EP0864188B1 - Cable plat avec connexion du blindage - Google Patents

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EP0864188B1
EP0864188B1 EP96941036A EP96941036A EP0864188B1 EP 0864188 B1 EP0864188 B1 EP 0864188B1 EP 96941036 A EP96941036 A EP 96941036A EP 96941036 A EP96941036 A EP 96941036A EP 0864188 B1 EP0864188 B1 EP 0864188B1
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Anders Karlström
Andrea Wagner
Thomas Meschwitz
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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
    • H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
    • H01R12/70—Coupling devices
    • H01R12/77—Coupling devices for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures
    • H01R12/771—Details
    • H01R12/775—Ground or shield arrangements
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
    • 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
    • H01R13/62—Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
    • H01R13/627—Snap or like fastening

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  • the invention relates to a ribbon cable with a row next to each other in an insulating material of embedded electrical cable conductors, with a electrical cable shield and with at least one the cable shield contacting contact element.
  • the invention also relates to a Ribbon cable connector assembly for connecting one Ribbon cable with a housing of the connector assembly.
  • a conventional ribbon cable 11 of the type mentioned is shown in FIG. 19 shown and has a series of juxtaposed cable conductors 13s and 13m, which are embedded in an insulating material 15, on the one, in Fig. 19 upper, flat side an upper screen film 17 and whose other flat side a lower screen film 19 are arranged.
  • the cable conductor 13s form signal conductors and the cable conductor 13m serves as Ground wire.
  • the insulating material 15 is in the area of the ground conductor 13m so far away that part of the ground conductor 13m from the insulating material 15 protrudes.
  • the two screen foils 17 are in this area and 19 bent to the ground conductor 13m and there electrically with the Ground wire connected 13m.
  • the insulation material can be act two foils, between which the cable conductors are and which are glued to each other and to the cable conductors using an adhesive are.
  • the insulating material 15 can be polyester. With the screen foils 17, 19 it can be copper-coated polyester films.
  • This ribbon cable construction has some problems. For one, it can electrical connection between the ground conductor 13m and the shielding foils 17, 19 a relatively high electrical contact resistance have, since this connection is created only by mechanical pressure. In addition, the connection between the shielding films 17, 19 and one of these ribbon cable 11 receiving connector housing only by means of an additional drain wire. Attaching one such additional wire makes automated mass production one such ribbon cable and the ribbon cable connector assembly complicated and expensive. The relatively high contact resistance between Screen films 17, 19 and ground conductor 13m impair the quality of the Attenuation. Since the screen films 17, 19 in the with Ground conductor 13m connected area not by insulating material 15th supported, they are mechanically quite sensitive there. The Screen films can be deformed at this point and that It is difficult to insert the ribbon cable into a connector. The Using a drain wire requires space that is without the requirement of such an additional wire for the signal line could be available.
  • From US-A-4 540 224 is a ribbon cable with a metallic Shield, lead wires and an outer jacket known.
  • the Outer jacket opened on a narrow side to a resilient Insert the earth clip between the cable shield and the cable jacket to be able to. This way the cable shield and at least one Leak wire contacted by the grounding clip.
  • the cable jacket is open on both long sides and is a grounding clip between the two long sides Cable sheath and the cable shield pushed.
  • the grounding clip is in the essentially U-shaped and has two opposing inner legs for contacting the cable shield and two opposite, outer legs projecting diagonally outwards for contacting of a housing receiving the ribbon cable.
  • the two Inner thighs are at opposite points with each other pre-curved contact zones provided, the contacting on the upper or the lower flat side of the cable shield if the grounding clip is pushed between the cable shield and the cable jacket. Due to the spring force of the grounding clip and the bulging or convex contact zones becomes a pinch-clamp contact at the point of the contacting zones, which on the one hand causes a easy loosening of the grounding clip from the ribbon cable prevented, on the other hand but to a deformation of the ribbon cable cross section and thus leads to an undesirable change in the cable impedance.
