EP0676830A2 - Boîtier de connecteur électrique avec système de verrouillage amélioré - Google Patents

Boîtier de connecteur électrique avec système de verrouillage amélioré Download PDF

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EP0676830A2
EP0676830A2 EP95105028A EP95105028A EP0676830A2 EP 0676830 A2 EP0676830 A2 EP 0676830A2 EP 95105028 A EP95105028 A EP 95105028A EP 95105028 A EP95105028 A EP 95105028A EP 0676830 A2 EP0676830 A2 EP 0676830A2
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connector assembly
mating
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gear member
retention arm
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Joachim Alfred Hahn
Annette Carola Ries
Rolf Jetter
Christian Otto Bömmel
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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
    • H01R13/62—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
    • H01R13/62933—Comprising exclusively pivoting lever
    • H01R13/62944—Pivoting lever comprising gear teeth
    • 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
    • H01R12/71—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures
    • H01R12/72—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures
    • H01R12/722—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures coupling devices mounted on the edge of the printed circuits
    • H01R12/724—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures coupling devices mounted on the edge of the printed circuits containing contact members forming a right angle
    • 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
    • H01R13/62—Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
    • H01R13/627—Snap or like fastening
    • H01R13/6271—Latching means integral with the housing
    • H01R13/6273—Latching means integral with the housing comprising two latching arms

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  • This invention relates to a rack and pinion type of locking means for the coupling of complementary connectors.
  • a rack and pinion mechanism for coupling mating connectors together is known from German Utility Model G 8714016 and shown in Figure 1, whereby a receptacle connector assembly 4' comprises a gear 10' pivotable about an axis and attached to a lever arm 14'; and a pin header connector assembly 3' comprises a rack 11' along a wall of a cavity 13' receiving the receptacle connector 4'.
  • Mating of the connectors 2' and 3' is effectuated by simply inserting the receptacle connector into the cavity of the pinheaded connector whereby engagement of the rack 11' and pinion 10' causes the gear arm 14' to rotate and allow full insertion of the receptacle connector into the male housing cavity. Uncoupling of the mating connectors 2', 3' is effectuated by simply rotating the lever 14' in the opposite sense.
  • the lever In order to ensure locking of the mated connectors, the lever can be latched in it's final position by some resilient latching means. In the open position however, the lever arm 20 should be held in a fixed position such that coupling of the connectors is rapidly done by merely inserting the connectors and snapping them together.
  • the gear lever arm of the Utility Model engages the receptacle housing with a dimple thereon for resiliently holding the lever in the fully open position, the lever being rotatable into the closed position by simply exerting sufficient torque to the gear (which occurs when firmly pressing the mating connectors together).
  • first connector housing having a gear member thereon interengageable with a pinion member of a mating second connector housing
  • gear member comprises a lever arm fixed in the open position by a resilient latching member of the first housing, the latching member cooperable with the second connector housing during coupling between the first and second connector housings to release the engagement of the latching member and gear lever arm thereby allowing full coupling of the first and second connector assemblies.
  • a receptacle connector assembly 3 comprising a housing 4 having a main housing 6 for receiving electrical terminals therein, and a gear member 8 comprising a pinion 10 with gear teeth 12, and a lever arm 14.
  • the gear member 8 is pivotly attached to an axis 16 of the housing 4.
  • the terminals mountable in the main housing section 6 project towards a mating face 18 thereof, the connector assembly 3 being matable to a complementary connector assembly 2 (see Figure 3) similar to the connector assembly 2' of the prior art.
  • the mating connector assembly would thus comprise a rack similar to the rack 6' for engagement with the gear teeth 12 of the pinion 10 during mating and unmating of the connector assemblies.
  • the connector housing 4' would be inserted into a cavity of the complementary connector assembly whereby the pinion 10 and rack would engage causing the gear member 8 to pivot until the fully mated position indicated by the gear lever member 8 shown in dotted lines.
  • the connector housing 4 further comprises a resilient latching member 20 attached to the main housing section 6 proximate the mating face 18 and extending rearwardly therefrom to a free end 22.
  • the resilient retention arm 20 is shown comprising, proximate the free end 22, a retention shoulder 24 engageable against a retention shoulder 26 of the lever arm 14 when in the fully opened position, and a tapered portion 23 for engaging the lever arm during opening thereby biasing the retention arm prior to locking engagement therewith.
  • the retention arm 20 comprises a camming portion 28 projecting outwardly therefrom and engageable with a wall 30 of the complementary connector housing for biasing of the resilient retention arm 20 out of locking engagement with the lever arm retention shoulder 26 as can be seen in Figure 4.
  • Figure 4 shows initial insertion of the connector housing 4 into a cavity 32 of a complementary connector housing 34.
  • the retention arms 20 are resiliently biased and release the lever arm 14 such that when the gear teeth 12 engage the rack of the complementary connector, the gear member 8 is free to rotate and allow full insertion of the connector housing 4 into the cavity 32 as shown in Figure 5.
  • Camming of the resilient retention arms 20 during mating thus allows a low mating force between the complementary connector assemblies 2, 3 whilst nevertheless providing a very secure retention means that does not suffer from wear during coupling and uncoupling.
  • the gear member coupling means is securely and reliably maintained in the open position ready for coupling, and automatically released during the coupling without significantly increasing the mating forces required.

