EP0127195A1 - Cosse pour languette électrique - Google Patents

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EP0127195A1
EP0127195A1 EP84106669A EP84106669A EP0127195A1 EP 0127195 A1 EP0127195 A1 EP 0127195A1 EP 84106669 A EP84106669 A EP 84106669A EP 84106669 A EP84106669 A EP 84106669A EP 0127195 A1 EP0127195 A1 EP 0127195A1
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receptacle
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Gianfranco D'urso
Giuseppe Pizzato
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TE Connectivity 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
    • H01R13/02—Contact members
    • H01R13/10—Sockets for co-operation with pins or blades
    • H01R13/11—Resilient sockets
    • H01R13/113—Resilient sockets co-operating with pins or blades having a rectangular transverse section
    • 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
    • H01R13/02—Contact members
    • H01R13/10—Sockets for co-operation with pins or blades
    • H01R13/11—Resilient sockets
    • H01R13/115—U-shaped sockets having inwardly bent legs, e.g. spade type
    • 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
    • H01R13/02—Contact members
    • H01R13/20—Pins, blades, or sockets shaped, or provided with separate member, to retain co-operating parts together
    • 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
    • H01R13/428—Securing in a demountable manner by resilient locking means on the contact members; by locking means on resilient contact members
    • H01R13/432—Securing in a demountable manner by resilient locking means on the contact members; by locking means on resilient contact members by stamped-out resilient tongue snapping behind shoulder in base or case
    • 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
    • H01R13/62—Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
    • H01R13/629—Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure electrical locking indicators, manufacturing tolerances
    • H01R13/633—Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure electrical locking indicators, manufacturing tolerances for disengagement only

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  • This invention relates to an electrical tab receptacle having a latch adapted positively to lock in an aperture in the tab to resist inadvertent separation of the tab and receptacle.
  • the tongue extends within the body, the free end of the tongue projecting externally of a rear end body, and the shoulder being within the body.
  • the receptacle may be disengaged from the tab by depressing the exposed free end of the tongue, and in one embodiment the receptacle is contained within a housing capable of limited relative movement to the receptacle whereby a pull on the housing will actuate the housing to depress the free end of the tongue.
  • Tab receptacles of this kind have met with substantial commercial success, particularly in automotive applications, where the integrity of the electrical circuitry has been substantially improved. -However, the use of such receptacles is limited to connectors having relatively few receptacles, and in which the alignment between the tabs and receptacles is relatively precise.
  • an electrical tab receptacle as described in the third paragraph on page one is characterised in that the spring arms are arranged in pairs extending forwardly cantilever fashion from opposite sides of the body at that end, the spring arms converging forwardly and an end of at least one arm of each pair being bent outwardly to define a divergent entrance to the tab receiving space, latch projections being formed on one arm of each pair, at opposite inner sides relatively, so that the projections engage a tab aperture at opposite sides and do not interfere.
  • An electrical tab receptacle according to the invention is capable of relatively wide application and providing low frictional forces on engagement and disengagement while the relative disposition of the latch projections avoids their interfering with one another.
  • the latch projections are formed on its arms having the outwardly-bent end portions and preferably all of the arms have outwardly-bent end portions to facilitate tab entry.
  • the bent out portions of the arms having the latch projections suitably provide release members for disengaging the latches.
  • the receptacle may be mounted in a housing adapted for limited movement relative to the receptacle and formed with a projection arranged to engage the bent out end portions of the latch spring arms on relative rearward movement to effect release.
  • a multi-way connector housing 1 has a plurality of cavities for tab receptacles 2.
  • Each receptacle 2 comprises a box-like body 3 having an open seam 4 and at a rear end being integrally formed with a crimping portion secured to a conductor wire.
  • the body 3 is formed on the side opposite the seam 4 with a latch 24 for releasably securing the receptacle in the housing by engagement with a forward facing shoulder 6.
  • the body 3 is formed with a pair of spring arms 25, 26 at both of a pair of opposite sides of the body.
  • the spring arms 25, 26 converge forwardly to define a tab receiving space, and at their forward ends 29 are bent out in divergent manner to define an entrance for a tab 17 inserted between the arms.
  • One arm 26 of each pair is formed at a side adjacent the other arm 25 with a tongue 27 of generally triangular form and bent inwardly to define a rear facing shoulder for locking engagement in a tab aperture 28.
  • the arms 26 are diagonally opposed as seen in Figure 2 so that the locking tongues 27 are disposed at opposite sides of the tab aperture 28, and do not interfere.
  • the housing for the receptacle is suitably provided with projections 30, having rearwardly facing inclined surfaces 31 at opposite sides of the receptacle cavity to engage both spring arms 26 on relative rearward movement of the housing, to effect outward flexure and release of the locking tongues from the tab aperture 28.
  • the projections 30 are suitably recessed at sides 32 adjacent ends of arms 25, so that the projections only act on the arms 26 on the rearward movement of the housing. relative to the receptacle.
  • the receptacle 2 is assembled into the housing with the latch 24 engaging shoulder 6 and positioned in a forwardly extending housing slot 19.
  • Shoulders 20 at opposite sides of the forward end of the receptacle body 3 are spaced rearwardly of housing shoulders 21, whereby relative movement of the housing 1 rearwardly of the receptacle 2 is possible in order to engage the inclined surfaces 31 of the housing projections 30 with the spring ends 24 for release of the latch projections 27 from the tab apertures 28 by cam action as has been described.