  • From US-A-4 619 487 is a ribbon cable in a plastic sheath embedded cable conductors, a metallic one above Umbrella and an outer plastic jacket known.
  • the cable shield can be contacted by means of a spring clip connected to a front area is pushed between the cable shield and the cable sheath, stops limit the insertion depth.
  • DE-A-3 417 402 shows a flat cable with a shielding film, which means a contact strip can be contacted, which on a frame with a Contact female connector can be clamped by means of clamping sections.
  • the contact element can unintentionally detach from the ribbon cable. Since it only rests on the cable shield, there is no intimate electrical contact between the contact element and the cable shield and thus a relatively high electrical Contact resistance between cable shield and contact element. By spreading the cable sheath when inserting the contact element or because of the necessary exposure of the cable shield Cable shield exposed to environmental influences, which leads to corrosion of the Cable shield and the contact surface of the contact element and especially to a drastic deterioration in the electrical Contact resistance between the contact element and the cable shield can lead. If the contacting area of the contact element is located below the cable jacket, a visual inspection of the electrical connection between the contact element and the cable jacket is not possible. If tensile forces act on the contact element, is a safe electrical contact between cable shield and contact element not guaranteed because the contact element is not mechanical Forces is decoupled.
  • a ribbon cable according to the invention has considerable advantages. Since that at least one contact element on the outside of the ribbon cable cannot be detached attached, an optical visual inspection with regard to the electrical Connection between cable shield and contact element made become.
  • the firm connection between the flat, ribbon-shaped Contact surface of the contact element and the ribbon cable leads to the fact that the contact element is held captive on the ribbon cable, which at handling and assembly of the ribbon cable when connecting to a ribbon cable connector of great technical production advantage is.
  • the fixed connection between ribbon cable and contact element also permanent good electrical contacting of the cable shield through the contact element safely.
  • a ribbon cable connector assembly according to the invention for the Plug connection of such a ribbon cable, as specified in claim 22 is has a housing on which at least one contact spring a contacting zone for electrical contacting of the at least a contact element held on the ribbon cable is arranged.
  • the Contact spring on the side edge of the ribbon cable attack the longitudinal side edge of the contact element or contact a main surface of the contact element.
  • An EMC housing can be designed so that it has an opening for opening for a disk serving as a contact element of the ribbon cable has electrically conductive material, wherein the washer Has cable passage opening through which the cable under electrical Contact between the pane and the cable shield through the pane is passed, whereby an electrical connection between the Cable shield and the EMC housing can be produced.
  • EMC housing instead of one Contact surface or disc opening or in addition to provided with one or more contact springs which, when fully assembled EMC housing contacts or contacts at least one contact element to contact.
  • the shielding potential of such solutions does not have an as Ground conductors used cable conductors with a comparatively small size Cable cross-section is led but at least one Contact spring and / or a contact surface that has a significantly larger Cable cross-section as the ground conductor of the conventional ribbon cable can have a special result in the case according to the invention good screen connection.
  • the low and safe also contributes to this electrical contact resistance at that between the cable shield of the Ribbon cable and the at least one contact element on the one hand and between this at least one contact element and the at least one a contact spring and / or contact surface of the connector housing or EMC housing on the other hand.
  • the contact element can be designed as an approximately U-shaped folding contact be the one with its U-web on a longitudinal side edge of the ribbon cable abuts and its U-leg with one of the two flat sides of the Ribbon cables are connected.
  • This folding contact can be in the form of a extending essentially over the entire width of the ribbon cable Contact strip or in the form of only a small part the width of the ribbon cable extending contact claw.
  • the contact element can also be used as a contact strip with a Base strip, the length of which is substantially equal to the flat side width of the ribbon cable, and with two legs, each of one The longitudinal end of the base strip can be folded to protrude from it, be trained.
