CN105745790A - Connector assembly - Google Patents

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CN105745790A
CN105745790A CN201480063237.2A CN201480063237A CN105745790A CN 105745790 A CN105745790 A CN 105745790A CN 201480063237 A CN201480063237 A CN 201480063237A CN 105745790 A CN105745790 A CN 105745790A
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/46—Bases; Cases
    • H01R13/53—Bases or cases for heavy duty; Bases or cases for high voltage with means for preventing corona or arcing
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R4/00—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
    • H01R4/28—Clamped connections, spring connections
    • H01R4/30—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a screw or nut clamping member
    • H01R4/304—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a screw or nut clamping member having means for improving contact
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R4/00—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
    • H01R4/28—Clamped connections, spring connections
    • H01R4/30—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a screw or nut clamping member
    • H01R4/36—Conductive members located under tip of screw
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R11/00—Individual connecting elements providing two or more spaced connecting locations for conductive members which are, or may be, thereby interconnected, e.g. end pieces for wires or cables supported by the wire or cable and having means for facilitating electrical connection to some other wire, terminal, or conductive member, blocks of binding posts
    • H01R11/11—End pieces or tapping pieces for wires, supported by the wire and for facilitating electrical connection to some other wire, terminal or conductive member
    • H01R11/12—End pieces terminating in an eye, hook, or fork
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R2101/00—One pole
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R4/00—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
    • H01R4/56—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation one conductor screwing into another

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Abstract

A connector assembly (10, 20, 30, 40, 50) comprises a cable terminal (200) having a contact ring (210), an inner plug (400) having a contact section (440) and an outer plug (500) being movable in a longitudinal direction (11). The contact section (440) can be clamped between the outer plug (500) and the contact ring (210).

Description

Connector assembly
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of connector assembly according to claim 1.
Background technology
Known in the art for installing and during use state by with high electric current and the connector assembly that disconnects at the circuit of the medium voltate of 1kV to 70kV.EP0147979B1 describes a kind of connector assembly, and this connector assembly allows to make circuit disconnect when not removal cable.The such contact assembly of known offer, this contact assembly has the spring contact providing separable electrical connection.This contact manufactures costliness, to provide electrical connection reliably in the switch periods in longer life-span and comparatively high amts.Complexed metal parts typically require overlay coating, such as, silver-plated.
Summary of the invention
It is an object of the invention to provide a kind of connector assembly.This purpose is realized by a kind of connector assembly according to claim 1.It is disclosed in the dependent claims preferred implementation.
Connector assembly according to the present invention includes: have the cable terminal of contact ring；There is the female connector of contact section；And the male connector that can move in a longitudinal direction.Contact section can be clamped between male connector and contact ring.Advantageously, the contact section of female connector is clamped between male connector with contact ring to may insure that the contact pressure of restriction contact between section and the contact ring of cable terminal of female connector, the contact pressure of this restriction provide the contact ring of cable terminal and female connector contact restriction between section and electrically connect reliably.
In the embodiment of connector assembly, contact ring includes the first screw thread.Male connector includes the second screw thread with the first threaded engagement.Male connector is screwed in the contact ring of cable terminal by the first screw thread of contact ring and the screw thread permission of male connector, so that male connector moves in a longitudinal direction.Male connector is screwed in and the contact ring of cable terminal hence allows to be clamped between male connector and contact ring by the contact section of female connector.Advantageously, this contact pressure contacted between section and the contact ring of cable terminal allowing to regulate female connector.
In the embodiment of connector assembly, the first screw thread is female thread and the second screw thread is external screw thread.Advantageously, outer the second of male connector is threaded in the contact ring of cable terminal in the first screw thread by this permission.
In the embodiment of connector assembly, male connector includes directed thrust directed thrust surfaces.Contact ring includes loop contacts surface.Contact section includes the abutment surface towards directed thrust directed thrust surfaces orientation and the Plug contact surface towards loop contacts surface orientation.Advantageously, the contact section of female connector is clamped between male connector and the contact ring of cable terminal to make Plug contact surface contact section of female connector and press against the loop contacts surface of the contact ring of cable terminal, contacts reliably electrically connecting between section and the contact ring of cable terminal with what guarantee female connector.
