EP0840405A1 - Plug adaptable to sockets of different diameters - Google Patents
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- H01R24/00—Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure
- H01R24/20—Coupling parts carrying sockets, clips or analogous contacts and secured only to wire or cable
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- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R24/00—Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure
- H01R24/58—Contacts spaced along longitudinal axis of engagement
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- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
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- cigarette lighter sockets There are many electrical or electronic devices such as household appliances, telecommunication equipment, audio devices, video devices, etc., intended to be connected to a female socket, in particular of the cigar lighter type of motor vehicle.
- the diameter of these cigarette lighter sockets not being a world standard, it depends on the country of manufacture of the vehicle. For example, vehicles manufactured in Europe generally have a cigarette lighter socket whose diameter is greater than that of the cigarette lighter sockets of vehicles manufactured in the United States and Japan.
- a male connection device adaptable to different diameters of cigarette lighter socket is known from patent GB2293054A.
- This device consists of an internal sleeve and an external sleeve.
- the external sleeve is provided with at least one retaining tab capable of laterally deviating from an initial position by a spacer, when one of the sleeves slides relative to the other in a relative movement longitudinal. This spacing then increases the outside diameter of the male connection device until it reaches the appropriate diameter to hold the device in the cigarette lighter socket.
- the adaptation of the male connection device to the diameter of the cigarette lighter socket therefore results from a longitudinal sliding movement of a sleeve of said device relative to the other, this movement being in the extension of the insertion movements and extraction of said device.
- This male connection device has at least one major drawback. In fact, each time the said device is inserted / removed, the spacing of the retaining tab can be modified. Consequently, the adaptation of the diameter of said male connection device to the diameter of the socket must be carried out with each new connection.
- An object of the present invention is to remedy this drawback to a large extent and to provide a male connection device making it possible to connect an electrical or electronic device to a socket, in particular of the cigarette lighter type, in a reliable manner, such so that the diameter of said device can be adapted beforehand to the diameter of the socket.
- This rotary spacing device has the advantage of being adjustable beforehand to the diameter of the socket to avoid the user having to make this adjustment with each new connection.
- a blocking device of the rotary spacer device for blocking the rotation of one sleeve relative to the other.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a male connection device less sensitive to possible imbalances caused by multiple insertions / extractions.
- the adaptation of the diameter of the male connection device according to the invention necessitating a relative rotational movement between the internal sleeve and the external sleeve of said device, the probability that the spacing is adjusted during an action of insertion (resp. extraction) of said device, in (resp. of) the female socket is very low, these insertion / extraction actions being effected during longitudinal movements not requiring a rotational movement.
- Figure 1 shows an exploded perspective view of the male connection device according to a preferred embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 2 represents a perspective view of the male connection device according to the preferred embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 3 shows at A, B, C and D four views of the male connection device according to the preferred embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 4 represents these same views for a different value of the diameter of the socket.
- FIG. 5 represents an exploded perspective view of a variant of the preferred embodiment according to the invention.
- FIG. 6 represents an exploded perspective view of another variant of the preferred embodiment according to the invention.
- the device according to the preferred embodiment shown in FIG. 1 comprises an internal sleeve 10, an external sleeve 12 surrounding the internal sleeve 10, at least one tab of retaining 14 disposed outside of the outer sleeve 12, the retaining tab 14 can be conductive.
- a rotary spacer device 16, integral with the internal sleeve 10, makes it possible to radially move the retaining tab 14 from an initial position, during a relative movement of rotation between the internal sleeves 10 and external 12.
- the rotary spacer 16 comprises a cam element 18 having a cam profile, so that the retaining lug 14, integral with the external sleeve 12, moves away from its initial position under the action of the element cam 18 in order to adapt the external diameter of the male connection device to the internal diameter of the socket 17 and maintain them in mechanical and electrical contact after insertion.
- the end of the male connection device comprises an electrically conductive element 19 intended to cooperate with a conductive element of the socket to provide a first electrical contact.
- a second electrical contact is made on the side walls of the male and female parts of the connection device.
