EP1178577A2 - Dispositif pour l'établissement d'une connexion électrique - Google Patents

Dispositif pour l'établissement d'une connexion électrique Download PDF

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EP1178577A2
EP1178577A2 EP01000324A EP01000324A EP1178577A2 EP 1178577 A2 EP1178577 A2 EP 1178577A2 EP 01000324 A EP01000324 A EP 01000324A EP 01000324 A EP01000324 A EP 01000324A EP 1178577 A2 EP1178577 A2 EP 1178577A2
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plug contact
socket
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Thomas DÜRBAUM
Jürgen Halfmann
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Philips Intellectual Property and Standards GmbH
Koninklijke Philips NV
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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
    • H01R24/00—Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure
    • H01R24/66—Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure with pins, blades or analogous contacts and secured to apparatus or structure, e.g. to a wall
    • H01R24/68—Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure with pins, blades or analogous contacts and secured to apparatus or structure, e.g. to a wall mounted on directly pluggable apparatus
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R2103/00—Two poles

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  • the invention relates to a device for producing an electrical plug connection with a socket and a plug-in power supply.
  • Plug devices are used here, i.e. Devices, at those on a housing body itself the plug, in this case consisting of two Connector contact pins is provided.
  • complete power supply i.e. usually transformer, rectifier, etc. directly in the Plug housing attached.
  • the invention is based on the knowledge that the above plug contacts (for example two plug contact pins of a Euro standard plug for sockets of the Power supply network) already largely the design and especially the Specify the total size of the connector. This also applies to simple plugs where the Housing body consists only of a connector housing to which a line is connected is. In particular, however, this has an effect on plug-in devices in which Housing body already the device - for example a power supply - is housed. With the Invention is taken into account that the above connector contacts are not as long as the device is not in operation, i.e. as long as the The plug is not plugged into an electrical outlet.
  • the plug contact from the above first position moved to a second position, for example folded or inserted can be in which it protrudes less far from the housing body.
  • the plug contact (s) can be inserted into the second (retracted) Position.
  • the device then has correspondingly smaller dimensions, so that transportation and storage are simplified.
  • the plug contact is at least partially in the second position Housing body is included.
  • the plug contact may also be sufficient only to fold up on the housing so that it protrudes less far.
  • the plug contact is - with a conventional one Power connector the two contact pins - between the first and second Foldable position. If there are several plug contact pins, they can can be folded individually. It is also possible that the contacts on a common Front part are attached, which is hinged to the housing, so that both plug contact pins can be folded down together.
  • the plug contact By flipping the plug contact, it can be placed on the housing that overall a smaller design is created. There can also be a corresponding deepening, e.g. a trough on the housing, be provided so that the folded plug contact is wholly or partly accommodated in the housing body and no longer protrudes.
  • a corresponding deepening e.g. a trough on the housing
  • the plug contact can advantageously be locked in its first position. Only after Release this special lock, he can move to the second, retracted position become. This ensures sufficient functionality so that the plug contact For example, it is not folded down or pushed in automatically when it is plugged into an electrical outlet to be inserted.
  • the locking can be done with the aid of a variety of locking mechanisms known to the person skilled in the art can be achieved, including, for example, movable mechanical locking elements or locking mechanisms. Locking by pulling is preferred the plug contact is detachable in the direction away from the housing body. Here additional Actuators are eliminated. It is particularly advantageous if the plug contact is used here with an intended retention force (e.g. applied by a spring in the locking position against pulling out (and thus unlocking) is held, the restraining force being less than the frictional force which occurs when Pulling the plug contact out of the socket results. This is an automatic Unlocking or folding possible: When pulling out of the socket, the Frictional force of the plug contact with the socket on the plug contact in the direction of Housing away, i.e. in the unlocking direction. This will automatically pull out of the plug contact released the lock. If, for example, the folding mechanism is correspondingly spring-loaded, the plug contact folds in automatically.
  • the plug contact be designed such that it can be extended out of the housing in its longitudinal direction (first position), if the plug is to be used and accordingly in whole or in part can be inserted into the housing (second position) if the plug is not is used.
  • a corresponding guide in the form of a backdrop can be provided in the housing his.