In the embodiment of connector assembly, the abutment surface of the contact section of female connector includes toroidal.Abutment surface thus rotationally symmetrical, this permission arranges female connector with oriented at any angle.
In the embodiment of connector assembly, abutment surface includes the shape of fluting annulus.Advantageously, groove reduces the gross area of abutment surface, thus increases the pressure that the directed thrust directed thrust surfaces by male connector is applied on the remainder of abutment surface.This also increases the contact force between the loop contacts surface of the contact ring of the Plug contact surface of the contact section being applied to female connector and cable terminal.
And, the groove being arranged in the abutment surface contacting section of female connector increases the flexibility of the contact section of female connector, the Plug contact surface of the contact section of this permission female connector is adapted to the shape on the loop contacts surface of the contact ring of cable terminal closely, for instance, it is adapted to surface roughness.Advantageously, this can so that manufacturing tolerance be equal.
In the embodiment of connector assembly, Plug contact surface and/or loop contacts surface include projection.Projection can such as include multiple one ridge.Contact area between the loop contacts surface of the Plug contact surface of the protruding contact section reducing female connector and the contact ring of cable terminal, and hence allow to the contact pressure of increase between Plug contact surface and loop contacts surface.
In the embodiment of connector assembly, Plug contact surface and/or loop contacts surface include corresponding to protruding recess.Such as, Plug contact surface can include recess, and loop contacts surface can include the projection of correspondence.Alternatively, Plug contact surface can include projection, and loop contacts surface can include the recess of correspondence.Plug contact surface and loop contacts surface can also be made to be both provided with recess in correspondence with each other and projection.Advantageously, recess and projection provide the following region on Plug contact surface and loop contacts surface, and described region tilts relative to the normal orientation on Plug contact surface and loop contacts surface.This increases the size of the contact area between Plug contact surface and loop contacts surface, and increases contact pressure produced by the given power on the contact section of male connector applying to female connector.
In the embodiment of connector assembly, conductive transition part (interimpiece) is arranged between loop contacts surface and Plug contact surface.Transition piece can such as include metal or be provided with conductive coating.Transition piece can be designed as the contact area increased between loop contacts surface and Plug contact surface or is designed as the contact pressure increased between loop contacts surface and Plug contact surface.Transition piece can be rigidity and hard, or can be flexible, such as film, or elastic, such as wave washer.Transition piece can be also used for the defect so that Plug contact surface and/or loop contacts surface and irregular portion is smooth.Transition piece can include metal or metal alloy, for instance, beryllium copper or another conductive material and/or conductive coating can be included, for instance, silver-plated.
In the embodiment of connector assembly, directed thrust directed thrust surfaces and abutment surface tilt relative to the direction being transversely to the machine direction direction at least in part.Directed thrust directed thrust surfaces and abutment surface can tilt about positive or negative angle.The inclination of directed thrust directed thrust surfaces and abutment surface advantageously increases the area of directed thrust directed thrust surfaces and abutment surface, and under the given power on the contact section being applied to female connector by male connector, increases the contact pressure between directed thrust directed thrust surfaces and abutment surface.
In the embodiment of connector assembly, Plug contact surface and loop contacts surface tilt relative to the direction being transversely to the machine direction direction at least in part.Plug contact surface and loop contacts surface can tilt about positive or negative angle.The inclination on Plug contact surface and loop contacts surface advantageously increases the size on Plug contact surface and loop contacts surface and can increase the contact pressure between Plug contact surface and the loop contacts surface that the given power being applied on the contact section of female connector by male connector causes.
In the embodiment of connector assembly, connector assembly includes conductor.Female connector includes the interior contact interface for contacting conductor.Advantageously, female connector can provide the electrical connection between the conductor of connector assembly and the cable terminal of connector assembly.
In the embodiment of connector assembly, connector assembly includes housing.Cable terminal, female connector and male connector are at least partially disposed in housing.Conductor can also be at least partially disposed in housing.Housing can such as be manufactured by molding process.Housing can provide electric insulation.
In the embodiment of connector assembly, housing includes elastomeric material, particularly silicones or EPDM, or thermoplastic elastomer (TPE).Advantageously, this allows the simple and cost-effective manufacture of connector assembly.
In the embodiment of connector assembly, cable terminal and conductor are coated with molded (molded-in) in the housing.Advantageously, connector assembly allows to make cable terminal electrically connect with conductor or disconnect when not removal cable terminal or conductor.
