EP0857360B1 - Element de contact avec section a sertir - Google Patents

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EP0857360B1
EP0857360B1 EP96934416A EP96934416A EP0857360B1 EP 0857360 B1 EP0857360 B1 EP 0857360B1 EP 96934416 A EP96934416 A EP 96934416A EP 96934416 A EP96934416 A EP 96934416A EP 0857360 B1 EP0857360 B1 EP 0857360B1
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Ngoc-Thach Nguyen
Helmut Bauch
Gunter Meyer
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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
    • H01R4/00—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
    • H01R4/10—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation effected solely by twisting, wrapping, bending, crimping, or other permanent deformation
    • H01R4/18—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation effected solely by twisting, wrapping, bending, crimping, or other permanent deformation by crimping
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R4/00—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
    • H01R4/10—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation effected solely by twisting, wrapping, bending, crimping, or other permanent deformation
    • H01R4/18—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation effected solely by twisting, wrapping, bending, crimping, or other permanent deformation by crimping
    • H01R4/188—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation effected solely by twisting, wrapping, bending, crimping, or other permanent deformation by crimping having an uneven wire-receiving surface to improve the contact
    • 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
    • H01R13/02—Contact members
    • H01R13/10—Sockets for co-operation with pins or blades
    • H01R13/11—Resilient sockets
    • H01R13/115—U-shaped sockets having inwardly bent legs, e.g. spade type

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  • the invention relates to a contact element with a crimp section for conductors, being inside to contact the conductor intended surface of the crimp section deformations are provided.
  • Electrical wires or cables with such contact elements that it in numerous forms such as Cable lug, socket or there is a clamp, can be found in a wide variety of devices and facilities.
  • About the contact elements can be quickly establish a secure, detachable, electrical connection.
  • the advantage of a crimp connection is that the wires can be mechanically connected to the contact elements. Nevertheless, there is a sufficiently firm, good conductive connection between wire and contact element.
  • connection between the electrical conductor and the contact element with respect their current and thermal conductivity, their pull-off strength, their lifespan, and their corrosion resistance to improve them to shocks, temperature fluctuations, Moisture, corrosive atmosphere or other To be able to expose to extreme conditions. So that can such connections can be used in new areas of application and their function in existing areas of application be made safer.
  • US-A-3,892,459 proposes at the bottom of the crimp section, which does not or when crimping little is deformed, small approximately square depressions and to provide larger elongated depressions on the side walls.
  • the longer dimension of these elongated depressions extends perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the wire. It ring-shaped grooves form on the wire again, whereby the previously mentioned disadvantageous weakening of the wire and increase the risk of wire breakage is coming.
  • the object of the present invention is a contact element of the kind mentioned at the outset to create that does not have the disadvantages of the prior art shown and the connection between the contact element and Wire or wire bundle enables an improved Current and thermal conductivity, torsion and pull-off resistance as well as corrosion resistance.
  • the task is performed by a contact element as defined in claim 1 is solved.
  • conductors become two groups as deformations grooves running obliquely to the longitudinal axis of the conductor or ribs may be provided, the grooves or ribs one group obliquely to the grooves or ribs of the other Group run.
  • the grooves of each group preferably run parallel to each other and the Grooves or ribs delimit diamond-shaped elevations or Depressions, i.e. the grooves or ribs intersect each other preferably not at sharp or blunt angles are at 90 °.
  • the diamond-shaped elevations can preferably with Complete pyramid-shaped tips.
  • a very advantageous use of the contact element according to the invention is use for insulated wires, in particular Enamelled wires without stripping the connecting end.
  • insulated wires in particular Enamelled wires without stripping the connecting end.
  • FIG. 1 shows in the drawings Contact element according to the prior art before crimping.
  • the Fig.2 shows a detail of a cross section through the Crimp section with wire inside after crimping and Figure 3 shows the cross section of the wire at the height of Section III-III in Fig.2.
  • 4 shows a contact element according to the further prior art before crimping.
  • 5 shows a detail of a cross section through the Crimp section of the contact element according to Figure 4 with therein lying wire after crimping and the Fig.6 the cross section of the wire at the height of the section VI-VI in Fig. 5.
  • FIG. 7 shows a roll-off representation of the embodiment the crimp section of a contact element according to the invention with a first group of parallel grooves and a second group of parallel counter grooves that are oblique to the grooves of the first group.
  • Fig. 8 shows one Side view of the crimp section according to Figure 7 after Crimping without showing the conductor, being in dashed lines Lines the course of one of the grooves and one of the counter grooves are shown inside the crimp section.
  • the 9 shows a further embodiment according to the invention, which by simply stamping or rolling in or - pressing from the back enables or is manufactured.
  • FIG. 1 is a contact element according to the prior art shown before crimping with a conductor 27.
  • the Contact element has a plug connection part at one end 25 on, which is pushed onto a flat contact plate can be a device or part of a facility to wire.
  • a crimp section 26 is provided on its inner surface Has depressions in the form of grooves 33, which are Extend normal to the longitudinal axis 34 of the conductor.
  • the leader 27 can be a single, solid wire or a stranded wire and is in the direction of arrow 28 in the crimp section 26th pushed. Then the crimping process is carried out, whereby the side walls 29, 30 of the crimp section 26 in the direction the arrows 31, 32 are bent.
  • FIGs 7 to 9 are two embodiments for one Crimp section shown according to the invention.
  • Crimp section 46 of a contact element shows from the inside the inner surface of the crimp portion 56 has a group of grooves 53 and a second group of counter grooves 54.
  • the grooves 53 and the counter grooves run in both groups 54 each parallel to each other and both the grooves 53 as well as the counter grooves 54 run obliquely to the direction of insertion (Arrow 58) and thus to the longitudinal axis of the conductor.
  • grooves 53 close and counter grooves 54 to each other acute and obtuse angles a so that they limit diamond-shaped elevations 55, the same diamond-shaped depressions when crimping in the conductor produce. For strength reasons, angles are not are in the range of 90 ° between the grooves 53 and counter grooves 54 to be preferred.
  • 8 is a side view of the crimped crimp section 56 shown. In Dashed lines are a groove 53 and a counter groove 54 shown inside the crimp section run helically.
  • elevations are in shape by cross-embossing of diamond-shaped pyramids 75, with which the Insulation layer due to very high surface pressure can be easily penetrated.
  • the surveys will be 75 through at an angle to one another and at an angle to the direction of insertion 78 running grooves 73, 74 delimited, the grooves 73, 74 level with the edge 79 of the crimping section are.

