EP1139502A1 - Elektrischer Verbinder und Verfahren zum Anbringen des Verbinders an ein elektrisches Kabel - Google Patents

Elektrischer Verbinder und Verfahren zum Anbringen des Verbinders an ein elektrisches Kabel Download PDF

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EP1139502A1
EP1139502A1 EP00302288A EP00302288A EP1139502A1 EP 1139502 A1 EP1139502 A1 EP 1139502A1 EP 00302288 A EP00302288 A EP 00302288A EP 00302288 A EP00302288 A EP 00302288A EP 1139502 A1 EP1139502 A1 EP 1139502A1
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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
    • H01R13/516—Means for holding or embracing insulating body, e.g. casing, hoods
    • 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
    • H01R13/648—Protective earth or shield arrangements on coupling devices, e.g. anti-static shielding  
    • H01R13/658—High frequency shielding arrangements, e.g. against EMI [Electro-Magnetic Interference] or EMP [Electro-Magnetic Pulse]
    • H01R13/6591—Specific features or arrangements of connection of shield to conductive members
    • H01R13/6592—Specific features or arrangements of connection of shield to conductive members the conductive member being a shielded cable
    • H01R13/6593—Specific features or arrangements of connection of shield to conductive members the conductive member being a shielded cable the shield being composed of different pieces
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R43/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors
    • H01R43/20—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for assembling or disassembling contact members with insulating base, case or sleeve
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R43/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors
    • H01R43/20—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for assembling or disassembling contact members with insulating base, case or sleeve
    • H01R43/24—Assembling by moulding on contact members

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  • This invention relates to an electrical connector, which is connected electrically to an electrical cable that transmits electrical signals between electrical equipment, more particularly to an electrical connector and a method for mounting the same on an electrical cable.
  • a conventional electrical connector is shown to include an insulator body 11, a front metal housing 12, and a rear metal housing 13.
  • the insulator body 11 has a plurality of parallel terminal pins 111 that extend therethrough, and a shoulder 112.
  • the front metal housing 12 defines a terminal opening 121 therein, and has a rear end that is formed with an outwardly extending flange 122.
  • the rear metal housing 13 has a front end that is formed with an outwardly extending flange 131, and a rear end that is formed with an inwardly extending flange 132.
  • the flanges 122 and 131 abut against each other, and are formed with holes 14 for interconnecting the flanges 122 and 131 by rivets (not shown).
  • the insulator body 11 is clamped between the front and rear metal housings 12 and 13.
  • the insulator body 11 has a rear end, which abuts against the inwardly extending flange 132 of the rear metal housing 13.
  • the terminal pins 111 have front ends, which are exposed within the terminal opening 121 in the front metal housing 12.
  • the rear metal housing 13 is disposed normally within a metal shield.
  • the rear metal housing 13 is fixed within a front opening 151 in a unitary metal protective shield 15 by pressing a front end of the shield 15 to form an inwardly extending annular projection 155 after the rear metal housing 13 has been inserted into the shield 15.
  • the shield 15 has a rear end opening 153, through which an electrical cable (not shown) passes for electrical connection with the terminal pins 111.
  • the rear metal housing 13 is fixed between an upper metal housing 16 and a lower metal housing 17, which are interconnected by virtue of engagement between inwardly pressed portions 161 of the upper metal housing 16 and rectangular grooves 171 in the lower metal housing 17.
  • An annular welding joint(not shown) is formed between the rear metal housing 13 and the upper metal housing 16 and between the rear metal housing 13 and the lower metal housing 17 for reducing electromagnetic interference in the second conventional electrical connector, thereby resulting in waste of time when the second conventional electrical connector is mounted on an electrical cable (not shown).
  • the insulator body in the rear metal housing 13 melts partially due to high temperatures resulting from the formation of the annular welding joint.
  • the rear metal housing 13 is fixed between an upper metal housing 21 and a lower metal housing 23.
  • Each of the upper and lower metal housings 21, 23 is formed with a hook edge 25, which is inserted into a respective one of two mounting slots 133 in the rear metal housing 13.
  • it is time-consuming to mount the third conventional electrical connector on an electrical cable (not shown). Because voids are created unavoidably among the housings 13, 21, 23, electromagnetic interference in the third conventional electrical connector is also increased.
  • a fourth conventional electrical connector in a fourth conventional electrical connector, the rear metal housing (not shown) is fixed between an upper metal housing 22 and a lower metal housing 24, each of which is formed with a holding edge 26 at a front end thereof for holding the front metal housing 12 thereon.
  • the fourth conventional electrical connector suffers from the same drawbacks as the third conventional electrical connector.
  • An object of this invention is to provide an electrical connector, which reduces electromagnetic interference.
  • Another object of this invention is to provide an electrical connector, which has a relatively high mechanical structural strength without pouring insulating plastic material in a metal protective shield.
  • Still another object of this invention is to provide a method for mounting an electrical connector on an electrical cable, which can be effected easily.
  • an electrical connector includes an insulator body with a terminal pin unit, a metal housing, and a metal protective shield.
  • the electrical connector is mounted on an electrical cable that transmits signals between electrical equipment by a process, which includes the steps of:
  • the insulator body is clamped directly between the housing and the shield, and because the electrical connector is composed of a relatively small number of parts, electromagnetic interference in the electrical connector is reduced.
  • the shield can have a thickness large enough to increase the mechanical structural strength thereof, without the need for pouring insulating plastic material therein.
  • the electrical connector can be mounted easily on the electrical cable.
  • a first preferred embodiment of an electrical connector according to this invention is shown to include an insulator body 3, an annular metal housing 5, and a tubular unitary metal protective shield 7.
  • the electrical connector is adapted to be connected to an electrical cable 8 that is disposed behind the electrical connector and that has a plurality of signal lines 81.
  • the insulator body 3 has a front face 31, a rear face 33 that is opposite to the front face 31, a shoulder 34, and a terminal pin unit 35, which includes a plurality of parallel pins 350 that extend through the insulator body 3.
  • Each of the pins 35 has a front end 351 that extends from the front face 31, and a rear end 353 that extends from the rear face 33.
  • the housing 5 has a rear end formed with an outwardly extending flange 51, and defines a terminal opening 55 in the housing 5.
  • Six inwardly extending reinforcing projections 551 are formed on the housing 5 for pressing against another electrical connector (not shown), which is inserted into the terminal opening 55.
  • Two holes 57 are formed through the flange 51 on two sides of the terminal opening 55.
  • the shield 7 has open front and rear ends, which are adapted for passage of the cable 8 through the shield 7 to connect with the rear ends of the pins 350 electrically.
  • the shield 7 defines a hole 73 therein, which has an enlarged front end portion 75 that is defined in front of a shoulder 77 so as to receive the insulator body 3 fittingly therein, and a rear end 76, into which the cable 8 is inserted.
  • the front end of the shield 7 is formed with an outwardly extending flange 71, which abuts against the flange 51 of the housing 5 and which is connected fixedly to the flange 51 of the housing 5.
  • the electrical connector further includes two rivet elements 58, each of which extends through a respective one of the holes 57 in the housing 5 and a respective one of the holes 711 in the shield 7 for interconnecting the flanges 51, 71 of the housing 5 and shield 7.
  • the rivet elements 58 are attached to, e.g. a computer housing (not shown) .
  • the shield 7 has a generally rectangular containing body 731 and a cylindrical rear end portion 733. Because voids occur only between the flanges 51, 71 of the housing 5 and the shield 7, electromagnetic interference in the electrical connector is reduced significantly.
  • the shield 7 is manufactured by a press casting process, and has a thickness, which ranges between 0.6mm and 1.0mm. Accordingly, the electrical connector has a relatively high mechanical structural strength.
  • the flange 71 of the shield 7 is generally rectangular, and has four notches 713 in four corners thereof.
  • the flange 51 of the housing 5 is generally rectangular, and is formed with four integral tongues 513 at four corners thereof, which engage respectively the notches 713 in the flange 71 of the shield 7 and which are bent to clamp the flange 71 of the shield 7 between the flange 51 of the housing 5 and the tongues 513 for fixing the housing 5 relative to the shield 7.
  • the tongues 513 are shaped as rectangular plates prior to mounting of the electrical connector on the cable 8, as shown in Fig. 11.
  • the flanges 51, 71 are interconnected by the steps of:
  • the flanges 51, 71 can be interconnected in a manner illustrated in Figs. 13 and 14.
  • the flange 71 of the shield 7 has an outer periphery, which is formed integrally with an endless annular frame 718 that extends axially and outwardly therefrom and that confines the flange 51 of the housing 5 therein, thereby reducing electromagnetic interference in the electrical connector.
  • the flange 71 is formed with four integral projecting posts 712 that engage respectively four holes 512 in the flange 51.
  • the posts 712 have front ends, each of which is hammered to form an enlarged end for preventing separation of the flanges 51, 71.
  • the rivet elements 58 are secured to a computer housing (not shown) .
  • the frame 718 may be formed on the flange 51, instead of the flange 71. Further, the positions of the posts 712 and the holes 512 can be interchanged.
  • the electrical connector of this invention is mounted on the cable 8 by the steps:
  • an outer surface of the shield 7 can be plated and/or painted.
  • the electrical connector of this invention Because the number of the parts of the electrical connector of this invention is relatively small, the electrical connector can be mounted easily on the cable 8.
  • an insulating housing 9 is injection molded on the shield 7.
  • the insulating housing 9 has two holes 91 that are formed therethrough and that are aligned with the holes 711 (see Fig. 9) in the shield 7.

