EP0860898A1 - Verbinder mit Kurzschlusselement - Google Patents

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EP0860898A1
EP0860898A1 EP97103005A EP97103005A EP0860898A1 EP 0860898 A1 EP0860898 A1 EP 0860898A1 EP 97103005 A EP97103005 A EP 97103005A EP 97103005 A EP97103005 A EP 97103005A EP 0860898 A1 EP0860898 A1 EP 0860898A1
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conductive material
shorting bar
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connector
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Gary Duane Metz
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Ford Global Technologies LLC
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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
    • H01R13/66—Structural association with built-in electrical component
    • H01R13/70—Structural association with built-in electrical component with built-in switch
    • H01R13/703—Structural association with built-in electrical component with built-in switch operated by engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. dual-continuity coupling part
    • H01R13/7031—Shorting, shunting or bussing of different terminals interrupted or effected on engagement of coupling part, e.g. for ESD protection, line continuity
    • H01R13/7032—Shorting, shunting or bussing of different terminals interrupted or effected on engagement of coupling part, e.g. for ESD protection, line continuity making use of a separate bridging element directly cooperating with the terminals

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  • the invention relates to a connector with shorting bar especially for electrical connections in vehicles.
  • a shorting bar is an electrical connector feature which shorts two terminals together when the connector is not mated. After mating, the shorting bar is deactivated by a deactivation feature on the mating part (i.e. after mating, the terminals are no longer shorted together).
  • Normally shorting bars are constructed of one single planar generally U-shaped piece of metal forming two springs each of which touching one of the terminals to be shorted. After mating the deactivation feature on the mating part has pushed one or both of the springs away from the electrical terminals, thus breaking the conductive connection between the terminals.
  • the shorting bar spring often has a sizeable lead-in" feature at its tip and as the deactivation feature must be placed between the terminals and the shorting bar, a relatively large amount of package space is required.
  • the connector consists of a housing, terminals, and at least one shorting bar.
  • the shorting bar includes a first and a second separate piece of conductive material, usually stainless steel, and which are essentially planar.
  • Each of the two pieces of conductive material comprises at least two essentially separate elements i.e. the elements are separated from each other by an opening along most of their surface (contour) but joined at the rest. Said elements are deformed (bent) perpendicular to the plane of the first piece of conductive material thus forming two sets of springs, one of which contacts the terminal, the other set contacting the corresponding element of an adjacent second piece of conductive material.
  • the deactivation device is received between the terminal and the shorting bar,with the connector according to the invention, the deactivation device is received between the first and the second piece of conductive material of the shorting bar itself.
  • the deactivation device when inserted between the springs of adjacent pieces of conductive material breaks the contact without large spring deflections.
  • the incremental space needed to package the shorting bar only approaches the thickness of the deactivation feature plus twice the thickness of the piece of conductive material plus one terminal cavity wall thickness.
  • separate elements are formed by stamping a U-shaped opening in the piece of conductive metal. Subsequently, the elements are bent to opposite directions of the plane of the piece of conductive material.
  • One element consists of a single cantilever spring attached at one end whose purpose is to contact the terminal. The free end of the center spring points in the direction of terminal insertion into the cavity to provide for smooth terminal insertion.
  • the second element consists of two springs attachad to each other at both ends which contact two corresponding springs on the adjacent half of the shorting bar. Having two outside springs provided for redundant electrical points of contact between the two halves of the shorting bar for greater electrical reliability and lower electrical resistance.
  • part 1 of the housing assembly of the connector terminals 4 and 5 are shown together with connecting wires 2 and 3.
  • part 1 of the housing assembly of the connector contains a first piece 7 of conductive material and a second piece 8 of conductive material each of which comprise separate elements 9 and 10.
  • Elements 9 serve as springs for electrically connecting the adjacent pieces 7,8 of conductive material at point A".
  • Elements 9, 10 are seperated from each othe by an opening which is generally U-shaped (in the plane perpendicular to the drawing) thus supplying two points or areas of contact A" to the elements 9 of adjacent pieces 7,8 of conductive material.
  • Elements 10 serve as springs for electrically connecting the pieces 7,8 of conductive material to the terminals 4, 5.
  • the deactivation rib 11 is shown in a disengaged position.
  • the housing assembly preferrably has lead-in features 12.
  • the connector according to the invention additionally to the advantages already described could provide greater mechanical stability and vibration damping as, after mating, the deactivation feature fits firmly between the shorting bar elements securing the mated connectors more tightly together than generally possible with traditional connectors with shorting bars.

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EP19970103005 1997-02-25 1997-02-25 Verbinder mit Kurzschlusselement Expired - Lifetime EP0860898B1 (de)

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EP19970103005 EP0860898B1 (de) 1997-02-25 1997-02-25 Verbinder mit Kurzschlusselement
DE69723543T DE69723543T2 (de) 1997-02-25 1997-02-25 Verbinder mit Kurzschlusselement

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Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1825208A (en) * 1928-06-21 1931-09-29 William Edward Lauer Automatic disconnecting pothead
DE9010565U1 (de) * 1990-07-13 1990-09-20 Siemens AG, 8000 München Steckverbinder
DE9209900U1 (de) * 1992-07-23 1992-09-24 Pulsotronic Merten Gmbh & Co Kg, 5270 Gummersbach Elektrische Funktionseinheit für ein serielles Datenübertragungssystem
US5516299A (en) * 1992-12-07 1996-05-14 Yazaki Corporation Multi-input connector

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1825208A (en) * 1928-06-21 1931-09-29 William Edward Lauer Automatic disconnecting pothead
DE9010565U1 (de) * 1990-07-13 1990-09-20 Siemens AG, 8000 München Steckverbinder
DE9209900U1 (de) * 1992-07-23 1992-09-24 Pulsotronic Merten Gmbh & Co Kg, 5270 Gummersbach Elektrische Funktionseinheit für ein serielles Datenübertragungssystem
US5516299A (en) * 1992-12-07 1996-05-14 Yazaki Corporation Multi-input connector

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