DE102013101832B4 - Contact carrier with a tolerance compensation section - Google Patents

Abstract

Contact carrier (100), having an electrical contact (128) and having a lower part (106) for holding the electrical contact (128), wherein a removable insulating sleeve (104) can be placed on the electrical contact (128) and the contact carrier (100) a contact arm (136) which is electrically conductively connected to the electrical contact (128) and which extends laterally or radially from the electrical contact (128) and which has a tolerance compensation section (138) and a contact foot (138) formed on the tolerance compensation section (138). 132) for electrically contacting the electrical contact (128) with a contact surface and the tolerance compensation portion (138) is elastically or plastically deformable, so that the contact foot (132) in all three directions X, Y, Z is displaceable to blur during to compensate for an SMT soldering process

Description

The invention relates to a contact carrier with an electrical contact and with a lower part for holding the electrical contact.

Such contact carriers are used to make an electrically conductive connection between the electrical contact and a printed circuit board. The electrical contact can z. B. be designed as a socket or plug. The electrical contact is located in an insulating sleeve, which may have a mechanical coding. In this case, the mechanical coding can be designed corresponding to a mechanical counter-coding in order to enable only one connection of a socket or plug with the correct coding. However, this prevents a change from one pair consisting of coding and counter coding to another pair consisting of different coding and corresponding counter coding.

The publication DE 20 2005 017 981 U1 relates to a contact holder for an electrical connector having a contact carrier for electrical contacts on cable strands and a cylindrical insulating body for receiving the contact carrier with an insertion opening for the contact carrier on one end face and openings for the electrical contacts on the other end face.

The publication US 2005/0032402 A1 , relates to a control unit with a printed circuit board and a control unit with pressure sensors. A connector has a plastic housing. This housing contains an electrical connector. The fitting includes a V-shaped relief portion disposed at the base end of an extension piece.

The publication EP 2 639 894 A1 , relates to an electrical connector, comprising an insulating body, in which a metallic plug contact part is accommodated, which has a solder connection element, which can be soldered to a printed circuit board, and at least one plug connection element for a mating plug contact part. The plug contact parts have plug connection elements and solder connection elements (solder pin or solder pad). The plug connection elements are designed as sockets and extend in the longitudinal direction of the insulating body and perpendicular to the printed circuit board. Between the plug connection elements and the solder connection element there are tolerance compensation pieces with a bent area. The tolerance compensating pieces are arranged transversely to the plug connection elements and extend upright radially to the plug connection elements parallel to the printed circuit board. The respective tolerance compensation piece of the plug-in contact parts is deformable parallel to the plane of the printed circuit board in the bent region in two directions.

It is therefore the object of the present invention to provide a contact carrier which is to be soldered on a circuit board.

This object is achieved by the subject matter having the features of the independent claim. Advantageous embodiments are the subject of the dependent claims, the description and the drawings.

According to a first aspect, the object is achieved in that a contact carrier has an electrical contact and a lower part for holding the electrical contact, wherein a removable insulating sleeve can be placed on the electrical contact and the contact carrier has a contact arm, which is electrically conductive with the electrical contact is connected and extends laterally or radially from the electrical contact and having a tolerance compensation portion and formed on the tolerance compensation portion contact foot for electrically contacting the electrical contact with a contact surface and the tolerance compensation portion is elastically or plastically deformable, so that the contact foot in all three directions is displaceable to compensate for blurring during an SMT soldering process.

As a result, the technical advantage is achieved that the tolerance compensation section compensates for incorrect positioning by blurring. In surface mounting technology (SMT) solderable pads of the contact carrier are soldered directly onto printed circuit board conductors. For this purpose, the conductor track sections on a circuit board, which serve as pads, before loading z. B. printed by screen or stencil printing with solder paste. After loading with the contact carrier, the pads are soldered together to connect them electrically conductive. However, so-called blurring may occur during soldering. Due to the blurring, the contact carrier is not at the desired position on the circuit board after soldering, but the contact carrier is moved, for example, in the X and Y directions. Furthermore, an error in the rotation angle of the contact carrier can occur. In this case, the contact carrier has rotated around its own vertical axis. Thus, the production yield is increased by the tolerance compensation section. Next, the technical advantage is achieved that the contact carrier has compact dimensions and therefore takes up little space to complete. Next, the technical advantage is achieved that by elastic deformability occurring only during soldering deformation due to thermal induced stresses can be compensated, while the plastic deformability permanent misalignments can be compensated. Next, the technical advantage is achieved that the insulating sleeve can be separated from the contact carrier and replaced if necessary. This increases flexibility.