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EP00302288A 2000-03-21 2000-03-21 Elektrischer Verbinder und Verfahren zum Anbringen des Verbinders an ein elektrisches Kabel Expired - Lifetime EP1139502B1 (de)

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EP1986287A2 (de) * 2007-04-27 2008-10-29 Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Inc. Vollständig abgeschirmte Verstärkung für einen elektrischen Steckverbinder

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GB2121618A (en) * 1981-11-30 1983-12-21 Itt Device for ground connection between connector shells
US4786260A (en) * 1986-06-10 1988-11-22 Switchcraft, Inc. Electrical cable assembly
US5092794A (en) * 1990-12-24 1992-03-03 Molex Incorporated Shielded electrical connector
US5197900A (en) * 1990-12-21 1993-03-30 Icontec, Inc. Energy transmission cable connector with interchangeable locking mechanisms

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GB2121618A (en) * 1981-11-30 1983-12-21 Itt Device for ground connection between connector shells
US4786260A (en) * 1986-06-10 1988-11-22 Switchcraft, Inc. Electrical cable assembly
US5197900A (en) * 1990-12-21 1993-03-30 Icontec, Inc. Energy transmission cable connector with interchangeable locking mechanisms
US5092794A (en) * 1990-12-24 1992-03-03 Molex Incorporated Shielded electrical connector

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP1986287A2 (de) * 2007-04-27 2008-10-29 Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Inc. Vollständig abgeschirmte Verstärkung für einen elektrischen Steckverbinder
EP1986287A3 (de) * 2007-04-27 2011-07-06 Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Inc. Vollständig abgeschirmte Verstärkung für einen elektrischen Steckverbinder

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