EP0773605B1 - Mehrfachsteckeranordnung mit einer Mehrzahl von Einzelsteckern - Google Patents
Mehrfachsteckeranordnung mit einer Mehrzahl von Einzelsteckern Download PDFInfo
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- EP0773605B1 EP0773605B1 EP96116834A EP96116834A EP0773605B1 EP 0773605 B1 EP0773605 B1 EP 0773605B1 EP 96116834 A EP96116834 A EP 96116834A EP 96116834 A EP96116834 A EP 96116834A EP 0773605 B1 EP0773605 B1 EP 0773605B1
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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
- H01R13/46—Bases; Cases
- H01R13/516—Means for holding or embracing insulating body, e.g. casing, hoods
- H01R13/518—Means for holding or embracing insulating body, e.g. casing, hoods for holding or embracing several coupling parts, e.g. frames
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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
- H01R13/46—Bases; Cases
- H01R13/514—Bases; Cases composed as a modular blocks or assembly, i.e. composed of co-operating parts provided with contact members or holding contact members between them
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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
- H01R2201/00—Connectors or connections adapted for particular applications
- H01R2201/12—Connectors or connections adapted for particular applications for medicine and surgery
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- the invention relates to a multiple connector arrangement with a A plurality of individual plugs with a substantially rectangular shape Plug housings and with one next to and with each other Aligned connector housing receiving holder that is on its top can be closed with a lid, the lid opposite a bottom and bottom and lid to a rectangular Has cylinders connecting side walls and is open on its end faces, the holder the single plug holds fixed by positive locking in the axial direction.
- Such connector arrangements are particularly for the connection from body electrodes to medical diagnostic or treatment devices intended.
- Such connector arrangements are, for example, by DE 30 12 174 C2 and DE 38 07 645 A1 are known.
- the one essentially rectangular single housing having individual plugs inserted in brackets open in the longitudinal direction on both sides or inserted. Due to a positive connection between the bracket and the appropriately trained individual housing the single plug becomes the single plug in the holder in the longitudinal direction fixed.
- the individual plugs have grooves that are aligned with one another in which a foldable web of the otherwise one-piece holder intervenes to ensure axial fixation.
- the holder is included specially shaped chambers, on the shape of which the outer contour the individual housing of the individual plug is adapted.
- the holder points a hinged lid. When the cover is open, the individual plugs are can be inserted into the chambers of the holder from above.
- the individual connectors succeed to connect to a uniformly manageable plug arrangement, which can be inserted into a uniform counterpart.
- DE 38 07 645 A1 has the holder pointing in the direction of insertion Tab on that with a corresponding recess in the counterpart interacts to produce an anti-rotation device.
- the connector arrangement is locked in the counterpart by Locking grooves formed on the contact pins of the connector assembly are and with corresponding locking elements in the counterpart work together.
- the connector arrangement known from DE 38 07 645 A1 has the disadvantage on that the single plug in a closed, rectangular Cylinder-forming holder from an open end inserted and carefully positioned together so that the foldable web in the otherwise closed Top of the holder in the open to each other aligned grooves of the individual plug can engage.
- the present invention is based on the problem, a Specify multiple connector assembly of the type mentioned, the is both easy to manufacture and easy to handle.
- Plug housing on its jacket side facing the bottom of the holder have a window-like recess that the bottom with provided with projections adapted to the window-like recesses is and that the closed cover the connector housing in operative engagement of window-like recess of the connector housing and projection of the floor.
- the multiple plug arrangement according to the invention has the advantage that the holder can be opened through the lid, so that the individual plugs can be inserted from any direction can, namely over the open end faces, from above or from all intermediate directions. Compared to the known multiple connector arrangements there is therefore the handling advantage that a certain, prescribed direction for inserting the individual plugs is not present in the holder. There is also the advantage that each individual plug is in its correct position on the floor is brought by the window-like recess over the projection the floor is pushed. This automatically results the aligned alignment of the individual plugs, whereby the connector housings of the individual connectors with their perpendicular to the floor of the holder standing jacket sides lie directly against each other can, so that a minimum width can be achieved. After all Single plug have been brought into the correct position the preferably hinged lid hinged to a side wall closed, preferably by a locking connection on the opposite side wall.
- a locking lock of the multiple connector assembly on one Counterpart for example a medical device or one Device cable, not via latching contact pins of the individual plugs but with one arranged at the front in the direction of insertion of the single plug Tab of the holder is done by inserting the tab Has locking means with which the holder snaps in the counterpart is fixable.
- Figure 1 shows a single connector 1 with a rectangular housing 2 with large lateral surfaces 3 and small lateral surfaces 4 and two Contact pins 5.
- the individual housing 2 is at the end of a Cable 6, with which the single connector 1 is connected.
- Figure 1 a shows a view of the single plug on the large Shell surface 3
- Figure 1 b a view of a small shell surface 4th
- Figure 1 c shows a view of the free end face of the single plug 1 and thus reveals the shape of the two contact pins 5, one of which has a round cross-section according to the AAMI standard and the other has a square cross section.