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EP95105028A 1994-04-08 1995-04-04 Boítier de connecteur électrique avec système de verrouillage amélioré Expired - Lifetime EP0676830B1 (fr)

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GB9407015 1994-04-08
GB9407015A GB9407015D0 (en) 1994-04-08 1994-04-08 Electrical connector housing assembly with improved locking means

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EP0676830A3 EP0676830A3 (fr) 1998-04-01
EP0676830B1 EP0676830B1 (fr) 2000-12-20

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DE19938930C1 (de) * 1999-08-17 2001-04-12 Framatome Connectors Int Elektrischer Steckverbinder
EP1143566A2 (fr) * 2000-04-04 2001-10-10 Lear Automotive (EEDS) Spain, S.L. Connecteur électrique avec un système de rétention de prémontage
DE19704312C2 (de) * 1997-02-05 2002-02-07 Siemens Ag Steckverbinder mit einem Schließhebel
DE10135896C2 (de) * 2000-07-25 2003-12-11 Yazaki Corp Selbstverriegelnder hebelartiger Steckverbinder
GB2436900A (en) * 2006-04-06 2007-10-10 Kingfisher Plc Connector with sliding sleeve
DE102013019798A1 (de) 2013-11-27 2015-05-28 Kostal Kontakt Systeme Gmbh Steckverbinderanordnung

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JP4338960B2 (ja) 2002-11-19 2009-10-07 日本電気株式会社 光モジュールのロック機構

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DE8700210U1 (de) * 1987-01-05 1987-07-02 Amp Inc., Harrisburg, Pa. Verbindungsanordnung mit Anhebe-Zahnstangen
DE8714016U1 (de) * 1986-10-30 1987-11-26 Amp Inc., Harrisburg, Pa. Elektrisches Verbindergehäuse
EP0544558A1 (fr) * 1991-11-25 1993-06-02 Société anonyme dite: LABINAL Perfectionnements aux connecteurs électriques à levier de verrouillage
EP0556762A1 (fr) * 1992-02-17 1993-08-25 The Whitaker Corporation Assemblage connecteur électrique

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DE8714016U1 (de) * 1986-10-30 1987-11-26 Amp Inc., Harrisburg, Pa. Elektrisches Verbindergehäuse
DE8700210U1 (de) * 1987-01-05 1987-07-02 Amp Inc., Harrisburg, Pa. Verbindungsanordnung mit Anhebe-Zahnstangen
EP0544558A1 (fr) * 1991-11-25 1993-06-02 Société anonyme dite: LABINAL Perfectionnements aux connecteurs électriques à levier de verrouillage
EP0556762A1 (fr) * 1992-02-17 1993-08-25 The Whitaker Corporation Assemblage connecteur électrique

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DE19704312C2 (de) * 1997-02-05 2002-02-07 Siemens Ag Steckverbinder mit einem Schließhebel
DE19938930C1 (de) * 1999-08-17 2001-04-12 Framatome Connectors Int Elektrischer Steckverbinder
US6325647B1 (en) 1999-08-17 2001-12-04 Framatome Connectors International Electrical plug connector
EP1143566A2 (fr) * 2000-04-04 2001-10-10 Lear Automotive (EEDS) Spain, S.L. Connecteur électrique avec un système de rétention de prémontage
EP1143566A3 (fr) * 2000-04-04 2002-01-30 Lear Automotive (EEDS) Spain, S.L. Connecteur électrique avec un système de rétention de prémontage
DE10135896C2 (de) * 2000-07-25 2003-12-11 Yazaki Corp Selbstverriegelnder hebelartiger Steckverbinder
GB2436900A (en) * 2006-04-06 2007-10-10 Kingfisher Plc Connector with sliding sleeve
DE102013019798A1 (de) 2013-11-27 2015-05-28 Kostal Kontakt Systeme Gmbh Steckverbinderanordnung
DE102013019798B4 (de) 2013-11-27 2021-09-02 Kostal Kontakt Systeme Gmbh Steckverbinderanordnung

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EP0676830A3 (fr) 1998-04-01
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GB9407015D0 (en) 1994-06-01
DE69519642T2 (de) 2001-05-23
DE69519642D1 (de) 2001-01-25

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