EP0469134B1 - Locking connector with lever - Google Patents

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EP0469134B1
EP0469134B1 EP91905102A EP91905102A EP0469134B1 EP 0469134 B1 EP0469134 B1 EP 0469134B1 EP 91905102 A EP91905102 A EP 91905102A EP 91905102 A EP91905102 A EP 91905102A EP 0469134 B1 EP0469134 B1 EP 0469134B1
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Henri Le Bris
Marie-Noelle Bonnetier
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    • 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
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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 electrical connectors having a plug and a base which can be coupled to one another by pressing and carrying cooperating contacts, provided with locking means comprising a fork lever whose branches rotate on one of the elements (base or , more frequently, plug) around an axis transverse to the direction of insertion and have claws which engage on a ramp formed on the other element (plug or, more frequently, base) when the lever swings around of its axis in a direction bringing it on the element which carries it.
  • Connectors of the type defined above have already been proposed in which the tilting of the lever, relatively easy to effect by hand tightening of the lever-plug assembly, finishes pushing the plug in and locks it. But these connectors only very partially solve the problem, because the extraction must still be done by pulling on the plug, after rotation of the lever to unlock it. Furthermore, many of the existing connectors of the type defined above are liable to loosen under the effect of axial or transverse vibrations.
  • Document US-A-3 836 938 describes a connector of the above-defined type in which action on a lever makes it possible not only to lock and unlock, but also to push in and out of the plug and which, moreover, guarantees that the complete plug-in is maintained even in the event of intense vibrations.
  • Each branch of the fork comprises, in addition to the locking claw intended to come to bear on the ramp oriented so that the tilting of the lever brings the plug and the base closer together, an additional finger intended for s' pressing on a ramp oriented in the opposite direction to the first, having a profile such that the separation of the lever from its locking position exerts a force tending to separate the plug from the socket.
  • the connector whose main components are shown in Figures 1 to 3 has a known general constitution. It consists of a plug 10 and a base 12.
  • the plug has a sleeve 14 which contains or constitutes a rigid insulating block pierced with passages for receiving electrical contact terminals.
  • a connector 18 is molded onto the cable 15 and the sleeve 14.
  • a retaining ring 16 envelops the front part of the sleeve.
  • the base 12 comprises a body 20 having a tubular front part intended to engage in the sleeve 14, containing or constituting an insulator for receiving contact terminals which can engage in those of the plug 12.
  • the cooperating locking and unlocking means which equip the plug 10 and the base 12 comprise a fork lever 22 whose branches rotate, in the illustrated embodiment, on the plug 10 about an axis orthogonal to the axis of the sheet.
  • This axis is embodied by two pins 24 crimped onto the ring 16.
  • the lever pivot axis will be placed in a diametrical plane of the connector, as illustrated in the Figures.
  • the branches of the lever 22, which will generally be made of cut and folded sheet metal, have claws 32 formed by end portions of the branches, folded inwards.
  • the locking means also comprise, on the body 20 of the base, two elongated cams 26 symmetrical with respect to an axial plane of the base defining a first ramp 28, directed towards the rear and intervening during coupling and locking, and a second ramp 30, directed towards the front, intervening during the extraction.
  • each claw has, at the front in the direction of tilting in the direction f , a lug 33 constituted by a tongue in cantilever, relatively elastic.
  • the internal edges of the claws are folded backwards, so as to give these claws a general shape in J. During coupling, the folded edges engage in grooves 34 formed at the base of the cams 26, avoiding the fork opening and guide the claws 32.
  • Each ramp has at least one coupling zone and one locking zone, having slopes in the opposite direction.
  • each ramp 28 has an entry area, defining a plane making an angle of about 60 ° with a diametrical plane. The position of this plane and its orientation are chosen as a function of the position of the pivot axis of the lever 22.
  • the inclination of the input zones is such that the force caused by a tilting torque applied to the lever in the direction arrow f pushes the plug 10 into the base 12.
  • a mating zone, following the first, has a lower slope and brings the plug and the base into their fully engaged position.
  • the locking in the fully engaged position is achieved, in the case shown, by the passage of the pins 33 beyond the second zones and by their pressing on a third zone, or locking zone, the slope of which is opposite to that of the second zone and can be symmetrical with this slope
  • the junction edge between the second and third zones is placed so as to correspond to the coming of the lever 32 resting against the plug 18, as shown in Figure 3.
  • the numbers 221, 222 and 223 denote successive positions of the lever 22 and the ramp 28.
  • the lever is however even further apart than indicated at 24 during initial manual insertion.
  • the extraction ramps 30 cooperate with fingers 36 formed by cutting tongues in the arms of the lever 22 and folding.
  • the ramps 30 have a shape such that the fingers 36 come to bear on them only when the lever 22 has rotated enough to be unlocked.
  • each finger 36 is supported and slides on an oblique part of the ramp 30 by exerting an extraction force.
  • the ramp 30 has a flat area perpendicular to the axis of the connector, which is purely passive, and an oblique working area which causes the extraction.
  • the invention is not limited to the particular embodiment which has been described by way of example.
  • the claws and the fingers of the lever, as well as the ramps of the same cam could be replaced by different elements, but fulfilling the same function.

