EP0631351A2 - Elektrischer Verbinder zur Verbindung eines Kabels mit einer Leiterplatte - Google Patents

Elektrischer Verbinder zur Verbindung eines Kabels mit einer Leiterplatte Download PDF

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EP0631351A2
EP0631351A2 EP94109668A EP94109668A EP0631351A2 EP 0631351 A2 EP0631351 A2 EP 0631351A2 EP 94109668 A EP94109668 A EP 94109668A EP 94109668 A EP94109668 A EP 94109668A EP 0631351 A2 EP0631351 A2 EP 0631351A2
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electrical connector
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receptacle
gripper assembly
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Georg Grella
Bernd Fieberling
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Whitaker LLC
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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
    • H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
    • H01R12/70—Coupling devices
    • H01R12/7082—Coupling device supported only by cooperation with PCB
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
    • H01R12/70—Coupling devices
    • H01R12/77—Coupling devices for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures
    • H01R12/79—Coupling devices for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures connecting to rigid printed circuits or like structures
    • 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
    • H01R13/502—Bases; Cases composed of different pieces
    • H01R13/506—Bases; Cases composed of different pieces assembled by snap action of the parts

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  • the subject invention relates to an electrical connector for interconnecting the electrical conductors of, for example a multi-conductor insulated cable, to another component, such as a printed circuit board.
  • an electrical connector for mounting electrical conductors to a printed circuit board, comprising a housing member mountable to the printed circuit board, the connector being characterized by a gripping member for gripping the conductors and being cooperable with said housing member for aligning free ends of the wire with the printed circuit board.
  • the conductors may be easily mounted to another component. It is another advantage of this invention that the conductor ends are protected. It is yet another advantage of this invention that reliable strain relief is provided for the conductor. It is a further advantage of this invention that by proper configuration of the electrical connector keying and locking features may be included.
  • an electrical connector assembly is shown generally at 2 comprising an electrical receptacle 4 and a cable gripping assembly that is shown generally at 6.
  • the receptacle connector 4 is mounted to a printed circuit board 8, where the electrical connector assembly 2 provides insulative alignment for the conductors 10 of the insulated multi-conductor cable 12.
  • the electrical connector receptacle 4 is comprised of upper wall 14, lower wall 16 and side walls 18 and 20.
  • a mounting surface 22 is provided at an end thereof whereby alignment pins 24 extend from the lower wall 16 and forwardly of the mating face 22.
  • a latch member 26 is provided that extends from the upper surface 14 and extending forward to include resilient latch members 28, which will be described in greater detail herein.
  • the receptacle housing 4 includes an inner aperture 30 which is profiled for receipt of the cable gripping assembly 6 and the end face 22 of the receptacle housing 4 includes a plurality of wire emitting openings 34 (Figure 5) which extend outwardly from the end face 22 but communicate with the inner aperture 30, as best seen in Figures 9 and 10.
  • the receptacle housing 4 includes first detent openings 36 and second detent openings 38 positioned on both upper and lower wall portions 14,16, as will be further described herein.
  • the cable gripping assembly 6 is comprised of two identical cable gripping members 40 comprised of a wall portion 42 having an inner surface 44 contoured to receive conductors 10 of the multi-conductor cable 12, thereby including a plurality of groove portions 46 to receive the insulation therein.
  • the gripping member 40 includes two latch members 48 extending from a top surface thereof and profiled as shown in Figure 7.
  • Two latch arms 50 extend from opposite ends of the member 40 and are diagonally opposed to each other as shown in Figures 6 and 7.
  • Complementary latch projections 54 extend from opposite corners of the gripping member 40 as best shown in Figure 6 in a diagonally opposite sense as the latch members 50. It should be appreciated that this configuration allows two identical gripping members to be interconnected to each other when in an opposing manner such that the inner surfaces 44 are facing each other, thereby forming an inner surface perfectly conforming to the outer contour of the insulated cable.
  • the multi-conductor cable 12 is moved to a position between two identical gripping members 40 which are then latched together, such that the conductors 10 protrude forwardly from the gripping members 40 and the end face of the insulation is approximately flush with a front end 60 of the cable gripping member 40, as shown in Figure 10.
  • the assembly can be pushed into aperture 30 of the receptacle member 4 to a position, shown in Figure 11, where the latch members 48 interact with the first set of apertures 36.
  • This forms a prelocked assembly whereby the gripping members 40 and the multi-conductor cable 12 are fully held together within the receptacle, but where the individual conductors 10 of the multi-conductor cable 12 are securely fixed inside the receptacle to prevent any damage during transfer of the assembly.
  • this assembly can now be moved towards the printed circuit board 8 where the printed circuit board 8 would include guiding apertures 64 for alignment with pins 24 of the housing 4 and an aperture 66 for interaction with the latch member 26 to secure the housing 4 thereto.
  • the printed circuit board would include apertures 68 that are in alignment with apertures 34 in the end face of the receptacle, to receive therethrough the individual electrical conductors 10. It should be appreciated that the apertures 68 could be plated therethrough or could include some type of conductive trace surrounding the aperture for forming the electrical interconnection therebetween.
  • the assembly of the receptacle member 4, the gripping assembly 6, and the multi-conductor cable 12 is fixed to the printed circuit board by way of the latch member 26, but in a pre-assembled condition where the wire is not yet positioned through the printed circuit board through holes 68.
  • the gripping assembly 6 can be pushed forwardly to a position where the latch members 48 on the gripping members 40 correspond with apertures 38 in the receptacle assembly, such that the individual conductors 10 now project through the apertures 68 of the printed circuit board.
  • an electrical connector assembly 2 is provided to faciliate the proper assembly of conductors 10 to another component, such as a printed circuit board 8.
  • the electrical connector assembly 2 includes a gripping assembly 6 that is receivable within a receptacle housing 4, mountable to the printed circuit board 8, in a preloaded position with the free ends of the conductors 10 protectively enclosed therein and a fully loaded position, where the conductors 10 extend through apertures in the end face 22 of the housing 4 for alignment with the printed circuit board 8. Where in the fully loaded position the housing 4 and gripper member 6 provide strain relief for the conductors 10.

