阅读说明：本技术 壁装式连接盒单元 (Wall-mounted junction box unit ) 是由 J·格罗斯 J·布拉特纳 G·莱曼 J·肖雷尔 于 2021-03-24 设计创作，主要内容包括：壁装式连接盒单元。本发明涉及一种壁装式连接盒单元,包括：盒壳体(1),其具有后侧基部(2)和从基部向前突出的套筒部分(3)；以及连接器本体(5),其设置在基部上。套筒部分沿周边包绕安装构件安置空间(4),该空间可经由套筒部分的开放的前端面(6)接近。连接器本体包括面向安装构件安置空间的安装构件连接轮廓(7),以及可在盒壳体的外侧(8)上接近的导管连接接口结构(9)。根据本发明,盒壳体(1)的套筒部分(3)和基部(2)由合成泡沫材料整体地形成,且连接器本体(5)嵌入基部(2)的合成泡沫材料中,其中导管连接接口结构(9)和安装构件连接轮廓(7)是暴露的。例如,在卫生和电气安装技术中的使用。(A wall-mounted junction box unit. The invention relates to a wall-mounted connection box unit comprising: a cartridge case (1) having a rear side base portion (2) and a sleeve portion (3) projecting forward from the base portion; and a connector body (5) provided on the base. The sleeve portion circumferentially surrounds a mounting member seating space (4) accessible via an open front end face (6) of the sleeve portion. The connector body comprises a mounting member connection profile (7) facing the mounting member seating space, and a conduit connection interface structure (9) accessible on an outside (8) of the cartridge housing. According to the invention, the sleeve portion (3) and the base portion (2) of the cartridge housing (1) are integrally formed of a synthetic foam material, and the connector body (5) is embedded in the synthetic foam material of the base portion (2), wherein the conduit connection interface structure (9) and the mounting member connection profile (7) are exposed. For example in hygiene and electrical installation technology.)

1. Wall-mounted connection box unit, preferably a sanitary wall-mounted connection box unit, comprising

-a cartridge housing (1), the cartridge housing (1) having a rear base (2) and a sleeve portion (3) projecting forwardly from the base, the sleeve portion circumferentially surrounding a mounting member seating space (4) accessible via an open front end face (5) of the sleeve portion, and

-a connector body (6), the connector body (6) being provided on a base of the cartridge housing, the connector body comprising a mounting member connection profile (7) facing the mounting member seating space and a conduit connection interface structure (9) accessible on an outside (8) of the cartridge housing,

it is characterized in that

-the sleeve portion (3) and the base portion (2) of the cartridge housing (1) are integrally formed of a synthetic foam material, and

-the connector body (6) is embedded in the synthetic foam material of the base (2), wherein the conduit connection interface structure (9) and the mounting member connection profile (7) are exposed.

2. A wall-mounted connection box unit according to claim 1, further characterized in that the connector body has an annular shape and is surrounded on the peripheral outside by adjacent synthetic foam material of the base.

3. A wall-mounted connection box unit according to claim 1 or 2, further characterized in that the base has a closed rear bottom (11) and the connector body abuts the synthetic foam material of the bottom on the rear side.

4. A wall-mounted connection box unit according to any of claims 1 to 3, further characterized in that the connector body abuts the synthetic foam material of the base on the front side on a border area (6 c).

5. A wall-mounted connection box unit according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further characterised in that the connector body has a closed annular shape with the mounting member connection profile provided on a peripheral inner side (6d) of the connector body and at least one conduit connection interface structure formed on a peripheral outer side (6e) of the connector body.

6. A wall-mounted connection box unit according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further characterized in that the connector body has at least one access opening (12) extending from its outside to its inside, said opening being covered on the outside by a sealing membrane portion (13) of the synthetic foam material of the base.

7. A wall-mounted connection box unit according to claim 6, further characterized in that the synthetic foam material of the base comprises a tube insertion port opening (14) which abuts the sealing membrane portion at the outer side.

8. A wall-mounted connection box unit according to any of claims 1 to 7, further characterised in that the sleeve portion has a ridge-like elevation (15) on the peripheral inner side, projecting radially inwards.

9. A wall-mounted connection box unit according to any of claims 1 to 8, further characterized in that at least one connection structural element (16) is embedded in the synthetic foam material of the base.

10. A wall-mounted connection box unit according to any of claims 1 to 9, further characterized in that the synthetic foam material is a thermoplastic particle foam material.

