EP1220368A2 - Connecteur pour cable plat - Google Patents

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EP1220368A2
EP1220368A2 EP01130785A EP01130785A EP1220368A2 EP 1220368 A2 EP1220368 A2 EP 1220368A2 EP 01130785 A EP01130785 A EP 01130785A EP 01130785 A EP01130785 A EP 01130785A EP 1220368 A2 EP1220368 A2 EP 1220368A2
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Heinz Luther
Michael Kaiser
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Lear Corp Electrical and Electronics GmbH and Co KG
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Grote and Hartmann 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
    • H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
    • H01R12/70—Coupling devices
    • H01R12/77—Coupling devices for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures
    • H01R12/79—Coupling devices for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures connecting to rigid printed circuits or like structures
    • 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
    • H01R13/58—Means for relieving strain on wire connection, e.g. cord grip, for avoiding loosening of connections between wires and terminals within a coupling device terminating a cable
    • H01R13/582—Means for relieving strain on wire connection, e.g. cord grip, for avoiding loosening of connections between wires and terminals within a coupling device terminating a cable the cable being clamped between assembled parts of the housing
    • H01R13/5829—Means for relieving strain on wire connection, e.g. cord grip, for avoiding loosening of connections between wires and terminals within a coupling device terminating a cable the cable being clamped between assembled parts of the housing the clamping part being flexibly or hingedly connected to 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
    • H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
    • H01R12/70—Coupling devices
    • H01R12/82—Coupling devices connected with low or zero insertion force
    • H01R12/85—Coupling devices connected with low or zero insertion force contact pressure producing means, contacts activated after insertion of printed circuits or like structures
    • H01R12/88—Coupling devices connected with low or zero insertion force contact pressure producing means, contacts activated after insertion of printed circuits or like structures acting manually by rotating or pivoting connector housing parts

