EP0209255A1 - Steckverbindersystem mit eingesetzter modularer Buchsenanordnung - Google Patents

Steckverbindersystem mit eingesetzter modularer Buchsenanordnung Download PDF

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EP0209255A1
EP0209255A1 EP86304633A EP86304633A EP0209255A1 EP 0209255 A1 EP0209255 A1 EP 0209255A1 EP 86304633 A EP86304633 A EP 86304633A EP 86304633 A EP86304633 A EP 86304633A EP 0209255 A1 EP0209255 A1 EP 0209255A1
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Lloyd James Powell
John Brian Gerow
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International Standard Electric 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
    • H01R31/00—Coupling parts supported only by co-operation with counterpart
    • 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
    • H01R13/15—Pins, blades or sockets having separate spring member for producing or increasing contact pressure
    • H01R13/187—Pins, blades or sockets having separate spring member for producing or increasing contact pressure with spring member in the socket
    • 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
    • H01R13/52—Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof cases
    • H01R13/523—Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof cases for use under water
    • 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
    • H01R13/533—Bases, cases made for use in extreme conditions, e.g. high temperature, radiation, vibration, corrosive environment, pressure

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  • This invention relates to connectors and in particular to connector systems with modular socket insert assemblies.
  • a socket device with socket contact ends at both ends of the connector could be used to connect two male or pin ends to avoid the need to reconnect multiple wires to a new connector whenever it is damaged.
  • the module with the sockets at either ends is to be disposed of everytime a socket becomes damaged or very dirty, then the cost would be high.
  • a socket insert assembly which enabled cleaning and replacement of its sockets modules in the field, would facilitate the maintenance of connector systems in the field.
  • a socket insert assembly comprising a plurality of elongated socket modules, each having a pair of opposite ends with holes for receiving pin contacts; first and second insulators, each having inner ends that substantially abut and each having outer ends; each insulator including a plurality of through holes, each through hole having a wide diameter portion extending from the inner end of the insulator for receiving a socket module, and each through hole having a narrow portion near its outer end that is too narrow to pass the socket module therethrough, said wide diameter portions being long enough to receive said socket modules, with opposite ends of each socket module lying in different ones of said insulators.
  • each connector includes a shell with a largely cylindrical hollow shell end, an insulation member within the shell, and a plurality of first contacts having portions lying in the insulation member and having pin contact ends projecting from said insulation member into the hollow shell end
  • a socket insert assembly which includes first and second socket insulators and a plurality of socket modules that each have opposite ends for receiving a pin contact and electrically connecting them, each of said socket insulators having inner and outer ends with said inner ends substantially abutting each other, and including means for releasably holding said socket insulators together; said socket insulators each having a plurality of through holes, each hole including a first portion extending from the inner insulator end and having a greater diameter than said socket modules, and each hole including a second portion near the outer insulator end and having a smaller diameter than the socket modules, so a socket module can lie trapped within said socket insulators when
  • a socket insert assembly comprising a plurality of elongated socket modules, each having a pair of opposite ends with holes for receiving pin contacts; a first insulator having inner and outer ends and a plurality of through holes, each hole having a wide diameter portion extending from the inner end of the insulator for receiving a socket module, and each hole having a narrow diameter portion near the outer end which is narrower than a socket module; and a second insulator which fits over the inner end of the first insulator and which has a plurality of through holes aligned with the holes in said first insulator, said holes in said second insulator each having a narrowest portion which is narrower than the socket modules.
  • a connector system which includes a modular socket insert assembly which can be easily cleaned and repaired in the field.
  • the socket insert assembly includes a pair of insulators having inner ends that substantially abut one another and having outer ends.
  • the assembly also includes a plurality of socket modules that each have a pair of opposite socket ends that can each receive a pin contact to electrically connect a pair of pin contacts.
  • Each insulator has a plurality of through holes, each through hole having a wide diameter portion extending from the inner end of the insulator for receiving a socket module, and a narrow portion near its outer end that is too narrow to pass a socket module so as to retain the socket module therein.
  • the two male connector ends 16, 18 are interconnected by a socket insert assembly or apparatus 26.
  • the socket insert assembly includes two insulators 28, 30 that have inner ends (end faces) 32, 34 that abut one another, and outer ends 36, 38.
  • Each insulator has a plurality of through holes 40, 42 that extend between its opposite ends.
  • a plurality of socket modules 44 lie in the holes.
  • Each socket module has a pair of opposite socket ends 46, 48 for receiving pin contacts, to interconnect a pair of pin contacts received in its opposite ends.
  • Each hole 40, 42 of the insulators includes a wide diameter portion 50, 52 extending from the inner end of the respective insulator, for receiving the socket module.
  • Each hole also includes a narrow portion 54, 56 near its outer end, which is too narrow to pass a socket module 44, to thereby retain the socket module in place.