Technical Field

The invention relates to a wall-mounted connection box unit, comprising: a cartridge case having a rear base and a sleeve portion projecting forward from the base; and a connector body provided on the base of the cartridge case. The sleeve portion circumferentially surrounds a mounting member seating space accessible via an open front end face of the sleeve portion. Here in this case, the base means in the context to be broadly understood that part of the cartridge housing on which the connector body is held. The connector body comprises a mounting member connection profile on an inner side facing the mounting member seating space, and a conduit connection interface structure accessible on an outer side of the cartridge housing.

Background

For example, connection box units of this type are used in sanitary installation technology for connecting installation components in the form of sanitary components, such as water outlet fittings for washbasins, bathtubs, shower or kitchen sinks or sanitary thermostats, mixers and/or shut-off valve units placed upstream, to water conduit connections previously installed in buildings, and in electrical installation technology for connecting electrical installation components, such as sockets, junction boxes, sensors, actuators, light switches, etc., to electrical conduit connections previously installed in buildings. Typically in this context, especially flush-mounted designs, wherein the wall-mounted connection box unit is mounted in the relevant building wall such that it ends at the front side as flush as possible with the finished building wall surface (e.g. plastered wall surface or tiled wall surface). It is to be understood that the building wall may in this case be a vertical building wall in the narrower sense or be a bottom wall or bottom surface or a top wall or top surface of a building or room, for example a shower room, bathroom, washroom, kitchen, etc. in sanitary situations.

The conduit connection interface structure typically includes one or more connection interfaces: in sanitary situations, a fluid conduit connection interface structure, in particular in the form of a corresponding conduit connection port, for coupling to a corresponding conduit connection port in a building, for example for cold water, hot water or mixed water mixed from cold water and hot water; in the electrical case, the electrical conduit is connected to an interface structure, in particular in the form of a cable conduit connection.

The mounting member connecting profiles (sanitary member connecting profile in the sanitary case and electrical member connecting profile in the electrical case) of the connector body are designed to interact with corresponding connecting profiles of the mounting members to be coupled, such as a mixing unit in the sanitary case and/or a shut-off valve unit or a water outlet fitting or an electrical mounting member in the electrical case. The connector body comprises in a hygienic case a fluid passage structure for fluidly connecting the fluid conduit connection interface structure on the outside of the cartridge to the hygienic member connection profile on the inside of the cartridge and in an electrical case an electrically conductive connection of the electrical conduit connection interface structure on the outside of the cartridge to the electrical member connection profile on the inside of the cartridge.

The connection box unit is inserted with its rear side or rear side bottom frontally into a building wall opening or placed on a building wall, for example on a wall produced in a dry construction, wherein the required conduit connections are made between the connections in the building and the connection interface structures of the connector body. After the wall is finished, the mounting member can then be introduced into the installation space of the cartridge housing via the open front end face of the cartridge housing and coupled to the matching connection contour of the connector body.

A need, and in particular also a need for such sanitary wall-mounted connection box units, is to not transmit annoying noise (which may be generated by connected sanitary fittings or may be transmitted via the water network in the building as water-borne sound or structure-borne sound) to the box housing or at any rate (not amplified by the latter in the manner of a resonance body). Here, in the conventional connection box unit, the connector body is substantially composed of metal, and the box housing is substantially composed of a hard plastic material. A further requirement is generally to ensure that the connection box unit is sufficiently water-tight so that water does not leak into the building wall.

Patent publication EP 1006244B 1 discloses a sanitary wall-mounted connection box unit of the type mentioned at the outset, in which a connection element made of sound-absorbing material is introduced between the box housing and the connector body, so that there is no direct touching contact between the box housing and the connector body. Possible fitting/conduit noise passing to the connector body is then not transmitted by the connector body to the cartridge housing, but is absorbed by the sound-absorbing connecting element. For this purpose, the connecting element is preferably composed of a rubber-elastic material. To complete the connection box unit, after the connector body is inserted into the box housing, the connecting element is joined in the middle, preferably from the outside of the housing, for which purpose the connector body is moved slightly forwards or to the side using simple auxiliary means, or it is inserted into a recess provided for this purpose in the connector body and/or in the box housing (before the connector body is fitted into the box housing).

Publication DE 102004060744 a1 discloses a sanitary wall-mounted connection box unit of the type mentioned at the outset, in which the box housing is formed from a rubber-elastic material and the connector body can be fitted into the box housing using the rubber-elastic flexibility of the box housing. In particular, the radially projecting connector on the connector body can be plugged through the rubber-elastic expandable side wall opening of the cartridge housing and sealed on the outside by the rubber-elastic material abutting against the opening edge thereof. This is intended to achieve the desired tightness and sound absorption for the connection box unit.