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  • Coupling Device And Connection With Printed Circuit (AREA)
  • Multi-Conductor Connections (AREA)
EP94109668A 1993-06-23 1994-06-22 Elektrischer Verbinder zur Verbindung eines Kabels mit einer Leiterplatte. Withdrawn EP0631351A3 (de)

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GB9313002A GB9313002D0 (en) 1993-06-23 1993-06-23 Wire-to-board electrical connector
GB9313002 1993-06-23

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EP0631351A2 true EP0631351A2 (de) 1994-12-28
EP0631351A3 EP0631351A3 (de) 1996-07-24

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FI (1) FI942984A (de)
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NO (1) NO942373L (de)

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WO1996031920A1 (de) * 1995-04-05 1996-10-10 W.L. Gore & Associates Gmbh Bandkabel-steckverbindungsanordnung
DE19639665A1 (de) * 1995-09-28 1997-04-03 Yazaki Corp Beweglicher Verbindungsstecker mit Stützplattenverlängerung
GB2305787A (en) * 1995-09-28 1997-04-16 Yazaki Corp Defining the position of a floating lectrical connector
GB2330248A (en) * 1997-08-27 1999-04-14 Whitaker Corp Mounting a connector in a panel
US5980307A (en) * 1997-07-23 1999-11-09 Molex Incorporated Strain relief system for holding cables to circuit boards
EP0975060A1 (de) * 1998-07-23 2000-01-26 Framatome Connectors International Steckverbindergehäuse für Koaxialkabel
FR2877501A1 (fr) * 2004-11-04 2006-05-05 Yves Talaga Dispositif de connexion pour un cable plat comportant au moins deux fils conducteurs
WO2009043862A1 (en) * 2007-10-04 2009-04-09 Nordia Innovation Ab Connector cover
US9178302B2 (en) 2010-07-28 2015-11-03 Tyco Electronics Japan G.K. Wire cover, wiring method of wires and electrical connector
EP3588684A1 (de) * 2018-06-22 2020-01-01 Würth Elektronik Eisos Gmbh & CO. KG Direktstecker und direktsteckverbindung