  • each narrow portion 54, 56 is wide enough to pass a pin contact, so that a pin contact can enter an end of a socket module.
  • a socket insert assembly shell 60 surrounds the two insulators to hold them in, although it is possible to provide other locking means to hold the insulators together.
  • Each connector includes a group of pin contacts 62, 64 that have middle portions such as 66 trapped within an insulation member 68,within the connector and are preferably sealed thereto.
  • Each pin contact also has an end 70 that projects from the insulation member into a hollow connector end 72.
  • the contact end is surrounded by a largely cylindrical hollow connector end 74 formed by a shell 76 of the connector.
  • the - socket insert assembly 26 is designed to fit into the hollow shell end 74 of either male connector end 16, 18 to receive the pin contact ends 70 therein.
  • the depth D of each hollow connector end is less than the length L of the socket insert assembly.
  • the opposite end of the socket insert assembly projects therefrom and can be inserted into the other male connector end 18 to contact its pin contacts 64.
  • the length L is less than 2D, so the extreme end of the shells can abut one another.
  • Each socket module 44 has a construction such as is shown in Figures 3 to 5.
  • the socket module includes a body 80 extending along axis 81, with a middle portion 82 and with arcuate opposite end portions 84.
  • a napkin spring 86 fits around each end portion to press a pin contact portion 70 against the inside surface of a body end portion 84.
  • a hood 88 surrounds the end portion 84 of the body and the spring 86 to retain them in place.
  • the hood has an open outer end 90 which is large enough to pass a pin contact but small enough to prevent loss of the spring 86.
  • socket modules carry noncritical signals, and have napkin springs which can be deflected by moderate insertion forces.
  • a minority of the socket modules carry critical signals, and low contact resistance then must be assured even when the system is subjected to severe vibrations, shocks, and other disturbances.
  • critical signals are carried by a socket module, its napkin spring is stiffer so it applies at least a 501 greater force against a contact, than does a spring of a module carrying noncritical signals. Only a minority of socket modules with stiffer napkin springs are present in a socket insertion assembly, to avoid an excessive connector mating force.
  • the socket insert assembly 26 ( Figure 1) is designed to facilitate the clean out and replacement of a socket module 44 or insulator in the field.
  • a snap ring 94 is removed from a slot near one end of the shell 60, which can be easily accomplished with a screw driver blade or knife.
  • the assembly is then turned so that the end 38 is lowermost, so that the two insulators may be removed from the shell 60.
  • the two insulators are then turned upside down so that the end 36 is lowermost.
  • the top insulator 30 can then be lifted off of the other one 28 so that ends of a socket modules 44 project from the inner end 32 of the insulator 28. If one of the socket modules 44 is damaged or a few of them require cleaning, they can be lifted out, cleaned, and then replaced. Alternately, all of the socket modules can be placed in a container and cleaned, and the insulators and their holes can also be cleaned.
  • One of the insulators 28 is longer, along the axis 96, than the other 30. Reassembly of the socket assembly is accomplished by orienting the longer insulator 28 with its inner end 32 uppermost, and then inserting the numerous socket modules in the holes 50 of the larger insulator. When the socket modules are dropped into the longer holes 50 of the longer insulator, their projecting ends are held sufficiently close in position so that the shorter insulator 30 can fit over them. That is, the module axes are sufficiently parallel to the axes of the insulator holes. The shorter insulator 30 can be lowered into position so that its inner end 34 abuts the inner end 32 of the longer insulator. Thereafter, the projecting upper ends of the socket modules hold the two insulators 28, 30 in alignment.
  • the diameter of the hole 50, 52 of the insulators is at least about 3% greater than the outer diameter of the socket module 44, to permit slight movement of the socket modules to accommodate the precise spacing of the pin contacts that they receive.
  • each half is hermetically sealed
  • only very slight misalignment of mating contacts can be tolerated.
  • both ends of a module are free and the modules can "float" within the insulator, and the spring which engages an inserted pin contact allows more than prior socket deflection. This allows a much greater degree of contact misalignment without degrading the contact arrangement, and provides an automatic cleaning action on both the pin and socket contacts during mating and unmating, and even by reason of axial float while the contacts are mated.
  • the two insulators After assembling the two insulators with the socket modules therein, the two insulators as a unit are dropped into the shell 60.
  • the longer insulator 28 has two different outside portions 100, 102 of different diameters, the portion 102 nearest the inner end 32 of the insulator being of larger diameter. This forms a ledge 104 at the intersection of these different diameter portions.
  • the shell has two different outside diameters to form an inside shoulder 106 on which the ledge 104 rests. The insulators are freely slidable into the shell, until the ledge 104 rests on the shoulder 106, to prevent the insulators from moving further towards a first end 108, of the shell.
  • the snap ring 94 is then installed around a cut away portion 110 at the outer end of the short insulator and into a groove 112, to prevent the insulators from moving towards a second end 113 of the shell.
  • the assembly and reassembly of the socket insert assembly is relatively easy and, as mentioned above, can be performed rapidly in the field without any tools except for a screwdriver, knife, or the like.
  • the invention provides a connector system which includes a socket insert assembly that can connect the male ends of a pair of connectors.
  • the socket insert assembly includes individual socket modules than can be easily removed for replacement or cleaning in the field.