Publication DE 102017100710 a1 discloses a sanitary wall-mounted connection box unit of the type mentioned at the outset, in which the box housing is formed in two parts by a lower shell which forms the bottom and an upper shell which can be connected to the lower shell. For installation, the connector body is placed against the lower shell, and then the upper shell is placed thereon and connected thereto. An O-ring (or a sealing compound or an adhesive compound, preferably as a sealant) may be introduced between the connector body on the one hand and the lower or upper housing on the other hand.

Furthermore, other sanitary wall-mounted connection box units are known which comprise a synthetic foam body which surrounds them on all sides, without there being a mounting member accommodation space in the interior of the box housing which is still accessible, into which a corresponding mounting member can be fitted for coupling to a corresponding connection contour of a connector body connected to the box housing. Such integrally cast connection box units are disclosed, for example, in published publications DE 2637719 a1, EP 0424690 a1 and DE 19715651 a1 and in utility model publication DE 202009014967U 1, from which only the line connector is led out or in which the synthetic foam must subsequently be cut open for coupling the mounting member.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention is based on the technical problem of providing a wall-mounted connection box unit of the type mentioned at the outset, which in particular offers functional advantages in comparison with the prior art mentioned above and/or advantages with regard to the outlay on manufacture and/or installation.

The present invention solves the problem by providing a wall-mounted connection box unit having the features of claim 1. In the case of this connection box unit, the sleeve portion and the base portion of the box case are integrally formed of synthetic foam, and the connector body is embedded in the synthetic foam of the base portion. In this case, the conduit connection interface structure and the mounting member connection profile are exposed, i.e. they are not covered by the synthetic foam material. The connector body is preferably composed of a metal or plastic material that is harder or stronger than the synthetic foam material of the cartridge housing.

The integral production of the sleeve part and the base part of the cartridge housing from synthetic foam material and the embedding of the connector body in the synthetic foam material of the base simplifies the manufacture and the mounting, since it is not necessary to join together parts of the cartridge housing, and the attachment of the connector body can take place in a common manufacturing process together with the production of the cartridge housing, wherein the cartridge housing is made from synthetic foam material and simultaneously the connector body is embedded therein, for example by casting or foam encapsulation.

The synthetic foam material provides the desired sound absorbing properties to the cartridge housing, making other sound absorbing measures redundant. Furthermore, embedding the connector body in an adjacent synthetic foam material makes it possible to provide the desired tightness of the connection box unit, in particular at the boundary surface between the connector body and the box housing, without having to take further sealing measures for this purpose. The synthetic foam material of the cartridge housing may also provide the desired thermal insulation.

In a development of the invention, the connector body has an annular shape and is surrounded on the peripheral outside by an adjacent synthetic foam material of the base. Accordingly, a closed or open ring shape known per se may be used for the connector body. In this case, the mounting member connection contour is preferably formed on the peripheral inside of the connector body, while the connector body is surrounded on the peripheral outside in a manner protected by the synthetic foam material of the cartridge housing. Alternatively, the connector body has a different general shape, for example a disc shape or a cylindrical or frusto-conical shape.

In a development of the invention, the base has a closed rear bottom, and the connector body adjoins the synthetic foam material of the bottom on the rear side. This closure of the bottom is designed to provide a sealed rear bottom area for connecting the box units, solely by means of the synthetic foam material of the box housing. The synthetic foam material of the base covers the connector body on the rear side so that the connector body is not exposed to the outside on the rear side. Alternatively, the connection box unit is not closed on the rear side and/or the connector body forms part of a rear bottom, the box housing then constituting the rest of the rear bottom.

In a development of the invention, the connector body on the front side on the border area abuts the synthetic foam material of the base. Thus, with this embodiment, the connector body is embedded in the synthetic foam material of the cartridge housing in the front side direction. This may help to securely retain the connector body in the base of the cartridge housing and/or to at least substantially embed the connector body in the adjacent synthetic foam material of the base of the cartridge housing. Alternatively, the connector body may be kept free of adjacent synthetic foam material of the cartridge housing on the front side.