- Figure 2 shows several views of a sleeve 8, which is a rectangular Has cross section and is open on an end face 9.
- the sleeve has through openings on the opposite end face 10 11, whose shape is the shape of the contact pins 5 is adjusted.
- the sleeve 8 also consists of large lateral surfaces 12 and small lateral surfaces 13, wherein Figure 2 a) is a view on a large lateral surface and Figure 2 b) a view shows a small surface area.
- the small lateral surface 13 on which the view according to Figure 2 b) is directed, has a window-like through opening 14, the size of the size of the Locking projection 7 of the individual housing 2 is adapted.
- To the outside the through opening 14 is stepped and forms an outer Window area 15, which is larger than the inward facing window area formed by the through opening 14.
- Figure 2 a) and the views of Figure 2 c) on the front side 10 and according to Figure 2 d) on the front side 9 illustrate that the sleeve 8 on a small lateral surface 13 that is not with the Through opening 14 is provided towards the end face 9 has projection 16 formed by a step.
- FIG. 3 illustrates in an enlarged and sectional representation, that the through opening 14 is stepped outwards and has a larger window area to the outside.
- Figure 4 shows three views of the single plug 1 with the snapped on Sleeve 8.
- the position of the contact pins 5 defines one insertion direction pointing to the free end of the contacts 5 and clarifies, that the projection 16 of the sleeve 8 in the direction of insertion lies behind.
- the enlarged detail shown in FIG. 5 shows that the locking projection 7 of the connector housing 2 only up to Gradation is in the through hole 14, so not in the Area of the enlarged window surface 15 protrudes.
- the locking projection 7 prevents the accidental pulling out of the Single plug 1 from the sleeve 8.
- the further insertion movement of the single plug 1 in the sleeve 8 is through with the through holes 11 provided, otherwise closed end wall 10 prevented.
- Figure 6 illustrates that in the illustrated embodiment five single plugs 1 with their single plug housings 2 into one compact block can be put together in which the individual housing 2 with the snap-on sleeves 8 with the large lateral surfaces 12 lie next to each other and put together in alignment.
- the holder 17 consists of a bottom 18, two side walls 19 and a cover web 20 hinged to a side wall 19, the one with a latch 21 in a recess 22 in the other Side wall 19 can be locked in the closed state of the cover 20 is.
- the holder is open on the two end walls 23, 24.
- the articulation of the cover 20 on the side wall 19 is by a toothed formation of the two parts and insertion of a hinge pin 25 takes place.
- FIG. 7 a shows a top view of the open end wall 23 in a partially open position of the cover 20, Figure 7 b) a plan view of the side wall provided with the recess 22 19 and FIG. 7 c) a top view of the one with the hinge pin 25 provided side wall 19.
- Figure 7 d shows a plan view of the lid 20, which in the embodiment Inscriptions represented as letters and / or Color markings for those formed with the single plugs 1 Has transmission channels.
- the individual plugs 1 are axially fixed in the holder 17 by elevations 26 on the floor 18, their size and location chosen is that they are in the larger window area 15 of the through opening 14 engage in the sleeve 8. Because the height of the side walls 19 parked at the height of the large lateral surface 12 of the sleeve 8 is, the sleeve 8 is in this way after closing the lid 20 fixed locally.
- a tab 27 attached centrally, the one has downward facing locking bead 28.
- the tab 27 serves thus both for the rotationally secure positioning of the connector arrangement and also for the axial latching of the holder 17 - and thus all single plug 1 in the holder 17 - in the appropriately trained Counterpart (not shown) into which the connector assembly is inserted.
- the individual plugs are thus axially fixed in the counterpart not via the individual plug 1 or their contact pins 5, but via the bracket 27 attached to the holder 17.
- Figure 8 shows views identical to Figure 7 for a holder 17 ', which is provided only for the accommodation of three individual plugs 1 is, however, is completely identical as the holder 17.
- Figure 8 d) shows that the holder 17 ' can cooperate with a counterpart that is used to accommodate a Multiple connector arrangement with the holder 17, that is, with five individual connectors 1, is suitable. Then with the holder 17 only Channels A, B, C of the counterpart occupied. The right positioning the holder 17 'in such a counterpart is through the tab 27 ensured.
- the invention is based on a preferred embodiment has been explained, in which the individual plug (1) each of a sleeve (8) are surrounded, whereby uniform single plug (1) to different counterparts from different device manufacturers are adaptable and also color coding not via the individual plug (1) must take place, but via the inexpensive sleeves (8) can take place, the present invention can of course can be realized in the same way that the connector housing (2) the single plug (1) itself the window-like recess (15).
Description
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- drei Ansichten eines Einzelsteckers mit zwei Kontaktstiften
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- vier Ansichten einer Hülse für den Einzelstecker gemäß Figur 1
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- ein vergrößertes Detail A aus Figur 2
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- drei Ansichten des Einzelsteckers gemäß Figur 1 mit aufgerasteter Hülse gemäß Figur 2
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- ein vergrößertes Detail A aus Figur 4
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- eine Anordnung aus fünf nebeneinander positionierten Einzelsteckern
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- einen Halter zur Aufnahme der Einzelstecker in der Anordnung gemäß Figur 6
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- einen Halter zur Aufnahme von drei nebeneinander positionierten Einzelsteckern.