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  • the invention relates to a connector made of dielectric Material, e.g. made of plastic for storage and contacting a flexible ribbon conductor, in particular a foil conductor, according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • Such a connector is e.g. in DE 199 44 493.5 described.
  • fixed holding cams are provided, which in corresponding Engage recesses in the film of the film conductor in such a way that the foil conductor in the slot no longer back and forth is movable.
  • DE 100 45 425.9 describes a connector housing for flexible electrical flat ribbon cable described, the two parts is formed, the ribbon cable by clipping, pressing, Gluing, ultrasonic welding or the like between the housing parts is clamped.
  • brackets for the ribbon cable in the connector housing should not only hold the ribbon cable but also also align or fix exactly, so that when you insert one Mating connector housing, the contact points in the mating connector housing contact elements seated in contact element chambers the conductor tracks in the connector housing Contact the stored ribbon cable properly.
  • a disadvantage of the known holding devices is that they Obstruct or complicate assembly of the ribbon cable. in addition comes that it is a flat installation of the ribbon cable enable, that is, inserting the ribbon cable e.g. with the free contactable conductor tracks down allow while the contact points of the contact elements to Contacting are established from above.
  • the object of the invention is connectors for flexible ribbon cables to create, in which the holding device for the flexible ribbon cable the insertion of the ribbon cable not hindered in the connector housing and a simple Assembly is made possible.
  • Connector housing with flat ribbon conductor mounted upside down can be inserted into the mating connector housing.
  • the ribbon cable connector 1 has a contact element connector housing 2 and a fitting in that Connector housing 2 insertable ribbon conductor mating connector housing 3 on (Fig. 1). At least one conductor track is contacted one that usually has several conductor tracks next to one another, in the mating connector housing 3 fixed ribbon cable 4 with at least one in corresponding chambers of the connector housing 2 bearing contact element 5 (Fig. 2).
  • contact element connector housing 2 In the contact element connector housing 2 are laterally adjacent several contact element chambers 6 are formed, in which the contact elements 5 store stationary. There is a plug opening at one end 10 for the mating connector housing 3 and otherwise a contact output 11 provided for connection elements 12 of the contact element 5.
  • the contact elements 5 have a contact point 7 between one upper contact spring arm 8 and a lower contact arm 9.
  • the Contact point 7 is between the contact output 11 and the plug opening 10 approximately in the central region of a contact element chamber 6.
  • Contact points arranged side by side 7 Adjacent contact elements 5 are in a lateral one Distance from each other, the distance between the conductor tracks of the ribbon cable 4 corresponds.
  • the contact elements 5 point in opposite directions to their contact point 7, the connecting element 12 Contacting another electrical element.
  • the contact element 5 has a soldering leg 12, which passes through the contact output 11 of the connector housing 2.
  • the design of the contact elements 5 is not critical in the Connection with the present invention, which is why the contact elements not described further. Essential is only that a contact point 7 for a conductor track a ribbon cable 4 is provided.
  • the spatial shape of the connector housing 2 is not critical. Available must be a plug opening 10 for the mating connector housing 3 and stops e.g. inside for a plug limit of the Mating connector housing 3 and locking means for locking the housing 2, 3 with each other after their proper assembly.
  • the expediently cuboid flat ribbon conductor mating connector housing 3 has a bottom wall 18, a top wall 19 and two side walls 20 (Fig. 4, 5) and has one end or on the front a mating face 13 and the other end or rear a slot opening 14 for inserting the ribbon cable 4 on.
  • the mating face 13 extend in the longitudinal direction Channels 15 (Fig. 4) for the engagement of the contact spring arm 8 of the contact elements 5.
  • the slot opening 14 extends to the mating face 13 a ribbon cable slot 16 for receiving the ribbon cable 4 in the mating connector housing 3 (Fig. 3a, 3b).
  • Mating face side a stop element 17 is provided against which the fully inserted ribbon cable 4 is pushed.
  • the Stop element 17 is advantageously not in Longitudinally aligned to the slot 16 but somewhat in Staggered towards the bottom wall 18.
  • the slot 16 is behind the stop element 17th guided.
  • the front edge region 21 of the ribbon conductor 4 drain downwards diagonally behind the stop element 17. The The purpose of this arrangement is explained below.
  • the stop element 17 is positioned and dimensioned in such a way that when you plug the housing 2, 3 between the Arms 7, 9 of the contact elements 5 moves and the contact points 7 expands so that the contact spring arm 8 only after a predetermined Insertion distance of the housing 3 on the conductor tracks of the Ribbon conductor 4 hits and thereby the conductor tracks of frictional forces largely spared.
  • a pawl device 23 for fixation the ribbon cable in the ribbon cable mating connector housing 3 provided that the insertion of the ribbon cable 4th not hindered until the stop 17 and only become effective can, if the ribbon cable 4 properly in the housing 3rd plugged.
  • the pawl device 23 is arranged so that they insert the mating connector housing 3 into the connector housing 2 hampers when the ribbon cable 4 with the pawl device 23 is not properly fixed (go-nogo device).
  • the pawl device 23 designed such that they the ribbon cable 4 can only fix if the ribbon cable 4 completely and is inserted into the housing 3 in the correct area. insofar includes the pawl device 23 in combination with a corresponding device in the ribbon conductor 4 also a distinctive coding.
  • the pawl device 23 is in the in Figures 1 to 5 example shown one-piece part of the mating connector housing 3. It has one in the area of the slot 14 connected, towards the mating face up to about Longitudinal center region of the housing 3 extending at the connection point hinged, conveniently along slotted pawl tab 24, in the mating side End region protruding towards the housing bottom wall 18 extending longitudinally, laterally at a distance side by side narrow pawl webs 25, 26 formed are.
  • the pawl webs 25, 26 have one of the height of the housing 3 corresponding height H, one in the longitudinal direction of the housing 3 extending length L and e.g. the space between Conductor tracks of the ribbon conductor 4 corresponding thickness D (Fig. 3a, 4). It is essential that the pawl web 25 in Compared to the pawl web 26 is different, e.g. a different spatial shape and / or different dimensions Has. In the example shown, the web 25 is longer than the bridge 26. The purpose of the difference continues explained below.
  • the pawl tab 24 is preferably formed or arranged that after the shaping in a pre-assembly position protrudes at an angle to the outside (Fig. 3a, 3b, 4, 5), so that the pawl webs 25, 26 are not in the flat conductor plug slot 16 protrude.
  • Fig. 3a, 3b, 4, 5 the outside
  • the pawl webs 25, 26 are not in the flat conductor plug slot 16 protrude.
  • fragile Means are provided between the tab 24 and the housing 3, the support this position.
  • the tab 24 on the front free transverse edge 28 locking means e.g. in the form of locking projections 29 on the a locking edge 30 provided for this purpose on the housing 3 in the assembled state reach behind the housing (Fig. 4, 3c).
  • the housing 3 are penetrating Slits 31, 32 formed, the dimensions of which differ Dimensions of the pawl webs 25, 26 correspond (Fig. 4).
  • the Pawl device 23 In combination with the pawl webs 25, 26 are in the ribbon cable 4 next to the conductor tracks 2, the slots 31, 32 and punched slots 33 corresponding to the pawl webs 25, 26, such that only when the ribbon cable 4 to against Stop element 17 is pushed, the slots 33 with the Slot 31, 32 aligned and from the pawl webs 25, 26th can be penetrated positively. In this respect, the Pawl device 23 only brought into the assembly position be when the ribbon conductor 4 is properly inserted.
  • Plug-in limiting devices of conventional design limit the plugging together the housing 2 and 3.
  • conventional locking means be provided, the housing 2, 3 in the inserted state lock together.
  • FIGS. 1 to 5 Invention fits the mating connector housing carrying the ribbon conductor 4 into the plug housing 2 which supports the contact elements 5.
  • the exemplary embodiment according to FIGS. 6 to 8 has a contact element 5 storage connector housing 2, which in the the ribbon cable 4 mating connector housing 3 fits.
  • Pawl tab 24 extends as part of the ceiling wall 34 from the area of the contact outlet 11 to the area of the plug opening 10, being in the top wall 19 of the mating connector housing 3 a transverse edge 19a, the insertion of the plug housing 2 in the mating connector housing 3 is hindered by its pre-assembly state, by the pawl webs 25, 26 against the transverse edge 19a bump (go-nogo facility).
  • this embodiment corresponds to the embodiment 1 to 5, which is why the same reference numerals for the individual parts the device in Figs. 6 to 8 are used.