In a development of the invention, the connector body has a closed ring shape, wherein the mounting member connection profile is provided on a peripheral inner side of the connector body and the at least one conduit connection interface structure is formed on a peripheral outer side of the connector body. This is an advantageous embodiment of the connector body for many applications, which allows for perimeter coupling to connectors in a building. Thus, if desired, the bottom surface of the cartridge housing may remain free of such conduit connection structures. Alternatively, the conduit connection interface structure may further include one or more connectors axially exposed from the connector body or connectors only axially exposed from the connector body.

In a development of the invention, the connector body has at least one passage opening extending from its outer side to its inner side, which opening is covered on the outer side by a sealing film portion of synthetic foam material of the base part. This implementation makes it possible, if desired, to optionally pass a further elongate element (which is provided, if desired, for example, as an electrical cable, a fluid conduit, etc.) through the connector body and the cassette housing, for which purpose the passage opening is then exposed by perforating the sealing membrane portion of the synthetic foam material. In alternative embodiments, where such an alternative is not required, there is no such access opening in the connector body that is covered by a sealing membrane portion of the synthetic foam material of the cartridge housing.

In a refinement of the invention, the synthetic foam material of the base comprises a tube insertion port opening which adjoins the sealing membrane portion at the outside. When required, the tube can thus be advantageously inserted into said tube insertion port opening and can thereby be retained on the base of the cartridge housing. For example, the tube may be a hollow tube or an empty tube for the passage of the electrical cable. In an alternative embodiment, no such tube insertion port opening is formed on the base of the cartridge housing.

In a development of the invention, the sleeve part has on the circumferential inner side a ridge-like elevation protruding radially inwards. If necessary, this can advantageously be used, for example, to guide and hold a sleeve-shaped extension sleeve in a sealing manner in the sleeve portion, so that it can be adjusted continuously in height in the axial direction, for example, in order to variably extend the axial extent of the cartridge housing in the forward direction by means of such an extension sleeve. Alternatively, the sleeve portion of the cartridge housing is formed without such ridges.

In a development of the invention, the at least one connecting structural element is embedded in the synthetic foam material of the base. The connecting structure element has a connecting structure which can interact with a connecting body with which a functional surface body can be held on the base, said functional surface body providing a functional surface, for example a functional surface surrounding the sleeve portion on the radially outer side of the sleeve portion, which functional surface can be used, for example, as a fastening surface or a sealing surface in order to provide the box housing with fastening means and/or sealing means relative to the building wall surface. In an alternative embodiment, the connection box unit does not have any such embedded connection structural elements.

In a development of the invention, the synthetic foam material is a thermoplastic particle foam material. This is an advantageous choice for many applications with respect to the synthetic foam material of the cartridge housing. Thermoplastic particle foam materials (e.g. made of polypropylene) are advantageous in terms of their cost with respect to manufacture and in terms of their functional properties with respect to the desired functions of sound/noise absorption, thermal insulation and sealing. It has a desired predeterminable strength or stiffness on the one hand and a desired predeterminable flexibility of sound and shock absorption on the other hand.

Drawings

In which advantageous embodiments of the invention are shown. These and further embodiments of the invention are described in more detail below. In the figure:

figure 1 shows an exploded perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of a wall-mounted connection box unit configured as a sanitary wall-mounted connection box unit,

figure 2 shows a front side view of the connection box unit from figure 1,

FIG. 3 shows a cross-sectional view along the line III-III in FIG. 2, an

Fig. 4 shows a cross-sectional view along the line IV-IV in fig. 3.

Detailed Description

The sanitary wall-mounted connection box unit shown in the figures with reference to an exemplary embodiment comprises: a cartridge case 1 having a rear base portion 2 and a sleeve portion 3 projecting forward from the base portion 2; and a connector body 6 provided on the base 2 of the cartridge case 1. The sleeve portion 3 circumferentially surrounds a mounting member seating space 4, in this case a sanitary member seating space, which is accessible via an open front end face 5 of the sleeve portion 3. The connector body 6 includes: a mounting member connecting profile 7, in this case a sanitary member connecting profile, which faces the mounting member accommodating space 4; a conduit connection interface structure 9, here a fluid conduit connection interface structure, which is accessible on the outside 8 of the cartridge housing 1; and a fluid channel structure 10. The fluid channel structure 10 ensures the required fluid connection of the fluid conduit connection interface structure 9 to the sanitary component connection profile 7.

