EP0318719A2 - Electrical connector - Google Patents

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EP0318719A2
EP0318719A2 EP88118368A EP88118368A EP0318719A2 EP 0318719 A2 EP0318719 A2 EP 0318719A2 EP 88118368 A EP88118368 A EP 88118368A EP 88118368 A EP88118368 A EP 88118368A EP 0318719 A2 EP0318719 A2 EP 0318719A2
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    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
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  • the invention relates to an electrical, lockable connector with a connector housing with chambers for a plurality of plug contact elements and a mating connector housing with chambers for a plurality of mating connector contact elements, and with a latching locking device for locking the two housings, the latching lugs on the connector housing and a U-shaped part which interacts with the latching lugs, on Has spring bracket mounted connector housing and on the mating connector housing has a locking edge engaging behind the locking lugs and which has an actuating button acting on the spring clip for unlocking.
  • Such a connector is known from DE-PS 31 50 424.
  • the spring clip consists of spring wire and is arranged in a plane perpendicular to the direction of insertion. To unlock the spring clip must be moved, whereby it is spread by expansion bevels. Unlocking requires a great deal of force because considerable frictional forces have to be overcome; there is also the risk that the spring arm ends jam when unlocking and remain in the unlocked state, so that the locking device is not functional.
  • the manufacture of the spring clip requires complex bending work, in particular because the spring arm ends must have a special three-dimensional shape.
  • the spring clip is mounted on the connector housing in a plane running parallel to the direction of insertion, but has an extraordinarily complicated three-dimensional shape on the ends of the clip arms, which has to be created with a very complex bending work.
  • the bow arm ends form a rocker arm, the actuation of which can be released by hand.
  • the tilting force to be used for this is very large due to the short lever arms.
  • the tilting path that is required to release the lock is not limited in such a defined way that one can feel the unlocked position.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a connector which has a simply constructed and easily unlockable locking device.
  • the plastic connector shown consists of the connector housing 1 and the mating connector housing 2. Of the housings 1 and 2, only the outer contours are shown in detail because the locking device 3 is arranged on the outside of the housings.
  • the internal structure of the housing can correspond to the usual spatial shapes.
  • the chambers are adapted to the spatial shapes of the contact or counter-contact elements and the desired spatial distribution.
  • the essentially cuboid mating connector housing 2 has a bead 5 for the locking device 3 in the area of the mating connector front 4 with a latching edge 6 running perpendicular to the direction of insertion.
  • the other elements of the locking device 3 are provided on the likewise substantially cuboid plug housing 1. These have two uniform rocker arms 7, one of which is arranged on the front sides 8 of the connector housing 1. The width of the rocker arms 7 corresponds approximately to the width of the front levers 8. The levers, on the other hand, are somewhat longer than the front sides 8 and protrude beyond the plug front 9 with latching lugs 10. The end 11 opposite the latching lugs 10 ends briefly above a foot bead 12 formed on the plug housing 1.
  • the rocker arms 7 are arranged at a distance a from the front sides 8 of the connector housing 1 and are connected in one piece to the connector housing 1 via a cross piece 13 each.
  • the crossbar 13 forms the rocker bearing of the rocker arm 7 and is located approximately in the longitudinal center of the rocker arm, whereby the rocker arm into a locking lever arm 7a and a Ent forming the unlocking button locking lever arm 7b is divided.
  • transverse grooves 14 are made in the outer surfaces of the release button.
  • longitudinal grooves 15 can also be formed in the rocker arm 7.
  • the locking lever arm 7a ends with the locking lug 10, which is aligned with a locking edge 10a towards the housing 1 and projects beyond the plug front 9.
  • the latching edge 10a engages behind the latching edge 6 of the bead 5 of the mating connector housing 2 when the connectors 1 and 2 are locked.
  • each spring clip 16 is a stamped sheet metal part, which is produced by simply punching out a sheet metal.
  • the sheet metal stamped part is placed upright and has the bow spring arms 16a and the bow base web 16b.
  • a bearing lug 16c projecting toward the inside of the U is provided in the longitudinal center of the bracket base web, which engages under a bearing edge 17 which extends transversely to the plugging direction and is arranged on the longitudinal side 18 of the plug housing 1 and expediently rests on the longitudinal side 18, whereby the bearing edge 17 is arranged in a plane which is positioned between the plane in which the transverse webs 13 are located and the bottom 19 of the plug housing 1.
  • the bow spring arms 16a are stored in the latching lever arms 7a.
  • the locking lever arms 7a have longitudinal grooves 20 made from the outside with a groove bottom 21.
  • the longitudinal grooves 20 extend from the area of the transverse webs 13 into the locking lugs 10 and run in a locking recess 22 facing the locking edge 10a with a locking step 23.
  • the bow spring arms 16a have at the free end a locking lug 24 directed towards the inside of the U, which engages behind the locking step 23.
  • the bow spring arms 16a sit positively and / or with a press fit in the bearing grooves 20 and sit on the groove bottom 21.
  • buttons 7b are pressed on both sides against the front sides 8, the locking lever arms 7a pivot outwards and the locking edges 10a release the bead 5.
  • the housings 1 and 2 are unlocked and can be pulled apart.
  • the upright bow spring 16 generates a high spring force acting on the detent spring arms 7a. Due to the relatively large length of the unlocking lever arms 7b, the pivoting and thus the unlocking can be effected against the spring force with relatively low forces.
  • FIG. 5 differs from that in FIGS. 1 to 4 in that the latching edge 10b is formed by the end region of the bow spring arms 16a.
  • the locking lever arms 7a end in front of the locking lugs 10, so that the locking edge 10b projects beyond the upper edge 7d of the locking lever arms 7a.
  • the latching edge 10b expediently ends in an edge web 16c bent at right angles to the opposite bow spring 16, so that a longer latching edge is formed than the thickness of the sheet of the bow spring 16.
  • the locking device according to the invention requires simple and easily producible spatial shapes both in the plastic parts and in the bow springs. High spring and thus locking forces can be ensured, but these can be canceled out with a small counterforce spring resulting from the rocker arm arrangement.

