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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 01, 1999
Mario Bartholomä, Winden, DE;
Fritz Zügel, Waldkirch, DE;
Volker Götz, Kenzingen, DE;
Jürgen Adolf, Denzlingen, DE;
Anton Hummel Verwaltungs GmbH, Waldkirch, DE;
Abstract
A connection fitting ( ) for the attachment of oblong structures, for example of cables ( ), hoses, tubes, corrugated hoses or the like, to an opening ( ), in particular, for passing through such an opening ( ) while at the same time being attached is provided. The opening ( ) involves a hole, a drill hole, or other opening in a wall ( ), for example of a housing. The connection fitting ( ) is constructed as a plug-in fitting, i.e. is readily affixed to the opening ( ) by axial insertion into it. For this it has an attachment projection ( ) which is subdivided by axial slits into retaining tongues, which have radially projecting retaining projections ( ) on the outside that extend behind the edge ( ) of the opening ( ) when the attachment projection ( ) is inserted into the opening ( ), such that they yield somewhat radially to the inside during insertion and after being stuck through, automatically move again radially outwardly. By an axial movement of the connection fitting ( ) opposite its plug-in direction, the retaining tongues ( ) can in turn be deformed in the radial direction against the oblong structure or a cable ( ) that is to be affixed and then clamped onto it. Thus, on the outside of the opening ( ), a stopper ( ) is provided so that the connection fitting ( ) is supported on the outside. The sheath that has the stopper ( ) has a support ( ), which extends axially into the opening ( ) and which in the assembly position engages on a partial area of the outside of the retaining tongues ( ) of the attachment projection ( ), and during an axial movement of the attachment projection ( ) and the retaining tongues ( ), impinges a conical or tapering area of the outside of the retaining tongues ( ) in such a way that the retaining tongues ( ) are pressed together in the radial direction so that a contact of the retaining tongues ( ) with the edge ( ) that is engaged behind is avoided or if necessary done with a considerably less force than is applied for a radial deformation of the retaining tongues ( ).