The base portion 2 and the sleeve portion 3 of the cartridge case 1 are integrally formed of a synthetic foam material. The connector body 6 consists of a comparatively harder and stronger metal or plastic material and is embedded in the synthetic foam material of the base 2, wherein the fluid conduit connection interface structure 9 and the sanitary member connection profile 7 are exposed, i.e. not covered by the synthetic foam material of the cartridge housing 1. Thus, the synthetic foam material does not hinder the coupling of the connection box unit via the fluid conduit connection interface structure 9 with the pipe conduit connection structure in the building or the coupling of the sanitary component introduced into the sanitary component accommodation space 4 of the box housing 1 via its connection contour 7 with the connector body 6. In the exploded view of fig. 1, the connector body 6 is shown removed from its embedding in the cartridge housing 1 so that its outline can be seen more clearly.

In a corresponding embodiment, as in the example shown, the connector body 6 has an annular shape and is surrounded on the peripheral outside by an adjacent synthetic foam material of the base 2 of the cartridge housing 1. In other words, as can be seen in particular from fig. 3 and 4, the peripheral outer side 6a of the connector body 6 is radially adjoined on the outside by the inner side 2a of the base 2 of the cartridge housing 1 in touching contact. This ensures a reliable seal between the connector body 6 and the cartridge housing 1 in this region. In the example shown, the connector body 6 has a closed annular shape; in an alternative embodiment it has an open ring shape or a shape other than a ring, also in particular a shape as known per se from conventional connector bodies used in wall-mounted connection box units.

In an advantageous embodiment, as in the exemplary embodiment shown, the base 2 of the cartridge housing 1 has a closed rear bottom 11, and the connector body 6 adjoins the synthetic foam material of the bottom 11 on the rear side. In other words, as can be seen in particular from fig. 3, the rear side 6b of the connector body 6 abuts (in touching contact) the front side 11a of the rear bottom 11. The closed design of the rear bottom 11 provides a fluid-tight rear-side closure of the cartridge housing 1, and the direct bearing of the rear side 6b of the connector body 6 and the front side 11a of the bottom 11 against each other ensures a fluid-tightness between the connector body 6 and the cartridge housing 1 in this region.

In a corresponding embodiment, as in the exemplary embodiment shown, the connector body 6 abuts the synthetic foam material of the base 2 of the cartridge housing 1 on the front side on the border area 6 c. In other words, the synthetic foam material of the cartridge housing 1 bears in touching contact against said front side boundary region 6c of the connector body 6 in the corresponding boundary region 2b of the base 2. This ensures a reliable seal between the connector body 6 and the cartridge housing 1 in this region.

In an advantageous embodiment, as in the exemplary embodiment shown, if the connector body 6 has a closed annular shape, the sanitary member connection profile 7 is provided on the peripheral inner side 6d of the connector body 6 and the fluid conduit connection interface structure 9 is formed on the peripheral outer side 6e of the connector body 6.

The fluid conduit connection interface structure 9 has one, two or more connection interfaces depending on the requirements. In the example shown, the fluid conduit connection interface arrangement 9 comprises a plurality of connection interfaces, for example in the form of four connectors 9a, 9b, 9c, 9d offset by in each case 90 ° in circumferential angular intervals, wherein all connection interfaces are formed on the circumferential outer side 6e of the connector body 6. In an alternative embodiment, one, more than one or all of the connection interfaces of the fluid conduit connection interface arrangement 9 are formed rearwardly on the rear side 6b of the connector body 6.

In a corresponding embodiment, as in the example shown, the connector body 6 has at least one passage opening 12 extending from its outside to its inside, which opening is covered on the outside by a sealing membrane portion 13 of the synthetic foam material of the base 2, as is evident in particular from fig. 4. In the example shown, there are four passage openings 12 each extending from the peripheral outer side 6e of the connector body 6 to the peripheral inner side 6d thereof. The passage opening can for example be used for the passage of an electrical cable or another elongated element, for which purpose the sealing membrane portion 13 is then suitably opened. If the access opening 12 in the connector body 6 is not needed for this purpose, it is still not used (unicopied) and is covered by the sealing membrane portion 13 of the synthetic foam material of the cartridge housing 1. In an alternative embodiment, the connector body 6 does not have such a passage opening 12.

In a corresponding implementation, as in the exemplary embodiment shown, the synthetic foam material of the base 2 of the cartridge housing 1 comprises a tube insertion port opening 14 which adjoins the sealing membrane portion 13 at the outside, as can also be seen in particular from fig. 4. The tube insertion port opening 14 may in particular be used to insert and thereby hold a hollow or empty tube through its tube end region, wherein the hollow or empty tube (with respect to its portion) may be used to receive an elongated element, such as an electrical cable, which may then be further guided through the passage opening 12 into the sanitary component accommodation space 4 or into the interior of the cartridge housing 1 by opening the sealing membrane portion 13.