Abstract

The connector, usable particularly in the motor vehicle industry, has two elements coupled into each other by insertion, one forming a plug (10) and the other forming a coupling connector (12), carrying co-operating contacts provided with locking means having a fork lever (22) whose branches rotate on one of the elements about an axis transversal to the plug-in direction and have claws (32) engaged on a locking ramp on the other element. In addition to the locking claw (32) intended to bear against the ramp, oriented so that the tilting of the lever causes the elements to come closer to each other, each branch of the fork comprises a finger (36) intended to bear on a extraction ramp (30) oriented in the direction opposite to the first ramp and having a profile such that movement of the lever from its locking position exerts a force tending to separate the elements from each other.

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L'invention concerne les connecteurs électriques ayant une fiche et une embase accouplables l'une à l'autre par enfoncement et portant des contacts coopérants, munies de moyens de verrouillage comportant un levier en fourche dont les branches tournent sur un des éléments (embase ou, plus fréquemment, fiche) autour d'un axe transversal à la direction d'enfichage et présentent des griffes venant s'engager sur une rampe ménagée sur l'autre élément (fiche ou, plus fréquemment, embase) lors du basculement du levier autour de son axe dans une direction l'amenant sur l'élément qui le porte.The invention relates to electrical connectors having a plug and a base which can be coupled to one another by pressing and carrying cooperating contacts, provided with locking means comprising a fork lever whose branches rotate on one of the elements (base or , more frequently, plug) around an axis transverse to the direction of insertion and have claws which engage on a ramp formed on the other element (plug or, more frequently, base) when the lever swings around of its axis in a direction bringing it on the element which carries it.

Dans de nombreux cas, on est amené à placer des connecteurs électriques à des emplacements où ils sont peu accessibles et où en particulier il est difficile d'exercer à la main une force d'enfoncement ou d'arrachement de la fiche. Cette situation se rencontre en particulier dans l'industrie automobile et on peut citer à titre d'exemple les connecteurs de sortie de boîte de vitesse.In many cases, it is necessary to place electrical connectors in locations where they are not easily accessible and where in particular it is difficult to exert by hand a force of insertion or tearing of the plug. This situation is encountered in particular in the automotive industry and examples of gearbox output connectors may be cited.

On a déjà proposé des connecteurs du type ci-dessus défini dans lesquels le basculement du levier, relativement facile à effectuer par serrage à la main de l'ensemble levier-fiche, finit d'enfoncer la fiche et le verrouille. Mais ces connecteurs ne résolvent que très partiellement le problème, car l'extraction doit encore se faire en tirant sur la fiche, après rotation du levier pour le déverrouiller. Par ailleurs, beaucoup des connecteurs existants du type ci-dessus défini sont susceptibles de se desserrer sous l'effet des vibrations axiales ou transversales.Connectors of the type defined above have already been proposed in which the tilting of the lever, relatively easy to effect by hand tightening of the lever-plug assembly, finishes pushing the plug in and locks it. But these connectors only very partially solve the problem, because the extraction must still be done by pulling on the plug, after rotation of the lever to unlock it. Furthermore, many of the existing connectors of the type defined above are liable to loosen under the effect of axial or transverse vibrations.

Le document US-A-3 836 938 décrit un connecteur du type ci-dessus défini dans lequel une action sur un levier permet d'effectuer non seulement le verrouillage et le déverrouillage, mais aussi l'enfoncement et l'extraction de la fiche et qui, au surplus, garantit un maintien de l'enfichage complet même en cas de vibrations intenses.Document US-A-3 836 938 describes a connector of the above-defined type in which action on a lever makes it possible not only to lock and unlock, but also to push in and out of the plug and which, moreover, guarantees that the complete plug-in is maintained even in the event of intense vibrations.