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The invention relates to a lockable electrical connector having a connector housing with chambers for a plurality of plug contact elements and a mating connector housing having chambers for a plurality of mating plug contact elements, as well as a latching, locking device, for locking the two housings, which, on the connector housing, has latching tabs and a spring clip, which interacts with the latching tabs, is U-shaped, and is supported on the connector housing, as well as a latching edge on the mating connector housing behind which the latching tabs engage, and which locking device has an operating key acting on the spring clip, to unlock it, the spring clip (16) being a sheet metal part, stamped from a sheet, which is supported on edge and acts on a rocker arm (7), the latching tabs (10) being arranged on the rocker arm. <IMAGE>

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Die Erfindung betrifft einen elektrischen, verriegelbaren Steckverbinder mit einem Steckergehäuse mit Kammern für mehrere Steckkontaktelemente und einem Gegensteckerge­häuse mit Kammern für mehrere Gegensteckkontaktelemente sowie mit einer rastenden Verriegelungseinrichtung zur Verriegelung der beiden Gehäuse, die am Steckergehäuse Rastnasen und einen mit den Rastnasen zusammenwirkenden U-förmigen, am Steckergehäuse gelagerten Federbügel sowie am Gegensteckergehäuse eine von den Rastnasen hinter­greifbare Rastkante aufweist und die zum Entriegeln über eine auf den Federbügel wirkende Betätigungstaste verfügt.The invention relates to an electrical, lockable connector with a connector housing with chambers for a plurality of plug contact elements and a mating connector housing with chambers for a plurality of mating connector contact elements, and with a latching locking device for locking the two housings, the latching lugs on the connector housing and a U-shaped part which interacts with the latching lugs, on Has spring bracket mounted connector housing and on the mating connector housing has a locking edge engaging behind the locking lugs and which has an actuating button acting on the spring clip for unlocking.