  • the contact element can also be a contact plate act, which is placed on a flat side of the ribbon cable, or around a disc with one that holds the ribbon cable Cable entry opening.
  • the cable screen preferably in the form of a screen film, the Outside of the ribbon cable, you can directly contact the contact element attach to the cable shield. It is located above the cable shield another insulation jacket, put the cable shield on the Attachment point for the contact element free, so that despite the Isolierstoffmantels an electrical contact between the Contact element and the cable shield can be made.
  • the contact element is formed from a metal strip, it can also be used the cable shield by simply pressing it on or by soldering it electrically get connected. Is the contact element made of electrically conductive Plastic built, you can use an electrically conductive Bring the adhesive into electrical contact with the screen film.
  • the part of the ribbon cable that is connected to the at least one Provided contact element and for insertion in a Connector housing or an EMC housing is provided, it can is a ribbon cable end that e.g. with a connector is completed, or one between the two ribbon cable ends located area of the ribbon cable, in which a branch connection is to be produced.
  • FIG. 1 shows a top view of a ribbon cable equipped according to the invention 21 with two contact claws 23, one of which is in a perspective view in Fig. 2 is shown.
  • Each of the contact claws 23 is through a folding contact in the form of an approximately U-shaped folded strip of material, the with its U-web 35 on a longitudinal side edge of the ribbon cable 21 abuts and the U-leg 37 with one of the two flat sides of the Ribbon cables 21 are connected.
  • the two U-legs 37 short in comparison to the flat side width of the ribbon cable 21.
  • the cable conductors in the area of the cable end 25 on a flat side of the ribbon cable 21 exposed. Because of e.g. the resulting mechanical Weakening of the ribbon cable end 25 is on the flat side of the Ribbon cable end 25, on which the cable conductors are not exposed, a stiffening layer, preferably in the form of a stiffening film 27, provided.
  • a stiffening layer preferably in the form of a stiffening film 27, provided.
  • Locking rib 29 arranged over a part of the Flat side width of the ribbon cable 21 extends and with a Locking shoulder 59 (Fig. 7) in a connector housing 43, in which the ribbon cable end 25 can be inserted, locking cooperates. In this way, the ribbon cable 21 is securely in the Connector housing 43 held.
  • the locking rib 29 is opposite the longitudinal center line of the ribbon cable 21 staggered to properly insert the ribbon cable end 25 in a complementary offset cable insertion opening 45 (Fig. 8) of the connector housing 43 ensure.
  • the two legs 37 are one each contact claw 23 each have a through hole 33, the as a visual inspection of the soldered connection between shielding foil 17, 19 and Serve contact claw 23 and can also form a locking device, when plugging the ribbon cable 21 into a connector housing or in an EMC housing with a complementary locking element Connector housing or the EMC housing in snap-in engagement can reach.
  • the locking element can be used as an (additional) Contacting element for an (additional) earth connection between the contact claw and the connector or the EMC housing serve.
  • one of the contact claws 23 is in perspective Shown obliquely, in which the U-web 35 and the two U-legs 37 can be seen.
  • FIG. 3a shows a contact strip in a perspective oblique view 39a, the length of its U-legs 37 with the contact claw 23 matches.
  • the U-legs 37 of the contact strip 39a have a length that is substantially equal to the flat side width of the Ribbon cable 21 is. Therefore, you also need when you are at everyone a contact spring 47 of the two longitudinal side edges of the ribbon cable 21 (Fig. 7) wants to attack, only a single contact strip 39a. Even if a contact strip 39a is provided, a Locking rib 29 arranged on the ribbon cable 21 is located Fastening point of the contact strip 39a on the ribbon cable 21 in Ribbon cable longitudinal direction offset from that shown in Fig. 1 Fastening points for the two contact claws 23. Also the Leg 37 of the contact strip 39a can each with a Through hole 33 may be provided.