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Let us now refer to the figures and be more fully described the present invention, in the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 illustrates the schematic sectional view of a part for the first connector assembly；
Fig. 2 illustrates the schematic sectional view of a part for the second connector assembly；
Fig. 3 illustrates the schematic sectional view of a part for the 3rd connector assembly；
Fig. 4 illustrates the schematic sectional view of a part for the 4th connector assembly；
Fig. 5 illustrates the schematic sectional view of a part for the 5th connector assembly；
Fig. 6 illustrates the schematic plan of female connector；And
Fig. 7 illustrates the schematic plan having slotted female connector.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 illustrates the schematic sectional view of a part for the first connector assembly 10.First connector assembly 10 is provided for the separable electrical connection in electrical network.Electrical network can be such as the medium voltate net with the voltage between 1kV and 70kV.Electrical network can be such as 24kV pressure network or 36/42kV pressure network.First connector assembly 10 can such as be arranged in casing above the ground or be arranged on from the underground unit above the ground accessed.
First connector assembly 10 includes cable terminal 200.Cable terminal 200 includes conductive material, for instance, copper.Cable terminal 200 is basically parallel to lateral 12 and extends.The outer end of cable terminal 200 its not shown can be designed as being connected to cable in the local of Fig. 1 is described.The outside of cable terminal 200 can such as use suitable cable connector to be connected to cable.
First connector assembly 10 also includes conductor 300.Conductor 300 includes conductive material.Conductor 300 basic setup is for being parallel to lateral 12.Conductor 300 is arranged on below cable terminal 200 and spaced apart with cable terminal 200 on the longitudinal direction 11 be perpendicular to lateral 12.
First connector assembly 10 for setting up and interrupting electrically connecting between cable terminal 200 with conductor 300.The electrical connection between coupling cable terminal 200 and conductor 300 can be set up when not removal cable terminal 200 and conductor 300.By first connector assembly 10 provide cable terminal 200 and conductor 300 between electrical connection can such as in order to install and application target and be interrupted.
The conductor 300 of the first connector assembly 10 can be connected to another cable terminal by means of another first connector assembly.In this case, the first connector assembly is for providing the electrical connection interrupted between cable terminal via conductor 300.
First connector assembly 10 includes housing 100.Cable terminal 200 and conductor 300 are at least partially disposed in housing 100.Housing 100 includes electrically insulating material.Housing 100 can such as include elastomeric material.Housing 100 can such as include the elastomeric material of shore (Shore) the A hardness having between 20 and 60.Housing 100 can such as include silicones or EPDM or can be made up of TPE, thermoplastic elastomer (TPE).Housing 100 such as can also include the outer conducting layer of conductive coating or thicker.
Housing 100 can use molding process manufacture.Can cable terminal 200 and conductor 300 be coated with molded during the manufacture of housing 100.Housing 100 by forming more than one or can be constituted.
Cable terminal 200 can be partially encapsulated in the first shielding part 130.In this case, the first shielding part 130 is arranged between cable terminal 200 and housing 100.First shielding part 130 may be used for shielding the electromagnetic field caused by the electric current of flowing in cable terminal 200.First shielding part 130 is also used as faraday cup to carry out such as stress grading.Similarly, conductor 300 can be partially encapsulated in secondary shielding portion 140, between this secondary shielding portion 140 partly covers conductor 300 and is arranged on the material of conductor 300 and housing 100.Secondary shielding portion 140 may be used for shielding the electromagnetic field caused by the electric current of flowing in conductor 300.The first shielding part 130 and secondary shielding portion 140 can be saved.
The part of the accommodating conductor 300 of conductor 300 and housing 100 collectively forms the bus 110 of the first connector assembly 10.Bus 110 basic setup is for being parallel to lateral 12.
First connector assembly 10 be additionally included in be set perpendicularly on the longitudinal direction 11 of lateral 12 extend cap (dome) 120.Cap 120 includes the part of the accommodating cable terminal 200 of housing 100 and the part being arranged between cable terminal 200 and bus 110 of housing 100.