Ein derartiger Steckverbinder ist aus der DE-PS 31 50 424 bekannt. Der Federbügel besteht aus Federdraht und ist in einer Ebene senkrecht zur Steckrichtung angeordnet. Zum Entriegeln muß der Federbügel verschoben werden, wobei er durch Spreizschrägen gespreizt wird. Das Ent­riegeln erfordert einen großen Kraftaufwand, weil erheb­liche Reibkräfte überwunden werden müssen; außerdem be­steht die Gefahr, daß die Federarmenden beim Entriegeln verklemmen und im Entriegelungszustand verharren, so daß die Verriegelungseinrichtung nicht funktionsfähig ist. Zudem erfordert die Herstellung des Federbügels eine aufwendige Biegearbeit insbesondere deshalb, weil die Federarmenden eine besondere Raumform aufweisen müssen.Such a connector is known from DE-PS 31 50 424. The spring clip consists of spring wire and is arranged in a plane perpendicular to the direction of insertion. To unlock the spring clip must be moved, whereby it is spread by expansion bevels. Unlocking requires a great deal of force because considerable frictional forces have to be overcome; there is also the risk that the spring arm ends jam when unlocking and remain in the unlocked state, so that the locking device is not functional. In addition, the manufacture of the spring clip requires complex bending work, in particular because the spring arm ends must have a special three-dimensional shape.

Aus der EP-OS 214 617 ist eine Verriegelungseinrichtung bei einem Steckverbinder der gattungsgemäßen Art bekannt, die ebenfalls mit einem U-förmigen Federbügel arbeitet.From EP-OS 214 617 a locking device in a connector of the generic type is known, which also works with a U-shaped spring clip.

Der Federbügel ist in einer parallel zur Steckrichtung verlaufenden Ebene am Steckergehäuse gelagert, weist aber an den Bügelarmenden eine außerordentlich kompli­zierte Raumform auf, die mit einer sehr aufwendigen Biegearbeit geschaffen werden muß. Die Bügelarmenden bilden einen Kipphebel, durch dessen Betätigung von Hand die Verriegelung aufgehoben werden kann. Die dafür auf­zuwendende Kippkraft ist wegen der kurzen Hebelarme sehr groß. Außerdem ist der Kippweg, der zur Aufhebung der Verriegelung erforderlich ist, nicht derart definiert begrenzt, daß man die Entriegelungsstellung spürt.The spring clip is mounted on the connector housing in a plane running parallel to the direction of insertion, but has an extraordinarily complicated three-dimensional shape on the ends of the clip arms, which has to be created with a very complex bending work. The bow arm ends form a rocker arm, the actuation of which can be released by hand. The tilting force to be used for this is very large due to the short lever arms. In addition, the tilting path that is required to release the lock is not limited in such a defined way that one can feel the unlocked position.

Aufgabe der Erfindung ist, einen Steckverbinder zu schaf­fen, der eine einfach aufgebaute und leicht entriegelbare Verriegelungseinrichtung aufweist.The object of the invention is to provide a connector which has a simply constructed and easily unlockable locking device.

Diese Aufgabe wird durch die Merkmale des Hauptanspruchs gelöst. Vorteilhafte Weiterbildungen der Erfindung werden in den Unteransprüchen gekennzeichnet. Anhand der Zeich­nung wird die Erfindung im folgenden beispielhaft näher erläutert. Es zeigen:

  • Fig. 1 eine Seitenansicht des Steckverbinders, teilweise im Schnitt,
  • Fig. 2 eine Frontansicht des Steckergehäuses,
  • Fig. 3 eine Unteransicht des Steckergehäuses,
  • Fig. 4 eine Draufsicht auf das Steckergehäuse,
  • Fig. 5 einen Teil des Steckergehäuses mit einer anderen Ausführungsform der Verriegelungseinrichtung.
This object is solved by the features of the main claim. Advantageous developments of the invention are characterized in the subclaims. The invention is explained in more detail below by way of example with reference to the drawing. Show it:
  • 1 is a side view of the connector, partly in section,
  • 2 is a front view of the connector housing,
  • 3 is a bottom view of the connector housing,
  • 4 is a plan view of the connector housing,
  • Fig. 5 shows a part of the connector housing with another embodiment of the locking device.