In a corresponding implementation, as in the exemplary embodiment shown, the sleeve part 3 of the cartridge housing 1 has on the peripheral inner side (i.e. on the inner side 3a of the sleeve part 3) a ridge-like protrusion 15 protruding radially inwards, as is evident in particular from fig. 3. The ridge 15 can be used, for example, in a manner not shown, to guide and hold the extension sleeve in a sealing manner in the sleeve part 3, so that it can be adjusted continuously in height in the axial direction, in order to variably extend the axial extent of the cartridge housing 1 with the extension sleeve in the direction forward beyond the free end face 5 of the sleeve part 3 (i.e. to the right in fig. 3). In an alternative embodiment, the sleeve portion 3 does not have such ridges 15.

In an advantageous implementation, the cartridge housing 1 is integrally formed from a thermoplastic particulate foam material (which in this case serves as a synthetic foam material). This choice of material proves to be very advantageous in terms of production and function in providing the sanitary wall-mounted connection box unit with the intended use of the box housing 1. Alternatively, the cartridge housing 1 is formed from a different synthetic foam material.

In an advantageous embodiment, as in the exemplary embodiment shown, at least one connecting structural element 16 is embedded in the synthetic foam material of the base 2 of the cartridge housing 1. The connecting structural element 16 has a connecting structure which can interact, if required, with a connecting body (not shown) with which a functional surface body (not shown) can be held on the base part 2, said functional surface body providing a functional surface on the radially outer side of the sleeve part 2. The functional surface may in particular be used as a fastening and/or sealing surface in order to fasten the cassette housing 1 to a wall surface of a building and/or to seal it against a wall surface of a building.

In the exemplary embodiment shown, in particular four such connecting structural elements 16 are embedded in the synthetic foam material of the base 2, for example, as shown, in each case offset by up to 90 ° in the peripheral angular direction relative to one another in the corner region of the square base 2. In alternative embodiments, only one, two, three or more than four such connecting structural elements 16 are embedded in the synthetic foam material of the base 2, and/or one or more such connecting structural elements 16 are arranged in a different distribution or in other areas of the base 2, or the connecting box unit is formed without such connecting structural elements.

In the exemplary embodiment shown, the base 2 has a square or square, cuboidal form, for example; in other embodiments it is formed of a different shape, for example triangular or polygonal with more than four corner regions, or with a circular or elliptical cross-section. In the example shown, the sleeve portion 2 is circular-cylindrical; in alternative embodiments, it may also be differently shaped, for example having a polygonal or elliptical cross-sectional shape. In the example shown, the connecting body 6 has a radially inwardly projecting retaining extension 18, which extension 18 is provided with a fastening opening, which is part of a connecting means (not otherwise shown) for fixing a mounting member introduced into the accommodation space to the connecting body 6. In alternative embodiments, other conventional connection means are provided for this purpose.

In a corresponding embodiment, as in the example shown, the cartridge housing 1 has an alignment aid 17 on the front end face 5 of its sleeve part 3, which alignment aid 17 makes it easier for the installer to align the cartridge housing 1 during mounting on the wall. The alignment aid 17 comprises two axially projecting alignment webs 17a which each extend at predetermined circumferential angular intervals at a predetermined circumferential angular interval from one another over a predetermined circumferential angular region and against whose circumferential web ends an alignment means (for example in the form of a level, a spirit level or a round spirit level) can be placed in a manner known per se. This makes it easier for the installer to align the cartridge housing 1 vertically and/or horizontally before the final wall mounting step. Alternatively or, as in the example shown, in addition, the cartridge housing 1 comprises an equivalent alignment aid in the form of one or (as shown) a plurality of level receiving openings 19, each of which plurality of level receiving openings 19 is in the form of a blind hole in the synthetic foam material of the base 2 on its outer periphery (optionally, as shown, on different or all peripheral sides), and into which a conventional circular level or the like can be inserted.

As shown in the exemplary embodiments and other exemplary embodiments which the above explanations make clear, the invention provides a wall-mounted connection box unit which offers advantages both in function and in terms of manufacture, in particular on the basis of the integration of the base part and the sleeve part of the box housing from a synthetic foam material and the embedding of the connector body into the synthetic foam material of the base part, and which can correspondingly be advantageously used in particular as a sanitary wall-mounted connection box unit in sanitary installation technology and as an electrical wall-mounted connection box unit in electrical installation technology.