espelkamp (DE)
Appl. No. 18/017,112
Filed by HARTING Electric Stiftung & Co. KG, Espelkamp (DE)
PCT Filed Jul. 5, 2021, PCT No. PCT/DE2021/100578
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 20, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/017558, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 27, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 202010716621.5 (CN), filed on Jul. 23, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0307863 A1, Sep. 28, 2023
Int. Cl. H01R 13/44 (2006.01); H01R 4/22 (2006.01); H01R 9/22 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 13/44 (2013.01) [H01R 4/22 (2013.01); H01R 9/223 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A protective cap (4, 4′) for an electrical high-current plug connector (1),
wherein the protective cap (4, 4′) has an essentially box-shaped form and has at least one open side face (5),
wherein the protective cap (4) has a gripping element (8) for fixing the protective cap (4, 4′) on a connection region (3, 3′, 3″) of the high-current plug connector (1) which is provided for connecting an electrical conductor,
wherein the gripping element (8) projects into the open side face (5),
wherein the gripping element (8) has a pincer-like design,
wherein the gripping element (8) has two arms (8a, 8b) which cross over each other or two arms (8a, 8b) oriented relative to each other in an S-shape, and
wherein each of the two arms (8a, 8b) is integrally formed on the protective cap (4, 4′) in a lower region and grips around the connection region (3, 3′, 3″) for a conductor to be connected in an upper region.