  • the two connector contacts can connected with an (insulating) bridge and led together in a backdrop so that they can always be pushed in and out together.
  • a plug device 10 which has a housing 12 with it directly subsequent connector part 14.
  • the plug part 14 consists of a plug front part 16, protrude from the two connector pins 18.
  • the plug device 10 is, for example, a plug-in power supply.
  • the plug-in power supply is plugged with the plug part 14 into a socket of the power supply network.
  • the above plug contact pins 18 into the contact sockets the socket (not shown), so that contacts 20 of the plug contact pins 18 form an electrical contact with the contact sockets of the socket.
  • the Housing 12 contains a power supply, i.e. a mains voltage transformer and - each after application - further electronics, e.g. Rectifiers, smoothing capacitors and Voltage regulators.
  • the position of the plug contact pins 18 can also be seen from Fig. 1a.
  • the connector contact pins 18 are straight in their longitudinal direction from the housing 12 of the connector device 10 out.
  • the plug contact pins 18 can be folded in the first embodiment shown. To the Folding in the plug contact pins 18 from the first position shown in FIGS. 1 and 1a, the lock must first be released. A locking mechanism (not shown) is provided so that the plug contact pins 18 in that shown in FIG. 1 cannot easily fold down the first position.
  • the plug contact pins 18 are axially movable in their longitudinal direction. Here is, however a spring is provided which brings about a retaining force on the plug contact pins, so that they stay in the locked position when no major force is applied to them.
  • both connector pins 18 are against the spring force pulled out of the housing 12 in each case in the direction of the arrows 22, that is to say in their longitudinal direction.
  • the folding mechanism is then unlocked and the plug contact pins 18 can be folded onto the housing 12 in the direction of the arrows 24.
  • This folding can be carried out individually for each contact pin, by pulling out the contact pin (unlocking) and then folding it over.
  • the plug contact pins 18 are folded in however automatically when pulled out of the socket.
  • the contacts 20 are located with corresponding contact sockets of the socket in a terminal contact. At the Pulling the plug part 14 out of the socket accordingly acts on the holding force Plug contact pins 18, which holds them in the socket. If the housing 12 of the Socket removed, the connector pins 18 are initially with a certain Holding force - according to the friction between the contacts 20 and the socket of the Socket - held and pulled out of the housing.
  • the retention force overcome the spring on the plug contact pins 18 in the locking position.
  • This can easily be provided by the specialist so that the automatic folding for essentially all sockets works. Even if the respective friction force of Socket to socket will be different, the specialist can easily find one small amount of restraining force set that amount of frictional force for each the standard socket will still be higher, but on the other hand the Do not release the contact pins from the lock by themselves.
  • the plug contact pins 18 are spring-loaded in the folding direction 24, so that they follow automatically fold in the release.
  • the folded second position of the plug contact pins 18 is shown in Fig. 2.
  • the Plug contact pins 18 are folded onto the housing 12, being provided for this purpose Troughs (not shown) lie against the plug front part 14.
  • FIG. 2a shows how those folded in a joint 26, which is only shown symbolically Plug contact pins 18 are located in the front part 16 of the plug.
  • FIGS. 3 and 4. 3 is a plug device 10 with a housing 12 and plug front part directly attached to it 16 shown with connector pins 18.
  • the plug contact pins 18 are slidably mounted in the front part 16 of the plug. As can be seen in FIG. 3, they can be pushed into the housing 12 in the longitudinal direction of the arrow 28. Within the housing 12 (not shown), a bridge made of non-conductive material connects the two plug contact pins, so that they can only be moved as a unit. This unit is located in a link guide (also not shown), so that the complete sliding movement is carried out.
  • a sliding button 30 is provided as a manual actuating means, which is located between the in FIG. 3 shown first position and the position shown in Fig. 4 is displaceable.
  • the Sliding button 30 is in this case formed with the two plug contact pins 18 Unit connected within the housing, so that when sliding the push button 30th between the two positions shown, the plug contact pins in the housing to be confiscated.
  • the second position of the plug contact pins is shown in Fig. 4.
  • the Plug contact pins 18 inserted almost completely in the longitudinal direction into the housing 12.
  • the slide button 30 is in the second position.
  • the push button 30 may have a locking mechanism through which it in locked in the two end positions shown and by pushing before moving must first be unlocked.

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DE10037553A DE10037553A1 (de) 2000-08-02 2000-08-02 Vorrichtung zum Herstellen einer elektrischen Steckverbindung

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US4518212A (en) * 1982-08-04 1985-05-21 Corabelment A.G. Multiple pin electrical plug
EP0156076A1 (fr) * 1984-02-08 1985-10-02 Clive St. John Rumble Adaptateur comprenant un support de broche coulissant
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