- a metal device 21 is provided which is elastically pressed towards the outside of the internal sleeve 10 by a return spring 15 and sliding by openings made in said sleeve 10.
- a printed circuit 11 provides the interface between the first and second contacts described above and the electrical circuits of the device that it is desired to connect to the socket 17.
- the spacing of the retaining tab 14 under the action of the cam 18 can be obtained by different means. If the natural elasticity of the material does not make it possible to obtain the desired spacing, provision may be made for an elastic return means (not shown).
- FIGS. 3 and 4 show a good understanding of the mechanism for spreading the retaining tab 14 during the rotation of the cam element 18 relative to the external sleeve 12.
- FIG. 3 the view shown in A represents a section along the plane [CC] of the view represented in B.
- the view shown in D represents a section along the plane [BB] of the view represented in B.
- the view shown in C represents a section according to the plane [DD] of the view shown in D.
- a locking device 13 consisting of a first series of teeth on the outer periphery of the internal sleeve 10 and a second series of teeth on the internal periphery of the external sleeve 12 is shown in C in FIGS. 3 and 4.
- This locking device with locking notches 13 makes it possible to maintain the spacing of the tab 14.
- An enlargement of the detail of the locking notches 13 makes it possible to understand clearly how the sleeves 10 and 12 cooperate during the rotation of the cam 18.
- FIG. 4 represents the same views as in FIG. 3, the sleeves 10 and 12 having undergone an angle of rotation a relative to one another. We therefore see in Figure 4 how the lug 14 is raised under the action of the cam 18 to vary the diameter of the
- FIG. 5 represents an embodiment according to the invention in which the retaining tab 14 is disposed longitudinally on the external sleeve 12.
- the device according to another embodiment represented in FIG. 6 has the same elements than that represented in FIG. 5, with the difference that the roles of the external sleeves 20 and internal 22 are reversed compared to FIG. 5 and that the device comprises an additional element, an elastic return means (not shown) intended to maintain the tab 24 in an initial position forming an angle with the axis of the internal sleeve 22 corresponding to a maximum diameter of female socket 25.
- the rotary spacer 26, integral with the external sleeve 20, comprises a cam element 28 in contact from which the angle formed by the retaining tab 24 and the axis of the internal sleeve 22 decreases to adapt the male connection device to a smaller diameter female socket.
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Description
L'invention concerne un dispositif de connexion mâle pour connexion électrique à une prise femelle, notamment du type allume-cigare de véhicule automobile, destiné à s'adapter à différents diamètres de prise femelle, compris entre un diamètre minimum et un diamètre maximum, ledit dispositif de connexion mâle comportant :
- un manchon interne,
- un manchon externe entourant le manchon interne,
- au moins une patte de maintien disposée à l'extérieur du dispositif de connexion mâle,
- un dispositif d'écartement permettant d'écarter radialement la patte de maintien pour l'adaptation au diamètre de la prise femelle.
- an internal sleeve,
- an outer sleeve surrounding the inner sleeve,
- at least one retaining tab disposed outside the male connection device,
- a spacing device making it possible to radially separate the retaining tab for adaptation to the diameter of the female socket.
Il existe de nombreux appareils électriques ou électroniques tels que des appareils électroménagers, des équipements de télécommunication, des appareils audio, des appareils vidéo, etc, destinés à être connectés à une prise femelle, notamment du type allume-cigare de véhicule automobile. Le diamètre de ces prises allume-cigare, n'étant pas un standard mondial, il dépend du pays de fabrication du véhicule. Par exemple, les véhicules fabriqués en Europe sont généralement dotés d'une prise allume-cigare dont le diamètre est supérieur à celui des prises allume-cigare des véhicules fabriqués aux Etats-Unis et au Japon.There are many electrical or electronic devices such as household appliances, telecommunication equipment, audio devices, video devices, etc., intended to be connected to a female socket, in particular of the cigar lighter type of motor vehicle. The diameter of these cigarette lighter sockets, not being a world standard, it depends on the country of manufacture of the vehicle. For example, vehicles manufactured in Europe generally have a cigarette lighter socket whose diameter is greater than that of the cigarette lighter sockets of vehicles manufactured in the United States and Japan.
