US 12,269,356 B2
Plug connector
Thomas Fuehrer, Blomberg (DE)
Assigned to PHOENIX CONTACT E-MOBILITY GMBH, Schieder-Schwalenberg (DE)
Appl. No. 17/632,796
Filed by PHOENIX CONTACT E-Mobility GmbH, Schieder-Schwalenberg (DE)
PCT Filed Aug. 19, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/073149
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Feb. 4, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/043571, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 11, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2019 123 425.5 (DE), filed on Sep. 2, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0289049 A1, Sep. 15, 2022
Int. Cl. B60L 53/16 (2019.01); B60L 53/18 (2019.01); H01R 13/52 (2006.01)
CPC B60L 53/16 (2019.02) [B60L 53/18 (2019.02); H01R 13/5205 (2013.01); H01R 13/5213 (2013.01); H01R 2201/26 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A plug connector for charging an electric vehicle, comprising:
a housing, which delimits a housing interior chamber;
a cable, which is led through an opening in the housing into the housing interior chamber; and
a seal, which is configured to seal the housing interior chamber between the cable and the housing,
a protective cap, which covers the seal and is connected to the housing,
wherein the seal has a sealing lip enclosing the cable and contacting the cable,
wherein the seal has a sealing ridge enclosing the cable and contacting the housing, and
wherein one outlet opening or a plurality of outlet openings configured to discharge liquids is formed between the protective cap and the seal.