Cable terminal 200 includes the inner contrary with the outer end of cable terminal 200.The inner of cable terminal 200 is arranged on inside housing 100.The inner of cable terminal 200 includes contact ring 210.Contact ring 210 includes opening 240.Opening 240 preferably includes has the round-shaped of the axis that is arranged in parallel to longitudinal direction 11.In the example depicted in fig. 1, contact ring 210 is closed around opening 240 and the axis being parallel to longitudinal direction 11.
Contact ring 210 includes tube 220 and disc portion 230.Disc portion 230 is arranged in parallel to longitudinal direction 11.Opening 240 is medially arranged in the disc portion 230 of the contact ring 210 of cable terminal 200.The tube 220 of contact ring 210 extends away from conductor 300 on longitudinal direction 11 from the periphery of disc portion 230.In the example depicted in fig. 1, the tube 220 of contact ring 210 and disc portion 230 form.
First connector assembly 10 includes the female connector 400 for providing the electrical connection between cable terminal 200 and conductor 300.Female connector 400 includes conductive material, for instance metal.A part for female connector 400 can be coated with electrically insulating material or by electrically insulating material overmolding.Female connector 400 may be inserted in the housing 100 of the first connector assembly 10, to set up the electrical connection between cable terminal 200 and conductor 300.Female connector 400 can remove from housing 100, with the electrical connection between coupling cable terminal 200 and conductor 300.
Female connector 400 includes the elongated portion 410 with inner 411 and contrary outer end 412.Elongated portion 410 can include taper (conical) shape.When female connector 400 is arranged in the housing 100 of the first connector assembly 10, the elongated portion 410 of female connector 400 is arranged in parallel to longitudinal direction 11.
The inner 411 in the elongated portion 410 of female connector 400 includes interior contact interface 420, and this interior contact interface is for providing the electrical connection between female connector 400 and conductor 300.In the example depicted in fig. 1, interior contact interface 420 includes screw boss (boss) 430, and screw boss 430 is parallel to the longitudinal axis in elongated portion 410 and extends at the inner 411 place in elongated portion 410.Conductor 300 includes the contact interface 310 coordinated with interior contact interface 420.In Fig. 1 example described, the contact interface 310 of conductor 300 includes screwed hole 320.
The interior contact interface 420 of female connector 400 can by being screwed to contact interface 310 that is mechanically connected in the screwed hole 320 of conductor 300 and that be electrically connected to conductor 300 by the screw boss 430 of female connector 400.This can be undertaken by making female connector 400 rotate around the axis being parallel to longitudinal direction 11.This installation of female connector 400 can use the action bars of such as about 1m length to perform from certain distance.
When female connector 400 is arranged in the housing 100 of the first adapter 10, the elongated portion 410 of female connector 400 extends through the opening 240 of the contact ring 210 of cable terminal 200.At outer end 412 place in the elongated portion 410 of female connector 400, female connector 400 includes contact section 440.Contact section 440 is used for the electrical connection provided between the contact ring 210 of female connector 400 and cable terminal 200.The diameter of the opening 240 of the contact diameter diameter more than the elongated portion 410 of female connector 400 that has of section 440 and the contact ring 210 more than cable terminal 200.
Fig. 6 illustrates the schematic plan of the contact section 440 of female connector 400.In the diagram of Fig. 6, the contact section 410 of female connector 400 includes disc-shape.On the side contrary with the elongated portion 410 of female connector 400 of contact section 440, contact section 440 includes abutment surface 460.In the diagram of Fig. 6, abutment surface 460 includes disc-shape.
Fig. 7 illustrates the schematic plan of the amendment embodiment of the contact section of female connector 400.In the diagram of Fig. 7, contact section 440 is that substantially disc-shape still includes extending to the multiple grooves 452 contact section 440 from the outer periphery of contact section 440.In the example depicted in fig. 7, contact section 440 includes four grooves 452.Each groove 452 strides across substantially 45 degree angles.But, groove 452 can stride across less or bigger angle and different angles.Contact section 440 can include less or more in four grooves 452.Due to groove, the area of the abutment surface 460 in the embodiment of the contact section 440 shown in Fig. 7 is less than the area of the abutment surface of the embodiment of the contact section 440 shown in Fig. 6.
