EP0519815A1 - Elektrischer Steckverbinder - Google Patents

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EP0519815A1
EP0519815A1 EP92401685A EP92401685A EP0519815A1 EP 0519815 A1 EP0519815 A1 EP 0519815A1 EP 92401685 A EP92401685 A EP 92401685A EP 92401685 A EP92401685 A EP 92401685A EP 0519815 A1 EP0519815 A1 EP 0519815A1
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Jean-Louis Duclos
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Safran Electrical and Power SAS
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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
    • H01R13/40—Securing contact members in or to a base or case; Insulating of contact members
    • H01R13/42—Securing in a demountable manner
    • H01R13/424—Securing in base or case composed of a plurality of insulating parts having at least one resilient insulating part
    • 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
    • H01R13/436—Securing a plurality of contact members by one locking piece or operation
    • H01R13/4367—Insertion of locking piece from the rear
    • H01R13/4368—Insertion of locking piece from the rear comprising a temporary and a final locking position

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  • the present invention relates to an electrical connector.
  • the invention relates to a connector comprising a first female housing element in which are housed male or female electrical contact members, for example, elastic clips connected to electrical conductors, the tongues or printed circuits, a second housing element.
  • male intended to engage in the female housing element and comprising a series of channels intended to each contain an electrical contact member intended to cooperate with an electrical contact member of the first female housing element to ensure an electrical connection, locking means being provided for blocking the electrical contact members in the channels.
  • One of the aims of the present invention is to remedy these various drawbacks.
  • the connector, object of the invention is of the type comprising a female housing element intended to contain male or female electrical contact members, a male housing element intended to engage in the element of female housing and comprising a series of channels each intended to receive a male or female electrical contact member intended to each cooperate with a corresponding electrical contact member housed in the female housing element, means being provided for blocking and locking the male or female electrical contact members housed in the channels of the male housing element bearing against a surface thereof and is in particular characterized in that said means comprise a locking key guided on the male housing element and having a series of elastic tabs each provided with a lug intended to pass through a corresponding slot in one of the walls of the male housing element and opening into a corresponding channel, each lug being intended to abut against the reach of a corresponding electrical contact member housed in each channel, means being provided for wedging said c lef on the male housing element.
  • the locking key is slid so that the pins, by crossing the slots, cooperate with the bearing surfaces of the electrical contact members to ensure correct positioning of these and at the same time lock them. It is understood that if a contact member is defective or improperly placed, the key cannot be locked.
  • the male housing element comprises guide means for the locking key and means for pre-locking said key so that it can be held in a position in which the lugs of the elastic tongues do not are not yet engaged in the slots.
  • the locking key being, in advance, fixed on the male housing element.
  • the male housing element comprises laterally on each side, near its end opposite to that intended to engage in the female housing element, a stud and behind said stud two ramps located on the side and on the other side thereof, the ramps, at their end adjacent to the stud and on their face turned opposite one another comprising a hook
  • the locking key has the general shape of a U the core of which comprises elastic tongues
  • the wings each have two elastic tabs intended to cooperate with the opposite faces of each of the ramps and provided with hooks corresponding to those of said ramps, said tabs comprising, on their face opposite one another, a boss intended to bear against the nipple when the hooks are engaged, in the pre-locking position of the key, and a notch intended contain the pin and which corresponds to the locking position.
  • the bosses limit the engagement of the locking key on the male box element so that said key occupies the pre-locking position, said bosses with the notches facilitating the locking of the key.
  • each channel comprises, on its wall opposite to that provided with the slot intended to be crossed by the lug of the elastic tongue, an elastic bar provided with a retaining stop intended to cooperate with a corresponding range of the corresponding electrical contact member housed in said channel.
  • each electrical contact member is held at two points.
  • the male box element comprises, in line with each slot intended to be crossed by a lug of an elastic tongue of the locking key, a compartment opening on the side of the key, the wall of which opposite to that provided of the slot present, on the side of the opening of the compartment through which the corresponding tongue is introduced, a first part, the distance separating it from the wall provided with the slot corresponds substantially to the height of the tongue and its lug and, on the side opposite to said opening, a second part brought closer to said wall and corresponding substantially to the thickness of the tongue so that the latter, when the lug crosses the slot, cannot be lifted.
  • the female housing element comprises a loop provided with an internal hook, while the locking key is provided with a locking tab, itself provided with a hook, intended to cooperate with the internal hook of the loop for locking the male housing element in the female housing element.
  • the locking key comprises on the side opposite to the tongues a movable flap. Thanks to this arrangement, it is possible to hide the entrances to the channels, which is advantageous when using electrical connection members of the "flag" type, that is to say in which the conductors extend in a perpendicular direction. to the direction of these bodies.
  • the flap came from molding with the locking key and is hingedly connected to the soul of the latter by flexible tabs, said flap comprising members conjugated with corresponding members of the male element in order to '' secure it in the closed position.
  • the edge of the flap opposite to that provided with flexible tabs has at least one notch intended to cooperate, in the closed position of the flap, with a lug of the male element, while the edge of the flap adjacent to the flexible tabs is provided with at least one lug intended, in the closed position of the flap, to cooperate with a bearing of the core thereof. Thanks to this arrangement, the flap is perfectly maintained in its closed position.
  • Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view of a connector according to the invention.
  • Figure 2 is a perspective view of a female connection member intended to be inserted into the male element of the connector.
  • Figure 3 is a partial perspective view of the male element with its locking member in the pre-locking position.
  • Figure 4 is a sectional view along line 4-4 of Figure 3.
  • Figure 5 is a partial perspective view of the male element with its locking member in the locked position.
  • Figure 6 is a sectional view along line 6-6 of Figure 5.
  • Figure 7 is a sectional view corresponding to Figures 4 and 6 showing an intermediate position between Figures 4 and 6.
  • Figure 8 is a sectional view showing the impossibility of. lock the locking element if the contact member is not in place.
  • Figures 9 and 10 show in section the locking of the female element during the assembly of the different elements.
  • Figure 11 shows in exploded perspective an alternative embodiment of the invention.
  • Figure 12 is a perspective view of a female connection member intended to be inserted into the male element of the connector.
  • Figure 13 is a partial perspective view of the male element with its locking member in the locked position.
  • Figure 14 is a sectional view along line 14-14 of Figure 13.
  • FIG. 1 there is shown a connector comprising a female element 1 intended to receive male electrical contact members 2.
  • These members may be constituted by tongues, printed circuits or the like.
  • the male members are formed by a printed circuit housed in the female element and connected by any means to electrical circuits.
  • the female element 1 laterally comprises two guide rails 3 and at an intermediate point mediating from its upper part a loop 4 whose internal upper part is provided with a hook 5.
  • the female element 1 is intended to receive a male element 7 which laterally has ribs 8 intended to cooperate with the slides 3.
  • the slides 3 and the ribs 8 are offset in height so that the male element 7 cannot be introduced into the female element 1 only in one position: it is a mechanical coding.
  • the male element 7 consists of a body 10 made of insulating material and shaped to present a series of channels 9 each intended to receive a female contact member 11.
  • the channels 9 are delimited by a floor wall 9 a , two side walls 9 b and a ceiling wall 28.
  • This member comprises a body 12 with at one end lugs 13 which are crimped on a conductor 14 and lugs 15 crimped on the corresponding stripped end of the conductor 14.
  • the body 12 has an elastic clamp 17 intended to enclose the printed circuit 2 and two lateral cheeks 19 protecting the elastic clamp 17, each cheek having an opening 20.
  • the side walls 9b of the channels 9 on the side intended to be inserted in the female element 1 have slots 22 for the passage of the printed circuit 2.
  • each channel 9 a of each channel 9, near its end adjacent to the slot 22, has an elastic tab 26 provided with a ramp 26 a terminated by an abrupt 26 b intended to cooperate with the opening 20 d ' a corresponding body 11.
  • the ceiling wall 28 comprises a series of partitions 29 delimiting compartments 30 which are closed at the upper part by a wall 31.
  • a wall 31 In the central part of the wall 31 stand two guide walls 32 intended to abut against the corresponding edge loop 4, these walls 32 being reinforced by gussets 33, while the end opposite to that on the side of which the compartments 30 open have ribs 34 in order to reduce the friction when the element is engaged male 7 in the female element 1 and, therefore, gain material.
  • the wall 31 comprises, facing each compartment 30, a slot 38 opening onto a slot 37 formed in the wall 28.
  • the wall 31 has a first part 36 and a second part 39 offset in height with respect to the part 36 so that the opening of each compartment 30 is higher than the bottom, these two parts being connected by an inclined ramp 35.
  • the side walls of the body 10 comprise, on the one hand, two hooks 40 and 42 extended by ramps 40 a and 42 a and, on the other hand, a projecting stud 41.
  • the connector is terminated by a locking key 45 formed by a body of insulating material comprising an elastic tab 46 intended to be guided between the walls 32 and protected by them and to be inserted in the loop 4, and comprising hooks 47.
  • a support 48 At an intermediate point of the elastic tab 46, it is provided a support 48 to facilitate unlocking when the elements are assembled.
  • the locking key 45 comprises, on each side, two elastic bars 49 and 51 having at an intermediate point of their length bosses 53 and 54 respectively and notches 55 and 56.
  • the elastic bars 49 and 51 have, at their free end hooks 50 and 52 intended to cooperate with hooks 40 and 42 respectively.
  • the lateral locking key 45 is provided on each side with a pin 57 intended to be inserted in a housing 58 of the male element 7.
  • the locking key 45 has a series of elastic tabs 60 whose width corresponds to, or is less than, that of the compartments 30 and whose face facing the wall 28 includes a lug 62.
  • the lugs 62 have dimensions corresponding to or lower than the slots 37.
  • the height of the opening of each compartment 30 corresponds substantially to the height of each tab 60 and its lug 62, while the height of the bottom of each compartment 30 is equal to or slightly greater than the thickness of the elastic tabs 60. Thus, these cannot be raised when the key 45 is locked.