Un dispositif de connexion mâle adaptable à différents diamètres de prise femelle allume-cigare est connu du brevet GB2293054A. Ce dispositif est constitué d'un manchon interne et d'un manchon externe. Le manchon externe est pourvu d'au moins une patte de maintien susceptible de s'écarter latéralement d'une position initiale par un dispositif d'écartement, lorsque l'un des manchons coulisse par rapport à l'autre selon un mouvement relatif longitudinal. Cet écartement provoque alors l'augmentation du diamètre extérieur du dispositif de connexion mâle jusqu'à atteindre le diamètre adéquat pour maintenir ledit dispositif dans la prise allume-cigare. L'adaptation du dispositif de connexion mâle au diamètre de la prise allume-cigare résulte donc d'un mouvement de glissement longitudinal d'un manchon dudit dispositif par rapport à l'autre, ce mouvement étant dans le prolongement des mouvements d'insertion et d'extraction dudit dispositif.A male connection device adaptable to different diameters of cigarette lighter socket is known from patent GB2293054A. This device consists of an internal sleeve and an external sleeve. The external sleeve is provided with at least one retaining tab capable of laterally deviating from an initial position by a spacer, when one of the sleeves slides relative to the other in a relative movement longitudinal. This spacing then increases the outside diameter of the male connection device until it reaches the appropriate diameter to hold the device in the cigarette lighter socket. The adaptation of the male connection device to the diameter of the cigarette lighter socket therefore results from a longitudinal sliding movement of a sleeve of said device relative to the other, this movement being in the extension of the insertion movements and extraction of said device.
Ce dispositif de connexion mâle présente au moins un inconvénient majeur. En effet, à chaque insertion/extraction dudit dispositif, l'écartement de la patte de maintien est susceptible d'être modifié. Par conséquent, l'adaptation du diamètre dudit dispositif de connexion mâle au diamètre de la prise femelle doit être réalisée à chaque nouvelle connexion.This male connection device has at least one major drawback. In fact, each time the said device is inserted / removed, the spacing of the retaining tab can be modified. Consequently, the adaptation of the diameter of said male connection device to the diameter of the socket must be carried out with each new connection.
Un objet de la présente invention est de remédier dans une large mesure à cet inconvénient et de prévoir un dispositif de connexion mâle permettant de connecter un appareil électrique ou électronique à une prise femelle, notamment du type allume-cigare, de façon fiable, de telle sorte que le diamètre dudit dispositif puisse être adapté au préalable au diamètre de la prise femelle.An object of the present invention is to remedy this drawback to a large extent and to provide a male connection device making it possible to connect an electrical or electronic device to a socket, in particular of the cigarette lighter type, in a reliable manner, such so that the diameter of said device can be adapted beforehand to the diameter of the socket.
Pour cela, un dispositif du genre mentionné dans le préambule est caractérisé en ce que :
- le dispositif d'écartement est constitué par un dispositif rotatif pour écarter radialement au moins une partie de la patte de maintien par un mouvement relatif de rotation entre le manchon interne et le manchon externe du dispositif de connexion mâle.
- the spacer device is constituted by a rotary device for spreading radially at least a portion of the retaining lug by a relative movement of rotation between the internal sleeve and the external sleeve of the male connection device.
Ce dispositif rotatif d'écartement présente l'avantage d'être ajustable au préalable au diamètre de la prise femelle pour éviter à l'utilisateur d'effectuer cet ajustement à chaque nouvelle connexion. Dans ce but, il est prévu un dispositif de blocage du dispositif d'écartement rotatif pour bloquer la rotation d'un manchon par rapport à l'autre.This rotary spacing device has the advantage of being adjustable beforehand to the diameter of the socket to avoid the user having to make this adjustment with each new connection. For this purpose, there is provided a blocking device of the rotary spacer device for blocking the rotation of one sleeve relative to the other.
