EP0935313B1 - Vorrichtung zur Ver- und Entriegelung eines an einem Mehrleiterkabel angeschlossenen Verbinders mit einer Buchse - Google Patents

Vorrichtung zur Ver- und Entriegelung eines an einem Mehrleiterkabel angeschlossenen Verbinders mit einer Buchse Download PDF

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EP0935313B1
EP0935313B1 EP19990101543 EP99101543A EP0935313B1 EP 0935313 B1 EP0935313 B1 EP 0935313B1 EP 19990101543 EP19990101543 EP 19990101543 EP 99101543 A EP99101543 A EP 99101543A EP 0935313 B1 EP0935313 B1 EP 0935313B1
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Christophe Framatome Connectors Intern. Dehan
Pascal Ribeau
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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
    • H01R13/62—Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
    • H01R13/627—Snap or like fastening
    • H01R13/6275—Latching arms not integral with the housing
    • 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
    • H01R13/629—Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure electrical locking indicators, manufacturing tolerances
    • H01R13/62933—Comprising exclusively pivoting lever
    • 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
    • H01R13/665—Structural association with built-in electrical component with built-in electronic circuit
    • H01R13/6658—Structural association with built-in electrical component with built-in electronic circuit on printed circuit board

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  • the present invention relates to a connector comprising a device for locking and unlocking a connector, connected to a cable having several conductors, with respect to a socket, the said connector consisting mainly of a printed-circuit board connected to the said conductors.
  • the socket may, for example, be fixed to an apparatus such as a mobile telephone intended to be connected, by means of the cable, to a power supply provided inside a motor vehicle.
  • the connector is connected to the socket by means of a plug carrying several connection pins which can be plugged into female contacts fastened to the socket.
  • this connector is characterized in that the arms of the generally U-shaped spring have, at their ends, means which engage with complementary means in order to lock the connector to the socket, and in that the connector has a pivoting lever carrying a member which engages with the base of the generally U-shaped spring, this member being able to move, when the lever pivots, between a position in which the said member is inactive with respect to the base of the said spring and the arms of the spring are locked to the socket and a position in which the said member exerts a force on the base of the said spring in order to unlock the arms of the latter from the socket.
  • the generally U-shaped spring constitutes a simple and reliable means for locking the connector to the socket.
  • the printedcircuit board connected to the cable is pressed against a plug made of insulating material containing several contact pins that are connected to the conductors of the cable via the printed circuit of the said board, these contact pins projecting from the said plug and making electrical connections with female contacts of the said socket when the latter is locked to the connector, the said generally U-shaped spring going around the board and the plug.
  • the plug is thus confined inside the U of the spring and this makes it possible to obtain a structure which is compact and simple to produce.
  • a support is placed between the printed-circuit board and the base of the said U-shaped spring.
  • the plug, the printed-circuit board and the U-shaped spring are housed in a casing, the end of the cable having an end-piece which has a projecting part held in place in a cavity in the casing, and the casing is closed by a cover which covers the base of the U-shaped spring and the said support, this cover having a cavity complementary to that provided in the casing in order to hold the projecting part of the end-piece of the cable in place.
  • the connector fitted with the locking and unlocking device according to the invention is thus composed of a small number of pieces and has a very compact structure.
