EP1103088B1 - Buchsenkontakt - Google Patents

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EP1103088B1
EP1103088B1 EP99945871A EP99945871A EP1103088B1 EP 1103088 B1 EP1103088 B1 EP 1103088B1 EP 99945871 A EP99945871 A EP 99945871A EP 99945871 A EP99945871 A EP 99945871A EP 1103088 B1 EP1103088 B1 EP 1103088B1
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Richard Flieger
Freddy D'hulster
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TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH
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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
    • H01R13/02—Contact members
    • H01R13/15—Pins, blades or sockets having separate spring member for producing or increasing contact pressure
    • 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
    • H01R13/15—Pins, blades or sockets having separate spring member for producing or increasing contact pressure
    • H01R13/18—Pins, blades or sockets having separate spring member for producing or increasing contact pressure with the spring member surrounding the socket

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  • the invention relates to a socket contact consisting of a spring and a base spring, the spring being the Basic spring with a first, second, third and a split fourth wall encloses box-shaped and form-fitting Connection of the wall parts of the divided fourth Wall on the one wall part at least two connecting tabs are formed, which in the direction of insertion Socket contact in the front and rear area of the wall part are arranged.
  • Such a spring is known from DE 195 36 500 C2.
  • the spring is made as a stamped and bent part, whereby the two ceiling wall parts due to manufacturing are separated by a longitudinal slot.
  • Connection tab formed by a crank of the ceiling wall part is bent upwards and in Direction to the opposite part of the ceiling wall extends the longitudinal slot and the other part of the ceiling wall overlaps.
  • the connection of the connecting tab with the other ceiling wall part is done either by plastic forming, i.e. through a plastic cold deformation and pressing the connection area into one another an embossing stamp or by welding or by a pure positive-locking connection.
  • DE-GM 92 01 047 has a double flat spring contact known with a spring that integrated into the contact and is thus formed in one piece.
  • the base part this contact is divided, the ones thus formed Side walls are held together by two connecting bars are connected.
  • the connecting webs have a recess or a dovetail-shaped projection with the recess is wedged.
  • the invention is therefore based on the object Socket contact of the type mentioned with a spring to show a stable box shape as stable as possible, which can be produced without additional processing effort is.
  • the object is achieved in that on the other wall part a recess for each connecting tab is formed and the connecting tabs through the recesses inserted and bent and the two Overlap wall parts over the full length of the spring.
  • connection is easy on a stamping and bending machine manufacture.
  • the connecting tabs are only 90 ° for this bent so that they protrude outwards. Then will the other wall part with the recesses over the protruding ones Connection tabs bent so that the connection tabs lead through the recesses.
  • By bending the top A dimensionally stable area is created in the area of the connecting tabs Connection of the wall halves of the divided fourth wall.
  • the wall halves are thus both in the longitudinal direction also firmly connected to each other in the transverse direction of the spring. Even with a strong mechanical load, e.g. the torsion is twisted or treaded therefore there is no risk that the connection of the wall halves solves.
  • the recesses are preferably in the upper part of the wall designed as elongated holes. At least one recess can but also as a U-shaped recess on the connection side or formed on the contact-side edge of the upper wall part his.
  • the design of the recesses as elongated holes has the advantage that the connecting tabs deformed after bending can be that they are on walls of the recesses support.
  • the connecting tabs are advantageously deformed by pressing or inserting one or more notches at the top of the connection tabs.
  • the invention is based on one in the drawing illustrated embodiment explained in more detail.
  • Figures 1 and 2 show a socket contact 1, which consists of a base spring 2 and a spring 3.
  • the whole Socket contact 1 is in a contact chamber 4 one Contact carrier 5 (see Fig. 4), e.g. in a single or multi-row Socket housing having contact chambers electrical connector inserted.