  • FIG. 3b shows a contact strip in a perspective oblique view 39b, which has a base strip 36 with a flat side width of Has ribbon cable 21 corresponding length and two legs 38, one from one end and the other from the other end of the Base strip 36 is folded away standing on the base strip 36.
  • the Leg 38 of the contact strip 39b have a length that in substantially equal to half the flat side width of the ribbon cable 21 or is also shorter. Therefore, one also needs 39b in this contact strip then if you look at each of the two long edges of the ribbon cable 21 wants to engage a contact spring 47 (FIG. 7), only one single contact strip 39b.
  • FIG. 4 shows a contact plate 41 which instead of a contact claw 23 can be attached to the ribbon cable 21, by soldering or Stick depending on whether the material of the Contact plate 41 is metal or conductive plastic. It is preferably attached analogously to that shown in FIG. 1 Embodiment on each longitudinal side edge of the ribbon cable 21 Contact plate 41. Located on both flat sides of the Ribbon cable 21 each a screen film 17, 19, is preferably attached each longitudinal side edge and on each flat side of the ribbon cable 21 each Contact plate 41. The contact plate 41 is also preferably with a through hole 33.
  • FIG. 5 shows a cross-sectional view along that shown in FIG. 1 Section line 5-5, but with a modification in that the Rib recess 31 on the other longitudinal side edge of the ribbon cable 21 located than in the embodiment shown in Fig. 1.
  • the ribbon cable 21 shown in FIG. 5 has the same as that shown in FIG. 19 known ribbon cable 11 a number of side by side Signal conductors 13s, which are embedded in insulating material 15, on the latter shielding foils 17 and 19 are located on both flat sides. Different to 19, however, are all in the known cable structure according to FIG Cable conductors are completely embedded in insulating material and have all of them Function of a signal conductor 13s. On each long edge of the Ribbon cable 21 is attached to a contact claw 23, by means of which both Shield films 17 and 19 are electrically contacted.
  • stiffening film 27 and the locking rib 29 integrally formed, but can also be separate components.
  • FIG. 6 shows the narrow side view of the ribbon cable 21 one that the cable conductors at the ribbon cable end 25 on the in this Fig. 6th downward facing flat side so that they can be Contact with conductor contacts of a ribbon cable end 25 Connector can be brought.
  • Fig. 7 shows a top view and partial sectional view of a ribbon cable connector assembly with a connector housing 43 and the ribbon cable 21, the ribbon cable end 25 in a Cable insertion opening 45 (better seen in FIGS. 8 and 10) is plugged in.
  • the ribbon cable 21 shown in FIG. 7 is on according to FIG. 1 provided on both longitudinal side edges with a contact claw 23.
  • Connector housing 43 is attached to a contact spring 47, one for respective contact claw 23 has contact spring arm 49 whose free end facing the respective contact claw 23 is one convex contact zone 51 is provided.
  • On the of the Cable insertion opening 45 remote end face 53 are contact tongues 55 over the connector housing 43 before.
  • contact tongues 55 can electrical contact to shield conductors of a (not shown) Mating connector or a circuit board (also not shown) getting produced.
  • the contact springs 47 are shaped such that Connector housing 43 held and materially designed that their contact zones 51 when inserted into the cable insertion opening 45 Ribbon cable end 25 under spring tension on the U-web 35 of each associated contact claw 23 abut and thus over the contact claws 23 an electrical connection to the shielding films 17 and 19 produce.
  • the contact spring arms 49 project with the contact zones 51 through side wall openings 57 of the connector housing 43 through it.
  • Fig. 7 are the locking rib still in dashed lines 29 of the ribbon cable end 25 and one with the locking rib 29 cooperating locking shoulder 59 on a resilient resilient locking arm 61 of the connector housing 43 shown.
  • the contact springs 47 are in the embodiment shown in FIG. 7 by means of one-piece arrangement on the connector housing 43 Plastic mushrooms 63 attached. This attachment can also on other ways, e.g. by sticking the contact springs 47 on the connector housing 43.
