EP0710405B1 - Dispositif de connexion electrique, notamment pour vehicules a moteur - Google Patents

Dispositif de connexion electrique, notamment pour vehicules a moteur Download PDF

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EP0710405B1
EP0710405B1 EP95917901A EP95917901A EP0710405B1 EP 0710405 B1 EP0710405 B1 EP 0710405B1 EP 95917901 A EP95917901 A EP 95917901A EP 95917901 A EP95917901 A EP 95917901A EP 0710405 B1 EP0710405 B1 EP 0710405B1
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Andreas Sikora
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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
    • H01R13/436—Securing a plurality of contact members by one locking piece or operation
    • H01R13/4364—Insertion of locking piece from the front

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  • the invention relates to an electrical connection in the preamble of claim 1 specified type.
  • cable sets are used, their plug-in parts and socket parts several times have adjacent contact pins or contact sleeves.
  • the invention has for its object a reliable electrical Develop connection of the type mentioned in the preamble of claim 1, whose components can be easily assembled and automation of the process are accessible. This is according to the invention by the measures listed in the characterizing part of claim 1 achieved, which have the following special meaning.
  • the cap locks in the correct mounting position contact sleeve inserted in the housing; thus serves as a locking means for the assembled contact sleeve.
  • the electrical connection according to the invention is as best 4 can be seen from a plug-in part 10 and a socket part 40, which can be coupled together in use.
  • extended 4 shows the decoupling position of these parts 10, 40, while the clutch position is illustrated by dash-dotted lines.
  • the plug-in part 10 has a front section 11, which in the coupling case in a Recording 41 engages, which is complementary to the insertion profile of this section 11 is.
  • the socket part 40 has a contact pin 42 in the receptacle 41, to which, in the plug-in part 10, a contact sleeve 12 is assigned.
  • the plug-in part 10 and the socket part 40 can be any number of adjacent contact sleeves 12 or contact pins 42, which will be explained in more detail with reference to FIG.
  • Plug-in part 10 from a unit with four components, namely the already mentioned contact sleeve 12, also a housing 20, an annular seal 35 seated thereon and an end cap 30. These components are locked in the one shown in FIG. 4 End position mutually, which is to be explained in more detail.
  • the contact sleeve 12 is formed as a stamped and bent product from sheet metal and comprises as can be seen from Fig. 1, except for its significant, sleeve-shaped Contact section 13 a connection section 14 for an electrical Conductor 15.
  • the contact section 13 has an inclination to the longitudinal direction extending shoulder 16, which to be described in more detail Locking the contact sleeve 12 in the housing 20 is used. Also owns the contact section 13 a projecting beyond the outline of the sleeve Flag 17th
  • the housing 20 consists of at least one, but preferably a plurality of tubular channels 21, each one have stepped bore and for an axial insertion of the associated contact sleeve 12 serve in the direction of arrow 22 of FIG. 1.
  • the expanded area of channel 21 has a circular profile and the narrowed one outer area rectangular profile. Every channel is surrounded by walls that can be interrelated in some areas. This is how one comes about Pipe shape, which is mainly in the narrowed bore area, according to Fig. 5, can singularly. Therefore, the channel 21 is hereinafter referred to as "pipe" become.
  • a lower tube wall 23 can be seen in FIG. 5 is provided in its end region with longitudinal gaps 24 between which then, namely from the tube wall 23 itself, one also evident from FIG.
  • Tongue 25 arises. On the side of the tongue facing the inside of the pipe 25 there is a rising ramp, which is preferably in an undercut Level 27 ends.
  • the opposite upper tube wall 28 of the tube 21 has a longitudinal slot 29 which is on its front end of the tube 21 facing side is closed, so a closed 5, has slot end 19.
  • the housing 20 is also stepped on the outside, of which to highlight a housing shoulder 18 provided in the middle housing zone which is a stop surface for one end of the already mentioned Ring seal 50 forms.
  • the ring seal 50 is made of elastomeric material with circumferential radial ribs on its outside and spanned a discernible from FIG. 5, stepped relative to the tube 21, rotating Housing zone 38.
  • an end flange 35 of the already mentioned Cap 30 To secure the ring seal 50 on the housing 20, as can be seen from Fig. 4, an end flange 35 of the already mentioned Cap 30.
  • the cap 30 has other essential functions to.
  • the cap 30 is profiled in a U-shape and has a substantially flat, plate-shaped apex wall 31 with at least one through hole 32.