Un autre objet de la présente invention est de prévoir un dispositif de connexion mâle moins sensible aux éventuels désajustements occasionnés par de multiples insertions/extractions. En effet, l'adaptation du diamètre du dispositif de' connexion mâle selon l'invention nécessitant un mouvement de rotation relatif entre le manchon interne et le manchon externe dudit dispositif, la probabilité pour que l'écartement se dérègle lors d'une action d'insertion (resp. d'extraction) dudit dispositif, dans (resp. de) la prise femelle est très faible, ces actions d'insertion/extraction s'effectuant lors de mouvements longitudinaux ne faisant pas appel à un mouvement de rotation.Another object of the present invention is to provide a male connection device less sensitive to possible imbalances caused by multiple insertions / extractions. In fact, the adaptation of the diameter of the male connection device according to the invention necessitating a relative rotational movement between the internal sleeve and the external sleeve of said device, the probability that the spacing is adjusted during an action of insertion (resp. extraction) of said device, in (resp. of) the female socket is very low, these insertion / extraction actions being effected during longitudinal movements not requiring a rotational movement.
La description suivante, faite en regard des dessins ci-annexés, le tout donné à titre d'exemple non limitatif fera bien comprendre comment l'invention peut être réalisée.The following description, given with reference to the appended drawings, all given by way of nonlimiting example will make it clear how the invention can be implemented.
La figure 1 représente une vue en perspective éclatée du dispositif de connexion mâle selon un mode de réalisation préféré de l'invention.Figure 1 shows an exploded perspective view of the male connection device according to a preferred embodiment of the invention.
La figure 2 représente une vue en perspective du dispositif de connexion mâle selon le mode de réalisation préféré de l'invention.FIG. 2 represents a perspective view of the male connection device according to the preferred embodiment of the invention.
La figure 3 représente en A, B, C et D quatre vues du dispositif de connexion mâle selon le mode de réalisation préféré de l'invention.FIG. 3 shows at A, B, C and D four views of the male connection device according to the preferred embodiment of the invention.
La figure 4 représente ces mêmes vues pour une valeur différente de diamètre de prise femelle.FIG. 4 represents these same views for a different value of the diameter of the socket.
La figure 5 représente une vue en perspective éclatée d'une variante du mode de réalisation préféré selon l'invention.FIG. 5 represents an exploded perspective view of a variant of the preferred embodiment according to the invention.
La figure 6 représente une vue en perspective éclatée d'une autre variante du mode de réalisation préféré selon l'invention.FIG. 6 represents an exploded perspective view of another variant of the preferred embodiment according to the invention.
Le dispositif selon le mode de réalisation préféré représenté à la figure 1 comporte un manchon interne 10, un manchon externe 12 entourant le manchon interne 10, au moins une patte de maintien 14 disposée à l'extérieur du manchon externe 12, la patte de maintien 14 pouvant être conductrice. Un dispositif rotatif d'écartement 16, solidaire du manchon interne 10, permet d'écarter radialement la patte de maintien 14 d'une position initiale, lors d'un mouvement relatif de rotation entre les manchons interne 10 et externe 12. Pour cela, le dispositif rotatif d'écartement 16, comporte un élément de came 18 présentant un profil de came, de sorte que la patte de maintien 14, solidaire du manchon externe 12, s'écarte de sa position initiale sous l'action de l'élément de came 18 afin d'adapter le diamètre externe du dispositif de connexion mâle au diamètre interne de la prise femelle 17 et les maintenir en contact mécanique et électrique après insertion. L'extrémité du dispositif de connexion mâle comporte un élément électriquement conducteur 19 destiné à coopérer avec un élément conducteur de la prise femelle pour assurer un premier contact électrique. Un deuxième contact électrique est réalisé sur les parois latérales des parties mâle et femelle du dispositif de connexion. Pour cela, il