EP1101257B1 - Element de connexion enfichable verrouillable pour un connecteur electrique enfichable - Google Patents

Element de connexion enfichable verrouillable pour un connecteur electrique enfichable Download PDF

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EP1101257B1
EP1101257B1 EP99931184A EP99931184A EP1101257B1 EP 1101257 B1 EP1101257 B1 EP 1101257B1 EP 99931184 A EP99931184 A EP 99931184A EP 99931184 A EP99931184 A EP 99931184A EP 1101257 B1 EP1101257 B1 EP 1101257B1
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housing
bayonet ring
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Rudolf Fekonja
Peter Epe
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Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
Leopold Kostal GmbH and Co KG
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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
    • H01R13/46—Bases; Cases
    • H01R13/502—Bases; Cases composed of different pieces
    • H01R13/506—Bases; Cases composed of different pieces assembled by snap action of the parts
    • 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
    • H01R13/40—Securing contact members in or to a base or case; Insulating of contact members
    • H01R13/42—Securing in a demountable manner
    • H01R13/436—Securing a plurality of contact members by one locking piece or operation
    • H01R13/4361—Insertion of locking piece perpendicular to direction of contact insertion
    • 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
    • H01R13/625—Casing or ring with bayonet engagement

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  • the invention relates to a lockable connector part for a electrical connector with an electrical contact elements containing Housing and with a bayonet ring to lock the Connector part on a guide sleeve assigned to the connector, in one end to create the electrical connector the plug-in part can be inserted and at its opposite End a complementary contact element bearing counterpart is arranged.
  • Such a lockable connector part is used, for example Formation of an electrical connector for connecting transmission control systems needed in motor vehicles.
  • the socket used as a lockable connector part educated.
  • an electrical plate is arranged within the gear housing, which is usually the electrical, provided for such a transmission control system, mechanical and / or hydraulic control means and a this control means carries functionally assigned control electronics.
  • this is an electrical contact pins comprehensive connector part assigned. Electrical contacting of the Plug part or its plug contacts with an electrical contact socket containing socket is achieved by using a guide sleeve brought about by an assembly opening of the gearbox wall reaches through and with its inner end portion with the plug part is connected and in which outside open guide sleeve the socket is insertable.
  • the socket is a Socket-carrying socket housing and a bayonet ring assign which bayonet ring to lock the socket on the Guide sleeve is formed. Because the electrical connector contacts inside of the gear housing on the electrical panel must be the socket housing must be dimensioned sufficiently long so that it can be used for Create the desired electrical contacts sufficiently far into the Guide sleeve is insertable.
  • the bayonet ring is on the side of the cable outlet End of the socket housing arranged. Such a lockable
  • the socket is from German utility model 297 21 908.1 known.
  • the contact socket contained in the socket housing is the socket housing or the entire socket is long.
  • the guide sleeve is provided to save material, the cable outlet side termination of the socket housing is only ring-shaped, at which annular end section the bayonet ring is rotatably held is.
  • the required length of the socket housing and the cable outlet sided annular design of the same make an assembly of the Socket housing with the contact sockets by an automatic machine impossible. Such equipment is from the cable outlet side of the Socket housing made ago.
  • a machine assembly is only possible if the socket housing does not have a certain length exceeds, so that those to be used carried by the grippers of the machine Contact sockets to their intended position in Socket receptacles of the socket housing can be used.
  • a machine can only be loaded if the cable outlet-side assembly surface of the socket housing is flat and has no protruding edges or ridges such as the annular end section provided for holding the bayonet ring protrude from this.
  • the previously known socket or its socket housing can therefore only be fitted manually with contact sockets.
  • the invention lies on the basis of this prior art discussed therefore the task of a lockable connector for to propose an electrical connector that is not just for contacting of a counterpart still bridging a certain insertion depth is suitable, but also with an automatic machine the electrical to be inserted into the connector part Contact elements can be fitted.
  • the bayonet ring is longitudinally displaceable with respect to the housing and the cable outlet side closure of the bayonet ring in an assembly position of the connector part for equipping the housing with the contact elements in the level of the cable outlet side termination of the housing or is arranged in such a plane related to the Level of the cable outlet side termination of the housing in the direction of insertion is offset, and that the plug-in termination of the bayonet ring in an insertion position spaced from the assembly position in the region of the cable outlet-side end section of the housing is in this position for inserting the housing into the guide sleeve of the bayonet ring in the direction of insertion on one supports the slide-in stop assigned to the housing.