  • Each of these through holes 32 is assigned to a tube 21 of the housing 20 and serves in Coupling case, as shown in dashed lines in FIG. 4 or FIG. 8, for entry the socket-side contact pin 42 into the interior of the housing.
  • the cap 30 has a all-round side wall here, but because of its different Training and function of individual wall parts in the drawings is designated by three reference numerals 33 to 33 ".
  • a cap interior is created 34, which of the outer contour 44 from the front portion of the housing 20 is adjusted.
  • This housing outer contour 44 also serves as a longitudinal guide element for the cap 50 to define this between two To transfer axial positions 30, 30 ', one of which 30 in 1 to 3 and 6 and the other 30 'shown in Figs. 4 and 8 are.
  • the cap 30 is on the outer contour 44 of the housing 20 in the sense of the double arrows 39 illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 4 are guided so as to be longitudinally displaceable.
  • These two axial positions 30, 30 ' are expediently through Secured rest positions, which are advantageously designed in the following manner.
  • the associated side wall part 33 " the cap 30 on its inner surface axially offset locking projections 36, 37, which in one axial position 30 of the cap the end web 47 of the housing between them.
  • the locking projections 36, 37 are provided with suitable overrun profiles.
  • In this position 30 is the cap at a distance from the ring seal 50, which is why this position hereinafter referred to as "extended position 30".
  • extended position 30 In the other Axial position 30 ', however, as shown in FIG. 4, holds the cap, as already was described, with its end flange 34, the ring seal 50 in the pressing position on the housing shoulder 18, which is why this position 30 'below briefly "insertion position” should be referred to.
  • the plug-in part 10 according to the invention is assembled as shown in FIG 1 to be explained in several steps. First of all the ring seal 50 already described applied to the housing 20. Then, in the sense of the arrow 43 of FIG. 4, the cap is opened axially the free pipe end of the housing 20 plugged. There is a longitudinal shift 39 until the first locking projection 37 behind the end web 47 snaps while the second locking projections provided here twice 36 come to lie in front of the front end 46 of the housing tube 21. In order to As already mentioned, the extended position 30 of the cap is determined. The cap 30 is captively connected to the housing 20 and can be delivered as a unit in this pre-assembled position.
  • the cap engages on all sides the outer contour 44 of the housing tube 21 or several side by side lying pipes. Disassembly of the contact sleeve 12 in the sense of in Fig. 4 indicated arrow 22 'is excluded; the contact sleeve 12 is locked with her shoulder 16 behind step 27 of ramp 26. The contact sleeve 12 is thus properly in its final assembly position locked in the housing 20 of the plug part 10.
  • the plug part 10 can now be coupled to the socket part 40, what in Fig. 4 by the dash-dotted representation 40 'of the socket part is illustrated.
  • the plug-in part 10 comes with its input mentioned front section 11 in the receptacle 41 of the coupled Socket part 40 'to lie.
  • the contact pin passes through the through hole 32 at the front end of the cap in the insertion position 30 ' the clutch position 42, also indicated by dash-dotted lines in FIG. 4 inside the contact sleeve 12 and ensures a perfect electrical there Contacting.
  • the socket part 40 has one recognizable from FIG. 4 radially projecting cam 54, which is also dash-dotted in FIG.
  • the housing 20 has certain locations coding grooves 58, which with complementary Fig. 7 dashed coding ribs 59 inside the cap 30 interact.
  • the coding grooves 58 lie, as can be seen from FIG. 5, between adjacent housing tubes 21.
  • axial recesses 60 both in the cap 30 and in the housing 20 axial recesses 60, as shown in FIG. 5 and 7, be provided for a proper, non-rotatable Ensure coupling of the plug part 10 with the socket part 40.
  • These are in the receptacle 41 of the socket complementary axial webs, not shown or axial pins are provided which in the coupling case 40 'of the bushing into this Retract axial recesses 60.
  • the flag 17 can not in the in the upper tube wall 28 retract the longitudinal slot 29, but butts, at the transition point between the wide and narrow bore area mentioned at the beginning of the housing tube 21 against a shoulder surface 61, which the further Plug-in assembly 22 of the contact sleeve 12 'stops.
  • the said shoulder 16 of the contact sleeve 12 faces the upper cap side wall part 33 " and consequently unable to face the described, outward facing Swivel the tongue 25 in the sense of FIG. 2 to perform.
  • Self if the incorrect installation of the contact sleeve 12 'in the above optical control has been overlooked, the final electrical check of incorrect assembly of the male part 10 perfectly detectable, as can be seen easily.