In an advantageous embodiment, the insulating sleeve has a passage for electrically contacting the electrical contact. As a result, the technical advantage is achieved that a simple assembly and disassembly of the insulating sleeve is given.

In a further advantageous embodiment, the insulating sleeve has a coding which identifies the contact carrier by a feature. As a result, the technical advantage is achieved that an assignment of the respective electrical contacts to certain functions is simplified.

In a further advantageous embodiment, the feature is a color coding or a mechanical coding. As a result, the technical advantage is achieved that in the case of a color coding by the simple optical marking, the assignment of the respective electrical contacts to certain functions is significantly simplified. On the other hand, if the feature is a mechanical coding, reverse polarity protection is provided, and it is possible to make an adaptation to the corresponding mechanical coding of a counterpart of a male-female connection by replacing the insulating sleeve.

In a further advantageous embodiment, the contact carrier is an SMD contact carrier (surface-mounted device, surface-mounted component). Thereby, the technical advantage is achieved that electrical contacts can be formed by positioning and subsequent soldering in a furnace by machine.

In a further advantageous embodiment, the electrical contact extends in a first direction, and the contact arm extends in a second direction, wherein the first direction and the second direction at an angle, in particular at an angle of 90 ° C, within an angle within an angular tolerance range are arranged. The angle tolerance range can have production-related tolerances and, for example, 5%, 10% or 15% of z. B. 90 °. As a result, the technical advantage is achieved that the contact carrier is particularly easy to manufacture.

In a further advantageous embodiment, the contact foot extends within an angular tolerance range in the second direction. The angle tolerance range can have production-related tolerances and be, for example, 5%, 10% or 15%. As a result, the technical advantage is achieved that the contact carrier can be made even more compact and thus even less space is claimed.

In a further advantageous embodiment, the tolerance compensation section is mechanically deformable. As a result, the technical advantage is achieved that the tolerance compensation section can be deformed by occurring during soldering forces and compensate these.

In a further advantageous embodiment, the contact foot is connected to the electrical contact by means of the tolerance compensation section. This achieves the technical advantage that the tolerance compensation section is arranged between the contact foot and the electrical contact. Thus, the contact carrier has a particularly simple structure.

In a further advantageous embodiment, the tolerance compensation section comprises a bending arc, in particular a U-shaped bend. As a result, the technical advantage is achieved that in a compact design, a tolerance compensation section to compensate for large tolerances is provided, which is easy to manufacture.

In a further advantageous embodiment, the contact foot on the tolerance compensation section is arranged at an angle at an angle. Thereby, the technical advantage is achieved that can be particularly easily deformed by the angled arrangement of the tolerance compensation section to the contact foot of the tolerance compensation section at this point to compensate for tolerances.

In a further advantageous embodiment, the contact foot is arranged below the tolerance compensation section. As a result, the technical advantage is achieved that the contact carrier is particularly easy to attach with the contact foot on a circuit board.

In a further advantageous embodiment, the contact foot is formed on the tolerance compensation section elastically or plastically deformable. As a result, the technical advantage is achieved that can be compensated by an elastic deformability occurring only during soldering deformation due to thermally induced stresses, while the plastic deformability permanent malpositions can be compensated.

In a further advantageous embodiment, the contact foot is a Lötpadfuß. As a result, the technical advantage is achieved that with the contact foot a solder joint can be formed easily.

In a further advantageous embodiment, the electrical contact is a contact socket or a contact plug. As a result, the technical advantage is achieved that contact sockets or contact plug correctly positioned on a circuit board and their electrical contacts can be electrically connected to this.

In a further advantageous embodiment, the contact has a lower part, in which the electrical contact is held. Thereby, the technical advantage is achieved that the contact carrier is positioned on the electrical contact during soldering.

In a further advantageous embodiment, the lower part has a radial recess for receiving the contact arm. As a result, the technical advantage is achieved that the recess ensures positioning of the contact arm and thus of the contact carrier.