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GB2209251A (en) * 1986-09-26 1989-05-04 Biw Cable Systems Inc Aircraft ground power cable
WO1992022841A1 (de) * 1991-06-18 1992-12-23 N.V. Philips' Gloeilampenfabrieken Steckverbindung für lichtwellenleiter
EP0655804A2 (de) * 1993-11-24 1995-05-31 Itt Industries, Inc. Austauschbare Kontaktstecker
FR2719710A1 (fr) * 1994-05-03 1995-11-10 Jps Connectic Dispositif d'interconnexion électrique d'au moins deux éléments notamment d'un bras de robot.
EP0727845A2 (de) * 1995-02-16 1996-08-21 Tescorp Seismic Products, Inc. Vor Ort reparierbarer elektrischer Verbinder
FR2783099A1 (fr) * 1998-09-09 2000-03-10 Framatome Connectors France Ensemble de connexion hermetique
EP1009081A1 (de) * 1997-08-28 2000-06-14 Xiaoying Xu Elektrischer steckverbinder für drehstrom
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DE1953302A1 (de) * 1968-10-25 1970-08-06 Appleton Arthur I Elektrisches Kupplungsglied
GB2023357A (en) * 1978-06-16 1979-12-28 Itt Electrical connector
GB1594183A (en) * 1978-01-17 1981-07-30 Standard Telephones Cables Ltd Underwater electrical connector
DE3041337A1 (de) * 1980-11-03 1982-09-09 Felten & Guilleaume Energietechnik GmbH, 5000 Köln Steckverbindungs-kupplung fuer elektrische hochspannungsleitungen

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DE1953302A1 (de) * 1968-10-25 1970-08-06 Appleton Arthur I Elektrisches Kupplungsglied
GB1594183A (en) * 1978-01-17 1981-07-30 Standard Telephones Cables Ltd Underwater electrical connector
GB2023357A (en) * 1978-06-16 1979-12-28 Itt Electrical connector
DE3041337A1 (de) * 1980-11-03 1982-09-09 Felten & Guilleaume Energietechnik GmbH, 5000 Köln Steckverbindungs-kupplung fuer elektrische hochspannungsleitungen

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GB2209251B (en) * 1986-09-26 1991-12-18 Biw Cable Systems Inc Aircraft ground power cable
GB2209251A (en) * 1986-09-26 1989-05-04 Biw Cable Systems Inc Aircraft ground power cable
WO1992022841A1 (de) * 1991-06-18 1992-12-23 N.V. Philips' Gloeilampenfabrieken Steckverbindung für lichtwellenleiter
US5367592A (en) * 1991-06-18 1994-11-22 U.S. Philips Corporation Connector for optical fibres
EP0655804A3 (de) * 1993-11-24 1997-03-05 Itt Austauschbare Kontaktstecker.
EP0655804A2 (de) * 1993-11-24 1995-05-31 Itt Industries, Inc. Austauschbare Kontaktstecker
FR2719710A1 (fr) * 1994-05-03 1995-11-10 Jps Connectic Dispositif d'interconnexion électrique d'au moins deux éléments notamment d'un bras de robot.
EP0727845A3 (de) * 1995-02-16 1997-09-10 Tescorp Seismic Products Inc Vor Ort reparierbarer elektrischer Verbinder
EP0727845A2 (de) * 1995-02-16 1996-08-21 Tescorp Seismic Products, Inc. Vor Ort reparierbarer elektrischer Verbinder
EP1009081A1 (de) * 1997-08-28 2000-06-14 Xiaoying Xu Elektrischer steckverbinder für drehstrom
EP1009081A4 (de) * 1997-08-28 2000-11-29 Xiaoying Xu Elektrischer steckverbinder für drehstrom
FR2783099A1 (fr) * 1998-09-09 2000-03-10 Framatome Connectors France Ensemble de connexion hermetique
US6250961B1 (en) 1998-09-09 2001-06-26 Framatome Connectors International Hermetic connection assembly
CN106961048A (zh) * 2017-04-10 2017-07-18 沈阳兴华航空电器有限责任公司 一种可切换式插座
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