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  • Connections Effected By Soldering, Adhesion, Or Permanent Deformation (AREA)
  • Multi-Conductor Connections (AREA)

Claims (4)

  1. Elément de contact muni d'un segment de sertissage (6, 26, 56) pour des conducteurs (1, 27), dont la surface intérieure du segment de sertissage (6, 26, 56), en contact avec le conducteur (1, 27), comporte des déformations en forme de rainures (2, 33, 53, 54, 73, 74) ou nervures (15, 35, 75) inclinées par rapport à l'axe longitudinal (14, 34) du conducteur (1, 27), dans lequel les déformations sont des rainures (53, 54, 73, 74) ou des nervures réparties en deux groupes, inclinés par rapport à l'axe longitudinal (14, 34) du conducteur, de façon que les rainures (53, 73) ou les nervures d'un groupe soient inclinées par rapport aux rainures (54, 74) ou nervures de l'autre groupe en se croisant symétriquement par rapport à l'axe longitudinal.
  2. Elément de contact selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que les rainures (53, 54, 73, 74) ou les nervures de chaque groupe, sont parallèles entre elles.
  3. Elément de contact selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que les rainures (53, 54, 73, 74) ou les nervures des deux groupes délimitent des bossages ou des cavités (55, 75) en forme de losange.
  4. Elément de contact selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que les bossages (75) en forme de losange se terminent par une pointe, de préférence de forme pyramidale.
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DE19549174 1995-12-30
PCT/DE1996/001684 WO1997016867A1 (fr) 1995-10-28 1996-09-09 Element de contact avec section a sertir

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