Referring now again to Fig. 1, the contact section 440 of female connector 400 includes the Plug contact surface 450 contrary with abutment surface 460.If the contact section 440 of female connector 400 designs as shown in Figure 6, then Plug contact surface 450 can be ring-type.If contact section 440 example as shown in Figure 7 of female connector 400 designs like that, then Plug contact surface 450 includes the one or more sectors (sectors) of annulus.
The disc portion 230 of the contact ring 210 of cable terminal 200 includes loop contacts surface 250.The loop contacts surface 250 of the contact ring 210 of the Plug contact surface 450 geared cable terminal 200 of the contact section 410 of female connector 400.
When female connector 400 is arranged in the housing 100 of the first connector assembly 10 and the interior contact interface 420 of female connector 400 is connected to contact interface 310 and inner 411 of conductor 300, the Plug contact surface 450 of the contact section 440 of female connector 400 contacts with the loop contacts surface 250 of the contact ring 210 of cable terminal 200.But, the pressure between Plug contact surface 450 and the loop contacts surface 250 of cable terminal 200 of female connector 400 is likely to be not enough to provide reliably electrically connecting between female connector 400 and cable terminal 200.Between the Plug contact surface 450 of female connector 400 and the loop contacts surface 250 of cable terminal 200, possibly even there is the little gap reaching 4mm.
First connector assembly 10 be included plug 400 install after mounted male connector 500.Male connector 500 can include electrically insulating material.Male connector 500 includes the elongated portion 510 with inner 511.End 520 is arranged on the inner 511 place in the elongated portion 510 of male connector 500.End 520 preferably includes mechanical robustness (robust) material, for instance, metal, ceramic material or reinforced plastics.
End 520 includes directed thrust directed thrust surfaces 540.Directed thrust directed thrust surfaces 540 can such as include disc-shape.When male connector 500 is arranged in the first connector assembly 10, directed thrust directed thrust surfaces 540 is set perpendicularly to longitudinal direction 11 and the abutment surface 460 towards female connector 400.
The tube 220 of the contact ring 210 of cable terminal 200 includes the first screw thread 260.In the example depicted in fig. 1, the first screw thread 260 is provided in the female thread on the inner side of the tube 220 of the contact ring 210 of cable terminal 200.The end 520 of male connector 500 includes the second screw thread 530 that the first screw thread 260 of the contact ring 210 with cable terminal 200 coordinates.In the example depicted in fig. 1, the second screw thread 530 is provided in the external screw thread on the periphery of end 520.
Second screw thread 530 of male connector 500 can be swirled in the first screw thread 260 of the contact ring 210 of cable terminal 200.This code can use the action bars of such as 1m length to perform from certain distance.Male connector 500 is screwed to the cable terminal 200 of the first connector assembly 10 contact ring 210 tube 220 in male connector 500 is moved on longitudinal direction 11 so that the directed thrust directed thrust surfaces 540 of male connector 500 towards female connector 400 contact section 440 abutment surface 460 move.
When on the abutment surface 460 that the directed thrust directed thrust surfaces 540 of male connector 500 abuts against the contact section 440 of female connector 400, the contact section 440 of female connector 400 is pressed by the disc portion 230 of the contact ring 210 towards cable terminal 200, so that the Plug contact surface 450 of the contact section 440 of female connector 400 is pressed against the loop contacts surface 250 of the contact ring 210 of cable terminal 200.Second screw thread 530 of male connector 500 is screwed further into cable terminal 200 contact ring 210 the first screw thread 260 in allow the pressure that applies to limit between the loop contacts surface 250 of the contact Plug contact surface 450 of section 440 of female connector 400 and the contact ring 210 of cable terminal 200.Male connector 500 can such as be screwed around in the contact ring 210 of cable terminal 200, until having reached the moment of torsion of 20Nm.
During the installation of male connector 500, during on the Plug contact surface 450 of female connector 400 close to the contact ring 210 of cable terminal 200, housing 100 is likely to experience less elastic deformation.Owing to housing 100 preferably includes elastomeric material, this elastic deformation can have little power, and contact section 440 the moving integrally on longitudinal direction 11 of female connector 400 is typically smaller than 4mm.The elongated portion 410 of female connector 400 can such as include the total length of about 60mm in a longitudinal direction.