Der abgebildete Steckverbinder aus Kunststoff besteht aus dem Steckergehäuse 1 und dem Gegensteckergehäuse 2. Von den Gehäusen 1 und 2 sind nur die Außenkonturen in Einzelheiten dargestellt, weil die Verriegelungseinrich­tung 3 außen an den Gehäusen angeordnet ist. Der innere Aufbau der Gehäuse kann üblichen Raumformen entsprechen. Die Kammern sind den Raumformen der Kontakt- bzw. Gegen­kontaktelementen sowie der gewünschten Raumverteilung angepaßt.The plastic connector shown consists of the connector housing 1 and the mating connector housing 2. Of the housings 1 and 2, only the outer contours are shown in detail because the locking device 3 is arranged on the outside of the housings. The internal structure of the housing can correspond to the usual spatial shapes. The chambers are adapted to the spatial shapes of the contact or counter-contact elements and the desired spatial distribution.

Das im wesentlichen quaderförmige Gegensteckergehäuse 2 weist für die Verriegelungseinrichtung 3 im Bereich der Gegensteckerfront 4 einen Wulst 5 mit einer senkrecht zur Steckrichtung verlaufenden Rastkante 6 auf.The essentially cuboid mating connector housing 2 has a bead 5 for the locking device 3 in the area of the mating connector front 4 with a latching edge 6 running perpendicular to the direction of insertion.

Am ebenfalls im wesentlichen quaderförmigen Steckerge­häuse 1 sind die anderen Elemente der Verriegelungsein­richtung 3 vorgesehen. Diese weisen zwei gleichförmige Kipphebel 7 auf, von denen je einer an den Frontseiten 8 des Steckergehäuses 1 angeordnet ist. Die Breite der Kipphebel 7 entspricht etwa der Breite der Fronthebel 8. Die Hebel sind dagegen etwas länger als die Front­seiten 8 und überragen die Steckerfront 9 mit Rastnasen 10. Das den Rastnasen 10 gegenüberliegende Ende 11 endet kurz über einem am Steckergehäuse 1 angeformten Fußwulst 12.The other elements of the locking device 3 are provided on the likewise substantially cuboid plug housing 1. These have two uniform rocker arms 7, one of which is arranged on the front sides 8 of the connector housing 1. The width of the rocker arms 7 corresponds approximately to the width of the front levers 8. The levers, on the other hand, are somewhat longer than the front sides 8 and protrude beyond the plug front 9 with latching lugs 10. The end 11 opposite the latching lugs 10 ends briefly above a foot bead 12 formed on the plug housing 1.

Die Kipphebel 7 sind im Abstand a von den Frontseiten 8 des Steckergehäuses 1 angeordnet und einstückig mit dem Steckergehäuse 1 über je einen Quersteg 13 verbun­den. Der Quersteg 13 bildet die Kipplagerung des Kipp­hebels 7 und befindet sich etwa in der Längsmitte des Kipphebels, wodurch der Kipphebel in einen Rasthebel­arm 7a und einen die Entriegelungstaste bildenden Ent­ riegelungshebelarm 7b unterteilt wird. Um die Griffigkeit der Entriegelungstaste zu erhöhen, sind Querrillen 14 in die außenliegenden Oberflächen der Entriegelungstaste eingebracht. Zur Gewichtserleichterung können außerdem Längsnuten 15 im Kipphebel 7 eingeformt sein.The rocker arms 7 are arranged at a distance a from the front sides 8 of the connector housing 1 and are connected in one piece to the connector housing 1 via a cross piece 13 each. The crossbar 13 forms the rocker bearing of the rocker arm 7 and is located approximately in the longitudinal center of the rocker arm, whereby the rocker arm into a locking lever arm 7a and a Ent forming the unlocking button locking lever arm 7b is divided. In order to increase the grip of the release button, transverse grooves 14 are made in the outer surfaces of the release button. To reduce weight, longitudinal grooves 15 can also be formed in the rocker arm 7.