  • the cable insertion opening 45 and the locking arm 61 are particularly good in the front view of the Connector housing 43 to see. Further there are on side walls 65 of the connector housing 43 receiving pockets 67 for the To see contact springs 47.
  • the locking arm 61 gives way when Inserting the ribbon cable end 25 into the cable insertion opening 45 resilient downwards (when looking at Fig. 8). He is with one Engagement recess 69 provided with the help of the locking arm 61 can be moved down when the ribbon cable end 25 out of the Cable insertion opening 45 is to be pulled out again.
  • FIG. 9 shows a side view with the connector housing 43 and a contact spring 47 arranged thereon.
  • FIG. 10 shows a sectional view with the ribbon cable end 25 inserted.
  • FIG. 9 and 10 relate to embodiments in which the Connector housing itself, not with conductor contacts for contacting the signal conductor 13s of the ribbon cable 21 is provided.
  • the housing 43 forms an additional housing in which the actual connector with the signal conductor 13s contacting conductor contacts is inserted in a latching manner.
  • contact claws 23 according to the invention (Fig. 10) and contact springs 47 (Fig. 9) are provided. If the Connectors not only running in the longitudinal direction of the cable Contact connecting legs 71 but also transversely to the longitudinal direction of the cable has extending contact terminal legs 73, one provides the Contact springs 47 preferably not only with those in the longitudinal direction of the cable extending contact tongues 55, but also with transversely contact tongues 75 extending to the longitudinal direction of the cable.
  • FIG. 11 and 12 show a top view and a side view of a Contact spring 47 used according to the invention, from which the special Shape of the contact springs 47 shown in Fig. 7 even more clearly emerges.
  • Holes 77 are used to attach the plastic mushrooms 63 on connector housing 43.
  • the cable conductors of the ribbon cable 21 can be round conductors or, as in the 5, flat conductor, for example, from Copper or aluminum exist.
  • flat conductors are on a polyester film applied or laminated between polyester films, for example by means of one located between the polyester films Adhesive, the polyester film or polyester films Form insulating material 15.
  • the insulating material 15 can also be other materials such as PVC or PTFE.
  • the Ribbon cable 21 can have one or more cable shields 17, 19 be constructed, for example in the form of one or more copper or Aluminum foils or coated with copper or aluminum Polyester films. Above the cable shield or the cable shields 17, 19 can be as one or more layers of insulating material Outer jacket of the cable must be attached.
  • the contact elements for example Contact claws 23, made of metal or conductive plastic.
  • the contact springs 47 are preferably made of a metal both good electrical conductivity and good spring properties owns. For example, copper alloys with high Spring constants used.
  • This EMC housing is made up of two housing halves composed of which only one is shown in FIGS. 14 to 16 14, in a narrow-width view in FIG. 15 and in the longitudinal side view in FIG. 16.
  • An EMC housing half 79 shown in FIG. 14 has one Recording space for a ribbon cable end (not shown) and one on it connected device such as one to the Ribbon cable connected connector, an electrical or electronic device or the like.
  • On the right in Fig. 14 Side is the EMC housing half 79 with an open to the right Provide cable entry socket.
  • the EMC housing half 79 provided with two positioning projections 85, which at Join the illustrated EMC housing half 79 with the associated other EMC housing half in complementary Positioning recesses are included. That way is a Correct assembly of the two halves of the EMC housing ensured. But you can also complement each other of the two EMC housing halves one positioning projection and one Arrange the positioning recess or a number other than two Positioning projections and two complementary ones Provide positioning recesses on each half of the EMC housing.
  • At least one of the two EMC housing halves is also included provided at least one contact surface 87 which are joined together Condition of the two EMC housing halves against at least one Contact element 23 or 39a or 39b or 41 is pressed, making it to an electrical connection between the EMC housing and the Cable shield of the ribbon cable located in it comes.
