EP0439076A1 - Steckverbindervorrichtung für Mehrfachschaltkreise - Google Patents

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EP0439076A1
EP0439076A1 EP91100615A EP91100615A EP0439076A1 EP 0439076 A1 EP0439076 A1 EP 0439076A1 EP 91100615 A EP91100615 A EP 91100615A EP 91100615 A EP91100615 A EP 91100615A EP 0439076 A1 EP0439076 A1 EP 0439076A1
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Dorino Moret
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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
    • H01R29/00—Coupling parts for selective co-operation with a counterpart in different ways to establish different circuits, e.g. for voltage selection, for series-parallel selection, programmable connectors

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  • the present invention relates to a method for the realization of connection devices for a plurality of independent electric circuits to interconnect a number of electric components by the employ of corresponding connectors and a particular base, said connectors and base having determined characteristics.
  • the compressor of a refrigerator appliance for domestic use often constitutes the point of convergence of all of the electric connections of the refrigeration appliance, i. e. the point whereat the appliance is connected to the mains power supply and from where the respective connections extend to the various "consumers" embodied in components that have to be supplied with electric power and/or generate signals to be applied to the compressor or other components.
  • thermostats may typically include one or more thermostats, a second compressor, one or more solenoid valves, an ice maker and so on.
  • the basic idea of the invention can be described as follows: Proceeding from a multiplicity of different refrigerators each having different electric circuits devised to converge on a single connector base, preferably associated to a compressor, what is intended to be achieved is the greatest possible reduction of the dimensions of the base (and consequently the greatest possible reduction of the number of terminals provided thereon), and the possibility of using one and the same connector base in the greatest possible number of different refrigerators.
  • This object is attained by using selected ones of the terminals provided on the base for different types of refrigerators by causing them to cooperate with different types of connectors.
  • the base and connectors satisfy the following requirements:
  • the invention functions in the following manner: all of the conductors connected to the various components of any refrigerator model equipped with a specific connector base and associated compressor are connected to a selected group of connectors which are themselves placed on the base at determined positions.
  • a specific base possibly in combination with a specific compressor
  • the conductors associated to the various components are connected to a different group of connectors which are then placed on the same base, although at different positions.
  • the connectors cooperate with a certain number of terminals of the base, and that the connectors in a second model cooperate with terminals of the base which may at least in part be the same as in the case of the first model (this being a particular advantage of the present invention), while part of the terminals are different ones permitting a different circuit configuration to be established.
  • the connectors cooperating with these different terminals are necessarily different from the connectors of the first model, whereas the same connectors or types of connectors may be used for the terminals the two models have in common
  • the reduced number of terminals permits a more compact design of the connector base, which is therefore more accessible and more economical than an equivalent prior-art base while retaining the capability of having variable combinations of components connected thereto.
  • FIG. 1 Shown by way of example in fig. 1 is a connector base according to the invention, provided with terminals 1 - 4 interconnected by a metal strip 10, terminals 11 - 14 interconnected by a metal strip 20, terminals 21 - 23 interconnected by a metal strip 30, terminals 31 - 35 interconnected by a metal strip 40, terminals 41 - 43 interconnected by a metal strip 50, and an insulated single terminal 45.
  • polarizing elements 46, 47, 48, 49 and 50 provided on the connector base.
  • polarizing elements serve the purpose of preventing connectors provided with complementary polarizing elements from being mounted on the base in any position other than the correct one.
  • Fig. 2 shows a set or variety of connectors provided for use with the base described above. As shown in this figure, there is a total of nine connectors designated by letters A to I.
  • Shown in figs. 3, 4, 5 and 6 are four groups of connectors designated respectively S1, S2, S3 and S4 and composed of selected ones of the variety of connectors shown in fig. 2.
  • connector I is included in groups S1 and S3
  • connector F is included in groups S1 and S4
  • connector E is included in groups S1 and S4
  • connector D is included in groups S2 and S4
  • connector C is included in groups S2 and S3.
  • each group of connectors can be mounted on the connector base, the mounting configurations of the respective groups S1, S2, S3 and S4 on one and the same connector base being shown in figs. 7, 8, 9 and 10, respectively.
  • connection combinations are based on the following conditions:
  • the total number of terminals required for accommodating all groups of connectors would be forty (arithmetic sum of all terminals shown in figs. 3 to 6).
  • the actual number of terminals on the connector base shown in fig. 1 is twenty.
  • a certain number of these base terminals is therefore designed to cooperate with respective terminals of connectors of more than one group as already explained.
  • the connectors of any single group can be accommodated on one and the same base as illustrated in figs. 7 to 10. It is finally impossible to mount the connectors of any group at wrong positions, since the above described complementary polarizing elements only permit them to be mounted at their correct positions.

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  • Coupling Device And Connection With Printed Circuit (AREA)
  • Details Of Connecting Devices For Male And Female Coupling (AREA)
  • Use Of Switch Circuits For Exchanges And Methods Of Control Of Multiplex Exchanges (AREA)
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  • Cable Transmission Systems, Equalization Of Radio And Reduction Of Echo (AREA)
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EP91100615A 1990-01-22 1991-01-18 Steckverbindervorrichtung für Mehrfachschaltkreise Expired - Lifetime EP0439076B1 (de)

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IT4570590 1990-01-22
IT45705A IT1239181B (it) 1990-01-22 1990-01-22 Procedimento per la realizzazione di dispositivi perfezionati di connessione di circuiti elettrici multipli

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DK (1) DK0439076T3 (de)
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GB2253310A (en) * 1991-02-28 1992-09-02 Sumitomo Wiring Systems Multi-module connector
US5342221A (en) * 1993-01-08 1994-08-30 Molex Incorporated Keying system for electrical connectors

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US4429935A (en) * 1981-09-28 1984-02-07 Carrier Corporation Multi-position electrical connector
EP0240454A1 (de) * 1986-04-04 1987-10-07 UNITED TECHNOLOGIES AUTOMOTIVE, Inc. Selektiver Mehrfachsteckverbindungsblock
EP0240453A1 (de) * 1986-04-04 1987-10-07 UNITED TECHNOLOGIES AUTOMOTIVE, Inc. Programmierbarer Anschlusskasten

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US4429935A (en) * 1981-09-28 1984-02-07 Carrier Corporation Multi-position electrical connector
EP0240454A1 (de) * 1986-04-04 1987-10-07 UNITED TECHNOLOGIES AUTOMOTIVE, Inc. Selektiver Mehrfachsteckverbindungsblock
EP0240453A1 (de) * 1986-04-04 1987-10-07 UNITED TECHNOLOGIES AUTOMOTIVE, Inc. Programmierbarer Anschlusskasten

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2253310A (en) * 1991-02-28 1992-09-02 Sumitomo Wiring Systems Multi-module connector
US5312268A (en) * 1991-02-28 1994-05-17 Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd. Multi-electrode connector
GB2253310B (en) * 1991-02-28 1995-04-19 Sumitomo Wall Systems Ltd Multi-electrode connector
US5342221A (en) * 1993-01-08 1994-08-30 Molex Incorporated Keying system for electrical connectors
USRE37296E1 (en) 1993-01-08 2001-07-24 Molex Incorporated Keying system for electrical connectors

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IT9045705A1 (it) 1991-07-23
DK0439076T3 (da) 1995-12-18
ATE127287T1 (de) 1995-09-15
ES2080169T3 (es) 1996-02-01
IT9045705A0 (it) 1990-01-22
DE69112436D1 (de) 1995-10-05
DE69112436T2 (de) 1996-02-29
IT1239181B (it) 1993-09-28

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