  • the locking and unlocking device composed of a lever and of a U-shaped spring does not complicate the production of the connector and has no appreciable impact on its size.
  • Figures 1 and 2 show a connector 1 connected to a cable 2 having several conductors 3.
  • This connector consists of a printed-circuit board 4 connected to the conductors 3.
  • the connector 1 carries a generally U-shaped spring 5 (see Figures 2 and 4), the side arms 5a of which have, at their ends, means 6 which engage with complementary means 7 in order to lock the connector to a socket 8.
  • the connector 1 has, on the other hand, (see Figures 2 and 3) a pivoting lever 9 carrying a member 10 (see Figures 2 and 4) which engages with the base 5b of the generally U-shaped spring 5.
  • This member 10 can move, when the lever 9 pivots, between a position (that shown in Figure 4) in which this member 10 is inactive with respect to the base 5b of the spring 5 and the arms 5a of the spring are locked to the socket 8 and a position (not shown) in which this member 10 exerts a force on the base 5b of the spring in order to unlock the arms 5a of the latter from the socket 8.
  • the printed-circuit board 4 connected to the cable is pressed against a plug 11 made of insulating material containing several contact pins 12 that are connected to the conductors 3 of the cable 2 via the printed circuit of the board 4. These contact pins 12 project from the plug 11 and make electrical connections with female contacts 13 carried by the socket 8 (see also Figure 6) when the latter is locked to the connector 1.
  • Figure 4 also shows that the generally U-shaped spring 5 goes around the board 4 and a plug 11.
  • a support 14 is placed between the printed-circuit board 4 and the base 5b of the U-shaped spring.
  • the plug 11, the printed-circuit board 4 and the U-shaped spring are housed in a casing 15.
  • the end of the cable 2 has an end-piece 16 which has a projecting part 17 held in place in a cavity 18 in the casing 15 (see Figures 2 and 4).
  • the casing 15 is closed by a cover 19 which covers the base 5b of the U-shaped spring 5 and the support 14.
  • This cover 19 has a cavity 20 complementary to that provided in the casing 15 in order to hold the projecting part 17 of the end-piece 16 of the cable 2 in place.
  • the lever 9 has, at one of its ends, a pivot 21 mounted in complementary recesses 22, 23 made in the cover 19 and in the casing 15, the axis of the pivot being approximately parallel to the contact pins 12 of the plug 11 and perpendicular to the printed-circuit board 4.
  • the member 10 which engages with the base 5b of the U-shaped spring 5 lies between the pivot 21 of the lever 9 and its end opposite this pivot.
  • the member 10 has a cam 24 engaged between the base 5b of the approximately U-shaped spring 5 and the support 14.
  • the base 5b of the U-shaped spring 5 is shaped in the form of a dihedron (see Figures 2 and 4), the apex of which faces the support 14.
  • the cam 24 of the member 10 carried by the lever 9 is inserted between an inclined part of the dihedron and a rectilinear face of the support 14.
  • a return spring 25 (see Figures 2 and 3) is placed between the support 14 and a part of the lever 9 which lies between the pivot 21 and the member 10 having the cam 24.
  • the support 14 (see Figures 2 and 4) has, at its two opposite ends, a rounded surface 26 for supporting and for guiding the opposite ends of the base 5b of the U-shaped spring 5.
  • the ends of the arms 5a of the U-shaped spring 5 have catches 6 which face the outside and are engaged in openings 7 made in tabs 27 (see Figures 5 and 6) fastened to the socket 8.
  • lever 9 is pushed back sideways, towards the outside of the connector, by the return spring 25.
  • the contact pins 12 and the springs 12a are put into place (see Figure 7) in the plug 11.
  • the support 14 is placed (see Figure 9) on the board 4 lying in the casing 15.
  • the U-shaped spring 5 is engaged (see Figure 10) on the support 14 and the return spring 25 is put into place.
  • the lever 9 is put into position (see Figure 11) by engaging the member 10 of the latter between the base of the spring 5 and the support 14.
  • the cover 19 is placed (see Figure 12) on the casing 15.

