EP0052540A2 - Geformter Verbinder aus Kunststoff - Google Patents

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EP0052540A2
EP0052540A2 EP81401617A EP81401617A EP0052540A2 EP 0052540 A2 EP0052540 A2 EP 0052540A2 EP 81401617 A EP81401617 A EP 81401617A EP 81401617 A EP81401617 A EP 81401617A EP 0052540 A2 EP0052540 A2 EP 0052540A2
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passage
contact
molded piece
facing shoulder
electrical connector
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David Otis Gallusser
Cary Clifford Toombs
Valentine Joseph Hemmer
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Bendix Corp
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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
    • H01R13/40—Securing contact members in or to a base or case; Insulating of contact members
    • H01R13/42—Securing in a demountable manner
    • H01R13/424—Securing in base or case composed of a plurality of insulating parts having at least one resilient insulating part

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  • This invention relates to electrical connectors and more specifically connectors molded from plastic.
  • An electrical connector assembly is generally comprised of two separate housings, each having contacts mateable with contacts in the other when"the housings are connected together by a coupling member.
  • the contacts are generally mounted within the connector housing by a contact retention mechanisms which generally includes a plurality of individual pieces sandwiched together within a connector housing. Examples of such connectors may be found in U.S. Patents 3,165,369 issued January 12, 1965, entitled “Retention System for Electrical Contacts” and 3,805,379 issued April 23, 1974, entitled “Method of Assembling an Electrical Connector to Effect a Preloading Thereof".
  • connectors made from plastic are being utilized. However, as shown in the above-identified patents such plastic connectors still have complex internal portions that are separately mounted within the connector housing.
  • This invention provides a low cost, light weight electrical connector comprised of plastic.
  • the invention is an electrical connector characterized in that it is comprised of two one piece plastic segments bonded together.
  • FIGURE 1 illustrates one segment 10 of an electrical connector assembly.
  • the segment 10 includes a rear portion having threads 13 thereon and a forward portion having a forward face 17 and an annular shoulder 16.
  • the forward portion further includes a plurality of passages 11 each terminating in an end portion comprised of a plurality of resiliently deflectable fingers 15 that form a truncated cone. This forms part of the contact retention mechanism and are further described in the aforementioned Patent 3,165,389.
  • Each passage 11 is adapted to receive a contact, the mating portion of which may be pushed through the passage from the rear to radially deflect the fingers 15 which then snap behind a rearwardly facing shoulder of the contact.
  • FIGURE 2 illustrates the other segment 20 of a connector assembly.
  • This segment 20 includes a passage 21 that terminates an enlarged passage portion that includes a rearwardly facing shoulder 22; a front portion; and a rear portion having a rear face 27.
  • On the forward portion of this segment are one or more key 23 for aligning this half of the connector assembly with another half of a connector assembly (not shown).
  • FIGURE 3 illustrates the segments 10 and 20 shown in FIGURES 1 and 2 joined together to form an electrical connector assembly.
  • the two segments may be bonded or cemented together with an appropriate bonding agent, ultrasonically welded,.. laser welded or bonded with an epoxy.
  • a contact 30 is shown mounted in the passage 11 and 21 and is retained in the passage by fingers 15 and rearwardly facing shoulder 22 which captivate the enlarged portion of the contact 30.
  • FIGURES 4 and 5 illustrate an alternate embodiment to the segments shown in FIGURES 1 and 2.
  • the contact retaining fingers 25 are an integral part of the forward segment 20.
  • the annular shoulder 26 is on the forward segment 20.
  • the rear segment 10 includes a passage 11 that has a forwardly facing shoulder 12. When these two pieces are bounded together the contact would be inserted from the front of the connector assembly through passage 21 until the large portion of a contact (not shown) snaps into place in front of the forwardly facing shoulder 12 and behind the ends of the resiliently deflectable fingers 25.

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EP81401617A 1980-11-14 1981-10-15 Geformter Verbinder aus Kunststoff Withdrawn EP0052540A3 (de)

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US206795 1980-11-14

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Cited By (4)

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DE3302924A1 (de) * 1983-01-28 1984-08-02 Grote & Hartmann Gmbh & Co Kg, 5600 Wuppertal Steckkupplung
GB2144929A (en) * 1983-08-12 1985-03-13 Gen Electric Canada Multi-pin electrical connector
GB2162702A (en) * 1984-08-01 1986-02-05 Labinal Latching electrical contact into connector body
CN1043669C (zh) * 1994-10-25 1999-06-16 曼·B及W柴油机公开股份有限公司 内燃机的气缸衬套

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JPH0727576Y2 (ja) * 1989-07-28 1995-06-21 株式会社茂治 多芯型コネクタにおける極保持部材

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US3101229A (en) * 1960-10-07 1963-08-20 Amphenol Borg Electronics Corp Electrical connectors
US3402382A (en) * 1966-12-01 1968-09-17 Litton Systems Inc Multicontact connector with removable contact members
DE1790043A1 (de) * 1968-08-30 1971-12-02 Siemens Ag Mehrpolige elektrische Steckverbindung
US3950056A (en) * 1974-08-26 1976-04-13 Roger Bowen Releasable retention means for electrical contacts in a connector

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE3302924A1 (de) * 1983-01-28 1984-08-02 Grote & Hartmann Gmbh & Co Kg, 5600 Wuppertal Steckkupplung
GB2144929A (en) * 1983-08-12 1985-03-13 Gen Electric Canada Multi-pin electrical connector
GB2162702A (en) * 1984-08-01 1986-02-05 Labinal Latching electrical contact into connector body
CN1043669C (zh) * 1994-10-25 1999-06-16 曼·B及W柴油机公开股份有限公司 内燃机的气缸衬套

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