After male connector 500 is installed, the directed thrust directed thrust surfaces 540 of male connector 500 is pressed against the abutment surface 460 of the contact section 440 of female connector 400, and the loop contacts surface 250 of the contact ring 210 of cable terminal 200 is pressed against in the Plug contact surface 450 of the contact section 440 of female connector 400 therefore with the pressure of restriction.This pressure enough guarantees the contact ring 210 of cable terminal 200 and the reliable electrical connection contacting between section 440 of female connector 400.Cable terminal 200 thus be electrically connected to conductor 300 via female connector 400.In the life-span up to 40 years, it is possible to transmit the electric current of such as 400A, 630A or 1250A.
If the contact section 440 of female connector 400 designs as shown in the example of figure 6, female connector 400 can produce in simply and cost-effectively mode.If the contact section 440 of female connector 400 designs as shown in the example of Fig. 7, contact section 440 can include the resilient flexibility that Comparatively speaking design with Fig. 6 increases.This makes the contact section 440 of female connector 400 can be suitable for the directed thrust directed thrust surfaces 540 of male connector 500 and the unevenness on the loop contacts surface 250 of cable terminal 200, and may insure that the contact of improvement when this unevenness and the contact pressure of increase.And, in the design of Fig. 7, Plug contact surface 450 and the abutment surface 460 of the contact section 440 of female connector 400 include the area that the design with Fig. 6 is Comparatively speaking less.The Plug contact surface 450 of contact section 440 of female connector 400 and the less area of abutment surface 460 can cause the interface between the directed thrust directed thrust surfaces 540 and the abutment surface contacting section 440 of female connector 400 of male connector 500 and the higher pressure of the interface between the loop contacts surface 250 of the Plug contact surface 450 contacting section 440 of female connector 400 and the contact ring 210 of cable terminal 200.
One or many persons in the loop contacts surface 250 of the contact ring 210 of cable terminal 200, the contact Plug contact surface 450 of section 440 of female connector 400, the abutment surface 460 contacting section 440 of female connector 400 and the directed thrust directed thrust surfaces 540 of male connector 500 can be coated with metal or another material.The Plug contact surface 450 of the contact section 440 of the loop contacts surface 250 of the contact ring 210 of cable terminal 200 and/or female connector 400 can such as be coated with tin plating or silver-plated, to reduce contact resistance between Plug contact surface 450 and loop contacts surface 250 and to improve long-time stability.
Hereinafter, will refer to Fig. 2 to Fig. 5 and another connector assembly is described.These another connector assemblies include and the similarity of the first connector assembly shown in Fig. 1.In Fig. 2 to Fig. 5, another connector assembly equivalent with the parts of the first connector assembly 10 or there is with the parts of the parts same effect of the first connector assembly 10 the given accompanying drawing labelling identical with Fig. 1 and will not be described in further detail.It is different that as explained below will focus between another connector assembly and first connector assembly 10 of Fig. 1.
Can individually be incorporated in the first connector assembly 10 shown in Fig. 1 referring to Fig. 2 to Fig. 5 amendment illustrated hereinafter or can combination with one another.
Fig. 2 illustrates the schematic sectional view of a part for the second connector assembly 20.In the second connector assembly 20, the Plug contact surface 450 of the contact section 440 of female connector 400 includes multiple protruding 451.Protruding 451 from otherwise and substantially flat Plug contact surface 450 extends.Protruding 451 can such as be designed as multiple one ridge.
The projection 451 being arranged on the Plug contact surface 450 contacting section 440 of female connector 400 reduces nominal (nominal) contact area between the loop contacts surface 350 of the Plug contact surface 450 of female connector 400 and the contact ring 210 of cable terminal 200.The reduction of the Nominal contact area between Plug contact surface 450 with loop contacts surface 250 can increase the contact pressure between Plug contact surface 450 and the part contacted on loop contacts surface 250.This may insure that and improve the electrical connection between contact section 440 and the contact ring 210 of cable terminal 200 of female connector 400.
Protruding 451 can have different shapes, and this shape is such as main fillet or main point at top end.The quantity of projection 451, distribution and orientation can be adjusted to obtain optimum efficiency.
Fig. 3 illustrates the schematic sectional view of a part for the 3rd connector assembly 30.In the 3rd connector assembly 30, the Plug contact surface 450 of the contact section 440 of female connector 400 includes protruding 451.In the 3rd connector assembly 30, protruding 451 are designed as the annular projection with generally trapezoidal cross section.But, the projection 451 on Plug contact surface 450 can design in a different manner.