Chaque branche de la fourche comporte, en plus de la griffe de verrouillage destiné à venir s'appuyer sur la rampe orientée de façon que le basculement du levier provoque le rapprochement de la fiche et de l'embase, un doigt supplémentaire destiné à s'appuyer sur une rampe orientée en sens contraire de la première, ayant un profil tel que l'écartement du levier de sa position de verrouillage exerce une force tendant à séparer la fiche de l'embase.Each branch of the fork comprises, in addition to the locking claw intended to come to bear on the ramp oriented so that the tilting of the lever brings the plug and the base closer together, an additional finger intended for s' pressing on a ramp oriented in the opposite direction to the first, having a profile such that the separation of the lever from its locking position exerts a force tending to separate the plug from the socket.

Dans ce but, l'invention propose notamment un connecteur du type ci-dessus défini dans lequel à l'avant de chaque griffe, le levier est muni d'un ergot, qui verrouille les éléments l'un sur l'autre lorsqu'il dépasse une zone d'engagement. L'invention sera mieux comprise à la lecture de la description qui suit d'un mode particulier de réalisation, donné à titre d'exemple non limitatif. La description se réfère aux dessins qui l'accompagnent, dans lesquels :

  • la Figure 1 est une vue en perspective éclatée, montrant les composants principaux d'un connecteur électrique du type dit "rond" qui sont concernés par l'invention ;
  • la Figure 2 est une vue éclatée, en élévation, montrant les composants du connecteur de la Figure 1, dans une position inverse de celle de la Figure 1 ;
  • la Figure 3 est une vue en perspective et en coupe partielle du connecteur dans l'état où il se trouve en fin de verrouillage ;
  • la Figure 4 est une vue en perspective du levier de verrouillage du connecteur des Figures 1 à 4, destinée à faire mieux apparaitre la forme des doigts de déverrouillage ;
  • la Figure 5 est un schéma montrant les positions relatives successives du levier et de la rampe lors du verrouillage ;
  • la Figure 6, similaire à la Figure 3, est une vue en élévation du connecteur montrant les éléments dans la position où ils se trouvent au début du mouvement d'extraction.
To this end, the invention proposes in particular a connector of the type defined above in which at the front of each claw, the lever is provided with a lug, which locks the elements one on the other when it exceeds an engagement zone. The invention will be better understood on reading the following description of a particular embodiment, given by way of non-limiting example. The description refers to the accompanying drawings, in which:
  • Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view showing the main components of an electrical connector of the type called "round" which are affected by the invention;
  • Figure 2 is an exploded view, in elevation, showing the components of the connector of Figure 1, in an opposite position to that of Figure 1;
  • Figure 3 is a perspective view in partial section of the connector in the state where it is at the end of locking;
  • Figure 4 is a perspective view of the locking lever of the connector of Figures 1 to 4, intended to better show the shape of the unlocking fingers;
  • Figure 5 is a diagram showing the successive relative positions of the lever and the ramp during locking;
  • Figure 6, similar to Figure 3, is an elevational view of the connector showing the elements in the position where they are at the start of the extraction movement.

Le connecteur dont les composants principaux sont montrés en Figures 1 à 3 a une constitution générale connue. Il se compose d'une fiche 10 et d'une embase 12. La fiche a un manchon 14 qui contient ou constitue un bloc isolant rigide percé de passages de réception de bornes de contact électrique. Lorsque la fiche est montée sur un câble électrique 15 (Figure 3), les conducteurs du câble sont raccordés aux bornes. Un raccord 18 est surmoulé sur le câble 15 et le manchon 14. Une bague de maintien 16 enveloppe la partie avant du manchon.The connector whose main components are shown in Figures 1 to 3 has a known general constitution. It consists of a plug 10 and a base 12. The plug has a sleeve 14 which contains or constitutes a rigid insulating block pierced with passages for receiving electrical contact terminals. When the plug is mounted on an electric cable 15 (Figure 3), the cable conductors are connected to the terminals. A connector 18 is molded onto the cable 15 and the sleeve 14. A retaining ring 16 envelops the front part of the sleeve.

L'embase 12 comprend un corps 20 ayant une partie avant tubulaire destinée à s'engager dans le manchon 14, contenant ou constituant un isolant de réception de bornes de contact pouvant s'engager dans celles de la fiche 12.The base 12 comprises a body 20 having a tubular front part intended to engage in the sleeve 14, containing or constituting an insulator for receiving contact terminals which can engage in those of the plug 12.