Claims (4)
- Mehrfachsteckeranordnung mit einer Mehrzahl von Einzelsteckern (1) mit im wesentlichen rechteckigen Steckergehäusen (2) und mit einem die nebeneinander und miteinander fluchtend angeordneten Steckergehäuse (2) aufnehmenden Halter (17, 17'), der auf seiner Oberseite mit einem Deckel (20) verschließbar ist, dem Deckel (20) gegenüberliegend einen Boden (18) und Boden (18) und Deckel (20) zu einem rechteckigen Zylinder miteinander verbindende Seitenwände (19) aufweist und auf seinen Stirnseiten (23, 24) offen ist, wobei der Halter (17, 17') die Einzelstecker (1) durch Formschluß in axialer Richtung fixiert hält, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Steckergehäuse (2) auf ihrer zum Boden (18) des Halters (17, 17') zeigenden Mantelseite (4, 13) eine fensterartige Ausnehmung (15) aufweisen, daß der Boden (18) mit an die fensterartigen Ausnehmungen (15) angepaßten Vorsprüngen (26) versehen ist und daß der geschlossene Deckel (20) die Steckergehäuse (2) im Wirkeingriff von fensterartiger Ausnehmung (15) des Steckergehäuses (2) und Vorsprung (26) des Bodens (18) hält.
- Mehrfachsteckeranordnung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Deckel (20) klappbar an einer Seitenwand (19) angelenkt ist.
- Mehrfachsteckeranordnung nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Deckel (20) mit der gegenüberliegenden Seitenwand (19) rastend verbindbar ist.
- Mehrfachsteckeranordnung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Halter (17, 17') eine in Einschubrichtung der Einzelstecker (1) vorn angeordnete Lasche (27) mit einem Rastmittel (28) aufweist, mit dem der Halter (17, 17') in einem Gegenstück rastend fixierbar ist.
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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DE19541936A DE19541936C1 (de) | 1995-11-10 | 1995-11-10 | Mehrfachsteckeranordnung mit einer Mehrzahl von Einzelsteckern |
DE19541936 | 1995-11-10 |
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EP0773605A2 EP0773605A2 (de) | 1997-05-14 |
EP0773605A3 EP0773605A3 (de) | 1998-04-22 |
EP0773605B1 true EP0773605B1 (de) | 1999-08-18 |
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EP96116834A Expired - Lifetime EP0773605B1 (de) | 1995-11-10 | 1996-10-19 | Mehrfachsteckeranordnung mit einer Mehrzahl von Einzelsteckern |
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US (1) | US5741160A (de) |
EP (1) | EP0773605B1 (de) |
JP (1) | JPH09320674A (de) |
DE (2) | DE19541936C1 (de) |
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DE19707120C1 (de) * | 1997-02-22 | 1998-06-25 | Harting Kgaa | Halterahmen |
EP1026788A1 (de) * | 1999-02-04 | 2000-08-09 | Raychem Corporation | Modularer Steckverbinder |
FR3047358B1 (fr) * | 2016-01-28 | 2020-07-17 | Safran Electrical & Power | Platine de connexion de harnais electriques |
JP7222178B2 (ja) * | 2018-03-23 | 2023-02-15 | I-Pex株式会社 | 防塵カバー、及びコネクタ |
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DE3012174C2 (de) * | 1980-03-28 | 1984-11-29 | Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin und 8000 München | Mehrfachsteckverbinder |
JPS6210885A (ja) * | 1985-07-08 | 1987-01-19 | 日本航空電子工業株式会社 | コネクタ装置 |
DE3807645C2 (de) * | 1988-03-09 | 1996-08-01 | Nicolay Gmbh | Steckverbindungssystem für elektrische Leiter |
FR2630266B1 (fr) * | 1988-04-19 | 1990-07-27 | Deutsch Co | Dispositif de verrouillage de module de connecteur electrique |
IT1238471B (it) | 1990-02-02 | 1993-08-18 | Elettrovago Spa | Girante per ventilatori |
JP2559833Y2 (ja) * | 1991-10-17 | 1998-01-19 | 日本エー・エム・ピー株式会社 | モジューラ電気コネクタ用ホルダ |
DE69313100T2 (de) * | 1993-05-14 | 1998-02-19 | Molex Inc | Abgeschirmte elektrische Verbinderanordnung |
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- 1996-10-19 DE DE59602792T patent/DE59602792D1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1996-10-19 EP EP96116834A patent/EP0773605B1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1996-11-08 JP JP8296611A patent/JPH09320674A/ja active Pending
- 1996-11-12 US US08/747,565 patent/US5741160A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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JPH09320674A (ja) | 1997-12-12 |
EP0773605A3 (de) | 1998-04-22 |
DE19541936C1 (de) | 1997-01-09 |
EP0773605A2 (de) | 1997-05-14 |
US5741160A (en) | 1998-04-21 |
DE59602792D1 (de) | 1999-09-23 |
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