The loop contacts surface 250 of the contact ring 210 of the cable terminal 200 of the 3rd connector assembly 30 includes the recess 251 of the projection 451 corresponding to Plug contact surface 450, so that the projection 451 on Plug contact surface 450 can be received in the recess 251 on loop contacts surface 250.
The combination of the projection 451 on Plug contact surface 450 and the recess 251 on loop contacts surface 250 increases the contact area between Plug contact surface 450 and loop contacts surface 250.The contact area of the increase between the Plug contact surface 450 of female connector 400 and the loop contacts surface 250 of the contact ring 210 of cable terminal 200 can help to ensure that reliably electrically connecting between female connector 400 with cable terminal 200.
And, the generally trapezoidal cross section of the projection 451 on Plug contact surface 450 and the recess 251 on loop contacts surface 250 include relative to lateral 12 tilt section and be therefore not orthogonal to longitudinal direction 11 orientation.With the section being set perpendicularly to longitudinal direction 11 on Plug contact surface 450 and loop contacts surface 250 comparatively speaking, in the angled section on Plug contact surface 450 and loop contacts surface 250, under the given moment of torsion of male connector 500, it is possible to obtain the contact pressure of increase.
Fig. 4 illustrates the schematic sectional view of a part for the 4th connector assembly 40.In the 4th connector assembly 40, between the loop contacts surface 250 of the Plug contact surface 450 contacting section 440 of female connector 400 and the contact ring 210 of cable terminal 200, it is provided with transition piece 600.
Transition piece 600 can include metal or metal alloy, for instance beallon or another conductive material and/or can include conductive coating, for instance, silver-plated.Transition piece 600 can be rigidity and hard or can be flexible, such as film or blank (blank) or elastic, such as wave washer or spring.
Transition piece 600 can contact area between the loop contacts surface 250 of the contact ring 210 on the contact Plug contact surface 450 of section 440 and cable terminal 200 that increase female connector 400 and/or design in the way of increasing the contact pressure between Plug contact surface 450 and loop contacts surface 250.Transition piece 600 can be also used for so that the less unevenness in Plug contact surface 450 and/or loop contacts surface 250 becomes smooth.
More than one transition piece 600 can be set between the loop contacts surface 250 of the Plug contact surface 450 of the contact section 440 of female connector 400 and the contact ring 210 of cable terminal 200.
Fig. 5 illustrates the schematic sectional view of the 5th connector assembly 50.In the 5th connector assembly 50, the directed thrust directed thrust surfaces of the end 520 of the loop contacts surface 250 of the contact ring 210 of cable terminal 200, the contact Plug contact surface 450 of section 440 of female connector 400, the contact abutment surface 460 of section 440 of female connector 400 and male connector 500 tilts about angle 700 relative to lateral 12 all at least in part.Angle 700 can be the positive or negative angle between-90 degree to+90 degree.
The inclination on loop contacts surface 250 and Plug contact surface 450 increases the contact area between loop contacts surface 250 and Plug contact surface 450.The inclination on loop contacts surface 250 and Plug contact surface 450 may further result in and is transversely to the machine direction the orientation in direction 11 Comparatively speaking with loop contacts surface 250 and Plug contact surface 450, the contact pressure increased under the given moment of torsion of male connector 500.
The inclination of the abutment surface 460 of female connector 400 and the directed thrust directed thrust surfaces 540 of male connector 500 increases the contact area between abutment surface 460 and directed thrust directed thrust surfaces 540.The inclination of abutment surface 460 and directed thrust directed thrust surfaces 540 can also increase the contact pressure between abutment surface 460 and directed thrust directed thrust surfaces 540.
Only the loop contacts surface 250 on the Plug contact surface 450 of female connector 400 and the contact ring 210 of cable terminal 200 can be set to the inclination with the about angle 700 relative to lateral 12, and the abutment surface 460 of female connector 400 and the directed thrust directed thrust surfaces 540 of male connector 500 are arranged in parallel to lateral 12.On the contrary, only the abutment surface 460 of female connector 400 and the directed thrust directed thrust surfaces of male connector 500 can be set to the inclination with the about angle 700 relative to lateral 12, and the loop contacts surface 250 of cable terminal 200 and the Plug contact surface 450 of female connector 400 are arranged in parallel to lateral 12.