  • two contact surfaces 87 are provided, which are located on the inside of the positioning projections 85 and for electrical contacting one contact claw 23 or one each Contact plate 41 serve or together a contact Contact strip 39a or 39b cause.
  • Figures 17 and 18 show in an oblique view and in Narrow side top view of a ribbon cable 21 that has a contact element is provided in the form of an electrically conductive disc 89, which too
  • the disk 89 is in a disk receiving opening 93 electrically conductive wall 95, which is a wall of an EMC package can act, making electrical contact with this wall 95 inserted.
  • the disk receiving opening 93 can in one one-piece wall 95 or between two part walls, for example two housing parts.
  • the outer circumference of the disk 89 be provided with a groove 97.

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  1. Câble ruban (21) comportant une série de conducteurs de câbles électriques (13s) noyés, les uns à côté des autres, dans un matériau isolant (15), avec un blindage de câble électrique (17), sur une face plate supérieure et/ou inférieure du matériau isolant (15), et avec au moins un élément de contact (23;39a;39b;41) constitué d'un matériau conducteur de l'électricité, ayant une surface de pose plate, en forme de bande, maintenue de façon indésolidarisable, avec mise en contact électrique du blindage de câble (17,19), sur une face extérieure supérieure et/ou inférieure du câble ruban (21), et convenant pour assurer la mise en contact électrique, au moyen d'un contre-contact (47) d'un dispositif (43) recevant le câble ruban (21).
  2. Câble ruban selon la revendication 1, dans lequel l'élément de contact est constitué par un contact plié (23;39a), réalisé sous la forme d'une bande de matériau, pliée à peu près en forme de U, appuyant, par sa barre de U (35), sur un bord latéral longitudinal du câble ruban (21) et dont les branches de U (37) sont reliées chacune à l'une des deux faces extérieures du câble ruban (21).
  3. Câble ruban selon la revendication 2, dans lequel le contact plié est réalisé sous la forme d'une griffe de contact (23), dont les deux branches de U (37) sont courtes par rapport à la largeur des faces plates du câble ruban (21).
  4. Câble ruban selon la revendication 3, dans lequel au moins une griffe de contact (23) est disposée sur chaque bord latéral longitudinal du câble ruban (21).
  5. Câble ruban selon la revendication 2, pour lequel le contact plié est réalisé sous la forme de bande de contact (39a), dont les branches de U (37) présentent chacune une longueur pratiquement égale à la largeur des faces plates du câble ruban (21).
  6. Câble ruban selon la revendication 1, dans lequel l'élément de contact est réalisé sous la forme de bande de contact (39b), avec une bande de base (36), dont la longueur est sensiblement identique à la largeur de la face plate du câble ruban (21), et avec deux branches (38) qui, en faisant saillie chacune depuis une extrémité longitudinale de la bande de base (36), sont susceptibles d'être pliées sur celle-ci.
  7. Câble ruban selon la revendication 1, dans lequel l'élément de contact est réalisé sous la forme de plaquette de contact (41), pouvant être disposée en un emplacement quelconque sur la face extérieure du câble ruban (21).
  8. Câble ruban selon la revendication 7, dans lequel chaque fois au moins une plaquette de contact (41) est disposée dans la zone de chacun des deux bords latéraux longitudinaux du câble ruban (21).
  9. Câble ruban selon la revendication 8, dans lequel chaque fois au moins une plaquette de contact (41) est disposée dans la zone de chacun des deux bords latéraux longitudinaux du câble ruban (21), sur chaque face extérieure du câble ruban (21).
  10. Câble ruban selon la revendication 1, dans lequel l'élément de contact est constitué par un disque (89), dans la zone intérieure duquel est prévue une ouverture de passage de câble (91), correspondant aux dimensions extérieures du câble ruban (21), et dont la périphérie extérieure est susceptible être logée dans une ouverture de logement de disque (93) appartenant à une paroi (95) conductrice de l'électricité, de préférence un boítier CEM (compatibilité électromagnétique).