Der Rasthebelarm 7a endet mit der Rastnase 10, die mit einer Rastkante 10a zum Gehäuse 1 hin ausgerichtet ist und die Steckerfront 9 überragt. Die Rastkante 10a hin­tergreift die Rastkante 6 des Wulstes 5 des Gegenstecker­gehäuses 2, wenn die Stecker 1 und 2 verriegelt sind.The locking lever arm 7a ends with the locking lug 10, which is aligned with a locking edge 10a towards the housing 1 and projects beyond the plug front 9. The latching edge 10a engages behind the latching edge 6 of the bead 5 of the mating connector housing 2 when the connectors 1 and 2 are locked.

Der Kipphebel 7 wird mit zwei U-förmigen Federbügeln 16 belastet. Wesentlich ist, daß jeder Federbügel 16 ein Blechstanzteil ist, das durch einfaches Ausstanzen aus einem Blech hergestellt ist. Das Blechstanzteil ist hochkant gestellt gelagert und weist die Bügelfederarme 16a und den Bügelbasissteg 16b auf. Zur Lagerung des Bügelbasisstegs 16b ist in der Längsmitte des Bügelbasis­stegs eine zum Innern des U vorspringende Lagernase 16c vorgesehen, die unter eine sich quer zur Steckrichtung erstreckende, an der Längsseite 18 des Steckergehäuses 1 angeordnete Lagerkante 17 greift und zweckmäßigerweise an der Längsseite 18 anliegt, wobei die Lagerkante 17 in einer Ebene angeordnet ist, die zwischen der Ebene, in der sich die Querstege 13 befinden, und dem Boden 19 des Steckergehäuses 1 positioniert ist.The rocker arm 7 is loaded with two U-shaped spring clips 16. It is essential that each spring clip 16 is a stamped sheet metal part, which is produced by simply punching out a sheet metal. The sheet metal stamped part is placed upright and has the bow spring arms 16a and the bow base web 16b. To mount the bracket base web 16b, a bearing lug 16c projecting toward the inside of the U is provided in the longitudinal center of the bracket base web, which engages under a bearing edge 17 which extends transversely to the plugging direction and is arranged on the longitudinal side 18 of the plug housing 1 and expediently rests on the longitudinal side 18, whereby the bearing edge 17 is arranged in a plane which is positioned between the plane in which the transverse webs 13 are located and the bottom 19 of the plug housing 1.

Die Lagerung der Bügelfederarme 16a erfolgt in den Rast­hebelarmen 7a. Zu diesem Zweck weisen die Rasthebelarme 7a von außen eingebrachte Längsnuten 20 mit einem Nut­boden 21 auf. Die Längsnuten 20 erstrecken sich vom Be­reich der Querstege 13 bis in die Rastnasen 10 und laufen in einer zur Rastkante 10a gerichteten Rastvertiefung 22 mit einer Raststufe 23 aus.The bow spring arms 16a are stored in the latching lever arms 7a. For this purpose, the locking lever arms 7a have longitudinal grooves 20 made from the outside with a groove bottom 21. The longitudinal grooves 20 extend from the area of the transverse webs 13 into the locking lugs 10 and run in a locking recess 22 facing the locking edge 10a with a locking step 23.

Die Bügelfederarme 16a weisen am freien Ende eine zum Innern des U gerichtete Rastnase 24 auf, die die Rast­stufe 23 hintergreift. Die Bügelfederarme 16a sitzen formschlüssig und/oder mit Preßsitz in den Lagernuten 20 und sitzen auf dem Nutboden 21 auf.The bow spring arms 16a have at the free end a locking lug 24 directed towards the inside of the U, which engages behind the locking step 23. The bow spring arms 16a sit positively and / or with a press fit in the bearing grooves 20 and sit on the groove bottom 21.