Les moyens de verrouillage et de déverrouillage coopérants qui équipent la fiche 10 et l'embase 12 comportent un levier en fourche 22 dont les branches tournent, dans le mode de réalisation illustré, sur la fiche 10 autour d'un axe orthogonal à l'axe de la fiche. Cet axe est matérialisé par deux pions 24 sertis sur la bague 16. En général, l'axe de basculement du levier sera placé dans un plan diamétral du connecteur, comme illustré sur les Figures. Les branches du levier 22, qui sera généralement constitué en tôle découpée et pliée, présentent des griffes 32 constituées par des parties terminales des branches, repliées vers l'intérieur.The cooperating locking and unlocking means which equip the plug 10 and the base 12 comprise a fork lever 22 whose branches rotate, in the illustrated embodiment, on the plug 10 about an axis orthogonal to the axis of the sheet. This axis is embodied by two pins 24 crimped onto the ring 16. In general, the lever pivot axis will be placed in a diametrical plane of the connector, as illustrated in the Figures. The branches of the lever 22, which will generally be made of cut and folded sheet metal, have claws 32 formed by end portions of the branches, folded inwards.

Les moyens de verrouillage comprennent encore, sur le corps 20 de l'embase, deux cames allongées 26 symétriques par rapport à un plan axial de l'embase définissant une première rampe 28, dirigée vers l'arrière et intervenant lors de l'accouplement et du verrouillage, et une second rampe 30, dirigée vers l'avant, intervenant lors de l'extraction.The locking means also comprise, on the body 20 of the base, two elongated cams 26 symmetrical with respect to an axial plane of the base defining a first ramp 28, directed towards the rear and intervening during coupling and locking, and a second ramp 30, directed towards the front, intervening during the extraction.

Les griffes terminales des branches du levier 22 sont destinées à s'appuyer contre la première rampe 28 lorsque le levier est basculé dans le sens indiqué par la flèche f, à partir de l'orientation où il est montré en Figures 1 et 2. Dans le mode de réalisation représenté, chaque griffe présente, à l'avant dans le sens de basculement suivant la direction f, un ergot 33 constitué par une languette en porte-à-faux, relativement élastique. Les bords internes des griffes sont repliés vers l'arrière, de façon à donner à ces griffes une forme générale en J. Lors de l'accouplement, les bords repliés s'engagent dans des rainures 34 ménagées à la base des cames 26, évitent l'ouverture de la fourche et guident les griffes 32.The terminal claws of the branches of the lever 22 are intended to bear against the first ramp 28 when the lever is tilted in the direction indicated by the arrow f, from the orientation where it is shown in Figures 1 and 2. In the embodiment shown, each claw has, at the front in the direction of tilting in the direction f , a lug 33 constituted by a tongue in cantilever, relatively elastic. The internal edges of the claws are folded backwards, so as to give these claws a general shape in J. During coupling, the folded edges engage in grooves 34 formed at the base of the cams 26, avoiding the fork opening and guide the claws 32.

Chaque rampe comporte au moins une zone d'accouplement et une zone de verrouillage, présentant des pentes de sens inverse. Dans le mode de réalisation représenté, chaque rampe 28 présente une zone d'entrée, définissant un plan faisant un angle d'environ 60° avec un plan diamétral. La position de ce plan et son orientation sont choisies en fonction de la position de l'axe de basculement du levier 22. L'inclinaison des zones d'entrée est telle que la force provoquée par un couple de basculement appliqué au levier dans le sens de la flèche f enfonce la fiche 10 dans l'embase 12. Une zone d'accouplement, faisant suite à la première, présente une pente plus faible et amène la fiche et l'embase dans leur position de plein engagement.Each ramp has at least one coupling zone and one locking zone, having slopes in the opposite direction. In the embodiment shown, each ramp 28 has an entry area, defining a plane making an angle of about 60 ° with a diametrical plane. The position of this plane and its orientation are chosen as a function of the position of the pivot axis of the lever 22. The inclination of the input zones is such that the force caused by a tilting torque applied to the lever in the direction arrow f pushes the plug 10 into the base 12. A mating zone, following the first, has a lower slope and brings the plug and the base into their fully engaged position.