  11. Câble ruban selon l'une des revendications 1 à 10, dans lequel l'élément de contact (23;39a;39b;41) est constitué d'un métal conducteur de l'électricité.
  12. Câble ruban selon la revendication 11, dans lequel l'élément de contact (23;39a;39b;41) est fixé sur le câble ruban (21) par pressage, par exemple sous la forme d'une liaison à sertissage.
  13. Câble ruban selon l'une des revendications 1 à 12, dans lequel une liaison brasée est constituée entre l'élément de contact (23;39a;39b;41) et le blindage de câble (17,19) associé.
  14. Câble ruban selon l'une des revendications 1 à 13, dans lequel l'élément de contact (23;39a;39b;41) est doté d'un trou (33) qui sert au contrôle visuel du point de brasage et/ou peut coopérer, à titre d'ouverture d'encliquetage, avec un élément d'encliquetage complémentaire d'un boítier de connecteur (43), une mise en contact électrique de l'élément de contact (23;39a;39b;41) étant possible par l'intermédiaire de l'élément d'encliquetage, lorsqu'il est réalisé de façon conductrice de l'électricité.
  15. Câble ruban selon l'une des revendications 1 à 12 ou 14, dans lequel l'élément de contact (23;39a;39b;41;89) est constitué d'une matière synthétique conductrice de l'électricité et est collé au blindage de câble (17,19) afférent, au moyen d'un adhésif conducteur de l'électricité.
  16. Câble ruban selon l'une des revendications 1 à 15, dans lequel le blindage de câble (17,19) constitue la face extérieure du câble ruban (21).
  17. Câble ruban selon l'une des revendications 1 à 16, dans lequel, au-dessus du blindage de câble (17,19), se trouve une enveloppe en substance isolante qui présentent, au point de fixation du ou de chaque élément de contact (23;39a;39b;41;89), une ouverture d'enveloppe dégageant le blindage de câble (17,19).
  18. Câble ruban selon l'une des revendications 1 à 17, dans lequel le blindage de câble (17,19) est constitué par une feuille de blindage, couvrant la face extérieure afférente du câble ruban (21) et réalisée en métal ou en matière synthétique conducteur (conductrice) de l'électricité.
  19. Câble ruban selon l'une des revendications 1 à 18, dans lequel le au moins un élément de contact (23;39a;39b;41;89) est disposé dans la zone d'une extrémité de câble (25) susceptible d'être enfichée dans un boítier de connecteur à enfichage (43).
  20. Câble ruban selon l'une des revendications 1 à 19, dans lequel les conducteurs de câble (13s) sont dénudés dans la zone de l'extrémité de câble (25), sur une face plate du câble ruban (21), et une couche de renforcement (27) est disposée sur l'autre face plate du câble ruban (21).
  21. Câble ruban selon l'une des revendications 1 à 20, dans lequel, dans la zone du point de fixation du au moins un élément de contact (23;39a;39b;41;89), sur l'une des deux faces extérieures du câble ruban (21), est disposée au moins une nervure de verrouillage (29) s'étendant transversalement par rapport à l'étendue longitudinale du câble ruban, pour un engagement de verrouillage avec un élément de verrouillage (59) complémentaire d'un boítier de connecteur (43) logeant le câble ruban (21).
  22. Dispositif de liaison par enfichage pour câble ruban, pour la liaison par enfichage d'un câble ruban électrique (21) selon l'une des revendication 1 à 21, avec un boítier (43) du dispositif de liaison par enfichage, qui présente une ouverture d'enfichage de câble (45), destinée à recevoir par enfichage le câble ruban (21), et avec au moins un ressort de contact (47) qui est doté d'une zone de contact (51) pour assurer la mise en contact électrique du au moins un élément de contact (23;39a;39b;41) maintenu sur le câble ruban (21), une liaison électrique étant susceptible d'être établie, par le ressort de contact (47), entre le blindage de câble (17,19) relié à l'élément de contact (23;39a;39b;41) et un conducteur de potentiel de blindage, en particulier un conducteur de potentiel de masse, d'un connecteur à enfichage conjugué, d'un boítier CEM ou d'une plaquette ou carte à circuit imprimé.