Werden die Tasten 7b beidseitig gegen die Frontseiten 8 gedrückt, schwenken die Rasthebelarme 7a nach außen und die Rastkanten 10a geben den Wulst 5 frei. Die Ge­häuse 1 und 2 sind entriegelt und können auseinander­gezogen werden.If the buttons 7b are pressed on both sides against the front sides 8, the locking lever arms 7a pivot outwards and the locking edges 10a release the bead 5. The housings 1 and 2 are unlocked and can be pulled apart.

Die hochkantstehende Bügelfeder 16 erzeugt eine hohe, auf die Rastfederarme 7a wirkende Federkraft. Durch die relativ große Länge der Entriegelungshebelarme 7b kann mit relativ geringen Kräften die Verschwenkung und damit die Entriegelung gegen die Federkraft bewirkt werden.The upright bow spring 16 generates a high spring force acting on the detent spring arms 7a. Due to the relatively large length of the unlocking lever arms 7b, the pivoting and thus the unlocking can be effected against the spring force with relatively low forces.

Die in Fig. 5 dargestellte Ausführungsform unterscheidet sich von der in den Fig. 1 bis 4 dadurch, daß die Rast­kante 10b vom Endbereich der Bügelfederarme 16a gebildet wird. Die Rasthebelarme 7a enden vor den Rastnasen 10, so daß die Rastkante 10b die Oberkante 7d der Rasthebel­arme 7a überkragt. Zweckmäßigerweise endet die Rastkante 10b in einem rechtwinklig zur gegenüberliegenden Bügel­feder 16 hin abgebogenen Kantensteg 16c, so daß eine längere Rastkante gebildet wird, als die Dicke des Blechs der Bügelfeder 16 beträgt.The embodiment shown in FIG. 5 differs from that in FIGS. 1 to 4 in that the latching edge 10b is formed by the end region of the bow spring arms 16a. The locking lever arms 7a end in front of the locking lugs 10, so that the locking edge 10b projects beyond the upper edge 7d of the locking lever arms 7a. The latching edge 10b expediently ends in an edge web 16c bent at right angles to the opposite bow spring 16, so that a longer latching edge is formed than the thickness of the sheet of the bow spring 16.

Die erfindungsgemäße Verriegelungseinrichtung erfordert einfache und leicht herstellbare Raumformen sowohl bei den Kunststoffteilen als auch bei den Bügelfedern. Es können hohe Feder- und damit Verriegelungskräfte gewähr­leistet werden, die jedoch mit geringer, aus der Kipp­hebelanordnung resultierender Gegenkraftfeder aufgehoben werden können.The locking device according to the invention requires simple and easily producible spatial shapes both in the plastic parts and in the bow springs. High spring and thus locking forces can be ensured, but these can be canceled out with a small counterforce spring resulting from the rocker arm arrangement.