Enfin, le verrouillage en position de plein engagement est réalisé, dans le cas représenté, par le passage des ergots 33 au-delà des secondes zones et par leur appui sur une troisième zone, ou zone de verrouillage, dont la pente est inverse de celle de la seconde zone et peut être symétrique de cette pente L'arête de jonction entre les seconde et troisième zones est placée de façon à correspondre à la venue du levier 32 en appui contre la fiche 18, comme le montre la Figure 3. Sur la Figure 5, les nombres 22₁, 22₂ et 22₃ désignent des positions successives du levier 22 et de la rampe 28. Le levier est cependant encore plus écarté qu'indiqué en 24 lors de l'insertion manuelle initiale. Lorsque le verrouillage est effectif, l'élasticité de l'isolant ou d'un disque en élastomère souple interposé entre les isolants rigides interdit tout déverrouillage intempestif.Finally, the locking in the fully engaged position is achieved, in the case shown, by the passage of the pins 33 beyond the second zones and by their pressing on a third zone, or locking zone, the slope of which is opposite to that of the second zone and can be symmetrical with this slope The junction edge between the second and third zones is placed so as to correspond to the coming of the lever 32 resting against the plug 18, as shown in Figure 3. In Figure 5, the numbers 22₁, 22₂ and 22₃ denote successive positions of the lever 22 and the ramp 28. The lever is however even further apart than indicated at 24 during initial manual insertion. When the locking is effective, the elasticity of the insulation or of a flexible elastomer disc interposed between the rigid insulation prevents any untimely unlocking.

Les rampes d'extraction 30 coopèrent avec des doigts 36 constitués par découpage de languettes dans les branches du levier 22 et pliage. Les rampes 30 ont une forme telle que les doigts 36 ne viennent s'appuyer sur elles que lorsque le levier 22 a tourné suffisamment pour être déverrouillé. Lors de la poursuite du basculement du levier 22 en sens inverse de la flèche f, chaque doigt 36 s'appuie et glisse sur une partie oblique de la rampe 30 en exerçant une force d'extraction. Dans le cas illustré sur les Figures 2 et 6, on voit que la rampe 30 présente une zone plane perpendiculaire à l'axe du connecteur, qui est purement passive, et une zone oblique de travail qui provoque l'extraction.The extraction ramps 30 cooperate with fingers 36 formed by cutting tongues in the arms of the lever 22 and folding. The ramps 30 have a shape such that the fingers 36 come to bear on them only when the lever 22 has rotated enough to be unlocked. During the continued tilting of the lever 22 in the opposite direction to the arrow f, each finger 36 is supported and slides on an oblique part of the ramp 30 by exerting an extraction force. In the case illustrated in Figures 2 and 6, we see that the ramp 30 has a flat area perpendicular to the axis of the connector, which is purely passive, and an oblique working area which causes the extraction.

L'invention ne se limite pas au mode particulier de réalisation qui a été décrit à titre d'exemple. En particulier, les griffes et les doigts du levier, ainsi que les rampes d'une même came, pourraient être remplacés par des éléments différents, mais remplissant la même fonction.The invention is not limited to the particular embodiment which has been described by way of example. In particular, the claws and the fingers of the lever, as well as the ramps of the same cam, could be replaced by different elements, but fulfilling the same function.

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  1. Electrical connector having two elements which can be coupled into each other by insertion, one forming a plug (10) and the other forming a socket (12), carrying cooperating contacts, provided with locking means having a fork lever (22) whose branches rotate on one of the elements about an axis transversal to the plug-in-direction and have, on the one hand, claws (32) apt to engage and slide on an engagement zone of a locking ramp (28), said zone being oriented in such a manner that the tilting of the lever causes the elements to come closer to each other, and, on the other hand, a finger (36) located between the axis and the claw (32) and intended to bear on an extraction ramp (30) oriented in a direction opposite to that of the first ramp, having a shape such that movement of the lever from its locking position exerts a force tending to separate the elements from each other, and still on the other hand, at the front of each claw (32) in the direction of tilting of the lever during locking, a tab (33) intended to pass said engagement zone for locking the elements on each other.
  2. Connector according to claim 1, characterized in that the tab (33) consists of a projecting tongue which extends beyond the claw forwardly in the locking direction and in that the unlocking ramp is so dimensioned that the fingers (36) bear hereon only after the lever has been unlocked.
  3. Connector according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that each locking ramp (28) comprises, beyond the engagement zone causing the elements to come together, a locking zone having a slope reverse that of the engagement zone and intended to receive the tab.
  4. Connector according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that each claw has folded-over edges intended for engagement in a guiding groove (34) in the base of the locking ramp (28).
  5. Connector according to claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that the two ramps (28, 30) are provided on opposite faces of a same cam (26) of elongate shape provided on the socket.
  6. Connector according to any one of claims 1-5, characterized in that the extraction ramp comprises a slanted extraction portion placed in such a manner that the corresponding finger (36) only comes into contact with it if after unlocking.
  7. Connector according to any one of claims 1-6, characterized in that the lever is constituted from a folded metal sheet, in that the claws (32) are constituted by folded-over terminal portions of the branches and in that the fingers (36) are constituted by cut-out and folded-over portions of the branches.
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