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JPH0237679A (ja) * 1988-07-27 1990-02-07 Hanai Densen Kk フラットケーブル係止部材
EP0476355A1 (de) * 1990-09-05 1992-03-25 THOMAS & BETTS CORPORATION Beförderungsschutz- und Einfügungsgerät für mehradrige Kabel
GB2249882A (en) * 1990-11-19 1992-05-20 Edward Frances Frume Cable guides for use with stranded multi-conductor flat ribbon cables

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US4139727A (en) * 1975-05-22 1979-02-13 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Device for attaching flat strip cables to a printed circuit board
JPH0237679A (ja) * 1988-07-27 1990-02-07 Hanai Densen Kk フラットケーブル係止部材
EP0476355A1 (de) * 1990-09-05 1992-03-25 THOMAS & BETTS CORPORATION Beförderungsschutz- und Einfügungsgerät für mehradrige Kabel
GB2249882A (en) * 1990-11-19 1992-05-20 Edward Frances Frume Cable guides for use with stranded multi-conductor flat ribbon cables

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WO1996031920A1 (de) * 1995-04-05 1996-10-10 W.L. Gore & Associates Gmbh Bandkabel-steckverbindungsanordnung
US5921808A (en) * 1995-04-05 1999-07-13 Haftmann; Johannes Ribbon cable plug-in connector
GB2305789B (en) * 1995-09-28 1997-08-13 Yazaki Corp Movable connector having an extending support plate
US5947759A (en) * 1995-09-28 1999-09-07 Yazaki Corporation Movable connector positioning mechanism
GB2305787B (en) * 1995-09-28 1997-08-13 Yazaki Corp Movable connector positioning mechanism
GB2305787A (en) * 1995-09-28 1997-04-16 Yazaki Corp Defining the position of a floating lectrical connector
US5820394A (en) * 1995-09-28 1998-10-13 Yazaki Corporation Movable connector positioning mechanism
US5882219A (en) * 1995-09-28 1999-03-16 Yazaki Corporation Movable connector having an extending support plate
GB2305789A (en) * 1995-09-28 1997-04-16 Yazaki Corp Floatingly mounted electrical connector
DE19639665C2 (de) * 1995-09-28 1999-06-17 Yazaki Corp Beweglicher Verbindungsstecker
DE19639665A1 (de) * 1995-09-28 1997-04-03 Yazaki Corp Beweglicher Verbindungsstecker mit Stützplattenverlängerung
US5980307A (en) * 1997-07-23 1999-11-09 Molex Incorporated Strain relief system for holding cables to circuit boards
GB2330248A (en) * 1997-08-27 1999-04-14 Whitaker Corp Mounting a connector in a panel
EP0975060A1 (de) * 1998-07-23 2000-01-26 Framatome Connectors International Steckverbindergehäuse für Koaxialkabel
FR2781609A1 (fr) * 1998-07-23 2000-01-28 Framatome Connectors France Boitier de connecteur pour cables coaxiaux
US6225557B1 (en) 1998-07-23 2001-05-01 Framatome Connectors International Connector casing for coaxial cables
FR2877501A1 (fr) * 2004-11-04 2006-05-05 Yves Talaga Dispositif de connexion pour un cable plat comportant au moins deux fils conducteurs
WO2009043862A1 (en) * 2007-10-04 2009-04-09 Nordia Innovation Ab Connector cover
US9178302B2 (en) 2010-07-28 2015-11-03 Tyco Electronics Japan G.K. Wire cover, wiring method of wires and electrical connector
EP3588684A1 (de) * 2018-06-22 2020-01-01 Würth Elektronik Eisos Gmbh & CO. KG Direktstecker und direktsteckverbindung
US11201434B2 (en) 2018-06-22 2021-12-14 Würth Elektronik eiSos Gmbh & Co. KG Direct plug-in connector and direct plug-in connection

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GB9313002D0 (en) 1993-08-04
FI942984A0 (fi) 1994-06-21
NO942373L (no) 1994-12-27
FI942984A (fi) 1994-12-24
NO942373D0 (de) 1994-06-22

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