  • the connector part according to the invention for example a socket is characterized by a bayonet ring, which is in relation to the Socket housing is arranged to be longitudinally displaceable. It is provided that the bayonet ring in its one position - the mounting position - In such an arrangement to the socket housing that the Level of the cable outlet-side termination of the socket housing itself represents the outer boundary of the socket. This conclusion is as a placement area for automatic assembly of the socket housing suitable with electrical contact sockets. Due to the longitudinal displaceability of the bayonet ring in relation to the socket housing the bayonet ring into a distance from this mounting position Lockable or insertable position.
  • This position marks the fact that the plug-in or front termination of the bayonet ring in the area of the rear end section of the Socket housing, with the bayonet ring in this position shear-resistant on a slide-in stop assigned to the socket housing supported.
  • the socket housing is thus in relation to the bayonet ring Extendable telescopically from this in the direction of insertion.
  • the socket housing only needs one have sufficient length to accommodate the electrical contact sockets, where to achieve the required insertion depth Socket housing, but also significantly in the inserted position on Cable outlet-side termination of the socket housing arranged bayonet ring contributes.
  • Such a socket is suitable for all electrical Connectors whose sockets for producing an electrical Connection with the plug contacts assigned to a plug part have to overcome a certain insertion depth.
  • bayonet ring in its mounting position Fix the housing locked in this position, as this is an undesirable one Bayonet ring displacement with an automatic assembly of the Housing is avoided.
  • Such locking is expedient brought about by the fact that the bayonet ring encompasses a plurality of latching beads are assigned, the locking recesses assigned in the housing intervene, which are located on the outside of the insertion stop.
  • the housing is a slide-in stop protruding insertion lugs are provided on the cable outlet of the housing facing surfaces in the insertion position of the Support the bayonet ring with the flange sections assigned to the bayonet ring. It is advantageous to expediently insert the noses in one two webs formed, the inside of the bayonet ring assigned guide groove to guide, this guide is designed so that the insertion lugs leave the guide in the inserted position of the bayonet ring have, so that the bayonet ring only in its insertion position is rotatable with respect to the housing.
  • To limit the insertion position of the bayonet ring is a limiting flange at the end of the housing assigned.
  • the housing is in an embodiment facing the cable outlet side of the housing, assigned locking feet, the ends of which are aligned Support the insertion flange of the bayonet ring when it is out of its Assembly position has been brought into its insertion position. A renewed shift of the bayonet ring from its insertion position in its mounting position is not necessary because the mounting position only when equipping the housing with the electrical Contact elements is needed.
  • the socket 1 shown in Figure 1 consists essentially of a Socket housing 2, in which used for locking electrical Contact bushes radially a locking disc 3 can be inserted, and from a bayonet ring 4.
  • the socket housing 2 is empty and thus shown containing no electrical contact sockets.
  • the plug-in section of the socket housing 2 is a sealing ring 5 arranged to seal the socket housing 2 against one Guide sleeve, not shown in detail, in the reference number 6 marked groove is used.
  • the socket housing 2 is essentially composed of cylindrical sections existing structure and cable outlet on the side through a limiting flange 7 limited.
  • socket receptacles 9 are introduced in the cable outlet side surface 8 of the socket housing 2 .
  • the surface 8 provides the assembly surface for automatic assembly of the Socket receptacles 9 with electrical contact sockets and on the back arranged electrical cables.
  • elastically resilient locking feet 10 are molded. In the area of their exhibited sections the locking feet 10 are compliant. Comprehensive regarding the Socket housing 2 is arranged three such locking feet 10th intended.
  • each two locking feet 10 are radially from insert surface 11 protruding from the outer surface of the socket housing 2 provided to the boundary flange 7 and thus to the cable outlet side termination of the socket housing 2 facing surfaces as flat Pressure areas 12 are formed.
  • the surface of such a push-in lug 11 is provided with a locking recess 13.
  • the bayonet ring 4 is annular, in the area of its an insertion flange 14 is arranged at the front plug-in end is.
  • the clear opening width of the bayonet ring 4 in the area of the insertion flange 14 is dimensioned so that the cylindrical socket housing 2 can be pushed through until the underside of the limiting flange 7 rests on the top of the insertion flange 14.
  • the bayonet ring 4 has insertion lugs 11 in complementary positions on the inside formed by two webs 15, 15 'guides 16, wherein the distance between the webs 15, 15 'to each other for receiving an insertion nose 11 is dimensioned.
  • a guide 16 Located in the upper section of a guide 16 there is an inwardly projecting locking bead 17 through which the bayonet ring 4 in its mounting position with respect to the socket housing 2 is fixed by engaging in the locking recess 13.
  • the axial length of the Guide 16 or the two webs 15, 15 ' is dimensioned so that between the lower edges of the webs 15, 15 'and the top of the insertion flange 14 is left a sufficient distance, so that on the insert flange top the limiting flange 17 is rotatable.
  • the insertion flange 14 is interrupted, so the insertion lugs 11 guided in the guides 16 with their pressure surface 12 out below the bottom of the insertion flange 14 can be.