In a further advantageous embodiment, the contact carrier has a plurality of electrical contacts, which are each electrically conductively connected to a contact. Thereby, the technical advantage is achieved that simultaneously a plurality of contacts can be formed simultaneously.

Further embodiments will be explained with reference to the accompanying drawings. Show it:

1 a schematic representation of a contact carrier,

2 an exploded view of the contact carrier,

3 a perspective view of a contact pin,

4 a side view of the contact pin,

5 a bottom view of the contact pin,

6 a section through a portion of the contact pin,

7 an insulating sleeve with a first coding,

8th an insulating sleeve with a second coding,

9 an insulating sleeve with a third coding,

10 an insulating sleeve with a fourth coding,

11 a view of the top of the base, and

12 a view of the bottom of the base.

1 shows a contact carrier 100 , the three contact pins in the present embodiment 102 , an insulating sleeve 104 , a lower part 106 and a union nut 108 includes. In 1 is of the three contact pins only one with the reference numeral 102 characterized.

In the present embodiment, the contact carrier 100 formed to form a socket for a female-to-male connection, which can be attached by means of the SMT technology on a printed circuit board (not shown). Therefore, in the present embodiment, the contact carrier 100 designed as an SMD contact carrier (surface-mounted device, surface mounted device).

The contact pin 102 is in the present embodiment in one piece of metal, for. As copper or a copper-containing alloy, for. B. made by punching and bending. The contact pin 102 has an electrical contact 128 on, in the present embodiment as a contact socket 130 is formed and thus for receiving an electrical pin contact (not shown) of a plug (not shown) is formed. Furthermore, the contact pin 102 a contact foot 132 on, in the present embodiment as Lötpadfuß 134 is formed, with a known by SMT technology solder joint for producing an electrically conductive connection with a contact surface, such. B. a trace of a circuit board can be made. Between the contact foot 132 and the electrical contact 128 or the contact socket 130 is a contact arm 136 and a tolerance compensation section 138 arranged.

The insulating sleeve 104 is made in the present embodiment of an electrically insulating material, such as a plastic material, for example by injection molding. Furthermore, the insulating sleeve 104 a coding 118 on, which is formed in the present embodiment by a plurality of wells, which form a mechanical coding to a reverse polarity To ensure contact. Through the insulating sleeve 104 extend in the present embodiment five through channels 116 of which in 1 only one passage with the reference numeral 116 is marked.

The lower part 106 is made in the present embodiment of a high temperature stable plastic, so that the lower part 106 does not damage or deform during an SMT soldering operation. The lower part 106 has in the present embodiment five through holes 124 on, of which in 1 only a passage opening with the reference numeral 124 is marked. In the present embodiment forms each one of the through holes 124 with one of the through-channels 106 a passage. Furthermore, the lower part 106 one at its bottom 122 arranged recess 126 on, one of which is one of the through-channels 106 is assigned and extend radially in the present embodiment.

The 1 shows that the electrical contact socket 130 in the passageway 116 is located while the contact arm 136 in the recess 126 is added to the bottom 122 of the lower part 106 is formed.

At the top 120 of the lower part 106 is a union nut 108 arranged, which has an internal thread 110 for producing a screw connection with the plug. Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the union nut 108 an inner seal 112 and an outer seal 114 for liquid-tight sealing.

Due to the elastic or plastic deformability of the tolerance compensation section 138 ensures that the contact foot 132 or solder pad foot 134 in all three directions, ie, in the X, Y, Z directions, to compensate for blurring during an SMT soldering process. The tolerance compensation section 138 can z. B. compensate for error tolerances in a range of 0.1 to 1 mm. In the present embodiment, the tolerance compensation section allows 138 To compensate for error tolerances of 0.5 mm.

2 shows the contact carrier 100 in an exploded view.

It can be seen that the insulating sleeve 104 positioning 200 that has in positioning holes 202 of the lower part 106 intervention.

The 3 to 5 show the contact pin 102 ,

The contact pin 102 has a first end 300 on where the electrical contact 128 is arranged. The electrical contact 128 is in the present embodiment as a contact socket 130 formed and has for this purpose two opposing contact tongues 304a . 304b on, in the 3 and 4 Positions shown are resiliently biased and are elastically deformable by inserting a pin contact and then hold them by spring force. Furthermore, the contact pin 102 a channel 306 for receiving such a pin contact.