  23. Dispositif de liaison par enfichage pour câble ruban selon la revendication 22, pour un câble ruban (21) doté d'une bande de contact (39a;39b) selon la revendication 5 ou 6, avec des griffes de contact (23) selon la revendication 4 ou avec des plaquettes de contact (41) selon la revendication 8,
    dans lequel, au voisinage de chacune de deux extrémités transversales de l'ouverture d'enfichage de câble (45), est respectivement disposé un ressort de contact (47), de manière que, lorsque le câble ruban (21) est enfiché dans l'ouverture d'enfichage de câble (45), il agisse, en produisant une mise en contact électrique, sur une surface principale ou sur une face longitudinale extérieure de la bande de contact (39a;39b) ou de la griffe de contact (23) associée ou de la plaquette de contact (41) associée.
  24. Dispositif de liaison par enfichage pour câble ruban selon la revendication 22 ou 23, pour un câble ruban (21) avec des griffes de contact (23) selon la revendication 4, et avec une nervure de verrouillage (29) selon la revendication 21, la nervure de verrouillage (29) s'étendant sur une partie seulement de la largeur du câble ruban et où, sur le boítier de connecteur à enfichage (43), est disposé un bras de verrouillage (61), coopérant, de manière produisant une déformation élastique, avec la nervure de verrouillage (29), le bras de verrouillage ayant un épaulement de verrouillage (59) saisissant par le dessus, à l'état de verrouillage, la nervure de verrouillage (29),
    les griffes de contact (23) sont situées à la hauteur de la nervure de verrouillage (29), dans la direction de la longueur du câble,
    et les zones de contact (51) des ressorts de contact (47) sont situées à peu près à hauteur de l'épaulement de verrouillage (59), dans la direction de la longueur de l'ouverture d'enfichage pour câble (25).
  25. Dispositif de liaison par enfichage pour câble ruban selon l'une des revendications 22 à 24, dans lequel le boítier (43) est réalisé sous la forme de boítier de connecteur à enfichage et présente des chambres de logement de contact de conducteur pour loger des contacts de conducteur pénétrant dans l'ouverture d'enfichage pour câble (45), en vue d'établir le contact électrique des différents conducteurs de câble (13s) dénudés.
  26. Dispositif de liaison par enfichage pour câble ruban selon l'une des revendications 22 à 24, dans lequel le boítier (43) est un boítier additionnel réalisé pour recevoir un boítier de raccordement à enfichage équipé de chambres de logement de contacts de conducteurs, boítier additionnel sur lequel sont disposés l'épaulement de verrouillage (59) et le au moins un ressort de contact (47).
  27. Boítier CEM pour un câble ruban susceptible d'y être logé, selon l'une des revendications 1 à 21, le boítier CEM étant susceptible d'être constitué de deux parties de boítier (79) réalisées en un matériau conducteur de l'électricité, dont au moins l'un est doté d'au moins une surface de contact (87), qui se trouve en contact électrique lorsque le câble ruban (21) est situé entre les deux parties de boítier CEM (79) assemblées, de préférence en contact de pressage, avec au moins un élément de contact (23;39a;39b;41) du câble ruban (21).
  28. Boítier CEM pour un câble ruban susceptible d'y être logé, selon la revendication 10, le boítier CEM étant susceptible être constitué de deux parties de boítier (95) en matériau conducteur de l'électricité, entre lesquelles, à l'état assemblé, est constituée une ouverture de logement de disque (93) correspondant au contour extérieur du disque (89), de manière qu'une liaison électrique puisse être établie entre le blindage de câble (17,19) et la paroi, par l'intermédiaire du disque (89).
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