  • the connector can be mounted, the locking key 45 being in the pre-locked position (see FIGS. 3 and 4) the hooks 50 and 52 cooperating respectively with the hooks 40 and 42. In this position, the stud 41 bears against the edge bosses 53 and 54, the channels 9 being free and allowing the insertion of the members 11.
  • the members 11 are thus advanced, so that by bearing against the ramps 26 a , they bend the tabs 26 until the steep 26 b are inserted in the openings 20.
  • FIG. 12 there is shown an alternative embodiment of the invention intended for use with a female electrical contact member of the type called "flag".
  • This female member is shown in FIG. 12 and has the general reference 70. It comprises an elastic clamp 71 intended to grip a printed circuit and crimping tabs 72 and 73 which are located in a direction perpendicular to the clamp 71, the tabs 73 being intended to enclose an insulated electrical conductor and the tabs 72 being crimped onto the stripped end of said conductor.
  • FIG. 11 there is shown a connector which comprises a female element 80 internally supporting a printed circuit 81 and provided with a loop 82 comprising a hook 83.
  • the element 80 comprises keying slides 84 intended to receive the ribs 85 of a male element 87.
  • the male element 87 is formed by a body of insulating material having a series of channels 88 extended by two lateral cheeks 89 delimiting an opening 90.
  • the male element 87 has a ceiling wall 91 on which compartments 92 are provided. These compartments are identical to the compartments 30 and will not be described in detail here.
  • the side walls of the male element 87 have slots 93 for the passage of the printed circuit 81, ramps 94 and 95 terminated by hooks 96 and 97 respectively, as well as a projecting stud 98.
  • the locking key which bears the reference 100 is provided with pins 101 which are intended to engage in housings 103 of the male element 87.
  • the locking key 100 is provided on each side with two elastic bars 105 and 106 each having a boss 107 and 108 respectively and notches 109 and 110.
  • the bars 105 and 106 are finished by hooks 111 and 112 intended to cooperate with the corresponding hooks 96 and 97.
  • the locking key 100 (see FIG. 14) comprises a series of elastic tabs 130 intended to be inserted in the compartments 92 and each provided with a lug 113 having a dimension corresponding to that of the slots 114 provided in the compartments 92 and opening out. in channels 88.
  • the locking key 100 comprises an elastic tab 116 intended to engage in the loop 82 and comprising hooks 117 intended to cooperate with the hooks 83 to ensure the assembly of the male element 87 with the female element 80.
  • the locking key 100 comprises, when molded, a flap 120 connected to said key by flexible tabs 121 and comprising lugs 122 intended, when the flap is in the closed position to be abutted against bearing surfaces 123.
  • the flap 120 Along its edge opposite to that provided with flexible tabs 121, the flap 120 has two notches 124 which are intended to cooperate with lugs 125 provided on two corresponding cheeks 89 of the male element 87.
  • the flap 120 at its ends, comprises locking members 126 intended to cooperate with the lugs 99 on the lateral sides of the male element 87.
  • the connector can be mounted, the locking key being in the pre-locked position, the hooks 111 and 112 cooperating with the hooks 96 and 97.
  • the contact members 70 are put in place, the crimping tabs 72, 73 being turned downwards (see FIG. 14) so that the electrical conductors pass through the openings 90.
  • the flap 120 is open (see FIG. 11).
  • the key 100 is pushed so that the pins 98 are inserted into the notches 109 and 110, while the pins 113, bearing against the corresponding ends of the members 70, ensure the locking and correct position of these.
  • the shutter 120 can then be closed (see FIG. 13), these locking members 126 coming to be fixed on the lugs 99.
  • the flap being held by the pins 122 and the bearing surfaces 123, it is ensured that it will always be in a correct closing position, even if after repeated maneuvers the flexible tabs 121 were broken.
  • the male element 87 is mounted in the female element 80, the assembly being provided by the elastic tab 116, the hooks 117 of which bear against the hook 83.

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FR2723802A1 (fr) * 1994-08-19 1996-02-23 Amp France Structure de connecteur electrique.
EP0703643A1 (de) * 1994-09-20 1996-03-27 Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft Elektrische Steckverbindung
WO1997001875A1 (en) * 1995-06-26 1997-01-16 The Whitaker Corporation Electrical connector with electrical contact and strain relief
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EP0948101A2 (de) * 1998-04-02 1999-10-06 The Whitaker Corporation Elektrischer Steckverbinder zur Herstellung des Kontakts mit mindestens einer flachen Leiterfolie
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FR2723802A1 (fr) * 1994-08-19 1996-02-23 Amp France Structure de connecteur electrique.
EP0703643A1 (de) * 1994-09-20 1996-03-27 Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft Elektrische Steckverbindung
WO1997001875A1 (en) * 1995-06-26 1997-01-16 The Whitaker Corporation Electrical connector with electrical contact and strain relief
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EP0948101A2 (de) * 1998-04-02 1999-10-06 The Whitaker Corporation Elektrischer Steckverbinder zur Herstellung des Kontakts mit mindestens einer flachen Leiterfolie
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EP1139494A3 (de) * 2000-03-30 2005-01-12 J.S.T. Mfg. Co., Ltd. Schneidklemmverbinder
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