est prévu un dispositif métallique 21 élastiquement pressé vers l'extérieur du manchon interne 10 par un ressort de rappel 15 et coulissant par des ouvertures pratiquées dans ledit manchon 10. Un circuit imprimé 11 assure l'interface entre les premier et deuxième contacts décrits ci-dessus et les circuits électriques de l'appareil que l'on désire connecter à la prise femelle 17. Selon le mode de réalisation choisi, l'écartement de la patte de maintien 14 sous l'action de la came 18 peut être obtenu par différents moyens. Si l'elasticité naturelle du matériau ne permet pas d'obtenir l'écartement voulu, on pourra prévoir un moyen de rappel élastique (non représenté).The device according to the preferred embodiment shown in FIG. 1 comprises an
Les vues montrées en A, B, C et D aux figures 3 et 4 permettent de bien comprendre le mécanisme d' écartement de la patte de maintien 14 lors de la rotation de l'élément de came 18 par rapport au manchon externe 12.The views shown in A, B, C and D in FIGS. 3 and 4 allow a good understanding of the mechanism for spreading the
A la figure 3, la vue montrée en A représente une section selon le plan [C-C] de la vue représentée en B. La vue montrée en D représente une section selon le plan [B-B] de la vue représentée en B. La vue montrée en C représente une section selon le plan [D-D] de la vue représentée en D. Un dispositif de blocage 13 constitué d'une première série de dents sur le pourtour extérieur du manchon interne 10 et d'une deuxième série de dents sur le pourtour intérieur du manchon externe 12 est représenté en C aux figures 3 et 4. Ce dispositif de blocage à crans d'arrêt 13 permet de maintenir l'écartement de la patte 14. Un agrandissement du détail des crans de blocage 13 permet de bien comprendre comment les manchons 10 et 12 coopèrent pendant la rotation de la came 18. La figure 4 représente les mêmes vues que la figure 3, les manchons 10 et 12 ayant subit une rotation d'un angle a l'un par rapport à l'autre. On voit donc à la figure 4 comment la patte 14 se soulève sous l'action de la came 18 pour faire varier le diamètre du dispositif de connexion mâle.In FIG. 3, the view shown in A represents a section along the plane [CC] of the view represented in B. The view shown in D represents a section along the plane [BB] of the view represented in B. The view shown in C represents a section according to the plane [DD] of the view shown in D.
A titre de variante, la figure 5 représente un mode de réalisation selon l'invention dans lequel la patte de maintien 14 est disposée longitudinalement sur le manchon externe 12. Le dispositif selon un autre mode de réalisation représenté à la figure 6 comporte les mêmes élements que celui représenté à la figure 5, à la différence que les rôles des manchons externe 20 et interne 22 sont inversés par rapport à la figure 5 et que le dispositif comprend un élément supplémentaire, un moyen de rappel élastique (non représenté) destiné à maintenir la patte 24 dans une position initiale formant un angle avec l'axe du manchon interne 22 correspondant à un diamètre maximum de prise femelle 25. Le dispositif d'écartement rotatif 26, solidaire du manchon externe 20, comporte un élément de came 28 au contact duquel l'angle formé par la patte de maintien 24 et l'axe du manchon interne 22, diminue pour adapter le dispositif de connexion mâle à un diamètre inférieur de prise femelle.By way of a variant, FIG. 5 represents an embodiment according to the invention in which the
Bien entendu, l'invention n'est pas limitée aux modes de réalisations qui viennent d'être décrits et représentés. D'autres variantes de mode de réalisation de l'invention apparaîtront à l'homme de l' art par exemple en ce qui concerne la forme de la patte de maintien 14, le profil de l'élément de came 18, ou le système de blocage à crans d'arrêt 13, ces variantes ne sortant pas du cadre de l'invention.Of course, the invention is not limited to the embodiments which have just been described and shown. Other variant embodiments of the invention will appear to those skilled in the art, for example as regards the shape of the
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| FR9613190A FR2755306A1 (en) | 1996-10-29 | 1996-10-29 | MALE CONNECTING DEVICE ADAPTABLE TO DIFFERENT DIAMETERS OF FEMALE SOCKET |
| FR9613190 | 1996-10-29 |
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