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  1. Elément de connexion enfichable verrouillable pour un connecteur électrique enfichable avec un corps (2) contenant des éléments de contact électriques et avec une bague baïonnette (4) supportée par le corps (2) pour verrouiller l'élément de connexion enfichable (1) sur une douille de guidage se trouvant sur le connecteur enfichable (1), laquelle comporte à une extrémité l'élément de connexion enfichable (1), formant le connecteur enfichable électrique, verrouillable sur celui-ci par une bague baïonnette (4) et à l'extrémité opposée un élément contraire supportant des éléments de contact complémentaires caractérisé en ce que la bague baïonnette (4) est, par rapport au corps (2) décalable longitudinalement entre une position, de garniture destinée à garnir le corps (2) d'éléments de contact et une position d'enfichage située à distance de la position de garniture sachant que l'extrémité, côté sortie de câble, de la bague baïonnette (4) est disposée dans la position de garniture de la bague baïonnette (4) au niveau de l'extrémité (8), côté sortie de câble, du corps (2) ou à un niveau qui soit décalé par rapport au niveau de l'extrémité (8) du corps (2), côté sortie de câble, dans le sens d'enfichage de l'élément de connexion enfichable (1), sachant que l'extrémité côté enfichage de la bague baïonnette (4) se trouve dans la position d'enfichage de la bague baïonnette (4) au niveau de la section d'extrémité du corps (2), côté sortie de câble, et que la bague baïonnette (4) s'appuie dans cette position d'introduction du corps (2) dans la douille de guidage dans le sens d'enfichage, sur une butée d'introduction (11) intégrée au corps (2).
  2. Douille enfichable selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que la bague baïonnette (4) est maintenue dans sa position de garniture au moyen d'un enclenchement (13, 17) qui interagisse avec la face extérieure du corps (2)
  3. Douille enfichable selon la revendication 2, caractérisée en ce que l'enclenchement se fait par les bourrelets d'enclenchement (17) se trouvant sur la bague baïonnette (4) qui s'engagent dans les rainures d'enclenchement (13) disposées vers l'extérieur sur les butées d'introduction (11).
  4. Douille enfichable selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisée en ce que l'on prévoie en guise de butée d'introduction des ergots de positionnement (11), en saillie radiale par rapport au corps (2), dont les surfaces (12) sont orientées vers la sortie de câble du corps (2) et sur lesquelles s'appuient, en position d'enfichage de la bague baïonnette (4), des sections de bride (14) se trouvant sur la bague baïonnette (4).
  5. Douille enfichable selon la revendication 4, caractérisée en ce que les ergots de positionnement (11) s'engagent chacun dans un guidage (16) formé de deux arêtes (15, 15') et disposé sur la face intérieure de la bague baïonnette (4), de sorte que la bague baïonnette (4) reste fixe par rapport au corps (2), le guidage (16) se terminant avant la butée d'introduction (11) de la bague baïonnette (4), afin que la bague baïonnette (4 ) soit, en position enfichée, rotative par rapport au corps (2).
  6. Douille enfichable selon l'une des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisée en ce que le corps (2) est limité à son extrémité côté sortie de câble, par une bride d'arrêt (7).
  7. Douille enfichable selon la revendication 6 caractérisée en ce que le corps (2) présente des languettes de verrouillage (10) élastiques, en saillie, orientées vers le côté sortie de câble, qui évitent à la bague baïonnette (4) de revenir en position de garniture lorsqu'elle est mise en position d'enfichage, sachant que les sections de bride (14) de la bague baïonnette (4) en position d'enfichage sont maintenues côté enfichage par les languettes de verrouillage (10), en l'occurrence par la butée d'introduction (11), et côté sortie de câble par la bride d'arrêt (7).
EP99931184A 1998-07-09 1999-06-25 Element de connexion enfichable verrouillable pour un connecteur electrique enfichable Expired - Lifetime EP1101257B1 (fr)

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