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EP84106669A 1981-06-25 1982-06-14 Cosse pour languette électrique Expired EP0127195B1 (fr)

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JP (1) JPS585983A (fr)
BR (1) BR8203692A (fr)
DE (1) DE3263657D1 (fr)
ES (1) ES284378Y (fr)

Cited By (5)

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EP0573931A2 (fr) * 1992-06-09 1993-12-15 Molex Incorporated Arrangement de connecteur electrique verrouillable
EP0694991A1 (fr) * 1994-07-27 1996-01-31 The Whitaker Corporation Contact électrique à double matériau
WO1997004502A1 (fr) * 1995-07-18 1997-02-06 The Whitaker Corporation Borne electrique a embase
WO2007080015A1 (fr) * 2005-12-29 2007-07-19 Robert Bosch Gmbh Connecteur électrique
EP1953872A2 (fr) * 2007-02-02 2008-08-06 INARCA S.p.A. Douille électrique

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GB8419179D0 (en) * 1984-07-27 1984-08-30 Amp Great Britain Electrical connector and terminal
US4717356A (en) * 1986-04-10 1988-01-05 United Technologies Automotive, Inc. Electrical receptacle terminal
DE3630197A1 (de) * 1986-09-04 1988-03-10 Siemens Ag Zum einsetzen in ein steckverbindergehaeuse vorgesehene flachsteckerbuchse
JPH0340770U (fr) * 1989-08-31 1991-04-18
DE4342363A1 (de) * 1993-12-11 1995-06-14 Opel Adam Ag Rastende Steckverbindung
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DE10012931A1 (de) * 2000-03-16 2001-09-20 Grote & Hartmann Elektrisches Kontaktelement
DE202004002643U1 (de) * 2004-02-18 2005-07-07 Lear Corporation Electrical And Electronics Gmbh & Co. Kg Elektrisches Kontaktelement
DE102010034628A1 (de) * 2010-08-17 2012-02-23 Phoenix Contact Gmbh & Co. Kg Steckkontaktelement zur Kontaktierung mit einem Gegenkontaktelement
JP6094568B2 (ja) * 2014-11-27 2017-03-15 Smk株式会社 フローティング型コネクタ

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US2625578A (en) * 1949-10-12 1953-01-13 Burndy Engineering Co Inc Socket having a locking tab with a gradually sloping camming surface
EP0005370A1 (fr) * 1978-05-08 1979-11-14 BICC Public Limited Company Connecteur électrique
EP0024981A1 (fr) * 1979-08-31 1981-03-11 Etablissements Proner (Société Anonyme) Perfectionnement aux connexions électriques par clip et languette

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US2625578A (en) * 1949-10-12 1953-01-13 Burndy Engineering Co Inc Socket having a locking tab with a gradually sloping camming surface
EP0005370A1 (fr) * 1978-05-08 1979-11-14 BICC Public Limited Company Connecteur électrique
EP0024981A1 (fr) * 1979-08-31 1981-03-11 Etablissements Proner (Société Anonyme) Perfectionnement aux connexions électriques par clip et languette

Cited By (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0573931A2 (fr) * 1992-06-09 1993-12-15 Molex Incorporated Arrangement de connecteur electrique verrouillable
EP0573931A3 (fr) * 1992-06-09 1994-03-09 Molex Inc
EP0694991A1 (fr) * 1994-07-27 1996-01-31 The Whitaker Corporation Contact électrique à double matériau
WO1997004502A1 (fr) * 1995-07-18 1997-02-06 The Whitaker Corporation Borne electrique a embase
WO2007080015A1 (fr) * 2005-12-29 2007-07-19 Robert Bosch Gmbh Connecteur électrique
EP1953872A2 (fr) * 2007-02-02 2008-08-06 INARCA S.p.A. Douille électrique
EP1953872A3 (fr) * 2007-02-02 2009-05-27 INARCA S.p.A. Douille électrique
US7677934B2 (en) 2007-02-02 2010-03-16 Inarca S.p. A. Female electrical terminal

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DE3263657D1 (en) 1985-06-13
ES284378U (es) 1985-07-01
EP0068698A1 (fr) 1983-01-05
ES284378Y (es) 1986-04-01
EP0127195B1 (fr) 1986-10-22
BR8203692A (pt) 1983-06-21
JPS585983A (ja) 1983-01-13
EP0068698B1 (fr) 1985-05-08

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