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1. Verriegelbarer, elektrischer Steckverbinder mit einem Steckergehäuse mit Kammern für mehrere Steckkontakt­elemente und einem Gegensteckergehäuse mit Kammern für mehrere Gegensteckkontaktelemente, sowie einer rastenden Verriegelungseinrichtung zur Verriegelung der beiden Gehäuse, die am Steckergehäuse Rastnasen und einen mit den Rastnasen zusammenwirkenden, U-för­migen, am Steckergehäuse gelagerten Federbügel sowie am Gegensteckergehäuse eine von den Rastnasen hinter­greifbare Rastkante aufweist und die zum Entriegeln über eine auf den Federbügel wirkende Betätigungstaste verfügt, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Federbügel (16) ein aus einem Blech gestanztes Blechstanzteil ist, das hochkant gelagert ist und einen Kipphebel (7) beaufschlagt, wobei an dem Kipp­hebel die Rastnasen (10) angeordnet sind.1.Lockable, electrical connector with a connector housing with chambers for several plug contact elements and a mating connector housing with chambers for several mating connector contact elements, as well as a latching locking device for locking the two housings, the latching lugs on the connector housing and a U-shaped one that interacts with the latching lugs on the connector housing mounted spring clip and on the mating connector housing has a locking edge which can be gripped behind by the latching lugs and which has an actuating button acting on the spring clip for unlocking, characterized in that the spring clip (16) is a stamped sheet metal part stamped out of sheet metal, which is supported on its edge and has a rocker arm ( 7) acted upon, the locking lugs (10) being arranged on the rocker arm. 2. Steckverbinder nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekenn­zeichnet, daß zwei gleichförmige Kipphebel (7) vorgesehen sind, die einstückig an den Frontseiten (8) des Steckergehäuses (1) angeordnet sind.2. Connector according to claim 1, characterized in that two uniform rocker arms (7) are provided, which are arranged in one piece on the front sides (8) of the connector housing (1). 3. Steckverbinder nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekenn­zeichnet, daß die Breite der Kipphebel (7) etwa der Breite der Frontseiten (8) entspricht und die Kipphebel etwas länger sind als die Frontseiten und die Steckerfront (9) mit den Rastnasen (10) über­ragen, wobei das den Rastnasen (10) gegenüberliegende Ende (11) kurz über einem Fußwulst (12) endet.3. Connector according to claim 2, characterized in that the width of the rocker arms (7) corresponds approximately to the width of the front sides (8) and the rocker arms are slightly longer than the front sides and the plug front (9) with the latching lugs (10) protrude, the end (11) opposite the latching lugs (10) ending just above a foot bead (12). 4. Steckverbinder nach Anspruch 2 und/oder 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Kipphebel (7) im Abstand a von den Frontseiten (8) des Steckerge­häuses (1) angeordnet und mit dem Steckergehäuse (1) über je einen Quersteg (13) verbunden sind, wobei der Quersteg (13) die Kipplagerung des Kipphebels (7) bildet und sich etwa in der Längsmitte des Kipp­hebels befindet, wodurch der Kipphebel in einen Rast­hebelarm (7a) und einen die Entriegelungstaste bil­denden Entriegelungshebelarm (7b) unterteilt wird.4. Connector according to claim 2 and / or 3, characterized in that the rocker arm (7) at a distance a from the front sides (8) of the connector housing (1) and connected to the connector housing (1) via a cross piece (13) are, the crossbar (13) forms the tilt bearing of the rocker arm (7) and is located approximately in the longitudinal center of the rocker arm, whereby the rocker arm is divided into a locking lever arm (7a) and an unlocking lever arm (7b) forming the unlocking button. 5. Steckverbinder nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekenn­zeichnet, daß die Entriegelungstaste Querrillen (14) aufweist.5. Connector according to claim 4, characterized in that the release button has transverse grooves (14). 6. Steckverbinder nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekenn­zeichnet, daß in den Kipphebel Längsnuten (15) eingebracht sind.6. Connector according to claim 5, characterized in that in the rocker arm longitudinal grooves (15) are introduced. 7. Steckverbinder nach einem oder mehreren der Ansprüche 2 bis 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Rasthebelarm (7a) mit der Rastnase (10) endet, die mit einer Rastkante (10a) zum Gehäuse (1) hin ausgerichtet ist und die Steckerfront (9) überragt, so daß sie die Rastkante (6) des Wulstes (5) des Gegensteckers (2) hintergreift.7. Connector according to one or more of claims 2 to 6, characterized in that the latching lever arm (7a) ends with the latching lug (10) which is aligned with a latching edge (10a) towards the housing (1) and the connector front (9th ) protrudes so that it engages behind the latching edge (6) of the bead (5) of the mating connector (2). 