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  1. Connexion électrique, notamment pour véhicule automobile, comprenant une prise enfichable (10) et une douille (40),
    dont la douille (40) comporte un logement (41) complémentaire de la forme profilée d'introduction (11) de la prise enfichable (10) et comportant au moins une fiche mâle (42),
    laquelle, dans une situation d'accouplement (42'), pénètre dans la prise enfichable (10) et y réalise un contact avec une fiche femelle (12) qui lui est associée,
    et dont la prise enfichable (10) est constituée d'un boítier (20) comportant au moins un conduit tubulaire (tube 21) pour la fiche femelle (12) et d'une plaquette d'extrémité comportant au moins un trou (32) qui la traverse et est prévu pour la prise mâle (42) de la douille (40),
    la plaquette d'extrémité étant solidarisée avec le boítier (20) au moyen d'éléments de guidage longitudinal complémentaires et étant coulissante entre au moins deux positions axiales par rapport au boítier (20),
    à savoir, d'une part, une position tirée, qui permet un montage par emboítement axial (22) de la douille femelle (12) dans le boítier (20) jusqu'à ce qu'une languette à action élastique qui est située sur le boítier (20) s'enclenche derrière un épaulement (16) de la fiche femelle (12) disposée dans une position de montage définie,
    et, d'autre part, une position enfoncée dans laquelle les éléments de guidage longitudinal situés sur la plaquette d'extrémité viennent se placer sur le trajet d'action élastique de la languette et immobilisent ainsi la prise femelle (12) dans sa position de montage,
    tandis que la plaquette d'extrémité est formée par la paroi de fond (31) d'un capuchon (30) à forme profilée en U dont des parois latérales (33, 33', 33") sont guidées longitudinalement sur le contour extérieur (44) du boítier (20),
    la paroi de tube (23) du boítier (20) est, dans une section, fendue suivant la longueur (24) et forme, entre deux fentes (24), une languette extérieure (25) à action élastique qui s'étend dans la zone de guidage longitudinal (39) de la paroi latérale de capuchon (33 à 33") sur le boítier (20),
    le trajet d'action élastique (48) de la languette (25) fait saillie radialement au-delà du contour extérieur (44) du boítier (20),
    et, bien que le capuchon, dans sa position tirée (30) et par sa paroi latérale de capuchon (33) tournée vers la languette (25), libère le trajet d'action élastique (48) de la languette (25), par contre, dans sa position enfoncée (30'), il couvre, au moins partiellement, la languette ;
       caractérisée en ce que la paroi latérale de capuchon (33) comporte une fenêtre (49) qui, dans la position tirée (30) du capuchon, est située au-delà de l'extrémité libre de la languette (25) (figure 3).
  2. Connexion suivant la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que la languette (25) comporte une rampe (26) en contre-dépouille (27) qui est dirigée vers l'intérieur de tube du boítier et sur laquelle l'épaulement (16) de la fiche femelle (12) monte lors de son montage par emboítement (22) et repousse alors la languette (25) dans l'ouverture de fenêtres (49) du capuchon disposé dans sa position tirée (30), jusqu'à ce que l'épaulement (16) s'accroche derrière (27) la rampe (26).
  3. Connexion suivant la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisée en ce que le capuchon comporte une bride d'extrémité (35) qui, dans la position enfoncée (30'), repousse en appui sur un décrochement de boítier (18) une garniture d'étanchéité annulaire (50) ceinturant le boítier (20).
  4. Connexion suivant une ou plusieurs des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisée en ce que la paroi de tube (28) du boítier (20) comporte une fente longitudinale (29) dans laquelle pénètre un talon (17) prévu sur la fiche femelle (12) en vue d'un montage d'enfoncement (20) protégé vis-à-vis d'un décalage en rotation.
  5. Connexion suivant la revendication 4, caractérisée en ce que la fente longitudinale (29) présente une extrémité de fente (19) fermée qui constitue une butée pour le talon (17) lors du montage d'enfoncement (22).
  6. Connexion suivant une ou plusieurs des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisée en ce que des rainures (58) et nervures (59) de codage sont prévues pour la pose (43), protégée vis-à-vis d'un décalage en rotation, du capuchon (30) sur le boítier (20).
  7. Connexion suivant une ou plusieurs des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisée en ce que la paroi de tube du boítier (20) comporte une découpe longitudinale (45) qui est délimitée par un fond (47) et le fond (47) coopère avec des saillies d'enclenchement (36, 37) qui sont situées sur la surface intérieure de la paroi latérale de capuchon (33") et qui déterminent la position tirée (30) et/ou la position enfoncée (30') du capuchon sur le boítier (20).
EP95917901A 1994-05-21 1995-05-12 Dispositif de connexion electrique, notamment pour vehicules a moteur Expired - Lifetime EP0710405B1 (fr)

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