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Claims (13)

  1. Verbinder mit einer Vorrichtung zum Befestigen und Lösen des Verbinders (1), der mit einem Kabel (2) verbunden ist, welches mehrere Leiter (3) aufweist, an einer Buchse (8), wobei der Verbinder (1) eine im Wesentlichen U-förmige Feder (5) trägt, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Arme (5a) der im Wesentlichen U-förmigen Feder (5) an ihren Enden Mittel (6) aufweisen, die in komplementäre Mittel (7) eingreifen, um den Verbinder (1) mit der Buchse (8) zu verriegeln, und dadurch, dass der Verbinder einen Schwenkarm (9) aufweist, der ein Element (10) trägt, welches mit der Basis (5b) der im Wesentlichen U-förmigen Feder (5) zusammenwirkt, wobei dieses Element (10) in der Lage ist, sich zu bewegen, wenn der Schwenkarm (9) geschwenkt wird, zwischen einer Stellung, in der dieses Element (10) inaktiv ist bezüglich der Basis (5b) der Feder (5) und die Arme (5a) der Feder an der Buchse (8) verriegelt sind, und einer Position, in der dieses Element (10) eine Kraft auf die Basis (5b) der Feder (5) ausübt, um die Arme (5a) der Feder von der Buchse (8) zu entriegeln.
  2. Verbinder nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass er eine gedruckte Schaltungsplatine (4) aufweist, die mit dem Leiter (3) verbunden ist.
  3. Verbinder nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die gedruckte Schaltungsplatine (4), welche mit dem Kabel (2) verbunden ist, gegen einen Stecker (11) gepresst ist, der aus Isoliermaterial gefertigt ist und mehrere Kontaktstifte (12) aufweist, die mit den Leitern (3) des Kabels über die gedruckte Schaltung der Platine (4) verbunden sind, wobei diese Kontaktstifte (12) von dem Stecker (11) abstehen und eine elektrische Verbindung mit Buchsenkontakten (13) der Buchse (8) herstellen, wenn letztere am Verbinder (1) verriegelt ist, wobei die im Wesentlichen U-förmige Feder (5) sich um die Platine (4) und den Stecker (1) herumerstreckt.
  4. Verbinder nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass ein Träger (14) zwischen der gedruckten Schaltungsplatine (4) und der Basis (5b) der U-förmigen Feder (5) angeordnet ist.
  5. Verbinder nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Stecker (11), die gedruckte Schaltungsplatine (4) und die U-förmige Feder (5) in einem Gehäuse (15) untergebracht sind, und das Ende des Kabels (2) ein Endstück (16) aufweist, mit einem vorstehenden Teil (17) der in einer Öffnung (18) des Gehäuses (15) gehalten ist.
  6. Verbinder nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Gehäuse (15) durch einen Deckel (19) verschlossen ist, der die Basis (5b) der U-förmigen Feder (5) und den Träger (14) bedeckt, wobei dieser Deckel (19) eine Aushöhlung (20) aufweist, die komplementär zu derjenigen Ausnehmung in dem Gehäuse (15) ist, um den vorstehenden Teil (17) des Endstücks (16) des Kabels (2) festzuhalten.
  7. Verbinder nach Anspruch 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Schwenkarm (9) an einem seiner Enden ein Schwenkgelenk (21) aufweist, welches in komplementären Nuten (22, 23) in dem Deckel (19) gehaltert ist, wobei die Achsen des Schwenkgelenks (21) im Wesentlichen parallel zu den Kontaktstiften (12) des Steckers (11) verläuft.
  8. Verbinder nach Anspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Element (10), welches mit der Basis (5b) der U-förmigen Feder (5) zusammenwirkt, zwischen dem Schwenkgelenk (21) und dessen Ende gegenüber dieser Schwenkachse liegt.
  9. Verbinder nach Anspruch 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Element (10) eine Nocke (24) aufweist, die zwischen der Basis (5b) der im Wesentlichen U-förmigen Feder (5) und dem Träger (14) angeordnet ist.
  10. Verbinder nach Anspruch 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Basis (5b) der U-förmigen Feder (5) in Form eines Zweiflachs geformt ist, dessen Scheitelpunkt gegenüber dem Träger (14) liegt, wobei die Nocke (24) des Elements (10), welches von dem Schwenkarm (9) getragen wird, eingefügt ist zwischen einem geneigten Teil des Zweiflachs und einer gradlinigen Fläche des Trägers (14).
  11. Verbinder nach einem der Ansprüche 9 oder 10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass eine Rückholfeder (25) zwischen dem Träger (14) und einem Teil des Schwenkarms (9) angeordnet ist, der zwischen der Schwenkachse (21) und dem Element (10) liegt, welches die Nocke (24) aufweist.
  12. Verbinder nach einem der Ansprüche 4 bis 11, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Träger (14) an seinen beiden gegenüberliegenden Enden eine abgerundete Fläche (26) aufweist zum Tragen und zur Führung der gegenüberliegenden Enden der Basis (5b) der U-förmigen Feder (5).
  13. Verbinder nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 12, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Enden der Arme (5a) der U-förmigen Feder (5) Rastnasen (6) aufweisen, welche nach außen zeigen und in Öffnungen (7) eingreifen, die in Lappen (27) ausgeführt sind, die am Sockel (8) befestigt sind.
EP19990101543 1998-02-05 1999-01-29 Vorrichtung zur Ver- und Entriegelung eines an einem Mehrleiterkabel angeschlossenen Verbinders mit einer Buchse Expired - Lifetime EP0935313B1 (de)

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