8. Steckverbinder nach einem oder mehreren der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß jeder Kipphebel mit zwei U-förmigen Federbügeln (16) belastet wird, wobei jeder Federbügel (16) hochkant­gestellt gelagert ist, die Bügelfederarme (16a) und den Bügelbasissteg (16b) aufweist und wobei zur Lage­ rung des Bügelbasisstegs (16b) in der Längsmitte des Stegs eine zum Innern des U vorspringende Lager­nase (16c) vorgesehen ist, die unter eine sich quer zur Steckrichtung erstreckende, an der Längsseite (18) des Steckergehäuses (1) angeordnet Lagerkante (17) greift und zweckmäßigerweise an der Längsseite (18) anliegt, wobei die Lagerkante (17) in einer Ebene angeordnet ist, die zwischen der Ebene, in der sich die Querstege (13) befinden, und dem Boden (19) des Steckergehäuses (1) angeordnet ist.8. Connector according to one or more of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that each rocker arm is loaded with two U-shaped spring clips (16), each spring clip (16) being mounted upright, the clip spring arms (16a) and the clip base web ( 16b) and where the location tion of the bracket base web (16b) in the longitudinal center of the web a projecting to the inside of the U bearing nose (16c) is provided which engages under a bearing edge (17) extending transversely to the plugging direction and arranged on the longitudinal side (18) of the connector housing (1) and expediently bears on the longitudinal side (18), the bearing edge (17) being arranged in a plane which is arranged between the plane in which the transverse webs (13) are located and the bottom (19) of the plug housing (1) . 9. Steckverbinder nach Anspruch 8, dadurch gekenn­zeichnet, daß die Lagerung der Bügelfederarme (16a) in den Rasthebelarmen (7a) erfolgt.9. Connector according to claim 8, characterized in that the storage of the bow spring arms (16a) in the locking lever arms (7a). 10. Steckverbinder nach Anspruch 9, dadurch gekenn­zeichnet, daß die Rasthebelarme (7a) von außen eingebrachte Längsnuten (20) mit einem Nutboden (21) aufweisen, die Längsnuten (20) sich vom Bereich der Querstege (13) bis in die Rastnasen (10) er­strecken und in einer zur Rastkante (10a) gerichteten Rastvertiefung (22) mit einer Raststufe (23) aus­laufen und daß die Bügelfederarme (16a) am freien Ende eine zum Innern des U gerichtete Rastnase (24) aufweisen, die die Raststufe (23) hintergreift.10. Connector according to claim 9, characterized in that the locking lever arms (7a) from the outside introduced longitudinal grooves (20) with a groove bottom (21), the longitudinal grooves (20) from the region of the crosspieces (13) into the locking lugs (10 ) and run out in a locking recess (22) directed towards the locking edge (10a) with a locking step (23) and that the bow spring arms (16a) have at the free end a locking lug (24) directed towards the inside of the U, which has the locking step (23) engages behind. 11. Steckverbinder nach Anspruch 10, dadurch gekenn­zeichnet, daß die Bügelfederarme (16a) form­schlüssig und/oder mit Preßsitz in den Lagernuten (20) sitzen und auf dem Nutboden (21) aufsitzen.11. Connector according to claim 10, characterized in that the bow spring arms (16 a) sit positively and / or with a press fit in the bearing grooves (20) and sit on the groove bottom (21). 12. Steckverbinder nach Anspruch 1 und einem oder mehreren der Ansprüche 2,4-6, 8, 9, 11, dadurch ge­kennzeichnet, daß vom Endbereich der Bügelfederarme (16a) eine Rastkante (10b) gebildet wird, wobei die Rasthebelarme (7a) vor den Rastnasen (10) enden, so daß die Rastkante (10b) die Oberkante (7d) der Rasthebelarme (7a) überkragt.12. Connector according to claim 1 and one or more of claims 2,4-6, 8, 9, 11, characterized in that a latching edge (10b) is formed from the end region of the bow spring arms (16a), the latching lever arms (7a) in front the locking lugs (10) end so that the locking edge (10b) projects over the upper edge (7d) of the locking lever arms (7a). 13. Steckverbinder nach Anspruch 12, dadurch ge­kennzeichnet, daß die Rastkante (10b) in einem rechtwinklig zur gegenüberliegenden Bügel­feder (16) hin abgebogenen Kantensteg (16c) endet.13. Connector according to claim 12, characterized in that the latching edge (10b) ends in an edge web (16c) bent at right angles to the opposite bow spring (16).
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