Accompanying drawing labelling
10 first connector assemblies
11 longitudinal directions
12 laterals
20 second connector assemblies
30 the 3rd connector assemblies
40 the 4th connector assemblies
50 the 5th connector assemblies
100 housings
110 buses
120 caps
130 first shielding parts
140 secondary shielding portions
200 cable terminals
210 contact rings
220 tubes
230 disc portion
240 openings
250 loop contacts surfaces
251 recesses
260 first screw threads (interior)
300 conductors
310 contact interfaces
320 screwed holes
400 female connectors
410 elongated portions
411 is inner
412 outer ends
Contact interface in 420
430 screw boss
440 contact sections
450 Plug contact surfaces
451 is protruding
452 grooves
460 abutment surfaces
500 male connectors
510 elongated portions
511 is inner
520 ends
530 second screw threads (outward)
540 directed thrust directed thrust surfaces
600 transition pieces
700 angles

Claims (15)

1. a connector assembly (10,20,30,40,50), comprising:
Cable terminal (200), described cable terminal has contact ring (210),
Female connector (400), described female connector has contact section (440), and
Male connector (500), described male connector can be upper mobile at longitudinal direction (11),
Wherein, described contact section (440) can be clamped between described male connector (500) and described contact ring (210).
2. connector assembly according to claim 1 (10,20,30,40,50),
Wherein, described contact ring (210) includes the first screw thread (260),
Wherein, described male connector (500) includes the second screw thread (530) of coordinating with described first screw thread (260).
3. connector assembly according to claim 2 (10,20,30,40,50),
Wherein, described first screw thread (260) is female thread, and described second screw thread (530) is external screw thread.
4. according to the described connector assembly (10,20,30,40,50) in aforementioned claim,
Wherein, described male connector (500) includes directed thrust directed thrust surfaces (540),
Wherein, described contact ring (210) includes loop contacts surface (250),
Wherein, described contact section (440) includes the abutment surface (460) towards described directed thrust directed thrust surfaces (540) orientation and the Plug contact surface (450) towards described loop contacts surface (250) orientation.
5. connector assembly according to claim 4 (10,20,30,40,50),
Wherein, described abutment surface (260) includes toroidal.
6. connector assembly according to claim 4 (10,20,30,40,50),
Wherein, described abutment surface (260) includes fluting toroidal.
7. according to the described connector assembly (20,30) in claim 4 to 6,
Wherein, described Plug contact surface (450) and/or described loop contacts surface (250) include projection (451).
8. connector assembly according to claim 7 (30),
Wherein, described Plug contact surface (450) and/or described loop contacts surface (250) include the recess (251) corresponding to described projection (451).
9. according to a described connector assembly (40) in claim 4 to 8,
Wherein, conductive transition part (600) is arranged between described loop contacts surface (250) and described Plug contact surface (450).
10. according to a described connector assembly (50) in claim 4 to 9,
Wherein, described directed thrust directed thrust surfaces (540) and described abutment surface (460) tilt relative to the direction (12) vertical with described longitudinal direction (11) at least in part.
11. according to the described connector assembly (10,20,30,40,50) in claim 4 to 10,
Wherein, described Plug contact surface (450) and described loop contacts surface (250) tilt relative to the direction (12) vertical with described longitudinal direction (11) at least in part.
12. according to the described connector assembly (10,20,30,40,50) in aforementioned claim,
Wherein, described connector assembly (10,20,30,40,50,60) includes conductor (300), wherein, described female connector (400) includes the interior contact interface (420) for contacting described conductor (300).
13. according to the described connector assembly (10,20,30,40,50) in aforementioned claim,
Wherein, described connector assembly (10,20,30,40,50) includes housing (100),
Wherein, described cable terminal (200), described female connector (400) and described male connector (500) are at least partially disposed in described housing (100).
14. connector assembly according to claim 13 (10,20,30,40,50),
Wherein, described housing (100) includes elastomeric material, particularly silicones or EPDM, or thermoplastic elastomer (TPE).
15. according to the described connector assembly (10,20,30,40,50) in claim 13 and 14,
Wherein, described cable terminal (200) and described conductor (300) cladding in described housing (100) is molded.
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