  • the basic spring 2 is with e.g. formed as a crimp connection part 6 for an electrical conductor and with a contact part 7, which has a cross section e.g. U-shaped or has a rectangular spring leg base 8, of which the spring legs 9 and 10 (see Fig. 5) for the Contacting a plug contact, e.g. a contact knife, out.
  • the spring legs 9 and 10 of the base spring 2 e.g.
  • socket contact 1 has each spring leg 9, 10 four contact blades.
  • the spring 3 is also rectangular in cross section, so that they the entire contact part 7 of the base spring 2 encloses with four walls 11-14 box-shaped.
  • the first Wall 11 forms the ceiling wall
  • the second and third Wall 12, 13 form the side walls
  • the fourth wall 14 represents the bottom wall.
  • a locking hook 15 as a primary fuse for one to be inserted into a contact chamber 4 of the contact carrier 5 Socket contact 1 bent outwards.
  • the locking hook 15 has on the outer end face in the middle one to the outside protruding curvature 16 and is on both sides of the curvature 16 provided with an impression 17.
  • the outward-facing curvature 16 in the locking hook 15 also carries for better fixation of the socket contact 1 in the contact chamber 4 at.
  • the base spring 2 and the spring 3 are made of stamped and bent parts made of sheet metal and are therefore production-related divided in two in one wall.
  • the fourth wall 14 is divided into two and consists of the two wall parts 14a and 14b. To one The wall parts are to achieve a stable closed box shape 14a, 14b in the manner described below connected.
  • the wall parts 14a and 14b overlap the full Length of the overspring 3.
  • the overlap creates a lower one Wall part 14a and an upper wall part 14b formed.
  • On the lower wall part 14a has two connecting tabs 23 trained, which is bent upwards by 90 ° and by appropriate Recesses 24 inserted in the upper wall part 14b are.
  • the connecting tabs 23 For the positive connection of the wall parts 14a and 14b are the connecting tabs 23 after pushing through again bent through 90 ° through the recesses 24, so that the upper wall part 14a between the bent upper area of the connecting tabs 23 and the lower wall part 14a is clamped.
  • the two connecting tabs 23, via which the wall parts 14a and 14b are connected to each other, are in the direction of insertion of the socket contact 1 essentially in the front and rear area of the lower wall part 14a arranged.
  • the connecting tab located closer to the connecting part 6 of the base spring 2 23 is much wider and on provided with two or more notches 25 on its upper side.
  • the upper wall part 14b is in front the area of overlap with the lower wall part 14a bent by a crank 26.
  • a further tab 27 is arranged on the wall part 14a, which is also bent 90 ° upwards and its something wider upper area down again by 180 ° is folded.
  • the top folded portion of the flap 27 forms a polarizing element 28 for the socket contact 1, so that the socket contact 1 is incorrectly inserted into the contact chamber a contact carrier is prevented.
  • the cloth 27 is laterally offset from the longitudinal axis of the spring 3.
  • the upper folded area is in the direction of the longitudinal axis the spring 3 widened, but also laterally offset to the longitudinal axis of the spring 3. He can, however, also be arranged centrally to the longitudinal axis of the spring 3 to be in contact with the contact chamber 4, as shown in FIG is shown to match.
  • Like the sectional view 4 shows the contact chamber 4 of the contact carrier 5 for the polarization element 28 with a corresponding polarization groove 29 trained.
  • Figure 3 shows a further embodiment of the spring 3.
  • the connection of the wall parts 14a and 14b takes place on the connection side and on the contact side via two connecting tabs of the same width 23, which on their top with only an impression 25 are provided.
  • the connection-side recess 24 in the upper wall part 14a is U-shaped.
  • the locking hook 15 is on the connection-side edge of the first wall 11 and is formed by two incisions 32, 33, which of the end facing the connector 6 first wall 11 begin to be generated.

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  • Coupling Device And Connection With Printed Circuit (AREA)
  • Connecting Device With Holders (AREA)
  • Details Of Connecting Devices For Male And Female Coupling (AREA)
  • Connector Housings Or Holding Contact Members (AREA)
  • Manufacturing Of Electrical Connectors (AREA)
EP99945871A 1998-08-03 1999-07-01 Buchsenkontakt Expired - Lifetime EP1103088B1 (de)

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DE19835020C2 (de) 2001-02-08
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