The insertion movement of a pin contact in through the contact tongues 304a . 304b formed contact socket 130 and in the channel 306 extends in a first direction I, in which the contact pin 102 extends.

The contact arm 136 of the contact pin 102 extends in the present embodiment in a second direction II. In the present embodiment, the second direction II extends at an angle α of 90 ° to the first direction I (see 3 and 4 ).

The contact arm 136 includes in the present embodiment, a kink 308 , join the kink 308 subsequent connection section 310 and a bow section 312 ,

The kink 308 forms in the present embodiment an angle γ of 30 °, while in the present embodiment, the arc section 312 forms an angle δ of 90 ° (see 5 ). In this case, both the kink in the present embodiment 308 as well as the bow section 312 bent about an axis which is parallel to the first direction I.

In the present embodiment is between the contact arm 136 and as a Lötpadfuß 134 trained contact foot 132 the tolerance compensation section 138 arranged.

The tolerance compensation section 138 includes in the present embodiment, a bending arc 314 , in the present embodiment as a U-shaped bend 316 is formed, and an angled portion 318 ,

The U-shaped bend 316 is bent in the present embodiment about an axis which extends parallel to the first direction I. Further, in the present embodiment, the U-shaped bend 316 formed as an angle ε of 180 ° (see 5 ).

The angled section 318 In contrast, in the present embodiment is under a Angle β is angled by 90 °, with the axis surrounding the angled section 318 is bent, extending both at a right angle to the first direction I and at a right angle to the second direction II (see 4 ). Thus, in the present embodiment, the one at the angled portion 318 subsequent contact foot 132 an extension direction which lies in the direction of the second direction II. So can the contact foot 132 in all three spatial axes in relation to the electrical contact 128 be displaced by up to 0.5 mm.

Furthermore, the show 3 to 5 in that in the present embodiment the contact foot 132 in the first direction I below the tolerance compensation section 138 is arranged. Thus, the electrical contact 128 and the contact foot 132 in the present embodiment at opposite ends, namely the first end 300 and the second end 302 of the contact pin 102 ,

6 shows a section through the first end 300 of the contact pin 102 , It can be seen that the contact pin 102 below the reeds 304a . 304b is hollow and therefore the channel 306 having. In the present embodiment, the channel 306 by a Vergussmassensperre 500 closed, so that no potting compound, such. As adhesive, for example, during an assembly process in the channel 306 can get. The potting compound barrier 500 is in the present embodiment of a sheet metal portion of the contact pin 102 which was punched out and into the canal 306 worked.

The 7 to 10 show various embodiments of the insulating sleeve 104 with five passageways 116 (please refer 7 . 8th and 9 ) or four through channels 116 (please refer 10 ).

Each of the insulating sleeves 104 has an encoding 118 on that the contact carrier 100 characterized by a feature. In the present embodiment, the feature is a mechanical coding.

It shows the 7 an insulating sleeve 104 with a coding 118 in the present embodiment as A-coding 600 is designed for a M5 connector. The 8th shows an insulating sleeve 104 with a coding 118 , which in the present embodiment as a B-coding 700 is designed for a M5 connector. The 9 shows an insulating sleeve 104 with a coding 118 , in the present embodiment as a D-coding 800 is designed for a M5 connector. The 10 finally shows an insulating sleeve 104 with a coding 118 , which in the present embodiment as T-coding 900 is designed for a M5 connector.

In alternative embodiments, the insulating sleeve may also be designed for other connectors, for. For example, for an M8 connector or an M12 connector.

The insulating sleeve 104 is in the present embodiment solvable on the electrical contact 128 placed. So the insulating sleeve 104 from the contact carrier 100 separated and replaced as needed to accommodate the coding 104 to allow, for example, a change from the A-coding 600 to the B-coding 700 make. Furthermore, additionally or alternatively, the insulating sleeves 104 be colored differently, which is a simple optical assignment of the function of the respective electrical contacts 128 to certain functions simplified.

11 shows the top of the base 106 , It can be seen that in the present embodiment, the top 120 the positioning holes 202 in addition to the present embodiment, five through holes 124 for holding a contact pin 102 having.