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  • Coupling Device And Connection With Printed Circuit (AREA)
  • Details Of Connecting Devices For Male And Female Coupling (AREA)
  • Insulated Conductors (AREA)
  • Multi-Conductor Connections (AREA)
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DE10065354 2000-12-27
DE10065354A DE10065354A1 (de) 2000-12-27 2000-12-27 Steckverbinder für flexible Flachbandleiter

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US5397247A (en) * 1993-01-25 1995-03-14 Yazaki Corporation Connector construction
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EP0283119A2 (fr) * 1987-03-16 1988-09-21 Molex Incorporated Connecteur pour câble flexible plat à force d'insertion nulle
US5308262A (en) * 1991-12-10 1994-05-03 Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd. Electric connector for flexible ribbon cable
US5397247A (en) * 1993-01-25 1995-03-14 Yazaki Corporation Connector construction
US5904589A (en) * 1996-07-05 1999-05-18 The Whitaker Corporation Flat cable connector
US5860832A (en) * 1997-01-29 1999-01-19 Ut Automotive Dearborn, Inc. Method for connecting flat flexible cable and a connector
DE19750224A1 (de) * 1997-11-13 1999-06-10 Daimler Chrysler Ag Stecker zur Herstellung einer lösbaren elektrischen Verbindung zwischen einem Flachbandkabel und einer Leiterplatte
US6089905A (en) * 1998-05-08 2000-07-18 Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited Electrical connector capable of avoiding incomplete connection of a connection member

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EP1394901A1 (fr) * 2002-08-30 2004-03-03 SMK Corporation Fiche
EP2849289A1 (fr) * 2013-09-17 2015-03-18 Yamaichi Electronics Deutschland GmbH Dispositif de réception de câble et agencement de contact

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