12 shows the bottom 122 of the lower part 106 , It can be seen next to the positioning holes 202 and the passage openings 124 in that in the present embodiment five recesses 126 are provided, in which the contact arm 136 one in the passage opening 124 inserted contact pin 102 can be stored

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

100

contact support

102

pin

104

insulating sleeve

106

lower part

108

Nut

110

inner thread

112

inner seal

114

outer seal

116

Through channel

118

coding

120

top

122

bottom

124

Through opening

126

recess

128

electric contact

130

Contact socket

132

contact foot

134

Lötpadfuß

136

contact

138

Tolerance compensation section

200

positioning

202

positioning

300

first end

302

second end

304a

contact tongue

304b

contact tongue

306

channel

308

kink

310

connecting portion

312

arc section

314

bending arc

316

U-shaped bend

318

angled section

500

Vergussmassensperre

600

A-coding

700

B-coding

800

D-coding

900

T-coding

α

angle

β

angle

γ

Angle angle

ε

angle

X

X-direction

Y

Y-direction

Z

Z-direction

I

first direction

II

second direction

Claims (18)

Contact carrier ( 100 ), with an electrical contact ( 128 ) and with a lower part ( 106 ) for holding the electrical contact ( 128 ), wherein a removable insulating sleeve ( 104 ) on the electrical contact ( 128 ) and the contact carrier ( 100 ) a contact arm ( 136 ) connected to the electrical contact ( 128 ) is electrically conductively connected and laterally or radially from the electrical contact ( 128 ) and a tolerance compensation section ( 138 ) and one to the tolerance compensation section ( 138 ) formed contact foot ( 132 ) for electrically contacting the electrical contact ( 128 ) with a contact surface and the tolerance compensation section ( 138 ) is elastically or plastically deformable, so that the contact foot ( 132 ) in all three directions X, Y, Z is displaceable to compensate for blurring during an SMT soldering process Contact carrier ( 100 ) according to claim 1, wherein the insulating sleeve ( 104 ) a passageway ( 116 ) for electrically contacting the electrical contact ( 128 ) having. Contact carrier ( 100 ) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the insulating sleeve ( 104 ) a coding ( 118 ) comprising the contact carrier ( 100 ) is characterized by a feature. Contact carrier ( 100 ) according to claim 3, wherein the feature is a color coding or a mechanical coding. Contact carrier ( 100 ) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the contact carrier ( 100 ) is an SMD contact carrier. Contact carrier ( 100 ) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the electrical contact ( 128 ) extends in a first direction (I), and the contact arm ( 136 ) extends in a second direction (II), wherein the first direction (I) and the second direction (II) are arranged at an angle (α), in particular at an angle of 90 ° within an angular tolerance range. Contact carrier ( 100 ) according to claim 6, wherein the contact foot ( 132 ) extends within an angular tolerance range in the second direction (II) Contact carrier ( 100 ) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the tolerance compensation section ( 138 ) is mechanically deformable. Contact carrier ( 100 ) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the contact foot ( 132 ) with the electrical contact ( 128 ) by means of the tolerance compensation section ( 138 ) connected is. Contact carrier ( 100 ) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the tolerance compensation section ( 138 ) a bending arc ( 314 ), in particular a U-shaped bend ( 316 ). Contact carrier ( 100 ) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the contact foot ( 132 ) at the tolerance compensation section ( 138 ) is angled at an angle (β). Contact carrier ( 100 ) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the contact foot ( 132 ) below the tolerance compensation section ( 138 ) is arranged. Contact carrier ( 100 ) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the contact foot ( 132 ) at the tolerance compensation section ( 138 ) is formed elastically or plastically deformable. Contact carrier ( 100 ) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the contact foot ( 132 ) a soldering pad foot ( 134 ). Contact carrier ( 100 ) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the electrical contact is a contact socket ( 130 ) or a contact plug is. Contact carrier ( 100 ) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the contact carrier ( 100 ) a lower part ( 106 ), in which the electrical contact ( 128 ) is held. Contact carrier ( 100 ) according to claim 16, wherein the lower part ( 106 ) a radial recess ( 126 ) for receiving the contact arm ( 134 ) having. Contact carrier ( 100 ) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the contact carrier ( 100 ) a plurality of electrical contacts ( 128 ), each of which is electrically conductively connected to a contact.

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